2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

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Tampa Bay Rowdies
2022 season
ChairmanStuart Sternberg
Head coachNeill Collins
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
USL Championship3rd, Eastern Conference
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Highest home attendanceLeague: 6,714
(August 27 vs. Orange County)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,454
(October 12 vs. El Paso)
Average home league attendance5,147
Biggest win8–0 (October 8 vs LDN)
Biggest defeat3–1 (April 27 @ MEM)
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The 2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies season is the club's thirteenth season of existence, their sixth in the United Soccer League, and fourth in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this is the 29th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this is the 35th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

Club

Roster

As of October 29, 2022[1]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played[a] Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 CJ Cochran United States GK 2022 (1991-09-17) 17 September 1991 (age 32) Loan from OKC Energy FC 25 0
30 Phil Breno United States GK 2022 (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 28) Loan from Forward Madison FC 8 0
56 Raiko Arozarena Cuba GK 2021 (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 26) Cafetaleros de Chiapas 4 0
Defenders
2 Conner Antley United States RB 2021 (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 28) Indy Eleven 32 0
3 Thomas Vancaeyezeele France CB 2022 (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 29) Birmingham Legion 16 0
5 Jordan Scarlett Jamaica CB 2020 (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 28) New York Red Bulls II 32 2
24 Robert Castellanos United States CB 2022 (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 (age 25) Loan from Nashville SC 12 1
33 Aarón Guillén Mexico LB 2022 (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 30) North Carolina FC 36 0
Midfielders
4 Lewis Hilton England CM 2020 (1993-10-22) 22 October 1993 (age 30) Saint Louis FC 35 2
6 Junior Etou Republic of the Congo DM 2022 (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 29) Charlotte Independence 23 0
7 Yann Ekra France CM 2019 (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 33) Charlotte Independence 33 0
8 Jake Areman United States RM 2022 (1996-03-09) 9 March 1996 (age 27) Charlotte Independence 17 1
11 Leo Fernandes Brazil LM 2017 (1991-12-23) 23 December 1991 (age 32) Philadelphia Union 34 20
21 Dayonn Harris Canada RW 2021 (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 26) Real Monarchs SLC 28 5
23 Sebastian Dalgaard Denmark WM 2020 (1991-08-23) 23 August 1991 (age 32) Hartford Athletic 31 5
27 Laurence Wyke England DM 2021 (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27) Atlanta United FC 32 2
Forwards
10 Steevan Dos Santos Cape Verde CF 2021 (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 34) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 23 7
13 Sebastián Guenzatti Uruguay CF 2017 (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 32) New York Cosmos 32 7
19 Jake LaCava United States CF 2022 (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 22) Loan from New York Red Bulls 36 12
22 Kyle Greig United States CF 2022 (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 33) Louisville City FC 20 2
77 Lucky Mkosana Zimbabwe CF 2019 (1987-09-30) 30 September 1987 (age 36) Louisville City FC 22 4

Team management and staff

Front Office
Owner United States Stuart Sternberg
Vice President United States Ryan Helfrick
Vice chairman United States Matthew Silverman
Vice chairman United States Brian Auld
Technical staff
Head coach/Technical director Scotland Neill Collins
Assistant coach England Stuart Dobson
Assistant coach England Jon Stead
Assistant coach United States Eric Wilde
Performance coach United States Pete Calabrese
Chief scout England Russell Stirling
Medical staff
Head athletic trainer United States Dave Walker
Assistant athletic trainer United States Eric Streich
Orthopedic surgeon United States Dr. Mohit Bansal
Primary care physician United States Dr. Mathew Vermeer

Competitions

Exhibitions

The Rowdies initial preseason schedule was announced on February 11, 2022.[2] All matches were closed to the public.

February 12, 2022 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 FIU Panthers St. Petersburg, FL
Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
February 19, 2022 Preseason Orlando City 3–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, FL
Stadium: Undisclosed
Attendance: closed-door
February 23, 2022 Preseason South Florida Bulls 2–6 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL
Report Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
February 26, 2022 Preseason North Florida Ospreys – Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville, FL
Stadium: Hodges Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
March 5, 2022 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Tormenta FC St. Petersburg, FL
Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door

USL Championship

Main article: 2022 USL Championship season

Standings — Atlantic Division

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC 34 22 6 6 65 28 +37 72 Qualification for the Conference Semifinals
2 Memphis 901 FC 34 21 8 5 67 33 +34 68 Playoffs
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 20 7 7 73 33 +40 67
4 Birmingham Legion FC 34 17 10 7 56 37 +19 58
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 16 9 9 50 38 +12 57
6 Miami FC 34 15 9 10 47 32 +15 55
7 Detroit City FC 34 14 8 12 44 30 +14 54
8 FC Tulsa 34 12 16 6 48 58 −10 42
9 Indy Eleven 34 12 17 5 41 55 −14 41
10 Hartford Athletic 34 10 18 6 47 57 −10 36
11 Loudoun United FC 34 8 22 4 36 74 −38 28
12 Charleston Battery 34 6 21 7 41 77 −36 25
13 Atlanta United 2 34 6 23 5 39 85 −46 23
14 New York Red Bulls II 34 3 25 6 24 76 −52 15
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) 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 20 7 7 74 33  +41 67 12 3 2 41 13  +28 8 4 5 33 20  +13

Last updated: 19 September 2021.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAAHAHHH
ResultDWWDDLWDLLWWDWWDWWWWWWWLLWWLLDWWWW
Position6423465677666533333222233223333333
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2022. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

March 13, 2022 1 Birmingham Legion 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Birmingham, AL
17:00 EDT (UTC−5) Report Stadium: BBVA Field
March 19, 2022 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Indy Eleven St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
March 23, 2022 3 Atlanta United 2 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, GA
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
March 26, 2022 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Hartford Athletic St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
April 2, 2022 5 Oakland Roots 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Las Vegas, NV
20:00 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
April 9, 2022 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Miami FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
April 16, 2022 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 FC Tulsa St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
April 23, 2022 8 New York Red Bulls II 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montclair, NJ
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
April 27, 2022 9 Memphis 901 FC 3–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies
20:00 EDT (UTC−5)
April 30, 2022 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–3 San Diego Loyal St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
May 15, 2022 11 Phoenix Rising 1–5 Tampa Bay Rowdies
22:00 EDT (UTC−5)
May 21, 2022 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
June 1, 2022 13 FC Tulsa 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies
20:30 EDT (UTC−5)
June 5, 2022 14 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Louisville City St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
June 11, 2022 15 Miami FC 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami, FL
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
June 18, 2022 16 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
June 25, 2022 17 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–5 Tampa Bay Rowdies Pittsburgh, PA
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Highmark Stadium
July 2, 2022 18 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Memphis 901 FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
July 9, 2022 19 Hartford Athletic 2–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hartford, CT
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Dillon Stadium
July 16, 2022 20 Loudoun United FC 1–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, VA
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Segra Field
July 23, 2022 21 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
July 30, 2022 22 Indy Eleven 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies
19:00 EDT (UTC−5)
August 6, 2022 23 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Detroit City FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
August 13, 2022 24 Louisville City 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies
19:30 EDT (UTC−5)
August 20, 2022 25 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies
21:00 EDT (UTC−5)
August 27, 2022 26 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Orange County SC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
September 3, 2022 27 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6–1 Las Vegas Lights St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
September 10, 2022 28 Charleston Battery 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston, SC
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
September 17, 2022 29 Detroit City FC 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies
19:30 EDT (UTC−5)
September 23, 2022 30 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Birmingham Legion St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
October 2, 2022 31 Monterey Bay FC 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies
22:00 EDT (UTC−5)
October 8, 2022 32 Tampa Bay Rowdies 8–0 Loudoun United FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
October 12, 2022 33 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 El Paso Locomotive St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
October 15, 2022 34 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 New York Red Bulls II St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

USL Championship playoffs

Main article: 2022 USL Championship Playoffs

Bracket

Conference Quarter-finals
October 22-23 		Conference Semi-finals
October 28-30 		Conference Finals
November 5-6 		USL Championship Final
November 13
            
E1 Louisville City (p) 2 (5)
E5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2 (3)
E4 Birmingham Legion 2 (7)
E5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds (p) 2 (8)
E1 Louisville City
Eastern Conference
E3 Tampa Bay Rowdies
E2 Memphis 901 3
E7 Detroit City 1
E2 Memphis 901 0
E3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
E3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3
E6 Miami FC 1
 
 
W1 San Antonio FC 3
W7 Oakland Roots 0
W2 San Diego Loyal 0
W7 Oakland Roots 3
W1 San Antonio FC
Western Conference
W3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks
W3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3
W6 Rio Grande Valley FC 0
W3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks (a.e.t.) 2
W4 Sacramento Republic 1
W4 Sacramento Republic 2
W5 New Mexico United 0

Results

October 22, 2022 EC Quarterfinal Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Miami FC St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT (UTC−5)
Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,937
Referee: Calin Radosav
October 30, 2022 EC Quarterfinal Memphis 901 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Memphis, Tennessee
3:00 PM CDT Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Referee: Elton Garcia
Note: Match rescheduled from October 29 due to weather.[3]
November 5, 2022 EC Final Louisville City v Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup
April 5, 2022 Second Round Tampa Bay Rowdies Florida 6–0 Florida The Villages SC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm EDT
Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Alex Billeter
April 20, 2022 Third Round Orlando City Florida 2–1 Florida Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm EDT Pato 52'
Urso 63'		 Mkosana 65' Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Note: Game originally scheduled to be played at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida. Location changed on April 11.[4]

References

  1. ^ Regular season only
  1. ^ "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rowdies Set for Five Preseason Contests". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ infield, Matt (October 29, 2022). "901 FC playoff game postponed due to rain". www.actionnews5.com. Memphis, TN: Action News 5. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "Orlando City SC's Open Cup Match Against Tampa Bay Moved to Exploria Stadium". OrlandoCitySC.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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