Miami Fusion FC (NPSL)
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| Full name | Miami Fusion Football Club |
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| Founded | 2013 |
| Ground | Ives Estates Park |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Coach | Giuseppe DePalo |
| League | National Premier Soccer League |
| Website | Club home page |
The Miami Fusion FC is a soccer team based in Miami, Florida. They compete in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) Sunshine Conference. They were founded in 2013 and named after the former Major League Soccer team, Miami Fusion.
Miami Fusion FC was founded in 2013 by InteliSport, alongside Ferdinando De Matthaeis, as an expansion team in the National Premier Soccer League. The club played their first season in 2015.
In the first competitive season, the Fusion were coached by Ferdinando De Matthaeis. They finished the season as the Sunshine Conference Champions with a record of 8–1–1 and a total of 25 points. In the regional semifinal round of the NPSL, the Fusion faced Chattanooga FC but fell short losing 1–0 ending the season. Winning the 2015 conference championship would qualify them to represent the NPSL Sunshine Conference in the 2016 US Open Cup.
In 2016, Giuseppe DePalo was announced as the second coach in club history following his time in charge of the men's program at Nova Southeastern University. DePalo came to the Fusion with years of experience as a player as well, playing with the Connecticut Wolves in the A-League and the US Open Cup. De Matthaeis also hired Keith Ehrhart as club operations director before the 2016 season after serving as an intern for the front office. The Fusion finished in third place of the NPSL Sunshine Conference with a record of 5–2–3 and 18 points.
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