2015 Philadelphia Union season

The 2015 Philadelphia Union season was the club's sixth season of existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his second season with the club and first full season after taking over from John Hackworth midway through the 2014 season. For the second consecutive season, the Union finished runners-up in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, this time to Sporting Kansas City. The 2015 season also marked the departure of CEO Nick Sakiewicz, who had been with the club since its inaugural season. Sakiewicz was replaced with former U.S. men's national team player, Earnie Stewart, who was named Sporting Director in October 2015.

Background

2014 MLS regular season

The 2014 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season saw the team go 10–12–12 finishing 6th in the Eastern Conference and 12th overall. The Union had a slow first half of the season, winning only 3 of their 16 games. Because of this, head coach John Hackworth was fired and Jim Curtin was named the club's interim head coach. Following the summer break, the Union saw better results, and were in a position to reach the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs. However, a loss to the Columbus Crew SC on October 11, 2014, put them out of the playoff race. After the season was over, the title "interim" was taken removed from Jim Curtin's title and is now the permanent head coach.

2014 U.S. Open Cup

The 2014 U.S. Open Cup was the most successful Open Cup in the club's history. The Union entered the competition in the fourth round along with the other 18 MLS clubs. In that round, the Union defeated the Harrisburg City Islanders, a team in the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, 3-1 after extra time. In the next round, the Union defeated the NASL team the New York Cosmos 2-1 after extra time. The Union then defeated the New England Revolution 2-0 in the quarterfinals and FC Dallas 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 1–1 tie in the semifinals. In the final, the Union lost to Seattle Sounders FC 3-1 after extra time.

2015 roster

''As of August 29, 2015.''

Competitions

MLS season

Standings

Eastern Conference standings

Overall standings

U.S. Open Cup

Philadelphia entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS league matches.

Nat.	No.	Player	Pos.	Apps	Starts	G	A			Acquired
	2	CreavalleWarren Creavalle	[\|DF]	2	1	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft
	3	LeeRaymond Lee	[\|DF]	1	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft
	5	NogueiraVincent Nogueira	[\|MF]	20	17	5	0	5	0	Signed
	6	CaseyConor Casey	[\|FW]	11	2	1	0	1	0	Re-Entry Draft
	7	CarrollBrian Carroll	[\|MF]	19	18	0	0	2	0	Trade
	8	EduMaurice Edu	[\|MF]	21	21	1	1	8	0	Signed
	9	Le TouxSebastien Le Toux	[\|MF]	24	21	6	4	3	0	Trade
	10	MaidanaCristian Maidana	[\|MF]	24	21	1	14	1	1	Signed
	11	WengerAndrew Wenger	[\|MF]	22	19	1	2	0	0	Trade
	13	LahoudMichael Lahoud	[\|MF]	12	9	0	0	2	0	Trade
	14	Ayuk MbuEric Ayuk Mbu	[\|MF]	22	9	2	2	3	1	Signed
	15	WhiteEthan White	[\|DF]	13	11	0	0	2	0	Trade
	16	MarquezRichie Marquez	[\|DF]	15	14	0	0	0	1	SuperDraft
	17	SapongCJ Sapong	[\|FW]	21	14	7	4	2	0	Trade
	18	AristeguietaFernando Aristeguieta	[\|FW]	16	12	4	1	2	0	Loan
	19	CaticDzenan Catic	[\|FW]	0	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft
	20	McLaughlinJimmy McLaughlin	[\|MF]	1	0	0	0	0	0	Signed
	23	VitóriaSteven Vitória	[\|DF]	13	13	0	0	2	0	Loan
	25	WilliamsSheanon Williams	[\|DF]	17	15	0	2	3	0	Signed
	27	PfefferZach Pfeffer	[\|MF]	20	10	2	1	0	1	Signed
	28	GaddisRay Gaddis	[\|DF]	23	22	0	0	2	0	SuperDraft
	29	HoppenotAntoine Hoppenot	[\|MF]	1	0	0	0	0	0	Supplemental Draft
	33	FabinhoFabinho	[\|DF]	20	17	1	2	1	0	Signed
	77	FredFred	[\|MF]	6	0	0	0	0	1	Signed
	85	BarnettaTranquillo Barnetta	[\|MF]	5	4	0	0	1	0	Signed
						31	33	40	5	-

Honors and awards

End of Season Awards

2015 MLS Team Fair Play Award