Inter Miami CF II
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Inter Miami Club de Fútbol II, commonly known as Inter Miami CF II, is an American professional soccer club based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that plays in the MLS Next Pro, the third-tier of American soccer. The club was established on February 1, 2020 as Fort Lauderdale CF, before changing to their current name in 2022 and is the reserve team of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF.
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| Full name | Inter Miami CF II | ||
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| Founded | October 9, 2019, as Fort Lauderdale CF | ||
| Stadium | Chase Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida | ||
| Capacity | 21,000 | ||
| Owner | Inter Miami CF | ||
| Head coach | Cristian Ledesma | ||
| League | MLS Next Pro | ||
| 2024 | 3rd, Eastern Conference Playoffs: First Round | ||
| Website | intermiamicf.com/ii | ||
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History
On October 9, 2019, it was announced by Inter Miami of Major League Soccer, that they would be fielding a reserve side in USL League One in 2020.[1][2] A few months later, on February 1, 2020, the club announced the team's name as Fort Lauderdale CF and that they would be playing at the main team's temporary Inter Miami CF Stadium.[3]
The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022.[4] They changed their name to Inter Miami CF II.[5]
Stadium
Chase Stadium is a soccer stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, built on the site of the former Lockhart Stadium. The 21,000-seat stadium and training facility serves as the team headquarters and training ground for Inter Miami CF, its youth academy, and Inter Miami CF II. The stadium will house the team as well as the first team for the first two seasons while the Miami Freedom Park stadium is under construction.[6][7][8]
Players and staff
Current squad
- As of March 7, 2025[9]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | DF | Ryan Sailor ([A]) |  United States |
| 22 | FW | Leo Afonso ([A]) |  Brazil |
| 26 | DF | Tyler Hall ([A]) | United States |
| 34 | GK | Rocco Ríos Novo ([A]) |  Argentina |
| 45 | MF | Derrek Martinez ([B]) | United States |
| 46 | DF | Nicolas Almeida | United States |
| 47 | FW | Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida ([B]) | United States |
| 51 | DF | Samuel Basabe ([B]) | United States |
| 52 | FW | Diego Rey ([B]) | United States |
| 53 | DF | Alejo Ristano ([B]) | United States |
| 54 | FW | Lovens Delinois ([B]) |  Haiti |
| 56 | FW | Daniel Pinter | United States |
| 58 | FW | Angel Patino ([B]) | United States |
| 59 | MF | Preston Plambeck ([B]) | United States |
| 61 | GK | Matias Marin ([B]) | United States |
| 63 | DF | Kensly Davilma ([B]) | United States |
| 64 | DF | Lesther Garcia ([B]) |  Honduras |
| 68 | DF | Victor Fung ([B]) |  Venezuela |
| 69 | MF | Ricardo Montenegro | United States |
| 70 | DF | Daniel Sumalla ([B]) | United States |
| 71 | FW | Sergio Perello ([B]) | Venezuela |
| 72 | DF | Theo Vorenkamp ([B]) | United States |
| 73 | DF | Kendry Villafuerte ([B]) | United States |
| 74 | MF | Diego Lagos ([B]) | United States |
| 75 | MF | Jack Pymm ([B]) | United States |
| 76 | DF | César Abadía-Reda | United States |
| 77 | FW | Bryan Destin | Haiti |
| 78 | MF | Santiago Ledesma | Argentina |
| 79 | MF | Alejandro Flores | United States |
| 80 | FW | Mateo Saja ([B]) | United States |
| 81 | MF | Santiago Morales ([A]) | United States |
| 82 | GK | Max Ponikarovsky ([B]) | United States |
| 83 | MF | Bailey Sparks | United States |
| 90 | FW | Yuval Cohen ([B]) | United States |
| 91 | GK | Ivan Schmid ([B]) | United States |
| 92 | MF | Cristian Ortiz ([B]) |  Puerto Rico |
| 93 | GK | Marco Simion ([B]) | United States |
| 94 | DF | Giovanni Ferraina (on loan from Boca Juniors) | Argentina |
- ^ Signed to first team contract with Inter Miami
- ^ Inter Miami Academy player
Coaching staff
- As of March 4, 2025[10]
| Coaching staff | |
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| Cristian Ledesma |
Head coach |
 Diter Alquiza |
Goalkeeper coach |
| Sport management and organization | |
| Gonzalo Higuaín |
Player Development Coach |
| Lucas Scaglia |
Performance Analyst |
Head coaches record
- As of March 4, 2025
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kreis |  United States |
February 15, 2020 | March 16, 2021 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 25.00 |
| Darren Powell |  England |
March 16, 2021 | January 6, 2023 | 52 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 80 | 98 | 34.62 |
| Federico Higuaín | Argentina |
January 6, 2023 | January 29, 2025 | 57 | 19 | 12 | 26 | 89 | 119 | 33.33 |
| Cristian Ledesma | Argentina |
March 4, 2025 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Statistics and records
Season-by-season
- As of October 20, 2024
| Fort Lauderdale CF | ||||||||||||
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| Season | USL League One | Playoffs | Top Scorer | |||||||||
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | |||
| 2020 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 10th | Did not qualify | Ricky Lopez-Espin | 7 | |
| 2021 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 31 | 10th | Did not qualify |  Shaan Hundal | 11 | |
| Inter Miami CF II | |||||||||||||
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| Season | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Top Scorer | ||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Conference | Overall | Player | Goals | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 36 | 6th, Eastern | 11th | Did not qualify | Shanyder Borgelin | 14 | |
| 2023 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 68 | 22 | 13th, Eastern | 27th | Did not qualify | Lawson Sunderland | 5 | |
| 2024 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 45 | 48 | 3rd, Eastern | 6th | First Round |  Ryan Carmichael | 9 | |
Team records
Most goals
| Rank | Player | Seasons | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaan Hundal | 2021–2022 | 16 |
| 2 | Shanyder Borgelin | 2022–2024 | 15 |
| 3 | Yuval Cohen | 2024– | 11 |
| 4 | Ryan Carmichael | 2024 | 9 |
| Lawson Sunderland | 2022–2024 | 9 | |
| 6 | Mitchell Curry | 2021 | 8 |
| 7 | Leo Afonso | 2024– | 7 |
 Edison Azcona | 2020–2023 | 7 | |
| Ricky Lopez-Espin | 2020 | 7 | |
| Idoh Zelzer-Zubida | 2024– | 7 |
Most assists
| Rank | Player | Seasons | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nykolas Sessock | 2023–2024 | 11 |
| 2 | Romeo Beckham | 2021–2022 | 10 |
| 3 | George Acosta | 2021–2022 | 7 |
 Noah Allen | 2020– | 7 | |
| Ryan Carmichael | 2024 | 7 | |
| Alejandro Flores | 2023– | 7 | |
| 7 | Shaan Hundal | 2021–2022 | 6 |
 Dairon Reyes | 2020–2024 | 6 | |
| 9 | Shanyder Borgelin | 2022–2024 | 5 |
| 10 | Mitchell Curry | 2021 | 4 |
 Harvey Neville | 2021–2023 | 4 | |
| Lawson Sunderland | 2022–2024 | 4 | |
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Seasons | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Abel Caputo | 2021–2023 | 62 |
| 2 | Nykolas Sessock | 2023–2024 | 55 |
| 3 | Noah Allen | 2020– | 53 |
| Tyler Hall | 2022– | 53 | |
| Braxton Taghvai-Najib | 2021–2023 | 53 | |
| 6 | Lawson Sunderland | 2022–2024 | 51 |
| 7 | Shaan Hundal | 2021–2022 | 48 |
| 8 | Ricardo Montenegro | 2023– | 47 |
| 9 | Alejandro Flores | 2023– | 46 |
| 10 | Modesto Méndez | 2020–2023 | 45 |
Most minutes
| Rank | Player | Seasons | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abel Caputo | 2021–2023 | 4680 |
| 2 | Noah Allen | 2020– | 4571 |
| 3 | Nykolas Sessock | 2023–2024 | 4558 |
| 4 | Tyler Hall | 2022– | 4528 |
| 5 | Lawson Sunderland | 2022–2024 | 4082 |
| 6 | Ricardo Montenegro | 2023– | 3967 |
| 7 | Modesto Méndez | 2020–2023 | 3805 |
| 8 | Harvey Neville | 2021–2023 | 3558 |
| 9 | Ethan Hardin | 2020–2022 | 3277 |
| 10 | Shaan Hundal | 2021–2022 | 3187 |
See also
References
External links
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