2011 Philadelphia Union season

March 2026 June 2023 Philadelphia Union 2011 Owner Keystone Sports & Entertainment Peter Nowak PPL Park (18,500) Major League Soccer Eastern Conference: 3rdOverall table: 8th MLS Cup Eastern Conference Semifinals U.S. Open Cup Did not qualify Sébastien Le Toux (11) 19,178 v Toronto FCOctober 15, 2011 15,149 v Seattle Sounders FCApril 16, 2011 18,25910 sellouts _UNION_10h _UNION_10h _UNION_10h _UNION_10h _UNION_10h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000030 _UNION_10a _UNION_10a _UNION_10a _UNION_10a _3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF B19B69 _UNION_11t _UNION_11t _UNION_11t _UNION_11t _UNION_10h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF true 2010 2012 The 2011 Philadelphia Union season was the second season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by former MLS player Peter Nowak, in his second season with the club.https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2011/03/07/2384192/goalcom-mls-guidebook-the-2011-philadelphia-union Goal.com MLS Guidebook: The 2011 Philadelphia Union Ramin Majd goal.com July 4, 2021 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)Union Acquire MF Brian Carroll Philadelphia Union November 22, 2010 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2010/11/22/union-acquire-mf-brian-carroll and their first homegrown player (Zach Pfeffer).Union Sign Pfeffer as First Homegrown Player Philadelphia Union December 22, 2010 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2010/12/22/union-sign-pfeffer-first-home-grown-player 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).http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/01/union-select-three-superdraft Union Select Three in MLS SuperDraft Philadelphia Union dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110114212803/http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/01/union-select-three-superdraft January 14, 2011 During the Supplemental Draft, the Union picked up another 3 players: Ryan Richter (MF/F), Josh Walburn (D) and Matt Marcin (MF).Union Select Three in Supplemental Draft Philadelphia Union January 18, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/01/18/union-select-three-supplemental-draft 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.Union Decline Option on MF Stahl Philadelphia Union January 14, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/01/14/union-decline-option-mf-stahl Toward the end of January, Philadelphia released their other goalie from the 2010 season, Brad Knighton.Union Waive Goalkeeper Knighton Philadelphia Union January 25, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/01/25/union-waive-goalkeeper-knighton On January 20, 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 Colombia nationaltTeam. Valdés comes from Club Independiente Santa Fe in the Colombian First Division, where he served as captain before coming to Philadelphia.Union Agree to Terms with GK Mondragón, D Valdés Philadelphia Union January 20, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/01/20/union-agree-terms-gk-mondrag%C3%B3n-d-vald%C3%A9s On January 11, the Union became the 13th team in MLS to gain a shirt sponsor. Bimbo Bakeries USA will sponsor the team in exchange for US$12 million (three million for four years).Greg Lalas How the Union Cooked Up Bimbo Sponsorship Philadelphia Union January 11, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/01/11/how-union-cooked-bimbo-sponsorshipJonathan Tannenwald http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/thegoalkeeper/What_the_Unions_marriage_with_Bimbo_means.html What the Union's marriage with Bimbo means January 11, 2011 Philadelphia Inquirer Bimbo Bakeries has sponsored other teams in Mexico and Costa Rica, but this is their first time in MLS. Review Preseason Philadelphia Union will play their first pre-season game against the U-17 US Men National Team on February 6. They will then play two friendlies against university teams, University of South Florida and University of Central Florida, on February 10 and 13 respectively. Their last pre-season game in Orlando will be against Orlando City, a new team in the USL Professional Division, on February 19.Union to Play Four Exhibition Matches in Orlando Philadelphia Union January 31, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/01/31/union-play-four-exhibition-matches-orlando The club announced the signing of former MLS Most Valuable Player Carlos Ruiz on February 22. League Start Philadelphia Union's first game was away against Houston Dynamo on March 19. Their first home game at PPL Park was against the Vancouver Whitecaps on March 26.Union to Open 2011 in Houston March 19 Philadelphia Union December 20, 2010 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2010/12/20/union-open-2011-houston-march-19 2011 roster As of September 23, 2011. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/players dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100630104223/http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/players June 30, 2010 Players Philadelphia Union 002040 B8860B 1 COL GK Faryd Mondragón captain 2 ENG DF Joe Tait 3 COL DF Juan Diego González 4 USA DF Danny Califf vice-captain 5 COL DF Carlos Valdés 6 BRA MF Stefani Miglioranzi 7 USA MF Brian Carroll 8 COL MF Roger Torres on loan from América de Cali 9 FRA FW Sébastien Le Toux 10 COD FW Danny Mwanga 11 USA MF Freddy Adu DP 12 CIV FW Levi Houapeu 13 USA MF Kyle Nakazawa 14 USA MF Amobi Okugo 002040 B8860B 15 USA MF Gabriel Farfan 16 SER FW Veljko Paunović 17 TRI MF Keon Daniel 18 USA GK Zac MacMath 19 USA FW Jack McInerney 21 USA MF Michael Farfan 22 USA MF Justin Mapp 23 USA MF Ryan Richter 24 TRI GK Thorne Holder 25 USA DF Sheanon Williams 26 USA MF Morgan Langley 27 USA MF Zach Pfeffer 31 USA GK Chase Harrison Match results #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA Preseason friendlies 1 Philadelphia Union February 6, 2011 1–1 Union Draw First Preseason Match 1-1 Philadelphia Union February 6, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/02/06/union-draw-first-preseason-match-1-1 U-17 U.S. Men's National Team Le Toux 9 Muyl 80 UCF Track and Soccer Complex Orlando, Florida T 2 University of South Florida February 10, 2011 3:30 ET 0–2 Union Top USF 2-0 in Second Preseason Match Philadelphia Union February 10, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/02/10/union-top-usf-2-0-second-preseason-match Philadelphia Union Le Toux 19Mwanga 33 Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex Deltona, Florida W 3 University of Central Florida February 13, 2011 0–1 Union Down UCF 1-0 in Third Preseason Match Philadelphia Union February 13, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/02/13/union-down-ucf-1-0-third-preseason-match Philadelphia Union Pfeffer 53 UCF Track and Soccer Complex Orlando, Florida W 4 Orlando City S.C. February 19, 2011 7:00 ET 1–0 Union Fall to Orlando City 1-0 Philadelphia Union February 19, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/02/20/union-fall-orlando-city-1-0 Philadelphia Union Neal 19 Valdés 0 18 Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida L 5 Ergotelis F.C. February 28, 2011 1–1 Union Play to 1-1 Draw with Ergotelis Philadelphia Union February 28, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/02/28/union-play-1-1-draw-ergotelis Philadelphia Union Karelis 88 pen Ruiz 27 Pankritio Stadium Heraklion, Greece T 6 Chersonissos F.C. March 2, 2011 0–5 Union Cruise to 5-0 Win vs. Hersonissos Philadelphia Union March 2, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/03/02/union-cruise-5-0-win-vs-hersonissos Philadelphia Union Agorsor 48 82McInerney 55 75Mwanga 84 Pankritio Stadium Heraklion, Greece W MLS regular season 2011 Major League Soccer season The Union are 11-8-15 overall, 7-1-9 at home, 4-7-6 on the road. 1 Houston Dynamo March 19, 2011 7:30 PM CT 0–1 Report Philadelphia Union Davis 22 Califf 5Ruiz 20Valdés 44 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 19,385 Abbey Okulaja W 2 Philadelphia Union March 26, 2011 4:00 PM ET 1–0 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC Nakazawa 26Califf 31Mwanga 35Ruiz 77 Khalfan 45+Rochat 48Hassli 2 25 57 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,591 (SO) Yader Reyes W 3 Los Angeles Galaxy April 2, 2011 7:30 PM PT 1–0 Report Philadelphia Union Leonardo 33 López 51 Birchall 0 53 Ricketts 60 Beckham 89 Donovan 90+ Ruiz 53 Williams 63 Harvey 78 Califf 88 McInerney 0 90+ The Home Depot Center Carson, California 24,998 Paul Ward L 4 Philadelphia Union April 9, 2011 7:00 PM ET 1–0 Report New York Red Bulls Torres 68 Mwanga 77 Márquez 14 Richards 29 Miller 82 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 19,027 (SO) Alex Prus W 5 Philadelphia Union April 16, 2011 4:00 PM ET 1–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Ruiz 32 Miglioranzi 55Okugo 65Valdés 88 Alonso 30 Fernández 90+ PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 15,149 Terry Vaughn T 6 Philadelphia Union April 30, 2011 4:00 PM ET 1–0 Report San Jose Earthquakes Okugo 28Mondragón 31 Harvey 0 41 Le Toux 76 pen. McDonald 31Convey 60 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,279 Mark Geiger W 7 Portland Timbers May 6, 2011 7:30 PM PT 1–0 Report Philadelphia Union Perlaza 18Futty 72Brunner 87Wallace 90+ Mapp 25Williams 87 Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon 18,627 Silviu Petrescu L 8 Philadelphia Union May 11, 2011 7:30 PM ET 1–1 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Carroll 58Torres 76Mwanga 84Williams 90+ Donovan 24Gonzalez 78DeLaGarza 87 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 19,178 (SO) Andrew Chapin T 9 FC Dallas May 14, 2011 7:30 PM CT 2–0 Report Philadelphia Union Shea 18Castillo 43 Mwanga 10Carroll 34 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 12,109 Jasen Anno L 10 Philadelphia Union May 21, 2011 8:00 PM ET 2–1 Recap Chicago Fire Califf 41Harvey 54M. Farfan 64Ruiz 74 Ristic 30Oduro 59Oduro 68Paladini 72Puerari 90+ PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,372 Hilario Grajeda W 11 Toronto FC May 28, 2011 12:30 PM ET 2–6 Recap Philadelphia Union dos Santos 51 59 G. Farfan 3Mapp 11 61Harvey 38Nakazawa 45Mwanga 71 89 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario, Canada 20,122 Niko Bratsis W 12 Colorado Rapids June 4, 2011 7:00 PM MT 1–1 Recap Philadelphia Union Wallace 26Casey 63 Mwanga 66 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 12,779 Jason Anno T 13 Philadelphia Union June 11, 2011 4:00 PM ET 1–1 Recap Real Salt Lake Daniel 24 Russell 43Espíndola 53Alexandre 54 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,728 (SO) Jorge Gonzalez T 14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC June 18, 2011 7:00 PM PT 1–0 Recap Philadelphia Union Rochat 12Dunfield 22 Valdés 36Carroll 51 Empire Field Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 20,168 Alex Prus L 15 Philadelphia Union June 22, 2011 7:30 PM ET 0–0 Recap Sporting Kansas City Paunović 31 César 29Nielsen 90+ PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,127 Terry Vaughn T 16 Philadelphia Union June 25, 2011 7:30 PM ET 3–2 Report Chivas USA Paunović 48Valdés 64Ruiz 64Mwanga 82 Umaña 28Braun 77 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,139 Jair Marrufo W 17 D.C. United July 2, 2011 7:00 PM ET 2–2 Report Philadelphia Union Wolff 44Najar 58 Harvey 16Kitchen 49 o.g.Ruiz 84 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 13,365 Abbey Okulaja T 18 San Jose Earthquakes July 9, 2011 7:30 PM PT 0–0 Report Philadelphia Union Johnson 64Corrales 66Hernandez 89 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 9,794 Elias Bazakos T 19 New England Revolution July 16, 2011 7:00 PM ET 0–3 Report Philadelphia Union Feilhaber 2 49 66 Ruiz 12Valdés 24Daniel 70Williams 90+ Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 13,414 Chris Penso W 20 Philadelphia Union July 29, 2011 7:30 PM ET 1–2 Report Colorado Rapids Williams 0 64Torres 90+ Mastroeni 35Nyassi 45Folan 65Mullan 67 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,770 (SO) Jorge Gonzalez L 21 Chicago Fire August 3, 2011 8:00 PM CT 1–1 Report Philadelphia Union Paunović 34Carroll 35 Pardo 54Pause 85 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 10,557 Michael Kennedy T 22 Philadelphia Union August 6, 2011 7:30 PM ET 1–1 Report Houston Dynamo McInerney 15Valdés 83 Boswell 78Cameron 84 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,524 (SO) Terry Vaughn T 23 Philadelphia Union August 13, 2011 8:00 PM ET 2–2 Report FC Dallas Valdés 27Le Toux 33 pen. 84 pen.McInerney 68 Santos 16Shea 45+Santos 56John 1 24 80 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,811 (SO) Geoff Gamble T 24 Columbus Crew August 20, 2011 8:00 PM ET 2–1 Report Philadelphia Union Rentería 37Hesmer 42Mendoza 51James 58Heinemann 84 Paunović 42M. Farfan 90+Valdés 90+ Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 13,869 Mark Kadlecik L 25 Real Salt Lake September 3, 2011 7:00 PM MT 2–1 Report Philadelphia Union Beckerman 18Schuler 26Russell 35 Le Toux 30Califf 67 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 18,720 Hilario Grajeda L 26 Philadelphia Union September 7, 2011 8:00 PM ET 4–4 Report New England Revolution Torres 28Adu 54Adu 76Le Toux 80 pen. 90+1 Soares 9Lekić 21Zerka 25Feilhaber 33Joseph 36Caraglio 71Feilhaber 90+ PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 16,148 Jorge Gonzalez T 27 Philadelphia Union September 10, 2011 7:30 PM ET 0–0 Report Portland Timbers Valdés 45+ Alhassan 76Jewsbury 80 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,504 (SO) Chris Penso T 28 Philadelphia Union September 17, 2011 7:30 PM ET 1–0 Report Columbus Crew Le Toux 32 Rusmir 12 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,906 (SO) Alex Prus W 29 Sporting Kansas City September 23, 2011 7:30 PM CT 1–1 Report Philadelphia Union Bravo 56 Valdés 60Le Toux 63 Livestrong Sporting Park Kansas City, Kansas 18,778 Baldomero Toledo T 30 Philadelphia Union September 29, 2011 7:30 PM ET 3–2 Report D.C. United Le Toux 4 16M. Farfan 57 De Rosario 21Najar 30Kitchen 39McDonald 70 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 17,963 Ricardo Salazar W 31 Chivas USA October 2, 2011 5:00 PM PT 1–1 Report Philadelphia Union Júnior Lopes 21Ángel 90 G. Farfan 28Mapp 59MacMath 77 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 16,134 Michael Kennedy T 32 Seattle Sounders FC October 8, 2011 7:00 PM PT 0–2 Report Philadelphia Union Neagle 63 Adu 60Carroll 70 CenturyLink Field Seattle 36,304 Baldomero Toledo W 33 Philadelphia Union October 15, 2011 4:00 PM ET 1–1 Report Toronto FC Le Toux 42 Iro 43Johnson 57 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 19,178 (SO) Silviu Petrescu T 34 New York Red Bulls October 20, 2011 8:00 PM ET 1–0 Report Philadelphia Union Richards 8Tainio 29Rodgers 66 Carroll 55 Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 25,044 Mark Geiger L MLS Cup Playoffs 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semis October 30, 2011 5:00 PM ET Philadelphia Union 1–2 Report Houston Dynamo G. Farfan 4Le Toux 7Miglioranzi 17Williams 40Carroll 65 Hainault 5Cruz 27Carr 30Moffat 40 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,539 (SO) Jair Marrufo L Conference Semis November 3, 2011 8:30 PM CT Houston Dynamo 1–0 Report Philadelphia Union Valdés 30G. Farfan 51 Ching 45+Carr 67 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 24,749 Ricardo Salazar L U.S. Open Cup 2011 U.S. Open Cup 2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification Qualification Play-In April 6, 2011 19:30 EDT D.C. United 2–2 Report Philadelphia Union Fred 25 Wolff 45 Jakovic 70 Woolard 111 Ruiz 18 Ruiz 73 Valdés 2 39 86Carroll 118 Nowak (manager) 0 118 Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland 2,347 Andrew Chapin D Pontius Barklage Najar Boskovic 4–2 Le Toux McInerney Torres Nakawaza Friendlies 1 Reading United A.C. May 31, 2011 7:30 ET 1–1 Report Philadelphia Union Harmon 90+ G. Farfan 45 Don Thomas Stadium Reading, Pennsylvania T 2 Philadelphia Union July 20, 2011 7:30 ET 1–0 Report Everton Hernández 87Torres 90+ Heitinga 2 84 90+ PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,582 (SO) Jorge Gonzalez W 3 Philadelphia Union July 23, 2011 9:00 ET 1–2 Report Real Madrid M. Farfan 80González 90+ Callejón 2Özil 11 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia 57,305 Alex Prus L 4 Harrisburg City Islanders August 24, 2011 7:00 ET 3–5 Report Philadelphia Union Becerra 6Welker 19Angulo 85 Mapp 48Richter 49Pfeffer 60Torres 76Tait 78 Skyline Sports Complex Harrisburg, Pennsylvania W MLS Reserve League Philadelphia Union Reserves 2011 MLS Reserve Division The Union Reserves are 2-7-1 overall, 2-3-0 at home, 0-4-1 on the road. F7F7F7 Reserve 1 April 10, 2011 10:00 AM EDT Philadelphia Union Reserves 2–1 Report New York Red Bulls Reserves McInerney 50McInerney 72Agorsor 81 Kassel 27Rooney 39Rooney 52 Wallingford, Pennsylvania Chester Parkhttp://www.thefieldfinder.com/field/index.php?id=1480 Chester Park thefieldfinder.com Andy Jasner March 1, 2008 April 27, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090210051126/http://www.thefieldfinder.com/field/index.php?id=1480 February 10, 2009 W F7F7F7 Reserve 2 May 16, 2011 4:00 PM EDT Philadelphia Union Reserves 0–1 Report D.C. United Reserves Paunović 22Nakazawa 45 Barklage 43Fred 52Korb 61Brettschneider 88 Wallingford, Pennsylvania Chester Park L Reserve 3 May 28, 2011 5:00 PM EDT Toronto FC Reserves 0–0 Report Philadelphia Union Reserves Henry 44 Cherry Beach Toronto, Ontario, Canada T F7F7F7 Reserve 4 July 3, 2011 10:00 AM EDT D.C. United Reserves 4–1 Report Philadelphia Union Reserves King 22Morsink 23King 41Ngwenya 69 pen. 79Ngwenya 76Morsink 78Ngwenya 88 Ackley 28Madison 45M. Farfan 76 Washington, D.C. D.C. United Training Complex 128 L f7f7f7 Reserve 5 July 18, 2011 10:00 AM EDT New England Revolution Reserves 3–1 Report Philadelphia Union Reserves Koger 27Sousa 60Fagundez 85 Torres 48 penOkugo 82 Foxborough, Massachusetts Gillette Stadium Jan Halaska L f7f7f7 Reserve 6 August 15, 2011 3:00 PM EDT New York Red Bulls Reserves 2–1 Report Philadelphia Union Reserves Arteaga 48 55 Torres 18 MSU Soccer Park Montclair, New Jersey L f7f7f7 Reserve 7 August 21, 2011 10:00 AM EDT Columbus Crew Reserves 1–0 Report Philadelphia Union Reserves Catalano 31Anor 70Horton 81 Richter 34 Columbus, Ohio Columbus Crew Stadium Sorin Stoica L f7f7f7 Reserve 8 September 8, 2011 10:00 AM EDT Philadelphia Union Reserves 2–0 Report New England Revolution Reserves McInerney 25Mwanga 45 Chester, Pennsylvania Leslie Quick Stadium W f7f7f7 Reserve 9 September 18, 2011 10:00 AM EDT Philadelphia Union Reserves 1–2 Report Columbus Crew Reserves McInerney 14Tait 18Nakazawa 60 Ekpo 16Ekpo 63Gardner 75 Wallingford, Pennsylvania Chester Park L f7f7f7 Reserve 10 October 16, 2011 10:00 AM EDT Philadelphia Union Reserves 1–3 Report Toronto FC Reserves Pfeffer 60Okugo 87 Martina 16Richter 37 o.g.Cordon 6281 o.g. Wallingford, Pennsylvania Chester Park L League table Conference PHI Overall PHI Results summary 7 1 9 24 18 4 7 6 20 18 October 20, 2011 http://www.mlssoccer.com/standings Standings - 2011 Major League Soccer February 2013 table b Round Stadium 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 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd October 20, 2011 MLS Results and League table October 2011 Squad information 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 Colombia GK 1971 6 21 GER Cologne 18 Zac MacMath United States GK 1991 8 7 USA University of Maryland 24 Thorne Holder Trinidad and Tobago GK 1986 4 4 USA F.C. New York 31 Chase Harrison United States GK 1984 4 2 USA Harrisburg City Islanders Defenders 2 Joe Tait England CB 1990 2 4 USA Dayton Dutch Lions 3 Juan Diego González Colombia CB 1980 9 22 COL Deportivo Pereira 4 Danny Califf United States CB 1980 3 17 DEN Midtjylland 5 Carlos Valdés Colombia CB 1985 5 22 COL Santa Fe 25 Sheanon Williams United States RB 1990 3 17 USA Harrisburg City Islanders Midfielders 6 Stefani Miglioranzi Brazil CM/DM 1977 9 20 USA Los Angeles Galaxy 7 Brian Carroll United States CM/DM 1981 7 20 USA Columbus Crew 8 Roger Torres Colombia AM 1991 7 13 COL América de Cali 11 Freddy Adu United States AM 1989 6 2 POR Benfica 13 Kyle Nakazawa United States CM 1988 3 16 USA UCLA 14 Amobi Okugo United States CM/DM 1991 3 13 USA UCLA 15 Gabriel Farfan United States CM/DM 1988 6 23 MEX Club América 17 Keon Daniel Trinidad and Tobago LW/RW 1987 1 16 PUR Puerto Rico Islanders 21 Michael Farfan United States LW/RW 1988 6 23 USA University of North Carolina 22 Justin Mapp United States LW/RW 1984 10 18 USA Chicago Fire 23 Ryan Richter United States CM/LB 1989 4 12 USA La Salle University 26 Morgan Langley United States LW/RW 1989 7 9 USA Harrisburg City Islanders 27 Zach Pfeffer United States AM 1995 1 6 USA FC Delco Forwards 9 Sébastien Le Toux France ST/AM 1984 01 10 USA Seattle Sounders FC 10 Danny Mwanga Democratic Republic of the Congo ST 1991 7 17 USA Oregon State University 12 Levi Houapeu Ivory Coast ST 1989 6 22 USA UMBC 16 Veljko Paunović Serbia ST/AM 1977 8 21 Unattached 19 Jack McInerney United States ST 1992 8 5 USA Cobb Soccer Club September 23, 2011 Philadelphia Union September 2011 Statistics Statistics are from all MLS league matches. NatNoPlayerPosAppsStartsGAAcquiredSalaryUSA 2 HarveyJordan Harvey*DF 16 16 0 1 4 1 Expansion Draft$63,125 ENG 2 TaitJoe TaitDF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$42,000COL 3 GonzálezJuan Diego GonzálezDF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$193,462 USA 4 CaliffDanny CaliffDF 33 33 1 0 4 0 Signed$250,000COL 5 ValdésCarlos ValdésDF 32 32 1 1 8 0 Signed$180,000BRA 6 MiglioranziStefani MiglioranziMF 17 11 0 0 1 0 Expansion Draft$153,125USA 7 CarrollBrian CarrollMF 30 30 1 0 5 0 Trade$160,000COL 8 TorresRoger TorresMF 25 9 3 2 1 0 On Loan$108,725FRA 9 Le TouxSébastien Le TouxFW 34 34 11 9 0 0 Expansion Draft$179,000 COD 10 MwangaDanny MwangaFW 28 13 5 4 4 0 SuperDraft$226,250 (GA)USA 11 AduFreddy AduMF 11 6 2 0 0 0 Signed$594,884 (DP)CIV 12 HouapeuLevi HouapeuFW 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft$32,604 USA 12AgorsorChris Agorsor*FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 Weighted lottery$42,000 USA 13 NakazawaKyle NakazawaMF 22 14 1 3 1 0 SuperDraft$44,000 USA 14 OkugoAmobi OkugoMF 15 10 0 0 2 0 SuperDraft$168,000 (GA)USA 15 FarfanGabriel FarfanMF 22 18 1 2 1 0 Signed$42,000SER 16 PaunovićVeljko PaunovićFW 17 16 3 3 1 0 Signed$90,000TRI 17 DanielKeon DanielMF 18 9 1 2 1 0 Signed$46,410USA 19 McInerneyJack McInerneyFW 18 5 1 0 1 1 SuperDraft$135,417 (GA)GUA 20 RuizCarlos Ruiz*FW 14 13 6 0 2 0 Signed$306,671 USA 21 FarfanMichael FarfanMF 21 13 2 3 1 0 SuperDraft$79,500USA 22 MappJustin MappMF 29 24 3 4 1 0 Trade$183,333 USA 23 HouapeuRyan RichterMF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Supplemental Draft$32,604 USA 25 WilliamsSheanon WilliamsDF 32 32 1 3 4 1 Signed$42,000 USA 26 LangleyMorgan LangleyMF 1 1 0 0 0 0 SignedN/AUSA 27 PfefferZach PfefferMF 3 2 0 0 0 0 Signed$65,000 (HG) 44 35 46 3 * = Not currently part of team. October 20, 2011 Philadelphia Union October 2011 Goalkeepers NatNoPlayerAppsStartsRecordGAGAASOAcquiredSalaryCOL 1 MondragónFaryd Mondragón27 27 8-8-11 28 1.04 7 Signed$396,667 USA 18 MacMathZac MacMath8 7 3-0-4 8 1.00 3 SuperDraft$125,000 (GA)TRI 24 HolderThorne Holder0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 Signed$42,000USA 31 HolderChase Harrison0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 SignedN/A 35 34 11-8-1536 1.03 10 * = Not currently part of team. October 20, 2011 Philadelphia Union October 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs Squad information Statistics Statistics are from all MLS Cup Playoffs matches. NatNoPlayerPosAppsStartsGAAcquiredSalaryENG 2 TaitJoe TaitDF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$42,000COL 3 GonzálezJuan Diego GonzálezDF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$193,462 USA 4 CaliffDanny CaliffDF 2 2 0 0 0 0 Signed$250,000COL 5 ValdésCarlos ValdésDF 2 2 0 0 1 0 Signed$180,000BRA 6 MiglioranziStefani MiglioranziMF 1 1 0 0 1 0 Expansion Draft$153,125USA 7 CarrollBrian CarrollMF 2 2 0 0 1 0 Trade$160,000COL 8 TorresRoger TorresMF 2 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$108,725FRA 9 Le TouxSébastien Le TouxFW 2 2 1 0 0 0 Expansion Draft$179,000 COD 10 MwangaDanny MwangaFW 1 1 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft$226,250 USA 11 AduFreddy AduMF 2 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$594,884USA 13 NakazawaKyle NakazawaMF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft$44,000 USA 14 OkugoAmobi OkugoMF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft$168,000USA 15 FarfanGabriel FarfanMF 2 2 0 0 2 0 Signed$42,000SER 16 PaunovićVeljko PaunovićFW 1 1 0 0 0 0 Signed$90,000TRI 17 DanielKeon DanielMF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$46,410USA 19 McInerneyJack McInerneyFW 2 1 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft$135,417USA 21 FarfanMichael FarfanMF 2 2 0 1 0 0 SuperDraft$79,500USA 22 MappJustin MappMF 2 1 0 0 0 0 Trade$183,333 USA 23 HouapeuRyan RichterMF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Supplemental Draft$32,604 USA 25 WilliamsSheanon WilliamsDF 2 2 0 0 1 0 Signed$42,000 USA 26 LangleyMorgan LangleyMF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SignedN/AUSA 27 PfefferZach PfefferMF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed$65,000 1 1 5 0 November 3, 2011 Philadelphia Union November 2011 Goalkeepers NatNoPlayerAppsStartsRecordGAGAASOAcquiredSalaryCOL 1 MondragónFaryd Mondragón2 2 0-2-0 3 2.00 0 Signed$396,667 USA 18 MacMathZac MacMath0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 SuperDraft$125,000TRI 24 HolderThorne Holder0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 Signed$42,000 2 2 0-2-03 1.50 0 November 3, 2011 Philadelphia Union November 2011 Honors and awards MLS Player of the Month MonthPlayerStatsSeptemberFRA Sébastien Le Toux7G MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerStats11USA Justin Mapp2G (11', 61') MLS Goal of the Week WeekPlayerReport10GUA Carlos Ruiz18GUA Carlos Ruiz20COL Roger Torres MLS Team of the Week WeekPlayerReport1USA Danny Califf https://web.archive.org/web/20121011044142/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/team-week-debuts-mlssoccercom October 11, 2012 2USA Brian Carroll7USA Sheanon WilliamsCOL Carlos ValdésTRI Keon Daniel10USA Justin Mapp11USA Justin Mapp16USA Sheanon Williams18FRA Sébastien Le TouxUSA Justin MappCOL Carlos Valdés28USA Michael Farfan29FRA Sébastien Le TouxUSA Michael Farfan MLS All-Stars 2011 PositionPlayerNotesGKCOL Faryd MondragónHans Backe's Pick Player movement List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011 Transfers In DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef November 22, 2010 USA Brian Carroll 7 MF USA Columbus Crew Acquired for allocation money and a 2nd round SuperDraft pick December 22, 2010 USA Zach Pfeffer 27 MF USA FC Delco Signed As Homegrown Player January 20, 2011 COL Faryd Mondragón 1 GK GER Köln Undisclosed Union Agree to Terms With GK Mondragón, D Valdés Philadelphia Union January 20, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/01/20/union-agree-terms-gk-mondrag%C3%B3n-d-vald%C3%A9s January 20, 2011 COL Carlos Valdés 5 DF COL Santa Fe Undisclosed February 14, 2011 USA Chris Agorsor 12 FW USA University of Virginia Weighted lottery Union Acquire Forward Chris Agorsor Philadelphia Union February 14, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/02/14/union-acquire-forward-chris-agorsor February 22, 2011 GUA Carlos Ruiz 20 FW GRE Aris Free Union Acquire Forward Carlos Ruiz Philadelphia Union February 22, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/02/22/union-sign-forward-carlos-ruiz March 1, 2011 TRI Thorne Holder 24 GK USA Adelphi University Free Union Sign Two, Waive Two Philadelphia Union March 1, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/03/01/union-sign-two-waive-two March 1, 2011 USA Ryan Richter 23 MF USA La Salle University Supplemental Draft, 1st round March 18, 2011 CIV Levi Houapeu 11 FW USA University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 3rd round Union Sign Daniel, Farfan, Houapeu Philadelphia Union March 18, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/03/18/union-sign-daniel-farfan-houapeu March 18, 2011 TRI Keon Daniel 17 MF PUR Puerto Rico Islanders Free March 18, 2011 USA Gabriel Farfan 15 MF MEX Club América Free June 13, 2011 SER Veljko Paunović 16 FW Unattached Free Union Sign Paunović Philadelphia Union June 13, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/06/13/union-sign-serbian-forward-veljko-paunovi%C4%87 August 12, 2011 USA Freddy Adu 11 MF POR Benfica Free, acquired via allocation process Union Sign Attacking Midfielder Freddy Adu Philadelphia Union August 12, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/08/12/union-sign-attacking-midfielder-freddy-adu August 22, 2011 TRI Thorne Holder 24 GK USA F.C. New York Free Union Reacquire Goalkeeper Thorne Holder Philadelphia Union August 22, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/08/22/union-reacquire-goalkeeper-thorne-holder September 13, 2011 ENG Joe Tait 2 DF USA Dayton Dutch Lions Free Union Sign Defender English Joe Tait Philadelphia Union September 13, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/09/13/union-sign-english-defender-joe-tait September 14, 2011 USA Morgan Langley 26 MF USA Harrisburg City Islanders Free Union Sign Midfielder Langley From City Islanders Philadelphia Union September 15, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/09/15/union-sign-midfielder-langley-city-islanders September 23, 2011 USA Chase Harrison 31 GK USA Harrisburg City Islanders Free Union Sign Goalkeeper Harrison From City Islanders Philadelphia Union September 23, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/09/23/union-sign-goalkeeper-harrison-city-islanders Out DatePlayerNumberPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef November 24, 2010 USA Shea Salinas 11 MF CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft Union Lose Salinas, Moreno in Expansion Draft Philadelphia Union November 24, 2010 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2010/11/24/union-lose-salinas-moreno-expansion-draft November 24, 2010 VEN Alejandro Moreno 15 FW CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft December 15, 2010 USA Chris Seitz 1 GK USA Seattle Sounders FC Re-Entry Draft Union Lose Seitz, Fred In Re-Entry Draft Philadelphia Union December 15, 2010 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2010/12/15/union-lose-seitz-fred-re-entry-draft December 15, 2010 BRA Fred 7 FW USA New England Revolution Re-Entry Draft January 14, 2011 FIN Toni Ståhl 12 MF USA Fort Lauderdale Strikers Contract option declined, free transfer January 25, 2011 USA Brad Knighton 18 GK USA Carolina RailHawks Waived, free transfer February 8, 2011 PUR Cristian Arrieta 26 DF USA Fort Lauderdale Strikers Waived, free transfer Union Waive Defender Cristian Arrieta Philadelphia Union February 8, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/02/08/union-waive-defender-cristian-arrieta February 14, 2011 ARG Eduardo Coudet 21 MF USA Fort Lauderdale Strikers Waived, free transfer Union Waive Midfielder Eduardo Coudet Philadelphia Union February 14, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/02/14/union-waive-midfielder-eduardo-coudet February 18, 2011 USA Andrew Jacobson 8 MF USA FC Dallas Traded for a 2013 SuperDraft 2nd round pick Union Trade Andrew Jacobson to FC Dallas Philadelphia Union February 19, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/02/18/union-trade-andrew-jacobson-fc-dallas March 1, 2011 USA Nick Zimmerman 23 MF USA Carolina RailHawks Waived, free transfer March 1, 2011 USA J. T. Noone 17 MF USA Harrisburg City Islanders Waived, free transfer March 2, 2011 USA Michael Orozco Fiscal 16 DF MEX San Luis Loan expired; purchase option declined Jonathan Tannenwald Nowak: Union did not extend Orozco Fiscal's loan March 2, 2011 Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/thegoalkeeper/Nowak_Union_did_not_extend_Orozco_Fiscals_loan.html June 2, 2011 USA Chris Agorsor 12 FW USA Real Salt Lake Waived, free transfer Union cut ties with former youth sensation Agorsor Philadelphia Union June 2, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2011/06/02/union-cut-ties-former-youth-sensation-agorsor July 7, 2011 USA Jordan Harvey 2 DF CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for allocation money Union trade defender Jordan Harvey to Vancouver Whitecaps Philadelphia Union July 7, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/07/07/union-trade-defender-jordan-harvey-vancouver-whitecaps July 26, 2011 TRI Thorne Holder 24 GK USA F.C. New York Waived, free transfer Union waive goalkeeper Thorne Holder Philadelphia Union July 26, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/07/26/union-waive-goalkeeper-thorne-holder August 5, 2011 GUA Carlos Ruiz 20 FW MEX Veracruz Transfer Union secure full rights to Valdés, transfer Ruiz Philadelphia Union August 5, 2011 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/08/26/union-secure-full-rights-valdés-transfer-ruiz Loans In DatePlayerNumberPositionLoaned fromFee/notesRef March 8, 2010 COL Roger Torres 8 MF COL América de Cali Terms undisclosed Midfielder Roger Torres on Loan to Union Philadelphia Union March 8, 2010 http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2010/03/09/midfielder-roger-torres-loan-union 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.2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer https://web.archive.org/web/20110430101816/http://www.mlssoccer.com/2011-mls-roster-rules April 30, 2011 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). 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 30em External links Philadelphia Union website 2011 Category:American soccer clubs 2011 season Category:2011 Major League Soccer season Category:2011 in sports in Pennsylvania