# 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. A split season format was used for the first time. 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. The defending Soccer Bowl champions were the Tampa Bay Rowdies, while the San Antonio Scorpions were the defending North American Supporters' Trophy winners.

## 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 | Expansion franchise | Expansion franchise | Expansion franchise | Giovanni Savarese | 19 November 2012 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Daryl Shore | Fired | 30 June 2013 | 7th (Spring Season) | Ricardo Lopes | 30 June 2013 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Ricardo Lopes | End of interim period | 17 July 2013 | 7th (Spring Season) | Günter Kronsteiner | 17 July 2013 |
| San Antonio Scorpions | Tim Hankinson | Fired | 27 August 2013 | 8th (Fall Season) | Alen Marcina | 27 August 2013 |

### Transfers
## Spring season

The New York Cosmos and the Puerto Rico Islanders did not participate in the spring season. (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 | |

### 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 | |

## Fall season

The New York Cosmos began participating in the fall season. (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 | |

### 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 | |

## 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.

## 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 7 | Pedro Mendes | BRA | Atlanta Silverbacks | 8 |
| 9 | Simone Bracalello | ITA | Minnesota United | 7 |
| 10 | Evans Frimpong | GHA | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 |
Source:

### 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 | NASL Player of the Month | NASL Player of the Month | NASL Player of the Month |
| 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 :
| 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:
| 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 |