2013 in American soccer

National teams

Men

Senior

Ledgerwood Bengtson Gonzalez Besler Davis Dempsey Jones Benteke Fellaini Simons ter Stegen Dempsey Kruse Draxler Evans
Zusi Johnson Cameron Beasley Howard Altidore Palacios Velásquez Donovan Wondolowski Goodson Bedoya Lennen Holden Orozco Donovan Corona Wondolowski Márquez Colomé Shea Parkhurst Cunningham Arrieta Corona Johnson Donovan Diskerud Cerén Donovan Shea
Johnson Jiménez Ibišević Spahić Altidore Borges Campbell Umaña Bolaños Navas Cameron Besler Altidore Donovan
Bedoya Altidore Kljestan Tejada
R. Torres Zusi
Jóhannsson

Goal scorers

Under-20

Allen

Cuevas Villarreal Trapp Piette Cuevas Gomez Espericueta Joya Gil Juan Pablo Ocegueda Lopez Javier Manquillo Gerard Deulofeu Israel Puerto

Under-18

Rubin Gall Amick S. Rodriguez S. A. Rodriguez Flores Requejo Jr. Miazga McElroy
McCullough Morgan

Under-17

Almanza Granados Díaz Baird Martin Akale Glad Elney Selemani Elis
Alvarez Saucedo Villegas Schropp Vergara Akale Wright McCabe Arnold

Women

Senior

Boxx Leroux Wambach Press Boxx Wambach Krieger Rapinoe Press Engen Okoyino da Mbabi Mittag Rapinoe Morgan Melis Press Leroux Cheney Lloyd Wambach Cheney Leroux
Buehler Brian Loyd Wambach Press Loyd Press O'Reilly Leroux Wilkinson Wambach Tymrak Lloyd Rosana

Under-23

Pressley Ochs Johnston Bywaters Mewis Williams Ochs

Under-20

Magull

Under-17

Kaycie Tillman Madison Haley Mallory Pugh Madison Haley Fuka Kono Hina Sugita Rikako Kobayashi

American club leagues

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2013 Major League Soccer season

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

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Overall table

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs

North American Soccer League

Main article: 2013 North American Soccer League season

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. 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 contested by the winners of the spring and fall seasons. The game was hosted by the winner of the spring season.

Chamblee, Georgia

USL Pro

Main article: 2013 USL Pro season

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.

The following teams will affiliate:

• Sporting Kansas City — Orlando City Soccer Club
• New England Revolution — Rochester Rhinos
• D.C. United — Richmond Kickers
• Philadelphia Union — Harrisburg City Islanders

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.

• Antigua Barracuda FC — FC Dallas and San Jose Earthquakes
• Charleston Battery — Houston Dynamo
• 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
• Pittsburgh Riverhounds — Toronto FC
• Phoenix FC — Real Salt Lake
• Richmond Kickers — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
• Rochester Rhinos — Montreal Impact
• VSI Tampa Bay FC — Portland Timbers
• 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

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| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Richmond Kickers | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=Dayton Dutch Lions | RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Harrisburg City Islanders | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=Charlotte Eagles | RD1-score4=3

| RD1-seed5=2 | RD1-team5=Orlando City | RD1-score5=5 | RD1-seed6=7 | RD1-team6=Pittsburgh Riverhounds | RD1-score6=0

| RD1-seed7=3 | RD1-team7=Charleston Battery | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8=6 | RD1-team8=Los Angeles Blues | RD1-score8=1

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Richmond Kickers | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2=Charlotte Eagles | RD2-score2=2

| RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Orlando City | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=Charleston Battery | RD2-score4=2

| RD3-seed1=5 | RD3-team1=Charlotte Eagles | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=Orlando City | RD3-score2=7

USL Pro Championship

Report Report Report Chin Boden Mbengue Ramirez Asante Meza

National Women's Soccer League

Main article: 2013 National Women's Soccer League season

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

NWSL playoffs

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| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= Western New York Flash | RD1-score1= 2 | RD1-seed2= 4 | RD1-team2= Sky Blue FC | RD1-score2= 0 | RD1-seed3= 2 | RD1-team3= FC Kansas City | RD1-score3= 2 | RD1-seed4= 3 | RD1-team4= Portland Thorns FC (AET) | RD1-score4= 3

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= Western New York Flash | RD2-score1= 0 | RD2-seed2= 3 | RD2-team2= Portland Thorns FC | RD2-score2= 2

NWSL Championship

Report Martin Williamson Long Ellertson Sinclair

US Open Cup

Main article: 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

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

Professional

Amateur

American clubs in international competition

2012–13 Champions League

Houston Dynamo

Gomez Salinas Marc Crosas

Los Angeles Galaxy

Juninho Villarreal Keane Franklin McBean Yendrick Ruiz Elías Aguilar de Nigris

Seattle Sounders FC

2013–14 Champions League

Houston Dynamo

Boswell

LA Galaxy

Hoffman Courtois

San Jose Earthquakes

Chávez Salinas

Sporting Kansas City

Dwyer

References

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