2010 FC Tampa Bay season
2010 season | |||
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Owners | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Head coach | ![]() ![]() | ||
Stadium | George M. Steinbrenner Field Tampa, Florida | ||
USSF D2 Pro League | 6th in USL Conference | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Second Round | ||
Ponce De Leon Cup | Winners | ||
Coastal Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Aaron King (12) All: Aaron King (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 8,082 (May 8 v. Austin) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,698 (September 16 v. Austin) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,866 | ||
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The 2010 FC Tampa Bay season was the first and inaugural season of FC Tampa Bay[1] and only season in the USL Conference of the USSF Division 2 Professional League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The USSF D-2 was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in 2010 to last just one season, as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL).
Review[]
The team won its first official game on April 16, 2010, 1–0, over Crystal Palace Baltimore on a goal by striker Aaron King. The first home game, a 2–2 draw with Austin Aztex FC, was played at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa on May 8, 2010.
The club got off to a fast start with a 5–1–3 record, but then slumped the rest of the way. They won only two of their final 21 games and failed to make the playoffs with a final record of 7–12–11. This led to dismissal of manager Paul Dalglish, with Perry Van der Beck finishing the season as interim manager.[2] Positives from the season included capturing the inaugural Coastal Cup versus Miami FC. They also took home the 2010 Ponce De Leon Cup, which was contested between Miami FC, the Puerto Rico Islanders and FC Tampa Bay.
Club[]
Current roster[]
as of August 10, 2010[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff[]
Perry Van der Beck - Head Coach
Preseason[]
March 6, 2010 | Tampa Spartans | 2–2 | FC Tampa Bay | showTampa, FL |
March 19, 2010 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–0 | Philadelphia Union | showTampa, FL |
March 26, 2010 | FC Tampa Bay | 3–0 | UCF Knights | showAuburndale, FL |
USSF D-2[]
USL Conference standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Rochester Rhinos | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 54 | Conference leader, qualified for playoffs |
2 | Austin Aztex | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 53 | Qualified for playoffs[a] |
3 | Portland Timbers | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 49 | |
4 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 40 | |
5 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 37 | |
6 | FC Tampa Bay | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 32 |
Notes:
- ^ The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.
Results summary[]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −8 |
Last updated: April 26, 2018.
Source: Match reports
Matches[]
April 16, 2010 Round 1 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 0–1 | FC Tampa Bay | showBaltimore, MD |
April 24, 2010 Round 2 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1–0 | FC Tampa Bay | showBlaine, MN |
May 1, 2010 Round 3 | Miami FC | 1–1 | FC Tampa Bay | showFort Lauderdale, FL |
May 8, 2010 Round 4 | FC Tampa Bay | 2–2 | Austin Aztex FC | showTampa, FL |
May 14, 2010 Round 5 | Carolina Railhawks | 1–2 | FC Tampa Bay | showCary, NC |
May 19, 2010 Round 6 | Austin Aztex FC | 3–3 | FC Tampa Bay | showAustin, TX |
May 22, 2010 Round 7 | AC St. Louis | 0–3 | FC Tampa Bay | showFenton, MO |
May 29, 2010 Round 9 | FC Tampa Bay | 2–1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | showTampa, FL |
June 6, 2010 Round 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | FC Tampa Bay | showBurnaby, Canada |
June 12, 2010 Round 11 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–2 | Montreal Impact | showTampa, FL |
June 19, 2010 Round 12 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–0 | FC Tampa Bay | showBayamón, Puerto Rico |
June 27, 2010 Round 13 | Portland Timbers | 1–0 | FC Tampa Bay | showPortland, OR |
July 10, 2010 Round 15 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1–0 | FC Tampa Bay | showBlaine, MN |
July 15, 2010 Round 16 | FC Tampa Bay | 0–0 | Puerto Rico Islanders | showTampa, FL |
July 22, 2010 Round 17 | FC Tampa Bay | 0–1 | Rochester Rhinos | showTampa, FL |
July 31, 2010 Round 19 | FC Tampa Bay | 2–2 | Portland Timbers | showTampa, FL |
August 7, 2010 Round 20 | Austin Aztex FC | 4–2 | FC Tampa Bay | showAustin, TX |
August 11, 2010 Round 21 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–1 | FC Tampa Bay | showBayamón, Puerto Rico |
August 14, 2010 Round 22 | Miami FC | 3–3 | FC Tampa Bay | showFort Lauderdale, FL |
August 19, 2010 Round 23 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | showTampa, FL |
August 29, 2010 Round 25 | FC Tampa Bay | 2–2 | AC St. Louis | showTampa, FL |
September 11, 2010 Round 26 | Rochester Rhinos | 3–0 | FC Tampa Bay | showRochester, NY |
September 16, 2010 Round 27 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–1 | Austin Aztex FC | showTampa, FL |
September 19, 2010 Round 28 | Montreal Impact | 3–0 | FC Tampa Bay | showMontreal, Quebec, Canada |
October 1, 2010 Round 30 | FC Tampa Bay | 6–3 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | showTampa, FL |
Ponce De Leon Cup[]
The Ponce De Leon Cup was a fan-based derby and trophy that was created in 2006. Participants were originally United Soccer Leagues first division teams (later USSF-D2, then NASL teams) based in lands that Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León had visited; namely Florida and Puerto Rico. It was awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants. FC Tampa Bay and Puerto Rico were level on points, wins, goal differential, head-to-head meetings, goals for, and goals against. Tampa Bay was declared the winner by virtue of scoring five away goals to the Islanders' three.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | AG | Pts |
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1 | FC Tampa Bay | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 5 | 11 |
2 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | 11 |
3 | Miami FC | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 4 | 6 |
U.S. Open Cup[]
Bracket[]
Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament
Home teams listed on top of bracket
First Round | Second Round | ||||||||
D2 Pro | ![]() | 5 | |||||||
PDL | ![]() | 1 | |||||||
D2 Pro | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
D2 Pro | ![]() | 1 | |||||||
USASA | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
D2 Pro | ![]() | 3 |
Games[]
June 15, 2010 First Round | Legends FC ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | showDallas, TX |
June 22, 2010 Second Round | Miami FC ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | showFort Lauderdale, FL |
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2010-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Rowdies close with 6–3 win". .tbo.com. October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League".
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