The 2013

Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the Union began ...

season was the fourth season of the team's existence, competing in

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanc ...

, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by

John Hackworth John Hackworth (born February 5, 1970, in Dunedin, Florida) is an American soccer coach who is currently the Technical Director for St. Louis City SC of Major League Soccer. Player Hackworth graduated from Dunedin High School in his Florida h ...

, in his second season with the club and first full season after taking over from

Peter Nowak Piotr "Peter" Nowak (; born 5 July 1964) is a Polish professional football manager and former player. He was most recently in charge of Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok. Nowak played in Europe for Polish clubs such as Zawisza Bydgoszcz ...

midway through the 2012 season.

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.''

Out on loan

Match results

Preseason friendlies

2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

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 Harrisburg City Islanders, known as Penn FC in their final season, were an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the ...

and as such, will not field a reserve team this season.

League table

Conference Overall

Results summary

Coaching staff

Squad information

Squad breakdown

Ages are as of March 1, 2013.

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS league matches. ''* = Not currently part of team.''

Goalkeepers

''* = 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

Out

Loans

In

Out

Harrisburg Loanees

As part of the Union's agreement with the

, 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

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for use in the 2013 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated eight international roster spots per season. Notes: *

Sébastien Le Toux Sébastien Le Toux (; born 10 January 1984) is a French retired professional footballer who spent the majority of his career in Major League Soccer, including six seasons at the Philadelphia Union. A versatile attacker, who in 2010 became Phila ...

was born in France, but is not considered an international player as he is a

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of the US. *

Antoine Hoppenot Antoine Laurent Hoppenot (born 23 November 1990) is a French former footballer. Career College and amateur Hoppenot played college soccer at Princeton University between 2008 and 2011. During his time at Princeton, Hoppenot was named First-Team ...

and

Michael Lahoud Michael Lahoud (born September 15, 1986) is a Sierra Leonean former footballer. He is a broadcaster for CBS Sports Golazo Network, and a former broadcaster for Austin FC. Club career College Born in Freetown, Lahoud moved from his country to A ...

were born in France and

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, respectively, but both are American citizens.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired * On March 1, 2013, the Union traded

Chandler Hoffman Jon Chandler Hoffman (born August 17, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Career College and amateur After leading Oak Mountain High School to two state championships (2007, 2008), Hoffman played college soc ...

Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...

for a conditional

2014 MLS SuperDraft The 2014 MLS SuperDraft was the fifteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The first two rounds of the four round draft took place on January 16, 2014, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Rounds three ...

pick. * On May 14, 2013, the Union traded

Gabriel Farfan In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Gabriel ( ) is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. Many Chris ...

C.D. Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competed in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The team played from 2005 to 2014. It w ...

for a first round

pick and allocation money. * On May 23, 2013, the Union traded

Bakary Soumaré Bakary Soumaré (born 9 November 1985) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played professionally in the United States, France, Germany and Canada, and earned twelve caps for the Mali national team. Early li ...

to Chicago Fire for a second round

pick and allocation money. * On September 13, 2013, the Union traded

Chris Konopka Christopher Konopka (born April 14, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Konopka is the first American born soccer player to ever win the Irish Double and also the first to win back-to-back FAI Cup ...

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matc ...

for a third round

pick.

References

External links

Philadelphia Union website
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