2020 Philadelphia Union II season

Philadelphia Union II
2020 season
Ownership GroupKeystone S&E
Head coachSven Gartung
StadiumTalen Energy Stadium
USLCEastern Conf.: 16th
Group F: 4th
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
Average home league attendance467
Biggest winPHI 4–0 LDN (Sept. 16)
Biggest defeatPHI 0–6 PIT (July 18)
NY 6–0 PHI (Sept. 9)

The 2020 season was the first season since the rebranding of Philadelphia Union's reserve team from Bethlehem Steel FC to Philadelphia Union II.[1] Union II competed in the USL Championship's Eastern Conference.

Roster

As of March 5, 2020[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Matt Freese ([A])
13 MF  USA Cole Turner ([A])
14 MF  USA Jack de Vries ([A])
35 MF  ESP David Rabadán (on loan from Atlético Albacete)
36 FW  PAN Saed Díaz
37 MF  USA Selmir Miscic
38 MF  USA Zach Zandi
40 MF  USA Issa Rayyan
41 FW  GER Yomi Scintu
42 DF  JAM Jamoi Topey
43 DF  CMR Steve Kingue
44 DF  USA Ben Ofeimu
49 GK  USA Todd Morton
56 MF  USA Luis Flores ([B])
59 MF  USA Axel Picazo ([B])
60 DF  USA Nathan Harriel ([B])
63 FW  HAI Shanyder Borgelin
65 MF  USA Jack McGlynn
66 DF  USA Million Evans ([B])
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Philadelphia Union.
  2. ^

Competitive

USL Championship

Standings — Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Hartford Athletic 16 11 2 3 31 24 +7 35 2.19 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 16 11 1 4 39 10 +29 34 2.13
3 New York Red Bulls II 16 5 0 11 30 37 −7 15 0.94
4 Philadelphia Union II 16 2 3 11 20 45 −25 9 0.56
5 Loudoun United FC 13 1 3 9 10 28 −18 6 0.46
Source: USL

Match results

March 7 1 Philadelphia Union II 0–0 Loudoun United FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST Turner  59'
Ofeimu  85'
Huckaby  87'
Report Saravia  45+3' Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 467
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 18 2 Philadelphia Union II 0–6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM EDT Harriell  58' Report Mensah 29'
Griffin 37'
Velarde 59'
Fernandes 67'
Dos Santos 81', 87'
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Referee: Thomas Snyder
August 9 7 Philadelphia Union II P–P Hartford Athletic Chester, Pennsylvania
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to positive covid-19 test in the Union II organization.[3]
August 19 8 Philadelphia Union II P–P Hartford Athletic Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to positive covid-19 test in the Union II organization.[4]
September 2 10 Philadelphia Union II 1–2 Atlanta United 2 Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM EDT Rabadán  39'
Jasinski  47'
Craig  67'
Aaronson 90+6'
Report Macky Diop 45'
Goodrum  53'
Mejia 90+2'
Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 6 11 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Philadelphia Union II St. Petersburg, Florida
9:56 PM EDT Lasso  4'
Guenzatti 6'
Ekra 39'
Louro  60'
Report Aaronson  50'
Ofeimu  56'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 140
Referee: Tori Penso
September 9 9 New York Red Bulls II 6–0 Philadelphia Union II Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 PM EDT Lema 8'
Sowe 45', 45+2', 74'
Toure 72'
Clark 82', 90'
Zalinsky  89'
Report Freese  7'
Bohui  88'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Luis Arroyo
Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 23, 2020 match.[6]
September 12 12 Loudoun United FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union II Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Lundegard  8'  13'
Amoustapha 42'
Gabarra  51'
Ku-DiPietro  90+2'
Gamble  90+4'
Report Bohui 10'
Kingue  29'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 520
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 16 13 Philadelphia Union II 4–0 Loudoun United FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST Craig 6'
Sorenson 20',  90+3'
Kingue 32'
Huckaby  71'
Stafford 83',  87'
Report Ndour  29'
Amoustapha  40'
Saravia  90+3'
Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Ernie Constantine
September 20 14 Philadelphia Union II 0–3 Hartford Athletic Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM EDT Huckaby  34' Report Dixon 8', 58'
Topey 13' (o.g.)
Strong  44'
Johnson  90'
Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Luis Arroyo
September 23 7 Hartford Athletic 1–1 Philadelphia Union II Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Strong 45+2',  88'
Cohen  56'
Jørgensen  68'
Report McGlynn 76'
Aaronson  90'
Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 1,375
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 9, 2020 match.[6]
September 26 15 New York Red Bulls II 5–4 Philadelphia Union II Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 PM EDT Sowe 13', 19'
Lema  37'
Zalinsky  41'
Dieye  42'
LaCava 65'
Cummins 67'
Fala 86'
Report McGlynn 43' (pen.), 69'
Topey  46'
Picazo 55'
Flores 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Ernie Constantine
September 30 8 Philadelphia Union II 2–3 Hartford Athletic Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Budler  7'
Cohen 22' (o.g.)
Sorenson  42'
Stafford 60'
Report Jørgensen 8' (pen.)
Lara 15'
Dixon  25'
Strong  55'
Barrera 90'
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Referee: Christian Centeno
Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 19, 2020 match.[6]
October 3 16 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union II Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Lee 15',  37'
Thomas  61'
Dos Santos  70'
Dikwa 90+2'
Report Cole Turner  43'
Jack McGlynn 63' (pen.),  90+1'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Austin Saini

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their affiliation with a higher division professional club (Philadelphia Union), Union II is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Philadelphia Union USL Championship Team To Rebrand As Union II". philadelphiaunion.com. December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Roster". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia Union II Match Against Hartford Athletic Rescheduled". Philadelphia Union. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Match Against Philadelphia Union II Postponed". HartfordAthletic.com. August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Union II Match Against New York Postponed". PhiladelphiaUnion.com. August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Union II Matches Rescheduled". USLChampionship.com. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.