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Philadelphia Union
Soccer club based in Philadelphia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Philadelphia Union is an American professional soccer club based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 2010 as an expansion team. The club's home stadium is Subaru Park, a soccer-specific stadium located in Chester, Pennsylvania on the banks of the Delaware River.
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Full name | Philadelphia Union | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Union The U Zolos | ||
Founded | February 28, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-02-28) | ||
Stadium | Subaru Park | ||
Capacity | 18,500[1] | ||
Owner | Jay Sugarman[2] | ||
Head coach | Jim Curtin | ||
League | Major League Soccer | ||
2023 | Eastern Conference: 4th Overall: 5th Playoffs: Conference Finals | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The Union are currently owned by Keystone Sports & Entertainment, with Jay Sugarman serving as majority owner and chairman of the club. Professional basketball player Kevin Durant also serves as a minority owner. The club's current head coach is Jim Curtin. Curtin has been coaching the Union since 2014. The Union finished as runners-up in the 2014, 2015 and 2018 U.S. Open Cup tournaments and the 2022 MLS Cup final. In 2020, Philadelphia secured the Supporters' Shield with their regular season performance, the first in the club's history.