2009 New York Red Bulls season

New York Red Bulls
2009 season
Owner Red Bull GmbH
Coach Richie Williams Interim
Average home league attendance12,744[1]

The 2009 New York Red Bulls season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began with a 3–0 loss at expansion Seattle Sounders FC on March 19, and ended on October 24 with a 5–0 win over Toronto FC, the last match ever played by the team in Giants Stadium.

As of 2023, this was the last season in which the Red Bulls missed the playoffs.[2]

Squad

First-team squad

[3] 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
1 GK  USA Danny Cepero
2 DF  USA Kevin Goldthwaite
3 DF  CRC Carlos Johnson
4 DF  USA Carlos Mendes
5 MF  ESP Albert Celades
6 MF  USA Seth Stammler (vice-captain)
8 MF  BIH Siniša Ubiparipović
9 FW  COL Juan Pablo Ángel (captain)
10 FW  SEN Macoumba Kandji
11 MF  RSA Danleigh Borman
12 DF  USA Mike Petke
13 MF  VEN Jorge Rojas
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  CMR Matthew Mbuta
15 FW  USA John Wolyniec
17 MF  USA Jeremy Hall
18 DF  USA Leonard Krupnik
19 MF  JAM Dane Richards
20 DF  ARG Walter García
21 MF  AUT Ernst Öbster
22 MF  USA Nick Zimmerman
24 GK  SEN Bouna Coundoul
27 DF  NZL Andrew Boyens
32 MF  USA Luke Sassano

Club

Management

Position Staff
Sporting Director Jeff Agoos
Head Coach Richie Williams interim
Assistant Coach Des McAleenan
Goalkeeper Coach Des McAleenan
Head Athletic trainer Rick Guter
Assistant Athletic trainer Michelle Lafiosca
Equipment manager Fernando Ruiz

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: New York Red Bulls

Other information

Owner Red Bull GmbH
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Giants Stadium (80,242 / N/A)

Source: New York Red Bulls

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
MLS 15 March 19, 2009 October 24, 2009
CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 Preliminary round Preliminary round July 28, 2009 August 5, 2009

Updated to match played April 15, 2008
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

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 21 5 19 6 27 47  −20 5 6 4 24 20  +4 0 13 2 3 27  −24

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

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Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: New York Red Bulls
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS

March 19, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls Seattle, Washington
Montero 12'
Alonso  13'
Evans 25'
Hurtado  32'
Nyassi  67'
Montero 75'
Report Goldthwaite  21' Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,523
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 28, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New England Revolution East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
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 5, 2009 Chicago Fire 1–0 New York Red Bulls Bridgeview, Illinois
Thorrington  14'
Pappa 33'
Report Goldthwaite  44'
Richards  91+'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,633
Referee: Tim Weyland
April 11, 2009 Houston Dynamo 0–0 New York Red Bulls Houston, Texas, United States
Ching  43'
Boswell  79'
Chabala  93+'
Report Pietravallo  13'
Boyens  34'
Stammler  54'
Petke  68'
Johnson  78'
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 19,494
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 18, 2009 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Real Salt Lake East Rutherford, New Jersey
Kandji 2'
Angel 57'
Hall  66'
Richards  69'
Report Morales  42'
Russell  49'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 8,508
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 23, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 1–0 New York Red Bulls Kansas City, Kansas
López 3' (pen.)
Conrad  29'
Besler  64'
Report Johnson  2' Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Michael Kennedy
April 26, 2009 New York Red Bulls 2–3 D.C. United East Rutherford, New Jersey
Angle 68'
Richards 74'
Richards  78'
Report Wallace 21'
Simms  34'
Jacobson  53'
Wallace  68'
Emilio 90'
Pontius 91+'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,303
Referee: Steven DePiero
May 2, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 New York Red Bulls Carson, California
Donovan 4' (pen.) Report Johnson  76' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: Abiodun Okulaja
Referee: 21,006
May 8, 2009 New York Red Bulls 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes East Rutherford, New Jersey
Rojas 7' 13'
Angel 22'
Kandji 40'
Report Weaver  37'
Johnson 45'
Pitchkolan  59'
Denton  63'
Amarikwa  88'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 8,042
Referee: Jeff Gontarek
May 16, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Houston Dynamo East Rutherford, New Jersey
Rojas  35'
Angel  36'
Wolyniec 88'
Petke  90'
Report Akinbiyi  27'
Wondolowski 78'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,647
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 30, 2009 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Colorado Rapids East Rutherford, New Jersey
Angel 45' (pen.)
Goldthwaite  59'
Borman 73'
Borman  80'
Angel  82'
Report Casey 25'
Casey 48'
Ballouchy 60'
Palguta  71'
Pickens  77'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 12,039
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 4, 2009 D.C. United 2–0 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
Simms  27'
Quaranta 36'
Emilio  60'
Emilio  64'
Moreno 93+' (pen.)
Report Wolyniec  94+' Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,226
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 13, 2009 Toronto FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls Toronto, Ontario Canada
Cronin 3'
Robinson  31'
Dichio 43'
Serioux  44'
Harmse  88'
Report Celades 54'
Petke  96+'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,843
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 20, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:30 EST Kandji  11'
Goldthwaite  36'
Angel 40'
Report Montero 48+'
Marshall  83'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,313
Referee: Paul Ward
June 24, 2009 Toronto FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vitti 28'
Robinson  41'
De Rosario 59'
Serioux  78'
Report Richards  78' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,902
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 23, 2009 New York Red Bulls 3–2 FC Dallas East Rutherford, New Jersey
Angel 4'
Richards 27'
Wolyniec  55'
Goldthwaite  60'
Hall  86'
Angel 88'
Stammler  90+1'
Kandji  90+2'
Report McCarty 19'
Ricchetti  56'
van den Bergh 72'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 9,648
Referee: Jasen Anno
August 30, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, New Jersey
Borman  46+'
Ubiparipovic  53'
Richards 63'
Johnson  72'
Report Ekpo  37'
Hejduk  63'
Brunner  83'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,323
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 12, 2009 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Kansas City Wizards East Rutherford, New Jersey
Stammler  37'
Johnson  61'
Report Wolff 10'
Hirsig  41'
Leathers  47'
Jewsbury  74'
Hartman  91+'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,234
Referee: Mark Geiger
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 Chivas USA 1–1 New York Red Bulls Carson, California
Kljestan 64' Report Celades  56'
Angel 84'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,211
Referee: Alex Prus
October 3, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 New York Red Bulls Santa Clara, California
Johnson 24' (pen.) Report Richards  46+' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Steven DePiero
October 14, 2009 Real Salt Lake 2–0 New York Red Bulls Sandy, Utah
Beltran  3'
Johnson  59'
Williams 80'
Espindola 90'
Report Borman  38'
Boyens  86'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,247
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 24, 2009 New York Red Bulls 5–0 Toronto FC East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Kandji 3'
Ángel 33'
Ángel 62'
Kandji 70'
Mbuta 94+' (pen.)
Report White  60' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 21,305
Referee: Alex Prus

U.S. Open Cup qualification

April 29, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 New York Red Bulls Santa Clara, California
Salinas  39'
Campos  47'
Denton  67'
Campos 71'
Report Petke 2'
Sassano  76'
Wolyniec 80'
Pietravallo  82'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 4,011
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
May 20, 2009 New York Red Bulls 3–5 D.C. United Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Richards 44'
Rojas 48', 61' (pen.)
Report Pontius 8', 52'
Khumalo 18'
Barklage 21'
Fred 28'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,056
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

CONCACAF Champions League

July 30, 2009 Preliminary W Connection 2–2 New York Red Bulls Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella
20:00 ECT (UTC-4) Frias 40'
Hector 72'
Report Öbster 47'
Joseph 60' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
August 5, 2009 Preliminary New York Red Bulls 1–2 W Connection East Rutherford, New Jersey
Wolyniec 19' Report Toussaint 40' 45' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 6,549
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

References

  1. ^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  2. ^ mlssoccer. ""Just keep hating on us": New York Red Bulls defiant after playoff clinch | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "New York Red Bulls: Roster: Main". Archived from the original on March 22, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2009.