2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The 2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies' third season of existence, and second in the North American Soccer League. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 25th season of a professional soccer team fielded in the Tampa Bay region.

Tampa Bay Rowdies
2012 season
OwnersAndrew Nestor
Head CoachRicky Hill
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
NASL2nd
NASL PlayoffsChampions
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Ponce De Leon CupWinners
Coastal CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mike Ambersley
(8)
All:
Mike Ambersley
(11)
Highest home attendance4,710[1]
(July 4 v. Fort Lauderdale)
Lowest home attendance2,194[2]
(April 12 v. Carolina)
Average home league attendance3,116[3]

Background
See also: Tampa Bay Rowdies

After their first season, the FC Tampa Bay Rowdies were forced by Classic Ink to discontinue use of the "Rowdies" name, resulting in their name being FC Tampa Bay. Before the 2012 season began, however, the team came to terms with Classic Ink to purchase the "Rowdies" name.[4]

In the previous season, the Rowdies rallied to a third-place finish before bowing out in a first-round playoff match against eventual NASL Champions NSC Minnesota Stars. In 2012, the Rowdies finished second in the league with a 12–9–7 record. In the 2012 playoffs, they first defeated Carolina RailHawks FC, 5–4, on aggregate in the semifinals to advance to the Soccer Bowl. There they avenged the previous season's playoff loss by defeating defending champion, Minnesota, in the NASL Championship Series. They won the title in dramatic fashion, 3–2, on penalty kicks, after making up a two-goal aggregate deficit in regulation, and then surviving 30 minutes of extra time while short-handed.[5] For the region of Tampa Bay, it was the first North American Soccer League championship since the original Rowdies won Soccer Bowl '75.[6]

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendlies
March 3, 2012 Intra-Squad ScrimmageOrange Team5–3White TeamTampa, Florida
12:00 p.m.  25' (o.g.)
Hill  41'
Hofstetter  41', 58'
Gray  54'		 Report Ambersley  20', 46'
Yamada  51'		 Stadium: Monroe Middle School
March 10, 2012 Preseason 1Tampa Bay Rowdies3–0Eckerd TritonsLakewood Ranch, Florida
6:30 p.m. Mulholland  17'
Hofstetter  65'
Gray  68'		 Report Hobbis  45'
Duffy  59'		 Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
March 14, 2012 Preseason 2Tampa Bay Rowdies2–0Tampa SpartansSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. Mulholland  33'
Hill  55'
Perucica  73'		 TBR Report
Report		 Fekete  73' Stadium: Walter Fuller Complex
March 17, 2012 Preseason 3FGCU Eagles0–1Tampa Bay RowdiesFort Myers, Florida
2:00 p.m. Report Savage  45' Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
March 21, 2012 Preseason 4Tampa Bay RowdiesCancelledUCF KnightsTampa, Florida
7:00 p.m. Report Stadium: Ed Radice Sports Complex
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather.
March 24, 2012 Preseason 4USF Bulls0–1Tampa Bay RowdiesTampa, Florida
7:30 p.m. Report Clare  1'
Mulholland  79'		 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
March 28, 2012 Preseason 5Tampa Bay Rowdies4–0Saint Leo LionsClearwater, Florida
7:00 p.m. Yoshitake  25'
Arango  38'
Yamada  83'
Clare  84'
Mulholland  85'		 Report Stadium: Countryside Sportsplex
March 31, 2012 Preseason 6Tampa Bay Rowdies3–4Fort Lauderdale StrikersAuburndale, Florida
Yoshitake  11'
Ambersley  64', 84'
Yamada  82'		 Report Herron  16'
Lorenz  27'
Hassan  46'
Shanosky  59'
Anderson  84'		 Stadium: FYSA Auburndale Complex

North America Soccer League
Further information: 2012 North American Soccer League season

All times from this point on are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (X) 28 13 8 7 46 27 +19 47 Playoff semifinals
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies (C) 28 12 9 7 37 30 +7 45
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 11 8 9 32 30 +2 41 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Carolina RailHawks 28 10 10 8 44 46 −2 40
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 9 10 40 46 −6 36
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (X) Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion).

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 12 9 7 37 30  +7 45 7 5 1 18 8  +10 5 4 6 19 22  −3

Last updated: September 23, 2012.
Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundAHHAHAHAHAAAHHHAAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWDDWLLWDLLWWWWLWWWDDLDWDWDD
Updated to match(es) played on September 19, 2012. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

April 7, 2012 Match 1
Ponce De Leon Cup		Puerto Rico Islanders1–0Tampa Bay RowdiesBayamon, Puerto Rico
7:30 p.m. EDT Addlery  21'
Delgado  25'
Fojo  43'
Cunningham  59'
Addlery  69'		 Report Hill  45'
Yamada  68'
Sanfilippo  90'		 Stadium: Bayamon Sports Complex
Attendance: 952
Referee: Javier Santos
April 14, 2012 Match 2Tampa Bay Rowdies1–0FC EdmontonSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Yamada  20'
Hill  82'		 Report Joseph-Augustin  26'
Oppong  67'
van Leerdam  78'
Hatchi  84'
Saiko  90+2'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,129
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 18, 2012 Match 3Tampa Bay Rowdies1–1Carolina RailHawks FCSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Yoshitake  70' Report Shriver  65' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 21, 2012 Match 4Atlanta Silverbacks1–1Tampa Bay RowdiesAtlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Robertson  73'
Navia  87'		 Report Antoniuk  70'
Mulholland  84'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 3,261
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 28, 2012 Match 5
Ponce De Leon Cup		Tampa Bay Rowdies3–1Fort Lauderdale StrikersSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Clare  27'
Ambersley  62' (pen.)
Rodrigues  63'
Savage  90+'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ståhl  42'
Restrepo  90'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,536
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.
May 5, 2012 Match 6San Antonio Scorpions FC2–0Tampa Bay RowdiesSan Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Kling  44'
Denissen  53' (pen.)
Cochrane  61'
Pitchkolan  66'		 Report Arango  52' Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 9,536
Referee: Hayer Reyes
May 12, 2012 Match 7Tampa Bay Rowdies1–2San Antonio Scorpions FCSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Antoniuk  55'
Ramírez  78'		 Report Campos  53', 90+4'
Scott  61'
Hill  63'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Javier Santos
May 19, 2012 Match 8Atlanta Silverbacks2–3Tampa Bay RowdiesAtlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Davis  51'
Moroney  64', 89'
Carr  80'		 Report Antoniuk  12', 37'
Yamada  60'
Ambersley  78'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 25, 2012 Match 9Tampa Bay Rowdies0–0Minnesota Stars FCSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Campbell  69' Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,182
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 2, 2012 Match 10
Ponce De Leon Cup		Fort Lauderdale Strikers3–1Tampa Bay RowdiesFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Thompson  53' (pen.)
Anderson  54'
Stewart  86'
Orozco  88'
Restrepo  90+2'		 Report Mulholland  33'
Ambersley  62'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,255
Referee: Kevin Terry
June 9, 2012 Match 11
Ponce De Leon Cup		Puerto Rico Islanders2–0Tampa Bay RowdiesBayamon, Puerto Rico
7:30 p.m. EDT Fojo  40'
Rivera  73'
Needham  81'
vanSchaik  90+4'		 Report Picault  30'
Arango  51'		 Stadium: Bayamon Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Jesus Angel Delgado Lebron
June 16, 2012 Match 12Minnesota Stars FC1–2Tampa Bay RowdiesBlaine, Minnesota
8:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez  8'
Nuñez  25'
Kallman  90+1'		 Report Yoshitake  45+1'
Hill  45+1'
Savage  85'
Ambersley  89'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,908
June 23, 2012 Match 13Tampa Bay Rowdies3–2San Antonio Scorpions FCSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Yoshitake  39', 90'
Mulholland  88'		 Report Greenfield  31'
Bayona  52'
Pitchkolan  59'
Harmse  71'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,559
Referee: Christina Ibañez
June 30, 2012 Match 14Tampa Bay Rowdies2–0Minnesota Stars FCSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Ambersley  55'
Yoshitake  88'		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,594
Referee: Kevin Terry
July 4, 2012 Match 15
Ponce De Leon Cup		Tampa Bay Rowdies3–1Fort Lauderdale StrikersSt. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 p.m. EDT Ambersley  30'
Yoshitake  67'
Antoniuk  85'
Rodrigues  86'  90'		 Report Herron  19',  67'
Orozco  26'  79'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,710
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 12, 2012 Match 16Minnesota Stars FC2–1Tampa Bay RowdiesBlaine, Minnesota
8:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez  30'
Dias  37'
Takada  44'
Venegas  64'		 Report Ambersley  78' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,164
July 15, 2012 Match 17FC Edmonton0–1Tampa Bay RowdiesEdmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Hatchi  36'
Lam  70'		 Report Yoshitake  33'
Mulholland  88'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,688
July 21, 2012 Match 18
Ponce De Leon Cup		Tampa Bay Rowdies2–0Puerto Rico IslandersSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Sanfilippo  57',  72'
Ambersley  85'		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,207
July 28, 2012 Match 19Tampa Bay Rowdies1–0FC EdmontonSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Antoniuk  44' Report Arguez  20'
Barthélémy  33'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,149
August 4, 2012 Match 20Carolina RailHawks FC3–3Tampa Bay RowdiesCary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT da Luz  21'
Zimmerman  43', 49'
Garey  52'
Stockley  59'		 Report Hill  17'
Mulholland  86'
Yamada  90+2'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,002
August 11, 2012 Match 21Tampa Bay Rowdies0–0Atlanta SilverbacksSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Mulholland  84'
Arango  90'		 Report Willis  54'
Randolph  70'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,027
August 19, 2012 Match 22San Antonio Scorpions FC4–0Tampa Bay RowdiesSan Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Ramírez  8'
Campos  17', 29'
Sattler  56'
Bayona  90+2'		 Report Sanfilippo  45'
Hill  49'
Mulholland  52'
Ambersley  56'		 Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,024
August 25, 2012 Match 23
Ponce De Leon Cup		Tampa Bay Rowdies0–0Puerto Rico IslandersSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Cox  54'
Mulholland  68'		 Report Nurse  34'
Ibeagha  83'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 1, 2012 Match 24
Ponce De Leon Cup		Fort Lauderdale Strikers0–3Tampa Bay RowdiesFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Laing  1'
Tetteh  19'
Ståhl  53'		 Report Arango  21'
Picault  53'
Sanfilippo  59'  82'
Cox  80'
Scott  88'
Cort  90+4'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,629
September 8, 2012 Match 25Tampa Bay Rowdies1–1Atlanta SilverbacksSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Yamada  42'
Ababio  53'  67'		 Report Horth  30'
Carr  87'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,754
September 16, 2012 Match 26FC Edmonton0–3Tampa Bay RowdiesEdmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Barthélémy  45'
Rago  87'		 Report Antoniuk  21'
Ambersley  39'  43'
Mulholland  51'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,376
September 19, 2012 Match 27Tampa Bay Rowdies1–1Carolina RailHawks FCSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Arango  13'  22' Report Shipalane  61' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,194
September 22, 2012 Match 28Carolina RailHawks FC0–0Tampa Bay RowdiesCary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Frimpong  68'
Hill  90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,310

Playoffs
Semifinals - 1st Leg
Carolina RailHawks1–2Tampa Bay Rowdies
Shriver  78' (pen.)
Lowery  86'
Franks  89'		 Report Ambersley  64'  90+'
Arango  77'
Attinella  83'
Antoniuk  85'
Attendance: 3,183
Referee: Matthew Foerster
Semifinals - 2nd Leg
Tampa Bay Rowdies3–3Carolina RailHawks
Hill  40' (pen.)
Ambersley  65'
Mulholland  84'  90+2'		 Report Shriver  14'
Shipalane  18'
Agbossoumonde  35'
Zimmerman  86' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Tampa Bay won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for the NASL Championship Series.

Championship Series - 1st Leg
Minnesota Stars FC2–0Tampa Bay Rowdies
Walker  67'
Takada  84'
Nuñez  90+4'		 Report Ambersley  48'
Attendance: 4,642
Championship Series - 2nd Leg
Tampa Bay Rowdies3–1 (a.e.t.)Minnesota Stars FC
Cort  25'  58'
Ambersley  26'
Savage  51'
Mulholland  82'
Antoniuk  86'  90+'
Hill  90'		 Report Davis  32'
Bracalello  45+'
Rodríguez  52'
Penalties
Mulholland
Cox
Picault
Cort 		3–2 Hlavaty
Del Do
Altman
Bracalello
Rodríguez
Attendance: 6,208

3–3 on aggregate; Tampa Bay won the 2012 NASL Championship on penalty kicks.

U.S. Open Cup
Further information: 2012 U.S. Open Cup

Tampa Bay entered with the other U.S.-based teams from the NASL and USL Pro in the second round. The first two rounds were drawn on May 1, 2012.

May 22, 2012 Second RoundJacksonville United 0–3 Tampa Bay RowdiesJacksonville, Florida
19:00 EST Donaldson  51' Report Ambersley  2'
Antoniuk  19'
Savage  65'		 Stadium: Patton Park
Attendance: 925
May 29, 2012 Third RoundTampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Colorado RapidsSt. Petersburg, Florida
20:00 EST Antoniuk  19'
Washington  56'
Clare  90+2'		 Report Edu  17' (pen.)
Akpan  33'
Thompson  55'
Marshall  57'
Hill  90+1'
Ceus  90+2'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,086

Ponce De Leon Cup

The Ponce De Leon Cup was a fan-based derby and trophy that was created in 2006. Participants were originally United Soccer Leagues first division teams (later USSF-D2, then NASL teams) based in lands that Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de León, had visited; namely Florida and Puerto Rico. It was awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants. The trophy itself was purported to have been destroyed in 2010 in a warehouse fire. 2012 was the final year that the cup was awarded, as the Puerto Rico Islanders ceased operation following the NASL season.

Pos Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 8413128+413
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 833286+212
3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 8224915-68

Club

Roster

as of August 25, 2012[7]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Jeff Attinella  United States
2 Defender Daniel Scott  United States
3 Defender Andres Arango  Canada
4 Midfielder Stuart Campbell  Scotland
5 Defender J. P. Rodrigues  Guyana
6 Forward Matt Clare  United States
7 Defender Frank Sanfilippo (captain)  United States
8 Forward Luke Mulholland  England
9 Forward Dan Antoniuk  United States
11 Midfielder Shane Hill  England
13 Defender Thurstan Johnson  United States
14 Defender Draymond Washington  United States
15 Forward Mike Ambersley  United States
18 Midfielder Dan O'Brien  United States
19 Defender Eddie Ababio  United States
20 Forward Evans Frimpong  Ghana
22 Midfielder Keith Savage  United States
23 Forward Fabrice Picault  United States
24 Goalkeeper Andrew Fontein  United States
25 Forward Carl Cort  Guyana
28 Midfielder Raphael Cox  United States
32 Midfielder Takuya Yamada  Japan

Squad information

Transfers

In

Out

Loan In

Loan Out

See also

References
  1. http://nasl.com/index.php?id=488&getGameID=196 (Box score)
  2. http://nasl.com/index.php?id=488&getGameID=248 (Box score)
  3. http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=3336
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-05-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Rowdies Win 2012 NASL Soccer Bowl After Penalty Shootout". Rowdiessoccer.com. October 27, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  6. Burns, Bryan (October 28, 2012). "Rowdies beat Minnesota for NASL title". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  7. "Roster | Tampa Bay Rowdies". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
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