Tampa Bay Rowdies 2013 football season
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2013 seasonOwners Andrew Nestor Head coach Ricky Hill Stadium Al Lang Field NASL Spring: 4thFall: 3rdNASL Playoffs did not qualify U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round Coastal Cup Winners Walt Disney World Classic 8th Top goalscorer League: Georgi Hristov (12) All: Georgi Hristov (15) Highest home attendance 7,032(August 10 v. New York ) Lowest home attendance 3,118(August 24 v. Edmonton )
The 2013 season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies fourth season of existence, and third 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 26th season of a professional soccer team fielded in the Tampa Bay region.
The Rowdies entered the 2013 season as the defending NASL Champions.
Background [ ]
The 2012 season marked one of the most successful seasons in modern Rowdies history, as the club finished second in the league table during the regular season. During the regular season, Tampa Bay amassed 45 points in 28 matches, and tallied for 12 wins, nine draws and seven losses. By finishing in the upper two spots of the league table, Tampa Bay earned a bye to the semifinals of the 2012 NASL Playoffs , where they took on Carolina RailHawks in the two-leg semifinal series. Ultimately, the Rowdies defeated the RailHawks 5–4 on aggregate, earning themselves a berth into the Championship round. There, Tampa Bay took on the Minnesota Stars FC , and had the luxury of hosting the second leg, due to the better season record. Tampa Bay fell 2–0 in the first leg of the series, but were able to recover in the second leg of the series, winning the match 3–1 and tying the match on aggregate. The aggregate tie allowed the match to enter a penalty shoot-out , in which Tampa Bay emerged victorious, 3–2, over Minnesota.
Club [ ]
Roster [ ]
Team management [ ]
Perry Van der Beck – Executive Vice President, Technical Director, and Director of Player Development
Lee Cohen – Director of Operations
Ricky Hill – Head Coach
Slobodan Janjuš – Goalkeeper Coach
James Faylo – Head Athletic Trainer
Patrick Horan – Team Physician
Competitions [ ]
Win
Tie
Loss
Preseason [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
Saint Leo Lions v Tampa Bay Rowdies
March 23, 2013 Preseason Saint Leo Lions 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies show New Port Richey, Florida 7:30 p.m. EDT
Davis 29' Davis 70'
Report
Mulholland 12' Mulholland 18' Del Do 49'
Stadium: Mitchell Fields
I-4 Derby [ ]
Orlando City won 6–4 on aggregate and won the I-4 Derby.
Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic [ ]
Main article: 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
Group stage
Team
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Montreal Impact
3
2
0
1
7
3
+4
7
Sporting Kansas City
3
2
1
0
4
2
+2
6
D.C. United
3
1
1
1
5
3
+2
4
Tampa Bay Rowdies
3
0
3
0
1
9
−8
0
Source:[citation needed ]
D.C. United v Tampa Bay Rowdies
February 9, 2013 1 D.C. United 4–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies show Lake Buena Vista, Florida 8:00 p.m. EDT
Pajoy 55' , 59' Kemp 66' , 73'
Report
Stadium: Hess Field
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Montreal Impact
February 13, 2013 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–4 Montreal Impact show Lake Buena Vista, Florida 3:00 p.m. EDT
Yamada 38' (pen. )
Report
Felipe 2' Di Vaio 17' (pen. ) , 42' Nyassi 66'
Stadium: Hess Field
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Sporting Kansas City
February 16, 2013 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Sporting Kansas City show Lake Buena Vista, Florida 8:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Zusi 76'
Stadium: Hess Field
Orlando City v Tampa Bay Rowdies
February 23, 2013 7th place match Orlando City 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies show Lake Buena Vista, Florida 6:00 p.m. EDT
Watson 1' (pen. ) Chin 75'
Report
Stadium: Hess Field
NASL Spring season [ ]
Standings [ ]
Source:
NASL Standings Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of 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
12
5
3
4
21
15
+6
18
1
2
3
11
10
+1
4
1
1
10
5
+5
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ground H A H A H A H A A H A H Result D W L W D W L D L L W W
Updated to match(es) played on July 4, 2013. Source:
Match reports A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Match reports [ ]
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Carolina RailHawks
April 6, 2013 Match 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Carolina RailHawks show St. Petersburg, Florida 7:30 p.m. EDT
Mulholland 77' Cox 80'
Report
da Luz 77' Hamilton 80' 90'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,232 Referee: Juan Carlos Rivero
San Antonio Scorpions v Tampa Bay Rowdies
April 13, 2013 Match 2 San Antonio Scorpions 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies show San Antonio, Texas 7:30 p.m. EDT
Hannigan 55' Phelan 83'
Report
Walker 12' Hristov 56' (pen. ) Needham 61'
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,177 Referee: Matthew Foerster
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta Silverbacks
April 20, 2013 Match 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–4 Atlanta Silverbacks show St. Petersburg, Florida 7:30 p.m. EDT
Frimpong 9' Mulholland 24' , 44' Cox 80'
Report
Luna 22' , 63' Pedro Mendes 45' 53' , 70' James 60' Willis 90'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,575 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
Tampa Bay Rowdies v FC Edmonton
May 4, 2013 Match 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 FC Edmonton show St. Petersburg, Florida 7:30 p.m. EDT
Hristov 16' (pen. ) Cox 53'
Report
Saiko 35' Nurse 67' Cox 77'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Ted Unkel
Carolina RailHawks v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Tampa Bay Rowdies v San Antonio Scorpions
Atlanta Silverbacks v Tampa Bay Rowdies
NASL Fall season [ ]
Standings [ ]
Source:
NASL Standings Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of 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
14
5
5
4
30
27
+3
20
4
2
1
14
11
+3
1
3
3
16
16
0
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ground A H A H A H A H A A H H A H Result W D D D D W D W L L W W L L
Updated to match(es) played on September 14, 2013. Source:
Match reports A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Match reports [ ]
San Antonio Scorpions v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Tampa Bay Rowdies v New York Cosmos
August 10, 2013 Match 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 New York Cosmos show St. Petersburg , Florida 7:30 EDT
Hristov 41' Mulholland 37' 90+3'
Report
Veeder 28' Noselli 70'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,032 Referee: Sorin Stoica
Tampa Bay Rowdies v FC Edmonton
August 24, 2013 Match 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 FC Edmonton show St. Petersburg, Florida 7:30 p.m. EDT
Mulholland 38' Needham 46'
Report
Nurse 13' 45+1' Cox 55' Hlavaty 90+5'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,118 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Atlanta Silverbacks v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Carolina RailHawks
September 7, 2013 Match 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 Carolina RailHawks show St. Petersburg, Florida 7:30 p.m. EDT
Frimpong 42' Hristov 60' Mulholland 72' Mkosana 90+2' 90+2' Barbara 90+2'
Report
Shipalane 34' Martínez 64'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,227 Referee: Jorge González
Carolina RailHawks v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta Silverbacks
September 21, 2013 Match 8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Atlanta Silverbacks show St. Petersburg, Florida 7:30 p.m. EDT
Gafa 45' Hristov 54' , 57' Hill 65'
Report
Moroney 61' James 75'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,571 Referee: Robert Sibiga
New York Cosmos v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Tampa Bay Rowdies v San Antonio Scorpions
October 19, 2013 Match 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 San Antonio Scorpions show St. Petersburg, Florida 7:30 p.m. EDT
Mulholland 76' (pen. )
Report
Ramírez 85'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,237 Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Minnesota United
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
Main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Seattle Sounders FC
May 29, 2013 Third Round Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC show St. Petersburg, Florida 7:30 p.m. EDT
Hristov 75' Gafa 84'
Report
Caskey 52' Martínez 90'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,124 Referee: Cedric Adams
Portland Timbers v Tampa Bay Rowdies
June 12, 2013 Fourth Round Portland Timbers 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies show Portland, Oregon 10:30 p.m. EDT
Nanchoff 9' Jewsbury 55'
Report
Hristov 43' 89' Needham 45'
Stadium: JELD-WEN Field Attendance: 5,931 Referee: Ismail Elfath
Honors [ ]
Individual honors [ ]
NASL Golden Ball Award (MVP)
Georgi Hristov
Luke Mulholland , Georgi Hristov
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
20
FW
Evans Frimpong
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Re-signed to a 2-year deal with the club
November 28, 2012
[1]
22
MF
Keith Savage
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Re-signed to a 3-year deal with the club through the 2015 season
November 28, 2012
[1]
14
DF
Draymond Washington
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Re-signed to a 2-year deal with the club
November 28, 2012
[1]
33
DF
Jay Needham
Puerto Rico Islanders
Signed to a 3-year deal with the club through the 2015 season
January 7, 2013
[2]
3
DF
Andres Arango
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Re-signed to a 1-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season
January 14, 2013
[3]
32
DF
Takuya Yamada
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Re-signed to a 1-year deal
January 18, 2013
[4]
16
FW
Amani Walker
Minnesota United FC
Signed to a 2-year deal with the club through the 2014 season
February 20, 2013
[5]
10
FW
Georgi Hristov
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia
Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season
March 8, 2013
[6]
21
FW
Devin Del Do
Minnesota United FC
Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season
March 13, 2013
[7]
24
GK
Diego Restrepo
Deportivo Táchira
Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season
March 20, 2013
[8]
5
MF
Kyle Clinton
GPS Portland Phoenix
Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season
March 27, 2013
[9]
17
DF
Jordan Gafa
North Carolina Tar Heels
Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season
March 27, 2013
[9]
13
DF
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season
April 10, 2013
[10]
27
MF
Jamael Cox
Seattle Sounders U-23
Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season
June 4, 2013
[11]
99
FW
Etienne Barbara
Minnesota United FC
Trade for Mike Ambersley
August 1, 2013
[12]
Out [ ]
DF
Eddie Ababio
None
Club declined contract option
November 20, 2012
[13]
FW
Dan Antoniuk
None
Free Agent
November 20, 2012
[13]
GK
Jeff Attinella
Real Salt Lake
Club declined contract option; signed with Real Salt Lake
November 20, 2012
[13] [14]
FW
Matt Clare
None
Club declined contract option
November 20, 2012
[13]
DF
None
Free Agent
November 20, 2012
[13]
MF
Dan O'Brien
None
Club declined contract option
November 20, 2012
[13]
DF
J. P. Rodrigues
None
Club declined contract option
November 20, 2012
[13]
FW
Fafa Picault
None
Club declined contract option
November 28, 2012
[1]
FW
Mike Ambersley
Minnesota United FC
Trade for Etienne Barbara
August 1, 2013
[12]
Loan in [ ]
23
MF
Alex Dixon
Houston Dynamo
April 5, 2013
30 day loan with the option for an extension
[15]
Loan out [ ]
No.
Pos.
Player
Loaned To
Start
End
Source
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Roster Moves Continue as Rowdies Look to Defend Title in 2013" . Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013 .
^ "Roster Moves Continue as Rowdies Look to Defend Title in 2013" . Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013 .
^ "Rowdies Sign Defender Andres Arango" . Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013 .
^ "Yamada Returns for a 4th Season" . Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013 .
^ "Rowdies Sign Forward Amani Walker" . Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013 .
^ "Rowdies Sign Forward Georgi Hristov" . Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013 .
^ "Rowdies Sign Forward Devin Del Do" . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2013 .
^ "Rowdies Sign Goalkeeper Diego Restrepo" . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2013 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Rowdies Sign Midfielder Kyle Clinton and Defender Jordan Gafa" . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2013 .
^ "Rowdies Sign Defender Thurston Johnson" . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2013 .
^ "Rowdies Sign Midfielder Jamael Cox" . Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2013 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Rowdies Sign Former NASL MVP Etienne Barbara" . Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Roster Moves Continue as Rowdies Look to Defend Title in 2013" . Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013 .
^ "RSL signs GK Jeff Attinella" .
^ "Rowdies Add Midfielder Alex Dixon On Loan" . Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013 .
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