MLS · 2016/17 · 13º place · 42 pts
Philadelphia Union played the MLS 2016/17 season, finishing 13th with 42 points from 34 matches (11W–9D–14L). They scored 52 goals and conceded 55, for a goal difference of -3. Across the campaign their cumulative goal difference ranged from -3 to +6, ending at -3. Their leading scorer was C. Pontius with 12 goals.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Min | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Pontius | Mid | 34 | 2661 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6.92 |
| Roland Romario Alberg | Mid | 29 | 1172 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.80 |
| C. Sapong | Att | 32 | 2607 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.87 |
| T. Barnetta | Mid | 30 | 2402 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7.03 |
| F. Herbers | Att | 33 | 1347 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6.73 |
| Ilsinho | Mid | 26 | 1317 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.64 |
| R. Marquez | Def | 34 | 3060 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.91 |
| K. Rosenberry | Def | 35 | 3144 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.01 |
| K. Tribbett | Def | 23 | 1818 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.06 |
| A. Bedoya | Mid | 11 | 934 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.95 |
| Vincent Nogueira | Mid | 8 | 684 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.89 |
| Brian Carroll | Mid | 26 | 2093 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| Fabio Alves Macedo | Def | 30 | 2608 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6.80 |
| W. Creavalle | Mid | 28 | 1898 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6.91 |
| Leo Fernandes | Mid | 12 | 255 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.69 |
| Walter Restrepo Uribe | Mid | 4 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 |
| A. Blake | Goa | 33 | 2970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 |
| J. Yaro | Def | 17 | 1326 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.93 |
| R. Gaddis | Def | 7 | 513 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.73 |
| Matt Jones | Goa | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| E. Ayuk | Mid | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| J. McCarthy | Goa | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| Anderson Conceição | Def | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 |
| Charlie Davies | Att | 9 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Michael Lahoud | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| A. Trusty | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Maurice Edu | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cole Missimo | Mid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |