# 2014 Philadelphia Union season

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. At the conclusion of the season, Curtin was officially made permanent head coach, making him the third head coach in the club's history. 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.

## Roster

As of April 20, 2014.
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
### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | 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: 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 |

## 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 |

## 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 |