2007 New England Revolution season

New England Revolution
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); 10,217 (playoffs)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2006 2008 →

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.

Squad

First-team squad

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Matt Reis
2	DF	USA	Amaechi Igwe
4	DF	TRI	Avery John
5	FW	GHA	Willie Sims
6	DF	USA	Jay Heaps
7	FW	USA	Adam Cristman
8	MF	USA	Joe Franchino
11	FW	USA	Pat Noonan
12	GK	USA	Doug Warren
13	MF	USA	Jeff Larentowicz
14	MF	USA	Steve Ralston (Captain)
15	DF	USA	Michael Parkhurst
16	DF	USA	James Riley
17	DF	USA	Gary Flood


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	BER	James Riley
19	DF	USA	Kyle Helton
20	FW	USA	Taylor Twellman
21	MF	GRN	Shalrie Joseph (Vice-Captain)
22	DF	USA	Marshall Leonard
23	MF	USA	Miguel Gonzalez
24	GK	USA	Brad Knighton
25	DF	WAL	Andy Dorman
26	MF	IRL	Bryan Byrne
27	DF	USA	Wells Thompson
28	MF	USA	Chris Loftus
29	FW	GAM	Kenny Mansally
31	MF	GAM	Sainey Nyassi

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
27	DF	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

N	Pos.	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	Danny Wynn	23		Option Declined	Pre-season
7	FW	José Cancela	30	Toronto FC	Expansion Draft	Pre-season
30	FW	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

Management

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

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

Source: New England Revolution

Standings

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference
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	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
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	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
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

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Stadium	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	T	W	T	W	W	W	L	T	T	W	L	T	W	T	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	T	W	L	L	T

Source: New England Revolution
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

Win Tie Loss

MLS regular season

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

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

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

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

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "2018 New England Revolution Media Guide – Stats and Records" (PDF). pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

External links

[1] "MLS Attendance 2007". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

[2] "MLS Playoff Attendance 2007". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

[3] "New England Revolution". Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

[Superdraft-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Revolution Adds Six Players at 2007 MLS SuperDraft". Our Sports Central. January 12, 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2010.

[5] 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.

[statsandrecords-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "2018 New England Revolution Media Guide – Stats and Records" (PDF). pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

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