2013 Boston Breakers season explained

Club:Boston Breakers
Season:2013
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager: Lisa Cole
(until Aug. 2)
Cat Whitehill
(Aug. 2–Sept. 3)
Tom Durkin
(from Sept. 3)
Chrtitle:Owner
Chairman:Boston Women's Soccer, LLC
Stadium:Dilboy Stadium
Somerville, Massachusetts[1]
League:NWSL
League Result:5th
Cup1:NWSL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:DNQ
League Topscorer:Sydney Leroux (11)
Highest Attendance:3,113 vs. Chicago
(May 4, 2013)
Lowest Attendance:1,246 vs. Washington
(May 15, 2013)
Average Attendance:2,428
Largest Win:3 goals
(3 times)
Largest Loss:NJ 5–1 BOS
(June 1)
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014
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The 2013 Boston Breakers season, is the club's eighth overall year of existence, fourth consecutive year, and first year as a member of the National Women's Soccer League.

Background

The foundation of the league was announced on November 21, 2012, with Boston selected as a host for one of the eight teams.[2]

Lisa Cole was announced as the head coach on December 7, 2012, returning after leading the Breakers during a successful run in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite the previous year.[3]

Club

Coaching staff

On August 2, 2013, the Breakers fired head coach Lisa Cole and appointed defender Cat Whitehill as interim head coach.[4] On Sept. 3, 2013, the Breakers hired Tom Durkin as the team's new head coach.[5]

Roster

Competitions

Regular season

August

Standings

Results by round

Squad statistics

Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

Note: jersey numbers were reassigned during the season, when a player left and another joined

5 DF 11 11 990 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 12 0 0
25 MF 10 6 565 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 1 1 0
18 MF 11 2 370 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 4 0 0
23 FW 1 0 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 FW 4 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 DF 21 21 1862 0 1 0 5 3 3 0 3 10 7 0 0
19 FW 6 1 163 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
2 FW 19 19 1694 11 2 4 62 30 13 0 15 11 9 1 0
11 MF 22 21 1897 2 0 0 12 6 2 1 2 14 15 2 0
14 DF 21 21 1890 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 3 2 0
23 DF 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
19 DF 5 1 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
20 MF 20 16 1408 3 1 0 11 7 2 0 2 14 18 1 0
9 MF 20 20 1734 5 6 3 43 32 35 54 15 11 6 1 0
10 FW 22 21 1913 5 7 0 41 15 11 12 1 16 33 0 0
23 FW 20 14 1080 2 1 0 31 13 9 36 9 7 2 0 0
17 FW 17 11 1068 3 3 0 41 22 6 1 9 9 8 0 0
4 DF 22 22 1978 1 2 0 20 8 15 0 0 7 6 1 0
7 DF 14 11 913 2 1 1 7 3 9 0 1 6 9 1 0
5 MF 4 1 68 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
1 GK 9 8 765 4 2 2 112 47 36 11 1.222 0 1 2
24 GK 11 11 945 2 5 4 117 51 32 20 1.818 1 1 1
22 GK 3 3 270 2 1 0 32 14 11 3 1 0 0 1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hemming . Nick . January 8, 2014 . Harvard Stadium to Host Breakers in 2014 . May 24, 2023 . The Bent Musket . en.
  2. Web site: U.S. Soccer to announce new women's professional league today. Leagues. Soccer Wire. 14 December 2012. November 21, 2012. 28 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140428042951/http://www.soccerwire.com/news/u-s-soccer-to-announce-new-womens-professional-league-today/. dead.
  3. Web site: Linehan. Meg. Lisa Cole discusses return to Breakers, new league. Equalizer Soccer. 7 March 2013.
  4. News: August 2, 2013 . Breakers fire Cole, Whitehill named interim coach . The Equalizer . 2023-05-24 . en-US.
  5. News: Hemming . Nick . September 3, 2013 . Breakers Hire Tom Durkin as Coach of the Future . May 24, 2023 . The Bent Musket . en.