2017 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union

2017 season
Owner	Jay Sugarman
Head Coach	Jim Curtin
Stadium	Talen Energy Stadium (Capacity: 18,500)
Top goalscorer	League: TBD All: TBD
Home colours Away colours
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The 2017 Philadelphia Union season will be the 8th season of the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

Background

2016 MLS Regular season

During the 2016 MLS season the Union finished with a 11–14–9 record which was enough for playoff birth as a 6 seed. The franchises first since 2011. The union also had a franchise record 8 wins at home, finishing 8–5–4 at home and 3–9–5 on the road.

2016 MLS Cup Playoffs

The Union reached their first MLS cup playoffs birth since 2011 in 2016. They faced Toronto FC in the Eastern Conference knockout round, where they lost 3–1 at BMO Field the Unions only playoff goal of 2016 was scored by Ken Tribbett in the 73rd minute.

2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. open

In the Fourth Round of the U.S. Open Cup the Union played host to the Harrisburg City Islanders and won by a score of 3–2 and advanced to play the New York Red Bulls in the Round of 16 where a two-goal effort by Ilsinho lifted the Union over the Red Bulls 2–1. They went on to loose 4–2 in penalties to the New England Revolution.

Roster

Current squad

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

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

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlanta United FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Conference Semi-finals & 2018–19 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2	Chicago Fire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Conference Semi-finals
3	Columbus Crew SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout round
4	D.C. United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Montreal Impact	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	New England Revolution	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	New York City FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	New York Red Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Orlando City SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Philadelphia Union	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Toronto FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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. If the conference champion is from Canada, then the best American team qualifies directly to the CONCACAF Champions League

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee/Notes	Date	Source

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Fee/Notes	Date	Source

Loan in

Date	Player	Number	Position	Loaned From

Loan out

Date	Player	Number	Position	Loaned To

Off-season awards

Player	Country	Award	Notes	Ref
Andre Blake		MLS Goalkeeper of the Year	First to win award in club history	[1]
Keegan Rosenberry		MLS Fair Play Award		[2]
Chris Pontius		MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award		[3]

References

1. "Philadelphia Union's Andre Blake named MLS Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year". mlssoccer.com. November 17, 2016.
2. "Union rookie Keegan Rosenberry wins Fair Play award". ESPN FC. November 27, 2016.
3. "Chris Pontius wins MLS Comeback Player of the Year". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

External links

• Official Website
• Philadelphia Union at ESPN FC