2013 North American Soccer League season

The 2013 North American Soccer League season was the 46th season of Division II soccer in the United States and the third season of the revived North American Soccer League. It was contested by eight teams including one from Canada. Expansion club New York Cosmos was added to the NASL during the season.^[1] A split season format was used for the first time.^[2] Puerto Rico Islanders, originally planned to take part in this season, as they did in first two editions, took the year off, due to planned restructuring.^[3] The defending Soccer Bowl champions were the Tampa Bay Rowdies, while the San Antonio Scorpions were the defending North American Supporters' Trophy winners.

North American Soccer League

Season	2013
Champions	New York Cosmos
North American Supporters' Trophy	Carolina RailHawks
Matches played	98
Goals scored	275 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorer	Brian Shriver (15)
Biggest home win	TBR 4, FTL 0 (July 4) NYC 4, CAR 0 (October 12) FTL 6, ATL 2 (October 19)
Biggest away win	SAS 4, FTL 1 (June 29) TBR 7, SAS 4 (August 3)
Highest scoring	TBR 7, SAS 4 (August 3)
Longest winning run	SAS (6/1 - 7/4) NYC (9/14 - 10/24) (5 games)
Longest unbeaten run	NYC (8/24 - 11/2) (11 games)
Longest losing run	SAS (5 games) (8/3 - 8/31)
Highest attendance	11,929 FTL @ NYC (August 3)
Lowest attendance	921 SAS @ EDM (April 28)
Total attendance	457,674
Average attendance	4,670
← 2012 2014 →

Personnel and sponsorship

Note1: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold one or more non-FIFA nationalities.

Team	Head Coach	Captain	Shirt sponsor
Atlanta Silverbacks	Brian Haynes	Martyn Lancaster	Reto Sports
Carolina RailHawks	Colin Clarke	Austin da Luz	Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
FC Edmonton	Colin Miller	Albert Watson	The Fath Group
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Günter Kronsteiner	Ivan Guerrero	Joma
Minnesota United	Manny Lagos	TBA	Admiral
New York Cosmos	Giovanni Savarese	Carlos Mendes	Emirates
San Antonio Scorpions	Alen Marcina (Interim)	Kevin Harmse	Nike
Tampa Bay Rowdies	Ricky Hill	Frank Sanfilippo	Admiral / Mainsail Suites

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
New York Cosmos	Expansion franchise				Giovanni Savarese	19 November 2012 [4]
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Daryl Shore	Fired	30 June 2013	7th (Spring Season)	Ricardo Lopes	30 June 2013 [5]
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Ricardo Lopes	End of interim period	17 July 2013	7th (Spring Season)	Günter Kronsteiner	17 July 2013 [6]
San Antonio Scorpions	Tim Hankinson	Fired	27 August 2013	8th (Fall Season)	Alen Marcina	27 August 2013 [7]

Transfers

Further information: List of North American Soccer League transfers 2013

Teams

Silverbacks

RailHawks

Edmonton

Strikers

United

Scorpions

Rowdies

Cosmos

Locations of NASL clubs

Spring season

The New York Cosmos and the Puerto Rico Islanders did not participate in the spring season.^{[8] [9]} (April 6 to July 4)

Standings

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

Results

Home \ Away	ATL	CAR	FCE	FTL	MNU	SAS	TBR
Atlanta Silverbacks		2–0	1–1	2–0	2–3	1–0	1–2
Carolina RailHawks	1–1		2–1	3–1	3–2	5–2	2–1
FC Edmonton	3–0	1–1		0–1	3–1	1–0	0–0
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0–1	1–1	1–1		2–1	1–4	1–2
Minnesota United	0–3	2–2	2–0	2–1		0–0	2–3
San Antonio Scorpions	2–2	2–0	2–1	3–1	2–0		0–2
Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–4	0–0	1–1	4–0	2–3	1–2

Updated to match(es) played on 4 July 2013. Source: Schedule
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fall season

The New York Cosmos began participating in the fall season.^[8] (August 3 to November 2)

Standings

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

Results

Home \ Away	ATL	CAR	FCE	FTL	MNU	NYC	SAS	TBR
Atlanta Silverbacks		1–1	1–0	0–1	3–1	0–1	2–1	1–1
Carolina RailHawks	4–0		1–0	2–0	1–0	3–0	2–1	2–2
FC Edmonton	1–1	2–1		1–1	1–2	1–1	1–0	2–1
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	6–2	1–0	1–1		1–3	0–2	0–0	2–1
Minnesota United	0–1	0–1	1–1	3–1		0–1	1–0	1–1
New York Cosmos	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–0	1–0		2–1	4–3
San Antonio Scorpions	1–0	2–1	1–0	1–2	2–3	1–2		4–7
Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–1	3–2	1–1	2–1	4–6	0–0	1–0

Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2013. Source: Schedule
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Soccer Bowl 2013

Main article: 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.^[10][11][12]

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November 9, 2013

7:00 PM EDT

Atlanta Silverbacks	0–1	New York Cosmos
Carr  42' Navarro  82'	Report	Szetela  11' Freeman  45+1' Senna 50'

Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Chamblee, Georgia

Attendance: 7,211

Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Goals
1	Brian Shriver	USA	Carolina RailHawks	15
2	Pablo Campos	BRA	Minnesota United	13
3	Hans Denissen	NED	San Antonio Scorpions	12
	Georgi Hristov	BUL	Tampa Bay Rowdies	12
5	Luke Mulholland	ENG	Tampa Bay Rowdies	11
6	Tomasz Zahorski	POL	San Antonio Scorpions	9
7	Rubén Luna	MEX	Atlanta Silverbacks	8
	Pedro Mendes	BRA	Atlanta Silverbacks	8
9	Simone Bracalello	ITA	Minnesota United	7
10	Evans Frimpong	GHA	Tampa Bay Rowdies	6

Source:^[13]

Top goalkeepers

(Minimum of 10 Games Played)

Rank	Goalkeeper	Club	GP	MINS	SVS	GA	GAA	SO
1	Kyle Reynish	New York Cosmos	13	1170	39	12	0.923	5
2	Lance Parker	FC Edmonton	20	1736	79	19	0.990	3
3	Akira Fitzgerald	Carolina RailHawks	25	2250	91	32	1.280	6
4	Jeremy Vuolo	San Antonio Scorpions	14	1238	54	18	1.314	3
5	Richard Sánchez	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	14	1260	45	20	1.429	3
6	Matt Van Oekel	Minnesota United	18	1620	52	28	1.556	1
7	Joe Nasco	Atlanta Silverbacks	20	1642	75	30	1.648	4
8	Diego Restrepo	Tampa Bay Rowdies	23	2069	138	38	1.652	4
9	Patrick Hannigan	San Antonio Scorpions	13	1102	38	21	1.721	1

Individual awards

Monthly awards

Month	NASL Player of the Month
	Player	Nation	Club	Link
April	Luke Mulholland	ENG	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3G 2A
May	Simone Bracalello	ITA	Minnesota United	3G
June	Hans Denissen	NED	San Antonio Scorpions	6G
August	Chris Nurse	GUY	FC Edmonton	3G 1A
September	Georgi Hristov	BUL	Tampa Bay Rowdies	4G 1A
October	Luke Mulholland	ENG	Tampa Bay Rowdies	4G

League awards

• Golden Ball (MVP): Georgi Hristov (Tampa Bay Rowdies)
• Golden Boot: Brian Shriver (Carolina RailHawks)
• Golden Glove: Kyle Reynish (New York Cosmos)
• Coach of the Year: Brian Haynes (Atlanta Silverbacks)
• Goal of the Year: Henry Lopez (New York Cosmos)

NASL Best XI[14]
Position	Players	Team
Goalkeeper	Joe Nasco	Atlanta Silverbacks
Defense	Aaron Pitchkolan	Minnesota United FC
Defense	Martyn Lancaster	Atlanta Silverbacks
Defense	Albert Watson	FC Edmonton
Midfield	Luke Mulholland	Tampa Bay Rowdies
Midfield	Miguel Ibarra	Minnesota United FC
Midfield	Richard Menjivar	Atlanta Silverbacks
Midfield	Marcos Senna	New York Cosmos
Forward	Georgi Hristov	Tampa Bay Rowdies
Forward	Brian Shriver	Carolina RailHawks
Forward	Hans Denissen	San Antonio Scorpions

Attendance

For 2013 the teams had the following average attendance:^[15]

Team	Attendance
New York Cosmos	6,859
San Antonio Scorpions	6,937
Carolina Railhawks	4,708
Atlanta Silverbacks	4,364
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	4,224
Tampa Bay Rowdies	4,051
Minnesota United	3,679
FC Edmonton	2,760