| Competition: | North American Soccer League |
| Season: | 2013 |
| Winners: | New York Cosmos |
| Shieldtitle: | North American Supporters' Trophy |
| Shield: | Carolina RailHawks |
| Matches: | 98 |
| Total Goals: | 275 |
| League Topscorer: | Brian Shriver (15) |
| Biggest Home Win: | TBR 4, FTL 0 (July 4) NYC 4, CAR 0 (October 12) FTL 6, ATL 2 (October 19) |
| Biggest Away Win: | SAS 4, FTL 1 (June 29) TBR 7, SAS 4 (August 3) |
| Highest Scoring: | TBR 7, SAS 4 (August 3) |
| Longest Wins: | SAS (6/1 - 7/4) NYC (9/14 - 10/24) (5 games) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | NYC (8/24 - 11/2) (11 games) |
| Longest Losses: | SAS (5 games) (8/3 - 8/31) |
| Highest Attendance: | 11,929 FTL @ NYC (August 3) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 921 SAS @ EDM (April 28) |
| Attendance: | 457,674 |
| Average Attendance: | 4,670 |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 North American Soccer League season was the 46th season of Division II soccer in the United States and the third season of the revived North American Soccer League. It was contested by eight teams including one from Canada. Expansion club New York Cosmos was added to the NASL during the season.[1] A split season format was used for the first time.[2] Puerto Rico Islanders, originally planned to take part in this season, as they did in first two editions, took the year off, due to planned restructuring.[3] The defending Soccer Bowl champions were the Tampa Bay Rowdies, while the San Antonio Scorpions were the defending North American Supporters' Trophy winners.
Note1: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold one or more non-FIFA nationalities.
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Silverbacks | Reto Sports | |||
| Carolina RailHawks |  | Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association | ||
| FC Edmonton |  Colin Miller | Albert Watson | The Fath Group | |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers |  | Joma | ||
| Minnesota United | | TBA | Admiral | |
| New York Cosmos |  | | Emirates | |
| San Antonio Scorpions | (Interim) | | Nike | |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | | Admiral / Mainsail Suites |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Cosmos | Expansion franchise | | 19 November 2012 [4] | ||||
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | | Fired | 30 June 2013 | 7th (Spring Season) |  | 30 June 2013 [5] | |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | | End of interim period | 17 July 2013 | 7th (Spring Season) | | 17 July 2013 [6] | |
| San Antonio Scorpions | | Fired | 27 August 2013 | 8th (Fall Season) | | 27 August 2013 [7] | |
The New York Cosmos and the Puerto Rico Islanders did not participate in the spring season.[8] [9] (April 6 to July 4)
The New York Cosmos began participating in the fall season.[8] (August 3 to November 2)
See main article: Soccer Bowl 2013.
Soccer Bowl 2013 was contested by the winners of the spring and fall seasons. The game was hosted by the winner of the spring season.[10] [11] [12] ----
| Rank | Player | Nation | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Shriver | Carolina RailHawks | 15 | ||
| 2 | Pablo Campos | Minnesota United | 13 | ||
| 3 | Hans Denissen | San Antonio Scorpions | 12 | ||
| Georgi Hristov | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 12 | |||
| 5 | Luke Mulholland | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 11 | ||
| 6 | Tomasz Zahorski | San Antonio Scorpions | 9 | ||
| 7 | Rubén Luna | Atlanta Silverbacks | 8 | ||
| Pedro Mendes | Atlanta Silverbacks | 8 | |||
| 9 | Simone Bracalello | Minnesota United | 7 | ||
| 10 | Evans Frimpong |  Ghana | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 |
Source:[13]
(Minimum of 10 Games Played)
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | MINS | SVS | GA | GAA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Reynish | New York Cosmos | 13 | 1170 | 39 | 12 | 0.923 | 5 | |
| 2 | Lance Parker | FC Edmonton | 20 | 1736 | 79 | 19 | 0.990 | 3 | |
| 3 | Akira Fitzgerald | Carolina RailHawks | 25 | 2250 | 91 | 32 | 1.280 | 6 | |
| 4 | Jeremy Vuolo | San Antonio Scorpions | 14 | 1238 | 54 | 18 | 1.314 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Richard Sánchez | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 14 | 1260 | 45 | 20 | 1.429 | 3 | |
| 6 | Matt Van Oekel | Minnesota United | 18 | 1620 | 52 | 28 | 1.556 | 1 | |
| 7 | Joe Nasco | Atlanta Silverbacks | 20 | 1642 | 75 | 30 | 1.648 | 4 | |
| 8 | Diego Restrepo | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 23 | 2069 | 138 | 38 | 1.652 | 4 | |
| 9 | Patrick Hannigan | San Antonio Scorpions | 13 | 1102 | 38 | 21 | 1.721 | 1 |
| Month | NASL Player of the Month | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Nation | Club | Link | ||
| April | Luke Mulholland | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3G 2A | ||
| May | Simone Bracalello |  Italy | Minnesota United | 3G | |
| June | Hans Denissen | San Antonio Scorpions | 6G | ||
| August | Chris Nurse | FC Edmonton | 3G 1A | ||
| September | Georgi Hristov | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4G 1A | ||
| October | Luke Mulholland | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4G | ||
| NASL Best XI[14] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Players | Team | ||||
| Goalkeeper | Joe Nasco | Atlanta Silverbacks | ||||
| Defense | Aaron Pitchkolan | Minnesota United FC | ||||
| Defense | Martyn Lancaster | Atlanta Silverbacks | ||||
| Defense | Albert Watson | FC Edmonton | ||||
| Midfield | Luke Mulholland | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||||
| Midfield | Miguel Ibarra | Minnesota United FC | ||||
| Midfield |  Richard Menjivar | Atlanta Silverbacks | ||||
| Midfield |  Marcos Senna | New York Cosmos | ||||
| Forward | Georgi Hristov | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||||
| Forward | Brian Shriver | Carolina RailHawks | ||||
| Forward | Hans Denissen | San Antonio Scorpions | ||||
For 2013 the teams had the following average attendance:[15]
| Team | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|
| 6,859 | ||
| 6,937 | ||
| 4,708 | ||
| 4,364 | ||
| 4,224 | ||
| 4,051 | ||
| 3,679 | ||
| 2,760 |