2025 Inter Miami CF season
| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Preisdent | David Beckham | ||
| Head coach | Gerardo Martino | ||
| Stadium | Chase Stadium | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: TBD Overall: TBD | ||
| MLS Cup playoffs | TBD | ||
| FIFA Club World Cup | TBD | ||
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | TBD | ||
| Leagues Cup | TBD | ||
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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]
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]
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.[5]
Preseason
[edit]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.[6]
Schedule
[edit]| February 14 | Inter Miami CF | v | Orlando City SC | Tampa, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EST | Stadium: Raymond James Stadium |
Management
[edit]| 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
Players
[edit]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.[11]
Roster
[edit]- As of November 13, 2024[12]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chalker, Braden (November 12, 2024). "Which Players Should Inter Miami Re-sign for 2025 season?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Kaufman, Michelle (September 4, 2024). "'We're Coming Home:' Inter Miami kicks off countdown to opening of Miami Freedom Park". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Encina, Eduardo A. (November 4, 2024). "Lionel Messi, Inter Miami to play preseason match in Tampa". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF Ownership". Inter Miami CF. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Front Office Staff". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Soccer Operations". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Technical Staff". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "MLS & MLSPA ratify new Collective Bargaining Agreement". MLSsoccer.com. February 8, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF Roster". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved November 13, 2024.