| Club: | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Chairman: | Stuart Sternberg (from October 2) Bill Edwards (until October 2) |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Neill Collins (from May 18) Stuart Campbell (until May 17) |
| Stadium: | Al Lang Stadium |
| League: | USL |
| League Result: | 12th (Eastern Conference) |
| Cup1: | USL Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | did not qualify |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,709 (Oct. 7 vs. Charlotte) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,876 (Aug. 11 vs. North Carolina) |
| League Topscorer: | Georgi Hristov (7) |
| Largest Win: | 5–0 (Apr. 7 vs Ottawa) |
| Largest Loss: | 0–5 (Apr. 14 vs. New York) |
| Pattern B1: | _darkgreenhoops |
| Pattern La1: | green |
| Pattern So1: | _hoops_green |
| Leftarm1: | 006600 |
| Body1: | FDEE00 |
| Rightarm1: | 006600 |
| Shorts1: | 006600 |
| Socks1: | FDEE00 |
| Pattern B2: | _yellowhoops |
| Pattern So2: | _hoops_green |
| Leftarm2: | FDEE00 |
| Body2: | 008000 |
| Rightarm2: | FDEE00 |
| Shorts2: | FDEE00 |
| Socks2: | FDEE00 |
| Pattern B3: | _whitehoops |
| Pattern Ra3: | _white_hoops |
| Pattern So3: | _green_stripe |
| Leftarm3: | FFFFFF |
| Body3: | 008000 |
| Rightarm3: | FFFFFF |
| Shorts3: | FFFFFF |
| Socks3: | FFFFFF |
| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's ninth season of existence, and their second in the United Soccer League. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, it was the 25th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 31st season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.
On October 2, 2018, the Tampa Bay Rays baseball club announced their purchase the Rowdies for an undisclosed amount, pending St. Petersburg City Council approval. Once the sale was finalized, Rays presidents Matthew Silverman and Brian Auld became vice chairmen of the soccer club. They, along with Rowdies vice president and chief operating officer Lee Cohen, became the team's directors.[1] [2]
Cheyne Roberts – assistant coach Blain Bott – strength and conditioning coach Bentley Smith – kit man Andrew Keane – head athletic trainer Michelle Leget – assistant athletic trainer Robert Dixon – message therapist Dr. Koco Eaton – team physician and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mohit Bansal – team physician and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Christopher Salud – team physician Dr. Samuel Meyers – team chiropractor Stuart Sternberg – owner (beginning October 2) Lee Cohen – vice president and chief operating officer Matthew Silverman – vice chairmen (beginning October 2) Brian Auld – vice chairmen (beginning October 2) Bill Edwards – chairman, chief executive officer and governor (until October 2)The Rowdies hosted Major League Soccer teams in the Suncoast Invitational for the third year in a row.
See main article: 2018 USL season.
See main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup.