Owner Jay Sugarman MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout round | Head Coach Jim Curtin U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals | |
Stadium Talen Energy Stadium (Capacity: 18,500) Top goalscorer League: Roland Alberg & Chris Pontius (6)
All: Alberg & Pontius (8) | ||
The 2016 Philadelphia Union season was the seventh season of the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.
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2015 MLS Regular Season
The 2015 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season saw the team go 10–17–7, finishing 9th in the Eastern Conference and 18th overall. From the beginning of the season to the summer break, the Union went 4-9-3, including a four-game losing streak from April 19 to May 9. After the summer break, the Union fared only slightly better, going 6-8-4. The Union missed the MLS Cup Playoffs for the 4th consecutive season.
2015 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
The 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the second year in a row in which the Union were runners-up in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Union entered the competition in the fourth round along with the other 16 US-based MLS clubs. In that round, the Union defeated the Rochester Rhinos, a team in the USL, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, 3-1 on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw through extra time. In the next round, the Union defeated D.C. United 2-1. The Union then went on to defeat the New York Red Bulls 4-3 on penalty kicks, after a 1-1 draw aet. In the semifinals, the Union beat the Chicago Fire 1-0. In the final, the Union lost to Sporting Kansas City 6-7 on penalties, after going 1-1.
Current roster
As of January 24, 2016.
Current squad
Last updated: January 24, 2016.
Source: Philadelphia Union
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
Preseason
Source: MLS
Statistics
Statistics are from all MLS league matches as documented by MLSsoccer.com.
Players with names marked left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics were loaned players.