# 2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The 2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's tenth season of existence, their third in the United Soccer League, and first in the newly named USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 26th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 32nd season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

## Club
### Roster

    As of June 26, 2019
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | John McCarthy | United States |
| 3 | DF | Ryan Felix | United States |
| 4 | DF | Tarek Morad | United States |
| 5 | DF | David Najem | Afghanistan |
| 7 | MF | Yann Ekra | France |
| 8 | MF | Zach Steinberger | United States |
| 11 | MF | Leo Fernandes | Brazil |
| 13 | FW | Sebastián Guenzatti | Uruguay |
| 14 | FW | Malik Johnson | Canada |
| 15 | MF | Andrew Tinari | United States |
| 17 | FW | Juan Tejada | Panama |
| 18 | MF | Dominic Oduro | Ghana |
| 19 | DF | Shawn Barry | Puerto Rico |
| 20 | DF | Caleb Richards (on loan from Norwich City) | England |
| 21 | GK | Macklin Robinson | United States |
| 22 | MF | Jordan Doherty (on loan from Sheffield United) | Ireland |
| 23 | FW | Leon Taylor | United States |
| 26 | MF | Afrim Taku | Albania |
| 32 | FW | Jaime Siaj | Jordan |
| 33 | GK | Chris Konopka | United States |
| 42 | DF | Mohamed Kone | Burkina Faso |
| 44 | DF | Papé Diakité | Senegal |
| 77 | FW | Lucky Mkosana | Zimbabwe |
| 88 | FW | Kwadwo Poku | Ghana |

### Technical staff

* Neill Collins – head coach
* Cheyne Roberts – assistant coach
* Martin Paterson – assistant coach
* Stuart Dobson – goalkeeper coach
* Pete Calabrese – performance coach
* Bentley Smith – kit man

### 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 – vice 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 fourth year in a row.

### USL Championship
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 63 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 60 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 58 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 57 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 7 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 56 | Play-In Round |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 April 2019. 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | L |
| Position | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |

#### Results
### USL Championship playoffs

The Rowdies clinched their spot in the single elimination 2019 USL playoffs on September 18, by virtue of the Charleston Battery losing, 3–1, to Atlanta United 2.

#### Conference Quarterfinals
### U.S. Open Cup
## Honors
### Individual honors

* USL All-League
    Papé Diakité (2nd team), Sebastián Guenzatti (2nd team)