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Taylor Twellman is the Revolution's all-time leading scorer with 101 league goals.
[1]
The
New England Revolution is a
soccer team based in
Foxborough, Massachusetts ,
[2] that competes in
Major League Soccer (MLS), the first-division
league in the United States.
[3] The club began play in 1996 as one of ten original MLS teams.
[4] The MLS regular season typically runs from February to October and the best-performing team is awarded the
Supporters' Shield . The top teams from each
conference qualify for the
MLS Cup Playoffs , a postseason tournament that culminates in the
MLS Cup .
[5]
[6]
In addition to league play, the Revolution have usually competed in the annual
U.S. Open Cup tournament organized by the
United States Soccer Federation . In 2023, they competed in the
Leagues Cup , which was contested by teams from MLS and
Liga MX of Mexico.
[5]
[7] The league and cup tournaments serve as qualifiers for the following year's
CONCACAF Champions Cup (formerly the CONCACAF Champions League), an annual international competition between league and cup champions in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
[8]
[9] The CONCACAF Champions Cup winner then qualifies for the next
FIFA Club World Cup , which is held annually but will switch to every four years beginning in 2025.
[10]
[11]
The Revolution also participated in the
North American SuperLiga , a former competition between MLS and Liga MX teams that was held from 2007 to 2010. The Revolution qualified in 2008 as the runners up in the
2007 MLS Cup ,
[13] and qualified in 2009 and 2010 as one of the four MLS teams with the best regular-season record out of teams not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
[14]
[15] In 2020, the Revolution participated in the
MLS is Back Tournament , a one-time club tournament for MLS teams held during the
2020 season , which had been disrupted by the
COVID-19 pandemic .
[16]
As of the end of the
2023 season , the club has played 28 seasons in MLS with 339 wins, 353 losses, and 198 draws over 890 games.
[17] The club set the record for the most points in a single season with 73 points in the
2021 season ,
[18] which they still hold as of the end of the 2023 season. The Revolution's best season attendance was in 2023, with an average of 23,940 spectators per game.
[20] Their worst season of attendance was in 2020, where they had 1,529 spectators per game,
[21] although they played 10 home games without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[22] As of the end of the 2023 season, their worst season of attendance without COVID-19 restrictions came in 2006, in which an average of 11,786 fans attended each match.
[21]
Key
Key to competitions
Key to colors and symbols
1st or W
Winners
2nd or RU
Runners-up
3rd
Third place
Last
Last place
♦
League top scorer
Italics
Ongoing competition
Key to cup record
DNE = Did not enter
DNQ = Did not qualify
NH = Competition not held or canceled
QR2 = Qualifying round two
[a]
QR3 = Qualifying round three
[a]
PR = Preliminary round
GS = Group stage
R2 = Second round
R3 = Third round
R4 = Fourth round
Ro16 = Round of 16
QF = Quarterfinals or Conference Semifinals
SF = Semifinals or Conference Finals
RU = Runners-up
W = Winners
Seasons
Results of New England Revolution league and cup competitions by season
Season
League
[17]
Position
Playoffs
USOC
CCC
Other
Average attendance
[b]
Top goalscorer(s)
[31]
[c]
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
PPG
Conf.
Overall
Competition
Result
Name(s)
Goals
1996
32
15
17
–
[d]
43
56
−13
33
1.03
5th
9th
DNQ
DNE
DNE
–
–
19,025
[33]
Joe-Max Moore
11
1997
32
15
17
–
[d]
40
53
–13
37
1.16
4th
8th
QF
Ro16
DNQ
–
–
21,423
[34]
Imad Baba
Beto Naveda
7
1998
32
11
21
–
[d]
53
66
–13
29
0.91
6th
12th
DNQ
DNE
DNQ
–
–
19,188
[35]
Raúl Díaz Arce
18
1999
32
12
20
–
[d]
38
53
–15
26
0.81
5th
8th
DNQ
DNE
DNQ
–
–
16,735
[36]
Joe-Max Moore
15
2000
32
13
13
6
[e]
47
49
–2
45
1.41
2nd
7th
QF
R2
DNQ
–
–
15,463
[21]
Wolde Harris
16
2001
[f]
27
7
14
6
[e]
35
52
–17
27
1.00
3rd
9th
DNQ
RU
DNQ
–
–
16,256
[21]
Catê
8
2002
28
12
14
2
[e]
49
49
0
38
1.36
1st
5th
RU
DNE
DNQ
–
–
16,927
[21]
Taylor Twellman
25♦
[g]
2003
30
12
9
9
[e]
55
47
+8
45
1.50
2nd
3rd
SF
QF
Ro16
–
–
15,822
[21]
Taylor Twellman
17
2004
30
8
13
9
[e]
42
43
–1
33
1.10
4th
9th
SF
Ro16
DNQ
–
–
12,226
[21]
Pat Noonan
12♦
[h]
2005
32
17
7
8
55
37
+18
59
1.84
1st
2nd
RU
Ro16
DNQ
–
–
12,525
[21]
Taylor Twellman
17♦
[i]
2006
32
12
8
12
39
35
+4
48
1.50
2nd
3rd
RU
QF
QF
–
–
11,786
[21]
Taylor Twellman
15
2007
30
14
8
8
51
43
+8
50
1.67
2nd
4th
RU
W
DNQ
–
–
16,787
[21]
Taylor Twellman
23
2008
30
12
11
7
40
43
–3
43
1.43
3rd
5th
QF
SF
PR
North American SuperLiga
W
17,580
[21]
Taylor Twellman
9
2009
30
11
10
9
33
37
–4
42
1.40
3rd
7th
QF
Ro16
DNQ
North American SuperLiga
SF
13,732
[21]
Shalrie Joseph
9
2010
30
9
16
5
32
50
−18
32
1.07
7th
13th
DNQ
QR2
[a]
DNQ
North American SuperLiga
RU
12,987
[21]
Marko Perović
8
2011
34
5
16
13
38
58
–20
28
0.82
9th
17th
DNQ
QR3
[a]
DNQ
–
–
13,222
[21]
Shalrie Joseph
8
2012
34
9
17
8
39
44
–5
35
1.03
9th
16th
DNQ
R3
DNQ
–
–
14,001
[21]
Saër Sène
11
2013
34
14
11
9
49
38
+11
51
1.50
3rd
7th
QF
QF
DNQ
–
–
14,844
[21]
Diego Fagúndez
13
2014
34
17
13
4
51
46
+5
55
1.62
2nd
5th
RU
QF
DNQ
–
–
16,681
[21]
Lee Nguyen
18
2015
34
14
12
8
48
47
+1
50
1.47
5th
11th
R1
R4
DNQ
–
–
19,627
[21]
Charlie Davies
10
2016
34
11
14
9
44
54
−10
42
1.24
7th
14th
DNQ
RU
DNQ
–
–
20,185
[21]
Juan Agudelo
Kei Kamara
7
2017
34
13
15
6
53
61
−8
45
1.32
7th
15th
DNQ
QF
DNQ
–
–
19,367
[21]
Kei Kamara
12
2018
34
10
13
11
49
55
−6
41
1.21
8th
16th
DNQ
R4
DNQ
–
–
18,347
[21]
Cristian Penilla
12
2019
34
11
11
12
50
57
−7
45
1.32
7th
14th
R1
Ro16
DNQ
–
–
16,737
[21]
Carles Gil
10
2020
[j]
23
8
7
8
26
25
+1
32
1.39
8th
15th
SF
NH
[k]
DNQ
MLS is Back Tournament
Ro16
1,529
[21]
[l]
Teal Bunbury
8
2021
34
22
5
7
65
41
+24
73
2.15
1st
1st
QF
NH
[k]
DNQ
–
–
12,204
[21]
[m]
Adam Buksa
16
2022
34
10
12
12
47
50
–3
42
1.24
10th
20th
DNQ
Ro16
QF
–
–
21,221
[21]
Adam Buksa
11
2023
34
15
9
10
58
46
+12
55
1.62
5th
6th
QF
R4
DNQ
Leagues Cup
QF
23,940
[20]
Gustavo Bou
Carles Gil
11
Total (as of 2023)
890
[17]
339
[17]
353
[17]
198
[17]
1269
[17]
1335
[17]
-66
[17]
1181
[17]
1.33
[17]
W (3)
W (1)
RU (5)
W (1)
QF (2)
—
—
—
Taylor Twellman
119
[49]
Notes
^
a
b
c
d In some years of the
U.S. Open Cup , including 2010 and 2011, MLS teams participated in a play-in round to determine if they would qualify for the Open Cup.
[26]
[27]
^ Average attendance is calculated from league matches only.
^ Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League,
MLS Cup Playoffs ,
U.S. Open Cup ,
MLS is Back Tournament ,
CONCACAF Champions League , and other competitive continental matches. In years with multiple top goalscorers, they are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
^
a
b
c
d Before the
2000 Major League Soccer season , matches would be settled in a
penalty shoot-out rather than end in a draw.
[32]
^
a
b
c
d
e From 2000 to 2004, MLS discouraged draws by playing up to two 5-minute periods of golden goal overtime for tied games.
[32]
^ The final ten games of the
2001 MLS regular season were cancelled in the wake of the
September 11 attacks . This included the Revolution's final league game against the
NY/NJ MetroStars .
[37]
^ Twellman was the
MLS Scoring Champion (52 points).
[38]
^ Noonan was the
MLS Scoring Champion (30 points).
[38]
^ Twellman won the
MLS Golden Boot (17 goals).
[39]
^ The 2020 season was shortened due to the
COVID-19 pandemic ;
[42] league standings were determined using
points per game due to an uneven number of matches played.
[43] The three group stage matches during the
MLS is Back Tournament counted towards regular season standings, while knockout stage matches did not.
[44]
^
a
b The 2020 and 2021 editions of the
U.S. Open Cup were canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
[45]
^ The Revolution played 10 home games without any fans in attendance due to the
COVID-19 Pandemic .
[22]
^ The Revolution began the 2021 season with
Gillette Stadium at 12% capacity.
[22] This restriction was lifted on May 29.
[47]
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