# 2024 New England Revolution season

The 2024 New England Revolution season was the club's 29th season in existence, and their 29th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The season began on February 21 when the club defeated Club Atlético Independiente in the first round of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup. The Revolution will also play in the 2024 Leagues Cup.

## Background

The 2023 season was the Revolution's 28th season of existence, and their 28th season in MLS, the top tier of American soccer. The season began on February 25 when the club began their play in the 2023 Major League Soccer season, and the season concluded on October 21. The Revolution finished the year 15–9–10 (55 points) leaving them 5th in the Eastern Conference. They lost to Philadelphia Union in the first round of the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs. In the 2023 U.S. Open Cup the Revs entered in the Third Round, defeating Hartford Athletic 2–1, before bowing out in the Round of 32 to Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. The season was marred by the mid-season suspension, and later resignation, of head coach Bruce Arena. On December 19, 2023, the team announced that it had hired Caleb Porter to be the next head coach.

## Summary
### Pre-season

The Revolution opened their 2024 preseason on January 13 with entrance physicals for players in Foxborough. The first week was spent training in Massachusetts, before the team departed to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for a four-week training camp. The Revolution announced five friendly matches against four different MLS opponents leading up to their CONCACAF Champions Cup opener. Their first match was a 3-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls.

## Club
### Roster

Appearances and goals are career totals from MLS Regular Season.
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Henrich Ravas | GK | (1997-08-16)August 16, 1997 (aged 26) | Widzew Łódź | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Earl Edwards Jr. | GK | (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992 (age 33) | D.C. United | 34 | 0 |
| 98 | Jacob Jackson | GK | (2000-04-25)April 25, 2000 (aged 23) | Loyola Marymount Lions | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Dave Romney | DF | (1993-06-12)June 12, 1993 (aged 30) | Nashville SC | 205 | 8 |
| 4 | Henry Kessler | DF | (1998-06-25)June 25, 1998 (aged 25) | Virginia Cavaliers | 81 | 4 |
| 6 | Jonathan Mensah | DF | (1990-07-13)July 13, 1990 (aged 33) | San Jose Earthquakes | 185 | 7 |
| 12 | Nick Lima | DF | (1994-11-17)November 17, 1994 (aged 28) | Austin FC | 195 | 8 |
| 15 | Brandon Bye | DF | (1995-11-29)November 29, 1995 (aged 27) | Western Michigan Broncos | 153 | 9 |
| 24 | DeJuan Jones | DF | (1996-06-24)June 24, 1996 (aged 27) | Michigan State Spartans | 125 | 6 |
| 25 | Peyton Miller | DF | (2007-11-08)November 8, 2007 (aged 16) | Revs II | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ryan Spaulding | DF | (1998-09-10)September 10, 1998 (aged 25) | Revs II | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | Santiago Suárez | DF | (2005-04-23)April 23, 2005 (aged 18) | Revs II | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Andrew Farrell | DF | (1992-04-02)April 2, 1992 (aged 31) | Louisville Cardinals | 327 | 2 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 8 | Matt Polster | MF | (1993-06-08)June 8, 1993 (aged 30) | Rangers | 186 | 9 |
| 10 | Carles Gil | MF | (1992-11-22)November 22, 1992 (aged 30) | Deportivo La Coruña | 133 | 32 |
| 11 | Dylan Borrero | MF | (2002-01-05)January 5, 2002 (aged 21) | Atlético Mineiro | 15 | 5 |
| 16 | Joshua Bolma | MF | (2002-04-10)April 10, 2002 (aged 21) | University of Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Ian Harkes | MF | (1995-03-30)March 30, 1995 (aged 28) | Dundee United FC | 42 | 4 |
| 18 | Emmanuel Boateng | MF | (1994-01-17)January 17, 1994 (aged 29) | Columbus Crew | 187 | 15 |
| 21 | Nacho Gil | MF | (1995-09-09)September 9, 1995 (aged 28) | FC Cartagena | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | Jack Panayotou | MF | (2004-06-05)June 5, 2004 (aged 19) | Revs II | 11 | 0 |
| 26 | Tommy McNamara | MF | (1991-02-06)February 6, 1991 (aged 32) | Houston Dynamo FC | 214 | 22 |
| 28 | Mark-Anthony Kaye | MF | (1994-12-02)December 2, 1994 (aged 28) | Toronto FC | 148 | 15 |
| 29 | Noel Buck | MF | (2005-04-05)April 5, 2005 (aged 18) | Revs II | 32 | 4 |
| 47 | Esmir Bajraktarevic | MF | (2005-03-10)March 10, 2005 (aged 18) | Revs II | 16 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 5 | Tomás Chancalay | FW | (1999-01-01)January 1, 1999 (aged 24) | Racing Club | 11 | 6 |
| 9 | Giacomo Vrioni | FW | (1998-10-15)October 15, 1998 (aged 25) | Juventus FC | 36 | 7 |
| 17 | Bobby Wood | FW | (1992-11-15)November 15, 1992 (aged 30) | Real Salt Lake | 60 | 12 |
| 32 | Malcolm Fry | FW | (2005-05-15)May 15, 2005 (aged 18) | Revs II | 0 | 0 |

### Roster exemptions

| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | 2024 Status |
| 72 | Damian Rivera | | MF | (2002-12-08)December 8, 2002 (aged 20) | Season-long loan to Tampa Bay Rowdies |

## Competitive
### Major League Soccer
#### Results
### CONCACAF Champions Cup

The Revolution entered the 2024 CONCACAF Champions cup in the first round. They qualified after finishing in sixth-place in the 2023 MLS Supporters' shield. Their qualification was confirmed after MLS Cup 2023 in which the Columbus Crew won. The draw for the competition was performed on December 13, 2023, and the Revolution were drawn against Panamanian side Club Atlético Independiente.

#### Quarterfinals
### U.S. Open Cup

The New England Revolution will not participate in the U.S. Open Cup this year. On December 15, 2023, Major League Soccer announced that its teams would not participate in the 2024 edition of the U.S. Open Cup due to fixture congestion. This would have been the first year since its inception that MLS teams would not participate in the tournament. The league intended to send reserve teams from MLS Next Pro instead, but the request was denied by the United States Soccer Federation on December 20. On March 1, 2024, it was announced that 19 MLS and MLS Next Pro teams will participate. The Revs are not one of the 19, nor are MLS Next Pro team Revolution II.

### Leagues Cup

The Revolution entered the 2024 Leagues Cup in the group stage. On February 1, the team was drawn in a group with Nashville SC and Mazatlán F.C.

#### East 5

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NER | MAZ | NAS |
| 1 | New England Revolution | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Mazatlán | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | | — | 0–2 | — |

#### Knockout stage
## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes |
| November 28, 2023 | MF | 5 | Tomás Chancalay | Racing Club | Transfer |
| December 11, 2023 | DF | 12 | Nick Lima | Austin FC | Trade |
| January 1, 2024 | | | Malcolm Fry | New England Revolution II | Homegrown player |
| January 1, 2024 | | | Peyton Miller | New England Revolution II | Homegrown player |
| January 4, 2024 | DF | 16 | Jonathan Mensah | San Jose Earthquakes | Free Agent |
| January 6, 2024 | GK | 1 | Henrich Ravas | Widzew Łódź | Transfer |
| April 23, 2024 | | | Xavier Arreaga | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| April 23, 2024 | | | Aljaž Ivačič | Portland Timbers | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes |
| December 1, 2023 | FW | 7 | Gustavo Bou | Talleres | Out of contract |
| December 1, 2023 | FW | 12 | Justin Rennicks | AC Oulu | Out of contract |
| December 1, 2023 | DF | 3 | Omar Gonzalez | FC Dallas | Out of contract |
| December 1, 2023 | MF | 3 | Maciel | New England Revolution II | Option declined |
| December 1, 2023 | DF | 6 | Christian Makoun | Anorthosis Famagusta FC | Option declined |
| December 1, 2023 | DF | 77 | Ben Reveno | | Option declined |
| December 1, 2023 | DF | 44 | Ben Sweat | Retired | Option declined |
| January 5, 2024 | | | Maciel | New England Revolution II | Free |
| January 10, 2024 | GK | 1 | Tomáš Vaclík | Albacete | Contract buyout |
| January 10, 2024 | | | Omar Gonzalez | FC Dallas | Free |
| January 16, 2024 | | | Jordan Adebayo-Smith | Minnesota United FC | Trade |
| January 31, 2024 | | | Gustavo Bou | Talleres | Free |
| February 13, 2024 | | | Tomáš Vaclík | Albacete | Free |
| February 19, 2024 | | | Damian Rivera | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Loan |
| April 29, 2024 | | | Jacob Jackson | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| May 10, 2024 | | | Jack Panayotou | Rhode Island FC | Loan |

### MLS SuperDraft picks

2024 New England Revolution SuperDraft Picks :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
| 1 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | Traded to MIN |
| 2 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | Traded to DCU |
| 3 | 78 | -- | -- | -- | Traded to MIN |