The 2007 New England Revolution season was the twelfth season of the team's existence, and the third straight season to end in the MLS Cup Final. It began on April 7 with a 1–0 road loss against the Chicago Fire and ended on November 19 with a 2–1 loss to the Houston Dynamo in the finals of the MLS Cup, a repeat of the previous year's MLS Cup Final. It was the first season where the Revs won any domestic competition, as they were the 2007 US Open Cup champions.
| 2007 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Robert Kraft | ||
| Coach | Steve Nicol | ||
| Major League Soccer | 2nd East 4th Overall | ||
| Playoffs | Finals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Twellman (16) All: Twellman (20) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 16,742 (regular season)[1] 10,217 (playoffs)[2] | ||
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Squad edit
First-team squad edit
As of October 13, 2007.[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | DF | 
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Wells Thompson | 23 | Carolina Dynamo
|
Superdraft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | [4] | |
| 2 | DF |
|
Amaechi Igwe | 18 | Santa Clara Broncos
|
Superdraft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | [4] | |
| 26 | MF | 
|
Bryan Byrne | 26 | San Fernando Valley Quakes
|
Superdraft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | [4] | |
| 7 | FW |
|
Adam Cristman | 22 | University of Virginia | Superdraft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | [4] | |
| 19 | DF |
|
Kyle Helton | 21 | Augusta Fireball
|
Loan Superdraft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | [4] | |
| 70 | FW |
|
Gary Flood | 22 | Hofstra University | MLS Supplemental Draft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | ||
| 11 | FW | 
|
Sainey Nyassi | 18 | Gambia Ports Authority
|
Free Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 11 | FW |
|
Kenny Mansally | 18 | Real de Banjul
|
Free Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Out edit
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | MF | 
|
Jani Galik | 23 | Harrisburg City Islanders
|
Option Declined | Pre-season | ||
| 26 | MF |
|
Adam Williamson | 23 |  Wilmington Hammerheads
|
Option Declined | Pre-season | ||
| 23 | MF |
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Danny Wynn | 23 | Option Declined | Pre-season | |||
| 7 | FW | 
|
José Cancela | 30 | Toronto FC
|
Expansion Draft | Pre-season | ||
| 30 | FW | 
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José Manuel Abundis | 33 | Querétaro F.C.
|
Option Declined | Pre-season | ||
| 2 | FW |
|
Clint Dempsey | 23 |  Fulham F.C.
|
Transfer | Pre-season | $4,000,000 | [5] |
| 17 | FW |
|
Kyle Brown | 23 | Real Salt Lake
|
Trade | Pre-season | [4] | |
| 19 | DF | 
|
Tony Lochhead | 25 | Wellington Phoenix
|
Waived | Pre-season | ||
| 3 | MF |
|
Daniel Hernández | 30 | Club Puebla
|
Waived | Mid-season | ||
| 32 | DF | 
|
Arsène Oka | 23 | Portland Timbers
|
Released | Mid-season |
Club edit
Management edit
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Director of Soccer | Mike Burns
|
| Head Coach |  Steve Nicol
|
| Assistant Coach | Paul Mariner
|
| Goalkeeper Coach |  Gwynne Williams
|
| Head Athletic trainer | Wayne Penniman
|
| Equipment manager | Brian Banfill
|
Last updated: October 13, 2007
Source: [1]
Other information edit
| Owner | Robert Kraft
|
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Gillette Stadium (68,756 / N/A) |
Source: New England Revolution
Standings edit
Major League Soccer edit
Eastern Conference edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.C. United | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 55 | 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 50 | |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 43 | 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 40 | 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card) |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 40 | |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 37 | |
| 7 | Toronto FC | 30 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 25 |
Source: Major League Soccer
Results edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 22 | −3 |
Last updated: October 21, 2007
Source: [2]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Matches edit
Win Tie Loss
MLS regular season edit
| April 7, 2007 1 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Pause  4'Barrett  28' Carr 90+3' |
Report | Dorman 61' Larentowicz 84' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,153 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| April 14, 2007 2 | New England Revolution | 4–0 | Toronto FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Twellman 12', 18' Joseph 60' (pen)Dorman 72'John 72' |
Report | Buddle 13' Boyens 45' Nagamura 60' Brennan 72' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,184 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| April 19, 2007 3 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | New England Revolution | Columbus, Ohio |
| Grabavoy 8' 49', Kamara 86' Hejduk 82' Pierce 90+4' |
Report | Dorman 10' Twellman 38' Heaps 42' Larentowicz 76' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,290 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| April 29, 2007 4 | FC Dallas | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Frisco, Texas |
| Ruiz 42' |
Report | John 4' Twellman 13' Riley 51' Ralston 53' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 9,165 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| May 3, 2007 5 | D.C. United | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Washington DC |
| Boswell 24' Gomez 44' Moreno 50' (pen) Emilio 76' Kpene 90+4' |
Report | Dorman 46' Larentowicz 47' Joseph 59' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,908 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| May 6, 2007 6 | New England Revolution | 3–1 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Larentowicz 16' Ralston 68' Thompson 81' |
Report | Brown 38' Rolfe 45' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,508 Referee: Alex Prus |
| May 12, 2007 7 | LA Galaxy | 2–3 | New England Revolution | Carson, California |
| Martino 14' Marshall 84' 41' |
Report | Riley 4' Cristman 47'Twellman 52', 85' Reis 74' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 22,715 Referee: Brian Hall |
| May 19, 2007 8 | Houston Dynamo | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Houston, Texas |
| Ching 45' De Rosario 45'Holden 71' Cochrane 77' |
Report | Joseph 9' Smith 41'Heaps 82' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 10,677 Referee: Shane Moody |
| May 26, 2007 9 | New England Revolution | 3–4 | Kansas City Wizards | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Ralston 11' Twellman 23'Dorman 29' Riley 35' Joseph 69' (pen) Thompson 78' |
Report | Arnaud 25' 45' Eddie Johnson 26', 38', 82' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,156 Referee: Abby Okulaja |
| June 2, 2007 10 | New England Revolution | 0-0 | Real Salt Lake | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Lancos 38' Forko 66' Kotschau  82' |
Report | Larentowicz 42' Byrne 72' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,184 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| June 16, 2007 11 | New England Revolution | 3–3 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Cristman 13', 32' Noonan 17' Dorman 87' |
Report | Rogers 9' Pierce 40'O'Rourke 43'Barros Schelotto 45+1' Moreno 85' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 22,412 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
| June 23, 2007 12 | New England Revolution | 3–0 | Toronto FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Dorman 13', 81' Noonan 33' Smith 83' |
Report | Goldthwaite 21' Djekanović 50' Dichio 70' Wynne 90+1' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,114 Referee: Alex Prus |
| June 30, 2007 13 | Chivas USA | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Carson, California |
| Perez 21' Marsch 60' Vaughn 70' Nagamura 80' Suarez 81' Galindo 89' Zotinca 92' |
Report | Thompson 65' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 9,028 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| July 7, 2007 14 | New England Revolution | 1–1 | Chivas USA | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| John 13' Joseph Dorman 64' Heaps 69' Noonan 90+4' |
Report | Galindo 4' Zotinca 25' Suarez 29' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,266 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| July 14, 2007 15 | New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | New England Revolution | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Goldthwaite 72' Freeman 76'Richards 81' Angel 90+1' |
Report | Dorman 38' Thompson 76' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 13,819 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
| July 22, 2007 16 | New England Revolution | 3–3 | Houston Dynamo | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Noonan 32' Twellman 51' Joseph 66' (pen) |
Report | De Rosario 49' 53' Ching 60', 61' Ngwenya 65' Robinson 86' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,606 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| July 28, 2007 17 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Pope 34' Williams 67' Talley 72' (pen.) |
Report | Noonan 39' Dorman 36' Larentowicz 82' |
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 13,193 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| August 2, 2007 18 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Joseph 24' Noonan 55' Cristman 90+1' |
Report | Marinelli 24' Raybould 79' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,915 Referee: Brian Hall |
| August 5, 2007 19 | New England Revolution | 0–3 | D.C. United | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Heaps 46' Larentowicz 65'Noonan 76'John 83' |
Report | Dyachenko 17' Gros 22'Olsen 27' Emilio 31', 76' Mediate 84' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,618 Referee: Alex Prus |
| August 12, 2007 20 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | LA Galaxy | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Twellman 55' |
Report | Buddle 42' Jazić 71' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 35,402 Referee: Abby Okulaja |
| August 16, 2007 21 | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | New England Revolution | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Kirovski 10', 41' (pen.) Cummings 76' Prideaux 71' Sanneh 90+2' |
Report | Smith 36' Joseph 42' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,677 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| August 19, 2007 22 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Conrad 78' Marinelli 90' |
Report | Twellman 72' Smith 90' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 9,035 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| August 25, 2007 23 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Twellman 46' 87' Thompson 65' Mendes 80' (o.g.) |
Report | Altidore 30' Reyna 59' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,017 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| September 9, 2007 24 | D.C. United | 4–2 | New England Revolution | Washington DC |
| Fred 31' 36' Moreno 60'Emilio 68', 83' |
Report | Twellman 45' Heaps 55' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,918 Referee: Abby Okulaja |
| September 15, 2007 25 | New England Revolution | 4–2 | FC Dallas | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Noonan 29', 65' Ralston 78' Cristman 83'Joseph 86' Reis 88' Smith 90' |
Report | Ruiz 35', 84' 57' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,289 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| September 22, 2007 26 | New York Red Bulls | 2–2 | New England Revolution | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Angel 18' 84' Doe 37' |
Report | Twellman 22', 70' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 16,823 Referee: Richard Herron |
| September 29, 2007 27 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Heaps 10' Dorman 69'Smith 88' |
Report | Kirovski 58' Ballouchy 67' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 19,166 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| October 6, 2007 28 | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | New England Revolution | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Rolfe 45+1' Wanchope 57'Barrett 60'Soumaré 83' |
Report | Larentowicz 24' Twellman 34' Mansally 89' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,014 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 13, 2007 29 | New England Revolution | 2–3 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Riley 16' Twellman 26' Thompson 59' Ralston 83' |
Report | Gaven 61' Barros Schelotto 74' 86' Miglioranzi 77' Moreno 90+1' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 22,295 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| October 20, 2007 30 | Toronto FC | 2–2 | New England Revolution | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Lombardo 7' Robinson 43'Samuel 59'Dichio 90+2' |
Report | Wells Thompson 42' Parkhurst 45+2'Twellman 48' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,374 Referee: Steven DePiero |
MLS playoffs edit
| October 27, 2007 Conf. Semifinals | New York Red Bulls | 0–0 | New England Revolution | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Parke 83' |
Report | Parkhurst 73' John 85' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,165 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| November 3, 2007 Conf. Semifinals | New England Revolution | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Joseph 31' Thompson 50' Twellman 64' 80'Smith 73' |
Report | Vide 34' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,116 Referee: Abby Okulaja |
| November 8, 2007 Conf. Finals | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Report | Larentowicz 36' Twellman 38' |
Attendance: 10,317 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| November 18, 2007 MLS Cup Final | New England Revolution | 1–2 | Houston Dynamo | Washington, D.C. |
| Twellman 20' Smith 65' |
Report | Barrett 57' Ngwenya 61'De Rosario 74' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 39,859 Referee: Alex Prus |
U.S. Open Cup edit
| July 7, 2007 Third round | Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) | 2-4 | New England Revolution | Rochester, New York |
| Diallo 76', 85' Scheufele 90+2' |
Report | Ralston 19', 90+3' Twellman 67', 90' |
Stadium: PAETEC Park Attendance: 8,551 Referee: Richard Sanchez |
| August 8, 2007 Quarterfinal | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | New Britain, Connecticut |
| Dorman 4' 76' Twellman 17' Leonard 88' |
Report | Pierce 28' Calvano 62'  89'Tanzini 78' |
Stadium: Veteran's Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Lee Suckle |
| September 4, 2007 Semifinal | New England Revolution | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Carolina Railhawks (USL-1 | New Britain, Connecticut |
| John 41' Joseph 42' Larentowicz 45+3' 73'Cristman 88' Noonan 93' |
Report | Maher 6' 21' Stokes 41' 80' Edozien 42' Low 55' Bailey 106' Dombrowski 110' |
Stadium: Veteran's Stadium Attendance: 4,203 Referee: Shane Moody |
| October 3, 2007 Final | FC Dallas | 2–3 | New England Revolution | Dallas, Texas |
| Alvarez 30' Thompson 64' |
Report | Noonan 21' Twellman 41' Thompson 57' Larentowicz 74'Riley 86' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,168 Referee: Alex Prus |
Honors edit
- Team Most Valuable Player: Taylor Twellman[6]
- Revolution Golden Boot: Taylor Twellman (16 G, 3 A)[6]
- Team Defender of the Year: Michael Parkhurst[6]
- Revolution Humanitarian of the Year: Michael Parkhurst[6]
- 2007 MLS Best XI Selections: Shalrie Joseph, Michael Parkhurst[6]
- MLS All-Star Game Selections: Taylor Twellman, Shalrie Joseph, Matt Reis, Steve Ralston, Michael Parkhurst[6]
- MLS Defender of the Year: Michael Parkhurst[6]
- MLS Goalkeeper of the Year: Matt Reis (Finalist)[6]
- MLS Goal of the Year: Michael Parkhurst (finalist)[6]
- MLS Rookie of the Year: Adam Cristman (finalist)[6]
- MLS Fair Play Award (Individual): Michael Parkhurst[6]
- MLS Player of the Week: Taylor Twellman (Week 6)[6]
- MLS Goal of the Week: Taylor Twellman (Week 4 at DAL), Taylor Twellman (Week 24 at DC)[6]
References edit
- ^ "MLS Attendance 2007". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "MLS Playoff Attendance 2007". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "New England Revolution". Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Revolution Adds Six Players at 2007 MLS SuperDraft". Our Sports Central. January 12, 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (January 7, 2007). "Dempsey could set the tone for future MLS transfers". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
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