2013 Western New York Flash season

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| club = Western New York Flash

| season = 2013 Western New York Flash

| chrtitle = President

| chairman = Alexandra Sahlen

| mgrtitle = Head coach

| manager = Aaran Lines

| stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

| average attendance =

| league = NWSL

| league result = 1st

| cup1 = NWSL Playoffs

| cup1 result = NWSL Championship Runner-up

| highest attendance = 9,129 vs Portland Thorns FC
(August 31, 2013 – NWSL Championship)

| lowest attendance = 2,127 vs Sky Blue FC
(May 1, 2013)

| team topscorer = Abby Wambach (11)

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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.{{cite news |last=DiVeronica |first=Jeff |date=January 9, 2017 |title=Flash say WNY market 'not right fit' for NWSL |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/01/09/flash-say-wny-market-not-right-fit-nwsl/96346844/ |work=Democrat & Chronicle |location=Rochester, New York |accessdate=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.{{cite news |last=Kassouf |first=Jeff |date=August 18, 2013 |title=WNY Flash win inaugural NWSL regular season title |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2013/08/18/western-new-york-flash-wins-nwsl-regular-season-playoffs-set-fc-kansas-city-portland-thorns-sky-blue-fc/ |work=The Equalizer |accessdate=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.{{cite news |last=DiVeronica |first=Jeff |date=September 1, 2013 |title=Portland Thorns win inaugural NWSL title against Western New York Flash |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2013/09/01/portland-thorns-nwsl-championship-western-new-york-flash/2752577/ |work=USA Today |accessdate=January 1, 2025}}

Club

=Roster=

{{football squad start}}

{{football squad player|no=1|nat=MEX|pos=GK|name=Pamela Tajonar}}

{{football squad player|no=2|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Alexandra Sahlen}}

{{football squad player|no=3|nat=CAN|pos=DF|name=Bryanna McCarthy}}

{{football squad player|no=4|nat=AUS|pos=FW|name=Samantha Kerr}}

{{football squad player|no=6|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Angela Salem}}

{{football squad player|no=7|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=McCall Zerboni}}

{{football squad player|no=8|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Adriana Martín}}

{{football squad player|no=9|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Ingrid Wells}}

{{football squad player|no=10|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Carli Lloyd}}

{{football squad player|no=11|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Laura Heyboer}}

{{football squad mid}}

{{football squad player|no=12|nat=CMR|pos=DF|name=Estelle Johnson}}

{{football squad player|no=13|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Brittany Taylor}}

{{football squad player|no=14|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Sarah Huffman}}

{{football squad player|no=15|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Vicki DiMartino}}

{{football squad player|no=16|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Katherine Reynolds}}

{{football squad player|no=17|nat=MEX|pos=MF|name=Verónica Pérez}}

{{football squad player|no=20|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Abby Wambach}}

{{football squad player|no=22|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Amy Barczuk}}

{{football squad player|no=23|nat=CAN|pos=MF|name=Jodi-Ann Robinson}}

{{football squad player|no=24|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Adrianna Franch}}

{{football squad end}}

=Team management=

Match results

=Pre-season=

=Regular season=

{{football box collapsible

|round= 1

|date= {{Start date|2013|4|14}}

|time= 18:00 EST

|team1= Sky Blue FC

|score= 1–0

|report= [https://archive.today/20130630011459/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/710809.html Report]

|team2= Western New York Flash

|goals1= Zerboni {{goal|42|o.g.}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Yurcak Field

|location= Piscataway, New Jersey

|attendance= 2,611

|referee=

|result= L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round= 2

|date= {{Start date|2013|4|20}}

|time= 19:00 EST

|team1= Washington Spirit

|score= 1–1

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20130424012717/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/712559.html Report]

|team2= Western New York Flash

|goals1= Huster {{yel|84}}
Matheson {{goal|87}}

|goals2= Kerr {{goal|85}}

|stadium= Maryland SoccerPlex

|location= Germantown, Maryland

|attendance= 4,569

|referee= Kari Seitz

|result= D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 3

|date = {{Start date|2013|4|27}}

|time = 19:35 EST

|team1 = Western New York Flash

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://archive.today/20130630010757/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/714276.html Report]

|team2 = Boston Breakers

|goals1 = Kerr {{goal|7}}

|goals2 = O'Reilly {{goal|16||83}}
Whitehill {{yel|62}}

|stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

|location = Rochester, New York

|attendance = 4,065

|referee = Eugene Mednikov

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round= 4

|date= {{Start date|2013|5|1}}

|time= 19:00 EST

|team1= Western New York Flash

|score= 2–1

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20130506115206/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/715505.html Report]

|team2= Sky Blue FC

|goals1= Martín {{goal|6}}
Wambach {{goal|20}}
Kerr {{yel|45}}

|goals2= Schmidt {{goal|44}}
O'Hara {{yel|72}}

|stadium= Sahlen's Stadium

|location= Rochester, New York

|attendance= 2,127

|referee= Miguel Panduro

|result= W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round= 5

|date= {{Start date|2013|5|11}}

|time= 19:35 EST

|team1= Western New York Flash

|score= 2–1

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20130614051647/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/718476.html Report]

|team2= FC Kansas City

|goals1= Wambach {{goal|34||39}}
Heyboer {{yel|90+5}}

|goals2= Cheney {{goal|53}}
Sesselmann {{yel|90+1}}

|stadium= Sahlen's Stadium

|location= Rochester, New York

|attendance= 2,738

|referee= Katja Koroleva

|result= W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 6

|date = {{Start date|2013|5|24}}

|time = 19:05 EST

|team1 = Western New York Flash

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://archive.today/20130630010232/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/722696.html Report]

|team2 = Chicago Red Stars

|goals1 = Wambach {{goal|54}}
Zerboni {{goal|65}}
Lloyd {{yel|74}}

|goals2 = Chalupny {{yel|43}} {{goal|52}}

|stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

|location = Rochester, New York

|attendance = 3,152

|referee = Robert Sibiga

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 7

|date = {{Start date|2013|6|5}}

|time = 19:00 EST

|team1 = Boston Breakers

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://archive.today/20130624224537/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/726122.html Report]

|team2 = Western New York Flash

|goals1 = Sanderson {{goal|44}}
Nogueira {{yel|58}}
Leroux {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = Wambach {{goal|28}}
Taylor {{yel|75}}
Robinson {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium = Dilboy Stadium

|location = Somerville, Massachusetts

|attendance = 2,124

|referee = John McCloskey

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 8

|date = {{Start date|2013|6|8}}

|time = 19:00 EST

|team1 = Sky Blue FC

|score = 0–3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160411065500/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/727030.html Report]

|team2 = Western New York Flash

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Kerr {{goal|4}}
Lloyd {{goal|45}}
Reynolds {{yel|50}}
Wambach {{goal|82}}

|stadium = Yurcak Field

|location = Piscataway, New Jersey

|attendance =2,056

|referee = Josh Wilkens

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 9

|date = {{Start date|2013|6|15}}

|time = 19:00 EST

|team1 = Washington Spirit

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130621004558/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/729547.html Report]

|team2 = Western New York Flash

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Perez {{goal|10}}
DiMartino {{goal|31}} {{yel|36}}
Martín {{yel|56}}

|stadium = Maryland SoccerPlex

|location = Germantown, Maryland

|attendance = 4,569

|referee = Boris Senic

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 10

|date = {{Start date|2013|6|19}}

|time = 18:30 EST

|team1 = Chicago Red Stars

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://archive.today/20130701060542/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/730616.html Report]

|team2 = Western New York Flash

|goals1 = Mautz {{goal|1}}
Osborne {{goal|40}}

|goals2 = Martín {{goal|12}}
Zerboni {{yel|72}}
Taylor {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex

|location = Lisle, Illinois

|attendance = 790

|referee = Kara Honthumb

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 11

|date = {{Start date|2013|6|23}}

|time = 19:05 EST

|team1 = Western New York Flash

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://archive.today/20130624224333/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/731827.html Report]

|team2 = Seattle Reign FC

|goals1 = Wambach {{goal|56|pen.}}
Robinson {{yel|73}}

|goals2 = Winters {{goal|28}}
Dallstream {{send off|48|56}}
Fishlock {{yel|84}}

|stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

|location = Rochester, New York

|attendance = 6,347

|referee = Miguel Panduro

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 12

|date = {{Start date|2013|6|28}}

|time = 19:05 EST

|team1 = Western New York Flash

|score = 4–0

|report = [https://archive.today/20130701060525/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/733224.html Report]

|team2 = Washington Spirit

|goals1 = Lloyd {{goal|3||22||56}}
Taylor {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

|location = Rochester, New York

|attendance = 3,364

|referee = Miguel Panduro

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 13

|date = {{Start date|2013|7|4}}

|time = 13:00 CST

|team1 = Chicago Red Stars

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160402120448/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/734744.html Report]

|team2 = Western New York Flash

|goals1 = Quon {{yel|14}}
Chalupny {{goal|58}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex

|location = Lisle, Illinois

|attendance = 2,064

|referee = Juliana Duncan

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = July 7, 2013

|time =

|round = 14

|team1 = FC Kansas City

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2013/07/07/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/kansas-city/buffalo-flash/1461096/ Report]

|team2 = Western New York Flash

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Shawnee Mission District Stadium

|location = Overland Park, Kansas

|attendance = 5,031

|referee = Elvis Mahmutovic

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = July 11, 2013

|time = 14:00 (PST)

|round = 15

|team1 = Seattle Reign FC

|score = 3–2

|report = [http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/736842.html Report]

|team2 = Western New York Flash

|goals1 = Fishlock {{goal|14}}
Rapinoe {{goal|44}}

Nairn {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Wambach {{goal|10, 47}}

|stadium = Starfire Stadium

|location = Tukwila, Washington

|attendance = 2,514

|referee = Robert Sibiga

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = July 14, 2013

|time = 18:00 (PST)

|round = 16

|team1 = Portland Thorns FC

|score = 1–1

|report = [http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=1461100 Summary]

|team2 = Western New York Flash

|goals1 = Shim {{goal|38}}
Heath {{yel|85}}

|goals2 = Wambach {{yel|23}} {{goal|37}}
Salem {{yel|90+1}}

|stadium = Jeld-Wen Field

|location = Portland, Oregon

|attendance = 13,021

|referee = {{flagicon|USA}} Ted Unkel

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = July 21, 2013

|time = 14:30 (PST)

|round = 17

|team1 = Western New York Flash

|score = 3–0

|report = [http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=1461106 Summary]

|team2 = Sky Blue FC

|goals1 = Lloyd {{goal|13}}
Taylor {{goal|35}}
Kerr {{goal|56}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

|location = Rochester, New York

|attendance = 4,664

|referee = {{flagicon|USA}} Kara Honthumb

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = July 31, 2013

|time = 20:05 (PST)

|round = 18

|team1 = Western New York Flash

|score = 3–0

|report = [http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/743235.html Report]

|team2 = Washington Spirit

|goals1 = Martin {{goal|35}}

Kerr {{goal|60}}

Lloyd {{goal|68}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

|location = Rochester, New York

|attendance = 3,967

|referee = Miguel Panduro

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = August 3, 2013

|time =

|round = 19

|team1 = Boston Breakers

|score = 2–2

|report = [http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/744030.html Report]

|team2 = Western New York Flash

|goals1 = Simon {{goal|17}}

Sanderson {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = DiMartino {{goal|77}}

Lloyd {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Dilboy Stadium

|location = Somerville, Massachusetts

|attendance = 2,899

|referee = Christina Unkel

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = August 7, 2013

|time = 19:05 (PST)

|round = 20

|team1 = Western New York Flash

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/745499.html Report]

|team2 = Seattle Reign FC

|goals1 = Lloyd {{goal|54}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

|location = Rochester, New York

|attendance = 4,993

|referee = Robert Sibiga

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = August 10, 2013

|time = 20:35

|round = 21

|team1 = Western New York Flash

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/746217.html Report]

|team2 = Portland Thorns FC

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

|location = Rochester, New York

|attendance = 7,606

|referee = Margaret Domka

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = August 17, 2013

|time = 20:35

|round = 22

|team1 = Western New York Flash

|score = 2–1

|report =

|team2 = Boston Breakers

|goals1 =Kerr {{goal|23}}

Wambach {{goal|28}}

|goals2 =Wilkinson {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

|location = Rochester, New York

|attendance =6311

|referee =

|result =W

}}

=Playoffs=

{{Football box collapsible|attendance = 7,316|date = August 24, 2013|goals1 = Lloyd {{goal|33}}

Lloyd {{goal|90+3}}|location = Rochester, New York|referee = Katja Koroleva|result = W|round = Semifinal|score = 2–0|stadium = Sahlen's Stadium|team1 = Western New York Flash|team2 = Sky Blue FC|time = 20:00 ET}}

{{Football box collapsible|attendance = 9,129|date = August 31, 2013|goals1 = |goals2 = Heath {{goal|40}}

Sinclair {{goal|92+}}|location = Rochester, New York

Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium|referee = Kari Seitz|result = L|round = Final|score = 0–2|team1 = Western New York Flash|team2 = Portland Thorns FC|time = 20:00 ET}}

=Standings=

{{2013 National Women's Soccer League season}}

==Results summary==

{{Fb rs mls |hw=8 |hl=1 |ht=2 |hgf=21 |hga=7 |aw=2 |al=3|at=6 |agf=15|aga=13}}

{{Fb rs mls footer|u=August 3, 2015|s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-states/buffalo-flash/13235/matches/ Soccerway]|date=July 2013}}

==Results by round==

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Round

|label1= Stadium

| res1=A/A/H/H/H/H/A/A/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H

|label2= Result

| res2=L/D/L/W/W/W/D/W/W/D/D/W/L/D/L/D/W/W/D/W/D/W

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|updated=August 13, 2013

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-states/buffalo-flash/13235/matches/ Soccerway]

|date=July 2013

}}

Statistics

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Transfers

{{Empty section|date=January 2013}}

See also

References

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