2018 Philadelphia Union season

The 2018 Philadelphia Union season was the club's ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his fifth season with the club.^[1] The Union reached the MLS Cup Playoffs as the bottom seed in the MLS Eastern Conference. The club also reached the 2018 U.S. Open Cup final for the third time in club history, but finished runners-up to Houston Dynamo.^[1] The 2018 season was the Union's most successful to date, earning the highest points total (50) and most wins (15).^[1] Additionally, the 2018 season transitioned Sporting Directors with Earnie Stewart accepting a general manager position with the United States Soccer Federation, and the Union hiring Ernst Tanner; former academy manager for Red Bull Salzburg.^[1][2][3]

Philadelphia Union

2018 season
Owner	Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coach	Jim Curtin
Stadium	Talen Energy Stadium (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS	Conference: 6th Overall: 11th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Knockout round
U.S. Open Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: 2 players tied (5) All: Cory Burke (6)
Highest home attendance	19,013 July 21 vs LA Galaxy
Lowest home attendance	League: 14,795 April 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes All: 3,565 June 5 vs Richmond Kickers
Average home league attendance	16,518
Home colors Away colors
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Background

MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2018 MLS SuperDraft

The Union selected three players from the third and fourth rounds of the 2018 SuperDraft^[4]

Round	Pick	Name	Position	Nationality	School
3	54	Mike Catalano	Midfielder	United States	Wisconsin
55	Aidan Apodaca	Forward	United States	California Baptist University
4	77	Matt Danilack	Forward	United States	Dartmouth

Personnel

Roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	John McCarthy		GK	(1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 (age 32)	Rochester Rhinos
18	Andre Blake (INT)		GK	(1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 (age 34)	UConn
29	Jake McGuire		GK	(1994-09-03) September 3, 1994 (age 30)	University of Tulsa
Defenders
3	Jack Elliott (INT)		CB	(1995-08-24) August 24, 1995 (age 29)	West Virginia University
4	Mark McKenzie (HGP)		CB	(1998-08-12) August 12, 1998 (age 26)	Bethlehem Steel FC
5	Olivier Mbaizo		DF	(1997-08-15) August 15, 1997 (age 27)	Bethlehem Steel FC
12	Keegan Rosenberry		RB	(1993-12-11) December 11, 1993 (age 30)	Georgetown University
15	Joshua Yaro (GA)		LB/CB	(1994-03-07) March 7, 1994 (age 30)	Georgetown University
16	Richie Marquez		CB	(1992-05-26) May 26, 1992 (age 32)	University of Redlands
26	Auston Trusty (HGP)		CB	(1998-08-12) August 12, 1998 (age 26)	Bethlehem Steel FC
28	Ray Gaddis		RB	(1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 34)	West Virginia University
32	Matthew Real (HGP)		LB	(1999-07-10) July 10, 1999 (age 25)	Bethlehem Steel FC
33	Fabinho		LB	(1985-03-16) March 16, 1985 (age 39)	Sydney FC
Midfielders
2	Warren Creavalle		DM	(1990-08-14) August 14, 1990 (age 34)	Toronto FC
6	Haris Medunjanin (INT)		CM	(1985-03-08) March 8, 1985 (age 39)	Maccabi Tel Aviv
7	David Accam		MF	(1990-09-28) September 28, 1990 (age 34)	Chicago Fire
8	Derrick Jones (HGP)		MF	(1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 27)	Bethlehem Steel FC
9	Fafà Picault		MF	(1991-02-23) February 23, 1991 (age 33)	FC St. Pauli
10	Bořek Dočkal (DP) (INT)		ACM	(1988-09-30) September 30, 1988 (age 36)	Henan Jianye
11	Alejandro Bedoya (DP)		CM/RM	(1987-04-29) April 29, 1987 (age 37)	FC Nantes
14	Fabian Herbers		CF	(1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 31)	Creighton University
20	Marcus Epps		CF	(1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29)	South Florida
21	Anthony Fontana (HGP)		MF	(1999-10-14) October 14, 1999 (age 25)	Bethlehem Steel FC
24	Adam Najem		MF	(1995-01-19) January 19, 1995 (age 29)	Akron
25	Ilsinho (INT)		CM/RM	(1985-10-12) October 12, 1985 (age 39)	Shakhtar Donetsk
Forwards
17	C.J. Sapong		CF	(1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 35)	Sporting Kansas City
19	Cory Burke (INT)		CF	(1991-12-28) December 28, 1991 (age 32)	Bethlehem Steel FC
27	Jay Simpson (INT)		CF	(1988-12-01) December 1, 1988 (age 35)	Leyton Orient

Last updated: May 30, 2018.
Source: Philadelphia Union Roster

Last updated: May 30, 2018.
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

Staff

As of February 4, 2018^[5]

Position	Staff	Nationality
Head coach	Jim Curtin	United States
Technical director and assistant coach	Chris Albright	United States
Assistant coach	B.J. Callaghan	United States
Assistant coach	Pat Noonan	United States
Goalkeeping coach	Tim Hanley	United States
Head athletic trainer	Paul Rushing	United States
Team coordinator	Josh Gros	United States
Sporting director	Earnie Stewart	United States
Academy director	Tommy Wilson	Scotland

Competitions

Preseason

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

February 3, 2018 Preseason	Philadelphia Union	3–4	New York Red Bulls	Clearwater, Florida
10:00 a.m. EST	Sapong 63' (pen.) 116' Aaronson 125'	Report	Entienne 81' Muyl 95' Moreno 119' Mines 131'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Three 45-minute periods.

University of South Florida v Philadelphia Union

February 6, 2018 Preseason	University of South Florida	1–5	Philadelphia Union	Clearwater, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST	23' 45'	Report	Sapong 3' Herbers 44' Epps 67' Burke 70', 82'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

February 8, 2018 Preseason	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Chicago Fire	Clearwater, Florida
11:00 a.m. EST				Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union

February 14, 2018 Preseason	Orlando City SC	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Sanford, Florida
12:00 p.m. EST	18' (pen.) 135' 137'		Burke 144'	Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
Note: Two 75-minute sessions.

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

February 17, 2018 Suncoast Invitational	Philadelphia Union	1–2	D.C. United	St. Petersburg, Florida
5:00 p.m. EST	Fabinho  16' Burke 88'	Report	Mattocks 14' Acosta 89'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Philadelphia Union v Montreal Impact

February 21, 2018 Suncoast Invitational	Philadelphia Union	5–0	Montreal Impact	Clearwater, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST	Sapong 13' (pen.), 49' Accam 41',  45' Trusty 54' Simpson 77'	Report	Donadel  45'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Philadelphia Union

February 24, 2018 Suncoast Invitational	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–1	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST	Graf 19' Nanchoff 35' Blake  36'	Report	Creavalle  21' Medunjanin 84'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Ted Unkel

MLS season

Main article: 2018 Major League Soccer season

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

March 3, 2018 1	Philadelphia Union	2–0	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EST	Fontana 43' Sapong  63', 69'	Report Box Score	Delamea  24' Farrell  59' Dielna  36'  86' Zahibo  90+1'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,452 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew SC

March 17, 2018 2	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Columbus Crew SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
2:00 p.m. EDT	Bedoya  76' Rosenberry  88'	Report Box Score	Artur  53' Higuaín  78'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,323 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Colorado Rapids v Philadelphia Union

March 31, 2018 3	Colorado Rapids	3–0	Philadelphia Union	Commerce City, Colorado
9:00 p.m. EDT	Price  48' Badji 53', 61', 87' Blomberg  63' Serna  69'	Report Box Score		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,790 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Philadelphia Union v San Jose Earthquakes

April 7, 2018 4	Philadelphia Union	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Accam  23' Bedoya 64'	Report Box Score	Eriksson 37' Quintana  56' Wondolowski  82' Cummings  90+6'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 14,795 Referee: Dave Gantar

Philadelphia Union v Orlando City SC

April 13, 2018 5	Philadelphia Union	0–2	Orlando City SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 p.m. EDT	Real  67' Rosenberry  81'	Report Box Score	Dwyer 38',  74' Mueller 45' Bendik  63' Yotún  79' El Monir  79'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,032 Referee: Chris Penso

FC Dallas v Philadelphia Union

April 21, 2018 6	FC Dallas	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Frisco, Texas
8:00 p.m. EDT	Hayes  17' Díaz 64' (pen.) Urruti 74'	Report Box Score	Medunjanin  90+2'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,326 Referee: Alan Kelly

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

April 28, 2018 7	Philadelphia Union	3–2	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
3:30 p.m. EDT	Ilsinho 37' Trusty  44' Sapong 60' Elliott  66' Dočkal 72'	Report Box Score	Stieber 7' Asad  25' Mattocks 70'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,493 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union

May 4, 2018 8	Toronto FC	3–0	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 p.m. EDT	Vázquez 28' Giovinco  31', 65' Morgan  45+2' Chapman 89'	Report Box Score	Elliott  24' Trusty  50' Ilsinho  84'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,728 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Columbus Crew SC v Philadelphia Union

May 9, 2018 9	Columbus Crew SC	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Jonathan  27' Zardes 53'	Report Box Score	Elliott  77'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 7,683 Referee: Mark Geiger

Montreal Impact v Philadelphia Union

May 12, 2018 10	Montreal Impact	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, Quebec
3:00 p.m. EDT	Silva  65' Lovitz  67' Piette  77'	Report Box Score	Burke 58',  58' McKenzie  71' Medunjanin 88'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 17,140 Referee: Kevin Stott

Philadelphia Union v Real Salt Lake

May 19, 2018 11	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Real Salt Lake	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Epps 21' Dočkal 34' Ilsinho 74' Rosenberry 81'	Report Box Score	Kreilach 65' Ruíz  87'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,019 Referee: Chico Grajeda

New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union

May 26, 2018 12	New York Red Bulls	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EDT	Wright-Phillips  64'	Report Boxscore	McKenzie  27' Picault  69' Medunjanin  79'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,814 Referee: Ted Unkel

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire SC

May 30, 2018 13	Philadelphia Union	3–1	Chicago Fire SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Ilsinho 44' Burke 51' Dočkal 87' (pen.)	Report Box Score	Corrales  32' Gordon 56'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 14,805 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Atlanta United FC v Philadelphia Union

June 2, 2018 14	Atlanta United FC	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez 21' (pen.), 49', 83' (pen.)	Report Box Score	Bedoya  11'  19' Medunjanin  19'  19' Picault  28', 52'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,140 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

June 8, 2018 15	Philadelphia Union	0–2	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 p.m. EDT	Creavalle  16' Gaddis  47'	Report Box Score	Osorio 19', 79' Chapman  37'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,493 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Philadelphia Union v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

June 23, 2018 16	Philadelphia Union	4–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT	Dočkal 23', 71' Picault  31', 90+5' (pen.) Ilsinho 74' (pen.)	Recap Box Score	Aja  72' Reyna  82'  90+4' Blondell  83'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,250 Referee: Allen Chapman

Los Angeles FC v Philadelphia Union

June 30, 2018 17	Los Angeles FC	4–1	Philadelphia Union	Los Angeles, California
10:30 p.m. EDT	Diomande 25', 43', 55' Beitashour  39' Nguyen  85' Blessing 90+6'	Report Box Score	Picault 45'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United FC

July 7, 2018 18	Philadelphia Union	0–2	Atlanta United FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	McKenzie  21' Blake  57'	Report Box Score	Parkhurst  19' Martínez 58' (pen.) Villalba 76'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,025 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Chicago Fire SC v Philadelphia Union

July 11, 2018 19	Chicago Fire SC	3–4	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT	Corrales  5' Nikolić 31' (pen.) Katai 69' Kappelhof  83' Schweinsteiger 90+4'	Report Box Score	Burke  7', 45+3', 73' Medunjanin 31' Accam 90+5',  90+6'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,008 Referee: Dave Gantar

Philadelphia Union v LA Galaxy

July 21, 2018 20	Philadelphia Union	1–3	LA Galaxy	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Sapong 29' Picault  31' Medunjanin  79'	Report Box Score	Kamara 48' Ibrahimović 63' Ciani  64', 82' Alessandrini  80'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 19,013 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union

July 25, 2018 21	Houston Dynamo	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Houston, Texas
9:00 p.m. EDT	Manotas 10' Martinez  59' Cerén  90+2' Fuenmayor  90+5'	Report Box Score	Bedoya 34' Rosenberry  45+1' McKenzie  53' Sapong  65' Burke 70' Picault 90+6'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 13,094 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Portland Timbers v Philadelphia Union

August 4, 2018 22	Portland Timbers	3–0	Philadelphia Union	Portland, Oregon
11:00 p.m. EDT	Valeri 58' (pen.) Asprilla 84' (pen.) Guzmán 87'	Report Box Score	Bedoya  90'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Alan Kelly

New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union

August 11, 2018 23	New England Revolution	2–3	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT	Farrell 46' Zahibo 64' Delamea  75' Rowe  90+3'	Report Box Score	Elliott 14', 24' Blake  57' Picault  63', 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 19,516 Referee: Allen Chapman

Philadelphia Union v New York City FC

August 18, 2018 24	Philadelphia Union	2–0	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Burke 57' Ilsinho 76' Creavalle  90'	Report Box Score	Tinnerholm  32' Matarrita  90+5'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,594 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

August 25, 2018 25	Philadelphia Union	1–0	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Burke 53',  56'	Report Box Score	Mancienne  78' Fagundez  90+4'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,052 Referee: Drew Fischer

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

August 29, 2018 26	D.C. United	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT	Birnbaum  90+2'	Report Box Score	Elliott  27' Sapong 29' Dočkal  57' Picault 61'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,692 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union

September 1, 2018 27	Orlando City SC	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Dwyer 9' Sutter 90+1'	Report	Burke 32' Picault 88' Bedoya  89' Jones  90+5'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 22,912 Referee: Chris Penso

Philadelphia Union v Montreal Impact

September 15, 2018 28	Philadelphia Union	1–4	Montreal Impact	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Trusty 11' Elliott  42' Burke  56'	Report Box Score	Silva  21', 28', 76' Taïder 39' Amarikwa 63'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,024 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Seattle Sounders FC v Philadelphia Union

September 19, 2018 29	Seattle Sounders FC	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Seattle, Washington
11:00 p.m. EDT		Report Box Score	Jones  52' Elliott  78'  89' Picault 90+3'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,536 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City

September 23, 2018 30	Philadelphia Union	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EDT	Accam  66' Simpson 71', 89' Mbaizo  75'	Report Box Score	Espinoza  65'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,080 Referee: Mark Geiger

Columbus Crew SC v Philadelphia Union

September 29, 2018 31	Columbus Crew SC	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report Box Score	Fabinho  85' Bedoya  88'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 12,441 Referee: Drew Fischer

Philadelphia Union v Minnesota United FC

October 6, 2018 32	Philadelphia Union	5–1	Minnesota United FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Burke 8' Bedoya 17',  56' Picault 23', 44',  72' Ilsinho 79'	Report Box Score	Quintero 54' Gómez  72' Bob  75'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,334 Referee: Allen Chapman

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

October 21, 2018 33	Philadelphia Union	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT	Sapong  37' Trusty  47' Picault  66'	Report Box Score	Adams  55' Muyl  57' Romero Gamarra 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,021 Referee: Ted Unkel

New York City FC v Philadelphia Union

October 28, 2018 34	New York City FC	3–1	Philadelphia Union	New York, New York
4:30 p.m. EDT	Chanot 8' Trusty 10' (o.g.) Villa 34'	Report Box Score	Burke 14',  40' Trusty  16' Medunjanin  67'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 24,441 Referee: Alan Kelly

MLS Cup Playoffs

Further information: 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs

New York City FC v Philadelphia Union

October 31, 2018 Knockout round	New York City FC	3–1	Philadelphia Union	New York, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT	Tajouri 10' Villa 26' Chanot  55' Sweat  71' Moralez 78'	Report Box Score	McKenzie  24' Medunjanin  73' Burke 83' Jones  86'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 15,153 Referee: Robert Sibiga

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2018 U.S. Open Cup

Philadelphia Union v Richmond Kickers

June 5, 2018 Fourth round	Philadelphia Union	5–0	Richmond Kickers	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Elliott 3' Accam 27' (pen.) Fontana 44' Epps 45+2' Simpson 49' Rosenberry  88'	Report Box Score		Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,565 Referee: Lorent Varga

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

June 16, 2018 Round of 16	Philadelphia Union	2–1	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Medunjanin 52' Burke 61'	Report Box Score	Wright-Phillips 77'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,009 Referee: Jon Freemon

Philadelphia Union v Orlando City SC

July 18, 2018 Quarterfinals	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Orlando City SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Bedoya 4'	Report Box Score	Toia  85' Johnson  90+1'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 7,176 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

August 8, 2018 Semifinals	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Burke 59', 77' Sapong 86'	Report Box Score	Katai  62'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 7,934 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union

September 26, 2018 Final	Houston Dynamo	3–0	Philadelphia Union	Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. EDT	Manotas 4' (Elis), 25',  61' Martínez  53' Trusty 65' (o.g.) O. García  69'	Report Box Score	Dočkal  51'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,060 Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant referees: Cameron Blanchard Assistant referees: Kyle Atkins Fourth official: Alejandro Mariscal

Friendlies

Philadelphia Union v Eintracht Frankfurt

July 14, 2018 Friendly	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EST	Fabinho  32' Jones 49' Burke  83'	Report Box Score	Allan  45+' Falette  83'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 13,954 Referee: Guido Gonzales

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls	34	22	7	5	62	33	+29	71	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Atlanta United FC	34	21	7	6	70	44	+26	69
3	New York City FC	34	16	10	8	59	45	+14	56	MLS Cup Knockout Round
4	D.C. United	34	14	11	9	60	50	+10	51
5	Columbus Crew	34	14	11	9	43	45	−2	51
6	Philadelphia Union	34	15	14	5	49	50	−1	50
7	Montreal Impact	34	14	16	4	47	53	−6	46
8	New England Revolution	34	10	13	11	49	55	−6	41
9	Toronto FC	34	10	18	6	59	64	−5	36
10	Chicago Fire	34	8	18	8	48	61	−13	32
11	Orlando City SC	34	8	22	4	43	74	−31	28

Source: MLS

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Portland Timbers	34	15	10	9	54	48	+6	54
9	D.C. United	34	14	11	9	60	50	+10	51
10	Columbus Crew	34	14	11	9	43	45	−2	51
11	Philadelphia Union	34	15	14	5	49	50	−1	50
12	Real Salt Lake	34	14	13	7	55	58	−3	49
13	LA Galaxy	34	13	12	9	66	64	+2	48
14	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	13	13	8	54	67	−13	47

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

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
21	8	3	10	29	34	−5	27	5	2	4	18	14	+4	3	1	6	11	20	−9

Last updated: July 31, 2018.
Source: MLS

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	T	L	T	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	T	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	T	L	W	W	T	W	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on July 31, 2018. Source: 2018 MLS season & Weekly MLS Standing
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Position references Eastern Conference standings.

Statistics

Main article: List of Philadelphia Union records and statistics

Appearances and goals

As of May 31, 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Defenders
3	DF	ENG	Jack Elliot	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	USA	Mark McKenzie	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	USA	Olivier Mbaizo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	USA	Keegan Rosenberry	14	1	14	1	0	0	0	0
15	DF	GHA	Joshua Yaro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	USA	Richie Marquez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	USA	Auston Trusty	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	USA	Ray Gaddis	11	0	8+3	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	USA	Matthew Real	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	BRA	Fabinho	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
2	MF	GUY	Warren Creavalle	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	BIH	Haris Medunjanin	14	1	14	1	0	0	0	0
7	MF	GHA	David Accam	14	0	11+3	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	USA	Derrick Jones	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
9	MF	USA	Fafa Picault	9	0	6+3	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	CZE	Bořek Dočkal	13	3	13	3	0	0	0	0
11	MF	USA	Alejandro Bedoya	14	1	14	1	0	0	0	0
14	MF	GER	Fabian Herbers	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	USA	Marcus Epps	6	1	3+3	1	0	0	0	0
21	MF	USA	Anthony Fontana	4	1	1+3	1	0	0	0	0
24	MF	USA	Adam Najem	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	BRA	Ilsinho	11	3	5+6	3	0	0	0	0
30	MF	CMR	Eric Ayuk Mbu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
17	FW	USA	C.J. Sapong	12	2	11+1	2	0	0	0	0
19	FW	JAM	Cory Burke	11	2	3+8	2	0	0	0	0
27	FW	ENG	Jay Simpson	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics are from all matches as documented by Soccerway.com.^[6]

Top scorers

As of May 31, 2018

Place	Position	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	Open Cup	Total
1	MF	Ilsinho	3	0	0	3
	MF	Bořek Dočkal	3	0	0	3
2	FW	C.J. Sapong	2	0	0	2
	FW	Cory Burke	2	0	0	2
3	DF	Keegan Rosenberry	1	0	0	1
	MF	Haris Medunjanin	1	0	0	1
	MF	Alejandro Bedoya	1	0	0	1
	MF	Marcus Epps	1	0	0	1
	MF	Anthony Fontana	1	0	0	1
Total			15	0	0	15

Goalkeepers

As of May 31, 2018

Nat.	No.	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO
	1	BlakeAndre Blake	14	14	5–5–3	16	1.07	4	0	0
	27	McCarthyJohn McCarthy	0	0	0–0–0	0	0.00	0	0	0
	29	McCarthyJake McGuire	0	0	0–0–0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Total					5-5-3	15	1.07	4	0	0

Record = W-L-D

Transfers

In

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Source
December 20, 2017	14	MF	Fabian Herbers	Philadelphia Union	Signed new contract	[7]
December 20, 2017	25	MF	Ilsinho	Philadelphia Union	Signed new contract	[7]
December 20, 2017	33	DF	Fabinho	Philadelphia Union	Signed new contract	[7]
December 21, 2017	21	FW	Cory Burke	Bethlehem Steel FC	Signed	[8]
January 18, 2018	32	DF	Matthew Real	Bethlehem Steel FC	Signed as Homegrown Player	[9]
January 18, 2018	4	DF	Mark McKenzie	Bethlehem Steel FC	Signed as Homegrown Player	[10]
January 19, 2018	7	MF	David Accam	Chicago Fire	$1,200,000 allocation money	[11]
April 17, 2018	5	DF	Olivier Mbaizo	Bethlehem Steel FC	Signed	[12]

Out

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Source
November 1, 2017	4	DF	Ken Tribbett	Penn FC	Declined contract option	[13][14]
November 1, 2017	5	DF	Oguchi Onyewu		Declined contract option	[13]
November 1, 2017	8	MF	Maurice Edu		Declined contract option	[13]
November 1, 2017	9	FW	Charlie Davies	Retired	Declined contract option	[13][15]
November 1, 2017	10	MF	Roland Alberg	CSKA Sofia	Declined contract option	[13][16]
November 1, 2017	13	MF	Chris Pontius	LA Galaxy	End of contract	[13][17]
November 1, 2017	14	MF	Fabian Herbers	Philadelphia Union	Declined contract option, re-signed new contract	[13][7]
November 1, 2017	19	DF	Aaron Jones		Declined contract option	[13]
November 1, 2017	25	MF	Ilsinho	Philadelphia Union	Declined contract option, re-signed new contract	[13][7]
November 1, 2017	32	DF	Giliano Wijnaldum	Williem II	Declined contract option	[13][18]
November 1, 2017	33	DF	Fabinho	Philadelphia Union	End of contract, re-signed new contract	[13][7]

Loan in

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Source
February 28, 2018	10	MF	Bořek Dočkal	Henan Jianye F.C.	Loan for 2018 season	[19]

Honors and awards

Retirement

In May 2018, long time Philadelphia Union forward Sebastian Le Toux announced his retirement from professional soccer. Making a name for himself as a top player for the Philadelphia Union, Le Toux signed a ceremonial one-day contract to retire as a Philadelphia player.^[20] His retirement ceremony was held on June 23, 2018, during a home match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC, where he was the first inductee into the Union's Ring of Honor.^[20][21]

References

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14. "Penn FC picks up Tribbett". www.uslsoccer.com. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
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External links

• Official Website
• Philadelphia Union at ESPN FC