1996 Tampa Bay Mutiny Statistics
Team Record: 19-9 (SO: 1-3) - 58 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-3
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Thomas Rongen (19-9, SO: 1-3)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 186,856, Avg. 11,679 in 16 home dates
The Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer ended the 1996 season with a record of 19 wins and 9 losses, with a 1-3 showing in shootouts for 58 points finishing first in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.
The Bay Mutiny led the circuit with 67 goals. Tampa surrendered 54 goals. Roy Lassiter scored 27 goals for the team, while Martin Vasquez, Giuseppe Galderisi, Steve Ralston and Diego Viera each contributed five or more also. Carlos Valderrama recorded 17 assists. Mark Dougherty topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 1.12 goals against average, pacing keepers with significant playing time.
Thomas Rongen coached the team. The 1996 Tampa Bay Mutiny lost in the Conference Final.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Lassiter | F | 30 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 76 | 35.5 | 49 | 55.1 |
| Carlos Valderrama | M | 23 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 16.7 | 12 | 33.3 |
| Giuseppe Galderisi | F | 21 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 53 | 13.2 | 23 | 30.4 |
| Steve Ralston | M | 31 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 29.2 | 12 | 58.3 |
| Martin Vasquez | M | 31 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 9.8 | 25 | 20.0 |
| Ivan McKinley | D-M | 26 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 9.7 | 13 | 23.1 |
| Diego Viera | F | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 29.4 | 10 | 50.0 |
| Steve Pittman | D | 26 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 4.3 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Cle Kooiman | D | 27 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Goran Hunjak | M | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 11.8 | 9 | 22.2 |
| Frankie Hejduk | D | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9.1 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Evans Wise | M | 23 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Adam Frye | D | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Greg Lalas | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Scott Budnick | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nelson Vargas | M | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| John Diffley | D | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Derek Backman | M | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mark Dougherty | GK | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Yallop | D | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 411 | 352 | 64 | 60 | 449 | 410 | 57 | 2 | 147 | 377 | 17.0 | 185 | 34.6 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Budnick | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | .783 |
| Mark Dougherty | 28 | 28 | 2520:00 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 1.68 | 9 | 10 | 186 | 123 | .661 |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 2880:00 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 1.59 | 9 | 10 | 209 | 141 | .675 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Lassiter | F | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 46.2 | 10 | 60.0 |
| Carlos Valderrama | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Giuseppe Galderisi | F | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Steve Ralston | M | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Martin Vasquez | M | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Ivan McKinley | D-M | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Diego Viera | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Steve Pittman | D | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Cle Kooiman | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Goran Hunjak | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Frankie Hejduk | D | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Evans Wise | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adam Frye | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Budnick | GK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nelson Vargas | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Derek Backman | M | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mark Dougherty | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Yallop | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 69 | 55 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 64 | 14.1 | 32 | 28.1 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Budnick | 1 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .667 |
| Mark Dougherty | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | .588 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | .609 |
