2013 Atlanta Silverbacks season

Summary

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)
← 2012
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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

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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 edit

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 edit

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

Source
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

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   3-2 Xelajú   Chamblee, Georgia
Barrera   7', 53' Caceres   72' Estacuy   70' Silva   77'

NASL edit

Spring season edit

Table edit

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 edit
Overall Home Away
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
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 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
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
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 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
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

Fall season edit

Table edit

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 edit
Overall Home Away
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
Results by round edit
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 edit
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
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

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

Playoffs edit

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 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
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

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 edit

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 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

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 edit

References edit

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