# 2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The 2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's eleventh season of existence, their fourth in the United Soccer League, and second in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 27th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 33rd season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

## Club
### Roster

    As of August 5, 2020
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Evan Louro | United States |
| 2 | DF | Obafemi Awodesu | United States |
| 3 | DF | Forrest Lasso | United States |
| 4 | MF | Lewis Hilton | England |
| 5 | DF | Jordan Scarlett | Jamaica |
| 7 | MF | Yann Ekra | France |
| 8 | MF | Zach Steinberger | United States |
| 9 | FW | Kyle Murphy | United States |
| 10 | MF | Kevin Mendoza | Mexico |
| 11 | MF | Leo Fernandes | Brazil |
| 13 | FW | Sebastián Guenzatti | Uruguay |
| 14 | MF | Malik Johnson | Canada |
| 16 | DF | Max Lachowecki | United States |
| 17 | FW | Juan Tejada | Panama |
| 18 | MF | Dominic Oduro | Ghana |
| 19 | MF | Adam Najem | Afghanistan |
| 21 | GK | Macklin Robinson | United States |
| 22 | MF | Jordan Doherty | Republic of Ireland |
| 23 | MF | Sebastian Dalgaard | Denmark |
| 24 | DF | Mustapha Dumbuya | Sierra Leone |
| 25 | GK | Ian McGrane | United States |
| 26 | MF | Hayden Morgan | United States |
| 27 | FW | Landon Ameres | United States |
| 28 | MF | Julio Plata | United States |
| 33 | DF | Aarón Guillén | Mexico |
| 44 | DF | Alex Pendjos | Scotland |
| 77 | FW | Lucky Mkosana | Zimbabwe |
* ^ USL Academy Contract

### Technical staff

* Neill Collins – head coach /technical director
* Stuart Dobson – assistant coach
* Kevin Foley – assistant coach
* Chad Burt – assistant coach
* Pete Calabrese – performance coach
* Eric Rudland – chief scout

### Medical staff

* Andrew Keane – head athletic trainer
* Michelle Leget – assistant athletic trainer
* Dr. Mohit Bansal – team physician and orthopedic surgeon
* Dr. Vania Reyes – team physician, sports medicine

### Front office

* Stuart Sternberg – owner
* Lee Cohen –president and chief operating officer
* Matthew Silverman – vice chairmen
* Brian Auld – vice chairmen

## Competitions
### Exhibitions

The Rowdies hosted Major League Soccer teams in the Suncoast Invitational for the fifth year in a row.

### USL Championship
#### Standings — Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 33 | 2.06 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Charleston Battery | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 30 | 2.00 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 3 | Miami FC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 16 | 1.00 | |
| 4 | Atlanta United 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 12 | 0.75 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 19 January 2020. Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

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

#### Results
### USL Championship playoffs
#### Bracket

| Conference quarter-finals October 10 | Conference quarter-finals October 10 | Conference quarter-finals October 10 | | | Conference semi-finals October 17 | Conference semi-finals October 17 | Conference semi-finals October 17 | Conference finals October 24 | Conference finals October 24 | Conference finals October 24 | | USL Championship cancelled | USL Championship cancelled | USL Championship cancelled |
| A1 | Reno 1868 FC | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | LA Galaxy II | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | LA Galaxy II | 1 | | | A1 | Reno 1868 FC | 2 (4) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | |
| B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | | | | | | B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | B1 | Phoenix Rising FC (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | C1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1 (2) | | | | |
| C1 | El Paso Locomotive FC (p) | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | C1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1 (2) | | | | |
| D2 | FC Tulsa | 2 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | FC Tulsa | 2 (2) | | | C1 | El Paso Locomotive FC (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C2 | New Mexico United | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |
| D1 | San Antonio FC | 0 | | | C2 | New Mexico United | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |
| C2 | New Mexico United (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | New Mexico United (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | B1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Ø |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Ø |
| E1 | Louisville City FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Ø |
| F2 | Pittsburgh Rivehounds | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F2 | Pittsburgh Rivehounds | 0 | | | E1 | Louisville City FC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E2 | Saint Louis FC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| F1 | Hartford Athletic | 0 | | | E2 | Saint Louis FC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Saint Louis FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Saint Louis FC | 1 | | | | | | E1 | Louisville City FC | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | Louisville City FC | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | | | | |
| G1 | Charlotte Independence | 1 | | | | | | | | | H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | | | | |
| H2 | Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H2 | Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | H2 | Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4 | | | H1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | | |
| G2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Results
### U.S. Open Cup
## Honors

* USL Championship finalist
* USL Group H Champion
* USL Eastern Conference Champion

### Individual honors

* USL All-League
    Forrest Lasso
* USL Defender of the year
    Forrest Lasso (2020)