2013 San Antonio Scorpions FC season
| 2013 season | |||
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| Owner |  Gordon Hartman | ||
| Manager | Tim Hankinson (until August 27, 2013)  Alen Marcina(interim) | ||
| Stadium | Toyota Field | ||
| NASL | Spring: 3rd Fall: 8th Combined: 7th | ||
| NASL Playoffs | Did Not Qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Second Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Hans Denissen (12) All: Hans Denissen (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 8,177 (April 13 vs. Tampa Bay) All: 8,255 (July 6 vs. Tigres) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 5,886 (Aug 31 vs. Minnesota United) All: 3,578 (May 21 vs. FC Tucson) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 6,937 All: 6,708 | ||
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The 2013 San Antonio Scorpions FC season was the club's second season of existence, where they played in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. Including the San Antonio Thunder soccer franchise of the original NASL, this was the 4th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The Scorpions were the reigning North American Supporters' Trophy winners and began play at Toyota Field in San Antonio, Texas.
Competitions
Preseason
NASL Spring Championship
The spring season consists of 12 games beginning on April 6 and ending on July 4. The schedule features a round robin format with each team playing every other team home and away.[1] The winner of the spring season will automatically qualify for, and host, the 2013 Soccer Bowl.
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 |
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(S) Spring season champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(S) Spring season champion
Results
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 |
Last updated: July 4, 2013.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings/season/7837
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on July 4, 2013. Source: nasl.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
Win Loss Draw
| April 6, 2013 Matchday 1 | Minnesota United | 0–0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 19:00 CDT | Report | Jordan  81' |
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Attendance: 6,754 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
| April 13, 2013 Matchday 2 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:40 CDT (UTC-05) | Hannigan 55' Phelan 83' |
Report | Walker  12'Hristov 56' (pen.)Needham 61' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,177 Referee: Matthew Foerster |
| April 28, 2013 Matchday 3 | FC Edmonton | 1–0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 15:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 921 |
| May 4, 2013 Matchday 4 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2–2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Denissen 20' Husić 28' |
Report | Menjivar 5' Mendes 30' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,053 |
| May 11, 2013 Matchday 5 | Carolina RailHawks | 5–2 | San Antonio Scorpions | Cary, North Carolina |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,708 |
| May 18, 2013 Matchday 6 | San Antonio Scorpions | 3–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Saavedra 1' Phelan 38' Vučko 54' Gordon 58' (o.g) Vuolo 66' Husić 80' |
[1] | Gordon 55' Thomas 47' Guerrero 74' Gonzalez 81' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,889 |
| May 25, 2013 Matchday 7 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 18:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Barrera 86' |
Report | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 4,421 |
| June 1, 2013 Matchday 8 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2–0 | Minnesota United FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Wagner 1' Ramírez 45' Denissen 63' Jordan 78' |
Report | Dias 61' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,763 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| June 15, 2013 Matchday 9 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | San Antonio Scorpions | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 18:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Mulholland 72' Cort 80' |
Report | Vučko 8' Wagner 37'Zavaleta 51'Harmse 63'Phelan 79'Janicki 82'Denissen 88' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,595 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| June 22, 2013 Matchday 10 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2–1 | FC Edmonton | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,489 |
| June 29, 2013 Matchday 11 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–4 | San Antonio Scorpions | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 18:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,285 |
| July 4, 2013 Matchday 12 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2–0 | Carolina RailHawks | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,467 |
Mid-season friendlies
| July 6, 2013 International friendly | San Antonio Scorpions | 1–5 |  Tigres UANL | San Antonio, Texas |
| [2] | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,255 |
| July 14, 2013 Charity match | San Antonio Scorpions | 4–3 | Oklahoma City FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| [3] | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 4,024 |
| July 20, 2013 International friendly | San Antonio Scorpions | 1–2 | Dorados de Sinaloa | San Antonio, Texas |
| [4] | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,311 |
NASL Fall Championship
The fall season consists of 14 games beginning on August 3 and ending on November 2. The schedule features a round robin format with each team playing every other team home and away. The fall season also introduces the New York Cosmos into the league.[2] The winner of the fall season will automatically qualify for the 2013 Soccer Bowl.
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 |
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(F) Fall season champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(F) Fall season champion
Results
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
Last updated: November 2, 2013.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings/season/7837
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2013. Source: nasl.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
Win Loss Draw
| August 3, 2013 Matchday 13 | San Antonio Scorpions | 4–7 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:37 CDT | Denissen 3', 16' Zahorski 18', 79' Janicki 88' |
Report | Mulholland 25' Savage 32' Frimpong 42' Walker 45+3' Hristov 67', 90+2' (pen.) Barbara 66' 85' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,651 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| August 11, 2013 Matchday 14 | FC Edmonton | 1–0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 15:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,745 |
| August 17, 2013 Matchday 15 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,105 |
| August 24, 2013 Matchday 16 | New York Cosmos | 2–1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Hempstead, New York |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Díaz 7' 42' López 90+2' |
Report | Janicki 8'  52'Harmse 37'Phelan 45+1'Ramírez 45+3'Zahorski 64' |
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 6,852 Referee: José Rivero |
| August 31, 2013 Matchday 17 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2–3 | Minnesota United FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Ramírez 14' Jennings  58' Zahorski 78' |
Report | Campos 15', 34' (50) Mallace 85' Tobin 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,886 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
| September 7, 2013 Matchday 18 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 18:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,467 |
| September 14, 2013 Matchday 19 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 18:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Luna 13' Barerra 51' |
Report | Denissen 66' |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,754 |
| September 21, 2013 Matchday 20 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2–1 | Carolina RailHawks | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,488 |
| September 28, 2013 Matchday 21 | Minnesota United FC | 1–0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Blaine, Minnesota |
| 14:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Bracalello 43' Campos 61' |
Report | Wagner 67' Husić 72' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,028 Referee: David Gantar |
| October 5, 2013 Matchday 22 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Zahorski 64' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,570 | |
| Note: 50th regular season NASL match | ||||
| October 13, 2013 Matchday 23 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1–0 | FC Edmonton | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,938 |
| October 19, 2014 Matchday 24 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | San Antonio Scorpions | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 18:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Mulholland 76' (pen.) |
Report | Ramírez 85' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,237 |
| October 26, 2014 Matchday 25 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1–2 | New York Cosmos | San Antonio, Texas |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Zahorski 3' 65' Wagner 34'Rubiato 64' |
Senna 52' Díaz 52'Dimitrov 54' 54'Murphy 74'Freeman 74'Szetela 76' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,702 Referee: Juan Guzmán |
| November 2, 2013 Matchday 26 | Carolina RailHawks | 2–1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Cary, North Carolina |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC-05) | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,015 |
U.S. Open Cup
| May 21, 2013 Second Round | San Antonio Scorpions  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) |  FC Tucson | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Harmse 30' Denissen 90+' (pen.) |
Velasco 57' Robinson 67' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 3,578 | |
| Penalties | ||||
Wagner  Phelan  Ramirez Denissen Harmse |
Carter Brandt Zimmerman Collins |
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