2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Tampa Bay Rowdies

2016 season

Owner

Bill Edwards (Majority)
Andrew Nestor (Minority)
David Laxer (Minority)^[1]

Head Coach

Stuart Campbell

Stadium

Al Lang Stadium

NASL

Spring: -
Fall: -
Combined: -

Highest home attendance

5,740
(Apr. 2 vs. Indy)

Lowest home attendance

5,740
(Apr. 2 vs. Indy)

Average home league attendance

5,740

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2017 →

The 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season is the club's sixth NASL season, and seventh season overall since their formation in 2008.

Roster

As of match played 30 April 2016

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Michael Langer	GK	(1985-01-06) 6 January 1985	Vålerenga	2016	0	0
18	Matt Pickens	GK	(1982-04-05) 5 April 1982	New England Revolution	2014	53	0
24	Chris Glodack	GK	(1993-06-19) 19 June 1993	Clemson Tigers	2015	0	0
Defenders
2	Darnell King	DF	(1990-09-23) 23 September 1990	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2015	33	0
3	Neill Collins	DF	(1983-09-02) 2 September 1983	Sheffield United	2016	5	1
4	Ben Sweat	DF	(1991-09-04) 4 September 1991	Columbus Crew	2015	30	0
5	Stefan Antonijevic	DF	(1981-06-09) 9 June 1981	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2015	22	1
7	Frank Sanfilippo	DF	(1981-09-08) 8 September 1981	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2016	0	0
15	Zac Portillos	DF	(1992-01-19) 19 January 1992	Akron Zips	2015	4	0
17	Tamika Mkandawire	DF	(1983-05-28) 28 May 1983	Shrewsbury Town	2014	51	5
25	Jeremy Hall	DF	(1988-09-11) 11 September 1988	New England Revolution	2016	0	0
Midfielders
9	Freddy Adu	MF	(1989-06-02) 2 June 1989	KuPS	2015	8	0
11	Kalif Alhassan	MF	(1990-10-15) 15 October 1990	Minnesota United	2016	5	0
13	Justin Chavez	MF	(1990-03-23) 23 March 1990	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2015	18	0
16	Juan Guerra	MF	(1987-02-16) 16 February 1987	Deportivo Lara	2015	27	2
21	Walter Ramírez	MF	(1983-11-07) 7 November 1983	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2016	2	0
22	Keith Savage	MF	(1985-08-09) 9 August 1985	Portland Timbers	2011	101	13
23	Michael Nanchoff	MF	(1988-09-24) 24 September 1988	Portland Timbers	2016	5	0
30	Eric Avila	MF	(1987-11-24) 24 November 1987	Santos Laguna	2016	5	0
33	Junior Burgos	MF	(1988-08-14) 14 August 1988	Loan from Atlanta United	2016	3	0
Forwards
8	Tom Heinemann	FW	(1987-04-23) 23 April 1987	Ottawa Fury	2016	5	1
10	Georgi Hristov	FW	(1985-01-10) 10 January 1985	Lokomotiv Sofia	2013	83	27
20	Darwin Espinal	FW	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995	Darton State College	2015	26	4
55	Danny Mwanga	FW	(1991-07-07) 7 July 1991	Orlando City	2016	4	0
—	Eliot Richards	FW	(1991-09-10) 10 September 1991	Cheltenham Town	2016	0	0

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
14		MF	Jeff Michaud (at Wilmington Hammerheads for the season)

No.		Position	Player
19		MF	Verneri Välimaa (at Orange County Blues for the season)

Staff

Perry Van der Beck – Assistant General Manager/Vice President of Community Relations
Stuart Campbell – Head Coach
Raoul Voss - Assistant Coach
Stuart Dobson - Goalkeeper Coach
Jason Riley – Strength & Conditioning Coach
Malcolm Phillips – Equipment Manager
Dr. Koco Eaton - Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Sanjay Menon – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Christopher Salud – Team Physician
Andrew Keane - Head Athletic Trainer
Laura Tllinghast Hine - Yoga Instructor
Dr. Samuel Meyers - Team Chiropractor

Transfers

Main article: List of North American Soccer League transfers 2016

Winter

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Michael Langer (from Vålerenga)^[2]
3	DF	Neill Collins (from Sheffield United)^[3]
7	DF	Frank Sanfilippo (from Fort Lauderdale Strikers)^[4]
8	FW	Tom Heinemann (from Ottawa Fury)^[5]
11	MF	Kalif Alhassan (from Minnesota United)^[6]
21	MF	Walter Ramírez (from Fort Lauderdale Strikers)^[7]
23	MF	Michael Nanchoff (from Portland Timbers)^[8]
25	DF	Jeremy Hall (from New England Revolution)^[9]
30	MF	Eric Avila (from Santos Laguna)^[10]
33	MF	Junior Burgos (loan from Atlanta United)^[11]
55	FW	Danny Mwanga (from Orlando City)^[12]
—	FW	Eliot Richards (from Cheltenham Town)^[13]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Kamil Čontofalský ^[14]
3	DF	Richard Menjivar (to Rayo OKC)^[15]
7	MF	Martin Nuñez ^[14]
8	MF	Marcelo Saragosa ^[14]
11	FW	Corey Hertzog (to Pittsburgh Riverhounds)^[14]^[16]
14	MF	Jeff Michaud (loan to Wilmington Hammerheads)^[17]
19	MF	Verneri Välimaa (loan to Orange County Blues FC)^[18]
21	FW	Brian Shriver (to Carolina RailHawks)
23	MF	Marquez Fernandez ^[14]
25	DF	Rich Balchan (to Ottawa Fury)^[14]^[19]
26	FW	Robert Hernández (to Caracas)
27	FW	Long Tan (loan return to Arizona United)
29	FW	Maicon Santos (to Fort Lauderdale Strikers)^[20]
33	FW	Zak Boggs (to Pittsburgh Riverhounds)^[14]^[16]
44	DF	Gale Agbossoumonde (to Fort Lauderdale Strikers)^[20]

Friendlies

February 13, 2016 Suncoast Invitational	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0 – 1	D.C. United	St. Petersburg
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	King 32' Burgos 41'	Report	Espíndola 27' Clowes 30' Birnbaum 43'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

February 20, 2016 Suncoast Invitational	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0 – 2	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Sweat 1'	Report	Tribbett 17' Fernandes 29' Anderson 58' Restrepo 79'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

February 27, 2016 Suncoast Invitational	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0 – 0	Montreal Impact	St. Petersburg
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Portillos 43' King 89'	Report	Donadel 12', 82' Cabrera 45' Venegas 77'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

March 5, 2016	USF Bulls	1 – 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Tampa
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Bartman 38'	Report	King 63' Espinal 77' Adu 83' Heinemann 90+'	Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium

March 9, 2016	Nottingham Forest	2 – 2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Nottingham, England
8:30 EST (UTC−5)	41' 75'	Report	Alhassan 16' Heinemann 79'	Stadium: Nottingham Forest F.C. Training Centre

March 11, 2016	Notts County	2 – 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Nottingham, England
7:30 EST (UTC−5)	27' 29'	Report	Mwanga 38' Espinal 74' Burgos 81'	Stadium: Forest Sports Zone
Note: Moved from Meadow Lane due to rain.

March 15, 2016	Stoke City	1 – 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Burton upon Trent, England
9:00 EST (UTC−5)	90+'	Report	Espinal 54'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

March 22, 2016 FitzFest	Tampa Spartans	0 – 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Tampa
19:30 EST (UTC−5)	57'	Report	Adu 20' Chavez 45' Nanchoff 47' Heinemann 81'	Stadium: Pepin Stadium

Competitions

NASL Spring season

Main article: 2016 North American Soccer League season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Cosmos	6	4	0	2	10	3	+7	12	2016 NASL Spring season winner
2	Carolina RailHawks	6	4	0	2	10	8	+2	12
3	Minnesota United	5	3	1	1	9	4	+5	10
4	Indy Eleven	5	2	3	0	6	4	+2	9
5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	5	2	2	1	4	4	0	8
6	Edmonton	6	2	2	2	4	4	0	8
7	Rayo OKC	5	2	1	2	7	7	0	7
8	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	5	1	2	2	5	7	−2	5
9	Ottawa Fury	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5
10	Jacksonville Armada	5	1	1	3	3	6	−3	4
11	Miami	6	0	2	4	5	12	−7	2

Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored

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
5	2	2	1	4	4	0	8	1	1	1	2	3	−1	1	1	0	2	1	+1

Last updated: 5 May 2016.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	D	W	L	W
Position	7	5	5	5	5

Last updated: 5 May 2016.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

April 2, 2016 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0 – 0	Indy Eleven	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Collins 40' King 42' Burgos 87'	Summary	Ring 87'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,740 Referee: Geoff Gamble

April 9, 2016 2	Miami	1 – 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Miami
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Cvitanich 17' 72' Palacios 75'	Summary	Sweat 20' King 42' Hristov 85' (pen.) 86'	Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 10,156 Referee: Daniel Radford

April 16, 2016 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1 – 0	Edmonton	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Guerra 39' Heinemann 73' Avila 90+1' Hristov 90+4' Collins 90+5'	Summary	Edward 37' Nyassi 90' Ameobi	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

April 23, 2016 4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1 – 3	Carolina RailHawks	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Mkandawire 65' Guerra 72' Nanchoff 85'	Summary	Pérez 45' 58' Marcelin 47' Beckie 49' Shriver 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,948 Referee: Robert Sibiga

April 30, 2016 5	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0 – 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Fort Lauderdale
19:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Attakora 27' Gonzalez 48' Agbossoumonde 56' Zapata 85'	Summary	Mkandawire 37' Nanchoff 39' Guerra 47' King 68' Heinemann 70' Collins 77'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 1,086 Referee: Younes Marrakchi

May 14, 2016 6	Tampa Bay Rowdies	–	Rayo OKC	St. Petersburg
EDT (UTC−4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

May 22, 2016 7	New York Cosmos	–	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hempstead
EDT (UTC−4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium

May 28, 2016 8	Minnesota United	–	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Blaine
EDT (UTC−4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: National Sports Center

June 4, 2016 9	Tampa Bay Rowdies	–	Ottawa Fury	St. Petersburg
EDT (UTC−4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

June 11, 2016 10	Jacksonville Armada	–	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Jacksonville
EDT (UTC−4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Community First Park

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Tampa Bay Rowdies will compete in the 2016 edition of the Open Cup.

TBD Third Round	Tampa Bay Rowdies	–	TBD	St. Petersburg or TBD
EDT		[ Summary]		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium or TBD

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 30 April 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NASL Spring Season		NASL Fall Season		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Darnell King	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Neill Collins	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Ben Sweat	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW		Tom Heinemann	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Georgi Hristov	5	1	2+3	1	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Kalif Alhassan	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Justin Chavez	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Zac Portillos	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Juan Guerra	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF		Tamika Mkandawire	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
18	GK		Matt Pickens	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Darwin Espinal	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Walter Ramírez	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Michael Nanchof	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF		Eric Avila	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Junior Burgos	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
55	FW		Danny Mwanga	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for the Tampa Bay Rowdies who left the club during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	NASL Spring Season	Total
1	FW	10	Georgi Hristov	1	1
	FW	8	Tom Heinemann	1	1
	DF	17	Tamika Mkandawire	1	1
	DF	3	Neill Collins	1	1
TOTALS				4	4

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	NASL Spring Season		NASL Fall Season		U.S. Open Cup		Total
2		DF	Darnell King	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3		DF	Neill Collins	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4		DF	Ben Sweat	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		FW	Tom Heinemann	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Georgi Hristov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		DF	Zac Portillos	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Juan Guerra	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17		DF	Tamika Mkandawire	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Michael Nanchoff	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30		MF	Eric Avila	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33		MF	Junior Burgos	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0

References

↑ Cashill, Margaret (December 12, 2013). "Bill Edwards buys controlling interest in Tampa Bay Rowdies". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
↑ "Rowdies Sign Austrian Goalkeeper Michael Langer". RowdiesSoccer.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
↑ "Veteran Defender Neill Collins Joins Tampa Bay Rowdies". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
↑ "Frankie Sanfilippo Returns to Tampa Bay Rowdies". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
↑ "TAMPA BAY ROWDIES COMPLETE SIGNING OF FORWARD TOM HEINEMANN". nasl.com. NASL. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
↑ "Tampa Bay Rowdies sign winger Kalif Alhassan". Retrieved 17 December 2015.
↑ "Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Midfielder Walter Ramirez". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
↑ "Rowdies Sign Attacking Midfielder Michael Nanchoff". RowdiesSoccer.com. January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
↑ "MLS Veteran Jeremy Hall Joins Tampa Bay Rowdies". RowdiesSoccer.com. February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
↑ "Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Midfielder Eric Avila". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
↑ "Atlanta United FC sign midfielder Junior Burgos, loan him to Tampa Bay Rowdies for 2016 season". mlssoccer.com. MLS. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
↑ "TAMPA BAY ROWDIES SIGN FORWARD DANNY MWANGA". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
↑ "Tampa Bay Rowdies Add Forward Eliot Richards". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "ROWDIES ANNOUNCE FIRST WAVE OF ROSTER MOVES". rowdiessoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
↑ "RAYO OKC INKS EL SALVADOR NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER RICHARD MENJÍVAR". 25 February 2015.
1 2 "Ex-MLS Duo Hertzog and Boggs Join Hounds". Riverhounds.com. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
↑ "Rowdies Loan Jeff Michaud to USL's Wilmington Hammerheads". RowdiesSoccer.com. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
↑ "Rowdies Loan Midfielder Verneri Välimaa to Orange County Blues". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
↑ "Fury FC add USL Champion; Sign former MLS First Rounder". ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
1 2 "STRIKERS INK QUARTET OF EXPERIENCED NASL PLAYERS". strikers.com. Fort Lauderdale Strikers. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

External links

Official website

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Leagues

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Women	NWSL WPSL UWS NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Cups

U.S. Open Cup
- Qualification
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National Women's Open
Men's College Cup
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Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2015–16
- 2016–17

National teams

Men	Copa América Centenario

Men U23	Olympic Qualifying Play-off

Women	Olympic Qualifying SheBelieves Cup

Women U23	CONCACAF U-17 Championship

Team seasons

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Women

NWSL

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