2020 Miami FC season

The 2020 Miami FC season was the club's first season following the sale of the franchise rights of the Ottawa Fury FC to ownership in Miami, Florida.^[1] The side participated in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer.

Miami FC

2020 season
Owner	Riccardo Silva
President	Paul Dalglish
Head coach	Nelson Vargas (until Aug. 10) Paul Dalglish (since Aug. 10)
Stadium	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, Florida
USL Championship	Group H: 3rd Eastern Conf.: 13th
Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Cancelled
Top goalscorer	Romario Williams: 8
Biggest win	MIA 3–1 ATL (Oct. 4)
Biggest defeat	MIA 0–4 BHM (Sept. 16)
Home colours Away colours
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Roster

As of October 4, 2020^[2]

Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions and leagues.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Mark Pais		GK	(1991-06-03) June 3, 1991 (age 34)	Fresno FC	2019		31	0
22	Bryant Gammiero		GK	(1993-11-02) November 2, 1993 (age 31)	Florida Soccer Soldiers	2019		6	0
92	Brian Sylvestre		GK	(1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 (age 32)	Forward Madison FC	2020		2	0
Defenders
3	Marco Franco		DF	(1991-10-06) October 6, 1991 (age 33)	Penn FC	2019		29	0
4	Hassan Ndam		DF	(1998-10-29) October 29, 1998 (age 26)	loan from FC Cincinnati	2020	2020	14	0
13	Lawrence Olum		DF	(1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 (age 41)	Minnesota United FC	2020		1	0
19	János Löbe		DF	(1995-08-21) August 21, 1995 (age 29)	New York Red Bulls II	2020		15	0
23	Brenton Griffiths		DF	(1991-02-09) February 9, 1991 (age 34)	Reno 1868	2019		33	3
45	Jalen Markey		DF	(1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 (age 30)	Seattle Sounders FC 2	2019		28	0
Midfielders
6	Harrison Heath		MF	(1996-03-06) March 6, 1996 (age 29)	Minnesota United FC	2019		29	1
7	Vincent Bezecourt		MF	(1993-06-10) June 10, 1993 (age 32)	New York Red Bulls	2020		15	1
8	Tomás Granitto		MF	(1993-06-12) June 12, 1993 (age 32)	Miami United FC	2019		38	2
10	Sebastián Velásquez		MF	(1991-02-11) February 11, 1991 (age 34)	El Paso Locomotive FC	2020		10	4
11	Prince Saydee		MF	(1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 (age 29)	Atlanta SC	2020		11	1
17	Brian James		MF	(1993-10-25) October 25, 1993 (age 31)	Toronto FC II	2018		38	2
21	Héctor Morales		MF	(1993-01-19) January 19, 1993 (age 32)	AFC Ann Arbor	2019		24	2
25	Lance Rozeboom		MF	(1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 36)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2019		37	0
Forwards
2	Othello Bah		FW	(1997-04-27) April 27, 1997 (age 28)	Unattached	2019		29	1
9	Romario Williams		FW	(1994-08-15) August 15, 1994 (age 31)	Columbus Crew SC	2020		16	8
12	Miguel González		FW	(1990-10-01) October 1, 1990 (age 34)	Oklahoma City Energy	2019		39	25
14	Lloyd Sam		FW	(1984-09-27) September 27, 1984 (age 40)	AFC Wimbledon	2019		32	3
28	Mohamed Thiaw		FW	(1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 (age 30)	San Jose Earthquakes	2019		38	17

Staff

• Paul Dalglish – Interim head coach
• Paul Crichton – Assistant coach
• Anthony Hazelwood – Assistant coach
• Chris Spendlove – Assistant coach

Transfers

In

#	Pos.	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
9	FW	Romario Williams	Columbus Crew SC	Free transfer	January 1, 2020	[3]
1	GK	Mark Pais	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 7, 2020	[4]
45	DF	Jalen Markey	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 7, 2020
16	MF	Harrison Heath	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 7, 2020
11	FW	Lloyd Sam	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 7, 2020
22	GK	Bryant Gammiero	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 8, 2020	[5]
21	MF	Héctor Morales	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 8, 2020
28	FW	Mohamed Thiaw	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 8, 2020
2	FW	Othello Bah	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 8, 2020
3	DF	Marco Franco	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 9, 2020	[6]
23	DF	Brenton Griffiths	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 9, 2020
17	MF	Brian James	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 9, 2020
8	MF	Tomás Granitto	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 9, 2020
12	FW	Miguel González	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 9, 2020
11	MF	Prince Saydee	Atlanta SC	Free transfer	January 10, 2020	[7]
13	DF	Lawrence Olum	Minnesota United FC	Free transfer	January 16, 2020	[8]
7	MF	Vincent Bezecourt	New York Red Bulls	Free transfer	January 21, 2020	[9]
25	MF	Lance Rozeboom	Miami FC	Re-signed	January 22, 2020	[10]
92	GK	Brian Sylvestre	Forward Madison FC	Undisclosed fee	January 23, 2020	[11][12]
19	DF	János Löbe	New York Red Bulls II	Free transfer	January 28, 2020	[13]
4	DF	Hassan Ndam	FC Cincinnati	Loan for 2020 season	February 1, 2020	[14]
10	MF	Sebastián Velásquez	El Paso Locomotive FC	Free transfer	February 5, 2020	[15]

Out

#	Pos.	Player	Signed to	Details	Date	Source
33	GK	Lionel Brown	Unattached	Not re-signed	December 1, 2019
88	DF	Shawn Chin	Unattached	Not re-signed	December 1, 2019
14	MF	Robert Baggio Kcira	Unattached	Not re-signed	December 1, 2019
20	MF	Alessandro Milesi	Unattached	Not re-signed	December 1, 2019
10	MF	Ariel Martínez	FC Tulsa	Free transfer	December 17, 2019	[16]
92	FW	Darío Suárez	FC Tulsa	Free transfer	December 17, 2019
5	DF	Callum Chapman-Page	FC Tulsa	Free transfer	December 18, 2019	[17]
7	DF	Maximiliano Schenfeld	FC Tulsa	Free transfer	December 18, 2019
4	DF	Matheus Silva	Hartford Athletic	Free transfer	January 13, 2020	[18]
6	MF	Dylan Mares	El Paso Locomotive FC	Free transfer	March 2, 2020	[19]

Friendlies

Minnesota United FC v Miami FC

February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08) Preseason	Minnesota United FC	5–0	Miami FC	Melbourne, Florida
12:30 p.m.	Amarilla 11' Greguš 24' Booth Toye 84',	Report		Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex

Miami FC v New York City FC

February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13) Preseason	Miami FC	0–0	New York City FC	Boca Raton, Florida
12:00 p.m.		Report		Stadium: Florida Atlantic University

Miami FC v Orlando City B

February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22) Preseason	Miami FC	2–0	Orlando City B	Miami, Florida
1:00 p.m.	Williams 24' Franco 79'	Report		Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

Competitive

USL Championship

Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	16	10	3	3	25	11	+14	33	2.06	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	Charleston Battery	15	9	3	3	26	15	+11	30	2.00
3	Miami FC	16	4	4	8	20	34	−14	16	1.00
4	Atlanta United 2	16	3	3	10	23	33	−10	12	0.75

Source: USL

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
16	4	4	8	20	34	−14	16	3	2	3	12	16	−4	1	2	5	8	18	−10

Last updated: October 4, 2020.
Source: Match reports

Match results

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Miami's schedule was announced on July 2.^[20]

Saint Louis FC v Miami FC

March 7 1	Saint Louis FC	4–1	Miami FC	Fenton, Missouri
2:00 PM	Greig 10' Cicerone 21', 90+2' Fink  59' Kavita  71' Blackwood 77' Gee  84'	Report	Williams 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,019 Referee: Jon Freemon

Atlanta United 2 v Miami FC

July 29 2	Atlanta United 2	4–3	Miami FC	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Conway  15'  69', 69' Amadou Diop 41', 48' Jadama  57' Reilly  64' Bashti  81' Mejia 87',  90+5'	Report	Thiaw 13' Velásquez 47' González  68' Griffiths  83' Othello  90+3' Williams 90+7'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Izlen Peksenar

Miami FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies

August 7 3	Miami FC	0–3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Rozeboom  36' Williams  64' Thiaw  76'	Report	Guenzatti 38' Johnson 85' Tejada 90+4'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Miami FC

August 16 4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Miami FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Guillén  31' Mkosana 59'	Report	Velásquez 7' Griffiths  11' Othello  45+4' Heath  76' Thiaw  82'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 244 Referee: Tori Penso

Miami FC v Atlanta United 2

August 19 5	Miami FC	2–2	Atlanta United 2	Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Ndam  22' Williams 24', 45+1' Saydee  27'	Report	Gurr 18' Macky Diop 23' (pen.),  75' Jadama  60'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon

Miami FC v Charlotte Independence

August 23 6	Miami FC	2–1	Charlotte Independence	Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Williams 16' Granitto 86' Gammiero  89'	Report	Areman 8' Roberts  90+1'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Charleston Battery v Miami FC

August 26 7	Charleston Battery	3–1	Miami FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Gdula 29' Piggott 34',  48' Marini 63'	Report	Griffiths  44' Ndam  45+2' González 53'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 150 Referee: Izlen Peksenar

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Miami FC

September 2 8	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–0	Miami FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Steinberger  11' Scarlett 39' Guenzatti 64' Fernandes 83' (pen.)	Report	Sam  37' Thiaw  42' Rozeboom  82'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 180 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

Miami FC v Charleston Battery

September 5 9	Miami FC	1–1	Charleston Battery	Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Markey  26' Velásquez  42' Löbe  67' Granitto  78' González 86'	Report	Zarokostas 49',  59' Paterson  58' Kelly-Rosales  88' Gdula  89'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Gabriele Giusti

Atlanta United 2 v Miami FC

September 12 10	Atlanta United 2	1–2	Miami FC	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Diop  21' Ajani 23' Conway  90+4'	Report	Williams 20',  68' González 49' Pais  73' Griffiths  88'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Muhammad Hassan

Miami FC v Birmingham Legion FC

September 16 11	Miami FC	0–4	Birmingham Legion FC	Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Rozeboom  52'	Report	Brett 35', 55' Dean  38' A. Crognale 42', 45+1'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Alyssa Nichols

Charleston Battery v Miami FC

September 20 12	Charleston Battery	2–0	Miami FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
6:00 PM EDT	Lewis 19' Daley 44' Zarokostas  76'	Report	Ndam  52' Heath  85'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 350 Referee: Kyle Johnston

Charlotte Independence v Miami FC

September 23 13	Charlotte Independence	0–0	Miami FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Miller  33' Dimick  43' Vadalá  86' Martínez  90+5'	Report	James  45' Heath  51'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: Kevin Broadley

Miami FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies

September 26 14	Miami FC	0–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Miami, Florida
10:00 PM EDT	Williams  75' Granitto  88' Ndam  90+1'	Report	Scarlett  16' Ekra  25' Guenzatti 37'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon

Miami FC v Charleston Battery

September 30 15	Miami FC	4–3	Charleston Battery	Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Williams  39', 48' Bezecourt 60' Velásquez 65' González 88' Heath  90+1' Pais  90+4' Saydee  90+6'	Report	Daley 12', 30' Crawford  26', 50' van Schaik  60' Lewis  67'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Johan Fredrik Roenning

Miami FC v Atlanta United 2

October 4 16	Miami FC	3–1	Atlanta United 2	Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Bezecourt  22' Williams 31' (pen.) Saydee 50' Thiaw 73' Granitto  74' Velásquez  90', 90+4' González  90+1'	Report	Edwards  11' Conway  13' Reilly  65' Bashti  70' Lambe  90+3'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Alex Billeter

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Miami FC will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.^[21]

Miami United FC U23
or Miami FC v Miami FC or
Naples United FC

TBD 2nd round	Miami United FC U23 or Miami FC	P–P	Miami FC or Naples United FC	Hialeah, Florida or Miami, Florida
TBD PM				Stadium: Ted Hendricks Stadium or Riccardo Silva Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[22]

Squad statistics

As of Match played October 4, 2020

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular Season		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Mark Pais	9	0	9+0	0	0	0
22	GK	USA	Bryant Gammiero	5	0	5+0	0	0	0
92	GK	USA	Brian Sylvestre	2	0	2+0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	USA	Marco Franco	14	0	13+1	0	0	0
4	DF	CMR	Hassan Ndam	14	0	13+1	0	0	0
13	DF	KEN	Lawrence Olum	1	0	1+0	0	0	0
19	DF	GER	János Löbe	15	0	7+8	0	0	0
23	DF	JAM	Brenton Griffiths	12	0	9+3	0	0	0
45	DF	USA	Jalen Markey	9	0	3+6	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ENG	Harrison Heath	16	0	14+2	0	0	0
7	MF	FRA	Vincent Bezecourt	15	1	15+0	1	0	0
8	MF	SLV	Tomás Granitto	16	1	12+4	1	0	0
10	MF	COL	Sebastián Velásquez	10	4	9+1	4	0	0
11	MF	LBR	Prince Saydee	11	1	9+2	1	0	0
17	MF	USA	Brian James	12	0	6+6	0	0	0
21	MF	CUB	Héctor Morales	5	0	0+5	0	0	0
25	MF	USA	Lance Rozeboom	14	0	13+1	0	0	0
Forwards
2	FW	LBR	Othello Bah	11	0	10+1	0	0	0
9	FW	JAM	Romario Williams	16	8	11+5	8	0	0
12	FW	MEX	Miguel González	16	4	6+10	4	0	0
14	FW	GHA	Lloyd Sam	11	0	4+7	0	0	0
28	FW	SEN	Mohamed Thiaw	15	1	5+10	1	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Regular Season	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW		9	Romario Williams	8	0	8
2	MF		10	Sebastián Velásquez	4	0	4
	FW		12	Miguel González	4	0	4
4	MF		7	Vincent Bezecourt	1	0	1
	MF		8	Tomás Granitto	1	0	1
	MF		11	Prince Saydee	1	0	1
	FW		28	Mohamed Thiaw	1	0	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Regular Season		U.S. Open Cup		Total
1		GK	Mark Pais	2	0	-	-	2	0
2		FW	Othello Bah	2	0	-	-	2	0
4		DF	Hassan Ndam	4	0	-	-	4	0
6		MF	Harrison Heath	4	0	-	-	4	0
7		MF	Vincent Bezecourt	1	0	-	-	1	0
8		MF	Tomás Granitto	3	0	-	-	3	0
9		FW	Romario Williams	4	0	-	-	4	0
10		MF	Sebastián Velásquez	2	0	-	-	2	0
11		MF	Prince Saydee	2	0	-	-	2	0
12		FW	Miguel González	2	0	-	-	2	0
14		FW	Lloyd Sam	1	0	-	-	1	0
17		MF	Brian James	1	0	-	-	1	0
19		DF	János Löbe	1	0	-	-	1	0
22		GK	Bryant Gammiero	1	0	-	-	1	0
23		DF	Brenton Griffiths	3	0	-	-	3	0
25		MF	Lance Rozeboom	3	0	-	-	3	0
28		FW	Mohamed Thiaw	3	0	-	-	3	0
45		DF	Jalen Markey	2	0	-	-	2	0