2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The 2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's tenth season of existence, their third in the United Soccer League, and first in the newly named USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 26th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 32nd season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

Tampa Bay Rowdies
2019 season
ChairmanStuart Sternberg
Head CoachNeill Collins
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
USL Championship5th (Eastern Conference)
USL CupQuarterfinals
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Guenzatti (18)
All: Guenzatti (19)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 7,851
(October 12 vs. Indy)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,022
(August 31 vs. Nashville, USL-C)
All: 1,342
(May 14 vs. The Villages, USOC)
Average home league attendance5,497
Biggest win6–1 (21 September vs. Bethlehem, USL-C)
Biggest defeat2–4 (14 August @ North Carolina, USL-C)

Club

Current roster
As of June 26, 2019[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper John McCarthy  United States
3 Defender Ryan Felix  United States
4 Defender Tarek Morad  United States
5 Defender David Najem  Afghanistan
7 Midfielder Yann Ekra  France
8 Midfielder Zach Steinberger  United States
11 Midfielder Leo Fernandes  Brazil
13 Forward Sebastián Guenzatti  Uruguay
14 Forward Malik Johnson  Canada
15 Midfielder Andrew Tinari  United States
17 Forward Juan Tejada  Panama
18 Midfielder Dominic Oduro  Ghana
19 Defender Shawn Barry  Puerto Rico
20 Defender Caleb Richards (on loan from Norwich City)  England
21 Goalkeeper Macklin Robinson  United States
22 Midfielder Jordan Doherty (on loan from Sheffield United)  Ireland
23 Forward Leon Taylor  United States
26 Midfielder Afrim Taku  Albania
32 Forward Jaime Siaj  Jordan
33 Goalkeeper Chris Konopka  United States
42 Defender Mohamed Kone  Burkina Faso
44 Defender Papé Diakité  Senegal
77 Forward Lucky Mkosana  Zimbabwe
88 Forward Kwadwo Poku  Ghana

Technical staff

Medical staff
  • Andrew Keane – head athletic trainer
  • Michelle Leget – assistant athletic trainer
  • Dr. Mohit Bansal – team physician and orthopedic surgeon
  • Dr. Vania Reyes – team physician, sports medicine

Front office

Competitions

Exhibitions

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

February 2, 2019 PreseasonTampa Bay Rowdies1–0Birmingham Legion FCSt. Petersburg, FL
Allen Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door
February 9, 2019 PreseasonTampa Bay Rowdies4–2UCF KnightsSt. Petersburg, FL
Oduro
Poku
Tejada
trialist 		Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door
February 13, 2019 PreseasonOrlando City B1–2Tampa Bay RowdiesMontverde, FL
Report Steinberger
Ekra 		Stadium: Montverde Academy
Attendance: Closed-door
February 16, 2019 Suncoast InvitationalTampa Bay Rowdies0–1D.C. UnitedSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Diakité  47' Report Acosta  3'
Arriola  34' (Acosta)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 20, 2019 Suncoast InvitationalTampa Bay Rowdies0–0Montreal ImpactSt. Petersburg, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Report Jackson-Hamel  23' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 23, 2019 PreseasonTormenta FC3–2Tampa Bay RowdiesStatesboro, GA
17:00 EST (UTC−5) Micaletto  15'
Phelps  19'
Morrell  23', 56'
Dennis  49'		 Fernandes  26'
Hoppenot  80'		 Stadium: Erk Russell Park
February 24, 2019 PreseasonGeorgia Southern Eagles0–4Tampa Bay RowdiesStatesboro, GA
7:00 EST (UTC−5) Wintermeier
Allen ,
Tejada 		Stadium: Erk Russell Park
March 2, 2019 PreseasonUSF Bulls1–2Tampa Bay RowdiesTampa, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5)  10' Report Guenzatti  16'
Poku  85'		 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
March 17, 2019 MidseasonTampa Bay Rowdies–Stetson HattersSt. Petersburg, FL
EST (UTC−5) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: No result published.
April 14, 2019 MidseasonTampa Bay Rowdies5–1Sarasota Metropolis FCSt. Petersburg, FL
10:30 EST (UTC−5) Taylor , ,
Allen
Poku 		Moriarty  (pen.) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

USL Championship
Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Indy Eleven 34 19 6 9 48 29 +19 63 Conference Quarterfinals
4 Louisville City FC 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 60
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 16 10 8 61 33 +28 58
6 New York Red Bulls II 34 17 6 11 74 51 +23 57
7 North Carolina FC 34 16 8 10 57 37 +20 56 Play-In Round
Source: USL Championship 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 16 10 8 61 33  +28 58 8 6 3 33 14  +19 8 4 5 28 19  +9

Last updated: 27 April 2019.
Source: Match reports

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultWWDDWDWDDWWWWLDWWWDWLWLLWLWDLWDLDL
Position6212241332111111111111232323434545
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2019. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
March 9, 2019 1Memphis 901 FC0–1Tampa Bay RowdiesMemphis, TN
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Metzger  58'
Sandoval  87'
Najem  90+1'		 Report Guenzatti  4' (pen.)
Richards  11'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 8,062
Referee: Mike Lavergne
March 16, 2019 2Tampa Bay Rowdies2–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Barry  26'
Steinberger  86' (Barry)		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,234
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
March 23, 2019 3Saint Louis FC1–1Tampa Bay RowdiesFenton, MO
14:00 EST (UTC−5) Dacres  22'
Fink  26'		 Report Diakité  63'
Morad  73'
Guenzatti  76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 30, 2019 4Tampa Bay Rowdies0–0Loudoun UnitedSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Oduro  38' Report Pilato  16'
Verfurth  61'
Saravia  82'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,893
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
April 6, 2019 5Tampa Bay Rowdies4–0Hartford AthleticSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti  37', 78' (Fernandes),  67'
Najem  58'
Tinari  71' (Fernandes)		 Report Williams  73'
de Wit  86'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: Thomas Snyder
April 13, 2019 6Tampa Bay Rowdies1–1Louisville CitySt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Tinari  15'
Hoppenot  21'
Guenzatti  75'
Ekra  78'
Oduro  85'		 Report Jimenez  68'
Williams  85'
Thiam  88'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,707
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 24, 2019 7Atlanta United 21–4Tampa Bay RowdiesKennesaw, GA
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Williams  30'
Fernando  34' (Pereira)
Carleton  63'
Wyke  69'
Campbell  85'		 Report Oduro  36'
Diakité  39'
Fernandes  45' (Tinari)
Morad  59'
Campbell  67' (o.g.)
Tejada  87' (Fernandes)
Allen  90' (Fernandes)		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,537
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 27, 2019 8Tampa Bay Rowdies1–1Charlotte IndependenceSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti  17' (Tinari)
Oduro  30'		 Report Oduro  11' (Thicot)
Martínez  25'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,651
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
May 1, 2019 9Indy Eleven0–0Tampa Bay RowdiesIndianapolis, IN
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Barrett  13'  20' Report Taylor  88' Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 8,035
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 8, 2019 10Nashville SC0–1Tampa Bay RowdiesNashville, TN
20:00 EST (UTC−5) King  36' Report Tejada  34' (Guenzatti)
Morad  90'
Kone  90+1'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,628
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
May 18, 2019 11Tampa Bay Rowdies2–0New York Red Bulls IISt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Tejada  29' (Tinari), 58' (Poku)
Oduro  72'
Diakité  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,210
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Note: Diakité was initially given a yellow that was changed to a red card upon further review by the league's Independent Discipline Panel.[2]
May 25, 2019 12Tampa Bay Rowdies1–0Swope Park RangersSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Hoppenot  81'
Fernandes  82' (pen.)		 Report Wilson Harris  78'
Alexsander  81'
Akhmatov  83'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,688
Referee: Thomas Snyder
June 1, 2019 13Birmingham Legion0–2Tampa Bay RowdiesBirmingham, AL
20:00 EST (UTC−5) Lopez  28'
Kasim  69'		 Report Johnson  20'
Guenzatti  28' (Tinari)
Tinari  44' (Johnson)
Richards  71'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Matthew Thompson
June 8, 2019 14Tampa Bay Rowdies1–3North Carolina FCSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Steinberger  54' (Morad)
Hoppenot  61'		 Report Fortune  19' (Albadawi), 48' (Ewolo)
Albadawi  28'
Miller  77' (Speas)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 15, 2019 15Tampa Bay Rowdies1–1Charleston BatterySt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti  39' (Johnson),  58'
Oduro  86'		 Report Nelson  29'
Svantesson  88' (Bosua)
Rittmeyer  90'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,082
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 22, 2019 16Bethlehem Steel1–2Tampa Bay RowdiesBethlehem, PA
17:00 EST (UTC−5) Chambers  29',  90+1' (pen.)
Turner  50'
Borgelin  54'
Fontana  57'		 Report Tejada  13' (Steinberger)
Guenzatti  34'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 505
Referee: David Barrie
June 29, 2019 17Tampa Bay Rowdies2–1Ottawa FurySt. Petersburg, FL
20:00 EST (UTC−5) Oduro  28'
Tejada  36' (Najem)
Guenzatti  43',  90+2' (Mkosana)		 Report François  22'
Oliveira  53'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,396
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 7, 2019 18Swope Park Rangers1–3Tampa Bay RowdiesKansas City, KS
17:00 EST (UTC−5) Kuzain  37'
Smith  38'
Segbers  45+3'
Vanacore-Decker  72'		 Report Tejada  14' (Ekra)
Guenzatti  39' (pen.)
Steinberger  45+1'
Johnson  54',  58' (Guenzatti)
Diakité  62'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 507
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 13, 2019 19Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–1Tampa Bay RowdiesPittsburgh, PA
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Kerr  52' (pen.) Report Morad  13'
Diakité  51'
Mkosana  84' (Poku)		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,045
Referee: Victor Rivas
July 20, 2019 20Tampa Bay Rowdies4–1Saint Louis FCSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti  33' (Fernandes), 36' (Mkosana)
Oduro  69'
Fernandes  79' (Barry)
Richards  90+1' (Guenzatti)		 Report Calvert  20'
Hilton  71'
Greig  87' (Hilton)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,520
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 26, 2019 21New York Red Bulls II2–0Tampa Bay RowdiesMontclair, NJ
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Jørgenson  17', 34' (Tolkin)
Duncan  27'  62'
Barlow  47'
Lema  51'
Buckmaster  88'
Nealis  90+4'		 Report Guenzatti  23'
Diakité  37'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 1,089
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 3, 2019 22Charleston Battery0–5Tampa Bay RowdiesCharleston, SC
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guerra  21'  42'
Anunga  31'
Mueller  64'		 Report Mkosana  1' (Steinberger), 4',  62'
Johnson  34'
Steinberger  47' (Johnson)
Siaj  82' (Tinari)		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 10, 2019 23Tampa Bay Rowdies0–1Birmingham LegionSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Diakité  84' Report Opoku  49' (Asiedu)
Wright  66'
Williams  70'
Culbertson  88'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,949
Referee: Dejan Susak
August 21, 2019 24North Carolina FC4–2Tampa Bay RowdiesCary, NC
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Fortune  19' (Rennicks)
Miller  50', 79' (Taylor)
Diakité  76' (o.g.)		 Report Guenzatti  32' (Poku)
Diakité  72'
Tejada  90' (Fernandez)		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,833
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 24, 2019 25Tampa Bay Rowdies5–0Memphis 901St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Poku  11', 62' (Johnson)
Fernandes  28',  81' (Guenzatti)
Tinari  45+5' (Johnson)
Johnson  87' (Kone)		 Report daSilva  36'
Charpie  47'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,835
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 31, 2019 26Tampa Bay Rowdies1–2Nashville SCSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti  49'
Mkosana  90+3'		 Report Moloto  44'
Belmar  79' (Bourgeois)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
September 7, 2019 27Charlotte Independence1–3Tampa Bay RowdiesMatthews, NC
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Thicot  71'
Roberts  83'		 Report Tejada  7' (Fernandes), 49' (Guenzatti)
Siaj  74' (Mkosana)		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,930
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 14, 2019 28Tampa Bay Rowdies1–1Atlanta United 2St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti  31' (Fernandes)
Oduro  68'		 Report Wyke  13'
Conway  35'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Elton Garcia
September 18, 2019 29Ottawa Fury1–0Tampa Bay RowdiesOttawa, ON
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Fall  56'  90+2',  90+1' (pen.)
Gagnon-Laparé  62'
Haworth  90+4'		 Report Diakité  56'
McCarthy  90+1'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Matt Souare
September 21, 2019 30Tampa Bay Rowdies6–1Bethlehem SteelSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Ofeimu  20' (o.g.)
Guenzatti  24' (Johnson)
Poku  40' (Fernandes)
Morad  42'
Tinari  45+2' (Johnson)
Mkosana  71' (Fernandes),  74'
Taku  90+2' (Fernandes)		 Report Cortés  54'
Willis  65'
Faris  69' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,513
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 28, 2019 31Louisville City2–2Tampa Bay RowdiesLouisville, KY
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Matsoso  30',  79' (Jimenez)
Craig  35' (Jimenez)		 Report Morad  34'
Jordan Doherty  36'  83'
Guenzatti  45+1',  87' (pen.)
Mkosana  89' (Barry)
McCarthy  90+4'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,630
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 4, 2019 32Loudoun United2–0Tampa Bay RowdiesLeesburg, VA
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Ndour  18',  50' (Odoi-Atsem)
Nyeman  41'
Hawkins  64'
Wild  90+3' (Ku-DiPietro)		 Report Guenzatti  64'
Siaj  77'		 Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium
Attendance: 1,738
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 12, 2019 33Tampa Bay Rowdies1–1Indy ElevenSt. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti  45+6' (pen.)
Mkosana  64'		 Report Barrett  64'
Kelly  72' (Pasher),  88'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,851
Referee: Lorant Varga
October 19, 2019 34Hartford Athletic2–1Tampa Bay RowdiesHartford, CT
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Williams  40',  47' (Hord)
Gdula  62'
Wojcik  90+3' (Lee)		 Report Johnson  62'  68'
Mkosana  73' (Guenzatti)
Diakité  80'		 Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,674
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

USL Championship playoffs
Main article: 2019 USL Championship Playoffs

The Rowdies clinched their spot in the single elimination 2019 USL playoffs on September 18, by virtue of the Charleston Battery losing, 3-1, to Atlanta United 2.

Conference Quarterfinals
October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) EastLouisville City FC2–1Tampa Bay RowdiesLouisville, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EDT Rasmussen  23' (McCabe), 24' (Ownby)
Ownby  56'		 Report Ekra  40'
Diakité  70'
Guenzatti  80' (Poku)		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup
May 14, 2019 2nd roundTampa Bay Rowdies 4–1 The Villages SCSt. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT Kone  43' (Steinberger),  88'
Steinberger  45+3'
Allen  62' (Steinberger)
Soronellas  83'
Taylor  90+3'		 Report Lopes  43'
Gyau  62' (De Freitas)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Matthew Miscannon
May 28, 2019 3rd roundOKC Energy FC 4–3 Tampa Bay RowdiesNorman, OK
7:30 pm CDT Gordon  2'
Boesetti  27',  30'
Eissele  32'
Brown  60'		 Report Allen  20' (pen.),  47'
Najem  24'
Poku  34'		 Stadium: John Crain Field
Attendance: 177
Referee: Elton Garcia

References
  1. "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. "Oduro and Diakite To Serve One-Game Suspensions". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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