# 2013 Western New York Flash season

The 2013 season was Western New York Flash's sixth season of existence, and the first in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the new top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Flash began play in 2009 in the USL W-League and moved to the top-division league, Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), in 2011. After WPS folded in 2012, the team played for one season in Women's Premier Soccer League Elite before their acceptance into NWSL for the league's inaugural season.
The Flash played their home matches at Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, New York. The team won the NWSL Shield with the best record in the league during the regular season. It was their fourth consecutive year with a league title, across four different leagues. The Flash advanced to the 2013 NWSL Championship, which they hosted against Portland Thorns FC; the Thorns won the inaugural championship in front of 9,129 spectators at Sahlen's Stadium.

## 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 | GK | MEX | Pamela Tajonar |
| 2 | DF | USA | Alexandra Sahlen |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Bryanna McCarthy |
| 4 | FW | AUS | Samantha Kerr |
| 6 | DF | USA | Angela Salem |
| 7 | MF | USA | McCall Zerboni |
| 8 | FW | ESP | Adriana Martín |
| 9 | MF | USA | Ingrid Wells |
| 10 | MF | USA | Carli Lloyd |
| 11 | FW | USA | Laura Heyboer |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | CMR | Estelle Johnson |
| 13 | DF | USA | Brittany Taylor |
| 14 | MF | USA | Sarah Huffman |
| 15 | MF | USA | Vicki DiMartino |
| 16 | DF | USA | Katherine Reynolds |
| 17 | MF | MEX | Verónica Pérez |
| 20 | FW | USA | Abby Wambach |
| 22 | DF | USA | Amy Barczuk |
| 23 | MF | CAN | Jodi-Ann Robinson |
| 24 | GK | USA | Adrianna Franch |

### Team management
## Match results
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Western New York Flash | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 38 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | FC Kansas City | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 38 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 38 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 4 | Sky Blue FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 36 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 5 | Boston Breakers | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 30 | |
| 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Seattle Reign FC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 18 | |
| 8 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 14 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
Last updated: August 3, 2015 Source: Soccerway Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Stadium | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | W |