2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies season explained

Club:Tampa Bay Rowdies
Season:2019
Chrtitle:Chairman
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Stadium:Al Lang Stadium
League:USL Championship
League Result:5th (Eastern Conference)
Cup1:USL Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarterfinals
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
Highest Attendance:League/All: 7,851
(October 12 vs. Indy)
Lowest Attendance:League: 4,022
(August 31 vs. Nashville, USLC)
All: 1,342
(May 14 vs. The Villages, USOC)
League Topscorer:Guenzatti (18)
Season Topscorer:Guenzatti (19)
Largest Win:6–1 (21 September vs. Bethlehem, USLC)
Largest Loss:2–4 (14 August @ North Carolina, USLC)
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Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020

The 2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the club's tenth season of existence, their third in the United Soccer League, and first in the newly named USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this was the 26th season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 32nd season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.

Club

Technical staff

Medical staff

Front office

Competitions

Exhibitions

The Rowdies hosted Major League Soccer teams in the Suncoast Invitational for the fourth year in a row.

USL Championship

See main article: 2019 USL Championship season.

Results

USL Championship playoffs

See main article: article and 2019 USL Championship Playoffs. The Rowdies clinched their spot in the single elimination 2019 USL playoffs on September 18, by virtue of the Charleston Battery losing, 3-1, to Atlanta United 2.

Conference Quarterfinals

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup.

Honors

Individual honors

Papé Diakité (2nd team), Sebastián Guenzatti (2nd team)