2015 Philadelphia Union season
The 2015 Philadelphia Union season was the club's sixth season of existence, and their sixth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.
Background
2014 MLS Regular Season
The 2014 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season saw the team go 10–12–12 finishing 6th in the Eastern Conference and 12th overall. The Union had a slow first half of the season, winning only 3 of their 16 games. Because of this, head coach John Hackworth was fired and Jim Curtin was named the club's interim head coach. Following the summer break, the Union saw better results, and were in a position to reach the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs. However, a loss to the Columbus Crew SC on October 11, 2014 put them out of the playoff race. After the season was over, the title "interim" was taken removed from Jim Curtin's title and is now the permanent head coach.2014 U.S. Open Cup
The 2014 U.S. Open Cup was the most successful Open Cup in the club's history. The Union entered the competition in the fourth round along with the other 18 MLS clubs. In that round, the Union defeated the Harrisburg City Islanders, a team in the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, 3-1 after extra time. In the next round, the Union defeated the NASL team the New York Cosmos 2-1 after extra time. The Union then defeated the New England Revolution 2-0 in the quarterfinals and FC Dallas 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie in the semifinals. In the final, the Union lost to the Seattle Sounders 3-1 after extra time.Roster
Current roster
As of August 29, 2015.No. | Position | Player | Nation |
Out on loan
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
Squad breakdown
Current squad
Competitions
Preseason
MLS season
Standings
Eastern Conference standings
Overall standings
U.S. Open Cup
Philadelphia entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.Friendlies
Statistics
Statistics are from all MLS league matches.Nat. | No. | Player | Pos. | Apps | Starts | G | A | Acquired | ||
2 | Warren Creavalle | |DF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SuperDraft | |
3 | Raymond Lee | |DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SuperDraft | |
5 | Vincent Nogueira | |MF | 20 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Signed | |
6 | Conor Casey | |FW | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Re-Entry Draft | |
7 | Brian Carroll | |MF | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Trade | |
8 | Maurice Edu | |MF | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | Signed | |
9 | Sebastien Le Toux | |MF | 24 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Trade | |
10 | Cristian Maidana | |MF | 24 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | Signed | |
11 | Andrew Wenger | |MF | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Trade | |
13 | Michael Lahoud | |MF | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Trade | |
14 | Eric Ayuk Mbu | |MF | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Signed | |
15 | Ethan White | |DF | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Trade | |
16 | Richie Marquez | |DF | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SuperDraft | |
17 | CJ Sapong | |FW | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Trade | |
18 | Fernando Aristeguieta | |FW | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Loan | |
19 | Dzenan Catic | |FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SuperDraft | |
20 | Jimmy McLaughlin | |MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed | |
23 | Steven Vitória | |DF | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Loan | |
25 | Sheanon Williams | |DF | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Signed | |
27 | Zach Pfeffer | |MF | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Signed | |
28 | Ray Gaddis | |DF | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | SuperDraft | |
29 | Antoine Hoppenot | |MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Supplemental Draft | |
33 | Fabinho | |DF | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Signed | |
77 | Fred | |MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Signed | |
85 | Tranquillo Barnetta | |MF | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Signed | |
31 | 33 | 40 | 5 | - |