2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates February 9 – February 23
Teams 8
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Montreal Impact (1st title)
Runners-up Columbus Crew
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 41 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Italy Marco Di Vaio
Colombia Lionard Pajoy
(3 goals)

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 Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. A total of six Major League Soccer teams participated.[1]

The defending champions were the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The club did not participate in the 2013 tournament. The Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas did not compete for the first time since the competition's inception in 2010. Toronto is the last original team.

The tournament was won by the Montreal Impact, who defeated the Columbus Crew by a 1–0 score line.

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 330082+69
Philadelphia Union 311145–14
Toronto FC 312034–13
Orlando City 302137–41

Group B

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Montreal Impact 320173+47
Sporting Kansas City 321042+26
D.C. United 311153+24
Tampa Bay Rowdies 303019–80

Championship round

Consolation Match

Consolation Match

Consolation Match

Championship Match

Montreal Impact
Columbus Crew
GK 1 Troy Perkins
DF 5 Jeb Brovsky
DF 13 Matteo Ferrari  90'
DF 14 Alessandro Nesta
DF 6 Hassoun Camara
MF 8 Patrice Bernier
MF 21 Justin Mapp  81'
MF 7 Felipe  81'
MF 22 Davy Arnaud(c)  81'
MF 31 Andrea Pisanu  16'  71'
FW 9 Marco Di Vaio  76'
Substitutes
MF 15 Andrés Romero  71'
FW 33 Andrew Wenger  76'
MF 18 Collen Warner  81'
MF 11 Sanna Nyassi  81'
MF 16 Calum Mallace  81'
Manager
Switzerland Marco Schällibaum
GK 30 Andy Gruenebaum
DF 3 Josh Williams
DF 14 Chad Marshall
DF 4 Glauber  73'
DF 2 Tyson Wahl
MF 11 Dominic Oduro  65'
MF 5 Danny O'Rourke  46'
MF 24 Agustin Viana  26'  46'
FW 12 Eddie Gaven
FW 33 Federico Higuaín  69'
FW 25 Jairo Arrieta  69'
Substitutes
MF 6 Tony Tchani  46'
MF 8 Matias Sanchez  46'
MF 13 Ethan Finlay  65'
MF 17 Ben Speas  69'
MF 26 Ryan Finley  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. 1 2 "MLS teams heading to Orlando for spring training". www.wftv.com. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  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 (2012-10-08). "The Daily Doop!". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  9. ↑ http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/index.php?id=52&newsid=3504
  10. ↑ "2013 Disney Pro Soccer Classic Schedule Released". Virginia Soccer News. VASoccerNews.com. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.

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