Tampa Bay United SC explained

Clubname:Tampa Bay United
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Fullname:Tampa Bay United Rowdies Soccer Club
Stadium:TBU North Campus at Ed Radice Complex
Owner:Lester Bullock
Chairman:Daryl Bullock
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Brian Johnson
League:USL League Two & USL W League
Season:2023
Position:4th, Southeast Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Website:https://tbusc.com/
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Tampa Bay United Soccer Club is a soccer club from Tampa, Florida that plays in the Southeast Division in USL League Two.

History

The club was founded as a youth soccer club in Tampa, Florida, where they are the largest youth team in the city.[1]

In 2017, they formed a partnership with professional club Tampa Bay Rowdies, who play in the second-tier USL Championship. As part of the affiliation, TBU rebranded as the Tampa Bay United Rowdies, adopting the Rowdies' green and gold hooped jerseys and wearing the Rowdies logo on their jerseys. As part of the partnership, they became the Rowdies official youth affiliate program.[2]

In 2020, it was announced that they were joining the MLS Next youth development program for academy teams in the United States and Canada.[3] In 2021, it was announced that the club was rejoining the Women's Premier Soccer League where they originally had a team known as the Tampa Bay Hellenic, which rebranded to the Tampa Bay United name in 2017, before departing the league in 2018.[4]

In 2021, they joined USL League Two, the fourth tier of the U.S. soccer pyramid, replacing the Tampa Bay Rowdies U23 who had initially been set to rejoin the league in 2020, prior to that season's cancelation.[5]

Year-by-year

YearLevelLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
20214USL League Two2nd, SoutheastConference QuarterfinalsIneligible
20224USL League Two7th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20234USL League Two4th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tampa Bay Rowdies Announce Youth Development Affiliation with Tampa Bay United. March 20, 2017. Tampa Bay Rowdies.
  2. Web site: Tampa Bay United hires Anthony Latronica as sporting director. March 7, 2019. Soccer Wire.
  3. Web site: TBUR Joins Major League Soccer's Elite Player Development Platform. May 13, 2020. Tampa Bay United.
  4. Web site: TBU Joins WPSL. January 28, 2021. Tampa Bay United.
  5. Web site: Tampa Bay United to Join USL League Two for 2021 Season. April 8, 2021. USL League Two.