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2013 Philadelphia Union season

Summary

The 2013 Philadelphia Union season was the fourth season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by John Hackworth, in his second season with the club and first full season after taking over from Peter Nowak midway through the 2012 season.[1]

Philadelphia Union
2013 season
OwnerKeystone Sports & Entertainment
ManagerJohn Hackworth
StadiumPPL Park (Capacity: 18,500)
Major League SoccerEastern Conference: 7th
Overall table: 14th
U.S. Open Cup4th Round
Top goalscorerJack McInerney (10)
Highest home attendance19,013 v New York Red Bulls
June 23, 2013
Lowest home attendance15,172 v Chivas USA
July 12, 2013
Average home league attendance17,867 (96.58% capacity)
6 sellouts
(Through October 27, 2013)
← 2012
2014 →

Background edit

This was the 4th season in MLS for the Philadelphia and the first full year under manager John Hackworth.

2013 roster edit

As of October 1, 2013.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   USA Chris Albright
6 FW   USA Conor Casey
7 MF   USA Brian Carroll (Captain)
8 DF   USA Matt Kassel
9 FW   USA Jack McInerney (GA)
10 MF   COL Roger Torres
11 FW   FRA Sébastien Le Toux
12 FW   USA Aaron Wheeler
13 MF   USA Michael Lahoud
14 MF   USA Amobi Okugo (GA)
16 DF   USA Don Anding
17 FW   CIV Yann Ekra
18 GK   USA Zac MacMath (GA)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   BRA Kléberson (DP, on loan from Bahia)
21 MF   USA Michael Farfan
22 MF   BRA Leo Fernandes
25 DF   USA Sheanon Williams
26 MF   TRI Keon Daniel
28 DF   USA Ray Gaddis
29 MF   USA Antoine Hoppenot
31 DF   USA Jeff Parke (Vice-captain)
33 DF   BRA Fabinho
39 GK   MKD Oka Nikolov
40 MF   BRA Gilberto Júnior
44 MF   USA Danny Cruz

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   COL Carlos Valdés (on loan at Independiente Santa Fe)
5 MF   USA Greg Jordan (on loan at Harrisburg City Islanders)
20 MF   USA Jimmy McLaughlin (HGP on loan at Harrisburg City Islanders)
23 FW   MEX Cristhian Hernández (HGP on loan at Harrisburg City Islanders)
27 MF   USA Zach Pfeffer (HGP on loan at 1899 Hoffenheim)

Match results edit

  Win   Loss   Tie

Preseason friendlies edit

February 15, 2013 1 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Montreal Impact Jacksonville, Florida
7:30 PM ET Soumaré   42'
Le Toux   66'		 Report Bush   15' Stadium: EverBank Field
February 20, 2013 2 Philadelphia Union 1–1 D.C. United Deltona, Florida
6:00 PM ET Hoffman   39'
Lahoud   58'
Anding   61'
Albright   75'		 Report Porter   15' (pen.) Stadium: Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,700

2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic edit

February 9, 2013 1 Orlando City SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union Lake Buena Vista, Florida
6:00 PM ET Chin   53' Report Fernandes   71' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
February 13, 2013 2 Philadelphia Union 0–4 Columbus Crew Lake Buena Vista, Florida
1:00 PM ET Recap Finley   28'
Finlay   40', 52'
Schoenfeld   53'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
February 16, 2013 3 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Toronto FC Lake Buena Vista, Florida
3:00 PM ET Hoppenot   8'
Torres   40'
Kassel   51'		 Report Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
February 23, 2013 4 Philadelphia Union 0–2 D.C. United Lake Buena Vista, Florida
1:00 PM ET MacMath   36'
Farfan   74'
Le Toux   75'		 Report De Rosario   39' (pen.)
Saragosa   58'
De Rosario   59'
Pajoy   67'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

MLS regular season edit

The Union ended the season 12-12-10 overall, 7-5-5 at home, 5-7-5 on the road.

March 2, 2013 1 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET Le Toux   17'
Gaddis   89'		 Report
TV: 6abc		 Collin   25'
Zusi   41'
Convey   56'
Uri   66'
Bieler   83'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,160
Referee: Mark Geiger
March 10, 2013 2 Colorado Rapids 1–2 Philadelphia Union Commerce City, Colorado
1:00 PM MT Harbottle   37'
Thomas   67'
Smith   68'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Okugo   34'
McInerney   79'
Cruz   90+'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,122
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 16, 2013 3 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM ET Okugo   42'
McInerney   76'
Parke   90+'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Soares   27'
Shuttleworth   84'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 15,689
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
March 30, 2013 4 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Philadelphia Union Harrison, New Jersey
3:30 PM ET McCarty   55'
Henry   81'		 Report
TV: NBCSN		 Casey   63'
Casey   90+'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,824
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
April 6, 2013 5 Columbus Crew 1–1 Philadelphia Union Columbus, Ohio
5:00 PM ET Oduro   72'
Wahl   77'
Higuaín   86'
Sánchez   90+'
Gláuber   90+'		 Report
TV: Live Well Network		 McInerney   34'
Daniel   70'
Williams   84'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,293
Referee: Matthew Foerster
April 13, 2013 6 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Toronto FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET Cruz   36'
Daniel   83'
Casey   90+'
McInerney   90+'		 Report
TV: 6abc		 Morgan   21'   88'
Agbossoumonde   68'
Earnshaw   71'
O'Dea   74'
Ephraim   74'
Bendik   80'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,182
Referee: Sorin Stoica
April 21, 2013 7 D.C. United 2–3 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
5:00 PM ET Kitchen   17'
Pajoy   47'
Jaković   66'		 Report
TV: ESPN2		 McInerney   7', 26'
Casey   11'
Casey   90+'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,349
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 27, 2013 8 New England Revolution 2–0 Philadelphia Union Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM ET Fagúndez   61'
Nguyen   71'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Kléberson   82' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,383
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 4, 2013 9 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET M. Farfan   43'
Cruz   50', 51'
G. Farfan   81'
Williams   85'		 Report
TV: 6abc		 Johnson   10'
Rosales   64'
Neagle   84'
Yedlin   90+'
Johnson   90+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,344
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 11, 2013 10 Chicago Fire 0–1 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
12:30 PM CT Duka   62' Report
TV: NBCSN		 McInerney   75' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,205
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 15, 2013 11 Philadelphia Union 1–4 Los Angeles Galaxy Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET Okugo   23'
Soumaré   53'
Gaddis   68'
Okugo   90+'		 Report
TV: CSN		 MacMath   3' (o.g.)
Keane   71'
Jiménez   80'
Franklin   85'
Donovan  87'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,031
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 18, 2013 12 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET McInerney   3'
Carroll   56'
Williams   73'
Casey   90+'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Thompson   14'   63'
Anibaba   57'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,575 (SO)
Referee: David Gantar
May 25, 2013 13 Montreal Impact 5–3 Philadelphia Union Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7:00 PM ET Di Vaio   2', 28', 32'
Di Vaio   29'
Felipe   70'
Wenger   74'
Smith   90+'
Smith   90+'		 Report
TV: TCN		 McInerney   5'
M. Farfan   44'
Hoppenot   69'
Le Toux   85'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 17,104
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 1, 2013 14 Toronto FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6:00 PM ET Henry   27'   41'
Osorio   66'
Laba   77'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Carroll   25'
MacMath   27'
Parke   84'
McInerney   90+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,221
Referee: Geoff Gamble
June 5, 2013 15 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Carroll   25'
Williams   29'
Casey   31'
Gaddis   59'		 Report
TV: CSN		 Tchani   75' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 16,113
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 23, 2013 16 Philadelphia Union 3–0 New York Red Bulls Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM ET Casey   7', 64'
M. Farfan   42'
Hoppenot   88'		 Report
TV: ESPN		 Sam   28' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 19,013 (SO)
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 29, 2013 17 Philadelphia Union 2–2 FC Dallas Chester, Pennsylvania
5:30 PM ET Okugo   20'
Carroll   55'
Casey   76'
Hoppenot   78'
Wheeler   87'
Albright   90+'		 Report
TV: NBCSN		 Castillo   2'
Zimmerman   23'
Jackson   37'
Watson   46'   68'
Pérez   90+'
Pérez   90+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,212
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 3, 2013 18 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Philadelphia Union Salt Lake City, Utah
8:00 PM MT Palmer   59'
Gil   75'
Wingert   90+'
Morales   90+' (pen.)		 Report
TV: TCN		 Le Toux   13'
Carroll   33'
Casey   76'
Wheeler   90+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,446
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 6, 2013 19 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Philadelphia Union Houston, Texas
8:00 PM CT Boniek   45'
Clark   59'		 Report
TV: CSN		 Parke   44' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 21,300
Referee: Matthew Foerster
July 12, 2013 20 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chivas USA Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Okugo   56'
Carroll   58'
M. Farfan   82'
Casey   89'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Correa   14'
Soto   21'   79'
Vílchez   35'
Delgado   42'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 15,172
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 20, 2013 21 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Portland Timbers Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Casey   43'
Fernandes   76'		 Report
TV: CSN		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,740 (SO)
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 27, 2013 22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4:00 PM PT Davidson   8'
Leverón   59'
Koffie   73'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Daniel   9'
McInerney   25'
Cruz   65'
Hoppenot   85'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 3, 2013 23 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM ET Williams   60'
Hoppenot   88'		 Report
TV: CSN		 Nyarko   9'
Anibaba   16'
Alex   40'
Magee   75'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,295
Referee: David Gantar
August 10, 2013 24 Philadelphia Union 2–0 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM ET Casey   35', 75'
Okugo   56'
Williams   61'
Cruz   62'		 Report
TV: NBCSN		 Riley   81' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,652 (SO)
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
August 17, 2013 25 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Philadelphia Union Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM ET Espindola   29' Report
TV: NBCSN		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,355
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 25, 2013 26 New England Revolution 5–1 Philadelphia Union Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM ET Rowe   26', 65'
Agudelo   58', 73'
Fagundez   71'		 Report
TV: CSN		 Lahoud   37'
Cruz   50'
Okugo   75'   90+'
Williams   78'
Casey   81'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 12,531
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 31, 2013 27 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Montreal Impact Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Report
TV: TCN		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,339
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
September 8, 2013 28 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Philadelphia Union San Jose, California
8:00 PM PT Salinas   15'
Baca   45'   57'
Gordon   63'
Lenhart   90+'		 TV: ESPN2 Cruz   15'
McInerney   20'
Daniel   36'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,034
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 14, 2013 29 Philadelphia Union 0 - 1 Houston Dynamo Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Okugo   85' Report TV: CSN Clark   53' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,771 (SO)
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 27, 2013 30 Sporting Kansas City 0 - 1 Philadelphia Union Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CT Uri   34'
Feilhaber   74'
Opara   89'		 Report TV: NBCSN Casey   36'
Carroll   70'
Williams   82'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,243 (SO)
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 5, 2013 31 Philadelphia Union 1 - 0 Toronto FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET McInerney   41'
Fabinho   71'
Williams   73'
Kleberson   90+'		 Report TV: CSN Morgan   47'
Rey   71'
Hall   86'
Joe Bendik   86'   90+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,996 (SO)
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 12, 2013 32 D.C. United 1 - 1 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM ET DeLeon   36' Report TV: TCN M. Farfan   79'
McInerney   90'
McInerney   90'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,213
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 19, 2013 33 Montreal Impact 2 - 1 Philadelphia Union Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2:00 PM ET Di Vaio   56'
Di Vaio   64'
Ferrari   78'
Ouimette   84'
Camara   89'
Pisanu   90+'		 Report TV: TCN Fabinho   29'
Carroll   39'
Casey   40'
Okugo   89'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 18,993
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 26, 2013 34 Philadelphia Union 1 - 2 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM ET Casey   41'
M. Farfan   50'
McInerney   88'		 TV: NBCSN Collin   41'
Zusi   47'
Olum   90+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,462
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup edit

The Union, along with the other 15 US-based MLS teams, will enter the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round.

May 28, 2013 3 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Ocean City Nor'easters Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET McInerney   50'
Carroll   90+'		 Report Kollie   90+' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 6,798
June 12, 2013 4 D.C. United 3–1 Philadelphia Union Boyds, Maryland
7:00 PM EDT De Rosario   24', 75', 85' Report Okugo   46'
Fernandes   56'
McInerney   76'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.

Friendlies edit

March 23, 2013 1 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Pumas UNAM Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM ET Fernandes   66'
Carroll   67'
M. Farfan   68'
Williams   77'		 Report Palacios   39'
Espinosa   78'
Nieto   83'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
June 7, 2013 2 Reading United 0–2 Philadelphia Union Reading, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET Report Kassel   26'
Wheeler   30'
Hoppenot   35'
Hernández   59'		 Stadium: Don Thomas Stadium
June 18, 2013 3 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–4 Philadelphia Union Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET Basso   13' (pen.)
Touray   60'		 Report Carroll   4'
Le Toux   19'
Hoppenot   69'
Torres   90'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
July 30, 2013 4 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Stoke City F.C. Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Kassel   27' Report Kightly   4'
Shea   19'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 8,000

MLS Reserve League edit

The Union have chosen to affiliate with the USL-Pro's Harrisburg City Islanders and as such, will not field a reserve team this season.

League table edit

Conference

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Red Bulls 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 59 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Sporting Kansas City 34 17 10 7 47 30 +17 58
3 New England Revolution 34 14 11 9 49 38 +11 51
4 Houston Dynamo 34 14 11 9 41 41 0 51 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Montreal Impact 34 14 13 7 50 49 +1 49
6 Chicago Fire 34 14 13 7 47 52 −5 49
7 Philadelphia Union 34 12 12 10 42 44 −2 46
8 Columbus Crew 34 12 17 5 42 46 −4 41
9 Toronto FC 34 6 17 11 30 47 −17 29
10 D.C. United 34 3 24 7 22 59 −37 16
Source: MLS

Overall

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Red Bulls (S) 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 59 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Sporting Kansas City (C) 34 17 10 7 47 30 +17 58
3 Portland Timbers 34 14 5 15 54 33 +21 57
4 Real Salt Lake 34 16 10 8 57 41 +16 56
5 LA Galaxy 34 15 11 8 53 38 +15 53
6 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 12 7 42 42 0 52
7 New England Revolution 34 14 11 9 49 38 +11 51
8 Colorado Rapids 34 14 11 9 45 38 +7 51
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 11 9 41 41 0 51
10 San Jose Earthquakes 34 14 11 9 35 42 −7 51
11 Montreal Impact 34 14 13 7 50 49 +1 49 CONCACAF Champions League
12 Chicago Fire 34 14 13 7 47 52 −5 49
13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 12 9 53 45 +8 48
14 Philadelphia Union 34 12 12 10 42 44 −2 46
15 FC Dallas 34 11 12 11 48 52 −4 44
16 Columbus Crew 34 12 17 5 42 46 −4 41
17 Toronto FC 34 6 17 11 30 47 −17 29
18 Chivas USA 34 6 20 8 30 67 −37 26
19 D.C. United 34 3 24 7 22 59 −37 16 CONCACAF Champions League
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 46 12 12 10 42 44  −2 7 5 5 23 18  +5 5 7 5 19 26  −7

Last updated: October 27, 2013
Source: [citation needed]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHAAHAAHAHHAAHHHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAAH
ResultLWWLTTWLTWLWLTWWTTLWTWLWTLTLLWWTLL
Updated to match(es) played on October 27, 2013. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff Nation
Manager John Hackworth   United States
Technical Director/Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach Rob Vartughian   United States
Assistant Coach/Reserve Team Head Coach Brendan Burke   Ireland
Assistant Coach Jim Curtin   United States
Director of International Player Development Ricardo Ansaldi   Argentina
Head Athletic Trainer Paul Rushing   United States
Assistant Athletic Trainer Steve Hudyma   United States
Strength and Conditioning Coach Kevin Miller   United States
Team Coordinator Josh Gros   United States
Academy Director Tommy Wilson   Scotland
Equipment Director Tim Cook   United States

Squad information edit

Squad breakdown edit

Ages are as of March 1, 2013.

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed From
Goalkeepers
18 Zac MacMath   GK (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 32)   University of Maryland
39 Oka Nikolov   GK (1974-05-25) May 25, 1974 (age 49)   Eintracht Frankfurt
Defenders
3 Chris Albright   RB (1979-01-14) January 14, 1979 (age 45)   New York Red Bulls
8 Matt Kassel   DF/MF (1989-10-30) October 30, 1989 (age 34)   Pittsburgh Riverhounds
14 Amobi Okugo   DM/CB (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33)   UCLA
16 Don Anding   LB (1991-05-31) May 31, 1991 (age 32)   Northeastern University
25 Sheanon Williams   RB (1990-03-17) March 17, 1990 (age 34)   Harrisburg City Islanders
28 Ray Gaddis   RB (1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 34)   West Virginia University
31 Jeff Parke   CB (1982-03-23) March 23, 1982 (age 42)   Seattle Sounders FC
33 Fabinho   LB (1985-03-16) March 16, 1985 (age 39)   Sydney FC
Midfielders
7 Brian Carroll   DM (1981-07-20) July 20, 1981 (age 42)   Columbus Crew
10 Roger Torres   AM (1991-07-13) July 13, 1991 (age 32)   América de Cali
13 Michael Lahoud   MF (1986-09-15) September 15, 1986 (age 37)   Chivas USA
19 Kléberson   MF (1979-06-19) June 19, 1979 (age 44)   Bahia
21 Michael Farfan   LW/RW/AM (1988-06-23) June 23, 1988 (age 35)   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
22 Leo Fernandes   MF (1991-12-23) December 23, 1991 (age 32)   Stony Brook University
26 Keon Daniel   LW/RW (1987-01-16) January 16, 1987 (age 37)   Puerto Rico Islanders
40 Gilberto   MF (1988-10-20) October 20, 1988 (age 35)   Atlético Sorocaba
44 Danny Cruz   MF (1990-01-03) January 3, 1990 (age 34)   D.C. United
Forwards
6 Conor Casey   ST (1981-07-25) July 25, 1981 (age 42)   Colorado Rapids
9 Jack McInerney   ST (1992-08-05) August 5, 1992 (age 31)   Cobb Futbol Club
11 Sebastien Le Toux   ST (1984-01-10) January 10, 1984 (age 40)   New York Red Bulls
12 Aaron Wheeler   ST (1988-05-11) May 11, 1988 (age 35)   KooTeePee
17 Yann Ekra   ST (1990-12-10) December 10, 1990 (age 33)   Harrisburg City Islanders
29 Antoine Hoppenot   ST (1990-11-23) November 23, 1990 (age 33)   Princeton University

Last updated: October 1, 2013.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Statistics edit

Statistics are from all MLS league matches.

Nat. No. Player Pos. Apps Starts G A     Acquired Salary Cap Number
  3 AlbrightChris Albright DF 2 0 0 0 1 0 Signed $75,000 $75,000
  4 Soumaré*Bakary Soumaré DF 3 3 0 0 1 0 Signed $310,000 $123,529
  5 Jordan*Greg Jordan MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft $46,500 $0
  6 CaseyConor Casey FW 31 25 10 5 9 0 Re-Entry Draft $175,000 $175,000
  7 CarrollBrian Carroll MF 33 33 2 1 6 0 Trade $176,400 $176,400
  8 KasselMatt Kassel DF 5 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $46,500 $0
  9 McInerneyJack McInerney FW 31 25 12 0 4 0 SuperDraft $125,500 $189,667
  10 TorresRoger Torres MF 5 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $121,968 $125,093
  11 Le TouxSebastien Le Toux FW 32 25 3 12 0 0 Trade $200,000 $212,813
  12 WheelerAaron Wheeler FW 10 1 1 1 1 0 Signed $46,500 $0
  13 LahoudMichael Lahoud MF 9 3 0 0 1 0 Trade $90,000 $93,333
  14 OkugoAmobi Okugo MF 32 32 3 3 7 1 SuperDraft $101,250 $184,250
  15 Farfan*Gabriel Farfan MF/DF 6 3 0 0 1 0 Signed $50,820 $14,948
  16 AndingDon Anding DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft $35,125 $0
  17 EkraYann Ekra FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $46,500 $46,500
  19 KlébersonKléberson MF 11 7 1 2 1 0 Loan $495,000 $368,750 (DP)
  20 McLaughlin*Jimmy McLaughlin MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $60,000 $0 (HG)
  21 FarfanMichael Farfan MF 29 22 1 1 6 0 SuperDraft $98,670 $136,170
  22 FernandesLeo Fernandes MF 7 3 0 0 1 0 Supplemental Draft $35,125 $0
  23 Hernández*Cristhian Hernández FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $62,500 $0 (HG)
  25 WilliamsSheanon Williams DF 32 32 2 8 6 1 Signed $105,000 $110,500
  26 DanielKeon Daniel MF 24 21 0 1 4 0 Signed $80,004 $82,892
  28 GaddisRay Gaddis DF 31 31 0 0 3 0 SuperDraft $46,500 $46,500
  29 HoppenotAntoine Hoppenot MF 30 2 3 2 2 0 Supplemental Draft $48,400 $48,400
  31 ParkeJeff Parke DF 31 31 0 1 3 0 Trade $205,000 $216,500
  33 FabinhoFabinho DF 14 10 1 2 0 1 Signed $78,000 $82,500
  40 GilbertoGilberto MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $60,000 $80,000
  44 CruzDanny Cruz MF 32 32 3 2 5 0 Trade $120,000 $126,500
  Adu*Freddy Adu MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed N/A $368,750 (DP)
42 41 63 3

* = Not currently part of team.

Last updated: October 27, 2013.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Goalkeepers edit

Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO     Acquired Salary Cap Number
  1 *Konopka*Chris Konopka 0 0 0–0–0 0 0.00 0 0 0 Signed $46,500 $0
  18 MacMathZac MacMath 34 34 12–12–10 44 1.29 12 1 0 SuperDraft $110,000 $155,000
  39 NikolovOka Nikolov 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $46,500 $46,500
34 34 12–12–10 44 1.29 12 1 0

* = Not currently part of team.

Last updated: October 27, 2013.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Honors and awards edit

MLS Player of the Month edit

Week Player Stats
April   Jack McInerney 4G
May   Jack McInerney 3G

MLS Player of the Week edit

Week Player Stats
8   Jack McInerney 2G (7', 26')

MLS Team of the Week edit

Week Player Report
2   Amobi Okugo [1]
3   Jack McInerney [2]
6   Amobi Okugo [3]
7   Jack McInerney [4]
8   Jack McInerney [5]
10   Danny Cruz [6] Archived May 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
11   Zac MacMath [7]
15   Brian Carroll
  Sheanon Williams 		[8]
17   Conor Casey [9]
24   Conor Casey
  Sheanon Williams 		[10]

MLS All-Stars 2013 edit

Position Player Notes
FW   Jack McInerney Peter Vermes' Pick

Player movement edit

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
December 6, 2012   Sébastien Le Toux 11 FW   New York Red Bulls Sign-and-trade deal for Josué Martínez and allocation money [3]
December 7, 2012   Jeff Parke 31 DF   Seattle Sounders FC Traded for allocation money and a Supplemental Draft pick [4]
December 14, 2012   Conor Casey 6 FW   Colorado Rapids 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft [4]
January 17, 2013   Don Anding 16 FW   Northeastern University 2013 MLS SuperDraft, 2nd Round [5]
January 17, 2013   Stephen Okai MF   University of Mobile 2013 MLS SuperDraft, 2nd Round [5]
January 19, 2013   Damani Richards 22 DF   W Connection Free [6]
January 19, 2013   Aaron Wheeler 12 FW   KooTeePee Free [6]
January 22, 2013   Eric Schoenle   West Virginia University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 1st Round [7]
January 22, 2013   Uriah Bentick   Liberty University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 1st Round [7]
January 22, 2013   Mark Linville   Princeton University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 2nd Round [7]
January 22, 2013   Jake Keegan   Binghamton University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 3rd Round [7]
January 22, 2013   Leo Fernandes 22 MF   Stony Brook University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 4th Round [7]
January 24, 2013   Alex Mendoza 24 MF   UNAM Pumas Free [8]
March 5, 2013   Matt Kassel 8 DF / MF   Pittsburgh Riverhounds Free [9]
June 19, 2013   Oka Nikolov 39 GK   Eintracht Frankfurt Free [10]
June 28, 2013   Fabinho 33 DF   Sydney FC Free [11]
August 2, 2013   Gilberto 40 MF   Atlético Sorocaba Free [12]
September 13, 2013   Yann Ekra 17 FW   Harrisburg City Islanders Free [13]

Out edit

Date Player Number Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
November 19, 2012   Gabriel Gómez 6 MF   Atlético Junior Waived [14]
November 19, 2012   Porfirio López 24 DF   L.D. Alajuelense Waived [14]
November 19, 2012   Krystian Witkowski 30 MF Waived [14]
December 3, 2012   Chase Harrison 32 GK Contract option declined [15]
December 6, 2012   Josué Martínez 17 FW   New York Red Bulls Traded along with allocation money for Sébastien Le Toux [3]
February 4, 2013   Mark Linnville DF Not offered a contract [16]
February 4, 2013   Uriah Bentick DF   Wilmington Hammerheads Not offered a contract [16]
February 20, 2013   Damani Richards 22 DF   Harrisburg City Islanders Waived [17]
February 20, 2013   Alex Mendoza 24 MF Waived [17]
February 20, 2013   Stephen Okai MF   Charlotte Eagles Not offered a contract [18]
February 21, 2013   Eric Schoenle Not offered a contract [19]
March 1, 2013   Chandler Hoffman 17 FW   Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for Conditional 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick [20]
March 25, 2013   Freddy Adu MF   Bahia Free transfer [21]
May 15, 2013   Gabriel Farfan 15 MF / DF   Chivas USA Traded for a 1st round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money [22]
May 23, 2013   Bakary Soumaré 4 DF   Chicago Fire Traded for a 2nd round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money [23]
September 13, 2013   Chris Konopka 1 GK   Toronto FC Traded for a 3rd round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick [24]

Loans edit

In edit

Start Date End Date Player Number Position Loaned from Fee/notes Ref
March 25, 2013 November 25, 2013   Kléberson 19 MF   Bahia [21]

Out edit

Start Date End Date Player Position Loaned to Fee/notes Ref
January 7, 2013 December 31, 2013   Zach Pfeffer MF   TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Year long loan [25]
January 15, 2013 December 31, 2013   Carlos Valdes DF   Independiente Santa Fe Year long loan [26]

Harrisburg Loanees edit

As part of the Union's agreement with the Harrisburg City Islanders, the following players have, at one point or another during the season, been loaned to Harrisburg. The City Islanders must have a minimum of four Union loanees on their roster at any one time.

Player Position Fee/notes Ref
  Greg Jordan MF [27]
  Jimmy McLaughlin MF [27]
  Cristhian Hernandez FW [27]
  Don Anding DF [28]
  Aaron Wheeler FW [29]
  Leo Fernandes MF [29]

Miscellany edit

Allocation ranking edit

The Union are currently 5th in the MLS Allocation Ranking.

International roster slots edit

The Union have eight MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2013 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated eight international roster spots per season.

Philadelphia Union International slots
Slot Player Nationality
1 Roger Torres   Colombia
2 Keon Daniel   Trinidad & Tobago
3 Kléberson   Brazil
4 Oka Nikolov   Macedonia
5 Fabinho   Brazil
6 Gilberto   Brazil
7 Yann Ekra   Ivory Coast
8 VACANT

Notes:

Future draft pick trades edit

Future picks acquired

References edit

  1. ^ Thomas Floyd (February 27, 2013). "SBI MLS Season Preview: Philadelphia Union". sbisoccer.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Players". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Union reacquires forward Sebastien Le Toux
  4. ^ a b Union land defender Jeff Parke
  5. ^ a b Union nab Don Anding and Stephen Okai in 2013 MLS SuperDraft
  6. ^ a b T&T youth international Damani Richards and 6-4 forward Aaron Wheeler are latest offseason signings
  7. ^ a b c d e Union select five in MLS Supplemental Draft
  8. ^ Union sign Harrisburg native Alex Mendoza
  9. ^ Union sign trialist Matt Kassel
  10. ^ Union sign veteran goalkeeper Oka Nikolov
  11. ^ Philadelphia Union sign Brazilian defender Fábio Alves
  12. ^ Philadelphia Union sign Brazilian midfielder Gilberto dos Santos Souza Junior
  13. ^ Philadelphia Union Sign Yann Ekra (F)
  14. ^ a b c Union waive three, archived from the original on November 23, 2012, retrieved November 19, 2012
  15. ^ The Daily Doop: We're all No. 1, Re-Entry Draft names released and "scarving" down China
  16. ^ a b Daily Doop: Jetsetting, Cuts and Cash
  17. ^ a b Union waive Damini Richards and Alex Mendoza
  18. ^ Stephen Okai Silently Let Go, Now On Trial With The Seattle Sounders
  19. ^ Hackworth Reveals Schoenle, Kafes Cut, Vidal Still With Team
  20. ^ Union trade Hoffman to Galaxy in exchange for conditional pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft
  21. ^ a b "Philadelphia Union acquire Brazilian midfielder José Kléberson on loan, part ways with Freddy Adu". Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  22. ^ "Philadelphia Union trade Gabriel Farfan to Chivas USA". Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  23. ^ "Philadelphia Union trade Bakary Soumare to Chicago Fire". Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  24. ^ "Philadelphia Union Receive Third Round Pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft from Toronto FC in Exchange for Goalkeeper Chris Konopka". Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  25. ^ Pfeffer taking his talents to Hoffenheim via year loan deal
  26. ^ Carlos Valdes on loan to Columbian Independiente Santa Fe
  27. ^ a b c Philadelphia Union loan three players to USL PRO affiliate Harrisburg City Islanders
  28. ^ Youthful Harrisburg City Islanders group about to play ... for real
  29. ^ a b Another loan brings Leo Fernandes to Harrisburg City Islanders from Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union

External links edit

  • Philadelphia Union website

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