Tampa, Florida Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Mutiny==== The success of the Rowdies prompted [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) to award Tampa a charter member of the new league in 1996. The [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] were the first MLS [[Supporters' Shield]] winner and had much early success beginning in [[1996 Major League Soccer season|1996]]. However, the club folded in [[2001 MLS season|2001]] when local ownership could not be secured mainly due to a financially poor lease agreement for [[Raymond James Stadium]]. The city has no current representation in MLS, however, the Rowdies are seeking to join the league.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2017/01/09/mls-expansion-city-tampa-bay-rowdies-st-petersburg |title=MLS expansion city profile: Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg |last=Straus |first=Brian |newspaper=Sports Illustrated |access-date=January 10, 2017 |archive-date=January 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110143037/http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2017/01/09/mls-expansion-city-tampa-bay-rowdies-st-petersburg |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Sundomecloseup.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Yuengling Center]]]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page