The Tampa Bay Rowdies' new manager was Thomas Rongen, replacing Ricky Hill, who was dismissed after the 2014 season.

Rongen had a prior connection to soccer in the area, as he was the first manager of the MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny during their inaugural season of 1996.

In March 2015, the Rowdies traveled to Portugal to play several preseason friendlies against clubs in the Portuguese second and third divisions.

[1] The Rowdies lost only one match during the NASL spring season, good for second place in the table.

as of November 14, 2015[4] #8 Forward, Marcelo Saragosa of Brazil served as team captain Win Tie Loss