New England Revolution II is a professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in the MLS Next Pro, the third division of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. The team plays at Gillette Stadium. The team was announced as a member of League One on October 9, 2019.[1][2] On February 8, 2024, the team announced that eight of their 14 home games would be played at Mark A Ouellette Stadium in Hooksett, New Hampshire[3]
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| Full name | New England Revolution II | ||
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| Founded | October 9, 2019 | ||
| Stadium | Gillette Stadium Mark A. Ouellette Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 1,500 | ||
| Owner | Robert Kraft | ||
| Head coach | Richie Williams | ||
| League | MLS Next Pro | ||
| 2023 | 2nd, Eastern Conference Playoffs: Conference Finals | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
On October 9, 2019, the New England Revolution announced the formation of a reserve team in USL League One that would begin play in the 2020 season and that they would play at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.[4] On November 25, 2019, the club announced its first manager, Clint Peay.[5]
MLS Next Pro edit
The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022.[6]
Players and staff edit
Current roster edit
- As of 1 February 2024[7]
- ^ Signed to first team contract with New England Revolution
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Staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Richie Williams
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| Associate head coach |  Marcelo Santos
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| Goalkeeping coach |  Yuta Nomura
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| Head athletic trainer | Darrell St. Jean
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| Sports performance coach | Pablo di Benedetto
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| Team administrator | Brandon Miskin
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| Equipment manager | Nathann Layton
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Statistics and records edit
Year-by-year edit
- As of 18 September 2022
| Season | USL League One | Playoffs | US Open Cup | Top Scorer | |||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2020 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 9th | Did not qualify | Did not enter * | Nicolas Firmino Justin Rennicks
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| 2021 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 8th | Did not qualify | Did not enter * | Damian Rivera
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| *As a fully owned and operated MLS reserve team, New England Revolution II is ineligible to enter the U.S. Open Cup. | |||||||||||||
| Season | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Top Scorer | ||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Conference | Overall | Player | Goals | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 33 | 7th, Eastern | 13th | Did not qualify | Marcos Dias |
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| 2023 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 57 | 41 | 2nd, Eastern | 4th | Conference Finals | Jordan Adebayo-Smith |
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| *As a fully owned and operated MLS reserve team, New England Revolution II is ineligible to enter the U.S. Open Cup. | |||||||||||||
Head coaches record edit
- As of 18 September 2022
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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| Clint Peay |  United States
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September 11, 2018 | Present | 68 | 25 | 12 | 31 | 79 | 107 | 36.76 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Revolution Launch USL League One Team to Begin Play in 2020" (Press release). New England Revolution. October 9, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ Mahoney, Andrew (October 9, 2019). "New England Revolution to launch USL League One team". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Revolution II announce schedule for 2024 MLS NEXT Pro season" (Press release). February 8, 2024.
- ^ DePrisco, Michael (October 9, 2019). "Revolution launch USL League One Team, Revolution II, to begin play in 2020". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Clint Peay hired as inaugural head coach of Revolution II" (Press release). New England Revolution. November 25, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "MLS NEXT Pro Unveils 21 Clubs for Inaugural Season". revolutionsoccer.
- ^ "Revolution II Roster". revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
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