2009 New England Revolution season

The 2009 New England Revolution season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence, and the eighth straight in which the team made the playoffs. It began on March 21 with a 1–0 road win over the San Jose Earthquakes and ended on November 7 with a 2–0 loss to the Chicago Fire (the Revs lost the series 3–2 on aggregate).

New England Revolution
2009 season
OwnerRobert Kraft
CoachSteve Nicol
Major League Soccer3rd East
7th Overall
PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupThird round
SuperLigaSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Joseph (8)
All: Dube (10)
Average home league attendance13,732 (regular season)
7,416 (playoffs)[1]
← 2008
2010 →

Squad

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First-team squad

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As of August 8, 2009.[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
1 GK   USA Matt Reis
2 DF   USA Amaechi Igwe
3 DF   USA Chris Albright
4 DF   CRC Gabriel Badilla
5 DF   GHA Emmanuel Osei
6 DF   USA Jay Heaps
7 MF   USA Wells Thompson
8 MF   USA Chris Tierney
9 FW   CMR Stephane Assengue
10 FW   LTU Edgaras Jankauskas
11 FW   ZIM Kheli Dube
13 MF   USA Jeff Larentowicz
14 MF   USA Steve Ralston (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   HON Mauricio Castro
19 MF   USA Michael Videira
20 FW   USA Taylor Twellman
21 MF   GRN Shalrie Joseph (vice-captain)
24 GK   USA Brad Knighton
25 DF   USA Darrius Barnes
26 MF   USA Nico Colaluca
28 MF   USA Pat Phelan
29 FW   GAM Kenny Mansally
30 DF   USA Kevin Alston
31 MF   GAM Sainey Nyassi
34 GK   USA Bobby Shuttleworth

Transfers

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   USA Michael Videira (Unattached, Free[3])
25 DF   USA Darius Barnes (Superdraft[4])
9 FW   CMR Stephane Assengue (from Daga Young Stars, Free[5])
No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   GHA Emmanuel Osei (from Liberty Professionals F.C., Free[6])
26 MF   USA Nico Colaluca (from Colorado Rapids, Trade[7])
10 FW   LTU Edgaras Jankauskas (from REO LT Vilnius, Free[8])

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 FW   USA Adam Cristman (to Kansas City Wizards, Trade[9])
18 MF   BER Khano Smith (to Seattle Sounders FC, Expansion Draft[10])
12 GK   USA Doug Warren (Released on waivers[10])
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   USA José Angulo (Released on waivers[10])
15 DF   USA Michael Parkhurst (to FC Nordsjælland, Free[11])
DF   USA Rob Valentino (from Colorado Rapids, Trade[7])

Club

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Management

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Position Staff
Director of Soccer   Mike Burns
Head Coach   Steve Nicol
Goalkeeper Coach   Gwynne Williams
Head Athletic trainer   Wayne Penniman
Equipment manager   Brian Banfill

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: New England Revolution

Other information

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Owner   Robert Kraft
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Gillette Stadium (68,756 / N/A)

Source: New England Revolution

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
MLS March 21, 2009
USOC Third round Third round June 30, 2009
Superliga Group B Semifinal June 21, 2009 July 15, 2009

Updated to match played July 15, 2009
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45
3 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
4 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1 40
5 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9 39
6 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9 33
7 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20 21
Source: MLS
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (S) 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48
3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48 North American SuperLiga
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 North American SuperLiga
6 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
8 Real Salt Lake (C) 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
10 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1 40
11 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
12 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9 39 CONCACAF Champions League
13 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14 30
15 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20 21
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 summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 42 11 10 9 33 37  −4 7 4 4 22 16  +6 4 6 5 11 21  −10

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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StadiumAAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHHAHHHAAHAAHHA
ResultWTWTLLTTLWWLLTWWTLWWWLLTWLTLTW
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: New England Revolution
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

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  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS regular season

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March 21, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 New England Revolution Santa Clara, California
Amarikwa   74'
Denton   79'
Report Dube   55' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,335
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
March 28, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New England Revolution East Rutherford, New Jersey
Heaps   35' (o.g.)
Sassano   39'
Mendes   46+'
Borman   48'
Report Thompson   48'
Dube   82'
Mansally   90'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 12,462
Referee: Alex Prus
April 4, 2009 New England Revolution 2–1 FC Dallas Foxborough, Massachusetts
Rocha   33'
Cooper   38'
John   79'
Report Larentowicz   31'
Mansally   34'
Nyassi   56'
Ralston   80' (pen.)
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,314
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
April 17, 2009 D.C. United 1–1 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
Olsen   74'
Olsen   91+'
Report Joseph   50'
Thompson   74'
Joseph   92+'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,441
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 25, 2009 Real Salt Lake 6–0 New England Revolution Sandy, Utah
Morales   43'
Olave   53'
Mathis   55'
Movsisyan   70'
Escalada   81'
Williams   85'
Findley   89'
Report Thompson   22'
Heaps   45'
Mansally   57'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,051
May 3, 2009 New England Revolution 0–2 Houston Dynamo Foxborough, Massachusetts
Mansally   51' Report Holden   22'
Clark   44'
Ching   58'
Mullan   63'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,112
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 9, 2009 Chicago Fire 1–1 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
Conde   36' Report Joseph   49'
Larentowicz   60'
Heaps   79'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,288
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 16, 2009 New England Revolution 1–1 Colorado Rapids Foxborough, Massachusetts
Phelan   4'
Ralston   18'
Report Casey   3'
Casey   41'
Cummings   50'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,677
Referee: Shane Moody
May 23, 2009 Toronto FC 3–1 New England Revolution Toronto, Canada
Guevara   14'
De Rosario   68'
Guevara   70'
Guevara   80'
Report Joseph   13'
Thompson   69'
Ralston   81'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,478
Referee: Michael Kennedy
May 30, 2009 New England Revolution 2–1 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
Joseph   55'
Heaps   80'
Barnes   84'
Ralston   90' (pen.)
Report Pontius   21'
Fred   36'
Wallace   46+'
Wicks   81'
McTavish   89'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,271
Referee: Hilario Grejeda
June 7, 2009 New England Revolution 4–0 New York Red Bulls Foxborough, Massachusetts
Joseph   33'
Heaps   47+'
Ralston   52'
Twellman   57'   64'
Report Goldthwaite   45' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,183
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
June 13, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 3–1 New England Revolution Kansas City, Kansas
Arnaud   19'
López   31'
Larentowicz   36' (o.g.)
Hohlbein   39'
Report[permanent dead link] Phelan   13'
Joseph   28'
Osei   31'
Alston   38'
Barnes   83'
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 4, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 New England Revolution Carson, California
Eskandarian   8'
Berhalter   72'
Jordan   87'
Report Mansally   50'
Thompson   61'
Phelan   61'
Reis   87'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,609
Referee: Mark Geiger
July 11, 2009 New England Revolution 0–0 Kansas City Wizards Foxborough, Massachusetts
Alston   24'
Larentowicz   33'
Report Jewsbury   33'
Harrington   53'
Watson   81'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 24,137
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 19, 2009 New England Revolution 2–0 Chivas USA Foxborough, Massachusetts
Dube   61'
Ralston   77'
Report Nagamura   44'
Lillingston   75'
Lahoud   84'
Talley   92'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,997
Referee: Jeff Gontarek
July 25, 2009 Houston Dynamo 0–1 New England Revolution Houston, Texas
James   38'
Clark   78'
Report Larentowicz   34'
Dube   76'
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 15,179
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 1, 2009 New England Revolution 1–1 Toronto FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
Jankauskas   76'
Videira   92+'
Report Gerba   12'
De Rosario   34'
Barrett   36'   50'
Serioux   59'
Frei   93+'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 12,014
Referee: Vaughn
August 8, 2009 New England Revolution 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Foxborough, Massachusetts
Mansally   74'
Ralston   83'
Report Donovan   21'
Kirovski   52'
Lewis   77'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 26,623
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 20, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 New England Revolution Seattle, Washington
19:00 PST Gonzalez   40'
Montero   54'
Nyassi   86'
Report Joseph   21'
Ralston   43'
Jankauskas   47+'
Heaps   49+'
Reis   65'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,705
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 23, 2009 New England Revolution 3–1 Real Salt Lake Foxborough, Massachusetts
Dube   9'
Dube   29'
Barnes   35'
Dube   47'
Dube   66'
Report Espindola   35'
Johnson   65'
Barnes   85' (o.g.)
Wingert   87'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,552
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
August 29, 2009 New England Revolution 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Foxborough, Massachusetts
Ralston   68'
Thompson   74'
Thompson   75'
Report Corrales   4'
Sanchez   48'
Sanchez   92+'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 7,286
Referee: Alex Prus
September 13, 2009 Chivas USA 2–0 New England Revolution Carson, California
Maicon   10'
Talley   70'
Kljestan   94+' (pen.)
Report Osei   42'
Jankauskas   70'
Thompson   73'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 11,334
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 18, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New England Revolution East Rutherford, New Jersey
Petke   21'
Boyens   31'
Celades   55'
Wolyniec   69'
Report Nyassi   13'
Dube   73'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,979
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 26, 2009 New England Revolution 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EST Joseph   51' (pen.)
Joseph   87'
Report Montero   5'
Jaqua   92+'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,961
Referee: Steven DePiero
September 30, 2009 FC Dallas 1–0 New England Revolution Dallas, Texas
Harris   59'
Cunningham   71'
Rocha   88'   91+'
Report Videira   26'
Osei   51'
Thompson   91+'
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 51,012
Referee: Ramón Hernández
October 3, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–1 New England Revolution Commerce City, Colorado
Ballouchy   9'
Casey   58' (pen.)
Baudet   59'
Report Dube   29'
Osei   63'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,535
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 10, 2009 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew Foxborough, Massachusetts
Osei   7'
Joseph   38'
Dube   45'
Report Padula   36'
Burns   46+'
Brunner   50'
Ekpo   65'
Zayner   93+'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,297
Referee: Paul Ward
October 17, 2009 New England Revolution 0–0 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
Banner   5'
McBride   62'
Report[permanent dead link] Nyassi   41' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,064
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
October 25, 2009 Columbus Crew 0–1 New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
Iro   60'
Zayner   63'
Padula   81'
Moffat   88'
Report Heaps   55'
Larentowicz   79'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,797
Referee: Kevin Stott

MLS playoffs

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November 1, 2009 Conf. Semifinals New England Revolution 2–1 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
14:00 EST Alston   41'
Osei   47+'
Joseph   75'
report[permanent dead link] Rolfe   17'
Husidic   93+'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 7,416
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

SuperLiga 2009

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June 21, 2009 Group stage New England   4–2   Santos Laguna Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 EDT Dube   30'
Osei   31'
Larentowicz   38'
Mansally   60'
Heaps   63'
Dube   82'
Phelan   91+'
Report Mares   28'
Vuoso   51'
Rodriguez   55'
Vuoso   69'
Jiménez   92+'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: Cortney Campbell (Jamaica)
June 24, 2009 Group stage New England   1–1   Kansas City Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00 EDT Videira   34'
Dube   46+'
Report[permanent dead link] Leathers   28'
Thompson   44'
Barnes   85' (o.g.)
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (USA)
June 28, 2009 Group stage New England   1–0   Atlas Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:30 EDT Larentowicz   16'
Mansally   32'
Igwe   37'
Osei   82'
Report[permanent dead link] Torres   43'
Bottinelli   55'
Espinoza   85'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 7,411
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica)
July 15, 2009 Semifinals New England   1–2   Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00 EDT Phelan   4'
Jankauskas   44'
Report[permanent dead link] Soumaré   6'
McBride   34'
Blanco   36'
Blanco   63'
Pappa   80'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Referee: Paul Ward (USA)

U.S. Open Cup

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June 30, 2009 Third round Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) 2–1 (a.e.t.) New England Revolution New Britain, Connecticut
7:00 pm EDT Calvano   51'
Odour   72'
Bloes   105'
Report Larentowicz   38'
Osei   63'
Nyassi   67'
Colaluca   92'   117'
Stadium: Veteran's Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Lee Suckle

References

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  1. ^ "2009 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "New England Revolution". Archived from the original on August 5, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  3. ^ "Revs add midfielder Michael Videira". New England Revolution. December 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  4. ^ "Revolution adds defender Darrius Barnes". New England Revolution. March 17, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  5. ^ "Revs sign African forward Ombiogno". New England Revolution. March 26, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  6. ^ "Revolution adds African defender". New England Revolution. March 31, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Revs acquire R.I.'s Nico Colaluca from Rapids". New England Revolution. May 6, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  8. ^ "Revs add Lithuanian forward Jankauskas". New England Revolution. July 1, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  9. ^ "Cristman traded to Kansas City". New England Revolution. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  10. ^ a b c "Smith taken by Seattle". New England Revolution. November 26, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  11. ^ "Parkhurst transfers to Danish club". New England Revolution. December 9, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
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