2014 Philadelphia Union 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
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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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JAM	Andre Blake (GA)
4	DF	USA	Austin Berry
5	MF	FRA	Vincent Nogueira
6	FW	USA	Conor Casey
7	MF	USA	Brian Carroll (Captain)
9	FW	USA	Andrew Wenger
10	MF	ARG	Cristian Maidana (DP)
11	FW	FRA	Sébastien Le Toux
12	FW	USA	Aaron Wheeler
13	MF	USA	Michael Lahoud
14	MF	USA	Amobi Okugo (GA)
15	DF	USA	Ethan White
16	DF	USA	Richie Marquez
18	GK	USA	Zac MacMath (GA)
19	MF	USA	Corben Bone


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	USA	Jimmy McLaughlin (HGP)
21	MF	USA	Maurice Edu (DP, on loan from Stoke City)
22	MF	BRA	Leo Fernandes
23	MF	MEX	Cristhian Hernández (HGP)
24	GK	USA	Brian Holt
25	DF	USA	Sheanon Williams
26	MF	TRI	Keon Daniel
27	MF	USA	Zach Pfeffer (HGP)
28	DF	USA	Ray Gaddis
29	MF	USA	Antoine Hoppenot
30	DF	USA	Pedro Ribiero
33	DF	BRA	Fabinho
44	MF	USA	Danny Cruz
45	GK	ALG	Raïs M'Bolhi

Competitions

Preseason

February 4, 2014 Preseason	Philadelphia Union	1–1	New England Revolution	Deltona, Florida
3:00 p.m. EDT	McInerney 44'	Report	Melo 60', 90' Caldwell 79'	Stadium: Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex

February 12, 2014 Preseason	Philadelphia Union	1–2	New York Red Bulls	Jacksonville, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT	McInerney 29'	Report	Sam 8' Henry 35' Alexander 80'	Stadium: EverBank Field Attendance: 5,656 Referee: Chris Penso

February 19, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic	Orlando City SC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT	Hertzog 31' Boden 53'	Report	Fernandes 72'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

February 22, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic	Philadelphia Union	0–1	Columbus Crew	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
1:00 p.m. EDT		Report	Higuaín 87' (pen.)	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

February 26, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Toronto FC	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
1:00 p.m. EDT	Okugo 63' Carroll 71'	Report	Morgan 55'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

March 1, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic 5th Place Match	Philadelphia Union	1–1 (4–1 p)	Montreal Impact	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
3:00 p.m. EDT	McInerney 29'	Report	Di Vaio 80'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
	Penalties
	Fernandes Wheeler Carroll Nogueira		Di Vaio Bernier Bernardello

MLS

March 8, 2014 Regular Season	Portland Timbers	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Portland, Oregon
10:30 p.m. EDT	Chara 88' Fernández 90+4'	[1]	Fabinho 15' McInerney 59' 64' Gaddis 75'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,814 Referee: Ioannis Stavridis

March 15, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	1–0	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT	McInerney 10' Le Toux 31' Berry 48'	[2]	Soares 70'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,651 Referee: Kevin Morrison

March 22, 2014 Regular Season	Columbus Crew	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EDT	Anor 24' 45+2' Higuaín 81'	[3]	Fernandes 62' Fabinho 74'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,517 Referee: Ted Unkel

March 29, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Montreal Impact	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT	Nogueira 35' Fabinho 48'	[4]	Camara 26' Warner 36' Ferrari 65' Wenger 76' Di Vaio 80'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,691 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

April 5, 2014 Regular Season	Chicago Fire	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. EDT	Magee 16' Duka 64' Anangonó 86' Soumaré 88'	[5]	Edu 32' 86' Fernandes 39' Bone 86'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,699 Referee: Chris Penso

April 12, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Real Salt Lake	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT	Wenger 55' Edu 90'	[6]	Mullholland 6' Beckerman 85'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,015 Referee: Alan Kelly

April 16, 2014 Regular Season	New York Red Bulls	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT	Henry 57' 89' Sam 67' Sekagya 78' Olave 82'	[7]	Fabinho 17' Le Toux 80'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 19, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT	Williams 61'	[8]	Sarkodie 40' 82' Clark 42' Bruin 90+4'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,301

April 26, 2014 Regular Season	Montreal Impact	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, Quebec
4:00 p.m. EDT	Martins 14' Ouimette 16' Camara 37' Brovsky 40'	[9]	Edu 2' Gaddis 84'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 19,075 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

May 3, 2014 Regular Season	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Seattle, Washington
10:00 p.m. EDT	Martins 61' Marshall 84' Dempsey 90+1'	[10]	Evans 13' (OG) Williams 31' Edu 35'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,516 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

May 10, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	0–1	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT		[11]	Rolfe 6' Kitchen 33' Korb 67' Arnaud 78'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,522 Referee: Geoff Gamble

May 14, 2014 Regular Season	Sporting Kansas City	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 p.m. EDT	Dwyer 80' Besler 86'	[12]	Cruz 49' Fabinho 58' Nogueira 70' Maidana 81' Bone 90' MacMath 90+4'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,073 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

May 17, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	3–5	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Nogueira 36' Berry 67' Williams 76' Okugo 78' Maidana 82' Le Toux 90+2'	[13]	Soares 13' Fagundez 26' Nguyen 49' 88' Tierney 57' Mullins 67'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,812 Referee: Ted Unkel

May 25, 2014 Regular Season	Los Angeles Galaxy	4–1	Philadelphia Union	Carson, California
8:00 p.m. EDT	Leonardo 2' Juninho 31' Donovan 49' 81' Keane 64'	[14]	Edu 88' (P)	Stadium: Stub Hub Center Attendance: 21,010 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

May 31, 2014 Regular Season	Chivas USA	0–3	Philadelphia Union	Carson, California
10:30 p.m. EDT	Barrera 63' Torres 64' Avila 73' Minda 83'	[15]	Casey 28' (P) 66' Maidana 76' Fabinho 65'	Stadium: Stub Hub Center Attendance: 5,231

June 7, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	3–3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Gaddis 53' Casey 63' 71' Le Toux 68' MacMath 80' Lahoud 90+4'	[16]	Hurtado 18' Mezquida 41' Morales 81' (p) 90+4' Leveron 90+2'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,843 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

June 28, 2014 Regular Season	New England Revolution	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT	Sène 73' 74' Dorman 85' Gonçalves 90+1'	report	Le Toux 42', 78' Cruz 69' Wenger 80'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,483 Referee: Alan Kelly

July 4, 2014 Regular Season	FC Dallas	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Frisco, Texas
9:00 p.m. EDT	Akindele 26' Williams 49'	[17]	Okugo 43' Casey 65' Le Toux 68' Edu 89'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 18,679

July 12, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	3–3	Colorado Rapids	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Casey 16' Lahoud 29' 76' Williams 31' Wenger 74' Okugo 90'	[18]	O'Niell 12' Serna 18' LaBrocca 34' Powers 79' (P) Brown 86'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,679

July 16, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	3–1	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Casey 9' Fred 51' Le Toux 69' (P)	[19]	Wright-Phillips 60' Miazga 86'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,541

July 19, 2014 Regular Season	Chicago Fire	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT	Alex 26' Larentowicz 60'	Summary	Okugo 22' Le Toux 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,460 Referee: Geoff Gamble

August 1, 2014 Regular Season	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 p.m. EDT	Zusi 54'	Summary	Brown 71'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 21,318 Referee: Jair Marrufo

August 9, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	2–1	Montreal Impact	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Le Toux 12' 63'	Summary	Tissot 79'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,703 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

August 15, 2014 Regular Season	Houston Dynamo	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Houston, Texas
9:00 p.m. EDT	Horst 28' Bruin 51' Beasley 58' Gaddis 90'	Summary	Cruz 45'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,283 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

August 24, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	4–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 p.m. EDT	Wenger 10', 79' Le Toux 14' 68' Williams 72'	Summary	Cronin 59' Wondolowski 70'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,421 Referee: Ted Unkel

September 3, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Edu 33' Casey 55'	Summary	Morgan 77' Bradley 84' Henry 90+3'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,238 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

September 6, 2014 Regular Season	Toronto FC	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario
7:00 p.m. EDT	Casey 8' Wenger 44'	Summary	Henry 28'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,591 Referee: Alan Kelly

September 13, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	2–2	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT	Cruz 30' Ribeiro 41' Le Toux 90+2' (pen.)	Summary	Luyindula 37' (pen.) Henry 40' Cahill 62' Robles 69' Izquierdo 81'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,091 Referee: Allen Chapman

September 20, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT		Summary	Sarkodie 75'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,462 Referee: Geoff Gamble

September 27, 2014 Regular Season	D.C. United	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
3:00 p.m. EDT	Silva 10' Kitchen 86'	Summary	Edu 90'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19,478 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

October 2, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 p.m. EDT	Okugo 88'	Summary	Palmer 5' Nyarko 86' Larentowicz 90+1' Earnshaw 90+2'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 14,838 Referee: Chris Penso

October 11, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	2–3	Columbus Crew	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Cruz 68' 70' Wenger 75'	Summary	Finlay 78' Meram 79' Arrieta 83' Barson 90+1'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,849 Referee: Mark Geiger

October 18, 2014 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Brown 45' Ribeiro 71' Valdés 90'	Report	Collin 26' Dwyer 54' (pen.) Olum 84'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,073 Referee: Jair Marrufo

October 26, 2014 Regular Season	Columbus Crew	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
5:00 p.m. EDT	Arieta 13' Anor 90'	Report	Pfeffer 85'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,892 Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

June 17 Fourth round	Philadelphia Union	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Harrisburg City Islanders	Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET	Gaddis 79' Edu 89', 108' Wenger 110', 117' Hoppenot 112'	Report Box Score	Langley 32' Pelletier 38' Júnior 94'	Stadium: PPL Park

June 24 Fifth round	Philadelphia Union	2–1 (a.e.t.)	New York Cosmos	Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET	Carroll 21' Cruz 29' Le Toux 57', 113' (pen.) Fabinho 67' Lahoud 118'	report	Noselli 56', 111' Ockford 105' Maurer 113' Ayoze 118'	Stadium: PPL Park

July 8 Quarterfinals	Philadelphia Union	2–0	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET	Casey 9' Le Toux 48' Okugo 57' Williams 75' Wheeler 76'	Report Box Score	McCarthy 16' Soares 47' 90+4' Gonçalves 71' Nguyen 74'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 2,626 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

August 12 Semifinals	FC Dallas	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Philadelphia Union	Frisco, Texas
21:00 ET	Castillo 81'	Report Boxscore	Okugo 47' White 75' Lahoud 102' Cruz 114'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Mark Geiger

September 16 Finals	Philadelphia Union	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Seattle Sounders FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30 ET	Edu 38' Casey 57'	Report	Alonso 25' Barrett 47' Dempsey 101' Martins 114'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,256 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Friendlies

June 18, 2014 Friendly	Reading United	2–3	Philadelphia Union	West Lawn, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Touloute 46' Campbell 75'	Report	Wheeler 6' Hardware 83' 84'	Stadium: Gurski Stadium

July 25, 2014 Friendly	Philadelphia Union	0–1	Crystal Palace	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Brown 35'	Report	White 20' (o.g.)	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,482

August 28, 2014 Friendly	Harrisburg City Islanders	2–3	Philadelphia Union	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Barril 22' Baúque 55'	Report	Le Toux 13' Fernandes 45' Fred 75'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,558

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

Position	Staff	Nation
Manager	Jim Curtin	United States
Assistant coach	Mike Sorber	United States
Technical director/Assistant Coach	Chris Albright	United States
Head Athletic Trainer	Paul Rushing	United States
Strength and conditioning Coach	Kevin Miller	United States
Team Coordinator	Josh Gros	United States
Academy director	Tommy Wilson	Scotland
Equipment Director	Ford Gaitley	United States

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Transfers

In

Date	Player	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	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

Date	Player	Number	Position	Loaned from	Fee/notes
January 27, 2014	Maurice Edu		MF	Stoke City
July 12, 2014	Brian Brown		FW	Harbour View

Loan out

Date	Player	Position	Loaned to
March 21, 2014	Cristhian Hernández	MF	Harrisburg City Islanders
March 21, 2014	Jimmy McLaughlin	MF	Harrisburg City Islanders
March 21, 2014	Richie Marquez	DF	Harrisburg City Islanders
March 21, 2014	Pedro Ribeiro	MF	Harrisburg City Islanders

References

^ Jonathan Tannenwald (June 10, 2014). "Philadelphia Union manager John Hackworth fired". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ "Jim Curtin named head coach of the Philadelphia Union". si.com. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ Michael Berton (September 16, 2014). "Kings reclaim throne: Seattle Sounders beat Philadelphia Union in OT to win 4th US Open Cup title". thecup.us. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ "Players". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved January 14, 2014.

[1] Jonathan Tannenwald (June 10, 2014). "Philadelphia Union manager John Hackworth fired". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[2] "Jim Curtin named head coach of the Philadelphia Union". si.com. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[3] Michael Berton (September 16, 2014). "Kings reclaim throne: Seattle Sounders beat Philadelphia Union in OT to win 4th US Open Cup title". thecup.us. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[4] "Players". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved January 14, 2014.

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