Tampa Bay Mutiny
| First Season |
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| 1996 |
| Team History |
| Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996-2001) |
| League/Conference |
Major League Soccer (1996-2001)
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| Venue |
| Raymond James Stadium (1999-2001) Tampa Stadium (1996-98) |
| Key People |
| Players • Head Coaches • Executives |
The Tampa Bay Mutiny was a professional soccer team based in Tampa, Florida. They were a charter member of Major League Soccer (MLS) and played from 1996 to 2001.
The Mutiny were established in 1994 and were owned and operated by MLS throughout their existence. They were successful in their first years of play, winning the first MLS Supporters' Shield behind MLS MVP Carlos Valderrama and high-scoring forward Roy Lassiter, whose 27 goals in 1996 remained the MLS single-season record until 2018.
However, in subsequent years, dropping attendance and revenues became problems, especially as their on-field success declined and the lease at their second home field of Raymond James Stadium removed sources of gameday revenues. Owing to these issues, MLS attempted without success to find a local ownership group to take over operations from the league, and both the Mutiny and the league's other Florida-based team, the Miami Fusion, were folded before the 2002 season.
Publications
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Media guides
| 1990s | 1996 |
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