2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny season

The 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny season was the club's seventh year of existence, as well as their sixth season in Major League Soccer, and their sixth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. It was also the Mutiny's last season, and the last season of pro soccer in Tampa Bay until 2010, when FC Tampa Bay joined the USSF Division 2 Professional League.

Tampa Bay Mutiny
2001 season
Coach Alfonso Mondelo, then Perry Van der Beck
StadiumRaymond James Stadium
Major League Soccer12th
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Top goalscorer Mamadou Diallo (9)
Highest home attendance20,730
(July 4 v. MetroStars)
Lowest home attendance4,286
(August 29 v. Dallas)
Average home league attendance10,479

In addition to several international friendlies, the Mutiny and other MLS clubs participated in three matches of an 18-game Spring Training tournament in South Florida.[1] Tampa Bay began the 2001 regular season by winning two of their first three games before entering the worst slump in franchise history. After a two-month winless streak, head coach Alfonso Mondelo was fired and former Tampa Bay Rowdies player Perry Van der Beck took over for the team's last 11 games. On September 9 the Mutiny played their last ever match, a 2–1 home loss to the Columbus Crew; The Mutiny still had several games scheduled, but the MLS regular season was cut short after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the Mutiny did not qualify for the playoffs.

Despite renewing their lease with Raymond James Stadium for at least five more years, Don Garber and the MLS were unable to find new ownership for the Mutiny and the team was contracted in January 2002.

Final standings
Central Division GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
x – Chicago Fire 27166550302053
x – Columbus Crew 26137649361345
x – Dallas Burn 26101154847135
Tampa Bay Mutiny 2742123268-3614

x – clinched playoff berth

Preseason
January 19, 2001 Int'l FriendlyTampa Bay Mutiny 2–2 Celtic F.C.Tampa, Florida
7:30 P.M. (EST) Ralston  15'
Lagos  31'		 Report Johnson  53'
Thompson  60'		 Stadium: Pepin-Rood Stadium
Attendance: 2,917
February 9, 2001 friendlyTampa Bay Mutiny3–0 United States U-18Bradenton, Florida
11:00 A.M. (EST) Curtis
Kartes
Trittschuh 		Report Stadium: IMG Soccer Academy
February 10, 2001 friendlyTampa Bay Mutiny2–2Miami FusionFort Myers, Florida
4:00 P.M. (EST) Magee  36'
Ralston  55'		 Report Wélton  18'
Sahaydak  54'		 Stadium: Gateway Community Park
Attendance: 1,000 (est.)[2]
February 15, 2001 friendlyChicago Fire5–0Tampa Bay MutinyBradenton, Florida
11:00 A.M. (EST) Nowak  1' (pen.),  42'
Bocanegra  11'
Wolyniec  23'
George  38'		 Report Stadium: IMG Soccer Academy
February 17, 2001 friendlyChicago Fire1–0Tampa Bay MutinyTampa, Florida
1:30 P.M. (EST) Lavrinenko  54' Report Stadium: Shimburg Park
February 23, 2001 Int'l FriendlyMillonarios Fútbol Club 2–2 Tampa Bay MutinyBogotá, Colombia
Pérez  15'
Castro  65'		 Report Ralston  11'
Kartes  55'		 Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Attendance: 12,000
February 25, 2001 Int'l FriendlySoacha FC 3–0 Tampa Bay MutinyColombia


 Report
March 1, 2001 friendlyTampa Spartans0–1Tampa Bay MutinyTampa, Florida
7:00 P.M. (EST) Report Bojovic  71' Stadium: Pepin-Rood Stadium
March 3, 2001 friendlyTampa Bay Mutiny3–0 United States U-17Brandon, Florida
11:00 A.M. (EST) Badeio  39'
McCarty  55'
Addo  80'		 Report Stadium: JC Handly Sports Complex
March 8, 2001 friendlySouth Florida Bulls1–3Tampa Bay MutinyTampa, Florida
7:00 P.M. (EST) Paroulek  5' Report Ralston  33'
Schneider  55'
Curtis  68'		 Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium
March 10, 2001 friendlyCocoa Expos0–1Tampa Bay MutinyCocoa, Florida
7:00 P.M. (EST) Report Demmin  23' Stadium: Cocoa Municipal Stadium
March 16, 2001 MLS Spring TrainingSan Jose Earthquakes1–2Tampa Bay MutinyFort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 P.M. (EST) Lagos  25' Report Keller  47' (pen.)
Diallo  78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,000[3]
March 17, 2001 scrimmageSan Jose Earthquakes3–3Tampa Bay MutinyFort Lauderdale, Florida
Report Schneider
Kartes
Curtis
March 20, 2001 MLS Spring TrainingLA Galaxy2–2Tampa Bay MutinyFort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 P.M. (EST) Califf  39'
Thomas  83'		 Report Schneider  78'
Valderrama  90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 21, 2001 scrimmageD.C. United1–1Tampa Bay MutinySunrise, Florida
Report Bankov Stadium: Sunrise Hilton Complexes
March 24, 2001 MLS Spring TrainingMiami Fusion2–3Tampa Bay MutinyFort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 P.M. (EST) Serna  60', 66'
Cassar  90'		 Report Njoku  17'
Diallo  45' (pen.),  71'
Schneider  90+' (pen.)		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
March 27, 2001 friendlyTampa Bay Mutiny4–0Cocoa ExposLargo, Florida
7:00 P.M. (EST) Trittschuh ,
Schneider
Njoku 		Report Stadium: Largo United Soccer Complex
March 30, 2001 friendlyPlant City All-Stars0–4Tampa Bay MutinyPlant City, Florida
7:30 P.M. (EST) Report 1
Report 2		 Diallo  17',  45'
Kartes
Curtis 		Stadium: Otis Andrews Field
Attendance: 1,000 (est.)
May 17, 2001 Int'l FriendlyTampa Bay Mutiny 0–2 Fulham F.C.Tampa, Florida
7:00 P.M. (EST) Report 1
Report 2		 Betsy  3',  42' Stadium: Pepin-Rood Stadium
Attendance: 2,311

Regular season
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 4 2 21 32 68  −36 14 2 2 10 18 28  −10 2 0 11 14 40  −26

Last updated: July 22, 2014.
Source: Match reports

April 7, 2001 Dallas Burn2–4Tampa Bay MutinyDallas, Texas
Rodríguez  16', 26' Report Ralston  14'
Addo  21'
Curtis  51'
Diallo  55'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 15,124
April 14, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny1–2Columbus CrewTampa, Florida
Ralston  67' Report West  12'
Perez  62'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 16,823
April 21, 2001 MetroStars1–3Tampa Bay MutinyEast Rutherford, New Jersey
Comas  37' Report Ralston  74'
Keller  78'
Curtis  93'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 17,253
April 28, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny0–1Chicago FireTampa, Florida
Report Wolff  11' Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 10,602
May 5, 2001 Chicago Fire2–0Tampa Bay MutinyChicago, Illinois
Kovalenko  51'
Wynalda  73'		 Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 13,123
May 9, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny4–4LA GalaxyTampa, Florida
Diallo  15', 16', 37', 78' Report Mullan  1', 92'
Victorine  3'
Vanney  62'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 6,056
May 12, 2001 Colorado Rapids2–1Tampa Bay MutinyDenver, Colorado
Spencer  69', 80' Report Diallo  74' Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 13,052
May 19, 2001 Miami Fusion3–1Tampa Bay MutinyFt. Lauderdale, Florida
Preki  34'
Mastroeni  38'
Serna  75'		 Report Valderrama  26' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 12,412
May 26, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny0–4Miami FusionTampa, Florida
Report Rooney  20'
Henderson  26'
Serna  67', 90'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 12,988
June 2, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny1–2Kansas City WizardsTampa, Florida
Trittschuh  11' Report Gomez  20'
Lassiter  52'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 9,834
June 6, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny0–1Dallas BurnTampa, Florida
Report Kreis  15' Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 5,834
June 9, 2001 New England Revolution3–0Tampa Bay MutinyFoxborough, Massachusetts
Harris  21', 32'
Torres  64'		 Report Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 15,468
June 16, 2001 Columbus Crew6–1Tampa Bay MutinyColumbus, Ohio
Washington  29', 73', 85'
Duhaney  39'
Cunningham  68', 76'		 Report Quill  55' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,128
June 23, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny3–2D.C. UnitedTampa, Florida
Ralston  8'
Diallo  23'
Barclay  42'		 Report Moreno  52'
Armstrong  91'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 9,232
June 30, 2001 Kansas City Wizards3–0Tampa Bay MutinyKansas City, Missouri
Gomez  11'
Brown  16'
McKeon  70'		 Report Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 10,529
July 4, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny1–2MetroStarsTampa, Florida
Diallo  27' Report Walsh  85'
Butler  93'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 20,730
July 7, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny2–3Chicago FireTampa, Florida
Keller  51'
Quill  93'		 Report Wynalda  46', 83'
Stoichkov  79'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 8,583
July 14, 2001 San Jose Earthquakes2–1Tampa Bay MutinySan Jose, California
Lagos  4', 92' Report Diallo  71' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,065
July 18, 2001 Dallas Burn3–0Tampa Bay MutinyDallas, Texas
Kreis  36'
Graziani  49'
Rodríguez  53'		 Report Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 7,119
July 21, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny1–2Colorado RapidsTampa, Florida
Ralston  43' Report Bravo  11', 20' Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 9,425
August 4, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny2–0San Jose EarthquakesTampa, Florida
Keller  23'
Pena  35'		 Report Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 11,064
August 11, 2001 Chicago Fire3–1Tampa Bay MutinyChicago, Illinois
Wynalda  46', 50'
Nowak  70'		 Report Maessner  17' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 20,677
August 18, 2001 LA Galaxy5–1Tampa Bay MutinyPasadena, California
Vanney  18'
Addo  21' (o.g.)
Victorine  29', 81'
Jones  79'		 Report Ralston  4' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 12,115
August 26, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny0–0New England RevolutionTampa, Florida
Report Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 11,345
August 29, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny2–3Dallas BurnTampa, Florida
Ralston  8'
Barclay  89'		 Report Pareja  25'
Graziani  67'
Rodríguez  97'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 4,286
September 1, 2001 D.C. United5–1Tampa Bay MutinyWashington, D.C.
Conteh  27', 49'
Moreno  39'
Lisi  47'
Alegria  71'		 Report Jair  61' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 54,282
September 9, 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny1–2Columbus CrewTampa, Florida
Barclay  23' Report Maisonneuve  29'
Cunningham  40'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 9,932

U.S. Open Cup

The Mutiny entered the 2001 U.S. Open Cup in the Second Round. In their first game, the Mutiny lost to the Connecticut Wolves of the second division A-League.

June 26, 2001 Second RoundConnecticut Wolves 3–2 Tampa Bay MutinyNew Britain, Connecticut
Oparaku  50'
Griffiths  58'
Knights  86'		 Report Barclay  55'
Diallo  89'		 Stadium: Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 4,362
Referee: Erich Simmons

References
  1. "Midfielder Bishop Joins Fusion". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. Torrez, Mandi (February 11, 2001). "MLS game thrills fans of all ages". The News-Press. p. 9C. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2001-03-17/sports/0103170146_1_fusion-debut-alex-pineda-chacon-central-american
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