2015 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union

2015 season
Owner	Jay Sugarman
Head Coach	Jim Curtin
Stadium	PPL Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS	Conference: 9th Overall: 18th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Runners-up
Suncoast Pro Classic	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: C. J. Sapong (9) All: C. J. Sapong (9)
Highest home attendance	18,883 (Aug. 1 vs. New York Red Bulls)
Lowest home attendance	League: 15,374 (June 3 vs. Columbus) All: 5,782 (August 12 vs. Chicago)
Average home league attendance	League: 17,471 All: 15,714
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The 2015 Philadelphia Union season was the clubs sixth season of existence, and their sixth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

Background

2014 MLS Regular Season

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 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

The 2014 Lamar Hunt 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 the Seattle Sounders 3-1 after extra time.

Roster

Current roster

As of August 29, 2015.^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Blake, AndreAndre Blake (GA)	Jamaica
2	Defender	Creavalle, WarrenWarren Creavalle	United States
5	Midfielder	Nogueira, VincentVincent Nogueira	France
6	Forward	Casey, ConorConor Casey	United States
7	Midfielder	Carroll, BrianBrian Carroll	United States
8	Midfielder	Edu, MauriceMaurice Edu (DP)	United States
9	Forward	Le Toux, SébastienSébastien Le Toux	France
10	Midfielder	Maidana, CristianCristian Maidana	Argentina
11	Forward	Wenger, AndrewAndrew Wenger (GA)	United States
13	Midfielder	Lahoud, MichaelMichael Lahoud	Sierra Leone
14	Midfielder	Ayuk Mbu, EricEric Ayuk Mbu	Cameroon
15	Defender	White, EthanEthan White	United States
16	Defender	Marquez, RichieRichie Marquez	United States
17	Forward	Sapong, C. J.C. J. Sapong	United States
18	Forward	Aristeguieta, FernandoFernando Aristeguieta (DP; on loan from Nantes)	Venezuela
20	Midfielder	McLaughlin, JimmyJimmy McLaughlin (HGP)	United States
23	Defender	Vitória, StevenSteven Vitória (on loan from Benfica)	Portugal
27	Midfielder	Pfeffer, ZachZach Pfeffer (HGP)	United States
28	Defender	Gaddis, RayRay Gaddis	United States
29	Forward	Hoppenot, AntoineAntoine Hoppenot	United States
33	Defender	Fabinho, Fabinho	Brazil
49	Goalkeeper	Sylvestre, BrianBrian Sylvestre (on loan from Carolina RailHawks)	United States
55	Goalkeeper	McCarthy, JohnJohn McCarthy	United States
77	Midfielder	Fred, Fred	Brazil
85	Midfielder	Barnetta, TranquilloTranquillo Barnetta	Switzerland

Out on loan

No.	Position	Player	Nation
4	Defender	Berry, AustinAustin Berry (on loan to FC Anyang)	United States
18	Goalkeeper	MacMath, ZacZac MacMath (on loan to Colorado Rapids)	United States
19	Forward	Catic, DzenanDzenan Catic (on loan to Carolina RailHawks)	Bosnia and Herzegovina
22	Midfielder	Fernandes, LeoLeo Fernandes (on loan to New York Cosmos)	Brazil
44	Midfielder	Cruz, DannyDanny Cruz (on loan to Bodø/Glimt)	United States

Squad breakdown

Current squad

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

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

Competitions

Preseason

Red Team v Gray Team

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

Red Team v Gray Team

February 4, 2015 Intersquad Scrimmage	Red Team	1–0	Gray Team	Clearwater, Florida
	Cruz	Report		Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Complex
Note: 30-minute match

Jacksonville Armada FC v Philadelphia Union

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

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Philadelphia Union

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[2] Attendance: 2,000

Philadelphia Union v Costa Rica U-23

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

Philadelphia Union v London United

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',  51'	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.

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew SC

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

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

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

Philadelphia Union v Colorado Rapids

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',  68' Sjöberg  45' Serna  73' Pittinari  90+7'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,002 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Real Salt Lake v Philadelphia Union

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

Philadelphia Union v FC Dallas

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.

Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union

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

Sporting Kansas City v Philadelphia Union

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

Philadelphia Union v New York City FC

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

New York City FC v Philadelphia Union

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

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

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

Columbus Crew SC v Philadelphia Union

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

Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Philadelphia Union

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

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

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

New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union

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

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

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

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew SC

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

Philadelphia Union v New York City FC

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

LA Galaxy v Philadelphia Union

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

Philadelphia Union v Seattle Sounders

June 24, 2015 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Seattle Sounders	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Sapong  69'	Report	Remick  30' Scott  49'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,072 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Philadelphia Union v Montreal Impact

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

Philadelphia Union v Portland Timbers

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

Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union

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

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

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

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

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

Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union

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: Radu Petrescu

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

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

Montreal Impact v Philadelphia Union

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

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Philadelphia Union

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

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew SC

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

Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo

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

New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union

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

Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union

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

New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union

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

Philadelphia Union v Orlando City SC

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

Eastern Conference standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Toronto FC	34	15	15	4	58	58	0	49	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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Overall standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
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; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

1. CONCACAF Champions League
   Selection Procedure

   • Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
     1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2015;
        
     2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);
        
     3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);
        
     4. The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
        
     Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four Mexican qualifiers. Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada win the MLS Cup, the next best US team in the overall table (Columbus Crew) would take its place.
     One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
     1. The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
        
     They are placed in Pot 1, along with the three Caribbean qualifiers, the two qualifiers from El Salvador, and one qualifier each from Belize and Nicaragua.

U.S. Open Cup

Philadelphia entered the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.^[3]

Philadelphia Union v Rochester Rhinos

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

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

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

New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union

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

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

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

Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City

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

Reading United A.C. v Philadelphia Union

June 9 Friendly	Reading United A.C.	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Reading, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET		Report	Wenger  49'	Stadium: Don Thomas Stadium

Philadelphia Union v A.F.C. Bournemouth

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

Harrisburg City Islanders v Philadelphia Union

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

Statistics are from all MLS league matches.

Nat.	No.	Player	Pos.	Apps	Starts	G	A			Acquired
	2	Warren Creavalle	DF	2	1	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft
	3	Raymond Lee	DF	1	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft
	5	Vincent Nogueira	MF	20	17	5	0	5	0	Signed
	6	Conor Casey	FW	11	2	1	0	1	0	Re-Entry Draft
	7	Brian Carroll	MF	19	18	0	0	2	0	Trade
	8	Maurice Edu	MF	21	21	1	1	8	0	Signed
	9	Sebastien Le Toux	MF	24	21	6	4	3	0	Trade
	10	Cristian Maidana	MF	24	21	1	14	1	1	Signed
	11	Andrew Wenger	MF	22	19	1	2	0	0	Trade
	13	Michael Lahoud	MF	12	9	0	0	2	0	Trade
	14	Eric Ayuk Mbu	MF	22	9	2	2	3	1	Signed
	15	Ethan White	DF	13	11	0	0	2	0	Trade
	16	Richie Marquez	DF	15	14	0	0	0	1	SuperDraft
	17	CJ Sapong	FW	21	14	7	4	2	0	Trade
	18	Fernando Aristeguieta	FW	16	12	4	1	2	0	Loan
	19	Dzenan Catic	FW	0	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft
	20	Jimmy McLaughlin	MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	Signed
	23	Steven Vitória	DF	13	13	0	0	2	0	Loan
	25	Sheanon Williams	DF	17	15	0	2	3	0	Signed
	27	Zach Pfeffer	MF	20	10	2	1	0	1	Signed
	28	Ray Gaddis	DF	23	22	0	0	2	0	SuperDraft
	29	Antoine Hoppenot	MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	Supplemental Draft
	33	Fabinho	DF	20	17	1	2	1	0	Signed
	77	Fred	MF	6	0	0	0	0	1	Signed
	85	Tranquillo Barnetta	MF	5	4	0	0	1	0	Signed
						31	33	40	5

Goalkeepers

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

Transfers

In

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

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

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

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

1. "Players". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
2. "Tampa Bay Rowdies Announce First Set of 2015 Preseason Matches". Tampa Bay Rowdies. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
3. "102nd Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.