December 19, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Tampa Bay Rowdies News Release
TAMPA, Fla. – The USL Championship revealed today the full schedule for the 2025 season. The upcoming season sees the Rowdies celebrate their 50th anniversary, with specialty theme nights, promotions, and giveaways to be announced in early 2025.
The Rowdies continue to work with the City of St. Petersburg on the repair timeline for Al Lang Stadium and the club will provide more information at a later date.
In honor of the anniversary of the club’s first season in 1975, the artwork for the 2025 schedule release features a design from original Rowdies artist Scott Ross. A local artist, Ross created the “Ralph Rowdy” figure that has been integral to the club’s culture and branding over the last half-century. Ross’s artwork will also be featured on the 2025 schedule posters, which will be printed and available to fans in the new year.
The USL Championship season will consist of 30 regular season matches, with each team hosting 15 home and 15 away matches. The Rowdies will compete against each Eastern Conference team home and away, and play eight teams from the Western Conference, including away at Las Vegas Lights FC on Saturday, March 8 for the Season Opener, and hosting the reigning USL Championship champions Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Saturday, September 13.
As announced by the USL on December 12, the Rowdies, alongside the entire USL Championship, will now participate in the USL Jägermeister Cup, a World Cup-style tournament that runs throughout the regular season. The group stage kicks off Saturday, April 26 and concludes the weekend of July 26. For the group stage, the Rowdies will host Miami FC on April 26 and Tormenta FC on Saturday, May 31 and will travel to Naples FC on Friday, July 4 and the Charleston Battery on Saturday, July 26. Both Rowdies group stage home games are included in the Rowdies Season Ticket Member package.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams in each conference will qualify for the 2025 USL Championship Playoffs which will kick off on the weekend of Nov. 1-3. The USL Championship Playoffs will remain a single-elimination and fixed bracket format. The postseason will conclude with the 2025 USL Championship Final on the CBS Television Network between Nov. 21 and Nov. 23, 2025, with more details to be announced.
The 2025 USL Championship season will be the second in the league’s four-year broadcast agreement with CBS…
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