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
Roster
- As of August 5, 2020[2]
- ^ USL Academy Contract
Technical staff
- Scotland Neill Collins – head coach /technical director
- England Stuart Dobson – assistant coach
- Republic of Ireland Kevin Foley – assistant coach
- United States Chad Burt – assistant coach
- United States Pete Calabrese – performance coach
- United States Eric Rudland – chief scout
Medical staff
- United States Andrew Keane – head athletic trainer
- United States Michelle Leget – assistant athletic trainer
- United States Dr. Mohit Bansal – team physician and orthopedic surgeon
- United States Dr. Vania Reyes – team physician, sports medicine
Front office
- United States Stuart Sternberg – owner
- United States Lee Cohen –president and chief operating officer
- United States Matthew Silverman – vice chairmen
- United States Brian Auld – vice chairmen
Competitions
Exhibitions
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 File:Soccerball shade.svg Mkosana File:Soccerball shade.svg |
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 File:Soccerball shade.svg (Hilton) Murphy File:Soccerball shade.svg (Tejada) |
Stadium: Hodges Stadium |
February 12, 2020 Preseason | Orlando City SC | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Orlando, FL |
Bender File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Urso File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' |
Report | Murphy File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' | 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 14', 66' (Mkosana) | Report | Quioto File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (pen.) | 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
February 23, 2020 Preseason | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–3 | Tormenta FC | St. Petersburg, FL |
Mkosana File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (pen.) Lachowecki File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
Report | Mayr-Fälten File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Micaletto File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Coutinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' |
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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Claudel Yellow card 2nd H' Yellow-red card 66' |
Report | Tejada File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' | 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
Standings — Group H
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 |
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 |
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
March 7, 2020 1 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Montclair, NJ |
19:00 EST (UTC−5) | Muyl Yellow card 40' Kilwien Yellow card 43' |
Report | Fernandes Yellow card 30', File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' (Steinberger) Hilton Yellow card 66' Dumbuya Yellow card 86' |
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 Yellow card 52' Mkosana File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (Tejada) Fernandes File:Soccerball shade.svg 87', Yellow card 90' |
Report | Bashti Red card 7' Conway File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' (Gannon) Reilly Yellow card 90+7' |
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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (Fernandes) Fernandes File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Mkosana Yellow card 40' |
Report | Fortune File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Kristo File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' (Taylor) |
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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' (Lapa) Akinyode Yellow card 45+1' Asiedu Yellow card 66' |
Report | Lasso Yellow card 13' Guenzatti File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' (Tejada) |
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 Yellow card 31' Guenzatti File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' (Doherty) Fernandes Yellow card 68' Johnson File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' (Guenzatti) |
Report | Gdula Yellow card 3' Zarokostas Yellow card 43' van Schaik Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 81' |
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 Yellow card 36' Williams Yellow card 64' Thiaw Yellow card 76' |
Report | Guenzatti File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Johnson File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (Doherty) Tejada File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4' (Hilton) |
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 Yellow card 22' Diop Yellow card 90+6' |
Report | Lasso File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' (Hilton) Tejada File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' (Ekra) |
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 Yellow card 31' Mkosana File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (Johnson) |
Report | Velásquez File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (Saydee) Griffiths Yellow card 11' Othello Yellow card 45+4' Heath Yellow card 76' Thiaw Yellow card 82' |
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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' (Ekra) Murphy File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (Ekra) Ekra Yellow card 45+2' |
Report | Macky Diop Yellow card 37' Njie Yellow card 45+1' Goodrum File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (pen.) |
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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (Kelly-Rosales) Kelly-Rosales Yellow card 41' Archer Yellow card 47' |
Report | Johnson Yellow card 34' Scarlett Yellow card 45+3' |
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 Yellow card 11' Scarlett File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (Hilton) Guenzatti File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' (Lasso) Fernandes File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' (pen.) |
Report | Sam Yellow card 37' Thiaw Yellow card 42' Rozeboom Yellow card 82' |
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 Yellow card 4' Guenzatti File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' (Johnson) Ekra File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (Steinberger) Louro Yellow card 60' |
Report | Aaronson Yellow card 50' Ofeimu Yellow card 56' |
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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' (Cichero) Archer Yellow card 58' Zarokostas Yellow card 81' Paterson Yellow card 89' |
Report | Oduro Yellow card 14' | 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' (o.g.) Goodrum Yellow card 61' Fortune Yellow card 67' |
Report | Lasso File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' (Fernandes) Fernandes Yellow card 81' Murphy Yellow card 82' Guenzatti File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5' (Dalgaard) |
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 Yellow card 75' Granitto Yellow card 88' Ndam Yellow card 90+1' |
Report | Scarlett Yellow card 16' Ekra Yellow card 25' Guenzatti File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (Scarlett) |
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 Yellow card 39' Doherty Yellow card 43' Lasso File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Najem Yellow card 68' Oduro Yellow card 90' |
Report | Bosua Yellow card 14' Nelson Yellow card 34' Zarokostas File:Soccerball shade.svg 57', 84' (Adesodun), Yellow card 87' Marini Yellow card 80' Crawford Yellow card 85' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 403 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
USL Championship playoffs
Bracket
<section begin=bracket />
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 |
<section end=bracket />
Results
October 10, 2020 EC Quarterfinal | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4–2 | Birmingham Legion FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) |
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Report |
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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 Yellow card 38' Mkosana File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' (Steinberger) |
Report | Archer Yellow card 57' | 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 Yellow card 27' Lachowecki File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' (o.g.) |
Report | Steinberger File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' (Fernandes) Lasso Yellow card 29' Dalgaard Yellow card 38' Guenzatti File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+3' Guillén Yellow card 83' Ekra Yellow card 90+1' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Jon Freemon |
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| time = 8:30 PMU.S. Open Cup
April 7, 2020 2nd Round | Tampa Bay Rowdies Florida | Canceled | Florida The Villages SC or Georgia (U.S. state) Tormenta FC 2 | St. Petersburg, FL |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium | ||||
Note: Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] |
Honors
- USL Championship finalist
- USL Group H Champion
- USL Eastern Conference Champion
Individual honors
- Forrest Lasso (2020)[5]
References
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- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.