2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 9–23
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsMontreal Impact (1st title)
Runners-upColumbus Crew
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored41 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Marco Di Vaio
Colombia Lionard Pajoy
(3 goals each)
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The 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was the fourth edition of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic, a pre-season exhibition tournament held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida. A total of six Major League Soccer teams participated.[1]

The defending champions were the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, but the club did not participate. The Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas did not compete for the first time since the competition's inception in 2010. Toronto FC was the last original team to remain.

The tournament was won by the Montreal Impact, who defeated the Columbus Crew 1–0 in the final.

Teams

The following clubs competed in the tournament.

Team Location Professional league Appearance Notes Ref.
Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio Major League Soccer 1st [2]
D.C. United Washington, D.C. Major League Soccer 1st 2012 MLS Eastern Conference runners-up [3]
Montreal Impact Montreal, Quebec Major League Soccer 2nd [4][5]
Orlando City Orlando, Florida USL Pro 3rd 2012 USL Pro Commissioner's Cup winners [6]
Philadelphia Union Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Major League Soccer 1st [7]
Sporting Kansas City Kansas City, Kansas Major League Soccer 2nd 2012 US Open Cup champions [3]
Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg, Florida North American Soccer League 1st 2012 NASL champions [8]
Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario Major League Soccer 4th 2012 Canadian Championship champions [9]

Matches

On December 14, 2012, the schedule was released.[10]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to Final

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Columbus Crew 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
Philadelphia Union 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
Toronto FC 3 1 2 0 3 4 −1 3
Orlando City 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
Columbus Crew1–0Toronto FC
Gláuber 30' Recap
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, USA
Orlando City1–1Philadelphia Union
Chin 53' Recap Fernandes 71'
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, USA
Columbus Crew4–0Philadelphia Union
Finley 28'
Finlay 40', 52'
Schoenfeld 53'		 Recap
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, USA
Toronto FC3–0Orlando City
T. Morgan 8'
Dunfield 72' (pen.)
Osorio 90+3'		 Lake-disney Recap
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, USA
Philadelphia Union3–0Toronto FC
Hoppenot 8'
Torres 40'
Kassel 51'		 Recap
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, USA
Orlando City2–3Columbus Crew
Watson 57'
Fekete 79'		 Lake-city-2 Recap Viana 4'
Williams 74'
Higuaín 89' (pen.)
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, USA

Group B

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Montreal Impact 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 7
Sporting Kansas City 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 6
D.C. United 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 0 3 0 1 9 −8 0
Source:[citation needed]
Montreal Impact2–1Sporting Kansas City
Di Vaio 45'
Wenger 61'		 Recap Zusi 18'
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, USA
D.C. United4–0Tampa Bay Rowdies
Pajoy 55', 59'
Kemp 66', 73'		 Recap
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, USA
Tampa Bay Rowdies1–4Montreal Impact
Yamada 38' (pen.) Recap Felipe 2'
Di Vaio 17' (pen.), 42'
Nyassi 66'
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, USA
Sporting Kansas City2–0D.C. United
Convey 74'
Saad 81'		 Recap
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, USA
Montreal Impact1–1D.C. United
Pisanu 16' Recap Porter 85'
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, USA
Tampa Bay Rowdies0–1Sporting Kansas City
Recap Zusi 76'
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake, Florida, USA

Championship round

Consolation matches

Philadelphia Union0–2D.C. United
Recap De Rosario 39' (pen.)
Pajoy 67'
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida, USA


Toronto FC0–1Sporting Kansas City
Recap Bieler 23'
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida, USA


Orlando City2–0Tampa Bay Rowdies
Watson 1' (pen.)
Chin 76'		 Recap
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida, USA

Championship match

Montreal Impact1–0Columbus Crew
Mapp 54' Recap
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida, USA
Montreal Impact
Columbus Crew SC
GK 1 Troy Perkins
DF 5 Jeb Brovsky
DF 13 Matteo Ferrari Yellow card 90'
DF 14 Alessandro Nesta
DF 6 Hassoun Camara
MF 8 Patrice Bernier
MF 21 Justin Mapp downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF 7 Felipe downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF 22 Davy Arnaud(c) downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF 31 Andrea Pisanu Yellow card 16' downward-facing red arrow 71'
FW 9 Marco Di Vaio downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes
MF 15 Andrés Romero upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 33 Andrew Wenger upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 18 Collen Warner upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 11 Sanna Nyassi upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 16 Calum Mallace upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager
Switzerland Marco Schällibaum
GK 30 Andy Gruenebaum
DF 3 Josh Williams
DF 14 Chad Marshall
DF 4 Gláuber Yellow card 73'
DF 2 Tyson Wahl
MF 11 Dominic Oduro downward-facing red arrow 65'
MF 5 Danny O'Rourke downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 24 Agustin Viana Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 12 Eddie Gaven
FW 33 Federico Higuaín downward-facing red arrow 69'
FW 25 Jairo Arrieta downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutes
MF 6 Tony Tchani upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 8 Matias Sanchez upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 13 Ethan Finlay upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 17 Ben Speas upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 26 Ryan Finley upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager
Poland Robert Warzycha

References

  1. ^ "MLS teams to flock to Central Florida for training camp". Orlandp Sentinel. OrlandoSentinel.com. October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Crew to participate in Walt Disney World® Pro Soccer Classic". Crew Communications. TheCrew.com. November 29, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "MLS teams heading to Orlando for spring training". www.wftv.com. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "The Impact unveils plans for 2013 training camp". Montreal Impact. ImpactMontreal.com. November 1, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "L'Impact de Montréal dévoile les plans du camp d'entraînement 2013". Montreal Impact (in French). ImpactMontreal.com. November 1, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  6. ^ "Orlando City and Tampa Bay To Hold Exhibition Matches". Orlando City Public Relations. OrlandoCitySoccer.com. November 8, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  7. ^ "Union to hold preseason in Deltona; compete in Disney Pro Soccer Classic". PhiladelphiaUnion.com. October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  8. ^ Gabriel, Kerith (October 8, 2012). "The Daily Doop!". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  9. ^ "News | Tampa Bay Rowdies". Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  10. ^ "2013 Disney Pro Soccer Classic Schedule Released". Virginia Soccer News. VASoccerNews.com. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.

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