Season | 2013 |
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Champions | Orlando City |
Commissioner's Cup | Richmond Kickers |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 559 (3.07 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dom Dwyer José Angulo (15) |
Biggest home win | TAM 8, ANT 0 (June 7) |
Biggest away win | HAR 4, CHE 0 (June 1) |
Highest scoring | ORL 7, CHE 4 (September 7) (Championship) |
Longest winning run | 5 CHB & WIL |
Longest unbeaten run | 22 RIC (April 6 – August 2) |
Longest losing run | 26 ANT (Entire Season) |
Highest attendance | 20,886 Orlando City S.C. vs. Charlotte Eagles (September 7) (Championship) |
Lowest attendance | 100 CHB @ HOU (MLS Reserve) (May 19) |
Total attendance | 464,723 |
Average attendance | 2,611 [1] |
← 2012 2014 → |
The 2013 USL Pro season was the 27th season of third-division soccer in the United States and is the third season of the United Soccer Leagues' (USL) PRO professional competition. [2] The number of teams increased from eleven to thirteen with Phoenix FC and VSI Tampa Bay FC joining the league as expansion franchises. [3]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Antigua Barracuda | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | Traveling Team | N/A |
Charleston Battery | Charleston, South Carolina | Blackbaud Stadium | 5,100 |
Charlotte Eagles | Charlotte, North Carolina | Dickson Field | 2,500 |
Dayton Dutch Lions | Dayton, Ohio | Beavercreek Stadium | 5,000 |
Harrisburg City Islanders | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Skyline Sports Complex | 5,000 |
Los Angeles Blues | Fullerton, California | Titan Stadium | 10,000 |
Orlando City | Orlando, Florida | Fifth Third Bank Field at the Citrus Bowl | 65,000 |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Highmark Stadium | 3,500 |
Phoenix FC | Phoenix, Arizona | Sun Devil Soccer Stadium | 3,400 |
Richmond Kickers | Richmond, Virginia | City Stadium | 22,000 |
Rochester Rhinos | Rochester, New York | Sahlen's Stadium | 13,768 |
VSI Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay, Florida | Plant City Stadium [4] [5] | 6,700 |
Wilmington Hammerheads | Wilmington, North Carolina | Legion Stadium | 6,000 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
On January 23, 2013, USL Pro announced an alliance with Major League Soccer. For the 2013 season, four MLS teams will affiliate with USL Pro teams in lieu of participating in the MLS Reserve League system. These MLS clubs will loan at least four of their reserve players to their USL Pro affiliate club for development purposes.
All USL Pro teams played two matches each with the remaining MLS Reserve League teams. Those matches counted toward the USL Pro standings, giving each team a total of 26 games. [6]
The following teams affiliated:
USL Pro teams played MLS Reserve teams as listed below. Except for Antiqua Barracuda (who played two MLS reserve teams on the road), each set was a home-and-away arrangement.
USL Pro teams compiled an 11 Win, 9 Tie and 6 Loss record against MLS Reserve Teams in 2013. [7] [8]
For full article, see List of USL Pro transfers 2013.
Team | Outgoing manager | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Phoenix FC | Expansion team | David Robertson | 15 July 2012 [9] | |
VSI Tampa Bay | Expansion team | Matt Weston | 22 November 2012 [10] | |
Los Angeles Blues | Charlie Naimo | Pre-Season | Jesus Rico-Sanz | 12 December 2012 [11] |
Antigua Barracuda | Tom Curtis | Pre-Season | Fernando Abraham | 2013 [12] |
VSI Tampa Bay | Matt Weston | 5th Place | Joel Harrison (Interim) | 8 May 2013 [13] |
Rochester Rhinos | Jesse Myers | 12th Place | Pat Ercoli | 19 May 2013 [14] |
Antigua Barracuda | Fernando Abraham | 13th Place | Adrian Whitbread | 12 June 2013 [15] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Richmond Kickers (C) | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 55 | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs |
2 | Orlando City (A) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 54 | Playoffs |
3 | Charleston Battery (A) | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 45 | |
4 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 44 | |
5 | Charlotte Eagles (A) | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 41 | |
6 | Los Angeles Blues (A) | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 40 | |
7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A) | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 38 | |
8 | Dayton Dutch Lions (A) | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 37 | |
9 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 36 [a] | |
10 | VSI Tampa Bay | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 32 | |
11 | Rochester Rhinos | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 28 | |
12 | Phoenix FC | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 22 | |
13 | Antigua Barracuda | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 91 | −80 | 0 |
Color Key: Home •Away •Win •Loss •Draw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Match | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | ||||
Antigua Barracuda FC (ANT) | CHE | WIL | CHB | TAM | ORL | HAR | RIC | PIT | DDL | TAM | ORL | RIC | HAR | ROC | PIT | LAB | PHX | PHX | LAB | SJE | DAL | DDL | ROC | CHE | CHB | WIL | |||
0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–7 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–8 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–4 | ||||
Charleston Battery (CHB) | RIC | ANT | PIT | HAR | DDL | WIL | CHE | HOU | ROC | HAR | CHE | HOU | PIT | ROC | TAM | ORL | ORL | TAM | DDL | PHX | LAB | WIL | RIC | LAB | PHX | ANT | |||
1–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||||
Charlotte Eagles (CHE) | ANT | ROC | ORL | PIT | RIC | CHB | PHX | LAB | HAR | CHB | CHI | TAM | WIL | DDL | CHI | PIT | ROC | WIL | DDL | LAB | PHX | RIC | HAR | ANT | TAM | ORL | |||
2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | ||||
Dayton Dutch Lions (DDL) | PIT | TAM | ORL | CHB | PHX | PIT | ANT | LAB | COC | TAM | PHX | LAB | CHE | ROC | RIC | COC | ORL | CHB | CHE | HAR | ANT | ROC | WIL | WIL | RIC | HAR | |||
2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 3–1 | ||||
Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR) | PIT | COR | ROC | CHB | ROC | ANT | ORL | RIC | CHB | CHE | WIL | COR | ANT | PIT | PHX | WIL | LAB | RIC | TAM | ORL | DDL | PHX | LAB | CHE | TAM | DDL | |||
2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | ||||
Los Angeles Blues (LAB) | PHX | TAM | ORL | PHX | ORL | TAM | WIL | PIT | LAG | RIC | WIL | CHE | ROC | DDL | LAG | DDL | ANT | PIT | HAR | ANT | RIC | CHE | CHB | HAR | CHB | ROC | |||
2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||||
Orlando City S.C. (ORL) | PHX | LAB | ROC | LAB | CHE | DDL | ANT | SEA | HAR | ROC | WIL | PHX | ANT | RIC | WIL | CHB | CHB | DDL | PIT | HAR | PIT | TAM | TAM | SEA | RIC | CHE | |||
3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 7–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | ||||
Phoenix FC (PHX) | LAB | TAM | ORL | LAB | RSL | WIL | PIT | PIT | DDL | CHE | RIC | WIL | ORL | TAM | RSL | DDL | HAR | ROC | ANT | ANT | RIC | CHB | CHE | HAR | CHB | ROC | |||
0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–4 | ||||
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT) | RIC | HAR | DDL | CHE | CHB | PHX | LAB | PHX | DDL | ANT | ROC | TOR | CHB | HAR | ANT | CHE | LAB | ORL | WIL | TOR | TAM | ORL | ROC | TAM | WIL | RIC | |||
0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | ||||
Richmond Kickers (RIC) | PIT | CHB | ROC | WIL | CHE | ANT | LAB | HAR | PHX | WIL | ANT | VAN | ORL | TAM | DDL | ROC | HAR | PHX | LAB | VAN | TAM | CHE | CHB | DDL | ORL | PIT | |||
0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||||
Rochester Rhinos (ROC) | TAM | ORL | CHE | RIC | HAR | HAR | WIL | ORL | CHB | LAB | PIT | MTL | TAM | CHB | ANT | PHX | DDL | CHE | RIC | WIL | MTL | ANT | DDL | PIT | PHX | LAB | |||
0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | ||||
VSI Tampa Bay FC (TAM) | PHX | LAB | POR | ROC | LAB | DDL | ANT | WIL | POR | ANT | PHX | ROC | DDL | CHE | CHB | RIC | CHB | HAR | WIL | RIC | PIT | ORL | ORL | HAR | PIT | CHE | |||
0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 8–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | ||||
Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL) | ANT | LAB | PHX | RIC | ROC | CHB | LAB | ORL | TAM | PHX | HAR | RIC | NYR | CHE | NYR | ORL | HAR | CHE | ROC | PIT | TAM | CHB | DDL | DDL | PIT | ANT | |||
2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | ||||
MLS Reserve Teams: Chicago Fire – CHI • Columbus Crew – COC • Colorado Rapids – COR • FC Dallas – DAL • Houston Dynamo – HOU • Los Angeles Galaxy – LAG • Montreal Impact – MTL New York Red Bulls – NYR • Portland Timbers – POR • Real Salt Lake – RSL • Seattle Sounders FC – SEA • San Jose Earthquakes – SJE • Toronto FC – TOR • Vancouver Whitecaps FC – VAN |
The 2013 USL PRO Playoffs will include the top eight finishers in the table, with the quarterfinals (No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, etc.) set for the weekend of August 23–25. The semifinals featuring the four remaining teams will be played the following weekend, with the 2013 USL PRO Championship set for the weekend of September 6–8. All playoff rounds feature a single-game knockout format and teams will not be re-seeded following each round. [17]
Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | USL PRO Championship | ||||||||||||
1 | Richmond Kickers | 1 | ||||||||||||
8 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Richmond Kickers | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Charlotte Eagles | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Charlotte Eagles | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Charlotte Eagles | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Orlando City | 7 | ||||||||||||
2 | Orlando City | 5 | ||||||||||||
7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Orlando City | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Charleston Battery | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Charleston Battery | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Los Angeles Blues | 1 |
August 24, 2013QF | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1–3 | Charlotte Eagles | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
2:00 pm EDT | Pelletier 46' Touray 52' Basso 56' 81' Mkosana 85' | Report Report | Ramirez 52' Yates 54' Herrera 82' Asante 90+' | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,124 Referee: Eric Weisbrod |
August 24, 2013QF | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00 pm EDT | Ownby 34' Ngwenya 65' | Report Report | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Charles Carson |
August 24, 2013QF | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Los Angeles Blues | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 pm EDT | Kelly 24' 75' Azira 71' 89' | Report Report | Davis 30' Miller 43' O'Leary 58' Roknipour 84' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,708 Referee: Howard Ash |
August 24, 2013QF | Orlando City | 5–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 pm EDT | Tan 3', 48' Boufleur 5' Boden 54' Chin 68' Pulis 80' (pen.) | Report Report | Marshall 4' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 8,486 Referee: Caleb Mendez |
August 30, 2013SF | Orlando City | 3–2 | Charleston Battery | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 pm EDT | Tan 5' 72' 74' Mbengue 6' 67' Chin 18' | Report Report | Ellison 9' Azira 33' Sanyang 47'60' Falvey 74' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 8,912 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivera |
August 31, 2013SF | Richmond Kickers | 1–2 | Charlotte Eagles | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00 pm EDT | Callahan 11' | Report Report | Ramirez 31' Herrera 38' | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,539 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
September 7, 2013F | Orlando City | 7–4 | Charlotte Eagles | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 pm EDT | Dwyer 33', 42', 61' (pen.), 69' Chin 70', 90' Boden 71' Mbengue 85' | Report Report Report Report | Okiomah 20' Ramirez 43', 58' Asante 86' Meza 88' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 20,886 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
Championship Game MVP: Dom Dwyer (ORL)
Top scorers
Source: [19] | Top assists
Source: [19] |
(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)
Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | MINS | SVS | GA | GAA | W-L-T | SHO |
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1 | Andrew Dykstra | Richmond Kickers | 22 | 1980 | 75 | 19 | 0.863 | 13–1–8 | 10 |
2 | Miguel Gallardo | Orlando City | 15 | 1221 | 44 | 13 | 0.958 | 8–3–3 | 5 |
3 | Odisnel Cooper | Charleston Battery | 22 | 1980 | 50 | 24 | 1.090 | 11–6–5 | 7 |
4 | Carl Woszczynski | Los Angeles Blues | 13 | 1170 | 50 | 15 | 1.153 | 8–4–1 | 6 |
5 | Hunter Gilstrap | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 21 | 1890 | 67 | 25 | 1.190 | 8–5–8 | 5 |
6 | Alex Horwath | VSI Tampa Bay FC | 23 | 2044 | 67 | 33 | 1.453 | 8–11–4 | 6 |
7 | Andrew Weber | Phoenix FC | 14 | 1215 | 41 | 20 | 1.481 | 1–8–5 | 3 |
8 | Nick Noble | Harrisburg City Islanders | 26 | 2340 | 105 | 39 | 1.500 | 14–10–2 | 5 |
9 | Eric Reed | Charlotte Eagles | 25 | 2238 | 101 | 38 | 1.528 | 10–4–11 | 8 |
10 | Kristian Nicht | Rochester Rhinos | 24 | 2074 | 88 | 36 | 1.562 | 4–10–10 | 8 |
Source: [19]
F: José Angulo (PIT), Dom Dwyer (ORL), Sainey Touray (HAR)
M: Matt Dallman (PIT), Joseph Ngwenya (RIC), Jamie Watson (ORL)
D: Colin Falvey (CHB), Henry Kalungi (RIC), Rob Valentino (ORL), William Yomby (RIC)
G: Andrew Dykstra (RIC)
F: Gibson Bardsley (DAY), Matt Fondy (LAB), Lucky Mkosana (HAR)
M: Michael Azira (CHB), George Davis IV (LAB), Jorge Herrera (CHE)
D: Danny Earls (ROC), Josh Rife (TAM), Andrew Marshall (PIT), Daniel Steres (WIL)
G: Nick Noble (HAR)
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