2011 FC Tampa Bay season

2011 FC Tampa Bay season was the second in the club's existence and the first in the NASL.

FC Tampa Bay
2011 season
Owners Hinds Howard
David Laxer
Andrew Nestor
Head coach Ricky Hill
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
St. Petersburg, Florida
NASL3rd
NASL PlayoffsQuarterfinals
U.S. Open Cupdid not enter
Ponce De Leon CupRunners up
Coastal CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Mike Ambersley (11)
All: Mike Ambersley (11)
Highest home attendance4,248
(July 4 v. Fort Lauderdale)
Lowest home attendance1,775
(May 11 v. Edmonton)
Average home league attendance3,087[1]

Review

FC Tampa Bay transitioned from the temporary USSF Division 2 Professional League to the new North American Soccer League, a second division league, and also changed their home pitch, as they moved across Tampa Bay to Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg from George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Former original Rowdie Ricky Hill was named the club's manager in January 2011.

After winning only 2 of their first 10 matches, the club rebounded to finish 3rd in the league table and qualified for the NASL playoffs. They were upset by eventual league champion NSC Minnesota Stars in the quarterfinals by a score of 1–0. Tampa Bay won their second straight Coastal Cup, by taking three out of four matches against their Florida Derby rivals, Fort Lauderdale. Another highlight was a 1–0 mid-season friendly win over the Bolton Wanderers of the English Premier League at Al Lang Stadium. The Rowdies (along with the rest of the NASL) did not participate in the 2011 U.S. Open Cup due to late provisional sanctioning by the USSF.

Results

Preseason
March 5, 2011 Game 1 Tampa Spartans 1–1 FC Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Kemal Malcolm  66' Report Millien  81' Stadium: Pepin Stadium
March 12, 2011 Game 2 FC Tampa Bay 1–1 BK Häcken Sunrise, Florida
3:30 PM EDT Clare  86' Report  69' Stadium: kics International Soccer Complex
March 19, 2011 Game 3 FC Tampa Bay 1–2 United States U-17 Bradenton, Florida
AM King  17' Report  33'
 48'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
March 19, 2011 Game 4 FC Tampa Bay 2–0 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Brandon, Florida
4:00 PM EDT Sanfilippo  74'
King  88'		 Report Stadium: Brandon Area Youth Soccer Complex
March 27, 2011 Game 5 UCF Knights 0–3 FC Tampa Bay Orlando, Florida
4:00 PM EDT Report Millien  38', 86' (pen.)
Burt  77'		 Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
March 30, 2011 Game 6 FC Tampa Bay 2–0 St. Leo Lions St. Petersburg, Florida
4:00 PM EDT Millien  55'
Yoshitake  61'		 Report Stadium: Azalea Youth Soccer Complex
Note: Game called off in the 67th minute due to inclement weather.
April 3, 2011 Game 7 USF Bulls 0–3 FC Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Report Savage  23'
King  62'
Jarun  71'		 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium

NASL
April 9, 2011 Game 1 FC Tampa Bay 1–0 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT Yoshitake  45'
Yamada  85'
Ambersley  90+'		 Report Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 4,161
April 17, 2011 Game 2 FC Tampa Bay 0–2 Puerto Rico Islanders St. Petersburg, FL
6:00 PM EDT Sanfilippo  67' Report Pitchkolan  31'
Faña  35'  79'		 Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 2,913
April 23, 2011 Game 3 Montreal Impact 0–0 FC Tampa Bay Montreal, QC
2:30 PM EDT Ech-Chergui  48'
Lowery  58'		 Report Ukah  16' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,060
April 30, 2011 Game 4 FC Tampa Bay 1–1 Atlanta Silverbacks St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT Ambersley  74' Report Hunt  18',  45+' Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 3,021
May 7, 2011 Game 5 FC Tampa Bay 1–3 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT Millien  23'
Sanfilippo  62'		 Report Franks  1'
Barbara  20'  76'
Low  48'
Farber  52'		 Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 3,325
May 11, 2011 Game 6 FC Tampa Bay 1–1 FC Edmonton St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT Burt  51'
Ambersley  55'
Sanfilippo  74'		 Report Kooy  90+4' Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 1,775
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 14, 2011 Game 7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Postponed FC Tampa Bay Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Note: Postponed due to inclement weather.
May 21, 2011 Game 7 FC Tampa Bay 3–0 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT Ukah  40'
Yoshitake  56',  84'
Burt  59'
Ambersley  74' (pen.)		 Report Pizzolitto  56'
Di Lorenzo  74'
Tsiskaridze  76'		 Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 3,343
May 28, 2011 Game 8 NSC Minnesota Stars 0–0 FC Tampa Bay Blaine, MN
8:30 PM EDT Report Ambersley  31'
Hayes  43'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,019
May 31, 2011 Game 9 FC Edmonton 4–0 FC Tampa Bay Edmonton, AB
9:30 PM EDT Porter  28'
Yamada  37'
Saiko  85'
Chin  88'		 Report Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 1,838
June 4, 2011 Game 10 FC Tampa Bay 1–2 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT Hayes  53'
Savage  66'
Ukah  68'
Ambersley  82',  86' (pen.)		 Report Watson  45+'
Barbara  63' (pen.)
Zimmerman  65'
Low  67'		 Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 2,688
June 12, 2011 Game 11 FC Tampa Bay 3–2 Atlanta Silverbacks St. Petersburg, FL
6:00 PM EDT Ambersley  31', 54'
Ukah  45+'
Arango  55'
Hayes  65'
King  84'		 Report Hunt  34'
Davis  64'
Toure  83'		 Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 2,319
June 18, 2011 Game 12 Carolina RailHawks 3–1 FC Tampa Bay Cary, NC
7:00 PM EDT Watson  36'
Barbara  69'
Low  84'
Russell  90+'		 Report Ukah  18'
Arango  48'
Watson-Siriboe  78'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,041
June 29, 2011 Game 13 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 FC Tampa Bay Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT Lennon  83'
Coudet  90+2'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ambersley  68'
Yoshitake  77'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,848
Note: Rescheduled from May 14.
July 4, 2011 Game 14 FC Tampa Bay 4–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, FL
6:00 PM EDT Arango  15',  59'
Watson-Siriboe  37'
Millien  55'
King  63'
Ambersley  71'		 Report Coudet  38' (pen.)
Palacio  68'		 Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 4,248
July 9, 2011 Game 15 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 FC Tampa Bay Bayamón, PR
6:05 PM EDT Cunningham  70'
Foley  82'		 Report King  18'
Millien  61'  71'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
July 17, 2011 Game 16 FC Edmonton 1–2 FC Tampa Bay Edmonton, AB
6:00 PM EDT Porter  19' Report King  30'
Sanfilippo  33'
Ambersley  71'		 Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 1,574
July 23, 2011 Game 17 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–1 FC Tampa Bay Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM EDT Sandoval  7'
Casarona  29'
O'Brien  41'
Parada  86'		 Report King  43'
Morrow  45'
Ukah  90'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 3,515
July 27, 2011 Game 18 FC Tampa Bay 3–1 FC Edmonton St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT King  6'
Hayes  51'
Hill  60'
Millien  84'		 Report Semenets  28'
Lemire  90'		 Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 2,003
August 6, 2011 Game 19 Atlanta Silverbacks 0–4 FC Tampa Bay Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM EDT Ruthven  61'
Cox  71'		 Report Savage  28'  60'
Ambersley  33'
Clare  82'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 3,126
August 10, 2011 Game 20 Montreal Impact 3–3 FC Tampa Bay Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT Sutton  16'
Sebrango  46', 75'
Westlake  54'
LeGall  88'		 Report Savage  15'
Hill  38'
King  85'
Gyorio  90'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 9,860
August 13, 2011 Game 21 FC Tampa Bay 2–0 NSC Minnesota Stars St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT Millien  45'
Sanfilippo  65'
Ukah  77'
Yoshitake  83'		 Report Cosgriff  62' Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 3,150
August 20, 2011 Game 22 FC Tampa Bay 1–2 Puerto Rico Islanders St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT Ambersley  30'
Savage  78'		 Report Cunningham  2'
Telesford  36'
Addlery  33'
Foley  75'		 Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 2,965
August 27, 2011 Game 23 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–2 FC Tampa Bay Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT Restrepo  87' Report Arango  5'
King  9'
Rodrigues  41'
Ambersley  77',  78'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,685
September 3, 2011 Game 24 Carolina RailHawks 2–0 FC Tampa Bay Cary, NC
7:00 PM EDT Campos  19', 38'
Franks  65'		 Report Hill  46'
Arango  49'
Baptiste  88'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,015
September 6, 2011 Game 25 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–2 FC Tampa Bay Blaine, MN
8:30 PM EDT Kallman  51'
Takada  67'		 Report Savage  22'
Gyorio  77'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 767
September 10, 2011 Game 26 Puerto Rico Islanders Postponed FC Tampa Bay Bayamón, PR
7:30 PM EDT Report Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Note: Postponed to September 21 due to Tropical Storm Maria.
September 17, 2011 Game 26 FC Tampa Bay 1–1 NSC Minnesota Stars St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT King  59'
Ambersley  85'		 Report Cvilikas  54' Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 3,001
September 21, 2011 Game 27 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–0 FC Tampa Bay Bayamón, PR
7:30 PM EDT Perez  5' Report Rodrigues  62' Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 1,502
Note: Rescheduled from September 10.
September 24, 2011 Game 28 FC Tampa Bay 2–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, FL
7:00 PM EDT Savage  68'
Clare  90+1'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Arrieta  51' Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 3,226

Friendlies
July 14, 2011 FC Tampa Bay 1–0 Bolton Wanderers St. Petersburg, FL
7:30 pm EDT Clare  65',  85' Report Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 3,914

Playoffs
October 1, 2011 Quarterfinals FC Tampa Bay 0–1 NSC Minnesota Stars St. Petersburg, FL
7:30 pm EDT Arango  14' Report Mulholland  27'
Cosgriff  55'
Altman  57'		 Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 3,003

Club

First team roster

as of August 25, 2011[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Daryl Sattler
3 DF  CAN Andres Arango
4 DF  USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe (on loan from Chicago)
5 DF  GUY J. P. Rodrigues
6 FW  USA Matt Clare
7 DF  USA Frank Sanfilippo (captain)
8 FW  TRI Kerry Baptiste
9 FW  USA Warren Ukah
10 MF  JPN Tsuyoshi Yoshitake
11 MF  ENG Shane Hill
13 DF  CUB Yendry Diaz
14 MF  HAI Pascal Millien
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW  USA Mike Ambersley
17 MF  CAN Mozzi Gyorio
18 FW  USA Aaron King
20 GK  USA Jeff Attinella
21 MF  NZL Jeremy Christie
22 MF  USA Keith Savage
23 MF  USA David Hayes
28 GK  USA Evan Newton (on loan from Houston)
32 MF  JPN Takuya Yamada
77 MF  USA Chad Burt
— MF  NIR Jonny Steele (on loan to Carolina)

Coaching staff
  • Perry Van der Beck - Executive Vice President, Technical Director, and Director of Player Development
  • Ricky Hill - Head Coach
  • Lee Cohen - Director of Operations
  • David Hayes - Assistant Coach
  • Slobodan Janjuš - Goalkeeper Coach
  • James Faylo - Head Athletic Trainer
  • Harris McIlwain - Team Physician
  • Seth Gasser - Team Physician

NASL

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carolina RailHawks (X) 28 17 3 8 50 26 +24 54 Playoff semifinals
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 15 7 6 41 32 +9 52
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 28 11 8 9 41 36 +5 41 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 11 8 35 36 −1 38
5 FC Edmonton 28 10 6 12 35 40 −5 36[lower-alpha 1]
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.[3]
(X) Regular season champion.
Notes:
  1. EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 11 8 9 41 36  +5 41 7 3 4 24 17  +7 4 5 5 17 19  −2

Last updated: April 26, 2018.
Source: Match reports

Ponce De Leon Cup

The Ponce De Leon Cup was a fan-based derby and trophy that was created in 2006. Participants were originally United Soccer Leagues first division teams (later USSF-D2, then NASL teams) based in lands that Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León had visited; namely Florida and Puerto Rico. It was awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants.

Pos Team GP W D L GF GA GD AWG Pts
1 Puerto Rico Islanders 8431137+6715
2 FC Tampa Bay 8323119+2411
3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 81341017-756

Honors
  • NASL Fair Play Award

Individual honors
  • NASL Best XI
Pascal Millien, Mike Ambersley

References
  1. NASL Weekend in Review (18 July 2011).
  2. http://fctampabay.com/index.php?id=58
  3. "NASL Standings".
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