2010 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union
2010 season
Owner Keystone Sports & Entertainment, LLC
Coach Piotr Nowak
MLS Eastern Conference: 7th
Overall Table: 14th
MLS Cup Did not qualify
Top goalscorer Sebastien Le Toux (14)
Highest home attendance

34,870 (at Lincoln Financial Field vs. DC)

18,779 (at PPL Park vs. LA)
Average home attendance 19,254
Home colors
Away colors
2011 →

The 2010 Philadelphia Union season is the first season of the team's existence.

Contents

Background

Review

Pre-season

Philadelphia Union defeated the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, 0-5, in their first ever pre-season match on February 13, 2010, in Greensboro, N.C.

On February 28, during a pre-season tour of Mexico, The Union played to a 2-2 draw against the Chivas de Guadalajara reserves. Two days later, The Union defeated Mexican second-division side Universidad de Guadalajara 0-1.

On March 14, the Union played their first friendly against an MLS opponent, losing 2-0 to FC Dallas in a match played in Tampa, Florida. Five days later, in their final pre-season friendly, The Union played the Tampa Bay Rowdies (a fellow first-year expansion club, albeit in the second-division NASL) and lost 1-0.

March

Philadelphia began their first Major League Soccer regular season on the road with a nationally-televised match against Seattle Sounders FC on March 25, 2010.[1] Union central defender Danny Califf received the first booking in Union history, by receiving a Yellow Card 33 seconds into the match.

Rookie Toni Ståhl (playing out of position at the other center back) was the first Union player to be sent off, after being booked in the 22nd and 37th minutes.

Two first half goals from Brad Evans and Fredy Montero were too much for the ten-man Union, as they went down to defeat 2-0 in their first match, in front of a crowd of over 36,000 rabid Seattle fans—and about 100 hearty Sons of Ben who made the trip.

After the game, the Union released Costa Rican defender David Myrie, and sent Ståhl out on loan to their USL-2 affiliate, Harrisburg.

April

Philadelphia's first home match was on April 10, against D.C. United. The Union scored a 3-2 victory with a hat-trick by Sebastian Le Toux in front of a crowd of just under 35,000 at their temporary home, Lincoln Financial Field. The Union was bolstered by the signing of defender Cristian Arrieta from the Puerto Rico Islanders earlier in the week.

On April 15, the Union began a four-game league road trip with a visit to Toronto FC. This was TFC's home opener and the first match played on BMO Field's new natural grass surface. The Union dropped the match 2-1 thanks to a first-half red card from captain Danny Califf and a late penalty. The Union showed heart being a man down for the majority of the match after pulling back a goal through Jordan Harvey.

The Union then played rival New York Red Bulls twice in four days at Red Bull Arena. First, on the 24th in a league match, the Union dropped a second straight 2-1 decision. After pulling into a tie thanks to Sebastien Le Toux, the Union again were made to suffer loss from a defensive blunder which led to a game-winning penalty. Later in the week, the Union again faced the New York Red Bulls, but this time in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualifier. The winner of that cup tie would host New England Revolution in the next round of qualifying, May 12. The Union was again on the losing side of a 2-1 scoreline with Sebastian Le Toux scoring a late goal to make things interesting after the Union had trailed 2-0 at the half. The Union were given their first major injury scare when leading scorer Sebastian Le Toux was carried off the field with what appeared to be a major knee injury. The Union were eliminated from the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

May

The Union continued their long road trip on May 1 against the league-leading and undefeated Los Angeles Galaxy. The Union were outclassed, giving up a goal in the first minute and ultimately trailed the match 3-0 at the half. Midfielder Stefani Miglioranzi was red-carded in the 44th minute. The Union played the entire second-half a man-down and held the Galaxy scoreless. The Union notched a goal through Jack McInerney, his first professional goal, making the final score 3-1.

The Union concluded their first major roadtrip on May 8 against defending MLS Cup Champion Real Salt Lake. The Union would lose the game 3-0, a scoreline which did not accurately reflect the competitiveness of a game played mostly in the midfield.

On May 15, the Union returned home to Philadelphia to play FC Dallas before a crowd of just over 25,000 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Union went behind early, but showed great attacking flair and were kept scoreless only thanks to the heroics of FC Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman. Late in stoppage time in the second half, the Union's number one draft-pick Danny Mwanga struck a beautiful volley into the lower left corner of the net to give the Union an important tie. Sebastian Le Toux returned to play for the first time since late April after recovering from a knee injury.

June

July

August

September

October

Match results

      Win       Loss       Tie

Pre-Season Friendlies

MLS regular season

See also: 2010 Major League Soccer season

The Union are 8-15-7 overall, 6-3-6 at home, 5-3-5 at PPL Park, 2-12-1 on the road.

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

Friendlies

League table

Conference

Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 New York Red Bulls 51 30 15 9 6 38 29 +9
2 Columbus Crew 50 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6
3 Kansas City Wizards 39 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1
4 Chicago Fire 36 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1
5 Toronto FC 35 30 9 13 8 33 41 −8
6 New England Revolution 32 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18
7 Philadelphia Union 31 30 8 15 7 35 49 −14
8 D.C. United 22 30 6 20 4 21 47 −26
2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall

Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Los Angeles Galaxy2 (W1) 59 30 18 7 5 44 26 +18
2 Real Salt Lake3 (W2) 56 30 15 4 11 45 20 +25
3 New York Red Bulls3 (E1) 51 30 15 9 6 38 29 +9
4 FC Dallas2 50 30 12 4 14 42 28 +14
5 Columbus Crew3 (E2) 50 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6
6 Seattle Sounders FC2 48 30 14 10 6 39 35 +4
7 Colorado Rapids2 46 30 12 8 10 44 32 +12
8 San Jose Earthquakes3 46 30 13 10 7 34 33 +1
9 Kansas City Wizards 39 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1
10 Chicago Fire 36 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1
11 Toronto FC1 35 30 9 13 8 33 41 −8
12 Houston Dynamo 33 30 9 15 6 40 49 −9
13 New England Revolution 32 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18
14 Philadelphia Union 31 30 8 15 7 35 49 −14
15 Chivas USA 28 30 8 18 4 31 45 −14
16 D.C. United 22 30 6 20 4 21 47 −26
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2011 U.S. Open Cup, 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League2
2010 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2011 U.S. Open Cup
2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

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
30 31 8 15 7 35 49 −14 6 3 6 22 16 +6 2 12 1 13 33 −20

Last updated: October 24, 2010
Source: [6]
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
Ground A H A A A A H A A A H A H H H H A H H A A H H A H A H H H A
Result L W L L L L T W L L W T L W T L L T T L W T W L W L W L W L
Position 13 10 12 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 12 12 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 12 12 13 13 13 14

Last updated: October 24, 2010.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Squad

The Starting XI in the season finale against the Columbus Crew on Oct. 24, 2010.

As of August 31, 2010.[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Chris Seitz
2 DF Jordan Harvey
3 DF Juan Diego González
4 DF Danny Califf (captain)
6 MF Stefani Miglioranzi
7 MF Fred
8 MF Andrew Jacobson
9 FW Sébastien Le Toux
10 FW Danny Mwanga
11 MF Shea Salinas
12 DF Toni Ståhl
13 MF Kyle Nakazawa
No. Position Player
14 MF Amobi Okugo
15 FW Alejandro Moreno
16 DF Michael Orozco Fiscal (on loan from San Luis)
17 MF J.T. Noone
18 GK Brad Knighton
19 FW Jack McInerney
20 MF Roger Torres (on loan from América de Cali)
21 MF Eduardo Coudet
22 MF Justin Mapp
23 MF Nick Zimmerman
25 DF Sheanon Williams
26 DF Cristian Arrieta

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 25, 2010 (the date of their season opener).

Nat No Player Age Pos Apps Starts G A Acquired Salary
USA 2 HarveyJordan Harvey 1984128January 28, 1984 (aged 26) DF 30 29 1 1 3 0 Expansion Draft $56,250
COL 3 GonzálezJuan Diego González 19800922September 22, 1980 (aged 29) DF 7 7 0 0 0 0 Signed N/A
USA 4 CaliffDanny Califf 19800317March 17, 1980 (aged 30) DF 28 28 0 1 3 1 Signed $250,000
JAM 5 ThomasShavar Thomas* 19810129January 29, 1981 (aged 29) DF 1 0 0 0 1 0 Expansion Draft $159,375
BRA 6 MiglioranziStefani Miglioranzi 19770920September 20, 1977 (aged 32) MF 26 25 0 0 4 1 Expansion Draft $148,125
BRA 7 FredFred 19790818August 18, 1979 (aged 30) MF 25 24 4 1 6 0 Trade $282,000
USA 8 JacobsonAndrew Jacobson 19850924September 24, 1985 (aged 24) MF 25 13 0 0 3 0 Expansion Draft $40,000
FRA 9 Le TouxSébastien Le Toux 19840110January 10, 1984 (aged 26) FW 28 28 14 11 0 0 Expansion Draft $122,000
COD 10 MwangaDanny Mwanga 19910717July 17, 1991 (aged 18) FW 24 17 7 4 0 0 SuperDraft $206,250
USA 11 SalinasShea Salinas 19860624June 24, 1986 (aged 23) MF 17 7 1 0 0 0 Expansion Draft $40,000
FIN 12 StåhlToni Ståhl 19850511May 11, 1985 (aged 24) MF 1 1 0 0 1 1 SuperDraft $110,300
USA 13 NakazawaKyle Nakazawa 19880316March 16, 1988 (aged 22) FW 14 8 0 0 2 0 SuperDraft $40,000
USA 14 OkugoAmobi Okugo 19910313March 13, 1991 (aged 19) FW 11 4 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft $158,000
VEN 15 MorenoAlejandro Moreno 19790708July 08, 1979 (aged 30) FW 26 25 2 7 1 0 Expansion Draft $158,125
USA 16 Orozco FiscalMichael Orozco Fiscal 19860207February 07, 1986 (aged 24) DF 29 29 2 0 5 1 Signed $200,000
USA 17 NooneJ. T. Noone 19880717July 17, 1988 (aged 21) MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed N/A
USA 19 McInerneyJack McInerney 19920805August 05, 1992 (aged 17) FW 17 1 3 0 1 0 SuperDraft $116,416
COL 20 TorresRoger Torres 19910713July 13, 1991 (aged 18) MF 21 10 0 6 4 0 Signed $99,125
ARG 21 CoudetEduardo Coudet 19740912September 12, 1974 (aged 35) MF 9 9 0 0 0 0 Signed N/A
CRC 21 MyrieDavid Myrie* 19880601June 01, 1988 (aged 21) DF 1 1 0 0 1 0 Expansion Draft N/A
USA 22 MappJustin Mapp 19841018October 18, 1984 (aged 25) MF 15 10 1 4 1 0 Trade $280,000
USA 23 ZimmermanNick Zimmerman 19870503May 03, 1987 (aged 22) MF 8 0 0 0 0 0 Expansion Draft $40,000
USA 25 WilliamsSheanon Williams 1990317March 17, 1990 (aged 20) DF 8 8 0 0 0 0 Signed N/A
PUR 26 ArrietaCristian Arrieta 19790908September 08, 1979 (aged 30) DF 16 15 0 0 5 0 Signed $64,500
35 35 41 5

* = Not currently part of team.

Goalkeepers

Nat No Player Age Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Acquired Salary
USA 1 SeitzChris Seitz 19870312March 12, 1987 (aged 23) 23 22 5-12-6 41 1.80 0 Trade $135,500
USA 18 KnightonBrad Knighton 19850206February 06, 1985 (aged 25) 8 8 3-3-1 8 1.00 2 Expansion Draft $40,000
USA 24 PerkBrian Perk* 19890721July 21, 1989 (aged 20) 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 SuperDraft $86,350
31 30 8-15-7 49 1.63 2

* = Not currently part of team.

Transfers

In

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

No. Position Player
26 DF Cristian Arrieta (Free agent from Puerto Rico Islanders) [3]
21 MF Eduardo Coudet (Free agent from Club Atlético Colón) [4]
22 MF Justin Mapp (Traded for from Chicago Fire) [5]
17 MF J. T. Noone (Free agent from Harrisburg City Islanders) [6]
3 DF Juan Diego González (Free agent from Deportivo Pereira) [7]
25 DF Sheanon Williams (Free agent from Harrisburg City Islanders) [8]

Out

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

No. Position Player
21 DF David Myrie (Released on waivers) [9]
5 DF Shavar Thomas (Traded to Kansas City Wizards) [10]
24 GK Brian Perk (Released on waivers) [11]

Notes

  1. ^ "MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled" (Press release). Major League Soccer. September 24, 2009. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090924&content_id=7131514. Retrieved November 23, 2009. 
  2. ^ http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/Content3.aspx?cid=1.10
  3. ^ Philadelphia Union Sign Cristian Arrieta, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/04/philadelphia-union-sign-cristian-arrieta 
  4. ^ Union Sign Midfielder Eduardo Coudet, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/07/union-sign-midfielder-coudet 
  5. ^ Union Acquire Midfielder Justin Mapp, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/07/union-acquire-midfielder-justin-mapp 
  6. ^ Union Sign Midfielder J. T. Noone, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/07/union-sign-midfielder-jt-noone 
  7. ^ González Gives Union Defensive Depth, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/08/gonzález-gives-union-defensive-depth 
  8. ^ Union Acquire D/M Williams, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/08/union-acquire-dm-williams 
  9. ^ Philadelphia Union Release Dave Myrie, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/03/philadelphia-union-release-dave-myrie 
  10. ^ Shavar Thomas Traded to Kansas City, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/06/shavar-thomas-traded-kansas-city 
  11. ^ Union Waive Goalkeeper Brian Perk, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/07/union-waive-goalkeeper-brian-perk 

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Owner: Keystone Sports & Entertainment, LLC • President: Nick Sakiewicz • Manager: Piotr Nowak • Coach: John Hackworth • Team Coordinator: Joshua Gros
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