The 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's sixth NASL season, and seventh season overall since their formation in 2008. It was also their final season in the NASL, as the team switched leagues to the USL after the season ended.
Roster
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 18 Matt Pickens GK New England Revolution 2014 53 0 24 Chris Glodack GK Clemson Tigers 2015 0 0 Defenders 2 Darnell King DF Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2015 33 0 3 Neill Collins DF Sheffield United 2016 5 1 4 Ben Sweat DF Columbus Crew 2015 30 0 5 Stefan Antonijevic DF Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2015 22 1 7 Frank Sanfilippo DF Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 0 0 15 Zac Portillos DF Akron Zips 2015 4 0 17 Tamika Mkandawire (captain) DF Shrewsbury Town 2014 51 5 Midfielders 9 Freddy Adu MF KuPS 2015 8 0 11 Kalif Alhassan MF Minnesota United 2016 5 0 13 Justin Chavez MF Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2015 18 0 16 Juan Guerra MF Deportivo Lara 2015 27 2 21 Walter Ramírez MF Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 2 0 22 Keith Savage MF Portland Timbers 2011 101 13 23 Michael Nanchoff MF Portland Timbers 2016 5 0 26 Joe Cole MF Coventry City 2016 0 0 30 Eric Avila MF Santos Laguna 2016 5 0 44 Chasen Voltzow MF St Pete Aztecs 2016 0 0 32 Martin Vingaard MF FC Nordsjælland 2016 0 0 33 Junior Burgos MF Loan from Atlanta United 2016 3 0 94 PC MF Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 0 0 Forwards 8 Tom Heinemann FW Ottawa Fury 2016 5 1 10 Georgi Hristov FW Lokomotiv Sofia 2013 83 27 20 Darwin Espinal FW Darton State College 2015 26 4 29 Carlos Preciado FW Al-Sailiya SC 2016 0 0
On loan
Staff Perry Van der Beck – Assistant General Manager/Vice President of Community Relations Stuart Campbell – Head Coach Raoul Voss – Assistant Coach Stuart Dobson – Goalkeeper Coach Ryan Spurr – Director of Team Operations Jason Riley – Strength & Conditioning Coach Malcolm Phillips – Equipment Manager Dr. Koco Eaton – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Sanjay Menon – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Christopher Salud – Team Physician Andrew Keane – Head Athletic Trainer Laura Tllinghast Hine – Yoga Instructor Dr. Samuel Meyers – Team Chiropractor
Transfers
Winter/Spring
In:
Out:
Summer/Fall
In:
Out:
Friendlies
Competitions NASL Spring season
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
NASL Fall season
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
U.S. Open Cup
Tampa Bay Rowdies will compete in the 2016 edition of the Open Cup.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for the Tampa Bay Rowdies who left the club during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonU.S. Open CupTotal1 FW10Georgi Hristov371112MF26Joe Cole18093FW8 Tom Heinemann2204MF30Eric Avila13045MF22Keith Savage03036 DF3 Neill Collins1001DF17Tamika Mkandawire1001MF33Junior Burgos1001MF13Justin Chavez0101MF32Martin Vingaard0101MF16Juan Guerra0101MF94PC0101TOTALS1027138
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonU.S. Open CupTotal2 DFDarnell King300020503 DFNeill Collins300000304 DFBen Sweat200000208 FWTom Heinemann1000001010FWGeorgi Hristov3000003011MFKalif Alhassan1000001015DFZac Portillos1000001016MFJuan Guerra4010005017DFTamika Mkandawire1000001023MFMichael Nanchoff2000002026MFJoe Cole0000101030MFEric Avila1000001033MFJunior Burgos2000002055FWDanny Mwanga10000010TOTALS2601030280
Honors
Individual honors NASL Best XI Joe Cole
References
External links Official website