# 2013 New York Red Bulls season

The 2013 New York Red Bulls season was the club's eighteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of American soccer.

## Team uniform

| Home | Home Alternate | Away | Away Alternate |

## Squad

As of August 30, 2013.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Kevin Hartman | GK | (1974-05-25) May 25, 1974 (age 50) | FC Dallas |
| 18 | Ryan Meara | GK | (1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 33) | Fordham University |
| 24 | Santiago Castaño | GK | (1995-04-14) April 14, 1995 (age 29) | Academy |
| 31 | Luis Robles | GK | (1984-05-11) May 11, 1984 (age 40) | Karlsruher SC |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Heath Pearce | LB | (1984-08-13) August 13, 1984 (age 40) | Chivas USA |
| 4 | Jámison Olave | CB | (1981-04-21) April 21, 1981 (age 43) | Real Salt Lake |
| 5 | Markus Holgersson | CB | (1985-04-16) April 16, 1985 (age 39) | Helsingborg |
| 7 | Roy Miller | LB | (1984-11-24) November 24, 1984 (age 39) | Rosenborg |
| 16 | Connor Lade | RB | (1989-11-16) November 16, 1989 (age 34) | St. John's University |
| 20 | Matt Miazga | RB | (1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 (age 29) | Academy |
| 25 | Brandon Barklage | RB | (1986-11-02) November 2, 1986 (age 37) | D.C. United |
| 27 | Kosuke Kimura | RB | (1984-05-14) May 14, 1984 (age 40) | Portland Timbers |
| 32 | Ibrahim Sekagya | CB | (1980-12-19) December 19, 1980 (age 43) | Red Bull Salzburg |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 2 | Ian Christianson | MF | (1991-03-06) March 6, 1991 (age 33) | Georgetown University |
| 8 | David Carney | MF | (1983-11-30) November 30, 1983 (age 40) | Bunyodkor PFK |
| 10 | Lloyd Sam | MF | (1984-09-27) September 27, 1984 (age 40) | Leeds United |
| 11 | Dax McCarty | CM | (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37) | D.C. United |
| 12 | Eric Alexander | RM | (1988-04-14) April 14, 1988 (age 36) | Portland Timbers |
| 13 | Marius Obekop | MF | (1994-12-19) December 19, 1994 (age 29) | Renaissance |
| 17 | Tim Cahill | CAM | (1979-12-06) December 6, 1979 (age 44) | Everton |
| 21 | Ruben Bover | MF | (1992-06-24) June 24, 1992 (age 32) | Charlton Athletic |
| 22 | Jonny Steele | LM | (1986-02-07) February 7, 1986 (age 38) | Real Salt Lake |
| 23 | Michael Bustamante | MF | (1989-09-21) September 21, 1989 (age 35) | Boston University |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Fabián Espíndola | ST | (1985-05-04) May 4, 1985 (age 39) | Real Salt Lake |
| 14 | Thierry Henry | ST | (1977-08-17) August 17, 1977 (age 47) | Barcelona |
| 15 | Andre Akpan | RW | (1987-12-09) December 9, 1987 (age 36) | Colorado Rapids |
| 19 | Amando Moreno | ST | (1995-09-10) September 10, 1995 (age 29) | Academy |
| 88 | Péguy Luyindula | ST | (1979-05-25) May 25, 1979 (age 45) | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | FW | (1985-03-12) March 12, 1985 (age 39) | Charlton Athletic |

## Player management
### Transfers
#### In

| # | Position | Player | Acquired From | Fee/notes | Date |
| 9 | FW | Fabián Espíndola | Real Salt Lake | Acquired with Jámison Olave for undisclosed allocation money | December 3, 2012 |
| 4 | DF | Jámison Olave | Real Salt Lake | Acquired with Fabián Espíndola for undisclosed allocation money | December 3, 2012 |
| 27 | DF | Kosuke Kimura | Portland Timbers | Acquired for undisclosed allocation money, and the rights to academy player Bryan Gallego | December 3, 2012 |
| 29 | FW | Josué Martínez | Philadelphia Union | Acquired with undisclosed allocation money for Sébastien Le Toux | December 6, 2012 |
| 24 | GK | Santiago Castaño | Academy Product | Signed as a Home Grown Player along with Amando Moreno | December 11, 2012 |
| 19 | FW | Amando Moreno | Academy Product | Signed as a Home Grown Player along with Santiago Castaño | December 11, 2012 |
| 8 | MF | Juninho | Vasco da Gama | Signed on free transfer | December 17, 2012 |
| 12 | MF | Ruben Bover | Charlton Athletic | Signed on free transfer after trialing during preseason | February 8, 2013 |
| 21 | MF | Eric Alexander | Portland Timbers | Acquired for undisclosed allocation money | February 11, 2013 |
| 22 | MF | Jonny Steele | Real Salt Lake | Acquired in exchange for conditional supplemental draft pick | February 20, 2013 |
| 20 | MF | Michael Bustamante | Boston University | Drafted as 13th pick in the 1st round of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft; subsequently signed | February 22, 2013 |
| 2 | MF | Ian Christianson | Georgetown University | Drafted as 22nd pick in the 2nd round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft; subsequently signed | February 22, 2013 |
| 92 | FW | Rafhinha | Toledo Colônia Work | Signed on a free transfer after trialing during preseason | March 18, 2013 |
| 13 | MF | Marius Obekop | Renaissance FC | Signed on a free transfer after trialing during preseason | March 18, 2013 |
| 88 | FW | Péguy Luyindula | Paris Saint-Germain | Signed on a free transfer after trialing during preseason | March 19, 2013 |
| 1 | GK | Kevin Hartman | FC Dallas | Signed on free transfer | March 22, 2013 |
| 15 | FW | Andre Akpan | Colorado Rapids | Acquired in exchange for conditional draft pick | March 28, 2013 |
| 20 | DF | Matt Miazga | Academy Product | Signed as Home Grown Player | May 30, 2013 |
| 32 | DF | Ibrahim Sekagya | Red Bull Salzburg | Signed on free transfer after trialing during the season | July 11, 2013 |
| 99 | FW | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Charlton Athletic | Signed on free transfer | July 24, 2013 |
| 8 | MF | David Carney | Bunyodkor PFK | Signed on free transfer | August 8, 2013 |

#### Out

| # | Position: | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 99 | FW | José Angulo | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Option Declined | November 19, 2012 |
| 27 | FW | Jhonny Arteaga | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Option Declined | November 19, 2012 |
| 21 | FW | Corey Hertzog | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Option Declined | November 19, 2012 |
| 8 | MF | Jan Gunnar Solli | Vålerenga | Option Declined | November 19, 2012 |
| 6 | MF | Teemu Tainio | HJK Helsinki | Option Declined | November 19, 2012 |
| 12 | DF | Jonathan Borrajo | Mjøndalen IF | Option Declined | November 19, 2012 |
| 22 | DF | Stephen Keel | FC Dallas | Option Declined | November 19, 2012 |
| 15 | DF | Tyler Ruthven | IK Brage | Option Declined | November 19, 2012 |
| 88 | GK | Bill Gaudette | Free Agent | Option Declined | November 19, 2012 |
| 24 | GK | Jeremy Vuolo | San Antonio Scorpions | Option Declined | November 19, 2012 |
| 9 | FW | Sébastien Le Toux | Philadelphia Union | Traded for Josué Martínez and undisclosed allocation money | December 6, 2012 |
| 4 | DF | Rafael Márquez | Club León | Released | December 12, 2012 |
| 44 | MF | Victor Pálsson | NEC Nijmegen | Contract termination | January 3, 2013 |
| 20 | MF | Joel Lindpere | Chicago Fire | Traded for an International Roster Slot | January 4, 2013 |
| 2 | DF | Wilman Conde | Free Agent | Contract termination | January 23, 2013 |
| 33 | FW | Kenny Cooper | FC Dallas | Traded for undisclosed allocation money | February 4, 2013 |
| 29 | FW | Josué Martínez | Deportivo Saprissa | Waived | March 29, 2013 |
| 92 | MF | Rafinha | Grêmio Barueri | Waived | June 27, 2013 |
| 8 | MF | Juninho | Vasco da Gama | Contract Terminated | July 3, 2013 |
| 6 | DF | Digão | Retired | Contract Terminated | July 19, 2013 |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of December 3, 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Kevin Hartman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | USA | Ian Christanson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Heath Pearce | 16 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | COL | Jámison Olave | 30 | 4 | 27+2 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Markus Holgersson | 36 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | CRC | Roy Miller | 18 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS | David Carney | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Fabián Espíndola | 31 | 11 | 23+5 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Lloyd Sam | 26 | 6 | 8+14 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Dax McCarty | 34 | 4 | 29+1 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Eric Alexander | 38 | 5 | 30+4 | 4 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | CMR | Marius Obekop | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | FRA | Thierry Henry | 32 | 10 | 27+3 | 10 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | USA | Andre Akpan | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA | Connor Lade | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Tim Cahill | 29 | 12 | 27+0 | 11 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Ryan Meara | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Amando Moreno | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Matt Miazga | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Ruben Bover | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NIR | Jonny Steele | 36 | 6 | 32+1 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | COL | Michael Bustamante | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | USA | Santiago Castaño | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Brandon Barklage | 30 | 0 | 20+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | JPN | Kosuke Kimura | 25 | 0 | 15+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | USA | Luis Robles | 36 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | UGA | Ibrahim Sekagya | 10 | 2 | 8+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | FRA | Péguy Luyindula | 26 | 1 | 9+13 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | ENG | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 9 | 2 | 4+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Digão [L] | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Juninho [L] | 15 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | AUT | Rafhinha [L] | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | CRC | Josué Martínez [L] | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
* Source:
* [L] = Left team during the season.

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 17 | Tim Cahill | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Fabián Espíndola | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | 14 | Thierry Henry | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Lloyd Sam | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 22 | Jonny Steele | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | 12 | Eric Alexander | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | DF | 4 | Jámison Olave | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 11 | Dax McCarty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | DF | 32 | Ibrahim Sekagya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | 88 | Péguy Luyindula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 56 | 2 | 4 | 62 |

### Starting 11

| No. | Pos. | Name | MS |
| 31 | GK | Robles | 34 |
| 25 | RB | Barklage | 20 |
| 4 | CB | Olave | 27 |
| 5 | CB | Holgersson | 32 |
| 7 | LB | Miller | 16 |
| 11 | DM | McCarty | 29 |
| 17 | CM | Cahill | 27 |
| 12 | RM | Alexander | 30 |
| 22 | LM | Steele | 32 |
| 9 | FW | Espíndola | 23 |
| 14 | FW | Henry | 27 |
* Robles
* Barklage
* Olave
* Holgersson
* Miller
* McCarty
* Cahill
* Alexander
* Espíndola
* Steele
* Henry

## Competitions
### Pre-season

Kickoff times are in EDT

### Desert Diamond Cup
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in EDT

### Major League Soccer
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City (C) | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 51 | |
| 11 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 15 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 16 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 17 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 | |
| 19 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 | CONCACAF Champions League |

#### Eastern Conference standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 | |

#### 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 |
| 34 | 59 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 25 | −1 |
Last updated: October 27, 2013 Source: Match Results 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W |

#### Match results

Kickoff times are in EDT

### MLS Cup
#### Bracket

| Knockout | Knockout | Knockout | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | MLS Cup |
| | | | E1 | New York | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Houston | 3 | E4 | Houston (a.e.t.) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Montreal | 0 | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E4 | Houston | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | | | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E2 | Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | | E2 | Kansas City (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | New England | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Kansas City (p) | 1 (7) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Salt Lake | 1 (6) |
| | | | W1 | Portland | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Seattle | 2 | W4 | Seattle | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Colorado | 0 | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | Portland | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| | | | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W2 | Salt Lake | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | |
| | | | W2 | Salt Lake (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | W3 | Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in EDT

### U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in EDT

## Awards and recognition
### MLS Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Week's Statline |
| 9 | Tim Cahill | 2G (39', 89') |
| 23 | Lloyd Sam | 1G (69'), 1A (63') |

### MLS Goal of the Week

| Week | Player | Goal |
| 5 | Thierry Henry | 81' |
| 11 | Thierry Henry | 88' |
| 34 | Tim Cahill | 1' |

### MLS Save of the Week

| Week | Player | Save |
| 17 | Luis Robles | |