2017 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union
2017 season
OwnerKeystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coachJim Curtin
StadiumTalen Energy Stadium (Capacity: 18,500)
MLSConference: 8th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: C.J. Sapong (16)
All: Sapong (21)
Highest home attendance18,619
September 23 vs. Chicago
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 15,107
April 22 vs. Montreal
All: 3,866
June 14 vs. Harrisburg
Average home league attendance16,812

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

Main article: 2017 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick Name Position Nationality School
2 25 Marcus Epps Forward United States South Florida
33 Aaron Jones Defender England Clemson
3 55 Chris Nanco Forward Canada Syracuse
4 77 Jack Elliott Defender England West Virginia
82 Santi Moar Forward 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF  GUY Warren Creavalle
3 DF  ENG Jack Elliott
4 DF  USA Ken Tribbett
5 DF  USA Oguchi Onyewu
6 MF  BIH Haris Medunjanin
7 MF  USA Brian Carroll (Vice-captain)
8 MF  USA Maurice Edu (DP)
9 FW  USA Charlie Davies
10 MF  NED Roland Alberg
11 MF  USA Alejandro Bedoya (DP, Captain)
12 DF  USA Keegan Rosenberry
13 MF  USA Chris Pontius
14 MF  GER Fabian Herbers (GA)
15 DF  GHA Josh Yaro (GA)
16 DF  USA Richie Marquez
17 FW  USA C. J. Sapong
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK  JAM Andre Blake (GA)
19 MF  ENG Aaron Jones
20 MF  USA Marcus Epps
21 MF  USA Derrick Jones (HGP)
22 MF  USA Fafà Picault
23 GK  USA John McCarthy
24 MF  AFG Adam Najem (HGP)
25 MF  BRA Ilsinho
26 DF  USA Auston Trusty (HGP)
27 FW  ENG Jay Simpson
28 DF  USA Ray Gaddis
29 GK  USA Jake McGuire
30 MF  CMR Eric Ayuk Mbu
32 DF  NED Giliano Wijnaldum
33 DF  BRA Fabinho

Current squad

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

February 4, 2017 Closed-door Scrimmage Philadelphia Union 1–1 D.C. United St. Petersburg, Florida
Sapong Ortiz Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 7, 2017 Closed-door Scrimmage Philadelphia Union 5–3 United States U-17 Clearwater, Florida
AM Picault
Bedoya
Tribbett
Nanco
Moar 		Report

Stadium: Countryside Sportsplex
February 9, 2017 Closed-door Scrimmage Philadelphia Union 0–1 Chicago Fire Bradenton, Florida
2:00 PM Alberg  39' Report Doody  49'
de Leeuw 56'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 15, 2017 Closed-door Scrimmage Philadelphia Union 3–3 Orlando City SC Clearwater, Florida
1:00 PM EST Simpson
Ilson Jr.
Sapong 		Report Johnson
Rivas
Larin 		Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 18, 2017 Suncoast Invitational Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Philadelphia Union St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST Mkandawire  55'
Collins  84'
Carr  88'		 Report Tribbett  61'
Jones  71', 73'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 22, 2017 Suncoast Invitational Philadelphia Union 2–2 Montreal Impact Clearwater, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST Fabinho  28'
Ilson Jr. 34'
Sapong 82'		 Report DePuy 68'
Jackson-Hamel 90'		 Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 25, 2017 Suncoast Invitational D.C. United 3–2 Philadelphia Union St. Petersburg, Florida
5:00 p.m. EST Nyarko 14'
Jeffrey 21'
Mullins 24'
Acosta  34'
Sarvas  43'		 Report Marquez  9'
Fabinho  21'
Rosenberry  33'
Bedoya  41'  89'
Onyewu 51'
Sapong  46'
Epps 86'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

MLS season

March 5, 2017 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Philadelphia Union Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 p.m. EST Laba  55' Box Score
Report		 Herbers  80' Stadium: B.C. Place
Attendance: 19,083
Referee: Sorin Stoica
March 11, 2017 2 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Toronto FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 p.m. EST Simpson 11'
Fabinho  53'
Sapong 73'		 Report
Box Score		 Altidore 45+2' (pen.)
Zavaleta  52'
Cooper  57'
Morrow 71'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,795
Referee: Mark Geiger
March 18, 2017 3 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Rivas  25'
Larin 39', 73'
Garcia  80'
Spector  82'		 Report
Box Score		 Onyewu  28'
Sapong 52'
Medunjanin  80'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Fotis Pazakos
April 1, 2017 4 D.C. United 2–1 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. EDT Ortiz 18'
Acosta 27' (pen.)
Sarvas  66'		 Report
Box Score		 Ilsinho  57'
Jones  61'
Sapong 71'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,560
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 8, 2017 5 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Portland Timbers Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Marquez 26'
Medunjanin  45+3'
Blake  85'
Onyewu  90+4'		 Report
Box Score		 Guzmán  16'
Nagbe 32'
Miller 66'
Olum  73'
Adi 88' (pen.)  89'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,437
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 14, 2017 6 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New York City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Elliott  25' Report
Box Score		 Ring  43'
Harrison 52'
Matarrita  55'
Villa 90'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,553
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
April 22, 2017 7 Philadelphia Union 3–3 Montreal Impact Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EDT Alberg 5', 39' (pen.)  56'
Sapong 23'
Gaddis  43'
Bedoya  71'		 Report
Box Score		 Piatti 41'  65'
Jackson-Hamel 69', 87'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,107
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 29, 2017 8 LA Galaxy 0–0 Philadelphia Union Los Angeles, California
10:30 p.m. EDT Van Damme  44'
Diallo  90+3'		 Report
Box Score		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,008
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 6, 2017 9 Philadelphia Union 3–0 New York Red Bulls Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Picault  25'
Medunjanin  26'
Elliott  66'
Sapong 74', 81', 85' (pen.)
Blake  87'		 Report
Box Score		 Long  9' Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,297
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 13, 2017 10 D.C. United 0–4 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. EDT Neagle  19'
Acosta  55'
Sarvas  64'		 Report
Box Score		 Fabinho  4'
Bedoya  9'
Medunjanin 39'
Onyewu 64'
Picault 78'
Herbers 88'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,576
Referee: Chris Penso
May 17, 2017 11 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Houston Dynamo Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Picault 17'
Ilson Jr. 38'
Gaddis  47'
Rosenberry  85'		 Report
Box Score		 Leonardo  39'
Quioto  39'
Cabezas  48'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,234
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 20, 2017 12 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Colorado Rapids Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Bedoya  63'
Sapong 67' (pen.)
Medunjanin 75'
Wijnaldum  81'		 Report
Box Score		 Saeid  44'
Calvert  69'  69'
Gatt  74'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,399
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 27, 2017 13 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Philadelphia Union Sandy, Utah
5:00 p.m. EDT Silva  28'
Plata 36'
Wingert  51'		 Report
Box Score		 Onyewu  70'
Bedoya  77'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,305
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 3, 2017 14 New York City FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union New York, New York
1:00 p.m. EDT Camargo  30'
Moralez  78'
Chanot 80'
Callens 85'		 Report
Box Score		 Sapong  64'
Picault 69'
Alberg  83'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Referee: Hilari Grajeda
June 18, 2017 15 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New York Red Bulls Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT Jones  53'
Creavalle  67'		 Report
Box Score		 Perrinelle  71'
Collin  84'
Wright-Philips 87', 90+2'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,720
Referee: Radu Petrescu
June 24, 2017 16 Philadelphia Union 1–0 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Picault 31' Report
Box Score		 Ortiz  31' Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,656
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 2, 2017 17 Philadelphia Union 3–0 New England Revolution Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT Sapong 4' (pen.)
Ilsinho 48'
Alberg 78'		 Report
Box Score		 Watson  45+3'
Angoua  68'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,143
Referee: Chris Penso
July 6, 2017 18 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 p.m. EDT Rubio 49'
Abdul-Salaam  64'
Feilhaber  68'		 Report
Box Score		 Medunjanin  68'
Alberg 69' (pen.)		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,240
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 19, 2017 19 Montreal Impact 2–1 Philadelphia Union Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT Salazar 19'
Béland-Goyette  32'
Džemaili 51'
Bernardello  90+4'		 Report
Box Score		 Alberg  29'
Picault 43'
Gaddis  45'
Elliott  77'
Onyewu  90+3'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,660
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 22, 2017 20 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Meram 65' Report
Box Score		 Elliott  68' Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 17,418
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 26, 2017 21 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Ilsinho 20'
Wijnaldum  31'
Gaddis  39'
Sapong 66'
Epps 81'		 Report
Box Score		 Mensah  35'
Abubakar  35'  76'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,413
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 29, 2017 22 New England Revolution 3–0 Philadelphia Union Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT Koffie  34'
Kamara 38, 85'
Agudelo 89'		 Report
Box Score		 Onyewu  29'
Wijnaldum  76'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,584
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 5, 2017 23 Philadelphia Union 3–1 FC Dallas Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Sapong 17', 68'
Ilsinho 22',  64'		 Report
Box Score		 Cermeño  45+1'
Hedges  55'
Barrios 90+2'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,880
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 12, 2017 24 Philadelphia Union 0–3 Montreal Impact Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 p.m. EDT Report
Box Score		 Duvall  47'
Dzemaili 69', 90+5'
Piette  84'
Piatti 90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,297
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
August 19, 2017 25 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Philadelphia Union San Jose, California
10:30 p.m. EDT Qazaishvili 3'
Jungwirth  13'
Godoy  34'
Thompson  73'
Wondolowski  83', 90+5' (pen.)		 Report
Box Score		 Elliott 35'
Alberg 55'
Bedoya  74'
Gaddis  90+1'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 23, 2017 26 Toronto FC 3–0 Philadelphia Union Toronto, Ontario
8:00 p.m. EDT Giovinco 10'
Hasler 30',  67'
Altidore 57'		 Report
Box Score		 Fabinho  28' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 28,645
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 26, 2017 27 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Atlanta United FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Bedoya  10', 23'
Alberg 18'
Sapong  29'
Yaro  52'		 Report
Box Score		 Martínez  13'
Asad 26'
Mears 90+1'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,221
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 9, 2017 28 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union Minneapolis, Minnesota
8:00 p.m. EDT Finlay 40' Report
Box Score		 Sapong 5'
Wijnaldum  38'
Onyewu  55'
Ilsinho  60'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 22,148
Referee: Sorin Stoica
September 17, 2017 29 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Philadelphia Union Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 p.m. EDT Murillo  35'
Verón  69'		 Report
Box Score		 Fabinho  70' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,534
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
September 23, 2017 30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Pontius 10', 55'
Sapong 64'
Rosenberry  85'
Creavalle  86'		 Report
Box Score		 Polster  16'
Kappelhof  42'
Solignac 67'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,619
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 27, 2017 31 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Philadelphia Union Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT Gressel 27'
Martínez 33',  67'
Peterson 88'		 Report
Box Score		 Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 43,006
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 1, 2017 32 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EDT Ilsinho  27'
Epps 28'
Alberg 88'		 Report
Box Score		 Delem  11' Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,431
Referee: Alan Kelly
October 15, 2017 33 Chicago Fire 3–2 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. EDT Nikolić 3', 64' (pen.), 78'
Polster  45+1'		 Report
Box Score		 Kappelhof 6' (o.g.)
Bedoya 13'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,616
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 22, 2017 34 Philadelphia Union 6–1 Orlando City SC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Ilsinho 3', 63'
Picault 6', 38'
Sapong 26', 74',  65'		 Report
Box Score		 Dwyer 72' Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,595
Referee: Joseph Dickerson

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2017 U.S. Open Cup
June 14, 2017 Fourth round Philadelphia Union 3–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Jones 18'
Sapong 33'
Epps 47'		 Report
Box Score		 Mendoza 37'
Ribeiro  41'
Mohamed  67'
Bond  85'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 3,866
June 28, 2017 Round of 16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Philadelphia Union Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 p.m. EDT Felipe  37'
Kljestan 42'
Perrinelle  90+4'		 Report
Box Score		 Alberg 86'
Pontius  113'
McCarthy Shootout		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,136
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Penalties
Zizzo
Verón
Royer
Kljestan
Felipe 		Alberg
Pontius
Picault
Epps

Friendlies

July 15, 2017 International Friendly Philadelphia Union 2–2 Swansea City Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Sapong 6' (pen.)
Simpson 57'		 Bartley 28'
Ayew 40'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,250
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Standings

Eastern Conference standings

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

League standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC (C, S) 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 61 47 +14 55
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52
9 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
10 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49 CONCACAF Champions League
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
13 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
14 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 49 55 −6 45
15 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
16 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 50 47 +3 42
17 Montreal Impact 34 11 17 6 52 58 −6 39
18 Orlando City SC 34 10 15 9 39 58 −19 39
19 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
20 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
21 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 31 60 −29 32
22 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 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) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of February 28, 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 Elliott 30 2 29+1 0 0 2 0 0
4 DF  USA Ken Tribbett 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF  USA Oguchi Onyewu 22 1 22 1 0 0 0 0
12 DF  USA Keegan Rosenberry 16 0 11+3 0 0 0 2 0
15 DF  GHA Joshua Yaro 8 0 4+2 0 0 0 2 0
16 DF  USA Richie Marquez 15 1 13+2 1 0 0 0 0
19 DF  ENG Aaron Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF  USA Auston Trusty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF  USA Ray Gaddis 27 0 23+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
32 DF  NED Giliano Wijnaldum 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF  BRA Fabinho 23 0 21+1 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
2 MF  GUY Warren Creavalle 13 0 5+8 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF  BIH Haris Medunjanin 36 2 34 2 0 0 2 0
7 MF  USA Brian Carroll 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF  USA Maurice Edu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF  NED Roland Alberg 26 8 9+15 7 0 0 2 1
11 MF  USA Alejandro Bedoya 28 2 28 2 0 0 0 0
13 MF  USA Chris Pontius 31 2 27+3 2 0 0 0+1 0
20 MF  USA Marcus Epps 21 3 7+12 2 0 0 1+1 1
21 MF  USA Derrick Jones 14 1 8+4 0 0 0 2 1
22 MF  USA Fafa Picault 29 7 23+5 7 0 0 1 0
24 MF  USA Adam Najem 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF  USA Ilson Jr. 27 6 24+3 6 0 0 0 0
30 MF  CMR Eric Ayuk Mbu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  USA Charlie Davies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 FW  USA C.J. Sapong 35 17 30+3 16 0 0 2 1
27 FW  ENG Jay Simpson 24 1 4+18 1 0 0 2 0

Statistics are from all matches as documented by Soccerway.com.[3]

Top scorers

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

Goalkeepers

As of March 3, 2018
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO
1 BlakeAndre Blake 26 26 9–10–7 34 1.31 9 2 0
27 McCarthyJohn McCarthy 8 8 2–4–2 13 1.63 1 0 0
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 Giliano Wijnaldum VfL Bochum Discovery Signing [4]
January 9, 2017 27 FW Jay Simpson Leyton Orient Discovery Signing using TAM [5]
January 30, 2017 5 CB Oguchi Onyewu Unattached Discovery Signing [6]
January 31, 2017 6 CM Haris Medunjanin Maccabi Tel Aviv Signing using TAM [7]
February 2, 2017 22 MF Fafà Picault FC St. Pauli Discover Signing [8]
February 6, 2017 20 FW Marcus Epps South Florida 2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing [9]
February 8, 2017 24 MF Adam Najem University of Akron Traded first right to refusal with New York Red Bulls [10]
February 23, 2017 19 DF Aaron Jones Clemson Tigers 2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing [11]
February 24, 2017 3 DF Jack Elliott West Virginia University 2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing [12]
March 10, 2017 29 GK Jake McGuire University of Tulsa Waiver Selection [13]

Out

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Source
October 28, 2016 10 MF Tranquillo Barnetta FC St. Gallen End of Contract [14]
November 2, 2016 3 DF Taylor Washington Pittsburgh Riverhounds Contract Option Declined [15]
November 2, 2016 19 MF Cole Missimo Contract Option Declined [15]
November 2, 2016 20 MF Wálter Restrepo New York Cosmos Contract Option Declined [15][16]
November 2, 2016 23 DF Anderson Conceição Tombense End of Loan [15]
November 2, 2016 27 GK Matt Jones Belenenses End of Loan [15]
November 2, 2016 32 MF Kevin Kratz Atlanta United FC Trade for 2020 4th Round MLS SuperDraft Pick [15][17]
January 18, 2017 22 MF Leo Fernandes Tampa Bay Rowdies End of Contract [18]

Loan in

Date No. Pos. Player Loaned from Notes

Loan out

Date No. Pos. Player Loaned to Notes
April 4, 2017 30 MF Eric Ayuk Jönköpings Södra IF Remainder of 2017 season[19]

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Stats
9 Chris Pontius 3G

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player Link
21 John McCarthy [1]

End-of-season awards

References

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  2. ^ "Technical Staff". philadelphiaunion.com.
  3. ^ "Player Stats". Soccerway.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Defender Giliano Wijnaldum". Philadelphia Union. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Forward Jay Simpson". Philadelphia Union. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Defender Oguchi Onyewu". Philadelphia Union. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Midfielder Haris Medunjanin". Philadelphia Union. January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  8. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Winger Fabrice "Fafa" Picault". Philadelphia Union. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  9. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign 25th Overall Pick Marcus Epps". Philadelphia Union. February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  10. ^ "Philadelphia Union Acquire Midfielder Adam Najem". Philadelphia Union. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign SuperDraft Selection Aaron Jones". Philadelphia Union. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  12. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign SuperDraft Selection Jack Elliott". Philadelphia Union. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  13. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Goalkeeper Jake McGuire". Philadelphia Union. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  14. ^ "Tranquillo Barnetta to leave Philadelphia Union after 2016 season". MLSSoccer.com. September 27, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Transcript and video: Earnie Stewart and Jim Curtin press conference". PhillySoccerPage.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  16. ^ "Cosmos Re-sign Midfielder Walter Restrepo". New York Cosmos. January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  17. ^ "OFFICIAL: Atlanta United acquires Kevin Kratz from Philadelphia Union". Dirty South Soccer. December 11, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  18. ^ "Midfielder Leo Fernandes Joins Tampa Bay Rowdies". Tampa Bay Rowdies. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  19. ^ "Philadelphia Union Loan Eric Ayuk To Jönköpings Södra IF". Philadelphia Union. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
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