2025 Inter Miami CF season

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Inter Miami CF
2025 season
Inter Miami CF wordmark-full pink.png
President David Beckham
Head coach Javier Mascherano
Stadium Chase Stadium
Major League Soccer Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup playoffs TBD
CONCACAF Champions Cup TBD
FIFA Club World Cup TBD
Leagues Cup TBD
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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]

Contents

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 for 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] 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. [3]

Summary

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. [4] [5] Sporting director Chris Henderson left Miami in December to join Atlanta United FC. [6] The team's captain, Argentinian midfielder Lionel Messi, has a contract through the end of the 2025 season. [7] 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. [8]

The preseason for Inter Miami CF began on January 10 with players reporting to a training camp that expended to full sessions three days later. [9] The team played their first friendly match ten days later against Club América of Liga MX at Allegiant Stadium in the Las Vegas area. The teams drew 2–2 in regulation time and Inter Miami CF won 3–2 in the penalty shootout, which culminated in a winning kick by 17-year-old homegrown player Santiago Morales. [10] Inter Miami CF will play in three overseas friendlies organized by marketing agency Never Say Never (co-founded by Andrés Iniesta) before returning to the United States in February. [9] [11] Inter Miami CF and Orlando City SC will play a preseason friendly match on February 14 at Raymond James Stadium; it is the first MLS match at the stadium since the Tampa Bay Mutiny, an MLS team, folded in 2001. [12]

Non-competitive

Preseason

The full preseason schedule with matches in Central and South America was announced on January 10, 2025. [13]

January 18 Inter Miami CF Flag of the United States.svg 2–2
(3–2 p)		 Flag of Mexico.svg América Paradise, Nevada
10:00 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Attendance: 45,262 [14]
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Penalties
January 25 Inter Miami CF v Lexington SC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
TBD EST Report Stadium: Chase Stadium
Note: Result not made public.
January 29 Universitario Flag of Peru.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF Lima, Peru
8:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Estadio Monumental
February 2 Sporting San Miguelito Flag of Panama.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF Panama City, Panama
5:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez
February 8 Olimpia Flag of Honduras.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF San Pedro Sula, Honduras
8:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
February 14 Inter Miami CF v Orlando City SC Tampa, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST Stadium: Raymond James Stadium

Competitive

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Major League Soccer February 22October 18Matchday 1TBD000000+0!—
MLS Cup playoffs TBDTBDTBDTBD000000+0!—
CONCACAF Champions Cup February 18TBDRound oneTBD000000+0!—
FIFA Club World Cup June 14TBDGroup stageTBD000000+0!—
Leagues Cup TBDTBDGroup stageTBD000000+0!—
Total000000+0!—

Source: ESPN

Major League Soccer

League tables

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
5 Columbus Crew 00000000Qualification for round one
6 D.C. United 00000000
7 Inter Miami CF 00000000
8 CF Montréal 00000000Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Nashville SC 00000000
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
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPts
11 LA Galaxy 00000000
12 Los Angeles FC 00000000
13 Inter Miami CF 00000000
14 Minnesota United FC 00000000
15 CF Montréal 00000000
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
000000 0000000 000000 0

Source: MLS standings

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
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. [15] 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. [16]

February 221 Inter Miami CF v New York City FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2:30 pm EST Stadium: Chase Stadium
March 22 Houston Dynamo FC v Inter Miami CF Houston, Texas
7:00 pm EST Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
March 93 Inter Miami CF v Charlotte FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5:00 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
March 164 Atlanta United FC v Inter Miami CF Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 pm EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
March 295 Inter Miami CF v Philadelphia Union Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
April 66 Inter Miami CF v Toronto FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
April 137 Chicago Fire FC v Inter Miami CF Chicago, Illinois
4:30 pm EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
April 198 Columbus Crew v Inter Miami CF Cleveland, Ohio
4:30 pm EDT Stadium: Huntington Bank Field
April 269 Inter Miami CF v FC Dallas Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
May 310 Inter Miami CF v New York Red Bulls Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
May 1011 Minnesota United FC v Inter Miami CF Saint Paul, Minnesota
4:30 pm EDT Stadium: Allianz Field
May 1412 San Jose Earthquakes v Inter Miami CF San Jose, California
10:30 pm EDT Stadium: PayPal Park
May 1813 Inter Miami CF v Orlando City SC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
May 2414 Philadelphia Union v Inter Miami CF Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
May 2815 Inter Miami CF v CF Montréal Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
May 3116 Inter Miami CF v Columbus Crew Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
June 2817 Inter Miami CF v Atlanta United FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
July 518 CF Montréal v Inter Miami CF Montreal, Quebec
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Stade Saputo
July 919 New England Revolution v Inter Miami CF Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
July 1220 Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
July 1621 FC Cincinnati v Inter Miami CF Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 1922 New York Red Bulls v Inter Miami CF Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
July 2623 Inter Miami CF v FC Cincinnati Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
August 1024 Orlando City SC v Inter Miami CF Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 1625 Inter Miami CF v LA Galaxy Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
August 2326 D.C. United v Inter Miami CF Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 3027 Inter Miami CF v Chicago Fire FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
September 1328 Charlotte FC v Inter Miami CF Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
September 1629 Inter Miami CF v Seattle Sounders FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
September 2030 Inter Miami CF v D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
September 2431 New York City FC v Inter Miami CF New York City, New York
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Citi Field
September 2732 Toronto FC v Inter Miami CF Toronto, Ontario
4:30 pm EDT Stadium: BMO Field
October 433 Inter Miami CF v New England Revolution Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
October 1834 Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF Nashville, Tennessee
6:00 pm EDT Stadium: Geodis Park

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. [17]

Round one

February 18 First leg Sporting Kansas City Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 pm EST Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
February 25 Second leg Inter Miami CF Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Sporting Kansas City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 pm EST Stadium: Chase Stadium

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. [18]

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. [19] [20]

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Brazil.svg PAL Flag of Portugal.svg POR Flag of Egypt.svg AHL Flag of the United States.svg MIA
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 00000000Advance to knockout stage —
2 Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 00000000—
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 00000000—
4 Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF 00000000—
First match(es) will be played: June 14, 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
June 14 1 Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF Miami Gardens, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDTStadium: Hard Rock Stadium
June 19 2 Inter Miami CF Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Portugal.svg Porto Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDTStadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
June 23 3 Inter Miami CF Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras Miami Gardens, Florida
9:00 p.m. EDTStadium: Hard Rock Stadium

Leagues Cup

Inter Miami CF qualified for the 2025 Leagues Cup as one of the top nine teams in the Eastern Conference standings during the 2024 season. They will not play in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup and will instead be represented by Inter Miami CF II, their reserve team from MLS Next Pro. [21]

Management

PositionStaff
Ownership [22]
President and Co-Owner Flag of England.svg David Beckham
Managing Owner Flag of the United States.svg Jorge Mas
Co-Owner Flag of the United States.svg Jose Mas
Front office [23] [24]
President of Business Operations Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Asensi
Vice President Flag of the United States.svg Pablo Alvarez
Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting DirectorVacant
Coaching staff [25] [26]
Head coach Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Mascherano
Assistant coach Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Rodriguez Pagano
Assistant coach Flag of Argentina.svg Leandro Stillitano
Assistant coach Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Morales
Goalkeeper coach Flag of Argentina.svg Mauro Dobler

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. [27]

Roster

As of January 20, 2025 [28]

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.PlayerNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Drake Callender Flag of the United States.svg  United States GK October 7, 1997 (aged 27) Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes
19 Oscar Ustari Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina GK July 3, 1986 (aged 38) Free agent
34 Rocco Ríos Novo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina GK June 4, 2002 (aged 22) Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús
Defenders
6 Tomás Avilés Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina DF August 3, 2004 (aged 20) Flag of Argentina.svg Racing Club
14 David Martínez Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay DF January 21, 1998 (aged 27) Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
15 Ryan Sailor Flag of the United States.svg  United States DF November 27, 1998 (aged 26) Flag of the United States.svg University of Washington
17 Ian Fray Flag of the United States.svg  United States DF August 31, 2002 (aged 22) Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale CF
18 Jordi Alba Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DF March 21, 1989 (aged 35) Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
26 Tyler Hall Flag of the United States.svg  United States DF February 5, 2006 (aged 19) Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF II
32 Noah Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States DF April 28, 2004 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF II
57 Marcelo Weigandt Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina DF January 11, 2000 (aged 25) Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
62 Israel Boatwright Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic DF June 2, 2005 (aged 19) Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF II
Gonzalo Luján Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina DF April 21, 2001 (aged 23) Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo
Midfielders
5 Sergio Busquets Flag of Spain.svg  Spain MF July 16, 1988 (aged 36) Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
8 Telasco Segovia Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela MF April 2, 2003 (aged 21) Flag of Portugal.svg Casa Pia
11 Facundo Farías Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina MF August 28, 2002 (aged 22) Flag of Argentina.svg Colón
16 Robert Taylor Flag of Finland.svg  Finland MF October 21, 1994 (aged 30) Flag of Norway.svg Brann
24 Julian Gressel Flag of the United States.svg  United States MF December 16, 1993 (aged 31) Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew
30 Benjamin Cremaschi Flag of the United States.svg  United States MF March 2, 2005 (aged 19) Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF II
41 David Ruiz Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras MF February 8, 2004 (aged 21) Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF II
42 Yannick Bright Flag of Italy.svg  Italy MF September 3, 2001 (aged 23) Flag of the United States.svg University of New Hampshire
55 Federico Redondo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina MF January 18, 2003 (aged 22) Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinos Juniors
81 Santiago Morales Flag of the United States.svg  United States MF February 9, 2007 (aged 18) Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF II
Forwards
7 Fafà Picault Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti FW February 23, 1991 (aged 33) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC
9 Luis Suárez Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay FW January 24, 1987 (aged 38) Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio
10 Lionel Messi (captain)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina FW June 24, 1987 (aged 37) Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
22 Leo Afonso Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil FW July 13, 2001 (aged 23) Flag of the United States.svg University of Virginia
Tadeo Allende Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina FW February 20, 1999 (aged 26) Flag of Spain.svg Celta de Vigo

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.

In

Incoming transfers for Inter Miami CF
PlayerNo.Pos.Previous teamNotesDate
Flag of Haiti.svg  Fafà Picault  (HAI)7FWFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Vancouver Whitecaps FC  (CAN) Free agent [29] December 31, 2024
Flag of Argentina.svg  Tadeo Allende  (ARG)FWFlag of Spain.svg  Celta de Vigo  (ESP)Loan [30] January 14, 2025
Flag of Argentina.svg  Gonzalo Luján  (ARG)DFFlag of Argentina.svg  San Lorenzo  (ARG)Transferred for undisclosed fee [31] January 16, 2025
Flag of Argentina.svg  Rocco Ríos Novo  (ARG)34GKFlag of Argentina.svg  Lanús  (ARG)Loan with purchase option [32] January 16, 2025
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Telasco Segovia  (VEN)8MFFlag of Portugal.svg  Casa Pia  (POR)Transferred for undisclosed fee [33] January 17, 2025

Out

Outgoing transfers for Inter Miami CF
PlayerNo.Pos.New teamNotesDate
Flag of Argentina.svg  Nicolás Freire  (ARG)21DFFlag of Mexico.svg  UNAM  (MEX)End of loan [34] December 9, 2024
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Matías Rojas  (PAR)7MFFlag of Argentina.svg  River Plate  (ARG)Option declined [34] December 9, 2024
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Serhiy Kryvtsov  (UKR)27DFOption declined [34] December 9, 2024
Flag of Argentina.svg  Franco Negri  (ARG)33DFFlag of the United States.svg  San Diego FC  (USA)Option declined [34] December 9, 2024
Flag of the United States.svg  Felipe Valencia  (USA)35MFOption declined [34] December 9, 2024
Flag of the United States.svg  Lawson Sunderland  (USA)43MFOption declined [34] December 9, 2024
Flag of the United States.svg  Cole Jensen  (USA)99GKOption declined [34] December 9, 2024
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Diego Gómez  (PAR)20MFFlag of England.svg  Brighton & Hove Albion  (ENG)Transferred for undisclosed fee [35] December 10, 2024
Flag of the United States.svg  CJ dos Santos  (USA)13GKFlag of the United States.svg  San Diego FC  (USA)Traded for $100,000 GAM [36] December 12, 2024
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Leonardo Campana  (ECU)8FWFlag of the United States.svg  New England Revolution  (USA)Traded for $2.5 million GAM [37] December 19, 2024
Flag of Colombia.svg  Emerson Rodríguez  (COL)25MFFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Ludogorets Razgrad  (BUL)Transferred for undisclosed fee [38] January 26, 2025

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract are listed as transfers in.

On December 20, 2024, Inter Miami CF traded its first-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft to Los Angeles FC in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick and $50,000 in general allocation money. [39]

2025 MLS SuperDraft picks for Inter Miami CF [39]
PlayerNationalityRoundPickPos.Previous teamNotes
Bailey Sparks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2nd52MFFlag of the United States.svg  Southern Methodist University  (USA)
Michael Appiah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3rd82FWFlag of the United States.svg  Florida International University  (USA)

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