2013 Conference USA men's soccer season

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The 2013 Conference USA men's soccer season was the 19th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season marked the arrival of the Charlotte 49ers from the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Florida Atlantic Owls from the Mid-American Conference, the New Mexico Lobos from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and the Old Dominion Monarchs from the Colonial Athletic Association. It was also the last C-USA season for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, which joined join the American Athletic Conference in July 2014. The 2013 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was held November 13–17 at Transamerica Field in Charlotte.

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The defending regular season champions were the SMU Mustangs, who left the conference to join The American. The defending tournament champions were the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

Changes from 2012

Season outlook

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Charlotte 49ers Charlotte, North Carolina Transamerica Field 7,500
FIU Panthers Miami, Florida FIU Soccer Stadium 2,700
Florida Atlantic Owls Boca Raton, Florida FAU Soccer Stadium 300
Kentucky Wildcats Lexington, Kentucky UK Soccer Complex 3,000
Marshall Thundering Herd Huntington, West Virginia Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex 1,006
New Mexico Lobos Albuquerque, New Mexico Lobo Soccer/Track Complex 5,000
Old Dominion Monarchs Norfolk, Virginia Old Dominion Soccer Complex 2,500
South Carolina Gamecocks Columbia, South Carolina Stone Stadium 5,700
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa, Oklahoma HST Stadium 5,000
UAB Blazers Birmingham, Alabama West Campus Field 2,500

Standings

2013 Conference USA men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 New Mexico + 7 1 114 6 2
Old Dominion + 7 2 011 6 1
UAB 5 3 112 5 1
South Carolina 4 2 37 7 5
No. 23 Charlotte4 3 212 6 3
Tulsa 4 3 211 6 3
Kentucky 3 4 27 10 3
FIU 2 6 16 10 1
Florida Atlantic 1 7 17 7 2
Marshall 0 6 32 11 6
As of December 17, 2013 (UTC)
Rankings from NSCAA

C-USA Tournament

The format for the 2013 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was announced in the Fall of 2013.

Results

Home/Away CHA FIU FAU KEN MAR UNM ODU USC TUL UAB
Charlotte 49ers
FIU Panthers
Florida Atlantic Owls
Kentucky Wildcats
Marshall Thundering Herd
New Mexico Lobos
Old Dominion Monarchs
South Carolina Gamecocks
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
UAB Blazers

Statistics

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