2013 Minnesota United FC season

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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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.

Background

Roster

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 United States GK (1988-11-12)12 November 1988 (aged 24) Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2012 5 0
30 Matt Van Oekel United States GK (1986-09-20)20 September 1986 (aged 27) Minnesota Thunder 2010 59 0
33 Daryl Sattler United States GK (1980-09-05)5 September 1980 (aged 33) San Antonio Scorpions 2013 6 0
Defenders
2 Justin Davis United States DF (1988-05-06)6 May 1988 (aged 25) New Mexico Lobos 2011
3 Cristiano Brazil DF (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 27) Miami 2011
5 Edi Buro Bosnia and Herzegovina DF (1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 26) Bosnia and Herzegovina Travnik 2012
6 Kevin Friedland United States DF (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 32) Kansas City Wizards 2004
14 Brian Kallman United States DF (1984-04-23)23 April 1984 (aged 29) Minnesota Thunder 2010
19 Luis Heitor-Piffer Brazil DF (1988-11-17)17 November 1988 (aged 24) Des Moines Menace 2013
20 Connor Tobin United States DF (1987-02-11)11 February 1987 (aged 26) Rochester Rhinos 2012
27 Brent Kallman United States DF (1990-10-04)4 October 1990 (aged 23) Des Moines Menace 2013 2 0
Midfielders
0 Floyd Franks United States MF (1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 29) Carolina RailHawks 2013
4 Aaron Pitchkolan United States MF (1983-03-14)14 March 1983 (aged 30) San Antonio Scorpions 2013
8 Michael Reed United States MF (1987-10-28)28 October 1987 (aged 26) PSC Soccer Academy 2012
13 Kentaro Takada Japan MF (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 30) Rochester Thunder 2010
15 Sean de Silva Trinidad and Tobago MF (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 23) College of Charleston Cougars 2013
16 Calum Mallace Scotland MF (1990-01-10)10 January 1990 (aged 23) Loan from Montreal Impact 2013 12 1
17 Omar Daley Jamaica MF (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 32) Scotland Motherwell 2013 6 3
22 Kevin Venegas United States MF (1989-07-29)29 July 1989 (aged 24) Fullerton Titans 2010
23 Miguel Ibarra United States MF (1990-03-15)15 March 1990 (aged 23) UC Irvine Anteaters 2010 58 6
28 Siniša Ubiparipović Bosnia and Herzegovina MF (1983-08-25)25 August 1983 (aged 30) Loan from Montreal Impact 2013 7 0
32 Lucas Rodríguez Argentina MF (1986-02-08)8 February 1986 (aged 27) Kansas City Brass 2010
Forwards
7 Simone Bracalello Italy FW (1985-10-21)21 October 1985 (aged 28) 2010
9 Pablo Campos Brazil FW (1983-01-29)29 January 1983 (aged 30) San Antonio Scorpions 2013 23 13
10 Mike Ambersley United States FW (1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 30) Tampa Bay Rowdies 2013 13 1
11 Maxwell Griffin United States FW (1987-09-17)17 September 1987 (aged 26) Orlando City 2013
21 Travis Wall United States FW (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 23) Ohio Wesleyan University 2013
25 Nate Polak United States FW (1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 24) Hastings College 2012
Players who left during the season
10 Etienne Barbara Malta FW (1982-06-10)10 June 1982 (aged 31) Carolina RailHawks 2013
16 Kyle Altman United States DF (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 27) Minnesota Thunder 2010
17 Bryan Arguez United States MF (1989-01-13)13 January 1989 (aged 24) Montreal Impact 2013
17 Geison Moura Brazil MF (1986-07-16)16 July 1986 (aged 27) Rockford Rampage 2010

Staff

Transfers

Friendlies

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 Red card 90+' Report Ibarra 72' Stadium: Toyota Park Practice Field

Competitions

NASL Spring season

Standings

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

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

April 5, 2013 1 Minnesota United 0–0 San Antonio Scorpions Minneapolis
18:00 CDT (UTC−5) Summary Jordan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 25'
Bracalello 31', Yellow card 45'
Rodríguez 74'
Wall Yellow card 86'
Summary Saiko Yellow card 26'
Mitchell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 81'
Summary Bri.Kallman 23', Yellow card 46'
Bracalello Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 58'
Dimitrov Yellow card 90'
Summary Altman Yellow card 43'
Cristiano Yellow card 62'
Campos 69'
Arguez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 12'
Hristov 14', 29'
Scott Yellow card 45'
Mulholland Yellow card 45'
Cox Yellow card 55'
Summary Cristiano 10'
Moura 23', Yellow card 77'
Bracalello 26'
Arguez Yellow card 55'
Takada Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'
Jordan Yellow card 78'
Summary Cristiano Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27'
Ramos Yellow card 28'
Ståhl Yellow card 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 Yellow card 53', 86', 88'
Summary Bracalello 4'
Campos 10', Yellow card 62'
Arguez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Laing Yellow card 75'
Nurse Yellow card 80'
Hlavaty 85'
Summary Ibarra 67'
Cristiano Yellow card 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 Yellow card 14'
Campos Yellow card 43'
Davis Yellow card 64'
Bri.Kallman Yellow card 75'
Takada Yellow card 83'
Moura Red card 90'
Summary Stisser 30', Yellow card 30'
Randolph Yellow card 64'
Reiss 73'
Luna 82'
Blanco Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 6,507
Referee: Daniel Radford

NASL Fall season

Standings

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

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

August 3, 2013 1 Minnesota United 0–1 Atlanta Silverbacks Blaine
19:19 CDT (UTC−5) Franks Yellow card 88'
Kallman Red card 90+1'
Report Navarro Yellow card 14'
Randolph 22'
Reiss Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39'
Núñez 80'
Report Griffin 73'
Alves 76' (o.g.)
Campos Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Report Frimpong Yellow card 68'
Del Do Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Red card 58'
Zahorski 78'
Report Campos Yellow card 15', 34' (50)
Mallace Yellow card 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 Red card 61'
Cristiano 76'
Report Hlavaty Yellow card 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 Yellow card 69'
Guenzatti 77'
Freeman Red card 80'
Report Pitchkolan Yellow card 31'
Cristiano Yellow card 71'
Ibarra Yellow card 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', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Campos 61'
Report Wagner Yellow card 67'
Husić Yellow card 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 Yellow card 50' Report Freeman Yellow card 27'
Ayoze Yellow card 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 Yellow card 56'
Barrera 74'
James Yellow card 88'
Mendes 89' (pen.)
Report Kallman Yellow card 40'
Pitchkolan Yellow card 64'
Bracalello 82' (pen.)
Van Oekel Yellow card 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 Yellow card 61' Report Shriver Yellow card 6'
Martínez 52', Yellow card 64'
Schilawski Yellow card 57'
Gaul Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45'
Pitchkolan 45+3'
Report Salazar 28'
King Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Mulholland 52' (pen.), Yellow card 58'
Pitchkolan 65' (o.g.)
Frimpong 85', 90'
Report Franks 10'
Daley 17', 60', 83'
Campos 71', 90' (pen.), Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,319
Referee: Ted Unkel

U.S. Open Cup

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

Squad statistics

As of match played November 2, 2013

Appearances and goals

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 United States USA Floyd Franks 13 1 0 0 8+5 1 0 0
1 GK United States USA Mitch Hildebrandt 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF United States USA Justin Davis 19 0 12 0 7 0 0 0
3 DF Brazil BRA Cristiano Dias 18 2 8+1 1 9 1 0 0
4 MF United States USA Aaron Pitchkolan 20 2 6+1 1 13 1 0 0
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Edi Buro 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF United States USA Kevin Friedland 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 FW Italy ITA Simone Bracalello 22 7 10+1 5 8+3 2 0 0
8 MF United States USA Michael Reed 15 1 8+1 1 5+1 0 0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Pablo Campos 23 13 10 4 12 9 1 0
10 FW United States USA Mike Ambersley 13 0 0 0 8+5 0 0 0
11 FW United States USA Maxwell Griffin 14 1 4+1 0 4+5 1 0 0
13 MF Japan JPN Kentaro Takada 15 0 6+3 0 3+3 0 0 0
14 DF United States USA Brian Kallman 18 1 12 1 5+1 0 0 0
15 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Sean de Silva 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Calum Mallace 12 1 0 0 11+1 1 0 0
17 MF Jamaica JAM Omar Daley 6 3 0 0 2+4 3 0 0
19 DF Brazil BRA Luis Heitor-Piffer 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF United States USA Connor Tobin 17 1 4 0 13 1 0 0
21 FW United States USA Travis Wall 9 0 0+7 0 1+1 0 0 0
22 MF United States USA Kevin Venegas 16 0 2+4 0 9+1 0 0 0
23 MF United States USA Miguel Ibarra 27 1 10+2 1 11+3 0 1 0
25 FW United States USA Nate Polak 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
27 DF United States USA Brent Kallman 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Siniša Ubiparipović 7 0 0 0 4+3 0 0 0
30 GK United States USA Matt Van Oekel 19 0 6 0 12 0 1 0
32 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Rodríguez 11 1 4+1 1 6 0 0 0
33 GK United States USA Daryl Sattler 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Minnesota United during the season:
10 FW Malta MLT Etienne Barbara 7 2 6+1 2 0 0 0 0
16 DF United States USA Kyle Altman 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF United States USA Bryan Arguez 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Brazil BRA Geison Moura 3 1 2+1 1 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers

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

Disciplinary record

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

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