Tampa Bay Mutiny
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Year founded | 1995 - 2002 (defunct) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Major League Soccer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Mutiny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 - 2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Last Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 1 - 2 Columbus Crew (Raymond James Stadium; September 9, 2001) |
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Largest Win 5 - 1, twice; 4 - 0, three times |
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Worst Defeat Columbus Crew 6 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny (Crew Stadium; June 16, 2001) |
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All-time Top Scorer Roy Lassiter (37) |
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1996 (retroactively) |
The Tampa Bay Mutiny was a professional soccer club located in Tampa, Florida that participated in Major League Soccer from 1996-2001. The club played its home games at Houlihan's Stadium from 1996-1998 and at Raymond James Stadium from 1999 onwards. Major League Soccer's contraction following the 2001 season reduced the league from 12 to 10 teams, with the two Florida clubs, the Miami Fusion and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, ceasing operations.
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[edit] Honors
- MLS Supporters' Shield 1 (1996)
[edit] Notable players
- Mamadou Diallo (2000-2001)
- Mark Dougherty (1996-1997)
- Giuseppe Galderisi (1996-1997)
- Frankie Hejduk (1996-1998)
- Cle Kooiman (1996-1997)
- Roy Lassiter (1996-1998)
- Steve Ralston (1996-2001)
- Mauricio Ramos (1998-1999)
- Thomas Ravelli (1998)
- Carlos Valderrama (1996-1997, 1999-2001)
- Frank Yallop (1996-1998)
[edit] Head coaches
- Thomas Rongen (1996)
- John Kowalski (1997-1998)
- Tim Hankinson (1998-2000)
- Alfonso Mondelo (2001)
- Perry Van Der Beck (2001)
[edit] Team records
- Games: Steve Ralston, 177
- Goals: Roy Lassiter, 37
- Assists: Carlos Valderrama, 81
- Shutouts: Scott Garlick, 11
[edit] Home stadiums
- Houlihan's Stadium (1996-1998)
- Raymond James Stadium (1999-2001)
[edit] Year-by-year
Year | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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1996 | 1st, East* | Semifinals | Quarterfinals |
1997 | 2nd, East | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
1998 | 5th, East | Did not qualify | Quarterfinals |
1999 | 3rd, East | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
2000 | 2nd, Central | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 |
2001 | 4th, Central | Did not qualify | Round of 32 |
* Won MLS Supporters' Shield
[edit] Average attendance
- 1996: 11,679
- 1997: 11,338
- 1998: 10,312
- 1999: 13,106
- 2000: 9,452
- 2001: 14,479
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Historical teams | |
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Miami Fusion | San Jose Earthquakes | Tampa Bay Mutiny | |
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MLS Cup | All-Star Game | USSF | CSA | Central Division | U.S. Open Cup |