Miami United F.C.

Miami United F.C.
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Full name	Miami United Football Club
Founded	2012
Stadium	Ted Hendricks Stadium, Milander Park; Hialeah, Florida
Capacity	5,221
President	Roberto Sacca
Head Coach	Ricardo Páez
League	National Premier Soccer League
Website	Club home page
Home colors	Away colors

Miami United Football Club is an American soccer team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Founded in late 2012, the team made its debut in the Sunshine Conference of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in 2013. The team plays its home games at Ted Hendricks Stadium at Milander Park, located in Hialeah, Florida.

History

Name and club identity

Due to the ever evolving diversity of Miami and the rest of South Florida in general, the name United was chosen as a means of unifying the many different peoples that make up the city, hence one of the club's mottos "Bringing the community together for the LOVE of the game." Unlike other clubs that use the title "United" as an indicator of the amalgamation of two or more clubs to form the one, as in the case of the well known English side Newcastle United, the use of the title "United" serves more as a celebratory and honorary salute to the multiple histories, legacies, players and fans of the four previous clubs that have represented the city over the years, i.e. Miami Gatos, Miami Toros, Miami Fusion, and lastly Miami FC While Miami United F.C. has no official affiliation, nor claims to have any affiliation with any of the previous teams, the commitment to honor and celebrate the city's soccer past and cultural diversity remains a great part of the club's identity.

2013

Miami United played and won their first ever game in club history vs Cape Coral Hurricanes, 3–0, May 4, 2013. Miami finished the season in 3rd place in the NPSL Sunshine Conference.

2013 brought with it the creation of the youth and women's teams, along with new head coach Ferdinando De Matthaeis. Miami United FC also struck up a partnership with nearby Miami Dade College in a joint effort to develop youth soccer in Miami.^{[dubious – discuss]}^{[citation needed]}

2014

In 2014 Miami United's official jersey and equipment supplier changed. No longer was the team's jersey and equipment supplied by Admiral, but instead by the Italian sports apparel company Garman. Italian watch and jewelry maker Gaga Milano also became the team's jersey sponsor. Miami remained heavily engaged in the community forging successful 2nd, youth and women's teams. Miami's 1st team also improved on the field by creating a club that had a mixture of veteran players and younger local players. The club finished the regular season undefeated on top of Sunshine Conference. Miami defeated both Storm FC and Tampa Marauders to claim the 2014 Sunshine Conference title. Miami then went on to face Chattanooga FC in the NPSL Southern Regional Finals, but was defeated. Despite losing to Chattanooga, because Miami won the Sunshine Conference the club still qualified for a slot in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

After the NPSL post season, Miami United competed in an international friendly with Italian clubs Calcio Catania, Brescia Calcio and Novara Calcio. Miami won two of the three games.^{[dubious – discuss]}^{[citation needed]}

2015

In January, Miami United played the most important game in their short history, vs San Lorenzo de Almagro, the last champion of "Copa Libertadores" (the top continental club trophy in South America).

In the Spring of 2015, Miami United FC became partners with the Portuguese club C.S. Marítimo and Japanese club FC Osaka.^{[dubious – discuss]}^{[citation needed]}

2016

In January 2016, Miami United signed former Brazil international Adriano.

Kits

Period	Clothing sponsor	Shirt sponsor
2012–2013	Admiral	Admiral
2013–	Garman	GaGa Milano

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Season Record	NPSL Playoffs	US Open Cup
2013	4	NPSL	3rd, Sunshine	3-2-3	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2014	4	NPSL	1st, Sunshine	7-3-0	Southern Regional	Did not qualify
2015	4	NPSL	2nd, Sunshine	6-0-4	Did not qualify	2nd Round

Stadium

Miami United play their home matches at Ted Hendricks Stadium, located in Milander Park in Hialeah, Florida.

Players and staff

Current roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of May 9, 2016.^[2]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Forward	Ignacio Calcagno	United States
3	Defender	Camacho	Brazil
5	Midfielder	Ezequiel Tejera	Uruguay
7	Midfielder	Alexis Dominguez	United States
8	Midfielder	Fernando Guimaraes	United States
10	Forward	Adriano	Brazil
11	Midfielder	Mauricio Mori	Peru
14	Defender	Danny Godoy	Venezuela
16	Midfielder	Nabil Djerroud	United States
17	Forward	Diego Hurtado	Colombia
18	Forward	Ezequiel Pizzi	Italy
19	Midfielder	Jonathan Leites	Uruguay
20	Defender	Franco Donado	United States
21	Midfielder	Bernardo	Brazil
37	Midfielder	Julio César de León (Captain)	Honduras
99	Forward	Wellington Cafu	Brazil
—	Goalkeeper	Camilo Neira	Colombia
—	Goalkeeper	Eric Perilla	United States
—	Goalkeeper	Omar Soto	United States
—	Defender	Darryl Gordon	United States
—	Defender	German Tersano	Argentina
—	Defender	Jesus Castellon	United States
—	Defender	Rodrigo Alvim	Brazil
—	Midfielder	Alexandre Gomez	United States
—	Midfielder	Daniel Espantoso	United States
—	Midfielder	Diego Lima	Brazil
—	Midfielder	Francisco Onezimo	United States
—	Midfielder	Giliardi de Souza	United States
—	Midfielder	Ignacio Echeveste	Argentina
—	Midfielder	Joachim Pierre	United States
—	Forward	Lorenzo Hernandez	Mexico