Tampa Bay Rowdies (2010)

Tampa Bay rowdies
Basic data
Surname	Tampa Bay rowdies
Seat	Saint Petersburg , Florida
founding	2008
Colours	green yellow
owner	Tampa Bay Rays
Website	www.rowdiessoccer.com
First soccer team
Head coach	Neill Collins
Venue	Al Lang Stadium
Places	7,500
league	USL Championship
2018	Reg. Season: 12th place, East Play-offs: not qualified
home Away Alternatively

The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American football - Franchise of the USL Championship in Saint Petersburg , Florida .

The franchise was founded in 2008 and began playing in the North American Soccer League in 2010 . The team colors are green and yellow.

history

On June 18, 2008 the businessmen David Laxer, Andrew Nestor and Hinds Howard announced that they would like to found a soccer team, which will start under the name FC Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL First Division from the 2010 season. In November 2009, Tampa Bay FC announced that they would play in the new North American Soccer League from the 2010 season. Due to a dispute between the NASL and the USL , the provisional USSF Division 2 Professional League was introduced for one year .

In January 2010, the franchise changed its name from Tampa Bay Rowdies to Tampa Bay FC. This resulted from a legal battle over the use of the name Tampa Bay Rowdies in merchandising products. This was reversed on December 15, 2011. Since then, the team has been called Tampa Bay Rowdies again.

2010 season

Logo of the Tampa Bay Rowdies from 2010 to 2012

On April 16, 2010, Tampa Bay FC played its first league game. Opponent was Crystal Palace Baltimore , who could be defeated 1-0. The first league goal in the team's history was achieved by Aaron King. The club started the season very well and won five of the first ten games. In the end it was not enough to qualify for the play-offs. The only success was winning the Ponce De Leon Cup 2010, which is held by teams from Florida and Puerto Rico who play in a league. The league games that the teams play against each other count here.

On September 23, 2010, the previous coach Paul Dalglish was dismissed. The reason for this was not reaching the play-offs. The previous technical director Perry Van der Beck initially took over the coaching role as an interim solution.

In the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, Tampa Bay was eliminated in the second round against Miami FC 2-1 after extra time. In the first round the team was able to win 3-0 against the USASA club Legends FC.

First NASL season 2011

Tampa has played in the North American Soccer League, the second highest in the US soccer league system, since the 2011 season. Before the start of the season, a new coach was signed with the Englishman Ricky Hill . The former international took over from interim coach Perry Van der Beck. The Tampa Bay Rowdies finished the first NASL season as the third of the regular season. This enabled the team to qualify for the first round of the play-offs. There, however, you could not prevail against the later play-offs winners Minnesota Stars FC .

2012 season

In the regular season, the Tampa Bay Rowdies took 2nd place and thus qualified for the playoffs. There they succeeded for the first time to get the NASL title.

2013 season

For the 2013 season, a second star was added to the logo as a symbol for the second title after 1975. The season was the first to be divided into a spring and autumn season. The rowdies reached fourth place in the spring season. In the fall season, the team finished third. The play-offs were reduced to the final game of the first of the season. So you couldn't qualify for the play-offs.

Change to the USL

In late October 2016, it was announced that the Tampa Bay Rowdies franchise is moving from NASL to the United Soccer League.

Stadion

• George M. Steinbrenner Field ; Tampa , Florida (2010)
• Al Lang Stadium ; Saint Petersburg , Florida (since 2011)

The Tampa Bay Rowdies played their 2010 home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field . The stadium was actually built for baseball games, in which, among other things, the Tampa Yankees play their home games in the Florida State League . The course is operated by the New York Yankees , who do their spring training here.

The team has been playing at Al Lang Stadium in Saint Petersburg , Florida since 2011 . The baseball stadium was and is home to many major league baseball teams who have trained here for spring training .

organization

owner

The main owner is Bill Edwards, a businessman in Saint Petersburg , Florida . In addition to the rowdies, the property owner also owns the Al Lang Stadium and various restaurants. Andrew Nestor and David Laxer are at his side as minority owners.

Reserve - Rowdies 2

In December 2015, the Rowdies 2 formed a reserve and development team. The team plays in the National Premier Soccer League and is coached by Cheyne Roberts, a former soccer player.

Fans and rivals

Fan groups

The largest fan group is Ralph's Mob.

Rivals

There is a rivalry with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers . This began back in 1977 when the two North American Soccer League teams met. The term Florida Derby was coined for these derbies . This was later continued by the two former Major League Soccer franchises Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion .

Since 2010 the winner of the derby has received the so-called Coastal Cup. The Jacksonville Armada FC and Miami FC are now taking part. Here, the best team of the season is determined from the four teams in their direct comparisons.

Players and staff

Current squad

As of June 16, 2017

No. position Surname 1 TW Nico Campbell 2 FROM Darnell King 3 FROM Neill Collins 4th FROM Marcel Schäfer 7th MF Darwin Jones 8th ST Deshorn Brown 9 ST Alex Morell 10 ST Georgi Christow 11 ST Leo Fernandes 13 MF Justin Chavez 14th FROM Luke ground 15th FROM Zack Portillos

No. position Surname 17th FROM Tamika Mkandawire 18th TW Matt Pickens 19th ST Martin Paterson 22nd MF Keith Savage 23 MF Michael Nanchoff 26th MF Joe Cole 31 FROM Damion Lowe 32 MF Martin Vingaard 50 TW Akira Fitzgerald 90 ST Kyle Porter

Coaching staff

• Stuart Campbell - coach
• Raoul Voss - assistant coach
• Stuart Dobson - goalkeeping coach

Previous trainers

• Paul Dalglish (2009-2010)
• Perry Van der Beck (2010)
• Ricky Hill (2011-2014)
• Thomas Rongen (2014-2015)
• Stuart Campbell (2015-)

statistics

Seasonal balance

season	step	league	Regular season	Play-offs	Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
2010	2	USSF Division 2 Professional League	6th place (USL)	not qualified	2nd round
2011	2	North American Soccer League	3rd place	Quarter finals	not qualified
2012	2	North American Soccer League	2nd place	winner	3rd round
2013	2	North American Soccer League	Spring: 4th place Fall: 3rd place	not qualified	4th round
2014	2	North American Soccer League	Spring: 7th place Fall: 8th place	not qualified	3rd round
2015	2	North American Soccer League	Spring: 2nd place Fall: 8th place	not qualified	3rd round
2016	2	North American Soccer League	Spring: 5th place Case: 10th place	not qualified	4th round

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Tampa Bay's pro soccer team reclaims Rowdies name" - St. Pete Times, December 15, 2011 ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ rowdiessoccer.com: Rowdies Unveil New Logo ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , January 14, 2013, accessed January 20, 2013 
3. ↑ USL Expands with Additions of Tampa Bay Rowdies, Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved January 9, 2017 . 
4. ^ Eduardo A. Encina: Tampa Bay Rowdies will play at New York Yankees' Steinbrenner Field . In: St. Petersburg Times . January 27, 2010. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 27, 2010. 
5. ↑ ownership - front office . rowdiessoccer.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 18, 2016. 
6. ↑ Tampa Bay Rowdies - Club Profile | Transfer market . ( transfermarkt.de [accessed on June 16, 2017]).
7. ↑ Tampa Bay Rowdies - Club Profile | Transfer market . ( transfermarkt.de [accessed on June 16, 2017]).
8. ^ Technical Staff - Stuart Campbell . rowdiessoccer.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 18, 2016. 
9. ↑ Rowdies dismiss coach Ricky Hill, make Farrukh Quraishi team president, GM . Tampa Bay Times. 18th November 2014.

Web links

• Official website