2025 Inter Miami CF season

Inter Miami CF
2025 season
PresidentDavid Beckham
Head coachVacant
StadiumChase Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup playoffsTBD
FIFA Club World CupTBD
CONCACAF Champions CupTBD
Leagues CupTBD
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The 2025 Inter Miami CF season will be the sixth season for Inter Miami CF, a professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team plays in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of club soccer in the United States, as a member of the Eastern Conference. The year also marks the 22nd season of first-division club soccer in South Florida. In addition to playing in the MLS regular season, Inter Miami CF will compete in the CONCACAF Champions Cup for the second time and the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time.[1]

The club are the defending Supporters' Shield champion, having set a record for most points in MLS history during the 2024 regular season. They were invited to the FIFA Club World Cup in the allocated slot for the host country and will play in the expanded tournament's opening match on June 15, 2025, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.[2] Inter Miami CF were eliminated from the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs in the first round by ninth-seeded Atlanta United FC.[1]

Argentinian manager Gerardo "Tata" Martino resigned at the end of the 2024 season after two years at the club.[3] The team's captain, midfielder Lionel Messi, has a contract through the end of the 2025 season.[4] The team has several key players who have contracts that are set to expire during the 2024–25 offseason, including striker Luis Suárez and defender Jordi Alba, who has a club option for 2025.[5]

The 2025 season will be the final year for the club at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, which will be replaced by Miami Freedom Park in 2026.[6]

  1. ^ a b Deen, Safid (November 12, 2024). "Messi breaks silence on Inter Miami's playoff exit. What's next for his time in the US?". USA Today. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Michelle (October 20, 2024). "Inter Miami earns spot in 2025 Club World Cup, will play opener at Hard Rock Stadium". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Michelle (November 22, 2024). "Tata Martino bids farewell to Inter Miami, Javier Mascherano expected to be next coach". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Cardenas, Felipe (November 10, 2024). "Inter Miami, Messi and Martino are out: What went wrong and what comes next?". The Athletic. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Chalker, Braden (November 12, 2024). "Which Players Should Inter Miami Re-sign for 2025 season?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Kaufman, Michelle (September 4, 2024). "'We're Coming Home:' Inter Miami kicks off countdown to opening of Miami Freedom Park". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 19, 2024.