2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

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Tampa Bay Rowdies
2020 season
Chairman Stuart Sternberg
Head coach Neill Collins
Stadium Al Lang Stadium
USL Championship 1st (Group H)
USL Cup Finalist [1]
U.S. Open Cup Cancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Sebastián Guenzatti (8)
All: Sebastián Guenzatti (10)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 403
All: 1,098
Lowest home attendance140
Average home league attendance218.43
Biggest win MIA 0–3 TBR (August 7)
TBR 3–0 MIA (September 2)
Biggest defeat CHS 1–0 TBR (Aug. 29 & Sept. 11)
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The 2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's eleventh season of existence, their fourth in the United Soccer League, and second in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 27th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 33rd season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

Contents

Club

Roster

As of August 5, 2020 [2]
No.PositionNationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evan Louro
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Obafemi Awodesu( [A] )
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Forrest Lasso
4 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lewis Hilton
5 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Jordan Scarlett
7 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Yann Ekra
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zach Steinberger
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Murphy
10 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Kevin Mendoza
11 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Leo Fernandes
13 FW Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Sebastián Guenzatti
14 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Malik Johnson
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Max Lachowecki
17 FW Flag of Panama.svg  PAN Juan Tejada
18 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Dominic Oduro
19 MF Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  AFG Adam Najem
21 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Macklin Robinson
22 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Jordan Doherty
23 MF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Sebastian Dalgaard
24 DF Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  SLE Mustapha Dumbuya
25 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian McGrane
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hayden Morgan( [A] )
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Landon Ameres( [A] )
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julio Plata( [A] )
33 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Aarón Guillén
44 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Davey
77 FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Lucky Mkosana
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Technical staff

Medical staff

Front office

Competitions

Exhibitions

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

February 1, 2020Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies v Chivas Florida U23 St. Petersburg, FL
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg
Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
Note: Result not made public.
February 8, 2020Preseason UNF Ospreys 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville, FL
13:30 EST (UTC−5) Report Guillén Soccerball shade.svg(Hilton)
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg(Tejada)		Stadium: Hodges Stadium
February 12, 2020Preseason Orlando City SC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, FL
Bender Soccerball shade.svg70'
Urso Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Murphy Soccerball shade.svg49'Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
February 15, 2020Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg14', 66' (Mkosana) Report Quioto Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 22, 2020Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Inter Miami CF St. Petersburg, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Report Robinson Soccerball shade.svg21'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 23, 2020Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–3 Tormenta FC St. Petersburg, FL
Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)
Lachowecki Soccerball shade.svg60'		 Report Mayr-Fälten Soccerball shade.svg1'
Micaletto Soccerball shade.svg28'
Coutinho Soccerball shade.svg33'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
February 28, 2020Preseason USF Bulls 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5)Billhardt Soccerball shade.svg27'
Claudel Yellow card.svg 2nd H' Yellow-red card.svg 66'		 Report Tejada Soccerball shade.svg90+2'Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
July 1, 2020Midseason Tampa Bay Rowdies v Norwich City U23s St. Petersburg, FL
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

USL Championship

Standings — Group H

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPPGQualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1610332511+14332.06Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 159332615+11302.00
3 Miami FC 164482034−14161.00
4 Atlanta United 2 1633102333−10120.75
Source: USL

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
1610332511 +1433521157 +8512104 +6

Last updated: 19 January 2020.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516
StadiumAHHAHAAHHAHHAAHH
ResultWWDDWWWDWLWWLWWL
Position1111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

March 7, 20201 New York Red Bulls II 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montclair, NJ
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Muyl Yellow card.svg 40'
Kilwien Yellow card.svg 43'		 Report Fernandes Yellow card.svg 30', Soccerball shade.svg56' (Steinberger)
Hilton Yellow card.svg 66'
Dumbuya Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 11, 20202 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Doherty Yellow card.svg 52'
Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg61' (Tejada)
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg87', Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Bashti Red card.svg 7'
Conway Soccerball shade.svg11' (Gannon)
Reilly Yellow card.svg 90+7'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 140 [3]
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 17, 20203 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–2 North Carolina FC St. Petersburg, FL
18:45 EDT (UTC−5) Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg7' (Fernandes)
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg22'
Mkosana Yellow card.svg 40'		 Report Fortune Soccerball shade.svg56'
Kristo Soccerball shade.svg83' (Taylor)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 141
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
July 25, 20204 Birmingham Legion 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Birmingham, AL
19:30 CDT (UTC−5) Crognale Soccerball shade.svg16' (Lapa)
Akinyode Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Asiedu Yellow card.svg 66'		 Report Lasso Yellow card.svg 13'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg51' (Tejada)		Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Referee: Chris Ruska
July 31, 20205 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Lasso Yellow card.svg 31'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg40' (Doherty)
Fernandes Yellow card.svg 68'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg88' (Guenzatti)		 Report Gdula Yellow card.svg 3'
Zarokostas Yellow card.svg 43'
van Schaik Yellow card.svg 63' Yellow-red card.svg 81'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 7, 20206 Miami FC 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami, FL
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Rozeboom Yellow card.svg 36'
Williams Yellow card.svg 64'
Thiaw Yellow card.svg 76'		 Report Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg38'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg85' (Doherty)
Tejada Soccerball shade.svg90+4' (Hilton)		Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 12, 20207 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, GA
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Goodrum Yellow card.svg 22'
Diop Yellow card.svg 90+6'		 Report Lasso Soccerball shade.svg34' (Hilton)
Tejada Soccerball shade.svg81' (Ekra)		Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Kyle Johnston
August 16, 20208 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Miami FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guillén Yellow card.svg 31'
Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg59' (Johnson)		 Report Velásquez Soccerball shade.svg7' (Saydee)
Griffiths Yellow card.svg 11'
Othello Yellow card.svg 45+4'
Heath Yellow card.svg 76'
Thiaw Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 244
Referee: Tori Penso
August 22, 20209 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Doherty Soccerball shade.svg21' (Ekra)
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg39' (Ekra)
Ekra Yellow card.svg 45+2'		 Report Macky Diop Yellow card.svg 37'
Njie Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Goodrum Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 281
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
August 29, 202010 Charleston Battery 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston, SC
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Zarokostas Soccerball shade.svg22' (Kelly-Rosales)
Kelly-Rosales Yellow card.svg 41'
Archer Yellow card.svg 47'		 Report Johnson Yellow card.svg 34'
Scarlett Yellow card.svg 45+3'		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 203
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 2, 202011 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Miami FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Steinberger Yellow card.svg 11'
Scarlett Soccerball shade.svg39' (Hilton)
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg64' (Lasso)
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)		 Report Sam Yellow card.svg 37'
Thiaw Yellow card.svg 42'
Rozeboom Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 180
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
September 6, 202012 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Philadelphia Union II St. Petersburg, FL
21:56 EDT (UTC−5) Lasso Yellow card.svg 4'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg6' (Johnson)
Ekra Soccerball shade.svg39' (Steinberger)
Louro Yellow card.svg 60'		 Report Aaronson Yellow card.svg 50'
Ofeimu Yellow card.svg 56'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 140
Referee: Tori Penso
September 11, 202013 Charleston Battery 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston, SC
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Lewis Soccerball shade.svg54' (Cichero)
Archer Yellow card.svg 58'
Zarokostas Yellow card.svg 81'
Paterson Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Oduro Yellow card.svg 14'Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 16, 202014 Atlanta United 2 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, GA
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Scarlett Soccerball shade.svg55' (o.g.)
Goodrum Yellow card.svg 61'
Fortune Yellow card.svg 67'		 Report Lasso Soccerball shade.svg29' (Fernandes)
Fernandes Yellow card.svg 81'
Murphy Yellow card.svg 82'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg90+5' (Dalgaard)		Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
September 26, 202015 Miami FC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami, FL
22:01 EDT (UTC−5) Williams Yellow card.svg 75'
Granitto Yellow card.svg 88'
Ndam Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Scarlett Yellow card.svg 16'
Ekra Yellow card.svg 25'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg37' (Scarlett)		Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
October 3, 202016 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guenzatti Yellow card.svg 39'
Doherty Yellow card.svg 43'
Lasso Soccerball shade.svg62'
Najem Yellow card.svg 68'
Oduro Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Bosua Yellow card.svg 14'
Nelson Yellow card.svg 34'
Zarokostas Soccerball shade.svg57', 84' (Adesodun), Yellow card.svg 87'
Marini Yellow card.svg 80'
Crawford Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 403
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

USL Championship playoffs

Bracket

Conference quarter-finals
October 10 		Conference semi-finals
October 17 		Conference finals
October 24 		USL Championship
cancelled
            
A1 Reno 1868 FC 4
B2 LA Galaxy II 1
A1 Reno 1868 FC 2 (4)
B1 Phoenix Rising FC (p) 2 (5)
B1 Phoenix Rising FC (a.e.t.) 1
A2 Sacramento Republic FC 0
B1 Phoenix Rising FC (p) 1 (4)
Western Conference
C1 El Paso Locomotive FC 1 (2)
C1 El Paso Locomotive FC (p) 2 (4)
D2 FC Tulsa 2 (2)
C1 El Paso Locomotive FC (p) 1 (5)
C2 New Mexico United 1 (3)
D1 San Antonio FC 0
C2 New Mexico United (a.e.t.) 1
B1 Phoenix Rising FC Ø
H1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Ø
E1 Louisville City FC 2
F2 Pittsburgh Rivehounds 0
E1 Louisville City FC 2
E2 Saint Louis FC 0
F1 Hartford Athletic 0
E2 Saint Louis FC 1
E1 Louisville City FC 1
Eastern Conference
H1 Tampa Bay Rowdies2
G1 Charlotte Independence 1
H2 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) 2
H2 Charleston Battery 0
H1Tampa Bay Rowdies1
H1Tampa Bay Rowdies4
G2 Birmingham Legion FC 2

Results

October 10, 2020EC Quarterfinal Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–2 Birmingham Legion FC St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT (UTC−5)
 Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 17, 2020EC Semifinal Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Scarlett Yellow card.svg 38'
Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg79' (Steinberger)		 Report Archer Yellow card.svg 57'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,301
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)EC Final Louisville City FC 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) McMahon Yellow card.svg 27'
Lachowecki Soccerball shade.svg47' (o.g.)		 Report Steinberger Soccerball shade.svg3' (Fernandes)
Lasso Yellow card.svg 29'
Dalgaard Yellow card.svg 38'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
Guillén Yellow card.svg 83'
Ekra Yellow card.svg 90+1'		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Jon Freemon
November 1, 2020 (2020-11-01)USL Final Tampa Bay Rowdies cancelled Phoenix Rising FC St. Petersburg, Florida
8:30 PM EST Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: The Final was cancelled the day before because several Tampa Bay players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. No league champion will be chosen. [1]
Phoenix relinquished the right to host the final as a gesture of respect to the LGBTQ community for the incident between Phoenix Rising and San Diego Loyal on September 30. [4]

U.S. Open Cup

April 7, 2020 2nd Round Tampa Bay Rowdies Flag of Florida.svg Canceled Flag of Florida.svg The Villages SC or
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Tormenta FC 2 		St. Petersburg, FL
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [5]

Honors

Individual honors

Forrest Lasso
Forrest Lasso (2020) [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "USL Championship Final Cancelled, Season Concludes with Tampa Bay, Phoenix as Conference Title-Winners". USLChampionship.com Staff. October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ Romano, John (July 12, 2020). "Rowdies fans cheered, they sang, they-partied ... all 140 of 'em". tampabay.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Phoenix Rising FC Relinquishes 2020 Championship Final Hosting Rights". USLChampionship.com Staff. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Tampa Bay's Forrest Lasso Named Championship's Defender of the Year". USLChampionship.com Staff. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
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