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2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

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 in Bay Lake, Florida. A total of six Major League Soccer teams participated.[1]

2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 9–23
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsMontreal Impact (1st title)
Runners-upColumbus Crew
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored41 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Marco Di Vaio
Colombia Lionard Pajoy
(3 goals each)
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The defending champions were the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, but the club did not participate. The Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas did not compete for the first time since the competition's inception in 2010. Toronto FC was the last original team to remain.

The tournament was won by the Montreal Impact, who defeated the Columbus Crew 1–0 in the final.

Teams edit

The following clubs competed in the tournament.

Team Location Professional league Appearance Notes Ref.
Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio Major League Soccer 1st [2]
D.C. United Washington, D.C. Major League Soccer 1st 2012 MLS Eastern Conference runners-up [3]
Montreal Impact Montreal, Quebec Major League Soccer 2nd [4][5]
Orlando City Orlando, Florida USL Pro 3rd 2012 USL Pro Commissioner's Cup winners [6]
Philadelphia Union Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Major League Soccer 1st [7]
Sporting Kansas City Kansas City, Kansas Major League Soccer 2nd 2012 US Open Cup champions [3]
Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg, Florida North American Soccer League 1st 2012 NASL champions [8]
Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario Major League Soccer 4th 2012 Canadian Championship champions [9]

Matches edit

On December 14, 2012, the schedule was released.[10]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to Final

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Columbus Crew 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
Philadelphia Union 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
Toronto FC 3 1 2 0 3 4 −1 3
Orlando City 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
Columbus Crew1–0Toronto FC
Gláuber   30' Recap
Orlando City1–1Philadelphia Union
Chin   53' Recap Fernandes   71'
Columbus Crew4–0Philadelphia Union
Finley   28'
Finlay   40', 52'
Schoenfeld   53'		 Recap
Toronto FC3–0Orlando City
T. Morgan   8'
Dunfield   72' (pen.)
Osorio   90+3'		 Lake-disney Recap
Philadelphia Union3–0Toronto FC
Hoppenot   8'
Torres   40'
Kassel   51'		 Recap
Orlando City2–3Columbus Crew
Watson   57'
Fekete   79'		 Lake-city-2 Recap Viana   4'
Williams   74'
Higuaín   89' (pen.)

Group B edit

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Montreal Impact 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 7
Sporting Kansas City 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 6
D.C. United 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 0 3 0 1 9 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Montreal Impact2–1Sporting Kansas City
Di Vaio   45'
Wenger   61'		 Recap Zusi   18'
D.C. United4–0Tampa Bay Rowdies
Pajoy   55', 59'
Kemp   66', 73'		 Recap
Tampa Bay Rowdies1–4Montreal Impact
Yamada   38' (pen.) Recap Felipe   2'
Di Vaio   17' (pen.), 42'
Nyassi   66'
Sporting Kansas City2–0D.C. United
Convey   74'
Saad   81'		 Recap
Montreal Impact1–1D.C. United
Pisanu   16' Recap Porter   85'
Tampa Bay Rowdies0–1Sporting Kansas City
Recap Zusi   76'

Championship round edit

Consolation matches edit

Philadelphia Union0–2D.C. United
Recap De Rosario   39' (pen.)
Pajoy   67'


Toronto FC0–1Sporting Kansas City
Recap Bieler   23'


Orlando City2–0Tampa Bay Rowdies
Watson   1' (pen.)
Chin   76'		 Recap

Championship match edit

Montreal Impact1–0Columbus Crew
Mapp   54' Recap
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Montreal Impact
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Columbus Crew SC
GK 1 Troy Perkins
DF 5 Jeb Brovsky
DF 13 Matteo Ferrari   90'
DF 14 Alessandro Nesta
DF 6 Hassoun Camara
MF 8 Patrice Bernier
MF 21 Justin Mapp   81'
MF 7 Felipe   81'
MF 22 Davy Arnaud(c)   81'
MF 31 Andrea Pisanu   16'   71'
FW 9 Marco 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
  Marco Schällibaum
GK 30 Andy Gruenebaum
DF 3 Josh Williams
DF 14 Chad Marshall
DF 4 Gláuber   73'
DF 2 Tyson Wahl
MF 11 Dominic Oduro   65'
MF 5 Danny O'Rourke   46'
MF 24 Agustin Viana   26'   46'
FW 12 Eddie Gaven
FW 33 Federico Higuaín   69'
FW 25 Jairo 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
  Robert Warzycha

References edit

  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. ^ a b "MLS teams heading to Orlando for spring training". www.wftv.com. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  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 (October 8, 2012). "The Daily Doop!". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  9. ^ "News | Tampa Bay Rowdies". 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.

External links edit

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