Tampa Bay Rowdies represent St. Petersburg and the wider Tampa Bay area in the American professional soccer landscape. The modern club draws on a celebrated Rowdies legacy while maintaining a distinct waterfront identity at Al Lang Stadium. Green and gold, a lively supporter culture and a USL Championship setting frame the team’s profile. The page brings together the recorded roster, coaching chronology, movement activity, competition history and durable club context.
Tampa Bay Rowdies Upcoming matches by league
USL Championship
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- Group Stage
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Birmingham Legion
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- Group Stage
San Antonio
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- Group Stage
Tampa Bay RowdiesNo H2HMiami FC
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- Group Stage
Indy ElevenNo H2HTampa Bay Rowdies
Tampa Bay Rowdies Last matches by league
USL Championship
USL League One Cup
Friendlies Clubs
US Open Cup
Tampa Bay Rowdies Team Roster
The recorded Tampa Bay Rowdies squad contains 28 players. The positional balance is weighted toward defense, with 11 defenders, alongside eight attackers, five midfielders and four goalkeepers. The defensive group includes C. Antley, E. Bartlow, C. Ostrem and Y. Leerman, while the attack features R. Cicerone, M. Myers and E. Conway. L. Perez, M. Micaletto and Pedro Becker are among the midfield options. J. Waite, A. Pack, J. Kachurak and O. Finnerty complete the goalkeeper unit, giving the roster four listed choices behind the defense.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
William Conner Antley
B. Schaefer
Yanis Leerman
Isaiah Konrad McNeil LeFlore
Charlie Ostrem
Ethan Andrew Bartlow
Laurence Wyke
Gennaro Michael Nigro
J. Tita
Leland Douglas Archer
Nathan Dossantos
position Midfielder
Lewis Alexander Hilton
Pedro Becker Dolabella
Louis Perez
Marco Micaletto
Max Schneider
position Attacker
Evan Conway
Matthew Dyan Myers
Russell Cicerone
Gino Vivi Quesada
Karsen Henderlong
Dion Jeremy Acoff
Sebastian Cruz
A. Rodriguez
Last Tampa Bay Rowdies Coachs
Steve Coleman is the latest recorded coaching appointment, beginning on April 1, 2025, but the available timeline does not establish him as the current holder. Dominic Casciato’s entry began on February 1, 2025, and the overlapping entries prevent a confirmed present-role description. Robbie Neilson’s recorded tenure ran from November 2023 to April 2025. Earlier entries begin with Nicholas Law in September 2023 and Stuart Dobson in July 2023, providing a dated sequence without identifying a current coach.
Steve Coleman
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Coleman | New Zealand | 1 April 2025 | |
| Dominic Casciato | England | 1 February 2025 | |
| Robbie Neilson | Scotland | 1 November 2023 | 1 April 2025 |
| Nicholas Alexander Law | England | 1 September 2023 | |
| Stuart Dobson | England | 1 July 2023 | |
| Neill William Collins | Scotland | 1 May 2018 | 1 July 2023 |
| 1 May 2018 | |||
| Stuart Campbell | England | 1 April 2016 | 18 May 2018 |
| Paul Kenneth Dalglish | Scotland | 1 November 2009 | 1 January 2011 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies Transfers
Recent documented arrivals show a blend of loans, free-agent additions and returns from loan. The activity spans December 2025 to August 2026. E. Bartlow, C. Antley, I. LeFlore, G. Vivi and B. Schaefer arrived on loan, while O. Finnerty, Mattheus Oliveira, D. Acoff, C. Ostrem, G. Nigro, L. Archer, L. Perez, S. Cruz, E. Conway, J. Waite and R. Cicerone were recorded as free agents. N. Worth and C. Ortiz returned from loan.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Bartlow |
Sporting Kansas City
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Loan | 10 August 2026 |
| C. Antley |
DC United
|
Loan | 6 August 2026 |
| I. LeFlore |
Nashville SC
|
Loan | 22 May 2026 |
| O. Finnerty |
Forward Madison
|
Free agent | 26 March 2026 |
| O. Finnerty |
Forward Madison
|
Free agent | 26 March 2026 |
| Mattheus Oliveira |
Al Nasr
|
Free agent | 17 March 2026 |
| G. Vivi |
Los Angeles Galaxy
|
Loan | 12 February 2026 |
| B. Schaefer |
FC Cincinnati
|
Loan | 25 January 2026 |
| D. Acoff |
Union Omaha
|
Free agent | 7 January 2026 |
| D. Acoff |
Union Omaha
|
Free agent | 7 January 2026 |
| C. Ostrem |
Union Omaha
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Free agent | 6 January 2026 |
| G. Nigro |
Las Vegas Lights
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Free agent | 4 January 2026 |
| L. Archer |
Charleston Battery
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Free agent | 31 December 2025 |
| C. Ortiz |
Columbus Crew II
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| N. Worth |
New York RB II
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
Recent documented departures include transfers, free-agent moves, a loan and returns from loan. The listed activity runs from November 2025 to July 2026. Mattheus Oliveira, A. Méndez and R. Castellanos were recorded as transfers. B. Hamid, E. Mustali, P. Niyongabire, O. Bassett, J. Skinner, E. Bandre, Thomas Georges Vancaeyezeele, N. Moon, B. Bodily, J. Azocar and D. Crisostomo were listed as free agents, while L. Alvarez left on loan. P. Marie, C. Sharp and W. Pacius returned from loan.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| N. Worth |
New York Red Bulls
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- | 19 July 2026 |
| N. Worth |
New York Red Bulls
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- | 19 July 2026 |
| Mattheus Oliveira |
Farense
|
Transfer | 15 July 2026 |
| B. Hamid |
Corpus Christi
|
Free agent | 9 July 2026 |
| Endri Mustali |
Bray Wanderers
|
Free agent | 2 July 2026 |
| E. Mustali |
Bray Wanderers
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Free agent | 2 July 2026 |
| E. Mustali |
Bray Wanderers
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| P. Niyongabire |
Loudoun United
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Free agent | 10 March 2026 |
| A. Méndez |
El Paso Locomotive
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Transfer | 24 February 2026 |
| L. Álvarez |
Charlotte Independence
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Loan | 11 February 2026 |
| L. Alvarez |
Charlotte Independence
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Loan | 11 February 2026 |
| O. Bassett |
York United
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Free agent | 30 January 2026 |
| J. Skinner |
Charlotte Independence
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Free agent | 29 January 2026 |
| E. Bandre |
Loudoun United
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Free agent | 22 January 2026 |
| Thomas Georges Vancaeyezeele |
Brooklyn
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Free agent | 14 January 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded movement around the 2025-26 cycle shows Tampa Bay Rowdies in a period of roster change involving several forms rather than one single pathway. Arrivals include a substantial mix of free-agent entries and loans, alongside two documented returns from loan. The named loan arrivals connect the club with Sporting Kansas City, DC United, Nashville SC, Los Angeles Galaxy and FC Cincinnati, while free-agent arrivals came from a varied set of domestic and international clubs. Departures show a different visible balance: free-agent moves are prominent, supplemented by three recorded transfers, one loan and three returns to parent clubs. The movement spans late 2025 and includes arrivals and departures involving both MLS organizations and lower-division teams. No amounts are recorded. These entries are not a complete movement ledger, but they indicate a fluid period of roster change during the cycle.
Leagues Tampa Bay Rowdies has participated in
Tampa Bay Rowdies have recorded participation in the USL Championship from 2017 through 2025, placing the club in the established second tier of the American professional game. The US Open Cup is recorded across the longer span from 2012 through 2025, while Friendlies Clubs appear from 2021 through 2025. The USL League One Cup is listed for 2025, its first recorded year. These entries show a recent competition footprint through 2025, although the available participation record does not extend into 2026. The competitions combine league play, domestic knockout football and friendly fixtures.
More about Tampa Bay Rowdies
Tampa Bay Rowdies are the modern professional soccer club representing St. Petersburg and the wider Tampa Bay metropolitan area in Florida. The team was founded in 2008, while its identity is linked to the original Rowdies, established in 1975 as a pioneering North American Soccer League franchise. That earlier side won the outdoor Soccer Bowl in its inaugural season and collected multiple indoor championships before operations ended in 1993. The modern club returned to the field in 2010, carrying the historic name into a new era of American soccer.
The Rowdies play in green and gold, colors that connect the present team with its heritage. Their home is Al Lang Stadium on the downtown St. Petersburg waterfront. The venue began as a landmark spring-training baseball ground before being reconfigured for soccer, giving the club an intimate open-air setting closely tied to Tampa Bay’s geography. This waterfront location is central to the team’s character and local presentation.
The club’s visual identity reinforces that continuity. The crest uses the Rowdies wordmark and Ralph Rowdy, the mustachioed mascot inspired by nineteenth-century football pioneers, with stars representing historic league championships. Supporter culture is also part of the match-day identity, with Ralph’s Mob associated with the club’s community atmosphere.
Within the American soccer ecosystem, Tampa Bay Rowdies have a recorded place in the USL Championship, the country’s second tier, and a recorded presence in the U.S. Open Cup. Regional professional-sports stewardship has shaped the club’s ownership story, including historical links to groups connected with the Tampa Bay Rays. The result is a team profile that combines a revived 1970s legacy, a distinctive waterfront home and an established place in the modern USL structure.
Last matches statistics for Tampa Bay Rowdies
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Loudoun United
1 - 1
Tampa Bay Rowdies
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Miami FC
2 - 3
Tampa Bay Rowdies
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Tampa Bay Rowdies
5 - 4
Louisville City
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Orange County SC
0 - 3
Tampa Bay Rowdies
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Tampa Bay Rowdies
0 - 0
Louisville City
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Tampa Bay Rowdies
2 - 0
Rhode Island
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Detroit City
1 - 0
Tampa Bay Rowdies
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Pittsburgh Riverhounds
0 - 0
Tampa Bay Rowdies
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Tampa Bay Rowdies
2 - 0
|
0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Hartford Athletic
3 - 1
Tampa Bay Rowdies
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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