2021 Philadelphia Union season

The 2021 Philadelphia Union season was the club's twelfth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team is managed by Jim Curtin, his eighth season with the club. The club's regular season began on April 7, 2021, with the CONCACAF Champions League, and then on April 17, 2021, with MLS play, and ended on November 7, 2021, a month-delayed start due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Outside of MLS, the Union, by winning the 2020 Supporters' Shield, is competing in their first ever CONCACAF Champions League.^[1]

Philadelphia Union

2021 season
Owner	Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coach	Jim Curtin
Stadium	Subaru Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS	Conference: 2nd Overall: 6th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Finals
U.S. Open Cup	Cancelled
CONCACAF Champions League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Kacper Przybyłko (12) All: Kacper Przybyłko (17)
Highest home attendance	16,827 (July 17 vs. DC United)
Lowest home attendance	4,625 (April 14 vs. Saprissa)
Average home league attendance	12,239
Biggest win	4–0 (April 14 vs. Saprissa)
Biggest defeat	0–2 (May 1 vs. New York City FC) 1–3 (August 28 vs. DC United)
Home colors Away colors
← 2020 2022 →

Background

The 2021 preseason saw turnover in the coaching positions as assistant coach Oka Nikolov departed and replaced by Frank Leicht.^[2]

The transfer window was the Union's most lucrative to date selling two MLS Best XI players. Brendan Aaronson was officially transferred to Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga for a reported fee of $6 million, with a potential $3 million more in performance bonuses; the highest ever transfer fee for a U.S.-based homegrown player.^[3][4] In January, Mark McKenzie was transferred to K.R.C. Genk for a reported fee of $6 million, plus additional performance-based bonuses.^[5]

Prior to the start of the season, long-time defender, Raymon Gaddis, announced his retirement from professional soccer. The full-back spent his entire professional career with the Union, holding record in games played (221) and minutes played (18,702).^[6]

The Union traded away or passed on all picks for the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, being the third consecutive season doing so.^[7] Supplementing young players via the Union's academy, five academy players were signed to the senior team: defender Nathan Harriel, midfielder Jack McGlynn, midfielder Paxten Aaronson, defender Brandan Craig, and midfielder/forward Quinn Sullivan.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Rounding out the first team acquisitions included centerback, Stuart Findlay, from Kilmarnock FC and midfielder, Leon Flach, from FC St. Pauli.^[12]

2021 roster

As of September 25, 2021^[13]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Matt Freese (HGP) 2 DF  USA Matthew Real (HGP) 3 DF  ENG Jack Elliott 4 DF  SCO Stuart Findlay 5 DF  NOR Jakob Glesnes 6 MF  HUN Daniel Gazdag 7 FW  BRA Matheus Davó (on loan from Corinthians) 8 MF  VEN José Martínez 10 MF  CPV Jamiro Monteiro (DP) 11 MF  USA Alejandro Bedoya (Captain) 12 GK  USA Joe Bendik 13 MF  USA Cole Turner (HGP) 15 DF  CMR Olivier Mbaizo 16 MF  USA Jack McGlynn (HGP) 17 FW  BRA Sergio Santos

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 GK  JAM Andre Blake (GA) 19 FW  JAM Cory Burke 20 MF  VEN Jesús Bueno 21 MF  USA Anthony Fontana (HGP) 23 FW  POL Kacper Przybyłko 25 MF  BRA Ilsinho 26 DF  USA Nathan Harriel (HGP) 27 DF  GER Kai Wagner 29 DF  JAM Alvas Powell 30 MF  USA Paxten Aaronson (HGP) 31 MF  USA Leon Flach 33 MF  USA Quinn Sullivan (HGP) 34 MF  USA Brandan Craig (HGP) 78 DF  FRA Aurelien Collin

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  USA Jack de Vries (on loan with Venezia F.C.) 24 MF  SVK Matej Oravec (on loan with FK Železiarne Podbrezová)

Transfers

In

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Source
January 1, 2021	26	DF	Nathan Harriel	Philadelphia Union II	Homegrown signing	[8]
	16	MF	Jack McGlynn	Philadelphia Union II	Homegrown signing	[9]
	30	MF	Paxten Aaronson	Philadelphia Union II	Homegrown signing	[10]
	34	MF	Brandan Craig	Philadelphia Union II	Homegrown signing	[11]
	33	MF	Quinn Sullivan	Philadelphia Union II	Homegrown signing	[11]
February 25, 2021	4	DF	Stuart Findlay	Kilmarnock	Undisclosed fee	[14]
March 31, 2021	31	MF	Leon Flach	St. Pauli	Undisclosed fee	[15]
April 2, 2021	22	GK	Greg Ranjitsingh	Minnesota United FC	Free Transfer	[16]
May 11, 2021	6	MF	Daniel Gazdag	Budapest Honvéd FC	Undisclosed fee	[17]
June 10, 2021	29	DF	Alvas Powell	Al-Hilal Club	Free agent	[18]
July 29, 2021	20	MF	Jesús Bueno	Deportivo Lara	Undisclosed fee	[19]

Out

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Source
December 2, 2020	2	MF	Warren Creavalle		Declined Contract Option	[20]
	7	FW	Andrew Wooten	Admira	Declined Contract Option	[20]
	20	FW	Michee Ngalina	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Declined Contract Option	[20]
January 1, 2021	22	MF	Brenden Aaronson	Red Bull Salzburg	$6,000,000 - $9,000,000	[21]
January 7, 2021	4	DF	Mark McKenzie	Genk	$6,000,000	[22]
March 4, 2021	28	DF	Ray Gaddis		Player Retirement	[23]
August 2021	22	GK	Greg Ranjitsingh	MLS Pool	Released	[24]

Loan In

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Source
August 11, 2021	7	FW	Matheus Davó	Corinthians	Loan with option to purchase	[25]

Loan Out

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Source
April 21, 2021	24	MF	Matej Oravec	Philadelphia Union II	Loaned Out	[26]
July 13, 2021				FK Železiarne Podbrezová	Loaned Out	[27]
August 31, 2021	14	MF	Jack de Vries	Venezia F.C.	Loaned Out	[28]

Competitions

Preseason

Philadelphia Union v Orlando City SC

March 15 Preseason 1	Philadelphia Union	0–1	Orlando City SC	Clearwater, Florida
11:00 am		PHI report MLS report	Alvarado 61'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire FC

March 20 Preseason 2	Philadelphia Union	0–1	Chicago Fire FC	Clearwater, Florida
3:00 pm	Martínez  8' Fontana  31' Wagner  61'		Kappelhof  37' Gutiérrez  40' Casas 100' (Frankowski)	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
Note: Additional 25-minute period after the full 90 minutes.

Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union

March 24 Preseason 3	Orlando City SC	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Kissimmee, Florida
12:30 pm	Pato 28' Mueller 35' Aiás 63'	MLS Report	Aaronson 79'	Stadium: Osceola County Stadium

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

March 31 Preseason 4	Philadelphia Union	2–0	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00 pm	Fontana 3', 37' Bedoya  74'	PHI Report	Moreno  67'	Stadium: Subaru Park

Philadelphia Union v Wrexham A.F.C.

July 29 Preseason 5	Philadelphia Union	Cancelled	Wrexham A.F.C.	Chester, Pennsylvania
		Report		Stadium: Subaru Park
Note: Match Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New England Revolution	34	22	5	7	65	41	+24	73	Qualification for the playoffs conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League
2	Philadelphia Union	34	14	8	12	48	35	+13	54	Qualification for the playoffs first round
3	Nashville SC	34	12	4	18	55	33	+22	54
4	New York City FC (C)	34	14	11	9	56	36	+20	51	Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[a]
5	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	45	37	+8	51	Qualification for the playoffs first round

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. As MLS Cup 2021 champions

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Sporting Kansas City	34	17	10	7	58	40	+18	58
5	Portland Timbers	34	17	13	4	56	52	+4	55
6	Philadelphia Union	34	14	8	12	48	35	+13	54
7	Nashville SC	34	12	4	18	55	33	+22	54
8	New York City FC (C)	34	14	11	9	56	36	+20	51	Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[a]

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. As MLS Cup 2021 champions (USA1)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	54	14	8	12	48	35	+13	11	3	3	25	10	+15	3	5	9	23	25	−2

Source: Philadelphia Union Schedule
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	D

Source: Philadelphia Union Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Columbus Crew SC v Philadelphia Union

April 18 1	Columbus Crew SC	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
5:30 PM EDT	Díaz  56' Kitchen  64'	Report	Glesnes  40' Monteiro  61' Santos  75' Bedoya  89'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,180 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Philadelphia Union v Inter Miami CF

April 24 2	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Inter Miami CF	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM EDT	Martínez  48' Monteiro 54'	Report	Matuidi  30' G. Higuaín 73' F. Higuaín 83'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Philadelphia Union v New York City FC

May 1 3	Philadelphia Union	0–2	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Martínez  16' Monteiro  38'	Report	Medina 5' Morales  18' Ibeagha  25' Moralez  45+2' Castellanos 65'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Ismail Elfath

Chicago Fire SC v Philadelphia Union

May 8 4	Chicago Fire SC	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Chicago, Illinois
1:00 PM EDT	Kappelhof  26' Omsberg  48' Sekulic  90+2'	Report	Burke 51' Glesnes 60'  90+7' Santos  90+2' Bedoya  90+7'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 6,457 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

May 12 5	Philadelphia Union	1–1	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Wagner  34' Monteiro  53' Przybylko  71' 88'	Report	Bunbury 85' Bye  90+1'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tori Penso

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

May 15 6	Philadelphia Union	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30PM EDT	Burke 7' Flach  90+3'	Report	Nealis  61' Yearwood  79'  90+2'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Allen Chapman

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

May 23 7	D.C. United	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT		Report	Przybyłko 45+1' Martínez  65' Blake  90+5'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Tim Ford

Philadelphia Union v Portland Timbers

May 30 8	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Portland Timbers	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Mbaizo  5' Przybyłko 26' Santos 31' Elliott 63'	Report	Župarić  62' Bravo  72'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 6,635 Referee: Robert Sibigia

Atlanta United FC v Philadelphia Union

June 20 9	Atlanta United FC	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
2:00 PM EDT	Przybylko 58' (o.g.) López  76' Walkes 83'	Report	Bedoya  30' Flach  41' Fontana  53' Glesnes  60' 90+7' Burke 84'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,523 Referee: Ted Unkel

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew

June 23 10	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Columbus Crew	Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT	Monteiro 24' Real  74' Flach  84'	Report	Mățan  43' Wormgoor  51'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 16,234 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Chicago Fire FC v Philadelphia Union

June 26 11	Chicago Fire FC	3–3	Philadelphia Union	Chicago, Illinois
8:00 PM EDT	Glesnes 2' (own goal) Stojanović  44' Sekulić 56' Navarro  62' Pineda 67' Herbers  81'	Report	Jack Elliott (footballer)  10' Sullivan 28' Santos  34' Burke 45+2' Wagner  52' Powell  55' Sekulić 79' (own goal)	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 7,308 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union

July 5 12	Nashville SC	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT	Sapong 2'	Report	Martínez  79'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 21,822 Referee: Robert Sibiga

New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union

July 8 13	New York Red Bulls	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
8:30 PM EDT	Yearwood  45 +2' Klimala 60' (pen.)	Report	Mbaizo  42' Freese  57' Santos 85' Monteiro  90 +7'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9,477 Referee: Victor Rivas
Note: The match was originally scheduled to start at 8:00 PM ET, however it was delayed by a half-hour due to inclement weather.[29]

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

July 17 14	Philadelphia Union	2–1	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Santos 10' Martínez  22' Przybyłko 83'	Report	Asad  27' 51' (pen.) Reyna  45+1'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 16,821 Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: The match was suspended before 9:30 PM ET at the 87th minute due to inclement weather. The match later resumed at 11:20 PM ET.[30]

Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union

July 22 15	Orlando City SC	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Michel 10',  77' Pereyra  45' Perea 59'	Report	Santos  56' Przybyłko 68'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 15,432 Referee: Alan Kelly

Inter Miami CF v Philadelphia Union

July 25 16	Inter Miami CF	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Robinson 71'	Report	Mbaizo  56' Przybyłko 85'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Attendance: 14,057 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire FC

August 1 17	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Chicago Fire FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM EDT	Glesnes  30' Wagner 36' Elliott  65'	Report	Frankowski 10' Omsberg  34' Herbers  41' Berič  78'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 16,677 Referee: Michael Radchuk

Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

August 4 18	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Glesnes 12',  26' Gazdag 33' (pen.) Santos 36' Wagner  47' Mbaizo  90'	Report	Soteldo 53'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 14,303 Referee: Ted Unkel

New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union

August 8 19	New England Revolution	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:00 PM EDT	Polster 10' Bou 39', 39' McNamara  69' Bunbury  90+3'	Report	Mbaizo  22' Aaronson 31' Elliott  54' Wagner  84'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 17,054 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Philadelphia Union v New York City FC

August 18 20	Philadelphia Union	1–0	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Bedoya 67' Elliott  78'	Report	Medina  25' Sands  36'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 15,263 Referee: Drew Fischer

Philadelphia Union v CF Montréal

August 21 21	Philadelphia Union	1–1	CF Montréal	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Mbaizo  3' Monteiro  6' Sullivan 87'	Report	Choinière  44' Mihailovic 45+1' Miller  68' Breza  90+4' Kizza  90+5'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 14,794 Referee: Chris Penso

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

August 28 22	D.C. United	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT	Kamara 36' (pen.) Reyna 49' Najar  55' Ábila 90+5'	Report	Birnbaum 22' (o.g.) Elliott  52'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,593 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

September 3 23	Philadelphia Union	0–1	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Harriel  33' Bedoya  71' Sullivan  77' Fontana  80' Aaronson  89'	Report	Polster 33' Traustason  55'  59' Kessler  90+3'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 15,152 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Philadelphia Union v Orlando City SC

September 19 24	Philadelphia Union	3–1	Orlando City SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM EDT	Wagner 37' Flach  53' Przybyłko 61', 89' (pen.)	Report	Schlegel  33' Ruan 57',  59' Michel  75' Gallese  80' Jansson  80' Aguilera  86' Carlos  88'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 15,032 Referee: Alan Kelly

Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United FC

September 25 25	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Atlanta United FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
3:30 PM EDT	Martínez  39' Przybyłko 71'	Report	Moreno  31'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Robert Sibiga

New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union

September 29 26	New York Red Bulls	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Fernandez 37' Duncan  52' Reyes  65'	Report	Santos 17' Martínez  45' Wagner  85' Blake  86' Elliott  88'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9,193 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew SC

October 3 27	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Columbus Crew SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Elliott 25' Wagner  35'  64' Bedoya 46' Powell  74' Santos  78' Flach 89'	Report	Santos  66', 76'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 15,578 Referee: Victor Rivas

FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union

October 9 28	FC Cincinnati	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Cincinnati, Ohio
8:00 PM EDT	Castillo  68' Medunjanin 82'	Report	Przybyłko 45+3' Aaronson 56' Freese  80'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,674 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

CF Montréal v Philadelphia Union

October 16 29	CF Montréal	2–2	Philadelphia Union	TBC
1:00 PM EDT	Miljevic 33' Mihailovic  44' Waterman  75' Ibrahim 90+5'	Report	Pantemis 63' (o.g.) Wagner 77'	Stadium: TBC Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Minnesota United FC v Philadelphia Union

October 20 30	Minnesota United FC	3–2	Philadelphia Union	Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:00 PM EDT	Hunou 41' Lod 63' Fragapane 67' Métanire  77' Reynoso  83'	Report	Mbaizo  5' Gazdag 45', 54' Wagner  78'	Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Allen Chapman

Philadelphia Union v Nashville SC

October 23 31	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Nashville SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Przybyłko 18' (pen.),  27' Glesnes  55' Monteiro  62'	Report	Loba  23' Godoy  53' Nealis  90+2'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,575 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union

October 27 32	Toronto FC	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT	Mavinga  57' Altidore 66' Elliott 70' (o.g.)	Report	Bedoya 1' Santos 77' Martínez  87'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 5,026 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Philadelphia Union v FC Cincinnati

October 31 33	Philadelphia Union	2–0	FC Cincinnati	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Gazdag 11' Aaronson 53'	Report		Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 13,488 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

New York City FC v Philadelphia Union

November 7 34	New York City FC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	New York City, New York
3:30 PM EST	Zelalem  21' Castellanos 53' Medina  82'	Report	Glesnes  25' Przybyłko 26' Wagner  31' Martínez  50' Bedoya  85'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Referee: Armando Villarreal

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

November 20 First round	Philadelphia Union	1–0 (a.e.t.)	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
1:30PM EST	Martínez  74' Glesnes 120+3'	Report	Yearwood  15' Gutman  51' Edwards  52' Reyes  79'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,623 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Philadelphia Union v Nashville SC

November 28 Eastern Conference Semifinal	Philadelphia Union	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–0 p)	Nashville SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
TBD	Gazdag 45+2'	Report	Mukhtar 38'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,076 Referee: Allen Chapman
	Penalties
	Elliott Santos McGlynn		Mukhtar Godoy Muyl Zimmerman
Note: Philadelphia advance on penalties 2–0

Philadelphia Union v New York City FC

December 5 Eastern Conference Final	Philadelphia Union	1–2	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00PM EST	Callens 63' (o.g.) Monteiro  71' Mbaizo  75'	Report	Moralez  41', 65' Magno 88'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,487 Referee: Ted Unkel

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

On April 16, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Open Cup Committee announced that the planned 16-team 2021 U.S. Open Cup would no longer be held in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee will re-evaluate the possibility of conducting the tournament in some fashion later in the year.^[31]

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Saprissa v Philadelphia Union

April 7 First leg	Saprissa	0–1	Philadelphia Union	San José, Costa Rica
6:00 PM EST	Blanco  90+5' Barrantes  90+9' Colindres  90+9'	Report	Przybyłko 34' Real  75' Glesnes  90+9' Monteiro  90+9'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Philadelphia Union v Saprissa

April 14 Second leg	Philadelphia Union	4–0 (5–0 agg.)	Saprissa	Chester, United States
8:00 PM EST	Monteiro 47' (pen.), 90' Martínez  48' Przybyłko 51' Fontana 54'	Report	Lester  35'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 4,625 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Quarter-finals

Atlanta United FC v Philadelphia Union

April 27 First leg	Atlanta United FC	0–3	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, United States
8:00 PM EST	Hyndman  48'	Report	Martínez  7' Przybyłko 57', 73' Fontana 86'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 17,533 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United FC

May 4 Second leg	Philadelphia Union	1–1 (4–1 agg.)	Atlanta United FC	Chester, United States
8:00 PM EST	Elliott  43' Monteiro  51' Mbaizo  74' Real  80' Przybyłko 88'	Report	Sosa 45+2' Moreno  61'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

Semi-finals

Club América v Philadelphia Union

August 12 First leg	Club América	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Mexico City, Mexico
8:00 PM EST	R. Sánchez 17' Aguilera 80' (pen.)	Report	Martínez  34'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Philadelphia Union v Club América

September 15 Second leg	Philadelphia Union	0–2 (4–0 agg.)	Club América	Chester, United States
9:00 PM EST	Glesnes  19' Bedoya  27' Wagner  27' Martínez  27' Monteiro  45+2', 50'	Report	Córdova  31' Bruno Valdez  49' Sánchez  72' Benedetti 79' Martín 90+3'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Said Martínez

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated December 19, 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		Champions League		MLS Cup Playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Matt Freese	8	0	7	0	0	0	1	0
12	GK	USA	Joe Bendik	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK	JAM	Andre Blake	36	0	28	0	6	0	2	0
22	GK	TRI	Greg Ranjitsingh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Matthew Real	11	0	1+7	0	0+3	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Jack Elliott	41	2	33	2	6	0	2	0
4	DF	SCO	Stuart Findlay	13	0	4+7	0	0+1	0	1	0
5	DF	NOR	Jakob Glesnes	42	4	34	3	6	0	2	1
7	FW	BRA	Matheus Davó[a]	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	CMR	Olivier Mbaizo	37	0	28+2	0	6	0	1	0
26	DF	USA	Nathan Harriel	8	0	2+5	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF	GER	Kai Wagner	41	3	31+2	3	6	0	2	0
29	DF	JAM	Alvas Powell	8	0	4+1	0	0+1	0	2	0
78	DF	FRA	Aurélien Collin	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	HUN	Daniel Gazdag	28	5	17+6	4	1+1	0	3	1
8	MF	VEN	José Martínez	32	0	23+1	0	5	0	3	0
10	MF	CPV	Jamiro Monteiro	34	4	26+1	2	5	2	2	0
11	MF	USA	Alejandro Bedoya	40	3	30+2	3	6	0	2	0
13	MF	USA	Cole Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	USA	Jack de Vries[b]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	USA	Jack McGlynn	25	0	7+12	0	0+3	0	1+2	0
21	MF	USA	Anthony Fontana	15	2	2+8	0	3+1	2	0+1	0
24	MF	SVK	Matej Oravec[b]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	BRA	Ilsinho	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	MF	USA	Paxten Aaronson	17	3	5+9	3	0+1	0	1+1	0
31	MF	USA	Leon Flach	43	1	31+3	1	6	0	3	0
33	MF	USA	Quinn Sullivan	24	2	4+17	2	0+3	0	0	0
34	MF	USA	Brandan Craig	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
17	FW	BRA	Sergio Santos	32	6	17+9	6	2+2	0	0+2	0
19	FW	JAM	Cory Burke	25	4	10+9	4	2+2	0	0+2	0
23	FW	POL	Kacper Przybyłko	43	17	29+5	12	6	5	3	0

Source: Player Stats and Match reports in Competitions

1. Loaned in during the season
2. Loaned out during the season

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