# 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.

## Background

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

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

### Friendlies

    Source

### NASL
#### Spring season
##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |

##### Match results
#### Fall season
##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |

##### Match results
### U.S. Open Cup
## 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 |
| 5 | MF | 5 | Richard Menjivar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 12 | Horace James | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 17 | Brad Stisser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 2 | Mike Randolph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 3 | Shane Moroney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 6 | Beto Navarro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 8 | Milton Blanco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 27 | Martyn Lancaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 94 | Kellen Gulley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 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 |
| 4 | MF | 5 | Richard Menjivar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 19 | Borfor Carr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Mike Randolph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 7 | Pablo Cruz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 12 | Horace James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 21 | Mark Bloom | 1 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 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 | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | 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

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | 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

| N | 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 |