2025 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Tampa Bay Rowdies
2025 season
Chairman	Stuart Sternberg (until September 30) ; Patrick Zalupski (since September 30)
Head coach	Steve Coleman (interim)
Stadium	Al Lang Stadium
USL Championship	Conference: 10th ; Overall: 19th
USL Cup playoffs	DNQ
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32
USL Cup	Group stage
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The 2025 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the Tampa Bay Rowdies' sixteenth season of existence, their ninth in the United Soccer League, and seventh in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was their 32nd season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 37th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.^[1]

ChairmanStuart Sternberg (until September 30)
Patrick Zalupski (since September 30)

Head coachSteve Coleman (interim)

StadiumAl Lang Stadium

USL ChampionshipConference: 10th
Overall: 19th

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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the original NASL Tampa Bay Rowdies, the club utilized retro uniforms that take inspiration from the original team's uniforms, alongside a unique crest.^[2] Co-insiding with their anniversary, the club was able to return to long-time home stadium Al Lang Stadium, having to have completed the 2024 season at IMG Academy due to damage caused by Hurricane Helene.^[3]^[4]

During early April, due to poor performance, the club fired second year head coach Robbie Neilson, replacing him with assistant coach Steve Coleman in the interim.^[5]^[6] In the middle of the season, as a part of a deal mainly revolving the Tampa Bay Rays, the Rowdies were sold by long time owner Stuart Sternberg to an ownership group headed by Patrick Zalupski.^[7]

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Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Since	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Goals scored
Goalkeepers
24	Bill Hamid	GK	2025	(1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 (age 35)	Miami FC	0
35	Caleb Klepacz	GK	2025	(2008-05-09) May 9, 2008 (age 17)	Tampa Bay United Rowdies SC	0
41	Ethan Bandré	GK	2025	(1998-09-14) September 14, 1998 (age 27)	Colorado Rapids	0
Defenders
2	Robert Castellanos	DF	2025	(1998-05-11) May 11, 1998 (age 27)	Sporting Kansas City
3	Forrest Lasso	DF	2023	(1993-05-11) May 11, 1993 (age 32)	GIF Sundsvall
14	Thomas Vancaeyezeele	DF	2025	(1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 31)	Hartford Athletic
26	Joey Skinner	DF	2025	(2003-03-28) March 28, 2003 (age 23)	Nashville SC
27	Laurence Wyke	DF	2025	(1996-09-20) September 20, 1996 (age 29)	Phoenix Rising FC
33	Aarón Guillén	DF	2020	(1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 32)	North Carolina FC
34	Matheus De Jesus	DF	2024	(2005-12-16) December 16, 2005 (age 20)	Tampa Bay Rowdies U23
Midfielders
4	Lewis Hilton	MF	2020	(1993-10-22) October 22, 1993 (age 32)	Saint Louis FC
8	Ollie Bassett	MF	2025	(1998-03-06) March 6, 1998 (age 28)	Atlético Ottawa
10	Leo Fernandes	MF	2017	(1991-12-23) December 23, 1991 (age 34)	Philadelphia Union
11	Blake Bodily	MF	2024	(1998-01-13) January 13, 1998 (age 28)	San Diego Loyal
17	Daniel Crisostomo	MF	2024	(1997-01-16) January 16, 1997 (age 29)	Los Angeles FC 2
18	Nathan Worth	MF	2024	(2007-02-26) February 26, 2007 (age 19)	FC Tulsa
20	Nick Moon	MF	2024	(1996-05-31) May 31, 1996 (age 29)	San Diego Loyal
47	Luis Álvarez	MF	2025	(2003-01-25) January 25, 2003 (age 23)	Charlotte Independence
Forwards
7	Pacifique Niyongabire	RW	2024	(2000-03-15) March 15, 2000 (age 26)	Valour FC
9	Manuel Arteaga	CF	2024	(1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 31)	Phoenix Rising FC
21	Endri Mustali	CF	2024	(2007-06-07) June 7, 2007 (age 18)	Tampa Bay United Rowdies SC
28	Eddie Munjoma	LW	2025	(2001-05-11) May 11, 2001 (age 24)	On loan from Nashville SC
36	Alex Rodriguez	CF	2025	(2006-11-20) November 20, 2006 (age 19)	Florida Premier FC

Front Office
Owner	Stuart Sternberg
Head of Soccer Operations	Nico Castillo
Vice President	Ryan Helfrick
Vice chairman	Matthew Silverman
Vice chairman	Brian Auld

Coaching Staff
Head Coach	Steve Coleman (interim)
Goalkeeping Coach	Stuart Dobson
Assistant Coach	Nicky Law
Assistant Coach	Russell Stirling
Performance Coach	Carlos Wheeler

February 8 Preseason 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	6—2	Philadelphia Union II	Clearwater, Florida
1:00 PM	Bassett MacPherson Arteaga Pacius , Fernandes	Report

February 11 Preseason 2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0—1	New England Revolution	Bradenton, Florida
12:00 PM			Panayotou 10'	Stadium: IMG Academy

2025 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Club

Roster

Team management and staff

Competitions

Friendlies

USL Championship

Standings

Match results

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

USL Cup

Standings

Group stage

U.S. Open Cup

References

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February 15 Preseason 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1—3	CF Montréal	Auburndale, Florida
6:00 PM	Pacius 66'		Vilsaint 29', 54' Ibrahim 67'	Stadium: Lake Myrtle Sports Complex

February 19 Preseason 4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–0	Tormenta FC	Tampa, Florida
1:30 PM	MacPherson 7' Arteaga 19' trialist 2nd half'			Stadium: Waters Training Facility

February 22 Preseason 5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–0	USF Bulls	Florida
7:30 PM				Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

February 28 Preseason 6	Tampa Bay Rowdies	4–0	Naples United	Tampa, Florida
5:00 PM	Arteaga 10', 37' Bassett 23' Pacius 54'		81'	Stadium: Waters Training Facility

June 11 Midseason	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–7	Benfica	Tampa, Florida
10:00 AM				Stadium: Waters Training Facility

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Detroit City FC	30	9	11	10	33	35	−2	37	Playoffs
9	Indy Eleven	30	10	15	5	44	52	−8	35
10	Tampa Bay Rowdies	30	9	14	7	43	50	−7	34
11	Miami FC	30	8	16	6	29	44	−15	30
12	Birmingham Legion FC	30	5	13	12	36	50	−14	27

March 8 1	Las Vegas Lights FC	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:00 PM	Pinzon 74'	Report		Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 3,258 Referee: Brandon Stevis

March 15 2	FC Tulsa	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT	Seagrist 73'	Report		Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,621

March 22 3	Miami FC	1–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Miami, Florida
7:00 pm EDT	Bonfiglio 2' Verón 51' Blanco 56' Mercado 73' 90+3' Celeste 87'	Report	Pacius 31' Crisostomo 45+2' 76' Bodily 64' Bassett 67' Arteaga 90+3'	Stadium: South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Alex Billeter

April 5 4	Charleston Battery	2–1	Louisville City FC	Mount Pleasant, SC
	Jennings 45'+1' (pen.) Myers 73'	Report	Pacius 75'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,510 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

May 17 9	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–3	Rhode Island FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30PM	Lasso 19' Wyke 21' 78'	Report	Holstad 45+5' Herivaux 73' 90' Fuson 87' Shapiro-Thompson 90+1'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,810 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

May 24 10	Lexington SC	1–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Lexington, Kentucky
	Ajago 31' Greene 35' Burks 71'	Report	Arteaga 62'	Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium Attendance: 4,533 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

June 21 13	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	2–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
	Vancaeyezeele 15' (o.g.) Williams 20'	Report	Arteaga 40'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Natalie Simon

June 25 14	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–1	Indy Eleven	St. Petersburg, Florida
9:00 PM EST	Arteaga 54' Guillén 55' Bodily 60' Moon 69' Wyke 90+3' Pacius 90+5'	Report	Kizza 43' Foster 45+1', 66' Rendón 45+4' Hogan 68' Lindley 82'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,692 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

April 12 5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–2	Loudoun United FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
4:30 PM EDT	Pacius 90'+4'	Report	Aboukoura 69' (pen.) Leggett 85'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,088 Referee: Brandon Stevis

April 19 6	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–2	Louisville City FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Bassett 58'	Report	Davila 69' Gleadle 74'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,263 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

May 3 7	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–2	Birmingham Legion FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Fernandes 26' (pen.) Niyongabire 90+3' Lasso 90+6'	Report	Martínez 70' Trejo 76' Tabortetaka 90+5'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,504 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

May 10 8	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–3	Charleston Battery	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Pacius 77'	Report	Jennings 7' (pen.) Myers 19', 28'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,273 Referee: Gerald Flores

June 7 11	Louisville City FC	2–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Louisville, Kentucky
	Goodrum 7' Serrano 16'	Report	Pacius 31'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,147 Referee: Trevor Wiseman

June 14 12	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–1	Miami FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Guillen 74' Arteaga 90'+2'	Report	Bonfiglio 42'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,717 Referee: Luis Arroyo

July 12 15	San Antonio FC	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	San Antonio, Texas
	Berrón 43' Haakenson 90+5'	Report	Forrest Lasso 29' 67' Wyke 51' Guillén 83'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,969 Referee: Edson Carvajal

July 16 16	Hartford Athletic	0–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hartford, Connecticut
		Report	Vancaeyezeele 24' Fernandes 55' Pacius 83' Wyke 90+1' Hilton 90+3'	Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernández

August 2 17	Indy Eleven	1–3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Indianapolis, IN
	Ofeimu 44'	Report	Pacius 12' Alvarez 57' Skinner 90+8'	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,107 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

August 9 18	North Carolina FC	2–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Cary, North Carolina
	Conway 39' Pérez 45'+6' (pen.)	Report	Hilton 23'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia

August 16 19	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Phoenix Rising FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Arteaga 75'	Report	Rizzo 73'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,547 Referee: Muhammad Hassan

August 23 20	Detroit City FC	2–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hamtramck, MI
7:00 PM EDT	Diouf 30' Smith 39'	Report		Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,686 Referee: John Matto

August 30 21	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM	Hilton 64' Pacius 75'	Report	Ahl 2'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,375 Referee: Servando Berna Rico

September 6 22	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–2	Sacramento Republic FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM		Report	López 29' Cicerone 90'+1'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,820 Referee: Matthew Thompson

September 13 23	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM	Marie 8' Pacius 21' Castellanos 25'	Report	Tejada 17', 32' Micaletto 58'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,734 Referee: Luis Arroyo

September 17 24	Birmingham Legion FC	1–4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 PM	McCartney 12'	Report	Arteaga 64' Marie 68', 89' Álvarez 90'+8'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 5,113 Referee: John Griggs

September 20 25	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–2	North Carolina FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 PM	Arteaga 37' Pacius 82'	Report	Conway 14' Anderson 90'+5'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,160 Referee: Corbyn May

September 28 26	Loudoun United FC	2–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM	Aboukoura 90'+1' (pen.) Tubbs 90'+6'	Report	Arteaga 56' (pen.) Skinner 90'+8'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 2,640 Referee: Thomas Snyder

October 4 27	Tampa Bay Rowdies	4–0	Monterey Bay FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Pacius 35', 73' Crisostomo 62' Arteaga 88'	Report		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,778 Referee: Brandon Stevis

October 11 28	Rhode Island FC	5−0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Pawtucket, Rhode Island
	Williams 8' 45+1' (pen.) Stoneman 10' Fuson 28' 90+1' Dikwa 69' Rodriguez 88'	Report	Guillén 78' Arteaga 80'	Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium Attendance: 10,621 Referee: Jeremy Scheer