2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Central America
If one or more clubs is precluded, it is supplanted by a club from another Central American association. The reallocation is based on results from previous Champions League tournaments.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Caribbean
Three teams from the Caribbean Football Union qualify to the Champions League. The three berths, in Pot C, are allocated to the top three finishers of the CFU Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament for clubs from associations of the Caribbean Football Union. In order for a team to qualify for the CFU Club Championship, they usually need to finish as the champion or runner-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams may also be selected by their associations if they play in the league of another country.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Caribbean
If any Caribbean club is precluded, it is supplanted by the fourth-place finisher from the CFU Club Championship.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, Teams
In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008).


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on June 3, 2013 at Doral, Florida, United States.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, Draw
The 24 teams were drawn into eight groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots. The allocation of teams into pots was based on their national association and qualifying berth. Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) could not be drawn with each other in the group stage, and each group was guaranteed to contain a team from either the United States or Mexico, meaning U.S. and Mexican teams could not play each other in the group stage.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, Group stage
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced to the championship stage.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, Group stage
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, Championship stage
In the championship stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule was used if the aggregate score was level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so a tie was decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, Championship stage, Seeding
The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results in the group stage.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, Championship stage, Bracket
The bracket of the championship stage was determined by the seeding as follows:


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage
The championship stage of the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League was played from March 10 to April 24, 2014. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Qualified teams
The winners of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the championship stage.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Seeding
The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results in the group stage.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Format
In the championship stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule was used if the aggregate score was level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so a tie was decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Bracket
The bracket of the championship stage was determined by the seeding as follows:


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on March 10–12, 2014, and the second legs were played on March 18–20, 2014.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Semifinals
The first legs were played on April 1, 2014, and the second legs were played on April 8–9, 2014.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Finals
The first leg was played on April 15, 2014, and the second leg was played on April 23, 2014.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
The group stage of the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League was played from August 6 to October 24, 2013. A total of 24 teams competed in the group stage.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on June 3, 2013, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the InterContinental Hotel at Doral in Miami.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, Draw
The 24 teams were drawn into eight groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots. The allocation of teams into pots was based on their national association and qualifying berth. Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) could not be drawn with each other in the group stage, and each group was guaranteed to contain a team from either the United States or Mexico, meaning U.S. and Mexican teams could not play each other in the group stage.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, Seeding
The following were the group stage seeding of the 24 teams which qualified for the Champions League:


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced to the championship stage.


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
In each group, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were August 6–8, August 20–22, August 27–29, September 17–19, September 24–26, and October 22–24, 2013.


2013–14 CR Belouizdad season
In the 2013–14 season, CR Belouizdad competed in Ligue 1 for the 48th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.


2013–14 CR Belouizdad season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2013–14 CRB Aïn Fakroun season
In the 2013–14 season, CRB Aïn Fakroun is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 1st season, as well as the Algerian Cup. They will be competing in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.


2013–14 CS Constantine season
In the 2013–14 season, CS Constantine competed in the Ligue 1 for the 16th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.


2013–14 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu season
The 2013–14 season will be Pandurii Târgu Jiu's 50th season in the Romanian football league system, and their eighth consecutive season in Liga I.


2013–14 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu season
They finished second in the 2012–13 Liga I. Pandurii competed in UEFA Europa League, their first European participation ever, playing in the Group Stage.


2013–14 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu season, Players, First-team squad
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2013–14 CWHL season
The 2013–14 CWHL season was the seventh in league history. The Montreal Stars finished as regular season champions while the top four leading scorers in the regular season are all Stars players (Ann-Sophie Bettez, Sarah Vaillancourt, Vanessa Davidson and Cathy Chartrand). The Toronto Furies win the 2014 Clarkson Cup, making them the first team to finish in fourth place during the regular season to claim the Cup. Of note, the Calgary Inferno also qualified for their first-ever postseason berth while goaltender DeLayne Brian becomes the first Inferno goaltender with a winning record in the regular season.


2013–14 CWHL season, Offseason, CWHL Draft
For the second straight season, the Calgary Inferno had the first pick overall. Jessica Wong was selected with the pick by the Calgary Inferno, making her the first visible minority selected first overall in league history. During the first round, Blake Bolden was selected by the Boston Blades, making her the first African-American player to be selected in the round.


2013–14 CWHL season, Regular season, Milestones
In that same game, Jessica Wong logged a goal, providing her with seven points in the first five games of her CWHL career, a new franchise record for the Inferno.


2013–14 CWHL season, Awards and honors
The 2014 CWHL Awards Gala was held in Markham, Ontario That night, the league formally recognized the CWHL regular-season champions, the Angela James Bowl winner, the Most Valuable Player, the Goaltender of the Year, the Rookie of the Year, the Coach of the Year, the Defenceman of the Year, and the Humanitarian Award winner. The all-star teams (as voted by the five head coaches) and annual all-rookie team were announced after the season.


2013–14 Cagliari Calcio season
The 2013–14 season has been Cagliari Calcio's 11th consecutive season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.


2013–14 Cagliari Calcio season, Players, Squad information
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2013–14 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by fifth year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at Mott Gym. They were members of the Big West Conference.


2013–14 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
Cal Poly finished the regular season with a 10–19 record (6–10 Big West) and entered the Big West Conference Tournament as the 7 seed. The Mustangs won the tournament to earn an automatic bid to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. After beating Texas Southern, they lost to Wichita State, 64–37, and finished 14–20.


2013–14 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners were led by third year head coach Rod Barnes and played their home games at the Icardo Center and the Rabobank Arena. The Roadrunners competed as a new member of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 5–11 in WAC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC Tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.


2013–14 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team
The 2013–14 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roadrunners were led by third year head coach Greg McCall and played their home games at the Icardo Center. The Roadrunners competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference. The Roadrunners would finish second in the WAC regular season and qualify for the 2014 WNIT.


2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by first year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym as members of the Big West Conference. The Titans brought in a whole new coaching staff this season with Josh Smith, Robert Spence, and Danny Sprinkle joining Taylor as first-year assistant coaches. They finished the season 11–20, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference Tournament to Long Beach State.


2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
Cal State Fullerton announced the hiring of former Arizona State associate head coach Dedrique Taylor as the program's 10th head coach on April 3, 2013. Taylor replaced Andy Newman, who spent one season as the Titans' interim head coach. Taylor had been with Arizona State since 2006, serving as an assistant for four seasons and spending the past three years as an associate head coach. He had spent time as an assistant at UC Davis, Loyola Marymount, Portland State, and Nevada prior.


2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
Taylor completed his first recruiting class as the head man for the Titans on May 8, 2013, with the announcement of the signing of forward Joe Boyd. Boyd, a forward from Scottsdale, Arizona, joined guard Sheldon Blackwell (from Rancho Cucamonga, California) as the second and final member of the Titans' 2013 recruiting class.


2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
The Titans completed their coaching staff on May 17, 2013. All three of Cal State Fullerton's assistants from the season prior had left, and Taylor replaced them with John Smith, Danny Sprinkle, and Robert Spence. Smith, who had spent nine years as the head coach of Riverside City College, joined as an associate head coach, while Sprinkle, an assistant with Cal State Northridge, and Spence, who came over with Taylor as Arizona State's Director of Basketball Operations, joined as assistant coaches.


2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
On August 15, 2013, Taylor welcomed four newcomers to the squad, introducing Dutch freshmen Floris Versteeg and Hiddie Vos, DePaul transfer Moses Morgan, and walk-on Ian Spruce. Morgan, due to NCAA rules, was forced to sit out the 2013–14 season after averaging 6.6 points over three seasons for the Blue Demons. Versteeg, Vos, and Spruce all joined the team as true freshmen with four years of eligibility remaining.


2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
Taylor announced the finalization of the Titans' schedule a day later on August 16. Key games on the Titans' schedule included road games against USC, San Jose State, and UNLV, along with home games against Seattle and Sacramento State. The Titans also scheduled to play in The Wooden Legacy with teams such as Marquette and Miami (FL). The Titans' 16 game conference schedule included one home game and one away game against each of the eight other members of the Big West Conference.


2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
On August 21, 2013, Taylor announced the additions of two more junior college transfers. Taylor received commitments from Riverside City College and former Hampton Pirates guard Corey Walker, and Trinity Valley Community College and former North Dakota guard Josh Gentry. Walker needed to sit out the season due to transfer rules while Gentry was eligible immediately as a junior.


2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
The Titans opened their season with an easy exhibition victory over the University of Redlands, winning 108–77.


2013–14 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by first year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 17–18, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big West Conference Tournament where they lost to Cal Poly.


2013–14 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
Former NBA star Reggie Theus was named the Matadors' fifth ever head coach on April 3, 2013, succeeding the fired Bobby Braswell. Theus coached the New Mexico State Aggies from 2005 to 2007, and was working as the head coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League in 2012–13. Theus had a 41–23 record in two season with the Aggies, making one NCAA Tournament appearance in 2007.


2013–14 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
Theus announced the team's complete schedule on August 21, 2013. The Matadors' schedule was highlighted by a trip to play USC, and also included road games at Fresno State and Stephen F. Austin, as well as home games against Southern Utah and Idaho. The Matadors also scheduled to play in the Central Michigan Tournament, hosted by Central Michigan University. Northridge's conference slate included one home game and one away game against each of the nine other members of the Big West Conference.


2013–14 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
On November 1, the Matadors opened their season with an exhibition victory over Cal State Los Angeles, winning 82–67. Josh Greene led Cal State Northridge in scoring in the victory.


2013–14 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team
The 2013–14 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team represents California State University, Northridge during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Matadors, led by fourth year head coach Jason Flowers, play their home games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference.


2013–14 Calcio Catania season
The 2013–14 Calcio Catania season was the 82nd season in club history.


2013–14 Calcio Catania season, Players, Squad information
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2013–14 Calcio Catania season, Sources
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2013–14 Calcutta Premier Division
The 2013–14 Calcutta Premier Division season was the 115th season of the Calcutta Premier Division, a state league within the Indian state of West Bengal. The fixtures  were kicked off on 10 September 2013,


2013–14 Calcutta Premier Division
East Bengal won the title for a record 35th time and also created a record by clinching the title for the 6th consecutive time.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season
The 2013–14 Calgary Flames season was the 34th season in Calgary and 42nd for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). It was the first season of a rebuilding phase, and the first full year following the departure of long-time captain Jarome Iginla and goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. Mark Giordano replaced Iginla as team captain. The Flames also began the year in a new division as they returned to the Pacific Division following a league-wide realignment. Change continued into the playing season as new team president Brian Burke fired general manager Jay Feaster on December 12, 2013, and assumed the role himself on an interim basis.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season
Calgary's home arena, the Scotiabank Saddledome, suffered significant damage over the summer during widespread flooding that inundated the land around the arena. The facility was repaired in time for the playing season, a year in which the Flames were widely predicted to finish in last place in the Pacific Division. Calgary finished the year with a 35–40–7 record to finish sixth in the seven-team division and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season
The team's top selection at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Sean Monahan, made the squad as an 18-year-old and finished second in team goal scoring with 22 goals. Michael Cammalleri led with 26 goals, while Jiri Hudler was the team leader in assists (37) and points (54). Karri Ramo was one of four goaltenders to appear for Calgary, and led the team with 17 wins.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Off-season
The Scotiabank Saddledome was one of many buildings impacted by the 2013 Alberta floods. The flooding of the Elbow and Bow Rivers swamped many areas of the city, including Stampede Park where the Saddledome is located. The event level of the arena was reported to be filled with water up to the 10th row of seating and the dressing rooms and control room for the video replay screen were under water.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Off-season
At a press conference held on June 22, 2013, team president Ken King stated that the arena had flooded up to the eighth row and that the event level of the facility was a "total loss." He added that the team's equipment and some memorabilia had also been destroyed, but expressed confidence that the facility would be repaired and ready in time for the October start to the season. Prospect Ben Hanowski was among the 100,000 people forced to evacuate by the floods.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Off-season
He described the situation as "almost terrifying," but praised the city's community spirit in the disaster: "I didn't know how I was going to get [out of downtown]. I didn't know if I could get a rental car out of the garage and through some water to get up here, and I had a person come up to me right away and ask if I had a place to go and if I had a way to get there and basically offered me a ride somewhere. I'd never met the person before. I think that example, right there, kind of speaks to what the city of Calgary is all about."


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Off-season
Crews worked around the clock to repair the facility; Saddledome director of building operations Robert Blanchard estimated that 650,000-man hours of work was performed on the facility and noted that they had compressed a six-month project into two. The facility was granted its occupancy permit and allowed to reopen in late August. The first hockey game following the building's reopening was a Flames pre-season contest on September 14.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Off-season
The Flames restructured their hockey operations department at the start of September, as Brian Burke was brought into the organization in the newly created position of president of hockey operations. general manager Jay Feaster reported to Burke, while Ken King was elevated to president and CEO of Calgary Sports and Entertainment, the corporation that controls the Flames, Calgary Hitmen, Calgary Roughnecks, Calgary Stampeders and Abbotsford Heat. On the ice, Mark Giordano was named the 19th captain in Flames' franchise history, succeeding Jarome Iginla, who was traded during the previous season.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
Realignment resulted in the Flames shifting from the defunct Northwest Division to the Pacific Division. Calgary, along with former Northwest rivals the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, joined the Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, Phoenix Coyotes and San Jose Sharks in the expanded Pacific. Entering a rebuilding phase, the season began with low expectations for the Flames. The Hockey News predicted the team would finish last in the Division, a prediction shared by the Calgary media.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
The campaign began in Washington on October 3, a 5–4 shootout loss in which the team's top selection at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Sean Monahan, made his debut and scored his first point. Monahan scored his first career goal the following night against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Flames' first win of the season, a 4–3 triumph. The team continued to defy expectations throughout the first two weeks of the season, adding two wins and an overtime loss to stand at 3–0–2. It was the first time since the franchise arrived in Calgary that it was unbeaten in regulation time after five games.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
A five-game western road trip in mid October brought the Flames back to .500 as they won only a single game against four losses, evening their record at 4–4–2. Jiri Hudler, who began the season by scoring at least one point in the first nine games of the season, had his streak ended by the Dallas Stars in a 5–1 loss on October 24. The game against the Stars was also Monahan's tenth of the season. He was eligible to return to junior without the season counting against his professional contract prior to playing his tenth game, but he earned a spot with the team for the full season by scoring six goals and adding three assists in his first nine NHL games.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
Injuries to key players mounted into November as Giordano (broken ankle), Lee Stempniak (broken foot) and Curtis Glencross (MCL sprain) each suffered injuries that forced them out of the lineup for several weeks. The team continued to struggle on the ice throughout November, losing six consecutive games including a loss to the Edmonton Oilers that saw the team surrender four third period goals en route to a 4–2 loss that left Flames players "frustrated" at their inability to hold a two-goal lead. The losing streak came to an end on November 18 with a 5–4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Monahan scored the winner in his first career shootout attempt, and also scored the shootout winning goal two games later in a 4–3 win over the Florida Panthers.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
The Flames' injury problems worsened in a November 27 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks (3–2; Chicago scored the winning goal in the final seconds of regulation time), as both Monahan and Dennis Wideman suffered broken bones in the contest. The Flames were left without their top two defencemen and two of their top six forwards. Captain Mark Giordano returned on December 4 after missing 18 games. During that time, the team earned only five wins.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
Jarome Iginla made his first return to Calgary on December 10, 2013, where the fans greeted him with a long standing ovation prior to the game as the Flames played a video tribute. Following the contest, a 2–1 Boston Bruins victory, Iginla was named the game's third star and took two laps around the rink to more cheers from the crowd.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
On December 12, Brian Burke announced the decision to change the franchise's leadership structure. General Manager Jay Feaster and Assistant General Manager John Weisbrod were both dismissed, while Burke took over the general manager's duties on an interim basis while he conducted a search for a permanent replacement. The timing of the decision, in the middle of the season, surprised media and observers, but not the decision itself as it was widely believed that Feaster's tenure in Calgary was in doubt when Burke was hired. The same night, Curtis Glencross returned after missing 15 games, and TJ Galiardi after missing eight, as the Flames defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 in overtime.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
The Flames remained plagued by injuries to key players, as Glencross suffered a second injury to his knee and defenceman Kris Russell also picked up a knee injury in a 4–3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on December 21. Two nights later, the Flames responded with what Cammalleri called "a fun win" by defeating the St. Louis Blues 4–3 in a shootout. Mark Giordano tied the contest at 3–3 with only 4.2 seconds remaining in regulation time.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
The team ended 2013 with three consecutive losses on home ice as Calgary was shut out 2–0 by both Edmonton and Vancouver before dropping a 4–1 decision on New Year's Eve to the Philadelphia Flyers. Sean Monahan's goal in the second period broke the team's streak of 159 minutes, 35 seconds without scoring a goal. The Flames' offensive struggles continued into the new year as they were shut out in four of six games at home.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
The team set a franchise record for longest streak on home ice without a goal, going 196 minutes and 59 seconds between the goal against Philadelphia and Mikael Backlund's marker on January 11, 2014, against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 2–1 defeat at the hands of the Penguins was Calgary's sixth consecutive loss at home. Calgary ended up on the right side of a shutout two nights later as Karri Ramo recorded the first of his NHL career in a 2–0 road victory over Carolina. The team set a franchise record for futility on home ice with their seventh consecutive loss, 5–2 to Winnipeg, at the Saddledome on January 16.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
Facing another struggling team in the Vancouver Canucks two nights later, the Flames became embroiled in a large melee off the opening faceoff. A line brawl broke out two seconds into the game as all ten skaters became engaged in fights. Four players from each team were given game misconducts in a contest that ended with 204 penalty minutes handed out.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
Vancouver Head Coach John Tortorella was visibly upset with Flames Head Coach Bob Hartley for the lineup he began the game with and tried to engage the Calgary bench in a shouting match after the brawl, then attempted to enter the Flames' dressing room during the first intermission. The game, played in Vancouver, ended in a 3–2 shootout loss for Calgary. Hartley was assessed a $25,000 fine by the League as the NHL held him responsible for the initial fights while Tortorella was given a 15-day suspension for his actions.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
The Flames finally ended their home losing streak with their first win at the Saddledome in eight contests with a 3–2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on January 22, 2014. Calgary won a second consecutive home game two nights later as the team overcame a four-goal effort by former Flame Eric Nystrom to defeat the Nashville Predators 5–4 in a shootout. Three additional wins followed as the Flames won every contest of a five-game homestand for the first time in 17 years. The final game of the homestand was costly however, as Karri Ramo suffered an MCL injury that kept him out of the lineup until after the NHL's break for the 2014 Winter Olympics.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
Two players represented their nations at the 2014 Olympics. Reto Berra joined with Anaheim's Jonas Hiller to form the goaltending duo for Switzerland. Berra appeared in one game, surrendering one goal in a loss. Ladislav Smid represented the Czech Republic, but countryman Jiri Hudler was left off the team despite being the third-leading scorer among Czech players in the NHL in a decision that was widely panned.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
The end of the Olympic break led quickly into the NHL's March 5 trade deadline. Calgary made two deals, sending Reto Berra to the Colorado Avalanche and Lee Stempniak to the Pittsburgh Penguins for draft picks. Michael Cammalleri, a pending unrestricted free agent was expected to be traded, but remained with the Flames as the 1 pm MST deadline passed.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
The Flames also brought up several of their younger players from the Abbotsford Heat; goaltender Joni Ortio and forward Markus Granlund both made their NHL debuts on February 27, while centre Corban Knight was set to make his own debut on March 5. Tyler Wotherspoon made his NHL debut on March 7 after being recalled on an emergency basis following an injury to Dennis Wideman. Due to the number of call-ups, the Flames played eight rookies in the same game for the first time since December 10, 1996.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
Also on March 7, the Flames fêted former star Joe Nieuwendyk as he was inducted into the team's "Forever a Flame" program. A former team captain, Niewuendyk was a 1985 draft pick of the Flames and was a member of the team's 1989 Stanley Cup championship squad. The evening included a banner raising ceremony as Nieuwendyk's #25 was honoured and raised to the Saddledome rafters. The Flames ended the night with a three-goal outburst late in their contest against the New York Islanders and secure a 4–3 victory.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
The Flames largest win of the season came on March 22 against the Oilers; the 8–1 score represented the largest margin of victory by the Flames in Edmonton in the history of the Battle of Alberta. Curtis Glencross recorded a hat-trick in the victory that also featured an emotional goal by Matt Stajan on a penalty shot. The goal was Stajan's first since the death of his newborn son, Emerson. He pointed to the sky after scoring and was embraced by his emotional teammates.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
After winning two of three games in a homestand, the Flames traveled east for a five-game road trip. The first game, a 6–3 loss to the Ottawa Senators on March 30, officially eliminated Calgary from playoff contention. Sean Monahan scored his 20th goal of the season in the loss, becoming the first Flames rookie since Dion Phaneuf in 2005–06 and first rookie forward since Jarome Iginla in 1996–97, to reach the mark. Bryce Van Brabant, a late-season free agent signing out of the NCAA, played his first game with the club on April 1 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
He was the tenth Flame to make his NHL debut on the season, tying a franchise record set in 1997–98. The Flames also set a franchise record for most one-goal games as the 3–2 defeat was their 46th such game. At the time, the team had an overall record of 22–17–7. The Flames rebounded to win the final three games of the road trip, culminating with Ramo's second shutout of the season in a 1–0 victory over the New Jersey Devils.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
The Flames returned to Calgary for their final two home games of the season, a victory against the Los Angeles Kings, and then a defeat to the Winnipeg Jets. Despite the 5–3 loss to Winnipeg, the team left the arena to a standing ovation from the Saddledome fans who expressed appreciation for the tenacity shown by the team throughout the season. Mark Giordano expressed the team's appreciation: "It was awesome. That's not the first time we've been cheered after a loss, but definitely being the last one, it was special."


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
The campaign concluded on April 13 with a road game in Vancouver, where Hartley and Tortorella again became the focus of controversy. During the game, a 5–1 in by the Canucks, Calgary's Paul Byron received a major penalty and game misconduct for a hit from behind on Henrik Sedin, who was taken off the ice on a stretcher and hospitalized for precautionary reasons. Tortorella criticized Hartley's behaviour while Sedin was being attended tobut refused to elaborate on what Hartley did: "It's been a rough year, but it's embarrassing to coach against the guy across from me." Brian Burke defended his coach. He explained that Tortorella was apparently upset because Hartley was campaigning for a penalty against Vancouver as a result of the scrum that followed Byron's hit. Burke added that "our coach acted completely appropriately last night and Torts oughta keep his mouth shut."


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Post-season
With a final record of 35–40–7, the Flames finished sixth in the Pacific Division with 77 points and failed to qualify for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. The team also finished 13th in the 14-team Western Conference, ten points ahead of the Edmonton Oilers. The Flames finished 27th overall in the NHL standings, and after their status was left unchanged in the draft lottery for the top pick, were confirmed as the fourth overall selection at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. The team entered the draft with a new general manager as Brad Treliving, formerly the assistant general manager of the Phoenix Coyotes, was hired to serve as permanent replacement for Jay Feaster on April 28, 2014.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Post-season
Peter Maher, the team's long-time radio play by play announcer, announced his retirement following the season. He joined the Flames prior to their inaugural season of 1980–81 and became the play by play announcer the following year. Maher never missed a game over the following 33 years and called 3,162 consecutive games. He was recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006 when he was named recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Post-season
Several members of the team were invited to represent their nations at the 2014 IIHF World Championship. Both Mark Giordano and T. J. Brodie were invited to represent Canada, but declined due to lingering injuries. Sean Monahan, however, accepted his invitation. As did Jiri Hudler with the Czech Republic, Johnny Gaudreau with the United States and Mikael Backlund with Sweden. Prospect Sven Baertschi was added to the Swiss roster after his season with the AHL's Abbotsford Heat ended.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Schedule and results, Pre-season
Notes: Game was played at Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Game was played at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another organization before joining Flames. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Draft picks
The Flames entered the 2013 NHL Entry Draft with three first round selections and eight overall. The Flames' own pick will be sixth overall, tying with the 1997 and 1998 drafts as the highest draft place the Flames have held since the franchise has been located in Calgary.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Abbotsford Heat
The Flames' top minor league affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League (AHL) finished the 2013–14 season with a 43–25–5–3 record. The Heat ranked fifth in the Western Conference and qualified for the Calder Cup playoffs where they lost their first round match-up to the Grand Rapids Griffins three games to one. Max Reinhart was the team's leading scorer and set an Abbotsford record with 63 points. Joni Ortio led the Heat in goal and was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team.


2013–14 Calgary Flames season, Abbotsford Heat
The season was the last in the British Columbia city for the franchise, as Abbotsford's city council announced that they had bought out the remaining years of the city's lease with the Flames for $5.5 million. With 3,007 fans per game, the Heat finished second-last in AHL attendance, and owing to a deal that guaranteed the Flames a minimum level of income, the team's attendance struggles cost the city $12 million total since the arrival of the AHL in 2009.


2013–14 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
The 2013–14 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's sixth and final season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 10–8 in Pac-12 play (which included a home victory against #1 ranked Arizona) to finish in a five way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Utah Valley in the first round and Arkansas in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to SMU.


2013–14 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
The 2013–14 California Golden Bears women's basketball team will represent University of California, Berkeley during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by third year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, play their home games at the Haas Pavilion and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 22–10 overall, 13–5 in Pac-12 play for a tie for a second-place finish. They lost in the quarterfinals in the 2014 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament to Washington State. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament which they defeated Fordham in the first round before getting defeated by Baylor in the second round.


2013–14 Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team
The 2013–14 Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team represented Campbell University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Camels were led by new head coach Kevin McGeehan and played their home games at Gore Arena. They were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–10 in Big South play to finish in fourth place in the North Division. They lost in the first round of the Big South Tournament to Charleston Southern.


2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores
The 2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores was the 1st season of the newly created third-tier football league in Portugal after the merging of the Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão. It begun on 25 August 2013 and finished on 10 June 2014.


2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores
This first edition consisted of 19 clubs from the District Championships, 39 from the Segunda Divisão, 19 from the Terceira Divisão and the three teams relegated from the Segunda Liga during the 2012–13 season, making 80 clubs.


2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores
S.C. Freamunde won the overall competition, defeating Clube Oriental de Lisboa 3–2 in the final.


2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, Overview
The league was divided in eight series of 10 clubs placed geographically, with the exception of teams from Madeira Islands (divided through the first series) and from the Azores Islands (divided through the last series).


2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, Overview
After a First Stage in a home-and-away system, the first two best placed teams of each league played in two groups of 8 teams in a Second Stage with each league winner earning a promotion to the Segunda Liga, plus a two-round play-off winner between the two second placed teams. The two group winners then played a Grand Final on neutral ground for the overall Campeonato Nacional title.


2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, Overview
The remaining 8 clubs from each league from the First Stage played in 8 different groups with the last two placed teams being relegated to the District Championships. The 6th placed teams from those leagues then played a two-round play-off with between themselves to decide the remaining four clubs to be relegated.


2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, Second Stage, Third place playoff, Second leg
Vitória de Guimarães B is promoted to 2014–15 Segunda Liga.


2013–14 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
The 2013–14 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the twenty-ninth since its establishment. The league is the uppermost in San Marino, in which the country's top 15 amateur football clubs play. The season began on 13 September 2013 and ended with the play-off final on 27 May 2014.


2013–14 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Participating teams
Because there is no promotion or relegation in the league, the same 15 teams who competed in the league last season will compete in the league this season.


2013–14 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Regular season
The 15 clubs are split into two groups; one with eight clubs and another with seven clubs.


2013–14 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Results
All teams will play twice against the teams within their own group and once against the teams from the other group. This means that the clubs in the eight-club group will play 21 matches each while the clubs in the seven-club group will play 20 matches each during the regular season.


2013–14 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Play-offs
The play-offs were held in a double-eliminination format. Both group winners (Tre Fiori and La Fiorita) earned byes in the first and second round.


2013–14 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Play-offs, Final
La Fiorita qualifies for 2014–15 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round,Folgore qualifies for 2014–15 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.


2013–14 Canadian network television schedule
The 2013–14 network television schedule for the five major English commercial broadcast networks in Canada covers primetime hours from September 2013 through August 2014. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2012-13 television season, for Canadian, American and other series.


2013–14 Canadian network television schedule
CTV Two and Global are not included on Saturday as they normally only schedule encore programming in primetime on Saturdays.


2013–14 Canadian network television schedule, Schedule, Wednesday
Note: CTV aired The Tomorrow People at 7 p.m. during the fall.


2013–14 Canberra United W-League season
The 2013–14 Canberra United FC season is the club's sixth participation in the W-League, since the league's and club's formation in 2008.


2013–14 Canberra United W-League season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013–14 Canberra United W-League season, Players, Transfers in
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013–14 Canberra United W-League season, Players, Transfers out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013–14 Canberra United W-League season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 10 February 2014Source: Competitive matchesOnly competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2013–14 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
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2013–14 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by second year head coach Jim Baron, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament where they lost to Iona. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to VMI.


2013–14 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 2013–14 season was Cardiff City Football Club's first season in the Premier League, and their first in the top division of English football since the 1961–62 season. This ended ten consecutive years in the Football League second division. Overall, it was their 16th season competing in England's top division.


2013–14 Cardiff City F.C. season, First Team Squad, Captains
Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2013–14 Cardiff City F.C. season, Transfers, In
1 Although officially undisclosed, Wales Online believed the deal to be worth around £2 million.


2013–14 Carlisle United F.C. season
This page shows the progress of Carlisle United F.C. 's campaign in the 2013–14 football season. In this season they competed in the third tier of English football, League One. After the completion of the season the club was relegated to League Two for the 2014–15 season.


2013–14 Carlisle United F.C. season, Results
The pre-season friendlies for the club were announced 10 June 2013.


2013–14 Carlisle United F.C. season, Results, League One
Carlisle United relegated to League Two for the 2014–15 season


2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season
The 2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 42nd season, its 35th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) since the NHL franchise was granted on June 22, 1979, and 17th season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 seasons.


2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season
The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth straight year.


2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season, Schedule and results, Pre-season
Notes: Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.


2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season, Player stats
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season, Transactions
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.


2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes season, Draft picks
Carolina Hurricanes' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.


2013–14 Celta de Vigo season
The 2013–14 Celta de Vigo season was the club's 90th season in its history and the 48th in the top-tier.


2013–14 Celtic F.C. season
The 2013–14 season was the 125th season of competitive football by Celtic. Celtic had a new shirt sponsor for the season with Irish Cider brand Magners taking over from Tennent's Lager for the next three years.


2013–14 Celtic F.C. season
Celtic began the season with further Champions League success in their sights. They were faced with the burden of replacing three main pieces of their squad in; Gary Hooper and Kelvin Wilson were sold to Norwich City and Nottingham Forest respectively, whilst the highly rated Victor Wanyama was sold to Southampton for a Scottish record fee of £12.5 million. Neil Lennon rebuilt his squad by signing Virgil van Dijk and Amido Balde in the summer, and Teemu Pukki from Schalke 04 on transfer deadline day.


2013–14 Celtic F.C. season
Celtic were drawn with Cliftonville in their first qualifying round and easily disposed of the Northern Irish champions 5–0 on aggregate. They were next drawn with IF Elfsborg and squeezed by with a 1–0 aggregate win, with Kris Commons scoring the only goal in the first leg at Celtic Park. Although favoured to qualify for the group stages with minimal challenge after being drawn with Kazakh champions Shakhter Karagandy, Celtic found themselves losing the first leg in Karagandy 2–0.


2013–14 Celtic F.C. season
Celtic returned to Scotland to an electric atmosphere at Celtic Park in the home leg, in proved to be the high point of their 2013-14 Champions League campaign. They overcame the 2–0 deficit to level the aggregate thanks to goals by Kris Commons and Georgios Samaras. James Forrest completed the comeback for Celtic with a 90th-minute strike, sending Celtic Park into a frenzy.


2013–14 Celtic F.C. season
Thereafter, Celtic found themselves drawn with AC Milan, Ajax and Barcelona (again) in the group stages. The campaign was dismal; winning only once with a 2–1 home win over Ajax, and slumping to a 6–1 rout away against Barcelona in the final group match. That game saw Celtic concede the most goals they had ever done in a single European tie, and equalled their previous heaviest defeat in Europe (5-0 against FC Artmedia Bratislava).


2013–14 Celtic F.C. season
Celtic's 2014 domestic campaign was filled with ups and downs. Towards the end of February, Celtic had not lost a single game in the league, and drew just twice against Dundee United and Hibernian. Their league success did not translate to cup competition however; they bowed out of both the Scottish League Cup (0–1 to Morton), and the Scottish Cup(1–2 to Aberdeen), both at Celtic Park. Celtic also struggled to find a suitable strike partner for Anthony Stokes, forcing Kris Commons into a striking role. Neil Lennon signed former Hibs striker Leigh Griffiths on transfer deadline day in January 2014, as well as Stefan Johansen earlier in the month. After being unable to reach an agreement on a new contract, Joe Ledley left Celtic for Crystal Palace.


2013–14 Celtic F.C. season
On 2 February 2014 goalkeeper Fraser Forster set a new a club-record of 11 league clean sheets in a row, surpassing a record of 10 clean sheets set by Charlie Shaw in the 1921-22 season. On 22 February, he broke Bobby Clark's Scottish League record of 1155 minutes without conceding a goal in a league match. Celtic won 2–0 away at Hearts, and Forster racked up his 13th consecutive clean sheet in the league. Forster's clean sheet run finally ended on 1,256 minutes against Aberdeen on 25 February 2014, as Aberdeen defeated Celtic 2–1 to end their unbeaten run in the league.


2013–14 Celtic F.C. season
Celtic finished the season as league champions again, their third consecutive Scottish League title, scoring 102 goals in the process. Celtic clinched the title after a 5–1 away win against Partick Thistle on 26 March 2014. It is the earliest that the title has been won since the 1928-29 season, when Old Firm Rivals Rangers won it on 16 March.


2013–14 Celtic F.C. season
Kris Commons was the top scorer in Scotland, netting 32 goals, and won both the PFA Scotland and Scottish Football Writers' Player of the Year awards.


2013–14 Celtic F.C. season, Player statistics, Squad
Key: = Appearances, = Goals, = Yellow card, = Red card


2013–14 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team
The 2013–14 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears are led by interim head coach Clarence Finley and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 8–21, 5–13 in Southland play to finish in 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference Tournament.


2013–14 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team
On March 5, it was announced that UCA alumni Russ Pennell was announced as the team's new head coach for the following season.


2013–14 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team
The 2013–14 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by second year head coach Sandra Rushing and play their home games at the Farris Center. They are members of the Southland Conference.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season
The 2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season was the club's ninth season since its establishment in 2004, and included the 2013–14 A-League season as well as the 2014 AFC Champions League.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season
After their second placing in the A-League Premiership behind debutantes Western Sydney Wanderers followed by their maiden Championship (also against the Wanderers), the Mariners finished their previous season in the Round of 16 of the AFC Champions League – their best ever result in the continental competition, including their first win away in Asia against K-League side Suwon Bluewings.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season
Despite the retirement of central defender Patrick Zwaanswijk and the departure of goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, attacking midfielder Oliver Bozanic, striker Bernie Ibini-Isei and right back Pedj Bojić during the pre-season — and continued departures during the season, including Head Coach Graham Arnold and Head of Sports Science Andrew Clark — the Mariners came close to repeating that success, finishing third in the 2013–14 A-League and reaching the semi-final against Western Sydney Wanderers along with narrowly missing out on reaching the Round of 16 of the Champions League.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, May 2013
Following an injury-plagued stint at K-League side Chunnam Dragons which subsequently saw that club grant him a release early in 2013, Matt Simon re-signed with the Mariners on a one-year contract on 16 May.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, May 2013
Citing increasing physical and mental stress associated with the constant commute between his home and personal training business in Sydney and the Mariners' home base on the Central Coast, Pedj Bojić sought and was subsequently granted a release from the final year of his contract with effect from 24 May. Bojić subsequently signed with Sydney FC on 19 June.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, May 2013
Having been linked with a number of European clubs during the January transfer window, goalkeeper Mathew Ryan signed a 3-year deal with Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge on 30 May, in the process turning down an offer from Danish Superliga side Randers.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, June 2013
After trialling with Club Brugge during the January transfer window and with French Ligue 1 side Lille after the Grand Final, Bernie Ibini-Isei signed a 3-year deal with Chinese Super League newcomers Shanghai SIPG on 4 June.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, June 2013
Midfielder Adriano Pellegrino and left back Brad McDonald moved to National Premier Leagues NSW side Central Coast Mariners Academy on 5 June after the conclusion of their contracts.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, June 2013
The club announced on 8 June that striker Daniel McBreen would join Shangahi SIPG on loan until the end of October; he would be available to play for the Mariners again in the Round 4 F3 Derby on 2 November.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, June 2013
On 19 June the club confirmed that Oliver Bozanic would be transferring to Swiss Super League club FC Luzern on a two-year contract.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, July 2013
On 5 July the club announced the signing of Argentinian and former Melbourne Victory marquee Marcos Flores on a one-year deal following his release from the Victory.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, July 2013
On 8 July the club announced the signing of former Perth Glory defender Storm Roux to a two-year contract, along with a three-year contract for Tom Slater, midfielder from Sydney FC's National Youth League side and son of former Socceroo Robbie Slater.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, July 2013
On 9 July the club announced the signing of Dutch defender Marcel Seip from Eerste Divisie side VVV-Venlo on a three-year contract.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, August 2013
On 23 August the club announced the signing of former Sydney FC, Wellington Phoenix, Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets goalkeeper Liam Reddy on a one-year "zero-tolerance" contract. This signing was viewed as highly controversial given his previous drunken behaviour at Sydney FC (which resulted in his contract being terminated in April 2012) and violent conduct against Mariners players Matt Simon and Wayne O'Sullivan.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, August 2013
On 30 August it was announced that Graham Arnold had signed a contract to remain as Head Coach for the Mariners until the end of the 2015–16 season.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, November 2013
On 14 November the club announced that Graham Arnold had signed a two-year deal to become the manager of J.League Division 1 side Vegalta Sendai; former assistant manager Phil Moss was promoted to Head Coach with immediate effect. Foundation player and former Wellington Phoenix assistant coach Wayne O'Sullivan was announced as Moss' replacement as assistant coach on 21 November.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, November 2013
On 22 November the club announced that Zachary Anderson and Trent Sainsbury had extended their contracts; Anderson will remain until the end of the 2014–15 season while Sainsbury will continue until the end of the 2015–16 season.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, December 2013
On 1 December the club confirmed that Andrew Clark, Head of Sports Science and foundation player, would be joining Graham Arnold at Vegalta Sendai following the Mariners' Round 10 game against Adelaide United in Adelaide.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, December 2013
On 23 December the club confirmed that Michael McGlinchey would move to Vegalta Sendai on loan following the Round 13 game against Melbourne Heart until the end of the 2014 J.League Division 1 season; in addition Bernie Ibini-Isei will return on loan from Shanghai SIPG from the Round 14 game against Wellington Phoenix until 31 May 2014.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, January 2014
During a training session on 2 January, Marcos Flores sustained an injury to his right knee, which was subsequently confirmed to be a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament; the club announced on 3 January that Flores had been ruled out for the remainder of the season.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, February 2014
On 1 February the club announced that former Guangzhou R&F defender Eddy Bosnar would be joining the club until the end of May.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, February 2014
On 2 February the club announced that former Ulsan Hyundai winger Kim Seung-Yong had signed with the club for the remainder of the season.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, March 2014
The club announced on 15 March that goalkeeper Liam Reddy had been granted a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the Mariners until the conclusion of the 2015–16 season.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, March 2014
On 29 March the club announced that it would not be renewing Marcos Flores' contract when it expired at the end of May.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, April 2014
On 11 April the club announced that it had signed Glen Trifiro — who had been on loan from Sydney United until the end of May — to a one-year contract.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Season overview, April 2014
On 18 April the club announced that it had signed Matt Sim — who had been on loan from Sutherland Sharks until the end of May — to a one-year contract.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Players, Squad information
Players who have been announced as contracted to the Central Coast Mariners senior squad for the 2013–14 season. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013–14 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Competitions, A-League, League goalscorers per round
Goal scored from penalty kick      Two goals scored from penalty kick      Player suspended      Player injured/sick      Player on international duty


2013–14 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils, led by 18th year head coach Howie Dickenman, played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 7–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place and lost in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference Tournament to Wagner.


2013–14 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by second year head coach Keno Davis, played their home games at the McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Eastern Michigan.


2013–14 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
Head coach Keno Davis announced the Chippewas' season schedule on September 3, 2013. The main highlight of the schedule was the first ever Central Michigan Tournament, with Montana State, Austin Peay, and Cal State Northridge participating. The Chippewas also schedule to visit Atlantic 10 squad Dayton. For the conference schedule, the Chippewas scheduled home-and-home series with Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan, Miami, and Kent State, while hosting Buffalo and Akron and visiting Ohio and Bowling Green.


2013–14 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team, Season, November
The Chippewas opened the regular season on November 8, 2013, with a dominating win over Division III opponent Manchester. John Simons scored 27 points to lead the Chippewas to a 101–49 victory.


2013–14 Championnat National
The 2013–14 Championnat National season was the 16th season since its establishment. The previous season's champions were Créteil. The season began on 9 August and ended on 23 May 2013. In the end of the season, Orléans, Luzenac and Gazélec Ajaccio were promoted to Ligue 2.


2013–14 Championnat National, Teams, DNCG rulings
The DNCG ruled that Le Mans FC, who was relegated in 2012–13 Ligue 2, was relegated to the Division Honneur due to financial reasons. FC Rouen, who ended as 5th on the 2012–13 Championnat National, was relegated to the Division Honneur due to the club accounting and its debts. Also, CS Sedan Ardennes, who was relegated in 2012–13 Ligue 2, was relegated to the Championnat de France amateur 2 due to its judiciary liquidation.


2013–14 Championnat National, Teams, DNCG rulings
The teams were replaced by FC Bourg-Péronnas who ended the 15th position, ES Uzès Pont du Gard (16th) and Paris FC (17th). The three teams were supposed to be relegated in the 2012–13 Championnat National, as it had plans to change its number to 18 teams in this division.


2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur
The 2013–14 Championnat de France amateur was the 16th season since its establishment. FC Chambly-Thelle, SAS Épinal, Marseille Consolat and US Avranches were promoted.


2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur, Teams
There were eight teams promoted from Championnat de France amateur 2, while eighteen teams were relegated from the 2012–13 Championnat de France amateur. These teams were also joined by SAS Épinal, AS Cherbourg and US Quevilly from the 2012–13 Championnat National. The original plan was to have FC Bourg-Péronnas, ES Uzès Pont du Gard and Paris FC also relegated from the Championnat National, but due DNCG rulings, FC Rouen, Le Mans FC and CS Sedan-Ardennes were relegated to lower divisions, and Bourg-Péronnas, Uzès Pont du Gard and Paris FC stayed on Championnat National.


2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur, Teams
On August 6, 2013, FCA Calvi, which ended on 7th on Group A, announced that they would renounce to participate the CFA because their stadium couldn't be homologated, which would force them to play in another stadium and that would be dangerous to their finances.


2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur, Teams
Because of the four spots open, FC Montceau Bourgogne, ES Viry-Châtillon, Stade Montois and Monts d'Or Azergues Foot remained on the CFA.


2013–14 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by ninth year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the CSU Field House and were members of the South Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 6–10 in Big South play to in fifth place in the South Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big South Conference Tournament where they lost to Coastal Carolina.


2013–14 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by fourth head coach Alan Major, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena and were new members Conference USA. They finished the season 17–14, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech.


2013–14 Charlotte Bobcats season
The 2013–14 Charlotte Bobcats season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was also the 10th and final season under the Bobcats name. Starting with the 2014–15 NBA season, the franchise reclaimed the name and history of the city's original NBA franchise, the Hornets.


2013–14 Charlotte Bobcats season, Future draft picks, Credits
Portland's 1st round pick to Charlotte (top-12 protected in 2014 and 2015, and unprotected in 2016). [ Charlotte-Portland, 2/24/2011]


2013–14 Charlotte Bobcats season, Future draft picks, Credits
Detroit's 1st round pick to Charlotte (top-8 protected in 2014, top-1 protected in 2015, and unprotected in 2016). [ Charlotte-Detroit, 6/26/2012]


2013–14 Charlotte Bobcats season, Future draft picks, Debits
Charlotte's 1st round pick to Chicago (top-10 protected in 2014, top-8 in 2015, and unprotected in 2016). [ Charlotte-Chicago, 2/18/2010]


2013–14 Charlotte Bobcats season, Future draft picks, Debits
Charlotte's 2016 2nd round pick to San Antonio protected for selections 31-55 (if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Charlotte's obligation to San Antonio will be extinguished) [ Charlotte-San Antonio, 2/18/2010]


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season
The 2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season is the franchise's fourth season in the American Hockey League, which began on October 4, 2013.


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Off season
Charlotte remained in the same division after an American Hockey League realignment in the summer of 2013, but it was renamed from the South Division to the West Division. The Checkers unveiled new uniforms for the 2013–14 season, preserving the team's logo and its red, black and white colors, but making several design changes including the removal of a hurricane warning flag strip, new fonts for the letters and numbers, and a greater distinction between the home red and away white uniforms.


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Off season
Mark Binetti, who had been Charlotte's assistant broadcaster, departed from the team to work for the Central Hockey League's Rapid City Rush. The Checkers underwent several roster changes in the off season, retaining only two skaters who finished in the team's top ten in scoring from the previous year: forwards Chris Terry and Zach Boychuk. As a result, coach Jeff Daniels said the team would have to focus more on crashing the net and scoring "dirty goals".


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Off season
Some of the team's departures included forwards Zac Dalpe, Jeremy Welsh, David Marshall, Riley Nash, David Rutherford, and Tim Wallace; and defensemen Brett Bellemore, Danny Biega, Ryan Murphy, and Bobby Sanguinetti. Former team captain Brett Sutter, Charlotte's second-leading scorer the previous season, was recalled to the Carolina Hurricanes, although he would be returned to the Checkers by November. Center Manny Malhotra joined the Checkers roster, marking his return from a one-year absence due to a left eye injury. Other Charlotte newcomers included forwards Adam Brace, and Aaron Palushaj; and defensemen Matt Corrente, Mark Flood, and Keegan Lowe. After starting their training camp on September 23, Charlotte split a home-and-home preseason series against the Norfolk Admirals on September 27 and 28. Palushaj scored two goals, including the final empty netter in a 4–2 victory in the first game.


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Regular season, October
The Checkers had only two home games in October, the lowest to start the season for any team in the league. But they also went their first five away games without a regulation loss, and never trailed in any of them. The Checkers started the season with two 3–2 victories against the Oklahoma City Barons on October 4 and 5, scoring the first two goals in both games. Terry scored the Charlotte's first goal of the season just 49 seconds into the season opener.


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Regular season, October
After a two-week layoff, the Checkers lose two straight home games against the Iowa Wild on October 19 and 20, including a 7–2 loss in the latter game, where the Wild scored within the first 44 seconds. Charlotte would next play six away games in nine nights, none in consecutive locations, which marked their longest road trip in team history in term of consecutive days out of town.


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Regular season, October
But they also saw a great deal of turnover in their goaltenders due to Mike Murphy and Justin Peters being recalled by the Carolina Hurricanes to fill in for the injured Cam Ward and Anton Khudobin. The Checkers would end up using five goalies in their first six games of the season. They signed professional tryout contracts to goaltenders Allen York, and Rick DiPietro, the 32-year-old veteran the New York Islanders released in July with a compliance buyout. Hurricane general manager Jim Rutherford called DiPietro's signing a "safety net" to provide more goaltending depth in light of their recent injuries.


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Regular season, October
John Muse made his first start of the season on October 25, stopping all 30 shots he faced in a 5–0 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins. Boychuk, Flood and Terry each scored power play goals. The Checkers maintained a 110-minute shutout streak that ended against the Rockford IceHogs on October 26, which ended in a 2–1 loss after York allowed two of five shootout shots in his Charlotte debut.


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Regular season, October
The Checkers secured another 5–0 win the next day against the Chicago Wolves, with Muse perfect for in second straight start, earning him the designation of AHL Player of the Week. Charlotte also scored three power play goals for the second time in three games, this time from Terry, Justin Shugg and Brody Sutter. The Checkers saw their first away loss in regulation on October 30, falling 5–2 to Grand Rapids, with DiPietro stopping 25 of 29 shots in his team debut. They defeated Rockford the next day, however, with Rask scoring two goals in a 5–3 victory. Holm scored at least one point in all nine games of the month, the best point streak of his career.


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Regular season, November
The Checkers fell into a five-game losing slump, tying a team record for consecutive losses. It started with a 5–3 loss to the San Antonio Rampage in which Charlotte surrendered a lead after allowing three goals in the third period, marking the first time they lost after leading at the second intermission. DiPietro's 37 saves were the most by a Checkers goalie since Rob Madore's 43 saves against the Texas Stars on April 12, 2013.


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Regular season, November
Terry, who lead the team in goals for the season with six, in shots with 35, was recalled on November 6 by the Carolina Hurricanes, who in turn sent down 18-year-old rookie forward Elias Lindholm, the fifth overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Charlotte next lost a pair of games each against both the Chicago Wolves and the Hershey Bears, including an 8-1 loss against the Bears on November 14 that Daniels described as "pretty much rock bottom". The seven-goal deficit marked a franchise worst in any regular season. The game marked the Checkers' sixth straight home loss, marking their longest home losing streak in franchise history, and the longest such streak of any team in the league in the season thus far.


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Standings, Conference standings
y–  indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Schedule and results
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1-point)


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty MinutesSource:


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining team. Stats reflect time with the team only. ‡Left the team mid-season*Rookie


2013–14 Charlotte Checkers season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time on Ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots Against; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty MinutesSource


2013–14 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
During the 2013–14 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the Football League Championship for the second consecutive season.


2013–14 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team
The 2013–14 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by first year head coach Will Wade, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 12–4 in SoCon play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Tournament to Georgia Southern. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to East Tennessee State.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season
The 2013–14 season was Chelsea Football Club's 100th competitive season, 25th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 22nd consecutive season in the Premier League and 108th year in existence as a football club. Chelsea participated in the UEFA Champions League this season, qualified directly for the group stage by virtue of finishing third in the 2012–13 Premier League, and reached the Semi-finals stage, being knocked out by Atlético Madrid. Chelsea came third in the Premier League for a second successive season, thus again qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage. Chelsea ended their 2013–14 campaign without a trophy, a first since the 2010–11 season. Their league performance, however, at 82 points, was the best one since the 2009–10 season.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, June
On 3 June, Chelsea announced that former manager José Mourinho had been appointed as the new manager for the 2013–14 season. He signed a four-year contract with the Blues, up to the end of the 2016–17 season. He was re-united with former squad members John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, John Obi Mikel, Petr Čech, Henrique Hilário and Michael Essien whom he brought back from his loan spell at Real Madrid. Mourinho also brought three coaching staff members with him to Stamford Bridge in Rui Faria, Silvino Louro—both of whom had worked at Chelsea under Mourinho's previous tenure—and José Morais.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, June
Mourinho was officially announced to the media on 10 June and took charge of the team on 1 July for the pre-season. One of Mourinho's first games was against Barcelona rival Pep Guardiola, as he managed 2012–13 UEFA Champions League winners Bayern Munich in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup at the Eden Arena in Prague. In Mourinho's first official interview back, he referred to himself as "The Happy One" in regards to his appointment as the new Chelsea manager, having called himself "The Special One" during his first tenure.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, June
On 13 June, Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen reached an agreement for the transfer of André Schürrle, subject to the completion of legal documentation and related matters, including personal terms and passing a medical.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, June
Following the release of the 2013–14 Premier League fixtures, Mourinho's first match in charge since his return was at home against Hull City. Chelsea then faced a trip to Old Trafford for David Moyes' first home game as Manchester United manager. The Blues will finish their campaign away to Cardiff City. During his first spell in charge at Chelsea, Mourinho was unbeaten in 60 league home games.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, June
On 21 June, the club announced a contract extension with Adidas that will see them supply the club kits until 2023. This deal means that Chelsea, along with Arsenal, hold the record for the biggest shirt deal in the history of the Barclays Premier League, valued at £300 million.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, June
Chelsea completed the signing of André Schürrle for a fee of around £18.75 million. Schürrle became Mourinho's first signing since returning to the club, signing a five-year deal. He is the first player to wear the number 14 shirt since Claudio Pizarro in 2007–08.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, June
Marko Marin left Chelsea to go on loan at Sevilla for the duration of the season while Todd Kane and George Saville also went on season long and half-season loans to Blackburn Rovers and Brentford, respectively. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will remain on loan at Atlético Madrid for at least another season.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, June
A number of players were released by the club; Yossi Benayoun, Florent Malouda; who joined Trabzonspor in Turkey; Ross Turnbull, who signed for Doncaster Rovers; and several youth prospects that failed to live up to expectation. Paulo Ferreira retired from football after several years at the club and Jeffrey Bruma was sold to PSV for £2.5 million.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, July
Chelsea signed midfielder Marco van Ginkel from Dutch club Vitesse for an undisclosed fee, but a reported £8 million deal. The 20-year-old signed on a five-year deal and was Chelsea's second signing of the summer. Van Ginkel won the 2012 Dutch Football Talent of the Year.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, July
Chelsea also announced the signing of former Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, on a free transfer. After having two bids rejected for Norwich City goalkeeper John Ruddy, Mourinho decided to sign Mark Schwarzer as back up for Petr Čech. Oriol Romeu left Chelsea to go on loan at Valencia for the entirety of the season, while West Bromwich Albion youngster Isaiah Brown was signed for around £250,000. Mourinho won his first game back as Chelsea boss after overseeing a 1–0 friendly victory over the Singha All-Stars on 17 July in Chelsea's first leg of their Asian tour in Bangkok. A few days later, on 21 July, Chelsea won the second leg of their Asian tour with a 4–1 victory over a Malaysian XI in Shah Alam. On 23 July, Chelsea announced the signing of Cristián Cuevas from Chilean club O'Higgins.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, July
Chelsea rounded off their Asian tour with an 8–1 demolition of the BNI Indonesia All-Stars in Jakarta on 25 July.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, July
A number of young players were sent on loan to gain first-team experience; Patrick van Aanholt and Gaël Kakuta were both sent on loan to Vitesse for another season, Matej Delač was sent on a season-long loan to Vojvodina in Serbia, whilst Sam Walker and Daniel Pappoe were both loaned to Colchester United for the first half of the season. Additionally, Patrick Bamford, Billy Clifford and Milan Lalkovič were sent on half-season loans to Milton Keynes Dons, Yeovil and Walsall respectively, whilst Eden Hazard's younger brother Thorgan also saw his loan with Zulte-Waregem in Belgium renewed for the season.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, August
On 1 August, Chelsea announced that senior reserve goalkeeper Henrique Hilário had signed a new one-year deal after his contract had expired in June. Another youngster was signed, teenage Croatian striker Stipe Perica. Eighteen-year-old defender Nathan Aké signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, he made six appearances for the Blues last season.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, August
Chelsea recorded a comfortable 2–0 victory over Inter Milan in Round 1 of prestige exhibition tournament the International Champions Cup on 1 August in Indianapolis. Chelsea registered another win in their Round 2 fixture three days later on 4 August, once again a comfortable 2–0 victory, this time over Internazionale's cross-town rivals Milan in New York City. On 7 August, Chelsea lost their perfect pre-season record after they were defeated in the International Champions Cup final by Real Madrid in Miami, losing 3–1. Chelsea won their final game of pre-season in a 2–1 victory over Roma in Washington, D.C., on 10 August. This marked the end of a largely successful pre-season for Chelsea, registering wins over Italian top flight opposition in Inter, Milan and Roma, while comfortably defeating three Asian sides.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, August
Yet again, more youngsters were sent on loan and in keeping with Chelsea's special relationship with Vitesse, newly signed Chilean youngster Cristián Cuevas and Lucas Piazon were sent on loan to the Dutch side while Jhon Pírez will spend another season out on loan at third division Spanish outfit Leganés. Promising young full-back Wallace was sent on loan to Inter Milan and newly signed striker Stipe Perica joined NAC Breda.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, August
On 18 August, Mourinho won his "second" first competitive game in charge of Chelsea with a 2–0 victory over Hull City. Despite Frank Lampard's early penalty miss, Oscar gave Chelsea the lead, poking the ball under the onrushing Allan McGregor after a sumptuous passing move. A superb 35-yard free kick from Lampard sealed the win before the half-hour. The victory meant that Mourinho's Chelsea were unbeaten at Stamford Bridge in 61 league games. Chelsea continued their strong home form under Mourinho with a narrow 2–1 win over Aston Villa on 21 August.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, August
An own goal by Antonio Luna opened the scoring after Brad Guzan's save from an Eden Hazard shot rebounded off of him and into the net. Villa later equalised through a quickfire shot from Christian Benteke inside Petr Čech's near post, but after 73 minutes, Branislav Ivanović connected with Lampard's free kick to head home the winner. On 28 August, it was confirmed that Chelsea had signed Willian for £30 million from Anzhi Makhachkala. It was reported that Roman Abramovich used his Russian connections and called the Anzhi owner to convince him to join, even though he had already completed a medical for Tottenham Hotspur.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, August
In their final game before their UEFA Super Cup clash with Bayern Munich, Chelsea were held by Manchester United to a dour 0–0 draw at Old Trafford on 26 August. Just before Chelsea were drawn in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage, they announced the signing of Samuel Eto'o from Anzhi in a deal believed to be around £2 million. Chelsea were drawn in Group E alongside Schalke 04, Basel and Steaua București. Last season, Chelsea defeated Steaua and Basel on their way to the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League title.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, August
On 30 August, Chelsea were beaten in the UEFA Super Cup by Bayern Munich on penalties at the Eden Arena in Prague. The match was a tense encounter largely dominated by Bayern, but Chelsea were dangerous on the break, opening the scoring through a fantastic strike from Fernando Torres, who was set up by André Schürrle, who had received the ball from Eden Hazard following a mazy run. Bayern equalised through a sweetly struck shot by Franck Ribéry inside Petr Čech's near post.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, August
With five minutes left, Ramires was sent off for a second bookable offence leaving Chelsea to face extra-time with ten men. Early in the first half of extra-time, Hazard put Chelsea ahead after beating two Bayern defenders and wrong-footing Manuel Neuer. Chelsea managed to hold on until the final five seconds after spending much of extra-time camped in their own 18-yard box, but Javi Martínez broke their hearts putting the ball past Čech after a deflection carried it into his path. During the penalty shoot-out, all the players on both sides scored their penalties up until Chelsea's final penalty taker, Romelu Lukaku, hit a tame penalty that was saved by Neuer, thus sealing the win for Bayern.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, September
Chelsea announced the signing of Porto winger Christian Atsu for a reported £3.5 million. The 21-year-old was sent to Chelsea's partner club Vitesse, who have been sent many young Chelsea players for development in recent years, on a season-long loan. On the final day of the transfer window, Victor Moses and Romelu Lukaku joined Merseyside clubs Liverpool and Everton, respectively, on season-long loans whilst Ulises Dávila was sent to Córdoba in Spain. Later in the month, young English players Nathaniel Chalobah and Josh McEachran were sent on loan to Nottingham Forest and Watford, respectively, until the turn of the year.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, September
On 14 September, Mourinho suffered the first defeat of his "second coming" as Chelsea were defeated 1–0 by Everton through a Steven Naismith header in first-half stoppage time after an impressive defensive display by the Merseyside club at Goodison Park. Four days later, Chelsea suffered a shock defeat by Basel in their opening group game in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea opened the scoring just before the interval through a tidy finish by Oscar from eight yards out, though two quickfire goals for Basel in the last 15 minutes from Mohamed Salah and Marco Streller condemned Chelsea to their first-ever loss in an opening group game of the Champions League.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, September
Chelsea won their following fixture in the Premier League on 21 September after a four-game winless streak and two game losing streak in all competitions against Fulham. The 2–0 victory was secured by two close-range finishes by Oscar and John Obi Mikel respectively, the latter being a staggering surprise, as Mikel had not scored for Chelsea since 2007 and became the source of many jokes between Chelsea fans.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, September
After two well-worked goals from Fernando Torres and Ramires, Chelsea comfortably defeated Swindon Town in their League Cup third round tie on 24 September to set up a trip to the Emirates to face local rivals Arsenal. Four days later, Chelsea faced another local rival in Tottenham. The game ended all square with Tottenham going in front through a Gylfi Sigurðsson goal in the 19th minute, and the Chelsea equaliser coming from a Juan Mata set piece which that headed in by Chelsea captain John Terry in the 65th minute. A controversial moment in this game involving Jan Vertonghen and Fernando Torres resulted in the latter being sent off for a second bookable offence for a perceived elbow into Vertonghen's face, replays suggest there was little, if any contact.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, October
On 1 October, Chelsea convincingly defeated Steaua București in Romania 0–4 in their second Champions League group game. The rout was started with a tap-in from Ramires, followed by a saved Samuel Eto'o shot rebounding off a defender's shin for a second. In the second half, Ramires completed a brace with a strong shot into the near post after impressive wing-play by André Schürrle and Frank Lampard finished Steaua off with a trade-mark goal, a low shot from 18 yards skimming in off the base of the far post.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, October
Chelsea won their third game in a row by defeating Norwich 1–3 at Carrow Road on 6 October. Chelsea went ahead in the fourth minute through an 18-yard strike from Oscar, though they were pulled back in the 68th minute by an Anthony Pilkington header before Eden Hazard scored the winner from a quick counter-attack, the win was sealed with a spectacular finish from Willian, scoring his first for Chelsea.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, October
Chelsea continued their fine form, beating Cardiff City 4–1 on 19 October, their third consecutive win in all competitions. Cardiff opened the scoring through Jordon Mutch, capitalising on a David Luiz mistake, however Chelsea dominated the game from there on in, with two goals from Eden Hazard and high quality finishes from Samuel Eto'o and Oscar completing the rout. This victory preserved Chelsea's perfect home league record. Three days later, Chelsea earned three valuable points after defeating Schalke 04 3–0 in their third Champions League group game, with Fernando Torres scoring a brace and Eden Hazard scoring late on through an impressive solo effort.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, October
On 27 October, Chelsea faced Manchester City, an important game for both sides looking to continue strong league forms. The match was a tense encounter in which Fernando Torres played superbly, netting a late winner following a defensive mix-up after setting up André Schürrle for Chelsea's first. Manchester City equalised through Sergio Agüero early in the second half, however they could not hold on for a point.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, October
A Chelsea containing ten changes defeated Arsenal in the Fourth Round of the League Cup, with a goal in each half from Spaniards César Azpilicueta and Juan Mata. The following day, the Blues were drawn to face either Southampton or Sunderland away in the next round.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, October
Chelsea completed the signing of promising 18-year-old midfielder Bertrand Traoré on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He had previously played for the Blues on the pre-season tour of Asia and scored against the Malaysia XI and the Indonesia All Stars.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, November
An underwhelming Chelsea display ended in defeat by Newcastle United on 2 November, with goals from Yoan Gouffran and Loïc Rémy. In a post-match interview, Mourinho expressed his bewilderment at the result: "I am angry, because I don't understand why after a fantastic run of matches, we lose this game"(BBC MOTD). Chelsea continued their strong Champions League form by defeating Schalke 04 3–0 at Stamford Bridge on 6 November in their fourth group game with a brace from Samuel Eto'o and an acrobatic volley from Demba Ba, thus making it three consecutive wins without conceding a goal.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, November
Three days later, Chelsea drew 2–2 with West Brom at home, a last minute Eden Hazard penalty saving the point. On 23 November, Chelsea returned to winning ways following the international break with a 0–3 win against West Ham United at Upton Park. A brace from Frank Lampard either side of a fine finish from Oscar sealed the win for the Blues and moved them up above Southampton to third. Chelsea again displayed inconsistent form, however, later losing 1–0 to Basel on 26 November without registering a shot on target.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, December
Chelsea started December with a home win against Southampton, continuing their strong home form in the league. The Saints took a shock early lead, Jay Rodriguez finding the back of the net with only 13 seconds on the clock. The Blues came back to win through second half goals from John Terry, Gary Cahill and a late goal from substitute Demba Ba.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, December
Chelsea's next match saw them defeat a spirited Sunderland side 3–4 in a thrilling, topsy-turvy encounter at the Stadium of Light; yet again the Blues went behind but were able to fight back to get the win following a mercurial display by Eden Hazard, who scored a brace. After three wins on the trot, Chelsea went to the Britannia Stadium looking to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to one point.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, December
Having gone 0–1 up through a solo effort from André Schürrle, things seemed to be going well, but Stoke capitalised on a defensive error to go into the break tied at 1–1. A Stephen Ireland goal put the hosts ahead, but not for long as Schürrle scored his third of the season and second of the match, again from outside the area. A draw was looking likely until Oussama Assaidi gave Stoke the full three points with a curling strike from 20 yards out to send Mourinho's men away empty-handed.


2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season, Month-by-month review, December
Chelsea finished in first place in their Champions League group after beating Steaua București at Stamford Bridge through a solitary Demba Ba goal. They were then subsequently drawn to play Galatasaray in the first knockout round, meaning former legendary forward Didier Drogba will play Chelsea for the first time since leaving the club after the 2012 Champions League Final. Chelsea edged passed Crystal Palace 2–1 following a sublime Ramires strike, to move two points behind Arsenal after they lost 6–3 to Manchester City.