2015 New England Revolution season

New England Revolution
2015 season
Owner Robert Kraft
Head Coach Jay Heaps
Stadium Gillette Stadium
Major League Soccer Conference: 5th
Overall: 11th
MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout Round
U.S. Open Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer Charlie Davies (7)
Highest home attendance 42,947
(Oct. 17 vs. Montreal)
Lowest home attendance 10,668
(Mar. 28 vs. San Jose)
Average home league attendance 19,627
Home colors
Away colors
← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 New England Revolution season will be the club's twentieth season of existence, and their twentieth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. The club enters the season as the defending Eastern Conference champions.

Outside of MLS regular season play, the club participated in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Background

Review

Preseason

Off season Player Movement

Immediately after losing the 2014 MLS Cup Final, the New England Revolution began making roster moves to improve the team for 2015. On December 8, 2014, just a day after the Cup Final, the Revolution traded Dimitry Imbongo and Geoffrey Castillion to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for goalkeeper Joe Nasco.[1] On the same day, in preparation for the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft, the Revolution declined options on nine players, goalkeepers Larry Jackson, Joe Nasco and Luis Soffner, defender Jossimar Sanchez, midfielders Shalrie Joseph, Donnie Smith and Alec Sundly and forwards Andre Akpan and Tony Taylor, as well not extending a bona fide contract offer to defender Stephen McCarthy.[2] The Revolution also completed trades with the two new franchises, New York City FC and Orlando City SC to ensure that Revolution Academy graduate Diego Fagundez was not selected in the Expansion Draft.[3] During the draft, New York City FC selected Patrick Mullins and Tony Taylor in the second and fifth rounds, respectively.[4] On December 18, 2014 New England traded their fourth-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft to Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder Jeremy Hall[5] and selected Tristan Bowen in the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[6] At the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, the Revolution traded their second-round pick to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Sean Okoli[7] and used their own third-round pick to draft Cal State Fullerton forward Marc Fenelus.[8] Midfielder Donnie Smith was re-signed by the club on January 23, staying with the team for a third year.[9] 2013 starting forward Juan Agudelo on January 30.[10]

Squad

Current Roster

As of August 26, 2015. Source: New England Revolution Roster

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
18 Brad Knighton United States GK February 6, 1985 United States Vancouver Whitecaps FC
22 Bobby Shuttleworth United States GK May 13, 1987 United States Austin Aztex
26 Trevor Spangenberg United States GK April 24, 1991 United States Chivas USA
Defenders
2 Andrew Farrell United States CB April 2, 1992 United States University of Louisville
5 Jeremy Hall United States RB September 11, 1988 Canada Toronto F.C.
8 Chris Tierney United States LB January 9, 1986 United States University of Virginia
23 José Gonçalves Portugal CB September 17, 1985 Switzerland FC Sion
25 Darrius Barnes United States RB December 24, 1986 United States Duke University
28 London Woodberry United States CB May 28, 1991 United States Arizona United
30 Kevin Alston United States RB May 5, 1988 United States Indiana University
Midfielders
4 Steve Neumann United States M October 7, 1991 United States Georgetown University
6 Scott Caldwell United States M March 15, 1991 United States University of Akron
11 Kelyn Rowe United States M December 25, 1991 United States University of California, Los Angeles
12 Andy Dorman Wales M May 1, 1982 England Crystal Palace
13 Jermaine Jones (c) United States M November 3, 1981 Turkey Beşiktaş J.K
14 Diego Fagundez Uruguay M February 14, 1995 United States New England Revolution Academy
16 Daigo Kobayashi Japan M February 19, 1983 United States Vancouver Whitecaps FC
21 Zachary Herivaux Haiti M February 1, 1996 United States New England Revolution Academy
24 Lee Nguyen United States M October 7, 1986 Vietnam Becamex Binh Duong
29 Tyler Rudy United States M September 29, 1993 United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23
33 Donnie Smith United States M December 7, 1990 Carolina Dynamo
92 Timi Mulgrew United States M September 16, 1992 United States Ocean City Nor'easters
Forwards
7 Sean Okoli United States F February 3, 1993 United States Seattle Sounders F.C.
9 Charlie Davies United States F June 25, 1986 Denmark Randers FC
10 Teal Bunbury United States F February 27, 1990 United States Sporting Kansas City
17 Juan Agudelo United States F November 23, 1992 Netherlands FC Utrecht

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head Coach United States Jay Heaps
First Assistant Coach United States Tom Soehn
Goalkeeping Coach Canada Remi Roy
Strength and Conditioning Coach United States Nick Downing
Technical Director United States Ross Duncan
Soccer Operations Manager United States Jason Gove
Soccer Operations Analyst United States Tim Crawford
Equipment Manager United States Scott Emmens
Head Athletic Trainer United States Evan Allen
Assistant Athletic Trainer United States Phil Madore
Massage Therapist United States Glenn O’Connor
Head Team Physician United States Scott Martin, M.D.

Last updated: February 24, 2015
Source: Club Staff

Player Movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
December 8, 2014 United States Joe Nasco GK Colorado Rapids Trade [11]
December 18, 2014 United States Tristan Bowen F Seattle Sounders FC Re-Entry Draft [12]
December 18, 2014 United States Jeremy Hall M Toronto FC Trade [13]
January 15, 2015 United States Sean Okoli F Seattle Sounders FC Trade [14]
January 30, 2015 United States Juan Agudelo F Unattached Free [15]
February 28, 2015 United States Tyler Rudy M Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 Free [16]
February 28, 2015 United States London Woodberry D Arizona United Free [17]
March 5, 2015 United States Trevor Spangenberg GK Chivas USA Free [18]
March 18, 2015 United States Timi Mulgrew F Ocean City Nor'easters Free [19]
May 2, 2015 Haiti Zachary Herivaux M New England Revolution Youth Homegrown [20]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
December 8, 2014 Netherlands Geoffrey Castillion F Colorado Rapids Trade [11]
December 8, 2014 France Dimitry Imbongo F Colorado Rapids Trade [11]
December 10, 2014 United States Patrick Mullins F New York City FC Expansion Draft [21]
December 10, 2014 United States Tony Taylor F New York City FC Expansion Draft [21]
February 24, 2015 United States A.J. Soares D Viking FK Free Transfer [22]

Matches and results

Preseason

Desert Diamond Cup

MLS regular season

      Win       Tie       Loss

U.S. Open Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Fourth round

Tables

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Montreal Impact 34 15 13 6 48 44 +4 51 Knockout round
4 D.C. United 34 15 13 6 43 45 −2 51
5 New England Revolution 34 14 12 8 48 47 +1 50
6 Toronto FC 34 15 15 4 58 58 0 49
7 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 −10 44
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
9 LA Galaxy 34 14 11 9 56 46 +10 51
10 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
11 New England Revolution 34 14 12 8 48 47 +1 50
12 Toronto FC 34 15 15 4 58 58 0 49
13 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
5 7 2 2 1 4 6 −2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 2 0 2 5 −3

Last updated: April 6, 2015
Source: Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
Result L L T W W T W W W T T L T T L W                                    

Last updated: April 6, 2015.
Source: MLS Results and
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Player information

Outfield player statistics

No. Nat. Player Total MLS regular season MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Ref.
App. Min. Gls Ast YC RC App. Min. Gls Ast YC RC App. Min. Gls Ast YC RC App. Min. Gls Ast YC RC
Defenders
2 United States Andrew Farrell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
8 United States Chris Tierney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
23 Portugal José Gonçalves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
25 United States Darrius Barnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
30 United States Kevin Alston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
Midfielders
4 United States Steve Neumann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
4 United States Jeremy Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
6 United States Scott Caldwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
11 United States Kelyn Rowe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
12 Wales Andy Dorman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
13 United States Jermaine Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
14 Uruguay Diego Fagundez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
16 Japan Daigo Kobayashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
24 United States Lee Nguyen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
Forwards
7 United States Sean Okoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
9 United States Charlie Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
10 United States Teal Bunbury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
17 United States Juan Agudelo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]
27 Honduras Jerry Bengtson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [23]

Goalkeeper statistics

No. Nat. Player Total MLS regular season MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Ref.
App. Min. GA GAA W D L App. Min. GA GAA W D L App. Min. GA GAA W D L App. Min. GA GAA W D L
18 United States Brad Knighton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [24]
22 United States Bobby Shuttleworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [24]

Kits

Home

Like all Major League Soccer teams, the 2015 New England Revolution kits are produced by adidas. New England continue wearing the same home kits as in 2014, however the away kit, which was introduced at an event on March 3, broke from the traditional monochromatic white for away kits and featured a red shirt. United Healthcare continued their four-year relationship with the club as their jersey sponsor.

Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Navy White Navy March 8, 2014 (with Navy shorts)
Away Red and White Red Red April 4, 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Revolution acquire goalkeeper Joe Nasco from the Colorado Rapids". www.revolutionsoccer.net. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Revolution decline options on nine players". www.revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Revolution unveil protected list ahead of Wednesday’s MLS Expansion Draft". www.revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Revolution lose two players in MLS Expansion Draft". www.revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Revolution acquire midfielder Jeremy Hall from Toronto FC". www.revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Revolution select forward Tristan Bowen in Stage Two of 2014 MLS Re-Entry Process". www.revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Revolution trades pick in 2015 MLS SuperDraft to Seattle Sounders FC for rights to Sean Okoli". www.revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Lemieux, Jeff. "Despite making just one pick, Revs thrilled with value acquired via SuperDraft". www.revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Revolution re-sign midfielder Donnie Smith". www.revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Revolution re-sign forward Juan Agudelo". www.revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 "Colorado Rapids send Joe Nasco to New England Revolution for Geoffrey Castillion, Dimitry Imbongo". MLSsoccer.com. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo each grab two players in Stage 2 of Re-Entry Draft". MLSsoccer.com. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "Revolution acquire midfielder Jeremy Hall from Toronto FC". New England Revolution. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "New England Revolution sign forward Sean Okoli after draft day trade with Seattle Sounders". MLSsoccer.com. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Juan Agudelo ends European adventure, officially re-signs with New England Revolution". MLSsoccer.com. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  16. ↑ http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2015/02/revolution-sign-tyler-rudy-and-london-woodberry
  17. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/02/28/new-england-revolution-bolster-midfield-defensive-depth-two-new-signings
  18. ↑ http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2015/03/revs-sign-goalkeeper-trevor-spangenberg
  19. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/03/18/new-england-revolution-sign-former-george-mason-forward-timi-mulgrew
  20. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/05/02/zachary-herivaux-joins-caldwell-fagundez-newest-new-england-revolution-homeg
  21. 1 2 "Two-time MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Donovan Ricketts selected first overall in MLS Expansion Draft". MLSsoccer.com. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  22. ↑ Seltzer, Greg. "American Exports: AJ Soares lands at Norwegian club Viking on deal through summer 2016". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "New England Revolution Stats". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  24. 1 2 "New England Revolution Goalkeeping Stats". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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