2018 Tampa Bay Rowdies season
The 2018 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's ninth season of existence, and their second in the United Soccer League. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 25th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 31st season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.
2018 season | ||||
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Chairman | Stuart Sternberg (from October 2) Bill Edwards (until October 2) | |||
Head Coach | Neill Collins (from May 18) Stuart Campbell (until May 17) | |||
Stadium | Al Lang Stadium | |||
USL | 12th (Eastern Conference) | |||
USL Cup | did not qualify | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Second Round | |||
Top goalscorer | Georgi Hristov (7) | |||
Highest home attendance | 7,709 (Oct. 7 vs. Charlotte) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 4,876 (Aug. 11 vs. North Carolina) | |||
Average home league attendance | 5,869 | |||
Biggest win | 5–0 (Apr. 7 vs Ottawa) | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–5 (Apr. 14 vs. New York) | |||
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Club
On October 2, 2018, the Tampa Bay Rays baseball club announced their purchase the Rowdies for an undisclosed amount, pending St. Petersburg City Council approval. Once the sale was finalized, Rays presidents Matthew Silverman and Brian Auld became vice chairmen of the soccer club. They, along with Rowdies vice president and chief operating officer Lee Cohen, became the team's directors.[1][2]
Current roster
- As of September 14, 2018[3]
Technical staff
Neill Collins - head coach (beginning May 18) Cheyne Roberts – assistant coach Martin Paterson – assistant coach Stuart Dobson – goalkeeper coach Blain Bott – strength and conditioning coach Bentley Smith – kit man Stuart Campbell – head coach (until May 17)
Medical staff
Andrew Keane – head athletic trainer Michelle Leget – assistant athletic trainer Robert Dixon – message therapist Dr. Koco Eaton – team physician and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mohit Bansal – team physician and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Christopher Salud – team physician Dr. Samuel Meyers – team chiropractor
Front office
Stuart Sternberg – owner (beginning October 2) Lee Cohen – vice president and chief operating officer Matthew Silverman – vice chairmen (beginning October 2) Brian Auld – vice chairmen (beginning October 2) Bill Edwards – chairman, chief executive officer and governor (until October 2)
Competitions
Preseason / Friendlies
The Rowdies hosted Major League Soccer teams in the Suncoast Invitational for the third year in a row.
February 10, 2018 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–1 | FC Cincinnati | Bradenton |
15:30 EST (UTC−5) | Gorskie Morrell Hristov |
Report | Walker Barrett Halfhill |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 17, 2018 Suncoast Invitational | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | Montreal Impact | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EST (UTC−5) | Hristov Graf |
Report | Edwards Taïder Petrasso Piatti |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Sorin Stoica |
February 24, 2018 Suncoast Invitational | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EST (UTC−5) | Graf Nanchoff Blake |
Report | Creavalle Medunjanin |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Ted Unkel |
March 9, 2018 | USF Bulls | 2–5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Tampa |
19:00 EST (UTC−5) | Jackson Skublak |
Report | Fernandes Cole Nanchoff Hristov Graf |
Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium |
July 16, 2018 Closed-door scrimmage | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–2 | Lakeland Tropics | St. Petersburg |
EST (UTC−5) | Graf |
Coutinho Ruiz |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: Closed-door |
USL
USL Eastern Conference table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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10 | Ottawa Fury | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 45 |
11 | Charlotte Independence | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 42 |
12 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 41 |
13 | Penn FC | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 37 |
14 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | −11 |
Last updated: 14 October 2018.
Source: Match reports
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
March 17, 2018 1 | North Carolina FC | 1–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary |
15:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Danso Miller |
Report | Fernandes Hristov Blake |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,197 Referee: Guido Gonzalez |
March 24, 2018 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Hristov Fernandes Najem |
Report | Herbers |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,368 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
March 31, 2018 3 | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | McMahon Jimenez |
Report | Hristov Collins |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,336 Referee: Jon Freemon |
April 7, 2018 4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5–0 | Ottawa Fury FC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Hristov Mannella Fernandes Schäfer Cole Portillos |
Report | Dixon Obasi Mannella |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,059 Referee: Luis Guardia |
April 14, 2018 5 | New York Red Bulls II | 5–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Harrison |
16:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Escobar Cásseres Aguinaga Bonomo White Lema |
Report | Cole Blake |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 903 Referee: Alan Kelly |
April 21, 2018 6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Real Monarchs SLC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Gorskie Cole Hristov |
Report | Ryden Portillo |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,027 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
April 28, 2018 7 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Charleston |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Candela Guerra van Schaik |
Report | Cole |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
May 4, 2018 8 | Penn FC | 3–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Harrisburg |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Venter Heinemann Metzger Peiser |
Report | Curinga |
Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Javier Santos Escobar |
May 12, 2018 9 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Richmond |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Kelly Shanosky |
Report | Hristov Lachowecki Rozeboom |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,860 Referee: Lorant Varga |
May 19, 2018 10 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Rozeboom Hristov Cole Lachowecki |
Report | Kerr Lachowecki Parkes Pratzner |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,202 Referee: David Barrie |
May 26, 2018 11 | Toronto FC II | 2–4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Toronto |
14:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Uccello Bjornethun Campbell Johnson Romeo |
Report | Nanchoff Flemmings Cole Gorskie |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 141 Referee: Alain Ruch |
June 2, 2018 12 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0 | Atlanta United 2 | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Vingaard Schäfer Cole |
Report | Crain Metcalf Kendall-Moullin |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,953 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
June 9, 2018 13 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Nashville SC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Mkandawire Taylor Hristov Nanchoff |
Report | Moloto LaGrassa |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,082 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
June 22, 2018 14 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | Penn FC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Taylor Schäfer Magalhães Hristov Cole |
Report | Tribbett Mkosana Franco |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,369 Referee: Mark Allatin |
Note: Match rescheduled from June 23 to avoid conflict with the St. Pete Pride Parade.[4] |
June 27, 2018 15 | Charlotte Independence | 2–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Matthews |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Herrera Cato Johnson Smith |
Report | Gorskie Mkandawire Lachowecki Oduro |
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,399 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
July 4, 2018 16 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–1 | Toronto FC II | St. Petersburg |
18:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Hristov Taylor Cole |
Report | Romeo Dunn-Johnson Fitzgerald |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,221 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
July 7, 2018 17 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | Louisville City FC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Flemmings |
Report | Smith Craig Williams McMahon Lancaster DelPiccolo |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,232 Referee: Guido Gonzalez |
July 14, 2018 18 | FC Cincinnati | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cincinnati |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Ledesma König |
Report | Flemmings |
Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 25,416 Referee: Malik Badawi |
July 21, 2018 19 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–1 | Indy Eleven | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Bonomo Hristov Flemmings Cole |
Report | Starikov Venegas Matern Ring |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,378 Referee: Matthew Miscannon |
July 28, 2018 20 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls II | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Bonomo Oduro Flemmings Mizell |
Report | Stroud Ndam White |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,784 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
August 3, 2018 21 | Ottawa Fury FC | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Ottawa |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Taylor Reid Attakora |
Report | Gorskie Diakité |
Stadium: TD Place Attendance: 4,226 Referee: David Barrie |
August 8, 2018 22 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Oduro Cole |
Report | Candela |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
August 11, 2018 23 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–2 | North Carolina FC | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Diakité |
Report | Tobin da Luz Kandziora Ríos |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,876 Referee: Luis Guardia |
August 22, 2018 24 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Pittsburgh |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Dabo Vancaeyezeele |
Report | Flemmings Vega |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,910 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
August 25, 2018 25 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Taku Cole Poku Portillos Oduro Diakité |
Report | Ledesma Smith Barrett Newton |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,963 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
September 1, 2018 26 | North Carolina FC | 0–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Guillen Lomis Tobin da Luz |
Report | Guenzatti Oduro |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Matthew Franz |
September 8, 2018 27 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Charleston |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Okonkwo Bolt Archer |
Report | Guenzatti |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,949 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
September 15, 2018 28 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | Atlanta United 2 | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Guenzatti Oduro Cole |
Report | Kissiedou Kendall-Moullin Shannon |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
September 18, 2018 29 | Nashville SC | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Nashville |
20:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Moloto |
Report | Hristov Morad Woodberry Guenzatti Vega |
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 7,269 Referee: Malik Badawi |
September 22, 2018 30 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–0 | Richmond Kickers | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Gorskie Chavez Flemmings |
Report | Umar Hlavaty Williams |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,472 Referee: Lukas Szpala |
September 26, 2018 31 | Indy Eleven | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Indianapolis |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Ouimette Fôn Williams Collier |
Report | 9,123 | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Referee: Daniel Radford |
October 3, 2018 32 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Lawrenceville |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Robinson Wheeler-Omiunu Shannon Carleton Kendall-Moulin |
Report | Morad Guenzatti Oduro |
Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 1,269 Referee: Jon Freemon |
October 6, 2018 33 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | Charlotte Independence | St. Petersburg |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Gorskie Taylor Vega |
Report | Voser Gebhard Miller |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,709 Referee: Luis Guardia |
October 14, 2018 34 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Bethlehem |
15:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Ngalina Chambers Herbers |
Report | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 262 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
U.S. Open Cup
May 16 2nd round | Jacksonville Armada FC | 1–0 | Jacksonville, Florida | |
7:00 PM EDT | Melvin Banks Beckie |
Report | Fernandes Blake Nanchoff |
Stadium: Southern Oak Stadium Attendance: 374 Referee: Matthew Miscannon |
References
- https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rowdies/2018/10/01/tampa-bay-rays-to-purchase-rowdies-soccer-club/
- http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24875801/the-tampa-bay-rays-purchase-tampa-bay-rowdies
- "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- "ROWDIES MOVE JUNE 23 MATCH TO JUNE 22". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.