by JAKE NUTTING After a perfect three-match homestand to begin their first season in the United Soccer League, the Tampa Bay Rowdies are hitting the road for the first time to take on Louisville City FC. Louisville is also unbeaten in its first three matches, though an opening week draw against Saint Louis FC leaves […]
Previews
Rowdies Facing a Familiar Foe for First Match Against an Independent USL Team
by JAKE NUTTING The first two games of the year went about as perfectly as the Tampa Bay Rowdies could have hoped for. Two wins and two shut outs are a welcome boost to the team’s morale after entering their first season in the United Soccer League with high expectations. Nabbing the wins at home […]
MatchPreview: Rowdies Host Orlando City B in USL Debut
by JAKE NUTTING There really isn’t a much better way for the Tampa Bay Rowdies to make their United Soccer League debut then by hosting Orlando City B. It will be just the second time that teams on opposite ends of the I-4 corridor have played a competitive match against each other. The only other […]
2017 Preview: Tampa Bay Rowdies
by JAKE NUTTING The Tampa Bay Rowdies may be the new kids on the block in the United Soccer League, but that hasn’t stopped many from selecting them as early favorites to take the league’s Eastern Conference title. Being counted among the top contenders in the league heading into the season is surely only adding […]
Rowdies Charged Up for Meeting with Cosmos
by JAKE NUTTING As both a former player and the current head coach of the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Stuart Campbell doesn’t need much coaxing to get amped up for Saturday’s meeting with the rival New York Cosmos at Al Lang Stadium. “I can’t wait,” Campbell said of the occasion. “It’s one of the biggest games […]
Fall Week 2 Preview: Rowdies at Carolina RailHawks
by JAKE NUTTING Gameday Information Tampa Bay Rowdies at Carolina RailHawks Saturday, July 9. Kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET TV/Streaming: ESPN3 Referee: Nima Saghafi The Tampa Bay Rowdies are making their first road trip of the Fall Season this weekend, matching up with a Carolina side that is reeling after being outscored 9-2 in […]
US Open Cup Primer: Rowdies Host FC Cincinnati
by JAKE NUTTING For the first time since 2013, the Tampa Bay Rowdies will host a U.S. Open Cup match at Al Lang Stadium. The last time they did so was in the memorable match in which they dispatched the perennial Open Cup favorites, Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders, 1-0 in front of a crowd […]
Spring Week 9 Preview: Rowdies at Minnesota United
by JAKE NUTTING Gameday Infortmation Saturday, May 28, 8 p.m. ET at NSC Stadium TV/Streaming: ESPN3 Referee: Nima Saghafi The Tampa Bay Rowdies are not out of the Spring Season title race yet, though their chances are growing slimmer every week. The team has some justified grievances after putting in a solid shift against the New […]
Spring Week 8 Preview: Rowdies at New York Cosmos
by JAKE NUTTING Gameday Information Sunday, May 22, 6 p.m. ET at James M. Shuart Stadium TV/Streaming: ONE World Sports, oneworldsports.com Referee: Michael Lavergne Cosmos fans can purchase discounted tickets here by using the promo code Cole. This is 100% true. We are not making this up. The Cosmos used the popularity of a Rowdies […]
Spring Week 7 Preview: Rowdies host Rayo OKC
by JAKE NUTTING Gameday Information Saturday, May 14, 7:30 p.m. ET at Al Lang Stadium TV/Streaming: Bright House Sports Network, ESPN3 Referee: Caleb Mendez Ralph’s Mob is collecting over the counter medications to send to Dominican Republic through Team Tampa Bay Missions at Saturday’s tailgate. Click here for a full list of suitable donations. The […]