2013 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

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2013 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
Atlantic 10 Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust, 2013 – November, 2013
Tournament
Champions George Mason
  Runners-up Saint Louis
A-10 men's soccer seasons
2013 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Louis 6 0 214 5 2
George Mason5 0 312 3 6
VCU + 5 2 111 8 2
La Salle 5 2 18 8 4
Dayton 4 2 214 2 3
Duquesne 4 3 19 8 1
Massachusetts 3 5 04 14 1
Saint Joseph's 3 5 05 8 6
George Washington 2 4 25 10 2
St. Bonaventure 2 5 18 9 2
Fordham 2 5 15 11 1
Rhode Island 0 8 02 14 0
As of November 25, 2013
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2013 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season will be the 18th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season will mark the first for the incoming George Mason Patriots. The venue for the 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament was Baujan Field at the University of Dayton.

Contents

The defending regular season champions are the Charlotte 49ers who left the Atlantic 10 to join Conference USA as part of the 2010–13 NCAA conference realignment. The Saint Louis Billikens are the defending tournament champions.

Changes from 2012

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Dayton Flyers Dayton, Ohio Baujan Field 2,000
Duquesne Dukes Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rooney Field 2,200
Fordham Rams Bronx, New York Coffey Field 8,000
George Mason Patriots Fairfax, Virginia George Mason Stadium 5,000
George Washington Colonials Washington, D.C. Mount Vernon Athletic Complex 1,000
La Salle Explorers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania McCarthy Stadium 7,500
UMass Minutemen Amherst, Massachusetts Rudd Field 800
Rhode Island Rams Kingston, Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex 1,547
St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure, New York McGraw-Jennings Field 2,000
Saint Joseph's Hawks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Finnesey Field 600
Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis, Missouri Hermann Stadium 6,050
VCU Rams Richmond, Virginia Sports Backers Stadium 3,250

Personnel

TeamHead coachCaptainShirt supplier
Dayton Flyers Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Currier TBA Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Duquesne Dukes Flag of the United States.svg Chase Brooks TBA Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Fordham Rams Flag of the United States.svg Jim McElderry TBA Flag of the United States.svg Nike
George Mason Patriots Flag of the United States.svg Greg Andrulis TBA Flag of Germany.svg Adidas
George Washington Colonials Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Craig Jones TBA Flag of the United States.svg Nike
La Salle Explorers Flag of the United States.svg Pat Farrell TBA Flag of the United States.svg Nike
UMass Minutemen Flag of the United States.svg Sam Koch TBA Flag of Germany.svg Adidas
Rhode Island Rams Ulster Banner.svg Gareth Elliott TBA Flag of Germany.svg Adidas
St. Bonaventure Bonnies Flag of the United States.svg Mel Mahler TBA Flag of Italy.svg Diadora
Saint Joseph's Hawks Flag of the United States.svg Don D'Ambra TBA Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Saint Louis Billikens Flag of the United States.svg Mike McGinty Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Kristo Flag of the United States.svg Nike
VCU Rams Flag of the United States.svg David Giffard Flag of Costa Rica.svg Juan Monge Solano Flag of the United States.svg Nike

Standings

A10 Tournament

The format for the 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament will be announced in the Fall of 2013.

Results

Home/Away DAY DUQ FOR GMU GWU LAS MAS URI STB STJ STL VCU
Dayton Flyers
Duquesnse Dukes
Fordham Rams
George Mason Patriots
George Washington Colonials
La Salle Explorers
Massachusetts Minutemen
Rhode Island Rams
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Louis Billikens
VCU Rams background: #80808

Statistics

See also

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