Club: | Los Angeles Blues |
Season: | 2013 |
Chrtitle: | Owner |
Chairman: | Mansouri Family |
Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
Manager: | Jesus Rico-Sanz (Until June 20) Dariush Yazdani (After June 20) |
Stadium: | Titan Stadium |
League: | USL Pro |
League Result: | 6th |
Cup1: | USL Pro Playoffs |
Cup1 Result: | Quarter-Finals |
Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Third round |
League Topscorer: | Chris Cortez, Matt Fondy (10) |
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Prevseason: | 2012 |
Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 Los Angeles Blues season was the club's fourth season of existence, and their fourth season playing in the third division of American soccer, USL Pro.
This season would be the final season that the team would be named the Los Angeles Blues, as after this season, they would rebrand to the name Orange County Blues FC, to represent the county they played in, Orange County. Additionally, this would be the final season playing in Titan Stadium on the campus of Cal State Fullerton, due to the team changing their grounds to Anteater Stadium in Irvine.[1]
During the middle of the season, the Blues experienced a coaching change, as Jesus Rico-Sanz departed the club fourteen matches into the season. He was subsequently replaced by head coach Dariush Yazdani, who led the team to a record of 11-7-8 record and the 6th seed, qualifying for the playoffs.[2] However, they were eliminated by the Charleston Battery 2–1.[3]
See main article: 2013 USL Pro season.
See main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup. As a member of the USL Pro, the Los Angeles Blues entered the U.S. Open Cup during the second round.[4]