| 2019 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stuart Sternberg | |||
| Head coach | Neill Collins | |||
| Stadium | Al Lang Stadium | |||
| USL Championship | 5th(Eastern Conference) | |||
| USL Cup | Quarterfinals | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Guenzatti (18) All:Guenzatti (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 7,851 (October 12 vs.Indy) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 4,022 (August 31 vs.Nashville,USLC) All: 1,342 (May 14 vs.The Villages,USOC) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 5,497 | |||
| Biggest win | 6–1(21 September vs.Bethlehem,USLC) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 2–4(14 August @North Carolina,USLC) | |||
The2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's tenth season of existence, their third in theUnited Soccer League, and first in the newly namedUSL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 26th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with theRowdies moniker. Including the now-defunctTampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 32nd season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  USA | John McCarthy |
| 3 | DF | USA | Ryan Felix |
| 4 | DF | USA | Tarek Morad |
| 5 | DF |  AFG | David Najem |
| 7 | MF |  FRA | Yann Ekra |
| 8 | MF | USA | Zach Steinberger |
| 11 | MF |  BRA | Leo Fernandes |
| 13 | FW |  URU | Sebastián Guenzatti |
| 14 | FW |  CAN | Malik Johnson |
| 15 | MF | USA | Andrew Tinari |
| 17 | FW |  PAN | Juan Tejada |
| 18 | MF |  GHA | Dominic Oduro |
| 19 | DF |  PUR | Shawn Barry |
| 20 | DF |  ENG | Caleb Richards(on loan fromNorwich City) |
| 21 | GK | USA | Macklin Robinson |
| 22 | MF |  IRL | Jordan Doherty(on loan fromSheffield United) |
| 23 | FW | USA | Leon Taylor |
| 26 | MF |  ALB | Afrim Taku |
| 32 | FW |  JOR | Jaime Siaj |
| 33 | GK | USA | Chris Konopka |
| 42 | DF |  BFA | Mohamed Kone |
| 44 | DF |  SEN | Papé Diakité |
| 77 | FW |  ZIM | Lucky Mkosana |
| 88 | FW | GHA | Kwadwo Poku |
Neill Collins – head coachCheyne Roberts – assistant coach
Martin Paterson – assistant coachStuart Dobson – goalkeeper coach Pete Calabrese – performance coach Bentley Smith – kit man Andrew Keane – head athletic trainer Michelle Leget – assistant athletic trainer Dr. Mohit Bansal – team physician and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Vania Reyes – team physician, sports medicineStuart Sternberg – owner Lee Cohen – vice president and chief operating officerMatthew Silverman – vice chairmenBrian Auld – vice chairmenThe Rowdies hostedMajor League Soccer teams in the Suncoast Invitational for the fourth year in a row.
| February 2, 2019Preseason | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | Birmingham Legion FC | St. Petersburg, FL |
Allen | Report | Stadium:Al Lang Stadium Attendance: Closed-door |
| February 9, 2019Preseason | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4–2 | UCF Knights | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Oduro Poku Tejada trialist | Report | Stadium:Al Lang Stadium Attendance: Closed-door |
| February 13, 2019Preseason | Orlando City B | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Montverde, FL |
| Report | Steinberger Ekra | Stadium:Montverde Academy Attendance: Closed-door |
| February 16, 2019Suncoast Invitational | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–1 | D.C. United | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (UTC−5) | Diakité 47' | Report | Acosta 3' Arriola 34' (Acosta) | Stadium:Al Lang Stadium |
| February 20, 2019Suncoast Invitational | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0 | Montreal Impact | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:00EST (UTC−5) | Report | Jackson-Hamel 23' | Stadium:Al Lang Stadium |
| February 23, 2019Preseason | Tormenta FC | 3–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Statesboro, GA |
| 17:00EST (UTC−5) | Micaletto 15' Phelps 19'Morrell 23',56'Dennis 49' | Fernandes 26' Hoppenot 80' | Stadium:Erk Russell Park |
| February 24, 2019Preseason | Georgia Southern Eagles | 0–4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Statesboro, GA |
| 7:00EST (UTC−5) | Wintermeier Allen ,Tejada | Stadium:Erk Russell Park |
| March 2, 2019Preseason | USF Bulls | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Tampa, FL |
| 19:00EST (UTC−5) | 10' | Report | Guenzatti 16' Poku 85' | Stadium:Corbett Soccer Stadium |
| March 17, 2019Midseason | Tampa Bay Rowdies | – | Stetson Hatters | St. Petersburg, FL |
| EST (UTC−5) | Stadium:Al Lang Stadium | |||
| Note: No result published. | ||||
| April 14, 2019Midseason | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5–1 | Sarasota Metropolis FC | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 10:30EST (UTC−5) | Taylor,, Allen Poku | Moriarty (pen.) | Stadium:Al Lang Stadium |
| 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 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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
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| Result | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | L |
| Position | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| March 9, 20191 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Memphis, TN |
| 19:00EST (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, 20192 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (UTC−5) | Barry 26' Steinberger 86' (Barry) | Report | Stadium:Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,234 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| March 23, 20193 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Fenton, MO |
| 14:00EST (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, 20194 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0 | Loudoun United | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (UTC−5) | Oduro 38' | Report | Pilato 16' Verfurth 61'Saravia 82' | Stadium:Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,893 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| April 6, 20195 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4–0 | Hartford Athletic | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 20196 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Louisville City | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 20197 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Kennesaw, GA |
| 19:30EST (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, 20198 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 20199 | Indy Eleven | 0–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Indianapolis, IN |
| 19:00EST (UTC−5) | Barrett 13'  20' | Report | Taylor 88' | Stadium:Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 8,035 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| May 8, 201910 | Nashville SC | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Nashville, TN |
| 20:00EST (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, 201911 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls II | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 201912 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | Swope Park Rangers | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 201913 | Birmingham Legion | 0–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Birmingham, AL |
| 20:00EST (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, 201914 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–3 | North Carolina FC | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 201915 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 201916 | Bethlehem Steel | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Bethlehem, PA |
| 17:00EST (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, 201917 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–1 | Ottawa Fury | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 20:00EST (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, 201918 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Kansas City, KS |
| 17:00EST (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, 201919 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 19:00EST (UTC−5) | Kerr 52' (pen.) | Report | Morad 13' Diakité 51'Mkosana 84' (Poku) | Stadium:Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,045 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| July 20, 201920 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4–1 | Saint Louis FC | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 201921 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Montclair, NJ |
| 19:00EST (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, 201922 | Charleston Battery | 0–5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Charleston, SC |
| 19:30EST (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, 201923 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–1 | Birmingham Legion | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 201924 | North Carolina FC | 4–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, NC |
| 19:00EST (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, 201925 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5–0 | Memphis 901 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 201926 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | Nashville SC | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 201927 | Charlotte Independence | 1–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Matthews, NC |
| 19:00EST (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, 201928 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Atlanta United 2 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (UTC−5) | Guenzatti 31' (Fernandes) Oduro 68' | Report | Wyke 13' Conway 35' | Stadium:Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,367 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| September 18, 201929 | Ottawa Fury | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Ottawa, ON |
| 19:00EST (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, 201930 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6–1 | Bethlehem Steel | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 201931 | Louisville City | 2–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville, KY |
| 19:00EST (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, 201932 | Loudoun United | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Leesburg, VA |
| 19:30EST (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, 201933 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Indy Eleven | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 19:30EST (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, 201934 | Hartford Athletic | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Hartford, CT |
| 19:30EST (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 |
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.
| October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)East | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Louisville, 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 |
vThe Villages SC| May 14, 20192nd round | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4–1 | The Villages SC | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:00 PMEDT | 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 |
v Tampa Bay Rowdies| May 28, 20193rd round | OKC Energy FC | 4–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Norman, OK |
| 7:30 pmCDT | 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 |
