The 2013 Chivas USA season was the club's ninth season of existence, and their ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids. Chivas USA looked to rebound off a disappointing season, which saw the club finish at the bottom of the Western Conference table.
Background
Transfers
In DateNumberPositionPlayerPrevious clubFee/notesRef January 22, 2013 15 MF Eric Avila Colorado Rapids Trade February 14, 2013 5 DF Carlos Borja Los Angeles Blues Free February 14, 2013 25 DF Steve Purdy Portland Timbers Free February 22, 2013 14 MF Giovani Casillas Guadalajara Loan February 22, 2013 3 DF Mario de Luna Guadalajara Loan February 22, 2013 8 MF Édgar Mejía Guadalajara Loan February 26, 2013 23 DF Joaquín Velázquez Guadalajara Loan February 26, 2013 4 DF Walter Vílchez Sporting Cristal Undisclosed February 27, 2013 26 DF Emilio Orozco Tigres UANL Free February 27, 2013 13 MF Josue Soto Houston Dynamo Free March 1, 2013 22 MF Daniel Antúnez Inter Turku Free March 1, 2013 9 FW Julio Morales Guadalajara Loan March 1, 2013 6 FW José Rivera RoPS Free May 10, 2013 18 MF Martín Ponce Guadalajara Loan May 14, 2013 11 MF Gabriel Farfan Philadelphia Union Trade July 1, 2013 4 DF Carlos Bocanegra Rangers Allocation July 10, 2013 10 FW Erick Torres Guadalajara Loan July 18, 2013 17 DF Jaime Frías Guadalajara Loan August 20, 2013 14 MF Bryan de la Fuente Free August 27, 2013 21 MF Carlo Chueca Free August 30, 2013 26 FW Matthew Fondy Los Angeles Blues Free
Out DateNumberPositionPlayerNew clubFee/notesRef December 3, 2012 9 FW Juan Pablo Ángel Atlético Nacional Free December 3, 2012 6 MF Peter Vagenas Re-Entry Draft December 3, 2012 23 DF Danny Califf Toronto Re-Entry Draft December 3, 2012 15 FW Alejandro Moreno Re-Entry Draft December 29, 2012 22 FW Ryan Smith Skoda Xanthi Undisclosed January 22, 2013 10 MF Nick LaBrocca Colorado Rapids Trade January 25, 2013 14 FW Casey Townsend D.C. United Trade February 13, 2013 21 MF Ben Zemanski Portland Timbers Trade February 14, 2013 7 DF James Riley D.C. United Trade February 14, 2013 5 DF John Alexander Valencia Deportes Tolima Free February 14, 2013 30 MF Paolo Cardozo Cartaginés Free February 14, 2013 58 FW César Romero Waived February 19, 2013 18 MF Shalrie Joseph Seattle Sounders FC Trade February 22, 2013 4 DF Rauwshan McKenzie Portland Timbers Free April 15, 2013 24 GK Patrick McLain Los Angeles Blues Loan May 7, 2013 11 FW Juan Agudelo New England Revolution Trade August 16, 2013 27 FW José Correa Gimnasia Loan 13 DF Ante Jazić
Roster No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Dan Kennedy GK Deportes Iquique 2008 24 Patrick McLain GK Cal Poly Mustangs 2012 0 0 28 Tim Melia GK Real Salt Lake 2012 8 0 Defenders 2 Bobby Burling DF Montreal Impact 2012 52 0 3 Mario de Luna DF Loan from Guadalajara 2013 2013 32 1 4 Carlos Bocanegra DF Rangers 2013 12 0 5 Carlos Borja DF Los Angeles Blues 2013 17 Jaime Frías DF Loan from Guadalajara 2013 2013 4 0 23 Joaquín Velázquez DF 2013 12 1 25 Steve Purdy DF Portland Timbers 2013 8 0 26 Emilio Orozco DF Tigres UANL 2013 0 0 Midfielders 8 Édgar Mejía MF Loan from Guadalajara 2013 2013 28 1 11 Gabriel Farfan MF Philadelphia Union 2013 16 0 12 Marco Delgado MF Chivas USA Academy 2012 17 0 13 Josue Soto MF Houston Dynamo 2013 19 0 14 Bryan de la Fuente MF 2013 15 Eric Avila MF Toronto FC 2013 29 3 18 Martín Ponce MF Loan from Guadalajara 2013 2013 6 0 19 Jorge Villafaña MF Chivas USA Academy 2007 20 Carlos Alvarez MF Connecticut Huskies 2013 31 3 21 Carlo Chueca MF 2013 5 0 22 Daniel Antúnez MF Inter Turku 2013 3 0 30 Oswaldo Minda MF Deportivo Quito 2012 40 2 31 Marvin Iraheta MF New York Cosmos U-23 2012 15 0 Forwards 6 José Rivera FW RoPS 2013 10 0 7 Tristan Bowen FW LA Galaxy 2011 31 2 9 Julio Morales FW Loan from Guadalajara 2013 2013 17 2 10 Erick Torres FW Loan from Guadalajara 2013 15 7 26 Matthew Fondy FW Los Angeles Blues 2013 7 0 Away on loan 27 José Correa FW Boyacá Chicó 2012 36 5 Caleb Calvert FW Chivas USA Academy 2013 0 0 Left Chivas USA 4 Walter Vílchez DF Sporting Cristal 2013 12 1 10 Miler Bolaños MF Loan from LDU Quito 2012 2013 31 3 11 Juan Agudelo FW New York Red Bulls 2012 29 4 13 Ante Jazić DF LA Galaxy 2009 14 Giovani Casillas MF Loan from Guadalajara 2013 2013 6 1 16 Laurent Courtois MF Grenoble 2011 36 3
Kits
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info Home Red / White Navy Navy Home Alt. Red / White Navy Red MLS, March 2 against Columbus Home Alt. 2 Red / White Navy White MLS, May 25 against Colorado → 2011 Away Socks Away Navy Red Navy
Friendlies
Competitions
MLS
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
U.S. Open Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Chivas USA on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Chivas USA during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameMLSU.S. Open CupTotal1 FW10Erick Torres7072 MF15Eric Avila303MF20Carlos Alvarez2134 FW11Juan Agudelo202FW7 Tristan Bowen202MF14Bryan de la Fuente202FW9 Julio Morales202 Own goal2029 MF30Oswaldo Minda101MF14Giovani Casillas101MF8 Édgar Mejía101DF23Joaquín Velázquez101DF3 Mario de Luna101MF19Jorge Villafaña101MF16Laurent Courtois101FW27José Correa101GK1 Dan Kennedy011DF4 Walter Vílchez011TOTALS30333
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameMLSU.S. Open CupTotal1 GKDan Kennedy2010002012 DFBobby Burling6000006003 DFMario de Luna6001007004 DFWalter Vílchez3000003004 DFCarlos Bocanegra2010002015 DFCarlos Borja4001005006 FWJosé Rivera1000001007 FWTristan Bowen6010006018 MFÉdgar Mejía2010002019 FWJulio Morales20000020010MFMiler Bolaños00010010010FWErick Torres30000030011MFGabriel Farfan20110030112MFMarco Delgado20000020013MFJosue Soto21010031015MFEric Avila10100010116MFLaurent Courtois00010010018MFMartín Ponce10000010019MFJorge Villafaña20000020020MFCarlos Alvarez50010060023DFJoaquín Velázquez30100030125DFSteve Purdy10000010030MFOswaldo Minda60000060031MFMarvin Iraheta200000200TOTALS64177007117
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