2011 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union

2011 season
Owner	Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Manager	Peter Nowak
Stadium	PPL Park (18,500)
Major League Soccer	Eastern Conference: 3rd Overall Table: 8th
MLS Cup	Eastern Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	Sébastien Le Toux (11)
Highest home attendance	19,178 v Toronto FC October 15, 2011
Lowest home attendance	15,149 v Seattle Sounders FC April 16, 2011
Average home league attendance	18,259 10 sellouts
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2011 Philadelphia Union season was the second season of the team's existence.

Background

At the end of the 2010 season, Philadelphia was 7th in the Eastern Conference, which unfortunately was not enough to get them into the MLS Playoffs. During the off-season, the team lost Fred, Seitz, Salinas, and Moreno through re-entry and expansion drafts. The Union did acquire 2 new players before the 2011 SuperDraft in January: one through trade (Brian Carroll from Columbus Crew)^[1] and their first homegrown player (Zach Pfeffer).^[2] In the MLS SuperDraft, Philadelphia had selected three new players for the team: Zac MacMath (GK from University of Maryland and 5th pick overall), Michael Farfan (M from University of North Carolina, 23rd overall) and Levi Houapeu (F from University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 41st overall).^[3] During the Supplemental Draft, the Union picked up another 3 players: Ryan Richter (MF/F), Josh Walburn (D) and Matt Marcin (MF).^[4]

Shortly after the SuperDraft, the team released MF Toni Ståhl, who had only played a handful of minutes with the team in 2010, and was sent off in the first game of the season with 2 yellow cards.^[5] Toward the end of January, Philadelphia released their other goalie from the 2010 season, Brad Knighton.^[6]

On 20 January, Philadelphia introduced two new players: Colombians Faryd Mondragón (GK) and Carlos Valdés (D). Mondragón had recently come from playing with F.C. Cologne in the German Bundesliga, and has at least 50 caps with the Colombian National Team. Valdés comes from Club Independiente Santa Fe in the Colombian First Division, where he served as captain before coming to Philadelphia.^[7]

On 11 January, the Union became the 13th team in the MLS to gain a shirt sponsor. Bimbo Bakeries USA will sponsor the team in exchange for 12 million USD (three million for four years).^[8][9] Bimbo Bakeries has sponsored other teams in Mexico and Costa Rica, but this is their first time in the MLS.

Review

Pre-season

Philadelphia Union will play their first pre-season game against the U-17 US Men National Team on 6 February. They will then play two friendlies against university teams, University of South Florida and University of Central Florida, on 10 February and 13 February respectively. Their last pre-season game in Orlando will be against Orlando City, a new team in the USL Professional Division, on 19 February.^[10]

The club announced the signing of former MLS Most Valuable Player Carlos Ruiz on 22 February.

March

Philadelphia Union's first game will be away against Houston Dynamo on 19 March. Their first home game at PPL Park will be against the Vancouver Whitecaps on 26 March.^[11]

Match results

  Win   Loss   Tie

Pre-season Friendlies

MLS Regular Season

The Union are 11-8-15 overall, 7-1-9 at home, 4-7-6 on the road.

MLS Cup Playoffs

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Friendlies

MLS Reserve League

The Union Reserves are 2-7-1 overall, 2-3-0 at home, 0-4-1 on the road.

League table

Conference

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	Sporting Kansas City !Sporting Kansas City (E1)	51	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10	2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Houston Dynamo !Houston Dynamo	49	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4
3	Philadelphia Union !Philadelphia Union	48	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8
4	Columbus Crew !Columbus Crew	47	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1	2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5	New York Red Bulls !New York Red Bulls	46	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6
6	Chicago Fire !Chicago Fire	43	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1
7	D.C. United !D.C. United	39	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3
8	Toronto FC !Toronto FC	33	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23
9	New England Revolution !New England Revolution	28	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20

Updated to matches played on October 20, 2011. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

• ^Note 1 - The top three clubs in each conference are guaranteed spots in the 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals. The other four clubs in the playoffs enter via-wild card entrees, regardless of their conference, based on their overall standings in a single table.

Overall

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy !LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	67	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2	Seattle Sounders FC !Seattle Sounders FC	63	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19
3	Real Salt Lake !Real Salt Lake	53	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8
4	FC Dallas !FC Dallas	52	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3
5	Sporting Kansas City !Sporting Kansas City (E1)	51	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10
6	Houston Dynamo !Houston Dynamo	49	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
7	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	49	34	12	9	13	44	41	+3
8	Philadelphia Union !Philadelphia Union	48	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8
9	Columbus Crew !Columbus Crew	47	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1
10	New York Red Bulls !New York Red Bulls	46	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6
11	Chicago Fire !Chicago Fire	43	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1
12	Portland Timbers !Portland Timbers	42	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8
13	D.C. United !D.C. United	39	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3
14	San Jose Earthquakes !San Jose Earthquakes	38	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5
15	Chivas USA !Chivas USA	36	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2
16	Toronto FC !Toronto FC	33	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
17	New England Revolution !New England Revolution	28	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20
18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC !Vancouver Whitecaps FC	28	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20

Updated to matches played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

(W1) = Western Conference champion

• ^Note 1 Teams qualify for the MLS Cup Conference Semifinals by finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective conferences.
• ^Note 2 Since the LA Galaxy won both the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield and the 2011 MLS Cup, a place in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League became available. The Seattle Sounders, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up, had already qualified as they also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. Therefore, the CCL place went to Real Salt Lake, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place. Houston Dynamo, the 2011 MLS Cup runner-up, also qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. All four teams directly enter the Group Stage as the Preliminary Round has been eliminated from CCL.
• ^Note 3 Toronto FC qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2011 Canadian Championship.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	48	11	8	15	44	36	+8	7	1	9	24	18	+6	4	7	6	20	18	+2

Last updated: October 20, 2011
Source: ^[19]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	T	W	L	T	L	W	W	T	T	L	T	W	T	T	W	L	T	T	T	L	L	T	T	W	T	W	T	W	T	L
Position	5	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	6	3	2	2	3	5	5	4	4	6	4	5	5	6	5	6	8	8	8	8	8	6	7	4	5	8

Last updated: October 20, 2011.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Squad information

Current roster

As of September 23, 2011.^[20]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Faryd Mondragón (captain) 2 DF Joe Tait 3 DF Juan Diego González 4 DF Danny Califf (vice-captain) 5 DF Carlos Valdés 6 MF Stefani Miglioranzi 7 MF Brian Carroll 8 MF Roger Torres (on loan from América de Cali) 9 FW Sébastien Le Toux 10 FW Danny Mwanga 11 MF Freddy Adu 12 FW Levi Houapeu 13 MF Kyle Nakazawa 14 MF Amobi Okugo

No. Position Player 15 MF Gabriel Farfan 16 FW Veljko Paunović 17 MF Keon Daniel 18 GK Zac MacMath 19 FW Jack McInerney 21 MF Michael Farfan 22 MF Justin Mapp 23 MF Ryan Richter 24 GK Thorne Holder 25 DF Sheanon Williams 26 MF Morgan Langley 27 MF Zach Pfeffer 31 GK Chase Harrison

Squad breakdown

Ages are as of March 19, 2011 (the date of their season opener).

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	Faryd Mondragón		GK	(1971-06-21) June 21, 1971	Cologne
18	Zac MacMath		GK	(1991-08-07) August 7, 1991	University of Maryland
24	Thorne Holder		GK	(1986-04-04) April 4, 1986	F.C. New York
31	Chase Harrison		GK	(1984-04-02) April 2, 1984	Harrisburg City Islanders
Defenders
2	Joe Tait		CB	(1990-02-04) February 4, 1990	Dayton Dutch Lions
3	Juan Diego González		CB	(1980-09-22) September 22, 1980	Deportivo Pereira
4	Danny Califf		CB	(1980-03-17) March 17, 1980	Midtjylland
5	Carlos Valdés		CB	(1985-05-22) May 22, 1985	Santa Fe
25	Sheanon Williams		RB	(1990-03-17) March 17, 1990	Harrisburg City Islanders
Midfielders
6	Stefani Miglioranzi		CM/DM	(1977-09-20) September 20, 1977	Los Angeles Galaxy
7	Brian Carroll		CM/DM	(1981-07-20) July 20, 1981	Columbus Crew
8	Roger Torres		AM	(1991-07-13) July 13, 1991	América de Cali
11	Freddy Adu		AM	(1989-06-02) June 2, 1989	Benfica
13	Kyle Nakazawa		CM	(1988-03-16) March 16, 1988	UCLA
14	Amobi Okugo		CM/DM	(1991-03-13) March 13, 1991	UCLA
15	Gabriel Farfan		CM/DM	(1988-06-23) June 23, 1988	Club América
17	Keon Daniel		LW/RW	(1987-01-16) January 16, 1987	Puerto Rico Islanders
21	Michael Farfan		LW/RW	(1988-06-23) June 23, 1988	University of North Carolina
22	Justin Mapp		LW/RW	(1984-10-18) October 18, 1984	Chicago Fire
23	Ryan Richter		CM/LB	(1989-04-12) April 12, 1989	La Salle University
26	Morgan Langley		LW/RW	(1989-07-09) July 9, 1989	Harrisburg City Islanders
27	Zach Pfeffer		AM	(1995-01-06) January 6, 1995	FC Delco
Forwards
9	Sébastien Le Toux		ST/AM	(1984-01-10) January 10, 1984	Seattle Sounders
10	Danny Mwanga		ST	(1991-07-17) July 17, 1991	Oregon State University
12	Levi Houapeu		ST	(1989-06-22) June 22, 1989	UMBC
16	Veljko Paunović		ST/AM	(1977-08-21) August 21, 1977	Unattached
19	Jack McInerney		ST	(1992-08-05) August 5, 1992	Cobb Soccer Club

Last updated: September 23, 2011.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS league matches.

Nat	No	Player	Pos	Apps	Starts	G	A			Acquired	Salary
	2	HarveyJordan Harvey*	DF	16	16	0	1	4	1	Expansion Draft	$63,125
	2	TaitJoe Tait	DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$42,000
	3	GonzálezJuan Diego González	DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$193,462
	4	CaliffDanny Califf	DF	33	33	1	0	4	0	Signed	$250,000
	5	ValdésCarlos Valdés	DF	32	32	1	1	8	0	Signed	$180,000
	6	MiglioranziStefani Miglioranzi	MF	17	11	0	0	1	0	Expansion Draft	$153,125
	7	CarrollBrian Carroll	MF	30	30	1	0	5	0	Trade	$160,000
	8	TorresRoger Torres	MF	25	9	3	2	1	0	On Loan	$108,725
	9	Le TouxSébastien Le Toux	FW	34	34	11	9	0	0	Expansion Draft	$179,000
	10	MwangaDanny Mwanga	FW	28	13	5	4	4	0	SuperDraft	$226,250 (GA)
	11	AduFreddy Adu	MF	11	6	2	0	0	0	Signed	$594,884 (DP)
	12	HouapeuLevi Houapeu	FW	0	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$32,604
	12	AgorsorChris Agorsor*	FW	0	0	0	0	0	0	Weighted lottery	$42,000
	13	NakazawaKyle Nakazawa	MF	22	14	1	3	1	0	SuperDraft	$44,000
	14	OkugoAmobi Okugo	MF	15	10	0	0	2	0	SuperDraft	$168,000 (GA)
	15	FarfanGabriel Farfan	MF	22	18	1	2	1	0	Signed	$42,000
	16	PaunovićVeljko Paunović	FW	17	16	3	3	1	0	Signed	$90,000
	17	DanielKeon Daniel	MF	18	9	1	2	1	0	Signed	$46,410
	19	McInerneyJack McInerney	FW	18	5	1	0	1	1	SuperDraft	$135,417 (GA)
	20	RuizCarlos Ruiz*	FW	14	13	6	0	2	0	Signed	$306,671
	21	FarfanMichael Farfan	MF	21	13	2	3	1	0	SuperDraft	$79,500
	22	MappJustin Mapp	MF	29	24	3	4	1	0	Trade	$183,333
	23	HouapeuRyan Richter	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Supplemental Draft	$32,604
	25	WilliamsSheanon Williams	DF	32	32	1	3	4	1	Signed	$42,000
	26	LangleyMorgan Langley	MF	1	1	0	0	0	0	Signed	N/A
	27	PfefferZach Pfeffer	MF	3	2	0	0	0	0	Signed	$65,000 (HG)
						44	35	46	3

* = Not currently part of team.

|} Last updated: October 20, 2011
Source: Philadelphia Union

Goalkeepers

Nat	No	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO	Acquired	Salary
	1	MondragónFaryd Mondragón	27	27	8-8-11	28	1.04	7	Signed	$396,667
	18	MacMathZac MacMath	8	7	3-0-4	8	1.00	3	SuperDraft	$125,000 (GA)
	24	HolderThorne Holder	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	Signed	$42,000
	31	HolderChase Harrison	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	Signed	N/A
			35	34	11-8-15	36	1.03	10

* = Not currently part of team.

|} Last updated: October 20, 2011
Source: Philadelphia Union

MLS Cup Playoffs Squad information

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS Cup Playoffs matches.

Nat	No	Player	Pos	Apps	Starts	G	A			Acquired	Salary
	2	TaitJoe Tait	DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$42,000
	3	GonzálezJuan Diego González	DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$193,462
	4	CaliffDanny Califf	DF	2	2	0	0	0	0	Signed	$250,000
	5	ValdésCarlos Valdés	DF	2	2	0	0	1	0	Signed	$180,000
	6	MiglioranziStefani Miglioranzi	MF	1	1	0	0	1	0	Expansion Draft	$153,125
	7	CarrollBrian Carroll	MF	2	2	0	0	1	0	Trade	$160,000
	8	TorresRoger Torres	MF	2	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$108,725
	9	Le TouxSébastien Le Toux	FW	2	2	1	0	0	0	Expansion Draft	$179,000
	10	MwangaDanny Mwanga	FW	1	1	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$226,250
	11	AduFreddy Adu	MF	2	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$594,884
	13	NakazawaKyle Nakazawa	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$44,000
	14	OkugoAmobi Okugo	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$168,000
	15	FarfanGabriel Farfan	MF	2	2	0	0	2	0	Signed	$42,000
	16	PaunovićVeljko Paunović	FW	1	1	0	0	0	0	Signed	$90,000
	17	DanielKeon Daniel	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$46,410
	19	McInerneyJack McInerney	FW	2	1	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$135,417
	21	FarfanMichael Farfan	MF	2	2	0	1	0	0	SuperDraft	$79,500
	22	MappJustin Mapp	MF	2	1	0	0	0	0	Trade	$183,333
	23	HouapeuRyan Richter	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Supplemental Draft	$32,604
	25	WilliamsSheanon Williams	DF	2	2	0	0	1	0	Signed	$42,000
	26	LangleyMorgan Langley	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	N/A
	27	PfefferZach Pfeffer	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed	$65,000
						1	1	5	0

Last updated: November 3, 2011.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Goalkeepers

Nat	No	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO	Acquired	Salary
	1	MondragónFaryd Mondragón	2	2	0-2-0	3	2.00	0	Signed	$396,667
	18	MacMathZac MacMath	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	SuperDraft	$125,000
	24	HolderThorne Holder	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0	Signed	$42,000
			2	2	0-2-0	3	1.50	0

Last updated: November 3, 2011.
Source: Philadelphia Union

Recognition

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Stats
September	Sébastien Le Toux	7G

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Stats
11	Justin Mapp	2G (11', 61')

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Report
10	Carlos Ruiz
18	Carlos Ruiz
20	Roger Torres

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Report
1	Danny Califf
2	Brian Carroll
7	Sheanon Williams Carlos Valdés Keon Daniel
10	Justin Mapp
11	Justin Mapp
16	Sheanon Williams
18	Sébastien Le Toux Justin Mapp Carlos Valdés
28	Michael Farfan
29	Sébastien Le Toux Michael Farfan

MLS All-Stars 2011

Position	Player	Notes
GK	Faryd Mondragón	Hans Backe's Pick

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Number	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 22, 2010	Brian Carroll	7	MF	Columbus Crew	Acquired for allocation money and a 2nd round SuperDraft pick	[1]
December 22, 2010	Zach Pfeffer	27	MF	FC Delco	Signed As Homegrown Player	[2]
January 20, 2011	Faryd Mondragón	1	GK	Köln	Undisclosed	[21]
January 20, 2011	Carlos Valdés	5	DF	Santa Fe	Undisclosed	[21]
February 14, 2011	Chris Agorsor	12	FW	University of Virginia	Weighted lottery	[22]
February 22, 2011	Carlos Ruiz	20	FW	Aris	Free	[23]
March 1, 2011	Thorne Holder	24	GK	Adelphi University	Free	[24]
March 1, 2011	Ryan Richter	23	MF	La Salle University	Supplemental Draft, 1st round	[24]
March 18, 2011	Levi Houapeu	11	FW	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	2011 MLS SuperDraft, 3rd round	[25]
March 18, 2011	Keon Daniel	17	MF	Puerto Rico Islanders	Free	[25]
March 18, 2011	Gabriel Farfan	15	MF	Club América	Free	[25]
June 13, 2011	Veljko Paunović	16	FW	Unattached	Free	[26]
August 12, 2011	Freddy Adu	11	MF	Benfica	Free, acquired via allocation process	[27]
August 22, 2011	Thorne Holder	24	GK	F.C. New York	Free	[28]
September 13, 2011	Joe Tait	2	DF	Dayton Dutch Lions	Free	[29]
September 14, 2011	Morgan Langley	26	MF	Harrisburg City Islanders	Free	[30]
September 23, 2011	Chase Harrison	31	GK	Harrisburg City Islanders	Free	[31]

Out

Date	Player	Number	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 24, 2010	Shea Salinas	11	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Expansion Draft	[32]
November 24, 2010	Alejandro Moreno	15	FW	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Expansion Draft	[32]
December 15, 2010	Chris Seitz	1	GK	Seattle Sounders FC	Re-Entry Draft	[33]
December 15, 2010	Fred	7	FW	New England Revolution	Re-Entry Draft	[33]
January 14, 2011	Toni Ståhl	12	MF	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Contract option declined, free transfer	[5]
January 25, 2011	Brad Knighton	18	GK	Carolina RailHawks	Waived, free transfer	[6]
February 8, 2011	Cristian Arrieta	26	DF	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Waived, free transfer	[34]
February 14, 2011	Eduardo Coudet	21	MF	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Waived, free transfer	[35]
February 18, 2011	Andrew Jacobson	8	MF	FC Dallas	Traded for a 2013 SuperDraft 2nd round pick	[36]
March 1, 2011	Nick Zimmerman	23	MF	Carolina RailHawks	Waived, free transfer	[24]
March 1, 2011	J. T. Noone	17	MF	Harrisburg City Islanders	Waived, free transfer	[24]
March 2, 2011	Michael Orozco Fiscal	16	DF	San Luis	Loan expired; purchase option declined	[37]
June 2, 2011	Chris Agorsor	12	FW	Real Salt Lake	Waived, free transfer	[38]
July 7, 2011	Jordan Harvey	2	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Traded for allocation money	[39]
July 26, 2011	Thorne Holder	24	GK	F.C. New York	Waived, free transfer	[40]
August 5, 2011	Carlos Ruiz	20	FW	Veracruz	Transfer	[41]

Loans

In

Date	Player	Number	Position	Loaned From	Fee/Notes	Ref
March 8, 2010	Roger Torres	8	MF	América de Cali	Terms undisclosed	[42]

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Philadelphia is in the #17 position 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. Philadelphia started 2011 ranked #5 on the allocation list and used its ranking to acquire Freddy Adu. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.^[43]

International roster spots

Philadelphia has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Philadelphia has not dealt or acquired any spots in trades. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).^[43]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from Sporting Kansas City; 2013 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from FC Dallas.
Future picks traded: None.

References

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2. 1 2 "Union Sign Pfeffer as First Homegrown Player". Philadelphia Union. December 22, 2010. 
3. ↑ "Union Select Three in MLS SuperDraft". Philadelphia Union. Archived from the original on January 14, 2011. 
4. ↑ "Union Select Three in Supplemental Draft". Philadelphia Union. January 18, 2011. 
5. 1 2 "Union Decline Option on MF Stahl". Philadelphia Union. January 14, 2011. 
6. 1 2 "Union Waive Goalkeeper Knighton". Philadelphia Union. January 25, 2011. 
7. ↑ "Union Agree to Terms with GK Mondragón, D Valdés". Philadelphia Union. January 20, 2011. 
8. ↑ Lalas, Greg (January 11, 2011). "How the Union Cooked Up Bimbo Sponsorship". Philadelphia Union. 
9. ↑ Tannenwald, Jonathan (January 11, 2011). "What the Union's marriage with Bimbo means". Philadelphia Inquirer. 
10. ↑ "Union to Play Four Exhibition Matches in Orlando". Philadelphia Union. January 31, 2011. 
11. ↑ "Union to Open 2011 in Houston March 19". Philadelphia Union. December 20, 2010. 
12. ↑ "Union Draw First Preseason Match 1-1". Philadelphia Union. February 6, 2011. 
13. ↑ "Union Top USF 2-0 in Second Preseason Match". Philadelphia Union. February 10, 2011. 
14. ↑ "Union Down UCF 1-0 in Third Preseason Match". Philadelphia Union. February 13, 2011. 
15. ↑ "Union Fall to Orlando City 1-0". Philadelphia Union. February 19, 2011. 
16. ↑ "Union Play to 1-1 Draw with Ergotelis". Philadelphia Union. February 28, 2011. 
17. ↑ "Union Cruise to 5-0 Win vs. Hersonissos". Philadelphia Union. March 2, 2011. 
18. 1 2 3 4 Jasner, Andy (March 1, 2008). "Chester Park". thefieldfinder.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 
19. ↑ "Standings - 2011". Major League Soccer. 
20. ↑ http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/players
21. 1 2 "Union Agree to Terms With GK Mondragón, D Valdés". Philadelphia Union. January 20, 2011. 
22. ↑ "Union Acquire Forward Chris Agorsor". Philadelphia Union. February 14, 2011. 
23. ↑ "Union Acquire Forward Carlos Ruiz". Philadelphia Union. February 22, 2011. 
24. 1 2 3 4 "Union Sign Two, Waive Two". Philadelphia Union. March 1, 2011. 
25. 1 2 3 "Union Sign Daniel, Farfan, Houapeu". Philadelphia Union. March 18, 2011. 
26. ↑ "Union Sign Paunović". Philadelphia Union. June 13, 2011. 
27. ↑ "Union Sign Attacking Midfielder Freddy Adu". Philadelphia Union. August 12, 2011. 
28. ↑ "Union Reacquire Goalkeeper Thorne Holder". Philadelphia Union. August 22, 2011. 
29. ↑ "Union Sign Defender English Joe Tait". Philadelphia Union. September 13, 2011. 
30. ↑ "Union Sign Midfielder Langley From City Islanders". Philadelphia Union. September 15, 2011. 
31. ↑ "Union Sign Goalkeeper Harrison From City Islanders". Philadelphia Union. September 23, 2011. 
32. 1 2 "Union Lose Salinas, Moreno in Expansion Draft". Philadelphia Union. November 24, 2010. 
33. 1 2 "Union Lose Seitz, Fred In Re-Entry Draft". Philadelphia Union. December 15, 2010. 
34. ↑ "Union Waive Defender Cristian Arrieta". Philadelphia Union. February 8, 2011. 
35. ↑ "Union Waive Midfielder Eduardo Coudet". Philadelphia Union. February 14, 2011. 
36. ↑ "Union Trade Andrew Jacobson to FC Dallas". Philadelphia Union. February 19, 2011. 
37. ↑ Tannenwald, Jonathan (March 2, 2011). "Nowak: Union did not extend Orozco Fiscal's loan". Philadelphia Inquirer. 
38. ↑ "Union cut ties with former youth sensation Agorsor". Philadelphia Union. June 2, 2011. 
39. ↑ "Union trade defender Jordan Harvey to Vancouver Whitecaps". Philadelphia Union. July 7, 2011. 
40. ↑ "Union waive goalkeeper Thorne Holder". Philadelphia Union. July 26, 2011. 
41. ↑ "Union secure full rights to Valdés, transfer Ruiz". Philadelphia Union. August 5, 2011. 
42. ↑ "Midfielder Roger Torres on Loan to Union". Philadelphia Union. March 8, 2010. 
43. 1 2 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer

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