Tampa Bay Rowdies
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| Full name | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Rowdies | ||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Stadium | Al Lang Stadium St. Petersburg, Florida (capacity: 7,227) |
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| Owners |  Hinds Howard David Laxer Andrew Nestor |
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| Head Coach |  Ricky Hill |
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| League | North American Soccer League | ||
| 2011 (NASL) | Regular Season: 3rd, Playoffs: Quarter-finals |
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| Website | Club home page | ||
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Tampa Bay Rowdies is the name of two soccer clubs from the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. The first club was founded in 1975 and played till 1993 in the NASL (North American Soccer League ). After the folding of the NASL in 1984 they played in minor leagues till their own folding in 1993
The new club was formed in 2008 under the same name. The club plays in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second division in American league system. There was a trademark dispute, so the club played his first two seasons under the name F.C. Tampa Bay. In December 2011 the dispute was solved and the club plays now under the name Tampa Bay Rowdies.
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Players and staff [change]
Current team [change]
as of October 19, 2011[1]
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Staff [change]
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
Head coaches [change]
Paul Dalglish (2009–2010)- Perry Van der Beck (last 2 matches of 2010)
- Ricky Hill (2011–present)
League position (Old Tampa Bay Rowdies) [change]
| Season | League | Position |
| 1975 | NASL | Champions |
| 1976 | NASL | Semifinal |
| 1977 | NASL | Playoff First round |
| 1978 | NASL | Final |
| 1979 | NASL | Final |
| 1980 | NASL | Quarterfinal |
| 1981 | NASL | Quarterfinal |
| 1982 | NASL | 3rd / South |
| 1983 | NASL | 3rd / South |
| 1984 | NASL | 4th / East |
