2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The 2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season is the club's 11th season of existence, their fourth in the United Soccer League, and second in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this is the 27th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this is the 33rd season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

Tampa Bay Rowdies
2020 season
ChairmanStuart Sternberg
Head CoachNeill Collins
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
USL Championshiptbd
USL Cuptbd
U.S. Open Cuptbd
Top goalscorerLeague: Leo Fernandes (4)
& Sebastián Guenzatti
All: Leo Fernandes (4)
& Sebastián Guenzatti
Highest home attendance141
Lowest home attendance140
Average home league attendance140.5
Biggest win3–0
(August 7 vs. Miami FC)

Club

Current roster
As of February 21, 2020[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Evan Louro  United States
2 Defender Obafemi Awodesu ([A])  United States
3 Defender Forrest Lasso  United States
4 Midfielder Lewis Hilton  England
5 Defender Jordan Scarlett  Jamaica
7 Midfielder Yann Ekra  France
8 Midfielder Zach Steinberger  United States
9 Forward Kyle Murphy  United States
10 Midfielder Kevin Mendoza  Mexico
11 Midfielder Leo Fernandes  Brazil
13 Forward Sebastián Guenzatti  Uruguay
14 Midfielder Malik Johnson  Canada
15 Defender Louis Lomas (on loan from Norwich City)  England
16 Defender Max Lachowecki  United States
17 Forward Juan Tejada  Panama
18 Midfielder Dominic Oduro  Ghana
19 Midfielder Adam Najem  Afghanistan
21 Goalkeeper Macklin Robinson  United States
22 Midfielder Jordan Doherty  Ireland
23 Midfielder Sebastian Dalgaard  Denmark
24 Defender Mustapha Dumbuya  Sierra Leone
25 Goalkeeper Ian McGrane  United States
26 Midfielder Hayden Morgan ([A])  United States
27 Forward Landon Ameres ([A])  United States
28 Midfielder Julio Plata ([A])  United States
33 Defender Aarón Guillén  Mexico
77 Forward Lucky Mkosana  Zimbabwe
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Technical staff

Medical staff
  • Andrew Keane – head athletic trainer
  • Michelle Leget – assistant athletic trainer
  • Dr. Mohit Bansal – team physician and orthopedic surgeon
  • Dr. Vania Reyes – team physician, sports medicine

Front office

Competitions

Exhibitions

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

February 1, 2020 PreseasonTampa Bay RowdiesvChivas Florida U23St. Petersburg, FL
Murphy
Mkosana 		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
Note: Result not made public.
February 8, 2020 PreseasonUNF Ospreys0–2Tampa Bay RowdiesJacksonville, FL
13:30 EST (UTC−5) Report Guillén  (Hilton)
Murphy  (Tejada)		 Stadium: Hodges Stadium
February 12, 2020 PreseasonOrlando City SC2–1Tampa Bay RowdiesOrlando, FL
Bender  70'
Urso  76'		 Report Murphy  49' Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
February 15, 2020 Suncoast InvitationalTampa Bay Rowdies2–1Montreal ImpactSt. Petersburg, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti  14', 66' (Mkosana) Report Quioto  90' (pen.) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 22, 2020 Suncoast InvitationalTampa Bay Rowdies0–1Inter Miami CFSt. Petersburg, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Report Robinson  21' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 23, 2020 PreseasonTampa Bay Rowdies2–3Tormenta FCSt. Petersburg, FL
Mkosana  57' (pen.)
Lachowecki  60'		 Report Mayr-Fälten  1'
Micaletto  28'
Coutinho  33'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
February 28, 2020 PreseasonUSF Bulls1–1Tampa Bay RowdiesTampa, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Billhardt  27'
Claudel  2nd H'  66'		 Report Tejada  90+2' Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
July 1, 2020 MidseasonTampa Bay RowdiesvNorwich City U23sSt. Petersburg, FL
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 7 5 2 0 13 4 +9 17 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
3 Atlanta United 2 9 1 2 6 10 18 −8 5
4 Miami FC 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
7 5 2 0 13 4  +9 17 2 1 0 6 3  +3 3 1 0 7 1  +6

Last updated: 19 January 2020.
Source: Match reports

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHHAAHH
ResultWWDDWWW
Position1111111
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, 2020 1New York Red Bulls II0–1Tampa Bay RowdiesMontclair, NJ
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Muyl  40'
Kilwien  43'		 Report Fernandes  30',  56'
Hilton  66'
Dumbuya  86'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 11, 2020 2Tampa Bay Rowdies2–1Atlanta United 2St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Doherty  52'
Mkosana  61' (Tejada)
Fernandes  87',  90'		 Report Bashti  7'
Conway  11' (Gannon)
Reilly  90+7'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 140[2]
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 17, 2020 3Tampa Bay Rowdies2–2North Carolina FCSt. Petersburg, FL
18:45 EDT (UTC−5) Guenzatti  7' (Fernandes)
Fernandes  22'
Mkosana  40'		 Report Fortune  56'
Kristo  83' (Taylor)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 141
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
July 25, 2020 4Birmingham Legion1–1Tampa Bay RowdiesBirmingham, AL
19:30 CDT (UTC−5) Crognale  16' (Lapa)
Akinyode  45+1'
Asiedu  66'		 Report Lasso  13'
Guenzatti  51' (Tejada)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Referee: Chris Ruska
July 31, 2020 5Tampa Bay Rowdies2–0Charleston BatterySt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Lasso  31'
Guenzatti  40'
Fernandes  68'
Johnson  88'		 Report Gdula  3'
Zarokostas  43'
van Schaik  63'  81'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 7, 2020 6Miami FC0–3Tampa Bay RowdiesMiami, FL
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Rozeboom  36'
Williams  64'
Thiaw  76'		 Report Guenzatti  38'
Johnson  85' (Doherty)
Tejada  90+4' (Hilton)		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 12, 2020 7Atlanta United 20–2Tampa Bay RowdiesKennesaw, GA
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Goodrum  22'
Diop  90+6'		 Report Lasso  34' (Hilton)
Tejada  81' (Ekra)		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Kyle Johnston
August 16, 2020 8Tampa Bay RowdiesvMiami FCSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
August 22, 2020 9Tampa Bay RowdiesvAtlanta United 2St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
August 29, 2020 10Charleston BatteryvTampa Bay RowdiesCharleston, SC
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
September 2, 2020 11Tampa Bay RowdiesvMiami FCSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
September 6, 2020 12Tampa Bay RowdiesvPhiladelphia Union IISt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
September 11, 2020 13Charleston BatteryvTampa Bay RowdiesCharleston, SC
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
September 16, 2020 14Atlanta United 2vTampa Bay RowdiesKennesaw, GA
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
September 26, 2020 15Tampa Bay RowdiesvMiami FCSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
October 3, 2020 16Tampa Bay RowdiesvCharleston BatterySt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

USL Championship playoffs

to be determined

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup
April 7, 2020 2nd RoundTampa Bay Rowdies P–P The Villages SC or
Tormenta FC 2		St. Petersburg, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[3]

References
  1. "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. Romano, John (July 12, 2020). "Rowdies fans cheered, they sang, they-partied ... all 140 of 'em". tampabay.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. "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.
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