2022 Philadelphia Union II season

Philadelphia Union II 2022 soccer season

Philadelphia Union II

2022 season

Ownership Group

Head coach

Stadium

Eastern Conf.: 3rd
Overall: 15th

MLS Next Pro Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

Average home league attendance

467

Biggest win

PHI 2–0 CIN (3/26)
ORL 1–3 PHI (7/24)

Biggest defeat

PHI 0–5 NYCFC (6/27)

Home colors

Away colors

← 2020 2023 →

The 2022 Philadelphia Union II season was the club's sixth competitive season and first season competing in the inaugural MLS Next Pro. Union II competes in the MLS Next Pro's Eastern Conference. The team is managed by Marlon LeBlanc, his first competitive season with the club.

Background

After taking a competitive hiatus during the 2021 season, by December 2021 Union II was announced as one of the founding clubs of MLS Next Pro. Marlon LeBlanc, who was appointed head coach of Union II in March 2021, would now have his first competitive season with the team. In April 2022, Jose Kleberson was announced as an assistant coach under LeBlanc, after several years coaching in the Union's youth academy system.

Union II's roster construction began with their inaugural signing, Nelson Pierre from the Union academy system. Largely supplemented with first team and academy players, the front office made a marquee signing with José Riasco, paying a reported transfer fee over $1 million.

2022 Roster

As of February 14, 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Matt Freese (HGP )
2	DF	USA	Matthew Real (HGP )
13	MF	USA	Cole Turner (HGP )
16	MF	USA	Jack McGlynn (HGP )
20	MF	VEN	Jesús Bueno
21	FW	USA	Nelson Pierre
22	GK	USA	Brooks Thompson
24	DF	USA	Anton Sorenson (HGP )
30	MF	USA	Paxten Aaronson (HGP )
32	FW	VEN	José Riasco
34	DF	USA	Brandon Craig (HGP )
36	MF	USA	Ian Abbey


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
37	MF	COL	Carlos Paternina
38	MF	VEN	Maike Villero
39	DF	USA	Francis Westfield
40	FW	USA	Chris Donovan
42	DF	USA	Jack Jasinski
44	DF	USA	Jackson Gilman
50	MF	VEN	Juan Perdomo
52	MF	SEN	Boubacar Diallo
55	MF	USA	Bajung Darboe
75	DF	VEN	Nathan Nkanji
98	FW	USA	Stefan Stojanovic
99	GK	USA	Damián Alguera

Signed to first team contract with Philadelphia Union.

Philadelphia Union Academy player.

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Number	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes
March 8, 2022	Nelson Pierre	21	FW	Philadelphia Union Academy	Signed
March 9, 2022	Stefan Stojanovic	98	FW	Georgetown Hoyas	Signed
	Brooks Thompson	22	GK	Sporting Kansas City	Signed
	Chris Donovan	40	FW	Drexel Dragons	Signed
	Juan Perdomo	50	MF	Deportivo Lara	Signed
	Nathan Nkanji	75	DF	Florida Premier	Signed
	Maike Villero	38	MF	Atlético Venezuela C.F.	Signed
March 23, 2022	José Riasco	32	FW	Deportivo La Guaira F.C.	Signed, $1 million transfer fee
March 24, 2022	Carlos Panternina	37	MF	Envigado F.C.	Signed

Competitions

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CT	Columbus Crew 2	24	16	2	3	3	62	22	+40	55	Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs
2	NE	Toronto FC II	24	12	2	1	9	44	38	+6	41
3	NE	Philadelphia Union II	24	11	3	1	9	42	39	+3	40
4	NE	Rochester New York FC	24	10	4	2	8	37	30	+7	40
5	NE	New York City FC II	24	9	4	2	9	49	35	+14	37

Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	San Jose Earthquakes II	24	12	1	3	8	48	37	+11	41
7	Toronto FC II	24	12	2	1	9	44	38	+6	41
8	Philadelphia Union II	24	11	3	1	9	42	39	+3	40
9	Rochester New York FC	24	10	4	2	8	37	30	+7	40
10	New York City FC II	24	9	4	2	9	49	35	+14	37

Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	11	4	9	42	39	+3	37	6	2	4	23	17	+6	5	2	5	19	22	−3

Last updated: September 18, 2022.
Source: MLS Next Pro

Per MLS Next Pro rules, 1 point is added for any penalty shootout won after a draw.

Regular season

Philadelphia Union II v FC Cincinnati 2

March 27, 2022 (2022-03-27) 1	Philadelphia Union II	2–0	FC Cincinnati 2	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM EDT	Paternina 4' 53' Bueno 58'	Report	Marshall 46'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Thomas Snyder

Inter Miami II v Philadelphia Union II

April 5, 2022 (2022-04-05) 2	Inter Miami II	3–3 (3–4 SO)	Philadelphia Union II	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 PM EDT	Mendez 63' Cremaschi 74' Borgelin 81', 90+4'	Report	Aaronson 45+2' McGlynn 68' (pen.) Diallo 88'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Philadelphia Union II v Columbus Crew 2

April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10) 3	Philadelphia Union II	0–1	Columbus Crew 2	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM EDT	Bueno 16' Paternina 88'	Report	A. Morris 20' Russell-Rowe 56'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Alyssa Nichols

Chicago Fire FC II v Philadelphia Union II

April 24, 2022 (2022-04-24) 4	Chicago Fire FC II	3–3 (5–4 SO)	Philadelphia Union II	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT	M. Rodriguez 6' Bezerra 17' (pen.), 52' 56' Offor 37', (90+1)	Report	Diallo 45+1' Turner 51' (pen.) Donovan 57', 72' Jasinski 70'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Laura Rodriguez
	Shootout
	Offor Monis Penn Kidd Quintos		Craig Gilman Stojanovic Donovan Turner

Philadelphia Union II v New York City FC II

April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) 5	Philadelphia Union II	2–1	New York City FC II	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM EDT	Donovan 50' Craig 75'	Report	Stephen Turnbull 90+2'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Gary Gutierrez

Inter Miami II v Philadelphia Union II

May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07) 6	Inter Miami II	1–2	Philadelphia Union II	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Thomas 10'	Report	Pierre 45', 54'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Alejo Calume

Philadelphia Union II v Orlando City B

May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16) 7	Philadelphia Union II	1–0	Orlando City B	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Sorenson 43' Aaronson 51' Darboe 68'	Report	Guske 29' Rivera 32' Lopez 70' Tablante 71' Yan 74'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: John Griggs

Rochester New York FC v Philadelphia Union II

May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21) 8	Rochester New York FC	3–0	Philadelphia Union II	Brighton, New York
	Dolabella 33', 90+2' Akanyirige 49' 61' Rayo 62' (pen.)	Report	Riasco 41' Craig 62'	Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

New England Revolution II v Philadelphia Union II

May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) 9	New England Revolution II	1–0	Philadelphia Union II	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM EDT	N Buck 25' Silva 34' Italo 90+1'	Report	Nkanji 24' Westfield 32' Diallo 49'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Toronto FC II v Philadelphia Union II

June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11) 10	Toronto FC II	1–0	Philadelphia Union II	Toronto, Ontario
6:00 PM EDT	Greenidge-Duncan 90+2'	Report		Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Youcef Boumsied

Philadelphia Union II v Chicago Fire II

June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19) 11	Philadelphia Union II	1–1 (3–0 SO)	Chicago Fire II	Chester, Pennsylvania
2:00 PM EDT	Pierre 29'	Report	Glasgow 49'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Jeremy Scheer
	Shootout
	Real Sorenson Donovan		Bezerra Ostrem Ritaccio

Philadelphia Union II v New York City FC II

June 27, 2022 (2022-06-27) 12	Philadelphia Union II	0–5	New York City FC II	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Riasco 56' 57'	Report	Jasson 7' Denis 36' Murania Yankowitz 59' Beer 80' Jimenez 89'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: José Carlos Rivero

Rochester New York FC v Philadelphia Union II

July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07) 13	Rochester New York FC	3–0	Philadelphia Union II	Brighton, New York
7:00pm	Rayo 24', 28', 60'	Report		Stadium: Monroe Community College Referee: Jeremy Scheer

Philadelphia Union II v Toronto FC II

July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) 14	Philadelphia Union II	1–2	Toronto FC II	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM EDT	Real 70'	Report	Karajovanovic 17' Altobelli 89'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Scarlet Agrawal

Orlando City B v Philadelphia Union II

July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24) 15	Orlando City B	1–3	Philadelphia Union II	Kissimmee, Florida
7:00pm	Otero 77' Pareja 82' 90+6' Subachan 85' Forth 90+5'	Report	Perdomo 9' Diallo 24' Real 52' Freese 69' Bueno 87' Pierre 90+4', 90+4' Villero 90+6'	Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Referee: Anya Voigt

Philadelphia Union II v Columbus Crew 2

July 31, 2022 (2022-07-31) 16	Philadelphia Union II	2–1	Columbus Crew 2	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM EDT	Aaronson 33' Riasco 45+2' Bueno 48' Stojanovic 90+1'	Report	J. Morris 35' Farsi 50' Fuson 64'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Kenneth Rojas

FC Cincinnati 2 v Philadelphia Union II

August 7, 2022 (2022-08-07) 17	FC Cincinnati 2	2–3	Philadelphia Union II	Milford, Ohio
	Ordonez 54' Thomas 85'	Report	Bueno 24', 57' Donovan 51'	Stadium: Mercy Health Training Center Referee: Nabil Bensalah

Philadelphia Union II v Inter Miami II

August 14, 2022 (2022-08-14) 18	Philadelphia Union II	2–2 (5–4 SO)	Inter Miami II	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM EDT	Riasco 35' Aaronson 43'	Report	Beckham 29' (pen.) Sunderland 76'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Kenneth Rojas
	Shootout
	Craig Sorenson Sullivan Bueno Turner Pierre		Allen Acosta Destin Borgelin Beckham Caputo

Philadelphia Union II v New England Revolution II

August 21, 2022 (2022-08-21) 19	Philadelphia Union II	5–1	New England Revolution II	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Riasco 20' Real 54' Bueno 61', 63' Harriel 67' Craig 77' Diallo 78' Sullivan 79'	Report	Rozhansky 30' , 36' Silva 45+1' Michel 64' Quiñones 87' DeShields 89'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Amiel Aleman

New York City FC II v Philadelphia Union II

August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24) 20	New York City FC II	1–2	Philadelphia Union II	Queens, New York
	Haxhari 36' Jimenez 58'	Report	Riasco 28', 64' Oliver 83' Pierre 86'	Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Melinda Sopka

Columbus Crew 2 v Philadelphia Union II

August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27) 21	Columbus Crew 2	2–0	Philadelphia Union II	Columbus, Ohio
5:30 PM EDT	Parente 18' Weber 33' Morris 40' Zawadzki 56' Russell-Rowe 84'	Report	Darboe 12' 59' Nkanji 89'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Alyssa Nichols

Philadelphia Union II v Rochester New York FC

September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04) 22	Philadelphia Union II	1–2	Rochester New York FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
3:30pm EDT	Donovan 62'	Report	Inalien 44' Williams 90+3'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Nabil Bensalah

Philadelphia Union II v Orlando City B

September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11) 23	Philadelphia Union II	6–1	Orlando City B	Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00pm	Donovan 6', 22' Bueno 9' Sullivan 24', 25' Riasco 46', 78' Harriel 53' Aaronson 56' (pen.)	Report	Reid-Brown 2' Romero 45' Forth 55' Loyola 69', 85' Granados 74'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

New England Revolution II v Philadelphia Union II

September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18) 24	New England Revolution II	1–3	Philadelphia Union II	Foxborough, Massachusetts
3:00 PM EDT	Weinstein 12' Weverton 42', 52' Quiñónes 47' Lima 79'	Report	Real 14', 43' Rafanello 20' Donovan 27' Harriel 45' Odada 52' Sorenson 90' Westfield 90+4'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon

Playoffs

Toronto FC II v Philadelphia Union II

September 24, 2022 (2022-09-24) Conference Semifinals	Toronto FC II	1–0	Philadelphia Union II	Toronto, Ontario
4:00 PM EDT	Mbongue 6'	Report	Sorenson 33' Villero 39' Turner 81' Paternina 85'	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Michael Venne

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References

"Philadelphia Union II To Join MLS NEXT Pro for Inaugural Season". philadelphiaunion.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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"2022 MLS Next Pro Standings". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

Philadelphia Union

Chester, Pennsylvania
Club	History Players Records Seasons Managers
Stadiums	Lincoln Financial Field Subaru Park
Culture	Sons of Ben "Doop" "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" "No one likes us, we don't care" YSC Academy "Part of the Union"
Rivalries	D.C. United
Affiliated clubs	Philadelphia Union II Reading United AC USL2
Key personnel	Owners Keystone Sports and Entertainment Kevin Durant Vice Presidents Dave Debusschere Dave Rowan Head coach Vacant
Media	TV MLS Season Pass Other Broadcasters
MLS Cup finals	2022
U.S. Open Cup Finals	2014 2015 2018

Major League Soccer
Seasons (15)	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 2022 MLS Next Pro season by team
Playoffs Championship All-Star Game
Eastern	Chicago Fire FC II FC Cincinnati 2 Columbus Crew 2 Inter Miami CF II New England Revolution II New York City FC II Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II Rochester New York FC Toronto FC II
Western	Colorado Rapids 2 Houston Dynamo 2 Minnesota United FC 2 North Texas SC Real Monarchs Portland Timbers 2 San Jose Earthquakes II Sporting Kansas City II St. Louis City SC 2 Tacoma Defiance Whitecaps FC 2

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National teams

Men	World Cup (Third qualifying round)
Women	Senior 2022 SheBelieves Cup U23 U19 U18 U17

League competitions (Men)

Level 1	Major League Soccer (All-Star Game, Playoffs, MLS Cup)
Level 2	USL Championship (Playoffs)
Level 3	MLS Next Pro (Playoffs) USL League One (Playoffs) NISA
Amateur	NPSL USL League Two NISA Nation UPSL spring fall
Collegiate	NCAA Division I Division II Division III NAIA NJCAA

League competitions (Women)

Level 1	NWSL
Level 2	USL W WPSL UWS
Collegiate	NCAA Division I Division II Division III NAIA WJCAA

Cup competitions (Men)

Domestic	U.S. Open Cup (Qualification, Final) National Amateur Cup NISA Independent Cup Hank Steinbrecher Cup
International	CONCACAF Champions League Campeones Cup
Friendly	Capital Cup Carolina Challenge Cup Coachella Valley Invitational Visit Tucson Sun Cup Dallas Cup

Cup competitions (Women)

Youth competitions

Under-23	NCAA College Cup (final)
Under-18	MLS Next 2021–22 2022–23

Club seasons (Men)

Club seasons (Women)
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