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The 2013 season is the 101st season of competitive
The 2013 season is the 101st season of competitive soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
in the United States.
National teams
Men
Senior
=Goal scorers
=Under-20
Under-18
Under-17
Women
Senior
Under-23
Under-20
Under-17
American club leagues
Major League Soccer
The Major League Soccer season began on March 2, 2013, following preseason events in Tucson, Arizona,Orlando, Florida
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...
, and Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...
. The regular season ended on October 27, 2013.
Conference tables
Eastern Conference Western ConferenceOverall table
2013 MLS Cup Playoffs
The 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs was the eighteenth post-season tournament culminating the Major League Soccer regular season. The tournament began in late October and culminated on December 7, 2013 with MLS Cup 2013, the eighteenth league championshi ...
North American Soccer League
The North American Soccer League has been split into spring and fall tournaments for the 2013 season, similar to theApertura and Clausura
The ' and ' tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is div ...
league system commonly found in Mexican and Central American soccer leagues. The winner of the Spring season will host the winner of the Fall season in the 2013 Soccer Bowl
Soccer Bowl 2013 was the North American Soccer League's postseason championship match of the 2013 season held to determine the NASL Champion. The event was contested in a one-game match between the Atlanta Silverbacks, winners of the Spring Cham ...
championship. The Spring season will begin on April 6, 2013. The Fall season will begin on August 3, 2013.
Spring Season
Fall Season
The New York Cosmos will join the league during the Fall season. Puerto Rico Islanders, originally planned to take part in this season, announced taking one year off due to restructuring.
Soccer Bowl 2013
Soccer Bowl 2013 was the North American Soccer League's postseason championship match of the 2013 season held to determine the NASL Champion. The event was contested in a one-game match between the Atlanta Silverbacks, winners of the Spring C ...
Soccer Bowl 2013 was contested by the winners of the spring and fall seasons. The game was hosted by the winner of the spring season.
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USL Pro
For the first time, all USL Pro teams will play every other team in a home-and-away arrangement, like most European leagues. The only exception will beAntigua Barracuda FC
Antigua Barracuda were an Antiguan professional football team based in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Founded in 2010, the team played in USL Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system from 2011 to 2013.
The team played it ...
, which will play all their matches on the road, giving every other team 13 home matches against other USL Pro teams.
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 will play two matches each with the remaining MLS Reserve League teams. Those matches will count toward USL Pro standings, giving each team a total of 26 games.
The following teams will affiliate:
*Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and t ...
— Orlando City Soccer Club
Orlando City SC is an American professional soccer club in Orlando, Florida, that competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). Orlando City SC began play in 2015 as the 21st franchise in MLS, succeeding the USL ...
* New England Revolution — Rochester Rhinos
*D.C. United
D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Suppo ...
— Richmond Kickers
Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...
*Philadelphia Union
The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 201 ...
— Harrisburg City Islanders
USL Pro teams will play MLS Reserve teams as listed below. Except for Antigua Barracuda FC
Antigua Barracuda were an Antiguan professional football team based in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Founded in 2010, the team played in USL Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system from 2011 to 2013.
The team played it ...
(who will play two MLS reserve teams on the road), each set will be a home-and-away arrangement.
*Antigua Barracuda FC
Antigua Barracuda were an Antiguan professional football team based in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Founded in 2010, the team played in USL Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system from 2011 to 2013.
The team played it ...
— FC Dallas and San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...
* Charleston Battery — Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...
* Charlotte Eagles — Chicago Fire
* Dayton Dutch Lions — Columbus Crew
* Harrisburg City Islanders — Colorado Rapids
* Los Angeles Blues — Los Angeles Galaxy
* Orlando City — Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...
* Pittsburgh Riverhounds — Toronto FC
*Phoenix FC
Phoenix FC was an American professional soccer team based in Phoenix. The team was a member of the USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team's colors were red and white.
History
On June 18, 2012, BDR Spo ...
— Real Salt Lake
*Richmond Kickers
Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...
— Vancouver Whitecaps FC
* Rochester Rhinos — Montreal Impact
*VSI Tampa Bay FC
VSI Tampa Bay FC was an American soccer team based in Plant City, Florida. They played in USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, in the 2013 season. VSI Tampa Bay FC were owned by VisionPro Sports Institute and were affiliated ...
— Portland Timbers
The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...
* Wilmington Hammerheads — New York Red Bulls
The USL Pro season will begin on March 23, 2013. The first matches with MLS Reserve League teams will take place on April 7, 2013.
Overall table
USL Pro playoffs
USL Pro Championship
National Women's Soccer League
The inaugural NWSL season began on April 13 and concluded on August 18. ThePortland Thorns
The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which receives support from the Unit ...
won the first NWSL Championship, defeating NWSL Shield
The NWSL Shield is an annual award given to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team with the best regular season record as determined by the NWSL points system. The NWSL Shield has been awarded annually since 2013 and is recognized as a ...
winner Western New York Flash 2–0 on August 31.
Overall table
NWSL playoffs
NWSL Championship
US Open Cup
The 100th edition of the annual national championship, the2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 100th edition of the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer. Qualification began in November 2012 in the fifth tier, although the United States Soccer Federation did not announce the format until Ma ...
, ran from May 7 through October 2. Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and t ...
, the defending champions, were eliminated in the fourth round (round of 16) by USL Pro side Orlando City.
D.C. United
D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Suppo ...
defeated Real Salt Lake 1–0 in the final
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to qualify for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2014–15 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons starting from 2015) was the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 50th e ...
Group Stage.
Honors
Professional
Amateur
American clubs in international competition
2012–13 Champions League
Houston Dynamo
Los Angeles Galaxy
Seattle Sounders FC
2013–14 Champions League
Houston Dynamo
LA Galaxy
San Jose Earthquakes
Sporting Kansas City
References
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