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.

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerNation
 Captains 

NameYears Peter Vermes1996 Tony Meola1997–1998, 2006 Tab Ramos1999–2002 Eddie Pope2003–2004 Amado Guevara2005, 2006 Youri Djorkaeff2005–2006 Claudio Reyna2007–2008 Juan Pablo Ángel2008–2010 Thierry Henry2011–2014 Dax McCarty2015–2016 Sacha Kljestan2017 Luis Robles2018–2019 Sean Davis2020–2021
|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)

Gallery

References

Other websites

Category:American soccer teams
Category:Football clubs owned by Red Bull
Category:1995 establishments in the United States
Category:1990s establishments in New Jersey