List of Philadelphia Union seasons

Since its foundation in 2008, the American soccer club Philadelphia Union has played in Major League Soccer. The team has finished as runner-ups thrice in the U.S. Open Cup. The following is a list of seasons completed by the club, inclusive of all competitive competitions.

Key

Key to competitions

• Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996.
• U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914.
• CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols

1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
3rd	Third place
Last	Wooden Spoon
♦	MLS Golden Boot
	Highest average attendance
Italics	Ongoing competition

Key to league record

• Season = The year and article of the season
• Div = Division/level on pyramid
• League = League name
• Pld = Games played
• W = Games won
• L = Games lost
• D = Games drawn
• GF = Goals for
• GA = Goals against
• GD = Goal difference
• Pts = Points
• PPG = Points per game
• Conf. = Conference position
• Overall = League position

Key to cup record

• DNE = Did not enter
• DNQ = Did not qualify
• NH = Competition not held or canceled
• QR = Qualifying round
• PR = Preliminary round
• GS = Group stage
• R1 = First round
• R2 = Second round
• R3 = Third round
• R4 = Fourth round
• R5 = Fifth round
• Ro16 = Round of 16
• QF = Quarterfinals
• SF = Semifinals
• F = Final
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League										Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other		Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	League	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall			CCL	LC		Name(s)	Goals
2010	MLS	30	8	15	7	35	49	–14	31	1.03	7th	14th	DNQ	QR1	DNE	NH	19,254	Sébastien Le Toux	14
2011	MLS	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8	48	1.41	3rd	8th	QF	QR1	DNQ	NH	18,259	Sébastien Le Toux	11
2012	MLS	34	10	18	6	37	45	–8	36	1.06	8th	15th	DNQ	SF			18,053	Jack McInerney	8
2013	MLS	34	12	12	10	42	44	–2	46	1.35	7th	14th		Ro16			17,867	Jack McInerney	12
2014	MLS	34	10	12	12	51	51	+0	42	1.24	6th	12th		RU			17,631	Sébastien Le Toux	12
2015	MLS	34	10	17	7	42	55	–13	37	1.09	9th	18th		RU			17,471	C.J. Sapong	9
2016	MLS	34	11	14	9	52	55	–3	42	1.24	6th	13th	R1	QF			17,519	Chris Pontius	12
2017	MLS	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42	1.24	8th	16th	DNQ	Ro16			16,812	C.J. Sapong	16
2018	MLS	34	15	14	5	49	50	–1	50	1.47	6th	11th	R1	RU			16,518	Cory Burke Fafà Picault	10
2019	MLS	34	16	11	7	58	50	+8	55	1.62	3rd	5th	QF	R4		DNQ	17,111	Kacper Przybyłko	15
2020	MLS	23	14	4	5	44	20	+24	47	2.04	1st	1st	R1	NH	MLS is Back Tournament - SF	NH	2,775	Sergio Santos	11
2021	MLS	34	14	12	8	48	35	+13	54	1.59	2nd	6th	QF	NH	SF	DNQ	12,903	Kacper Przybyłko	17
2022	MLS	34	19	10	5	74	26	+46	67	1.97	1st	2nd	RU	R32	DNQ	NH	18,126	Dániel Gazdag	24
2023	MLS	34	15	10	9	57	41	+16	55	1.62	4th	5th	QF	R32	SF	3rd	18,907	Dániel Gazdag	22
2024	MLS												DNQ	DNP	DNQ	TBD
Total	–	461	176	171	114	683	604	+79	652	1.41	–	–	–	–	–		–	Sébastien Le Toux	57

^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, Leagues Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
^ 3. 2020 MLS Season does not include match data from one-off, in-season MLS is Back Tournament. The Union finished as semi-finalists in that tournament.