2020 Fort Lauderdale CF season

Fort Lauderdale CF
2020 season
Owner	David Beckham; Marcelo Claure; Jorge and Jose Mas; Masayoshi Son;
Head coach	Jason Kreis
Stadium	Inter Miami CF Stadium
USL League One	10th
USL1 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Biggest win	FTL 2–0 ORL (Sept. 12)
Biggest defeat	NTX 3–0 FTL (Oct. 3); NE 4–1 FTL (Oct. 9)
Home colors	Away colors
	2021 →

The 2020 Fort Lauderdale CF season was the inaugural season in the soccer team's history, where they compete in the third division of American soccer, USL League One. Fort Lauderdale CF, as a child club of Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer, are barred from participating in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup.^[1] Fort Lauderdale CF play their home games at Inter Miami CF Stadium, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.

Club

Roster

As of February 25, 2020.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
	GK		Dylan Castanheira
	MF		Blaine Ferri
	DF		Ian Fray
	GK		Daniel Gagliardi
	MF		Rivaldo Ibarra
	FW		Ricky Lopez-Espin
	DF		Modesto Mendez
	DF		Frank Nodarse
	DF		Brian Rosales
	MF		Eduardo Sosa

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Jason Kreis	Head coach
Martin Paterson	Assistant coach
Chris Barocas	Goalkeeping coach

Front Office Staff

Name	Position
Darren Powell	Director of Player Development for Inter Miami CF
Mateus Manoel	Developmental Performance Manager

Competitions

USL League One

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
7	Forward Madison FC	16	5	5	6	20	14	+6	21	1.31
8	Tormenta FC	16	5	7	4	19	22	−3	19	1.19
9	New England Revolution II^[a]	16	5	8	3	19	26	−7	18	1.13
10	Fort Lauderdale CF^[a]	16	4	9	3	19	28	−9	15	0.94
11	Orlando City B^[a]	15	1	11	3	10	29	−19	6	0.40

Source: 2020 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	7	1	0	2	4	6	−2	1	1	1	3	3	0

Source: USL League One^[3]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Stadium	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	W	L
Position	10	11	9	8	4

Source: USL League One^[4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

July 18, 2020 (2020-07-18) 1	Fort Lauderdale CF	0–2	Greenville Triumph SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM EDT		Report	Morrell 45+4' Keegan 47'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon

July 25, 2020 (2020-07-25) 2	Fort Lauderdale CF	1–2	FC Tucson	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Lopez-Espin 8'	Report	Liadi 87' Valenzuela 90'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08) 3	South Georgia Tormenta FC	1–2	Fort Lauderdale CF	Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT	Rowe 90+3'	Report	Azcona 41' Lopez-Espin 76'	Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Kevin Broadley

August 14, 2020 (2020-08-14) 4	Orlando City B	1–1	Fort Lauderdale CF	Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Rivera 22'	Report	Lopez-Espin 39'	Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Referee: Gabriele Giusti

August 19, 2020 (2020-08-19) 5	Fort Lauderdale CF	3–2	North Texas SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EDT	Lopez-Espin 28', 36' Valencia 56'	Report	Romero 39' (pen.) Alisson 75'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Alex Billeter

August 22, 2020 (2020-08-22) 6	Greenville Triumph SC	1–0	Fort Lauderdale CF	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Pilato 67'	Report		Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 993 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05) 7	Fort Lauderdale CF	1–1	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EDT	Zacarías 26' (o.g.)	Report	Ualefi 42'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Alejo Calume

September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12) 8	Fort Lauderdale CF	2–0	Orlando City B	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EDT	Azcona 5' Lopez-Espin 51'	Report		Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon

September 19, 2020 (2020-09-19) 9	Fort Lauderdale CF	1–2	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EDT	Azcona 5'	Report	Thorn 19' Mayr-Fälten 62'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23) 10	Richmond Kickers	2–1	Fort Lauderdale CF	Richmond, Virginia
6:30 PM EDT	Terzaghi 26', 54'	Report	Lopez-Espin 5'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 692 Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Reschedule of postponed August 1 match.^[5]

September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26) 11	FC Tucson	1–2	Fort Lauderdale CF	Tucson, Arizona
10:30 PM EDT	Ramos-Godoy 55' (pen.)	Report	Kiesewetter 87' Sosa 90+4'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Samantha Martinez

September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) 12	Fort Lauderdale CF	2–3	Union Omaha	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EDT	Sosa 42' Valencia 55'	Report	Panchot 25' Conway 48' Vanacore-Decker 84'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Alyssa Nichols

October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03) 13	North Texas SC	3–0	Fort Lauderdale CF	Arlington, Texas
6:30 PM EDT	Damus 57', 89' A. Rodríguez 80'	Report		Stadium: Globe Life Park Attendance: 889 Referee: Héctor Hernández

October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) 14	New England Revolution II	4–1	Fort Lauderdale CF	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM EDT	Firmino 42' Rennicks 60' Spaulding 75' Mendonca 90+3'	Report	Valencia 52'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Kenneth Rojas

October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14) 15	Fort Lauderdale CF	2–2	Forward Madison FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4:00 PM EDT	Sosa 38' Reyes 67'	Report	Paulo Jr. 73' Díaz 85'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Johan Fredrik Roenning

October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) 16	Union Omaha	1–0	Fort Lauderdale CF	Papillion, Nebraska
8:00 PM EDT	Conway 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Karen Callado

References

^ "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ "Fort Lauderdale CF 2020 Roster". Retrieved February 25, 2020.
^ "2020 USL League One Standings". USL League One.
^ "Fort Lauderdale CF Schedule". USL League One.
^ "Match Between Richmond Kickers, Fort Lauderdale CF Rescheduled". uslleagueone.com. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[table_note_FTL0.2590523051373-3] Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

[1] "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

[2] "Fort Lauderdale CF 2020 Roster". Retrieved February 25, 2020.

[4] "2020 USL League One Standings". USL League One.

[5] "Fort Lauderdale CF Schedule". USL League One.

[6] "Match Between Richmond Kickers, Fort Lauderdale CF Rescheduled". uslleagueone.com. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

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