2013 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union
2013 season
Owner Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Manager John Hackworth
Stadium PPL Park (Capacity: 18,500)
Major League Soccer Eastern Conference: 7th
Overall Table: 14th
U.S. Open Cup 4th Round
Top goalscorer Jack McInerney (10)
Highest home attendance 19,013 v New York Red Bulls
June 23, 2013
Lowest home attendance 15,172 v Chivas USA
July 12, 2013
Average home league attendance 17,867 (96.58% capacity)
6 sellouts
(Through October 27, 2013)
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
← 2012 2014 →

The 2013 Philadelphia Union season is the fourth season of the team's existence.

Background

This was the 4th season in MLS for the Philadelphia and the first full year under manager John Hackworth.

Match results

      Win       Loss       Tie

Pre-season Friendlies

2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

MLS Regular Season

The Union ended the season 12-12-10 overall, 7-5-5 at home, 5-7-5 on the road.

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

The Union, along with the other 15 US-based MLS teams, will enter the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round.

Friendlies

MLS Reserve League

The Union have chosen to affiliate with the USL-Pro's Harrisburg City Islanders and as such, will not field a reserve team this season.

League table

Conference

Pos
Team
 Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1 New York Red Bulls (SS) (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 58 41+17 2013 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Sporting Kansas City 58 34 17 10 7 47 30+17
3 New England Revolution 51 34 14 11 9 49 38+11
4 Houston Dynamo 51 34 14 11 9 41 410 2013 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Montreal Impact 49 34 14 13 7 50 49+1
6 Chicago Fire 49 34 14 13 7 47 52−5
7 Philadelphia Union 46 34 12 12 10 42 44−2
8 Columbus Crew 41 34 12 17 5 42 46−4
9 Toronto FC 29 34 6 17 11 30 47−17
10 D.C. United 16 34 3 24 7 22 59−37

Updated to matches played on October 27, 2013 6:55 p.m. EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

Overall

Pos
Team
 Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1 New York Red Bulls (SS) (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 58 41+17 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 1
2 Sporting Kansas City 58 34 17 10 7 47 30+17
3 Portland Timbers (W1) 57 34 14 5 15 54 33+21
4 Real Salt Lake 56 34 16 10 8 57 41+16
5 LA Galaxy 53 34 15 11 8 53 38+15
6 Seattle Sounders FC 52 34 15 12 7 42 420
7 New England Revolution 51 34 14 11 9 49 38+11
8 Colorado Rapids 51 34 14 11 9 45 38+7
9 Houston Dynamo 51 34 14 11 9 41 410
10 San Jose Earthquakes 51 34 14 11 9 35 42−7
11 Montreal Impact 49 34 14 13 7 50 49+1 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 2
12 Chicago Fire 49 34 14 13 7 47 52−5
13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 48 34 13 12 9 53 45+8
14 Philadelphia Union 46 34 12 12 10 42 44−2
15 FC Dallas 44 34 11 12 11 48 52−4
16 Columbus Crew 41 34 12 17 5 42 46−4
17 Toronto FC 29 34 6 17 11 30 47−17
18 Chivas USA 26 34 6 20 8 30 67−37
19 D.C. United 16 34 3 24 7 22 59−37 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 1

Updated to matches played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(E1) = Eastern Conference champion
(W1) = Western Conference champion

1The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A. (Canadian teams cannot qualify for the Champions League through MLS; the Canadian qualifier is the winner of the 2014 Canadian Championship.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League are:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
34 46 12 12 10 42 44 −2 7 5 5 23 18 +5 5 7 5 19 26 −7

Last updated: October 27, 2013
Source:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHHAAHHHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAAH
Result L W W L T T W L T W L W L T W W T T L W T W L W T L T L L W W T L L

Last updated: October 27, 2013.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Coaching staff

Position Staff Nation
ManagerJohn HackworthUnited States United States
Technical Director/Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper CoachRob VartughianUnited States United States
Assistant Coach/Reserve Team Head CoachBrendan BurkeRepublic of Ireland Ireland
Assistant CoachJim CurtinUnited States United States
Director of International Player DevelopmentRicardo AnsaldiArgentina Argentina
Head Athletic TrainerPaul RushingUnited States United States
Assistant Athletic TrainerSteve HudymaUnited States United States
Strength and Conditioning CoachKevin MIillerUnited States United States
Team CoordinatorJosh GrosUnited States United States
Academy DirectorTommy WilsonScotland Scotland
Equipment DirectorTim CookUnited States United States

Squad information

Current roster

As of October 1, 2013.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
3 Defender Albright, ChrisChris Albright      United States
6 Forward Casey, ConorConor Casey      United States
7 Midfielder Carroll, BrianBrian Carroll (Captain)     United States
8 Defender Kassel, MattMatt Kassel      United States
9 Forward McInerney, JackJack McInerney      United States
10 Midfielder Torres, RogerRoger Torres      Colombia
11 Forward Le Toux, SébastienSébastien Le Toux      France
12 Forward Wheeler, AaronAaron Wheeler      United States
13 Midfielder Lahoud, MichaelMichael Lahoud      United States
14 Midfielder Okugo, AmobiAmobi Okugo      United States
16 Defender Anding, DonDon Anding      United States
17 Forward Ekra, YannYann Ekra      Ivory Coast
18 Goalkeeper MacMath, ZacZac MacMath (GA)     United States
19 Midfielder Kléberson, Kléberson (DP, on loan from Bahia)     Brazil
21 Midfielder Farfan, MichaelMichael Farfan      United States
22 Midfielder Fernandes, LeoLeo Fernandes      United States
25 Defender Williams, SheanonSheanon Williams      United States
26 Midfielder Daniel, KeonKeon Daniel      Trinidad and Tobago
28 Defender Gaddis, RayRay Gaddis      United States
29 Forward Hoppenot, AntoineAntoine Hoppenot      United States
31 Defender Parke, JeffJeff Parke (Vice-captain)     United States
33 Defender Fabinho, Fabinho      Brazil
39 Goalkeeper Nikolov, OkaOka Nikolov      Macedonia
40 Midfielder Gilberto, Gilberto      Brazil
44 Midfielder Cruz, DannyDanny Cruz      United States

Out on loan

No. Position Player Nation
2 Defender Valdés, CarlosCarlos Valdés (on loan at Independiente Santa Fe)     Colombia
5 Midfielder Jordan, GregGreg Jordan (on loan at Harrisburg City Islanders)     United States
20 Midfielder McLaughlin, JimmyJimmy McLaughlin (HGP on loan at Harrisburg City Islanders)     United States
23 Forward Hernández, CristhianCristhian Hernández (HGP on loan at Harrisburg City Islanders)     Mexico
27 Midfielder Pfeffer, ZachZach Pfeffer (HGP on loan at 1899 Hoffenheim)     United States

Squad breakdown

Ages are as of March 1, 2013.

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From
Goalkeepers
18 Zac MacMath United States GK August 7, 1991 United States University of Maryland
39 Oka Nikolov Republic of Macedonia GK May 25, 1974 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Defenders
3 Chris Albright United States RB January 14, 1979 United States New York Red Bulls
8 Matt Kassel United States DF/MF October 30, 1989 United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds
14 Amobi Okugo United States DM/CB March 13, 1991 United States UCLA
16 Don Anding United States LB May 31, 1991 United States Northeastern University
25 Sheanon Williams United States RB March 17, 1990 United States Harrisburg City Islanders
28 Ray Gaddis United States RB January 13, 1990 United States West Virginia University
31 Jeff Parke United States CB March 23, 1982 United States Seattle Sounders FC
33 Fabinho Brazil LB March 16, 1985 Australia Sydney FC
Midfielders
7 Brian Carroll United States DM July 20, 1981 United States Columbus Crew
10 Roger Torres Colombia AM July 13, 1991 Colombia América de Cali
13 Michael Lahoud United States MF September 15, 1986 United States Chivas USA
19 Kléberson Brazil MF June 19, 1979 Brazil Bahia
21 Michael Farfan United States LW/RW/AM June 23, 1988 United States University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
22 Leo Fernandes United States MF December 23, 1991 United States Stony Brook University
26 Keon Daniel Trinidad and Tobago LW/RW January 16, 1987 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
40 Gilberto Brazil MF October 20, 1988 Brazil Atlético Sorocaba
44 Danny Cruz United States MF January 3, 1990 United States D.C. United
Forwards
6 Conor Casey United States ST July 25, 1981 United States Colorado Rapids
9 Jack McInerney United States ST August 5, 1992 United States Cobb Futbol Club
11 Sebastien Le Toux France ST January 10, 1984 United States New York Red Bulls
12 Aaron Wheeler United States ST May 11, 1988 Finland KooTeePee
17 Yann Ekra Ivory Coast ST December 10, 1990 United States Harrisburg City Islanders
29 Antoine Hoppenot United States ST November 23, 1990 United States Princeton University

Last updated: October 1, 2013.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS league matches.

Nat. No. Player Pos. Apps Starts G A Red card Acquired Salary Cap Number
United States 3 Chris Albright DF 2 0 0 0 1 0 Signed$75,000$75,000
Mali 4 *Bakary Soumaré DF 3 3 0 0 1 0 Signed$310,000$123,529
United States 5 *Greg Jordan MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft$46,500$0
United States 6 Conor Casey FW 31 25 10 5 9 0 Re-Entry Draft$175,000$175,000
United States 7 Brian Carroll MF 33 33 2 1 6 0 Trade$176,400$176,400
United States 8 Matt Kassel DF 5 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$46,500$0
United States 9 Jack McInerney FW 31 25 12 0 4 0 SuperDraft$125,500$189,667
Colombia 10 Roger Torres MF 5 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$121,968$125,093
France 11 Sebastien Le Toux FW 32 25 3 12 0 0 Trade$200,000$212,813
United States 12 Aaron Wheeler FW 10 1 1 1 1 0 Signed$46,500$0
United States 13 Michael Lahoud MF 9 3 0 0 1 0 Trade$90,000$93,333
United States 14 Amobi Okugo MF 32 32 3 3 7 1 SuperDraft$101,250$184,250
United States 15 *Gabriel Farfan MF/DF 6 3 0 0 1 0 Signed$50,820$14,948
United States 16 Don Anding DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft$35,125$0
Ivory Coast 17 Yann Ekra FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$46,500 $46,500
Brazil 19 Kléberson MF 11 7 1 2 1 0 Loan$495,000$368,750 (DP)
United States 20 *Jimmy McLaughlin MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$60,000$0 (HG)
United States 21 Michael Farfan MF 29 22 1 1 6 0 SuperDraft$98,670$136,170
United States 22 Leo Fernandes MF 7 3 0 0 1 0 Supplemental Draft$35,125$0
Mexico 23 *Cristhian Hernández FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$62,500$0 (HG)
United States 25 Sheanon Williams DF 32 32 2 8 6 1 Signed$105,000$110,500
Trinidad and Tobago 26 Keon Daniel MF 24 21 0 1 4 0 Signed$80,004$82,892
United States 28 Ray Gaddis DF 31 31 0 0 3 0 SuperDraft$46,500$46,500
United States 29 Antoine Hoppenot MF 30 2 3 2 2 0 Supplemental Draft$48,400$48,400
United States 31 Jeff Parke DF 31 31 0 1 3 0 Trade$205,000$216,500
Brazil 33 Fabinho DF 14 10 1 2 0 1 Signed$78,000$82,500
Brazil 40 Gilberto MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$60,000$80,000
United States 44 Danny Cruz MF 32 32 3 2 5 0 Trade$120,000$126,500
United States *Freddy Adu MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SignedN/A$368,750 (DP)
42 41 63 3

* = Not currently part of team.

Last updated: October 27, 2013.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Goalkeepers

Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Red card Acquired Salary Cap Number
United States 1 *Chris Konopka 0 0 0–0–0 0 0.00 0 0 0 Signed$46,500$0
United States 18 Zac MacMath 34 34 12–12–10 44 1.29 12 1 0 SuperDraft$110,000$155,000
Republic of Macedonia 39 Oka Nikolov 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$46,500$46,500
34 34 12–12–10 44 1.29 12 1 0

* = Not currently part of team.

Last updated: October 27, 2013.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Recognition

MLS Player of the Month

Week Player Stats
April United States Jack McInerney 4G
May United States Jack McInerney 3G

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Stats
8 United States Jack McInerney 2G (7', 26')

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Report
2 United States Amobi Okugo
3 United States Jack McInerney
6 United States Amobi Okugo
7 United States Jack McInerney
8 United States Jack McInerney
10 United States Danny Cruz
11 United States Zac MacMath
15 United States Brian Carroll
United States Sheanon Williams
17 United States Conor Casey
24 United States Conor Casey
United States Sheanon Williams

MLS All-Stars 2013

Position Player Notes
FW United States Jack McInerney Peter Vermes' Pick

Player movement

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 6, 2012 France Sébastien Le Toux 11 FW United States New York Red Bulls Sign-and-trade deal for Josué Martínez and allocation money [2]
December 7, 2012 United States Jeff Parke 31 DF United States Seattle Sounders FC Traded for allocation money and a Supplemental Draft pick [3]
December 14, 2012 United States Conor Casey 6 FW United States Colorado Rapids 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft [3]
January 17, 2013 United States Don Anding 16 FW United States Northeastern University 2013 MLS SuperDraft, 2nd Round [4]
January 17, 2013 Ghana Stephen Okai MF United States University of Mobile 2013 MLS SuperDraft, 2nd Round [4]
January 19, 2013 Trinidad and Tobago Damani Richards 22 DF Trinidad and Tobago W Connection Free [5]
January 19, 2013 United States Aaron Wheeler 12 FW Finland KooTeePee Free [5]
January 22, 2013 United States Eric Schoenle United States West Virginia University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 1st Round[6]
January 22, 2013 Trinidad and Tobago Uriah Bentick United States Liberty University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 1st Round[6]
January 22, 2013 United States Mark Linville United States Princeton University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 2nd Round[6]
January 22, 2013 United States Jake Keegan United States Binghamton University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 3rd Round [6]
January 22, 2013 United States Leo Fernandes 22 MF United States Stony Brook University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 4th Round <ref = name = "Union select five" />
January 24, 2013 United States Alex Mendoza 24 MF Mexico UNAM Pumas Free [7]
March 5, 2013 United States Matt Kassel 8 DF / MF United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds Free [8]
June 19, 2013 Republic of Macedonia Oka Nikolov 39 GK Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Free [9]
June 28, 2013 Brazil Fabinho 33 DF Australia Sydney FC Free [10]
August 2, 2013 Brazil Gilberto 40 MF Brazil Atlético Sorocaba Free [11]
September 13, 2013 Ivory Coast Yann Ekra 17 FW United States Harrisburg City Islanders Free [12]

Out

Date Player Number Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 19, 2012 Panama Gabriel Gómez 6 MF Colombia Atlético Junior Waived [13]
November 19, 2012 Costa Rica Porfirio López 24 DF Costa Rica L.D. Alajuelense Waived [13]
November 19, 2012 United States Krystian Witkowski 30 MF Waived [13]
December 3, 2012 United States Chase Harrison 32 GK Contract option declined [14]
December 6, 2012 Costa Rica Josué Martínez 17 FW United States New York Red Bulls Traded along with allocation money for Sébastien Le Toux [2]
February 4, 2013 United States Mark Linnville DF Not offered a contract [15]
February 4, 2013 Trinidad and Tobago Uriah Bentick DF United States Wilmington Hammerheads Not offered a contract [15]
February 20, 2013 Trinidad and Tobago Damani Richards 22 DF United States Harrisburg City Islanders Waived [16]
February 20, 2013 United States Alex Mendoza 24 MF Waived [16]
February 20, 2013 Ghana Stephen Okai MF United States Charlotte Eagles Not offered a contract [17]
February 21, 2013 United States Eric Schoenle Not offered a contract [18]
March 1, 2013 United States Chandler Hoffman 17 FW United States Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for Conditional 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick [19]
March 25, 2013 United States Freddy Adu MF Brazil Bahia Free transfer [20]
May 15, 2013 United States Gabriel Farfan 15 MF / DF United States Chivas USA Traded for a 1st round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money [21]
May 23, 2013 Mali Bakary Soumaré 4 DF United States Chicago Fire Traded for a 2nd round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money [22]
September 13, 2013 United States Chris Konopka 1 GK Canada Toronto FC Traded for a 3rd round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick [23]

Loans

In

Start Date End Date Player Number Position Loaned From Fee/Notes Ref
March 25, 2013 November 25, 2013 Brazil Kléberson 19 MF Brazil Bahia [20]

Out

Start Date End Date Player Position Loaned To Fee/Notes Ref
January 7, 2013 December 31, 2013 United States Zach Pfeffer MF Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Year long loan [24]
January 15, 2013 December 31, 2013 Colombia Carlos Valdes DF Colombia Independiente Santa Fe Year long loan [25]

Harrisburg Loanees

As part of the Union's agreement with the Harrisburg City Islanders, the following players have, at one point or another during the season, been loaned to Harrisburg. The City Islanders must have a minimum of four Union loanees on their roster at any one time.

Player Position Fee/Notes Ref
United States Greg Jordan MF [26]
United States Jimmy McLaughlin MF [26]
Mexico Cristhian Hernandez FW [26]
United States Don Anding DF [27]
United States Aaron Wheeler FW [28]
United States Leo Fernandes MF [28]

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

The Union are currently 5th in the MLS Allocation Ranking.

International roster slots

The Union have eight MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2013 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated eight international roster spots per season.

Philadelphia Union International slots
Slot Player Nationality
1 Roger Torres Colombia Colombia
2 Keon Daniel Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago
3 Kléberson Brazil Brazil
4 Oka Nikolov Republic of Macedonia Macedonia
5 Fabinho Brazil Brazil
6 Gilberto Brazil Brazil
7 Yann Ekra Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
8 VACANT

NOTES:

Future draft pick trades

Future Picks Acquired

References

  1. ↑ "Players". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  2. 1 2 Union reacquires forward Sebastien Le Toux
  3. 1 2 Union land defender Jeff Parke
  4. 1 2 Union nab Don Anding and Stephen Okai in 2013 MLS SuperDraft
  5. 1 2 T&T youth international Damani Richards and 6-4 forward Aaron Wheeler are latest offseason signings
  6. 1 2 3 4 Union select five in MLS Supplemental Draft
  7. ↑ Union sign Harrisburg native Alex Mendoza
  8. ↑ Union sign trialist Matt Kassel
  9. ↑ Union sign veteran goalkeeper Oka Nikolov
  10. ↑ Philadelphia Union sign Brazilian defender Fábio Alves
  11. ↑ Philadelphia Union sign Brazilian midfielder Gilberto dos Santos Souza Junior
  12. ↑ Philadelphia Union Sign Yann Ekra (F)
  13. 1 2 3 Union waive three
  14. ↑ The Daily Doop: We're all No. 1, Re-Entry Draft names released and "scarving" down China
  15. 1 2 Daily Doop: Jetsetting, Cuts and Cash
  16. 1 2 Union waive Damini Richards and Alex Mendoza
  17. ↑ Stephen Okai Silently Let Go, Now On Trial With The Seattle Sounders
  18. ↑ Hackworth Reveals Schoenle, Kafes Cut, Vidal Still With Team
  19. ↑ Union trade Hoffman to Galaxy in exchange for conditional pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft
  20. 1 2 "Philadelphia Union acquire Brazilian midfielder José Kléberson on loan, part ways with Freddy Adu". Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  21. ↑ "Philadelphia Union trade Gabriel Farfan to Chivas USA". Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  22. ↑ "Philadelphia Union trade Bakary Soumare to Chicago Fire". Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  23. ↑ "Philadelphia Union Receive Third Round Pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft from Toronto FC in Exchange for Goalkeeper Chris Konopka". Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  24. ↑ Pfeffer taking his talents to Hoffenheim via year loan deal
  25. ↑ Carlos Valdes on loan to Columbian Independiente Santa Fe
  26. 1 2 3 Philadelphia Union loan three players to USL PRO affiliate Harrisburg City Islanders
  27. ↑ Youthful Harrisburg City Islanders group about to play ... for real
  28. 1 2 Another loan brings Leo Fernandes to Harrisburg City Islanders from Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union

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