2023 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union
2023 season
Owner	Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coach	Jim Curtin
Stadium	Subaru Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS	East: 4th; Overall: 5th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32
CONCACAF Champions League	Semifinals
Average home league attendance	18,907
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2022 2024 →

OwnerKeystone Sports & Entertainment

Head coachJim Curtin

StadiumSubaru Park (Capacity: 18,500)

MLSEast: 4th
Overall: 5th

The 2023 Philadelphia Union season was the club's fourteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his tenth season with the club. The club's regular season began on February 25, 2023, and concluded on October 9. Outside of MLS, Philadelphia will participate in the U.S. Open Cup, the CONCACAF Champions League, and the Leagues Cup.

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Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Source
December 6, 2022	6	MF	Andrés Perea	Orlando City SC	$450,000 2023 GAM $300,000 2024 GAM $100,000 additional GAM	^[5]
January 25, 2023	17	DF	Damion Lowe	Inter Miami FC	$225,000 2024 Natural 1st Rnd Draft Pick HG Rights to Shanyder Borgelin	^[6]
January 26, 2023	19	MF	Joaquín Torres	CF Montréal	$500,000 Up to $300,000 additional	^[7]
February 16, 2023	13	GK	Holden Trent	Philadelphia Union II	2023 MLS SuperDraft	^[8]
February 21, 2023	23	FW	Nelson Pierre	Philadelphia Union II	Homegrown signing	^[9]
July 18, 2023	29	DF	Olwethu Makhanya	Stellenbosch FC	Transfer, U-22 Initiative	^[10]
August 2, 2023	28	FW	Tai Baribo	Wolfsberger AC	Transfer	^[11]

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Source
November 15, 2022	13	MF	Cole Turner	Loudoun United FC	Option declined	^[12]^[13]
November 15, 2022	19	FW	Cory Burke	New York Red Bulls	Option declined	^[12]^[14]
November 17, 2023	30	MF	Paxten Aaronson	Eintracht Frankfurt	$4,000,000 Add'l incentives 20% sell-on fee	^[15]
January 27, 2023	1	GK	Matt Freese	New York City FC	$200,000 2023 GAM $150,000 2024 GAM $400,000 additional	^[16]
February 8, 2023	17	DF	Abasa Aremeyaw	MŠK Žilina Africa F.C.	Mutual consent	^[17]

January 21	Philadelphia Union	3–2	Austin FC	Bradenton, FL
12:00 pm EST	Bedoya 45+4' Bueno 67' Donovan 80'	Report	Cascante 27' Noel 54'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 0

January 24	Philadelphia Union	2–2	St. Louis City SC	Orlando, FL
4:00 pm EST	Wagner 9' Portella 75'	Report	Klauss 41' Gioacchini 86'	Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 0

January 27	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Minnesota United FC	Orlando, FL
	Lod Pacheco	Report	Carranza Gazdag	Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 0

2023 Philadelphia Union season

2023 Roster

Transfers

In

Out

Loan Out

Non-competitive

Preseason exhibitions

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

Overall table

Regular season

MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Leagues Cup

Group stage

Standings

Results

References

External links

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February 5	New England Revolution	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Lakewood Ranch, FL
12:00 pm EST	Blessing 40' Vrioni 57'	Report	Gazdag 35' Glesnes 40' Bueno 71'	Stadium: Premier Sports Complex Attendance: 0

February 10	FC Cincinnati	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Clearwater, FL
12:00 pm EST	Vazquez 56' (pen.)	Report	Torres 10' Carranza 49' Gazdag 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex Attendance: Not reported

February 18	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Davenport, FL
1:00 pm EST	Gazdag 49' Harriel 102' Torres 106' (pen.) Donovan 125'	Report	Cabral 108'	Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Complex
Note: 135-minutes (3 45-minute periods)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Orlando City SC	34	18	7	9	55	39	+16	63	MLS Cup Round One
3	Columbus Crew	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57
4	Philadelphia Union	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55
5	New England Revolution	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	55
6	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	66	53	+13	51

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Columbus Crew (C)	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57	CONCACAF Champions Cup
4	St. Louis City SC	34	17	12	5	62	45	+17	56
5	Philadelphia Union	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55
6	New England Revolution	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	55
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	41	32	+9	53

February 25 1	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Columbus Crew	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30PM EST	Gazdag 45+3' (pen.), 72' (pen.) Flach 47' Carranza 52', 80'	Report	Glesnes 28' (o.g.) Morris 39' Sands 43' Hernández 56' Zelarayán 59' Degenek 71'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,510 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

March 4 2	Inter Miami CF	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30PM EST	Yedlin 30' Jean 32' Taylor 77'	Report	Flach 21' Martínez 24' Bedoya 79'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 15,628 Referee: Chris Penso

March 11 3	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:30PM EST	45+2' Martínez 61' Elliott 74' Bedoya 90', 90+3' Torres 96' Sullivan	Report	12' Terán 38, 94' Kamara 42' M. Navarro 45+2, 50' Herbers	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,520 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

March 18 4	CF Montréal	3–2	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT	Quioto 3' (pen.), 43', 90+8' Wanyama 18' Zouhir 43' Offor 90', 90+7'	Report	Glesnes 2' Uhre 46', 60' Carranza 58, 69' Bedoya 90+6'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 23,352 Referee: Nima Saghafi

March 25 5	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Orlando City SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Perea 17' J. Torres 88' Wagner 88'	Report	Ojeda 2' Angulo 9', 36' Felipe 20'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,725 Referee: Allen Chapman

June 10 17	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Philadelphia Union	San Jose, California
10:30 PM EDT	Ebobisse 8' Trauco 57'	Report	Lowe 17'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 15,512 Referee: Nima Saghafi

July 8 21	LA Galaxy	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Carson, California
10:30 PM EDT	Boyd 15' Mbaizo 45+1' (o.g.) Judd 45+2' Costa 68' Joveljic 70' Puig 76'	Report	Martínez 5' Uhre 36' Bedoya 37' Gazdag 88'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 21,269 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

April 1 6	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:30 PM EDT	Harriel 18' Gazdag 40' Martínez 72'	Report	Agada 16' Walter 90+5'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,550 Referee: Victor Rivas

April 8 7	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT	Mosquera 48' Acosta 69' (pen.)	Report	Mbaizo 21' Blake 69'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Ted Unkel

April 15 8	Chicago Fire	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Chicago, Illinois
9:30PM EDT	19' Haile-Selassie 47' (o.g.) Harriel 66' Herbers 90+5' Giménez	Report	62' (pen.) Gazdag 65' Carranza	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 12,811 Referee: Ismail Elfath

April 22 9	Philadelphia Union	4–2	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	MacNaughton 16' (o.g.) Uhre 20', 43', 56' Elliott 36' Carranza 63'	Report	Insigne 45+1', 66' Laryea 90+2'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,533 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

May 6 10	New York Red Bulls	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30PM	Reyes 25' Burke 68'	Report	Gazdag 31' (pen.) Flach 36' Sullivan 45+7'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,712 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

May 13 11	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 PM	Wilson 18' Ronan 38' Abubakar 42' Cabral 62' Nicholson 79' Barrios 90+9' Galván 90+9'	Report	Bedoya 21' Flach 41' Wagner 45+2' Carranza 52' Elliott 90+9' Glesnes 90+9' Bueno 90+14'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,006 Referee: Victor Rivas

May 17 12	Philadelphia Union	0–0	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 EDT	Carranza 9' Martínez 90+3'	Report	Williams 48'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,689 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

May 20 13	Philadelphia Union	3–0	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Gazdag 56', 74' (pen.) Carranza 88' Real 90+3'	Report	Blessing 4' Wood 45' Gil 73' Altidore 84' Romney 90'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,079 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

May 27 14	New York City FC	1–3	Philadelphia Union	New York, New York
7:30PM EST	Pereira 37' Gray 38' Thiago Martins 52' O'Toole 61'	Report	Glesnes 30' Carranza 45+1', 45+3' Gazdag 53' (pen.) Uhre 69' Bueno 83'	Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 22,830 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

May 31 15	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Charlotte FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Lowe 59' Kahlina 70' (o.g.)	Report	Westwood 12'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,705 Referee: Ted Unkel

June 3 16	Philadelphia Union	3–0	CF Montréal	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Carranza 12', 61' Uhre 36' Martínez 88'	Report	Campbell 31' Thorkelsson 76' Miljevic 88'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,245 Referee: Jon Freemon

June 21 18	Orlando City SC	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	McGuire 13' Ojeda 54' Stajduhar 61' Enrique 82' Kara 88'	Report	Mbaizo 28' Flach 38' McGlynn 60' Carranza 62' Wagner 83' Martínez 90'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 17,516 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

June 24 19	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Inter Miami CF	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Glesnes 14' Uhre 15' Martínez 24' Carranza 39' Flach 45+4' Ruíz 68' (o.g.)	Report	Taylor 50' Robinson 84'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,535 Referee: Malik Badawi

July 2 20	Atlanta United FC	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 PM EDT	Almada 7' Sejdic 70' Ibarra 75' Lennon 79'	Report	Harriel 4' Carranza 48' Uhre 65' Torres 90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,527 Referee: Ted Unkel

July 12 22	Nashville SC	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT	Lovitz 39' 81' Leal 43' Bunbury 71' Moore 90+5'	Report	Gazdag 40' (pen.), 84' (pen.), 84' Wagner 44' Carranza 90+5'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Sergii Boiko

July 15 23	Philadelphia Union	2–1	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST	Martínez 23' Donovan 81'	Report	Jasson 86'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,363 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

August 26 24	D.C. United	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST	Miller 36' Ku-DiPietro 88'	Report	Uhre 5' McGlynn 13' Gazdag 38' (pen.) Harriel 68' Glesnes 76' Donovan 90+4'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

August 30 25	Toronto FC	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EST	Insigne 23', 90+3' Kerr 58' Osorio 63' Ibarra 76' Romero 87' Vázquez 90+6'	Report	Carranza 45' Glesnes 90+1' Martínez 90+4' Bueno 90+7'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,410 Referee: Mark Allatin

September 3 26	Philadelphia Union	4–1	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST	Glesnes 29' Lowe 37', 57' McGlynn 45+5' Carranza 58' Gazdag 76' Bedoya 80' Baribo 85'	Report	Nealis 6' 44' Fernandez 11' Reyes 24'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,361 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

September 16 27	Philadelphia Union	2–2	FC Cincinnati	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST	Elliott 19' 90+4' Gazdag 21', 37' (pen.) Martínez 23' Lowe 42' Carranza 63' Wagner 74' Baribo 85'	Report	Miazga 19' Celentano 35' Mosquera 36' 83' Hagglund 45+4' Boupendza 49' Vázquez 76'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Ismail Elfath