2017 PHILADELPHIA UNION SEASON

Philadelphia Union
2017 season
Owner	Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coach	Jim Curtin
Stadium	Talen Energy Stadium (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS	Conference: 8th ; Overall: 16th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: C.J. Sapong (16); All: Sapong (21)
Highest home attendance	18,619; September 23 vs. Chicago
Lowest home attendance	League: 15,107; April 22 vs. Montreal; All: 3,866; June 14 vs. Harrisburg
Average home league attendance	16,812
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2017 Philadelphia Union season was the club's eighth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his fourth season with the club.^[1] The Union finished the 2017 season with the same points total as the 2016 season, but did not clinch entry to the MLS Cup Playoffs. The 2017 season also marks a new goalscoring record by C. J. Sapong who scored 16 goals in a single season, eclipsing Sebastian Le Toux's record of 14 goals during the inaugural season.^[1]

Background

MLS SuperDraft

Round	Pick	Name	Position	Nationality	School
2	25	Marcus Epps	Forward	United States	South Florida
33	Aaron Jones	Defender	England	Clemson
3	55	Chris Nanco	Forward	Canada	Syracuse
4	77	Jack Elliott	Defender	England	West Virginia
82	Santi Moar	Forward	Spain	Pfeiffer

2016 MLS regular season

During the 2016 MLS season the Union finished with an 11–14–9 record, which was enough for a playoff berth, the franchise's first since 2011, as the sixth seed. The Union also had a franchise record eight wins at home, finishing 8–5–4 at home and 3–9–5 on the road.

2016 MLS Cup Playoffs

The Union faced Toronto FC in the Eastern Conference knockout round, where they lost 3–1 at BMO Field. The Union's only playoff goal of 2016 was scored by Alejandro Bedoya in the 73rd minute of that game.

2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. open

The Union entered the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup playing host to the Harrisburg City Islanders and won by a score of 3–2, advancing to play the New York Red Bulls in the round of 16, where a two-goal effort by Chris Pontius lifted the Union to a 2–1 victory. The Union went on to lose 4–2 in penalties to the New England Revolution after playing to a 1-1 draw through extra time in the quarterfinals.

2017 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	MF	GUY	Warren Creavalle
3	DF	ENG	Jack Elliot
4	DF	USA	Ken Tribbett
5	DF	USA	Oguchi Onyewu
6	MF	BIH	Haris Medunjanin
7	MF	USA	Brian Carroll ( Vice-captain)
8	MF	USA	Maurice Edu ( DP)
9	FW	USA	Charlie Davies
10	MF	NED	Roland Alberg
11	MF	USA	Alejandro Bedoya ( DP, Captain)
12	DF	USA	Keegan Rosenberry
13	MF	USA	Chris Pontius
14	MF	GER	Fabian Herbers ( GA)
15	DF	GHA	Josh Yaro ( GA)
16	DF	USA	Richie Marquez
17	FW	USA	C. J. Sapong


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	GK	JAM	Andre Blake ( GA)
19	MF	ENG	Aaron Jones
20	MF	USA	Marcus Epps
21	MF	USA	Derrick Jones ( HGP)
22	MF	USA	Fafà Picault
23	GK	USA	John McCarthy
24	MF	AFG	Adam Najem ( HGP)
25	MF	BRA	Ilsinho
26	DF	USA	Auston Trusty ( HGP)
27	FW	ENG	Jay Simpson
28	DF	USA	Ray Gaddis
29	GK	USA	Jake McGuire
30	MF	CMR	Eric Ayuk Mbu
32	DF	NED	Giliano Wijnaldum
33	DF	BRA	Fabinho

Current squad

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
18	Andre Blake (INT)	GK	(1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 (age 33)	UConn
23	John McCarthy	GK	(1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 (age 31)	Rochester Rhinos
29	Jake McGuire	GK	(1994-09-03) September 3, 1994 (age 29)	University of Tulsa
Defenders
3	Jack Elliott	CB	(1995-08-24) August 24, 1995 (age 28)	West Virginia University
4	Ken Tribbett	CB	(1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 (age 32)	Bethlehem Steel FC
5	Oguchi Onyewu	CB	(1982-05-13) May 13, 1982 (age 41)	Unattached
12	Keegan Rosenberry	RB	(1993-12-11) December 11, 1993 (age 30)	Georgetown University
15	Joshua Yaro (INT, GA)	LB/CB	(1994-03-07) March 7, 1994 (age 30)	Georgetown University
16	Richie Marquez	CB	(1992-05-26) May 26, 1992 (age 31)	University of Redlands
19	Aaron Jones	CB	(1994-03-12) March 12, 1994 (age 30)	Clemson Tigers
26	Auston Trusty ( HGP)	CB	(1998-08-12) August 12, 1998 (age 25)	Bethlehem Steel FC
28	Ray Gaddis	RB	(1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 34)	West Virginia University
32	Giliano Wijnaldum (INT)	LB	(1992-08-31) August 31, 1992 (age 31)	VfL Bochum
33	Fabinho	LB	(1985-03-16) March 16, 1985 (age 39)	Sydney FC
Midfielders
2	Warren Creavalle	DM	(1990-08-14) August 14, 1990 (age 33)	Toronto FC
6	Haris Medunjanin (INT)	CM	(1985-03-08) March 8, 1985 (age 39)	Maccabi Tel Aviv
7	Brian Carroll	DM	(1981-07-20) July 20, 1981 (age 42)	Columbus Crew SC
8	Maurice Edu ( DP)	DM	(1986-04-18) April 18, 1986 (age 38)	Stoke City
10	Roland Alberg (INT)	CM	(1990-08-06) August 6, 1990 (age 33)	ADO Den Haag
11	Alejandro Bedoya ( DP)	CM/RM	(1987-04-29) April 29, 1987 (age 36)	FC Nantes
13	Chris Pontius	LM	(1987-05-12) May 12, 1987 (age 36)	D.C. United
20	Marcus Epps	CF	(1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29)	South Florida
21	Derrick Jones ( HGP)	MF	(1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 27)	Bethlehem Steel FC
22	Fafà Picault	MF	(1991-02-23) February 23, 1991 (age 33)	FC St. Pauli
24	Adam Najem ( HGP)	MF	(1995-01-19) January 19, 1995 (age 29)	Akron
25	Ilson Jr. (INT)	CM/RM	(1985-10-12) October 12, 1985 (age 38)	Shakhtar Donetsk
30	Eric Ayuk Mbu (INT)	LM/RM	(1997-02-17) February 17, 1997 (age 27)	Rainbow FC Bamenda
Forwards
9	Charlie Davies	CF	(1986-06-25) June 25, 1986 (age 37)	New England Revolution
14	Fabian Herbers (INT, GA)	CF	(1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 30)	Creighton University
17	C.J. Sapong	CF	(1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 35)	Sporting Kansas City
27	Jay Simpson (INT)	CF	(1988-12-01) December 1, 1988 (age 35)	Leyton Orient

Last updated: March 10, 2017.
Source: Philadelphia Union Roster

Last updated: March 10, 2017.
Source: MLS Designations

DP indicates Designated Player
GA indicates Generation Adidas Player
HGP indicates Home Grown Player
INT indicates MLS International Player and qualifies for an international roster spot

Current staff

As of March 2016^[2]^{[
failed verification]}

Position	Staff	Nation
Head coach	Jim Curtin	United States
Technical director/Assistant coach	Chris Albright	United States
Assistant coach	Mike Sorber	United States
Assistant coach	B.J. Callaghan	United States
Goalkeeping coach	Oka Nikolov	Macedonia
Head athletic trainer	Paul Rushing	United States
Strength and conditioning coach	Kevin Miller	United States
Sporting director	Earnie Stewart	United States
Academy director	Tommy Wilson	Scotland

Competitions

Preseason

February 4, 2017 Closed-door Scrimmage	Philadelphia Union	1–1	D.C. United	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Sapong		Ortiz	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

February 7, 2017 Closed-door Scrimmage	Philadelphia Union	5–3	United States U-17	Clearwater, Florida
AM	Picault Bedoya Tribbett Nanco Moar	Report		Stadium: Countryside Sportsplex

February 9, 2017 Closed-door Scrimmage	Philadelphia Union	0–1	Chicago Fire	Bradenton, Florida
2:00 PM	Alberg 39'	Report	Doody 49' de Leeuw 56'	Stadium: IMG Academy

February 15, 2017 Closed-door Scrimmage	Philadelphia Union	3–3	Orlando City SC	Clearwater, Florida
1:00 PM EST	Simpson Ilson Jr. Sapong	Report	Johnson Rivas Larin	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

February 18, 2017 Suncoast Invitational	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–1	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST	Mkandawire 55' Collins 84' Carr 88'	Report	Tribbett 61' Jones 71', 73'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

February 22, 2017 Suncoast Invitational	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Montreal Impact	Clearwater, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST	Fabinho 28' Ilson Jr. 34' Sapong 82'	Report	DePuy 68' Jackson-Hamel 90'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

February 25, 2017 Suncoast Invitational	D.C. United	3–2	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg, Florida
5:00 p.m. EST	Nyarko 14' Jeffrey 21' Mullins 24' Acosta 34' Sarvas 43'	Report	Marquez 9' Fabinho 21' Rosenberry 33' Bedoya 41' 89' Onyewu 51' Sapong 46' Epps 86'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

MLS season

March 5, 2017 1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 p.m. EST	Laba 55'	Box Score Report	Herbers 80'	Stadium: B.C. Place Attendance: 19,083 Referee: Sorin Stoica

March 11, 2017 2	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 p.m. EST	Simpson 11' Fabinho 53' Sapong 73'	Report Box Score	Altidore 45+2' ( pen.) Zavaleta 52' Cooper 57' Morrow 71'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,795 Referee: Mark Geiger

March 18, 2017 3	Orlando City SC	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Rivas 25' Larin 39', 73' Garcia 80' Spector 82'	Report Box Score	Onyewu 28' Sapong 52' Medunjanin 80'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Fotis Pazakos

April 1, 2017 4	D.C. United	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. EDT	Ortiz 18' Acosta 27' ( pen.) Sarvas 66'	Report Box Score	Ilsinho 57' Jones 61' Sapong 71'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,560 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 8, 2017 5	Philadelphia Union	1–3	Portland Timbers	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Marquez 26' Medunjanin 45+3' Blake 85' Onyewu 90+4'	Report Box Score	Guzmán 16' Nagbe 32' Miller 66' Olum 73' Adi 88' ( pen.) 89'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,437 Referee: Robert Sibiga

April 14, 2017 6	Philadelphia Union	0–2	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Elliott 25'	Report Box Score	Ring 43' Harrison 52' Matarrita 55' Villa 90'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,553 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

April 22, 2017 7	Philadelphia Union	3–3	Montreal Impact	Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EDT	Alberg 5', 39' ( pen.) 56' Sapong 23' Gaddis 43' Bedoya 71'	Report Box Score	Piatti 41' 65' Jackson-Hamel 69', 87'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,107 Referee: Nima Saghafi

April 29, 2017 8	LA Galaxy	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Los Angeles, California
10:30 p.m. EDT	Van Damme 44' Diallo 90+3'	Report Box Score		Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,008 Referee: Alan Kelly

May 6, 2017 9	Philadelphia Union	3–0	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Picault 25' Medunjanin 26' Elliott 66' Sapong 74', 81', 85' ( pen.) Blake 87'	Report Box Score	Long 9'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,297 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

May 13, 2017 10	D.C. United	0–4	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. EDT	Neagle 19' Acosta 55' Sarvas 64'	Report Box Score	Fabinho 4' Bedoya 9' Medunjanin 39' Onyewu 64' Picault 78' Herbers 88'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,576 Referee: Chris Penso

May 17, 2017 11	Philadelphia Union	2–0	Houston Dynamo	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Picault 17' Ilson Jr. 38' Gaddis 47' Rosenberry 85'	Report Box Score	Leonardo 39' Quioto 39' Cabezas 48'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,234 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

May 20, 2017 12	Philadelphia Union	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Bedoya 63' Sapong 67' ( pen.) Medunjanin 75' Wijnaldum 81'	Report Box Score	Saeid 44' Calvert 69' 69' Gatt 74'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,399 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

May 27, 2017 13	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Sandy, Utah
5:00 p.m. EDT	Silva 28' Plata 36' Wingert 51'	Report Box Score	Onyewu 70' Bedoya 77'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,305 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

June 3, 2017 14	New York City FC	2–1	Philadelphia Union	New York, New York
1:00 p.m. EDT	Camargo 30' Moralez 78' Chanot 80' Callens 85'	Report Box Score	Sapong 64' Picault 69' Alberg 83'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Referee: Hilari Grajeda

June 18, 2017 15	Philadelphia Union	0–2	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT	Jones 53' Creavalle 67'	Report Box Score	Perrinelle 71' Collin 84' Wright-Philips 87', 90+2'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,720 Referee: Radu Petrescu

June 24, 2017 16	Philadelphia Union	1–0	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Picault 31'	Report Box Score	Ortiz 31'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,656 Referee: Sorin Stoica

July 2, 2017 17	Philadelphia Union	3–0	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT	Sapong 4' ( pen.) Ilsinho 48' Alberg 78'	Report Box Score	Watson 45+3' Angoua 68'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,143 Referee: Chris Penso

July 6, 2017 18	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 p.m. EDT	Rubio 49' Abdul-Salaam 64' Feilhaber 68'	Report Box Score	Medunjanin 68' Alberg 69' ( pen.)	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,240 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

July 19, 2017 19	Montreal Impact	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT	Salazar 19' Béland-Goyette 32' Džemaili 51' Bernardello 90+4'	Report Box Score	Alberg 29' Picault 43' Gaddis 45' Elliott 77' Onyewu 90+3'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 16,660 Referee: Alan Kelly

July 22, 2017 20	Columbus Crew SC	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Meram 65'	Report Box Score	Elliott 68'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 17,418 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July 26, 2017 21	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Columbus Crew SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Ilsinho 20' Wijnaldum 31' Gaddis 39' Sapong 66' Epps 81'	Report Box Score	Mensah 35' Abubakar 35' 76'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,413 Referee: Ismail Elfath

July 29, 2017 22	New England Revolution	3–0	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT	Koffie 34' Kamara 38, 85' Agudelo 89'	Report Box Score	Onyewu 29' Wijnaldum 76'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,584 Referee: Nima Saghafi

August 5, 2017 23	Philadelphia Union	3–1	FC Dallas	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Sapong 17', 68' Ilsinho 22', 64'	Report Box Score	Cermeño 45+1' Hedges 55' Barrios 90+2'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,880 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

August 12, 2017 24	Philadelphia Union	0–3	Montreal Impact	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 p.m. EDT		Report Box Score	Duvall 47' Dzemaili 69', 90+5' Piette 84' Piatti 90+1' ( pen.)	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,297 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

August 19, 2017 25	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	Philadelphia Union	San Jose, California
10:30 p.m. EDT	Qazaishvili 3' Jungwirth 13' Godoy 34' Thompson 73' Wondolowski 83', 90+5' ( pen.)	Report Box Score	Elliott 35' Alberg 55' Bedoya 74' Gaddis 90+1'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ted Unkel

August 23, 2017 26	Toronto FC	3–0	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 p.m. EDT	Giovinco 10' Hasler 30', 67' Altidore 57'	Report Box Score	Fabinho 28'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,645 Referee: Armando Villarreal

August 26, 2017 27	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Atlanta United FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Bedoya 10', 23' Alberg 18' Sapong 29' Yaro 52'	Report Box Score	Martínez 13' Asad 26' Mears 90+1'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,221 Referee: Drew Fischer

September 9, 2017 28	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Minneapolis, Minnesota
8:00 p.m. EDT	Finlay 40'	Report Box Score	Sapong 5' Wijnaldum 38' Onyewu 55' Ilsinho 60'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 22,148 Referee: Sorin Stoica

September 17, 2017 29	New York Red Bulls	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 p.m. EDT	Murillo 35' Verón 69'	Report Box Score	Fabinho 70'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,534 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

September 23, 2017 30	Philadelphia Union	3–1	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Pontius 10', 55' Sapong 64' Rosenberry 85' Creavalle 86'	Report Box Score	Polster 16' Kappelhof 42' Solignac 67'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,619 Referee: Robert Sibiga

September 27, 2017 31	Atlanta United FC	3–0	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Gressel 27' Martínez 33', 67' Peterson 88'	Report Box Score		Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 43,006 Referee: Mark Geiger

October 1, 2017 32	Philadelphia Union	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EDT	Ilsinho 27' Epps 28' Alberg 88'	Report Box Score	Delem 11'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,431 Referee: Alan Kelly

October 15, 2017 33	Chicago Fire	3–2	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. EDT	Nikolić 3', 64' ( pen.), 78' Polster 45+1'	Report Box Score	Kappelhof 6' ( o.g.) Bedoya 13'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,616 Referee: Allen Chapman

October 22, 2017 34	Philadelphia Union	6–1	Orlando City SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT	Ilsinho 3', 63' Picault 6', 38' Sapong 26', 74', 65'	Report Box Score	Dwyer 72'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,595 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

U.S. Open Cup

June 14, 2017 Fourth round	Philadelphia Union	3–1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Jones 18' Sapong 33' Epps 47'	Report Box Score	Mendoza 37' Ribeiro 41' Mohamed 67' Bond 85'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,866

June 28, 2017 Round of 16	New York Red Bulls	1–1 ( a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 p.m. EDT	Felipe 37' Kljestan 42' Perrinelle 90+4'	Report Box Score	Alberg 86' Pontius 113' McCarthy Shootout	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9,136 Referee: Alex Chilowicz
	Penalties
	Zizzo Verón Royer Kljestan Felipe		Alberg Pontius Picault Epps

Friendlies

July 15, 2017 International Friendly	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Swansea City	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Sapong 6' ( pen.) Simpson 57'		Bartley 28' Ayew 40'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,250 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Standings

Eastern Conference standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto FC	34	20	5	9	74	37	+37	69	Conference semifinals^[a]
2	New York City FC	34	16	9	9	56	43	+13	57	Conference semifinals^[a]
3	Chicago Fire	34	16	11	7	62	48	+14	55	Knockout round
4	Atlanta United FC	34	15	9	10	70	40	+30	55
5	Columbus Crew	34	16	12	6	53	49	+4	54
6	New York Red Bulls	34	14	12	8	53	47	+6	50
7	New England Revolution	34	13	15	6	53	61	−8	45
8	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42
9	Montreal Impact	34	11	17	6	52	58	−6	39
10	Orlando City SC	34	10	15	9	39	58	−19	39
11	D.C. United	34	9	20	5	31	60	−29	32

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.
Notes:

^ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.^[3]

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification^[a]
1	Toronto FC (C, X)	34	20	5	9	74	37	+37	69	2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2	New York City FC	34	16	9	9	56	43	+13	57
3	Chicago Fire	34	16	11	7	61	47	+14	55
4	Atlanta United FC	34	15	9	10	70	40	+30	55
5	Columbus Crew	34	16	12	6	53	49	+4	54
6	Portland Timbers	34	15	11	8	60	50	+10	53
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	52	39	+13	53
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	15	12	7	50	49	+1	52
9	New York Red Bulls	34	14	12	8	53	47	+6	50
10	Houston Dynamo	34	13	10	11	57	45	+12	50
11	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	9	13	40	29	+11	49	2019 CONCACAF Champions League
12	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	14	7	39	60	−21	46
13	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	48	48	0	46
14	Real Salt Lake	34	13	15	6	49	55	−6	45
15	New England Revolution	34	13	15	6	53	61	−8	45
16	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42
17	Montreal Impact	34	11	17	6	52	58	−6	39
18	Orlando City SC	34	10	15	9	39	58	−19	39
19	Minnesota United FC	34	10	18	6	47	70	−23	36
20	Colorado Rapids	34	9	19	6	31	51	−20	33
21	D.C. United	34	9	20	5	31	60	−29	32
22	LA Galaxy	34	8	18	8	45	67	−22	32

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; (X) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:

^
CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure
- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.^[4] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
  1. The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
  2. The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
  Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
  One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of February 28, 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Defenders
3	DF	ENG	Jack Elliott	30	2	29+1	0	0	2	0	0
4	DF	USA	Ken Tribbett	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	USA	Oguchi Onyewu	22	1	22	1	0	0	0	0
12	DF	USA	Keegan Rosenberry	16	0	11+3	0	0	0	2	0
15	DF	GHA	Joshua Yaro	8	0	4+2	0	0	0	2	0
16	DF	USA	Richie Marquez	15	1	13+2	1	0	0	0	0
19	DF	ENG	Aaron Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	USA	Auston Trusty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	USA	Ray Gaddis	27	0	23+3	0	0	0	0+1	0
32	DF	NED	Giliano Wijnaldum	14	0	13	0	0	0	1	0
33	DF	BRA	Fabinho	23	0	21+1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
2	MF	GUY	Warren Creavalle	13	0	5+8	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	BIH	Haris Medunjanin	36	2	34	2	0	0	2	0
7	MF	USA	Brian Carroll	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	USA	Maurice Edu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	NED	Roland Alberg	26	8	9+15	7	0	0	2	1
11	MF	USA	Alejandro Bedoya	28	2	28	2	0	0	0	0
13	MF	USA	Chris Pontius	31	2	27+3	2	0	0	0+1	0
20	MF	USA	Marcus Epps	21	3	7+12	2	0	0	1+1	1
21	MF	USA	Derrick Jones	14	1	8+4	0	0	0	2	1
22	MF	USA	Fafa Picault	29	7	23+5	7	0	0	1	0
24	MF	USA	Adam Najem	5	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	USA	Ilson Jr.	27	6	24+3	6	0	0	0	0
30	MF	CMR	Eric Ayuk Mbu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	USA	Charlie Davies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
17	FW	USA	C.J. Sapong	35	17	30+3	16	0	0	2	1
27	FW	ENG	Jay Simpson	24	1	4+18	1	0	0	2	0

Statistics are from all matches as documented by Soccerway.com.^[5]

Top scorers

As of March 3, 2018

Place	Position	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	Open Cup	Total
1	FW	C. J. Sapong	16	0	1	17
2	MF	Roland Alberg	7	0	1	8
3	MF	Fafà Picault	7	0	0	7
4	MF	Ilsinho	6	0	0	6
5	MF	Marcus Epps	2	0	1	3
8	MF	Haris Medunjanin	2	0	0	2
MF	Alejandro Bedoya	2	0	0	2
MF	Chris Pontius	2	0	0	2
14	DF	Jack Elliott	1	0	0	1
DF	Oguchi Onyewu	1	0	0	1
MF	Fabian Herbers	1	0	0	1
DF	Richie Marquez	1	0	0	1
MF	Derrick Jones	0	0	1	1
FW	Jay Simpson	1	0	0	1
Total			49	0	4	53

Goalkeepers

As of March 3, 2018

Nat.	No.	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO
	1	Blake Andre Blake	26	26	9–10–7	34	1.31	9	2
	27	McCarthy John McCarthy	8	8	2–4–2	13	1.63	1	0
	29	McCarthy Jake McGuire	0	0	0–0–0	0	0.00	0	0
Total					11–14–9	47	1.38	10	2

Record = W-L-D

Transfers

In

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Source
January 5, 2017	32	LB	Giliano Wijnaldum	VfL Bochum	Discovery Signing	^[6]
January 9, 2017	27	FW	Jay Simpson	Leyton Orient	Discovery Signing using TAM	^[7]
January 30, 2017	5	CB	Oguchi Onyewu	Unattached	Discovery Signing	^[8]
January 31, 2017	6	CM	Haris Medunjanin	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Signing using TAM	^[9]
February 2, 2017	22	MF	Fafà Picault	FC St. Pauli	Discover Signing	^[10]
February 6, 2017	20	FW	Marcus Epps	South Florida	2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing	^[11]
February 8, 2017	24	MF	Adam Najem	University of Akron	Traded first right to refusal with New York Red Bulls	^[12]
February 23, 2017	19	DF	Aaron Jones	Clemson Tigers	2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing	^[13]
February 24, 2017	3	DF	Jack Elliott	West Virginia University	2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing	^[14]
March 10, 2017	29	GK	Jake McGuire	University of Tulsa	Waiver Selection	^[15]

Out

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Source
October 28, 2016	10	MF	Tranquillo Barnetta	FC St. Gallen	End of Contract	^[16]
November 2, 2016	3	DF	Taylor Washington	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Contract Option Declined	^[17]
November 2, 2016	19	MF	Cole Missimo		Contract Option Declined	^[17]
November 2, 2016	20	MF	Wálter Restrepo	New York Cosmos	Contract Option Declined	^[17]^[18]
November 2, 2016	23	DF	Anderson Conceição	Tombense	End of Loan	^[17]
November 2, 2016	27	GK	Matt Jones	Belenenses	End of Loan	^[17]
November 2, 2016	32	MF	Kevin Kratz	Atlanta United FC	Trade for 2020 4th Round MLS SuperDraft Pick	^[17]^[19]
January 18, 2017	22	MF	Leo Fernandes	Tampa Bay Rowdies	End of Contract	^[20]

Loan in

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Notes

Loan out

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Notes
April 4, 2017	30	MF	Eric Ayuk	Jönköpings Södra IF	Remainder of 2017 season^[21]

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Stats
9	Chris Pontius	3G

MLS Save of the Week

Week	Player	Link
21	John McCarthy	[1]

End-of-season awards

References

^ ^a ^b Eugene Rupinski (October 28, 2017). "Philadelphia Union 2017 Postmortem". brotherlygame.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ "Technical Staff". philadelphiaunion.com.
^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
^ "Player Stats". Soccerway.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Defender Giliano Wijnaldum". Philadelphia Union. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Forward Jay Simpson". Philadelphia Union. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Defender Oguchi Onyewu". Philadelphia Union. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Midfielder Haris Medunjanin". Philadelphia Union. January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Winger Fabrice "Fafa" Picault". Philadelphia Union. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
^ "Philadelphia Union Sign 25th Overall Pick Marcus Epps". Philadelphia Union. February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
^ "Philadelphia Union Acquire Midfielder Adam Najem". Philadelphia Union. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
^ "Philadelphia Union Sign SuperDraft Selection Aaron Jones". Philadelphia Union. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^ "Philadelphia Union Sign SuperDraft Selection Jack Elliott". Philadelphia Union. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Goalkeeper Jake McGuire". Philadelphia Union. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
^ "Tranquillo Barnetta to leave Philadelphia Union after 2016 season". MLSSoccer.com. September 27, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Transcript and video: Earnie Stewart and Jim Curtin press conference". PhillySoccerPage.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
^ "Cosmos Re-sign Midfielder Walter Restrepo". New York Cosmos. January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^ "OFFICIAL: Atlanta United acquires Kevin Kratz from Philadelphia Union". Dirty South Soccer. December 11, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
^ "Midfielder Leo Fernandes Joins Tampa Bay Rowdies". Tampa Bay Rowdies. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
^ "Philadelphia Union Loan Eric Ayuk To Jönköpings Södra IF". Philadelphia Union. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.

External links

[table_note_res_CSF0.2384750201546-4] Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.^[3]

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CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure

Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.^[4] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.

The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[3] Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.^[4] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.

The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[4] The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.

[5] The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).

[6] The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[7] The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.

[8] The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).

[9] The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[2017recap-1] Eugene Rupinski (October 28, 2017). "Philadelphia Union 2017 Postmortem". brotherlygame.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[2] "Technical Staff". philadelphiaunion.com.

[2019CONCACAFQualifyingEastern-3] Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

[2019CONCACAFQualifying-5] Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

[7] "Player Stats". Soccerway.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.

[8] "Philadelphia Union Sign Defender Giliano Wijnaldum". Philadelphia Union. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[9] "Philadelphia Union Sign Forward Jay Simpson". Philadelphia Union. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[10] "Philadelphia Union Sign Defender Oguchi Onyewu". Philadelphia Union. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

[11] "Philadelphia Union Sign Midfielder Haris Medunjanin". Philadelphia Union. January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[12] "Philadelphia Union Sign Winger Fabrice "Fafa" Picault". Philadelphia Union. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

[13] "Philadelphia Union Sign 25th Overall Pick Marcus Epps". Philadelphia Union. February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.

[14] "Philadelphia Union Acquire Midfielder Adam Najem". Philadelphia Union. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

[15] "Philadelphia Union Sign SuperDraft Selection Aaron Jones". Philadelphia Union. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

[16] "Philadelphia Union Sign SuperDraft Selection Jack Elliott". Philadelphia Union. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

[17] "Philadelphia Union Sign Goalkeeper Jake McGuire". Philadelphia Union. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.

[18] "Tranquillo Barnetta to leave Philadelphia Union after 2016 season". MLSSoccer.com. September 27, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.

[Out_Jones_Anderson_Kratz_Washington_Missimo_Restrepo-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Transcript and video: Earnie Stewart and Jim Curtin press conference". PhillySoccerPage.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.

[20] "Cosmos Re-sign Midfielder Walter Restrepo". New York Cosmos. January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[21] "OFFICIAL: Atlanta United acquires Kevin Kratz from Philadelphia Union". Dirty South Soccer. December 11, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

[22] "Midfielder Leo Fernandes Joins Tampa Bay Rowdies". Tampa Bay Rowdies. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.

[23] "Philadelphia Union Loan Eric Ayuk To Jönköpings Södra IF". Philadelphia Union. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.

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