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The New England Revolution is an American soccer club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts, that participates in Major League Soccer. The club is owned by Robert Kraft, who also owns the New England Patriots of the National Football League. The name "Revolution" refers to the New England region's involvement in the American Revolution.

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 first MLS team to have every league game in its history televised. ^[1] Currently, the games are called by Revolution broadcasting executive Brad Feldman and analyst Greg Lalas (former Tampa Bay Mutiny defender and younger brother of Alexi Lalas).

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History

Until their 3–2 victory over FC Dallas in the 2007 US Open Cup, the Revs had never won a major American trophy in their thirteen-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 American soccer (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]

July 2008 incident aboard aircraft

On July 18, 2008, Revolution players and staff were on American Airlines Flight 725, a Boeing 757 with 151 passengers and seven crew on board, flying from Boston to Los Angeles. The team was en route to play Chivas USA as part of the 2008 SuperLiga tournament. During the flight, team staff helped to subdue an unruly passenger who had undressed and was attempting to open the plane's emergency exit during the flight. The plane was diverted to Oklahoma City, where the passenger was removed by FBI personnel. ^[4] ^[5]

Supporters

New England Revolution's largest supporters group is the "Midnight Riders".

Television and radio

All Revs matches are televised locally on WSBK-TV - except for nationally televised matches on ESPN, ESPN2, and FOX Soccer Channel. 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

MLS Cup
*Runners-up (4): 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
US Open Cup
* Champions (1): 2007
*Runners-up (1): 2001
MLS Supporters' Shield
*Runners-up (1): 2005

International

SuperLiga
* Champions (1): 2008

Players

Current roster

As of June 17, 2009. ^[6]

No.	Position	Player

No.	Position	Player

For recent transfers, see List of MLS transfers for the 2009 season.

Notable former players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

Leonel Alvarez (1999–2001)
Adin Brown (2002–2004)
Mike Burns (1996–2000)
José Cancela (2003–2006)
Clint Dempsey (2004–2006)
Mamadou Diallo (2002)
Raúl Díaz Arce (1998)
Andy Dorman (2004–2007)
John Harkes (1999–2001)

Wolde Harris (2000–2003)
Avery John (2004–2007)
Alexi Lalas (1996–1997)
Joe-Max Moore (1996–1999; 2003–2004)
Pat Noonan (2003–2007)
Michael Parkhurst (2005–2008)
Khano Smith (2005–2008)
William Sunsing (2002–2003)
Eric Wynalda (2000–2001)
Walter Zenga (1997; 1999)

See also All-time New England Revolution roster

Head coaches

Frank Stapleton (1996)
Thomas Rongen (1997–1998)
Walter Zenga (1999)
Steve Nicol (1999, interim)
Fernando Clavijo (2000–2002)
Steve Nicol (2002—)

Team records

As of June 19, 2009. ^[7]

Games Played: Jay Heaps*, 230
Games Started: Jay Heaps*, 225
Minutes Played: Jay Heaps*, 20,529
Goals: Taylor Twellman*, 101
Assists: Steve Ralston*, 70
Game-Winning Goals: Taylor Twellman*, 28
Game-Winning Assists: Steve Ralston*, 19
Hat Tricks: Taylor Twellman*, 3
Multi-Goal Games: Taylor Twellman*, 16
Penalty-Kick Goals: Steve Ralston*, 8
Games Played In Goal: Matt Reis*, 157
Games Started In Goal: Matt Reis*, 156
Minutes Played In Goal: Matt Reis*, 14,052
Goals Against Average: Matt Reis*, 1.30
Wins: Matt Reis*, 64
Saves: Matt Reis*, 629
Shutouts (clean sheets): Matt Reis*, 41

* Active

All-Time regular season record: 169-177-73

Home stadiums

Foxboro Stadium (1996–2001)
Gillette Stadium (2002-)

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. ^[8] 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. ^[9]

General managers

Brian O'Donovan (1995–2000)
Todd Smith (2001–2002)
Craig Tornberg (2003—2006)

Year-by-year

Year	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup	CONCACAF Champions' League	SuperLiga
1996	5th, East	Did not qualify	Did not enter	Not qualified	Started in 2007
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	3rd, East	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Did not qualify	Champions
2009			Round of 16	Preliminary Round	Semifinals