2012 Philadelphia Union season

2012 roster

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Match results

Preseason friendlies

Mwanga McInerney Hoppenot Hoppenot

Campbell Gallardo Boden Bernard Griffin G. Farfan

Hoppenot Torres

Cordero

MLS regular season

The Union finished 10-18-6 overall, 7-8-2 at home, 3-10-4 on the road.

TV: ESPN2 Boyd Alhassan

TV: NBCSN M. Farfan Pajoy Torres Castrillón Cascio Castrillón

TV: TCN TV: TCN Grazzini Gibbs

TV: 6abc ||team2=Vancouver Whitecaps FC Carroll M. Farfan

TV: NBCSN Gómez Carroll G. Farfan Martínez MacMath Gaven

TV: TCN Kennedy Valdés Pajoy Williams Daniel G. Farfan Nowak

TV: CSN

TV:NBCSN Rosales

TV: ESPN2 Pajoy Adu Pajoy Ballouchy Lindpere Holgersson Cooper Meara

TV: TCN Jacobson Pérez Gómez Valdés M. Farfan Harrison

TV: TCN de Guzman Koevermans Pajoy

TV:CSN/Galavisión Valdés Pontius Najar Hamid

TV: TCN Carroll Gaddis McInerney Lahoud Pajoy Hoppenot

TV: TCN Ching

TV: CSN DeLaGarza McInerney Okugo MacMath M. Farfan

TV:6abc TV: 6ABC Adu Hoppenot Frings

TV: CSN Pajoy Valdés

TV: ESPN Cooper G. Farfan Hoppenot

TV: NBCSN M. Farfan McInerney Soares McCarthy

TV: TCN Ferrari Rivas Martins Gómez

TV: CSN Friedrich Rolfe

TV: NBCSN Boskovic Dudar Hamid Williams Lahoud McInerney Torres G. Farfan

TV: NBCSN

TV: TCN Hoppenot Williams Williams Gaven

TV: CSN

TV: CSN Hassli Hall Williams Carroll

TV: ESPN2

TV:6abc Adu Martínez M. Farfan Boniek Hall Carr

TV: TCN O'Rourke Gruenebaum Mirošević Cruz McInerney

TV: TCN Oduro Franco Lahoud Gómez Williams Hoppenot

TV: CSN G. Farfan Guy Feilhaber

TV: NBCSN Boniek Davis McInerney

TV: TCN Sinovic Joseph Sapong McInerney

TV: NBC Henry Márquez Henry

U.S. Open Cup

Adu Traynor Wolff McDonald Martinez M. Farfan Hoppenot Valdés McInerney Pajoy Gomez McInerney Langley Marshall Langley Pelletier M. Farfan Lahoud Williams Peterson Collin Zusi

Friendlies

Hoffman Wyatt McInerney Newnam Ekra Herdling Jordan Collins

MLS Reserve League

Main article: Philadelphia Union Reserves

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

Martínez Okugo Hoppenot Hernández Jordan Hernández Pfeffer Grossman Rentería Tchani Meram McInerney Storm Chirgadze Hines Ibidgha Hertzog Cordon Maduro Perlaza Brovsky Jackson-Hamel López Vargas Meram Grossman Pfeffer Hernández Hoffman McLaughlin McLaughlin Martínez

League table

Conference

Overall

Results summary

Coaching staff

Squad information

Squad breakdown

Ages are as of April 16, 2012 (the date of their season opener).

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS league matches.

**** = Not currently part of team.***

Goalkeepers

**** = Not currently part of team.***

Honors and awards

MLS Goal of the Week

MLS Team of the Week

MLS All-Stars 2012

Player movement

Transfers

In

Out

Loans

In

Out

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Philadelphia came into the 2012 season thirteenth 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. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.

On June 25, the Union traded their position in the allocation ranking plus allocation money and their first round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft to Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the top position in the allocation rankings and a second round pick in the 2013 Draft. The Union then used the Allocation ranking to sign Bakary Soumaré.

International roster slots

The Union have nine MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated eight international roster spots per season, but the Union acquired a ninth from Los Angeles in exchange for Kyle Nakazawa. This ninth slot would eventually be traded to D.C. United along with Lionard Pajoy for Danny Cruz and reverts to the Galaxy at the end of 2012.

NOTES:

• Bakary Soumaré was born in Mali but is not considered an international player as he is a permanent resident of the US.
• Freddy Adu, Antoine Hoppenot, and Michael Lahoud were born in Ghana, France and Sierra Leone, respectively, but are all American citizens.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: *2013 MLS SuperDraft second round pick (natural selection) from FC Dallas for Andrew Jacobson.

Future picks traded: *2013 MLS SuperDraft second round pick (natural selection) and Kyle Nakazawa to Los Angeles Galaxy for an international roster slot.

Future picks swapped: *2013 MLS SuperDraft first round pick, allocation money, and the twelfth position in the MLS Allocation Order to Vancouver Whitecaps FC for a 2013 SuperDraft second round pick and the first position in the Allocation Order.

References

References

1. Ryan Rosenblatt. (June 13, 2012). "Peter Nowak Out As Philadelphia Union Manager".
2. Jeremiah Oshan. (August 30, 2012). "Philadelphia Union Make John Hackworth Permanent Head Coach".
3. "Players". Philadelphia Union.
4. Andy Jasner. (March 1, 2008). "Chester Park". thefieldfinder.com.
5. "Union Claim Midfielder Khalfan In MLS Waiver Draft".
6. "Union Acquire Costa Rican International Martinez".
7. "Union Sign McLaughlin As Second Home Grown Player".
8. "Union Acquire Panamanian Gomez".
9. "Union Acquire Panamanian Gomez".
10. "Union Select Hoffman, Jordan, Gaddis in 2012 SuperDraft".
11. "Union complete transfer for midfielder Torres".
12. "Union sign Colombian forward Pajoy".
13. "Union sign veteran defender Albright".
14. "Union sign five players as 2012 season approaches".
15. "Union sign goalkeeper Chris Konopka".
16. "Union sign Hernandez as Homegrown Player".
17. "Union trade Califf to Chivas USA for Lahoud, allocation money".
18. "Union trade Mwanga to Timbers for Perlaza".
19. "Union sign central defender Bakary Soumare".
20. "Union acquire Danny Cruz".
21. "Mapp Selected By Impact In 2011 Expansion Draft".
22. "Miglioranzi, Harrison eligible for 2011 Re-Entry Draft".
23. "Union decline contract options on Houapeu, Langley, Richter, Tait".
24. "Union's Paunović announces decision to retire".
25. "Union, GK Mondragón agree to part ways".
26. "Rumor Central: Le Toux confirms his trade to Vancouver".
27. "Union trade midfielder Nakazawa to Galaxy".
28. "Mwanga, Daniel arrive at Union preseason in Orlando".
29. "Union waive midfielder Khalfan".
30. "Contento por vestir la camiseta de Millonarios".
31. "Sign German MF/FW Kai Herdling".
32. "Herdling returns to Germany, Hoffenheim".
33. [http://www.mlssoccer.com/2012-mls-roster-rules 2012 MLS Roster Rules] {{webarchive. link. (February 20, 2012)