2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season
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2020 season | ||||
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Chairman | Stuart Sternberg | |||
Head coach | Neill Collins | |||
Stadium | Al Lang Stadium | |||
USL Championship | 1st (Group H) | |||
USL Cup | Finalist[1] | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Sebastián Guenzatti (8) All: Sebastián Guenzatti (10) | |||
Highest home attendance | League: 403 All: 1,098 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 140 | |||
Average home league attendance | 218.43 | |||
Biggest win | MIA 0–3 TBR (August 7) TBR 3–0 MIA (September 2) | |||
Biggest defeat | CHS 1–0 TBR (Aug. 29 & Sept. 11) | |||
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The 2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's eleventh season of existence, their fourth in the United Soccer League, and second in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 27th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 33rd season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.
Club
[edit]Roster
[edit]- As of August 5, 2020[2]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Evan Louro | ![]() |
2 | DF | Obafemi Awodesu ([A]) | ![]() |
3 | DF | Forrest Lasso | ![]() |
4 | MF | Lewis Hilton | ![]() |
5 | DF | Jordan Scarlett | ![]() |
7 | MF | Yann Ekra | ![]() |
8 | MF | Zach Steinberger | ![]() |
9 | FW | Kyle Murphy | ![]() |
10 | MF | Kevin Mendoza | ![]() |
11 | MF | Leo Fernandes | ![]() |
13 | FW | Sebastián Guenzatti | ![]() |
14 | MF | Malik Johnson | ![]() |
16 | DF | Max Lachowecki | ![]() |
17 | FW | Juan Tejada | ![]() |
18 | MF | Dominic Oduro | ![]() |
19 | MF | Adam Najem | ![]() |
21 | GK | Macklin Robinson | ![]() |
22 | MF | Jordan Doherty | ![]() |
23 | MF | Sebastian Dalgaard | ![]() |
24 | DF | Mustapha Dumbuya | ![]() |
25 | GK | Ian McGrane | ![]() |
26 | MF | Hayden Morgan ([A]) | ![]() |
27 | FW | Landon Ameres ([A]) | ![]() |
28 | MF | Julio Plata ([A]) | ![]() |
33 | DF | Aarón Guillén | ![]() |
44 | DF | Alex Pendjos | ![]() |
77 | FW | Lucky Mkosana | ![]() |
- ^ USL Academy Contract
Technical staff
[edit]Neill Collins – head coach /technical director
Stuart Dobson – assistant coach
Kevin Foley – assistant coach
Chad Burt – assistant coach
Pete Calabrese – performance coach
Eric Rudland – chief scout
Medical staff
[edit]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
[edit]Stuart Sternberg – owner
Lee Cohen –president and chief operating officer
Matthew Silverman – vice chairmen
Brian Auld – vice chairmen
Competitions
[edit]Exhibitions
[edit]The Rowdies hosted Major League Soccer teams in the Suncoast Invitational for the fifth year in a row.
February 1, 2020 Preseason | Tampa Bay Rowdies | v | Chivas Florida U23 | St. Petersburg, FL |
Murphy ![]() Mkosana ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: closed-door | |||
Note: Result not made public. |
February 8, 2020 Preseason | UNF Ospreys | 0–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Jacksonville, FL |
13:30 EST (UTC−5) | Report | Guillén ![]() Murphy ![]() |
Stadium: Hodges Stadium |
February 12, 2020 Preseason | Orlando City SC | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Orlando, FL |
Bender ![]() Urso ![]() |
Report | Murphy ![]() |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: closed-door |
February 15, 2020 Suncoast Invitational | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–1 | Montreal Impact | St. Petersburg, FL |
19:00 EST (UTC−5) | Guenzatti ![]() |
Report | Quioto ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
February 22, 2020 Suncoast Invitational | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–1 | Inter Miami CF | St. Petersburg, FL |
19:00 EST (UTC−5) | Report | Robinson ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
February 23, 2020 Preseason | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–3 | Tormenta FC | St. Petersburg, FL |
Mkosana ![]() Lachowecki ![]() |
Report | Mayr-Fälten ![]() Micaletto ![]() Coutinho ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: closed-door |
February 28, 2020 Preseason | USF Bulls | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Tampa, FL |
19:00 EST (UTC−5) | Billhardt ![]() Claudel ![]() ![]() |
Report | Tejada ![]() |
Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium |
July 1, 2020 Midseason | Tampa Bay Rowdies | v | Norwich City U23s | St. Petersburg, FL |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium | ||||
Note: Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
USL Championship
[edit]Standings — Group H
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
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1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 33 | 2.06 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
2 | Charleston Battery | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 30 | 2.00 | |
3 | Miami FC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 16 | 1.00 | |
4 | Atlanta United 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 12 | 0.75 |
Source: USL
Results summary
[edit]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 |
16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
Last updated: 19 January 2020.
Source: Match reports
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
[edit]March 7, 2020 1 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Montclair, NJ |
19:00 EST (UTC−5) | Muyl ![]() Kilwien ![]() |
Report | Fernandes ![]() ![]() Hilton ![]() Dumbuya ![]() |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 1,002 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
July 11, 2020 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–1 | Atlanta United 2 | St. Petersburg, FL |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) | Doherty ![]() Mkosana ![]() Fernandes ![]() ![]() |
Report | Bashti ![]() Conway ![]() Reilly ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 140[3] Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
July 17, 2020 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–2 | North Carolina FC | St. Petersburg, FL |
18:45 EDT (UTC−5) | Guenzatti ![]() Fernandes ![]() Mkosana ![]() |
Report | Fortune ![]() Kristo ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 141 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
July 25, 2020 4 | Birmingham Legion | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Birmingham, AL |
19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Crognale ![]() Akinyode ![]() Asiedu ![]() |
Report | Lasso ![]() Guenzatti ![]() |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Field Referee: Chris Ruska |
July 31, 2020 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Charleston Battery | St. Petersburg, FL |
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Lasso ![]() Guenzatti ![]() Fernandes ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Report | Gdula ![]() Zarokostas ![]() van Schaik ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
August 7, 2020 6 | Miami FC | 0–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Miami, FL |
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) | Rozeboom ![]() Williams ![]() Thiaw ![]() |
Report | Guenzatti ![]() Johnson ![]() Tejada ![]() |
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
August 12, 2020 7 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Kennesaw, GA |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) | Goodrum ![]() Diop ![]() |
Report | Lasso ![]() Tejada ![]() |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Kyle Johnston |
August 16, 2020 8 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Miami FC | St. Petersburg, FL |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) | Guillén ![]() Mkosana ![]() |
Report | Velásquez ![]() Griffiths ![]() Othello ![]() Heath ![]() Thiaw ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 244 Referee: Tori Penso |
August 22, 2020 9 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–1 | Atlanta United 2 | St. Petersburg, FL |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) | Doherty ![]() Murphy ![]() Ekra ![]() |
Report | Macky Diop ![]() Njie ![]() Goodrum ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 281 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
August 29, 2020 10 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Charleston, SC |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) | Zarokostas ![]() Kelly-Rosales ![]() Archer ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() Scarlett ![]() |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 203 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
September 2, 2020 11 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–0 | Miami FC | St. Petersburg, FL |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) | Steinberger ![]() Scarlett ![]() Guenzatti ![]() Fernandes ![]() |
Report | Sam ![]() Thiaw ![]() Rozeboom ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 180 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
September 6, 2020 12 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Philadelphia Union II | St. Petersburg, FL |
21:56 EDT (UTC−5) | Lasso ![]() Guenzatti ![]() Ekra ![]() Louro ![]() |
Report | Aaronson ![]() Ofeimu ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 140 Referee: Tori Penso |
September 11, 2020 13 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Charleston, SC |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) | Lewis ![]() Archer ![]() Zarokostas ![]() Paterson ![]() |
Report | Oduro ![]() |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
September 16, 2020 14 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Kennesaw, GA |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) | Scarlett ![]() Goodrum ![]() Fortune ![]() |
Report | Lasso ![]() Fernandes ![]() Murphy ![]() Guenzatti ![]() |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
September 26, 2020 15 | Miami FC | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Miami, FL |
22:01 EDT (UTC−5) | Williams ![]() Granitto ![]() Ndam ![]() |
Report | Scarlett ![]() Ekra ![]() Guenzatti ![]() |
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon |
October 3, 2020 16 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | Charleston Battery | St. Petersburg, FL |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) | Guenzatti ![]() Doherty ![]() Lasso ![]() Najem ![]() Oduro ![]() |
Report | Bosua ![]() Nelson ![]() Zarokostas ![]() ![]() Marini ![]() Crawford ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 403 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
USL Championship playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Conference quarter-finals October 10 | Conference semi-finals October 17 | Conference finals October 24 | USL Championship cancelled | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Reno 1868 FC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | LA Galaxy II | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | Reno 1868 FC | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
C1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | El Paso Locomotive FC (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
D2 | FC Tulsa | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | El Paso Locomotive FC (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | New Mexico United | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
D1 | San Antonio FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | New Mexico United (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Ø | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Ø | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Louisville City FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
F2 | Pittsburgh Rivehounds | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Louisville City FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Saint Louis FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 | Hartford Athletic | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Saint Louis FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Louisville City FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
G1 | Charlotte Independence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
H2 | Charleston Battery | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 2 |
Results
[edit]October 10, 2020 EC Quarterfinal | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4–2 | Birmingham Legion FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
October 17, 2020 EC Semifinal | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | St. Petersburg, Florida |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) | Scarlett ![]() Mkosana ![]() |
Report | Archer ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 1,301 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
October 24, 2020 EC Final | Louisville City FC | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville, Kentucky |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) | McMahon ![]() Lachowecki ![]() |
Report | Steinberger ![]() Lasso ![]() Dalgaard ![]() Guenzatti ![]() Guillén ![]() Ekra ![]() |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Jon Freemon |
November 1, 2020 USL Final | Tampa Bay Rowdies | cancelled | Phoenix Rising FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
8:30 PM EST | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium | |||
Note: The Final was cancelled the day before because several Tampa Bay players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. No league champion will be chosen.[1] Phoenix relinquished the right to host the final as a gesture of respect to the LGBTQ community for the incident between Phoenix Rising and San Diego Loyal on September 30.[4] |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]April 7, 2020 2nd Round | Tampa Bay Rowdies ![]() | Canceled | ![]() ![]() | St. Petersburg, FL |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium | ||||
Note: Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] |
Honors
[edit]- USL Championship finalist
- USL Group H Champion
- USL Eastern Conference Champion
Individual honors
[edit]- Forrest Lasso (2020)[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "USL Championship Final Cancelled, Season Concludes with Tampa Bay, Phoenix as Conference Title-Winners". USLChampionship.com Staff. October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ Romano, John (July 12, 2020). "Rowdies fans cheered, they sang, they-partied ... all 140 of 'em". tampabay.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Phoenix Rising FC Relinquishes 2020 Championship Final Hosting Rights". USLChampionship.com Staff. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tampa Bay's Forrest Lasso Named Championship's Defender of the Year". USLChampionship.com Staff. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.