2016 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union
2016 season
Owner Jay Sugarman
Head Coach Jim Curtin
Stadium Talen Energy Stadium (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout round
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer League: Roland Alberg & Chris Pontius (6)
All: Alberg & Pontius (8)
Highest home attendance 18,681
(Apr. 23 vs. NYCFC)
Lowest home attendance League: 15,011
(Apr. 8 vs. Orlando City)
All: 12,881
(Jul. 13 vs. Crystal Palace)
Average home league attendance League: 17,005
All: 16,630
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2016 Philadelphia Union season was the seventh season of the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

Background

2015 MLS Regular Season

The 2015 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season saw the team go 10–17–7, finishing 9th in the Eastern Conference and 18th overall. From the beginning of the season to the summer break, the Union went 4-9-3, including a four-game losing streak from April 19 to May 9. After the summer break, the Union fared only slightly better, going 6-8-4. The Union missed the MLS Cup Playoffs for the 4th consecutive season.

2015 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

The 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the second year in a row in which the Union were runners-up in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Union entered the competition in the fourth round along with the other 16 US-based MLS clubs. In that round, the Union defeated the Rochester Rhinos, a team in the USL, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, 3-1 on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw through extra time. In the next round, the Union defeated D.C. United 2-1. The Union then went on to defeat the New York Red Bulls 4-3 on penalty kicks, after a 1-1 draw aet. In the semifinals, the Union beat the Chicago Fire 1-0. In the final, the Union lost to Sporting Kansas City 6-7 on penalties, after going 1-1.[1]

Roster

Current roster

As of January 24, 2016.[2]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Blake, AndreAndre Blake (GA)     Jamaica
2 Midfielder Creavalle, WarrenWarren Creavalle      Guyana
3 Defender Washington, TaylorTaylor Washington      United States
4 Defender Tribbett, KenKen Tribbett      United States
6 Midfielder Alberg, RolandRoland Alberg      Netherlands
7 Midfielder Carroll, BrianBrian Carroll      United States
8 Defender Edu, MauriceMaurice Edu (DP)     United States
9 Forward Davies, CharlieCharlie Davies      United States
10 Midfielder Barnetta, TranquilloTranquillo Barnetta       Switzerland
11 Midfielder Bedoya, AlejandroAlejandro Bedoya (DP)     United States
12 Defender Rosenberry, KeeganKeegan Rosenberry      United States
13 Midfielder Pontius, ChrisChris Pontius      United States
14 Midfielder Herbers, FabianFabian Herbers (GA)     Germany
15 Defender Yaro, JoshuaJoshua Yaro (GA)     Ghana
16 Defender Marquez, RichieRichie Marquez      United States
17 Forward Sapong, C. J.C. J. Sapong      United States
18 Midfielder Ayuk, EricEric Ayuk      Cameroon
19 Midfielder Missimo, ColeCole Missimo      United States
20 Midfielder Restrepo, WálterWálter Restrepo      Colombia
21 Midfielder Jones, DerrickDerrick Jones (HGP)     United States
22 Midfielder Fernandes, LeoLeo Fernandes      Brazil
23 Defender Conceição, AndersonAnderson Conceição (on loan from Tombense)     Brazil
24 Goalkeeper Jones, MattMatt Jones (on loan from Belenenses)     England
25 Midfielder , IlsinhoIlsinho      Brazil
26 Defender Trusty, AustonAuston Trusty (HGP)     United States
27 Goalkeeper McCarthy, JohnJohn McCarthy      United States
28 Defender Gaddis, RayRay Gaddis      United States
32 Midfielder Kratz, KevinKevin Kratz      Germany
33 Defender , FabinhoFabinho      Brazil

Squad breakdown

Current squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Andre Blake Jamaica GK November 21, 1990 United States UConn
24 Matt Jones England GK May 11, 1986 Portugal Belenenses
27 John McCarthy United States GK July 4, 1992 United States Rochester Rhinos
Defenders
3 Taylor Washington United States CB August 16, 1993 United States George Mason University
4 Ken Tribbett United States CB August 25, 1991 United States Bethlehem Steel
12 Keegan Rosenberry United States RB December 11, 1993 United States Georgetown University
15 Joshua Yaro Ghana LB/CB March 7, 1994 United States Georgetown University
16 Richie Marquez United States CB May 26, 1992 United States University of Redlands
23 Anderson Conceição Brazil CB October 24, 1989 Brazil Tombense Futebol Clube
28 Ray Gaddis United States RB January 13, 1990 United States West Virginia University
33 Fabinho Brazil LB March 16, 1985 Australia Sydney FC
Midfielders
2 Warren Creavalle United States DM August 14, 1990 Canada Toronto FC
6 Roland Alberg Netherlands CM August 6, 1990 Netherlands ADO Den Haag
7 Brian Carroll United States DM July 20, 1981 United States Columbus Crew SC
8 Maurice Edu United States DM April 18, 1986 England Stoke City
10 Tranquillo Barnetta Switzerland CM May 22, 1985 Germany Schalke 04
11 Alejandro Bedoya United States CM/RM April 29, 1987 France FC Nantes
13 Chris Pontius United States LM May 12, 1987 United States D.C. United
14 Eric Ayuk Mbu Cameroon LM/RM February 17, 1997 Cameroon Rainbow FC Bamenda
19 Cole Missimo United States MF February 15, 1993 United States Northwestern Wildcats
21 Derrick Jones Ghana MF March 3, 1997 United States Bethlehem Steel
22 Leo Fernandes Brazil RM December 23, 1991 United States Reading United A.C.
25 Ilsinho Brazil CM/RM October 12, 1985 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Forwards
9 Charlie Davies United States CF June 25, 1986 United States New England Revolution
14 Fabian Herbers Germany CF August 17, 1993 United States Creighton University
17 C.J. Sapong United States CF December 27, 1988 United States Sporting Kansas City

Last updated: January 24, 2016.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Competitions

Preseason

Source: MLS

MLS season

MLS Cup playoffs

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS league matches as documented by MLSsoccer.com.[3]

Nat. No. Player Pos. Apps Starts G A Red card Acquired
United States 2 Warren Creavalle CM 27 21 0 1 5 1 Trade
United States 3 Taylor Washington CB 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft
United States 4 Ken Tribbett CB 22 19 2 1 4 0 Signed
France 5 Vincent NogueiraLeft club during playing season DM 8 8 2 0 1 0 Signed
Netherlands 6 Roland Alberg CM 28 13 9 3 2 1 Signed
United States 7 Brian Carroll DM 26 23 1 0 6 0 Trade
United States 8 Maurice Edu DM 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed
France 9 Sebastien Le TouxLeft club during playing season LM/RM 18 12 2 5 2 0 Trade
United States 9 Charlie Davies CF/CF 8 0 0 1 0 0 Trade
Switzerland 10 Tranquillo Barnetta CM 29 25 5 4 8 0 Signed
United States 11 Alejandro Bedoya MF 10 10 1 0 3 0 Signed
United States 12 Keegan Rosenberry RB 34 34 2 2 0 0 SuperDraft
United States 13 Chris PontiusLM 33 32 12 6 2 0 Trade
Germany 14 Fabian Herbers CF 21 13 3 7 4 3 SuperDraft
Ghana 15 Joshua Yaro LB/CB 17 15 0 0 3 2 SuperDraft
United States 16 Richie Marquez CB 33 33 2 0 4 0 SuperDraft
United States 17 CJ Sapong CF 31 29 7 2 1 0 Trade
Cameroon 18 Eric Ayuk Mbu LM/RM 1 1 0 0 0 0 Signed
United States 19 Cole Missimo MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed
Colombia 20 Walter Restrepo LM 4 0 0 1 0 0 Signed
United States 21 Derrick Jones MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Homegrown
Brazil 22 Leo Fernandes RM 12 2 0 1 1 0 SuperDraft
Brazil 23 Anderson CB 1 1 0 0 0 0 Loan
Brazil 25 Ilsinho CM/RM 25 14 2 2 2 1 Signed
United States 26 Auston Trusty CB 0 0 0 0 0 0 Homegrown
United States 28 Ray Gaddis RB 7 5 0 1 4 0 SuperDraft
Brazil 33 Fabinho LB 29 29 0 6 6 0 Signed
Total 50 42 578
Players with names marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics were loaned players.

Goalkeepers

Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Red card Acquired
Jamaica 1 Andre Blake 32 32 10–13–9 50 1.56 6 0 0 SuperDraft
England 24 Matt Jones 1 1 1–0–0 2 2.00 0 0 0 Loan
United States 27John McCarthy 1 1 0–1–0 3 3.00 0 0 0 Signed
Total 34 34 11–14–9 55 1.61 6 0 0
Record = W-L-D

Standings

Eastern Conference standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 D.C. United 34 11 10 13 53 47 +6 46 Knockout round
5 Montreal Impact 34 11 11 12 49 53 −4 45
6 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 52 55 −3 42
7 New England Revolution 34 11 14 9 44 54 −10 42
8 Orlando City SC 34 9 11 14 55 60 −5 41
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]
11 Montreal Impact 34 11 11 12 49 53 −4 45
12 Portland Timbers 34 12 14 8 48 53 −5 44
13 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 52 55 −3 42
14 New England Revolution 34 11 14 9 44 54 −10 42
15 Orlando City SC 34 9 11 14 55 60 −5 41
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. ↑

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Friendlies

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
December 7, 2015 United States Chris Pontius 13 LM United States D.C. United Traded for general and targeted allocation money[4]
January 12, 2016 Colombia Wálter Restrepo 20 LM United States New York Cosmos Undisclosed transfer fee[5]
January 14, 2016 Ghana Joshua Yaro 15 LB/CB United States Georgetown University 2016 MLS SuperDraft
January 14, 2016 United States Keegan Rosenberry 12 RB United States Georgetown University 2016 MLS SuperDraft
January 14, 2016 Germany Fabian Herbers 11 CF United States Creighton University 2016 MLS SuperDraft
February 4, 2016 Netherlands Roland Alberg 6 CM Netherlands ADO Den Haag Undisclosed transfer fee[6]
February 23, 2016 United States Ken Tribbett 4 CB United States Bethlehem Steel Free
February 24, 2016 Brazil Ilsinho 25 CM/RM Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Free
July 27, 2016 Ghana Derrick Jones 21 MF United States Bethlehem Steel Signed as a Homegrown Player[7]
August 3, 2016 United States Alejandro Bedoya 9 MF France FC Nantes Signed as a Designated Player[8]
August 4, 2016 United States Charlie Davies 11 FW United States New England Revolution Acquired in exchange for General and Targeted Allocation Money, and a first round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft[9]

Out

Date Player Number Position New Club Fee/Notes
December 7, 2015 Argentina Cristian Maidana 10 AM/MF United States Houston Dynamo Traded for allocation money and a 2016 SuperDraft pick
December 7, 2015 United States Andrew Wenger 11 LW/ST United States Houston Dynamo Traded for allocation money and a 2016 SuperDraft pick
December 10, 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dzenan Catic 19 FW United States Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Option declined
December 10, 2015 United States Danny Cruz 44 FW United States Minnesota United FC Option declined
December 10, 2015 Brazil Fred Carreiro 77 MF United States Bethlehem Steel FC Option declined
December 10, 2015 United States Conor Casey 6 FW United States Columbus Crew SC Option declined
December 10, 2015 United States Antoine Hoppenot 29 FW United States FC Cincinnati Option declined
December 10, 2015 United States Ethan White 15 DM United States New York City FC Traded for 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick
December 10, 2015 Canada Steven Vitória 23 CB Portugal S.L. Benfica Option declined
December 10, 2015 United States Eric Bird 21 MF United States Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Option declined
December 10, 2015 United States Jimmy McLaughlin 20 LW/RW United States FC Cincinnati Option declined
December 11, 2015 United States Zac MacMath 18 GK United States Colorado Rapids Traded for 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick
January 15, 2016 United States Zach Pfeffer 18 MF United States Colorado Rapids Traded for 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick
May 24, 2016 Sierra Leone Michael Lahoud 13 MF United States Miami FC Undisclosed Transfer Fee
June 16, 2016 France Vincent Nogueira 5 DM France RC Strasbourg Mutually Terminated Contract
August 3, 2016 France Sébastien Le Toux 9 MF United States Colorado Rapids Traded for General Allocation Money

Loan in

Date Player Number Position Loaned From
January 13, 2016 Brazil Anderson Conceição 23 CB Brazil Tombense Futebol Clube[10]
February 9, 2016 England Matt Jones GK Portugal Belenenses[11]

Loan out

Date Player Number Position Loaned To
January 12, 2015 Sierra Leone Michael Lahoud 13 MF United States New York Cosmos

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Schedule". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Players". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Player Stats". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Union Acquire Midfielder Chris Pontius from D.C. United". Philadelphia Union. December 7, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Philadelphia Union Acquire Winger Walter Restrepo". Philadelphia Union. January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Philadelphia Union Acquire Dutch Midfielder Roland Alberg". Philadelphia Union. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jones becomes first player to take Path to the Pros through Academy, Bethlehem Steel, and now First Team". Philadelphia Union. July 27, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Philadelphia Union Acquire U.S. International Alejandro Bedoya". August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Philadelphia Union Acquire Charlie Davies From New England". August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Philadelphia Union Sign Brazilian Defender Anderson Conceição". Philadelphia Union. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Union Add Goalkeeper Matt Jones Via Loan From Portuguese Top Division". Philadelphia Union. February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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