Inter Miami CF II

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Inter Miami CF II
Full nameInter Miami CF II
FoundedOctober 9, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-10-09), as Fort Lauderdale CF
StadiumChase Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Capacity21,000
OwnerInter Miami CF
Head coachCristian Ledesma
LeagueMLS Next Pro
20243rd, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: First Round
Websiteintermiamicf.com/ii
Current season

Inter Miami Club de Fútbol II, commonly known as Inter Miami CF II, is an American professional soccer club based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that plays in the MLS Next Pro, the third-tier of American soccer. The club was established on February 1, 2020 as Fort Lauderdale CF, before changing to their current name in 2022 and is the reserve team of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF.

History

On October 9, 2019, it was announced by Inter Miami of Major League Soccer, that they would be fielding a reserve side in USL League One in 2020.[1][2] A few months later, on February 1, 2020, the club announced the team's name as Fort Lauderdale CF and that they would be playing at the main team's temporary Inter Miami CF Stadium.[3]

The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022.[4] They changed their name to Inter Miami CF II.[5]

Stadium

Chase Stadium is a soccer stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, built on the site of the former Lockhart Stadium. The 21,000-seat stadium and training facility serves as the team headquarters and training ground for Inter Miami CF, its youth academy, and Inter Miami CF II. The stadium will house the team as well as the first team for the first two seasons while the Miami Freedom Park stadium is under construction.[6][7][8]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of March 7, 2025[9]
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  USA Ryan Sailor ([A])
22 FW  BRA Leo Afonso ([A])
26 DF  USA Tyler Hall ([A])
34 GK  ARG Rocco Ríos Novo ([A])
44 MF  BOL Mark Rodríguez [10]
45 MF  USA Derrek Martinez ([B])
46 DF  USA Nicolas Almeida
47 FW  USA Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida ([B])
51 DF  USA Samuel Basabe ([B])
52 FW  USA Diego Rey ([B])
53 DF  ARG Alejo Ristano ([B])
54 FW  HAI Lovend's Delinois ([B])
56 FW  USA Dániel Pintér
58 FW  USA Angel Patino ([B])
59 MF  USA Preston Plambeck ([B])
61 GK  USA Matias Marin ([B])
63 DF  USA Kensly Davilma ([B])
64 DF  HON Lesther Garcia ([B])
69 MF  USA Ricardo Montenegro
70 DF  USA Daniel Sumalla ([B])
71 FW  VEN Sergio Perello ([B])
72 DF  USA Theo Vorenkamp ([B])
73 DF  USA Kendry Villafuerte ([B])
74 MF  USA Diego Lagos ([B])
75 DF  USA Jack Pymm
76 DF  USA Ezequiel Abadía-Reda
78 MF  ARG Santiago Ledesma
79 MF  USA Alejandro Flores
80 FW  ARG Mateo Saja ([B])
81 MF  USA Santiago Morales ([A])
82 GK  USA Max Ponikarovsky ([B])
83 MF  USA Bailey Sparks
84 GK  USA Dmytro Torubara ([B])
87 MF  USA Ian Urkidi ([B])
88 MF  USA Alexander Shaw ([B])
91 GK  USA Ivan Schmid ([B])
92 MF  PUR Cristian Ortiz ([B])
93 GK  USA Marco Simion ([B])
94 DF  ARG Giovanni Ferraina (on loan from Boca Juniors)
95 GK  USA Lucas Russo ([B])
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Inter Miami
    2.
  2. ^
    Inter Miami Academy player
    3.

Coaching staff

As of March 4, 2025[11]
Coaching staff
Argentina Cristian Ledesma Head coach
Bolivia Diter Alquiza Goalkeeper coach
Sport management and organization
Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín Player Development Coach
Argentina Lucas Scaglia Performance Analyst

Head coaches record

As of October 6, 2025
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Jason Kreis  United States February 15, 2020 March 16, 2021 164391928025.00
Darren Powell  England March 16, 2021 January 6, 2023 521812228098034.62
Federico Higuaín  Argentina January 6, 2023 January 29, 2025 5719122689119033.33
Cristian Ledesma  Argentina March 4, 2025 Present 3076174475023.33

Statistics and records

Season-by-season

As of October 6, 2025
Fort Lauderdale CF
Season USL League One Playoffs Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2020 1643919281510thDid not qualifyUnited States Ricky Lopez-Espin7
2021 28871340493110thDid not qualifyCanada Shaan Hundal11
Inter Miami CF II
Season MLS Next Pro Playoffs Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Conference Overall Player Goals
2022 2410594049366th, Eastern11thDid not qualifyHaiti Shanyder Borgelin14
2023 28561734682213th, Eastern27thDid not qualifyUnited States Lawson Sunderland5
2024 2814685345483rd, Eastern6thFirst RoundNorthern Ireland Ryan Carmichael9
2025 28661640722514th, Eastern27thDid not qualifyArgentina Mateo Saja12

Team records

As of October 6, 2025[12][13]

Most goals

Rank Player Seasons Goals
1Canada Shaan Hundal2021–202216
2Haiti Shanyder Borgelin2022–202415
3Argentina Mateo Saja2024–13
4United States Yuval Cohen2024–12
5 Argentina Dániel Pintér2024–10
6 Northern Ireland Ryan Carmichael20249
United States Lawson Sunderland2022–20249
United States Idoh Zelzer-Zubida2024–9
9 England Mitchell Curry20218
10 Brazil Leo Afonso2024–20257
Dominican Republic Edison Azcona2020–20237
United States Ricky Lopez-Espin20207

Most assists

Rank Player Seasons Assists
1 United States Nykolas Sessock2023–202411
2 England Romeo Beckham2021–202210
3 United States Santiago Morales2023–8
4 United States George Acosta2021–20227
Greece Noah Allen2020–7
Northern Ireland Ryan Carmichael20247
United States Alejandro Flores2023–7
United States Idoh Zelzer-Zubida2024–7
9 Canada Shaan Hundal2021–20226
Cuba Dairon Reyes2020–20246

Most appearances

Rank Player Seasons Appearances
1 United States Tyler Hall2022–71
2 United States Ricardo Montenegro2023–68
3 United States Cesar Abadia-Reda2023–63
4 Venezuela Abel Caputo2021–202362
5 United States Alejandro Flores2023–61
6 United States Nykolas Sessock2023–202455
7 Greece Noah Allen2020–53
United States Braxton Taghvai-Najib2021–202353
9 United States Lawson Sunderland2022–202451
10 Canada Shaan Hundal2021–202248

Most minutes

Rank Player Seasons Minutes
1United States Tyler Hall2022–5945
2United States Ricardo Montenegro2023–5570
3Venezuela Abel Caputo2021–20234680
4Greece Noah Allen2020–4571
5United States Nykolas Sessock2023–20244558
6United States Lawson Sunderland2022–20244172
7United States Alejandro Flores2023–3911
8United States Cesar Abadia-Reda2023–3904
9Cuba Modesto Méndez2020–20233805
10 Argentina Giovanni Ferraina2024–3558
Republic of Ireland Harvey Neville2021–20233558

See also

References

  1. ↑ Northam, Mitchell (October 9, 2019). "Inter Miami CF to field USL League One team in 2020". Pro Soccer USA. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Inter Miami CF, New England Revolution Launch League One Clubs". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Fort Lauderdale Club de Fútbol Announced as Name for Club's USL League One Team" (Press release). Inter Miami CF. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "MLS NEXT Pro Unveils 21 Clubs for Inaugural Season". intermiamicf.
  5. ↑ intermiamicf. "Inter Miami CF Unveils MLS NEXT Pro Team Name, Initial Roster and Full Schedule | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Inter Miami CF To Make Historic MLS Home Debut on March 14, 2020". InterMiamiCF.com. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Demolition Of Fort Lauderdale's Lockhart Underway". WFOR-TV. May 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ Bandell, Brian (March 14, 2019). "David Beckham wants MLS team to play initial seasons in Fort Lauderdale at Lockhart Stadium". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Inter Miami CF II Unveils Initial 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Roster". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Inter Miami Kit 24/25". La Supergiovane Castelbuono cede Mark Rodriguez Cabrera all’Inter Miami II (in Italian). March 1, 2025. Archived from the original on July 25, 2025.
  11. ↑ Inter Miami II Technical Staff, intermiamicf.com, 4 March 2025
  12. ↑ "Fort Lauderdale CF Player Stats". USL League One. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Inter Miami CF II Player Stats". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved March 18, 2024.