Philadelphia Union 2014 football season
Philadelphia Union 2014 season Owner Keystone Sports & Entertainment Head coach Jim Curtin interim, from June 10, 2014 permanent, from November 7, 2014 John Hackworth until June 10, 2014 Stadium PPL Park (Capacity: 18,500)MLS Eastern Conference: 6th Overall Table: 12th MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify U.S. Open Cup Finals Top goalscorer League: Sebastien Le Toux (12) All: Sebastien Le Toux (15) Highest home attendance 18,843 v Vancouver June 7, 2014 Lowest home attendance 14,838 v Chicago October 2, 2014 Average home league attendance Regular season: 17,631
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]
Background [ ]
Main article: 2013 Philadelphia Union season
Review [ ]
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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.
Competitions [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution
February 4, 2014 Preseason Philadelphia Union 1–1 New England Revolution show Deltona, Florida 3:00 p.m. EDT
McInerney 44'
Report
60' , 90' Caldwell 79'
Stadium: Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex
Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls
February 12, 2014 Preseason Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York Red Bulls show Jacksonville, Florida 6:00 p.m. EDT
McInerney 29'
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Sam 8' Henry 35' Alexander 80'
Stadium: EverBank Field Attendance: 5,656 Referee: Chris Penso
Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew
Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC
February 26, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic Philadelphia Union 0–0 Toronto FC show Lake Buena Vista, Florida 1:00 p.m. EDT
Okugo 63' Carroll 71'
Report
Morgan 55'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Philadelphia Union v Montreal Impact
MLS [ ]
Portland Timbers v Philadelphia Union
March 8, 2014 Regular Season Portland Timbers 1–1 Philadelphia Union show Portland, Oregon 10:30 p.m. EDT
Chara 88' Fernández 90+4'
[1]
Fabinho 15' McInerney 59' 64' Gaddis 75'
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,814 Referee: Ioannis Stavridis
Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution
March 15, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution show Chester, Pennsylvania 4:00 p.m. EDT
McInerney 10' Le Toux 31' Berry 48'
[2]
Soares 70'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,651 Referee: Kevin Morrison
Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union
March 22, 2014 Regular Season Columbus Crew 2–1 Philadelphia Union show Columbus, Ohio 6:00 p.m. EDT
Anor 24' 45+2' Higuaín 81'
[3]
Fernandes 62' Fabinho 74'
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,517 Referee: Ted Unkel
Philadelphia Union v Montreal Impact
March 29, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–1 Montreal Impact show Chester, Pennsylvania 4:00 p.m. EDT
Nogueira 35' Fabinho 48'
[4]
Camara 26' Warner 36' Ferrari 65' Wenger 76' Di Vaio 80'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,691 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union
April 5, 2014 Regular Season Chicago Fire 2–2 Philadelphia Union show Bridgeview, Illinois 5:00 p.m. EDT
Magee 16' Duka 64' Anangonó 86' Soumaré 88'
[5]
Edu 32' 86' Fernandes 39' Bone 86'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,699 Referee: Chris Penso
Philadelphia Union v Real Salt Lake
April 12, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–2 Real Salt Lake show Chester, Pennsylvania 4:00 p.m. EDT
Wenger 55' Edu 90'
[6]
6' Beckerman 85'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,015 Referee: Alan Kelly
New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union
April 16, 2014 Regular Season New York Red Bulls 2–1 Philadelphia Union show Harrison, New Jersey 7:30 p.m. EDT
Henry 57' 89' Sam 67' Sekagya 78' Olave 82'
[7]
Fabinho 17' Le Toux 80'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo
April 19, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 0–0 Houston Dynamo show Chester, Pennsylvania 4:00 p.m. EDT
Williams 61'
[8]
Sarkodie 40' 82' Clark 42' Bruin 90+4'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,301
Montreal Impact v Philadelphia Union
April 26, 2014 Regular Season Montreal Impact 1–0 Philadelphia Union show Montreal , Quebec 4:00 p.m. EDT
Martins 14' Ouimette 16' Camara 37' Brovsky 40'
[9]
Edu 2' Gaddis 84'
Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 19,075 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Seattle Sounders v Philadelphia Union
May 3, 2014 Regular Season Seattle Sounders 2–1 Philadelphia Union show Seattle, Washington 10:00 p.m. EDT
Martins 61' Marshall 84' Dempsey 90+1'
[10]
Evans 13' (OG)Williams 31' Edu 35'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,516 Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Philadelphia Union v D.C. United
Sporting Kansas City v Philadelphia Union
May 14, 2014 Regular Season Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Philadelphia Union show Kansas City, Kansas 8:30 p.m. EDT
Dwyer 80' Besler 86'
[12]
Cruz 49' Fabinho 58' Nogueira 70' 81' Bone 90' MacMath 90+4'
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,073 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution
May 17, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 3–5 New England Revolution show Chester, Pennsylvania 7:00 p.m. EDT
Nogueira 36' Berry 67' Williams 76' Okugo 78' 82' Le Toux 90+2'
[13]
Soares 13' Fagundez 26' Nguyen 49' 88' Tierney 57' Mullins 67'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,812 Referee: Ted Unkel
Los Angeles Galaxy v Philadelphia Union
May 25, 2014 Regular Season Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Philadelphia Union show Carson, California 8:00 p.m. EDT
Leonardo 2' Juninho 31' Donovan 49' 81' Keane 64'
[14]
Edu 88' (P)
Stadium: Stub Hub Center Attendance: 21,010 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Chivas USA v Philadelphia Union
May 31, 2014 Regular Season Chivas USA 0–3 Philadelphia Union show Carson, California 10:30 p.m. EDT
Barrera 63' Torres 64' Avila 73' Minda 83'
[15]
Casey 28' (P) 66' 76' Fabinho 65'
Stadium: Stub Hub Center Attendance: 5,231
Philadelphia Union v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
June 7, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 3–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC show Chester, Pennsylvania 7:00 p.m. EDT
Gaddis 53' Casey 63' 71' Le Toux 68' MacMath 80' Lahoud 90+4'
[16]
Hurtado 18' Mezquida 41' Morales 81' (p) 90+4' Leveron 90+2'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,843 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union
June 28, 2014 Regular Season New England Revolution 1–3 Philadelphia Union show 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
FC Dallas v Philadelphia Union
July 4, 2014 Regular Season FC Dallas 2–1 Philadelphia Union show Frisco, Texas 9:00 p.m. EDT
Akindele 26' Williams 49'
[17]
Okugo 43' Casey 65' Le Toux 68' Edu 89'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 18,679
Philadelphia Union v Colorado Rapids
July 12, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 3–3 Colorado Rapids show Chester, Pennsylvania 7:00 p.m. EDT
Casey 16' Lahoud 29' 76' Williams 31' Wenger 74' Okugo 90'
[18]
12' Serna 18' LaBrocca 34' Powers 79' (P)Brown 86'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,679
Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls
July 16, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York Red Bulls show Chester, Pennsylvania 7:00 p.m. EDT
Casey 9' Fred 51' Le Toux 69' (P)
[19]
Wright-Phillips 60' Miazga 86'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,541
Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union
July 19, 2014 Regular Season Chicago Fire 1–1 Philadelphia Union show 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
Sporting Kansas City v Philadelphia Union
August 1, 2014 Regular Season Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union show Kansas City, Kansas 8:00 p.m. EDT
Zusi 54'
Summary
Brown 71'
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 21,318 Referee: Jair Marrufo
Philadelphia Union v Montreal Impact
August 9, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–1 Montreal Impact show Chester, Pennsylvania 7:00 p.m. EDT
Le Toux 12' 63'
Summary
Tissot 79'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,703 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union
August 15, 2014 Regular Season Houston Dynamo 2–0 Philadelphia Union show 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
Philadelphia Union v San Jose Earthquakes
August 24, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes show 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
Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC
September 3, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–0 Toronto FC show 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
Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union
September 6, 2014 Regular Season Toronto FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union show Toronto , Ontario 7:00 p.m. EDT
Casey 8' Wenger 44'
Summary
Henry 28'
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,591 Referee: Alan Kelly
Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls
September 13, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–2 New York Red Bulls show 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
Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo
September 20, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 0–0 Houston Dynamo show Chester, Pennsylvania 7:00 p.m. EDT
Summary
Sarkodie 75'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,462 Referee: Geoff Gamble
D.C. United v Philadelphia Union
September 27, 2014 Regular Season D.C. United 1–0 Philadelphia Union show Washington, D.C. 3:00 p.m. EDT
Silva 10' Kitchen 86'
Summary
Edu 90'
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19,478 Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire
October 2, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire show 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
Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew
October 11, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–3 Columbus Crew show 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
Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City
October 18, 2014 Regular Season Philadelphia Union 2–1 Sporting Kansas City show 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
Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union
October 26, 2014 Regular Season Columbus Crew 2–1 Philadelphia Union show 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 [ ]
Main article: 2014 U.S. Open Cup
Philadelphia Union v Harrisburg City Islanders
June 17 Fourth Round Philadelphia Union 3–1 (a.e.t. ) Harrisburg City Islanders show Chester, Pennsylvania 19:00 ET
Gaddis 79' Edu 89' , 108' Wenger 110' , 117' Hoppenot 112'
Report Box Score
Langley 32' Pelletier 38' Júnior 94'
Stadium: PPL Park
Philadelphia Union v New York Cosmos
June 24 Fifth Round Philadelphia Union 2–1 (a.e.t. ) New York Cosmos show Chester, Pennsylvania 19:00 ET
Carroll 21' Cruz 29' Le Toux 57' , 113' (pen. ) Fabinho 67' Lahoud 118'
report
Noselli 56' , 111' Ockford 105' Maurer 113' Ayoze 118'
Stadium: PPL Park
Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution
July 8 Quarterfinals Philadelphia Union 2–0 New England Revolution show 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
FC Dallas v Philadelphia Union
August 12 Semifinals FC Dallas 1–1 (a.e.t. ) (3–4 p ) Philadelphia Union show Frisco, Texas 21:00 ET
Castillo 81'
Report Boxscore
Okugo 47' White 75' Lahoud 102' Cruz 114'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Mark Geiger
Philadelphia Union v Seattle Sounders
September 16 Finals Philadelphia Union 1–3 (a.e.t. ) Seattle Sounders show 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 [ ]
Reading United v Philadelphia Union
June 18, 2014 Friendly Reading United 2–3 Philadelphia Union show West Lawn, Pennsylvania 7:00 p.m. EDT
Touloute 46' Campbell 75'
Report
Wheeler 6' Hardware 83' 84'
Stadium: Gurski Stadium
Philadelphia Union v Crystal Palace
July 25, 2014 Friendly Philadelphia Union 0–1 Crystal Palace show Chester, Pennsylvania 7:00 p.m. EDT
Brown 35'
Report
White 20' (o.g. )
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,482
Harrisburg City Islanders v Philadelphia Union
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
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:[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
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ground A H A H A H A H A A H A H A A H A A H H A A H A H H A H H A H H H A Result T W L T T T L T L L L W L L W T W L T W T T W L W W W T T L T L W L
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
Manager
Jim Curtin
United States
Assistant Coach
Mike Sorber
United States
Technical Director/Assistant Coach
Chris Albright
United States
Head Athletic Trainer
Paul Rushing
United States
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Kevin Miller
United States
Team Coordinator
Josh Gros
United States
Academy Director
Tommy Wilson
Scotland
Equipment Director
Ford Gaitley
United States
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Honors and awards [ ]
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Player
Number
Position
Previous Club
Fee/Notes
December 12, 2013
Corben Bone
MF
Chicago Fire
2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
January 14, 2014
Ethan White
DF
D.C. United
Traded for Jeff Parke and a swap of allocation spots
January 15, 2014
Cristian Maidana
FW
Rangers
Undisclosed
January 16, 2014
Andre Blake
GK
Connecticut Huskies
2014 MLS SuperDraft
January 30, 2014
Vincent Nogueira
MF
Sochaux
Undisclosed
February 3, 2014
Brian Holt
GK
Harrisburg City Islanders
Free
February 24, 2014
Austin Berry
DF
Chicago Fire
Traded for allocation money
March 20, 2014
Fred
MF
Melbourne Heart
Waiver Draft
April 4, 2014
Andrew Wenger
FW
Montreal Impact
Traded for Jack McInerney
July 30, 2014
Rais M'Bolhi
GK
CSKA Sofia
Undisclosed
August 4, 2014
Carlos Valdés
DF
San Lorenzo
Loan Return
Out [ ]
Date
Player
Number
Position
New Club
Fee/Notes
November 25, 2013
Oka Nikolov
GK
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Waived
November 25, 2013
Greg Jordan
MF
Minnesota United
Waived
November 25, 2013
Kléberson
MF
Indy Eleven
Waived
November 25, 2013
Don Anding
DF
Waived
November 25, 2013
Chris Albright
DF
Retired
December 23, 2013
Michael Farfan
MF
Cruz Azul
Undisclosed
January 14, 2014
Jeff Parke
DF
D.C. United
Traded for Ethan White and a swap of allocation spots
April 4, 2014
Jack McInerney
FW
Montreal Impact
Traded for Andrew Wenger
April 8, 2014
Keon Daniel
MF
Miedź Legnica
Contract Terminated
July 30, 2014
Brian Holt
GK
Waived
Loan in [ ]
Date
Player
Number
Position
Loaned From
Fee/Notes
January 27, 2014
Maurice Edu
MF
Stoke City
July 12, 2014
Brian Brown
FW
Harbour View
Loan out [ ]
Date
Player
Number
Position
Loaned To
Fee/Notes
March 21, 2014
Cristhian Hernández
MF
Harrisburg City Islanders
March 21, 2014
Jimmy McLaughlin
MF
Harrisburg City Islanders
March 21, 2014
Richie Marquez
DF
Harrisburg City Islanders
March 21, 2014
Pedro Ribeiro
MF
Harrisburg City Islanders
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