Tampa Bay Rowdies
The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American football franchise in the North American Soccer League ( NASL ) from Saint Petersburg, Florida, a suburb of Tampa. The franchise was founded in 2008 and adopted in 2010 on the game mode. The team colors are green and yellow.
- 3.1 Current squad
- 3.2 Coaching staff
- 4.1 record this season
History
The franchise was founded in 2008 as the Tampa Bay Rowdies and gave on 18 June 2008 announced that they will participate from the 2010 season, the game operation of the USL First Division. The name comes from the former NASL Tampa Bay Rowdies.
In January 2010, the franchise 's Tampa Bay Rowdies FC Tampa Bay changed to. This resulted from a court battle over the use of the name Tampa Bay Rowdies in merchandising products. On 15 December 2011, this reversed. Since then, the team haeißt again Tampa Bay Rowdies.
In November 2009, the franchise was known but to not want to take the USL -1, but to be a co-founder of a new edition of the North American Soccer League. Through the intervention of the USL to prevent this league, a compromise was worked out with the United States Soccer Federation, which had 2 Professional League as a result of the establishment of the USSF Division.
Season 2010
On 16 April 2010, the Tampa Bay Rowdies played their first league game. Opponent was Crystal Palace Baltimore, who could be defeated 1-0. The first league goal in the history of the team scored Aaron King. The club was very good in the season and won five of the first ten games. But in the end it was not enough to qualify for the play- offs. The only success was winning the Ponce De Leon Cup 2010, which is discharged by teams from Florida and Puerto Rico, playing in a league. Here, the league games are those that teams must play against each other.
On September 23, 2010, the previous coach Paul Dalglish was sacked. This was due to not reaching the play-offs. The former Technical Director Perry Van der Beck takes over for the time being as an interim solution as coach.
In the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the Tampa Bay Rowdies eliminated in the second round against the Miami FC 2-1 after extra time. In the first round the team against the USASA Club Legends FC won 3-0.
First NASL Season 2011
Since the 2011 season, Tampa plays in the North American Soccer League, the second highest in the U.S. football league system. Before the start of the season has been committed with the Englishman Ricky Hill a new coach. The former national team took over the office of Interim coach Perry Van der Beck. The Tampa Bay Rowdies finished the first NASL season as a third of the regular season. Thus, the team who qualified for the first round of the play-offs. There, however, could not prevail against the subsequent play-off winner Minnesota Stars FC you look.
Season 2012
In the regular season, the Tampa Bay Rowdies occupied the second place and thus qualified for the playoffs. There, scientists are the first to win the NASL title.
Season 2013
For the 2013 season the logo of a second star was added, symbolizing the second title after 1975.
Stadium
- George M. Steinbrenner Field; Tampa, Florida ( 2010)
- Al Lang Stadium; Saint Petersburg, Florida ( since 2011 )
The Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2010 wore their home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field from. The stadium was actually built for baseball games in which, among other things, the Tampa Yankees game operating in the Florida State League unsubscribe their home games. Farms is the place of the New York Yankees, who make their spring training here.
2011 and 2012, the team plays in the Al Lang Stadium (formerly known as Progress Energy Park ) in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The baseball stadium was home to many major league baseball teams that completed their spring training here.
Players and staff
Current squad
As of August 6, 2013
Coaching staff
- England Ricky Hill - Trainer
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slobodan Janjuš - Goalkeeper Coach
- United States Perry Van der Beck - Player Development and Vice - President
- United States James Faylo - Fitness Trainer
- United States Patrick Horan - Physiotherapist