The 2013 USL Pro season was the 27th season of third-division soccer in the United States and is the third season of the United Soccer Leagues' (USL) PRO professional competition. The number of teams increased from eleven to thirteen with Phoenix FC and VSI Tampa Bay FC joining the league as expansion franchises.
<small>Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.</small>
On January 23, 2013, USL Pro announced an alliance with Major League Soccer. For the 2013 season, four MLS teams will affiliate with USL Pro teams in lieu of participating in the MLS Reserve League system. These MLS clubs will loan at least four of their reserve players to their USL Pro affiliate club for development purposes.
All USL Pro teams played two matches each with the remaining MLS Reserve League teams. Those matches counted toward the USL Pro standings, giving each team a total of 26 games.
The following teams affiliated:
USL Pro teams played MLS Reserve teams as listed below. Except for Antiqua Barracuda (who played two MLS reserve teams on the road), each set was a home-and-away arrangement.
USL Pro teams compiled an 11 Win, 9 Tie and 6 Loss record against MLS Reserve Teams in 2013.
For full article, see List of USL Pro transfers 2013.
USL Pro published schedule and results.
The 2013 USL PRO Playoffs will include the top eight finishers in the table, with the quarterfinals (No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, etc.) set for the weekend of August 23âÂÂ25. The semifinals featuring the four remaining teams will be played the following weekend, with the 2013 USL PRO Championship set for the weekend of September 6âÂÂ8. All playoff rounds feature a single-game knockout format and teams will not be re-seeded following each round.
Championship Game MVP: Dom Dwyer (ORL)
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
<small>Source:</small>
<small>Source:</small>
(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)
<small>Source:</small>
F: José Angulo (PIT), Dom Dwyer (ORL), Sainey Touray (HAR)<br> M: Matt Dallman (PIT), Joseph Ngwenya (RIC), Jamie Watson (ORL)<br> D: Colin Falvey (CHB), Henry Kalungi (RIC), Rob Valentino (ORL), William Yomby (RIC)<br> G: Andrew Dykstra (RIC)
F: Gibson Bardsley (DAY), Matt Fondy (LAB), Lucky Mkosana (HAR)<br> M: Michael Azira (CHB), George Davis IV (LAB), Jorge Herrera (CHE)<br> D: Danny Earls (ROC), Josh Rife (TAM), Andrew Marshall (PIT), Daniel Steres (WIL)<br> G: Nick Noble (HAR)