2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Media pundits
Liberal commentators stated that Fox News featured criticism of Obama and minimization of the impact of the shutdown, referring to it as a "slimdown", while also acknowledging the political damage from the House Republican' shutdown strategy. Other pieces criticized the media coverage of the shutdown overall, ranging from accusations of false balance, hypocrisy in coverage, outsized claims of political impact, and on whom to blame at all.


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Media pundits
Conservative Thomas Sowell said "Since we cannot read minds, we cannot say who — if anybody — 'wants to shut down the government.' But we do know who had the option to keep the government running and chose not to. The money voted by the House of Representatives covered everything that the government does, except for Obamacare."


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Media pundits
Economist Paul Krugman wrote that the Republican House leadership were the party's "delusional wing," and that "reasonable people know that Mr. Obama can't and won't let himself be blackmailed in this way. After all, once he starts making concessions to people who threaten to blow up the world economy unless they get what they want, he might as well tear up the Constitution."


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Media pundits
On October 7, 2013, columnist Jim Geraghty of National Review Online accused Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of sadism for refusing to bring mini-continuing resolutions to the Senate floor for a vote, saying that "Harry Reid doesn't want to minimize the pain of the shutdown. He wants to maximize it." Before the shutdown, Harry Reid said "the American people will not be extorted by Tea Party anarchists."


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, International reactions
United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron stated the shutdown should serve as a reminder on how public expenditure should be prudently controlled, otherwise a deficit is inevitable. The statement came to reinforce the unpopular austerity measures and promote them as being necessary. He also indicated in an interview with BBC Radio 4, that the U.S. inability to finalize its spending plan will impose a huge risk on the global economy.


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, International reactions
Jonathan Kay of the National Post wrote, "America's gerrymandered primary system, which often provides a boost for the most radicalized candidates, explains much of the difference [with American politics]. In Canadian politics, comparing universal medicine to a Nazi plot gets you thrown out of the party. In the United States, it makes you the front-runner." David Blanchflower of The Independent wrote, "every country is in it together. Americans sneeze and Brits catch the flu." Anthony Zurcher of the BBC wrote, "For most of the world, a government shutdown is very bad news – the result of revolution, invasion or disaster.


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, International reactions
Even in the middle of its ongoing civil war, the Syrian government has continued to pay its bills and workers' wages." The News writes from Mexico that American leaders "are facing the unthinkable prospect of shutting down the government as they squabble over the inconsequential accomplishment of a 10-week funding extension. It isn't serious, but it certainly isn't funny."


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, International reactions
People's Republic of China — An editorial in the state-run Xinhua News Agency, the official press agency of the country, said that the shutdown exposed again the "ugly side of partisan politics" and has "disappointed voters". It also called it a "bizarre" development and warned that the damage will multiply "if the drama drags on".


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Debate over national park closures
The Atlantic wrote that "National Park Service closures have become the most visible face of the shutdown." All 401 units of the National Park System were closed to the public during the shutdown, as Congress had not appropriated funding for their operations and maintenance. Some conservative pundits, including RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and some Republican lawmakers, including Senator Ted Cruz, charged that some of the closures were unnecessary and overzealously enforced at the behest of the Obama administration.


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Debate over national park closures
The National Park Service responded that it is legally mandated to protect national park lands and, in the absence of available staff to patrol, maintain and administer the areas, must close them to the public. The vast majority of the agency's staff were furloughed, leaving only a limited number of law enforcement rangers and firefighters on duty to protect life and property. A NPS press release said the shutdown of national parks would result in losses of $76 million a day in tourism-related sales among local communities.


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Debate over national park closures
Richard Seamon, a law professor at the University of Idaho and former assistant solicitor general, told the Christian Science Monitor that the NPS risked vandalism, crime and legal liability if it left its properties open to the public during the shutdown. "If I were a lawyer for the Park Service, I'd advise it in no uncertain terms to close the parks to the public during the government shutdown, because it would be irresponsible to do otherwise. There are bound to be accidents or crimes that would have been avoided or ameliorated had officials been on duty to respond or patrol."


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Debate over national park closures
Leaving the parks open, he said, "would be a veritable open season for criminals". A number of privately funded and privately operated enterprises, such as the Claude Moore Colonial Farm, were also required to close because they operate on or within National Park Service property that has been closed to the public. Various concession-operated visitor amenities were also closed because the NPS staff who oversee concessionaires have been furloughed, preventing the agency from managing and directing concession operations.


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Debate over national park closures
Pisgah Inn, a private business on the Blue Ridge Parkway which operates under a concession agreement with the NPS, attempted to defy the closure order. On October 4, park rangers blocked the entrance to the inn and turned away visitors. Later the owner filed a legal complaint, and the Department of Interior allowed the lodge to reopen on October 9, 2013, in exchange for dropping the complaint.


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Debate over national park closures
On the first day of the shutdown, a large group of World War II veterans participating in an Honor Flight trip from Mississippi to the National World War II Memorial ignored the closure by the National Park Service and entered the memorial, alongside members of Congress of both political parties. The National Park Service declared that the gathering was protected by the First Amendment and rangers allowed the veterans to enter. The memorial is normally open to the public and patrolled by the U.S. Park Police 24 hours daily, and staffed by interpretive park rangers from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Debate over national park closures
While visiting the memorial on October 2, Congressman Randy Neugebauer publicly scolded a National Park Service ranger who was enforcing the agency's closure. As ordered by their superiors, the park rangers on duty at the memorial had been allowing World War II veterans into the site, but asking the general public to leave. A video recording taken by an NBC journalist showed Neugebauer angrily challenging the unidentified ranger, asking her, "How can you look at them ... and deny them access?" When she replied that it was "difficult", the congressman added that the "Park Service should be ashamed of themselves."


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Debate over national park closures
The ranger responded, "I'm not ashamed," to which the congressman shot back: "well, you should be." Neugebauer's actions were widely criticized in major media. The Kansas City Star editorialized that Neugebauer was "full of misplaced moral outrage" and was wrong to attack the ranger publicly — "a public servant, handling a bad situation with much more professionalism than the self-important Neugebauer displayed", and a Congressional ethics complaint was proposed by a Congressional watch group. Neugebauer has said that his words were taken out of context. David McCumber, the Washington bureau chief of Hearst Newspapers, said Neugebauer had shown "staggering hypocrisy" in attacking a ranger for enforcing the closure the congressman had helped create.


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Debate over national park closures
At Acadia National Park, a hiker who was violating the closure order fell and injured her knee on October 5. All four rangers on duty were required to respond (along with a team of five search and rescue volunteers) in order to carry the hiker out of the park on a litter. Park ranger Ed Pontbriand said the situation illustrated the reason why closing the park to the public was necessary. "We're so short of staff, we can't handle major incidents in the park. That's why we're asking people to do the right thing and honor the closure," he said.


2013 United States federal government shutdown, Reactions, Debate over national park closures
Some states petitioned the Department of Interior to use state funds to reopen operations of specific popular National Park Service areas in October for tourists. Utah Governor Gary Herbert wired $1.67 million to the Department of Interior to reopen eight national parks in Utah for at least 10 days. Arizona agreed to reopen the Grand Canyon. New York reached a deal to reopen the Statue of Liberty. Colorado funded Rocky Mountain National Park operations. South Dakota wanted to partially re-open Mount Rushmore, but the National Park Service said only a full operation would be considered. On October 14, 2013, Mount Rushmore reopened on a day-by-day basis, with part of the $15,200 per day cost funded by donations. Congressmen introduced legislation to reimburse states willing to fund national park operations during the shutdown.


2013 United States gubernatorial elections
The 2013 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 2013 in New Jersey and Virginia. These elections formed part of the 2013 United States elections. Before the elections, both seats were held by Republicans. Republican incumbent Chris Christie won reelection in New Jersey, while in Virginia, Democrat Terry McAuliffe won the open seat held by term-limited Republican Bob McDonnell.


2013 United States gubernatorial elections, New Jersey
Governor Chris Christie ran for a second term. Christie's re-election campaign could be the prelude to a 2016 presidential campaign for him.


2013 United States gubernatorial elections, New Jersey
Christie's approval ratings have hovered at or above 50% consistently throughout 2012, and broke records as the highest approval rating of any New Jersey governor in a recent Fairleigh Dickinson poll.


2013 United States gubernatorial elections, New Jersey
State Senator and former State Senate Democratic Leader Barbara Buono was the Democratic nominee.


2013 United States gubernatorial elections, New Jersey
The Libertarian nominee was Ken Kaplan, who also ran for U.S. Senator in 2012.


2013 United States gubernatorial elections, New Jersey
Chris Christie cruised to victory on November 5, 2013 when he won in a landslide victory against his adversary, Barbara Buono. Christie won 60.4% of the vote compared to 38.1% of the vote Buono earned. Exit polls also showed that Christie appealed to ethnic minorities, an increasing priority for Republicans.


2013 United States gubernatorial elections, Virginia
Governor Bob McDonnell was term-limited in 2013, as Governors of Virginia cannot serve consecutive terms.


2013 United States gubernatorial elections, Virginia
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was the Republican nominee for Governor, after winning the nomination at Virginia's 2013 Republican Party convention.


2013 United States gubernatorial elections, Virginia
Terry McAuliffe, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, was the Democratic nominee for Governor, after being the only candidate to file for the race.


2013 United States gubernatorial elections, Virginia
Robert Sarvis, an entrepreneur and lawyer, was the Libertarian Party nominee. On June 26, 2013, the Virginia State Board of Elections confirmed to Sarvis's campaign that he would be listed on the ballot statewide during the elections this November.


2013 United States gubernatorial elections, Virginia
On November 5, 2013, Terry McAuliffe narrowly beat Ken Cuccinelli by a margin of 48% to 45.5% with Robert Sarvis accounting for the other 6.6% of the vote.


2013 United States motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2013 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2013 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, and the second of three races in the 2013 season to take place in the United States of America. It was held on 21 July at the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California. Like always, only a MotoGP class race was held at Laguna Seca.


2013 United States motorcycle Grand Prix
Stefan Bradl took pole position, recording his first pole position in MotoGP. At the famous corkscrew turn on lap 4 Marc Márquez, having had a faster run out of the previous corner, ran around the outside of Valentino Rossi coming into the corkscrew and was run wide by Rossi mid-corner. Márquez replicated the overtake that Rossi made on Casey Stoner at the same corner in 2008 to pass the Italian and gave chase to Bradl.


2013 United States motorcycle Grand Prix
The gap closed quickly at first but Márquez followed Bradl until lap 19 when he made a pass into the last corner, with the gap gradually extending in Márquez' favour over the next few laps, the Spaniard eventually winning his 3rd GP of the year to extend his championship lead to 16 points over Dani Pedrosa. The win also marked the beating of another of Freddie Spencer's records as Márquez became the youngest rider to win back to back races in the Premier Class of GP racing and the first/only rookie to win at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. This was the last MotoGP race to take place at Laguna Seca, which was then replaced by the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo in 2014 in Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina. Bradl finished in second place, recorded his first podium in MotoGP and Rossi finished in third place.


2013 United States motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round nine has concluded.


2013 United Tournament
The 2013 United Tournament was an exhibition football club tournament that took place in Ukraine and Russia on 27 June – 7 July 2013. Four teams participated in it: Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv from Ukraine; Zenit St. Petersburg and Spartak Moscow from Russia. On 7 July 2013, Dynamo Kyiv beat Spartak Moscow 2–1 and won this tournament.


2013 United Tournament
Each team played four matches: both a home and away fixture against the two teams from the opposing country. The teams didn't play against their domestic rivals. Zenit St. Petersburg played their home matches in Kyiv, as their Petrovsky Stadium was under renovation works. The tiebreakers were: head-to-head results over the two legs, the aggregate goal difference. In total, 8 substitutions were allowed, but the additional five must take place at half time.


2013 University of North Dakota football team
The 2013 University of North Dakota football team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Mussman and played their home games at the Alerus Center. North Dakota the season 3–8 overall and 2–6 in Big Sky play to place tenth.


2013 University of North Dakota football team
On November 19, Mussman was fired. He posted a record of 31–36 in six seasons. On December 24, Southern Illinois defensive coordinator Kyle Schweigert was hired as the new North Dakota head coach.


2013 University of North Dakota football team, Schedule
Despite Montana also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game on September 14 was considered a non-conference game and has no effect on the Big Sky standings.


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


2013 Uribana prison riot
On 25 January 2013, a riot began at Uribana prison in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Initial reports gave at least 50 people killed and over 120 people injured, and by 27 January a death toll of 61 was reported. Officials on the first day of the riot faulted media for breaking news in advance that the prison would be searched by the military. As the riot continued into a second day, human rights groups faulted overcrowding and conditions in the gang-dominated prison.


2013 Uribana prison riot, Outbreak
The riot was reportedly triggered by an announcement that, in an anti-gang measure, Venezuelan National Guard troops would be searching for weapons. The inmates were reportedly waiting for the National Guard when they arrived. Most injuries were from gunshot wounds. Bodies have been described as unidentifiable due to their mutilation. Due to the mutilation, officials were charged for a violation of human rights.


2013 Uribana prison riot, Response
In a press statement on the first day of the riot, minister of penitentiary services Iris Varela laid blame on the local media for reporting the prison search ahead of time, stating that many of the deaths were a "settling of scores" among rival prison gangs. Human rights groups blamed overcrowding and inhumane conditions, as well as poor execution and unnecessary force. Unnamed critics of the government noted that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights had called on president Hugo Chávez in 2007 to relieve conditions there that put visitors, inmates, and guards at risk. The inmates were temporarily removed as a result of two days of rioting.


2013 Uruguay Open
The 2013 Uruguay Open is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is the ninth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Montevideo, Uruguay between October 28 and November 3, 2012.


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


2013 Uruguay Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw via protected ranking:


2013 Uruguay Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2013 Uruguay Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2013 Uruguay Open – Doubles
Nikola Mektić and Antonio Veić were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Wildcards Martín Cuevas and Pablo Cuevas, won the title despite winning only 1 match in the quarterfinals after a series of withdrawals.


2013 Uruguay Open – Singles
Horacio Zeballos was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Thomaz Bellucci won the title over Diego Sebastián Schwartzman


2013 Utah Blaze season
The 2013 Utah Blaze season was the seventh season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Ron James and played their home games at EnergySolutions Arena. The Blaze missed the playoffs by finishing with a 7–11 record.


2013 Utah Blaze season, Final roster
Rookies in italics updated July 26, 201324 Active, 14 Inactive


2013 Utah Blaze season, Standings
z - Clinched division and conference's best recordx - Clinched playoff berth


2013 Utah Blaze season, Regular season schedule
The Blaze began the season by visiting the Pittsburgh Power on March 23. Their first home game was against the Arizona Rattlers on March 29. They closed the regular season at home against the Cleveland Gladiators on July 27.


2013 Utah State Aggies football team
The 2013 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by new head coach Matt Wells and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. This was the Aggies first season as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division.


2013 Utah State Aggies football team, Before the season, Blue-White Spring Game presented by Orbit Irrigation Products
The Spring Game will take place on April 20, 2013, featuring the squad divided into a blue team and a white team.


2013 Utah State Aggies football team, Before the season, Departures
Among the departures are a former head coach Gary Andersen, who left to be the head coach of Wisconsin. A number of other coaches left with him.


2013 Utah Utes football team
The 2013 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was headed by ninth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, UCLA
In this series, UCLA has a 9–2 overall record and 3–2 in Salt Lake City. Utah has won two of the last three games with UCLA (2007 and 2011, under Kyle Whittingham). UCLA won last year 21–14.


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, UCLA
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 1-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick); Utah – Dres Anderson 54-yard pass from Travis Wilson (Andy Phillips kick); Utah – Sean Fitzgerald 6-yard pass from Wilson (Phillips kick)


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, UCLA
2nd quarter scoring:  UCLA – Brett Hundley 7-yard pass to Devin Fuller (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Jordan Payton 17-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); Utah – Phillips 44-yard field goal


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, UCLA
4th quarter scoring: Utah – Keith McGill 19-yard interception of Hundley pass (Phillips); UCLA – Fairbairn 47-yard field goal; UCLA – Hundley 36-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Hundley 36-yard run (Fairbairn kick); Utah – Phillips 44-yard field goal


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, Stanford
1st quarter scoring: STAN – T. Gaffney 1-yard run (J. Williamson kick); UTAH – Karl Williams 4-yard pass from Travis Wilson (Andy Phillips kick); STAN – T. Montgomery 100-yard kickoff return (Williamson kick);UTAH – Dres Anderson 51-yard pass from Wilson (Phillips kick)


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, Stanford
2nd quarter scoring: UTAH – Anderson 3-yard run (Phillips kick)


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, Stanford
4th quarter scoring: UTAH – Phillips 48-yard field goal; STAN – D. Cajuste 7-yard pass from K. Hogan (Williamson kick)


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, USC
1st quarter scoring: UTAH – Andy Phillips 42-yard field goal; USC –  Nelson Agholor 30-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick)


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, USC
2nd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 35-yard field goal; USC – Heidari 38-yard field goal; USC – Heidari 28-yard field goal


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, Oregon
Oregon leads the series with Utah 18-8 (0.692). The series began in 1933 at Oregon, Oregon 23, Utah 7. The last meeting was the 2009 game at Oregon, Oregon 31, Utah 24.


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, Oregon
1st quarter scoring: ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 8-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan kick); ORE – Wogan 31-yard field goal


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, Oregon
2nd quarter scoring: UTAH – Jake Murphy 34-yard pass from Adam Schulz (Andy Phillips kick); ORE – Josh Huff 5-yard pass from Mariota (Wogan kick)


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, Oregon
3rd quarter scoring: UTAH – Schulz 4-yard run (Phillips kick); ORE – Thomas 86-yard kick return (Wogan kick missed); ORE – John Mundt 14-yard pass from Mariota (Wogan kick); ORE – Byron Marshall 17-yard run (Wogan kick)


2013 Utah Utes football team, Game summaries, Oregon
4th quarter scoring: ORE – Marshall 16-yard run (Wogan kick); UTAH – Bubba Poole 10-yard run (Phillips kick)


2013 Uttarakhand local elections
The 2013 Uttarakhand Municipal general elections were held in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on 28 April 2013.


2013 Uttarakhand local elections
The Uttarakhand State Election Commission announced the poll dates on 5 April 2013. The results were declared on 30 April 2013.


2013 Uttarakhand local elections
Elections are not held in the nagar panchayats of Badrinath, Kedarnath and Gangotri due to their status of temporary settlements. Local interim administration councils administer these three pilgrimage sites for a period of six months during the summers.


2013 Uzbek League
The 2013 Uzbek League season was  the 22nd season of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992. Pakhtakor were the defending champions from the 2012 campaign.


2013 Uzbek League, Teams
Mash'al Mubarek and FK Andijan were relegated in the last edition of the Uzbek League to First League. Sogdiana Jizzakh and FK Guliston replaced them.


2013 Uzbekistan Cup
The 2013 Uzbekistan Cup was the 21st season of the annual Uzbek football Cup competition. The Cup draw was held on February 25, 2013 in Tashkent.


2013 Uzbekistan Cup
The competition to start on March 24, 2013, and ends in September 25, 2013 with the final to be held at the Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium in Tashkent. Bunyodkor are the defending champions.


2013 Uzbekistan Cup
The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2014 AFC Champions League.


2013 Uzbekistan Cup, First round
On March 22, 2013, Uzbek PFL authority announced changes of participants of 2013 Uzbek Cup. FK Khiva and Neftchi Tinchlik are replaced by Bunyodkor-2 and Bukhoro-2 because of lack of the financial support.


2013 Uzbekistan Cup, First round
FK Khiva - Bukhoro-2, Kokand 1912 - Neftchi Tinchlik, FK Orol Nukus - Xorazm FK Urganch matches have been canceled. Bukhoro-2', Kokand 1912 and FK Orol Nukus qualified to the next round.


2013 Uzbekistan Cup, Round of 32
The one leg matches will be played on April 6–7.


2013 Uzbekistan Cup, Round of 16
The sixteen winners from the Round of 32 were drawn into eight two-legged ties.


2013 Uzbekistan First League
The 2013 Uzbekistan First League was the 22nd season of 2nd level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992. It is split in an Eastern and Western zone, each featuring 12 teams.


2013 Uzbekistan First League, Competition format
League consists of two regional groups: conference "East" and "West". The season comprises two phases. The first phase consists of a regular home-and-away schedule: each team plays the other teams twice. The top eight teams of the first phase from each zone will be merged in one tournament and compete for the championship. The bottom four teams of each zone after first phase will play each other to remain in first league.


2013 Uzbekistan First League, Competition format
The draw of the 2013 season was held on 14 March 2013. First League joined Sherdor-Presstizh, Spartak Bukhoro, Alanga Qarshi, Istiqlol Toshkent, Hotira-79 and Lokomotiv BFK.


2013 Uzbekistan First League, Competition format
On 22 March 2013, Uzbek PFL authority announced that FK Khiva and Neftchi Tinchlik are replaced by Bunyodkor-2 and Bukhoro-2 because of lack of the financial support. Bunyodkor-2 to play in East zone and Bukhoro-2 in West zone.


2013 Uzbekistan First League, Second phase, Championship group, Table before start
League table before start of second phase of championship. The matches of second round start on 11–12 August 2013


2013 Uzbekistan First League, Second phase, Championship group, League table
In 2nd, championship phase Istiqlol Tashkent replaced FK Yangiyer in the tournament.


2013 Uzbekistan PFL Cup
The 2013 Uzbekistan PFL Cup is the first edition of a pre-season football competition held in Uzbekistan. 2013 saw the competition as a prelude to the 2013 domestic football season. Not all teams from Uzbekistan took part, notably Lokomotiv Tashkent and Pakhtakor were represented by their second string sides.


2013 Uzbekistan PFL Cup
The competition featured two groups of 5 teams, with the top two advancing to the semi-final stages.


2013 V-Varen Nagasaki season
The 2013 V-Varen Nagasaki season is V-Varen Nagasaki's first season in the J. League Division 2 after winning the 2012 Japan Football League and gaining promotion.


2013 V-Varen Nagasaki season, Transfers
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 V-Varen Nagasaki season, Squad, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 V.League 1
The 2013 V.League 1 (known as the Eximbank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 57th season of Vietnam's professional football league and began on 3 March 2013 and finished on 31 August 2013.


2013 V.League 1, Changes from last season, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2012 season.


2013 V.League 1, Changes from last season, Rule changes
After a 5-year absence, the AFC announced that the V.League 1 champions would be allowed to compete in the 2014 AFC Champions League playoff stage.


2013 V.League 1, Teams
Number of participating clubs in the 2013 campaign is 12.


2013 V.League 1, Teams
Vicem Hải Phòng's relegation to the 2013 Vietnamese First Division season was confirmed on 29 July 2012. However, the club returned to the V.League for the 2013 season to replace Khatoco Khánh Hòa, who were dissolved on 8 December 2012.


2013 V.League 1, Teams
TĐCS Đồng Tháp were relegated after rivals Khatoco Khánh Hòa defeated Sông Lam Nghệ An 1–0 on 19 August 2012.


2013 V.League 1, Teams
Đồng Tâm Long An (as Champions) and Hà Nội T&T Youth (as runners-up) secured direct promotion to the V.League from the 2012 Vietnamese First Division. Đồng Tâm Long An returned to the V.League after a one-season absence. However, Hà Nội T&T Youth remained in the second tier of Vietnamese football due to league rules about clubs with the same owners competing in the same division.


2013 V.League 1, Teams
Hà Nội was dissolved on 27 November 2012 when club officials could not secure a new sponsor after the earlier arrest of Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien caused all sponsorship from his assets to be blocked. Navibank Sài Gòn was sold on 22 October 2012 after the title sponsor of the club announced the a move away from sports, but the new owners announced on 5 December 2012 that the club would be dissolved before the start of the 2013 campaign., finally this club was dissolved.


2013 V.League 1, Teams
On 8 December 2012, the VPF had stated that the Vietnam U22 team would be added to the V.League to gain experience ahead of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and to bring the participating number of clubs to 12. However, the Vietnam Football Federation announced on December 13, 2012 that 2012 Vietnamese First Division second runners-up Đồng Nai would be the twelfth club in the 2013 campaign.


2013 V.League 1, Teams, Controversy
After Xuân Thành Sài Gòn was docked points for what the VFF deemed the club unsportsmanlike conduct when the club fielded a noncompetitive squad for their Matchdat 20 meeting with Sông Lam Nghệ An, club officials announced that the club would withdraw from the league. On August 22, 2013, the VFF approved Xuân Thành Sài Gòn's withdrawal request. Matches where the club was involved were vacated. The VFF is still debating if the last place club will still be relegated to V.League 2, though the league charter states that the club in 12th place would be the only club relegated in the 2013 campaign.


2013 V.League 1, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 V.League 1, Teams, Foreign players
Note:1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Vietnamese Residency;2Foreign residents who have chosen to represent Vietnam national team;3Vietnamese residents who have chosen to represent another national team


2013 V.League 1, Awards, Annual awards, Top scorer
Gonzalo Damian Marronkle (Hà Nội T&T) Samson Kayode Olaleye (Hà Nội T&T)


2013 V.League 1, Awards, Monthly awards, Dream Team
Trần Đình Hoàng (Sông Lam Nghệ An) Quế Ngọc Hải (Sông Lam Nghệ An) Nguyễn Văn Biển (Hà Nội T&T) Lê Quang Hùng (Vissai Ninh Bình)


2013 V.League 1, Awards, Monthly awards, Dream Team
Lê Công Vinh (Sông Lam Nghệ An) Hughtun Hector (Sông Lam Nghệ An) Nastja Čeh (FLC Thanh Hóa) Phan Tấn Tài (Long An F.C)


2013 V.League 1, Awards, Monthly awards, Dream Team
Gonzalo Damian Marronkle (Hà Nội T&T) Samson Kayode Olaleye (Hà Nội T&T)


2013 V.League 2
The 2013 V.League 2 (known as the Eximbank V.League 2 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 19th season of Vietnam's second tier professional football league that started on 2 March 2013.


2013 V.League 2
QNK Quảng Nam won its first ever V.League 2 title on 29 June 2013 after defeating Than Quảng Ninh 4-2, taking the season series and securing the league title.


2013 V.League 2, Teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 9 sides from the 2012 season.


2013 V.League 2, Teams
Relegation for Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh and XM Fico Tây Ninh to the 2013 Vietnamese Second Division was confirmed on the final matchday on 19 August 2012.


2013 V.League 2, Teams
Hà Nội were to be promoted to the 2013 V-League season but returned to the league because they could not find a separate title sponsor than their parent club. TĐCS Đồng Tháp were relegated from the 2012 V-League season. Vicem Hải Phòng, who were relegated from the 2012 V-League season, will return to compete in the 2013 V-League season after purchasing the place of dissolved Khatoco Khánh Hòa.


2013 V.League 2, Teams
Hà Nội B was dissolved on 27 November 2012 when club officials could not secure a new sponsor after the earlier arrest of Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien caused all sponsorship from his assets to be blocked.


2013 V.League 2, Teams
SHB Đà Nẵng B and 2012 Vietnamese Second Division champions and runners-up, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu and Khatoco Khánh Hòa B, were officially dissolved at a league meeting on 8 December 2012.


2013 V.League 2, Teams
The VPF decided to keep the number of participating clubs at 10, not promoting other clubs from the Vietnamese Second Division due to new league regulations on club management.


2013 V.League 2, Teams
On 8 December 2012, the VPF had stated that the Vietnam U22 team would be added to the V-League to gain experience ahead of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and to bring the participating number of clubs to 12. However, the Vietnam Football Federation announced on December 13, 2012 that 2012 Vietnamese First Division second runners-up Đồng Nai would be the twelfth club in the 2013 campaign.


2013 V.League 2, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 V.League 2, Teams, Foreign players
Note:1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Vietnamese Residency;2Foreign residents who have chosen to represent Vietnam national team;3Vietnamese residents who have chosen to represent another national team


2013 V8 Supercar season
The 2013 V8 Supercar season was the seventeenth year in which V8 Supercars contested the senior Australian touring car series. It was the 54th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship, now known as the International V8 Supercars Championship, and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.


2013 V8 Supercar season
The season began on 1 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit and finished on 8 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. 2013 featured the seventeenth V8 Supercar Championship, consisting of 36 races at 14 events covering all six states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as events in New Zealand and for the first time, the United States of America. There was also a stand-alone event supporting the 2013 Australian Grand Prix. The season also featured the fourteenth second-tier Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, contested over seven rounds. For the sixth time a third-tier series was run, the Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series.


2013 V8SuperTourer season
The 2013 V8SuperTourer season is a motor racing championship for touring cars held in New Zealand. The season started on 16 February at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park and ended on 8 December at Pukekohe Park Raceway after seven rounds. All cars used a chassis built by Paul Ceprnich of Pace Innovations in Australia, and were powered by a Chevrolet LS7 7-litre engine.


2013 V8SuperTourer season
While the chassis and engines are the same (to provide a level playing field and hopefully allow the best drivers to succeed due to talent, not equipment), the cars can 'wear' body panels from any suitable model. So far, cars have appeared as either the Ford Falcon or Holden Commodore, but the chassis has a generic enough shape that a manufacturer such as Toyota or BMW could likely fit their bodywork to a Supertourer chassis and race as Lexus or 5 Series model.


2013 V8SuperTourer season
There were to be 24 cars on the grid in Round 1 at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park with talks that there also may be a Hyundai on the grid as well. It was confirmed that New Zealand Business BNT Automotive would be the official sponsor of the V8SuperTourer.


2013 V8SuperTourer season
Scott McLaughlin started the season as the defending drivers' champion.


2013 V8SuperTourer season, Calendar
The 2013 V8SuperTourer season consisted of seven rounds, although only six were confirmed. The dates for round 6 were set for 9 and 10 November:


2013 V8SuperTourer season, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed during the 2013 V8SuperTourer season.


2013 V8SuperTourer season, Results
The season started at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park and finished at Pukekohe Park Raceway for the annual Pukekohe 500.


2013 V8SuperTourer season, Event summaries, The Rock Rumble
Greg Murphy won all three of the races at the season opener at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park continuing his great form at the North Waikato Track. Ant Pedersen also shun at the season opener claiming Pole Position and two second placings, a great result for the young driver from International Motorsport. The event also saw Front Running Kiwi V8 Supercar Driver Shane van Gisbergen join the series, in one of the MPC Motorsport Cars; he would eventually finish third for the round.


2013 V8SuperTourer season, Event summaries, Mike Pero Need for Speed
Round 2 of the Series at Ruapuna saw Ant Pedersen claim another Pole Position, this time over Shane van Gisbergen. But Ant Pedersen wasn't the only Ford driver with speed, Tasman Motorsports driver Daniel Gaunt managed to claim the first two races then finishing Race 3 in second giving the Ford driver the Round Victory. Championship Leader Greg Murphy finished second in the first two races but had car troubles in the final giving him a DNF and dropping him to 6th in the Round.


2013 V8SuperTourer season, Event summaries, Brother 350
Round 3 of the Series was held at the home of New Zealand Motorsport Pukekohe Park Raceway, where everyone thought hometown hero Greg Murphy would clean up, which wasn't the case. Shane van Gisbergen dominated the weekend claiming Pole then the first two races before Greg Murphy snatched the last race but because of the two victories Shane held on for the Round Victory. Resigning Champion Scott McLaughlin returned to the podium for the first time in 2013 claiming two-thirds and a fourth.


2013 V8SuperTourer season, Event summaries, Gull 250
Round 4 of the Series was the final Sprint Series Round which was held in Taupo, where the fight was between Greg Murphy and Ant Pedersen for the Sprint Series Crown.


2013 V8SuperTourer season, Event summaries, Gull 250
Scott McLaughlin showed fantastic speed all weekend claiming both Pole Positions, but sadly had rotten luck in the races including a big start line crash in Race 3. Shane van Gisbergen eventually won the round over Andy Booth (who won Race 3) and Ant Pedersen (who won Race 2), but sadly for Ant he didn't get the points he needed to stop Greg Murphy from winning the 2013 Sprint Series Championship.


2013 V8SuperTourer season, Event summaries, Aegis Oils Waikato 400
Round 5 of the season was the first Endurance Season round with many Australian Drivers making the trip to come over. The weekend saw different race winners for each race with Hampton Downs King Greg Murphy taking out Race 1 with 2012 co-driver Jack Perkins, Race 2 saw Tim Edgell and Lee Holdsworth claim their first race wins in V8SuperTourer. Then in Race 3 the International Motorsport duo of Ant Pedersen and Chaz Mostert managed to win. Because of great consistency Shane van Gisbergen and Alex Davison managed to win the round, the third round win in a row for Shane.


2013 V8SuperTourer season, Event summaries, Hampton 400
Round 6 of the season saw many of the same results as Round 6 with Greg Murphy taking out Race 1 with Jack Perkins, Race 2 saw Richard Moore and Tim Slade claim their first race wins in V8SuperTourer. Then in Race 3 the International Motorsport duo of Ant Pedersen and Chaz Mostert managed to win the final race again just like Round 5, but this team the Ford drivers of Ant and Chaz also claimed the round, giving Ant Pedersen the overall Series lead over Greg Murphy going into the final round.


2013 V8SuperTourer season, Event summaries, Mike Pero 500
The Mike Pero 500 was the 7th and final round of the 2013 V8 SuperTourer Championship which ended up coming down between Ant Pedersen, Greg Murphy and Shane van Gisbergen. The first race saw Shane van Gisbergen take the first strike at the title winning Race 1 with Alex Davison before having car troubles putting them out of Race 2 and 3 and ending his hopes at the title leaving it between Greg Murphy and Ant Pedersen.


2013 V8SuperTourer season, Event summaries, Mike Pero 500
After the first race Greg Murphy managed to take over the Series lead after finishing second; then in Race 2 Ant Pedersen retook the lead of the Series by 45 points. Then in the final race Greg Murphy managed to finish second with Ant Pedersen finishing 5th giving Murphy the 2013 Crown. The weekend also saw Scott McLaughlin return to the winners' circle claiming his first and only race win of the season with James Moffat alongside him.


2013 VCU Rams baseball team
The 2013 VCU Rams baseball team will be the 43rd season of the university fielding a varsity baseball program, and will represent Virginia Commonwealth University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams will be playing their inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 Conference.


2013 VCU Rams baseball team
It will be the first season of Shawn Stiffler as manager for the program. It was previously led by Paul Keyes for the past 18 season. Keyes died of cancer in the summer of 2012.


2013 VCU Rams baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2013 VCU Rams men's soccer team
The 2013 VCU Rams men's soccer team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Rams will be playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference for their second season.


2013 VFF National Super League
The 2013 VFF National Super League was the qualifying competition for the 2013–14 OFC Champions League.


2013 VFF National Super League
Tafea FC and Amicale FC both advanced to this tournament as the two Vanuatu representative clubs.


2013 VFF National Super League, Rounds, Northern Region
Uripiv FC advanced in first place and Siaraga FC advanced in second place.


2013 VFF National Super League, Rounds, Southern Region
Amicale F.C. advanced in first place and Tafea F.C. advanced in second place.


2013 VFL season
The 2013 Victorian Football League season was the 132nd season of the Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by Box Hill Hawks who defeated Geelong by 21 points in the Grand Final.


2013 VFL season, League membership and affiliations
Prior to the 2013 season, Essendon ended its ten-year reserves affiliation with the Bendigo Football Club. Essendon began fielding its own reserves team in the VFL, and Bendigo continued to contest the VFL as a stand-alone senior team.


2013 VFL season, Foxtel Cup
The top two non-AFL clubs from the 2012 VFL season – Port Melbourne and Werribee – competed in the 2013 Foxtel Cup. Werribee progressed the further of the two teams, losing its semi-final against WAFL club East Fremantle.


2013 VMI Keydets football team
The 2013 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Sparky Woods and played their home games at Alumni Memorial Field. They are a member of the Big South Conference. 2013 was VMI's final year as a member of the Big South, as they will move to the Southern Conference in 2014.


2013 VMI Keydets football team
The season began with a 34–0 shutout defeat at the hands of Richmond on August 31. The Keydets achieved their first win of the year the following week by defeating Glenville State 34–27, thanks to a last second goal-line stand as time expired. After a 37–24 loss to Division II North Greenville, VMI would endure a 7-game losing streak, falling to Virginia, Robert Morris in double overtime, Charleston Southern, Presbyterian, Coastal Carolina, and Liberty.


2013 VMI Keydets football team
The Keydets' losing streak was snapped on November 9 with a decisive 27–9 win over Gardner–Webb. This also saw the end of a 9-game conference losing streak. VMI then lost to The Citadel 31–10 in the Military Classic of the South, and ended the year with a 35–23 loss to the Bucknell Bison, finishing the year at 2–10 and 1–4 in Big South play. It was the third straight year VMI won only two games in a season.


2013 VSI Tampa Bay FC season
The 2013 VSI Tampa Bay FC season was the club's only season of existence. The club played in the USL Pro, the third tier of American soccer.


2013 VTR Open
The 2013 VTR Open was a tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 20th edition of the VTR Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place in Viña del Mar, Chile from February 2 through February 10, 2013. This tournament was notably the first one in which Rafael Nadal competed since his defeat at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.


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


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


2013 VTR Open – Doubles
Frederico Gil and Daniel Gimeno-Traver were the defending champions, but Gil decided not to participate. Gimeno-Traver played alongside Albert Ramos, but lost in the first round to Carlos Berlocq and Leonardo Mayer. Paolo Lorenzi and Potito Starace won the title, defeating Juan Mónaco and Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–4 in the final.


2013 VTR Open – Singles
Juan Mónaco was the defending champion, but lost to Guillaume Rufin in the second round. Horacio Zeballos won the title by defeating Rafael Nadal, in his return to the pro circuit, in the final, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4.


2013 VTR Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2013 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup
The 2013 VTV Cup Championship was the 10th staging. The tournament was held at the Ninh Binh Province Gymnasium in Ninh Binh, Vietnam.


2013 VTV9 – Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Cup
The 2013 VTV9 - Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Cup was the 7th staging . The tournament was held in Gia Lai, Vietnam.


2013 VTV9 – Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Cup, Pools composition
VTV Bình Điền Long An (Host) Yangsan  Thông tin LVPB  Vietsov Petro


2013 VTV9 – Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Cup, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2013 VZ70
2013 VZ70 is a centaur on a horseshoe co-orbital configuration with Saturn. It was first observed on 1 November 2013 by the Outer Solar System Origins Survey at Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii, United States. The discovery was announced on 23 August 2021.


2013 VZ70
2013 VZ70 is the first minor planet ever discovered in a horseshoe orbit with respect to Saturn. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 8.3–10.0 AU once every 27 years and 8 months (10,102 days; semi-major axis of 9.15 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.09 and an inclination of 12° with respect to the ecliptic. Based on a generic magnitude-to-diameter conversion, assuming an albedo of 0.09, 2013 VZ70 measures approximately 7.9 kilometers (4.9 miles) in diameter for an absolute magnitude of 13.74.


2013 Vaahteraliiga season
The 2013 Vaahteraliiga season was the 34th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between May 19 and August 18, 2013. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXXIV the Helsinki Roosters won the Helsinki Wolverines.


2013 Vacansoleil–DCM season
The 2013 season for Vacansoleil–DCM began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2013 Valais Cup
The Valais Cup is an international football tournament that is part of the Valais Football Summer Cups. It is played at the Stade de Tourbillon in Sion, Switzerland.


2013 Valais Cup
The competition features football teams preparing their season in Valais and its surroundings.


2013 Valais Cup
Five European top-clubs participated in the first edition of the tournament 6, 9 and 13 July 2013: Porto, Marseille, VfL Wolfsburg, Saint-Étienne and Sion. Porto won the Valais Cup after its victory 3–0 against Marseille.


2013 Valais Cup, Competition format
The tournament consisted of three matchdays for a total of four matches. Sion, Marseille and VfL Wolfsburg played two games, while Saint-Étienne and Porto played only one match.


2013 Valais Cup, Ranking
The ranking of each team will be determined as follows:


2013 Valais Cup, Ranking
a)	greatest average number of points obtained per match (for teams that play two matches, the total number of points will be divided by two in order to obtain an average);b)	direct confrontation (if applicable);c)	average goal difference per match (for teams that play two matches, the total goal difference will be divided by two in order to obtain an average);d)	average number of goals scored per match (for teams that play two matches, the total number of goals scored will be divided by two in order to obtain an average);e)	by drawing lots in case it is not possible to decide between two teams on the basis of the rules laid down under letters a, b, c and d above.


2013 Valais Cup, Ranking
Source: Valais Cup official websitePld = Number of match player; W = Win; DW = Draw + victory after penalty shootout; DL = Draw + defeat after penalty shootout; L = Lost; GA (average) = Goal average/Number of matches played; PTS = Points; PTS Average = PTS/M


2013 Valais Women's Cup
The Valais Women's Cup is a two-day international women football tournament that features four women national teams. It is played at the Stade du Lussy in Châtel-St-Denis and at the Stade St-Germain in Savièse, Switzerland.


2013 Valais Women's Cup
This tournament is the closing tournament of the Valais Football Summer Cups. The first edition of the competition have been won by the New Zealand women's national football team. The New Zealanders surprisingly beat Brazil in semi-finals for the first time of its history.


2013 Valais Women's Cup
Amber Hearn was the player of tournament. With 3 goals, she was the best scorer of the competition andhave been elected as best player of the tournament.


2013 Valais Youth Cup
The Valais Youth Cup is a two-day international football tournament that features four teams. It is played at the Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac in Le Bouveret, Switzerland.


2013 Valais Youth Cup, Teams
In February 2013, FIFA gave Kosovo permission to play games against FIFA members' youth teams. This competition saw Kosovo compete in their first officially recognised fixture when they played Ghana, on 14 June 2013. The tournament will be used to prepare Egypt and Ghana for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup competition.


2013 Valdosta State Blazers football team
The 2013 Valdosta State Blazers football team represented Valdosta State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2013 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by seventh year head coach David Dean and played their home games at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia. The Blazers began the 2013 season ranked first in the American Football Coaches Association poll, the third time the Blazers have opened the season at No. 1. Valdosta State compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the GSC.


2013 Valdostan regional election
The Valdostan regional election of 2013 confirmed the incumbent autonomist centre-right coalition government, led by the Valdostan Union which retained its absolute majority in the Regional Council of Aosta Valley. The coalition lost 14% percentage points compared to 2008 to the Autonomist centre-left coalition, however.


2013 Valdostan regional election, Results
The Valdostan regional election of 2013 took place on 26 May 2013 in the Aosta Valley. The incumbent coalition government, by the Valdostan Union together with autonomist Edelweiss (SA) and the Autonomist Federation retained its majority in the Regional Council of Aosta Valley for the 8th time in a row. Since 2008, the coalition lost 14 percentage points to the Autonomist centre-left coalition, composed mainly by the Progressive Valdotanian Union (UVP) and the Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology, ALPE). The center-left coalition grew from 27.4% of the vote to 40.5%


2013 Valdostan regional election, Results
In March 2017, SA left the government and, along with the UVP, Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (ALPE) and For Our Valley (PNV), formed a new government without the UV, under President Pierluigi Marquis (SA).


2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking
The 2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking was a hijacking of an express bus running on the Norway Bussekspress Valdresekspressen (Valdres Express) route, which took place east of Øvre Årdal on 4 November 2013. The driver and both passengers were killed.


2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking, Events
The bus was travelling on Norway Bussekspress' long-distance Valdresekspressen route between Årdalstangen and Oslo when it was hijacked at about 5.30 pm on Fylkesvei 53 between Øvre Årdal, a village in the municipality of Årdal in Vestland county, and Tyin in the neighbouring municipality of Vang in Innlandet county. The driver and both passengers were killed with a knife. The suspect gave himself up voluntarily; he had self-inflicted knife wounds and was taken to a hospital.


2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking, Events
Wrongly thinking a tunnel was closed, the police took over an hour to drive to the isolated location; the situation was initially reported as a road accident, and before emergency responders arrived, some passersby had tried unsuccessfully to persuade the man to open the door.


2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking, Events
The fire brigade and ambulance service arrived on the scene before the police and captured the suspect. Counter-terrorism police had been alerted but were called off after the suspect was taken into custody.


2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking, Suspect and victims, Suspect
The suspected hijacker was a man from South Sudan born in 1982 who had applied for asylum in Norway in April 2013. The application was turned down in June on the basis that he had previously applied for asylum in Spain. He was settled in Årdal in August. He hijacked the bus the day before he was to be returned to Spain. However, according to authorities, he had not been informed that he was about to be deported.


2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking, Suspect and victims, Suspect
According to Frode Forfang, director of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration, the man stated in an interview with the police upon arrival in Norway that he had psychiatric problems and cited health problems as grounds for seeking asylum in Norway. The authorities had not considered that his behaviour raised security concerns.


2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking, Suspect and victims, Suspect
In September 2014, he died from injuries sustained from jumping off a roof in prison.


2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking, Investigation and judicial proceedings
The suspect was held at a psychiatric clinic in Bergen and was scheduled to undergo a preliminary hearing with the Criminal Investigation Service on 14 November, but declined to answer questions at that time. As of April 2014 he has still not made a statement to police, has been held in prison and under observation in a medical facility, and is expected to be tried in autumn 2014.


2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking, Reactions
Following the triple homicide, there were reports of insults to other asylum-seekers living at the centre in Årdal, and the local affiliate of Norway Bussekspress made an agreement with the centre operator that asylum-seekers would not travel on that route for a week, for the drivers' sake. Some demanded psychiatric screening of asylum-seekers.


2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking, Reactions
On the afternoon of 16 November 2013, Prime Minister Erna Solberg visited Årdal and laid down flowers and lit candles to commemorate the victims of the triple homicide.


2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking, Reactions
The police were criticised for taking so long to reach the scene; there have been calls for a national minimum standard response time and other changes. On 16 November the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation published a report by the district police chief, Ronny Iden.


2013 Valdresekspressen hijacking, 2003 hijacking
An earlier hijacking on the Valdresekspressen took place on 16 February 2003; a 26-year-old Ethiopian man killed the driver, 39-year-old Audun Bøland, and wounded some of the 34 passengers. He had previously killed an asylum-seeker at an asylum centre in Fagernes.


2013 Valencia (Bukidnon) local elections
The local elections of Valencia City was held on May 13, 2013 in conjunction with the Philippine general election. The voters elected several local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten members of the sangguniang panlungsod. Each official is elected publicly to a 3-year term and can be re-elected up to 3 terms in succession.


2013 Valencia (Bukidnon) local elections
In 2013, the city has 120,411 registered voters with a 24.25% increase from the 2010 statistics of 96,913 registered voters. Since Valencia City is a component city and is still in the jurisdiction of the Province of Bukidnon, its registered voters still need to vote for the provincial posts: the governor, vice-governor, one congressman, and two members of the sangguniang panlalawigan. Also in this elections, since Valencia is redistricted from the third to the newly created fourth legislative district of Bukidnon, its registered voters will now have to vote for a district representative coming from the latter instead of the former.


2013 Valencia (Bukidnon) local elections, Candidates
Mayor Leandro Jose H. Catarata was the incumbent on his second term and ran for a third term under the banner of Bukidnon Paglaum Party of the Zubiris who had forged an alliance with the Liberal Party. Jose M. Galario, who had been the mayor of the city from 2001 until 2007, and who also ran and lost on the same post in the 2010 local elections, ran for the fourth time. For the first time, incumbent Sangguniang Panlungsod members Arlyn P. Ayon of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan, and Cleofe A. Mabao of the Nacionalista Party, also ran for the vetted post.


2013 Valencia (Bukidnon) local elections, Candidates
Incumbent Vice-Mayor Azucena P. Huervas ran for the vied for the post as the running mate of Catarata. Huervas was previously the President of Valencia's Association of Barangay Captains, but was assigned to replace the post vacated by Vice-Mayor Benjamin Verano, Sr. who died in office. Incumbent Sangguniang Panlungsod members Rhea Rhenna H. Agripo, and Almer M. Alfonso, Sr. of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan challenged Huervas for the said post.


2013 Valencia (Bukidnon) local elections, Candidates
Incumbent Sangguniang Panlungsod members Francisco L. Alkuino, Glen G. Galario, Rolando P. Laviña, and Camilo E. Pepito were all seeking for reelection. Twenty-four others, who are running under a political party such as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan and Nacionalista Party, or as an independent candidate, also ran for the vetted 10 seats in the city legislative council. Some ran again for a post after they had failed to win a seat during the 2010 local elections.


2013 Valencia (Bukidnon) local elections, Results, Sangguniang Panlungsod
NOTE: Results for the 2010 local elections are found at COMELEC's .


2013 Valencia Open 500
The 2013 Valencia Open 500 was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the Valencia Open, and part of the 500 Series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències in Valencia, Spain, from October 21 through 27, 2013.


2013 Valencia Open 500, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Valencia Open 500, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Valencia Open 500 – Doubles
Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(1–7), [13–11].


2013 Valencia Open 500 – Singles
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2013 Valencia Open 500 – Singles
David Ferrer was the defending champion, but lost to Mikhail Youzhny in the final, 3–6, 5–7.


2013 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2013 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighteenth and final round of the 2013 MotoGP season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 10 November 2013.


2013 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
Marc Márquez became MotoGP world champion in his rookie season, becoming the first rider to do so since Kenny Roberts in 1978.


2013 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
Maverick Viñales became Moto3 world champion in the last corner of the season, after a battle with Moto3 runner-up Álex Rins.


2013 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eighteen has concluded.


2013 Valenzuela local elections
Local elections was held in Valenzuela on May 13, 2013 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the two Congressmen (or district representatives), and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.


2013 Valenzuela local elections
Representative Rexlon Gatchalian, a brother to the current mayor Sherwin, is running for the city mayor's office for the first time. Gatchalian's primary opponent is Adelma Gunigundo, wife of the incumbent second district representative Magtanggol Gunigundo.


2013 Valenzuela local elections
Gatchalian's running mate is vice mayor Eric Martinez, who has served since 2007; if he wins, we will have his term limited in 2016. First district councilor Katherine Pineda-Hernandez is Gunigundo's running mate.


2013 Valenzuela local elections
The election was won by Gatchalian and Martinez for the local posts.


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Mayoral and vice mayoral election
Incumbent mayor Sherwin Gatchalian is now on his third term as the mayor of Valenzuela. As prescribed by the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, he is barred from running as the mayor and he may choose to run into higher or lower office instead. Prior to his election as mayor in 2004, he represented the first district of Valenzuela from 2001 to 2004. In April 2012, he signed his intention to run for the Senate race under the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino party headed by former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada.


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Mayoral and vice mayoral election
He instead would run as representative of the 1st District of the city. His brother, incumbent congressman Rexlon Gatchalian who is on his second term is running in his place. Rexlon Gatchalian, also known as Rex, is on his second term as district representative/congressman, hence he is not yet term limited. Rex entered Valenzuela politics in 2007 occupying his current post. The other candidate for mayorship is Adelma A. Yang-Gunigundo, wife to the incumbent second district representative Magtanggol Gunigundo.


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Mayoral and vice mayoral election
There are only two candidates for vice mayor's office: incumbent vice mayor and Liberal's Eric M. Martinez and incumbent first district councilor Katherine "Khay" C. Pineda.


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Congressional elections
There are two and three candidates for the congressman or district representative post of the districts 1 and 2 of Valenzuela, respectively. The city is divided into two congressional districts: the first district encompasses 23 barangays in the northern portion of the city and the second district which contains 9 barangays.


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Congressional elections
The incumbent first district representative Rexlon "Rex" Gatchalian running under the Nationalist People's Coalition, the same political party he had during the 2007 election. Gatchalian, a businessman, is the younger brother of the incumbent mayor Sherwin Gatchalian. The other candidate for congressman is Ritche Cuadra, a member of Valenzuela City Council since 2001.


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Congressional elections
For the second district, the incumbent representative Magtanggol "Magi" Gunigundo will run under the Lakas-Kampi-CMD party. A lawyer by profession, he became the representative of the former municipality of Valenzuela from 1998-2001. If he will be elected to office in 2013, this will be his third term, thus he is not eligible to re-election in 2016 for the same position. The second candidate is Shalani Carla "Lani" Soledad-Romulo, a member of the Valenzuela city council and wife to Pasig Representative Roman Romulo. Soledad-Romulo gained prominence as a former girlfriend to President Benigno Aquino III from 2008-2010 and as a TV host at television network TV5 since 2010. The other candidate for congressman is Pablo "Pabs" Hernandez III, a columnist from the tabloid Bulgar who ran for the mayoralty race inn 2010.


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Congressional elections
Unlike in 2010 polls, few of the people who run for the city council are up for reelection. For the first district, this list includes Idol Alejandrino, Cora Cortez and Tony Espiritu; Adrian Dapat, Cecil Mayo, Lorie Natividad-Borja, and Lai Nolasco for the second district. Two of candidates from each district are also former members of the council: Mar Morelos and Lotlot Esteban. Rovin Feliciano and Ricarr Enriquez are barangay captains of Arkong Bato and Pasolo, respectively. Genny Esplana who targets the first district council, is the titleholder for the 1990 Bb. Pilipinas-International; Charee Pineda, who vies second district councils, is a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic circle and held the lead role in 2011 daytime drama series Angelito: Batang Ama.


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Mock polls
Mock polls are done in different parts of the city to survey possible winners to the 2013 midterm elections. Based on a February 2013 mock polls done by the Valenzuela City District Two Voters Group, an independent non-government group, conducted by former dean Rolando Lansigan, the following candidates garnered the spot for the second district:


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Election results
The winners of the congressional, mayor and vice mayor seats of Valenzuela City is determined with the highest number of votes received. These positions are voted separately, so there is a possibility that the winning officials came from the same or different political parties.


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Election results, Mayoral election
Incumbent Sherwin T. Gatchalian is running for representative of the city's first district.


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Election results, Congressional elections, First district
Incumbent Rexlon Gatchalian is running for the mayorship; his brother, Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian, is his party's nominee.


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Election results, Congressional elections, Second district
Magtanggol Gunigundo is the incumbent. He will be facing off against councilor Shalani Soledad-Romulo, if Soledad-Romulo elected she will join her husband Roman in the House separately.


2013 Valenzuela local elections, Election results, City council elections
The voters in the city are set to elect six councilors on the district where they are living, hence registered. Candidates are voted separately so there are chances where winning candidates will have unequal number of votes and may come from different political parties.


2013 Vallenar earthquake
The 2013 Vallenar earthquake (Spanish: Terremoto de Vallenar de 2013) was an earthquake that occurred near Vallenar, Chile on January 30, 2013, 20:15 (UTC). Depth was 45.0 km (28.0 mi), moment magnitude was 6.8. One person died of a heart attack.


2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football team
The 2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dale Carlson and played their home games at Brown Field. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in a tie for ninth place.


2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football team
Assistant coach Mike Gravier was promoted to interim head coach for the final game of the season when head coach Carlson was fired. At the end of the season, Dave Cecchini was hired as a full-time replacement.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
The 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' third season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, January
January 11, 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced the signing of Brad Rusin. He was sold to the Whitecaps for an undisclosed fee.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, January
The 2013 MLS SuperDraft was the fourteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The draft took place on January 17, 2013 in Indianapolis, at the Indiana Convention Center. Vancouver Whitecaps FC drafted Kekuta Manneh with the No. 4 pick and Erik Hurtado with the No. 5 pick in the MLS Super Draft.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, January
January 21, 2013 the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Barry Robson mutually agreed to terminate his Whitecaps contract. Robson later signed with Sheffield United.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, January
January 23, 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC announce the signings of Corey Hertzog and Tom Heinemann to contracts.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, January
January 25, 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced Martín Bonjour contract had been waived. Bonjour was a starter until the signing of defender Andy O'Brien


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, January
January 28, 2013 Whitecaps announced the signing of Japanese midfielder Daigo Kobayashi. He played last season with Shimizu S-Pulse of the J1 League.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, February
The Caps went to Arizona to play three preseason games between January 29 and February 4, 2013. The first game against New England Revolution saw the Caps play to an easy 4–1 win. Darren Mattocks scored a hat trick with goals in the 2nd, 5th and 15th minutes. Kenny Miller scored in the 65th minute on a penalty kick to secure the win. The next game say the Caps improve to 2–0 in the preseason with a 2–1 win over the Houston Dynamo. Caps got goals from Mattocks (fourth goal in two games) and Hertzog's first of the preseason. Vancouver Whitecaps FC finished their Arizona training by improving to 3–0 in preseason with a 2–1 victory over the Arizona Sahuaros. New signing Paulo Jr scored the only goal of the game. Simon Thomas saw his first action with the Whitecaps since the 2010 season.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, February
February 15, 2013 says the Whitecaps travel to Charleston, South Carolina to participate in the Carolina Challenge Cup. The first game saw the Whitecaps squeak out a 3–2 win over the Charleston Battery. Whitecaps got a brace from rookie Kekuta Manneh. Caps third goal was a goal of the year candidate by Daigo Kobayashi on a nice cross by Y.P. Lee.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, February
February 17, 2013 the Vancouver Whitecaps FC played a friendly against College of Charleston. With a young looking lineup the Caps managed a 2–0 win. Improving their preseason record to 5–0. Paulo Jr managed the brace for the only two goals of the games. Veteran goalkeeper Joe Cannon managed the clean sheet and didn't see his first shot until the 88th minute.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, February
February 19, 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced the signing of Honduran defender/midfielder Johnny Leverón. The club also announced they will play a friendly against the UVIC Vikings on March 16, 2013 at 1pm at Centennial Stadium. The Caps and Vikes have played every year since 2005 when the Blue and White were a North American second division club, including last year's 2–1 win for Whitecaps FC in the first-ever meeting between an MLS club and a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) side. Vancouver holds the edge in record with five wins, one defeat, and one draw.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, February
February 20, 2013 A first-half goal from Corey Hertzog gave Vancouver Whitecaps FC the lead, but a pair of second-half goals in quick succession from Houston Dynamo saw the 'Caps fall to their first defeat of preseason. The loss drops the Caps preseason record to 5–1.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, February
Nigel Reo-Coker accepted an offer from the Whitecaps on February 21, 2013. His discovery rights had been held by Portland, but Reo-Coker expressed a desire to play for the Vancouver club instead having been impressed with the professionalism of Vancouver head coach Martin Rennie.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, February
Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Chicago Fire played to a 1–1 draw on February 23, 2013 in the final game for both teams at the Carolina Challenge Cup. The draw gave the Chicago Fire the win for the tournament. Mattocks scored his fifth of the pre-season on a penalty kick in the 68th minute. Miller was tackled in the box to get the Whitecaps the penalty kick opportunity. The Caps finished the Carolina Cup with a 1–1–1 record.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, February
The Whitecaps defeated the Carolina Railhawks 3–0 on February 24, 2013 to win the Carolina Community Shield. They were led by Camilo's hat trick to put the Railhawks to rest. This match was the final preseason match.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, February
The 'Caps announced the signing of goalkeeper Simon Thomas to a contract on February 25, 2013. This is his second stint with the team. The following day it was announced that Gershon Koffie signed a contract extension and obtained a Canadian residency card which frees an international roster slot.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, March
The Vancouver Whitecaps opened the season with a 1–0 victory over Canadian rival TFC. Koffie scored the only goal of the game in the 59'. Joe Cannon earned the clean sheet.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, March
On March 9, 2013 the Caps defeated the Columbus Crew 2–1 for a second straight victory to start the season. Daigo Kobayashi opened the scoring in the 6' with a 35-yard strike. Columbus scored in the 46' to tie the game 1–1. Kenny Miller created his own chance on a Crew turnover in the 57' to seal the victory.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, March
A first-half goal from Darren Mattocks was not enough on March 23, 2013 as Vancouver Whitecaps fell to a 2–1 defeat against Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium. The club lost their second consecutive match on the road with a 2–1 defeat to Chivas USA. Kenny Miller scored his team-leading second goal of the year in the 64th minute.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, April
April 6, 2013 The Vancouver Whitecaps and SJ Earthquake played to a 1–1 draw. Corey Hertzog scored his first MLS goal to give the Whitecaps a hard earned draw.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, April
April 13, 2013 The Vancouver Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake played to a 1–1 draw. It was the Caps second straight draw with a 1–1 result. Camilo scored on a PK in the 84' min to get the Whitecaps the result.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, April
April 14, 2013 The Whitecaps reserves kicked off their regular season with a 2–0 result against the RSL reserves side. Koffie was caution with a yellow in the 25' minute. Harvey got the Whitecaps on the board with a goal in the 44' minute just before half. Hurtado sealed the victory with a goal in the 85' minute to give the Whitecaps a 2–0 win. Knighton earned the clean sheet in his first minutes of the season.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, April
April 16, 2013 The Whitecaps announced Ben Fisk and Emmanuel Adjetey have joined USL Pro side Charleston Battery on season-long loans.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, April
April 17, 2013 The Whitecaps announced they waived Paulo Jr.. He joined the Whitecaps after being selected by Vancouver with the 10th pick in Stage 2 of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft on December 14, 2012


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, April
April 20, 2013 The Whitecaps suffered their 3rd road defeat to start the season with a 2–0 loss against FC Dallas. Matt Watson and Tommy Heinemann make their first starts for Vancouver this season.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, April
April 24, 2013 In the first leg of the Amway Canadian Championship semifinal, the Whitecaps needed a late winner by substitute Heinemann to come from behind and defeat FC Edmonton by a score of 3–2 at Commonwealth Stadium. Camilo scored a brace with a strike in the 5' minute and a penalty kick in the 83' minute. The return leg is at BC Place May 1, 2013.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, April
April 27, 2013 Whitecaps and FC Dallas played to a 2–2 draw. The Caps tied it up with goals by Camilo and Kekuta Manneh to earn the draw.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, April
April 30, 2013 Whitecaps announced Bryce Alderson has joined Charleston Battery for the season on loan.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 1, 2013 The Whitecaps punched their ticket to the Amway final with a 2–0 win over FC Edmonton. The Whitecaps won their semi final with a 5–2 aggregate score. Hertzog scored a scorcher from 25 yards out after coming in as a second-half sub. Teibert had his corner put in by Shaun Saiko for a FC Edmonton own goal. The win gives the Whitecaps a date with the Montreal Impact after they defeated Toronto FC 6–2 in the other semifinal. The Impact will host the first leg at Saputo Stadium on May 15 before the Whitecaps host the second leg at BC Place on May 29.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 2, 2013 Whitecaps FC announced that Ghanaian midfielder Aminu Abdallah. Abdallah, 19, joins Whitecaps FC following five years with Ghanaian club International Allies FC. The native of Accra, Ghana, is a member of Ghana's U-20 side and played with fellow 'Caps midfielder Gershon Koffie from 2008 to 2010 with International Allies FC.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 4, 2013 The Whitecaps fell 2–0 to Real Salt Lake. They are still trying to earn their first win on the road for the 2013 season. Nigel Reo-Coker picked up his 4th yellow of the season. One more and he is suspended for a game.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 7, 2013 Whitecaps FC reserves improved to 2–0 with a win over Colorado Rapids Reserves. Manneh scored in the 12' minute to open the scoring to give the Whitecaps a 1–0 lead. Rapids tied the score in the 41' minute to go into half tied 1–1. In the 74' minute Heinemann scored the game winner to get the Whitecaps reserves a 2–1 win.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 10, 2013 Whitecaps U23 opened the USL PDL season with a 2–1 victory over the Kitsap Pumas. It was a chippy game with 5 yellow cards handed out. After the Pumas opened the scoring in the 6' minute then Caps came back in the second-half with goals by Cam Hundal and Spencer DeBoice. Simon Thomas earned the victory with a solid game.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 11, 2013 The Whitecaps defeated LA Galaxy 3–1 to earn their first MLS victory since March 9 vs. Columbus Crew. The Caps got a brace by Teibert and Mattocks scored in injury time to seal the victory.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 15, 2013 The Vancouver Whitecaps played to a 0–0 draw with the Montreal Impact in leg one of the Amway Championship. This sets up the final leg to be played May 29 at BC Place at 7pm. The Whitecaps will be hoping to earn their first Voyageurs Cup in club history.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 17, 2013 Whitecaps U23 lost a 3–2 heartbreaker to the Victoria Highlanders in PDL play. The loss dropped the Whitecaps to a record of 1–1. The Whitecaps got a brace by Niall Cousens but it wasn't enough to earn a draw. The win gives the Highlanders the lead in the Juan de Fuca Plate competition.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 18, 2013 The Whitecaps started their quest for a Cascadia championship with a 2–2 draw against the Portland Timbers. A first half free kick goal by Camilo put the Whitecaps up 1–0 at half. Koffie put the Whitecaps up 2–1 in the 54' minute. Reo-Coker picked up his fifth yellow of the season and will be suspended for the June 1 match vs New York Red Bulls.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 19, 2013 Whitecaps FC reserves improved their record to 2–1–0 with a 1–1 draw with the Portland Timbers reserves. Heinemann scored the Whitecaps lone goal in the 26' minute. Simon Thomas earned the draw.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 23, 2013 Whitecaps U23 dropped a 2–0 defeat to the Portland Timbers PDL team. The loss drops their record to 1 win and 2 losses.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 26, 2013 Whitecaps U23 improved their record to 2–2 with a 5–1 defeat of the North Sound SeaWolves FC. Harry Lakhan and Spencer DeBoice each scored a brace, with Niall Cousens capping off the 5 goal outbreak.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 29, 2013 Whitecaps played to a 2–2 draw with the Montreal Impact in the final of the Amway Championship. The draw gave the Impact the trophy and gave the Whitecaps second place for the fifth straight year. Whitecaps got goals from Camilo and Kobayashi.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
May 31, 2013 Whitecaps U23 improved their record to 3–2 with a 5–3 defeat of the Victoria Highlanders. The victory gives the Whitecaps the lead for the Juan de Fuca Plate with the lead with away goals (5). The deciding game is June 28, 2013 at 7pm at UBC Thunderbird Stadium.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, May
Whitecaps finished May with a 2–1–3 record in all competitions


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 1, 2013 The Whitecaps earned their first victory on the road of the 2013 season with a come from behind 2–1 victory over the New York Red Bulls. The Whitecaps got goals from Jordan Harvey and Kenny Miller. Brad Knighton earned the victory in goal.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 2, 2013 Whitecaps U23 dropped their record to 3W 3L 0D with a 1–0 defeat at the hands of Seattle Sounders U23.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 5, 2013 The Whitecaps Reserves squandered a 3–0 lead at half against Chivas USA Reserves. Chivas came back with three goals in the second half to earn a point with a 3–3 draw. Manneh opened the scoring with a strike in the 6' min. The Whitecaps got a brace from striker Heinemann with goals in the 33' and 45' mins. Joe Cannon was in goal for the first half, Simon Thomas replaced him. Reserves next game is June 22 with an exhibition game against the Richmond Kickers.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 6, 2013 Whitecaps FC trades Alain Rochat to D.C. United for a natural second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, as well as a conditional pick in 2016.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 7, 2013 Whitecaps U23 defeated North Sound SeaWolves FC by a score of 3–2. The win gives the U23 a record of 4W 3L 0D. Whitecaps got goals by Cam Hundal, Harry Lakhan and the winner in injury time by Michael Winter to seal the victory.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 8, 2013 Whitecaps U23 played to a hard-fought 2–2 with the Kitsap Pumas. It was their second game in two nights. Harry Lakhan scored his second goal in two nights. Niall Cousens scored in the 71st min to get the U23's a draw. Their record is 4W 3L 1D.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
The Whitecaps lost a 3–2 heart-breaker to the Seattle Sounders FC. The Sounders opened the scoring in the ninth minute to go up 1–0. Camilo tied the game up 1 minute later with a header of a Teibert cross. Camilo put the Whitecaps up 2–1 with another header off a free kick by Teibert. Things were looking good until Andy O'Brien went down with a hamstring injury in the 62nd minute. Sounders tied it in the 70th minute with a penalty kick after Greg Klazura got called for a penalty in the box. The Sounders went up for good with a goal in the 81st minute to seal the victory.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 12, 2013 Whitecaps U23 fell 2–0 to the Washington Crossfire. The loss drops their record to 4W 4L 1D.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 15, 2013 The Whitecaps pulled out a thrilling 4–3 victory over the New England Revolution. They got a brace from Miller, and goals from Camilo and Jordan Harvey. After going down 2–0 in the first 20 minutes, Miller earned the Whitecaps a penalty kick well being taken down in the box. The Revolution were down to 10 men after a red card was issued on the penalty. In the 68' minute Miller scored the Whitecaps goal of the year with a floater over two defenders and the keeper from 20 yards out.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 19, 2013 The Whitecaps pulled out a second straight come from behind victory with a 3–1 win over Chivas USA. After going down 1–0 early the Whitecaps got two goals in the first half in injury time from Harvey and then from Camilo. The two goals gave the Whitecaps the lead at half. Camilo put the game away with his second goal of the game in the 81st minute.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 20, 2013 The Whitecaps announced the signing of Danish goalkeeper David Ousted who most recently played for Randers of the Danish Superliga.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 21, 2013 Whitecaps U23 pulled out a 4–2 victory over the Seattle Sounders U23's. They got three goals and one assist from Bobby Jhutty. The win gives them a record of 5W 4L 1D.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 22, 2013 The Whitecaps Reserves earned a 1–1 versus the Richmond Kickers. Whitecaps got the goal from Kekuta Manneh.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 28, 2013  The Whitecaps U23 battled to a 1–1 draw against Victoria Highlanders FC despite being reduced to 10 men. The point was enough for Vancouver to claim the Juan de Fuca Plate for the second season in a row.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
June 29, 2013 The Whitecaps pulled out a 1–0 victory over D.C. United. Whitecaps got their lone strike from Camilo. Knighton earned their first clean sheet since game one of the MLS season.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, June
Whitecaps finished June with a 4W 1L record in all competitions.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, July
July 3, 2013 The Whitecaps earned a hard-fought 1–1 draw against Sporting KC. Camilo scored his tenth MLS goal and thirteenth goal over all this season.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, July
July 6, 2013 The Whitecaps won their first Cascada match in 12 games with a 2–0 victory over the Seattle Sounders. Knighton earned his second clean sheet in three games with a handful of amazing saves. Whitecaps got goals from Miller and Mattocks.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, July
July 7, 2013 The Whitecaps reserves dominated the Seattle Sounder reserves 4–0 in David Ousted 1st performance in a Whitecaps jersey. Playing a very young line up the Whitecaps got goals from Hurtado, Sam Adekugbe and a brace from Heinemann his 5th and 6th reserve goals of the season.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, July
July 14, 2013 The Whitecaps defeated the Chicago Fire 3–1 to remain undefeated at BC Place. The Whitecaps got two second-half goals from Camilo, his 11th and league-leading 12th of the season. Kekuta Manneh put the game away with his second goal of the season. Chicago scored late in second-half stoppage time to rob Knighton of his clean sheet. The keeper stormed off the field when play resumed and the final whistle blew but later made a public apology to his teammates and the fans.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, July
The Whitecaps U23 secured a playoff position with a 1–0 victory over the Washington Crossfire.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, July
July 16, 2013 The Whitecaps reserves were defeated for the first time falling 3–2 in heartbreaking fashion to Real Salt Lake reserves. The Caps got goals from Kevin Cobby and Kekuta Manneh.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, July
July 17, 2013 The Whitecaps U23 finished off the PDL season with a 4–1 win over North Sound SeaWolves FC. The Caps got a brace from Cam Hundal and goals from Niall Cousens and Sasa Plavsic.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, July
July 20, 2013 The Whitecaps FC fell 2–1 to the LA Galaxy. Camilo got his 13th MLS goal of the season and 16th overall.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, July
July 23, 2013 The Whitecaps Reserves fell 2–1 to the Richmond Kickers. Manneh scored in the 90th minute.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, July
The Whitecaps U23 suffered a heartbreaking 5–4 loss on penalty kicks to the Portland Timbers. The loss ends the U23 PDL season for the young team.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, July
July 27, 2013 The Whitecaps FC fell 1–0 to the Philadelphia Union for their 1st loss at home this season


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, July
Whitecaps finished July with a 2W 2L 1D record in all competitions


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, August
August 3, 2013 The Whitecaps earned a 1–1 draw against the Portland Timbers in David Ousted's MLS debut. The Whitecaps got a Jordan Harvey goal to earn the draw. The single point continued to give the Whitecaps the lead for the Cascadia Cup. The following day, the Whitecaps reserves beat the Portland Timbers reserves 3–2 to move into first place in the reserves West division table. The Whitecaps got a brace from Tommy Heinemann and a goal from Erik Hurtado to earn the victory.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, August
August 8, 2013 the Whitecaps loaned striker Corey Hertzog to FC Edmonton.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, August
The Whitecaps announced a contract extension for central back Andy O'Brien until the end of the 2014 season.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, August
August 10, 2013 David Ousted earned his first career MLS clean sheet in his home debut at BC Place with a 2–0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes. The Whitecaps got goals from Camilo and Kenny Miller. Both goals were set up by Nigel Reo-Coker.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, August
August 17, 2013 the Whitecaps fell 2–0 to the Colorado Rapids. This was Ousted's first MLS loss.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, August
August 24, 2013 the Whitecaps lost 1–0 to the LA Galaxy. The Galaxy got the only goal of the game from Landon Donovan in the 3rd minute. With a yellow card in the 91st minute Nigel Reo-Coker will be suspended for the September 1 game against Chivas USA. The loss drop Ousted's MLS record to 1 win 2 losses 1 draw 1.00GAA.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Season overview, August
Whitecaps finished August with a 1W 2L 1D record in all competitions


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Major League Soccer, Western Conference standings, Overall table
Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2014 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Major League Soccer, Western Conference standings, Overall table
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Major League Soccer, Western Conference standings, Results summary
Last updated: October 9, 2013Source:Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Canadian Championship
The club participated in the four-team Canadian Championship which includes FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact and Toronto FC. The champion of the tournament was awarded the Voyageurs Cup and qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League group stage. Vancouver lost in the finals to Montreal on the away goals rule.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Cascadia Cup
The Whitecaps have had a long-standing rivalry with the Pacific Northwest clubs Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers, dating back to the 1970s when ancestry clubs of the same name played in the original and now-defunct North American Soccer League. The tri-member tournament will continue in 2013.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Cascadia Cup
The winner is determined through league matches between the sides, and the club with the best record against both sides wins the trophy. The 2013 MLS season will see an unbalanced schedule due to an uneven number of teams with the addition of the Montreal Impact. As a result, the Whitecaps will play three matches each against Portland and Seattle. The odd number of matches means Vancouver will host the Timbers twice and Sounders once while visiting Seattle twice Portland once respectively.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Regular season statistics, Appearances and goals
Last updated: December 3, 2013Source: Italic: denotes player is no longer with team


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Regular season statistics, Goalkeeper stats
Updated to match played August 25, 2013Source: Italic: denotes player is no longer with team


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Regular season statistics, Top scorer
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Regular season statistics, Top assists
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Regular season statistics, Top minutes played
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total minutes are equal.