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2015 Philadelphia Union season

The 2015 Philadelphia Union season was the club's sixth season of existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his second season with the club and first full season after taking over from John Hackworth midway through the 2014 season. For the second consecutive season, the Union finished runners-up in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, this time to Sporting Kansas City.[1] The 2015 season also marked the departure of CEO Nick Sakiewicz, who had been with the club since its inaugural season. Sakiewicz was replaced with former U.S. men's national team player, Earnie Stewart, who was named Sporting Director in October 2015.[2]

Philadelphia Union
2015 season
OwnerKeystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coachJim Curtin
StadiumPPL Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLSConference: 9th
Overall: 18th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: C. J. Sapong (9)
All: C. J. Sapong (9)
Highest home attendance18,883
(Aug 1 vs. New York Red Bulls)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 15,374
(June 3 vs. Columbus)
All: 5,782
(August 12 vs. Chicago)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 17,471
All: 15,714
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Background edit

2014 MLS regular season edit

The 2014 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season saw the team go 10–12–12 finishing 6th in the Eastern Conference and 12th overall. The Union had a slow first half of the season, winning only 3 of their 16 games. Because of this, head coach John Hackworth was fired and Jim Curtin was named the club's interim head coach. Following the summer break, the Union saw better results, and were in a position to reach the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs. However, a loss to the Columbus Crew SC on October 11, 2014, put them out of the playoff race. After the season was over, the title "interim" was taken removed from Jim Curtin's title and is now the permanent head coach.

2014 U.S. Open Cup edit

The 2014 U.S. Open Cup was the most successful Open Cup in the club's history. The Union entered the competition in the fourth round along with the other 18 MLS clubs. In that round, the Union defeated the Harrisburg City Islanders, a team in the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, 3-1 after extra time. In the next round, the Union defeated the NASL team the New York Cosmos 2-1 after extra time. The Union then defeated the New England Revolution 2-0 in the quarterfinals and FC Dallas 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 1–1 tie in the semifinals. In the final, the Union lost to Seattle Sounders FC 3-1 after extra time.

2015 roster edit

As of August 29, 2015.[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   JAM Andre Blake (GA)
2 MF   GUY Warren Creavalle
5 MF   FRA Vincent Nogueira
6 FW   USA Conor Casey
7 MF   USA Brian Carroll (Captain)
8 MF   USA Maurice Edu (DP)
9 FW   FRA Sébastien Le Toux
10 MF   ARG Cristian Maidana (DP)
11 FW   USA Andrew Wenger (GA)
13 MF   USA Michael Lahoud
14 MF   CMR Eric Ayuk Mbu
15 DF   USA Ethan White
16 DF   USA Richie Marquez
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   USA C. J. Sapong
18 FW   VEN Fernando Aristeguieta (DP; on loan from Nantes)
20 MF   USA Jimmy McLaughlin (HGP)
21 MF   USA Eric Bird
23 DF   CAN Steven Vitória (on loan from Benfica)
27 MF   USA Zach Pfeffer (HGP)
28 DF   USA Ray Gaddis
29 MF   USA Antoine Hoppenot
33 DF   BRA Fabinho
49 GK   USA Brian Sylvestre (on loan from Carolina RailHawks)
55 GK   USA John McCarthy
77 MF   BRA Fred
85 MF   SUI Tranquillo Barnetta

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF   USA Austin Berry (on loan to FC Anyang)
18 GK   USA Zac MacMath (GA, on loan to Colorado Rapids)
19 FW   BIH Dzenan Catic (on loan to Carolina RailHawks)
22 MF   BRA Leo Fernandes (on loan to New York Cosmos)
44 MF   USA Danny Cruz (on loan to Bodø/Glimt)

Squad breakdown edit

Current squad edit

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Andre Blake   GK (1990-11-20) November 20, 1990 (age 33)   UConn
49 Brian Sylvestre   GK (1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 (age 31)   Carolina RailHawks
55 John McCarthy   GK (1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 (age 31)   Rochester Rhinos
Defenders
2 Warren Creavalle   FB/DM (1990-08-14) August 14, 1990 (age 33)   Toronto
8 Maurice Edu   CB/DM (1986-04-18) April 18, 1986 (age 38)   Stoke City
15 Ethan White   CB (1991-01-01) January 1, 1991 (age 33)   D.C. United
16 Richie Marquez   CB (1992-05-26) May 26, 1992 (age 31)   Redlands
23 Steven Vitória   CB (1987-01-11) January 11, 1987 (age 37)   Benfica
28 Ray Gaddis   RB (1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 34)   West Virginia University
33 Fabinho   LB (1985-03-16) March 16, 1985 (age 39)   Sydney FC
Midfielders
5 Vincent Nogueira   MF (1988-01-16) January 16, 1988 (age 36)   Sochaux
7 Brian Carroll   DM (1981-07-20) July 20, 1981 (age 42)   Columbus Crew SC
10 Cristian Maidana   AM/LW (1987-01-24) January 24, 1987 (age 37)   Argentinos Juniors
13 Michael Lahoud   MF/DM (1986-09-15) September 15, 1986 (age 37)   Chivas USA
14 Eric Ayuk Mbu   MF/RW/LW (1997-02-17) February 17, 1997 (age 27)   Rainbow FC Bamenda
20 Jimmy McLaughlin   LW/RW (1993-04-30) April 30, 1993 (age 31)   Colgate University
21 Eric Bird   MF (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 (age 31)   University of Virginia
27 Zach Pfeffer   MF (1995-01-06) January 6, 1995 (age 29)   IMG Soccer Academy
77 Fred   MF (1979-08-18) August 18, 1979 (age 44)   Melbourne Heart
85 Tranquillo Barnetta   MF (1985-05-22) May 22, 1985 (age 38)   Schalke 04
Forwards
6 Conor Casey   ST (1981-07-25) July 25, 1981 (age 42)   Colorado Rapids
9 Sebastien Le Toux   ST (1984-01-10) January 10, 1984 (age 40)   New York Red Bulls
11 Andrew Wenger   LW/ST (1990-12-25) December 25, 1990 (age 33)   Montreal Impact
17 C.J. Sapong   ST/RW (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 35)   Sporting Kansas City
18 Fernando Aristeguieta   ST (1992-04-09) April 9, 1992 (age 32)   Nantes
29 Antoine Hoppenot   ST (1990-11-23) November 23, 1990 (age 33)   Princeton University

Last updated: August 29, 2015.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

February 4, 2015 Intersquad Scrimmage Red Team 1–3 Gray Team Clearwater, Florida
Sapong   7' Report Catic   5'
Pfeffer   12'
Wenger  		 Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Complex
Note: 30-minute match
February 4, 2015 Intersquad Scrimmage Red Team 1–0 Gray Team Clearwater, Florida
Cruz   Report Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Complex
Note: 30-minute match
February 7, 2015 Preseason Jacksonville Armada FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union Jacksonville, Florida
5:30 p.m. EDT Ortiz   8'
Keita   11'
Scaglia   43'
Trejo   45' (pen.)		 Report Wenger   23'
Konate   52'
Fabinho   89'		 Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 13,934
February 10, 2015 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Philadelphia Union Clearwater, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT Herzog   67' (pen.) Report Hoppenot   53'
Pfeffer   78'		 Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Complex[4]
Attendance: 2,000
February 18, 2015 Suncoast Pro Classic Philadelphia Union 3–0   Costa Rica U-23 Bradenton, Florida
2:30 p.m. EDT Le Toux   10' (pen.), 51'
Maidana   22'		 Report Stadium: IMG Academy
February 21, 2015 Suncoast Pro Classic Philadelphia Union 6–0 London United Bradenton, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Marquez   9'
Cruz   20'
Fred   28'
Aristequieta   69', 85'
Wenger   71'
Maidana   79'		 Report Totesaut   49', Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: London United are composed of players who are currently out of contract and are searching for professional clubs. They replace Congolese side TP Mazembe in the tournament.
February 25, 2015 Suncoast Pro Classic Philadelphia Union 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Columbus Crew SC Bradenton, Florida
5:00 p.m. EDT Aristeguieta   27'
Williams   39'		 Report Steindórsson   39'
Meram   68'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
Penalties
Fabinho  
Fred  
Carroll  
Casey  
Lahoud  		 Wahl  
Schoenfeld  
Meram  
Speas  
March 1, 2015 Suncoast Pro Classic Championship Match Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York Red Bulls Bradenton, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Wenger   2'   44'
Gaddis   22'
Aristeguieta   32'
Williams   38'		 Report Sam   22'
Wright-Phillips   80'		 Stadium: IMG Academy

MLS season edit

March 7, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 0–0 Colorado Rapids Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Vitória   25'
Aristeguieta   90+7'		 Report Burling   24',
Sjöberg   45'
Serna   73'
Pittinari   90+7'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,002
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
March 14, 2015 Regular Season Real Salt Lake 3–3 Philadelphia Union Sandy, Utah
9:30 p.m. EDT Garcia   4'
Morales   29'
Beckerman   50'
Olave   55'
Mulholland   74'
Saborio   86' (pen.)		 Report Vitória   23'
Aristeguieta   34', 38'
Edu   52'
Olave   58' (o.g.)
White   62'
Aristeguieta   86'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,281
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 21, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 0–2 FC Dallas Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Nogueira   23'
Fabinho   32'
Pfeffer   42'
Le Toux   86'		 Report Michel   26'
Ulloa   31'
Akindele   49'
Hollingshead   59'
Hollingshead   90+1'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 16,031
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Note: Game originally scheduled for March 20 at 7pm Eastern, but was moved due to snowy weather in the Philadelphia area.
March 29, 2015 Regular Season Chicago Fire 1–0 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. EDT Adaílton   37'
Johnson   80'		 Report Fred   72'
Edu   90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,815
Referee: David Gantar
April 5, 2015 Regular Season Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Philadelphia Union Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 p.m. EDT Dwyer   16'
de Jong   18'
Anibaba   90+1'
Németh   90+4'		 Report Peterson   3' (o.g.)
Aristeguieta   19'
Edu   62'
Carroll   68'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,545
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 11, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–1 New York City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Pfeffer   27'
Lahoud   81'
Nogueira   90+2'		 Report Villa   55'
Watson-Siriboe   85'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,603
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 16, 2015 Regular Season New York City FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union New York City, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT Grabavoy   25'
Calle   32'
Ballouchy   57',   58'
Watson-Siriboe   73'
Jacobson   87'		 Report Nogueira   22'
Williams   41'
Sapong   67',   86'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 20,461
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 19, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–2 New England Revolution Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT Gaddis   41'
Maidana   42'
Casey   84'
Williams   90'		 Report Nguyen   37'
Davies   64'
Bunbury   76',   90+1'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,106
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 25, 2015 Regular Season Columbus Crew SC 4–1 Philadelphia Union Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Kamara   21'
Finlay   32', 73'
Meram   44'		 Report Edu   24'
Lahoud   46'
Ayuk   64'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 15,553
Referee: Chris Penso
May 2, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 0–1 Toronto FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Gaddis   56' Report Giovinco   34'
Hagglund   43'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,859
Referee: Armand Villarreal
May 9, 2015 Regular Season Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Philadelphia Union Vancouver, British Columbia
7:00 p.m. EDT Morales   32'
Rivero   44'
Techera   80'
Mattocks   81'		 Report Marquez   78' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,183
May 17, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–0 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Williams   31'
White   79'
Pfeffer   90+3'		 Report Kemp   65' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 16,853
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 24, 2015 Regular Season New York Red Bulls 0–2 Philadelphia Union Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 p.m. EDT Felipe   78'
Ouimette   84'		 Report Nogueira   57',   80'
Sapong   62',   73'
Maidana   78'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,190
Referee: Baldom Toledo
May 30, 2015 Regular Season D.C. United 2–1 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. EDT Doyle   44'
Pontius   45+1',   64'
Boswell   59'
Rolfe   85' (pen.)		 Report Le Toux   5'
Nogueira   63'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 16,284
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 3, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Sapong   41'
Nogueira   52'
Le Toux   58'
Ayuk   86'		 Report Jiménez   85' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 15,374
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
June 6, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Sapong   46'
Edu   89'		 Report Hernandez   4'
McNamara   53'
Mullins   87'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,517
Referee: Drew Fischer
June 20, 2015 Regular Season LA Galaxy 5–1 Philadelphia Union Carson, California
10:30 p.m. EDT DeLaGarza   6'
Husidic   23'
Juninho   35'
Zardes   56'
Ishizaki   59'
Lletget   65'		 Report Sapong   58'
Fred   88'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 23,875
Referee: Kevin Stott
June 24, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Sapong   69' Report Remick   30'
Scott   49'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,072
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
June 27, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–2 Montreal Impact Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Ayuk   8',   62'   77'
Edu   41',   75'		 Report Romero   16'
Bernier   22'   67'
Piatti   28'
McInerney   70'
Toia   72'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,531
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 11, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 3–0 Portland Timbers Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Edu   35'
Le Toux   64'
Wenger   69'
Nogueira   71', 82'		 Report Valeri   86' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,722
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
July 18, 2015 Regular Season Toronto FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union Toronto, Ontario
4:00 p.m. EDT Delgado   29'
Giovinco   32'		 Report Casey   90+1' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 25,032
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 26, 2015 Regular Season D.C. United 3–2 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
5:00 p.m. EDT Saborío   37'
DeLeon   66'
Espindola   79'		 Report Sapong   1'
Le Toux   4'
Ayuk   68'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 1, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–3 New York Red Bulls Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Le Toux   62',   73'
Aristeguieta   89'		 Report Perrinelle   51'
Wallace   56'
Kljestan   66' (pen.)
Wright-Phillips   74'
Abang   90+4'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,883
Referee: Armand Villarreal
August 8, 2015 Regular Season Orlando City SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Boden   66' Report Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium
Attendance: 28,495
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 16, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 3–3 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Aristeguieta   21'
Fabinho   31'
Creavalle   34'
Barnetta   55'
Le Toux   90',   90+1'		 Report Igboananike   9', 90+2'
Nyarko   54',   70'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,608
Referee: Mark Geiger
August 22, 2015 Regular Season Montreal Impact 0–1 Philadelphia Union Montreal, Quebec
8:00 p.m. EDT Donadel   25'
Oduro   90+2'		 Report Fabinho   73'
Le Toux   78'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
August 29, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 0–1 New England Revolution Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Barnetta   38'
Nogueira   49'
Carroll   87'
Maidana   90+4'		 Report Fagundez   51'
Jones   58'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,117
Referee: Chris Penso
September 5, 2015 Regular Season San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Philadelphia Union San Jose, California
10:30 p.m. EDT Goodson   52'
Wondolowski   64' (pen.)		 Report Fabinho   63'
Casey   74', 86',   79'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 12, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–2 Columbus Crew SC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Sapong   66'
Vitória   86'		 Report Kamara   21', 26'
Clark   90'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,283
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
September 20, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–0 Houston Dynamo Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Barnetta   3'
Sapong   63'		 Report Barnes   14'
Miranda   60'
Garrido   90+1'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 14,784
Referee: Juan Guzman
September 26, 2015 Regular Season New England Revolution 1–1 Philadelphia Union Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT Nguyen   36' (pen.) Report Aristeguieta   65' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 25,885
Referee: Alan Kelly
October 3, 2015 Regular Season Toronto FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union Toronto, Ontario
5:00 p.m. EDT Giovinco   28'
Altidore   63'
Marquez   90+1' (o.g.)		 Report Vitória   25',   66' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,332
Referee: Ricard Salazar
October 18, 2015 Regular Season New York Red Bulls 4–1 Philadelphia Union Harrison, New Jersey
3:00 p.m. EDT Grella   1', 17'
Wright-Phillips   4'
Lawrence   44'		 Report Vitória   41'
Le Toux   55'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,080
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 25, 2015 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–0 Orlando City SC Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT Richie Marquez   15'
Le Toux   41' (pen.)
Gaddis   59'
Nogueira   88'		 Report Shea   20'
Cerén   38'
Boden   42'
Winter   50'
Ramos   69'
Higuita   72'   86'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,309
Referee: Chris Penso

Standings edit

Eastern Conference standings edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Toronto FC 34 15 15 4 58 58 0 49 MLS Cup Knockout Round
7 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 −10 44
8 New York City FC 34 10 17 7 49 58 −9 37
9 Philadelphia Union 34 10 17 7 42 55 −13 37
10 Chicago Fire 34 8 20 6 43 58 −15 30
Source: MLS
Overall standings edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
16 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
17 New York City FC 34 10 17 7 49 58 −9 37
18 Philadelphia Union 34 10 17 7 42 55 −13 37
19 Colorado Rapids 34 9 15 10 33 43 −10 37
20 Chicago Fire 34 8 20 6 43 58 −15 30
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored

U.S. Open Cup edit

Further information: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

Philadelphia entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[5]

June 16 4R Philadelphia Union 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Rochester Rhinos Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Pfeffer   104' Report Totsch   80'
McMahon   90'
Walls   98'
Volesky   103'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 8,000
Penalties
Edu  
Nogueira  
Sapong  
Maidana  		 Mendoza  
Apostolopoulos  
Walls  
Volesky  
June 30 5R Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Sapong   24'
Maidana   28'
Mbu   55'
Fabinho   79'		 Report Jeffrey   23'
Arrieta   27'
Birnbaum   30'
Mishu   37'
Doyle   84'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 7,000
July 21 Quarterfinals New York Red Bulls 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Philadelphia Union Harrison, New Jersey
4:30 p.m. EDT Sam   90+4'
Miazga   118'		 Report Casey   40'
Fabinho   52'
Ayuk   56'
Nogueira   68'
Fred   90+1'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,272
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
Wright-Phillips  
McCarty  
Grella  
Sam  
Kljestan  		 Williams  
Nogueira  
Edu  
Fred  
Aristeguieta  
August 12 Semifinals Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Fabinho   30'
Le Toux   74'		 Report Magee   83'
Cociș   85'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 5,782
Referee: Juan Guzman
September 30 Final Philadelphia Union 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Le Toux   23' Report Németh   65' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 14,463
Referee: Ted Unkel
Penalties
Le Toux  
Nogueira  
Edu  
Barnetta  
Casey  
Lahoud  
Gaddis  
Wenger  		   Feilhaber
  Dwyer
  Németh
  Besler
  Nagamura
  Zusi
  Ellis
  Quintillà

Friendlies edit

June 9 Friendly Reading United A.C. 0–1 Philadelphia Union Reading, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET Report Wenger   49' Stadium: Don Thomas Stadium
July 14 International Friendly Philadelphia Union   1–4   A.F.C. Bournemouth Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET Marquez   35' Report King   20'
Wilson   26'
Pugh   62'
Rantie   85' (pen.)		 Stadium: PPL Park
August 31 Friendly Harrisburg City Islanders 1–3 Philadelphia Union Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Pereira   33'
Jankouskas   44'
Donatelli   75'		 Report White   48'
Maidana   66'
Casey   75'		 Stadium: Clipper Magazine Stadium
Attendance: 6,546
Referee: Ryan Dos Reis

Statistics edit

Statistics are from all MLS league matches.

Nat. No. Player Pos. Apps Starts G A     Acquired
  2 CreavalleWarren Creavalle DF 2 1 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft
  3 LeeRaymond Lee DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft
  5 NogueiraVincent Nogueira MF 20 17 5 0 5 0 Signed
  6 CaseyConor Casey FW 11 2 1 0 1 0 Re-Entry Draft
  7 CarrollBrian Carroll MF 19 18 0 0 2 0 Trade
  8 EduMaurice Edu MF 21 21 1 1 8 0 Signed
  9 Le TouxSebastien Le Toux MF 24 21 6 4 3 0 Trade
  10 MaidanaCristian Maidana MF 24 21 1 14 1 1 Signed
  11 WengerAndrew Wenger MF 22 19 1 2 0 0 Trade
  13 LahoudMichael Lahoud MF 12 9 0 0 2 0 Trade
  14 Ayuk MbuEric Ayuk Mbu MF 22 9 2 2 3 1 Signed
  15 WhiteEthan White DF 13 11 0 0 2 0 Trade
  16 MarquezRichie Marquez DF 15 14 0 0 0 1 SuperDraft
  17 SapongCJ Sapong FW 21 14 7 4 2 0 Trade
  18 AristeguietaFernando Aristeguieta FW 16 12 4 1 2 0 Loan
  19 CaticDzenan Catic FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft
  20 McLaughlinJimmy McLaughlin MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 Signed
  23 VitóriaSteven Vitória DF 13 13 0 0 2 0 Loan
  25 WilliamsSheanon Williams DF 17 15 0 2 3 0 Signed
  27 PfefferZach Pfeffer MF 20 10 2 1 0 1 Signed
  28 GaddisRay Gaddis DF 23 22 0 0 2 0 SuperDraft
  29 HoppenotAntoine Hoppenot MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 Supplemental Draft
  33 FabinhoFabinho DF 20 17 1 2 1 0 Signed
  77 FredFred MF 6 0 0 0 0 1 Signed
  85 BarnettaTranquillo Barnetta MF 5 4 0 0 1 0 Signed
31 33 40 5

Goalkeepers edit

Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO     Acquired
  1 BlakeAndre Blake 2 2 1–1–0 1 0.50 1 0 0 SuperDraft
  49 SylvestreBrian Sylvestre 12 12 5-6–1 19 1.58 5 0 0 Signed
  55 McCarthyJohn McCarthy 8 8 1–4–3 15 1.88 1 0 0 Signed
  92 M'BolhiRais M'Bolhi 5 5 0-3-2 9 1.80 1 0 0 Signed
7-14-6 44 1.63 8 0 0

Honors and awards edit

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
3   Sebastian Le Toux D.C. United FW [6]
22   C. J. Sapong
  Ilsinho
  John McCarthy 		FW
MF
GK 		[7]
24   Cristian Maidana MF [8]
29   Tranquillo Barnetta MF [9]

End of Season Awards edit

2015 MLS Team Fair Play Award[10]

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
December 8, 2014   CJ Sapong 17 ST/RW   Sporting Kansas City Traded for allocation money and a 2015 SuperDraft pick
January 16, 2015   Dzenan Catic 19 ST   Davenport University 2015 MLS SuperDraft
January 16, 2015   Eric Bird 21 MF   University of Virginia 2015 MLS SuperDraft
January 16, 2015   Raymond Lee 3 LB   Saint Louis University 2015 MLS SuperDraft
March 3, 2015   Eric Ayuk Mbu 14 MF   Rainbow FC Free
July 29, 2015   Tranquillo Barnetta 85 MF   Schalke 04 Free
August 7, 2015   Warren Creavalle 3 DM   Toronto Acquired for a 2016 SuperDraft pick

Out edit

Date Player Number Position New club Fee/notes
December 8, 2014   Amobi Okugo 14 MF/CB   Orlando City SC Traded for allocation money and a 2016 SuperDraft pick
December 8, 2014   Corben Bone 19 MF   Wilmington Hammerheads Waived
December 8, 2014   Brian Brown 17 ST   Indy Eleven Waived
December 8, 2014   Cristhian Hernández 23 MF/FW Waived
December 10, 2014   Pedro Ribeiro 30 MF/FW   Orlando City SC 2014 MLS Expansion Draft
February 14, 2015   Aaron Wheeler 12 ST/CB   Wilmington Hammerheads Released
July 23, 2015   Sheanon Williams 25 RB   Houston Dynamo Traded with an international slot for allocation money
July 27, 2015   Carlos Valdes 3 CB   Santa Fe Mutual Termination
August 24, 2015   Rais Mbolhi 92 GK   Antalyaspor Mutual Termination
August 29, 2015   Raymond Lee 3 LB Waived

Loan in edit

Date Player Number Position Loaned from
February 9, 2015   Steven Vitória 23 CB   Benfica
February 20, 2015   Fernando Aristeguieta 18 FW   Nantes
May 7, 2015   Brian Sylvestre 49 GK   Carolina RailHawks

Loan out edit

Date Player Number Position Loaned to
January 6, 2015   Zac MacMath 18 GK   Colorado Rapids
January 15, 2015   Leo Fernandes 22 MF   New York Cosmos
February 6, 2015   Carlos Valdes 3 CB   Nacional
March 2, 2015   Austin Berry 4 CB   FC Anyang
March 18, 2015   Danny Cruz 44 MF   Bodø/Glimt
May 15, 2015   Dzenan Catic 19 FW   Carolina RailHawks

References edit

  1. ^ Zach Lahey (December 13, 2015). "Philadelphia Union 2015 Season Review". mlsmultiplex.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Union hire ex-US international Earnie Stewart as sporting director". MLSsoccer.com. October 26, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Players". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies Announce First Set of 2015 Preseason Matches". Tampa Bay Rowdies. January 22, 2015. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.
  6. ^ Simon Borg (April 12, 2010). "Le Toux bests rookie for Player of the Week honors". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Kwadwo Poku Named to Major League Soccer Team of the Week for Week 24". nycfc.com. August 17, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Kwadwo Poku Named to Major League Soccer Team of the Week for Week 24". nycfc.com. August 17, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Ned Grabavoy Named to Major League Soccer Team of the Week for Week 29". nycfc.com. September 21, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Portland Timbers' Darlington Nagbe, Philadelphia Union win 2015 MLS Fair Play Awards". MLSsoccer.com. November 6, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
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