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New England Revolution
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Full nameNew England Revolution
Nickname(s)Revolution, Revs
Founded1995
GroundGillette Stadium
Foxborough, MA
Capacity68,756
OwnerUnited States Robert Kraft
CoachScotland Steve Nicol
LeagueMajor League Soccer
20072nd (Eastern Conference)
Playoffs: Losing finalists

The New England Revolution, nicknamed the Revs, is a professional soccer club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts, that participates in Major League Soccer. Even though the club is based in Foxborough, the club represents all of New England. The club is owned by Robert Kraft, who also owns the New England Patriots of the NFL. The name "Revolution" refers to the New England region's involvement in the American Revolution. The team colors are navy blue and red.

The Revs currently play their home matches at Gillette Stadium. The club played their home games at the adjacent and now-demolished Foxboro Stadium, during the 1996 through 2001 seasons. The Revs hold the distinction of being the only MLS team to have every league game in its history televised [1]. Currently, the games are called by Revolution Director of Communications Brad Feldman and analyst Greg Lalas (former Tampa Bay Mutiny defender and younger brother of Los Angeles Galaxy general manager Alexi Lalas).

History

Until their 3-2 victory over FC Dallas in the 2007 US Open Cup, the Revs had never won a major trophy in MLS in their 13 year history. They were one of three teams in MLS that date back further than 2005 to have not won one of the three major titles in MLS (MLS Cup, US Open Cup, and the MLS Supporter's Shield). They came close five times, reaching the US Open Cup final in 2001 and the MLS Cup finals in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007; coincidentally losing their US Open Cup final, and the MLS Cup in 2002 and 2005, to the Los Angeles Galaxy, and losing the MLS Cup in 2006 and 2007, to the Galaxy's former rival, the relocated Houston Dynamo.

Their 2002 MLS Cup appearance granted them a spot in the 2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup, but lost their first matchup 5:3 on aggregate after playing two games on the road to LD Alajuelense. The Revolution again faced LD Alajuelense of Costa Rica in the home and away 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The "home" game was played February 22 2006 in Bermuda despite some fans feeling that playing at Gillette Stadium in the adverse conditions of winter in New England could have been advantageous. The Revs failed to advance, as they drew 0–0 in Bermuda and lost 0–1 in Costa Rica.

New England had the chance to win their first MLS championship, in MLS Cup 2006, against the Houston Dynamo, but ultimately suffered the same fate as their two previous attempts in 2002 and 2005; the Revs, after Taylor Twellman scored in the second overtime, allowed a game-tying header, from Dynamo Brian Ching, that sent the game to penalty kicks, where New England lost, 4-3. The 2007 MLS Cup was a rematch from the previous year, though the result was the same as Houston defeated New England 2-1. It was New England's fourth loss in the MLS Cup in a six year span.[2]

Their main rivals are largely considered to be Red Bull New York, although in recent years the Revolution have built rivalries with fellow Eastern Conference teams DC United and Chicago Fire, and the MLS champions Houston Dynamo. The club's supporter's clubs are called the Midnight Riders and Rev Army. The name 'Midnight Riders' is in honor of the famous rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes, who announced the departure of British troops from Boston to Concord at the beginning of the American Revolution. The Midnight Riders and Rev Army occupy the north stand of the stadium, which they have nicknamed "The Fort". The Fort is a general admission section and draws its name from the revolutionary theme which runs through the team and independent supporters' associations.[3]

Television and radio

As of 2007, Revs matches are televised locally primarily on WSBK-TV - with several matches on CSN New England - except for nationally televised matches on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, and FOX Soccer Channel. In 2008, all local television coverage will be provided by Channel 38.[1] All matches are broadcast on radio by WEEI (AM and FM), but this is a simulcast of the TV feed. Brad Feldman handles play-by-play on both TV and radio with Greg Lalas doing color commentary.

Honors

Current roster

As of April 9, 2008[4]

The players in bold have senior international caps Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Matt Reis
2 DF United States USA Amaechi Igwe
3 DF United States USA Chris Albright
6 DF United States USA Jay Heaps
7 FW United States USA Adam Cristman
11 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Kheli Dube
12 GK United States USA Doug Warren
13 MF United States USA Jeff Larentowicz
14 MF United States USA Steve Ralston
15 DF United States USA Michael Parkhurst
16 MF Honduras HON Mauricio Castro
17 MF United States USA Gary Flood
18 MF Bermuda BER Khano Smith
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW United States USA Taylor Twellman
21 MF Grenada GRN Shalrie Joseph
22 DF United States USA Rob Valentino
23 FW Costa Rica CRC Argenis Fernández
24 GK United States USA Brad Knighton
25 DF United States USA Chase Hilgenbrinck
26 FW United States USA Spencer Wadsworth
27 MF United States USA Wells Thompson
28 DF Canada CAN Matt Britner
29 FW The Gambia GAM Kenny Mansally
30 MF United States USA Brandon Tyler
31 MF The Gambia GAM Sainey Nyassi
34 DF United States USA Sam Brill

Changes for the 2008 MLS Season

In


Unsigned Players


Out

Notable former players

Head coaches

Team records

* Active
MLS regular season only, through 2007 season [5]


  • All-Time regular season record: 148-161-60 (Through Oct 21, 2007)

Home stadiums

On June 14, 2006, MLS announced that the Revolution were hoping to build a new soccer-specific stadium. Bids have gone out to local towns around New England to see where the Revs could have a stadium built.[6]

On August 2, 2007, the Boston Herald published an article stating that the city of Somerville and Revolution officials have held "preliminary discussions" about building a 20,000 to 25,000 seat stadium on a 100 acre site off of Innerbelt Road near Interstate 93, and could cost anywhere between $50 and $200 million based on other similar Soccer Specific Stadiums built by Major League Soccer teams.[7]

General managers

  • Brian O'Donovan (1995–2000)
  • Todd Smith (2001–2002)
  • Craig Tornberg (2003—)

Year-by-year

Year Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup CONCACAF
Champions' Cup 		SuperLiga CONCACAF
Champions League
1996 5th, East Did not qualify Did not enter Not qualified Started in 2007 Starts in 2008
1997 4th, East Quarterfinals Round of 16 Did not qualify
1998 6th, East Did not qualify Did not enter Did not qualify
1999 5th, East Did not qualify Did not enter Did not qualify
2000 2nd, East Quarterfinals Round of 32 Did not qualify
2001 3rd, East Did not qualify Final Not held
2002 1st, East Final Did not enter Did not qualify
2003 2nd, East Semifinals Quarterfinals First Round
2004 4th, East Semifinals Round of 16 Did not qualify
2005 1st, East Final Round of 16 Did not qualify
2006 2nd, East Final Quarterfinals First Round
2007 2nd, East Final Champions Did not qualify Did not participate
2008 Did not qualify Qualified Qualified

Average attendance

regular season/playoffs

  • 1996: 19,025
  • 1997: 21,423/16,233
  • 1998: 19,188
  • 1999: 16,735
  • 2000: 15,463/10,723
  • 2001: 15,645
  • 2002: 16,927
  • 2003: 14,641/14,823
  • 2004: 12,226/5,679
  • 2005: 12,525/13,849
  • 2006: 11,786/9,372
  • 2007: 16,787/10,217
  • All-Time: 16,031/11,780

Goal Song

The song played whenever the Revolution score is "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" by the Dropkick Murphys. A group of Revolution-era reenactors then fire muskets.

International competition

References

  1. ^ "Revolution announces TV and radio schedule for 2006". 2006-03-14.
  2. ^ Dynamo beat Revolution 2-1 to repeat as MLS champions, Fox Sports, 2007-11-18, retrieved 2007-11-18 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Joyce Furia (2006-02-07). "Meet the Coach, Meet the Midnight Riders". Soccer New England.
  4. ^ Source: Official website
  5. ^ "New England Revolution All-Time Leaders". 2007-10-20.
  6. ^ Major League Soccer Communications (2006-06-14). "Major League Soccer to seek proposals in New England for soccer-specific stadium sites". MLSnet.com.
  7. ^ Scott Van Voorhis (2007-08-02). "Revolution's the goal: Somerville talks stadium with Krafts". Boston Herald.
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