The 1996 New England Revolution season was the inaugural season for the New England Revolution both as a club and in Major League Soccer (MLS). The team finished last out of five teams in the Eastern Conference, missing the MLS Cup Playoffs. Following the team's last game of the season, head coach Frank Stapleton resigned on September 26, 1996. He was replaced by Thomas Rongen on November 5, 1996.[1]
| 1996 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robert Kraft (The Kraft Group) |
| Head coach | Frank Stapleton |
| Stadium | Foxboro Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| MLS | Conference: 5th Overall: 9th |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| U.S. Open Cup | Did not enter |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Did not qualify |
| Top goalscorer | League: Joe-Max Moore (11) All: Joe-Max Moore (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 38,633 (Sep 21 vs. Columbus Crew) |
| Lowest home attendance | 11,009 (Sep 12 vs. Tampa Bay Mutiny) |
| Average home league attendance | 19,025 |
| Biggest win | 2 goals: 6 times |
| Biggest defeat | 5 goals: SJ 6 – 1 NE (Aug. 11) |
Revolution forward Joe-Max Moore was named MLS Player of the Week for Week 18, and Alexi Lalas and Wélton were both named All-Stars for the 1996 MLS All-Star Game.[2]
Pre-season edit
Initial player allocations edit
As part of Major League Soccer's first season, teams were each allocated four marquee players before the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. On October 17, 1995, MLS allocated defender Alexi Lalas and defender Mike Burns to the Revolution.[1] Lalas was a United States national team regular who had played in the 1992 Summer Olympics[3] and 1994 FIFA World Cup[4] and was under contract with Padova in Italy's Serie A, while Burns had played alongside Lalas for the United States in the 1992 Olympics[3] and was playing for Viborg FF in Denmark's Superliga at the time.
On February 5, 1996, MLS allocated American goalkeeper Jim St. Andre of the A-League's New York Centaurs and Italian forward Giuseppe Galderisi, Lalas' teammate at Padova, to the Revolution.[1]
First head coach edit
On January 4, 1996, the team named Frank Stapleton the first head coach of the New England Revolution.[1] Stapleton was an Irish international who had played for Arsenal, Manchester United, Ajax, Blackburn Rovers, and Bradford City among others.[5]
Draft results edit
Inaugural player draft edit
On February 6 and 7, 1996, New England selected 16 players in the Inaugural Player Draft.[1]
| New England Revolution – 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Name | Position | Previous Club |
| 1 | 5 |  Iain Fraser
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D |  Sacramento Knights
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| 2 | 15 | Peter Woodring
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M | Hawaii Tsunami
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| 3 | 25 |  Bojan Vučković
|
F | Tampa Bay Terror
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| 4 | 35 | Marquis White
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F |  Club Destroyers
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| 5 | 45 | Ted Chronopoulos
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D |  Panionios
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| 6 | 55 | Yari Allnutt
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F |  Irapuato
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| 7 | 65 | Rob Ukrop
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F | Richmond Kickers
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| 8 | 75 | Darren Sawatzky
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M | Oregon Surge
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| 9 | 85 |  Tom Lips
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D | New York Fever
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| 10 | 95 |  Richard Weiszmann
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D | North Bay Breakers
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| 11 | 105 | John DeBrito
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M | New York Fever
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| 12 | 115 | Jim Adams
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GK | Cleveland Crunch
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| 13 | 125 | Geoff Aunger
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M | Vancouver 86ers
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| 14 | 135 |  Antonio Superbia
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M | Jersey Dragons
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| 15 | 145 | Derk Droze
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F |  San Marcos
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| 16 | 155 | Jorge Olamendi
|
M | Los Angeles Salsa
|
College draft edit
On March 4, 1996, the Revolution selected Paul Keegan, Imad Baba, and Paulo Dos Santos in the College Draft.[1]
| New England Revolution – 1996 MLS College Draft | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Name | Position | Previous Club |
| 1 | 6 |  Paul Keegan
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F | Boston College Eagles
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| 2 | 16 | Imad Baba
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M | Clemson Tigers
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| 3 | 26 |  Paulo Dos Santos
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M | Rhode Island Rams
|
Supplemental draft edit
Following the College Draft, the Revolution selected Beto Naveda, Wélton, and Zak Ibsen in the Supplemental Draft.[1]
| New England Revolution – 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Name | Position | Previous Club |
| 1 | 6 |  Beto Naveda
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M | Boca Juniors
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| 2 | 16 | Wélton
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F | America (RJ)
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| 3 | 26 | Zak Ibsen
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D | Tampa Bay Terror
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Competitions edit
Major League Soccer edit
Conference standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 58 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | D.C. United | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 46 | |
| 3 | NY/NJ MetroStars | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 39 | |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 37 | |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 33 |
Source: MLS
Overall standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny (S) | 32 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 58 | |
| 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| 3 | D.C. United (C) | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 46 | |
| 4 | Dallas Burn | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 41 | |
| 5 | Kansas City Wiz | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 41 | |
| 6 | NY/NJ MetroStars | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 39 | |
| 7 | San Jose Clash | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 39 | |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 37 | |
| 9 | New England Revolution | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 33 | |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 29 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Matches edit
| April 13, 1996 1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 3–2 | New England Revolution | Tampa, Florida |
Lassiter  25' (Pittman)McKinley 53' (Vásquez)Pittman 65' (Valderrama) |
Report[6][7] | Ukrop 20' (Lalas, Wélton), 71' (Woodring) St. Andre  89' |
Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 26,473 |
| April 20, 1996 2 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | 0–1 | New England Revolution | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Report[6] | Caricola 87' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 46,826 |
| April 27, 1996 3 | New England Revolution | 1–1 (SO) (3–2 p) | D.C. United | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Aunger 78' (pen.) |
Report[6][8] | Díaz Arce 69' (Kelderman, Williams) |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 32,864 |
| May 4, 1996 4 | New England Revolution | 1–2 | San Jose Clash | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Aunger 86' (pen.) |
Report[6] | Wynalda 23' (Iroha) Bravo 70' (Mella, Dayak) |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 16,334 |
| May 11, 1996 5 | Columbus Crew | 3–2 | New England Revolution | Columbus, Ohio |
| McBride 48' (pen.), 89' (Clark) Marino 87' |
Report[6] | Wélton 18' (Keegan) Naveda 34' (Keegan, Ukrop) |
Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 24,750 |
| May 19, 1996 6 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Naveda 9' Keegan 18' (Wélton) |
Report[6] | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 20,131 |
| May 25, 1996 7 | New England Revolution | 2–2 (SO) (1–0 p) | Colorado Rapids | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Naveda 47' Aunger 68' (pen.) |
Report[6][8] | Wegerle 76' (Sharpe, Bartlett) Harbor 88' (C. Henderson) |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 14,323 |
| June 1, 1996 8 | Kansas City Wiz | 2–1 | New England Revolution | Kansas City, Missouri |
Ekeme  30'Preki 80' (Uderitz)Johnston 89' (Preki) |
Report[6][9] | Naveda 10' Keegan 19' (Naveda, Wélton), 88'Aunger 74' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 17,808 |
| June 6, 1996 9 | New England Revolution | 2–2 (SO) (2–3 p) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 7:30 PM EDT[10] | Naveda 72' (Wélton) Burns 78' |
Report[6][8] | Jones 39' Semioli 86' |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 20,236 |
| June 15, 1996 10 | New England Revolution | 1–1 (SO) (2–1 p) | Kansas City Wiz | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Keegan 50' (Sawatzky) |
Report[6][8][11] | Preki 75' |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 21,407 Referee: Paul Tamberino |
| June 23, 1996 11 | New England Revolution | 1–4 | Dallas Burn | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Keegan 27' (Aunger) |
Report[6] | Lozzano 1' (Soñora) Farrer 48'Santel 60' (Álvarez)Haynes 89' (Soñora) |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 17,066 |
| June 27, 1996 12 | New England Revolution | 1–1 (SO) (1–2 p) | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Wélton 77' (Sawatzky, Aunger) |
Report[6][8] | Marino 20' (Caligiuri) |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 15,209 |
| June 30, 1996 13 | D.C. United | 3–1 | New England Revolution | Washington, D.C. |
| Rammel 1' Díaz Arce 46' (Harkes)Harkes 89' |
Report[6] | Naveda 38' (St. Andre) |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 19,355 |
| July 4, 1996 14 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Pasadena, California |
| Report[6] | Kerr Jr. 24' (Sawatzky, Wélton) |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 62,703 |
| July 6, 1996 15 | San Jose Clash | 1–1 (SO) (3–4 p) | New England Revolution | San Jose, California |
| Wynalda 60' (Doyle, Iroha) |
Report[6][8] | Kerr Jr. 66' (Woodring) |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 18,813 |
| July 11, 1996 16 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 (SO) (0–3 p) | New England Revolution | Columbus, Ohio |
| Caligiuri 25' |
Report[6][8] | Chronopoulos 78' (Woodring) |
Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 13,751 |
| July 20, 1996 17 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | D.C. United | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Sawatzky 54' (Kerr Jr.), 77' (Keegan) |
Report[6] | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 18,347 |
| July 24, 1996 18 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Denver, Colorado |
| Benedetti 59' (Harbor) Bartlett 73' (C. Henderson) |
Report[6] | Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 6,236 |
| July 27, 1996 19 | Kansas City Wiz | 4–2 | New England Revolution | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Takawira 12' (Preki, Sorber), 35' (Sorber, Preki) Chung 44' (Klopas)Preki 49' (Takawira) |
Report[6] | Woodring 15' (Wélton) Sawatzky 41' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 11,555 |
| July 31, 1996 20 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | San Jose Clash | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Moore 48' (Naveda), 67' (Naveda, DeBrito) |
Report[6] | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 12,871 |
| August 3, 1996 21 | New England Revolution | 1–1 (SO) (3–2 p) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Moore 42' (DeBrito, Naveda) |
Report[6][8] | Donadoni 54' |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 20,162 |
| August 8, 1996 22 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Pasadena, California |
| 12:00 AM EDT[10] | Hurtado 80' (Jones) |
Report[6] | Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 10,251 |
| August 11, 1996 23 | San Jose Clash | 6–1 | New England Revolution | San Jose, California |
| Dayak 31' (Doyle), 70' (Wynalda, Doyle) Espinoza 48' (Rodas), 84' (Wynalda)Doyle 62' (Lewis)Rodas 81' |
Report[6] | Moore 8' (Naveda, Wylie) |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 12,099 |
| August 14, 1996 24 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | 4–0 | New England Revolution | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Wood 8' (Donadoni) Johnson 17', 73' (de Ávila)de Ávila 81' (Ramos) |
Report[6] | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 20,711 |
| August 16, 1996 25 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Moore 28' (Naveda), 89' (Naveda) |
Report[6] | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 14,103 |
| August 21, 1996 26 | New England Revolution | 4–2 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Naveda 23' Lalas 44' (DeBrito, Wylie)Moore 79' (pen.)Wélton 88' (Burns) |
Report[6] | Galderisi 18' Vásquez 51' |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 18,764 |
| August 31, 1996 27 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 3–1 | New England Revolution | Tampa, Florida |
| Lassiter 26' (Galderisi) Ralston 46'Hunjak 58' (Galderisi) |
Report[6] | Baba 73' |
Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 8,128 |
| September 4, 1996 28 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Dallas Burn | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Watson 35' (Sawatzky, Moore) Moore 78' (pen.) |
Report[6] | Eck 74' (Kreis, Elliott) |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 12,933 |
| September 7, 1996 29 | Dallas Burn | 0–2 | New England Revolution | Dallas, Texas |
| Report[6] | Sawatzky 19' (DeBrito, Baba) Baba 43' (Aunger, Fraser) |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 18,582 |
| September 12, 1996 30 | New England Revolution | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Moore 61' (Baba, Sawatzky) |
Report[6] | Lassiter 25' (pen.) Vásquez 74' |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 11,009 |
| September 17, 1996 31 | D.C. United | 3–2 | New England Revolution | Washington, D.C. |
| Pope 58' (Etcheverry) Díaz Arce 62' (Moreno), 89' (Moreno, Etcheverry) |
Report[6] | Moore 39' (pen.), 78' |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,360 |
| September 21, 1996 32 | New England Revolution | 0–1 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Report[6] | McBride 37' (Maisonneuve) |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 38,633 |
Honors edit
- Team Most Valuable Player: Joe-Max Moore[2]
- Team Scoring Champion: Joe-Max Moore (23 pts, 11 G, 1 A)[2]
- Team Defender of the Year: Francis Okaroh[2]
- MLS All-Star Game Selections: Alexi Lalas, Wélton[2]
- MLS Player of the Week: Joe-Max Moore (Week 18)[2]
References edit
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- ^ a b "Olympic Football Tournament Barcelona 1992 – Teams – USA – Squad List". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "1994 FIFA World Cup USA – Teams – USA – Players". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 1, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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- ^ Carlisle, Jeff. Soccer's Most Wanted II: The Top 10 Book of More Glorious Goals, Superb Saves, and Fantastic Free-Kicks (1st ed.). Potomac Books, Inc. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-59797-193-5.
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- ^ a b "Schedule". Los Angeles Galaxy. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "KC VS. NE 6/15/96". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved June 13, 2018.