| 2010 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman |  Aaron Davidson | ||
| Manager |  Victor Pastora | ||
| USSF Division 2 | 9th | ||
| USSF Division 2 playoffs | did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Paulo Araujo Jr. (8) All: Paulo Araujo Jr. (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,855 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 742 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,254 | ||
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The 2010 Miami FC season was the fifth season of the club. Previously, they fielded a team in the USL First Division. Along with other clubs, Miami FC broke away from the previous league to form the new North American Soccer League. Nonetheless, the club fielded a team in the NASL Conference of the USSF Division 2 Professional League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid at the time. (The USSF D2 was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in 2010 to last just one season. It was a compromise between the debating United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL) while the USSF determined which league would eventually receive second or third division status). This year the team finished fourth in the NASL Conference Standings and ninth in the playoff standings, missing the post season. This was the last year of the team as the new NASL was launched the following year. The club connected with the original Fort Lauderdale Strikers club and launched a new team and franchise in the NASL under the Strikers' name starting in the 2011 season.
Conference table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 47 | Conference leader, qualified for playoffs | 
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 45 | Qualified for playoffs[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 43 | |
| 4 | Miami FC | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 33 | |
| 5 | AC St. Louis | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 29 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 30 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 24 | 
Notes:
- ↑ The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.
2010 roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
Head Coach:  Victor Pastora
 Victor Pastora 
Assistant Coach:  Marcelo Neveleff
 Marcelo Neveleff 
Goalkeeper Coach:  Ricardo Lopes
 Ricardo Lopes 
Director of Soccer:  Fernando Clavijo
 Fernando Clavijo 
General Manager:  Luiz Muzzi
 Luiz Muzzi
Competitive
Preseason
| March 6, 2010 Friendly | Florida International University | 1–3 | Miami FC | FIU Stadium, Miami | 
| 10:00 EDT | (Report) | 
| March 12, 2010 Friendly | Miami FC | 1–3 | New York Red Bulls | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 11:30 EDT | Santeliz  | (Report) | Ibrahim  Chinn    | 
| March 14, 2010 Friendly | Miami FC | 3–0 | Lynn University | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 10:00 EDT | (Report) | 
| March 20, 2010 Friendly | Barry University | 0–4 | Miami FC | Buccaneer Field, Miami Shores | 
| 19:00 EDT | (Report) | 
| March 21, 2010 Friendly | Soccer Locker | 1–5 | Miami FC | Kendall Soccer Park, West Kendall | 
| 16:00 EDT | (Report) | 
| March 28, 2010 Friendly | Florida Gulf Coast University | 0–1 | Miami FC | FGCU Soccer Complex, Fort Myers | 
| 18:00 EDT | (Report) | Santeliz  | 
| April 2, 2010 Friendly | Miami FC | 4–0 | Saint Thomas University | Sunrise Soccer Complex, Sunrise | 
| 17:00 EDT | Thompson  Santeliz    Shriver  | (Report) | 
| April 3, 2010 Friendly | Honduras Five Stars | 1–2 | Miami FC | Kendall Soccer Park, West Kendall | 
| 14:00 EDT | (Report) | 
Regular season
| April 10, 2010 Week 1 | Miami | 1–1 | Rochester | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Santeliz  45' Paulo Araujo  47' | Report |  21' Heins  83' Aguilar | Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Tony Russo | 
| April 17, 2010 Week 2 | Miami | 0–0 | Vancouver | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Report |  33' Tsiskaridze  63' Janicki | Attendance: 1,089 Referee: Javier Santos | 
| May 1, 2010 Week 3 | Miami | 1–1 | Tampa Bay | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Thompson  35' Gómez  40'  48' Veris  58' | Report |  14' Yamada  82' Valentin | Attendance: 1,502 | 
| May 8, 2010 Week 4 | Miami | 1–1 | Carolina | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Gbandi  38' Thompson  48' Dominguez  84' Santeliz  87' | Report |  78'  78' Gilkerson  83' Gardner | Attendance: 1,014 | 
| May 15, 2010 Week 5 | Minnesota | 1–1 | Miami | National Sports Center, Baine | 
| 19:00 EDT | Menyongar  56' Gumede  75' Clements  83' | Report |  73' Paulo Araujo | Attendance: 1,576 | 
| May 22, 2010 Week 6 | Miami | 1–0 | Minnesota | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Paulo Araujo  71' Rodrigues  Cabas  | Report |  Arango | Attendance: 1,793 | 
| May 26, 2010 Week 7 | Miami | 1–3 | Austin | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Paulo Araujo  39' Veris  50' | Report |  10' Alvarez  17' Saduka  27' (o.g.) Veris  39' Johnson  82' Watson  82' Callahan | Attendance: 1,014 | 
| June 2, 2010 Week 8 | Puerto Rico | 4–2 | Miami | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón | 
| 21:05 EDT | Hansen  47' Addlery  57' Foley  67' Nurse  85' Rivera  | Report |  46' Gómez  Dias  87' Shriver | Attendance: 2,642 | 
| June 6, 2010 Week 9 | Montreal | 1–1 | Miami | Saputo Stadium, Montreal | 
| 14:00 EDT | Donatelli  23' (pen.) Placentino  85' Aâboubou  90' | Report |  9' Gómez  52' Cameron  60' Lancaster  75' Ariel | Attendance: 13,034 Referee: David Barrie | 
| June 9, 2010 Week 10 | Miami | 3–3 | Baltimore | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Shriver  21' Dias  Lancaster  Germiniani  83' Gómez  89' | Report |  2'  47' Patterson  Robson  80' Gonzaga  Veeder | Attendance: 1,017 | 
| June 12, 2010 Week 11 | Miami | 1–0 | Portland | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Veris  26' | Report | Attendance: 1,004 | 
| June 19, 2010 Week 12 | Austin | 3–1 | Miami | House Park, Austin | 
| 19:30 EDT | M. Griffin  23'  65'  87' Silva  60' Marshall  68' Sakuda  82' | Report |  25' Paulo Araujo  37' Veris  48' Rodrigues  60' Cameron  67' Arguez | Attendance: 2,143 | 
| June 26, 2010 Week 13 | Miami | 1–2 | Austin | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Paulo Araujo  86' Veris  90' | Report |  44'  88' (pen.) Johnson  84' L. Griffin | Attendance: 1,148 | 
| July 4, 2010 Week 14 | Tampa Bay | 1–1 | Miami | George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa | 
| 16:00 EDT | Burt  75' Christie  82' | Report |  47' Rodrigues  64' Dias  90' Santeliz | Attendance: 5,123 | 
| July 10, 2010 Week 15 | Portland | 2–0 | Miami | PGE Park, Portland | 
| 19:00 EDT | Smith  48' Pore    90' | Report |  Veris  Cabas | Attendance: 12,189 | 
| July 14, 2010 Week 16 | Vancouver | 3–1 | Miami | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada | 
| 19:30 EDT | Wagner  18'  56'  90+1'  90+1' Tsiskaridze  35' | Report |  15' Veris  38' Gómez  57' Shriver | Attendance: 5,024 | 
| July 17, 2010 Week 17 | Miami | 1–1 | Puerto Rico | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Veris  Paulo Araujo  90' | Report |  33' Addlery  Foley  Gbandi  Nurse | Attendance: 1,480 | 
| July 25, 2010 Week 18 | Tampa Bay | 2–0 | Miami | George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa | 
| 16:00 EDT | Valentin  36' Dohono  58' King  66' Tatters  78' | Report |  86' Santeliz | Attendance: 3,226 | 
| July 31, 2010 Week 19 | Austin | 3–1 | Miami | House Park, Austin | 
| 19:30 EDT | Johnson  44'  59' Olum  47' McFayden  78'  90' Alvarez  80' | Report |  31' Cameron  64' Dominguez  75' Thompson  90' Gbandi | Attendance: 3,228 | 
| August 4, 2010 Week 20 | Baltimore | 0–1 | Miami | UMBC Stadium, Baltimore | 
| 19:00 EDT | Lader  44' | Report |  70' Shriver  90' Lancaster | Attendance: 507 Referee: Sorin Stoica | 
| August 7, 2010 Week 21 | Puerto Rico | 1–1 | Miami | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón | 
| 21:05 EDT | Faña  Hansen  Rivera  Addlery  | Report |  Thompson  Paulo Araujo  Gómez    Gbandi | Attendance: 3,223 | 
| August 14, 2010 Week 22 | Miami | 3–3 | Tampa Bay | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Chijindu  19' Martins  42' Nunez  82' | Report |  33' Galindo  45' (o.g.) Mayen  56' King | Attendance: 1,855 | 
| August 18, 2010 Week 23 | Carolina | 2–1 | Miami | WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary | 
| 19:00 EDT | Watson  30' Paladini  62' Richardson  71' Barbara  74' Shields  84' | Report |  49' Paulo Araujo  68' Lennon  85' Gómez  90' Cameron | Attendance: 1,426 | 
| August 21, 2010 Week 24 | Rochester | 3–1 | Miami | Marina Auto Stadium, Rochester | 
| 19:00 EDT | Hoxie  42'  73' Roberts  52' Pitchkolan  63' Bellamy  89' | Report |  50' Martins  69' Lennon  73' Rodrigues  83' Hohlbein | Attendance: 9,157 | 
| September 5, 2010 Week 25 | St. Louis | 3–1 | Miami | Anheuser-Busch Center, Fenton | 
| 17:00 EDT | Kreamalmeyer  19' Traynor  58' Ambersley  70' Lancaster  75' (o.g.) Videira  85' | Report |  45' Gómez  63'  62' Thompson | Attendance: 2,403 | 
| September 11, 2010 Week 26 | Miami | 2–1 | Montreal | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Gómez  44' Celestino  31' Thompson  76' | Report |  18' Testo  28' Pizzolitto  70' Sebrango | Attendance: 1,106 | 
| September 17, 2010 Week 27 | Rochester | 1–2 | Miami | Marina Auto Stadium, Rochester | 
| 19:30 EDT | Hamilton  10' (Rosenlund) | Report | Martins-Teixeira  17' (Thompson) Thompson  24' | Attendance: 6,794 | 
| September 22, 2010 Week 28 | Miami | 4–2 | St. Louis | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Thompson  43' (Le Petit),  57',  60' (Neto) Le Petit  73' | Report | Stisser  69',  83' (Kreamalmeyer) | Attendance: 742 | 
| September 25, 2010 Week 29 | Miami | 1–0 | Rochester | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Gómez  90' (Martins-Teixeira) | Report | Attendance: 1,126 | 
| October 2, 2010 Week 30 | Miami | 1–1 | Puerto Rico | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Gómez  40' | Report | Horst  12' | Attendance: 1,684 | 
U.S. Open Cup
| June 15, 2010 First Round | Miami | 5–1 (a.e.t.) | Central Florida | Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill | 
| 19:30 EDT | Rodrigues  3' Paulo Araujo  110'  112'  113'  119' | Report |  57' Millar | 
| June 22, 2010 Second Round | Miami | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Tampa Bay | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | 
| 19:30 EDT | Paulo Araujo  2' Kirby  22' Thompson  61'  98' (pen.) Arguez  85' | Report |  32'  82' Diaz  58' Nyazamba  79' Valentino  110' Burt | Attendance: 972 | 
| June 29, 2010 Round of 16 | Houston | 1–0 | Miami | Carl Lewis International Complex, Houston | 
| 19:30 CDT | Palmer  80' | Report |  47' Kirby  66'  83' Rodrigues | Attendance: 832 Referee: Chris Penso | 













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