2009 New England Revolution season
| 2009 season | |||
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| Owner | Robert Kraft | ||
| Coach | Steve Nicol | ||
| Major League Soccer | 3rd East 7th Overall | ||
| Playoffs | Conference Semifinals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round | ||
| SuperLiga | Semifinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Joseph (8) All: Dube (10) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,732 (regular season) 7,416 (playoffs)[1] | ||
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The 2009 New England Revolution season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence, and the eighth straight in which the team made the playoffs. It began on March 21 with a 1–0 road win over the San Jose Earthquakes and ended on November 7 with a 2–0 loss to the Chicago Fire (the Revs lost the series 3–2 on aggregate).
Squad
First-team squad
As of August 8, 2009.[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.
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Transfers
In
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Out
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Honors
Adapted from 2024 Media Guide (pg. 326–328)[12]
| New England Revolution – 2009 League and team awards | |
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| Award | Name |
| MLS Most Valuable Player | Shalrie Joseph (Finalist) |
| MLS Fair Play Award (Individual) | Steve Ralston |
| MLS Best XI Selections | Shalrie Joseph |
| MLS Player of the Week | Taylor Twellman (Week 12), Kheli Dube (Week 23), Shalrie Joseph (Week 28) |
| MLS All-Stars | Shalrie Joseph |
| MLS Goal of the Week | Sainey Nyassi (Week 3 vs. DAL), Wells Thompson (Week 24 vs. SJ), Edgaras Jankauskas (Week 25 vs. KC) |
| MLS Goal of the Year | Edgaras Jankauskas (Finalist) |
| Revolution Most Valuable Player | Shalrie Joseph |
| Revolution Defender of the Year | Jay Heaps |
| Revolution Humanitarian of the Year | Steve Ralston |
| Revolution Golden Boot | Shalrie Joseph (8g 8a) |
Club
Management
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Director of Soccer | Mike Burns |
| Head Coach | Steve Nicol |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Gwynne Williams |
| Head Athletic trainer | Wayne Penniman |
| Equipment manager | Brian Banfill |
Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: New England Revolution
Other information
| Owner | Robert Kraft |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Gillette Stadium (68,756 / N/A) |
Source: New England Revolution
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | — | — | March 21, 2009 | ||
| USOC | Third round | — | Third round | June 30, 2009 | |
| Superliga | Group B | — | Semifinal | June 21, 2009 | July 15, 2009 |
Updated to match played July 15, 2009
Source: Competitions
Major League Soccer
Standings
| Pos | Team | 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 | 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 | |
| 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
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | −10 |
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
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: New England Revolution
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Matches
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
The Revolution began their preseason a week-long trip to Austin, Texas, then spent 12 days in North Carolina. [13]
| March 7 | Austin Aztex FC | 0–2 | New England Revolution | Austin, Texas |
| 7:30 am EST | [1], [2] |
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Stadium: Nelson Field |
| March 7 | Wake Forest | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 7:00 am EST |
|
https://library.thekraftgroup.com/20090307_game_notes_nc.pdf], [3] |
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Stadium: Macpherson Stadium Attendance: 2,478 |
| March 14 | Carolina Railhawks | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 am EST | [4], [5] | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
MLS regular season
| March 21, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Santa Clara, California |
| Amarikwa 74' Denton 79' |
Report | Dube 55' | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,335 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| March 28, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | New England Revolution | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 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 4, 2009 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | FC Dallas | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Rocha 33' Cooper 38' John 79' |
Report | Larentowicz 31' Mansally 34' Nyassi 56' Ralston 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,314 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| April 17, 2009 | D.C. United | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Washington, D.C. |
| Olsen 74' Olsen 91+' |
Report | Joseph 50' Thompson 74' Joseph 92+' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,441 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| April 25, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 6–0 | New England Revolution | Sandy, Utah |
| Morales 43' Olave 53' Mathis 55' Movsisyan 70' Escalada 81' Williams 85' Findley 89' |
Report | Thompson 22' Heaps 45' Mansally 57' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,051 |
| May 3, 2009 | New England Revolution | 0–2 | Houston Dynamo | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Mansally 51' | Report | Holden 22' Clark 44' Ching 58' Mullan 63' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,112 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| May 9, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Conde 36' | Report | Joseph 49' Larentowicz 60' Heaps 79' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,288 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| May 16, 2009 | New England Revolution | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Phelan 4' Ralston 18' |
Report | Casey 3' Casey 41' Cummings 50' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,677 Referee: Shane Moody |
| May 23, 2009 | Toronto FC | 3–1 | New England Revolution | Toronto, Canada |
| Guevara 14' De Rosario 68' Guevara 70' Guevara 80' |
Report | Joseph 13' Thompson 69' Ralston 81' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,478 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| May 30, 2009 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | D.C. United | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Joseph 55' Heaps 80' Barnes 84' Ralston 90' (pen.) |
Report | Pontius 21' Fred 36' Wallace 46+' Wicks 81' McTavish 89' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,271 Referee: Hilario Grejeda |
| June 7, 2009 | New England Revolution | 4–0 | New York Red Bulls | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Joseph 33' Heaps 47+' Ralston 52' Twellman 57' 64' |
Report | Goldthwaite 45' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,183 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
| June 13, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 3–1 | New England Revolution | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Arnaud 19' López 31' Larentowicz 36' (o.g.) Hohlbein 39' |
Report | Phelan 13' Joseph 28' Osei 31' Alston 38' Barnes 83' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| July 4, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Carson, California |
| Eskandarian 8' Berhalter 72' Jordan 87' |
Report | Mansally 50' Thompson 61' Phelan 61' Reis 87' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,609 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| July 11, 2009 | New England Revolution | 0–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Alston 24' Larentowicz 33' |
Report | Jewsbury 33' Harrington 53' Watson 81' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 24,137 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| July 19, 2009 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | Chivas USA | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Dube 61' Ralston 77' |
Report | Nagamura 44' Lillingston 75' Lahoud 84' Talley 92' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,997 Referee: Jeff Gontarek |
| July 25, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Houston, Texas |
| James 38' Clark 78' |
Report | Larentowicz 34' Dube 76' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 15,179 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| August 1, 2009 | New England Revolution | 1–1 | Toronto FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Jankauskas 76' Videira 92+' |
Report | Gerba 12' De Rosario 34' Barrett 36' 50' Serioux 59' Frei 93+' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,014 Referee: Vaughn |
| August 8, 2009 | New England Revolution | 1–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Mansally 74' Ralston 83' |
Report | Donovan 21' Kirovski 52' Lewis 77' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 26,623 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| August 20, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 PST | Gonzalez 40' Montero 54' Nyassi 86' |
Report | Joseph 21' Ralston 43' Jankauskas 47+' Heaps 49+' Reis 65' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 32,705 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| August 23, 2009 | New England Revolution | 3–1 | Real Salt Lake | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Dube 9' Dube 29' Barnes 35' Dube 47' Dube 66' |
Report | Espindola 35' Johnson 65' Barnes 85' (o.g.) Wingert 87' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,552 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| August 29, 2009 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Ralston 68' Thompson 74' Thompson 75' |
Report | Corrales 4' Sanchez 48' Sanchez 92+' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,286 Referee: Alex Prus |
| September 5, 2009 | New England Revolution | 2–4 | Kansas City Wizards | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Shalrie Joseph 23' Wells Thompson 50' Edgaras Jankauskas 64' Kheli Dube 81' |
[6] | Claudio Lopez 3' Jay Heaps 29' (o.g.) Lance Watson 63' Josh Wolff 73' Josh Wolff 91+' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,489 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| September 13, 2009 | Chivas USA | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Carson, California |
| Maicon 10' Talley 70' Kljestan 94+' (pen.) |
Report | Osei 42' Jankauskas 70' Thompson 73' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,334 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 18, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | New England Revolution | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 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 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EST | Joseph 51' (pen.) Joseph 87' |
Report | Montero 5' Jaqua 92+' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,961 Referee: Steven DePiero |
| September 30, 2009 | FC Dallas | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Dallas, Texas |
| Harris 59' Cunningham 71' Rocha 88' 91+' |
Report | Videira 26' Osei 51' Thompson 91+' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 51,012 Referee: Ramón Hernández |
| October 3, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Ballouchy 9' Casey 58' (pen.) Baudet 59' |
Report | Dube 29' Osei 63' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,535 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 10, 2009 | New England Revolution | 0–1 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Osei 7' Joseph 38' Dube 45' |
Report | Padula 36' Burns 46+' Brunner 50' Ekpo 65' Zayner 93+' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,297 Referee: Paul Ward |
| October 17, 2009 | New England Revolution | 0–0 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Banner 5' McBride 62' |
Report | Nyassi 41' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,064 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| October 25, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Columbus, Ohio |
| Iro 60' Zayner 63' Padula 81' Moffat 88' |
Report | Heaps 55' Larentowicz 79' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,797 Referee: Kevin Stott |
MLS playoffs
| November 1, 2009 Conf. Semifinals | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 14:00 EST | Alston 41' Osei 47+' Joseph 75' |
report | Rolfe 17' Husidic 93+' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,416 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| November 7, 2009 Conf. Semifinals | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:30 CST | Thorrington 35' Blanco 83' |
report | Mansally 17' Jankauskas 36' Larentowicz 85' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,528 Referee: Alex Prus |
SuperLiga 2009
| June 21, 2009 Group stage | New England | 4–2 | Santos Laguna | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 18:30 EDT | Dube 30' Osei 31' Larentowicz 38' Mansally 60' Heaps 63' Dube 82' Phelan 91+' |
Report | Mares 28' Vuoso 51' Rodriguez 55' Vuoso 69' Jiménez 92+' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,512 Referee: Cortney Campbell (Jamaica) |
| June 24, 2009 Group stage | New England | 1–1 | Kansas City | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:00 EDT | Videira 34' Dube 46+' |
Report | Leathers 28' Thompson 44' Barnes 85' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 5,378 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (USA) |
| June 28, 2009 Group stage | New England | 1–0 | Atlas | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 16:30 EDT | Larentowicz 16' Mansally 32' Igwe 37' Osei 82' |
Report | Torres 43' Bottinelli 55' Espinoza 85' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,411 Referee: Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica) |
| July 15, 2009 Semifinals | New England | 1–2 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:00 EDT | Phelan 4' Jankauskas 44' |
Report | Soumaré 6' McBride 34' Blanco 36' Blanco 63' Pappa 80' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Paul Ward (USA) |
U.S. Open Cup
| June 30, 2009 Third round | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | New England Revolution | New Britain, Connecticut |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Calvano 51' Odour 72' Bloes 105' |
Report | Larentowicz 38' Osei 63' Nyassi 67' Colaluca 92' 117' |
Stadium: Veteran's Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Lee Suckle |
References
- ^ "2009 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ "New England Revolution". Archived from the original on August 5, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ "Revs add midfielder Michael Videira". New England Revolution. December 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ "Revolution adds defender Darrius Barnes". New England Revolution. March 17, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ "Revs sign African forward Ombiogno". New England Revolution. March 26, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ "Revolution adds African defender". New England Revolution. March 31, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ a b "Revs acquire R.I.'s Nico Colaluca from Rapids". New England Revolution. May 6, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
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- ^ "Cristman traded to Kansas City". New England Revolution. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
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- ^ "Parkhurst transfers to Danish club". New England Revolution. December 9, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
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