# 2009 New York Red Bulls season

The 2009 New York Red Bulls season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began with a 3–0 loss at expansion Seattle Sounders FC on March 19, and ended on October 24 with a 5–0 win over Toronto FC, the last match ever played by the team in Giants Stadium.
As of 2023, this was the last season in which the Red Bulls missed the playoffs.

## Squad
### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Danny Cepero |
| 2 | DF | USA | Kevin Goldthwaite |
| 3 | DF | CRC | Carlos Johnson |
| 4 | DF | USA | Carlos Mendes |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Albert Celades |
| 6 | MF | USA | Seth Stammler (vice-captain) |
| 8 | MF | BIH | Siniša Ubiparipović |
| 9 | FW | COL | Juan Pablo Ángel (captain) |
| 10 | FW | SEN | Macoumba Kandji |
| 11 | MF | RSA | Danleigh Borman |
| 12 | DF | USA | Mike Petke |
| 13 | MF | VEN | Jorge Rojas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | CMR | Matthew Mbuta |
| 15 | FW | USA | John Wolyniec |
| 17 | MF | USA | Jeremy Hall |
| 18 | DF | USA | Leonard Krupnik |
| 19 | MF | JAM | Dane Richards |
| 20 | DF | ARG | Walter García |
| 21 | MF | AUT | Ernst Öbster |
| 22 | MF | USA | Nick Zimmerman |
| 24 | GK | SEN | Bouna Coundoul |
| 27 | DF | NZL | Andrew Boyens |
| 32 | MF | USA | Luke Sassano |

## Club
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Sporting Director | Jeff Agoos |
| Head Coach | Richie Williams interim |
| Assistant Coach | Des McAleenan |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Des McAleenan |
| Head Athletic trainer | Rick Guter |
| Assistant Athletic trainer | Michelle Lafiosca |
| Equipment manager | Fernando Ruiz |
Last updated: April 18, 2009 Source: New York Red Bulls

### Other information

| Owner | Red Bull GmbH |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Giants Stadium (80,242 / N/A) |
Source: New York Red Bulls

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| MLS | — | 15 | March 19, 2009 | October 24, 2009 |
| CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | July 28, 2009 | August 5, 2009 |
Updated to match played April 15, 2008 Source: Competitions

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | |
| 6 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 | |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | North American SuperLiga |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 | |

#### Results summary

| 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 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 27 | −24 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009 Source: Major League Soccer 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 | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | L | T | L | T | W | L | L | L | W | T | L | L | L | L | L | T | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | T | T | L | L | W |

## Matches

Win  Tie  Loss