2009 New York Red Bulls season

New York Red Bulls
2009 season
Owner	Red Bull GmbH
Coach	Richie Williams Interim
Average home league attendance	12,744
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2009 New York Red Bulls season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began with a 3-0 loss at expansion Seattle Sounders FC on March 19, and ended on October 24 with a 5-0 win over Toronto FC, the last match ever played by the team in Giants Stadium.

Squad

First-team squad

^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Danny Cepero
2	DF	USA	Kevin Goldthwaite
3	DF	CRC	Carlos Johnson
4	DF	USA	Carlos Mendes
5	MF	ESP	Albert Celades
6	MF	USA	Seth Stammler (vice-captain)
8	MF	BIH	Siniša Ubiparipović
9	FW	COL	Juan Pablo Ángel (captain)
10	FW	SEN	Macoumba Kandji
11	MF	RSA	Danleigh Borman
12	DF	USA	Mike Petke
13	MF	VEN	Jorge Rojas


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	CMR	Matthew Mbuta
15	FW	USA	John Wolyniec
17	MF	USA	Jeremy Hall
18	DF	USA	Leonard Krupnik
19	MF	JAM	Dane Richards
20	DF	ARG	Walter García
21	MF	AUT	Ernst Öbster
22	MF	USA	Nick Zimmerman
24	GK	SEN	Bouna Coundoul
27	DF	NZL	Andrew Boyens
32	MF	USA	Luke Sassano

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Sporting Director	Jeff Agoos
Head Coach	Richie Williams interim
Assistant Coach	Des McAleenan
Goalkeeper Coach	Des McAleenan
Head Athletic trainer	Rick Guter
Assistant Athletic trainer	Michelle Lafiosca
Equipment manager	Fernando Ruiz

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: New York Red Bulls

Other information

Owner	Red Bull GmbH
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Giants Stadium (80,242 / N/A)

Source: New York Red Bulls

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
MLS	—	15	March 19, 2009	October 24, 2009
CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10	Preliminary Round	Preliminary Round	July 28, 2009	August 5, 2009

Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45
3	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
4	D.C. United	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1	40
5	Toronto FC	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	39
6	Kansas City Wizards	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9	33
7	New York Red Bulls	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20	21

Source: MLS

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew (S)	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	CONCACAF Champions League
2	LA Galaxy	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	48	CONCACAF Champions League
3	Houston Dynamo	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	48	North American SuperLiga
4	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47	CONCACAF Champions League
5	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	North American SuperLiga
6	Chivas USA	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3	45
7	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
8	Real Salt Lake (C)	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	40	CONCACAF Champions League
9	Colorado Rapids	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4	40
10	D.C. United	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1	40
11	FC Dallas	30	11	13	6	50	47	+3	39
12	Toronto FC	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	39	CONCACAF Champions League
13	Kansas City Wizards	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9	33
14	San Jose Earthquakes	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14	30
15	New York Red Bulls	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20	21

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	21	5	19	6	27	47	−20	5	6	4	24	20	+4	0	13	2	3	27	−24

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	A	A	H
Result	L	T	L	T	W	L	L	L	W	T	L	L	L	L	L	T	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	T	T	L	L	W

Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: New York Red Bulls
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

Win Tie Loss

MLS

March 19, 2009	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	New York Red Bulls	Seattle, Washington United States
	Montero 12' Alonso 13' Evans 25' Hurtado 32' Nyassi 67' Montero 75'	Report	Goldthwaite 21'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 32,523 Referee: Jair Marrufo

March 28, 2009	New York Red Bulls	1–1	New England Revolution	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
	Heaps 35' (o.g.) Sassano 39' Mendes 46+' Borman 48'	Report	Thompson 48' Dube 82' Mansally 90'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 12,462 Referee: Alex Prus

April 5, 2009	Chicago Fire	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Bridgeview, Illinois United States
	Thorrington 14' Pappa 33'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Goldthwaite 44' Richards 91+'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,633 Referee: Tim Weyland

April 11, 2009	Houston Dynamo	0–0	New York Red Bulls	Houston, Texas, United States
	Ching 43' Boswell 79' Chabala 93+'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Pietravallo 13' Boyens 34' Stammler 54' Petke 68' Johnson 78'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 19,494 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

April 18, 2009	New York Red Bulls	2–0	Real Salt Lake	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Kandji 2' Angel 57' Hall 66' Richards 69'	Report	Morales 42' Russell 49'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 8,508 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 23, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Kansas City, Kansas United States
	López 3' (pen.) Conrad 29' Besler 64'	Report	Johnson 2'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Michael Kennedy

April 26, 2009	New York Red Bulls	2–3	D.C. United	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Angle 68' Richards 74' Richards 78'	Report	Wallace 21' Simms 34' Jacobson 53' Wallace 68' Emilio 90' Pontius 91+'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,303 Referee: Steven DePiero

May 2, 2009	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Carson, California United States
	Donovan 4' (pen.)	Report	Johnson 76'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: Abiodun Okulaja Referee: 21,006

May 8, 2009	New York Red Bulls	4–1	San Jose Earthquakes	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Rojas 7' 13' Angel 22' Kandji 40'	Report	Weaver 37' Johnson 45' Pitchkolan 59' Denton 63' Amarikwa 88'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 8,042 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

May 16, 2009	New York Red Bulls	1–1	Houston Dynamo	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Rojas 35' Angel 36' Wolyniec 88' Petke 90'	Report	Akinbiyi 27' Wondolowski 78'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,647 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

May 24, 2009	New York Red Bulls	0–1	Chicago Fire	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Pacheco 44'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Rolfe 17' Rolfe 45'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,762 Referee: Kevin Stott

May 30, 2009	New York Red Bulls	2–3	Colorado Rapids	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Angel 45' (pen.) Goldthwaite 59' Borman 73' Borman 80' Angel 82'	Report	Casey 25' Casey 48' Ballouchy 60' Palguta 71' Pickens 77'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 12,039 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

June 4, 2009	D.C. United	2–0	New York Red Bulls	Washington, D.C. United States
	Simms 27' Quaranta 36' Emilio 60' Emilio 64' Moreno 93+' (pen.)	Report	Wolyniec 94+'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,226 Referee: Terry Vaughn

June 7, 2009	New England Revolution	4–0	New York Red Bulls	Foxborough, Massachusetts United States
	Joseph 33' Heaps 47+' Ralston 52' Twellman 57' 64'	Report	Goldthwaite 45'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,183 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

June 13, 2009	Toronto FC	2–1	New York Red Bulls	Toronto, Ontario Canada
	Cronin 3' Robinson 31' Dichio 43' Serioux 44' Harmse 88'	Report	Celades 54' Petke 96+'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,843 Referee: Jair Marrufo

June 20, 2009	New York Red Bulls	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
19:30 EST	Kandji 11' Goldthwaite 36' Angel 40'	Report	Montero 48+' Marshall 83'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,313 Referee: Paul Ward

June 24, 2009	Toronto FC	2–0	New York Red Bulls	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
	Vitti 28' Robinson 41' De Rosario 59' Serioux 78'	Report	Richards 78'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,902 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

June 27, 2009	Columbus Crew	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Carroll 34' Marshall 45' Schelotto 79'	[1]	Stammler 76'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,575 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

July 4, 2009	FC Dallas	2–1	New York Red Bulls	Frisco, Texas United States
	Cunningham 15' Cunningham 17' Ricchetti 74'	Report	Angel 43'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 16, 2009	New York Red Bulls	1–3	Los Angeles Galaxy	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Angel 87' (pen.) Rojas 90'	Report	Eskandarian 3' Berhalter 10' Eskandarian 28' Donovan 31' Lewis 45'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 23,238 Referee: Shane Moody

July 25, 2009	Colorado Rapids	4–0	New York Red Bulls	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Peterson 5' Baudet 34' Noonan 46' LaBrocca 61' Ballouchy 67'	Report	Krupnik 33' Ubiparipovic 45' Petke 68'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,816 Referee: Jasen Anno

August 15, 2009	New York Red Bulls	0–2	Chivas USA	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Petke 70'	Report	Galindo 15' Jazic 36' Kljestan 47+' Stepanovic 77' Lillingston 92+'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,556 Referee: Kevin Stott

August 23, 2009	New York Red Bulls	3–2	FC Dallas	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Angel 4' Richards 27' Wolyniec 55' Goldthwaite 60' Hall 86' Angel 88' Stammler 90+1' Kandji 90+2'	Report	McCarty 19' Ricchetti 56' van den Bergh 72'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 9,648 Referee: Jasen Anno

August 30, 2009	New York Red Bulls	1–0	Columbus Crew	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Borman 46+' Ubiparipovic 53' Richards 63' Johnson 72'	Report	Ekpo 37' Hejduk 63' Brunner 83'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,323 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

September 12, 2009	New York Red Bulls	0–1	Kansas City Wizards	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Stammler 37' Johnson 61'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Wolff 10' Hirsig 41' Leathers 47' Jewsbury 74' Hartman 91+'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,234 Referee: Mark Geiger

September 18, 2009	New York Red Bulls	1–1	New England Revolution	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Petke 21' Boyens 31' Celades 55' Wolyniec 69'	Report	Nyassi 13' Dube 73'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,979 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

September 26, 2009	Chivas USA	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Carson, California United States
	Kljestan 64'	Report	Celades 56' Angel 84'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,211 Referee: Alex Prus

October 3, 2009	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Santa Clara, California United States
	Johnson 24' (pen.)	Report	Richards 46+'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Steven DePiero

October 14, 2009	Real Salt Lake	2–0	New York Red Bulls	Sandy, Utah United States
	Beltran 3' Johnson 59' Williams 80' Espindola 90'	Report	Borman 38' Boyens 86'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,247 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

October 24, 2009	New York Red Bulls	5–0	Toronto FC	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
	Kandji 3' Ángel 33' Ángel 62' Kandji 70' Mbuta 94+' (pen.)	Report	White 60'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 21,305 Referee: Alex Prus

U.S. Open Cup qualification

April 29, 2009	San Jose Earthquakes	1–2	New York Red Bulls	Santa Clara, California United States
	Salinas 39' Campos 47' Denton 67' Campos 71'	Report	Petke 2' Sassano 76' Wolyniec 80' Pietravallo 82'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

May 20, 2009	New York Red Bulls	3–5	D.C. United	Washington, D.C. United States
19:00 EDT	Richards 44' Rojas 48', 61' (pen.)	Report	Pontius 8', 52' Khumalo 18' Barklage 21' Fred 28'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,056 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

CONCACAF Champions League

July 30, 2009 Preliminary	W Connection	2–2	New York Red Bulls	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella
20:00 ECT (UTC-4)	Frias 40' Hector 72'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Öbster 47' Joseph 60' (o.g.)	Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)

August 5, 2009 Preliminary	New York Red Bulls	1–2	W Connection	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Wolyniec 19'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Toussaint 40' 45'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 6,549 Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

References

^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2009-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

2009 Schedule

[1] "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2009-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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