The 2025 season was the sixth season for Inter Miami CF, a professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team played in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of club soccer in the United States, as a member of the Eastern Conference. The year also marked the 22nd season of first-division club soccer in South Florida. In addition to playing in the MLS regular season, Inter Miami CF competed in the CONCACAF Champions Cup for the second time, and played in the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time.
The club were the defending Supporters' Shield champions, having set a record for most points in MLS history during the 2024 regular season. They qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup in the allocated slot for the host country and hosted the expanded tournament's opening match on June 15, 2025, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The 2025 season was the final year for the club at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, which was replaced by Nu Stadium in 2026.
Inter Miami CF ended the season with their first MLS Cup title after they defeated Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 in the final played at Chase Stadium.
Summary
Preseason
Argentinian manager Gerardo "Tata" Martino resigned at the end of the 2024 season after two years at the club and was replaced on November 26 by Javier Mascherano, the former manager of the Argentina under-20 team. Sporting director Chris Henderson left Miami in December to join Atlanta United FC. The team's captain, Argentinian midfielder Lionel Messi, has a contract through the end of the 2025 season. The team had several key players who had contracts that were set to expire during the 2024–25 offseason, including striker Luis Suárez and defender Jordi Alba, who had a club option for 2025. Suárez signed a one-year extension of his contract on November 27 and was followed by the exercising of a contract option for Alba through the 2025 season.
The preseason for Inter Miami CF began on January 10 with players reporting to a training camp that expended to full sessions three days later. The team played their first friendly match ten days later against Club América of Liga MX at Allegiant Stadium in the Las Vegas area. The teams drew 2–2 in regulation time and Inter Miami CF won 3–2 in the penalty shootout, which culminated in a winning kick by 17-year-old homegrown player Santiago Morales. Inter Miami CF then played in three overseas friendlies organized by marketing agency Never Say Never (co-founded by Andrés Iniesta) before returning to the United States in February. Inter Miami CF and Orlando City SC played a preseason friendly match on February 14 at Raymond James Stadium; it was the first match at the stadium with MLS teams since the Tampa Bay Mutiny folded in 2001.
February and March
Miami began their season with the first round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The first leg was hosted by Sporting Kansas City and originally scheduled for February 18, but was moved a day later due to a winter storm warning. The match kicked off on February 19 with a temperature of ; by the end of the match, the temperature was below . Lionel Messi scored the lone goal of the match in the 56th minute as both teams had difficulty playing in the cold conditions. The match's referee, Marco Ortíz of Mexico, was later suspended by CONCACAF for requesting an autograph from Messi for a family member.
The team returned to Florida three days later to open the MLS regular season against New York City FC; the scheduled kickoff time was delayed by five hours to accommodate the earlier change in the CONCACAF Champions Cup fixture. Messi had two assists in the match, which finished in a 2–2 draw after a late tying goal for Miami in the tenth minute of stoppage time by Telasco Segovia. Miami had played for most of the match with 10 players after defender Tomás Avilés was sent off for a tackle in the 23rd minute. Miami advanced to the round of 16 in the Champions Cup with a 3–1 win at home against Sporting Kansas City in the second leg of their series, which finished with a 4–1 aggregate score. All three goals for the home team were scored in the first half, including two in stoppage time. Lionel Messi did not travel for Miami's away league match against the Houston Dynamo, who allowed fans in attendance to claim a complimentary ticket for a future match. Miami won 4–1 with a goal and three assists from Luis Suárez.
Non-competitive
Preseason The full preseason schedule with matches in Central and South America was announced on January 10, 2025.
Competitive
Overview
Major League Soccer
League tables
Results summary
Results by round
Match results The MLS regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2024. Inter Miami CF played 34 matches—17 at home and 17 away—primarily against the 14 other teams in the Eastern Conference; the team also played six opponents from the Western Conference. The regular season included a break for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in June, but no break for the 2025 Leagues Cup in August.
MLS Cup playoffs
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Inter Miami CF qualified for the tournament as the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield winners. They were placed into Pot 1 as one of the top eight clubs in the CONCACAF Club Rankings for the round one draw.
Round one
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
FIFA Club World Cup
Inter Miami CF qualified for the tournament as the host country representative team by winning the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield. They opened the tournament at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on June 14, 2025.
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on December 5, 2024. Inter Miami CF was in Pot 4 but automatically assigned to Group A for scheduling purposes.
Knockout stage
Leagues Cup
Inter Miami CF qualified for the 2025 Leagues Cup as one of the top nine teams in the Eastern Conference standings during the 2024 season. They did not play in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup and instead were represented by Inter Miami CF II, their reserve team from MLS Next Pro.
League phase
Knockout stage
Management
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Players For the 2025 season, Inter Miami CF were permitted a maximum of 30 signed players on the first team, of which 10 roster positions were designated for supplemental and reserve players. Additional homegrown players were eligible to be signed to off-roster slots and were able to appear in MLS matches through short-term agreements. The senior players in the first 20 roster positions counted towards a base salary cap of $5.95 million with exceptions for certain categories, including up to three Designated Players who counted for a set amount in the cap. The total salary cap of $11.11 million included the use of general allocation money and other targeted spending mechanisms. MLS clubs were allowed to sign three senior Designated Players and three under-22 Designated Players to salaries that exceeded the salary cap with a maximum budget charge of $743,750. , Inter Miami CF had $3.15 million in available general allocation money for the 2025 season.
Roster
No. Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Contractends Notes Goalkeepers 19 GK Free agent 2026 International 25 GK San Jose Earthquakes 2025 34 GK Lanús 2025 On loan Defenders 2 DF San Lorenzo 2027 International 6 DF Racing Club 2026 15 DF University of Washington 2025 17 DF Fort Lauderdale CF 2025 HGP 18 DF Barcelona 2025 DP; International 26 DF Inter Miami CF II 2027 HGP 32 DF Inter Miami CF II 2028 HGP 37 DF Colo-Colo 2028 International 57 DF Boca Juniors 2025 On loan; International 62 DF Inter Miami CF II 2026 HGP Midfielders 5 MF Barcelona 2025 DP; International 7 MF Atlético Madrid 2025 On loan; International 8 MF Casa Pia 2029 International 11 MF Racing Club 2025 On loan; International 41 MF Inter Miami CF II 2028 HGP 42 MF University of New Hampshire 2028 International 81 MF Inter Miami CF II 2027 HGP Forwards 9 FW Grêmio 2025 International 10 (captain) FW Paris Saint-Germain 2028 DP; International 14 FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025 21 FW Celta Vigo 2025 On loan; International 24 FW Newell's Old Boys 2029 International 29 FW Barcelona SC 2025 On loan; International
Transfers For transfers in, dates listed are when Inter Miami CF officially signed the player to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Inter Miami CF officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from the Inter Miami CF roster.
In + Incoming transfers for Inter Miami CF Player Previous team Notes Date 14 FW Free agent 21 FW Loan 2 DF Transferred for undisclosed fee 34 GK Loan with purchase option 8 MF Transferred for undisclosed fee 37 DF Transferred for undisclosed fee 11 MF Loan with purchase option 29 FW Loan with purchase option 25 GK Free agent 7 MF Loan with purchase option 24 FW Transferred for undisclosed fee
Out + Outgoing transfers for Inter Miami CF Player New team Notes Date 21 DF End of loan 7 MF Option declined 27 DF Unattached Option declined 33 DF Option declined 35 MF Unattached Option declined 43 MF Option declined 99 GK Option declined 20 MF Transferred for undisclosed fee 13 GK Traded for $100,000 GAM 8 FW Traded for $2.5 million GAM 25 MF Transferred for undisclosed fee 11 MF Transferred for undisclosed fee 16 MF Traded for $750,000 GAM 24 MF Waivers 14 DF End of loan 22 FW Traded for international roster slot 55 MF Transferred for undisclosed fee 1 GK Traded for $750,000 GAM 30 MF Loan with purchase option
Draft picks
Draft picks were not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who were signed to a contract are listed as transfers in.
On December 20, 2024, Inter Miami CF traded its first-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft to Los Angeles FC in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick and $50,000 in general allocation money.
+ 2025 MLS SuperDraft picks for Inter Miami CF Player Nationality Previous team Notes 2nd 52 MF 3rd 82 FW
Statistics Key MLS = Major League Soccer, PO = MLS Cup playoffs, CCC = CONCACAF Champions Cup, CWC = FIFA Club World Cup, LC = Leagues Cup A = Appearances, S = Starts, G = Goals
Appearances and goals
No.PlayerMLSPOCCCCWCLCTotalGoalkeepers19GK252500008804403304040034GK1070660000000330191601GK320–––000000000320Defenders2DF26210200620000650402806DF251522004204203003819215DF51000000000000051017DF211315403302204303525118DF302966607713106615249832DF262006608604403104737037DF242116607704406604744157DF241813204404304313930214DF831–––210000–––1041Midfielders5MF33320660770440660565507MF1190661––––––661232128MF3119860188044164355351311MF14636600001001102213341MF42000031000000073042MF271615006200005404322181MF40000010000000050016MF421–––300––––––72130MF22161–––8104105003918155MF2080–––87143030035181Forwards9FW28271042088344166350471710FW28262966676544144249464314FW2074000310300200288421FW31261166977244165154482424FW310642–––––––––95229FW61100010000000071156FW100––––––––––––10022FW310–––100000–––410Total34816198124461258128
Goalscorers