2013 Atlanta Silverbacks season

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.

Atlanta Silverbacks
2013 season
OwnersBoris Jerkunica
John Latham
Head coachBrian Haynes
StadiumAtlanta Silverbacks Park
Spring season1st
Fall Season7th
Soccer BowlRunner-Up
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Rubén Luna (10)
All: Luna & Mendes (8)

Background
Main article: 2012 Atlanta Silverbacks season

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 May 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

Roster

[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 FW Mexico MEX Rubén Luna
2 DF United States USA Mike Randolph
3 DF United States USA Shane Moroney
4 DF United States USA Bobby Reiss
5 MF El Salvador SLV Richard Menjivar
6 DF United States USA Beto Navarro
7 MF United States USA Pablo Cruz
8 MF United States USA Milton Blanco
9 FW Brazil BRA Pedro Ferreira-Mendes
10 MF United States USA Danny Barrera
11 MF Colombia COL Alex Caceres
12 MF Jamaica JAM Horace James
13 DF United States USA Willie Hunt
14 DF Argentina ARG Lucas Paulini
15 MF United States USA Mario Uribe
16 GK Cameroon CMR Eric Ati
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW United States USA Brad Stisser
18 GK United States USA Joe Nasco
19 MF Liberia LBR Borfor Carr
20 MF United States USA Mark Withers
22 DF United States USA Mark Lavery
23 MF United States USA Brandon Manzonelli
24 MF United States USA Scott Rojo
25 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Ferrety Sousa
27 DF England ENG Martyn Lancaster (captain)
28 MF United States USA Rury Alvarez
29 DF Peru PER Eduardo Liza
33 DF United States USA Josh Suggs
70 MF United States USA Jesus Gonzalez
77 FW United States USA Jahbari Willis
91 GK United States USA Cody Mizell
94 FW United States USA Kellen Gulley

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF United States USA Mark Bloom (on loan to Toronto FC)

Technical Staff

Competitions

Preseason
Source
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
Source
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 United States 3-2 Xelajú Guatemala Chamblee, Georgia
Barrera 7', 53' Caceres 72' Estacuy 70' Silva 77'

NASL
Main article: 2013 North American Soccer League season
Table

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
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(S) Spring season champion
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round123456789101112
StadiumHAHAAHHHAHAA
ResultWWLDLWWDWLDW
Position324453121221
Updated to match(es) played on April 20, 2013. Source: Spring season 2013 results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
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 54'

Pitchkolan 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 73'

Luna 83'		 Stadium: NSC Stadium
Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(F) Fall season champion
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 4 4 6 14 22  −8 16 3 2 2 8 6  +2 1 2 4 6 16  −10
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314
StadiumAHAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWDDLDDWLWLWLLL
Position32356656563567
Updated to match(es) played on February 16, 2013. Source: Fall season 2013 results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
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 74'

Mendes 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 41', 63'

Salazar 53' (pen.)

Baladez 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 20'

Addlery 66'

Shriver 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
Main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup
May 21, 2013 Second round Georgia Revolution Georgia (U.S. state) 2-3 Atlanta Silverbacks Georgia (U.S. state) Conyers, Georgia
Smith 16' Enang 34' Report Luna 4', 31' (pen.) Cruz 57' Stadium: RYSA Soccerplex
May 28, 2013 Third round Real Salt Lake Utah 3-2 (a.e.t.) Atlanta Silverbacks Georgia (U.S. state) Sandy, Utah
Beckerman 3'

Sandoval 97'

Stephenson 100'		 Report Gulley 87' Cruz 120' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Playoffs
Main article: 2013 Soccer Bowl
November 9, 2013 (2013-11-09) 2013 Soccer Bowl Atlanta Silverbacks 0-1 New York Cosmos Chamblee, Georgia
7:00 pm EST Senna 51' Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

Statistics

Goals

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
1 FW 1 Mexico Rubén Luna 5 3 2 0 10
2 FW 9 Brazil Pedro Ferreira-Mendes 3 5 0 0 8
3 MF 10 United States Danny Barrera 2 2 0 0 4
4 MF 7 United States Pablo Cruz 1 0 2 0 3
5 DF 4 United States Bobby Reiss 2 0 0 0 2
MF 5 El Salvador Richard Menjivar 2 0 0 0 2
MF 12 Jamaica Horace James 0 2 0 0 2
FW 17 United States Brad Stisser 2 0 0 0 2
9 DF 2 United States Mike Randolph 0 1 0 0 1
DF 3 United States Shane Moroney 0 1 0 0 1
DF 6 United States Beto Navarro 1 0 0 0 1
MF 8 United States Milton Blanco 1 0 0 0 1
DF 27 England Martyn Lancaster 1 0 0 0 1
FW 94 United States Kellen Gulley 0 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 20 14 5 0 39

Assists

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 United States Danny Barrera 5 2 1 0 8
2 MF 8 United States Milton Blanco 2 1 1 0 4
3 DF 3 United States Shane Moroney 1 2 0 0 3
4 FW 1 Mexico Rubén Luna 0 1 1 0 2
MF 5 El Salvador Richard Menjivar 1 1 0 0 2
MF 19 Liberia Borfor Carr 1 1 0 0 2
7 DF 2 United States Mike Randolph 0 1 0 0 1
MF 7 United States Pablo Cruz 0 1 0 0 1
MF 12 Jamaica Horace James 1 0 0 0 1
DF 21 United States Mark Bloom 1 N/A 0 N/A 1
TOTALS 12 10 3 0 25

Clean sheets

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 United States Joe Nasco 3 1 0 0 4
2 GK 16 Cameroon Eric Ati 2 1 0 0 3
3 GK 91 United States Cody Mizell 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 5 2 0 0 7

Transfers

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
1 FW Mexico Rubén Luna 21 FC Dallas Transfer Pre-season Free AtlantaSilverbacks.com
4 DF United States Bobby Reiss 22 Cal State Fullerton Titans Signed Pre-season None AtlantaSilverbacks.com
17 MF United States Mark Withers 20 Dallas Sidekicks Signed Pre-season None AtlantaSilverbacks.com
23 MF United States Brandon Manzonelli 23 New England Revolution Signed Pre-season None AtlantaSilverbacks.com
21 DF United States Mark Bloom 25 Charlotte Eagles Transfer Pre-season Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
17 FW United States Brad Stisser 26 Charlotte Eagles Signed Pre-season Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
15 MF United States Mario Uribe 24 FIU Golden Panthers Signed Pre-season Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
24 MF United States Scott Rojo 24 High Point Panthers Signed Pre-season Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
28 MF United States Rury Alvarez 22 Georgia Perimeter Jaguars Signed Pre-season Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
29 DF Peru Eduardo Liza 19 Georgia State Panthers Signed Pre-season Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
26 FW Costa Rica Andy Herron 35 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Trade for Jahbari Willis Mid-Season None AtlantaSilverbacks.com
11 MF Colombia Alex Caceres 26 Cal FC Signed Mid-Season Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
70 MF United States Jesus Gonzalez 22 Signed Mid-Season Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
33 DF United States Josh Suggs 24 Los Angeles Blues Signed Mid-Season Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
25 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Ferrety Sousa 22 Aubervilliers France Signed Mid-Season Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
1 FW Mexico Rubén Luna 21 Atlanta Silverbacks Re-Signed Mid-season None AtlantaSilverbacks.com
77 FW United States Jahbari Willis 23 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Re-Signed Mid-season None AtlantaSilverbacks.com

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
1 GK Hungary Daniel Illyes 30 Retiring Pre-season AtlantaSilverbacks.com
4 DF United States Patrick Robertson 26 Released Pre-season AtlantaSilverbacks.com
10 FW Chile Reinaldo Navia 34 Released Pre-season AtlantaSilverbacks.com
11 FW United States Jahbari Willis 22 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Traded for Andy Herron Mid-Season AtlantaSilverbacks.com
1 FW Mexico Rubén Luna 21 Released Mid-Season AtlantaSilverbacks.com
26 FW Costa Rica Andy Herron 35 Released Mid-Season AtlantaSilverbacks.com

Loan in
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
5 MF El Salvador Richard Menjivar 22 Turín FESA El Salvador Loan Pre-season 2013 AtlantaSilverbacks.com
– FW United States Kellen Gulley 18 Chicago Fire Loan Pre-season 2013 AtlantaSilverbacks.com

Loan out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
2 DF United States Chris Klute 22 Colorado Rapids Loan Pre-season AtlantaSilverbacks.com
21 DF United States Mark Bloom 25 Toronto FC Canada Loan Mid-season AtlantaSilverbacks.com

See also

References
  1. "Roster". Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
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