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Inter Miami CF II
Full nameInter Miami CF II
FoundedOctober 9, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-10-09), as Fort Lauderdale CF
StadiumChase Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Capacity21,000
OwnerInter Miami CF
Head coachFederico Higuaín
LeagueMLS Next Pro
202313th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Websitewww.intermiamicf.com/intermiamicfii/
Current season

Inter Miami Club de Fútbol II, commonly known as Inter Miami CF II, is an American professional soccer club based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that plays in the MLS Next Pro, the third-tier of American soccer. The club was established on February 1, 2020 as Fort Lauderdale CF, before changing to their current name in 2022 and is the reserve team of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF.

History

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On October 9, 2019, it was announced by Inter Miami of Major League Soccer, that they would be fielding a reserve side in USL League One in 2020.[1][2] A few months later, on February 1, 2020, the club announced the team's name as Fort Lauderdale CF and that they would be playing at the main team's temporary Inter Miami CF Stadium.[3]

The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022.[4] They changed their name to Inter Miami CF II.[5]

Stadium

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Chase Stadium is a soccer stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida built on the site of the former Lockhart Stadium. The 21,000-seat stadium and training facility serves as the team headquarters and training ground for Inter Miami CF, its youth academy, and Inter Miami CF II. The stadium will house the team as well as the first team for the first two seasons while the Miami Freedom Park stadium is under construction.[6][7][8]

Players and staff

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Current squad

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As of January 29, 2024[9]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Owen Finnerty  United States
2 DF Nykolas Sessock  United States
3 DF Giovanni Ferraina (on loan from Boca Juniors)  Argentina
4 DF Tyler Hall ([A])  United States
6 MF Yannick Bright ([A])  Italy
7 FW Leo Afonso ([A])  Brazil
8 MF Pep Casas ([A])  Spain
9 MF Ryan Carmichael  Northern Ireland
10 MF Santiago Morales ([A])  United States
11 FW Dairon Reyes  Cuba
12 DF Tye Barton ([B])  United States
13 DF Samuel Basabe ([B])  United States
14 DF Santiago Garcia ([B])  United States
15 DF Ryan Sailor ([A])  United States
16 DF Víctor Fung ([B])  Venezuela
17 DF Cesar Abadia-Reda ([B])  United States
18 MF Santiago Ledesma ([B])  United States
19 MF Ian Fray ([A])  United States
21 MF Derrek Martinez ([B])  United States
22 MF Alejandro Flores ([B])  United States
23 MF Ricardo Montenegro  United States
24 FW Jack Pymm ([B])  United States
30 FW Benjamin Cremaschi ([A])  United States
31 GK CJ dos Santos ([A])  United States
32 DF Noah Allen ([A])  United States
33 DF Franco Negri ([A])  Argentina
36 DF Alejo Castro ([B])  United States
37 MF Mateo Turletti ([B])  United States
39 MF Mateo Saja ([B])  Argentina
40 FW Daniel Pinter ([B])  United States
42 MF Ian Urkidi ([B])  United States
43 MF Lawson Sunderland ([A])  United States
52 FW Lovens Delinois  Haiti
62 DF Israel Boatwright ([A])  Dominican Republic
66 MF Joseph Convers ([B])  United States
70 FW Bryan Destin  United States
71 GK Marcus Steinhaeuser ([B])  United States
85 FW Idoh Zubida ([B])  Israel
87 GK Brett Kaminski ([B])  United States
90 FW Yuval Cohen ([B])  Israel
92 MF Cristian Ortiz ([B])  Puerto Rico
93 DF Lesther Garcia-Spencer ([B])  United States
99 GK Cole Jensen ([A])  United States
FW Dylan Mendez ([B])  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Inter Miami
  2. ^

Coaching staff

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Coaching staff
Argentina Federico Higuaín Head coach
Argentina Cristian Ledesma Assistant coach
United States Chris Barocas Goalkeeper coach
Sport management and organization
England Darren Powell Director of Player Development for Inter Miami CF
Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín Player Development Coach

Head coaches record

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As of October 20, 2024
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Jason Kreis  United States February 15, 2020 March 16, 2021 16 4 3 9 19 28 025.00
Darren Powell  England March 16, 2021 January 6, 2023 52 18 12 22 80 98 034.62
Federico Higuaín  Argentina January 6, 2023 Present 57 19 12 26 89 119 033.33

Statistics and records

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Season-by-season

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As of October 20, 2024
Fort Lauderdale CF
Season USL League One Playoffs Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2020 16 4 3 9 19 28 15 10th Did not qualify United States Ricky Lopez-Espin 7
2021 28 8 7 13 40 49 31 10th Did not qualify Canada Shaan Hundal 11
Inter Miami CF II
Season MLS Next Pro Playoffs Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Conference Overall Player Goals
2022 24 10 5 9 40 49 36 6th, Eastern 11th Did not qualify Haiti Shanyder Borgelin 14
2023 28 5 6 17 34 68 22 13th, Eastern 27th Did not qualify United States Lawson Sunderland 5
2024 28 14 6 8 53 45 48 3rd, Eastern 6th First Round Northern Ireland Ryan Carmichael 9

Team records

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As of October 20, 2024[10][11]

Most goals

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Rank Player Seasons Goals
1 Canada Shaan Hundal 2021–2022 16
2 Haiti Shanyder Borgelin 2022–2024 15
3 Northern Ireland Ryan Carmichael 2024– 9
United States Lawson Sunderland 2022– 9
5 England Mitchell Curry 2021 8
6 Brazil Leo Afonso 2024– 7
Dominican Republic Edison Azcona 2020–2023 7
Israel Yuval Cohen 2024– 7
United States Ricky Lopez-Espin 2020 7
9 United States Alejandro Flores 2023– 6
United States Santiago Morales 2023– 6
United States Felipe Valencia 2020– 6

Most assists

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Rank Player Seasons Assists
1 United States Nykolas Sessock 2023– 11
2 England Romeo Beckham 2021–2022 10
3 United States George Acosta 2021–2022 7
United States Noah Allen 2020– 7
Northern Ireland Ryan Carmichael 2024– 7
United States Alejandro Flores 2023– 7
7 Canada Shaan Hundal 2021–2022 6
Cuba Dairon Reyes 2020– 6
9 Haiti Shanyder Borgelin 2022–2024 5
10 England Mitchell Curry 2021 4
Republic of Ireland Harvey Neville 2021–2023 4
United States Lawson Sunderland 2022– 4

Most appearances

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Rank Player Seasons Appearances
1 Venezuela Abel Caputo 2021–2023 62
2 United States Nykolas Sessock 2022– 55
3 United States Noah Allen 2020– 53
United States Braxton Taghvai-Najib 2021–2023 53
5 United States Lawson Sunderland 2022– 51
6 Canada Shaan Hundal 2021–2022 48
7 United States Tyler Hall 2022– 47
8 Cuba Modesto Méndez 2020–2023 45
9 Republic of Ireland Harvey Neville 2021–2023 42
10 Cuba Dairon Reyes 2020– 41

Most minutes

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Rank Player Seasons Minutes
1 Venezuela Abel Caputo 2021–2023 4680
2 United States Noah Allen 2020– 4569
3 United States Nykolas Sessock 2023– 4407
4 United States Lawson Sunderland 2022– 4019
5 Cuba Modesto Méndez 2020–2023 3805
6 United States Tyler Hall 2022– 3796
7 Republic of Ireland Harvey Neville 2021–2023 3558
8 United States Ethan Hardin 2020–2022 3277
9 Canada Shaan Hundal 2021–2022 3187
10 United States Ricardo Montenegro 2023– 3081

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Northam, Mitchell (October 9, 2019). "Inter Miami CF to field USL League One team in 2020". Pro Soccer USA. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Inter Miami CF, New England Revolution Launch League One Clubs". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Fort Lauderdale Club de Fútbol Announced as Name for Club's USL League One Team" (Press release). Inter Miami CF. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "MLS NEXT Pro Unveils 21 Clubs for Inaugural Season". intermiamicf.
  5. ^ intermiamicf. "Inter Miami CF Unveils MLS NEXT Pro Team Name, Initial Roster and Full Schedule | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Inter Miami CF To Make Historic MLS Home Debut on March 14, 2020". InterMiamiCF.com. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Demolition Of Fort Lauderdale's Lockhart Underway". WFOR-TV. May 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Bandell, Brian (March 14, 2019). "David Beckham wants MLS team to play initial seasons in Fort Lauderdale at Lockhart Stadium". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "Roster". Inter Miami CF. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "Fort Lauderdale CF Player Stats". USL League One. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "Inter Miami CF II Player Stats". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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