2004 New England Revolution season

New England Revolution
2004 season
OwnerRobert Kraft (The Kraft Group)
Head coachSteve Nicol
StadiumGillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
MLSConference: 4th
Overall: 9th
MLS Cup PlayoffsEastern conference finals
U.S. Open CupFourth round
Top goalscorerPat Noon (11g)
Average home league attendance12,226
Biggest win6–1 (September 18 vs. Colorado Rapids)
Biggest defeat3–1 (T3)

The 2004 New England Revolution season was the ninth season for the New England Revolution both as a club and in Major League Soccer (MLS). The club reached the playoffs after finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference (MLS). The club also reached the Eastern conference final, where they lost to D.C. United on penalty kicks. Additionally, they club participated in the U.S. Open Cup, where they were eliminated by the Rochester Rhinos in the fourth round.[1]

Summary

The Revolution entered 2004 by extending head coach Steve Nicol’s contract for two years, and re-signing Jay Heaps, Chris Brown, and Brian Kamler.[2]

In the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, the Revolution selected four players: Clint Dempsey, Jeremiah White, Felix Brillant, and Andy Dorman.[3] On February 5, 2004, the club named legendary England striker Paul Mariner as assistant coach, and also Peter Simonini as goalkeeper coach.[2] The club played its first competitive match on April 3, 2004, dropping a 3-2 result to the LA Galaxy.[4] The Revolution struggled throughout the first half of the season, recording only three wins in their first 15 matches, recording only their third win of the year on June 2 thanks to a Pat Noonan hattrick.[5] before going on a seven-match unbeaten run during the months of July and August.[6] The club finished the season sub-.500, with a record of 8 wins, 13 losses, and 9 draws, but nevertheless qualified for the playoffs on the last day of the season courtesy of a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire, who they beat out for the final playoff berth. In the 2004 Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Revolution defeated the Supporters' Sheild-holding Columbus Crew 2-1 on aggregate,[7] (thanks in part to two penalty kick saves from Matt Reis),[8] before losing the Eastern Conference Finals in penalties to eventual-champions D.C. United. The Eastern Conference final, played in front of 21,201 at RFK Stadium, is widely considered one of the best MLS games of all time.[6][9]

Squad

First team squad

The New England Revolution's 2004 roster adapted from the document "Club History: All-Time Results."[10]

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
7 MF  URU José Cancela
25 MF  WAL Andy Dorman
6 DF  USA Jay Heaps
21 MF  GRN Shalrie Joseph
3 DF  USA Rusty Pierce
11 FW  USA Pat Noonan
1 GK  USA Matt Reis
27 FW  CAN Félix Brillant
32 FW  NGA Perek Belleh
20 FW  USA Taylor Twellman
12 DF  ENG Steve Howey
2 MF  USA Clint Dempsey
8 DF  USA Joe Franchino
No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  TRI Avery John
22 MF  USA Marshall Leonard
15 MF  IRL Richie Baker
14 MF  USA Steve Ralston
26 GK  USA Kyle Singer
23 MF  USA Luke Vercollone
5 MF  USA Brian Kamler
9 FW  USA Joe-Max Moore
24 GK  USA Adin Brown
12 DF  MLI Daouda Kanté
30 GK  USA Doug Warren
33 MF  USA Bobby Thompson
18 DF  USA Carlos Llamosa

Transfers

New England Revolution – 2004 Transfers In
Name Position Date Method Fee Previous Club Reference
Clint Dempsey MF January 16, 2004 2004 MLS SuperDraft N/A Furman Paladins men's soccer [2]
Jeremiah White FW January 16, 2004 SuperDraft N/A South Jersey Barons [2]
Félix Brillant FW January 16, 2004 SuperDraft N/A Cape Cod Crusaders [2]
Andy Dorman MF January 16, 2004 SuperDraft N/A Boston University Terriers [2]
Ritchie Baker MF February 5, 2004 Undisclosed N/A Shelbourne F.C. [2]
Luke Vercollone MF April 24, 2004 Undisclosed N/A Cape Cod Crusaders [2]
Avery John MF May 20, 2004 Undisclosed N/A Longford Town F.C. [2]
Bobby Thompson MF July 1, 2004 Undisclosed N/A Boston College [2]
Doug Warren GK July 10, 2004 Added from MLS Goalkeeper Pool N/A DC United [2]
Perek Belleh FW July 20, 2004 Undisclosed N/A RNYFC [2]
Steve Howey DF August 26, 2004 Undisclosed N/A Bolton Wanderers F.C. [2]
New England Revolution – 2004 Transfers In
Name Position Date Method Fee Next Club Reference
Jason Moore MF February 10, 2004 Waived N/A N/A [2]
Chris Brown FW April 8, 2004 Traded "Future Considerations" San Jose Earthquakes [2]
Kyle Singer GK April 24, 2004 Loan N/A New Hampshire Phantoms [2]
Daouda Kanté DF August 3, 2004 Waived N/A St. Louis Steamers [2]
Steve Howey DF November 26, 2004 Waived N/A Hartlepool United F.C. [2]
Richie Baker MF November 26, 2004 Waived N/A Shelbourne F.C. [2]

League and team awards

New England Revolution – 2004 League Awards
Award Player(s) Winner / Finalist Reference
MLS Rookie of the Year Clint Dempsey Winner [1]
MLS Player of the Week Pat Noonan (wk 10) Winner [1]
MLS Goal of the Week Joe Franchino (week 5), Steve Ralston (week 15, week 29) Winner [1]
MLS Goal of the Year Steve Ralston finalist [1]
New England Revolution – 2004 Team Awards
Award Player(s) Winner / Finalist Reference
Revolution Most Valuable Player Steve Ralston Winner [1]
Revolution Scoring Champion Pat Noonan (30pts, 11G, 8A Winner [1]
Revolution Defender of the Year Matt Reis Winner [1]
Revolution Humanitarian of the Year Brian Kamler Winner [1]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew 30 12 5 13 40 32 +8 49 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 D.C. United 30 11 10 9 43 42 +1 42
3 MetroStars 30 11 12 7 47 49 −2 40
4 New England Revolution 30 8 13 9 42 43 −1 33
5 Chicago Fire 30 8 13 9 36 44 −8 33
Source: MLS

Overall standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (S) 30 12 5 13 40 32 +8 49
2 Kansas City Wizards 30 14 9 7 38 30 +8 49 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 11 9 10 42 40 +2 43
4 D.C. United (C) 30 11 10 9 43 42 +1 42 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
5 Colorado Rapids 30 10 9 11 29 32 −3 41
6 MetroStars 30 11 12 7 47 49 −2 40
7 San Jose Earthquakes 30 9 10 11 41 35 +6 38
8 Dallas Burn 30 10 14 6 34 45 −11 36
9 New England Revolution 30 8 13 9 42 43 −1 33
10 Chicago Fire 30 8 13 9 36 44 −8 33
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

Non-competitive

May 19, 2004 Friendly[11] New England Revolution 2–1
 Sporting CP Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM
  • Clint Dempsey 54'
  • Steve Ralston 82' (pen.)
 Report
  • Marius Niculae 40'
  • Joao Pinto  52'
  • Paulo Bento  75'
  • Elpidio Filho  89'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Referee: Erich Simmons

2004 U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2004 U.S. Open Cup
July 20, 2004 Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) 1–1 (asdet)
(3–1 p)		 New England Revolution (MLS) Ludlow, Massachusetts
Wilson 61' (Report) Noonan 7' Stadium: Lusitano Stadium
Attendance: 1,585
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA)
Penalties
Miller
Dammin
Aguilera
Mendes 		Heaps
Twellman
Dempsey
Noonan

Regular season

See also: 2004 Major League Soccer season
April 3, 2004 1 LA Galaxy 3–2 New England Revolution Carson, California
  • Carlos Ruiz 30'
  • Andreas herzog 59'
  • Jovan Kirovski 69'
 Report
  • Rusty Pierce  38'
  • Jay Heaps 48'
  • Pat Noonan 68'
  • Daouda Kante  74'
 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 25,152
Referee: Alex Prus
April 17, 2004 2 New England Revolution 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Joe Franchino  17'
  • Pat Noonan  24'
  • Taylor Twellman 49'
  • Steve Ralston  54'
 Report
  • Brian mullan  14'
  • Dwayne De Rosario 53'
  • Arturo Alvarez 55'
  • Ronnie Ekelund  72'
  • Brian Ching 73'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 16,203
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 25, 2004 3 MetroStars 1–1 New England Revolution East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Amado Guevara 14'
 Report
  • Clint Dempsey 12'
  • Shalrie Joseph  31'
  • Joe-Max Moore  68'
 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 8,129
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 1, 2004 4 New England Revolution 2–1 LA Galaxy Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Joe Franchino 4'
  • Jay Heaps  52'
  • Jose Cancela 71' (pen.)
 Report
  • Carlos Ruiz  27'
  • Chris Albright  42'
  • Ned Grabavoy  65'
  • Marcelo Saragosa  86'
  • Ryan Suarez  90+2'
  • Alejandro Moreno 90+6'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,811
Referee: Kevin Terry
May 7, 2004 5 Colorado Rapids 0–0 New England Revolution Denver, Colorado
  • Nat Borchers  70'
 Report
  • Marshall Leonard  45'
  • Shalrie Joseph  75'
 Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
Attendance: 7,784
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 15, 2004 6 Columbus Crew 1–0 New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
  • Edson Buddle 41'
  • Stephen Herdsman  54'
  • Nelson Akwari  59'
 Report
  • Clint Dempsey  48'
 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,694
Referee: Michael Kennedy
May 22, 2004 7 New England Revolution 1–1 MetroStars Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Pat Noonan 7'
  • Brian Kamler  39'
  • Clint Dempsey  45'
 Report
  • Cornell Glen 55'
  • Amado Guevara  62'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,108
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 29, 2004 8 New England Revolution 0–1 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Shalrie Joseph  12'
 Report
  • Brian Kamler 5' (o.g.)
  • Brian Carroll  32'
  • Josha Gros  38'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 19,314
Referee: Kevin Terry
June 2, 2004 9 Kansas City Wizards 2–3 New England Revolution Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Josh Wolff 33'
  • Davy Arnaud 37'
  • Kerry Zavagnin  61'
  • Nick Garcia  88'
 Report
  • Pat Noonan 16' 86' 90'
  • Avery John  28'
  • Jay Heaps  71'
  • Marshall Leonard  87'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 8,014
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
June 6, 2004 10 New England Revolution 1–2 Columbus Crew Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Jose Cancela 62' (pen.)
  • Avery John  67'
  • Jay Heaps  67'
 Report
  • Frankie Hejduk 53'
  • Jeff Cunningham 68' (pen.)
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 7,047
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 12, 2004 11 Dallas Burn 3–1 New England Revolution Dallas, Texas
 Report
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 6,941
Referee: Alex Prus
June 19, 2004 12 New England Revolution 1–3 Kansas City Wizards Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Clint Dempsey 74'
  • Marshall Leonard  81'
 Report
  • Davy Arnaud 41'
  • Alex Zotinca  53'
  • Diego Gutierrez  66'
  • Matt Taylor 70' 90+3'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,038
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 26, 2004 13 New England Revolution 2–1 MetroStars Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Clint Dempsey  21'
  • Avery John  28'
  • Joe Franchino  45'
  • Felix Brillant 64'
  • Clint Dempsey 67'
  • Richie Baker  79'
  • Pat Noonan 90+1'
 Report
  • Pablo Brenes  36'
  • Ricardo Clark  71'
  • Amado Guevara  84' 90'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,891
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
July 4, 2004 14 Colorado Rapids 1–0 New England Revolution Denver, Colorado
  • Alberto Delgado 75'
 Report Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
Attendance: 41,979
Referee: Kevin Terry
July 11, 2004 15 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
  • Damani Ralph  23' 49' (pen.)
  • C.J. Brown  90+1'
 Report
  • Marshall Leonard  41'
  • Steve Ralston 50'
 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 39,529
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 14, 2004 16 New England Revolution 3–1 Chicago Fire FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Clint Dempsey 47'
  • Taylor Twellman 51' 67'  90'
 Report
  • Scott Buete  10'  90+1'
  • Andy Williams 40'  60'
  • C.J. Brown  45'
  • Orlando Perez  58'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,634
Referee: Alex Prus
July 17, 2004 17 Columbus Crew 1–1 New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
  • Kyle Martino  45'
  • Chris Wingert  56'
  • Simon Eliott  58'
  • Edson Buddle  70'
 Report
  • Clint Dempsey 31'
  • Richie Baker  42'
  • Avery John  64'
 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,373
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
July 24, 2004 18 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 New England Revolution San Jose, California
  • Troy Dakay  62'
  • Richard Mulrooney  79'
  • Landon Donovan 90+1'  90+4'
  • Brian Ching 90+4'
 Report
  • Pat Noonan 25'
  • Jose Cancela 54'
  • Steve Ralston  62'
  • Joe Franchino  70'
  • Shalrie Joseph  79'
  • Marshall Leonard  80'
 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,062
Referee: Andrew Chapin
August 7, 2004 19 New England Revolution 2–2 Columbus Crew Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Steve Ralston 28' (pen.)  45'
  • Pat Noonan 45+3'
 Report
  • Edson Buddle  19' 45+1'
  • Kyle Martino 20'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,156
Referee: Kevin Terry
August 11, 2004 20 Dallas Burn 0–3 New England Revolution Dallas, Texas
  • Clarence Goodson  90+1'
 Report
  • Pat Noonan 3'
  • Taylor Twellman 87'
  • Andy Dorman 90+4'
 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 5,104
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 14, 2004 21 D.C. United 2–2 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
  • Jaime Moreno 39' 56'
  • Ben Olsen  79'
 Report
  • Avery John  25'
  • Steve Ralston 38'
  • Rusty Pierce  71' Andy Dorman 85'
 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,298
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 21, 2004 22 New England Revolution 1–2 Kansas City Wizards Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Taylor Twellman 11'
 Report
  • Josh Wolff 39'
  • Shavar Thomas  45+1'
  • Davey Arnaud 66'
  • Kerry Zavagnin  73'
  • Bo Oshoniyi  90+1'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 7,410
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
August 28, 2004 23 D.C. United 0–0 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,236
Referee: Terry Vaughn
September 4, 2004 24 New England Revolution 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Marshall Leonard  41'
 Report
  • Chris Brown 48'
  • Troy Dayak  57'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 25,266
Referee: Michael Kennedy
September 11, 2004 25 MetroStars 3–2 New England Revolution East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Mike Magee 31' (pen.)
  • Jeff Parke  45'
  • Eddie Gaven 45+3'
  • Cornell Glen 68'
 Report
  • Pat Noonan 5'
  • Taylor Twellman 14'
  • Avery John  39'
  • Clint Dempsey  71'
 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 12,333
Referee: Michael Kennedy
September 18, 2004 26 New England Revolution 6–1 Colorado Rapids Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Steve Ralston 27' 36' (pen.)
  • Taylor Twellman 28' 71'
  • Pat Noonan 41' 50'
 Report
  • Peguero Jean Phillippe 17'  54'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 7,994
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 25, 2004 27 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
  • Andy Herron 7' 77'
  • Chris Armas  55'
  • Andy Williams  80'
 Report
  • Jay Heaps  54'
  • Clint Dempsey  68'
 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 20,383
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 2, 2004 28 New England Revolution 2–0 Dallas Burn Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Taylor Twellman 42'
  • Marshall Leonard  45+1'
  • Steve Ralston 47'
 Report Eric Quill  12'
  • Ronnie O'Brien  37'
  • Carey Talley  90'
  • Cory Gibbs  90+2'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,141
Referee: Alex Prus
October 9, 2004 29 D.C. United 1–0 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
  • Christian Gomez 32'
  • Josh Gros  54'
  • Dema Kovalenko  61'  74'
 Report
  • Pat Noonan  41'
  • Brian Kamler  57'
  • Avery John  73'
 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 19,461
Referee: Marcel Yonan
October 16, 2004 30 New England Revolution 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Taylor Twellman  22'
  • Clint Dempsey  45+1' 55'
  • Steve Ralston 58'
  • Rusty Pierce  61'
 Report
  • Nate Jaqua 56'
  • C.J. Brown  57'
  • Jesse Marsch  69'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,136
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

MLS Cup Playoffs

See also: 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs and MLS Cup 2004
October 23, 2004 Conference Semis Leg 1 New England Revolution 1–0 Columbus Crew Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 5,679
Referee: Michael Kennedy
October 31, 2004 Conference Semis Leg 2 Columbus Crew 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
17:00
  • Kyle Martino  26'
  • Frankie Hejduk  68'
  • Edson Buddle 90+2'
 Report
Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,224
Referee: Alex Prus

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