| Club: | Philadelphia Union |
| Season: | 2012 |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: | Keystone Sports & Entertainment |
| Manager: | John Hackworth interim, from June 13, 2012 permanent, from August 30, 2012 Peter Nowak until June 13, 2012 |
| Stadium: | PPL Park (Capacity: 18,500) |
| League: | Major League Soccer |
| League Result: | Eastern Conference: 8th Overall table: 15th |
| Cup1: | MLS Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Semifinals |
| League Topscorer: | Jack McInerney (8) |
| Highest Attendance: | 19,074 v Colorado Rapids March 18, 2012 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 16,024 v D.C. United September 20, 2012 |
| Average Attendance: | 18,049 7 sellouts (Through October 27, 2012) |
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| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
The 2012 Philadelphia Union season was the third season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was initially managed by former MLS player Peter Nowak, in his third season with the club. In June, Nowak resigned and assistant coach John Hackworth was promoted to manager on an interim basis. Hackworth was officially made permanent head coach in August, making him the second head coach in the club's history.[1] [2]
As of August 28, 2012.[3]
See also: 2012 Major League Soccer season.
The Union finished 10-18-6 overall, 7-8-2 at home, 3-10-4 on the road.
See also: 2012 U.S. Open Cup.
See main article: Philadelphia Union Reserves.
The Union Reserves are 4-4-2 overall, 3-1-1 at home, 1-3-1 on the road.
Conference
Overall
| Position | Staff | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | John Hackworth | United States | |
| Assistant coach/Goalkeeper Coach | Rob Vartughian | United States | |
| Assistant coach/Reserve Team Head Coach | Brendan Burke | Ireland | |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Paul Rushing | United States | |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Steve Hudyma | United States | |
| Strength and conditioning Coach | Kevin Miller | United States | |
| Team Coordinator | Josh Gros | United States | |
| Equipment Director | Tim Cook | United States |
Ages are as of April 16, 2012 (the date of their season opener).
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | Chris Konopka |  | GK | 14 April 1985 | MLS Goalkeeper Pool |
| 18 | Zac MacMath | | GK | 7 August 1991 | University of Maryland |
| 32 | Chase Harrison | | GK | 2 April 1984 | Harrisburg City Islanders |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | Carlos Valdés |  | CB | 22 May 1985 | Santa Fe |
| 3 | Chris Albright | | RB | 14 January 1979 | New York Red Bulls |
| 4 | Bakary Soumaré |  | CB | 9 November 1985 |  US Boulogne |
| 24 | Porfirio López |  | LB | 10 September 1985 | Dalian Shide |
| 25 | Sheanon Williams | | RB/RW | 17 March 1990 | Harrisburg City Islanders |
| 28 | Ray Gaddis | | RB | March 12, 2012 | West Virginia University |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 5 | Greg Jordan | | CM/DM | 5 April 1990 | Creighton University |
| 6 | Gabriel Gómez |  | CM | 29 May 1984 |  Indios |
| 7 | Brian Carroll | | DM | 20 July 1981 | Columbus Crew |
| 8 | Roger Torres | | AM | 13 July 1991 | América de Cali |
| 11 | Freddy Adu | | AM/RW | 2 June 1989 | Benfica |
| 13 | Michael Lahoud | | MF | 15 September 1986 | Chivas USA |
| 14 | Amobi Okugo | | DM/CB | 13 March 1991 | UCLA |
| 15 | Gabriel Farfan | | LW/LB | 23 June 1988 | Club América |
| 20 | Jimmy McLaughlin | | LW/RW | 30 April 1993 | Colgate University |
| 21 | Michael Farfan | | LW/RW/AM | 23 June 1988 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 26 | Keon Daniel |  | LW/RW | March 12, 2012 | Puerto Rico Islanders |
| 27 | Zach Pfeffer | | AM | March 12, 2012 | FC Delco |
| 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | | MF/ST | 23 November 1990 | Princeton University |
| 30 | Krystian Witkowski | | MF | 17 August 1990 | Marist College |
| 44 | Danny Cruz | | MF | 3 January 1990 | D.C. United |
| Forwards | |||||
| 9 | Jack McInerney | | ST | 5 August 1992 | Cobb Futbol Club |
| 12 | Chandler Hoffman | | ST | 17 August 1990 | UCLA |
| 17 | Josué Martínez | | ST/RW | 25 March 1990 | Saprissa |
| 31 | Cristhian Hernández | | ST/LW | 30 October 1993 | Players Development Academy |
Statistics are from all MLS league matches.
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| Nat. | No. | Player | Pos. | Apps | Starts | G | A | Acquired | Salary | Cap Number | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Carlos Valdés | 34 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Signed | $268,000 | $268,000 | |||
| 3 | Chris Albright | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed | $55,000 | $55,000 | |||
| 4 | Bakary Soumaré | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed | $280,000 | $280,000 | |||
| 4 | Danny Califf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed | $275,000 | $275,000 | |||
| 5 | Greg Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SuperDraft | $44,000 | $0 (off-budget) | |||
| 6 | Gabriel Gómez | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Signed | $294,702.50 | $294,702.50 | |||
| 7 | Brian Carroll | 34 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Trade | $168,000 | $168,000 | |||
| 8 | Roger Torres | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Signed | $119,285 | $119,285 | |||
| 9 | Jack McInerney | 26 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | SuperDraft | $140,166.67 | $0 (GA) | |||
| 10 | Danny Mwanga | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SuperDraft | $356,250 | $350,000 | |||
| 11 | Freddy Adu | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Signed | $519,000 | $200,000 (DP) | |||
| 12 | Chandler Hoffman | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SuperDraft | $91,000 | $0 (GA) | |||
| 13 | Michael Lahoud | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Trade | $84,571 | $84,571 | |||
| 14 | Amobi Okugo | 28 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | SuperDraft | $173,000 | $0 (GA) | |||
| 15 | Gabriel Farfan | 23 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Signed | $46,200 | $46,200 | |||
| 16 | Jorge Perlaza | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trade | $115,000 | $115,000 | |||
| 17 | Josué Martínez | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Signed | $71,062.50 | $71,062.50 | |||
| 20 | Jimmy McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed | $57,000 | $0 (HG) | |||
| 21 | Michael Farfan | 33 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | SuperDraft | $94,700 | $94,700 | |||
| 23 | Lionard Pajoy | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Signed | $195,000 | $195,000 | |||
| 24 | Porfirio López | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed | $125,087.50 | $125,087.50 | |||
| 25 | Sheanon Williams | 28 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Signed | $90,500 | $90,500 | |||
| 26 | Keon Daniel | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Signed | $59,410 | $59,410 | |||
| 27 | Zach Pfeffer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed | $70,000 | $0 (HG) | |||
| 28 | Ray Gaddis | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | SuperDraft | $33,750 | $0 (off budget) | |||
| 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Supplemental Draft | $44,000 | $0 (off budget) | |||
| 30 | Krystian Witkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Supplemental Draft | $44,000.04 | $44,000.04 | |||
| 31 | Cristhian Hernández | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed | $54,375 | $0 (HG) | |||
| 38 | Kai Herdling | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Loan | $94,002 | $94,002 | |||
| 44 | Danny Cruz | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Trade | $106,500 | $106,500 | |||
| 36 | 23 | 55 | 5 |
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| Nat. | No. | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO | Acquired | Salary | Cap Number | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Konopka | 1 | 1 | 0–1–0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed | $44,000 | $44,000 | ||
| 18 | Zac MacMath | 32 | 32 | 10–17–5 | 43 | 1.34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | SuperDraft | $135,000 | $0 (GA) | ||
| 32 | Chase Harrison | 1 | 1 | 0–0–1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Signed | $44,000 | $44,000 | ||
| 88 | Brian Rowe | 0 | 0 | 0–0–0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | Emergency Loan (MLS GK Pool) | $33,750 | $0 | ||
| 34 | 34 | 10-18–6 | 45 | 1.32 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Position | Player | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Carlos Valdés | Don Garber's Pick | |
| MF | Michael Farfan | Ben Olsen's Pick |
See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2012.
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 23, 2011 | 22 | MF | Acquired in 2011 MLS Waiver Draft | ||||
| December 7, 2011 | 17 | FW | Free | ||||
| December 12, 2011 | 20 | MF | |||||
| December 21, 2011 | 6 | MF | Free | ||||
| December 22, 2011 | 24 | DF | Free | ||||
| January 12, 2012 | 12 | FW | |||||
| January 12, 2012 | 5 | MF | |||||
| January 12, 2012 | 28 | DF | |||||
| January 17, 2012 | DF | ||||||
| January 17, 2012 | Krystian Witkowski | 30 | FW | ||||
| January 17, 2012 | 29 | FW | |||||
| January 17, 2012 | Brandon Zimmerman | MF | |||||
| January 31, 2012 | 8 | MF | Loan made permanent | ||||
| February 8, 2012 | 23 | FW | Free | ||||
| February 13, 2012 | 3 | DF | Free | ||||
| February 21, 2012 | 32 | GK | Philadelphia Union | Free | |||
| March 2, 2012 | 1 | GK | MLS Goalkeeper Pool | Free | |||
| March 5, 2012 | 31 | FW | Players Development Academy | ||||
| May 17, 2012 | 13 | MF | |||||
| June 6, 2012 | 16 | FW | |||||
| June 26, 2012 | 4 | DF | Free, acquired via the MLS allocation process | ||||
| August 16, 2012 | 44 | MF | Traded for Lionard Pajoy and an international roster slot |
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 23, 2011 | 22 | MF | |||||
| November 23, 2011 | 3 | DF | Waived | ||||
| November 23, 2011 | 24 | GK | Waived | ||||
| November 30, 2011 | 6 | MF | None | Contract option declined / Retired | |||
| November 30, 2011 | 31 | GK | Philadelphia Union | Contract option declined | |||
| January 19, 2012 | 12 | FW | Contract option declined | ||||
| January 19, 2012 | 23 | MF | Contract option declined | ||||
| January 19, 2012 | 26 | MF | Contract option declined | ||||
| January 19, 2012 | 2 | DF | Contract option declined | ||||
| January 19, 2012 | 16 | FW | None | Retired | |||
| January 30, 2012 | 1 | GK | Released; free transfer | ||||
| January 31, 2012 | 9 | FW | Traded for allocation money | ||||
| February 1, 2012 | 13 | MF | |||||
| February 6, 2012 | DF | Not offered a contract | |||||
| February 6, 2012 | MF | Not offered a contract | |||||
| February 22, 2012 | 22 | MF | Waived | ||||
| May 17, 2012 | 4 | DF | Traded for Michael Lahoud and allocation money. | ||||
| June 6, 2012 | 10 | FW | |||||
| August 16, 2012 | 23 | FW | |||||
| August 28, 2012 | 16 | FW | Released; free transfer |
| Start Date | End Date | Player | Number | Position | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2012 | June 19, 2012 | 38 | MF | Loan until June 30, with option to extend until December 31. Terminated early. | [4] [5] | |||
| May 26, 2012 | May 27, 2012 | 88 | GK | MLS Goalkeeper Pool | Emergency loan |
| Start Date | End Date | Player | Position | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2012 | April 22, 2012 | FW | Made appearances in 2 games | http://blog.pennlive.com/upper90/2012/04/antoine_hoppenot_and_chandler.html | |||
| April 19, 2012 | April 22, 2012 | FW | Made appearances in 2 games | http://blog.pennlive.com/upper90/2012/04/antoine_hoppenot_and_chandler.html | |||
| June 22, 2012 | August 26, 2012 | MF | Loan extended to end of USL PRO season on July 19. | http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2012/07/city_islanders_acquire_greg_jo.html | |||
| June 22, 2012 | August 26, 2012 | MF | Loan extended to end of USL PRO season on July 19. | http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2012/07/city_islanders_acquire_greg_jo.html |
Philadelphia came into the 2012 season thirteenth 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. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[6]
On June 25, the Union traded their position in the allocation ranking plus allocation money and their first round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft to Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the top position in the allocation rankings and a second round pick in the 2013 Draft. The Union then used the Allocation ranking to sign Bakary Soumaré.
The Union have nine MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated eight international roster spots per season, but the Union acquired a ninth from Los Angeles in exchange for Kyle Nakazawa. This ninth slot would eventually be traded to D.C. United along with Lionard Pajoy for Danny Cruz and reverts to the Galaxy at the end of 2012.
| Player | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Torres | Colombia |
| 2 | Carlos Valdés | Colombia |
| 3 | Keon Daniel | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 4 | Josué Martínez | Costa Rica |
| 5 | Gabriel Gómez | Panama |
| 6 | Porfirio López | Costa Rica |
| 7 | Cristhian Hernández | Mexico |
| 8 | VACANT | |
NOTES:
Future picks acquired: *2013 MLS SuperDraft second round pick (natural selection) from FC Dallas for Andrew Jacobson.
Future picks traded: *2013 MLS SuperDraft second round pick (natural selection) and Kyle Nakazawa to Los Angeles Galaxy for an international roster slot.
Future picks swapped: *2013 MLS SuperDraft first round pick, allocation money, and the twelfth position in the MLS Allocation Order to Vancouver Whitecaps FC for a 2013 SuperDraft second round pick and the first position in the Allocation Order.