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Tampa Bay Rowdies
2021 season
ChairmanStuart Sternberg
Head coachNeill Collins
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
USL Championship1st, Eastern Conference
Regular Season Winners
USL CupRunners-up
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Guenzatti (21)
All: Guenzatti (22)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 6,882
All: 7,521
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,870
All: 1,870
Average home league attendance3,753
Biggest win6–0 (May 1 vs NYRB)
Biggest defeat2–0 (July 31 @ CHAR)
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The 2021 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's twelfth season of existence, their fifth in the United Soccer League, and third in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this is the 28th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this is the 34th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

Club[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of June 3, 2021[1]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played[a] Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Evan Louro United States GK 2020 (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 28) New York Red Bulls 16 0
25 Ian McGrane United States GK 2020 (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995 (age 28) Stumptown Athletic 0 0
56 Raiko Arozarena Cuba GK 2021 (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27) Cafetaleros de Chiapas 0 0
Defenders
2 Conner Antley United States RB/DF 2021 (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 29) Indy Eleven 0 0
3 Forrest Lasso United States CB 2020 (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 30) FC Cincinnati 16 3
5 Jordan Scarlett Jamaica CB 2020 (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 28) New York Red Bulls II 16 1
16 Max Lachowecki United States LB 2020 (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 (age 31) Free Agent 24 0
33 Aarón Guillén Mexico CB 2020 (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 30) North Carolina FC 16 0
Midfielders
4 Lewis Hilton England CM 2020 (1993-10-22) 22 October 1993 (age 30) Saint Louis FC 16 0
7 Yann Ekra France CM 2019 (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 33) Charlotte Independence 31 1
8 Zach Steinberger United States AM 2019 (1992-05-10) 10 May 1992 (age 31) Indy Eleven 29 3
11 Leo Fernandes Brazil LM 2017 (1991-12-23) 23 December 1991 (age 32) Philadelphia Union 82 11
21 Dayonn Harris Canada RW 2021 (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 26) Real Monarchs SLC 0 0
22 Jordan Doherty Republic of Ireland DM 2019 (2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 23) Sheffield United FC Academy 38 2
23 Sebastian Dalgaard Denmark WM 2020 (1991-08-23) 23 August 1991 (age 32) Hartford Athletic 13 0
27 Laurence Wyke England DM 2021 (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27) Atlanta United FC 0 0
29 Matthew Srbely Canada AM 2021 (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 25) Toronto FC II 0 0
97 Luiz Fernando Brazil WM 2021 (1997-06-23) 23 June 1997 (age 26) Atlanta United FC 0 0
Forwards
9 Juan Tejada Panama CF 2019 (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 27) Lakeland Tropics 42 12
10 Steevan Dos Santos Cape Verde CF 2021 (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 34) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0 0
13 Sebastián Guenzatti Uruguay CF 2017 (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 32) New York Cosmos 82 32
14 Foster Langsdorf United States CF 2021 (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 28) Loan from Minnesota United FC 0 0
17 Jordan Adebayo-Smith United States CF 2021 (2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 23) Sutton United FC 0 0
77 Lucky Mkosana Zimbabwe CF 2019 (1987-09-30) 30 September 1987 (age 36) Louisville City FC 62 12

Team management and staff[edit]

Front Office
Owner United States Stuart Sternberg
President & C.O.O. United States Lee Cohen
Vice chairman United States Matthew Silverman
Vice chairman United States Brian Auld
Technical staff
Head coach/Technical director Scotland Neill Collins
Assistant coach England Stuart Dobson
Assistant coach Republic of Ireland Kevin Foley
Assistant coach United States Chad Burt
Performance coach United States Pete Calabrese
Chief scout United States Eric Rudland
Medical staff
Head athletic trainer United States Andrew Keane
Assistant athletic trainer United States Michelle Leget
Orthopedic surgeon United States Dr. Mohit Bansal
Primary care physician United States Dr. Mathew Vermeer

Competitions[edit]

Exhibitions[edit]

The Rowdies initial preseason schedule was announced on March 10, 2021.[2]

March 20, 2021 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 South Georgia Tormenta FC St. Petersburg, FL
Guenzatti 30' (Adebayo-Smith)
Adbayo-Smith 34'
Trialist Yellow card 90'		 Report Micaletto 38' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
March 27, 2021 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Inter Miami CF St. Petersburg, FL
Wyke 81' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
March 31, 2021 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Nashville SC Bradenton, FL
Aguirre Yellow card 68' Report 22'
McCarty Yellow card 33'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: closed-door
April 3, 2021 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 New York Red Bulls Bradenton, FL
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
April 11, 2021 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–5 CF Montréal St. Petersburg, FL
Dos Santos 89' (Hilton) Mihailovic 10' (Toye)
Toye 12' (Quioto), 40'
Scarlett 45' (o.g.)
Sejdič 64'
Red card 73'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
April 17, 2021 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 5–0 Naples United FC St. Petersburg, FL
Harris 31'
Wyke 50', Yellow card 61'
Dos Santos 63' (pen.)
Adebayo-Smith 74'
Steinberger 84' (Fernandes)		 Report #25 Yellow card 42'
#5 Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
April 24, 2021 Preseason Tampa Spartans 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Foster 34:27'
Youth Yellow card 68:37'		 Report Fernandes 20:44' (Harris)
Guenzatti 30:14' (Fernandes)
Dos Santos 51:46' (Hilton)
Antley Yellow card 54:45'
Lachowecki Yellow card 56:18'
Scarlett Yellow card 89:13'		 Stadium: Pepin Stadium
Attendance: 0

USL Championship[edit]

Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

Standings — Atlantic Division[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 23 7 2 55 23 +32 71 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charlotte Independence 32 18 9 5 57 36 +21 59
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 32 17 8 7 52 34 +18 58[b]
4 Miami FC 32 16 10 6 55 40 +15 54[b]
5 Hartford Athletic 32 12 15 5 50 50 0 41
6 Charleston Battery 32 10 15 7 49 60 −11 37
7 New York Red Bulls II 32 7 18 7 42 67 −25 28
8 Loudoun United FC 32 4 25 3 31 78 −47 15
Source: USL
Notes:
  1. ^ Regular season only
  2. ^ a b The USL decided to replay the sides' October 16 match from the 67th minute after the referee wrongly disallowed a Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC goal. The original score was 0–0.[3]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 23 2 7 55 23  +32 71 14 1 2 39 10  +29 9 1 5 16 13  +3

Last updated: 19 September 2021.
Source: Match reports

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
StadiumHHHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAAAHAHHAA
ResultWWWWWLWLWWLLLWLWWDWWWWWWWWWLDWWW
Position11111111111111221111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2021. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

May 1, 2021 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Charlotte Independence St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Steinberger Yellow card 35'
Dalgaard Yellow card 54'
Guenzatti 54' (pen), 77' (Lasso)
Fernandes 79' (Guenzatti)		 Report Areman Yellow card 35'
Roberts Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,870
Referee: Tori Penso
May 8, 2021 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Dos Santos 30' (Fernandes)
Guenzatti 75' (pen)
Adebayo-Smith 84'		 Report Griffin Yellow card 11'
Gatt Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,978
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 15, 2021 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Phoenix Rising St. Petersburg, FL
20:00 EDT (UTC−5) Quinn 4' (o.g.)
Hilton Yellow card 40'
Dos Santos 61'
Louro Yellow card 68'
Adebayo-Smith Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Quinn Yellow card 42'
Moar 68' (Dadashov)
Dadashov Yellow card 68'
Adewole Yellow card 80'
Saydee Yellow card 86'
Billingsley Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,355
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 22, 2021 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Miami FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Dos Santos 12' (Hilton)
Hilton Yellow card 65'
Guenzatti 79' (pen.)		 Report Palacios Yellow card 17'
Forbes 38'
Akinyode Yellow card 74'
Craig Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,518
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
June 2, 2021 5 New York Red Bulls II 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montclair, NJ
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Zalinsky Yellow card 60'
Tombul Yellow card 79'
Edelman Yellow card 84'		 Report Adebayo-Smith 32' (Doherty), Yellow card 51'
Guenzatti Yellow card 33'
Scarlett Yellow card 41'
Langsdorf Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 543
Referee: Luis Arroyo
June 5, 2021 6 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charlotte, NC
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Dean Yellow card 14'
Etou 25' (pen.)
Miller Yellow card 62'
Bender Yellow card 86'		 Report Langsdorf Yellow card 64'
Adebayo-Smith Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,380
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 11, 2021 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Loudoun United St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Antley Yellow card 13'
Guenzatti 34' (Antley)
Wyke Yellow card 79'
Langsdorf 85', Yellow card 86'		 Report Dambrot 4' (Paz), Yellow card 23'
Bolívar Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,332
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
June 19, 2021 8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Hilton Yellow card 41'
Lasso Yellow card 45+3'
Ekra Yellow card 61'
Guenzatti 90+2' (Harris)		 Report Griffin 21' (Cicerone)
Williams Yellow card 40'
Cicerone 55' (Forbes)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,672
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
June 26, 2021 9 Hartford Athletic 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hartford, CT
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Lara Yellow card 58' Report Guenzatti 33'
Fernandes Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,966
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
July 2, 2021 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Scarlett Yellow card 31'
Guenzatti 68' (pen.)		 Report Di Rosa Yellow card 44'
Archer Yellow card 67'
Crawford Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Kyle Johnston
July 7, 2021 11 Miami FC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Reid 21' (da Silva)
Chapman-Page Yellow card 39', 77' (François)
da Silva Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Lasso Yellow card 23'
Scarlett 51' (Hilton)		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 13, 2021 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Hartford Athletic St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Scarlett Yellow card 58'
Fernandes Yellow card 64'		 Report Dodson 23' (Preston)
Elney Yellow card 34'
Ashitey Yellow card 37'
Boudadi Yellow card 52'
Gómez Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,943
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 17, 2021 13 Miami FC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Martínez 10'
Bah 34' (da Silva)
Reid Yellow card 90'		 Report Steinberger Yellow card 28'
Guillén Yellow card 36'
Dalgaard Yellow card 60'
Fernandes 65' (Dalgaard)		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 24, 2021 14 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Loudoun United St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guillén 7' (Dalgaard)
Fernandes Yellow card 21', 52' (Hilton)
Lasso Yellow card 37'
Ekra Yellow card 73'
Guenzatti 74' (Ekra)		 Report Smith Yellow card 34'
Downs 70' (Sorga)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,920
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 31, 2021 15 Charlotte Independence 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charlotte, NC
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Kelly 47' (Martínez), Yellow card 48'
Parra 62' (Riascos)
Dimick Yellow card 89'		 Report Antley Yellow card 22'
Hilton Yellow card 59'
Doherty Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,371
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
August 6, 2021 16 New York Red Bulls II 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montclair, NJ
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) LaCava 9' (Nagoma)
Lewis Yellow card 21'
Sowe Yellow card 41'
Tombul Yellow card 45+1'		 Report Adebayo-Smith 33' (Lachowecki)
Lachowecki 47' (Wyke)
Ekra Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 587
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 13, 2021 17 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Hartford Athletic St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Adebayo-Smith 85' Report Lara Yellow card 31'
McGlynn Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Elton Garcia
August 18, 2021 18 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Pittsburgh, PA
18:00 EDT (UTC−5) Velarde Yellow card 58' Report Lasso Yellow card 31'
Mkosana Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 23, 2021 19 Loudoun United 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, VA
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Saravia Yellow card 36'
Landry Yellow card 64'		 Report Hilton 23'
Lasso 45+3' (Hilton)
Wyke Yellow card 82'
Mkosana Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 360
Referee: Luis Arroyo
August 28, 2021 20 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Charlotte Independence St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Hilton Yellow card 60'
Dos Santos 73', 76' (Wyke)		 Report Bronico Yellow card 69' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,461
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
September 3, 2021 21 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Oakland Roots St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guillén Yellow card 19'
Guenzatti 30' (Scarlett)
Dalgaard 41' (Wyke)
Mkosana 82' (Wyke)		 Report Hernández Yellow card 85' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,514
Referee: Gerald Flores
September 7, 2021 22 Charleston Battery 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston, SC
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Paterson Yellow card 39'
Archer Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 86'
Crawford Yellow card 87'		 Report Wyke Yellow card 55'
Hilton 63' (Dos Santos)
Antley Red card 82'		 Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 11, 2021 23 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6–0 New York Red Bulls II St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Fernandes 12' (Dalgaard), 39' (Guenzatti)
Guenzatti 36' (Ekra), 49' (Ekra)
Ekra 58' (Guenzatti), 69'		 Report Knapp Yellow card 9'
Zajec Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,413
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 18, 2021 24 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, GA
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Bauer Yellow card 28'
Ambrose Yellow card 71'		 Report Guenzatti 2' (Dos Santos), 45+1'
Dalgaard Yellow card 27'
Scarlett Yellow card 53'
Wyke Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 699
Referee: Melvin Rivas
September 25, 2021 25 Hartford Athletic 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hartford, CT
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Yacoubou Yellow card 31'
Haak Yellow card 52'
McGlynn Yellow card 63'
Preston Yellow card 86'
Barrera 90+4' (Dodson)		 Report Guenzatti 12' (Fernandez), 45+2' (Fernandez)
Hilton Yellow card 27'		 Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 5,138
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 2, 2021 26 Charleston Battery 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston, SC
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Repetto 10' (pen.)
Zarkostas Yellow card 13'
Kuzminsky Yellow card 24'
Archer Yellow card 24'
Harmon Yellow card 42'
McCue Yellow card 67'
Gdula Yellow card 88'		 Report Scarlett Yellow card 8'
Lasso Yellow card 12'
Wyke 21' (Guenzatti)
Guenzatti 25' (pen.), Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,848
Referee: Luis Guardia
October 7, 2021 27 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–2 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, FL
20:00 EDT (UTC−5) Guenzatti 27' (Antley), 34' (Fernandez), Yellow card 48'
Fernandez 12' (Antley)
Dos Santos 90+3' (Steinberger)		 Report Kelly-Rosales Yellow card 24'
Scarlett 36' (o.g.)
Zarokostas Yellow card 37'
Bunting 90+3' (Repetto)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,210
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
October 10, 2021 28 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Pittsburgh, PA
TBD EDT (UTC−5) Williamson 42'
Vitiello Yellow card 56'
Cicerone 74' (pen.)
Wiedt Yellow card 78'		 Report Lasso Yellow card 59'
Wyke Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,727
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 15, 2021 29 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 New York Red Bulls II St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Scarlett Yellow card 34'
Castillo 45' (o.g.)
Lasso Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Archimède 23' (Sowe)
Zajec Yellow card 45+2'
Rafanello Red card 90+4'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,882
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
October 20, 2021 30 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Miami FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guenzatti 3' (Fernandez), 71' (Antley)
Antley Yellow card 56'
Dos Santos 76' (Guenzatti)		 Report Kcira Yellow card 38'
Craig Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,976
Referee: Matthew Thompson
October 23, 2021 31 Loudoun United 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, VA
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Houssou Yellow card 75'
Paz Yellow card 86'		 Report Dos Santos 40'
Antley Yellow card 41'
Hilton Yellow card 71'
Dalgaard Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 917
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
October 30, 2021 32 Las Vegas Lights 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Las Vegas, NV
22:00 EDT (UTC−5) Trejo 24' (Traore)
Leone Yellow card 35'		 Report Dos Santos 12', 61' (Wyke)
Wyke Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Mark Allatin

USL Championship playoffs[edit]

Main article: 2021 USL Championship Playoffs

Bracket[edit]

Conference Quarter-finals
November 5–7 		Conference Semi-finals
November 13 		Conference Finals
November 20 		USL Championship Final
November 28
            
A1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6
C4 FC Tulsa 2
A1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
C2 Birmingham Legion FC 0
C2 Birmingham Legion FC w/o
A3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
A1 Tampa Bay Rowdies (a.e.t.) 3
Eastern Conference
C1 Louisville City FC 2
A2 Charlotte Independence 3
C3 Memphis 901 FC 1
A2 Charlotte Independence 0
C1 Louisville City FC 1
C1 Louisville City FC 1
A4 Miami FC 0
A1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
P2 Orange County SC 3
M1 El Paso Locomotive FC 0
P4 Oakland Roots SC 1
P4 Oakland Roots SC 0(5)
P2 Orange County SC (p) 0(6)
P2 Orange County SC 1
M3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0
P2 Orange County SC (p) 1(5)
Western Conference
M2 San Antonio FC 1(3)
M2 San Antonio FC 2
P3 San Diego Loyal SC 0
M2 San Antonio FC 3
M4 Rio Grande Valley FC 1
P1 Phoenix Rising FC 3(3)
M4 Rio Grande Valley FC (p) 3(4)


Results[edit]

November 6, 2021 EC Quarterfinal Tampa Bay Rowdies 6–2 FC Tulsa St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guenzatti 21' (Antley)
Guillén Yellow card 45+2'
Kibato 46' (o.g.)
Dos Santos 56' (Hilton), Yellow card 79'
Fernandez 89' (Mkosana), 90+5' (Mkosana)
Mkosana 90+2'		 Report Rivas 67' (Jadama)
Bird Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 73'
Suárez 90' (Bourgeois)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,262
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
November 13, 2021 EC Semifinal Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Birmingham Legion FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Ekra 57' (Antley)
Scarlett Yellow card 90+4'		 Report A. Crognale Yellow card 39'
Kasim Yellow card 46'
E. Crognale Yellow card 89'
Williams Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,949
Referee: Elton García
November 20, 2021 EC Final Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 (a.e.t.) Louisville City FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Tejada Yellow card 43'
Dos Santos Yellow card 77', 102' (Wyke)
Wyke Yellow card 83'
Mkosana 83', 90+6' (Lasso)
Guillén Yellow card 98'		 Report Ownby Yellow card 5', 10' (Jimenez)
Lasso 23' (o.g.)
Gómez Yellow card 55'
Jimenez Yellow card 100'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,120
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
November 28, 2021 USL Championship Final Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Orange County SC St. Petersburg, FL
20:30 EST (UTC−5) Lasso Yellow card 16'
Fernandes 57'		 Report Damus 25', 38'
Kuningas 45'
Mines Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,521
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

On March 29, 2021, the Rowdies were confirmed as one of four representatives of the USL Championship to compete in the Open Cup.[4] On July 20, it was announced that the tournament would be cancelled for the second straight year, and would resume in 2022.[5]

TBD Round of 16 Tampa Bay Rowdies Florida cancelled TBD TBD
Stadium: TBD

Honors[edit]

  • USL Regular Season Champion
  • USL Eastern Conference Champion
  • USL Atlantic Division Champion

Individual honors[edit]

  • Golden Glove
Evan Louro[6]
  • Coach of the Year
Neill Collins[7]
  • Goalkeeper of the Year
Evan Louro[8]
  • Defender of the Year
Forrest Lasso[9]
Evan Louro
Forrest Lasso
Sebastián Guenzatti
Aarón Guillén (second team)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "ROWDIES ANNOUNCE 2021 PRESEASON SCHEDULE". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Miami FC vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds Match to be Replayed on Oct. 27, Starting from 67th Minute". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "USL CONFIRMS ROWDIES AS OPEN CUP REPRESENTATIVE". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT EDITION OF LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP IN 2022". ussoccer.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Colorado Springs' Hadji Barry Awarded 2021 USL Championship Golden Boot". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tampa Bay's Neill Collins Voted Championship's Coach of the Year". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Tampa Bay's Evan Louro Named Championship's Goalkeeper of the Year". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Tampa Bay's Forrest Lasso Voted Championship's Defender of the Year". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "USL Championship Announces 2021 All-League Teams". USLChampionship.com. USL League One. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
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