2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, NC State
Florida State amassed 566 yards of offense, giving the Seminoles over 500 yards of offense for the fifth consecutive conference game, while the defense held the Wolfpack to 316 total yards. Quarterback Jameis Winston completed 16 of 26 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns. Devonta Freeman led the team in rushing with 12 rushes for 92 yards and two touchdowns while Rashad Greene led the team in receiving with 8 receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, NC State
This was the 24th meeting between Florida State and NC State, the 22nd meeting as conference opponents. The victory improved Florida State's all-time record against the Wolfpack to 23–11.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
Following an emotional game, Florida State took on their rival, the Miami Hurricanes. In 2012, Florida State was victorious with a 33–20 win in Miami Gardens. Miami last traveled to Tallahassee in 2011, where the Hurricanes lost to the Seminoles 23–19 in a game dominated by questionable calls from the referees. College Gameday was on campus to witness the top ten clash, marking the tenth time that the program has visited campus and the twenty-sixth appearance for the school.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
In front of a record crowd, Florida State defeated their rival for the fourth straight time, 41–14.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
The Seminoles scored the first points on the opening drive of the game when Devonta Freeman ran the ball into the endzone to give Florida State an early seven-point lead. Miami then drove the ball down the field only to be stopped in the red zone; the Hurricanes then attempted a field goal that sailed wide left. As the Seminoles were once again going down the field, Jameis Winston threw his first interception of the season that led to a Miami touchdown five plays later to tie the game at 7. The first quarter ended in a tie game.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
Florida State responded by scoring the fourteen unanswered points courtesy of a rushing touchdown from James Wilder, Jr. and a receiving touchdown from Devonta Freeman. Looking to go up by more before the half, Jameis Winston made his second mistake of the game with an interception that led to another Miami score, to make the score 21–14 at halftime.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
The Seminoles went on to dominate the second half, scoring twenty points while holding Miami scoreless. James Wilder, Jr. and Devonta Freeman each scored a touchdown in the third quarter to give Florida State a fourteen-point lead heading into the final quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Seminoles were held to two field goals from Roberto Aguayo, one with only a minute remaining, to secure the win over their rival.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
Florida State amassed 517 yards of offense while the defense held the Hurricanes to 275 total yards and a season-low 14 points. Quarterback Jameis Winston completed 21 of 29 passes for 325 yards and one touchdown. Devonta Freeman led the team in both rushing and receiving with 23 carries for 78 yards and two touchdowns along with six receptions for 98 yards and one touchdown.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Miami (FL)
This was the 58th meeting between Florida State and Miami, the 8th meeting as conference opponents. The victory improved Florida State's all-time record against the Hurricanes to 27–31.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Wake Forest
Florida State traveled to face the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. In 2012, Florida State shutout the Demon Deacons, 52–0, in Tallahassee. When the Seminoles last traveled to Winston-Salem in 2011, they were upset by the Demon Deacons 35–30, part of a three-game skid for the Noles.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Wake Forest
The defense totaled a school record seven turnovers in a rout of Wake Forest, 59-3.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Wake Forest
After holding Wake Forest on the first drive of the game, Florida State scored on their first possession to take the lead. Following their opening drive, Terrence Smith intercepted Tanner Price's pass and set up Devonta Freeman to score on a one-yard touchdown run. Price was then picked off again by Mario Edwards Jr. to set up another rushing touchdown from Karlos Williams. In the second quarter, the Florida State defense continued their impressive performance when Nate Andrews returned an interception for a touchdown. On the next play, Jalen Ramsey returned a fumble for a touchdown. The offense put together another drive to go up by 42 points before halftime.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Wake Forest
Another interception would lead to a touchdown at the start of the second half. A field goal extended the lead to 52 going into the final quarter. Wake Forest's only points of the game came courtesy of a field goal in the fourth. Florida State would add a score on special teams with a sixty-two yard punt return.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Wake Forest
Florida State amassed 296 yards of offense, the lowest output of the season, while the defense held the Deacons to 166 total yards. Quarterback Jameis Winston completed 17 of 28 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns, leading the team in passing. Karlos Williams led the team in rushing with 12 carries for 49 yards and a touchdown. Rashad Greene led the team in receiving with 5 receptions for 47 yards.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Wake Forest
This was the 32nd meeting between Florida State and Wake Forest, the 22nd meeting as conference opponents. The victory improved Florida State's all-time record against the Demon Deacons to 25–6–1. With the win, Florida State claimed the division title and clinched a berth in the conference championship game.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Syracuse
In the final conference game of the year, Florida State faced the Syracuse Orange. The teams last met during the 2005 season in Tallahassee, a 38-14 win for the Seminoles.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Syracuse
On a day when the 1993 national title team was recognized to honor the twentieth anniversary of Florida State's first national championship, the Seminoles continued their own run by defeating Syracuse 59-3.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Syracuse
The Seminoles seized control of the game, scoring on the first drive of the game with a six-play drive culminating in a three-yard touchdown run from James Wilder, Jr. to put the Seminoles up early. Florida State went on to score on three straight possessions, with touchdown runs from Levonte Whitfield and Devonta Freeman and a touchdown throw from Jameis Winston to Rashad Greene, to put the Seminoles up by twenty-eight going into the second quarter. Florida State scored on their first possession in the second as well courtesy of a Jameis Winston pass to Kelvin Benjamin. The Seminoles extended their lead with a 53-yard field goal from Roberto Aguayo to go into halftime with a 38-0 lead.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Syracuse
To open the third quarter, Florida State forced Syracuse to punt. James Wilder, Jr. then ran for a touchdown to put the Seminoles up by forty-five. The Seminoles scored on their next possession with a seventeen-yard pass from Sean Maguire to Nick O'Leary. After forcing a fumble, Chris Casher returned the ball thirty-one yards for a touchdown. Going into the final quarter, the Seminoles held a fifty-nine point lead while the Orange had yet to score. Syracuse would get their first points of the game as a result of a ten-minute drive that ended in a field goal. With the clock ticking down, Florida State held Syracuse in the end zone to preserve a fifty-six point homecoming win.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Syracuse
Florida State amassed 523 yards of offense while the defense held the Orange to 247 total yards. Amid speculation of an alleged sexual assault, quarterback Jameis Winston completed 19 of 21 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns, leading the team in passing; backup quarterback Sean Maguire, who played for much of the second half, also threw for a touchdown. Karlos Williams led the team in rushing with 4 carries for 78 yards. Kenny Shaw led the team in receiving with 7 receptions for 99 yards.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Syracuse
This was the 7th meeting between Florida State and Syracuse, the 1st meeting as conference opponents. The victory improved Florida State's all-time record against the Orange to 6–1. Florida State finished the season with an unbeaten conference record for the eighth time in school history, the first time since 2000.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Idaho
For their final home game of the season, Florida State faced the independent Idaho Vandals. In the first meeting between the two, Florida State set a school record for points scored with an 80-14 victory over the Vandals.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Idaho
The Seminoles dominated the game from the start, scoring the game's first thirty-five points. Florida State's first score came courtesy of a rushing touchdown from Devonta Freeman. This was followed up by a touchdown run from Kelvin Benjamin. Telvin Smith returned an interception seventy-one yards for another touchdown to put the Noles up by three scores at the end of the first quarter. Florida State built on their lead in the second quarter with a passing touchdown from Jameis Winston to Kenny Shaw and a rushing touchdown from James Wilder, Jr. to give the Seminoles a commanding lead. Idaho got on the board with a ten-play drive that ended with a passing touchdown. In the final seconds of the first half, Florida State scored with a passing touchdown to Kenny Shaw. The Seminoles went into halftime, leading 42-7.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Idaho
Florida State scored on the opening drive of the second half with a pass to Kelvin Benjamin. Karlos Williams rushed for a touchdown on the Seminole's next possession. A 42-yard field goal from Roberto Aguayo extended the lead going into the fourth. In the final quarter, Florida State scored two more touchdowns, a rush from Karlos Williams and a pass from backup Sean Maguire to Ryan Green. Idaho completed a nine-play drive that resulted in a touchdown as the game wound down.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Idaho
Florida State amassed 645 yards of offense while the defense held the Vandals to 345 total yards. Quarterback Jameis Winston completed 14 of 25 passes for 225 yards and four touchdowns, leading the team in passing. Devonta Freeman led the team in rushing with 11 carries for 129 yards and one touchdown. Kenny Shaw led the team in receiving with 5 receptions for 107 yards and two touchdowns.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Florida
Florida State traveled to Gainesville for their annual rivalry game with the Florida Gators, who were in the midst of their worst season since 1979, in the regular season finale. In 2012, Florida was victorious with a 37–26 win over the Seminoles in Tallahassee after Florida State blew a late lead. The Seminoles last traveled to Gainesville in 2011, where Florida State beat the Gators 21–7 in a turnover filled game.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Florida
In the final regular season game, Florida State defeated their archrival, 37-7, marking the Seminoles' third win in the last four games against the Gators.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Florida
The Seminoles started off sluggish against the Gators, scoring only three points in the first quarter. The offense was more productive in the second quarter, scoring their first touchdown of the game when Jameis Winston completed a 45-yd pass to Kelvin Benjamin to put them up by ten. Just before the half, Winston completed a 29-yd pass to Kelvin Benjamin for a touchdown to give the Noles a seventeen-point lead at halftime. Despite the offensive struggles, the defense held the Gators scoreless in the first half.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Florida
Early in the third quarter, Florida State capitalized on a Florida fumble, scoring three more points on a 40-yd field goal. Florida State extended their lead when Devonta Freeman rushed 11 yards for a touchdown to give the Seminoles a twenty-seven point advantage. Florida scored their first points of the game in the fourth quarter courtesy of a 5-yd pass from third-string quarterback Skyler Mornhinweg to Hunter Joyer. Florida State responded with a 4-yd pass from Winston to Benjamin. The final score of the game would come from Roberto Aguayo who kicked 28-yd field goal to give the Seminoles a thirty-point win over the rival Gators. Because of their victory over Florida, along with their earlier victory over Miami, the Seminoles were awarded the Florida Cup.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Florida
Florida State amassed 456 yards of offense while the defense held the Gators to 193 total yards. Quarterback Jameis Winston completed 19 of 31 passes for 327 yards and three touchdowns, leading the team in passing. James Wilder, Jr. led the team in rushing with 10 carries for 63 yards. Kelvin Benjamin led the team in receiving with 9 receptions for 212 yards and three touchdowns.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, Florida
This was the 58th meeting between Florida State and Florida, making it one of the most-played rivalries in college football. The victory improved Florida State's all-time record against the Gators to 22–34–2. Florida State also completed their first undefeated regular season since 1999.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, ACC Championship: Duke
By virtue of winning the Atlantic Division, Florida State played in the ACC Championship Game in Charlotte. This marked the Seminoles' fourth appearance in the conference championship game and their fifth division title. Florida State's most recent appearance in the game came in 2012 when they won the conference title. The Seminoles faced the Coastal Division champion, the Duke Blue Devils.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, ACC Championship: Duke
The Seminoles won the ACC title, defeating the Blue Devils, 45-7, earning a spot to play in the BCS National Championship Game as the only undefeated team left in the country.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, ACC Championship: Duke
Florida State was held scoreless in the first quarter for the first time all season. The Seminoles scored the first points of the game with a fourteen-yard pass to Kelvin Benjamin to put the Noles up by a touchdown. After being forced to punt on their next possession, Florida State scored with a rushing touchdown from Karlos Williams. A field goal before the half put Florida State up by seventeen.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, ACC Championship: Duke
Florida State began to seize control of the game in the second half. An interception turned into points with a pass to Kenny Shaw. The Seminoles scored on their next drive courtesy of a pass to Kelvin Benjamin. Nate Andrews forced a fumble which the Seminoles converted into points when Winston rushed seventeen yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Devonta Freeman rushed for a touchdown while Duke scored their only points of the game in the final minute with a five-yard rushing touchdown.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, ACC Championship: Duke
Florida State amassed 569 yards of offense while the defense held the Blue Devils to 239 total yards. Quarterback Jameis Winston completed 19 of 32 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns, leading the team in passing. Devonta Freeman led the team in rushing with 18 carries for 91 yards and a touchdown. Kelvin Benjamin led the team in receiving with 5 receptions for 119 yards and two touchdowns.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, ACC Championship: Duke
This was the 19th meeting between Florida State and Duke. The victory improved Florida State's all-time record against the Blue Devils to 19–0.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, BCS Championship: Auburn
In the national championship game, Florida State faced the Auburn Tigers, champions of the SEC.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, BCS Championship: Auburn
The Seminoles captured their third national title by defeating Auburn, 34-31, at the Rose Bowl.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, BCS Championship: Auburn
After Florida State scored a field goal on their first drive, Auburn responded with a touchdown in the first quarter and two in the second to storm out to a 21-3 lead. After a successful punt fake, the Seminoles managed a late touchdown before the half to go into the locker room down 21-10, marking the first halftime deficit of the season for the Seminoles.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, BCS Championship: Auburn
Both teams dominated on defense in the third quarter with the Seminoles hitting a field goal to cut the lead to eight. In the fourth quarter, Florida State scored a touchdown early to make it a one-point game. After Auburn made a field goal, Kermit Whitfield returned the following kickoff 100 yards to give the Seminoles a three-point lead. Auburn answered with a touchdown to go up by four with just over a minute remaining.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, BCS Championship: Auburn
On their final drive of seven plays, Florida State scored a touchdown with thirteen seconds remaining, benefiting from a 49-yard completion to Rashad Greene to bring them into scoring position with less than a minute to play. The Seminoles emerged victorious to complete a perfect season and  end the SEC's streak of seven consecutive BCS titles.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, BCS Championship: Auburn
Florida State amassed 385 yards of offense but was outgained by Auburn. The defense allowed 449 total yards with running back Tre Mason accounting for 195 yards. Despite an unproductive first half, quarterback Jameis Winston completed 20 of 35 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns, leading the team in passing. Devonta Freeman led the team in rushing with 11 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown and also passed the 1,000 yard mark for the season. Rashad Greene led the team in receiving with 9 receptions for 147 yards.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule, Game summaries, BCS Championship: Auburn
This was the 19th meeting between Florida State and Auburn. The victory improved Florida State's all-time record against the Tigers to 5–13–1.


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Awards, Honors, All-ACC
Seventeen players from Florida State were honored as All-ACC selections by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association:


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Awards, Honors, All-ACC
Eighteen players from Florida State were also honored as All-ACC selections by the coaches:


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Awards, NFL Draft selections
Twenty-three former players have been selected in the NFL Draft so far:


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Awards, NFL Draft selections
Four former players have been chosen to go to the Pro Bowl:


2013 Florida State Seminoles football team, Awards, ESPY Awards
In recognition of their season, Florida State was nominated for two ESPY Awards.


2013 Florida Tarpons season
The 2013 Florida Tarpons season was the 2nd for the Ultimate Indoor Football League franchise.


2013 Florida Tarpons season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 8, 20132 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS


2013 Florida Tech Panthers football team
The 2013 Florida Tech Panthers football team represented the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) during the NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Steve Englehart, who was in his first year at Florida Tech. The Panthers played their home games at Pirate Stadium, approximately one mile from the Florida Tech campus and were a member of the Gulf South Conference. The 2013 season was the Panthers' first, after having football approved at FIT in April, 2010.


2013 Florida Tech Panthers football team
In a season full of firsts, the Panthers memorably won their first ever game by defeating Stetson, 20-13, on a touchdown with 1:09 to play. Later on, they would earn their first GSC win in dramatic fashion by scoring 21 unanswered fourth quarter points to defeat Shorter, 28-24. They would cap their inaugural campaign by winning on the road for the first time in their first ever bowl game in a 32-20 win over Alderson-Broaddus in the ECAC Futures Bowl.


2013 Florida Tech Panthers football team, Awards and milestones, Gulf South Conference honors
Eight players from Florida Tech were honored as All-GSC selections by the league's coaches. Linebacker Chris Stapleton was named the GSC Defensive Freshman of the Year, becoming the first Panther to receive any such honor.


2013 Fonterra recall
In 2017 a wide-scale recall of products sold by dairy producer Fonterra was announced after suspected botulism-causing bacteria were found during safety tests. The contaminated whey products had been sold to third parties who use it to produce infant formula and sports drinks. Approximately 1,000 tonnes of consumer product was affected by the recall across seven countries, but no cases of sickened consumers were reported. China, which imports most of its powdered milk from New Zealand, instituted a temporary ban on the import of the ingredient from New Zealand.


2013 Fonterra recall
The scandal resulted in the resignation of Fonterra's head of its milk business division, Gary Romano.


2013 Fonterra recall
The bacteria were ultimately found not to be a botulism-causing strain.


2013 Fonterra recall, Background
Based in New Zealand, Fonterra Cooperative Group is the world's fourth largest producer of dairy products, with a turnover of nearly NZ$ 20 billion (US$15.7 billion). The company was formed in 2001 following the merger of the country's two largest dairy cooperatives, and controls 95% of New Zealand's dairy market.


2013 Fonterra recall, Background
New Zealand produces 15 million tonnes of dairy products annually, of which 5% is consumed domestically and 95% is exported to other countries. Dairy exports contribute NZ$11 billion directly to the New Zealand economy, or around 7% of the country's gross domestic profit. Because of New Zealand's excellent safety history, consumers are willing to pay a premium for its dairy products. Chinese manufacturers in particular are major buyers of Fonterra products as many citizens have concerns about the safety of domestic dairy products in the wake of the 2008 Chinese milk scandal, in which melamine sickened thousands of people.


2013 Fonterra recall, Background
Botulism is a rare disease caused by Clostridium botulinum bacteria. A small number of the bacteria can cause severe poisoning leading to respiratory and muscular problems in adults. In infants, the toxin also affects the intestinal system.


2013 Fonterra recall, Recall
On 3 August 2013, the Ministry for Primary Industries announced a recall of products sold by Fonterra. The contaminated products originated with three batches of whey protein concentrate weighing 38 metric tons (42 tons) produced in May 2012. A problem was first noticed by Fonterra in March 2013 when testing suggested the possible presence of Clostridium, a sometimes-dangerous class of bacteria which is often harmless. On 31 July 2013, tests revealed signs of Clostridium botulinum, leading to the recall. The contamination was blamed on unsterilised pipes used to move the whey during production.


2013 Fonterra recall, Recall
The whey had been sold to third party manufacturers who used it to produce infant formula, protein drinks, sports drinks, and other beverages; it had been mixed with other ingredients to produce an estimated 1,000 tons of consumer products by the time of the recall. No fresh dairy products were affected by the contaminated pipes.


2013 Fonterra recall, Recall
Manufacturers in Australia, China, Malaysia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Vietnam were affected by the recall, but the specific companies affected were not identified by the Ministry of Primary Industries. A Chinese consumer watchdog group said four domestic manufacturers – Dumex Baby Food Company, two subsidiaries of beverage manufacturer Wahaha Group, and Shanghai Sugar, Tobacco and Alcohol – had potentially imported contaminated products. Fonterra said that Coca-Cola's Chinese subsidiary was also affected. Coca-Cola said 4,775 out of 4,800 kilograms (10,600 lb) of contaminated whey had been quarantined before being used. The remainder was used in a single batch of Minute Maid Pulpy Milk, which was recalled to reassure consumers even though it posed no health risk since the drink was heat treated to kill bacteria.


2013 Fonterra recall, Recall
Internationally, eight companies were affected – three food companies, two beverage companies, and three animal-feed producers. Danone Dumex Malaysia said tests on its products did not indicate any contamination, but announced a precautionary recall of four batches of infant formula. One affected product, Karicare formula made by Nutricia, was sold directly to consumers by Fonterra in New Zealand.


2013 Fonterra recall, Recall
On 9 August, it was revealed that Fonterra had donated a 12 kg (26 lb) bag of the affected whey concentrate to Palmerston North Girls' High School, in the eponymous New Zealand city, for use in a science project back in February 2013. Around 25 students drank drinks made with the concentrate in April, but no ill effects were reported.


2013 Fonterra recall, Recall
Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings promised swift action to ensure that potentially dangerous products were not used by consumers. Since most of the consumer products affected are not manufactured by Fonterra, individual manufacturers are responsible for co-ordinating the recall efforts in their areas. Spierings travelled to China to deal with the fallout from the botulism scare.


2013 Fonterra recall, Recall
The Government reaction involved five ministers, with the Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce, known as the "Minister of Everything" or "Mr Fixit", in charge (he is also responsible for investigating the Novopay debacle). A Government inquiry is expected to be announced on Monday 12 August.


2013 Fonterra recall, Reaction, China
China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine ordered importers to recall any potentially infected products and demanded "that New Zealand take immediate measures to prevent problem products harming the health of Chinese consumers." On 4 August, China temporarily blocked the import of all milk powder products from New Zealand. New Zealand's trade minister, Tim Groser, agreed with the decision calling it "absolutely appropriate". China imports US$1.9 billion of milk powder a year, 90 percent of which originates in New Zealand. Economists said an extended ban could cause a shortage of infant formula and other dairy products in China.


2013 Fonterra recall, Reaction, Thailand
Thailand ordered a recall of all Fonterra products imported since May. Reports by the RIA Novosti news agency indicated that Russia, which was not part of the official recall, also halted the import and sale of Fonterra products. Fonterra called the reports "unconfirmed". The company said that all affected batches of Nutricia are believed to have been secured before reaching consumers' hands. Groser said the government had serious questions about how the contamination occurred and why it went undetected for so long.


2013 Fonterra recall, Reaction, Sri Lanka
Health ministry of Sri Lanka issued an island-wide recall of all suspected milk stocks which were imported from New Zealand including Anchor. The Health Services Director General of Sri Lanka announced contaminated milk products ban under Food Act Number 26 of 1980 using his powers in consultation with the Food Advisory Committee. Also, on 8 August, the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka issued an Interim Order compelling the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) to prevent Fonterra Brands Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., from publishing any advertisements. No cases of consumers being sickened have been reported. A statement by New Zealand prime minister John Key expressed doubt about Sri Lanka's testing methods (for DCD).


2013 Fonterra recall, Reaction, France
French food company Danone, which owns the Nutricia brand, was said to be seeking upwards of €300 million in damages following the scare, despite Fonterra only setting aside $NZ14 million.


2013 Fonterra recall, Aftermath
Further testing showed that the bacteria found were Clostridium sporogenes, which do not produce botulism toxins. There was no actual health risk, and the crisis was a false alarm.


2013 Fonterra recall, Aftermath
The Ministry for Primary Industries brought four charges against Fonterra under the Animal Products Act concerning its risk-management programme and delayed notification of problems. Fonterra pleaded guilty to all charges and was fined NZ$300,000 in April 2014. A government investigation into the crisis and three other inquiries are continuing.


2013 Food City 500
The 2013 Food City 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 17, 2013, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 mile (0.858 km) concrete oval, it was the fourth race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Kasey Kahne of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, while Kyle Busch finished second. Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five.


2013 Food City 500, Report, Background
Bristol Motor Speedway, is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.533 miles (0.858 km) long. The track's turns are banked from twenty-four to thirty degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked from six to ten degrees. The back stretch also has banking from six to ten degrees. The track has a seating capacity of 160,000 people. The race consists of 500 laps, which is equivalent to a race distance of 266.5 miles (428.9 km).


2013 Food City 500, Report, Background
Before the race, Jimmie Johnson was leading the Drivers' Championship with 129 points,  while Brad Keselowski stood in second with 124 points. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. followed in the third position, seventeen points ahead of Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards in fourth and fifth. Mark Martin, with 95, was two points ahead of Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle, as Clint Bowyer was one point ahead of  Aric Almirola in tenth, and two points ahead of Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.. Paul Menard completed the first twelve positions with 82 points. The defending winner of the race was Keselowski, who won the race in 2012.


2013 Food City 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
Three practice sessions were held before the race. The first session, held on March 15, 2013, was 90 minutes long. The second and third were held on March 16, and were both 60 minutes long. During the first practice session, Keselowski was quickest with a time of 14.869, ahead of Kenseth and Kyle Busch in second and third. Bowyer followed in the fourth position, ahead of Hamlin in fifth.


2013 Food City 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
In the Saturday morning session, Busch was quickest, ahead of Kenseth and Hamlin in second and third. Jeff Burton and Kahne followed in the fourth and fifth positions. Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray, Kurt Busch, and Johnson rounded out the first ten positions. Busch and Keselowski were quickest during ten consecutive laps with an average speed of 124.874 miles per hour (200.965 km/h) and 124.702 miles per hour (200.688 km/h), respectively. In the final practice session for the race, Busch remained quickest with a time of 15.372 seconds. Kahne followed in second, ahead of David Gilliland and Kenseth in third and fourth. Hamlin, who was third quickest in second practice, only managed fifth.


2013 Food City 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
During qualifying, forty-four cars were entered, but only forty-three were able to start because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure. Busch clinched his eleventh career pole position, with a record-setting time of 14.813 seconds. After his qualifying run, Busch commented, “The car felt great during that lap. We’ve never really worried too much about qualifying runs. We unloaded with a really good race car and we just kept fine-tuning to make it a little bit better – and we were able to get it where it was pretty quick in practice.”


2013 Food City 500, Report, Practice and qualifying
He was joined on the front row of the grid by Kahne. Hamlin qualified third, Brian Vickers took fourth, and Paul Menard started fifth, after being scored fifteenth in the final practice session. McMurray, Keselowski, Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr., and Joey Logano completed the first ten positions on the grid. The driver that failed to qualify was Scott Riggs.


2013 Football Federation Tasmania season
The Football Federation Tasmania 2013 season was the first season under the new competition format in Tasmania. The competition consists of three major divisions across the State of Tasmania, created from the teams in the previous structure. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2013.


2013 Football Federation Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2013 NPL Tasmania
The 2013 T-League season was played over 22 rounds, from March to August 2013.


2013 Football Federation Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2013 Tasmanian Premier Leagues, 2013 Northern Premier League
The 2013 Northern Premier League was the first edition of the new Northern Premier League as the second level domestic association football competition in Tasmania (third level overall in Australia). 9 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 16 matches. No teams were promoted or relegated this season.


2013 Football Federation Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2013 Tasmanian Premier Leagues, 2013 Southern Premier League
The 2013 Southern Premier League was the first edition of the new Southern Premier League as the second level domestic association football competition in Tasmania (third level overall in Australia). 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds. No teams were promoted or relegated this season.


2013 Football Federation Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2013 Tasmanian Premier Leagues, 2013 Southern Premier League
At the completion of the finals series, Hobart Zebras B, South Hobart B, NTC, Kingborough Lions and Glenorchy Knights B withdrew.


2013 Football Federation Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2013 Tasmanian League One, 2013 Northern League One
The 2013 Northern League One was the first edition of the new Tasmanian League One as the third level domestic association football competition in Tasmania (fourth level overall in Australia). 9 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 16 matches. No teams were promoted or relegated this season.


2013 Football Federation Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2013 Tasmanian League One, 2013 Southern League One
The 2013 Southern League One was the first edition of the new Tasmanian League One as the third level domestic association football competition in Tasmania (fourth level overall in Australia). 10 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches. No teams were promoted or relegated this season.


2013 Football Federation Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2013 Tasmanian League Two, 2013 Northern League Two
The 2013 Northern League Two was the first edition of the new Tasmanian League Two as the fourth level domestic association football competition in Tasmania (fifth level overall in Australia). 6 teams competed, all playing each other four times for a total of 20 matches. No teams were promoted or relegated this season.


2013 Football Federation Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2013 Tasmanian League Two, 2013 Southern League Two
The 2013 Southern League Two was the first edition of the new Tasmanian League Two as the fourth level domestic association football competition in Tasmania (fifth level overall in Australia). 6 teams competed, all playing each other four times for a total of 20 matches. No teams were promoted or relegated this season.


2013 Football Federation Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2013 Tasmanian League Three, 2013 Southern League Three
The 2013 Southern League Three was the first edition of the new Tasmanian League Three as the fifth level domestic association football competition in Tasmania (sixth level overall in Australia). 10 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches. No teams were promoted or relegated this season.


2013 Football Federation Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2013 Tasmanian League Four, 2013 Southern League Four
The 2013 Southern League Four was the first edition of the new Tasmanian League Four as the sixth level domestic association football competition in Tasmania (seventh level overall in Australia). 10 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches. No teams were promoted or relegated this season.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final
The 2013 Football League Championship play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 27 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Crystal Palace and Watford. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football, to the  Premier League.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final
The top two teams of the 2012–13 Football League Championship season gained automatic promotion to the Premier League, while the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table partook in play-off semi-finals; Watford ended the season in third position while Crystal Palace finished fifth. The winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2013–14 season in the Premier League. Winning the game was estimated to be worth up to £120 million to the successful team.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final
The 2013 final, refereed by Martin Atkinson, was watched by a crowd of more than 82,000 people. The game ended goalless in regular time, and proceeded into extra time. Crystal Palace won 1–0, with the only goal of the game coming from Kevin Phillips in the last minute of the first half of extra time from the penalty spot. It was Palace's fourth win in five play-off finals. Wilfried Zaha was named man of the match.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final
Both teams finished mid-table in their respective leagues the following season. Crystal Palace ended the next season in 11th place in the Premier League, while Watford finished their following campaign in the Championship 13th place.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
Watford finished the regular 2012–13 season in third place in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system, two places ahead of Crystal Palace. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the Premier League and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the third promoted team. Watford finished two points behind Hull City (who were promoted in second place) and ten behind league winners Cardiff City. Crystal Palace ended the season five points behind Watford.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
Crystal Palace faced Brighton & Hove Albion in their play-off semi-final, the first leg being played at Selhurst Park. The game ended goalless but Palace's top scorer Glenn Murray was injured and had to be carried off on a stretcher midway through the second half after suffering what was suspected to be a cruciate ligament injury. The second leg was held three days later at Falmer Stadium, a venue at which Brighton had not lost since January. Palace went into the match having won once in their past eleven games and, as expected, without Murray.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
He was replaced by Aaron Wilbraham who had scored once in his 25 appearances that season. Wilfried Zaha put Palace ahead midway through the second half with a header from Yannick Bolasie and double their advantage late in the game, striking the ball into the roof of the net. The 2–0 aggregate win ensured the London club's qualification for the final.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
In the other play-off semi-final, Watford's opponents were Leicester City, and the first leg was played at the King Power Stadium. The hosts won the match 1–0 with a David Nugent header from an Anthony Knockaert free kick late on. In the second leg, Matěj Vydra, recently named the Championship Player of the Year at the Football League Awards, put Watford into the lead with a left-foot volley from a Marco Cassetti pass into the far corner of Kasper Schmeichel's goal.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
Nugent restored parity in the leg with another header from a Knockaert corner, before Vydra played a one-two with Troy Deeney to score his second and equalise the semi-final 2–2 on aggregate. Leicester were awarded an injury time penalty: Knockaert stepped up to take it only to see it saved, and in the immediate counter-attack, Jonathan Hogg's knock-down was finished by Deeney to give Watford a 3–2 aggregate victory and passage to the final.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Match, Background
This was Crystal Palace's fifth appearance in the second tier play-off final, with their most recent being in the 2004 final at the Millennium Stadium which they won 1–0 against West Ham United. Palace had also won the 1989 final (over two legs) and the 1997 final, and had lost the 1996 final. Watford also had play-off final experience, winning both their previous appearances, in the 1999 and 2006 finals. During the regular season, Crystal Palace lost their home game against 3–2 in August 2012 in what was Gianfranco Zola's first league match as manager of Watford. The return game played at Vicarage Road the following February ended in a 2–2 draw. Murray was Palace's top scorer with 30 while Vydra had scored the most for Watford with 22.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Match, Background
Both clubs sold out their allocation of tickets at Wembley Stadium, with Palace selling 33,000 tickets and Watford more than 34,000. The final was refereed by Martin Atkinson of the West Riding County Football Association, with assistant referees Stuart Burt and Peter Kirkup, while Neil Swarbrick acted as the fourth official. It was reported in the press and media that the match was worth more than £120 million over four years to the winning club through sponsorship and television appearances.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Match, Background
Seven of Watford's starting line-up were on loan at the club, four from Italian club Udinese, two from Spanish team Granada and one from Chelsea. Palace's soul loanee was Zaha who had been sold to Manchester United in the January transfer window and loaned back to the south London club. He was declared fit to play despite picking up an ankle injury in the semi-final, so Palace's team was unchanged. Daniel Pudil and Hogg were recalled to the Watford side, having been absent from the team that defeated Leicester City in the semi-final. Wilbraham retained his place in the Palace team as Murray's first semi-final injury kept him sidelined.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Match, First half
Watford kicked the match off shortly after 3 p.m. in front of a Wembley crowd of 82,025. After a brief interlude to remove some balloons which had descended from the spectators into the Crystal Palace penalty area, Watford won a free kick for a foul on Deeney. The resulting set piece was cleared, and on 8 minutes, Palace's Jonny Williams was brought down by Hogg for another free kick, which came to nothing. Three minutes later, Joel Ekstrand received the first yellow card of the game after a late tackle on Wilbraham.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Match, First half
Palace's South African international defender Kagisho Dikgacoi went down with a calf injury in the 15th minute and was replaced two minutes later by Stuart O'Keefe in the first substitution of the afternoon. A counter attack from Palace midway through the first half saw Zaha holding off two Watford defenders, enabling him to pass to Owen Garvan who delayed his shot too long and allowed Lloyd Doyley to block. The second yellow card of the afternoon was shown to Jedinak in the 28th minute after a poor challenge on Almen Abdi. Five minutes later, Vydra's first shot on goal was blocked by Palace defender Damien Delaney, but by the end of the half the Watford striker was visibly struggling after picking up an injury. Despite the clubs being the two top-scoring teams in the division, the half ended goalless.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Match, Second half
Over the half-time break, Watford's Vydra was replaced by the Spanish striker Alexandre Geijo. Palace kicked off the second half and after two minutes the first chance fell to Watford's loanee Nathaniel Chalobah whose long-range strike went wide. Abdi's shot was then blocked by Delaney; meanwhile Jedinak began to struggle. In the 58th minute, a Geijo shot was easily saved by Julián Speroni in the Palace goal. Two minutes later a Wilbraham shot was blocked by Watford's goalkeeper Manuel Almunia. Abdi then brought down O'Keefe, who reacted to the challenge: both players were booked.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Match, Second half
Geijo then forced a save from Speroni in the 63rd minute before O'Keefe's effort from a Zaha square pass was saved by Almunia. In the 66th minute, Kevin Phillips came on to replace Williams for Palace. Twice in quick succession the Watford defence failed to deal with Palace attacks, but still the deadlock remained. With 18 minutes remaining, a cross from Zaha was headed back across goal by Phillips but Garvan failed to find the target, curling his shot past the outside of the post. Chalobah was then substituted off, with another loanee, Cristian Battocchio, coming on to replace him.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Match, Second half
With seven minutes remaining, Almunia saved a Wilbraham shot before Garvan was replaced by André Moritz in Palace's final substitution of the match. Fernando Forestieri was then brought on for Ikechi Anya. Both teams had chances to break the deadlock but after three minutes of added-on time, the referee Martin Atkinson brought the second half to a close, still goalless, for extra time to be played.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Match, Extra time
Watford kicked off the first period of extra time, and three minutes in, Deeney brought another save from Speroni. Forestieri then shot wide from a tight angle. Nine minutes in, Danny Gabbidon conceded a corner which,  taken by Abdi, was struck by Battocchio through a group of defenders and saved by Speroni. Dean Moxey was then booked for a foul on Forestieri, becoming the sixth player of the afternoon to receive a yellow card. On the brink of half time, Cassetti fouled Zaha in the Watford box and Palace were awarded a penalty.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Match, Extra time
The spot kick was struck into the top-left corner by Phillips, putting Palace 1–0 ahead. Four minutes into the second half, a corner from Abdi was gathered by Speroni before Deeney could capitalise on the loose ball. In the 23rd minute, a free kick from Abdi from 25 yards (23 m) was easily caught by Speroni. With two minutes remaining, Joel Ward blocked an Ekstrand shot with his stomach; appeals for a penalty were dismissed by Atkinson. Forestieri  then went close as  Ward was  forced to clear his shot off the Palace goal line. Two corners for Watford came to nothing and the referee blew his whistle to signify the end of extra time and the match, with Palace winning 1–0.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Post-match
Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway said: "I've been very fortunate to have worked with some great players and I'm very grateful to this bunch. We're in the Premier League now and ... god help us. We battled hard." He went on to say "It all starts now for me because the minute we kick off next season we're on a hiding to nothing ... We've got to make sure we can compete and I want to stay there."


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Post-match
Zola was gracious in defeat and conceded that Palace "played well and probably deserved it more than us, so congratulations to them ... I had no complaints about their penalty ... Wilfried Zaha made a huge difference." Phillips spoke of his winning penalty strike and his future: "I had in my mind where I wanted to take it, I was happy to take it. I picked my spot and stuck to it. I don't know if that's going to be my last match, but if it is, what a way to sign off." Zaha was named man of the match.


2013 Football League Championship play-off Final, Post-match
Crystal Palace ended the next season in 11th place in the Premier League, 12 points above the relegation zone. Watford finished the following season in 13th place, 16 points above the relegation zone but 12 points outside the play-offs.


2013 Football League Cup Final
The 2013 Football League Cup Final was a football match between Bradford City and Swansea City, which took place on 24 February 2013 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the final match of the 2012–13 Football League Cup, the 53rd season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and the Football League.


2013 Football League Cup Final
Bradford City, of League Two, were appearing in their first major cup final since they won the 1911 FA Cup Final, and were the first fourth-tier side to reach the League Cup final since Rochdale in 1962. Swansea City, of the Premier League, were appearing in their first major English cup final in their 101-year history.


2013 Football League Cup Final
Swansea won the match 5–0, and qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, entering in the third qualifying round. Although based in Wales, their participation in the English football league system means they took one of the English berths in the competition. It was the first time the League Cup had been won by a non-English club and the first time a major English cup had been won by a non-English club since Swansea's rivals Cardiff City won the FA Cup in 1927.


2013 Football League Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Bradford City
Bradford City defeated League One team Notts County in the first round, winning in extra time through a James Hanson goal.


2013 Football League Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Bradford City
Bradford's second round tie was against Championship side Watford, who went ahead after a 71st-minute goal from Ikechi Anya. Bradford scored, first through Kyel Reid's 84th-minute equaliser and Garry Thompson in injury-time.


2013 Football League Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Bradford City
Burton Albion, also of League Two, played Bradford in the third round. Bradford were behind by two goals for the majority of the match, but Nahki Wells scored twice in the last 10 minutes, resulting in extra time. Stephen Darby scored the winning goal in the 115th minute.


2013 Football League Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Bradford City
Bradford were drawn against Wigan Athletic of the Premier League (who went on to win that year's FA Cup) in the fourth round. The match was goalless after 90 minutes and also after extra time, resulting in a penalty shoot-out. Bradford won the shoot-out 4–2 with successful penalties from Nathan Doyle, Gary Jones, Stephen Darby and Alan Connell. It was the first time Bradford had knocked a Premiership club out of the competition since they defeated Nottingham Forest in September 1995.


2013 Football League Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Bradford City
Bradford's quarter-final victory over Arsenal of the Premier League at Valley Parade was also decided on penalties, after the match finished 1–1 during regulation time. Nathan Doyle, Gary Jones and Alan Connell all successfully converted their penalties for Bradford, who won 3–2 on penalties.


2013 Football League Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Bradford City
In the semi-final first leg against Premier League Aston Villa, Nahki Wells gave Bradford the lead after 20 minutes and Rory McArdle scored in the 77th minute. Andreas Weimann scored for Aston Villa in the 82nd minute, but Carl McHugh restored Bradford's two-goal lead in the 87th after heading home Gary Jones' corner. Aston Villa won the second leg 2–1, but Bradford won 4–3 on aggregate. Christian Benteke put Aston Villa ahead in the 24th minute, before Bradford's James Hanson levelled in the 55th minute. Andreas Weimann scored an 89th-minute goal for Aston Villa.


2013 Football League Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Swansea City
Swansea City received a bye into the second round as one of the thirteen Premier League clubs not involved in European competition. They were drawn against Championship side Barnsley at the Liberty Stadium. Swansea won 3–1 after a 24th-minute opener from Danny Graham and two second-half goals from Luke Moore.


2013 Football League Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Swansea City
Swansea's third round opponents were Crawley Town. Played at the Broadfield Stadium, Michu put Swansea one goal ahead in the 27th minute. Josh Simpson and Hope Akpan put Crawley 2–1 ahead after 62 minutes. Graham levelled the tie in the 74th minute with header from a Dwight Tiendalli cross. Garry Monk scored an injury-time winner from a corner kick for Swansea. The match finished 3–2 and Swansea progressed to the fourth round.


2013 Football League Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Swansea City
Swansea were paired with Liverpool at Anfield in the fourth round draw. Chico Flores put Swansea in the lead and Nathan Dyer scored a second goal for Swansea from a cross across the six-yard line from Pablo Hernández. Luis Suárez scored one goal for Liverpool, but a counterattack from Swansea led to a third goal for Swansea from Jonathan de Guzmán in the 90th minute.


2013 Football League Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Swansea City
Swansea were drawn against Championship side Middlesbrough in the quarter-final. The only goal of the game came in the 82nd minute, after Middlesbrough defender Seb Hines headed the ball into his own net.


2013 Football League Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Swansea City
Swansea played Chelsea in the semi-final, with the first leg at Stamford Bridge. Michu scored in the 39th minute to give Swansea the lead, following a defensive error from Branislav Ivanović. A second mistake from Ivanović allowed Danny Graham to double Swansea's lead in the 90th minute; the match ended 2–0.


2013 Football League Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Swansea City
The second leg was played at Swansea's Liberty Stadium. While Michu had the best opportunity to score in the 9th minute, the game finished 0–0 (2–0 on aggregate) and Swansea advanced to the final. In the 80th minute, there was an incident between a ball boy and Chelsea player Eden Hazard. Replays showed that the ball boy was shielding the ball from Hazard in an attempt to waste time. Hazard then kicked the ball out from under the boy, prompting referee Chris Foy to show him a red card for violent conduct.


2013 Football League One play-off Final
The 2013 Football League One play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 19 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Brentford and Yeovil Town to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from Football League One to the Football League Championship.


2013 Football League One play-off Final
The top two teams of the 2012–13 Football League One season, Doncaster Rovers and Bournemouth, gained automatic promotion to the Championship, while the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2013–14 season in the Championship.


2013 Football League One play-off Final
The match kicked off around 1:30 p.m. in front of 41,955 spectators and was refereed by Andy D'Urso. On six minutes, Yeovil's Paddy Madden made it 1–0 with a shot from the edge of the Brentford penalty area with the outside of his right boot into the top-right corner of Simon Moore's goal. In the 42nd minute, Dan Burn doubled the lead with a header. Six minutes into the second half, Brentford's Harlee Dean scored with a header from Forrester's corner. Despite pressure from Brentford with Moore saving attempts from Clayton Donaldson, Adam Forshaw and Bradley Wright-Phillips, the score remained 2–1 and Yeovil were promoted to the Championship.


2013 Football League One play-off Final
Yeovil Town ended the following season bottom of the Football League Championship, and were relegated back to League One. Brentford finished second in League One in their next season, and gained automatic promotion to the Championship for the 2014–15 season.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Brentford finished the regular 2012–13 season in third place in Football League One, the third tier of the English football league system, one place ahead of Yeovil Town. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football, and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the third promoted team. Brentford finished four points behind Bournemouth (who were promoted in second place) and five behind league winners Doncaster Rovers. Yeovil Town ended the season two points behind Brentford.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Yeovil Town's opponents for their play-off semi-final were Sheffield United and the first match of the two-legged tie was played on 3 May 2013 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield. The first half ended goalless with the best chance falling to Barry Robson; his free kick went just wide of the Yeovil goalpost. Callum McFadzean came on after half-time to replace Robson and within a minute of the second half, his shot deflected past Marek Štěch in the Yeovil goal to give Sheffield United the advantage. Both sides had further chances to score but the match ended 1–0.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Route to the final
The second leg of the semi-final took place three days later at Huish Park in Yeovil. Kevin Dawson levelled the tie on aggregate when he put the home side ahead on five minutes after a pass from Ed Upson. Sheffield United's Jamie Murphy struck the Yeovil bar with a shot before Upson scored from a Paddy Madden cross with five minutes remaining to make the final score 2–0 and to send his side to Wembley with a 2–1 aggregate victory.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Brentford faced Swindon Town in the other semi-final and the first leg was played on 4 May 2013 at the County Ground in Swindon. After a goalless first half, Swindon's Massimo Luongo opened the scoring in the 70th minute with a curling shot from the edge of the penalty area. In injury time, Luongo fouled Harry Forrester in the Swindon box to concede a penalty. The spot kick was scored by Kevin O'Connor and the match ended 1–1. The second leg of the semi-final was held at Griffin Park in Brentford two days later.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Route to the final
The home side dominated the early play and went ahead midway through the half after Adam Rooney steered the ball into his own net from a corner. Brentford doubled their lead in the 40th minute when Clayton Donaldson struck from the edge of the Swindon penalty area. Rooney scored four minutes later to make it 2–1 to the home side before Donaldson scored with a chip early in the second half. Joe Devera's 57th-minute volley made it 3–2 and in injury time Aden Flint's headed goal levelled the match at 3–3, and the aggregate score at 4–4.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Despite Swindon's Nathan Byrne being sent off after receiving a second yellow card for handball, the extra-time period ended goalless and the game went to a penalty shootout. The first six spot kicks were converted before Miles Storey's strike was saved by the Brentford goalkeeper Simon Moore. No other penalties were missed and Brentford won 5–4 in the shootout to progress to Wembley.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Match, Background
This was Brentford's third appearance in the third-tier play-off finals, having lost both the 1997 Football League Second Division play-off Final 1–0 against Crewe Alexandra and the 2002 Football League Second Division play-off Final 2–0 against Stoke City. They had also lost in the semi-finals of the 1991, 1995, 2005 and 2006 play-offs. Yeovil Town had made one appearance in the play-off finals where they were beaten 2–0 by Blackpool in the 2007 Football League One play-off Final. Brentford had played in League One since their promotion from League Two in the 2008–09 season as champions, while Yeovil had been promoted to League One after finishing top of 2004–05 Football League Two. Yeovil had been promoted from non-League football as champions of the 2002–03 Football Conference.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Match, Background
Brentford's top scorer during the regular season was Donaldson with 22 goals (18 in the league and 4 in the FA Cup) followed by Forrester who had scored 11 (8 in the league and 3 in the FA Cup). The leading scorers for Yeovil were Madden on 22 (all in the league) and James Hayter with 14 (also all in the league). Yeovil had won both matches between the clubs during the regular season: a 3–1 victory at Griffin Park in August 2012 was followed by a 3–0 win at Huish Park the following February.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Match, Background
The referee for the match was Andy D'Urso, who was assisted by Derek Eaton and Alan Young. The fourth official was Graham Scott and the reserve assistant referee was John Hopkins.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Match, Summary
The match kicked off around 1:30 p.m. at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 41,955. In the fifth minute, Madden's shot from inside the Brentford penalty area was blocked. A minute later, he took control of the ball on the edge of the box and struck it with the outside of his right boot into the top-right corner of Moore's goal. It was his 23rd goal of the season, but the first for six games, and was described by Jacob Steinberg in The Guardian as a goal which "would have graced any previous Wembley final".


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Match, Summary
The remainder of the first half saw few chances, but in the 42nd minute, a corner from Sam Foley to the far post found Dan Burn who headed the ball into the six-yard box. Hayter and Moore both missed it and the ball crossed the goal-line to make it 2–0 to Yeovil. In injury time, Jake Bidwell's cross was headed goalwards by Marcello Trotta but it was caught by Štěch in the Yeovil goal.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Match, Summary
Neither side made any changes to their personnel during half-time and in the opening moments of the second half, Brentford went on the attack with an off-target shot from Donaldson. Six minutes into the half, Brentford's Harlee Dean scored with a header from Forrester's corner, narrowing the margin to 2–1. In the 62nd minute, Bradley Wright-Phillips came on for Trotta in the first substitution of the game. Two minutes later, Donaldson's header was cleared off the line and Wright-Phillips failed to convert the rebound. In the 68th minute, Brentford made their second substitution when Sam Saunders replaced Forrester.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Match, Summary
A shot from Adam Forshaw was then saved by Štěch. On 75 minutes, Dawson appeared to be fouled in the Brentford penalty area but was booked for diving. Two minutes later Vitālijs Maksimenko came on to replace Jamie McAllister for Yeovil, and then Toumani Diagouraga for Hayes. In the 82nd minute, Wright-Phillips spun and struck a volley, but Štěch made the save. With two minutes of regular time remaining Matt Dolan replaced Hayter. Shay Logan then struck a shot just wide of the Yeovil goalpost. Despite late pressure from Brentford, the score remained 2–1 and Yeovil were promoted to the Championship.


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Post-match
The Yeovil manager Gary Johnson described Madden's opening goal as "a sublime piece of ingenuity". Speaking of the play-offs, he described his team as having "three great games" which had "brought the club together, even more so than if we had gone up automatically." His counterpart Uwe Rösler was reflective: "This club has not been at this level for decades ... this squad has lifted the club to a higher level."


2013 Football League One play-off Final, Post-match
Ten years after being promoted from non-League football, Yeovil were promoted to the second tier of English football. Yeovil Town ended their following season bottom of the Football League Championship, and were relegated back to League One. Brentford finished second in League One in their next season, and gained automatic promotion to the Championship for the 2014–15 season.


2013 Football League Trophy Final
The 2013 Football League Trophy Final was the 30th final of the English domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and Two, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 7 April 2013. The match was contested between Crewe Alexandra from League One and Southend United from League Two. Crewe Alexandra won the game 2–0, following goals from Luke Murphy and Max Clayton.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final
The 2013 Football League Two play-off Final was an association football match played on 18 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Bradford City and Northampton Town. The match determined the fourth and final team to gain promotion from Football League Two, English football's fourth tier, to Football League One. The top three teams of the 2012–13 Football League Two season gained automatic promotion to League One, while the teams placed from fourth to seventh in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; the winners then competed for the final place for the 2013–14 season in League One. Northampton Town finished in sixth place while Bradford City ended the season in seventh position. Burton Albion and Cheltenham Town  were the losing semi-finalists, being defeated by Bradford and Northampton respectively.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final
The match was refereed by Keith Stroud in front of a crowd of 47,127. In the 15th minute of play, Bradford took the lead after James Hanson headed in a pass from Garry Thompson after James Meredith's cross. Four minutes later, the lead was doubled when Rory McArdle's strong header from a Nathan Doyle cross went low into Northampton's goal. Nahki Wells then volleyed past Lee Nicholls from close range just under the half-hour mark in the first half to make it 3–0 to Bradford. Northampton failed to make a shot on target and the match ended 3–0 to see Bradford promoted to League One.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final
Bradford ended their following season in 11th place in League One,  while Northampton finished in 21st place in League Two in their next season, two places and three points above the relegation zone. Their manager, Aidy Boothroyd, was sacked in December 2013 with the club at the bottom of the division.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Northampton Town finished the regular 2012–13 season in sixth place in Football League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, one place and four points ahead of Bradford City. Both therefore missed out on the three automatic places for promotion to Football League One and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the fourth promoted team. Northampton Town finished five points behind Port Vale (who were promoted in third place), six behind Rotherham United (who were promoted in second place), and ten behind league winners Gillingham.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Bradford City's opponents in their play-off semi-final were Burton Albion with the first match of the two-legged tie taking place at Valley Parade in Bradford on 2 May 2013. Calvin Zola put the visitors ahead midway through the first half with a header, then scored his second in the 29th minute with a curling shot. Damien McCrory was then adjudged to have deflected Garry Thompson's shot with his hand and the referee awarded a penalty to Bradford.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Nahki Wells converted the spot kick to make it 2–1 in 38th minute, before Robbie Weir scored from Alex McDonald's pass to make it 3–1 a minute before half-time. With 16 minutes of the game remaining, Thompson scored for Burton making the final score 3–2. The second leg of the semi-final was played three days later at the Pirelli Stadium in Burton upon Trent. Wells opened the scoring for the visitors in the 27th minute when he intercepted Marcus Holness' header and beat Burton goalkeeper Stuart Tomlinson.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
James Hanson made it 2–0 in the 50th minute with a shot from the edge of the Bradford penalty area, and Jacques Maghoma added a third seven minutes later from the penalty spot after Thompson fouled Stephen Darby in the Burton box. Wells made it 3–1 to Bradford less than two minutes later after Hanson knocked down a long free kick from his goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin. With no further goals, Bradford won the semi-final 5–4 on aggregate and secured their place in the final.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Northampton Town faced Cheltenham Town in the other play-off semi-final with the first leg being played at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton on 2 May 2013. Roy O'Donovan scored in the 27th minute to put Northampton into the lead from a Chris Hackett cross; almost immediately, Paul Benson missed a chance to equalise after shooting wide of the post. Both sides had chances to add to the scoreline but the match finished 1–0. The second leg took place three days later at Whaddon Road in Cheltenham.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
In the 15th minute, Ben Tozer was deemed to have fouled Russell Penn and the referee awarded a penalty:  Marlon Pack took the spot kick but it was saved by Lee Nicholls. Before half-time, Luke Guttridge's volley put Northampton into the lead which they did not relinquish. An aggregate score of 2–0 meant that Northampton progressed to the final.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
Bradford had featured in the play-offs on two occasions, losing in the second tier-semi-finals in 1988 and winning the third-tier 1996 Football League Second Division play-off Final 2–0 against Notts County. They had played in the fourth tier since relegation from League One in the 2006–07 season. Northampton had lost in the 1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final having secured promotion the season before from the fourth tier of English football with victory in the 1997 Football League Third Division play-off Final. They had played in the fourth tier since relegation from League One in the 2008–09 season.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
The teams had faced each other four times during the season. Bradford had won both league matches 1–0, at Sixfields in October 2012 and at Valley Parade in April 2013. They had played one another twice in the first round of the 2012–13 FA Cup. The first encounter, at Sixfields, ended 1–1, forcing a replay which was played ten days later at Valley Parade. That match ended 2–2 in regular time, and 3–3 after extra time; Bradford won 4–2 in the subsequent penalty shootout. The play-off final was Northampton's 64th match of the season. Bradford had already played at Wembley during the season when they faced Swansea City in the League Cup final, losing 5–0.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
The referee for the match was Keith Stroud from Hampshire and Geoff Eltringham was the fourth official. According to bookmakers, a draw in regular time was the most likely outcome, although Jason Mellor writing in The Times suggested Bradford were marginal favourites having gone unbeaten in the four matches between the sides earlier in the season. Both teams played a 4–4–2 formation. The Northampton supporters were situated in the East End of Wembley while Bradford's fans occupied the West End. The Bradford squad had cost a total of £7,500 with the only transfer fee having been paid for Hanson. The game was broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Match, Summary
The match kicked off around 1:30 p.m. on 18 May 2013 in front of a crowd of 47,127. Wells twice went close for Bradford in the early stages of the game, with a free-kick struck over the bar, and later a header. On 15 minutes, Bradford took the lead. A cross from James Meredith found Thompson at the far post who sent the ball back high for Hanson to score with a header. Four minutes later, Rory McArdle doubled the score with a strong header low into the Northampton goal from a Nathan Doyle cross.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Match, Summary
Clive Platt was then shown the first yellow card of the game in the 21st minute. On 28 minutes, Wells volleyed past Nicholls from close range to make it 3–0 to Bradford. Two minutes later, Roy O'Donovan was booked for a foul on Kyel Reid. Nicholls made a one-handed stop from a Wells shot on 31 minutes.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Match, Summary
Neither side made any changes to their personnel during half-time. Immediately after the restart, Nicholls saved an attempt from Hanson. In the 53rd minute, Northampton made their first substitution of the match with Joe Widdowson coming on for Collins. Two minutes later, Northampton's Akinfenwa replaced Platt. In the 67th minute, Clarke Carlisle was booked for a foul on Reid. Northampton made their final substitution of the game in the 70th minute with Lewis Hornby replacing Ishmel Demontagnac. In the 78th minute, Bradford's Will Atkinson replaced Reid.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Match, Summary
With six minutes of the match remaining, Nathan Doyle was booked for a foul on Widdowson. Connell then came on for Wells in the 85th minute before Ricky Ravenhill replaced Doyle two minutes later. Hanson was then shown a yellow card for a foul on Nathan Cameron. O'Donovan's header for Northampton went wide of the Bradford goal. Northampton failed to register a single shot on target and the match ended 3–0 with Bradford securing promotion to League One.


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Post-match
Winning manager Phil Parkinson noted: "This determines the future of the club. In the League Cup it was great to reach the final, given the revenue that it brought in, but this is what it's all about. This is our bread and butter – to get this club back to where it belongs." He described the season's achievements as "his best yet as a manager." His counterpart Aidy Boothroyd said: "It's great to have got here but when you get to a final like this, you want to be a winner, nothing else." He added: "[Bradford] dealt with the whole occasion and the game, more importantly, better than we did. This is a rubbish day."


2013 Football League Two play-off Final, Post-match
Bradford ended their following season in 11th place in League One, 15 points outside the play-offs and 12 points above the relegation zone. Northampton finished in 21st place in League Two in their next season, two places and three points above the relegation zone. Boothroyd was sacked in December 2013 with the club at the bottom of the division.


2013 Football League play-offs
The Football League play-offs for the 2012–13 season were held in May 2013 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.


2013 Football League play-offs
The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining promotion for the following season.


2013 Football League play-offs, Background
The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.


2013 Football League play-offs, League One, Semi-finals
Brentford 4–4 Swindon Town on aggregate. Brentford won 5–4 on penalties.


2013 Football NSW season
The Football NSW 2013 season was the first season under the new competition format in New South Wales. The competition consisted of four divisions across the State of New South Wales, created from the teams in the previous structure. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2013.


2013 Football NSW season, League Tables, 2013 National Premier League NSW Men's 1
The National Premier League New South Wales 2013 season was played over 22 rounds, from March to August 2013.


2013 Football NSW season, League Tables, 2013 National Premier League NSW Men's 2
The 2013 National Premier League NSW Men's 2 was the first edition of the new NPL NSW 2 as the second level domestic association football competition in New South Wales. 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds, with the top team at the end of the year being promoted to the NPL NSW Men's 1 competition.


2013 Football NSW season, League Tables, 2013 NSW State League Division 1
The 2013 NSW State League Division 1 was the first edition of the State League to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds. At the end of the season, one team was promoted from the State League Division 2, with one team relegated to the State League Division 1.


2013 Football NSW season, League Tables, 2013 NSW State League Division 2
The 2013 NSW State League Division 2 was the first edition of the State League to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 11 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 20 matches. At the end of the season, one team was promoted from the State League Division 2, with one team relegated from the State League Division 1.


2013 Ford EcoBoost 400
The 2013 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on November 17, 2013, at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps, it was the thirty-sixth and final race in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the final race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Denny Hamlin won the race. Matt Kenseth finished second while Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five. Jimmie Johnson finished ninth to take his sixth Sprint Cup title.


2013 Ford EcoBoost 400
This race marked Mark Martin's, Ken Schrader's and Tony Raines' final career start.


2013 Ford EcoBoost 400, Statistics after the race
Note: Only the first five positions are included for the driver standings.


2013 Fordham Rams football team
The 2013 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Joe Moorhead and played their home games at Coffey Field. They were a member of the Patriot League.


2013 Fordham Rams football team
Fordham was not eligible for the Patriot League championship because they use scholarship players while the rest of the league's members do not. Fordham's official conference record was 0–0 and did not occupy a spot in the conference standings. Though ineligible for the conference title, Fordham finished 11–1 to earn an at-large bid in the FCS playoffs where they defeated Sacred Heart in the first round before losing in the second round to Towson.


2013 Fordham Rams football team
Fordham finished the season ranked 9th in the country. Its highest FCS ranking ever.


2013 Formula 3 Brazil Open
The 2013 Formula 3 Brazil Open was the fourth Formula 3 Brazil Open race held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace from January 17–20, 2013.


2013 Formula 3 Brazil Open
After start in the last position on final race, Felipe Guimarães won the event.


2013 Formula 3 Sudamericana season
The 2013 Formula 3 Sudamericana season was the twenty-seventh and final season of the Formula 3 Sudamericana. It begin on 7 April at Interlagos and ended on 1 December at Curitiba, after eighteen races. In 2014 the championship becomes a Brazilian Championship.


2013 Formula 3 Sudamericana season, Race calendar and results
A calendar for the 2013 season was released on 21 December 2012, with all Brazilian rounds supporting Brasileiro de Marcas events. A round in Argentina was also scheduled, with the venue later confirmed as the Autódromo Ciudad de Concordia, supporting the TC 2000 Championship.


2013 Formula Abarth season
The 2013 Formula Abarth season was the ninth and the final season of the former Formula Azzurra, and the fourth under its guise of "Formula Abarth". The series returned to a one-championship format, dropping the European Series moniker. The season started at Vallelunga on 28 April and concluded at 20 October at Monza.


2013 Formula BMW Talent Cup
The 2013 Formula BMW Talent Cup was the third and final Formula BMW Talent Cup season.


2013 Formula D season
The 2013 Formula D season (officially titled Formula Drift Pro Championship) was the tenth  season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 12 at Long Beach and ended on October 12 at Irwindale Speedway. Michael Essa was crowned series champion, Lexus won the inaugural manufacturer’s championship and Hankook Tire won the tire championship.


2013 Formula Masters China
The 2013 Formula Masters China season is the third season of the Formula Pilota China series, and the first under the Formula Masters China branding. It was also the first season with one-make Volkswagen 2.0 engines. The championship began on 10 May at Zhuhai and will finish on 10 November at Guia Circuit in Macau after nineteen races held at seven meetings.


2013 Formula One World Championship
The 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 64th Formula One World Championship, recognised by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. Eleven teams and twenty-three drivers contested the nineteen Grands Prix that made up the calendar for the 2013 season, with the winning driver being crowned the World Drivers' Champion and the winning team the World Constructors' Champions. The season started in Australia on 17 March 2013 and ended in Brazil on 24 November 2013.


2013 Formula One World Championship
The 2013 season was the final year the series used the 2.4-litre V8 engine configuration which was introduced in 2006; a 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 engine formula came into force for 2014.


2013 Formula One World Championship
Sebastian Vettel successfully defended his World Championship, winning his fourth consecutive title in the fourth to last race of 2013. In doing so he became the third driver in Formula One's sixty-four years to win four consecutive World Drivers' Championships. It was one of the most dominant championship victories in the sport, with Vettel winning by a record 155 points. Vettel's 2013 season performance additionally saw him recognised by the Laureus World Sports Awards as the Sportsman of the Year, the second racing driver to be so recognised. He became the fourth driver to win at least four titles along with Alain Prost, Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher.


2013 Formula One World Championship
Vettel's team Red Bull Racing, with the assistance of his teammate Mark Webber, successfully defended their World Constructors' Championship at the same race as their lead driver secured his title.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers were contracted to drive in the 2013 season, following ratification of a new Concorde Agreement. At the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone announced that the "majority" of teams competing in the 2012 season had agreed to compete in 2013, though he gave no indication of which teams—if any—were offering resistance to the new Concorde Agreement. At the 2012 British Grand Prix, Ecclestone announced that every team had agreed "in principle" to the terms of the new Concorde Agreement, and the final draft of the Concorde Agreement was presented to the teams ahead of the 2012 Indian Grand Prix.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers
On 30 November 2012, the FIA published a provisional entry list for the 2013 season. The final entry list was published on 3 March 2013. Teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Team changes
In November 2012, Thesan Capital, the owners of HRT Formula 1 Team, announced that they were putting the team up for sale. The team needed to find a buyer by 30 November—the date by which entry fees for the 2013 were due to be paid—or else face closure and a departure from the sport. Thesan Capital failed to find a buyer in time, and HRT was omitted from the 2013 entry list. The team was later reported to be in liquidation, and despite bids to purchase and revive the team under a new name, their assets were ultimately sold to Teo Martín, the owner of a firm specialising in recycling automotive parts.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Upon starting his second career in 2010, Michael Schumacher signed a three-year agreement to race for Mercedes AMG. With that deal expiring at the end of the 2012 season, Schumacher was given the option of renewing his contract with the team for 2013. However, in the face of disappointing results over the past three seasons, Schumacher became indecisive about his future, prompting Mercedes to start searching for a new driver. Following a protracted period of negotiation, 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton announced that he would join Mercedes for the next three years.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
The move ended his fourteen-year association with McLaren, and Hamilton later described his decision to change teams as being motivated by the desire to find a new challenge for himself, and that the idea of taking a struggling team and building them up to become a successful one held more appeal to him than "cruising around with a great team". Schumacher ultimately announced that he would be retiring from the sport for the second time at the end of the 2012 season.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
With Hamilton leaving McLaren, the team sought out Sauber driver Sergio Pérez to replace him. Pérez was previously a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, and was considered to be the leading candidate to join Ferrari should a vacant seat become available, but said that although he had talked with the team, he had never considered racing for them to be a realistic proposition, adding that McLaren was the best place for him to go.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Nico Hülkenberg left Force India after just one season, despite having originally signed a multi-year deal to race for the team starting in 2012, to fill the vacant seat at Sauber. Hülkenberg was joined by Esteban Gutiérrez, who had previously served as Sauber's testing and reserve driver in 2011 and 2012 whilst campaigning in the GP2 Series. Hülkenberg's place at Force India was taken by Adrian Sutil, who returned to the team after a season out of the sport.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
With Hülkenberg and Gutiérrez joining Sauber, Kamui Kobayashi was left without a seat after three seasons with the Swiss team. In a bid to secure a seat, Kobayashi accepted donations from fans to raise as much money as possible. However, shortly after Lotus F1 announced that they would retain Romain Grosjean, Kobayashi announced that he had given up hope of securing a racing seat for the 2013 season. He later joined AF Corse for the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship. However, he returned to the Formula 1 grid in 2014 with Caterham.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Williams promoted test and reserve driver Valtteri Bottas to a full-time racing seat alongside Pastor Maldonado, replacing Bruno Senna. Bottas, the 2011 GP3 Series champion, made regular appearances for Williams during the 2012 season, in official practice sessions at fifteen Grands Prix. Faced with the loss of his seat, Bruno Senna initially sought a drive with Force India, but instead moved to the World Endurance Championship, joining Aston Martin Racing.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Charles Pic moved from Marussia to Caterham, joining former GP2 Series teammate Giedo van der Garde. Pic and van der Garde had previously raced alongside one another as teammates in 2011, racing for Barwa Addax. Where Pic joined Marussia for the 2012 season, van der Garde became Caterham's test driver and contested the 2012 GP2 Series with their GP2 team before being promoted to Formula One. As a result of this, Caterham's 2012 drivers, Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov lost their seats for 2013.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Caterham team principal Cyril Abiteboul later said that the relationship between the team and Kovalainen had fallen apart towards the end of the 2012 season, leading to his dismissal from the team, whilst Petrov lost his seat due to a lack of sponsorship. Kovalainen later returned to the team to take part in free practice sessions on a temporary basis.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Timo Glock was initially signed to compete for Marussia until the end of the 2014 season, but later announced that he would be leaving the team. Marussia team principal John Booth cited "tough economic conditions" as the reason for the team being forced to let Glock go, whilst Glock referenced the loss of tenth place in the 2012 World Constructors' Championship to Caterham at the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix as the first sign that his position with the team was in danger. Glock moved to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, driving for BMW.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
With Glock gone, the team elected to take two rookie drivers: Max Chilton, who spent the 2012 season competing in the GP2 Series with the Marussia-backed Carlin team; and GP2 Series runner-up Luiz Razia. However, Razia was removed from Marussia's testing line-up for the second pre-season test in Barcelona, leading to speculation that his future with the team was in jeopardy. It was later reported that his sponsors had missed payments to the team, prompting the decision to suspend his testing programme. His contract to race was terminated twenty-three days after it had been announced, and Razia was replaced by 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series champion and 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series runner-up Jules Bianchi.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
With HRT withdrawing from the championship, Pedro de la Rosa and Narain Karthikeyan were left without full-time racing seats. De la Rosa later joined Ferrari to aid the team in developing their simulator and was confirmed as one of their test and reserve drivers before the first pre-season test in Jerez, while Karthikeyan began contesting Auto GP.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes, Mid-season changes
Kimi Räikkönen was forced to miss the final two races of the season in order to undergo surgery to relieve pain from a back injury he had been suffering from for a long time and which flared up during the Singapore Grand Prix. His place in the team was taken by fellow Finnish racer Heikki Kovalainen.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season calendar
The following nineteen races appeared on the 2013 race schedule. Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One's commercial rights holder through his Formula One Management and Formula One Administration companies, has previously said that he believes twenty races is the maximum that is viable. The number of races on the Formula One calendar is dictated by the Concorde Agreement, the arrangement between teams, the FIA and Formula One Management. At the time of Ecclestone's comments regarding the length of the series schedule, the then-current Concorde Agreement was set to expire at the end of the 2012 season. Twenty to twenty-five races would be possible if the teams agreed to it.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season calendar
At the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix, Ecclestone announced that the 2013 calendar would consist of twenty races, and would be largely similar to the 2012 calendar. The provisional calendar was announced at the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix, which was approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on 28 September 2012.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season calendar
The calendar was originally intended to host twenty races, with the inclusion of the Grand Prix of America, a new event to be hosted on the streets of New Jersey on 16 June, as part of a 1-week North American "double-header". Following its removal from the calendar, the schedule was reduced to nineteen races until the FIA World Motor Sport Council announced that a twentieth round would be included at a circuit in Europe, pending the outcome of negotiations between Bernie Ecclestone and event organisers. In February 2013, Ecclestone announced that a replacement venue had not been found, leaving the calendar at nineteen Grands Prix.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
With the nineteen races of the season completed, the defending World Champion, Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel, retained the Drivers' Championship. He did so by winning in India and opening an unassailable 115-point gap with only three races remaining. He broke the record for most consecutive wins in a single season with nine. He also tied the record for consecutive wins, which was set by Alberto Ascari in 1952–1953, and for total wins in a single season with 13, set by Michael Schumacher in 2004.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
His record tally of 13 wins included a controversial victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix that came when he defied team orders, overtaking teammate Mark Webber late in the race to secure victory. Vettel apologised afterwards to the team, although he later refused to apologise for winning. Vettel's other wins came in Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Singapore, Korea, Japan, India, Abu Dhabi, the United States and Brazil. The four times world champion scored 397 points, also a record until 2018, when Lewis Hamilton scored 408 points. Webber finished his last Formula One season in third place with 199 points.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
It was the first time since 2008 that the Australian failed to win a race. Their combined results allowed Red Bull to clinch the 2013 Constructors' Championship in India by opening a gap of 157 points, with only 129 still up to grab. The team scored a total of 596 points.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso finished as the runner-up with 242 points. The Spaniard won two races, in China and Spain, and scored five second-places, in Australia, Canada, Belgium, Italy and Singapore, to keep him in a strong championship position throughout the season. However, a retirement in Malaysia and relatively poor results in Bahrain, Monaco, Korea and India saw him fall behind Vettel in the points.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
The gap closed briefly after the German's gearbox failure at the British Grand Prix, but the defending world champion scored eleven consecutive podium finishes after his sole retirement of the season, including ten wins, to clinch the title. Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa finished eighth in the standings, scoring 112 points with a single podium finish in Spain. Ferrari lost second place in the Constructors' Championship to Mercedes, finishing a mere 6 points behind.