2019 Philadelphia Union season

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Philadelphia Union
2019 season
Owner Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coach Jim Curtin
Stadium Talen Energy Stadium (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS Conference: 3rd
Overall: 5th
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup 4th Round
Top goalscorer League:
Kacper Przybyłko (15)
All:
Kacper Przybyłko (15)
Highest home attendance 19,145
(September 14 vs. LAFC)
Lowest home attendance 12,890
(May 1 vs. FC Cincinnati)
Average home league attendance 17,190
Biggest win 6–1
(May 4, 2019 vs. New England)
Biggest defeat 0–4
(July 13, 2019 at RSL)
(July 27, 2019 at Montreal)
Home colors
Away colors
← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Philadelphia Union season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his sixth season with the club. Building on the previous 2018 season, the Union won their first MLS Cup Playoff match in club history, in a comeback 4–3 win against New York Red Bulls.[1] Additionally, the team set new records for points earned within a single season (55), wins (16), and goals scored (58).[2]

Background

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Roster

As of July 29, 2019 [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Matt Freese
2 Guyana MF Warren Creavalle
3 England DF Jack Elliot
4 United States DF Mark McKenzie (HGP)
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Haris Medunjanin
7 United States FW Andrew Wooten
9 United States MF Fafà Picault
10 Mexico MF Marco Fabián (DP)
11 United States MF Alejandro Bedoya (DP, Captain)
12 United States GK Joe Bendik
15 Cameroon DF Olivier Mbaizo
16 United States DF R. J. Allen
17 Brazil FW Sergio Santos
18 Jamaica GK Andre Blake (GA)
No. Position Player
19 Jamaica FW Cory Burke
20 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Michee Ngalina
21 United States MF Anthony Fontana (HGP)
22 United States MF Brenden Aaronson (HGP)
23 Poland FW Kacper Przybyłko
25 Brazil MF Ilsinho
26 United States DF Auston Trusty (HGP)
27 Germany DF Kai Wagner
28 United States DF Ray Gaddis
32 United States DF Matthew Real (HGP)
33 Brazil DF Fabinho
35 Cape Verde MF Jamiro Monteiro (DP)
78 France DF Aurelien Collin

Transfers

In

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Source
December 14, 2018 17 FW Brazil Sergio Santos Chile Audax Italiano $500,000; TAM signing [4][5]
December 21, 2018 1 GK United States Matt Freese United States Harvard University Homegrown signing [6]
January 22, 2019 78 DF France Aurelien Collin United States New York Red Bulls Free Agent [7][8]
February 6, 2019 27 DF Germany Kai Wagner Germany Würzburger Kickers Undisclosed fee [7]
February 8, 2019 10 MF Mexico Marco Fabian Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Free transfer; 5% sell-on fee [9]
May 8, 2019 20 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Michee Ngalina United States Bethlehem Steel FC Free transfer [10]

Loan in

Date No. Pos. Player Parent Club Fee/Notes Source
January 24, 2019 31 GK Brazil Carlos Miguel Coronel Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1-year loan, option to buy [11]
March 5, 2019 35 MF Cape Verde Jamiro Monteiro France FC Metz 4-month loan, full-year option, option to buy
Extended loan, end of 2019 season		 [12][13]

Out

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Source
November 19, 2018 15 DF Ghana Joshua Yaro United States San Antonio FC Declined contract option [14][15]
16 DF United States Richie Marquez Declined contract option [14]
20 MF United States Marcus Epps United States New York Red Bulls Declined contract option [14][16]
24 MF United States Adam Najem United States Memphis 901 FC Declined contract option [14][17]
27 GK United States John McCarthy United States Tampa Bay Rowdies End of Contract [14][18]
27 FW England Jay Simpson England Leyton Orient Declined contract option [14][19]
29 GK United States Jake McGuire Sweden Gefle IF Declined contract option [14][20]
December 9, 2018 14 MF Germany Fabian Herbers United States Chicago Fire 2nd round 2019 SuperDraft [21]
December 19, 2019 12 DF United States Keegan Rosenberry United States Colorado Rapids $150,000 GAM (2019)
$100,000 GAM (2020)
$100,000 GAM (2020)[A]
$50,000 TAM (2020)		 [22]
February 23, 2019 17 FW United States C.J. Sapong United States Chicago Fire $200,000 GAM (2019)
$100,000 GAM (2020)
$100,000 TAM (2020)
$50,000 TAM (2020)[A]		 [22]
May 8, 2019 7 MF Ghana David Accam United States Columbus Crew $100,000 TAM
$400,000 GAM
Int'l Roster Spot		 [23]
May 9, 2019 8 MF United States Derrick Jones United States Nashville SC $175,000 GAM [24]

Staff

As of June 11, 2019 [25]
Position Staff Nationality
Head coach Jim Curtin  United States
Technical director Chris Albright  United States
Assistant coach and director of goalkeeping Oka Nikolov  Macedonia
Assistant coach Pat Noonan  United States
Head athletic trainer Paul Rushing  United States
Team coordinator Josh Gros  United States
Sporting director Ernst Tanner  Germany
Academy director Tommy Wilson  Scotland

Note: Dick Schreuder served as assistant coach through Week 17 and departed for TSG Hoffenheim after June 8.[26]

Competitions

Preseason

MLS season

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

Friendlies

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York City FC (P) 34 18 10 6 63 42 +21 64 Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (P) 34 18 4 12 58 43 +15 58 Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
3 Philadelphia Union (P) 34 16 7 11 58 50 +8 55 Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4 Toronto FC[lower-alpha 2] (P) 34 13 11 10 57 52 +5 50
5 D.C. United (P) 34 13 11 10 42 38 +4 50
6 New York Red Bulls (P) 34 14 6 14 53 51 +2 48
7 New England Revolution (P) 34 11 12 11 50 57 −7 45 Playoffs first round
8 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
9 Montreal Impact[lower-alpha 2] 34 12 5 17 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 3]
10 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 8 16 39 47 −8 38
11 Orlando City SC 34 9 10 15 44 52 −8 37
12 FC Cincinnati 34 6 6 22 31 75 −44 24
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. ↑ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
  3. ↑ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC 34 21 9 4 85 37 +48 72 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 New York City FC 34 18 10 6 63 42 +21 64 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2]
3 Atlanta United FC 34 18 4 12 58 43 +15 58 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 3]
4 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 16 8 10 52 49 +3 56 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 4]
5 Philadelphia Union 34 16 7 11 58 50 +8 55
6 Real Salt Lake 34 16 5 13 46 41 +5 53
7 Minnesota United FC 34 15 8 11 52 43 +9 53
8 LA Galaxy 34 16 3 15 58 59 −1 51
9 Toronto FC 34 13 11 10 57 52 +5 50
10 D.C. United 34 13 11 10 42 38 +4 50
11 Portland Timbers 34 14 7 13 52 49 +3 49
12 New York Red Bulls 34 14 6 14 53 51 +2 48
13 FC Dallas 34 13 9 12 54 46 +8 48
14 New England Revolution 34 11 12 11 50 57 −7 45
15 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 5 16 52 55 −3 44
16 Colorado Rapids 34 12 6 16 58 63 −5 42
17 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
18 Montreal Impact 34 12 5 17 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 5]
19 Houston Dynamo 34 12 4 18 49 59 −10 40
20 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 8 16 39 47 −8 38
21 Sporting Kansas City 34 10 8 16 49 67 −18 38
22 Orlando City SC 34 9 10 15 44 52 −8 37
23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 8 10 16 37 59 −22 34
24 FC Cincinnati 34 6 6 22 31 75 −44 24
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
  2. ↑ As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
  3. ↑ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
  4. ↑ As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)
  5. ↑ As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 16 7 11 58 50  +8 55 10 4 3 36 19  +17 6 3 8 22 31  −9

Last updated: October 8, 2019.
Source: MLS

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Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated October 20, 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States Matt Freese 7 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 0
18 GK Jamaica Andre Blake 28 0 26 0 0 0 2 0
31 GK Brazil Carlos Miguel Coronel 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF England Jack Elliott 36 3 34 2 0 0 2 1
4 DF United States Mark McKenzie 10 0 6+1 0 1 0 2 0
15 DF Cameroon Olivier Mbaizo 4 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0
26 DF United States Auston Trusty 22 1 22 1 0 0 0 0
27 DF Germany Kai Wagner 32 0 30 0 0 0 2 0
28 DF United States Ray Gaddis 37 0 34 0 0+1 0 2 0
32 DF United States Matthew Real 4 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 DF Brazil Fabinho 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
78 DF France Aurélien Collin 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF Guyana Warren Creavalle 14 0 5+8 0 0 0 0+1 0
6 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Medunjanin 37 1 34 1 1 0 2 0
8 MF United States Derrick Jones 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Mexico Marco Fabián 25 8 15+8 7 0 0 0+2 1
11 MF United States Alejandro Bedoya 35 5 32 4 1 0 2 1
21 MF United States Anthony Fontana 9 2 0+8 1 0+1 1 0 0
22 MF United States Brenden Aaronson 30 3 25+3 3 0 0 2 0
25 MF Brazil Ilsinho 31 5 7+21 5 1 0 0+2 0
35 MF Cape Verde Jamiro Monteiro 29 4 22+4 4 1 0 2 0
38 MF United States Zach Zandi 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Ghana David Accam 8 4 4+4 4 0 0 0 0
7 FW United States Andrew Wooten 9 0 4+3 0 0 0 1+1 0
9 FW United States Fafà Picault 35 5 21+11 4 1 0 1+1 1
17 FW Brazil Sergio Santos 20 4 5+12 4 1 0 2 0
19 FW Jamaica Cory Burke 7 2 5+2 2 0 0 0 0
20 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Michee Ngalina 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Poland Kacper Przybyłko 26 15 25+1 15 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

Goalkeepers

Honors and awards

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References

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