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Tampa Bay Rowdies
2018 season
ChairmanStuart Sternberg (from October 2)
Bill Edwards (until October 2)
Head coachNeill Collins (from May 18)
Stuart Campbell (until May 17)
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
USL12th (Eastern Conference)
USL Cupdid not qualify
U.S. Open CupSecond round
Top goalscorerGeorgi Hristov (7)
Highest home attendance7,709
(Oct. 7 vs. Charlotte)
Lowest home attendance4,876
(Aug. 11 vs. North Carolina)
Average home league attendance5,869
Biggest win5–0
(Apr. 7 vs Ottawa)
Biggest defeat0–5
(Apr. 14 vs. New York)
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The 2018 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's ninth season of existence, and their second in the United Soccer League. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, it was the 25th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 31st season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

Club

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On October 2, 2018, the Tampa Bay Rays baseball club announced their purchase the Rowdies for an undisclosed amount, pending St. Petersburg City Council approval. Once the sale was finalized, Rays presidents Matthew Silverman and Brian Auld became vice chairmen of the soccer club. They, along with Rowdies vice president and chief operating officer Lee Cohen, became the team's directors.[1][2]

Roster

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As of September 14, 2018[3]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Cody Mizell  United States
2 DF Kyle Curinga  United States
4 DF Papé Diakité  Senegal
5 DF David Najem  United States
7 MF Junior Flemmings  Jamaica
9 MF Alex Morrell  United States
10 FW Georgi Hristov  Bulgaria
11 MF Leo Fernandes  Brazil
13 FW Sebastián Guenzatti  Uruguay
14 FW Leon Taylor  United States
15 DF Zac Portillos  United States
16 DF Max Lachowecki  United States
17 FW Jaime Chavez  United States
19 GK Daniel Vega  Argentina
20 MF Martin Vingaard  Denmark
23 MF Michael Nanchoff  United States
24 DF Tarek Morad  United States
25 MF Lance Rozeboom  United States
26 MF Joe Cole (captain)  England
27 DF Hunter Gorskie  United States
28 MF Afrim Taku  Albania
29 MF Dominic Oduro  Ghana
50 GK Akira Fitzgerald  United States
56 FW Stefano Bonomo  United States
88 MF Kwadwo Poku  Ghana
90 DF Kyle Porter  Canada

Technical staff

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Stuart Dobson, Stuart Campbell, and Raoul Voss

Medical staff

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  • United States Andrew Keane – head athletic trainer
  • United States Michelle Leget – assistant athletic trainer
  • United States Robert Dixon – message therapist
  • United States Dr. Koco Eaton – team physician and orthopedic surgeon
  • United States Dr. Mohit Bansal – team physician and orthopedic surgeon
  • United States Dr. Christopher Salud – team physician
  • United States Dr. Samuel Meyers – team chiropractor

Front office

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  • United States Stuart Sternberg – owner (beginning October 2)
  • United States Lee Cohen – vice president and chief operating officer
  • United States Matthew Silverman – vice chairmen (beginning October 2)
  • United States Brian Auld – vice chairmen (beginning October 2)
  • United States Bill Edwards – chairman, chief executive officer and governor (until October 2)

Competitions

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Preseason / Friendlies

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

February 10, 2018 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 FC Cincinnati Bradenton
15:30 EST (UTC−5) Gorskie Yellow card 76'
Morrell Yellow card 86'
Hristov Yellow card 87'		 Report Walker Yellow card 21'
Barrett Yellow card 41'
Halfhill 63'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 17, 2018 Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Hristov Yellow card 32'
Graf 75' (Guenzatti)		 Report Edwards Yellow card 32'
Taïder 44' (Petrasso)
Petrasso Yellow card 61'
Piatti 77' (Taïder)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Sorin Stoica
February 24, 2018 Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Philadelphia Union St. Petersburg
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Graf 19' (Blake)
Nanchoff 35' (Najem)
Blake Yellow card 36'		 Report Creavalle Yellow card 21'
Medunjanin 84'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Ted Unkel
March 9, 2018 USF Bulls 2–5 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Jackson 42'
Skublak 66'		 Report Fernandes Yellow card 11', 51' (Portillos)
Cole 39' (Najem)
Nanchoff 50' (Najem)
Hristov 61' (Fernandes)
Graf 75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
July 16, 2018 Closed-door scrimmage Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–2 Lakeland Tropics St. Petersburg
EST (UTC−5) Graf , Coutinho
Ruiz 		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door

USL

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Main article: 2018 USL season

USL Eastern Conference table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Ottawa Fury 34 13 6 15 31 43 −12 45
11 Charlotte Independence 34 10 12 12 44 57 −13 42
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
14 Atlanta United 2 34 7 10 17 37 72 −35 31
Source: 2018 USL 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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 11 8 15 44 44  0 41 7 5 5 28 17  +11 4 3 10 16 27  −11

Last updated: 14 October 2018.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHAHAHAAAHAHHHAHHAHHAHHAHAAHAHAAHA
ResultWWLWLWLLLDWDDLDWLLWDLDLDLWLWWWLDLL
Position322132277978911119111210121212121213131313111011111212
Updated to match(es) played on 27 Sept 2018. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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March 17, 2018 1 North Carolina FC 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary
15:30 EDT (UTC−4) Danso Yellow card 17'
Miller 38' (Lomis)		 Report Fernandes 23' (Hristov)
Hristov 41' (pen.)
Blake 90' (Guenzatti)		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,197
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
March 24, 2018 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Bethlehem Steel FC St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Hristov 62' (Blake)
Fernandes 68' (Najem)
Najem Yellow card 90'		 Report Herbers Yellow card 54' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,368
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 31, 2018 3 Louisville City FC 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) McMahon Yellow card 26'
Jimenez 69' (DelPiccolo)		 Report Hristov Yellow card 60'
Collins Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,336
Referee: Jon Freemon
April 7, 2018 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 5–0 Ottawa Fury FC St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Hristov 60' (Schäfer)
Mannella 71' (o.g.)
Fernandes 79'
Schäfer Yellow card 81'
Cole 87' (Blake)
Portillos 90+5' (Fernandes)		 Report Dixon Yellow card 11'
Obasi Red card 90+1'
Mannella Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,059
Referee: Luis Guardia
April 14, 2018 5 New York Red Bulls II 5–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Harrison
16:00 EDT (UTC−4) Escobar 18' (Rivas), Yellow card 25'
Cásseres Yellow card 28'
Aguinaga 53' (Bonomo)
Bonomo 61' (Moreno)
White 84' (Bonomo), 90' (Stroud)
Lema Yellow card 85'		 Report Cole Yellow card 25'
Blake Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 903
Referee: Alan Kelly
April 21, 2018 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Real Monarchs SLC St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Gorskie Yellow card 35'
Cole 40', Yellow card 51'
Hristov 70' (Cole)		 Report Ryden Yellow card 45'
Portillo Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,027
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
April 28, 2018 7 Charleston Battery 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Candela Yellow card 5'
Guerra 45+1'
van Schaik Yellow card 46'		 Report Cole Yellow card 30' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 4, 2018 8 Penn FC 3–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Harrisburg
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Venter 11' (Ortiz)
Heinemann Yellow card 25', 57' (Opoku), 60' (Galvão)
Metzger Yellow card 32'
Peiser Yellow card 89'		 Report Curinga Yellow card 15' Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,281
Referee: Javier Santos Escobar
May 12, 2018 9 Richmond Kickers 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Richmond
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Kelly 38' (Yearwood)
Shanosky Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Hristov Yellow card 35'
Lachowecki Yellow card 65'
Rozeboom Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,860
Referee: Lorant Varga
May 19, 2018 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Rozeboom 3' (Morrell)
Hristov Yellow card 57'
Cole 59'
Lachowecki Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Kerr Yellow card 17'
Lachowecki 20' (o.g.)
Parkes 30' (Forbes)
Pratzner Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,202
Referee: David Barrie
May 26, 2018 11 Toronto FC II 2–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto
14:00 EDT (UTC−4) Uccello Yellow card 21'
Bjornethun Yellow card 26'
Campbell 50' (Petrasso)
Johnson 63' (Uccello)
Romeo Yellow card 73'		 Report Nanchoff Yellow card 18', 25'
Flemmings 24' (Schäfer), 89'
Cole Yellow card 40'
Gorskie 74' (Schäfer), Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 141
Referee: Alain Ruch
June 2, 2018 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Vingaard Yellow card 25'
Schäfer Red card 44'
Cole Yellow card 90'		 Report Crain Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 40'
Metcalf Yellow card 43'
Kendall-Moullin Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,953
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
June 9, 2018 13 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Nashville SC St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Mkandawire Yellow card 68'
Taylor 84'
Hristov Yellow card 90+3'
Nanchoff Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Moloto 22'
LaGrassa Yellow card 26'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,082
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
June 22, 2018 14 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Penn FC St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Taylor 31' (Schäfer), Red card 51'
Schäfer Yellow card 39'
Magalhães Yellow card 48'
Hristov Yellow card 55'
Cole Yellow card 85'		 Report Tribbett Yellow card 27'
Mkosana 49', 67' (Opoku)
Franco Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,369
Referee: Mark Allatin
Note: Match rescheduled from June 23 to avoid conflict with the St. Pete Pride Parade.[4]
June 27, 2018 15 Charlotte Independence 2–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Matthews
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Herrera 57' (Cato)
Cato 64' (Herrera)
Johnson Yellow card 86' Yellow-red card 89'
Smith Red card 90+2'		 Report Gorskie Yellow card 44'
Mkandawire 66'
Lachowecki Yellow card 78'
Oduro 90'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,399
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 4, 2018 16 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Toronto FC II St. Petersburg
18:00 EDT (UTC−4) Hristov 8' (Fitzgerald)
Taylor Yellow card 27', 54' (Fernandes)
Cole 79' (Oduro)		 Report Romeo Yellow card 30'
Dunn-Johnson Yellow card 47'
Fitzgerald 58' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 7, 2018 17 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Louisville City FC St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Flemmings 71' (Bonomo) Report Smith 22' (McCabe)
Craig Yellow card 41'
Williams Yellow card 44'
McMahon Yellow card 51'
Lancaster 76'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
July 14, 2018 18 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cincinnati
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Ledesma 54' (Bone), Yellow card 63'
König 54' (Welshman)		 Report Flemmings Yellow card 23' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 25,416
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 21, 2018 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Indy Eleven St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Bonomo 12' (Flemmings)
Hristov 19' (Flemmings), Yellow card 29'
Flemmings Yellow card 54', 89' (Hristov)
Cole Yellow card 62'		 Report Starikov 20' (Pasher)
Venegas Yellow card 39'
Matern Yellow card 49'
Ring Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Matthew Miscannon
July 28, 2018 20 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–2 New York Red Bulls II St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Bonomo 8' (pen.), 9' (Flemmings), Yellow card 35'
Oduro Yellow card 45+2'
Flemmings Red card 45+9'
Mizell Yellow card 88'		 Report Stroud 2' (Barlow)
Ndam Yellow card 17'
White 62' (Lema)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,784
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 3, 2018 21 Ottawa Fury FC 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Ottawa
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Taylor 1' (Duba)
Reid Yellow card 45+1'
Attakora 53' (Oliveira)		 Report Gorskie Yellow card 79'
Diakité Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: TD Place
Attendance: 4,226
Referee: David Barrie
August 8, 2018 22 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Oduro Yellow card 58'
Cole Yellow card 86'		 Report Candela Yellow card 23' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,028
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
August 11, 2018 23 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–2 North Carolina FC St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Diakité Yellow card 13' Report Tobin Yellow card 6'
da Luz Yellow card 51'
Kandziora 65' (Miller)
Ríos 78' (Bekker)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,876
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 22, 2018 24 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Pittsburgh
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Dabo 45+2' (Brett)
Vancaeyezeele Yellow card 62'		 Report Flemmings 72' (Vingaard)
Vega Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,910
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 25, 2018 25 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 FC Cincinnati St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Taku Yellow card 1'
Cole Yellow card 15'
Poku Yellow card 43', 75'
Portillos Yellow card 68'
Oduro Yellow card 80'
Diakité Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card 85'		 Report Ledesma 2' (pen.), 86' (pen.)
Smith Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 62'
Barrett Yellow card 88'
Newton Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,963
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 1, 2018 26 North Carolina FC 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Guillen Yellow card 61'
Lomis Yellow card 76'
Tobin Yellow card 81'
da Luz Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Guenzatti 23' (Flemmings), 43' (Flemmings), 56' (Fernandes)
Oduro Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Matthew Franz
September 8, 2018 27 Charleston Battery 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Okonkwo 22'
Bolt Yellow card 55'
Archer Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Guenzatti Yellow card 81' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,949
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 15, 2018 28 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Guenzatti 30' (Poku)
Oduro Yellow card 45+1'
Cole Yellow card 87'		 Report Kissiedou Yellow card 44'
Kendall-Moullin Yellow card 51'
Shannon Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
September 18, 2018 29 Nashville SC 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Nashville
20:30 EDT (UTC−4) Moloto 20' Report Hristov 6' (pen.)
Morad Yellow card 46'
Woodberry 69' (o.g.)
Guenzatti Yellow card 90+7'
Vega Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 7,269
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 22, 2018 30 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Richmond Kickers St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Gorskie 49' (Hristov)
Chavez 57' (Taku), Yellow card 58'
Flemmings 90+3' (Cole)		 Report Umar Yellow card 9'
Hlavaty Yellow card 18'
Williams Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,472
Referee: Lukas Szpala
September 26, 2018 31 Indy Eleven 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indianapolis
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Ouimette 37' (Ayoze)
Fôn Williams Yellow card 74'
Collier 75'		 Report 9,123 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Referee: Daniel Radford
October 3, 2018 32 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Lawrenceville
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) Robinson Yellow card 60', 90+3'
Wheeler-Omiunu Yellow card 62'
Shannon Yellow card 65'
Carleton Yellow card 83'
Kendall-Moulin Red card 90+2'		 Report Morad Yellow card 20'
Guenzatti 68'
Oduro Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,269
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 6, 2018 33 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Charlotte Independence St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Gorskie Yellow card 75'
Taylor 80' (Guenzatti)
Vega Red card 90+7'		 Report Voser 26' (Zayed), Yellow card 84'
Gebhard 32' (Cato)
Miller Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,709
Referee: Luis Guardia
October 14, 2018 34 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bethlehem
15:00 EDT (UTC−4) Ngalina 13' (Aaronson)
Chambers Yellow card 44'
Herbers Yellow card 76'		 Report Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 262
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk


U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup
May 16 2nd round Jacksonville Armada FC Florida 1–0 Florida Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Melvin Yellow card 27'
Banks 58'
Beckie Yellow card 90+'		 Report Fernandes Yellow card 14'
Blake Yellow card 62'
Nanchoff Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Southern Oak Stadium
Attendance: 374
Referee: Matthew Miscannon

References

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  1. ^ "The Rays are buying the Rowdies. What does it mean for Tampa Bay?".
  2. ^ "Rays purchase USL's Tampa Bay Rowdies". October 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "ROWDIES MOVE JUNE 23 MATCH TO JUNE 22". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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