Philadelphia Union

The Philadelphia Union joined MLS in 2010 as an expansion club built around a blue-collar, homegrown-talent philosophy. Known for one of the league's most productive academy systems, the Union have developed a string of players who went on to the U.S. men's national team and lucrative European transfers. The club took years to establish itself as a genuine contender, but has since become one of the league's most consistent regular-season performers. Philadelphia's supporters bring a gritty, hard-nosed identity befitting the city.

Founded in 2008 and launched as an MLS expansion team in 2010, the Union reached their first MLS Cup final in 2022, losing to LAFC on penalties after the match finished level at 3-3. The club has never won an MLS Cup but claimed its first Supporters' Shield in 2020 for the league's best regular-season record, and repeated the feat in 2025. Philadelphia's academy pipeline has become one of the most respected in MLS.