2025 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union
2025 season
Sporting directorErnst Tanner
Head coachBradley Carnell
StadiumSubaru Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLSConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference semifinals
U.S. Open CupSemifinals

The 2025 Philadelphia Union season was the club's sixteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The Union was one of 16 MLS teams to play in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup instead of the 2025 Leagues Cup due to their finish in the 2024 season.[1] During the offseason, former St. Louis City SC and New York Red Bulls manager Bradley Carnell was hired as head coach to replace Jim Curtin.[2]

The team opened their preseason camp in Clearwater, Florida, in January 2025 and moved to the Marbella Football Center in Spain for friendlies against European teams.[3] The Marbella camp roster included 29 players, including several from reserve team Philadelphia Union II who had yet to sign a first-team contract.[4] The Union's regular season began on February 22, 2025, with their opening match against Orlando City SC.[5]

The Union won their second Supporters' Shield by having the best regular season record in MLS. They secured it on October 4 with their 1–0 home win against New York City FC.[6]

Current roster

As of September 9, 2025[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ARG Ian Glavinovich (on loan Newell's Old Boys)
4 MF  SRB Jovan Lukić
5 DF  NOR Jakob Glesnes
6 MF  USA Cavan Sullivan (HG)
7 FW  DEN Mikael Uhre (DP)
8 MF  VEN Jesús Bueno
9 FW  ISR Tai Baribo
11 MF  USA Alejandro Bedoya
14 MF  USA Jeremy Rafanello (HG)
15 DF  CMR Olivier Mbaizo
16 MF  USA Ben Bender
18 GK  JAM Andre Blake
19 MF  USA Indiana Vassilev
20 FW  URU Bruno Damiani
21 MF  HAI Danley Jean Jacques
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  USA Nick Pariano (HG)
25 FW  USA Chris Donovan
26 DF  USA Nathan Harriel (HG)
27 DF  GER Kai Wagner
29 DF  RSA Olwethu Makhanya
31 GK  USA George Marks
32 FW  USA Milan Iloski
33 MF  USA Quinn Sullivan (HG)
35 FW  USA Markus Anderson
39 DF  USA Frankie Westfield (HG)
44 DF  USA Neil Pierre (HG)
55 FW  MEX Sal Olivas (HG)
76 GK  USA Andrew Rick (HG)
77 FW  USA Eddy Davis III (HG)

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Oliver Semmle (at North Carolina FC until the end of the season)
12 DF  USA Isaiah LeFlore (at Detroit City FC until the end of the season)
17 MF  USA CJ Olney (HG, at Lexington SC until the end of the season)
22 MF  USA David Vazquez (HG, at San Diego FC until the end of the season)

Transfers

In

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Source
February 4, 2025 44 DF Neil Pierre Philadelphia Union II Homegrown signing [8]
February 5, 2025 4 MF Jovan Lukić Spartak Subotica Undisclosed [9]
February 6, 2025 39 DF Frankie Westfield Philadelphia Union II Homegrown player [10]
February 11, 2025 77 FW Eddy Davis III Philadelphia Union II Homegrown player [11]
February 18, 2025 20 FW Bruno Damiani Nacional Undisclosed [12]
February 20, 2025 55 FW Sal Olivas Philadelphia Union II Homegrown player [13]
February 21, 2025 19 MF Indiana Vassilev St. Louis City SC $400,000 2025 GAM
$600,000 2026 GAM
$250,000 conditional GAM
[14]
May 9, 2025 16 MF Ben Bender Charlotte FC Free [15]
August 5, 2025 32 FW Milan Iloski FC Nordsjælland Undisclosed
$100,000 2025 GAM + $150,000 conditional GAM to CF Montreal for waiver priority
[16]
August 26, 2025 31 GK George Marks [17]

Out

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Source
November 26, 2024 DF Brandan Craig CF Montréal Declined Contract Option [18][19]
2 DF Matthew Real Colorado Springs Switchbacks Declined Contract Option [18][20]
3 DF Jack Elliott Chicago Fire Declined Contract Option [18][21]
9 FW Samuel Adeniran LASK Out of contract [18][22]
19 FW Joaquín Torres Declined Contract Option [18]
30 DF Jamir Berdecio Oriente Petrolero End of Loan [18]
31 MF Leon Flach Jagiellonia Białystok Out of contract [18][23]
January 3, 2025 FW Anisse Saidi San Diego FC Homegrown player rights
$50,000 2025 GAM
$50,000 2026 GAM
$250,000 conditional GAM
[24]
February 3, 2025 16 MF Jack McGlynn Houston Dynamo $2,100,000
additional $1,300,000 (conditional)
[25]
February 21, 2025 GK Francesco Montali San Jose Earthquakes Player rights
$50,000 2026 GAM
[26]
April 11, 2025 10 MF Dániel Gazdag Columbus Crew $4,000,000
additional $500,000 (conditional)
[27]
May 8, 2025 FW Diego Rocio Real Salt Lake Homegrown Priority
$50,000 2025 GAM
$50,000 2026 GAM
$250,000 conditional GAM
[28]
June 28, 2025 23 FW Nelson Pierre Whitecaps FC 2 $50,000 [29]

Loan In

Date No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Source
December 20, 2024 2 DF Ian Glavinovich Newell's Old Boys Loan with option to purchase [30]

Loan Out

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Source
February 27, 2025 23 FW Nelson Pierre Whitecaps FC 2 Loaned out until end of season [31]
July 11, 2025 17 MF CJ Olney Lexington SC Loaned out until the end of the season [32]
July 28, 2025 22 MF David Vazquez San Diego FC Loaned out until the end of the season
$50,000 2025 GAM
$50,000 2026 GAM
[33]
August 18, 2025 1 GK Oliver Semmle North Carolina FC Loaned out until the end of the season [34]
August 29, 2025 12 DF Isaiah LeFlore Detroit City FC Loaned out until the end of the season [35]

Competitions

Friendlies

June 7 Friendly Philadelphia Union 2-1 Atlas Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Anderson 46'
  • Davis III 66'
Report Stadium: Subaru Park
August 2 Friendly Philadelphia Union 2-2 Eintracht Frankfurt Chester, Pennsylvania
5:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Philadelphia Union 34 20 8 6 57 35 +22 66 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 FC Cincinnati 34 20 9 5 52 40 +12 65 Qualification for round one
3 Inter Miami CF 34 19 7 8 81 55 +26 65
4 Charlotte FC 34 19 13 2 55 46 +9 59
5 New York City FC 34 17 12 5 50 44 +6 56
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
Overall MLS standings table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Philadelphia Union (S) 34 20 8 6 57 35 +22 66 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one[a]
2 FC Cincinnati 34 20 9 5 52 40 +12 65 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one[b]
3 Inter Miami CF (C) 34 19 7 8 81 55 +26 65 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[c]
4 San Diego FC 34 19 9 6 64 41 +23 63 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one[d]
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V) 34 18 7 9 66 38 +28 63 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one[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 champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2025 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
  2. ^ As highest-ranked club in 2025 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  3. ^ As 2025 MLS Cup champions
  4. ^ As Western Conference regular season winners
  5. ^ As second highest-ranked club in 2025 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

Match results

February 22 1 Orlando City SC 2–4 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 22,689
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 1 2 Philadelphia Union 4–1 FC Cincinnati Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,737
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 8 3 New England Revolution 0–2 Philadelphia Union Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,596
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
March 16 4 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Nashville SC Chester, Pennsylvania
2:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,535
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
March 22 5 Philadelphia Union 1–0 St. Louis City SC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,639
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
March 29 6 Inter Miami CF 2–1 Philadelphia Union Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Chase Stadium
Attendance: 20,617
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
April 5 7 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Orlando City SC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,127
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
April 12 8 New York City FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union New York, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT Report
Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 19,897
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
April 19 9 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Atlanta United FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,327
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 26 10 Philadelphia Union 3–0 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,626
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 3 11 CF Montréal 1–2 Philadelphia Union Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 17,011
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 10 12 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Columbus Crew Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,667
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 14 13 Philadelphia Union 3–2 LA Galaxy Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 15,539
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 17 14 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 40,974
Referee: Chris Penso
May 24 15 Philadelphia Union 3–3 Inter Miami CF Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 19,357
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 28 16 Toronto FC 1–2 Philadelphia Union Toronto, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 14,490
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
May 31 17 FC Dallas 0–0 Philadelphia Union Frisco, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 11,004
Referee: Sergii Boiko
June 14 18 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Charlotte FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,839
Referee: Ricardo Montero
June 25 19 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union Chicago, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 17,231
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 29 20 Columbus Crew 1–0 Philadelphia Union Columbus, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,559
Referee: Filip Dujic
July 5 21 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,896
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 12 22 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New York Red Bulls Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,745
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 16 23 Philadelphia Union 2–1 CF Montréal Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 16,001
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
July 19 24 Houston Dynamo FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union Houston, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,390
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 26 25 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Colorado Rapids Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,057
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 9 26 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Toronto FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,619
Referee: Tori Penso
August 16 27 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Philadelphia Union Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 21,425
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 23 28 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Chicago Fire FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,712
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
August 30 29 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 24,462
Referee: Sergii Boiko
September 13 30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7–0 Philadelphia Union Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 26,031
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 20 31 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution Chester, Pennsylvania
2:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,920
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
September 27 32 D.C. United 0–6 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 4 33 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 19,176
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 18 34 Charlotte FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 31,191
Referee: Tori Penso

MLS Cup Playoffs

Round One

October 26 Round One Philadelphia Union 2–2
(4–2 p)
Chicago Fire FC Chester, Pennsylvania
5:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 19,019
Referee: Sergei Boiko
Penalties
November 1 Round One Chicago Fire FC 0–3 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
5:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 17,431
Referee: Jon Freemon
Note: Philadelphia Union won the series 2–0.

Conference Semifinals

November 23 CSFE1 Philadelphia Union 0–1 New York City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 19,210
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

U.S. Open Cup

May 7 Round of 32 Philadelphia Union 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Indy Eleven Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 8,633
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
Penalties
May 21 Round of 16 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 6,604
Referee: Natalie Simon
August 13 Quarterfinals Philadelphia Union 3–2 New York Red Bulls Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
Note: Match postponed from July 9 due to severe weather.
September 16 Semifinals Nashville SC 3–1 Philadelphia Union Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Referee: Victor Rivas

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