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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | February 16–23 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Chicago Fire (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 21 (3.5 per match) |
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The 2013 Carolina Challenge Cup was the 10th staging of the tournament. The tournament began on February 16 and concluded on February 23. [1]
D.C. United were the three-time defending champions of the preseason tournament, but did not participate in this year's edition of the cup.
Chicago Fire has won the 2013 Carolina Challenge Cup. It was the club's first title.
Four clubs competed in the tournament:
| Team | League | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| | USL Pro | 10th |
| | MLS | 3rd |
| | MLS | 3rd |
| | MLS | 1st |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Charleston Battery | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| Houston Dynamo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| February 16Match 1 | Houston Dynamo | 2 – 3 | Chicago Fire | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 17:00 EST | Taylor Davis Chabala Weaver Watson | Report | MacDonald Larentowicz Thompson | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| February 16Match 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 – 2 | Charleston Battery | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:15 EST | Harvey Manneh Kobayashi Rochat | Report | Ellison Griffith Paterson Kelly | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| February 20Match 3 | Houston Dynamo | 2 – 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 17:00 EST | Arena Bruin Moffat Nealis | Report | Hertzog Heinemann Mitchell | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| February 20Match 4 | Charleston Battery | 1 – 2 | Chicago Fire | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:15 EST | Cuevas Bardsley | Report | Berry Friedrich Jumper Alex | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| February 23Match 5 | Chicago Fire | 1 – 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 16:30 EST | Larentowicz Santos Thompson | Report | Koffie Mattocks | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| February 23Match 6 | Charleston Battery | 2 – 1 | Houston Dynamo | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:15 EST | Kelly Cuevas Savage | Report | Barnes Ownby | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |