:List of Tampa Bay Mutiny players
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File:Carlos Valderrama 1998.jpg recorded 91 assists for the Mutiny, the most of any player.]]
The Tampa Bay Mutiny was an American soccer club that competed in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top tier soccer league in the United States and Canada. The team played for six seasons from the inaugural MLS season of 1996 through 2001, after which the franchise went defunct.{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/us_sport/1750024.stm | work=BBC News | title=Fusion and Mutiny fold | date=January 9, 2002 | accessdate=May 2, 2010 | archive-date=June 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609061315/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/us_sport/1750024.stm | url-status=live }}
The MLS season typically runs from February to October, and the best-performing team in the regular season is awarded the Supporters' Shield. The top teams from each conference qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, a postseason tournament that culminates in the MLS Cup.{{cite news |last=Boehm |first=Charles |date=December 31, 2022 |title=2023 Soccer Almanac: Key dates & tournaments in busy year ahead |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2023-soccer-almanac-key-dates-tournaments-in-busy-year-ahead |work=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=March 14, 2023 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314222108/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2023-soccer-almanac-key-dates-tournaments-in-busy-year-ahead |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Goff |first=Steven |date=February 23, 2023 |title=MLS season preview: The Starting XI |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/02/23/mls-season-preview/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |accessdate=March 14, 2023 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318225948/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/02/23/mls-season-preview/ |url-status=live }} The Mutiny won the Supporters' Shield in the inaugural season, although this was awarded retroactively as the trophy itself was not created until 1999.{{cite web |last1=Neven |first1=Olivier |title=What is the MLS Supporters Shield? |url=https://www.givemesport.com/what-is-the-mls-supporters-shield/ |website=GiveMeSport |date=October 3, 2024 |publisher=Valnet Inc. |access-date=November 19, 2024 |archive-date=October 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004103847/https://www.givemesport.com/what-is-the-mls-supporters-shield/ |url-status=live }} In addition to league play, the Mutiny competed in the annual U.S. Open Cup tournament organized by the United States Soccer Federation.{{cite web |date=February 2024 |title=2024 Fact and Record Book |page=179 |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-fact-and-record-book-323335 |publisher=Major League Soccer |ref={{sfnref|Major League Soccer|2024}} |accessdate=March 15, 2024 |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315131011/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-fact-and-record-book-323335 |url-status=live }}
A total of 80 players appeared in MLS matches for the club, including 7 different goalkeepers. Additionally, Matt Nyman appeared for the club in the 2001 U.S. Open Cup. In its six seasons, the club's record was 83 wins, 98 losses, and six draws over 187 games.{{sfnp|Major League Soccer|2024|pp=31}} The club ceased operations immediately after the 2001 season along with the Miami Fusion in the league's first contraction. The Mutiny had failed to attract an investor-operator, and was run by the league at a loss. Nick Sackiewicz, a former general manager for the Mutiny, blamed the lack of fan support for the failure of both teams. The league dispersed the teams' players in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft on February 10, 2002.{{cite news |last1=Bell |first1=Jack |title=SOCCER; Major League Soccer Eliminates Two Teams |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/sports/soccer-major-league-soccer-eliminates-two-teams.html?searchResultPosition=1 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=January 9, 2002 |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727162104/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/sports/soccer-major-league-soccer-eliminates-two-teams.html?searchResultPosition=1 |url-status=live }}
Players
A Major League Soccer club's active roster consists of up to 30 players. All 30 players are eligible for selection to each 18-player game-day squad during the regular season and playoffs.{{cite web|title=2022 MLS Roster Rules and Regulations|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/about/roster-rules-and-regulations|publisher=MLS Press Box|access-date=June 14, 2023|archive-date=September 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925084133/https://www.mlssoccer.com/about/roster-rules-and-regulations|url-status=live}} Players who were contracted to the club but never played a regular season MLS game are not listed below.
All statistics are for MLS regular season games only.
Key
DF = Defender
MF = Midfielder
FW = Forward/striker
=Outfield players=
File:Steve Ralston Revolution vs Sounders.jpg appeared in 177 league games for the club, the most of any player.]]
File:Frank Yallop Sporting KC v San Jose Earthquakes.jpg played in 88 league matches for the club, the third most of any player.]]
File:DominicKinnear20080722.JPG is tied at 20 for the third-most assists in club history.]]
File:SteveTrittschuh.jpg appeared in 62 matches for the club, scoring seven goals and four assists.]]
File:Ritchie.jpg appeared 54 times for the club, scoring four goals and five assists.]]
=Goalkeepers=
File:Thomas Ravelli in January 2014.jpg appeared in 23 games for the club and conceded 38 goals.]]
The Tampa Bay Mutiny had three primary goalkeepers in league play. American Mark Dougherty appeared in 54 games over the team's first two seasons, conceding 92 goals and keeping six clean sheets. He was acquired by the Columbus Crew after the 1997 season in the waiver draft, after which the club was allocated Swedish international goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli.{{cite news |title=Columbus Crew: Selected D Bill Harte and G Mark Dougherty in the waiver draft |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-columbus-crew-selected-d-bill/171523651/ |access-date=May 2, 2025 |work=USA Today |date=November 19, 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250502034156/https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-columbus-crew-selected-d-bill/171523651/ |archive-date=May 2, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Bill |title=Mutiny land premier keeper |url=https://www.newspapers.com/paper/the-tampa-tribune/5900/ |access-date=May 2, 2025 |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=November 14, 1997 |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401092522/https://www.newspapers.com/paper/the-tampa-tribune/5900/ |url-status=live }} Ravelli appeared in 23 games, which was two short of the threshold for an automatic contract renewal, and he left the club at the end of the season.{{cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Bill |title=Ravelli leaving Mutiny |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-ravelli-leaving-mutiny/171524060/ |access-date=May 2, 2025 |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=November 25, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250502034149/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-ravelli-leaving-mutiny/171524060/ |archive-date=May 2, 2025 |url-status=live}} From the 1999 season to the 2001 season, Scott Garlick played 74 games, conceding 121 goals and keeping 11 clean sheets. As of the 2024 season, Garlick holds the league record for the most saves in a season (184 in 2000) and the fifth-most saves in a season (152 in 1999).
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Additional players
In addition to competing in Major League Soccer every year, the Mutiny participated in other competitions such as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the CONCACAF Champions League. Below is a list of players who did not appear in a league match, but played for the team in other competitions.
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|| GK ||align=left|{{flag|USA}}|| 2001 || 2001 U.S. Open Cup || {{cite web |title=Matt Nyman |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/matt-nyman/ |work=MLSsoccer.com |publisher=Major League Soccer |access-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-date=January 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119203859/https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/matt-nyman/ |url-status=live }} |
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