# 2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The 2022 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's thirteenth season of existence, their sixth in the United Soccer League, and fourth in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this is the 29th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this is the 35th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

## Club
### Roster

    As of October 29, 2022
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | CJ Cochran | GK | 2022 | (1991-09-17) September 17, 1991 (age 33) | Loan from OKC Energy FC | 25 | 0 |
| 30 | Phil Breno | GK | 2022 | (1995-12-11) December 11, 1995 (age 28) | Loan from Forward Madison FC | 8 | 0 |
| 56 | Raiko Arozarena | GK | 2021 | (1997-03-27) March 27, 1997 (age 27) | Cafetaleros de Chiapas | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Conner Antley | RB | 2021 | (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (age 29) | Indy Eleven | 32 | 0 |
| 3 | Thomas Vancaeyezeele | CB | 2022 | (1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 30) | Birmingham Legion | 16 | 0 |
| 5 | Jordan Scarlett | CB | 2020 | (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 29) | New York Red Bulls II | 32 | 2 |
| 24 | Robert Castellanos | CB | 2022 | (1998-05-11) May 11, 1998 (age 26) | Loan from Nashville SC | 12 | 1 |
| 33 | Aarón Guillén | LB | 2022 | (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 31) | North Carolina FC | 36 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 4 | Lewis Hilton | CM | 2020 | (1993-10-22) October 22, 1993 (age 30) | Saint Louis FC | 35 | 2 |
| 6 | Junior Etou | DM | 2022 | (1994-06-01) June 1, 1994 (age 30) | Charlotte Independence | 23 | 0 |
| 7 | Yann Ekra | CM | 2019 | (1990-10-12) October 12, 1990 (age 33) | Charlotte Independence | 33 | 0 |
| 8 | Jake Areman | RM | 2022 | (1996-03-09) March 9, 1996 (age 28) | Charlotte Independence | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | Leo Fernandes | LM | 2017 | (1991-12-23) December 23, 1991 (age 32) | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 20 |
| 21 | Dayonn Harris | RW | 2021 | (1997-08-29) August 29, 1997 (age 27) | Real Monarchs SLC | 28 | 5 |
| 23 | Sebastian Dalgaard | WM | 2020 | (1991-08-23) August 23, 1991 (age 33) | Hartford Athletic | 31 | 5 |
| 27 | Laurence Wyke | DM | 2021 | (1996-09-20) September 20, 1996 (age 28) | Atlanta United FC | 32 | 2 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 10 | Steevan Dos Santos | CF | 2021 | (1989-09-17) September 17, 1989 (age 35) | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 23 | 7 |
| 13 | Sebastián Guenzatti | CF | 2017 | (1991-07-08) July 8, 1991 (age 33) | New York Cosmos | 32 | 7 |
| 19 | Jake LaCava | CF | 2022 | (2001-01-21) January 21, 2001 (age 23) | Loan from New York Red Bulls | 36 | 12 |
| 22 | Kyle Greig | CF | 2022 | (1990-02-22) February 22, 1990 (age 34) | Louisville City FC | 20 | 2 |
| 77 | Lucky Mkosana | CF | 2019 | (1987-09-30) September 30, 1987 (age 37) | Louisville City FC | 22 | 4 |

### Team management and staff

Front Office :
| Owner | Stuart Sternberg |
| Vice President | Ryan Helfrick |
| Vice chairman | Matthew Silverman |
| Vice chairman | Brian Auld |
| Technical staff ||
| Head coach/Technical director | Neill Collins |
| Assistant coach | Stuart Dobson |
| Assistant coach | Jon Stead |
| Assistant coach | Eric Wilde |
| Performance coach | Pete Calabrese |
| Chief scout | Russell Stirling |
| Medical staff ||
| Head athletic trainer | Dave Walker |
| Assistant athletic trainer | Eric Streich |
| Orthopedic surgeon | Dr. Mohit Bansal |
| Primary care physician | Dr. Mathew Vermeer |

## Competitions
### Exhibitions

The Rowdies initial preseason schedule was announced on February 11, 2022. All matches were closed to the public.

### USL Championship
#### Standings — Atlantic Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 72 | Qualification for the Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 68 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 67 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 58 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 57 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Miami FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 55 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 54 | Playoffs |
| 8 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 42 | |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 41 | |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 36 | |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 28 | |
| 12 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 41 | 77 | −36 | 25 | |
| 13 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 23 | |
| 14 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 76 | −52 | 15 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: September 19, 2021. 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

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

| Conference Quarter-finals October 22–23 | Conference Quarter-finals October 22–23 | Conference Quarter-finals October 22–23 | | | Conference Semi-finals October 28–30 | Conference Semi-finals October 28–30 | Conference Semi-finals October 28–30 | Conference Finals November 5–6 | Conference Finals November 5–6 | Conference Finals November 5–6 | | USL Championship Final November 13 | USL Championship Final November 13 | USL Championship Final November 13 |
| | | | | | E1 | Louisville City (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 (3) | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Birmingham Legion | 2 (7) | | | E5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 (3) | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (p) | 2 (8) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (p) | 2 (8) | | | | | | E1 | Louisville City | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | Louisville City | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | | | | |
| E2 | Memphis 901 | 3 | | | | | | | | | E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | |
| E7 | Detroit City | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Detroit City | 1 | | | E2 | Memphis 901 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | | | E3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Miami FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Miami FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Louisville City | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | San Antonio FC | 3 |
| | | | | | W1 | San Antonio FC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W7 | Oakland Roots | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | San Diego Loyal | 0 | | | W7 | Oakland Roots | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Oakland Roots | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Oakland Roots | 3 | | | | | | W1 | San Antonio FC | 2 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | San Antonio FC | 2 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 0 | | | | |
| W3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 3 | | | | | | | | | W3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 0 | |
| W6 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 0 | | | W3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W4 | Sacramento Republic | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Sacramento Republic | 2 | | | W4 | Sacramento Republic | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | New Mexico United | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |