2015 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

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Tampa Bay Rowdies
2015 season
Owners Flag of the United States.svg Bill Edwards (Majority)
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Nestor (Minority)
Flag of the United States.svg David Laxer (Minority)
Head coach Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart Campbell (after Aug 21) / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thomas Rongen (until Aug 21)
Stadium Al Lang Stadium
NASL Spring: 2nd Place
Fall: 8th Place
Combined: 5th Place
NASL Playoffsdid not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Third round
Top goalscorerLeague: Maicon Santos (7)
All: Maicon Santos (12)
Highest home attendance7,010 (sellout)
(Apr. 11 vs. Minnesota)
Lowest home attendance4,217
(June 13 vs. Atlanta)
Average home league attendance5,857
←  2014
2016  →

The 2015 season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies sixth season of existence, and fifth playing in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer pyramid. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 28th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay area.

Contents

Summary

The Tampa Bay Rowdies' new manager was Thomas Rongen, replacing Ricky Hill, who was dismissed after the 2014 season. Rongen had a prior connection to soccer in the area, as he was the first manager of the MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny during their inaugural season of 1996. The Rowdies brought back another familiar local figure when Farrukh Quraishi, who had been a player and a youth development director for the original Rowdies, was named general manager.

In March 2015, the Rowdies traveled to Portugal to play several preseason friendlies against clubs in the Portuguese second and third divisions. It was the first time that the current club had undertaken an international tour. [1]

The Rowdies lost only one match during the NASL spring season, good for second place in the table. After starting the fall season 2-1-6, however, club owner Bill Edwards dismissed both manager Thomas Rongen and general manager Farrukh Quraishi, much to the chagrin of many of the team's fans. [2] "They had a five-year plan, and I have a one-year plan," said Edwards regarding the firings. [3] Assistant Stuart Campbell was promoted to manager and led the team to a 3-4-4 record. The Rowdies finished the fall season in 8th out of 11 teams in the league table and missed the playoffs.

Club

as of November 14, 2015 [4]

No.PositionPlayerNation
2 DF Darnell King Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 MF Richard Menjivar Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
4 DF Ben Sweat Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 DF Stefan Antonijevic Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
9 MF Freddy Adu Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10 MF Georgi Hristov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
13 MF Justin Chavez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 MF Jeff Michaud Flag of the United States.svg  United States
15 DF Zac Portillos Flag of the United States.svg  United States
16 MF Juan Francisco Guerra Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
17 DF Tamika Mkandawire Flag of England.svg  England
18 GK Matt Pickens Flag of the United States.svg  United States
19 MF Verneri Välimaa Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
20 FW Darwin Espinal Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
21 FW Brian Shriver Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 MF Keith Savage Flag of the United States.svg  United States
24 GK Chris Glodack Flag of the United States.svg  United States
26 FW Robert Hernández Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
29 FW Maicon Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

#8 Forward, Marcelo Saragosa of Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil served as team captain

Technical staff

Front office

Competitions

  Win  Tie  Loss

Friendlies

February 10, 2015Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Philadelphia Union Clearwater, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT Herzog Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.) Report Hoppenot Yellow card.svg 53'
Pfeffer Yellow card.svg 78'		Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Complex
Attendance: 2,000
February 12, 2015Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies Flag of the United States.svg 0–4 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF Bradenton, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Barrientos Yellow card.svg 85' Report Eikrem Soccerball shade.svg32'
Rosenberg Soccerball shade.svg42'
Johansson Soccerball shade.svg43'
Cibicki Soccerball shade.svg69'		Stadium: IMG Academy
March 1, 2015Preseason C.D. Fátima Flag of Portugal.svg 0–1 Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Rowdies Fátima, Portugal
10:30 p.m. EDT Report Portillos Soccerball shade.svg85'Stadium: Estádio Municipal
March 3, 2015Preseason S.L. Benfica U-20 Flag of Portugal.svg 1–3 Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Rowdies Seixal, Portugal
10:30 p.m. EDT Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.) Report Hristov Soccerball shade.svg10' (pen.)
Savage Soccerball shade.svg19'
Espinal Soccerball shade.svg75'		Stadium: Caixa Futebol Campus
March 4, 2015Preseason Sporting CP B Flag of Portugal.svg 3–2 Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Rowdies Lisbon, Portugal
10:30 p.m. EDT Soccerball shade.svg12'
Soccerball shade.svg73'
Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report Espinal Soccerball shade.svg31'
Boggs Soccerball shade.svg74'		Stadium: Academia Sporting
March 6, 2015Preseason AC Alcanenense Flag of Portugal.svg 1–1 Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Rowdies Rio Maior, Portugal
10:30 p.m. EDT Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen.) Report Santos Soccerball shade.svg15'
March 13, 2015Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 FC Montreal St. Petersburg, Florida
1:00 p.m. EDT Santos Soccerball shade.svg68'
Boggs Yellow card.svg 77'		 Report N’Diaye Soccerball shade.svg46'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door due to ongoing construction.
March 18, 2015Preseason
Fitz Fest 		Tampa Spartans 1–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Campbell Soccerball shade.svg63' Report Santos Soccerball shade.svg10', 42'
Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg18' (pen.)
Michaud Soccerball shade.svg90+'		Stadium: Naimoli Athletic Complex
March 21, 2015Preseason USF Bulls 1–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Hines-Ike Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.) Report Santos Soccerball shade.svg3'
Soccerball shade.svg18' (o.g.)
Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg43'
Nuñez Soccerball shade.svg62'		Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
March 25, 2015Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 FC Edmonton Jacksonville, Florida
5:00 p.m. EDT King Yellow card.svg 27'
Guerra Yellow card.svg 32'
Hernández Yellow card.svg 33'
Hristov Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)
Pickens Yellow card.svg 70'
Shriver Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Raudales Yellow card.svg 27'
Jones Yellow card.svg 30'
Jonke Soccerball shade.svg84'		Stadium: Southern Oak Stadium
March 28, 2015Preseason Jacksonville Armada FC 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville, Florida
5:00 p.m. EDT Safi Yellow card.svg 24'
Roserie Yellow card.svg 70'		 Report Savage Soccerball shade.svg43'
Shriver Soccerball shade.svg58'		Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 6,674
April 22, 2015Scrimmage Tampa Bay Rowdies 5–0 Guelph Gryphons St. Petersburg, Florida
11:30 a.m. EDT Michaud Soccerball shade.svg5'
Fernandez Soccerball shade.svg40'
Nuñez Soccerball shade.svg55'
Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg58'
Välimaa Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Field
June 29, 2015Scrimmage Tampa Bay Rowdies Flag of the United States.svg 2–4 (a.e.t.) Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Bradenton, Florida
9:30 a.m. EDT Espinal Soccerball shade.svg
Hristov Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Jaggy Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg82'
Soccerball shade.svg104'
Soccerball shade.svg117'		Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Four 30-minute periods.

NASL Spring season

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 New York Cosmos (S)10550189+920 Playoffs
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10541159+619
3 Carolina RailHawks 103521510+514
4 Minnesota United 103521513+214
5 Indy Eleven 103431312+113
6 Jacksonville Armada 103341518−312
7 San Antonio Scorpions 103341115−412
8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 103251213−111
9 Ottawa Fury 1025358−311
10 FC Edmonton 102351622−69
11 Atlanta Silverbacks 10154713−68
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(S) Spring season champion

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10541148 +61941093 +613155 0

Last updated: June 15, 2015.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910
StadiumAHAHAAHAHH
ResultWDLWDDWDWW
Position1152232422
Updated to match(es) played on June 15, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

April 4, 2015Match 1 San Antonio Scorpions 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. EDT Soto Yellow card.svg 16'
Chávez Yellow card.svg 55'
Elizondo Yellow card.svg 64'
James Yellow card.svg 80' Yellow-red card.svg 90'
Cummings Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Antonijevic Soccerball shade.svg10'
Savage Yellow card.svg 17'
Espinal Yellow card.svg 27', Soccerball shade.svg45+'
Hernández Yellow card.svg 40'
Saragosa Yellow card.svg 45'
Guerra Yellow card.svg 47'
Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg61'
Portillos Yellow card.svg 75'		Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,723
Referee: Daniel Radford
April 11, 2015Match 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Minnesota United FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hernández Yellow card.svg 21'
King Yellow card.svg 37'
Mkandawire Yellow card.svg 63'
Chavez Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Venegas Yellow card.svg 12'
Campos Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,010 (Sellout)
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.
April 18, 2015Match 3 New York Cosmos 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hempstead, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT Senna Soccerball shade.svg11' (pen.)
Fernandes Yellow card.svg 17', Soccerball shade.svg48'
Gorskie Yellow card.svg 28'
Stokkelien Yellow card.svg 76'		 Report Guerra Yellow card.svg 29'
Mkandawire Yellow card.svg 37'
Hristov Yellow card.svg 64'
Santos Yellow card.svg 70'
Antonijevic Yellow card.svg 78'		Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 12,550
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 25, 2015Match 4
Coastal Cup 		Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 Jacksonville Armada FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Santos Soccerball shade.svg12' (pen.), 77'
Boggs Yellow card.svg 50'
Nuñez Soccerball shade.svg59'
Hristov Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Flores Soccerball shade.svg14', Yellow card.svg 47'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg32'
Ortiz Yellow card.svg 41'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,460
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
May 2, 2015Match 5 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Novo Soccerball shade.svg6' Report Nuñez Soccerball shade.svg19'
Sweat Yellow card.svg 25'
Hristov Red card.svg 76'
Mkandawire Yellow card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: Chris Penso
May 9, 2015Match 6 Ottawa Fury FC 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Ottawa, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Falvey Yellow card.svg 50' Report King Yellow card.svg 57'Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,461
Referee: David Barrie
May 16, 2015Match 7
Coastal Cup 		Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hernández Soccerball shade.svg55' Report Hassan Yellow card.svg 85'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,851
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 30, 2015Match 8 Indy Eleven 2–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT Mares Soccerball shade.svg22'
Brown Yellow card.svg 59'
Miller Yellow card.svg 74'
Hyland Soccerball shade.svg90+8'		 Report Balchan Soccerball shade.svg40'
Antonijevic Yellow card.svg 43' Yellow-red card.svg 89'
Santos Soccerball shade.svg68', Red card.svg 73'
Hernández Yellow card.svg 72'
Menjivar Yellow card.svg 88'
Hristov Red card.svg 90+9'		Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 10,226
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
June 6, 2015Match 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 FC Edmonton St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Sweat Yellow card.svg 4'
Espinal Soccerball shade.svg37'
Shriver Soccerball shade.svg60'
Mkandawire Yellow card.svg 72'
Agbossoumonde Yellow card.svg 84'		 Report Raudales Yellow card.svg 45'
Moses Yellow card.svg 59'
Laing Soccerball shade.svg64'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,961
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 13, 2015Match 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Atlanta Silverbacks St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg60'
Nuñez Soccerball shade.svg75'
Hristov Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)		 Report Okafor Yellow card.svg 71'
Porter Yellow card.svg 80'
Chavez Yellow card.svg 85' Yellow-red card.svg 86'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,217
Referee: Sorin Stoica

NASL Fall season

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Ottawa Fury (F)2013613715+2245 Playoffs
2 Minnesota United 2011633926+1339
3 New York Cosmos 2010643121+1036
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 208663727+1030
5 FC Edmonton 207582524+126
6 Atlanta Silverbacks 206772427−325
7 Carolina RailHawks 2063112939−1021
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2055101828−1020
9 Indy Eleven 2055102336−1320
10 San Antonio Scorpions 204793037−719
11 Jacksonville Armada 2054111831−1319
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2055101828 −10205231412 +2037416 −12

Last updated: April 26, 2018.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
StadiumHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLLLDWLLLDWLWLDLDDWL
Position47991088
Updated to match(es) played on August 8, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

July 4, 2015Match 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Atlanta Silverbacks St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT McKenzie Soccerball shade.svg22' (o.g.)
King Soccerball shade.svg30'
Hertzog Yellow card.svg 63'		 Report Antonijevic Soccerball shade.svg36' (o.g.)
Mravec Yellow card.svg 56'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,002
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
July 11, 2015Match 2 San Antonio Scorpions 3–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. EDT Chávez Soccerball shade.svg11'
Cummings Soccerball shade.svg54', 61'
Castillo Yellow card.svg 76'		 Report Guerra Yellow card.svg 14'
King Yellow card.svg 26'
Antonijevic Yellow card.svg 74'		Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,636
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
July 18, 2015Match 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 FC Edmonton St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hernández Yellow card.svg 80' Report Antonijevic Soccerball shade.svg56' (o.g.)
Jalali Yellow card.svg 73'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,496
Referee: Rubio Vasquez
July 25, 2015Match 4
Coastal Cup 		Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez Yellow card.svg 50'
Agbossoumonde Yellow card.svg 90'
Santos Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report PC Soccerball shade.svg16'
Smith Yellow card.svg 25'
Marcelin Yellow card.svg 29'
Nunes Soccerball shade.svg79'
Pinho Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,494
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
August 1, 2015Match 5 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Anderson Soccerball shade.svg32'
Danso Yellow card.svg 50'
Novo Yellow card.svg 90'
Albadawi Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Hristov Soccerball shade.svg29'
Guerra Yellow card.svg 49'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,191
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
August 8, 2015Match 6
Coastal Cup 		Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 Jacksonville Armada FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Santos Soccerball shade.svg7', 32'
Nuñez Yellow card.svg 37'
Shriver Soccerball shade.svg50'
Guerra Yellow card.svg 61'		 Report Barrett Yellow card.svg 38'
Keita Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.), 67'
Trejo Red card.svg 79'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,493
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Terry Jr
August 15, 2015Match 7
Coastal Cup 		Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stefano Soccerball shade.svg4'
Gabriel Yellow card.svg 18'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 30'
Marcelin Soccerball shade.svg43'		 Report Santos Soccerball shade.svg19'
Mkandawire Yellow card.svg 41'
Saragoza Yellow card.svg 71'		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,145
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 19, 2015Match 8 Indy Eleven 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 p.m. EDT Steinberger Yellow card.svg 42'
Richards Soccerball shade.svg60'
Norales Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Chavez Yellow card.svg 31'
Mkandawire Yellow card.svg 69'		Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 22, 2015Match 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Minnesota United FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Guerra Soccerball shade.svg28'
Sweat Yellow card.svg 51'
Menjivar Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Ibson Soccerball shade.svg36'
Davis Soccerball shade.svg65'
Vicentini Yellow card.svg 90'
Mendes Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,059
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
August 29, 2015Match 10 Ottawa Fury FC 2–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Ottawa, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Paulo Jr. Soccerball shade.svg18'
Oliver Soccerball shade.svg31'
Eustáquio Yellow card.svg 82'
Peiser Yellow card.svg 87'
Hassan Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Mkandawire Soccerball shade.svg33'
Espinal Soccerball shade.svg87'		Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,081
Referee: David Barrie
September 5, 2015Match 11 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 New York Cosmos St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Hertzog Yellow card.svg 13', Soccerball shade.svg40'
Guerra Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Cáceres Yellow card.svg 27'
Raúl Yellow card.svg 42'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,630
September 13, 2015Match 12 FC Edmonton 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Edmonton, Alberta
7:30 p.m. EDT Watson Soccerball shade.svg16'
Laing Yellow card.svg 73'		 Report Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 4,160
Referee: Justin Tasev
September 19, 2015Match 13 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 San Antonio Scorpions St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Agbossoumonde Yellow card.svg 69'
King Yellow card.svg 82'
Guerra Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report DeRoux Yellow card.svg 77'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 26, 2015Match 14
Coastal Cup 		Jacksonville Armada FC 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Scaglia Soccerball shade.svg34'
Millien Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report Saragosa Yellow card.svg 78'Stadium: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Attendance: 7,163
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 30, 2015Match 15 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Indy Eleven St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Guerra Yellow card.svg 14'
Menjívar Yellow card.svg 41'
Tan Soccerball shade.svg63'
Mkandawire Yellow card.svg 88'		 Report Frias Soccerball shade.svg67'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,691
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
October 3, 2015Match 16 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine, Minnesota
7:30 p.m. EDT Vela Yellow card.svg 35'
Ramirez Soccerball shade.svg44'
Jordan Yellow card.svg 74'
Davis Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Sweat Yellow card.svg 31' Yellow-red card.svg 41'Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8,932
October 10, 2015Match 17 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Ottawa Fury FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Guerra Yellow card.svg 17'
Adu Yellow card.svg 21'
King Yellow card.svg 65' Yellow-red card.svg 77'
Chavez Yellow card.svg 84'
Shriver Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Heinemann Soccerball shade.svg42'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,242
Referee: Daniel Radford
October 17, 2015Match 18 Atlanta Silverbacks 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Porter Yellow card.svg 27' Report Adu Yellow card.svg 71'Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 4,111
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 24, 2015Match 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Menjívar Soccerball shade.svg12' Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,973
Referee: Jose Rivero
October 31, 2015Match 20 New York Cosmos 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hempstead, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT Ayoze Yellow card.svg 31'
Raúl Soccerball shade.svg54'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Report Chavez Yellow card.svg 41'Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 5,171
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

U.S. Open Cup

May 27, 2015 Third round Pittsburgh Riverhounds Flag of Pennsylvania.svg 1–0 Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Rowdies Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Vincent Soccerball shade.svg90+1' Report Sweat Yellow card.svg 15'
Hernández Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: C. Murphy

Transfers

In

DateNo.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesSource
December 19, 201416MF Flag of Venezuela.svg Juan Francisco Guerra Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Lara - [6]
December 22, 201422DF Flag of the United States.svg Darnell King Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale Strikers - [7]
December 22, 201444DF Flag of the United States.svg Gale Agbossoumonde Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids - [8]
December 23, 20147MF Flag of Uruguay.svg Martin Nuñez Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale Strikers - [9]
December 23, 201420FW Flag of the United States.svg Darwin Espinal Flag of the United States.svg Darton State College - [10]
December 24, 20143DF Flag of the United States.svg Brad Rusin Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City - [11]
December 30, 20140MF Flag of Venezuela.svg Robert Hernández Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Anzoátegui - [12]
January 6, 20155DF Flag of Serbia.svg Stefan Antonijevic Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale Strikers - [13]
January 29, 201522MF Flag of the United States.svg Keith Savage NoneSigned after being released on November 7 [14]
February 3, 20158MF Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Saragosa None- [15]
February 4, 201529FW Flag of Brazil.svg Maicon Santos None- [16]
February 5, 201513MF Flag of the United States.svg Justin Chavez Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale Strikers - [17]
February 23, 201514MF Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Michaud Flag of the United States.svg Eastern Florida State College - [18]
February 23, 201523MF Flag of the United States.svg Marquez Fernandez Flag of the United States.svg Maryland-Baltimore County - [18]
February 23, 201524GK Flag of the United States.svg Chris Glodack Flag of the United States.svg Clemson University - [18]
February 23, 201515DF Flag of the United States.svg Zac Portillos Flag of the United States.svg University of Akron - [18]
February 24, 201533FW Flag of the United States.svg Zak Boggs Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte Eagles - [19]
February 25, 20151GK Flag of Slovakia.svg Kamil Čontofalský Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale Strikers - [20]
March 2, 20154DF Flag of the United States.svg Ben Sweat Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew SC - [21]
March 30, 201519MF Flag of the United States.svg Verneri Välimaa Flag of the United States.svg University of North Carolina - [22]
April 29, 20153MF Flag of El Salvador.svg Richard Menjivar Flag of the United States.svg San Antonio Scorpions Traded for Brad Rusin [23]
July 29, 201528FW Flag of the United States.svg Omar Salgado Flag of Mexico.svg Tigres UANL - [24]

Out

DatePos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesSource
November 7, 2014GK Flag of Venezuela.svg Diego Restrepo Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte Independence - [25]
November 7, 2014GK Flag of the United States.svg Cody Mizell Flag of Iceland.svg Knattspyrnufélagið Fram Free Transfer [25]
November 7, 2014DF Flag of Guyana.svg J. P. Rodrigues NoneRetirement. [25]
November 7, 2014DF Flag of the United States.svg Jay Needham None- [25]
November 7, 2014DF Flag of the United States.svg Willie Hunt Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds - [25]
November 7, 2014MF Flag of England.svg Darel Russell None- [25]
November 7, 2014MF Flag of the United States.svg Keith Savage None- [25]
November 7, 2014MF Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Wallace Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls - [25]
November 7, 2014MF Flag of Jamaica.svg Ricardo Morris Flag of Jamaica.svg Montego Bay United F.C. - [25]
November 7, 2014FW Flag of the United States.svg Devin Del Do None- [25]
November 7, 2014FW Flag of Argentina.svg Luciano Olguín None- [25]
November 7, 2014FW Flag of the United States.svg Casey Townsend Flag of the United States.svg Oklahoma City Energy - [25] [26]
November 7, 2014FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Lucky Mkosana Flag of the United States.svg New York Cosmos - [25] [27]
January 13, 2015DF Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Sanfilippo Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale Strikers - [28] [29]
January 13, 2015MF Flag of England.svg Shane Hill None- [28]
April 29, 2015DF Flag of the United States.svg Brad Rusin Flag of the United States.svg San Antonio Scorpions Traded for Richard Menjivar [23]

Squad statistics

As of Match played 25 July 2015

Goal scorers

PlacePositionNationNumberName NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1FW Flag of Brazil.svg 29 Maicon Santos 3104
2MF Flag of Uruguay.svg 7 Martin Nuñez 3003
3FW Flag of Honduras.svg 20 Darwin Espinal 2002
FW Flag of the United States.svg 11 Corey Hertzog 2002
FW Flag of Bulgaria.svg 10 Georgi Hristov 1102
5DF Flag of Serbia.svg 5 Stefan Antonijevic 1001
FW Flag of Venezuela.svg 26 Robert Hernández 1001
DF Flag of the United States.svg 25 Rich Balchan 1001
FW Flag of the United States.svg 21 Brian Shriver 1001
DF Flag of the United States.svg 2 Darnell King 0101
Own goal 0101
TOTALS154019

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionName NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
2 Flag of the United States.svg DF Darnell King 20100030
3 Flag of El Salvador.svg DF Richard Menjivar 10000010
4 Flag of the United States.svg DF Ben Sweat 20001020
5 Flag of Serbia.svg DF Stefan Antonijevic 31100041
7 Flag of Uruguay.svg FW Martin Nunez 00100010
8 Flag of Brazil.svg FW Marcelo Saragosa 10000010
10 Flag of Bulgaria.svg FW Georgi Hristov 22000022
11 Flag of the United States.svg MF Corey Hertzog 00100010
13 Flag of the United States.svg MF Justin Chavez 10000010
15 Flag of the United States.svg DF Zac Portillos 10000010
16 Flag of Venezuela.svg MF Juan Francisco Guerra 20200040
17 Flag of England.svg DF Tamika Mkandawire 40000040
20 Flag of Honduras.svg FW Darwin Espinal 10000010
22 Flag of the United States.svg MF Keith Savage 10000010
26 Flag of Venezuela.svg FW Robert Hernández 30101050
29 Flag of Brazil.svg FW Maicon Santos 11000011
33 Flag of the United States.svg FW Zak Boggs 10000010
44 Flag of the United States.svg DF Gale Agbossoumonde 10100020
TOTALS2748020374

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