2014 Philadelphia Union season

The 2014 Philadelphia Union season is the club's fifth season of existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club was initially managed by John Hackworth, in his third season (second full season) with the club. In June, Hackworth was fired from his role as head coach and assistant coach Jim Curtin was promoted on an interim basis.[1] At the conclusion of the season, Curtin was officially made permanent head coach, making him the third head coach in the club's history.[2] The 2014 season also marked the first time the Union reached a competition finals, finishing runners-up in the 2014 U.S. Open Cup to Seattle Sounders FC.[3]

Philadelphia Union
2014 season
OwnerKeystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coachJim Curtin
interim, from June 10, 2014
permanent, from November 7, 2014

John Hackworth
until June 10, 2014
StadiumPPL Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLSEastern Conference: 6th
Overall Table: 12th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupFinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Sebastien Le Toux (12)
All: Sebastien Le Toux (15)
Highest home attendance18,843 v Vancouver
June 7, 2014
Lowest home attendance14,838 v Chicago
October 2, 2014
Average home league attendanceRegular season: 17,631

Background

2014 roster

As of April 20, 2014.[4]

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)
4 DF  USA Austin Berry
5 MF  FRA Vincent Nogueira
6 FW  USA Conor Casey
7 MF  USA Brian Carroll (Captain)
9 FW  USA Andrew Wenger
10 MF  ARG Cristian Maidana (DP)
11 FW  FRA Sébastien Le Toux
12 FW  USA Aaron Wheeler
13 MF  USA Michael Lahoud
14 MF  USA Amobi Okugo (GA)
15 DF  USA Ethan White
16 DF  USA Richie Marquez
18 GK  USA Zac MacMath (GA)
19 MF  USA Corben Bone
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  USA Jimmy McLaughlin (HGP)
21 MF  USA Maurice Edu (DP, on loan from Stoke City)
22 MF  BRA Leo Fernandes
23 MF  MEX Cristhian Hernández (HGP)
24 GK  USA Brian Holt
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 DF  USA Pedro Ribiero
33 DF  BRA Fabinho
44 MF  USA Danny Cruz
45 GK  ALG Raïs M'Bolhi

Competitions

Preseason

February 4, 2014 Preseason Philadelphia Union 1–1 New England Revolution Deltona, Florida
3:00 p.m. EDT McInerney 44' Report Melo 60',  90'
Caldwell  79'
Stadium: Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex
February 12, 2014 Preseason Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York Red Bulls Jacksonville, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT McInerney 29' Report Sam 8'
Henry 35'
Alexander  80'
Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 5,656
Referee: Chris Penso

MLS

March 8, 2014 Regular Season Portland Timbers 1–1 Philadelphia Union Portland, Oregon
10:30 p.m. EDT Chara  88'
Fernández 90+4'
Fabinho  15'
McInerney  59' 64'
Gaddis  75'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,814
Referee: Ioannis Stavridis
March 15, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT McInerney  10'
Le Toux 31'
Berry  48'
Soares  70' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,651
Referee: Kevin Morrison
March 22, 2014 Regular Season Columbus Crew 2–1 Philadelphia Union Columbus, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EDT Anor 24' 45+2'
Higuaín  81'
Fernandes 62'
Fabinho  74'
Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,517
Referee: Ted Unkel
March 29, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–1 Montreal Impact Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Nogueira 35'
Fabinho  48'
Camara  26'
Warner  36'
Ferrari  65'
Wenger  76'
Di Vaio 80'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 15,691
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
April 5, 2014 Regular Season Chicago Fire 2–2 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. EDT Magee 16'
Duka  64'
Anangonó 86'
Soumaré  88'
Edu 32'  86'
Fernandes 39'
Bone  86'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,699
Referee: Chris Penso
April 12, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–2 Real Salt Lake Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Wenger 55'
Edu 90'
Mullholland 6'
Beckerman 85'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,015
Referee: Alan Kelly
April 16, 2014 Regular Season New York Red Bulls 2–1 Philadelphia Union Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT Henry 57'  89'
Sam 67'
Sekagya  78'
Olave  82'
Fabinho  17'
Le Toux 80'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 19, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 0–0 Houston Dynamo Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Williams  61' Sarkodie  40'  82'
Clark  42'
Bruin  90+4'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,301
April 26, 2014 Regular Season Montreal Impact 1–0 Philadelphia Union Montreal, Quebec
4:00 p.m. EDT Martins 14'
Ouimette  16'
Camara  37'
Brovsky  40'
Edu  2'
Gaddis  84'
Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 19,075
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 3, 2014 Regular Season Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union Seattle, Washington
10:00 p.m. EDT Martins 61'
Marshall 84'
Dempsey  90+1'
Evans 13' (OG)
Williams  31'
Edu  35'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,516
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 10, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 0–1 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Rolfe 6'
Kitchen  33'
Korb  67'
Arnaud  78'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,522
Referee: Geoff Gamble
May 14, 2014 Regular Season Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Philadelphia Union Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 p.m. EDT Dwyer 80'
Besler  86'
Cruz 49'
Fabinho  58'
Nogueira  70'
Maidana 81'
Bone  90'
MacMath  90+4'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,073
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 17, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 3–5 New England Revolution Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Nogueira 36'
Berry  67'
Williams 76'
Okugo  78'
Maidana  82'
Le Toux 90+2'
Soares 13'
Fagundez 26'
Nguyen 49'  88'
Tierney 57'
Mullins 67'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,812
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 25, 2014 Regular Season Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Philadelphia Union Carson, California
8:00 p.m. EDT Leonardo 2'
Juninho  31'
Donovan 49' 81'
Keane 64'
Edu 88' (P) Stadium: Stub Hub Center
Attendance: 21,010
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 31, 2014 Regular Season Chivas USA 0–3 Philadelphia Union Carson, California
10:30 p.m. EDT Barrera  63'
Torres  64'
Avila  73'
Minda  83'
Casey 28' (P) 66'
Maidana 76'
Fabinho  65'
Stadium: Stub Hub Center
Attendance: 5,231
June 7, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 3–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Gaddis  53'
Casey 63' 71'
Le Toux 68'
MacMath  80'
Lahoud  90+4'
Hurtado 18'
Mezquida 41'
Morales 81' (p)  90+4'
Leveron  90+2'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,843
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 28, 2014 Regular Season New England Revolution 1–3 Philadelphia Union Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT Sène 73'  74'
Dorman  85'
Gonçalves  90+1'
report Le Toux 42', 78'
Cruz 69'
Wenger  80'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 16,483
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 4, 2014 Regular Season FC Dallas 2–1 Philadelphia Union Frisco, Texas
9:00 p.m. EDT Akindele 26'
Williams 49'
Okugo 43'
Casey  65'
Le Toux  68'
Edu  89'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 18,679
July 12, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 3–3 Colorado Rapids Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Casey 16'
Lahoud  29'  76'
Williams 31'
Wenger 74'
Okugo  90'
O'Niell  12'
Serna 18'
LaBrocca  34'
Powers 79' (P)
Brown 86'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,679
July 16, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York Red Bulls Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Casey 9'
Fred 51'
Le Toux 69' (P)
Wright-Phillips 60'
Miazga  86'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,541
July 19, 2014 Regular Season Chicago Fire 1–1 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT Alex  26'
Larentowicz 60'
Summary Okugo  22'
Le Toux 90+1' (pen.)
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,460
Referee: Geoff Gamble
August 1, 2014 Regular Season Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 p.m. EDT Zusi 54' Summary Brown 71' Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 21,318
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 9, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–1 Montreal Impact Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Le Toux 12' 63' Summary Tissot 79' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,703
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
August 15, 2014 Regular Season Houston Dynamo 2–0 Philadelphia Union Houston, Texas
9:00 p.m. EDT Horst  28'
Bruin 51'
Beasley  58'
Gaddis 90'
Summary Cruz  45' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,283
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 24, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 p.m. EDT Wenger 10', 79'
Le Toux 14'  68'
Williams 72'
Summary Cronin 59'
Wondolowski 70'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,421
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 3, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–0 Toronto FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Edu  33'
Casey 55'
Summary Morgan  77'
Bradley  84'
Henry  90+3'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 15,238
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
September 6, 2014 Regular Season Toronto FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union Toronto, Ontario
7:00 p.m. EDT Casey 8'
Wenger 44'
Summary Henry  28' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,591
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 13, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–2 New York Red Bulls Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT Cruz  30'
Ribeiro 41'
Le Toux 90+2' (pen.)
Summary Luyindula 37' (pen.)
Henry 40'
Cahill  62'
Robles  69'
Izquierdo  81'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,091
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 20, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 0–0 Houston Dynamo Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Summary Sarkodie  75' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,462
Referee: Geoff Gamble
September 27, 2014 Regular Season D.C. United 1–0 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
3:00 p.m. EDT Silva 10'
Kitchen  86'
Summary Edu  90' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 19,478
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 2, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 p.m. EDT Okugo 88' Summary Palmer  5'
Nyarko  86'
Larentowicz  90+1'
Earnshaw 90+2'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 14,838
Referee: Chris Penso
October 11, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–3 Columbus Crew Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Cruz 68'  70'
Wenger 75'
Summary Finlay 78'
Meram 79'
Arrieta 83'
Barson  90+1'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 15,849
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 18, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Brown 45'
Ribeiro 71'
Valdés  90'
Report Collin  26'
Dwyer 54' (pen.)
Olum  84'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,073
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 26, 2014 Regular Season Columbus Crew 2–1 Philadelphia Union Columbus, Ohio
5:00 p.m. EDT Arieta 13'
Anor 90'
Report Pfeffer 85' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,892
Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

July 8 Quarterfinals Philadelphia Union 2–0 New England Revolution Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET Casey 9'
Le Toux 48'
Okugo  57'
Williams  75'
Wheeler  76'
Report
Box Score
McCarthy  16'
Soares  47'  90+4'
Gonçalves  71'
Nguyen  74'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 2,626
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 16 Finals Philadelphia Union 1–3 (a.e.t.) Seattle Sounders FC Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30 ET Edu 38'
Casey  57'
Report Alonso  25'
Barrett 47'
Dempsey 101'
Martins 114'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 15,256
Referee: Armando Villarreal

Friendlies

July 25, 2014 Friendly Philadelphia Union 0–1 Crystal Palace Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Brown  35' Report White 20' (o.g.) Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 15,482

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
34 42 10 12 12 51 51  0 6 3 8 30 26  +4 4 9 4 21 25  −4

Last updated: October 30, 2014
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
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHHAAHAHHAHHAHHHA
ResultTWLTTTLTLLLWLLWTWLTWTTWLWWWTTLTLWL
Updated to match(es) played on October 29, 2014. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Coaching staff

Position Staff Nation
ManagerJim Curtin United States
Assistant CoachMike Sorber United States
Technical Director/Assistant CoachChris Albright United States
Head Athletic TrainerPaul Rushing United States
Strength and Conditioning CoachKevin Miller United States
Team CoordinatorJosh Gros United States
Academy DirectorTommy Wilson Scotland
Equipment DirectorFord Gaitley United States

Statistics

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
December 12, 2013 Corben BoneMF Chicago Fire2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
January 14, 2014 Ethan WhiteDF D.C. UnitedTraded for Jeff Parke and a swap of allocation spots
January 15, 2014 Cristian MaidanaFW RangersUndisclosed
January 16, 2014 Andre BlakeGK Connecticut Huskies2014 MLS SuperDraft
January 30, 2014 Vincent NogueiraMF SochauxUndisclosed
February 3, 2014 Brian HoltGK Harrisburg City IslandersFree
February 24, 2014 Austin BerryDF Chicago FireTraded for allocation money
March 20, 2014 FredMF Melbourne HeartWaiver Draft
April 4, 2014 Andrew WengerFW Montreal ImpactTraded for Jack McInerney
July 30, 2014 Rais M'BolhiGK CSKA SofiaUndisclosed
August 4, 2014 Carlos ValdésDF San LorenzoLoan Return

Out

Date Player Number Position New Club Fee/Notes
November 25, 2013 Oka NikolovGK Fort Lauderdale StrikersWaived
November 25, 2013 Greg JordanMF Minnesota UnitedWaived
November 25, 2013 KlébersonMF Indy ElevenWaived
November 25, 2013 Don AndingDFWaived
November 25, 2013 Chris AlbrightDFRetired
December 23, 2013 Michael FarfanMF Cruz AzulUndisclosed
January 14, 2014 Jeff ParkeDF D.C. UnitedTraded for Ethan White and a swap of allocation spots
April 4, 2014 Jack McInerneyFW Montreal ImpactTraded for Andrew Wenger
April 8, 2014 Keon DanielMF Miedź LegnicaContract Terminated
July 30, 2014 Brian HoltGKWaived

Loan in

Date Player Number Position Loaned From Fee/Notes
January 27, 2014 Maurice EduMF Stoke City
July 12, 2014 Brian BrownFW Harbour View

Loan out

Date Player Number Position Loaned To Fee/Notes
March 21, 2014 Cristhian HernándezMF Harrisburg City Islanders
March 21, 2014 Jimmy McLaughlinMF Harrisburg City Islanders
March 21, 2014 Richie MarquezDF Harrisburg City Islanders
March 21, 2014 Pedro RibeiroMF Harrisburg City Islanders

See also

References

  1. Jonathan Tannenwald (June 10, 2014). "Philadelphia Union manager John Hackworth fired". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. "Jim Curtin named head coach of the Philadelphia Union". si.com. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. Michael Berton (September 16, 2014). "Kings reclaim throne: Seattle Sounders beat Philadelphia Union in OT to win 4th US Open Cup title". thecup.us. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  4. "Players". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
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