2013 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
The 2013 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season was the third season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). One of 7 teams competing in the PIFL for the 2013 season.


2013 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
The team played their home games under head coach Chris Thompson at the Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Steelhawks earned a 7-5 record, placing tied for 2nd in the league, qualifying for the playoffs. They were defeated in the Semifinals, 40-44 by the Richmond Raiders.


2013 Leicestershire County Council election
An election to Leicestershire County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections. 55 councillors were elected from 52 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The Conservatives held control of the council with a reduced majority of 5 seats. Despite a strong challenge from UKIP, the party only gained 2 seats (including one where the sitting Conservative councillor had previously defected to UKIP) whilst the Liberal Democrats lost one seat and Labour recouped some of their 2009 losses, gaining 6 seats.


2013 Leicestershire County Council election
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections.


2013 Leicestershire County Council election
It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.


2013 Leicestershire County Council election, Results by electoral division
Results for individual divisions are shown below. They have been divided into their respective Districts or Boroughs and listed alphabetically.


2013 Leicestershire County Council election, Results by electoral division, District of North West Leicestershire
^ The sitting councillor Graham Partner had previously defected from the BNP to the newly formed British Democratic Party and so his vote share changes reflect the result he achieved in 2009.


2013 Leinster Senior Cup Final
The 2013 Leinster Senior Cup Final was the last match of the 2013 Leinster Senior Cup. The match was played between 2013 League of Ireland champions St Patrick's Athletic and 2012 Leinster Senior Cup winners, Shamrock Rovers at Richmond Park on the 20 October 2013. The match finished 1–0 to Shamrock Rovers, with James Chambers scoring the winner to secure Rovers their 18th Leinster Senior Cup title.


2013 Leinster Senior Football Championship
The 2013 Leinster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Leinster GAA.


2013 Leinster Senior Football Championship
It was won by Dublin who defeated Meath in the final. This was Dublin's 52nd Leinster title. Their defeat of Kildare in the semi-final was their biggest Championship win over the team since 1897.


2013 Leinster Senior Football Championship
The winning Dublin team received the Delaney Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. They progressed to the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Meath entered the All-Ireland qualifiers, and were defeated by Tyrone in their next game.


2013 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 2013 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final, the deciding game of the 2013 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, was a hurling match played on 7 July 2013 at Croke Park, Dublin. Contested by Dublin and Galway.


2013 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Summary
Dublin led by 1-12 to 0-7 at half time with the goal coming from Paul Ryan who shot low to the net. Ryan got a second goal in the second half, again shooting low to the goalkeepers left and into the corner of the net as Dublin ran out comfortable winners to claim their first Leinster title since 1961 with a 2-25 to 2-13 win. John McCaffrey became the first Dublin captain to lift the Bob O'Keeffe trophy in 52 years.


2013 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final, Reaction
Dublin manager Anthony Daly felt that his side’s four-match run-up to the final had stood to them against Galway, saying "We hoped to get off to a good start and we did, even though it was two points all, three all, four for a long time but we kicked on after about 15. We got the bit of a lead and a bit of momentum and the goal came then, and it was a great break to get." Galway manager Anthony Cunningham accepted that his team were second best on the day, saying "I think Dublin showed fantastic skill, fantastic fitness levels, and fantastic strength there. They were the clear winners."


2013 Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football team
The 2013 Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football team represented Lenoir–Rhyne University as a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) during the 2013 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by third-year head coach Mike Houston and played their home games at Moretz Stadium.


2013 Lethbridge municipal election
The 2013 Lethbridge municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013 to elect a mayor and eight councillors (at-large), the seven Lethbridge School District No. 51 trustees, and five of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4’s nine trustees (as Ward 2). This election marks a change of title for council members, from "Alderman", to "Councillor".


2013 Lethbridge municipal election
From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act. Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle. Of the 72,912 eligible voters, only 21,726 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 29.8%, and an average of 5.66 councillors per ballot.


2013 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger
The 2013 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard court. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Binghamton, United States between 15 and 21 July 2013.


2013 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger – Doubles
Dudi Sela and Harel Srugo were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Bradley Klahn and Michael Venus won the final against Adam Feeney and John-Patrick Smith 6–3, 6–4.


2013 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger – Singles
Michael Yani was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Alex Kuznetsov won the title defeating Bradley Klahn in the final.


2013 Li Na tennis season
The 2013 Li Na tennis season officially began on 31 December with the start of the 2013 WTA Tour at the first edition of the 2013 Shenzhen Open.


2013 Li Na tennis season, Yearly summary, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Shenzhen Open
Li Na started her season strongly by participating the inaugural Shenzhen Open in her home country. Defeating Mandy Minella, Julia Cohen, Bojana Jovanovski and country woman Peng Shuai en route, Li advanced to her first final of the year against fifth seed Klára Zakopalová. After splitting the first two sets, the deciding set was a tight affair, but Li broke her opponent's last service game to win the match. It was Li's first title of the year and seventh overall.


2013 Li Na tennis season, Yearly summary, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Apia International
Li then competed in Sydney in preparation for the Australian Open. On her road to the semifinals, Li defeated rising star Christina McHale, qualifier Ayumi Morita and another American prodigy Madison Keys, amassing a perfect 8-0 this season. In the semifinal Li faced Agnieszka Radwańska and went on to lose in straight sets. Radwańska later won the title.


2013 Li Na tennis season, Yearly summary, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Australian Open
Entering the first Grand Slam of the year, Li defeated young players Sesil Karatantcheva, Olga Govortsova, Sorana Cîrstea and Julia Görges en route to set up a quarter final match between her tour rivalry and friend Agnieszka Radwańska. Li took full advantage of her well-rounded performance, ending the Pole's Australian run in straight sets. In the semifinals, world No. 2 Maria Sharapova won only 4 games in a lopsided victory for Li. This would be Li's third Major final in her career .


2013 Li Na tennis season, Yearly summary, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Australian Open
Li's opponent in the final was defending champion Victoria Azarenka. The pair entered the final with 1 Major victory each. Li won the first set but fell twice in the second set. She twisted her left ankle and also hit her head on the court. Li, though injured, continued the match and was defeated by Azarenka in three sets. Li received a huge applause from the audience while giving her speech in the ceremony later that night.


2013 Li Na tennis season, Yearly summary, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Australian Open
Because of her left ankle injury, Li withdrew from 2013 Qatar Total Open, 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships and 2013 BNP Paribas Open. She continued her season in 2013 Sony Open Tennis in March.


2013 Li Na tennis season, Yearly summary, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Sony Open Tennis
After not participating any tour events for 2 months, Li returned to the American hard court season in Miami. As the fifth seed of the event


2013 Li Na tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open Series and US Open, Rogers Cup
In her first match since Wimbledon, she beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in two easy sets. In the third round Li faced Ana Ivanovic. The two traded sets but in the final set in went to a tiebreak, and Li earned a hard-fought victory. Li then defeated Dominika Cibulková and proceeded to the semifinal where she lost to Sorana Cîrstea in two sets.


2013 Li Na tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open Series and US Open, Western & Southern Open
Li was the defending champion, and went on to make the semifinals. She lost to Serena Williams, 7-5 7-5, and double faulted to lose both sets.


2013 Li Na tennis season, Yearly summary, Asian hard court season and Year-end Championships, WTA Championships
Li was drawn in the White group along with Victoria Azarenka, Sara Errani and Jelena Janković. She opened her campaign with a straight set win over Errani, improving to 6-0 in career head-to-head meetings against her. She was behind 3-1 in the second set before winning the next four games. She twice served for the match, wasting a match point at 5-3, and dropped serve on both occasions. Trailing 3-1 in the tiebreaker, Li won the next five points and converted her third match point when Errani dumped a forehand into the net.


2013 Li Na tennis season, Yearly summary, Asian hard court season and Year-end Championships, WTA Championships
She emerged victorious against Janković in three topsy-turvy sets. In her final round robin match against Azarenka, she stormed out to a 4-2 lead before Azarenka suffered a lower back injury, allowing Li to win in two easy sets. She finished the match with an impressive +20 winner to error differential (28 to 8). The win meant she advanced to the semifinals for the first time with a 3-0 round robin record. She secured a career-high ranking of world No. 3 by besting Petra Kvitová in the semifinals, the highest ranking an Asian player, male or female, has ever achieved. In the final she made a strong start, blasting 10 winners en route to winning the first set against Serena Williams, but ran out of gas at 3-3 in the second set, losing nine games in a row to lose the championship.


2013 Li Na tennis season, Yearly records, Head-to-head matchups
Bold indicates that the player was in the Top 10, italics denotes that the player was in the Top 20 (at the time of the match being played). This list is ordered by number of wins to number of losses in chronological order played.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election
The 2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election was triggered by Michael Ignatieff's announcement on May 3, 2011, of his intention to resign as leader following the party's defeat in the 2011 federal election. On May 25, 2011, Bob Rae was appointed by Liberal caucus as interim leader. The party announced Justin Trudeau as its new leader on April 14, 2013, in Ottawa, Ontario.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election
Justin Trudeau would go on to become the 23rd prime minister of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election in which the Liberal Party won 184 seats, an increase of 148 seats from 36 seats in the 2011 election, the largest-ever numerical increase by a party in a Canadian election.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Leadership election timing
Michael Ignatieff declared on May 3, 2011, that he intended to resign as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, but his statement was worded so as not to be an actual resignation to avoid immediately triggering a leadership vote under party rules; he tendered a letter of resignation to the party's National Board of Directors on May 11. Under the provisions of the party's constitution, the Board was required to set a date for a leadership vote to be held within five months thereafter.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Leadership election timing
However several MPs expressed their reluctance to hold a third leadership election in eight years and instead wanted to take the four years of electoral stability provided by a majority parliament as an opportunity to rebuild under an interim leader for as much as two years before selecting a permanent leader.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Leadership election timing
The Board met as required on May 19 and set the election for October 28 and 29, 2011, but adopted a proposed constitutional amendment allowing this leadership election to be held between March 1 and June 30, 2013, with the exact date to be announced no sooner than five months in advance. The next convention of the party adopted the amendment on June 18, 2011. On June 13, 2012, the Board decided to call the leadership vote for April 2013 with a specific date to be confirmed during the summer.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Leadership election timing
The Board subsequently established April 14, 2013, as the date the leadership election winner is to be announced and November 14, 2012, as the official start of the race. It also set a spending limit of $950,000 and a debt limit of $75,000, both considerably lower figures than allowed in 2006.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Interim leader
In the case of a vacancy in the leadership, the Board is required to meet to appoint an interim leader "in consultation" with the parliamentary caucus, i.e., its 34 MPs and 46 senators. Before this meeting, the Board determined it would not consider anyone unless that person has the support of a majority of MPs and of the caucus as a whole, was bilingual, and promised in writing not to seek the permanent leadership and not to discuss or negotiate significant changes to the party, which would include a merger with the New Democratic Party (NDP).


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Interim leader
This was taken as intended to exclude Bob Rae a potential leadership candidate who had significant support among Liberal senators and had talked about a merger shortly after the general election loss, as well as Deputy Leader Ralph Goodale, who is not bilingual, and any other MP who may intend to run in the leadership campaign. Nonetheless, after the caucus discussed the interim leadership on May 11, 2011, it met again on May 25 and voted to recommend Rae as interim leader over Marc Garneau; the Board subsequently confirmed the appointment.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Interim leader
In June 2012, the Board was expected to release Rae from his promise and allow him to run for the party leadership provided he stepped down as interim leader when Parliament rose for the summer. However, Rae announced on June 13, 2012, that he would not be running for the permanent leadership and remained interim leader until Trudeau was announced as the new leader April 14, 2013.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Process
130,774 Liberal Party members and supporters registered to vote in the election of almost 300,000 who were eligible. General voting took place from April 7 to April 14, 2013, by preferential ballot online and by phone. Each electoral district was allocated 100 points with points in a district allocated in proportion to each candidate by the number of first preference votes received. All points were then aggregated nationally for a "national count".


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Process
If no candidate received 15,401 points on the first count, then the candidate with the fewest points would be eliminated and his/her votes are distributed in each electoral district among the remaining leadership contestants according to the next preference indicated. This process would then continue until one candidate has more than 15,401 points. Trudeau was selected on the first ballot.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Candidates, Martin Cauchon
Martin Cauchon, 49, was the MP for Outremont from 1993 to 2004 and served in the cabinet of Jean Chrétien as Minister of Justice from 2002 to 2003. Cauchon was the Liberal candidate in Outremont in the 2011 federal election but was defeated by New Democrat Tom Mulcair.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Candidates, Deborah Coyne
Deborah Coyne, 58, was a Toronto lawyer, professor, author and Liberal candidate for Toronto—Danforth in the 2006 federal election. She worked in the Prime Minister's Office in the 1980s and between 1989 and 1991 she was a constitutional adviser to Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Candidates, Martha Hall Findlay
Martha Hall Findlay, 53, was MP for Willowdale from 2008 to 2011. She was opposition critic for transport, infrastructure and communities (2008–2009), public works (2009–2010) and international trade (2010–2011). She ran in the 2006 leadership election, where she placed last.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Candidates, Karen McCrimmon
McCrimmon is a retired Canadian Forces Lieutenant colonel who was the first woman to command a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron (429 Transport Squadron). She was the Liberal candidate in Carleton—Mississippi Mills during the 2011 election. McCrimmon served in the Gulf War, with NATO forces during the Yugoslav Wars, and the War in Afghanistan, and in 1995 was admitted to the Order of Military Merit in the rank of Officer.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Candidates, Joyce Murray
Murray, 58, has been the Liberal MP for Vancouver Quadra since 2008 and served as Opposition Critic for Small Business and Tourism, Asia — Pacific Gateway and Western Economic Diversification (2011–present). BC Liberal MLA for New Westminster (2001-2005). BC Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection (2001-2004). BC Minister of Management Services (2004-2005)


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Candidates, Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau, 41, has been MP for Papineau since 2008 and was Liberal Post Secondary Education, Youth and Amateur Sport Critic (2011–2015). He is the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Trudeau had ruled out a  leadership bid but reconsidered in the wake of Bob Rae's announcement that he was not running.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Candidates, Justin Trudeau
Yvonne Jones Newfoundland and Labrador MHA for Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair;


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Withdrawn candidates
Candidates who filed nomination papers and paid the required installments of their registration fee, but withdrew from the ballot.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Withdrawn candidates, David Bertschi
David Bertschi is an Ottawa lawyer and was the federal Liberal candidate in Ottawa—Orléans during the 2011 election. In 2012, he established an exploratory committee to assess his leadership prospects, and announced his candidacy on November 7, before ending his campaign on March 21, 2013 without endorsing another candidate.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Withdrawn candidates, David Bertschi
Bertschi subsequently ran for the Liberal nomination in Orléans ahead of the 2015 election, though was disqualified, with the party citing Bertschi's failure to repay debts from his leadership campaign. Bertschi subsequently ran for the Conservatives in Orléans in the 2019 general election, but lost in a landslide.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Withdrawn candidates, Marc Garneau
MP for Westmount—Ville-Marie, Quebec (2008–present)Liberal House Leader (2011–2012)Retired astronautRetired Captain in the Royal Canadian NavyFormer President of the Canadian Space Agency (2001-2005)Garneau stood for the position of interim leadership but was passed over in favour of Bob Rae. Garneau withdrew on March 13, 2013 and endorsed Justin Trudeau after concluding that the latter's lead was insurmountable. Garneau had previously suggested that Trudeau lacked substance and was "untested".


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Withdrawn candidates, George Takach
George Takach is a Toronto based technology lawyer at the McCarthy Tetrault law firm. Takach declared his candidacy in November 2012, but withdrew from the race on February 25, 2013 and endorsed Justin Trudeau.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Withdrawn candidates, George Takach
Takach was born in Toronto of Hungarian descent. He went to the University of Toronto for his BA and JD (law degree) and received his MA in International Relations from the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs Carleton University.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Withdrawn candidates, George Takach
During the campaign he supported improvements to the country's high-tech infrastructure. He also supported the legalization of marijuana and was opposed to a merger with the NDP.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Results
Justin Trudeau won the 2013 Liberal leadership in a landslide first-ballot victory and led the third-place party into a majority government in the 2015 federal election. The voter turnout was 82.16% of all registered voters.


2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, Results
Justin Trudeau won the most points in all but 5 of the 308 ridings, with the remaining 5 (British Columbia Southern Interior, Vancouver East, Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Kingsway, and Vancouver Quadra) all being won by Joyce Murray.


2013 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election
The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election of 2013 was triggered by Kevin Aylward's  announcement on October 26, 2011, that he would resign as leader following the party's result in the 2011 provincial election. It was announced on December 15, 2011, that Humber Valley MHA Dwight Ball would start serving as interim leader of the party on January 3, 2012. In May 2012, the party announced the leadership convention would take place between November 15–17, 2013. It was won by Dwight Ball, who had stepped down as interim leader in July 2013 to run.


2013 Liberty Bowl
The 2013 Liberty Bowl was an college football postseason bowl game played on December 31, 2013, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 55th edition of the Liberty Bowl, it featured the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference and the Rice Owls, the champions of Conference USA. It began at 3:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. Sponsored by automobile parts and accessories store AutoZone, it was officially known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Mississippi State defeated Rice by a score of 44–7.


2013 Liberty Bowl
The Bulldogs accepted their invitation after finishing the regular season 6–6, while the Owls advanced by virtue of winning the C-USA Championship Game over Marshall, 41–24.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Teams
This was the second meeting between Mississippi State and Rice's football teams; the Bulldogs won the first matchup in 1975 by a score of 28–14, but were later forced to forfeit that game among others during the 1975 through 1977 seasons for NCAA rules violations. The Bulldogs were invited to the game despite an inferior record to Vanderbilt, who was 8–4, likely in part due to their proximity and past attendance; in 2007, the Bulldogs played in the bowl and filled the stands with a record 63,816 fans.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Teams, Mississippi State
After finishing the previous season 8–4 and losing the Gator Bowl to the Northwestern Wildcats by a score of 34–20, the Bulldogs declined somewhat in the next season, finishing 6–6 overall and 3–5 in conference play, tied with rival Ole Miss for fifth place in the SEC's Western Division. Nonetheless, that was sufficient for bowl director Steve Ehrhart to extend an invitation to the Bulldogs.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Teams, Mississippi State
This will be Mississippi State's record–tying fourth Liberty Bowl; the Bulldogs are currently 2–1 in the game, having won the 1963 game over the NC State Wolfpack by a score of 16–12, lost the 1991 game to Air Force Falcons 38–15, and won the 2007 game over the UCF Knights 10–3.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Teams, Rice
Continuing their success from the previous season which saw them finish 6–6 and win the 2012 Armed Forces Bowl over the Air Force Falcons by a score of 33–14, the Owls did even better in the 2013 season. Already having won the Conference USA's West Division championship, the Owls went on to win the 2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game, defeating the Marshall Thundering Herd by a score of 41–24, advancing to the Liberty Bowl by virtue of their victory. In addition to being Rice's first Liberty Bowl, this is set to be the final Liberty Bowl to feature representation from Conference USA, as that tie-in will go to the Big 12 Conference from 2014 until at least 2019.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup
A plurality of college football analysts predicted that Mississippi State (MSU) would emerge victorious, including Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports, all six panelists from CBS Sports (although four of the six predicted that Rice would cover the 7-point spread), and Randy Chambers, a featured columnist for Bleacher Report. Chambers commented,


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup
This should end up being one of the better bowl games of this season ... but for the sake of a prediction, you have to go with Mississippi State. It's the team that's a lot more balanced offensively and has seemed to have found a rhythm ... Rice has been on fire, winning nine of its last 10, but the lack of competition is a concern. The Owls are in for their toughest battle yet and may not have enough athletes to compete with a team from the SEC. Mississippi State is too big, too strong and too fast.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup
CBS's Tony Moss concurred, noting, "Rice was a consistent winner this year and Mississippi State became bowl-eligible by the skin of its teeth. Still, it's hard to imagine a team that snuck by the likes of UAB and FAU beating someone from the SEC." Statistically, MSU held a slight edge in total offense and rushing yards allowed per game, and a significant edge in passing yards per game, whereas Rice held edges in points scored and points allowed per game, rushing yards per game, total yards allowed per game, and passing yards allowed per game.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Mississippi State
The Bulldogs, who, over Christmas, took a five-day hiatus from what was a "distracted" series of practices, finished their preparations for the bowl game looking to match a three-game losing streak that they suffered towards the end of the season with a three-game winning streak including the bowl game. They began the season losing two of their first three games, including a loss to then unranked, but eventual 2014 BCS National Championship Game participant Auburn. They went on to win three of their next four before skidding onto the aforementioned three game losing streak. They concluded the regular season with wins against Arkansas and Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Mississippi State, Offense
Coordinated by Les Koenning, the Bulldogs' spread offense averaged 240.3 passing yards per game, 185.8 rushing yards per game, and 26.3 points per game, averages that ranked 56th, 45th, and 80th respectively. Though three different quarterbacks – sophomore Dak Prescott, senior Tyler Russell, and freshman Damian Williams – started games and split time throughout the season, Prescott was the starter heading into the bowl after a strong performance in the 2013 Egg Bowl. Prescott totaled 1,657 passing yards, 7 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions on the season.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Mississippi State, Offense
Prescott also led the Bulldogs' rushing attack, totaling 751 rushing yards for 11 touchdowns on the season, the latter of which led SEC quarterbacks. Senior LaDarius Perkins started at running back, and totaled 495 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on the season. Wide receiver Jameon Lewis contributed multilaterally, completing three passes, all for touchdowns, rushing for three touchdowns on a total of 13 carries, and catching five touchdown passes on 55 total catches for 703 yards.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Mississippi State, Offense
Junior Robert Johnson and sophomore Joe Morrow were the other predominant starters at wide receiver, with the former of whom finishing second on the team with 33 receptions for 379 yards, and the former of whom finishing sixth on the team with 18 receptions for 211 yards; Johnson caught no touchdowns, while Morrow caught one. Freshman De'Runnya Wilson made one start at wide receiver, and finished fourth on the team with 23 receptions for 314 yards and 3 touchdowns. Two junior tight ends – Malcolm Johnson and Brandon Hill – the former of whom focused predominantly on receiving whereas the latter of whom focused predominantly on blocking, started at various points throughout the season.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Mississippi State, Offense
Continuity was prevalent on the offensive line, as the group featured only four different starting combinations during the season, and three of the four lasted only one game (in other words, the same group of starters started 9 of their 12 games). The group was anchored by star left guard Gabe Jackson, who did not allow a sack all season, and was named both an All-American and All-SEC performer by various media outlets at the season's conclusion. Rod Gilmore, the game's analyst, described Jackson's prospects for the 2014 NFL Draft as follows: "Gabe Jackson will be playing on Sundays, guaranteed.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Mississippi State, Offense
The only question is how high he goes in the NFL Draft." Chris Low commented, "The top guard in the SEC going into the season, the 6-foot-4, 335-pound Jackson is a true road-grader. He combines size, power and strength and has been a fixture at left guard for the Bulldogs since his redshirt freshman season." Scouts Inc., a subsidiary of ESPN, rated him the second-best guard prospect for the draft. Senior right tackle Charles Siddoway started all 12 games as well.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Mississippi State, Defense
The Bulldogs' 4-3 defense was coordinated by Geoff Collins, and surrendered an average of 366.3 yards per game and 24.3 points per game, both of which were well within the top third of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Mississippi State, Defense
The defense was anchored by a strong defensive line that included freshman defensive tackle Chris Jones, whom ESPN writer Chris Low described as "freakishly big, athletic, and disruptive", as well as "one of the most promising freshman defensive linemen in the country", senior defensive end Denico Autry, a community college transfer who totaled 72 tackles, 15 tackles for loss (TFL), 5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles (FF), and 1 interception (INT) on the season, junior Kaleb Eulls, who though he was a two-year starter at defensive end ultimately transferred to defensive tackle at the onset of the season so that, according to Bulldogs' defensive line coach David Turner, the Bulldogs could "get the best four guys on the field and he is one of them", and junior defensive end Preston Smith, who totaled 38 tackles, 6.5 TFL, and 2.5 sacks on the season. Junior P.J. Jones was actually the predominant starter at defensive tackle (ahead of Chris Jones – no relation between the two), but missed some time due to injury.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Mississippi State, Defense
At linebacker, another of the defense's strong points, sophomore Benardick McKinney, who measured 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) 235 pounds (107 kg), led the defense in tackles with 72, adding 6 TFL, and 2.5 sacks. Senior Deontae Skinner, who though he was inexplicably unlisted on the bowl game depth chart, (he missed time at the end of the season due to injury, but was expected to play in the bowl game, at least by external media) was second on the defense with 61 tackles. Junior Matt Wells was the unit's third starter, totaling 49 tackles on the season.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Mississippi State, Defense
In the secondary, MSU's starters developed over the season, particularly at cornerback, where junior Jamerson Love, sophomore Taveze Calhoun, and Will Redmond all saw significant time. Despite the improvement at cornerback, there was concern at safety for the Bulldogs, primarily because of season-ending surgery underwent by leader Nickoe Whitley after their final game; in his absence, redshirt freshman Deontay Evans and sophomore Kendrick Market, the latter of whom was third on the defense in tackles with 60, were the starters. Overall, one preview noted MSU's defense had an edge over Rice's because of a strong front seven that, during games against tough opponents, was "battle tested against the nastiest OLs in the country".


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Rice
During bowl practices, coach David Bailiff commented that, to prepare for the cowbells utilized by Bulldogs' fans, the team simulated the noise: "I think we have a good plan for the cowbells. We've got the CDs of the cowbells going off (at practice). We're looking forward to it." Conversely to MSU, Rice's pre-bowl practices were "sharp", according to Bailiff. During the season, the Owls lost two of their first three games, including the Bayou Bucket Classic to Houston, but after that, won five consecutive games, including an overtime win against Tulsa. They lost to North Texas on Halloween, before winning their final four games, including an overtime win against UAB, and a victory in the 2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game against Marshall.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Rice, Offense
Larry Edmondson was the Owls' offensive coordinator entering the bowl game as his first game coordinating after the departure of John Reagan, who coordinated the offense during the season, but left after the conference championship game to be the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for Kansas, and led the offense to posting 185.5 passing yards per game (101st in FBS), 240.2 rushing yards per game (15th in FBS), 31.4 points per game (52nd in FBS).


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Rice, Offense
Three-year starter Taylor McHargue, a fifth-year senior who was "a productive and steady signal-caller", started at quarterback for the owls, posting 2,261 passing yards (fifth in the conference) for 17 touchdowns (third in the conference) and 8 interceptions (tenth-most in conference). Despite missing two games due to a knee injury, senior running back Charles Ross mustered 1,252 rushing yards (second in the conference) and earning first team all-conference accolades; he rushed for 14 touchdowns, which led the conference.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Rice, Offense
McHargue was second on the team in rushing, totaling 466 yards and 5 touchdowns, and freshman Jawon Davis rushed for 455 yards and 3 touchdowns. Luke Turner, who was listed second on the depth chart, and Turner Petersen, who started when Ross was injured but ultimately sustained an injury himself thus rendering himself out for the season, also contributed.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Rice, Offense
Junior wide receiver Jordan Taylor, a second team all-conference performer who measured 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and weighed 210 pounds (95 kg), led the team with 54 receptions, more than twice the second-leading receiver, adding 846 yards and 8 touchdowns. Secondarily, sophomore Dennis Parks totaled 26 catches, 470 yards, and 3 touchdowns. Petersen was the third-leading receiver. Senior Donte Moore started 11 of the 12 games, and was fourth on the team with 20 catches for 299 yards and 1 touchdown.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Rice, Offense
At tight end, freshman Connor Cella made seven starts (all the games in which a tight end started, Cella started – they began in alternate formations when Cella did not start), and totaled 12 receptions for 111 yards and 1 touchdown. On the offensive line, bookends Jon Hodde, a senior left tackle, and Caleb Williams, a sophomore right tackle, fostered stability on the line, each starting all of the Owls' regular season games.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Rice, Offense
At guard, juniors Nico Carlson and Drew Carroll started at left and right guard respectively; Carlson started 11 of 12 games, being replaced once by Carroll, and Carroll started a total of 4 games, 3 of them at right guard, replacing Andrew Reue. Senior center Nate Richards attained all-conference accolades, and started all of the games for Rice during the regular season. Second team all-conference performer Chris Boswell started at kicker, making 14 of his 21 attempts with a long of 56 yards.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Rice, Defense
Utilizing predominantly a 4-2-5 defense in which they played single coverage on the outside and strived to pressure the quarterback, Chris Thurmond was the defensive coordinator, and led the defense to averaging 352.2 yards per game, which ranked 24th in the FBS, and 22.9 points per game, which ranked 33rd in the FBS. There was much fluctuation in the starting lineup on the defensive line, however the one consistent starter was Christian Covington, a sophomore first team all-conference honoree at defensive tackle who totaled 51 tackles, 9.5 TFL, and 4 sacks.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Rice, Defense
Sophomore Ross Winship entered the game first on the depth chart at nose tackle, having started there in the previous five games; he totaled 20 tackles during the season. At end, fifth-year senior Cody Bauer entered the game as the starter; he led the defense with 4.5 sacks on the season to complement 9.5 TFL and 34 tackles. At the other end spot, seniors Tanner Leland and Josh Skinner both saw playing time, but Leland was the predominant starter.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Rice, Defense
The two linebacker spots were filled by undersized (205 pounds (93 kg)) senior Michael Kutzler, a second team all-conference performer who led the defense in tackles with 86 tackles, and junior James Radcliffe, who totaled 58 tackles. An SB Nation preview called linebacker the "weak" point of the Owls' defense. That same preview gave Rice the edge at both cornerback and safety in the secondary.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Rice, Defense
At cornerback, they featured two all-conference performers – fifth-year senior Phillip Gaines, who achieved first team commendation with a team-leading four interceptions to complement 34 tackles and 4 TFL, and junior Bryce Callahan, who started all 12 regular season games and achieved second team commendation with 32 tackles, 3 TFL, and 3 interceptions. In their 4–2–5 set, they started three safeties.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Pregame buildup, Rice, Defense
The same trio started each of the final seven games – fifth-year senior Paul Porras at the "KAT" spot, totaling 76 tackles (second on the team), junior Julius White at free safety, totaling 59 tackles (third on the team) and 2 interceptions, and junior Malcolm Hill at strong safety, totaling 44 tackles (fifth on the team), 3 interceptions, and 2.5 TFL.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Game summary, Broadcast
ESPN broadcast the game on television, with Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore, and Quint Kessenich providing play-by-play, analysis, and sideline coverage respectively. On ESPN Radio, Beth Mowins provided play-by-play, Joey Galloway analysis, and Paul Carcaterra sideline coverage. Each team also had its own radio coverage. For Mississippi State, Jim Ellis handled play-by-play, Matt Wyatt provided analysis, and John Correro reported from the sideline on the Mississippi State Radio Network, and for Rice, J. P. Heath provided play-by-play, Nate Griffin provided analysis, and Jorge Vargas reported from the sideline.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
Rice received the opening kickoff, and embarked on a drive during which they were faced with a key decision on fourth down and six at Mississippi State's (MSU) 41-yard line; ultimately they decided to punt, pinning MSU at their own 11-yard line. On 3rd down and 10 for MSU on their drive, Dak Prescott completed a pass to Robert Johnson, who appeared to have a first down, but while fighting for extra yardage, fumbled, and Rice recovered around the same place where their previous drive ended.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
They were quickly faced with a fourth down and one, and lined up to go for it, and converted. Several plays later, they were faced with a second down and goal, and scored on a 1-yard touchdown run by Charles Ross. MSU gained significant yardage on their drive, entering the red zone, and ultimately scored on a 10-yard pass from Prescott to Ladarius Perkins to culminate a 10-play, 73-yard drive that encapsulated 4:40, tying the game at 7. On the final full drive of the quarter, Rice punted. At the end of the quarter, MSU had the ball around their own 40-yard line.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
Taking advantage of several third down conversions, the Bulldogs executed a 10-play, 64-yard drive that ended when Ashton Shumpert rushed for a 1-yard touchdown, taking the lead for MSU. Rice's ensuing drive was decimated by a chop-block penalty, and ultimately they were forced to punt after going three-and-out. MSU capitalized on the ensuing drive, scoring via a screen pass to Malcolm Johnson; the PAT was blocked. Hoping to avert a blowout, Rice took the field at their own 25-yard line after a touchback.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
On a play during which they converted a first down, they got 15 additional yards thanks to a personal foul penalty, thus advancing them into MSU territory. The advancement was to little avail, as a sack on fourth down gave MSU the ball back near midfield. After the play, however, MSU was assessed with a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, backing up their field position to the 30-yard line.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
It did not stop MSU; after a 65-yard pass to Jameon Lewis, they were inside the Rice 10-yard line, and a few plays later, the rout commenced with another MSU touchdown; the extra point was good, and at the half, MSU led 27–7, having scored 27 unanswered points since Rice scored early in the first quarter.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
In the third quarter Mississippi State extended the lead they held at halftime to 34 points on TD runs of 5 and 11 yards by Prescott, capping off drives of 61 and 57 yards respectively. In the quarter the Bulldogs had 150 yards of offense while holding the Owls to 15.


2013 Liberty Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
The Bulldogs capped off the scoring when kicker Taylor Earhart came on and Kicked a 19-yard field goal with 4:45 remaining. It was the only field goal attempt of the Memphis Metro area (Olive Branch, Mississippi) native's Mississippi State career. Taylor walked-on at MSU after playing the first two years of his college career at Northeast Mississippi Community College.


2013 Liberty Flames football team
The 2013 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 4–1 in Big South play to share the Big South Conference title with Coastal Carolina. Due to their loss to Coastal Carolina, they did not receive the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt
The 2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt was a coup d'état attempt by a group of members of the General National Congress to take control of the country from Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. Zeidan was kidnapped in the early hours of the 10 October by armed gunmen and was then released several hours later after a pro-government militia stormed the site where he was being held. Following his release Zeidan claimed the incident was an attempted coup orchestrated by two militias in line with members of the GNC opposed to Zeidan.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Background
Following the Libyan Civil War, the new Libyan government lacks an effective police force and military. Whilst the government attempts to build up their own centralised security forces the Libyan Government has coopted and employed various militias. Although under the pay of the defence and interior ministries, many of these groups are not wholly under the control of or loyal to the Libyan Government.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Background
On 5 October 2013 U.S. Army "Delta Force" operators captured Anas al-Liby in Tripoli, Libya. Al-Liby had worked as a computer analyst for al-Qaeda and was wanted in the United States for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings. A day after Al-Liby was captured, he was in military custody on the ship USS San Antonio in the Mediterranean Sea. He will be sent to New York City for criminal prosecution.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Background
U.S. officials claimed that the Libyan government had approved of the raid, although the Libyan Government officially denied any involvement and called the incident a kidnapping. In spite of the Libyan government's official denials, many Libyans believed their government to have been involved, or to have at least approved of the raid. As a result of this, the Islamist government was strongly criticized, and an anti-government protest was held in Benghazi on Monday 7 of October.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Events, Capture
In the early hours of Thursday 10 October 2013 Zeidan was kidnapped from the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli by armed militants and taken to an undisclosed location. The group of up to 150 militants had seemingly arrived at the hotel in pick-up trucks, and then a large group had entered the building with some militants remaining in the reception whilst others headed to the 21st floor, where Zeidan was staying. The militants scuffled with Zeidan's bodyguards, before seizing him. Zeidan offered no resistance as he was being led away, and the militants led him out of the hotel at around 5:15 AM. Nobody was killed in Zeidan's seizure.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Events, Capture
Zeidan later claimed that the kidnappers did not appear to have a fully developed plan, and that his kidnappers were unsure of where to take him following his abduction. Zeidan claimed that his kidnappers initially attempted to take him to Zawiya, but then decided to take him to Sha'ab sea front area of Tripoli, before finally settling on taking him to the CCA building in Fornaj. Zeidan also mention that the streets of Tripoli were devoid of security patrols during the episode.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Events, Confusion
The kidnapping caused confusion for several hours, and many in Tripoli feared that a coup was underway. The Libyan Prime Ministers Office denied early reports of a kidnapping, and dispelled such claims as rumors on its Facebook page. The Office later acknowledged the kidnapping, and claimed that they had been coerced by the kidnappers to deny any reports. Police units left the Corinthia hotel area and the Prime Ministers Office, and were instead replaced with anti-government militiamen who claimed that Zeidan had been arrested. Abdel-Moneim al-Hour, an official with the interior ministry's anti-crime committee, also claimed that Zeidan was under arrest and would be charged with violating state security. In response to the developing crisis the Libyan Cabinet met for an emergency meeting at the Electricity Ministry.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Events, Confusion
The Zintan militia, one of the strongest armed groups in Libya, sided with the Government, and mobilised units and threatened to move on Tripoli and "level" the bases of the militias responsible for the kidnapping.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Events, Confusion
The group Libyan Revolutionaries Operations Room said they abducted Zeidan as a reaction to the government of Libya's involvement in the American capture of Anas al-Liby, and his statements in late September calling for an international force to be sent to Libya to disarm and liquidate the revolutionary militias that worked with NATO to overthrow and kill Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The group also claimed that they had been acting "on the prosecutor's orders", although the public prosecutor's office denied having issued a warrant for Zeidan's arrest.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Events, Confusion
GNC President Nouri Abusahmain visited Zeidan and his kidnappers for some 20 minutes, attempting to persuade the kidnappers to release him. Deputy Defence Minister Khaled al-Sharrif arrived with Abusahmain, and remained at the building for several hours after Abusahmain had left, also trying to persuade the kidnappers to release Zeidan. Sharrif eventually left to report to the GNC.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Events, Release
The building where Zeidan was being held was surrounded by local residents of Fornaj and pro-Government units, including the First Support Brigade under the command of Haitham Tajouri, and the 106 Brigade. The First Support Brigade attempted to negotiate with Zeidan's captors, however ultimately Zeidan was freed after the 106 Brigade and local residents stormed the building. By the time of his release, Zeidan had been held for less than six hours.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath
The kidnapping was condemned by the US, UK, France, and the UN, who all also pledged their support for Libya's transition to democracy.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath
Following Zeidan's release the Libyan Government released a statement blaming the kidnapping on two groups of ex-rebels; the Operations Cell of Libyan Revolutionaries and Counter Crime Agency.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath
Despite having claimed earlier responsibility for the kidnapping, following Zeidan's release the group denied having played any role in the kidnapping, and claimed that any statements to the contrary in the media were untrue.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath
At a press conference later the same day GNC President Nouri Abusahmain claimed responsibility for establishing the Libyan Revolutionaries Operations Room in July 2013, claiming he had done so in order to protect Tripoli and various state institutions. Abusahmain denied however that LROR was acting under any orders from him.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath
A source in the Attorney General's Office revealed to Libya Herald on 10 October that Abdelmonem Al-Said, the head of the Counter Crime Agency in Tripoli's Fornaj district, was under investigation by the Attorney General for his role in the kidnapping of Zeidan. The source also claimed that the arrest warrant supposedly signed by the Attorney General was a forgery, and that several other security officials were believed to have been aware of the planned kidnapping in the week leading up to it, but had not acted.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath, Accusations of guilt
In a TV address to the nation on 11 October, Zeidan called the incident an attempted coup d'état, and blamed it on an unnamed political party in the GNC. Zeidan claimed that the party had previously failed to rally enough votes in the GNC to dismiss Zeidan from his post of Prime Minister by constitutional means, and so had instead resorted to force. Zeidan also vowed a strong response to his kidnappers, and signaled the possibility of an imminent crackdown by the Libyan Government. Zeidan also stated that a crisis committee, including revolutionaries, had been formed, and that previously delayed funds for police and security forces were now being dispensed by the Central Bank of Libya. Zeidan also denied that Nouri Abusahmain, the President of the GNC, had played any role in the kidnapping.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath, Accusations of guilt
At a press conference on the afternoon of 20 October, Zeidan named several of those he accused as responsible for his kidnapping. Zeidan claimed that Mustafa Treiki and Mohamed  al-Kilani, both of whom are Independent members of the General National Congress for Zawiya, were the political leadership  behind the kidnapping. Kilani in particular is regarded as being a radical Islamist. During the Libyan Civil War both Kilani and Treiki had served in a rebel brigade known as the Zawiya Martyrs Brigade, with Kilani serving as the brigades commander whilst Treiki had been a leading member. The two have been considered close to the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, although neither are members. Kilani had also previously been a key figure in the GNC who had pushed for the storming of Bani Walid in October 2012, and had also served in a military capacity during the siege.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath, Accusations of guilt
Others named by Zeidan included Abdul Hakkim Belazi; the official spokesman for the Counter Crime Agency, and a man named Ramadan Zaamit. Zeidan also claimed that whilst he was being detained at the Counter Crime Agency building on Fornaj he was interrogated by Abdelmonem Al-Said; the local head of the CCA, as well as by Adel Al-Said and Abdulraouf Al-Minae.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath, Accusations of guilt
Zeidan also claimed that his mobile phone had been taken during his detention, but that his service provider had helped recover it. The phone was eventually found on GNC premises, where it had been taken by one of Zeidan's kidnappers.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath, Response by alleged kidnappers
Treiki and Kilani in turn called a press conference for the evening of the 20 October to respond to Zeidan's claims, which they denied, calling Zeidan a "liar." Instead they claimed Zeidan was attempting to blame them in order to distract from his own failures, and claimed Zeidan was trying to emerge from the incident as a hero. Treiki and Kilani did however admit to having previously unsuccessfully attempted to organise a vote of no confidence in the GNC in order to topple Zeidan's Government.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath, Response by alleged kidnappers
Sharing the platform with Treiki and Kilani at the press conference was Abdelmonem al-Said (the commander of the CCA Fornaj unit). In contrast to Treiki and Kilani's denials of responsibility, al-Said claimed he was proud of having arrested Zeidan, and accused Zeidan of involvements in drugs and corruption. Said also claimed that drugs had been found in Zeidan's car some months prior, in June 2013, and that there was no evidence that Zeidan enjoyed any kind of political immunity from arrest and prosecution.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath, Response by alleged kidnappers
GNC members are entitled to immunity, meaning that no investigation or prosecution of a GNC member can take place until their immunity has been removed. The GNC can however vote to remove immunity from sitting members, such as in early October 2013 when immunity was removed from several GNC member's accused of defaming members of the Justice & Construction party.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath, Reactions, Domestic
Justice and Construction Party - In a speech responding to the kidnapping, Mohamed Sowan; the head of the Justice and Construction Party, called for Zeidan's resignation. Sawan accused Zeidan of mismanagement, and claimed that this was the real reason for the kidnapping. Sawan also claimed the GNC was looking to replace Zeidan, although criticized the kidnapping as "irresponsible behavior." Sawan also denied that Zeidan had been referring to the Justice and Construction Party when he referenced to an unnamed political party being behind the attempted coup.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath, Reactions, Domestic
Sawan had in September demanded Zeidan's removal by means of a no-confidence motion, and blamed Zeidan for all of Libya's problems. Sawan had never spoken openly about withdrawing the Justice and Construction Party's 5 Ministers from the Government. There were reports that the Justice and Construction Party had failed in an attempt to gather the 120 votes needed to dismiss Zeidan from his office, and so had instead offered a truce.


2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath, Reactions, Domestic
Zintan Local Council - On 10 October the Council issued a call for all those involved in Prime Minister Zeidan's kidnapping to be arrested and punished. The Council also blamed the GNC and GNC President Nouri Abusahmain for establishing the Libyan Revolutionaries Operations Room.


2013 Liechtenstein general election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 3 February 2013, using a proportional representation system. Four parties contested the elections; the centre-right Patriotic Union (VU) and Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), centre-left Free List (FL) and newly created populist alliance The Independents (DU).


2013 Liechtenstein general election, Background
The previous elections in 2009 were won by the Patriotic Union which managed to secure an absolute majority of the seats (13 out of 25). Despite winning a parliamentary majority, the Patriotic Union chose to form a coalition with the conservative Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 11 seats. The Free List won a single seat and became the opposition party.


2013 Liechtenstein general election, Background
Prime Minister Klaus Tschuetscher's term in office was marked by an effort to move the country away from being a tax haven. Prior to the election Tschuetscher, who is a member of the Patriotic Union (VU) party, declared he would not be seeking the premiership for a second term.


2013 Liechtenstein general election, Electoral system
The 25 members of the Landtag were elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 15 seats and Unterland with 10 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.


2013 Liechtenstein general election, Electoral system
The constituency of Unterland consists of the municipalities of Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Ruggell and Schellenberg. The other constituency, Oberland, consists of the municipalities of Balzers, Planken, Schaan, Triesen, Triesenberg and Vaduz.


2013 Liechtenstein general election, Opinion polls
On 28 January 2013, the newspaper Liechtensteiner Vaterland published a poll in which they asked their readers, "Which party conducted the best election campaign?" About 10,000 people responded, and the results of the poll were as follows:


2013 Liechtenstein general election, Results
This was the first election in Liechtenstein in which four different political groups have won seats in the Landtag. The success of The Independents was considered by observers to be a result of protest votes against austerity measures in the country. It was also postulated that greater diversity in the Landtag was a result of a decreased partisanship of voters.


2013 Liechtenstein general election, Results
Patriotic Union members expressed their disappointment at the result. The VU suffered a large defeat, losing more than a third of its seats. The Progressive Citizens' Party lost one seat.


2013 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2013 season was the club's 83rd year of existence, the 60th year in professional football, and the 52nd in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.


2013 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Squad information
Liga's squad for the season is allowed a maximum of four foreign players at any one time, and a maximum of eight throughout the season. At the start of the season, Liga was mandated to start one under-18 player in each match. The jersey numbers in the main table (directly below) refer to the number on their domestic league jersey. The under-18 players will wear a jersey number of at least #50. For each CONMEBOL competition, Liga must register 25 players, whose jerseys will be numbered 1–25. Because of this, some players may have different jersey numbers while playing in CONMEBOL matches.


2013 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Squad information
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.


2013 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Squad information, Winter transfers
In a press conference on December 18, 2012, Liga de Quito announced the signings of Carlos Arboleda of Deportivo Quevedo, Hugo Vélez of El Nacional and Koob Hurtado of LDU Loja. On the same day, Sporting Kansas City signed with Claudio Bieler as Designated Player. On December 19, 2012, Liga de Quito announced the signings of Carlos Feraud and Marco Mosquera of LDU Loja. On December 20, 2012, Liga de Quito announced the signings of Carlos Garcés and Francisco Rojas of Manta FC, Marco Posligua of Pilahuin, Yeison Ordóñez of Independiente José Terán and Johao Montaño of Deportivo Quito. In the same press conference, Ignacio Canuto was announced as the new foreign player of the team. On January 3, 2013, Liga de Quito announced the signings of José Madrid of El Nacional and Luis Saritama of Deportivo Quito.


2013 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Squad information, Summer transfers
On April 16, 2013, veteran midfielder Patricio Urrutia announced his retirement from professional football. He played his last game on May 23. In a press conference on June 24, 2013, Liga de Quito announced the signing of Jaime Ayoví for one year on a loan from Club Tijuana.


2013 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Competitions, Serie A
The 2013 season is Liga's 52nd season in the Serie A and their twelfth consecutive. The league season will run from late January to early December. The format is identical to the previous season.


2013 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores, Copa Libertadores squad
LDU Quito qualified to the 2013 Copa Libertadores—their 16th participation in the continental tournament—as 3rd place of the 2012 Serie A aggregate table and were given the Ecuador 3 berth. They entered the competition in the First Stage and were placed in Match G2 with Grêmio.


2013 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Competitions, Patricio Urrutia testimonial match
In honor of his retirement, a testimonial match was held for long-time captain Patricio Urrutia. The match was contested between players of the 2008 Copa Libertadores winning squad, and members of the Ecuadorian national football team. Urrutia played with each team. Important players of the 2008 Copa Libertadores squad as Claudio Bieler, Luis Bolaños, Joffre Guerrón and Diego Calderón couldn't participate of the match.


2013 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Competitions, Patricio Urrutia testimonial match
Note 1: Current LDU Quito player, but not part of the 2008 squad. Note 2: Former LDU Quito player, but not part of the 2008 squad. Note 3: Never played with LDU Quito.


2013 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Player statistics
Last updated: December 8, 2013Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season. Source:


2013 Liga Indonesia First Division
The 2013 Liga Indonesia First Division season is the eighteenth edition of Liga Indonesia First Division since its establishment in 1995. The competition is managed by PT. Liga Indonesia (LI).


2013 Liga Indonesia First Division
Perseka Kaimana is the last season champion version BLAI and Persibangga Purbalingga for LPIS version.


2013 Liga Indonesia First Division
The competition starts on 16 June 2013 and scheduled to finish by September 2013.


2013 Liga Indonesia First Division
PS Kwarta Deli Serdang to win the title after defeating Persinga Ngawi with the score 1–0 in the final.


2013 Liga Indonesia First Division, Format
As with previous seasons, the competition system used in the First Division this season is a home tournament with a round robin format. League is divided into three groups stage and knock-out round. In the first stage of the club is divided into 12 groups, group winner and runner-up advances to second stage. While the second stage is divided into four groups of six, the winner and runner-up of each group advances to third stage and also promotion to 2014 Premier Division season. In the third round the eight teams that qualify from the second round were divided into two groups of four, while the knockout consist of finals.


2013 Liga Indonesia First Division, First round
In this stage 77 teams divided into twelve group (seven group of six and five group of seven). All result for this stage is not complete.


2013 Liga Indonesia First Division, Second round
In this stage 24 teams divided into four group of six. This stage scheduled start from 14 to 29 September 2013. Results in the table below are not exhaustive, but the team with the green background has qualified for the third round.


2013 Liga Indonesia First Division, Third round
In this stage 8 teams divided into two group of four. This stage scheduled start from 9 to 14 November 2013. Winners of each group advance to the finals to compete for the First Division title.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI)
The 2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division season is the eighteenth edition of Liga Indonesia Premier Division since its establishment in 1994. The competition is managed by PT. Liga Indonesia (LI).


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI)
This season is the second season of Liga Indonesia Premier Division organised by PT.Liga Indonesia without authorisation from PSSI as it has decided to appoint the new PT. Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo (LPIS) to organise the competition. It is then recognised by PSSI breakaway leadership under La Nyalla Matalitti.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI)
The participant initially consists of 37 clubs, Included the four clubs that played last season at DU PT LPIS, PSIS Semarang, PSCS Cilacap, Persikabo Bogor and Persbul Buol, later added to 42 clubs, after 5 clubs, (Persipasi Bekasi, Persik Kediri, PS Madiun Putra, Persewangi Banyuwangi, and PPSM Sakti Magelang) come back from competition that held by PT. LPIS, and divided into five groups. The fixtures were released on 23 January 2013. The season kicked off on 27 January 2013 and the group stage is scheduled to conclude on 23 Juny 2013.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI)
On 1 February 2013, PT. Liga Indonesia received resignation PSGL Gayo Lues due to lack of sponsors to support their progress in the competition this season.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI)
On 6 February 2013, PT. Liga Indonesia disqualified PSAB Aceh Besar and Persipasi Bekasi due to administrative reason.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI), First round
The First round is played from 27 January 2013 to 21 Juny 2013


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI), Second round
The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group and one best runners-up advanced to the semi-final. The second round is played from 28 Juny 2013 to 30 August 2013.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI), Knockout stage
For this season in the knock-out stage, the 4 teams play a single-elimination tournament. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 2 September 2013 at the headquarters of the Football Association of Indonesia. All matches will play in Manahan Stadium in Surakarta, Central Java.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI) Final
The 2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final is a scheduled football match played on 14 September 2013 at the Manahan Stadium in Surakarta, Indonesia, to determine the winner of 2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. This round will bring together two of the best teams the East Java club Persebaya DU (Bhayangkara) with his opponent from Papua Perseru Serui. Persebaya DU (Bhayangkara) advanced to the finals after conquering Persikabo Bogor with a score of 4-1, while Perseru overcame Persik Kediri in a shootout with the final score ending 5-4 after extra time when normal and half ended with the score 2-2.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI) Final
Persebaya DU (Bhayangkara)  claim his first title in Premier Division after defeat Perseru Serui 2-0 in this Final.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI) knock-out stage
The knockout stage of 2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division took place between September 8, 2013 and September 14, 2013 with the final at the Manahan Stadium in Surakarta, Central Java. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 2 September 2013 at the headquarters of the Football Association of Indonesia. To determine which teams who were to be promoted to the Indonesia Super League After the completion of the group stage on 30 August 2013, four teams qualified for the semi-finals (winner from each group and one best runner-up), which were played from 8 September 2013. The Champions, Runner-Up, and the 3rd Place finishers directly qualified to the 2014 Indonesia Super League with the 4th-place finisher qualified via Play-off with the 15th-place finisher of the 2013 Indonesia Super League.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI) knock-out stage, Promotion/Relegation play-off
Note:(O) = Play-off winner; (P) = Promoted to 2014 Indonesia Super League; (R) = Relegated to 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI) second round
The second stage of the 2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI) was played from 28 June to 27 August 2013. A total of twelve teams competed in the second stage.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI) second round, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held in June 2013, at the Liga Indonesia House in Jakarta, Indonesia. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI) second round, Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group and one best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI) second round, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI) second round, Groups
The matchdays were 28 June, 2 July, 6 July, 19 August, 24/25 August, and 30 August 2013.


2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division
The 2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division season is the eighteenth edition of Liga Indonesia Second Division since its establishment in 1995. This season is also the last season of this league before dissolved. The competition is managed by Badan Liga Sepakbola Amatir Indonesia (BLAI, Indonesia Amateur League Board).


2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division
Persinab Nabire is the last season champion version BLAI and Nusa Ina FC for LPIS version.


2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division
The competition starts on 28 September 2013 and finish on 15 December 2013.


2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division, Format
As with previous seasons, the competition system used in the Second Division this season is a home tournament with a round robin format. League is divided into three groups stage and knock-out round. In the first stage of the club is divided into 12 groups, group winner and runner-up advances to second stage. While the second stage is divided into four groups of six, the winner and runner-up of each group advances to third stage and also promotion to 2014 First Division season. In the third round the eight teams that qualify from the second round were divided into two groups of four, while the knockout consist of semi-finals and finals as well as the third place playoff.


2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division, First round
In this stage 73 teams divided into twelve group (four group of seven, five group of six and three group of five).


2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division, Second round
In this stage 24 teams divided into six group of four, kick-off for this round began on 19 November 2013 except Group R which will begin on 24 November 2013. Winner and runner-up of each group advanced to third round and also promoted to First Division next season.


2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division, Second round
All match played in Teladan Stadium and TD. Pardede Stadium, Medan


2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division, Second round
All match played in Krakatau Steel Stadium and Sadag Stadium, Cilegon


2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division, Second round
All match played in Gelora Samudera Kuta and Yoga Parkhanti Stadium, Jimbaran


2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division, Second round
All match played in Bumi Moro Stadium and Persebaya field, Surabaya


2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division, Second round
All match played in Mulawarman Stadium and Taman Prestasi Stadium, Bontang


2013 Liga Indonesia Second Division, Third round
In this stage 12 teams divided into two group of six, kick-off for this round began on 5 to 11 December 2013. Winner from each group qualify for the final match.


2013 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla
The Liguilla (English: Mini League) of the 2013 Liga MX Clausura is the final knockout tournament involving eight teams of Liga MX. The tournament began on 8 May 2013 and will end on 26 May 2013. The winners and runners-up of the competition will qualify for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.


2013 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla, Teams
The eight best teams in the general table qualified for the competition.


2013 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla, Bracket
The eight qualified teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score.


2013 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla, Bracket
The teams were seeded one to eight in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.


2013 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla, Quarter-finals
The first legs of the quarterfinals were played on May 8 and 9. The second legs were played on May 11 and 12.


2013 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla, Quarter-finals
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-5 unless stated otherwise).


2013 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla, Semi-finals
The first legs of the semifinals will be played on May 15 and May 16. The second legs will be played on May 18 and 19.


2013 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla, Semi-finals
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-5 unless stated otherwise).


2013 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla, Final
The first leg of the final will be played on May 23, the second leg on May 26.


2013 Liga MX Clausura Liguilla, Final
Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-5 unless stated otherwise).


2013 Liga Nacional Juvenil de Voleibol Femenino
The 2013 Liga Nacional Juvenil de Voleibol Femenino (Spanish for: 2013 Women's Junior National Volleyball League) or 2013 LNJVF is the 3rd edition of the Peruvian Volleyball League in the junior category (U19). The competition is open for all 12 teams who have the A1 category in the LNSV, for this season 11 out of the 12 teams signed up. Teams were made up of U19 players.


2013 Liga Nacional Juvenil de Voleibol Femenino, Competing Teams
Teams were seeded according to how they finished in the 2013 Youth Edition.


2013 Liga Nacional Juvenil de Voleibol Femenino, Competition format
The competition is divided in two phases, the group round in which teams are divided into two groups and they will play once against the other teams in the same pool, after the first round is finished, the top three teams will move on to the next round. The final round is a single round-robyn with all six teams playing one against the other 5, including the teams that had already played each other in the group round, the top team ranking wise will be named champion.


2013 Liga Nacional Menor de Voleibol Femenino
The 2012 Liga Nacional Menores de Voleibol Femenino (Spanish for: 2012 Girls' Youth National Volleyball League) or 2012 LNMVF is the 1st edition of the Peruvian Volleyball League in the youth category (U17). The competition is open for all 12 teams who have the A1 category in the LNSV, for this season 11 out of the 12 teams signed up. Teams were made up of U17 players.


2013 Liga Nacional Menor de Voleibol Femenino, Competing Teams
Teams were seeded according to how they finished in the 2012 Junior Edition.


2013 Liga Nacional Menor de Voleibol Femenino, Competition format
The competition is divided in two phases, the group round in which teams are divided into two groups and they will play once against the other teams in the same pool, after the first round is finished, the top three teams will move on to the next round. The final round is a single round-robyn with all six teams playing one against the other 5, including the teams that had already played each other in the group round, the top team ranking wise will be named champion.


2013 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
The 2013 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico is the fifth season of Puerto Rico's top-division football league. The regular season ran from April to September 2013.


2013 Liga Super goalscorers
This is the list of 2013 Malaysia Super League goalscorers.


2013 Ligas Superiores del Peru
The 2013 Ligas Superiores, the fifth division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis.


2013 Ligue 1 (Senegal)
The 2013 Ligue 1 season was the 50th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal and the fifth professional season. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation. The season began on 13 January and finished earlier on 19 August and it was a season that competed through a single year. It was the fifth season labelled as a "League" ("Ligue" in French). Diambars FC won their only title, and a year later would compete in the 2014 CAF Champions League. ASC Diaraf the winner of the 2013 Senegalese Cup participated in the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup the following season.


2013 Ligue 1 (Senegal), Overview
The season would have feature 16 clubs, this time the winner would be decided on a club with the highest number of points after all thirty matches had been finished. The clubs would be reduced to 14 in the following season as four clubs were relegated in the season. The season had a total of 240 matches, 385 goals were scored in the season, almost double than the previous season. Diambars scored the highest 42 goals, the lowest scored was ASC Assur.


2013 Ligue 1 (Senegal), Overview
US Ouakam again was the defending team of the title.


2013 Ligue 1 (Senegal), Overview
It was the only time as two clubs shared the same results and were Niarry Tarry and Touré Kunda Foot-Pro, they finished 8th place.


2013 Lillestrøm SK season
The 2013 season was Lillestrøm's 37th consecutive year in Tippeligaen and their second with Magnus Haglund as manager. They finished 10th in the league and were knocked out of the cup at the Semi-Final stage by Molde.


2013 Lillestrøm SK season, Season summary
The club has had mixed results in the early season, disappointingly drawing with Sarpsborg 08 at home before beating defending champions Molde away from home. Following a 0-1 defeat at Åråsen Stadion to Viking, LSK however beat Brann at home to clinch just the fourth win for Magnus Haglund in 17 home games since March 2012. A decent early season was however offset by a dramatic drop in form from the second half of April through May.


2013 Lillestrøm SK season, Season summary
Barring a 3-2 win against Start, the team underperformed and won just one out of seven games before a 3-0 home victory against Haugesund in the final match before the summer break. Notably, LSK's defence leaked an incredible 16 goals in five matches after losing club captain Frode Kippe to injury in the Start match.


2013 Lillestrøm SK season, Season summary
Lillestrøm's Swedish coach has been under heavy pressure in the first half of the season, following disappointing results and speculation that club legend Ståle Solbakken might be tempted to take over the reins. Lillestrøm's dwindling attendances under Magnus Haglund reached a low point in the home match against Haugesund. The attendance in that match was just 4,106. Attendance-wise, LSK are at a low ebb with an average attendance of just 5,252. The highest average attendance in recent history was 9,018 in the 2007 season. At the time of the summer break, LSK are 9th in the Tippeligaen.


2013 Lillestrøm SK season, Season summary
Lillestrøm qualified for the fourth round of the Norwegian Cup after beating 2nd division outfit Kvik Halden 2-0 on 30 May. In earlier rounds, LSK beat Skedsmo of the division III 4-0 in the 1st round of the cup, then ousted Grorud (division II) 4-2 after extra time in the 2nd round.


2013 Lillestrøm SK season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Lillestrøm SK season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Lillestrøm SK season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Lillestrøm SK season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Lillestrøm SK season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Lima Challenger
The 2013 Lima Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Lima, Peru between 11 and 17 November 2013.


2013 Lima Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Lima Challenger – Doubles
Facundo Argüello and Agustín Velotti were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Andrés Molteni and Fernando Romboli defeated Marcelo Demoliner and Sergio Galdós 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2013 Lima Challenger – Singles
Guido Andreozzi was the defending champion, but lost to compatriot Martín Alund in the quarterfinals. Top seed Horacio Zeballos won the title defeating Facundo Bagnis 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3.


2013 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 2013 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1887. The championship began on 2013 and is ended on 6 October 2013.


2013 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Kilmallock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the semi-final stage. Na Piarsaigh won the title following a 0-14 to 0-12 defeat of Adare in the final.


2013 Linafoot
The 2013 Linafoot season (known as the Vodacom Superligue 2013 for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd edition since its establishment. It began on 20 March 2013 and ended on 23 June 2013. Only the first round was disputed, as halfway into the tournament, the Congolese Association Football Federation (FECOFA) decided to switch to a new competition format, with 'European' style calendar from October to May. The 2013-14 Linafoot was the first edition to be disputed under the new format.


2013 Linafoot
All matches played by TC Elima were awarded as 0-3 victories to its opponents after the completion of the tournament, for fielding an ineligible player, Patou Tingo Disasi.


2013 Linafoot, Clubs
A total of 14 teams are contesting the league, played under a round-robbin format.


2013 Lincolnshire County Council election
An election to Lincolnshire County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections. 77 electoral divisions returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 2009. No elections were held in North Lincolnshire or North East Lincolnshire, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.


2013 Lincolnshire County Council election
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections.


2013 Lincolnshire County Council election
It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.


2013 Lincolnshire County Council election, Summary
The election saw the Conservative Party lose overall control of the council. The party previously enjoyed a sizable majority, holding around three quarters of the seats. After the election, the Conservatives found themselves 6 seats short of an overall majority; the UK Independence Party was the council's second biggest party, with 16 seats. Since the election the Conservative group have negotiated a coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats, whereby there is one Liberal Democrat cabinet member. UKIP replaced the Liberal Democrats as the council's official opposition.


2013 Lincolnshire County Council election, Summary
UKIP lost six of its councillors to defections shortly after the election, and as a result Labour now form the official opposition.


2013 Lion City Cup
The Lion City Cup is one of the oldest and prestigious youth tournaments in the world with its first edition dating back to 1977, organised by The Red Card and co-organised by the national footballing body Football Association of Singapore.


2013 Lion City Cup
The 25th Lion City Cup, also known as the 25th Canon Lion City Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was held from 8 to 16 June 2013 at the Jalan Besar Stadium.


2013 Lion City Cup
This year's edition promised more fun and excitement as big names were set to come down to Singapore to battle against the hosts' youth teams. The teams also got to tour around Singapore to better understand the nation.


2013 Lion City Cup, Teams
The participating teams usually include other big clubs especially those based in Europe and Singapore's very own National Football Academy (NFA) boys. It served to provide greater exposure for the Baby Cubs. Six teams will compete for the prestigious trophy in this edition.


2013 Lion City Cup, Teams
This year, the Under-15 teams of Arsenal F.C., PSV Eindhoven, Eintracht Frankfurt and Corinthians were invited to the tournament. Singapore was represented by the NFA Under-15 and Under-16 teams.


2013 Lion City Cup, Teams
The six teams are divided into two groups of three, and the top two teams of each group will advance into the semi-finals. They will then compete for the final, and the losers of the semi-finals will play in the 3rd/4th Placing play-off while the last-placed teams in their respective groups will play in the 5th/6th Placing play-off.


2013 LionsXII season
The 2013 season is LionsXII's 2nd season in the Malaysia Super League. LionsXII won their first MSL title.


2013 LionsXII season
LionsXII were set a target of finishing top five for the 2013 Malaysia Super League. Five senior players, namely Shahril Ishak, Isa Halim, Fazrul Nawaz, Irwan Shah and Baihakki Khaizan were included in the 29-men squad to guide the younger players. Other key players such as Shahdan Sulaiman and Shaiful Esah no longer featured. The main aim was to develop the U–23 players and prepare them for the upcoming 2013 Southeast Asian Games that would be held at the end of the year.


2013 LionsXII season, Malaysia Super League
LionsXII began their campaign by defeating ATM FA 1–0 away. Subsequently, they vanquished the nation's traditional rivals Selangor FA. However, LionsXII stumbled to three losses against lowly T-Team FC and PKNS FC away. One sent them crashing out of the 2013 Malaysia FA Cup. In a turn of events, LionsXII went on a long unbeaten streak, securing important wins over Pahang FA (3–0), Kelantan FA (1–0), and ATM FA (3–1) at home.


2013 LionsXII season, Malaysia Super League
On 2 July 2013, a 4–0 win over relegation-threatened FELDA United FC in the penultimate league game made LionsXII league champions. Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong was present for the match played in front of a sold-out crowd at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The MSL trophy was also brought to the stadium as the LionsXII received it on home soil after the final whistle. LionsXII became the first foreign team to win the MSL, adding to the four Malaysian league titles it had won in 1979, 1981, 1985, and 1994. The title run was defined by a combination of good defence (15 goals conceded, the best record in the MSL) and goals from set-pieces (17 out of 32). The club chalked up their best home record (10 wins and 1 draw) in the league, making Jalan Besar Stadium a fortress.


2013 LionsXII season, Malaysia Super League
The news of V. Sundramoorthy leaving to helm Negeri Sembilan FA was confirmed on 7 October 2013. On 13 October, the Football Association of Singapore posted an advertisement openly to recruit the succeeding LionsXII coach. Former Johor Darul Takzim coach and ex-Singapore international Fandi Ahmad is speculated to take over the position. Other candidates include former Warriors FC coach Richard Bok and Liverpool F.C. stalwart Steve McMahon.


2013 LionsXII season, Malaysia FA Cup
Following inclement weather and a water-logged pitch, the match against PKNS was abandoned in the 38th minute with PKNS leading 1–0. The scoreline was reset for the rescheduled match but the teams had to submit the same starting line-ups. LionsXII were forced to bring on two substitutes in Faris Azienuddin and Izzdin Shafiq in the first minute as initial players Faritz Hameed and Shahril Ishak were unavailable. Raihan Rahman was dismissed for a second yellow card in the 24th minute with his first caution from the abandoned match carrying over. Fauzan Dzulkifli scored the only goal in the match to knock the Lions out of the competition.


2013 LionsXII season, Malaysia Cup
On 27 July, LionsXII were drawn into Group D for the 2013 Malaysia Cup with Perak FA, Sarawak FA and Kedah FA. They drew Kedah (2–2) in Singapore and succumbed to two collapses against Perak (1–0) and Sarawak (2–1). With those results, they nearly bowed out of the tournament.


2013 LionsXII season, Malaysia Cup
At that time, coach V. Sundramoorthy was rumoured to leave LionsXII at the end of the season to take charge of Malaysian Premier League side Negeri Sembilan FA.On the contrary, LionsXII eked out three victories (2–1 versus Perak, 1–0 versus Sarawak and 3–1 versus Kedah which marked the biggest away accomplishment of the season) out of the three remaining games to progress to the next round.


2013 LionsXII season, Malaysia Cup
On 28 September, LionsXII narrowed a 1–0 victory over ATM FA in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the 2013 Malaysia Cup but squandered to a 1–4 mauling to the Gladiators in the return tie on 4 October.


2013 Lipa local elections
Local elections will be held in  Lipa City on May 13, 2013 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.


2013 Lipa local elections, Mayoral and vice mayoral election
Incumbent Mayor Meynardo Sabili decided to run for reelection under the Liberal Party. He was elected as Mayor in 2010 defeating then incumbent Oscar L. Gozos despite his disqualification due to his residency. Sabili is from San Juan, Batangas, but it is stated in his certificate of candidacy that Sabili was a registered voter in Pinagtongulan. His running mate is councilor Eric Africa.


2013 Lipa local elections, Mayoral and vice mayoral election
One of Sabili's opponents is the outgoing Vice Mayor Lydio Lopez, Jr.(running under the [United Nationalist Alliance])whose running mate is the Chairman of Barangay Antipolo del Sur and incumbent Liga ng mga Barangay President Marlon Luancing. Another opponent is the top councilor of Lipa (from the 2010 Elections), Merlo Silva running with incumbent three-time Lipa City councilor Avior Rocafort both under the party PMP (Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino) centering their platforms on the general masses or the marginalized populace of the city.


2013 Lipa local elections, Candidates, City Council election
Voting is via plurality-at-large voting: Voters vote for ten (10) candidates and the ten candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.


2013 Lipa local elections, Results
The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.


2013 Lipa local elections, Results, City Council election
Voting is via plurality-at-large voting: Voters vote for ten (10) candidates and the ten candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.


2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
The 2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was an endurance race for a variety of GT and touring car classes, including: GT3 cars, GT4 cars, Group 3E Series Production Cars and Dubai 24 Hour cars. The event, which was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, on 10 February 2013, was the eleventh running of the Bathurst 12 Hour. The race also incorporated the opening round of the 2013 Australian GT Championship. The Australian GT Championship was to compete as the first hour only and cars were permitted to enter for only that hour or to cross-enter for both the first hour and continue for the endurance race.


2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
There were 53 starters in the race, the largest field since the Bathurst 12 Hour event moved to GT orientation in 2011.


2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, Class structure
Classes D & E were open to Group 3E Series Production Cars and Class I was for cars complying with the regulations for the 2013 Dubai 24 Hour race. There was also a provision for teams competing in the Australian GT Championship to race for the first 55 minutes of the race only, to compete for GT Championship points.


2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, Qualifying
Two qualifying sessions were run on Saturday 9 February with Danish driver Allan Simonsen setting the fastest time of 2:05.49 in the Maranello Motorsport entered Ferrari 458 GT3. However, as penalties are applied for lap times recorded under 2:06 minutes to provide a form of parity, the car lost the lap time and acquired a 50 kg penalty.


2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, Race
Driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG for Erebus Motorsport, Germans Thomas Jäger, Alexander Roloff and former Formula One driver Bernd Schneider were the winners, covering 268 laps. The Ferrari 458 GT3 of Craig Baird, Matt Griffin and Weng Sun Mok finished a lap behind in second, with Griffin setting the fastest lap of the race with a lap of 2:06.8714. Finishing in third place was the VIP Petfoods Porsche 997 GT3-R of Matt Kingsley, Klark Quinn and Shane van Gisbergen.


2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, Race
A late afternoon rain storm caused havoc in the field as it started suddenly and most cars took a few laps to pit for wet weather tyres. Shane van Gisbergen, driving the Quinn Porsche, excelled in the wet conditions, passing several drivers across the top of the circuit despite the conditions. There were a number of safety cars in the wet conditions which caused the leaders to close up, with slower, lapped cars mixed in between. At one restart the #63 Erebus Motorsport SLS, which had been in contention for most of the race, clipped a lapped car and damaged the steering. The car was repaired but lost multiple laps, eventually finishing in sixth place.