2011 FC Tampa Bay season
2011 FC Tampa Bay season was the second in the club's existence and the first in the NASL.
| 2011 season | |||
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| Owners |  Hinds Howard David Laxer Andrew Nestor | ||
| Head coach |  Ricky Hill | ||
| Stadium | Al Lang Stadium St. Petersburg, Florida | ||
| NASL | 3rd | ||
| NASL Playoffs | Quarterfinals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | did not enter | ||
| Ponce De Leon Cup | Runners up | ||
| Coastal Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mike Ambersley (11) All: Mike Ambersley (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,248 (July 4 v. Fort Lauderdale) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,775 (May 11 v. Edmonton) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,087[1] | ||
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Review
FC Tampa Bay transitioned from the temporary USSF Division 2 Professional League to the new North American Soccer League, a second division league, and also changed their home pitch, as they moved across Tampa Bay to Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg from George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Former original Rowdie Ricky Hill was named the club's manager in January 2011.
After winning only 2 of their first 10 matches, the club rebounded to finish 3rd in the league table and qualified for the NASL playoffs. They were upset by eventual league champion NSC Minnesota Stars in the quarterfinals by a score of 1–0. Tampa Bay won their second straight Coastal Cup, by taking three out of four matches against their Florida Derby rivals, Fort Lauderdale. Another highlight was a 1–0 mid-season friendly win over the Bolton Wanderers of the English Premier League at Al Lang Stadium. The Rowdies (along with the rest of the NASL) did not participate in the 2011 U.S. Open Cup due to late provisional sanctioning by the USSF.
Results
Preseason
| March 5, 2011 Game 1 | Tampa Spartans | 1–1 | FC Tampa Bay | Tampa, Florida |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Kemal Malcolm  66' |
Report | Millien 81' |
Stadium: Pepin Stadium |
| March 12, 2011 Game 2 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–1 | BK Häcken | Sunrise, Florida |
| 3:30 PM EDT | Clare 86' |
Report | 69' |
Stadium: kics International Soccer Complex |
| March 19, 2011 Game 3 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–2 | United States U-17 | Bradenton, Florida |
| AM | King 17' |
Report | 33' 48' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| March 19, 2011 Game 4 | FC Tampa Bay | 2–0 | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | Brandon, Florida |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Sanfilippo 74' King 88' |
Report | Stadium: Brandon Area Youth Soccer Complex |
| March 27, 2011 Game 5 | UCF Knights | 0–3 | FC Tampa Bay | Orlando, Florida |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Report | Millien 38', 86' (pen.) Burt 77' |
Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium |
| March 30, 2011 Game 6 | FC Tampa Bay | 2–0 | St. Leo Lions | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Millien 55' Yoshitake 61' |
Report | Stadium: Azalea Youth Soccer Complex | |
| Note: Game called off in the 67th minute due to inclement weather. | ||||
NASL
| April 9, 2011 Game 1 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–0 | Montreal Impact | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Yoshitake  45'Yamada 85'Ambersley 90+' |
Report | Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 4,161 |
| April 17, 2011 Game 2 | FC Tampa Bay | 0–2 | Puerto Rico Islanders | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Sanfilippo 67' |
Report | Pitchkolan 31' Faña 35' 79' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 2,913 |
| April 23, 2011 Game 3 | Montreal Impact | 0–0 | FC Tampa Bay | Montreal, QC |
| 2:30 PM EDT | Ech-Chergui 48' Lowery 58' |
Report | Ukah 16' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 12,060 |
| April 30, 2011 Game 4 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Ambersley 74' |
Report | Hunt 18', 45+' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 3,021 |
| May 7, 2011 Game 5 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–3 | Carolina RailHawks | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Millien 23' Sanfilippo 62' |
Report | Franks 1' Barbara 20' 76'Low 48'Farber 52' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 3,325 |
| May 11, 2011 Game 6 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–1 | FC Edmonton | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Burt 51' Ambersley 55'Sanfilippo 74' |
Report | Kooy 90+4' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 1,775 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| May 14, 2011 Game 7 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Postponed | FC Tampa Bay | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium | ||
| Note: Postponed due to inclement weather. | ||||
| May 21, 2011 Game 7 | FC Tampa Bay | 3–0 | Montreal Impact | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Ukah 40' Yoshitake 56', 84'Burt 59'Ambersley 74' (pen.) |
Report | Pizzolitto 56' Di Lorenzo  74'Tsiskaridze 76' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 3,343 |
| May 28, 2011 Game 8 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 0–0 | FC Tampa Bay | Blaine, MN |
| 8:30 PM EDT | Report | Ambersley 31' Hayes 43' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,019 |
| May 31, 2011 Game 9 | FC Edmonton | 4–0 | FC Tampa Bay | Edmonton, AB |
| 9:30 PM EDT | Porter 28' Yamada 37'Saiko 85'Chin 88' |
Report | Stadium: Foote Field Attendance: 1,838 |
| June 4, 2011 Game 10 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–2 | Carolina RailHawks | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Hayes 53' Savage 66'Ukah 68'Ambersley 82', 86' (pen.) |
Report | Watson 45+' Barbara 63' (pen.)Zimmerman 65'Low 67' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 2,688 |
| June 12, 2011 Game 11 | FC Tampa Bay | 3–2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Ambersley 31', 54' Ukah 45+'Arango 55'Hayes 65'King 84' |
Report | Hunt 34' Davis 64'Toure 83' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 2,319 |
| June 18, 2011 Game 12 | Carolina RailHawks | 3–1 | FC Tampa Bay | Cary, NC |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Watson 36' Barbara 69'Low 84'Russell 90+' |
Report | Ukah 18' Arango 48'Watson-Siriboe 78' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,041 |
| June 29, 2011 Game 13 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–1 | FC Tampa Bay | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Lennon 83' Coudet 90+2' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Ambersley 68' Yoshitake 77' |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 5,848 |
| Note: Rescheduled from May 14. | ||||
| July 4, 2011 Game 14 | FC Tampa Bay | 4–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Arango 15', 59' Watson-Siriboe 37'Millien 55'King 63'Ambersley 71' |
Report | Coudet 38' (pen.) Palacio 68' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 4,248 |
| July 9, 2011 Game 15 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–1 | FC Tampa Bay | Bayamón, PR |
| 6:05 PM EDT | Cunningham 70' Foley 82' |
Report | King 18' Millien 61'  71' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
| July 17, 2011 Game 16 | FC Edmonton | 1–2 | FC Tampa Bay | Edmonton, AB |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Porter 19' |
Report | King 30' Sanfilippo 33'Ambersley 71' |
Stadium: Foote Field Attendance: 1,574 |
| July 23, 2011 Game 17 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–1 | FC Tampa Bay | Atlanta, GA |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Sandoval 7' Casarona 29'O'Brien 41'Parada 86' |
Report | King 43' Morrow 45'Ukah 90' |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,515 |
| July 27, 2011 Game 18 | FC Tampa Bay | 3–1 | FC Edmonton | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:00 PM EDT | King 6' Hayes 51'Hill 60'Millien 84' |
Report | Semenets 28' Lemire 90' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 2,003 |
| August 6, 2011 Game 19 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–4 | FC Tampa Bay | Atlanta, GA |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Ruthven 61' Cox 71' |
Report | Savage 28' 60' Ambersley 33'Clare 82' |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,126 |
| August 10, 2011 Game 20 | Montreal Impact | 3–3 | FC Tampa Bay | Montreal, QC |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Sutton 16' Sebrango 46', 75'Westlake 54'LeGall 88' |
Report | Savage 15' Hill 38'King 85'Gyorio 90' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 9,860 |
| August 13, 2011 Game 21 | FC Tampa Bay | 2–0 | NSC Minnesota Stars | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Millien 45' Sanfilippo 65'Ukah 77'Yoshitake 83' |
Report | Cosgriff 62' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 3,150 |
| August 20, 2011 Game 22 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–2 | Puerto Rico Islanders | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Ambersley 30' Savage 78' |
Report | Cunningham 2' Telesford 36'Addlery 33'Foley 75' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 2,965 |
| August 27, 2011 Game 23 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–2 | FC Tampa Bay | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Restrepo 87' |
Report | Arango 5' King 9'Rodrigues 41'Ambersley 77', 78' |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,685 |
| September 3, 2011 Game 24 | Carolina RailHawks | 2–0 | FC Tampa Bay | Cary, NC |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Campos 19', 38' Franks 65' |
Report | Hill 46' Arango 49'Baptiste 88' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,015 |
| September 6, 2011 Game 25 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1–2 | FC Tampa Bay | Blaine, MN |
| 8:30 PM EDT | Kallman 51' Takada 67' |
Report | Savage 22' Gyorio 77' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 767 |
| September 10, 2011 Game 26 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Postponed | FC Tampa Bay | Bayamón, PR |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium | ||
| Note: Postponed to September 21 due to Tropical Storm Maria. | ||||
| September 17, 2011 Game 26 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–1 | NSC Minnesota Stars | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:00 PM EDT | King 59' Ambersley 85' |
Report | Cvilikas 54' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 3,001 |
| September 21, 2011 Game 27 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–0 | FC Tampa Bay | Bayamón, PR |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Perez 5' |
Report | Rodrigues 62' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 1,502 |
| Note: Rescheduled from September 10. | ||||
| September 24, 2011 Game 28 | FC Tampa Bay | 2–0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Savage 68' Clare 90+1' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Arrieta 51' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 3,226 |
Friendlies
| July 14, 2011 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Clare 65', 85' |
Report | Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 3,914 |
Playoffs
| October 1, 2011 Quarterfinals | FC Tampa Bay | 0–1 | NSC Minnesota Stars | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Arango 14' |
Report | Mulholland 27' Cosgriff 55'Altman 57' |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 3,003 |
Club
First team roster
as of August 25, 2011[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
- Perry Van der Beck - Executive Vice President, Technical Director, and Director of Player Development
- Ricky Hill - Head Coach
- Lee Cohen - Director of Operations
- David Hayes - Assistant Coach
Slobodan Janjuš - Goalkeeper Coach- James Faylo - Head Athletic Trainer
- Harris McIlwain - Team Physician
- Seth Gasser - Team Physician
NASL
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina RailHawks (X) | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 54 | Playoff semifinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 52 | |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 41 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | |
| 5 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 36[lower-alpha 1] |
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.[3]
(X) Regular season champion
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.[3]
(X) Regular season champion
Notes:
- EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 |
Last updated: April 26, 2018.
Source: Match reports
Ponce De Leon Cup
The Ponce De Leon Cup was a fan-based derby and trophy that was created in 2006. Participants were originally United Soccer Leagues first division teams (later USSF-D2, then NASL teams) based in lands that Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León had visited; namely Florida and Puerto Rico. It was awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants.
| Pos | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | AWG | Pts |
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| 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | FC Tampa Bay | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 5 | 6 |
References
- NASL Weekend in Review (18 July 2011).
- http://fctampabay.com/index.php?id=58
- "NASL Standings".
External links
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