The 2013

Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 201 ...

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

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, 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 Director of Coaching for St. Louis City SC of Major League Soccer and the interim head coach for the club's MLS Next Pro side. Player Hac ...

, 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 Penn FC (formerly the Harrisburg City Islanders) was 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 United States soccer ...

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 Association football, footballer who spent the majority of his career in Major League Soccer, including six seasons at Philadelphia Union. A versatile attacker, who in ...

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

permanent resident Permanent residency is a person's legal resident status in a country or territory of which such person is not a citizen but where they have the right to reside on a permanent basis. This is usually for a permanent period; a person with such ...

of the US. *

Antoine Hoppenot Antoine Laurent Hoppenot (born 23 November 1990) is a French footballer who currently plays for Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship. Career College and amateur Hoppenot played college soccer at Princeton University between 2008 and 2011 ...

and

Michael Lahoud Michael Lahoud (french: Michel Lahoud, ar, مايكل لحود; born September 15, 1986) is a former Sierra Leonean footballer and current broadcaster for Austin FC. He also holds American citizenship. Career College Born in Freetown, Lahoud m ...

were born in France and

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

, 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 currently plays as a forward for Los Angeles Force in the National Independent Soccer Association. Career College and amateur After leading Oak Mountain ...

Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began play ...

for a conditional

2014 MLS SuperDraft The 2014 MLS SuperDraft was the fifteenth MLS SuperDraft, 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 ...

pick. * On May 14, 2013, the Union traded Gabriel Farfan to

C.D. Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. Gu ...

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 professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. Konopka played for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer from 2013 to 2015 bringing the team to their first ever playoff appearance in ...

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO ...

for a third round

pick.

References

External links

Philadelphia Union website
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