2004 New England Revolution season

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]

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
← 2003
2005 →

Squad edit

First Team Squad edit

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

Player Movement edit

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

League and Team Awards edit

League Awards
Award Player Name 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]
Team Awards
Award Name Winner 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 edit

Eastern Conference edit

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 edit

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 edit

2004 Major League Soccer Regular Season edit

April 3, 2004 1 LA Galaxy 2-3 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
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
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
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
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: Solider Field
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
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
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
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
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: Solider Field
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
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
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
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

2004 MLS Cup Playoffs edit

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
November 6, 2004 Eastern Conference Final D.C. United 3-3 (a.e.t.)
(4-3 p)
New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
17:00
Report
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 21,201
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Penalties

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Club History: All-Time Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2024.