2008 New York Red Bulls season

The 2008 season was the 13th season of New York Red Bulls's franchise existence. They played their home games at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Juan Carlos Osorio made his debut as the Red Bulls coach after being hired in December 2007.

New York Red Bulls

2008 season
Chairman	Red Bull GmbH
Manager	Juan Carlos Osorio
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Despite finishing eighth of 14 teams on the MLS league table this season, the Red Bulls -- with 39 points (10W-11L-9D) and a negative goal difference -- made a run to the MLS Cup final, advancing as Western Conference champions despite playing in the East. The club would fall to Columbus Crew in the final, 3–1. This would be the franchise's last Cup final appearance until 2024, in the same stadium, where they would also lose to the host LA Galaxy.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on August 19, 2008.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS Season
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	USA	Kevin Goldthwaite	20	2	20	2
3	DF	USA	Hunter Freeman	12	0	12	0
4	DF	USA	Carlos Mendes	14	0	14	0
6	DF	USA	Seth Stammler	17	1	17	1
7	FW	USA	Mike Magee	17	3	17	3
8	MF	BIH	Siniša Ubiparipović	13	1	13	1
9	FW	COL	Juan Pablo Ángel	13	7	13	7
10	MF	USA	Claudio Reyna	6	0	6	0
11	MF	NED	Dave van den Bergh	18	5	18	5
12	MF	RSA	Danleigh Borman	11	2	11	2
13	MF	VEN	Jorge Rojas	4	0	4	0
15	FW	USA	John Wolyniec	15	0	15	0
17	FW	USA	Jozy Altidore	8	3	8	3
17	MF	VEN	Gabriel Cichero	2	0	2	0
18	GK	USA	Jon Conway	20	0	20	0
19	MF	JAM	Dane Richards	14	0	14	0
20	FW	COL	Oscar Echeverry	9	0	9	0
23	MF	ARG	Juan Pietravallo	4	0	4	0
26	FW	USA	Chris Megaloudis	1	0	1	0
27	DF	NZL	Andrew Boyens	12	0	12	0
32	MF	USA	Luke Sassano	16	0	16	0
33	DF	USA	Chris Leitch	10	0	10	0
60	DF	USA	Jeff Parke	18	0	18	0

Disciplinary record

Disciplinary records for 2008 league matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

No.	Nat.	Player	Yellow cards	Red cards
2		Kevin Goldthwaite	5	0
4		Carlos Mendes	1	0
6		Seth Stammler	3	0
7		Mike Magee	1	0
8		Siniša Ubiparipović	4	0
9		Juan Pablo Ángel	1	0
11		Dave van den Bergh	2	1
12		Danleigh Borman	1	0
13		Jorge Rojas	1	0
15		John Wolyniec	1	0
17		Gabriel Cichero	1	1
19		Dane Richards	1	0
20		Oscar Echeverry	1	0
23		Juan Pietravallo	1	0
27		Andrew Boyens	3	0
32		Luke Sassano	2	0
60		Jeff Parke	2	1

Pre-season

CD Chivas USA	1 – 0	New York Red Bulls
Razov 4'	(Report)

February 12, 2008

Home Depot Center, California

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Hammarby	1 – 3	New York Red Bulls
Dadómo 66'	(Report)	Echeverry 8' Ángel 13' (pen.) Brunner 28'

February 15, 2008

Home Depot Center, California

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Red Bull Salzburg (reserves)	1 – 0	New York Red Bulls
Vasilj 70'	(Report)

March 3, 2008

Wals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg

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Red Bull Salzburg (reserves)	2 – 3	New York Red Bulls
Janočko 47' Rakić 53'	(Report)	Ángel 59' Sassano 66' Magee 78'

March 6, 2008

Wals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg

Referee: R. Gruber

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College of Charleston	0 – 1	New York Red Bulls
	(Report)	Brunner 71'

March 17, 2008

Charleston, South Carolina

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Carolina RailHawks	0 – 1	New York Red Bulls
	(Report)	Van den Bergh 27'

March 28, 2008

WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina

Attendance: 5,426

Referee: Lee Suckle

Carolina Challenge Cup

Charleston Battery	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls
Kenga 80'	(Report)	Mesa 79'

March 16, 2008

Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina

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Toronto FC	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls
Cunningham 10'	(Report)	Wolyniec 78'

March 19, 2008

Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina

Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard

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San Jose Earthquakes	3 – 0	New York Red Bulls
Kamara 1' Glinton 49' Brunner 88' (o.g.)	(Report)

March 22, 2008

Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina

Referee: Andrew Chapin

MLS season

Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls

April 5 1	Columbus Crew	0–2	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST		(Report)	Van den Bergh 1' Goldthwaite 8'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,119 Referee: Alex Prus

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New York Red Bulls v FC Dallas

April 12	New York Red Bulls	0 – 2	FC Dallas	Pizza Hut Park
20:30 EST		(Report)	Álvarez 1' Cooper 66'	Attendance: 11,564 Referee: Jair Marrufo

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New England Revolution v New York Red Bulls

April 19	New England Revolution	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST	Larentowicz 56'	(Report)	Altidore 30'	Attendance: 12,047 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

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San Jose Earthquakes v New York Red Bulls

April 27	San Jose Earthquakes	0 – 2	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST		(Report)	Magee 79' (pen.) Altidore 90+5'	Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Michael Kennedy

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New York Red Bulls v Toronto FC

May 1	New York Red Bulls	1 – 1	Toronto FC	BMO Field
19:00 EST	Van den Bergh 39'	(Report)	Vélez 22'	Attendance: 19,816 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

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New York Red Bulls v Los Angeles Galaxy

May 10	New York Red Bulls	2 – 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	The Home Depot Center
22:30 EST	Borman 21' Ángel 78'	(Report)	Gordon 77'	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Alex Prus

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Kansas City Wizards v New York Red Bulls

May 17	Kansas City Wizards	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST	Conrad 20'	(Report)	Borman 81'	Attendance: 15,755 Referee: Jair Marrufo

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Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls

May 25	Chicago Fire	5 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
15:00 EST	Barrett 8', 60' Rolfe 48' Blanco 55' (pen.) Segares 62'	(Report)	Altidore 74'	Attendance: 14,754 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

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New York Red Bulls v Houston Dynamo

May 31	New York Red Bulls	0 – 1	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium
19:30 EST		(Report)	Ching 68'	Attendance: 17,204 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

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CD Chivas USA v New York Red Bulls

June 5	CD Chivas USA	0 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST		(Report)	Ángel 75'	Attendance: 9,521 Referee: Alex Prus

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New York Red Bulls v D.C. United

June 14	New York Red Bulls	1 – 4	D.C. United	RFK Stadium
19:30 EST	Van den Bergh 54'	(Report)	Emilio 23' Simms 26' Emilio 45+1', 59'	Attendance: 18,622 Referee: Kevin Stott

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New York Red Bulls v New England Revolution

June 18	New York Red Bulls	1 – 1	New England Revolution	Gillette Stadium
19:30 EST	Stammler 37'	(Report)	Ralston 79'	Attendance: 10,596 Referee: Joe Caroccio

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FC Dallas v New York Red Bulls

June 21	FC Dallas	0 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST		(Report)[permanent dead link]	Goldthwaite 16'	Attendance: 16,427 Referee: Terry Vaughn

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New York Red Bulls v Chivas USA

June 28	New York Red Bulls	1 – 1	Chivas USA	The Home Depot Center
22:30 EST	Van den Bergh 26'	(Report)	Razov 45+4'	Attendance: 16,379 Referee: Mauricio Navarro

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New York Red Bulls v Colorado Rapids

July 4	New York Red Bulls	0 – 4	Colorado Rapids	Dick's Sporting Goods Park
21:30 EST		(Report)	McManus 24' Ballouchy 36' Clark 49' Cummings 68'	Attendance: 18,776 Referee: Tim Weyland

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New York Red Bulls v Kansas City Wizards

July 10	New York Red Bulls	1 – 2	Kansas City Wizards	CommunityAmerica Ballpark
20:00 EST	Ángel 71'	(Report)	Conrad 11' Arnaud 47'	Attendance: 8,773 Referee: Jasen Anno

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Los Angeles Galaxy v New York Red Bulls

July 19	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 2	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
18:30 EST	Ruiz 29' Donovan 90+2'	(Report)	Van den Bergh 35' Ángel 71'	Attendance: 46,754 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

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New York Red Bulls v San Jose Earthquakes

July 27	New York Red Bulls	1 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Buck Shaw Stadium
15:00 EST	Denton 4' (o.g.)	(Report)	Huckerby 13'	Attendance: 9,046 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

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D.C. United v New York Red Bulls

August 10	D.C. United	1 – 4	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
17:00 EST	Moreno 16'	(Report)	Ángel 27', 50' Magee 45' Ubiparipović 87'	Attendance: 15,038 Referee: Shane Moody

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Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls

August 17	Toronto FC	0 – 2	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
17:00 EST		(Report)	Magee 37' Ángel 90+2'	Attendance: 11,119 Referee: Terry Vaughn

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Houston Dynamo v New York Red Bulls

August 24	Houston Dynamo	0 – 3	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
15:00 EST		(Report)	Ángel 8' Richards 26' Magee 60'	Attendance: 12,549 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

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New York Red Bulls v D.C. United

August 30	New York Red Bulls	0 – 0	D.C. United	RFK Stadium
19:30 EST		(Report)		Attendance: 15,616 Referee: Kevin Stott

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New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire

September 6	New York Red Bulls	0 – 1	Chicago Fire	Toyota Park
20:30 EST		(Report)	King 36'	Attendance: 16,776 Referee: Mauricio Navarro

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Real Salt Lake v New York Red Bulls

September 13	Real Salt Lake	1 – 2	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST	Movsisyan 38'	(Report)	Ángel 49' Van den Bergh 64'	Attendance: 11,692 Referee: Kevin Stott

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New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew

September 18	New York Red Bulls	1 – 3	Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew Stadium
19:00 EST	Ángel 21'	(Report)	Hejduk 41' Rogers 46' Gaven 85'	Attendance: 10,881 Referee: Alex Prus

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Colorado Rapids v New York Red Bulls

September 27	Colorado Rapids	5 – 4	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST	Cummings 3' Casey 11', 45', 90' Petke 43'	(Report)	Magee 5' Ángel 34' Richards 40' Mbuta 74'	Attendance: 14,795 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

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Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls

October 4	Toronto FC	3 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST	Barrett 27' Barrett 65' Ibrahim 86'	(Report)[permanent dead link]	Richards 49'	Attendance: 13,756 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

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New York Red Bulls v Real Salt Lake

October 9	New York Red Bulls	1 – 1	Real Salt Lake	Rio Tinto Stadium
22:00 EST	Van den Bergh 31'	(Report)	Olave 41'	Attendance: 20,008 Referee: Terry Vaughn

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Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls

September 18	Columbus Crew	1 – 3	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium
19:30 EST	Lenhart 67'	(Report)[permanent dead link]	Ángel 48', 76' Cepero 83'	Attendance: 18,546 Referee: Michael Kennedy

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New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire

October 23	New York Red Bulls	2 – 5	Chicago Fire	Toyota Park
21:00 EST	Ángel 32' Kandji 88'	(Report)[permanent dead link]	Rolfe 11', 38', 44' McBride 53' Woolard 75'	Attendance: 13,274 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup

New York Red Bulls	0 – 2	Crystal Palace Baltimore
	(Report)	Marshall 18' Brooks 75'

July 1, 2008

19:30 EST

Lawrence E. Knight Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland

Attendance: 1,654

Referee: Andrew Chapin

Mid-season friendlies

New York Red Bulls	1 – 0	Guadalajara
Echeverry 22'	(Report)[permanent dead link]

June 25, 2008

23:00 EST

University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Arizona

Referee: Ricardo Salazar

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Barcelona	6 – 2	New York Red Bulls
Xavi 17' Eto'o 18', 43' Márquez 24' Jeffrén 80' Pedro 85'	(Report)	Stammler 30' Rojas 60'

August 6, 2008

19:00 EST

Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey

Attendance: 38,152

Referee: Kevin Stott

MLS Playoffs

Houston Dynamo	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls
Kamara 85'	(Report)[permanent dead link]	Ángel 48'

November 1, 2008

16:00 EST

Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey

Attendance: 11,578

Referee: Kevin Stott

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New York Red Bulls	3 – 0	Houston Dynamo
Richards 25' Ángel 36' Wolyniec 81'	(Report)[permanent dead link]

November 9, 2008

15:00 EST

Robertson Stadium
Houston, Texas

Attendance: 30,053

Referee: Baldomero Toledo

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New York Red Bulls	1 – 0	Real Salt Lake
Van den Bergh 28'	(Report)[permanent dead link]

November 15, 2008

21:30 EST

Rio Tinto Stadium
Sandy, Utah

Attendance: 20,008

Referee: Jair Marrufo

MLS Cup

New York Red Bulls	1 – 3	Columbus Crew
Wolyniec 51'	(Report)[permanent dead link]	Moreno 31' Marshall 53' Hejduk 82'

November 23, 2008

15:30 EST

The Home Depot Center
Carson, California

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Baldomero Toledo

See also

• 2008 Major League Soccer season