2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Tampa Bay Rowdies
2016 season
Owner	Bill Edwards (Majority); Andrew Nestor (Minority); David Laxer (Minority)[1]
Head Coach	Stuart Campbell
Stadium	Al Lang Stadium
NASL	Spring: 5th ; Fall: 10th ; Combined: 9th
NASL Playoffs	did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth Round
Coastal Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Georgi Hristov (10); All: Georgi Hristov (11)
Highest home attendance	7,690; (July 2 vs. Jacksonville)
Lowest home attendance	League: 4,429; (Apr. 16 vs. Edmonton); All: 3,455; (Jun. 1 vs. Cincinnati)
Average home league attendance	League: 6,066 ; All: 5,739

The 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's sixth NASL season, and seventh season overall since their formation in 2008. It was also their final season in the NASL, as the team switched leagues to the USL after the season ended.

Roster

As of 5 August 2016

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
18	Matt Pickens	GK	(1982-04-05) 5 April 1982	New England Revolution	2014	53	0
24	Chris Glodack	GK	(1993-06-19) 19 June 1993	Clemson Tigers	2015	0	0
Defenders
2	Darnell King	DF	(1990-09-23) 23 September 1990	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2015	33	0
3	Neill Collins	DF	(1983-09-02) 2 September 1983	Sheffield United	2016	5	1
4	Ben Sweat	DF	(1991-09-04) 4 September 1991	Columbus Crew	2015	30	0
5	Stefan Antonijevic	DF	(1981-06-09) 9 June 1981	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2015	22	1
7	Frank Sanfilippo	DF	(1981-09-08) 8 September 1981	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2016	0	0
15	Zac Portillos	DF	(1992-01-19) 19 January 1992	Akron Zips	2015	4	0
17	Tamika Mkandawire (captain)	DF	(1983-05-28) 28 May 1983	Shrewsbury Town	2014	51	5
Midfielders
9	Freddy Adu	MF	(1989-06-02) 2 June 1989	KuPS	2015	8	0
11	Kalif Alhassan	MF	(1990-10-15) 15 October 1990	Minnesota United	2016	5	0
13	Justin Chavez	MF	(1990-03-23) 23 March 1990	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2015	18	0
16	Juan Guerra	MF	(1987-02-16) 16 February 1987	Deportivo Lara	2015	27	2
21	Walter Ramírez	MF	(1983-11-07) 7 November 1983	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2016	2	0
22	Keith Savage	MF	(1985-08-09) 9 August 1985	Portland Timbers	2011	101	13
23	Michael Nanchoff	MF	(1988-09-24) 24 September 1988	Portland Timbers	2016	5	0
26	Joe Cole	MF	(1981-11-08) 8 November 1981	Coventry City	2016	0	0
30	Eric Avila	MF	(1987-11-24) 24 November 1987	Santos Laguna	2016	5	0
32	Martin Vingaard	MF	(1985-03-20) 20 March 1985	FC Nordsjælland	2016	0	0
33	Junior Burgos	MF	(1988-08-14) 14 August 1988	Loan from Atlanta United	2016	3	0
94	PC	MF	(1994-03-10) 10 March 1994	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2016	0	0
Forwards
8	Tom Heinemann	FW	(1987-04-23) 23 April 1987	Ottawa Fury	2016	5	1
10	Georgi Hristov	FW	(1985-01-10) 10 January 1985	Lokomotiv Sofia	2013	83	27
20	Darwin Espinal	FW	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995	Darton State College	2015	26	4
29	Carlos Preciado	FW	(1985-03-30) 30 March 1985	Al-Sailiya SC	2016	0	0

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	DF	USA	Jeremy Hall (at Sacramento Republic for the season)
14	MF	USA	Jeff Michaud (at Wilmington Hammerheads for the season)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
55	FW	COD	Danny Mwanga (at Ottawa Fury for the season)
19	MF	FIN	Verneri Välimaa (at Orange County Blues for the season)

Staff

Perry Van der Beck – Assistant General Manager/Vice President of Community Relations
Stuart Campbell – Head Coach
Raoul Voss – Assistant Coach
Stuart Dobson – Goalkeeper Coach
Jason Riley – Strength & Conditioning Coach
Malcolm Phillips – Equipment Manager
Dr. Koco Eaton – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Sanjay Menon – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Christopher Salud – Team Physician
Andrew Keane – Head Athletic Trainer
Laura Tllinghast Hine – Yoga Instructor
Dr. Samuel Meyers – Team Chiropractor

Transfers

Winter/Spring

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUT	Michael Langer (from Vålerenga) [2]
3	DF	SCO	Neill Collins (from Sheffield United) [3]
7	DF	USA	Frank Sanfilippo (from Fort Lauderdale Strikers) [4]
8	FW	USA	Tom Heinemann (from Ottawa Fury) [5]
11	MF	GHA	Kalif Alhassan (from Minnesota United) [6]
21	MF	HON	Walter Ramírez (from Fort Lauderdale Strikers) [7]
23	MF	USA	Michael Nanchoff (from Portland Timbers) [8]
25	DF	USA	Jeremy Hall (from New England Revolution) [9]
30	MF	USA	Eric Avila (from Santos Laguna) [10]
33	MF	SLV	Junior Burgos (loan from Atlanta United) [11]
55	FW	COD	Danny Mwanga (from Orlando City) [12]
—	FW	WAL	Eliot Richards (from Cheltenham Town) [13]
26	MF	ENG	Joe Cole (from Coventry City) [14]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SVK	Kamil Čontofalský [15]
3	DF	SLV	Richard Menjivar (to Rayo OKC) [16]
7	MF	URU	Martin Nuñez [15]
8	MF	BRA	Marcelo Saragosa [15]
11	FW	USA	Corey Hertzog (to Pittsburgh Riverhounds) [15][17]
14	MF	USA	Jeff Michaud (loan to Wilmington Hammerheads) [18]
19	MF	FIN	Verneri Välimaa (loan to Orange County Blues FC) [19]
21	FW	USA	Brian Shriver (to Carolina RailHawks)
23	MF	USA	Marquez Fernandez [15]
25	DF	USA	Rich Balchan (to Ottawa Fury) [15][20]
26	FW	VEN	Robert Hernández (to Caracas)
27	FW	CHN	Long Tan (loan return to Arizona United)
29	FW	BRA	Maicon Santos (to Fort Lauderdale Strikers) [21]
33	FW	USA	Zak Boggs (to Pittsburgh Riverhounds) [15][17]
44	DF	USA	Gale Agbossoumonde (to Fort Lauderdale Strikers) [21]
—	FW	WAL	Eliot Richards [22]

Summer/Fall

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
32	MF	DEN	Martin Vingaard (from FC Nordsjælland) [23]
29	FW	COL	Carlos Preciado (from Al-Sailiya SC) [24]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUT	Michael Langer (to IFK Norrköping) [25]
25	DF	USA	Jeremy Hall (loan to Sacramento Republic) [25]

Friendlies

February 13, 2016 Suncoast Invitational	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–1	D.C. United	St. Petersburg
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	King 32' Burgos 41'	Report	Espíndola 27' Clowes 30' Birnbaum 43'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

February 20, 2016 Suncoast Invitational	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–2	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Sweat 1'	Report	Tribbett 17' Fernandes 29' Anderson 58' Restrepo 79'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

February 27, 2016 Suncoast Invitational	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–0	Montreal Impact	St. Petersburg
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Portillos 43' King 89'	Report	Donadel 12' 82' Cabrera 45' Venegas 77'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

March 5, 2016	USF Bulls	1–3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Tampa
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Bartman 38'	Report	King 63' Espinal 77' Adu 83' Heinemann 90+'	Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium

March 9, 2016	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Nottingham, England
8:30 EST (UTC−5)	Assombalonga 41' 75'	Report SBN Report	Alhassan 16' Heinemann 79'	Stadium: Nottingham Forest F.C. Training Centre

March 11, 2016	Notts County	2–3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Nottingham, England
7:30 EST (UTC−5)	27' 29'	Report	Mwanga 38' Espinal 74' Burgos 81'	Stadium: Forest Sports Zone
Note: Moved from Meadow Lane due to rain.

March 15, 2016	Stoke City	1–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Burton upon Trent, England
9:00 EST (UTC−5)	Abdallah 90+'	Report 1 Report 2	Espinal 54'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

March 22, 2016 FitzFest	Tampa Spartans	0–3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Tampa
19:30 EST (UTC−5)	57'	Report	Adu 20' Chavez 45' Nanchoff 47' Heinemann 81'	Stadium: Pepin Stadium

Competitions

NASL Spring season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indy Eleven (S)	10	4	6	0	15	8	+7	18	Playoffs
2	New York Cosmos	10	6	0	4	15	8	+7	18
3	FC Edmonton	10	5	2	3	9	7	+2	17
4	Minnesota United	10	5	1	4	16	12	+4	16
5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	10	4	4	2	11	9	+2	16
6	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	10	4	3	3	12	12	0	15
7	Carolina RailHawks	10	4	2	4	11	13	−2	14
8	Rayo OKC	10	3	3	4	11	12	−1	12
9	Ottawa Fury	10	2	3	5	9	14	−5	9
10	Jacksonville Armada	10	1	4	5	5	11	−6	7
11	Miami FC	10	1	4	5	7	15	−8	7

Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(S) Spring season champion.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	4	4	2	11	9	+2	16	2	2	1	5	5	0	2	2	1	6	4	+2

Last updated: 11 June 2016.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	D
Position	7	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	3	5

Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

April 2, 2016 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–0	Indy Eleven	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Collins 40' King 42' Burgos 87'	Report NASL Report Summary	Ring 87'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,740 Referee: Geoff Gamble

April 9, 2016 2	Miami	1–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Miami
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Cvitanich 17', 72' Palacios 75'	Report NASL Report Summary	Sweat 20' King 42' Hristov 85' (pen.), 86'	Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 10,156 Referee: Daniel Radford

April 16, 2016 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–0	Edmonton	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Guerra 39' Heinemann 73' Avila 90+1' Hristov 90+4' Collins 90+5'	Report NASL Report Summary	Edward 37' Nyassi 90' Ameobi 90+6'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

April 23, 2016 4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–3	Carolina RailHawks	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Mkandawire 65' Guerra 72' Nanchoff 85'	Report NASL Report Summary	Pérez 45', 58' Marcelin 47' Beckie 49' Shriver 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,948 Referee: Robert Sibiga

April 30, 2016 5	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Fort Lauderdale
19:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Attakora 27' Gonzalez 48' Agbossoumonde 56' Zapata 85'	Report NASL Report Summary	Mkandawire 37' Nanchoff 39' Guerra 47' King 68' Heinemann 70' Collins 77'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 1,086 Referee: Younes Marrakchi

May 14, 2016 6	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Rayo OKC	St. Petersburg
EDT (UTC−4)	Juanan 74' (o.g.)	Report NASL Report	Michel 54', 86' Boateng 71'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,702 Referee: Caleb Mendez

May 22, 2016 7	New York Cosmos	2–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hempstead
EDT (UTC−4)	Duk 32' Mendes 36' Bover 40', 57'	Report NASL Report	Heinemann 18' Burgos 84'	Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Mike Lavergne

May 28, 2016 8	Minnesota United	0–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Blaine
EDT (UTC−4)	Watson 11' Ibson 59'	Report NASL Report	Collins 33' Cole 42' Avila 47' Guerra 83' Mwanga 90+4'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 7,915 Referee: Luis Guardia

June 4, 2016 9	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–1	Ottawa Fury	St. Petersburg
EDT (UTC−4)	Hristov 20', 52', 60' Alhassan 22'	Report NASL Report	Haworth 49' Alves 73' Steele 82' Olivera 90+'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,078

June 11, 2016 10	Jacksonville Armada	1–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Jacksonville
EDT (UTC−4)	Nicklaw 46' Sandoval 52' Navarro 89'	Report NASL Report	Sweat 12' Burgos 84'	Stadium: Community First Park Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

NASL Fall season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Cosmos (F)	22	14	5	3	44	21	+23	47	Playoffs
2	Indy Eleven	22	11	4	7	36	25	+11	37
3	FC Edmonton	22	10	6	6	16	14	+2	36
4	Rayo OKC	22	9	8	5	28	21	+7	35
5	Miami FC	22	9	6	7	31	27	+4	33
6	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	22	7	5	10	19	28	−9	26
7	Carolina RailHawks	22	7	5	10	25	35	−10	26
8	Minnesota United	22	6	7	9	25	25	0	25
9	Puerto Rico	22	5	9	8	19	31	−12	24
10	Tampa Bay Rowdies	22	5	8	9	29	32	−3	23
11	Jacksonville Armada	22	5	8	9	25	35	−10	23
12	Ottawa Fury	22	5	7	10	23	26	−3	22

Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	5	8	9	29	32	−3	23	4	5	2	17	12	+5	1	3	7	12	20	−8

Last updated: 26 April 2018.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	D	L
Position	10	11	7																			10

Updated to match(es) played on 6 July 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

July 2, 2016 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Jacksonville Armada FC	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Hristov 13' Guerra 90'	Report	Steinberger 12' Ruthven 45' Navarro 75' Scaglia 90'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,690 Referee: Luis Guardia

July 9, 2016 2	Carolina RailHawks	4–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Cary
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Fondy 11' Shriver 55' (pen.) Albadawi 59' (pen.), 71' Hassan 86'	Report	Hristov 20' (pen.) Guerra 22'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,176 Referee: Nima Saghafi

July 16, 2016 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–0	Puerto Rico FC	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Cole 10' Avila 25' Nanchoff 63' King 78' Heinemann 90+3'	Report	Dawson 33' Rivera 76'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,873 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

July 23, 2016 4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–2	New York Cosmos	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Vanguard 30' Nanchoff 45' Hristov 54' King 58' Ayoze 84' (o.g.) Cole 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Arango 53', 82' Duk 62', 67' Diosa 83' Arrieta 90+3' Ockford 90+5'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,301 Referee: Caleb Mendez

July 27, 2016 5	Rayo OKC	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Yukon
21:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Kimura 23' Forbes 43'	Report	Ramírez 21'	Stadium: Miller Stadium Attendance: 3,413 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow

July 30, 2016 6	Ottawa Fury FC	2–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Ottawa
19:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Roberts 2', 16' Mkandawire 36' (o.g.) Tissot 64'	Report	Hristov 37' King 70'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,225 Referee: Juan Marquez

August 6, 2016 7	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–1	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Mkandawire 21' Savage 50', 55' Cole 58'	Report	Agbossoumonde 19' Fernandes 61' Angulo 71'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,997 Referee: Ismail Elfath

August 13, 2016 8	New York Cosmos	3–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hempstead
19:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Ayoze 22' Mulligan 28' Moffat 39' (pen.), 64' (pen.), 67' Duk 67' Diosa 90+3' Flores 90+6'	Report	Cole 11', 63' PC 14', 59' Guerra 20' Mkandawire 36' King 67' Collins 67'	Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,489 Referee: Nima Saghafi

August 17, 2016 9	Minnesota United FC	2–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Blaine
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Speas 18' Lowe 21' Ramírez 62' Blake 82' Ndjock 87'	Report	Guerra 14' PC 63' Cole 80'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 8,207 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

August 20, 2016 10	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–1	FC Edmonton	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Chavez 35'	Report	Nicklaw 16' Watson 69' Fordyce 74' (pen.), 84' Diakité 90+2'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,596 Referee: Guido Gonzalez

August 27, 2016 11	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–0	Rayo OKC	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Ramírez 12' Cole 61', 70' Chavez 77'	Report	Menjivar 9' Boateng 39' van Schaik 45' Samaras 77'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,935 Referee: Geoff Gamble

September 3, 2016 12	Indy Eleven	1–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Indianapolis
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Paterson 29' Gordon 34' Smart 45+1' Vuković 88' Torrado 89'	Report	Chavez 28' Vingaard 42' Nanchoff 88'	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

September 10, 2016 13	Puerto Rico FC	0–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Bayamón
13:40 EDT (UTC−4)		Report	Mkandawire 31'	Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 3,975 Referee: Sandy Vasquez

September 17, 2016 14	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–0	Carolina RailHawks	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Ávila 22' Chavez 38'	Report	Bravo 87'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,054 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

September 24, 2016 15	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1–4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Lauderhill
19:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Núñez 4', 87'	Report	Hristov 15', 43', 83', 65' Heinemann 37' King 87'	Stadium: Central Broward Stadium Attendance: 1,509 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

October 1, 2016 16	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Miami FC	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Preciado 26' Ávila 31' Vingaard 55'	Report	Freeman 57' Bernstein 74'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,912 Referee: Ted Unkel

October 5, 2016 17	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–2	Minnesota United FC	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Hristov 31', 55' Savage 73', 90+3'	Report	Ramirez 17' Banks 51' Klute 82' Davis 88'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,804 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

October 9, 2016 18	FC Edmonton	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Edmonton
16:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Fisk 13' Eckersley 30'	Report	PC 72'	Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,243 Referee: Juan Marquez

October 14, 2017 19	Miami FC	2–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Miami
20:00 EST (UTC−5)	Chávez 16', 73' Poku 21'	Report	Hristov 27' PC 65' Guerra 67' Preciado 83' Mkandawire 90+1'	Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 5,215 Referee: José Rivero

October 19, 2016 20	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–3	Indy Eleven	St. Petersburg
19:30 EST (UTC−5)	Cole 53', 68'	Report	Lacroix 15' Reinoso 31' Paterson 36', 85' Janicki 75' Ring 90'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

October 22, 2016 21	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Ottawa Fury FC	St. Petersburg
19:30 EST (UTC−5)	King 25' Pickens 45+11' Hristov 48', 90+3' 90+5' PC 90+3'	Report	Tissot 27' Alves 44' Obasi 70' Edward 45+3' 89'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,641 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

October 30, 2016 22	Jacksonville Armada FC	3–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Jacksonville
16:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Keita 29' Dixon 59' Johnson 83' Steinberger 84'	Report	Vingaard 4', 45' Savage 19'	Stadium: Community First Park Attendance: 4,572 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

U.S. Open Cup

Tampa Bay Rowdies will compete in the 2016 edition of the Open Cup.

June 1, 2016 Third Round	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–0	FC Cincinnati	St. Petersburg
7:30 p.m. EDT	Hristov 11' King 78' Cole 90'	Report	Walker 70' Bone 90'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,455 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

June 15, 2016 Fourth Round	Columbus Crew SC	4–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Columbus
EDT	Meram 41' Martínez 48' Finlay 52' (pen.) Hollingsworth 65'	Report	King 51'	Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Greg Dopka

Squad statistics

As of Match played 2 July 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NASL Spring Season		NASL Fall Season		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Darnell King	13	0	10	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF		Neill Collins	13	1	10	1	1	0	2	0
4	DF		Ben Sweat	7	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF		Stefan Antonijevic	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
7	DF		Frankie Sanfilippo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	FW		Tom Heinemann	11	2	6+3	2	0+1	0	1	0
10	FW		Georgi Hristov	13	5	5+5	3	1	1	2	1
11	MF		Kalif Alhassan	12	0	10	0	1	0	0+1	0
13	MF		Justin Chavez	8	0	2+3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
15	DF		Zac Portillos	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Juan Guerra	12	0	9	0	1	0	2	0
17	DF		Tamika Mkandawire	12	1	10	1	1	0	1	0
18	GK		Matt Pickens	13	0	10	0	1	0	2	0
20	FW		Darwin Espinal	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Walter Ramírez	8	0	1+4	0	1	0	1+1	0
23	MF		Michael Nanchoff	10	0	9	0	1	0	0	0
26	MF		Joe Cole	7	1	5	1	0	0	2	0
30	MF		Eric Avila	13	1	10	1	1	0	2	0
33	MF		Junior Burgos	8	1	2+3	1	1	0	2	0
55	FW		Danny Mwanga	9	0	1+7	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who appeared for the Tampa Bay Rowdies who left the club during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	NASL Spring Season	NASL Fall Season	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW	10	Georgi Hristov	3	7	1	11
2	MF	26	Joe Cole	1	8	0	9
3	FW	8	Tom Heinemann	2	2	0	4
3	MF	30	Eric Avila	1	3	0	4
5	MF	22	Keith Savage	0	3	0	3
6	DF	3	Neill Collins	1	0	0	1
	DF	17	Tamika Mkandawire	1	0	0	1
	MF	33	Junior Burgos	1	0	0	1
	MF	13	Justin Chavez	0	1	0	1
	MF	32	Martin Vingaard	0	1	0	1
	MF	16	Juan Guerra	0	1	0	1
	MF	94	PC	0	1	0	1
TOTALS				10	27	1	38

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	NASL Spring Season		NASL Fall Season		U.S. Open Cup		Total
2		DF	Darnell King	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
3		DF	Neill Collins	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Ben Sweat	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		FW	Tom Heinemann	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Georgi Hristov	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11		MF	Kalif Alhassan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		DF	Zac Portillos	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Juan Guerra	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
17		DF	Tamika Mkandawire	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Michael Nanchoff	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26		MF	Joe Cole	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
30		MF	Eric Avila	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33		MF	Junior Burgos	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
55		FW	Danny Mwanga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	26	0	1	0	3	0	28	0

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References

Cashill, Margaret (December 12, 2013). "Bill Edwards buys controlling interest in Tampa Bay Rowdies". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
"Rowdies Sign Austrian Goalkeeper Michael Langer". RowdiesSoccer.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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"TAMPA BAY ROWDIES COMPLETE SIGNING OF FORWARD TOM HEINEMANN". nasl.com. NASL. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
"Tampa Bay Rowdies sign winger Kalif Alhassan". Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
"Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Midfielder Walter Ramirez". RowdiesSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
"Rowdies Sign Attacking Midfielder Michael Nanchoff". RowdiesSoccer.com. January 8, 2016. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
"MLS Veteran Jeremy Hall Joins Tampa Bay Rowdies". RowdiesSoccer.com. February 8, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
"Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Midfielder Eric Avila". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-02-29. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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"TAMPA BAY ROWDIES SIGN FORWARD DANNY MWANGA". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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"Three-Time English Premier League Champion Joe Cole Signs With Rowdies". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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"RAYO OKC INKS EL SALVADOR NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER RICHARD MENJÍVAR". 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016.
"Ex-MLS Duo Hertzog and Boggs Join Hounds". Riverhounds.com. January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
"Rowdies Loan Jeff Michaud to USL's Wilmington Hammerheads". RowdiesSoccer.com. March 11, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
"Rowdies Loan Midfielder Verneri Välimaa to Orange County Blues". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
"Fury FC add USL Champion; Sign former MLS First Rounder". ottawafuryfc.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
"STRIKERS INK QUARTET OF EXPERIENCED NASL PLAYERS". strikers.com. Fort Lauderdale Strikers. 29 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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"Rowdies Reinforce Attack with Signing of Colombian Forward Carlos Preciado". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
"Hall Departs On Loan, Langer Released". RowdiesSoccer.com. July 21, 2016. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

External links

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[New_Owner-1] Cashill, Margaret (December 12, 2013). "Bill Edwards buys controlling interest in Tampa Bay Rowdies". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2014.

[2] "Rowdies Sign Austrian Goalkeeper Michael Langer". RowdiesSoccer.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[3] "Veteran Defender Neill Collins Joins Tampa Bay Rowdies". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

[4] "Frankie Sanfilippo Returns to Tampa Bay Rowdies". RowdiesSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved December 22, 2015.

[5] "TAMPA BAY ROWDIES COMPLETE SIGNING OF FORWARD TOM HEINEMANN". nasl.com. NASL. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[6] "Tampa Bay Rowdies sign winger Kalif Alhassan". Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[7] "Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Midfielder Walter Ramirez". RowdiesSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

[8] "Rowdies Sign Attacking Midfielder Michael Nanchoff". RowdiesSoccer.com. January 8, 2016. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

[9] "MLS Veteran Jeremy Hall Joins Tampa Bay Rowdies". RowdiesSoccer.com. February 8, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

[10] "Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Midfielder Eric Avila". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-02-29. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[11] "Atlanta United FC sign midfielder Junior Burgos, loan him to Tampa Bay Rowdies for 2016 season". mlssoccer.com. MLS. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[12] "TAMPA BAY ROWDIES SIGN FORWARD DANNY MWANGA". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[13] "Tampa Bay Rowdies Add Forward Eliot Richards". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

[14] "Three-Time English Premier League Champion Joe Cole Signs With Rowdies". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[First_players_released-15] "ROWDIES ANNOUNCE FIRST WAVE OF ROSTER MOVES". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[16] "RAYO OKC INKS EL SALVADOR NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER RICHARD MENJÍVAR". 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016.

[Pittsburgh_Riverhounds-17] "Ex-MLS Duo Hertzog and Boggs Join Hounds". Riverhounds.com. January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[18] "Rowdies Loan Jeff Michaud to USL's Wilmington Hammerheads". RowdiesSoccer.com. March 11, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved March 11, 2016.

[19] "Rowdies Loan Midfielder Verneri Välimaa to Orange County Blues". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

[20] "Fury FC add USL Champion; Sign former MLS First Rounder". ottawafuryfc.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[Two_move_to_Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers-21] "STRIKERS INK QUARTET OF EXPERIENCED NASL PLAYERS". strikers.com. Fort Lauderdale Strikers. 29 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[Eliot_Richards_Departs_Rowdies_By_Mutual_Consent-22] "Eliot Richards Departs Rowdies By Mutual Consent". RowdiesSoccer.com. May 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.

[23] "Danish Midfielder Martin Vingaard Joins Rowdies". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

[24] "Rowdies Reinforce Attack with Signing of Colombian Forward Carlos Preciado". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

[RowdiesSoccer.com-25] "Hall Departs On Loan, Langer Released". RowdiesSoccer.com. July 21, 2016. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.