2008 New England Revolution season

Background

After losing a third straight MLS Cup final in 2007, the Revs began the 2008 season with high hopes. For the first time in team history, New England participated in four different competitions during the regular season. Their 2007 U.S. Open Cup had qualified them for the preliminary round of the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League, and their top-four finish qualified them for the 2008 North American SuperLiga. The Revs also played matches in the 2008 Open Cup and the 2008 regular season.

Review

The club started the season well, reaching their July league-fixture recess at the top of the overall MLS table. This early-season success continued in the 2008 SuperLiga, which the club won on August 5, 2008, by beating their 2-time MLS Cup rival the Houston Dynamo on penalties. Injuries, fatigue, and fixture congestion eventually caught up with the Revs, however, and the team performed poorly after returning to MLS league play. In an effort to spell his regular starters, coach Steve Nicol started mostly reserves in an Open Cup semifinal against D.C. United. The Revs lost the match, and Nicol was widely criticized for the decision. The Revolution also crashed out of the CONCACAF Champions League, losing to regional minnows Joe Public FC of Trinidad and Tobago 6–1 on aggregate, including an embarrassing 4–0 defeat at Gillette Stadium.

Mostly on the strength of their hot start, the Revolution managed to make the playoffs. They were unable to advance, however, as they drew 0–0 at home and lost 3–0 away to the Chicago Fire.

Squad

Adapted from 2024 New England Revolution Media Guide (pg. 236)

Transfers In

Transfers Out

Notes

:#.Albright was acquired from the LA Galaxy in exchange for allocation money. :#. On June 4, the Revolution acquired Pat Phelan from Toronto FC in exchange for roster considerations. :#. The Revolution traded Franchino to the LA Galaxy for a second round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. :#. The Revolution traded Adam Cristman to the Kansas City Wizards in exchange for allocation money and a third-round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. :#. On August 6 Pat Noonan re-signed with MLS and was traded to the Columbus Crew in exchange for allocation money, the Crew’s natural first-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and allocation table considerations.}}

Honors

Adapted from 2024 Media Guide (pg. 326–328)

Match results

Friendlies

The Revolution played preseason matches in Cancun, Bermuda, and New Orleans, with a 4-1-1 record. On March 6, the Revolution played a match against CF Atlante in Playa del Carmen.

MLS regular season

Cristman Nyassi Mapp Frankowski
Blanco Gutierrez Joseph

• Amaechi Igwe

• Kosuke Kimura

• Facundo Erpen

• Nick LaBrocca

• Terry Cooke

• Colin Clark

• Siniša Ubiparipović

• Jozy Altidore

• Kevin Goldthwaite

• Mauricio Castro

• Jeff Larentowicz

• Amaechi Igwe

• Arturo Álvarez

• Wells Thompson

• Khano Smith

• Chris Rolfe

• John Thorrington

• Stephen King

• Jesse Marsch

• Atiba Harris

• Daniel Paladini

• Justin Braun

• Abdoulie Mansally

• Jeff Larentowicz

• Taylor Twellman

• Kheli Dube

• Jay Heaps

• Jeff Larentowicz

• Eric Denton

• Ramiro Corrales

• Ryan Johnson

• Frankie Hejduk

• Ezra Hendrickson

• Chad Marshall

• Sainey Nyassi

• Kheli Dube

• Wells Thompson

• Adam Cristman

• Kheli Dube

• Sainey Nyassi

• Luciano Emilio

• Santino Quaranta

• Fred Da Silva

• Gonzalo Martínez

• Adam Cristman

• Steve Ralston

• Kheli Dube

• Jay Heaps

• Drew Moor

• Duilio Davino

• Guerreiro Andre Rocha

• Bobby Rhine

• Arturo Álvarez

• Ricardo Clark

• Geoff Cameron

• Steve Ralston

• Kheli Dube

• Jeff Larentowicz

• Sainey Nyassi

• Jeff Larentowicz

• Steve Ralston

• Siniša Ubiparipović

• Seth Stammler

• Jay Heaps

• Tino Nuñez

• Kyle Beckerman

• Adam Cristman

• Steve Ralston

• Steve Ralston

• Jeff Larentowicz

• Laurent Robert

• Maurice Edu

• Tyrone Marshall

• David Beckham

• Álvaro Pires

• Adam Cristman

• Taylor Twellman

• Shalrie Joseph

• Sainey Nyassi

• Matt Reis

• Steve Ralston

• Gonzalo Segares

• Marco Pappa

• Wilman Conde

• Ronnie O'Brien

• Eric Denton

• Nick Garcia

• Ryan Johnson

• Scott Sealy

• Chris Tierney

• Khano Smith

• Taylor Twellman

• Jeff Larentowicz

• Sainey Nyassi

• Clyde Simms

• Marc Burch

• Jaime Moreno

• Chad Barrett

• Taylor Twellman

• Wells Thompson

• Taylor Twellman

• Shalrie Joseph

• Jay Heaps

• Eddie Lewis

• Landon Donovan

• Greg Vanney

• Guillermo Barros Schelotto

• Andy Iro

• Jason Garey

• Chris Albright

• Shalrie Joseph

• Amaechi Igwe

• Chris Albright

• Steve Ralston

• Taylor Twellman

• Jeff Larentowicz

• Khano Smith

• Ante Razov

• Francisco Mendoza

• Colin Clark

• Cory Gibbs

• Mehdi Ballouchy

• Abdoulie Mansally

• Shalrie Joseph

• Frankie Hejduk

• Chad Marshall

• Will Hesmer

• Sainey Nyassi

• Khano Smith

• Steve Ralston

• Taylor Twellman

• Jay Heaps

• Javier Morales

• Ian Joy

• Andy Williams

• Jimmy Conrad

• Abe Thompson

• Gabriel Badilla

• Santino Quaranta

• Francis Doe

• Fred

• Mauricio Castro

• Jeff Larentowicz

• Chris Albright Sainey Nyassi

• Gabriel Badilla

• Khano Smith

• Shalrie Joseph

• Jeff Larentowicz

• Claudio Lopez

• Davy Arnaud

• Michael Parkhurst

Open Cup

Germanese Twellman Igwe Hilgenbrinck Teixeira Harkin Flores Dube Tierney Igwe Castro Harkin Mbuta Teixeira Quaranta McTavish Igwe Thompson

SuperLiga

Heaps Zamora Vilar Muñoz Venegas Joseph , Jaqua Kamara Reis Joseph Twellman Smith Larentowicz Tierney Albright Wondolowski De Rosario Ching Clark Barrett Kamara Ashe

Champions League

Gay Nelson

Playoffs

Rolfe Conde Busch Segares Igwe Joseph

Standings

Conference

Overall

References

External Links

• 2008 Schedule

References

1. "2008 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer.
2. McCarthy, Kyle. (August 6, 2008). "Revs Capture SuperLiga 2008 Crown".
3. (November 6, 2008). "Fire 3, Revolution 0". New England Revolution.
4. "2024 Media Guide". New England Revolution.
5. "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf".
6. (July 31, 2008). "New England Beats Atlante 1-0 in Superliga". Journal Tribune.