2013 Atlanta Silverbacks season
| 2013 season | |||
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| Owners | Boris Jerkunica John Latham | ||
| Head coach | Brian Haynes | ||
| Stadium | Atlanta Silverbacks Park | ||
| Spring season | 1st | ||
| Fall Season | 7th | ||
| Soccer Bowl | Runner-Up | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Rubén Luna (10) All: Luna & Mendes (8) | ||
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The 2013 season was the Atlanta Silverbacks's seventeenth season of existence, and their third consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
Background
[edit]The Atlanta Silverbacks' 2012 season was a tale of two halves. In their first 15 games they only managed 8 points, through 1 win, 5 draws and 9 losses. In their final 13 games they gather 22 points in 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses (a league best).
They had mixed results in U.S. Open Cup, winning their first match against fourth division opponent Georgia Revolution 1–0. Then losing to MLS side Seattle Sounders FC 5-1 a week later.
On July 2, 2012 first-year head coach Alex Pineda Chacón was replaced by interim head coach Eric Wynalda. Wynalda announced Brian Haynes would replace him as head coach.
Club
[edit]Roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical Staff
[edit] Brian Haynes – Head Coach Brian Haynes – Head Coach
 José Pinho – Goalkeeper Coach José Pinho – Goalkeeper Coach
 Eric Wynalda – Technical Director Eric Wynalda – Technical Director
Competitions
[edit]Preseason
[edit]| March 7, 2013 Preseason | Atlanta Silverbacks | 5–0 | North Georgia Nighthawks | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| 2:30 PM ET | Report | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
| March 9, 2013 Preseason | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–0 | Georgia State Panthers | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| 2:30 PM ET | Report | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
| March 16, 2013 Preseason | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–1 | UAB Blazers | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| 2:30 PM ET | James  35' Blanco  85' | Report |  60' | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
| March 30, 2013 Preseason | Atlanta Silverbacks | 3–0 | Charlotte Eagles | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| 4:00 PM ET | Luna  35', 45' (pen.) Moroney  | Report | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
Friendlies
[edit]| July 19, 2013 | Georgia Revolution | 1-2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Conyers, Georgia | 
| Sissoko  54' | Report | Brazilian Trialist  51'
French Trialist  90' | 
| July 27, 2013 | Atlanta Silverbacks   | 3-2 | Xelajú   | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| Barrera  7', 53'
Caceres  72' | Estacuy  70'
Silva  77' | 
NASL
[edit]Spring season
[edit]Table
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| 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 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(S) Spring season champion
Results summary
[edit]| 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 | 
| 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 
Last updated: April 21, 2013.
Source: Spring season 2013 results
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
[edit]| April 14, 2013 Match 1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| 7:30 PM ET | Navarro  86'
Barrera  88' | Report | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 5,402 | 
| April 20, 2013 Match 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | St. Petersburg, Florida | 
| 7:30 PM ET | Frimpong  9' Mulholland  24', 44' | Report | Luna  22', 63' Mendes  53', 70' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium | 
| April 27, 2013 Match 3 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–3 | Minnesota United FC | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| 7:30 PM ET | Blanco  17' Luna  26' | Report | Kallman  23' Bracalello   61' | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
| May 4, 2013 Match 4 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2-2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | San Antonio, Texas | 
| 8:30 PM ET | Denissen  20' Husić  28' | Report | Menjivar  5' Mendes  30' | Stadium: Toyota Field | 
| May 12, 2013 Match 5 | FC Edmonton | 3-0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Edmonton, Alberta | 
| 4:00 PM ET | Fordyce  39' Cox  44', 49' | Report | Stadium: Clarke Stadium | 
| May 18, 2013 Match 6 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2-0 | Carolina RailHawks | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| 7:30 PM ET | Luna  6' Lancaster  76' | Report | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 4,716 | 
| May 25, 2013 Match 7 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1-0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| 7:30 PM ET | Barrera  86' | Report | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
| June 8, 2013 Match 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1-1 | FC Edmonton | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| 7:30 PM ET | Stisser  60' | Report | Hlavaty  70' | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 5,000 | 
| June 15, 2013 Match 9 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0-1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 
| 7:30 PM ET | Report | Menjivar  90+1' (pen.) | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium | 
| June 22, 2013 Match 10 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1-2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| 7:30 PM ET | Cruz  62' | Report | Hristov  50' (pen.)
Ambersley  59' (pen.) | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 5,711 | 
| June 29, 2013 Match 11 | Carolina RailHawks | 1-1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Cary, North Carolina | 
| 7:30 PM ET | da Luz  89' | Report | Reiss  64' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park | 
| July 4, 2013 Match 12 | Minnesota United FC | 0-3 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Blaine, Minnesota | 
| 8:30 PM ET | Report | Stisser  30' Reiss   83' | Stadium: NSC Stadium | 
Fall season
[edit]Table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 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 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(F) Fall season champion
Results summary
[edit]| 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 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 
Source: Fall season 2013 results
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
[edit]| August 3, 2013 Match 1 | Minnesota United FC | 0-1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Blaine, Minnesota | 
| Report | Randolph  22' | Stadium: NSC Stadium | 
| August 10, 2013 Match 2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1-1 | Carolina RailHawks | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| Mendes  27' | Report | Low  72' | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
| August 18, 2013 Match 3 | FC Edmonton | 1-1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Edmonton, Alberta | 
| Nurse  69' | Report | James  48' | Stadium: Clarke Stadium | 
| August 24, 2013 Match 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0-1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| Report | Baladez  34' | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
| August 31, 2013 Match 5 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1-1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| Mendes  4' | Report | Hristov  50' | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
| September 7, 2013 Match 6 | New York Cosmos | 1-1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Hempstead, New York | 
| Senna  44' (pen.) | Report | Moroney  49' | Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium | 
| September 14, 2013 Match 7 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2-1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| Luna  13'
Barerra  51' | Report | Denissen  66' | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
| September 21, 2013 Match 8 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3-1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | St. Petersburg, Florida | 
| 7:30 PM ET | Hristov  54', 57'
Hill  65' | Report | James  75' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium | 
| September 28, 2013 Match 9 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1-0 | FC Edmonton | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| Mendes  15' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
| October 5, 2013 Match 10 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1-0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | San Antonio, Texas | 
| Zahorski  64' | Report | Stadium: Toyota Field | 
| October 12, 2013 Match 11 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 3-1 | Minnesota United FC | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| Luna  42' Barrera   89' (pen.) | Report | Bracalello  82' (pen.) | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
| October 19, 2013 Match 12 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 6-2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 
| Nuñez  20' Pérez   67', 83' | Report | Luna  34'
Mendes  86' (pen.) | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium | 
| October 26, 2013 Match 13 | Carolina RailHawks | 4-0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Cary, North Carolina | 
| Kalungi  10' da Luz  Addlery   89' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park | 
| November 2, 2013 Match 14 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0-1 | New York Cosmos | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| López  34' | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]| May 21, 2013 Second round | Georgia Revolution   | 2-3 | Atlanta Silverbacks   | Conyers, Georgia | 
| Smith  16'
Enang  34' | Report | Luna  4', 31' (pen.)
Cruz  57' | Stadium: RYSA Soccerplex | 
| May 28, 2013 Third round | Real Salt Lake   | 3-2 (a.e.t.) | Atlanta Silverbacks   | Sandy, Utah | 
| Beckerman  3' Sandoval   100' | Report | Gulley  87'
Cruz  120' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium | 
Playoffs
[edit]| November 9, 2013 2013 Soccer Bowl | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0-1 | New York Cosmos | Chamblee, Georgia | 
| 7:00 pm EST | Senna  51' | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park | 
Statistics
[edit]Goals
[edit]Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
- Last updated on June 18, 2013
| Rank | Pos | No. | Player | NASL Spring | NASL Fall | U.S. Open Cup | Soccer Bowl | Total | 
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| 1 | FW | 1 |  Rubén Luna | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 
| 2 | FW | 9 |  Pedro Ferreira-Mendes | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 
| 3 | MF | 10 |  Danny Barrera | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 
| 4 | MF | 7 |  Pablo Cruz | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 
| 5 | DF | 4 |  Bobby Reiss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| MF | 5 |  Richard Menjivar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 12 |  Horace James | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 17 |  Brad Stisser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | DF | 2 |  Mike Randolph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| DF | 3 |  Shane Moroney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 6 |  Beto Navarro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 8 |  Milton Blanco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 27 |  Martyn Lancaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 94 |  Kellen Gulley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 20 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 39 | |||
Assists
[edit]Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.
- Last updated on February 14, 2013
| Rank | Pos | No. | Player | NASL Spring | NASL Fall | U.S. Open Cup | Soccer Bowl | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 10 |  Danny Barrera | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 
| 2 | MF | 8 |  Milton Blanco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 
| 3 | DF | 3 |  Shane Moroney | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| 4 | FW | 1 |  Rubén Luna | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| MF | 5 |  Richard Menjivar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 19 |  Borfor Carr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | DF | 2 |  Mike Randolph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| MF | 7 |  Pablo Cruz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 12 |  Horace James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 21 |  Mark Bloom | 1 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 25 | |||
Clean sheets
[edit]Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
- Last updated on June 18, 2013
| Rank | Pos | No. | Player | NASL Spring | NASL Fall | U.S. Open Cup | Soccer Bowl | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 18 |  Joe Nasco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 
| 2 | GK | 16 |  Eric Ati | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| 3 | GK | 91 |  Cody Mizell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| TOTALS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]
Out
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |   | Daniel Illyes | 30 | Retiring | Pre-season | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | ||
| 4 | DF |   | Patrick Robertson | 26 | Released | Pre-season | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | ||
| 10 | FW |   | Reinaldo Navia | 34 | Released | Pre-season | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | ||
| 11 | FW |   | Jahbari Willis | 22 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Traded for Andy Herron | Mid-Season | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
| 1 | FW |   | Rubén Luna | 21 | Released | Mid-Season | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | ||
| 26 | FW |   | Andy Herron | 35 | Released | Mid-Season | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | 
Loan in
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | MF |   | Richard Menjivar | 22 | Turín FESA   | Loan | Pre-season | 2013 | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
| – | FW |   | Kellen Gulley | 18 | Chicago Fire | Loan | Pre-season | 2013 | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | 
Loan out
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF |   | Chris Klute | 22 | Colorado Rapids | Loan | Pre-season | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
| 21 | DF |   | Mark Bloom | 25 | Toronto FC   | Loan | Mid-season | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | 
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Roster". Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
 
	















