2024 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union
2024 season
Sporting Director	Ernst Tanner
Head coach	Jim Curtin
Stadium	Subaru Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS	Conference: 12th; Overall: 23rd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round of 16
Leagues Cup	4th Place
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Philadelphia Union season was the club's fifteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team is managed by Jim Curtin, his eleventh season with the club. The club's regular season began on February 20, 2024, opening with the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup after earning its berth by placing third in the 2023 Leagues Cup.^[1]

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	52	70	−18	40
11	Toronto FC	34	11	19	4	40	61	−21	37
12	Philadelphia Union	34	9	15	10	62	55	+7	37
13	Nashville SC	34	9	16	9	38	54	−16	36
14	New England Revolution	34	9	21	4	37	74	−37	31

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
21	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	52	70	−18	40
22	Toronto FC	34	11	19	4	40	61	−21	37
23	Philadelphia Union	34	9	15	10	62	55	+7	37
24	St. Louis City SC	34	8	13	13	50	63	−13	37
25	Nashville SC	34	9	16	9	38	54	−16	36

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Match results

February 24 1	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Chicago Fire FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EST	Uhre 55' Martínez 85' Gazdag 90+2'	Report	Gutiérrez 39' Pineda 45' Brady 69' Herbers 81'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,734 Referee: Muhammad Hassan

March 2 2	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 p.m. EST	Walter 19' Russell 90+3'	Report	Bedoya 49', 90+5' Lowe 58'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,942 Referee: Rafael Bonilla

March 16 4	Austin FC	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Austin, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT	Biro 45+6' Rubio 56', 57' Gallagher 58' Cascante 67'	Report	Gazdag 14', 81' Sullivan 34' Carranza 45+6' Martínez 62' Uhre 65' Elliott 70' Lowe 87'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Wesley Costa

March 23 5	Portland Timbers	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Portland, Oregon
10:30 p.m. EDT	Chará 25' Rodríguez 80'	Report	Carranza 28', 67' Sullivan 32', 58' Elliott 40' Semmle 88'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,046 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez

March 30 6	Philadelphia Union	2–0	Minnesota United FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
2:00 p.m. EDT	Gazdag 16' Martínez 64' Carranza 84' Harriel 90+5'	Report	Dotson 69'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,047 Referee: Sergii Boiko

April 6 7	Nashville SC	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 p.m. EDT	Surridge 42' Godoy 84'	Report	Carranza 62' Gazdag 90'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,739 Referee: Victor Rivas

April 14 8	Atlanta United FC	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
2:30 p.m. EDT	Almada 25' Ríos 55' Wiley 63' Muyumba 84'	Report	Carranza 21' Martínez 35' Gazdag 35' Uhre 73' Wagner 75', 77' McGlynn 90+5' Bedoya 91'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,763 Referee: Jon Freemon

April 27 9	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Gazdag 50' Glesnes 57' Carranza 78' Bedoya 90+8'	Report	Gómez 34', 75' Arango 39' Katranis 49', 89' Vera 57' Crooks 59'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,048 Referee: Malik Badawi

April 30 3	Philadelphia Union	2–3	Seattle Sounders FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EST	McGlynn 56' Uhre 45+10' Gazdag 57'	Report	Ruidíaz 13', 37' (pen.) Vargas 22' Ragen 27' Nouhou 59'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,525 Referee: Joe Dickerson
Note: Match entered a weather delay in the 6th minute and was later postponed from March 9 to April 30.^[2]

May 5 10	D.C. United	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT	Dájome 9' Murrell 33' Ku-DiPietro 90+2'	Report	Carranza 20' Bedoya 42' Flach 45+2' Lowe 45+2' McGlynn 79'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,237 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

May 11 11	Philadelphia Union	2–3	Orlando City SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Uhre 12' Gazdag 66' Lowe 81'	Report	McGuire 21', 90' Muriel 42', 46' Angulo 45+5' Araújo 87'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,028 Referee: Timothy Ford

May 15 12	Philadelphia Union	1–2	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Wagner 45' Carranza 47' Elliott 71'	Report	Martínez 2' Wolf 45+2' Rodríguez 51' Ojeda 62' Perea 78' Bakrar 87' Jones 90'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,531 Referee: Tori Penso

May 18 13	New England Revolution	0–3	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT	Spaulding 14' Kessler 17' Vrioni 66' Arreaga 85'	Report	Harriel 30' Carranza 38' Gazdag 47', 80'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 34,947 Referee: Filip Dujic

May 25 14	Charlotte FC	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report	McGlynn 25' Harriel 65'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 32,232 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

May 29 15	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Bedoya 25'	Report	Longstaff 87' Spicer 90+3'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,535 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

June 1 16	Philadelphia Union	2–2	CF Montréal	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Gazdag 39', 56' Uhre 58' Elliott 63'	Report	Ibrahim 1' Campbell 28' Yankov 41' Lassiter 45' Piette 66'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,026 Referee: Ted Unkel

June 15 17	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Inter Miami CF	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Uhre 3' Bedoya 34' Wagner 64' Flach 82'	Report	Ruiz 32' 69' Gressel 47' Avilés 66' 84' Campana 75' Alba 82' Afonso 90+4'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,513 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

June 19 18	FC Cincinnati	4–3	Philadelphia Union	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Keller 6' Kelsy 29' Acosta 49', 90+10' Orellano 60'	Report	Elliott 12' Wagner 12' Baribo 43', 90+1' Bueno 55' McGlynn 81'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,795 Referee: Jair Marrufo

June 22 19	Philadelphia Union	0–2	Charlotte FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Agyemang 56', 63' Bender 68' Diani 87' Westwood 90+9'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,762 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

June 29 20	CF Montréal	4–2	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT	Martínez 36' Duke 56' Iankov 89' Ruan 90+2', 90+3'	Report	Sullivan 29' Bueno 41' Glesnes 90+5'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Jon Freemon

July 3 21	Chicago Fire FC	4–3	Philadelphia Union	Chicago, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT	Omsberg 4' Haile-Selassie 30' Brady 45+7' Cuypers 82', 90+2' Giménez 89'	Report	Glesnes 32' Donovan 38' Gazdag 45+7' (pen.), 54' McGlynn 49'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 19,453 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

July 6 22	Philadelphia Union	0–0	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Bedoya 86'	Report	Edelman 45+2'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Filip Dujic

July 13 23	Toronto FC	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT	Elliott 74' (o.g.) Kerr 78'	Report	Baribo 39' Sullivan 77'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,880 Referee: Allen Chapman

July 17 24	Philadelphia Union	5–1	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Baribo 29', 44', 52' Glesnes 39' Sullivan 84'	Report	Harkes 50' Panayotou 66'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,554 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

July 20 25	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Nashville SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Gazdag 10', 38', 89' Lowe 2' Uhre 20' Elliott 61'	Report	Muyl 60' Bauer 67' Godoy 76'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,962 Referee: Chris Penso

August 28 26	Philadelphia Union	0–1	Columbus Crew	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Jones 3' Yeboah 75' Amundsen 89' Schulte 90+6'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,513 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

August 31 27	New York Red Bulls	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Uhre 4' Baribo 14', 55' Blake 76'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 19,951 Referee: Jair Marrufo

September 14 28	Inter Miami CF	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Messi 26', 30', 87' Avilés 32' Suárez 75', 90+8' Busquets 90+5'	Report	Uhre 2' Elliott 56' Sullivan 72'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 20,915 Referee: Sergii Boiko

September 18 29	New York City FC	1–5	Philadelphia Union	New York, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT	Martínez 45+5' Tanasijević 51' O'Toole 90+3'	Report	Baribo 15' Uhre 25' Gazdag 32', 42' Glesnes 74' Bueno 85'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 19,153 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

September 22 30	Philadelphia Union	4–0	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. EDT	Uhre 13' Gazdag 16', 69' Baribo 51'	Report	Herrera 25' Dájome 90+2'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,823 Referee: Filip Dujic

September 28 31	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Atlanta United FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Harriel 61', 76' Uhre 69'	Report	Lennon 52' Lobjanidze 72'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,837 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

October 2 32	Orlando City SC	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Schlegel 19' Torres 57', 69' McGuire 64', 90+5' Araújo 90+2'	Report	Gazdag 68' Sullivan 72' Wagner 74' Uhre 90+1'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 23,027 Referee: Armando Villarreal

October 5 33	Columbus Crew	3–2	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Hernández 4', 76' Herrera 11' Farsi 41' Cheberko 90+2'	Report	Harriel 25' McGlynn 41'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,788 Referee: Allen Chapman

October 19 34	Philadelphia Union	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. EDT	Sullivan 2' Baribo 38' Elliott 64' Wagner 80'	Report	Asad 45+4', 66' Glesnes 46' (o.g.) Nwobodo 59' Orellano 68'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,016 Referee: Joe Dickerson

U.S. Open Cup

Philadelphia Union was not sent to the tournament, and neither was their MLS Next Pro team Philadelphia Union II due to their participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.^[3]

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round one

February 20 Round one 1st Leg	Saprissa	2–3	Philadelphia Union	San José, Costa Rica
10:00 PM EST	Glesnes 28' (o.g.) Sinclair 38' Taylor 90'	Report	Carranza 38', 55', 76', 79' Martínez 38' Lowe 67' Wagner 87'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 15,955 Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández (Mexico)

February 27 Round one 2nd Leg	Philadelphia Union	3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–5 agg.)	Saprissa	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:15 PM EST	Carranza 17' Sullivan 26' Mbaizo 40' Elliott 90+3' Uhre 94' Semmle 102' Lowe 104' Bedoya 116'	Report	Paradela 14' (pen.) Madrigal 28' Torres 62' Joseph Mora 90+6'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,513 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Note: Philadelphia Union won 6–5 on aggregate.

Round of 16

March 5 Round of 16 1st Leg	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Pachuca	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM EST	Mbaizo 61'	Report	Cabral 47'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 16,558 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

March 12 Round of 16 2nd Leg	Pachuca	6–0 (6–0 agg.)	Philadelphia Union	Pachuca, Mexico
8:15 PM EDT	Rondón 7' (pen.), 45+6', 53' Pedraza 24' Suárez 57' Idrissi 63' Sánchez 76' Bautista 85'	Report	Lowe 74'	Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 19,658 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Note: Pachuca won the series 6–0.

Leagues Cup

Group stage (East 4)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PHI	CAZ	CLT
1	Philadelphia Union	2	1	0	1	0	2	1	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–1	1–0
2	Cruz Azul	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	—
3	Charlotte FC	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	−1	2		—	0–0	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 27 Group stage	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Charlotte FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM EDT	Martínez 1' Baribo 33' Gazdag 68' Bedoya 75'	Report	Smalls 60'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,514 Referee: Marco Ortiz

August 4 Group stage	Philadelphia Union	1–1 (3–5 p)	Cruz Azul	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM EDT	Bedoya 3' Sullivan 37' Lowe 55' Gazdag 59', 88'	Report	Rotondi 42', 59' Romo 51' Antuna 90+2'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jorge Camacho
	Penalties
	Gazdag Elliott Martínez Adeniran		Piovi Montaño Ditta Rotondi Sepúlveda

Knockout stage

August 9 Round of 32	Philadelphia Union	2–0	CF Montréal	Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30	Baribo 45+1', 90+6' Wagner 69' Mbaizo 87'	Report		Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)

August 13 Round of 16	FC Cincinnati	2–4	Philadelphia Union	Cincinnati, Ohio
	Robinson 43' Bucha 66' Yedlin 80'	Report	Uhre 51' Baribo 61', 81' Sullivan 84' Wagner 90+4'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 15,710 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

August 17 Quarter-finals	Philadelphia Union	1–1 (4–3 p)	Mazatlán	Chester, Pennsylvania
	Baribo 40' 45+1' Uhre 45+3' Glesnes 58'	Report	Colula 31' Bárcenas 45+9' Escoboza 59' Rubio 63' Almada 79'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
	Penalties
	Martínez Elliott Lowe Adeniran Bueno		Colman Árciga Torres Escoboza Camacho

August 21 Semi-finals	Columbus Crew	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
TBD EDT	Rossi 12', 43' Zawadzki 49' Hernández 53'	Report	Gazdag 32' Bueno 90+1'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 12,784 Referee: Armando Villarreal

August 25 3rd	Philadelphia Union	2–2 (1–3 p)	Colorado Rapids	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 p.m. EST	Wagner 26' Baribo 41', 44'	Report	Maxsø 25' Harris 38' Larraz 49'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 8,417 Referee: Fernando Guerrero
	Penalties
	Gazdag Baribo Elliott Mbaizo		Mihailovic Bassett Maxsø Ronan

References

^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (February 19, 2024). "After a brutally short offseason, the Union are ready to kick off a new year". The Philadelphia Inquirer – via MSN.
^ "Philadelphia Union vs. Seattle Sounders enters weather delay". MLSsoccer.com. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
^ Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[1] Tannenwald, Jonathan (February 19, 2024). "After a brutally short offseason, the Union are ready to kick off a new year". The Philadelphia Inquirer – via MSN.

[2] "Philadelphia Union vs. Seattle Sounders enters weather delay". MLSsoccer.com. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

[3] Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

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