2014 Philadelphia Union season
Philadelphia Union 2014 soccer season
Philadelphia Union 2014 season Owner Keystone Sports & Entertainment Head coach Jim Curtin interim, from June 10, 2014 permanent, from November 7, 2014 John Hackworth until June 10, 2014 Stadium PPL Park (Capacity: 18,500)MLS Eastern Conference: 6th Overall table: 12th MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify U.S. Open Cup Finals Top goalscorer League: Sebastien Le Toux (12) All: Sebastien Le Toux (15) Highest home attendance 18,843 v Vancouver June 7, 2014 Lowest home attendance 14,838 v Chicago October 2, 2014 Average home league attendance Regular season: 17,631
The 2014 Philadelphia Union season was the club's fifth season of existence, competing in Major League Soccer , the top flight of American soccer. The club was initially managed by John Hackworth , in his third season (second full season) with the club. In June, Hackworth was fired from his role as head coach and assistant coach Jim Curtin was promoted on an interim basis.[ 1] At the conclusion of the season, Curtin was officially made permanent head coach, making him the third head coach in the club's history.[ 2] The 2014 season marked the first time the Union reached a competition finals, finishing runners-up in the 2014 U.S. Open Cup to Seattle Sounders FC .[ 3]
Background
Roster
As of April 20, 2014. [ 4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Competitions
Preseason
MLS
U.S. Open Cup
Friendlies
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
42
10
12
12
51
51
0
6
3
8
30
26
+4
4
9
4
21
25
−4
Last updated: October 30, 2014
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 A H A H A H A H A A H A H A A H A A H H A A H A H H A H H A H H H A Result T W L T T T L T L L L W L L W T W L T W T T W L W W W T T L T L W L
Updated to match(es) played on October 29, 2014. Source:
MLS Results and
League table A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
L = Loss;
T = Tie
Coaching staff
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Transfers
In
Date
Player
Number
Position
Previous club
Fee/notes
December 12, 2013
Corben Bone
MF
Chicago Fire
2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
January 14, 2014
Ethan White
DF
D.C. United
Traded for Jeff Parke and a swap of allocation spots
January 15, 2014
Cristian Maidana
FW
Rangers
Undisclosed
January 16, 2014
Andre Blake
GK
Connecticut Huskies
2014 MLS SuperDraft
January 30, 2014
Vincent Nogueira
MF
Sochaux
Undisclosed
February 3, 2014
Brian Holt
GK
Harrisburg City Islanders
Free
February 24, 2014
Austin Berry
DF
Chicago Fire
Traded for allocation money
March 20, 2014
Fred
MF
Melbourne Heart
Waiver Draft
April 4, 2014
Andrew Wenger
FW
Montreal Impact
Traded for Jack McInerney
July 30, 2014
Rais M'Bolhi
GK
CSKA Sofia
Undisclosed
August 4, 2014
Carlos Valdés
DF
San Lorenzo
Loan Return
Out
Date
Player
Number
Position
New club
Fee/notes
November 25, 2013
Oka Nikolov
GK
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Waived
November 25, 2013
Greg Jordan
MF
Minnesota United FC
Waived
November 25, 2013
Kléberson
MF
Indy Eleven
Waived
November 25, 2013
Don Anding
DF
Waived
November 25, 2013
Chris Albright
DF
Retired
December 23, 2013
Michael Farfan
MF
Cruz Azul
Undisclosed
January 14, 2014
Jeff Parke
DF
D.C. United
Traded for Ethan White and a swap of allocation spots
April 4, 2014
Jack McInerney
FW
Montreal Impact
Traded for Andrew Wenger
April 8, 2014
Keon Daniel
MF
Miedź Legnica
Contract Terminated
July 30, 2014
Brian Holt
GK
Waived
Loan in
Loan out
See also
References
International
Club competitions
CONCACAF Champions League
National teams
Team seasons
Men
Women
Indoor