2014 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Tampa Bay Rowdies
2014 season
Owners Bill Edwards (Majority)
Andrew Nestor (Minority)
David Laxer (Minority)[1]
Head Coach Ricky Hill
Stadium Al Lang Field
NASL Spring: 7th place
Fall: 8th place
NASL Playoffs did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League:
Georgi Hristov (9)
All:
Georgi Hristov (12)
Highest home attendance 7,003
(April 12 v. Edmonton)
Lowest home attendance 2,565
(October 15 v. Minnesota)
Average home league attendance League: 4,409
All: 4,297
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies fifth season of existence, and fourth playing in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer pyramid. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 27th season of a professional soccer team fielded in the Tampa Bay region.

Club

as of October 20, 2014[2]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Mizell, CodyCody Mizell  United States
3 Defender Hunt, WillieWillie Hunt  United States
4 Midfielder Clinton, KyleKyle Clinton  United States
5 Defender Rodrigues, J. P.J. P. Rodrigues  Guyana
7 Defender Sanfilippo, FrankFrank Sanfilippo  United States
8 Midfielder Russell, DarelDarel Russell  England
9 Forward Del Dó, DevinDevin Del Dó  United States
10 Forward Hristov, GeorgiGeorgi Hristov  Bulgaria
11 Midfielder Hill, ShaneShane Hill  England
13 Defender Wallace, AnthonyAnthony Wallace  United States
14 Defender Gafa, JordanJordan Gafa  United States
15 Forward Townsend, CaseyCasey Townsend  United States
16 Forward Walker, AmaniAmani Walker  Jamaica
17 Forward Mkosana, LuckyLucky Mkosana  Zimbabwe
18 Goalkeeper Pickens, MattMatt Pickens  United States
19 Defender Wagner, BlakeBlake Wagner  United States
20 Midfielder Frimpong, EvansEvans Frimpong  Ghana
21 Forward Shriver, BrianBrian Shriver  United States
22 Midfielder Savage, KeithKeith Savage  United States
23 Midfielder Morris, RicardoRicardo Morris  Jamaica
24 Goalkeeper Restrepo, DiegoDiego Restrepo  United States
25 Forward Cort, CarlCarl Cort  Guyana
27 Defender Mkandawire, TamikaTamika Mkandawire  England
32 Defender Yamada, TakuyaTakuya Yamada  Japan
33 Defender Needham, JayJay Needham  United States
35 Forward Olguín, LucianoLuciano Olguín  Argentina
81 Forward Hertzog, CoreyCorey Hertzog  United States
99 Goalkeeper Thompson, RyanRyan Thompson  Jamaica

Team management

Competitions

  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendlies

NASL Spring season

Standings

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or qualification
1 Minnesota United (C) 9 6 2 1 16 9+7 20 2014 NASL Spring Season Winner
2 New York Cosmos 9 6 1 2 14 3+11 19  
3 San Antonio Scorpions 9 5 2 2 13 9+4 17
4 Carolina RailHawks 9 4 2 3 11 15−4 14
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 9 4 1 4 18 180 13
6 Ottawa Fury 9 3 1 5 14 13+1 10
7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 2 4 3 11 16−5 10
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 9 3 1 5 12 20−8 10
9 Edmonton 9 2 2 5 11 110 8
10 Indy Eleven 9 0 4 5 14 20−6 4

Source:
(C) = Season Champion; (H) = Will host the Soccer Bowl; (SB) = Qualified for the Soccer Bowl; (WC) = Woosnam Cup Winner
(ES) = Eliminated from the Season Championship; (EB) = Eliminated from Soccer Bowl Contention; (EW) = Eliminated from Woosnam Cup Contention
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
 Standings updated as of June 8, 2014

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 2 4 3 11 16  −5 10 1 2 2 8 12  −4 1 2 1 3 4  −1

Last updated: July 5, 2014.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round123456789
GroundHAHAAHHAH
Result D D L W D L W L D

Last updated: May 26, 2014.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match reports

NASL Fall season

Standings

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or qualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (C) 18 11 2 5 30 15+15 35 2014 NASL Fall Season Winner
2 Minnesota United 18 10 5 3 31 19+12 35  
3 Edmonton 18 8 5 5 23 18+5 29
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18 7 6 5 20 21−1 27
5 Carolina RailHawks 18 7 3 8 27 28−1 24
6 New York Cosmos 18 5 8 5 23 24−1 23
7 Indy Eleven 18 6 5 7 21 26−5 23
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 5 5 8 25 34−9 20
9 Ottawa Fury 18 4 5 9 20 25−5 17
10 Atlanta Silverbacks 18 3 4 11 20 30−10 13

Source:
(C) = Season Champion; (H) = Will host the Soccer Bowl; (SB) = Qualified for the Soccer Bowl; (WC) = Woosnam Cup Winner
(ES) = Eliminated from the Season Championship; (EB) = Eliminated from Soccer Bowl Contention; (EW) = Eliminated from Woosnam Cup Contention
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
 Standings updated as of November 2, 2014

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
7 4 0 3 12 11  +1 12 2 0 2 6 6  0 2 0 1 6 5  +1

Last updated: August 25, 2014.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAH
Result W W L L W W L W D L L L D L L D D D
Position 3 3 7 7 3 3 3                     8

Last updated: August 25, 2014.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match reports

U.S. Open Cup

Transfers

In

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Source
December 20, 2013 19 DF United States Blake Wagner United States San Antonio Scorpions Signed to a two-year contract, with a club option for a third year. [3]
December 20, 2013 24 GK United States Diego Restrepo United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Re-signed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year. [4]
December 23, 2013 10 FW Bulgaria Georgi Hristov United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Re-signed to a four-year contract, with a club option for the third and fourth year. [5]
December 24, 2013 21 FW United States Brian Shriver United States Carolina RailHawks Signed to a four-year contract, with a club option for the third and fourth year. [6]
January 2, 2014 17 FW Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana United States Harrisburg City Islanders Signed to a one-year contract. [7]
January 2, 2014 14 DF United States Jordan Gafa United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Agreed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year. [7]
January 3, 2014 7 DF United States Frankie Sanfilippo United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Re-signed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year. [8]
January 3, 2014 11 MF England Shane Hill United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Re-signed to a three-year contract, with a club option for the second and third year. [8]
January 7, 2014 86 MF Sweden Christophe Lallet Sweden Hammarby IF Signed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year. [9]
January 7, 2014 99 GK Jamaica Ryan Thompson Sweden AFC United Signed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year. [10]
January 10, 2014 25 FW Guyana Carl Cort United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Re-signed to a one-year contract. [11]
January 10, 2014 20 FW Ghana Evans Frimpong United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Agreed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year. [11]
January 29, 2014 5 DF Guyana J.P. Rodrigues None Signed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year. [12]
February 10, 2014 32 DF Japan Takuya Yamada United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Re-signed to a one-year contract. [13]
February 10, 2014 9 FW United States Devin Del Do United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Re-signed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year. [13]
February 10, 2014 13 MF United States Anthony Wallace United States Colorado Rapids Signed to a one-year contract. [14]
February 27, 2014 8 MF England Darel Russell Canada Toronto FC Signed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year. [15]
March 11, 2014 15 FW United States Casey Townsend United States D.C. United Signed to a one-year contract. [16]
March 17, 2014 1 GK United States Cody Mizell United States Atlanta Silverbacks Signed to a two-year contract, with a club option for the second year. [17]
March 26, 2014 18 GK United States Matt Pickens United States New England Revolution Signed to a multi-year contract with the club. [18]
July 4, 2014 35 FW Argentina Luciano Olguín Free Agent [19]
July 4, 2014 27 DF England Tamika Mkandawire Free Agent [19]
July 25, 2014 23 MF Jamaica Ricardo Morris Jamaica Portmore United F.C. [20]
September 24, 201481 FW United States Corey Hertzog United States Orlando City SC Signed through the 2015 season, with a club option for 2016 [21]

Out

Date Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Source
December 19, 2013 DF Canada Andres Arango None Club declined contract option. [22]
December 19, 2013 FW Malta Etienne Barbara None Club declined contract option. [22]
December 19, 2013 MF United States Jamael Cox None Club declined contract option. [22]
December 19, 2013 MF United States Raphael Cox United States Harrisburg City Islanders Free agent; signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders [22][23]
December 19, 2013 GK United States Andrew Fontein None Free agent [22]
December 19, 2013 DF United States Thurstan Johnson None Club declined contract option. [22]
December 19, 2013 MF England Luke Mulholland United States Real Salt Lake Free agent; signed with Real Salt Lake [22][24]
December 19, 2013 DF United States Daniel Scott United States Carolina RailHawks Free agent; signed with the Carolina RailHawks [22][25]
December 19, 2013 DF United States Draymond Washington None Club declined contract option. [22]
July 4, 2014 MF Sweden Christophe Lallet Sweden IK Frej Mutually agreed to terminate contract. [26]
October 9, 2014 FW England Carl Cort None Retirement. [27]

References

  1. ↑ Cashill, Margaret (December 12, 2013). "Bill Edwards buys controlling interest in Tampa Bay Rowdies". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Roster". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rowdies Sign Defender Blake Wagner".
  4. ↑ "Restrepo Returns to Rowdies for 2014 Season".
  5. ↑ "Rowdies Re-sign 2013 NASL MVP Georgi Hristov".
  6. ↑ "Rowdies Sign 2013 NASL Top Scorer Brian Shriver".
  7. 1 2 "Rowdies Acquire Forward Lucky Mkosana for 2014 Season".
  8. 1 2 "Rowdies Captain Frankie Sanfilippo Returns for 2014 Season along with Midfielder Shane Hill".
  9. ↑ "Rowdies Sign Swedish Attacking Midfielder Christophe Lallet".
  10. ↑ "Rowdies Sign Jamaican Goalkeeper Ryan Thompson".
  11. 1 2 "Forward Carl Cort Returns to Rowdies for 2014 Season".
  12. ↑ "Tampa Native and Local Soccer Standout J.P. Rodrigues Returns to the Rowdies".
  13. 1 2 "Longest Tenured Rowdie Takuya Yamada and Forward Devin Del Do Return for the 2014 Season".
  14. ↑ "Rowdies Sign Defender/Midfielder Anthony Wallace".
  15. ↑ "Rowdies Sign Former Norwich and Stoke City Midfielder Darel Russell".
  16. ↑ "Rowdies Sign Forward Casey Townsend".
  17. ↑ "Rowdies Sign Goalkeeper Cody Mizell".
  18. ↑ "Rowdies Acquire MLS Standout Goalkeeper Matt Pickens".
  19. 1 2 "Rowdies Add Dynamic International Duo".
  20. ↑ "Rowdies Expand Roster with Addition of Jamaican Midfielder Ricardo Morris".
  21. ↑ "Rowdies Sign Forward Corey Hertzog".
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Offseason Roster Moves Underway".
  23. ↑ "City Islanders Acquire Defender Raphael Cox".
  24. ↑ "Real Salt Lake signs midfielder Luke Mulholland". Archived from the original on 2014-01-24.
  25. ↑ "RailHawks Add Two For 2014 Season".
  26. ↑ "Rowdies Add Dynamic International Duo".
  27. ↑ "Forward Carl Cort Announces Retirement From Professional Soccer".
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