| Club: | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| Season: | 2017 |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Chairman: | Bill Edwards |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Stuart Campbell |
| Stadium: | Al Lang Stadium |
| League: | USL |
| League Result: | 3rd (Eastern Conference) |
| Cup1: | USL Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Conference Semifinals |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third Round |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,786 (sellout) (Sep 23 vs. Charlotte) |
| Lowest Attendance: | League: 4,326 (Apr 1 vs. Toronto II) All: 2,490 (May 16 vs. Jacksonville U23) |
| Average Attendance: | League: All: |
| League Topscorer: | Georgi Hristov (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | Georgi Hristov (15) |
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| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's eighth season of existence, and their first in the United Soccer League. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 24th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 30th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.
Cheyne Roberts – Rowdies 2 head coach Ryan Spurr – Director of Team Operations Jason Riley – Strength and conditioning coach Dr. Koco Eaton – Team physician/orthopedic surgeon Dr. Sanjay Menon – Team physician/orthopedic surgeon Dr. Christopher Salud – Team physician Bill Edwards – Chairman, chief executive officer and governor Andrew Nestor – Director David Laxer – Director Lee Cohen – Vice president and chief operating officerThe Rowdies began their preseason by co-hosting and participating in the 2017 Florida Cup. Tampa Bay also hosted Major League Soccer teams in the Suncoast Invitational for the second year in a row.
See main article: 2017 USL season.
The Rowdies completed the USL regular season in third place on the Eastern Conference table with 53 points. This was one point behind the second place, Charleston Battery, and nine behind table-toppers, Louisville City FC. Tampa Bay finished the season strongly, going unbeaten in their final seven matches, and losing only two of their final fifteen. Their top-four finish also guaranteed that they would host at least one playoff match.
See main article: 2017 USL Playoffs. The Rowdies clinched their spot in the single elimination 2017 USL playoffs on October 4, with a 3–2 victory over New York Red Bulls II.
See main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup.
Marcel Schäfer (1st team)
Local Hearst Television channel, WMOR-TV, announced on March 9, 2017 that they would be the Tampa Bay Rowdies' exclusive broadcast partners for the upcoming United Soccer League season. All USL home games will be broadcast live and in primetime on channel 32.2, thisTV Tampa Bay.[1]