2004 New England Revolution season

New England Revolution
2004 season
Owner	Robert Kraft (The Kraft Group)
Head coach	Steve Nicol
Stadium	Gillette Stadium; Foxborough, Massachusetts
MLS	Conference: 4th; Overall: 9th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Eastern conference finals
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	Pat Noon (11g)
Average home league attendance	12,226
Biggest win	6-1 (September 18 vs. Colorado Rapids)
Biggest defeat	3-1 (T3)
	← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 New England Revolution season was the ninth season for the New England Revolution both as a club and in Major League Soccer (MLS). The club reached the playoffs after finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference (MLS). The club also reached the Eastern conference final, where they lost to D.C. United on penalty kicks. Additionally, they club participated in the U.S. Open Cup, where they were eliminated by the Rochester Rhinos in the fourth round.^[1]

Squad

First Team Squad

The New England Revolution's 2004 roster adapted from the document "Club History: All-Time Results."^[2]

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
7	MF	URU	José Cancela
25	MF	WAL	Andy Dorman
6	DF	USA	Jay Heaps
21	MF	GRN	Shalrie Joseph
3	DF	USA	Rusty Pierce
11	FW	USA	Pat Noonan
1	GK	USA	Matt Reis
27	FW	CAN	Félix Brillant
32	FW	NGA	Perek Belleh
20	FW	USA	Taylor Twellman
12	DF	ENG	Steve Howey
2	MF	USA	Clint Dempsey
8	DF	USA	Joe Franchino


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	TRI	Avery John
22	MF	USA	Marshall Leonard
15	MF	IRL	Richie Baker
14	MF	USA	Steve Ralston
26	GK	USA	Kyle Singer
23	MF	USA	Luke Vercollone
5	MF	USA	Brian Kamler
9	FW	USA	Joe-Max Moore
24	GK	USA	Adin Brown
12	DF	MLI	Daouda Kanté
30	GK	USA	Doug Warren
33	MF	USA	Bobby Thompson
18	DF	USA	Carlos Llamosa

Player Movement

Transfers In
Name	Position	Date	Acquired Via	Transfer Fee	Prior Club	Reference
Clint Dempsey	MF	January 16, 2004	2004 MLS SuperDraft	N/A	Furman Paladins men's soccer	^[3]
Jeremiah White	FW	January 16, 2004	SuperDraft	N/A	South Jersey Barons	^[3]
Félix Brillant	FW	January 16, 2004	SuperDraft	N/A	Cape Cod Crusaders	^[3]
Andy Dorman	MF	January 16, 2004	SuperDraft	N/A	Boston University Terriers	^[3]
Luke Vercollone	MF	April 24, 2004	Undisclosed	N/A	Cape Cod Crusaders	^[3]
Avery John	MF	May 20, 2004	Undisclosed	N/A	Longford Town F.C.	^[3]
Bobby Thompson	MF	July 1, 2004	Undisclosed	N/A	Boston College	^[3]
Doug Warren	GK	July 10, 2004	Added from MLS Goalkeeper Pool	N/A	DC United	^[3]
Perek Belleh	FW	July 20, 2004	Undisclosed	N/A	RNYFC	^[3]
Steve Howey	DF	August 26, 2004	Undisclosed	N/A	Bolton Wanderers F.C.	^[3]

Transfers Out
Name	Position	Date	Left Via	Transfer Fee	Next Club	Reference
Jason Moore	MF	February 10, 2004	Waived	N/A	N/A	^[3]
Chris Brown	FW	April 8, 2004	Traded	"Future Considerations"	San Jose Earthquakes	^[3]
Kyle Singer	GK	April 24, 2004	Loan	N/A	New Hampshire Phantoms	^[3]
Daouda Kanté	DF	August 3, 2004	Waived	N/A	St. Louis Steamers	^[3]
Steve Howey	DF	November 26, 2004	Waived	N/A	Hartlepool United F.C.	^[3]
Richie Baker	MF	November 26, 2004	Waived	N/A	Shelbourne F.C.	^[3]

League and Team Awards

League Awards
Award	Player Name	Winner / Finalist	reference
MLS Rookie of the Year	Clint Dempsey	Winner	^[1]
MLS Player of the Week	Pat Noonan (wk 10)	Winner	^[1]
MLS Goal of the Week	Joe Franchino (week 5), Steve Ralston (week 15, week 29)	Winner	^[1]
MLS Goal of the Year	Steve Ralston	finalist	^[1]

Team Awards
Award	Name	Winner	Reference
Revolution Most Valuable Player	Steve Ralston	Winner	^[1]
Revolution Scoring Champion	Pat Noonan (30pts, 11G, 8A	Winner	^[1]
Revolution Defender of the Year	Matt Reis	Winner	^[1]
Revolution Humanitarian of the Year	Brian Kamler	Winner	^[1]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew	30	12	5	13	40	32	+8	49	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	D.C. United	30	11	10	9	43	42	+1	42
3	MetroStars	30	11	12	7	47	49	−2	40
4	New England Revolution	30	8	13	9	42	43	−1	33
5	Chicago Fire	30	8	13	9	36	44	−8	33

Source: MLS

Overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew (S)	30	12	5	13	40	32	+8	49
2	Kansas City Wizards	30	14	9	7	38	30	+8	49	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	11	9	10	42	40	+2	43
4	D.C. United (C)	30	11	10	9	43	42	+1	42	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
5	Colorado Rapids	30	10	9	11	29	32	−3	41
6	MetroStars	30	11	12	7	47	49	−2	40
7	San Jose Earthquakes	30	9	10	11	41	35	+6	38
8	Dallas Burn	30	10	14	6	34	45	−11	36
9	New England Revolution	30	8	13	9	42	43	−1	33
10	Chicago Fire	30	8	13	9	36	44	−8	33

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results

2004 Major League Soccer Regular Season

April 3, 2004 1	LA Galaxy	2-3	New England Revolution	Carson, California
	Carlos Ruiz 30' Andreas herzog 59' Jovan Kirovski 69'	Report	Rusty Pierce 38' Jay Heaps 48' Pat Noonan 68' Daouda Kante 74'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Referee: Alex Prus

April 17, 2004 2	New England Revolution	1-3	San Jose Earthquakes	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Joe Franchino 17' Pat Noonan 24' Taylor Twellman 49' Steve Ralston 54'	Report	Brian mullan 14' Dwayne De Rosario 53' Arturo Alvarez 55' Ronnie Ekelund 72' Brian Ching 73'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 25, 2004 3	MetroStars	1-1	New England Revolution	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Amado Guevara 14'	Report	Clint Dempsey 12' Shalrie Joseph 31' Joe-Max Moore 68'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott

May 1, 2004 4	New England Revolution	2-1	LA Galaxy	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Joe Franchino 4' Jay Heaps 52' Jose Cancela 71' (pen.)	Report	Carlos Ruiz 27' Chris Albright 42' Ned Grabavoy 65' Marcelo Saragosa 86' Ryan Suarez 90+2' Alejandro Moreno 90+6'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Kevin Terry

May 7, 2004 5	Colorado Rapids	0-0	New England Revolution	Denver, Colorado
	Nat Borchers 70'	Report	Marshall Leonard 45' Shalrie Joseph 75'	Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High Referee: Jair Marrufo

May 15, 2004 6	Columbus Crew	1-0	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
	Edson Buddle 41' Stephen Herdsman 54' Nelson Akwari 59'	Report	Clint Dempsey 48'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Michael Kennedy

May 22, 2004 7	New England Revolution	1-1	MetroStars	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Pat Noonan 7' Brian Kamler 39' Clint Dempsey 45'	Report	Cornell Glen 55' Amado Guevara 62'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo

May 29, 2004 8	New England Revolution	0-1	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Shalrie Joseph 12'	Report	Brian Kamler 5' (o.g.) Brian Carroll 32' Josha Gros 38'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Kevin Terry

June 2, 2004 9	Kansas City Wizards	2-3	New England Revolution	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Josh Wolff 33' Davy Arnaud 37' Kerry Zavagnin 61' Nick Garcia 88'	Report	Pat Noonan 16' 86' 90' Avery John 28' Jay Heaps 71' Marshall Leonard 87'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Ramon Hernandez

June 6, 2004 10	New England Revolution	1-2	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Jose Cancela 62' (pen.) Avery John 67' Jay Heaps 67'	Report	Frankie Hejduk 53' Jeff Cunningham 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Ricardo Salazar

June 12, 2004 11	Dallas Burn	3-1	New England Revolution	Dallas, Texas
	Jason Kreis 12' Simo Valakari 32' 89' Eddie Johnson 74' Toni Nhleko 84'	Report	Clint Dempsey 52' Joe Franchino 89'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Referee: Alex Prus

June 19, 2004 12	New England Revolution	1-3	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Clint Dempsey 74' Marshall Leonard 81'	Report	Davy Arnaud 41' Alex Zotinca 53' Diego Gutierrez 66' Matt Taylor 70' 90+3'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Michael Kennedy

June 26, 2004 13	New England Revolution	2-1	MetroStars	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Clint Dempsey 21' Avery John 28' Joe Franchino 45' Felix Brillant 64' Clint Dempsey 67' Richie Baker 79' Pat Noonan 90+1'	Report	Pablo Brenes 36' Ricardo Clark 71' Amado Guevara 84' 90'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Ramon Hernandez

July 4, 2004 14	Colorado Rapids	1-0	New England Revolution	Denver, Colorado
	Alberto Delgado 75'	Report		Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High Referee: Kevin Terry

July 11, 2004 15	Chicago Fire FC	1-1	New England Revolution	Chicago, Illinois
	Damani Ralph 23' 49' (pen.) C.J. Brown 90+1'	Report	Marshall Leonard 41' Steve Ralston 50'	Stadium: Soldier Field Referee: Jair Marrufo

July 14, 2004 16	New England Revolution	3-1	Chicago Fire FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Clint Dempsey 47' Taylor Twellman 51' 67' 90'	Report	Scott Buete 10' 90+1' Andy Williams 40' 60' C.J. Brown 45' Orlando Perez 58'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Alex Prus

July 17, 2004 17	Columbus Crew	1-1	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
	Kyle Martino 45' Chris Wingert 56' Simon Eliott 58' Edson Buddle 70'	Report	Clint Dempsey 31' Richie Baker 42' Avery John 64'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Abbey Okulaja

July 24, 2004 18	San Jose Earthquakes	2-2	New England Revolution	San Jose, California
	Troy Dakay 62' Richard Mulrooney 79' Landon Donovan 90+1' 90+4' Brian Ching 90+4'	Report	Pat Noonan 25' Jose Cancela 54' Steve Ralston 62' Joe Franchino 70' Shalrie Joseph 79' Marshall Leonard 80'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Referee: Andrew Chapin

August 7, 2004 19	New England Revolution	2-2	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Steve Ralston 28' (pen.) 45' Pat Noonan 45+3'	Report	Edson Buddle 19' 45+1' Kyle Martino 20'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Kevin Terry

August 11, 2004 20	Dallas Burn	0-3	New England Revolution	Dallas, Texas
	Clarence Goodson 90+1'	Report	Pat Noonan 3' Taylor Twellman 87' Andy Dorman 90+4'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Referee: Michael Kennedy

August 14, 2004 21	D.C. United	2-2	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
	Jaime Moreno 39' 56' Ben Olsen 79'	Report	Avery John 25' Steve Ralston 38' Rusty Pierce 71' Andy Dorman 85'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo

August 21, 2004 22	New England Revolution	1-2	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Taylor Twellman 11'	Report	Josh Wolff 39' Shavar Thomas 45+1' Davey Arnaud 66' Kerry Zavagnin 73' Bo Oshoniyi 90+1'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

August 28, 2004 23	D.C. United	0-0	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
	Joshua Gros 35'	Report		Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Terry Vaughn

September 4, 2004 24	New England Revolution	0-1	San Jose Earthquakes	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Marshall Leonard 41'	Report	Chris Brown 48' Troy Dayak 57'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Michael Kennedy

September 11, 2004 25	MetroStars	3-2	New England Revolution	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Mike Magee 31' (pen.) Jeff Parke 45' Eddie Gaven 45+3' Cornell Glen 68'	Report	Pat Noonan 5' Taylor Twellman 14' Avery John 39' Clint Dempsey 71'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Referee: Michael Kennedy

September 18, 2004 26	New England Revolution	6-1	Colorado Rapids	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Steve Ralston 27' 36' (pen.) Taylor Twellman 28' 71' Pat Noonan 41' 50'	Report	Peguero Jean Phillippe 17' 54'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo

September 25, 2004 27	Chicago Fire FC	2-0	New England Revolution	Chicago, Illinois
	Andy Herron 7' 77' Chris Armas 55' Andy Williams 80'	Report	Jay Heaps 54' Clint Dempsey 68'	Stadium: Soldier Field Referee: Kevin Stott

October 2, 2004 28	New England Revolution	2-0	Dallas Burn	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Taylor Twellman 42' Marshall Leonard 45+1' Steve Ralston 47'	Report	Eric Quill 12' Ronnie O'Brien 37' Carey Talley 90' Cory Gibbs 90+2'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Alex Prus

October 9, 2004 29	D.C. United	1-0	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
	Christian Gomez 32' Josh Gros 54' Dema Kovalenko 61' 74'	Report	Pat Noonan 41' Brian Kamler 57' Avery John 73'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Marcel Yonan

October 16, 2004 30	New England Revolution	2-1	Chicago Fire FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Taylor Twellman 22' Clint Dempsey 45+1' 55' Steve Ralston 58' Rusty Pierce 61'	Report	Nate Jaqua 56' C.J. Brown 57' Jesse Marsch 69'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

2004 MLS Cup Playoffs

October 23, 2004 Conference Semis Leg 1	New England Revolution	1-0	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Shalrie Joseph 4' Avery John 25' 58' Jay Heaps 82'	Report	Edson Buddle 26' Robin Fraser 35'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 5,679 Referee: Michael Kennedy

October 31, 2004 Conference Semis Leg 2	Columbus Crew	1-1 (1-2 agg.)	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
17:00	Kyle Martino 26' Frankie Hejduk 68' Edson Buddle 90+2'	Report	Taylor Twellman 81'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,224 Referee: Alex Prus

November 6, 2004 Eastern Conference Final	D.C. United	3-3 (a.e.t.) (4-3 p)	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
17:00	Alecko Eskandarian 11' 49' Bryan Namoff 58' Jaime Moreno 21' Christian Gómez 67' Ben Olsen 87'	Report	Shalrie Joseph 1' Taylor Twellman 17' Steve Ralston 44' (pen.) Avery John 55' Rusty Pierce 62' Pat Noonan 85'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 21,201 Referee: Terry Vaughn
	Penalties
	Ben Olsen Santino Quaranta Freddy Adu Alecko Eskandarian Jaime Moreno Brian Carroll		Steve Ralston Matt Reis Taylor Twellman Jay Heaps Shalrie Joseph Clint Dempsey

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ "Club History: All-Time Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[2024_Media_Guide-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[2] "Club History: All-Time Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

[ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Major League Soccer
Seasons 2025 season Records and statistics 400 or more appearances 100 or more goals Hat-tricks Players Association Rivalry cups History Timeline Expansion U.S. Soccer Canada Soccer
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western Conference	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis City SC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Former teams	Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001) Miami Fusion (1998–2001) Chivas USA (2005–2014)
Personnel	Foreign players National team players International slots Designated Players Homegrown Players Generation Adidas Cup Transfers Coaches Owners Professional Referee Organization
Competition	MLS Cup Playoffs Finals Trophy Supporters' Shield SuperDraft Stadiums Attendance Television Broadcasters All-Star Game MLS Cup
Associated competitions	All-Star Game MLS Next CONCACAF Champions Cup Campeones Cup Leagues Cup U.S. Open Cup Canadian Championship Reserve League eMLS Cup MLS is Back Tournament MLS Next MLS Next Pro
Other	Generation Adidas Performance in Champions Cup Hall of Fame Valuations Central Division (2000–2001)
Category Portal Multimedia

v t e 2004 MLS season by team
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United MetroStars New England Revolution
Western	Colorado Rapids Dallas Burn Kansas City Wizards Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes