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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
PresidentDavid Beckham
Head coachDiego Alonso
StadiumInter Miami CF Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 10th
Overall: 19th
U.S. Open CupCanceled
MLS CupPlay-in round
MLS is Back TournamentGroup stage
Top goalscorerLewis Morgan (5 goals)
Average home league attendance2,216
Biggest winMIA 3–2 ORL (Aug. 22)
ATL 1–2 MIA (Sept. 19)
Biggest defeatMIA 1–4 NYRB {Sept. 23)
PHI 3–0 MIA (Sept. 27)
NSH 3–0 MIA (Nov. 20)
2021 →

Management edit

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

Roster edit

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 edit

Transfers in edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Preseason edit

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

Competitive edit

Major League Soccer edit

Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

League tables edit

Eastern Conference edit
Pos Team
 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 edit
2020 MLS overall standings
Pos Team
 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 edit

Group A results
Pos Team
 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 edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

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
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
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
August 30 7 Nashville SC 1–0 Inter Miami Nashville, TN
8:30 PM EDT Godoy   53' Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: The match was played behind closed doors..
September 2 8 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Inter Miami Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
September 6 9 Inter Miami 0–0 Nashville SC Fort Lauderdale, FL
8:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: The match was originally scheduled for August 26.
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elton García
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Drew Fischer
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
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
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
Attendance: 0
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.
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
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
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.
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 edit

Main article: 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Matías Pellegrini, Julián Carranza As First Players in Club History". Inter Miami CF. July 26, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Bogert, Tom (August 6, 2019). "Inter Miami seals third signing, Venezuelan teenager Christian Makoun". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Inter Miami CF Acquires Midfielder Victor Ulloa from FC Cincinnati". Inter Miami CF. November 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "Inter Miami CF's MLS Expansion Draft Selections Revealed | Inter Miami CF".
  5. ^ Boehm, Charles (December 24, 2019). "Inter Miami sign young fullback Denso Ulysse, goalkeeper Drake Callender". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Forward Juan Agudelo". Inter Miami CF. December 28, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  7. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (December 29, 2019). "Inter Miami CF sign former Seattle Sounders defender Roman Torres as free agent". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Baer, Benjamin (September 20, 2019). "Inter Miami sign US youth international midfielder George Acosta". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  9. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (September 3, 2019). "Inter Miami trade for Vancouver Whitecaps Homegrown David Norman Jr". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "Inter Miami CF Selects Robbie Robinson, Dylan Nealis in 2020 MLS SuperDraft First Round". intermiamicf.com. January 9, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Argentine Center Back Nicolás Figal". Inter Miami CF. January 30, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  12. ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Winger Lewis Morgan from Celtic FC". Inter Miami CF. January 31, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  13. ^ "Inter Miami CF Acquires U.S. Men's National Team Midfielder Wil Trapp". Inter Miami CF. January 31, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  14. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (February 12, 2020). "Inter Miami CF Signs Colombian Youth International Center Back Andrés Reyes on Loan". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Inter Miami CF Signs Bolivian Youth International Defender Jairo Quinteros". intermiamicf.com. February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  16. ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Mexican International Midfielder Rodolfo Pizarro as Designated Player". Inter Miami. February 17, 2020.
  17. ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Versatile Veteran Brek Shea". Inter Miami CF. June 25, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  18. ^ "WELCOME, LEANDRO GONZÁLEZ PIREZ". Inter Miami CF. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  19. ^ Juve, Jonathan (August 10, 2020). "BREAKING: Blaise Matuidi to leave Juventus". juvefc.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  20. ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Forward Gonzalo Higuaín as Designated Player". Inter Miami. September 18, 2020.
  21. ^ "Inter Miami CF Acquires Veteran Midfielder Federico Higuaín". Inter Miami. October 10, 2020.
  22. ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire experienced MLS goalkeeper Bryan Meredith via trade from Inter Miami CF | Vancouver Whitecaps".
  23. ^ "Columbus Crew SC acquire Grant Lillard in trade from Inter Miami | Major League Soccer".
  24. ^ "Inter Miami CF Waives Midfielder Luis Argudo | Inter Miami CF".
  25. ^ "New England Revolution acquire Lee Nguyen from Inter Miami | Major League Soccer".
  26. ^ "Roman Torres rejoins Seattle Sounders in trade with Inter Miami | Major League Soccer".
  27. ^ "Conference Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  28. ^ "Supporters' Shield Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  29. ^ "MLS is Back Group Stage Standings". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
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