# 2019–20 Miami FC season

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

    As of December 5, 2019
Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions and leagues.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Mark Pais | GK | (1991-06-03) June 3, 1991 (age 33) | Fresno FC | 2019 | 22 | 0 |
| 22 | Bryant Gammiero | GK | (1993-11-02) November 2, 1993 (age 31) | Florida Soccer Soldiers | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Lionel Brown | GK | (1987-09-17) September 17, 1987 (age 37) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Marco Franco | DF | (1991-10-06) October 6, 1991 (age 33) | Penn FC | 2019 | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | Matheus Silva | DF | (1996-12-08) December 8, 1996 (age 28) | Orlando City B | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Callum Chapman-Page | DF | (1995-11-03) November 3, 1995 (age 29) | PBA Sailfish | 2019 | 15 | 2 |
| 7 | Maximiliano Schenfeld | DF | (1992-10-18) October 18, 1992 (age 32) | Miami United FC | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Brenton Griffiths | DF | (1991-02-09) February 9, 1991 (age 33) | Reno 1868 | 2019 | 21 | 3 |
| 45 | Jalen Markey | DF | (1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 (age 29) | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2019 | 19 | 0 |
| 88 | Shawn Chin | DF | (1989-05-11) May 11, 1989 (age 35) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2018 | 26 | 3 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Dylan Mares | MF | (1992-02-11) February 11, 1992 (age 32) | Indy Eleven | 2019 | 77 | 27 |
| 8 | Tomás Granitto | MF | (1993-06-12) June 12, 1993 (age 31) | Miami United FC | 2019 | 22 | 1 |
| 14 | Robert Baggio Kcira | MF | (1994-09-01) September 1, 1994 (age 30) | Wiener Neustadt | 2019 | 17 | 2 |
| 16 | Harrison Heath | MF | (1996-03-06) March 6, 1996 (age 28) | Minnesota United FC | 2019 | 13 | 1 |
| 17 | Brian James | MF | (1993-10-25) October 25, 1993 (age 31) | Toronto FC II | 2018 | 26 | 2 |
| 20 | Alessandro Milesi | MF | (1999-12-21) December 21, 1999 (age 24) | Brescia Calcio U-19 | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Héctor Morales | MF | (1993-01-19) January 19, 1993 (age 31) | AFC Ann Arbor | 2019 | 19 | 2 |
| 25 | Lance Rozeboom | MF | (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 35) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2019 | 23 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 2 | Othello Bah | FW | (1997-04-27) April 27, 1997 (age 27) | Unattached | 2019 | 18 | 1 |
| 9 | Mohamed Thiaw | FW | (1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 (age 29) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2019 | 23 | 16 |
| 11 | Lloyd Sam | FW | (1984-09-27) September 27, 1984 (age 40) | AFC Wimbledon | 2019 | 21 | 3 |
| 12 | Miguel González | FW | (1990-10-01) October 1, 1990 (age 34) | Oklahoma City Energy | 2019 | 23 | 21 |

### Staff

* Paul Dalglish – Head coach
* Nelson Vargas – Assistant coach
* Anthony Hazelwood – Goalkeeper coach

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 22 | GK | Bryant Martin Gammiero | Florida Soccer Soldiers | Free transfer | September 5, 2019 |
| 20 | MF | Alessandro Milesi | Brescia Calcio U-19 | Free transfer | September 5, 2019 |
| 7 | DF | Maximiliano Schenfeld | Miami United FC | Free transfer | September 24, 2019 |
| 4 | DF | Matheus Silva | Orlando City B | Free transfer | October 2, 2019 |

#### Notes

    1.^ 17 of Miami FC's players were already signed to professional contracts prior to joining NISA

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed to | Details | Date |
| 7 | DF | John Neeskens | Trenčín | Free transfer | August 8, 2019 |
| 10 | MF | Ariel Martínez | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | December 17, 2019 |
| 92 | FW | Darío Suárez | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | December 17, 2019 |

## Competitions
### NISA Fall season (Showcase)
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Miami FC (O) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 14 | East Coast Championship |
| 2 | Stumptown Athletic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | East Coast Championship |
| 3 | Atlanta SC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Philadelphia Fury | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 | Withdrew |
* ↑ Philadelphia Fury withdrew after one match and forfeited their remaining matches

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: November 9, 2019. Source: Match reports

#### Playoff
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Fall Season | Fall Season | Fall Playoff | Fall Playoff |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Mark Pais | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | USA | Bryant Gammiero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | VIR | Lionel Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | USA | Marco Franco | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Matheus Silva | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Callum Chapman-Page | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | CHI | Maximiliano Schenfeld | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | JAM | Brenton Griffiths | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | USA | Jalen Markey | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | USA | Shawn Chin | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | USA | Dylan Mares | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SLV | Tomás Granitto | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | CUB | Ariel Martínez | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Robert Baggio Kcira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Harrison Heath | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Brian James | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | PER | Alessandro Milesi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CUB | Héctor Morales | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | USA | Lance Rozeboom | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 2 | FW | LBR | Othello Bah | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SEN | Mohamed Thiaw | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | GHA | Lloyd Sam | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | MEX | Miguel González | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | FW | CUB | Darío Suárez | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Fall Season | Fall Playoff | Total |
| 1 | MF | 6 | Dylan Mares | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | FW | 12 | Miguel González | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Mohamed Thiaw | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Lloyd Sam | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | 23 | Brenton Griffiths | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FW | 2 | Othello Bah | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Ariel Martínez | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | FW | 22 | Darío Suárez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | 88 | Shawn Chin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Fall Season | Fall Season | Fall Playoff | Fall Playoff | Total | Total |
| 6 | MF | Dylan Mares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Harrison Heath | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Lance Rozeboom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | Jalen Markey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | DF | Shawn Chin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | FW | Darío Suárez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |