MLS Cup Did not qualify | U.S. Open Cup Semifinals | |
Owner Keystone Sports & Entertainment Manager John Hackworth
interim, from June 13, 2012
permanent, from August 30, 2012
Peter Nowak
until June 13, 2012 Stadium PPL Park (Capacity: 18,500) Major League Soccer Eastern Conference: 8th
Overall Table: 15th | ||
The 2012 Philadelphia Union season is the third season of the team's existence.
Contents
Match results
Win Loss Tie
MLS Regular Season
The Union finished 10-18-6 overall, 7-8-2 at home, 3-10-4 on the road.
MLS Reserve League
The Union Reserves are 4-4-2 overall, 3-1-1 at home, 1-3-1 on the road.
League table
Conference
Updated to matches played on 18:04 EDT October 28, 2012. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:
Overall
Updated to matches played on October 28, 2012. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:
1The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (placed in Pot A). The other U.S. representatives in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League are:
2Toronto FC qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2012 Canadian Championship.
Results summary
Last updated: October 27, 2012
Source:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Last updated: October 27, 2012.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Current roster
As of August 28, 2012.
Squad breakdown
Ages are as of April 16, 2012 (the date of their season opener).
Last updated: August 28, 2012.
Source: Philadelphia Union
Statistics
Statistics are from all MLS league matches.
* = Not currently part of team. Last updated: October 27, 2012.
Source: Philadelphia Union
Goalkeepers
* = Not currently part of team.
Last updated: October 27, 2012.
Source: Philadelphia Union
Allocation ranking
Philadelphia came into the 2012 season thirteenth 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. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.
On June 25, the Union traded their position in the allocation ranking plus allocation money and their first round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft to Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the top position in the allocation rankings and a second round pick in the 2013 Draft. The Union then used the Allocation ranking to sign Bakary Soumaré.
International roster slots
The Union have nine MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated eight international roster spots per season, but the Union acquired a ninth from Los Angeles in exchange for Kyle Nakazawa. This ninth slot would eventually be traded to D.C. United along with Lionard Pajoy for Danny Cruz and reverts to the Galaxy at the end of 2012.
NOTES:
Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired: *2013 MLS SuperDraft second round pick (natural selection) from FC Dallas for Andrew Jacobson.
Future picks traded: *2013 MLS SuperDraft second round pick (natural selection) and Kyle Nakazawa to Los Angeles Galaxy for an international roster slot.
Future picks swapped: *2013 MLS SuperDraft first round pick, allocation money, and the twelfth position in the MLS Allocation Order to Vancouver Whitecaps FC for a 2013 SuperDraft second round pick and the first position in the Allocation Order.