2009 New England Revolution season

New England Revolution
2009 season
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)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2008 2010 →

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Matt Reis
2	DF	USA	Amaechi Igwe
3	DF	USA	Chris Albright
4	DF	CRC	Gabriel Badilla
5	DF	GHA	Emmanuel Osei
6	DF	USA	Jay Heaps
7	MF	USA	Wells Thompson
8	MF	USA	Chris Tierney
9	FW	CMR	Stephane Assengue
10	FW	LTU	Edgaras Jankauskas
11	FW	ZIM	Kheli Dube
13	MF	USA	Jeff Larentowicz
14	MF	USA	Steve Ralston (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	HON	Mauricio Castro
19	MF	USA	Michael Videira
20	FW	USA	Taylor Twellman
21	MF	GRN	Shalrie Joseph (vice-captain)
24	GK	USA	Brad Knighton
25	DF	USA	Darrius Barnes
26	MF	USA	Nico Colaluca
28	MF	USA	Pat Phelan
29	FW	GAM	Kenny Mansally
30	DF	USA	Kevin Alston
31	MF	GAM	Sainey Nyassi
34	GK	USA	Bobby Shuttleworth

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	USA	Michael Videira (Unattached, Free^[3])
25	DF	USA	Darius Barnes (Superdraft^[4])
9	FW	CMR	Stephane Assengue (from Daga Young Stars, Free^[5])


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	GHA	Emmanuel Osei (from Liberty Professionals F.C., Free^[6])
26	MF	USA	Nico Colaluca (from Colorado Rapids, Trade^[7])
10	FW	LTU	Edgaras Jankauskas (from REO LT Vilnius, Free^[8])

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	FW	USA	Adam Cristman (to Kansas City Wizards, Trade^[9])
18	MF	BER	Khano Smith (to Seattle Sounders FC, Expansion Draft^[10])
12	GK	USA	Doug Warren (Released on waivers^[10])


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	USA	José Angulo (Released on waivers^[10])
15	DF	USA	Michael Parkhurst (to FC Nordsjælland, Free^[11])
—	DF	USA	Rob Valentino (from Colorado Rapids, Trade^[7])

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 v t e	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 v t e	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	CONCACAF Champions League
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	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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Stadium	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	T	W	T	L	L	T	T	L	W	W	L	L	T	W	W	T	L	W	W	W	L	L	T	W	L	T	L	T	W

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

Matches

Win Tie Loss

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^{[permanent dead link]}	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'	[1]	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^{[permanent dead link]}	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^{[permanent dead link]}	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^{[permanent dead link]}	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^{[permanent dead link]}	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^{[permanent dead link]}	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^{[permanent dead link]}	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.
^ "Revs add Lithuanian forward Jankauskas". New England Revolution. July 1, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
^ "Cristman traded to Kansas City". New England Revolution. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Smith taken by Seattle". New England Revolution. November 26, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
^ "Parkhurst transfers to Danish club". New England Revolution. December 9, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

External links

2009 Schedule

[1] "2009 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.

[2] "New England Revolution". Archived from the original on August 5, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

[3] "Revs add midfielder Michael Videira". New England Revolution. December 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

[4] "Revolution adds defender Darrius Barnes". New England Revolution. March 17, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

[5] "Revs sign African forward Ombiogno". New England Revolution. March 26, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

[6] "Revolution adds African defender". New England Revolution. March 31, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

[colaluca_valentino-7] "Revs acquire R.I.'s Nico Colaluca from Rapids". New England Revolution. May 6, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

[8] "Revs add Lithuanian forward Jankauskas". New England Revolution. July 1, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

[9] "Cristman traded to Kansas City". New England Revolution. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

[smith_warren_angulo-10] "Smith taken by Seattle". New England Revolution. November 26, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

[11] "Parkhurst transfers to Danish club". New England Revolution. December 9, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

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