# 2020 Miami FC season

The 2020 Miami FC season was the club's first season following the sale of the franchise rights of the Ottawa Fury FC to ownership in Miami, Florida. The side participated in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer.

## Roster

    As of October 4, 2020
Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions and leagues.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Mark Pais | GK | (1991-06-03) June 3, 1991 (age 33) | Fresno FC | 2019 | | 31 | 0 |
| 22 | Bryant Gammiero | GK | (1993-11-02) November 2, 1993 (age 31) | Florida Soccer Soldiers | 2019 | | 6 | 0 |
| 92 | Brian Sylvestre | GK | (1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 (age 32) | Forward Madison FC | 2020 | | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Marco Franco | DF | (1991-10-06) October 6, 1991 (age 33) | Penn FC | 2019 | | 29 | 0 |
| 4 | Hassan Ndam | DF | (1998-10-29) October 29, 1998 (age 26) | loan from FC Cincinnati | 2020 | 2020 | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Lawrence Olum | DF | (1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 (age 40) | Minnesota United FC | 2020 | | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | János Löbe | DF | (1995-08-21) August 21, 1995 (age 29) | New York Red Bulls II | 2020 | | 15 | 0 |
| 23 | Brenton Griffiths | DF | (1991-02-09) February 9, 1991 (age 33) | Reno 1868 | 2019 | | 33 | 3 |
| 45 | Jalen Markey | DF | (1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 (age 29) | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2019 | | 28 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Harrison Heath | MF | (1996-03-06) March 6, 1996 (age 28) | Minnesota United FC | 2019 | | 29 | 1 |
| 7 | Vincent Bezecourt | MF | (1993-06-10) June 10, 1993 (age 31) | New York Red Bulls | 2020 | | 15 | 1 |
| 8 | Tomás Granitto | MF | (1993-06-12) June 12, 1993 (age 31) | Miami United FC | 2019 | | 38 | 2 |
| 10 | Sebastián Velásquez | MF | (1991-02-11) February 11, 1991 (age 33) | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2020 | | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | Prince Saydee | MF | (1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 (age 28) | Atlanta SC | 2020 | | 11 | 1 |
| 17 | Brian James | MF | (1993-10-25) October 25, 1993 (age 31) | Toronto FC II | 2018 | | 38 | 2 |
| 21 | Héctor Morales | MF | (1993-01-19) January 19, 1993 (age 31) | AFC Ann Arbor | 2019 | | 24 | 2 |
| 25 | Lance Rozeboom | MF | (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 35) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2019 | | 37 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 2 | Othello Bah | FW | (1997-04-27) April 27, 1997 (age 27) | Unattached | 2019 | | 29 | 1 |
| 9 | Romario Williams | FW | (1994-08-15) August 15, 1994 (age 30) | Columbus Crew SC | 2020 | | 16 | 8 |
| 12 | Miguel González | FW | (1990-10-01) October 1, 1990 (age 34) | Oklahoma City Energy | 2019 | | 39 | 25 |
| 14 | Lloyd Sam | FW | (1984-09-27) September 27, 1984 (age 40) | AFC Wimbledon | 2019 | | 32 | 3 |
| 28 | Mohamed Thiaw | FW | (1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 (age 29) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2019 | | 38 | 17 |

### Staff

* Paul Dalglish – Interim head coach
* Paul Crichton – Assistant coach
* Anthony Hazelwood – Assistant coach
* Chris Spendlove – Assistant coach

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 9 | FW | Romario Williams | Columbus Crew SC | Free transfer | January 1, 2020 |
| 1 | GK | Mark Pais | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 7, 2020 |
| 45 | DF | Jalen Markey | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 7, 2020 |
| 16 | MF | Harrison Heath | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 7, 2020 |
| 11 | FW | Lloyd Sam | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 7, 2020 |
| 22 | GK | Bryant Gammiero | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 8, 2020 |
| 21 | MF | Héctor Morales | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 8, 2020 |
| 28 | FW | Mohamed Thiaw | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 8, 2020 |
| 2 | FW | Othello Bah | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 8, 2020 |
| 3 | DF | Marco Franco | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 9, 2020 |
| 23 | DF | Brenton Griffiths | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 9, 2020 |
| 17 | MF | Brian James | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 9, 2020 |
| 8 | MF | Tomás Granitto | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 9, 2020 |
| 12 | FW | Miguel González | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 9, 2020 |
| 11 | MF | Prince Saydee | Atlanta SC | Free transfer | January 10, 2020 |
| 13 | DF | Lawrence Olum | Minnesota United FC | Free transfer | January 16, 2020 |
| 7 | MF | Vincent Bezecourt | New York Red Bulls | Free transfer | January 21, 2020 |
| 25 | MF | Lance Rozeboom | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 22, 2020 |
| 92 | GK | Brian Sylvestre | Forward Madison FC | Undisclosed fee | January 23, 2020 |
| 19 | DF | János Löbe | New York Red Bulls II | Free transfer | January 28, 2020 |
| 4 | DF | Hassan Ndam | FC Cincinnati | Loan for 2020 season | February 1, 2020 |
| 10 | MF | Sebastián Velásquez | El Paso Locomotive FC | Free transfer | February 5, 2020 |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed to | Details | Date |
| 33 | GK | Lionel Brown | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 1, 2019 |
| 88 | DF | Shawn Chin | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 1, 2019 |
| 14 | MF | Robert Baggio Kcira | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 1, 2019 |
| 20 | MF | Alessandro Milesi | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 1, 2019 |
| 10 | MF | Ariel Martínez | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | December 17, 2019 |
| 92 | FW | Darío Suárez | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | December 17, 2019 |
| 5 | DF | Callum Chapman-Page | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | December 18, 2019 |
| 7 | DF | Maximiliano Schenfeld | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | December 18, 2019 |
| 4 | DF | Matheus Silva | Hartford Athletic | Free transfer | January 13, 2020 |
| 6 | MF | Dylan Mares | El Paso Locomotive FC | Free transfer | March 2, 2020 |

## Competitive
### USL Championship
#### Standings — Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 33 | 2.06 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Charleston Battery | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 30 | 2.00 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 3 | Miami FC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 16 | 1.00 | |
| 4 | Atlanta United 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 12 | 0.75 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 4, 2020. Source: Match reports

#### Match results

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Miami's schedule was announced on July 2.

### U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Miami FC will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played October 4, 2020

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Regular Season | Regular Season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Mark Pais | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | USA | Bryant Gammiero | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | GK | USA | Brian Sylvestre | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | USA | Marco Franco | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CMR | Hassan Ndam | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KEN | Lawrence Olum | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | GER | János Löbe | 15 | 0 | 7+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | JAM | Brenton Griffiths | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | USA | Jalen Markey | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ENG | Harrison Heath | 16 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Vincent Bezecourt | 15 | 1 | 15+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SLV | Tomás Granitto | 16 | 1 | 12+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | COL | Sebastián Velásquez | 10 | 4 | 9+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | LBR | Prince Saydee | 11 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Brian James | 12 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CUB | Héctor Morales | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | USA | Lance Rozeboom | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 2 | FW | LBR | Othello Bah | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | JAM | Romario Williams | 16 | 8 | 11+5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | MEX | Miguel González | 16 | 4 | 6+10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | GHA | Lloyd Sam | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | SEN | Mohamed Thiaw | 15 | 1 | 5+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Regular Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Romario Williams | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Sebastián Velásquez | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | FW | 12 | Miguel González | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Vincent Bezecourt | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Tomás Granitto | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 11 | Prince Saydee | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | FW | 28 | Mohamed Thiaw | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Regular Season | Regular Season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Mark Pais | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Othello Bah | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Hassan Ndam | 4 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Harrison Heath | 4 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Vincent Bezecourt | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Tomás Granitto | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Romario Williams | 4 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Sebastián Velásquez | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Prince Saydee | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Miguel González | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Lloyd Sam | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Brian James | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | János Löbe | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Bryant Gammiero | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Brenton Griffiths | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Lance Rozeboom | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Mohamed Thiaw | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | Jalen Markey | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |