Philadelphia Union II 2020 soccer season
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership Group | Keystone S&E | ||
| Head coach | Sven Gartung | ||
| Stadium | Talen Energy Stadium | ||
| USLC | Eastern Conf.: 16th Group F: 4th | ||
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| Average home league attendance | 467 | ||
| Biggest win | PHI 4–0 LDN (Sept. 16) | ||
| Biggest defeat | PHI 0–6 PIT (July 18) NY 6–0 PHI (Sept. 9) | ||
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| ← 20192021 → | |||
The 2020 season was the first season since the rebranding of Philadelphia Union's reserve team from Bethlehem Steel FC to Philadelphia Union II. Union II competed in the USL Championship's Eastern Conference.
Roster
- As of March 5, 2020
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- Signed to first team contract with Philadelphia Union.
- Philadelphia Union Academy player.
Competitive
USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship seasonStandings — Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartford Athletic | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 35 | 2.19 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 34 | 2.13 | |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls II | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 15 | 0.94 | |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union II | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 9 | 0.56 | |
| 5 | Loudoun United FC | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 6 | 0.46 |
Match results
Philadelphia Union II v Loudoun United FC| March 7 1 | Philadelphia Union II | 0–0 | Loudoun United FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 PM EST | Turner  59' Ofeimu 85' Huckaby 87' |
Report | Saravia 45+3' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 467 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| July 18 2 | Philadelphia Union II | 0–6 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 6:30 PM EDT | Harriell 58' |
Report | Mensah  29' Griffin 37' Velarde 59' Fernandes 67' Dos Santos 81', 87' |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| July 22 3 | Philadelphia Union II | 1–5 | New York Red Bulls II | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 8:36 PM EDT | Miscic 46' Flores 58' |
Report | Corfe 10' Boateng 53' Edelman 56' Fala 58' Elney 59' Sowe 75' |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Referee: Christian Centeno |
| July 25 4 | Hartford Athletic | 3–2 | Philadelphia Union II | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Silva 29' Torres 39' Jørgensen 43' Guzmán 53' McGlynn 66' |
Report | Scintu 4' Picazo 16' Kingue 90+7' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| August 1 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 4–0 | Philadelphia Union II | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Dos Santos 22', 42' Vancaeyezeele 36' James 65' |
Report | Picazo 38' Aaronson 73' Flores 88' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Kevin Fikar |
| August 5 6 | Philadelphia Union II | 3–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Bohui 1' McGlynn 45+4' Flores 61' Jasinski 71' |
Report | Elney 37' (pen.) Dieye 43' Sharifi 54' |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| August 9 7 | Philadelphia Union II | P–P | Hartford Athletic | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| TBA PM EDT | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to positive covid-19 test in the Union II organization. | ||||
| August 19 8 | Philadelphia Union II | P–P | Hartford Athletic | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to positive covid-19 test in the Union II organization. | ||||
| August 23 9 | New York Red Bulls II | P–P | Philadelphia Union II | Harrison, New Jersey |
| TBA PM EDT | Stadium: Red Bull Arena | |||
| Note: Match postponed. | ||||
| September 2 10 | Philadelphia Union II | 1–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 6:30 PM EDT | Rabadán 39' Jasinski 47' Craig 67' Aaronson 90+6' |
Report | Macky Diop 45' Goodrum 53' Mejia 90+2' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| September 6 11 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Philadelphia Union II | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 9:56 PM EDT | Lasso 4' Guenzatti 6' Ekra 39' Louro 60' |
Report | Aaronson 50' Ofeimu 56' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 140 Referee: Tori Penso |
| September 9 9 | New York Red Bulls II | 6–0 | Philadelphia Union II | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Lema  8' Sowe 45', 45+2', 74' Toure 72' Clark 82', 90' Zalinsky 89' |
Report | Freese 7' Bohui 88' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 23, 2020 match. | ||||
| September 12 12 | Loudoun United FC | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union II | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Lundegard 8'  13' Amoustapha 42' Gabarra 51' Ku-DiPietro 90+2' Gamble  90+4' |
Report | Bohui 10' Kingue 29' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 520 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| September 16 13 | Philadelphia Union II | 4–0 | Loudoun United FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 PM EST | Craig 6' Sorenson 20', 90+3' Kingue 32' Huckaby 71' Stafford 83', 87' |
Report | Ndour 29' Amoustapha 40' Saravia 90+3' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Ernie Constantine |
| September 20 14 | Philadelphia Union II | 0–3 | Hartford Athletic | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Huckaby 34' |
Report | Dixon 8', 58' Topey 13' (o.g.) Strong 44' Johnson 90' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| September 23 7 | Hartford Athletic | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union II | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Strong 45+2', 88' Cohen 56'Jørgensen 68' |
Report | McGlynn 76' Aaronson 90' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 9, 2020 match. | ||||
| September 26 15 | New York Red Bulls II | 5–4 | Philadelphia Union II | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Sowe 13', 19' Lema 37' Zalinsky 41' Dieye 42' LaCava 65' Cummins 67' Fala 86' |
Report | McGlynn 43' (pen.), 69' Topey 46' Picazo 55' Flores 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Ernie Constantine |
| September 30 8 | Philadelphia Union II | 2–3 | Hartford Athletic | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Budler 7' Cohen 22' (o.g.) Sorenson 42' Stafford 60' |
Report | Jørgensen 8' (pen.) Lara 15' Dixon 25' Strong 55' Barrera 90' |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Referee: Christian Centeno |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 19, 2020 match. | ||||
| October 3 16 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union II | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Lee 15', 37' Thomas 61' Dos Santos 70' Dikwa 90+2' |
Report | Cole Turner 43' Jack McGlynn 63' (pen.), 90+1' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Austin Saini |
U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open CupDue to their affiliation with a higher division professional club (Philadelphia Union), Union II is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.
References
- "Philadelphia Union USL Championship Team To Rebrand As Union II". philadelphiaunion.com. December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- "Roster". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- "Philadelphia Union II Match Against Hartford Athletic Rescheduled". Philadelphia Union. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- "Match Against Philadelphia Union II Postponed". HartfordAthletic.com. August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- "Union II Match Against New York Postponed". PhiladelphiaUnion.com. August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Union II Matches Rescheduled". USLChampionship.com. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
