table of contents THE CLUB YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Welcome 2 Program Overview 192 2009 Schedule 4 Staff 192 2009 Quick Facts 5 U.S. Soccer Development Academy 194 Club History 6 Under-18 Schedule 195 THE CLUB Gillette Stadium 9 Under-18 Roster 196 Investor/Operators 11 Under-18 Squad 197 Executives 13 Under-16 Schedule 198 Team Staff 18 Under-16 Roster 199 Under-16 Squad 200 2009 REVOLUTION 2009 Alphabetical Roster 24 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER 2009 Numerical Roster 24 MLS Staff Directory 202 2009 Team TV/Radio Guide 25 MLS Fact Sheet 203 How the Revolution Was Built 26 2009 Composite Schedule 205 Head Coach Steve Nicol 27 2009 Rules & Regulations 208 Assistant Coaches 28 2009 Rules of Competition & Playoff Format 211 Team Staff 29 2008 In Review 213 Player Profiles 30 Chicago Fire 214 Chivas USA 216 TEAM HISTORY Colorado Rapids 218 Year-by-Year Results 70 Columbus Crew 220 2008 In Review 71 D.C. United 222 2007 In Review 78 FC Dallas 224 2006 In Review 84 Houston Dynamo 226 2005 In Review 90 Kansas City Wizards 228 2004 In Review 96 Los Angeles Galaxy 230 2003 In Review 102 New York Red Bulls 232 2002 In Review 108 Real Salt Lake 234 2001 In Review 115 San Jose Earthquakes 236 2000 In Review 120 Toronto FC 238 1999 In Review 126 Seattle Sounders FC 240 1998 In Review 131 Philadelphia 2009 240 1997 In Review 136 2009 Conference Alignments 241 1996 In Review 142 MEDIA INFORMATION TEAM RECORDS General Information & Policies 244 Awards 150 Revolution Communications Directory 245 Career Records 152 MLS Communications Directory 245 Annual Leaders 154 Directions 245 Individual Game Highs 156 MLS Team PR Directory 246 Team Game Highs & Lows 157 Regional Media Directory 247 Career Playoffs Statistics 158 Television & Radio Information 249 Playoffs Individual Game Highs 159 Revolution Web Properties 250 Team Playoffs Game Highs & Lows 160 Patriot Place 251 All-Time Player Registry 161 Ticket Information 252 All-Time Coaching Registry 173 Notes 254 Coaching Records 173 Important Dates of Note 174 Draft History 182 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 184 CONCACAF Champions League 186 SuperLiga 187 The 2009 New England Revolution media guide is designed to assist members of the media in their coverage of the team and Major League Soccer. For additional information, or to arrange interviews, please contact the Revolution Communications staff. 2009 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS EDITORS: Jeff Lemieux, Lizz Summers. CONTRIBUTORS: Cathal Conlon, Jason Dalrymple, Frank Dell’Apa, Brad Feldman, Josh Mitchell, Noah Sharfman. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE: MLS, MLS Communications and MLS team PR Directors, New England Revolution and New England Patriots staff, U.S. Soccer Federation. PHOTOGRAPHY: Keith Nordstrom, Marc Masse, David Silverman, WireImage and Getty Images. DESIGN & LAYOUT: Lizz Summers and Jason Dalrymple. COVER DESIGN: Dwight Darian. PRINTING: Mass Printing & Forms (Medford, Mass.) 1 2009 SCHEDULE 2009 schedule Day, Date Opponent (Location) Time (ET) TV MARCH Sat. 21 at San Jose Earthquakes (Santa Clara, Calif.) 10:30 p.m. TV38 Sat. 28 at New York Red Bulls (East Rutherford, N.J.) 7:30 p.m. FSC/FSE APRIL Sat. 4 vs. FC Dallas (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. TV38 Fri. 17 at D.C. United (Washington, D.C.) 7 p.m. ESPN2/Deportes Sat. 25 at Real Salt Lake (Sandy, Utah) 9 p.m. TV38 MAY Sun. 3 vs. Houston Dynamo (Foxborough, Mass.) 3 p.m. Telefutura/TV38 Sat. 9 at Chicago Fire (Bridgeview, Ill.) 8:30 p.m. TV38 Sat. 16 vs. Colorado Rapids (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sat. 23 at Toronto FC (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) TBA TV38 Sat. 30 vs. D.C. United (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. TV38 JUNE Sun. 7 vs. New York Red Bulls (Foxborough, Mass.) 6 p.m. TV38 Sat. 13 at Kansas City Wizards (Kansas City, Kan.) 8:30 p.m. TV38 JULY Sat. 4 at Los Angeles Galaxy (Carson, Calif.) 11 p.m. FSC/FSE Sat. 11 vs. Kansas City Wizards (Foxborough, Mass.) 4 p.m. TV38 Sun. 19 vs. Chivas USA (Foxborough, Mass.) 6 p.m. TV38 Sat. 25 at Houston Dynamo (Houston, Texas) 8:30 p.m. TV38 AUGUST Sat. 1 vs. Toronto FC (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sat. 8 vs. LA Galaxy (Foxborough, Mass.) 6 p.m. FSC/FSE Thurs. 20 at Seattle Sounders FC (Seattle, Wash.) 10 p.m. ESPN2/Deportes Sun. 23 vs. Real Salt Lake (Foxborough, Mass.) 6 p.m. TV38 Sat. 29 vs. San Jose Earthquakes (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. TV38 SEPTEMBER Sat. 5 vs. Kansas City Wizards (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sun. 13 at Chivas USA (Carson, Calif.) 3 p.m. Telefutura/TV38 Fri. 18 at New York Red Bulls (East Rutherford, N.J.) 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sat. 26 vs. Seattle Sounders FC (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. TV38 Wed. 30 at FC Dallas (Frisco, Texas) 8:30 p.m. TV38 OCTOBER Sat. 3 at Colorado Rapids (Commerce City, Colo.) 9 p.m. TV38 Sat. 10 vs. Columbus Crew (Foxborough, Mass.) 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sat. 17 vs. Chicago Fire (Foxborough, Mass.) 6 p.m. FSC/FSE Sun. 25 at Columbus Crew (Columbus, Ohio) 5 p.m. TV38 (Subject to change. Visit revolutionsoccer.net for the most up-to-date schedule and game announcements.) 4 club history HISTORY CLUB 1995 1999 On October 17, 1995, the New England Revolution was 12-20 Overall born. Behind the leadership of Investor/Operator Robert Prior to the season, the Revolution K. Kraft and the Kraft family, the Revolution was estab- acquired former U.S. Men's National lished as one of Major League Soccer's 10 original clubs Team captain John Harkes, Giovanni with Foxboro Stadium as its home venue. U.S. internation- Savarese and Dan Calichman to help als Alexi Lalas and Mike Burns - a Massachusetts native - boost the team's bid to return to the were allocated to New England as the Revs' founding play- playoffs. Zenga continued as player/coach, and the team ers. made several acquisitions in mid-season, including Mario Gori, Leonel Alvarez and Jeff Baicher, but the team was unable to come together and make a run into the postsea- 1996 son. For the second consecutive year, the Revs made a 15-17 Overall late-season coaching change as Zenga was relieved of his The Revolution began its inaugural cam- playing and coaching duties and replaced by Steve Nicol paign under head coach Frank for the team's final two matches. For the second time in Stapleton, fielding star players Burns, four years, Foxboro Stadium hosted MLS Cup. Lalas, Alberto Naveda, Welton, and, later in the season, Joe-Max Moore. The Revs' first MLS game was a 3-2 loss at Tampa Bay Mutiny 2000 on April 13, 1996, but New England came back a week 13-13-6 Overall later to earn its first victory, a 1-0 win over the MLS Cup Playoffs MetroStars. The following weekend, the Revs prevailed in Before the start of the 2000 campaign, their first game at Foxboro Stadium, defeating eventual Sunil Gulati, a longtime executive with MLS Cup champion D.C. United, 2-1, in a shootout. The Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer, Revs missed out on the 1996 MLS playoffs, although was named Managing Director of Kraft Foxboro Stadium was the site of the inaugural MLS Cup. Soccer, while Brian O'Donovan was appointed Chief Operating Officer and former U.S. National Team defender Fernando Clavijo was named head 1997 coach. MLS also moved to three four-team divisions and 15-17 Overall eliminated shootouts to decide games. The Revs finished MLS Cup Playoffs second in the Eastern Conference and earned the club's Thomas Rongen replaced Stapleton, who second-ever MLS Cup Playoffs berth on the last day of the resigned at the conclusion of the 1996 regular season, finishing with the best record in club his- season. Rongen led the Revolution to tory. Wolde Harris scored 15 goals while Imad Baba added the club's first-ever berth in the MLS nine goals and eight assists and Ted Chronopoulos five Cup Playoffs, where the team fell to goals. The Revs advanced to the MLS Cup Playoffs, but lost defending MLS Cup champion D.C. United. New England to Chicago. also led the league in attendance, with 342,762 fans watching Revolution soccer in 1997. The team made some notable acquisitions during Rongen's first year, including 2001 goalkeeper Walter Zenga and forward Giuseppe Galderisi. 7-14-6 Overall U.S. Open Cup Final (Fullerton, Calif.) Among the Revs’ newcomers for 2001 1998 were Jamaican midfielder Andy 11-21 Overall Williams, Caté, a Brazilian playmaker, In 1998, the team struggled throughout and Jay Heaps - the 1999 MLS Rookie of the club's third campaign as stalwarts the Year and Massachusetts product - Moore and Burns missed a substantial who was acquired in a mid-season trade. The Revolution portion of the season with the U.S. went winless in its first six games and despite several National Team at the World Cup in strong stretches during the season, the team failed to France. The Revolution dropped nine straight games qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In the 2001 U.S. Open between May and early July and in August, Rongen and his Cup, however, the Revolution advanced to the champi- staff resigned and Zenga, the Revs' goalkeeper, took over onship game against the LA Galaxy. On Oct. 27, in as player/coach. New England went 3-3 down the stretch. Fullerton, Calif., the Revs took an early 1-0 lead into the Off-season acquision Raul Diaz Arce scored 18 goals to go second half, but LA leveled the game and Danny Califf along with eight assists, while Moore added seven goals scored two minutes into extra time to clinch the title for and 15 assists.