2011 Philadelphia Union season
Philadelphia Union 2011 soccer season
The 2011 Philadelphia Union season was the second season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer , the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by former MLS player Peter Nowak , in his second season with the club.[ 1]
Background
At the end of the 2010 season, Philadelphia was 7th in the Eastern Conference, which unfortunately was not enough to get them into the MLS Playoffs. During the off-season, the team lost Fred, Seitz, Salinas, and Moreno through re-entry and expansion drafts. The Union did acquire 2 new players before the 2011 SuperDraft in January: one through trade (Brian Carroll from Columbus Crew)[ 2] [ 3] University of Maryland and 5th pick overall), Michael Farfan (M from University of North Carolina , 23rd overall) and Levi Houapeu (F from University of Maryland, Baltimore County , 41st overall).[ 4] Supplemental Draft , the Union picked up another 3 players: Ryan Richter (MF/F), Josh Walburn (D) and Matt Marcin (MF).[ 5]
Shortly after the SuperDraft, the team released MF Toni Ståhl , who had only played a handful of minutes with the team in 2010, and was sent off in the first game of the season with 2 yellow cards.[ 6] Brad Knighton .[ 7]
On January 20, Philadelphia introduced two new players: Colombians Faryd Mondragón (GK) and Carlos Valdés (D). Mondragón had recently come from playing with F.C. Cologne in the German Bundesliga , and has at least 50 caps with the Colombia nationaltTeam . Valdés comes from Club Independiente Santa Fe in the Colombian First Division , where he served as captain before coming to Philadelphia.[ 8]
On January 11, the Union became the 13th team in the MLS to gain a shirt sponsor. Bimbo Bakeries USA will sponsor the team in exchange for US$12 million (three million for four years).[ 9] [ 10]
Review
Preseason
Philadelphia Union will play their first pre-season game against the U-17 US Men National Team on February 6. They will then play two friendlies against university teams, University of South Florida and University of Central Florida , on February 10 and 13 respectively. Their last pre-season game in Orlando will be against Orlando City , a new team in the USL Professional Division , on February 19.[ 11]
The club announced the signing of former MLS Most Valuable Player Carlos Ruiz on February 22.
March
Philadelphia Union's first game will be away against Houston Dynamo on March 19. Their first home game at PPL Park will be against the Vancouver Whitecaps on March 26.[ 12]
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
2011 roster
As of September 23, 2011. [ 13]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Match results
Win Loss Tie
Preseason friendlies
MLS regular season
The Union are 11-8-15 overall, 7-1-9 at home, 4-7-6 on the road.
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Friendlies
MLS Reserve League
The Union Reserves are 2-7-1 overall, 2-3-0 at home, 0-4-1 on the road.
League table
Conference
Overall
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions;
(S) Supporters' Shield
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
48
11
8
15
44
36
+8
7
1
9
24
18
+6
4
7
6
20
18
+2
Last updated: October 20, 2011 Source: [ 21] Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
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 A H H H A H A H A A H A H H A A A A H A H H A H H H A H A A H A Result W W L W T W L T L W W T T L T W T T W L T T T L L T T W T W T W T L Position 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 6 3 2 2 3 5 5 4 4 6 4 5 5 6 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 7 4 5 8
Updated to match(es) played on October 20, 2011. Source:
MLS Results and
League table A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
L = Loss;
T = Tie
Squad breakdown
Ages are as of March 19, 2011 (the date of their season opener).
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (age)
Signed From
Goalkeepers
1
Faryd Mondragón
GK
(1971-06-21 ) June 21, 1971 (age 53)
Cologne
18
Zac MacMath
GK
(1991-08-07 ) August 7, 1991 (age 33)
University of Maryland
24
Thorne Holder
GK
(1986-04-04 ) April 4, 1986 (age 38)
F.C. New York
31
Chase Harrison
GK
(1984-04-02 ) April 2, 1984 (age 40)
Harrisburg City Islanders
Defenders
2
Joe Tait
CB
(1990-02-04 ) February 4, 1990 (age 34)
Dayton Dutch Lions
3
Juan Diego González
CB
(1980-09-22 ) September 22, 1980 (age 44)
Deportivo Pereira
4
Danny Califf
CB
(1980-03-17 ) March 17, 1980 (age 44)
Midtjylland
5
Carlos Valdés
CB
(1985-05-22 ) May 22, 1985 (age 39)
Santa Fe
25
Sheanon Williams
RB
(1990-03-17 ) March 17, 1990 (age 34)
Harrisburg City Islanders
Midfielders
6
Stefani Miglioranzi
CM/DM
(1977-09-20 ) September 20, 1977 (age 47)
Los Angeles Galaxy
7
Brian Carroll
CM/DM
(1981-07-20 ) July 20, 1981 (age 43)
Columbus Crew
8
Roger Torres
AM
(1991-07-13 ) July 13, 1991 (age 33)
América de Cali
11
Freddy Adu
AM
(1989-06-02 ) June 2, 1989 (age 35)
Benfica
13
Kyle Nakazawa
CM
(1988-03-16 ) March 16, 1988 (age 36)
UCLA
14
Amobi Okugo
CM/DM
(1991-03-13 ) March 13, 1991 (age 33)
UCLA
15
Gabriel Farfan
CM/DM
(1988-06-23 ) June 23, 1988 (age 36)
Club América
17
Keon Daniel
LW/RW
(1987-01-16 ) January 16, 1987 (age 37)
Puerto Rico Islanders
21
Michael Farfan
LW/RW
(1988-06-23 ) June 23, 1988 (age 36)
University of North Carolina
22
Justin Mapp
LW/RW
(1984-10-18 ) October 18, 1984 (age 40)
Chicago Fire
23
Ryan Richter
CM/LB
(1989-04-12 ) April 12, 1989 (age 35)
La Salle University
26
Morgan Langley
LW/RW
(1989-07-09 ) July 9, 1989 (age 35)
Harrisburg City Islanders
27
Zach Pfeffer
AM
(1995-01-06 ) January 6, 1995 (age 30)
Forwards
9
Sébastien Le Toux
ST/AM
(1984-01-10 ) January 10, 1984 (age 41)
Seattle Sounders FC
10
Danny Mwanga
ST
(1991-07-17 ) July 17, 1991 (age 33)
Oregon State University
12
Levi Houapeu
ST
(1989-06-22 ) June 22, 1989 (age 35)
UMBC
16
Veljko Paunović
ST/AM
(1977-08-21 ) August 21, 1977 (age 47)
Unattached
19
Jack McInerney
ST
(1992-08-05 ) August 5, 1992 (age 32)
Statistics
Statistics are from all MLS league matches.
Nat
No
Player
Pos
Apps
Starts
G
A
Acquired
Salary
2
Harvey Jordan Harvey *
DF 16
16
0
1
4
1
Expansion Draft $63,125
2
Tait Joe Tait
DF 0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$42,000
3
González Juan Diego González
DF 0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$193,462
4
Califf Danny Califf
DF 33
33
1
0
4
0
Signed
$250,000
5
Valdés Carlos Valdés
DF 32
32
1
1
8
0
Signed
$180,000
6
Miglioranzi Stefani Miglioranzi
MF 17
11
0
0
1
0
Expansion Draft $153,125
7
Carroll Brian Carroll
MF 30
30
1
0
5
0
Trade
$160,000
8
Torres Roger Torres
MF 25
9
3
2
1
0
On Loan
$108,725
9
Le Toux Sébastien Le Toux
FW 34
34
11
9
0
0
Expansion Draft $179,000
10
Mwanga Danny Mwanga
FW 28
13
5
4
4
0
SuperDraft $226,250 (GA)
11
Adu Freddy Adu
MF 11
6
2
0
0
0
Signed
$594,884 (DP)
12
Houapeu Levi Houapeu
FW 0
0
0
0
0
0
SuperDraft $32,604
12
Agorsor Chris Agorsor *
FW 0
0
0
0
0
0
Weighted lottery $42,000
13
Nakazawa Kyle Nakazawa
MF 22
14
1
3
1
0
SuperDraft $44,000
14
Okugo Amobi Okugo
MF 15
10
0
0
2
0
SuperDraft $168,000 (GA)
15
Farfan Gabriel Farfan
MF 22
18
1
2
1
0
Signed
$42,000
16
Paunović Veljko Paunović
FW 17
16
3
3
1
0
Signed
$90,000
17
Daniel Keon Daniel
MF 18
9
1
2
1
0
Signed
$46,410
19
McInerney Jack McInerney
FW 18
5
1
0
1
1
SuperDraft $135,417 (GA)
20
Ruiz Carlos Ruiz *
FW 14
13
6
0
2
0
Signed
$306,671
21
Farfan Michael Farfan
MF 21
13
2
3
1
0
SuperDraft $79,500
22
Mapp Justin Mapp
MF 29
24
3
4
1
0
Trade
$183,333
23
Houapeu Ryan Richter
MF 0
0
0
0
0
0
Supplemental Draft $32,604
25
Williams Sheanon Williams
DF 32
32
1
3
4
1
Signed
$42,000
26
Langley Morgan Langley
MF 1
1
0
0
0
0
Signed
N/A
27
Pfeffer Zach Pfeffer
MF 3
2
0
0
0
0
Signed
$65,000 (HG)
44 35 46 3
* = Not currently part of team.
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Goalkeepers
Nat
No
Player
Apps
Starts
Record
GA
GAA
SO
Acquired
Salary
1
Mondragón Faryd Mondragón
27
27
8-8-11
28
1.04
7
Signed
$396,667
18
MacMath Zac MacMath
8
7
3-0-4
8
1.00
3
SuperDraft $125,000 (GA)
24
Holder Thorne Holder
0
0
0-0-0
0
0
0
Signed
$42,000
31
Holder Chase Harrison
0
0
0-0-0
0
0
0
Signed
N/A
35 34 11-8-15 36 1.03 10
* = Not currently part of team.
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Updated to match played October 20, 2011Philadelphia Union
Statistics
Statistics are from all MLS Cup Playoffs matches.
Nat
No
Player
Pos
Apps
Starts
G
A
Acquired
Salary
2
Tait Joe Tait
DF 0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$42,000
3
González Juan Diego González
DF 0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$193,462
4
Califf Danny Califf
DF 2
2
0
0
0
0
Signed
$250,000
5
Valdés Carlos Valdés
DF 2
2
0
0
1
0
Signed
$180,000
6
Miglioranzi Stefani Miglioranzi
MF 1
1
0
0
1
0
Expansion Draft $153,125
7
Carroll Brian Carroll
MF 2
2
0
0
1
0
Trade
$160,000
8
Torres Roger Torres
MF 2
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$108,725
9
Le Toux Sébastien Le Toux
FW 2
2
1
0
0
0
Expansion Draft $179,000
10
Mwanga Danny Mwanga
FW 1
1
0
0
0
0
SuperDraft $226,250
11
Adu Freddy Adu
MF 2
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$594,884
13
Nakazawa Kyle Nakazawa
MF 0
0
0
0
0
0
SuperDraft $44,000
14
Okugo Amobi Okugo
MF 0
0
0
0
0
0
SuperDraft $168,000
15
Farfan Gabriel Farfan
MF 2
2
0
0
2
0
Signed
$42,000
16
Paunović Veljko Paunović
FW 1
1
0
0
0
0
Signed
$90,000
17
Daniel Keon Daniel
MF 0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$46,410
19
McInerney Jack McInerney
FW 2
1
0
0
0
0
SuperDraft $135,417
21
Farfan Michael Farfan
MF 2
2
0
1
0
0
SuperDraft $79,500
22
Mapp Justin Mapp
MF 2
1
0
0
0
0
Trade
$183,333
23
Houapeu Ryan Richter
MF 0
0
0
0
0
0
Supplemental Draft $32,604
25
Williams Sheanon Williams
DF 2
2
0
0
1
0
Signed
$42,000
26
Langley Morgan Langley
MF 0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
N/A
27
Pfeffer Zach Pfeffer
MF 0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$65,000
1 1 5 0
Goalkeepers
Nat
No
Player
Apps
Starts
Record
GA
GAA
SO
Acquired
Salary
1
Mondragón Faryd Mondragón
2
2
0-2-0
3
2.00
0
Signed
$396,667
18
MacMath Zac MacMath
0
0
0-0-0
0
0
0
SuperDraft $125,000
24
Holder Thorne Holder
0
0
0-0-0
0
0
0
Signed
$42,000
2 2 0-2-0 3 1.50 0
Honors and awards
MLS Player of the Month
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Goal of the Week
MLS Team of the Week
MLS All-Stars 2011
Player movement
Transfers
In
Date
Player
Number
Position
Previous club
Fee/notes
Ref
November 22, 2010
Brian Carroll 7
MF
Columbus Crew Acquired for allocation money and a 2nd round SuperDraft pick
[ 2]
December 22, 2010
Zach Pfeffer 27
MF
Signed As Homegrown Player
[ 3]
January 20, 2011
Faryd Mondragón 1
GK
Köln Undisclosed
[ 22]
January 20, 2011
Carlos Valdés 5
DF
Santa Fe Undisclosed
[ 22]
February 14, 2011
Chris Agorsor 12
FW
University of Virginia Weighted lottery [ 23]
February 22, 2011
Carlos Ruiz 20
FW
Aris Free
[ 24]
March 1, 2011
Thorne Holder 24
GK
Adelphi University Free
[ 25]
March 1, 2011
Ryan Richter 23
MF
La Salle University Supplemental Draft, 1st round [ 25]
March 18, 2011
Levi Houapeu 11
FW
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 3rd round [ 26]
March 18, 2011
Keon Daniel 17
MF
Puerto Rico Islanders Free
[ 26]
March 18, 2011
Gabriel Farfan 15
MF
Club América Free
[ 26]
June 13, 2011
Veljko Paunović 16
FW
Unattached Free
[ 27]
August 12, 2011
Freddy Adu 11
MF
Benfica Free, acquired via allocation process
[ 28]
August 22, 2011
Thorne Holder 24
GK
F.C. New York Free
[ 29]
September 13, 2011
Joe Tait 2
DF
Dayton Dutch Lions Free
[ 30]
September 14, 2011
Morgan Langley 26
MF
Harrisburg City Islanders Free
[ 31]
September 23, 2011
Chase Harrison 31
GK
Harrisburg City Islanders Free
[ 32]
Out
Date
Player
Number
Position
Destination club
Fee/notes
Ref
November 24, 2010
Shea Salinas 11
MF
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft [ 33]
November 24, 2010
Alejandro Moreno 15
FW
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft [ 33]
December 15, 2010
Chris Seitz 1
GK
Seattle Sounders FC Re-Entry Draft [ 34]
December 15, 2010
Fred 7
FW
New England Revolution Re-Entry Draft [ 34]
January 14, 2011
Toni Ståhl 12
MF
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Contract option declined, free transfer
[ 6]
January 25, 2011
Brad Knighton 18
GK
Carolina RailHawks Waived, free transfer
[ 7]
February 8, 2011
Cristian Arrieta 26
DF
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Waived, free transfer
[ 35]
February 14, 2011
Eduardo Coudet 21
MF
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Waived, free transfer
[ 36]
February 18, 2011
Andrew Jacobson 8
MF
FC Dallas Traded for a 2013 SuperDraft 2nd round pick
[ 37]
March 1, 2011
Nick Zimmerman 23
MF
Carolina RailHawks Waived, free transfer
[ 25]
March 1, 2011
J. T. Noone 17
MF
Harrisburg City Islanders Waived, free transfer
[ 25]
March 2, 2011
Michael Orozco Fiscal 16
DF
San Luis Loan expired; purchase option declined
[ 38]
June 2, 2011
Chris Agorsor 12
FW
Real Salt Lake Waived, free transfer
[ 39]
July 7, 2011
Jordan Harvey 2
DF
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for allocation money
[ 40]
July 26, 2011
Thorne Holder 24
GK
F.C. New York Waived, free transfer
[ 41]
August 5, 2011
Carlos Ruiz 20
FW
Veracruz Transfer
[ 42]
Loans
In
Out
Miscellany
Allocation ranking
Philadelphia is in the #17 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking . The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Philadelphia started 2011 ranked #5 on the allocation list and used its ranking to acquire Freddy Adu . A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[ 44]
International roster spots
Philadelphia has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Philadelphia has not dealt or acquired any spots in trades. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[ 44]
Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from Sporting Kansas City ; 2013 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from FC Dallas .
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