2017 Philadelphia Union season

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Philadelphia Union
2017 season
Owner Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coach Jim Curtin
Stadium Talen Energy Stadium (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS Conference: 8th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Round of 16
Top goalscorer League: C.J. Sapong (16)
All: Sapong (21)
Highest home attendance 18,619
September 23 vs. Chicago
Lowest home attendance League: 15,107
April 22 vs. Montreal
All: 3,866
June 14 vs. Harrisburg
Average home league attendance 16,812
Home colors
Away colors
← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Philadelphia Union season was the club's eighth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his fourth season with the club.[1] The Union finished the 2017 season with the same points total as the 2016 season, but did not clinch entry to the MLS Cup Playoffs. The 2017 season also marks a new goalscoring record by C. J. Sapong who scored 16 goals in a single season, eclipsing Sebastian Le Toux's record of 14 goals during the inaugural season.[1]

Background

MLS SuperDraft

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Main article: 2017 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick Name Position Nationality School
2 25 Marcus Epps Forward United States United States South Florida
33 Aaron Jones Defender England England Clemson
3 55 Chris Nanco Forward Canada Canada Syracuse
4 77 Jack Elliott Defender England England West Virginia
82 Santi Moar Forward Spain Spain Pfeiffer

2016 MLS regular season

During the 2016 MLS season the Union finished with an 11–14–9 record, which was enough for a playoff berth, the franchise's first since 2011, as the sixth seed. The Union also had a franchise record eight wins at home, finishing 8–5–4 at home and 3–9–5 on the road.

2016 MLS Cup Playoffs

The Union faced Toronto FC in the Eastern Conference knockout round, where they lost 3–1 at BMO Field. The Union's only playoff goal of 2016 was scored by Alejandro Bedoya in the 73rd minute of that game.

2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. open

The Union entered the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup playing host to the Harrisburg City Islanders and won by a score of 3–2, advancing to play the New York Red Bulls in the round of 16, where a two-goal effort by Chris Pontius lifted the Union to a 2–1 victory. The Union went on to lose 4–2 in penalties to the New England Revolution after playing to a 1-1 draw through extra time in the quarterfinals.

2017 roster

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

No. Position Player
2 Guyana MF Warren Creavalle
3 England DF Jack Elliot
4 United States DF Ken Tribbett
5 United States DF Oguchi Onyewu
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Haris Medunjanin
7 United States MF Brian Carroll (Vice-captain)
8 United States MF Maurice Edu (DP)
9 United States FW Charlie Davies
10 Netherlands MF Roland Alberg
11 United States MF Alejandro Bedoya (DP, Captain)
12 United States DF Keegan Rosenberry
13 United States MF Chris Pontius
14 Germany MF Fabian Herbers (GA)
15 Ghana DF Josh Yaro (GA)
16 United States DF Richie Marquez
17 United States FW C. J. Sapong
No. Position Player
18 Jamaica GK Andre Blake (GA)
19 England MF Aaron Jones
20 United States MF Marcus Epps
21 United States MF Derrick Jones (HGP)
22 United States MF Fafà Picault
23 United States GK John McCarthy
24 Afghanistan MF Adam Najem (HGP)
25 Brazil MF Ilsinho
26 United States DF Auston Trusty (HGP)
27 England FW Jay Simpson
28 United States DF Ray Gaddis
29 United States GK Jake McGuire
30 Cameroon MF Eric Ayuk Mbu
32 Netherlands DF Giliano Wijnaldum
33 Brazil DF Fabinho

Current squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From
Goalkeepers
18 Andre Blake (INT) Jamaica GK (1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 (age 33) United States UConn
23 John McCarthy United States GK (1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 (age 31) United States Rochester Rhinos
29 Jake McGuire United States GK (1994-09-03) September 3, 1994 (age 29) United States University of Tulsa
Defenders
3 Jack Elliott Scotland CB (1995-08-24) August 24, 1995 (age 28) United States West Virginia University
4 Ken Tribbett United States CB (1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 (age 32) United States Bethlehem Steel FC
5 Oguchi Onyewu United States CB (1982-05-13) May 13, 1982 (age 42) Unattached
12 Keegan Rosenberry United States RB (1993-12-11) December 11, 1993 (age 30) United States Georgetown University
15 Joshua Yaro (INT, GA) Ghana LB/CB (1994-03-07) March 7, 1994 (age 30) United States Georgetown University
16 Richie Marquez United States CB (1992-05-26) May 26, 1992 (age 32) United States University of Redlands
19 Aaron Jones England CB (1994-03-12) March 12, 1994 (age 30) United States Clemson Tigers
26 Auston Trusty (HGP) United States CB (1998-08-12) August 12, 1998 (age 25) United States Bethlehem Steel FC
28 Ray Gaddis United States RB (1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 34) United States West Virginia University
32 Giliano Wijnaldum (INT) Netherlands LB (1992-08-31) August 31, 1992 (age 31) Germany VfL Bochum
33 Fabinho Brazil LB (1985-03-16) March 16, 1985 (age 39) Australia Sydney FC
Midfielders
2 Warren Creavalle Guyana DM (1990-08-14) August 14, 1990 (age 33) Canada Toronto FC
6 Haris Medunjanin (INT) Bosnia and Herzegovina CM (1985-03-08) March 8, 1985 (age 39) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
7 Brian Carroll United States DM (1981-07-20) July 20, 1981 (age 42) United States Columbus Crew SC
8 Maurice Edu (DP) United States DM (1986-04-18) April 18, 1986 (age 38) England Stoke City
10 Roland Alberg (INT) Netherlands CM (1990-08-06) August 6, 1990 (age 33) Netherlands ADO Den Haag
11 Alejandro Bedoya (DP) United States CM/RM (1987-04-29) April 29, 1987 (age 37) France FC Nantes
13 Chris Pontius United States LM (1987-05-12) May 12, 1987 (age 37) United States D.C. United
20 Marcus Epps United States CF (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29) United States South Florida
21 Derrick Jones (HGP) Ghana MF (1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 27) United States Bethlehem Steel FC
22 Fafà Picault United States MF (1991-02-23) February 23, 1991 (age 33) Germany FC St. Pauli
24 Adam Najem (HGP) United States MF (1995-01-19) January 19, 1995 (age 29) United States Akron
25 Ilson Jr. (INT) Brazil CM/RM (1985-10-12) October 12, 1985 (age 38) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
30 Eric Ayuk Mbu (INT) Cameroon LM/RM (1997-02-17) February 17, 1997 (age 27) Cameroon Rainbow FC Bamenda
Forwards
9 Charlie Davies United States CF (1986-06-25) June 25, 1986 (age 38) United States New England Revolution
14 Fabian Herbers (INT, GA) Germany CF (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 30) United States Creighton University
17 C.J. Sapong United States CF (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 35) United States Sporting Kansas City
27 Jay Simpson (INT) England CF (1988-12-01) December 1, 1988 (age 35) England Leyton Orient

Last updated: March 10, 2017.
Source: Philadelphia Union Roster

Last updated: March 10, 2017.
Source: MLS Designations

DP indicates Designated Player
GA indicates Generation Adidas Player
HGP indicates Home Grown Player
INT indicates MLS International Player and qualifies for an international roster spot

Current staff

As of March 2016 [2]
Position Staff Nation
Head coach Jim Curtin  United States
Technical director/Assistant coach Chris Albright  United States
Assistant coach Mike Sorber  United States
Assistant coach B.J. Callaghan  United States
Goalkeeping coach Oka Nikolov  Macedonia
Head athletic trainer Paul Rushing  United States
Strength and conditioning coach Kevin Miller  United States
Sporting director Earnie Stewart  United States
Academy director Tommy Wilson  Scotland

Competitions

Preseason

MLS season

U.S. Open Cup

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Further information: 2017 U.S. Open Cup

Friendlies

Standings

Eastern Conference standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC 34 20 9 5 74 37 +37 69 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 7 11 62 48 +14 55 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 10 9 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 6 12 53 49 +4 54
6 New York Red Bulls 34 14 8 12 53 47 +6 50
7 New England Revolution 34 13 6 15 53 61 −8 45
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 9 14 50 47 +3 42
9 Montreal Impact 34 11 6 17 52 58 −6 39
10 Orlando City SC 34 10 9 15 39 58 −19 39
11 D.C. United 34 9 5 20 31 60 −29 32
Source: MLS

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 Toronto FC (C, X) 34 20 9 5 74 37 +37 69 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 7 11 61 47 +14 55
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 10 9 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 6 12 53 49 +4 54
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 8 11 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 11 9 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 7 12 50 49 +1 52
9 New York Red Bulls 34 14 8 12 53 47 +6 50
10 Houston Dynamo 34 13 11 10 57 45 +12 50
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 13 9 40 29 +11 49 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 7 14 39 60 −21 46
13 FC Dallas 34 11 13 10 48 48 0 46
14 Real Salt Lake 34 13 6 15 49 55 −6 45
15 New England Revolution 34 13 6 15 53 61 −8 45
16 Philadelphia Union 34 11 9 14 50 47 +3 42
17 Montreal Impact 34 11 6 17 52 58 −6 39
18 Orlando City SC 34 10 9 15 39 58 −19 39
19 Minnesota United FC 34 10 6 18 47 70 −23 36
20 Colorado Rapids 34 9 6 19 31 51 −20 33
21 D.C. United 34 9 5 20 31 60 −29 32
22 LA Galaxy 34 8 8 18 45 67 −22 32
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; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:
  1. ↑
    CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection Procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[3] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
      2. The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 28 February 2018
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Defenders
3 DF England Jack Elliott 30 2 29+1 0 0 2 0 0
4 DF United States Ken Tribbett 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF United States Oguchi Onyewu 22 1 22 1 0 0 0 0
12 DF United States Keegan Rosenberry 16 0 11+3 0 0 0 2 0
15 DF Ghana Joshua Yaro 8 0 4+2 0 0 0 2 0
16 DF United States Richie Marquez 15 1 13+2 1 0 0 0 0
19 DF England Aaron Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF United States Auston Trusty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF United States Ray Gaddis 27 0 23+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
32 DF Netherlands Giliano Wijnaldum 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Brazil Fabinho 23 0 21+1 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
2 MF Guyana Warren Creavalle 13 0 5+8 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Medunjanin 36 2 34 2 0 0 2 0
7 MF United States Brian Carroll 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF United States Maurice Edu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Netherlands Roland Alberg 26 8 9+15 7 0 0 2 1
11 MF United States Alejandro Bedoya 28 2 28 2 0 0 0 0
13 MF United States Chris Pontius 31 2 27+3 2 0 0 0+1 0
20 MF United States Marcus Epps 21 3 7+12 2 0 0 1+1 1
21 MF United States Derrick Jones 14 1 8+4 0 0 0 2 1
22 MF United States Fafa Picault 29 7 23+5 7 0 0 1 0
24 MF United States Adam Najem 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF United States Ilson Jr. 27 6 24+3 6 0 0 0 0
30 MF Cameroon Eric Ayuk Mbu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW United States Charlie Davies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 FW United States C.J. Sapong 35 17 30+3 16 0 0 2 1
27 FW England Jay Simpson 24 1 4+18 1 0 0 2 0

Statistics are from all matches as documented by Soccerway.com.[4]

Top scorers

As of 3 March 2018
Place Position Name MLS MLS Cup Open Cup Total
1 FW United States C. J. Sapong 16 0 1 17
2 MF Netherlands Roland Alberg 7 0 1 8
3 MF United States Fafà Picault 7 0 0 7
4 MF Brazil Ilsinho 6 0 0 6
5 MF United States Marcus Epps 2 0 1 3
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Medunjanin 2 0 0 2
MF United States Alejandro Bedoya 2 0 0 2
MF United States Chris Pontius 2 0 0 2
14 DF England Jack Elliott 1 0 0 1
DF United States Oguchi Onyewu 1 0 0 1
MF Germany Fabian Herbers 1 0 0 1
DF United States Richie Marquez 1 0 0 1
MF United States Derrick Jones 0 0 1 1
FW England Jay Simpson 1 0 0 1
Total 49 0 4 53

Goalkeepers

As of 3 March 2018
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Booked Red card
Jamaica 1 BlakeAndre Blake 26 26 9–10–7 34 1.31 9 2 0
United States 27 McCarthyJohn McCarthy 8 8 2–4–2 13 1.63 1 0 0
United States 29 McCarthyJake McGuire 0 0 0–0–0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Total 11–14–9 47 1.38 10 2 0
Record = W-L-D

Transfers

In

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Source
January 5, 2017 32 LB Netherlands Giliano Wijnaldum Germany VfL Bochum Discovery Signing [5]
January 9, 2017 27 FW England Jay Simpson England Leyton Orient Discovery Signing using TAM [6]
January 30, 2017 5 CB United States Oguchi Onyewu Unattached Discovery Signing [7]
January 31, 2017 6 CM Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Medunjanin Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Signing using TAM [8]
February 2, 2017 22 MF United States Fafà Picault Germany FC St. Pauli Discover Signing [9]
February 6, 2017 20 FW United States Marcus Epps United States South Florida 2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing [10]
February 8, 2017 24 MF United States Adam Najem United States University of Akron Traded first right to refusal with New York Red Bulls [11]
February 23, 2017 19 DF England Aaron Jones United States Clemson Tigers 2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing [12]
February 24, 2017 3 DF England Jack Elliott United States West Virginia University 2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing [13]
March 10, 2017 29 GK United States Jake McGuire United States University of Tulsa Waiver Selection [14]

Out

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Source
October 28, 2016 10 MF Switzerland Tranquillo Barnetta Switzerland FC St. Gallen End of Contract [15]
November 2, 2016 3 DF United States Taylor Washington United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds Contract Option Declined [16]
November 2, 2016 19 MF United States Cole Missimo Contract Option Declined [16]
November 2, 2016 20 MF Colombia Wálter Restrepo United States New York Cosmos Contract Option Declined [16][17]
November 2, 2016 23 DF Brazil Anderson Conceição Brazil Tombense End of Loan [16]
November 2, 2016 27 GK England Matt Jones Portugal Belenenses End of Loan [16]
November 2, 2016 32 MF Germany Kevin Kratz United States Atlanta United FC Trade for 2020 4th Round MLS SuperDraft Pick [16][18]
January 18, 2017 22 MF Brazil Leo Fernandes United States Tampa Bay Rowdies End of Contract [19]

Loan in

Date No. Pos. Player Loaned From Notes

Loan out

Date No. Pos. Player Loaned To Notes
April 4, 2017 30 MF Cameroon Eric Ayuk Sweden Jönköpings Södra IF Remainder of 2017 season[20]

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Stats
9 United States Chris Pontius 3G

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player Link
21 United States John McCarthy [1]

End-of-season awards

References

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