2023 season | |||
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President | David Beckham | ||
Head coach | Phil Neville (until June 1) Javier Morales (interim, from June 1 to July 10) Gerardo Martino (from July 10) | ||
Stadium | DRV PNK Stadium | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 14th Overall: 27th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Runners-up | ||
Leagues Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Leonardo Campana (9) All: Josef Martínez (12) | ||
Average home league attendance | 17,698[1] | ||
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The 2023 Inter Miami CF season was the fourth season in the history of Inter Miami CF and the 20th season of first-division club soccer in South Florida. In addition to playing in Major League Soccer, the club participated in the U.S. Open Cup and the new-look Leagues Cup for the first time.
The 2023 season was marked by the high profile summer arrival of then seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi, as well as his former FC Barcelona teammates Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets. The three new additions helped guide Inter Miami to the Leagues Cup title, the club's first ever trophy, after defeating Nashville SC on penalties in the final. Miami also reached the U.S. Open Cup final for the first time, but lost 2–1 at home to Houston Dynamo FC.
Despite this resurgence in the late stage of the season that followed Inter Miami's new player arrivals and the appointment of head coach Gerardo Martino, it ultimately could not make up for a poor start to the campaign under previous manager Phil Neville, including two separate losing streaks of six and seven games, respectively, a 11-game winless streak spanning two months, and the club thus failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, finishing second from bottom in the final Eastern Conference standings.