2008 Miami FC season explained

Club:	Miami FC
Season:	2008
Manager:	Zinho
Chairman:	Aaron Davidson
League:	USL First Division
League Result:	Ninth place
Cup1:	USL First Division playoffs
Cup1 Result:	did not qualify
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
League Topscorer:	Alex Afonso (15)
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Prevseason:	2007 Miami
Nextseason:	2009 Miami

The 2008 Miami FC season was the third season of the team in the USL First Division.This year, the team finished in ninth place for the regular season. They did not make the playoffs.

USL First Division Regular season

Standings

First Division

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1	Puerto Rico Islanders	54	30	15	6	9	43	23	+20
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	53	30	15	7	8	34	28	+6
3	Montreal Impact	42	30	12	12	6	33	28	+5
4	Rochester Rhinos	41^†	30	11	10	9	35	32	+3
5	Charleston Battery	40	30	11	12	7	34	36	-2	CHA: 4 pts SEA: 4 pts
6	Seattle Sounders	40	30	10	10	10	37	36	+1
7	Minnesota Thunder	39	30	10	11	9	40	38	+2
8	Carolina RailHawks	37	30	9	11	10	34	43	-9
9	Miami FC	34	30	8	12	10	28	34	-6	MIA: 7 pts ATL: 1 pt
10	Atlanta Silverbacks	34	30	8	12	10	37	50	-13
11	Portland Timbers	31	30	7	13	10	26	33	-7

Tie-breaker order: 1. Head-to-head points; 2. Total wins; 3. Goal difference; 4. Goals for; 5. Lottery
^† Rochester deducted 1 point for use of an ineligible player on August 10, 2008^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rhinos penalized for infraction. United Soccer Leagues. June 28, 2011. August 15, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20120326100740/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/recentnews/269957.html. March 26, 2012. dead. mdy-all.