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2025 Inter Miami CF season

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]

Inter Miami CF
2025 season
PresidentDavid Beckham
Head coachJavier Mascherano
StadiumChase Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup playoffsTBD
FIFA Club World CupTBD
CONCACAF Champions CupTBD
Leagues CupTBD
← 2024
2026 →

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

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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

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January 18 Inter Miami CF   v   Club América Paradise, Nevada
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
February 14 Inter Miami CF v Orlando City SC Tampa, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST Stadium: Raymond James Stadium

Competitive

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer TBD TBD 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 TBD 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

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Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

League tables

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MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos Team
 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 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
 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 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

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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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Ground
Result
Position (East)
Source: MLS standings
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Match results

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April 19 TBA Columbus Crew v Inter Miami CF Cleveland, Ohio
4:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Huntington Bank Field

CONCACAF Champions Cup

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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.[11]

Round one

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

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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.[12]

Group stage (Group A)

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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.[13][14]

Pos Team
 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
June 14 1 Al Ahly   v   Inter Miami CF Miami Gardens, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
June 19 2 Inter Miami CF   v   Porto Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
June 23 3 Inter Miami CF   v   Palmeiras Miami Gardens, Florida
9:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium

Management

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Position Staff
Ownership[15]
President and Co-Owner   David Beckham
Managing Owner   Jorge Mas
Co-Owner   Jose Mas
Front office[16][17]
President of Business Operations   Xavier Asensi
Vice President   Pablo Alvarez
Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director Vacant
Coaching staff[18]
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

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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.[19]

Roster

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As of December 12, 2024[20]

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
8 Leonardo Campana   Ecuador FW (2000-07-24)July 24, 2000 (aged 24)   Wolverhampton Wanderers
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

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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

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Outgoing transfers for Inter Miami CF
Player No. Pos. New team Notes Date
  Nicolás Freire (ARG) 21 DF   UNAM (MEX) End of loan[21] December 9, 2024
  Oscar Ustari (ARG) 19 GK Out of contract[21] December 9, 2024
  Matías Rojas (PAR) 7 MF Option declined[21] December 9, 2024
  Serhiy Kryvtsov (UKR) 27 DF Option declined[21] December 9, 2024
  Franco Negri (ARG) 33 DF Option declined[21] December 9, 2024
  Felipe Valencia (USA) 35 MF Option declined[21] December 9, 2024
  Lawson Sunderland (USA) 43 MF Option declined[21] December 9, 2024
  Cole Jensen (USA) 99 GK Option declined[21] December 9, 2024
  Diego Gómez (PAR) 20 MF   Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG) Transferred for undisclosed fee[22] December 10, 2024
  CJ dos Santos (USA) 13 GK   San Diego FC Traded for $100,000 GAM[23] December 12, 2024

References

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  2. ^ Kaufman, Michelle (October 20, 2024). "Inter Miami earns spot in 2025 Club World Cup, will play opener at Hard Rock Stadium". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Michelle (November 22, 2024). "Tata Martino bids farewell to Inter Miami, Javier Mascherano expected to be next coach". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Cardenas, Felipe (November 26, 2024). "Inter Miami names Javier Mascherano as new head coach". The Athletic. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Kaufman, Michelle (December 16, 2024). "Inter Miami sporting director Chris Henderson leaves for conference rival Atlanta United". Miami Herald. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
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  23. ^ "Inter Miami CF Trades CJ dos Santos to San Diego FC for General Allocation Money" (Press release). Inter Miami CF. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
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