| Club: | FC Tampa Bay |
| American: | true |
| Season: | 2011 |
| Manager: | Ricky Hill |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Chrtitle: | Owners |
| Stadium: | Al Lang Stadium St. Petersburg, Florida |
| League: | NASL |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1: | NASL Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarterfinals |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | did not enter |
| Cup3: | Ponce De Leon Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Runners up |
| Cup4: | Coastal Cup |
| Cup4 Result: | Winners |
| League Topscorer: | Mike Ambersley (11) |
| Season Topscorer: | Mike Ambersley (11) |
| Highest Attendance: | 4,248 (July 4 v. Fort Lauderdale) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,775 (May 11 v. Edmonton) |
| Average Attendance: | 3,087[1] |
| Pattern La1: | _tbrowdies12h |
| Pattern B1: | _goldcollar |
| Pattern Ra1: | _tbrowdies12h |
| Pattern So1: | _hoops_green_2 |
| Leftarm1: | 006600 |
| Body1: | 006600 |
| Rightarm1: | 006600 |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | FFFF00 |
| Pattern La2: | _navy_stripes |
| Pattern B2: | _navyhoops |
| Pattern Ra2: | _navy_stripes |
| Pattern So2: | _top_on_white |
| Leftarm2: | 4169E1 |
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| Prevseason: | 2010 |
| Nextseason: | 2012 |
2011 FC Tampa Bay season was the second in the club's existence and the first in the NASL.
FC Tampa Bay transitioned from the temporary USSF Division 2 Professional League to the new North American Soccer League, a second division league, and also changed their home pitch, as they moved across Tampa Bay to Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg from George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Former original Rowdie Ricky Hill was named the club's manager in January 2011.
After winning only 2 of their first 10 matches, the club rebounded to finish 3rd in the league table and qualified for the NASL playoffs. They were upset by eventual league champion NSC Minnesota Stars in the quarterfinals by a score of 1–0. Tampa Bay won their second straight Coastal Cup, by taking three out of four matches against their Florida Derby rivals, Fort Lauderdale. Another highlight was a 1–0 mid-season friendly win over the Bolton Wanderers of the English Premier League at Al Lang Stadium. The Rowdies (along with the rest of the NASL) did not participate in the 2011 U.S. Open Cup due to late provisional sanctioning by the USSF.
as of August 25, 2011[2]
Perry Van der Beck - Executive Vice President, Technical Director, and Director of Player Development 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 PhysicianThe Ponce De Leon Cup was a fan-based derby and trophy that was created in 2006. Participants were originally United Soccer Leagues first division teams (later USSF-D2, then NASL teams) based in lands that Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León had visited; namely Florida and Puerto Rico. It was awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants.
| Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2 | FC Tampa Bay | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 5 | 6 |
Pascal Millien, Mike Ambersley