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2010 FC Tampa Bay season

The 2010 FC Tampa Bay season was the first and inaugural season of FC Tampa Bay[1] and only season in the USL Conference of the USSF Division 2 Professional League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The USSF D-2 was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in 2010 to last just one season, as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL).

FC Tampa Bay
2010 season
OwnersUnited States Hinds Howard
United States David Laxer
United States Andrew Nestor
Head coachScotland Paul Dalglish (resigned Sept. 23)
United States Perry Van der Beck (interim)
StadiumGeorge M. Steinbrenner Field
Tampa, Florida
USSF D2 Pro League6th in USL Conference
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Ponce De Leon CupWinners
Coastal CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron King (12)
All: Aaron King (13)
Highest home attendance8,082
(May 8 v. Austin)
Lowest home attendance1,698
(September 16 v. Austin)
Average home league attendance3,866

Review edit

The team won its first official game on April 16, 2010, 1–0, over Crystal Palace Baltimore on a goal by striker Aaron King. The first home game, a 2–2 draw with Austin Aztex FC, was played at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa on May 8, 2010.

The club got off to a fast start with a 5–1–3 record, but then slumped the rest of the way. They won only two of their final 21 games and failed to make the playoffs with a final record of 7–12–11. This led to dismissal of manager Paul Dalglish, with Perry Van der Beck finishing the season as interim manager.[2] Positives from the season included capturing the inaugural Coastal Cup versus Miami FC. They also took home the 2010 Ponce De Leon Cup, which was contested between Miami FC, the Puerto Rico Islanders and FC Tampa Bay.

Club edit

Roster edit

as of August 10, 2010[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Daryl Sattler
2 DF   USA Rob Valentino
3 DF   SCO Graham Tatters
4 DF   USA Julian Valentin (captain)
5 MF   USA Gordon Kljestan
6 MF   USA Erik Ustruck
7 FW   USA Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe
8 MF   NZL Jeremy Christie
9 MF   USA Drew Yates
10 FW   CUB Maykel Galindo (on loan from Chivas USA)
11 MF   USA Chad Burt
13 DF   CUB Yendry Diaz
14 MF   HAI Pascal Milien
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   USA Joe Donoho
16 GK   USA Phillip Lamarre
17 MF   CAN Mozzi Gyorio
18 FW   USA Aaron King
19 GK   USA Josh Lambo (on loan from Dallas)
21 FW   USA Aaron Wheeler
22 DF   USA Scott Buete
23 FW   CHN Long Tan
24 MF   NIR Jonny Steele
25 MF   MEX Ricardo Sánchez
27 MF   ZIM Stanley Nyazamba
32 MF   JPN Takuya Yamada

Staff edit

Preseason edit

March 6, 2010 Tampa Spartans 2–2 FC Tampa Bay Tampa, FL
7:00 PM EDT Warren   2'
Goncalves   34'		 Report
Report 2		 Nowland   31'
  87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Pepin Stadium
March 12, 2010 FC Tampa Bay 2–2 FC Dallas Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Burt   38'
Adjeman-Pamboe   52'		 Report Luna   46', 50' Stadium: Pepin Stadium
March 19, 2010 FC Tampa Bay 1–0 Philadelphia Union Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Wheeler   4' Report Stadium: Pepin Stadium
March 26, 2010 FC Tampa Bay 3–0 UCF Knights Auburndale, FL
7:00 PM EDT Yamada   27'
King   49'
Diaz   2nd half'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Stadium: Lake Myrtle Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,000+
April 10, 2010 USF Bulls 1–1 FC Tampa Bay Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Yamada   44' (o.g.) Report 1
Report 2		 Adjeman-Pamboe   85' Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,600

USSF D-2 edit

USL Conference standings edit

See also: 2010 USSF Division-2 Professional League season
USL Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rochester Rhinos 30 16 8 6 38 24 +14 54 Conference leader, qualified for playoffs
2 Austin Aztex 30 15 7 8 53 40 +13 53 Qualified for playoffs[a]
3 Portland Timbers 30 13 7 10 34 23 +11 49
4 NSC Minnesota Stars 30 11 12 7 32 36 −4 40
5 Puerto Rico Islanders 30 9 11 10 37 35 +2 37
6 FC Tampa Bay 30 7 12 11 41 46 −5 32
Source: USSF D-2 schedule table
Notes:
  1. ^ The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 7 11 12 41 46  −5 32 4 7 4 25 22  +3 3 4 8 16 24  −8

Last updated: April 26, 2018.
Source: Match reports

Matches edit

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April 16, 2010 Round 1 Crystal Palace Baltimore 0–1 FC Tampa Bay Baltimore, MD
7:00 PM EDT Report King   66' Stadium: UMBC Stadium
Attendance: 1,029
April 24, 2010 Round 2 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–0 FC Tampa Bay Blaine, MN
8:00 PM EDT Gao   34' (pen.) Report Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,310
May 1, 2010 Round 3 Miami FC 1–1 FC Tampa Bay Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT Gomez   40' Report Valentin   82' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 1,502
May 8, 2010 Round 4 FC Tampa Bay 2–2 Austin Aztex FC Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT King   10' (pen.)
Christie   86' (pen.)		 Report Johnson   28'
Watson   60' (pen.)		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 8,082
May 14, 2010 Round 5 Carolina Railhawks 1–2 FC Tampa Bay Cary, NC
7:00 PM EDT Richardson   42' Report Donoho   61'
Wheeler   84'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,641
May 19, 2010 Round 6 Austin Aztex FC 3–3 FC Tampa Bay Austin, TX
8:30 PM EDT Marshall   28'
Johnson   45'   53'		 Report Wheeler   35'
Donoho   45'
Kljestan   88'		 Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 6,051
May 22, 2010 Round 7 AC St. Louis 0–3 FC Tampa Bay Fenton, MO
7:10 PM EDT Report Milien   37'
Adjeman-Pamboe   64'
Tan   90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 3,402
May 27, 2010 Round 8 FC Tampa Bay 3–1 NSC Minnesota Stars Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Kljestan   6'
Wheeler   20' (pen.)
Tan   26'		 Report Hlavaty   38' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3,886
May 29, 2010 Round 9 FC Tampa Bay 2–1 Puerto Rico Islanders Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Wheeler   43'
King   83'		 Report Vélez   56' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 5,023
June 6, 2010 Round 10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 FC Tampa Bay Burnaby, Canada
7:00 PM EDT Nash   45' (pen.) Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288
June 12, 2010 Round 11 FC Tampa Bay 1–2 Montreal Impact Tampa, FL
7:00 PM EDT King   70' Report Byers   49'
Brown   66'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 4,787
June 19, 2010 Round 12 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–0 FC Tampa Bay Bayamón, Puerto Rico
8:05 PM EDT Foley   65' Report Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 1,542
June 27, 2010 Round 13 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Tampa Bay Portland, OR
8:00 PM EDT Dike   73' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,892
July 4, 2010 Round 14 FC Tampa Bay 1–1 Miami FC Tampa, FL
7:00 PM EDT Christie   82' Report Santeliz   90' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 5,123
July 10, 2010 Round 15 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–0 FC Tampa Bay Blaine, MN
8:00 PM EDT Valentino   29' (o.g.) Report Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,653
July 15, 2010 Round 16 FC Tampa Bay 0–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Report Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 2,742
July 22, 2010 Round 17 FC Tampa Bay 0–1 Rochester Rhinos Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Report Kissi   90 + 1' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3,882
July 25, 2010 Round 18 FC Tampa Bay 2–0 Miami FC Tampa, FL
4:00 PM EDT Valentin   36'
King   66'		 Report Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3,226
July 31, 2010 Round 19 FC Tampa Bay 2–2 Portland Timbers Tampa, FL
7:00 PM EDT King   27'
Sánchez   57'		 Report Dike   16'
Suzuki   81'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 4,417
August 7, 2010 Round 20 Austin Aztex FC 4–2 FC Tampa Bay Austin, TX
8:30 PM EDT Needham   16'   35'
L. Watson   18'
M. Griffin   45'		 Report Sánchez   21' (pen.)
Tan   25'		 Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 3,671
August 11, 2010 Round 21 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 FC Tampa Bay Bayamón, Puerto Rico
8:05 PM EDT Hansen   31' Report Sánchez   90 + 2' Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 1,069
August 14, 2010 Round 22 Miami FC 3–3 FC Tampa Bay Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT Chijindu   19'
Martins   42'
Nuñez   82'		 Report Galindo   33'
King   45'   56'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 1,855
August 19, 2010 Round 23 FC Tampa Bay 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT King   26' Report Wagner   7' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 2,562
August 25, 2010 Round 24 FC Tampa Bay 1–2 Carolina Railhawks Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Sánchez   88' Report Bobo   23'
Barbara   40'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 1,825
August 29, 2010 Round 25 FC Tampa Bay 2–2 AC St. Louis Tampa, FL
6:00 PM EDT Steele   43'
Diaz   90'		 Report Valentino   5' (o.g.)
Ambersley   19'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3,389
September 11, 2010 Round 26 Rochester Rhinos 3–0 FC Tampa Bay Rochester, NY
7:00 PM EDT Greenfield   41' (pen.)
Kissi   45'
Rosenlund   49'		 Report Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 8,197
September 16, 2010 Round 27 FC Tampa Bay 1–1 Austin Aztex FC Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT King   90+' Report M. Griffin   50' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 1,698
September 19, 2010 Round 28 Montreal Impact 3–0 FC Tampa Bay Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2:00 PM EDT Donatelli   10' (pen.)
Gerba   45', 82'		 Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 13,034
September 24, 2010 Round 29 FC Tampa Bay 1–3 NSC Minnesota Stars Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Galindo   73' Report Rodríguez   14'
Bracalello   39'
Takada   44'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3,006
October 1, 2010 Round 30 FC Tampa Bay 6–3 Crystal Palace Baltimore Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Burt   3'
King   12', 60'
Gyorio   13', 29'
Sánchez   70' (pen.)		 Report Neto   39'
Cherneski   62', 65'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 4,348

Ponce De Leon Cup edit

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. FC Tampa Bay and Puerto Rico were level on points, wins, goal differential, head-to-head meetings, goals for, and goals against. Tampa Bay was declared the winner by virtue of scoring five away goals to the Islanders' three.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD AG Pts
1 FC Tampa Bay 8 2 5 1 10 8 +2 5 11
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 8 2 5 1 10 8 +2 3 11
3 Miami FC 8 0 6 2 10 14 −4 4 6
Source: [citation needed]

U.S. Open Cup edit

See also: 2010 U.S. Open Cup

Bracket edit

Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament
Home teams listed on top of bracket

First Round Second Round
      
D2 Pro   Miami FC (AET) 5
PDL   Central Florida Kraze 1
D2 Pro   Miami FC (AET) 2
D2 Pro   FC Tampa Bay 1
USASA   Legends FC 0
D2 Pro   FC Tampa Bay 3

Games edit

June 15, 2010 First Round Legends FC   0–3   FC Tampa Bay Dallas, TX
9:00 PM EDT Report Burt   2'
Adjeman-Pamboe   38'
King   85'		 Stadium: Richland Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jorge Luna
June 22, 2010 Second Round Miami FC   2–1
(a.e.t.)		   FC Tampa Bay Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT Araujo   2'
Thompson   98' (pen.)		 Report Diaz   82' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 972
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

References edit

  1. ^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies to get new life in USL - St. Petersburg Times". Archived from the original on June 28, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "Rowdies close with 6–3 win". .tbo.com. October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "FC Tampa Bay Rowdies". Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League".
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