Philadelphia Union
The short answerPhiladelphia Union are 131st in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1450, with a plausible range of 78th to 218th. That makes them 0.27 goals per 90 minutes worse than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 6th of 30 in the MLS (United States).
What this club is made of
First XI
How good the usual starting eleven is
Squad depth
How much quality there is beyond the first eleven
Star spread
How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars
Club smarts
Transfer record: signings that work out, resale gains and buying young
Squad age curve
How many minutes go to players in their peak years
Manager
Results under the current head coach against what the squad suggested
Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.
This season they are taking 1.48 points a game from 31 matches, while their performances have been worth 1.72. That is 7.3 points fewer than the football deserved, which our model calls unlucky. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1303, about the league average.
For context, the next club above them in the MLS (United States) is Vancouver Whitecaps, rated 1459, and the next one below is St. Louis City, rated 1422. The gap to the strongest side in the division, Inter Miami, is 43 rating points.
Compared with the rest of their league, their style stands out for very high aerial play, very high interceptions, adjusted for possession and very low squad age.
On rating, they play like a tier-2 side, 2 tiers above the level of their own league.
The MLS (United States) itself is 13th in our world league ranking, where its average club is 1.06 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average.
How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is high: the range of 78th to 218th is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.
Nearest in the MLS (United States)
| 95 | Inter Miami MLS (United States) · United States | 1493 | 56–157 | |
| 96 | Nashville SC MLS (United States) · United States | 1493 | 56–159 | |
| 115 | Los Angeles FC MLS (United States) · United States | 1470 | 70–192 | |
| 124 | Seattle Sounders MLS (United States) · United States | 1462 | 72–202 | |
| 125 | Vancouver Whitecaps MLS (United States) · United States | 1459 | 73–209 | |
| 159 | St. Louis City MLS (United States) · United States | 1422 | 95–281 |