2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The 2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's thirteenth season of existence, their sixth in the United Soccer League, and fourth in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this is the 29th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this is the 35th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

Tampa Bay Rowdies
2022 season
ChairmanStuart Sternberg
Head coachNeill Collins
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
USL Championship3rd, Eastern Conference
USL CupEastern Conference Final
U.S. Open CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Leo Fernandes (20)
All: Leo Fernandes (20)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 6,714
(August 27 vs. Orange County)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,454
(October 12 vs. El Paso)
Average home league attendance5,147
Biggest win8–0 (October 8 vs LDN)
Biggest defeat3–1 (April 27 @ MEM)
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Club edit

Roster edit

As of October 29, 2022[1]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played[a] Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 CJ Cochran   GK 2022 (1991-09-17) September 17, 1991 (age 32) Loan from OKC Energy FC 25 0
30 Phil Breno   GK 2022 (1995-12-11) December 11, 1995 (age 28) Loan from Forward Madison FC 8 0
56 Raiko Arozarena   GK 2021 (1997-03-27) March 27, 1997 (age 27) Cafetaleros de Chiapas 4 0
Defenders
2 Conner Antley   RB 2021 (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (age 29) Indy Eleven 32 0
3 Thomas Vancaeyezeele   CB 2022 (1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 29) Birmingham Legion 16 0
5 Jordan Scarlett   CB 2020 (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 28) New York Red Bulls II 32 2
24 Robert Castellanos   CB 2022 (1998-05-11) May 11, 1998 (age 25) Loan from Nashville SC 12 1
33 Aarón Guillén   LB 2022 (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 30) North Carolina FC 36 0
Midfielders
4 Lewis Hilton   CM 2020 (1993-10-22) October 22, 1993 (age 30) Saint Louis FC 35 2
6 Junior Etou   DM 2022 (1994-06-01) June 1, 1994 (age 29) Charlotte Independence 23 0
7 Yann Ekra   CM 2019 (1990-10-12) October 12, 1990 (age 33) Charlotte Independence 33 0
8 Jake Areman   RM 2022 (1996-03-09) March 9, 1996 (age 28) Charlotte Independence 17 1
11 Leo Fernandes   LM 2017 (1991-12-23) December 23, 1991 (age 32) Philadelphia Union 34 20
21 Dayonn Harris   RW 2021 (1997-08-29) August 29, 1997 (age 26) Real Monarchs SLC 28 5
23 Sebastian Dalgaard   WM 2020 (1991-08-23) August 23, 1991 (age 32) Hartford Athletic 31 5
27 Laurence Wyke   DM 2021 (1996-09-20) September 20, 1996 (age 27) Atlanta United FC 32 2
Forwards
10 Steevan Dos Santos   CF 2021 (1989-09-17) September 17, 1989 (age 34) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 23 7
13 Sebastián Guenzatti   CF 2017 (1991-07-08) July 8, 1991 (age 32) New York Cosmos 32 7
19 Jake LaCava   CF 2022 (2001-01-21) January 21, 2001 (age 23) Loan from New York Red Bulls 36 12
22 Kyle Greig   CF 2022 (1990-02-22) February 22, 1990 (age 34) Louisville City FC 20 2
77 Lucky Mkosana   CF 2019 (1987-09-30) September 30, 1987 (age 36) Louisville City FC 22 4

Team management and staff edit

Front Office
Owner   Stuart Sternberg
Vice President   Ryan Helfrick
Vice chairman   Matthew Silverman
Vice chairman   Brian Auld
Technical staff
Head coach/Technical director   Neill Collins
Assistant coach   Stuart Dobson
Assistant coach   Jon Stead
Assistant coach   Eric Wilde
Performance coach   Pete Calabrese
Chief scout   Russell Stirling
Medical staff
Head athletic trainer   Dave Walker
Assistant athletic trainer   Eric Streich
Orthopedic surgeon   Dr. Mohit Bansal
Primary care physician   Dr. Mathew Vermeer

Competitions edit

Exhibitions edit

The Rowdies initial preseason schedule was announced on February 11, 2022.[2] All matches were closed to the public.

February 12, 2022 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 FIU Panthers St. Petersburg, FL
Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
February 19, 2022 Preseason Orlando City SC 3–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, FL
Stadium: Undisclosed
Attendance: closed-door
February 23, 2022 Preseason South Florida Bulls 2–6 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, FL
Report Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
February 26, 2022 Preseason North Florida Ospreys Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville, FL
Stadium: Hodges Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
March 5, 2022 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Tormenta FC St. Petersburg, FL
Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: closed-door

USL Championship edit

Standings — Atlantic Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC 34 22 6 6 65 28 +37 72 Qualification for the Conference Semifinals
2 Memphis 901 FC 34 21 8 5 67 33 +34 68 Playoffs
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 20 7 7 73 33 +40 67
4 Birmingham Legion FC 34 17 10 7 56 37 +19 58
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 16 9 9 50 38 +12 57
6 Miami FC 34 15 9 10 47 32 +15 55
7 Detroit City FC 34 14 8 12 44 30 +14 54
8 FC Tulsa 34 12 16 6 48 58 −10 42
9 Indy Eleven 34 12 17 5 41 55 −14 41
10 Hartford Athletic 34 10 18 6 47 57 −10 36
11 Loudoun United FC 34 8 22 4 36 74 −38 28
12 Charleston Battery 34 6 21 7 41 77 −36 25
13 Atlanta United 2 34 6 23 5 39 85 −46 23
14 New York Red Bulls II 34 3 25 6 24 76 −52 15
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

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
34 20 7 7 74 33  +41 67 12 3 2 41 13  +28 8 4 5 33 20  +13

Last updated: September 19, 2021.
Source: Match reports

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAAHAHHH
ResultDWWDDLWDLLWWDWWDWWWWWWWLLWWLLDWWWW
Position6423465677666533333222233223333333
Updated to match(es) played on October 15, 2022. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

March 13, 2022 1 Birmingham Legion 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Birmingham, AL
17:00 EDT (UTC−5) Lopez   5'
Asiedu   47'
E. Crognale   82'
Marlon   86'
Kasim   88'
Martínez   90+4'
Report Dalgaard   34',   70'
Guenzatti   43'
Etou   75'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 9,277
Referee: Matthew Thompson
March 19, 2022 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Indy Eleven St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Tejada   1'
Scarlett   11'
Wyke   39'
Guillén   45+1'
LaCava   51'
Etou   76'
Report Aguilera   18'   59'
Stéfano Pinho   53'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,192
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
March 23, 2022 3 Atlanta United 2 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, GA
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Brick   19' Report Dos Santos   20'
Dalgaard   31'
Antley   35'
LaCava   62'
Guillén   64'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 663
Referee: Chris Ruska
March 26, 2022 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Hartford Athletic St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) LaCava   39'
Antley   52'
Report Johnson   6',   88'
Boudadi   56'
Pack   79'
Barrera   90'
Curry   90+2'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,061
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 2, 2022 5 Oakland Roots 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Las Vegas, NV
20:00 EDT (UTC−5)
Report Wyke   22' Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 4,124
Referee: Luis Guardia
April 9, 2022 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Miami FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Scarlett   54'
Etou   58'
Report Craig   32'
Bah   49'
da Silva   51'
Segbers   65'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,947
Referee: Kevin Broadley
April 16, 2022 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 FC Tulsa St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Hilton   3'
Antley   22'
Guenzatti   25'
Greig   37'
Harris   87'
Report Williams   85' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
April 23, 2022 8 New York Red Bulls II 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montclair, NJ
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Cragwell   67'
Rafanello   36',   45+2'
Sserwadda   24'
Report Wyke   5'
Fernandes   85'
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 314
Referee: Matthew Thompson
April 27, 2022 9 Memphis 901 FC 3–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Memphis, TN
20:00 EDT (UTC−5) Goodrum   1',   45'
Dodson   45+2'
Paul   68'
Allan   85'
Report Hilton   4'
Harris   11'
Guillén   29'
Dos Santos   38'   58'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Referee: Jervis Atagana
April 30, 2022 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–3 San Diego Loyal St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) LaCava   21'
Guenzatti   41'
Antley   79'
Mehl   90'
Scarlett   90+5'
Report Moon   19'
Adams   47'
Martin   50'
Blake   75'
Martin   86'
Guido   87'
Conway   88'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,039
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 15, 2022 11 Phoenix Rising FC 1–5 Tampa Bay Rowdies Chandler, AZ
22:00 EDT (UTC−5) Seijas   15'
Farrell   39'   69'
Report LaCava   24'
Harris   36'   41'
Areman   45+3'
Haugli   47' (o.g.)
Hilton   59'
Flood   68' (o.g.)
Wyke   86'
Stadium: Wild Horse Pass Stadium
Attendance: 7,115
Referee: Matthew Franz
May 21, 2022 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) LaCava   36'
Scarlett   39'
Fernandes   57'
Wyke   61'
Guillén   66'
Mkosana   90+4'
Report Osuna   5'
Dixon   10',   48'
Rovira   67'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,102
Referee: Eric Tattersall
June 1, 2022 13 FC Tulsa 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tulsa, OK
20:30 EDT (UTC−5) Williams   2'
Torres   45+3'
Diz   72'
da Costa   83'
Suárez   90'
Report Wyke   17'
Scarlett   33'
Vancaeyezeele   84'
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 2,549
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June 5, 2022 14 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Louisville City St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Fernandes   43'
LaCava   70'
Tejada   90'
Guillén   90+2'
Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,119
Referee: Matthew Conger
June 11, 2022 15 Miami FC 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami, FL
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Chapman-Page   19'
Valot   23'
Bah   47',   65'
Report Scarlett   3'
Akinyode   33' (o.g.)
Ekra   38'
Fernandes   48'
Etou   87'
Guillén   88'
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Attendance: 1,382
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 18, 2022 16 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guillén   14'
Fernandes   34'
Hilton   42'
Report Williams   20',   63'
Schmidt   69'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Alejo Calume
June 25, 2022 17 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–5 Tampa Bay Rowdies Pittsburgh, PA
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Osuna   13',   73'
Cicerone   75'
Report Greig   15'
Fernandes   20',   57'
LaCava   41'
Hilton   55'
Mkosana   64'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,888
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
July 2, 2022 18 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Memphis 901 FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) LaCava   3',   19'
Fernandes   30'
Wyke   52'
Report Lucas Turci   8'   60'
Paul   65'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,175
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 9, 2022 19 Hartford Athletic 2–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hartford, CT
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Gdula   32'
Barrera   49'
Dally   56'
Oettl   90+7'
Report Dalgaard   36'
Vancaeyezeele   61'
Wyke   62'
Dos Santos   64'
Fernandes   73',   90+8'
Scarlett   90+2'
Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 5,090
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
July 16, 2022 20 Loudoun United FC 1–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Leesburg, VA
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Freeman   80' Report LaCava   64'
Dos Santos   68'
Fernandes   73'
Dalgaard   82'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 1,613
Referee: Esad Omanovic
July 23, 2022 21 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Dos Santos   25',   38',   45+2'
Wyke   47'
Fernandes   68' (pen.)
Harris   85'
Report Matheus   14'
Morales   15'
Raimar   30'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,890
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
July 30, 2022 22 Indy Eleven 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indianapolis, IN
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Aguilera   24',   34'
Tejada   54'
Ayoze   80'
Rebellón   82'
Rivera   90+1'
Report Law   16'
Dos Santos   32',   50'
Scarlett   45'
Fernandes   90+6'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 10,074
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
August 6, 2022 23 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Detroit City FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Wyke   42'
Dos Santos   64'
Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,104
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
August 13, 2022 24 Louisville City 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, KY
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Gibson   29'
Harris   63'
Report Guillén   50' Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 14,673
Referee: Natalie Simon
August 20, 2022 25 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Colorado Springs, CO
21:00 EDT (UTC−5) Lindley   12'
Amoh   15'
Echevarria   22'
Foster   45+1'
Erdmann   45+3'
Henriquez   66'
Report Antley   8'
Harris   39'
Dos Santos   89'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 6,887
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 27, 2022 26 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Orange County SC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Fernandes   15'
Ekra   21'   56'
Hoffmann   43' (o.g.)
Wyke   66'
Cochran   89'
Harris   89'
Report Orozco   7'
Villanueva   55'
Iloski   57'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,714
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 3, 2022 27 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6–1 Las Vegas Lights St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Scarlett   24'
Etou   33'
Fernandes   37',   66'
LaCava   51'
Dos Santos   74',   87'
Mkosana   90+2'
Report Crisostomo   1'
Lara   33'
Jennings   60'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,485
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 10, 2022 28 Charleston Battery 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston, SC
19:00 EDT (UTC−5) Booth   21',   67'
Cichero   30'
Piggott   51'
Fauroux   90+3'
Report Guenzatti   3'
LaCava   45+2'
Etou   52'
Castellanos   75'
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,973
Referee: Luis Arroyo
September 17, 2022 29 Detroit City FC 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hamtramck, MI
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Wynne   62'
Hoppenot   81'
Foster   90+1'
Report Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,856
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 23, 2022 30 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Birmingham Legion St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Fernandes   17'
Guillén   42'
Report Marlon   10'
A. Crognale   13'
Lopez   24'
Bruno Lapa   45+2'
Herivaux   70'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
October 2, 2022 31 Monterey Bay FC 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Seaside, CA
22:00 EDT (UTC−5) Gleadle   22' Report Law   49',   87'
Wyke   67'
Castellanos   87'
Fernandes   90+7'
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 5,705
Referee: Melvin Rivas
October 8, 2022 32 Tampa Bay Rowdies 8–0 Loudoun United FC St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Guenzatti   19',   61'
Castellanos   23'
LaCava   45+1'
Dalgaard   64'
Mkosana   83'
Harris   87',   90+3'
Report Houssou   9'
Downs   49'
Koffi   73'
Freeman   90+1'
Zamudio   90+4'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,147
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 12, 2022 33 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 El Paso Locomotive St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Fernandes   16',   68',   90+1'
Scarlett   29'
Guenzatti   43'
Report Egiluz   72'
Ryan   83'
Rose   85'
Maldonado   89'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,454
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 15, 2022 34 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 New York Red Bulls II St. Petersburg, FL
19:30 EDT (UTC−5) Fernandes   37' Report Wise   15'
Plaza   34'
Alexandre   45+2'
Valencia   74'
Castellano   84'
Salinas   87'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,293
Referee: Jeremy Scheer

USL Championship playoffs edit

Bracket edit

Conference Quarter-finals
October 22–23
Conference Semi-finals
October 28–30
Conference Finals
November 5–6
USL Championship Final
November 13
            
E1 Louisville City (p) 2 (5)
E5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2 (3)
E4 Birmingham Legion 2 (7)
E5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds (p) 2 (8)
E1 Louisville City 1
Eastern Conference
E3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0
E2 Memphis 901 3
E7 Detroit City 1
E2 Memphis 901 0
E3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
E3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3
E6 Miami FC 1
E1 Louisville City 1
W1 San Antonio FC 3
W1 San Antonio FC 3
W7 Oakland Roots 0
W2 San Diego Loyal 0
W7 Oakland Roots 3
W1 San Antonio FC 2
Western Conference
W3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0
W3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3
W6 Rio Grande Valley FC 0
W3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks (a.e.t.) 2
W4 Sacramento Republic 1
W4 Sacramento Republic 2
W5 New Mexico United 0

Results edit

October 22, 2022 EC Quarterfinal Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Miami FC St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT (UTC−5)
Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,937
Referee: Calin Radosav
October 30, 2022 EC Quarterfinal Memphis 901 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Memphis, Tennessee
3:00 PM CDT Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Referee: Elton Garcia
Note: Match rescheduled from October 29 due to weather.[3]
November 5, 2022 EC Final Louisville City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Tampa Bay Rowdies Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT Totsch   48'
Bone   82'
Charpie   100'
Wynder   108'
Report Hilton   84'
Harris   90+3'
Dos Santos   106'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 11,563
Referee: Mark Allatin

U.S. Open Cup edit

April 5, 2022 Second Round Tampa Bay Rowdies   6–0   The Villages SC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm EDT
Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Alex Billeter
April 20, 2022 Third Round Orlando City SC   2–1   Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm EDT Pato   52'
Urso   63'
Mkosana   65' Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Note: Game originally scheduled to be played at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida. Location changed on April 11.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Regular season only
  1. ^ "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rowdies Set for Five Preseason Contests". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ^ infield, Matt (October 29, 2022). "901 FC playoff game postponed due to rain". www.actionnews5.com. Memphis, TN: Action News 5. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "Orlando City SC's Open Cup Match Against Tampa Bay Moved to Exploria Stadium". OrlandoCitySC.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.