2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2020 soccer season
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]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
---|---|---|---|
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
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
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
Stuart Sternberg – owner
Lee Cohen –president and chief operating officer
Matthew Silverman – vice chairmen
Brian Auld – vice chairmen
Competitions
Exhibitions
The Rowdies hosted Major League Soccer teams in the Suncoast Invitational for the fifth year in a row.
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Chivas Florida U23
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. |
UNF Ospreys v Tampa Bay Rowdies
February 8, 2020 Preseason | UNF Ospreys | 0–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Jacksonville, FL |
13:30 EST (UTC−5) | Report | Guillén ![]() Murphy ![]() | Stadium: Hodges Stadium |
Orlando City SC v Tampa Bay Rowdies
February 12, 2020 Preseason | Orlando City SC | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Orlando, FL |
Bender ![]() Urso ![]() | Report | Murphy ![]() | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: closed-door |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Montreal Impact
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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Inter Miami CF
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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Tormenta FC
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 |
USF Bulls v Tampa Bay Rowdies
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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Norwich City U23s
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 |
Source: USL
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
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
New York Red Bulls II v Tampa Bay Rowdies
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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta United 2
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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v North Carolina FC
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 |
Birmingham Legion v Tampa Bay Rowdies
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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Charleston Battery
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 |
Miami FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies
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 |
Atlanta United 2 v Tampa Bay Rowdies
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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Miami FC
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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta United 2
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 |
Charleston Battery v Tampa Bay Rowdies
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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Miami FC
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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Philadelphia Union II
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 |
Charleston Battery v Tampa Bay Rowdies
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 |
Atlanta United 2 v Tampa Bay Rowdies
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 |
Miami FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies
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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Charleston Battery
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
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 |
Results
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Birmingham Legion FC
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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Charleston Battery
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 |
Louisville City FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies
October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) 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 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Phoenix Rising FC
November 1, 2020 (2020-11-01) 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
Tampa Bay Rowdies
v
The Villages SC or
Tormenta FC 2
![Florida](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Florida.svg/23px-Flag_of_Florida.svg.png)
![Florida](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Florida.svg/23px-Flag_of_Florida.svg.png)
![Georgia (U.S. state)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg.png)
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
- USL Championship finalist
- USL Group H Champion
- USL Eastern Conference Champion
Individual honors
- USL All-League
- USL Defender of the year
- Forrest Lasso (2020)[6]
References
- ^ 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.