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2012 Philadelphia Union season

The 2012 Philadelphia Union season was the third season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was initially managed by former MLS player Peter Nowak, in his third season with the club. In June, Nowak resigned and assistant coach John Hackworth was promoted to manager on an interim basis. Hackworth was officially made permanent head coach in August, making him the second head coach in the club's history.[1][2]

Philadelphia Union
2012 season
OwnerKeystone Sports & Entertainment
ManagerJohn Hackworth
interim, from June 13, 2012
permanent, from August 30, 2012
Peter Nowak
until June 13, 2012
StadiumPPL Park (Capacity: 18,500)
Major League SoccerEastern Conference: 8th
Overall table: 15th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerJack McInerney (8)
Highest home attendance19,074 v Colorado Rapids
March 18, 2012
Lowest home attendance16,024 v D.C. United
September 20, 2012
Average home league attendance18,049
7 sellouts
(Through October 27, 2012)
← 2011
2013 →

2012 roster edit

As of August 28, 2012.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Chris Konopka
2 DF   COL Carlos Valdés (Captain)
3 DF   USA Chris Albright
4 DF   MLI Bakary Soumaré
5 MF   USA Greg Jordan
6 MF   PAN Gabriel Gómez
7 MF   USA Brian Carroll (Vice-Captain)
8 MF   COL Roger Torres (on loan from América de Cali)
9 FW   USA Jack McInerney (GA)
11 MF   USA Freddy Adu (DP)
12 FW   USA Chandler Hoffman (GA)
13 MF   USA Michael Lahoud
14 MF   USA Amobi Okugo (GA)
15 MF   USA Gabriel Farfan
17 FW   CRC Josué Martínez
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK   USA Zac MacMath (GA)
19 FW   USA Jack McInerney
20 MF   USA Jimmy McLaughlin (HGP)
21 MF   USA Michael Farfan
22 MF   USA Justin Mapp
24 DF   CRC Porfirio López
25 DF   USA Sheanon Williams
26 MF   TRI Keon Daniel
27 MF   USA Zach Pfeffer (HGP)
28 DF   USA Ray Gaddis
29 MF   USA Antoine Hoppenot
30 MF   USA Krystian Witkowski
31 FW   MEX Cristhian Hernández (HGP)
32 GK   USA Chase Harrison
44 MF   USA Danny Cruz

Match results edit

  Win   Loss   Tie

Preseason friendlies edit

February 11, 2012 1 Florida Gulf Coast University 1–1 Philadelphia Union Deltona, Florida
2:00 PM ET   Valdés   Stadium: Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex
February 15, 2012 2 University of Central Florida 0–5 Philadelphia Union Deltona, Florida
1:00 PM ET Martínez  
Mwanga  
McInerney  
Hoppenot  
Hoppenot  		 Stadium: Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex
February 18, 2012 3 Orlando City S.C. 1–1 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM ET Pulis   2'
Campbell   22'
Gallardo   25'
Boden   62'
Bernard   88'
Griffin   90+'		 Report Califf   27'
G. Farfan   75'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 5,968
February 26, 2012 4 Pérez Zeledón   1–0   Philadelphia Union San Rafael de Alajuela, Costa Rica
10:00 AM Bostal   Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Fedefútbol
February 28, 2012 5 Costa Rica U-20   0–3   Philadelphia Union San Rafael de Alajuela, Costa Rica
10:00 AM Hoffman  
Hoppenot  
Torres  		 Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Fedefútbol
March 1, 2012 6 Belén Siglo XXI   2–0   Philadelphia Union Belén de Heredia, Costa Rica
10:00 AM Arnáez   (pen)
Cordero  		 Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo de Belén

MLS regular season edit

See also: 2012 Major League Soccer season

The Union finished 10-18-6 overall, 7-8-2 at home, 3-10-4 on the road.

March 12, 2012 1 Portland Timbers 3–1 Philadelphia Union Portland, Oregon
6:30 PM PT Jean-Baptiste   54'
Boyd   66'
Alhassan   76'		 Report
TV: ESPN2		 Gómez   51' Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 20,438
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 18, 2012 2 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Colorado Rapids Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET Gómez   31'
M. Farfan   52'
Pajoy   67'
Torres   90+'		 Report
TV: NBCSN		 Larentowicz   44'   58'
Castrillón   58'
Cascio   62'
Castrillón   74'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 19,074 (SO)
Referee: Mark Geiger
March 24, 2012 3 Chicago Fire 1–0 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM CT
TV: TCN		 Oduro   28'
Grazzini   75'
Gibbs   81'		 Report
TV: TCN		 G. Farfan   59' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,075
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
March 31, 2012 4 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET Gómez   43'
Carroll   56'
M. Farfan   77'		 Report
TV: 6abc		 Harris   65' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,189
Referee: Elias Bazakos
April 14, 2012 5 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew Chester, Pennsylvania
3:30 PM ET Gómez   25'
Gómez   38' (pen.)
Carroll   48'
G. Farfan   71'
Martínez   85'
MacMath   90+'		 Report
TV: NBCSN		 Gehrig   70'
Gaven   78'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,526 (SO)
Referee: Michael Kennedy
April 21, 2012 6 Chivas USA 0–1 Philadelphia Union Carson, California
7:30 PM PT Moreno   46'
Kennedy   87'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Adu   40'
Valdés   60'
Pajoy   70'
Williams   73'
Daniel   75'
G. Farfan   85'
Nowak   85'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,127
Referee: Juan Guzman
April 28, 2012 7 Philadelphia Union 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET Gómez   83' Report
TV: CSN		 Lenhart   76', 90' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,581 (SO)
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 5, 2012 8 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union Seattle, Washington
1:30 PM PT Rose   18'
Rosales   63'		 Report
TV:NBCSN		 Gómez   78' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,399
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 13, 2012 9 Philadelphia Union 2–3 New York Red Bulls Chester, Pennsylvania
12:30 PM ET Pajoy   19'
Pajoy   31'
Adu   5'   43'
Pajoy   46'		 Report
TV: ESPN2		 Lindpere   17'
Ballouchy   22'
Lindpere   54'
Holgersson   68'
Cooper   78'
Meara   90+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,193
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 19, 2012 10 FC Dallas 1–1 Philadelphia Union Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CT Pérez   7'
Jacobson   72'
Pérez   88'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Lahoud   37'
Gómez   56'
Valdés   62'
M. Farfan   77'
Harrison   79'		 Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 13,272
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
May 26, 2012 11 Toronto FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4:30 PM ET Morgan   30'
de Guzman   43'
Koevermans   88'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Gaddis   11'
Pajoy   29'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,227
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 16, 2012 12 Philadelphia Union 0–1 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET McInerney   26'
Valdés   77'		 Report
TV:CSN/Galavisión		 Jakovic   58'
Pontius   78'
Najar   81'
Hamid   90+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,876 (SO)
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 23, 2012 13 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET McInerney   1'
Carroll   17'
Gaddis   25'
McInerney   42'
Lahoud   63'
Pajoy   81' (pen.)
Hoppenot   87'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Júlio César   22' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,207
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 30, 2012 14 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Philadelphia Union Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CT Davis   19'
Ching   83' (pen.)		 Recap
TV: TCN		 Daniel   46' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 19,806
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 4, 2012 15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Philadelphia Union Carson, California
7:30 PM PT Barrett   73'
DeLaGarza   90+'		 Report
TV: CSN		 Valdés   14'
McInerney   45+'
Okugo   70'
MacMath   78'
M. Farfan   90+'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Armando Villareal
July 8, 2012 16 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Toronto FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET
TV:6abc		 Gómez   34'
Adu   36'
Hoppenot   78'		 Report
TV: 6ABC		 Johnson   56'
Frings   77'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,393
Referee: Paul Ward
July 14, 2012 17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Montreal Impact Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET McInerney   61'
Pajoy   82'
Valdés   90+'		 Report
TV: CSN		 Daniel   89' (o.g.) Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,544 (SO)
Referee: Juan Guzman
July 21, 2012 18 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Philadelphia Union Harrison, New Jersey
2:30 PM ET Cooper   43', 58'
Cooper   62'		 Report
TV: ESPN		 Pajoy   49'
G. Farfan   54'
Hoppenot   90+'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,842
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
July 29, 2012 19 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New England Revolution Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET Adu   59' (pen.)
M. Farfan   67'
McInerney   90'		 Report
TV: NBCSN		 Sène   12'
Soares   25'
McCarthy   39'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,598 (SO)
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
August 4, 2012 20 Montreal Impact 2–0 Philadelphia Union Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7:30 PM ET Wenger   44'
Ferrari   65'
Rivas   69'
Martins   78'		 Report
TV: TCN		 McInerney   69'
Gómez   89'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 18,535
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 12, 2012 21 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET Anibaba   34' (o.g.) [1]
TV: CSN		 Rolfe   43'
Friedrich   45+'
Rolfe   56'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,412
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
August 19, 2012 22 D.C. United 1–1 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
5:00 PM ET Okugo   71' (o.g.)
Boskovic   89'
Dudar   90+'
Hamid   90+'		 Report
TV: NBCSN		 Carroll   8'
Williams   37'   90+'
Lahoud   44'
McInerney   70'
Torres   89'
G. Farfan   89'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,312
Referee: Mark Geiger
August 24, 2012 23 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Real Salt Lake Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET M. Farfan   59' Report
TV: NBCSN		 Wingert   58' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,441
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 29, 2012 24 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Columbus Crew Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM ET Valdés   29'
Hoppenot   69'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Birchall   28'
Williams   41'
Williams   68'
Gaven   90+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 16,568
Referee: Yader Reyes
September 1, 2012 25 New England Revolution 0–0 Philadelphia Union Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM ET Nguyen   58' Report
TV: CSN		 Adu   62' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,841
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 15, 2012 26 Toronto FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1:00 PM ET Hassli   23'
Hassli   58'
Hall   84'		 Report
TV: CSN		 M. Farfan   39'
Williams   85'
Carroll   90+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 15,669
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 20, 2012 27 Philadelphia Union 0–1 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM ET Report
TV: ESPN2		 Pajoy   67' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 16,024
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 23, 2012 28 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Houston Dynamo Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET Williams   20'
Adu   28', 50' (pen.)
Martínez   70'
M. Farfan   82'		 Report
TV:6abc		 Davis   42'
Boniek   44'
Hall   71'
Carr   75'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,666
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
September 29, 2012 29 Columbus Crew 3–2 Philadelphia Union Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM ET Arrieta   44', 50'
O'Rourke   61'
Gruenebaum   64'
Mirošević   87'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Okugo   48'
Cruz   65' (pen.)
McInerney   86'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,673
Referee: Matthew Foerster
October 3, 2012 30 Chicago Fire 1–3 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM CT Berry   45'
Oduro   69'
Franco   79'		 Report
TV: TCN		 McInerney   7'
Lahoud   18'
Gómez   67'
Williams   78'
Hoppenot   87'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,375
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
October 6, 2012 31 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET McInerney   73'
G. Farfan   87'		 Report
TV: CSN		 Simms   66'
Guy   86'
Feilhaber   86'   88'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,017
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
October 20, 2012 32 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Philadelphia Union Houston, Texas
6:30 PM CT Kandji   5'
Boniek   71'
Davis   75'		 Report
TV: NBCSN		 McInerney   19'
McInerney   67'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,039
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 24, 2012 33 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Philadelphia Union Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CT Peterson   40'
Sinovic   50'
Joseph   58'
Sapong   82'		 Report
TV: TCN		 Okugo   3'
McInerney   53'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,428
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 27, 2012 34 Philadelphia Union 0–3 New York Red Bulls Chester, Pennsylvania
1:30 PM ET Report
TV: NBC		 Cooper   13' (pen.), 66'
Henry   35'
Márquez   61'
Henry   90+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,533 (SO)
Referee: Chris Penso

U.S. Open Cup edit

See also: 2012 U.S. Open Cup
May 29, 2012 Third round Philadelphia Union 3–0 Rochester Rhinos Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Martínez   5'
Adu   29', 73' (pen.)		 Report Earls   40'
Traynor   52'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 4,175
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 5, 2012 Fourth round D.C. United 1–2 (a.e.t.) Philadelphia Union Boyds, Maryland
7:30 PM ET Dudar   27'
Wolff   45+'
McDonald   13'   112'		 Report Carroll   45+'
Martinez   64'
M. Farfan   82'
Hoppenot   93'
Valdés   55'   112'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,276
June 26, 2012 Quarterfinals Philadelphia Union 5–2 Harrisburg City Islanders Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Adu   5' (pen.)
McInerney   9'
Pajoy   29', 69' (pen.)
Gomez   81'
McInerney   90+'		 Report Ombiji   51'
Langley   54'
Marshall   60'
Langley   74'
Pelletier   78'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 4,313
July 11, 2012 Semifinals Philadelphia Union 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET G. Farfan   30'
M. Farfan   52'
Lahoud   56'
Williams   62'		 Report Nagamura   53'
Peterson   65'
Collin   77'
Zusi   90+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 8,486
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Friendlies edit

May 9, 2012 1 Philadelphia Union   2–1   Schalke 04 Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Pajoy   21'
Hoffman   88'		 Report Escudero   41' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 5,000
June 9, 2012 2 Reading United A.C. 2–3 Philadelphia Union Reading, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET Finley   33' (pen)
Wyatt   79'		 Report Hoffman   8'
McInerney   57'
Newnam   74' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Shirk Stadium
June 12, 2012 3 Harrisburg City Islanders 3–2 Philadelphia Union Hershey, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET Pettis   17', 76'
Ekra   55'		 Report Perlaza   45'
Herdling   81'		 Stadium: Hersheypark Stadium
Attendance: 820
July 18, 2012 4 Philadelphia Union   0–1   Aston Villa Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Okugo   14'
Jordan   90+'		 Recap Delfouneso   43'
Collins   62'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,195

MLS Reserve League edit

Main article: Philadelphia Union Reserves

The Union Reserves are 4-4-2 overall, 3-1-1 at home, 1-3-1 on the road.

April 9, 2012 Reserve 1 Philadelphia Union Reserves 4–2 New England Revolution Reserves Wallingford, Pennsylvania
10:00 AM EDT Harrison   17'
Martínez   22', 65'
Okugo   56'
Hoppenot   62'
Hernández   87'		 Report Mansally   19' (pen.) Stadium: Chester Park[4]
April 14, 2012 Reserve 2 Philadelphia Union Reserves 0–4 Columbus Crew Reserves Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM EDT Hoppenot   43'
Jordan   45'
Hernández   46'
Pfeffer   84'		 Report Rentería   12', 20', 38'
Grossman   41'
Rentería   45'
Tchani   51'   78'
Meram   85'		 Stadium: PPL Park
May 14, 2012 Reserve 3 Philadelphia Union Reserves 2–2 New York Red Bulls Reserves Wallingford, Pennsylvania
10:00 AM EDT Hoppenot   11'
McInerney   46'
Storm   63'		 Report Maduro   33'
Chirgadze   51'
Hines   68'
Ibidgha   81'
Hertzog   88'		 Stadium: Chester Park[4]
May 26, 2012 Reserve 4 Toronto FC Reserves 3–2 Philadelphia Union Reserves Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6:30 PM EDT Burgos, Jr.   34', 52'
Cordon   65'		 Report McInerney   14', 56' Stadium: BMO Field
July 21, 2012 Reserve 5 New York Red Bulls Reserves 0–2 Philadelphia Union Reserves Newark, New Jersey
5:00 PM EDT Ballouchy   43'
Maduro   85'		 Report Hoppenot   7'
Perlaza   78'		 Stadium: Lubetkin Field
August 5, 2012 Reserve 6 Montreal Impact Reserves 5–1 Philadelphia Union Reserves Montreal, Quebec, Canada
11:00 AM EDT Nyassi   12', 16', 29'
Brovsky   22'
Jackson-Hamel   71', 78'		 Report Perlaza   15'
López   63'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
September 30, 2012 Reserve 7 Columbus Crew Reserves 3–3 Philadelphia Union Reserves Columbus, Ohio
11:00 AM EDT Rentería   23'
Vargas   53'
Meram   69'
Grossman   76'		 Report Mkosana   1'
Pfeffer   63'
Hernández   71'
Hoffman   73'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Referee: Corey Richardson
October 9, 2012 Reserve 8 Philadelphia Union Reserves 6–0 D.C. United Reserves Chester, Pennsylvania
2:30 PM Hoffman   15', 56', 84' (pen.)
McLaughlin   61'
McLaughlin   76'
Martínez   80'		 Report Chabala   76' Stadium: PPL Park
October 12, 2012 Reserve 9 D.C. United Reserves 1–0 Philadelphia Union Reserves Washington, D.C.
12:00 PM King   8' Report Pfeffer   86' Stadium: D.C. United Training Complex
October 17, 2012 Reserve 10 Philadelphia Union Reserves 0–0 Toronto FC Reserves Wallingford, Pennsylvania
10:00 AM Cancelled; Union win by forfeit Stadium: Chester Park[4]

League table edit

Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 7 9 42 27 +15 63 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 D.C. United 34 17 10 7 53 43 +10 58
3 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 57 46 +11 57
4 Chicago Fire 34 17 11 6 46 41 +5 57 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Houston Dynamo 34 14 9 11 48 41 +7 53
6 Columbus Crew 34 15 12 7 44 44 0 52
7 Montreal Impact 34 12 16 6 45 51 −6 42
8 Philadelphia Union 34 10 18 6 37 45 −8 36
9 New England Revolution 34 9 17 8 39 44 −5 35
10 Toronto FC 34 5 21 8 36 62 −26 23
Source: MLS

Overall

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes (S) 34 19 6 9 72 43 +29 66 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 7 9 42 27 +15 63
3 D.C. United 34 17 10 7 53 43 +10 58
4 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 57 46 +11 57
5 Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 46 35 +11 57
6 Chicago Fire 34 17 11 6 46 41 +5 57
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 8 11 51 33 +18 56
8 LA Galaxy (C) 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 9 11 48 41 +7 53
10 Columbus Crew 34 15 12 7 44 44 0 52
11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 11 13 10 35 41 −6 43
12 Montreal Impact 34 12 16 6 45 51 −6 42 CONCACAF Champions League
13 FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 42 47 −5 39
14 Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 44 50 −6 37
15 Philadelphia Union 34 10 18 6 37 45 −8 36
16 New England Revolution 34 9 17 8 39 44 −5 35
17 Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 56 −22 34
18 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30
19 Toronto FC 34 5 21 8 36 62 −26 23
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 36 10 18 6 37 45  −8 7 8 2 22 20  +2 3 10 4 15 25  −10

Last updated: October 27, 2012
Source: [citation needed]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAAH
ResultLLLTWWLLLTLLWLWWWLWLLTTLTTLWLWWLLL
Position16161818171515181818181818181817151714171716161617181814161414141414
Updated to match(es) played on October 27, 2012. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff Nation
Manager John Hackworth   United States
Assistant coach/Goalkeeper Coach Rob Vartughian   United States
Assistant coach/Reserve Team Head Coach Brendan Burke   Ireland
Head Athletic Trainer Paul Rushing   United States
Assistant Athletic Trainer Steve Hudyma   United States
Strength and conditioning Coach Kevin Miller   United States
Team Coordinator Josh Gros   United States
Equipment Director Tim Cook   United States

Squad information edit

Squad breakdown edit

Ages are as of April 16, 2012 (the date of their season opener).

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Chris Konopka   GK (1985-04-14) April 14, 1985 (age 39)   MLS Goalkeeper Pool
18 Zac MacMath   GK (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 32)   University of Maryland
32 Chase Harrison   GK (1984-04-02) April 2, 1984 (age 40)   Harrisburg City Islanders
Defenders
2 Carlos Valdés   CB (1985-05-22) May 22, 1985 (age 38)   Santa Fe
3 Chris Albright   RB (1979-01-14) January 14, 1979 (age 45)   New York Red Bulls
4 Bakary Soumaré   CB (1985-11-09) November 9, 1985 (age 38)   US Boulogne
24 Porfirio López   LB (1985-09-10) September 10, 1985 (age 38)   Dalian Shide
25 Sheanon Williams   RB/RW (1990-03-17) March 17, 1990 (age 34)   Harrisburg City Islanders
28 Ray Gaddis   RB (1990-01-13)January 13, 1990 (aged 22)   West Virginia University
Midfielders
5 Greg Jordan   CM/DM (1990-04-05) April 5, 1990 (age 34)   Creighton University
6 Gabriel Gómez   CM (1984-05-29) May 29, 1984 (age 39)   Indios
7 Brian Carroll   DM (1981-07-20) July 20, 1981 (age 42)   Columbus Crew
8 Roger Torres   AM (1991-07-13) July 13, 1991 (age 32)   América de Cali
11 Freddy Adu   AM/RW (1989-06-02) June 2, 1989 (age 34)   Benfica
13 Michael Lahoud   MF (1986-09-15) September 15, 1986 (age 37)   Chivas USA
14 Amobi Okugo   DM/CB (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33)   UCLA
15 Gabriel Farfan   LW/LB (1988-06-23) June 23, 1988 (age 35)   Club América
20 Jimmy McLaughlin   LW/RW (1993-04-30) April 30, 1993 (age 31)   Colgate University
21 Michael Farfan   LW/RW/AM (1988-06-23) June 23, 1988 (age 35)   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
26 Keon Daniel   LW/RW (1987-01-16)January 16, 1987 (aged 25)   Puerto Rico Islanders
27 Zach Pfeffer   AM (1995-01-06)January 6, 1995 (aged 17)   FC Delco
29 Antoine Hoppenot   MF/ST (1990-11-23) November 23, 1990 (age 33)   Princeton University
30 Krystian Witkowski   MF (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990 (age 33)   Marist College
44 Danny Cruz   MF (1990-01-03) January 3, 1990 (age 34)   D.C. United
Forwards
9 Jack McInerney   ST (1992-08-05) August 5, 1992 (age 31)   Cobb Futbol Club
12 Chandler Hoffman   ST (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990 (age 33)   UCLA
17 Josué Martínez   ST/RW (1990-03-25) March 25, 1990 (age 34)   Saprissa
31 Cristhian Hernández   ST/LW (1993-10-30) October 30, 1993 (age 30)   Players Development Academy

Last updated: August 28, 2012.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Statistics edit

Statistics are from all MLS league matches.

Nat. No. Player Pos. Apps Starts G A     Acquired Salary Cap Number
  2 ValdésCarlos Valdés DF 34 34 2 0 4 0 Signed $268,000 $268,000
  3 AlbrightChris Albright DF 9 4 0 0 0 0 Signed $55,000 $55,000
  4 SoumaréBakary Soumaré DF 1 1 0 0 0 0 Signed $280,000 $280,000
  4 CaliffDanny Califf* DF 4 4 0 0 0 0 Signed $275,000 $275,000
  5 JordanGreg Jordan MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft $44,000 $0 (off-budget)
  6 GomezGabriel Gómez MF 24 18 6 0 5 0 Signed $294,702.50 $294,702.50
  7 CarrollBrian Carroll MF 34 33 1 1 4 0 Trade $168,000 $168,000
  8 TorresRoger Torres MF 11 1 0 2 2 0 Signed $119,285 $119,285
  9 McInerneyJack McInerney FW 26 19 8 3 4 1 SuperDraft $140,166.67 $0 (GA)
  10 MwangaDanny Mwanga* FW 9 5 0 1 0 0 SuperDraft $356,250 $350,000
  11 AduFreddy Adu MF 24 20 5 1 2 1 Signed $519,000 $200,000 (DP)
  12 HoffmanChandler Hoffman FW 7 2 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft $91,000 $0 (GA)
  13 LahoudMichael Lahoud MF 23 20 0 0 4 0 Trade $84,571 $84,571
  14 OkugoAmobi Okugo MF/DF 28 25 0 1 4 0 SuperDraft $173,000 $0 (GA)
  15 FarfanGabriel Farfan MF/DF 23 22 0 1 5 1 Signed $46,200 $46,200
  16 PerlazaJorge Perlaza* FW 2 1 0 0 0 0 Trade $115,000 $115,000
  17 MartínezJosué Martínez FW 18 6 1 0 1 0 Signed $71,062.50 $71,062.50
  20 McLaughlinJimmy McLaughlin MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $57,000 $0 (HG)
  21 FarfanMichael Farfan MF 33 32 1 5 7 0 SuperDraft $94,700 $94,700
  23 PajoyLionard Pajoy* FW 20 16 5 2 4 0 Signed $195,000 $195,000
  24 LópezPorfirio López DF 5 4 0 0 0 0 Signed $125,087.50 $125,087.50
  25 WilliamsSheanon Williams DF 28 28 1 2 4 1 Signed $90,500 $90,500
  26 DanielKeon Daniel MF 23 18 1 1 1 1 Signed $59,410 $59,410
  27 PfefferZach Pfeffer MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $70,000 $0 (HG)
  28 GaddisRay Gaddis DF 19 18 0 1 2 0 SuperDraft $33,750 $0 (off budget)
  29 HoppenotAntoine Hoppenot MF 26 3 4 1 2 0 Supplemental Draft $44,000 $0 (off budget)
  30 WitkowskiKrystian Witkowski MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Supplemental Draft $44,000.04 $44,000.04
  31 HernándezCristhian Hernández FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $54,375 $0 (HG)
  38 HerdlingKai Herdling* MF 4 3 0 0 0 0 Loan $94,002 $94,002
  44 CruzDanny Cruz MF 13 13 1 1 0 0 Trade $106,500 $106,500
36 23 55 5

* = Not currently part of team.

Last updated: October 27, 2012.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Goalkeepers edit

Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO     Acquired Salary Cap Number
  1 KonopkaChris Konopka 1 1 0–1–0 1 1.00 0 0 0 Signed $44,000 $44,000
  18 MacMathZac MacMath 32 32 10–17–5 43 1.34 8 2 0 SuperDraft $135,000 $0 (GA)
  32 HarrisonChase Harrison 1 1 0–0–1 1 1.00 0 1 0 Signed $44,000 $44,000
  88 RoweBrian Rowe* 0 0 0–0–0 0 N/A 0 0 0 Emergency Loan (MLS GK Pool) $33,750 $0
34 34 10-18–6 45 1.32 8 3 0

* = Not currently part of team.

Last updated: October 27, 2012.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Honors and awards edit

MLS Goal of the Week edit

Week Player Report
18   Jack McInerney [2] Archived July 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

MLS Team of the Week edit

Week Player Report
7   Michael Farfan
  Carlos Valdés 		[3] Archived April 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
10   Lionard Pajoy [4] Archived May 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
15   Amobi Okugo [5] Archived June 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
16   Carlos Valdés
Head coach:
  John Hackworth 		[6] Archived June 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
18   Freddy Adu
  Michael Farfan
  Jack McInerney
Head coach:
  John Hackworth 		[7] Archived July 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
19   Amobi Okugo [8] Archived July 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
21   Carlos Valdés [9] Archived August 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
24   Carlos Valdés [10] Archived August 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
26   Brian Carroll [11] Archived October 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
29   Freddy Adu
  Amobi Okugo 		[12] Archived September 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

MLS All-Stars 2012 edit

Position Player Notes
DF   Carlos Valdés Don Garber's Pick
MF   Michael Farfan Ben Olsen's Pick

Player movement edit

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2012

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
November 23, 2011   Nizar Khalfan 22 MF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired in 2011 MLS Waiver Draft [5]
December 7, 2011   Josué Martínez 17 FW   Saprissa Free [6]
December 12, 2011   Jimmy McLaughlin 20 MF   Colgate University Signed As Home Grown Player [7]
December 21, 2011   Gabriel Gómez 6 MF   Indios Free [8]
December 22, 2011   Porfirio López 24 DF   Dalian Shide Free [9]
January 12, 2012   Chandler Hoffman 12 FW   UCLA 2012 MLS SuperDraft, 1st Round [10]
January 12, 2012   Greg Jordan 5 MF   Creighton University 2012 MLS SuperDraft, 2nd round [10]
January 12, 2012   Ray Gaddis 28 DF   West Virginia University 2012 MLS SuperDraft, 2nd round [10]
January 17, 2012   Tom Brandt DF   University of Pennsylvania 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, 1st Round [citation needed]
January 17, 2012   Krystian Witkowski 30 FW   Marist College 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, 2nd round [citation needed]
January 17, 2012   Antoine Hoppenot 29 FW   Princeton University 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, 3rd round [citation needed]
January 17, 2012   Brandon Zimmerman MF   Santa Clara University 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, 4th round [citation needed]
January 31, 2012   Roger Torres 8 MF   America de Cali Loan made permanent [11]
February 8, 2012   Lionard Pajoy 23 FW   Itagüí Ditaires Free [12]
February 13, 2012   Chris Albright 3 DF   New York Red Bulls Free [13]
February 21, 2012   Chase Harrison 32 GK   Philadelphia Union Free [14]
March 2, 2012   Chris Konopka 1 GK   MLS Goalkeeper Pool Free [15]
March 5, 2012   Cristhian Hernández 31 FW   Players Development Academy Signed as Home Grown Player [16]
May 17, 2012   Michael Lahoud 13 MF   C.D. Chivas USA Traded along with allocation money for Danny Califf [17]
June 6, 2012   Jorge Perlaza 16 FW   Portland Timbers Traded for Danny Mwanga [18]
June 26, 2012   Bakary Soumaré 4 DF   US Boulogne Free, acquired via the MLS allocation process [19]
August 16, 2012   Danny Cruz 44 MF   D.C. United Traded for Lionard Pajoy and an international roster slot [20]

Out edit

Date Player Number Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
November 23, 2011   Justin Mapp 22 MF   Montreal Impact Expansion Draft [21]
November 23, 2011   Juan Diego González 3 DF Waived [5]
November 23, 2011   Thorne Holder 24 GK Waived [5]
November 30, 2011   Stefani Miglioranzi 6 MF None Contract option declined / Retired [22]
November 30, 2011   Chase Harrison 31 GK Philadelphia Union Contract option declined [22]
January 19, 2012   Levi Houapeu 12 FW Contract option declined [5]
January 19, 2012   Ryan Richter 23 MF   Charleston Battery Contract option declined [5]
January 19, 2012   Morgan Langley 26 MF   Harrisburg City Islanders Contract option declined [23]
January 19, 2012   Joe Tait 2 DF   Darlington 1883 Contract option declined [5]
January 19, 2012   Veljko Paunović 16 FW None Retired [24]
January 30, 2012   Faryd Mondragón 1 GK   Deportivo Cali Released; free transfer [25]
January 31, 2012   Sebastien Le Toux 9 FW   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for allocation money [26]
February 1, 2012   Kyle Nakazawa 13 MF   Los Angeles Galaxy Traded with a 2nd round 2013 MLS SuperDraft pick for a 2012 international roster slot [27]
February 6, 2012   Tom Brandt DF   Harrisburg City Islanders Not offered a contract [28]
February 6, 2012   Brandon Zimmerman MF Not offered a contract [28]
February 22, 2012   Nizar Khalfan 22 MF   Young Africans SC Waived [29]
May 17, 2012   Danny Califf 4 DF   Chivas USA Traded for Michael Lahoud and allocation money. [17]
June 6, 2012   Danny Mwanga 10 FW   Portland Timbers Traded for Jorge Perlaza [18]
August 16, 2012   Lionard Pajoy 23 FW   D.C. United Traded with an international roster slot for Danny Cruz [20]
August 28, 2012   Jorge Perlaza 16 FW   Millonarios Released; free transfer

[30]

Loans edit

In edit

Start Date End Date Player Number Position Loaned from Fee/notes Ref
April 16, 2012 June 19, 2012   Kai Herdling 38 MF   TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II Loan until June 30, with option to extend until December 31. Terminated early. [31][32]
May 26, 2012 May 27, 2012   Brian Rowe 88 GK   MLS Goalkeeper Pool Emergency loan

Out edit

Start Date End Date Player Position Loaned to Fee/notes Ref
April 19, 2012 April 22, 2012   Chandler Hoffman FW   Harrisburg City Islanders Made appearances in 2 games [13]
April 19, 2012 April 22, 2012   Antoine Hoppenot FW   Harrisburg City Islanders Made appearances in 2 games [14]
June 22, 2012 August 26, 2012   Greg Jordan MF   Harrisburg City Islanders Loan extended to end of USL PRO season on July 19. [15]
June 22, 2012 August 26, 2012   Jimmy McLaughlin MF   Harrisburg City Islanders Loan extended to end of USL PRO season on July 19. [16]

Miscellany edit

Allocation ranking edit

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.[33]

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 edit

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.

Philadelphia Union International slots
Slot Player Nationality
1 Roger Torres   Colombia
2 Carlos Valdés   Colombia
3 Keon Daniel   Trinidad & Tobago
4 Josué Martínez   Costa Rica
5 Gabriel Gómez   Panama
6 Porfirio López   Costa Rica
7 Cristhian Hernández   Mexico
8 VACANT

NOTES:

Future draft pick trades edit

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.

References edit

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External links edit

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