| Year: | 2013 |
| Size: | 250px |
| Dates: | February 16–23 |
| Country: | United States |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion Other: | Chicago Fire |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 21 |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 Carolina Challenge Cup was the 10th staging of the tournament. The tournament began on February 16 and concluded on February 23.[1]
D.C. United were the three-time defending champions of the preseason tournament, but did not participate in this year's edition of the cup.
Chicago Fire has won the 2013 Carolina Challenge Cup. It was the club's first title.
Four clubs competed in the tournament:
| Team | League | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Charleston Battery (hosts) | USL Pro | 10th | |
| Chicago Fire | MLS | 3rd | |
| Houston Dynamo | MLS | 3rd | |
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC | MLS | 1st | |
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Charleston Battery | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 | |
| Houston Dynamo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
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