| Club: | Philadelphia Union |
| Season: | 2015 |
| League: | MLS |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: | Keystone Sports & Entertainment |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Jim Curtin |
| Stadium: | PPL Park (Capacity: 18,500) |
| League Result: | Conference: 9th Overall: 18th |
| Cup1: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Runners-up |
| Highest Attendance: | 18,883 (Aug 1 vs. New York Red Bulls) |
| Lowest Attendance: | League: 15,374 (June 3 vs. Columbus) All: 5,782 (August 12 vs. Chicago) |
| Average Attendance: | League: All: |
| League Topscorer: | C. J. Sapong (9) |
| Season Topscorer: | C. J. Sapong (9) |
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| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2015 Philadelphia Union season was the club's sixth season of existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his second season with the club and first full season after taking over from John Hackworth midway through the 2014 season. For the second consecutive season, the Union finished runners-up in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, this time to Sporting Kansas City.[1] The 2015 season also marked the departure of CEO Nick Sakiewicz, who had been with the club since its inaugural season. Sakiewicz was replaced with former U.S. men's national team player, Earnie Stewart, who was named Sporting Director in October 2015.[2]
The 2014 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season saw the team go 10–12–12 finishing 6th in the Eastern Conference and 12th overall. The Union had a slow first half of the season, winning only 3 of their 16 games. Because of this, head coach John Hackworth was fired and Jim Curtin was named the club's interim head coach. Following the summer break, the Union saw better results, and were in a position to reach the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs. However, a loss to the Columbus Crew SC on October 11, 2014, put them out of the playoff race. After the season was over, the title "interim" was taken removed from Jim Curtin's title and is now the permanent head coach.
The 2014 U.S. Open Cup was the most successful Open Cup in the club's history. The Union entered the competition in the fourth round along with the other 18 MLS clubs. In that round, the Union defeated the Harrisburg City Islanders, a team in the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, 3-1 after extra time. In the next round, the Union defeated the NASL team the New York Cosmos 2-1 after extra time. The Union then defeated the New England Revolution 2-0 in the quarterfinals and FC Dallas 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 1–1 tie in the semifinals. In the final, the Union lost to Seattle Sounders FC 3-1 after extra time.
As of August 29, 2015.[3]
Philadelphia entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[4]
Statistics are from all MLS league matches.
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||||||
| Nat. | No. | Player | Pos. | Apps | Starts | G | A | Acquired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Warren Creavalle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SuperDraft | ||
| 3 | Raymond Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SuperDraft | ||
| 5 | Vincent Nogueira | 20 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Signed | ||
| 6 | Conor Casey | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Re-Entry Draft | ||
| 7 | Brian Carroll | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Trade | ||
| 8 | Maurice Edu | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | Signed | ||
| 9 | Sebastien Le Toux | 24 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Trade | ||
| 10 | Cristian Maidana | 24 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | Signed | ||
| 11 | Andrew Wenger | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Trade | ||
| 13 | Michael Lahoud | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Trade | ||
| 14 | Eric Ayuk Mbu | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Signed | ||
| 15 | Ethan White | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Trade | ||
| 16 | Richie Marquez | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SuperDraft | ||
| 17 | CJ Sapong | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Trade | ||
| 18 | Fernando Aristeguieta | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Loan | ||
| 19 | Dzenan Catic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SuperDraft | ||
| 20 | Jimmy McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed | ||
| 23 | Steven Vitória | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Loan | ||
| 25 | Sheanon Williams | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Signed | ||
| 27 | Zach Pfeffer | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Signed | ||
| 28 | Ray Gaddis | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | SuperDraft | ||
| 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Supplemental Draft | ||
| 33 | Fabinho | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Signed | ||
| 77 | Fred | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Signed | ||
| 85 | Tranquillo Barnetta | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Signed | ||
| 31 | 33 | 40 | 5 |
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| Nat. | No. | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO | Acquired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Blake | 2 | 2 | 1–1–0 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SuperDraft | |
| 49 | Brian Sylvestre | 12 | 12 | 5-6–1 | 19 | 1.58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Signed | |
| 55 | John McCarthy | 8 | 8 | 1–4–3 | 15 | 1.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Signed | |
| 92 | Rais M'Bolhi | 5 | 5 | 0-3-2 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Signed | |
| 7-14-6 | 44 | 1.63 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Week | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan="1" | 3 |  Sebastian Le Toux | D.C. United | FW | [5] | |
| align=center rowspan="1" | 22 |  C. J. Sapong Ilsinho John McCarthy | FW MF GK | [6] | ||
| align=center rowspan="1" | 24 |  Cristian Maidana | MF | [7] | ||
| align=center rowspan="1" | 29 | Tranquillo Barnetta | MF | [8] |
2015 MLS Team Fair Play Award[9]
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2014 | 17 | ST/RW | Traded for allocation money and a 2015 SuperDraft pick | |||
| January 16, 2015 | 19 | ST | 2015 MLS SuperDraft | |||
| January 16, 2015 | 21 | MF | ||||
| January 16, 2015 | 3 | LB | ||||
| March 3, 2015 | 14 | MF |  Rainbow FC | Free | ||
| July 29, 2015 | 85 | MF | Free | |||
| August 7, 2015 | 3 | DM | Acquired for a 2016 SuperDraft pick |
| Date | Player | Number | Position | New club | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2014 | 14 | MF/CB | Traded for allocation money and a 2016 SuperDraft pick | ||
| December 8, 2014 | 19 | MF | Waived | ||
| December 8, 2014 | 17 | ST | Waived | ||
| December 8, 2014 | 23 | MF/FW | Waived | ||
| December 10, 2014 | 30 | MF/FW | 2014 MLS Expansion Draft | ||
| February 14, 2015 | 12 | ST/CB | Released | ||
| July 23, 2015 | 25 | RB | Traded with an international slot for allocation money | ||
| July 27, 2015 | 3 | CB | Mutual Termination | ||
| August 24, 2015 | 92 | GK | Mutual Termination | ||
| August 29, 2015 | 3 | LB | Waived | ||
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Loaned from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2015 | 23 | CB | |||
| February 20, 2015 | 18 | FW | |||
| May 7, 2015 | 49 | GK | Carolina RailHawks |
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Loaned to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2015 | 18 | GK | Colorado Rapids | ||
| January 15, 2015 | 22 | MF | New York Cosmos | ||
| February 6, 2015 | 3 | CB | Nacional | ||
| March 2, 2015 | 4 | CB |  FC Anyang | ||
| March 18, 2015 | 44 | MF |  Bodø/Glimt | ||
| May 15, 2015 | 19 | FW | Carolina RailHawks |
