| 2020 season | |||
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| Owner | Keystone Sports & Entertainment | ||
| Head coach | Jim Curtin | ||
| Stadium | Subaru Park (Capacity: 18,500) | ||
| MLS | Conference: 1st Overall: 1st | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | First round | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
| MLS is Back Tournament | Semi-finals | ||
| Leagues Cup | Canceled | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kacper Przybyłko Sergio Santos (8 each) All: Sergio Santos (11) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,775 | ||
| Biggest win | PHI 5–0 TOR (Oct. 24) | ||
| Biggest defeat | DAL 2–0 PHI (Feb. 29) | ||
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The 2020 Philadelphia Union season was the club's eleventh season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his seventh season with the club. The Union's season began on February 29, 2020, and was scheduled on end in October or November 2020, depending on their regular season performance. On March 12, 2020, MLS suspended the season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Originally planned to be a 30-day suspension, the league remained suspended until July 9, 2020, when competition resumed with the MLS is Back Tournament. The tournament ran through August 11, 2020, with the remainder of the season, under a truncated format, continued through November 8, 2020.
The 2020 season saw Philadelphia win their first major trophy in club history, by capturing the Supporters' Shield for the best regular season record.[1] Philadelphia finished 14–4–5, averaging 2.04 points per game. Outside of MLS regular season play, the club was eliminated in the Conference Quarterfinals of the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs, losing to New England Revolution.[2] In the MLS is Back Tournament, Philadelphia reached the semifinals of the tournament before losing to eventual champions, Portland Timbers.[3] The Union were also slated to participate the 2020 Leagues Cup and the 2020 U.S. Open Cup, but both competitions though were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
- ^ Jonthan Sigal (November 8, 2020). "Philadelphia Union win 2020 MLS Supporters' Shield on regular season's final day". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Tannenwald (November 24, 2020). "Union's season ends with 2-0 playoff loss to New England Revolution". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Avi Creditor (August 5, 2020). "Timbers Survive Union's Late Rally to Reach MLS Is Back Final". si.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Cancelled Due to COVID-19" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.