2026 Tampa Bay Rowdies season
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2026 soccer season
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
As of September 14, 2026
Team management and staff
Non-competitive fixtures
Pre–season
Competitive fixtures
USL Championship
Standings
Matches
On December 16, 2025, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 25 teams.
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
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.
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