| 1976 season | |||
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| Owner |  George W. Strawbridge, Jr. | ||
| General manager | Beau Rodgers | ||
| Head coach |  Eddie Firmani | ||
| Stadium | Tampa Stadium | ||
| NASL | Division: 1st Overall: 1st Playoffs: Conference finals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Did not enter | ||
| Top goalscorer |  Derek Smethurst (20 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 42,611 (June 6 v. New York) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,276 (June 23 v. Rochester) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 16,452 | ||
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The 1976 season was the original Tampa Bay Rowdies second season of existence, and their second season in the North American Soccer League, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada at that time. Tampa Bay entered the season as the defending Soccer Bowl champions.