# 2013 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

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

| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Andrew Fontein | United States |
| 2 | DF | Daniel Scott | United States |
| 3 | DF | Andres Arango | Canada |
| 4 | MF | Stuart Campbell | Scotland |
| 5 | DF | Kyle Clinton | United States |
| 7 | DF | Frank Sanfilippo (captain) | United States |
| 8 | MF | Luke Mulholland | England |
| 9 | MF | Raphael Cox | United States |
| 10 | FW | Georgi Hristov | Bulgaria |
| 11 | MF | Shane Hill | England |
| 13 | DF | Thurstan Johnson | United States |
| 14 | DF | Draymond Washington | United States |
| 16 | FW | Amani Walker | Jamaica |
| 17 | DF | Jordan Gafa | United States |
| 18 | DF | Jay Needham | United States |
| 20 | FW | Evans Frimpong | Ghana |
| 21 | FW | Devin Del Do | United States |
| 22 | MF | Keith Savage | United States |
| 24 | GK | Diego Restrepo | United States |
| 25 | FW | Carl Cort | Guyana |
| 27 | MF | Jamael Cox | United States |
| 32 | DF | Takuya Yamada | Japan |
| 99 | FW | Etienne Barbara | Malta |

### 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
#### I-4 Derby

Orlando City won 6–4 on aggregate and won the I-4 Derby.

#### Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
##### Group stage

| Teamvte | 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 |

### NASL Spring season
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlanta Silverbacks (S) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 21 | Soccer Bowl 2013 |
| 2 | Carolina RailHawks | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 20 | |
| 3 | San Antonio Scorpions | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 20 | |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 18 | |
| 5 | FC Edmonton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Minnesota United FC | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 14 | |
| 7 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 8 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: July 4, 2013. Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Stadium | 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 |

#### Match reports
### NASL Fall season
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Cosmos (F) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 31 | Soccer Bowl 2013 |
| 2 | Carolina RailHawks | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 23 | |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 20 | |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 20 | |
| 5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 18 | |
| 6 | FC Edmonton | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 16 | |
| 8 | San Antonio Scorpions | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 10 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: April 26, 2018. Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Stadium | 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 |

#### Match reports
### U.S. Open Cup
## Honors
### Individual honors

* NASL Golden Ball Award (MVP)
    Georgi Hristov
* NASL Best XI
    Luke Mulholland, Georgi Hristov

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 20 | FW | Evans Frimpong | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Re-signed to a 2-year deal with the club | November 28, 2012 |
| 22 | MF | Keith Savage | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Re-signed to a 3-year deal with the club through the 2015 season | November 28, 2012 |
| 14 | DF | Draymond Washington | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Re-signed to a 2-year deal with the club | November 28, 2012 |
| 33 | DF | Jay Needham | Puerto Rico Islanders | Signed to a 3-year deal with the club through the 2015 season | January 7, 2013 |
| 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 |
| 32 | DF | Takuya Yamada | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Re-signed to a 1-year deal | January 18, 2013 |
| 16 | FW | Amani Walker | Minnesota United FC | Signed to a 2-year deal with the club through the 2014 season | February 20, 2013 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 13 | DF | Thurston Johnson | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season | April 10, 2013 |
| 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 |
| 99 | FW | Etienne Barbara | Minnesota United FC | Trade for Mike Ambersley | August 1, 2013 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Eddie Ababio | None | Club declined contract option | November 20, 2012 |
| FW | Dan Antoniuk | None | Free Agent | November 20, 2012 |
| GK | Jeff Attinella | Real Salt Lake | Club declined contract option; signed with Real Salt Lake | November 20, 2012 |
| FW | Matt Clare | None | Club declined contract option | November 20, 2012 |
| DF | Thurstan Johnson | None | Free Agent | November 20, 2012 |
| MF | Dan O'Brien | None | Club declined contract option | November 20, 2012 |
| DF | J. P. Rodrigues | None | Club declined contract option | November 20, 2012 |
| FW | Fafa Picault | None | Club declined contract option | November 28, 2012 |
| FW | Mike Ambersley | Minnesota United FC | Trade for Etienne Barbara | August 1, 2013 |

### Loan in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
| 23 | MF | Alex Dixon | Houston Dynamo | April 5, 2013 | 30 day loan with the option for an extension | |

### Loan out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |