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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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.

Competitions

Preseason

NASL Spring Championship

Main article: 2013 North American Soccer League season

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

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

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
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

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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'
Phelan Yellow card 83'		 Report Walker 12'
Hristov 56' (pen.)
Needham Yellow card 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 11, 2013 Matchday 5 Carolina RailHawks 5–2 San Antonio Scorpions Cary, North Carolina
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,708
May 18, 2013 Matchday 6 San Antonio Scorpions 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Saavedra 1'
Phelan Yellow card 38'
Vučko 54'
Gordon 58' (o.g)
Vuolo Yellow card 66'
Husić Yellow card 80'		 [1] Gordon 55'
Thomas Yellow card 47'
Guerrero Yellow card 74'
Gonzalez Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,889
May 25, 2013 Matchday 7 Atlanta Silverbacks 1–0 San Antonio Scorpions Atlanta, Georgia
18:30 CDT (UTC-05) Barrera 86' Report Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 4,421
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 Yellow card 63'
Jordan Yellow card 78'		 Report Dias Yellow card 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 Yellow card 72'
Cort 80'		 Report Vučko Yellow card 8'
Wagner 37'
Zavaleta Yellow card 51'
Harmse Yellow card 63'
Phelan Yellow card 79'
Janicki Yellow card 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
June 29, 2013 Matchday 11 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–4 San Antonio Scorpions Fort Lauderdale, Florida
18:30 CDT (UTC-05) Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,285
July 4, 2013 Matchday 12 San Antonio Scorpions 2–0 Carolina RailHawks San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,467

Mid-season friendlies

July 6, 2013 International friendly San Antonio Scorpions United States 1–5 Mexico 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 United States 1–2 Mexico Dorados de Sinaloa San Antonio, Texas
[4] Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,311

NASL Fall Championship

Main article: 2013 North American Soccer League season

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

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

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
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

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 Yellow card 88'		 Report Mulholland 25'
Savage 32'
Frimpong 42'
Walker 45+3'
Hristov 67', 90+2' (pen.)
Barbara Yellow card 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 17, 2013 Matchday 15 San Antonio Scorpions 1–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CDT (UTC-05) Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,105
August 24, 2013 Matchday 16 New York Cosmos 2–1 San Antonio Scorpions Hempstead, New York
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Díaz Yellow card 7' 42'
López 90+2'		 Report Janicki Yellow card 8' Yellow-red card 52'
Harmse Yellow card 37'
Phelan Yellow card 45+1'
Ramírez Yellow card 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 Red card 58'
Zahorski 78'		 Report Campos Yellow card 15', 34' (50)
Mallace Yellow card 85'
Tobin 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,886
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 7, 2013 Matchday 18 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–0 San Antonio Scorpions Fort Lauderdale, Florida
18:30 CDT (UTC-05) Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,467
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 Yellow card 43'
Campos 61'		 Report Wagner Yellow card 67'
Husić Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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'Yellow card 65'
Wagner Yellow card 34'
Rubiato Yellow card 64'		 Senna 52'
Díaz Yellow card 52'
Dimitrov 54'Yellow card 54'
Murphy Red card 74'
Freeman Yellow card 74'
SzetelaYellow card 76'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,702
Referee: Juan Guzmán
November 2, 2013 Matchday 26 Carolina RailHawks 2–1 San Antonio Scorpions Cary, North Carolina
18:00 CDT (UTC-05) Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,015

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup
May 21, 2013 Second round San Antonio Scorpions Texas 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Arizona 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 soccer ball with check mark
Phelan soccer ball with red X
Ramirez soccer ball with check mark
Denissen soccer ball with check mark
Harmse soccer ball with red X		 Carter soccer ball with check mark
Brandt soccer ball with check mark
Zimmerman soccer ball with check mark
Collins soccer ball with check mark

References

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