2019 New England Revolution season
| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Robert Kraft Jonathan Kraft (Kraft Group) | ||
| President | Brian Bilello | ||
| Head coach | Bruce Arena | ||
| Stadium | Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts | ||
| MLS | Conference: 7th Overall: 14th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | First Round | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Highest home attendance | 28,602 (September 29 vs. NYCFC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,422 (April 24 vs. Montreal Impact) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 16,737 | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 (July 17 vs. Vancouver) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–6 (May 4 at Philadelphia) 0–5 (May 8 at Chicago Fire) | ||
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The 2019 New England Revolution season was the team's 24th season of existence, and their 24th season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer.
Current squad
- As of January 19, 2019[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Cody Cropper |  United States
|
| 2 | DF | Andrew Farrell | United States
|
| 3 | DF | Jalil Anibaba | United States
|
| 5 | MF | Isaac Angking (HGP) | United States
|
| 6 | MF | Scott Caldwell (HGP) | United States
|
| 7 | FW | Brian Wright |  Canada
|
| 8 | DF | Edgar Castillo | United States
|
| 9 | FW | Juan Fernando Caicedo (Int) |  Colombia
|
| 10 | FW | Teal Bunbury | United States
|
| 11 | FW | Tajon Buchanan (GA) | Canada
|
| 12 | FW | Justin Rennicks (HGP) | United States
|
| 14 | FW | Diego Fagúndez (HGP) |  Uruguay
|
| 15 | DF | Brandon Bye | United States
|
| 17 | FW | Juan Agudelo | United States
|
| 18 | GK | Brad Knighton | United States
|
| 19 | DF | Antonio Delamea Mlinar |  Slovenia
|
| 21 | MF | Zachary Herivaux (HGP) |  Haiti
|
| 22 | MF | Carles Gil (Int) |  Spain
|
| 23 | MF | Wilfried Zahibo (Int) |  France
|
| 27 | MF | Luis Caicedo (Int) | Colombia
|
| 28 | DF | Michael Mancienne (Int) |  England
|
| 29 | MF | Nicolas Firmino (HGP) |  Brazil
|
| 30 | GK | Matt Turner | United States
|
| 70 | FW | Cristian Penilla (Int) |  Ecuador
|
| 7 | FW | Gustavo Bou (Int) |  Argentina
|
Staff
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Brian Bilello |
| Technical director | Curt Onalfo |
| Head coach & sporting director | Bruce Arena |
| Assistant coach | Richie Williams |
| Goalkeepers coach | Kevin Hitchcock |
| Director of scouting and player personnel | Remi Roy |
| Director of soccer operations | Jason Gove |
| Soccer operations coordinator | Tyler Fletcher |
| Equipment manager | Scott Emmens |
| Analyst | Tim Crawford |
| Team video coordinator | Todd Kingson |
| Head of fitness | Vacant |
| Head athletic trainer | Evan Allen |
| Assistant athletic trainer | Phil Madore |
Last updated: March 30, 2019
Source: New England Revolution
Transfers
In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | MF |
|
Nicolas Firmino | 17 | New England Revolution Academy
|
Home grown | Pre-season | Undisclosed | [2] | |
| 12 | FW |
|
Justin Rennicks | 20 | Indiana University
|
Home grown | Pre-season | Undisclosed | [3] | |
| 8 | DF |
|
Edgar Castillo | 32 | Colorado Rapids
|
Trade | Pre-season | Undisclosed | [4] | |
| 9 | FW |
|
Juan Fernando Caicedo | 29 | Independiente Medellin
|
On loan | Pre-season | Undisclosed | [5] | |
| 27 | MF |
|
Luis Caicedo | 22 | Cortuluá
|
Loan Purchase Option | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 70 | FW |
|
Cristian Penilla | 27 |  CF Pachuca
|
Loan Purchase Option | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 11 | FW |
|
Tajon Buchanan | 21 | Syracuse University
|
Draft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | ||
| 22 | FW |
|
Carles Gil | 26 | Deportivo La Coruña
|
Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | 2,000,000 | |
| 24 | MF |
|
DeJuan Jones | 21 | Michigan State
|
Draft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | ||
| 7 | FW |
|
Gustavo Bou | 29 | Club Tijuana
|
Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed | 7,000,000 | [7] |
Out
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF |
|
Claude Dielna | 31 | Portland Timbers
|
Option Declined | Pre-season | [8] | |
| 25 | MF |
|
Guillermo Hauche | 25 | Option Declined | Pre-season | [8] | ||
| 88 | FW | 
|
Femi Hollinger-Janzen | 25 | Birmingham Legion FC
|
Option Declined | Pre-season | [8] | |
| 13 | MF | 
|
Cristhian Machado | 28 | Royal Pari FC
|
Option declined | Pre-season | [8] | |
| 12 | DF | 
|
Nicolas Samayoa | 23 | Comunicaciones F.C.
|
Option declined | Pre-season | [8] | |
| 28 | DF |
|
Mark Segbers | 22 | Swope Park Rangers
|
Option declined | Pre-season | [8] | |
| 8 | DF |
|
Chris Tierney | 32 | Retirement | Pre-season | [9] | ||
| 11 | MF |
|
Kelyn Rowe | 27 | Sporting Kansas City
|
Trade | Pre-season | [4] | |
| 91 | DF | 
|
Gabriel Somi | 27 | Mutual Agreement | mid-season | [10] |
Matches and Results
Exhibitions
| January 31, 2019 Preseason | New England Revolution | 0–0 |  Shanghai Shenhua F.C. | Marbella, Spain |
| 09:00 EST | Report | Li Xiaoming  72' |
Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
| February 1, 2019 Preseason | New England Revolution | 2–2 |  Viktoria Plzeň | Marbella, Spain |
| 09:00 EST | Penilla 35' Wright 73' |
Report | Beauguel 82' Bucha 85' |
Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
| February 3, 2019 Preseason | New England Revolution | 0–2 |  Krasnodar | Marbella, Spain |
| 09:00 EST | Fagundez 55' |
Report | Ignatyev 50' Suleymanov 78' |
Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
| February 6, 2019 Preseason | New England Revolution | 3–1 |  FC Dynamo Kyiv | Marbella, Spain |
| 09:00 EST | Agudelo 54' Gil 68'Fagúndez 87' |
33' |
Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
| February 14, 2018 Preseason | New England Revolution | 1–3 | Louisville City FC | Bradenton, Florida |
| 15:00 EST | Caicedo 47' Anibaba 50'Rennicks 68'Zahibo 77' |
Report | Williams 3' McCabe 29'Rasmussen 65'Jane 85' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 16, 2019 Preseason | New England Revolution | 0–1 | Minnesota United FC | Orlando, Florida |
| 16:50 EST | Caicedo 38' |
Report | Ibarra 67' Alonso 68' |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium |
| February 20, 2019 Preseason | Orlando City SC | 6–2 | New England Revolution | Orlando, Florida |
| 19:30 EST | Rosell 29' (pen.), 63' Bye 32' (o.g.)Colmán 47'Patiño 49'Higuita 51'Powers 56' (pen.) |
Report | Penilla 11' Turner 55'Buchanan 60'Bunbury 81', 90' |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium |
| February 21, 2019 Preseason | Greenville Triumph | 1–4 | New England Revolution | Bradenton, Florida |
| 19:30 EST | 12' |
Report | Fagundez 16' Wright 66', 76'Trialist 68'Penilla 72' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| Note: 80-minute scrimmage | ||||
| February 23, 2019 Preseason | New England Revolution | 2–1 |  KR Reykjavik | Bradenton, Florida |
| 15:00 EST | Penilla 11' (pen.) Delamea 60'L. Caicedo 84' |
Report | Aðalsteinsson 5' Bjerregaard 70' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| May 15, 2019 Midseason | New England Revolution | 0–3 | Chelsea F.C. | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 20:00 EST | Report | Barkley 3' 62' Giroud 29' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 27,329 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
MLS
| March 2, 2019 1 | FC Dallas | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Frisco, Texas |
| 16:30 EST | Barrios 13' Ziegler 56'Badji 71' |
Report | Gil 57' Zahibo 19'Mlinar 70' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| March 9, 2019 2 | New England Revolution | 0–2 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 14:00 EST | Zahibo 35' Bye 86' |
Report | Zardes 26', 90+6' Trapp 36'P. Santos 77' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,808 Referee: David Gantar |
| March 17, 2019 3 | Toronto FC | 3–2 | New England Revolution | Toronto, Ontario |
| 19:30 EST | Akinola 14', 79' Hamilton 45'Altidore 80' |
Report | Gil 9' (pen), 52', 45+2' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,271 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| March 24, 2019 4 | New England Revolution | 0–2 | FC Cincinnati | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 16:00 EST | Mlinar 52' Fagúndez 74' |
Report | Manneh 44' Saief 65' Bertone 73' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,605 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| March 30, 2019 5 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Minnesota United FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 14:00 EST | Anibaba 10', 72' Gil 45+2' Bye 62' Castillo 74' |
Report | Opara 12' Quintero 26' Métanire 54' Alonso 70' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,657 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| April 6, 2019 6 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EST | Jonathan 20' Jo. Williams 42' Higuaín 54' |
Report | Mancienne 9'  64' Agudelo 45+1' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 10,942 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| April 13, 2019 7 | New England Revolution | 0–2 | Atlanta United FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EST | Penilla 53' Anibaba 53' Caldwell 89' |
Report | Barco 29', 49' Larentowicz 71' Robinson 83' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,016 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| April 20, 2019 8 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EST | Agudelo 52' Penilla 73' |
Report | Wright-Phillips 51' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,514 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| April 24, 2019 9 | New England Revolution | 0–3 | Montreal Impact | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EST | Caldwell 58' |
Report | Piette 72' Shome 79' Jackson-Hamel 85', 90+3' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9422 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| April 27, 2019 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–4 | New England Revolution | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:30 EST | Németh 33', 67', 83' Rwatubyaye 41' Gutierrez 60' (pen.), 70', 90+3' |
Report | Caicedo 16', 35' Agudelo 42' Anibaba 43' 89' Bye 45+1' 55' Gil 49' Jones 66' Castillo 84' Cropper 90+5' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,511 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| May 4, 2019 11 | Philadelphia Union | 6–1 | New England Revolution | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:30 EST | Elliott 11', 24' Ilsinho 47', 77' Picault 63' Santos 69', 74' Przybylko 82' Accam 88' |
Report | Caicedo 13', 35' |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,565 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| May 8, 2019 12 | Chicago Fire | 5–0 | New England Revolution | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 20:00 EST | Nikolić 28', 40' Kappelhof 55'Bronico 78'Gaitán 85'Frankowski 89' |
Caicedo 58' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 6,074 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 11, 2019 13 | New England Revolution | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EST | Agudelo 18' Penilla 29' (pen.) Gil 68' Turner 90+5' |
Report | Cummings 25' Qazaishvili 88' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 20,610 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
| May 18, 2019 14 | Montreal Impact | 0–0 | New England Revolution | Montreal, Quebec |
| 13:00 EDT | Piatti 79' Shome 82' Brault-Guillard 89' Piette 90+5' |
Report | Caicedo 21' Farrell 56' Agudelo 66' |
Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 15,559 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| May 25, 2019 15 | New England Revolution | 1–1 | D.C. United | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EST | Penilla 45' Farrell 53'Turner  56'Agudelo 61'Bunbury 65' |
Report | Rooney 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 20,131 Referee: David Gantar |
| June 2, 2019 16 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Carson, California |
| 22:30 EST | Ibrahimović 24', 84' F. Álvarez 73' |
Report | Penilla 45' Bunbury 60' Agudelo 90' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 20,828 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| June 26, 2019 17 | New England Revolution | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:00 EST | Bye 31' Gil 33' Bunbury 61' |
Report | Aaronson 11' Trusty 28' Medunjanin 45' Wagner 65' Przybylko 84' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,571 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| June 29, 2019 18 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EST | Mlinar 45', 52' Farrell 54' Agudelo 83' Bunbury 90' |
Report | Cerén 25' Quioto 43' Cabezas 81' Fuenmayor 85' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 17,372 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| July 4, 2019 19 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 21:00 EST | Wilson 36' Vines 54' Rubio 71' Smith 72' Abubakar 81' Acosta 90+1' 90+1' |
Report | Bunbury 8' Bye 40' Caicedo 52' Turner 71' Mlinar 78' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,584 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| July 12, 2019 20 | D.C. United | 2–2 | New England Revolution | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:00 EST | Jara 37', 43' Arriola 40' Birnbaum 67' Amarikwa 86' |
Report | Bunbury 4' J. Caicedo 23' Gil 32' Zahibo 49' 63' L. Caicedo 81' Turner 83' |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,903 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| July 17, 2019 21 | New England Revolution | 4–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:00 EST | Bou 45+1' Caicedo 71' Farrell 77' Fagundez 82' Gil 86' Bunbury 90' |
Report | Godoy 49' Cornelius 58' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,575 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| July 21, 2019 22 | FC Cincinnati | 0–2 | New England Revolution | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6:00PM EDT | Cruz 54' |
Report | Gil 9' Delamea 55' |
Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 25,095 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| July 27, 2019 23 | New England Revolution | 4–1 | Orlando City SC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 20:00 | Bou 3' Penilla 46'Gil 60' (pen.)Bye 67'Fagundez 75' |
Report | Méndez 27' Rosell 36'Akindele 77' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 19,043 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| August 3, 2019 24 | New England Revolution | 0–2 | LAFC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EST | Zahibo 74' |
Report | Rossi 8' Zimmerman 66'Blessing 72' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 25,515 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| August 10, 2019 25 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–3 | New England Revolution | Seattle, Washington |
| 16:00 EST | Shipp 2' 65' Lodeiro 66'Kim Kee-hee 89' |
Report | Michael Mancienne 27' 54' Bou 35'Andrew Farrell 46'Carles Gil 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,826 Referee: David Gantar |
| August 17, 2019 26 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 19:00 EST | Rzatkowski 18' |
Report | Bou 65' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,177 Referee: Chris Penso |
| August 24, 2019 27 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EST | Zahibo 17' Mancienne 30'Bou 86' 87' |
Report | Gaitán 1' Calvo 41'Azira 90+1' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,236 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| August 31, 2019 28 | New England Revolution | 1–1 | Toronto FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EST | Farrell 37' Bou 86' |
Report | Mavinga 57' Benezet 74' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,588 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| September 7, 2019 29 | NYCFC | 2–1 | New England Revolution | New York, New York |
| 15:30 EST | Moralez 10' Ibeagha 22' Parks 42' Medina 70' 90+6' Ring 88' |
J. Caicedo 2' Delamea 9' Farrell 71' Turner 74' Zahibo 81' Agudelo 89' Gil 90+6' |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 21,236 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| September 14, 2019 30 | Orlando City SC | 3–3 | New England Revolution | Orlando, Florida |
| 19:30 EST | Smith 15' Nani 22', 54' Dwyer 47' Jansson 60' Higuita 88' |
Report | Akindele 15' (o.g.) Penilla 35' Bou 41' Delamea 90' |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 22,419 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| September 21, 2019 31 | New England Revolution | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EST | Delamea 46' |
Report | Putna 87' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 24,270 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| September 25, 2019 32 | Portland Timbers | 2–2 | New England Revolution | Portland, Oregon |
| 22:30 EST | Ebobisse 49', 81' Mabiala 88' Blanco 90+8' |
Report | Mancienne 67' Fagundez 68' Bou 87' Gil 90+7' (pen.) |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| September 29, 2019 33 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | NYCFC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 17:00 EST | Bye 61' Bunbury 66'Bou 89' |
Report | Callens 82' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 28,602 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| October 6, 2019 34 | Atlanta United FC | 3–1 | New England Revolution | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 16:00 EST |
|
Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 44,617 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
U.S. Open Cup
The Revolution will enter the 2019 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.
| June 11 Fourth Round | New York Red Bulls  | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |  New England Revolution | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 7:30PM EDT | Barlow 19' Cásseres 54' Muyl  67' Tarek 104' |
Report | Agudelo 2' Caicedo 41' 90+5' Bunbury 85', 109' |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 2,185 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| June 19 Round of 16 | Orlando City SC  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | New England Revolution | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Michel 96', 119' Akindele 101' Klještan 105+1' DeJohn 120+4' |
Report | Agudelo 95' Castillo 115' Rennicks 117' |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 5,556 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
References
- ^ "New England Revolution Roster". Major League Soccer. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ revolutionsoccer.net (November 27, 2018). "Revolution Sign Homegrown Player Nicolas Firmino". Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ mlssoccer.net (January 18, 2019). "Revolution Sign Justin Rennicks to Homegrown Deal". Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Revolution acquire left back Edgar Castillo from Colorado in exchange for Kelyn Rowe". revolutionsoccer.net. December 10, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ Lemieux, Jeff (January 8, 2019). "New England Revolution acquire Colombian forward Juan Fernando Caicedo". Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Jason Lind (November 2, 2018). "New England exercise permanent transfer options for Penilla, Caicedo". mlssoccer.net. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ Dell’Apa, Frank (July 10, 2019). "Revolution continue a spending spree with acquisition of Argentinian striker Gustavo Bou". Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Lemieux, Jeff (November 27, 2018). "Roster trimmed to 19 players as Revs have "flexibility" to build for next season". Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ "New England Revolution defender Chris Tierney announces retirement". mlssoccer.net. November 15, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ "New England Revolution, Gabriel Somi mutually agree to part ways". mlssoccer.net. June 21, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.