2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Theme song
The official theme song for the tournament was Yıldızlar Buradan Yükseliyor, which is translated as Building Bridges for Rising Stars, performed by Turkish rock band Gece.


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Draw
The final draw was held at the Grand Tarabya Hotel in Istanbul on 25 March 2013, at 19:00 local time.


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Draw
On 12 February 2013, FIFA announced the procedure of the draw. The 24 teams were divided into four differing pots:


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Draw
Prior to the draw, Turkey was assigned to position C1, and Spain was assigned to Group A. As a basic principle, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other at the group stage, except in Group A where there were two teams from UEFA.


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Draw
As the CAF U-20 Championship was not completed at the time of the draw, a separate draw took place at the tournament's conclusion on 30 March in Oran, Algeria to determine the groups where the second, third and fourth-placed CAF teams would play in.


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Draw
Turkey (assigned to A1) Colombia  South Korea  Mexico  Egypt  Spain


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Match officials
The 23 referee trios were announced by FIFA on 13 May 2013.


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Squads
Teams had to name a 21-man squad (three of whom had to be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. The squads were announced by FIFA on 14 June 2013.


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group stage
The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16).


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group stage
The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group stage
If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows:


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group stage, Group D
Note: drawing of lots was used to determine the final positions of Greece and Paraguay, as the two teams finished level on points, goal difference, goals scored, and head-to-head record.


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best teams among those ranked third were determined as follows:


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of fifteen minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place, where no extra time would be played as the match was played directly before the final.


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Awards
The following awards were given out after the conclusion of the tournament:


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Miscellanea, Trophy
The winners were the first team to receive an updated version of the trophy, with Rebecca Cusack and Thomas R. Fattorini of Thomas Fattorini Ltd, Birmingham taking over from Sawaya & Moroni  as suppliers of FIFA competitions.


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Miscellanea, Vanishing spray
A “vanishing spray” made its FIFA debut (versions were already in use in CONCACAF and CONMEBOL competitions) during this tournament, with referees using it to denote the ten-yard mark for an opposing defence at time of free kicks.


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
The following is a list of all the squads of the national teams that competed at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Each squad consisted of 21 players in total, three of whom had to be goalkeepers.


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
Players whose names are marked in bold have been capped at full international level.


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads, Player statistics
Newcastle Jets  Deportivo Cali  Al Ahly, ENPPI  Manchester United  Everton  Guadalajara  Cerro Porteño, Libertad  Benfica  Defensor


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads, Player statistics
Villa Clara  Rubio Ñu  Atlas, Santos Laguna, Monterrey  Universidad de Chile  Ismaily  Tema Youth  Olympiacos  Chung-Ang University  Peñarol  Dolphins  Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Sevilla


2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads, Player statistics
The Iraq, Uzbekistan and Cuba squads were made up entirely of players from the respective countries' domestic leagues.


2013 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series
The 2013 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series consists of 10 events in total.


2013 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
The 2013 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics includes one category A event (Sofia) and seven category B events. Apart from Tartu, Bucharest and Corbeil-Essonnes (individuals only), all events include both individual and group competitions, with all-around competitions serving as qualifications for the finals by apparatus.


2013 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
With stopovers in Europe only, the competitions took place on 8 – 10 February in Tartu (EST), 3 – 6 April in Lisbon (POR), 19 – 21 April April in Bucharest (ROU), 26 – 28 April in Pesaro (ITA), 4 – 5 May in Sofia (BUL), 10 – 12 May in Corbeil-Essonnes (FRA), 17 – 19 May in Minsk (BLR) and 17 – 18 August in St Petersburg (RUS). The world ranking points collected by the competitors at their best four World Cup events added up to a total, and the top scorers in each event were crowned winners of the overall series at the final event in Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2013 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 2013 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 57th F.I.M. Motocross World Championship season. It included 36 races at 18 events including Qatar, Thailand, The Netherlands, Italy, Bulgaria, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, France, Sweden, Latvia, Finland, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium and Great Britain.


2013 FIM Motocross World Championship, 2013 calendar
The 2013 calendars of the FIM Motocross World Championships promoted by Youthstream were finalised on 2 March 2013. The MXGP of Mexico, which was scheduled for the 26 May weekend, was cancelled.


2013 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
The 2013 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup was the fifteenth season of the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, the ninth held under this name. It began on 7 April at Aragón and finished on 20 October in Jerez after 9 rounds. Sylvain Barrier returned on the BMW he won the title with in 2012. The first few rounds were hotly contested between Barrier, Eddi La Marra and his team mate and former Superstock 1000 champion Niccolò Canepa.


2013 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Unfortunately for La Marra, he would have a massive accident during testing which left him with in a coma and unable to complete the final three rounds of the championship on his Ducati Panigale. Barrier won 5 of the 9 races to retain his championship title, doing so at his home event at Magny-Cours. Despite skipping the final round at Jerez – to compete in the Superbike World Championship event – Barrier beat Canepa to the title by 24 points, with Jérémy Guarnoni a further point behind in third place.


2013 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Race calendar
The provisional race schedule was publicly announced by the FIM on 6 October 2012 with nine confirmed rounds and one other round pending confirmation. On 8 March 2013, the FIM issued a definitive calendar, confirming rounds at Portimão and Imola that were previously subject to contract, as well as reducing the number of venues from ten to nine, but a second race was later added to the schedule of the Silverstone round. The series supported the Superbike World Championship at every meeting except Phillip Island, Donington Park, Moscow Raceway, Istanbul Park and Laguna Seca.


2013 FIM eRoad Racing World Cup
The 2013 FIM eRoad Racing World Cup season was the only season of the eRoad Racing championship for electric motorcycle road racing, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) following the unification of the former TTXGP series with the FIM "e-Power" electric motorcycle racing series. Two separate series were held in Europe and in North America. Since the planned World Final was cancelled, two separate winners were determined, one for each series: Ho Chi Fung (Zongshen, China) for the European series and Eric Bostrom (Icon Brammo, USA) for the North American series.


2013 FIM eRoad Racing World Cup, Calendar
The 2013 eRoadRacing World Cup was planned to consist of 4 races in Europe and 4 in North America, with a world final in Asia. However, only 6 races took place in the end, as two of the American races as well as the World Final had to be cancelled because of time constraints.


2013 FINA Diving World Series
The 2013 FINA Diving World Series is the 2013 edition of  FINA Diving World Series. The divers who participate are the current world and olympic champions and runners-up, the top 8 divers in the world rankings and along with some wild cards from either the host nation or from certain countries which had previously qualified athletes for the World Series. This World Series was made up by six legs hosted in different cities: 1st leg Beijing, China, 2nd leg Sheffield, United Kingdom, 3rd leg Dubai, United Arab Emirates , 4th leg Moscow, Russia, and 5th and 6th legs Guadalajara, Mexico


2013 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2013 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was played between November 2012 and June 2013, and was open to all men's water polo national teams.


2013 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Super Final
The Super Final was playing from 11–16 June 2013 in Chelyabinsk, Russia.


2013 FINA Swimming World Cup
The 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of eight, two-day, short course meets in eight different cities between August and November 2013. Arena was again the title sponsor for the series, with Omega serving as official timer.


2013 FINA Swimming World Cup, Meets
As of June 2013, the 2013 World Cup consists of the following eight meets:


2013 FINA Swimming World Cup, World Cup standings, Event winners, 100 m individual medley
* Katinka Hosszú set a new World record of 57.45 seconds in the heats of this event in Berlin.


2013 FINA Swimming World Cup, World Cup standings, Event winners, 400 m individual medley
Legend: WR – World record; (WR) – World record when swum (earning bonus World Cup points); WC – World Cup record; (WC) – World Cup record when swum


2013 FINA Swimming World Cup, World Cup standings, Event winners, Mixed 4x50m medley relay
NOTE: The mixed relay is not included in the overall scoring of the World Cup.


2013 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
The 2011 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the tenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After playing in groups within the same continent, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Beijing, China from June 1 to June 6, 2012.


2013 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Super Final, Final ranking
Yang Jun, Teng Fei, Liu Ping, Sun Yujun, He Jin, Sun Yating, Song Donglun, Zhu Yajing, Mei Xiaohan, Ma Huanhuan, Zhang Cong, Zhang Lei, Wang Yi. Head Coach: Alexander Kleymenov.


2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
The 4th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, were held on August 26–31, 2013, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.


2013 FIRA-AER Sevens Grand Prix Series
The 2013 Sevens Grand Prix Series was the 12th year of the annual rugby Sevens Grand Prix Series (formerly known as the European Sevens Championship) for rugby sevens organised by the FIRA – Association of European Rugby. The 2013 Series consisted of two tournaments, held in Lyon, France and Bucharest, Romania. England won both legs, winning the overall 2013 Series.


2013 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division A
The 2013 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division A was the second level of international women's rugby sevens competitions organised by FIRA-AER for 2013. The competition featured just one tournament, played in Prague. Sweden won the tournament and, along with runner-ups Belgium, were promoted to the 2014 Grand Prix series.


2013 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division B
The 2013 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division B was the third level of international women's rugby sevens competitions organised by FIRA-AER during 2013. It featured one tournament hosted in Bratislava. The winners and runners up, Finland and Norway respectively, were promoted to the 2014 Division A.


2013 FIRS Intercontinental Cup
The 2013 FIRS Intercontinental Cup was the 14th edition of the roller hockey tournament known as the Intercontinental Cup, played on 16 November 2013 at the Palácio dos Desportos de Torres Novas, in Torres Novas, Portugal. SL Benfica (winner of the 2012–13 CERH European League) won the cup for the first time, defeating Sport Recife (winner of the 2012 CSP South American Club Championship).


2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup
The 2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup was the 41st edition of the FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup. It was held in Luanda and Namibe (today Moçâmedes), Angola from 20 to 28 September 2013. This is the first Roller Hockey World Cup organized in Africa.


2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, Venues
Luanda and Namibe were the host cities of the tournament.


2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, Qualification
The teams to play the World Cup are the first thirteen countries at the last World Cup, and the first three countries qualified at last B World Cup. The group arrangement is already defined.


2013 FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup U-20
The 2013 FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup U-20 was the 6th edition of the FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup U-20. It was held in October 2013 in Cartagena, Colombia. Portugal won its second title.


2013 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
The 2013 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix was the 20th Summer Grand Prix season in ski jumping on plastic for men and the 2nd for ladies.


2013 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
Season began on 26 July 2013 in Hinterzarten, Germany and ends on 3 October 2013 in Klingenthal, Germany.


2013 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
For men Andreas Wellinger was the overall and team of Germany was the Nations Cup winner.


2013 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
For ladies Sara Takanashi was the overall and team of Japan was the Nations Cup winner.


2013 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup, Continental Cup and Alpen Cup.


2013 FIU Panthers football team
The 2013 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Ron Turner and played their home games at FIU Stadium. This was their first year as a member of Conference USA in the East Division and they finished the season with a 1–11 record.


2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
The 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is an international beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).


2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
From this season, the FIVB World Tour calendar comprises the 10 FIVB World Tour Grand Slams and the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.


2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
For the first time since 2002 the competition does not take the name of Swatch, the main sponsor.


2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, Open tournaments
In this season, the FIVB Open tournaments no longer form part of the World Tour and are considered separate events.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship was held in Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico, from 27 June to 7 July 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament that features 20 teams.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, Competition formula
The 20 teams will be divided into four pools of five teams each and will play a round-robin tournament. The bottom-ranked team of each pool will play classification matches for 17th–20th place in a round-robin system.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, Competition formula
The other 16 teams progress to the Eight Finals which consists of a playoff (1st of Pool A against 4th of Pool B etc.). The winners of the playoff matches will advance to the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals to be classified from 1st to 8th while the losers of playoff match will play classification matches, with a similar quarterfinals, semifinals and finals system, to be classified from 9th to 16th.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2013 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship
The 2013 Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, from 26 July to 4 August 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament that features 20 teams.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was the 9th edition of the event. It was held in Betim, Brazil from 15 to 20 October 2013. Sada Cruzeiro won the title for the first time in front their home crowd. Wallace de Souza was named Most Valuable Player.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship, held from 15 to 20 October 2013 in Betim, Brazil.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was held in Turkey for ten days, from 22 August to 1 September 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament that features 20 teams.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, Competition formula
The 20 teams will be divided into four pools of five teams each and will play a round-robin tournament. The bottom-ranked team of each pool will play classification matches for 17th-20th place in a round-robin system.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, Competition formula
The other 16 teams progress to the Eight Finals which consists of a playoff (1st of Pool A against 4th of Pool B etc.). The winners of the playoff matches will advance to the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals to be classified from 1st to 8th while the losers of playoff match will play classification matches, with a similar quarterfinals, semifinals and finals system, to be classified from 9th to 16th.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship European qualification
The qualification for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was held from 7–12 May 2013.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship European qualification, Pool C
Matches of Pool C will be played in Sofia, Bulgaria.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship European qualification, Pool D
Matches of Pool D will be played in Arilje, Serbia.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship was held in Uberlândia, Brazil from 6 to 13 October 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, Twenty-one point rule
For this tournament, the first four sets were played over 21 points.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, Qualification
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship will feature two countries per confederation plus the host Brazil and the highest country in the world rankings not already selected by their confederation, in this case Russia.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, Pools composition
Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 22 July 2013. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 1st.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan from 19 to 24 November 2013.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup, Competition formula
The competition formula of the 2013 Men's World Grand Champions Cup was a single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the five remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Brazil
The following is the Brazil roster in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Iran
The following is the Iran roster in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Italy
The following is the Italy roster in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Japan
The following is the Japan roster in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Russia
The following is the Russia roster in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads, United States
The following is the United States roster in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The 2013 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the 7th edition of the event. It was held in Zurich, Switzerland, from 9 to 13 October 2013. Vakıfbank Istanbul won the title and Jovana Brakočević was named Most Valuable Player.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loserIn case of tie, the teams will be classified according to the following criteria:number of matches won, sets ratio and points ratio


2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The 2013 Women's Junior Volleyball World Championship was held in Czech Republic, for ten days between from 21 to 30 June 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament that features 20 teams.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, Competition Formula
The 20 teams will be divided into four pools of five teams each and will play a round-robin tournament. The bottom-ranked team of each pool will play classification matches for 17th-20th place in a round-robin system.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, Competition Formula
The other 16 teams progress to the Eight Finals which consists of a playoff (1st of Pool A against 4th of Pool B etc.). The winners of the playoff matches will advance to the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals to be classified from 1st to 8th while the losers of playoff match will play classification matches, with a similar quarterfinals, semifinals and finals system, to be classified from 9th to 16th.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, Venues
Kajot Arena and Mestska Hala Micovych Sportu, Brno, Czech Republic.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was held in Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico, for seven days from 5 to 12 October 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament. China won the tournament and Yao Di was selected Most Valuable Player.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship, Competition Formula
The competition format saw the 12 teams split into two pools of six teams playing in round robin format. The semifinals featured the top two teams from each pool. The FIVB Volleyball Women’s U23 World Championship featured two countries per confederation plus the host Mexico and the highest country in the world rankings not already selected by their confederation, in this case USA.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship, Competition Formula, Qualified teams
Each Confederation was allowed to enter two teams into the competition. The qualification criteria was left to the discretion of each continental confederation.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship, Competition Formula, Pool Composition
First six teams were seeded according to their Senior World Ranking number as of October 2013, the other 6 were seeded by draw.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup
The 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan from November 12 to 17, 2013. Brazil won their second title and Brazilian Fabiana Claudino was selected the Most Valuable Player.


2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup, Competition formula
The competition formula of the 2013 Women's World Grand Champions Cup was a single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the five remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained.


2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 21st edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 20 countries from 2 August to 1 September 2013.


2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, Calendar
The original list was released December 1, 2012; one day later on December 2 a new list was released to the public.


2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, Preliminary round, Ranking
Japan (finals host) and the top five teams in the preliminary round will advance to the Final round.


2013 FIVB Volleyball World League
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 24th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 18 countries from 31 May to 21 July 2013. The Final Round was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.


2013 FIVB Volleyball World League, Pools composition
Pools A and B are determined using the Serpentine system based on the FIVB World Ranking as of 13 August 2012. Pool C features teams ranked as the next best four in the World Ranking after the 12 teams in Pool A and B plus two additional teams, which were confirmed by the FIVB Executive Committee during its end of year meeting on 15 December 2012. The pools were announced on 1 December 2012.


2013 FIVB Volleyball World League, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2013 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification was a qualification tournament to determine the final two spots for the 2013 World League. It was held from 24 August to 9 September 2012.


2013 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2013 FIVB Volleyball World League squads
Below there are the squads from the participating teams of the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League.


2013 FIVB Volleyball World League squads
Players' age as of 31 May 2013: the tournament's opening day.


2013 FIVB Women's Club World Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2013 FIVB Women's Club World Championship squads, held from October 9 to 13, 2013 in Zurich, Switzerland.


2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup, held from November 12 to November 17, 2013 in Japan.


2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Brazil
The following is the Brazil roster in the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Dominican Republic
The following is the Dominican Republic roster in the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Japan
The following is the Japan roster in the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Russia
The following is the Russia roster in the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Thailand
The following is the Thailand roster in the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup squads, United States
The following is the United States roster in the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads
This article show all participating team squads at the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix, played by twelve countries with the final round held in Sapporo, Japan.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Algeria
The following is the Algeria roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Argentina
The following is the Argentina roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Brazil
The following is the Brazil roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Bulgaria
The following is the Bulgaria roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, China
The following is the China roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Cuba
The following is the Cuba roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Czech Republic
The following is the Czech Republic roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Dominican Republic
The following is the Dominican Republic roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Germany
The following is the Germany roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Italy
The following is the Italy roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Japan
The following is the Japan roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Kazakhstan
The following is the Kazakhstan roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Netherlands
The following is the Netherlands roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Poland
The following is the Poland roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Puerto Rico
The following is the Puerto Rico roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Russia
The following is the Russia roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Serbia
The following is the Serbia roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Thailand
The following is the Thailand roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Turkey
The following is the Turkey roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, United States
The following is the United States roster in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2013 FK Haugesund season
The 2013 season was FK Haugesund's 4th season back in the Tippeligaen since their promotion in 2009 and their fifth season with Jostein Grindhaug as manager. They participated in the Tippeligaen finishing third, qualifying for the First Qualifying Round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. They also reached the Semi Finals of the Cup, where they lost to Rosenborg.


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


2013 FK Haugesund season, Squad, Out on loan
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2013 FK Haugesund season, Transfers, Winter
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2013 FK Haugesund season, Transfers, Winter
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2013 FK Haugesund season, Transfers, Summer
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2013 FK Haugesund season, Transfers, Summer
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2013 FKF Division One
The 2013 FKF Division One was the second season of FKF Division One and the Golden Jubilee second division season since it began in 1963. It began on 23 March and concluded on 21 December.


2013 FKF Division One
On 12 April, Murang'a United were suspended from participating in the league any further for the rest of the 2013 season and relegated to the Provincial League for missing three consecutive league games, against Brighter Stars, Maweni City and Kenya Revenue Authority. They were only allowed to participate in the Provincial League from the beginning of the 2014 season, and would not be replaced by any other team during the course of the season. As a result, all their results were nullified.


2013 FKF Division One
On 25 April, the Football Kenya Federation initially decided to slash the league to 20 teams for the 2014 season. For that to happen, it was decided that the league will consist of top 5 teams in each zone (except the two teams that win the promotion play-offs) in addition to the two relegated Premier League teams. The remaining 28 teams will be relegated to FKF Division Two, which will begin next season, along with the 8 teams promoted from the Provincial League.


2013 FKF Division One
However, due to the creation of the Kenyan National Super League on 10 July, it was decided that top 5 teams in each zone (except the two teams that win the promotion play-offs) would be promoted to the new league along with the two relegated Premier League teams, while the remaining 28 teams along with 12 teams promoted from the Provincial League would form the new FKF Division One, which is to be the third-tier league from the beginning of the 2014 season.


2013 FKF Division One, Changes from last season
For this season, all Division One teams endorsed a decision to split both Zone A and Zone B into two groups of 12 teams each, increasing the total number of teams in the league to 48. It was decided that the first group from Zone A comprise teams from the Nairobi, Aberdares and Mount Kenya regions while the second group comprise teams from the Eastern, North and South Coast regions.


2013 FKF Division One, Changes from last season
The first group from Zone B is to comprise teams from the South Nyanza, Central and South Rift regions while the second group comprise teams from the North Nyanza, North Rift and Western regions. In the league phase, teams are to play each other only one and winners from each of the four groups will play the winners from the other group in their zone in a two-legged play-off tie to determine who gains promotion to the Kenyan Premier League for the following season.


2013 FKF Division One, Changes from last season
Outgrowers, who were to be relegated after finishing in 18th place in Zone B the previous season, were readmitted for reasons unknown.


2013 FKF Division One, Teams, Stadia and locations, Zone A locations
Zone A clubs are from the Nairobi, Central, Eastern and Coast provinces.


2013 FKF Division One, Teams, Stadia and locations, Zone B locations
Zone B teams are from the Western, Nyanza and Rift Valley provinces.


2013 FKF Division One, Promotion play-offs
The promotion play-offs were contested between the winners of each of the 2 groups in both zones, to determine the winners of the zones, who would be consequently promoted to the Premier League. The losers would still gain promotion to the National Super League.


2013 FKF President's Cup
The 2013 FKF President's Cup (known as the GOtv Shield for sponsorship reasons) is the 42nd season of Kenya's top domestic cup competition. It began on 20 July and ended on 17 November, with domestic broadcasting rights for the competition held by SuperSport.


2013 FKF President's Cup
After beating rivals and 2013 Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia in the final, A.F.C. Leopards will represent Kenya in the preliminary round of the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup and will play Gor Mahia again at the 2014 Kenyan Super Cup.


2013 FKF President's Cup, First round
First round ties were played from 20 July to 28 July. 32 teams from FKF Division One, the Kenyan Provincial League, the Kenyan County League and the Kenyan District League combined began their campaigns at this stage.


2013 FKF President's Cup, Second round
The draw for the second round of the tournament was held on 7 August 2013 in central Nairobi.


2013 FKF President's Cup, Third round
The third round of the tournament will be played on the weekend of 21–22 September 2013.


2013 FKF President's Cup, Third round
Of the 16 teams that advanced from the second round, only Finlays Horticulture and Kariobangi Sharks are from Division One, while the rest are from the Premier League. No Provincial League side made it through the second round.


2013 FKF President's Cup, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals of the tournament were played on the weekend of 12–13 October 2013. All matches were played at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.


2013 FKF President's Cup, Quarter-finals
Of the 8 teams that advanced from the third round, Finlays Horticulture was the only remaining FKF Division One side in the tournament. The other 7 clubs were from the Premier League.


2013 FKF President's Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on the weekend of 19–20 October at the Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani.


2013 FKF President's Cup, Semi-finals
Controversy followed the match between Gor Mahia and Sony Sugar when fans of the former invaded the match to attack the latter while celebrating the win. Goalkeeper Wycliffe Kasaya and other players were injured in the fray and admitted to hospital later on.


2013 FKF President's Cup, Third place playoff
The third place playoff was played on 16 November 2013 at the Nairobi City Stadium.


2013 FKF President's Cup, Final
The final was played on Sunday 17 November at the Nyayo National Stadium. It was the final Nairobi derby match of the season. Noah Wafula was named Man of the Match and Player of the Tournament after the game.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final
The 2013 FKF President's Cup Final was the 42nd final of the FKF President's Cup. The football match took place on Sunday, 17 November 2013 at 3:00 PM local time, and was contested by Gor Mahia and A.F.C. Leopards.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final
By winning the match, Leopards denied their opponents a league and cup double, and will represent Kenya at the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup. The two teams will face off again in the first Nairobi derby match of the 2014 season at the Kenyan Super Cup.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Background
The Nairobi derby between Gor Mahia and A.F.C. Leopards is the biggest rivalry in the history of Kenyan football, having already met 75 times in all competitions since their first match on 5 May 1968, with Leopards winning 25 against Gor Mahia's 22. The final will be the final derby match of the 2013 season.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, Gor Mahia
Beginning their President's Cup campaign in the second round as a Premier League team, Gor Mahia played their first match against FKF Division One side Shabana Kisii on 11 September. The match ended in a 6–0 rout in favour of the Nairobi side, with braces from Kevin Omondi and Ugandan international Dan Sserunkuma and goals from Angelo Okumu and Edwin Lavatsa at the Nyayo National Stadium cementing their place in the third round.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, Gor Mahia
Gor Mahia's next opponents were fellow Premier League side Thika United. It took K'Ogalo 50 minutes to break the deadlock in the match played at the Nairobi City Stadium, when Kenyan international Patrick Oboya, who went on to win the man of the match award, neatly chipped the ball over goalkeeper Lucas Indeche to give his side the lead. After only 8 minutes, Sserunkuma got himself on the scoresheet again to seal the victory and book them a quarter-final clash with Kakamega side Western Stima.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, Gor Mahia
In the quarter-final played on 12 October at the Nyayo National Stadium, Sserunkuma emerged the hero for Gor Mahia once again, netting a brace to send his side to the semi-finals. The diminutive Ugandan forward scored twice in the last 7 minutes of the first half and helped his side hold on to their lead in the second half, in which Edwin Lavatsa almost made it 3–0, having his shot punched away for a corner in the 72nd minute by David Juma.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, Gor Mahia
The semi-final match against Sony Sugar proved to be a very tough affair for Gor Mahia, who had to win the game on a penalty shoot-out. Their star striker and the competition's top scorer Dan Sserunkuma was ruled out just minutes before the game, picking up a slight injury while warming up for the 2013 Kenyan Premier League champions and having to be replaced by Paul Kiongera. Just 6 minutes after kick-off, Gor Mahia had a golden opportunity to snatch the lead after Kiongera was brought down in the box by Charles Odette, who was booked for the offence.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, Gor Mahia
However, Kevin Omondi had his penalty kick saved by Wycliffe Kasaya, and the score remained 0–0. Former Thika United and Tusker striker Moses Arita could have also taken the lead for Sony Sugar at the other end, but had his shot easily picked up by Tanzanian international Ivo Mapunda in the 33rd minute.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, Gor Mahia
The second half proved to be just as eventful as the first, with Gor Mahia's first chance of the half coming just 1 minute after the break through a free kick, which Omondi struck wide. Arita had another good chance to grab his side's first goal of the game, but after heading well from a cross from the right wing by Marwa Chamberi, the ball was cleared off the line by Israel Emuge. Sony Sugar then went on the defensive for the rest of the match, placing their hopes on a penalty shoot-out win after 90 minutes.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, Gor Mahia
However, goals from Chamberi and Wycliffe Nyangech were not enough to save the Awendo side from defeat, as David Owino scored the winning penalty for Gor Mahia after Odette and Ben Barasa missed their penalties. Patrick Oboya, who replaced Kiongera during the course of the match, Omondi and Joseph Wanyonyi had also put their penalties at the back of the net prior to Owino. The match was suddenly shrouded in controversy after the shoot-out, when Gor Mahia fans invaded the pitch in celebration and attacked Sony Sugar players.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, Gor Mahia
The incident left Kasaya and several other Sony Sugar players injured and admitted in hospital. However, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) took no action against Gor Mahia, but the Kenya Footballers Welfare Association called for heightened security for the final, and the FKF announced plans to ensure a safe match a week before the final.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, A.F.C. Leopards
Gaining automatic entry to the second round as a Premier League team, Ingwe began their President's Cup campaign with a 5–0 rout of Provincial League side Wazee wa Kazi, thanks to goals from Mike Baraza, Allan Wanga, Noah Wafula, Oscar Kadenge and Peter Opiyo.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, A.F.C. Leopards
Leopards then had to face Chemelil Sugar, a team they hadn't beaten in 12 years, in the third round away from home. However, Leopards looked the better side in the first half, creating a good chance just 8 minutes into the game, but captain Martin Imbalambala had his shot blocked. Wanga scored the first goal in the 20th minute after having the ball cut back from the left wing for him by Paul Were, but the referee disallowed the goal, with the linesman saying the ball had gone out of play at the time Were made the pass.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, A.F.C. Leopards
In the second half, Chemelil Sugar looked more dangerous on the attack and emerged as the better side. 6 minutes after the break, Jared Obwoge almost took the lead for his side, but headed wide off a corner. Obwoge had another chances 6 minutes later but put his shot wide of the far post to give Leopards a goal kick. However, their efforts would prove to be in vain, when in the 74th minute Charles Okwemba rose above his opponents to head home a corner from Abdallah Juma. Wanga almost made it 2–0 just 4 minutes later, but goalkeeper Jairus Adira came off his line to deal with Mike Baraza's cross. The narrow win took them to the quarter-finals, where they would face Karuturi Sports.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, A.F.C. Leopards
The quarter-final seemed to be a much easier task for Ingwe. Their first chance of the game came early in the 3rd minute, but Noah Wafula put his shot wide after combining well with Wanga. The first goal came just 3 minutes later, when skipper Imbalambala caused a mix-up in the box after connecting a header from a free kick by Kadenge, during which Okwemba put the ball in the back of the net. Just 2 minutes later, Wanga put his side 2–0 up after dribbling past Geoffrey Msiebe and slotting his shot low past Michael Wanyika.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, A.F.C. Leopards
Wanga then added to his tally in the second half after finishing off a cross from Were from the left flank. However, Leopards could have conceded in the second half, with John Kiplagat heading on target the first of Karuturi's chances from an Amon Muchiri free kick, only to be calmly handled by goalkeeper Martin Musalia. Player-coach Jacob Omondi could have also grabbed one for his side, but could not find himself on the end of a good pass from Kiplagat.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Road to the final, A.F.C. Leopards
In the semi-final against Sofapaka, Leopards drew first blood in the 39th minute after a flurry of chances from both teams, when Mike Baraza sent Wanga off to the goalmouth with a well-played through pass. Goalkeeper Duncan Ochieng rushed out to clear the pass, but missed the ball, leaving himself embarrassed and Wanga with an open goal. It was during the second half where Leopards sealed their victory, after Were won the ball in the midfield to find Wafula, who blasted the ball into the top of the net and cemented their place in the final.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Match, Pre-match
Before the match took place, a "legends" match between former members of both teams was played. After a goalless 30 minutes of play, Gor Mahia won the match 2–1 on penalties, with the winning penalties coming from Sony Sugar coach Sammy Omollo and Oti Maua. Francis Xavier scored his penalty for A.F.C. Leopards but Mike Amwayi and Nicholas Muyoti both shot wide.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Match, First half
The first half began on a strong note, with Leopards creating the first chance of the game in the 3rd minute. Paul Were's attack forced goalkeeper Jerim Onyango to lose the ball, but the skipper saved the second shot and conceded the first corner. Gor Mahia then responded a few minutes later through a surging run by Dan Sserunkuma, but did not find enough time to take a shot on goal. Going into the 20th minute, both sides had good chances to go ahead, with Leopards' Charles Okwemba and Gor Mahia's Sserunkuma and Innocent Mutiso all putting their shots wide. Abdallah Juma could have gotten the lead for Leopards in the 28th minute, but had his free kick well saved by Onyango.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Match, First half
Arguably the best chance for A.F.C. Leopards came in the 38th minute after Augustine Etemesi's cross from the right wing found Wanga, whose shot rolled just inches wide under considerable pressure. On the other end, Anthony Akumu almost headed Gor Mahia into the lead from a corner taken by Mutiso, but the cross was quickly punched away by Martin Musalia in the last minute of the half.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Match, Second half
At the beginning of the second half, Sserunkuma had a good chance to score for Gor Mahia, but had his low shot easily collected by Musalia. Leopards then capitalised on Gor Mahia's exposed defence, when Noah Wafula made a run down the right wing and received the ball to set up Peter Opiyo, who put his shot away in the 52nd minute. Just 5 minutes later, Gor Mahia would have gone down by 2 goals, but captain Onyango was equal to the task when Juma got a shot on goal after being released on a surging run by Allan Wanga.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Match, Second half
Musalia could have cost his side the equaliser in the 65th minute after fumbling the ball. However, Musa Mohammed's attack was well dealt with by Etemesi. 10 minutes later on the other end, Wafula had run down the right wing once again but instead of setting up Wanga, who was waiting inside the box, he sent his shot well wide and gave Gor Mahia a goal kick.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Match, Second half
In the dying minutes of the game, both sides had good chances to score. Paul Kiongera, who replaced Akumu in the 68th minute, had a shot hit the side netting, while Oscar Kadenge, who replaced Were much earlier in the 55th minute, had a weak shot easily picked up by Onyango in the 88th minute. Sserunkuma, who was heavily marked by Leopards defenders throughout the course of the second half, nearly took Gor Mahia's last chance of the game, but had his low shot picked up by Musalia in the second minute of added time.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Match, Post-match
Immediately after the final whistle was blown, Leopards fans invaded the pitch in celebration and engaged their Gor Mahia counterparts in provocative banter, which resulted in stone-throwing between the two sets of fans. Several people were injured in the fray, and police were forced to use tear-gas to clear them from the pitch and the VIP section of the stadium.


2013 FKF President's Cup Final, Match, Post-match
After the clash between the fans, Noah Wafula was named Man of the Match and Player of the Tournament in addition to receiving a winner's medal, and won a GOtv decoder as part of the award.


2013 FORU Oceania Cup
The 2013 FORU Oceania Cup for national rugby union teams in the Oceania region was held in Papua New Guinea at the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby from 6 to 13 July.


2013 FORU Oceania Cup
The Cook Islands won the cup, by winning the round-robin tournament over Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Tahiti, to progress to the second stage of the Oceania qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and a play-off against Fiji. Fiji and the other Band 1 teams from Oceania teams (Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, and Tonga) do not participate in the Oceania Cup.


2013 FORU Oceania Cup, Standings
•  The top team (Green background) advances to the 2015 RWC Oceania Qualifying Final.


2013 FORU Oceania Cup, Standings
Points breakdown:4 points for a win2 points for a draw1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match


2013 FQ28
2013 FQ28 is a trans-Neptunian object, both considered a scattered and detached object, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. It was first observed on 17 March 2013, by a team of astronomers at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. It orbits the Sun in a moderate inclined, moderate-eccentricity orbit. The weak dwarf planet candidate measures approximately 260 kilometers (160 miles) in diameter.


2013 FQ28, Orbit and classification
2013 FQ28 orbits the Sun at a distance of 45.8–80.1 AU once every 499 years and 5 months (182,422 days; semi-major axis of 62.95 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.27 and an inclination of 26° with respect to the ecliptic.


2013 FQ28, Orbit and classification
With an orbital period of 499 years, and similar to 2015 FJ345, it seems to be a resonant trans-Neptunian objects in a 1:3 resonance with Neptune, as several other objects, but with a lower eccentricity (0.27 instead of more than 0.60) and a higher perihelia (at 45.8 AU rather than 31–41 AU).


2013 FQ28, Orbit and classification
Considered both a scattered and detached object, 2013 FQ28 is particularly unusual as it has a relatively circular orbit for a scattered-disc object (SDO). Although it is thought that typical SDOs have been ejected into their current orbits by gravitational interactions with Neptune, the low eccentricity of its orbit and the distance of its perihelion (SDOs generally have highly eccentric orbits and perihelia less than 38 AU) seems hard to reconcile with such celestial mechanics. This has led to some uncertainty as to the current theoretical understanding of the outer Solar System. The theories include close stellar passages, unseen planet/rogue planets/planetary embryos in the early Kuiper belt, and resonance interaction with an outward-migrating Neptune. The Kozai mechanism is capable of transferring orbital eccentricity to a higher inclination.


2013 FQ28, Physical characteristics
A survey for objects beyond the Kuiper Cliff by Scott Sheppard, Chadwick Trujillo and David Tholen gives a diameter of 250 kilometers assuming a moderate albedo of 0.10. Johnston's archive estimates a diameter of 280 kilometers based on an assumed albedo of 0.09, while American astronomer Michael Brown, calculates a diameter of 266 kilometers, using an estimated albedo of 0.08 and an absolute magnitude of 6.3. This is approximately half the size of 2005 TB190, which is estimated at around 500 kilometres (310 mi), roughly a quarter the size of Pluto.


2013 FQ28, Physical characteristics
On his website, Brown lists this object as a "possible" dwarf planet (200–400 km), which is the category with the lowest certainty in his 5-class taxonomic system. As of 2018, no spectral type and color indices, nor a rotational lightcurve have been obtained from spectroscopic and photometric observations. The body's color, rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.


2013 FS28
2013 FS28 is an extreme trans-Neptunian object from the extended scattered disc on a highly eccentric orbit in the outermost region of the Solar System. It measures approximately 466 kilometers (290 miles) in diameter and is "probably" a dwarf planet. The detached, extended scattered disc object belongs to the group of extreme trans-Neptunian objects. It was first observed on 16 March 2013, by American astronomers Scott Sheppard and Chad Trujillo at the Cerro Tololo Observatory in Chile.


2013 FS28, Orbit and classification
2013 FS28 is 83 AU (12.4 billion km) from the Sun with a 7 year observation arc. It orbits the Sun at a distance of roughly 36–240 AU once every 1600 years. Its orbit has a high eccentricity of 0.7 and an inclination of 13° with respect to the ecliptic. It has a minimum orbital intersection distance with Neptune of 9 AU. The body's observation arc begins with its first official observation in March 2013, using the 4-meter Blanco Telescope at Cerro Tololo Observatory (807).


2013 FS28, Orbit and classification
It belongs to a small group of detached objects with perihelion distances of 30 AU or more, and semi-major axes of 150 AU or more. Such extreme trans-Neptunian objects (ETNOs) can not reach such orbits without some perturbing object, which lead to the speculation of Planet Nine. It comes to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) around December 2119.


2013 FS28, Numbering and naming
As of 2018, this minor planet has neither been numbered nor named by the Minor Planet Center. The official discoverer(s) will be defined when the object is numbered.


2013 FS28, Physical characteristics
According to the Johnston's archive and to American astronomer Michael Brown, 2013 FS28 measures 464 and 468 kilometers in diameter based on an assumed albedo of 0.09 and 0.07, respectively. On his website, Michael Brown lists this object as "probably" a dwarf planet (400–500 km) based on his 5-class taxonomic system that ranges from "nearly certainly" to "possibly". As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.


2013 FSCC Early Cash
The 2013 FSCC Early Cash was a bonspiel that was held from September 20 to 22 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, Minnesota as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. Both the men's and women's events were being held in a round robin format. The purse for the men's event was $10,000, while the purse for the women's event was $7,000.


2013 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger
The 2013 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Sacramento, United States, on July 1–7, 2013.


2013 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger – Doubles
Asia Muhammad and Yasmin Schnack were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but both decided not to defend the title together as a team. Muhammad partnered up with Maria Sanchez as the first seeds whilst Schnack received a wildcard with Kelly Wilson. Schnack and Wilson lost in the first round; Muhammad and Schnack lost in the quarterfinals.


2013 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger – Doubles
Naomi Broady and Storm Sanders won the title, defeating Robin Anderson and Lauren Embree in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2013 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger – Singles
Maria Sanchez was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but she lost to Ivana Lisjak in the second round.


2013 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger – Singles
Mayo Hibi won the title, defeating Madison Brengle in the final, 7–5, 6–0.


2013 FT28
2013 FT28 is a trans-Neptunian object. The existence of the TNO was discovered on 16 March 2013 at Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena and revealed on 30 August 2016.


2013 FT28
2013 FT28 is the first high semi-major axis, high perihelion extreme trans-Neptunian object that is anti-aligned with the other known extreme trans-Neptunian objects such as Sedna and 2012 VP113, i.e. its longitude of perihelion differs by 180° from other objects. The orbit of 2013 FT28 appears stable though simulations showed that it may have some resonant interaction with the known giant planets.


2013 FT28
Its argument of perihelion is similar to that of another TNO, 2015 KG163.


2013 FW13
2013 FW13 is an Apollo asteroid and a potentially hazardous object, that was discovered on March 23, 2013 by the Catalina Sky Survey. Further observation of its orbital calculation was made by amateur astronomer Mohammed Alsunni of Sudan.


2013 FW13
2013 FW13 is a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) since its minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) is less than 0.05 AU and its diameter is estimated to be greater than ~150 meters. The Earth MOID is 0.013 AU (1,900,000 km; 1,200,000 mi). On 18 September 2024 it will safely pass about 0.02 AU (3,000,000 km; 1,900,000 mi) from Earth.


2013 FW13
The Absolute magnitude of the asteroid is 21.70 giving the object an approximate diameter of 120–270 meters.


2013 Falkland Islands general election
The Falkland Islands general election of 2013 was held on Thursday 7 November 2013 to elect all eight members of the Legislative Assembly (five from the Stanley constituency and three from the Camp constituency) through universal suffrage using block voting, with each Stanley constituent having up to 5 votes and each Camp constituent having up to 3 votes. A total of 1,046 ballots (4,750 votes) were cast in Stanley, representing a turn-out of 75.4%, and 242 ballots (675 votes) in Camp, representing a turn-out of 85.5%.


2013 Falkland Islands general election
As no political parties are active in the Falklands, all the candidates stood as Independents. The Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands, Keith Padgett, acted as returning officer. It was the second election since the new Constitution came into force replacing the Legislative Council (which had existed since 1845) with the Legislative Assembly.


2013 Falkland Islands general election
For the first time, elected candidates would be paid a salary, rather than just expenses, and be expected to work full-time, giving up whatever jobs or business interests they may have previously held. This led to criticism from some Islanders that potential candidates had been put off from standing as they didn't want to give up their jobs.


2013 Falkland Islands general election
All but two members of the previous Legislative Assembly won re-election (Camp MLA Sharon Halford lost her seat and Stanley MLA Dick Sawle did not stand for re-election). Michael Poole, one of the new intake, became the first member of the islands' legislature to have been born after the Falklands War and received the highest number of votes of a candidate in the history of the islands.


2013 Falkland Islands general election, Campaign
On 29 July 2013 the Executive Council announced that election day had been scheduled for 7 November. In preparation for the election, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved by the Governor on 26 September 2013. Nominations for candidates opened on the day of the dissolution and closed on 17 October. Eleven candidates stood in Stanley and five in Camp.


2013 Falkland Islands general election, Campaign
Each candidate made a two-minute televised broadcast on the Falkland Islands Television Service to set out their manifestos. Hustings were held in late October and early November, with a north–south air-link and better facilities for tourism being the main issues debated.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum
A referendum on political status was held in the Falkland Islands on 10–11 March 2013. The Falkland Islanders were asked whether or not they supported the continuation of their status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom in view of Argentina's call for negotiations on the islands' sovereignty.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum
On a turnout of 92%, 99.8% voted to remain a British territory, with only three votes against. Had the islanders rejected the continuation of their current status, a second referendum on possible alternatives would have been held. Brad Smith, the leader of the international observer group, announced that the referendum was free and fair and executed in accordance with international standards and international laws.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, History, Background
Negotiations over the sovereignty of the islands took place between Argentina and the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s, but no agreement was ever reached. In 1982 the Argentine military junta, which ruled Argentina at the time, invaded and occupied the islands, beginning the Falklands War at the end of which the islands came back under British control. Since the war, Argentina has continued to call for the resumption of negotiations, but the United Kingdom refuses such requests, stating that the Falkland Islanders have the right to self-determination.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, History, Background
On the fourth anniversary of the start of the war, the Falkland Islands Association and the Marplan Institute conducted the Falkland Island Sovereignty Survey of all registered voters on the islands, the result of which showed that 96.45% of the islanders supported remaining a British territory. Eight years later, in an Argentine-inspired poll, 87% of the islanders rejected any form of discussion of sovereignty in any circumstances, preferring to remain British.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, History, Recent tensions
Tensions over the status of the islands began to increase with approach of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war and the decision of the Falkland Islands government to start oil exploration in Falklands territorial waters. This led to the government of Argentina banning Falklands flagged ships and vessels linked to the Falklands' oil industry from docking at Argentine ports. The Argentine government also began a diplomatic campaign, calling on several international groups to support the resumption of negotiations, gaining support from organisations such as the Union of South American Nations and the Rio Group.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, History, Recent tensions
In 2011 the Argentine Defence minister, Arturo Puricelli, stated that the Falkland Islanders were kept as "hostages" on the islands and later suggested that the British military "is the only element that upholds the usurpation of that part of our national territory". This led to the Governor of the Falkland Islands, Nigel Haywood, proposing a referendum to see whether islanders want to remain British or not "so we can solve the issue once and for all".


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, History, Announcement and responses
On 12 June 2012, Gavin Short, a Member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, announced the intention of the Falkland Islands Government to hold a referendum in the first half of 2013, saying that:


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, History, Announcement and responses
We have thought carefully about how to convey a strong message to the outside world that expresses the views of the Falklands people in a clear, democratic and incontestable way. So we have decided, with the full support of the British Government, to hold a referendum on the Falkland Islands to eliminate any possible doubt about our wishes.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, History, Announcement and responses
He made the announcement during a visit to the islands by Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne to mark the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War. Browne supported the holding of the referendum, calling it a "truly significant moment", saying that "It will give the Falkland Islands people the opportunity to send a clear message... that the Islanders, and they alone are masters of their fate." British Prime Minister David Cameron said that his Government supported the holding of the referendum and would "respect and defend" the result.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, History, Announcement and responses
The Argentine government said the outcome of the referendum would not affect the country's claim to the islands. Daniel Filmus, chairman of the Argentine Senate Foreign Affairs committee, said it "does not change at all the Argentine position", while Guillermo Carmona, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Argentina's Chamber of Deputies, said "This has no value at all since Argentina rejects the possibility of self-determination for an implanted population, such as the implanted British population in the Malvinas".


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, History, Announcement and responses
At the 2012 G-20 Mexico summit Cameron confronted Argentine President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner and called on her to respect the referendum, while she said that the issue should be resolved in line with United Nations General Assembly resolution 40/21 November 1985. President Kirchner had earlier refused an invitation from the Falkland Islands Government to speak with a delegation of islanders.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, History, Announcement and responses
On 28 November 2012, it was reported that Argentina had launched a campaign to "undermine the legitimacy" of the referendum. This consisted of dissuading British politicians from acting as observers in the referendum, and sending two diplomats on a tour of the Caribbean and Africa to argue for Argentina's claim to the islands and convince governments of the "inconvenience" of sending observers to monitor the referendum. During a visit to London on 6 February 2013 the Argentine Foreign minister, Hector Timerman, claimed that the Falkland Islanders "do not exist" as such, they are British citizens in disputed islands.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, Referendum details
The current political status of the Falkland Islands is that of an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. The Islands are internally self-governing, with the United Kingdom being responsible for defence and foreign affairs. Under Chapter 1 of the Falkland Islands Constitution, the people of the Falkland Islands have the right to self-determination. The referendum was called following Argentina's calls for negotiations over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and was undertaken to consult the people regarding their views on the political status of the Falkland Islands.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, Referendum details
The final wording of the question was proposed by the Legislative Assembly in October 2012 and adopted by the Executive Council on 21 November 2012. The question posed by the referendum was:


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, Referendum details
Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom? YES or NO


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, Referendum details
In order to vote in the referendum, electors had to be resident in the islands, aged 18 or over and have Falkland Islands status. According to the 2012 census, 11% of the electorate were not born in either the Falkland Islands or the UK; this included 13 Argentine-born electors. Polls were open from 10:00 to 18:00 FKST (UTC−3) on Sunday 10 and Monday 11 March 2013 in the two constituencies of the islands (Stanley and Camp).


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, Observers
Following the announcement of the referendum, British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Jeremy Browne, said that the Falkland Islands Government would invite independent international observers to verify the outcome of the referendum. The Referendum International Observation Mission during the referendum was led by Brad Smith from the United States and included representatives from Canada, Mexico, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and New Zealand. Following the declaration of the results, Smith announced "the international observation mission has concluded that the voting process was executed in accordance with international standards and local laws. The process was technically sound, with a systematic adherence to established voting procedures... It is our finding that the Falkland Islands referendum process was free and fair, reflecting the democratic will of the voters of the Falkland Islands."


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, Results
The results were announced by Keith Padgett, the Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands, at 22:40 FKST (UTC−3), in Stanley Town Hall. The high vote to remain a British territory was widely expected, with even the small Argentine population on the islands saying they would vote 'Yes'. Several commentators, including the BBC's correspondent Caroline Wyatt, had anticipated a fairly large 'No' vote from islanders who wanted a second referendum on independence. However, out of the 1,518 ballots cast, only three voters were against keeping the islands' current status.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, Results
Turnout was over 90% with 1,650 islanders eligible to vote in a population of 2,841. It is possible that at least one of the three people that voted 'No' did so out of a desire for full independence. There was one blank and one invalid votes each, the latter coming from a voter who both ticked the Yes box and crossed the No one. Despite recognizing the intent for a yes vote, the officials considered it invalid, as the rules written directly above on the ballot clearly forbade making signs in both boxes. Around twenty to thirty "doubtful" votes with signs others than ticks or crosses in the yes box were examined during the count, and deemed valid yes votes.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, Results
Shortly after the vote was announced several islanders gathered in Victory Green, in the centre of Stanley, to celebrate the result.


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, Reactions
Following the declaration, British Prime Minister David Cameron said "the Falkland Islanders have spoken so clearly about their future, and now other countries right across the world, I hope, will respect and revere this very, very clear result." Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner rejected the result and described the referendum as a "parody", saying "It is as if a consortium of squatters had voted on whether to continue illegally occupying a building."


2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, Reactions
On 18 April 2013, U.S. Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart introduced a resolution to the United States House of Representatives calling on the United States Government to officially recognise the referendum result. The resolution was cosponsored by 18 Republican and 7 Democratic members of the House and was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs without a vote.


2013 Family Circle Cup
The 2013 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event in the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place from March 30 to April 7, 2013. It was the 41st edition of the tournament and a Premier level tournament. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States. It was the only event of the Clay courts season played on green clay.


2013 Family Circle Cup, Points and prize money, Prize money
The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $795,707


2013 Family Circle Cup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but Pavlyuchenkova chose not to participate this year. Šafářová played alongside Kristina Mladenovic and successfully defended the title, defeating Andrea Hlaváčková and Liezel Huber in the final 6–3, 7–6(8–6).


2013 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Serena Williams was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Jelena Janković in the final 3–6, 6–0, 6–2.


2013 Family Circle Cup – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
The 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 21, 2013 at Bronco Stadium on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. The seventeenth annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, it featured the Buffalo Bulls of the Mid-American Conference against the San Diego State Aztecs of the Mountain West Conference. It began at 3:30 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. San Diego State defeated Buffalo, 49–24.


2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Teams
The Bulls accepted their invitation after earning an 8–4 record in their season, while the Aztecs accepted their invitation after earning a 7–5 record in theirs.


2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Teams, Buffalo Bulls
The Bulls returned to their winning ways this season, finishing at 8–4 overall and 6–2 in conference play, good for second place in the MAC's East Division. At season's end, bowl director Kevin McDonald extended an invitation to the Bulls to play in the game.


2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Teams, Buffalo Bulls
This was Buffalo's first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl appearance. The University at Buffalo was led by Khalil Mack, who was the MAC Defensive Player of the Year, with team-high 94 tackles, 19 TFLs, 10.5 sacks, three interceptions and five forced fumbles. Buffalo has seven players named to All-MAC Teams, with five on the first team.


2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Teams, San Diego State Aztecs
The Aztecs continued their recent winning ways this season, finishing at 7–5 overall and 6–2 in conference play, good for second place in the Mountain West's West Division. At season's end, bowl director Kevin McDonald extended an invitation to the Aztecs to play in the game.


2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Teams, San Diego State Aztecs
This will be San Diego State's first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, setting a school-record fourth consecutive bowl game. Quarterback Quinn Kaehler has thrown for 2,796 yards and 17 touchdowns for coach Rocky Long this season.


2013 Farah attack
On 3 April 2013, the Taliban attacked Farah, Afghanistan, using bombs and guns.


2013 Farah attack, Attack
On 3 April 2013, a group of militants began an assault on Farah, a city in western Afghanistan. The attack began at about 9am and centred on the city's courthouse. Wearing army uniforms, they blew up an army vehicle, damaging buildings - including the local governor's office and two banks. They entered buildings, then a machine-gun and grenade battle ensued between the attackers and Afghan security forces. Six attackers wore explosive belts. The death toll was 34 civilians, 10 members of the security forces and nine attackers. Another 90 people, most of whom were civilians, were injured.


2013 Farah attack, Reaction
The Taliban said they carried out the attack and that they succeeded in freeing their prisoners. However, the province's police chief said that the insurgents failed in their attempt to enable the escape of 15 Taliban prisoners who were being transferred to the courthouse to be tried, as they are all accounted for.


2013 Faroe Islands Cup
The 2013 Faroe Islands Cup was the 59th edition of the Faroe Islands domestic football cup. It started on 30 March 2013 and ended with the final on 24 August 2013. Víkingur Gøta were the defending champions, having won their second cup title the previous year. The winner of the competition qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.


2013 Faroe Islands Cup
Only the first teams of Faroese football clubs were allowed to participate. The Preliminary Round involved only teams from 1. deild, 2. deild and 3. deild competitions. Teams from the highest division entered the competition in the First Round.


2013 Faroe Islands Cup, Preliminary round
Three clubs from the 2. deild and one club from the 3. deild entered this round. These matches took place on 30 March 2013. The draw for this round was made on a live TV broadcast on KVF's show 3-2 on 11 March 2013.


2013 Faroe Islands Cup, First round
The two winners from the Preliminary Round, all ten clubs from the Faroe Islands Premier League and four clubs from the 1. deild entered this round. The matches took place on 14 April 2013. The draw for this round was made on a live TV broadcast on KVF's show 3-2 on 11 March 2013.


2013 Faroe Islands Cup, Semifinals
The ties were played over two legs on 29 May and 7 August 2013.


2013 Faroe Islands Premier League
2013 Faroe Islands Premier League was the seventy-first season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it is known as Effodeildin. EB/Streymur were the defending champions.


2013 Faroe Islands Premier League, Teams
B68 Toftir and FC Suðuroy had finished 9th and 10th respectively at the end of the previous season and were relegated to the 1. deild as a result.


2013 Faroe Islands Premier League, Teams
Replacing them were the 1. deild champions 07 Vestur and runners-up AB Argir.


2013 Faroe Islands Premier League, Results
The schedule consisted of a total of 27 rounds. Each team played three games against every opponent in no particular order. At least one of the games had to be at home and at least one had to be away. The additional home game for every match-up was randomly assigned prior to the season, with the top five teams of the previous season having 5 home games.


2013 Fast5 Netball World Series
The 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series was the fifth staging of the annual Netball World Series, and the second to be played under the new Fast5 rules, which replaced the older fastnet rules introduced in 2009. The tournament was held at Vector Arena in Auckland for the second year in a row.


2013 Fast5 Netball World Series
The 2013 tournament was contested by the top six national netball teams in 2013. Hosts New Zealand defeated Australia in the Grand Final by 56 to 27, to record their fourth overall series victory in the tournament.


2013 Fast5 Netball World Series, Tournament overview, Date and Venue
The 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series was played in Auckland, New Zealand over three days, from 8-10 November. All matches were held at Vector Arena, which has a capacity of 12,000.


2013 Fast5 Netball World Series, Tournament overview, Format
20 matches were played over three days, under the Fast5 rules of netball. Each team played each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. The four highest-scoring teams from this stage progressed to the finals, played on the final day of competition, in which the 1st-ranked team played the 4th-ranked team, while 2nd played 3rd. The winners of these two matches contested the Grand Final; the remaining teams contested the third-fourth place playoff match and fifth-sixth place playoff match.


2013 Fast5 Netball World Series, Teams
The tournament was contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the INF World Rankings: New Zealand, Australia, England, Jamaica, Malawi and South Africa.


2013 Fast5 Netball World Series, Draw and results, Round robin table
1. New Zealand (5 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws) 2. Jamaica (3 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw) 3. Australia (2 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw) 4. South Africa (2 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws) ---  5. Malawi (1 win, 4 losses, 0 draws)  6. England (1 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws)


2013 Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election
The 2013 Fayetteville mayoral election took place on November 5, 2013 to elect the mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina. It saw the election of Nat Robertson.


2013 Fayetteville, North Carolina mayoral election
Incumbent mayor Tony Chavonne did not seek reelection to a fifth term.


2013 Fed Cup
The 2013 Fed Cup (also known as the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 51st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis.


2013 Fed Cup
The draw took place on 6 June 2012 in Paris, France.


2013 Fed Cup
The final took place at the Tennis Club Cagliari in Cagliari, Italy on 1–2 November. The home and three time champions Italy defeated the fourth-seeded Russia, to win their fourth title.


2013 Fed Cup, World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2013. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and the losers played in the World Group II Play-offs.


2013 Fed Cup, World Group Play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams.


2013 Fed Cup, World Group II Play-offs
The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.


2013 Fed Cup, Rankings
The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.


2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2013 Fed Cup.


2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group I
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The two pool winners took part in play-offs to determine the nation advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. The nations in second place in each pool played off against each other to determine the final positions within the group. For the relegation Play-off, the nations in third place in each pool played off against the nations in fourth position in the other pool to determine which two nations were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2014.


2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group II
The eleven teams were divided into two pools of five and six teams. The winner of each pool was promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2014.


2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2011 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the nine teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I, the top countries of each pool played for first to second, while the bottom two of each pool competed for sixth and ninth. The top team advanced to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Americas Zone Group II for the next year.


2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs, Promotional Play-Offs
The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in a head-to-head round. The winner of the round advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they would get a chance to advanced to World Group II.


2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs, 3rd to 4th Play-Offs
The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the third and fourth placed teams.


2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs, Relegation Play-Offs
The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated down to Americas Zone Group II in 2013.


2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Americas zone of the 2013 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom two teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom teams faced potential relegation to Group II.


2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Americas zone of the 2013 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom two teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom teams faced potential relegation to Group II.


2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas zone of the 2013 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the 2014 Group I.


2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2013 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas zone of the 2013 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the 2014 Group I.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2013 Fed Cup.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
The seven teams were divided into one pool of three and one pool of four teams. The two pool winners took part in play-offs to determine the nation advanced to the World Group II Play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools took part in relegation play-offs, with the losing nation was relegated to Group II for 2014.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group II
The eleven teams were divided into one pool of five and one pool of six teams. The winners of each pool played off against each other to determine which one team advanced to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2014. All the other nations competed in the same manner for the positional Play-offs.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. The top team advanced to the World Group II, and the bottom team was relegated down to the Group II for the next year.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs, Promotional Play-Offs
The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in a head-to-head round. The winner of the round advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they'd get a chance to advanced to World Group II.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs, 3rd to 4th Play-Offs
The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the third and fourth placed teams.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs, Relegation Play-Offs
The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in a head-to-head round. The loser of each round was relegated down to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2013.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Asia/Oceania zone of the 2013 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Asia/Oceania zone of the 2013 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eleven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. The top team advanced to 2014 Asia/Oceania Zone Group I.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs, Promotional Round
The first placed teams of each pool played in a head-to-head round. The winner advanced to the Group I for 2014.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs, 3rd to 4th Play-Off
The second placed teams of each pool played in a head-to-head round to find the third and fourth placed teams.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs, 5th to 6th Play-Off
The third placed teams of each pool played in a head-to-head round to find the fifth and sixth placed teams.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs, 7th to 8th Play-Off
The fourth placed teams of each pool played in a head-to-head round to find the seventh and eighth placed teams.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs, 9th to 10th Play-Off
The fifth placed teams of each pool played in a head-to-head round to find the ninth and tenth placed teams.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania zone of the 2013 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the 2014 Group I.


2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2013 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania zone of the 2013 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the 2014 Group I.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2013 Fed Cup.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group I
The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The four pool winners will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools will take part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2014.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group II
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The two nations placing first and second will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group I. The nations finishing last in their pools will take part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group III for 2014.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group III
The thirteen teams were divided into three pools of three teams and one pool of four. The four pool winners will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group II for 2014. The fourth nation in Pool D will not compete in the positional play-offs.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
The play-offs of the 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the fifteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top two teams advanced to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, Promotional play-offs
The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the World Group II Play-offs.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, 5th to 8th play-offs
The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, 9th to 12th play-offs
The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and the eleventh placed teams.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, 9th to 12th play-offs, Portugal vs. Slovenia
The play-off tie between Portugal and Slovenia did not take place.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, Relegation play-offs
The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2014.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2013 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2013 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C
Group C of the 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2013 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D
Group D of the 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2013 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top team played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom team faced potential relegation to Group II.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
The play-offs of the 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II zonal competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Group III for the next year.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs, Promotional play-offs
The first-placed teams of each pool played against the second-placed teams of the other pool in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the 2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I.


2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs, Relegation play-offs
The third-placed teams of each pool played against the fourth-placed teams of the other pool in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated to the 2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group III.