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List of New England Revolution seasons

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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.[12] 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.[19] 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

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Key to competitions

Seasons

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Results of New England Revolution league and cup competitions by season
Season League[17] Position[28] Playoffs[17] USOC[29] CCC[19] Other Average
attendance
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Top goalscorer(s)[30][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[32] United States Joe-Max Moore 11
1997 32 15 17 [d] 40 53 –13 37 1.16 4th 8th QF Ro16 DNQ 21,423[33] United States Imad Baba
Argentina Beto Naveda
7
1998 32 11 21 [d] 53 66 –13 29 0.91 6th † 12th † DNQ DNE DNQ 19,188[34] El Salvador Raúl Díaz Arce 18
1999 32 12 20 [d] 38 53 –15 26 0.81 5th 8th DNQ DNE DNQ 16,735[35] United States Joe-Max Moore 15
2000 32 13 13 6[e] 47 49 –2 45 1.41 2nd 7th QF R2 DNQ 15,463[21] Jamaica Wolde Harris 16
2001[f] 27 7 14 6[e] 35 52 –17 27 1.00 3rd 9th DNQ RU DNQ 16,256[21] Brazil Catê 8
2002 28 12 14 2[e] 49 49 0 38 1.36 1st 5th RU DNE DNQ 16,927[21] United States Taylor Twellman 25♦[g]
2003 30 12 9 9[e] 55 47 +8 45 1.50 2nd 3rd SF QF Ro16 15,822[21] United States Taylor Twellman 17
2004 30 8 13 9[e] 42 43 –1 33 1.10 4th 9th SF Ro16 DNQ 12,226[21] United States Pat Noonan 12♦[h]
2005 32 17 7 8 55 37 +18 59 1.84 1st 2nd RU Ro16 DNQ 12,525[21] United States Taylor Twellman 17♦[i]
2006 32 12 8 12 39 35 +4 48 1.50 2nd 3rd RU QF QF 11,786[21] United States Taylor Twellman 15
2007 30 14 8 8 51 43 +8 50 1.67 2nd 4th RU W DNQ 16,787[21] United States Taylor Twellman 23
2008 30 12 11 7 40 43 –3 43 1.43 3rd 5th QF SF PR North American SuperLiga W[39] 17,580[21] United States Taylor Twellman 9
2009 30 11 10 9 33 37 –4 42 1.40 3rd 7th QF Ro16 DNQ North American SuperLiga SF[39] 13,732[21] Grenada Shalrie Joseph 9
2010 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18 32 1.07 7th 13th DNQ QR2[a] DNQ North American SuperLiga RU[40] 12,987[21] Serbia Marko Perović 8
2011 34 5 16 13 38 58 –20 28 0.82 9th † 17th DNQ QR3[a] DNQ 13,222[21] Grenada Shalrie Joseph 8
2012 34 9 17 8 39 44 –5 35 1.03 9th 16th DNQ R3 DNQ 14,001[21] France Saër Sène 11
2013 34 14 11 9 49 38 +11 51 1.50 3rd 7th QF QF DNQ 14,844[21] Uruguay Diego Fagúndez 13
2014 34 17 13 4 51 46 +5 55 1.62 2nd 5th RU QF DNQ 16,681[21] United States Lee Nguyen 18
2015 34 14 12 8 48 47 +1 50 1.47 5th 11th R1 R4 DNQ 19,627[21] United States Charlie Davies 10
2016 34 11 14 9 44 54 −10 42 1.24 7th 14th DNQ RU DNQ 20,185[21] United States Juan Agudelo
Sierra Leone Kei Kamara
7
2017 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45 1.32 7th 15th DNQ QF DNQ 19,367[21] Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 12
2018 34 10 13 11 49 55 −6 41 1.21 8th 16th DNQ R4 DNQ 18,347[21] Ecuador Cristian Penilla 12
2019 34 11 11 12 50 57 −7 45 1.32 7th 14th R1 Ro16 DNQ 16,737[21] Spain 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[45] 1,529[21][l] United States Teal Bunbury 8
2021 34 22 5 7 65 41 +24 73 2.15 1st 1st QF NH[k] DNQ 12,204[21][m] Poland Adam Buksa 16
2022 34 10 12 12 47 50 –3 42 1.24 10th 20th DNQ Ro16 QF 21,221[21] Poland Adam Buksa 11
2023 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 55 1.62 5th 6th QF R4 DNQ Leagues Cup QF[47] 23,940[20] Argentina Gustavo Bou
Spain 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) United States Taylor Twellman 119[48]


Notes

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  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ Average attendance is calculated from league matches only.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.[31]
  5. ^ 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.[31]
  6. ^ 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.[36]
  7. ^ Twellman was the MLS Scoring Champion (52 points).[37]
  8. ^ Noonan was the MLS Scoring Champion (30 points).[37]
  9. ^ Twellman won the MLS Golden Boot (17 goals).[38]
  10. ^ The 2020 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic;[41] league standings were determined using points per game due to an uneven number of matches played.[42] The three group stage matches during the MLS is Back Tournament counted towards regular season standings, while knockout stage matches did not.[43]
  11. ^ a b The 2020 and 2021 editions of the U.S. Open Cup were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[44]
  12. ^ The Revolution played 10 home games without any fans in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]
  13. ^ The Revolution began the 2021 season with Gillette Stadium at 12% capacity.[22] This restriction was lifted on May 29.[46]

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