2013–14 Sunderland A.F.C. season
The 2013–14 season is Sunderland's seventh consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League.
Squad & coaching staff
Current squad
Out on loan
Backroom staff
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Gus Poyet |
| Assistant Head Coach | Mauricio Taricco |
| First Team Coach | Charlie Oatway |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Andy Beasley |
| Fitness Coach | Antonio Pintus |
| Chief Scout | Valentino Angeloni |
| Academy Manager | Ged McNamee |
| Youth Team Coach | Robbie Stockdale |
| Senior Professional Development Coach | Kevin Ball |
| Head of Coaching | Elliott Dickman |
| Senior Physiotherapist | Peter Brand |
| Kit Manager | John Cooke |
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 24 May 2013 | FW |  Duncan Watmore | Altrincham | Undisclosed |
| 19 June 2013 | FW |  David Moberg Karlsson | IFK Göteborg | £1.5 million |
| 1 July 2013 | DF |  Modibo Diakité |  Lazio | Free |
| 1 July 2013 | DF | Valentin Roberge |  Marítimo | Free |
| 1 July 2013 | MF |  Cabral |  Basel | Free |
| 2 July 2013 | GK | Vito Mannone | Arsenal | £2,000,000 |
| 8 July 2013 | ST |  Jozy Altidore |  AZ | £6,000,000 |
| 10 July 2013 | MF | El Hadji Ba | Le Havre | £300,000 |
| 16 July 2013 | MF | Emanuele Giaccherini | Juventus | £6,500,000 |
| 12 August 2013 | DF |  Ondřej Čelůstka |  Trabzonspor | Loan |
| 22 August 2013 | MF |  Charis Mavrias | Panathinaikos | £3,000,000 |
| 31 August 2013 | MF |  Ki Sung-yueng |  Swansea City | Loan |
| 2 September 2013 | FW | Fabio Borini | Liverpool | Loan |
| 2 September 2013 | DF | Andrea Dossena | Napoli | Free |
| 1 January 2014 | DF |  Marcos Alonso | Fiorentina | Loan |
| 20 January 2014 | DF |  Santiago Vergini | Estudiantes La Plata | Loan |
| 21 January 2014 | GK | Oscar Ustari | Almería | Free |
| 30 January 2014 | FW | Ignacio Scocco |  Internacional | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2014 | MF |  Liam Bridcutt | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
Out
Pre-season and friendlies
Friendlies
Barclays Asia Trophy
Semifinals
All kick-off times are local.Delayed by 30 minutes due to rain. Game reduced to 80 minutes.
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Delayed by 10 minutes due to rain. Game reduced to 80 minutes.
Third-place playoff
Final
Competitions
Overall
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results per matchday
Matches
Last updated: 11 May 2014Source: