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.
| 2013 Western New York Flash season | |||
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| President | Alexandra Sahlen | ||
| 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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Roster edit
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Team management edit
Match results edit
Pre-season edit
Regular season edit
| April 14, 2013 1 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Western New York Flash | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 18:00 EST | Zerboni  42' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,611 |
| April 20, 2013 2 | Washington Spirit | 1–1 | Western New York Flash | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EST | Huster  84'Matheson 87' |
Report | Kerr 85' |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,569 Referee: Kari Seitz |
| April 27, 2013 3 | Western New York Flash | 1–2 | Boston Breakers | Rochester, New York |
| 19:35 EST | Kerr 7' |
Report | O'Reilly 16', 83' Whitehill 62' |
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 |
| 19:00 EST | Martín 6' Wambach 20'Kerr 45' |
Report | Schmidt 44' O'Hara 72' |
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 |
| 19:35 EST | Wambach 34', 39' Heyboer 90+5' |
Report | Cheney 53' Sesselmann 90+1' |
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 |
| 19:05 EST | Wambach 54' Zerboni 65'Lloyd 74' |
Report | Chalupny 43' 52' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| June 5, 2013 7 | Boston Breakers | 2–2 | Western New York Flash | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| 19:00 EST | Sanderson 44' Nogueira 58'Leroux 64' |
Report | Wambach 28' Taylor 75'Robinson 90+4' |
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 |
| 19:00 EST | Report | Kerr 4' Lloyd 45'Reynolds 50'Wambach 82' |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,056 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
| June 15, 2013 9 | Washington Spirit | 0–2 | Western New York Flash | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:00 EST | Report | Perez 10' DiMartino 31' 36'Martín 56' |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,569 Referee: Boris Senic |
| June 19, 2013 10 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–2 | Western New York Flash | Lisle, Illinois |
| 18:30 EST | Mautz 1' Osborne 40' |
Report | Martín 12' Zerboni 72'Taylor 89' |
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 |
| 19:05 EST | Wambach 56' (pen.) Robinson 73' |
Report | Winters 28' Dallstream Fishlock 84' |
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 |
| 19:05 EST | Lloyd 3', 22', 56' Taylor 90+1' |
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 |
| 13:00 CST | Quon 14' Chalupny 58' |
Report | Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 2,064 Referee: Juliana Duncan |
| July 7, 2013 14 | FC Kansas City | 0-0 | Western New York Flash | Overland Park, Kansas |
| Report | Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium Attendance: 5,031 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
| July 11, 2013 15 | Seattle Reign FC | 3-2 | Western New York Flash | Tukwila, Washington |
| 14:00 (PST) | Fishlock 14' Rapinoe 44'Nairn 82' |
Report | Wambach 10, 47' |
Stadium: Starfire Stadium Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| July 14, 2013 16 | Portland Thorns FC | 1-1 | Western New York Flash | Portland, Oregon |
| 18:00 (PST) | Shim 38' Heath 85' |
Summary | Wambach 23' 37' Salem 90+1' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 13,021 Referee:  Ted Unkel |
| July 21, 2013 17 | Western New York Flash | 3-0 | Sky Blue FC | Rochester, New York |
| 14:30 (PST) | Lloyd 13' Taylor 35'Kerr 56' |
Summary | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,664 Referee: Kara Honthumb |
| July 31, 2013 18 | Western New York Flash | 3-0 | Washington Spirit | Rochester, New York |
| 20:05 (PST) | Martin 35' Kerr 68' |
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 |
| Simon 17' Sanderson 65' |
Report | DiMartino 77' Lloyd 85' |
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 |
| 19:05 (PST) | Lloyd 54' |
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 |
| 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 |
| 20:35 | Kerr 23'
Wambach 28' |
Wilkinson 55' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6311 |
Playoffs edit
| August 24, 2013 Semifinal | Western New York Flash | 2–0 | Sky Blue FC | Rochester, New York |
| 20:00 ET | Lloyd 33'
Lloyd 90+3' |
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 |
| 20:00 ET | Heath 40'
Sinclair 92+' |
Attendance: 9,129 Referee: Kari Seitz |
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Western New York Flash | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 38 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | FC Kansas City | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 38 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 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 |
Results summary edit
| 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 edit
Updated to match(es) played on August 13, 2013. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Statistics edit
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