# 2007 New England Revolution season

The 2007 New England Revolution season was the twelfth season of the team's existence, and the third straight season to end in the MLS Cup Final. It began on April 7 with a 1–0 road loss against the Chicago Fire and ended on November 19 with a 2–1 loss to the Houston Dynamo in the finals of the MLS Cup, a repeat of the previous year's MLS Cup Final. It was the first season where the Revs won any domestic competition, as they were the 2007 U.S. Open Cup champions. To date, this is the only tournament trophy won in club history, and the last trophy won until the 2021 Supporters' Shield.

## Squad
### First-team squad

As of October 13, 2007.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Matt Reis |
| 2 | DF | USA | Amaechi Igwe |
| 4 | DF | TRI | Avery John |
| 5 | FW | GHA | Willie Sims |
| 6 | DF | USA | Jay Heaps |
| 7 | FW | USA | Adam Cristman |
| 8 | MF | USA | Joe Franchino |
| 11 | FW | USA | Pat Noonan |
| 12 | GK | USA | Doug Warren |
| 13 | MF | USA | Jeff Larentowicz |
| 14 | MF | USA | Steve Ralston (Captain) |
| 15 | DF | USA | Michael Parkhurst |
| 16 | DF | USA | James Riley |
| 17 | DF | USA | Gary Flood |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | BER | James Riley |
| 19 | DF | USA | Kyle Helton |
| 20 | FW | USA | Taylor Twellman |
| 21 | MF | GRN | Shalrie Joseph (Vice-Captain) |
| 22 | DF | USA | Marshall Leonard |
| 23 | MF | USA | Miguel Gonzalez |
| 24 | GK | USA | Brad Knighton |
| 25 | DF | WAL | Andy Dorman |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Bryan Byrne |
| 27 | DF | USA | Wells Thompson |
| 28 | MF | USA | Chris Loftus |
| 29 | FW | GAM | Kenny Mansally |
| 31 | MF | GAM | Sainey Nyassi |

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 27 | DF | Wells Thompson | 23 | Carolina Dynamo | Superdraft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | |
| 2 | DF | Amaechi Igwe | 18 | Santa Clara Broncos | Superdraft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | |
| 26 | MF | Bryan Byrne | 26 | San Fernando Valley Quakes | Superdraft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | |
| 7 | FW | Adam Cristman | 22 | University of Virginia | Superdraft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | |
| 19 | DF | Kyle Helton | 21 | Augusta Fireball | Loan Superdraft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | |
| 70 | FW | Gary Flood | 22 | Hofstra University | MLS Supplemental Draft | Pre-season | Undisclosed | |
| 11 | FW | Sainey Nyassi | 18 | Gambia Ports Authority | Free Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| 11 | FW | Kenny Mansally | 18 | Real de Banjul | Free Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 27 | MF | Jani Galik | 23 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Option Declined | Pre-season | |
| 26 | MF | Adam Williamson | 23 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Option Declined | Pre-season | |
| 23 | MF | Danny Wynn | 23 | | Option Declined | Pre-season | |
| 7 | FW | José Cancela | 30 | Toronto FC | Expansion Draft | Pre-season | |
| 30 | FW | José Manuel Abundis | 33 | Querétaro F.C. | Option Declined | Pre-season | |
| 2 | FW | Clint Dempsey | 23 | Fulham F.C. | Transfer | Pre-season | $4,000,000 |
| 17 | FW | Kyle Brown | 23 | Real Salt Lake | Trade | Pre-season | |
| 19 | DF | Tony Lochhead | 25 | Wellington Phoenix | Waived | Pre-season | |
| 3 | MF | Daniel Hernández | 30 | Club Puebla | Waived | Mid-season | |
| 32 | DF | Arsène Oka | 23 | Portland Timbers | Released | Mid-season | |

## Club
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Director of Soccer | Mike Burns |
| Head Coach | Steve Nicol |
| Assistant Coach | Paul Mariner |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Gwynne Williams |
| Head Athletic trainer | Wayne Penniman |
| Equipment manager | Brian Banfill |
Last updated: October 13, 2007 Source:

### Other information

| Owner | Robert Kraft |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Gillette Stadium (68,756 / N/A) |
Source: New England Revolution

## Standings
### Major League Soccer
#### Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | D.C. United | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 55 | 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 50 | 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 43 | 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 40 | 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card) |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 40 | 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card) |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 37 | |
| 7 | Toronto FC | 30 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 25 | |

#### Results

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 22 | −3 |
Last updated: October 21, 2007 Source:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Stadium | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | T | W | T | W | W | W | L | T | T | W | L | T | W | T | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | T | W | L | L | T |

## Matches

Win  Tie  Loss

### U.S. Open Cup
## Honors

* Team Most Valuable Player: Taylor Twellman
* Revolution Golden Boot: Taylor Twellman (16 G, 3 A)
* Team Defender of the Year: Michael Parkhurst
* Revolution Humanitarian of the Year: Michael Parkhurst
* 2007 MLS Best XI Selections: Shalrie Joseph, Michael Parkhurst
* MLS All-Star Game Selections: Taylor Twellman, Shalrie Joseph, Matt Reis, Steve Ralston, Michael Parkhurst
* MLS Defender of the Year: Michael Parkhurst
* MLS Goalkeeper of the Year: Matt Reis (Finalist)
* MLS Goal of the Year: Michael Parkhurst (finalist)
* MLS Rookie of the Year: Adam Cristman (finalist)
* MLS Fair Play Award (Individual): Michael Parkhurst
* MLS Player of the Week: Taylor Twellman (Week 6)
* MLS Goal of the Week: Taylor Twellman (Week 4 at DAL), Taylor Twellman (Week 24 at DC)