| Club: | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| Season: | 2013 |
| Manager: | Ricky Hill |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Chairman: | Andrew Nestor |
| Chrtitle: | Owners |
| Stadium: | Al Lang Field |
| League: | NASL |
| League Result: | Spring: 4th Fall: 3rd |
| Cup1: | NASL Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | did not qualify |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fourth Round |
| Cup3: | Coastal Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Winners |
| Cup4: | Walt Disney World Classic |
| Cup4 Result: | 8th |
| League Topscorer: | Georgi Hristov (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Georgi Hristov (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,032 (August 10 v. New York) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,118 (August 24 v. Edmonton) |
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| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies fourth season of existence, and third playing in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer pyramid. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 26th season of a professional soccer team fielded in the Tampa Bay region.
The Rowdies entered the 2013 season as the defending NASL Champions.
See main article: 2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season.
The 2012 season marked one of the most successful seasons in modern Rowdies history, as the club finished second in the league table during the regular season. During the regular season, Tampa Bay amassed 45 points in 28 matches, and tallied for 12 wins, nine draws and seven losses. By finishing in the upper two spots of the league table, Tampa Bay earned a bye to the semifinals of the 2012 NASL Playoffs, where they took on Carolina RailHawks in the two-leg semifinal series. Ultimately, the Rowdies defeated the RailHawks 5–4 on aggregate, earning themselves a berth into the Championship round. There, Tampa Bay took on the Minnesota Stars FC, and had the luxury of hosting the second leg, due to the better season record. Tampa Bay fell 2–0 in the first leg of the series, but were able to recover in the second leg of the series, winning the match 3–1 and tying the match on aggregate. The aggregate tie allowed the match to enter a penalty shoot-out, in which Tampa Bay emerged victorious, 3–2, over Minnesota.
Perry Van der Beck – Executive Vice President, Technical Director, and Director of Player Development Lee Cohen – Director of Operations
Slobodan Janjuš – Goalkeeper Coach James Faylo – Head Athletic Trainer Patrick Horan – Team PhysicianOrlando City won 6–4 on aggregate and won the I-4 Derby.
See main article: 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic.
See main article: 2013 North American Soccer League season.
See main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup.
Luke Mulholland, Georgi Hristov
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | FW | Re-signed to a 2-year deal with the club | November 28, 2012 | [1] | ||
| 22 | MF | Re-signed to a 3-year deal with the club through the 2015 season | November 28, 2012 | |||
| 14 | DF | Re-signed to a 2-year deal with the club | November 28, 2012 | |||
| 33 | DF | Signed to a 3-year deal with the club through the 2015 season | January 7, 2013 | [2] | ||
| 3 | DF | Re-signed to a 1-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season | January 14, 2013 | [3] | ||
| 32 | DF | Re-signed to a 1-year deal | January 18, 2013 | [4] | ||
| 16 | FW | Signed to a 2-year deal with the club through the 2014 season | February 20, 2013 | [5] | ||
| 10 | FW | Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season | March 8, 2013 | [6] | ||
| 21 | FW | Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season | March 13, 2013 | [7] | ||
| 24 | GK | Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season | March 20, 2013 | [8] | ||
| 5 | MF | Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season | March 27, 2013 | [9] | ||
| 17 | DF | Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season | March 27, 2013 | |||
| 13 | DF | Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season | April 10, 2013 | [10] | ||
| 27 | MF | Signed to a 2-year deal with the club, with an option for the 2014 season | June 4, 2013 | [11] | ||
| 99 | FW | August 1, 2013 | [12] | |||
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | None | Club declined contract option | November 20, 2012 | [13] | ||
| FW | None | Free Agent | November 20, 2012 | |||
| GK | November 20, 2012 | [14] | ||||
| FW | None | Club declined contract option | November 20, 2012 | |||
| DF | None | Free Agent | November 20, 2012 | |||
| MF | None | Club declined contract option | November 20, 2012 | |||
| DF | None | Club declined contract option | November 20, 2012 | |||
| FW | None | Club declined contract option | November 28, 2012 | |||
| FW | August 1, 2013 | |||||