2008 New York Red Bulls season

The 2008 season was the 13th season of New York Red Bulls's franchise existence. They played their home games at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Juan Carlos Osorio made his debut as the Red Bulls coach after being hired in December 2007.

New York Red Bulls
2008 season
ChairmanAustria Red Bull GmbH
ManagerColombia Juan Carlos Osorio
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Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Last updated on August 19, 2008.
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Season
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   USA Kevin Goldthwaite 20 2 20 2
3 DF   USA Hunter Freeman 12 0 12 0
4 DF   USA Carlos Mendes 14 0 14 0
6 DF   USA Seth Stammler 17 1 17 1
7 FW   USA Mike Magee 17 3 17 3
8 MF   BIH Siniša Ubiparipović 13 1 13 1
9 FW   COL Juan Pablo Ángel 13 7 13 7
10 MF   USA Claudio Reyna 6 0 6 0
11 MF   NED Dave van den Bergh 18 5 18 5
12 MF   RSA Danleigh Borman 11 2 11 2
13 MF   VEN Jorge Rojas 4 0 4 0
15 FW   USA John Wolyniec 15 0 15 0
17 FW   USA Jozy Altidore 8 3 8 3
17 MF   VEN Gabriel Cichero 2 0 2 0
18 GK   USA Jon Conway 20 0 20 0
19 MF   JAM Dane Richards 14 0 14 0
20 FW   COL Oscar Echeverry 9 0 9 0
23 MF   ARG Juan Pietravallo 4 0 4 0
26 FW   USA Chris Megaloudis 1 0 1 0
27 DF   NZL Andrew Boyens 12 0 12 0
32 MF   USA Luke Sassano 16 0 16 0
33 DF   USA Chris Leitch 10 0 10 0
60 DF   USA Jeff Parke 18 0 18 0

Disciplinary record edit

Disciplinary records for 2008 league matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
No. Nat. Player   Yellow cards   Red cards
2   Kevin Goldthwaite 5 0
4   Carlos Mendes 1 0
6   Seth Stammler 3 0
7   Mike Magee 1 0
8   Siniša Ubiparipović 4 0
9   Juan Pablo Ángel 1 0
11   Dave van den Bergh 2 1
12   Danleigh Borman 1 0
13   Jorge Rojas 1 0
15   John Wolyniec 1 0
17   Gabriel Cichero 1 1
19   Dane Richards 1 0
20   Oscar Echeverry 1 0
23   Juan Pietravallo 1 0
27   Andrew Boyens 3 0
32   Luke Sassano 2 0
60   Jeff Parke 2 1

Pre-season edit

  CD Chivas USA1 – 0New York Red Bulls  
Razov   4' (Report)



  Red Bull Salzburg (reserves)2 – 3New York Red Bulls  
Janočko   47'
Rakić   53'
(Report) Ángel   59'
Sassano   66'
Magee   78'


  Carolina RailHawks0 – 1New York Red Bulls  
(Report) Van den Bergh   27'
Attendance: 5,426
Referee: Lee Suckle

Carolina Challenge Cup edit


  Toronto FC1 – 1New York Red Bulls  
Cunningham   10' (Report) Wolyniec   78'
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard

MLS season edit


April 12   New York Red Bulls 0 – 2 FC Dallas   Pizza Hut Park
20:30 EST (Report) Álvarez   1'
Cooper   66'
Attendance: 11,564
Referee: Jair Marrufo


April 27   San Jose Earthquakes 0 – 2 New York Red Bulls   Giants Stadium
19:30 EST (Report) Magee   79' (pen.)
Altidore   90+5'
Attendance: 9,053
Referee: Michael Kennedy

May 1   New York Red Bulls 1 – 1 Toronto FC   BMO Field
19:00 EST Van den Bergh   39' (Report) Vélez   22' Attendance: 19,816
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

May 10   New York Red Bulls 2 – 1 Los Angeles Galaxy   The Home Depot Center
22:30 EST Borman   21'
Ángel   78'
(Report) Gordon   77' Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Alex Prus


May 25   Chicago Fire 5 – 1 New York Red Bulls   Giants Stadium
15:00 EST Barrett   8', 60'
Rolfe   48'
Blanco  55' (pen.)
Segares   62'
(Report) Altidore   74' Attendance: 14,754
Referee: Ricardo Salazar


June 5   CD Chivas USA 0 – 1 New York Red Bulls   Giants Stadium
19:30 EST (Report) Ángel   75' Attendance: 9,521
Referee: Alex Prus

June 14   New York Red Bulls 1 – 4 D.C. United   RFK Stadium
19:30 EST Van den Bergh   54' (Report) Emilio   23'
Simms   26'
Emilio   45+1', 59'
Attendance: 18,622
Referee: Kevin Stott

June 18   New York Red Bulls 1 – 1 New England Revolution   Gillette Stadium
19:30 EST Stammler   37' (Report) Ralston   79' Attendance: 10,596
Referee: Joe Caroccio

June 21   FC Dallas 0 – 1 New York Red Bulls   Giants Stadium
19:30 EST (Report)[permanent dead link] Goldthwaite   16' Attendance: 16,427
Referee: Terry Vaughn


July 4   New York Red Bulls 0 – 4 Colorado Rapids   Dick's Sporting Goods Park
21:30 EST (Report) McManus   24'
Ballouchy   36'
Clark   49'
Cummings   68'
Attendance: 18,776
Referee: Tim Weyland

July 10   New York Red Bulls 1 – 2 Kansas City Wizards   CommunityAmerica Ballpark
20:00 EST Ángel   71' (Report) Conrad   11'
Arnaud   47'
Attendance: 8,773
Referee: Jasen Anno

July 19   Los Angeles Galaxy 2 – 2 New York Red Bulls   Giants Stadium
18:30 EST Ruiz   29'
Donovan   90+2'
(Report) Van den Bergh   35'
Ángel   71'
Attendance: 46,754
Referee: Baldomero Toledo


August 10   D.C. United 1 – 4 New York Red Bulls   Giants Stadium
17:00 EST Moreno   16' (Report) Ángel   27', 50'
Magee   45'
Ubiparipović   87'
Attendance: 15,038
Referee: Shane Moody

August 17   Toronto FC 0 – 2 New York Red Bulls   Giants Stadium
17:00 EST (Report) Magee   37'
Ángel   90+2'
Attendance: 11,119
Referee: Terry Vaughn

August 24   Houston Dynamo 0 – 3 New York Red Bulls   Giants Stadium
15:00 EST (Report) Ángel   8'
Richards   26'
Magee   60'
Attendance: 12,549
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic




September 18   New York Red Bulls 1 – 3 Columbus Crew   Columbus Crew Stadium
19:00 EST Ángel   21' (Report) Hejduk   41'
Rogers   46'
Gaven   85'
Attendance: 10,881
Referee: Alex Prus

September 27   Colorado Rapids 5 – 4 New York Red Bulls   Giants Stadium
19:30 EST Cummings   3'
Casey   11', 45', 90'
Petke   43'
(Report) Magee   5'
Ángel   34'
Richards   40'
Mbuta   74'
Attendance: 14,795
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

October 4   Toronto FC 3 – 1 New York Red Bulls   Giants Stadium
19:30 EST Barrett   27'
Barrett   65'
Ibrahim   86'
(Report)[permanent dead link] Richards   49' Attendance: 13,756
Referee: Ramon Hernandez

October 9   New York Red Bulls 1 – 1 Real Salt Lake   Rio Tinto Stadium
22:00 EST Van den Bergh   31' (Report) Olave   41' Attendance: 20,008
Referee: Terry Vaughn

September 18   Columbus Crew 1 – 3 New York Red Bulls   Giants Stadium
19:30 EST Lenhart   67' (Report)[permanent dead link] Ángel   48', 76'
Cepero   83'
Attendance: 18,546
Referee: Michael Kennedy

October 23   New York Red Bulls 2 – 5 Chicago Fire   Toyota Park
21:00 EST Ángel   32'
Kandji   88'
(Report)[permanent dead link] Rolfe   11', 38', 44'
McBride   53'
Woolard   75'
Attendance: 13,274
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup edit

  New York Red Bulls0 – 2Crystal Palace Baltimore  
(Report) Marshall   18'
Brooks   75'
Attendance: 1,654
Referee: Andrew Chapin

Mid-season friendlies edit


  Barcelona6 – 2New York Red Bulls  
Xavi   17'
Eto'o   18', 43'
Márquez   24'
Jeffrén   80'
Pedro   85'
(Report) Stammler   30'
Rojas   60'

MLS Playoffs edit


  New York Red Bulls3 – 0Houston Dynamo  
Richards   25'
Ángel   36'
Wolyniec   81'
(Report)[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 30,053
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

MLS Cup edit

  New York Red Bulls1 – 3Columbus Crew  
Wolyniec   51' (Report)[permanent dead link] Moreno   31'
Marshall   53'
Hejduk   82'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

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