The 2019–20 Miami FC season was the club's first season playing in the National Independent Soccer Association, a newly established third division soccer league in the United States, and first professional season since 2017. It was also Miami's third season of professional play overall.
The team competed in the fall portion of the NISA season, between September and November 2019, before leaving the league and joining the second division USL Championship. During that span Miami went undefeated through eight games and won the NISA East Coast Championship over Stumptown Athletic. Dylan Mares and Miguel González led the team with five goals each.
Overview Following the cancellation of the 2018 NASL season, Miami FC began play in the National Premier Soccer League, a semi-pro league affiliated to the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA), and won its national title in both 2018 and 2019. In mid-2019, it was announced that the team would re-join professional soccer in the newly established National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). The 2019 fall NISA schedule was announced on July 25, 2019.
On December 11, former USL Championship club Ottawa Fury FC announced that it had transferred its franchise rights to the Miami FC ownership group, and the club would begin competition in the league beginning with the 2020 season. Miami became the second NISA team to cease league play during an on-going season after Philadelphia Fury went on hiatus after one game earlier in 2019.
Roster Players Miami FC 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 Fresno FC 2019 22 0 22 Bryant Gammiero GK Florida Soccer Soldiers 2019 1 0 33 Lionel Brown GK Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 4 0 Defenders 3 Marco Franco DF Penn FC 2019 15 0 4 Matheus Silva DF Orlando City B 2019 2 0 5 Callum Chapman-Page DF PBA Sailfish 2019 15 2 7 Maximiliano Schenfeld DF Miami United FC 2019 3 0 23 Brenton Griffiths DF Reno 1868 2019 21 3 45 Jalen Markey DF Seattle Sounders FC 2 2019 19 0 88 Shawn Chin DF Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2018 26 3 Midfielders 6 Dylan Mares MF Indy Eleven 2019 77 27 8 Tomás Granitto MF Miami United FC 2019 22 1 14 Robert Baggio Kcira MF Wiener Neustadt 2019 17 2 16 Harrison Heath MF Minnesota United FC 2019 13 1 17 Brian James MF Toronto FC II 2018 26 2 20 Alessandro Milesi MF Brescia Calcio U-19 2019 2 0 21 Héctor Morales MF AFC Ann Arbor 2019 19 2 25 Lance Rozeboom MF Tampa Bay Rowdies 2019 23 0 Forwards 2 Othello Bah FW Unattached 2019 18 1 9 Mohamed Thiaw FW San Jose Earthquakes 2019 23 16 11 Lloyd Sam FW AFC Wimbledon 2019 21 3 12 Miguel González FW Oklahoma City Energy 2019 23 21
Staff Paul Dalglish – Head coach Nelson Vargas – Assistant coach Anthony Hazelwood – Goalkeeper coach
Transfers In #Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateSource22 Florida Soccer SoldiersFree transfer20 Brescia Calcio U-19Free transfer7 Miami United FCFree transfer4 Orlando City BFree transfer
Notes 1. 17 of Miami FC's players were already signed to professional contracts prior to joining NISA
Out #Pos.PlayerSigned toDetailsDateSource7 TrenčínFree transfer10 FC TulsaFree transfer92 FC TulsaFree transfer
Competitions NISA Fall season (Showcase)
Standings
Results summary
Matches
Playoff
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
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Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameFall SeasonFall PlayoffTotal1 MF6Dylan Mares505FW12 Miguel González4152 FW9 Mohamed Thiaw4043FW11 Lloyd Sam112DF23 Brenton Griffiths2024 FW2 Othello Bah101MF10 Ariel Martínez011FW22 Darío Suárez101DF88 Shawn Chin101 Own goal101
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameFall SeasonFall PlayoffTotal6 MFDylan Mares10001016 MFHarrison Heath10102025 MFLance Rozeboom10001045 DFJalen Markey21002188 DFShawn Chin10001092 FWDarío Suárez100010
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