2013 Atlanta Silverbacks season

The 2013 season was the Atlanta Silverbacks's seventeenth season of existence, and their third consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.

Atlanta Silverbacks

2013 season
Owners	Boris Jerkunica John Latham
Head coach	Brian Haynes
Stadium	Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Spring season	1st
Fall Season	7th
Soccer Bowl	Runner-Up
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Rubén Luna (10) All: Luna & Mendes (8)
Home colors Away colors
← 2012 2014 →

Background

Main article: 2012 Atlanta Silverbacks season

The Atlanta Silverbacks' 2012 season was a tale of two halves. In their first 15 games they only managed 8 points, through 1 win, 5 draws and 9 losses. In their final 13 games they gather 22 points in 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses (a league best).

They had mixed results in U.S. Open Cup, winning their first match against fourth division opponent Georgia Revolution 1–0. Then losing to MLS side Seattle Sounders FC 5-1 a week later.

On July 2, 2012 first-year head coach Alex Pineda Chacón was replaced by interim head coach Eric Wynalda. Wynalda announced Brian Haynes would replace him as head coach.

Club

Roster

^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 FW  MEX Rubén Luna 2 DF  USA Mike Randolph 3 DF  USA Shane Moroney 4 DF  USA Bobby Reiss 5 MF  SLV Richard Menjivar 6 DF  USA Beto Navarro 7 MF  USA Pablo Cruz 8 MF  USA Milton Blanco 9 FW  BRA Pedro Ferreira-Mendes 10 MF  USA Danny Barrera 11 MF  COL Alex Caceres 12 MF  JAM Horace James 13 DF  USA Willie Hunt 14 DF  ARG Lucas Paulini 15 MF  USA Mario Uribe 16 GK  CMR Eric Ati

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  USA Brad Stisser 18 GK  USA Joe Nasco 19 MF  LBR Borfor Carr 20 MF  USA Mark Withers 22 DF  USA Mark Lavery 23 MF  USA Brandon Manzonelli 24 MF  USA Scott Rojo 25 MF  COD Ferrety Sousa 27 DF  ENG Martyn Lancaster (captain) 28 MF  USA Rury Alvarez 29 DF  PER Eduardo Liza 33 DF  USA Josh Suggs 70 MF  USA Jesus Gonzalez 77 FW  USA Jahbari Willis 91 GK  USA Cody Mizell 94 FW  USA Kellen Gulley

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  USA Mark Bloom (on loan to Toronto FC)

Technical Staff

• Brian Haynes – Head Coach
• José Pinho – Goalkeeper Coach
• Eric Wynalda – Technical Director

Competitions

Preseason

Source

Atlanta Silverbacks v North Georgia Nighthawks

March 7, 2013 Preseason	Atlanta Silverbacks	5–0	North Georgia Nighthawks	Chamblee, Georgia
2:30 PM ET		Report		Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

Atlanta Silverbacks v Georgia State Panthers

March 9, 2013 Preseason	Atlanta Silverbacks	2–0	Georgia State Panthers	Chamblee, Georgia
2:30 PM ET		Report		Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

Atlanta Silverbacks v UAB Blazers

March 16, 2013 Preseason	Atlanta Silverbacks	2–1	UAB Blazers	Chamblee, Georgia
2:30 PM ET	James 35' Blanco 85'	Report	60'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

Atlanta Silverbacks v Charlotte Eagles

March 30, 2013 Preseason	Atlanta Silverbacks	3–0	Charlotte Eagles	Chamblee, Georgia
4:00 PM ET	Luna 35', 45' (pen.) Moroney	Report		Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

Friendlies

Source

Georgia Revolution v Atlanta Silverbacks

July 19, 2013	Georgia Revolution	1-2	Atlanta Silverbacks	Conyers, Georgia
	Sissoko 54'	Report	Brazilian Trialist 51' French Trialist 90'

Atlanta Silverbacks v Xelajú

July 27, 2013	Atlanta Silverbacks	3-2	Xelajú	Chamblee, Georgia
	Barrera 7', 53' Caceres 72'		Estacuy 70' Silva 77'

NASL

Main article: 2013 North American Soccer League season

Spring season

Table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	6	3	3	20	15	+5	21	3	1	2	9	6	+3	3	2	1	11	9	+2

Last updated: April 21, 2013.
Source: Spring season 2013 results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Stadium	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	W
Position	3	2	4	4	5	3	1	2	1	2	2	1

Updated to match(es) played on April 20, 2013. Source: Spring season 2013 results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

Atlanta Silverbacks v Fort Lauderdale Strikers

April 14, 2013 Match 1	Atlanta Silverbacks	2–0	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Chamblee, Georgia
7:30 PM ET	Navarro 86' Barrera 88'	Report		Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 5,402

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta Silverbacks

April 20, 2013 Match 2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–4	Atlanta Silverbacks	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM ET	Frimpong 9' Mulholland 24', 44'	Report	Luna 22', 63' Mendes 53', 70'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Atlanta Silverbacks v Minnesota United FC

April 27, 2013 Match 3	Atlanta Silverbacks	2–3	Minnesota United FC	Chamblee, Georgia
7:30 PM ET	Blanco 17' Luna 26'	Report	Kallman 23' Bracalello 54' Pitchkolan 61'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

San Antonio Scorpions v Atlanta Silverbacks

May 4, 2013 Match 4	San Antonio Scorpions	2-2	Atlanta Silverbacks	San Antonio, Texas
8:30 PM ET	Denissen 20' Husić 28'	Report	Menjivar 5' Mendes 30'	Stadium: Toyota Field

FC Edmonton v Atlanta Silverbacks

May 12, 2013 Match 5	FC Edmonton	3-0	Atlanta Silverbacks	Edmonton, Alberta
4:00 PM ET	Fordyce 39' Cox 44', 49'	Report		Stadium: Clarke Stadium

Atlanta Silverbacks v Carolina RailHawks

May 18, 2013 Match 6	Atlanta Silverbacks	2-0	Carolina RailHawks	Chamblee, Georgia
7:30 PM ET	Luna 6' Lancaster 76'	Report		Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 4,716

Atlanta Silverbacks v San Antonio Scorpions

May 25, 2013 Match 7	Atlanta Silverbacks	1-0	San Antonio Scorpions	Chamblee, Georgia
7:30 PM ET	Barrera 86'	Report		Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

Atlanta Silverbacks v FC Edmonton

June 8, 2013 Match 8	Atlanta Silverbacks	1-1	FC Edmonton	Chamblee, Georgia
7:30 PM ET	Stisser 60'	Report	Hlavaty 70'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 5,000

Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Atlanta Silverbacks

June 15, 2013 Match 9	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0-1	Atlanta Silverbacks	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM ET		Report	Menjivar 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

Atlanta Silverbacks v Tampa Bay Rowdies

June 22, 2013 Match 10	Atlanta Silverbacks	1-2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Chamblee, Georgia
7:30 PM ET	Cruz 62'	Report	Hristov 50' (pen.) Ambersley 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 5,711

Carolina RailHawks v Atlanta Silverbacks

June 29, 2013 Match 11	Carolina RailHawks	1-1	Atlanta Silverbacks	Cary, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET	da Luz 89'	Report	Reiss 64'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Minnesota United FC v Atlanta Silverbacks

July 4, 2013 Match 12	Minnesota United FC	0-3	Atlanta Silverbacks	Blaine, Minnesota
8:30 PM ET		Report	Stisser 30' Reiss 73' Luna 83'	Stadium: NSC Stadium

Fall season

Table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	4	4	6	14	22	−8	16	3	2	2	8	6	+2	1	2	4	6	16	−10

Source: Fall season 2013 results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Stadium	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L
Position	3	2	3	5	6	6	5	6	5	6	3	5	6	7

Updated to match(es) played on February 16, 2013. Source: Fall season 2013 results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

Minnesota United FC v Atlanta Silverbacks

August 3, 2013 Match 1	Minnesota United FC	0-1	Atlanta Silverbacks	Blaine, Minnesota
		Report	Randolph 22'	Stadium: NSC Stadium

Atlanta Silverbacks v Carolina RailHawks

August 10, 2013 Match 2	Atlanta Silverbacks	1-1	Carolina RailHawks	Chamblee, Georgia
	Mendes 27'	Report	Low 72'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

FC Edmonton v Atlanta Silverbacks

August 18, 2013 Match 3	FC Edmonton	1-1	Atlanta Silverbacks	Edmonton, Alberta
	Nurse 69'	Report	James 48'	Stadium: Clarke Stadium

Atlanta Silverbacks v Fort Lauderdale Strikers

August 24, 2013 Match 4	Atlanta Silverbacks	0-1	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Chamblee, Georgia
		Report	Baladez 34'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

Atlanta Silverbacks v Tampa Bay Rowdies

August 31, 2013 Match 5	Atlanta Silverbacks	1-1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Chamblee, Georgia
	Mendes 4'	Report	Hristov 50'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

New York Cosmos v Atlanta Silverbacks

September 7, 2013 Match 6	New York Cosmos	1-1	Atlanta Silverbacks	Hempstead, New York
	Senna 44' (pen.)	Report	Moroney 49'	Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium

Atlanta Silverbacks v San Antonio Scorpions

September 14, 2013 Match 7	Atlanta Silverbacks	2-1	San Antonio Scorpions	Chamblee, Georgia
	Luna 13' Barerra 51'	Report	Denissen 66'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta Silverbacks

September 21, 2013 Match 8	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3-1	Atlanta Silverbacks	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM ET	Hristov 54', 57' Hill 65'	Report	James 75'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Atlanta Silverbacks v FC Edmonton

September 28, 2013 Match 9	Atlanta Silverbacks	1-0	FC Edmonton	Chamblee, Georgia
	Mendes 15' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

San Antonio Scorpions v Atlanta Silverbacks

October 5, 2013 Match 10	San Antonio Scorpions	1-0	Atlanta Silverbacks	San Antonio, Texas
	Zahorski 64'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Field

Atlanta Silverbacks v Minnesota United FC

October 12, 2013 Match 11	Atlanta Silverbacks	3-1	Minnesota United FC	Chamblee, Georgia
	Luna 42' Barrera 74' Mendes 89' (pen.)	Report	Bracalello 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Atlanta Silverbacks

October 19, 2013 Match 12	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	6-2	Atlanta Silverbacks	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
	Nuñez 20' Pérez 41', 63' Salazar 53' (pen.) Baladez 67', 83'	Report	Luna 34' Mendes 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

Carolina RailHawks v Atlanta Silverbacks

October 26, 2013 Match 13	Carolina RailHawks	4-0	Atlanta Silverbacks	Cary, North Carolina
	Kalungi 10' da Luz 20' Addlery 66' Shriver 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Atlanta Silverbacks v New York Cosmos

November 2, 2013 Match 14	Atlanta Silverbacks	0-1	New York Cosmos	Chamblee, Georgia
			López 34'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup

Georgia Revolution v Atlanta Silverbacks

May 21, 2013 Second round	Georgia Revolution	2-3	Atlanta Silverbacks	Conyers, Georgia
	Smith 16' Enang 34'	Report	Luna 4', 31' (pen.) Cruz 57'	Stadium: RYSA Soccerplex

Real Salt Lake v Atlanta Silverbacks

May 28, 2013 Third round	Real Salt Lake	3-2 (a.e.t.)	Atlanta Silverbacks	Sandy, Utah
	Beckerman 3' Sandoval 97' Stephenson 100'	Report	Gulley 87' Cruz 120'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Playoffs

Main article: 2013 Soccer Bowl

Atlanta Silverbacks v New York Cosmos

November 9, 2013 (2013-11-09) 2013 Soccer Bowl	Atlanta Silverbacks	0-1	New York Cosmos	Chamblee, Georgia
7:00 pm EST			Senna 51'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

Statistics

Goals

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on June 18, 2013

Rank	Pos	No.	Player	NASL Spring	NASL Fall	U.S. Open Cup	Soccer Bowl	Total
1	FW	1	Rubén Luna	5	3	2	0	10
2	FW	9	Pedro Ferreira-Mendes	3	5	0	0	8
3	MF	10	Danny Barrera	2	2	0	0	4
4	MF	7	Pablo Cruz	1	0	2	0	3
5	DF	4	Bobby Reiss	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	5	Richard Menjivar	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	12	Horace James	0	2	0	0	2
	FW	17	Brad Stisser	2	0	0	0	2
9	DF	2	Mike Randolph	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	3	Shane Moroney	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	6	Beto Navarro	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	8	Milton Blanco	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	27	Martyn Lancaster	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	94	Kellen Gulley	0	0	1	0	1
TOTALS				20	14	5	0	39

Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Last updated on February 14, 2013

Rank	Pos	No.	Player	NASL Spring	NASL Fall	U.S. Open Cup	Soccer Bowl	Total
1	MF	10	Danny Barrera	5	2	1	0	8
2	MF	8	Milton Blanco	2	1	1	0	4
3	DF	3	Shane Moroney	1	2	0	0	3
4	FW	1	Rubén Luna	0	1	1	0	2
	MF	5	Richard Menjivar	1	1	0	0	2
	MF	19	Borfor Carr	1	1	0	0	2
7	DF	2	Mike Randolph	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	7	Pablo Cruz	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	12	Horace James	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	21	Mark Bloom	1	N/A	0	N/A	1
TOTALS				12	10	3	0	25

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Last updated on June 18, 2013

Rank	Pos	No.	Player	NASL Spring	NASL Fall	U.S. Open Cup	Soccer Bowl	Total
1	GK	18	Joe Nasco	3	1	0	0	4
2	GK	16	Eric Ati	2	1	0	0	3
3	GK	91	Cody Mizell	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS				5	2	0	0	7

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
1	FW		Rubén Luna	21	FC Dallas	Transfer	Pre-season		Free	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
4	DF		Bobby Reiss	22	Cal State Fullerton Titans	Signed	Pre-season		None	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
17	MF		Mark Withers	20	Dallas Sidekicks	Signed	Pre-season		None	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
23	MF		Brandon Manzonelli	23	New England Revolution	Signed	Pre-season		None	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
21	DF		Mark Bloom	25	Charlotte Eagles	Transfer	Pre-season		Undisclosed	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
17	FW		Brad Stisser	26	Charlotte Eagles	Signed	Pre-season		Undisclosed	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
15	MF		Mario Uribe	24	FIU Golden Panthers	Signed	Pre-season		Undisclosed	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
24	MF		Scott Rojo	24	High Point Panthers	Signed	Pre-season		Undisclosed	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
28	MF		Rury Alvarez	22	Georgia Perimeter Jaguars	Signed	Pre-season		Undisclosed	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
29	DF		Eduardo Liza	19	Georgia State Panthers	Signed	Pre-season		Undisclosed	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
26	FW		Andy Herron	35	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Trade for Jahbari Willis	Mid-Season		None	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
11	MF		Alex Caceres	26	Cal FC	Signed	Mid-Season		Undisclosed	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
70	MF		Jesus Gonzalez	22		Signed	Mid-Season		Undisclosed	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
33	DF		Josh Suggs	24	Los Angeles Blues	Signed	Mid-Season		Undisclosed	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
25	MF		Ferrety Sousa	22	Aubervilliers	Signed	Mid-Season		Undisclosed	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
1	FW		Rubén Luna	21	Atlanta Silverbacks	Re-Signed	Mid-season		None	AtlantaSilverbacks.com
77	FW		Jahbari Willis	23	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Re-Signed	Mid-season		None	AtlantaSilverbacks.com

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK		Daniel Illyes	30		Retiring	Pre-season		AtlantaSilverbacks.com
4	DF		Patrick Robertson	26		Released	Pre-season		AtlantaSilverbacks.com
10	FW		Reinaldo Navia	34		Released	Pre-season		AtlantaSilverbacks.com
11	FW		Jahbari Willis	22	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Traded for Andy Herron	Mid-Season		AtlantaSilverbacks.com
1	FW		Rubén Luna	21		Released	Mid-Season		AtlantaSilverbacks.com
26	FW		Andy Herron	35		Released	Mid-Season		AtlantaSilverbacks.com

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
5	MF		Richard Menjivar	22	Turín FESA	Loan	Pre-season	2013		AtlantaSilverbacks.com
–	FW		Kellen Gulley	18	Chicago Fire	Loan	Pre-season	2013		AtlantaSilverbacks.com

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
2	DF		Chris Klute	22	Colorado Rapids	Loan	Pre-season		AtlantaSilverbacks.com
21	DF		Mark Bloom	25	Toronto FC	Loan	Mid-season		AtlantaSilverbacks.com

See also

• 2013 in American soccer
• 2013 North American Soccer League season
• Atlanta Silverbacks