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.