The 2010 Miami FC season was the fifth season of the club. Previously, they fielded a team in the USL First Division. Along with other clubs, Miami FC broke away from the previous league to form the new North American Soccer League. Nonetheless, the club fielded a team in the NASL Conference of the USSF Division 2 Professional League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid at the time. (The USSF D2 was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in 2010 to last just one season. It was a compromise between the debating United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL) while the USSF determined which league would eventually receive second or third division status). This year the team finished fourth in the NASL Conference Standings and ninth in the playoff standings, missing the post season. This was the last year of the team as the new NASL was launched the following year. The club connected with the original Fort Lauderdale Strikers club and launched a new team and franchise in the NASL under the Strikers' name starting in the 2011 season.
| 2010 season | |||
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| Chairman |  Aaron Davidson | ||
| Manager |  Victor Pastora
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| USSF Division 2 | 9th | ||
| USSF Division 2 playoffs | did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Paulo Araujo Jr. (8) All: Paulo Araujo Jr. (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,855 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 742 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,254 | ||
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Conference table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 47 | Conference leader, qualified for playoffs |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 45 | Qualified for playoffs[a] |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 43 | |
| 4 | Miami FC | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 33 | |
| 5 | AC St. Louis | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 29 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 30 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 24 |
Source: USSF D-2 schedule table
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.
2010 roster edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff edit
Head Coach: Victor Pastora
Assistant Coach: 
Marcelo Neveleff
Goalkeeper Coach: Ricardo Lopes
Director of Soccer: Fernando Clavijo
General Manager: Luiz Muzzi
Competitive edit
Preseason edit
| March 6, 2010 Friendly | Florida International University | 1–3 | Miami FC | FIU Stadium, Miami |
| 10:00 EDT | (Report) |
| March 12, 2010 Friendly | Miami FC | 1–3 | New York Red Bulls | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 11:30 EDT | Santeliz  |
(Report) | Ibrahim Chinn |
| March 14, 2010 Friendly | Miami FC | 3–0 | Lynn University | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 10:00 EDT | (Report) |
| March 20, 2010 Friendly | Barry University | 0–4 | Miami FC | Buccaneer Field, Miami Shores |
| 19:00 EDT | (Report) |
| March 21, 2010 Friendly | Soccer Locker | 1–5 | Miami FC | Kendall Soccer Park, West Kendall |
| 16:00 EDT | (Report) |
| March 28, 2010 Friendly | Florida Gulf Coast University | 0–1 | Miami FC | FGCU Soccer Complex, Fort Myers |
| 18:00 EDT | (Report) | Santeliz |
| April 2, 2010 Friendly | Miami FC | 4–0 | Saint Thomas University | Sunrise Soccer Complex, Sunrise |
| 17:00 EDT | Thompson Santeliz Shriver |
(Report) |
| April 3, 2010 Friendly | Honduras Five Stars | 1–2 | Miami FC | Kendall Soccer Park, West Kendall |
| 14:00 EDT | (Report) |
Regular season edit
| April 10, 2010 Week 1 | Miami | 1–1 | Rochester | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Santeliz  45'Paulo Araujo 47' |
Report | 21' Heins 83' Aguilar |
Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Tony Russo |
| April 17, 2010 Week 2 | Miami | 0–0 | Vancouver | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Report | 33' Tsiskaridze 63' Janicki |
Attendance: 1,089 Referee: Javier Santos |
| May 1, 2010 Week 3 | Miami | 1–1 | Tampa Bay | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Thompson 35' Gómez 40'  48'Veris 58' |
Report | 14' Yamada 82' Valentin |
Attendance: 1,502 |
| May 8, 2010 Week 4 | Miami | 1–1 | Carolina | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Gbandi 38' Thompson 48'Dominguez 84'Santeliz 87' |
Report | 78'  78' Gilkerson 83' Gardner |
Attendance: 1,014 |
| May 15, 2010 Week 5 | Minnesota | 1–1 | Miami | National Sports Center, Baine |
| 19:00 EDT | Menyongar 56' Gumede 75'Clements 83' |
Report | 73' Paulo Araujo |
Attendance: 1,576 |
| May 22, 2010 Week 6 | Miami | 1–0 | Minnesota | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Paulo Araujo 71' Rodrigues Cabas |
Report | Arango |
Attendance: 1,793 |
| May 26, 2010 Week 7 | Miami | 1–3 | Austin | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Paulo Araujo 39' Veris 50' |
Report | 10' Alvarez 17' Saduka 27' (o.g.) Veris 39' Johnson 82' Watson 82' Callahan |
Attendance: 1,014 |
| June 2, 2010 Week 8 | Puerto Rico | 4–2 | Miami | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón |
| 21:05 EDT | Hansen 47' Addlery 57'Foley 67'Nurse 85'Rivera |
Report | 46' Gómez Dias 87' Shriver |
Attendance: 2,642 |
| June 6, 2010 Week 9 | Montreal | 1–1 | Miami | Saputo Stadium, Montreal |
| 14:00 EDT | Donatelli 23' (pen.) Placentino 85'Aâboubou 90' |
Report | 9' Gómez 52' Cameron 60' Lancaster 75' Ariel |
Attendance: 13,034 Referee: David Barrie |
| June 9, 2010 Week 10 | Miami | 3–3 | Baltimore | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Shriver 21' Dias Lancaster Germiniani 83'Gómez 89' |
Report | 2' 47' Patterson Robson 80' Gonzaga Veeder |
Attendance: 1,017 |
| June 12, 2010 Week 11 | Miami | 1–0 | Portland | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Veris 26' |
Report | Attendance: 1,004 |
| June 19, 2010 Week 12 | Austin | 3–1 | Miami | House Park, Austin |
| 19:30 EDT | M. Griffin 23' 65' 87' Silva 60'Marshall 68'Sakuda 82' |
Report | 25' Paulo Araujo 37' Veris 48' Rodrigues 60' Cameron 67' Arguez |
Attendance: 2,143 |
| June 26, 2010 Week 13 | Miami | 1–2 | Austin | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Paulo Araujo 86' Veris 90' |
Report | 44' 88' (pen.) Johnson 84' L. Griffin |
Attendance: 1,148 |
| July 4, 2010 Week 14 | Tampa Bay | 1–1 | Miami | George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa |
| 16:00 EDT | Burt 75' Christie 82' |
Report | 47' Rodrigues 64' Dias 90' Santeliz |
Attendance: 5,123 |
| July 10, 2010 Week 15 | Portland | 2–0 | Miami | PGE Park, Portland |
| 19:00 EDT | Smith 48' Pore 90' |
Report | Veris Cabas |
Attendance: 12,189 |
| July 14, 2010 Week 16 | Vancouver | 3–1 | Miami | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada |
| 19:30 EDT | Wagner 18' 56' 90+1' 90+1' Tsiskaridze 35' |
Report | 15' Veris 38' Gómez 57' Shriver |
Attendance: 5,024 |
| July 17, 2010 Week 17 | Miami | 1–1 | Puerto Rico | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Veris Paulo Araujo 90' |
Report | 33' Addlery Foley Gbandi Nurse |
Attendance: 1,480 |
| July 25, 2010 Week 18 | Tampa Bay | 2–0 | Miami | George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa |
| 16:00 EDT | Valentin 36' Dohono 58'King 66'Tatters 78' |
Report | 86' Santeliz |
Attendance: 3,226 |
| July 31, 2010 Week 19 | Austin | 3–1 | Miami | House Park, Austin |
| 19:30 EDT | Johnson 44' 59' Olum 47'McFayden 78' 90'Alvarez 80' |
Report | 31' Cameron 64' Dominguez 75' Thompson 90' Gbandi |
Attendance: 3,228 |
| August 4, 2010 Week 20 | Baltimore | 0–1 | Miami | UMBC Stadium, Baltimore |
| 19:00 EDT | Lader 44' |
Report | 70' Shriver 90' Lancaster |
Attendance: 507 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| August 7, 2010 Week 21 | Puerto Rico | 1–1 | Miami | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón |
| 21:05 EDT | Faña Hansen Rivera Addlery |
Report | Thompson Paulo Araujo Gómez Gbandi |
Attendance: 3,223 |
| August 14, 2010 Week 22 | Miami | 3–3 | Tampa Bay | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Chijindu 19' Martins 42'Nunez 82' |
Report | 33' Galindo 45' (o.g.) Mayen 56' King |
Attendance: 1,855 |
| August 18, 2010 Week 23 | Carolina | 2–1 | Miami | WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary |
| 19:00 EDT | Watson 30' Paladini 62'Richardson 71'Barbara 74'Shields 84' |
Report | 49' Paulo Araujo 68' Lennon 85' Gómez 90' Cameron |
Attendance: 1,426 |
| August 21, 2010 Week 24 | Rochester | 3–1 | Miami | Marina Auto Stadium, Rochester |
| 19:00 EDT | Hoxie 42' 73' Roberts 52'Pitchkolan 63'Bellamy 89' |
Report | 50' Martins 69' Lennon 73' Rodrigues 83' Hohlbein |
Attendance: 9,157 |
| September 5, 2010 Week 25 | St. Louis | 3–1 | Miami | Anheuser-Busch Center, Fenton |
| 17:00 EDT | Kreamalmeyer 19' Traynor 58'Ambersley 70'Lancaster 75' (o.g.)Videira 85' |
Report | 45' Gómez 63' 62' Thompson |
Attendance: 2,403 |
| September 11, 2010 Week 26 | Miami | 2–1 | Montreal | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Gómez 44' Celestino 31'Thompson 76' |
Report | 18' Testo 28' Pizzolitto 70' Sebrango |
Attendance: 1,106 |
| September 17, 2010 Week 27 | Rochester | 1–2 | Miami | Marina Auto Stadium, Rochester |
| 19:30 EDT | Hamilton 10' (Rosenlund) |
Report | Martins-Teixeira 17' (Thompson) Thompson 24' |
Attendance: 6,794 |
| September 22, 2010 Week 28 | Miami | 4–2 | St. Louis | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Thompson 43' (Le Petit), 57', 60' (Neto) Le Petit 73' |
Report | Stisser 69', 83' (Kreamalmeyer) |
Attendance: 742 |
| September 25, 2010 Week 29 | Miami | 1–0 | Rochester | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Gómez 90' (Martins-Teixeira) |
Report | Attendance: 1,126 |
| October 2, 2010 Week 30 | Miami | 1–1 | Puerto Rico | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Gómez 40' |
Report | Horst 12' |
Attendance: 1,684 |
U.S. Open Cup edit
| June 15, 2010 First Round | Miami | 5–1 (a.e.t.) | Central Florida | Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill |
| 19:30 EDT | Rodrigues 3' Paulo Araujo 110' 112' 113' 119' |
Report | 57' Millar |
| June 22, 2010 Second Round | Miami | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Tampa Bay | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 EDT | Paulo Araujo 2' Kirby 22'Thompson 61' 98' (pen.)Arguez 85' |
Report | 32' 82' Diaz 58' Nyazamba 79' Valentino 110' Burt |
Attendance: 972 |
| June 29, 2010 Round of 16 | Houston | 1–0 | Miami | Carl Lewis International Complex, Houston |
| 19:30 CDT | Palmer 80' |
Report | 47' Kirby 66' 83' Rodrigues |
Attendance: 832 Referee: Chris Penso |