This young team needs a "USL" coach. Someone who knows the league and the players. No knock on the current coach, you can see his imprint on the team, but as a first year coach, this team is not the right fit. I noticed the huge drop off in attendance when they stopped accepting cash to buy tickets. Respectfully, many of those "walk up" customers where the hard working people who may not be legally in the country. Hence no credit card, or a reluctance to provide a cell phone number or sign up on an App. It was nice to see these folks be able to afford bringing their family and friends out to the games.
This puts one of the cornerstone questions facing American professional soccer square in view: How do you have teams from multiple tiers of the game coexist within the same market. It would make sense that a city the size of Miami would have more than one team. But with Miami FC only drawing a reported 1000 fans a match in a huge stadium, the optics make the team look worse than the results on the pitch would even suggest. Maybe once the Messi roadshow has finally packed up and Inter return to the bottom of MLS, the Miami market may balance out. But that’s a few years away at best and may lead to another round of European all-star Designated Players to fill up the pockets of David Beckham’s tailored suits.
Makes me sad as someone who lived in that area of Miami i went to one game and yes the attendance was concerning i gave them a pass due to covid that time the team really doesn't market itself. I moved to San Antonio and SAFC is big here they win a championship. Miami fc will probably move after that staduim miami freedom park opens
Florida is about to get two new teams in the USL. Jacksonville in the Championship and Naples in League One. Miami in the Championship, or maybe in USL in general would be difficult, since Miami isn’t great with having loyal supporters and the attention is on Messi at Inter Miami.
Simple for me - they need to rebrand to Fort Lauderdale next year when Inter Miami move into Miami. They could play at Drv Pnk/Chase stadium, and if there’s any delays they could play at the Central Broward Park, which was home to the FL Strikers (but mostly used for cricket now) OR (preferred) they could play at the new soccer stadium of the Fort Lauderdale USL Super League team. Anyways, they need a rebrand. In Fort Lauderdale. It’s not really that much of a relocation, but it’s a USL market. Moving to League 1 is also pretty smart, so they can also focus on winning again while improving the fan experience, branding, and community involvement. C’mon Miami FC 👊 (hopefully the relocation wouldn’t lose all of their existing fans, but you’ve got to do what you got to do. Anything is better than just folding the club, not that anyone would actually notice the missing gap where Miami was. But we want the USL to succeed!)
@@USLInsight hey, what team do you think will come up if they fold? Lexington and Brooklyn are already joining and Buffalo, Jacksonville and some place and georgia are already getting teams so if they fold maybe after 2025 will one of those take there place?
Guy from Europe here. If there is money keep Miami in League 2 as amature/semipro devlopment team to keep brand and move main team as new entity to the other state and stay in Championship if money will be an isue then drop down after seaosn.
I've been to Miami FC games before Inter came to town, and they weren't exactly pulling then. But I only went because they were the only game in town (I haven't exactly been to InterMiami games though) But Miami definitely doesn't have space for two games in town. Ricardo Silva paved the road for new profession soccer in South Florida. But when the new Inter stadium gets built in Miami, they sadly will not be able to compete. As another poser here said, perhaps Palm Beach or Boca is an option? Maybe when Inter moves down from Lauderdale, MiamiFC can fill a void that Inter built out of Palm Beach
I read that Silva is going to move the Miami FC to West Palm Beach. Silva is one of the wealthiest owners in the USL so I don't think he will seek to go to a lower level league. Can't forget Silva is part owner of AC Milan and has a been very successful with his other soccer teams.
If he coordiants it right to move up to Palm Beach when Inter moved down from Lauderdale to Miami, I think he would have a great chance, which is scheduled to happen at the Spring 2025. That would be optimal for Ricardo Silva
With 2 usl teams opening up in florida and the rowdies existing perhaps a move to a different state would be better. Folding teams aren't always a bad thing because it opens up potential for another more successful team to take the place making the usl stronger.
LA & NYC are really the only ones that could support 2 teams of the same sport (it’s been shown even if one is more favored over the other either through history or how well one is performing). Miami can’t support 2 teams even if it’s 2 separate tiers. Only way for the club to survive is to relocate to another market. I had suggested even a sell to an owner that’s starting a new club. Jacksonville & Palm Beach in Championship and Naples in League One are on their way with Jacksonville & Naples arriving next year and Palm Beach TBD. Or even sell to an owner in another state. Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Arkansas, Buffalo, Des Moines, New Orleans, AV Alta, Portland (Maine), Santa Barbara, Texoma, Eugene, and Westchester are coming so Silva could sell to them and buy into Inter Miami or just relocate to a different market in a state that doesn’t have a team. Only chances of the players continuing on without having to shut down completely and send them scattered to other pro clubs or join an amateur club
So I heard of Miami FC from when they beat my Atlanta United during their Inaugural Season in the Open Cup. Didn't know there was a Professional Team there. I would move out because even after Messi Leaves and Miami Freedom Park is Finished, there's no way to survive. West Palm Beach would be a good Alternative.
And the hits keep coming. Today’s attendance for Miami FC vs Loudoun United was: 846. Yeah Miami FC should relocate instead of outright folding. Relocate to a different market. A couple here in the comments mentioned Palm Beach however that can’t really happen since there’s a team planned for Palm Beach. It was announced. 2026 is the target start up year. Unless Silva buys the rights or merges the rights with Miami FC to slow a relocation there’s no way Miami FC moves there. They might have to be sold and relocate to another city in another state.
The team needs to relocate. When the new Inter Miami stadium gets built the USL club will be pushed down further. They have had horrible attendance for years and just exist as a toy for the team.
To many things to do in south Florida like go to the beach and relax then go to a game all the way to FIU 😂I rather pay for MLS pass and watch Messi play from my couch 🛋
This franchise needs to get a coach that understands the landscape and that doesn’t turn players away who th out even looking at them. They are exactly where they should be. They have players in there backyard that they don’t even look at. It’s sad. They are one of the worst teams I have e seen and a joke a an organization.
In my opinion and personal experience, Miami FC is failing for several reasons: - From 2018, they lost star players like Kwadwo Poku, and Stefano from the 2017 season. - Relocating from 2017 - 2020. They moved from area of Miami to another, usually to low-income neighborhoods and farther from their original fan base. They went from Ricardo Silva in 2017 to St. Thomas University in 2018 which could only seat about 300 people. Then from St. Thomas University to Nova Southeastern in 2019. Then eventually returned to Ricardo Silva Stadium. - The fan experience at Ricardo Silva Stadium is not conducive to soccer. Only the 1st row (row 6th for Panthers football games) can see the near sideline on-field action. The grass looks like artificial turf, and the lighting is poor, making for an unappealing visual experience. Fan seating is restricting to the Away Teams' side and behind the goal lines. The best bleacher seating (behind the teams' seats), which is lower to the pitch, is restricted for friends and family. - Miami FC wasn't in the premier American soccer league - MLS. - Moving from one league to another, usually with very opponents. - Inter Miami CF began playing. - Miami fans - are not loyal. They will only support a sports team, if they have: stars, are winning, have no other top league team option to support, and the matches are massively marketed. On a side not, I would liked Jorge Mas, Beckham, and Company to purchase the "Miami Football Club" and "Miami FC" names from Ricardo Silva. But that would've been an unnecessary expense of likely several million dollars.
USL Teams rarely can co Exist in a City with an MLS Team, San Diego and soon to be Indianapolis are examples.
i hope it will be indy 11 and keep history. FC CIncinatti is an example
This young team needs a "USL" coach. Someone who knows the league and the players. No knock on the current coach, you can see his imprint on the team, but as a first year coach, this team is not the right fit. I noticed the huge drop off in attendance when they stopped accepting cash to buy tickets. Respectfully, many of those "walk up" customers where the hard working people who may not be legally in the country. Hence no credit card, or a reluctance to provide a cell phone number or sign up on an App. It was nice to see these folks be able to afford bringing their family and friends out to the games.
This puts one of the cornerstone questions facing American professional soccer square in view: How do you have teams from multiple tiers of the game coexist within the same market. It would make sense that a city the size of Miami would have more than one team. But with Miami FC only drawing a reported 1000 fans a match in a huge stadium, the optics make the team look worse than the results on the pitch would even suggest. Maybe once the Messi roadshow has finally packed up and Inter return to the bottom of MLS, the Miami market may balance out. But that’s a few years away at best and may lead to another round of European all-star Designated Players to fill up the pockets of David Beckham’s tailored suits.
Makes me sad as someone who lived in that area of Miami i went to one game and yes the attendance was concerning i gave them a pass due to covid that time the team really doesn't market itself. I moved to San Antonio and SAFC is big here they win a championship. Miami fc will probably move after that staduim miami freedom park opens
I really like SAFC! Went to their Stadium for USA vs Slovenia. Would have loved for them to be in MLS.
Florida is about to get two new teams in the USL. Jacksonville in the Championship and Naples in League One. Miami in the Championship, or maybe in USL in general would be difficult, since Miami isn’t great with having loyal supporters and the attention is on Messi at Inter Miami.
Simple for me - they need to rebrand to Fort Lauderdale next year when Inter Miami move into Miami. They could play at Drv Pnk/Chase stadium, and if there’s any delays they could play at the Central Broward Park, which was home to the FL Strikers (but mostly used for cricket now) OR (preferred) they could play at the new soccer stadium of the Fort Lauderdale USL Super League team. Anyways, they need a rebrand. In Fort Lauderdale. It’s not really that much of a relocation, but it’s a USL market. Moving to League 1 is also pretty smart, so they can also focus on winning again while improving the fan experience, branding, and community involvement. C’mon Miami FC 👊 (hopefully the relocation wouldn’t lose all of their existing fans, but you’ve got to do what you got to do. Anything is better than just folding the club, not that anyone would actually notice the missing gap where Miami was. But we want the USL to succeed!)
I agree with what you said and I hope the owner is paying attention because there are a lot of people who want this team to not fold.
@@USLInsight hey, what team do you think will come up if they fold? Lexington and Brooklyn are already joining and Buffalo, Jacksonville and some place and georgia are already getting teams so if they fold maybe after 2025 will one of those take there place?
Guy from Europe here. If there is money keep Miami in League 2 as amature/semipro devlopment team to keep brand and move main team as new entity to the other state and stay in Championship if money will be an isue then drop down after seaosn.
Jacksonville?
This is why pro/rel exists in European leagues
They should move to Fort Myers
Move? You Americans are truly something when it comes to sports
@@frontrowviews They are on the brink of folding.
@@AmbushRL. there plenty of people in Miami, this is definitely their own fault on marketing and financial decisions
@@frontrowviews It's because they have no way of competing with Inter Miami.
@@AmbushRL. Miami has a population twice that of Manchester, yet Manchester has both City and United
I’ve been wondering why tf they have 11 points in 32 games
I've been to Miami FC games before Inter came to town, and they weren't exactly pulling then. But I only went because they were the only game in town (I haven't exactly been to InterMiami games though)
But Miami definitely doesn't have space for two games in town. Ricardo Silva paved the road for new profession soccer in South Florida. But when the new Inter stadium gets built in Miami, they sadly will not be able to compete.
As another poser here said, perhaps Palm Beach or Boca is an option? Maybe when Inter moves down from Lauderdale, MiamiFC can fill a void that Inter built out of Palm Beach
The Retern of the Ft Lauderdale Strikers?
I read that Silva is going to move the Miami FC to West Palm Beach. Silva is one of the wealthiest owners in the USL so I don't think he will seek to go to a lower level league. Can't forget Silva is part owner of AC Milan and has a been very successful with his other soccer teams.
If he coordiants it right to move up to Palm Beach when Inter moved down from Lauderdale to Miami, I think he would have a great chance, which is scheduled to happen at the Spring 2025. That would be optimal for Ricardo Silva
He would have to buy in or just outright buy the rights cause there’s a team heading to Palm Beach with 2026 as the target start
Even though there hasn’t been anything viable to come out of it, I thought another ownership group was trying to get into Palm Beach, am I wrong?
@@albertmavrinac4073 no that is happening. Google it and you’ll see an article from USL themselves telling that an ownership group got the rights.
This is a case of where Promotion/ Relegation would be nice
Miami FC should move to Fort Lauerdale and be the brother clob to the New USLS team in Lauderdale
With 2 usl teams opening up in florida and the rowdies existing perhaps a move to a different state would be better.
Folding teams aren't always a bad thing because it opens up potential for another more successful team to take the place making the usl stronger.
Usl and mls need to come together
They used to be but MLS pulled out
LA & NYC are really the only ones that could support 2 teams of the same sport (it’s been shown even if one is more favored over the other either through history or how well one is performing). Miami can’t support 2 teams even if it’s 2 separate tiers. Only way for the club to survive is to relocate to another market. I had suggested even a sell to an owner that’s starting a new club. Jacksonville & Palm Beach in Championship and Naples in League One are on their way with Jacksonville & Naples arriving next year and Palm Beach TBD. Or even sell to an owner in another state. Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Arkansas, Buffalo, Des Moines, New Orleans, AV Alta, Portland (Maine), Santa Barbara, Texoma, Eugene, and Westchester are coming so Silva could sell to them and buy into Inter Miami or just relocate to a different market in a state that doesn’t have a team. Only chances of the players continuing on without having to shut down completely and send them scattered to other pro clubs or join an amateur club
So I heard of Miami FC from when they beat my Atlanta United during their Inaugural Season in the Open Cup. Didn't know there was a Professional Team there. I would move out because even after Messi Leaves and Miami Freedom Park is Finished, there's no way to survive. West Palm Beach would be a good Alternative.
And the hits keep coming. Today’s attendance for Miami FC vs Loudoun United was: 846. Yeah Miami FC should relocate instead of outright folding. Relocate to a different market. A couple here in the comments mentioned Palm Beach however that can’t really happen since there’s a team planned for Palm Beach. It was announced. 2026 is the target start up year. Unless Silva buys the rights or merges the rights with Miami FC to slow a relocation there’s no way Miami FC moves there. They might have to be sold and relocate to another city in another state.
Miami is a MLS city, maybe they should play in Davenport
The team needs to relocate. When the new Inter Miami stadium gets built the USL club will be pushed down further.
They have had horrible attendance for years and just exist as a toy for the team.
This team needs to move to Puerto Rico
bring back caribean teams
Let's Go Rowdies
To many things to do in south Florida like go to the beach and relax then go to a game all the way to FIU 😂I rather pay for MLS pass and watch Messi play from my couch 🛋
Look at what NYC FC did to the New york Cosmos.
This franchise needs to get a coach that understands the landscape and that doesn’t turn players away who th out even looking at them. They are exactly where they should be. They have players in there backyard that they don’t even look at. It’s sad. They are one of the worst teams I have e seen and a joke a an organization.
In my opinion and personal experience, Miami FC is failing for several reasons:
- From 2018, they lost star players like Kwadwo Poku, and Stefano from the 2017 season.
- Relocating from 2017 - 2020. They moved from area of Miami to another, usually to low-income neighborhoods and farther from their original fan base. They went from Ricardo Silva in 2017 to St. Thomas University in 2018 which could only seat about 300 people. Then from St. Thomas University to Nova Southeastern in 2019. Then eventually returned to Ricardo Silva Stadium.
- The fan experience at Ricardo Silva Stadium is not conducive to soccer. Only the 1st row (row 6th for Panthers football games) can see the near sideline on-field action. The grass looks like artificial turf, and the lighting is poor, making for an unappealing visual experience. Fan seating is restricting to the Away Teams' side and behind the goal lines. The best bleacher seating (behind the teams' seats), which is lower to the pitch, is restricted for friends and family.
- Miami FC wasn't in the premier American soccer league - MLS.
- Moving from one league to another, usually with very opponents.
- Inter Miami CF began playing.
- Miami fans - are not loyal. They will only support a sports team, if they have: stars, are winning, have no other top league team option to support, and the matches are massively marketed.
On a side not, I would liked Jorge Mas, Beckham, and Company to purchase the "Miami Football Club" and "Miami FC" names from Ricardo Silva. But that would've been an unnecessary expense of likely several million dollars.
Very in depth analysis but it’s sad to see what’s happening to this team and honestly I hope they relocate
Relocate
Shame