Tampa Bay Rowdies
Full name | Tampa Bay Rowdies | |||
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Nickname(s) | Rowdies | |||
Founded | June 18, 2008 | |||
Stadium | Al Lang Stadium St. Petersburg, Florida | |||
Capacity | 7,500 | |||
Owners | Tampa Bay Rays (Stuart Sternberg) | |||
Head coach | Robbie Neilson | |||
League | USL Championship | |||
2023 | 2nd, Eastern Conference Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional
The current club is a
The Rowdies captured the NASL championship in
In October 2018, the Tampa Bay Rays, the area's Major League Baseball franchise, announced plans to purchase the Rowdies and assume control of Al Lang Stadium.[3]
Background
The
Club history
This article needs to be updated.(July 2018) |
On June 18, 2008, local businessmen David Laxer, Andrew Nestor and Hinds Howard announced plans to start a new soccer club which would revive the Rowdies name as FC Tampa Bay Rowdies and start play in 2010 as an expansion team in the
Name changes
In January 2010, the club became known as "FC Tampa Bay" due to a legal dispute with sports apparel company Classic Ink over the merchandising rights to the Tampa Bay Rowdies name and related trademarks.[9] The name was still used informally by the club until October 2010, when the team announced that it would not use the "Rowdies" nickname at all until the ongoing rights issue was resolved.[10][11]
On December 15, 2011, after two seasons of play, the club announced that it had finally reached a licensing agreement to use the "Rowdies" name and classic logos, allowing it to change its name back to "Tampa Bay Rowdies" before the 2012 season.[1][2]
2010 season
The team played its first official game on April 16, 2010, a 1–0 victory over Crystal Palace Baltimore. The first goal in franchise history was scored by striker Aaron King. The first home game was held at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa on May 8, 2010, and ended in a 2–2 draw with Austin Aztex FC. The club started their inaugural season with a 5–1–3 record, but then won only 2 of its last 21 games and failed to make the playoffs with a final record of 7–12–11, leading to dismissal of manager Paul Dalglish.[12] They did, however, capture the 2010 Ponce De Leon Cup.
2011 season
For the 2011 season, FC Tampa Bay transitioned to the new
After winning only 2 of their first 10 matches, the club rebounded to finish third in the league table and qualified for the NASL playoffs. A highlight was a 1–0 mid-season friendly win over the
2012 season
The 2012 season marked the return of the Rowdies name, as the club was finally able to secure full rights to use the moniker. It was also the most successful season in modern Rowdies history, as the club finished second in the league table and became NASL champions with a victory in Soccer Bowl 2012.
Tampa Bay amassed 45 points in 28 matches during the regular season under returning manager Ricky Hill, tallying 12 wins, nine draws. and seven losses. The Rowdies earned a bye to the semifinals of the
2013 season
The defending champions got off to a slow start in two pre-league tournaments, as they went winless in their first six contests against
The Rowdies went 5–4–4 during the fall portion of the schedule, good for 3rd place. The club earned 38 points over the entire campaign, second most in the league. However, because of the NASL's new
2014 season
The Rowdies struggled in 2014, coming in 7th place in the NASL's spring season and 8th in the fall while allowing the most goals (50) in the league overall. The club rose to 3rd in the table midway through the fall campaign but tailed off, going winless over their last 10 matches. Manager Ricky Hill was dismissed after the season.
2015 season
The Tampa Bay Rowdies' new manager for 2015 was Thomas Rongen, who had coached the MLS's Tampa Bay Mutiny in 1996. The team also brought in another familiar face 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 division. It was the first time that the current club had undertaken an international tour.[15]
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 Rongen and Quraishi.[16] 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.
2016 season
For the second consecutive year, the Rowdies visited Europe during the preseason, traveling to England in March to play several friendlies. The Rowdies held their own against three lower division sides, going 1–2–0 in official matches. The results of the
2017 season
Having made the jump to the
2018 season
After a strong start the team lost three straight without scoring a goal. This prompted the firing of head coach Stuart Campbell on May 17, with defender Neill Collins retiring to accept the coaching vacancy the following day.[19] On July 4 Georgi Hristov scored his 58th career goal for the Rowdies, to pass Derek Smethurst and become the Rowdies’ all-time top scorer.[20] The team finished the season in 12th position on the Eastern Conference table.
2019 season
An extremely strong start saw the club go unbeaten in their first 13 matches and losing only once in their first 20. The final third of the season wasn't as successful, as the team lost half of their last 14 games, including 2 crucial losses to expansion sides in October that saw the club finish 5th in the Eastern Conference. Their return to the postseason was short-lived, as they lost 2–1 on the road in Louisville in the first round of the
2020 season
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2021 season
2022 season
2023 season
Club venues
Al Lang Stadium
The Rowdies' home pitch since 2011 has been Al Lang Stadium, a 7,500 seat former baseball stadium located on the downtown waterfront of St. Petersburg, Florida. When the club first moved to the venue, the pitch ran from the third base grandstand to right field wall, and the seating arrangement utilized the baseball grandstand along with temporary bleachers along one sideline. The arrangement has been tweaked every season since to provide a more traditional soccer experience for the fans.
The facility underwent a significant renovation in 2015 that reconfigured the pitch to run from the grandstand on one end to the left field wall on the other. A portion of the old right field wall was removed, and larger semi-permanent bleachers were installed along the south sideline, adding many more seats closer to the action and making Al Lang Stadium more soccer-friendly.
Stadium management
Although the Rowdies have been the only regular tenant of Al Lang Stadium since 2011, it was still used for exhibition and amateur baseball events during the spring and summer, necessitating the regular restoration and removal of the pitcher's mound and clay infield and causing much wear and tear to the turf.[22][23]
After becoming majority owner of the club in 2013, St. Petersburg businessman Bill Edwards expressed displeasure with the condition of the playing field and the aging facilities at Al Lang Stadium.[22] Months of rebuffed complaints about poor turf, leaky pipes, broken seats, and other issues[24] culminated in a July 2014 lawsuit filed by the Rowdies against the St. Petersburg Baseball Commission claiming that the commission was not properly maintaining the "dilapidated" facility.[25] The dispute was resolved in October 2014 when Edwards and the city of St. Petersburg brokered a deal that gave Edwards' Big 3 Entertainment company sole management control of Al Lang Stadium. As part of the arrangement, the facility would no longer be used for spring baseball, and Edwards agreed to complete $1.5 million in renovations as he sought to make Al Lang more soccer friendly.[26]
Former stadiums
When the club was founded in 2008, its owners announced plans to build a 5000-seat
After exploring other possible stadium sites around the Tampa Bay area, FC Tampa Bay decided to play its 2010 inaugural season at
Because of all these problems, the soccer club relocated to Al Lang Field for their second campaign.
Future plans
In 2013, the city of St. Petersburg began the process of creating a master plan for the waterfront area that includes Al Lang Stadium. Some of the proposals suggest replacing the entire stadium and surrounding parking areas with a soccer park complex centered by a new soccer-specific stadium.[31] Former club owner, Bill Edwards, had stated that "in a perfect world", Al Lang Stadium would be replaced by an 18,000-seat soccer-specific stadium, enabling the Rowdies to become a Major League Soccer club.[32]
Club culture
Badge
When the club first took the pitch in 2010, the badge was a green and yellow striped shield bearing the club name (FC Tampa Bay) and topped with a star representing the original Rowdies' victory in
In 2021, the club introduced an alternate crest, which still contained the text logo and stars, but with the addition of a figure styled after Ralph Rowdie, the mascot of the original club. It also had the numbers "75" and "10" to represent the founding year of the original club in 1975 and the current club in 2010.[34]
Supporters
Ralph's Mob is an independent supporter group for the Rowdies named after "Ralph Rowdie", a fictional mustached footballer featured in the logo of the original Tampa Bay Rowdies.[35][36] The group is known for wearing green and gold striped scarves, socks, and face paint, and for loudly cheering on their team while teasing opponents, much like the "Fannies" of the original Rowdies.[37][38][39] Ralph's Mob has a designated seating area at home matches. Many members also travel to away games, particularly when the Rowdies play at in-state rival Fort Lauderdale.[40][41] A second group, the Skyway Casuals, is composed of supporters from the area south of the Skyway Bridge, mainly Bradenton and Sarasota.[42]
Rivalries
The Rowdies' traditional rivalry has been with the
Coastal Cup
The Coastal Cup (est. 2010) originally was contested between the Rowdies and Strikers, but with Jacksonville Armada FC's entry into the league in 2015 and Miami FC in 2016, the competition had grown to become quadrilateral.[49][50]
Rowdies 2
In December 2015 the Rowdies announced that they would begin fielding a developmental team in the National Premier Soccer League for the 2016 season and that the club would be called Rowdies 2.[51] The original Tampa Bay Rowdies had fielded a similarly named reserve/developmental squad from 1982 to 1983, but used Roman numerals to dub them Rowdies II.[52][53][54] Rowdies 2 competed in the Sunshine Conference of the South Region of NPSL, finishing in fourth place with a record of four wins, four losses, and two draws. The team disbanded in 2016.
Year | League | Regular season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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2016 | NPSL | 4th, Sunshine Conference | did not qualify | Ineligible |
Rowdies U23
In February 2017, The Rowdies announced that they would field a team in the USL's
On January 15, 2020, USL League Two (formerly the PDL) announced that the Rowdies would be launching the U23 for the 2020 USL League Two season.[56] The team will play in the Southeast Division once again, play its games as Al Lang Stadium, and will be coached by former Rowdies player Andres Arango.
Year | League | Regular season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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2017 | PDL | 6th, Southeast Division | did not qualify | Ineligible |
2018 | No team fielded | |||
2019 | ||||
2020 | USL2 | TBD, Southeast Division | TBD | Ineligible |
Tampa Bay United
In 2017, they formed a partnership with youth club
Players and staff
Roster
- As of March 29, 2024[59]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- ^ USL Academy Contract
Technical staff
- Robbie Neilson – head coach
- Nicky Law – assistant coach
- Stuart Dobson – assistant coach
- Eric Wilde – assistant coach
- Russell Stirling – assistant coach
- Pete Calabrese – performance coach
Medical staff
- Dave Walker – head athletic trainer
- Eric Streich – assistant athletic trainer
- Dr. Justin Thompson – team physician
- Dr. Katherine Wojnowich – team physician
- Dr. George Canizares – team physician
- DR. Eric Gorman – team chiropractor
- DR. James Felch – team dentist
Front office
- Brian Auld – vice chairman[60]
- Matt Silverman – vice chairman
- Ryan Helfrick – chief operating officer
- Nico Castillo - head soccer operations
Head coaches
Head Coach | Years | *Matches | *Win-Draw-Loss |
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Paul Dalglish | 2009–2010 | 30 | 7–11–12 |
Perry Van der Beck | 2010 | 2 | 1–0–1 |
Ricky Hill | 2011–2014 | 120 | 45–35–40 |
Thomas Rongen | 2014–2015 | 19 | 7–5–7 |
Stuart Campbell | 2015–2018 | 92 | 33–27–32 |
Neill Collins | 2018–2023 | 176 | 97-34-45 |
Stuart Dobson | 2023 | 5 | 0-2-3 |
Nicky Law | 2023 | 15 | 9-1-5 |
Robbie Neilson | 2024–present | #0 | 0-0-0 |
*Includes U.S. Open Cup and playoff matches. #Totals through the 2024 season.
Retired numbers*
No. | Player | Position | Nation | Tenure |
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6 | Mike Connell | Defender | South Africa | 1975–1984 |
12 | Perry Van der Beck | Midfielder | United States | 1978–1982, 1984, 1991–1993 |
*
Team captains
Player | Seasons | ref |
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Julian Valentin | 2010 | [62] |
Frank Sanfilippo | 2011–2014 | [63] |
Marcelo Saragosa | 2015 | [64] |
Tamika Mkandawire | 2016 | [65] |
Joe Cole | 2017–2018 | [66] |
Sebastián Guenzatti | 2019–2022 | [67] |
Aarón Guillén | 2023–present | [68] |
Record
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Rowdies. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Tampa Bay Rowdies seasons.
Season | League | Position | Playoffs | USOC | Continental | Average attendance | Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||||||
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Div | League | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | Name | Goals | ||||||
2019 | 2 | USLC | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 58 | 1.71 | 5th | 7th | R1 | R3 | DNQ | 5,497 | Sebastián Guenzatti | 19 | |
2020 | USLC | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 33 | 2.06 | 4th | 7th | F | NH | N/A | Sebastián Guenzatti | 10 | |||
2021 | USLC | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 71 | 2.22 | 1st | 1st | F | NH | 0 | Sebastián Guenzatti | 21 | |||
2022 | USLC | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 67 | 1.97 | 3rd | 4th | SF | R3 | 5,148 | Leo Fernandes | 19 | |||
2023 | USLC | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 63 | 1.85 | 2nd | 3rd | R1 | R3 | 5,984 | Cal Jennings | 19 |
^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league play, playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, and other competitive matches.
Notable friendlies
July 14, 2011 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 pm | Clare 65' 85' | Report | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,914 |
February 13, 2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–1 | D.C. United | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
February 20, 2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–2 | Philadelphia Union | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:00 pm | Sweat 1' | Report | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
February 27, 2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0 | Montreal Impact | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
Honors
- ^ Championship game canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak in the Rowdies camp.
- Fair Play Award
- Winners: 2011, 2012, 2014
- USL Season Champion
- 2021
- USL Division Champion
- 2020, 2021
- USL Conference Champion
- 2020, 2021
- Ponce De Leon Cup
- Winners: 2010, 2012
- Coastal Cup
- Winners: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2021
Individual achievements
- Golden Ball Award (MVP)
- 2013: Georgi Hristov
- Golden Glove Award
- 2021: Evan Louro[69]
- Coach of the Year
- 2012: Ricky Hill
- 2021: Neill Collins[70]
- Goalkeeper of the Year
- 2021: Evan Louro[71]
- Defender of the Year
- 2020: Forrest Lasso[72]
- 2021: Forrest Lasso[73]
- NASL Best XI
- 2011: Pascal Millien, Mike Ambersley
- 2012: Jeff Attinella, Takuya Yamada, Luke Mulholland
- 2013: Luke Mulholland, Georgi Hristov
- 2016: Joe Cole
- USL Championship MVP
- 2022: Leo Fernandes[74]
- USL All-League
- 2017: (1st team) Marcel Schäfer
- 2019: (2nd team) Papé Diakité, Sebastián Guenzatti
- 2020: (1st team) Forrest Lasso
- 2021: (1st team) Evan Louro, Forrest Lasso, Sebastián Guenzatti[75]
- 2021: (2nd team) Aarón Guillén[75]
- 2022: (1st team) Leo Fernandes, Aarón Guillén[76]
See also
- Tampa Bay Mutiny
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993)
- Tampa Bay Rowdies U23
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Tampa Bay Rays
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External links
- Official website
- USL News Release (archived 1 July 2008)