Coastal Cup

Coastal Cup
Locale Florida
Teams
First meeting 2010
Latest meeting Tampa Bay Rowdies (2016)
Next meeting 2017
Statistics
Meetings total 7
Most wins Tampa Bay Rowdies (5)

The Coastal Cup is a trophy and soccer competition among the North American Soccer League (NASL) teams based in Florida. Established in 2010, the trophy is awarded to the best team in regular season play among the league's Florida franchises: the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Jacksonville Armada FC, and Miami FC.[1] Head-to-head playoff games, U.S. Open Cup matches and friendlies have no bearing on the outcome of this competition. The Tampa Bay Rowdies also participated in this cup from 2010 though 2016, before leaving the NASL.

History

The Coastal Cup was first contested in 2010 as part of the fifth incarnation of the Florida Derby, between FC Tampa Bay and the original Miami FC Blues, while both were members of the D2 Pro League. Within two years time both teams would re-brand using the names of the historic NASL clubs from the two regions of Florida and were themselves part of the new NASL.[2][3]

Tampa Bay won the first four Coastal Cups,[3][4] with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers finally breaking through in 2014.[5][6] The addition of the Jacksonville Armada to the NASL for the 2015 season made the Coastal Cup a triangular competition.[7] The Strikers retained the trophy in 2015 with one match to spare by virtue of Jacksonville's 2–0 upset victory over the Rowdies on September 26. In the 2016 season the new Miami FC squad joined the NASL to make the competition a four-team affair.[8] Shortly after Tampa Bay secured its fifth cup title, the franchise announced it would be leaving the NASL for the United Soccer League beginning in 2017.[9][10]

Current season

2016
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Tampa Bay Rowdies* 14 9 3 1 5 15 11 4
Jacksonville Armada 13 9 3 2 4 12 11 1
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 9 2 3 4 9 11 -2
Miami FC 8 9 1 3 5 10 13 -3

*Tampa Bay clinches 2016 title

Tiebreaker sequence: 1. Goal Differential - 2. Total Goals - 3. Head-To-Head Record - 4. Away Goal Difference - 5. Away Goals Scored

Previous seasons

2010
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
FC Tampa Bay 6 4 1 0 3 7 5 +2
Miami FC Blues (2006–10) 3 4 0 1 3 5 7 −2
2011
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
FC Tampa Bay 10 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 4 0 3 1 3 9 −6
2012
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 4 3 1 0 10 5 +5
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 4 1 3 0 5 10 −5
2013
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 4 1 3 0 4 9 −5
2014
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 6 3 2 1 0 5 5 0
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 3 1 2 0 5 5 0
2015
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 15 6 5 1 0 10 4 +6
Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 6 3 3 0 9 10 −2
Jacksonville Armada 3 6 1 5 0 7 11 −4
2016
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Tampa Bay Rowdies 14 9 3 1 5 15 11 +4
Jacksonville Armada 13 9 3 2 4 12 11 +1
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 9 2 3 4 9 11 -2
Miami FC 8 9 1 3 5 10 13 -3

All-time

Team Seasons* Titles Matches Won Lost Draw
Tampa Bay Rowdies 7 5 34 17 8 8
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 7 2 34 11 15 7
Jacksonville Armada 2 0 15 4 7 4
Miami FC 1 0 9 1 3 5

*totals through 2016 season

References

  1. ↑ "Introduction To The Coastal Cup". nasl.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NASL: FC Tampa Bay downs Ft. Lauderdale 2–0 to remain in third place". nasl.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Rowdies beat rival Strikers, capture Coastal Cup again". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "NASL: Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1". nasl.com. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rowdies NASL: Rowdies Fall 3–2 Against Fort Lauderdale Strikers". rowdiessoccer.com. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Historic night in Tampa as Fort Lauderdale Strikers come from behind to take Coastal Cup". floridaleisure.com. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rowdies Take Aim At Fifth Coastal Cup Title Starting This Saturday". nasl.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ "MIAMI FC BECOMES 12TH NASL CLUB". NASL.com. May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Rowdies can't gain playoff ground, but win Coastal Cup in draw with Miami". baynews9.com. October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  10. ↑ "USL Expands with Additions of Tampa Bay Rowdies, Ottawa Fury FC". United Soccer League (USL). October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.

Jacksonville Armada FC

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