| 2014 season | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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The 2014 Philadelphia Union season was 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 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
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.
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Competitions
Preseason
| February 4, 2014 Preseason | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Deltona, Florida |
| 3:00 p.m. EDT | McInerney |
Report | Melo Caldwell |
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 |
Report | Sam Henry Alexander |
Stadium: EverBank Field Attendance: 5,656 Referee: Chris Penso |
| February 19, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic | Orlando City SC | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT | Hertzog Boden |
Report | Fernandes |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| February 22, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic | Philadelphia Union | 0–1 | Columbus Crew | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Higuaín |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| February 26, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | Toronto FC | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Okugo Carroll |
Report | Morgan |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| March 1, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic 5th Place Match | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Montreal Impact | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 3:00 p.m. EDT | McInerney |
Report | Di Vaio |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| Penalties | ||||
| Fernandes Wheeler Carroll Nogueira |
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MLS
| March 8, 2014 Regular Season | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Portland, Oregon |
| 10:30 p.m. EDT | Chara Fernández |
Fabinho McInerney Gaddis |
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 Le Toux Berry |
Soares |
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 Higuaín |
Fernandes Fabinho |
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 Fabinho |
Camara Warner Ferrari Wenger Di Vaio |
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 Duka Anangonó Soumaré |
Edu Fernandes Bone |
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 Edu |
Mullholland Beckerman |
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 Sam Sekagya Olave |
Fabinho Le Toux |
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 |
Sarkodie Clark Bruin |
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 Ouimette Camara Brovsky |
Edu Gaddis |
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 Marshall Dempsey |
Evans Williams Edu |
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 Kitchen Korb Arnaud |
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 Besler |
Cruz Fabinho Nogueira Maidana Bone MacMath |
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 Berry Williams Okugo Maidana Le Toux |
Soares Fagundez Nguyen Tierney Mullins |
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 Juninho Donovan Keane |
Edu |
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 Torres Avila Minda |
Casey Maidana Fabinho |
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 Casey Le Toux MacMath Lahoud |
Hurtado Mezquida Morales Leveron |
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 Dorman Gonçalves |
report | Le Toux Cruz Wenger |
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 Williams |
Okugo Casey Le Toux Edu |
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 Lahoud Williams Wenger Okugo |
O'Niell Serna LaBrocca Powers Brown |
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 Fred Le Toux |
Wright-Phillips Miazga |
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 Larentowicz |
Summary | Okugo Le Toux |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,460 Referee: |
| August 1, 2014 Regular Season | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Zusi |
Summary | Brown |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 21,318 Referee: |
| August 9, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 2–1 | Montreal Impact | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Le Toux |
Summary | Tissot |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,703 Referee: |
| August 15, 2014 Regular Season | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Philadelphia Union | Houston, Texas |
| 9:00 p.m. EDT | Horst Bruin Beasley Gaddis |
Summary | Cruz |
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 Le Toux Williams |
Summary | Cronin Wondolowski |
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 Casey |
Summary | Morgan Bradley Henry |
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 Wenger |
Summary | Henry |
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 Ribeiro Le Toux |
Summary | Luyindula Henry Cahill Robles Izquierdo |
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 |
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 Kitchen |
Summary | Edu |
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 |
Summary | Palmer Nyarko Larentowicz Earnshaw |
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 Wenger |
Summary | Finlay Meram Arrieta Barson |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,849 Referee: |
| October 18, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Brown Ribeiro Valdés |
Report | Collin Dwyer Olum |
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 Anor |
Report | Pfeffer |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,892 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
U.S. Open Cup
| June 17 Fourth round | Philadelphia Union | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Harrisburg City Islanders | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 ET | Gaddis Edu Wenger Hoppenot |
Report Box Score |
Langley Pelletier Júnior |
Stadium: PPL Park |
| June 24 Fifth round | Philadelphia Union | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | New York Cosmos | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 ET | Carroll Cruz Le Toux Fabinho Lahoud |
report | Noselli Ockford Maurer Ayoze |
Stadium: PPL Park |
| July 8 Quarterfinals | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 ET | Casey Le Toux Okugo Williams Wheeler |
Report Box Score |
McCarthy Soares Gonçalves Nguyen |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 2,626 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| August 12 Semifinals | FC Dallas | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Philadelphia Union | Frisco, Texas |
| 21:00 ET | Castillo |
Report Boxscore |
Okugo White Lahoud Cruz |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 16 Finals | Philadelphia Union | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Seattle Sounders FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:30 ET | Edu Casey |
Report | Alonso Barrett Dempsey Martins |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,256 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
Friendlies
| June 18, 2014 Friendly | Reading United | 2–3 | Philadelphia Union | West Lawn, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Touloute Campbell |
Report | Wheeler Hardware |
Stadium: Gurski Stadium |
| July 25, 2014 Friendly | Philadelphia Union | 0–1 | | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Brown |
Report | White |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,482 |
| August 28, 2014 Friendly | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–3 | Philadelphia Union | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Barril Baúque |
Report | Le Toux Fernandes Fred |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,558 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Jim Curtin | |
| Assistant coach | Mike Sorber | |
| Technical director/Assistant Coach | Chris Albright | |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Paul Rushing | |
| Strength and conditioning Coach | Kevin Miller | |
| Team Coordinator | Josh Gros | |
| Academy director | Tommy Wilson | |
| Equipment Director | Ford Gaitley |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2013 | MF | 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft | |||
| January 14, 2014 | DF | Traded for Jeff Parke and a swap of allocation spots | |||
| January 15, 2014 | FW | Undisclosed | |||
| January 16, 2014 | GK | 2014 MLS SuperDraft | |||
| January 30, 2014 | MF | Undisclosed | |||
| February 3, 2014 | GK | Free | |||
| February 24, 2014 | DF | Traded for allocation money | |||
| March 20, 2014 | MF | Waiver Draft | |||
| April 4, 2014 | FW | Traded for Jack McInerney | |||
| July 30, 2014 | GK | Undisclosed | |||
| August 4, 2014 | DF | Loan Return |
Out
| Date | Player | Number | Position | New club | Fee/notes |
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| November 25, 2013 | GK | Waived | |||
| November 25, 2013 | MF | Waived | |||
| November 25, 2013 | MF | Waived | |||
| November 25, 2013 | DF | Waived | |||
| November 25, 2013 | DF | Retired | |||
| December 23, 2013 | MF | Undisclosed | |||
| January 14, 2014 | DF | Traded for Ethan White and a swap of allocation spots | |||
| April 4, 2014 | FW | Traded for Andrew Wenger | |||
| April 8, 2014 | MF | Contract Terminated | |||
| July 30, 2014 | GK | Waived |
Loan in
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Loaned from | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2014 | MF | ||||
| July 12, 2014 | FW |
Loan out
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Loaned to | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2014 | MF | ||||
| March 21, 2014 | MF | ||||
| March 21, 2014 | DF | ||||
| March 21, 2014 | MF |
See also
References
- ↑ Jonathan Tannenwald (June 10, 2014). "Philadelphia Union manager John Hackworth fired". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Jim Curtin named head coach of the Philadelphia Union". si.com. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Players". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved January 14, 2014.