2024 New England Revolution season

The 2024 New England Revolution season is the club's 29th season in existence, and their 29th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The season began on February 21 when the club defeated Club Atlético Independiente in the first round of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup. The Revolution will also play in the 2024 Leagues Cup.

New England Revolution
2024 season
PresidentBrian Bilello
Head CoachCaleb Porter
StadiumGillette Stadium
CONCACAF Champions CupQuarterfinals
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Background edit

The 2023 season was the Revolution's 28th season of existence, and their 28th season in MLS, the top tier of American soccer. The season began on February 25 when the club began their play in the 2023 Major League Soccer season, and the season concluded on October 21. The Revolution finished the year 15–9–10 (55 points) leaving them 5th in the Eastern Conference. They lost to Philadelphia Union in the first round of the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs. In the 2023 U.S. Open Cup the Revs entered in the Third Round, defeating Hartford Athletic 2–1, before bowing out in the Round of 32 to Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. The season was marred by the mid-season suspension,[1] and later resignation,[2] of head coach Bruce Arena. On December 19, 2023, the team announced that it had hired Caleb Porter to be the next head coach.[3]

Summary edit

Pre-season edit

The Revolution opened their 2024 preseason on January 13 with entrance physicals for players in Foxborough.[4] The first week was spent training in Massachusetts, before the team departed to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for a four-week training camp.[4] The Revolution announced five friendly matches against four different MLS opponents leading up to their CONCACAF Champions Cup opener.[4] Their first match was a 3-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls.[5]

Club edit

Team management edit

Roster edit

Appearances and goals are career totals from MLS Regular Season.

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) [6] Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Henrich Ravas   GK (1997-08-16)August 16, 1997 (aged 26)   Widzew Łódź 0 0
36 Earl Edwards Jr.   GK (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992 (age 32)   D.C. United 34 0
98 Jacob Jackson   GK (2000-04-25)April 25, 2000 (aged 23)   Loyola Marymount Lions 2 0
Defenders
2 Dave Romney   DF (1993-06-12)June 12, 1993 (aged 30)   Nashville SC 205 8
4 Henry Kessler   DF (1998-06-25)June 25, 1998 (aged 25)   Virginia Cavaliers 81 4
6 Jonathan Mensah    DF (1990-07-13)July 13, 1990 (aged 33)   San Jose Earthquakes 185 7
12 Nick Lima   DF (1994-11-17)November 17, 1994 (aged 28)   Austin FC 195 8
15 Brandon Bye   DF (1995-11-29)November 29, 1995 (aged 27)   Western Michigan Broncos 153 9
24 DeJuan Jones    DF (1996-06-24)June 24, 1996 (aged 27)   Michigan State Spartans 125 6
25 Peyton Miller   DF (2007-11-08)November 8, 2007 (aged 16)   Revs II 0 0
34 Ryan Spaulding   DF (1998-09-10)September 10, 1998 (aged 25)   Revs II 9 0
43 Santiago Suárez    DF (2005-04-23)April 23, 2005 (aged 18)   Revs II 0 0
88 Andrew Farrell   DF (1992-04-02)April 2, 1992 (aged 31)   Louisville Cardinals 327 2
Midfielders
8 Matt Polster   MF (1993-06-08)June 8, 1993 (aged 30)   Rangers 186 9
10 Carles Gil   MF (1992-11-22)November 22, 1992 (aged 30)   Deportivo La Coruña 133 32
11 Dylan Borrero   MF (2002-01-05)January 5, 2002 (aged 21)   Atlético Mineiro 15 5
16 Joshua Bolma    MF (2002-04-10)April 10, 2002 (aged 21)   University of Maryland 1 0
14 Ian Harkes   MF (1995-03-30)March 30, 1995 (aged 28)   Dundee United FC 42 4
18 Emmanuel Boateng    MF (1994-01-17)January 17, 1994 (aged 29)   Columbus Crew 187 15
21 Nacho Gil   MF (1995-09-09)September 9, 1995 (aged 28)   FC Cartagena 13 0
22 Jack Panayotou   MF (2004-06-05)June 5, 2004 (aged 19)   Revs II 11 0
26 Tommy McNamara    MF (1991-02-06)February 6, 1991 (aged 32)   Houston Dynamo FC 214 22
28 Mark-Anthony Kaye   MF (1994-12-02)December 2, 1994 (aged 28)   Toronto FC 148 15
29 Noel Buck   MF (2005-04-05)April 5, 2005 (aged 18)   Revs II 32 4
47 Esmir Bajraktarevic   MF (2005-03-10)March 10, 2005 (aged 18)   Revs II 16 0
Forwards
5 Tomás Chancalay   FW (1999-01-01)January 1, 1999 (aged 24)   Racing Club 11 6
9 Giacomo Vrioni   FW (1998-10-15)October 15, 1998 (aged 25)   Juventus FC 36 7
17 Bobby Wood   FW (1992-11-15)November 15, 1992 (aged 30)   Real Salt Lake 60 12
32 Malcolm Fry   FW (2005-05-15)May 15, 2005 (aged 18)   Revs II 0 0

Roster Exemptions edit

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) 2024 Status
72 Damian Rivera     MF (2002-12-08)December 8, 2002 (aged 20) Season-long loan to Tampa Bay Rowdies[7]

Non-competitive edit

Preseason exhibitions edit

January 24 1 New York Red Bulls 3–0 New England Revolution Bradenton, Florida
1:00 pm EST Emil Forsberg  

Manoel  

Sofo  
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
February 1 2 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New England Revolution Bradenton, Florida
12:00 pm EST Boupendza  ,  Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: The friendly match was played over 120 minutes and had four 30-minute periods.[8]
February 10 3 Orlando City SC 3–1 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EST
Report[9][10]
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Ricardo Montero
February 14 4 Philadelphia Union 0–0 New England Revolution Clearwater, Florida
1:10 pm EST Report Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
Attendance: 40
February 15 5 FC Cincinnati 5–2 New England Revolution Clearwater, Florida
1:00 pm EST
  • Kubo   36'
  • Acosta   40'
  • Bucha   60'
  • trialist   69'
  • Boupendza   78',   82'
Report
Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park

Competitive edit

Major League Soccer edit

Results edit

February 24 1 D.C. United 3–1 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,215
Referee: Andrew Musashe
March 3 2 New England Revolution 0–1 Toronto FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
2:00 PM EST Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 29,293
Referee: Wesley Costa
March 9 3 Atlanta United FC 4–1 New England Revolution Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 67,727
Referee: Rafael Santos
March 17 4 New England Revolution 1–2 FC Cincinnati Foxborough, Massachusetts
2:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,557
Referee: Richonne Clark
March 23 5 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
2:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,269
Referee: Kyle Johnston
April 6 6 New England Revolution 1–0 Charlotte FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 22,196
Referee: Sergii Boiko
April 13 7 New York City FC 2–0 New England Revolution New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 20,744
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
April 20 8 Toronto FC 1–0 New England Revolution Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 24,108
Referee: Mark Allatin
April 27 9 New England Revolution 1–4 Inter Miami CF Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 65,612
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 4 10 Chicago Fire 0–1 New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
9:25 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,379
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 11 11 New York Red Bulls v New England Revolution Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
May 18 12 New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
May 25 13 New England Revolution v New York City FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
May 29 14 Columbus Crew SC v New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
June 1 15 Nashville SC v New England Revolution Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
June 8 16 New England Revolution v New York Red Bulls Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
June 15 17 New England Revolution v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
June 22 18 FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
June 29 19 New England Revolution v Columbus Crew SC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
July 3 20 New England Revolution v Atlanta United FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
July 6 21 Seattle Sounders FC v New England Revolution Seattle, Washington
10:30 PM EDT Stadium: Lumen Field
July 13 22 New England Revolution v Orlando City SC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
July 17 23 Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
July 20 24 New England Revolution v FC Dallas Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
August 24 25 CF Montréal v New England Revolution Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
August 31 26 Real Salt Lake v New England Revolution Sandy, Utah
9:30 PM EDT Stadium: America First Field
September 7 27 New England Revolution v St. Louis City SC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
September 14 28 Orlando City SC v New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
9:30 PM EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 18 29 New England Revolution v CF Montréal Foxborough, Massachusetts
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
September 21 30 Charlotte FC v New England Revolution Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
September 28 31 New England Revolution v Nashville SC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
October 2 32 Houston Dynamo FC v New England Revolution Houston, Texas
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
October 5 33 New England Revolution v D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
October 19 34 Inter Miami CF v New England Revolution Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium

CONCACAF Champions Cup edit

The Revolution entered the 2024 CONCACAF Champions cup in the first round. They qualified after finishing in sixth-place in the 2023 MLS Supporters' shield. Their qualification was confirmed after MLS Cup 2023 in which the Columbus Crew won.[11] The draw for the competition was performed on December 13, 2023, and the Revolution were drawn against Panamanian side Club Atlético Independiente.[12]

Round one edit

February 21 First leg CAI de La Chorrera   0–1   New England Revolution Penonomé, Coclé
8:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario F.C.
Attendance: 1,107[13]
Referee: Walter Lopez (Guatemala)
February 29 Second leg New England Revolution   3–0
(4–0 agg.)
  CAI de La Chorrera Foxborough, Massachusetts
8:15 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 5,943
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Note: New England Revolution won 4–0 on aggregate.

Round of 16 edit

March 6 First leg New England Revolution   4–0   Alajuelense Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 6,391
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
March 14 Second leg Alajuelense   1–1
(1–5 agg.)
  New England Revolution Alajuela, Alajuela
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 7,315
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Note: New England Revolution won 5–1 on aggregate

Quarterfinals edit

April 2 First leg[a] New England Revolution   0–4   Club América Foxborough, Massachusetts
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,978
Referee: Ismael Cornejo
April 9 Second leg[a] Club América   5–2
(9–2 agg.)
  New England Revolution Mexico City, Mexico
10:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 18,636
Referee: Saíd Martínez
Note: Club América won 9–2 on aggregate.

U.S. Open Cup edit

The New England Revolution will not participate in the U.S. Open Cup this year. On December 15, 2023, Major League Soccer announced that its teams would not participate in the 2024 edition of the U.S. Open Cup due to fixture congestion. This would have been the first year since its inception that MLS teams would not participate in the tournament.[15] The league intended to send reserve teams from MLS Next Pro instead, but the request was denied by the United States Soccer Federation on December 20.[16] On March 1, 2024, it was announced that 19 MLS and MLS Next Pro teams will participate. The Revs are not one of the 19, nor are MLS Next Pro team Revolution II.[17]

Leagues Cup edit

The Revolution will enter the 2024 Leagues Cup in the group stage. On February 1, the team was drawn in a group with Nashville SC and Mazatlán F.C.[18]

East 5 edit

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NER NAS MAZ
1   New England Revolution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage Aug 6 Jul 27
2   Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 31
3   Mazatlán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 27 Group New England Revolution   v   Mazatlán F.C. Foxborough, Massachusetts
8:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
August 6 Group New England Revolution   v   Nashville SC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position No. Name From Fee/notes Ref.
December 11, 2023 DF 12   Nick Lima   Austin FC Trade [19]
January 4, 2024 DF 16   Jonathan Mensah   San Jose Earthquakes Free Agent [20]
January 6, 2024 GK 1   Henrich Ravas   Widzew Łódź Transfer [21]

Transfers out edit

Date Position No. Name To Fee/notes Ref.
December 1, 2023 FW 7   Gustavo Bou   Talleres Out of contract [22]
December 1, 2023 FW 12   Justin Rennicks   AC Oulu Out of contract [22]
December 1, 2023 DF 3   Omar Gonzalez   FC Dallas Out of contract [22]
December 1, 2023 MF 3   Maciel   New England Revolution II Option declined [22]
December 1, 2023 DF 6   Christian Makoun   Anorthosis Famagusta FC Option declined [22]
December 1, 2023 DF 77   Ben Reveno Option declined [22]
December 1, 2023 DF 44   Ben Sweat Retired Option declined [22]
January 10, 2024 GK 1   Tomáš Vaclík   Albacete Contract buyout [23]

MLS SuperDraft picks edit

2024 New England Revolution SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 20 -- -- -- Traded to MIN[24]
2 49 -- -- -- Traded to DCU[25]
3 78 -- -- -- Traded to MIN[24]

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Top assists edit

Disciplinary record edit

Clean sheets edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The Revolution were slated to host the second leg of the quarterfinals due to their superior record in the competition, but due to a scheduling conflict at Gillette Stadium, they requested to host the first leg.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ "New England Revolution Team Statement". New England Revolution. August 1, 2023. Archived from the original on March 6, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Statement from the New England Revolution". New England Revolution. September 9, 2023. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "New England Revolution hire Caleb Porter as head coach". Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "New England Revolution announce 2024 preseason schedule". revolutionsoccer.net. MLS. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Gonçalves, João (January 26, 2024). "New England Revolution drop their first preseason friendly, lose 3-0 to the N.Y. Red Bulls". The Herald News. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Age on last match of the season November 8, 2023
  7. ^ "Midfielder Damian Rivera loaned to Tampa Bay Rowdies". New England Revolution. February 19, 2024. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Chaplet, Carter (February 2, 2024). "4 takeaways from FC Cincinnati's preseason victory over the New England Revolution". FC Cincinnati. MLS. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 Club Friendly". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Staff Report (February 11, 2024). "Revolution squander early goal in preseason loss to Orlando City SC". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 11, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Kurie, Brendan (December 10, 2023). "New England Revolution qualify for 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "New England Revolution to face CA Independiente in 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One". revolutionsoccer.net. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "Independiente de la Chorrera 0 - 1 New England Revolution". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  14. ^ Geagan, Matt (March 15, 2024). "Revolution set to face Mexican powerhouse Club América in Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals". CBS News. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  15. ^ "MLS to skip U.S. Open Cup, nation's oldest soccer tournament". mlssoccer.com. December 15, 2023. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  16. ^ Bonagura, Kyle (December 20, 2023). "MLS teams must play in Open Cup - U.S. Soccer". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  17. ^ "19 MLS & MLS NEXT Pro clubs to compete in 2024 US Open Cup". mlssoccer.com. March 1, 2024. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  18. ^ Bird, Hayden (February 1, 2024). "Revolution drawn into Leagues Cup group with MLS, Liga MX opponents". Revolution drawn into Leagues Cup group with MLS, Liga MX opponents. The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  19. ^ "New England Revolution acquire defender Nick Lima from Austin FC". New England Revolution. December 11, 2023. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  20. ^ "New England Revolution sign free agent defender Jonathan Mensah". revolutionsoccer.net. January 4, 2024. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  21. ^ "New England Revolution sign goalkeeper Henrich Ravas". revolutionsoccer.net. January 6, 2024. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g "New England Revolution announce year-end roster moves". revolutionsoccer.net. December 1, 2023. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  23. ^ "New England Revolution part ways with goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík". revolutionsoccer.net. January 10, 2024. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  24. ^ a b "Revolution acquire $100,000 in GAM from Minnesota United FC". revolutionsoccer.net. December 19, 2023. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  25. ^ "Revs sign American midfielder Ian Harkes after four-plus seasons in Scotland with Dundee United". revolutionsoccer.net. July 5, 2023. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

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