List of Philadelphia Union seasons

Since its foundation in 2008, the American soccer club Philadelphia Union has played in Major League Soccer. The team has finished as runner-ups thrice in the U.S. Open Cup and once in the MLS Cup. ^[1] The following is a list of seasons completed by the club, inclusive of all competitive competitions. ^[2]

Key

Key to competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914. CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008. It went by the name of CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) from 2008 until 2023.

Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last Wooden Spoon ♦ MLS Golden Boot   Highest average attendance Italics Ongoing competition

Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Division/level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Games played W = Games won L = Games lost D = Games drawn GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points PPG = Points per game Conf. = Conference position Overall = League position

Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or canceled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarterfinals SF = Semifinals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League										Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other		Average attendance [3] [a]	Top goalscorer(s) [b]
	League	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall			CCC	LC		Name(s)	Goals
2010	MLS	30	8	15	7	35	49	–14	31	1.03	7th	14th	DNQ	QR1	DNE	NH	19,254	Sébastien Le Toux	14
2011	MLS	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8	48	1.41	3rd	8th	QF	QR1	DNQ	NH	18,259	Sébastien Le Toux	11
2012	MLS	34	10	18	6	37	45	–8	36	1.06	8th	15th	DNQ	SF			18,053	Jack McInerney	8
2013	MLS	34	12	12	10	42	44	–2	46	1.35	7th	14th		Ro16			17,867	Jack McInerney	12
2014	MLS	34	10	12	12	51	51	+0	42	1.24	6th	12th		RU			17,631	Sébastien Le Toux	12
2015	MLS	34	10	17	7	42	55	–13	37	1.09	9th	18th		RU			17,451	C.J. Sapong	9
2016	MLS	34	11	14	9	52	55	–3	42	1.24	6th	13th	R1	QF			17,519	Chris Pontius	12
2017	MLS	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42	1.24	8th	16th	DNQ	Ro16			16,812	C.J. Sapong	16
2018	MLS	34	15	14	5	49	50	–1	50	1.47	6th	11th	R1	RU			16,518	Cory Burke Fafà Picault	10
2019	MLS	34	16	11	7	58	50	+8	55	1.62	3rd	5th	QF	R4		DNQ	17,111	Kacper Przybyłko	15
2020 [c]	MLS	23	14	4	5	44	20	+24	47	2.04	1st	1st	R1	NH	MLS is Back Tournament (SF)	NH	2,775	Sérgio Santos	11
2021	MLS	34	14	12	8	48	35	+13	54	1.59	2nd	6th	SF	NH	SF	DNQ	12,653	Kacper Przybyłko	17
2022	MLS	34	19	10	5	74	26	+46	67	1.97	1st	2nd	RU	R32	DNQ	NH	18,126	Dániel Gazdag	24
2023	MLS	34	15	10	9	57	41	+16	55	1.62	4th	5th	QF	R32	SF	3rd	18,907	Dániel Gazdag	22
2024	MLS	34	9	10	15	62	55	+7	37	1.08	12th	22nd	DNQ	DNE	Ro16	4th	18,845	Dániel Gazdag	19
Total [4]		495	185	176	134	743	659	+84	689	1.39	—	—	—	—	—		—	Dániel Gazdag	69

Notes

1. Average attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
3. The 2020 season does not include match data from one-off, in-season MLS is Back Tournament. The Union finished as semi-finalists in that tournament.

References

1. Cattry, Pardeep (November 7, 2024). "Philadelphia Union fire Jim Curtin after missing out on MLS Cup Playoffs, ending 10-year spell at club". CBS Sports . Retrieved February 23, 2024.
2. "Philadelphia Union Stats and History". FBref. Sports Reference.
3. "Philadelphia Union All-Time Attendance". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
4. MLS Communications Department, Elias Sports Bureau (February 17, 2025). "2025 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 23. Retrieved February 23, 2025.