2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Tampa Bay Rowdies
2016 season
Owner Bill Edwards (Majority)
Andrew Nestor (Minority)
David Laxer (Minority)[1]
Head Coach Stuart Campbell
Stadium Al Lang Stadium
NASL Spring: -
Fall: -
Combined: -
Top goalscorer League: Georgi Hristov (5)
All: Georgi Hristov (6)
Highest home attendance 7,690
(July 2 vs. Jacksonville)
Lowest home attendance League: 4,429
(Apr. 16 vs. Edmonton)
All: 3,455
(Jun. 1 vs. Cincinnati)
Average home league attendance League: 6,066
All: 5,739

The 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season is the club's sixth NASL season, and seventh season overall since their formation in 2008.

Roster

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 United States GK 5 April 1982 New England Revolution 2014 53 0
24 Chris Glodack United States GK 19 June 1993 Clemson Tigers 2015 0 0
Defenders
2 Darnell King United States DF 23 September 1990 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2015 33 0
3 Neill Collins Scotland DF 2 September 1983 England Sheffield United 2016 5 1
4 Ben Sweat United States DF 4 September 1991 Columbus Crew 2015 30 0
5 Stefan Antonijevic Serbia DF 9 June 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2015 22 1
7 Frank Sanfilippo United States DF 8 September 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 0 0
15 Zac Portillos United States DF 19 January 1992 Akron Zips 2015 4 0
17 Tamika Mkandawire England DF 28 May 1983 England Shrewsbury Town 2014 51 5
Midfielders
9 Freddy Adu United States MF 2 June 1989 Finland KuPS 2015 8 0
11 Kalif Alhassan Ghana MF 15 October 1990 Minnesota United 2016 5 0
13 Justin Chavez United States MF 23 March 1990 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2015 18 0
16 Juan Guerra Venezuela MF 16 February 1987 Venezuela Deportivo Lara 2015 27 2
21 Walter Ramírez Honduras MF 7 November 1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 2 0
22 Keith Savage United States MF 9 August 1985 Portland Timbers 2011 101 13
23 Michael Nanchoff United States MF 24 September 1988 Portland Timbers 2016 5 0
26 Joe Cole England MF 8 November 1981 Coventry City 2016 0 0
30 Eric Avila United States MF 24 November 1987 Mexico Santos Laguna 2016 5 0
32 Martin Vingaard Denmark MF 20 March 1985 Denmark FC Nordsjælland 2016 0 0
33 Junior Burgos El Salvador MF 14 August 1988 Loan from Atlanta United 2016 3 0
94 PC Brazil MF 10 March 1994 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 0 0
Forwards
8 Tom Heinemann United States FW 23 April 1987 Ottawa Fury 2016 5 1
10 Georgi Hristov Bulgaria FW 10 January 1985 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 2013 83 27
20 Darwin Espinal Honduras FW 16 January 1995 Darton State College 2015 26 4
29 Carlos Preciado Colombia FW 30 March 1985 Qatar Al-Sailiya SC 2016 0 0

On loan

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

No. Position Player
25 United States DF Jeremy Hall (at Sacramento Republic for the season)
14 United States MF Jeff Michaud (at Wilmington Hammerheads for the season)
No. Position Player
55 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Danny Mwanga (at Ottawa Fury for the season)
19 Finland MF Verneri Välimaa (at Orange County Blues for the season)

Staff

Transfers

Winter/Spring

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

No. Position Player
1 Austria GK Michael Langer (from Norway Vålerenga)[2]
3 Scotland DF Neill Collins (from England Sheffield United)[3]
7 United States DF Frank Sanfilippo (from United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers)[4]
8 United States FW Tom Heinemann (from United States Ottawa Fury)[5]
11 Ghana MF Kalif Alhassan (from United States Minnesota United)[6]
21 Honduras MF Walter Ramírez (from United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers)[7]
23 United States MF Michael Nanchoff (from United States Portland Timbers)[8]
25 United States DF Jeremy Hall (from United States New England Revolution)[9]
30 United States MF Eric Avila (from Mexico Santos Laguna)[10]
33 El Salvador MF Junior Burgos (loan from United States Atlanta United)[11]
55 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Danny Mwanga (from United States Orlando City)[12]
Wales FW Eliot Richards (from England Cheltenham Town)[13]
26 England MF Joe Cole (from England Coventry City)[14]

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

No. Position Player
1 Slovakia GK Kamil Čontofalský [15]
3 El Salvador DF Richard Menjivar (to United States Rayo OKC)[16]
7 Uruguay MF Martin Nuñez [15]
8 Brazil MF Marcelo Saragosa [15]
11 United States FW Corey Hertzog (to United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds)[15][17]
14 United States MF Jeff Michaud (loan to United States Wilmington Hammerheads)[18]
19 Finland MF Verneri Välimaa (loan to United States Orange County Blues FC)[19]
21 United States FW Brian Shriver (to United States Carolina RailHawks)
23 United States MF Marquez Fernandez [15]
25 United States DF Rich Balchan (to Canada Ottawa Fury)[15][20]
26 Venezuela FW Robert Hernández (to Venezuela Caracas)
27 China FW Long Tan (loan return to United States Arizona United)
29 Brazil FW Maicon Santos (to United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers)[21]
33 United States FW Zak Boggs (to United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds)[15][17]
44 United States DF Gale Agbossoumonde (to United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers)[21]
Wales FW Eliot Richards [22]

Summer/Fall

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

No. Position Player
32 Denmark MF Martin Vingaard (from Denmark FC Nordsjælland)[23]
29 Colombia FW Carlos Preciado (from Qatar Al-Sailiya SC)[24]

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

No. Position Player
1 Austria GK Michael Langer (to Sweden IFK Norrköping)[25]
25 United States DF Jeremy Hall (loan to United States Sacramento Republic)[25]

Friendlies

Competitions

NASL Spring season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Indy Eleven (C) 10 4 6 0 15 8 +7 18 2016 NASL Spring season winner
2 New York Cosmos 10 6 0 4 15 8 +7 18
3 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 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
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round12345678910
GroundAHAHAHAHHA
Result D D W L W D L W W D
Position 7 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 3 5

Last updated: 13 July 2016.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

NASL Fall season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (C) 22 14 5 3 44 21 +23 47 2016 NASL Fall season winner
2 Indy Eleven 22 11 4 7 36 25 +11 37
3 Edmonton 22 10 6 6 16 14 +2 36
4 Rayo OKC 22 9 8 5 28 21 +7 35
5 Miami 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
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 1 1 1 5 5  0 4 1 1 0 4 1  +3 0 0 1 1 4  −3

Last updated: 18 July 2016.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAHH
Result D L W
Position 10 11 7

Last updated: 6 July 2016.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

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

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 2 July 2016

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF United States Darnell King 13 0 10 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF Scotland Neill Collins 13 1 10 1 1 0 2 0
4 DF United States Ben Sweat 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF Serbia Stefan Antonijevic 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 DF United States Frankie Sanfilippo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 FW United States Tom Heinemann 11 2 6+3 2 0+1 0 1 0
10 FW Bulgaria Georgi Hristov 13 5 5+5 3 1 1 2 1
11 MF Ghana Kalif Alhassan 12 0 10 0 1 0 0+1 0
13 MF United States Justin Chavez 8 0 2+3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
15 DF United States Zac Portillos 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Venezuela Juan Guerra 12 0 9 0 1 0 2 0
17 DF England Tamika Mkandawire 12 1 10 1 1 0 1 0
18 GK United States Matt Pickens 13 0 10 0 1 0 2 0
20 FW Honduras Darwin Espinal 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Honduras Walter Ramírez 8 0 1+4 0 1 0 1+1 0
23 MF United States Michael Nanchoff 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0
26 MF England Joe Cole 7 1 5 1 0 0 2 0
30 MF United States Eric Avila 13 1 10 1 1 0 2 0
33 MF El Salvador Junior Burgos 8 1 2+3 1 1 0 2 0
55 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo 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

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FWBulgaria10Georgi Hristov3115
2FWUnited States8 Tom Heinemann2002
3 DFScotland3 Neill Collins1001
DFEngland17Tamika Mkandawire1001
MFEngland26Joe Cole1001
MFUnited States30Eric Avila1001
MFEl Salvador33Junior Burgos1001
TOTALS 101112

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
2 United StatesDFDarnell King30002050
3 ScotlandDFNeill Collins30000030
4 United StatesDFBen Sweat20000020
8 United StatesFWTom Heinemann10000010
10BulgariaFWGeorgi Hristov30000030
11GhanaMFKalif Alhassan10000010
15United StatesDFZac Portillos10000010
16VenezuelaMFJuan Guerra40100050
17EnglandDFTamika Mkandawire10000010
23United StatesMFMichael Nanchoff20000020
26EnglandMFJoe Cole00001010
30United StatesMFEric Avila10000010
33El SalvadorMFJunior Burgos20000020
55Democratic Republic of the CongoFWDanny Mwanga10000010
TOTALS 26 0 1 0 3 0 28 0

References

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  2. "Rowdies Sign Austrian Goalkeeper Michael Langer". RowdiesSoccer.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. "Veteran Defender Neill Collins Joins Tampa Bay Rowdies". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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  5. "TAMPA BAY ROWDIES COMPLETE SIGNING OF FORWARD TOM HEINEMANN". nasl.com. NASL. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  6. "Tampa Bay Rowdies sign winger Kalif Alhassan". Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. "Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Midfielder Walter Ramirez". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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  10. "Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Midfielder Eric Avila". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  11. "Atlanta United FC sign midfielder Junior Burgos, loan him to Tampa Bay Rowdies for 2016 season". mlssoccer.com. MLS. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  12. "TAMPA BAY ROWDIES SIGN FORWARD DANNY MWANGA". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  13. "Tampa Bay Rowdies Add Forward Eliot Richards". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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  17. 1 2 "Ex-MLS Duo Hertzog and Boggs Join Hounds". Riverhounds.com. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
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  19. "Rowdies Loan Midfielder Verneri Välimaa to Orange County Blues". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  20. "Fury FC add USL Champion; Sign former MLS First Rounder". ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  21. 1 2 "STRIKERS INK QUARTET OF EXPERIENCED NASL PLAYERS". strikers.com. Fort Lauderdale Strikers. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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