2019 Philadelphia Union season
Major League Soccer team season
Philadelphia Union 2019 soccer season
Philadelphia Union 2019 season Owner Keystone Sports & Entertainment Head coach Jim Curtin Stadium Talen Energy Stadium (Capacity: 18,500)MLS Conference : 3rd MLS Cup Playoffs Conference semifinals U.S. Open Cup 4th Round Top goalscorer League: Kacper Przybyłko (15) All: Kacper Przybyłko (15) Highest home attendance 19,145(September 14 vs. LAFC ) Lowest home attendance 12,890(May 1 vs. FC Cincinnati ) Average home league attendance 17,190 Biggest win 6–1 (May 4, 2019, vs. New England ) Biggest defeat 0–4 (July 13, 2019, at RSL )Montreal )
The 2019 Philadelphia Union season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer , the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin , his sixth season with the club. Building on the previous 2018 season, the Union won their first MLS Cup Playoff match in club history, in a comeback 4–3 win against New York Red Bulls .[ 1] [ 2]
Background
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(July 2020 )
Roster
As of July 29, 2019[ 3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Loan in
Out
Date
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Source
November 19, 2018
15
DF
Joshua Yaro San Antonio FC Declined contract option
[ 14] [ 15]
16
DF
Richie Marquez Declined contract option
[ 14]
20
MF
Marcus Epps New York Red Bulls Declined contract option
[ 14] [ 16]
24
MF
Adam Najem Memphis 901 FC Declined contract option
[ 14] [ 17]
27
GK
John McCarthy Tampa Bay Rowdies End of Contract
[ 14] [ 18]
27
FW
Jay Simpson Leyton Orient Declined contract option
[ 14] [ 19]
29
GK
Jake McGuire Gefle IF Declined contract option
[ 14] [ 20]
December 9, 2018
14
MF
Fabian Herbers Chicago Fire 2nd round 2019 SuperDraft
[ 21]
December 19, 2019
12
DF
Keegan Rosenberry Colorado Rapids $150,000 GAM (2019)GAM (2020)GAM (2020)[A] TAM (2020)
[ 22]
February 23, 2019
17
FW
C.J. Sapong Chicago Fire $200,000 GAM (2019)GAM (2020)TAM (2020)TAM (2020)[A]
[ 22]
May 8, 2019
7
MF
David Accam Columbus Crew $100,000 TAM GAM
[ 23]
May 9, 2019
8
MF
Derrick Jones Nashville SC $175,000 GAM
[ 24]
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Staff
As of June 11, 2019[ 25]
Position
Staff
Nationality
Head coach
Jim Curtin
Technical director
Chris Albright
Assistant coach and director of goalkeeping
Oka Nikolov
Assistant coach
Pat Noonan
Head athletic trainer
Paul Rushing
Team coordinator
Josh Gros
Sporting director
Ernst Tanner
Academy director
Tommy Wilson
Note: Dick Schreuder served as assistant coach through Week 17 and departed for TSG Hoffenheim after June 8. [ 26]
Competitions
Preseason
MLS season
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Friendlies
Standings
Eastern Conference
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(L) Leagues Cup berth;
(P) Playoffs berth;
(U) U.S. Open Cup winners;
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
League standings
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) Champions;
(U) U.S. Open Cup winner
Notes:
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34
16
7
11
58
50
+8
55
10
4
3
36
19
+17
6
3
8
22
31
−9
Last updated: October 8, 2019.MLS
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 H A A H A H A H A H H A H H H A H A A A H A H A A H A H H H A A A H Result L L T W W W L W T W W W T L T W W T L W T L W L W W L W W T L W L L Position 10 12 12 8 4 4 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 3
Position references Eastern Conference standings.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Last updated October 20, 2019
Top scorers
Goalkeepers
Honors and awards
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References
^ "Philadelphia Union win first MLS playoff match in club history" . MLSsoccer.com . October 20, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2021 .^ Matthew Ralph (October 20, 2019). "By the Numbers: Philadelphia Union regular season review" . brotherlygame.com . Retrieved July 4, 2021 . ^ "Players" . Philadelphia Union. Retrieved July 29, 2019 .^ Charles Boehm (December 14, 2018). "Philadelphia Union sign Brazilian striker Sergio Santos via TAM" . MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019 . ^ Ryan Bright (December 14, 2018). "Union add attack power in Brazilian forward Sergio Santos" . NBC Sports. Retrieved June 11, 2019 . ^ Phil West (December 21, 2018). "From Harvard to MLS: Union sign Homegrown goalkeeper Matt Freese" . MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019 . ^ a b Tom Bogert (January 22, 2019). "Philadelphia Union sign former MLS Best XI defender Aurelien Collin" . MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019 . ^ Matthew Ralph (January 22, 2019). "Union announce Aurelien Collin signing" . Brotherly Game. Retrieved June 11, 2019 . ^ www.philly.com (February 8, 2019). "Marco Fabián officially joins Union; Mexican star is team's biggest ever signing" . Retrieved February 8, 2019 . ^ Tom Bogert (May 8, 2019). "Philadelphia Union sign forward Michee Ngalina from Bethlehem Steel" . MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019 . ^ Boehm, Charles (January 24, 2019). "Philadelphia Union sign young Brazilian goalkeeper Carlos Miguel Coronel" . Retrieved February 11, 2019 . ^ Tom Bogert (March 5, 2019). "Philadelphia Union add midfielder Jamiro Monteiro on loan" . MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019 . ^ Nick Fishman (May 15, 2019). "Union will extend Monteiro's loan for year, full transfer not complete" . Philly Soccer Page. Retrieved February 11, 2019 . ^ a b c d e f g Jonathan Tannenwald (November 19, 2018). "Jim Curtin to stay as Union manager; Jay Simpson, Josh Yaro gone as offseason overhaul starts" . The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 8, 2019 . ^ "San Antonio FC Signs Defender Joshua Yaro" . San Antonio FC. January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019 .^ "New York Red Bulls sign Waiver Draft selection Marcus Epps" . MLSsoccer.com. January 23, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019 .^ "Memphis 901 FC Adds Dynamic Adam Najem" . Memphis 901 FC. February 5, 2019. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2019 .^ "Rowdies Sign Goalkeeper John McCarthy" . Tampa Bay Rowdies. January 31, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019 .^ "Jay Simpson agrees deal at Orient" . Leyton Orient. February 12, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019 .^ "Officiellt: Gefle IF värvar Jake ←McGuire" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. January 21, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019 .^ Jonathan Tannenwald (December 9, 2018). "Chicago Fire acquire attacker Fabian Herbers in trade with Philadelphia" . Benjamin Baer. Retrieved June 8, 2019 . ^ a b Matthew Ralph (May 9, 2019). "Philadelphia Union trade C.J. Sapong to Chicago Fire for allocation money" . Brotherly Game. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019 . ^ Tom Bogert (May 8, 2019). "Columbus Crew acquire David Accam from Philadelphia Union" . MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019 . ^ Matthew Ralph (May 9, 2019). "Derrick Jones traded to Nashville SC for $175,000 in allocation money" . Brotherly Game. Retrieved June 8, 2019 . ^ "Technical Staff" . Philadelphia Union. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .^ Jonathan Tannenwald (May 27, 2019). "Union assistant Dick Schreuder leaving for Germany's TSG Hoffenheim" . The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .
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