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2013 Major League Soccer season
18th season of Major League Soccer
The 2013 Major League Soccer season was the 18th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 101st season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 35th with a national first-division league.
Quick Facts Season, MLS Cup ...
| Season | 2013 |
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| MLS Cup | Sporting Kansas City (2nd title) |
| Supporters' Shield | New York Red Bulls (1st shield) |
| Champions League (U.S.) | Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls Portland Timbers |
| Matches played | 323 |
| Goals scored | 845 (2.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Camilo (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | NE 5–0 LA (Jun 2) MTL 5-0 HOU (Aug 24) LA 5-0 CHV (Oct 6) |
| Biggest away win | CHV 0–5 POR (Oct 26) |
| Highest scoring | 8 goals: MTL 5-3 PHI (May 25) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches: Seattle Sounders FC (Aug 25 – Sep 13) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches:[1] Portland Timbers (Mar 16 – Jun 23) |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches: D.C. United (Mar 16 – Jun 22) |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches:[1] D.C. United (Mar 23 – May 11) Chivas USA (May 5 – Jun 24) |
| Highest attendance | 67,385 POR @ SEA (Aug 25) |
| Lowest attendance | 5,123 POR @ CHV (Sep 14) |
| Average attendance | 18,594[1] |
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The regular season began on March 2 and concluded on October 27. The New York Red Bulls won their first ever Supporters' Shield. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 31 and ended on December 7, when Sporting Kansas City won MLS Cup in a penalty shootout over Real Salt Lake. It was the third MLS Cup to be decided on penalties.
Stadiums and locations
Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
More information Chicago Fire, Chivas USA/ Los Angeles Galaxy ...
| Chicago Fire | Chivas USA/ | Colorado Rapids | Columbus Crew | D.C. United | FC Dallas |
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| Toyota Park | StubHub Center | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | Crew Stadium | RFK Memorial Stadium | Toyota Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 18,086 | Capacity: 20,145 | Capacity: 19,467† | Capacity: 21,193 |
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More information Houston Dynamo, Montreal Impact ...
| Houston Dynamo | Montreal Impact | New England Revolution | New York Red Bulls | Philadelphia Union | Portland Timbers |
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| BBVA Compass Stadium | Saputo Stadium[lower-alpha 1] | Gillette Stadium | Red Bull Arena | PPL Park | Providence Park |
| Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 20,341 | Capacity: 22,385† | Capacity: 25,189 | Capacity: 18,500 | Capacity: 20,323 |
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More information Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes ...
| Real Salt Lake | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle Sounders FC | Sporting Kansas City | Toronto FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
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| Rio Tinto Stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium[lower-alpha 2] | CenturyLink Field | Sporting Park | BMO Field | BC Place |
| Capacity: 20,213 | Capacity: 10,525 | Capacity: 38,500† | Capacity: 18,467 | Capacity: 21,859 | Capacity: 21,000† |
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†Actual capacity is higher; seats rationed for soccer games
Personnel and sponsorships
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Impact |  Jesse Marsch |
Mutual consent | Nov 3, 2012[2] | Preseason |  Marco Schällibaum |
Jan 6, 2013[3] |
| Chivas USA | Robin Fraser |
Fired | Nov 9, 2012 [4] |  José Luis Sánchez Solá |
Dec 12, 2012[5] | |
| New York Red Bulls |  Hans Backe |
End of contract | Nov 9, 2012[6] | Mike Petke |
Jan 24, 2013[7] | |
| Portland Timbers |  Gavin Wilkinson |
End of interim period | Nov 26, 2012[8] | Caleb Porter |
Nov 26, 2012[8] | |
| Toronto FC |  Paul Mariner |
Fired | Jan 7, 2013[9] | Ryan Nelsen |
Jan 7, 2013[9] | |
| Chivas USA | José Luis Sánchez Solá |
Mutual consent | May 30, 2013[10] | 16th | José Luis Real[10] |
May 30, 2013 |
| San Jose Earthquakes |  Frank Yallop |
Mutual consent | Jun 7, 2013[11] | 15th | Mark Watson[11] |
Jun 7, 2013 |
| Columbus Crew |  Robert Warzycha |
Fired | Sep 2, 2013[12] | 16th | Brian Bliss[12] |
Sep 2, 2013 |
| FC Dallas | Schellas Hyndman |
Resigned | Oct 26, 2013 | 16th / Postseason | Vacancy | Vacancy |
| Vancouver Whitecaps |  Martin Rennie |
Fired | Oct 29, 2013 | 13th / Postseason | Vacancy | Vacancy |
| Chicago Fire | Frank Klopas |
Resigned | Oct 30, 2013[13] | 12th / Postseason | Frank Yallop[14] |
Oct 31, 2013 |
| Columbus Crew | Brian Bliss |
End of interim period | Nov 6, 2013 | 16th / Postseason | Gregg Berhalter[15] |
Nov 6, 2013 |
| Chivas USA | José Luis Real |
End of interim period | Nov 25, 2013[16] | 18th / Postseason | Vacancy | Vacancy |
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Player transfers
Main article: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2013
Major League Soccer employs 12 methods to acquire players. These include: signing players on transfers/free transfers as is done in most of the world; via trades; drafting players through mechanisms such as the MLS SuperDraft, MLS Supplemental Draft, or MLS Re-Entry Draft; rarely used methods which cover extreme hardship and injury replacement; signing players as Designated Players or Homegrown Players; placing a discovery claim on players; waivers; and methods peculiar to MLS such as through allocation or a weighted lottery.[17]
Allocation ranking
The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the League after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. The allocation rankings may also be used in the event two or more clubs file a request for the same player on the same day. The allocations will be ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2012 season, taking playoff performance into account.
Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. At all times, each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS League season.
More information Original Ranking, Club ...
| Original Ranking | Club | Date Allocation Used | Player Signed | Player Nation | Previous Club | Club Nation | Ref |
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| 1 | Chivas USA† ‡# | July 1, 2013 | Carlos Bocanegra | United States | Rangers | Scotland | [18] |
| 2 | Portland Timbers† | ||||||
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC‡ | ||||||
| 4 | New England Revolution | ||||||
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | ||||||
| 7 | FC Dallas | ||||||
| 8 | Montreal Impact | ||||||
| 9 | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||||||
| 11 | Chicago Fire | ||||||
| 12 | Real Salt Lake | ||||||
| 13 | New York Red Bulls | ||||||
| 14 | Sporting Kansas City | ||||||
| 15 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||||||
| 16 | Toronto FC# | ||||||
| 17 | D.C. United | February 20, 2013 | Carlos Ruiz |  Guatemala | Municipal | Guatemala | [19] |
| 18 | Houston Dynamo | ||||||
| 19 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
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†On December 12, 2012, Portland Timbers acquired the number 2 ranking from Chivas USA in exchange for the number 3 ranking and an international roster spot.[20]
‡On February 19, 2013, Chivas USA traded the No. 3 ranking to Seattle Sounders FC in the Shalrie Joseph trade. It was also reported that Seattle sent the No. 15 allocation ranking to Chivas USA as part of the deal, although Seattle appeared to have owned the No. 16 selection and not the No. 15 selection.[21]
#On July 1, 2013, Chivas USA acquired the number 1 allocation ranking from Toronto FC in exchange for the #16 ranking, a first-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, and an international roster spot.[22]
Weighted lottery
Some players are assigned to MLS teams via a weighted lottery process. A team can only acquire one player per year through a weighted lottery. The players made available through lotteries include: (i) Generation adidas players signed after the MLS SuperDraft; and (ii) Draft eligible players to whom an MLS contract was offered but who failed to sign with the League prior to the SuperDraft.
The team with the worst record over its last 30 regular season games (dating back to previous season if necessary and taking playoff performance into account) will have the greatest probability of winning the lottery. Teams are not required to participate in a lottery. Players are assigned via the lottery system in order to prevent a player from potentially influencing his destination club with a strategic holdout.
Below are the results of 2013 weighted lotteries:
More information Lottery Date, Player ...
| Lottery Date | Player | Player Nation | Position | Winning Club | Other Clubs Participating | Ref |
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| December 18, 2012 | Mobi Fehr | USA | DF | Portland Timbers | Seattle Sounders FC, San Jose Earthquakes | [23] |
| December 20, 2012 | Gale Agbossoumonde | USA | DF | Toronto FC | FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Seattle Sounders FC, Los Angeles Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes | [24] |
| January 25, 2013 | Charles Eloundou |  CMR | FW | Colorado Rapids | Real Salt Lake, D.C. United | [25] |
| July 18, 2013 | Conor Doyle | USA | FW | D.C. United | Colorado Rapids | [26] |
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Ownership changes
More information Club, New owner ...
| Club | New owner | Previous owner | Date |
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| Real Salt Lake | Dell Loy Hansen | Dave Checketts | January 24, 2013 |
| Columbus Crew | Anthony Precourt | Clark Hunt | July 30, 2013 |
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Eastern Conference
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 |
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Western Conference
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 51 | |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 8 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 9 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 |
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Source: MLS
Overall standings
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City (C) | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 51 | |
| 11 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 15 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 16 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 17 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 | |
| 19 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 | CONCACAF Champions League |
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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield
Main article: 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs
| Knockout | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | New York | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Houston | 3 | E4 | Houston (a.e.t.) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Montreal | 0 | Eastern Conference | E4 | Houston | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| E2 | Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Kansas City (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | New England | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Kansas City (p) | 1 (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Salt Lake | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Portland | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Seattle | 2 | W4 | Seattle | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Colorado | 0 | Western Conference | W1 | Portland | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| W2 | Salt Lake | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Salt Lake (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Goals
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Assists
More information Rank, Player ...
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Clean sheets
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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| 1 |  Donovan Ricketts |
Portland Timbers | 14 |
| 2 |  Jimmy Nielsen |
Sporting Kansas City | 13 |
| 3 | Zac MacMath |
Philadelphia Union | 12 |
| 4 | Luis Robles |
New York Red Bulls | 11 |
| 5 |  Michael Gspurning |
Seattle Sounders FC | 10 |
| 6 | Jon Busch |
San Jose Earthquakes | 9 |
| Tally Hall |
Houston Dynamo | ||
| Nick Rimando |
Real Salt Lake | ||
| Bobby Shuttleworth |
New England Revolution | ||
| 10 | Troy Perkins |
Montreal Impact | 8 |
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Individual awards
More information Award, Player ...
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Best XI
More information Goalkeeper, Defenders ...
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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| Donovan Ricketts, Portland |
Matt Besler, Sporting KC José Gonçalves, New England Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy |
 Tim Cahill, New York Will Johnson, Portland Diego Valeri, Portland Graham Zusi, Sporting KC |
 Marco Di Vaio, Montreal Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy Mike Magee, LA Galaxy/Chicago |
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Monthly awards
More information Week, MLS Player of the Month ...
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Weekly awards
More information Week, MLS Player of the Week ...
| Week | MLS Player of the Week | AT&T Goal of the Week | MLS Save of the Week | ||||||
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| Player | Nat | Club | Player | Nat | Club | Player | Nat | Club | |
| Week 1 | Mike Magee | USA |
Los Angeles Galaxy | Diego Valeri | ARG |
Portland Timbers | Bill Hamid | USA |
D.C. United |
| Week 2 | Robert Earnshaw |  WAL |
Toronto FC | Daigo Kobayashi |  JPN |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 3 | Bill Hamid | USA |
D.C. United | Rodney Wallace |  CRC |
Portland Timbers | Troy Perkins | USA |
Montreal Impact |
| Week 4 | Juan Agudelo | USA |
Chivas USA | Chris Wondolowski | USA |
San Jose Earthquakes | Nat Borchers | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 5 | Will Johnson | CAN |
Portland Timbers | Thierry Henry |  FRA |
New York Red Bulls | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 6 | Ryan Johnson | JAM |
Portland Timbers | Ryan Johnson | JAM |
Portland Timbers | Clint Irwin | USA |
Colorado Rapids |
| Week 7 | Brad Davis | USA |
Houston Dynamo | Will Johnson | CAN |
Portland Timbers | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 8 | Jack McInerney | USA |
Philadelphia Union | Javier Morales | ARG |
Real Salt Lake | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 9 | Tim Cahill | AUS |
New York Red Bulls | Jonathan Osorio | CAN |
Toronto FC | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 10 | Graham Zusi | USA |
Sporting Kansas City | Luis Gil | USA |
Real Salt Lake | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 11 | Will Bruin | USA |
Houston Dynamo | Thierry Henry | FRA |
New York Red Bulls | Kofi Sarkodie | USA |
Houston Dynamo |
| Week 12 | Eddie Johnson | USA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Michel |  BRA |
FC Dallas | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 13 | Marco Di Vaio | ITA |
Montreal Impact | Rodney Wallace | CRC |
Portland Timbers | Raúl Fernández |  PER |
FC Dallas |
| Week 14 | Diego Fagúndez |  URU |
New England Revolution | Robbie Findley | USA |
Real Salt Lake | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 15 | Olmes García |  COL |
Real Salt Lake | Diego Valeri | ARG |
Portland Timbers | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 16 | Kenny Miller | SCO |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Darlington Nagbe |  LBR |
Portland Timbers | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 17 | Camilo | BRA |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Will Johnson | CAN |
Portland Timbers | Luis Robles | USA |
New York Red Bulls |
| Week 18 | Alan Gordon | USA |
San Jose Earthquakes | Yordany Álvarez |  CUB |
Real Salt Lake | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 19 | Brad Knighton | USA |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Graham Zusi | USA |
Sporting Kansas City | Raúl Fernández | PER |
FC Dallas |
| Week 20 | Camilo | BRA |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Javier Morales | ARG |
Real Salt Lake | Jeff Attinella | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 21 | Chris Rolfe | USA |
Chicago Fire | DeAndre Yedlin | USA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 22 | Álvaro Saborío | CRC |
Real Salt Lake | Álvaro Saborío | CRC |
Real Salt Lake | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 23 | Lloyd Sam | ENG |
New York Red Bulls | Cam Weaver | USA |
Houston Dynamo | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 24 | Landon Donovan | USA |
Los Angeles Galaxy | Federico Higuaín | ARG |
Columbus Crew | Marcus Hahnemann | USA |
Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 25 | Robbie Keane | IRE |
Los Angeles Galaxy | Giles Barnes | ENG |
Houston Dynamo | Chris Wingert | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 26 | Kelyn Rowe | USA |
New England Revolution | Kelyn Rowe | USA |
New England Revolution | Jaime Penedo |  PAN |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Week 27 | Robbie Keane | IRE |
Los Angeles Galaxy | Javier Morales | ARG |
Real Salt Lake | Michael Gspurning | AUT |
Seattle Sounders FC |
| Week 28 | Marco Di Vaio | ITA |
Montreal Impact | Kalif Alhassan |  GHA |
Portland Timbers | Kalif Alhassan | GHA |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 29 | Obafemi Martins |  NGA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Obafemi Martins | NGA |
Seattle Sounders FC | Raúl Fernández | PER |
FC Dallas |
| Week 30 | Steven Lenhart | USA |
San Jose Earthquakes | Diego Valeri | ARG |
Portland Timbers | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 31 | Dominic Oduro | GHA |
Columbus Crew | Jared Jeffrey | USA |
D.C. United | Jaime Penedo | PAN |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Week 32 | Camilo | BRA |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Camilo | BRA |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 33 | Kekuta Manneh |  GAM |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kalif Alhassan | GHA |
Portland Timbers | Donovan Ricketts | JAM |
Portland Timbers |
| Week 34 | Gabriel Torres | PAN |
Colorado Rapids | Tim Cahill | AUS |
New York Red Bulls | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
| Week 35 | Camilo | BRA |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Diego Valeri | ARG |
Portland Timbers | Nick Rimando | USA |
Real Salt Lake |
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More information Club, Mean home attendance ...
| Club | Mean home attendance |
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| Seattle Sounders FC | 44,038 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 22,152 |
| Portland Timbers | 20,674 |
| Montreal Impact | 20,603 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 20,038 |
| Houston Dynamo | 19,923 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 19,709 |
| New York Red Bulls | 19,461 |
| Real Salt Lake | 19,218 |
| Toronto FC | 18,131 |
| Philadelphia Union | 17,867 |
| Columbus Crew | 16,080 |
| Colorado Rapids | 15,440 |
| FC Dallas | 15,373 |
| Chicago Fire | 15,228 |
| New England Revolution | 14,844 |
| D.C. United | 13,646 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 12,765 |
| Chivas USA | 8,366 |
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Eastern Conference
- Chicago Fire: Frank Klopas
- Columbus Crew: Robert Warzycha
- D.C. United: Ben Olsen
- Houston Dynamo: Dominic Kinnear
- Montreal Impact: Marco Schällibaum
- New England Revolution: Jay Heaps
- New York Red Bulls: Mike Petke
- Philadelphia Union: John Hackworth
- Sporting Kansas City: Peter Vermes
- Toronto FC: Ryan Nelsen
Western Conference
- The Impact's first two home games were played at the Olympic Stadium. The Impact played its first home game at Saputo Stadium on April 14, 2013 against the Columbus Crew.
- Some marquee games held at Stanford Stadium. Most recent game held there was on June 29, 2013 in a derby match against Los Angeles Galaxy.
- "2013 MLS Standings and Leaders" (PDF). MLS Soccer. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- "Montreal Impact dismiss coach Jesse Marsch". BBC Sport. AOL Sporting News. November 3, 2012.
- "Marco Schällibaum appointed head coach of the Montreal Impact". Montreal Impact. January 6, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- "Chivas part ways with Fraser as restructuring continues". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- Baxter, Kevin (December 12, 2012). "Chivas USA names Jose Luis Sanchez Sola new coach". LA Times.
- "Red Bulls Announce Contract for Hans Backe Will Not Be Extended". New York Red Bulls. November 9, 2012.
- "Red Bulls Name Mike Petke Head Coach". New York Red Bulls. January 24, 2013.
- "Caleb Porter is New Timbers Coach". Prost Amerika. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- "Toronto FC fires coach Paul Mariner, replaced by Ryan Nelsen". The Star. January 7, 2013. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- "It's official: Chivas USA, Chelis mutually agree to parting of the ways". Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- "Earthquakes and Frank Yallop mutually agree to part ways". Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- "Columbus Crew part ways with head coach Robert Warzycha; Brian Bliss takes over as interim". Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- "Chicago Fire part ways with head coach Frank Klopas, president of soccer ops Javier Leon". Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- "Chicago Fire select MLS veteran Frank Yallop as next head coach, director of soccer". Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- "Crew names Gregg Berhalter Head Coach and Sporting Director". Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- Angulo, Marshall, Blair, Tom. "Chivas USA left in coaching limbo after Jose Luis "Guero" Real makes Guadalajara switch". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
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- Chivas USA Communications (July 1, 2013). "Chivas USA ficha al Capitán de la Selección de EE.UU. Carlos Bocanegra | Chivas USA sign U.S. Men's National Team Captain Carlos Bocanegra | Chivas USA". Cdchivasusa.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- Lee Burrows / dcunited.com (February 20, 2013). "selects Guatemalan International Carlos Ruiz via the MLS allocation process". D.C. United. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- Chivas USA Communications (December 12, 2012). "Chivas USA trades position in MLS Allocation Ranking | Chivas USA". Cdchivasusa.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
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