2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's sixth NASL season, and seventh season overall since their formation in 2008. It was also their final season in the NASL, as the team switched leagues to the USL after the season ended.

Tampa Bay Rowdies
2016 season
OwnerBill Edwards (Majority)
Andrew Nestor (Minority)
David Laxer (Minority)[1]
Head coachStuart Campbell
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
NASLSpring: 5th
Fall: 10th
Combined: 9th
NASL Playoffsdid not qualify
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Coastal CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Georgi Hristov (10)
All: Georgi Hristov (11)
Highest home attendance7,690
(July 2 vs. Jacksonville)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,429
(Apr. 16 vs. Edmonton)
All: 3,455
(Jun. 1 vs. Cincinnati)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 6,066
All: 5,739
← 2015
2017 →

Roster edit

As of 5 August 2016
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
18 Matt Pickens   GK (1982-04-05) 5 April 1982 (age 42) New England Revolution 2014 53 0
24 Chris Glodack   GK (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 30) Clemson Tigers 2015 0 0
Defenders
2 Darnell King   DF (1990-09-23) 23 September 1990 (age 33) Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2015 33 0
3 Neill Collins   DF (1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 40)   Sheffield United 2016 5 1
4 Ben Sweat   DF (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 32) Columbus Crew 2015 30 0
5 Stefan Antonijevic   DF (1981-06-09) 9 June 1981 (age 42) Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2015 22 1
7 Frank Sanfilippo   DF (1981-09-08) 8 September 1981 (age 42) Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 0 0
15 Zac Portillos   DF (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 32) Akron Zips 2015 4 0
17 Tamika Mkandawire (captain)   DF (1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 (age 40)   Shrewsbury Town 2014 51 5
Midfielders
9 Freddy Adu   MF (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 34)   KuPS 2015 8 0
11 Kalif Alhassan   MF (1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 (age 33) Minnesota United 2016 5 0
13 Justin Chavez   MF (1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 (age 34) Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2015 18 0
16 Juan Guerra   MF (1987-02-16) 16 February 1987 (age 37)   Deportivo Lara 2015 27 2
21 Walter Ramírez   MF (1983-11-07) 7 November 1983 (age 40) Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 2 0
22 Keith Savage   MF (1985-08-09) 9 August 1985 (age 38) Portland Timbers 2011 101 13
23 Michael Nanchoff   MF (1988-09-24) 24 September 1988 (age 35) Portland Timbers 2016 5 0
26 Joe Cole   MF (1981-11-08) 8 November 1981 (age 42) Coventry City 2016 0 0
30 Eric Avila   MF (1987-11-24) 24 November 1987 (age 36)   Santos Laguna 2016 5 0
32 Martin Vingaard   MF (1985-03-20) 20 March 1985 (age 39)   FC Nordsjælland 2016 0 0
33 Junior Burgos   MF (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 35) Loan from Atlanta United 2016 3 0
94 PC   MF (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30) Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 0 0
Forwards
8 Tom Heinemann   FW (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 (age 37) Ottawa Fury 2016 5 1
10 Georgi Hristov   FW (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 39)   Lokomotiv Sofia 2013 83 27
20 Darwin Espinal   FW (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29) Darton State College 2015 26 4
29 Carlos Preciado   FW (1985-03-30) 30 March 1985 (age 39)   Al-Sailiya SC 2016 0 0

On loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF   USA Jeremy Hall (at Sacramento Republic for the season)
14 MF   USA Jeff Michaud (at Wilmington Hammerheads for the season)
No. Pos. Nation Player
55 FW   COD Danny Mwanga (at Ottawa Fury for the season)
19 MF   FIN Verneri Välimaa (at Orange County Blues for the season)

Staff edit

  •   Perry Van der BeckAssistant General Manager/Vice President of Community Relations
  •   Stuart CampbellHead Coach
  •   Raoul VossAssistant Coach
  •   Stuart DobsonGoalkeeper Coach
  •   Jason Riley – Strength & Conditioning Coach
  •   Malcolm Phillips – Equipment Manager
  •   Dr. Koco Eaton – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
  •   Dr. Sanjay Menon – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
  •   Dr. Christopher Salud – Team Physician
  •   Andrew Keane – Head Athletic Trainer
  •   Laura Tllinghast Hine – Yoga Instructor
  •   Dr. Samuel Meyers – Team Chiropractor

Transfers edit

Winter/Spring edit

Summer/Fall edit

Friendlies edit

February 13, 2016 Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 D.C. United St. Petersburg
19:00 EST (UTC−5) King   32'
Burgos   41'
Report Espíndola   27'
Clowes   30'
Birnbaum   43'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 20, 2016 Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–2 Philadelphia Union St. Petersburg
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Sweat   1' Report Tribbett   17'
Fernandes   29'
Anderson   58'
Restrepo   79'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
February 27, 2016 Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Portillos   43'
King   89'
Report Donadel   12'   82'
Cabrera   45'
Venegas   77'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
March 5, 2016 USF Bulls 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Bartman   38' Report King   63'
Espinal   77'
Adu   83'
Heinemann   90+'
Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
March 9, 2016 Nottingham Forest   2–2   Tampa Bay Rowdies Nottingham, England
8:30 EST (UTC−5) Assombalonga   41'
  75'
Report
SBN Report
Alhassan   16'
Heinemann   79'
Stadium: Nottingham Forest F.C. Training Centre
March 11, 2016 Notts County   2–3   Tampa Bay Rowdies Nottingham, England
7:30 EST (UTC−5)   27'
  29'
Report Mwanga   38'
Espinal   74'
Burgos   81'
Stadium: Forest Sports Zone
Note: Moved from Meadow Lane due to rain.
March 15, 2016 Stoke City   1–1   Tampa Bay Rowdies Burton upon Trent, England
9:00 EST (UTC−5) Abdallah   90+' Report 1
Report 2
Espinal   54' Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
March 22, 2016 FitzFest Tampa Spartans 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa
19:30 EST (UTC−5)   57' Report Adu   20'
Chavez   45'
Nanchoff   47'
Heinemann   81'
Stadium: Pepin Stadium

Competitions edit

NASL Spring season edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Indy Eleven (S) 10 4 6 0 15 8 +7 18 Playoffs
2 New York Cosmos 10 6 0 4 15 8 +7 18
3 FC Edmonton 10 5 2 3 9 7 +2 17
4 Minnesota United 10 5 1 4 16 12 +4 16
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 4 4 2 11 9 +2 16
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 4 3 3 12 12 0 15
7 Carolina RailHawks 10 4 2 4 11 13 −2 14
8 Rayo OKC 10 3 3 4 11 12 −1 12
9 Ottawa Fury 10 2 3 5 9 14 −5 9
10 Jacksonville Armada 10 1 4 5 5 11 −6 7
11 Miami FC 10 1 4 5 7 15 −8 7
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(S) Spring season champion

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
10 4 4 2 11 9  +2 16 2 2 1 5 5  0 2 2 1 6 4  +2

Last updated: 11 June 2016.
Source: Match reports

Results by round edit

Round12345678910
StadiumAHAHAHAHHA
ResultDDWLWDLWWD
Position7555557635
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

April 2, 2016 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Indy Eleven St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Collins   40'
King   42'
Burgos   87'
Report
NASL Report
Summary
Ring   87' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,740
Referee: Geoff Gamble
April 9, 2016 2 Miami 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami
20:00 EDT (UTC−4) Cvitanich   17',   72'
Palacios   75'
Report
NASL Report
Summary
Sweat   20'
King   42'
Hristov   85' (pen.),   86'
Stadium: FIU Stadium
Attendance: 10,156
Referee: Daniel Radford
April 16, 2016 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Edmonton St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Guerra   39'
Heinemann   73'
Avila   90+1'
Hristov   90+4'
Collins   90+5'
Report
NASL Report
Summary
Edward   37'
Nyassi   90'
Ameobi   90+6'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,429
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 23, 2016 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Mkandawire   65'
Guerra   72'
Nanchoff   85'
Report
NASL Report
Summary
Pérez   45',   58'
Marcelin   47'
Beckie   49'
Shriver   87' (pen.)
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,948
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 30, 2016 5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort Lauderdale
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Attakora   27'
Gonzalez   48'
Agbossoumonde   56'
Zapata   85'
Report
NASL Report
Summary
Mkandawire   37'
Nanchoff   39'
Guerra   47'
King   68'
Heinemann   70'
Collins   77'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 1,086
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
May 14, 2016 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Rayo OKC St. Petersburg
EDT (UTC−4) Juanan   74' (o.g.) Report
NASL Report
Michel   54',   86'
Boateng   71'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,702
Referee: Caleb Mendez
May 22, 2016 7 New York Cosmos 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hempstead
EDT (UTC−4) Duk   32'
Mendes   36'
Bover   40',   57'
Report
NASL Report
Heinemann   18'
Burgos   84'
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 6,243
Referee: Mike Lavergne
May 28, 2016 8 Minnesota United 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine
EDT (UTC−4) Watson   11'
Ibson   59'
Report
NASL Report
Collins   33'
Cole   42'
Avila   47'
Guerra   83'
Mwanga   90+4'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,915
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 4, 2016 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Ottawa Fury St. Petersburg
EDT (UTC−4) Hristov   20', 52',   60'
Alhassan   22'
Report
NASL Report
Haworth   49'
Alves   73'
Steele   82'
Olivera   90+'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,078
June 11, 2016 10 Jacksonville Armada 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville
EDT (UTC−4) Nicklaw   46'
Sandoval   52'
Navarro   89'
Report
NASL Report
Sweat   12'
Burgos   84'
Stadium: Community First Park
Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

NASL Fall season edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (F) 22 14 5 3 44 21 +23 47 Playoffs
2 Indy Eleven 22 11 4 7 36 25 +11 37
3 FC Edmonton 22 10 6 6 16 14 +2 36
4 Rayo OKC 22 9 8 5 28 21 +7 35
5 Miami FC 22 9 6 7 31 27 +4 33
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 22 7 5 10 19 28 −9 26
7 Carolina RailHawks 22 7 5 10 25 35 −10 26
8 Minnesota United 22 6 7 9 25 25 0 25
9 Puerto Rico 22 5 9 8 19 31 −12 24
10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 5 8 9 29 32 −3 23
11 Jacksonville Armada 22 5 8 9 25 35 −10 23
12 Ottawa Fury 22 5 7 10 23 26 −3 22
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion

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
22 5 8 9 29 32  −3 23 4 5 2 17 12  +5 1 3 7 12 20  −8

Last updated: 26 April 2018.
Source: Match reports

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumHAHHAAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHHA
ResultDLWDLLWLLLWDDWWDDLDLDL
Position1011710
Updated to match(es) played on 6 July 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

July 2, 2016 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Jacksonville Armada FC St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Hristov   13'
Guerra   90'
Report Steinberger   12'
Ruthven   45'
Navarro   75'
Scaglia   90'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,690
Referee: Luis Guardia
July 9, 2016 2 Carolina RailHawks 4–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Fondy   11'
Shriver   55' (pen.)
Albadawi   59' (pen.), 71'
Hassan   86'
Report Hristov   20' (pen.)
Guerra   22'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,176
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 16, 2016 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Puerto Rico FC St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Cole   10'
Avila   25'
Nanchoff   63'
King   78'
Heinemann   90+3'
Report Dawson   33'
Rivera   76'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,873
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 23, 2016 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–2 New York Cosmos St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Vanguard   30'
Nanchoff   45'
Hristov   54'
King   58'
Ayoze   84' (o.g.)
Cole   90+6' (pen.)
Report Arango   53',   82'
Duk   62',   67'
Diosa   83'
Arrieta   90+3'
Ockford   90+5'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,301
Referee: Caleb Mendez
July 27, 2016 5 Rayo OKC 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Yukon
21:00 EDT (UTC−4) Kimura   23'
Forbes   43'
Report Ramírez   21' Stadium: Miller Stadium
Attendance: 3,413
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
July 30, 2016 6 Ottawa Fury FC 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Ottawa
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Roberts   2',   16'
Mkandawire   36' (o.g.)
Tissot   64'
Report Hristov   37'
King   70'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 6, 2016 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Mkandawire   21'
Savage   50',   55'
Cole   58'
Report Agbossoumonde   19'
Fernandes   61'
Angulo   71'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,997
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 13, 2016 8 New York Cosmos 3–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hempstead
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Ayoze   22'
Mulligan   28'
Moffat   39' (pen.), 64' (pen.),   67'
Duk   67'
Diosa   90+3'
Flores   90+6'
Report Cole   11',   63'
PC   14',   59'
Guerra   20'
Mkandawire   36'
King   67'
Collins   67'
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 3,489
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 17, 2016 9 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine
20:00 EDT (UTC−4) Speas   18'
Lowe   21'
Ramírez   62'
Blake   82'
Ndjock   87'
Report Guerra   14'
PC   63'
Cole   80'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8,207
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 20, 2016 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 FC Edmonton St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Chavez   35' Report Nicklaw   16'
Watson   69'
Fordyce   74' (pen.),   84'
Diakité   90+2'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,596
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
August 27, 2016 11 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Rayo OKC St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Ramírez   12'
Cole   61', 70'
Chavez   77'
Report Menjivar   9'
Boateng   39'
van Schaik   45'
Samaras   77'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,935
Referee: Geoff Gamble
September 3, 2016 12 Indy Eleven 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indianapolis
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Paterson   29'
Gordon   34'
Smart   45+1'
Vuković   88'
Torrado   89'
Report Chavez   28'
Vingaard   42'
Nanchoff   88'
Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
September 10, 2016 13 Puerto Rico FC 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bayamón
13:40 EDT (UTC−4) Report Mkandawire   31' Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 3,975
Referee: Sandy Vasquez
September 17, 2016 14 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Ávila   22'
Chavez   38'
Report Bravo   87' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,054
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
September 24, 2016 15 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Lauderhill
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Núñez   4',   87' Report Hristov   15', 43', 83',   65'
Heinemann   37'
King   87'
Stadium: Central Broward Stadium
Attendance: 1,509
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
October 1, 2016 16 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Miami FC St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Preciado   26'
Ávila   31'
Vingaard   55'
Report Freeman   57'
Bernstein   74'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,912
Referee: Ted Unkel
October 5, 2016 17 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–2 Minnesota United FC St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Hristov   31',   55'
Savage   73',   90+3'
Report Ramirez   17'
Banks   51'
Klute   82'
Davis   88'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,804
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 9, 2016 18 FC Edmonton 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Edmonton
16:00 EDT (UTC−4) Fisk   13'
Eckersley   30'
Report PC   72' Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Juan Marquez
October 14, 2017 19 Miami FC 2–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami
20:00 EST (UTC−5) Chávez   16',   73'
Poku   21'
Report Hristov   27'
PC   65'
Guerra   67'
Preciado   83'
Mkandawire   90+1'
Stadium: FIU Stadium
Attendance: 5,215
Referee: José Rivero
October 19, 2016 20 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–3 Indy Eleven St. Petersburg
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Cole   53', 68' Report Lacroix   15'
Reinoso   31'
Paterson   36',   85'
Janicki   75'
Ring   90'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,348
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
October 22, 2016 21 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Ottawa Fury FC St. Petersburg
19:30 EST (UTC−5) King   25'
Pickens   45+11'
Hristov   48',   90+3'   90+5'
PC   90+3'
Report Tissot   27'
Alves   44'
Obasi   70'
Edward   45+3'   89'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,641
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
October 30, 2016 22 Jacksonville Armada FC 3–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville
16:00 EDT (UTC−4) Keita   29'
Dixon   59'
Johnson   83'
Steinberger   84'
Report Vingaard   4',   45'
Savage   19'
Stadium: Community First Park
Attendance: 4,572
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

U.S. Open Cup edit

Tampa Bay Rowdies will compete in the 2016 edition of the Open Cup.

June 1, 2016 Third Round Tampa Bay Rowdies   1–0   FC Cincinnati St. Petersburg
7:30 p.m. EDT Hristov   11'
King   78'
Cole   90'
Report Walker   70'
Bone   90'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,455
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 15, 2016 Fourth Round Columbus Crew SC   4–0   Tampa Bay Rowdies Columbus
EDT Meram   41'
Martínez   48'
Finlay   52' (pen.)
Hollingsworth   65'
Report King   51' Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Greg Dopka

Squad statistics edit

As of Match played 2 July 2016

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   USA Darnell King 13 0 10 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF   SCO Neill Collins 13 1 10 1 1 0 2 0
4 DF   USA Ben Sweat 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF   SRB Stefan Antonijevic 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 DF   USA Frankie Sanfilippo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 FW   USA Tom Heinemann 11 2 6+3 2 0+1 0 1 0
10 FW   BUL Georgi Hristov 13 5 5+5 3 1 1 2 1
11 MF   GHA Kalif Alhassan 12 0 10 0 1 0 0+1 0
13 MF   USA Justin Chavez 8 0 2+3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
15 DF   USA Zac Portillos 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   VEN Juan Guerra 12 0 9 0 1 0 2 0
17 DF   ENG Tamika Mkandawire 12 1 10 1 1 0 1 0
18 GK   USA Matt Pickens 13 0 10 0 1 0 2 0
20 FW   HON Darwin Espinal 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   HON Walter Ramírez 8 0 1+4 0 1 0 1+1 0
23 MF   USA Michael Nanchoff 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG Joe Cole 7 1 5 1 0 0 2 0
30 MF   USA Eric Avila 13 1 10 1 1 0 2 0
33 MF   SLV Junior Burgos 8 1 2+3 1 1 0 2 0
55 FW   COD Danny Mwanga 9 0 1+7 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players who appeared for the Tampa Bay Rowdies who left the club during the season:

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW   10 Georgi Hristov 3 7 1 11
2 MF   26 Joe Cole 1 8 0 9
3 FW   8 Tom Heinemann 2 2 0 4
MF   30 Eric Avila 1 3 0 4
5 MF   22 Keith Savage 0 3 0 3
6 DF   3 Neill Collins 1 0 0 1
DF   17 Tamika Mkandawire 1 0 0 1
MF   33 Junior Burgos 1 0 0 1
MF   13 Justin Chavez 0 1 0 1
MF   32 Martin Vingaard 0 1 0 1
MF   16 Juan Guerra 0 1 0 1
MF   94 PC 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 10 27 1 38

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
               
2   DF Darnell King 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
3   DF Neill Collins 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
4   DF Ben Sweat 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8   FW Tom Heinemann 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10   FW Georgi Hristov 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11   MF Kalif Alhassan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15   DF Zac Portillos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16   MF Juan Guerra 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
17   DF Tamika Mkandawire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23   MF Michael Nanchoff 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26   MF Joe Cole 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
30   MF Eric Avila 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33   MF Junior Burgos 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
55   FW Danny Mwanga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 26 0 1 0 3 0 28 0

Honors edit

Individual honors edit

Joe Cole

References edit

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