2011 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union
2011 Season
Owner Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Manager Piotr Nowak
Captain Faryd Mondragón
Vice-captain Danny Califf
Home stadium PPL Park
MLS Eastern Conference: 3rd
Overall Table: 8th
MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Did not qualify
Top goalscorer Sébastien Le Toux (11)
Average home
attendance		 18,259
(Through October 15, 2011)
Highest home
attendance		 19,178 v Toronto FC
October 15, 2011
Lowest home
attendance		 15,149 v Seattle Sounders FC
April 16, 2011
Attendance
Sellouts		 10 Sellouts
(Through October 15, 2011)
← 2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 →

The 2011 Philadelphia Union season is the second season of the team's existence.

Contents

Team uniform
Home kit
Away kit
Third kit

Background

At the end of the 2010 season, Philadelphia was 7th in the Eastern Conference, which unfortunately was not enough to get them into the MLS Playoffs. During the off-season, the team lost Fred, Seitz, Salinas, and Moreno through re-entry and expansion drafts. The Union did acquire 2 new players before the 2011 SuperDraft in January: one through trade (Brian Carroll from Columbus Crew[1]) and their first homegrown player (Zach Pfeffer[2]). In the MLS SuperDraft, Philadelphia had selected three new players for the team: Zac MacMath (GK from University of Maryland and 5th pick overall), Michael Farfan (M from University of North Carolina, 23rd overall) and Levi Houapeu (F from University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 41st overall).[3] During the Supplemental Draft, the Union picked up another 3 players: Ryan Richter (MF/F), Josh Walburn (D) and Matt Marcin (MF).[4]

Shortly after the SuperDraft, the team released MF Toni Ståhl, who had only played a handful of minutes with the team in 2010, and was sent off in the first game of the season with 2 yellow cards.[5] Toward the end of January, Philadelphia released their other goalie from the 2010 season, Brad Knighton.[6]

On 20 January, Philadelphia introduced two new players: Colombians Faryd Mondragón (GK) and Carlos Valdés (D). Mondragón had recently come from playing with F.C. Cologne in the German Bundesliga, and has at least 50 caps with the Colombian National Team. Valdés comes from Club Independiente Santa Fe in the Colombian First Division, where he served as captain before coming to Philadelphia.[7]

On 11 January, the Union became the 13th team in the MLS to gain a shirt sponsor. Bimbo Bakeries USA will sponsor the team in exchange for 12 million USD (three million for four years).[8][9] Bimbo Bakeries has sponsored other teams in Mexico and Costa Rica, but this is their first time in the MLS.

Review

Pre-season

Philadelphia Union will play their first pre-season game against the U-17 US Men National Team on 6 February. They will then play two friendlies against university teams, University of South Florida and University of Central Florida, on 10 February and 13 February respectively. Their last pre-season game in Orlando will be against Orlando City, a new team in the USL Professional Division, on 19 February.[10]

The club announced the signing of former MLS Most Valuable Player Carlos Ruiz on 22 February.

March

Philadelphia Union's first game will be away against Houston Dynamo on 19 March. Their first home game at PPL Park will be against the Vancouver Whitecaps on 26 March.[11]

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

Match results

      Win       Loss       Tie

Pre-season Friendlies

MLS Regular Season

See also: 2011 Major League Soccer season

The Union are 11-8-15 overall, 7-1-9 at home, 4-7-6 on the road.

MLS Cup Playoffs

See also: 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

Friendlies

MLS Reserve League

Main articles: Philadelphia Union Reserves, 2011 Philadelphia Union Reserves season, and 2011 MLS Reserve Division

The Union Reserves are 2-7-1 overall, 2-3-0 at home, 0-4-1 on the road.

League table

Conference

Pos
 Team
 Pts
 Pld
 W
 L
 D
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification
1 Sporting Kansas City (E1) 51 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Houston Dynamo 49 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4
3 Philadelphia Union 48 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8
4 Columbus Crew 47 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 New York Red Bulls 46 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6
6 Chicago Fire 43 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1
7 D.C. United 39 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3
8 Toronto FC 33 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23
9 New England Revolution 28 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20

Source: MLSSoccer.com
(E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (E2) = Eastern Conference runner-up; (E3) = Eastern Conference third seed; (WC) = Qualifies for playoffs via wild-card.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.

Overall

Pos
 Team
 Pts
 Pld
 W
 L
 D
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification
1 Los Angeles Galaxy (SS) (W1) 67 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals, 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Seattle Sounders FC 63 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals 1
3 Real Salt Lake 53 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8
4 FC Dallas 52 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 Sporting Kansas City (E1) 51 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals 1
6 Colorado Rapids 49 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
7 Houston Dynamo 49 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals 1
8 Philadelphia Union 48 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8
9 Columbus Crew 47 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
10 New York Red Bulls 46 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6
11 Chicago Fire 43 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1
12 Portland Timbers 42 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8
13 D.C. United 39 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3
14 San Jose Earthquakes 38 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5
15 Chivas USA 36 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2
16 Toronto FC 33 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23
17 New England Revolution 28 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 28 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20

Source: MLSSoccer.com
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.

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
34 48 11 8 15 44 36 +8 7 1 9 24 18 +6 4 7 6 20 18 +2

Last updated: October 20, 2011
Source: [19]
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
Ground A H A H H H A H A H A A H A H H A A A A H A H H A H H H A H A A H A
Result W W L W T W L T L W W T T L T W T T W L T T T L L T T W T W T W T L
Position 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 6 3 2 2 3 5 5 4 4 6 4 5 5 6 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 7 4 5 8

Last updated: October 20, 2011.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Squad information

Current roster

As of September 23, 2011.[20]

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 Faryd Mondragón (captain)
2 DF Joe Tait
3 DF Juan Diego González
4 DF Danny Califf (vice-captain)
5 DF Carlos Valdés
6 MF Stefani Miglioranzi
7 MF Brian Carroll
8 MF Roger Torres (on loan from América de Cali)
9 FW Sébastien Le Toux
10 FW Danny Mwanga
11 MF Freddy Adu
12 FW Levi Houapeu
13 MF Kyle Nakazawa
14 MF Amobi Okugo
No. Position Player
15 MF Gabriel Farfan
16 FW Veljko Paunović
17 MF Keon Daniel
18 GK Zac MacMath
19 FW Jack McInerney
21 MF Michael Farfan
22 MF Justin Mapp
23 MF Ryan Richter
24 GK Thorne Holder
25 DF Sheanon Williams
26 MF Morgan Langley
27 MF Zach Pfeffer
31 GK Chase Harrison

Squad breakdown

Ages are as of March 19, 2011 (the date of their season opener).

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Faryd Mondragón GK June 21, 1971 (1971-06-21) (age 40) Cologne
18 Zac MacMath GK August 7, 1991 (1991-08-07) (age 20) University of Maryland
24 Thorne Holder GK April 4, 1986 (1986-04-04) (age 25) F.C. New York
31 Chase Harrison GK April 2, 1984 (1984-04-02) (age 27) Harrisburg City Islanders
Defenders
2 Joe Tait CB February 4, 1990 (1990-02-04) (age 22) Dayton Dutch Lions
3 Juan Diego González CB September 22, 1980 (1980-09-22) (age 31) Deportivo Pereira
4 Danny Califf CB March 17, 1980 (1980-03-17) (age 31) Midtjylland
5 Carlos Valdés CB May 22, 1985 (1985-05-22) (age 26) Santa Fe
25 Sheanon Williams RB March 17, 1990 (1990-03-17) (age 21) Harrisburg City Islanders
Midfielders
6 Stefani Miglioranzi CM/DM September 20, 1977 (1977-09-20) (age 34) Los Angeles Galaxy
7 Brian Carroll CM/DM July 20, 1981 (1981-07-20) (age 30) Columbus Crew
8 Roger Torres AM July 13, 1991 (1991-07-13) (age 20) América de Cali
11 Freddy Adu AM June 2, 1989 (1989-06-02) (age 22) Benfica
13 Kyle Nakazawa CM March 16, 1988 (1988-03-16) (age 24) UCLA
14 Amobi Okugo CM/DM March 13, 1991 (1991-03-13) (age 21) UCLA
15 Gabriel Farfan CM/DM June 23, 1988 (1988-06-23) (age 23) Club América
17 Keon Daniel LW/RW January 16, 1987 (1987-01-16) (age 25) Puerto Rico Islanders
21 Michael Farfan LW/RW June 23, 1988 (1988-06-23) (age 23) University of North Carolina
22 Justin Mapp LW/RW October 18, 1984 (1984-10-18) (age 27) Chicago Fire
23 Ryan Richter CM/LB April 12, 1989 (1989-04-12) (age 22) La Salle University
26 Morgan Langley LW/RW July 9, 1989 (1989-07-09) (age 22) Harrisburg City Islanders
27 Zach Pfeffer AM January 6, 1995 (1995-01-06) (age 17) FC Delco
Forwards
9 Sébastien Le Toux ST/AM January 10, 1984 (1984-01-10) (age 28) Seattle Sounders
10 Danny Mwanga ST July 17, 1991 (1991-07-17) (age 20) Oregon State University
12 Levi Houapeu ST June 22, 1989 (1989-06-22) (age 22) UMBC
16 Veljko Paunović ST/AM August 21, 1977 (1977-08-21) (age 34) Unattached
19 Jack McInerney ST August 5, 1992 (1992-08-05) (age 19) Cobb Soccer Club

Last updated: September 23, 2011
Source: Philadelphia Union

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS league matches.

Nat No Player Pos Apps Starts G A Acquired Salary
USA 2 HarveyJordan Harvey* DF 16 16 0 1 4 1 Expansion Draft $63,125
ENG 2 TaitJoe Tait DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $42,000
COL 3 GonzálezJuan Diego González DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $193,462
USA 4 CaliffDanny Califf DF 33 33 1 0 4 0 Signed $250,000
COL 5 ValdésCarlos Valdés DF 32 32 1 1 8 0 Signed $180,000
BRA 6 MiglioranziStefani Miglioranzi MF 17 11 0 0 1 0 Expansion Draft $153,125
USA 7 CarrollBrian Carroll MF 30 30 1 0 5 0 Trade $160,000
COL 8 TorresRoger Torres MF 25 9 3 2 1 0 Signed $108,725
FRA 9 Le TouxSébastien Le Toux FW 34 34 11 9 0 0 Expansion Draft $179,000
COD 10 MwangaDanny Mwanga FW 28 13 5 4 4 0 SuperDraft $226,250
USA 11 AduFreddy Adu MF 11 6 2 0 0 0 Signed $594,884
CIV 12 HouapeuLevi Houapeu FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft $32,604
USA 12 AgorsorChris Agorsor* FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 Weighted lottery $42,000
USA 13 NakazawaKyle Nakazawa MF 22 14 1 3 1 0 SuperDraft $44,000
USA 14 OkugoAmobi Okugo MF 15 10 0 0 2 0 SuperDraft $168,000
USA 15 FarfanGabriel Farfan MF 22 18 1 2 1 0 Signed $42,000
SER 16 PaunovićVeljko Paunović FW 17 16 3 3 1 0 Signed $90,000
TRI 17 DanielKeon Daniel MF 18 9 1 2 1 0 Signed $46,410
USA 19 McInerneyJack McInerney FW 18 5 1 0 1 1 SuperDraft $135,417
GUA 20 RuizCarlos Ruiz* FW 14 13 6 0 2 0 Signed $306,671
USA 21 FarfanMichael Farfan MF 21 13 2 3 1 0 SuperDraft $79,500
USA 22 MappJustin Mapp MF 29 24 3 4 1 0 Trade $183,333
USA 23 HouapeuRyan Richter MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Supplemental Draft $32,604
USA 25 WilliamsSheanon Williams DF 32 32 1 3 4 1 Signed $42,000
USA 26 LangleyMorgan Langley MF 1 1 0 0 0 0 Signed N/A
USA 27 PfefferZach Pfeffer MF 3 2 0 0 0 0 Signed $65,000
44 35 46 3

* = Not currently part of team.

|} Last updated: October 20, 2011
Source: Philadelphia Union

Goalkeepers

Nat No Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Acquired Salary
COL 1 MondragónFaryd Mondragón 27 27 8-8-11 28 1.04 7 Signed $396,667
USA 18 MacMathZac MacMath 8 7 3-0-4 8 1.00 3 SuperDraft $125,000
TRI 24 HolderThorne Holder 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 Signed $42,000
USA 31 HolderChase Harrison 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 Signed N/A
35 34 11-8-15 36 1.03 10

* = Not currently part of team.

|} Last updated: October 20, 2011
Source: Philadelphia Union

Starting XI

MLS regular season matches only.

No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 GS Notes
1 GK COL Mondragón 27
15 LB USA Farfan 18
5 CB COL Valdés 32
4 CB USA Califf 33
25 RB USA Williams 32
27 LM USA Pfeffer 2 First start since match #28
7 CM USA Carroll 30
14 CM USA Okugo 10 First start since match #31
22 RM USA Mapp 24
21 FW USA Farfan 13
9 FW FRA Le Toux 34 Only player to play every minute all season.
The Starting XI in 1-0 loss at Red Bull Arena against New York Red Bulls on October 20, 2011.

Last updated: October 20, 2011
Source: Philadelphia Union

MLS Cup Playoffs Squad information

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS Cup Playoffs matches.

Nat No Player Pos Apps Starts G A Acquired Salary
ENG 2 TaitJoe Tait DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $42,000
COL 3 GonzálezJuan Diego González DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $193,462
USA 4 CaliffDanny Califf DF 2 2 0 0 0 0 Signed $250,000
COL 5 ValdésCarlos Valdés DF 2 2 0 0 1 0 Signed $180,000
BRA 6 MiglioranziStefani Miglioranzi MF 1 1 0 0 1 0 Expansion Draft $153,125
USA 7 CarrollBrian Carroll MF 2 2 0 0 1 0 Trade $160,000
COL 8 TorresRoger Torres MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $108,725
FRA 9 Le TouxSébastien Le Toux FW 2 2 1 0 0 0 Expansion Draft $179,000
COD 10 MwangaDanny Mwanga FW 1 1 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft $226,250
USA 11 AduFreddy Adu MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $594,884
USA 13 NakazawaKyle Nakazawa MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft $44,000
USA 14 OkugoAmobi Okugo MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft $168,000
USA 15 FarfanGabriel Farfan MF 2 2 0 0 2 0 Signed $42,000
SER 16 PaunovićVeljko Paunović FW 1 1 0 0 0 0 Signed $90,000
TRI 17 DanielKeon Daniel MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $46,410
USA 19 McInerneyJack McInerney FW 2 1 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft $135,417
USA 21 FarfanMichael Farfan MF 2 2 0 1 0 0 SuperDraft $79,500
USA 22 MappJustin Mapp MF 2 1 0 0 0 0 Trade $183,333
USA 23 HouapeuRyan Richter MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Supplemental Draft $32,604
USA 25 WilliamsSheanon Williams DF 2 2 0 0 1 0 Signed $42,000
USA 26 LangleyMorgan Langley MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed N/A
USA 27 PfefferZach Pfeffer MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed $65,000
1 1 5 0

Last updated: November 3, 2011
Source: Philadelphia Union

Goalkeepers

Nat No Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Acquired Salary
COL 1 MondragónFaryd Mondragón 2 2 0-2-0 3 2.00 0 Signed $396,667
USA 18 MacMathZac MacMath 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 SuperDraft $125,000
TRI 24 HolderThorne Holder 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 Signed $42,000
2 2 0-2-0 3 1.50 0

Last updated: November 3, 2011
Source: Philadelphia Union

Starting XI

MLS regular season matches only.

No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 GS Notes
1 GK COL Mondragón 2
15 LB USA Farfan 2
5 CB COL Valdés 2
4 CB USA Califf 2
25 RB USA Williams 2
21 LM USA Farfan 2
16 CM SER Paunović 1
7 CM USA Carroll 2
9 RM FRA Le Toux 2
10 FW COD Mwanga 2
19 FW USA Le Toux 1
The Starting XI in 1-0 loss at Robertson Stadium against Houston Dynamo on November 3, 2011. This was the 2nd leg of the 2011 Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Last updated: November 3, 2011
Source: Philadelphia Union

Recognition

MLS Player of the Month

Month Player Stats
September Sébastien Le Toux 7G

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Stats
11 Justin Mapp 2G (11', 61')

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Report
10 Carlos Ruiz [5]
18 Carlos Ruiz [6]
20 Roger Torres [7]

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Report
1 Danny Califf [8]
2 Brian Carroll [9]
7 Sheanon Williams
Carlos Valdés
Keon Daniel		 [10]
10 Justin Mapp [11]
11 Justin Mapp [12]
16 Sheanon Williams [13]
18 Sébastien Le Toux
Justin Mapp
Carlos Valdés		 [14]
28 Michael Farfan [15]
29 Sébastien Le Toux
Michael Farfan		 [16]

MLS All-Stars 2011

Position Player Notes
GK Faryd Mondragón Hans Backe's Pick

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 22, 2010 Brian Carroll 7 MF Columbus Crew Acquired for allocation money and a 2nd round SuperDraft pick [21]
December 22, 2010 Zach Pfeffer 27 MF FC Delco Signed As Homegrown Player [22]
January 20, 2011 Faryd Mondragón 1 GK Köln Undisclosed [23]
January 20, 2011 Carlos Valdés 5 DF Santa Fe Undisclosed [23]
February 14, 2011 Chris Agorsor 12 FW Virginia University Weighted lottery [24]
February 22, 2011 Carlos Ruiz 20 FW Aris Free [25]
March 1, 2011 Thorne Holder 24 GK Adelphi University Free [26]
March 1, 2011 Ryan Richter 23 MF La Salle University Supplemental Draft, 1st round [26]
March 18, 2011 Levi Houapeu 11 FW University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 3rd round [27]
March 18, 2011 Keon Daniel 17 MF Puerto Rico Islanders Free [27]
March 18, 2011 Gabriel Farfan 15 MF Club América Free [27]
June 13, 2011 Veljko Paunović 16 FW Unattached Free [28]
August 12, 2011 Freddy Adu 11 MF Benfica Free, acquired via allocation process [28]
August 22, 2011 Thorne Holder 24 GK F.C. New York Free [26]
September 13, 2011 Joe Tait 2 DF Dayton Dutch Lions Free [26]
September 14, 2011 Morgan Langley 26 MF Harrisburg City Islanders Free [29]
September 23, 2011 Chase Harrison 31 GK Harrisburg City Islanders Free [30]

Out

Date Player Number Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 24, 2010 Shea Salinas 11 MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft [28]
November 24, 2010 Alejandro Moreno 15 FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft [28]
December 15, 2010 Chris Seitz 1 GK Seattle Sounders FC Re-Entry Draft [31]
December 15, 2010 Fred 7 FW New England Revolution Re-Entry Draft [31]
January 14, 2011 Toni Ståhl 12 MF Fort Lauderdale Strikers Contract option declined, free transfer [32]
January 25, 2011 Brad Knighton 18 GK Carolina RailHawks Waived, free transfer [33]
February 8, 2011 Cristian Arrieta 26 DF Fort Lauderdale Strikers Waived, free transfer [34]
February 14, 2011 Eduardo Coudet 21 MF Fort Lauderdale Strikers Waived, free transfer [35]
February 18, 2011 Andrew Jacobson 8 MF FC Dallas Traded for a 2013 SuperDraft 2nd round pick [36]
March 1, 2011 Nick Zimmerman 23 MF Carolina RailHawks Waived, free transfer [26]
March 1, 2011 J. T. Noone 17 MF Harrisburg City Islanders Waived, free transfer [26]
March 2, 2011 Michael Orozco Fiscal 16 DF San Luis Loan expired; purchase option declined [37]
June 2, 2011 Chris Agorsor 12 FW Real Salt Lake Waived, free transfer [38]
July 7, 2011 Jordan Harvey 2 DF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for allocation money [39]
July 26, 2011 Thorne Holder 24 GK F.C. New York Waived, free transfer [40]
August 5, 2011 Carlos Ruiz 20 FW Veracruz Transfer [41]

Loans

In

Date Player Number Position Loaned From Fee/Notes Ref
March 8, 2010 Roger Torres 8 MF América de Cali Terms undisclosed [42]

Out

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Philadelphia is in the #17 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Philadelphia started 2011 ranked #5 on the allocation list and used its ranking to acquire Freddy Adu. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[43]

International roster spots

Philadelphia has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Philadelphia has not dealt or acquired any spots in trades. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[43]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from Sporting Kansas City; 2013 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from FC Dallas.
Future picks traded: None.

References

  1. ^ Union Acquire MF Brian Carroll | Philadelphia Union
  2. ^ Union Sign Pfeffer as First Homegrown Player | Philadelphia Union
  3. ^ Union Select Three in MLS SuperDraft | Philadelphia Union
  4. ^ Union Select Three in Supplemental Draft | Philadelphia Union
  5. ^ Union Decline Option on MF Stahl | Philadelphia Union
  6. ^ Union Waive Goalkeeper Knighton | Philadelphia Union
  7. ^ Union Agree to Terms with GK Mondragón, D Valdés | Philadelphia Union
  8. ^ How the Union Cooked Up Bimbo Sponsorship | Philadelphia Union
  9. ^ What the Union's marriage with Bimbo means | The Goalkeeper | 01/11/2011
  10. ^ Union to Play Four Exhibition Matches in Orlando | Philadelphia Union
  11. ^ Union to Open 2011 in Houston March 19 | Philadelphia Union
  12. ^ Union Draw First Preseason Match 1-1 | Philadelphia Union
  13. ^ Union Top USF 2-0 in Second Preseason Match | Philadelphia Union
  14. ^ Union Down UCF 1-0 in Third Preseason Match | Philadelphia Union
  15. ^ Union Fall to Orlando City 1-0 | Philadelphia Union
  16. ^ Union Play to 1-1 Draw with Ergotelis | Philadelphia Union
  17. ^ Union Cruise to 5-0 Win vs. Hersonissos | Philadelphia Union
  18. ^ a b c d Andy Jasner (March 1, 2008). "Chester Park". thefieldfinder.com. http://www.thefieldfinder.com/field/index.php?id=1480. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 
  19. ^ Standings | Major League Soccer
  20. ^ http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/players
  21. ^ Union Acquire MF Brian Carroll, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/11/union-acquire-mf-brian-carroll 
  22. ^ Union Sign Pfeffer As First Homegrown Player, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/12/union-sign-pfeffer-first-homegrown-player 
  23. ^ a b Union Agree to Terms With GK Mondragón, D Valdés, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/01/union-agree-terms-gk-mondragon-d-valdes 
  24. ^ Union Acquire Forward Chris Agorsor, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/02/union-acquire-forward-chris-agorsor 
  25. ^ Union Acquire Forward Carlos Ruiz, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/02/union-sign-forward-carlos-ruiz 
  26. ^ a b c d e f Union Sign Two, Waive Two, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/03/union-sign-two-waive-two 
  27. ^ a b c Union Sign Daniel, Farfan, Houapeu, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/03/union-sign-daniel-farfan-houapeu 
  28. ^ a b c d Union Sign Paunović, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/06/union-sign-serbian-forward-veljko-paunović 
  29. ^ Union Sign Midfielder Langley From City Islanders, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/09/union-sign-midfielder-langley-city-islanders 
  30. ^ Union Sign Goalkeeper Harrison From City Islanders, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/09/union-sign-goalkeeper-harrison-city-islanders 
  31. ^ a b Union Lose Seitz, Fred In Re-Entry Draft, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/12/union-lose-seitz-fred-re-entry-draft 
  32. ^ Union Decline Option on MF Stahl, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/01/union-decline-option-mf-stahl 
  33. ^ Union Waive Goalkeeper Knighton, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/01/union-waive-goalkeeper-knighton 
  34. ^ Union Waive Defender Cristian Arrieta, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/02/union-waive-defender-cristian-arrieta 
  35. ^ Union Waive Midfielder Eduardo Coudet, http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/02/union-waive-midfielder-eduardo-coudet 
  36. ^ , http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/02/union-trade-andrew-jacobson-fc-dallas 
  37. ^ Nowak: Union did not extend Orozco Fiscal's loan | The Goalkeeper | 03/02/2011
  38. ^ [1]
  39. ^ [2]
  40. ^ [3]
  41. ^ [4]
  42. ^ Midfielder Roger Torres on Loan to Union | Philadelphia Union
  43. ^ a b 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer

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Major League Soccer · (MLS Cup, Playoffs, MLS Reserve) · NASL · USL Pro · PDL · MISL (2010–11 · 2011–12) · PASL-Pro (2010–11 · 2011–12) · NPSL · SPSL (2010–11 · 2011–12) · Super-20 League · NCAA · (Division I, Division II, Division III)
Women
WPS · W-League · WPSL · WLS
Cups
Other
International
Club competitions
CONCACAF Champions League (2010–11 · 2011–12)
National teams
Men
Women
Team seasons
MLS
NASL
USL Pro
WPS
Atlanta Beat · Boston Breakers · magicJack · Philadelphia Independence · Sky Blue FC · Western New York Flash
W-League