2020 Inter Miami CF season

The 2020 Inter Miami CF season was the first season in the history of Inter Miami CF and the 17th season of first-division club soccer in South Florida. It was the first time since 2001 that a South Florida club competed in the first-division. In addition to playing in Major League Soccer, the club was scheduled to participate in the U.S. Open Cup but the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inter Miami CF

2020 season
President	David Beckham
Head coach	Diego Alonso
Stadium	Inter Miami CF Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 10th Overall: 19th
U.S. Open Cup	Canceled
MLS Cup	Play-in round
MLS is Back Tournament	Group stage
Top goalscorer	Lewis Morgan (5 goals)
Average home league attendance	2,216
Biggest win	MIA 3–2 ORL (Aug. 22) ATL 1–2 MIA (Sept. 19)
Biggest defeat	MIA 1–4 NYRB {Sept. 23) PHI 3–0 MIA (Sept. 27) NSH 3–0 MIA (Nov. 20)
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Management

Position	Staff
Ownership
Lead Managing Owner	Jorge Mas
President	David Beckham
Chairman	Marcelo Claure
Co-owner	Jose Mas
Co-owner	Masayoshi Son
Front office
Chief Business Officer	Jurgen Mainka
Sporting Director	Paul McDonough
Vice President	Pablo Alvarez
Coaching staff
Head Coach	Diego Alonso
Assistant Coach	Anthony Pulis
Assistant Coach	Claudio Arzeno
Assistant Coach	Albert Rudé
Goalkeeper Coach	Sebastián Saja
Fitness Coach	Mauricio Marchetti
Sports Scientist	Gustavo Metral
Viedo Analyst	Brett Uttley

Last updated: January 13, 2020
Source: Inter Miami CF

Squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	John McCarthy		GK	(1992-07-04)July 4, 1992 (aged 27)	Tampa Bay Rowdies
27	Drake Callender		GK	(1997-10-07)October 7, 1997 (aged 22)	San Jose Earthquakes
31	Luis Robles		GK	(1984-05-11)May 11, 1984 (aged 35)	New York Red Bulls
Defenders
2	Alvas Powell		DF	(1994-07-14)July 14, 1994 (aged 25)	FC Cincinnati
3	Andrés Reyes		DF	(1999-09-08)September 8, 1999 (aged 20)	Atlético Nacional
4	Christian Makoun		DF	(2000-03-05)March 5, 2000 (aged 19)	Juventus
5	Nicolás Figal		DF	(1994-04-03)April 3, 1994 (aged 25)	Independiente
18	Dylan Nealis		DF	(1998-07-30)July 30, 1998 (aged 21)	Georgetown University
20	A. J. DeLaGarza		DF	(1987-11-04)November 4, 1987 (aged 32)	Houston Dynamo
22	Ben Sweat		DF	(1991-09-04)September 4, 1991 (aged 28)	New York City FC
26	Leandro González Pírez		DF	(1992-02-26)February 26, 1992 (aged 28)	Tijuana
28	Brek Shea		DF	(1990-02-28)February 28, 1990 (aged 30)	Atlanta United FC
33	Mikey Ambrose		DF	(1993-10-05)October 5, 1993 (aged 26)	Atlanta United FC
36	Denso Ulysse		DF	(1998-11-20)November 20, 1998 (aged 21)	Tacoma Defiance
Midfielders
6	Wil Trapp		MF	(1993-01-15)January 15, 1993 (aged 27)	Columbus Crew
7	Lewis Morgan		MF	(1996-09-30)September 30, 1996 (aged 23)	Celtic
8	Blaise Matuidi		MF	(1987-04-09)April 9, 1987 (aged 32)	Juventus
10	Rodolfo Pizarro		MF	(1994-02-15)February 15, 1994 (aged 26)	Monterrey
11	Matías Pellegrini		MF	(2000-03-11)March 11, 2000 (aged 19)	Estudiantes
13	Víctor Ulloa		MF	(1992-03-04)March 4, 1992 (aged 27)	FC Cincinnati
14	Jay Chapman		MF	(1994-01-01)January 1, 1994 (aged 26)	Toronto FC
15	David Norman		MF	(1998-05-31)May 31, 1998 (aged 21)	Pacific FC
30	George Acosta		MF	(2000-01-19)January 19, 2000 (aged 20)	Austin Bold
34	Federico Higuaín		MF	(1984-10-25)October 25, 1984 (aged 35)	D.C. United
Forwards
9	Gonzalo Higuaín		FW	(1987-12-10)December 10, 1987 (aged 32)	Juventus
12	Juan Agudelo		FW	(1992-11-23)November 23, 1992 (aged 27)	New England Revolution
17	Jerome Kiesewetter		FW	(1993-02-09)February 9, 1993 (aged 27)	El Paso Locomotive
19	Robbie Robinson		FW	(1998-12-17)December 17, 1998 (aged 21)	Clemson University
21	Julián Carranza		FW	(2000-05-22)May 22, 2000 (aged 19)	Banfield

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 2019
July 26, 2019	FW	—	Julián Carranza	Banfield	Undisclosed	[1]
	MF	—	Matías Pellegrini	Estudiantes	Undisclosed
August 6, 2019	DF	—	Christian Makoun	Zamora	Undisclosed	[2]
Winter 2019–20
November 11, 2019	MF	—	Víctor Ulloa	FC Cincinnati	Trade	[3]
November 13, 2019	MF	—	Jay Chapman	Toronto FC	$100,000 GAM
November 14, 2019	DF	—	Grant Lillard	Chicago Fire FC	$75,000 GAM
November 18, 2019	FW	—	Jerome Kiesewetter	El Paso Locomotive	Free
November 19, 2019	DF	—	Ben Sweat	New York City FC	Expansion Draft	[4]
	MF	—	Alvas Powell	FC Cincinnati	Expansion Draft
	MF	—	Lee Nguyen	Los Angeles FC	Expansion Draft
	MF	—	Luis Argudo	Columbus Crew	Expansion Draft
	GK	—	Bryan Meredith	Seattle Sounders FC	Expansion Draft
November 26, 2019	DF	—	Mikey Ambrose	Atlanta United FC	Re-Entry Draft
December 2, 2019	GK	—	Luis Robles	New York Red Bulls	Free
	DF	—	A. J. DeLaGarza	Houston Dynamo	Free
December 4, 2019	GK	—	John McCarthy	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Free
December 24, 2019	GK	—	Drake Callender	San Jose Earthquakes	Trade	[5]
	DF	—	Denso Ulysse	Tacoma Defiance	Free
December 28, 2019	FW	—	Juan Agudelo	Toronto FC	Trade	[6]
December 29, 2019	DF	—	Román Torres	Seattle Sounders FC	Free	[7]
January 1, 2020	MF	—	George Acosta	Austin Bold	Free	[8]
	MF	—	David Norman	Pacific FC	Free	[9]
January 9, 2020	FW	—	Robbie Robinson	Clemson University	SuperDraft	[10]
	DF	—	Dylan Nealis	Georgetown University	SuperDraft
January 30, 2020	DF	—	Nicolás Figal	Independiente	Undisclosed	[11]
January 31, 2020	MF	—	Lewis Morgan	Celtic	Undisclosed	[12]
	MF	—	Wil Trapp	Columbus Crew	$100,000 GAM	[13]
February 12, 2020	MF	—	Andrés Reyes	Atlético Nacional	Loan	[14]
	MF	—	Jairo Quinteros	Valencia CF Academy	Undisclosed	[15]
February 17, 2020	MF	—	Rodolfo Pizarro	C.F. Monterrey	$12,000,000	[16]
Summer 2020
June 25, 2020	DF	—	Brek Shea	Atlanta United FC	Free	[17]
July 1, 2020	DF	—	Leandro González Pírez	Tijuana	Undisclosed	[18]
August 10, 2020	MF	—	Blaise Matuidi	Juventus	Free	[19]
September 18, 2020	FW	—	Gonzalo Higuaín	Juventus	Free	[20]
October 10, 2020	MF	—	Federico Higuaín	D.C. United	$50,000 GAM	[21]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
Winter 2019–20
January 29, 2020	GK	—	Bryan Meredith	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Trade	[22]
February 12, 2020	DF	—	Jairo Quinteros	Club Bolivar	Loan	[15]
Summer 2020
August 14, 2020	DF	25	Grant Lillard	Columbus Crew	Trade	[23]
September 5, 2020	MF	16	Luis Argudo	Norrby IF	Waivers	[24]
September 8, 2020	MF	24	Lee Nguyen	New England Revolution	Trade	[25]
September 28, 2020	DF	29	Román Torres	Seattle Sounders FC	Trade	[26]

MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft

Round	No.	Player	Pos.	Team
1	1	Robbie Robinson	FW	Clemson University
1	3	Dylan Nealis	MF	Georgetown University

Non-competitive

Preseason

Inter Miami v Philadelphia Union

February 15 1	Inter Miami	1–2	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg, FL
4:00PM EST	Pizarro 33'	Report	Santos 19' Oravec 86'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Inter Miami

February 22 2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–1	Inter Miami	St. Petersburg, FL
7:00PM EST			Robinson 21'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
8	New England Revolution	23	8	7	8	26	25	+1	32	1.39	Qualification for the playoffs play-in round
9	Montreal Impact[a]	23	8	13	2	33	43	−10	26	1.13
10	Inter Miami CF	23	7	13	3	25	35	−10	24	1.04
11	Chicago Fire FC	23	5	10	8	33	39	−6	23	1.00
12	Atlanta United FC	23	6	13	4	23	30	−7	22	0.96	Qualification for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[b]

Source: MLS^[27]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
2. As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions

Overall

2020 MLS overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
17	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	23	9	14	0	27	44	−17	27	1.17
18	Montreal Impact	23	8	13	2	33	43	−10	26	1.13
19	Inter Miami CF	23	7	13	3	25	35	−10	24	1.04
20	LA Galaxy	22	6	12	4	27	46	−19	22	1.00
21	Real Salt Lake	22	5	10	7	25	35	−10	22	1.00

Source: MLS^[28]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

MLS is Back – group stage

Group A results

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Orlando City SC (H)	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Philadelphia Union	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
3	New York City FC	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Inter Miami CF	3	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

Source: MLS^[29]
(H) Hosts

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Los Angeles FC v Inter Miami

March 1 1	Los Angeles FC	1–0	Inter Miami	Los Angeles, CA
5:30 PM EST	Vela 44'	Report		Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,121 Referee: Allen Chapman

D.C. United v Inter Miami

March 7 2	D.C. United	2–1	Inter Miami	Washington, D.C.
3:30 PM EST	Asad 59' (pen.) Brillant 61'	Report	Pizarro 2' Torres  54'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,183 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Orlando City SC v Inter Miami

July 8 3 MLSiBT GS	Orlando City SC	2–1	Inter Miami	Bay Lake, FL
8:00 PM EDT	Mueller 70' Nani 90+7'	Report	Agudelo 47'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Philadelphia Union v Inter Miami

July 14 4 MLSiBT GS	Philadelphia Union	2–1	Inter Miami	Bay Lake, FL
10:30 PM EDT	Wagner 5' Przybyłko 63'	Report	Pizarro 36'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Inter Miami v New York City FC

July 20 5 MLSiBT GS	Inter Miami	0–1	New York City FC	Bay Lake, FL
9:00 AM EDT		Report	Tajouri-Shradi 64'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Inter Miami v Orlando City SC

August 22 6	Inter Miami	3–2	Orlando City SC	Fort Lauderdale, FL
8:00 PM EDT	Carranza 12', 23' Pizarro 49'	Report	Dike 18' Nani 80'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Nashville SC v Inter Miami

August 30 7	Nashville SC	1–0	Inter Miami	Nashville, TN
8:30 PM EDT	Godoy 53'	Report		Stadium: Nissan Stadium Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: The match was played behind closed doors..

Atlanta United FC v Inter Miami

September 2 8	Atlanta United FC	0–0	Inter Miami	Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Inter Miami v Nashville SC

September 6 9	Inter Miami	0–0	Nashville SC	Fort Lauderdale, FL
8:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Nima Saghafi
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Inter Miami v Atlanta United FC

September 9 10	Inter Miami	2–1	Atlanta United FC	Fort Lauderdale, FL
8:00 PM EDT	Morgan 28', 38'	Report	Remedi 33'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: The match was originally scheduled for August 26.

Orlando City SC v Inter Miami

September 12 11	Orlando City SC	2–1	Inter Miami	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Reyes 34' (o.g.) Pereyra 69'	Report	Shea 65'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Atlanta United FC v Inter Miami

September 19 12	Atlanta United FC	1–2	Inter Miami	Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM EDT	Gallagher 5'	Report	Agudelo 2' Shea 11'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Inter Miami v New York Red Bulls

September 23 13	Inter Miami	1–4	New York Red Bulls	Fort Lauderdale, FL
8:00 PM EDT	Agudelo 39'	Report	Egbo 14' (pen.) White 49' Mines 85' Royer 90+1'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Philadelphia Union v Inter Miami

September 27 14	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Inter Miami	Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT	Fontana 25' Ilsinho 69' Aaronson 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Elton García
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Inter Miami v New York City FC

October 3 15	Inter Miami	2–3	New York City FC	Fort Lauderdale, FL
8:00 PM EDT	Morgan 27', 38'	Report	Mitriță 4', 43' Tinnerholm 35'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

New York Red Bulls v Inter Miami

October 7 16	New York Red Bulls	1–2	Inter Miami	Harrison, NJ
7:00 PM EDT	Fernandez 53'	Report	Pellegrini 55' Higuaín 81'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Inter Miami v Houston Dynamo

October 10 17	Inter Miami	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Fort Lauderdale, FL
5:00 PM EDT	Morgan 57' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Drew Fischer
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Inter Miami v Atlanta United FC

October 14 18	Inter Miami	1–1	Atlanta United FC	Fort Lauderdale, FL
8:00 PM EDT	Shea 80'	Report	Mulraney 83'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Attendance: 360 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Montreal Impact v Inter Miami

October 17 19	Montreal Impact	2–1	Inter Miami	Harrison, NJ
7:00 PM EDT	Bojan 6' Urruti 80'	Report	Shea 33'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: The match was played behind closed doors. Montreal played their home matches in Harrison, NJ due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Inter Miami v Orlando City SC

October 24 20	Inter Miami	2–1	Orlando City SC	Fort Lauderdale, FL
3:30 PM EDT	Jansson 45' (o.g.) González Pirez 89'	Report	Dike 12'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Attendance: 2,216 Referee: Allen Chapman

FC Dallas v Inter Miami

October 28 21	FC Dallas	2–1	Inter Miami	Frisco, TX
8:30 PM EDT	Jara 60' (pen.) Hollingshead 82'	Report	Pizarro 33'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,233 Referee: Victor Rivas

Toronto FC v Inter Miami

November 1 22	Toronto FC	2–1	Inter Miami	Hartford, CT
7:30 PM EDT	Akinola 55' Pozuelo 84' (pen.)	Report	Matuidi 42'	Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Attendance: 1,394 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: Toronto played their home matches in Hartford, CT due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Inter Miami v FC Cincinnati

November 8 23	Inter Miami	2–1	FC Cincinnati	Fort Lauderdale, FL
3:30 PM EDT	Ambrose 19' González Pirez 23'	Report	Gyau 66'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs

Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF

November 20 Play-in Round	Nashville SC	3–0	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, TN
9:00 PM EST	Leal 14' Mukhtar 24' (pen.) McCarty 57'	Report		Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 3,240 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Overall statistics

Games played	23
Games won	7
Games drawn	3
Games lost	13
Goals scored	25
Goals conceded	35
Goal difference	-10
Clean sheets	3
Yellow cards	54
Red cards	5
Top scorer	Lewis Morgan (5)

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	USOC	Total
1	MF	7	Lewis Morgan	5	0	0	5
2	MF	10	Rodolfo Pizarro	4	0	0	4
	DF	28	Brek Shea	4	0	0	4
4	FW	12	Juan Agudelo	3	0	0	3
5	FW	21	Julián Carranza	2	0	0	2
	DF	26	Leandro González Pírez	2	0	0	2
7	MF	8	Blaise Matuidi	1	0	0	1
	FW	9	Gonzalo Higuain	1	0	0	1
	DF	33	Mikey Ambrose	1	0	0	1
	MF	11	Matías Pellegrini	1	0	0	1
Total				24	0	0	24

As of 9 September 2020.

See also

• 2020 Fort Lauderdale CF season