2015 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The 2015 season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies sixth season of existence, and fifth playing in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer pyramid. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 28th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay area.

Summary
The Tampa Bay Rowdies' new manager was Thomas Rongen, replacing Ricky Hill, who was dismissed after the 2014 season. Rongen had a prior connection to soccer in the area, as he was the first manager of the MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny during their inaugural season of 1996. The Rowdies brought back another familiar local figure when Farrukh Quraishi, who had been a player and a youth development director for the original Rowdies, was named general manager.

In March 2015, the Rowdies traveled to Portugal to play several preseason friendlies against clubs in the Portuguese second and third divisions. It was the first time that the current club had undertaken an international tour.

The Rowdies lost only one match during the NASL spring season, good for second place in the table. After starting the fall season 2-1-6, however, club owner Bill Edwards dismissed both manager Thomas Rongen and general manager Farrukh Quraishi, much to the chagrin of many of the team's fans. "They had a five-year plan, and I have a one-year plan," said Edwards regarding the firings. Assistant Stuart Campbell was promoted to manager and led the team to a 3-4-4 record. The Rowdies finished the fall season in 8th out of 11 teams in the league table and missed the playoffs.

Club
as of November 14, 2015

Technical staff

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Farrukh Quraishi – President & General Manager (fired August 21, 2015)
 * 🇺🇸 Perry Van der Beck – Assistant General Manager/Vice President of Community Relations
 * Thomas Rongen - Head Coach (fired August 21, 2015)
 * Stuart Campbell – Assistant Coach (promoted to head coach August 2015)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stuart Dobson - Goalkeeper Coach
 * 🇺🇸 Eric Arbuzow - Assistant Coach
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Spurr – Director of Team Operations
 * 🇺🇸 Jason Riley – Strength & Conditioning Coach
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Malcolm Phillips – Equipment Manager
 * 🇺🇸 Dr. Koco Eaton - Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
 * 🇺🇸 Dr. Sanjay Menon – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
 * 🇺🇸 Dr. Christopher Salud – Team Physician
 * 🇺🇸 Andrew Keane - Head Athletic Trainer
 * 🇺🇸 Laura Tllinghast Hine - Yoga Instructor
 * 🇺🇸 Dr. Samuel Meyers - Team Chiropractor

Front office

 * 🇺🇸 Bill Edwards – Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Governor
 * 🇺🇸 Andrew Nestor – Director
 * 🇺🇸 David Laxer – Director
 * 🇺🇸 Lee Cohen – Vice President & Chief Operating Officer