2022 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union
2022 season
OwnerKeystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coachJim Curtin
StadiumSubaru Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS2nd
MLS Cup PlayoffsRunners-up
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Dániel Gazdag (22)
All: Dániel Gazdag (24)
Highest home attendance19,228 (10/9 vs. TOR)
Lowest home attendance14,533 (3/12 vs. SJ)
Average home league attendance18,126
Biggest winPHI 7–0 DC (7/8)
Biggest defeatCHA 4–0 PHI (8/6)
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The 2022 Philadelphia Union season was the club's thirteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team is managed by Jim Curtin, his ninth season with the club. The club's regular season began on February 26, 2022, and concluded on October 9. Outside of MLS, the Union also competed in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, entering in the Round of 32.[1]

The club finished second in the Supporters' Shield standings and first in the Eastern Conference.[2] The Union appeared in their first MLS Cup, where they lost to Shield winners Los Angeles FC in a penalty shootout.[3]

  1. ^ "US Open Cup 2022 Information Announced". philadelphiaunion.com. December 23, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 2, 2022). "The Union lost a game in Charlotte, the Supporters' Shield to LAFC, and Kai Wagner to a suspension". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (November 5, 2022). "Union lose MLS Cup final heartbreaker to LAFC in penalty kick shootout after 3-3 tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 7, 2022.