2011 New York Red Bulls season

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Average home league attendance19,691

The 2011 New York Red Bulls season was the club's seventeenth year of existence, as well as its sixteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer.

After a successful turnaround season in 2010, in which Red Bulls finished in third place overall before losing in the quarterfinals of the post-season tournament, the club started 2011 hoping to find consistency, make a deeper run in the

playoff
quarterfinals.

Prior to the 2011 MLS season, New York Red Bulls manager

Hans Backe declared that the club's goal for the season was to win the Shield, claiming that it was more of a test for the league title rather than the MLS Cup, which he called a crapshoot.[1] As this goal drifted out of reach, Backe backtracked from his Supporters' Shield emphasis and remarkably blamed international call-ups due to the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup as the reason the Shield was unobtainable. New York ended the season 21 points shy of the Shield. At the conclusion of the season, Backe acknowledged that he didn't know the biennial CONCACAF tournament was being held in 2011.[2]
That lack of awareness seemed to haunt the club throughout the season, both on field and off. The average MLS regular season and playoff home attendance of the New York Red Bulls in 2011 was 20,000.

Team uniform

Home
Home Alternate
Away
Emirates Cup[3]

Month-by-Month Overview

November 2010

On November 4, due to the 2010 season ending with a disappointing home playoff loss to San Jose Earthquakes, the roster changes began immediately. The playoff loss marked the end of the careers for defender Mike Petke and midfielder Seth Stammler, each of whom had announced his retirement upon completion of the season. Petke joined the Red Bulls front office in January;[4] Stammler pursued an MBA degree at the University of Chicago.[5]

On November 22, the Red Bulls traded midfielder/defender

Vancouver Whitecaps
selected an available Red Bulls player.

The coaching staff saw assistant Coach

Goran Aral
leave the club after one season.

Internationally, forward

South Africa, Ream started and played 67 minutes while Agudelo came on as a 60th-minute substitute. Agudelo then scored the game's only goal in the 85th minute, winning the match and becoming the youngest scorer in U.S. Men's Team history at 17 years, 359 days.[6] Agudelo bested the mark previously held by Jozy Altidore
, who also set the mark while a member of New York Red Bulls.

December 2010

The departure of captain

Los Angeles Galaxy traded up in the draft order to select Ángel. On January 19 the sides agreed terms on a multi-year, Designated Player
contract.

Sassano was also selected by

Los Angeles Galaxy in the Re-Entry Draft but his rights were traded to Sporting Kansas City
later that same day. He signed with Sporting KC on January 12, 2011. Talley was not selected and subsequently announced his retirement on January 19, 2011. Red Bulls did not select any players in the Re-Entry draft.

On December 17, the club announced a trade with

Norwegian Premier League
. The trade with Toronto included a provision that Red Bulls retain Freeman's MLS rights should he return to the league.

In international duty, midfielder Dane Richards scored three goals over five games to help Jamaica win the 2010 Caribbean Cup.

January 2011

The club was active in January 2011 with a number of players coming and going. The long-rumored acquisitions of Norwegian midfielder Jan Gunnar Solli and English forward Luke Rodgers were finalized on January 26 and 28, respectively. The club also signed young Brazilian midfielder Marcos Paullo, who had trialed with New York in 2010, on January 30.

Red Bulls announced the signing of two more Homegrown players from Red Bull Academy in January: midfielder Matt Kassel and defender Šaćir Hot. Kassel and Hot joined prior Academy signings Juan Agudelo and Giorgi Chirgadze on the Red Bulls roster.

At the January 13

2011 Supplemental Draft. Of the draft choices, Hertzog and Rooney were immediately added to the club's roster as both had already signed contracts with Major League Soccer
. Lassiter, Cortes, Maurer, and Schneider were not guaranteed contracts and were invited to preseason training camp to earn a spot on the club's final roster.

On January 17, the club announced that

Goran Aral
.

In the final week of January, the club announced that midfielder

Chivas USA
in early February.

The club announced its preseason schedule would include training stints in

Chicago Fire, Sporting Kansas City, and FC Dallas of MLS.[7]

February

On February 1, MLS announced that

Red Bull Arena would host the 2011 MLS All-Star Game on July 27 when the MLS All-Stars would take on perennial Premier League power Manchester United
for the second consecutive season.

On February 9, the preseason schedule kicked off when the Red Bulls defeated Mexican side Atlante F.C. 0–0 (4–3 penalties) in Cancún. Preseason continued with very little to report in roster changes or injuries. The club brought in a few trialists, most notably Teemu Tainio, and late in the month released third-round SuperDraft pick Billy Cortes.

A major shake-up occurred on February 28 when Red Bulls fired longtime assistant coaches

Hans Backe adjust to the peculiarities of the league, such as the MLS SuperDraft
. Williams had played the 2001 and 2003 seasons for the club before returning as assistant coach in 2006. McAleenan had been goalkeeping coach since 2002, a remarkable run given the ownership change and constant turnover around him in the coaching and front office ranks.

March

The club met the March 1 official MLS roster compliance of 30 players by waiving two second-year players, forward Conor Chinn and midfielder Irving Garcia. While neither made an impact during the 2010 regular season, each performed well as part of the "Baby Bulls" squad in the 2010 U.S. Open Cup.

A few injuries did hit the squad as preseason came to an end. Strikers Luke Rodgers and Juan Agudelo battled nagging injuries which limited their participation in exhibition matches. The club announced on March 8 that defender Chris Albright had undergone knee surgery and would miss 4–6 weeks.[9] On March 9, Red Bulls announced the signings of two trialists, midfielder/defender Teemu Tainio and defender Stephen Keel. Tainio was penciled in for a starting role while Keel was signed to provide defensive depth from the bench.

The club released Giorgi Chirgadze, its first ever homegrown player signing, on March 15. Though Chirgadze signed with the club in 2009 he never did appear in a league match with Red Bulls.

The 2011 Major League Soccer season officially kicked off for Red Bulls when the club hosted Seattle Sounders FC on March 19. New York dominated possession 63%-37% and out-shot Seattle 13-8 en route to a 1-0 victory. The lone goal was scored in the 70th minute by Juan Agudelo off a long ball by MLS debutante Teemu Tainio.

Two days later the club announced it had waived forward Salou Ibrahim which was a bit surprising given New York's thin ranks at forward. Ibrahim's release left only four forwards on the roster: Juan Agudelo, Thierry Henry, Luke Rodgers, and Corey Hertzog. Salou spent the 2010 season with Red Bulls, scoring 3 goals in 19 league games (8 starts).

Red Bulls signed second-round

Rafael Marquez from the Red Bulls lineup. In addition to Horwath, forward Luke Rodgers made his Major League Soccer debut, backups Carlos Mendes and Stephen Keel started in central defense, and backup Danleigh Borman started in midfield. Rookie Corey Hertzog
made his MLS debut as a late substitute.

Several Red Bulls players enjoyed productive spells with their national sides during the late March international window. Forward

Rafael Marquez earned his 100th cap for Mexico when he captained El Tri to a victory over Paraguay on March 26.[12]

MLS Results for March: 1 victory, 1 draw, 0 losses
MLS Results Season-to-Date: 1 victory, 1 draw, 0 losses; 4 points, 7th overall through 2 matches

April

The month started off with a blockbuster trade to acquire the #10 that Red Bull fans have long wanted. On April 1, the club pulled the trigger and sent second-year midfielder

U.S. green card
so he would not occupy an international roster slot for New York.

De Rosario debuted for New York as a second-half substitute versus Houston on April 2. His assist to Dane Richards proved the lone New York goal in a 1-1 draw. One week later, Red Bulls fell at Philadelphia Union by a 1-0 score, the lone goal a result of a horrible gaffe by defender Tim Ream.

Red Bulls then dominated the next two matches, winning by scorelines of 3-0 over San Jose Earthquakes and 4-0 at D.C. United. Luke Rodgers was named MLS Player of the Week for his 2-goal, 1 assist performance against San Jose. The thrashing of rivals D.C. United was especially sweet for Red Bull fans, marking New York's first 4-goal margin of victory on the road since 1996 and the largest ever margin of victory against DC. New York finished the month with a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City with Rodgers again supplying the goal, giving him 3 goals in 3 matches. Likewise, strike partner Thierry Henry closed the month with a tally of 4 goals in 4 matches.

The club signed

Supplemental Draft pick Teddy Schneider on April 12 to provide defensive cover. Two days later Red Bulls added Todd Hoffard as goalkeeping coach.[14]
Sporting Director Erik Solér stated, "Todd has a great deal of experience in American soccer and will be a valuable asset to our coaching squad."

Red Bulls also announced on April 28 that the club would go to London in late July to participate in the

Paris Saint-Germain
and Arsenal.

MLS Results for April: 3 victories, 1 draw, 1 loss
MLS Results Season-to-Date: 4 victories, 2 draws, 1 loss; 14 points, 2nd overall through 7 matches

May

May 7, 2011, witnessed the most expensive match in MLS history as New York traveled to play at

Los Angeles Galaxy. For the first time ever five designated players were on the field for a league match: Thierry Henry and Rafa Marquez for Red Bulls and Landon Donovan, David Beckham, and former Red Bull Juan Pablo Ángel
for Los Angeles. The game did not disappoint. Henry's early goal was matched by a Donovan score just before half. Tim Ream made an outstanding goal-line clearance, winning MLS Save of the Week, to thwart a second Donovan scoring chance before the break. The match ended a 1-1 draw, a fair result for Red Bulls against a quality opponent.

From Los Angeles, the club traveled cross-continent to Montreal for a mid-week friendly versus Montreal Impact. The timing of the match, which New York lost 1-0, left fans perplexed as Red Bulls had an upcoming match versus Chivas USA in just 4 days time. Sure enough, Red Bulls lost at home to Chivas USA in a driving rain by a 3-2 scoreline. Two Goats' goals came from set pieces, which quickly emerged as Red Bulls largest defensive failing for the rest of the season.

The remaining three matches of May all resulted in draws: at Houston 2-2, home to Colorado 2-2, and at Vancouver 1-1.

Near month's end, five players were called to international duty for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Juan Agudelo and Tim Ream for the United States, Rafa Marquez for Mexico, Dane Richards for Jamaica, and Dwayne De Rosario for Canada. New York faced the prospect of losing the services of these 5 players for the entire month of June.

MLS Results for May: 0 victories, 4 draws, 1 loss
MLS Results Season-to-Date: 4 victories, 6 draws, 2 losses; 18 points, 5th overall through 12 matches

June

The loss of the regulars was keenly felt during a 1-1 draw at Columbus on June 4. A makeshift squad including Mehdi Ballouchy, Stephen Keel, Carlos Mendes, Austin da Luz, and substitute Matt Kassel conceded a 92nd-minute goal to drop 2 points. This match exposed the lack of depth on the squad, a shortcoming exacerbated by the reluctance of Hans Backe to give his younger players any meaningful minutes. The lack of depth, the unwillingness to use the bench, and consistently poor set piece defending became the defining points of the 2011 Red Bulls.

On June 10, Red Bulls saw their first victory in over a month when they defeated

Red Bull Arena. GK Greg Sutton played hero as he saved a penalty
in the 33rd minute.

Off the field, the club announced on June 10 that Chris Heck, a former National Basketball Association executive, would take over business operations from Erik Stover, who had overseen the construction of Red Bull Arena.[15] As the season progressed, Heck expanded marketing and promotions geared more toward casual fans and families, including the use of Groupon.

The club signed rookie defender Mike Jones on June 12. Jones was released earlier in the season by Sporting Kansas City.

On June 19, Red Bulls made a fighting comeback against Portland Timbers to draw 3–3. After being down 3–1 and with less than 20 minutes to play, Henry started the comeback with a goal in the 73rd minute and De Rosario sealed the draw with a penalty goal in extra time by converting the spot kick in the 96th minute.

From Portland, Red Bulls traveled to Seattle Sounders FC and left with a tough 4–2 loss in front of a crowd of over 46,000. Seattle forward Roger Levesque came off the bench to score two goals within 10 minutes to assure his side's victory. GK Greg Sutton this time played goat, conceding one goal while arguing with the referee and another after being stripped of possession under little pressure. Also, New York played without Henry after the captain was controversially red carded late in the Portland match.

The road warrior segment of the schedule continued with a June 26 match at

Chicago Fire. The match ended in a 1–1 draw with Joel Lindpere
scoring the Red Bulls goal.

Internationally, the Gold Cup concluded with Rafa Marquez's Mexico squad beating Tim Ream and Juan Agudelo's United States side in the final on June 25.

On June 28, the first New York Derby was contested when Red Bulls faced F.C. New York in the third round of the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. The match ended with a 2–1 Red Bulls victory at Red Bull Arena. Rookies Corey Hertzog and John Rooney were the Red Bull goal scorers.

The shock of the month - if not the season - was provided on June 27 when the club announced it traded Dwayne De Rosario to rivals D.C. United for midfielder

2010 MLS Expansion Draft just months earlier and had since fallen out of favor with his new D.C. club, was difficult to understand as captured in this actual column title from a Washington Post article: D.C. United trades McCarty for De Rosario, New York watches, giggles.[18] The bewildering trade left Red Bull fans questioning the competence of General Manager Erik Soler.[19]
With only one league victory in the past two months, the abilities of Coach Hans Backe also became a growing subject of consternation.

MLS Results for June: 1 victory, 3 draws, 1 loss
MLS Results Season-to-Date: 5 victories, 9 draws, 3 losses; 24 points, 6th overall through 17 matches

July

Red Bulls opened July in similar fashion as June, with a 2-2 draw against San Jose Earthquakes at Stanford Stadium. Joel Lindpere saved the point for New York with his first brace of the season. He earned MLS Player of the Week for his performance.

On July 6, the team emphatically beat Toronto 5–0 with goals from Henry, Rodgers, Lindpere and a brace by Agudelo. The win was the club's biggest of the season and gave hope heading into the July 9 home match against D.C. United and De Rosario. The hope was misplaced, as a De Rosario goal gave D.C. a 1–0 victory at Red Bull Arena. This match would also prove to be the last started by Luke Rodgers for two months as the striker battled plantar fasciitis.

The league announced on July 10 that forward Thierry Henry and defenders Rafa Marquez and Tim Ream were selected to the 2011 MLS All-Star Game to be held at Red Bull Arena on July 27. Later in the month MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced that Juan Agudelo had been added to the MLS All-Star Game roster and that Joel Lindpere had been added as an inactive participant.

Another season low point was reached on July 12 when Red Bulls were eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup by a 4–0 thrashing at

Chicago Fire in a quarterfinal match-up. Despite the fact that New York is the only original MLS club to never win a major trophy, team management decided that the U.S. Open Cup was not a priority and sent a squad lacking any regular starters to Chicago.[20] Making matters worse, neither Coach Backe nor top assistant Jan Halvor Halvorsen traveled to Chicago. Instead, first-year assistant coach Mike Petke and injured player Carl Robinson were assigned to coach the squad of reserves against the Chicago starters.[21] The ambivalence toward the Open Cup quarterfinal match infuriated Supporters Groups.[22]

The following day, Red Bulls announced the signing of veteran

Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. General Manager Erik Soler stated "Frank is a very experienced goalkeeper who will provide a strong presence in-between the posts for our club during our quest for a MLS title," and "we are thrilled that he has decided to join us in the middle of our campaign and look forward to his contributions for the remainder of the season."[23]
Rost became the club's third Designated Player.

The club traveled west to face

Chivas USA
on July 16 and came away with yet another draw, this one scoreless, in Rost's debut.

Off the field that same day, the club announced that goalkeeper

North American Soccer League side Montreal Impact for the remainder of the season. This marked a homecoming of sorts for Sutton, a native Canadian who spent six years with Montreal earlier in his career. The club also announced that it had acquired an international roster slot from D.C. United for future considerations. Two days later, the future considerations were confirmed as second-year midfielder Austin da Luz. Supporters were again confused by the move, this time for trading an inexpensive, capable, domestic player to rivals D.C. for an international slot that reverts to D.C. at season's end.[24]

Coach Backe did not help his standing with the fanbase by publicly conceding his preseason goal of winning the Supporters Shield. Backe told the New York Post on July 18: "...even if I wanted to win the Shield, but that is gone."[25]

The downward spiral continued with a 4-1 loss at Colorado on July 20. Three days later, Red Bulls did rescue a point from FC Dallas in a 2-2 home draw. Playing in stifling heat, Thierry Henry scored a late equalizer after Dane Richards had been sent off for his caution. That concluded league play for the month, with Red Bulls having now won 2 league matches in 3 months and having slipped to 9th place overall.

The All-Star game was held at Red Bull Arena on July 27. Coach Backe managed the MLS squad to a 4–0 defeat at the hands of English Premier League champions Manchester United.

On July 31, Red Bulls did manage to win a (meaningless) trophy: the

Paris Saint-Germain of French Ligue 1 on July 30 by a 1–0 scoreline,[26] Red Bulls then drew 1–1 against hosts, Arsenal of the English Premier League.[27]
Returning hero Thierry Henry was warmly received by Arsenal fans.

MLS Results for July: 1 victory, 3 draws, 2 losses
MLS Results Season-to-Date: 6 victories, 12 draws, 5 losses; 30 points, 9th overall through 23 matches

August

The next league match was August 6 at Real Salt Lake. Red Bulls showed the effects of the long journey from England, losing badly 3–0. The loss dropped New York back to a dead even won-lost record. To make matters worse, new goalkeeper Frank Rost was removed at halftime due to an injury he suffered while sitting on the airplane on the flight from London to America.[28]

Draws by a 2–2 scoreline followed against Chicago on August 13 and New England on August 20, Dane Richards netting both goals in the latter game. The Chicago game featured emergency goalkeeper Chris Konopka as starter due to Rost's injury, the loan of Greg Sutton, an international call-up for Bouna Coundoul, and an apparent lack of faith by Coach Backe in third-string keeper Alex Horwath. It proved to be Konopka's only appearance of the season.

The marquee match of the month, the visit by first place Los Angeles Galaxy on August 28, was postponed until October 4 due to

Hurricane Irene
.

During August, Red Bulls traded a

Carolina RailHawks
. The club also continued its shakeup of staff members, relieving athletic trainer Rick Guter of his duties following 5 years of service. A replacement was not named.

The consistent lack of victories resulted in a continued fall in the standings. At month's end, Red Bulls had fallen to 11th place through 26 rounds. For the first time all season the club was outside the playoff picture.

MLS Results for August: 0 victories, 2 draws, 1 loss
MLS Results Season-to-Date: 6 victories, 14 draws, 6 losses; 32 points, 11th overall through 26 matches

September

With 8 matches to go and fighting for the playoffs, New York could ill afford to lose a starter but they did just that when Roy Miller was injured while playing internationally for Costa Rica on September 6. Miller missed two weeks. The club did regain the services of Luke Rodgers after 2 months out of the starting lineup.

Red Bulls hosted last place Vancouver on September 10 and earned another draw, this time 1–1. One week later Rodgers scored the only goal in a surprising 1–0 victory at Dallas. The joy of a victory was short-lived as the club returned home on September 21 and fell flat versus Salt Lake, losing 3–1. All 3 Salt Lake goals were conceded in the first 21 minutes of play.

After the Salt Lake match, Designated Player Rafa Marquez, who had been singled out recently by fans for his indifferent performance and lack of hustle, gave a scathing interview in which he denigrated his teammates, Tim Ream specifically.[29] Among Marquez's statements were: "I think I am playing at my maximum level, and doing everything I can. I don't have, unfortunately, four defenders on my level that can help me out."; "Tim is still a young player with a lot to learn. He still has quite a lot to learn, and well, he has committed errors that are very infantile and cost us goals."; and "I think that this is a team game, and unfortunately, there isn't an equal level between perhaps (Thierry Henry) and myself, and our teammates." Despite Marquez's initial claims that he was misquoted, the interview was videotaped and posted in its entirety at a fan website. Two days later the club suspended Marquez for one match.[30]

Red Bulls won the match that Marquez missed, beating Portland 2–0 on September 24. This result meant that Marquez had not played in any of the four most recent Red Bulls victories or in any of the four most recent Red Bulls shutouts. The win moved the club back into playoff position, 9th overall.

MLS Results for September: 2 victories, 1 draw, 1 loss
MLS Results Season-to-Date: 8 victories, 15 draws, 7 losses; 39 points, 9th overall through 30 matches

October

Marquez returned for the October 1 match at Toronto and his impact was felt. His early second-half giveaway and failure to hustle back defensively resulted in a Toronto goal. Only a sterling late game finish by Thierry Henry allowed Red Bulls to rescue a point through a 1–1 draw.

The rescheduled home match against Los Angeles was played on October 4. Red Bulls looked sharp and earned a 2–0 victory which placed them on the cusp of clinching a playoff spot. However, in the inconsistent manner exhibited by the club all season long, a flat New York squad next fell at Kansas City 2–0. Henry was issued a straight red card in the match, causing him to miss the final league match with the club needing a result to ensure a playoff spot.

Prior to the final match, General Manager Erik Soler told The New York Times that Coach Hans Backe would return for 2012. Soler also addressed the June trade of Dwayne De Rosario to D.C. United, deflecting blame by stating: "He didn't work out, he didn't score. He's a great player as long as he has the ball, and we already have those kinds of players here. Our problem is not scoring goals, our problem is defensive mistakes. He's not a guy who likes to play a complementary role. He didn't fit in. I'm happy for him. He's a great guy, but he wouldn't score 15 goals here. We know that Thierry Henry needs the ball, and on a smaller scale DeRo is the same. It's not our mistake. It just didn't work out."[31]

The last league match was home to Philadelphia on October 20. An early Dane Richards goal proved enough for a 1–0 victory that clinched the 10th and final playoff spot for Red Bulls.

MLS Results for October: 2 victories, 1 draw, 1 loss
MLS Results Regular Season (Final): 10 victories, 16 draws, 8 losses; 44 points, 10th overall

New York opened the postseason with a one-game Wild Card round playoff at Dallas. Goals by Joel Lindpere and Thierry Henry led Red Bulls to a surprising 2–0 win.

The victory over Dallas earned New York a two-game series with Supporters Shield winners Los Angeles Galaxy. The first match was played October 30 at Red Bull Arena. Former Red Bull

Juninho landing an elbow to the face of unsuspecting Red Bulls defender Stephen Keel. Marquez inexplicably grabbed his face and flopped to the ground when other players approached, though no player was near enough to make contact with him. He and Juninho were both shown red cards for their actions, causing them to miss the return leg in Los Angeles. Two days later, the league suspended Marquez an additional two matches for: "attempting to head butt Adam Cristman, attempting to punch Adam Cristman; striking Cristman, and simulating that he had been struck in the face."[32]
The extra suspension ended Marquez's 2011 season.

MLS Playoff Results: Wild Card victory over

Los Angeles Galaxy

November

Red Bulls faced a daunting task needing to win in Los Angeles, something no visiting club had managed all season. In the return leg on November 3, an early Luke Rodgers goal tied the series and gave Red Bulls hope. New York carried play until midfielder Teemu Tainio was forced out with injury at 16 minutes. From there, the match turned toward Los Angeles with Galaxy finally regaining the aggregate lead on a Mike Magee goal minutes before halftime. A second-half goal by Landon Donovan cemented the series victory for Los Angeles and ended another disappointing season for New York Red Bulls.

On November 9 the club announced team awards for 2011: Most Valuable Player - Thierry Henry; Newcomer of the Year - Luke Rodgers; Defender of the Year - Jan Gunnar Solli; Humanitarian of the Year - Stephen Keel.[33]

To add insult to injury, Dwayne De Rosario, discarded after less than three months with New York, was named 2011 Most Valuable Player of Major League Soccer.[34]

Rafa Marquez's suspension will carry over to the first two matches of 2012.

MLS Playoff Results: Conference Semifinal defeat to

Los Angeles Galaxy

Team information

Squad

At close of the 2011 season.[35]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Frank Rost Germany GK (1973-06-30) June 30, 1973 (age 51) Germany Hamburg
18 Bouna Coundoul Senegal GK (1982-03-04) March 4, 1982 (age 43) United States Colorado
24 Greg Sutton Canada GK (1977-04-19) April 19, 1977 (age 47) Canada Toronto
31 Alex Horwath United States GK (1987-03-27) March 27, 1987 (age 38) Unattached
Defenders
3 Chris Albright United States
RB
 (1979-01-14) January 14, 1979 (age 46) United States New England
4 Rafael Márquez Mexico CB (1979-02-13) February 13, 1979 (age 46) Spain Barcelona
5 Tim Ream United States CB (1987-10-05) October 5, 1987 (age 37) United States St. Louis University
7 Roy Miller Costa Rica
LB
 (1984-11-24) November 24, 1984 (age 40) Norway Rosenborg
8 Jan Gunnar Solli Norway
RB
 (1981-04-19) April 19, 1981 (age 43) Norway Brann
12 Tyler Lassiter United States CB (1989-04-07) April 7, 1989 (age 36)
N.C. State University
23 Mike Jones United States LB (1988-04-07) April 7, 1988 (age 37) United States Kansas City
26 Stephen Keel United States CB (1983-04-11) April 11, 1983 (age 42)
Portland (D2)
39 Teddy Schneider United States CB (1988-11-23) November 23, 1988 (age 36) United States Princeton University
44 Carlos Mendes United States CB (1980-12-25) December 25, 1980 (age 44) United States Rochester
91 Šaćir Hot United States CB (1991-06-10) June 10, 1991 (age 33)
Red Bulls Academy
Midfielders
2 Teemu Tainio Finland CM/DM (1979-11-27) November 27, 1979 (age 45) Netherlands Ajax
10 Mehdi Ballouchy Morocco CM (1983-04-06) April 6, 1983 (age 42) United States Colorado
11 Dax McCarty United States MF (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37) United States D.C. United
15 Matt Kassel United States RM/AM (1989-10-30) October 30, 1989 (age 35)
Red Bulls Academy
16 John Rooney England CM/DM (1990-12-17) December 17, 1990 (age 34) England Macclesfield Town
19 Dane Richards Jamaica LW/RW (1983-12-14) December 14, 1983 (age 41) United States Clemson University
20 Joel Lindpere Estonia CM/LW (1981-10-05) October 5, 1981 (age 43) Norway Tromsø
21 Brian Nielsen (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) Denmark AM/LW (1987-02-25) February 25, 1987 (age 38) Denmark Vejle (loan)
25 Stéphane Auvray Guadeloupe DM/CM (1981-09-04) September 4, 1981 (age 43) United States Kansas City
32 Marcos Paullo Brazil LW/AM (1990-03-28) March 28, 1990 (age 35)
Atlético Paranaense
33 Carl Robinson Wales DM/CM (1976-10-13) October 13, 1976 (age 48) Canada Toronto
Forwards
6 Corey Hertzog United States ST/RW (1990-08-01) August 1, 1990 (age 34) United States Penn State University
9 Luke Rodgers England ST (1982-01-01) January 1, 1982 (age 43) England Notts County
14 Thierry Henry France ST (1977-08-17) August 17, 1977 (age 47) Spain Barcelona
17 Juan Agudelo United States ST (1992-11-23) November 23, 1992 (age 32)
Red Bulls Academy

Formation

International players

The following players on the club have received international call-ups during the season or within the previous year:

Country Player Position
Costa Rica Roy Miller DF
Jamaica Dane Richards MF
Mexico Rafael Márquez DF
Norway Jan Gunnar Solli MF
Senegal Bouna Coundoul GK
United States Juan Agudelo FW
United States Tim Ream DF

Player movement

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011

In

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
January 13, 2011 United States Corey Hertzog FW United States Penn State SuperDraft, 1st round [36]
January 13, 2011 England John Rooney MF England Macclesfield Town SuperDraft, 2nd round [36]
January 25, 2011 United States Matt Kassel MF United States Red Bulls Academy Free [37]
January 26, 2011 Norway Jan Gunnar Solli MF Norway Brann Free [38]
January 28, 2011 England Luke Rodgers FW England Notts County Undisclosed [39]
January 30, 2011 Brazil Marcos Paullo MF
Atletico Paranaense
 Free [40]
January 31, 2011 United States Šaćir Hot DF United States Red Bulls Academy Free [41]
March 9, 2011 Finland Teemu Tainio MF Netherlands Ajax Free [42]
March 9, 2011 United States Stephen Keel DF United States Portland Timbers (USL) Free [42]
March 23, 2011 United States Tyler Lassiter DF United States North Carolina State SuperDraft, 2nd round [43]
March 25, 2011 United States Alex Horwath GK Unattached Free [44]
April 1, 2011 Canada Dwayne De Rosario MF Canada Toronto Acquired for Tony Tchani, Danleigh Borman, and a 2012 SuperDraft 1st round pick [45]
April 12, 2011 United States Teddy Schneider DF United States Princeton
Supplemental Draft, 2nd round
 [46]
June 18, 2011 United States Mike Jones DF United States Kansas City Free [47]
June 28, 2011 United States Dax McCarty MF United States D.C. United Acquired for Dwayne De Rosario [48]
July 12, 2011 Germany Frank Rost GK Germany Hamburg Free [49]
August 12, 2011 Guadeloupe Stéphane Auvray MF United States Kansas City Acquired for a 2013 SuperDraft 2nd round pick [50]
August 13, 2011 United States Chris Konopka GK
Waterford United
 Free, signed from MLS Goalkeeper Pool [51]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
November 5, 2010 United States Seth Stammler MF None Retired [52]
November 5, 2010 United States Mike Petke DF None Retired, now coach with Red Bulls [53]
November 11, 2010 United States Carey Talley DF None Released, then retired [54]
November 22, 2010
Jeremy Hall
 MF United States Portland Timbers Traded for a 3rd round SuperDraft pick [55]
December 15, 2010 Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel FW
Los Angeles Galaxy
 Re-Entry Draft [56]
December 15, 2010 United States Luke Sassano MF
Los Angeles Galaxy
 Re-Entry Draft [57]
January 24, 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina Siniša Ubiparipović MF Canada Montreal Impact Option declined, free transfer [58][59]
January 28, 2011 New Zealand Andrew Boyens DF
Chivas USA
 Option declined, free transfer [60]
March 1, 2011 United States Conor Chinn FW United States Real Salt Lake Waived, free transfer [61]
March 1, 2011 United States Irving Garcia MF Guatemala Antigua GFC Waived [61]
March 15, 2011 Georgia (country) Giorgi Chirgadze FW Georgia (country) Metalurgi Rustavi Released [62]
March 21, 2011 Ghana Salou Ibrahim FW Belgium OH Leuven Waived [63]
April 1, 2011 Cameroon Tony Tchani MF Canada Toronto Traded with a 2012 SuperDraft 1st round pick for Dwayne De Rosario [64]
South Africa Danleigh Borman DF
June 28, 2011 Canada Dwayne De Rosario MF United States D.C. United Traded for Dax McCarty [65]
July 18, 2011 United States Austin da Luz MF United States D.C. United Traded for a 2011 international roster slot [66][67]
August 14, 2011 United States Chris Konopka GK United States Philadelphia Union Released back to MLS Goalkeeper Pool after emergency loan

Loans

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Fee/notes Ref
April 14, 2010 Denmark Brian Nielsen MF Austria Red Bull Salzburg Loan thru 2011 season [68][69]

Out

Date Player Position Loaned to Fee/notes Ref
July 16, 2011 Canada Greg Sutton GK Canada Montreal Impact Loan for remainder of 2011 season [70]
August 30, 2011 United States Tyler Lassiter DF
Carolina RailHawks
 Loan for remainder of 2011
NASL
season		 [71]

Player statistics

Statistics for MLS league matches through October 21, 2011.

No Nat Player Pos Games Starts Minutes Goals Assists Yellow card Red card
1 Germany RostFrank Rost GK 11 11 945 0 0 0 0
18 Senegal CoundoulBouna Coundoul GK 12 11 1035 0 0 0 0
24 Canada SuttonGreg Sutton GK 10 10 900 0 0 1 0
31 United States HorwathAlex Horwath GK 1 1 90 0 0 0 0
40 United States KonopkaChris Konopka GK 1 1 90 0 0 0 0
3 United States AlbrightChris Albright DF 8 6 482 0 0 0 0
4 Mexico MárquezRafael Márquez DF 19 19 1684 0 5 5 0
5 United States ReamTim Ream DF 28 28 2520 0 1 2 0
7 Costa Rica MillerRoy Miller DF 30 30 2699 0 3 5 0
8 Norway SolliJan Gunnar Solli DF 31 31 2643 0 6 1 1
12 United States LassiterTyler Lassiter DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 United States KeelStephen Keel DF 16 13 1226 0 2 3 0
23 United States JonesMike Jones DF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
44 United States MendesCarlos Mendes DF 18 16 1505 0 0 3 0
39 United States SchneiderTeddy Schneider DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 United States HotŠaćir Hot DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- South Africa BormanDanleigh Borman* DF 2 1 91 0 0 0 0
2 Finland TainioTeemu Tainio MF 28 28 2407 0 2 7 1
10 Morocco BallouchyMehdi Ballouchy MF 29 17 1519 2 1 4 0
11 United States McCartyDax McCarty MF 16 14 1175 0 3 1 0
15 United States KasselMatt Kassel MF 2 0 82 0 0 0 0
16 England RooneyJohn Rooney MF 5 0 48 0 0 0 0
19 Jamaica RichardsDane Richards MF 27 27 2333 7 7 5 1
20 Estonia LindpereJoel Lindpere MF 34 34 3048 7 7 4 0
21 Denmark NielsenBrian Nielsen MF 1 0 4 0 0 0 0
25 Guadeloupe AuvrayStéphane Auvray MF 6 1 124 0 0 0 0
32 Brazil PaulloMarcos Paullo MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Wales RobinsonCarl Robinson MF 2 0 54 0 0 0 0
- Cameroon TchaniTony Tchani* MF 2 1 112 0 0 0 0
- Canada De RosarioDwayne De Rosario* MF 13 12 1113 2 4 2 0
- United States da LuzAustin da Luz* MF 7 4 367 1 1 2 0
6 United States HertzogCorey Hertzog FW 5 0 35 0 0 0 0
9 England RodgersLuke Rodgers FW 23 20 1560 9 3 6 0
14 France HenryThierry Henry FW 26 26 2266 14 4 3 2
17 United States AgudeloJuan Agudelo FW 27 12 1364 6 2 1 0
Total 34 3060 50** 50 55 5

* = No longer with the club.
** = Goals total includes 2 own goals scored by opposition.

Goalkeeper statistics

Statistics for MLS league matches through October 21, 2011.

No Nat Player Games Starts Minutes Record (W-D-L) GA GAA SO
1 Germany RostFrank Rost 11 11 945 4-3-4 14 1.33 5
18 Senegal CoundoulBouna Coundoul 12 11 1035 3-6-2 13 1.13 3
24 Canada SuttonGreg Sutton 10 10 900 3-5-2 15 1.50 2
31 United States HorwathAlex Horwath 1 1 90 0-1-0 0 0.00 1
40 United States KonopkaChris Konopka 1 1 90 0-1-0 2 2.00 0
Total 34 3060 10-16-8 44 1.29 11

Club staff

Position Staff
Sporting Director Norway Erik Solér
Head Coach
Hans Backe
Assistant Coach Norway Jan Halvor Halvorsen
Individual Development Coach United States Mike Petke
Goalkeeping Coach United States Todd Hoffard
Technical Director Brazil Ricardo Campos
Athletic Trainer
Strength & Conditioning Coach United States Scott Piri
Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach United States Jeremy Holsopple
Team Administrator Spain Juan Romero
Asst. Athletic Trainer United States Michelle Lafiosca
Equipment Manager Colombia Fernando Ruiz
Asst. Equipment Manager United States Sean Ruiz
Massage Therapist United States Traci Snyder

Last updated: August 21, 2011
Source: New York Red Bulls Official Website

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
MLS
 — 10th March 19, 2011 October 20, 2011
U.S. Open Cup
Third round
 —
Quarter-finals
 June 28, 2011 July 12, 2011

Updated to match played October 19, 2011
Source: Competitions

Standings

Main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season

Overall standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S, C) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67
CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6
Houston Dynamo
 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49
CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23 33 CONCACAF Champions League
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 10 16 8 50 44  +6 46 8 6 3 29 17  +12 2 10 5 21 27  −6

Last updated: October 21, 2011.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by rounds

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Stadium
H
AH
ResultWDDLWWWDLDDDDWDLDDWLDLDLDDDWLWDWLW
Position575114322254554466766710911111111101191091010
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2011. Source: NYRedBulls.com

A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in EST.

February 9, 2011 Mexico Tour
México
21:00 Report Yellow card 44' Solli
Yellow card 73' Ibrahim		 Stadium:
Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 6,002
Referee: Ricardo Arellano
Penalties
Maldonado soccer ball with check mark
Landín soccer ball with check mark
Ortiz soccer ball with red X
Fonseca soccer ball with check mark
Muñoz soccer ball with red X
Guadarrama soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Lassiter
soccer ball with check mark Hertzog
soccer ball with red X Robinson
soccer ball with red X Rooney
soccer ball with check mark Ibrahim
soccer ball with check mark da Luz
February 12, 2011 Mexico Tour
México
16:30 Toloza Yellow card 33'
Vigil 83'		 Report 30' Henry
80' Kassel
85' Hertzog		 Attendance: Closed Door
February 15, 2011 Mexico Tour
México
21:00
Jesús Sánchez 71'
Mendes 80' (o.g.)
DávilaYellow card 90+1'
Jorge Mora
90+3'		 Report 29' Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 85' Richards
39' Agudelo		 Stadium:
Estadio Omnilife
Referee: Roman Rafael Medina
February 23, 2011 Florida Tour
Chicago United States
1–1 United States New York Fort Lauderdale, Florida
13:00 Pappa 53' Report 18' Lindpere Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: Closed Door
Fort Lauderdale United States v United States New York
February 26, 2011 Florida Tour
Fort Lauderdale United States
0–2 United States New York Fort Lauderdale, Florida
15:30 Wheeler Yellow card 44'
Mowouve Yellow card 79'		 Report 2' Henry
75' Ballouchy		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Kansas City United States v United States New York
March 5, 2011 Desert Cup Kansas City United States 2–2 United States New York Tucson, Arizona
22:00 Arnaud 20'
Kamara 61' (pen.)		 Report 22' Henry
76' Richards		 Stadium: Hi Corbett Field
Attendance: 10,087
March 8, 2011 Red Bull
Reto del Sol
Atlas Mexico
1–1 United States New York Glendale, Arizona
22:00 Ream 78' (o.g.) Report Yellow card 23'
Marquez
 Stadium:
University of Phoenix Stadium
Attendance: 23,644
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in

EDT
.

New York v Seattle
March 19, 2011 Match 1 New York 1–0 Seattle Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 Agudelo 70' Report Hurtado Yellow card 61' Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,982
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 26, 2011 Match 2 Columbus 0–0 New York Columbus, Ohio
16:00 Report Keel Yellow card 29'
Miller Yellow card 89'		 Stadium:
Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,306
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
April 2, 2011 Match 3
Houston
Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 Richards 47' Report Weaver 50' Yellow card 73' Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 13,664
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 9, 2011 Match 4 Philadelphia 1–0 New York Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00
Torres 68'
Mwanga
Yellow card 77'		 Report
Live TV: ESPN2		 Márquez Yellow card 14'
Richards Yellow card 29'
Miller Yellow card 82'		 Stadium:
PPL Park
Attendance: 19,027
Referee: Alex Prus
April 16, 2011 Match 5 New York 3–0 San Jose Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 Rodgers 2', 15' Yellow card 55'
De Rosario Yellow card 32'
Henry 87'		 Report
McDonald
Yellow card 55'		 Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 14,308
Referee: Chris Penso
April 21, 2011 Match 6 D.C. United 0–4 New York Washington, D.C.
20:00 Report
Live TV: ESPN2		 Henry 11', 37'
Lindpere 76'
Agudelo 90+2'		 Stadium:
RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 18,052
Referee: Jorge González
April 30, 2011 Match 7 New York 1–0 Kansas City Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 Rodgers 22' Yellow card 32'
Tainio Yellow card 42'
Ballouchy Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,636
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 7, 2011 Match 8
Los Angeles
1–1 New York Carson, California
23:00 Donovan 41' Report
Live TV: ESPN2		 Henry 4'
Rodgers Yellow card 57'		 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 15, 2011 Match 9
Chivas USA
Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 Henry 21' Yellow card 62'
De Rosario 35' (pen.)		 Report
Live TV:
Galavisión
 Braun 6', 31', 55'
Cortez Yellow card 81'		 Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 16,375
Referee: Alex Prus
Houston v New York
May 21, 2011 Match 10
Houston, Texas
20:30
Koke
82'		 Report Richards 1'
Márquez Yellow card 62'
Ballouchy 90+1'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 25,314
Referee: Juan Guzmán
New York v Colorado
May 25, 2011 Match 11 New York 2–2 Colorado Harrison, New Jersey
20:00 Henry 29' Yellow card 31'
Rodgers 33'
Mendes Yellow card 44'		 Report LaBauex Yellow card 10'
Larentowicz 27', 32'		 Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,081
Referee: Jorge González
May 28, 2011 Match 12
Vancouver
1–1 New York Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 Hassli 23' (pen.) Report Rodgers 33'
Ream Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mark Geiger
New York v Columbus
June 4, 2011 Match 13 New York 1–1 Columbus Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 Ballouchy 9'
da Luz Yellow card 55'		 Report Balchan Yellow card 32' 90+2'
Ekpo Yellow card 72'		 Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,393
Referee: Niko Bratsis
June 10, 2011 Match 14 New York 2–1 New England Harrison, New Jersey
20:30 Cochrane 37' (o.g.)
Keel Yellow card 33'
Henry 50'
Ballouchy Yellow card 57'		 Report
Live TV:
FSC
 Boggs 54' Stadium:
Red Bull Arena

Attendance: 21,201
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 19, 2011 Match 15 Portland 3–3 New York Portland, Oregon
22:00 Jewsbury 48'
Goldthwaite 50'
Keel 68' (o.g.)
Wallace Yellow card 74'
Moffat Yellow card 90+3'		 Report
Live TV: ESPN2		 da Luz 5'
Henry 73' Red card 90+3'
Lindpere Yellow card 74'
Sutton Yellow card 76'
Tainio Yellow card 89'
Mendes Yellow card 90'
De Rosario 90+6' (pen.)		 Stadium:
Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 23, 2011 Match 16
Seattle, Washington
22:00 Friberg 11'
Alonso 12' Yellow card 60'
Riley Yellow card 52'
Levesque 68', 78'
Rosales Yellow card 90'		 Report
Live TV: ESPN2		 Tainio Yellow card 29'
Richards 31'
da Luz Yellow card 50'
Scott 58' (o.g.)
De Rosario Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 46,065
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 26, 2011 Match 17
Chicago
1–1 New York Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00 Cuesta Yellow card 14'
Paladini Yellow card 37'
Nyarko Yellow card 49'
Pappa 58'		 Report
Live TV: ESPN		 Lindpere 40'
Mendes Yellow card 53'
Tainio Yellow card 77'		 Stadium:
Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,961
Referee: Kevin Stott
San Jose v New York
July 2, 2011 Match 18 San Jose 2–2 New York Stanford, California
22:30
Johnson Yellow card 40'
Busch Yellow card 64'
Lenhart 68'
Burling
Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 90+1'		 Report
Live TV: ESPN2		 Lindpere 7', 85'
Miller Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 41,028
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
July 6, 2011 Match 19 New York 5–0 Toronto Harrison, New Jersey
20:00 Henry 33'
Rodgers 38' Yellow card 39'
Lindpere 52'
Tainio Yellow card 59'
Agudelo 67', 89'		 Report
Live TV: TSN		 Stinson Yellow card 62' Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,269
Referee: Geoff Gamble
July 9, 2011 Match 20 New York 1-0 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 Richards Yellow card 82'
Miller Yellow card 85'
De Rosario 61'
Davies Yellow card 85'		 Report Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 22,200
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 16, 2011 Match 21
Chivas USA
0–0 New York Carson, California
22:30 Trujillo Yellow card 39'
Zemanski Yellow card 59'		 Report
Live TV:
Galavisión
 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,838
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Colorado v New York
July 20, 2011 Match 22 Colorado 4–1 New York Commerce City, Colorado
21:30 Nyassi 2', 30', 61'
Thompson 26' Yellow card 26'		 Report Ballouchy Yellow card 27'
Solli Yellow card 36'
Richards Yellow card 60'
Henry 67'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,227
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 23, 2011 Match 23 New York 2–2 Dallas Harrison, New Jersey
18:00 Agudelo 39'
Richards Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 80'
Ream Yellow card 59'
Henry 85'		 Report
Live TV:
Galavisión
 Chávez 51', 78'
Guarda Yellow card 79'
Jacobson Yellow card 83'		 Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 17,276
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 6, 2011 Match 24 Real Salt Lake 3–0 New York Sandy, Utah
21:00
Saborio 77'
Johnson
Yellow card 84'		 Report Márquez Yellow card 76' Stadium:
Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,081
Referee: Elias Bazakos
August 13, 2011 Match 25
Chicago
Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 Henry 9'
Lindpere 63' Yellow card 64'		 Report Oduro 16'
Grazzini 24' Yellow card 26'		 Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,177
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 20, 2011 Match 26 New England 2–2 New York Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30
Mansally
Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 55'		 Report McCarty Yellow card 45'
Tainio Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 69'
Richards 53', 87'
Miller Yellow card 89'
Márquez Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,882
Referee: Juan Guzman
August 28, 2011 Postponed
Los Angeles
Harrison, New Jersey
--:-- Report Stadium:
Hurricane Irene.[72]
September 10, 2011 Match 27
Vancouver
Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 Márquez Yellow card 31'
Solli Red card 45+1'
Agudelo 68'
Henry Yellow card 73'		 Report Chiumiento 23' Stadium:
Red Bull Arena

Attendance: 19,684
Referee: Terry Vaughn
September 17, 2011 Match 28 Dallas 0–1 New York Frisco, Texas
20:30 Report Rodgers 36'
Richards Yellow card 70'
Lindpere Yellow card 75'
Ballouchy Yellow card 85'		 Stadium:
Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 17,019
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 21, 2011 Match 29 New York 1–3 Real Salt Lake Harrison, New Jersey
20:00 Rodgers Yellow card 47'
Lindpere 69'		 Report Saborío 7'
Espíndola 11', 21'		 Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 14,266
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 24, 2011 Match 30 New York 2–0 Portland Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 Richards 21'
Rodgers 66' (pen.)		 Report Jewsbury Yellow card 40'
Alhassan Red card 64'		 Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,008
Referee: Alex Prus
October 1, 2011 Match 31 Toronto 1–1 New York Toronto, Ontario
19:30 Koevermans 50' Report
Live TV:
FSC
 Keel Yellow card 78'
Henry 88'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,132
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 4, 2011 Match 32
Los Angeles
Harrison, New Jersey
20:00 Rodgers 32'
Lindpere Yellow card 33'
Henry 58'		 Report
Live TV: ESPN2		 Hejduk Yellow card 13'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,186
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 15, 2011 Match 33 Kansas City 2–0 New York Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 Bunbury 57'
Sapong 74'		 Report
Live TV:
TeleFutura
 Henry Red card 28' Stadium:
Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,921
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 20, 2011 Match 34 New York 1–0 Philadelphia Harrison, New Jersey
20:00 Richards 8'
Tainio Yellow card 29'
Rodgers Yellow card 66'		 Report
Live TV: ESPN2		 Yellow card 55' Carroll Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,044
Referee: Mark Geiger

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article:
2011 MLS Cup Playoffs

Wild Card Round

October 26, 2011 Wild Card Dallas 0–2 New York Frisco, Texas
21:00 Ihemelu Yellow card 31'
Hernández Yellow card 50'		 Report
Live TV:
FSC
 Ream Yellow card 27'
Lindpere 61'
Solli Red card 79'
Henry 90+8'		 Stadium:
Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 10,017
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Conference Semi-finals

October 30, 2011 First Leg
Los Angeles
Harrison, New Jersey
15:00 Henry Yellow card 43'
Márquez Red card 90+5'		 Report
Live TV: ESPN2
Juninho
Red card 90+5'		 Stadium:
Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 22,663
Referee: Alex Prus
November 3, 2011 Second Leg
Los Angeles
2–1
(3–1 agg.)		 New York Carson, California
23:00 Magee 42'
Donovan Yellow card 45+1' 75' (pen.)		 Report
Live TV: ESPN2		 Rodgers 4' Yellow card 5'
Henry Yellow card 61'
Solli Yellow card 81'		 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Friendlies

Montreal Canada v United States New York
May 11, 2011
EDT
 Gerba 37'
Hatchi Yellow card 42'		 Report Hot Yellow card 82' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,568
Referee: Geoff Gamble

2011 Emirates Cup

Main article: Emirates Cup
July 30, 2011 Day 1
EDT
 Lindpere 27'
Richards Yellow card 57'		 Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
July 31, 2011 Day 2
EDT
 v. Persie 42' Report 84' (o.g.) Bartley Stadium: Emirates Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2011 U.S. Open Cup
June 28, 2011 Third Round New York 2–1 FC New York Harrison, New Jersey
20:00 EST Ream Yellow card 38'
Hertzog 58'
Rooney 65'		 Report Yellow card 34' Aquino
56' Morrison
Yellow card 60' Smith		 Stadium:
Red Bull Arena

Attendance: 2,074
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
July 12, 2011 Quarterfinal
Chicago
4–0 New York Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00 EST Oduro 7'
Cuesta 49'
Barouch 52', 69' Yellow card 59'		 Report Yellow card 85' Kassel
Yellow card 87' Hot		 Stadium:
Toyota Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

MLS Reserve League

Kickoff times are in

EDT
.

Pre-season

Chicago Reserves v New York Reserves
February 23, 2011
Chicago Reserves
4–2 New York Reserves Fort Lauderdale, Florida
11:00 Barouch 2' (pen.) 30', 42', 90+' (Report) Rooney 9'
Hertzog 68' (pen.)		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: Closed Door
Referee: Michael Kennedy
FC Tucson v New York Reserves
March 4, 2011 Desert Cup FC Tucson 1–3 New York Reserves Tucson, Arizona
22:00 Guano 62'
Hohn Yellow card 50'		 (Report) Hertzog 19', 53' (pen.)
da Luz 68'		 Stadium: Hi Corbett Field
Attendance: 2,560
March 7, 2011 Dallas 4–0 New York Reserves Casa Grande, Arizona
15:45 Chávez 17', 53'
Galindo 57'
Avila 72'		 (Report) Stadium: Grande Sports World
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Friendlies

April 3, 2011 Friendly 1 New York Reserves 3–1 University of Virginia Montclair, New Jersey
11:00 EST Hertzog 4' (pen.)
Rodgers 34' (pen.) 44'		 (Report) Jumper 41' Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
April 30, 2011 Friendly 2 New York Reserves 0–1 West Virginia University Newark, New Jersey
11:00 (Report) Sebele 23' Stadium: Lubetkin Field
August 28, 2011 Friendly 3 New York Reserves v Penn State University Montclair, New Jersey
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park

Season

April 10, 2011 Reserve 1 Philadelphia Reserves 2–1 New York Reserves Wallingford, Pennsylvania
10:00
Agorsor
81'		 Report Kassel Yellow card 50'
Rooney Yellow card 39' 52'		 Stadium: Chester Park
May 30, 2011 Reserve 2 New York Reserves 1–6 Columbus Reserves Montclair, New Jersey
11:00 Paullo 19'
Kassel Yellow card 30'
Hot Yellow card 46'		 Report
Anor 45', 59'
Davis
82', 85'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
June 11, 2011 Reserve 3 New York Reserves 0–2 New England Reserves Montclair, New Jersey
10:00 Report Koger 1' Yellow card 53'
Coria Yellow card 50'
Schilawski 66'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Referee: Juan Guzman
August 15, 2011 Reserve 4 New York Reserves 2–1 Philadelphia Reserves Montclair, New Jersey
15:00 Arteaga 48', 54' Report
Torres
18'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
August 21, 2011 Reserve 5 New England Reserves 0–2 New York Reserves Foxborough, Massachusetts
10:00 Report Mendes 32'
Hertzog 49'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Referee: Jason Pelletier
October 1, 2011 Reserve 6 Toronto Reserves 3–1 New York Reserves Toronto, Ontario
10:00 Makubuya 6'
Vukovic 10'
Vukovic 32'		 Report 49' Nikocevic Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: John Oliva
October 6, 2011 Reserve 7 New York Reserves 1–1 D.C. Reserves Montclair, New Jersey
15:00 Hertzog 85' Report 55' C. Najar Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Referee: Ryan dos Reis
October 10, 2011 Reserve 8 Columbus Reserves 3–0 New York Reserves Columbus, Ohio
11:00 Meram 16'
Grossman 42'
Owoeri 85'		 Report Stadium:
Crew Stadium

Referee: Sandip Basu
November 10, 2011 Reserve 9 D.C. Reserves 2–2 New York Reserves Washington, D.C.
11:00
McDonald
38'		 Report
Borrajo
86'		 Stadium: RFK Training Field
Attendance: 77
TBD Reserve 10 New York Reserves v Toronto Reserves Montclair, New Jersey
--:-- Stadium: MSU Soccer Park

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Week's Statline
5 England Luke Rodgers 2G (2', 15'), Assist
16 Estonia Joel Lindpere 2G (7', 85')

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Goal Report
1 United States Juan Agudelo 70' Agudelo GOTW
6 United States Juan Agudelo 90+' Agudelo GOTW
8 France Thierry Henry 4' Henry GOTW

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player Save Report
8 United States Tim Ream 43' Ream SOTW
13 Canada Greg Sutton 59' Sutton SOTW
14 Finland Teemu Tainio 57' Tainio SOTW

MLS All-Stars 2011

Position Player Notes
DF United States Tim Ream First XI
DF
Rafael Marquez
 First XI
FW France Thierry Henry First XI
FW United States Juan Agudelo Commissioner's Pick
MF Estonia Joel Lindpere Inactive Roster

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

New York did not use its spot in the MLS Allocation Ranking during the 2011 season. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[73]

International roster spots

It is believed that New York has 12 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. New York acquired its first additional spot from

Houston Dynamo on March 17, 2009.[75] It is not known if or when this roster spot is to revert to Houston. The club also acquired a spot from Colorado Rapids on September 14, 2010, in the Macoumba Kandji trade. The trade of this spot was not included in the press release and it is not known when this spot reverts to Colorado.[76] The club acquired a fourth additional international spot from D.C. United on July 16, 2011. This spot will return to D.C. after the 2011 season.[77]

There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[73]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: None.
Future picks traded:

Houston Dynamo; 2013 SuperDraft Round 2 pick traded to Sporting Kansas City
.

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