2013 Philadelphia Union season
Philadelphia Union 2013 soccer season
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 .[ 1]
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. [ 2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Match results
Win Loss Tie
Preseason friendlies
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
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion;
(S) Supporters' Shield
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
46
12
12
10
42
44
−2
7
5
5
23
18
+5
5
7
5
19
26
−7
Last updated: October 27, 2013 Source: [citation needed 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 H A H A A H A A H A H H A A H H H A A H H A H H A A H A H A H A A H Result L W W L T T W L T W L W L T W W T T L W T W L W T L T L L W W T L L
Updated to match(es) played on October 27, 2013. Source:
MLS Results and
League table A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
L = Loss;
T = Tie
Coaching staff
Position
Staff
Nation
Manager
John Hackworth
Technical Director/Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach
Rob Vartughian
Assistant Coach/Reserve Team Head Coach
Brendan Burke
Assistant Coach
Jim Curtin
Director of International Player Development
Ricardo Ansaldi
Argentina
Head Athletic Trainer
Paul Rushing
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Steve Hudyma
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Kevin Miller
Team Coordinator
Josh Gros
Academy Director
Tommy Wilson
Equipment Director
Tim Cook
Squad breakdown
Ages are as of March 1, 2013.
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (age)
Signed From
Goalkeepers
18
Zac MacMath
GK
(1991-08-07 ) August 7, 1991 (age 33)
University of Maryland
39
Oka Nikolov
GK
(1974-05-25 ) May 25, 1974 (age 50)
Eintracht Frankfurt
Defenders
3
Chris Albright
RB
(1979-01-14 ) January 14, 1979 (age 46)
New York Red Bulls
8
Matt Kassel
DF/MF
(1989-10-30 ) October 30, 1989 (age 35)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
14
Amobi Okugo
DM/CB
(1991-03-13 ) March 13, 1991 (age 33)
UCLA
16
Don Anding
LB
(1991-05-31 ) May 31, 1991 (age 33)
Northeastern University
25
Sheanon Williams
RB
(1990-03-17 ) March 17, 1990 (age 34)
Harrisburg City Islanders
28
Ray Gaddis
RB
(1990-01-13 ) January 13, 1990 (age 35)
West Virginia University
31
Jeff Parke
CB
(1982-03-23 ) March 23, 1982 (age 42)
Seattle Sounders FC
33
Fabinho
LB
(1985-03-16 ) March 16, 1985 (age 39)
Sydney FC
Midfielders
7
Brian Carroll
DM
(1981-07-20 ) July 20, 1981 (age 43)
Columbus Crew
10
Roger Torres
AM
(1991-07-13 ) July 13, 1991 (age 33)
América de Cali
13
Michael Lahoud
MF
(1986-09-15 ) September 15, 1986 (age 38)
Chivas USA
19
Kléberson
MF
(1979-06-19 ) June 19, 1979 (age 45)
Bahia
21
Michael Farfan
LW/RW/AM
(1988-06-23 ) June 23, 1988 (age 36)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
22
Leo Fernandes
MF
(1991-12-23 ) December 23, 1991 (age 33)
Stony Brook University
26
Keon Daniel
LW/RW
(1987-01-16 ) January 16, 1987 (age 38)
Puerto Rico Islanders
40
Gilberto
MF
(1988-10-20 ) October 20, 1988 (age 36)
Atlético Sorocaba
44
Danny Cruz
MF
(1990-01-03 ) January 3, 1990 (age 35)
D.C. United
Forwards
6
Conor Casey
ST
(1981-07-25 ) July 25, 1981 (age 43)
Colorado Rapids
9
Jack McInerney
ST
(1992-08-05 ) August 5, 1992 (age 32)
11
Sebastien Le Toux
ST
(1984-01-10 ) January 10, 1984 (age 41)
New York Red Bulls
12
Aaron Wheeler
ST
(1988-05-11 ) May 11, 1988 (age 36)
KooTeePee
17
Yann Ekra
ST
(1990-12-10 ) December 10, 1990 (age 34)
Harrisburg City Islanders
29
Antoine Hoppenot
ST
(1990-11-23 ) November 23, 1990 (age 34)
Princeton University
Statistics
Statistics are from all MLS league matches.
Nat.
No.
Player
Pos.
Apps
Starts
G
A
Acquired
Salary
Cap Number
3
Albright Chris Albright
DF 2
0
0
0
1
0
Signed
$75,000
$75,000
4
Soumaré *Bakary Soumaré
DF 3
3
0
0
1
0
Signed
$310,000
$123,529
5
Jordan *Greg Jordan
MF 0
0
0
0
0
0
SuperDraft $46,500
$0
6
Casey Conor Casey
FW 31
25
10
5
9
0
Re-Entry Draft $175,000
$175,000
7
Carroll Brian Carroll
MF 33
33
2
1
6
0
Trade
$176,400
$176,400
8
Kassel Matt Kassel
DF 5
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$46,500
$0
9
McInerney Jack McInerney
FW 31
25
12
0
4
0
SuperDraft $125,500
$189,667
10
Torres Roger Torres
MF 5
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$121,968
$125,093
11
Le Toux Sebastien Le Toux
FW 32
25
3
12
0
0
Trade
$200,000
$212,813
12
Wheeler Aaron Wheeler
FW 10
1
1
1
1
0
Signed
$46,500
$0
13
Lahoud Michael Lahoud
MF 9
3
0
0
1
0
Trade
$90,000
$93,333
14
Okugo Amobi Okugo
MF 32
32
3
3
7
1
SuperDraft $101,250
$184,250
15
Farfan *Gabriel Farfan
MF /DF 6
3
0
0
1
0
Signed
$50,820
$14,948
16
Anding Don Anding
DF 1
0
0
0
0
0
SuperDraft $35,125
$0
17
Ekra Yann Ekra
FW 0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$46,500
$46,500
19
Kléberson Kléberson
MF 11
7
1
2
1
0
Loan
$495,000
$368,750 (DP )
20
McLaughlin *Jimmy McLaughlin
MF 0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$60,000
$0 (HG )
21
Farfan Michael Farfan
MF 29
22
1
1
6
0
SuperDraft $98,670
$136,170
22
Fernandes Leo Fernandes
MF 7
3
0
0
1
0
Supplemental Draft $35,125
$0
23
Hernández *Cristhian Hernández
FW 0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$62,500
$0 (HG )
25
Williams Sheanon Williams
DF 32
32
2
8
6
1
Signed
$105,000
$110,500
26
Daniel Keon Daniel
MF 24
21
0
1
4
0
Signed
$80,004
$82,892
28
Gaddis Ray Gaddis
DF 31
31
0
0
3
0
SuperDraft $46,500
$46,500
29
Hoppenot Antoine Hoppenot
MF 30
2
3
2
2
0
Supplemental Draft $48,400
$48,400
31
Parke Jeff Parke
DF 31
31
0
1
3
0
Trade
$205,000
$216,500
33
Fabinho Fabinho
DF 14
10
1
2
0
1
Signed
$78,000
$82,500
40
Gilberto Gilberto
MF 0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$60,000
$80,000
44
Cruz Danny Cruz
MF 32
32
3
2
5
0
Trade
$120,000
$126,500
Adu *Freddy Adu
MF 0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
N/A
$368,750 (DP )
42 41 63 3
* = Not currently part of team.
Goalkeepers
Nat.
No.
Player
Apps
Starts
Record
GA
GAA
SO
Acquired
Salary
Cap Number
1
*Konopka* Chris Konopka
0
0
0–0–0
0
0.00
0
0
0
Signed
$46,500
$0
18
MacMath Zac MacMath
34
34
12–12–10
44
1.29
12
1
0
SuperDraft $110,000
$155,000
39
Nikolov Oka Nikolov
0
0
0-0-0
0
0
0
0
0
Signed
$46,500
$46,500
34 34 12–12–10 44 1.29 12 1 0
* = Not currently part of team.
Honors and awards
MLS Player of the Month
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Team of the Week
MLS All-Stars 2013
Player movement
Transfers
In
Date
Player
Number
Position
Previous club
Fee/notes
Ref
December 6, 2012
Sébastien Le Toux 11
FW
New York Red Bulls Sign-and-trade deal for Josué Martínez and allocation money
[ 3]
December 7, 2012
Jeff Parke 31
DF
Seattle Sounders FC Traded for allocation money and a Supplemental Draft pick
[ 4]
December 14, 2012
Conor Casey 6
FW
Colorado Rapids 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft [ 4]
January 17, 2013
Don Anding 16
FW
Northeastern University 2013 MLS SuperDraft, 2nd Round [ 5]
January 17, 2013
Stephen Okai MF
University of Mobile 2013 MLS SuperDraft, 2nd Round [ 5]
January 19, 2013
22
DF
W Connection Free
[ 6]
January 19, 2013
Aaron Wheeler 12
FW
KooTeePee Free
[ 6]
January 22, 2013
Eric Schoenle West Virginia University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 1st Round [ 7]
January 22, 2013
Liberty University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 1st Round [ 7]
January 22, 2013
Princeton University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 2nd Round [ 7]
January 22, 2013
Jake Keegan Binghamton University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 3rd Round [ 7]
January 22, 2013
Leo Fernandes 22
MF
Stony Brook University 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, 4th Round [ 7]
January 24, 2013
24
MF
UNAM Pumas Free
[ 8]
March 5, 2013
Matt Kassel 8
DF / MF
Pittsburgh Riverhounds Free
[ 9]
June 19, 2013
Oka Nikolov 39
GK
Eintracht Frankfurt Free
[ 10]
June 28, 2013
Fabinho 33
DF
Sydney FC Free
[ 11]
August 2, 2013
Gilberto 40
MF
Atlético Sorocaba Free
[ 12]
September 13, 2013
Yann Ekra 17
FW
Harrisburg City Islanders Free
[ 13]
Out
Date
Player
Number
Position
Destination club
Fee/notes
Ref
November 19, 2012
Gabriel Gómez 6
MF
Atlético Junior Waived
[ 14]
November 19, 2012
Porfirio López 24
DF
L.D. Alajuelense Waived
[ 14]
November 19, 2012
30
MF
Waived
[ 14]
December 3, 2012
32
GK
Contract option declined
[ 15]
December 6, 2012
Josué Martínez 17
FW
New York Red Bulls Traded along with allocation money for Sébastien Le Toux
[ 3]
February 4, 2013
DF
Not offered a contract
[ 16]
February 4, 2013
Uriah Bentick DF
Wilmington Hammerheads Not offered a contract
[ 16]
February 20, 2013
22
DF
Harrisburg City Islanders Waived
[ 17]
February 20, 2013
24
MF
Waived
[ 17]
February 20, 2013
Stephen Okai MF
Charlotte Eagles Not offered a contract
[ 18]
February 21, 2013
Eric Schoenle Not offered a contract
[ 19]
March 1, 2013
Chandler Hoffman 17
FW
Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for Conditional 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick
[ 20]
March 25, 2013
Freddy Adu MF
Bahia Free transfer
[ 21]
May 15, 2013
Gabriel Farfan 15
MF / DF
Chivas USA Traded for a 1st round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money
[ 22]
May 23, 2013
Bakary Soumaré 4
DF
Chicago Fire Traded for a 2nd round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money
[ 23]
September 13, 2013
Chris Konopka 1
GK
Toronto FC Traded for a 3rd round 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick
[ 24]
Loans
In
Start Date
End Date
Player
Number
Position
Loaned from
Fee/notes
Ref
March 25, 2013
November 25, 2013
Kléberson 19
MF
Bahia [ 21]
Out
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.
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.
Notes:
Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired
References
^ Thomas Floyd (February 27, 2013). "SBI MLS Season Preview: Philadelphia Union" . sbisoccer.com . Retrieved July 4, 2021 . ^ "Players" . Philadelphia Union. Retrieved March 2, 2012 .^ a b Union reacquires forward Sebastien Le Toux ^ a b Union land defender Jeff Parke ^ a b Union nab Don Anding and Stephen Okai in 2013 MLS SuperDraft ^ a b T&T youth international Damani Richards and 6-4 forward Aaron Wheeler are latest offseason signings ^ a b c d e Union select five in MLS Supplemental Draft ^ Union sign Harrisburg native Alex Mendoza ^ Union sign trialist Matt Kassel ^ Union sign veteran goalkeeper Oka Nikolov ^ Philadelphia Union sign Brazilian defender Fábio Alves ^ Philadelphia Union sign Brazilian midfielder Gilberto dos Santos Souza Junior ^ Philadelphia Union Sign Yann Ekra (F) ^ a b c Union waive three the original on November 23, 2012, retrieved November 19, 2012 ^ The Daily Doop: We're all No. 1, Re-Entry Draft names released and "scarving" down China ^ a b Daily Doop: Jetsetting, Cuts and Cash ^ a b Union waive Damini Richards and Alex Mendoza ^ Stephen Okai Silently Let Go, Now On Trial With The Seattle Sounders ^ Hackworth Reveals Schoenle, Kafes Cut, Vidal Still With Team ^ Union trade Hoffman to Galaxy in exchange for conditional pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft ^ a b "Philadelphia Union acquire Brazilian midfielder José Kléberson on loan, part ways with Freddy Adu" . Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013 .^ "Philadelphia Union trade Gabriel Farfan to Chivas USA" . Retrieved May 16, 2013 .^ "Philadelphia Union trade Bakary Soumare to Chicago Fire" . Retrieved May 23, 2013 .^ "Philadelphia Union Receive Third Round Pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft from Toronto FC in Exchange for Goalkeeper Chris Konopka" . Retrieved September 13, 2013 .^ Pfeffer taking his talents to Hoffenheim via year loan deal ^ Carlos Valdes on loan to Columbian Independiente Santa Fe ^ a b c Philadelphia Union loan three players to USL PRO affiliate Harrisburg City Islanders ^ Youthful Harrisburg City Islanders group about to play ... for real ^ a b Another loan brings Leo Fernandes to Harrisburg City Islanders from Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union
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