2013 USL Pro season

The 2013 USL Pro season was 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

Season	2013
Champions	Orlando City (2nd Title)
Commissioner's Cup	Richmond Kickers (1st Title)
Matches	182
Goals	559 (3.07 per match)
Best Player	José Angulo Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Top goalscorer	Dom Dwyer Orlando City SC José Angulo Pittsburgh Riverhounds (15 Goals Each)
Best goalkeeper	Andrew Dykstra Richmond Kickers
Biggest home win	TAM 8, ANT 0 (June 7)
Biggest away win	HAR 4, CHE 0 (June 1)
Highest scoring	ORL 7, CHE 4 (September 7) (Championship)
Longest winning run	5 CHB & WIL
Longest unbeaten run	22 RIC (April 6 – August 2)
Longest losing run	26 ANT (Entire Season)
Highest attendance	20,886 Orlando City S.C. vs. Charlotte Eagles (September 7) (Championship)
Lowest attendance	100 CHB @ HOU (MLS Reserve) (May 19)
Total attendance	464,723
Average attendance	2,611 [1]
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Teams

Stadiums and Locations

Barracuda

Battery

Eagles

Dutch Lions

City Islanders

Blues

Orlando City

Riverhounds

Phoenix FC

Kickers

Rhinos

VSI Tampa Bay

Hammerheads

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:

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

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.

• Antiqua Barracuda — 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 SC — Seattle Sounders FC
• Pittsburgh Riverhounds — Toronto FC
• Phoenix FC — Real Salt Lake
• Richmond Kickers — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
• Rochester Rhinos — Montreal Impact
• VSI Tampa Bay — Portland Timbers
• Wilmington Hammerheads — New York Red Bulls

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 v t e	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. ^[16]

Results table

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
Club	Match
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Antigua Barracuda FC (ANT)	CHE	WIL	CHB	TAM	ORL	HAR	RIC	PIT	DDL	TAM	ORL	RIC	HAR	ROC	PIT	LAB	PHX	PHX	LAB	SJE	DAL	DDL	ROC	CHE	CHB	WIL
	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	2–7	0–4	1–4	0–2	1–3	0–8	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–2	1–4	0–6	0–1	0–1	0–4	0–6	1–3	1–3	0–1	0–5	0–3	1–4
Charleston Battery (CHB)	RIC	ANT	PIT	HAR	DDL	WIL	CHE	HOU	ROC	HAR	CHE	HOU	PIT	ROC	TAM	ORL	ORL	TAM	DDL	PHX	LAB	WIL	RIC	LAB	PHX	ANT
	1–4	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–0	4–2	0–1	1–0	0–0	1–2	2–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–2	2–4	1–0	5–1	3–0	1–2	5–2	1–2	1–0	3–0
Charlotte Eagles (CHE)	ANT	ROC	ORL	PIT	RIC	CHB	PHX	LAB	HAR	CHB	CHI	TAM	WIL	DDL	CHI	PIT	ROC	WIL	DDL	LAB	PHX	RIC	HAR	ANT	TAM	ORL
	2–0	0–0	1–1	2–0	3–3	1–0	2–2	3–4	0–4	2–2	2–1	1–0	0–0	2–2	2–1	3–2	2–2	3–2	0–0	3–3	0–4	0–1	2–1	5–0	3–3	0–1
Dayton Dutch Lions (DDL)	PIT	TAM	ORL	CHB	PHX	PIT	ANT	LAB	COC	TAM	PHX	LAB	CHE	ROC	RIC	COC	ORL	CHB	CHE	HAR	ANT	ROC	WIL	WIL	RIC	HAR
	2–1	1–0	0–4	0–1	4–3	2–2	3–1	0–0	4–4	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–2	3–1	2–3	1–3	3–3	0–1	0–0	1–5	3–1	3–1	0–1	1–2	2–5	3–1
Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR)	PIT	COR	ROC	CHB	ROC	ANT	ORL	RIC	CHB	CHE	WIL	COR	ANT	PIT	PHX	WIL	LAB	RIC	TAM	ORL	DDL	PHX	LAB	CHE	TAM	DDL
	2–1	2–1	5–1	1–2	1–0	4–0	2–2	0–2	2–1	4–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	3–4	2–1	1–2	2–4	0–1	2–0	1–3	5–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–3
Los Angeles Blues (LAB)	PHX	TAM	ORL	PHX	ORL	TAM	WIL	PIT	LAG	RIC	WIL	CHE	ROC	DDL	LAG	DDL	ANT	PIT	HAR	ANT	RIC	CHE	CHB	HAR	CHB	ROC
	2–0	0–1	1–0	3–1	2–3	2–3	4–0	0–0	3–4	1–1	1–2	4–3	2–2	0–0	1–1	0–1	6–0	2–1	4–2	4–0	1–2	3–3	0–3	2–2	2–1	2–1
Orlando City S.C. (ORL)	PHX	LAB	ROC	LAB	CHE	DDL	ANT	SEA	HAR	ROC	WIL	PHX	ANT	RIC	WIL	CHB	CHB	DDL	PIT	HAR	PIT	TAM	TAM	SEA	RIC	CHE
	3–1	0–1	3–1	3–2	1–1	4–0	7–2	2–0	2–2	1–0	4–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	3–3	0–0	3–1	0–1	3–0	3–2	2–0	0–2	1–0
Phoenix FC (PHX)	LAB	TAM	ORL	LAB	RSL	WIL	PIT	PIT	DDL	CHE	RIC	WIL	ORL	TAM	RSL	DDL	HAR	ROC	ANT	ANT	RIC	CHB	CHE	HAR	CHB	ROC
	0–2	1–0	1–3	1–3	0–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	3–4	2–2	0–1	1–2	0–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	1–0	2–2	1–5	4–0	1–3	0–1	3–4
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT)	RIC	HAR	DDL	CHE	CHB	PHX	LAB	PHX	DDL	ANT	ROC	TOR	CHB	HAR	ANT	CHE	LAB	ORL	WIL	TOR	TAM	ORL	ROC	TAM	WIL	RIC
	0–0	1–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–0	2–1	2–2	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–1	4–3	4–1	2–3	1–2	0–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	1–0	0–1	3–2	1–4	1–1
Richmond Kickers (RIC)	PIT	CHB	ROC	WIL	CHE	ANT	LAB	HAR	PHX	WIL	ANT	VAN	ORL	TAM	DDL	ROC	HAR	PHX	LAB	VAN	TAM	CHE	CHB	DDL	ORL	PIT
	0–0	4–1	4–1	2–0	3–3	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	0–0	3–2	1–1	1–0	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–5	5–2	2–0	1–1
Rochester Rhinos (ROC)	TAM	ORL	CHE	RIC	HAR	HAR	WIL	ORL	CHB	LAB	PIT	MTL	TAM	CHB	ANT	PHX	DDL	CHE	RIC	WIL	MTL	ANT	DDL	PIT	PHX	LAB
	0–3	1–3	0–0	1–4	1–5	0–1	1–0	0–1	0–0	2–2	0–3	1–1	3–0	1–1	2–1	0–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–3	1–0	4–3	1–2
VSI Tampa Bay FC (TAM)	PHX	LAB	POR	ROC	LAB	DDL	ANT	WIL	POR	ANT	PHX	ROC	DDL	CHE	CHB	RIC	CHB	HAR	WIL	RIC	PIT	ORL	ORL	HAR	PIT	CHE
	0–1	1–0	1–2	3–0	3–2	0–1	3–1	1–0	4–4	8–0	1–0	0–3	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	4–2	0–2	2–1	0–0	1–2	0–3	2–3	1–3	2–3	3–3
Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL)	ANT	LAB	PHX	RIC	ROC	CHB	LAB	ORL	TAM	PHX	HAR	RIC	NYR	CHE	NYR	ORL	HAR	CHE	ROC	PIT	TAM	CHB	DDL	DDL	PIT	ANT
	2–0	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–1	2–4	2–1	1–4	0–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	1–0	0–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	2–3	0–0	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–0	2–1	4–1	4–1
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 FC – SEA • San Jose Earthquakes – SJE • Toronto FC – TOR • Vancouver Whitecaps FC – 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

Harrisburg City Islanders v Charlotte Eagles

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

Richmond Kickers v Dayton Dutch Lions

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

Charleston Battery v Los Angeles Blues

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' Roknipour 84'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,708 Referee: Howard Ash

Orlando City v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

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

Orlando City v Charleston Battery

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

Richmond Kickers v Charlotte Eagles

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

Orlando City v Charlotte Eagles

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)

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team	GP	Total	High	Low	Average
Orlando City SC	14	112,784	10,697	5,985	8,056
Rochester Rhinos	14	82,576	7,334	4,361	5,898
Charleston Battery	14	49,760	5,111	2,057	3,554
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	14	45,816	4,000	1,664	3,273
Wilmington Hammerheads	14	44,269	5,017	1,769	3,162
Richmond Kickers	14	35,381	4,921	1,694	2,527
Phoenix FC	14	21,454	4,198	327	1,532
MLS Reserves	10	8,263	8,263	100	1,512
Harrisburg City Islanders	14	20,386	2,170	730	1,456
Charlotte Eagles	14	11,297	1,336	332	807
Dayton Dutch Lions	14	10,540	1,621	250	753
Los Angeles Blues	14	10,049	3,000	176	718
VSI Tampa Bay	14	5,295	1,032	139	378
Total	100	464,723	10,697	100	2,611

Statistical leaders

Top scorers Rank Player Nation Club Goals 1 Dom Dwyer USA Orlando City 15 José Angulo COL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3 Lucky Mkosana ZIM Harrisburg City Islanders 13 4 Dane Kelly JAM Charleston Battery 11 Sainey Touray GAM Harrisburg City Islanders 6 Jorge Herrera COL Charlotte Eagles 10 Mauricio Salles BRA VSI Tampa Bay FC Jamie Watson USA Orlando City Matthew Fondy USA Los Angeles Blues 10 Gibson Bardsley USA Dayton Dutch Lions 9 Chris Cortez USA Los Angeles Blues Joseph Ngwenya ZIM Richmond Kickers Source:[19]

Top assists Rank Player Nation Club Assists 1 Matthew Dallman USA Pittsburgh Riverhounds 12 2 Rodrigo López MEX Los Angeles Blues 11 3 Nate Robinson USA Richmond Kickers 9 4 Gibson Bardsley USA Dayton Dutch Lions 7 Jamie Watson USA Orlando City 6 Brian Ownby USA Richmond Kickers 6 Tom Parratt SCO Wilmington Hammerheads Sainey Touray GAM Harrisburg City Islanders Drew Yates USA Charlotte Eagles 10 Luke Boden ENG Orlando City 5 Chad Burt USA VSI Tampa Bay FC Sascha Görres GER Richmond Kickers Christian Ramirez USA Charlotte Eagles Joseph Ngwenya ZIM Richmond Kickers Source:[19]

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)