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Season
  
2013

Commissioner's Cup
  
Richmond Kickers

Goals scored
  
559 (3.07 per match)

Champions
  
Orlando City

Matches played
  
182

2013 USL Pro season

Top goalscorer
  
Dom Dwyer ORLJosé Angulo PIT(15-USL Pro Record)

The 2013 USL Pro season is the 27th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and is the third season of the United Soccer Leagues' (USL) PRO professional competition. The number of teams increased from eleven to thirteen with Phoenix FC and VSI Tampa Bay FC joining the league as expansion franchises.

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Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

MLS-USL Pro Alliance

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 played two matches each with the remaining MLS Reserve League teams. Those matches counted toward the USL Pro standings, giving each team a total of 26 games.

The following teams affiliated:

  • Sporting Kansas City — Orlando City
  • New England Revolution — Rochester Rhinos
  • D.C. United — Richmond Kickers
  • Philadelphia Union — Harrisburg City Islanders

    • USL Pro teams played MLS Reserve teams as listed below. Except for Antiqua Barracuda (who played two MLS reserve teams on the road), each set was a home-and-away arrangement.

  • Antiqua Barracuda — 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
  • Pittsburgh Riverhounds — Toronto FC
  • Phoenix FC — Real Salt Lake
  • Richmond Kickers — Vancouver Whitecaps
  • Rochester Rhinos — Montreal Impact
  • VSI Tampa Bay — Portland Timbers
  • Wilmington Hammerheads — New York Red Bulls

    • USL Pro teams compiled an 11 Win, 9 Tie and 6 Loss record against MLS Reserve Teams in 2013.

    Player transfers

    For full article, see List of USL Pro transfers 2013.

    League table

    Source: USL Pro official standings
    Rules for classification:1st Head-to-head; 2nd number of matches won; 3rd goal difference.
    (CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (D) = Divisional winners.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified for the USL Pro Playoffs, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

    † Wilmington were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player on July 21 against Pittsburgh.

    Results table

    USL Pro published schedule and results.

    Playoffs

    The 2013 USL PRO Playoffs will include the top eight finishers in the table, with the quarterfinals (No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, etc.) set for the weekend of August 23–25. The semifinals featuring the four remaining teams will be played the following weekend, with the 2013 USL PRO Championship set for the weekend of September 6–8. All playoff rounds feature a single-game knockout format and teams will not be re-seeded following each round.

    Championship Game MVP: Dom Dwyer (ORL)

    References

    2013 USL Pro season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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