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.

TeamLocationProfessional LeagueAppearanceNotesRef.
Columbus CrewColumbus, OhioMajor League Soccer1st[2]
D.C. UnitedWashington, D.C.Major League Soccer1st2012 MLS Eastern Conference runners-up[3]
Montreal ImpactMontreal, QuebecMajor League Soccer2nd[4][5]
Orlando CityOrlando, FloridaUSL Pro3rd2012 USL Pro Commissioner's Cup winners[6]
Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMajor League Soccer1st[7]
Sporting Kansas CityKansas City, KansasMajor League Soccer2nd2012 US Open Cup champions[3]
Tampa Bay RowdiesSt. Petersburg, FloridaNorth American Soccer League1st2012 NASL Champions[8]
Toronto FCToronto, OntarioMajor League Soccer4th2012 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
GK1Troy Perkins
DF5Jeb Brovsky
DF13Matteo FerrariYellow card 90'
DF14Alessandro Nesta
DF6Hassoun Camara
MF8Patrice Bernier
MF21Justin Mapp  81'
MF7Felipe 81'
MF22Davy Arnaud(c) 81'
MF31Andrea PisanuYellow card 16' 71'
FW9Marco 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
GK30Andy Gruenebaum
DF3Josh Williams
DF14Chad Marshall
DF4GlauberYellow card 73'
DF2Tyson Wahl
MF11Dominic Oduro 65'
MF5Danny O'Rourke 46'
MF24Agustin VianaYellow card 26' 46'
FW12Eddie Gaven
FW33Federico Higuaín 69'
FW25Jairo 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. ↑ "Archived copy". 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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