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Deutsch2024 Philadelphia Union season
| 2024 season | |
|---|---|
| Sporting Director | Ernst Tanner |
| Head coach | Jim Curtin |
| Stadium | Subaru Park (Capacity: 18,500) |
| MLS | Conference: 12th Overall: 23rd |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | Round of 16 |
| Leagues Cup | 4th Place |
The 2024 Philadelphia Union season was the club's fifteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team is managed by Jim Curtin, his eleventh season with the club. The club's regular season began on February 20, 2024, opening with the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup after earning its berth by placing third in the 2023 Leagues Cup.[1]
Competitions
[edit]Major League Soccer
[edit]Standings
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 40 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 37 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 37 |
| 13 | Nashville SC | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 36 |
| 14 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 31 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 40 |
| 22 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 37 |
| 23 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 37 |
| 24 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 37 |
| 25 | Nashville SC | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 36 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Match results
[edit]| February 24 1 | Philadelphia Union | 2–2 | Chicago Fire FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,734 Referee: Muhammad Hassan |
| March 2 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 8:30 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,942 Referee: Rafael Bonilla |
| March 16 4 | Austin FC | 2–2 | Philadelphia Union | Austin, Texas |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Wesley Costa |
| March 23 5 | Portland Timbers | 1–3 | Philadelphia Union | Portland, Oregon |
| 10:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,046 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez |
| March 30 6 | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | Minnesota United FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 2:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,047 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
| April 6 7 | Nashville SC | 1–2 | Philadelphia Union | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,739 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| April 14 8 | Atlanta United FC | 2–2 | Philadelphia Union | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,763 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| April 27 9 | Philadelphia Union | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,048 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| April 30 3 | Philadelphia Union | 2–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,525 Referee: Joe Dickerson | ||
| Note: Match entered a weather delay in the 6th minute and was later postponed from March 9 to April 30.[2] | ||||
| May 5 10 | D.C. United | 2–2 | Philadelphia Union | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,237 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| May 11 11 | Philadelphia Union | 2–3 | Orlando City SC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,028 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 15 12 | Philadelphia Union | 1–2 | New York City FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,531 Referee: Tori Penso |
| May 18 13 | New England Revolution | 0–3 | Philadelphia Union | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 34,947 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| May 25 14 | Charlotte FC | 0–0 | Philadelphia Union | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 32,232 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
| May 29 15 | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | Toronto FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,535 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| June 1 16 | Philadelphia Union | 2–2 | CF Montréal | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,026 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| June 15 17 | Philadelphia Union | 1–2 | Inter Miami CF | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,513 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| June 19 18 | FC Cincinnati | 4–3 | Philadelphia Union | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Keller  6'Kelsy  29'Acosta 49', 90+10'Orellano 60' | Report | Elliott 12' Wagner 12'Baribo 43', 90+1'Bueno 55'McGlynn 81' | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,795 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| June 22 19 | Philadelphia Union | 0–2 | Charlotte FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Agyemang 56', 63' Bender 68'Diani 87'Westwood 90+9' | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,762 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
| June 29 20 | CF Montréal | 4–2 | Philadelphia Union | Montreal, Quebec |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Martínez 36' Duke 56'Iankov 89'Ruan 90+2', 90+3' | Report | Sullivan 29' Bueno 41'Glesnes 90+5' | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| July 3 21 | Chicago Fire FC | 4–3 | Philadelphia Union | Chicago, Illinois |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Omsberg 4' Haile-Selassie 30'Brady 45+7'Cuypers 82', 90+2'Giménez 89' | Report | Glesnes 32' Donovan 38'Gazdag 45+7' (pen.), 54'McGlynn 49' | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 19,453 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| July 6 22 | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | New York Red Bulls | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Bedoya 86' | Report | Edelman 45+2' | Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Filip Dujic |
| July 13 23 | Toronto FC | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Elliott 74' (o.g.) Kerr 78' | Report | Baribo 39' Sullivan 77' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,880 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| July 17 24 | Philadelphia Union | 5–1 | New England Revolution | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Baribo 29', 44', 52' Glesnes 39'Sullivan 84' | Report | Harkes 50' Panayotou 66' | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,554 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| July 20 25 | Philadelphia Union | 3–0 | Nashville SC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Gazdag 10', 38', 89' Lowe 2'Uhre 20'Elliott 61' | Report | Muyl 60' Bauer 67'Godoy 76' | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,962 Referee: Chris Penso |
| August 28 26 | Philadelphia Union | 0–1 | Columbus Crew | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Jones 3' Yeboah 75'Amundsen 89'Schulte 90+6' | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,513 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| August 31 27 | New York Red Bulls | 0–2 | Philadelphia Union | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 19,951 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| September 14 28 | Inter Miami CF | 3–1 | Philadelphia Union | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 20,915 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
| September 18 29 | New York City FC | 1–5 | Philadelphia Union | New York, New York |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 19,153 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| September 22 30 | Philadelphia Union | 4–0 | D.C. United | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,823 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| September 28 31 | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | Atlanta United FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,837 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| October 2 32 | Orlando City SC | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 23,027 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| October 5 33 | Columbus Crew | 3–2 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,788 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| October 19 34 | Philadelphia Union | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,016 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]Philadelphia Union was not sent to the tournament, and neither was their MLS Next Pro team Philadelphia Union II due to their participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.[3]
CONCACAF Champions Cup
[edit]Round one
[edit]| February 20 Round one 1st Leg | Saprissa  | 2–3 |  Philadelphia Union | San José, Costa Rica |
| 10:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 15,955 Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández (Mexico) |
| February 27 Round one 2nd Leg | Philadelphia Union | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–5 agg.) | Saprissa | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 8:15 PM EST | Report |
| Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,513 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras) | |
| Note: Philadelphia Union won 6–5 on aggregate. | ||||
Round of 16
[edit]| March 5 Round of 16 1st Leg | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 |  Pachuca | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 6:00 PM EST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 16,558 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) |
| March 12 Round of 16 2nd Leg | Pachuca | 6–0 (6–0 agg.) | Philadelphia Union | Pachuca, Mexico |
| 8:15 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 19,658 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala) | |
| Note: Pachuca won the series 6–0. | ||||
Leagues Cup
[edit]Group stage (East 4)
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PHI | CAZ | CLT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | — | 0–0 | — |
| July 27 Group stage | Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | Charlotte FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,514 Referee: Marco Ortiz |
| August 4 Group stage | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Cruz Azul | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jorge Camacho | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Knockout stage
[edit]| August 9 Round of 32 | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 |  CF Montréal | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico) |
| August 13 Round of 16 | FC Cincinnati | 2–4 | Philadelphia Union | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 15,710 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| August 17 Quarter-finals | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Mazatlán | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras) | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| August 21 Semi-finals | Columbus Crew | 3–1 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, Ohio |
| TBD EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 12,784 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| August 25 3rd | Philadelphia Union | 2–2 (1–3 p) | Colorado Rapids | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 4:30 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 8,417 Referee: Fernando Guerrero | ||
| Penalties | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (February 19, 2024). "After a brutally short offseason, the Union are ready to kick off a new year". The Philadelphia Inquirer – via MSN.
- ^ "Philadelphia Union vs. Seattle Sounders enters weather delay". MLSsoccer.com. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.