0 ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Union ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Beth le hem ▁Ste el ▁would ▁change ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁Union ▁II ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁US L ▁Championship ▁season . ▁ ▁Colors ▁and ▁bad ge ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Beth le hem ▁Ste el ▁FC ' s ▁name , ▁cr est , ▁and ▁colors ▁were ▁officially ▁announced ▁during ▁a ▁ceremony ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Arts Qu est ▁at ▁Ste el Stack s . ▁" Ste el ▁FC " ▁all udes ▁to ▁the ▁historical ▁Beth le hem ▁Ste el ▁F . C ., ▁which ▁played ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁clubs ' ▁name ▁is ▁the ▁Beth le hem ▁Ste el ▁Corporation , ▁which ▁was ▁once ▁America ' s ▁second - larg est ▁steel ▁producer ▁and ▁largest ▁ship builder ▁and ▁was ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁economy ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁chosen ▁following ▁a ▁fan ▁poll ▁held ▁between ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ; ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁options ▁were ▁Le high ▁Valley ▁Ste el ▁SC , ▁Le high ▁Valley ▁Bl ast , ▁and ▁Ste el ▁FC . ▁ ▁The ▁colors ▁of ▁Beth le hem ▁Ste el ▁FC ▁are ▁n avy ▁blue ▁and ▁gold , ▁and ▁red , ▁combining ▁the ▁primary ▁colors ▁of