Miami Dade FC

Miami Dade FC

Full name	Miami Dade Football Club
Nickname(s)	Miami Dade
Founded	May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20)
Stadium	St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, Florida
Ground Capacity	2,444
Owner	Linck Group
President	Guilherme Moretto
Head Coach	Rafael Ferreiro
League	APSL
Website	Club home page
Home colors Away colors

Miami Dade FC is an American soccer team based in Miami currently competing in APSL. On May 20th, 2014, Miami Dade FC was announced as the official fifth franchise at the NAL Florida conference.^[1]

History

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, 2013, and on May 20 the team was officially announced as the 5th NAL Florida conference franchise.^[2]

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.

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

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.^[3]

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 colors – White;
• Away colors – Blue;
• Training – Gray;
• Goalkeeper– Green.

Home 2014

Away 2014

Training 2014

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.^[4]

Current roster

Miami Dade FC player Tiago Fernandes in a match for Miami Dade FC.

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of April 17, 2015.^[5]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
—	Goalkeeper	Carlos Quezada	United States
—	Goalkeeper	Marcelo Moretto	Brazil
—	Defender	Gustavo Bergmann	Italy
—	Defender	Rodrigo Cruz	Brazil
—	Defender	Pablo Gastaldi	Argentina
—	Defender	Frank Long	United States
—	Defender	Jabari Graribaldi	United States
—	Defender	Elvin Rivera	United States
—	Defender	Valmiro Gonzales	Colombia
—	Midfielder	Matheus Silveira Castro	Brazil
—	Midfielder	Daniel Navas	Guatemala
—	Midfielder	Ivan Barriga	United States
—	Midfielder	Matheus Mera	United States
—	Midfielder	Khai Celestin	United States
—	Midfielder	Sandro Alcantara	Peru
—	Midfielder	Alexandro Bidos	United States
—	Midfielder	Jonathan Alessandro Lama	Italy
—	Midfielder	Matheus Ayrolla	United States
—	Midfielder	Halili Nagime	United States
—	Midfielder	Sergio Van Kanten	Netherlands
—	Forward	Kerlon	Brazil
—	Forward	Roberto Linck	Brazil
—	Forward	Giovanni Bocchio	Brazil
—	Forward	Diego Serna	Colombia
—	Forward	Mateus Santos	Brazil

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

Team management

Miami Dade FC Press Conference. Announcing head coach Joao Garcia, goalkeeper coach Mario Braga and fitness coach Eduardo Reis.

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.

Friendlies

June 22, 2014	Cruzeiro	5 - 1	Miami Dade FC	Framingham, Massachusetts
	Júlio Baptista  17' Manoel  22' Marlone  26', 44', 56'	Report	Diego Hurtado  60'	Stadium: Bowditch Field

June 24, 2014	Cruzeiro	2 - 1	Miami Dade FC	Lawrence, Massachusetts
	Lucas Silva  28' Egídio  73'	Report	Paulinho Le Petit  57'	Stadium: Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Boris Senic Marin

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Honors

Domestic

League

• NAL
  • Champions (1): 2014

See also

• US Club Soccer

References

    4. Futbolistas llevan alimentos a desamparados en el Día de Acción de Gracias

Read more here: http://www.elnuevoherald.com/deportes/article4177629.html#storylink=cpy.

External links

• Official website