2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Tampa Bay Rowdies 2012 soccer season

Tampa Bay Rowdies2012 season

Owners| Andrew Nestor
Head coach| Ricky Hill
Stadium| Al Lang Stadium
NASL| 2nd
NASL Playoffs| Champions
U.S. Open Cup| Third Round
Ponce De Leon Cup| Winners
Coastal Cup| Winners
Top goalscorer| League:
Mike Ambersley
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All:
Mike Ambersley
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Highest home attendance| 4,710[1]
(July 4 v. Fort Lauderdale)
Lowest home attendance| 2,194[2]
(April 12 v. Carolina)
Average home league attendance| 3,116[3]

Home colors

Away colors

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The 2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies' third season of existence, and second in the North American Soccer League. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 25th season of a professional soccer team fielded in the Tampa Bay region.

## Background

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See also: Tampa Bay Rowdies

After their first season, the FC Tampa Bay Rowdies were forced by Classic Ink to discontinue use of the "Rowdies" name, resulting in their name being FC Tampa Bay. Before the 2012 season began, however, the team came to terms with Classic Ink to purchase the "Rowdies" name.[4]

In the previous season, the Rowdies rallied to a third-place finish before bowing out in a first-round playoff match against eventual NASL Champions NSC Minnesota Stars. In 2012, the Rowdies finished second in the league with a 12–9–7 record. In the 2012 playoffs, they first defeated Carolina RailHawks FC, 5–4, on aggregate in the semifinals to advance to the Soccer Bowl. There they avenged the previous season's playoff loss by defeating defending champion, Minnesota, in the NASL Championship Series. They won the title in dramatic fashion, 3–2, on penalty kicks, after making up a two-goal aggregate deficit in regulation, and then surviving 30 minutes of extra time while short-handed.[5] For the region of Tampa Bay, it was the first North American Soccer League championship since the original Rowdies won Soccer Bowl '75.[6]

## Club

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### Roster

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as of August 25, 2012[7]

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1  | GK | Jeff Attinella |  United States
2  | DF | Daniel Scott |  United States
3  | DF | Andres Arango |  Canada
4  | MF | Stuart Campbell |  Scotland
5  | DF | J. P. Rodrigues |  Guyana
6  | FW | Matt Clare |  United States
7  | DF | Frank Sanfilippo (captain) |  United States
8  | FW | Luke Mulholland |  England
9  | FW | Dan Antoniuk |  United States
11  | MF | Shane Hill |  England
13  | DF | Thurstan Johnson |  United States
14  | DF | Draymond Washington |  United States
15  | FW | Mike Ambersley |  United States
18  | MF | Dan O'Brien |  United States
19  | DF | Eddie Ababio |  United States
20  | FW | Evans Frimpong |  Ghana
22  | MF | Keith Savage |  United States
23  | FW | Fabrice Picault |  United States
24  | GK | Andrew Fontein |  United States
25  | FW | Carl Cort |  Guyana
28  | MF | Raphael Cox |  United States
32  | MF | Takuya Yamada |  Japan

### Squad information

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## Match results

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### Friendlies

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Orange Team v White Team March 3, 2012 Intra-Squad Scrimmage|  Orange Team | 5–3|  White Team | Tampa, Florida

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12:00 p.m. |  25' (o.g.)
Hill 41'
Hofstetter 41', 58'
Gray 54' | Report | Ambersley 20', 46'
Yamada 51' | Stadium: Monroe Middle School

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Eckerd Tritons March 10, 2012 Preseason 1|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–0|  Eckerd Tritons | Lakewood Ranch, Florida

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6:30 p.m. | Mulholland 17'
Hofstetter  65'
Gray  68' | Report | Hobbis  45'
Duffy  59' | Stadium: Premier Sports Campus

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Tampa Spartans March 14, 2012 Preseason 2|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0|  Tampa Spartans | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. | Mulholland 33'
Hill 55'
Perucica 73' | http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/detail/lang/EN/uuid/1c3ta6igpyoto1tnepjrrgflna/rowdies-post-2-0-victory-over-ut#.U9EgUuDDPHg TBR Report]
[https://www.newspapers.com/image/314762596/?terms=Rowdies | Fekete 73' | Stadium: Walter Fuller Complex

FGCU Eagles v Tampa Bay Rowdies March 17, 2012 Preseason 3|  FGCU Eagles | 0–1|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Fort Myers, Florida

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2:00 p.m. |  | Report | Savage 45' | Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex

Tampa Bay Rowdies v UCF Knights March 21, 2012 Preseason 4|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cancelled|  UCF Knights | Tampa, Florida

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7:00 p.m. |  | Report |  | Stadium: Ed Radice Sports Complex
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather.

USF Bulls v Tampa Bay Rowdies March 24, 2012 Preseason 4|  USF Bulls | 0–1|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Tampa, Florida

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7:30 p.m. |  | Report | Clare 1'
Mulholland 79' | Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Saint Leo Lions March 28, 2012 Preseason 5|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4–0|  Saint Leo Lions | Clearwater, Florida

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7:00 p.m. | Yoshitake 25'
Arango 38'
Yamada 83'
Clare 84'
Mulholland 85' | Report |  | Stadium: Countryside Sportsplex

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Fort Lauderdale Strikers March 31, 2012 Preseason 6|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–4|  Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Auburndale, Florida

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| Yoshitake 11'
Ambersley 64', 84'
Yamada 82' | Report | Herron 16'
Lorenz 27'
Hassan 46'
Shanosky 59'
Anderson 84' | Stadium: FYSA Auburndale Complex

### North America Soccer League

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Further information: 2012 North American Soccer League season

All times from this point on are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

#### Standings

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1  | San Antonio Scorpions (X) | 28  | 13  | 8  | 7  | 46  | 27  | +19  | 47  | Playoff semifinals
2  | Tampa Bay Rowdies (C) | 28  | 12  | 9  | 7  | 37  | 30  | +7  | 45
3  | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28  | 11  | 8  | 9  | 32  | 30  | +2  | 41  | Playoff quarterfinals
4  | Carolina RailHawks | 28  | 10  | 10  | 8  | 44  | 46  | −2  | 40
5  | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28  | 9  | 9  | 10  | 40  | 46  | −6  | 36

Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (X) Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion)

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
28  | 12  | 9  | 7  | 37  | 30  |  +7  | 45  | 7  | 5  | 1  | 18  | 8  |  +10  | 5  | 4  | 6  | 19  | 22  |  −3

Last updated: September 23, 2012.
Source: Match reports

Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28

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Stadium| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| A| H| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A
Result| L| W| D| D| W| L| L| W| D| L| L| W| W| W| W| L| W| W| W| D| D| L| D| W| D| W| D| D

Updated to match(es) played on September 19, 2012. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Match results

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Puerto Rico Islanders v Tampa Bay Rowdies April 7, 2012 Match 1
Ponce De Leon Cup|  Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–0|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Bayamon, Puerto Rico

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Addlery 21'
Delgado 25'
Fojo 43'
Cunningham 59'
Addlery  69' | Report | Hill 45'
Yamada 68'
Sanfilippo 90' | Stadium: Bayamon Sports Complex
Attendance: 952
Referee: Javier Santos

Tampa Bay Rowdies v FC Edmonton April 14, 2012 Match 2|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0|  FC Edmonton | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Yamada 20'
Hill 82' | Report | Joseph-Augustin 26'
Oppong 67'
van Leerdam 78'
Hatchi 84'
Saiko 90+2' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,129
Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Carolina RailHawks FC April 18, 2012 Match 3|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1|  Carolina RailHawks FC | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Yoshitake 70' | Report | Shriver 65' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Armando Villarreal

Atlanta Silverbacks v Tampa Bay Rowdies April 21, 2012 Match 4|  Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–1|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Atlanta, Georgia

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Robertson 73'
Navia 87' | Report | Antoniuk 70'
Mulholland 84' | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 3,261
Referee: Ismail Elfath

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Fort Lauderdale Strikers April 28, 2012 Match 5
Ponce De Leon Cup|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–1|  Fort Lauderdale Strikers | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Clare 27'
Ambersley 62' (pen.)
Rodrigues 63'
Savage 90+' | Report 1
Report 2 | Ståhl 42'
Restrepo 90' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,536
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.

San Antonio Scorpions FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies May 5, 2012 Match 6|  San Antonio Scorpions FC | 2–0|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | San Antonio, Texas

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8:30 p.m. EDT | Kling 44'
Denissen 53' (pen.)
Cochrane 61'
Pitchkolan 66' | Report | Arango 52' | Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 9,536
Referee: Hayer Reyes

Tampa Bay Rowdies v San Antonio Scorpions FC May 12, 2012 Match 7|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2|  San Antonio Scorpions FC | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Antoniuk  55'
Ramírez 78' | Report | Campos 53', 90+4'
Scott 61'
Hill 63' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Javier Santos

Atlanta Silverbacks v Tampa Bay Rowdies May 19, 2012 Match 8|  Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–3|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Atlanta, Georgia

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Davis 51'
Moroney 64', 89'
Carr 80' | Report | Antoniuk 12', 37'
Yamada 60'
Ambersley 78' | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Minnesota Stars FC May 25, 2012 Match 9|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0|  Minnesota Stars FC | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Campbell 69' | Report |  | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,182
Referee: Ted Unkel

Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Tampa Bay Rowdies June 2, 2012 Match 10
Ponce De Leon Cup|  Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3–1|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Thompson 53' (pen.)
Anderson 54'
Stewart 86'
Orozco 88'
Restrepo 90+2' | Report | Mulholland 33'
Ambersley 62' | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,255
Referee: Kevin Terry

Puerto Rico Islanders v Tampa Bay Rowdies June 9, 2012 Match 11
Ponce De Leon Cup|  Puerto Rico Islanders | 2–0|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Bayamon, Puerto Rico

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Fojo 40'
Rivera 73'
Needham 81'
vanSchaik 90+4' | Report | Picault 30'
Arango 51' | Stadium: Bayamon Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Jesus Angel Delgado Lebron

Minnesota Stars FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies June 16, 2012 Match 12|  Minnesota Stars FC | 1–2|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine, Minnesota

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8:30 p.m. EDT | Nuñez 8'
Nuñez 25'
Kallman 90+1' | Report | Yoshitake 45+1'
Hill 45+1'
Savage 85'
Ambersley 89' | Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,908

Tampa Bay Rowdies v San Antonio Scorpions FC June 23, 2012 Match 13|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–2|  San Antonio Scorpions FC | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Yoshitake 39', 90'
Mulholland 88' | Report | Greenfield 31'
Bayona 52'
Pitchkolan 59'
Harmse 71' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,559
Referee: Christina Ibañez

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Minnesota Stars FC June 30, 2012 Match 14|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0|  Minnesota Stars FC | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Ambersley 55'
Yoshitake 88' | Report |  | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,594
Referee: Kevin Terry

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Fort Lauderdale Strikers July 4, 2012 Match 15
Ponce De Leon Cup|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–1|  Fort Lauderdale Strikers | St. Petersburg, Florida

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6:30 p.m. EDT | Ambersley 30'
Yoshitake 67'
Antoniuk 85'
Rodrigues 86' 90' | Report | Herron 19',  67'
Orozco 26' 79' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,710
Referee: Ismail Elfath

Minnesota Stars FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies July 12, 2012 Match 16|  Minnesota Stars FC | 2–1|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine, Minnesota

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8:30 p.m. EDT | Nuñez 30'
Dias 37'
Takada 44'
Venegas 64' | Report | Ambersley 78' | Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,164

FC Edmonton v Tampa Bay Rowdies July 15, 2012 Match 17|  FC Edmonton | 0–1|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Edmonton, Alberta

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4:00 p.m. EDT | Hatchi 36'
Lam 70' | Report | Yoshitake 33'
Mulholland 88' | Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,688

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Puerto Rico Islanders July 21, 2012 Match 18
Ponce De Leon Cup|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0|  Puerto Rico Islanders | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Sanfilippo 57',  72'
Ambersley 85' | Report |  | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,207

Tampa Bay Rowdies v FC Edmonton July 28, 2012 Match 19|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0|  FC Edmonton | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Antoniuk 44' | Report | Arguez 20'
Barthélémy 33' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,149

Carolina RailHawks FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies August 4, 2012 Match 20|  Carolina RailHawks FC | 3–3|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, North Carolina

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7:00 p.m. EDT | da Luz 21'
Zimmerman 43', 49'
Garey 52'
Stockley 59' | Report | Hill 17'
Mulholland 86'
Yamada 90+2' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,002

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta Silverbacks August 11, 2012 Match 21|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0|  Atlanta Silverbacks | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Mulholland 84'
Arango 90' | Report | Willis 54'
Randolph 70' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,027

San Antonio Scorpions FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies August 19, 2012 Match 22|  San Antonio Scorpions FC | 4–0|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | San Antonio, Texas

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8:30 p.m. EDT | Ramírez 8'
Campos 17', 29'
Sattler 56'
Bayona 90+2' | Report | Sanfilippo 45'
Hill 49'
Mulholland 52'
Ambersley 56' | Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,024

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Puerto Rico Islanders August 25, 2012 Match 23
Ponce De Leon Cup|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0|  Puerto Rico Islanders | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Cox 54'
Mulholland 68' | Report | Nurse 34'
Ibeagha 83' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Ted Unkel

Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Tampa Bay Rowdies September 1, 2012 Match 24
Ponce De Leon Cup|  Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–3|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Laing 1'
Tetteh 19'
Ståhl 53' | Report | Arango 21'
Picault 53'
Sanfilippo 59' 82'
Cox 80'
Scott 88'
Cort 90+4' | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,629

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta Silverbacks September 8, 2012 Match 25|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1|  Atlanta Silverbacks | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Yamada 42'
Ababio 53' 67' | Report | Horth 30'
Carr 87' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,754

FC Edmonton v Tampa Bay Rowdies September 16, 2012 Match 26|  FC Edmonton | 0–3|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Edmonton, Alberta

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4:00 p.m. EDT | Barthélémy 45'
Rago 87' | Report | Antoniuk 21'
Ambersley 39' 43'
Mulholland 51' | Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,376

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Carolina RailHawks FC September 19, 2012 Match 27|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1|  Carolina RailHawks FC | St. Petersburg, Florida

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7:30 p.m. EDT | Arango 13' 22' | Report | Shipalane 61' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,194

Carolina RailHawks FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies September 22, 2012 Match 28|  Carolina RailHawks FC | 0–0|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, North Carolina

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7:00 p.m. EDT |  | Report | Frimpong 68'
Hill 90' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,310

#### Playoffs

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October 6, 2012

7:00 p.m. EDT

Semifinals - 1st Leg

Carolina RailHawks| 1–2| Tampa Bay Rowdies

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Shriver 78' (pen.)
Lowery 86'
Franks 89' | Report | Ambersley 64' 90+'
Arango 77'
Attinella 83'
Antoniuk 85'

WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina

Attendance: 3,183

Referee: Matthew Foerster

October 13, 2012

7:30 p.m. EDT

Semifinals - 2nd Leg

Tampa Bay Rowdies| 3–3| Carolina RailHawks

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Hill 40' (pen.)
Ambersley 65'
Mulholland 84' 90+2' | Report | Shriver 14'
Shipalane 18'
Agbossoumonde 35'
Zimmerman 86' (pen.)

Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 4,132

Referee: Robert Sibiga

Tampa Bay won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for the NASL Championship Series.

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October 20, 2012

8:30 p.m. EDT

Championship Series - 1st Leg

Minnesota Stars FC| 2–0| Tampa Bay Rowdies

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Walker 67'
Takada 84'
Nuñez 90+4' | Report | Ambersley 48'

National Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota

Attendance: 4,642

October 27, 2012

7:30 p.m. EDT

Championship Series - 2nd Leg

Tampa Bay Rowdies| 3–1 (a.e.t.)| Minnesota Stars FC

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Cort 25' 58'
Ambersley 26'
Savage 51'
Mulholland 82'
Antoniuk 86' 90+'
Hill 90' | Report | Davis 32'
Bracalello 45+'
Rodríguez 52'
Penalties
Mulholland
Cox
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Cort | 3–2 |  Hlavaty
Del Do
Altman
Bracalello
Rodríguez

Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 6,208

3–3 on aggregate; Tampa Bay won the 2012 NASL Championship on penalty kicks.

### U.S. Open Cup

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Further information: 2012 U.S. Open Cup

Tampa Bay entered with the other U.S.-based teams from the NASL and USL Pro in the second round. The first two rounds were drawn on May 1, 2012.

Jacksonville United v  Tampa Bay Rowdies May 22, 2012 Second round|  Jacksonville United | 0–3|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | Jacksonville, Florida

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19:00 EST | Donaldson 51' | Report | Ambersley 2'
Antoniuk 19'
Savage 65' | Stadium: Patton Park
Attendance: 925

Tampa Bay Rowdies  v  Colorado Rapids May 29, 2012 Third round|  Tampa Bay Rowdies  | 1–3|  Colorado Rapids | St. Petersburg, Florida

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20:00 EST | Antoniuk 19'
Washington 56'
Clare 90+2' | Report | Edu 17' (pen.)
Akpan 33'
Thompson 55'
Marshall 57'
Hill 90+1'
Ceus 90+2' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,086

### Ponce De Leon Cup

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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. The trophy itself was purported to have been destroyed in 2010 in a warehouse fire. 2012 was the final year that the cup was awarded, as the Puerto Rico Islanders ceased operation following the NASL season.

Pos | Team  | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13
2  | Puerto Rico Islanders | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12
3  | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 8

## Honors

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* NASL Champions
* NASL Fair Play Award

### Individual honors

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* NASL Coach of the Year

Ricky Hill

* NASL Best XI

Jeff Attinella, Takuya Yamada, Luke Mulholland

## Transfers

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### In

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### Out

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### Loan in

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### Loan out

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## See also

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* 2012 in American soccer
* 2012 North American Soccer League season

## References

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1. ^ (Box score)
2. ^ (Box score)
3. ^ Attendance
4. ^ "FC Tampa Bay Acquire the Rights to "Rowdies" Name | IMS Soccer News". Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
5. ^ "Rowdies Win 2012 NASL Soccer Bowl After Penalty Shootout". Rowdiessoccer.com. October 27, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
6. ^ Burns, Bryan (October 28, 2012). "Rowdies beat Minnesota for NASL title". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
7. ^ "Roster | Tampa Bay Rowdies". Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.

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National teams|

| Men|

* 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

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Women|

* Olympic Qualifying Tournament
* Algarve Cup
* Kirin Challenge Cup
* Sweden Invitational
* Women's Olympic Football Tournament

Team seasons

Men|

| MLS|

| East|

* Chicago Fire
* Columbus Crew
* D.C. United
* Houston Dynamo
* Montreal Impact
* New England Revolution
* New York Red Bulls
* Philadelphia Union
* Sporting Kansas City
* Toronto FC

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West|

* Chivas USA
* Colorado Rapids
* FC Dallas
* Los Angeles Galaxy
* Portland Timbers
* Real Salt Lake
* San Jose Earthquakes
* Seattle Sounders FC
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC

NASL|

* Atlanta Silverbacks
* Carolina RailHawks FC
* FC Edmonton
* Fort Lauderdale Strikers
* Minnesota Stars FC
* Puerto Rico Islanders
* San Antonio Scorpions
* Tampa Bay Rowdies

USL Pro|

* Antigua Barracuda
* Charleston Battery
* Charlotte Eagles
* Dayton Dutch Lions
* Harrisburg City Islanders
* Los Angeles Blues
* Orlando City SC
* Pittsburgh Riverhounds
* Richmond Kickers
* Rochester Rhinos
* Wilmington Hammerheads

Women|

| W-League|

* D.C. United Women

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WPSL EL|

* Boston Breakers
* Chicago Red Stars
* FC Indiana
* Western New York Flash

Indoor|

| PASL|

* Anaheim Bolts
* Arizona Storm
* Chicago Mustangs
* Cincinnati Kings
* Dallas Sidekicks
* Detroit Waza
* Harrisburg Heat
* Illinois Piasa
* Las Vegas Legends
* Ohio Vortex
* Real Phoenix
* Rio Grande Valley Flash
* Rockford Rampage
* Sacramento Surge
* San Diego Sockers
* Tacoma Stars
* Texas Strikers
* Toros Mexico
* Turlock Express

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