Miami Fusion F.C.

Miami Fusion

Full name	Miami Fusion Football Club
Nickname(s)	Fusion
Founded	1997
Dissolved	2001
Stadium	Lockhart Stadium Capacity: 20,450
League	Major League Soccer
Home colors Away colors

Miami Fusion F.C. was a professional soccer club located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that participated in Major League Soccer from 1998 to 2001. The club played in Lockhart Stadium, which was a former high school stadium converted into a soccer-specific stadium. Major League Soccer's contraction following the 2001 season reduced the league from 12 to 10 teams, with the Fusion and their fellow Florida club, the Tampa Bay Mutiny, ceasing operations.

Home stadiums

• Lockhart Stadium
  (1998–2001)

Year-by-year

Year	Reg. Season	Points	Playoffs	Open Cup
1998	4th, East	35	Lost Conference Semifinals (D.C. United 0–2)	Quarterfinals
1999	4th, East	29	Lost Conference Semifinals (D.C. United 0–2)	Did not enter
2000	3rd, East	41	Did not qualify	Final
2001	1st, East*	53	Won Quarterfinals (Kansas City 2–1) Lost Semifinals (San Jose 1–2)	Round of 16

* Won MLS Supporters Shield

Team records

• Games:
  Pablo Mastroeni (100)
  Diego Serna (100)
• Goals:
  Diego Serna (52)
• Assists:
  Diego Serna (36)
• Clean Sheets:
  Jeff Cassar (7)
  Nick Rimando (7)

Average attendance

Lockhart Stadium

• 1998: 10,284
• 1999: 8,689
• 2000: 7,460
• 2001: 11,177

Average: 9,403

Notable players

Marcelo Herrera (1998) Paulinho McLaren (1998) Welton (1999–00) Diego Serna (1998–01) Carlos Valderrama (1998–99) Ian Bishop (2001) Ian Woan (2001) Martín Machón (2001) Alex Pineda Chacon (2001) Tyrone Marshall (1998–01) Scott Budnick (1998–99)

Jeff Cassar (1998–01) Leo Cullen (1998–01) Henry Gutierrez (1998–00) Jay Heaps (1999–01) Roy Lassiter (2000) Pablo Mastroeni (1998–01) Preki (2001) Nick Rimando (2000–01) Jim Rooney (1999–01) Eric Wynalda (1999–00)

• See also All-time Miami Fusion F.C. roster

Head coaches

• Carlos Cordoba (1998)
• Ivo Wortmann (1998–00)
• Ray Hudson (2000–01)

See also

Association football portal

• Miami FC

External links

• Fusion Retrospective Podcast
• SportsEcyclopedia.Com: Miami Fusion (1998–2001)
• CNNSI.com – Soccer – MLS – Miami Fusion