2013 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Background

Main article: 2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

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

• USA Perry Van der Beck – Executive Vice President, Technical Director, and Director of Player Development
• USA Lee Cohen – Director of Operations
• ENG Ricky Hill – Head Coach
• BIH Slobodan Janjuš – Goalkeeper Coach
• USA James Faylo – Head Athletic Trainer
• USA Patrick Horan – Team Physician

Competitions

Preseason

Friendlies

Walker Hristov Hill Hill Hristov Davis Mulholland Del Do

I-4 Derby

O'Connor Alexandre Mulholland Yamada Walker Mbengue O'Connor Dwyer

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 Kemp Di Vaio
Nyassi Chin

NASL Spring season

Main article: 2013 North American Soccer League season

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Match reports

Cox Hamilton Phelan Hristov Needham Mulholland Cox Pedro Mendes
James Willis Pecka Scott Restrepo Mulholland
Dixon Cox Nurse Cox Bracalello Mulholland Savage Scott Hristov Scott Mulholland Cox Moura
Bracalello Arguez Takada Hlavaty Shipalane Beckford (postgame) Arango Del Do Restrepo Hill (postgame) Cort Wagner Zavaleta Harmse Phelan Janicki Denissen Menjivar Cruz Blanco Ambersley Gafa Cort Needham
Ambersley Rubens Gonzalez

NASL Fall season

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Match reports

Zahorski
Janicki Savage
Frimpong
Walker
Hristov
Barbara
Mulholland Noselli Bracalello Del Do Arango Needham Cox Hlavaty Lancaster Hristov Mulholland Mkosana
Barbara Martínez da Luz Needham Hill Hristov Hill James Paulo Díaz Senna Ayoze Hristov Mkosana Salazar Baladez Campbell Cox Mulholland D. Restrepo W. Restrepo Guerrero Pecka Garrett
Edward Hertzog Mulholland ,
Pitchkolan
Frimpong Daley
Campos ,

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup

Report 2 Noone Freitas Hristov Gafa Martínez Jewsbury Needham

Honors

Individual honors

• NASL Golden Ball Award (MVP) : Georgi Hristov

• NASL Best XI : Luke Mulholland, Georgi Hristov

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

References

References

1. "Roster Moves Continue as Rowdies Look to Defend Title in 2013".
2. "Roster Moves Continue as Rowdies Look to Defend Title in 2013".
3. "Rowdies Sign Defender Andres Arango".
4. "Yamada Returns for a 4th Season".
5. "Rowdies Sign Forward Amani Walker".
6. "Rowdies Sign Forward Georgi Hristov".
7. "Rowdies Sign Forward Devin Del Do".
8. "Rowdies Sign Goalkeeper Diego Restrepo".
9. "Rowdies Sign Midfielder Kyle Clinton and Defender Jordan Gafa".
10. "Rowdies Sign Defender Thurston Johnson".
11. "Rowdies Sign Midfielder Jamael Cox".
12. "Rowdies Sign Former NASL MVP Etienne Barbara".
13. "Roster Moves Continue as Rowdies Look to Defend Title in 2013".
14. "RSL signs GK Jeff Attinella".
15. "Rowdies Add Midfielder Alex Dixon On Loan".