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Miami FC is an American professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida that competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The club began play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in the 2016 season. Following the demise of the NASL, the club participated in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) before moving to the USL Championship for the 2020 season. The team currently plays its home games at Pitbull Stadium on the campus of Florida International University.
In September 2015, Alessandro Nesta was appointed as the club's first coach. On November 20, 2015, Italian sportswear company Macron were announced as the club's kit suppliers on a three-year deal.
Nesta resigned as coach following the completion of the 2017 season, on 17 November.
The team went on to dominate the regular season in the NPSL's Sunshine Conference. Only one loss to Jacksonville Armada FC in the regular season led the team to finish top of the table and in the conference playoffs the beat the Armada, 3–1, to win its first NPSL trophy. After advancing in the national playoffs, including winning the NPSL South Region, Miami FC 2 won the organization's first ever league championship when it defeated FC Motown, 3–1, for the NPSL National Championship on August 4.
For the 2019 NPSL season, the team returned to playing as Miami FC and repeated its previous year's success by finishing atop the regular season table and winning the Sunshine Conference over Miami United FC, 3–2. It won the South Region for a second straight year before becoming the first club to win a second NPSL National Championship when it defeated the New York Cosmos B, 3–1, and earning the organization's eighth trophy in three years.
Following the conclusion of the 2021 season, head coach and technical director Paul Dalglish left the team. On November 29, former Inter Miami CF assistant coach Anthony Pulis was named Miami FC's new head coach. In 2023, halfway through the season, Pulis stepped down as Head Coach. Lewis Neal was named Interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Antonio Nocerino, a former AC Milan and Orlando City SC player, became the next head coach.
On 18 September 2025, Miami FC announced plans to relocate to a new 15,000-seat stadium in Homestead, Florida. The stadium is part of a privately financed $300 million development, led by Sports Performance Hub, which also includes a youth academy, boarding school, and a hotel.
| 2016–2019 | Macron | — |
| 2020–present | Helbiz |
| 2016 | NASL | Spring | 11th | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7th | did not qualify | 3R | Darío Cvitanich | 9 | Alessandro Nesta |
| Fall | 5th | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 33 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Spring | 1st | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 36 | 1st | Semifinals | QF | Stefano Pinho | 17 | ||
| Fall | 1st | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 33 | ||||||||
| 2018 | NPSL | Sunshine Conference | 1st | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 1st | Champions | 2R | Jaime Chavez | 9 | Paul Dalglish |
| 2019 | Sunshine Conference | 1st | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 27 | 1st | Champions | 1R | Miguel González | 13 | ||
| 2019–20 | NISA | East Coast Conference | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 1st | Champions | Dylan Mares | 5 | ||
| 2020 | USL Championship | Group H, Eastern Conference | 3rd | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 16 | 24th | did not qualify | Cancelled | Romario Williams | 8 | Nelson Vargas Paul Dalglish |
| 2021 | Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference | 4th | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 40 | 54 | 8th | Conference Quarterfinals | Cancelled | Christiano François | 11 | Paul Dalglish | |
| 2022 | Eastern Conference | 6th | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 32 | 55 | 9th | Conference Quarterfinals | 3R | Kyle Murphy | 10 | Anthony Pulis | |
| 2023 | Eastern Conference | 9th | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 20th | did not qualify | 3R | Joaquín Rivas | 10 | Anthony Pulis Lewis Neal | |
| 2024 | Eastern Conference | 12th | 34 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 89 | 11 | 24th | did not qualify | 3R | Frank López | 7 | Antonio Nocerino Marcello Alves | |
| 2025 | Eastern Conference | 12th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | TBD | 2R | Francisco Bonfiglio | 2 | Gastόn Maddoni |
| 2016 | 5,427 | – |
| 2017 | 5,172 | 7,115 |
| 2019 | 569 | 1,309 |
| 2020 | N/A | – |
| 2021 | 699 | – |
| 2022 | 1,144 | – |
| 2023 | 1,432 | – |
| 2024 | 1,075 | – |
| Pitbull Stadium | Miami, Florida | 2016–2017, 2019, 2020–present |
| Cobb Stadium | Coral Gables, Florida | 2017; 1 match in U.S. Open Cup |
| St. Thomas University Soccer Field | Miami Gardens, Florida | 2018 |
| FIU Panthers | Miami, Florida | 2018; 2 matches in U.S. Open Cup 2022; 1 match in U.S. Open Cup 2023; 1 match in U.S. Open Cup 2024; 1 match in U.S. Open Cup, 4 matches in USL Championship |
| Barry University | Miami Shores, Florida | 2019 |
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| Alessandro Nesta | September 1, 2015 | November 17, 2017 | (1) NASL Spring Season (1) NASL Fall Season | |
| Paul Dalglish | January 25, 2018 | November 13, 2019 "THE MIAMI FC APPOINTS PAUL DALGLISH AS GENERAL MANAGER" – The Miami FC, November 13, 2019 | (2) NPSL Sunshine Conference Championship (2018, 2019) (2) NPSL South Region Championship (2018, 2019) (2) NPSL Championship (2018, 2019) (1) NISA East Coast Championship | |
| Nelson Vargas | November 14, 2019 | August 10, 2020 | ||
| Paul Dalglish | August 10, 2020 | November 15, 2021 | ||
| Anthony Pulis | November 29, 2021 | June 20, 2023 | ||
| Lewis Neal (interim) | June 20, 2023 | November 9, 2023 | ||
| Antonio Nocerino | November 14, 2023 | October 16, 2024 | ||
| Marcello Alves (interim) | October 16, 2024 | January 23, 2025 | ||
| Gastόn Maddoni | January 23, 2025 | present |
The club's mascot is Golazo, a seven-foot-tall Kingfisher bird with blue and orange feathers.
After the 2016 season Tampa Bay left the NASL for the United Soccer League and Fort Lauderdale ceased operations because of financial issues. That left Jacksonville as Miami FC's only in-state rival in the NASL. Miami did however face Tampa Bay in the third round of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, defeating the Rowdies by a score of 2–0.
When the NASL cancelled the 2018 season, Miami and Jacksonville continued their rivalry in the NPSL in both 2018 and 2019 as both clubs continued operation. The two teams would meet again in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup, which saw Miami FC winning 3–1. The team also began a rivalry against Miami United FC dubbed "Magic City Clasico". The teams met in the Second Round of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup where United shocked FC, 3–1, to advance. They would also meet in the 2022 Edition of the U.S. Open Cup, which Miami FC won 3–0.
They also have a local rivalry with MLS team Inter Miami, who they have played twice the US Open Cup in 2022 and 2023.
In 2024, Miami and USL League One side FC Naples formed the Alligator Alley Derby, named after Interstate 75 in Florida between Naples and Fort Lauderdale. The two teams are set to play their first match against one another in the 2025 USL Cup.
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