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Tampa Bay Mutiny

Frank Fleming
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October 26th, 2023
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  • First Game Played April 13, 1996

Historical Moments

1996:On April 13th, The Mutiny were welcomed to Tampa with their inaugural game against the New England Revolution. The result was a 3-2 Mutiny victory. There were many stars on the team, including Carlos Valderrama, Steve Ralston, and scoring machine Roy Lassiter, who scored a record 26 goals in the season. Thomas Rongen also coached the team. As for the season, the Mutiny claimed the best record in the league at 20-12 and were the first winners of the Supporter’s Shield. In the playoffs, they would be taken to a third game by the Columbus Crew before eliminating them. In the conference final, though, the Mutiny’s remarkable season would come to an end as they were swept by eventual champions DC United.

1997:In a season that saw coach Thomas Rongen leave to take the New England Revolution’s vacancy, the Mutiny would replace him with John Kowalski. Under him, the Mutiny would continue to play well and finished the season with a record of 17-15. But the Columbus Crew would get revenge on the Mutiny for the previous year by sweeping them. After the season, Kowalski resigned from the club.

1998:In addition to getting a new coach, Tim Hankinson, Star Carlos Valderrama would leave his original club to join their new Florida counterparts, the Fusion. As a result, the Mutiny would struggle through the season, finishing with a record of 12-20 and miss the playoffs for the first time.

1999:Looking to rebound from their disappointing year, the Mutiny would get back Carlos Valderrama, and statistically and record-wise, didn’t help the team much, but even with a record of 14-18, the Mutiny would make a return to the playoffs. But like two years ago, they would be swept by the Columbus Crew in the first round.

2000:The Mutiny would struggle through the first half of the season, but would pick it up again near the end of the season, finishing with a mediocre 16-12-4 record. But in the first round of the playoffs as the 4th seed, the Mutiny would be swept by the 5th seed Los Angeles Galaxy.

2001:Coach Alfonso Mondelo replaced the fired Tim Hankinson, and the Mutiny would struggle mightily. In the middle of the season, Mondelo was fired, and Perry Van DerBeck attempted to revive the struggling franchise. On September 4th, the Mutiny would drop a 2-1 decision to the Columbus Crew, and their record stood at 4-21-2. Unfortunately, that would be the last game the Tampa Bay Mutiny would ever play as the September 11th attacks on America canceled the rest of the season. The Mutiny, along with the Miami Fusion, ceased operations on January 8, 2002, because they couldn’t find local ownership, and the horrible season seemed to drive fans away.

Mutiny Stadiums

Houilhan's Stadium

1996 - 1998

Raymond James Stadium

1999-2001

Mutiny Memories

Mark Dougherty

1996-1997

Guiseppe Galderisi

1996-1997

Cle Kooiman

1996-1997

Ivan McKinley

1996-1997

Nelson Vargas

1996-1997

Martin Vasquez

1996-1997

Carlos Valderrama

1996 MLS MVP

Frankie Hejduk

1996-1998

Ray Lassiter

1996-1998

1996 Scoring Champion

Frank Yallop

1996-1998

Mike Duhaney

1997-1998

1997 Rookie of the Year

Gilmar

1997-1998

Thomas Ravelli

1998

Alan Prampin

1997-1999

Musa Shannon

1997-1999

Jan Eriksson

1998-1999

Mauricio Ramos

1998-1999

Chris Houser

1998-2000

Dominic Kinnear

1998-2000

Raul Diaz Arce

1999-2000

Manny Lagos

1999-2000

Steve Ralston

1996-2001

1996 Rookie of the Year

Carlos Valderrama

1996-1997, 1999-2001

Eric Quill

1997-2001

Josh Keller

1998, 1999-2001

Chad McCarthy

1998-2001

Joseph Addo

1999-2001

Scott Garlick

1999-2001

Ritchie Kotschau

1999-2001

Steve Trittschuh

1999-2001

Mamadou Diallo

2000-2001

2000 Scoring Champion

Devin Barclay

2001

Ali Curtis

2001

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Frank Fleming
Frank Fleming founded the Sports Ecyclopedia in 2001 & is a passionate Devils fan.