2013 in American soccer

The 2013 season was the 101st edition of competitive soccer in the United States.

Soccer in the United States
Season2013
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldNew York Red Bulls
NASLNew York Cosmos
USL ProOrlando City
NPSLRVA Football Club
PDLAustin Aztex
US Open CupD.C. United
MLS CupSporting Kansas City
Women's soccer
NWSLPortland Thorns FC
← 2012 United States 2014 →
The professional soccer clubs of the United States and Canada for 2013.

National teams

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Senior

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Wins Losses Draws
16 4 3
January 29 Friendly United States   0–0   Canada Houston, Texas
20:00 UTC−06 Report Morgan   78'
Ledgerwood   79'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 11,737
Referee: Raúl Castro (HON)
February 6 WCQ R4 Honduras   2–1   United States San Pedro Sula, Honduras
15:00 UTC−06 García   40'
Bengtson   79'
Report Dempsey   36' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Wálter Quesada (CRC)
March 22 WCQ R4 United States   1–0   Costa Rica Commerce City, Colorado
22:00 EST Dempsey   16' Report Miller   49'
Gonzalez   90'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 19,374
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
March 26 WCQ R4 Mexico   0–0   United States Mexico City, Mexico
22:30 EST Report Beasley   8'
Besler   20'
Davis   90+2'
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Walter Castellanos (GUA)
May 29 Friendly United States   2–4   Belgium Cleveland, Ohio
20:00 UTC−06 Cameron   22'
Dempsey   80' (pen.)
Jones   90'
Report Mirallas   6'
Benteke   56', 71'
Fellaini   64'
Simons   78'
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 27,720
Referee: Jeffery Solis (CRC)
June 2 Friendly United States   4–3   Germany Washington, D.C.
14:30 EDT Altidore   13'
ter Stegen   16' (o.g.)
Dempsey   60', 64'
Report Westermann   51'
Kruse   79'
Draxler   81'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 47,359
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (MEX)
June 7 WCQ R4 Jamaica   1–2   United States Kingston, Jamaica
21:30 EDT Beckford   89' Report Altidore   30'
Evans   90+2'   90+2'
Zusi   88'
Stadium: Independence Park
Attendance: 12,130
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
June 11 WCQ R4 United States   2–0   Panama Seattle
18:30 PDT Altidore   36'   56'
Johnson   53'
Cameron   69'
Beasley   90+2'
Howard   90+3'
Report Sánchez   69' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,847
Referee: Roberto García Orozco (MEX)
June 18 WCQ R4 United States   1–0   Honduras Sandy, Utah
19:00 MDT Jones   10'
Altidore   73'
Report Peralta   34'
Palacios   75'
Velásquez   81'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,250
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)
July 5 Friendly United States   6–0   Guatemala San Diego, California
20:00 PDT Gómez   42'
Donovan   55' (pen.), 72'
Wondolowski   71'
Goodson   84'
Bedoya   88'
Report Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium
Attendance: 25,080
Referee: Valdin Legister (JAM)
July 9 GC Group C Belize   1–6   United States Portland, Oregon
20:00 PDT Gaynair   42'
Lennen   46'
Report Wondolowski   12', 39', 43'
Holden   58'
Orozco   73'
Donovan   77' (pen.)
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,724
Referee: Hector Rodriguez (HON)
July 13 GC Group C United States   4–1   Cuba Sandy, Utah
13:30 MDT Donovan   45+2' (pen.)
Corona   57'
Wondolowski   66', 85'
Report Alfonso   36'
Márquez   45+2'
Colomé   75'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,597
Referee: David Gantar (CAN)
July 16 GC Group C United States   1–0   Costa Rica East Hartford, Connecticut
20:00 EDT Holden   60'
Shea   82'
Parkhurst   90+2'
Report Pemberton   55'
Cunningham   56'
Arrieta   76'
Stadium: Rentschler Field
Attendance: 25,432
Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)
July 21 GC Quarterfinals United States   5–1   El Salvador Baltimore, Maryland
16:00 EDT Goodson   15'   21'
Corona   29'
Johnson   60'
Donovan   78'
Diskerud   84'
Report Zelaya   39' (pen.)
Cerén   68'
Stadium: M&T Bank Stadium
Attendance: 70,540
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)
July 24 GC Semi-finals United States   3–1   Honduras Arlington, Texas
19:00 EDT Johnson   11'   90+2'
Donovan   27', 53'
Report Medina   52' Stadium: Cowboys Stadium
Attendance: 81,410
Referee: Wálter Quesada (CRC)
July 28 GC Final United States   1–0   Panama Chicago
16:00 EDT Bedoya   63'
Shea   69'   90+4'
Johnson   90'
Report Parris   90+1'
Jiménez   90+4'
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 57,920
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
August 14 Friendly Bosnia and Herzegovina   3–4   United States Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
14:30 EDT Džeko   8', 90'
Ibišević   30'
Spahić   27'
Report Johnson   55'
Altidore   59', 84', 86'
Stadium: Asim Ferhatovic Hase Stadium
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN)
September 6 WCQ R4 Costa Rica   3–1   United States San José, Costa Rica
20:00 EDT Acosta   2'
Borges   9'
Campbell   75'
Umaña   32'
Bolaños   36'
Navas   41'
Report Dempsey   43' (pen.)
Cameron   62'
Besler   78'
Altidore   90+3'
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (MEX)
September 10 WCQ R4 United States   2–0   Mexico Columbus, Ohio, USA
20:00 EDT Johnson   49'
Donovan   78'   85'
Bedoya   45+1'
Report Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 24,584
Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)
October 11 WCQ R4 United States   2–0   Jamaica Kansas City, Kansas, USA
17:36 UTC−5 Zusi   77'
Altidore   81'
Kljestan   90+1'
Report Anderson   90+2' Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)
October 15 WCQ R4 Panama   2–3   United States Panama City, Panama
20:30 UTC−5 G. Torres   18'
Tejada   84'   85'   90+2'
R. Torres   86'
Report Orozco   64'
Zusi   90+2'
Jóhannsson   90+3'
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)
November 15 Friendly Scotland   0–0   United States Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 EST Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 21,079
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
November 19 Friendly Austria   1–0   United States Vienna, Austria
14:45 EST Janko   33' Report Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 20,200
Referee: Istan Vad (HUN)
Goal scorers
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Player Goals
Jozy Altidore 8
Landon Donovan 8
Clint Dempsey 6
Chris Wondolowski 6
Eddie Johnson 5
Joe Corona 2
Clarence Goodson 2
Michael Orozco Fiscal 2
Brek Shea 2
Graham Zusi 2
Alejandro Bedoya 1
Geoff Cameron 1
Brad Evans 1
Mix Diskerud 1
Herculez Gomez 1
Stuart Holden 1
Aron Jóhannsson 1
Own Goals 1

Under-20

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January 19 Friendly United States   2–2   Panama Puebla, Mexico
16:00 UTC−06 Cuevas   52'
Allen   55'
Report   3'
  78'
Stadium: Estadio Olympico
January 21 Friendly United States   1–2   Panama Puebla, Mexico
15:00 UTC−06 Villarreal   66' (pen.) Report   63'
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February 18 CONCACAF Champ. Group A Haiti   1–2   United States Puebla, Mexico
17:30 UTC−06 Jean-Dany  49' Report Gil   3'
Cuevas   26'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de C.U.
February 26 CONCACAF Champ. Quarters United States   4–2   Canada Puebla, Mexico
17:00 UTC−06 Gil   29'
Villarreal   40', 54'
Trapp   45+1'
Report Carreiro   23'
Piette   64'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de C.U.
March 3 CONCACAF Champ. Final United States   1–3 (a.e.t.)   Mexico Puebla, Mexico
18:00 UTC−06 Joya   10' (pen.) Report Corona   4'
Gomez   99'
Espericueta   113' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtemoc
Referee: Enrico Wijgaarden (SUR)
June 21 U20 WC Group A United States   1–4   Spain Istanbul, Turkey
21:00 UTC−06 Villarreal   64'
Joya   76'
Gil   77'
Juan Pablo Ocegueda   87'
Lopez   90+2'
Summary Jesé Rodríguez   5', 44'
Javier Manquillo   21'
Gerard Deulofeu   42', 61'
Israel Puerto   52'
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Arena
Attendance: 4,133
Referee:   Bakary Gassama
June 24 U20 WC Group A France   1–1   United States Istanbul, Turkey
18:00 UTC−06 Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Arena
Attendance: 4,120
June 27 U20 WC Group A Ghana   4–1   United States Kayseri, Turkey
21:00 UTC−06 Stadium: Kadir Has Stadium
Attendance: 4,873

Under-18

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March 22 Friendly Romania   1–1   United States Bucharest, Romania
Spencer  
May 21 Lisbon Intl Tournament Czech Republic   0–3   United States Malveira, Portugal
16:00 UTC+01 Gall   17'
Rubin   35'
Gall   48'
Stadium: Estádio das Seixas
May 23 Lisbon Intl Tournament Portugal   1–1   United States Mafra, Portugal
18:00 UTC+01 Rodrigues   51' Gall   48' Stadium: Parque Desportivo Eng. Ministro dos Santos
May 25 Lisbon Intl Tournament United States   1–2   Hungary Mafra, Portugal
16:00 UTC+01 Arriola   43' Stadium: Parque Desportivo Eng. Ministro dos Santos
July 29 2013 Milk Cup United States   1–1   Mexico Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
20:00 UTC+01 Moreno   5'
Amick   15'
Report Arreola   34'
S. Rodriguez   45'
S. A. Rodriguez   48'
Flores   71'
Stadium: Riada Stadium
July 31 2013 Milk Cup United States   1–3   Northern Ireland Drumahoe, Northern Ireland
20:00 UTC+01 Muyl   24'
Requejo Jr.   56'
Miazga   88'
Report Ball   20'
McElroy   45+1'   86'
McCullough   46'
Morgan   80'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
August 2 2013 Milk Cup Denmark   1–1   United States Limavady, Northern Ireland
13:30 UTC+01 Bruhn   55' Rubin   74' Stadium: The Showgrounds

Under-17

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February 23 Friendly United States   0–4   Mexico Panama City, Panama
15:00 EST Report Zúniga   33'
Almanza   39'
Granados   51', 60'
Díaz   83'
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
February 26 Friendly United States   1–1   Panama Panama City, Panama
Flores   5' Report   50' Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
April 1 Friendly United States   8–0   Barbados Bradenton, Florida, USA
Selemani   2'
Baird   22'
Martin   27'
Akale   47, 57, 89'
Glad   65'
Elney   68'
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
April 11 CONCACAF U17 Championship Group C United States   1–0   Guatemala Panama City, Panama
18:30 EST Baird   49' Report Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 220
Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico)
April 14 CONCACAF U17 Championship Quarters United States   1–3   Honduras Panama City, Panama
17:00 EST Soñora   45' Report Alegría   42'
Elis   57'
Alvarez   68'
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Henry Bejarano (CRC)
May 30 Caspian Cup Group A United States   11–0   Kyrgyzstan Baku, Azerbaijan
08:00 EST Lennon   1', 21', 32'
Saucedo   8', 22', 29'
Villegas   11', 46'
Schropp   51'
Vergara   61'
Akale   69'
Report Stadium: Dalga Arena
December 12 2013 Nike International Friendlies United States   5–1   England Lakewood Ranch, Florida
17:00 EST Gallardo   13', 17', 85'
Wright   72', 80'
McCabe   89'
Report Edwards   48'
Arnold   83'
Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Richonne Clark

Women

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Senior

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Wins Losses Draws
13 0 3
External videos
  United States vs South Korea 20 June 2013 full match on YouTube
February 9 Friendly United States   4–1   Scotland Jacksonville, Florida
17:00 EST Press   13', 31'
Boxx   52'
Leroux   88'
Report Little   54' Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 18,656
Referee: Margaret Domka (USA)
February 13 Friendly United States   3–1   Scotland Nashville, Tennessee
17:00 CST Rapinoe   21'
Wambach   51'
Press   54'
Report Grant   81' Stadium: LP Field
Attendance: 14,224
Referee: Katja Koroleva (USA)
March 6 Algarve Cup United States   3–0   Iceland Albufeira, Portugal
14:00 WET Buehler   48'
Boxx   63'
Wambach   74'
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Attendance: 500
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (JPN)
March 8 Algarve Cup China   0–5   United States Albufeira, Portugal
14:00 WET Report Leroux   14'
Krieger   32'
Rapinoe   46'
Press   64'
Engen   84'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal, Albufeira
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jana Adamkova (CZE)
March 11 Algarve Cup Sweden   1–1   United States Lagos, Portugal
15:00 WET Dahlkvist   4' Report Morgan   56' Stadium: Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Attendance: 750
Referee: Esther Staubli (SUI)
March 13 Algarve Cup Germany   0–2   United States Faro, Portugal
17:00 WET Morgan   13, 34' Stadium: Estádio Algarve, Algarve
April 5 Friendly Germany   3–3   United States Offenbach, Germany
18:15 CEST Kulig   63'
Okoyino da Mbabi   85' (pen.)
Mittag   86'
Report Wambach   47'
Rapinoe   55'
Morgan   71'
Stadium: Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium
Attendance: 16,090
Referee: Christina Pederson
April 9 Friendly Netherlands   1–3   United States The Hague, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Hoogendijk   72'
Melis   81'
Report Heath   36'
Press   45', 60'
Stadium: Kyocera Stadion
Referee: Christine Baitinger
June 2 Friendly[1] Canada   0–3   United States Toronto, Ontario, Canada
16:30 EDT Report Morgan   70'   72'
Leroux   90+3'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: TBD
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado
June 15 Friendly[2] United States   4–1   South Korea Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00 EDT Mewis   3'
Cheney   7'
Lloyd   57'
Wambach   90+3'
Report Soh-yun   26' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,035
June 20 Friendly[2] United States   5–0   South Korea Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EDT Wambach   10'   19'   29'   45+1'
Cheney   64'
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,961
Referee: Margaret Domka
September 3 Friendly[2] United States   7–0   Mexico Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Wambach   11'
Leroux   21'   22'   30'   41'
Buehler   55'
Brian   72'
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,594
Referee: Gillian Martindale
October 20 Friendly[2] United States   4–0   Australia San Antonio
12:30 CDT Holiday   6'
Loyd   14'
Wambach   56'
Press   90+1'
Report Stadium: Alamodome
Attendance: 19,109
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
October 27 Friendly[2] United States   4–1   New Zealand San Francisco
15:30 PDT Rapinoe   7'
Loyd   12'
Press   42'
O'Reilly   87'
Report Wilkinson   54' Stadium: Candlestick Park
Attendance: 16,315
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (CAN)
October 30 Friendly[2] United States   1–1   New Zealand Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Krieger   23'
Leroux   42'
Report Percival   72'
Wilkinson   87'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,139
Referee: Sabina Charles-Kirton (St. Lucia)
November 11 Friendly[2] United States   4–1   Brazil Orlando, Florida
15:30 EST Leroux   15'   36'
Wambach   17' (pen.)
Tymrak   76'
Lloyd   79'   90+2'
Report Andréia Rosa   5'
Rosana   25'
Stadium: Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
Attendance: 20,274
Referee: Margaret Domka (USA)

Under-23

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February 28 Four Nations United States   3–1   Norway La Manga, Spain
McCarty   17'
Pressley   33'
Ochs   51'
Report Hegerberg   62' Stadium: La Manga Stadium
Referee: Ifeoma Kulmala (FIN)
March 2 Four Nations United States   6–0   Sweden La Manga, Spain
Marlborough   2, 24'
Johnston   20'
Bywaters   43'
Mewis   71'
Williams   80'
Report Stadium: La Manga Stadium
Referee: Christina Pedersen (NOR)
March 4 Four Nations United States   2–1   England La Manga, Spain
Johnston   39'
Ochs   85'
Report Harrop   42' Stadium: La Manga Stadium

Under-20

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March 7 Twelve Nations United States   1–1   Norway La Manga, Spain
Thun   89' Report Munerlyn   62' Stadium: La Manga Stadium
Referee: Eliska Kramlova (CZE)
March 9 Twelve Nations United States   0–3   Germany La Manga, Spain
Report Jager   5, 35'
Magull   45' (pen.)
Stadium: La Manga Stadium
Referee: Zusana Kovacoca (SVK)
March 11 Twelve Nations United States   0–0   Sweden La Manga, Spain
Report Stadium: La Manga Stadium
Referee: Eliska Kramlova (CZE)

Under-17

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January 29 Friendly United States   1–1   Germany Carson, California
16:00 UTC−08 Tillman   88' Report Jurado   55' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Referee: Magic Berenji (USA)
February 1 Friendly United States   1–1   Germany Carson, California
15:00 UTC−08 Stevens   7' Report Ehegotz   60' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Referee: Richard Sarfaraz (USA)
April 24 Friendly United States   3–0   Mexico San José, Costa Rica
20:00 Mallory Pugh   8'
Kaycie Tillman   11'
Madison Haley   80'
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee:   Maria Flores
April 26 Friendly United States   4–0   Costa Rica San José, Costa Rica
20:00 Dorian Bailey   9'
Mallory Pugh   17'
Madison Haley   24', 26'
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee:   Jeffrey Solis
April 28 Friendly United States   1–4   Japan San José, Costa Rica
20:00 Mallory Pugh   28' Report Miho Kamogawa   21'
Fuka Kono   27'
Hina Sugita   88'
Rikako Kobayashi   91'
Stadium: Rohemoser Stadium
Referee:   Marianela Araya

American club leagues

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Major League Soccer

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The Major League Soccer season began on March 2, 2013, following preseason events in Tucson, Arizona, Orlando, Florida, and Charleston, South Carolina. The regular season ended on October 27, 2013.

Conference tables

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Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 59 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Sporting Kansas City 34 17 10 7 47 30 +17 58
3 New England Revolution 34 14 11 9 49 38 +11 51
4 Houston Dynamo 34 14 11 9 41 41 0 51 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Montreal Impact 34 14 13 7 50 49 +1 49
6 Chicago Fire 34 14 13 7 47 52 −5 49
7 Philadelphia Union 34 12 12 10 42 44 −2 46
8 Columbus Crew 34 12 17 5 42 46 −4 41
9 Toronto FC 34 6 17 11 30 47 −17 29
10 D.C. United 34 3 24 7 22 59 −37 16
Source: MLS

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Timbers 34 14 5 15 54 33 +21 57 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Real Salt Lake 34 16 10 8 57 41 +16 56
3 LA Galaxy 34 15 11 8 53 38 +15 53
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 12 7 42 42 0 52 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Colorado Rapids 34 14 11 9 45 38 +7 51
6 San Jose Earthquakes 34 14 11 9 35 42 −7 51
7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 12 9 53 45 +8 48
8 FC Dallas 34 11 12 11 48 52 −4 44
9 Chivas USA 34 6 20 8 30 67 −37 26
Source: MLS

Overall table

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls (S) 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 59 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Sporting Kansas City (C) 34 17 10 7 47 30 +17 58
3 Portland Timbers 34 14 5 15 54 33 +21 57
4 Real Salt Lake 34 16 10 8 57 41 +16 56
5 LA Galaxy 34 15 11 8 53 38 +15 53
6 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 12 7 42 42 0 52
7 New England Revolution 34 14 11 9 49 38 +11 51
8 Colorado Rapids 34 14 11 9 45 38 +7 51
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 11 9 41 41 0 51
10 San Jose Earthquakes 34 14 11 9 35 42 −7 51
11 Montreal Impact 34 14 13 7 50 49 +1 49 CONCACAF Champions League
12 Chicago Fire 34 14 13 7 47 52 −5 49
13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 12 9 53 45 +8 48
14 Philadelphia Union 34 12 12 10 42 44 −2 46
15 FC Dallas 34 11 12 11 48 52 −4 44
16 Columbus Crew 34 12 17 5 42 46 −4 41
17 Toronto FC 34 6 17 11 30 47 −17 29
18 Chivas USA 34 6 20 8 30 67 −37 26
19 D.C. United 34 3 24 7 22 59 −37 16 CONCACAF Champions League
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Knockout Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
E1 New York 2 1 3
E4 Houston 3 E4 Houston (a.e.t.) 2 2 4
E5 Montreal 0 Eastern ConferenceE4 Houston 0 1 1
E2 Kansas City 0 2 2
E2 Kansas City (a.e.t.) 1 3 4
E3 New England 2 1 3
E2 Kansas City (p) 1 (7)
W2 Salt Lake 1 (6)
W1 Portland 2 3 5
W4 Seattle 2 W4 Seattle 1 2 3
W5 Colorado 0 Western ConferenceW1 Portland 2 0 2
W2 Salt Lake 4 1 5
W2 Salt Lake (a.e.t.) 0 2 2
W3 Los Angeles 1 0 1



North American Soccer League

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The North American Soccer League has been split into spring and fall tournaments for the 2013 season, similar to the Apertura and Clausura 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 championship.[3] The Spring season will begin on April 6, 2013.[4] The Fall season will begin on August 3, 2013.[5]

Spring Season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlanta Silverbacks (S) 12 6 3 3 20 15 +5 21 Soccer Bowl 2013
2 Carolina RailHawks 12 5 5 2 20 16 +4 20
3 San Antonio Scorpions 12 6 2 4 19 15 +4 20
4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 5 3 4 21 16 +5 18
5 FC Edmonton 12 3 5 4 13 12 +1 14
6 Minnesota United FC 12 4 2 6 18 23 −5 14
7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 12 2 2 8 10 24 −14 8
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(S) Spring season champion

Fall Season

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The New York Cosmos will join the league during the Fall season.[6] Puerto Rico Islanders, originally planned to take part in this season, announced taking one year off due to restructuring.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (F) 14 9 4 1 22 12 +10 31 Soccer Bowl 2013
2 Carolina RailHawks 14 7 2 5 21 16 +5 23
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 14 5 5 4 30 27 +3 20
4 Minnesota United FC 14 6 2 6 21 19 +2 20
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 14 5 3 6 18 20 −2 18
6 FC Edmonton 14 3 7 4 13 14 −1 16
7 Atlanta Silverbacks 14 4 4 6 14 22 −8 16
8 San Antonio Scorpions 14 3 1 10 15 24 −9 10
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(F) Fall season champion

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.[8][9][10]


USL Pro

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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 be Antigua Barracuda FC, 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.[11]

The following teams will affiliate:

USL Pro teams will play MLS Reserve teams as listed below. Except for Antigua Barracuda FC (who will play two MLS reserve teams on the road), each set will be a home-and-away arrangement.

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

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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
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. [12]

USL Pro playoffs

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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

USL Pro Championship

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Orlando City7–4Charlotte Eagles
Dwyer   33', 42', 61' (pen.), 69'
Chin   70', 90'
Boden   71'
Mbengue   85'
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Okiomah   20'
Ramirez   43', 58'
Asante   86'
Meza   88'
Attendance: 20,886
Referee: Ismail Elfath

National Women's Soccer League

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The inaugural NWSL season began on April 13 and concluded on August 18. The Portland Thorns won the first NWSL Championship, defeating NWSL Shield winner Western New York Flash 2–0 on August 31.

Overall table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Western New York Flash 22 10 8 4 36 20 +16 38 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City 22 11 5 6 34 22 +12 38 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC (C) 22 11 5 6 32 25 +7 38
4 Sky Blue FC 22 10 6 6 31 26 +5 36
5 Boston Breakers 22 8 6 8 35 34 +1 30
6 Chicago Red Stars 22 8 6 8 32 36 −4 30
7 Seattle Reign FC 22 5 3 14 22 36 −14 18
8 Washington Spirit 22 3 5 14 16 39 −23 14
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

NWSL playoffs

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Semi-finals Championship
      
1 Western New York Flash 2
4 Sky Blue FC 0
1 Western New York Flash 0
3 Portland Thorns FC 2
2 FC Kansas City 2
3 Portland Thorns FC (AET) 3

NWSL Championship

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August 31, 2013 Western New York Flash 0–2 Portland Thorns FC Rochester, New York
8:00 pm EDT Johnson   33'
Martin   74'
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Heath   40'
Williamson   49'   57'
Long   89'
Ellertson   90'
Sinclair   90+'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 9,129
Referee: Kari Seitz

US Open Cup

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The 100th edition of the annual national championship, the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, ran from May 7 through October 2. Sporting Kansas City, the defending champions, were eliminated in the fourth round (round of 16) by USL Pro side Orlando City.

D.C. United defeated Real Salt Lake 1–0 in the final to qualify for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League Group stage.

Honors

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Professional

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Amateur

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American clubs in international competition

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Club Competition Final round
Houston Dynamo 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals
Los Angeles Galaxy Semifinals
Seattle Sounders FC Semifinals
Houston Dynamo 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group stage
Los Angeles Galaxy Quarterfinals
San Jose Earthquakes Quarterfinals
Sporting Kansas City Quarterfinals

2012–13 Champions League

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Houston Dynamo

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March 5, 2013 Quarterfinals Houston Dynamo   1–0   Santos Laguna Houston, United States
20:00 UTC−06 Davis   89' Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 17,454
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
March 13, 2013 Quarterfinals Santos Laguna   3–0
(3–1 agg.)
  Houston Dynamo Torreón, Mexico
20:00 UTC−06 Rodríguez   23'
Gomez   28'
Salinas   30'
Marc Crosas   76'
Summary Creavalle   22' Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 27,563
Referee:   Enrico Wijingaarde

Los Angeles Galaxy

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March 13, 2013 Quarterfinals Los Angeles Galaxy   4–1
(4–1 agg.)
  Herediano Carson, United States
22:00 UTC−07 Gonzalez   18'
Juninho   43'
Villarreal   69'
Keane   83'
Franklin   89'
McBean   90+3'
Summary Salazar   71'
Yendrick Ruiz   75'
Elías Aguilar   85'
Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
Attendance: 8,284
Referee:   Walter Lopez
April 3, 2013 Semifinals Los Angeles Galaxy   1–2   Monterrey Carson, United States
19:00 PST DeLaGarza   28' Report Suazo   82'
de Nigris   90'
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Referee: Hugo Cruz (CRC)

Seattle Sounders FC

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March 12, 2013 Quarterfinals Seattle Sounders FC   3–1
(3–2 agg.)
  UANL Seattle, United States
22:00 UTC−07 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
April 2, 2013 Semifinals Seattle Sounders FC   0–1   Santos Laguna Seattle, United States
19:00 PST Report Gomez   54' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 21,057
Referee: Hector Rodriguez (HON)

2013–14 Champions League

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Houston Dynamo

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August 27, 2013 Group stage Houston Dynamo   2–1   Árabe Unido BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
20:00 Weaver   23', 76' Report Arroyo   8' (pen.) Attendance: 12,694[13]
Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

LA Galaxy

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August 20, 2013 Group stage LA Galaxy   2–0   Cartaginés StubHub Center, Carson
22:00 Keane   66', 90+4' Report Attendance: 9,474
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

San Jose Earthquakes

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Sporting Kansas City

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References

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  12. ^ "Hammerheads Have Point Deducted". www.uslsoccer.com. July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
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  14. ^ "Match Recap: Houston Dynamo 2, W Connection 0". Houston Dynamo. September 25, 2013.
  15. ^ "CCL Match Recap: LA Galaxy 1, Isidro Metapan 0". LA Galaxy. September 18, 2013.
  16. ^ "Recap: Sporting KC stays unbeaten in Champions League with 1-1 draw against Nicaragua's Real Esteli FC". Sporting Kansas City. September 17, 2013.
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