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Union’s Bradley Carnell Named 2025 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year

The 48-year-old first-year manager reshaped Philadelphia into MLS’s stingiest defense, setting up an Eastern Semifinal date to be determined.

Overview

  • Carnell guided Philadelphia to the Supporters' Shield with an MLS-best and club-record 20 regular-season wins.
  • The Union allowed the fewest goals in MLS at 35 and the fewest shots at 128, tied with LAFC.
  • He succeeded longtime coach Jim Curtin earlier this season and quickly retooled the squad’s identity.
  • Philadelphia swept Chicago in a best-of-three first-round playoff series.
  • The Union await their Eastern Conference Semifinals opponent, which will be Charlotte or New York.