List of New England Revolution seasons

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]

Taylor Twellman is the Revolution's all-time leading scorer with 101 league goals.^[1]

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 2024 season, the club has played 29 seasons in MLS with 348 wins, 374 losses, and 202 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 was broken by Inter Miami CF at the end of the 2024 season.^[19] The Revolution's best season attendance was in 2024, with an average of 29,262 spectators per game, including a sellout match against Inter Miami.^[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

Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996.[23] U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914 and open to all registered teams.[24] Leagues Cup (LC) – An inter-league competition hosted by MLS teams against clubs from Liga MX in Mexico since 2020.[23] CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) – The premier club competition in North and Central American soccer since 1962. It was named the Champions' Cup until 2008 and the CONCACAF Champions League from 2008 to 2023.[24][25] MLS is Back Tournament (MiB) – A club tournament for MLS teams held once during the 2020 season, which had been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] North American SuperLiga (SL) – A club tournament for MLS teams and Liga MX teams held four times from the 2007 season to the 2010 season.[12]

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[lower-alpha 1] QR3 = Qualifying round three[lower-alpha 1] PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round Ro32 = Round of 32 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[28]		Playoffs[17]	USOC[29]	CCC[30]	Other		Average attendance[lower-alpha 2]	Top goalscorer(s)[31][lower-alpha 3]
	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall				Competition	Result		Name(s)	Goals
1996	32	15	17	–[lower-alpha 4]	43	56	−13	33	1.03	5th †	9th	DNQ	DNE	DNE	–	–	19,025[33]	Joe-Max Moore	11
1997	32	15	17	–[lower-alpha 4]	40	53	–13	37	1.16	4th	8th	QF	Ro16	DNQ	–	–	21,423[34]	Imad Baba Beto Naveda	7
1998	32	11	21	–[lower-alpha 4]	53	66	–13	29	0.91	6th †	12th †	DNQ	DNE	DNQ	–	–	19,188[35]	Raúl Díaz Arce	18
1999	32	12	20	–[lower-alpha 4]	38	53	–15	26	0.81	5th	8th	DNQ	DNE	DNQ	–	–	16,735[36]	Joe-Max Moore	15
2000	32	13	13	6[lower-alpha 5]	47	49	–2	45	1.41	2nd	7th	QF	R2	DNQ	–	–	15,463[21]	Wolde Harris	16
2001[lower-alpha 6]	27	7	14	6[lower-alpha 5]	35	52	–17	27	1.00	3rd	9th	DNQ	RU	DNQ	–	–	16,256[21]	Catê	8
2002	28	12	14	2[lower-alpha 5]	49	49	0	38	1.36	1st	5th	RU	DNE	DNQ	–	–	16,927[21]	Taylor Twellman	25♦[lower-alpha 7]
2003	30	12	9	9[lower-alpha 5]	55	47	+8	45	1.50	2nd	3rd	SF	QF	Ro16	–	–	15,822[21]	Taylor Twellman	17
2004	30	8	13	9[lower-alpha 5]	42	43	–1	33	1.10	4th	9th	SF	Ro16	DNQ	–	–	12,226[21]	Pat Noonan	12♦[lower-alpha 8]
2005	32	17	7	8	55	37	+18	59	1.84	1st	2nd	RU	Ro16	DNQ	–	–	12,525[21]	Taylor Twellman	17♦[lower-alpha 9]
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[40]	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[40]	13,732[21]	Shalrie Joseph	9
2010	30	9	16	5	32	50	−18	32	1.07	7th	13th	DNQ	QR2[lower-alpha 1]	DNQ	North American SuperLiga	RU[41]	12,987[21]	Marko Perović	8
2011	34	5	16	13	38	58	–20	28	0.82	9th †	17th	DNQ	QR3[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 10]	23	8	7	8	26	25	+1	32	1.39	8th	15th	SF	NH[lower-alpha 11]	DNQ	MLS is Back Tournament	Ro16[46]	1,529[21][lower-alpha 12]	Teal Bunbury	8
2021	34	22	5	7	65	41	+24	73	2.15	1st	1st	QF	NH[lower-alpha 11]	DNQ	–	–	12,204[21][lower-alpha 13]	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	Ro16[48]	23,940[49]	Gustavo Bou Carles Gil	11
2024	34	9	21	4	37	74	-37	31	0.91	14th	26th	DNQ	DNE	QF	Leagues Cup	Ro32[50]	29,262[20]	Giacomo Vrioni	12[51]
Total (as of 2024)	924[17]	348[17]	374[17]	202[17]	1306[17]	1409[17]	-103[17]	1222[17]	1.32[17]	W (3)	W (1)	RU (5)	W (1)	QF (3)	—	—	—	Taylor Twellman	119[52]

Notes

1. 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. Before the 2000 Major League Soccer season, matches would be settled in a penalty shoot-out rather than end in a draw.^[32]
5. From 2000 to 2004, MLS discouraged draws by playing up to two 5-minute periods of golden goal overtime for tied games.^[32]
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.^[37]
7. Twellman was the MLS Scoring Champion (52 points).^[38]
8. Noonan was the MLS Scoring Champion (30 points).^[38]
9. Twellman won the MLS Golden Boot (17 goals).^[39]
10. 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]
11. The 2020 and 2021 editions of the U.S. Open Cup were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[45]
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.^[47]

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