2021 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

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Tampa Bay Rowdies
2021 season
Chairman Stuart Sternberg
Head coach Neill Collins
Stadium Al Lang Stadium
USL Championship 1st, Eastern Conference
Regular Season Winners
USL Cup Runners-up
U.S. Open Cup Cancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Guenzatti (21)
All: Guenzatti (22)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 6,882
All: 7,521
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,870
All: 1,870
Average home league attendance3,753
Biggest win6–0 (May 1 vs NYRB)
Biggest defeat2–0 (July 31 @ CHAR)
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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.

Contents

Club

Roster

As of June 3, 2021 [1]
Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)SinceDate of Birth (Age)Signed fromGames Played [lower-alpha 1] Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Evan Louro Flag of the United States.svg GK 202019 January 1996 (age 28) New York Red Bulls 160
25 Ian McGrane Flag of the United States.svg GK 202022 November 1995 (age 28) Stumptown Athletic 00
56 Raiko Arozarena Flag of Cuba.svg GK 202127 March 1997 (age 26) Cafetaleros de Chiapas 00
Defenders
2 Conner Antley Flag of the United States.svg RB/DF202122 March 1995 (age 28) Indy Eleven 00
3 Forrest Lasso Flag of the United States.svg CB 202011 May 1993 (age 30) FC Cincinnati 163
5 Jordan Scarlett Flag of Jamaica.svg CB 20208 July 1995 (age 28) New York Red Bulls II 161
16 Max Lachowecki Flag of the United States.svg LB 202030 June 1992 (age 31)Free Agent240
33 Aarón Guillén Flag of Mexico.svg CB 202023 June 1993 (age 30) North Carolina FC 160
Midfielders
4 Lewis Hilton Flag of England.svg CM 202022 October 1993 (age 30) Saint Louis FC 160
7 Yann Ekra Flag of France.svg CM 201912 October 1990 (age 33) Charlotte Independence 311
8 Zach Steinberger Flag of the United States.svg AM 201910 May 1992 (age 31) Indy Eleven 293
11 Leo Fernandes Flag of Brazil.svg LM 201723 December 1991 (age 32) Philadelphia Union 8211
21 Dayonn Harris Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RW 202129 August 1997 (age 26) Real Monarchs SLC 00
22 Jordan Doherty Flag of Ireland.svg DM 201929 August 2000 (age 23) Sheffield United FC Academy 382
23 Sebastian Dalgaard Flag of Denmark.svg WM 202023 August 1991 (age 32) Hartford Athletic 130
27 Laurence Wyke Flag of England.svg DM 202120 September 1996 (age 27) Atlanta United FC 00
29 Matthew Srbely Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AM 202129 November 1998 (age 25) Toronto FC II 00
97 Luiz Fernando Flag of Brazil.svg WM 202123 June 1997 (age 26) Atlanta United FC 00
Forwards
9 Juan Tejada Flag of Panama.svg CF 201914 January 1997 (age 27) Lakeland Tropics 4212
10 Steevan Dos Santos Flag of Cape Verde.svg CF 202117 September 1989 (age 34) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 00
13 Sebastián Guenzatti Flag of Uruguay.svg CF 20178 July 1991 (age 32) New York Cosmos 8232
14 Foster Langsdorf Flag of the United States.svg CF 202114 December 1995 (age 28)Loan from Minnesota United FC 00
17 Jordan Adebayo-Smith Flag of the United States.svg CF 202111 January 2001 (age 23) Sutton United FC 00
77 Lucky Mkosana Flag of Zimbabwe.svg CF 201930 September 1987 (age 36) Louisville City FC 6212

Team management and staff

Front Office
Owner Flag of the United States.svg Stuart Sternberg
President & C.O.O. Flag of the United States.svg Lee Cohen
Vice chairman Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Silverman
Vice chairman Flag of the United States.svg Brian Auld
Technical staff
Head coach/Technical director Flag of Scotland.svg Neill Collins
Assistant coach Flag of England.svg Stuart Dobson
Assistant coach Flag of Ireland.svg Kevin Foley
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Chad Burt
Performance coach Flag of the United States.svg Pete Calabrese
Chief scout Flag of the United States.svg Eric Rudland
Medical staff
Head athletic trainer Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Keane
Assistant athletic trainer Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Leget
Orthopedic surgeon Flag of the United States.svg Dr. Mohit Bansal
Primary care physician Flag of the United States.svg Dr. Mathew Vermeer

Competitions

Exhibitions

The Rowdies initial preseason schedule was announced on March 10, 2021. [2]

March 20, 2021Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 South Georgia Tormenta FC St. Petersburg, FL
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg30' (Adebayo-Smith)
Adbayo-Smith Soccerball shade.svg34'
Trialist Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Micaletto Soccerball shade.svg38'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
March 27, 2021Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Inter Miami CF St. Petersburg, FL
Wyke Soccerball shade.svg81'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
March 31, 2021Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Nashville SC Bradenton, FL
Aguirre Yellow card.svg 68' Report Soccerball shade.svg22'
McCarty Yellow card.svg 33'		Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: closed-door
April 3, 2021Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 New York Red Bulls Bradenton, FL
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
April 11, 2021Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–5 CF Montréal St. Petersburg, FL
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg89' (Hilton) Mihailovic Soccerball shade.svg10' (Toye)
Toye Soccerball shade.svg12' (Quioto), 40'
Scarlett Soccerball shade.svg45' (o.g.)
Sejdič Soccerball shade.svg64'
Red card.svg 73'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
April 17, 2021Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 5–0 Naples United FC St. Petersburg, FL
Harris Soccerball shade.svg31'
Wyke Soccerball shade.svg50', Yellow card.svg 61'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen.)
Adebayo-Smith Soccerball shade.svg74'
Steinberger Soccerball shade.svg84' (Fernandes)		 Report #25 Yellow card.svg 42'
#5 Yellow card.svg 45'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
April 24, 2021Preseason Tampa Spartans 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL
19:00 EDT (UTC−5)Foster Soccerball shade.svg34:27'
Youth Yellow card.svg 68:37'		 Report Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg20:44' (Harris)
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg30:14' (Fernandes)
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg51:46' (Hilton)
Antley Yellow card.svg 54:45'
Lachowecki Yellow card.svg 56:18'
Scarlett Yellow card.svg 89:13'		Stadium: Pepin Stadium
Attendance: 0

USL Championship

Standings — Atlantic Division

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3223725523+3271Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charlotte Independence 3218955736+2159
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 3217875234+1858 [lower-alpha 2]
4 Miami FC 32161065540+1554 [lower-alpha 2]
5 Hartford Athletic 32121555050041
6 Charleston Battery 32101574960−1137
7 New York Red Bulls II 3271874267−2528
8 Loudoun United FC 3242533178−4715
Source: USL
Notes:
  1. ↑ Regular season only
  2. 1 2 The USL decided to replay the sides' October 16 match from the 67th minute after the referee wrongly disallowed a Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC goal. The original score was 0–0. [3]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3223275523 +327114123910 +299151613 +3

Last updated: 19 September 2021.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
StadiumHHHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAAAHAHHAA
ResultWWWWWLWLWWLLLWLWWDWWWWWWWWWLDWWW
Position11111111111111221111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2021. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

May 1, 20211 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Charlotte Independence St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Steinberger Yellow card.svg 35'
Dalgaard Yellow card.svg 54'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen), Soccerball shade.svg77' (Lasso)
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg79' (Guenzatti)		 Report Areman Yellow card.svg 35'
Roberts Yellow card.svg 84'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,870
Referee: Tori Penso
May 8, 20212 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg30' (Fernandes)
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen)
Adebayo-Smith Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Griffin Yellow card.svg 11'
Gatt Yellow card.svg 76'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,978
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 15, 20213 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Phoenix Rising St. Petersburg, FL
20:00 EDT (UTC−5) Quinn Soccerball shade.svg4' (o.g.)
Hilton Yellow card.svg 40'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg61'
Louro Yellow card.svg 68'
Adebayo-Smith Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Quinn Yellow card.svg 42'
Moar Soccerball shade.svg68' (Dadashov)
Dadashov Yellow card.svg 68'
Adewole Yellow card.svg 80'
Saydee Yellow card.svg 86'
Billingsley Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,355
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 22, 20214 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Miami FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg12' (Hilton)
Hilton Yellow card.svg 65'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.)		 Report Palacios Yellow card.svg 17'
Forbes Soccerball shade.svg38'
Akinyode Yellow card.svg 74'
Craig Yellow card.svg 84'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,518
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
June 2, 20215 New York Red Bulls II 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montclair, NJ
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Zalinsky Yellow card.svg 60'
Tombul Yellow card.svg 79'
Edelman Yellow card.svg 84'		 Report Adebayo-Smith Soccerball shade.svg32' (Doherty), Yellow card.svg 51'
Guenzatti Yellow card.svg 33'
Scarlett Yellow card.svg 41'
Langsdorf Yellow card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 543
Referee: Luis Arroyo
June 5, 20216 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charlotte, NC
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Dean Yellow card.svg 14'
Etou Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.)
Miller Yellow card.svg 62'
Bender Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Langsdorf Yellow card.svg 64'
Adebayo-Smith Yellow card.svg 68'		Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,380
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 11, 20217 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Loudoun United St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Antley Yellow card.svg 13'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg34' (Antley)
Wyke Yellow card.svg 79'
Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg85', Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Dambrot Soccerball shade.svg4' (Paz), Yellow card.svg 23'
Bolívar Yellow card.svg 74'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,332
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
June 19, 20218 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Hilton Yellow card.svg 41'
Lasso Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Ekra Yellow card.svg 61'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (Harris)		 Report Griffin Soccerball shade.svg21' (Cicerone)
Williams Yellow card.svg 40'
Cicerone Soccerball shade.svg55' (Forbes)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,672
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
June 26, 20219 Hartford Athletic 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hartford, CT
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Lara Yellow card.svg 58' Report Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg33'
Fernandes Yellow card.svg 79'		Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,966
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
July 2, 202110 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Scarlett Yellow card.svg 31'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg68' (pen.)		 Report Di Rosa Yellow card.svg 44'
Archer Yellow card.svg 67'
Crawford Yellow card.svg 90+1'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Kyle Johnston
July 7, 202111 Miami FC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Reid Soccerball shade.svg21' (da Silva)
Chapman-Page Yellow card.svg 39', Soccerball shade.svg77' (François)
da Silva Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Report Lasso Yellow card.svg 23'
Scarlett Soccerball shade.svg51' (Hilton)		Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 13, 202112 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Hartford Athletic St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Scarlett Yellow card.svg 58'
Fernandes Yellow card.svg 64'		 Report Dodson Soccerball shade.svg23' (Preston)
Elney Yellow card.svg 34'
Ashitey Yellow card.svg 37'
Boudadi Yellow card.svg 52'
Gómez Yellow card.svg 56'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,943
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 17, 202113 Miami FC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Martínez Soccerball shade.svg10'
Bah Soccerball shade.svg34' (da Silva)
Reid Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Steinberger Yellow card.svg 28'
Guillén Yellow card.svg 36'
Dalgaard Yellow card.svg 60'
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg65' (Dalgaard)		Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 24, 202114 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Loudoun United St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guillén Soccerball shade.svg7' (Dalgaard)
Fernandes Yellow card.svg 21', Soccerball shade.svg52' (Hilton)
Lasso Yellow card.svg 37'
Ekra Yellow card.svg 73'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg74' (Ekra)		 Report Smith Yellow card.svg 34'
Downs Soccerball shade.svg70' (Sorga)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,920
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 31, 202115 Charlotte Independence 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charlotte, NC
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Kelly Soccerball shade.svg47' (Martínez), Yellow card.svg 48'
Parra Soccerball shade.svg62' (Riascos)
Dimick Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Antley Yellow card.svg 22'
Hilton Yellow card.svg 59'
Doherty Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,371
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
August 6, 202116 New York Red Bulls II 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montclair, NJ
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) LaCava Soccerball shade.svg9' (Nagoma)
Lewis Yellow card.svg 21'
Sowe Yellow card.svg 41'
Tombul Yellow card.svg 45+1'		 Report Adebayo-Smith Soccerball shade.svg33' (Lachowecki)
Lachowecki Soccerball shade.svg47' (Wyke)
Ekra Yellow card.svg 83'		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 587
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 13, 202117 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Hartford Athletic St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Adebayo-Smith Soccerball shade.svg85' Report Lara Yellow card.svg 31'
McGlynn Yellow card.svg 78'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Elton Garcia
August 18, 202118 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Pittsburgh, PA
18:00 EDT (UTC−5) Velarde Yellow card.svg 58' Report Lasso Yellow card.svg 31'
Mkosana Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 23, 202119 Loudoun United 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, VA
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Saravia Yellow card.svg 36'
Landry Yellow card.svg 64'		 Report Hilton Soccerball shade.svg23'
Lasso Soccerball shade.svg45+3' (Hilton)
Wyke Yellow card.svg 82'
Mkosana Yellow card.svg 87'		Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 360
Referee: Luis Arroyo
August 28, 202120 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Charlotte Independence St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Hilton Yellow card.svg 60'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg73', Soccerball shade.svg76' (Wyke)		 Report Bronico Yellow card.svg 69'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,461
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
September 3, 202121 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Oakland Roots St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guillén Yellow card.svg 19'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg30' (Scarlett)
Dalgaard Soccerball shade.svg41' (Wyke)
Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg82' (Wyke)		 Report Hernández Yellow card.svg 85'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,514
Referee: Gerald Flores
September 7, 202122 Charleston Battery 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston, SC
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Paterson Yellow card.svg 39'
Archer Yellow card.svg 52' Yellow-red card.svg 86'
Crawford Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Wyke Yellow card.svg 55'
Hilton Soccerball shade.svg63' (Dos Santos)
Antley Red card.svg 82'		Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 11, 202123 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6–0 New York Red Bulls II St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg12' (Dalgaard), 39' (Guenzatti)
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg36' (Ekra), 49' (Ekra)
Ekra Soccerball shade.svg58' (Guenzatti), 69'		 Report Knapp Yellow card.svg 9'
Zajec Yellow card.svg 80'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,413
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 18, 202124 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, GA
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Bauer Yellow card.svg 28'
Ambrose Yellow card.svg 71'		 Report Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg2' (Dos Santos), 45+1'
Dalgaard Yellow card.svg 27'
Scarlett Yellow card.svg 53'
Wyke Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 699
Referee: Melvin Rivas
September 25, 202125 Hartford Athletic 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hartford, CT
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Yacoubou Yellow card.svg 31'
Haak Yellow card.svg 52'
McGlynn Yellow card.svg 63'
Preston Yellow card.svg 86'
Barrera Soccerball shade.svg90+4' (Dodson)		 Report Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg12' (Fernandez), 45+2' (Fernandez)
Hilton Yellow card.svg 27'		Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 5,138
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 2, 202126 Charleston Battery 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston, SC
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Repetto Soccerball shade.svg10' (pen.)
Zarkostas Yellow card.svg 13'
Kuzminsky Yellow card.svg 24'
Archer Yellow card.svg 24'
Harmon Yellow card.svg 42'
McCue Yellow card.svg 67'
Gdula Yellow card.svg 88'		 Report Scarlett Yellow card.svg 8'
Lasso Yellow card.svg 12'
Wyke Soccerball shade.svg21' (Guenzatti)
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 69'		Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,848
Referee: Luis Guardia
October 7, 202127 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–2 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, FL
20:00 EDT (UTC−5) Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg27' (Antley), 34' (Fernandez), Yellow card.svg 48'
Fernandez Soccerball shade.svg12' (Antley)
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (Steinberger)		 Report Kelly-Rosales Yellow card.svg 24'
Scarlett Soccerball shade.svg36' (o.g.)
Zarokostas Yellow card.svg 37'
Bunting Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (Repetto)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,210
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
October 10, 202128 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Pittsburgh, PA
TBD EDT (UTC−5) Williamson Soccerball shade.svg42'
Vitiello Yellow card.svg 56'
Cicerone Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.)
Wiedt Yellow card.svg 78'		 Report Lasso Yellow card.svg 59'
Wyke Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,727
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 15, 202129 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 New York Red Bulls II St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Scarlett Yellow card.svg 34'
Castillo Soccerball shade.svg45' (o.g.)
Lasso Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Archimède Soccerball shade.svg23' (Sowe)
Zajec Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Rafanello Red card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,882
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
October 20, 202130 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Miami FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg3' (Fernandez), 71' (Antley)
Antley Yellow card.svg 56'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg76' (Guenzatti)		 Report Kcira Yellow card.svg 38'
Craig Yellow card.svg 63'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,976
Referee: Matthew Thompson
October 23, 202131 Loudoun United 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, VA
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Houssou Yellow card.svg 75'
Paz Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg40'
Antley Yellow card.svg 41'
Hilton Yellow card.svg 71'
Dalgaard Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 917
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
October 30, 202132 Las Vegas Lights 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Las Vegas, NV
22:00 EDT (UTC−5) Trejo Soccerball shade.svg24' (Traore)
Leone Yellow card.svg 35'		 Report Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg12', 61' (Wyke)
Wyke Yellow card.svg 49'		Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Mark Allatin

USL Championship playoffs

Bracket

Conference Quarter-finals
November 5–7 		Conference Semi-finals
November 13 		Conference Finals
November 20 		USL Championship Final
November 28
            
A1Tampa Bay Rowdies6
C4 FC Tulsa 2
A1Tampa Bay Rowdies1
C2 Birmingham Legion FC 0
C2 Birmingham Legion FC w/o
A3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
A1Tampa Bay Rowdies (a.e.t.) 3
Eastern Conference
C1 Louisville City FC 2
A2 Charlotte Independence 3
C3 Memphis 901 FC 1
A2 Charlotte Independence 0
C1Louisville City FC1
C1 Louisville City FC 1
A4 Miami FC 0
A1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
P2 Orange County SC3
M1 El Paso Locomotive FC 0
P4 Oakland Roots SC 1
P4 Oakland Roots SC 0(5)
P2Orange County SC (p)0(6)
P2 Orange County SC 1
M3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0
P2Orange County SC (p)1(5)
Western Conference
M2 San Antonio FC 1(3)
M2 San Antonio FC 2
P3 San Diego Loyal SC 0
M2San Antonio FC3
M4 Rio Grande Valley FC 1
P1 Phoenix Rising FC 3(3)
M4 Rio Grande Valley FC (p)3(4)

Results

November 6, 2021EC Quarterfinal Tampa Bay Rowdies 6–2 FC Tulsa St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg21' (Antley)
Guillén Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Kibato Soccerball shade.svg46' (o.g.)
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg56' (Hilton), Yellow card.svg 79'
Fernandez Soccerball shade.svg89' (Mkosana), 90+5' (Mkosana)
Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Rivas Soccerball shade.svg67' (Jadama)
Bird Yellow card.svg 63' Yellow-red card.svg 73'
Suárez Soccerball shade.svg90' (Bourgeois)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,262
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
November 13, 2021EC Semifinal Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Birmingham Legion FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Ekra Soccerball shade.svg57' (Antley)
Scarlett Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report A. Crognale Yellow card.svg 39'
Kasim Yellow card.svg 46'
E. Crognale Yellow card.svg 89'
Williams Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,949
Referee: Elton García
November 20, 2021EC Final Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Tejada Yellow card.svg 43'
Dos Santos Yellow card.svg 77', Soccerball shade.svg102' (Wyke)
Wyke Yellow card.svg 83'
Mkosana Soccerball shade.svg83', 90+6' (Lasso)
Guillén Yellow card.svg 98'		 Report Ownby Yellow card.svg 5', Soccerball shade.svg10' (Jimenez)
Lasso Soccerball shade.svg23' (o.g.)
Gómez Yellow card.svg 55'
Jimenez Yellow card.svg 100'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,120
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
November 28, 2021USL Championship Final Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Orange County SC St. Petersburg, FL
20:30 EST (UTC−5) Lasso Yellow card.svg 16'
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Report Damus Soccerball shade.svg25', 38'
Kuningas Soccerball shade.svg45'
Mines Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,521
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

U.S. Open Cup

On March 29, 2021, the Rowdies were confirmed as one of four representatives of the USL Championship to compete in the Open Cup. [4] On July 20, it was announced that the tournament would be cancelled for the second straight year, and would resume in 2022. [5]

TBD Round of 16 Tampa Bay Rowdies Flag of Florida.svg cancelled TBD TBD
Stadium: TBD

Honors

Individual honors

Evan Louro [6]
Neill Collins [7]
Evan Louro [8]
Forrest Lasso [9]
Evan Louro
Forrest Lasso
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