Inter Miami CF II

Inter Miami CF II
Full nameInter Miami CF II
FoundedOctober 9, 2019 (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

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

Main article: Chase 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 Nu Stadium was under construction.[6][7][8]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of March 30, 2026[9]
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF  USA Tyler Hall ([A])
44 DF  USA Nicolas Almeida
47 MF  ISR Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida
51 DF  USA Samuel Basabe
52 FW  VEN Diego Rey
53 DF  ARG Alejo Ristano ([B])
55 DF  USA Ian Urkidi
58 DF  USA Nash Dearmin
59 MF  USA Preston Plambeck
61 GK  USA Matias Marin
62 DF  DOM Israel Boatwright ([A])
63 DF  USA Sloan Morrison
64 MF  USA Matteo DePaula
65 MF  USA Naej Desravins
66 MF  USA Joseph Convers
67 MF  USA Arturo Querales
68 MF  PLE Mohammed Jamhour
70 DF  USA Daniel Sumalla
71 DF  HON Leandro Padilla
72 DF  ESP Theo Vorenkamp
73 MF  USA Mario Stoka
74 FW  USA Diego Matos
76 DF  USA Cesar Abadía-Reda
80 FW  ARG Mateo Dulce Saja
82 GK  USA Max Ponikarovsky
83 DF  USA Rondell White
85 DF  USA Matthew Perez
86 FW  USA Zidane Cadet
87 DF  CUW Jerremy Ortela
88 MF  USA Alexander Shaw ([A])
89 FW  USA Matthias Vieux
90 MF  BOL Mark Rodríguez
91 DF  HON Lesther Garcia
92 GK  USA Lucas Barker
92 GK  USA Alexander Padilla
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Inter Miami
    2.
  2. ^
    Inter Miami Academy player
    3.

Coaching staff

As of March 4, 2025[10]
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
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Jason Kreis  United States February 15, 2020 March 16, 2021 16 4 3 9 19 28 025.00
Darren Powell  England March 16, 2021 January 6, 2023 52 18 12 22 80 98 034.62
Federico Higuaín  Argentina January 6, 2023 January 29, 2025 57 19 12 26 89 119 033.33
Cristian Ledesma  Argentina March 4, 2025 Present 30 7 6 17 44 75 023.33

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 16 4 3 9 19 28 15 10th Did not qualify United States Ricky Lopez-Espin 7
2021 28 8 7 13 40 49 31 10th Did not qualify Canada Shaan Hundal 11
Inter Miami CF II
Season MLS Next Pro Playoffs Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Conference Overall Player Goals
2022 24 10 5 9 40 49 36 6th, Eastern 11th Did not qualify Haiti Shanyder Borgelin 14
2023 28 5 6 17 34 68 22 13th, Eastern 27th Did not qualify United States Lawson Sunderland 5
2024 28 14 6 8 53 45 48 3rd, Eastern 6th First Round Northern Ireland Ryan Carmichael 9
2025 28 6 6 16 40 72 25 14th, Eastern 27th Did not qualify Argentina Mateo Saja 12

Team records

As of February 7, 2026[11][12]

Most goals

Rank Player Seasons Goals
1 Canada Shaan Hundal 2021–2022 16
2 Haiti Shanyder Borgelin 2022–2024 15
3 Argentina Mateo Saja 2024– 14
4 United States Yuval Cohen 2024–2025 12
5 Argentina Dániel Pintér 2024– 10
6 Northern Ireland Ryan Carmichael 2024 9
United States Lawson Sunderland 2022–2024 9
United States Idoh Zelzer-Zubida 2024– 9
9 England Mitchell Curry 2021 8
10 Brazil Leo Afonso 2024–2025 7
Dominican Republic Edison Azcona 2020–2023 7
United States Ricky Lopez-Espin 2020 7

Most assists

Rank Player Seasons Assists
1 United States Nykolas Sessock 2023–2024 11
2 England Romeo Beckham 2021–2022 10
3 United States Idoh Zelzer-Zubida 2024– 8
4 United States George Acosta 2021–2022 7
Greece Noah Allen 2020–2024 7
Northern Ireland Ryan Carmichael 2024 7
United States Alejandro Flores 2023– 7
United States Santiago Morales 2023– 7
9 Canada Shaan Hundal 2021–2022 6
Cuba Dairon Reyes 2020–2024 6

Most appearances

Rank Player Seasons Appearances
1 United States Tyler Hall 2022– 71
2 United States Ricardo Montenegro 2023–2025 68
3 United States Cesar Abadia-Reda 2023– 63
4 Venezuela Abel Caputo 2021–2023 62
United States Alejandro Flores 2023– 62
6 United States Nykolas Sessock 2023–2024 55
7 Greece Noah Allen 2020–2024 53
United States Braxton Taghvai-Najib 2021–2023 53
9 United States Lawson Sunderland 2022–2024 51
10 Canada Shaan Hundal 2021–2022 48

Most minutes

Rank Player Seasons Minutes
1 United States Tyler Hall 2022– 5975
2 United States Ricardo Montenegro 2023–2025 5602
3 Venezuela Abel Caputo 2021–2023 4680
4 Greece Noah Allen 2020–2024 4571
5 United States Nykolas Sessock 2023–2024 4558
6 United States Lawson Sunderland 2022–2024 4172
7 United States Alejandro Flores 2023– 4030
8 United States Cesar Abadia-Reda 2023– 3934
9 Cuba Modesto Méndez 2020–2023 3805
10 Argentina Giovanni Ferraina 2024–2025 3678

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 2026 MLS NEXT Pro Roster". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  10. ^ Inter Miami II Technical Staff, intermiamicf.com, 4 March 2025
  11. ^ "Fort Lauderdale CF Player Stats". USL League One. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "Inter Miami CF II Player Stats". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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