2026 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union

2026 season
Sporting director	Ernst Tanner
Head coach	Bradley Carnell
Stadium	Subaru Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS	Conference: TBD Overall: TBD
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round of 16
Leagues Cup	League phase
Home colors Away colors
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The 2026 Philadelphia Union season is the club's seventeenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team is managed by Bradley Carnell, his second season with the club.

The Union began their preseason in Marbella, Spain on January 17. They had a 2nd training camp in Clearwater, Florida. ^[1] The club's season began on February 18, 2026, opening with a win against Defence Force F.C. in the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup. ^[2] The club earned its berth by winning the 2025 Supporters' Shield. The club is also scheduled to play in the 2026 Leagues Cup. ^[3]

Current roster

As of March 6, 2026 ^[4]

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   COL Geiner Martínez 4 MF   SRB Jovan Lukić 5 DF   DEN Japhet Sery Larsen 6 MF   USA Cavan Sullivan (HG) 8 MF   VEN Jesús Bueno 9 FW   URU Bruno Damiani 10 FW   USA Milan Iloski 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 DF   CGO Philippe Ndinga

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF   HAI Danley Jean Jacques 23 FW   GHA Ezekiel Alladoh 26 DF   USA Nathan Harriel (HG) 28 FW   USA Agustin Anello 29 DF   RSA Olwethu Makhanya 31 GK   USA George Marks 33 MF   USA Quinn Sullivan (HG) 37 FW   USA Stas Korzeniowski 39 DF   USA Frankie Westfield (HG) 55 FW   MEX Sal Olivas(HG) 66 DF   USA Finn Sundstrum 76 GK   USA Andrew Rick (HG) 77 FW   USA Eddy Davis III(HG) 95 DF   USA Kaiden Moore(on loan from Atlanta United)

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 17 MF   USA CJ Olney(HG; on loan to Brooklyn FC) 35 FW   USA Markus Anderson (on loan to Brooklyn FC) 44 DF   USA Neil Pierre (HG; on loan to Lyngby)

Transfers

In

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Source
December 3, 2025	23	FW	Ezekiel Alladoh	IF Brommapojkarna	$4,500,000 U-22	[5]
December 30, 2025	66	DF	Finn Sundstrom	North Carolina FC via D.C. United	2028 1st Round SuperDraft pick	[6]
January 13, 2026	5	DF	Japhet Sery Larsen	SK Brann		[7]
February 3, 2026	2	DF	Geiner Martínez	CA Juventud	~$950,000 [8]	[9]
February 10, 2026	28	FW	Agustin Anello	Boston River	$2,500,000	[10]
February 27, 2026	20	DF	Philippe Ndinga	Degerfors IF	$1,000,000 [11] U-22	[12]

Out

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Source
November 26, 2025	25	FW	Chris Donovan		Declined Contract Option	[13]
	12	DF	Isaiah LeFlore		Declined Contract Option	[13]
	24	MF	Nick Pariano		Declined Contract Option	[13]
	1	GK	Oliver Semmle		Declined Contract Option	[13]
December 15, 2025	5	DF	Jakob Glesnes	LA Galaxy	$500,000 2026 GAM $600,000 2027 GAM $1,100,000 conditional GAM	[14]
December 17, 2025	9	FW	Tai Baribo	D.C. United	$4,000,000 additional $600,000 (conditional)	[15]
January 2, 2026	27	DF	Kai Wagner	Birmingham City	$2,700,000 [16]	[17]

Non-competitive

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was released with matches in Marbella, Spain and Clearwater, Florida on January 16, 2026. ^[18]

Sigma Olomouc v Philadelphia Union

January 20	Sigma Olomouc	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Marbella, Spain
9:00 a.m. EST	Kostadinov 73'	Report	Korzeniowski 9'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

FC Nordsjælland v Philadelphia Union

January 23	FC Nordsjælland	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Marbella, Spain
8:00 a.m. EST	Lind 22' Junior 44'	Report	Makhanya 129'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

FK Budućnost v Philadelphia Union

January 29	FK Budućnost	0–4	Philadelphia Union	Marbella, Spain
8:00 a.m. EST		Report	Makhanya 33' Damiani 54' Iloski 62' Bender 93'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Philadelphia Union

February 7	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–2	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST		Report	Bedoya 70' Jean Jacques 78'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

CF Montréal v Philadelphia Union

February 10	CF Montréal	4–2	Philadelphia Union	Clearwater, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST	Ríos 45' (pen.) Carmona 49' Escobar 66' Morales  67' Owusu 85'	Report	Iloski 28', 38'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2026 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Main article: Eastern Conference (MLS)

MLS Eastern Conference table (2026)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	CF Montréal	3	1	2	0	3	8	−5	3
11	Columbus Crew	3	0	1	2	4	5	−1	2
12	Philadelphia Union	3	0	3	0	1	4	−3	0
13	New England Revolution	2	0	2	0	1	5	−4	0
14	Atlanta United FC	3	0	3	0	2	7	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on March 8, 2026. 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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
25	St. Louis City SC	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	1
26	Sporting Kansas City	3	0	2	1	2	6	−4	1
27	Philadelphia Union	3	0	3	0	1	4	−3	0
28	New England Revolution	2	0	2	0	1	5	−4	0
29	Atlanta United FC	3	0	3	0	2	7	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on March 8, 2026. 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)

Match results

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

February 21 1	D.C. United	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EST	Baribo 23' Hopkins  89' Peglow  90+4'	Report	Makhanya  41' Bueno  45' Alladoh  59' Sery Larsen  80' Jean Jacques  88'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,003 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Philadelphia Union v New York City FC

March 12	Philadelphia Union	1–2	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 p.m. EST	Makhanya  23'  90+2' Vassilev 89' (pen.) Sery Larsen  90+5'	Report	Gray  20', 90+9' Wolf 36' O'Neill  39'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,513 Referee: Chris Penso

Philadelphia Union v San Jose Earthquakes

March 73	Philadelphia Union	0–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EST	Lukić  20' Harriel  65' Alladoh  88'	Report	Kikanović  15' Bouda 59' Judd  75'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 17,410 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Atlanta United FC v Philadelphia Union

March 144	Atlanta United FC	v	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire FC

March 215	Philadelphia Union	v	Chicago Fire FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Charlotte FC v Philadelphia Union

April 46	Charlotte FC	v	Philadelphia Union	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

CF Montréal v Philadelphia Union

April 117	CF Montréal	v	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, Quebec
TBD EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

April 18 8	Philadelphia Union	v	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union

April 229	Toronto FC	v	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: BMO Field

Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union

April 2510	Columbus Crew	v	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

Philadelphia Union v Nashville SC

May 211	Philadelphia Union	v	Nashville SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union

May 912	New England Revolution	v	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Gillette Stadium

Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union

May 1313	Orlando City SC	v	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew

May 1614	Philadelphia Union	v	Columbus Crew	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Inter Miami CF v Philadelphia Union

May 2415	Inter Miami CF	v	Philadelphia Union	Miami, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Nu Stadium

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

July 2216	Philadelphia Union	v	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Philadelphia Union v Seattle Sounders FC

July 2517	Philadelphia Union	v	Seattle Sounders FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United FC

August 118	Philadelphia Union	v	Atlanta United FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

New York City FC v Philadelphia Union

August 1619	New York City FC	v	Philadelphia Union	New York, New York
6:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Philadelphia Union v Inter Miami CF

August 1920	Philadelphia Union	v	Inter Miami CF	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Austin FC v Philadelphia Union

August 2221	Austin FC	v	Philadelphia Union	Austin, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union

August 2922	New York Red Bulls	v	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

Philadelphia Union v CF Montréal

September 523	Philadelphia Union	v	CF Montréal	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Philadelphia Union v FC Cincinnati

September 924	Philadelphia Union	v	FC Cincinnati	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

San Diego FC v Philadelphia Union

September 1325	San Diego FC	v	Philadelphia Union	San Diego, California
9:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Sporting Kansas City v Philadelphia Union

September 1926	Sporting Kansas City	v	Philadelphia Union	Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Sporting Park

Philadelphia Union v Orlando City SC

September 2627	Philadelphia Union	v	Orlando City SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Philadelphia Union v Real Salt Lake

October 1028	Philadelphia Union	v	Real Salt Lake	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Chicago Fire FC v Philadelphia Union

October 1429	Chicago Fire FC	v	Philadelphia Union	Chicago, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Soldier Field

Philadelphia Union v Charlotte FC

October 1730	Philadelphia Union	v	Charlotte FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
2:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

October 2431	Philadelphia Union	v	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union

October 2832	Nashville SC	v	Philadelphia Union	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Geodis Park

FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union

October 3133	FC Cincinnati	v	Philadelphia Union	Cincinnati, Ohio
TBD EDT				Stadium: TQL Stadium

Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

November 734	Philadelphia Union	v	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EST				Stadium: Subaru Park

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main article: 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round one

Defence Force v Philadelphia Union

February 18First leg	Defence Force	0–5	Philadelphia Union	Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
6:00 pm EST	Bailey  28' Jones  70'  90+2' Sadoo  84' Noel  89'	Report	Iloski 29' Alladoh 32' Harriel  54' Makhanya 64' Damiani 69', 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Attendance: 1,428 Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Philadelphia Union v Defence Force

February 26Second leg	Philadelphia Union	7–0 (12–0 agg.)	Defence Force	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EST	Martínez 7' Lukić 10' (pen.) Korzeniowski 12', 48',  23' Bender 53' Sullivan 76', 88' Olivas  77'	Report	St. Hillaire  25'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 11,467 Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)
Note: Philadelphia Union won 12–0 on aggregate.

Round of 16

Philadelphia Union v América

March 10First leg	Philadelphia Union	v	América	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

América v Philadelphia Union

March 18Second leg	América	v	Philadelphia Union	Mexico City, Mexico
9:00 pm EDT				Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2026 Leagues Cup

League phase

Cruz Azul v Philadelphia Union

August 61	Cruz Azul	v	Philadelphia Union	Chester, Pennsylvania
TBD p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Philadelphia Union v Necaxa

August 92	Philadelphia Union	v	Necaxa	Chester, Pennsylvania
TBD p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

Philadelphia Union v Santos Laguna

August 133	Philadelphia Union	v	Santos Laguna	Chester, Pennsylvania
TBD p.m. EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

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