2025 Inter Miami CF season

Inter Miami CF

2025 season
President	David Beckham
Head coach	Javier Mascherano
Stadium	Chase Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: TBD Overall: TBD
MLS Cup playoffs	TBD
FIFA Club World Cup	TBD
CONCACAF Champions Cup	TBD
Leagues Cup	TBD
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2025 Inter Miami CF season will be the sixth season for Inter Miami CF, a professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team plays in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of club soccer in the United States, as a member of the Eastern Conference. The year also marks the 22nd season of first-division club soccer in South Florida. In addition to playing in the MLS regular season, Inter Miami CF will compete in the CONCACAF Champions Cup for the second time and the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time. ^[1]

The club are the defending Supporters' Shield champion, having set a record for most points in MLS history during the 2024 regular season. They qualified to the FIFA Club World Cup in the allocated slot for the host country and will play in the expanded tournament's opening match on June 15, 2025, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. ^[2] Inter Miami CF were eliminated from the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs in the first round by ninth-seeded Atlanta United FC. ^[1]

Argentinian manager Gerardo "Tata" Martino resigned at the end of the 2024 season after two years at the club and was replaced on November 26 by Javier Mascherano, the former manager of the Argentina under-20 team. ^{[3] [4]} Sporting director Chris Henderson left Miami in December to join Atlanta United FC. ^[5]

The team's captain, Argentinian midfielder Lionel Messi, has a contract through the end of the 2025 season. ^[6] The team has several key players who have contracts that are set to expire during the 2024–25 offseason, including striker Luis Suárez and defender Jordi Alba, who has a club option for 2025. ^[7] The 2025 season will be the final year for the club at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, which will be replaced by Miami Freedom Park in 2026. ^[8]

Preseason

Inter Miami CF and Orlando City SC will play a preseason friendly match on February 14, 2025, at Raymond James Stadium. It is the first MLS match at the stadium since the Tampa Bay Mutiny, an MLS team, folded in 2001. ^[9] The club announced in December that they would open their preseason in Las Vegas with a friendly against Club América of Liga MX. ^[10]

Preseason matches

Inter Miami CF v Club América

January 18	Inter Miami CF	v	Club América	Paradise, Nevada
				Stadium: Allegiant Stadium

Inter Miami CF v Orlando City SC

February 14	Inter Miami CF	v	Orlando City SC	Tampa, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST				Stadium: Raymond James Stadium

Competitive

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	February 22	October 18	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
MLS Cup playoffs	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
CONCACAF Champions Cup	February 18	TBD	Round one	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FIFA Club World Cup	June 14	TBD	Group stage	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Leagues Cup	TBD	TBD	Group stage	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Source: ESPN

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

League tables

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	Columbus Crew	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for round one
6	D.C. United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Inter Miami CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	CF Montréal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	Nashville SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall MLS standings table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	LA Galaxy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Los Angeles FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Inter Miami CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Minnesota United FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	CF Montréal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: MLS standings

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	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium
Result
Position (East)

Source: MLS standings
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Regular season

The MLS regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2024. ^[11] Inter Miami CF will play 34 matches—17 at home and 17 away—primarily against the 14 other teams in the Western Conference; the team will also play six opponents from the Eastern Conference. The regular season will include a break for the FIFA Club World Cup in June and no break for the 2025 Leagues Cup in August. ^[12]

Inter Miami CF v New York City FC

February 221	Inter Miami CF	v	New York City FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2:30 pm EST				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Houston Dynamo FC v Inter Miami CF

March 22	Houston Dynamo FC	v	Inter Miami CF	Houston, Texas
7:00 pm EST				Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Inter Miami CF v Charlotte FC

March 93	Inter Miami CF	v	Charlotte FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5:00 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Atlanta United FC v Inter Miami CF

March 164	Atlanta United FC	v	Inter Miami CF	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 pm EDT				Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Inter Miami CF v Philadelphia Union

March 295	Inter Miami CF	v	Philadelphia Union	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Inter Miami CF v Toronto FC

April 66	Inter Miami CF	v	Toronto FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Chicago Fire FC v Inter Miami CF

April 137	Chicago Fire FC	v	Inter Miami CF	Chicago, Illinois
4:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Soldier Field

Columbus Crew v Inter Miami CF

April 198	Columbus Crew	v	Inter Miami CF	Cleveland, Ohio
4:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Huntington Bank Field

Inter Miami CF v FC Dallas

April 269	Inter Miami CF	v	FC Dallas	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Inter Miami CF v New York Red Bulls

May 310	Inter Miami CF	v	New York Red Bulls	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Minnesota United FC v Inter Miami CF

May 1011	Minnesota United FC	v	Inter Miami CF	Saint Paul, Minnesota
4:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Allianz Field

San Jose Earthquakes v Inter Miami CF

May 1412	San Jose Earthquakes	v	Inter Miami CF	San Jose, California
10:30 pm EDT				Stadium: PayPal Park

Inter Miami CF v Orlando City SC

May 1813	Inter Miami CF	v	Orlando City SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Philadelphia Union v Inter Miami CF

May 2414	Philadelphia Union	v	Inter Miami CF	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Inter Miami CF v CF Montréal

May 2815	Inter Miami CF	v	CF Montréal	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Inter Miami CF v Columbus Crew

May 3116	Inter Miami CF	v	Columbus Crew	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Inter Miami CF v Atlanta United FC

June 2817	Inter Miami CF	v	Atlanta United FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

CF Montréal v Inter Miami CF

July 518	CF Montréal	v	Inter Miami CF	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Stade Saputo

New England Revolution v Inter Miami CF

July 919	New England Revolution	v	Inter Miami CF	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Gillette Stadium

Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC

July 1220	Inter Miami CF	v	Nashville SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

FC Cincinnati v Inter Miami CF

July 1621	FC Cincinnati	v	Inter Miami CF	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: TQL Stadium

New York Red Bulls v Inter Miami CF

July 1922	New York Red Bulls	v	Inter Miami CF	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

Inter Miami CF v FC Cincinnati

July 2623	Inter Miami CF	v	FC Cincinnati	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Orlando City SC v Inter Miami CF

August 1024	Orlando City SC	v	Inter Miami CF	Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Inter Miami CF v LA Galaxy

August 1625	Inter Miami CF	v	LA Galaxy	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

D.C. United v Inter Miami CF

August 2326	D.C. United	v	Inter Miami CF	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Audi Field

Inter Miami CF v Chicago Fire FC

August 3027	Inter Miami CF	v	Chicago Fire FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Charlotte FC v Inter Miami CF

September 1328	Charlotte FC	v	Inter Miami CF	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

Inter Miami CF v Seattle Sounders FC

September 1629	Inter Miami CF	v	Seattle Sounders FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Inter Miami CF v D.C. United

September 2030	Inter Miami CF	v	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

New York City FC v Inter Miami CF

September 2431	New York City FC	v	Inter Miami CF	New York City, New York
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Citi Field

Toronto FC v Inter Miami CF

September 2732	Toronto FC	v	Inter Miami CF	Toronto, Ontario
4:30 pm EDT				Stadium: BMO Field

Inter Miami CF v New England Revolution

October 433	Inter Miami CF	v	New England Revolution	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Chase Stadium

Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF

October 1834	Nashville SC	v	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, Tennessee
6:00 pm EDT				Stadium: Geodis Park

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Inter Miami CF qualified for the tournament as the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield winners. They were placed into Pot 1 as one of the top eight clubs in the CONCACAF Club Rankings for the round one draw. ^[13]

Round one

Sporting Kansas City v Inter Miami CF

February 18 First leg	Sporting Kansas City	v	Inter Miami CF	Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 pm EST				Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

Inter Miami CF v Sporting Kansas City

February 25 Second leg	Inter Miami CF	v	Sporting Kansas City	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 pm EST				Stadium: Chase Stadium

FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Inter Miami CF qualified for the tournament as the host country representative team by winning the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield. They will open the tournament at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on June 14, 2025. ^[14]

Group stage (Group A)

The draw for the group stage was held on December 5, 2024. Inter Miami CF was in pot 4 but automatically assigned to Group A for scheduling purposes. ^{[15] [16]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PAL	POR	AHL	MIA
1	Palmeiras	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage		—
2	Porto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				—
3	Al Ahly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					—
4	Inter Miami CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						—

First match(es) will be played: June 14, 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Al Ahly v Inter Miami CF

June 14 1	Al Ahly	v	Inter Miami CF	Miami Gardens, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium

Inter Miami CF v Porto

June 19 2	Inter Miami CF	v	Porto	Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Inter Miami CF v Palmeiras

June 23 3	Inter Miami CF	v	Palmeiras	Miami Gardens, Florida
9:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium

Management

Position	Staff
Ownership [17]
President and Co-Owner	David Beckham
Managing Owner	Jorge Mas
Co-Owner	Jose Mas
Front office [18] [19]
President of Business Operations	Xavier Asensi
Vice President	Pablo Alvarez
Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director	Vacant
Coaching staff [20]
Head coach	Javier Mascherano
Assistant coach	Gerardo Andres Martino
Assistant coach	Javier Morales
Assistant coach	Jorge Theiler
Goalkeeper coach	Sebastián Saja

Last updated: November 26, 2024
Source: Inter Miami CF

Players

For the 2025 season, Inter Miami CF will have a base salary cap of $5.95 million with general allocation money and other targeted spending bringing the total to $11.11 million. MLS clubs are allowed to sign three senior Designated Players and three under-22 Designated Players to salaries that exceed the salary cap with a maximum budget charge of $743,750. ^[21]

Roster

As of December 19, 2024 ^[22]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad includes all players who had first team contracts or appearances during the 2024 season across all competitions. Ages listed for each player is calculated from February 22, 2025, the first matchday of the MLS regular season.

No.	Player	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Drake Callender	United States	GK	(1997-10-07)October 7, 1997 (aged 27)	San Jose Earthquakes
Defenders
6	Tomás Avilés	Argentina	DF	(2004-08-03)August 3, 2004 (aged 20)	Racing Club
14	David Martínez	Paraguay	DF	(1998-01-21)January 21, 1998 (aged 27)	River Plate
15	Ryan Sailor	United States	DF	(1998-11-27)November 27, 1998 (aged 26)	University of Washington
17	Ian Fray	United States	DF	(2002-08-31)August 31, 2002 (aged 22)	Fort Lauderdale CF
18	Jordi Alba	Spain	DF	(1989-03-21)March 21, 1989 (aged 35)	Barcelona
26	Tyler Hall	United States	DF	(2006-02-05)February 5, 2006 (aged 19)	Inter Miami CF II
32	Noah Allen	United States	DF	(2004-04-28)April 28, 2004 (aged 20)	Inter Miami CF II
57	Marcelo Weigandt	Argentina	DF	(2000-01-11)January 11, 2000 (aged 25)	Boca Juniors
62	Israel Boatwright	Dominican Republic	DF	(2005-06-02)June 2, 2005 (aged 19)	Inter Miami CF II
Midfielders
5	Sergio Busquets	Spain	MF	(1988-07-16)July 16, 1988 (aged 36)	Barcelona
11	Facundo Farías	Argentina	MF	(2002-08-28)August 28, 2002 (aged 22)	Colón
16	Robert Taylor	Finland	MF	(1994-10-21)October 21, 1994 (aged 30)	Brann
24	Julian Gressel	United States	MF	(1993-12-16)December 16, 1993 (aged 31)	Columbus Crew
30	Benjamin Cremaschi	United States	MF	(2005-03-02)March 2, 2005 (aged 19)	Inter Miami CF II
41	David Ruiz	Honduras	MF	(2004-02-08)February 8, 2004 (aged 21)	Inter Miami CF II
42	Yannick Bright	Italy	MF	(2001-09-03)September 3, 2001 (aged 23)	University of New Hampshire
55	Federico Redondo	Argentina	MF	(2003-01-18)January 18, 2003 (aged 22)	Argentinos Juniors
81	Santiago Morales	United States	MF	(2007-02-09)February 9, 2007 (aged 18)	Inter Miami CF II
Forwards
9	Luis Suárez	Uruguay	FW	(1987-01-24)January 24, 1987 (aged 38)	Grêmio
10	Lionel Messi (captain)	Argentina	FW	(1987-06-24)June 24, 1987 (aged 37)	Paris Saint-Germain
73	Leo Afonso	Brazil	FW	(2001-07-13)July 13, 2001 (aged 23)	University of Virginia

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Inter Miami CF officially signed the player to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Inter Miami CF officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from the Inter Miami CF roster.

Out

Outgoing transfers for Inter Miami CF

Player	No.	Pos.	New team	Notes	Date
Nicolás Freire  (ARG)	21	DF	UNAM  (MEX)	End of loan [23]	December 9, 2024
Oscar Ustari  (ARG)	19	GK		Out of contract [23]	December 9, 2024
Matías Rojas  (PAR)	7	MF		Option declined [23]	December 9, 2024
Serhiy Kryvtsov  (UKR)	27	DF		Option declined [23]	December 9, 2024
Franco Negri  (ARG)	33	DF		Option declined [23]	December 9, 2024
Felipe Valencia  (USA)	35	MF		Option declined [23]	December 9, 2024
Lawson Sunderland  (USA)	43	MF		Option declined [23]	December 9, 2024
Cole Jensen  (USA)	99	GK		Option declined [23]	December 9, 2024
Diego Gómez  (PAR)	20	MF	Brighton & Hove Albion  (ENG)	Transferred for undisclosed fee [24]	December 10, 2024
CJ dos Santos  (USA)	13	GK	San Diego FC  (USA)	Traded for $100,000 GAM [25]	December 12, 2024
Leonardo Campana  (ECU)	8	FW	New England Revolution  (USA)	Traded for $2.5 million GAM [26]	December 19, 2024

MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft

Round	No.	Player	Pos.	Previous team
2	52	Bailey Sparks  (USA)	MF	Southern Methodist University
3	82	Michael Appiah  (GHA)	FW	Florida International University

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