2016 Miami FC season
Miami FC 2016 soccer season
| 2016 season | |
|---|---|
| Co-Owner | Paolo Maldini, Riccardo Silva |
| Head coach | Alessandro Nesta |
| Stadium | FIU Stadium |
| NASL | Spring: 11th Fall: 5th Combined: 7th |
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round vs Wilmington Hammerheads |
| Top goalscorer | League: Darío Cvitanich (9) All: Darío Cvitanich (9) |
| Highest home attendance | 10,156 (Apr 8 vs. Tampa Bay) |
| Lowest home attendance | League: 1,229 (May 28 vs. Edmonton) All: 300 (Jun 1 vs. Wilmington) |
| Average home league attendance | League: 3,764 All: 3,187 |
2017 → | |
The 2016 Miami FC season was the club's first season of existence. The club plays in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
Roster
- As of match played October 28, 2016[1]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Sebastian Evers |  | GK | (1991-01-02) January 2, 1991 (age 33) | Jacksonville Armada | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Mario Daniel Vega |  | GK | (1984-06-03) June 3, 1984 (age 39) |  Anorthosis Famagusta | 2016 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Lionel Brown | | GK | (1987-09-17) September 17, 1987 (age 36) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Jonathan Borrajo | | DF | (1987-06-02) June 2, 1987 (age 36) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2016 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Brad Rusin | | DF | (1986-09-05) September 5, 1986 (age 37) | San Antonio Scorpions | 2016 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Adaílton |  | DF | (1983-04-16) April 16, 1983 (age 41) | Chicago Fire | 2016 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Mason Trafford |  | DF | (1986-08-21) August 21, 1986 (age 37) | Ottawa Fury | 2016 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Hunter Freeman | | DF | (1985-01-08) January 8, 1985 (age 39) | New York Cosmos | 2016 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Nassim Menzou |  | DF | (1994-05-07) May 7, 1994 (age 29) | Miami City | 2016 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Rhett Bernstein | | DF | (1987-09-10) September 10, 1987 (age 36) |  Mjøndalen | 2016 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 24 | Joe Franco | | DF | (1990-01-26) January 26, 1990 (age 34) | LA Galaxy II | 2016 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Ariel Martínez |  | MF | (1986-05-09) May 9, 1986 (age 37) | Charleston Battery | 2016 | 27 | 7 | ||
| 7 | Roberto Alterio |  | MF | (1990-08-31) August 31, 1990 (age 33) | FIU Panthers | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Wilson Palacios |  | MF | (1984-07-29) July 29, 1984 (age 39) | 2016 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 10 | Kwadwo Poku |  | MF | (1992-02-19) February 19, 1992 (age 32) | New York City | 2016 | 20 | 6 | ||
| 13 | Conner Rezende | | MF | (1993-01-12) January 12, 1993 (age 31) | Michigan Bucks | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Robert Baggio Kcira | | MF | (1994-09-01) September 1, 1994 (age 29) |  Wiener Neustadt | 2016 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Dane Richards |  | MF | (1983-12-14) December 14, 1983 (age 40) | New York Red Bulls | 2016 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Richie Ryan |  | MF | (1985-01-06) January 6, 1985 (age 39) | Jacksonville Armada | 2016 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Calvin Rezende | | MF | (1993-01-12) January 12, 1993 (age 31) | Michigan Bucks | 2016 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Jonny Steele |  | MF | (1986-02-07) February 7, 1986 (age 38) | Ottawa Fury | 2016 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 23 | Blake Smith | | MF | (1991-01-17) January 17, 1991 (age 33) |  Yverdon Sport | 2016 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Michael Lahoud |  | MF | (1986-09-15) September 15, 1986 (age 37) | Philadelphia Union | 2016 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 28 | Gabriel Farfán | | MF | (1988-06-23) June 23, 1988 (age 35) | Chiapas | 2016 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Jaime Chavez | | FW | (1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 36) | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2016 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 11 | Aaron Dennis | | FW | (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993 (age 31) | Arizona United | 2016 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Darío Cvitanich | | FW | (1984-05-16) May 16, 1984 (age 39) |  Pachuca | 2016 | 27 | 9 | ||
| 77 | Vincenzo Rennella | | FW | (1988-10-08) October 8, 1988 (age 35) | loan from  Real Valladolid | 2016 | 2016 | 14 | 3 | |
| 83 | Pablo Campos | | FW | (1983-01-29) January 29, 1983 (age 41) | Minnesota United | 2016 | 16 | 1 | ||
Staff
Mauro Pederzoli – Technical Director- Alessandro Nesta – Head Coach
- Lorenzo Rubinacci – Assistant coach[2]
- Vincenzo Benvenuto – Goalkeeper coach[2]
Paolo Pacione – Head of Performance and Fitness Coach[3]
Transfers
Winter
| In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. | Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Summer
| In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Friendlies
Miami v Boca Raton FC
| January 23, 2016 | Miami | 4–0 | Boca Raton FC | Miami Gardens |
| 7:00 a.m. EDT | Chavez  Martínez | Summary | Stadium: St. Thomas University Attendance: Closed-door |
Miami v Albion SC Plantation
| January 30, 2016 | Miami | 5–0 | Albion SC Plantation | Miami Gardens |
| 7:30 a.m. EDT | Alterio Martínez Dennis Riascos Kcira | Summary | Stadium: St. Thomas University Attendance: Closed-door |
Miami v Miami United
| February 6, 2016 | Miami | 2–0 | Miami United | Miami Gardens |
| 7:30 a.m. EDT | Kcira Alterio | Summary | Stadium: St. Thomas University Attendance: Closed-door |
Miami v FC Miami City
| February 12, 2016 | Miami | 7–1 | FC Miami City | Miami Gardens |
| 7:30 a.m. EDT | Cvitanich , , Martínez , Co. Rezende Smith | Summary | | Stadium: St. Thomas University Attendance: Closed-door |
FIU Panthers v Miami
| February 17, 2016 | FIU Panthers | 0–1 | Miami | Miami |
| 10:30 a.m. EDT | Summary | Adaílton | Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium |
Miami v Barry Buccaneers
| February 27, 2016 | Miami | 2–0 | Barry Buccaneers | Miami Gardens |
| 11:00 EDT | Martínez Dennis | Summary | Stadium: St. Thomas University |
Miami v Charleston Battery
| March 3, 2016 | Miami | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Jacksonville |
| 10:00 EDT | Chavez 20' | [ Summary] | Garbanzo 30' | Stadium: Patton Park |
Miami v Tulsa Roughnecks
| March 5, 2016 | Miami | 2–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Jacksonville |
| 10:00 EDT | Campos , 70' | [ Summary] | Stadium: Patton Park |
Miami v Jacksonville Armada
| March 9, 2016 | Miami | 1–2 | Jacksonville Armada | Miami Gardens |
| 11:00 EDT | Campos 45' (pen.) | Report | Sandoval 2' Bahner  52'Johnson 87' (pen.) | Stadium: St. Thomas University |
Miami v Rayo OKC
| March 12, 2016 | Miami | 1–0 | Rayo OKC | Miami Gardens |
| 11:00 EDT | Martínez 28' | Report | Stadium: St. Thomas University |
Miami v Miami Fusion FC
| March 26, 2016 | Miami | 4–0 | Miami Fusion FC | Miami |
| 19:00 EDT | Chavez 4' Martínez 18'Smith 56'Campos 86' | Report | Stadium: FIU Stadium |
Competitions
NASL Spring season
Standings
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indy Eleven (S) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | Playoffs |
| 2 | New York Cosmos | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | |
| 3 | FC Edmonton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 17 | |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 16 | |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 16 | |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 | |
| 7 | Carolina RailHawks | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | |
| 8 | Rayo OKC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
| 9 | Ottawa Fury | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 9 | |
| 10 | Jacksonville Armada | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | |
| 11 | Miami FC | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 7 |
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(S) Spring season champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(S) Spring season champion
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
Last updated: June 11, 2016.
Source: Match reports
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on June 11, 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Miami
| April 2, 2016 1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–1 | Miami | Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:00 EDT | James 23' Felipe 42' Santos 90+4' (pen.) | MIA Report NASL Report Summary | Cvitanich 12' (pen.) Corrales 21'  45+1' Bernstein 50' Smith 64' Chavez 90' | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 2,331 Referee: Jose Rivero |
Miami v Tampa Bay Rowdies
| April 8, 2016 2 | Miami | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Cvitanich 17' 72' Palacios 75' | MIA Report NASL Report Summary | Sweat 20' King 42' Hristov 85' (pen.) 86' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 10,156 |
Jacksonville Armada v Miami
| April 15, 2016 3 | Jacksonville Armada | 2–1 | Miami | Jacksonville |
| 19:00 EDT | Sandoval 20' Ruthven 25' Millien 36' George 57' Eloundou 73' | MIA Report NASL Report Summary | Cvitanich 26' 39' Vega 90+3' | Stadium: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville Attendance: 5,112 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
Miami v Rayo OKC
| April 22, 2016 4 | Miami | 2–3 | Rayo OKC | Miami |
| 19:00 EDT | Trafford 33' Martinez 36' Ca. Rezende 62' Rusin 75' | MIA Report NASL Report Summary | Findley 15' Forbes 25' Boateng 81' Michel 81', 86' (pen.) | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 2,168 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
Ottawa Fury v Miami
| April 30, 2016 5 | Ottawa Fury | 2–0 | Miami | Ottawa |
| 14:00 EDT | Timbó 25' Rozeboom 57' Vered 65' Chin 90+4' | MIA Report NASL Report Summary | van Kanten 24' Richards 73' | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 7,023 Referee: David Barrie |
Miami v New York Cosmos
| May 6, 2016 6 | Miami | 0–3 | New York Cosmos | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Borrajo 19' Cvitanich 67' Ca. Rezende 76' | MIA Report NASL Report Summary | Arango 18' Farfan 34' 67' Ayoze 45+1' Arrieta 50' 62' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
Carolina RailHawks v Miami
| May 14, 2016 7 | Carolina RailHawks | 0–0 | Miami | Cary |
| 19:30 EDT | MIA Report NASL Report Summary | Adaílton 31' Trafford 72' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,107 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
Miami v Edmonton
| May 28, 2016 8 | Miami | 1–0 | Edmonton | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Martínez 67' | Summary | Ledgerwood 55' Diakité 63' Eckersley 75' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 1,229 Referee: Jamie Herrera Garduño |
Miami v Indy Eleven
| June 4, 2016 9 | Miami | 0–0 | Indy Eleven | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Adaílton 81' | Summary | Larrea 83' Franco 90' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 1,837 Referee: Allen Chapman |
Minnesota United v Miami
| June 11, 2016 10 | Minnesota United | 3–1 | Miami | Blaine |
| 20:00 EDT | Ibson 40' 90+4' Ramirez 46' Stefano 52' | Summary | Ryan 55' Chavez 66' Martínez 66' | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 9,102 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
NASL Fall season
Standings
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Cosmos (F) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 47 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Indy Eleven | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 37 | |
| 3 | FC Edmonton | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 36 | |
| 4 | Rayo OKC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Miami FC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 26 | |
| 7 | Carolina RailHawks | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 26 | |
| 8 | Minnesota United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 24 | |
| 10 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 23 | |
| 11 | Jacksonville Armada | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 23 | |
| 12 | Ottawa Fury | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 22 |
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 |
Last updated: October 28, 2016.
Source: Match reports
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on October 19, 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Miami
| July 2, 2016 1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–1 | Miami | Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:00 EDT | Moura 29' Agbossoumonde 53' 59' James 55' Restrepo 69' | Summary | Cvitanich 18' (pen.) Farfán 33' Richards 79' | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 1,431 Referee: Mark Geiger |
Miami v New York Cosmos
| July 9, 2016 2 | Miami | 2–3 | New York Cosmos | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Poku 52' 73' Cvitanich 87' (pen.) | Summary | Holt 17' Mkosana 39', 90+2' Diosa 70' Bover 77' Orozco 81' Flores 90+3' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 4,519 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
Miami v Jacksonville Armada
| July 16, 2016 3 | Miami | 1–0 | Jacksonville Armada | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Trafford 14' Ryan 25' Chavez 90+2' | Summary | Navarro  11' Wallace 61' George 65' Lewis 90+1' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 3,627 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
Carolina RailHawks v Miami
| July 22, 2016 4 | Carolina RailHawks | 3–3 | Miami | Cary |
| 19:30 EDT | Fondy 30' Marcelin 58' Shriver 61' Bravo 78' Beckie 82' Mensing 84' | Summary | Chavez 7', 80' Poku 37' 90' Trafford 65' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,060 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
Miami v Indy Eleven
| July 30, 2016 5 | Miami | 2–1 | Indy Eleven | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Cvitanich 4' Steele 42' Farfán 57' Poku 79' Vega 84' Martínez 85' | Summary | Janicki 87' Zayed 89' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 5,076 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Minnesota United v Miami
| August 6, 2016 6 | Minnesota United | 0–4 | Miami | Blaine |
| 20:00 EDT | Blake 19' Brovsky 60' Kallman 86' | Summary | Steele 9' 62' Martínez 21' Poku 26' Farfán 49' Dennis 87' | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 9,040 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau |
Miami v Fort Lauderdale Strikers
| August 13, 2016 7 | Miami | 0–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Palacios 57' Steele 59' | Summary | Corrales 38' Paulo Jr. 84' Amauri 86' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 7,152 Referee: Ted Unkel |
Rayo OKC v Miami
| August 20, 2016 8 | Rayo OKC | 1–2 | Miami | Yukon |
| 21:00 EDT | Findley 25' Samaras 55' Forbes 82' Ibeagha 88' Hernandez 90+1' | Summary | Poku 77' Campos 79' Martínez 90+4' | Stadium: Miller Stadium Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Victor Rivas |
Ottawa Fury v Miami
| August 24, 2016 9 | Ottawa Fury | 0–0 | Miami | Ottawa |
| 19:00 EDT | Olivera 90' | Summary | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,852 Referee: Pierre Luce Lauziere |
Miami v Minnesota United
| August 27, 2016 10 | Miami | 1–1 | Minnesota United | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Martínez 47' Poku 51' Borrajo 86' | Summary | Laing 38' 58' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 9,739 Referee: Luis Guardia |
Puerto Rico v Miami
| September 3, 2016 11 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Miami | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Summary | Steele 15' Cvitanich 54' Poku 88' | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 2,556 Referee: Sandy Vasquez |
Edmonton v Miami
| September 11, 2016 12 | Edmonton | 0–2 | Miami | Edmonton |
| 16:00 EDT | Eckersley 76' | Summary | Cvitanich 14' Poku 52' Rennella 71' Vega 87' | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,526 Referee: David Barrie |
Miami v Carolina RailHawks
| September 14, 2016 13 | Miami | 1–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Cvitanich 77' 90+3' | Summary | Daly 42' Moses 63' Bravo 90+3' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 6,592 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
Indy Eleven v Miami
| September 17, 2016 14 | Indy Eleven | 2–1 | Miami | Indianapolis |
| 19:30 EDT | Mares 25' 50' Smart 57' | Summary | Palacios 55' Rennella 67' | Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,356 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
Miami v Puerto Rico
| September 23, 2016 15 | Miami | 0–1 | Puerto Rico | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Smith 20' | Summary | Soria 21' Nurse 38' Campos 79' (o.g.) Oliver 84' Ramos 90+5' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 10,012 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
Miami v Ottawa Fury
| September 28, 2016 16 | Miami | 2–1 | Ottawa Fury | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Lahoud 35' Farfán 62' Rennella 69' 90+5' | Summary | Gentile 44' Dixon 66' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 3,116 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Miami
| October 1, 2016 17 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Miami | St. Petersburg |
| 19:30 EDT | Preciado 26' Avila 31' Vingaard 55' | Summary | Freeman 57' Bernstein 74' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,912 Referee: Ted Unkel |
Miami v Rayo OKC
| October 9, 2016 18 | Miami | 0–1 | Rayo OKC | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Smith 64' Ryan 89' | Summary | Michel 71' (pen.) van Schaik 77' Chávez 79' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 4,207 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
Miami v Tampa Bay Rowdies
| October 15, 2016 19 | Miami | 2–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Chavez 16' 56' Poku 21' | Summary | Hristov 27' PC 65' Guerra 67' Preciado 83' Mkandawire 90+1' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 5,215 Referee: Jose Rivero |
Jacksonville Armada v Miami
| October 19, 2016 20 | Jacksonville Armada | 3–2 | Miami | Jacksonville |
| 19:00 EDT | Eloundou 1' George 23' Dixon 69' Scaglia 74' | Summary | Ryan 12' Martínez 27' Chavez 60' Farfán 65' 90' Poku 88' 90+3' Borrajo 90+3' | Stadium: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville Attendance: 1,608 Referee: Daniel Radford |
New York Cosmos v Miami
| October 22, 2016 21 | New York Cosmos | 4–0 | Miami | Hempstead |
| 19:00 EDT | Arrieta 2' Orozco 7', 36' Arango 30' | Summary | Freeman 31' | Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,852 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
Miami v Edmonton
| October 28, 2016 22 | Miami | 1–0 | Edmonton | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Martínez 65' Poku 82' | Summary | Galvao 81' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 8,756 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
U.S. Open Cup
Miami v Wilmington Hammerheads
| June 1, 2016 Third round | Miami | 1–2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Chavez 52' Lahoud 65' Smith 84' Adaílton 88' | Summary | Michaud 2' Moose 5' Parratt 64' Ati 81' | Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Guido Gonzalez |
Squad statistics
- As of Match played October 28, 2016
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Jonathan Borrajo | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | USA | Brad Rusin | 7 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | BRA | Adaílton | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | CAN | Mason Trafford | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | CUB | Ariel Martínez | 27 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 10+7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | HON | Wilson Palacios | 18 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | USA | Jaime Chavez | 24 | 6 | 8+2 | 1 | 11+2 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF | GHA | Kwadwo Poku | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | USA | Aaron Dennis | 9 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | FW | ARG | Darío Cvitanich | 27 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 14+3 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | USA | Robert Baggio Kcira | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | USA | Hunter Freeman | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | FRA | Hugo Leroux | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | GK | ARG | Mario Daniel Vega | 32 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | USA | Rhett Bernstein | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 20+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | JAM | Dane Richards | 10 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | IRL | Richie Ryan | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | USA | Calvin Rezende | 15 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | NIR | Jonny Steele | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | USA | Blake Smith | 31 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | USA | Joe Franco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | SLE | Michael Lahoud | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | USA | Gabriel Farfán | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | FW | FRA | Vincenzo Rennella | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 83 | FW | BRA | Pablo Campos | 16 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 2+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Players who left Miami FC during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | David Sierra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | BRA | Matuzalém | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | CUB | Jorge Luis Corrales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | USA | Sergio van Kanten | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 12 | Darío Cvitanich | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | | 6 | Ariel Martínez | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | | 9 | Jaime Chavez | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| MF | | 10 | Kwadwo Poku | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | FW | | 77 | Vincenzo Rennella | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | 22 | Jonny Steele | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | | 3 | Brad Rusin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | 11 | Aaron Dennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 83 | Pablo Campos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 26 | Michael Lahoud | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 18 | Rhett Bernstein | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 28 | Gabriel Farfán | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 7 | 30 | 1 | 38 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||
| | | | | | | | | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | | DF | Jonathan Borrajo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Adaílton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Mason Trafford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Ariel Martínez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Wilson Palacios | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Jaime Chavez | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Kwadwo Poku | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | | FW | Darío Cvitanich | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | | DF | Jorge Luis Corrales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Sergio van Kanten | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | | GK | Mario Daniel Vega | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | | DF | Rhett Bernstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | | MF | Dane Richards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | | MF | Richie Ryan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | | MF | Calvin Rezende | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | | MF | Jonny Steele | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Blake Smith | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | | MF | Michael Lahoud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | | MF | Gabriel Farfán | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | | FW | Vincenzo Rennella | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 22 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 2 | |||
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External links
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