2025 Inter Miami CF season

The 2025 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
PreisdentDavid Beckham
Head coachGerardo Martino
StadiumChase Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup playoffsTBD
FIFA Club World CupTBD
CONCACAF Champions CupTBD
Leagues CupTBD
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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 were invited 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 is set to return for his third season as head coach of Inter Miami CF. The team's captain, midfielder Lionel Messi, has a contract through the end of the 2025 season.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Roster

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As of November 13, 2024[6]
No. Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Drake Callender   GK (1997-10-07) October 7, 1997 (age 27)   San Jose Earthquakes
13 CJ dos Santos   GK (2000-08-24) August 24, 2000 (age 24)   Benfica
19 Oscar Ustari   GK (1986-07-03) July 3, 1986 (age 38) Free agent
99 Cole Jensen   GK (2001-01-22) January 22, 2001 (age 23)   Xavier University
Defenders
6 Tomás Avilés   DF (2004-08-03) August 3, 2004 (age 20)   Racing Club
14 David Martínez   DF (1998-01-21) January 21, 1998 (age 26)   River Plate
15 Ryan Sailor   DF (1998-11-27) November 27, 1998 (age 25)   University of Washington
17 Ian Fray   DF (2002-08-31) August 31, 2002 (age 22)   Fort Lauderdale CF
18 Jordi Alba   DF (1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 35)   Barcelona
21 Nicolás Freire   DF (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30)   UNAM
26 Tyler Hall   DF (2006-02-05) February 5, 2006 (age 18)   Inter Miami CF II
27 Serhiy Kryvtsov   DF (1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 33)   Shakhtar Donetsk
32 Noah Allen   DF (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 (age 20)   Inter Miami CF II
33 Franco Negri   DF (1995-02-20) February 20, 1995 (age 29)   Godoy Cruz
57 Marcelo Weigandt   DF (2000-01-11) January 11, 2000 (age 24)   Boca Juniors
62 Israel Boatwright   DF (2005-06-02) June 2, 2005 (age 19)   Inter Miami CF II
Midfielders
5 Sergio Busquets   MF (1988-07-16) July 16, 1988 (age 36)   Barcelona
7 Matías Rojas   MF (1995-11-03) November 3, 1995 (age 29)   Corinthians
11 Facundo Farías   MF (2002-08-28) August 28, 2002 (age 22)   Colón
16 Robert Taylor   MF (1994-10-21) October 21, 1994 (age 30)   Brann
20 Diego Gómez   MF (2003-03-27) March 27, 2003 (age 21)   Libertad
24 Julian Gressel   MF (1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 (age 30)   Columbus Crew
30 Benjamin Cremaschi   MF (2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 19)   Inter Miami CF II
41 David Ruiz   MF (2004-02-08) February 8, 2004 (age 20)   Inter Miami CF II
42 Yannick Bright   MF (2001-09-03) September 3, 2001 (age 23)   University of New Hampshire
43 Lawson Sunderland   MF (2001-11-07) November 7, 2001 (age 23)   Inter Miami CF II
55 Federico Redondo   MF (2003-01-18) January 18, 2003 (age 21)   Argentinos Juniors
81 Santiago Morales   MF (2007-02-09) February 9, 2007 (age 17)   Inter Miami CF II
Forwards
8 Leonardo Campana   FW (2000-07-24) July 24, 2000 (age 24)   Wolverhampton Wanderers
9 Luis Suárez   FW (1987-01-24) January 24, 1987 (age 37)   Grêmio
10 Lionel Messi (captain)   FW (1987-06-24) June 24, 1987 (age 37)   Paris Saint-Germain
73 Leo Afonso   FW (2001-07-13) July 13, 2001 (age 23)   University of Virginia

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Ownership[7]
President and Co-Owner   David Beckham
Managing Owner   Jorge Mas
Co-Owner   Jose Mas
Front office[8][9]
President of Business Operations   Xavier Asensi
Vice President   Pablo Alvarez
Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director   Chris Henderson
Coaching staff[10]
Head coach   Gerardo Martino
Assistant coach   Gerardo Andres Martino
Assistant coach   Javier Morales
Assistant coach   Jorge Theiler
Goalkeeper coach   Sebastián Saja

Last updated: November 13, 2024
Source: Inter Miami CF

References

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  1. ^ a b Deen, Safid (November 12, 2024). "Messi breaks silence on Inter Miami's playoff exit. What's next for his time in the US?". USA Today. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  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. ^ Cardenas, Felipe (November 10, 2024). "Inter Miami, Messi and Martino are out: What went wrong and what comes next?". The Athletic. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Chalker, Braden (November 12, 2024). "Which Players Should Inter Miami Re-sign for 2025 season?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "MLS & MLSPA ratify new Collective Bargaining Agreement". MLSsoccer.com. February 8, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Inter Miami CF Roster". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Inter Miami CF Ownership". Inter Miami CF. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Front Office Staff". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "Soccer Operations". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "Technical Staff". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved November 13, 2024.