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) Marco Di Vaio
Lionard Pajoy
(3 goals each)

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

The following clubs competed in the tournament.

TeamLocationProfessional leagueAppearanceNotesRef.
Columbus CrewColumbus, OhioMajor League Soccer1st[2]
D.C. UnitedWashington, D.C.Major League Soccer1st2012 MLS Eastern Conference runners-up[3]
Montreal ImpactMontreal, QuebecMajor League Soccer2nd[4][5]
Orlando CityOrlando, FloridaUSL Pro3rd2012 USL Pro Commissioner's Cup winners[6]
Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMajor League Soccer1st[7]
Sporting Kansas CityKansas City, KansasMajor League Soccer2nd2012 US Open Cup champions[3]
Tampa Bay RowdiesSt. Petersburg, FloridaNorth American Soccer League1st2012 NASL champions[8]
Toronto FCToronto, OntarioMajor League Soccer4th2012 Canadian Championship champions[9]

Matches

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

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to Final

Group A
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:
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
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:
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'

Consolation matches
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
Montreal Impact1–0Columbus Crew
Mapp  54' Recap
Montreal Impact
Columbus Crew SC
GK1Troy Perkins
DF5Jeb Brovsky
DF13Matteo Ferrari 90'
DF14Alessandro Nesta
DF6Hassoun Camara
MF8Patrice Bernier
MF21Justin Mapp 81'
MF7Felipe 81'
MF22Davy Arnaud(c) 81'
MF31Andrea Pisanu 16' 71'
FW9Marco 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
GK30Andy Gruenebaum
DF3Josh Williams
DF14Chad Marshall
DF4Glauber 73'
DF2Tyson Wahl
MF11Dominic Oduro 65'
MF5Danny O'Rourke 46'
MF24Agustin Viana 26' 46'
FW12Eddie Gaven
FW33Federico Higuaín 69'
FW25Jairo 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
  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. "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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "2013 Disney Pro Soccer Classic Schedule Released". Virginia Soccer News. VASoccerNews.com. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
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