The 2014 Philadelphia Union season was the club's fifth season of existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club was initially managed by John Hackworth, in his third season (second full season) with the club. In June, Hackworth was fired from his role as head coach and assistant coach Jim Curtin was promoted on an interim basis.[1] At the conclusion of the season, Curtin was officially made permanent head coach, making him the third head coach in the club's history.[2] The 2014 season marked the first time the Union reached a competition finals, finishing runners-up in the 2014 U.S. Open Cup to Seattle Sounders FC.[3]
| 2014 season | ||||
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| Owner | Keystone Sports & Entertainment | |||
| Head coach | Jim Curtin interim, from June 10, 2014 permanent, from November 7, 2014 John Hackworth until June 10, 2014 | |||
| Stadium | PPL Park (Capacity: 18,500) | |||
| MLS | Eastern Conference: 6th Overall table: 12th | |||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sebastien Le Toux (12) All: Sebastien Le Toux (15) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 18,843 v Vancouver June 7, 2014 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,838 v Chicago October 2, 2014 | |||
| Average home league attendance | Regular season: 17,631 | |||
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Background
editRoster
editAs of April 20, 2014.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
editPreseason
edit| February 4, 2014 Preseason | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Deltona, Florida |
| 3:00 p.m. EDT | McInerney  44' |
Report | Melo 60',  90'Caldwell 79' |
Stadium: Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex |
| February 12, 2014 Preseason | Philadelphia Union | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT | McInerney 29' |
Report | Sam 8' Henry 35'Alexander 80' |
Stadium: EverBank Field Attendance: 5,656 Referee: Chris Penso |
| February 19, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic | Orlando City SC | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT | Hertzog 31' Boden 53' |
Report | Fernandes 72' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| February 22, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic | Philadelphia Union | 0–1 | Columbus Crew | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Higuaín 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| February 26, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | Toronto FC | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Okugo 63' Carroll 71' |
Report | Morgan 55' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| March 1, 2014 Disney Soccer Classic 5th Place Match | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Montreal Impact | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 3:00 p.m. EDT | McInerney 29' |
Report | Di Vaio 80' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| Penalties | ||||
Fernandes  Wheeler Carroll Nogueira |
 Di Vaio Bernier Bernardello |
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MLS
edit| March 8, 2014 Regular Season | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Portland, Oregon |
| 10:30 p.m. EDT | Chara 88' Fernández 90+4' |
[1] | Fabinho 15' McInerney 59' 64' Gaddis 75' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,814 Referee: Ioannis Stavridis |
| March 15, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m. EDT | McInerney 10' Le Toux 31' Berry 48' |
[2] | Soares 70' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,651 Referee: Kevin Morrison |
| March 22, 2014 Regular Season | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, Ohio |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT | Anor 24' 45+2' Higuaín 81' |
[3] | Fernandes 62' Fabinho 74' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,517 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| March 29, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | Montreal Impact | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m. EDT | Nogueira 35' Fabinho 48' |
[4] | Camara 26' Warner 36' Ferrari 65' Wenger  76' Di Vaio 80' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,691 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| April 5, 2014 Regular Season | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Philadelphia Union | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 5:00 p.m. EDT | Magee 16' Duka 64' Anangonó 86' Soumaré 88' |
[5] | Edu 32' 86' Fernandes 39' Bone 86' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,699 Referee: Chris Penso |
| April 12, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m. EDT | Wenger 55' Edu 90' |
[6] | Mullholland 6' Beckerman 85' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,015 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| April 16, 2014 Regular Season | New York Red Bulls | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Henry 57' 89' Sam 67' Sekagya 78' Olave 82' |
[7] | Fabinho 17' Le Toux 80' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| April 19, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | Houston Dynamo | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m. EDT | Williams 61' |
[8] | Sarkodie 40'  82'Clark 42'Bruin 90+4' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,301 |
| April 26, 2014 Regular Season | Montreal Impact | 1–0 | Philadelphia Union | Montreal, Quebec |
| 4:00 p.m. EDT | Martins 14' Ouimette 16'Camara 37'Brovsky 40' |
[9] | Edu 2' Gaddis 84' |
Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 19,075 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| May 3, 2014 Regular Season | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | Seattle, Washington |
| 10:00 p.m. EDT | Martins 61' Marshall 84'Dempsey 90+1' |
[10] | Evans 13' (OG) Williams 31'Edu 35' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,516 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| May 10, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 0–1 | D.C. United | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m. EDT | [11] | Rolfe 6' Kitchen 33'Korb 67'Arnaud 78' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,522 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
| May 14, 2014 Regular Season | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Philadelphia Union | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Dwyer 80' Besler 86' |
[12] | Cruz 49' Fabinho 58'Nogueira 70'Maidana 81'Bone 90'MacMath 90+4' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,073 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| May 17, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 3–5 | New England Revolution | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Nogueira 36' Berry 67'Williams 76'Okugo 78'Maidana 82'Le Toux 90+2' |
[13] | Soares 13' Fagundez 26'Nguyen 49' 88'Tierney 57'Mullins 67' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,812 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| May 25, 2014 Regular Season | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4–1 | Philadelphia Union | Carson, California |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Leonardo 2' Juninho 31'Donovan 49' 81'Keane 64' |
[14] | Edu 88' (P) |
Stadium: Stub Hub Center Attendance: 21,010 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| May 31, 2014 Regular Season | Chivas USA | 0–3 | Philadelphia Union | Carson, California |
| 10:30 p.m. EDT | Barrera 63' Torres 64'Avila 73'Minda 83' |
[15] | Casey 28' (P) 66' Maidana 76'Fabinho 65' |
Stadium: Stub Hub Center Attendance: 5,231 |
| June 7, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 3–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Gaddis 53' Casey 63' 71'Le Toux 68'MacMath 80'Lahoud 90+4' |
[16] | Hurtado 18' Mezquida 41'Morales 81' (p) 90+4'Leveron 90+2' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,843 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| June 28, 2014 Regular Season | New England Revolution | 1–3 | Philadelphia Union | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Sène 73' 74' Dorman 85' Gonçalves 90+1' |
report | Le Toux 42', 78' Cruz 69' Wenger 80' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,483 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| July 4, 2014 Regular Season | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | Frisco, Texas |
| 9:00 p.m. EDT | Akindele 26' Williams 49' |
[17] | Okugo 43' Casey 65'Le Toux 68'Edu 89' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 18,679 |
| July 12, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 3–3 | Colorado Rapids | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Casey 16' Lahoud 29' 76'Williams 31'Wenger 74'Okugo 90' |
[18] | O'Niell 12' Serna 18'LaBrocca 34'Powers 79' (P)Brown 86' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,679 |
| July 16, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 3–1 | New York Red Bulls | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Casey 9' Fred 51'Le Toux 69' (P) |
[19] | Wright-Phillips 60' Miazga 86' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,541 |
| July 19, 2014 Regular Season | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Alex 26' Larentowicz 60' |
Summary | Okugo 22' Le Toux 90+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,460 Referee:  Geoff Gamble |
| August 1, 2014 Regular Season | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Zusi 54' |
Summary | Brown 71' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 21,318 Referee:  Jair Marrufo |
| August 9, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 2–1 | Montreal Impact | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Le Toux 12' 63' |
Summary | Tissot 79' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,703 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| August 15, 2014 Regular Season | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Philadelphia Union | Houston, Texas |
| 9:00 p.m. EDT | Horst 28' Bruin 51'Beasley 58'Gaddis 90' |
Summary | Cruz 45' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,283 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| August 24, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 4–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Wenger 10', 79' Le Toux 14' 68'Williams 72' |
Summary | Cronin 59' Wondolowski 70' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,421 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| September 3, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | Toronto FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Edu 33' Casey 55' |
Summary | Morgan 77' Bradley 84'Henry 90+3' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,238 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| September 6, 2014 Regular Season | Toronto FC | 0–2 | Philadelphia Union | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Casey 8' Wenger 44' |
Summary | Henry 28' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,591 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| September 13, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 p.m. EDT | Cruz 30' Ribeiro 41'Le Toux 90+2' (pen.) |
Summary | Luyindula 37' (pen.) Henry 40'Cahill 62'Robles 69'Izquierdo 81' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,091 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| September 20, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | Houston Dynamo | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Summary | Sarkodie 75' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,462 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
| September 27, 2014 Regular Season | D.C. United | 1–0 | Philadelphia Union | Washington, D.C. |
| 3:00 p.m. EDT | Silva 10' Kitchen 86' |
Summary | Edu 90' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19,478 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| October 2, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Okugo 88' |
Summary | Palmer 5' Nyarko 86'Larentowicz 90+1'Earnshaw 90+2' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 14,838 Referee: Chris Penso |
| October 11, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 2–3 | Columbus Crew | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Cruz 68' 70' Wenger 75' |
Summary | Finlay 78' Meram 79'Arrieta 83'Barson 90+1' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,849 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| October 18, 2014 Regular Season | Philadelphia Union | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Brown 45' Ribeiro 71'Valdés 90' |
Report | Collin 26' Dwyer 54' (pen.)Olum 84' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,073 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| October 26, 2014 Regular Season | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, Ohio |
| 5:00 p.m. EDT | Arieta 13' Anor 90' |
Report | Pfeffer 85' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,892 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
U.S. Open Cup
edit| June 17 Fourth round | Philadelphia Union | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Harrisburg City Islanders | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 ET | Gaddis 79' Edu 89', 108'Wenger 110', 117'Hoppenot 112' |
Report Box Score |
Langley 32' Pelletier 38'Júnior 94' |
Stadium: PPL Park |
| June 24 Fifth round | Philadelphia Union | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | New York Cosmos | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 ET | Carroll 21' Cruz 29'Le Toux 57', 113' (pen.)Fabinho 67'Lahoud 118' |
report | Noselli 56', 111' Ockford 105'Maurer 113'Ayoze 118' |
Stadium: PPL Park |
| July 8 Quarterfinals | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 ET | Casey 9' Le Toux 48'Okugo 57'Williams 75'Wheeler 76' |
Report Box Score |
McCarthy 16' Soares 47' 90+4'Gonçalves 71'Nguyen 74' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 2,626 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| August 12 Semifinals | FC Dallas | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Philadelphia Union | Frisco, Texas |
| 21:00 ET | Castillo 81' |
Report Boxscore |
Okugo 47' White 75'Lahoud 102'Cruz 114' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 16 Finals | Philadelphia Union | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Seattle Sounders FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:30 ET | Edu 38' Casey 57' |
Report | Alonso 25' Barrett 47'Dempsey 101'Martins 114' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,256 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
Friendlies
edit| June 18, 2014 Friendly | Reading United | 2–3 | Philadelphia Union | West Lawn, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Touloute 46' Campbell 75' |
Report | Wheeler 6' Hardware 83' 84' |
Stadium: Gurski Stadium |
| July 25, 2014 Friendly | Philadelphia Union | 0–1 |  Crystal Palace | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Brown 35' |
Report | White 20' (o.g.) |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,482 |
| August 28, 2014 Friendly | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–3 | Philadelphia Union | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Barril 22' Baúque 55' |
Report | Le Toux 13' Fernandes 45'Fred 75' |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,558 |
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 25 | −4 |
Last updated: October 30, 2014
Source: [citation needed]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Updated to match(es) played on October 29, 2014. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Coaching staff
edit| Position | Staff | Nation |
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| Manager | Jim Curtin | United States
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| Assistant coach | Mike Sorber | United States
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| Technical director/Assistant Coach | Chris Albright | United States
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| Head Athletic Trainer | Paul Rushing | United States
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| Strength and conditioning Coach | Kevin Miller | United States
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| Team Coordinator | Josh Gros | United States
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| Academy director | Tommy Wilson |  Scotland
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| Equipment Director | Ford Gaitley | United States
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Statistics
editAppearances and goals
editTransfers
editIn
edit| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
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| December 12, 2013 | Corben Bone |
MF | Chicago Fire |
2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft | |
| January 14, 2014 | Ethan White |
DF | D.C. United |
Traded for Jeff Parke and a swap of allocation spots | |
| January 15, 2014 |  Cristian Maidana |
FW |  Rangers |
Undisclosed | |
| January 16, 2014 |  Andre Blake |
GK | Connecticut Huskies |
2014 MLS SuperDraft | |
| January 30, 2014 |  Vincent Nogueira |
MF | Sochaux |
Undisclosed | |
| February 3, 2014 | Brian Holt |
GK | Harrisburg City Islanders |
Free | |
| February 24, 2014 | Austin Berry |
DF | Chicago Fire |
Traded for allocation money | |
| March 20, 2014 |  Fred |
MF |  Melbourne Heart |
Waiver Draft | |
| April 4, 2014 | Andrew Wenger |
FW | Montreal Impact |
Traded for Jack McInerney | |
| July 30, 2014 |  Rais M'Bolhi |
GK |  CSKA Sofia |
Undisclosed | |
| August 4, 2014 |  Carlos Valdés |
DF | San Lorenzo |
Loan Return |
Out
edit| Date | Player | Number | Position | New club | Fee/notes |
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| November 25, 2013 |  Oka Nikolov |
GK | Fort Lauderdale Strikers |
Waived | |
| November 25, 2013 | Greg Jordan |
MF | Minnesota United FC |
Waived | |
| November 25, 2013 | Kléberson |
MF | Indy Eleven |
Waived | |
| November 25, 2013 | Don Anding |
DF | Waived | ||
| November 25, 2013 | Chris Albright |
DF | Retired | ||
| December 23, 2013 | Michael Farfan |
MF |  Cruz Azul |
Undisclosed | |
| January 14, 2014 | Jeff Parke |
DF | D.C. United |
Traded for Ethan White and a swap of allocation spots | |
| April 4, 2014 | Jack McInerney |
FW | Montreal Impact |
Traded for Andrew Wenger | |
| April 8, 2014 |  Keon Daniel |
MF |  Miedź Legnica |
Contract Terminated | |
| July 30, 2014 | Brian Holt |
GK | Waived |
Loan in
edit| Date | Player | Number | Position | Loaned from | Fee/notes |
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| January 27, 2014 | Maurice Edu |
MF | Stoke City |
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| July 12, 2014 | Brian Brown |
FW | Harbour View |
Loan out
edit| Date | Player | Number | Position | Loaned to | Fee/notes |
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| March 21, 2014 | Cristhian Hernández |
MF | Harrisburg City Islanders |
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| March 21, 2014 | Jimmy McLaughlin |
MF | Harrisburg City Islanders |
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| March 21, 2014 | Richie Marquez |
DF | Harrisburg City Islanders |
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| March 21, 2014 | Pedro Ribeiro |
MF | Harrisburg City Islanders |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jonathan Tannenwald (June 10, 2014). "Philadelphia Union manager John Hackworth fired". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "Jim Curtin named head coach of the Philadelphia Union". si.com. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Michael Berton (September 16, 2014). "Kings reclaim throne: Seattle Sounders beat Philadelphia Union in OT to win 4th US Open Cup title". thecup.us. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "Players". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved January 14, 2014.