2018 season | ||||
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Chairman | Stuart Sternberg (from October 2) Bill Edwards (until October 2) | |||
Head coach | Neill Collins (from May 18) Stuart Campbell (until May 17) | |||
Stadium | Al Lang Stadium | |||
USL | 12th (Eastern Conference) | |||
USL Cup | did not qualify | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Second round | |||
Top goalscorer | Georgi Hristov (7) | |||
Highest home attendance | 7,709 (Oct. 7 vs. Charlotte) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 4,876 (Aug. 11 vs. North Carolina) | |||
Average home league attendance | 5,869 | |||
Biggest win | 5–0 (Apr. 7 vs Ottawa) | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–5 (Apr. 14 vs. New York) | |||
The 2018 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's ninth season of existence, and their second in the United Soccer League. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, it was the 25th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 31st season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.
On October 2, 2018, the Tampa Bay Rays baseball club announced their purchase the Rowdies for an undisclosed amount, pending St. Petersburg City Council approval. Once the sale was finalized, Rays presidents Matthew Silverman and Brian Auld became vice chairmen of the soccer club. They, along with Rowdies vice president and chief operating officer Lee Cohen, became the team's directors. [1] [2]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Cody Mizell | ![]() |
2 | DF | Kyle Curinga | ![]() |
4 | DF | Papé Diakité | ![]() |
5 | DF | David Najem | ![]() |
7 | MF | Junior Flemmings | ![]() |
9 | MF | Alex Morrell | ![]() |
10 | FW | Georgi Hristov | ![]() |
11 | MF | Leo Fernandes | ![]() |
13 | FW | Sebastián Guenzatti | ![]() |
14 | FW | Leon Taylor | ![]() |
15 | DF | Zac Portillos | ![]() |
16 | DF | Max Lachowecki | ![]() |
17 | FW | Jaime Chavez | ![]() |
19 | GK | Daniel Vega | ![]() |
20 | MF | Martin Vingaard | ![]() |
23 | MF | Michael Nanchoff | ![]() |
24 | DF | Tarek Morad | ![]() |
25 | MF | Lance Rozeboom | ![]() |
26 | MF | Joe Cole (captain) | ![]() |
27 | DF | Hunter Gorskie | ![]() |
28 | MF | Afrim Taku | ![]() |
29 | MF | Dominic Oduro | ![]() |
50 | GK | Akira Fitzgerald | ![]() |
56 | FW | Stefano Bonomo | ![]() |
88 | MF | Kwadwo Poku | ![]() |
90 | DF | Kyle Porter | ![]() |
The Rowdies hosted Major League Soccer teams in the Suncoast Invitational for the third year in a row.
February 10, 2018 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–1 | FC Cincinnati | Bradenton |
15:30 EST (UTC−5) | Gorskie ![]() Morrell ![]() Hristov ![]() | Report | Walker ![]() Barrett ![]() Halfhill ![]() | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 17, 2018Suncoast Invitational | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | Montreal Impact | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EST (UTC−5) | Hristov ![]() Graf ![]() | Report | Edwards ![]() Taïder ![]() Petrasso ![]() Piatti ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Sorin Stoica |
February 24, 2018Suncoast Invitational | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EST (UTC−5) | Graf ![]() Nanchoff ![]() Blake ![]() | Report | Creavalle ![]() Medunjanin ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Ted Unkel |
March 9, 2018 | USF Bulls | 2–5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Tampa |
19:00 EST (UTC−5) | Jackson ![]() Skublak ![]() | Report | Fernandes ![]() ![]() Cole ![]() Nanchoff ![]() Hristov ![]() Graf ![]() | Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium |
July 16, 2018Closed-door scrimmage | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–2 | Lakeland Tropics | St. Petersburg |
EST (UTC−5) | Graf ![]() ![]() | Coutinho ![]() Ruiz ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: Closed-door |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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10 | Ottawa Fury | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 45 |
11 | Charlotte Independence | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 42 |
12 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 41 |
13 | Penn FC | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 37 |
14 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 31 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | −11 |
Last updated: 14 October 2018.
Source: Match reports
March 17, 20181 | North Carolina FC | 1–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary |
15:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Danso ![]() Miller ![]() | Report | Fernandes ![]() Hristov ![]() Blake ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,197 Referee: Guido Gonzalez |
March 24, 20182 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Hristov ![]() Fernandes ![]() Najem ![]() | Report | Herbers ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,368 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
March 31, 20183 | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | McMahon ![]() Jimenez ![]() | Report | Hristov ![]() Collins ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,336 Referee: Jon Freemon |
April 7, 20184 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5–0 | Ottawa Fury FC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Hristov ![]() Mannella ![]() Fernandes ![]() Schäfer ![]() Cole ![]() Portillos ![]() | Report | Dixon ![]() Obasi ![]() Mannella ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,059 Referee: Luis Guardia |
April 14, 20185 | New York Red Bulls II | 5–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Harrison |
16:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Escobar ![]() ![]() Cásseres ![]() Aguinaga ![]() Bonomo ![]() White ![]() ![]() Lema ![]() | Report | Cole ![]() Blake ![]() | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 903 Referee: Alan Kelly |
April 21, 20186 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Real Monarchs SLC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Gorskie ![]() Cole ![]() ![]() Hristov ![]() | Report | Ryden ![]() Portillo ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,027 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
April 28, 20187 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Charleston |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Candela ![]() Guerra ![]() van Schaik ![]() | Report | Cole ![]() | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
May 4, 20188 | Penn FC | 3–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Harrisburg |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Venter ![]() Heinemann ![]() ![]() Metzger ![]() Peiser ![]() | Report | Curinga ![]() | Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Javier Santos Escobar |
May 12, 20189 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Richmond |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Kelly ![]() Shanosky ![]() | Report | Hristov ![]() Lachowecki ![]() Rozeboom ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,860 Referee: Lorant Varga |
May 19, 201810 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Rozeboom ![]() Hristov ![]() Cole ![]() Lachowecki ![]() | Report | Kerr ![]() Lachowecki ![]() Parkes ![]() Pratzner ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,202 Referee: David Barrie |
May 26, 201811 | Toronto FC II | 2–4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Toronto |
14:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Uccello ![]() Bjornethun ![]() Campbell ![]() Johnson ![]() Romeo ![]() | Report | Nanchoff ![]() ![]() Flemmings ![]() ![]() Cole ![]() Gorskie ![]() ![]() | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 141 Referee: Alain Ruch |
June 2, 201812 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0 | Atlanta United 2 | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Vingaard ![]() Schäfer ![]() Cole ![]() | Report | Crain ![]() ![]() Metcalf ![]() Kendall-Moullin ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,953 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
June 9, 201813 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Nashville SC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Mkandawire ![]() Taylor ![]() Hristov ![]() Nanchoff ![]() | Report | Moloto ![]() LaGrassa ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,082 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
June 22, 201814 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | Penn FC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Taylor ![]() ![]() Schäfer ![]() Magalhães ![]() Hristov ![]() Cole ![]() | Report | Tribbett ![]() Mkosana ![]() ![]() Franco ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,369 Referee: Mark Allatin |
Note: Match rescheduled from June 23 to avoid conflict with the St. Pete Pride Parade. [4] |
June 27, 201815 | Charlotte Independence | 2–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Matthews |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Herrera ![]() Cato ![]() Johnson ![]() ![]() Smith ![]() | Report | Gorskie ![]() Mkandawire ![]() Lachowecki ![]() Oduro ![]() | Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,399 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
July 4, 201816 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–1 | Toronto FC II | St. Petersburg |
18:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Hristov ![]() Taylor ![]() ![]() Cole ![]() | Report | Romeo ![]() Dunn-Johnson ![]() Fitzgerald ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,221 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
July 7, 201817 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | Louisville City FC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Flemmings ![]() | Report | Smith ![]() Craig ![]() Williams ![]() McMahon ![]() Lancaster ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,232 Referee: Guido Gonzalez |
July 14, 201818 | FC Cincinnati | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cincinnati |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Ledesma ![]() ![]() König ![]() | Report | Flemmings ![]() | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 25,416 Referee: Malik Badawi |
July 21, 201819 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–1 | Indy Eleven | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Bonomo ![]() Hristov ![]() ![]() Flemmings ![]() ![]() Cole ![]() | Report | Starikov ![]() Venegas ![]() Matern ![]() Ring ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,378 Referee: Matthew Miscannon |
July 28, 201820 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls II | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Bonomo ![]() ![]() Oduro ![]() Flemmings ![]() Mizell ![]() | Report | Stroud ![]() Ndam ![]() White ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,784 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
August 3, 201821 | Ottawa Fury FC | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Ottawa |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Taylor ![]() Reid ![]() Attakora ![]() | Report | Gorskie ![]() Diakité ![]() | Stadium: TD Place Attendance: 4,226 Referee: David Barrie |
August 8, 201822 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Oduro ![]() Cole ![]() | Report | Candela ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
August 11, 201823 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–2 | North Carolina FC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Diakité ![]() | Report | Tobin ![]() da Luz ![]() Kandziora ![]() Ríos ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,876 Referee: Luis Guardia |
August 22, 201824 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Pittsburgh |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Dabo ![]() Vancaeyezeele ![]() | Report | Flemmings ![]() Vega ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,910 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
August 25, 201825 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Taku ![]() Cole ![]() Poku ![]() ![]() Portillos ![]() Oduro ![]() Diakité ![]() ![]() | Report | Ledesma ![]() Smith ![]() ![]() Barrett ![]() Newton ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,963 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
September 1, 201826 | North Carolina FC | 0–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Guillen ![]() Lomis ![]() Tobin ![]() da Luz ![]() | Report | Guenzatti ![]() ![]() ![]() Oduro ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Matthew Franz |
September 8, 201827 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Charleston |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Okonkwo ![]() Bolt ![]() Archer ![]() | Report | Guenzatti ![]() | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,949 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
September 15, 201828 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | Atlanta United 2 | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Guenzatti ![]() Oduro ![]() Cole ![]() | Report | Kissiedou ![]() Kendall-Moullin ![]() Shannon ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
September 18, 201829 | Nashville SC | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Nashville |
20:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Moloto ![]() | Report | Hristov ![]() Morad ![]() Woodberry ![]() Guenzatti ![]() Vega ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 7,269 Referee: Malik Badawi |
September 22, 201830 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–0 | Richmond Kickers | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Gorskie ![]() Chavez ![]() ![]() Flemmings ![]() | Report | Umar ![]() Hlavaty ![]() Williams ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,472 Referee: Lukas Szpala |
September 26, 201831 | Indy Eleven | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Indianapolis |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Ouimette ![]() Fôn Williams ![]() Collier ![]() | Report | 9,123 | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Referee: Daniel Radford |
October 3, 201832 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Lawrenceville |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Robinson ![]() ![]() Wheeler-Omiunu ![]() Shannon ![]() Carleton ![]() Kendall-Moulin ![]() | Report | Morad ![]() Guenzatti ![]() Oduro ![]() | Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 1,269 Referee: Jon Freemon |
October 6, 201833 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | Charlotte Independence | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Gorskie ![]() Taylor ![]() Vega ![]() | Report | Voser ![]() ![]() Gebhard ![]() Miller ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,709 Referee: Luis Guardia |
October 14, 201834 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Bethlehem |
15:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Ngalina ![]() Chambers ![]() Herbers ![]() | Report | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 262 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
May 162nd round | Jacksonville Armada FC ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Jacksonville, Florida |
7:00 PM EDT | Melvin ![]() Banks ![]() Beckie ![]() | Report | Fernandes ![]() Blake ![]() Nanchoff ![]() | Stadium: Southern Oak Stadium Attendance: 374 Referee: Matthew Miscannon |
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.
The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in USL Championship soccer.
The 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's sixth NASL season, and seventh season overall since their formation in 2008. It was also their final season in the NASL, as the team switched leagues to the USL after the season ended.
The 2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's eighth season of existence, and their first in the United Soccer League. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 24th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 30th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.
The 2018 North Carolina FC season was the club's 12th season of existence. Until the 2017 season, the club was previously known as the Carolina RailHawks. The 2018 season was the clubs first in the USL, having left the NASL at the end of the 2017 season. For the first time since 2009 and its fourth in club history, North Carolina won the Southern Derby, a fan-based U.S. professional soccer cup competition between North Carolina, Charleston Battery, and Charlotte Independence. North Carolina finished the regular season in 9th place with 47 points, missing out on the playoffs by 2 points to Nashville.
The 2017 Orlando City B season was the club's second year of existence, and their second season in the Eastern Conference of the competition then known as the United Soccer League and now as the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid. It was their first and ultimately only year playing in the new Orlando City Stadium in Downtown Orlando.
The 2017 Charleston Battery season was the club's 25th year of existence, their 14th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid, and their first in the second tier since 2009. It was their seventh season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.
The 2017 Charlotte Independence season was the club's third season of existence, and their third in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer.
The 2018 Atlanta United 2 season was the club's first year of existence, their first season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2018 Nashville SC season was the club's inaugural season both as an organization and as a member in the United Soccer League (USL). Nashville SC played in the Eastern Conference of the USL.
The 2018 New York Red Bulls II season was the club's fourth season of existence, and their third in United Soccer League, the second-tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Red Bulls II played in the Eastern Division of USL.
The 2018 Charleston Battery season was the club's 26th year of existence, their 15th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their eighth season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.
The 2018 Charlotte Independence season was the club's fourth season of existence, and their fourth in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer.
The 2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's tenth season of existence, their third in the United Soccer League, and first in the newly named USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 26th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 32nd season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.
The 2019 Charleston Battery season was the club's 27th year of existence, their 16th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their ninth season in the United Soccer League Championship as part of the Eastern Conference.
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The 2021 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's twelfth season of existence, their fifth in the United Soccer League, and third in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this is the 28th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this is the 34th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.
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