The 2013 Philadelphia Union season was the fourth season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by John Hackworth, in his second season with the club and first full season after taking over from Peter Nowak midway through the 2012 season.
Background
This was the 4th season in MLS for the Philadelphia and the first full year under manager John Hackworth.
2013 roster As of October 1, 2013.
Out on loan
Match results
Preseason friendlies
2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
MLS regular season
The Union ended the season 12-12-10 overall, 7-5-5 at home, 5-7-5 on the road.
U.S. Open Cup
The Union, along with the other 15 US-based MLS teams, will enter the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round.
Friendlies
MLS Reserve League
The Union have chosen to affiliate with the USL-Pro's Harrisburg City Islanders and as such, will not field a reserve team this season.
League table
Conference
Overall
Results summary
Coaching staff Position StaffNationManagerJohn Hackworth United StatesTechnical Director/Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper CoachRob Vartughian United StatesAssistant Coach/Reserve Team Head CoachBrendan Burke IrelandAssistant CoachJim Curtin United StatesDirector of International Player DevelopmentRicardo Ansaldi ArgentinaHead Athletic TrainerPaul Rushing United StatesAssistant Athletic TrainerSteve Hudyma United StatesStrength and Conditioning CoachKevin Miller United StatesTeam CoordinatorJosh Gros United StatesAcademy DirectorTommy Wilson ScotlandEquipment DirectorTim Cook United States
Squad information
Squad breakdown
Ages are as of March 1, 2013.
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed From Goalkeepers 18 Zac MacMath GK University of Maryland 39 Oka Nikolov GK Eintracht Frankfurt Defenders 3 Chris Albright RB New York Red Bulls 8 Matt Kassel DF/MF Pittsburgh Riverhounds 14 Amobi Okugo DM/CB UCLA 16 Don Anding LB Northeastern University 25 Sheanon Williams RB Harrisburg City Islanders 28 Ray Gaddis RB West Virginia University 31 Jeff Parke CB Seattle Sounders FC 33 Fabinho LB Sydney FC Midfielders 7 Brian Carroll DM Columbus Crew 10 Roger Torres AM América de Cali 13 Michael Lahoud MF Chivas USA 19 Kléberson MF Bahia 21 Michael Farfan LW/RW/AM University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 22 Leo Fernandes MF Stony Brook University 26 Keon Daniel LW/RW Puerto Rico Islanders 40 Gilberto MF Atlético Sorocaba 44 Danny Cruz MF D.C. United Forwards 6 Conor Casey ST Colorado Rapids 9 Jack McInerney ST Cobb Futbol Club 11 Sebastien Le Toux ST New York Red Bulls 12 Aaron Wheeler ST KooTeePee 17 Yann Ekra ST Harrisburg City Islanders 29 Antoine Hoppenot ST Princeton University
Statistics
Statistics are from all MLS league matches.
Nat.No.PlayerPos.AppsStartsGAAcquiredSalaryCap Number 3 AlbrightChris AlbrightDF 2 0 0 0 1 0 Signed$75,000$75,000 4 Soumaré*Bakary SoumaréDF 3 3 0 0 1 0 Signed$310,000$123,529 5 Jordan*Greg JordanMF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft$46,500$0 6CaseyConor CaseyFW 31 25 10 5 9 0 Re-Entry Draft$175,000$175,000 7 CarrollBrian CarrollMF 33 33 2 1 6 0 Trade$176,400$176,400 8 KasselMatt KasselDF 5 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$46,500$0 9 McInerneyJack McInerneyFW 31 25 12 0 4 0 SuperDraft$125,500$189,667 10 TorresRoger TorresMF 5 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$121,968$125,093 11Le TouxSebastien Le TouxFW 32 25 3 12 0 0 Trade$200,000$212,813 12 WheelerAaron WheelerFW 10 1 1 1 1 0 Signed$46,500$0 13 LahoudMichael LahoudMF 9 3 0 0 1 0 Trade$90,000$93,333 14 OkugoAmobi OkugoMF 32 32 3 3 7 1 SuperDraft$101,250$184,250 15 Farfan*Gabriel FarfanMF/DF 6 3 0 0 1 0 Signed$50,820$14,948 16 AndingDon AndingDF 1 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft$35,125$0 17 EkraYann EkraFW 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$46,500 $46,500 19KlébersonKlébersonMF 11 7 1 2 1 0 Loan$495,000$368,750 (DP) 20 McLaughlin*Jimmy McLaughlinMF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$60,000$0 (HG) 21 FarfanMichael FarfanMF 29 22 1 1 6 0 SuperDraft$98,670$136,170 22 FernandesLeo FernandesMF 7 3 0 0 1 0 Supplemental Draft$35,125$0 23 Hernández*Cristhian HernándezFW 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$62,500$0 (HG) 25 WilliamsSheanon WilliamsDF 32 32 2 8 6 1 Signed$105,000$110,500 26 DanielKeon DanielMF 24 21 0 1 4 0 Signed$80,004$82,892 28 GaddisRay GaddisDF 31 31 0 0 3 0 SuperDraft$46,500$46,500 29 HoppenotAntoine HoppenotMF 30 2 3 2 2 0 Supplemental Draft$48,400$48,400 31 ParkeJeff ParkeDF 31 31 0 1 3 0 Trade$205,000$216,500 33 FabinhoFabinhoDF 14 10 1 2 0 1 Signed$78,000$82,500 40 GilbertoGilbertoMF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$60,000$80,000 44 CruzDanny CruzMF 32 32 3 2 5 0 Trade$120,000$126,500 Adu*Freddy AduMF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SignedN/A$368,750 (DP) 42 41 63 3 * = Not currently part of team.
Goalkeepers Nat.No.PlayerAppsStartsRecordGAGAASOAcquiredSalaryCap Number 1 *Konopka*Chris Konopka0 0 0–0–0 0 0.00 0 0 0 Signed$46,500$0 18 MacMathZac MacMath34 34 12–12–10 44 1.29 12 1 0 SuperDraft$110,000$155,000 39 NikolovOka Nikolov000-0-0 00 0 0 0 Signed$46,500$46,500 34 34 12–12–1044 1.29 12 1 0 * = Not currently part of team.
Honors and awards
MLS Player of the Month WeekPlayerStatsApril Jack McInerney4GMay Jack McInerney3G
MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerStats8 Jack McInerney2G (7', 26')
MLS Team of the Week WeekPlayerReport2 Amobi Okugo3 Jack McInerney6 Amobi Okugo7 Jack McInerney8 Jack McInerney10 Danny Cruz 11 Zac MacMath15 Brian Carroll Sheanon Williams17 Conor Casey24 Conor Casey Sheanon Williams
MLS All-Stars 2013 PositionPlayerNotesFW Jack McInerneyPeter Vermes' Pick
Player movement
Transfers
In DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef December 6, 2012 Sébastien Le Toux 11 FW New York Red Bulls Sign-and-trade deal for Josué Martínez and allocation money December 7, 2012 Jeff Parke 31 DF Seattle Sounders FC Traded for allocation money and a Supplemental Draft pick December 14, 2012 Conor Casey 6 FW Colorado Rapids 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft January 17, 2013 Don Anding 16 FW Northeastern University 2013 MLS SuperDraft, 2nd Round January 17, 2013 Stephen Okai MF University of Mobile 2013 MLS SuperDraft, 2nd Round January 19, 2013 Damani Richards 22 DF W Connection Free January 19, 2013 Aaron Wheeler 12 FW KooTeePee Free January 22, 2013 Eric Schoenle West Virginia University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 1st Round January 22, 2013 Uriah Bentick Liberty University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 1st Round January 22, 2013 Mark Linville Princeton University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 2nd Round January 22, 2013 Jake Keegan Binghamton University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 3rd Round January 22, 2013 Leo Fernandes 22 MF Stony Brook University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 4th Round January 24, 2013 Alex Mendoza 24 MF UNAM Pumas Free March 5, 2013 Matt Kassel 8 DF / MF Pittsburgh Riverhounds Free June 19, 2013 Oka Nikolov 39 GK Eintracht Frankfurt Free June 28, 2013 Fabinho 33 DF Sydney FC Free August 2, 2013 Gilberto 40 MF Atlético Sorocaba Free September 13, 2013 Yann Ekra 17 FW Harrisburg City Islanders Free
Out DatePlayerNumberPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef November 19, 2012 Gabriel Gómez 6 MF Atlético Junior Waived November 19, 2012 Porfirio López 24 DF L.D. Alajuelense Waived November 19, 2012 Krystian Witkowski 30 MF Waived December 3, 2012 Chase Harrison 32 GK Contract option declined December 6, 2012 Josué Martínez 17 FW New York Red Bulls Traded along with allocation money for Sébastien Le Toux February 4, 2013 Mark Linnville DF Not offered a contract February 4, 2013 Uriah Bentick DF Wilmington Hammerheads Not offered a contract February 20, 2013 Damani Richards 22 DF Harrisburg City Islanders Waived February 20, 2013 Alex Mendoza 24 MF Waived February 20, 2013 Stephen Okai MF Charlotte Eagles Not offered a contract February 21, 2013 Eric Schoenle Not offered a contract March 1, 2013 Chandler Hoffman 17 FW Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for Conditional 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick March 25, 2013 Freddy Adu MF Bahia Free transfer May 15, 2013 Gabriel Farfan 15 MF / DF Chivas USA Traded for a 1st round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money May 23, 2013 Bakary Soumaré 4 DF Chicago Fire Traded for a 2nd round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money September 13, 2013 Chris Konopka 1 GK Toronto FC Traded for a 3rd round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick
Loans
In Start DateEnd DatePlayerNumberPositionLoaned fromFee/notesRef March 25, 2013 November 25, 2013 Kléberson 19 MF Bahia
Out Start DateEnd DatePlayerPositionLoaned toFee/notesRef January 7, 2013 December 31, 2013 Zach Pfeffer MF TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Year long loanJanuary 15, 2013 December 31, 2013 Carlos Valdes DF Independiente Santa Fe Year long loan
Harrisburg Loanees
As part of the Union's agreement with the Harrisburg City Islanders, the following players have, at one point or another during the season, been loaned to Harrisburg. The City Islanders must have a minimum of four Union loanees on their roster at any one time.
PlayerPositionFee/notesRef Greg Jordan MF Jimmy McLaughlin MF Cristhian Hernandez FW Don Anding DF Aaron Wheeler FW Leo Fernandes MF
Miscellany
Allocation ranking
The Union are currently 5th in the MLS Allocation Ranking.
International roster slots
The Union have eight MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2013 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated eight international roster spots per season.
+Philadelphia Union International slotsSlot PlayerNationality1Roger Torres Colombia2Keon Daniel Trinidad & Tobago3Kléberson Brazil4Oka Nikolov Macedonia5Fabinho Brazil6Gilberto Brazil7Yann Ekra Ivory Coast8 VACANT
Notes:
Sébastien Le Toux was born in France, but is not considered an international player as he is a permanent resident of the US. Antoine Hoppenot and Michael Lahoud were born in France and Sierra Leone, respectively, but both are American citizens.
Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired
On March 1, 2013, the Union traded Chandler Hoffman to Los Angeles Galaxy for a conditional 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick. On May 14, 2013, the Union traded Gabriel Farfan to C.D. Chivas USA for a first round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money. On May 23, 2013, the Union traded Bakary Soumaré to Chicago Fire for a second round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money. On September 13, 2013, the Union traded Chris Konopka to Toronto FC for a third round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick.
References
External links Philadelphia Union website