2013 Western New York Flash season

January 2025 August 2023 December 2024 Western New York Flash 2013 Western New York Flash President Alexandra Sahlen Head coach Aaran Lines Sahlen's Stadium NWSL 1st NWSL Playoffs NWSL Championship Runner-up 9,129 vs Portland Thorns FC(August 31, 2013 – NWSL Championship) 2,127 vs Sky Blue FC(May 1, 2013) _white_thinhoops_two _white_twostripes_right _white_thinstripe_right F3F3F3 F3F3F3 F3F3F3 F3F3F3 F3F3F3 _lightgrayband _lightgray_verticalbar_right _lightgray_right EC110D EC110D EC110D EC110D EC110D true 2012 2014 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 (NWSL), the new top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Flash began play in 2009 in the USL W-League and moved to the top-division league, Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), in 2011. After WPS folded in 2012, the team played for one season in Women's Premier Soccer League Elite before their acceptance into NWSL for the league's inaugural season.DiVeronica Jeff January 9, 2017 Flash say WNY market 'not right fit' for NWSL https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/01/09/flash-say-wny-market-not-right-fit-nwsl/96346844/ Democrat & Chronicle Rochester, New York January 1, 2025 The Flash played their home matches at Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, New York. The team won the NWSL Shield with the best record in the league during the regular season.Kassouf Jeff August 18, 2013 WNY Flash win inaugural NWSL regular season title https://equalizersoccer.com/2013/08/18/western-new-york-flash-wins-nwsl-regular-season-playoffs-set-fc-kansas-city-portland-thorns-sky-blue-fc/ The Equalizer January 1, 2025 It was their fourth consecutive year with a league title, across four different leagues. The Flash advanced to the 2013 NWSL Championship, which they hosted against Portland Thorns FC; the Thorns won the inaugural championship in front of 9,129 spectators at Sahlen's Stadium.DiVeronica Jeff September 1, 2013 Portland Thorns win inaugural NWSL title against Western New York Flash https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2013/09/01/portland-thorns-nwsl-championship-western-new-york-flash/2752577/ USA Today January 1, 2025 Club thumb|350px|right|July 4, 2013; Chicago Red Stars vs Western New York Flash. Playing at midfield, left to right: Pérez-17, Sitch-19, Quon-11, Leon-16, Zerboni-7, Grings-21, Johnson-12, Huffman-14, Reynolds-16 Roster 1 MEX GK Pamela Tajonar 2 USA DF Alexandra Sahlen 3 CAN DF Bryanna McCarthy 4 AUS FW Samantha Kerr 6 USA DF Angela Salem 7 USA MF McCall Zerboni 8 ESP FW Adriana Martín 9 USA MF Ingrid Wells 10 USA MF Carli Lloyd 11 USA FW Laura Heyboer 12 CMR DF Estelle Johnson 13 USA DF Brittany Taylor 14 USA MF Sarah Huffman 15 USA MF Vicki DiMartino 16 USA DF Katherine Reynolds 17 MEX MF Verónica Pérez 20 USA FW Abby Wambach 22 USA DF Amy Barczuk 23 CAN MF Jodi-Ann Robinson 24 USA GK Adrianna Franch Team management Match results Pre-season Regular season 1 2013 4 14 18:00 EST Sky Blue FC 1–0 https://archive.today/20130630011459/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/710809.html Report Western New York Flash Zerboni 42 o.g. Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey 2,611 L 2 2013 4 20 19:00 EST Washington Spirit 1–1 Report Western New York Flash Huster 84Matheson 87 Kerr 85 Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 4,569 Kari Seitz D 3 2013 4 27 19:35 EST Western New York Flash 1–2 https://archive.today/20130630010757/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/714276.html Report Boston Breakers Kerr 7 O'Reilly 16 83Whitehill 62 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 4,065 Eugene Mednikov L 4 2013 5 1 19:00 EST Western New York Flash 2–1 Report Sky Blue FC Martín 6Wambach 20Kerr 45 Schmidt 44O'Hara 72 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 2,127 Miguel Panduro W 5 2013 5 11 19:35 EST Western New York Flash 2–1 Report FC Kansas City Wambach 34 39Heyboer 90+5 Cheney 53Sesselmann 90+1 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 2,738 Katja Koroleva W 6 2013 5 24 19:05 EST Western New York Flash 2–1 https://archive.today/20130630010232/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/722696.html Report Chicago Red Stars Wambach 54Zerboni 65Lloyd 74 Chalupny 43 52 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 3,152 Robert Sibiga W 7 2013 6 5 19:00 EST Boston Breakers 2–2 https://archive.today/20130624224537/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/726122.html Report Western New York Flash Sanderson 44Nogueira 58Leroux 64 Wambach 28Taylor 75Robinson 90+4 Dilboy Stadium Somerville, Massachusetts 2,124 John McCloskey D 8 2013 6 8 19:00 EST Sky Blue FC 0–3 Report Western New York Flash Kerr 4Lloyd 45Reynolds 50Wambach 82 Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey 2,056 Josh Wilkens W 9 2013 6 15 19:00 EST Washington Spirit 0–2 Report Western New York Flash Perez 10DiMartino 31 36Martín 56 Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 4,569 Boris Senic W 10 2013 6 19 18:30 EST Chicago Red Stars 2–2 https://archive.today/20130701060542/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/730616.html Report Western New York Flash Mautz 1Osborne 40 Martín 12Zerboni 72Taylor 89 Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Lisle, Illinois 790 Kara Honthumb D 11 2013 6 23 19:05 EST Western New York Flash 1–1 https://archive.today/20130624224333/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/731827.html Report Seattle Reign FC Wambach 56 pen.Robinson 73 Winters 28Dallstream 48 56Fishlock 84 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 6,347 Miguel Panduro D 12 2013 6 28 19:05 EST Western New York Flash 4–0 https://archive.today/20130701060525/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/733224.html Report Washington Spirit Lloyd 3 22 56Taylor 90+1 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 3,364 Miguel Panduro W 13 2013 7 4 13:00 CST Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Report Western New York Flash Quon 14Chalupny 58 Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Lisle, Illinois 2,064 Juliana Duncan L July 7, 2013 14 FC Kansas City 0–0 Report Western New York Flash Shawnee Mission District Stadium Overland Park, Kansas 5,031 Elvis Mahmutovic D July 11, 2013 14:00 (PST) 15 Seattle Reign FC 3–2 Report Western New York Flash Fishlock 14Rapinoe 44 Nairn 82 Wambach 10, 47 Starfire Stadium Tukwila, Washington 2,514 Robert Sibiga L July 14, 2013 18:00 (PST) 16 Portland Thorns FC 1–1 Summary Western New York Flash Shim 38Heath 85 Wambach 23 37Salem 90+1 Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon 13,021 USA Ted Unkel D July 21, 2013 14:30 (PST) 17 Western New York Flash 3–0 Summary Sky Blue FC Lloyd 13Taylor 35Kerr 56 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 4,664 USA Kara Honthumb W July 31, 2013 20:05 (PST) 18 Western New York Flash 3–0 Report Washington Spirit Martin 35 Kerr 60 Lloyd 68 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 3,967 Miguel Panduro W August 3, 2013 19 Boston Breakers 2–2 Report Western New York Flash Simon 17 Sanderson 65 DiMartino 77 Lloyd 85 Dilboy Stadium Somerville, Massachusetts 2,899 Christina Unkel D August 7, 2013 19:05 (PST) 20 Western New York Flash 1–0 Report Seattle Reign FC Lloyd 54 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 4,993 Robert Sibiga W August 10, 2013 20:35 21 Western New York Flash 0–0 Report Portland Thorns FC Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 7,606 Margaret Domka D August 17, 2013 20:35 22 Western New York Flash 2–1 Boston Breakers Kerr 23 Wambach 28 Wilkinson 55 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 6311 W Playoffs 7,316 August 24, 2013 Lloyd 33 Lloyd 90+3 Rochester, New York Katja Koroleva W Semifinal 2–0 Sahlen's Stadium Western New York Flash Sky Blue FC 20:00 ET 9,129 August 31, 2013 Heath 40 Sinclair 92+ Rochester, New York Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Kari Seitz L Final 0–2 Western New York Flash Portland Thorns FC 20:00 ET Standings Results summary 8 1 2 21 7 2 3 6 15 13 August 3, 2015 Soccerway July 2013 Results by round table b Round Stadium A/A/H/H/H/H/A/A/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H Result L/D/L/W/W/W/D/W/W/D/D/W/L/D/L/D/W/W/D/W/D/W Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss August 13, 2013 Soccerway July 2013 Statistics January 2013 Transfers January 2013 See also 2013 National Women's Soccer League season References Category:Western New York Flash seasons Western New York Flash Western New York Flash Western New York Flash Category:NWSL Shield–winning seasons Category:21st century in Rochester, New York