2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies season (original) (raw)
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Tampa Bay Rowdies 2022 soccer season
| 2022 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Stuart Sternberg |
| Head coach | Neill Collins |
| Stadium | Al Lang Stadium |
| USL Championship | 3rd, Eastern Conference |
| USL Cup | Eastern Conference Final |
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Leo Fernandes (20)All: Leo Fernandes (20) |
| Highest home attendance | League: 6,714(August 27 vs. Orange County) |
| Lowest home attendance | League: 3,454(October 12 vs. El Paso) |
| Average home league attendance | 5,147 |
| Biggest win | 8–0 (October 8 vs LDN) |
| Biggest defeat | 3–1 (April 27 @ MEM) |
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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.
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 30) | Birmingham Legion | 16 | 0 |
| 5 | Jordan Scarlett |  |
CB | 2020 | (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 29) | New York Red Bulls II | 32 | 2 |
| 24 | Robert Castellanos | |
CB | 2022 | (1998-05-11) May 11, 1998 (age 26) | Loan from Nashville SC | 12 | 1 |
| 33 | Aarón Guillén |  |
LB | 2022 | (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 31) | 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 30) | 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 27) | Real Monarchs SLC | 28 | 5 |
| 23 | Sebastian Dalgaard |  |
WM | 2020 | (1991-08-23) August 23, 1991 (age 33) | 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 33) | 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
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| 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 |
The Rowdies initial preseason schedule was announced on February 11, 2022.[2] All matches were closed to the public.
Standings — Atlantic Division
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| Pos | Teamvte | 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
| 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
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on October 15, 2022. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
USL Championship playoffs
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| Conference Quarter-finalsOctober 22–23 | Conference Semi-finalsOctober 28–30 | Conference FinalsNovember 5–6 | USL Championship FinalNovember 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 | | | | | | | | |
^ Regular season only
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^ "Rowdies Set for Five Preseason Contests". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
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^ "Orlando City SC's Open Cup Match Against Tampa Bay Moved to Exploria Stadium". OrlandoCitySC.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.