2015 Tampa Bay Rowdies season
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2015 soccer season
The 2015 season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies sixth season of existence, and fifth 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 28th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay area .
Summary
The Tampa Bay Rowdies' new manager was Thomas Rongen , replacing Ricky Hill , who was dismissed after the 2014 season . Rongen had a prior connection to soccer in the area, as he was the first manager of the MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny during their inaugural season of 1996. The Rowdies brought back another familiar local figure when Farrukh Quraishi , who had been a player and a youth development director for the original Rowdies, was named general manager.
In March 2015, the Rowdies traveled to Portugal to play several preseason friendlies against clubs in the Portuguese second and third divisions. It was the first time that the current club had undertaken an international tour.[ 1]
The Rowdies lost only one match during the NASL spring season, good for second place in the table. After starting the fall season 2-1-6, however, club owner Bill Edwards dismissed both manager Thomas Rongen and general manager Farrukh Quraishi, much to the chagrin of many of the team's fans.[ 2] [ 3] Stuart Campbell was promoted to manager and led the team to a 3-4-4 record. The Rowdies finished the fall season in 8th out of 11 teams in the league table and missed the playoffs.
Club
as of November 14, 2015 [ 4]
#8 Forward, Marcelo Saragosa of Brazil served as team captain
Technical staff
Farrukh Quraishi – President & General Manager [ 5] (fired August 21, 2015) Perry Van der Beck – Assistant General Manager/Vice President of Community Relations Thomas Rongen - Head Coach (fired August 21, 2015) Stuart Campbell – Assistant Coach (promoted to head coach August 2015) Stuart Dobson - Goalkeeper Coach Assistant Coach Director of Team Operations Strength & Conditioning Coach Equipment Manager Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon Team Physician Head Athletic Trainer Yoga Instructor Team Chiropractor
Front office
Bill Edwards – Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Governor Director David Laxer – Director Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Competitions
Win Tie Loss
Friendlies
AC Alcanenense
Tampa Bay Rowdies Haiti
NASL Spring season
Standings
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
(S) Spring season champion
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
10
5
4
1
14
8
+6
19
4
1
0
9
3
+6
1
3
1
5
5
0
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Stadium A H A H A A H A H H Result W D L W D D W D W W Position 1 1 5 2 2 3 2 4 2 2
Updated to match(es) played on June 15, 2015. Source:
Match reports A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Match reports
NASL Fall season
Standings
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
(F) Fall season champion
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
20
5
5
10
18
28
−10
20
5
2
3
14
12
+2
0
3
7
4
16
−12
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Stadium H A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A Result W L L L D W L L L D W L W L D L D D W L Position 4 7 9 9 10 8 8
Updated to match(es) played on August 8, 2015. Source:
Match reports A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Match reports
U.S. Open Cup
Transfers
In
Date
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Source
December 19, 2014
16
MF
Juan Francisco Guerra Deportivo Lara -
[ 6]
December 22, 2014
22
DF
Darnell King Fort Lauderdale Strikers -
[ 7]
December 22, 2014
44
DF
Gale Agbossoumonde Colorado Rapids -
[ 8]
December 23, 2014
7
MF
Martin Nuñez Fort Lauderdale Strikers -
[ 9]
December 23, 2014
20
FW
Darwin Espinal Darton State College -
[ 10]
December 24, 2014
3
DF
Brad Rusin Orlando City -
[ 11]
December 30, 2014
0
MF
Robert Hernández Deportivo Anzoátegui -
[ 12]
January 6, 2015
5
DF
Stefan Antonijevic Fort Lauderdale Strikers -
[ 13]
January 29, 2015
22
MF
Keith Savage None
Signed after being released on November 7
[ 14]
February 3, 2015
8
MF
Marcelo Saragosa None
-
[ 15]
February 4, 2015
29
FW
Maicon Santos None
-
[ 16]
February 5, 2015
13
MF
Justin Chavez Fort Lauderdale Strikers -
[ 17]
February 23, 2015
14
MF
Jeff Michaud Eastern Florida State College -
[ 18]
February 23, 2015
23
MF
Marquez Fernandez Maryland-Baltimore County -
[ 18]
February 23, 2015
24
GK
Clemson University -
[ 18]
February 23, 2015
15
DF
Zac Portillos University of Akron -
[ 18]
February 24, 2015
33
FW
Zak Boggs Charlotte Eagles -
[ 19]
February 25, 2015
1
GK
Kamil Čontofalský Fort Lauderdale Strikers -
[ 20]
March 2, 2015
4
DF
Ben Sweat Columbus Crew SC -
[ 21]
March 30, 2015
19
MF
Verneri Välimaa University of North Carolina -
[ 22]
April 29, 2015
3
MF
Richard Menjivar San Antonio Scorpions Traded for Brad Rusin
[ 23]
July 29, 2015
28
FW
Omar Salgado Tigres UANL -
[ 24]
Out
Date
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Source
November 7, 2014
GK
Diego Restrepo Charlotte Independence -
[ 25]
November 7, 2014
GK
Cody Mizell Knattspyrnufélagið Fram Free Transfer
[ 25]
November 7, 2014
DF
J. P. Rodrigues None
Retirement.
[ 25]
November 7, 2014
DF
Jay Needham None
-
[ 25]
November 7, 2014
DF
Willie Hunt Pittsburgh Riverhounds -
[ 25]
November 7, 2014
MF
Darel Russell None
-
[ 25]
November 7, 2014
MF
Keith Savage None
-
[ 25]
November 7, 2014
MF
Anthony Wallace New York Red Bulls -
[ 25]
November 7, 2014
MF
Ricardo Morris Montego Bay United F.C. -
[ 25]
November 7, 2014
FW
Devin Del Do None
-
[ 25]
November 7, 2014
FW
Luciano Olguín None
-
[ 25]
November 7, 2014
FW
Casey Townsend Oklahoma City Energy -
[ 25] [ 26]
November 7, 2014
FW
Lucky Mkosana New York Cosmos -
[ 25] [ 27]
January 13, 2015
DF
Frankie Sanfilippo Fort Lauderdale Strikers -
[ 28] [ 29]
January 13, 2015
MF
Shane Hill None
-
[ 28]
April 29, 2015
DF
Brad Rusin San Antonio Scorpions Traded for Richard Menjivar
[ 23]
Squad statistics
As of Match played 25 July 2015
Goal scorers
Disciplinary record
References
^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies Head to Portugal for Preseason Tour" . thebradentontimes.com . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.^ Fennelly, Martin (May 17, 2016). "Longtime Rowdies, a self-made owner and bruised feelings" . The Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . ^ "Edwards on Rowdies front-office firings" . Tampa Bay Business Journal. August 21, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2016 .^ "Roster" . Tampa Bay Rowdies. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015 .^ "NASL: Rowdies Name Farrukh Quraishi President, General Manager" . Retrieved November 24, 2014 .^ "Rowdies Sign Venezuelan International Juan Guerra" . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .^ "Rowdies Sign Tampa Bay Native Darnell King" . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .^ "Rowdies Bolster Roster With Addition of Gale Agbossoumonde" . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .^ "Rowdies Sign Uruguayan Midfielder Martin Nuñez" . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .^ "Attacking Prospect Darwin Espinal Signs With Rowdies" . Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .^ "Rowdies Sign Defender Brad Rusin" . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .^ "Rowdies Add Venezuelan Midfielder Robert Hernández" . Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .^ "Rowdies Sign Towering Defender Stefan Antonijevic" . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .^ "Rowdies Announce Return of Midfielder Keith Savage" . Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015 .^ "Rowdies Bolster Roster with Addition of Midfielder Marcelo Saragosa" . Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015 .^ "Experienced Forward Maicon Santos Joins Rowdies" . Archived from the original on March 30, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015 .^ "Rowdies Add Midfielder Justin Chavez Ahead of 2015 Season" . Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015 .^ a b c d "Rowdies Add Four Young Prospects to 2015 Roster" . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015 .^ "Veteran MLS Forward Zak Boggs Signs With Rowdies" . Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015 .^ "Rowdies Sign Experienced European Goalkeeper Kamil Čontofalský" . Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015 .^ "Rowdies Sign USF and Chargers SC Alum Ben Sweat" . Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015 .^ "Rowdies Sign Youngster Verneri Välimaa" . Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015 .^ a b "Rowdies Acquire Menjivar in Trade with Scorpions" . Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .^ "Forward Omar Salgado Joins Rowdies On Loan From Tigres UANL" . Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015 .^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Offseason Roster Moves Underway" . Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .^ "OKC Energy FC Signs Casey Townsend" . Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015 .^ "Cosmos Sign Lucky Mkosana" .^ a b "Rowdies Release Defender Frankie Sanfilippo and Midfielder Shane Hill" . Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015 .^ "Strikers Sign Former Rowdies Sanfilippo, Frimpong" . Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015 .
International
Club competitions
CONCACAF Champions League
National teams
