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MLS Cup 2007
New England
Revolution		 Houston Dynamo
United States United States
1 2
DateNovember 18, 2007
VenueRobert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA
Man of the MatchDwayne De Rosario (Houston Dynamo)
RefereeAlex Prus
Attendance39,859
WeatherSunny 55 °F (13 °C)

MLS Cup 2007 was the final match of the 2007 MLS season, the 12th in the history of Major League Soccer. The game was a rematch between the previous year's two MLS Cup finalists, New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo.

The match took place on Sunday, November 18, 2007 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C.. Houston won the game by a score of 2-1, handing New England its third consecutive MLS Cup defeat and fourth overall. Plácido Domingo performed the national anthem and Jimmy Eat World performed "Big Casino" at halftime.[1]

Venue

RFK Memorial Stadium hosted MLS Cup 2007.

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium was announced as the venue for MLS Cup 2007 on December 14, 2006.[2]

Home to D.C. United and Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals at the time, RFK Stadium previously hosted MLS Cup in 1997 and 2002. The facility also hosted matches during the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and was the site of the 1996 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final and the 2002 MLS All-Star Game.

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

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MLS adopted a new format for qualification into the playoffs. In 2007, the top two teams from each of the league's two conferences, followed by the next four teams with the highest number of points at the end of the regular season, qualified for the postseason, leading to the possibility of an uneven number of playoff teams from each conference.[3] This year, five teams qualified from the Eastern Conference, and only three teams from the Western Conference qualified, so the Kansas City Wizards, who have been assigned to the Western Conference playoffs, could have played a fellow Eastern Conference team in the final.

New England Revolution

For the fourth time in team history, third-straight, the New England Revolution became the Eastern Conference Champion. New England defeated the New York Red Bulls in the semifinals, advancing to the conference finals where they defeated the Chicago Fire.

Houston Dynamo

The Houston Dynamo, for the second consecutive year in the club's two-year history, won the Western Conference Championship. Their win came through their victories over in-state rival FC Dallas in the conference semifinals and the Kansas City Wizards in the conference championship game. The Dynamo advanced to a rematch against the Revolution, and the MLS Cup, for the second straight year.

Match details

New England Revolution1 – 2Houston Dynamo
Taylor Twellman 20' Report Joseph Ngwenya 61'
Dwayne De Rosario 74'
Attendance: 39,859
Referee: Alex Prus
New England Revolution
Houston Dynamo
GK 1 United States Matt Reis
DF 4 Trinidad and Tobago Avery John
DF 6 United States Jay Heaps
DF 15 United States Michael Parkhurst
MF 13 United States Jeff Larentowicz
MF 14 United States Steve Ralston (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 18 Bermuda Khano Smith Yellow card 65'
MF 21 Grenada Shalrie Joseph
MF 27 United States Wells Thompson
FW 11 United States Pat Noonan
FW 20 United States Taylor Twellman 20'
Substitutes:
GK 12 United States Doug Warren
DF 16 United States James Riley
MF 22 United States Marshall Leonard
MF 25 Wales Andy Dorman upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 29 The Gambia Kenny Mansally
MF 31 The Gambia Sainey Nyassi
FW 7 United States Adam Cristman
Manager:
Scotland Steve Nicol


Man of the Match:
Canada Dwayne De Rosario (Houston Dynamo)[4]

Assistant referees:
United States Adam Wienckowski
United States Rob Fereday
Fourth official:
United States Brian Hall

GK 18 Canada Pat Onstad
DF 2 United States Eddie Robinson
DF 5 United States Ryan Cochrane
DF 16 United States Craig Waibel
DF 24 United States Wade Barrett (c) Yellow card 57'
MF 9 United States Brian Mullan
MF 11 United States Brad Davis
MF 14 Canada Dwayne De Rosario 74'
MF 30 United States Richard Mulrooney
FW 21 United States Nate Jaqua
FW 33 Zimbabwe Joseph Ngwenya 61' downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
GK 1 United States Zach Wells
DF 4 United States Patrick Ianni
MF 7 United States Chris Wondolowski
MF 17 United States Mike Chabala
MF 22 United States Stuart Holden upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 26 United States Corey Ashe
FW 8 Scotland Paul Dalglish
Manager:
United States Dominic Kinnear

Notes

  • The 2007 MLS Cup was the first time the final has been a rematch from the previous year.
  • The Houston Dynamo are the first team to have back-to-back titles in the 2000s (decade), and only the second team in MLS history after D.C. United.

References

  1. ^ "MLS Cup 2007 to feature musical guests Jimmy Eat World and Placido Domingo" Archived November 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Major League Soccer press release, November 1, 2007.
  2. ^ Goff, Steven (December 13, 2006). "MLS Cup Coming to RFK in '07". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved February 8, 2007.
  3. ^ "League address covers upcoming changes". MLSnet.com. Retrieved February 8, 2007.
  4. ^ "Dynamo stun Revolution, repeat as champions". mlsnet.com. November 18, 2007. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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