2010 FC Tampa Bay season

FC Tampa Bay
2010 season
OwnersUnited States Hinds Howard
United States David Laxer
United States Andrew Nestor
Head coachScotland Paul Dalglish (resigned Sept. 23)
United States Perry Van der Beck (interim)
StadiumGeorge M. Steinbrenner Field
Tampa, Florida
USSF D2 Pro League6th in USL Conference
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Ponce De Leon CupWinners
Coastal CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron King (12)
All: Aaron King (13)
Highest home attendance8,082
(May 8 v. Austin)
Lowest home attendance1,698
(September 16 v. Austin)
Average home league attendance3,866

The 2010 FC Tampa Bay season was the first and inaugural season of FC Tampa Bay[1] and only season in the USL Conference of the USSF Division 2 Professional League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The USSF D-2 was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in 2010 to last just one season, as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL).

Review

The team won its first official game on April 16, 2010, 1–0, over Crystal Palace Baltimore on a goal by striker Aaron King. The first home game, a 2–2 draw with Austin Aztex FC, was played at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa on May 8, 2010.

The club got off to a fast start with a 5–1–3 record, but then slumped the rest of the way. They won only two of their final 21 games and failed to make the playoffs with a final record of 7–12–11. This led to dismissal of manager Paul Dalglish, with Perry Van der Beck finishing the season as interim manager.[2] Positives from the season included capturing the inaugural Coastal Cup versus Miami FC. They also took home the 2010 Ponce De Leon Cup, which was contested between Miami FC, the Puerto Rico Islanders and FC Tampa Bay.

Club

Roster

as of August 10, 2010[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Daryl Sattler
2 DF United States USA Rob Valentino
3 DF Scotland SCO Graham Tatters
4 DF United States USA Julian Valentin (captain)
5 MF United States USA Gordon Kljestan
6 MF United States USA Erik Ustruck
7 FW United States USA Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe
8 MF New Zealand NZL Jeremy Christie
9 MF United States USA Drew Yates
10 FW Cuba CUB Maykel Galindo (on loan from Chivas USA)
11 MF United States USA Chad Burt
13 DF Cuba CUB Yendry Diaz
14 MF Haiti HAI Pascal Milien
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF United States USA Joe Donoho
16 GK United States USA Phillip Lamarre
17 MF Canada CAN Mozzi Gyorio
18 FW United States USA Aaron King
19 GK United States USA Josh Lambo (on loan from Dallas)
21 FW United States USA Aaron Wheeler
22 DF United States USA Scott Buete
23 FW China CHN Long Tan
24 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jonny Steele
25 MF Mexico MEX Ricardo Sánchez
27 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Stanley Nyazamba
32 MF Japan JPN Takuya Yamada

Staff

Preseason

March 6, 2010 Tampa Spartans 2–2 FC Tampa Bay Tampa, FL
7:00 PM EDT Warren 2'
Goncalves 34'		 Report
Report 2		 Nowland 31'
87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Pepin Stadium
March 12, 2010 FC Tampa Bay 2–2 FC Dallas Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Burt 38'
Adjeman-Pamboe 52'		 Report Luna 46', 50' Stadium: Pepin Stadium
March 19, 2010 FC Tampa Bay 1–0 Philadelphia Union Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Wheeler 4' Report Stadium: Pepin Stadium
March 26, 2010 FC Tampa Bay 3–0 UCF Knights Auburndale, FL
7:00 PM EDT Yamada 27'
King 49'
Diaz 2nd half'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Stadium: Lake Myrtle Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,000+
April 10, 2010 USF Bulls 1–1 FC Tampa Bay Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Yamada 44' (o.g.) Report 1
Report 2		 Adjeman-Pamboe 85' Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,600

USSF D-2

USL Conference standings

See also: 2010 USSF Division-2 Professional League season
USL Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rochester Rhinos 30 16 8 6 38 24 +14 54 Conference leader, qualified for playoffs
2 Austin Aztex 30 15 7 8 53 40 +13 53 Qualified for playoffs[a]
3 Portland Timbers 30 13 7 10 34 23 +11 49
4 NSC Minnesota Stars 30 11 12 7 32 36 −4 40
5 Puerto Rico Islanders 30 9 11 10 37 35 +2 37
6 FC Tampa Bay 30 7 12 11 41 46 −5 32
Source: USSF D-2 schedule table
Notes:
  1. ^ The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 7 11 12 41 46  −5 32 4 7 4 25 22  +3 3 4 8 16 24  −8

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

Matches

[4]

April 16, 2010 Round 1 Crystal Palace Baltimore 0–1 FC Tampa Bay Baltimore, MD
7:00 PM EDT Report King 66' Stadium: UMBC Stadium
Attendance: 1,029
April 24, 2010 Round 2 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–0 FC Tampa Bay Blaine, MN
8:00 PM EDT Gao 34' (pen.) Report Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,310
May 1, 2010 Round 3 Miami FC 1–1 FC Tampa Bay Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT Gomez 40' Report Valentin 82' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 1,502
May 8, 2010 Round 4 FC Tampa Bay 2–2 Austin Aztex FC Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT King 10' (pen.)
Christie 86' (pen.)		 Report Johnson 28'
Watson 60' (pen.)		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 8,082
May 14, 2010 Round 5 Carolina Railhawks 1–2 FC Tampa Bay Cary, NC
7:00 PM EDT Richardson 42' Report Donoho 61'
Wheeler 84'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,641
May 19, 2010 Round 6 Austin Aztex FC 3–3 FC Tampa Bay Austin, TX
8:30 PM EDT Marshall 28'
Johnson 45' 53'		 Report Wheeler 35'
Donoho 45'
Kljestan 88'		 Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 6,051
May 22, 2010 Round 7 AC St. Louis 0–3 FC Tampa Bay Fenton, MO
7:10 PM EDT Report Milien 37'
Adjeman-Pamboe 64'
Tan 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 3,402
May 27, 2010 Round 8 FC Tampa Bay 3–1 NSC Minnesota Stars Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Kljestan 6'
Wheeler 20' (pen.)
Tan 26'		 Report Hlavaty 38' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3,886
May 29, 2010 Round 9 FC Tampa Bay 2–1 Puerto Rico Islanders Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Wheeler 43'
King 83'		 Report Vélez 56' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 5,023
June 6, 2010 Round 10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 FC Tampa Bay Burnaby, Canada
7:00 PM EDT Nash 45' (pen.) Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288
June 12, 2010 Round 11 FC Tampa Bay 1–2 Montreal Impact Tampa, FL
7:00 PM EDT King 70' Report Byers 49'
Brown 66'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 4,787
June 19, 2010 Round 12 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–0 FC Tampa Bay Bayamón, Puerto Rico
8:05 PM EDT Foley 65' Report Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 1,542
June 27, 2010 Round 13 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Tampa Bay Portland, OR
8:00 PM EDT Dike 73' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,892
July 4, 2010 Round 14 FC Tampa Bay 1–1 Miami FC Tampa, FL
7:00 PM EDT Christie 82' Report Santeliz 90' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 5,123
July 10, 2010 Round 15 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–0 FC Tampa Bay Blaine, MN
8:00 PM EDT Valentino 29' (o.g.) Report Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,653
July 15, 2010 Round 16 FC Tampa Bay 0–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Report Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 2,742
July 22, 2010 Round 17 FC Tampa Bay 0–1 Rochester Rhinos Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Report Kissi 90 + 1' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3,882
July 25, 2010 Round 18 FC Tampa Bay 2–0 Miami FC Tampa, FL
4:00 PM EDT Valentin 36'
King 66'		 Report Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3,226
July 31, 2010 Round 19 FC Tampa Bay 2–2 Portland Timbers Tampa, FL
7:00 PM EDT King 27'
Sánchez 57'		 Report Dike 16'
Suzuki 81'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 4,417
August 7, 2010 Round 20 Austin Aztex FC 4–2 FC Tampa Bay Austin, TX
8:30 PM EDT Needham 16' 35'
L. Watson 18'
M. Griffin 45'		 Report Sánchez 21' (pen.)
Tan 25'		 Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 3,671
August 11, 2010 Round 21 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 FC Tampa Bay Bayamón, Puerto Rico
8:05 PM EDT Hansen 31' Report Sánchez 90 + 2' Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 1,069
August 14, 2010 Round 22 Miami FC 3–3 FC Tampa Bay Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT Chijindu 19'
Martins 42'
Nuñez 82'		 Report Galindo 33'
King 45' 56'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 1,855
August 19, 2010 Round 23 FC Tampa Bay 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT King 26' Report Wagner 7' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 2,562
August 25, 2010 Round 24 FC Tampa Bay 1–2 Carolina Railhawks Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Sánchez 88' Report Bobo 23'
Barbara 40'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 1,825
August 29, 2010 Round 25 FC Tampa Bay 2–2 AC St. Louis Tampa, FL
6:00 PM EDT Steele 43'
Diaz 90'		 Report Valentino 5' (o.g.)
Ambersley 19'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3,389
September 11, 2010 Round 26 Rochester Rhinos 3–0 FC Tampa Bay Rochester, NY
7:00 PM EDT Greenfield 41' (pen.)
Kissi 45'
Rosenlund 49'		 Report Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 8,197
September 16, 2010 Round 27 FC Tampa Bay 1–1 Austin Aztex FC Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT King 90+' Report M. Griffin 50' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 1,698
September 19, 2010 Round 28 Montreal Impact 3–0 FC Tampa Bay Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2:00 PM EDT Donatelli 10' (pen.)
Gerba 45', 82'		 Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 13,034
September 24, 2010 Round 29 FC Tampa Bay 1–3 NSC Minnesota Stars Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Galindo 73' Report Rodríguez 14'
Bracalello 39'
Takada 44'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3,006
October 1, 2010 Round 30 FC Tampa Bay 6–3 Crystal Palace Baltimore Tampa, FL
7:30 PM EDT Burt 3'
King 12', 60'
Gyorio 13', 29'
Sánchez 70' (pen.)		 Report Neto 39'
Cherneski 62', 65'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 4,348

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. FC Tampa Bay and Puerto Rico were level on points, wins, goal differential, head-to-head meetings, goals for, and goals against. Tampa Bay was declared the winner by virtue of scoring five away goals to the Islanders' three.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD AG Pts
1 FC Tampa Bay 8 2 5 1 10 8 +2 5 11
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 8 2 5 1 10 8 +2 3 11
3 Miami FC 8 0 6 2 10 14 −4 4 6
Source: [citation needed]

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2010 U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament
Home teams listed on top of bracket

First Round Second Round
      
D2 Pro Florida Miami FC (AET) 5
PDL Florida Central Florida Kraze 1
D2 Pro Florida Miami FC (AET) 2
D2 Pro Florida FC Tampa Bay 1
USASA Texas Legends FC 0
D2 Pro Florida FC Tampa Bay 3

Games

June 15, 2010 First Round Legends FC Texas 0–3 Florida FC Tampa Bay Dallas, TX
9:00 PM EDT Report Burt 2'
Adjeman-Pamboe 38'
King 85'		 Stadium: Richland Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jorge Luna
June 22, 2010 Second Round Miami FC Florida 2–1
(a.e.t.)		 Florida FC Tampa Bay Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT Araujo 2'
Thompson 98' (pen.)		 Report Diaz 82' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 972
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

References

  1. ^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies to get new life in USL - St. Petersburg Times". Archived from the original on June 28, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "Rowdies close with 6–3 win". .tbo.com. October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "FC Tampa Bay Rowdies". Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League".