2013 Western New York Flash season
| 2013 Western New York Flash season | |||
| President | Alexandra Sahlen | ||
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| Head coach | Aaran Lines | ||
| Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium | ||
| NWSL | 1st | ||
| NWSL Playoffs | NWSL Championship Runner-up | ||
| Highest home attendance |
9,129 vs Portland Thorns FC (August 31, 2013 - NWSL Championship) | ||
| Lowest home attendance |
2,127 vs Sky Blue FC (May 1, 2013) | ||
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The 2013 season was Western New York Flash's sixth season of existence, and the first in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
Club

Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Match results
Regular season
| April 14, 2013 1 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Western New York Flash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
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| 18:00 EST | Zerboni |
Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,611 |
| April 20, 2013 2 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Western New York Flash | Germantown, Maryland |
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| 19:00 EST | Huster Kerr |
Report | Matheson |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,569 Referee: Kari Seitz |
| April 27, 2013 3 | Western New York Flash | 1–2 | Boston Breakers | Rochester, New York |
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| 19:35 EST | Kerr |
Report | O'Reilly Whitehill |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,065 Referee: Eugene Mednikov |
| May 1, 2013 4 | Western New York Flash | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | Rochester, New York |
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| 19:00 EST | Martín Wambach Kerr |
Report | Schmidt O'Hara |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,127 Referee: Miguel Panduro |
| May 11, 2013 5 | Western New York Flash | 2–1 | FC Kansas City | Rochester, New York |
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| 19:35 EST | Wambach Heyboer |
Report | Cheney Sesselmann |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,738 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| May 24, 2013 6 | Western New York Flash | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, New York |
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| 19:05 EST | Wambach Zerboni Lloyd |
Report | Chalupny |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| June 5, 2013 7 | Boston Breakers | 2–2 | Western New York Flash | Somerville, Massachusetts |
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| 19:00 EST | Sanderson Nogueira Leroux |
Report | Wambach Taylor Robinson |
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,124 Referee: John McCloskey |
| June 8, 2013 8 | Sky Blue FC | 0–3 | Western New York Flash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
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| 19:00 EST | Report | Kerr Lloyd Reynolds Wambach |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,056 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
| June 15, 2013 9 | Washington Spirit | 0–2 | Western New York Flash | Germantown, Maryland |
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| 19:00 EST | Report | Perez DiMartino Martín |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,569 Referee: Boris Senic |
| June 19, 2013 10 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–2 | Western New York Flash | Lisle, Illinois |
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| 18:30 EST | Mautz Osborne |
Report | Martín Zerboni Taylor |
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 790 Referee: Kara Honthumb |
| June 23, 2013 11 | Western New York Flash | 1–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Rochester, New York |
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| 19:05 EST | Wambach Robinson |
Report | Winters Dallstream Fishlock |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,347 Referee: Miguel Panduro |
| June 28, 2013 12 | Western New York Flash | 4–0 | Washington Spirit | Rochester, New York |
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| 19:05 EST | Lloyd Taylor |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,364 Referee: Miguel Panduro |
| July 4, 2013 13 | Chicago Red Stars | 1-0 | Western New York Flash | Lisle, Illinois |
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| 13:00 CST | Quon Chalupny |
Report | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,064 Referee: Juliana Duncan |
| July 11, 2013 14 | Seattle Reign FC | 3-2 | Western New York Flash | Tukwila, Washington |
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| 14:00 (PST) | Fishlock Rapinoe Nairn |
Report | Wambach |
Stadium: Starfire Stadium Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| July 7, 2013 15 | FC Kansas City | 0-0 | Western New York Flash | Overland Park, Kansas |
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| Report | Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium Attendance: 5,031 Referee: Keri Seitz |
| July 14, 2013 16 | Portland Thorns FC | 1-1 | Western New York Flash | Portland, Oregon |
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| 18:00 (PST) | Shim Heath |
Summary | Wambach Salem |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 13,021 Referee: |
| July 21, 2013 17 | Western New York Flash | 3-0 | Sky Blue FC | Rochester, New York |
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| 14:30 (PST) | Lloyd Taylor Kerr |
Summary | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,664 Referee: |
| July 31, 2013 18 | Western New York Flash | 3-0 | Washington Spirit | Rochester, New York |
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| 20:05 (PST) | Martin |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,967 Referee: Miguel Panduro |
| August 3, 2013 19 | Boston Breakers | 2-2 | Western New York Flash | Somerville, Massachusetts |
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| Simon Sanderson |
Report | DiMartino Lloyd |
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,899 Referee: Christina Unkel |
| August 7, 2013 20 | Western New York Flash | 1-0 | Seattle Reign FC | Rochester, New York |
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| 19:05 (PST) | Lloyd |
Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,993 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| August 10, 2013 21 | Western New York Flash | 0-0 | Portland Thorns FC | Rochester, New York |
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| 20:35 | Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7,606 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| August 17, 2013 22 | Western New York Flash | 2-1 | Boston Breakers | Rochester, New York |
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| 20:35 | Kerr Wambach |
Wilkinson |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6311 |
Playoffs
| August 24, 2013 Semifinal | Western New York Flash | 2-0 | Sky Blue FC | Rochester, New York |
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| 20:00 ET | Lloyd Lloyd |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7,316 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| August 31, 2013 Final | Western New York Flash | 0-2 | Portland Thorns FC | Rochester, New York
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
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| 20:00 ET | Heath Sinclair |
Attendance: 9,129 Referee: Kari Seitz |
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Western New York Flash | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 38 | 2013 NWSL Playoffs |
| 2 | FC Kansas City | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 38 | |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 38 | |
| 4 | Sky Blue FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 36 | |
| 5 | Boston Breakers | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 30 | |
| 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Seattle Reign FC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 18 | |
| 8 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 14 |
Source: soccerway.com
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
Last updated: August 3, 2015
Source: Soccerway
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Ground | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | W |
Last updated: August 13, 2013.
Source: Soccerway
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
See also
References
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