Tampa Bay Waterspouts

Tampa Bay Waterspouts (3421780)

Managed by jsg04
Club information
Location	Florida, USA
Geographic area	North America
Founded	08/13/2026
Series	V.156
Stadium	Maelstrom Park (12,000 seats)
Fan Club	The Stormwatch (868 members)
Records
First game	08/16/2026, Puerto Rico Panthers 1–1 Tampa Bay Waterspouts
Biggest win	3–0 v Puerto Rico Panthers (10/04/2026)
Worst defeat	0–6 at Iowa Barnstormers (08/23/2026)
Team colours
Youth Team
Team name	Tampa Bay Squalls

Tampa Bay Waterspouts is an American Hattrick club based in Florida that plays in Series V.156. The club was founded by jsg04 on August 13, 2026, and plays its home games at Maelstrom Park. The team colors are navy, teal and gold, and the youth academy is the Tampa Bay Squalls.

History

Founding and first season

The Waterspouts were founded on August 13, 2026, taking over the V.156 place previously held by The Squeezes with three rounds of Season 95 already played. The Squeezes had taken four points from those games: a draw with Ismal Fc, a 0–5 loss at RF10 United and a 2–1 win over Free Ballers 2.

The first weeks were hard. The new club went seven rounds without a win, including a 0–6 loss at Iowa Barnstormers and a 1–6 loss at home to the same side. The fans kept coming anyway: Maelstrom Park sold out all 12,000 seats against Frothingham, Big Grove and Iowa.

The turnaround came in October. A 3–0 win over Puerto Rico Panthers in round 11 was the club's first league win, and a 3–1 win away at Free Ballers 2 followed a week later. The season ended with a 2–1 win at Ismal Fc. That made three wins from the last four rounds and a fifth-place finish on 15 points. The Stormwatch, whose members had started the season expecting that "every day in this division is a bonus", ended it dancing in the streets.

Behind it all was Jalen LaChapelle. The first-choice keeper played 10 of the 11 league games, was named Man of the Match five times and kept both of the club's clean sheets. Up front, the unlikely hero was Darrion Craig. The 18-year-old center-back started in defense all season and still finished as the club's top league scorer with four goals.

Off the pitch, the club entered the Heroes of 2026 Trophy and finished with five wins and three losses. It also climbed three ladders, reaching the top 40 of the Florida ladder.

Season 95 league results

Rd	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	Jul 26	Ismal Fc	Home	D 1–1 (as The Squeezes)
2	Aug 2	RF10 United	Away	L 0–5 (as The Squeezes)
3	Aug 9	Free Ballers 2	Home	W 2–1 (as The Squeezes)
4	Aug 16	Puerto Rico Panthers	Away	D 1–1
5	Aug 23	Iowa Barnstormers	Away	L 0–6
6	Aug 30	Frothingham	Home	D 0–0
7	Sep 6	Big Grove	Away	L 0–5
8	Sep 13	Big Grove	Home	L 0–1
9	Sep 20	Frothingham	Away	L 0–3
10	Sep 27	Iowa Barnstormers	Home	L 1–6
11	Oct 4	Puerto Rico Panthers	Home	W 3–0
12	Oct 11	Free Ballers 2	Away	W 3–1
13	Oct 18	RF10 United	Home	L 1–6
14	Oct 25	Ismal Fc	Away	W 2–1

As the Waterspouts (R4–R14): 3W 2D 6L, 11–30.

Season 95 league goals and assists

Player	Pos	Goals	Assists
Darrion Craig	CD	4	0
Tyler Kim	FW	2	1
Randy Ladwig	FW	1	1
Luis Hurtado	W	1	0
Ryan Wert	IM	1	0
Lindsey Baker	IM	1	0
Agustín Bellorín	FW	1	0
Mateo Baltierra	IM	0	2
Daniel Parmenter	W	0	1
Gabe Paolucci	IM	0	1
Connor Gerrish	IM	0	1

Season-by-season

Season	League	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos	Notes
95	V.156	4	3	7	14	37	−23	15	5th	Founded Aug 13 (R1–R3 played as The Squeezes). Relegation qualifier v Arkansas Samurais, Nov 1, 2026

Row colors: promoted champions relegated

Players

First-team squad

As of Oct 30, 2026.

No. Pos Player 1 GK Jalen LaChapelle – GK Olmer Zatterin 13 GK Ritchie Clemons-Campbell – CD Efrèn Fontdecaba – CD Majid Tawfeeq 4 CD Darrion Craig 5 CD Landon Scheid 3 CD Ricardo García 2 WB Andy Arroyo – WB Robin Carlson 7 W Daniel Parmenter 11 W Matt Mathews 17 W Luis Hurtado

No. Pos Player – W Paul Russell 10 IM Ryan Wert 8 IM Gabe Paolucci 14 IM Mateo Baltierra 6 IM Gerardo Albores 16 IM Lindsey Baker – IM Connor Gerrish 20 IM Salvador Caña 9 FW Tyler Kim 18 FW Randy Ladwig 22 FW Agustín Bellorín – FW Kev Corbett

Notable players

• Jalen LaChapelle (GK): player of the season in Season 95. The first-choice keeper played 10 of the 11 league games, was Man of the Match five times, kept both of the club's clean sheets and captained the side seven times.
• Darrion Craig (CD): young player of the season in Season 95, when the 18-year-old center-back finished as the club's top league scorer.
• Connor Gerrish (IM): a regular in midfield at 17, with goals in the Heroes Trophy and on the ladder.

Raised players

Players who came up through the Tampa Bay Squalls academy.

Player	Position	Promoted	Notes
None yet

Youth team

The Tampa Bay Squalls are the club's pathway to the first team. In the 2026–27 youth league season they took their first point on October 25, a 1–1 draw with Sporting Treno. The first graduates are due to step up in the 2026–27 winter, and the academy will get its own page when they arrive.

Player records

Official matches only (league, cup, qualifier), from Hattrick's club statistics. As of Oct 30, 2026. Players in bold still play for the club.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Pos	Apps
1	Andy Arroyo	WB	11
1	Tyler Kim	FW	11
3	Jalen LaChapelle	GK	10
4	Darrion Craig	CD	9
4	Gabe Paolucci	IM	9
4	Landon Scheid	CD	9

Most goals

Rank	Player	Pos	Goals
1	Darrion Craig	CD	4
2	Tyler Kim	FW	2
3	Randy Ladwig	FW	1
3	Luis Hurtado	W	1
3	Ryan Wert	IM	1
3	Lindsey Baker	IM	1
3	Agustín Bellorín	FW	1

Top scorers by season

Season	Series	Player	Goals
95	V.156	Darrion Craig	4

Man of the Match

Rank	Player	Pos	Awards
1	Jalen LaChapelle	GK	5
2	Matt Mathews	W	3
3	Lindsey Baker	IM	1
3	Randy Ladwig	FW	1
3	Tyler Kim	FW	1

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Clean sheets
1	Jalen LaChapelle	2

Awards

Season	Player of the season	Young player of the season
95	Jalen LaChapelle (GK)	Darrion Craig (CD)

Club records

Official matches

Record	Detail
Biggest win	3–0 v Puerto Rico Panthers, League, Oct 4, 2026
Biggest defeat	0–6 at Iowa Barnstormers, League, Aug 23, 2026
Record attendance	12,000 (sell-out): v Frothingham Aug 30, v Big Grove Sep 13, v Iowa Barnstormers Sep 27, v RF10 United Oct 18, 2026

Arena and ladders

Record	Detail
Biggest win	7–0 v Duke2025!, Florida ladder, Sep 12, 2026
Biggest defeat	0–7 at House of Blues FC, USA ladder, Sep 28, 2026

Stadium

The Waterspouts play at Maelstrom Park, which holds 12,000. The fans filled it from the start: four of the five home league games in Season 95 were sell-outs.

Season	Capacity	Notes
95	12,000	Opening season

Season	Home league games	Sell-outs	Average attendance	Highest
95	5	4	11,579	12,000

Fan club

The supporters' club is The Stormwatch, with 868 members at the end of the club's first season.

Season	Members (end of season)	Mood
95	868	Dancing in the streets

Hattrick Arena

Season	Competition	Record / rank	Notes
95	Heroes of 2026 Trophy	5W 3L	L 2–3 Cherwood, W 1–0 tourmignies, W 1–0 Real Braglia, W 1–0 AKS Pogoń Sosnowiec, L 0–2 U.D. Antella, W 2–0 FC Trussese, W 1–0 Fc Arpino, L 0–5 Lupii dacici.
95	Florida ladder	#37	as of Oct 30, 2026
95	USA ladder	#378	as of Oct 30, 2026
95	Start season 95 ladder	#635	as of Oct 30, 2026

Managerial history

Manager in bold is the current manager.

Manager	From	To	League record (W–D–L)
jsg04	08/13/2026	Present	3–2–6

Crest and colors

A waterspout is the storm that forms over open water. On Tampa Bay you watch them roll in on summer afternoons, and that's the idea behind the club: start small and gather strength. The youth academy, the Squalls, carries the theme down to the next generation, the fans are the Stormwatch, and the team plays at Maelstrom Park.

The club colors are navy, teal and gold: deep water, the spout, and the late-afternoon light on the bay.

• Crest: the Storm Shield. A teal waterspout rises out of the waves inside a navy shield with a gold border, with a ball caught in the top of the spout. "Tampa Bay" runs across the top, "Waterspouts" across a gold band, and the founding year, 2026, sits at the bottom.
• Home kit: navy shirt with teal storm streaks cutting diagonally across the front, gold numbers, and navy shorts and socks with teal trim.
• Away kit: white and teal stripes split by navy and gold pinstripes, with white shorts and socks.
• Goalkeeper kit: orange with darker orange hoops and navy panels.

Home, away and goalkeeper kits

	Color	Hex
	Navy	#1A2A4A
	Teal	#3E93A0
	Gold	#C7A868
	Ice white	#E9F0F2

Honors

None yet.