The 2026 season is the seventh season for Inter Miami CF, a professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team plays in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of club soccer in the United States, as a member of the Eastern Conference. This is the first season for the team at Nu Stadium. The year also marks the 23rd 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 third time, as well as the Leagues Cup and the Campeones Cup.
Inter Miami CF enters the season as the defending MLS Cup champions; in MLS Cup 2025, they defeated Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Summary
Preseason
After a six-week offseason, Inter Miami CF began their preseason training camp on January 17 in Fort Lauderdale ahead of three friendlies on a tour of South America. An additional match, against Independiente del Valle of Ecuador, was scheduled for February 13 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It was postponed to February 26—a week into the MLS regular season—after the club announced that Lionel Messi had a muscle strain and would be unable to play. During the rescheduled friendly, Messi was tackled to the ground by a security guard during an attempt to restrain a pitch invader.
Non-competitive results
Preseason The full preseason schedule with matches in South America was announced on January 23, 2026.
Friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Major League Soccer (MLS)
League tables
Results summary
Results by round
Regular season results The MLS regular season schedule was released on November 20, 2025. Inter Miami CF will play 34 matches—17 at home and 17 away—primarily against the 14 other teams in the Eastern Conference; the team will also play six opponents from the Western Conference.
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Inter Miami CF qualified for the tournament as the winner of MLS Cup 2025, and were granted a bye to the round of 16.
Round of 16
Leagues Cup
League phase
Campeones Cup
Roster
No. Player Nationality Age Signed from Contractends Notes Goalkeepers 13 GK D.C. United 34 GK Lanús 97 GK Minnesota United FC Defenders 2 DF San Lorenzo 3 DF Free agent International 4 DF Racing Club 15 DF Moravia FCM International, on loan 16 DF Palmeiras International, on loan 17 DF Fort Lauderdale CF 26 DF Inter Miami CF II HGP 37 DF Colo-Colo International 62 DF Inter Miami CF II HGP 70 DF Inter Miami CF II HGP 76 DF Inter Miami CF II HGP Midfielders 5 MF Manchester United International 7 MF Atlético Madrid DP; International 8 MF Casa Pia 20 MF Inter Miami CF II HGP 22 MF Portland Timbers 42 MF New Hampshire Wildcats International 59 MF Inter Miami CF II 80 MF River Plate International, on loan 88 MF Inter Miami CF II HGP Forwards 9 FW Grêmio International 10 (captain) FW Paris Saint-Germain DP; International 11 FW Palmeiras International 19 FW Monterrey DP; International 21 FW Celta Vigo International 24 FW Newell's Old Boys 54 FW Inter Miami CF II International 56 FW Inter Miami CF II HGP
Management
!colspan="2" style="background:#F7B5CD; color:#000000; text-align:left" |Ownership
!colspan="2" style="background:#F7B5CD; color:#000000; text-align:left" |Front office
!colspan="2" style="background:#F7B5CD; color:#000000; text-align:left" |Coaching staff
Transfers
In + Incoming transfers for Inter Miami CF Player Previous team Notes Date 7 MF Purchase option exercised after loan 3 DF Free agent 4 DF Free agent 97 GK Free agent 16 DF Loan with purchase option 22 MF Traded for up to $2.15 million 21 FW Transferred after loan 56 FW Homegrown player 34 GK Transferred after loan 13 GK Free agent 19 FW Transferred for undisclosed fee 88 MF Homegrown player 76 DF Homegrown player 59 MF Homegrown player 15 DF Loan with purchase option 5 MF Free agent 70 DF Homegrown player 54 FW Promoted 11 FW Transferred for undisclosed fee 80 MF Loan with purchase option
Out + Outgoing transfers for Inter Miami CF Player New team Notes Date 18 DF Retired 5 MF Retired 14 FW Option declined 15 DF Out of contract 57 DF End of loan 25 GK Option declined 29 FW End of loan 11 MF End of loan 6 DF Loan with purchase option 19 GK Unattached Contract terminated 30 MF Transferred after loan 6 DF Loan 41 MF Loan with purchase option 32 DF Loan with purchase option
Draft picks
+ 2026 MLS SuperDraft picks for Inter Miami Player Nationality Previous team 1st 30 DF Bryant University 2nd 32 MF Duke University 2nd 54 FW Bryant University 2nd 60 DF Indiana University Bloomington 3rd 90 FW University of Vermont
Statistics Key MLS = Major League Soccer, PO = MLS Cup playoffs, CCC = CONCACAF Champions Cup, LC = Leagues Cup, CC = Campeones Cup A = Appearances, S = Starts, G = Goals
Appearances and goals
No.PlayerMLSPOCCCLCCCTotalGoalkeepers34GK66000000033000099097GK2121000022000011024240Defenders2DF17131000210110100211513DF13111000110300100181214DF231200002203101102916015DF550000–––21011087016DF181810002203311002423217DF211910001003300002522137DF171600001100001101918076DF500000–––00000050032DF19121–––210330–––24161Midfielders5MF11113000–––330111151547MF22224000220331110282858MF232230002203310002827420MF21000000000000021022MF1030000100200000133042MF232200002203311102928159MF601000–––20000080180MF210000––––––11032088MF601000–––00010070141MF930–––000200–––1130Forwards9FW23191300010000011025201310FW24232100022121211129272511FW100000––––––00010019FW232070002200001102623721FW940000220000000116024FW141030002001000001710354FW200000–––22000042056FW14410000003310001772Total2762002137123372
Goalscorers RankPos.No.PlayerMLSPOCCCLCCCTotal1FW10 Lionel Messi 21 0 1 2 1 252FW9 Luis Suárez 13 0 0 0 0 133FW19 Germán Berterame 7 0 0 0 0 74MF7 Rodrigo De Paul 4 0 0 1 0 55MF5 Casemiro 3 0 0 0 1 4MF8 Telasco Segovia 3 0 0 1 0 47FW24 Mateo Silvetti 3 0 0 0 0 38DF16 Micael 1 0 0 1 0 2FW56 Dániel Pintér 1 0 0 1 0 210DF32 Noah Allen 1 0 0 0 0 1MF42 Yannick Bright 0 0 0 1 0 1DF17 Ian Fray 1 0 0 0 0 1DF2 Gonzalo Luján 1 0 0 0 0 1MF59 Preston Plambeck 1 0 0 0 0 1DF3 Sergio Reguilón 1 0 0 0 0 1MF88 Alexander Shaw 1 0 0 0 0 1Own goals 2 0 0 0 0 2Total 64 0 1 7 2 74
Assists RankPos.No.PlayerMLSPOCCCLCCCTotal1FW10 Lionel Messi 13 0 0 1 1 152MF7 Rodrigo De Paul 8 0 0 0 0 8MF8 Telasco Segovia 8 0 0 0 0 84DF32 Noah Allen 1 0 0 3 0 4FW19 Germán Berterame 4 0 0 0 0 4FW9 Luis Suárez 3 0 0 0 1 47DF17 Ian Fray 2 0 0 1 0 3FW24 Mateo Silvetti 3 0 0 0 0 39MF42 Yannick Bright 1 0 0 0 0 1MF5 Casemiro 0 0 0 1 0 1DF3 Sergio Reguilón 0 0 1 0 0 1Total 43 0 1 6 2 52
Clean sheets RankNo.PlayerMLSPOCCCLCCCTotal197 Dayne St. Clair 2 0 1 0 1 4234 Rocco Ríos Novo 2 0 0 0 0 2Total 4 0 1 0 0 5
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