2016 Miami FC season

Miami FC

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
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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 34)	Jacksonville Armada	2016		0	0
17	Mario Daniel Vega		GK	(1984-06-03) June 3, 1984 (age 41)	Anorthosis Famagusta	2016		32	0
33	Lionel Brown		GK	(1987-09-17) September 17, 1987 (age 37)	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2016		0	0
Defenders
2	Jonathan Borrajo		DF	(1987-06-02) June 2, 1987 (age 38)	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2016		28	0
3	Brad Rusin		DF	(1986-09-05) September 5, 1986 (age 38)	San Antonio Scorpions	2016		7	1
4	Adaílton		DF	(1983-04-16) April 16, 1983 (age 42)	Chicago Fire	2016		17	0
5	Mason Trafford		DF	(1986-08-21) August 21, 1986 (age 38)	Ottawa Fury	2016		32	0
15	Hunter Freeman		DF	(1985-01-08) January 8, 1985 (age 40)	New York Cosmos	2016		11	0
16	Nassim Menzou		DF	(1994-05-07) May 7, 1994 (age 31)	Miami City	2016		7	0
18	Rhett Bernstein		DF	(1987-09-10) September 10, 1987 (age 37)	Mjøndalen	2016		28	1
24	Joe Franco		DF	(1990-01-26) January 26, 1990 (age 35)	LA Galaxy II	2016		2	0
Midfielders
6	Ariel Martínez		MF	(1986-05-09) May 9, 1986 (age 39)	Charleston Battery	2016		27	7
7	Roberto Alterio		MF	(1990-08-31) August 31, 1990 (age 34)	FIU Panthers	2016		0	0
8	Wilson Palacios		MF	(1984-07-29) July 29, 1984 (age 41)		2016		18	0
10	Kwadwo Poku		MF	(1992-02-19) February 19, 1992 (age 33)	New York City	2016		20	6
13	Conner Rezende		MF	(1993-01-12) January 12, 1993 (age 32)	Michigan Bucks	2016		0	0
14	Robert Baggio Kcira		MF	(1994-09-01) September 1, 1994 (age 30)	Wiener Neustadt	2016		3	0
19	Dane Richards		MF	(1983-12-14) December 14, 1983 (age 41)	New York Red Bulls	2016		10	0
20	Richie Ryan		MF	(1985-01-06) January 6, 1985 (age 40)	Jacksonville Armada	2016		14	0
21	Calvin Rezende		MF	(1993-01-12) January 12, 1993 (age 32)	Michigan Bucks	2016		15	0
22	Jonny Steele		MF	(1986-02-07) February 7, 1986 (age 39)	Ottawa Fury	2016		17	2
23	Blake Smith		MF	(1991-01-17) January 17, 1991 (age 34)	Yverdon Sport	2016		31	0
26	Michael Lahoud		MF	(1986-09-15) September 15, 1986 (age 38)	Philadelphia Union	2016		16	1
28	Gabriel Farfán		MF	(1988-06-23) June 23, 1988 (age 37)	Chiapas	2016		16	1
Forwards
9	Jaime Chavez		FW	(1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 38)	Atlanta Silverbacks	2016		24	6
11	Aaron Dennis		FW	(1993-02-24) February 24, 1993 (age 32)	Arizona United	2016		9	1
12	Darío Cvitanich		FW	(1984-05-16) May 16, 1984 (age 41)	Pachuca	2016		27	9
77	Vincenzo Rennella		FW	(1988-10-08) October 8, 1988 (age 36)	loan from Real Valladolid	2016	2016	14	3
83	Pablo Campos		FW	(1983-01-29) January 29, 1983 (age 42)	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

Main article: List of North American Soccer League transfers 2016

Winter

In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ESP David Sierra (from Jacksonville Armada) [4] 2 DF   USA Jonathan Borrajo (from Fort Lauderdale Strikers) [5] 3 DF   USA Brad Rusin (from San Antonio Scorpions) [6] 4 DF   BRA Adaílton (from Chicago Fire) [7] 5 DF   CAN Mason Trafford (from Ottawa Fury) [8] 6 MF   CUB Ariel Martínez (from Charleston Battery) [9] 7 MF   VEN Roberto Alterio(from FIU Panthers) [10] 8 MF   HON Wilson Palacios [11] 9 FW   USA Jaime Chavez (from Atlanta Silverbacks) [11] 10 MF   BRA Matuzalém (from Hellas Verona) [12] 11 FW   USA Aaron Dennis (from Arizona United) [13] 12 FW   ARG Darío Cvitanich (from Pachuca) [14] 13 DF   CUB Jorge Luis Corrales (from Pinar del Río) [15] 14 MF   USA Robert Baggio Kcira (from Wiener Neustadt) [13] 15 MF   USA Sergio van Kanten (from Miami Dade) [16] 16 DF   FRA Hugo Leroux (from Miami City) [17] 17 GK   ARG Mario Daniel Vega (from Anorthosis Famagusta) [18] 18 DF   USA Rhett Bernstein (from Mjøndalen) [19] 19 MF   JAM Dane Richards (from New York Red Bulls) [11] [20] 21 MF   USA Calvin Rezende(from Michigan Bucks) [21] 22 MF   USA Conner Rezende(from Michigan Bucks) [21] 23 MF   USA Blake Smith (from Yverdon Sport) [6] 24 DF   USA Joe Franco (from LA Galaxy II) [22] 33 GK   USA Lionel Brown (from Fort Lauderdale Strikers) [23] 83 FW   BRA Pablo Campos (from Minnesota United) [24]

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Summer

In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Sebastian Evers(from Jacksonville Armada) [25] 10 MF   GHA Kwadwo Poku (from New York City) [26] 15 DF   USA Hunter Freeman (from New York Cosmos) [27] 20 MF   IRL Richie Ryan (from Jacksonville Armada) [28] 22 MF   NIR Jonny Steele (from Ottawa Fury) [29] 26 MF   SLE Michael Lahoud (from Philadelphia Union, previously on loan to New York Cosmos) [30] 27 MF   USA Bryan Arguez (from Miami City) [31] 28 MF   USA Gabriel Farfán (from Chiapas) [32] 77 FW   FRA Vincenzo Rennella (loan from Real Valladolid) [33]

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ESP David Sierra [31] 10 MF   BRA Matuzalém [31] 13 DF   CUB Jorge Luis Corrales (to Fort Lauderdale Strikers) 15 MF   USA Sergio van Kanten [31] 27 MF   USA Bryan Arguez (to Fort Lauderdale Strikers) [31]

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

Main article: 2016 North American Soccer League season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Stadium	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	L
Position	3	3	7	9	10	11	11	10	10	11

Updated to match(es) played on June 11, 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Miami

April 2, 20161	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, 20162	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, 20163	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, 20164	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, 20165	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, 20166	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, 20167	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, 20168	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, 20169	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, 201610	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

Main article: 2016 North American Soccer League season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Matches

Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Miami

July 2, 20161	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, 20162	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, 20163	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, 20164	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, 20165	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, 20166	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, 20167	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, 20168	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, 20169	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, 201610	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, 201611	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, 201612	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, 201613	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, 201614	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, 201615	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, 201616	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, 201617	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, 201618	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, 201619	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, 201620	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, 201621	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, 201622	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

Main article: 2016 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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