2013 San Antonio Scorpions FC season

Summary

The 2013 San Antonio Scorpions FC season was the club's second season of existence, where they played in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. Including the San Antonio Thunder soccer franchise of the original NASL, this was the 4th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The Scorpions were the reigning North American Supporters' Trophy winners and began play at Toyota Field in San Antonio, Texas.

San Antonio Scorpions
2013 season
OwnerUnited States Gordon Hartman
ManagerUnited States Tim Hankinson
(until August 27, 2013)
Canada Alen Marcina
(interim)
StadiumToyota Field
NASLSpring: 3rd
Fall: 8th
Combined: 7th
NASL PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hans Denissen (12)
All: Hans Denissen (13)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 8,177
(April 13 vs. Tampa Bay)
All: 8,255
(July 6 vs. Tigres)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 5,886
(Aug 31 vs. Minnesota United)
All: 3,578
(May 21 vs. FC Tucson)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 6,937
All: 6,708
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Competitions edit

Preseason edit

NASL Spring Championship edit

The spring season consists of 12 games beginning on April 6 and ending on July 4. The schedule features a round robin format with each team playing every other team home and away.[1] The winner of the spring season will automatically qualify for, and host, the 2013 Soccer Bowl.

Standings 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 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 2 4 19 15  +4 20 4 1 1 11 6  +5 2 1 3 8 9  −1

Last updated: July 4, 2013.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings/season/7837

Results by round edit
Round123456789101112
StadiumAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLDLWLWWWWW
Updated to match(es) played on July 4, 2013. Source: nasl.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

  Win   Loss   Draw

April 6, 2013 Matchday 1 Minnesota United 0–0 San Antonio Scorpions Minneapolis, Minnesota
19:00 CDT Report Jordan   81' Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 6,754
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
April 13, 2013 Matchday 2 San Antonio Scorpions 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies San Antonio, Texas
19:40 CDT (UTC-05) Hannigan   55'
Phelan   83'
Report Walker   12'
Hristov   56' (pen.)
Needham   61'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 8,177
Referee: Matthew Foerster
April 28, 2013 Matchday 3 FC Edmonton 1–0 San Antonio Scorpions Edmonton, Alberta
15:00 CDT (UTC-05) Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 921
May 4, 2013 Matchday 4 San Antonio Scorpions 2–2 Atlanta Silverbacks San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Denissen   20'
Husić   28'
Report Menjivar   5'
Mendes   30'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,053
May 18, 2013 Matchday 6 San Antonio Scorpions 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Saavedra   1'
Phelan   38'
Vučko   54'
Gordon   58' (o.g)
Vuolo   66'
Husić   80'
[1] Gordon   55'
Thomas   47'
Guerrero   74'
Gonzalez   81'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,889
June 1, 2013 Matchday 8 San Antonio Scorpions 2–0 Minnesota United FC San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Wagner   1'
Ramírez   45'
Denissen   63'
Jordan   78'
Report Dias   61' Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,763
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 15, 2013 Matchday 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 San Antonio Scorpions St. Petersburg, Florida
18:30 CDT (UTC-05) Mulholland   72'
Cort   80'
Report Vučko   8'
Wagner   37'
Zavaleta   51'
Harmse   63'
Phelan   79'
Janicki   82'
Denissen   88'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,595
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 22, 2013 Matchday 10 San Antonio Scorpions 2–1 FC Edmonton San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,489

Mid-season friendlies edit

July 6, 2013 International friendly San Antonio Scorpions   1–5   Tigres UANL San Antonio, Texas
[2] Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 8,255
July 14, 2013 Charity match San Antonio Scorpions 4–3 Oklahoma City FC San Antonio, Texas
[3] Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 4,024
July 20, 2013 International friendly San Antonio Scorpions   1–2   Dorados de Sinaloa San Antonio, Texas
[4] Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,311

NASL Fall Championship edit

The fall season consists of 14 games beginning on August 3 and ending on November 2. The schedule features a round robin format with each team playing every other team home and away. The fall season also introduces the New York Cosmos into the league.[1] The winner of the fall season will automatically qualify for the 2013 Soccer Bowl.

Standings 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 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 3 1 10 15 24  −9 10 3 0 4 12 15  −3 0 1 6 3 9  −6

Last updated: November 2, 2013.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings/season/7837

Results by round edit
Round1234567891011121314
StadiumHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultLLLLLDLWLWWLLL
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2013. Source: nasl.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

  Win   Loss   Draw

August 3, 2013 Matchday 13 San Antonio Scorpions 4–7 Tampa Bay Rowdies San Antonio, Texas
19:37 CDT Denissen   3', 16'
Zahorski   18', 79'
Janicki   88'
Report Mulholland   25'
Savage   32'
Frimpong   42'
Walker   45+3'
Hristov   67', 90+2' (pen.)
Barbara   66'   85'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,651
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 11, 2013 Matchday 14 FC Edmonton 1–0 San Antonio Scorpions Edmonton, Alberta
15:00 CDT (UTC-05) Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,745
August 24, 2013 Matchday 16 New York Cosmos 2–1 San Antonio Scorpions Hempstead, New York
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Díaz   7'  42'
López   90+2'
Report Janicki   8'   52'
Harmse   37'
Phelan   45+1'
Ramírez   45+3'
Zahorski   64'
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 6,852
Referee: José Rivero
August 31, 2013 Matchday 17 San Antonio Scorpions 2–3 Minnesota United FC San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Ramírez   14'
Jennings   58'
Zahorski   78'
Report Campos   15',   34' (50)
Mallace   85'
Tobin   90'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,886
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 14, 2013 Matchday 19 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–1 San Antonio Scorpions Atlanta, Georgia
18:30 CDT (UTC-05) Luna   13'
Barerra   51'
Report Denissen   66' Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 3,754
September 21, 2013 Matchday 20 San Antonio Scorpions 2–1 Carolina RailHawks San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,488
September 28, 2013 Matchday 21 Minnesota United FC 1–0 San Antonio Scorpions Blaine, Minnesota
14:30 CDT (UTC-05) Bracalello   43'
Campos   61'
Report Wagner   67'
Husić   72'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,028
Referee: David Gantar
October 5, 2013 Matchday 22 San Antonio Scorpions 1–0 Atlanta Silverbacks San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Zahorski   64' Report Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,570
Note: 50th regular season NASL match
October 13, 2013 Matchday 23 San Antonio Scorpions 1–0 FC Edmonton San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,938
October 19, 2014 Matchday 24 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 San Antonio Scorpions St. Petersburg, Florida
18:30 CDT (UTC-05) Mulholland   76' (pen.) Report Ramírez   85' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,237
October 26, 2014 Matchday 25 San Antonio Scorpions 1–2 New York Cosmos San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Zahorski   3'  65'
Wagner   34'
Rubiato   64'
Senna   52'
Díaz   52'
Dimitrov   54'  54'
Murphy   74'
Freeman   74'
Szetela  76'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,702
Referee: Juan Guzmán

U.S. Open Cup edit

May 21, 2013 Second round San Antonio Scorpions   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
  FC Tucson San Antonio, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Harmse   30'
Denissen   90+' (pen.)
Velasco   57'
Robinson   67'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 3,578
Penalties
Wagner  
Phelan  
Ramirez  
Denissen  
Harmse  
Carter  
Brandt  
Zimmerman  
Collins  

References edit

  1. ^ a b Soccer Bowl Rematch Highlights 2014 NASL Season Openers Archived December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine