Atlanta Silverbacks

2013 season
Owners	Boris Jerkunica John Latham
Head coach	Brian Haynes
Stadium	Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Spring season	1st
Fall Season	7th
Soccer Bowl	Runner-Up
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Rubén Luna (10) All: Luna & Mendes (8)
Home colors Away colors
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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.

Background

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

Roster

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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

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

• Brian Haynes – Head Coach
• José Pinho – Goalkeeper Coach
• Eric Wynalda – Technical Director

Competitions

Preseason

Source

Friendlies

Source

NASL

Spring season

Table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Results summary

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

Results by round

Match results

Fall season

Table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Results summary

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

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

Playoffs

Statistics

Goals

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

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

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

In

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

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

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

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

• 2013 in American soccer
• 2013 North American Soccer League season
• Atlanta Silverbacks

References