Miami Dade FC

Miami Dade FC
Full name Miami Dade Football Club
Nickname(s) Miami Dade
Founded May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20)
Stadium Tropical Park Stadium
Ground Capacity 10,000
Owner Linck Group
President Guilherme Moretto
Head Coach Rafael Ferreiro
League APSL
Website Club home page

Miami Dade FC is an American amateur soccer team based in Miami. The club was founded in 2014 and is currently competing in APSL. The team plays its home games at Tropical Park Stadium.[1] In November 2015, the club made international headlines by announcing that former Brazil national football team captain Emerson Ferreira da Rosa was joining the club.[2]

History

2014: Miami Dade FC is born

The team's franchise rights for the NAL were purchased by the investment company, Linck Group, on May 1, 2014.

Miami Dade Football Club, LLC was registered with the Florida State Department on May 1, 2014, and on May 20 the team was officially announced as the 5th NAL Florida conference franchise.[3]

Ginga Scout was announced to be MDFC inaugural jersey sponsor in an event at 1826 Lounge in Miami Beach on May 20, 2014, at the same event which revealed the club's first ever jersey design.

Miami Dade FC debuted in the NAL on May 30, 2014, in a match against Nacional SC, winning the match 3 to 1. Players Andres Perez and Kaique Negri scored the club's first winning goals.

On July 26, Miami Dade FC was crowned NAL champions after defeating Santos USA.

2015-2016: New league

On March 12, Miami Dade FC announces that they will be part of the new league APSL, starting in April, 2015.

Miami Dade FC were defeated in the semi finals against Boca Raton FC therefore being eliminated, and ending their inaugural season in the APSL.[4]

In May 2016, Miami Dade FC played its first match against a National Team. The game was a Copa America 2016 preparation match against Haiti national football team at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL. The game ended 4x1 for Haiti national football team.[5]

The Miami Dade FC found immediate success in the APSL, winning the 2016 Regular Season Championship with a 5–2–0 (Win-Draw-Loss) record.[6]

Club culture

The Miami Dade FC name comes from the Dade County, which was created on January 18, 1836, under the Territorial Act of the United States. The county was named after Major Francis L. Dade, a soldier killed in 1835 in the Second Seminole War, at what has since been named the Dade Battlefield. At the time of its creation, Dade County included the land that now contains Palm Beach and Broward counties, together with the Florida Keys from Bahia Honda Key north and the land of present-day Miami-Dade County. The county seat was originally at Indian Key in the Florida Keys; then in 1844, the County seat was moved to Miami. The Florida Keys from Key Largo to Bahia Honda were returned to Monroe County in 1866. In 1888 the county seat was moved to Juno, near present-day Juno Beach, Florida, returning to Miami in 1899. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed from the northern portion of what was then Dade County, and then in 1915, Palm Beach County and Dade County contributed nearly equal portions of land to create what is now Broward County. There have been no significant boundary changes to the county since 1915.[7]

Affiliation

On February 2016, Miami Dade FC announced 2 franchises. Miami Dade FC Macae which is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. and MIami Dade FC Barranquilla which is located in Barranquilla, Colombia. [8]

Colors and badge

On May 5, 2014 Miami Dade FC announced its selection of official club badge and colors, choosing to be represented by a palm tree and ocean, as well as blue and yellow as its primary colors.

Team kit

MDFC has as its primary colors white and black. The second uniform is Blue and white. MDFC will launch a full collection of kits once a year, Its schedule to launch in the second quarter, including also goalkeeper, training and travel kits.

Home 2016
Away 2016
Training 2016
Goalkeeper

Charitable work

On Thanksgiving Day, a half-dozen of the Miami-Dade FC team’s players and staff spent an afternoon making pasta at the Fort Lauderdale factory of Spaghetto, which manufactures fresh pasta, to then cook and donate to over 150 homeless.[9]

In July 2015, the United Nations presented Miami Dade FC in Barranquilla, Colombia in an event held at Estadio Metropolitano in front of 15,000 fans, an award for peace against drugs and offense in the world.[10]

Current roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of May 14, 2016.[11]

No. Position Player Nation
— Goalkeeper Luis Araranzu      United States
— Goalkeeper Rodrigo Pigatto      Brazil
— Goalkeeper Luca Cancellieri      Italy
— Defender Matheus Eccard      Brazil
— Defender Aday Santana      Venezuela
— Defender Antonio Damasio      Brazil
— Defender Filippo Poggiopilini      Italy
— Midfielder Leonardo Rodrigues      Brazil
— Defender Ivan Barriga      United States
— Defender Diogo Nanni      Brazil
— Midfielder Facundo      Argentina
— Midfielder Joao Caselatto      Brazil
— Midfielder Christian Dimitri      Colombia
— Midfielder Emerson Ferreira da Rosa      Brazil
— Midfielder Lorenzo Orellano      Colombia
— Midfielder Alessandro Venezia      Italy
— Midfielder Luis Orlando      Mexico
— Midfielder Marcelo Norton      Brazil
— Midfielder Loisel Lou      France
— Midfielder Edwin Quesada      Colombia
— Forward Roberto Linck      United States
— Forward Sofian Domoraud      France
— Forward Teslim Fatusi      Nigeria

Notable former players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

List

Top goal scorers

# Pos. Name Nation Career APSL US Open Cup Total
1 Striker Ayrolla, MatheusMatheus Ayrolla  United States 2015 12 0 12
2 Midfielder Linck, RobertoRoberto Linck  United States 2014- 9 0 9
3 Midfielder Orellano, LorenzoLorenzo Orellano  Colombia 2016- 4 0 4

Last updated: May 25, 2016.
Bolded players are currently on the Miami Dade FC roster.
List only includes stats from 2014 to present

Team management

On December 11, 2013, Joao Garcia was announced as the first head coach of the new franchise, Garcia's official unveiling was made at a press conference on May 27, 2014.

Executive
Club Executive Roberto Linck Sr.
Club Executive Emerson Ferreira da Rosa
Club Executive Fernando Linck
Club Executive João Paulo Fernando Marangon
Club Executive Andres Cifuentes
Club Executive Craig Tornberg
Club Executive Fabio Simplicio
Club Executive Lisa Patton
Club Executive Sergio Menezes
Coaching staff
Technical Director Joao Garcia
Head Coach Rafael Ferreiro
Assistant Coach Henry Apaloo
Assistant Coach Felix Mats
Assistant Coach Sinue Zardo
Assistant Coach Thiago Bandeira
Trainer Aleksandra Olenka

Last updated: June 1, 2016
Source:

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Friendlies

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[5][15]

Honours

Domestic

League

Worldwide

See also

References

  1. ↑ APSL, APSL, retrieved May 21, 2015
  2. ↑ O sonho americano de Emerson Beach, Globo, retrieved November 3, 2015
  3. ↑ Miami Dade FC faz o seu lancamento oficial em Miami Beach, Achei USA, retrieved May 23, 2014
  4. ↑ American Premier Soccer League, APSL, retrieved November 10, 2015
  5. 1 2 Miami Dade FC x Haiti National Team, Haiti Official Facebook Page, retrieved May 25, 2016
  6. ↑ Miami Dade FC Regular Season Champions, APSL Official Page, retrieved July 12, 2016
  7. ↑ Indian History of the keys, KeyHistory.org, retrieved November 10, 2002
  8. ↑ Miami Dade FC Macae, Schoolius, retrieved March 16, 2016
  9. ↑ Miami Dade FC feeds the homeless, Voxxi, retrieved November 16, 2014
  10. ↑ Miami Dade FC - Respira Paz, Naciones Unidas, retrieved July 2, 2015
  11. ↑ "Players - MIAMI DADE FC". miamidadefc.com. Retrieved May 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  12. ↑ Miami Dade FC Staff, Miami Dade FC Official Page, retrieved June 1, 2016
  13. ↑ Miami Dade FC x Cruzeiro, GLOBO, retrieved June 22, 2014
  14. ↑ Miami Dade FC x Uniautonoma, Herald, retrieved July 6, 2015
  15. ↑ Miami Dade FC 1 x 4 Haiti National Team, lenouvelliste, retrieved May 25, 2016
  16. ↑ Miami Dade FC - Respira Paz, Naciones Unidas, retrieved July 2, 2015

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