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Tampa Bay Rowdies
2019 season
ChairmanStuart Sternberg
Head coachNeill Collins
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
USL Championship5th (Eastern Conference)
USL CupQuarterfinals
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Guenzatti (18)
All: Guenzatti (19)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 7,851
(October 12 vs. Indy)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,022
(August 31 vs. Nashville, USL-C)
All: 1,342
(May 14 vs. The Villages, USOC)
Average home league attendance5,497
Biggest win6–1 (21 September vs. Bethlehem, USL-C)
Biggest defeat2–4 (14 August @ North Carolina, USL-C)
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The 2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's tenth season of existence, their third in the United Soccer League, and first in the newly named USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 26th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 32nd season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

Club

Current roster

As of June 26, 2019[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK John McCarthy  United States
3 DF Ryan Felix  United States
4 DF Tarek Morad  United States
5 DF David Najem  Afghanistan
7 MF Yann Ekra  France
8 MF Zach Steinberger  United States
11 MF Leo Fernandes  Brazil
13 FW Sebastián Guenzatti  Uruguay
14 FW Malik Johnson  Canada
15 MF Andrew Tinari  United States
17 FW Juan Tejada  Panama
18 MF Dominic Oduro  Ghana
19 DF Shawn Barry  Puerto Rico
20 DF Caleb Richards (on loan from Norwich City)  England
21 GK Macklin Robinson  United States
22 MF Jordan Doherty (on loan from Sheffield United)  Ireland
23 FW Leon Taylor  United States
26 MF Afrim Taku  Albania
32 FW Jaime Siaj  Jordan
33 GK Chris Konopka  United States
42 DF Mohamed Kone  Burkina Faso
44 DF Papé Diakité  Senegal
77 FW Lucky Mkosana  Zimbabwe
88 FW Kwadwo Poku  Ghana

Technical staff

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

Competitions

Exhibitions

The Rowdies hosted Major League Soccer teams in the Suncoast Invitational for the fourth year in a row.

February 2, 2019 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Birmingham Legion FC St. Petersburg, FL
Allen Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door
February 9, 2019 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–2 UCF Knights St. Petersburg, FL
Oduro
Poku
Tejada
trialist 		Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door
February 13, 2019 Preseason Orlando City B 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montverde, FL
Report Steinberger
Ekra 		Stadium: Montverde Academy
Attendance: Closed-door
February 16, 2019 Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 D.C. United St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Diakité Yellow card 47' Report Acosta Yellow card 3'
Arriola 34' (Acosta)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 20, 2019 Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Report Jackson-Hamel Yellow card 23' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 23, 2019 Preseason Tormenta FC 3–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Statesboro, GA
17:00 EST (UTC−5) Micaletto 15'
Phelps Yellow card 19'
Morrell 23', 56'
Dennis Yellow card 49'		 Fernandes 26'
Hoppenot 80'		 Stadium: Erk Russell Park
February 24, 2019 Preseason Georgia Southern Eagles 0–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Statesboro, GA
7:00 EST (UTC−5) Wintermeier
Allen ,
Tejada 		Stadium: Erk Russell Park
March 2, 2019 Preseason USF Bulls 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) 10' Report Guenzatti 16'
Poku 85'		 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
March 17, 2019 Midseason Tampa Bay Rowdies – Stetson Hatters St. Petersburg, FL
EST (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: No result published.
April 14, 2019 Midseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 5–1 Sarasota Metropolis FC St. Petersburg, FL
10:30 EST (UTC−5) Taylor , ,
Allen
Poku 		Moriarty (pen.) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

USL Championship

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Indy Eleven 34 19 6 9 48 29 +19 63 Conference Quarterfinals
4 Louisville City FC 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 60
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 16 10 8 61 33 +28 58
6 New York Red Bulls II 34 17 6 11 74 51 +23 57
7 North Carolina FC 34 16 8 10 57 37 +20 56 Play-In Round
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 16 10 8 61 33  +28 58 8 6 3 33 14  +19 8 4 5 28 19  +9

Last updated: 27 April 2019.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultWWDDWDWDDWWWWLDWWWDWLWLLWLWDLWDLDL
Position6212241332111111111111232323434545
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2019. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

March 9, 2019 1 Memphis 901 FC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Memphis, TN
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Metzger Yellow card 58'
Sandoval Yellow card 87'
Najem Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Guenzatti 4' (pen.)
Richards Yellow card 11'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 8,062
Referee: Mike Lavergne
March 16, 2019 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Barry 26'
Steinberger 86' (Barry)		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,234
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
March 23, 2019 3 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fenton, MO
14:00 EST (UTC−5) Dacres Yellow card 22'
Fink 26'		 Report Diakité Yellow card 63'
Morad Yellow card 73'
Guenzatti 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 30, 2019 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Loudoun United St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Oduro Yellow card 38' Report Pilato Yellow card 16'
Verfurth Yellow card 61'
Saravia Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,893
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
April 6, 2019 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–0 Hartford Athletic St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti 37', 78' (Fernandes), Yellow card 67'
Najem 58'
Tinari 71' (Fernandes)		 Report Williams Yellow card 73'
de Wit Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: Thomas Snyder
April 13, 2019 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Louisville City St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Tinari 15'
Hoppenot Yellow card 21'
Guenzatti Yellow card 75'
Ekra Yellow card 78'
Oduro Yellow card 85'		 Report Jimenez Yellow card 68'
Williams Yellow card 85'
Thiam 88'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,707
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 24, 2019 7 Atlanta United 2 1–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, GA
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Williams Yellow card 30'
Fernando 34' (Pereira)
Carleton Yellow card 63'
Wyke Yellow card 69'
Campbell Yellow card 85'		 Report Oduro Yellow card 36'
Diakité Yellow card 39'
Fernandes 45' (Tinari)
Morad Yellow card 59'
Campbell 67' (o.g.)
Tejada 87' (Fernandes)
Allen 90' (Fernandes)		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,537
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 27, 2019 8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Charlotte Independence St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti 17' (Tinari)
Oduro Yellow card 30'		 Report Oduro 11' (Thicot)
Martínez Yellow card 25'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,651
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
May 1, 2019 9 Indy Eleven 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indianapolis, IN
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Barrett Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 20' Report Taylor Yellow card 88' Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 8,035
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 8, 2019 10 Nashville SC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Nashville, TN
20:00 EST (UTC−5) King Yellow card 36' Report Tejada 34' (Guenzatti)
Morad Yellow card 90'
Kone Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,628
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
May 18, 2019 11 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 New York Red Bulls II St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Tejada 29' (Tinari), 58' (Poku)
Oduro Red card 72'
Diakité Red card 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,210
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Note: Diakité was initially given a yellow that was changed to a red card upon further review by the league's Independent Discipline Panel.[2]
May 25, 2019 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Swope Park Rangers St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Hoppenot Yellow card 81'
Fernandes 82' (pen.)		 Report Wilson Harris Yellow card 78'
Alexsander Yellow card 81'
Akhmatov Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,688
Referee: Thomas Snyder
June 1, 2019 13 Birmingham Legion 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Birmingham, AL
20:00 EST (UTC−5) Lopez Yellow card 28'
Kasim Yellow card 69'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 20'
Guenzatti 28' (Tinari)
Tinari 44' (Johnson)
Richards Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Matthew Thompson
June 8, 2019 14 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 North Carolina FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Steinberger 54' (Morad)
Hoppenot Yellow card 61'		 Report Fortune 19' (Albadawi), 48' (Ewolo)
Albadawi Yellow card 28'
Miller 77' (Speas)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 15, 2019 15 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti 39' (Johnson), Yellow card 58'
Oduro Yellow card 86'		 Report Nelson Yellow card 29'
Svantesson 88' (Bosua)
Rittmeyer Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,082
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 22, 2019 16 Bethlehem Steel 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bethlehem, PA
17:00 EST (UTC−5) Chambers Yellow card 29', 90+1' (pen.)
Turner Yellow card 50'
Borgelin Yellow card 54'
Fontana Yellow card 57'		 Report Tejada 13' (Steinberger)
Guenzatti 34'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 505
Referee: David Barrie
June 29, 2019 17 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Ottawa Fury St. Petersburg, FL
20:00 EST (UTC−5) Oduro Yellow card 28'
Tejada 36' (Najem)
Guenzatti Yellow card 43', 90+2' (Mkosana)		 Report François 22'
Oliveira Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,396
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 7, 2019 18 Swope Park Rangers 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kansas City, KS
17:00 EST (UTC−5) Kuzain Yellow card 37'
Smith Yellow card 38'
Segbers Yellow card 45+3'
Vanacore-Decker 72'		 Report Tejada 14' (Ekra)
Guenzatti 39' (pen.)
Steinberger Yellow card 45+1'
Johnson Yellow card 54', 58' (Guenzatti)
Diakité Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 507
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 13, 2019 19 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Pittsburgh, PA
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Kerr 52' (pen.) Report Morad Yellow card 13'
Diakité Yellow card 51'
Mkosana 84' (Poku)		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,045
Referee: Victor Rivas
July 20, 2019 20 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–1 Saint Louis FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti 33' (Fernandes), 36' (Mkosana)
Oduro Yellow card 69'
Fernandes 79' (Barry)
Richards 90+1' (Guenzatti)		 Report Calvert Yellow card 20'
Hilton Yellow card 71'
Greig 87' (Hilton)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,520
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 26, 2019 21 New York Red Bulls II 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montclair, NJ
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Jørgenson 17', 34' (Tolkin)
Duncan Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 62'
Barlow Yellow card 47'
Lema Yellow card 51'
Buckmaster Yellow card 88'
Nealis Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Guenzatti Yellow card 23'
Diakité Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 1,089
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 3, 2019 22 Charleston Battery 0–5 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston, SC
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guerra Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 42'
Anunga Yellow card 31'
Mueller Yellow card 64'		 Report Mkosana 1' (Steinberger), 4', Yellow card 62'
Johnson 34'
Steinberger 47' (Johnson)
Siaj 82' (Tinari)		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 10, 2019 23 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Birmingham Legion St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Diakité Yellow card 84' Report Opoku 49' (Asiedu)
Wright Yellow card 66'
Williams Yellow card 70'
Culbertson Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,949
Referee: Dejan Susak
August 21, 2019 24 North Carolina FC 4–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, NC
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Fortune 19' (Rennicks)
Miller 50', 79' (Taylor)
Diakité 76' (o.g.)		 Report Guenzatti 32' (Poku)
Diakité Yellow card 72'
Tejada 90' (Fernandez)		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,833
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 24, 2019 25 Tampa Bay Rowdies 5–0 Memphis 901 St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Poku 11', 62' (Johnson)
Fernandes Yellow card 28', 81' (Guenzatti)
Tinari 45+5' (Johnson)
Johnson 87' (Kone)		 Report daSilva Yellow card 36'
Charpie Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,835
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 31, 2019 26 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Nashville SC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti 49'
Mkosana Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Moloto 44'
Belmar 79' (Bourgeois)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
September 7, 2019 27 Charlotte Independence 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Matthews, NC
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Thicot Yellow card 71'
Roberts 83'		 Report Tejada 7' (Fernandes), 49' (Guenzatti)
Siaj 74' (Mkosana)		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,930
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 14, 2019 28 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti 31' (Fernandes)
Oduro Yellow card 68'		 Report Wyke 13'
Conway Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Elton Garcia
September 18, 2019 29 Ottawa Fury 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Ottawa, ON
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Fall Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 90+2', 90+1' (pen.)
Gagnon-Laparé Yellow card 62'
Haworth Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Diakité Yellow card 56'
McCarthy Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Matt Souare
September 21, 2019 30 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6–1 Bethlehem Steel St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Ofeimu 20' (o.g.)
Guenzatti 24' (Johnson)
Poku 40' (Fernandes)
Morad Yellow card 42'
Tinari 45+2' (Johnson)
Mkosana 71' (Fernandes), Yellow card 74'
Taku 90+2' (Fernandes)		 Report Cortés Yellow card 54'
Willis Yellow card 65'
Faris 69' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,513
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 28, 2019 31 Louisville City 2–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, KY
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Matsoso Yellow card 30', 79' (Jimenez)
Craig 35' (Jimenez)		 Report Morad Yellow card 34'
Jordan Doherty Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 83'
Guenzatti Yellow card 45+1', 87' (pen.)
Mkosana 89' (Barry)
McCarthy Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,630
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 4, 2019 32 Loudoun United 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, VA
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Ndour Yellow card 18', 50' (Odoi-Atsem)
Nyeman Yellow card 41'
Hawkins Yellow card 64'
Wild 90+3' (Ku-DiPietro)		 Report Guenzatti Yellow card 64'
Siaj Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium
Attendance: 1,738
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 12, 2019 33 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Indy Eleven St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti 45+6' (pen.)
Mkosana Yellow card 64'		 Report Barrett Yellow card 64'
Kelly 72' (Pasher), Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,851
Referee: Lorant Varga
October 19, 2019 34 Hartford Athletic 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hartford, CT
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Williams Yellow card 40', 47' (Hord)
Gdula Yellow card 62'
Wojcik 90+3' (Lee)		 Report Johnson Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 68'
Mkosana 73' (Guenzatti)
Diakité Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,674
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

USL Championship playoffs

Main article: 2019 USL Championship Playoffs

The Rowdies clinched their spot in the single elimination 2019 USL playoffs on September 18, by virtue of the Charleston Battery losing, 3-1, to Atlanta United 2.

Conference Quarterfinals

October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) East Louisville City FC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EDT Rasmussen 23' (McCabe), 24' (Ownby)
Ownby Yellow card 56'		 Report Ekra Yellow card 40'
Diakité Yellow card 70'
Guenzatti 80' (Poku)		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup
May 14, 2019 2nd round Tampa Bay Rowdies Florida 4–1 Florida The Villages SC St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT Kone 43' (Steinberger), Yellow card 88'
Steinberger 45+3'
Allen 62' (Steinberger)
Soronellas Yellow card 83'
Taylor 90+3'		 Report Lopes Yellow card 43'
Gyau 62' (De Freitas)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Matthew Miscannon
May 28, 2019 3rd round OKC Energy FC Oklahoma 4–3 Florida Tampa Bay Rowdies Norman, OK
7:30 pm CDT Gordon 2'
Boesetti 27', Yellow card 30'
Eissele 32'
Brown 60'		 Report Allen 20' (pen.), 47'
Najem 24'
Poku Yellow card 34'		 Stadium: John Crain Field
Attendance: 177
Referee: Elton Garcia

Honors

Individual honors

Papé Diakité (2nd team), Sebastián Guenzatti (2nd team)

References

  1. ^ "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Oduro and Diakite To Serve One-Game Suspensions". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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