2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

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)

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.

Club

Roster

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 Loan from OKC Energy FC 25 0
30 Phil Breno GK 2022 (1995-12-11) December 11, 1995 Loan from Forward Madison FC 8 0
56 Raiko Arozarena GK 2021 (1997-03-27) March 27, 1997 Cafetaleros de Chiapas 4 0
Defenders
2 Conner Antley RB 2021 (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 Indy Eleven 32 0
3 Thomas Vancaeyezeele CB 2022 (1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 Birmingham Legion 16 0
5 Jordan Scarlett CB 2020 (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 New York Red Bulls II 32 2
24 Robert Castellanos CB 2022 (1998-05-11) May 11, 1998 Loan from Nashville SC 12 1
33 Aarón Guillén LB 2022 (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 North Carolina FC 36 0
Midfielders
4 Lewis Hilton CM 2020 (1993-10-22) October 22, 1993 Saint Louis FC 35 2
6 Junior Etou DM 2022 (1994-06-01) June 1, 1994 Charlotte Independence 23 0
7 Yann Ekra CM 2019 (1990-10-12) October 12, 1990 Charlotte Independence 33 0
8 Jake Areman RM 2022 (1996-03-09) March 9, 1996 Charlotte Independence 17 1
11 Leo Fernandes LM 2017 (1991-12-23) December 23, 1991 Philadelphia Union 34 20
21 Dayonn Harris RW 2021 (1997-08-29) August 29, 1997 Real Monarchs SLC 28 5
23 Sebastian Dalgaard WM 2020 (1991-08-23) August 23, 1991 Hartford Athletic 31 5
27 Laurence Wyke DM 2021 (1996-09-20) September 20, 1996 Atlanta United FC 32 2
Forwards
10 Steevan Dos Santos CF 2021 (1989-09-17) September 17, 1989 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 23 7
13 Sebastián Guenzatti CF 2017 (1991-07-08) July 8, 1991 New York Cosmos 32 7
19 Jake LaCava CF 2022 (2001-01-21) January 21, 2001 Loan from New York Red Bulls 36 12
22 Kyle Greig CF 2022 (1990-02-22) February 22, 1990 Louisville City FC 20 2
77 Lucky Mkosana CF 2019 (1987-09-30) September 30, 1987 Louisville City FC 22 4

Team management and staff

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

Exhibitions

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
  • Akindele 36'
  • Pereyra 44' (pen.)
  • Lynn 55'
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

Standings — Atlantic Division

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

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

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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

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

Bracket

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

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

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

  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.