2007 New England Revolution season

The 2007 New England Revolution season was the twelfth season of the team's existence, and the third straight season to end in the MLS Cup Final. It began on April 7 with a 1–0 road loss against the Chicago Fire and ended on November 19 with a 2–1 loss to the Houston Dynamo in the finals of the MLS Cup, a repeat of the previous year's MLS Cup Final. To date, it is the only season where the Revs won any domestic competition, as they were the 2007 US Open Cup champions.

New England Revolution
2007 season
OwnerRobert Kraft
CoachSteve Nicol
Major League Soccer2nd East
4th Overall
PlayoffsFinals
U.S. Open CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Twellman (16)
All: Twellman (20)
Average home league attendance16,742 (regular season)[1]
10,217 (playoffs)[2]

Squad

First-team squad

As of October 13, 2007.[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Matt Reis
2 DF  USA Amaechi Igwe
4 DF  TRI Avery John
5 FW  GHA Willie Sims
6 DF  USA Jay Heaps
7 FW  USA Adam Cristman
8 MF  USA Joe Franchino
11 FW  USA Pat Noonan
12 GK  USA Doug Warren
13 MF  USA Jeff Larentowicz
14 MF  USA Steve Ralston (Captain)
15 DF  USA Michael Parkhurst
16 DF  USA James Riley
17 DF  USA Gary Flood
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  BER James Riley
19 DF  USA Kyle Helton
20 FW  USA Taylor Twellman
21 MF  GRN Shalrie Joseph (Vice-Captain)
22 DF  USA Marshall Leonard
23 MF  USA Miguel Gonzalez
24 GK  USA Brad Knighton
25 DF  WAL Andy Dorman
26 MF  IRL Bryan Byrne
27 DF  USA Wells Thompson
28 MF  USA Chris Loftus
29 FW  GAM Kenny Mansally
31 MF  GAM Sainey Nyassi

Transfers

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
27 DF Wells Thompson 23 Carolina Dynamo Superdraft Pre-season Undisclosed [4]
2 DF Amaechi Igwe 18 Santa Clara Broncos Superdraft Pre-season Undisclosed [4]
26 MF Bryan Byrne 26 San Fernando Valley Quakes Superdraft Pre-season Undisclosed [4]
7 FW Adam Cristman 22 University of Virginia Superdraft Pre-season Undisclosed [4]
19 DF Kyle Helton 21 Augusta Fireball Loan Superdraft Pre-season Undisclosed [4]
70 FW Gary Flood 22 Hofstra University MLS Supplemental Draft Pre-season Undisclosed
11 FW Sainey Nyassi 18 Gambia Ports Authority Free Transfer Mid-season Undisclosed Undisclosed
11 FW Kenny Mansally 18 Real de Banjul Free Transfer Mid-season Undisclosed Undisclosed

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
27 MF Jani Galik 23 Harrisburg City Islanders Option Declined Pre-season
26 MF Adam Williamson 23 Wilmington Hammerheads Option Declined Pre-season
23 MF Danny Wynn 23 Option Declined Pre-season
7 FW José Cancela 30 Toronto FC Expansion Draft Pre-season
30 FW José Manuel Abundis 33 Querétaro F.C. Option Declined Pre-season
2 FW Clint Dempsey 23 Fulham F.C. Transfer Pre-season $4,000,000 [5]
17 FW Kyle Brown 23 Real Salt Lake Trade Pre-season [4]
19 DF Tony Lochhead 25 Wellington Phoenix Waived Pre-season
3 MF Daniel Hernández 30 Club Puebla Waived Mid-season
32 DF Arsène Oka 23 Portland Timbers Released Mid-season

Club

Management
Position Staff
Director of Soccer Mike Burns
Head Coach Steve Nicol
Assistant Coach Paul Mariner
Goalkeeper Coach Gwynne Williams
Head Athletic trainer Wayne Penniman
Equipment manager Brian Banfill

Last updated: October 13, 2007
Source:

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

Source: New England Revolution

Standings

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 30 16 7 7 56 34 +22 55 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
2 New England Revolution 30 14 8 8 51 43 +8 50
3 New York Red Bulls 30 12 11 7 47 45 +2 43 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup
4 Chicago Fire 30 10 10 10 31 36 −5 40 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
5 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 12 7 45 45 0 40
6 Columbus Crew 30 9 11 10 39 44 −5 37
7 Toronto FC 30 6 17 7 25 49 −24 25
Source: Major League Soccer

Results
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 50 14 8 8 51 43  +8 8 3 4 32 21  +11 6 5 4 19 22  −3

Last updated: October 21, 2007
Source:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAAHAAHHHHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAHAHA
ResultLWTWTWWWLTTWLTWTWWLWLWWLWTWLLT
Source: New England Revolution
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS regular season
See also: 2007 Major League Soccer season
April 7, 2007 1Chicago Fire1–0New England RevolutionBridgeview, Illinois, USA
Pause  4'
Barrett  28'
Carr  90+3'		 Report Dorman  61'
Larentowicz  84'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,153
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 14, 2007 2New England Revolution4–0Toronto FCFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Twellman  12', 18'
Joseph  60' (pen)
Dorman  72'
John  72'		 Report Buddle  13'
Boyens  45'
Nagamura 60'
Brennan  72'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,184
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 19, 2007 3Columbus Crew2–2New England RevolutionColumbus, Ohio, USA
Grabavoy  8'  49',
Kamara  86'
Hejduk  82'
Pierce  90+4'		 Report Dorman  10'
Twellman  38'
Heaps  42'
Larentowicz  76'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,290
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 29, 2007 4FC Dallas0–1New England RevolutionFrisco, Texas, USA
Ruiz  42' Report John  4'
Twellman  13'
Riley  51'
Ralston  53'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 9,165
Referee: Michael Kennedy
May 3, 2007 5D.C. United1–1New England RevolutionWashington DC, USA
Boswell  24'
Gomez  44'
Moreno  50' (pen)
Emilio  76'
Kpene  90+4'		 Report Dorman  46'
Larentowicz  47'
Joseph  59'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,908
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 6, 2007 6New England Revolution3–1Chicago FireFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Larentowicz  16'
Ralston  68'
Thompson  81'		 Report Brown  38'
Rolfe  45'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,508
Referee: Alex Prus
May 12, 2007 7LA Galaxy2–3New England RevolutionCarson, California, USA
Martino  14'
Marshall  84'  41'		 Report Riley  4'
Cristman  47'
Twellman  52', 85'
Reis  74'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 22,715
Referee: Brian Hall
May 19, 2007 8Houston Dynamo0–1New England RevolutionHouston, Texas, USA
Ching  45'
De Rosario  45'
Holden  71'
Cochrane  77'		 Report Joseph  9'
Smith  41'
Heaps  82'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 10,677
Referee: Shane Moody
May 26, 2007 9New England Revolution3–4Kansas City WizardsFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Ralston  11'
Twellman  23'
Dorman  29'
Riley  35'
Joseph  69' (pen)
Thompson  78'		 Report Arnaud  25'  45'
Eddie Johnson  26', 38', 82'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,156
Referee: Abby Okulaja
June 2, 2007 10New England Revolution0-0Real Salt LakeFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Lancos  38'
Forko  66'
Kotschau  82'		 Report Larentowicz  42'
Byrne  72'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 16,184
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 16, 2007 11New England Revolution3–3Columbus CrewFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Cristman  13', 32'
Noonan  17'
Dorman  87'		 Report Rogers  9'
Pierce  40'
O'Rourke  43'
Barros Schelotto  45+1'
Moreno  85'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 22,412
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
June 23, 2007 12New England Revolution3–0Toronto FCFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Dorman  13', 81'
Noonan  33'
Smith  83'		 Report Goldthwaite  21'
Djekanović  50'
Dichio  70'
Wynne  90+1'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,114
Referee: Alex Prus
June 30, 2007 13Chivas USA2–0New England RevolutionCarson, California USA
Perez  21'
Marsch  60'
Vaughn  70'
Nagamura  80'
Suarez  81'
Galindo  89'
Zotinca  92'		 Report Thompson  65' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 9,028
Referee: Michael Kennedy
July 7, 2007 14New England Revolution1–1Chivas USAFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
John  13'
Joseph
Dorman  64'
Heaps  69'
Noonan  90+4'		 Report Galindo  4'
Zotinca  25'
Suarez  29'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,266
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 14, 2007 15New York Red Bulls0–1New England RevolutionEast Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Goldthwaite  72'
Freeman  76'
Richards  81'
Angel  90+1'		 Report Dorman  38'
Thompson  76'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 13,819
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
July 22, 2007 16New England Revolution3–3Houston DynamoFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Noonan  32'
Twellman  51'
Joseph  66' (pen)		 Report De Rosario  49'  53'
Ching  60', 61'
Ngwenya  65'
Robinson  86'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,606
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 28, 2007 17Real Salt Lake1–2New England RevolutionSalt Lake City, Utah, USA
Pope  34'
Williams  67'
Talley  72' (pen.)		 Report Noonan  39'
Dorman  36'
Larentowicz  82'		 Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 13,193
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 2, 2007 18New England Revolution2–0Kansas City WizardsFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph 24'
Noonan  55'
Cristman  90+1'		 Report Marinelli  24'
Raybould  79'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 12,915
Referee: Brian Hall
August 5, 2007 19New England Revolution0–3D.C. UnitedFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Heaps  46'
Larentowicz  65'
Noonan  76'
John  83'
 Report Dyachenko  17'
Gros  22'
Olsen  27'
Emilio  31', 76'
Mediate  84'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 12,618
Referee: Alex Prus
August 12, 2007 20New England Revolution1–0LA GalaxyFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Twellman  55' Report Buddle  42'
Jazić  71'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 35,402
Referee: Abby Okulaja
August 16, 2007 21Colorado Rapids3–0New England RevolutionCommerce City, Colorado, USA
Kirovski  10', 41' (pen.)
Cummings  76'
Prideaux  71'
Sanneh  90+2'
Report Smith  36'
Joseph  42'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,677
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 19, 2007 22Kansas City Wizards0–1New England RevolutionKansas City, Missouri, USA
Conrad  78'
Marinelli  90'
Report Twellman  72'
Smith  90'
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 9,035
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 25, 2007 23New England Revolution2–1New York Red BullsFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Twellman  46'  87'
Thompson  65'
Mendes  80' (o.g.)		 Report Altidore  30'
Reyna  59'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 16,017
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 9, 2007 24D.C. United4–2New England RevolutionWashington DC USA
Fred  31'  36'
Moreno  60'
Emilio  68', 83'		 Report Twellman  45'
Heaps  55'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,918
Referee: Abby Okulaja
September 15, 2007 25New England Revolution4–2FC DallasFoxborough, Massachusetts USA
Noonan  29', 65'
Ralston  78'
Cristman  83'
Joseph  86'
Reis  88'
Smith  90'		 Report Ruiz  35', 84'  57' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,289
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 22, 2007 26New York Red Bulls2–2New England RevolutionEast Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Angel  18'  84'
Doe  37'		 Report Twellman  22', 70' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 16,823
Referee: Richard Herron
September 29, 2007 27New England Revolution1–0Colorado RapidsFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Heaps  10'
Dorman  69'
Smith  88'		 Report Kirovski  58'
Ballouchy  67'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 19,166
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 6, 2007 28Chicago Fire2–1New England RevolutionBridgeview, Illinois, USA
Rolfe  45+1'
Wanchope  57'
Barrett  60'
Soumaré  83'		 Report Larentowicz  24'
Twellman  34'
Mansally  89'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,014
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 13, 2007 29New England Revolution2–3Columbus CrewFoxborough, Massachusetts USA
Riley  16'
Twellman  26'
Thompson  59'
Ralston  83'		 Report Gaven  61'
Barros Schelotto  74'  86'
Miglioranzi  77'
Moreno  90+1'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 22,295
Referee: Michael Kennedy
October 20, 2007 30Toronto FC2–2New England RevolutionToronto, Ontario, Canada
Lombardo  7'
Robinson  43'
Samuel  59'
Dichio  90+2'		 Report Wells Thompson  42'
Parkhurst  45+2'
Twellman  48'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,374
Referee: Steven DePiero

MLS playoffs
See also: 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
October 27, 2007 Conf. SemifinalsNew York Red Bulls0–0New England RevolutionEast Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Parke  83' Report Parkhurst  73'
John  85'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,165
Referee: Jair Marrufo
November 3, 2007 Conf. SemifinalsNew England Revolution1–0New York Red BullsFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph  31'
Thompson  50'
Twellman  64'  80'
Smith  73'		 Report Vide  34' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,116
Referee: Abby Okulaja
November 8, 2007 Conf. FinalsChicago Fire0–1New England RevolutionGillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Report Larentowicz  36'
Twellman  38'		 Attendance: 10,317
Referee: Kevin Stott
November 18, 2007 MLS Cup FinalNew England Revolution1–2Houston DynamoWashington, D.C.
Twellman  20'
Smith  65'		 Report Barrett  57'
Ngwenya  61'
De Rosario  74'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 39,859
Referee: Alex Prus

U.S. Open Cup
See also: 2007 U.S. Open Cup
July 7, 2007 Third roundRochester Rhinos (USL-1)4–2New England RevolutionRochester, New York, USA
Diallo  76', 85'
Scheufele  90+2'		 Report Ralston  19', 90+3'
Twellman  67', 90'		 Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 8,551
Referee: Richard Sanchez
August 8, 2007 QuarterfinalNew England Revolution2–1Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2)New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Dorman  4'  76'
Twellman  17'
Leonard  88'		 Report Pierce  28'
Calvano  62'  89'
Tanzini  78'		 Stadium: Veteran's Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Lee Suckle
September 4, 2007 SemifinalNew England Revolution2–1 (a.e.t.)Carolina Railhawks (USL-1New Britain, Connecticut, USA
John  41'
Joseph  42'
Larentowicz  45+3'  73'
Cristman  88'
Noonan  93'		 Report Maher  6'  21'
Stokes  41'  80'
Edozien  42'
Low  55'
Bailey  106'
Dombrowski  110'		 Stadium: Veteran's Stadium
Attendance: 4,203
Referee: Shane Moody
October 3, 2007 FinalFC Dallas2–3New England RevolutionDallas, Texas, USA
Alvarez  30'
Thompson  64'		 Report Noonan  21'
Twellman  41'
Thompson  57'
Larentowicz  74'
Riley  86'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 10,168
Referee: Alex Prus

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