2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

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Tampa Bay Rowdies
2012 season
OwnersAndrew Nestor
Head coach Ricky Hill
Stadium Al Lang Stadium
NASL 2nd
NASL Playoffs Champions
U.S. Open Cup Third Round
Ponce De Leon CupWinners
Coastal Cup Winners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mike Ambersley
(8)

All:
Mike Ambersley
(11)
Highest home attendance4,710 [1]
(July 4 v. Fort Lauderdale)
Lowest home attendance2,194 [2]
(April 12 v. Carolina)
Average home league attendance3,116 [3]
  2011
2013  

The 2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies' third season of existence, and second in the North American Soccer League. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 25th season of a professional soccer team fielded in the Tampa Bay region.

Contents

Background

After their first season, the FC Tampa Bay Rowdies were forced by Classic Ink to discontinue use of the "Rowdies" name, resulting in their name being FC Tampa Bay. Before the 2012 season began, however, the team came to terms with Classic Ink to purchase the "Rowdies" name. [4]

In the previous season, the Rowdies rallied to a third-place finish before bowing out in a first-round playoff match against eventual NASL Champions NSC Minnesota Stars. In 2012, the Rowdies finished second in the league with a 12–9–7 record. In the 2012 playoffs, they first defeated Carolina RailHawks FC, 5–4, on aggregate in the semifinals to advance to the Soccer Bowl. There they avenged the previous season's playoff loss by defeating defending champion, Minnesota, in the NASL Championship Series. They won the title in dramatic fashion, 3–2, on penalty kicks, after making up a two-goal aggregate deficit in regulation, and then surviving 30 minutes of extra time while short-handed. [5] For the region of Tampa Bay, it was the first North American Soccer League championship since the original Rowdies won Soccer Bowl '75. [6]

Club

Roster

as of August 25, 2012 [7]

No.PositionPlayerNation
1 GK Jeff Attinella Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2 DF Daniel Scott Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 DF Andres Arango Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
4 MF Stuart Campbell Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
5 DF J. P. Rodrigues Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
6 FW Matt Clare Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7 DF Frank Sanfilippo (captain)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 FW Luke Mulholland Flag of England.svg  England
9 FW Dan Antoniuk Flag of the United States.svg  United States
11 MF Shane Hill Flag of England.svg  England
13 DF Thurstan Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 DF Draymond Washington Flag of the United States.svg  United States
15 FW Mike Ambersley Flag of the United States.svg  United States
18 MF Dan O'Brien Flag of the United States.svg  United States
19 DF Eddie Ababio Flag of the United States.svg  United States
20 FW Evans Frimpong Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
22 MF Keith Savage Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 FW Fabrice Picault Flag of the United States.svg  United States
24 GK Andrew Fontein Flag of the United States.svg  United States
25 FW Carl Cort Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
28 MF Raphael Cox Flag of the United States.svg  United States
32 MF Takuya Yamada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Squad information

Match results

  Win  Tie  Loss

Friendlies

March 3, 2012Intra-Squad Scrimmage Orange Team 5–3 White Team Tampa, Florida
12:00 p.m.Soccerball shade.svg25' (o.g.)
Hill Soccerball shade.svg41'
Hofstetter Soccerball shade.svg41', 58'
Gray Soccerball shade.svg54'
Report Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg20', 46'
Yamada Soccerball shade.svg51'
Stadium: Monroe Middle School
March 10, 2012Preseason 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Eckerd Tritons Lakewood Ranch, Florida
6:30 p.m. Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg17'
Hofstetter Soccerball shade.svg65'
Gray Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Hobbis Yellow card.svg 45'
Duffy Yellow card.svg 59'
Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
March 17, 2012Preseason 3 FGCU Eagles 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort Myers, Florida
2:00 p.m. Report Savage Soccerball shade.svg45'Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
March 21, 2012Preseason 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cancelled UCF Knights Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m. Report Stadium: Ed Radice Sports Complex
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather.
March 24, 2012Preseason 4 USF Bulls 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, Florida
7:30 p.m. Report Clare Soccerball shade.svg1'
Mulholland Yellow card.svg 79'
Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
March 28, 2012Preseason 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–0 Saint Leo Lions Clearwater, Florida
7:00 p.m. Yoshitake Soccerball shade.svg25'
Arango Yellow card.svg 38'
Yamada Soccerball shade.svg83'
Clare Soccerball shade.svg84'
Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report Stadium: Countryside Sportsplex
March 31, 2012Preseason 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Auburndale, Florida
Yoshitake Soccerball shade.svg11'
Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg64', 84'
Yamada Yellow card.svg 82'
Report Herron Soccerball shade.svg16'
Lorenz Soccerball shade.svg27'
Hassan Soccerball shade.svg46'
Shanosky Yellow card.svg 59'
Anderson Soccerball shade.svg84'
Stadium: FYSA Auburndale Complex

North America Soccer League

All times from this point on are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (X)2813874627+1947 Playoff semifinals
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies (C)2812973730+745
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 2811893230+241 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Carolina RailHawks 28101084446240
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2899104046636
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (X) Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2812973730 +745751188 +105461922 −3

Last updated: September 23, 2012.
Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumAHHAHAHAHAAAHHHAAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWDDWLLWDLLWWWWLWWWDDLDWDWDD
Updated to match(es) played on September 19, 2012. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

  Win  Tie  Loss

April 7, 2012Match 1
Ponce De Leon Cup
Puerto Rico Islanders 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bayamon, Puerto Rico
7:30 p.m. EDT Addlery Yellow card.svg 21'
Delgado Yellow card.svg 25'
Fojo Yellow card.svg 43'
Cunningham Red card.svg 59'
Addlery Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report Hill Yellow card.svg 45'
Yamada Yellow card.svg 68'
Sanfilippo Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Bayamon Sports Complex
Attendance: 952
Referee: Javier Santos
April 14, 2012Match 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 FC Edmonton St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Yamada Soccerball shade.svg20'
Hill Yellow card.svg 82'
Report Joseph-Augustin Yellow card.svg 26'
Oppong Yellow card.svg 67'
van Leerdam Yellow card.svg 78'
Hatchi Yellow card.svg 84'
Saiko Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,129
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 18, 2012Match 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Carolina RailHawks FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Yoshitake Soccerball shade.svg70' Report Shriver Soccerball shade.svg65'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 21, 2012Match 4 Atlanta Silverbacks 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Robertson Yellow card.svg 73'
Navia Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg70'
Mulholland Yellow card.svg 84'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 3,261
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 28, 2012Match 5
Ponce De Leon Cup
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Clare Soccerball shade.svg27'
Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.)
Rodrigues Yellow card.svg 63'
Savage Soccerball shade.svg90+'
Report 1
Report 2
Ståhl Yellow card.svg 42'
Restrepo Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,536
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.
May 5, 2012Match 6 San Antonio Scorpions FC 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies San Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Kling Yellow card.svg 44'
Denissen Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.)
Cochrane Yellow card.svg 61'
Pitchkolan Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report Arango Yellow card.svg 52'Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 9,536
Referee: Hayer Reyes
May 12, 2012Match 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 San Antonio Scorpions FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg55'
Ramírez Yellow card.svg 78'
Report Campos Soccerball shade.svg53', 90+4'
Scott Yellow card.svg 61'
Hill Yellow card.svg 63'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Javier Santos
May 19, 2012Match 8 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Davis Yellow card.svg 51'
Moroney Soccerball shade.svg64', 89'
Carr Yellow card.svg 80'
Report Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg12', 37'
Yamada Yellow card.svg 60'
Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg78'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 25, 2012Match 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Minnesota Stars FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Campbell Yellow card.svg 69' Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,182
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 2, 2012Match 10
Ponce De Leon Cup
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Thompson Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.)
Anderson Soccerball shade.svg54'
Stewart Yellow card.svg 86'
Orozco Yellow card.svg 88'
Restrepo Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Report Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg33'
Ambersley Yellow card.svg 62'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,255
Referee: Kevin Terry
June 9, 2012Match 11
Ponce De Leon Cup
Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bayamon, Puerto Rico
7:30 p.m. EDT Fojo Yellow card.svg 40'
Rivera Yellow card.svg 73'
Needham Soccerball shade.svg81'
vanSchaik Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Report Picault Yellow card.svg 30'
Arango Yellow card.svg 51'
Stadium: Bayamon Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Jesus Angel Delgado Lebron
June 16, 2012Match 12 Minnesota Stars FC 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine, Minnesota
8:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez Soccerball shade.svg8'
Nuñez Yellow card.svg 25'
Kallman Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Report Yoshitake Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Hill Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Savage Soccerball shade.svg85'
Ambersley Yellow card.svg 89'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,908
June 23, 2012Match 13 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 San Antonio Scorpions FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Yoshitake Soccerball shade.svg39', 90'
Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Greenfield Soccerball shade.svg31'
Bayona Soccerball shade.svg52'
Pitchkolan Yellow card.svg 59'
Harmse Yellow card.svg 71'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,559
Referee: Christina Ibañez
June 30, 2012Match 14 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Minnesota Stars FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg55'
Yoshitake Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,594
Referee: Kevin Terry
July 4, 2012Match 15
Ponce De Leon Cup
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 p.m. EDT Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg30'
Yoshitake Soccerball shade.svg67'
Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg85'
Rodrigues Yellow card.svg 86' Yellow-red card.svg 90'
Report Herron Soccerball shade.svg19', Yellow card.svg 67'
Orozco Yellow card.svg 26' Yellow-red card.svg 79'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,710
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 12, 2012Match 16 Minnesota Stars FC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine, Minnesota
8:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez Soccerball shade.svg30'
Dias Yellow card.svg 37'
Takada Soccerball shade.svg44'
Venegas Yellow card.svg 64'
Report Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg78'Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,164
July 15, 2012Match 17 FC Edmonton 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Edmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Hatchi Yellow card.svg 36'
Lam Yellow card.svg 70'
Report Yoshitake Red card.svg 33'
Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg88'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,688
July 21, 2012Match 18
Ponce De Leon Cup
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Puerto Rico Islanders St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Sanfilippo Yellow card.svg 57', Soccerball shade.svg72'
Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,207
July 28, 2012Match 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 FC Edmonton St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Arguez Yellow card.svg 20'
Barthélémy Yellow card.svg 33'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,149
August 4, 2012Match 20 Carolina RailHawks FC 3–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT da Luz Yellow card.svg 21'
Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg43', 49'
Garey Soccerball shade.svg52'
Stockley Yellow card.svg 59'
Report Hill Soccerball shade.svg17'
Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg86'
Yamada Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,002
August 11, 2012Match 21 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Atlanta Silverbacks St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Mulholland Yellow card.svg 84'
Arango Yellow card.svg 90'
Report Willis Yellow card.svg 54'
Randolph Yellow card.svg 70'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,027
August 19, 2012Match 22 San Antonio Scorpions FC 4–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies San Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Ramírez Soccerball shade.svg8'
Campos Soccerball shade.svg17', 29'
Sattler Yellow card.svg 56'
Bayona Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Report Sanfilippo Yellow card.svg 45'
Hill Yellow card.svg 49'
Mulholland Yellow card.svg 52'
Ambersley Yellow card.svg 56'
Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,024
August 25, 2012Match 23
Ponce De Leon Cup
Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Puerto Rico Islanders St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Cox Yellow card.svg 54'
Mulholland Yellow card.svg 68'
Report Nurse Yellow card.svg 34'
Ibeagha Yellow card.svg 83'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 1, 2012Match 24
Ponce De Leon Cup
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Laing Yellow card.svg 1'
Tetteh Red card.svg 19'
Ståhl Yellow card.svg 53'
Report Arango Yellow card.svg 21'
Picault Yellow card.svg 53'
Sanfilippo Yellow card.svg 59'Soccerball shade.svg82'
Cox Soccerball shade.svg80'
Scott Yellow card.svg 88'
Cort Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,629
September 8, 2012Match 25 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Atlanta Silverbacks St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Yamada Soccerball shade.svg42'
Ababio Yellow card.svg 53' Yellow-red card.svg 67'
Report Horth Soccerball shade.svg30'
Carr Yellow card.svg 87'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,754
September 16, 2012Match 26 FC Edmonton 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Edmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Barthélémy Yellow card.svg 45'
Rago Yellow card.svg 87'
Report Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg21'
Ambersley Yellow card.svg 39'Soccerball shade.svg43'
Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg51'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,376
September 19, 2012Match 27 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Carolina RailHawks FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Arango Soccerball shade.svg13'Yellow card.svg 22' Report Shipalane Soccerball shade.svg61'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,194
September 22, 2012Match 28 Carolina RailHawks FC 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Frimpong Yellow card.svg 68'
Hill Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,310

Playoffs

Carolina RailHawks 1–2Tampa Bay Rowdies
Shriver Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.)
Lowery Yellow card.svg 86'
Franks Yellow card.svg 89'
Report Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg64'Yellow card.svg 90+'
Arango Yellow card.svg 77'
Attinella Yellow card.svg 83'
Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg85'
Attendance: 3,183
Referee: Matthew Foerster
Tampa Bay Rowdies3–3 Carolina RailHawks
Hill Soccerball shade.svg40' (pen.)
Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg65'
Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg84'Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Report Shriver Soccerball shade.svg14'
Shipalane Soccerball shade.svg18'
Agbossoumonde Yellow card.svg 35'
Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Tampa Bay won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for the NASL Championship Series.


Minnesota Stars FC 2–0Tampa Bay Rowdies
Walker Soccerball shade.svg67'
Takada Yellow card.svg 84'
Nuñez Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Report Ambersley Yellow card.svg 48'
Tampa Bay Rowdies3–1 (a.e.t.) Minnesota Stars FC
Cort Soccerball shade.svg25'Yellow card.svg 58'
Ambersley Yellow card.svg 26'
Savage Soccerball shade.svg51'
Mulholland Yellow card.svg 82'
Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg86'Yellow card.svg 90+'
Hill Red card.svg 90'
Report Davis Yellow card.svg 32'
Bracalello Yellow card.svg 45+'
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg52'
Penalties
Mulholland Soccerball shad check.svg
Cox Soccerball shad check.svg
Picault Soccerball shad check.svg
Cort Soccerball shade cross.svg
3–2Soccerball shad check.svg Hlavaty
Soccerball shade cross.svg Del Do
Soccerball shade cross.svg Altman
Soccerball shad check.svg Bracalello
Soccerball shade cross.svg Rodríguez

3–3 on aggregate; Tampa Bay won the 2012 NASL Championship on penalty kicks.

U.S. Open Cup

Tampa Bay entered with the other U.S.-based teams from the NASL and USL Pro in the second round. The first two rounds were drawn on May 1, 2012.

May 22, 2012 Second round Jacksonville United Flag of Florida.svg 0–3 Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville, Florida
19:00 EST Donaldson Yellow card.svg 51' Report Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg2'
Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg19'
Savage Soccerball shade.svg65'
Stadium: Patton Park
Attendance: 925
May 29, 2012 Third round Tampa Bay Rowdies Flag of Florida.svg 1–3 Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Rapids St. Petersburg, Florida
20:00 EST Antoniuk Yellow card.svg 19'
Washington Yellow card.svg 56'
Clare Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Report Edu Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen.)
Akpan Soccerball shade.svg33'
Thompson Yellow card.svg 55'
Marshall Yellow card.svg 57'
Hill Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Ceus Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,086

Ponce De Leon Cup

The Ponce De Leon Cup was a fan-based derby and trophy that was created in 2006. Participants were originally United Soccer Leagues first division teams (later USSF-D2, then NASL teams) based in lands that Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de León, had visited; namely Florida and Puerto Rico. It was awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants. The trophy itself was purported to have been destroyed in 2010 in a warehouse fire. 2012 was the final year that the cup was awarded, as the Puerto Rico Islanders ceased operation following the NASL season.

PosTeamGPWDLGFGAGDPts
1Tampa Bay Rowdies8413128+413
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 833286+212
3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 8224915-68

Honors

Individual honors

Ricky Hill
Jeff Attinella, Takuya Yamada, Luke Mulholland

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

See also

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