2013 Minnesota United FC season

The 2013 season was Minnesota United FC's fourth season of existence and their third consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.

Minnesota United FC
2013 season
OwnerBill McGuire
Head coachManny Lagos
NASLSpring: Sixth
Fall: Fourth
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Pablo Campos (13)
All: Pablo Campos (13)
Highest home attendance6,754
Lowest home attendance2,028
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Background

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Roster

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As of match played November 2, 2013
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mitch Hildebrandt   GK (1988-11-12)12 November 1988 (aged 24) Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2012 5 0
30 Matt Van Oekel   GK (1986-09-20)20 September 1986 (aged 27) Minnesota Thunder 2010 59 0
33 Daryl Sattler   GK (1980-09-05)5 September 1980 (aged 33) San Antonio Scorpions 2013 6 0
Defenders
2 Justin Davis   DF (1988-05-06)6 May 1988 (aged 25) New Mexico Lobos 2011
3 Cristiano   DF (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 27) Miami 2011
5 Edi Buro   DF (1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 26)   Travnik 2012
6 Kevin Friedland   DF (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 32) Kansas City Wizards 2004
14 Brian Kallman   DF (1984-04-23)23 April 1984 (aged 29) Minnesota Thunder 2010
19 Luis Heitor-Piffer   DF (1988-11-17)17 November 1988 (aged 24) Des Moines Menace 2013
20 Connor Tobin   DF (1987-02-11)11 February 1987 (aged 26) Rochester Rhinos 2012
27 Brent Kallman   DF (1990-10-04)4 October 1990 (aged 23) Des Moines Menace 2013 2 0
Midfielders
0 Floyd Franks   MF (1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 29) Carolina RailHawks 2013
4 Aaron Pitchkolan   MF (1983-03-14)14 March 1983 (aged 30) San Antonio Scorpions 2013
8 Michael Reed   MF (1987-10-28)28 October 1987 (aged 26) PSC Soccer Academy 2012
13 Kentaro Takada   MF (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 30) Rochester Thunder 2010
15 Sean de Silva   MF (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 23) College of Charleston Cougars 2013
16 Calum Mallace   MF (1990-01-10)10 January 1990 (aged 23) Loan from Montreal Impact 2013 12 1
17 Omar Daley   MF (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 32)   Motherwell 2013 6 3
22 Kevin Venegas   MF (1989-07-29)29 July 1989 (aged 24) Fullerton Titans 2010
23 Miguel Ibarra   MF (1990-03-15)15 March 1990 (aged 23) UC Irvine Anteaters 2010 58 6
28 Siniša Ubiparipović   MF (1983-08-25)25 August 1983 (aged 30) Loan from Montreal Impact 2013 7 0
32 Lucas Rodríguez   MF (1986-02-08)8 February 1986 (aged 27) Kansas City Brass 2010
Forwards
7 Simone Bracalello   FW (1985-10-21)21 October 1985 (aged 28) 2010
9 Pablo Campos   FW (1983-01-29)29 January 1983 (aged 30) San Antonio Scorpions 2013 23 13
10 Mike Ambersley   FW (1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 30) Tampa Bay Rowdies 2013 13 1
11 Maxwell Griffin   FW (1987-09-17)17 September 1987 (aged 26) Orlando City 2013
21 Travis Wall   FW (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 23) Ohio Wesleyan University 2013
25 Nate Polak   FW (1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 24) Hastings College 2012
Players who left during the season
10 Etienne Barbara   FW (1982-06-10)10 June 1982 (aged 31) Carolina RailHawks 2013
16 Kyle Altman   DF (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 27) Minnesota Thunder 2010
17 Bryan Arguez   MF (1989-01-13)13 January 1989 (aged 24) Montreal Impact 2013
17 Geison Moura   MF (1986-07-16)16 July 1986 (aged 27) Rockford Rampage 2010

Staff

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Transfers

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Friendlies

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March 15, 2013 Minnesota United 0–0 Bridges FC Minneapolis
CDT (UTC−5) Report Stadium: Augsburg College
March 15, 2013 Minnesota United 3–0 Bridges FC Minneapolis
CDT (UTC−5) Heitor-Piffer   15'
Salciccia   25'
Wall  
Report Stadium: Augsburg College
March 29, 2013 Chicago Fire Soccer Club 0–1 Minnesota United Bridgeview
10:00 CDT (UTC−5) Lelis   90+' Report Ibarra   72' Stadium: Toyota Park Practice Field

Competitions

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NASL Spring season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlanta Silverbacks (S) 12 6 3 3 20 15 +5 21 Soccer Bowl 2013
2 Carolina RailHawks 12 5 5 2 20 16 +4 20
3 San Antonio Scorpions 12 6 2 4 19 15 +4 20
4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 5 3 4 21 16 +5 18
5 FC Edmonton 12 3 5 4 13 12 +1 14
6 Minnesota United FC 12 4 2 6 18 23 −5 14
7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 12 2 2 8 10 24 −14 8
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(S) Spring season champion

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 4 2 6 18 23  −5 14 2 2 2 8 9  −1 2 0 4 10 14  −4

Last updated: July 4, 2013.
Source: Match reports

Results

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April 5, 2013 1 Minnesota United 0–0 San Antonio Scorpions Minneapolis
18:00 CDT (UTC−5) Summary Jordan   81' Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 6,754
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
April 20, 2013 2 Minnesota United 2–0 Edmonton Minneapolis
14:30 CDT (UTC−5) Pitchkolan   25'
Bracalello   31',   45'
Rodríguez   74'
Wall   86'
Summary Saiko   26'
Mitchell   70'
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
April 27, 2013 3 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–3 Minnesota United Atlanta
18:30 CDT (UTC−5) Blanco   17'
Luna   26'
Ferreira-Mendes   81'
Summary Bri.Kallman   23',   46'
Bracalello   43',   54'
Pitchkolan   61'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 4, 2013 4 Minnesota United 2–2 Carolina RailHawks Minneapolis
19:15 CDT (UTC−5) Barbara   58', 65' Summary Graye   40'
Martinez   84'
Franks   89'
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 4,825
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.
May 11, 2013 5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–1 Minnesota United Fort Lauderdale
18:45 CDT (UTC−5) Anderson   2'
Foley   14'
Guillaume   45'   58'
Dimitrov   90'
Summary Altman   43'
Cristiano   62'
Campos   69'
Arguez   90'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 4,323
Referee: Cedric Adams
May 18, 2013 6 Minnesota United 2–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Minneapolis
14:30 CDT (UTC−5) Reed   54'
Bracalello   66'
Summary Hill   45'
Mulholland   55'
Savage   90'
Scott   90'
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 4,053
Referee: Geoff Gamble
May 25, 2013 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–3 Minnesota United St. Petersburg
18:30 CDT (UTC−5) Arango   12'
Hristov   14', 29'
Scott   45'
Mulholland   45'
Cox   55'
Summary Cristiano   10'
Moura   23',   77'
Bracalello   26'
Arguez   55'
Takada   57'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,372
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
June 1, 2013 8 San Antonio Scorpions 2–0 Minnesota United San Antonio
19:30 CDT (UTC−5) Wagner   1'
Ramírez   45'
Denissen   63'
Jordan   78'
Summary Cristiano   61' Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,763
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 8, 2013 9 Minnesota United 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Minneapolis
19:00 CDT (UTC−5) Campos   55', 90' Summary King   9'
Gordon   27'
Ramos   28'
Ståhl   63'
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 5,754
Referee: Tyler Ploeger
June 22, 2013 10 Carolina RailHawks 3–2 Minnesota United Cary
18:00 CDT (UTC−5) Franks   25'
Shriver   53',   86', 88'
Summary Bracalello   4'
Campos   10',   62'
Arguez   75'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,350
Referee: Geoff Gamble
June 30, 2013 11 Edmonton 3–1 Minnesota United Edmonton
15:00 CDT (UTC−5) Roberts   11'
Fordyce   24'
Cox   33'
Laing   75'
Nurse   80'
Hlavaty   85'
Summary Ibarra   67'
Cristiano   88'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,223
Referee: David Barrie
July 4, 2013 12 Minnesota United 0–3 Atlanta Silverbacks Minneapolis
19:00 CDT (UTC−5) Griffin   14'
Campos   43'
Davis   64'
Bri.Kallman   75'
Takada   83'
Moura   90'
Summary Stisser   30',   30'
Randolph   64'
Reiss   73'
Luna   82'
Blanco   87'
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 6,507
Referee: Daniel Radford

NASL Fall season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (F) 14 9 4 1 22 12 +10 31 Soccer Bowl 2013
2 Carolina RailHawks 14 7 2 5 21 16 +5 23
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 14 5 5 4 30 27 +3 20
4 Minnesota United FC 14 6 2 6 21 19 +2 20
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 14 5 3 6 18 20 −2 18
6 FC Edmonton 14 3 7 4 13 14 −1 16
7 Atlanta Silverbacks 14 4 4 6 14 22 −8 16
8 San Antonio Scorpions 14 3 1 10 15 24 −9 10
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(F) Fall season champion

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 6 2 6 21 19  +2 20 2 2 3 6 6  0 4 0 3 15 13  +2

Last updated: November 2, 2013.
Source: Match reports

Results

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August 3, 2013 1 Minnesota United 0–1 Atlanta Silverbacks Blaine
19:19 CDT (UTC−5) Franks   88'
Kallman   90+1'
Report Navarro   14'
Randolph   22'
Reiss   67'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 5,884
Referee: Sorin Stoica
August 10, 2013 2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–3 Minnesota United Fort Lauderdale
18:30 CDT (UTC−5) Walker   39'
Núñez   80'
Report Griffin   73'
Alves   76' (o.g.)
Campos   70',   90'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,295
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
August 17, 2013 3 Minnesota United 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine
19:00 CDT (UTC−5) Campos   17'
Bracalello   29'
Report Frimpong   68'
Del Do   90'
Arango   90'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: Daniel Radford
August 24, 2013 4 Carolina RailHawks 1–0 Minnesota United Cary
18:00 CDT (UTC−5) Shriver   52'
Ortiz   54'
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,201
Referee: Drew Fischer
2013 5 San Antonio Scorpions 2–3 Minnesota United San Antonio
19:30 CDT (UTC−5) Ramírez   14'
Jennings   58'
Zahorski   78'
Report Campos   15',   34' (50)
Mallace   85'
Tobin   90'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,886
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 7, 2013 6 Minnesota United 1–1 Edmonton Blaine
18:00 CDT (UTC−5) Ubiparipović   61'
Cristiano   76'
Report Hlavaty   28'
Hertzog   77'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 3,874
Referee: Geoff Gamble
September 14, 2013 7 New York Cosmos 1–0 Minnesota United Hempstead
18:00 CDT (UTC−5) Rovérsio   69'
Guenzatti   77'
Freeman   80'
Report Pitchkolan   31'
Cristiano   71'
Ibarra   77'
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 6,081
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 22, 2013 8 Edmonton 1–2 Minnesota United Edmonton
15:00 CDT (UTC−5) Fordyce   90' Report Mallace   37',   78'
Bracalello   62'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,143
Referee: David Barrie
September 28, 2013 9 Minnesota United 1–0 San Antonio Scorpions Blaine
14:30 CDT (UTC−5) Bracalello   43'
Campos   61'
Report Wagner   67'
Husić   72'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,028
Referee: David Gantar
October 5, 2013 10 Minnesota United 0–1 New York Cosmos Blaine
19:00 CDT (UTC−5) Kallman   50' Report Freeman   27'
Ayoze   39'
Mendes   53'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 3,629
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
October 12, 2013 11 Atlanta Silverbacks 3–1 Minnesota United Atlanta
18:30 CDT (UTC−5) Luna   42'
Navarro   56'
Barrera   74'
James   88'
Mendes   89' (pen.)
Report Kallman   40'
Pitchkolan   64'
Bracalello   82' (pen.)
Van Oekel   89'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
October 19, 2013 12 Minnesota United 0–1 Carolina RailHawks Blaine
14:30 CDT (UTC−5) Pitchkolan   61' Report Shriver   6'
Martínez   52',   64'
Schilawski   57'
Gaul   87'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,232
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
October 26, 2013 13 Minnesota United 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine
18:00 CDT (UTC−5) Campos   10', 74'
Daley   45'
Pitchkolan   45+3'
Report Salazar   28'
King   38'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,475
Referee: Allen Chapman
November 2, 2013 14 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–6 Minnesota United St. Petersburg
17:30 CDT (UTC−5) Cort   33'
Mulholland   52' (pen.),   58'
Pitchkolan   65' (o.g.)
Frimpong   85', 90'
Report Franks   10'
Daley   17', 60', 83'
Campos   71', 90' (pen.),   90'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,319
Referee: Ted Unkel

U.S. Open Cup

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May 21, 2013 Second Round Minnesota United 0–1 Des Moines Menace St.Paul
20:30 CDT (UTC−5) Cristiano   34' Report Hoek   42'
Lax   67'
Fricke   86'
Stadium: Robbie Stadium
Attendance: 1,009

Squad statistics

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As of match played November 2, 2013

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 MF   USA Floyd Franks 13 1 0 0 8+5 1 0 0
1 GK   USA Mitch Hildebrandt 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF   USA Justin Davis 19 0 12 0 7 0 0 0
3 DF   BRA Cristiano Dias 18 2 8+1 1 9 1 0 0
4 MF   USA Aaron Pitchkolan 20 2 6+1 1 13 1 0 0
5 DF   BIH Edi Buro 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF   USA Kevin Friedland 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 FW   ITA Simone Bracalello 22 7 10+1 5 8+3 2 0 0
8 MF   USA Michael Reed 15 1 8+1 1 5+1 0 0 0
9 FW   BRA Pablo Campos 23 13 10 4 12 9 1 0
10 FW   USA Mike Ambersley 13 0 0 0 8+5 0 0 0
11 FW   USA Maxwell Griffin 14 1 4+1 0 4+5 1 0 0
13 MF   JPN Kentaro Takada 15 0 6+3 0 3+3 0 0 0
14 DF   USA Brian Kallman 18 1 12 1 5+1 0 0 0
15 MF   TRI Sean de Silva 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   SCO Calum Mallace 12 1 0 0 11+1 1 0 0
17 MF   JAM Omar Daley 6 3 0 0 2+4 3 0 0
19 DF   BRA Luis Heitor-Piffer 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   USA Connor Tobin 17 1 4 0 13 1 0 0
21 FW   USA Travis Wall 9 0 0+7 0 1+1 0 0 0
22 MF   USA Kevin Venegas 16 0 2+4 0 9+1 0 0 0
23 MF   USA Miguel Ibarra 27 1 10+2 1 11+3 0 1 0
25 FW   USA Nate Polak 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
27 DF   USA Brent Kallman 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF   BIH Siniša Ubiparipović 7 0 0 0 4+3 0 0 0
30 GK   USA Matt Van Oekel 19 0 6 0 12 0 1 0
32 MF   ARG Lucas Rodríguez 11 1 4+1 1 6 0 0 0
33 GK   USA Daryl Sattler 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Minnesota United during the season:
10 FW   MLT Etienne Barbara 7 2 6+1 2 0 0 0 0
16 DF   USA Kyle Altman 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   USA Bryan Arguez 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW   BRA Geison Moura 3 1 2+1 1 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW   9 Pablo Campos 4 9 0 13
2 FW   7 Simone Bracalello 5 2 0 7
3 MF   17 Omar Daley 0 3 0 3
4 FW   10 Etienne Barbara 2 0 0 2
MF   4 Aaron Pitchkolan 1 1 0 2
DF   3 Cristiano Dias 1 1 0 2
7 MF   32 Lucas Rodríguez 1 0 0 1
DF   14 Brian Kallman 1 0 0 1
MF   8 Michael Reed 1 0 0 1
FW   99 Geison Moura 1 0 0 1
MF   23 Miguel Ibarra 1 0 0 1
FW   11 Maxwell Griffin 0 1 0 1
DF   20 Connor Tobin 0 1 0 1
MF   16 Calum Mallace 0 1 0 1
MF   0 Floyd Franks 0 1 0 1
Own goal 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 18 21 0 39

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
               
0   MF Floyd Franks 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2   DF Justin Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3   DF Cristiano Dias 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
4   MF Aaron Pitchkolan 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
7   FW Simone Bracalello 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
9   FW Pablo Campos 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0
11   FW Maxwell Griffin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13   MF Kentaro Takada 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14   DF Brian Kallman 2 0 2 1 0 0 4 1
16   DF Kyle Altman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16   MF Calum Mallace 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
17   MF Bryan Arguez 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17   MF Omar Daley 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
21   FW Travis Wall 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23   MF Miguel Ibarra 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
28   MF Siniša Ubiparipović 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
30   GK Matt Van Oekel 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
99   FW Geison Moura 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 20 1 17 2 0 0 37 3

References

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  2. ^ a b "Minnesota United Agrees to Player Exchange With Carolina RailHawks". MN United FC. July 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "Minnesota United FC Signs Midfielder Omar Daley". MN United FC. August 7, 2013. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "Farewell, Captain Kyle Altman". MN United FC. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "2013 Roster: Calum Mallace". MN United FC. August 12, 2013. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "2013 Roster: Sinisa Ubiparipovic". MN United FC. August 12, 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.