2018 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union
2018 season
OwnerKeystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coachJim Curtin
StadiumTalen Energy Stadium (Capacity: 18,500)
MLSConference: 6th
Overall: 11th
MLS Cup PlayoffsKnockout round
U.S. Open CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: 2 players tied (5)
All: Cory Burke (6)
Highest home attendance19,013
July 21 vs LA Galaxy
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 14,795
April 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes
All: 3,565
June 5 vs Richmond Kickers
Average home league attendance16,518
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The 2018 Philadelphia Union season was the club's ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his fifth season with the club.[1] The Union reached the MLS Cup Playoffs as the bottom seed in the MLS Eastern Conference. The club also reached the 2018 U.S. Open Cup final for the third time in club history, but finished runners-up to Houston Dynamo.[1] The 2018 season was the Union's most successful to date, earning the highest points total (50) and most wins (15).[1] Additionally, the 2018 season transitioned Sporting Directors with Earnie Stewart accepting a general manager position with the United States Soccer Federation, and the Union hiring Ernst Tanner; former academy manager for Red Bull Salzburg.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d Tim Lovenguth (December 30, 2018). "2018 in Review: Philadelphia Union See Most Successful Season Overshadowed by Disappointing Failures". phillysportsnetwork.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Earnie Stewart Named General Manager of U.S. Men's National Team". ussoccer.com. June 6, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Matthew Ralph (August 9, 2018). "Ernst Tanner introduced as new Philadelphia Union sporting director". brotherlygame.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.