2011 Philadelphia Union season

The 2011 Philadelphia Union season was the second season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by former MLS player Peter Nowak, in his second season with the club.^[1]

Philadelphia Union

2011 season
Owner	Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Manager	Peter Nowak
Stadium	PPL Park (18,500)
Major League Soccer	Eastern Conference: 3rd Overall table: 8th
MLS Cup	Eastern Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	Sébastien Le Toux (11)
Highest home attendance	19,178 v Toronto FC October 15, 2011
Lowest home attendance	15,149 v Seattle Sounders FC April 16, 2011
Average home league attendance	18,259 10 sellouts
Home colors Away colors Third colors
← 2010 2012 →

Background

At the end of the 2010 season, Philadelphia was 7th in the Eastern Conference, which unfortunately was not enough to get them into the MLS Playoffs. During the off-season, the team lost Fred, Seitz, Salinas, and Moreno through re-entry and expansion drafts. The Union did acquire 2 new players before the 2011 SuperDraft in January: one through trade (Brian Carroll from Columbus Crew)^[2] and their first homegrown player (Zach Pfeffer).^[3] In the MLS SuperDraft, Philadelphia had selected three new players for the team: Zac MacMath (GK from University of Maryland and 5th pick overall), Michael Farfan (M from University of North Carolina, 23rd overall) and Levi Houapeu (F from University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 41st overall).^[4] During the Supplemental Draft, the Union picked up another 3 players: Ryan Richter (MF/F), Josh Walburn (D) and Matt Marcin (MF).^[5]

Shortly after the SuperDraft, the team released MF Toni Ståhl, who had only played a handful of minutes with the team in 2010, and was sent off in the first game of the season with 2 yellow cards.^[6] Toward the end of January, Philadelphia released their other goalie from the 2010 season, Brad Knighton.^[7]

On January 20, Philadelphia introduced two new players: Colombians Faryd Mondragón (GK) and Carlos Valdés (D). Mondragón had recently come from playing with F.C. Cologne in the German Bundesliga, and has at least 50 caps with the Colombia nationaltTeam. Valdés comes from Club Independiente Santa Fe in the Colombian First Division, where he served as captain before coming to Philadelphia.^[8]

On January 11, the Union became the 13th team in MLS to gain a shirt sponsor. Bimbo Bakeries USA will sponsor the team in exchange for US$12 million (three million for four years).^[9][10] Bimbo Bakeries has sponsored other teams in Mexico and Costa Rica, but this is their first time in MLS.

Review

Preseason

Philadelphia Union will play their first pre-season game against the U-17 US Men National Team on February 6. They will then play two friendlies against university teams, University of South Florida and University of Central Florida, on February 10 and 13 respectively. Their last pre-season game in Orlando will be against Orlando City, a new team in the USL Professional Division, on February 19.^[11]

The club announced the signing of former MLS Most Valuable Player Carlos Ruiz on February 22.

League Start

Philadelphia Union's first game was away against Houston Dynamo on March 19. Their first home game at PPL Park was against the Vancouver Whitecaps on March 26.^[12]

2011 roster

As of September 23, 2011.^[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  COL Faryd Mondragón (captain) 2 DF  ENG Joe Tait 3 DF  COL Juan Diego González 4 DF  USA Danny Califf (vice-captain) 5 DF  COL Carlos Valdés 6 MF  BRA Stefani Miglioranzi 7 MF  USA Brian Carroll 8 MF  COL Roger Torres (on loan from América de Cali) 9 FW  FRA Sébastien Le Toux 10 FW  COD Danny Mwanga 11 MF  USA Freddy Adu (DP) 12 FW  CIV Levi Houapeu 13 MF  USA Kyle Nakazawa 14 MF  USA Amobi Okugo

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  USA Gabriel Farfan 16 FW  SRB Veljko Paunović 17 MF  TRI Keon Daniel 18 GK  USA Zac MacMath 19 FW  USA Jack McInerney 21 MF  USA Michael Farfan 22 MF  USA Justin Mapp 23 MF  USA Ryan Richter 24 GK  TRI Thorne Holder 25 DF  USA Sheanon Williams 26 MF  USA Morgan Langley 27 MF  USA Zach Pfeffer 31 GK  USA Chase Harrison

Match results

  Win   Loss   Tie

Preseason friendlies

Philadelphia Union v U-17 U.S. Men's National Team

February 6, 2011 1	Philadelphia Union	1–1	U-17 U.S. Men's National Team	Orlando, Florida
	Le Toux 9'	[14]	Muyl 80'	Stadium: UCF Track and Soccer Complex

University of South Florida v Philadelphia Union

February 10, 2011 2	University of South Florida	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Deltona, Florida
3:30 ET		[15]	Le Toux 19' Mwanga 33'	Stadium: Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex

University of Central Florida v Philadelphia Union

February 13, 2011 3	University of Central Florida	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
		[16]	Pfeffer 53'	Stadium: UCF Track and Soccer Complex

Orlando City S.C. v Philadelphia Union

February 19, 2011 4	Orlando City S.C.	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:00 ET	Neal 19'	[17]	Valdés  18'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl

Ergotelis F.C. v Philadelphia Union

February 28, 2011 5	Ergotelis F.C.	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Heraklion, Greece
	Karelis 88' (pen.)	[18]	Ruiz 27'	Stadium: Pankritio Stadium

Chersonissos F.C. v Philadelphia Union

March 2, 2011 6	Chersonissos F.C.	0–5	Philadelphia Union	Heraklion, Greece
		[19]	Agorsor 48', 82' McInerney 55', 75' Mwanga 84'	Stadium: Pankritio Stadium

MLS regular season

See also: 2011 Major League Soccer season

The Union are 11-8-15 overall, 7-1-9 at home, 4-7-6 on the road.

Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union

March 19, 2011 1	Houston Dynamo	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CT	Davis  22'	Report	Califf 5' Ruiz  20' Valdés  44'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 19,385 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

Philadelphia Union v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

March 26, 2011 2	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET	Nakazawa  26' Califf  31' Mwanga  35' Ruiz 77'	Report	Khalfan  45+' Rochat  48' Hassli  25'  57'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,591 (SO) Referee: Yader Reyes

Los Angeles Galaxy v Philadelphia Union

April 2, 2011 3	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Carson, California
7:30 PM PT	Leonardo 33' López  51' Birchall  53' Ricketts  60' Beckham  89' Donovan  90+'	Report	Ruiz  53' Williams  63' Harvey  78' Califf  88' McInerney  90+'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 24,998 Referee: Paul Ward

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

April 9, 2011 4	Philadelphia Union	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET	Torres 68' Mwanga  77'	Report	Márquez  14' Richards  29' Miller  82'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 19,027 (SO) Referee: Alex Prus

Philadelphia Union v Seattle Sounders FC

April 16, 2011 5	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET	Ruiz 32' Miglioranzi  55' Okugo  65' Valdés  88'	Report	Alonso  30' Fernández 90+'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,149 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Philadelphia Union v San Jose Earthquakes

April 30, 2011 6	Philadelphia Union	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET	Okugo  28' Mondragón  31' Harvey  41' Le Toux 76' (pen.)	Report	McDonald  31' Convey  60'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,279 Referee: Mark Geiger

Portland Timbers v Philadelphia Union

May 6, 2011 7	Portland Timbers	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PT	Perlaza  18' Futty 72' Brunner  87' Wallace  90+'	Report	Mapp  25' Williams  87'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Philadelphia Union v Los Angeles Galaxy

May 11, 2011 8	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	Carroll  58' Torres  76' Mwanga 84' Williams  90+'	Report	Donovan 24' Gonzalez  78' DeLaGarza  87'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 19,178 (SO) Referee: Andrew Chapin

FC Dallas v Philadelphia Union

May 14, 2011 9	FC Dallas	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CT	Shea 18' Castillo 43'	Report	Mwanga  10' Carroll  34'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 12,109 Referee: Jasen Anno

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

May 21, 2011 10	Philadelphia Union	2–1	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM ET	Califf  41' Harvey  54' M. Farfan 64' Ruiz 74'	Recap	Ristic  30' Oduro  59' Oduro 68' Paladini  72' Puerari  90+'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,372 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union

May 28, 2011 11	Toronto FC	2–6	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
12:30 PM ET	dos Santos 51', 59'	Recap	G. Farfan 3' Mapp 11', 61' Harvey  38' Nakazawa 45' Mwanga 71', 89'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,122 Referee: Niko Bratsis

Colorado Rapids v Philadelphia Union

June 4, 2011 12	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MT	Wallace  26' Casey 63'	Recap	Mwanga 66'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,779 Referee: Jason Anno

Philadelphia Union v Real Salt Lake

June 11, 2011 13	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET	Daniel 24'	Recap	Russell  43' Espíndola 53' Alexandre  54'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,728 (SO) Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Philadelphia Union

June 18, 2011 14	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
7:00 PM PT	Rochat 12' Dunfield  22'	Recap	Valdés  36' Carroll  51'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,168 Referee: Alex Prus

Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City

June 22, 2011 15	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	Paunović  31'	Recap	César  29' Nielsen  90+'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,127 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Philadelphia Union v Chivas USA

June 25, 2011 16	Philadelphia Union	3–2	Chivas USA	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	Paunović 48' Valdés  64' Ruiz 64' Mwanga 82'	Report	Umaña 28' Braun 77'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,139 Referee: Jair Marrufo

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

July 2, 2011 17	D.C. United	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM ET	Wolff 44' Najar 58'	Report	Harvey  16' Kitchen 49' (o.g.) Ruiz 84'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,365 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

San Jose Earthquakes v Philadelphia Union

July 9, 2011 18	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Santa Clara, California
7:30 PM PT	Johnson  64' Corrales  66' Hernandez  89'	Report		Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,794 Referee: Elias Bazakos

New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union

July 16, 2011 19	New England Revolution	0–3	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM ET	Feilhaber  49'  66'	Report	Ruiz 12' Valdés 24' Daniel  70' Williams 90+'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,414 Referee: Chris Penso

Philadelphia Union v Colorado Rapids

July 29, 2011 20	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Colorado Rapids	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	Williams  64' Torres 90+'	Report	Mastroeni 35' Nyassi 45' Folan  65' Mullan  67'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,770 (SO) Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union

August 3, 2011 21	Chicago Fire	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 PM CT	Paunović 34' Carroll  35'	Report	Pardo 54' Pause  85'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,557 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo

August 6, 2011 22	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	McInerney 15' Valdés  83'	Report	Boswell  78' Cameron 84'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,524 (SO) Referee: Terry Vaughn

Philadelphia Union v FC Dallas

August 13, 2011 23	Philadelphia Union	2–2	FC Dallas	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM ET	Valdés  27' Le Toux 33' (pen.), 84' (pen.) McInerney  68'	Report	Santos 16' Shea 45+' Santos  56' John  24'  80'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,811 (SO) Referee: Geoff Gamble

Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union

August 20, 2011 24	Columbus Crew	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
8:00 PM ET	Rentería 37' Hesmer  42' Mendoza 51' James  58' Heinemann  84'	Report	Paunović 42' M. Farfan  90+' Valdés  90+'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,869 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Real Salt Lake v Philadelphia Union

September 3, 2011 25	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Sandy, Utah
7:00 PM MT	Beckerman 18' Schuler 26' Russell  35'	Report	Le Toux 30' Califf  67'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,720 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

September 7, 2011 26	Philadelphia Union	4–4	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM ET	Torres 28' Adu 54' Adu  76' Le Toux 80' (pen.), 90+1'	Report	Soares 9' Lekić 21' Zerka 25' Feilhaber 33' Joseph  36' Caraglio  71' Feilhaber  90+'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 16,148 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Philadelphia Union v Portland Timbers

September 10, 2011 27	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Portland Timbers	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	Valdés  45+'	Report	Alhassan  76' Jewsbury  80'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,504 (SO) Referee: Chris Penso

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew

September 17, 2011 28	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Columbus Crew	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	Le Toux 32'	Report	Rusmir  12'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,906 (SO) Referee: Alex Prus

Sporting Kansas City v Philadelphia Union

September 23, 2011 29	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CT	Bravo 56'	Report	Valdés  60' Le Toux 63'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,778 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

September 29, 2011 30	Philadelphia Union	3–2	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	Le Toux 4', 16' M. Farfan 57'	Report	De Rosario 21' Najar 30' Kitchen  39' McDonald  70'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,963 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Chivas USA v Philadelphia Union

October 2, 2011 31	Chivas USA	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Carson, California
5:00 PM PT	Júnior Lopes  21' Ángel 90'	Report	G. Farfan  28' Mapp 59' MacMath  77'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,134 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Seattle Sounders FC v Philadelphia Union

October 8, 2011 32	Seattle Sounders FC	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Seattle
7:00 PM PT	Neagle  63'	Report	Adu 60' Carroll 70'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 36,304 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

October 15, 2011 33	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET	Le Toux 42'	Report	Iro  43' Johnson 57'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 19,178 (SO) Referee: Silviu Petrescu

New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union

October 20, 2011 34	New York Red Bulls	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM ET	Richards 8' Tainio  29' Rodgers  66'	Report	Carroll  55'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,044 Referee: Mark Geiger

MLS Cup Playoffs

See also: 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs

Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo

October 30, 2011 Conference Semis	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Houston Dynamo	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM ET	G. Farfan  4' Le Toux 7' Miglioranzi  17' Williams  40' Carroll  65'	Report	Hainault 5' Cruz  27' Carr 30' Moffat  40'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,539 (SO) Referee: Jair Marrufo

Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union

November 3, 2011 Conference Semis	Houston Dynamo	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Houston, Texas
8:30 PM CT	Valdés  30' G. Farfan  51'	Report	Ching 45+' Carr  67'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 24,749 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2011 U.S. Open Cup and 2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

April 6, 2011 Qualification Play-In	D.C. United	2–2 (4–2 p)	Philadelphia Union	Boyds, Maryland
19:30 EDT	Fred  25' Wolff 45' Jakovic  70' Woolard 111'	Report	Ruiz 18' Ruiz  73' Valdés  39'  86' Carroll 118' Nowak (manager)  118'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,347 Referee: Andrew Chapin
	Penalties
	Pontius Barklage Najar Boskovic		Le Toux McInerney Torres Nakawaza

Friendlies

Reading United A.C. v Philadelphia Union

May 31, 2011 1	Reading United A.C.	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Reading, Pennsylvania
7:30 ET	Harmon 90+'	Report	G. Farfan 45'	Stadium: Don Thomas Stadium

Philadelphia Union v Everton

July 20, 2011 2	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Everton	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 ET	Hernández 87' Torres  90+'	Report	Heitinga  84'  90+'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,582 (SO) Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Philadelphia Union v Real Madrid

July 23, 2011 3	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Real Madrid	Philadelphia
9:00 ET	M. Farfan 80' González  90+'	Report	Callejón 2' Özil 11'	Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Attendance: 57,305 Referee: Alex Prus

Harrisburg City Islanders v Philadelphia Union

August 24, 2011 4	Harrisburg City Islanders	3–5	Philadelphia Union	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 ET	Becerra 6' Welker 19' Angulo 85'	Report	Mapp 48' Richter 49' Pfeffer 60' Torres 76' Tait 78'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex

MLS Reserve League

Main articles: Philadelphia Union Reserves and 2011 MLS Reserve Division

The Union Reserves are 2-7-1 overall, 2-3-0 at home, 0-4-1 on the road.

Philadelphia Union Reserves v New York Red Bulls Reserves

April 10, 2011 Reserve 1	Philadelphia Union Reserves	2–1	New York Red Bulls Reserves	Wallingford, Pennsylvania
10:00 AM EDT	McInerney 50' McInerney  72' Agorsor 81'	Report	Kassel  27' Rooney  39' Rooney 52'	Stadium: Chester Park[20]

Philadelphia Union Reserves v D.C. United Reserves

May 16, 2011 Reserve 2	Philadelphia Union Reserves	0–1	D.C. United Reserves	Wallingford, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM EDT	Paunović  22' Nakazawa  45'	Report	Barklage 43' Fred  52' Korb  61' Brettschneider  88'	Stadium: Chester Park[20]

Toronto FC Reserves v Philadelphia Union Reserves

May 28, 2011 Reserve 3	Toronto FC Reserves	0–0	Philadelphia Union Reserves	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5:00 PM EDT	Henry  44'	Report		Stadium: Cherry Beach

D.C. United Reserves v Philadelphia Union Reserves

July 3, 2011 Reserve 4	D.C. United Reserves	4–1	Philadelphia Union Reserves	Washington, D.C.
10:00 AM EDT	King 22' Morsink 23' King  41' Ngwenya 69' (pen.) Ngwenya  76' Morsink  78' Ngwenya  88'	Report	Ackley  28' Madison 45' M. Farfan  76'	Stadium: D.C. United Training Complex Attendance: 128

New England Revolution Reserves v Philadelphia Union Reserves

July 18, 2011 Reserve 5	New England Revolution Reserves	3–1	Philadelphia Union Reserves	Foxborough, Massachusetts
10:00 AM EDT	Koger 27' Sousa 60' Fagundez 85'	Report	Torres 48' (pen.) Okugo  82'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: Jan Halaska

New York Red Bulls Reserves v Philadelphia Union Reserves

August 15, 2011 Reserve 6	New York Red Bulls Reserves	2–1	Philadelphia Union Reserves	Montclair, New Jersey
3:00 PM EDT	Arteaga 48', 55'	Report	Torres 18'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park

Columbus Crew Reserves v Philadelphia Union Reserves

August 21, 2011 Reserve 7	Columbus Crew Reserves	1–0	Philadelphia Union Reserves	Columbus, Ohio
10:00 AM EDT	Catalano  31' Anor 70' Horton  81'	Report	Richter  34'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Sorin Stoica

Philadelphia Union Reserves v New England Revolution Reserves

September 8, 2011 Reserve 8	Philadelphia Union Reserves	2–0	New England Revolution Reserves	Chester, Pennsylvania
10:00 AM EDT	McInerney 25' Mwanga 45'	Report		Stadium: Leslie Quick Stadium

Philadelphia Union Reserves v Columbus Crew Reserves

September 18, 2011 Reserve 9	Philadelphia Union Reserves	1–2	Columbus Crew Reserves	Wallingford, Pennsylvania
10:00 AM EDT	McInerney 14' Tait  18' Nakazawa  60'	Report	Ekpo 16' Ekpo  63' Gardner 75'	Stadium: Chester Park[20]

Philadelphia Union Reserves v Toronto FC Reserves

October 16, 2011 Reserve 10	Philadelphia Union Reserves	1–3	Toronto FC Reserves	Wallingford, Pennsylvania
10:00 AM EDT	Pfeffer 60' Okugo  87'	Report	Martina 16' Richter 37' (o.g.) Cordon  62' 81' (o.g.)	Stadium: Chester Park[20]

League table

Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sporting Kansas City	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10	51	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Houston Dynamo	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	49
3	Philadelphia Union	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8	48
4	Columbus Crew	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1	47	MLS Cup Play-In Round
5	New York Red Bulls	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6	46
6	Chicago Fire	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1	43
7	D.C. United	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3	39
8	Toronto FC	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	33
9	New England Revolution	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20	28

Source: MLS

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	LA Galaxy (S, C)	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	67	CONCACAF Champions League
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19	63
3	Real Salt Lake	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8	53
4	FC Dallas	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3	52
5	Sporting Kansas City	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10	51
6	Houston Dynamo	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	49	CONCACAF Champions League
7	Colorado Rapids	34	12	9	13	44	41	+3	49
8	Philadelphia Union	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8	48
9	Columbus Crew	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1	47
10	New York Red Bulls	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6	46
11	Chicago Fire	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1	43
12	Portland Timbers	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8	42
13	D.C. United	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3	39
14	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5	38
15	Chivas USA	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2	36
16	Toronto FC	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	33	CONCACAF Champions League
17	New England Revolution	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20	28
18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20	28

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

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	48	11	8	15	44	36	+8	7	1	9	24	18	+6	4	7	6	20	18	+2

Last updated: October 20, 2011
Source: ^[21]
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
Stadium	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	T	W	L	T	L	W	W	T	T	L	T	W	T	T	W	L	T	T	T	L	L	T	T	W	T	W	T	W	T	L
Position	5	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	6	3	2	2	3	5	5	4	4	6	4	5	5	6	5	6	8	8	8	8	8	6	7	4	5	8

Updated to match(es) played on October 20, 2011. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Squad information

Squad breakdown

Ages are as of March 19, 2011 (the date of their season opener).

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	Faryd Mondragón		GK	(1971-06-21) June 21, 1971 (age 54)	Cologne
18	Zac MacMath		GK	(1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 34)	University of Maryland
24	Thorne Holder		GK	(1986-04-04) April 4, 1986 (age 39)	F.C. New York
31	Chase Harrison		GK	(1984-04-02) April 2, 1984 (age 41)	Harrisburg City Islanders
Defenders
2	Joe Tait		CB	(1990-02-04) February 4, 1990 (age 35)	Dayton Dutch Lions
3	Juan Diego González		CB	(1980-09-22) September 22, 1980 (age 44)	Deportivo Pereira
4	Danny Califf		CB	(1980-03-17) March 17, 1980 (age 45)	Midtjylland
5	Carlos Valdés		CB	(1985-05-22) May 22, 1985 (age 40)	Santa Fe
25	Sheanon Williams		RB	(1990-03-17) March 17, 1990 (age 35)	Harrisburg City Islanders
Midfielders
6	Stefani Miglioranzi		CM/DM	(1977-09-20) September 20, 1977 (age 47)	Los Angeles Galaxy
7	Brian Carroll		CM/DM	(1981-07-20) July 20, 1981 (age 44)	Columbus Crew
8	Roger Torres		AM	(1991-07-13) July 13, 1991 (age 34)	América de Cali
11	Freddy Adu		AM	(1989-06-02) June 2, 1989 (age 36)	Benfica
13	Kyle Nakazawa		CM	(1988-03-16) March 16, 1988 (age 37)	UCLA
14	Amobi Okugo		CM/DM	(1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 34)	UCLA
15	Gabriel Farfan		CM/DM	(1988-06-23) June 23, 1988 (age 37)	Club América
17	Keon Daniel		LW/RW	(1987-01-16) January 16, 1987 (age 38)	Puerto Rico Islanders
21	Michael Farfan		LW/RW	(1988-06-23) June 23, 1988 (age 37)	University of North Carolina
22	Justin Mapp		LW/RW	(1984-10-18) October 18, 1984 (age 40)	Chicago Fire
23	Ryan Richter		CM/LB	(1989-04-12) April 12, 1989 (age 36)	La Salle University
26	Morgan Langley		LW/RW	(1989-07-09) July 9, 1989 (age 36)	Harrisburg City Islanders
27	Zach Pfeffer		AM	(1995-01-06) January 6, 1995 (age 30)	FC Delco
Forwards
9	Sébastien Le Toux		ST/AM	(1984-01-10) January 10, 1984 (age 41)	Seattle Sounders FC
10	Danny Mwanga		ST	(1991-07-17) July 17, 1991 (age 34)	Oregon State University
12	Levi Houapeu		ST	(1989-06-22) June 22, 1989 (age 36)	UMBC
16	Veljko Paunović		ST/AM	(1977-08-21) August 21, 1977 (age 47)	Unattached
19	Jack McInerney		ST	(1992-08-05) August 5, 1992 (age 33)	Cobb Soccer Club

Last updated: September 23, 2011.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS league matches.

Nat	No	Player	Pos	Apps	Starts	G	A			Acquired	Salary
	2	HarveyJordan Harvey*	DF	16	16	0	1	4	1	Expansion Draft	$63,125
	2	TaitJoe Tait	DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$42,000
	3	GonzálezJuan Diego González	DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$193,462
	4	CaliffDanny Califf	DF	33	33	1	0	4	0	Signed	$250,000
	5	ValdésCarlos Valdés	DF	32	32	1	1	8	0	Signed	$180,000
	6	MiglioranziStefani Miglioranzi	MF	17	11	0	0	1	0	Expansion Draft	$153,125
	7	CarrollBrian Carroll	MF	30	30	1	0	5	0	Trade	$160,000
	8	TorresRoger Torres	MF	25	9	3	2	1	0	On Loan	$108,725
	9	Le TouxSébastien Le Toux	FW	34	34	11	9	0	0	Expansion Draft	$179,000
	10	MwangaDanny Mwanga	FW	28	13	5	4	4	0	SuperDraft	$226,250 (GA)
	11	AduFreddy Adu	MF	11	6	2	0	0	0	Signed	$594,884 (DP)
	12	HouapeuLevi Houapeu	FW	0	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$32,604
	12	AgorsorChris Agorsor*	FW	0	0	0	0	0	0	Weighted lottery	$42,000
	13	NakazawaKyle Nakazawa	MF	22	14	1	3	1	0	SuperDraft	$44,000
	14	OkugoAmobi Okugo	MF	15	10	0	0	2	0	SuperDraft	$168,000 (GA)
	15	FarfanGabriel Farfan	MF	22	18	1	2	1	0	Signed	$42,000
	16	PaunovićVeljko Paunović	FW	17	16	3	3	1	0	Signed	$90,000
	17	DanielKeon Daniel	MF	18	9	1	2	1	0	Signed	$46,410
	19	McInerneyJack McInerney	FW	18	5	1	0	1	1	SuperDraft	$135,417 (GA)
	20	RuizCarlos Ruiz*	FW	14	13	6	0	2	0	Signed	$306,671
	21	FarfanMichael Farfan	MF	21	13	2	3	1	0	SuperDraft	$79,500
	22	MappJustin Mapp	MF	29	24	3	4	1	0	Trade	$183,333
	23	HouapeuRyan Richter	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Supplemental Draft	$32,604
	25	WilliamsSheanon Williams	DF	32	32	1	3	4	1	Signed	$42,000
	26	LangleyMorgan Langley	MF	1	1	0	0	0	0	Signed	N/A
	27	PfefferZach Pfeffer	MF	3	2	0	0	0	0	Signed	$65,000 (HG)
						44	35	46	3

* = Not currently part of team.

|} Updated to match played October 20, 2011
Source: Philadelphia Union

Goalkeepers

Nat	No	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO	Acquired	Salary
	1	MondragónFaryd Mondragón	27	27	8-8-11	28	1.04	7	Signed	$396,667
	18	MacMathZac MacMath	8	7	3-0-4	8	1.00	3	SuperDraft	$125,000 (GA)
	24	HolderThorne Holder	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	Signed	$42,000
	31	HolderChase Harrison	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	Signed	N/A
			35	34	11-8-15	36	1.03	10

* = Not currently part of team.

|} Updated to match played October 20, 2011
Source: Philadelphia Union

MLS Cup Playoffs Squad information

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS Cup Playoffs matches.

Nat	No	Player	Pos	Apps	Starts	G	A			Acquired	Salary
	2	TaitJoe Tait	DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$42,000
	3	GonzálezJuan Diego González	DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$193,462
	4	CaliffDanny Califf	DF	2	2	0	0	0	0	Signed	$250,000
	5	ValdésCarlos Valdés	DF	2	2	0	0	1	0	Signed	$180,000
	6	MiglioranziStefani Miglioranzi	MF	1	1	0	0	1	0	Expansion Draft	$153,125
	7	CarrollBrian Carroll	MF	2	2	0	0	1	0	Trade	$160,000
	8	TorresRoger Torres	MF	2	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$108,725
	9	Le TouxSébastien Le Toux	FW	2	2	1	0	0	0	Expansion Draft	$179,000
	10	MwangaDanny Mwanga	FW	1	1	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$226,250
	11	AduFreddy Adu	MF	2	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$594,884
	13	NakazawaKyle Nakazawa	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$44,000
	14	OkugoAmobi Okugo	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$168,000
	15	FarfanGabriel Farfan	MF	2	2	0	0	2	0	Signed	$42,000
	16	PaunovićVeljko Paunović	FW	1	1	0	0	0	0	Signed	$90,000
	17	DanielKeon Daniel	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$46,410
	19	McInerneyJack McInerney	FW	2	1	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$135,417
	21	FarfanMichael Farfan	MF	2	2	0	1	0	0	SuperDraft	$79,500
	22	MappJustin Mapp	MF	2	1	0	0	0	0	Trade	$183,333
	23	HouapeuRyan Richter	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Supplemental Draft	$32,604
	25	WilliamsSheanon Williams	DF	2	2	0	0	1	0	Signed	$42,000
	26	LangleyMorgan Langley	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	N/A
	27	PfefferZach Pfeffer	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$65,000
						1	1	5	0

Last updated: November 3, 2011.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Goalkeepers

Nat	No	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO	Acquired	Salary
	1	MondragónFaryd Mondragón	2	2	0-2-0	3	2.00	0	Signed	$396,667
	18	MacMathZac MacMath	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$125,000
	24	HolderThorne Holder	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	Signed	$42,000
			2	2	0-2-0	3	1.50	0

Last updated: November 3, 2011.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Stats
September	Sébastien Le Toux	7G

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Stats
11	Justin Mapp	2G (11', 61')

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Report
10	Carlos Ruiz
18	Carlos Ruiz
20	Roger Torres

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Report
1	Danny Califf	Archived October 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
2	Brian Carroll
7	Sheanon Williams Carlos Valdés Keon Daniel
10	Justin Mapp
11	Justin Mapp
16	Sheanon Williams
18	Sébastien Le Toux Justin Mapp Carlos Valdés
28	Michael Farfan
29	Sébastien Le Toux Michael Farfan

MLS All-Stars 2011

Position	Player	Notes
GK	Faryd Mondragón	Hans Backe's Pick

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Number	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
November 22, 2010	Brian Carroll	7	MF	Columbus Crew	Acquired for allocation money and a 2nd round SuperDraft pick	[2]
December 22, 2010	Zach Pfeffer	27	MF	FC Delco	Signed As Homegrown Player	[3]
January 20, 2011	Faryd Mondragón	1	GK	Köln	Undisclosed	[22]
January 20, 2011	Carlos Valdés	5	DF	Santa Fe	Undisclosed	[22]
February 14, 2011	Chris Agorsor	12	FW	University of Virginia	Weighted lottery	[23]
February 22, 2011	Carlos Ruiz	20	FW	Aris	Free	[24]
March 1, 2011	Thorne Holder	24	GK	Adelphi University	Free	[25]
March 1, 2011	Ryan Richter	23	MF	La Salle University	Supplemental Draft, 1st round	[25]
March 18, 2011	Levi Houapeu	11	FW	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	2011 MLS SuperDraft, 3rd round	[26]
March 18, 2011	Keon Daniel	17	MF	Puerto Rico Islanders	Free	[26]
March 18, 2011	Gabriel Farfan	15	MF	Club América	Free	[26]
June 13, 2011	Veljko Paunović	16	FW	Unattached	Free	[27]
August 12, 2011	Freddy Adu	11	MF	Benfica	Free, acquired via allocation process	[28]
August 22, 2011	Thorne Holder	24	GK	F.C. New York	Free	[29]
September 13, 2011	Joe Tait	2	DF	Dayton Dutch Lions	Free	[30]
September 14, 2011	Morgan Langley	26	MF	Harrisburg City Islanders	Free	[31]
September 23, 2011	Chase Harrison	31	GK	Harrisburg City Islanders	Free	[32]

Out

Date	Player	Number	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
November 24, 2010	Shea Salinas	11	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Expansion Draft	[33]
November 24, 2010	Alejandro Moreno	15	FW	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Expansion Draft	[33]
December 15, 2010	Chris Seitz	1	GK	Seattle Sounders FC	Re-Entry Draft	[34]
December 15, 2010	Fred	7	FW	New England Revolution	Re-Entry Draft	[34]
January 14, 2011	Toni Ståhl	12	MF	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Contract option declined, free transfer	[6]
January 25, 2011	Brad Knighton	18	GK	Carolina RailHawks	Waived, free transfer	[7]
February 8, 2011	Cristian Arrieta	26	DF	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Waived, free transfer	[35]
February 14, 2011	Eduardo Coudet	21	MF	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Waived, free transfer	[36]
February 18, 2011	Andrew Jacobson	8	MF	FC Dallas	Traded for a 2013 SuperDraft 2nd round pick	[37]
March 1, 2011	Nick Zimmerman	23	MF	Carolina RailHawks	Waived, free transfer	[25]
March 1, 2011	J. T. Noone	17	MF	Harrisburg City Islanders	Waived, free transfer	[25]
March 2, 2011	Michael Orozco Fiscal	16	DF	San Luis	Loan expired; purchase option declined	[38]
June 2, 2011	Chris Agorsor	12	FW	Real Salt Lake	Waived, free transfer	[39]
July 7, 2011	Jordan Harvey	2	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Traded for allocation money	[40]
July 26, 2011	Thorne Holder	24	GK	F.C. New York	Waived, free transfer	[41]
August 5, 2011	Carlos Ruiz	20	FW	Veracruz	Transfer	[42]

Loans

In

Date	Player	Number	Position	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Ref
March 8, 2010	Roger Torres	8	MF	América de Cali	Terms undisclosed	[43]

Out

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Philadelphia is in the #17 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. national team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Philadelphia started 2011 ranked #5 on the allocation list and used its ranking to acquire Freddy Adu. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.^[44]

International roster spots

Philadelphia has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Philadelphia has not dealt or acquired any spots in trades. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).^[44]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from Sporting Kansas City; 2013 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from FC Dallas.
Future picks traded: None.