2013 Phoenix FC season

Phoenix FC

2013 season
Owners	Eric Cornwell Rui Filipe Bento Shawn Diedtrich David Robertson
Manager	David Robertson
Stadium	Sun Devil Soccer Stadium
USL Pro	12th Place
USL Pro Playoffs	Did Not Qualify
U.S. Open Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	Donny Toia (6)
Highest home attendance	4,198 vs VSI Tampa Bay FC (March 30)
Lowest home attendance	327 vs Harrisburg City Islanders (July 31)
Average home league attendance	1,532
Home colors Away colors

The 2013 Phoenix FC season was the club's only season of existence, playing in the USL Professional Division.

USL Pro

Further information: 2013 USL Pro season

All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00)

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
26	5	7	14	28	41	−13	22	4	5	5	17	20	−3	1	2	9	11	21	−10

Source: Match reports

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	H
Result	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	L

Last updated: August 16, 2013.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

League Results

Los Angeles Blues v Phoenix FC

March 23, 2013 1	Los Angeles Blues	2 – 0	Phoenix FC	Fullerton, California
7:30pm	Davis IV  25' Cortez  49' Hall  60' Stanley  89'	Report Report	Bowen  38' Obodai  40'	Stadium: Titan Stadium, Cal State-Fullerton Attendance: 1,436 Referee: Jesus Cisneros

Phoenix FC v VSI Tampa Bay FC

March 30, 2013 2	Phoenix FC	1 – 0	VSI Tampa Bay FC	Tempe, Arizona
7:30pm	Netinho  15' Morrison  90'	Report Report	Hoffer  47'	Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Arizona State University Attendance: 4,198 Referee: Juan Guzman

Phoenix FC v Orlando City

April 7, 2013 3	Phoenix FC	1 – 3	Orlando City	Tempe, Arizona
7:30pm	A Weber  7' Faria  16' Hedrick  18' Boufleur  55'	Report Report	Dwyer  35' Tan  68' Molino  87'	Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Arizona State University Attendance: 2,329 Referee: Daniel Radford

Phoenix FC v Los Angeles Blues

April 14, 2013 4	Phoenix FC	1 – 3	Los Angeles Blues	Tempe, Arizona
6:00pm	Morrison  68'  74' Vickers  73'	Report Report	Pizarro  7' Miller  15' Spitz  74' Valle-Ortiz  77'	Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Arizona State University Attendance: 1,867 Referee: Ioannis Stavridis

Real Salt Lake Reserves v Phoenix FC

April 22, 2013 5	Real Salt Lake Reserves	0 – 0	Phoenix FC	Sandy, Utah
6:00pm	Watson-Siriboe  45+'	Report Report	Bowen  44' A Weber  45+' Boufleur  45+' Faria  81'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 8,263 Referee: Tyler Ploeger

Phoenix FC v Wilmington Hammerheads

April 28, 2013 6	Phoenix FC	3 – 1	Wilmington Hammerheads	Tempe, Arizona
7:30pm	Bentick  6' (o.g.) Netinho  8'  34' Toia  50' Faria  83' Bowen  89' Hedrick  90'	Report Report	Wallace  40'  54' Nicklaw  60' Daly  81' Davidson  90'	Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Arizona State University Attendance: 1,427 Referee: Paul Nothman

Phoenix FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

May 3, 2013 7	Phoenix FC	1 – 1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Tempe, Arizona
7:30pm	Toia  11' Hedrick  73'	Report Report	Marshall  79'	Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Arizona State University Attendance: 2,107 Referee: Tyler Ploeger

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Phoenix FC

May 9, 2013 8	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2 – 1	Phoenix FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4:00pm	Angulo  22'  51' Kerr  27' Seth  79' Costanzo  90+'	Report	Obodai  79' King  90' Bowen  90+'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Charles Murphy

Dayton Dutch Lions v Phoenix FC

May 11, 2013 9	Dayton Dutch Lions	4 – 3	Phoenix FC	Dayton, Ohio
4:30pm	DeLass  18'  77' (pen.) Harada  30' Bardsley  35'  45'  48'	Report Report	T Ramos  6' Obodai  15' J Ramos  18' King  79' Doue  80' T Ramos  90'	Stadium: Miami Valley Middle School Stadium Referee: Josh Brooks

Phoenix FC v Charlotte Eagles

May 23, 2013 10	Phoenix FC	2 – 2	Charlotte Eagles	Tempe, Arizona
7:30pm	Morrison  17' Toia  38' Grousis  79'	Report Report	Ramirez  5' Villaseñor  35'	Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Arizona State University Attendance: 1,903 Referee: Juan Colazo

Richmond Kickers v Phoenix FC

May 31, 2013 11	Richmond Kickers	1 – 0	Phoenix FC	Richmond, Virginia
4:00pm	Robinson  30' Arbelaez  58' Seaton  83'	Report Report	Morrison  87'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,694 Referee: Ben Hichak

Wilmington Hammerheads v Phoenix FC

June 1, 2013 12	Wilmington Hammerheads	2 – 1	Phoenix FC	Wilmington, North Carolina
4:30pm	Wallace  6' Elenio  20' Evans  49' Roberts  45'  50' Steres  68' Nicklaw  74' Daly  90'	Report Report	Toia  41'  85' Morrison  62'	Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,752 Referee: Abbes Mansour-Hafifi

Orlando City v Phoenix FC

June 7, 2013 13	Orlando City	2 – 0	Phoenix FC	Orlando, Florida
4:30pm	Watson  27' (pen.) Dwyer  31'		Grousis  43' Schafer  80'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 7,466 Referee: Cedric Adams

VSI Tampa Bay FC v Phoenix FC

June 9, 2013 14	VSI Tampa Bay FC	1 – 0	Phoenix FC	Plant City, Florida
4:00pm	Joel Harrison (Coach)  35' Horwath  64' Burt  73'	Report Report	Obodai  33' Boufleur  54' T Ramos  87'	Stadium: Plant City Stadium Referee: Mike Miscannon

Phoenix FC v Real Salt Lake Reserves

June 15, 2013 15	Phoenix FC	0 – 0	Real Salt Lake Reserves	Tempe, Arizona
7:30pm	Morrison  58'	Report Report	Grossman  46' Martinez  73' Alvarez  80'	Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Arizona State University Attendance: 2,386 Referee: Kevin Stott

Phoenix FC v Dayton Dutch Lions

June 21, 2013 16	Phoenix FC	0 – 0	Dayton Dutch Lions	Tempe, Arizona
7:30pm	Morrison  32'	Report Report	Smith  24' Harada  38' Garner  75'	Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Arizona State University Attendance: 1,453 Referee: Charles Farr

Harrisburg City Islanders v Phoenix FC

June 28, 2013 17	Harrisburg City Islanders	2 – 1	Phoenix FC	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
4:00pm	Ekra  14'  90' Ribeiro  44' Pelletier  52' Touray  72'  73' Mellor  89'	Report	Schafer  36'  78' Toia  75' Bento  90'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,179 Referee: Michael Donovan

Rochester Rhinos v Phoenix FC

June 29, 2013 18	Rochester Rhinos	0 – 0	Phoenix FC	Rochester, New York
4:05pm	Brettschneider  29'	Report Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7,334 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Phoenix FC v Antigua Barracuda

July 6, 2013 19	Phoenix FC	1 – 0	Antigua Barracuda	Tempe, Arizona
7:30pm	Faria  33' T Ramos  59' Hedrick  68'	Report Report	T Robinson  22'	Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Arizona State University Attendance: 984 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Phoenix FC v Antigua Barracuda

July 11, 2013 20	Phoenix FC	1 – 0	Antigua Barracuda	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30pm	Hedrick  15' Obodai  37' Toia  37' T Ramos  90+'	Report Report	Kirwan  76' Philip  90'	Stadium: GCU Soccer Stadium, Grand Canyon University Attendance: 443 Referee: Alex Moniscal

Phoenix FC v Richmond Kickers

July 19, 2013 21	Phoenix FC	2 – 2	Richmond Kickers	Tempe, Arizona
7:30pm	Schafer  22' T Ramos  23'  45' Vickers  66'	Report Report	William  67' Davies  75' Johnson  90'	Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Arizona State University Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Jesus Cisneros

Charleston Battery v Phoenix FC

July 24, 2013 22	Charleston Battery	5 – 1	Phoenix FC	Charleston, South Carolina
4:30pm	Falvey  30' Kelly  59'  64' Morrison  78' (o.g.) Sanyang  88'	Report Report	Morrison  71'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,786 Referee: Howard Ash

Charlotte Eagles v Phoenix FC

July 27, 2013 23	Charlotte Eagles	0 – 4	Phoenix FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
4:00pm	Yates  36' Reid  89'	Report Report	Paul  18'  32' Toia  24' Hedrick  75' Vickers  83'	Stadium: Queens University Stadium Attendance: 514 Referee: Chris Spivey

Phoenix FC v Harrisburg City Islanders

July 31, 2013 24	Phoenix FC	1 – 3	Harrisburg City Islanders	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30pm	Toia  49' Morrison  75'	Report Report	Bahner  24'  60' Mkosana  66' Andrews  72' Hardware  90'	Stadium: Field #1, Reach 11 Sports Complex Attendance: 327 Referee: Paul Nothman

Phoenix FC v Charleston Battery

August 10, 2013 25	Phoenix FC	0 – 1	Charleston Battery	Phoenix, Arizona
4:30pm		Report Report	Mackie  11' (o.g.) vanSchaik  61' Kelly  90'	Stadium: Field #1, Reach 11 Sports Complex Attendance: 420 Referee: Charles Farr

Phoenix FC v Rochester Rhinos

August 16, 2013 26	Phoenix FC	3 – 4	Rochester Rhinos	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30pm	Toia  3'  80' Bowen  21' T Ramos  45' Bento  90+'	Report Report	Miller  16' Earls  32' Brettschneider  58' Polak  60' McManus  63'  90+'	Stadium: Field #1, Reach 11 Sports Complex Attendance: 513 Referee: Tyler Ploeger

Standings

Pos	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Richmond Kickers (CC)	26	15	10	1	51	24	+27	55	Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2	Orlando City (A)	26	16	6	4	54	26	+28	54	Playoffs
3	Charleston Battery (A)	26	13	6	7	48	29	+19	45
4	Harrisburg City Islanders (A)	26	14	2	10	55	39	+16	44
5	Charlotte Eagles (A)	26	10	11	5	44	39	+5	41
6	Los Angeles Blues (A)	26	11	7	8	52	37	+15	40
7	Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A)	26	10	8	8	36	33	+3	38
8	Dayton Dutch Lions (A)	26	10	7	9	43	46	−3	37
9	Wilmington Hammerheads	26	11	4	11	35	39	−4	036†
10	VSI Tampa Bay	26	9	5	12	41	39	+2	32
11	Rochester Rhinos	26	6	10	10	25	39	−14	28
12	Phoenix FC	26	5	7	14	28	41	−13	22
13	Antigua Barracuda	26	0	0	26	11	91	−80	0

Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification:1st Head-to-head; 2nd number of matches won; 3rd goal difference.
(CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (D) = Divisional winners.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the USL Pro Playoffs, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

^† Wilmington deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player on July 21 against Pittsburgh.

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

FC Tucson v Phoenix FC

May 14, 2013 First round	FC Tucson	2 – 1	Phoenix FC	Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm	Robinson  24' Galbraith-Knapp  79' Bevans  82'  90+'	Report Report	Bowen  13' Netinho  28' King  57' Hedrick  61' Faria  63' Obodai  71'	Stadium: North Field #5 Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 910 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Player Roster

No.	Position	Player	Nation
0	Goalkeeper	Eduardo Fernández	Mexico
2	Midfielder	Reid Schmitt	United States
3	Defender	Scott Morrison	Scotland
4	Defender	Devon Grousis	United States
6	Midfielder	Anthony Obodai	Ghana
7	Midfielder	David Paul	United States
8	Midfielder	Netinho	Brazil
9	Midfielder	Diego Faria	Brazil
10	Forward	Darren Mackie	Scotland
11	Defender	Cyprian Hedrick	Cameroon
13	Goalkeeper	Sheldon Parkinson	Jamaica
14	Forward	Aaron King	United States
15	Defender	José Ramos	Mexico
16	Defender	Isaiah Schafer	United States
17	Defender	Brian Holmes	United States
18	Midfielder	Thomas Ramos	United States
19	Defender	Elliot Weber	United States
20	Goalkeeper	Neal Kitson	United States
21	Midfielder	Josh Bento	United States
22	Midfielder	Cameron Vickers	United States
23	Forward	Peabo Doue	United States
25	Forward	Donny Toia	United States
26	Goalkeeper	Humberto Soriano	United States
27	Forward	Travis Bowen	United States
29	Forward	Roberto Valadez	United States

Transfers

Loan In

No.	Position	Player	Nation
28	Forward	Davy Armstrong (On loan from Colorado Rapids)	United States

Loan Out

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Andrew Weber (On loan to Seattle Sounders)	United States
5	Defender	Renan Boufleur (On loan to Orlando City)	Brazil

See also

• 2013 in American soccer
• 2013 USL Pro season
• Phoenix FC