2013 Atlanta Silverbacks season

The 2013 season will be 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 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

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

Technical Staff

Competitions

Preseason
Source
March 7, 2013 PreseasonAtlanta Silverbacks5–0North Georgia NighthawksChamblee, Georgia
2:30 PM ET Report Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
March 9, 2013 PreseasonAtlanta Silverbacks2–0Georgia State PanthersChamblee, Georgia
2:30 PM ET Report Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
March 16, 2013 PreseasonAtlanta Silverbacks2–1UAB BlazersChamblee, Georgia
2:30 PM ET James  35'
Blanco  85'		 Report  60' Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
March 30, 2013 PreseasonAtlanta Silverbacks3–0Charlotte EaglesChamblee, Georgia
4:00 PM ET Luna  35', 45' (pen.)
Moroney 		Report Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

Friendlies
Source
July 19, 2013 Georgia Revolution1-2Atlanta SilverbacksConyers, Georgia
Sissoko  54' Report Brazilian Trialist  51' French Trialist  90'
July 27, 2013 Atlanta Silverbacks 3-2Xelajú Chamblee, Georgia
Barrera  7', 53' Caceres  72' Estacuy  70' Silva  77'

NASL
Main article: 2013 North American Soccer League season

Spring 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
GroundHAHAAHHHAHAA
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 1Atlanta Silverbacks2–0Fort Lauderdale StrikersChamblee, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Navarro  86' Barrera  88' Report Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,402
April 20, 2013 Match 2Tampa Bay Rowdies3–4Atlanta SilverbacksSt. 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 3Atlanta Silverbacks2–3Minnesota United FCChamblee, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Blanco  17'
Luna  26'		 Report Kallman  23'

Bracalello  54'

Pitchkolan  61'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
May 4, 2013 Match 4San Antonio Scorpions2-2Atlanta SilverbacksSan Antonio, Texas
8:30 PM ET Denissen  20'
Husić  28'		 Report Menjivar  5'
Mendes  30'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
May 12, 2013 Match 5FC Edmonton3-0Atlanta SilverbacksEdmonton, Alberta
4:00 PM ET Fordyce  39'
Cox  44', 49'		 Report Stadium: Clarke Stadium
May 18, 2013 Match 6Atlanta Silverbacks2-0Carolina RailHawksChamblee, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Luna  6'
Lancaster  76'		 Report Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 4,716
May 25, 2013 Match 7Atlanta Silverbacks1-0San Antonio ScorpionsChamblee, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Barrera  86' Report Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
June 8, 2013 Match 8Atlanta Silverbacks1-1FC EdmontonChamblee, Georgia
7:30 PM ET Stisser  60' Report Hlavaty  70' Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,000
June 15, 2013 Match 9Fort Lauderdale Strikers0-1Atlanta SilverbacksFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM ET Report Menjivar  90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
June 22, 2013 Match 10Atlanta Silverbacks1-2Tampa Bay RowdiesChamblee, 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 11Carolina RailHawks1-1Atlanta SilverbacksCary, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET da Luz  89' Report Reiss  64' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
July 4, 2013 Match 12Minnesota United FC0-3Atlanta SilverbacksBlaine, Minnesota
8:30 PM ET Report Stisser  30'

Reiss  73'

Luna  83'		 Stadium: NSC Stadium

Fall season
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
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAAH
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 1Minnesota United FC0-1Atlanta SilverbacksBlaine, Minnesota
Report Randolph  22' Stadium: NSC Stadium
August 10, 2013 Match 2Atlanta Silverbacks1-1Carolina RailHawksChamblee, Georgia
Mendes  27' Report Low  72' Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
August 18, 2013 Match 3FC Edmonton1-1Atlanta SilverbacksEdmonton, Alberta
Nurse  69' Report James  48' Stadium: Clarke Stadium
August 24, 2013 Match 4Atlanta Silverbacks0-1Fort Lauderdale StrikersChamblee, Georgia
Report Baladez  34' Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
August 31, 2013 Match 5Atlanta Silverbacks1-1Tampa Bay RowdiesChamblee, Georgia
Mendes  4' Report Hristov  50' Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
September 7, 2013 Match 6New York Cosmos1-1Atlanta SilverbacksHempstead, New York
Senna  44' (pen.) Report Moroney  49' Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
September 14, 2013 Match 7Atlanta Silverbacks2-1San Antonio ScorpionsChamblee, Georgia
Luna  13' Barerra  51' Report Denissen  66' Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
September 21, 2013 Match 8Tampa Bay Rowdies3-1Atlanta SilverbacksSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM ET Hristov  54', 57' Hill  65' Report James  75' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
September 28, 2013 Match 9Atlanta Silverbacks1-0FC EdmontonChamblee, Georgia
Mendes  15' (pen.) Report Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
October 5, 2013 Match 10San Antonio Scorpions1-0Atlanta SilverbacksSan Antonio, Texas
Zahorski  64' Report Stadium: Toyota Field
October 12, 2013 Match 11Atlanta Silverbacks3-1Minnesota United FCChamblee, Georgia
Luna  42'

Barrera  74'

Mendes  89' (pen.)		 Report Bracalello  82' (pen.) Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
October 19, 2013 Match 12Fort Lauderdale Strikers6-2Atlanta SilverbacksFort 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 13Carolina RailHawks4-0Atlanta SilverbacksCary, North Carolina
Kalungi  10'

da Luz  20'

Addlery  66'

Shriver  89' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
November 2, 2013 Match 14Atlanta Silverbacks0-1New York CosmosChamblee, Georgia
López  34' Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park

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

Sandoval  97'

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

Playoffs
November 9, 2013 (2013-11-09) 2013 Soccer BowlAtlanta Silverbacks0-1New York CosmosChamblee, 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 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

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

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

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

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