2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny season

Tampa Bay Mutiny
2001 season
Coach	Alfonso Mondelo, then Perry Van der Beck
Stadium	Raymond James Stadium
Major League Soccer	12th
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	Mamadou Diallo (9)
Highest home attendance	20,730; (July 4 v. MetroStars)
Lowest home attendance	4,286; (August 29 v. Dallas)
Average home league attendance	10,479
	← 2000 final season →

The 2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny season was the club's seventh year of existence, as well as their sixth season in Major League Soccer, and their sixth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. It was also the Mutiny's last season, and the last season of pro soccer in Tampa Bay until 2010, when FC Tampa Bay joined the USSF Division 2 Professional League.

In addition to several international friendlies, the Mutiny and other MLS clubs participated in three matches of an 18-game Spring Training tournament in South Florida.^[1] Tampa Bay began the 2001 regular season by winning two of their first three games before entering the worst slump in franchise history. After a two-month winless streak, head coach Alfonso Mondelo was fired and former Tampa Bay Rowdies player Perry Van der Beck took over for the team's last 11 games. On September 9 the Mutiny played their last ever match, a 2–1 home loss to the Columbus Crew; The Mutiny still had several games scheduled, but the MLS regular season was cut short after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the Mutiny did not qualify for the playoffs.

Despite renewing their lease with Raymond James Stadium for at least five more years, Don Garber and the MLS were unable to find new ownership for the Mutiny and the team was contracted in January 2002.

Final standings

Central Division	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
x – Chicago Fire	27	16	6	5	50	30	20	53
x – Columbus Crew	26	13	7	6	49	36	13	45
x – Dallas Burn	26	10	11	5	48	47	1	35
Tampa Bay Mutiny	27	4	21	2	32	68	−36	14

x – clinched playoff berth

Preseason

January 19, 2001 Int'l Friendly	Tampa Bay Mutiny	2–2	Celtic F.C.	Tampa, Florida
7:30 P.M. (EST)	Ralston 15' Lagos 31'	Report	Johnson 53' Thompson 60'	Stadium: Pepin-Rood Stadium Attendance: 2,917

February 9, 2001 friendly	Tampa Bay Mutiny	3–0	United States U-18	Bradenton, Florida
11:00 A.M. (EST)	Curtis Kartes Trittschuh	Report		Stadium: IMG Soccer Academy

February 10, 2001 friendly	Tampa Bay Mutiny	2–2	Miami Fusion	Fort Myers, Florida
4:00 P.M. (EST)	Magee 36' Ralston 55'	Report	Wélton 18' Sahaydak 54'	Stadium: Gateway Community Park Attendance: 1,000 (est.)^[2]

February 15, 2001 friendly	Chicago Fire	5–0	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Bradenton, Florida
11:00 A.M. (EST)	Nowak 1' (pen.), 42' Bocanegra 11' Wolyniec 23' George 38'	Report		Stadium: IMG Soccer Academy

February 17, 2001 friendly	Chicago Fire	1–0	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Tampa, Florida
1:30 P.M. (EST)	Lavrinenko 54'	Report		Stadium: Shimburg Park

February 23, 2001 Int'l Friendly	Millonarios Fútbol Club	2–2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Bogotá, Colombia
	Pérez 15' Castro 65'	Report	Ralston 11' Kartes 55'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Attendance: 12,000

February 25, 2001 Int'l Friendly	Soacha FC	3–0	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Colombia
		Report

March 1, 2001 friendly	Tampa Spartans	0–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Tampa, Florida
7:00 P.M. (EST)		Report	Bojovic 71'	Stadium: Pepin-Rood Stadium

March 3, 2001 friendly	Tampa Bay Mutiny	3–0	United States U-17	Brandon, Florida
11:00 A.M. (EST)	Badeio 39' McCarty 55' Addo 80'	Report		Stadium: JC Handly Sports Complex

March 8, 2001 friendly	South Florida Bulls	1–3	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Tampa, Florida
7:00 P.M. (EST)	Paroulek 5'	Report	Ralston 33' Schneider 55' Curtis 68'	Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium

March 10, 2001 friendly	Cocoa Expos	0–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Cocoa, Florida
7:00 P.M. (EST)		Report	Demmin 23'	Stadium: Cocoa Municipal Stadium

March 16, 2001 MLS Spring Training	San Jose Earthquakes	1–2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 P.M. (EST)	Lagos 25'	Report	Keller 47' (pen.) Diallo 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,000^[3]

March 17, 2001 scrimmage	San Jose Earthquakes	3–3	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
		Report	Schneider Kartes Curtis

March 20, 2001 MLS Spring Training	LA Galaxy	2–2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 P.M. (EST)	Califf 39' Thomas 83'	Report	Schneider 78' Valderrama 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

March 21, 2001 scrimmage	D.C. United	1–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Sunrise, Florida
		Report	Bankov	Stadium: Sunrise Hilton Complexes

March 24, 2001 MLS Spring Training	Miami Fusion	2–3	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 P.M. (EST)	Serna 60', 66' Cassar 90'	Report	Njoku 17' Diallo 45' (pen.), 71' Schneider 90+' (pen.)	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 4,200

March 27, 2001 friendly	Tampa Bay Mutiny	4–0	Cocoa Expos	Largo, Florida
7:00 P.M. (EST)	Trittschuh , Schneider Njoku	Report		Stadium: Largo United Soccer Complex

March 30, 2001 friendly	Plant City All-Stars	0–4	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Plant City, Florida
7:30 P.M. (EST)		Report 1 Report 2	Diallo 17', 45' Kartes Curtis	Stadium: Otis Andrews Field Attendance: 1,000 (est.)

May 17, 2001 Int'l Friendly	Tampa Bay Mutiny	0–2	Fulham F.C.	Tampa, Florida
7:00 P.M. (EST)		Report 1 Report 2	Betsy 3', 42'	Stadium: Pepin-Rood Stadium Attendance: 2,311

Regular season


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	4	2	21	32	68	−36	14	2	2	10	18	28	−10	2	0	11	14	40	−26

Last updated: July 22, 2014.
Source: Match reports

April 7, 2001	Dallas Burn	2–4	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Dallas, Texas
	Rodríguez 16', 26'	Report	Ralston 14' Addo 21' Curtis 51' Diallo 55'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 15,124

April 14, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1–2	Columbus Crew	Tampa, Florida
	Ralston 67'	Report	West 12' Perez 62'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 16,823

April 21, 2001	MetroStars	1–3	Tampa Bay Mutiny	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Comas 37'	Report	Ralston 74' Keller 78' Curtis 93'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 17,253

April 28, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	0–1	Chicago Fire	Tampa, Florida
		Report	Wolff 11'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 10,602

May 5, 2001	Chicago Fire	2–0	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Chicago, Illinois
	Kovalenko 51' Wynalda 73'	Report		Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 13,123

May 9, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	4–4	LA Galaxy	Tampa, Florida
	Diallo 15', 16', 37', 78'	Report	Mullan 1', 92' Victorine 3' Vanney 62'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 6,056

May 12, 2001	Colorado Rapids	2–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Denver, Colorado
	Spencer 69', 80'	Report	Diallo 74'	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 13,052

May 19, 2001	Miami Fusion	3–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
	Preki 34' Mastroeni 38' Serna 75'	Report	Valderrama 26'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 12,412

May 26, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	0–4	Miami Fusion	Tampa, Florida
		Report	Rooney 20' Henderson 26' Serna 67', 90'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 12,988

June 2, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1–2	Kansas City Wizards	Tampa, Florida
	Trittschuh 11'	Report	Gomez 20' Lassiter 52'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 9,834

June 6, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	0–1	Dallas Burn	Tampa, Florida
		Report	Kreis 15'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 5,834

June 9, 2001	New England Revolution	3–0	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Harris 21', 32' Torres 64'	Report		Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 15,468

June 16, 2001	Columbus Crew	6–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Columbus, Ohio
	Washington 29', 73', 85' Duhaney 39' Cunningham 68', 76'	Report	Quill 55'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,128

June 23, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	3–2	D.C. United	Tampa, Florida
	Ralston 8' Diallo 23' Barclay 42'	Report	Moreno 52' Armstrong 91'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 9,232

June 30, 2001	Kansas City Wizards	3–0	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Kansas City, Missouri
	Gomez 11' Brown 16' McKeon 70'	Report		Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 10,529

July 4, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1–2	MetroStars	Tampa, Florida
	Diallo 27'	Report	Walsh 85' Butler 93'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 20,730

July 7, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	2–3	Chicago Fire	Tampa, Florida
	Keller 51' Quill 93'	Report	Wynalda 46', 83' Stoichkov 79'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 8,583

July 14, 2001	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	San Jose, California
	Lagos 4', 92'	Report	Diallo 71'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,065

July 18, 2001	Dallas Burn	3–0	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Dallas, Texas
	Kreis 36' Graziani 49' Rodríguez 53'	Report		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 7,119

July 21, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1–2	Colorado Rapids	Tampa, Florida
	Ralston 43'	Report	Bravo 11', 20'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 9,425

August 4, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Tampa, Florida
	Keller 23' Pena 35'	Report		Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 11,064

August 11, 2001	Chicago Fire	3–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Chicago, Illinois
	Wynalda 46', 50' Nowak 70'	Report	Maessner 17'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 20,677

August 18, 2001	LA Galaxy	5–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Pasadena, California
	Vanney 18' Addo 21' (o.g.) Victorine 29', 81' Jones 79'	Report	Ralston 4'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 12,115

August 26, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	0–0	New England Revolution	Tampa, Florida
		Report		Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 11,345

August 29, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	2–3	Dallas Burn	Tampa, Florida
	Ralston 8' Barclay 89'	Report	Pareja 25' Graziani 67' Rodríguez 97'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 4,286

September 1, 2001	D.C. United	5–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Washington, D.C.
	Conteh 27', 49' Moreno 39' Lisi 47' Alegria 71'	Report	Jair 61'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 54,282

September 9, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1–2	Columbus Crew	Tampa, Florida
	Barclay 23'	Report	Maisonneuve 29' Cunningham 40'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 9,932

U.S. Open Cup

The Mutiny entered the 2001 U.S. Open Cup in the Second Round. In their first game, the Mutiny lost to the Connecticut Wolves of the second division A-League.

June 26, 2001 Second Round	Connecticut Wolves	3–2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	New Britain, Connecticut
	Oparaku 50' Griffiths 58' Knights 86'	Report	Barclay 55' Diallo 89'	Stadium: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 4,362 Referee: Erich Simmons

References

^ "Midfielder Bishop Joins Fusion". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
^ Torrez, Mandi (February 11, 2001). "MLS game thrills fans of all ages". The News-Press. p. 9C. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
^ Fusion debut Alex Pineda Sun Sentinel. March 17, 2001 (subscription required)

External links

[1] "Midfielder Bishop Joins Fusion". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2015.

[2] Torrez, Mandi (February 11, 2001). "MLS game thrills fans of all ages". The News-Press. p. 9C. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

[3] Fusion debut Alex Pineda Sun Sentinel. March 17, 2001 (subscription required)

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