The 2026 Tampa Bay Rowdies season is the Tampa Bay Rowdies' seventeenth season of existence, their tenth in the United Soccer League, and eight in the USL Championship. Including the previous Tampa Bay Rowdies, this will be the 33nd season of a franchise in the Tampa Bay metro area with the Rowdies moniker. Including the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny, this will be the 38th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay region.
Following the 2025 season, with both changes to the coaching staff and ownership, Tampa Bay started a reset by announcing their end of season roster decisions, only keeping eight players moving towards the 2026 season.
Club
Roster
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Games played Goals scored Goalkeepers1Jahmali WaiteGK2026 El Paso Locomotive FC27024Austin PackGK2026 Tormenta FC4028Owen FinnertyGK2026 Forward Madison FC0035Caleb KlepaczGK2026 Tampa Bay Rowdies Academy0041Joshua KachurakGK2026 Tampa Bay Rowdies Academy00 Defenders3Brian SchaeferDF2026 FC Cincinnati1705Yanis LeermanDF2026 Loudoun United FC9020Charlie OstremDF2026 Union Omaha30021Ethan BartlowDF2026 Sporting Kansas City6026Dion AcoffDF2026 Union Omaha23027Laurence WykeDF2025 Phoenix Rising FC16133Gennaro NigroDF2026 Las Vegas Lights FC6036Alex RodriguezDF2026age=19 Tampa Bay Rowdies Academy6037Jesse TitaDF2026age=19 Tampa Bay Rowdies Academy0055Leland ArcherDF2026 Charleston Battery4062Nathan DossantosDF2026 Charleston Battery310Isaiah LeFloreDF2026 Nashville SC30Conner AntleyDF2026 D.C. United41Midfielders4Lewis HiltonMF2020 Saint Louis FC2308Pedro Dolabella MF2026 North Carolina FC30313Louis Perez MF2026 North Carolina FC25516Marco Micaletto MF2026 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC30523Max Schneider MF2026 Union Omaha29230Sebastian Cruz MF2026 AV Alta FC253Mattheus Oliveira MF2026 Al-Nasr SC132Forwards7Evan ConwayFW2026 North Carolina FC2649MD MyersFW2026 Charleston Battery301510Russell CiceroneFW2026 Sacramento Republic FC25611Gino ViviFW2026 LA Galaxy4114Karsen HenderlongFW2026 FC Naples21419Jürgen LocadiaFW2026 Miami FC20Endri MustaliCF2024 Tampa Bay United SC00
Team management and staff Front OfficeCoaching Staff
Non-competitive fixtures Pre–season +WinDrawLoss +DateOpponentVenueLocationResultScorer(s)January 23New York City FCAl Lang StadiumTampa Bay, Florida2–2Dolabella 12'Myers 14'January 28St. Louis City SCAl Lang StadiumTampa Bay, Florida2–2Myers 35'Álvarez 78'February 7Philadelphia UnionAl Lang StadiumTampa Bay, Florida0-2 February 14CF MontréalAl Lang StadiumTampa Bay, Florida2–2Henderlong 34'Cicerone 71'February 18FC NaplesAl Lang StadiumTampa Bay, Florida3–0Schneider 13'Mendez 46'Cruz 73'February 21USFAl Lang StadiumTampa Bay, Florida February 21Sarasota ParadiseAl Lang StadiumTampa Bay, Florida1–0Dolabella 65'February 28Sporting Club JacksonvilleAl Lang StadiumTampa Bay, Florida1–0 Dolabella 45+4
Competitive fixtures
USL Championship
Standings
Matches On December 16, 2025, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 25 teams.
WinDrawLoss MatchdayDateOpponentVenueLocationResultScorersAttendanceRefereePosition1March 7Birmingham Legion FCProtective StadiumBirmingham, Alabama1–0Micaletto 57'4,787Brad Jensen5th, Eastern Conf.2March 21Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida3–0Cicerone 45+2Myers 77'Conway 90+4'6,267John Griggs4th, Eastern Conf.3March 28Loudoun United FCAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida3–1Cruz 7' 52'Myers 80'6,088Brandon Stevis2nd, Eastern Conf.4April 4Sporting Club JacksonvilleHodges StadiumJacksonville, Florida1–0Conway 90+5'1,982Servando Berna Rico2nd, Eastern Conf.5April 11Oakland Roots SCAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida2–2Micaletto 3'Cicerone 45+2'4,038Abdou Ndiaye2nd, Eastern Conf.6April 18Charleston BatteryPatriots Point Soccer ComplexMount Pleasant, South Carolina1–1Cruz 80'3,856Joshua Encarnación2nd, Eastern Conf.7May 2Indy ElevenAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida1–0Oliveira 53'4,821Brandon Stevis2nd, Eastern Conf8May 9Rhode Island FCCentreville Bank StadiumPawtucket, Rhode Island1–1Dolabella 29'6,790Rodrigo Albuquerque2nd, Easter Conf9May 20New Mexico UnitedIsotopes ParkAlbuquerque, New Mexico1–0Perez 9'6,187Ekaterina Koroleva1st Eastern Conf10May 23Phoenix Rising FCAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida3–0Dolabella 2'Myers 28'Perez 33'5,776Elton García1st Eastern Conf11May 30Louisville City FCLynn Family StadiumLouisville, Kentucky2–0Myers 76'Schneider 90+4'10,108Nabil Bensalah1st, Estarn Conf12June 10Charleston BatteryAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida2–2Perez 30'Mattheus 90+1'4,468Elvis Osmanovic1st, Eastern Conf.13June 13Hartford AthleticAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida0–14,283Brad Jensen1st, Eastern Conf.14June 20Brooklyn FCMaimonides ParkBrooklyn, New York2–0Cicerone 29'Myers 33' 1,356Serhii Boiko1st, Eastern Conf.15July 4Lexington SCAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida1–4Vivi 784,997Chris Penso1st, Eastern Conf.16July 18Loudoun United FCSegra FieldLeesburg, Virginia1–1Dolabella 21' 1,100Deny Kulasinac1st Easter Conf.17July 25Miami FCPitbull StadiumMiami-Dade County, Florida3–2Cicerone 10'Myers 12'Micaletto 80'1,249Matthew Thompson1st Eastern Conf.18August 1Louisville City FCAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida5–4Cicerone 48', 86'Micaletto 51'Myers 54', 89'5,859Elton García1st Eastern Conf.19August 8Orange County SCChampionship Soccer StadiumIrvine, California3–0Myers 24' Micaletto 58'Henderlong 89'3,976Brandon Stevis1st Eastern Conf.20August 15Rhode Island FCAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida2–0Antley 61Perez 90+249,47Corbyn May1st Eastern Conf21August 22Detroit City FCKeyworth StadiumHamtramck, Michigan0–17,124John Griggs1st Eastern Conf.22August 29Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCHighmark StadiumPittsburgh, Pennsylvania0–05,861Elvis Osmanovic1st Eastern Conf.23September 5Brooklyn FCAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida2–0Perez 24'Conway 90+2'4,537Jeremy Scheer1st Eastern Conf.24September 12Hartford AthleticTrinity Health StadiumHartford, Connecticut1–3Wyke 79'3,908Carlos Rodriguez1st Eastern Conf.25September 19Birmingham Legion FCAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida4–0 30'5,440Muhammad Hassan1st Eastern Conf.26September 26San Antonio FCToyota FieldSan Antonio, Texas0–05,848Calin Radosav1st Eastern Conf.27October 3Miami FCAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida28October 10Indy ElevenCarroll Soccer StadiumIndianapolis, Indiana29October 17Detroit City FCAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida30October 24Sporting Club JacksonvilleAl Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida
USL Cup
On December 16, 2025, USL Championship announced the format for the third iteration of the USL Cup, that will feature all 43 teams from its league and USL League One. Of note is the match on April 25, 2025, which will be the first time Tampa Bay will face Sarasota Paradise of League One.
Standings
Results WinDrawLoss MatchdayDateOpponentVenueLocationResultScorersAttendanceRefereePosition1April 25Sarasota Paradise (USL1)Al Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida2–05,669Stefan Perri1st, Group 72May 16Miami FC (USLC)Pitbull StadiumMiami-Dade County, Florida4–1Perez 12'Myers 42', 47'Schneider 68'762John Matto1st, Group 73June 6Sporting Club Jacksonville (USLC)Hodges StadiumJacksonville, Florida2–0Cruz 35'Myers 45+2869Amin Hadzic1st, Group 74July 11FC Naples (USL1)Al Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida2–0Henderlong 41'Conway 44'4,928Jorge Escobar1st, Group 7QFAugust 13Louisville City FC (USLC)Al Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, Florida0-03–5 2,287Joshua EncarnaciónN/A
U.S. Open Cup
On December 4, 2025, U.S. Soccer announced the format for the 2026 U.S. Open Cup. To prevent any scheduling conflict with the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Open Cup was being reduced to 80 teams with seven rounds of play, rather than the eight rounds as it had in 2025. Because of this USL Championship was only given 17 slots based on 2025 standings. Tampa Bay did not qualify for one of those slots and will not partake in the competition this year.
Statistics Top scorers {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=30|Rank ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=30|Position ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=30|Number ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=175|Name ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=75| ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=75|USL Cup ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=75|Total |- |1 |FW |9 |align="left"| MD Myers |12 |3 |15 |- |rowspan=2|2 |FW |10 |align="left"| Russell Cicerone |6 |0 |rowspan=2|6 |- |MF |13 |align="left"| Louis Perez |5 |1 |- |4 |MF |16 |align="left"| Marco Micaletto |5 |0 |5 |- |rowspan=2|5 |FW |14 |align="left"| Karsen Henderlong |1 |3 |rowspan=2|4 |- |FW |7 |align="left"| Evan Conway |3 |1 |- |rowspan=2|7 |MF |8 |align="left"| Pedro Dolabella |3 |0 |rowspan=2|3 |- |MF |30 |align="left"| Sebastian Cruz |2 |1 |- |rowspan=2|9 |MF |23 |align="left"| Max Schneider |2 |0 |rowspan=2|2 |- |MF |17 |align="left"| Mattheus |2 |0 |- |rowspan=3|11 |FW |2 |align='left'|Conner Antley |1 |0 |rowspan=3|1 |- |FW |11 |align='left'|Gino Vivi |1 |0 |- |DF |27 |align='left'|Laurence Wyke |1 |0 |- !colspan="4"|Total ! 39 ! 10 ! 49
Top assists {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=30|Rank ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=30|Position ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=30|Number ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=175|Name ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=75| ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=75|USL Cup ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold; width=75|Total |- |1 |DF |20 |align="left"| Charlie Ostrem |8 |2 |10 |- |rowspan=4|2 |MF |30 |align="left"| Sebastian Cruz |2 |2 |rowspan=4|4 |- |FW |9 |align="left"| MD Myers |4 |0 |- |FW |10 |align="left"| Russell Cicerone |4 |0 |- |DF |26 |align="left"| Dion Acoff |3 |1 |- |rowspan=3|6 |MF |8 |align="left"| Pedro Dolabella |2 |1 |rowspan=3|3 |- |MF |16 |align="left"| Marco Micaletto |2 |1 |- |MF |17 |align="left"| Mattheus |2 |1 |- |9 |FW |7 |align="left"| Evan Conway |2 |0 |2 |- |rowspan=3|10 |FW |4 |align="left"| Lewis Hilton |1 |0 |rowspan=3|1 |- |MF |13 |align="left"| Louis Perez |1 |0 |- |MF |23 |align="left"| Max Schneider |1 |0 |- !colspan="4"|Total ! 33 ! 6 ! 39
Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold" rowspan="2" !width=15| ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold" rowspan="2" !width=15| ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold" rowspan="2" !width=120|Player ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold;" colspan="3"|USLC ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold;" colspan="3"|USL Cup ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold;" colspan="3"|Total |- ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold;" width=34; background:#fe9;| ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold;" width=34; background:#fe9;| ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold;" width=34; background:#ff8888;| ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold;" width=34; background:#fe9;| ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold;" width=34; background:#fe9;| ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold;" width=34; background:#ff8888;| ! style="background:green; color:gold; border:1px solid #gold;" width=34; background:#fe9;|