2014 season | |||
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Owner | Robert Kraft | ||
Head Coach | Jay Heaps | ||
Stadium | Gillette Stadium | ||
Major League Soccer | Eastern Conference: 2nd Overall: 5th |
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MLS Cup Playoffs | Finals | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Lee Nguyen (18 goals) All: Lee Nguyen (22 goals) |
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Highest home attendance | 32,766 vs. Toronto FC (October 25) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 11,293 vs. Seattle Sounders FC (May 11) | ||
Average home league attendance | Regular season: 16,681 Playoffs: 26,441 |
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The 2014 New England Revolution season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.
New England Revolution started the season against the Houston Dynamo on March 8. Houston won 4–0 with goals from Will Bruin (2 goals), Óscar Boniek García, and Omar Cummings scored for Houston.Bobby Shuttleworth denied Bruin and Cummings an extra goal each after a breakaway. New England faced Philadelphia Union on March 15. Philadelphia won 1–0 with a goal from Sébastien Le Toux. New England made five changes to their lineup from the previous week. The Revs began their home slate for the 2014 season with a 0–0 against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. They went back on the road to grab their first win on the season against the San Jose Earthquakes. The Revs got an own goal from the Earthquakes and Lee Nguyen potted the winner late in stoppage time to pull out a 2–1 victory.
New England began April with a poor effort in a 2–0 loss to D.C. United on the road. However, they bounced back to earn a 2–0 victory at home against the Houston Dynamo on the first goal of Kevin Alston's career and a late Jerry Bengtson insurance goal. The Revs then earned a fantastic 1–1 draw at the Chicago Fire because of goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth's penalty kick save late in the game. New England then put in a fantastic effort to take down defending MLS Cup champions Sporting Kansas City where Teal Bunbury scored his first goal for New England 2 minutes into stoppage time and Lee Nguyen added a late penalty kick goal to give the Revs the 2–0 win.