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2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The 2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's eleventh season of existence, their fourth in the United Soccer League, and second in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 27th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 33rd season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

Tampa Bay Rowdies
2020 season
ChairmanStuart Sternberg
Head coachNeill Collins
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
USL Championship1st (Group H)
USL CupFinalist[1]
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Sebastián Guenzatti (8)
All: Sebastián Guenzatti (10)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 403
All: 1,098
Lowest home attendance140
Average home league attendance218.43
Biggest winMIA 0–3 TBR (August 7)
TBR 3–0 MIA (September 2)
Biggest defeatCHS 1–0 TBR (Aug. 29 & Sept. 11)
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Club

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Roster

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As of August 5, 2020[2]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Evan Louro   United States
2 DF Obafemi Awodesu ([A])   United States
3 DF Forrest Lasso   United States
4 MF Lewis Hilton   England
5 DF Jordan Scarlett   Jamaica
7 MF Yann Ekra   France
8 MF Zach Steinberger   United States
9 FW Kyle Murphy   United States
10 MF Kevin Mendoza   Mexico
11 MF Leo Fernandes   Brazil
13 FW Sebastián Guenzatti   Uruguay
14 MF Malik Johnson   Canada
16 DF Max Lachowecki   United States
17 FW Juan Tejada   Panama
18 MF Dominic Oduro   Ghana
19 MF Adam Najem   Afghanistan
21 GK Macklin Robinson   United States
22 MF Jordan Doherty   Republic of Ireland
23 MF Sebastian Dalgaard   Denmark
24 DF Mustapha Dumbuya   Sierra Leone
25 GK Ian McGrane   United States
26 MF Hayden Morgan ([A])   United States
27 FW Landon Ameres ([A])   United States
28 MF Julio Plata ([A])   United States
33 DF Aarón Guillén   Mexico
44 DF Alex Pendjos   Scotland
77 FW Lucky Mkosana   Zimbabwe
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    USL Academy Contract

Technical staff

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Medical staff

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  •   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

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Competitions

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Exhibitions

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

February 1, 2020 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies v Chivas Florida U23 St. Petersburg, FL
Murphy  
Mkosana  		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
Note: Result not made public.
February 8, 2020 Preseason UNF Ospreys 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville, FL
13:30 EST (UTC−5) Report Guillén   (Hilton)
Murphy   (Tejada)		 Stadium: Hodges Stadium
February 12, 2020 Preseason Orlando City SC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, FL
Bender   70'
Urso   76'		 Report Murphy   49' Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
February 15, 2020 Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti   14', 66' (Mkosana) Report Quioto   90' (pen.) Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 22, 2020 Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Inter Miami CF St. Petersburg, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Report Robinson   21' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 23, 2020 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–3 Tormenta FC St. Petersburg, FL
Mkosana   57' (pen.)
Lachowecki   60'		 Report Mayr-Fälten   1'
Micaletto   28'
Coutinho   33'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
February 28, 2020 Preseason USF Bulls 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Billhardt   27'
Claudel   2nd H'   66'		 Report Tejada   90+2' Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
July 1, 2020 Midseason Tampa Bay Rowdies v Norwich City U23s St. Petersburg, FL
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

USL Championship

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Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 10 3 3 25 11 +14 33 2.06 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 15 9 3 3 26 15 +11 30 2.00
3 Miami FC 16 4 4 8 20 34 −14 16 1.00
4 Atlanta United 2 16 3 3 10 23 33 −10 12 0.75
Source: USL

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 10 3 3 25 11  +14 33 5 2 1 15 7  +8 5 1 2 10 4  +6

Last updated: 19 January 2020.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516
StadiumAHHAHAAHHAHHAAHH
ResultWWDDWWWDWLWWLWWL
Position1111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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March 7, 2020 1 New York Red Bulls II 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montclair, NJ
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Muyl   40'
Kilwien   43'		 Report Fernandes   30',   56' (Steinberger)
Hilton   66'
Dumbuya   86'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 11, 2020 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Doherty   52'
Mkosana   61' (Tejada)
Fernandes   87',   90'		 Report Bashti   7'
Conway   11' (Gannon)
Reilly   90+7'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 140[3]
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 17, 2020 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–2 North Carolina FC St. Petersburg, FL
18:45 EDT (UTC−5) Guenzatti   7' (Fernandes)
Fernandes   22'
Mkosana   40'		 Report Fortune   56'
Kristo   83' (Taylor)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 141
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
July 25, 2020 4 Birmingham Legion 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Birmingham, AL
19:30 CDT (UTC−5) Crognale   16' (Lapa)
Akinyode   45+1'
Asiedu   66'		 Report Lasso   13'
Guenzatti   51' (Tejada)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Referee: Chris Ruska
July 31, 2020 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Lasso   31'
Guenzatti   40' (Doherty)
Fernandes   68'
Johnson   88' (Guenzatti)		 Report Gdula   3'
Zarokostas   43'
van Schaik   63'   81'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 7, 2020 6 Miami FC 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami, FL
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Rozeboom   36'
Williams   64'
Thiaw   76'		 Report Guenzatti   38'
Johnson   85' (Doherty)
Tejada   90+4' (Hilton)		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 12, 2020 7 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, GA
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Goodrum   22'
Diop   90+6'		 Report Lasso   34' (Hilton)
Tejada   81' (Ekra)		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Kyle Johnston
August 16, 2020 8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Miami FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guillén   31'
Mkosana   59' (Johnson)		 Report Velásquez   7' (Saydee)
Griffiths   11'
Othello   45+4'
Heath   76'
Thiaw   82'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 244
Referee: Tori Penso
August 22, 2020 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Doherty   21' (Ekra)
Murphy   39' (Ekra)
Ekra   45+2'		 Report Macky Diop   37'
Njie   45+1'
Goodrum   90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 281
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
August 29, 2020 10 Charleston Battery 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston, SC
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Zarokostas   22' (Kelly-Rosales)
Kelly-Rosales   41'
Archer   47'		 Report Johnson   34'
Scarlett   45+3'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 203
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 2, 2020 11 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Miami FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Steinberger   11'
Scarlett   39' (Hilton)
Guenzatti   64' (Lasso)
Fernandes   83' (pen.)		 Report Sam   37'
Thiaw   42'
Rozeboom   82'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 180
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
September 6, 2020 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Philadelphia Union II St. Petersburg, FL
21:56 EDT (UTC−5) Lasso   4'
Guenzatti   6' (Johnson)
Ekra   39' (Steinberger)
Louro   60'		 Report Aaronson   50'
Ofeimu   56'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 140
Referee: Tori Penso
September 11, 2020 13 Charleston Battery 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston, SC
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Lewis   54' (Cichero)
Archer   58'
Zarokostas   81'
Paterson   89'		 Report Oduro   14' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 16, 2020 14 Atlanta United 2 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, GA
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Scarlett   55' (o.g.)
Goodrum   61'
Fortune   67'		 Report Lasso   29' (Fernandes)
Fernandes   81'
Murphy   82'
Guenzatti   90+5' (Dalgaard)		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
September 26, 2020 15 Miami FC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami, FL
22:01 EDT (UTC−5) Williams   75'
Granitto   88'
Ndam   90+1'		 Report Scarlett   16'
Ekra   25'
Guenzatti   37' (Scarlett)		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
October 3, 2020 16 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guenzatti   39'
Doherty   43'
Lasso   62'
Najem   68'
Oduro   90'		 Report Bosua   14'
Nelson   34'
Zarokostas   57', 84' (Adesodun),   87'
Marini   80'
Crawford   85'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 403
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

USL Championship playoffs

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Main article: 2020 USL Championship Playoffs

Bracket

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Conference quarter-finals
October 10 		Conference semi-finals
October 17 		Conference finals
October 24 		USL Championship
cancelled
            
A1 Reno 1868 FC 4
B2 LA Galaxy II 1
A1 Reno 1868 FC 2 (4)
B1 Phoenix Rising FC (p) 2 (5)
B1 Phoenix Rising FC (a.e.t.) 1
A2 Sacramento Republic FC 0
B1 Phoenix Rising FC (p) 1 (4)
Western Conference
C1 El Paso Locomotive FC 1 (2)
C1 El Paso Locomotive FC (p) 2 (4)
D2 FC Tulsa 2 (2)
C1 El Paso Locomotive FC (p) 1 (5)
C2 New Mexico United 1 (3)
D1 San Antonio FC 0
C2 New Mexico United (a.e.t.) 1
B1 Phoenix Rising FC Ø
H1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Ø
E1 Louisville City FC 2
F2 Pittsburgh Rivehounds 0
E1 Louisville City FC 2
E2 Saint Louis FC 0
F1 Hartford Athletic 0
E2 Saint Louis FC 1
E1 Louisville City FC 1
Eastern Conference
H1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
G1 Charlotte Independence 1
H2 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) 2
H2 Charleston Battery 0
H1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
H1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4
G2 Birmingham Legion FC 2


Results

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October 10, 2020 EC Quarterfinal Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–2 Birmingham Legion FC St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT (UTC−5)
Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 17, 2020 EC Semifinal Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Scarlett   38'
Mkosana   79' (Steinberger)		 Report Archer   57' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,301
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) EC Final Louisville City FC 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) McMahon   27'
Lachowecki   47' (o.g.)		 Report Steinberger   3' (Fernandes)
Lasso   29'
Dalgaard   38'
Guenzatti   45+3'
Guillén   83'
Ekra   90+1'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Jon Freemon
November 1, 2020 (2020-11-01) USL Final Tampa Bay Rowdies cancelled Phoenix Rising FC St. Petersburg, Florida
8:30 PM EST Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: The Final was cancelled the day before because several Tampa Bay players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. No league champion will be chosen.[1]
Phoenix relinquished the right to host the final as a gesture of respect to the LGBTQ community for the incident between Phoenix Rising and San Diego Loyal on September 30.[4]

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup
April 7, 2020 2nd Round Tampa Bay Rowdies   Canceled   The Villages SC or
  Tormenta FC 2 		St. Petersburg, FL
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]

Honors

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  • USL Championship finalist
  • USL Group H Champion
  • USL Eastern Conference Champion

Individual honors

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Forrest Lasso
Forrest Lasso (2020)[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "USL Championship Final Cancelled, Season Concludes with Tampa Bay, Phoenix as Conference Title-Winners". USLChampionship.com Staff. October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Romano, John (July 12, 2020). "Rowdies fans cheered, they sang, they-partied ... all 140 of 'em". tampabay.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Phoenix Rising FC Relinquishes 2020 Championship Final Hosting Rights". USLChampionship.com Staff. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Tampa Bay's Forrest Lasso Named Championship's Defender of the Year". USLChampionship.com Staff. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
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