The 2013 season was the 101st edition of competitive soccer in the United States.
National teams
Men
Senior
Wins Losses Draws1643
Goal scorers Player GoalsJozy Altidore8Landon Donovan8Clint Dempsey6Chris Wondolowski6Eddie Johnson5Joe Corona2Clarence Goodson2Michael Orozco Fiscal2Brek Shea2Graham Zusi2Alejandro Bedoya1Geoff Cameron1Brad Evans1Mix Diskerud1Herculez Gomez1Stuart Holden1Aron Jóhannsson1Own Goals1
Under-20
Under-18
Under-17
Women
Senior
Wins Losses Draws1303
Under-23
Under-20
Under-17
American club leagues
Major League Soccer
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
North American Soccer League
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.
USL Pro
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
USL Pro Championship
National Women's Soccer League
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
NWSL Championship
US 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
+ Men Competition Winner U.S. Open Cup D.C. United MLS Supporters' Shield New York Red Bulls MLS Cup Sporting Kansas City NASL Spring season Atlanta Silverbacks Fall season New York Cosmos Soccer Bowl New York Cosmos USL Pro Regular season Richmond Kickers Playoffs Orlando City SC
+ Women Competition Winner NWSL Championship Portland Thorns FC NWSL Shield Western New York Flash W-League Pali Blues Women's Premier Soccer League San Diego WFC SeaLions
Amateur
+ Men Competition Team USL Premier Development League Austin Aztex National Premier Soccer League RVA Football Club NCAA Division I Soccer Championship Notre Dame NCAA Division II Soccer Championship Southern New Hampshire NCAA Division III Soccer Championship Messiah College NAIA Soccer Championship Martin Methodist (TN)
+ Women Competition Team NCAA Division I Soccer Championship UCLA NCAA Division II Soccer Championship Grand Valley State NCAA Division III Soccer Championship William Smith NAIA Soccer Championship Concordia (OR)
American clubs in international competition ClubCompetitionFinal 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
Houston Dynamo
Los Angeles Galaxy
Seattle Sounders FC
2013–14 Champions League
Houston Dynamo
LA Galaxy
San Jose Earthquakes
Sporting Kansas City
References