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2026 Philadelphia Union season

Philadelphia Union
2026 season
Sporting directorErnst Tanner
Head coachBradley Carnell
StadiumSubaru Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
CONCACAF Champions CupRound One
Leagues CupLeague Phase

The 2026 Philadelphia Union season is the club's seventeenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team is managed by Bradley Carnell, his second season with the club.

The Union began their preseason in Marbella, Spain on January 17. They had a 2nd training camp in Clearwater, Florida.[1] The club's season will begin on February 18, 2026, opening with the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup. The club earned its berth by winning the 2025 Supporters' Shield. The club is also scheduled to play in the 2026 Leagues Cup.[2]

Current roster

As of February 10, 2026[3]

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
2 DF  COL Geiner Martínez
4 MF  SRB Jovan Lukić
5 DF  DEN Japhet Sery Larsen
6 MF  USA Cavan Sullivan (HG)
8 MF  VEN Jesús Bueno
9 FW  URU Bruno Damiani
10 FW  USA Milan Iloski
11 MF  USA Alejandro Bedoya
14 MF  USA Jeremy Rafanello (HG)
15 DF  CMR Olivier Mbaizo
16 MF  USA Ben Bender
17 MF  USA CJ Olney (HG)
18 GK  JAM Andre Blake
19 MF  USA Indiana Vassilev
21 MF  HAI Danley Jean Jacques
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW  GHA Ezekiel Alladoh
26 DF  USA Nathan Harriel (HG)
28 FW  USA Agustin Anello
29 DF  RSA Olwethu Makhanya
31 GK  USA George Marks
33 MF  USA Quinn Sullivan (HG)
35 FW  USA Markus Anderson
37 FW  USA Stas Korzeniowski
39 DF  USA Frankie Westfield (HG)
44 DF  USA Neil Pierre (HG)
55 FW  MEX Sal Olivas (HG)
66 DF  USA Finn Sundstrum
76 GK  USA Andrew Rick (HG)
77 FW  USA Eddy Davis III (HG)
— DF  USA Kaiden Moore (on loan from Atlanta United)

Players out on loan

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
44 DF  USA Neil Pierre (HG; on loan to Lyngby)

Transfers

In

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Source
December 3, 2025 23 FW Ghana Ezekiel Alladoh Sweden IF Brommapojkarna $4,500,000
U-22		 [4]
December 30, 2025 66 DF United States Finn Sundstrom United States North Carolina FC via D.C. United 2028 1st Round SuperDraft pick [5]
January 13, 2026 5 DF Denmark Japhet Sery Larsen Norway SK Brann [6]
February 3, 2026 2 DF Colombia Geiner Martínez Uruguay CA Juventud ~$950,000[7] [8]
February 10, 2026 28 FW United States Agustin Anello Uruguay Boston River $2,500,000 [9]

Out

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Source
November 26, 2025 25 FW United States Chris Donovan Declined Contract Option [10]
12 DF United States Isaiah LeFlore Declined Contract Option [10]
24 MF United States Nick Pariano Declined Contract Option [10]
1 GK Germany Oliver Semmle Declined Contract Option [10]
December 15, 2025 5 DF Norway Jakob Glesnes United States LA Galaxy $500,000 2026 GAM
$600,000 2027 GAM
$1,100,000 conditional GAM		 [11]
December 17, 2025 9 FW Israel Tai Baribo United States D.C. United $4,000,000
additional $600,000 (conditional)		 [12]
January 2, 2026 27 DF Germany Kai Wagner England Birmingham City $2,700,000[13] [14]

Non-competitive

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was released with matches in Marbella, Spain and Clearwater, Florida on January 16, 2026.[15]

January 20 Sigma Olomouc 1–1 Philadelphia Union Marbella, Spain
9:00 a.m. EST
  • Kostadinov 73'
 Report
  • Korzeniowski 9'
 Stadium: Marbella Football Center
January 23 FC Nordsjælland 2–1 Philadelphia Union Marbella, Spain
8:00 a.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
January 29 FK Budućnost 0–4 Philadelphia Union Marbella, Spain
8:00 a.m. EST Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
February 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–2 Philadelphia Union St. Petersburg, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 10 CF Montréal 4–2 Philadelphia Union Clearwater, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2026 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference
Main article: Eastern Conference (MLS)

MLS Eastern Conference table (2026)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
11 New York City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 New York Red Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Orlando City SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Philadelphia Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Toronto FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2026. Source: MLS
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
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
19 New York Red Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Orlando City SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Philadelphia Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2026. Source: MLS
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)

Match results

February 21 1 D.C. United v Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EST Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
March 1 2 Philadelphia Union v New York City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 p.m. EST Stadium: Subaru Park
March 7 3 Philadelphia Union v San Jose Earthquakes Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EST Stadium: Subaru Park
March 14 4 Atlanta United v Philadelphia Union Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
March 21 5 Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
April 4 6 Charlotte FC v Philadelphia Union Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
April 11 7 CF Montréal v Philadelphia Union Montreal, Quebec
TBD EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
April 18 8 Philadelphia Union v D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
April 22 9 Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union Toronto, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: BMO Field
April 25 10 Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
May 2 11 Philadelphia Union v Nashville SC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
May 9 12 New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
May 13 13 Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
May 16 14 Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
May 24 15 Inter Miami v Philadelphia Union Miami, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Miami Freedom Park
July 22 16 Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
July 25 17 Philadelphia Union v Seattle Sounders Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
August 1 18 Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
August 16 19 New York City FC v Philadelphia Union New York, New York
6:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
August 19 20 Philadelphia Union v Inter Miami Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
August 22 21 Austin FC v Philadelphia Union Austin, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
August 29 22 New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
September 5 23 Philadelphia Union v CF Montréal Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
September 9 24 Philadelphia Union v FC Cincinnati Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
September 13 25 San Diego FC v Philadelphia Union San Diego, California
9:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 19 26 Sporting Kansas City v Philadelphia Union Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Sporting Park
September 26 27 Philadelphia Union v Orlando City SC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
October 10 28 Philadelphia Union v Real Salt Lake Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
October 14 29 Chicago Fire FC v Philadelphia Union Chicago, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
October 17 30 Philadelphia Union v Charlotte FC Chester, Pennsylvania
2:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
October 24 31 Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
October 28 32 Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
October 31 33 FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union Cincinnati, Ohio
TBD EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
November 7 34 Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Subaru Park

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main article: 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round one

February 18 First leg Defence Force Trinidad and Tobago v United States Philadelphia Union Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
7:00 pm EST Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
February 26 Second leg Philadelphia Union United States v Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EST Stadium: Subaru Park

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2026 Leagues Cup

League Phase

August 1 TBD v TBD TBD
TBD p.m. EDT Stadium: TBD
August 2 TBD v TBD TBD
TBD p.m. EDT Stadium: TBD
August 3 TBD v TBD TBD
TBD p.m. EDT Stadium: TBD

References

  1. ^ Gabriel, Kerith (January 7, 2026). "Union reach agreement on a new contract with attacking midfielder Ben Bender". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Union to participate in Leagues Cup 2026; Set to be Played August 4-September 6". philadelphiaunion.com. Philadelphia Union. December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  3. ^ "Roster". philadelphiaunion.com. Philadelphia Union. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  4. ^ "Shield-winning Philadelphia Union finalizing club-record deal for new forward: Sources". The Athletic. The New York Times. December 7, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia Union Acquire Defender Finn Sundstrom from D.C. United". Philadelphia Union. December 30, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  6. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Defender Japhet Sery Larsen". Philadelphia Union. January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  7. ^ Hewitt, Owen; Tannenwald, Jonathan (February 3, 2026). "Union continue to bolster defense with signing of Colombian centerback Geiner Martínez". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  8. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Defender Geiner Martinez". Philadelphia Union. February 3, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  9. ^ "Philadelphia Union acquire forward Agustín Anello". MLSSoccer.com. February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  10. ^ a b c d "Philadelphia Union Announce 2026 Roster Decisions". PhiladelphiaUnion.com. November 26, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  11. ^ "Philadelphia Union Acquire Up To $2,200,000 In General Allocation Money From LA Galaxy". Philadelphia Union. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  12. ^ "Philadelphia Union Acquire Up To $4,600,000 From D.C. United". Philadelphia Union. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  13. ^ Plettenberg, Florian (January 1, 2026). "@Plettigoal on X". Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  14. ^ "Philadelphia Union Agree To Transfer Of Defender Kai Wagner to Birmingham City F.C." Philadelphia Union. January 2, 2026. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  15. ^ "Philadelphia Union Announce 2026 Preseason Schedule in Clearwater; Spain Friendlies". Philadelphia Union. January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
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