1979–80 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1979–80 indoor soccer season
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The 1979–80 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season was the sixth indoor season of the club's existence.
George Strawbridge, Jr. Chas Serednesky, Jr
Gordon Jago| 1979–80 indoor season | |||
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| Owner | George Strawbridge, Jr. | ||
| General manager | Chas Serednesky, Jr | ||
| Manager | Gordon Jago | ||
| Stadium | Bayfront Center | ||
| NASL | Division: 2nd Playoffs: Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Petar Baralić (21 goals)All: Petar Baralić (23 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,243 (Feb. 1 vs. Tea Men) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,262 (Dec. 15 vs. Chiefs) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,910 | ||
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Overview
The 1979–80 indoor season was the Tampa Bay Rowdies' sixth season of existence, and their sixth season of indoor play. As in previous years, all home games were played at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.[1] It was the first fully sanctioned indoor season in the North American Soccer League’s history[2] and Tampa Bay lost only once at home.[3] The Rowdies finished second in the Eastern Division, and qualified for the playoffs with an 8–4 record. They won five of six matches in the playoffs en route to winning the Eastern Division crown, the NASL indoor championship, and a 13–5 overall finish.[4] Yugoslavian, Petar Baralić led the club with 21 goals in the regular season, and 23 across all competitions.[5]
Playoffs
The Rowdies completely dismantled Detroit in the first round with a 12–1 victory.[6] In the Eastern Division championship series they swept top-seeded Atlanta, 7–3 and 6–5.[7][8] In the Championship finals Memphis took the first game, by a count of 5–4.[9] Tampa Bay stormed back on the return leg, 10–4, to set up a tiebreaker. Peter Anderson scored the only goal of the deciding mini-game to give the NASL indoor title to the Rowdies.[10] South African, Steve Wegerle led the team in the postseason with 11 goals.[11] While presenting the championship trophy to Rowdies captain Jan van der Veen, NASL commissioner Phil Woosnam said, “It was only fitting, because Tampa Bay was instrumental in the development of indoor soccer.”[12]
Club
Roster
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA |
Winston DuBose |
| 2 | GK |  CAN |
Željko Bilecki |
| 3 | DF |  SCO |
John Gorman |
| 4 | DF |  HAI |
Arsène Auguste |
| 5 | MF |  NED |
Jan van der Veen (capt.) |
| 6 | DF |  RSA |
Mike Connell |
| 7 | FW | RSA |
Steve Wegerle |
| 8 | MF | CAN |
Wes McLeod |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Peter Anderson |
| 12 | MF | USA |
Perry Van der Beck |
| 13 | FW | SCO |
Doug Wark |
| 14 | DF | USA |
Peter Chandler |
| 15 | MF | YUG |
Petar Baralić |
| 15 | DF |  IRL |
Timothy Collins* |
| 16 | DF | ENG |
Farrukh Quraishi |
| 18 | DF | USA |
Sandje Ivanchukov |
| 19 | MF | USA |
Tommy Maurer |
| 20 | FW |  CHI |
Óscar Fabbiani |
| 21 | FW | ENG |
Keith Peacock |
| 22 | GK | USA |
Kevin Clinton |
*trialist player
Management and technical staff
George W. Strawbridge, Jr., owner- Chas Serednesky, Jr., general manager
Gordon Jago, head coach- Keith Peacock, assistant coach
- Ken Shields, trainer
- Alfredo Beronda, equipment manager
Honors
Regular season
Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind 1st Place, % = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Avg Att = Average Home Attendance
| Eastern Division | W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | Avg Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Chiefs | 10 | 2 | – | .833 | 70 | 46 | 5,069 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 75 | 64 | 5,910 |
| Detroit Express | 7 | 5 | 3 | .583 | 70 | 69 | 3,937 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3 | 9 | 7 | .250 | 58 | 65 | 1,724 |
| New England Tea Men | 2 | 10 | 8 | .167 | 52 | 81 | 3,249 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 27, 1979 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 4–6 | 2,834 | Anderson (2), Baralic (2), Van der Veen (2) |
| December 3, 1979 | Atlanta Chiefs | A | 5–4(OT) | 6,144 | Baralic (2), McLeod (2) |
| December 7, 1979 | Detroit Express | H | 11–7 | 5,910 | Van der Veen (4), Wark (3), Auguste, Gorman, Baralic, McLeod |
| December 15, 1979 | Atlanta Chiefs | H | 6–2 | 5,262 | Baralic (2), Wark, McLeod, Anderson, Quriashi |
| December 22, 1979 | New England Tea Men | H | 5–4 | 5,675 | Baralic (2), Anderson, Gorman, Connell |
| December 28, 1979 | New England Tea Men | A | 6–8 | 3,310 | Baralic (2), Wegerle (2), McLeod, Wark, Van der Veen, Anderson |
| January 2, 1980 | Atlanta Chiefs | A | 3–2 | 5,425 | McLeod (2) |
| January 12, 1980 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H | 6–5 | 6,243 | Baralic (2), McLeod (2), Anderson, Gorman |
| January 22, 1980 | Detroit Express | A | 5–4(OT) | 3,787 | Fabbiani, Baralic, Wark, Anderson |
| February 1, 1980 | New England Tea Men | H | 7–6(OT) | 6,223 | McLeod (3), Baralic (3), Connell |
| February 6, 1980 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 8–10 | 1,468 | Fabbiani (4), Wegerle (2), Auguste, McLeod, Van der Beck, Baralic |
| February 10, 1980 | Detroit Express | H | 6–9 | 6,145 | Baralic (3), Fabbiani, Van der Beck, Wegerle |
Playoffs
Bracket
| First round Single game | Division finals Best-of-3 | Championship series Best-of-3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Atlanta Chiefs | 3 | 5 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 12 | x | x | E2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7 | 6(OT) | - | |||||||||||
| E3 | Detroit Express | 1 | x | x | E2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Memphis Rogues | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Memphis Rogues | 3 | 4(OT) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Minnesota Kicks | 3 | x | x | W2 | Minnesota Kicks | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2 | x | x | ||||||||||||||||
Results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 19, 1980 | Detroit Express | H | 12–1 | 4,880 | Fabbiani (3), Wegerle (3), McLeod (2), Connell, Baralic, Gorman, Anderson |
| February 23, 1980 | Atlanta Chiefs | H | 7–3 | 5,545 | Wegerle (4), Fabbiani (2), Gorman |
| February 25, 1980 | Atlanta Chiefs | A | 5–6(OT) | 6,141 | McLeod (2), Wegerle (2), Baralic, Quraishi |
| February 29, 1980 | Memphis Rogues (Finals) | A | 5–4 | 9,081 | Fabbiani (2), Wegerle, Van der Beck |
| March 2, 1980 | Memphis Rogues (Finals) | H | 10–4 | 5,545 | Van der Beck (2), Connell (2), Fabbiani (2), Anderson (2), Wegerle, McLeod |
| March 2, 1980 | Memphis Rogues (Finals) | H | 1–0 | (Mini-game) | Anderson |
Statistics
Season scoring
GP = Games played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points, Pen = Penalty Minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | Pen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petar Baralić | 12 | 21 | 10 | 51 | 2 |
| Wes McLeod | 12 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 2 |
| Peter Anderson | 11 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 1 |
| Jan van der Veen | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 4 |
| Óscar Fabbiani | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 1 |
| Steve Wegerle | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
| Doug Wark | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| John Gorman | 12 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Mike Connell | 11 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Perry Van der Beck | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Farrukh Quraishi | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Arsène Auguste | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Sandje Ivanchukov | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Željko Bilecki | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tommy Maurer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Timothy Collins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winston DuBose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Clinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season goalkeeping
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses
| Player | GP | Min | Svs | GA | GAA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Željko Bilecki | 12 | 683 | 173 | 54 | 4.74 | 8 | 4 |
| Kevin Clinton | 1 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Winston DuBose | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Playoff scoring
GP = Games played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Wegerle | 6 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| Óscar Fabbiani | 6 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| Wes McLeod | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Peter Anderson | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Perry Van der Beck | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Petar Baralić | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| John Gorman | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Mike Connell | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Farrukh Quraishi | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sandje Ivanchukov | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
See also
- 1979–80 NASL Indoor season
- 1980 in American soccer
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993)