2013 Philadelphia Union season

The 2013 Philadelphia Union season was the fourth season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by John Hackworth, in his second season with the club and first full season after taking over from Peter Nowak midway through the 2012 season.^[1]

Philadelphia Union

2013 season
Owner	Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Manager	John Hackworth
Stadium	PPL Park (Capacity: 18,500)
Major League Soccer	Eastern Conference: 7th Overall table: 14th
U.S. Open Cup	4th Round
Top goalscorer	Jack McInerney (10)
Highest home attendance	19,013 v New York Red Bulls June 23, 2013
Lowest home attendance	15,172 v Chivas USA July 12, 2013
Average home league attendance	17,867 (96.58% capacity) 6 sellouts (Through October 27, 2013)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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Background

This was the 4th season in MLS for the Philadelphia and the first full year under manager John Hackworth.

2013 roster

As of October 1, 2013.^[2]

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 3 DF  USA Chris Albright 6 FW  USA Conor Casey 7 MF  USA Brian Carroll (Captain) 8 DF  USA Matt Kassel 9 FW  USA Jack McInerney (GA) 10 MF  COL Roger Torres 11 FW  FRA Sébastien Le Toux 12 FW  USA Aaron Wheeler 13 MF  USA Michael Lahoud 14 MF  USA Amobi Okugo (GA) 16 DF  USA Don Anding 17 FW  CIV Yann Ekra 18 GK  USA Zac MacMath (GA)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  BRA Kléberson (DP, on loan from Bahia) 21 MF  USA Michael Farfan 22 MF  BRA Leo Fernandes 25 DF  USA Sheanon Williams 26 MF  TRI Keon Daniel 28 DF  USA Ray Gaddis 29 MF  USA Antoine Hoppenot 31 DF  USA Jeff Parke (Vice-captain) 33 DF  BRA Fabinho 39 GK  MKD Oka Nikolov 40 MF  BRA Gilberto Júnior 44 MF  USA Danny Cruz

Out on loan

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 2 DF  COL Carlos Valdés (on loan at Independiente Santa Fe) 5 MF  USA Greg Jordan (on loan at Harrisburg City Islanders) 20 MF  USA Jimmy McLaughlin (HGP on loan at Harrisburg City Islanders) 23 FW  MEX Cristhian Hernández (HGP on loan at Harrisburg City Islanders) 27 MF  USA Zach Pfeffer (HGP on loan at 1899 Hoffenheim)

Match results

  Win   Loss   Tie

Preseason friendlies

Philadelphia Union v Montreal Impact

February 15, 2013 1	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Montreal Impact	Jacksonville, Florida
7:30 PM ET	Soumaré  42' Le Toux  66'	Report	Bush  15'	Stadium: EverBank Field

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

February 20, 2013 2	Philadelphia Union	1–1	D.C. United	Deltona, Florida
6:00 PM ET	Hoffman 39' Lahoud  58' Anding  61' Albright  75'	Report	Porter 15' (pen.)	Stadium: Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex Attendance: 1,700

2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union

February 9, 2013 1	Orlando City SC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
6:00 PM ET	Chin 53'	Report	Fernandes 71'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew

February 13, 2013 2	Philadelphia Union	0–4	Columbus Crew	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
1:00 PM ET		Recap	Finley 28' Finlay 40', 52' Schoenfeld 53'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

February 16, 2013 3	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Toronto FC	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
3:00 PM ET	Hoppenot 8' Torres 40' Kassel 51'	Report		Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

February 23, 2013 4	Philadelphia Union	0–2	D.C. United	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
1:00 PM ET	MacMath  36' Farfan  74' Le Toux  75'	Report	De Rosario 39' (pen.) Saragosa  58' De Rosario  59' Pajoy 67'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

MLS regular season

See also: 2013 Major League Soccer season

The Union ended the season 12-12-10 overall, 7-5-5 at home, 5-7-5 on the road.

Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City

March 2, 2013 1	Philadelphia Union	1–3	Sporting Kansas City	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET	Le Toux 17' Gaddis  89'	Report TV: 6abc	Collin  25' Zusi 41' Convey  56' Uri 66' Bieler 83'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,160 Referee: Mark Geiger

Colorado Rapids v Philadelphia Union

March 10, 2013 2	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Commerce City, Colorado
1:00 PM MT	Harbottle  37' Thomas  67' Smith 68'	Report TV: TCN	Okugo 34' McInerney 79' Cruz  90+'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,122 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

March 16, 2013 3	Philadelphia Union	1–0	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM ET	Okugo  42' McInerney 76' Parke  90+'	Report TV: TCN	Soares  27' Shuttleworth  84'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,689 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union

March 30, 2013 4	New York Red Bulls	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
3:30 PM ET	McCarty 55' Henry 81'	Report TV: NBCSN	Casey 63' Casey  90+'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,824 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union

April 6, 2013 5	Columbus Crew	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
5:00 PM ET	Oduro 72' Wahl  77' Higuaín  86' Sánchez  90+' Gláuber  90+'	Report TV: Live Well Network	McInerney 34' Daniel  70' Williams  84'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,293 Referee: Matthew Foerster

Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

April 13, 2013 6	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET	Cruz  36' Daniel  83' Casey  90+' McInerney 90+'	Report TV: 6abc	Morgan  21'  88' Agbossoumonde  68' Earnshaw 71' O'Dea  74' Ephraim  74' Bendik  80'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,182 Referee: Sorin Stoica

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

April 21, 2013 7	D.C. United	2–3	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
5:00 PM ET	Kitchen 17' Pajoy 47' Jaković  66'	Report TV: ESPN2	McInerney 7', 26' Casey 11' Casey  90+'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,349 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union

April 27, 2013 8	New England Revolution	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM ET	Fagúndez 61' Nguyen 71'	Report TV: TCN	Kléberson  82'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,383 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Philadelphia Union v Seattle Sounders FC

May 4, 2013 9	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM ET	M. Farfan  43' Cruz 50', 51' G. Farfan  81' Williams  85'	Report TV: 6abc	Johnson 10' Rosales 64' Neagle  84' Yedlin  90+' Johnson  90+'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,344 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union

May 11, 2013 10	Chicago Fire	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
12:30 PM CT	Duka  62'	Report TV: NBCSN	McInerney 75'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,205 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Philadelphia Union v Los Angeles Galaxy

May 15, 2013 11	Philadelphia Union	1–4	Los Angeles Galaxy	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET	Okugo 23' Soumaré  53' Gaddis  68' Okugo  90+'	Report TV: CSN	MacMath 3' (o.g.) Keane 71' Jiménez 80' Franklin  85' Donovan 87'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,031 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

May 18, 2013 12	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	McInerney 3' Carroll  56' Williams  73' Casey  90+'	Report TV: TCN	Thompson  14'  63' Anibaba  57'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,575 (SO) Referee: David Gantar

Montreal Impact v Philadelphia Union

May 25, 2013 13	Montreal Impact	5–3	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7:00 PM ET	Di Vaio 2', 28', 32' Di Vaio  29' Felipe  70' Wenger 74' Smith  90+' Smith 90+'	Report TV: TCN	McInerney 5' M. Farfan  44' Hoppenot 69' Le Toux 85'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 17,104 Referee: Juan Guzman

Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union

June 1, 2013 14	Toronto FC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6:00 PM ET	Henry  27'  41' Osorio 66' Laba  77'	Report TV: TCN	Carroll  25' MacMath  27' Parke  84' McInerney 90+'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,221 Referee: Geoff Gamble

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew

June 5, 2013 15	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Columbus Crew	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	Carroll 25' Williams 29' Casey 31' Gaddis  59'	Report TV: CSN	Tchani  75'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 16,113 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

June 23, 2013 16	Philadelphia Union	3–0	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM ET	Casey 7', 64' M. Farfan  42' Hoppenot 88'	Report TV: ESPN	Sam  28'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 19,013 (SO) Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Philadelphia Union v FC Dallas

June 29, 2013 17	Philadelphia Union	2–2	FC Dallas	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:30 PM ET	Okugo 20' Carroll  55' Casey  76' Hoppenot  78' Wheeler 87' Albright  90+'	Report TV: NBCSN	Castillo  2' Zimmerman 23' Jackson  37' Watson  46'  68' Pérez  90+' Pérez 90+'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,212 Referee: Allen Chapman

Real Salt Lake v Philadelphia Union

July 3, 2013 18	Real Salt Lake	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Salt Lake City, Utah
8:00 PM MT	Palmer  59' Gil 75' Wingert  90+' Morales 90+' (pen.)	Report TV: TCN	Le Toux 13' Carroll  33' Casey 76' Wheeler  90+'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,446 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union

July 6, 2013 19	Houston Dynamo	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Houston, Texas
8:00 PM CT	Boniek  45' Clark 59'	Report TV: CSN	Parke  44'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 21,300 Referee: Matthew Foerster

Philadelphia Union v Chivas USA

July 12, 2013 20	Philadelphia Union	3–1	Chivas USA	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	Okugo  56' Carroll 58' M. Farfan 82' Casey 89'	Report TV: TCN	Correa 14' Soto  21'  79' Vílchez  35' Delgado  42'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,172 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Philadelphia Union v Portland Timbers

July 20, 2013 21	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Portland Timbers	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	Casey  43' Fernandes  76'	Report TV: CSN		Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,740 (SO) Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Philadelphia Union

July 27, 2013 22	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4:00 PM PT	Davidson  8' Leverón  59' Koffie  73'	Report TV: TCN	Daniel  9' McInerney  25' Cruz  65' Hoppenot 85'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

August 3, 2013 23	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM ET	Williams 60' Hoppenot  88'	Report TV: CSN	Nyarko 9' Anibaba  16' Alex  40' Magee 75'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,295 Referee: David Gantar

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

August 10, 2013 24	Philadelphia Union	2–0	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM ET	Casey 35', 75' Okugo  56' Williams  61' Cruz  62'	Report TV: NBCSN	Riley  81'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,652 (SO) Referee: Hilario Grajeda

New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union

August 17, 2013 25	New York Red Bulls	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM ET	Espindola  29'	Report TV: NBCSN		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,355 Referee: Jair Marrufo

New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union

August 25, 2013 26	New England Revolution	5–1	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM ET	Rowe 26', 65' Agudelo 58', 73' Fagundez 71'	Report TV: CSN	Lahoud  37' Cruz 50' Okugo  75'  90+' Williams  78' Casey  81'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,531 Referee: Allen Chapman

Philadelphia Union v Montreal Impact

August 31, 2013 27	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Montreal Impact	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET		Report TV: TCN		Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,339 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

San Jose Earthquakes v Philadelphia Union

September 8, 2013 28	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	Philadelphia Union	San Jose, California
8:00 PM PT	Salinas 15' Baca  45'  57' Gordon  63' Lenhart  90+'	TV: ESPN2	Cruz  15' McInerney  20' Daniel  36'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,034 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo

September 14, 2013 29	Philadelphia Union	0 - 1	Houston Dynamo	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	Okugo  85'	Report TV: CSN	Clark 53'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,771 (SO) Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Sporting Kansas City v Philadelphia Union

September 27, 2013 30	Sporting Kansas City	0 - 1	Philadelphia Union	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CT	Uri  34' Feilhaber  74' Opara  89'	Report TV: NBCSN	Casey 36' Carroll  70' Williams  82'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,243 (SO) Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

October 5, 2013 31	Philadelphia Union	1 - 0	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	McInerney  41' Fabinho  71' Williams  73' Kleberson 90+'	Report TV: CSN	Morgan  47' Rey  71' Hall  86' Joe Bendik  86'  90+'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,996 (SO) Referee: Armando Villarreal

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

October 12, 2013 32	D.C. United	1 - 1	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM ET	DeLeon 36'	Report TV: TCN	M. Farfan  79' McInerney 90' McInerney  90'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 11,213 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Montreal Impact v Philadelphia Union

October 19, 2013 33	Montreal Impact	2 - 1	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2:00 PM ET	Di Vaio  56' Di Vaio 64' Ferrari  78' Ouimette 84' Camara  89' Pisanu  90+'	Report TV: TCN	Fabinho 29' Carroll  39' Casey  40' Okugo  89'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 18,993 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City

October 26, 2013 34	Philadelphia Union	1 - 2	Sporting Kansas City	Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM ET	Casey  41' M. Farfan  50' McInerney 88'	TV: NBCSN	Collin  41' Zusi 47' Olum 90+'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,462 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2013 U.S. Open Cup

The Union, along with the other 15 US-based MLS teams, will enter the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round.

Philadelphia Union v Ocean City Nor'easters

May 28, 2013 3	Philadelphia Union	2–1	Ocean City Nor'easters	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	McInerney 50' Carroll 90+'	Report	Kollie 90+'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 6,798

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

June 12, 2013 4	D.C. United	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Boyds, Maryland
7:00 PM EDT	De Rosario 24', 75', 85'	Report	Okugo  46' Fernandes  56' McInerney 76'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.

Friendlies

Philadelphia Union v Pumas UNAM

March 23, 2013 1	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Pumas UNAM	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM ET	Fernandes  66' Carroll  67' M. Farfan 68' Williams  77'	Report	Palacios  39' Espinosa  78' Nieto  83'	Stadium: PPL Park Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

Reading United v Philadelphia Union

June 7, 2013 2	Reading United	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Reading, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET		Report	Kassel  26' Wheeler 30' Hoppenot 35' Hernández  59'	Stadium: Don Thomas Stadium

Harrisburg City Islanders v Philadelphia Union

June 18, 2013 3	Harrisburg City Islanders	2–4	Philadelphia Union	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET	Basso 13' (pen.) Touray 60'	Report	Carroll 4' Le Toux 19' Hoppenot 69' Torres 90'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex

Philadelphia Union v Stoke City F.C.

July 30, 2013 4	Philadelphia Union	0–2	Stoke City F.C.	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET	Kassel  27'	Report	Kightly 4' Shea 19'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 8,000

MLS Reserve League

The Union have chosen to affiliate with the USL-Pro's Harrisburg City Islanders and as such, will not field a reserve team this season.

League table

Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls	34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	59	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Sporting Kansas City	34	17	10	7	47	30	+17	58
3	New England Revolution	34	14	11	9	49	38	+11	51
4	Houston Dynamo	34	14	11	9	41	41	0	51	MLS Cup Knockout Round
5	Montreal Impact	34	14	13	7	50	49	+1	49
6	Chicago Fire	34	14	13	7	47	52	−5	49
7	Philadelphia Union	34	12	12	10	42	44	−2	46
8	Columbus Crew	34	12	17	5	42	46	−4	41
9	Toronto FC	34	6	17	11	30	47	−17	29
10	D.C. United	34	3	24	7	22	59	−37	16

Source: MLS

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls (S)	34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	59	CONCACAF Champions League
2	Sporting Kansas City (C)	34	17	10	7	47	30	+17	58
3	Portland Timbers	34	14	5	15	54	33	+21	57
4	Real Salt Lake	34	16	10	8	57	41	+16	56
5	LA Galaxy	34	15	11	8	53	38	+15	53
6	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	12	7	42	42	0	52
7	New England Revolution	34	14	11	9	49	38	+11	51
8	Colorado Rapids	34	14	11	9	45	38	+7	51
9	Houston Dynamo	34	14	11	9	41	41	0	51
10	San Jose Earthquakes	34	14	11	9	35	42	−7	51
11	Montreal Impact	34	14	13	7	50	49	+1	49	CONCACAF Champions League
12	Chicago Fire	34	14	13	7	47	52	−5	49
13	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	13	12	9	53	45	+8	48
14	Philadelphia Union	34	12	12	10	42	44	−2	46
15	FC Dallas	34	11	12	11	48	52	−4	44
16	Columbus Crew	34	12	17	5	42	46	−4	41
17	Toronto FC	34	6	17	11	30	47	−17	29
18	Chivas USA	34	6	20	8	30	67	−37	26
19	D.C. United	34	3	24	7	22	59	−37	16	CONCACAF Champions League

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (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	46	12	12	10	42	44	−2	7	5	5	23	18	+5	5	7	5	19	26	−7

Last updated: October 27, 2013
Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	W	L	T	T	W	L	T	W	L	W	L	T	W	W	T	T	L	W	T	W	L	W	T	L	T	L	L	W	W	T	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on October 27, 2013. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Coaching staff

Position	Staff	Nation
Manager	John Hackworth	United States
Technical Director/Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach	Rob Vartughian	United States
Assistant Coach/Reserve Team Head Coach	Brendan Burke	Ireland
Assistant Coach	Jim Curtin	United States
Director of International Player Development	Ricardo Ansaldi	Argentina
Head Athletic Trainer	Paul Rushing	United States
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Steve Hudyma	United States
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Kevin Miller	United States
Team Coordinator	Josh Gros	United States
Academy Director	Tommy Wilson	Scotland
Equipment Director	Tim Cook	United States

Squad information

Squad breakdown

Ages are as of March 1, 2013.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed From
Goalkeepers
18	Zac MacMath		GK	(1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 34)	University of Maryland
39	Oka Nikolov		GK	(1974-05-25) May 25, 1974 (age 51)	Eintracht Frankfurt
Defenders
3	Chris Albright		RB	(1979-01-14) January 14, 1979 (age 46)	New York Red Bulls
8	Matt Kassel		DF/MF	(1989-10-30) October 30, 1989 (age 35)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds
14	Amobi Okugo		DM/CB	(1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 34)	UCLA
16	Don Anding		LB	(1991-05-31) May 31, 1991 (age 34)	Northeastern University
25	Sheanon Williams		RB	(1990-03-17) March 17, 1990 (age 35)	Harrisburg City Islanders
28	Ray Gaddis		RB	(1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 35)	West Virginia University
31	Jeff Parke		CB	(1982-03-23) March 23, 1982 (age 43)	Seattle Sounders FC
33	Fabinho		LB	(1985-03-16) March 16, 1985 (age 40)	Sydney FC
Midfielders
7	Brian Carroll		DM	(1981-07-20) July 20, 1981 (age 44)	Columbus Crew
10	Roger Torres		AM	(1991-07-13) July 13, 1991 (age 34)	América de Cali
13	Michael Lahoud		MF	(1986-09-15) September 15, 1986 (age 38)	Chivas USA
19	Kléberson		MF	(1979-06-19) June 19, 1979 (age 46)	Bahia
21	Michael Farfan		LW/RW/AM	(1988-06-23) June 23, 1988 (age 37)	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
22	Leo Fernandes		MF	(1991-12-23) December 23, 1991 (age 33)	Stony Brook University
26	Keon Daniel		LW/RW	(1987-01-16) January 16, 1987 (age 38)	Puerto Rico Islanders
40	Gilberto		MF	(1988-10-20) October 20, 1988 (age 36)	Atlético Sorocaba
44	Danny Cruz		MF	(1990-01-03) January 3, 1990 (age 35)	D.C. United
Forwards
6	Conor Casey		ST	(1981-07-25) July 25, 1981 (age 44)	Colorado Rapids
9	Jack McInerney		ST	(1992-08-05) August 5, 1992 (age 33)	Cobb Futbol Club
11	Sebastien Le Toux		ST	(1984-01-10) January 10, 1984 (age 41)	New York Red Bulls
12	Aaron Wheeler		ST	(1988-05-11) May 11, 1988 (age 37)	KooTeePee
17	Yann Ekra		ST	(1990-12-10) December 10, 1990 (age 34)	Harrisburg City Islanders
29	Antoine Hoppenot		ST	(1990-11-23) November 23, 1990 (age 34)	Princeton University

Last updated: October 1, 2013.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS league matches.

Nat.	No.	Player	Pos.	Apps	Starts	G	A			Acquired	Salary	Cap Number
	3	AlbrightChris Albright	DF	2	0	0	0	1	0	Signed	$75,000	$75,000
	4	Soumaré*Bakary Soumaré	DF	3	3	0	0	1	0	Signed	$310,000	$123,529
	5	Jordan*Greg Jordan	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$46,500	$0
	6	CaseyConor Casey	FW	31	25	10	5	9	0	Re-Entry Draft	$175,000	$175,000
	7	CarrollBrian Carroll	MF	33	33	2	1	6	0	Trade	$176,400	$176,400
	8	KasselMatt Kassel	DF	5	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$46,500	$0
	9	McInerneyJack McInerney	FW	31	25	12	0	4	0	SuperDraft	$125,500	$189,667
	10	TorresRoger Torres	MF	5	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$121,968	$125,093
	11	Le TouxSebastien Le Toux	FW	32	25	3	12	0	0	Trade	$200,000	$212,813
	12	WheelerAaron Wheeler	FW	10	1	1	1	1	0	Signed	$46,500	$0
	13	LahoudMichael Lahoud	MF	9	3	0	0	1	0	Trade	$90,000	$93,333
	14	OkugoAmobi Okugo	MF	32	32	3	3	7	1	SuperDraft	$101,250	$184,250
	15	Farfan*Gabriel Farfan	MF/DF	6	3	0	0	1	0	Signed	$50,820	$14,948
	16	AndingDon Anding	DF	1	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$35,125	$0
	17	EkraYann Ekra	FW	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$46,500	$46,500
	19	KlébersonKléberson	MF	11	7	1	2	1	0	Loan	$495,000	$368,750 (DP)
	20	McLaughlin*Jimmy McLaughlin	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$60,000	$0 (HG)
	21	FarfanMichael Farfan	MF	29	22	1	1	6	0	SuperDraft	$98,670	$136,170
	22	FernandesLeo Fernandes	MF	7	3	0	0	1	0	Supplemental Draft	$35,125	$0
	23	Hernández*Cristhian Hernández	FW	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$62,500	$0 (HG)
	25	WilliamsSheanon Williams	DF	32	32	2	8	6	1	Signed	$105,000	$110,500
	26	DanielKeon Daniel	MF	24	21	0	1	4	0	Signed	$80,004	$82,892
	28	GaddisRay Gaddis	DF	31	31	0	0	3	0	SuperDraft	$46,500	$46,500
	29	HoppenotAntoine Hoppenot	MF	30	2	3	2	2	0	Supplemental Draft	$48,400	$48,400
	31	ParkeJeff Parke	DF	31	31	0	1	3	0	Trade	$205,000	$216,500
	33	FabinhoFabinho	DF	14	10	1	2	0	1	Signed	$78,000	$82,500
	40	GilbertoGilberto	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$60,000	$80,000
	44	CruzDanny Cruz	MF	32	32	3	2	5	0	Trade	$120,000	$126,500
		Adu*Freddy Adu	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	N/A	$368,750 (DP)
						42	41	63	3

* = Not currently part of team.

Last updated: October 27, 2013.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Goalkeepers

Nat.	No.	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO			Acquired	Salary	Cap Number
	1	*Konopka*Chris Konopka	0	0	0–0–0	0	0.00	0	0	0	Signed	$46,500	$0
	18	MacMathZac MacMath	34	34	12–12–10	44	1.29	12	1	0	SuperDraft	$110,000	$155,000
	39	NikolovOka Nikolov	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$46,500	$46,500
			34	34	12–12–10	44	1.29	12	1	0

* = Not currently part of team.

Last updated: October 27, 2013.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Month

Week	Player	Stats
April	Jack McInerney	4G
May	Jack McInerney	3G

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Stats
8	Jack McInerney	2G (7', 26')

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Report
2	Amobi Okugo
3	Jack McInerney
6	Amobi Okugo
7	Jack McInerney
8	Jack McInerney
10	Danny Cruz	Archived May 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
11	Zac MacMath
15	Brian Carroll Sheanon Williams
17	Conor Casey
24	Conor Casey Sheanon Williams

MLS All-Stars 2013

Position	Player	Notes
FW	Jack McInerney	Peter Vermes' Pick

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2013

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Number	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 6, 2012	Sébastien Le Toux	11	FW	New York Red Bulls	Sign-and-trade deal for Josué Martínez and allocation money	[3]
December 7, 2012	Jeff Parke	31	DF	Seattle Sounders FC	Traded for allocation money and a Supplemental Draft pick	[4]
December 14, 2012	Conor Casey	6	FW	Colorado Rapids	2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft	[4]
January 17, 2013	Don Anding	16	FW	Northeastern University	2013 MLS SuperDraft, 2nd Round	[5]
January 17, 2013	Stephen Okai		MF	University of Mobile	2013 MLS SuperDraft, 2nd Round	[5]
January 19, 2013	Damani Richards	22	DF	W Connection	Free	[6]
January 19, 2013	Aaron Wheeler	12	FW	KooTeePee	Free	[6]
January 22, 2013	Eric Schoenle			West Virginia University	2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 1st Round	[7]
January 22, 2013	Uriah Bentick			Liberty University	2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 1st Round	[7]
January 22, 2013	Mark Linville			Princeton University	2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 2nd Round	[7]
January 22, 2013	Jake Keegan			Binghamton University	2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 3rd Round	[7]
January 22, 2013	Leo Fernandes	22	MF	Stony Brook University	2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 4th Round	[7]
January 24, 2013	Alex Mendoza	24	MF	UNAM Pumas	Free	[8]
March 5, 2013	Matt Kassel	8	DF / MF	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Free	[9]
June 19, 2013	Oka Nikolov	39	GK	Eintracht Frankfurt	Free	[10]
June 28, 2013	Fabinho	33	DF	Sydney FC	Free	[11]
August 2, 2013	Gilberto	40	MF	Atlético Sorocaba	Free	[12]
September 13, 2013	Yann Ekra	17	FW	Harrisburg City Islanders	Free	[13]

Out

Date	Player	Number	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
November 19, 2012	Gabriel Gómez	6	MF	Atlético Junior	Waived	[14]
November 19, 2012	Porfirio López	24	DF	L.D. Alajuelense	Waived	[14]
November 19, 2012	Krystian Witkowski	30	MF		Waived	[14]
December 3, 2012	Chase Harrison	32	GK		Contract option declined	[15]
December 6, 2012	Josué Martínez	17	FW	New York Red Bulls	Traded along with allocation money for Sébastien Le Toux	[3]
February 4, 2013	Mark Linnville		DF		Not offered a contract	[16]
February 4, 2013	Uriah Bentick		DF	Wilmington Hammerheads	Not offered a contract	[16]
February 20, 2013	Damani Richards	22	DF	Harrisburg City Islanders	Waived	[17]
February 20, 2013	Alex Mendoza	24	MF		Waived	[17]
February 20, 2013	Stephen Okai		MF	Charlotte Eagles	Not offered a contract	[18]
February 21, 2013	Eric Schoenle				Not offered a contract	[19]
March 1, 2013	Chandler Hoffman	17	FW	Los Angeles Galaxy	Traded for Conditional 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick	[20]
March 25, 2013	Freddy Adu		MF	Bahia	Free transfer	[21]
May 15, 2013	Gabriel Farfan	15	MF / DF	Chivas USA	Traded for a 1st round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money	[22]
May 23, 2013	Bakary Soumaré	4	DF	Chicago Fire	Traded for a 2nd round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money	[23]
September 13, 2013	Chris Konopka	1	GK	Toronto FC	Traded for a 3rd round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick	[24]

Loans

In

Start Date	End Date	Player	Number	Position	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Ref
March 25, 2013	November 25, 2013	Kléberson	19	MF	Bahia		[21]

Out

Start Date	End Date	Player	Position	Loaned to	Fee/notes	Ref
January 7, 2013	December 31, 2013	Zach Pfeffer	MF	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Year long loan	[25]
January 15, 2013	December 31, 2013	Carlos Valdes	DF	Independiente Santa Fe	Year long loan	[26]

Harrisburg Loanees

As part of the Union's agreement with the Harrisburg City Islanders, the following players have, at one point or another during the season, been loaned to Harrisburg. The City Islanders must have a minimum of four Union loanees on their roster at any one time.

Player	Position	Fee/notes	Ref
Greg Jordan	MF		[27]
Jimmy McLaughlin	MF		[27]
Cristhian Hernandez	FW		[27]
Don Anding	DF		[28]
Aaron Wheeler	FW		[29]
Leo Fernandes	MF		[29]

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

The Union are currently 5th in the MLS Allocation Ranking.

International roster slots

The Union have eight MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2013 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated eight international roster spots per season.

Philadelphia Union International slots

Slot	Player	Nationality
1	Roger Torres	Colombia
2	Keon Daniel	Trinidad & Tobago
3	Kléberson	Brazil
4	Oka Nikolov	Macedonia
5	Fabinho	Brazil
6	Gilberto	Brazil
7	Yann Ekra	Ivory Coast
8	VACANT

Notes:

• Sébastien Le Toux was born in France, but is not considered an international player as he is a permanent resident of the US.
• Antoine Hoppenot and Michael Lahoud were born in France and Sierra Leone, respectively, but both are American citizens.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired

• On March 1, 2013, the Union traded Chandler Hoffman to Los Angeles Galaxy for a conditional 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick.
• On May 14, 2013, the Union traded Gabriel Farfan to C.D. Chivas USA for a first round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money.
• On May 23, 2013, the Union traded Bakary Soumaré to Chicago Fire for a second round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money.
• On September 13, 2013, the Union traded Chris Konopka to Toronto FC for a third round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick.