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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
Club
Roster
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Games played Goals scored Goalkeepers24Bill HamidGK2025 Miami FC035Caleb KlepaczGK2025 Tampa Bay United Rowdies SC041Ethan BandréGK2025 Colorado Rapids0 Defenders2Robert CastellanosDF2025 Sporting Kansas City3Forrest LassoDF2023GIF Sundsvall14Thomas VancaeyezeeleDF2025 Hartford Athletic26Joey SkinnerDF2025 Nashville SC27Laurence WykeDF2025 Phoenix Rising FC33Aarón GuillénDF2020 North Carolina FC34Matheus De JesusDF2024 Tampa Bay Rowdies U23Midfielders4Lewis HiltonMF2020 Saint Louis FC8Ollie BassettMF2025 Atlético Ottawa10Leo FernandesMF2017 Philadelphia Union11Blake BodilyMF2024 San Diego Loyal17Daniel CrisostomoMF2024 Los Angeles FC 218Nathan WorthMF2024 FC Tulsa20Nick MoonMF2024 San Diego Loyal47Luis Álvarez MF2025 Charlotte IndependenceForwards7Pacifique NiyongabireRW2024 Valour FC9Manuel ArteagaCF2024 Phoenix Rising FC21Endri MustaliCF2024 Tampa Bay United Rowdies SC28Eddie MunjomaLW2025On loan from Nashville SC36Alex RodriguezCF2025 Florida Premier FC
Team management and staff Front Office
Coaching Staff
Competitions Friendlies
USL Championship
Standings
Match results On December 19, 2024, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
USL Cup
The Rowdies participated in the second edition of the USL Cup, the first edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One.
Standings
Group stage
U.S. Open Cup
The Rowdies, as a member of the second division USL Championship, entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round based on its performance in the 2024 USL Championship season.
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