2017 New England Revolution season
2017 season | |||
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Owner | Robert Kraft | ||
Head coach | Jay Heaps (until September 18) Tom Soehn (interim) (from September 18) | ||
Stadium | Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts | ||
MLS | Conference: 7th Overall: 15th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Kei Kamara (12 goals) All: Kei Kamara (12 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | League/All: 33,767 (Oct. 15 vs. New York City FC) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: 10,487 (Apr. 19 vs. San Jose Earthquakes) All: 2,331 (Jul. 13 vs. New York Red Bulls) | ||
Average home league attendance | League: 19,367 All: 16,789 | ||
Biggest win | 4 goals: NER 4–0 RSL (May 13) NER 4–0 ORL (Sep. 2) | ||
Biggest defeat | 7 goals: ATL 7–0 NER (Sep. 30) | ||
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The 2017 New England Revolution season was the club's 22nd season of existence, and their 22nd season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer.
Current squad
As of September 14, 2017. Source: New England Revolution Roster
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
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Goalkeepers | |||||
1 | Cody Cropper | GK | February 16, 1993 | Milton Keynes Dons
| |
18 | Brad Knighton | GK | February 6, 1985 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |
30 | Matt Turner | GK | June 24, 1994 | Fairfield University | |
Defenders | |||||
2 | Andrew Farrell | CB | April 2, 1992 | University of Louisville | |
4 | Benjamin Angoua | LB | November 28, 1986 | Guingamp | |
8 | Chris Tierney | LB | January 9, 1986 | University of Virginia | |
15 | Je-Vaughn Watson | DF | October 22, 1983 | F.C. Dallas
| |
19 | Antonio Delamea Mlinar | DF | June 10, 1991 | Olimpija Ljubljana | |
27 | Joshua Smith
|
DF | March 10, 1992 | Burlingame Dragons FC | |
28 | London Woodberry | CB | May 28, 1991 | Arizona United
| |
Midfielders | |||||
5 | Gershon Koffie | MF
|
August 25, 1991 | Hammarby Fotboll | |
6 | Scott Caldwell | M | March 15, 1991 | University of Akron | |
11 | Kelyn Rowe | M | December 25, 1991 | University of California, Los Angeles | |
12 | Xavier Kouassi | M | December 28, 1989 | FC Sion | |
14 | Diego Fagundez
|
M | February 14, 1995 | New England Revolution Academy | |
16 | Daigo Kobayashi | M | February 19, 1983 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |
21 | Zachary Herivaux | M | February 1, 1996 | New England Revolution Academy | |
24 | Lee Nguyen | M | October 7, 1986 | Becamex Binh Duong
| |
33 | Donnie Smith | M | December 7, 1990 | Carolina Dynamo
| |
Forwards | |||||
7 | Brian Wright | F | March 24, 1995 | Burlingame Dragons | |
9 | Krisztián Németh | F | January 5, 1989 | Al-Gharafa
| |
10 | Teal Bunbury | F | February 27, 1990 | Sporting Kansas City | |
17 | Juan Agudelo | F | November 23, 1992 | FC Utrecht | |
23 | Kei Kamara | F | September 1, 1984 | Columbus Crew SC
| |
88 | Femi Hollinger-Janzen | F | December 14, 1993 | Indiana University |
Technical staff
Position | Staff |
---|---|
Head Coach | Jay Heaps |
First Assistant Coach | Tom Soehn |
Goalkeeping Coach | Remi Roy |
Strength and Conditioning Coach | Nick Downing |
Technical Director | Ross Duncan |
Soccer Operations Manager | Jason Gove |
Soccer Operations Analyst | Tim Crawford |
Equipment Manager | Scott Emmens |
Head Athletic Trainer | Evan Allen |
Assistant Athletic Trainer | Phil Madore |
Massage Therapist | Glenn O'Connor |
Head Team Physician | Scott Martin, M.D. |
Last updated: May 12, 2016
Source: Club Staff
Matches and results
Preseason
February 5, 2017 Desert Friendlies | EDT |
Bowen | Report | Stadium: Grande Sports World | |
Note: 60-minute scrimmage |
February 7, 2017 Desert Friendlies | EDT |
Selbol 81' | Report | 44' | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
February 15, 2017 EDT |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
February 18, 2017 EDT |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
February 22, 2017 EDT |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
February 25, 2017 EDT |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
MLS regular season
Eastern Conference table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Columbus Crew
|
34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 | Knockout round |
6 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 50 | |
7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 45 | |
8 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 42 | |
9 | Montreal Impact
|
34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 39 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Overall standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 | |
14 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 45 | |
15 | New England Revolution | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 45 | |
16 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 42 | |
17 | Montreal Impact
|
34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 39 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
- ^ CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[1] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
- The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
- The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):- The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)
- The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[1] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
Matches
March 4, 2017 1 | EDT |
Badji 52' Calvert 68' Powers 69' Cronin 75' |
Report | Tierney 14' Kamara 79' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,126 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
March 18, 2017 2 | EDT |
Lamah 37' Figueroa 54' Urruti 71', 77' Barrios 89' |
Report | Nguyen 10' (pen.) Agudelo 73' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,150 Referee: Alan Kelly |
March 25, 2017 3 | EDT |
Agudelo 4', 41' Kamara 21' Nguyen 32' (pen.) Tierney 53' (pen.) |
Report | Warner 15' Kallman 49' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,571 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
April 2, 2017 4 | EDT |
Valeri 14' | Report | Kouassi 44' Rowe 47' Nguyen 84' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Kevin Stott |
April 8, 2017 5 | EDT |
Kamara 52' Agudelo 72' |
Report | Clark 16' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,725 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
April 15, 2017 6 | EDT |
Schweinsteiger 45' Nikolić 47', 73' Kappelhof 77' |
Report | Watson 21' 27' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,914 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 19, 2017 7 | EDT |
Report | Bingham 85' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,487 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
April 22, 2017 8 | EDT |
Nguyen 5' Delamea 39' Agudelo 48' Kouassi 89' |
Report | Le Toux 27' 28' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,591 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
May 13, 2017 11 | EDT |
Caldwell 4' 29' Kamara 18' Fagúndez 34' Nguyen 41' Farrell 79' |
Report | Silva 84' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 21,096 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
May 21, 2017 12 | EDT |
Fagúndez 24', 34' Farrell 90+3' |
Report | Kamara 20' Trapp 55' Jahn 90+1' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,651 Referee: Alan Kelly |
May 27, 2017 13 | EDT |
88' | Report | Nguyen 9' Watson 39' Kouassi 90+4' Bunbury 90+5' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,905 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
May 31, 2017 14 | EDT |
Harrison 17' Camargo 64' Villa 81' Lopez 90' |
Report | Kamara 24' Koffie 29' Kouassi 86' Rowe 87' |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 20,193 Referee: Christopher Penso |
June 3, 2017 15 | EDT |
Angoua 17' 27' Fagúndez 66' Farrell 71' Agudelo 85' |
Report | Cooper 26' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 21,764 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
June 17, 2017 16 | EDT |
Rowe 21' Delamea Mlinar 70' |
Report | Nikolić 18' Solignac 61' (de Leeuw) |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 21,548 Referee: Kevin Stott |
June 23, 2017 17 | EDT |
Vázquez) 52'Altidore |
Report | Delamea 50' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,261 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
July 5, 2017 19 | EDT |
Delamea 77' |
Report | Felipe ) |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,924 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
July 22, 2017 20 | EDT |
) | Report | Steres 22' (Alessandrini, Garcia), 53' Jones 24' Diallo 42' McBean 44' Lassiter 79' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 27,441 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
July 29, 2017 21 | EDT |
Koffie 34' Kamara 38' (Rowe, Caldwell), 85' (Farrell, Nguyen) Agudelo 89' (Caldwell, Nguyen) |
Report | Onyewu 29' Wijnaldum 76' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,584 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
August 5, 2017 22 | EDT |
) | Report | Kamara 24' (Nguyen) Angoua 44' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,214 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
August 12, 2017 23 | EDT |
Nguyen 45+3' Bunbury 53' (Rowe) Kamara 63' Watson 69' |
Report | Jacobson 41' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 19,911 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
August 20, 2017 24 | EDT |
89' | Report | Angoua 53' Bunbury 57' |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 22,415 Referee: Mark Geiger |
August 26, 2017 25 | EDT |
Canouse 26' Acosta 71' (Opare, Sam) Sarvas 81' |
Report | Dielna 63' Kamara 65' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,539 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
September 2, 2017 26 | EDT |
Kamara 26' (Caldwell, Nguyen), 75' (Nguyen), 89' (Nguyen) Agudelo 68' Bunbury 90+2' (Németh, Nguyen) |
Report | Pereira 56' Aja 66' 80' Rocha 86' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 17,865 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Note: Kei Kamara's first career hat trick |
September 9, 2017 27 | EDT |
Nguyen 68' (Bunbury) 90+1' | Report | Beland-Goyette 35' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 20,080 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
September 13, 2017 28 | EDT |
90' | Report | Farrell 6' Koffie 8' Kouassi 16' Mlinar 38' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,511 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Note: New England became the first team in MLS history to record zero shots in a match.[2] |
September 16, 2017 29 | EDT |
Gerso 16' Diego Rubio 23' 45' (Gerso, Zusi), 58' Medranda 26' |
Bunbury 4' Németh 11' Fagúndez 90+2' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,089 Referee: Jorge González |
September 23, 2017 30 | EDT |
Nguyen 82' (Tierney) Kamara 87' (Nguyen, Tierney) 90+3' |
Report | ) | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 19,303 Referee: Alan Kelly |
September 27, 2017 31 | EDT |
Nocerino 22' (Yotún) Hines 32' (Yotún) 45' Kaká 28' 43' (Dwyer), 77' (Dwyer) Pereira 33' Dwyer 84' (Larin) Yotún 90' (Laryea) |
Report | Kouassi 11' Dielna 21' Caldwell 29' Nguyen 45+1' 90+4' Delamea 57' Angoua 86' |
Stadium: |
September 30, 2017 32 | EDT |
Report | González Pirez 21' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 21,925 Referee: Dave Gantar |
October 15, 2017 33 | EDT |
90+4' | Report | ) | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 33,767 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
October 22, 2017 34 | EDT |
) | Report | Tabla ) |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,681 Referee: Rubiel Vasquez |
U.S. Open Cup
June 14, 2017 Fourth Round | EDT |
Bunbury 44' (pen.) Smith 50' (Kobayashi) Herivaux 51' Woodberry 62' |
Report | Farrell 24' 40' | Stadium: Anderson Stadium Attendance: 1,663 Referee: Henrik Karlsson |
June 28, 2017 Fifth Round | EDT |
Smith 57' |
Report | Ortiz 7' (Harkes) Jeffrey 10' Korb 90+4' |
Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 2,572 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
July 13, 2017 Quarterfinal | EDT |
89' | Report | 90+5' | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 2,331 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
Transfers
In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | FW | Brian Wright | 22 | Vermont Catamounts | Drafted | Pre-season | Undisclosed | SuperDraft | [3] | |
19 | DF | Antonio Mlinar Delamea | 26 | Olimpija Ljubljana | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | [4] | ||
4 | DF | Benjamin Angoua | 30 | Guingamp
|
On Loan | Pre-season | Undisclosed | [5] | ||
88 | FW | Femi Hollinger-Janzen | 23 | Minnesota United FC | Trade | Pre-season | Undisclosed | [6] | ||
27 | DF | Joshua Smith
|
25 | Burlingame Dragons FC | Drafted | Pre-season | Undisclosed | SuperDraft | [7] | |
5 | MF | Gershon Koffie | 26 | Hammarby Fotboll | On Loan | Mid-season | Undisclosed | [8] | ||
DF | Claude Dielna | 29 | Sheffield Wednesday F.C. | Free | Mid-season | Undisclosed | [9] | |||
9 | Krisztián Németh | 28 | Al-Gharafa
|
Trade from Columbus Crew
|
Mid-season | Undisclosed | [10] |
Draft picks
Round | Selection | Pos. | Name | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 | FW | Brian Wright | Vermont |
2 | 31 | MF | Napo Matsoso | Kentucky |
4 | 75 | DF | Joshua Smith |
San Francisco |
Out
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | DF | Jordan McCrary | 24 | Toronto FC II | Option Declined | Pre-season | [11] | ||
88 | FW | Femi Hollinger-Janzen | 23 | Minnesota United FC | Drafted | Pre-season | Exp. Draft
|
[12] | |
40 | DF | Sambinha | 24 | Loan return | Pre-season | Free | [13] | ||
7 | MF | Gershon Koffie | 25 | Hammarby | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | .[14] | |
22 | GK | Bobby Shuttleworth | 30 | Minnesota United FC | Trade | Pre-season | [15] |
Player statistics
Top scorers
Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 23 | Kei Kamara | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
2 | MF
|
24 | Lee Nguyen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
3 | FW | 17 | Juan Agudelo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
FW | 10 | Teal Bunbury | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
4 | FW | 14 | Diego Fagúndez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
5 | DF | 4 | Benjamin Angoua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF
|
6 | Scott Caldwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 7 | Brian Wright | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
DF | 8 | Chris Tierney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF
|
12 | Xavier Kouassi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF
|
16 | Daigo Kobayashi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 19 | Antonio Delamea Mlinar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF
|
21 | Zachary Herivaux | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
MF
|
33 | Donnie Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 45 | 0 | 5 | 50 |
As of September 16, 2017.
Awards
- Team Most Valuable Player: Antonio Delamea[16]
- Team Golden Boot: Kei Kamara (12 G, 5 A)[16]
- Team Defender of the Year: Antonio Delamea[16]
- Team Humanitarian of the Year: Kelyn Rowe (4-time winner)[16]
- Players' Player of the Year: Teal Bunbury[16]
- UnitedHealthcare Youth Player of the Year: Joe Brito[16]
- MLS Player of the Week: Juan Agudelo (Week 4), Kei Kamara (Week 26)[16]
References
- ^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Boehm, Charles (September 14, 2017). "How many MLS records were broken in Atlanta's 7–0 rout of New England?". MLS Soccer. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- Gannett Company. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ revolutionsoccer.net (January 25, 2017). "Revolution acquire Slovenian defender Antonio Mlinar Delamea". Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ revolutionsoccer.net (January 27, 2017). "Revolution acquire defender Benjamin Angoua". Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ revolutionsoccer.net (February 15, 2017). "Revs acquire Femi Hollinger-Janzen for Bobby Shuttleworth in trade with Minnesota United FC". Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ revolutionsoccer.net (March 1, 2017). "Revolution Sign Defender Joshua Smith". Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ revolutionsoccer.net (May 8, 2017). "Revolution Acquire Gershon Koffie on Loan from Hammarby IF". Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ revolutionsoccer.net (July 28, 2017). "Revolution Sign Defender Claude Deilna". Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ revolutionsoccer.net (August 10, 2017). "Revolution Acquire Forward Krisztián Németh in Trade with Columbus Crew SC". Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ revolutionsoccer.net (November 28, 2016). "Revolution Exercise 12 Player Options". Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ Hemming, Nick (December 13, 2016). "Minnesota United Stuns Revolution, Selects Femi Hollinger-Janzen in Expansion Draf". The Bent Musket. SB Nation. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "New England Revolution waive Guinea-Bissau defender Samba". Major League Soccer. MLSSoccer.com. August 29, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "HTV: Gershon Koffie klar för Hammarby – "Som att komma hem"". Hammarby Fotboll. January 15, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ "Revs acquire Femi Hollinger-Janzen for Bobby Shuttleworth in trade with Minnesota United FC". revolutionsoccer.net. February 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "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.