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The 2011 Philadelphia Union season was the second season of the team's existence. ==Background== At the end of the 2010 season, Philadelphia was 7th in the Eastern Conference, which unfortunately was not enough to get them into the MLS Playoffs. During the off-season, the team lost Fred, Seitz, Salinas, and Moreno through re-entry and expansion drafts. The Union did acquire 2 new players before the 2011 SuperDraft in January: one through trade (Brian Carroll from Columbus Crew〔(Union Acquire MF Brian Carroll | Philadelphia Union )〕) and their first homegrown player (Zach Pfeffer〔(Union Sign Pfeffer as First Homegrown Player | Philadelphia Union )〕). In the MLS SuperDraft, Philadelphia had selected three new players for the team: Zac MacMath (GK from University of Maryland and 5th pick overall), Michael Farfan (M from University of North Carolina, 23rd overall) and Levi Houapeu (F from University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 41st overall).〔(Union Select Three in MLS SuperDraft | Philadelphia Union )〕 During the Supplemental Draft, the Union picked up another 3 players: Ryan Richter (MF/F), Josh Walburn (D) and Matt Marcin (MF).〔(Union Select Three in Supplemental Draft | Philadelphia Union )〕 Shortly after the SuperDraft, the team released MF Toni Ståhl, who had only played a handful of minutes with the team in 2010, and was sent off in the first game of the season with 2 yellow cards.〔(Union Decline Option on MF Stahl | Philadelphia Union )〕 Toward the end of January, Philadelphia released their other goalie from the 2010 season, Brad Knighton.〔(Union Waive Goalkeeper Knighton | Philadelphia Union )〕 On 20 January, Philadelphia introduced two new players: Colombians Faryd Mondragón (GK) and Carlos Valdés (D). Mondragón had recently come from playing with F.C. Cologne in the German Bundesliga, and has at least 50 caps with the Colombian National Team. Valdés comes from Club Independiente Santa Fe in the Colombian First Division, where he served as captain before coming to Philadelphia.〔(Union Agree to Terms with GK Mondragón, D Valdés | Philadelphia Union )〕 On 11 January, the Union became the 13th team in the MLS to gain a shirt sponsor. Bimbo Bakeries USA will sponsor the team in exchange for 12 million USD (three million for four years).〔(How the Union Cooked Up Bimbo Sponsorship | Philadelphia Union )〕〔(What the Union's marriage with Bimbo means | The Goalkeeper | 01/11/2011 )〕 Bimbo Bakeries has sponsored other teams in Mexico and Costa Rica, but this is their first time in the MLS. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2011 Philadelphia Union season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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