Miami FC is finally going to have a home to call its own.

On Thursday afternoon, the club announced it would become part of Sports Performance Hub’s 80-acre, $300 million development project in Homestead, Fla., the centerpiece of which will be a 15,000-seat soccer-specific stadium alongside a full professional training academy and additional amenities and sporting facilities.

"This is an important day for our club, Miami-Dade and South Florida, for the City of Homestead, and for the growth of the game with the World Cup just months away," said Riccardo Silva, co-owner of Miami FC and SPH Shareholder in the club’s statement. “I am proud to be a part of the vision of the Sports Performance Hub and excited for the opportunity to help write this next chapter in the vibrant community of South Dade.”

For the club, the move to Homestead – which is located at the southern border of Miami-Dade County, 35 miles from downtown Miami – is the opportunity for a new beginning and the chance to reclaim its early glories.

• BIG IMPACT: If you weren’t there, it’s easy to forget how Miami FC was a disruptor at the start of its history. It not only achieved success in the modern-era NASL – claiming both the Spring and Fall regular season titles in the 2017 season, and reaching the Quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup the same season with wins against Orlando City SC and Atlanta United FC before being knocked out by then-USL Championship club FC Cincinnati – but it splashed the cash while doing so.

• BIG SPENDERS: Miami spent reported six-figure transfer fees to acquire Kwadwo Poku from New York City FC and Michael Lahoud from the Philadelphia Union, something that even now is unheard of when it comes to incoming transfers by clubs in the USL Championship from teams in Major League Soccer. It did the same for an in-league transfer when it acquired Richie Ryan from Jacksonville Armada FC.

• CAPTIVE AUDIENCE: That combination of ambition and silverware drew fans to the club’s current home at Pitbull Stadium as it built a good following within Miami’s soccer fanbase. More recent events overtook that early success, but in Homestead the club can now look to a long-term, stable future with a venue that will lift it into the upper echelon of the USL Championship when it comes to facilities in short order.

As the stadium project takes shape, Miami can also start ramping up on the field. This year has been an improvement on what was a disastrous 2024 season. It’s been led by the emergence of 23-year-old Argentine forward Francisco Bonfiglio, whose 13 goals rank second in the Golden Boot race to the Charleston Battery’s Cal Jennings going into Week 29.

While the playoffs are starting to look out of reach for Head Coach Gaston Maddoni’s squad with six games to play, the season has at least been a step in the right direction after Sports Performance Hub co-founders Sebastián Verón and Darío Sala joined the club’s Board of Directors. The front office and coaching staff now can take the lessons from this season and figure out the right path forward to return the side to playoff contention.

With their new home on the horizon, and a community-oriented focus that can foster a fanbase in its new environs, Miami FC can start its second decade building a future to look forward to.