2013 Colorado recall election, Aftermath, Reactions
Giron and Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz claimed that the recall defeat was due to voter suppression. The Denver Post disputed this, saying that the result wasn't caused by voter suppression but the fact that more people showed up to vote against Giron than to vote for her. Gessler said that the Democrats fared worse where more people turned out. Wasserman Schultz also stated that the money spent by the NRA and the Koch brothers made it impossible for Democrats to win.


2013 Colorado recall election, Aftermath, Reactions
Charles C. W. Cooke, writing in the National Review Online, stated that it was a grassroots effort, triggered by the perception that the two senators were not listening to the concerns of the public. Ashby Jones of The Wall Street Journal viewed it as a major win for the NRA and a "stinging defeat" for Mayor Bloomberg.


2013 Colorado recall election, Aftermath, Reactions
Reuters journalist Keith Coffman stated that the defeat was a sign that Democrats who control Colorado government had reached too far, not just on gun-control, but in other areas also, such as not considering religious exemptions for same sex adoptions, or same-day voter registration.


2013 Colorado recall election, Aftermath, Polling
Polling firm Public Policy Polling conducted a poll of Giron's district between September 7 and 9, asking likely voters if they supported the recall of Giron, whether they supported various components of the gun control bill, whether they approved of the NRA and Governor Hickenlooper, and who they would vote for in a hypothetical 2014 gubernatorial election between Hickenlooper and Republican Tom Tancredo, as well as various methodological questions. The results found voters supported recalling Giron by 54% to 42%, with 4% undecided.


2013 Colorado recall election, Aftermath, Polling
However, the firm did not release the poll results before the election. The day after the election, when Giron had been recalled by 12 points, they released the poll and company director Tom Jensen explained why they had not initially done so, citing numerous unusual results. These included the district supporting her recall by such a wide margin, despite having been carried by 20 points by Democratic President Barack Obama in the 2012 election; and voters saying they supported universal background checks by 68% to 27% and being split 47% to 47% on limiting high-capacity ammunition magazines to 15 bullets.


2013 Colorado recall election, Aftermath, Polling
Jensen opined that "if voters were really making their recall votes based on those two laws, that doesn't point to recalling Giron by a 12 point margin" and that the NRA had done a "good job of turning the election more broadly into 'do you support gun rights or are you opposed to them.'" Their decision not to release the poll before the election caused significant controversy, with some statisticians and journalists criticising them and others supporting them.


2013 Colorado recall election, Aftermath, 2014 elections
In the November 2014 Senate elections 13 months later, both Rivera and Herpin were defeated by large margins by their Democratic opponents. Rivera lost to State Representative Leroy Garcia and Herpin lost to State Representative Michael Merrifield, a noted gun control advocate. Rivera lost by 22,814 votes (45.06%) to 27,813 (54.94%) and Herpin lost by 14,978 votes (41.52%) to 18,815 (52.16%). Despite reclaiming the two seats, the Democrats lost their overall majority in the Colorado Senate.


2013 Colorado recall election, Campaign to recall Evie Hudak; her resignation
On October 4, 2013, Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler approved a second petition to recall Colorado State Senator Evie Hudak, also an advocate of gun control; the signature gatherers had 60 days to collect 18,300 or more signatures to force a recall election in Colorado Senate District 19 which encompasses Arvada, Colorado and Westminster, Colorado. Hudak later resigned rather than face recall. Because she resigned, the Democrats were able to appoint a replacement; if she had been recalled, the Republicans could have gained a majority in the state senate.


2013 Colorado wildfires
In the summer of 2013, there were several major wildfires in Colorado in the United States. During June and July, record high temperatures and dry conditions fueled the fires all across the state. By July 24, 570 structures had been destroyed and 2 lives were lost. Below is a list of the major fires of the year.


2013 Colorado wildfires, West Fork Complex fire
The West Fork Complex Fire started on June 5, and consisted of three fires, all caused by lightning: the Windy Pass Fire, the West Fork Fire, and the Papoose Fire. The fire grew fast through pine beetle-killed trees, and threatened the town of South Fork only 0.5-mile (0.80 km) away. The fire burned only one structure, and reached 109,615 acres as of July 23.


2013 Colorado wildfires, Ox Cart fire
On June 8, the Ox Cart fire began from lightning 9 miles north of Villa Grove in Saguache County. No structures were burned in the fire, which scorched 1,152 acres. As of July 3, it was 100% contained.


2013 Colorado wildfires, Big Meadows fire
The Big Meadows Fire started on June 10, about five miles north of Grand Lake, in Rocky Mountain National Park. The fire was caused by a lightning strike and was contained at 653 acres on June 24.


2013 Colorado wildfires, Royal Gorge fire
A fire started one mile west of Cañon City near the Royal Gorge Park, on June 11. The same day, the high winds caused the fire to jump the gorge into the park, resulting in the loss of 48 structures. The famous Royal Gorge Bridge suffered minor damage; only 32 of the planks on the deck were burned. During the fire, 905 inmates from the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility were evacuated. 3,218 acres were burned as of June 17, and the cause remains unknown.


2013 Colorado wildfires, Black Forest fire
The same day as the Royal Gorge Fire, a fire was sparked near Shoup Road and Darr Drive in Black Forest. The fire quickly grew to 8,000 acres (3,200 ha; 13 sq mi) acres by the next day. It destroyed 511 homes, and took the lives of two people. The fire eventually grew to 14,280 acres (5,780 ha; 22.31 sq mi), and was fully contained by June 20. The fire is currently the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, surpassing the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire, which destroyed 346 homes. The exact cause of the blaze is currently under investigation, but it is believed to be started by a human.


2013 Colorado wildfires, East Peak fire
The East Peak Fire began near the East Spanish Peak, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Walsenburg, in Huerfano County. The town of Walsenburg was put on pre-evacuation while the fire spread out of control after June 19. Eleven structures were destroyed, and the fire was contained at 13,572 acres (5,492 ha; 21.206 sq mi) by July 4. The blaze was caused by lightning.


2013 Colorado wildfires, Ward Gulch fire
The Ward Gulch Fire was caused by a lightning strike 3 miles north of Rifle Gap Reservoir on June 14. The fire grew to 485 acres (196 ha; 0.758 sq mi) and was extinguished by June 21.


2013 Colorado wildfires, Lime Gulch fire
The Lime Gulch Fire started on June 18 near Chair Rock, for which it was originally named, in Jefferson County near Buffalo Creek. The fire burned over the 2012 Lower North Fork burn scar. It was contained on June 23, and burned 511 acres (207 ha; 0.798 sq mi). The Lime Gulch Fire was started by lightning.


2013 Colorado wildfires, Wild Rose fire
The Wild Rose fire was caused by lightning, 21 miles south of Rangley on June 19. The fire burned 1,067 acres (432 ha; 1.667 sq mi) and was fully contained on June 23.


2013 Colorado wildfires, East Tschuddi fire
On July 20, a lightning strike 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Meeker sparked the East Tschuddi Fire in Rio Blanco County. It burned 2,009 acres (813 ha; 3.139 sq mi) acres, and was 90% contained by July 27. No homes were threatened by the fire.


2013 Colorado wildfires, Citadel fire
Also northwest of Meeker, in Moffat County, the Citadel Fire was caused by a lightning strike on July 21. The fire burned 1,851 acres (749 ha; 2.892 sq mi) acres and was 90% contained as of July 27.


2013 Colorado wildfires, Red Canyon Fire
The Red Canyon fire started August 12 a couple miles south of Glenwood Springs. The cause is yet to be determined and lightning is suspected. It burned 390 acres (160 ha; 0.61 sq mi) and was 100% contained by August 16.


2013 Columbia Lions baseball team
The 2013 Columbia Lions baseball team represents Columbia University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Lions play their home games at Robertson Field at Satow Stadium at the northern tip of Manhattan in New York, New York. The team is coached by Brett Boretti, leading his eighth season at Columbia.


2013 Columbia Lions baseball team
The Lions won the Lou Gehrig Division, then swept Dartmouth in the 2013 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series to claim the Lions' 11th Ivy League crown, and first since 2008.


2013 Columbia Lions football team
The 2013 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Pete Mangurian and played their home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished with a record of 0–10 overall, 0–7 in Ivy League play for a last place finish. This was the sixth time in school history that the Columbia Lions went winless.


2013 Columbus Crew season
The 2013 Columbus Crew season was the club's eighteenth season of existence, and their eighteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.


2013 Columbus Crew season, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of January 22, 2013.


2013 Columbus Crew season, Competitions, MLS, Standings
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion


2013 Columbus Crew season, Competitions, MLS, Standings
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2013 Columbus Crew season, Competitions, MLS, Results summary
Last updated: 4 November 2013Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2013 Columbus Crew season, Competitions, MLS, Match results
Agustín Viana  21'Josh Williams  26'Danny O'Rourke  45'Federico Higuaín  45+1' (pen.)


2013 Columbus Crew season, Competitions, MLS Cup Playoffs
The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.


2013 Columbus Lions season
The 2013 Columbus Lions season was the seventh season for the professional indoor football franchise and their second in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The Lions were one of seven teams that competed in the PIFL for the 2013 season.


2013 Columbus Lions season
The team played their home games under head coach Jason Gibson at the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia. The Lions earned a 4–8 record, placing sixth in the league, failing to qualify for the playoffs.


2013 Columbus Lions season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated July 1, 201319 Active, 1 Inactive


2013 Comerica Bank Challenger
The 2013 Comerica Bank Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Aptos, United States between 5 and 11 August July 2013.


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


2013 Comerica Bank Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players got into the singles main draw via Special Exempt:


2013 Comerica Bank Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players got into the singles main draw via Lucky Loser:


2013 Comerica Bank Challenger – Doubles
Rik De Voest and John Peers were the defending champions, but chose not to compete. Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram defeated Chris Guccione and Matt Reid 6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–2].


2013 Comerica Bank Challenger – Singles
Steve Johnson was the defending champion, but lost to Donald Young in the first round. Bradley Klahn won the title over Dan Evans 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM; /ˈtʃɒɡəm/) was the 23rd Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 15 to 17 November 2013. Commonwealth leaders agreed on Sri Lanka as the 2013 host for the meeting when they met in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, in 2009. Sri Lanka, which was originally slated to host the summit in 2011, was accused of committing atrocities during the Sri Lankan civil war and the summit was instead held in Perth, Australia; Colombo was given the 2013 summit instead.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The leaders of Canada, Mauritius, and India boycotted the summit, citing alleged human rights violations by Sri Lanka against its Tamil minority. Protests were also banned during the summit. President Mahinda Rajapaksa summarised the summit's events as: "Issues covered in the communique include development, political values, global threats, challenges and Commonwealth cooperation." However, the meeting was overshadowed by controversy over Sri Lanka's human rights record and the alleged war crimes during the final stages of the civil war. This was the first time in 40 years that the Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II, was not present at the CHOGM.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Background
At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007 in Kampala, Uganda, Commonwealth leaders agreed on Sri Lanka as the host for the 2011 meeting. However, during the final stages of the Sri Lankan civil war the government was accused of committing war crimes, and hence at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago it was decided that the 2011 meeting would be held in Perth, Australia whilst Sri Lanka would host the 2013 meeting. At the 2011 meeting Commonwealth leaders reaffirmed that the 2013 meeting would be held in Sri Lanka.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Background
In May 2013, Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II would not be attending the meeting. Charles, Prince of Wales, would be attending in the 87-year-old monarch's place, as she has curtailed her overseas visits due to age.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Organisation, Venues
Amongst the venues, an unnamed branch of the Sri Lankan government, said that the main summit venue, in the capital, Colombo - Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall - is an "outright gift from the Government and People of the People's Republic of China." The opening ceremony was held at Colombo's Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre. The leaders' retreat was at Waters Edge in the Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte suburb of the capital. Other venues included the International Convention Centre, Hambantota; Chaya Tranz, Hikkaduwa; and the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Colombo.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Summit, Official programme and agenda
The official programme outline a week of activities including three days of meetings for heads of government.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Summit, Discussions
British Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated calls for an independent investigation into the alleged war crimes. "There needs to be proper inquiries into what happened at the end of the war, there needs to be proper human rights, democracy for the Tamil minority in that country" Cameron stated. He stated that if this investigation wasn't completed by March 2014 he would press for an independent international inquiry. This followed a visit to Jaffna Peninsula, the first visit to northern Sri Lanka by a foreign leader. Cameron was mobbed by demonstrators, mostly women, seeking his assistance in tracing missing relatives.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Summit, Discussions
Cameron also said that he would have "tough conversations" with Rajapaksa. In response to Cameron's pledge to push for a UN-led investigation into the alleged war crimes unless Sri Lanka credibly addressed human rights concerns by March 2014, Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapakse said: "Why should we have an international inquiry? We will object to it ... Definitely, we are not going to allow it." The Defence Secretary and another sibling of the President, Gotabhaya Rajapakse in a response, stated that "there were other countries such as Russia, China and Cuba at the UNHRC who would not support it." The defence minister also went on record to proclaim that the British Premier was 'siding' with the 'LTTE rump', and was mistakenly thinking that Sri Lanka was still a British colony.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Summit, Discussions
In response to questions about the Government's use of torture, Prime Minister Tony Abbott told reporters that while his government "deplores the use of torture we accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances difficult things happen".


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Summit, Discussions
The chair of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group briefed heads of government on the electoral crisis in the Maldives. The CMAG had, earlier in November, expressed its "deep disappointment" that the presidential election process had not concluded prior to the expiration of the president's term in office on 11 November 2013. The CHOGM was expected to discuss how to deal with the situation on 16 November.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Summit, Discussions
Canada and Australia blocked a proposal to establish a climate change fund, the Commonwealth Climate Change Risk Fund, named the Capital Green Fund, which would have assisted poorer countries dealing with the impact of global warming. The hereditary issue of leading the Commonwealth, however, did not appear to have been discussed formally and was not mentioned in the meeting's final communique.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Summit, Discussions
In a speech given at a dinner held in honour of the government leaders, Prince Charles spoke in what The Daily Telegraph described as "a pitch for himself as the Queen's eventual successor as head of the organisation." He spoke of his personal attachment to the Commonwealth: "I feel very much part of the family. It's in my blood, I'm afraid. I have been brought up in the family and I think that what we are renewing here are those family ties, those family associations and family values. I feel proud and enormously privileged to be part of it all."


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Summit, Discussions, Outcomes
Malta was chosen as the host of CHOGM 2015. CHOGM 2018 will be held in Vanuatu and CHOGM 2020 will be held in Malaysia.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Summit, Discussions, Outcomes
The final communique was issued as the Colombo Declaration on Sustainable, Inclusive and Equitable Development and agreed that eradicating poverty and climate change are major challenges for all countries. Other agreements were made on the necessity for steps to tackle high debt and poverty. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the meetings were characterised by "fruitful discussions...I am happy with the outcome we have reached at this CHOGM." However, he also warned against an ultimatum to address war crimes allegation by March 2014 saying he would not be pushed "into a corner."


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Summit, Discussions, Outcomes
Other discussions included the "core values" of democracy, rule of law, human rights, freedom of expression and religion, women's rights, ridding corruption, transparency, natural resource management and taxation. It also mentioned the issues of small states, including Small Island Developing States; other global issues such as non-state terrorism, the Arms Trade Treaty and arms control, sexual violence in conflict, education, health and general social development. Specifically, the issues of Fiji, Cyprus, Belize, Guyana and The Gambia were discussed. Wider issues of building partnership and networks within the Commonwealth were also discussed.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Boycott
There were significant calls from many bodies not to host the summit in Sri Lanka and to boycott the event, because of the country's alleged poor human rights record and reported atrocities against the Tamil population in the country.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Boycott
Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper stated that he would not attend the meeting as a protest at Sri Lanka's alleged failure to improve its human rights record, as he said he would at the previous CHOGM; the Canadian Prime Minister had previously walked out of the 2011 summit during its last day when Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was invited to speak. It was announced that Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Foreign Affairs Deepak Obhrai would represent Canada.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Boycott
Harper further elaborated that Canada might cease its contributions to the funding of the Commonwealth should no action be taken by the organisation against Sri Lanka; he cited the impeachment of the country's chief justice and the execution and imprisonment of journalists and political opponents of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. At the time, Senator Hugh Segal, Canada's envoy to the Commonwealth, claimed that the Commonwealth Secretariat was acting "as a 'shill'" for Sri Lanka's government.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Boycott
In October 2013, the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu passed a unanimous resolution demanding that the Indian government boycott the meeting and also sought the temporary suspension of Sri Lanka from the Commonwealth until Sri Lanka takes steps to grant what they call similar rights to Tamils as those enjoyed by Sinhalese. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced his decision not to participate in the event due to pressure from the regional Tamil party regarding Sri Lanka's alleged human rights record. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, who represented India at the summit in the prime minister's place, said: "The position we have taken is, it is not a boycott."


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Boycott
The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navin Ramgoolam, stated that he would not attend the meeting as a protest at Sri Lanka's alleged failure to improve its human rights record and was thus withdrawing as the host of CHOGM 2015 as protocol would have required him to attend the summit in order to personally invite other member states. "I have made it perfectly clear that human rights are more important than hosting a Commonwealth summit, regardless of its importance."


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Boycott
In the United Kingdom, the Foreign Affairs Select Committee called on that country's prime minister, David Cameron, not to attend the meeting in light of Sri Lanka's human rights record. Cameron also expressed concern about human rights issues in the country. However, Cameron later affirmed that he would attend. The Channel 4 documentary No Fire Zone, which presented evidence of alleged war crimes by the Sri Lanka Armed Forces, had resulted in increased calls for a boycott.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Boycott
In Malaysia, Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of the state of Penang, and the Secretary General of the Democratic Action Party called on the Malaysian government to boycott the summit as a protest against alleged human violations committed by the island republic against ethnic Tamils there. However, the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak rejected that and came to Colombo.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Boycott
The New Zealand Green Party also placed similar calls for a boycott and for the replacement of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Commonwealth Chairperson-in-office for the next two years. However New Zealand Prime minister attended the meeting.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Boycott
Similar views were floated by South African anti-Apartheid campaigner and Nobel laureate archbishop Desmond Tutu who suggested that the boycott of the CHOGM could be "one of the screws that the world has to apply to help the Tamil population." but South African President Jacob Zuma attended the meeting.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Restrictions on media
Prior to the start of the meeting the Sri Lankan government had given assurances that foreign media would be given free and full access.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Restrictions on media
A team from Channel 4 News, which had broadcast several video clips of Sri Lankan troops allegedly committing atrocities during the civil war, arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport on 11 November 2013 and were met by a group of pro-government demonstrators, despite a ban on demonstrations during CHOGM. The Channel 4 News claimed that they were followed by state intelligence operatives throughout their visit to Sri Lanka. On 13 November 2013 the Channel 4 News team tried to get to Kilinochchi in northern Sri Lanka by train but a group of pro-government demonstrators blocked the railway line near Anuradhapura.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Restrictions on media
Channel 4 News claimed that they had been followed on to the train by state intelligence operatives. The team were forced into a van by police and driven back to Colombo. At 6.30am on 17 November 2013 six immigration officials visited the Channel 4 News crew at their hotel and warned them against violating the conditions laid down in their visas. Channel 4 News left Sri Lanka later on 17 November 2013, earlier than planned, blaming intimidation and surveillance by Sri Lankan security forces.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Restrictions on media
A BBC News crew trying to film President Rajapaksa at a CHOGM event on 14 November 2013 were physically restrained by security officials. An Agence France-Presse trying to work in Mullaitivu District on 18 November 2013 were prevented from doing so by the military.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Restrictions on protests
In October 2013 it was reported that the government was planning to ban all protests, marches and other demonstrations for three weeks in November, coinciding with CHOGM. The government denied the reports. However, on 14 November 2013 the police obtained a court order preventing any protests during CHOGM.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Restrictions on protests
A group of Tamils trying to travel to Colombo on 13 November 2013 to protest about disappeared relatives were prevented from doing so by the Sri Lankan military.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Controversy, Restrictions on travel
The Civil Air Services Authority suspended all FitsAir flights to Jaffna Airport between 10 and 18 November 2013, allegedly to restrict foreign access to the north of the country.


2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Participants
Of the 53 Commonwealth members, only 27 heads of government/state (nine presidents, 16 prime ministers, one sultan and one governor general) attended the meeting, the lowest in decades. 22 other members sent other delegates such as foreign ministers, vice-presidents, deputy prime ministers and high commissioners. Three members - Grenada, Kiribati and Maldives - did not attend and Fiji was suspended from the Commonwealth. The participants were:


2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the 21st annual Commonwealth of Independent States Cup since its establishment in 1993. It was hosted in Saint Petersburg, Russia between 18 and 27 January 2013.


2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
Saint Petersburg hosted the event for the fourth time, with all matches being held in a single venue (Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex). All participating nations were represented by their youth (U20/U21) national teams.


2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, Format
Twelve teams were divided into three groups of four. The top two of each group qualified automatically for a play-off along with the two best third placed teams. The other third placed team along with the three bottom participants out of each group proceed to the play-off which would place its participants 9th through 12th places.


2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, Format
The winners of the quarter finals advanced further into semi-finals, while the other four less fortunate entered play-off for the fifth place. Next the winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final, while the other two participants played for the third place. Simultaneously the winners of the play-off for the fifth place continued to the fifth place match, while the other two played for the seventh place.


2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, Participants
The following 12 teams, shown with age of youth national team, took part in the tournament:


2013 Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Fokker 50 crash
On 4 March 2013, a Fokker 50 operated by Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation on a domestic cargo flight from Lodja to Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, crashed in poor weather on approach to Goma Airport. There were nine people on board, of which six were killed. No fatalities were reported on the ground, despite the aircraft crashing into a populated area.


2013 Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Fokker 50 crash, Accident
The aircraft was two minutes from touching down at Goma airport on a cargo service from Lodja Airport, 640 kilometres (400 mi) west of Goma. At 17:55 local time, the aircraft crashed in an empty lot in the middle of the city. No distress calls were made prior to the crash.


2013 Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Fokker 50 crash, Accident
There were nine people on board the aircraft, including six airline employees—a crew of five and a security guard—and three passengers. All six employees were killed in the accident. Except for the pilot, a 46-year-old Russian national named Alexander Bazhenov, the dead were all from the Congo. The Russian consul to the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed that a Russian national was on board.


2013 Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Fokker 50 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the accident was a twin-turboprop Fokker 50, powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW125B engines; it first flew in 1992 with registration PH-LXJ. Having serial number 20270, it was delivered to AirUK in 1994 and re-registered G-UKTE. This registration was kept following the rebranding of Air UK to KLM uk in 1998. KLM Cityhopper re-registered the aircraft as PH-LXJ in 2003, and returned it to the lessor in 2010. In March of the same year, it was re-registered 9Q-CBD and delivered to Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation. The aircraft was 20 years old at the time of the accident.


2013 Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Fokker 50 crash, Aftermath
Following the crash, the Ministry of Transport of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced a re-certification of all airlines having an operator's certificate issued in the country that were subject to a ban in the European Union.


2013 Conference League South
The 2013 Conference League South was the first season under the new name. Founded in 2013 as a result of the restructuring of the game below the professional level. The Rugby League Conference which was broken up in 2011 was replaced for one season in 2012 by the National Conference League Division 3 which was placed under the banner of the National Conference League which had moved from winter to summer. Bristol Sonics, St Albans Centurions and Nottingham Outlaws moved across from National Conference League Division 3.


2013 Conference League South
The top two from Midlands Rugby League Premier Division, Northampton Demons as champions and Leicester Storm as runners-up moved up and a new club Sheffield Hallam Eagles, a joint venture set up by Sheffield Eagles and Sheffield Hallam University made up the 6 team competition. The teams would play each other three times during the regular season with the top four contesting the play-offs. The season ran from April to August


2013 Conference Premier play-off Final
The 2013 Conference Premier play-off Final, known as the 2013 Blue Square Bet Premier play-off Final for sponsorship purposes, was a football match between Wrexham and Newport County on 5 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the eleventh Conference Premier play-off Final and the first ever Wembley Final to feature two teams from Wales.


2013 Conference Premier play-off Final
After not having played in Wembley for 149 years the match represented the second time in the 2012–13 season for Wrexham who reached the final with a 5–2 aggregate win over Kidderminster Harriers following their appearance in the 2013 FA Trophy Final. The final also represented Newport County's second trip to Wembley in less than a year having played in the 2012 FA Trophy Final. Newport had beaten Grimsby Town 2–0 over two legs to reach the play-off final.


2013 Conference Premier play-off Final
Newport County won the match 2–0 to secure promotion to League Two, re-entering the Football League after a 25-year absence. It was the first time in Conference history that a team had not conceded a single goal in the play-offs.


2013 Conference Premier play-off Final
Whereas the players in the Wrexham team were new to the play-off final, the County team had seven players with previous play-off final experience: Alan Julian had featured for Stevenage Borough in the 2005 final. It was the second successive final for Aaron O'Connor who had featured for Luton Town in the 2012 final. Danny Crow had featured in both the 2009 final for Cambridge United and the 2011 final for Luton Town. It was the fourth final for Robbie Willmott who had featured for Cambridge United in 2009 and Luton Town in the 2011 and 2012 finals. Winning the final for a second time were Ismail Yakubu, Lee Minshull and Christian Jolley who were all part of the victorious Wimbledon team in the 2011 final.


2013 Conference Premier play-off Final, Match, Summary
Both teams started the game nervously with Wrexham having the better of the opening exchanges. On 15 minutes Brett Ormerod saw an effort at goal dragged wide of the near post. A cross from Johnny Hunt in the 21st minute was met by Ormerod but his shot went over the bar. Towards the end of the first half Newport gained momentum with Christian Jolley's curled shot just wide of goal. The score remained 0–0 at half time.


2013 Conference Premier play-off Final, Match, Summary
In the second half Wrexham stepped up their game and nearly took the lead in the 59th minute when an initial shot from Andy Morrell was palmed by Lenny Pidgeley into the path of Ormerod who blasted over from six yards. Shortly afterwards Newport's Danny Crow was replaced with their leading goalscorer Aaron O'Connor. Wrexham's player-manager Morrell then replaced himself with Adrian Cieslewicz. As the game wore on both teams made further substitutions with Newport's Michael Flynn making way for Scott Donnelly in the 74th minute and Wrexham's Glen Little coming on for captain Dean Keates in the 80th minute.


2013 Conference Premier play-off Final, Match, Summary
As the game looked certain to go into extra time Jolley headed a warning shot just wide of goal in the 83rd minute. Wrexham failed to heed the warning and in the 86th minute a long up-field pass from Andy Sandell was headed backwards by Wrexham's David Artell into the path of Jolley who made no mistake in lifting it over the on-rushing Chris Maxwell and into the goal.


2013 Conference Premier play-off Final, Match, Summary
Wrexham replaced Jay Harris with Dele Adebola in the 89th minute and pushed every player up front, including goalkeeper Maxwell. They managed to force a number of corners in injury time but were caught on the break by Jolley who fed O'Connor. His initial left-footed shot was saved but he made no mistake with his right-footed follow-up to make the score 2–0 to County in the 4th minute of injury time. Two minutes later and the game was over.


2013 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
The 2013 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 26 at Reckling Park in Houston, Texas. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Conference USA for college baseball. Rice won their fifth tournament championship and claimed the league's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. This is the last of 19 athletic championship events held by the conference in the 2012–13 academic year.


2013 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
The tournament was established in 1996, Conference USA's first season of play. Entering the event, Tulane has won the most championships, with five. Among current teams, only Marshall and Memphis have never won a title.


2013 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
This was to be the third year of a three-year contract placing the event at Trustmark Park, home of an Atlanta Braves Class-AA affiliate in Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson, Mississippi. However, the venue opted out of the contract, leaving Conference USA seeking a new home for the 2013 tournament. The conference announced that the tournament would instead be held at Reckling Park.


2013 Conference USA Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The tournament continued the round-robin tournament format introduced in 2010. The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight and divided into two pools. The winners of each pool then met in a single championship game.


2013 Conference USA Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
Christian Stringer was named Tournament MVP. Stringer was an infielder for Rice who was 7–14 in the tournament for a .500 average with one RBI, one Stolen Base, and five runs scored.


2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game
The 2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game, which determined the 2013 football champion of Conference USA (C-USA), was played at noon Eastern Standard Time (11 am local time and 1700 UTC) on December 7 at Rice Stadium in Houston. The game featured the winners of the conference's East division, the Marshall Thundering Herd, and the winners of the West division, the Rice Owls.


2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Under C-USA rules, the championship game would be played at the home stadium of the team with the best record in conference play. Since Marshall and Rice both finished with 7–1 records in conference play, and did not play one another in the regular season, the site was chosen based on the BCS rankings on December 1. Although only 25 teams are explicitly ranked, the ranking formula can be used to determine the relative rankings of any two teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Accordingly, Rice received home-field advantage.


2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Rice represented C-USA in the 2013 Liberty Bowl on December 31 in Memphis, Tennessee after defeating Marshall by 17 points.


2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game, History
In the 2012 Championship Game Tulsa defeated former conference member UCF (University of Central Florida) in overtime, 33–27 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game, History
After the 2013 Conference USA realignment, C-USA added six new members for the 2013 season after losing four members, including UCF, to the American Athletic Conference.


2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game, History
After the 2013 season, the ninth C-USA championship game was played in Houston, Texas for the third time since 2011, when the Houston Cougars hosted the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Robertson Stadium. It was the first time that Rice Stadium hosted the Championship game series after Rice became the winner of the West Division.


2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Teams, West Division Champions
Rice came into the championship with a non–conference record of 2–2 after losing to Texas A&M and former C-USA member Houston and beating Kansas and New Mexico State. Rice was second in the West Division behind Tulane until Rice lost to North Texas, falling into third place. Tulane lost their two conference games in November, which moved Rice back up to second behind North Texas, until North Texas lost to UTSA. Rice then became ranked first in the division. At the end of the regular 2013 season, Rice had to defeat Tulane in order to be crowned the winners of the West Division, or Tulane or UTSA would have been crowned winners of the division. Rice defeated Tulane 17–13 to win the division.


2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Teams, West Division Champions
This was Rice's first appearance in Conference USA Championship series.


2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Teams, East Division Champions
Marshall came into the championship with a non–conference record of 2–2 after losing to Ohio and Virginia Tech and beating Miami(OH) and Gardner–Webb. Marshall was behind East Carolina in second in the East Division standings until East Carolina lost to Tulane, moving Marshall up to first in the standings. Marshall then lost a close game to Middle Tennessee 49–51, which dropped Marshall behind East Carolina for the rest of the season until the East Carolina–Marshall game in late November. In order for Marshall to be crowned the winners of the East Division, Marshall. Marshall beat East Carolina 59–28 to win the East Division.


2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Teams, East Division Champions
This was Marshall's first appearance in the Conference USA Championship series.


2013 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2013 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma from March 13-16, 2013. Memphis was slated to host the 2013 edition but the conference moved it to Tulsa in order to keep Memphis from having home-court advantage during their final appearance in the tournament.


2013 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2013 tournament was the last to feature participation from Memphis, Houston, and SMU, as the three schools joined the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2013. The winner of the tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. UCF would also have been participating in the tournament for the last time, but was banned due to sanctions handed down by the NCAA in August 2012.


2013 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2013 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was the nineteenth edition of the Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Conference USA champion and guaranteed representative into the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was hosted by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the games were played at Transamerica Field.


2013 Conference USA football season
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2013 Conference USA football season
The 2013 Conference USA football season is an NCAA football season that was played from August 2013 through January 2014. The 2013 football season marked the 19th season of the conference's existence and 18th of football competition; although C-USA was established in 1995, it did not begin football competition until 1996.


2013 Conference USA football season, Previous season
Tulsa won the conference championship for the second time, defeating former members  Central Florida Knights 33–27.


2013 Conference USA football season, 2013 season
Conference USA added several new members this season after losing four.


2013 Conference USA football season, 2013 season
In preseason polls, Tulsa was projected to be top of the 2013 season followed by East Carolina.


2013 Conference USA football season, 2013 season, East Division
Projected as the winner of the East Division, East Carolina lost its first conference game of the season to Tulane in triple overtime, 36-33. Marshall then topped the standings until they lost 51-49 to new member Middle Tennessee, which returned East Carolina to the top spot. Until the East Carolina–Marshall game at the end of the season, East Carolina was number one followed by Marshall. Whoever ended up winning the game would then be crowned winners of the East Division. Marshall defeated East Carolina 59–28 to earn the division title.


2013 Conference USA football season, 2013 season, West Division
As Tulsa was projected to be number one in conference, the team lost their first conference play against Rice in overtime bringing Tulane on top of the western division standings. Tulane became up-top with a conference record of 4–0 after close wins against North Texas, East Carolina, and Tulsa. Tulane then lost their first conference game of the season to Florida Atlantic in early November bringing new member North Texas to the top of the division after North Texas defeated Rice.


2013 Conference USA football season, 2013 season, West Division
Projected in being last in the division, UTSA defeated Tulane and North Texas in November, which brought UTSA second in the standings after Rice being brought up to first. At the end of the season, Rice had to defeat Tulane in order to be crown the winners of the west division or Tulane or UTSA would have then been crowned winners of the division. Rice defeated Tulane 17–13 and crowned winners of the West Division for the first time and their first appearance in the championship game as well.


2013 Conference USA football season, 2013 season, Championship Game
After the 2013 season, the ninth C-USA championship game was played in Houston, Texas, for the third time since 2011, when former member Houston Cougars hosted the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Robertson Stadium. It was the first time that Rice Stadium would host the Championship game series after Rice won the West Division. Both Rice and Marshall enter the game with 7-1 conference records. Rice was crowned Conference USA Champion for the first time ever after defeating Marshall by 17–points. Rice represented the conference in the 2013 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee against  the Mississippi State Bulldogs, a 44-7 loss for Rice.


2013 Conference USA football season, 2013 season, Bowl season
Eight teams earned bowl eligibility during the season, but UTSA is still transiting into the FBS level and will not be eligible for bowl games until after the 2014 season.


2013 Conference USA football season, Membership
Houston, Memphis, SMU and UCF left Conference USA, and joined the American Athletic Conference, the football-sponsoring offshoot of the original Big East, on July 1, 2013.


2013 Conference USA football season, Membership
Louisiana Tech and UTSA joined C-USA from the WAC. Florida Atlantic, FIU, Middle Tennessee, and North Texas joined C-USA from the Sun Belt. Old Dominion, which had moved five of its sports from its former home of the Colonial Athletic Association to C-USA for the 2012–13 school year, moved the rest of its athletic program to C-USA. ODU had an established FCS program that played as an FCS independent in 2013, joined C-USA football as a provisional FBS member in 2014, and became fully bowl-eligible in 2015. Charlotte, which was starting a football team this season, was initially an FCS independent before becoming a provisional FBS member in 2014 and a C-USA football member in 2015. The 49ers joined from the Atlantic 10 Conference.


2013 Conference USA football season, Membership
After the 2013 football season East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa moved to The American on July 1, 2014, at the start of the 2014 football season. On the same day, Western Kentucky joined C-USA from the Sun Belt.


2013 Conference USA men's soccer season
The 2013 Conference USA men's soccer season was the 19th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season marked the arrival of the Charlotte 49ers from the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Florida Atlantic Owls from the Mid-American Conference, the New Mexico Lobos from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and the Old Dominion Monarchs from the Colonial Athletic Association. It was also be the last C-USA season for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, which joined join the American Athletic Conference in July 2014. The 2013 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was held November 13–17 at Transamerica Field in Charlotte.


2013 Conference USA men's soccer season
The defending regular season champions were the SMU Mustangs, who left the conference to join The American. The defending tournament champions were the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.


2013 Conference USA men's soccer season, C-USA Tournament
The format for the 2013 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was announced in the Fall of 2013.


2013 Congo Premier League
Congo Premier League is the top division of the Congolese Football Federation. The competition was created in 1961. A total of 18 teams will contest the league in 2013.


2013 Connacht Senior Football Championship
The 2013 Connacht Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Connacht GAA. It was won by Mayo who defeated London in a final, which, historically, was the Exiles' first time to reach a provincial decider.


2013 Connacht Senior Football Championship
London's appearance in the Connacht final followed a remarkable turn of events. Having not won a Connacht championship match since 1977, they first overcame Sligo in their quarter-final meeting. They then secured a draw against Leitrim in the semi-final in Carrick-on-Shannon before winning the replay in Roscommon. Following that victory and with a first ever Connacht final ahead of them, the city's mayor Boris Johnson sent “Huge congratulations to the London team as they continue on with their historic march towards this year's Connacht Senior Football Championship Final. Regardless of the result against Mayo, London can be proud of their mightily impressive achievements this year. They travel to Castlebar on their momentous quest for victory with best wishes from me and all London fans. Go London!”.


2013 Connacht Senior Football Championship
Mayo, on the other hand, had contested the previous year's All-Ireland Final and were extremely convincing on their march to the final. They humiliated their traditional rivals Galway in the quarter-finals, beating them comfortably in their own grounds. Galway had two players sent off and the game ended 4-16 to 0-11. Their next match saw Mayo face Roscommon in the semi-finals, a team who had run them close in the 2011 Connacht final two years earlier. This year, however, Mayo were winners by a much greater margin, beating them 0-21 to 0-09 in McHale Park.


2013 Connacht Senior Football Championship
In the end Mayo proved too much for London, winning the J. J. Nestor Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the All-Ireland. This was Mayo's 45th Connacht title, and saw them overtake Galway on 44. They progressed to the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. London entered the final round of the All-Ireland Qualifiers and headed to Croke Park for the first time, where they lost to Cavan.


2013 Connecticut Sun season
The 2013 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their 11th since moving to Connecticut from Orlando.


2013 Connecticut Sun season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The following are the Dream's selections in the 2013 WNBA Draft.


2013 Constitution of Fiji
Fiji's fourth constitution was signed into law by President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau on September 6, 2013, coming into effect immediately. It is the first to eliminate race-based electoral rolls, race-based seat quotas, district-based representation, the unelected upper chamber, and the role of the hereditary Council of Chiefs. It vests sole legislative authority in a single-chamber, 50-seat, at-large Parliament, to be first convened following general elections in 2014. It is also the first ever to grant the right to multiple citizenship (in effect since 2009 by decree, on abrogation of the 1997 constitution), and lowers the voting age to 18.


2013 Constitution of Fiji, Background
Fiji's first constitution, implemented in 1970 at the time of independence from the UK, contained negotiated provisions to enshrine the political supremacy of the minority indigenous population. When an Indo-Fijian dominated government was elected despite these safeguards, the 1987 Fijian coups d'état took place, resulting in even tighter measures in the 1990 constitution.


2013 Constitution of Fiji, Background
Widespread Indo-Fijian dissent, coupled with a population shift back to an indigenous majority, prompted a more inclusive approach in the 1997 constitution. This was followed by the election of the first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister, and the violent, failed civilian coup of 2000. The 2013 constitution gave Indo-Fijians equal status in the country.


2013 Constitution of Fiji, Rationale
The 2000 coup was ended by military intervention. Fifteen people died. Power was handed over to a civilian administration, which subsequently won the 2001 elections — depending for its majority on elements that had been supportive of the coup — and granted early release to several conspirators who had been imprisoned. It also proposed legislation that would have extended amnesty to those involved (the Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill).


2013 Constitution of Fiji, Rationale
This angered the head of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Frank Bainimarama, who spoke out against the government, formally demanded a reversal, withstood an attempt to replace him, and eventually launched his own bloodless coup in December 2006.


2013 Constitution of Fiji, Rationale
As Prime Minister, Bainimarama declared that the race-based electoral system — which he characterized as insulating the well-connected not only from political consequences but from justice and the law — had to be reformed before new elections were held. After months of international pressure, he announced elections for 2009, but then reversed himself, saying that a whole new system (a new census, a new voter's list, and a new constitution) would need to be established to prevent a return to the "coup culture."


2013 Constitution of Fiji, Rationale
In 2008, the government-appointed National Council for Building a Better Fiji released the People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress, which established guidelines for drafting a new constitution, and in 2012 public hearings began across the country to solicit input from the community.


2013 Constitution of Fiji, Criticism
Original draft author Yash Ghai has publicly disagreed with changes in the final document, including the removal of regional representation, maintaining that it favors larger political parties.


2013 Constitution of Fiji, Criticism
According to an article published in The Economist by an uncredited writer in Wellington, New Zealand, despite its electoral success, the FijiFirst government is also "despised" by "many" native Fijians for implementing the 2013 Constitution of Fiji which describes all of Fiji's citizens as "Fijians", regardless of their ethnicity, causing "some" indigenes to have fears of "cultural annihilation" and an "Islamic conspiracy to control the country", due to the Attorney General of Fiji being of Muslim background."


2013 Continental Cup of Curling
The 2013 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held from January 10 to 13 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia. The Continental Cup, based on the Ryder Cup of golf, pitted teams from North America against teams from the rest of the World. The tournament featured team events, mixed doubles events, singles competitions, and skins competitions, and the brunt of available points was awarded in the skins competitions. TSN broadcast the event, as it had in previous years.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling
Team North America was represented by Canada Cup champions Jennifer Jones and Kevin Martin, Tournament of Hearts champion Heather Nedohin, Brier champion Glenn Howard, and the United States men's and women's champions Heath McCormick and Allison Pottinger, respectively. Team World was represented by reigning world champion Mirjam Ott, world silver medalist Margaretha Sigfridsson, four-time world junior champion Eve Muirhead, two-time world bronze medalist Niklas Edin, two-time world silver medalist Tom Brewster, and two-time European champion Thomas Ulsrud.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling
Team World entered the event as the defending champions, but were unseated by Team North America. Team World took an early lead in the first day of the event, but Team North America roared back in the next few days, dominating in the team, mixed doubles, and singles competitions to hold a large lead. Team North America clinched the cup in the second round of skins play after holding back a late Team World comeback, giving Team North America a 5–4 edge in the overall cup record. Team North America's win ensured that no defending champion to date would successfully defend its title from the previous Cup.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Competition format
Six teams from North America and six teams representing the rest of the World play a series of games against each other in order to win points. The first side to win a majority of the points available wins the cup. Teams compete in four formats: team games, mixed doubles games, singles competitions, and skins games. Team games are regular curling games, with two teams of four playing against each other. Mixed doubles games involve two teams, each consisting of one male and one female, playing against each other.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Competition format
Mixed doubles teams use only six stones per end, one of which is positioned prior to the start of the end. This is in contrast to the eight stones per end used by teams of four in regular curling games. The singles competition involves two teams playing against each other. There are six types of shots contested in the singles competitions. Each curler from each team is assigned to throw at least one type of shot. Points are given based on how well the shot is made.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Competition format
After all of the shots have been thrown, the team with the most points wins the competition. Skins games involve two teams playing against each other, where the objective is to win skins by scoring two or more points with the hammer or stealing points without the hammer. The points for the skins games, which go toward the total points for the cup, are distributed throughout the game, and the teams earn these points by winning skins.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Competition format
A new points system was implemented in the 2013 Continental Cup of Curling. The total of points available was 60 points, compared to the total of 400 points used in previous years. The mixed doubles, singles, and team games were worth one point each, and ties were worth one half point each to both teams. The skins games were worth a total of five points. All games were eight ends long, and there were no extra ends. Also, six mixed doubles games and six singles competition games were played, as before. However, there were eighteen team games instead of the previous twelve, and there were six skins games instead of the previous eight.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Teams
The teams were selected from the top teams in each region. Six teams from each region will compete against each other in the competition. Four teams from Canada earn the right to represent Team North America by virtue of winning certain events, namely the Canada Cup of Curling and the Canadian National Championships (the Brier and the Tournament of Hearts). Two teams from the United States are chosen by the United States Curling Association to represent North America, and the teams representing Team World are selected by the World Curling Federation.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Teams
The teams in the table below have been announced as representatives of their respective regions.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 1
Team World and Team North America began the event with women's team play. Mirjam Ott and Allison Pottinger played a high-scoring game which resulted in a win for Ott, and Eve Muirhead scored an early lead over Heather Nedohin and held it to win another point for Team World. Jennifer Jones made a precise draw to tie her game with Margaretha Sigfridsson and secured a half-point for Team North America, averting a sweep by Team World.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 1
Team World held a two-point lead coming into the first mixed doubles round, where they split the three points available with Team North America. The North American pair of John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes dominated Team World's Niklas Edin and Christina Bertrup. Heather Nedohin made a game-saving shot with Dean Gemmell to tie their game with Michael Goodfellow and Eve Muirhead, and Christoffer Svae and Carmen Schäfer stole a win over Marc Kennedy and Allison Pottinger after Pottinger was light on a draw.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 1
Team North America closed the two-point gap by one point in men's team play, where they won two of the three games. Both Niklas Edin of Team World and Kevin Martin of Team North America won close games against Heath McCormick and Tom Brewster, respectively, while Glenn Howard made a double-takeout in the last end to hold his lead and win the game over Thomas Ulsrud. At the end of the day, Team World led Team North America 5–4.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 2
In the morning draw, women's team play saw Team North America turning the tables on Team World by winning two games and splitting the points for the third. Heather Nedohin held a slight lead over Margaretha Sigfridsson, who tried to win the game in the final end but fell short and tied the game. Jennifer Jones and Mirjam Ott played a back-and-forth game which saw Ott miss a double-takeout attempt for the win, allowing Jones to steal the point. Allison Pottinger stole three in the fifth end against Eve Muirhead and held the lead through the rest of the game, capping off the game with a four-point end.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 2
The singles competition, similar to a skills competition in ice hockey, involved team members from each of the twelve teams attempting six types of shots. Team North America fared well in the singles competition, winning four of the six matchups and earning four points. On the women's side, the teams skipped by Allison Pottinger and Mirjam Ott scored the highest total of points at 18 points, while on the men's side, Glenn Howard's team scored the highest total of points at 22 points.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 2
The evening draw, which consisted of men's team play, saw Team North America extending their lead to five points. Heath McCormick dominated against Thomas Ulsrud, who lost second Christoffer Svae in the middle of the game due to illness. Kevin Martin established an early lead in the first half of the game versus Niklas Edin and held his lead to win.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 2
Glenn Howard had a chance to make the draw a North America sweep, starting off with a small lead against Tom Brewster, but a mistake in the eighth end from Brent Laing led to a chance for Brewster to come back and tie the game, which he did. At the end of the day, Team North America led Team World 13–8.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 3
The morning draw consisted of mixed doubles play, where Team North America dominated Team World and earned the first sweep of three points in the event. Heath McCormick and Jessica Mair dominated Sebastian Kraupp and Maria Prytz, stealing three ends en route to a six-point victory. Glenn Howard and Natalie Nicholson held an early lead over Greg Drummond and Anna Sloan after a four-point second end, but Drummond and Sloan came back to make it a close game. In the end, Howard and Nicholson scored two to win the game. Brent Laing and Jennifer Jones played a back-and-forth game with Torger Nergård and Carmen Küng, but retained control through most of the game and came out with the victory after Küng's last shot left Team North America having shot stone, effectively giving Laing and Jones the win.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 3
In the afternoon draw, women's team play saw a split of the three available points. Mirjam Ott pushed out to an early lead against Heather Nedohin, and held her lead against a struggling Nedohin to win. Jennifer Jones played a back-and-forth game with Eve Muirhead, and won on a dramatic finish, tapping a buried stone to score a deuce in the final end. Allison Pottinger held an early lead over Margaretha Sigfridsson, but Sigfridsson rallied with the help of three stolen points and tied the game.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 3
The evening draw saw Team North America extending their lead by one point. Heath McCormick and Tom Brewster played a relatively quick game, with McCormick winning on a draw in the final end. Kevin Martin scored a huge four-point end against Thomas Ulsrud and commanded the rest of the match to secure Team North America's second win. Glenn Howard came short in winning his match versus Niklas Edin, however, when a failed in-off shot in the sixth end led to a steal by Edin. Edin secured Team World's only full point in the draw with a double takeout. At the end of the day, Team North America led Team World 19½–10½.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 4
The afternoon draw consisted of skins play. Allison Pottinger and Margaretha Sigfridsson played in the women's skins game. Pottinger held an early lead after four straight skins, but Sigfridsson capitalized on missed shots from Pottinger to win the last four skins and the game. Heath McCormick and Niklas Edin played in the men's skins game, where a series of carryovers saw Edin winning the last skin, worth three and a half points, and the game.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 4
A mixed team of John Morris, Beth Iskiw, Ben Hebert, and Jessica Mair played Tom Brewster, Anna Sloan, Scott Andrews, and Claire Hamilton in the mixed skins game. Morris, who skipped against Brewster, held control over the game and limited Brewster in scoring. Brewster won the last point on a draw to the button, giving Team World an 8–7 edge in the first round of skins play.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 4
The evening draw also consisted of skins play. Jennifer Jones and Mirjam Ott played in the women's skins game, in which Jones dominated, scoring four skins and winning four points for Team North America. Glenn Howard and Thomas Ulsrud played in the men's skins game. Ulsrud played a fairly open game, forcing carryovers for five ends until a misfire from Ulsrud led to Howard making the cup-winning shot, scoring three points with a tap for two points. Ulsrud won the remaining points in the game on a draw to the button.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 4
A mixed team of Kevin Martin, Heather Nedohin, Marc Kennedy, and Laine Peters played Eve Muirhead, Greg Drummond, Vicki Adams, and Michael Goodfellow in the mixed skins game. Martin skipped against Muirhead and controlled most of the game, securing four points on four skins before Muirhead took the last skin. Team North America took a 10½–4½ point edge in the second round of skins play, giving them a CAD$13,000 bonus for winning the skins rounds.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Event summary, Day 4
The final score of the event was 37–23, and the winning team, Team North America, received a purse of CAD$52,000, CAD$2,000 per player, in addition to the skins bonus, while the losing team received a purse of CAD$26,000, CAD$1,000 per player.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Events
All times listed are Pacific Standard Time. The draws for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were released on Wednesday night, and the draws for Sunday were released on Saturday afternoon.


2013 Continental Cup of Curling, Statistics
The statistics for team play, including team skins play, are listed below. The percentages are calculated for each player by rating their shots in each game. Each shot the player attempts is scored out of four based on how well the shot is made.


2013 Continental Indoor Football League season
The 2013 Continental Indoor Football League season will be the Continental Indoor Football League's eighth overall season. The regular season will start on Friday February 8, with the Marion Blue Racers visiting the Saginaw Sting at the Dow Event Center, and will end with the 2013 CIFL Championship Game, the league's championship game being held on, or around, May 18. The league approved the expansion of the playoff format from four teams to six teams (with the top two teams receiving byes).


2013 Continental Indoor Football League season, Schedule
For the 2013 season there will be a 10-game, 12-week regular season running from February to April. Each team will host 5 games, and have five away games. For the first time in league history, there will be Monday night games.


2013 Continental Indoor Football League season, Regular season standings
†Kane County played the second game on their schedule, but forfeited the other nine.


2013 Continental Indoor Football League season, Coaching changes, Pre-season
On September 18, 2012, the Blue Racers name, CEO and general manager, LaMonte Coleman, as the team's 5th head coach in franchise history. But, three weeks prior to the season's start, offensive coordinator Martino Theus was promoted to head coach.


2013 Continental Indoor Football League season, Coaching changes, In-season
Carter named Demar Cranford as the team's new head coach the same day.


2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
The 2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge was the thirteenth season of the Grand American Road Racing Association's support series and the final under the Grand Am sanctioning body. For 2014 the series will change to being sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association upon Grand Am's merger with IMSA's American Le Mans Series to form the United SportsCar Championship. The series, to be known as the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, will remain entirely unaffected aside from the new sanctioning body.


2013 Cook Islands Round Cup
The 2013 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup is the fortieth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown.


2013 Cooper Challenger
The 2013 Cooper Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 6th edition of the tournament and part of the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Waterloo, Canada between July 1 and July 7, 2013. It was the final edition of the tournament.


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


2013 Cooper Challenger – Doubles
Sharon Fichman and Marie-Ève Pelletier were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but Pelletier had retired this year after the 2013 Australian Open. Fichman partnered up with Gabriela Dabrowski as the first seeds and they went on to win the title, defeating Misa Eguchi and Eri Hozumi in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–3.


2013 Cooper Challenger – Singles
Sharon Fichman was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but she lost in the quarterfinals to Gabriela Dabrowski.


2013 Cooper Challenger – Singles
Julia Glushko won the title, defeating Dabrowski in the final, 6–1, 6–3.


2013 Copa ASOBAL
The 2013 Copa ASOBAL was the 24th edition of the Copa ASOBAL. It took place in the Palau Blaugrana, in Barcelona, Catalonia, on 21 & 22 December 2013. The tournament was hosted by FC Barcelona and Barcelona city council, being the second time Barcelona hosts Copa ASOBAL.


2013 Copa ASOBAL
FC Barcelona won its overall ninth title, third in a row and qualified for 2014–15 EHF Champions League.


2013 Copa ASOBAL, Qualified teams
Qualified teams are the top four teams on standings at midseason (matchday 15).


2013 Copa ASOBAL, TV coverage
The tournament was broadcast in Catalonia in Esport3 and nationwide at Spain in Sportmanía. Also worldwide via


2013 Copa Argentina Final
The 2013 Copa Argentina Final was the 223rd and final match of the 2012–13 Copa Argentina. It was played on October 16, 2013 at the Estadio del Bicentenario de Catamarca between San Lorenzo and Arsenal. Arsenal won the match 3–0.


2013 Copa Argentina Final
As champion, Arsenal qualified for the 2013 Supercopa Argentina and the 2014 Copa Libertadores.


2013 Copa Bionaire
The 2013 Copa Bionaire was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 WTA 125s. It took place in Cali, Colombia on 11–17 February 2013.


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


2013 Copa Bionaire, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a Lucky Loser:


2013 Copa Bionaire – Doubles
Karin Knapp and Mandy Minella were the defending champions but Knapp chose not to participate. Minella played with Elina Svitolina, but they lost in the first round to Estrella Cabeza Candela and Laura Pous Tió.


2013 Copa Bionaire – Doubles
Catalina Castaño and Mariana Duque Mariño won the title, defeating Florencia Molinero and Teliana Pereira in the final, 3–6, 6–1, [10–5].


2013 Copa Bionaire – Singles
Alexandra Dulgheru was the defending champion, but lost to Lara Arruabarrena Vecino in the second round. Arruabarrena Vecino went on to win the title, defeating Catalina Castaño in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2013 Copa Catalunya (women's football)
The 2013 Copa Catalunya Femenina was the ninth edition of the competition, running from May 25 to September 1, 2013. RCD Espanyol defeated FC Barcelona on penalties in the final, held in Sant Boi de Llobregat, ending Barcelona's 4-year winning streak.


2013 Copa Catalunya (women's football), Preliminary stages, Second stage
2 Cerdanyola won 4-5 on penalties. 3 Igualada won 3-5 on penalties.


2013 Copa Catalunya (women's football), Final stages
4 Levante Las Planas won 1-4 on penalties. 5 Escola Les Garrigues won on penalties. 6 Espanyol won 3-4 on penalties.


2013 Copa Centroamericana
The 2013 Copa Centroamericana was the 12th Copa Centroamericana, the regional championship for men's national association football teams in Central America. It was organized by the Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol or UNCAF, and took place in Costa Rica from 18 January to 27 January 2013. The top five teams go on to participate in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.


2013 Copa Centroamericana
The tournament consisted of two stages. In the group stage of the tournament finals, the seven teams competed for points in two round-robin groups, one of four teams and the other of three, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These four teams advanced to the semi-final stage, with the winners advancing to the final, while the losers contested a third-place match. The fifth-place match was played between the third-ranked teams from the group stage.


2013 Copa Centroamericana
In the final, Costa Rica defeated defending champions Honduras 1–0, with Giancarlo González's goal in the 38th minute giving Costa Rica their seventh Central American title; they also became the first host nation to win the tournament since Costa Rica did it in 1999. The final between Costa Rica and Honduras, being the fifth time the two teams have contested final together, became the most frequent match-up at that stage. Belize made history in this tournament by managing to advance to the semifinals and qualifying to compete in the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the first time.


2013 Copa Centroamericana, Venue
All matches were played at Estadio Nacional in San José, built as a replacement for the original National Stadium and opened in 2011.


2013 Copa Centroamericana, Group stage
The group stage draw was held in San José on October 9, 2012.


2013 Copa Centroamericana, Group stage, Group B
El Salvador and Panama finished with identical records and so their positions were determined by drawing of lots. El Salvador won and was placed second.


2013 Copa Centroamericana, Final stage
In case of tie, no extra time is played, and the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.


2013 Copa Centroamericana squads
The 2013 Copa Centroamericana will be the 2nd edition of the Copa Centroamericana competition and 12th UNCAF-. Costa Rica will be the host nation. The competition is scheduled to begin on January 18, 2013 and the final took place on January 27, 2013. Every national team's roster consists of 21 players with three goalkeepers included


2013 Copa Claro
The 2013 Copa Claro was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the Copa Claro, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 16 through February 24, 2013.


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


2013 Copa Claro, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Copa Claro – Doubles
David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini won the title, defeating Nicholas Monroe and Simon Stadler in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2013 Copa Claro – Singles
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2013 Copa Claro – Singles
David Ferrer was the defending champion, and he successfully defended his title by defeating Stanislas Wawrinka in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–1.


2013 Copa Colombia
The 2013 Copa Colombia, officially the 2013 Copa Postobón for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs of DIMAYOR. It began on February 15 and ended on November 8. The tournament comprised a total of 36 teams. The winner earned a berth to the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.


2013 Copa Colombia, Group stage
The 36 teams were divided into six groups based on each separate region of Colombia. Each group was played in home-and-away round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up, along with the four best third-placed teams, advanced to the Round of 16. The matches were played from February 13 to June 5.


2013 Copa Colombia, Knockout phase
Each tie in the knockout phase was played in home-and-away two-legged format. In each tie, the team which had the better overall record up to that stage host the second leg, except in the round of 16 where the group winners automatically hosted the second leg. In case of a tie in aggregate score, neither the away goals rule nor extra time was applied, and the tie was decided by a penalty shoot-out.


2013 Copa Colombia, Knockout phase, Round of 16
First legs: August 7, 8, 13, 14; Second legs: August 14, 15, September 9.


2013 Copa Colsanitas
The 2013 Copa Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and part of the International category of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Bogotá, Colombia, from February 18 through February 24, 2013.


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


2013 Copa Colsanitas, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Copa Colsanitas – Doubles
Eva Birnerová and Alexandra Panova were the defending champions, but they lost in the final to Tímea Babos and Mandy Minella, 4–6, 3–6.


2013 Copa Colsanitas – Singles
Lara Arruabarrena Vecino was the defending champion, but lost to Karin Knapp in the quarterfinals. Jelena Janković won the title, defeating Paula Ormaechea in the final, 6–1, 6–2.


2013 Copa Constitució
The 2013 Copa Constitució was the 21st season of Andorra's football knockout tournament. The competition began on 13 January 2013 with the matches of the first elimination round and ended on 26 May 2013 with the final. FC Santa Coloma are the defending champions. The winners will earn a place in the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.


2013 Copa Constitució, Results, Preliminary round
This round was entered by the bottom eight from the twelve 2012–13 Segona Divisió teams at the time of the mid-season break: UE Extremenya, Atlètic Club d'Escaldes, FC Santa Coloma B, Principat B, FC Rànger's, FC Encamp B, FS La Massana and Penya Encarnada d'Andorra. The matches were played on 13 January 2013.


2013 Copa Constitució, Results, First elimination round
This round was entered by the top four from the twelve 2012–13 Segona Divisió teams at the time of the mid-season break: FC Ordino, UE Santa Coloma B, Casa Estrella del Benfica and Lusitanos B and will join the winners of the preliminary elimination round. The matches were played on 27 January 2013.


2013 Copa Constitució, Results, Second elimination round
The teams from 2011–12 Primera Divisió placed fifth to eighth after 10 rounds played – CE Principat, UE Engordany, FC Encamp and Inter Club d'Escaldes – entered in this round and joined the winners of the first elimination round. For each match, one Segona Divisió and one Primera Divisió team have been drawn together. The matches were played on 24 February 2013.


2013 Copa Constitució, Results, Third elimination round
The winners from the previous round will compete in this round together with the teams from Primera Divisió placed first to fourth after 10 rounds played – FC Lusitanos, UE Sant Julià, FC Santa Coloma and UE Santa Coloma. The first legs will be played on 28 April 2013, while the second legs took place on 5 May 2013.


2013 Copa Constitució, Results, Semi-finals
The first legs will be played on 12 May 2013 while the second legs will be played on 19 May 2013.


2013 Copa EuroAmericana
The 2013 Copa EuroAmericana was the first edition of the Copa EuroAmericana, an exhibition men's football friendly tournament created by DirecTV. This edition took place in various locations across South America from 20 July to 4 August 2013. Eleven teams from both CONMEBOL and UEFA participated in the tournament. Europe, represented by Atlético Madrid, Porto and Sevilla, won the cup by a 6–2 score, beating South America, represented by Atlético Nacional, Barcelona, Deportivo Anzoátegui, Estudiantes, Millonarios, Nacional, Sporting Cristal and Universidad Católica.


2013 Copa EuroAmericana, Format
Each match was played for 90 minutes. In the case of a draw after regulation, the winners were determined via a penalty shoot-out. The confederation of the winning team of each match was awarded with a point, and the confederation with the most points at the end of the tournament was crowned champions.


2013 Copa Internacional de Tenis Total Digest
The 2013 Copa Internacional de Tenis Total Digest was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Mexico City, Mexico between 15 and 21 April 2013.


2013 Copa Internacional de Tenis Total Digest, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Copa Internacional de Tenis Total Digest, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw:


2013 Copa Internacional de Tenis Total Digest, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Copa Internacional de Tenis Total Digest – Doubles
Carsten Ball and Chris Guccione won the first edition of the tournament 6–3, 3–6, [11–9] in the final against Jordan Kerr and John-Patrick Smith.


2013 Copa Internacional de Tenis Total Digest – Singles
Andrej Martin won the first edition of the event by defeating Adrian Mannarino 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


2013 Copa Libertadores
The 2013 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2013 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 54th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Corinthians were the defending champions but were knocked out of the tournament by Boca Juniors in the round of 16.


2013 Copa Libertadores
For the fourth year in a row, the title was won by a Brazilian club, with Atlético Mineiro beating Paraguayan club Olimpia on penalties in the finals to win their first title. By winning the competition, Atlético Mineiro won the right to play in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana.


2013 Copa Libertadores, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 21 December 2012 in Luque, Paraguay.


2013 Copa Libertadores, Draw
For the first stage, the 12 teams were drawn into six ties containing a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the former hosting the second leg in three ties, and the latter hosting the second leg in the other three ties. The seeding of each team was determined by which associations reached the furthest stage in the previous Copa Libertadores.


2013 Copa Libertadores, Draw
Bolívar LDU Quito León Universidad César Vallejo Defensor Sporting Deportivo Anzoátegui


2013 Copa Libertadores, Draw
For the second stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots. The seeding of each team was determined by their association and qualifying berth (as per the rotational agreement established by CONMEBOL, the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela were seeded into Pot 1 for odd-numbered years, while the teams which qualified through berths 1 from Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay were seeded into Pot 1 for even-numbered years). Teams from the same association in Pots 1 and 3 could not be drawn into the same group. However, a first stage winner, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.


2013 Copa Libertadores, Draw
Arsenal Vélez Sarsfield Corinthians Fluminense Santa Fe Barcelona Sporting Cristal Deportivo Lara


2013 Copa Libertadores, Draw
The Strongest San José Universidad de Chile Huachipato Libertad Cerro Porteño Nacional Peñarol


2013 Copa Libertadores, Draw
Newell's Old Boys Boca Juniors Palmeiras Atlético Mineiro Millonarios Emelec Real Garcilaso Caracas


2013 Copa Libertadores, Draw
Toluca TijuanaFirst stage winner G1First stage winner G2First stage winner G3First stage winner G4First stage winner G5First stage winner G6


2013 Copa Libertadores, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all dates listed were Wednesdays, but matches may be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well).


2013 Copa Libertadores, First stage
In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played). The winners of each tie advanced to the second stage to join the 26 automatic qualifiers.


2013 Copa Libertadores, Second stage
In the second stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Each team earned 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. If tied on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. Drawing of lots. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16.


2013 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages
In the knockout stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:


2013 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Seeding
The qualified teams were seeded in the knockout stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.


2013 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Finals
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.


2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina
The 2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina was the fifth edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, CONMEBOL's premier annual international women's football club tournament. It was held in Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil. The competition was supposed to start on 12 October, just one week prior to that however, the whole competition was rescheduled from 27 October to 7 November due to logistical problems stated by the Local Organizing Committee. Clubs were given the possibility to change up to five players in their previous submitted squads.


2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Colo Colo were the defending champions. The title was won by São José, their second title after 2011.


2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Maitté Zamorano won the top-scorer award playing for Mundo Futuro by scoring seven goals.


2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Qualification
The competition was contested by twelve teams, the champion club from each of the ten nations plus the title holders, Colo Colo, and one additional team from Brazil, the hosts. As Colo Colo had also won the Chilean championship, Everton de Viña del Mar participated additionally as runners-up.


2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina, First stage
The group winner and the best runners-up advanced to the semifinals. The draw was held on 26 September 2013.


2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina, First stage, Group A
Mundo Futuro moved on to the semi-finals as best second placed team.


2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Knockout stage
Per draw Group A and B winners met with the best second-place finisher meeting Group C winner in the semi-finals.


2013 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 2013 Copa Libertadores de América Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the 2013 Copa Libertadores de América, the 54th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.


2013 Copa Libertadores Finals
The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Paraguayan team Olimpia and Brazilian team Atlético Mineiro. The first leg was hosted by Olimpia at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción on 17 July 2013, while the second leg was hosted by Atlético Mineiro at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão) in Belo Horizonte on 24 July. The winner earned the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semifinal stage, and the right to play against the 2013 Copa Sudamericana winners in the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana.


2013 Copa Libertadores Finals
Olimpia won the first leg 2–0, and Atlético Mineiro won the second leg by the same score after extra time, which meant the title was decided by a penalty shoot-out, which Atlético Mineiro won 4–3 to claim their first Copa Libertadores title.


2013 Copa Libertadores Finals, Qualified teams
Atlético Mineiro came into the finals as a first-time finalist, while Olimpia were three-time champion and three-time runner-up, and the first and only club to be a finalist in each decade of the tournament's existence.


2013 Copa Libertadores Finals, Qualified teams, Road to the finals
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.


2013 Copa Libertadores Finals, Format
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. However, CONMEBOL required that the second leg of the finals must be played in South America, i.e., a finalist from Mexico must host the first leg regardless of seeding. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.


2013 Copa Libertadores Finals, Match details, First leg
Alejandro Silva opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when he picked up a pass near the right wing and set off on a run towards goal before hitting a low left-footed strike from just outside the box giving the goalkeeper no chance. Wilson Pittoni got the second goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time when he curled a right footed free-kick past the goalkeeper who was hampered by his own defender in his way on the line.


2013 Copa Libertadores Finals, Match details, First leg
Assistant referees:Hernán Maidana (Argentina)Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)Fourth official:Germán Delfino (Argentina)


2013 Copa Libertadores Finals, Match details, Second leg
Jô opened the scoring in the 46th minute when he took struck the ball on the turn past goalkeeper Martín Silva. In the 85th minute Atlético Mineiro got their second when Leonardo Silva headed Bernard's cross into the top corner of the net. There were no goals in extra time, and in the penalty shoot-out Olimpia's Herminio Miranda missed the first kick, and Matías Giménez shot against the bar in the fifth kick, to hand Atlético Mineiro the title to for the first time and a berth in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.


2013 Copa Libertadores first stage
The first stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores de América was played from January 22 to January 31, 2013. A total of 12 teams competed in the first stage.


2013 Copa Libertadores first stage, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on December 21, 2012, 11:00 UTC−3, at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.


2013 Copa Libertadores first stage, Draw
For the first stage, the 12 teams were drawn into six ties containing a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the former hosting the second leg in three ties, and the latter hosting the second leg in the other three ties. The seeding of each team was determined by which associations reached the furthest stage in the previous Copa Libertadores.


2013 Copa Libertadores first stage, Seeding
The following were the seeding of the 12 teams entered into the first stage draw:


2013 Copa Libertadores first stage, Seeding
Bolívar LDU Quito León Universidad César Vallejo Defensor Sporting Deportivo Anzoátegui


2013 Copa Libertadores first stage, Format
In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played). The winners of each tie advanced to the second stage to join the 26 automatic qualifiers.


2013 Copa Libertadores first stage, Matches
The first legs were played on January 22–24, and the second legs were played on January 29–31, 2013.


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages
The knockout stages of the 2013 Copa Libertadores de América were played from April 24 to July 24, 2013. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stages.


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the second stage qualified for the knockout stages.


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Seeding
The qualified teams were seeded in the knockout stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Format
In the knockout stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Bracket
The bracket of the knockout stages was determined by the seeding as follows:


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16
The first legs were played on April 24–25 and April 30–May 2, and the second legs were played on May 8–9 and 14–16, 2013.


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16, Match B
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Santa Fe won on away goals.


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Round of 16, Match E
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Newell's Old Boys won on away goals.


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on May 22–23, and the second legs were played on May 28–30, 2013.


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Match S1
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Atlético Mineiro won on away goals.


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Quarterfinals, Match S4
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Newell's Old Boys won on penalties.


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Semifinals
The first legs were played on July 2–3, and the second legs were played on July 9–10, 2013.


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Finals
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. The teams tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time were played. A penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.


2013 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Finals
The first leg was played on July 17, and the second leg was played on July 24, 2013.


2013 Copa Libertadores second stage
The second stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores de América was played from February 12 to April 18, 2013. A total of 32 teams competed in the second stage.