2020 Inter Miami CF season

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)
Home colors	Away colors
	2021 →

The 2020 Inter Miami CF season was the first season in the history of Inter Miami 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.

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

Roster

Squad No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	John McCarthy	GK	(1992-07-04)July 04, 1992 (aged 27)	Tampa Bay Rowdies
27	Drake Callender	GK	(1997-10-07)October 07, 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 08, 1999 (aged 20)	Atlético Nacional
4	Christian Makoun	DF	(2000-03-05)March 05, 2000 (aged 19)	Juventus
5	Nicolás Figal	DF	(1994-04-03)April 03, 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 04, 1987 (aged 32)	Houston Dynamo
22	Ben Sweat	DF	(1991-09-04)September 04, 1991 (aged 28)	New York City FC
25	Grant Lillard	DF	(1995-12-05)December 05, 1995 (aged 24)	Chicago Fire 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
29	Román Torres	DF	(1986-03-20)March 20, 1986 (aged 33)	Seattle Sounders FC
33	Mikey Ambrose	DF	(1993-10-05)October 05, 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 09, 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 04, 1992 (aged 27)	FC Cincinnati
14	Jay Chapman	MF	(1994-01-01)January 01, 1994 (aged 26)	Toronto FC
15	David Norman	MF	(1998-05-31)May 31, 1998 (aged 21)	Pacific FC
16	Luis Argudo	MF	(1995-12-13)December 13, 1995 (aged 24)	Columbus Crew
24	Lee Nguyen	MF	(1986-10-07)October 07, 1986 (aged 33)	Los Angeles 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 09, 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]
July 26, 2019	MF	—	Matías Pellegrini	Estudiantes	Undisclosed	^[1]
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
December 2, 2019	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]
December 24, 2019	DF	—	Denso Ulysse	Tacoma Defiance	Free	^[5]
December 28, 2019	FW	—	Juan Agudelo	Toronto FC	Trade	^[6]
December 29, 2019	DF	—	Román Torres	Seattle Sounders	Free	^[7]
January 1, 2020	MF	—	George Acosta	Austin Bold	Free	^[8]
January 1, 2020	MF	—	David Norman	Pacific FC	Free	^[9]
January 9, 2020	FW	—	Robbie Robinson	Clemson University	SuperDraft	^[10]
January 9, 2020	DF	—	Dylan Nealis	Georgetown University	SuperDraft	^[10]
January 30, 2020	DF	—	Nicolás Figal	Independiente	Undisclosed	^[11]
January 31, 2020	MF	—	Lewis Morgan	Celtic	Undisclosed	^[12]
January 31, 2020	MF	—	Wil Trapp	Columbus Crew	$100,000 GAM	^[13]
February 12, 2020	MF	—	Andrés Reyes	Atlético Nacional	Loan	^[14]
February 12, 2020	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

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

Non-competitive

Preseason

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

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

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Overall

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MLS is Back – group stage

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Matches

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.

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

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

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

As of 9 September 2020.

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v t e Inter Miami CF
Founded 2018 Based in Miami, Florida
Club	Players Seasons Records & statistics
Stadiums	Chase Stadium Miami Freedom Park (future)
Key people	Owners: David Beckham; Jorge and Jose Mas Head Coach: Gerardo Martino Sporting Director: Chris Henderson Director of Soccer Operations: Niki Budalic
Affiliated clubs	Inter Miami CF II (MLSNP)
Seasons	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Matches	2023 Leagues Cup final 2023 U.S. Open Cup final

v t e 2020 MLS season by team
SuperDraft MLS is Back Tournament All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew SC D.C. United Inter Miami CF Montreal Impact Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western	Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps

2020 Inter Miami CF season

Contents

Management

Roster

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

MLS SuperDraft

Non-competitive

Preseason

Competitive

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

Overall

MLS is Back – group stage

Matches

MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall statistics

Top scorers

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