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Philadelphia Union
2023 season
Owner	Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coach	Jim Curtin
Stadium	Subaru Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS	East: 7th; Overall: 9th
MLS Cup Playoffs	To be determined
U.S. Open Cup	Third round
CONCACAF Champions League	Semi-finals
Highest home attendance	18,510 (2/25 vs. CLB)
Lowest home attendance	18,510 (2/25 vs. CLB)
Average home league attendance	18,510
Biggest win	PHI 4–1 CLB (2/25)
Biggest defeat	MIA 2–0 PHI (3/4)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2023 Philadelphia Union season is the club's fourteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team is managed by Jim Curtin, his tenth season with the club. The club's regular season began on February 25, 2023, and will conclude on October 9. Outside of MLS, Philadelphia will participate in the U.S. Open Cup, the CONCACAF Champions League, and the Leagues Cup.

Previous season

The club finished second in the Supporters' Shield standings and first in the Eastern Conference.^[1] The Union appeared in their first MLS Cup, where they lost to Shield winners Los Angeles FC in a penalty shootout.^[2]

Non-competitive

Preseason exhibitions

January 21	Philadelphia Union	3–2	Austin FC	Bradenton, FL
12:00 EST	Bedoya 45+4' Bueno 67' Donovan 80'	Report	Cascante 27' Noel 54'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 0

January 24	Philadelphia Union	2–2	St. Louis City	Orlando, FL
16:00 EST	Wagner 9' Portella 75'	Report	Klauss 41' Gioacchini 86'	Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 0

January 27	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Minnesota United	Orlando, FL
	Lod Pacheco	Report	Carranza Gazdag	Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 0

February 5	New England Revolution	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Lakewood Ranch, FL
12:00 EST	Blessing 40' Vrioni 57'	Report	Gazdag 35' Glesnes 40' Bueno 71'	Stadium: Premier Sports Complex Attendance: 0

February 10	FC Cincinnati	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Clearwater, FL
12:00 EST	Vazquez 56' (pen.)	Report	Torres 10' Carranza 49' Gazdag 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex Attendance: Not reported

February 13

Nashville SC

2-0

Philadelphia Union

February 18	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Davenport, FL
13:00 EST	Gazdag 49' Harriel 102' Torres 106' (pen.) Donovan 125'	Report	Cabral 108'	Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Complex
Note: 135-minutes (3 45-minute periods)

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Orlando City SC	34	18	7	9	55	39	+16	63	Qualification for round one
3	Columbus Crew	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57
4	Philadelphia Union	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55
5	New England Revolution	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	55
6	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	66	53	+13	51

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 table

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Columbus Crew (C)	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16^[a]
4	St. Louis City SC	34	17	12	5	62	45	+17	56	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[b]
5	Philadelphia Union	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[c]
6	New England Revolution	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	55	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[d]
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	41	32	+9	53	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32^[e]

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)
(C) MLS Cup champion
Notes:

^ As 2023 MLS Cup champions
^ As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
^ As 2023 Leagues Cup third place
^ As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
^ As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Regular season

February 25 1	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Columbus Crew	Chester, PA
7:30PM EST	Gazdag 45+3' (pen.), 72' (pen.) Flach 47' Carranza 52', 80'	Report	Glesnes 28' (o.g.) Morris 39' Sands 43' Hernández 56' Zelarayán 59' Degenek 71'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,510 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

March 4 2	Inter Miami CF	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30PM EST	Yedlin 30' Jean 32' Taylor 77'	Report	Flach 21' Martínez 24' Bedoya 79'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 15,628 Referee: Chris Penso

March 11 3	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:30PM EST	45+2' Martínez 61' Elliott 74' Bedoya 90', 90+3' Torres 96' Sullivan	Report	12' Terán 38, 94' Kamara 42' M. Navarro 45+2, 50' Herbers	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,520 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

March 18 4	CF Montreal	3–2	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT	Quioto 3' (pen.), 43', 90+8' Wanyama 18' Zouhir 43' Offor 90', 90+7'	Report	Glesnes 2' Uhre 46', 60' Carranza 58, 69' Bedoya 90+6'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 23,352 Referee: Nima Saghafi

March 25 5	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Orlando City	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Perea 17' J. Torres 88' Wagner 88'	Report	Ojeda 2' Angulo 9', 36' Felipe 20'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,725 Referee: Allen Chapman

April 1 6	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:40 PM EDT	Harriel 18' Gazdag 40' Martínez 72'	Report	Agada 16' Walter 90+5'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,550 Referee: Victor Rivas

April 8 7	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT	Mosquera 48' Acosta 69' (pen.)	Report	Mbaizo 21' Blake 69'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Ted Unkel

April 15 8	Chicago Fire	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Chicago, Illinois
9:30PM EDT	19' Haile-Selassie 47' (o.g.) Harriel 66' Herbers 90+5' Giménez	Report	62' (pen.) Gazdag 65' Carranza	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 12,811 Referee: Ismail Elfath

April 22 9	Philadelphia Union	4–2	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	MacNaughton 16' (o.g.) Uhre 20', 43', 56' Elliott 36' Carranza 63'	Report	Insigne 45+1', 66' Laryea 90+2'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,533 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

May 6 10	New York Red Bulls	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30PM	Reyes 25' Burke 68'	Report	Gazdag 31' (pen.) Flach 36' Sullivan 45+7'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,712 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

U.S. Open Cup

May 9 Round of 32	Minnesota United FC (MLS)	v	Philadelphia Union (MLS)	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CDT		Report		Stadium: Allianz Field

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

March 7 First leg	Alianza	0–0	Philadelphia Union	San Salvador, El Salvador
20:00 EST		Report	Bueno 41' Lowe 65'	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

March 14 Second leg	Philadelphia Union	4–0 (4–0 agg.)	Alianza	Chester, United States
TBA	Lowe 45+1' Gazdag 62' (pen.) Perea 81', 84'	Report		Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Note: Philadelphia Union advance 4–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

April 4 First leg	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Atlas	Chester
8:00 PM EDT	Gazdag 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

April 12 Second leg	Atlas	2–2 (2–3 agg.)	Philadelphia Union	Guadalajara, Mexico
8:00 PM CDT	Quiñones 11' Furch 45+1'	Report	Carranza 27', 78'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Semi-finals

April 26 First leg	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Los Angeles FC	Chester
9:00 PM EDT	Gazdag 86' (pen.)	Report	Acosta 90+1'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 17,676 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

May 2 Second Leg	Los Angeles FC	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Philadelphia Union	Los Angeles, United States
7:00 PM PDT	Tillman 13' Bouanga 17', 90' Murillo 43' Opoku 82'	Report	Bedoya 2' Uhre 37' Mbaizo 41' 59'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 19,985 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Note: Los Angeles FC advance 4–1 on aggregate.

Leagues Cup

Group stage

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PHI	QFC	TIJ
1	Philadelphia Union	2	2	0	8	2	+6	6	Advance to knockout stage	—	5–1	3–1
2	Querétaro	2	1	1	2	5	−3	3	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	—
3	Tijuana	2	0	2	1	4	−3	0		—	0–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

July 22 Group stage 1	Philadelphia Union	v	Tijuana	Chester, PA
20:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Subaru Park

July 26 Group stage 2	Philadelphia Union	v	Querétaro	Chester, PA
19:30 ET		Report		Stadium: Subaru Park

References

^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 2, 2022). "The Union lost a game in Charlotte, the Supporters' Shield to LAFC, and Kai Wagner to a suspension". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (November 5, 2022). "Union lose MLS Cup final heartbreaker to LAFC in penalty kick shootout after 3-3 tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

External links

[table_note_res_CCC10.7379502885686-3] As 2023 MLS Cup champions

[table_note_res_CCC30.7379502885686-4] As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions

[table_note_res_CCC100.7379502885686-5] As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

[table_note_res_CCC50.7379502885686-6] As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

[table_note_res_USOC10.7379502885686-7] As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

[1] Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 2, 2022). "The Union lost a game in Charlotte, the Supporters' Shield to LAFC, and Kai Wagner to a suspension". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[2] Tannenwald, Jonathan (November 5, 2022). "Union lose MLS Cup final heartbreaker to LAFC in penalty kick shootout after 3-3 tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

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