2019 Philadelphia Union season

The 2019 Philadelphia Union season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his sixth season with the club. Building on the previous 2018 season, the Union won their first MLS Cup Playoff match in club history, in a comeback 4–3 win against New York Red Bulls.^[1] Additionally, the team set new records for points earned within a single season (55), wins (16), and goals scored (58).^[2]

Philadelphia Union

2019 season
Owner	Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coach	Jim Curtin
Stadium	Talen Energy Stadium (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS	Conference: 3rd Overall: 5th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	4th Round
Top goalscorer	League: Kacper Przybyłko (15) All: Kacper Przybyłko (15)
Highest home attendance	19,145 (September 14 vs. LAFC)
Lowest home attendance	12,890 (May 1 vs. FC Cincinnati)
Average home league attendance	17,190
Biggest win	6–1 (May 4, 2019, vs. New England)
Biggest defeat	0–4 (July 13, 2019, at RSL) (July 27, 2019, at Montreal)
Home colors Away colors
← 2018 2020 →

Roster

As of July 29, 2019^[3]

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  USA Matt Freese 2 MF  GUY Warren Creavalle 3 DF  ENG Jack Elliot 4 DF  USA Mark McKenzie (HGP) 6 MF  BIH Haris Medunjanin 7 FW  USA Andrew Wooten 9 MF  USA Fafà Picault 10 MF  MEX Marco Fabián (DP) 11 MF  USA Alejandro Bedoya (DP, Captain) 12 GK  USA Joe Bendik 15 DF  CMR Olivier Mbaizo 16 DF  USA R. J. Allen 17 FW  BRA Sergio Santos 18 GK  JAM Andre Blake (GA)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  JAM Cory Burke 20 FW  COD Michee Ngalina 21 MF  USA Anthony Fontana (HGP) 22 MF  USA Brenden Aaronson (HGP) 23 FW  POL Kacper Przybyłko 25 MF  BRA Ilsinho 26 DF  USA Auston Trusty (HGP) 27 DF  GER Kai Wagner 28 DF  USA Ray Gaddis 32 DF  USA Matthew Real (HGP) 33 DF  BRA Fabinho 35 MF  CPV Jamiro Monteiro (DP) 78 DF  FRA Aurélien Collin

Transfers

In

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Source
December 14, 2018	17	FW	Sergio Santos	Audax Italiano	$500,000; TAM signing	[4][5]
December 21, 2018	1	GK	Matt Freese	Harvard University	Homegrown signing	[6]
January 22, 2019	78	DF	Aurelien Collin	New York Red Bulls	Free Agent	[7][8]
February 6, 2019	27	DF	Kai Wagner	Würzburger Kickers	Undisclosed fee	[7]
February 8, 2019	10	MF	Marco Fabian	Eintracht Frankfurt	Free transfer; 5% sell-on fee	[9]
May 8, 2019	20	FW	Michee Ngalina	Bethlehem Steel FC	Free transfer	[10]

Loan in

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Parent club	Fee/notes	Source
January 24, 2019	31	GK	Carlos Miguel Coronel	Red Bull Salzburg	1-year loan, option to buy	[11]
March 5, 2019	35	MF	Jamiro Monteiro	FC Metz	4-month loan, full-year option, option to buy Extended loan, end of 2019 season	[12][13]

Out

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Source
November 19, 2018	15	DF	Joshua Yaro	San Antonio FC	Declined contract option	[14][15]
	16	DF	Richie Marquez		Declined contract option	[14]
	20	MF	Marcus Epps	New York Red Bulls	Declined contract option	[14][16]
	24	MF	Adam Najem	Memphis 901 FC	Declined contract option	[14][17]
	27	GK	John McCarthy	Tampa Bay Rowdies	End of Contract	[14][18]
	27	FW	Jay Simpson	Leyton Orient	Declined contract option	[14][19]
	29	GK	Jake McGuire	Gefle IF	Declined contract option	[14][20]
December 9, 2018	14	MF	Fabian Herbers	Chicago Fire	2nd round 2019 SuperDraft	[21]
December 19, 2019	12	DF	Keegan Rosenberry	Colorado Rapids	$150,000 GAM (2019) $100,000 GAM (2020) $100,000 GAM (2020)[A] $50,000 TAM (2020)	[22]
February 23, 2019	17	FW	C.J. Sapong	Chicago Fire	$200,000 GAM (2019) $100,000 GAM (2020) $100,000 TAM (2020) $50,000 TAM (2020)[A]	[22]
May 8, 2019	7	MF	David Accam	Columbus Crew	$100,000 TAM $400,000 GAM Int'l Roster Spot	[23]
May 9, 2019	8	MF	Derrick Jones	Nashville SC	$175,000 GAM	[24]

^

Contingent on undisclosed 2019 season performance metrics.

Staff

As of June 11, 2019^[25]

Position	Staff	Nationality
Head coach	Jim Curtin	United States
Technical director	Chris Albright	United States
Assistant coach and director of goalkeeping	Oka Nikolov	Macedonia
Assistant coach	Pat Noonan	United States
Head athletic trainer	Paul Rushing	United States
Team coordinator	Josh Gros	United States
Sporting director	Ernst Tanner	Germany
Academy director	Tommy Wilson	Scotland

Note: Dick Schreuder served as assistant coach through Week 17 and departed for TSG Hoffenheim after June 8.^[26]

Competitions

Preseason

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

January 30, 2019 1	Philadelphia Union	3–2	New York Red Bulls	Clearwater, Florida
3:00 p.m. EST	Burke 14' Picault 47' Fontana ,  60'  78'	PHI Report NYRB Report	29' Wright-Phillips  44' Muyl 85' (pen.) Tarek 89'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

USF Bulls v Philadelphia Union

February 2, 2019 2	USF Bulls	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Clearwater, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST	23'			Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Philadelphia Union v Birmingham Legion FC

February 6, 2019 3	Philadelphia Union	3–1	Birmingham Legion FC	Clearwater, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST	Ilsinho 14' Przybyłko 72' Accam 85'	Report	Hoffman 7'  79'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union

February 12, 2019 4	Orlando City SC	1–4	Philadelphia Union	Davenport, Florida
12:00 p.m. EST	Mueller	Report	Burke Santos (pen.) Sapong Ngalina	Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Complex

Montreal Impact v Philadelphia Union

February 16, 2019 5	Montreal Impact	1–0	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg, Florida
4:00 p.m. EST	Urruti 27'	Report		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

February 20, 2019 6	Philadelphia Union	2–1	D.C. United	Clearwater, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST	Fabian 60' Burke 74'	Report	Rooney 23'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Philadelphia Union v Ottawa Fury FC

February 23, 2019 7	Philadelphia Union	2–1	Ottawa Fury FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
2:00 p.m. EST	Przybyłko 40' Picault 65' (pen.)	Report	François 21'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

MLS season

Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

March 2, 2019 1	Philadelphia Union	1–3	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EST	Picault  30' Fabián 73' (pen.) Santos  81'	Report Box Score	Bradley 45+3', 62',  54' Osorio  83' DeLeon 90+4'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,498 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Sporting Kansas City v Philadelphia Union

March 10, 2019 2	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Kansas City, Kansas
3:00 p.m. EDT	Sánchez 11' (pen.) Zusi  22' Busio  37' Elliott 80' (o.g.)	Report Box Score	Fabián  31'  60'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,738 Referee: Chris Penso

Atlanta United FC v Philadelphia Union

March 17, 2019 3	Atlanta United FC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Barco 70' González Pírez  90+2'	Report Box Score	Aaronson 47' Medunjanin  53' Burke  76'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,651 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew SC

March 23, 2019 4	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Columbus Crew SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Accam 31', 41' Ilsinho 48'	Report Box Score	Sauro  68'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,135 Referee: Ramy Touchan

FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union

March 30, 2019 5	FC Cincinnati	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report Box Score	Fabián 47' Accam 58'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 25,867 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Philadelphia Union v FC Dallas

April 6, 2019 6	Philadelphia Union	2–1	FC Dallas	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Fabián  9' Burke 85' Bedoya 90+2'	Report Box Score	Ziegler 10',  85'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,844 Referee: Timothy Ford

LA Galaxy v Philadelphia Union

April 13, 2019 7	LA Galaxy	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Carson, California
10:30 p.m. EDT	Ibrahimovic 27', 36' (pen.) Lletget  62'	Report Box Score	Wagner  45+2' Trusty  47'  76'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 24,053 Referee: David Gantar

Philadelphia Union v Montreal Impact

April 20, 2019 8	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Montreal Impact	Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EDT	Burke 14',  67' Monteiro 45' (pen.) Bedoya 57' Medunjanin  62' Wagner  90'	Report Box Score	Bush  78'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,407 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Philadelphia Union

April 27, 2019 9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Vancouver, British Columbia
5:00 p.m. EDT	Henry 41' Reyna  45' Adnan  51' PC  58'	Report Box Score	Bedoya  24' Przybyłko 66'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,835 Referee: Chris Penso

Philadelphia Union v FC Cincinnati

May 1, 2019 10	Philadelphia Union	2–0	FC Cincinnati	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Przybyłko 63' Picault 70' Trusty  81'	Report Box Score		Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 12,890 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

May 4, 2019 11	Philadelphia Union	6–1	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Elliott 11',  24' Ilsinho 47',  77' Picault  63' Santos 69', 74' Przybyłko 82' Accam 88'	Report Box Score	Caicedo  13', 35'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,565 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union

May 11, 2019 12	Toronto FC	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario
3:00 p.m. EDT	Pozuelo 51',  90+5' Ciman  61' Altidore  82'	Report Box Score	Mavinga 25' (o.g.) Bedoya  32' Monteiro 68' Trusty  86' Przybyłko  90+2'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,219 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Philadelphia Union v Seattle Sounders FC

May 18, 2019 13	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Przybyłko  72' Picault  83'	Report Box Score	Nouhou  56' Campbell  86'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,540 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Philadelphia Union v Portland Timbers

May 25, 2019 14	Philadelphia Union	1–3	Portland Timbers	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Przybyłko 47' Elliott  85'	Report Box Score	Clark  22' Fernández 31', 36' Valeri 87' Chará  90+3'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,474 Referee: Drew Fischer

Philadelphia Union v Colorado Rapids

May 29, 2019 15	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Santos 26' Elliott  86'	Report Box Score	Abubakar  50' Rubio  58' Lewis 72'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 14,207 Referee: Timothy Ford

Minnesota United FC v Philadelphia Union

June 2, 2019 16	Minnesota United FC	2–3	Philadelphia Union	Saint Paul, Minnesota
4:00 p.m. EDT	Kallman  17' Dotson 28' Molino 77'	Report Box Score	Monteiro 18' (pen.) Medunjanin 44' Aaronson  45+2' Trusty 86' Wagner  89' Gaddis  90+1' Blake  90+3'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,738 Referee: Allen Chapman

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

June 8, 2019 17	Philadelphia Union	3–2	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Monteiro 60',  90+1' Ilsinho 61', 72'	Report Box Score	Tarek  14' Kaku 29' White 42' Duncan  57'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,767 Referee: Kevin Stott

New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union

June 26, 2019 18	New England Revolution	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT	Bye 31' Gil  33' Bunbury  61'	Report Box Score	Aaronson  11' Trusty  28' Medunjanin  45' Wagner  65' Przybyłko 84'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,571 Referee: Nima Saghafi

New York City FC v Philadelphia Union

June 29, 2019 19	New York City FC	4–2	Philadelphia Union	New York, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT	Castellanos  13', 71', 78' Moralez 23' (pen.), 55' (pen.) Chanot  39'	Report Box Score	Picault 7' Przybyłko 30',  89' Ilsinho  45+2' Bedoya  54' Elliott  57' Gaddis  88'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 24,451 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union

July 3, 2019 20	Orlando City SC	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:30pm EDT	Mueller 8' Jansson  45' Kljestan  67'	Report Box Score	Medunjanin  26' Przybyłko 32', 47' Picault 52' Wagner  90+1'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 22,364 Referee: Chris Penso
Note: Kickoff delayed by lightning

Philadelphia Union v Orlando City SC

July 7, 2019 21	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Orlando City SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30pm EDT	Fabián 4' Przybyłko 90' Real  90+3'	Report Box Score	Dwyer 67' Patiño 81'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,574 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Real Salt Lake v Philadelphia Union

July 13, 2019 22	Real Salt Lake	4–0	Philadelphia Union	Sandy, Utah
10:00 p.m. EDT	Saucedo  17' Savarino 23', 71' Kreilach  24', 89' Beckerman  28' Herrera  61' Rusnák 81'	Report Box Score	Aaronson  35'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,925 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire SC

July 20, 2019 23	Philadelphia Union	2–0	Chicago Fire SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Fabián 11' Wagner  19' Fontana 65' Picault  84'	Report Box Score	Bronico  7'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,471 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Montreal Impact v Philadelphia Union

July 27, 2019 24	Montreal Impact	4–0	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, Quebec
8:00 p.m. EDT	Lappalainen 4', 46' Diallo  9' Okwonkwo 36', 66' Urruti  42' Camacho  76'	Report Box Score	Fabián  82'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 16,344 Referee: Jair Marrufo

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

August 4, 2019 25	D.C. United	1–5	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT	Moreno  40' Brillant 54'	Report Box Score	Bedoya 3',  31' Medunjanin  25' Fabián  42', 45+2', 70' Przybyłko 52' Collin  53' Picault 90'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,697 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo

August 11, 2019 26	Philadelphia Union	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. EDT	Przybyłko 18' Elliott 78'	Report Box Score	Figueroa  34' Ramirez 42' Cabezas  58'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,550 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Chicago Fire SC v Philadelphia Union

August 17, 2019 27	Chicago Fire SC	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 p.m. EDT	Nikolic 38', 45' (pen.) Gaitán  45+3'	Report	Collin  43' Monteiro  66'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 14,883 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

August 24, 2019 28	Philadelphia Union	3–1	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Przybyłko 5' Aaronson 16' Ilsinho 36' Bedoya  73'	Report	Arriola  21' Acosta 56' Jara  90+3'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,781 Referee: Chris Penso

Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United FC

August 31, 2019 29	Philadelphia Union	3–1	Atlanta United FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Aaronson 61' Fabián  78' Przybyłko 86' Santos 88',  89'	Report Box Score	Remedi  12' Martínez 45+2' González Pírez  90+3'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,510 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Philadelphia Union v Los Angeles FC

September 14, 2019 30	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Los Angeles FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Przybyłko 3'	Report Box Score	Vela 43' Kaye  65' Blessing  78' Harvey  88' Zimmerman  89'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 19,145 Referee: Nima Saghafi

New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union

September 22, 2019 31	New York Red Bulls	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 p.m. EDT	Barlow 32' Rzatkowski  60' Royer 90+6'	Report Box Score		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 19,262 Referee: Jair Marrufo

San Jose Earthquakes v Philadelphia Union

September 25, 2019 32	San Jose Earthquakes	1–2	Philadelphia Union	San Jose, California
11:00 p.m. EDT	Judson  23' Yueill 35'	Report Box Score	Wagner  7' Medunjanin  45+1' Przybyłko  57', 76' Bedoya 70'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,652 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Columbus Crew SC v Philadelphia Union

September 29, 2019 33	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
5:00 p.m. EDT	Trapp  55' Mokhtar 69',  80' Santos 73'	Report Box Score	Monteiro  13' Przybyłko  90+1'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,353 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Philadelphia Union v New York City FC

October 6, 2019 34	Philadelphia Union	1–2	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT	Fabián 87' (pen.)	Report Box Score	Matarrita 7' Tajouri-Shradi 22' Chanot  27' Tinnerholm  66' Ring  90+5'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,525 Referee: Drew Fischer

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

October 20, 2019 First round	Philadelphia Union	4–3 (a.e.t.)	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT	Bedoya 30',  58' Monteiro  36' Elliott 52' Picault 78' Fabián 105+1' Ilsinho  108'	Report Box Score	Sims 6' Parker 24',  107' Barlow 45+4' Cásseres  114'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,530 Referee: Chris Penso

Atlanta United FC v Philadelphia Union

October 24, 2019 Conference semifinals	Atlanta United FC	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 p.m. EDT	Gressel 10',  38' Martínez 80' Escobar  87'	Report Box Score	Bedoya  34' Wagner  74'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 41,507 Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

June 12, 2019 Fourth round	D.C. United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Philadelphia Union	Washington D.C.
19:00 EST	Robinson  68' Rodríguez  83' McCann 118' Rooney 120' (pen.)	Report Box Score	Bedoya  95' McKenzie  96' Fontana 113' Ilsinho  115'	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Friendlies

Standings

Eastern Conference

2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York City FC (P)	34	18	6	10	63	42	+21	64	Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Atlanta United FC (P, U)	34	18	12	4	58	43	+15	58	Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3	Philadelphia Union (P, L)	34	16	11	7	58	50	+8	55	Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4	Toronto FC[b] (P, L)	34	13	10	11	57	52	+5	50
5	D.C. United (P, L)	34	13	10	11	42	38	+4	50
6	New York Red Bulls (P, L)	34	14	14	6	53	51	+2	48
7	New England Revolution (P)	34	11	11	12	50	57	−7	45	Playoffs first round
8	Chicago Fire	34	10	12	12	55	47	+8	42
9	Montreal Impact[b] (V)	34	12	17	5	47	60	−13	41	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
10	Columbus Crew SC	34	10	16	8	39	47	−8	38
11	Orlando City SC	34	9	15	10	44	52	−8	37
12	FC Cincinnati	34	6	22	6	31	75	−44	24

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:

1. as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
2. Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
3. as 2019 Canadian Championship winners

League standings

2019 MLS regular season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	New York City FC	34	18	6	10	63	42	+21	64	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3	Atlanta United FC (U)	34	18	12	4	58	43	+15	58	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
4	Seattle Sounders FC (C)	34	16	10	8	52	49	+3	56	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
5	Philadelphia Union	34	16	11	7	58	50	+8	55
6	Real Salt Lake	34	16	13	5	46	41	+5	53
7	Minnesota United FC	34	15	11	8	52	43	+9	53
8	LA Galaxy	34	16	15	3	58	59	−1	51

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) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner
Notes:

1. As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
2. As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
3. As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	16	7	11	58	50	+8	55	10	4	3	36	19	+17	6	3	8	22	31	−9

Last updated: October 8, 2019.
Source: MLS

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H
Result	L	L	T	W	W	W	L	W	T	W	W	W	T	L	T	W	W	T	L	W	T	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	T	L	W	L	L
Position	10	12	12	8	4	4	5	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on October 6, 2019. Source: 2019 MLS season & Weekly MLS Standing
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Position references Eastern Conference standings.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated October 20, 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		U.S. Open Cup		MLS Cup Playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Matt Freese	7	0	5+1	0	1	0	0	0
18	GK	JAM	Andre Blake	28	0	26	0	0	0	2	0
31	GK	BRA	Carlos Miguel Coronel	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ENG	Jack Elliott	36	3	34	2	0	0	2	1
4	DF	USA	Mark McKenzie	10	0	6+1	0	1	0	2	0
15	DF	CMR	Olivier Mbaizo	4	0	2+1	0	1	0	0	0
26	DF	USA	Auston Trusty	22	1	22	1	0	0	0	0
27	DF	GER	Kai Wagner	32	0	30	0	0	0	2	0
28	DF	USA	Ray Gaddis	37	0	34	0	0+1	0	2	0
32	DF	USA	Matthew Real	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	DF	BRA	Fabinho	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
78	DF	FRA	Aurélien Collin	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
2	MF	GUY	Warren Creavalle	14	0	5+8	0	0	0	0+1	0
6	MF	BIH	Haris Medunjanin	37	1	34	1	1	0	2	0
8	MF	USA	Derrick Jones	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	MEX	Marco Fabián	25	8	15+8	7	0	0	0+2	1
11	MF	USA	Alejandro Bedoya	35	5	32	4	1	0	2	1
21	MF	USA	Anthony Fontana	9	2	0+8	1	0+1	1	0	0
22	MF	USA	Brenden Aaronson	30	3	25+3	3	0	0	2	0
25	MF	BRA	Ilsinho	31	5	7+21	5	1	0	0+2	0
35	MF	CPV	Jamiro Monteiro	29	4	22+4	4	1	0	2	0
38	MF	USA	Zach Zandi	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	GHA	David Accam	8	4	4+4	4	0	0	0	0
7	FW	USA	Andrew Wooten	9	0	4+3	0	0	0	1+1	0
9	FW	USA	Fafà Picault	35	5	21+11	4	1	0	1+1	1
17	FW	BRA	Sergio Santos	20	4	5+12	4	1	0	2	0
19	FW	JAM	Cory Burke	7	2	5+2	2	0	0	0	0
20	FW	COD	Michee Ngalina	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	POL	Kacper Przybyłko	26	15	25+1	15	0	0	0	0