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Miami FC is an American professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team played its home games at Tropical Park Stadium in nearby Olympia Heights, Florida until 2009. Currently all homes games rotate between FIU Stadium in Miami, Florida and Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The team's colors are tropical blue and white. Their current head coach is Brazilian Zinho. Miami FC is owned by Traffic Sports USA, the American branch of Traffic Group, which owns and organizes South American club tournaments such as the Copa America and Copa Sudamericana. South Florida was most recently home to the Fort Lauderdale-based Miami Fusion of Major League Soccer. The Fusion folded in 2002, and Miami have inherited a portion of their fanbase, leaving some to see them as a semi-continuation of the Fusion.
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On April 16, 2006, the team played its first home game at Tropical Park Stadium. Mario "El Loco" Rodríguez, a Guatemalan national team midfielder, scored the team's first goal in the 77th minute. He was assisted by Zinho, a starter on Brazil's 1994 World Cup champion team. The lone goal was enough to defeat Jamaican champion Portmore United. Brazilian World Cup winner Romario was signed to the club March 30, 2006. Though injuries left him unable to play in the April 16, 2006 opener, Miami FC gave the famed striker the honor of the ceremonial first kick. Romario left the club to sign a short term contract with Australian league premier team Adelaide United in Australia's premier football competition the Hyundai A-League, for a 4-game "guest" stint, and recently returned to Brazil to play for Vasco da Gama. He scored his 1000th career goal against Sport from Recife on May 20, 2007. In 2007, the team held a contest through public schools in the greater Miami-Dade area for a nickname and mascot. Shia Moreno, an elementary school student won for her nickname "Blues". Daniel Townsend, a senior at Robert Morgan Educational Center won for his mascot creation "Hotshot", a flaming Sonic-the-Hedgehog-like character. [edit] Players[edit] Current rosteras of October 22, 2009[1]
[edit] Notable former players[edit] Year-By-Year
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[edit] Supporter's Group  In 2007, the Miami FC supporter's group was officially founded by avid fan and photographer Victor Palkaninec. The group began a website, www.miamifc2.com. Victor covers all the home games as photo press. The site uses updates and game recaps provided by Miami FC's media relation's manager, Marcos Ommatti. On June 9, 2007, the group held its first ever tailgating party before the game against the Puerto Rico Islanders. Victor, as well as members Chris Green (Robert Morgan High School WRMN8 News, iPatchNews.com), pb9000 ("Random Thoughts" podcast creator), and Newtbomb89 (YouTube video poster) had the chance to meet and greet Miami FC manager Luiz Muzzi and player Chris "Big Smooth" Williams. [edit] Affiliated Clubs[edit] References[edit] External links
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