2015 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Tampa Bay Rowdies

2015 season
Owners	Bill Edwards (Majority) Andrew Nestor (Minority) David Laxer (Minority)
Head coach	Stuart Campbell (after Aug 21) / Thomas Rongen (until Aug 21)
Stadium	Al Lang Stadium
NASL	Spring: 2nd Place Fall: 8th Place Combined: 5th Place
NASL Playoffs	did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Maicon Santos (7) All: Maicon Santos (12)
Highest home attendance	7,010 (sellout) (Apr. 11 vs. Minnesota)
Lowest home attendance	4,217 (June 13 vs. Atlanta)
Average home league attendance	5,857
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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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.

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.	Position	Nation	Player
2	DF	USA	Darnell King
3	MF	SLV	Richard Menjivar
4	DF	USA	Ben Sweat
5	DF	SRB	Stefan Antonijevic
9	MF	USA	Freddy Adu
10	MF	BUL	Georgi Hristov
13	MF	USA	Justin Chavez
14	MF	USA	Jeff Michaud
15	DF	USA	Zac Portillos
16	MF	VEN	Juan Francisco Guerra
17	DF	ENG	Tamika Mkandawire
18	GK	USA	Matt Pickens
19	MF	FIN	Verneri Välimaa
20	FW	HON	Darwin Espinal
21	FW	USA	Brian Shriver
22	MF	USA	Keith Savage
24	GK	USA	Chris Glodack
26	FW	VEN	Robert Hernández
29	FW	BRA	Maicon Santos

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

Technical staff

• Farrukh Quraishi – President & General Manager ^[5] (fired August 21, 2015)
• Perry Van der Beck – Assistant General Manager/Vice President of Community Relations
• Thomas Rongen - Head Coach(fired August 21, 2015)
• Stuart Campbell – Assistant Coach(promoted to head coach August 2015)
• Stuart Dobson - Goalkeeper Coach
• Eric Arbuzow - Assistant Coach
• Ryan Spurr – Director of Team Operations
• Jason Riley – Strength & Conditioning Coach
• Malcolm Phillips – Equipment Manager
• Dr. Koco Eaton - Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
• Dr. Sanjay Menon – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
• Dr. Christopher Salud – Team Physician
• Andrew Keane - Head Athletic Trainer
• Laura Tllinghast Hine - Yoga Instructor
• Dr. Samuel Meyers - Team Chiropractor

Front office

• Bill Edwards – Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Governor
• Andrew Nestor – Director
• David Laxer – Director
• Lee Cohen – Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Competitions

  Win  Tie  Loss

Friendlies

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Philadelphia Union

February 10, 2015Preseason	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Clearwater, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT	Herzog 67' (pen.)	Report	Hoppenot  53' Pfeffer  78'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Complex Attendance: 2,000

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Malmö FF

February 12, 2015Preseason	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–4	Malmö FF	Bradenton, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Barrientos  85'	Report	Eikrem 32' Rosenberg 42' Johansson 43' Cibicki 69'	Stadium: IMG Academy

C.D. Fátima v Tampa Bay Rowdies

March 1, 2015Preseason	C.D. Fátima	0–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Fátima, Portugal
10:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Portillos 85'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal

S.L. Benfica U-20 v Tampa Bay Rowdies

March 3, 2015Preseason	S.L. Benfica U-20	1–3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Seixal, Portugal
10:30 p.m. EDT	50' (pen.)	Report	Hristov 10' (pen.) Savage 19' Espinal 75'	Stadium: Caixa Futebol Campus

Sporting CP B v Tampa Bay Rowdies

March 4, 2015Preseason	Sporting CP B	3–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Lisbon, Portugal
10:30 p.m. EDT	12' 73' 78'	Report	Espinal 31' Boggs 74'	Stadium: Academia Sporting

AC Alcanenense v Tampa Bay Rowdies

March 6, 2015Preseason	AC Alcanenense	1–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Rio Maior, Portugal
10:30 p.m. EDT	66' (pen.)	Report	Santos 15'

Tampa Bay Rowdies v FC Montreal

March 13, 2015Preseason	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	FC Montreal	St. Petersburg, Florida
1:00 p.m. EDT	Santos 68' Boggs  77'	Report	N’Diaye 46'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: Closed-door due to ongoing construction.

Tampa Spartans v Tampa Bay Rowdies

March 18, 2015Preseason Fitz Fest	Tampa Spartans	1–4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Campbell 63'	Report	Santos 10', 42' Hertzog 18' (pen.) Michaud 90+'	Stadium: Naimoli Athletic Complex

USF Bulls v Tampa Bay Rowdies

March 21, 2015Preseason	USF Bulls	1–4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Hines-Ike 62' (pen.)	Report	Santos 3' 18' (o.g.) Hertzog 43' Nuñez 62'	Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium

Tampa Bay Rowdies v FC Edmonton

March 25, 2015Preseason	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–1	FC Edmonton	Jacksonville, Florida
5:00 p.m. EDT	King  27' Guerra  32' Hernández  33' Hristov 65' (pen.) Pickens  70' Shriver 84'	Report	Raudales  27' Jones  30' Jonke 84'	Stadium: Southern Oak Stadium

Jacksonville Armada FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies

March 28, 2015Preseason	Jacksonville Armada FC	0–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Jacksonville, Florida
5:00 p.m. EDT	Safi  24' Roserie  70'	Report	Savage 43' Shriver 58'	Stadium: EverBank Field Attendance: 6,674

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Guelph Gryphons

April 22, 2015Scrimmage	Tampa Bay Rowdies	5–0	Guelph Gryphons	St. Petersburg, Florida
11:30 a.m. EDT	Michaud 5' Fernandez 40' Nuñez 55' Hertzog 58' Välimaa 88'	Report		Stadium: Al Lang Field

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Haiti

June 29, 2015Scrimmage	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Haiti	Bradenton, Florida
9:30 a.m. EDT	Espinal Hristov 88'	Report	Jaggy 82' 104' 117'	Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Four 30-minute periods.

NASL Spring season

Main article: 2015 North American Soccer League season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Cosmos (S)	10	5	5	0	18	9	+9	20	Playoffs
2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	10	5	4	1	15	9	+6	19
3	Carolina RailHawks	10	3	5	2	15	10	+5	14
4	Minnesota United	10	3	5	2	15	13	+2	14
5	Indy Eleven	10	3	4	3	13	12	+1	13
6	Jacksonville Armada	10	3	3	4	15	18	−3	12
7	San Antonio Scorpions	10	3	3	4	11	15	−4	12
8	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	10	3	2	5	12	13	−1	11
9	Ottawa Fury	10	2	5	3	5	8	−3	11
10	FC Edmonton	10	2	3	5	16	22	−6	9
11	Atlanta Silverbacks	10	1	5	4	7	13	−6	8

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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	5	4	1	14	8	+6	19	4	1	0	9	3	+6	1	3	1	5	5	0

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

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Stadium	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	D	W	W
Position	1	1	5	2	2	3	2	4	2	2

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

Match reports

San Antonio Scorpions v Tampa Bay Rowdies

April 4, 2015Match 1	San Antonio Scorpions	1–3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. EDT	Soto  16' Chávez  55' Elizondo  64' James  80'  90' Cummings 90'	Report	Antonijevic 10' Savage  17' Espinal  27', 45+' Hernández  40' Saragosa  45' Guerra  47' Hertzog 61' Portillos  75'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,723 Referee: Daniel Radford

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Minnesota United FC

April 11, 2015Match 2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–0	Minnesota United FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Hernández  21' King  37' Mkandawire  63' Chavez  90'	Report	Venegas  12' Campos  89'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,010 (Sellout) Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.

New York Cosmos v Tampa Bay Rowdies

April 18, 2015Match 3	New York Cosmos	2–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hempstead, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT	Senna 11' (pen.) Fernandes  17', 48' Gorskie  28' Stokkelien  76'	Report	Guerra  29' Mkandawire  37' Hristov  64' Santos  70' Antonijevic  78'	Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 12,550 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Jacksonville Armada FC

April 25, 2015Match 4 Coastal Cup	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–2	Jacksonville Armada FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Santos 12' (pen.), 77' Boggs  50' Nuñez 59' Hristov  90'	Report	Flores 14',  47' Johnson 32' Ortiz  41'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,460 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

Carolina RailHawks v Tampa Bay Rowdies

May 2, 2015Match 5	Carolina RailHawks	1–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	Novo 6'	Report	Nuñez 19' Sweat  25' Hristov  76' Mkandawire  90+4'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,042 Referee: Chris Penso

Ottawa Fury FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies

May 9, 2015Match 6	Ottawa Fury FC	0–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Ottawa, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT	Falvey  50'	Report	King  57'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,461 Referee: David Barrie

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Fort Lauderdale Strikers

May 16, 2015Match 7 Coastal Cup	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–0	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Hernández 55'	Report	Hassan  85'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,851 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Indy Eleven v Tampa Bay Rowdies

May 30, 2015Match 8	Indy Eleven	2–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT	Mares 22' Brown  59' Miller  74' Hyland 90+8'	Report	Balchan 40' Antonijevic  43'  89' Santos 68',  73' Hernández  72' Menjivar  88' Hristov  90+9'	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,226 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow

Tampa Bay Rowdies v FC Edmonton

June 6, 2015Match 9	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–1	FC Edmonton	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Sweat  4' Espinal 37' Shriver 60' Mkandawire  72' Agbossoumonde  84'	Report	Raudales  45' Moses  59' Laing 64'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,961 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta Silverbacks

June 13, 2015Match 10	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–0	Atlanta Silverbacks	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Hertzog 60' Nuñez 75' Hristov 89' (pen.)	Report	Okafor  71' Porter  80' Chavez  85'  86'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,217 Referee: Sorin Stoica

NASL Fall season

Main article: 2015 North American Soccer League season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ottawa Fury (F)	20	13	6	1	37	15	+22	45	Playoffs
2	Minnesota United	20	11	6	3	39	26	+13	39
3	New York Cosmos	20	10	6	4	31	21	+10	36
4	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	20	8	6	6	37	27	+10	30
5	FC Edmonton	20	7	5	8	25	24	+1	26
6	Atlanta Silverbacks	20	6	7	7	24	27	−3	25
7	Carolina RailHawks	20	6	3	11	29	39	−10	21
8	Tampa Bay Rowdies	20	5	5	10	18	28	−10	20
9	Indy Eleven	20	5	5	10	23	36	−13	20
10	San Antonio Scorpions	20	4	7	9	30	37	−7	19
11	Jacksonville Armada	20	5	4	11	18	31	−13	19

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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	5	5	10	18	28	−10	20	5	2	3	14	12	+2	0	3	7	4	16	−12

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

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Stadium	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	D	D	W	L
Position	4	7	9	9	10	8														8

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

Match reports

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta Silverbacks

July 4, 2015Match 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–1	Atlanta Silverbacks	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	McKenzie 22' (o.g.) King 30' Hertzog  63'	Report	Antonijevic 36' (o.g.) Mravec  56'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,002 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

San Antonio Scorpions v Tampa Bay Rowdies

July 11, 2015Match 2	San Antonio Scorpions	3–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. EDT	Chávez 11' Cummings 54', 61' Castillo  76'	Report	Guerra  14' King  26' Antonijevic  74'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,636 Referee: Younes Marrakchi

Tampa Bay Rowdies v FC Edmonton

July 18, 2015Match 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–1	FC Edmonton	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Hernández  80'	Report	Antonijevic 56' (o.g.) Jalali  73'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Rubio Vasquez

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Fort Lauderdale Strikers

July 25, 2015Match 4 Coastal Cup	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–3	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Nuñez  50' Agbossoumonde  90' Santos 90'	Report	PC 16' Smith  25' Marcelin  29' Nunes 79' Pinho 90'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,494 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

Carolina RailHawks v Tampa Bay Rowdies

August 1, 2015Match 5	Carolina RailHawks	1–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT	Anderson 32' Danso  50' Novo  90' Albadawi  90'	Report	Hristov 29' Guerra  49'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,191 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Jacksonville Armada FC

August 8, 2015Match 6 Coastal Cup	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–2	Jacksonville Armada FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Santos 7', 32' Nuñez  37' Shriver 50' Guerra  61'	Report	Barrett  38' Keita 54' (pen.), 67' Trejo  79'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,493 Referee: Kevin Terry Jr

Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Tampa Bay Rowdies

August 15, 2015Match 7 Coastal Cup	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Stefano 4' Gabriel  18' Thomas  30' Marcelin 43'	Report	Santos 19' Mkandawire  41' Saragoza  71'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 5,145 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

Indy Eleven v Tampa Bay Rowdies

August 19, 2015Match 8	Indy Eleven	2–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 p.m. EDT	Steinberger  42' Richards 60' Norales 70'	Report	Chavez  31' Mkandawire  69'	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Minnesota United FC

August 22, 2015Match 9	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–3	Minnesota United FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Guerra 28' Sweat  51' Menjivar  90'	Report	Ibson 36' Davis 65' Vicentini  90' Mendes 90'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,059 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Ottawa Fury FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies

August 29, 2015Match 10	Ottawa Fury FC	2–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Ottawa, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT	Paulo Jr. 18' Oliver 31' Eustáquio  82' Peiser  87' Hassan  90'	Report	Mkandawire 33' Espinal 87'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 6,081 Referee: David Barrie

Tampa Bay Rowdies v New York Cosmos

September 5, 2015Match 11	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–0	New York Cosmos	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Hertzog  13', 40' Guerra 76'	Report	Cáceres  27' Raúl  42'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,630

FC Edmonton v Tampa Bay Rowdies

September 13, 2015Match 12	FC Edmonton	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Edmonton, Alberta
7:30 p.m. EDT	Watson 16' Laing  73'	Report		Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 4,160 Referee: Justin Tasev

Tampa Bay Rowdies v San Antonio Scorpions

September 19, 2015Match 13	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–0	San Antonio Scorpions	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Hertzog 50' (pen.) Agbossoumonde  69' King  82' Guerra 88'	Report	DeRoux  77'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,135 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Jacksonville Armada FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies

September 26, 2015Match 14 Coastal Cup	Jacksonville Armada FC	2–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Jacksonville, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Scaglia 34' Millien 74'	Report	Saragosa  78'	Stadium: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville Attendance: 7,163 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Indy Eleven

September 30, 2015Match 15	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Indy Eleven	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Guerra  14' Menjívar  41' Tan 63' Mkandawire  88'	Report	Frias 67'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,691 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow

Minnesota United FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies

October 3, 2015Match 16	Minnesota United FC	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Blaine, Minnesota
7:30 p.m. EDT	Vela  35' Ramirez 44' Jordan  74' Davis  86'	Report	Sweat  31'  41'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 8,932

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Ottawa Fury FC

October 10, 2015Match 17	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Ottawa Fury FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Guerra  17' Adu  21' King  65'  77' Chavez  84' Shriver 88'	Report	Heinemann 42'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,242 Referee: Daniel Radford

Atlanta Silverbacks v Tampa Bay Rowdies

October 17, 2015Match 18	Atlanta Silverbacks	0–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT	Porter  27'	Report	Adu  71'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 4,111 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Carolina RailHawks

October 24, 2015Match 19	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–0	Carolina RailHawks	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Menjívar 12'	Report		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,973 Referee: Jose Rivero

New York Cosmos v Tampa Bay Rowdies

October 31, 2015Match 20	New York Cosmos	2–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hempstead, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT	Ayoze  31' Raúl 54' Guenzatti 58'	Report	Chavez  41'	Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,171 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Tampa Bay Rowdies

May 27, 2015 Third round	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Vincent 90+1'	Report	Sweat  15' Hernández  82'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: C. Murphy

Transfers

In

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Source
December 19, 2014	16	MF	Juan Francisco Guerra	Deportivo Lara	-	[6]
December 22, 2014	22	DF	Darnell King	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	-	[7]
December 22, 2014	44	DF	Gale Agbossoumonde	Colorado Rapids	-	[8]
December 23, 2014	7	MF	Martin Nuñez	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	-	[9]
December 23, 2014	20	FW	Darwin Espinal	Darton State College	-	[10]
December 24, 2014	3	DF	Brad Rusin	Orlando City	-	[11]
December 30, 2014	0	MF	Robert Hernández	Deportivo Anzoátegui	-	[12]
January 6, 2015	5	DF	Stefan Antonijevic	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	-	[13]
January 29, 2015	22	MF	Keith Savage	None	Signed after being released on November 7	[14]
February 3, 2015	8	MF	Marcelo Saragosa	None	-	[15]
February 4, 2015	29	FW	Maicon Santos	None	-	[16]
February 5, 2015	13	MF	Justin Chavez	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	-	[17]
February 23, 2015	14	MF	Jeff Michaud	Eastern Florida State College	-	[18]
February 23, 2015	23	MF	Marquez Fernandez	Maryland-Baltimore County	-	[18]
February 23, 2015	24	GK	Chris Glodack	Clemson University	-	[18]
February 23, 2015	15	DF	Zac Portillos	University of Akron	-	[18]
February 24, 2015	33	FW	Zak Boggs	Charlotte Eagles	-	[19]
February 25, 2015	1	GK	Kamil Čontofalský	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	-	[20]
March 2, 2015	4	DF	Ben Sweat	Columbus Crew SC	-	[21]
March 30, 2015	19	MF	Verneri Välimaa	University of North Carolina	-	[22]
April 29, 2015	3	MF	Richard Menjivar	San Antonio Scorpions	Traded for Brad Rusin	[23]
July 29, 2015	28	FW	Omar Salgado	Tigres UANL	-	[24]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Source
November 7, 2014	GK	Diego Restrepo	Charlotte Independence	-	[25]
November 7, 2014	GK	Cody Mizell	Knattspyrnufélagið Fram	Free Transfer	[25]
November 7, 2014	DF	J. P. Rodrigues	None	Retirement.	[25]
November 7, 2014	DF	Jay Needham	None	-	[25]
November 7, 2014	DF	Willie Hunt	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	-	[25]
November 7, 2014	MF	Darel Russell	None	-	[25]
November 7, 2014	MF	Keith Savage	None	-	[25]
November 7, 2014	MF	Anthony Wallace	New York Red Bulls	-	[25]
November 7, 2014	MF	Ricardo Morris	Montego Bay United F.C.	-	[25]
November 7, 2014	FW	Devin Del Do	None	-	[25]
November 7, 2014	FW	Luciano Olguín	None	-	[25]
November 7, 2014	FW	Casey Townsend	Oklahoma City Energy	-	[25] [26]
November 7, 2014	FW	Lucky Mkosana	New York Cosmos	-	[25] [27]
January 13, 2015	DF	Frankie Sanfilippo	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	-	[28] [29]
January 13, 2015	MF	Shane Hill	None	-	[28]
April 29, 2015	DF	Brad Rusin	San Antonio Scorpions	Traded for Richard Menjivar	[23]

Squad statistics

As of Match played 25 July 2015

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	NASL Spring Season	NASL Fall Season	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW		29	Maicon Santos	3	1	0	4
2	MF		7	Martin Nuñez	3	0	0	3
3	FW		20	Darwin Espinal	2	0	0	2
	FW		11	Corey Hertzog	2	0	0	2
	FW		10	Georgi Hristov	1	1	0	2
5	DF		5	Stefan Antonijevic	1	0	0	1
	FW		26	Robert Hernández	1	0	0	1
	DF		25	Rich Balchan	1	0	0	1
	FW		21	Brian Shriver	1	0	0	1
	DF		2	Darnell King	0	1	0	1
				Own goal	0	1	0	1
TOTALS					15	4	0	19

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	NASL Spring Season		NASL Fall Season		U.S. Open Cup		Total
2		DF	Darnell King	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
3		DF	Richard Menjivar	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Ben Sweat	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
5		DF	Stefan Antonijevic	3	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
7		FW	Martin Nunez	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
8		FW	Marcelo Saragosa	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Georgi Hristov	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
11		MF	Corey Hertzog	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
13		MF	Justin Chavez	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		DF	Zac Portillos	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Juan Francisco Guerra	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
17		DF	Tamika Mkandawire	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
20		FW	Darwin Espinal	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Keith Savage	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26		FW	Robert Hernández	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
29		FW	Maicon Santos	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
33		FW	Zak Boggs	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
44		DF	Gale Agbossoumonde	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
			TOTALS	27	4	8	0	2	0	37	4

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