New York Red Bulls

The **New York Red Bulls** are an American soccer team. They play in Major League Soccer in Harrison, New Jersey. Until 2006, they were known as the **MetroStars**. Their home ground is Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison.

## History

The club was founded in 1995 by John Werner Kluge  and  Stuart Subotnick, two managers for MetroMedia, under the name MetroStars. The club was a founding member of Major League Soccer. In 2006 the team was sold to the Austrian company Red Bull and renamed the New York Red Bulls. The team is the only one in the MLS which never reached a major title. There were a lot of well-known soccer players on the team from all over the world such as Roberto Donadoni, Lothar Matthäus (FIFA World Cup 1990, UEFA Champion 1980), Adolfo Valencia, Youri Djorkaeff, Amado Guevara, Juan Pablo Angel,Daniel Rodriguez, Thierry Henry, and  Rafael Márquez.

## Captains

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|Peter Vermes|1996|||
|Tony Meola|1997–1998, 2006|||
|Tab Ramos|1999–2002|||
|Eddie Pope|2003–2004|||
|Amado Guevara|2005, 2006|||
|Youri Djorkaeff|2005–2006|||
|Claudio Reyna|2007–2008|||
|Juan Pablo Ángel|2008–2010|||
|Thierry Henry|2011–2014|||
|Dax McCarty|2015–2016|||
|Sacha Kljestan|2017|||
|Luis Robles|2018–2019|||
|Sean Davis|2020–2021|||
|align="left"| Aaron Long||2021–2022
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|align="left"| Sean Nealis||2022–Present
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## International players

Former players Tony Meola, Tab Ramos, Tim Howard, Alexi Lalas, Clint Mathis, Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, Claudio Reyna, Eddie Pope, and Tim Ream have all played for the U.S. national team. Current players Juan Agudelo,Daniel Rodriguez, Dax McCarty, and Kenny Cooper have also played for the USMNT.

## Achievements

- **MLS Cup**
    - **Runners-up** (2): 2008, 2024
- **Supporters' Shield** (Champions of the Regular Season)
    - **Winners** (3): 2013, 2015, 2018
- **MLS Eastern Conference**
    - **Winners (Regular Season)** (2): 2000, 2010
    - **Winners (Playoff)** (1): 2024
- **MLS Western Conference**
    - **Winners (Playoff)** (1): 2008
- **Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup**
    - **Runners-up** (2): 2003, 2017
- **Minor Trophies**
    - **Atlantic Cup** (2): 2003, 2010, 2024
    - **Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic** (1): 2010

## Head coaches

- Eddie Firmani (1996)
- Carlos Queiroz (1996)
- Carlos Alberto Parreira (1997)
- Alfonso Mondelo (1998)
- Bora Milutinović (1998–99)
- Octavio Zambrano (2000–02)
- Bob Bradley (2003–05)
- Mo Johnston (2005–06)
- Richie Williams (2006), _(Interim)_
- Bruce Arena (2006–07)
- Juan Carlos Osorio (2008–09)
- Richie Williams (2009), _(Interim)_
- Hans Backe (2010–2012)
- Mike Petke (2013-2014)
- Jesse Marsch (2015-2017)
- Chris Armas (2018-2020)
- Bradley Carnell (2020)
- Gerhard Struber (2020- present)

## Infobox (football club)

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- **fullname**: New York Red Bulls
- **nickname**: Red Bulls, Metro
- **founded**: 1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars)
- **ground**: Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New Jersey
- **capacity**: 25,189
- **manager**: Gerhard Struber
- **league**: Major League Soccer
- **season**: 2020/21
- **position**: Eastern Conference: 7th

Playoffs: 1st round
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