2008 New York Red Bulls season

New York Red Bulls
2008 season
Chairman	Red Bull GmbH
Manager	Juan Carlos Osorio
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2008 season was the 13th season of New York Red Bulls's franchise existence. They played their home games at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Juan Carlos Osorio made his debut as the Red Bulls coach after being hired in December 2007.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on August 19, 2008.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS Season
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	USA	Kevin Goldthwaite	20	2	20	2
3	DF	USA	Hunter Freeman	12	0	12	0
4	DF	USA	Carlos Mendes	14	0	14	0
6	DF	USA	Seth Stammler	17	1	17	1
7	FW	USA	Mike Magee	17	3	17	3
8	MF	BIH	Siniša Ubiparipović	13	1	13	1
9	FW	COL	Juan Pablo Ángel	13	7	13	7
10	MF	USA	Claudio Reyna	6	0	6	0
11	MF	NED	Dave van den Bergh	18	5	18	5
12	MF	RSA	Danleigh Borman	11	2	11	2
13	MF	VEN	Jorge Rojas	4	0	4	0
15	FW	USA	John Wolyniec	15	0	15	0
17	FW	USA	Jozy Altidore	8	3	8	3
17	MF	VEN	Gabriel Cichero	2	0	2	0
18	GK	USA	Jon Conway	20	0	20	0
19	MF	JAM	Dane Richards	14	0	14	0
20	FW	COL	Oscar Echeverry	9	0	9	0
23	MF	ARG	Juan Pietravallo	4	0	4	0
26	FW	USA	Chris Megaloudis	1	0	1	0
27	DF	NZL	Andrew Boyens	12	0	12	0
32	MF	USA	Luke Sassano	16	0	16	0
33	DF	USA	Chris Leitch	10	0	10	0
60	DF	USA	Jeff Parke	18	0	18	0

Disciplinary record

Disciplinary records for 2008 league matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

No.	Player	Yellow cards	Red cards
2	Kevin Goldthwaite	5	0
4	Carlos Mendes	1	0
6	Seth Stammler	3	0
7	Mike Magee	1	0
8	Siniša Ubiparipović	4	0
9	Juan Pablo Ángel	1	0
11	Dave van den Bergh	2	1
12	Danleigh Borman	1	0
13	Jorge Rojas	1	0
15	John Wolyniec	1	0
17	Gabriel Cichero	1	1
19	Dane Richards	1	0
20	Oscar Echeverry	1	0
23	Juan Pietravallo	1	0
27	Andrew Boyens	3	0
32	Luke Sassano	2	0
60	Jeff Parke	2	1

Pre-season

February 12, 2008

CD Chivas USA	1 – 0	New York Red Bulls
Razov 4'	(Report)

Home Depot Center, California

February 15, 2008

Hammarby	1 – 3	New York Red Bulls
Dadómo 66'	(Report)	Echeverry 8' Ángel 13' (pen.) Brunner 28'

Home Depot Center, California

March 3, 2008

Red Bull Salzburg (reserves)	1 – 0	New York Red Bulls
Vasilj 70'	(Report)

Wals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg

March 6, 2008

Red Bull Salzburg (reserves)	2 – 3	New York Red Bulls
Janočko 47' Rakić 53'	(Report)	Ángel 59' Sassano 66' Magee 78'

Wals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg

Referee: R. Gruber

March 17, 2008

College of Charleston	0 – 1	New York Red Bulls
	(Report)	Brunner 71'

Charleston, South Carolina

March 28, 2008

Carolina RailHawks	0 – 1	New York Red Bulls
	(Report)	Van den Bergh 27'

WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina

Attendance: 5,426

Referee: Lee Suckle

Carolina Challenge Cup

March 16, 2008

Charleston Battery	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls
Kenga 80'	(Report)	Mesa 79'

Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina

March 19, 2008

Toronto FC	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls
Cunningham 10'	(Report)	Wolyniec 78'

Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina

Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard

March 22, 2008

San Jose Earthquakes	3 – 0	New York Red Bulls
Kamara 1' Glinton 49' Brunner 88' (o.g.)	(Report)

Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina

Referee: Andrew Chapin

MLS season

April 5 1	Columbus Crew	0–2	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST		(Report)	Van den Bergh 1' Goldthwaite 8'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,119 Referee: Alex Prus

April 12	New York Red Bulls	0 – 2	FC Dallas	Pizza Hut Park
20:30 EST		(Report)	Álvarez 1' Cooper 66'	Attendance: 11,564 Referee: Jair Marrufo

April 19	New England Revolution	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST	Larentowicz 56'	(Report)	Altidore 30'	Attendance: 12,047 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 27	San Jose Earthquakes	0 – 2	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST		(Report)	Magee 79' (pen.) Altidore 90+5'	Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Michael Kennedy

May 1	New York Red Bulls	1 – 1	Toronto FC	BMO Field
19:00 EST	Van den Bergh 39'	(Report)	Vélez 22'	Attendance: 19,816 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

May 10	New York Red Bulls	2 – 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	The Home Depot Center
22:30 EST	Borman 21' Ángel 78'	(Report)	Gordon 77'	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Alex Prus

May 17	Kansas City Wizards	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST	Conrad 20'	(Report)	Borman 81'	Attendance: 15,755 Referee: Jair Marrufo

May 25	Chicago Fire	5 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
15:00 EST	Barrett 8', 60' Rolfe 48' Blanco 55' (pen.) Segares 62'	(Report)	Altidore 74'	Attendance: 14,754 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

May 31	New York Red Bulls	0 – 1	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium
19:30 EST		(Report)	Ching 68'	Attendance: 17,204 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

June 5	CD Chivas USA	0 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST		(Report)	Ángel 75'	Attendance: 9,521 Referee: Alex Prus

June 14	New York Red Bulls	1 – 4	D.C. United	RFK Stadium
19:30 EST	Van den Bergh 54'	(Report)	Emilio 23' Simms 26' Emilio 45+1', 59'	Attendance: 18,622 Referee: Kevin Stott

June 18	New York Red Bulls	1 – 1	New England Revolution	Gillette Stadium
19:30 EST	Stammler 37'	(Report)	Ralston 79'	Attendance: 10,596 Referee: Joe Caroccio

June 21	FC Dallas	0 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST		(Report)^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Goldthwaite 16'	Attendance: 16,427 Referee: Terry Vaughn

June 28	New York Red Bulls	1 – 1	Chivas USA	The Home Depot Center
22:30 EST	Van den Bergh 26'	(Report)	Razov 45+4'	Attendance: 16,379 Referee: Mauricio Navarro

July 4	New York Red Bulls	0 – 4	Colorado Rapids	Dick's Sporting Goods Park
21:30 EST		(Report)	McManus 24' Ballouchy 36' Clark 49' Cummings 68'	Attendance: 18,776 Referee: Tim Weyland

July 10	New York Red Bulls	1 – 2	Kansas City Wizards	CommunityAmerica Ballpark
20:00 EST	Ángel 71'	(Report)	Conrad 11' Arnaud 47'	Attendance: 8,773 Referee: Jasen Anno

July 19	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 2	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
18:30 EST	Ruiz 29' Donovan 90+2'	(Report)	Van den Bergh 35' Ángel 71'	Attendance: 46,754 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

July 27	New York Red Bulls	1 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Buck Shaw Stadium
15:00 EST	Denton 4' (o.g.)	(Report)	Huckerby 13'	Attendance: 9,046 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

August 10	D.C. United	1 – 4	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
17:00 EST	Moreno 16'	(Report)	Ángel 27', 50' Magee 45' Ubiparipović 87'	Attendance: 15,038 Referee: Shane Moody

August 17	Toronto FC	0 – 2	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
17:00 EST		(Report)	Magee 37' Ángel 90+2'	Attendance: 11,119 Referee: Terry Vaughn

August 24	Houston Dynamo	0 – 3	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
15:00 EST		(Report)	Ángel 8' Richards 26' Magee 60'	Attendance: 12,549 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

August 30	New York Red Bulls	0 – 0	D.C. United	RFK Stadium
19:30 EST		(Report)		Attendance: 15,616 Referee: Kevin Stott

September 6	New York Red Bulls	0 – 1	Chicago Fire	Toyota Park
20:30 EST		(Report)	King 36'	Attendance: 16,776 Referee: Mauricio Navarro

September 13	Real Salt Lake	1 – 2	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST	Movsisyan 38'	(Report)	Ángel 49' Van den Bergh 64'	Attendance: 11,692 Referee: Kevin Stott

September 18	New York Red Bulls	1 – 3	Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew Stadium
19:00 EST	Ángel 21'	(Report)	Hejduk 41' Rogers 46' Gaven 85'	Attendance: 10,881 Referee: Alex Prus

September 27	Colorado Rapids	5 – 4	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST	Cummings 3' Casey 11', 45', 90' Petke 43'	(Report)	Magee 5' Ángel 34' Richards 40' Mbuta 74'	Attendance: 14,795 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

October 4	Toronto FC	3 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST	Barrett 27' Barrett 65' Ibrahim 86'	(Report)^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Richards 49'	Attendance: 13,756 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

October 9	New York Red Bulls	1 – 1	Real Salt Lake	Rio Tinto Stadium
22:00 EST	Van den Bergh 31'	(Report)	Olave 41'	Attendance: 20,008 Referee: Terry Vaughn

September 18	Columbus Crew	1 – 3	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST	Lenhart 67'	(Report)^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Ángel 48', 76' Cepero 83'	Attendance: 18,546 Referee: Michael Kennedy

October 23	New York Red Bulls	2 – 5	Chicago Fire	Toyota Park
21:00 EST	Ángel 32' Kandji 88'	(Report)^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Rolfe 11', 38', 44' McBride 53' Woolard 75'	Attendance: 13,274 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup

July 1, 2008

19:30 EST

New York Red Bulls	0 – 2	Crystal Palace Baltimore
	(Report)	Marshall 18' Brooks 75'

Lawrence E. Knight Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland

Attendance: 1,654

Referee: Andrew Chapin

Mid-season friendlies

June 25, 2008

23:00 EST

New York Red Bulls	1 – 0	Guadalajara
Echeverry 22'	(Report)^{[permanent dead link‍]}

University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Arizona

Referee: Ricardo Salazar

August 6, 2008

19:00 EST

Barcelona	6 – 2	New York Red Bulls
Xavi 17' Eto'o 18', 43' Márquez 24' Jeffrén 80' Pedro 85'	(Report)	Stammler 30' Rojas 60'

Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey

Attendance: 38,152

Referee: Kevin Stott

MLS Playoffs

November 1, 2008

16:00 EST

Houston Dynamo	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls
Kamara 85'	(Report)^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Ángel 48'

Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey

Attendance: 11,578

Referee: Kevin Stott

November 9, 2008

15:00 EST

New York Red Bulls	3 – 0	Houston Dynamo
Richards 25' Ángel 36' Wolyniec 81'	(Report)^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Robertson Stadium
Houston, Texas

Attendance: 30,053

Referee: Baldomero Toledo

November 15, 2008

21:30 EST

New York Red Bulls	1 – 0	Real Salt Lake
Van den Bergh 28'	(Report)^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Rio Tinto Stadium
Sandy, Utah

Attendance: 20,008

Referee: Jair Marrufo

MLS Cup

November 23, 2008

15:30 EST

New York Red Bulls	1 – 3	Columbus Crew
Wolyniec 51'	(Report)^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Moreno 31' Marshall 53' Hejduk 82'

The Home Depot Center
Carson, California

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Baldomero Toledo

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Statistics

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

Pre-season

Carolina Challenge Cup

MLS season

U.S. Open Cup

Mid-season friendlies

MLS Playoffs

MLS Cup

See also

References