2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

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Tampa Bay Rowdies
2019 season
Chairman Stuart Sternberg
Head coach Neill Collins
Stadium Al Lang Stadium
USL Championship 5th (Eastern Conference)
USL Cup Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup Third round
Top goalscorerLeague: Guenzatti (18)
All: Guenzatti (19)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 7,851
(October 12 vs. Indy)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,022
(August 31 vs. Nashville, USLC)
All: 1,342
(May 14 vs. The Villages, USOC)
Average home league attendance5,497
Biggest win6–1 (21 September vs. Bethlehem, USLC)
Biggest defeat2–4 (14 August @ North Carolina, USLC)
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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.

Contents

Club

Roster

As of June 26, 2019 [1]
No.PositionPlayerNation
1 GK John McCarthy Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 DF Ryan Felix Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4 DF Tarek Morad Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 DF David Najem Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
7 MF Yann Ekra Flag of France.svg  France
8 MF Zach Steinberger Flag of the United States.svg  United States
11 MF Leo Fernandes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
13 FW Sebastián Guenzatti Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
14 FW Malik Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
15 MF Andrew Tinari Flag of the United States.svg  United States
17 FW Juan Tejada Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
18 MF Dominic Oduro Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
19 DF Shawn Barry Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
20 DF Caleb Richards (on loan from Norwich City)Flag of England.svg  England
21 GK Macklin Robinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 MF Jordan Doherty (on loan from Sheffield United)Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
23 FW Leon Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States
26 MF Afrim Taku Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
32 FW Jaime Siaj Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
33 GK Chris Konopka Flag of the United States.svg  United States
42 DF Mohamed Kone Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
44 DF Papé Diakité Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
77 FW Lucky Mkosana Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
88 FW Kwadwo Poku Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

Technical staff

Medical staff

Front office

Competitions

Exhibitions

The Rowdies hosted Major League Soccer teams in the Suncoast Invitational for the fourth year in a row.

February 2, 2019Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Birmingham Legion FC St. Petersburg, FL
Allen Soccerball shade.svg Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door
February 9, 2019Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–2 UCF Knights St. Petersburg, FL
Oduro Soccerball shade.svg
Poku Soccerball shade.svg
Tejada Soccerball shade.svg
trialistSoccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door
February 13, 2019Preseason Orlando City B 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montverde, FL
Report Steinberger Soccerball shade.svg
Ekra Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Montverde Academy
Attendance: Closed-door
February 16, 2019Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 D.C. United St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Diakité Yellow card.svg 47' Report Acosta Yellow card.svg 3'
Arriola Soccerball shade.svg34' (Acosta)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 20, 2019Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Report Jackson-Hamel Yellow card.svg 23'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 23, 2019Preseason Tormenta FC 3–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Statesboro, GA
17:00 EST (UTC−5) Micaletto Soccerball shade.svg15'
Phelps Yellow card.svg 19'
Morrell Soccerball shade.svg23', 56'
Dennis Yellow card.svg 49'		 Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg26'
Hoppenot Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Erk Russell Park
February 24, 2019Preseason Georgia Southern Eagles 0–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Statesboro, GA
7:00 EST (UTC−5) Wintermeier Soccerball shade.svg
Allen Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg
Tejada Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Erk Russell Park
March 2, 2019Preseason USF Bulls 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5)Soccerball shade.svg10' Report Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg16'
Poku Soccerball shade.svg85'		Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
March 17, 2019Midseason Tampa Bay Rowdies – Stetson Hatters St. Petersburg, FL
EST (UTC−5)Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: No result published.
April 14, 2019Midseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 5–1 Sarasota Metropolis FC St. Petersburg, FL
10:30 EST (UTC−5) Taylor Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg
Allen Soccerball shade.svg
Poku Soccerball shade.svg		 Moriarty Soccerball shade.svg(pen.)Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

USL Championship

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
3 Indy Eleven 3419694829+1963 Conference Quarterfinals
4 Louisville City FC 3417985841+1760
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34161086133+2858
6 New York Red Bulls II 34176117451+2357
7 North Carolina FC 34168105737+2056 Play-In Round
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34161086133 +28588633314 +198452819 +9

Last updated: 27 April 2019.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHAHHHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultWWDDWDWDDWWWWLDWWWDWLWLLWLWDLWDLDL
Position6212241332111111111111232323434545
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2019. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

March 9, 20191 Memphis 901 FC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Memphis, TN
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Metzger Yellow card.svg 58'
Sandoval Yellow card.svg 87'
Najem Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.)
Richards Yellow card.svg 11'		Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 8,062
Referee: Mike Lavergne
March 16, 20192 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Barry Soccerball shade.svg26'
Steinberger Soccerball shade.svg86' (Barry)		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,234
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
March 23, 20193 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fenton, MO
14:00 EST (UTC−5) Dacres Yellow card.svg 22'
Fink Soccerball shade.svg26'		 Report Diakité Yellow card.svg 63'
Morad Yellow card.svg 73'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg76' (pen.)		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 30, 20194 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Loudoun United St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Oduro Yellow card.svg 38' Report Pilato Yellow card.svg 16'
Verfurth Yellow card.svg 61'
Saravia Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,893
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
April 6, 20195 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–0 Hartford Athletic St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg37', 78' (Fernandes), Yellow card.svg 67'
Najem Soccerball shade.svg58'
Tinari Soccerball shade.svg71' (Fernandes)		 Report Williams Yellow card.svg 73'
de Wit Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: Thomas Snyder
April 13, 20196 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Louisville City St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Tinari Soccerball shade.svg15'
Hoppenot Yellow card.svg 21'
Guenzatti Yellow card.svg 75'
Ekra Yellow card.svg 78'
Oduro Yellow card.svg 85'		 Report Jimenez Yellow card.svg 68'
Williams Yellow card.svg 85'
Thiam Soccerball shade.svg88'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,707
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 24, 20197 Atlanta United 2 1–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, GA
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Williams Yellow card.svg 30'
Fernando Soccerball shade.svg34' (Pereira)
Carleton Yellow card.svg 63'
Wyke Yellow card.svg 69'
Campbell Yellow card.svg 85'		 Report Oduro Yellow card.svg 36'
Diakité Yellow card.svg 39'
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg45' (Tinari)
Morad Yellow card.svg 59'
Campbell Soccerball shade.svg67' (o.g.)
Tejada Soccerball shade.svg87' (Fernandes)
Allen Soccerball shade.svg90' (Fernandes)		Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,537
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 27, 20198 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Charlotte Independence St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg17' (Tinari)
Oduro Yellow card.svg 30'		 Report Oduro Soccerball shade.svg11' (Thicot)
Martínez Yellow card.svg 25'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,651
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
May 1, 20199 Indy Eleven 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indianapolis, IN
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Barrett Yellow card.svg 13' Yellow-red card.svg 20' Report Taylor Yellow card.svg 88'Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 8,035
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 8, 201910 Nashville SC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Nashville, TN
20:00 EST (UTC−5) King Yellow card.svg 36' Report Tejada Soccerball shade.svg34' (Guenzatti)
Morad Yellow card.svg 90'
Kone Yellow card.svg 90+1'		Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,628
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
May 18, 201911 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 New York Red Bulls II St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Tejada Soccerball shade.svg29' (Tinari), 58' (Poku)
Oduro Red card.svg 72'
Diakité Red card.svg 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,210
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Note: Diakité was initially given a yellow that was changed to a red card upon further review by the league's Independent Discipline Panel. [2]
May 25, 201912 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Swope Park Rangers St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Hoppenot Yellow card.svg 81'
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.)		 Report Wilson Harris Yellow card.svg 78'
Alexsander Yellow card.svg 81'
Akhmatov Yellow card.svg 83'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,688
Referee: Thomas Snyder
June 1, 201913 Birmingham Legion 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Birmingham, AL
20:00 EST (UTC−5) Lopez Yellow card.svg 28'
Kasim Yellow card.svg 69'		 Report Johnson Yellow card.svg 20'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg28' (Tinari)
Tinari Soccerball shade.svg44' (Johnson)
Richards Yellow card.svg 71'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Matthew Thompson
June 8, 201914 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 North Carolina FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Steinberger Soccerball shade.svg54' (Morad)
Hoppenot Yellow card.svg 61'		 Report Fortune Soccerball shade.svg19' (Albadawi), 48' (Ewolo)
Albadawi Yellow card.svg 28'
Miller Soccerball shade.svg77' (Speas)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 15, 201915 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg39' (Johnson), Yellow card.svg 58'
Oduro Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Nelson Yellow card.svg 29'
Svantesson Soccerball shade.svg88' (Bosua)
Rittmeyer Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,082
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 22, 201916 Bethlehem Steel 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bethlehem, PA
17:00 EST (UTC−5) Chambers Yellow card.svg 29', Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (pen.)
Turner Yellow card.svg 50'
Borgelin Yellow card.svg 54'
Fontana Yellow card.svg 57'		 Report Tejada Soccerball shade.svg13' (Steinberger)
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg34'		Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 505
Referee: David Barrie
June 29, 201917 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Ottawa Fury St. Petersburg, FL
20:00 EST (UTC−5) Oduro Yellow card.svg 28'
Tejada Soccerball shade.svg36' (Najem)
Guenzatti Yellow card.svg 43', Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (Mkosana)		 Report François Soccerball shade.svg22'
Oliveira Yellow card.svg 53'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,396
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 7, 201918 Swope Park Rangers 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kansas City, KS
17:00 EST (UTC−5) Kuzain Yellow card.svg 37'
Smith Yellow card.svg 38'
Segbers Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Vanacore-Decker Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Tejada Soccerball shade.svg14' (Ekra)
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)
Steinberger Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 54', Soccerball shade.svg58' (Guenzatti)
Diakité Yellow card.svg 62'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 507
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 13, 201919 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Pittsburgh, PA
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Kerr Soccerball shade.svg52' (pen.) Report Morad Yellow card.svg 13'
Diakité Yellow card.svg 51'
Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg84' (Poku)		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,045
Referee: Victor Rivas
July 20, 201920 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–1 Saint Louis FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg33' (Fernandes), 36' (Mkosana)
Oduro Yellow card.svg 69'
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg79' (Barry)
Richards Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (Guenzatti)		 Report Calvert Yellow card.svg 20'
Hilton Yellow card.svg 71'
Greig Soccerball shade.svg87' (Hilton)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,520
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 26, 201921 New York Red Bulls II 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montclair, NJ
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Jørgenson Soccerball shade.svg17', 34' (Tolkin)
Duncan Yellow card.svg 27' Yellow-red card.svg 62'
Barlow Yellow card.svg 47'
Lema Yellow card.svg 51'
Buckmaster Yellow card.svg 88'
Nealis Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Guenzatti Yellow card.svg 23'
Diakité Yellow card.svg 37'		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 1,089
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 3, 201922 Charleston Battery 0–5 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston, SC
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guerra Yellow card.svg 21' Yellow-red card.svg 42'
Anunga Yellow card.svg 31'
Mueller Yellow card.svg 64'		 Report Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg1' (Steinberger), 4', Yellow card.svg 62'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg34'
Steinberger Soccerball shade.svg47' (Johnson)
Siaj Soccerball shade.svg82' (Tinari)		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 10, 201923 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Birmingham Legion St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Diakité Yellow card.svg 84' Report Opoku Soccerball shade.svg49' (Asiedu)
Wright Yellow card.svg 66'
Williams Yellow card.svg 70'
Culbertson Yellow card.svg 88'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,949
Referee: Dejan Susak
August 21, 201924 North Carolina FC 4–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, NC
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Fortune Soccerball shade.svg19' (Rennicks)
Miller Soccerball shade.svg50', 79' (Taylor)
Diakité Soccerball shade.svg76' (o.g.)		 Report Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg32' (Poku)
Diakité Yellow card.svg 72'
Tejada Soccerball shade.svg90' (Fernandez)		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,833
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 24, 201925 Tampa Bay Rowdies 5–0 Memphis 901 St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Poku Soccerball shade.svg11', 62' (Johnson)
Fernandes Yellow card.svg 28', Soccerball shade.svg81' (Guenzatti)
Tinari Soccerball shade.svg45+5' (Johnson)
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg87' (Kone)		 Report daSilva Yellow card.svg 36'
Charpie Yellow card.svg 47'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,835
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 31, 201926 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Nashville SC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg49'
Mkosana Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Report Moloto Soccerball shade.svg44'
Belmar Soccerball shade.svg79' (Bourgeois)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
September 7, 201927 Charlotte Independence 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Matthews, NC
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Thicot Yellow card.svg 71'
Roberts Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Tejada Soccerball shade.svg7' (Fernandes), 49' (Guenzatti)
Siaj Soccerball shade.svg74' (Mkosana)		Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,930
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 14, 201928 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg31' (Fernandes)
Oduro Yellow card.svg 68'		 Report Wyke Soccerball shade.svg13'
Conway Yellow card.svg 35'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Elton Garcia
September 18, 201929 Ottawa Fury 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Ottawa, ON
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Fall Yellow card.svg 56' Yellow-red card.svg 90+2', Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (pen.)
Gagnon-Laparé Yellow card.svg 62'
Haworth Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Diakité Yellow card.svg 56'
McCarthy Yellow card.svg 90+1'		Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Matt Souare
September 21, 201930 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6–1 Bethlehem Steel St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Ofeimu Soccerball shade.svg20' (o.g.)
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg24' (Johnson)
Poku Soccerball shade.svg40' (Fernandes)
Morad Yellow card.svg 42'
Tinari Soccerball shade.svg45+2' (Johnson)
Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg71' (Fernandes), Yellow card.svg 74'
Taku Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (Fernandes)		 Report Cortés Yellow card.svg 54'
Willis Yellow card.svg 65'
Faris Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,513
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 28, 201931 Louisville City 2–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, KY
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Matsoso Yellow card.svg 30', Soccerball shade.svg79' (Jimenez)
Craig Soccerball shade.svg35' (Jimenez)		 Report Morad Yellow card.svg 34'
Jordan Doherty Yellow card.svg 36' Yellow-red card.svg 83'
Guenzatti Yellow card.svg 45+1', Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)
Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg89' (Barry)
McCarthy Yellow card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,630
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 4, 201932 Loudoun United 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, VA
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Ndour Yellow card.svg 18', Soccerball shade.svg50' (Odoi-Atsem)
Nyeman Yellow card.svg 41'
Hawkins Yellow card.svg 64'
Wild Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (Ku-DiPietro)		 Report Guenzatti Yellow card.svg 64'
Siaj Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium
Attendance: 1,738
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 12, 201933 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Indy Eleven St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg45+6' (pen.)
Mkosana Yellow card.svg 64'		 Report Barrett Yellow card.svg 64'
Kelly Soccerball shade.svg72' (Pasher), Yellow card.svg 88'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,851
Referee: Lorant Varga
October 19, 201934 Hartford Athletic 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hartford, CT
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Williams Yellow card.svg 40', Soccerball shade.svg47' (Hord)
Gdula Yellow card.svg 62'
Wojcik Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (Lee)		 Report Johnson Yellow card.svg 62' Yellow-red card.svg 68'
Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg73' (Guenzatti)
Diakité Yellow card.svg 80'		Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,674
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

USL Championship playoffs

The Rowdies clinched their spot in the single elimination 2019 USL playoffs on September 18, by virtue of the Charleston Battery losing, 3–1, to Atlanta United 2.

Conference Quarterfinals

October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)East Louisville City FC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EDT Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg23' (McCabe), 24' (Ownby)
Ownby Yellow card.svg 56'		 Report Ekra Yellow card.svg 40'
Diakité Yellow card.svg 70'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg80' (Poku)		Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

U.S. Open Cup

May 14, 2019 2nd round Tampa Bay Rowdies Flag of Florida.svg 4–1 Flag of Florida.svg The Villages SC St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT Kone Soccerball shade.svg43' (Steinberger), Yellow card.svg 88'
Steinberger Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
Allen Soccerball shade.svg62' (Steinberger)
Soronellas Yellow card.svg 83'
Taylor Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Lopes Yellow card.svg 43'
Gyau Soccerball shade.svg62' (De Freitas)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Matthew Miscannon
May 28, 2019 3rd round OKC Energy FC Flag of Oklahoma.svg 4–3 Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Rowdies Norman, OK
7:30 pm CDT Gordon Soccerball shade.svg2'
Boesetti Soccerball shade.svg27', Yellow card.svg 30'
Eissele Soccerball shade.svg32'
Brown Soccerball shade.svg60'		 Report Allen Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.), Soccerball shade.svg47'
Najem Soccerball shade.svg24'
Poku Yellow card.svg 34'		Stadium: John Crain Field
Attendance: 177
Referee: Elton Garcia

Honors

Individual honors

Papé Diakité (2nd team), Sebastián Guenzatti (2nd team)

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The 2022 FC Tulsa season was the franchise's 8th season in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States. The team will also participate in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup.

The 2022 Hartford Athletic season was the club's fourth season of existence and their fourth in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Louisville City FC season</span> Louisville City FC 2022 football season

The 2022 Louisville City FC season was the club's eighth season of competition. Louisville City competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.

The 2022 Atlanta United 2 season was the team's fifth year of existence as well as their fifth and final season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

The 2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's thirteenth season of existence, their sixth in the United Soccer League, and fourth in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this is the 29th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this is the 35th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

References

  1. ↑ "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Oduro and Diakite To Serve One-Game Suspensions". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
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