# 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's sixth NASL season, and seventh season overall since their formation in 2008. It was also their final season in the NASL, as the team switched leagues to the USL after the season ended.

## Roster

    As of 5 August 2016
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 18 | Matt Pickens | GK | (1982-04-05) 5 April 1982 (age 42) | New England Revolution | 2014 | 53 | 0 |
| 24 | Chris Glodack | GK | (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 31) | Clemson Tigers | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Darnell King | DF | (1990-09-23) 23 September 1990 (age 34) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2015 | 33 | 0 |
| 3 | Neill Collins | DF | (1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 41) | Sheffield United | 2016 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Ben Sweat | DF | (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 33) | Columbus Crew | 2015 | 30 | 0 |
| 5 | Stefan Antonijevic | DF | (1981-06-09) 9 June 1981 (age 43) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2015 | 22 | 1 |
| 7 | Frank Sanfilippo | DF | (1981-09-08) 8 September 1981 (age 43) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Zac Portillos | DF | (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 33) | Akron Zips | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Tamika Mkandawire (captain) | DF | (1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 (age 41) | Shrewsbury Town | 2014 | 51 | 5 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 9 | Freddy Adu | MF | (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 35) | KuPS | 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Kalif Alhassan | MF | (1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 (age 34) | Minnesota United | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Justin Chavez | MF | (1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 (age 34) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2015 | 18 | 0 |
| 16 | Juan Guerra | MF | (1987-02-16) 16 February 1987 (age 37) | Deportivo Lara | 2015 | 27 | 2 |
| 21 | Walter Ramírez | MF | (1983-11-07) 7 November 1983 (age 41) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Keith Savage | MF | (1985-08-09) 9 August 1985 (age 39) | Portland Timbers | 2011 | 101 | 13 |
| 23 | Michael Nanchoff | MF | (1988-09-24) 24 September 1988 (age 36) | Portland Timbers | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Joe Cole | MF | (1981-11-08) 8 November 1981 (age 43) | Coventry City | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Eric Avila | MF | (1987-11-24) 24 November 1987 (age 37) | Santos Laguna | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Martin Vingaard | MF | (1985-03-20) 20 March 1985 (age 39) | FC Nordsjælland | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Junior Burgos | MF | (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 36) | Loan from Atlanta United | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | PC | MF | (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | Tom Heinemann | FW | (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 (age 37) | Ottawa Fury | 2016 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Georgi Hristov | FW | (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 40) | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2013 | 83 | 27 |
| 20 | Darwin Espinal | FW | (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 30) | Darton State College | 2015 | 26 | 4 |
| 29 | Carlos Preciado | FW | (1985-03-30) 30 March 1985 (age 39) | Al-Sailiya SC | 2016 | 0 | 0 |

### On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | DF | USA | Jeremy Hall (at Sacramento Republic for the season) |
| 14 | MF | USA | Jeff Michaud (at Wilmington Hammerheads for the season) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 55 | FW | COD | Danny Mwanga (at Ottawa Fury for the season) |
| 19 | MF | FIN | Verneri Välimaa (at Orange County Blues for the season) |

### Staff

* Perry Van der Beck – Assistant General Manager/Vice President of Community Relations
* Stuart Campbell – Head Coach
* Raoul Voss – Assistant Coach
* Stuart Dobson – Goalkeeper Coach
* Ryan Spurr – Director of Team Operations
* Jason Riley – Strength & Conditioning Coach
* Malcolm Phillips – Equipment Manager
* Dr. Koco Eaton – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
* Dr. Sanjay Menon – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
* Dr. Christopher Salud – Team Physician
* Andrew Keane – Head Athletic Trainer
* Laura Tllinghast Hine – Yoga Instructor
* Dr. Samuel Meyers – Team Chiropractor

## Transfers
### Winter/Spring

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUT | Michael Langer (from Vålerenga) |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Neill Collins (from Sheffield United) |
| 7 | DF | USA | Frank Sanfilippo (from Fort Lauderdale Strikers) |
| 8 | FW | USA | Tom Heinemann (from Ottawa Fury) |
| 11 | MF | GHA | Kalif Alhassan (from Minnesota United) |
| 21 | MF | HON | Walter Ramírez (from Fort Lauderdale Strikers) |
| 23 | MF | USA | Michael Nanchoff (from Portland Timbers) |
| 25 | DF | USA | Jeremy Hall (from New England Revolution) |
| 30 | MF | USA | Eric Avila (from Santos Laguna) |
| 33 | MF | SLV | Junior Burgos (loan from Atlanta United) |
| 55 | FW | COD | Danny Mwanga (from Orlando City) |
| — | FW | WAL | Eliot Richards (from Cheltenham Town) |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Joe Cole (from Coventry City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SVK | Kamil Čontofalský |
| 3 | DF | SLV | Richard Menjivar (to Rayo OKC) |
| 7 | MF | URU | Martin Nuñez |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Marcelo Saragosa |
| 11 | FW | USA | Corey Hertzog (to Pittsburgh Riverhounds) |
| 14 | MF | USA | Jeff Michaud (loan to Wilmington Hammerheads) |
| 19 | MF | FIN | Verneri Välimaa (loan to Orange County Blues FC) |
| 21 | FW | USA | Brian Shriver (to Carolina RailHawks) |
| 23 | MF | USA | Marquez Fernandez |
| 25 | DF | USA | Rich Balchan (to Ottawa Fury) |
| 26 | FW | VEN | Robert Hernández (to Caracas) |
| 27 | FW | CHN | Long Tan (loan return to Arizona United) |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Maicon Santos (to Fort Lauderdale Strikers) |
| 33 | FW | USA | Zak Boggs (to Pittsburgh Riverhounds) |
| 44 | DF | USA | Gale Agbossoumonde (to Fort Lauderdale Strikers) |
| — | FW | WAL | Eliot Richards |

### Summer/Fall

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 32 | MF | DEN | Martin Vingaard (from FC Nordsjælland) |
| 29 | FW | COL | Carlos Preciado (from Al-Sailiya SC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUT | Michael Langer (to IFK Norrköping) |
| 25 | DF | USA | Jeremy Hall (loan to Sacramento Republic) |

## Competitions
### NASL Spring season
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Indy Eleven (S) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | Playoffs |
| 2 | New York Cosmos | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | |
| 3 | FC Edmonton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 17 | |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 16 | |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 16 | |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 | |
| 7 | Carolina RailHawks | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | |
| 8 | Rayo OKC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
| 9 | Ottawa Fury | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 9 | |
| 10 | Jacksonville Armada | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | |
| 11 | Miami FC | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 7 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 June 2016. Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Stadium | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 |

#### Matches
### NASL Fall season
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Cosmos (F) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 47 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Indy Eleven | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 37 | |
| 3 | FC Edmonton | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 36 | |
| 4 | Rayo OKC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Miami FC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 26 | |
| 7 | Carolina RailHawks | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 26 | |
| 8 | Minnesota United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 24 | |
| 10 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 23 | |
| 11 | Jacksonville Armada | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 23 | |
| 12 | Ottawa Fury | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 22 | |

#### Results summary

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

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | L | D | L |
| Position | 10 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |

#### Matches
### U.S. Open Cup

Tampa Bay Rowdies will compete in the 2016 edition of the Open Cup.

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 2 July 2016

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | NASL Spring Season | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | USA | Darnell King | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Neill Collins | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Ben Sweat | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SRB | Stefan Antonijevic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | USA | Frankie Sanfilippo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | USA | Tom Heinemann | 11 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BUL | Georgi Hristov | 13 | 5 | 5+5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | GHA | Kalif Alhassan | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Justin Chavez | 8 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Zac Portillos | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | VEN | Juan Guerra | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Tamika Mkandawire | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Matt Pickens | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | HON | Darwin Espinal | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | HON | Walter Ramírez | 8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | USA | Michael Nanchoff | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Joe Cole | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | USA | Eric Avila | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SLV | Junior Burgos | 8 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | COD | Danny Mwanga | 9 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for the Tampa Bay Rowdies who left the club during the season: ||||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 10 | Georgi Hristov | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | | 26 | Joe Cole | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | | 8 | Tom Heinemann | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | | 30 | Eric Avila | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | | 22 | Keith Savage | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | 3 | Neill Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | 17 | Tamika Mkandawire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | 33 | Junior Burgos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | 13 | Justin Chavez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | 32 | Martin Vingaard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | 16 | Juan Guerra | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | 94 | PC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 10 | 27 | 1 | 38 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Darnell King | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Neill Collins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ben Sweat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Tom Heinemann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Georgi Hristov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Kalif Alhassan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Zac Portillos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Juan Guerra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Tamika Mkandawire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Michael Nanchoff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Joe Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Eric Avila | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Junior Burgos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | Danny Mwanga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |

## Honors
### Individual honors

* NASL Best XI
    Joe Cole