FC Miami City

FC Miami City (also referred to as FC Miami or FC Miami City Champions) is an American professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Founded in 2014, the team plays in USL League Two.[1]

FC Miami City
Full nameFC Miami City
Nickname(s)Champions
FoundedJanuary 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)
StadiumTropical Park Stadium
Miami, Florida
Capacity7,000
OwnerRavy Truchot
Sport DirectorWagneau Eloi
LeagueUSL League Two
20195th, Southeast Division
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

The team plays its home games at Tropical Park Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team's colors are blue, white and red.

History

FC Miami City (or FC Miami) was founded in 2014 by Ravy Truchot and Wagneau Eloi, to bring a top-level soccer team to Miami, Florida through the USL Premier Development League (PDL) - considered the fourth division of the American soccer pyramid, roughly equal to the National Premier Soccer League - while supporting youth development and coaching by former professional players.[2]

The club was originally coached by head coach Wagneau Eloi and assistant coach Eric Rabesandratana; both former professional players with a broad range of experience in coaching for adult and youth players in the highest level such as the Haitian National Team.

Current squad

[3] 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  FRA Hugo Fauroux
2 DF  FRA Matteo Mancinelli
3 DF  FRA Dylan Hauss
4 DF  USA Ethan Sonis
5 DF  GER Marvin Hezel
6 DF  FRA Kevin Coiffic
7 MF  PUR Darren Ríos
9 FW  FRA Hamza Mourchid
10 FW  FRA Mehdi Boncoeur
11 FW  COL Bryan Perea
12 MF   SUI Jonathan Padjen
13 MF  USA Deshawon Nembard
14 MF  VEN Manuel Rodriguez Coll
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  FRA Ahmed El Ghof
16 GK  FRA Antonin Lelièvre
17 FW  PER Diego Hurtado
18 MF  ENG Bradley Fountain
19 FW  FRA Kevin De Oliveira
20 DF  VEN Jon Colino
22 DF  FRA Sebastien Charron
23 DF  COL Edwin Mauricio Guevara
24 MF  USA Donald Tomlinson
93 GK  FRA Djamel Djelloul Tahar
96 FW  USA Adam Chahti
99 FW  USA Yannick Koffi

Notable players

Defenders:

Midfielders:

Strikers:

Management team
Position Staff
Head coach Wagneau Eloi
Assistant head coach Julian Pedraza
Goalkeeper coach Aldo Zilio
Goalkeeper coach Morgan Fenech
Physical TherapistLuis Rivera
Juan Mesa

Source: FC Miami City

Club personnel

President

Ravy Truchot

Honorary president

Alain Truchot

Source: FC Miami City

Honors

Domestic

Premier Development League

  • PDL Regular Season
    • Runner-Up: 2015, 2017
  • Southern Conference
    • Runner-Up: 2015, 2017
  • Southeast Division
    • Runner-Up: 2015, 2017

Year-by-year
Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2015 4 USL PDL 2nd, Southeast Conference Finals Did not qualify
2016 4 USL PDL 3rd, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2017 4 USL PDL 2nd, Southeast Conference Finals Did not qualify
2018 4 USL PDL 5th, Southeast Did not qualify Play-In Round
2019 4 USL League Two 5th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify

Stadium

Tropical Park stadium, which has a capacity of 7,000.

References
  1. "PDL Adds FC Miami City Champions for 2015". United Soccer Leagues (USL). November 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. "FC Miami City - About Us". fcmiamicity.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  3. "Premier Team". FC Miami City.
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