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New England Revolution

Year founded	1995
League	Major League Soccer
Nickname	Revolution, Revs
Stadium	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA
Coach	Steve Nicol, 2002—
Owner	Robert Kraft
Home colors 　 Away colors
First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996)
Largest Win New England Revolution 6–1 Colorado Rapids (Gillette Stadium; September 18, 2004)
Worst Defeat Chicago Fire 6–0 New England Revolution (Soldier Field; September 22, 2000)
All-time Top Scorer Taylor Twellman (75)
Supporter Groups Midnight Riders, Rev Army
MLS Cup
None
US Open Cup
None
Supporters' Shield
None

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 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).

Contents 1 History 2 Television and radio 3 Honors 4 Current roster 4.1 Unsigned draft picks 4.2 Changes for the 2007 MLS Season 5 Notable former players 6 Head coaches 7 Team records 8 Home stadiums 9 General managers 10 Year-by-year 11 Average attendance 12 International competition 13 External links

The Revs have never won a major trophy in MLS in their 10 year history, being 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 four times, reaching the US Open Cup final in 2001 and the MLS Cup finals in 2002, 2005, and 2006; 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, 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. It was the Revolution's third defeat in the MLS Cup in a five-year span.

Their main rivals are largely considered to be the New York Red Bulls, although in recent years the Revolution have built rivalries with fellow Eastern Conference teams DC United and Chicago Fire. 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.^[1]

All Revs matches are televised locally on WSBK, except for nationally televised matches on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC. Games that air on the Fox Soccer Channel always air locally as well. All matches are broadcast on radio by WEEI (AM and FM), while games that conflict with the Boston Red Sox air on WRKO. Brad Feldman handles play-by-play on both TV and radio with Greg Lalas doing color commentary.

• MLS Cup
  • Runners-up (3): 2002, 2005, 2006
• US Open Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2001
• MLS Supporters' Shield
  • Runners-up (1): 2005

As of April 3, 2007

No. Position Player 1 GK Matt Reis 2 DF Amaechi Igwe 3 MF Daniel Hernandez 4 DF Avery John 5 FW Willie Sims 6 DF Jay Heaps 7 FW Adam Cristman 8 DF Joe Franchino 11 FW Pat Noonan 12 GK Doug Warren 13 DF Jeff Larentowicz 14 MF Steve Ralston (Captain) 15 DF Michael Parkhurst 16 DF James Riley

No. Position Player 17 DF Gary Flood 18 FW Khano Smith 19 DF Tony Lochhead 20 FW Taylor Twellman 21 MF Shalrie Joseph 22 MF Marshall Leonard 23 MF Miguel Gonzalez 24 GK Brad Knighton 25 MF Andy Dorman 27 MF Wells Thompson 28 FW Chris Loftus 30 MF Ryan Solle 32 MF Arsene Oka

Source: http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/team/index.cfm?ac=players&SortResults=1&SortDirection=ASC&pn=1

MLS rights are retained for two years after the draft.

2006

• John Queeley
• Matt Wielan

2007

• Bryan Byrne
• Kyle Helton
• Phil Marfuggi

In

• Amaechi Igwe Signed as draft pick
• Ryan Solle Signed as draft pick
• Wells Thompson Signed as draft pick
• Brad Knighton Signed development contract
• Adam Cristman Signed as draft pick
• Chris Loftus Signed as draft pick
• Gary Flood Signed as draft pick

Out

• Jose Manuel Abundis Transferred to Querétaro FC (Primera División de México)
• Kyle Brown Traded to Real Salt Lake
• Jose Cancela Drafted and signed by Toronto FC
• Clint Dempsey Transferred to Fulham F.C. (FA Premier League)
• Jani Galik Released by team

• Leonel Alvarez (1999–2001)
• Mike Burns (1996–2000)
• Clint Dempsey (2004–2007)
• Raul Diaz Arce (1998–1999)
• Wolde Harris (2000–2003)
• John Harkes (1999–2001)
• Alexi Lalas (1996–1997)
• Joe-Max Moore (1996–1999; 2003–2004)
• Eric Wynalda (2000–2001)
• Walter Zenga (1997; 1999)

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

• Games: Jay Heaps, 160
• Goals: Taylor Twellman, 75
• Assists: Steve Ralston, 45
• Shutouts: Matt Reis, 23

MLS regular season only, through 2006 season

• 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. [2]

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

Year	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1996	5th, East	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1997	4th, East	Quarterfinals	Round of 16
1998	6th, East	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1999	5th, East	Did not qualify	Did not enter
2000	2nd, East	Quarterfinals	Round of 32
2001	3rd, East	Did not qualify	Final
2002	1st, East	Final	Did not enter
2003	2nd, East	Semifinals	Quarterfinals
2004	4th, East	Semifinals	Round of 16
2005	1st, East	Final	Round of 16
2006	2nd, East	Final	Quarterfinals

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
• All-Time: 16,808

• 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  • First Round v. Alajuelense – 0:4, 3:1 (Alajuelense advances 5:3 on aggregate)
• 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  • First Round v. Alajuelense – 0:0, 0:1 (Alajuelense advances 1:0 on aggregate)

• Official Website
• Midnight Riders Supporters' Club
• Unofficial News Source
• Unofficial News Source
• Revolution Recap Weekly Radio Review
• Official Revolution board, courtesy of BigSoccer

Major League Soccer 2007 v • d • e
Eastern Conference Chicago Fire  •  Columbus Crew •  D.C. United Kansas City Wizards  •  New England Revolution Red Bull New York  •  Toronto FC	Western Conference Chivas USA •  Colorado Rapids FC Dallas •  Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy •  Real Salt Lake
Former teams	On hiatus
Miami Fusion • Tampa Bay Mutiny	San Jose Earthquakes
Miscellaneous
MLS Cup • All-Star Game • SuperLiga • USSF • CSA • Central Division • U.S. Open Cup  Supporters' Shield • MLS two-team Cups • Current Players • Foreign Players • MLS Drafts • MLS Stadiums

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	Manchester Wolves • New England Surge
Hockey	Boston Bruins
	Lewiston MAINEiacs • Lowell Devils • Hartford Wolf Pack • Manchester Monarchs • Portland Pirates • Springfield Falcons • Worcester Sharks • Providence Bruins
Soccer	New England Revolution
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