# 2019 Philadelphia Union season

The 2019 Philadelphia Union season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his sixth season with the club. Building on the previous 2018 season, the Union won their first MLS Cup Playoff match in club history, in a comeback 4–3 win against New York Red Bulls. Additionally, the team set new records for points earned within a single season (55), wins (16), and goals scored (58).

## Roster

    As of July 29, 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Matt Freese |
| 2 | MF | GUY | Warren Creavalle |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jack Elliot |
| 4 | DF | USA | Mark McKenzie (HGP) |
| 6 | MF | BIH | Haris Medunjanin |
| 7 | FW | USA | Andrew Wooten |
| 9 | MF | USA | Fafà Picault |
| 10 | MF | MEX | Marco Fabián (DP) |
| 11 | MF | USA | Alejandro Bedoya (DP, Captain) |
| 12 | GK | USA | Joe Bendik |
| 15 | DF | CMR | Olivier Mbaizo |
| 16 | DF | USA | R. J. Allen |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Sergio Santos |
| 18 | GK | JAM | Andre Blake (GA) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | JAM | Cory Burke |
| 20 | FW | COD | Michee Ngalina |
| 21 | MF | USA | Anthony Fontana (HGP) |
| 22 | MF | USA | Brenden Aaronson (HGP) |
| 23 | FW | POL | Kacper Przybyłko |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Ilsinho |
| 26 | DF | USA | Auston Trusty (HGP) |
| 27 | DF | GER | Kai Wagner |
| 28 | DF | USA | Ray Gaddis |
| 32 | DF | USA | Matthew Real (HGP) |
| 33 | DF | BRA | Fabinho |
| 35 | MF | CPV | Jamiro Monteiro (DP) |
| 78 | DF | FRA | Aurélien Collin |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes |
| December 14, 2018 | 17 | FW | Sergio Santos | Audax Italiano | $500,000; TAM signing |
| December 21, 2018 | 1 | GK | Matt Freese | Harvard University | Homegrown signing |
| January 22, 2019 | 78 | DF | Aurelien Collin | New York Red Bulls | Free Agent |
| February 6, 2019 | 27 | DF | Kai Wagner | Würzburger Kickers | Undisclosed fee |
| February 8, 2019 | 10 | MF | Marco Fabian | Eintracht Frankfurt | Free transfer; 5% sell-on fee |
| May 8, 2019 | 20 | FW | Michee Ngalina | Bethlehem Steel FC | Free transfer |

### Loan in

| Date | No. | Pos. | Player | Parent club | Fee/notes | Source |
| January 24, 2019 | 31 | GK | Carlos Miguel Coronel | Red Bull Salzburg | 1-year loan, option to buy | |
| March 5, 2019 | 35 | MF | Jamiro Monteiro | FC Metz | 4-month loan, full-year option, option to buy Extended loan, end of 2019 season | |

### Out

| Date | No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes |
| November 19, 2018 | 15 | DF | Joshua Yaro | San Antonio FC | Declined contract option |
| November 19, 2018 | 16 | DF | Richie Marquez | | Declined contract option |
| November 19, 2018 | 20 | MF | Marcus Epps | New York Red Bulls | Declined contract option |
| November 19, 2018 | 24 | MF | Adam Najem | Memphis 901 FC | Declined contract option |
| November 19, 2018 | 27 | GK | John McCarthy | Tampa Bay Rowdies | End of Contract |
| November 19, 2018 | 27 | FW | Jay Simpson | Leyton Orient | Declined contract option |
| November 19, 2018 | 29 | GK | Jake McGuire | Gefle IF | Declined contract option |
| December 9, 2018 | 14 | MF | Fabian Herbers | Chicago Fire | 2nd round 2019 SuperDraft |
| December 19, 2019 | 12 | DF | Keegan Rosenberry | Colorado Rapids | $150,000 GAM (2019) $100,000 GAM (2020) $100,000 GAM (2020) $50,000 TAM (2020) |
| February 23, 2019 | 17 | FW | C.J. Sapong | Chicago Fire | $200,000 GAM (2019) $100,000 GAM (2020) $100,000 TAM (2020) $50,000 TAM (2020) |
| May 8, 2019 | 7 | MF | David Accam | Columbus Crew | $100,000 TAM $400,000 GAM Int'l Roster Spot |
| May 9, 2019 | 8 | MF | Derrick Jones | Nashville SC | $175,000 GAM |

## Staff

    As of June 11, 2019
| Position | Staff | Nationality |
| Head coach | Jim Curtin | United States |
| Technical director | Chris Albright | United States |
| Assistant coach and director of goalkeeping | Oka Nikolov | Macedonia |
| Assistant coach | Pat Noonan | United States |
| Head athletic trainer | Paul Rushing | United States |
| Team coordinator | Josh Gros | United States |
| Sporting director | Ernst Tanner | Germany |
| Academy director | Tommy Wilson | Scotland |
Note: Dick Schreuder served as assistant coach through Week 17 and departed for TSG Hoffenheim after June 8.

## Standings
### Eastern Conference

2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York City FC (P) | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 64 | Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Atlanta United FC (P, U) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union (P, L) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 4 | Toronto FC (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 5 | D.C. United (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls (P, L) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 7 | New England Revolution (P) | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 45 | Playoffs first round |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 42 | |
| 9 | Montreal Impact (V) | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 41 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 38 | |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 37 | |
| 12 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 24 | |
* ↑ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
* 1 2 Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
* ↑ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners

### League standings

2019 MLS regular season standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | New York City FC | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 64 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC (U) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC (C) | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 56 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 53 | |
| 7 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 53 | |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 51 | |
* ↑ As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
* ↑ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
* ↑ As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 8, 2019. Source: MLS
| 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | T | W | W | W | L | W | T | W | W | W | T | L | T | W | W | T | L | W | T | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | T | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Position references Eastern Conference standings.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated October 20, 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Matt Freese | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | JAM | Andre Blake | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | BRA | Carlos Miguel Coronel | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jack Elliott | 36 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Mark McKenzie | 10 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CMR | Olivier Mbaizo | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA | Auston Trusty | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | GER | Kai Wagner | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA | Ray Gaddis | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | USA | Matthew Real | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | BRA | Fabinho | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | DF | FRA | Aurélien Collin | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 2 | MF | GUY | Warren Creavalle | 14 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | BIH | Haris Medunjanin | 37 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Derrick Jones | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | MEX | Marco Fabián | 25 | 8 | 15+8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Alejandro Bedoya | 35 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Anthony Fontana | 9 | 2 | 0+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Brenden Aaronson | 30 | 3 | 25+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Ilsinho | 31 | 5 | 7+21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | CPV | Jamiro Monteiro | 29 | 4 | 22+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | USA | Zach Zandi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | GHA | David Accam | 8 | 4 | 4+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | USA | Andrew Wooten | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Fafà Picault | 35 | 5 | 21+11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Sergio Santos | 20 | 4 | 5+12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | JAM | Cory Burke | 7 | 2 | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | COD | Michee Ngalina | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | POL | Kacper Przybyłko | 26 | 15 | 25+1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |