2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season
2012 season | |||
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Owners | Andrew Nestor | ||
Head coach | Ricky Hill | ||
Stadium | Al Lang Stadium | ||
NASL | 2nd | ||
NASL Playoffs | Champions | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | ||
Ponce De Leon Cup | Winners | ||
Coastal Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Mike Ambersley (8) All: Mike Ambersley (11) | ||
Highest home attendance | 4,710[1] (July 4 v. Fort Lauderdale) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,194[2] (April 12 v. Carolina) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,116[3] | ||
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The 2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies' third season of existence, and second in the North American Soccer League. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 25th season of a professional soccer team fielded in the Tampa Bay region.
Background
After their first season, the FC Tampa Bay Rowdies were forced by Classic Ink to discontinue use of the "Rowdies" name, resulting in their name being FC Tampa Bay. Before the 2012 season began, however, the team came to terms with Classic Ink to purchase the "Rowdies" name.[4]
In the previous season, the Rowdies rallied to a third-place finish before bowing out in a first-round playoff match against eventual NASL Champions NSC Minnesota Stars. In 2012, the Rowdies finished second in the league with a 12–9–7 record. In the 2012 playoffs, they first defeated Carolina RailHawks FC, 5–4, on aggregate in the semifinals to advance to the Soccer Bowl. There they avenged the previous season's playoff loss by defeating defending champion, Minnesota, in the NASL Championship Series. They won the title in dramatic fashion, 3–2, on penalty kicks, after making up a two-goal aggregate deficit in regulation, and then surviving 30 minutes of extra time while short-handed.[5] For the region of Tampa Bay, it was the first North American Soccer League championship since the original Rowdies won Soccer Bowl '75.[6]
Club
Roster
as of August 25, 2012[7]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Jeff Attinella | ![]() |
2 | DF | Daniel Scott | ![]() |
3 | DF | Andres Arango | ![]() |
4 | MF | Stuart Campbell | ![]() |
5 | DF | J. P. Rodrigues | ![]() |
6 | FW | Matt Clare | ![]() |
7 | DF | Frank Sanfilippo (captain) | ![]() |
8 | FW | Luke Mulholland | ![]() |
9 | FW | Dan Antoniuk | ![]() |
11 | MF | Shane Hill | ![]() |
13 | DF | Thurstan Johnson | ![]() |
14 | DF | Draymond Washington | ![]() |
15 | FW | Mike Ambersley | ![]() |
18 | MF | Dan O'Brien | ![]() |
19 | DF | Eddie Ababio | ![]() |
20 | FW | Evans Frimpong | ![]() |
22 | MF | Keith Savage | ![]() |
23 | FW | Fabrice Picault | ![]() |
24 | GK | Andrew Fontein | ![]() |
25 | FW | Carl Cort | ![]() |
28 | MF | Raphael Cox | ![]() |
32 | MF | Takuya Yamada | ![]() |
Squad information
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Match results
Win Tie Loss
Friendlies
March 3, 2012 Intra-Squad Scrimmage | Orange Team | 5–3 | White Team | Tampa, Florida |
12:00 p.m. | ![]() Hill ![]() Hofstetter ![]() Gray ![]() |
Report | Ambersley ![]() Yamada ![]() |
Stadium: Monroe Middle School |
March 10, 2012 Preseason 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–0 | Eckerd Tritons | Lakewood Ranch, Florida |
6:30 p.m. | Mulholland ![]() Hofstetter ![]() Gray ![]() |
Report | Hobbis ![]() Duffy ![]() |
Stadium: Premier Sports Campus |
March 14, 2012 Preseason 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Tampa Spartans | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. | Mulholland ![]() Hill ![]() Perucica ![]() |
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Fekete ![]() |
Stadium: Walter Fuller Complex |
March 17, 2012 Preseason 3 | FGCU Eagles | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Fort Myers, Florida |
2:00 p.m. | Report | Savage ![]() |
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex |
March 21, 2012 Preseason 4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cancelled | UCF Knights | Tampa, Florida |
7:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Ed Radice Sports Complex | ||
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather. |
March 24, 2012 Preseason 4 | USF Bulls | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Tampa, Florida |
7:30 p.m. | Report | Clare ![]() Mulholland ![]() |
Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium |
March 28, 2012 Preseason 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4–0 | Saint Leo Lions | Clearwater, Florida |
7:00 p.m. | Yoshitake ![]() Arango ![]() Yamada ![]() Clare ![]() Mulholland ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Countryside Sportsplex |
March 31, 2012 Preseason 6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Auburndale, Florida |
Yoshitake ![]() Ambersley ![]() Yamada ![]() |
Report | Herron ![]() Lorenz ![]() Hassan ![]() Shanosky ![]() Anderson ![]() |
Stadium: FYSA Auburndale Complex |
North America Soccer League
All times from this point on are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | San Antonio Scorpions (X) | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 47 | Playoff semifinals |
2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (C) | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 45 | |
3 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 41 | Playoff quarterfinals |
4 | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 40 | |
5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (X) Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion)
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 |
28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | −3 |
Last updated: September 23, 2012.
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
Win Tie Loss
April 7, 2012 Match 1 Ponce De Leon Cup | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Addlery ![]() Delgado ![]() Fojo ![]() Cunningham ![]() Addlery ![]() |
Report | Hill ![]() Yamada ![]() Sanfilippo ![]() |
Stadium: Bayamon Sports Complex Attendance: 952 Referee: Javier Santos |
April 14, 2012 Match 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | FC Edmonton | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Yamada ![]() Hill ![]() |
Report | Joseph-Augustin ![]() Oppong ![]() van Leerdam ![]() Hatchi ![]() Saiko ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,129 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
April 18, 2012 Match 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Yoshitake ![]() |
Report | Shriver ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 2,288 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
April 21, 2012 Match 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Atlanta, Georgia |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Robertson ![]() Navia ![]() |
Report | Antoniuk ![]() Mulholland ![]() |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,261 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
April 28, 2012 Match 5 Ponce De Leon Cup | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Clare ![]() Ambersley ![]() Rodrigues ![]() Savage ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Ståhl ![]() Restrepo ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,536 Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr. |
May 5, 2012 Match 6 | San Antonio Scorpions FC | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | San Antonio, Texas |
8:30 p.m. EDT | Kling ![]() Denissen ![]() Cochrane ![]() Pitchkolan ![]() |
Report | Arango ![]() |
Stadium: Heroes Stadium Attendance: 9,536 Referee: Hayer Reyes |
May 12, 2012 Match 7 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | San Antonio Scorpions FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Antoniuk ![]() Ramírez ![]() |
Report | Campos ![]() Scott ![]() Hill ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,166 Referee: Javier Santos |
May 19, 2012 Match 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Atlanta, Georgia |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Davis ![]() Moroney ![]() Carr ![]() |
Report | Antoniuk ![]() Yamada ![]() Ambersley ![]() |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
May 25, 2012 Match 9 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0 | Minnesota Stars FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Campbell ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,182 Referee: Ted Unkel |
June 2, 2012 Match 10 Ponce De Leon Cup | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Thompson ![]() Anderson ![]() Stewart ![]() Orozco ![]() Restrepo ![]() |
Report | Mulholland ![]() Ambersley ![]() |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,255 Referee: Kevin Terry |
June 9, 2012 Match 11 Ponce De Leon Cup | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Fojo ![]() Rivera ![]() Needham ![]() vanSchaik ![]() |
Report | Picault ![]() Arango ![]() |
Stadium: Bayamon Sports Complex Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Jesus Angel Delgado Lebron |
June 16, 2012 Match 12 | Minnesota Stars FC | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine, Minnesota |
8:30 p.m. EDT | Nuñez ![]() Nuñez ![]() Kallman ![]() |
Report | Yoshitake ![]() Hill ![]() Savage ![]() Ambersley ![]() |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,908 |
June 23, 2012 Match 13 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–2 | San Antonio Scorpions FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Yoshitake ![]() Mulholland ![]() |
Report | Greenfield ![]() Bayona ![]() Pitchkolan ![]() Harmse ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 2,559 Referee: Christina Ibañez |
June 30, 2012 Match 14 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Minnesota Stars FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Ambersley ![]() Yoshitake ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 2,594 Referee: Kevin Terry |
July 4, 2012 Match 15 Ponce De Leon Cup | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | St. Petersburg, Florida |
6:30 p.m. EDT | Ambersley ![]() Yoshitake ![]() Antoniuk ![]() Rodrigues ![]() ![]() |
Report | Herron ![]() ![]() Orozco ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,710 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
July 12, 2012 Match 16 | Minnesota Stars FC | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine, Minnesota |
8:30 p.m. EDT | Nuñez ![]() Dias ![]() Takada ![]() Venegas ![]() |
Report | Ambersley ![]() |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,164 |
July 15, 2012 Match 17 | FC Edmonton | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Edmonton, Alberta |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Hatchi ![]() Lam ![]() |
Report | Yoshitake ![]() Mulholland ![]() |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,688 |
July 21, 2012 Match 18 Ponce De Leon Cup | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Puerto Rico Islanders | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Sanfilippo ![]() ![]() Ambersley ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,207 |
July 28, 2012 Match 19 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | FC Edmonton | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Antoniuk ![]() |
Report | Arguez ![]() Barthélémy ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,149 |
August 4, 2012 Match 20 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 3–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | da Luz ![]() Zimmerman ![]() Garey ![]() Stockley ![]() |
Report | Hill ![]() Mulholland ![]() Yamada ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,002 |
August 11, 2012 Match 21 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Mulholland ![]() Arango ![]() |
Report | Willis ![]() Randolph ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,027 |
August 19, 2012 Match 22 | San Antonio Scorpions FC | 4–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | San Antonio, Texas |
8:30 p.m. EDT | Ramírez ![]() Campos ![]() Sattler ![]() Bayona ![]() |
Report | Sanfilippo ![]() Hill ![]() Mulholland ![]() Ambersley ![]() |
Stadium: Heroes Stadium Attendance: 7,024 |
August 25, 2012 Match 23 Ponce De Leon Cup | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0 | Puerto Rico Islanders | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Cox ![]() Mulholland ![]() |
Report | Nurse ![]() Ibeagha ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,125 Referee: Ted Unkel |
September 1, 2012 Match 24 Ponce De Leon Cup | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Laing ![]() Tetteh ![]() Ståhl ![]() |
Report | Arango ![]() Picault ![]() Sanfilippo ![]() ![]() Cox ![]() Scott ![]() Cort ![]() |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 5,629 |
September 8, 2012 Match 25 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Yamada ![]() Ababio ![]() ![]() |
Report | Horth ![]() Carr ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,754 |
September 16, 2012 Match 26 | FC Edmonton | 0–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Edmonton, Alberta |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Barthélémy ![]() Rago ![]() |
Report | Antoniuk ![]() Ambersley ![]() ![]() Mulholland ![]() |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,376 |
September 19, 2012 Match 27 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Arango ![]() ![]() |
Report | Shipalane ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 2,194 |
September 22, 2012 Match 28 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 0–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Frimpong ![]() Hill ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,310 |
Playoffs
Carolina RailHawks | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
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Shriver ![]() Lowery ![]() Franks ![]() |
Report | Ambersley ![]() ![]() Arango ![]() Attinella ![]() Antoniuk ![]() |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–3 | Carolina RailHawks |
---|---|---|
Hill ![]() Ambersley ![]() Mulholland ![]() ![]() |
Report | Shriver ![]() Shipalane ![]() Agbossoumonde ![]() Zimmerman ![]() |
Tampa Bay won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for the NASL Championship Series.
Minnesota Stars FC | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
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Walker ![]() Takada ![]() Nuñez ![]() |
Report | Ambersley ![]() |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Minnesota Stars FC |
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Cort ![]() ![]() Ambersley ![]() Savage ![]() Mulholland ![]() Antoniuk ![]() ![]() Hill ![]() |
Report | Davis ![]() Bracalello ![]() Rodríguez ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Mulholland ![]() Cox ![]() Picault ![]() Cort ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3–3 on aggregate; Tampa Bay won the 2012 NASL Championship on penalty kicks.
U.S. Open Cup
Tampa Bay entered with the other U.S.-based teams from the NASL and USL Pro in the second round. The first two rounds were drawn on May 1, 2012.
May 22, 2012 Second Round | Jacksonville United ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Jacksonville, Florida |
19:00 EST | Donaldson ![]() |
Report | Ambersley ![]() Antoniuk ![]() Savage ![]() |
Stadium: Patton Park Attendance: 925 |
May 29, 2012 Third Round | Tampa Bay Rowdies ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | St. Petersburg, Florida |
20:00 EST | Antoniuk ![]() Washington ![]() Clare ![]() |
Report | Edu ![]() Akpan ![]() Thompson ![]() Marshall ![]() Hill ![]() Ceus ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,086 |
Ponce De Leon Cup
The Ponce De Leon Cup was a fan-based derby and trophy that was created in 2006. Participants were originally United Soccer Leagues first division teams (later USSF-D2, then NASL teams) based in lands that Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de León, had visited; namely Florida and Puerto Rico. It was awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants. The trophy itself was purported to have been destroyed in 2010 in a warehouse fire. 2012 was the final year that the cup was awarded, as the Puerto Rico Islanders ceased operation following the NASL season.
Pos | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 |
2 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 |
3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 8 |
Honors
Individual honors
Transfers
In
Out
Loan in
Loan out
See also
References
- ^ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=488&getGameID=196 (Box score)
- ^ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=488&getGameID=248 (Box score)
- ^ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=3336
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Rowdies Win 2012 NASL Soccer Bowl After Penalty Shootout". Rowdiessoccer.com. October 27, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ^ Burns, Bryan (October 28, 2012). "Rowdies beat Minnesota for NASL title". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ^ "Roster | Tampa Bay Rowdies". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-05-09.