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. It was the first 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]
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Squad

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First-team squad

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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

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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
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Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
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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

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Management

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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: [1]

Other information

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

Source: New England Revolution

Standings

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Major League Soccer

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Eastern Conference

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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

Results

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
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: [2]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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

Matches

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  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS regular season

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April 7, 2007 1 Chicago Fire 1–0 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
Pause   4'
Barrett   28'
Carr   90+3'
Report Dorman   61'
Larentowicz   84'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,153
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 14, 2007 2 New England Revolution 4–0 Toronto FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
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 3 Columbus Crew 2–2 New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
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 4 FC Dallas 0–1 New England Revolution Frisco, Texas
Ruiz   42' Report John   4'
Twellman   13'
Riley   51'
Ralston   53'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 9,165
Referee: Michael Kennedy
May 3, 2007 5 D.C. United 1–1 New England Revolution Washington DC
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 6 New England Revolution 3–1 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
Larentowicz   16'
Ralston   68'
Thompson   81'
Report Brown   38'
Rolfe   45'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,508
Referee: Alex Prus
May 12, 2007 7 LA Galaxy 2–3 New England Revolution Carson, California
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 8 Houston Dynamo 0–1 New England Revolution Houston, Texas
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 9 New England Revolution 3–4 Kansas City Wizards Foxborough, Massachusetts
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 10 New England Revolution 0-0 Real Salt Lake Foxborough, Massachusetts
Lancos   38'
Forko   66'
Kotschau   82'
Report Larentowicz   42'
Byrne   72'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 16,184
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 16, 2007 11 New England Revolution 3–3 Columbus Crew Foxborough, Massachusetts
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 12 New England Revolution 3–0 Toronto FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
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 13 Chivas USA 2–0 New England Revolution Carson, California
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 14 New England Revolution 1–1 Chivas USA Foxborough, Massachusetts
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 15 New York Red Bulls 0–1 New England Revolution East Rutherford, New Jersey
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 16 New England Revolution 3–3 Houston Dynamo Foxborough, Massachusetts
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 17 Real Salt Lake 1–2 New England Revolution Salt Lake City, Utah
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 18 New England Revolution 2–0 Kansas City Wizards Foxborough, Massachusetts
Joseph  24'
Noonan   55'
Cristman   90+1'
Report Marinelli   24'
Raybould   79'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 12,915
Referee: Brian Hall
August 5, 2007 19 New England Revolution 0–3 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
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 20 New England Revolution 1–0 LA Galaxy Foxborough, Massachusetts
Twellman   55' Report Buddle   42'
Jazić   71'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 35,402
Referee: Abby Okulaja
August 16, 2007 21 Colorado Rapids 3–0 New England Revolution Commerce City, Colorado
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 22 Kansas City Wizards 0–1 New England Revolution Kansas City, Missouri
Conrad   78'
Marinelli   90'
Report Twellman   72'
Smith   90'
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 9,035
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 25, 2007 23 New England Revolution 2–1 New York Red Bulls Foxborough, Massachusetts
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 24 D.C. United 4–2 New England Revolution Washington DC
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 25 New England Revolution 4–2 FC Dallas Foxborough, Massachusetts
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 26 New York Red Bulls 2–2 New England Revolution East Rutherford, New Jersey
Angel   18'   84'
Doe   37'
Report Twellman   22', 70' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 16,823
Referee: Richard Herron
September 29, 2007 27 New England Revolution 1–0 Colorado Rapids Foxborough, Massachusetts
Heaps   10'
Dorman   69'
Smith   88'
Report Kirovski   58'
Ballouchy   67'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 19,166
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 6, 2007 28 Chicago Fire 2–1 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
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 29 New England Revolution 2–3 Columbus Crew Foxborough, Massachusetts
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 30 Toronto FC 2–2 New England Revolution Toronto, 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

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November 3, 2007 Conf. Semifinals New England Revolution 1–0 New York Red Bulls Foxborough, Massachusetts
Joseph   31'
Thompson   50'
Twellman   64'   80'
Smith   73'
Report Vide   34' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,116
Referee: Abby Okulaja
November 18, 2007 MLS Cup Final New England Revolution 1–2 Houston Dynamo Washington, 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

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July 7, 2007 Third round Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) 2-4 New England Revolution Rochester, New York
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 Quarterfinal New England Revolution 2–1 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) New Britain, Connecticut
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 Semifinal New England Revolution 2–1 (a.e.t.) Carolina Railhawks (USL-1 New Britain, Connecticut
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 Final FC Dallas 2–3 New England Revolution Dallas, Texas
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

Honors

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  • Team Most Valuable Player: Taylor Twellman[6]
  • Revolution Golden Boot: Taylor Twellman (16 G, 3 A)[6]
  • Team Defender of the Year: Michael Parkhurst[6]
  • Revolution Humanitarian of the Year: Michael Parkhurst[6]
  • 2007 MLS Best XI Selections: Shalrie Joseph, Michael Parkhurst[6]
  • MLS All-Star Game Selections: Taylor Twellman, Shalrie Joseph, Matt Reis, Steve Ralston, Michael Parkhurst[6]
  • MLS Defender of the Year: Michael Parkhurst[6]
  • MLS Goalkeeper of the Year: Matt Reis (Finalist)[6]
  • MLS Goal of the Year: Michael Parkhurst (finalist)[6]
  • MLS Rookie of the Year: Adam Cristman (finalist)[6]
  • MLS Fair Play Award (Individual): Michael Parkhurst[6]
  • MLS Player of the Week: Taylor Twellman (Week 6)[6]
  • MLS Goal of the Week: Taylor Twellman (Week 4 at DAL), Taylor Twellman (Week 24 at DC)[6]

References

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  1. ^ "MLS Attendance 2007". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "MLS Playoff Attendance 2007". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "New England Revolution". Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Revolution Adds Six Players at 2007 MLS SuperDraft". Our Sports Central. January 12, 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  5. ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (January 7, 2007). "Dempsey could set the tone for future MLS transfers". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "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.
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