2013 USL Pro season

The 2013 USL Pro season is 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]

USL Pro
Season2013
ChampionsOrlando City
Commissioner's CupRichmond Kickers
Matches played182
Goals scored559 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorerDom Dwyer
José Angulo (15)
Biggest home winTAM 8, ANT 0
(June 7)
Biggest away winHAR 4, CHE 0
(June 1)
Highest scoringORL 7, CHE 4
(September 7) (Championship)
Longest winning run5 CHB & WIL
Longest unbeaten run22 RIC
(April 6 – August 2)
Longest losing run26 ANT
(Entire Season)
Highest attendance20,886 Orlando City S.C. vs. Charlotte Eagles
(September 7) (Championship)
Lowest attendance100
CHB @ HOU (MLS Reserve)
(May 19)
Total attendance464,723
Average attendance2,611 [1]
← 2012
2014 →

Teams

Stadiums and Locations
Locations of USL Pro clubs
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

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit supplier Shirt sponsor
Antigua Barracuda Adrian Whitbread George Dublin Nike Antigua and Barbuda Tourism
Charleston Battery Michael Anhaeuser Colin Falvey Nike Sparcet
Charlotte Eagles Mark Steffens Eric Reed Nike Powerade
Dayton Dutch Lions Patrick Bal Joel DeLass LAOne Dayton Outpatient Center
Harrisburg City Islanders Bill Becher Jason Pelletier Adidas Capital Blue Cross
Los Angeles Blues Jesus Rico-Sanz Allan Russell Nike Hilton Anaheim
Orlando City Adrian Heath Miguel Gallardo Lotto Orlando Health
Pittsburgh Riverhounds Justin Evans Rich Costanzo Nike #1 Cochran
Phoenix FC David Robertson Andrew Weber Nike None
Richmond Kickers Leigh Cowlishaw Michael Callahan Adidas Health Diagnostic Laboratory
Rochester Rhinos Pat Ercoli Troy Roberts Admiral Bimbo Bakeries USA
VSI Tampa Bay Joel Harrison Kyle Hoffer Admiral None
Wilmington Hammerheads David Irving Tom Parratt Nike New Hanover Regional Medical Center

MLS–USL Pro Alliance

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]

Player transfers

For full article, see List of USL Pro transfers 2013.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
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]

League table
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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).
Notes:
  1. Wilmington were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player on July 21 against Pittsburgh. [16]

Results table
Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
ClubMatch
1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Antigua Barracuda FC
(ANT)		CHEWILCHBTAMORLHARRICPITDDLTAMORLRICHARROCPITLABPHXPHXLABSJEDALDDLROCCHECHBWIL
0–20–20–41–32–70–41–40–21–30–80–20–41–31–21–40–60–10–10–40–61–31–30–10–50–31–4
Charleston Battery
(CHB)		RICANTPITHARDDLWILCHEHOUROCHARCHEHOUPITROCTAMORLORLTAMDDLPHXLABWILRICLABPHXANT
1–44–02–02–11–04–20–11–00–01–22–24–11–11–10–01–11–22–41–05–13–01–25–21–21–03–0
Charlotte Eagles
(CHE)		ANTROCORLPITRICCHBPHXLABHARCHBCHITAMWILDDLCHIPITROCWILDDLLABPHXRICHARANTTAMORL
2–00–01–12–03–31–02–23–40–42–22–11–00–02–22–13–22–23–20–03–30–40–12–15–03–30–1
Dayton Dutch Lions
(DDL)		PITTAMORLCHBPHXPITANTLABCOCTAMPHXLABCHEROCRICCOCORLCHBCHEHARANTROCWILWILRICHAR
2–11–00–40–14–32–23–10–04–42–10–01–02–23–12–31–33–30–10–01–53–13–10–11–22–53–1
Harrisburg City Islanders
(HAR)		PITCORROCCHBROCANTORLRICCHBCHEWILCORANTPITPHXWILLABRICTAMORLDDLPHXLABCHETAMDDL
2–12–15–11–21–04–02–20–22–14–02–01–33–13–42–11–22–40–12–01–35–13–12–21–23–11–3
Los Angeles Blues
(LAB)		PHXTAMORLPHXORLTAMWILPITLAGRICWILCHEROCDDLLAGDDLANTPITHARANTRICCHECHBHARCHBROC
2–00–11–03–12–32–34–00–03–41–11–24–32–20–01–10–16–02–14–24–01–23–30–32–22–12–1
Orlando City S.C.
(ORL)		PHXLABROCLABCHEDDLANTSEAHARROCWILPHXANTRICWILCHBCHBDDLPITHARPITTAMTAMSEARICCHE
3–10–13–13–21–14–07–22–02–21–04–12–02–00–22–21–12–13–30–03–10–13–03–22–00–21–0
Phoenix FC
(PHX)		LABTAMORLLABRSLWILPITPITDDLCHERICWILORLTAMRSLDDLHARROCANTANTRICCHBCHEHARCHBROC
0–21–01–31–30–03–11–11–23–42–20–11–20–20–10–00–01–20–01–01–02–21–54–01–30–13–4
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
(PIT)		RICHARDDLCHECHBPHXLABPHXDDLANTROCTORCHBHARANTCHELABORLWILTORTAMORLROCTAMWILRIC
0–01–21–20–20–21–10–02–12–22–03–01–11–14–34–12–31–20–02–11–02–11–00–13–21–41–1
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)		PITCHBROCWILCHEANTLABHARPHXWILANTVANORLTAMDDLROCHARPHXLABVANTAMCHECHBDDLORLPIT
0–04–14–12–03–34–11–12–01–01–14–01–12–00–03–21–11–02–22–12–10–01–02–55–22–01–1
Rochester Rhinos
(ROC)		TAMORLCHERICHARHARWILORLCHBLABPITMTLTAMCHBANTPHXDDLCHERICWILMTLANTDDLPITPHXLAB
0–31–30–01–41–50–11–00–10–02–20–31–13–01–12–10–01–32–21–10–00–01–01–31–04–31–2
VSI Tampa Bay FC
(TAM)		PHXLABPORROCLABDDLANTWILPORANTPHXROCDDLCHECHBRICCHBHARWILRICPITORLORLHARPITCHE
0–11–01–23–03–20–13–11–04–48–01–00–31–20–10–00–04–20–22–10–01–20–32–31–32–33–3
Wilmington Hammerheads
(WIL)		ANTLABPHXRICROCCHBLABORLTAMPHXHARRICNYRCHENYRORLHARCHEROCPITTAMCHBDDLDDLPITANT
2–00–41–30–20–12–42–11–40–12–10–21–11–00–02–12–22–12–30–01–21–22–11–02–14–14–1
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 – SEA • San Jose Earthquakes – SJE • Toronto FC – TOR • Vancouver Whitecaps – VAN

USL Pro published schedule and results.[17][18]

Playoffs

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, 2013 (2013-08-24) QF 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, 2013 (2013-08-24) QF 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, 2013 (2013-08-24) QF 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'
Rokinpour  84'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Howard Ash
August 24, 2013 (2013-08-24) QF 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, 2013 (2013-08-30) SF 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, 2013 (2013-08-31) SF 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, 2013 (2013-09-07) F 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)

Statistical leaders

Top Goalkeepers

(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)

Rank Goalkeeper Club GP MINS SVS GA GAA W-L-T SHO
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]

League Awards

[20]

  • Most Valuable Player: José Angulo (PIT)
  • Rookie of the Year: Nate Robinson (RIC)
  • Defender of the Year: Colin Falvey (CHB)
  • Goalkeeper of the Year: Andrew Dykstra (RIC)
  • Coach of the Year: Leigh Cowlishaw (RIC)

All-League Teams

[21]

First Team

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)

Second Team

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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