The 2010 Miami FC season was the fifth season of the club. Previously, they fielded a team in the USL First Division. Along with other clubs, Miami FC broke away from the previous league to form the new North American Soccer League. Nonetheless, the club fielded a team in the NASL Conference of the USSF Division 2 Professional League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid at the time. (The USSF D2 was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in 2010 to last just one season. It was a compromise between the debating United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL) while the USSF determined which league would eventually receive second or third division status). This year the team finished fourth in the NASL Conference Standings and ninth in the playoff standings, missing the post season. This was the last year of the team as the new NASL was launched the following year. The club connected with the original Fort Lauderdale Strikers club and launched a new team and franchise in the NASL under the Strikers' name starting in the 2011 season.

Miami FC
2010 season
ChairmanUnited States Aaron Davidson
ManagerNicaragua Victor Pastora
USSF Division 29th
USSF Division 2 playoffsdid not qualify
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Paulo Araujo Jr. (8)
All: Paulo Araujo Jr. (13)
Highest home attendance1,855
Lowest home attendance742
Average home league attendance1,254
← 2009 Miami FC
2011 Strikers →

Conference table

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NASL Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carolina RailHawks FC 30 13 9 8 44 32 12 47 Conference leader, qualified for playoffs
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 30 10 5 15 32 22 10 45 Qualified for playoffs[a]
3 Montreal Impact 30 12 11 7 36 30 6 43
4 Miami FC 30 7 11 12 37 49 −12 33
5 AC St. Louis 30 7 15 8 32 48 −16 29
6 Crystal Palace Baltimore 30 6 18 6 24 55 −31 24
  1. ^ The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.

2010 roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Lance Parker
2 DF   BRA Euzébio Neto
3 DF   USA Zach Kirby
4 DF   BRA Cristiano Dias
5 DF   GUY J. P. Rodrigues
6 DF   LBR Chris Gbandi
7 FW   USA Stefan Jerome
8 MF   BRA Lennon
9 FW   USA Abe Thompson
10 MF   ARG Christian Gómez
11 FW   GUA Edward Santeliz
12 DF   USA Mike Randolph
14 MF   USA Jarryd Goldberg
15 MF   BRA Paulinho Le Petit
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   USA Kyle Veris
17 FW   GUY Sean Cameron
18 MF   USA Gerson Mayen
19 MF   USA Steven Cabas
20 FW   CRC Bryan Pérez
21 MF   USA Brian Shriver
22 DF   USA Aaron Hohlbein
23 FW   USA Bryan Dominguez
24 GK   USA Matt Glaeser
27 DF   ENG Martyn Lancaster
31 FW   BRA Paulo Araujo Jr.
40 GK   AUS Caleb Patterson-Sewell
77 FW   USA Chukwudi Chijindu

Staff

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Head Coach:   Victor Pastora
Assistant Coach:   Marcelo Neveleff
Goalkeeper Coach:   Ricardo Lopes
Director of Soccer:   Fernando Clavijo
General Manager:   Luiz Muzzi

Competitive

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Preseason

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March 12, 2010 Friendly Miami FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
11:30 EDT Santeliz   (Report) Ibrahim  
Chinn    


March 20, 2010 Friendly Barry University 0–4 Miami FC Buccaneer Field, Miami Shores
19:00 EDT (Report)

March 21, 2010 Friendly Soccer Locker 1–5 Miami FC Kendall Soccer Park, West Kendall
16:00 EDT (Report)

March 28, 2010 Friendly Florida Gulf Coast University 0–1 Miami FC FGCU Soccer Complex, Fort Myers
18:00 EDT (Report) Santeliz  

April 2, 2010 Friendly Miami FC 4–0 Saint Thomas University Sunrise Soccer Complex, Sunrise
17:00 EDT Thompson  
Santeliz    
Shriver  
(Report)

April 3, 2010 Friendly Honduras Five Stars 1–2 Miami FC Kendall Soccer Park, West Kendall
14:00 EDT (Report)

Regular season

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April 10, 2010 Week 1 Miami 1–1 Rochester Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Santeliz   45'
Paulo Araujo   47'
Report   21' Heins
  83' Aguilar
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Tony Russo

April 17, 2010 Week 2 Miami 0–0 Vancouver Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Report   33' Tsiskaridze
  63' Janicki
Attendance: 1,089
Referee: Javier Santos

May 1, 2010 Week 3 Miami 1–1 Tampa Bay Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Thompson   35'
Gómez   40'   48'
Veris   58'
Report   14' Yamada
  82' Valentin
Attendance: 1,502

May 8, 2010 Week 4 Miami 1–1 Carolina Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Gbandi   38'
Thompson   48'
Dominguez   84'
Santeliz   87'
Report   78'   78' Gilkerson
  83' Gardner
Attendance: 1,014

May 15, 2010 Week 5 Minnesota 1–1 Miami National Sports Center, Baine
19:00 EDT Menyongar   56'
Gumede   75'
Clements   83'
Report   73' Paulo Araujo Attendance: 1,576

May 22, 2010 Week 6 Miami 1–0 Minnesota Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Paulo Araujo   71'
Rodrigues  
Cabas  
Report   Arango Attendance: 1,793

May 26, 2010 Week 7 Miami 1–3 Austin Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Paulo Araujo   39'
Veris   50'
Report   10' Alvarez
  17' Saduka
  27' (o.g.) Veris
  39' Johnson
  82' Watson
  82' Callahan
Attendance: 1,014

June 2, 2010 Week 8 Puerto Rico 4–2 Miami Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón
21:05 EDT Hansen   47'
Addlery   57'
Foley   67'
Nurse   85'
Rivera  
Report   46' Gómez
  Dias
  87' Shriver
Attendance: 2,642

June 6, 2010 Week 9 Montreal 1–1 Miami Saputo Stadium, Montreal
14:00 EDT Donatelli   23' (pen.)
Placentino   85'
Aâboubou   90'
Report   9' Gómez
  52' Cameron
  60' Lancaster
  75' Ariel
Attendance: 13,034
Referee: David Barrie

June 9, 2010 Week 10 Miami 3–3 Baltimore Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Shriver   21'
Dias  
Lancaster  
Germiniani   83'
Gómez   89'
Report   2'   47' Patterson
  Robson
  80' Gonzaga
  Veeder
Attendance: 1,017

June 12, 2010 Week 11 Miami 1–0 Portland Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Veris   26' Report Attendance: 1,004

June 19, 2010 Week 12 Austin 3–1 Miami House Park, Austin
19:30 EDT M. Griffin   23'   65'   87'
Silva   60'
Marshall   68'
Sakuda   82'
Report   25' Paulo Araujo
  37' Veris
  48' Rodrigues
  60' Cameron
  67' Arguez
Attendance: 2,143

June 26, 2010 Week 13 Miami 1–2 Austin Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Paulo Araujo   86'
Veris   90'
Report   44'   88' (pen.) Johnson
  84' L. Griffin
Attendance: 1,148

July 4, 2010 Week 14 Tampa Bay 1–1 Miami George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa
16:00 EDT Burt   75'
Christie   82'
Report   47' Rodrigues
  64' Dias
  90' Santeliz
Attendance: 5,123

July 10, 2010 Week 15 Portland 2–0 Miami PGE Park, Portland
19:00 EDT Smith   48'
Pore     90'
Report   Veris
  Cabas
Attendance: 12,189

July 14, 2010 Week 16 Vancouver 3–1 Miami Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada
19:30 EDT Wagner   18'   56'   90 1'   90 1'
Tsiskaridze   35'
Report   15' Veris
  38' Gómez
  57' Shriver
Attendance: 5,024

July 17, 2010 Week 17 Miami 1–1 Puerto Rico Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Veris  
Paulo Araujo   90'
Report   33' Addlery
  Foley
  Gbandi
  Nurse
Attendance: 1,480

July 25, 2010 Week 18 Tampa Bay 2–0 Miami George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa
16:00 EDT Valentin   36'
Dohono   58'
King   66'
Tatters   78'
Report   86' Santeliz Attendance: 3,226

July 31, 2010 Week 19 Austin 3–1 Miami House Park, Austin
19:30 EDT Johnson   44'   59'
Olum   47'
McFayden   78'   90'
Alvarez   80'
Report   31' Cameron
  64' Dominguez
  75' Thompson
  90' Gbandi
Attendance: 3,228

August 4, 2010 Week 20 Baltimore 0–1 Miami UMBC Stadium, Baltimore
19:00 EDT Lader   44' Report   70' Shriver
  90' Lancaster
Attendance: 507
Referee: Sorin Stoica

August 7, 2010 Week 21 Puerto Rico 1–1 Miami Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón
21:05 EDT Faña  
Hansen  
Rivera  
Addlery  
Report   Thompson
  Paulo Araujo
  Gómez
    Gbandi
Attendance: 3,223

August 14, 2010 Week 22 Miami 3–3 Tampa Bay Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Chijindu   19'
Martins   42'
Nunez   82'
Report   33' Galindo
  45' (o.g.) Mayen
  56' King
Attendance: 1,855

August 18, 2010 Week 23 Carolina 2–1 Miami WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary
19:00 EDT Watson   30'
Paladini   62'
Richardson   71'
Barbara   74'
Shields   84'
Report   49' Paulo Araujo
  68' Lennon
  85' Gómez
  90' Cameron
Attendance: 1,426

August 21, 2010 Week 24 Rochester 3–1 Miami Marina Auto Stadium, Rochester
19:00 EDT Hoxie   42'   73'
Roberts   52'
Pitchkolan   63'
Bellamy   89'
Report   50' Martins
  69' Lennon
  73' Rodrigues
  83' Hohlbein
Attendance: 9,157

September 5, 2010 Week 25 St. Louis 3–1 Miami Anheuser-Busch Center, Fenton
17:00 EDT Kreamalmeyer   19'
Traynor   58'
Ambersley   70'
Lancaster   75' (o.g.)
Videira   85'
Report   45' Gómez
  63'   62' Thompson
Attendance: 2,403

September 11, 2010 Week 26 Miami 2–1 Montreal Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Gómez   44'
Celestino   31'
Thompson   76'
Report   18' Testo
  28' Pizzolitto
  70' Sebrango
Attendance: 1,106

September 17, 2010 Week 27 Rochester 1–2 Miami Marina Auto Stadium, Rochester
19:30 EDT Hamilton   10' (Rosenlund) Report Martins-Teixeira   17' (Thompson)
Thompson   24'
Attendance: 6,794

September 22, 2010 Week 28 Miami 4–2 St. Louis Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Thompson   43' (Le Petit),   57',   60' (Neto)
Le Petit   73'
Report Stisser   69',   83' (Kreamalmeyer) Attendance: 742

September 25, 2010 Week 29 Miami 1–0 Rochester Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Gómez   90' (Martins-Teixeira) Report Attendance: 1,126

October 2, 2010 Week 30 Miami 1–1 Puerto Rico Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Gómez   40' Report Horst   12' Attendance: 1,684

U.S. Open Cup

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June 15, 2010 First Round Miami 5–1
(a.e.t.)
Central Florida Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill
19:30 EDT Rodrigues   3'
Paulo Araujo   110'   112'   113'   119'
Report   57' Millar

June 22, 2010 Second Round Miami 2–1
(a.e.t.)
Tampa Bay Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Paulo Araujo   2'
Kirby   22'
Thompson   61'   98' (pen.)
Arguez   85'
Report   32'   82' Diaz
  58' Nyazamba
  79' Valentino
  110' Burt
Attendance: 972

June 29, 2010 Round of 16 Houston 1–0 Miami Carl Lewis International Complex, Houston
19:30 CDT Palmer   80' Report   47' Kirby
  66'   83' Rodrigues
Attendance: 832
Referee: Chris Penso

References

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