2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Tampa Bay Rowdies
	2016 season
Owner	Bill Edwards (Majority); Andrew Nestor (Minority); David Laxer (Minority)
Head Coach	Stuart Campbell
Stadium	Al Lang Stadium
NASL	Spring: -; Fall: -; Combined: -
Top goalscorer	Tom Heinemann (2 goals)
Highest home attendance	6,702; (May 14 vs. OKC)
Lowest home attendance	4,429; (Apr. 16 vs. Edmonton)
Average home league attendance	5,705
← 2015	2017 →

The 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season is the club's sixth NASL season, and seventh season overall since their formation in 2008.

Roster

As of 12 May 2016

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Michael Langer	GK	(1985-01-06) 6 January 1985 (age 39)	Vålerenga	2016	0	0
18	Matt Pickens	GK	(1982-04-05) 5 April 1982 (age 42)	New England Revolution	2014	53	0
24	Chris Glodack	GK	(1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 30)	Clemson Tigers	2015	0	0
Defenders
2	Darnell King	DF	(1990-09-23) 23 September 1990 (age 33)	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2015	33	0
3	Neill Collins	DF	(1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 40)	Sheffield United	2016	5	1
4	Ben Sweat	DF	(1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 32)	Columbus Crew	2015	30	0
5	Stefan Antonijevic	DF	(1981-06-09) 9 June 1981 (age 42)	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2015	22	1
7	Frank Sanfilippo	DF	(1981-09-08) 8 September 1981 (age 42)	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2016	0	0
15	Zac Portillos	DF	(1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 32)	Akron Zips	2015	4	0
17	Tamika Mkandawire	DF	(1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 (age 40)	Shrewsbury Town	2014	51	5
25	Jeremy Hall	DF	(1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 (age 35)	New England Revolution	2016	0	0
Midfielders
9	Freddy Adu	MF	(1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 34)	KuPS	2015	8	0
11	Kalif Alhassan	MF	(1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 (age 33)	Minnesota United	2016	5	0
13	Justin Chavez	MF	(1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 (age 34)	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2015	18	0
16	Juan Guerra	MF	(1987-02-16) 16 February 1987 (age 37)	Deportivo Lara	2015	27	2
21	Walter Ramírez	MF	(1983-11-07) 7 November 1983 (age 40)	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2016	2	0
22	Keith Savage	MF	(1985-08-09) 9 August 1985 (age 38)	Portland Timbers	2011	101	13
23	Michael Nanchoff	MF	(1988-09-24) 24 September 1988 (age 35)	Portland Timbers	2016	5	0
26	Joe Cole	MF	(1981-11-08) 8 November 1981 (age 42)	Coventry City	2016	0	0
30	Eric Avila	MF	(1987-11-24) 24 November 1987 (age 36)	Santos Laguna	2016	5	0
33	Junior Burgos	MF	(1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 35)	Loan from Atlanta United	2016	3	0
Forwards
8	Tom Heinemann	FW	(1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 (age 37)	Ottawa Fury	2016	5	1
10	Georgi Hristov	FW	(1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 39)	Lokomotiv Sofia	2013	83	27
20	Darwin Espinal	FW	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29)	Darton State College	2015	26	4
55	Danny Mwanga	FW	(1991-07-07) 7 July 1991 (age 32)	Orlando City	2016	4	0

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
14		MF	Jeff Michaud (at Wilmington Hammerheads for the season)

No.		Position	Player
19		MF	Verneri Välimaa (at Orange County Blues for the season)

Staff

Perry Van der Beck – Assistant General Manager/Vice President of Community Relations
Stuart Campbell – Head Coach
Raoul Voss - Assistant Coach
Stuart Dobson - Goalkeeper Coach
Jason Riley – Strength & Conditioning Coach
Malcolm Phillips – Equipment Manager
Dr. Koco Eaton - Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Sanjay Menon – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Christopher Salud – Team Physician
Andrew Keane - Head Athletic Trainer
Laura Tllinghast Hine - Yoga Instructor
Dr. Samuel Meyers - Team Chiropractor

Transfers

Winter/Spring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Michael Langer (from Vålerenga)^[2]
3	DF	Neill Collins (from Sheffield United)^[3]
7	DF	Frank Sanfilippo (from Fort Lauderdale Strikers)^[4]
8	FW	Tom Heinemann (from Ottawa Fury)^[5]
11	MF	Kalif Alhassan (from Minnesota United)^[6]
21	MF	Walter Ramírez (from Fort Lauderdale Strikers)^[7]
23	MF	Michael Nanchoff (from Portland Timbers)^[8]
25	DF	Jeremy Hall (from New England Revolution)^[9]
30	MF	Eric Avila (from Santos Laguna)^[10]
33	MF	Junior Burgos (loan from Atlanta United)^[11]
55	FW	Danny Mwanga (from Orlando City)^[12]
—	FW	Eliot Richards (from Cheltenham Town)^[13]
26	MF	Joe Cole (from Coventry City)^[14]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Kamil Čontofalský ^[15]
3	DF	Richard Menjivar (to Rayo OKC)^[16]
7	MF	Martin Nuñez ^[15]
8	MF	Marcelo Saragosa ^[15]
11	FW	Corey Hertzog (to Pittsburgh Riverhounds)^[15]^[17]
14	MF	Jeff Michaud (loan to Wilmington Hammerheads)^[18]
19	MF	Verneri Välimaa (loan to Orange County Blues FC)^[19]
21	FW	Brian Shriver (to Carolina RailHawks)
23	MF	Marquez Fernandez ^[15]
25	DF	Rich Balchan (to Ottawa Fury)^[15]^[20]
26	FW	Robert Hernández (to Caracas)
27	FW	Long Tan (loan return to Arizona United)
29	FW	Maicon Santos (to Fort Lauderdale Strikers)^[21]
33	FW	Zak Boggs (to Pittsburgh Riverhounds)^[15]^[17]
44	DF	Gale Agbossoumonde (to Fort Lauderdale Strikers)^[21]
—	FW	Eliot Richards ^[22]

Friendlies

February 13, 2016 Suncoast Invitational	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0 – 1	D.C. United	St. Petersburg
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	King 32' Burgos 41'	Report	Espíndola 27' Clowes 30' Birnbaum 43'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

February 20, 2016 Suncoast Invitational	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0 – 2	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Sweat 1'	Report	Tribbett 17' Fernandes 29' Anderson 58' Restrepo 79'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

February 27, 2016 Suncoast Invitational	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0 – 0	Montreal Impact	St. Petersburg
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Portillos 43' King 89'	Report	Donadel 12', 82' Cabrera 45' Venegas 77'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

March 5, 2016	USF Bulls	1 – 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Tampa
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Bartman 38'	Report	King 63' Espinal 77' Adu 83' Heinemann 90+'	Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium

March 9, 2016	Nottingham Forest	2 – 2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Nottingham, England
8:30 EST (UTC−5)	41' 75'	Report	Alhassan 16' Heinemann 79'	Stadium: Nottingham Forest F.C. Training Centre

March 11, 2016	Notts County	2 – 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Nottingham, England
7:30 EST (UTC−5)	27' 29'	Report	Mwanga 38' Espinal 74' Burgos 81'	Stadium: Forest Sports Zone
Note: Moved from Meadow Lane due to rain.

March 15, 2016	Stoke City	1 – 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Burton upon Trent, England
9:00 EST (UTC−5)	90+'	Report	Espinal 54'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

March 22, 2016 FitzFest	Tampa Spartans	0 – 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Tampa
19:30 EST (UTC−5)	57'	Report	Adu 20' Chavez 45' Nanchoff 47' Heinemann 81'	Stadium: Pepin Stadium

Competitions

NASL Spring season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Cosmos	9	6	0	3	14	6	+8	18	2016 NASL Spring season winner
2	Indy Eleven	8	3	5	0	11	7	+4	14
3	Edmonton (E)	9	4	2	3	7	6	+1	14
4	Minnesota United	8	4	1	3	13	10	+3	13
5	Carolina RailHawks	8	4	1	3	10	9	+1	13
6	Tampa Bay Rowdies	8	3	3	2	8	7	+1	12
7	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	8	3	3	2	9	9	0	12
8	Rayo OKC (E)	8	2	2	4	9	11	−2	8
9	Ottawa Fury (E)	8	2	2	4	7	11	−4	8
10	Miami (E)	8	1	3	4	6	12	−6	6
11	Jacksonville Armada (E)	8	1	2	5	4	10	−6	5

Updated to match(es) played on May 28, 2016. Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(E) Eliminated.

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
7	2	3	2	6	7	−1	9	1	2	1	3	4	−1	1	1	1	3	3	0

Last updated: 25 May 2016.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	D	W	L	W	D	L
Position	7	5	5	5	5	5	7

Last updated: 25 May 2016.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

April 2, 2016 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0 – 0	Indy Eleven	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Collins 40' King 42' Burgos 87'	TBR Report NASL Report Summary	Ring 87'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,740 Referee: Geoff Gamble

April 9, 2016 2	Miami	1 – 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Miami
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Cvitanich 17', 72' Palacios 75'	TBR Report NASL Report Summary	Sweat 20' King 42' Hristov 85' (pen.), 86'	Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 10,156 Referee: Daniel Radford

April 16, 2016 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1 – 0	Edmonton	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Guerra 39' Heinemann 73' Avila 90+1' Hristov 90+4' Collins 90+5'	TBR Report NASL Report Summary	Edward 37' Nyassi 90' Ameobi 90+6'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

April 23, 2016 4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1 – 3	Carolina RailHawks	St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)	Mkandawire 65' Guerra 72' Nanchoff 85'	TBR Report NASL Report Summary	Pérez 45', 58' Marcelin 47' Beckie 49' Shriver 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,948 Referee: Robert Sibiga

April 30, 2016 5	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0 – 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Fort Lauderdale
19:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Attakora 27' Gonzalez 48' Agbossoumonde 56' Zapata 85'	TBR Report NASL Report Summary	Mkandawire 37' Nanchoff 39' Guerra 47' King 68' Heinemann 70' Collins 77'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 1,086 Referee: Younes Marrakchi

May 14, 2016 6	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1 – 1	Rayo OKC	St. Petersburg
EDT (UTC−4)	Juanan 74' (o.g.)	TBR Report NASL Report	Michel 54', 86' Boateng 71'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,702 Referee: Caleb Mendez

May 22, 2016 7	New York Cosmos	2 – 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hempstead
EDT (UTC−4)	Duk 32' Mendes 36' Bover 40', 57'	TBR Report NASL Report	Heinemann 18' Burgos 84'	Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Mike Lavergne

May 28, 2016 8	Minnesota United	0 – 2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Blaine
EDT (UTC−4)	Watson 11' Ibson 59'	TBR Report NASL Report	Collins 33' Cole 42' Avila 47' Guerra 83' Mwanga 90+4'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 7,915 Referee: Luis Guardia

June 4, 2016 9	Tampa Bay Rowdies	–	Ottawa Fury	St. Petersburg
EDT (UTC−4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

June 11, 2016 10	Jacksonville Armada	–	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Jacksonville
EDT (UTC−4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Community First Park

U.S. Open Cup

Tampa Bay Rowdies will compete in the 2016 edition of the Open Cup.

June 1, 2016 Third Round	Tampa Bay Rowdies	–	FC Cincinnati	St. Petersburg
EDT		[ Summary]		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 28 May 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NASL Spring Season		NASL Fall Season		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Darnell King	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Neill Collins	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Ben Sweat	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW		Tom Heinemann	7	2	6+1	2	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Georgi Hristov	8	1	3+5	1	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Kalif Alhassan	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Justin Chavez	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Zac Portillos	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Juan Guerra	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF		Tamika Mkandawire	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0
18	GK		Matt Pickens	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Darwin Espinal	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Walter Ramírez	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Michael Nanchoff	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Joe Cole	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
30	MF		Eric Avila	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Junior Burgos	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
55	FW		Danny Mwanga	7	0	1+6	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for the Tampa Bay Rowdies who left the club during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	NASL Spring Season	Total
1	FW	8	Tom Heinemann	2	2
2	DF	3	Neill Collins	1	1
	FW	10	Georgi Hristov	1	1
	DF	17	Tamika Mkandawire	1	1
	MF	26	Joe Cole	1	1
	MF	30	Eric Avila	1	1
TOTALS				7	7

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	NASL Spring Season		NASL Fall Season		U.S. Open Cup		Total
2		DF	Darnell King	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3		DF	Neill Collins	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Ben Sweat	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		FW	Tom Heinemann	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Georgi Hristov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		DF	Zac Portillos	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Juan Guerra	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
17		DF	Tamika Mkandawire	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Michael Nanchoff	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30		MF	Eric Avila	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33		MF	Junior Burgos	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
55		FW	Danny Mwanga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	22	0	0	0	0	0	22	0

References

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External links

Official website

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2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Contents

Roster

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Staff

Transfers

Winter/Spring

Friendlies

Competitions

NASL Spring season

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal scorers

Disciplinary Record

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