2009 New York Red Bulls season

New York Red Bulls 2009 soccer season
New York Red Bulls
2009 season
OwnerAustria Red Bull GmbH
CoachUnited States Richie Williams Interim
Average home league attendance12,744[1]
Home colors
Away colors
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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.[2]

Squad

First-team squad

[3] 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 United States USA Danny Cepero
2 DF United States USA Kevin Goldthwaite
3 DF Costa Rica CRC Carlos Johnson
4 DF United States USA Carlos Mendes
5 MF Spain ESP Albert Celades
6 MF United States USA Seth Stammler (vice-captain)
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Siniša Ubiparipović
9 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel (captain)
10 FW Senegal SEN Macoumba Kandji
11 MF South Africa RSA Danleigh Borman
12 DF United States USA Mike Petke
13 MF Venezuela VEN Jorge Rojas
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Cameroon CMR Matthew Mbuta
15 FW United States USA John Wolyniec
17 MF United States USA Jeremy Hall
18 DF United States USA Leonard Krupnik
19 MF Jamaica JAM Dane Richards
20 DF Argentina ARG Walter García
21 MF Austria AUT Ernst Öbster
22 MF United States USA Nick Zimmerman
24 GK Senegal SEN Bouna Coundoul
27 DF New Zealand NZL Andrew Boyens
32 MF United States USA Luke Sassano

Club

Management

Position Staff
Sporting Director United States Jeff Agoos
Head Coach United States Richie Williams interim
Assistant Coach Republic of Ireland Des McAleenan
Goalkeeper Coach Republic of Ireland Des McAleenan
Head Athletic trainer United States Rick Guter
Assistant Athletic trainer United States Michelle Lafiosca
Equipment manager Colombia Fernando Ruiz

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: New York Red Bulls

Other information

Owner Austria 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 Team
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 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
3 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
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
Source: MLS
Pos Team
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 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
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
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
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
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 summary

Overall Home 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

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ResultLTLTWLLLWTLLLLLTLLLLLLWWLTTLLW
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: New York Red Bulls
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC v New York Red Bulls
March 19, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls Seattle, Washington
Montero 12'
Alonso Yellow card 13'
Evans 25'
Hurtado Yellow card 32'
Nyassi Yellow card 67'
Montero 75'		 Report Goldthwaite Yellow card 21' Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,523
Referee: Jair Marrufo
New York Red Bulls v New England Revolution
March 28, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New England Revolution East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Heaps 35' (o.g.)
Sassano Yellow card 39'
Mendes Yellow card 46+'
Borman Yellow card 48'		 Report Thompson Yellow card 48'
Dube Yellow card 82'
Mansally 90'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 12,462
Referee: Alex Prus
Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls
April 5, 2009 Chicago Fire 1–0 New York Red Bulls Bridgeview, Illinois
Thorrington Red card 14'
Pappa 33'		 Report[permanent dead link] Goldthwaite Yellow card 44'
Richards Yellow card 91+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,633
Referee: Tim Weyland
Houston Dynamo v New York Red Bulls
April 11, 2009 Houston Dynamo 0–0 New York Red Bulls Houston, Texas, United States
Ching Yellow card 43'
Boswell Yellow card 79'
Chabala Red card 93+'		 Report[permanent dead link] Pietravallo Yellow card 13'
Boyens Yellow card 34'
Stammler Yellow card 54'
Petke Yellow card 68'
Johnson Red card 78'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 19,494
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
New York Red Bulls v Real Salt Lake
April 18, 2009 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Real Salt Lake East Rutherford, New Jersey
Kandji 2'
Angel 57'
Hall Red card 66'
Richards Yellow card 69'		 Report Morales Yellow card 42'
Russell Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 8,508
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Kansas City Wizards v New York Red Bulls
April 23, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 1–0 New York Red Bulls Kansas City, Kansas
López 3' (pen.)
Conrad Yellow card 29'
Besler Yellow card 64'		 Report Johnson Red card 2' Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Michael Kennedy
New York Red Bulls v D.C. United
April 26, 2009 New York Red Bulls 2–3 D.C. United East Rutherford, New Jersey
Angle 68'
Richards 74'
Richards Yellow card 78'		 Report Wallace 21'
Simms Yellow card 34'
Jacobson Yellow card 53'
Wallace Yellow card 68'
Emilio 90'
Pontius 91+'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,303
Referee: Steven DePiero
Los Angeles Galaxy v New York Red Bulls
May 2, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 New York Red Bulls Carson, California
Donovan 4' (pen.) Report Johnson Yellow card 76' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: Abiodun Okulaja
Referee: 21,006
New York Red Bulls v San Jose Earthquakes
May 8, 2009 New York Red Bulls 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes East Rutherford, New Jersey
Rojas 7' 13'
Angel 22'
Kandji 40'		 Report Weaver Yellow card 37'
Johnson 45'
Pitchkolan Yellow card 59'
Denton Yellow card 63'
Amarikwa Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 8,042
Referee: Jeff Gontarek
New York Red Bulls v Houston Dynamo
May 16, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Houston Dynamo East Rutherford, New Jersey
Rojas Red card 35'
Angel Yellow card 36'
Wolyniec 88'
Petke Yellow card 90'		 Report Akinbiyi Yellow card 27'
Wondolowski 78'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,647
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire
May 24, 2009 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire East Rutherford, New Jersey
Pacheco Yellow card 44' Report[permanent dead link] Rolfe Yellow card 17'
Rolfe 45'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,762
Referee: Kevin Stott
New York Red Bulls v Colorado Rapids
May 30, 2009 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Colorado Rapids East Rutherford, New Jersey
Angel 45' (pen.)
Goldthwaite Yellow card 59'
Borman 73'
Borman Yellow card 80'
Angel Yellow card 82'		 Report Casey 25'
Casey 48'
Ballouchy 60'
Palguta Yellow card 71'
Pickens Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 12,039
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
D.C. United v New York Red Bulls
June 4, 2009 D.C. United 2–0 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
Simms Yellow card 27'
Quaranta 36'
Emilio Yellow card 60'
Emilio Red card 64'
Moreno 93+' (pen.)		 Report Wolyniec Yellow card 94+' Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,226
Referee: Terry Vaughn
New England Revolution v New York Red Bulls
June 7, 2009 New England Revolution 4–0 New York Red Bulls Foxborough, Massachusetts
Joseph Yellow card 33'
Heaps 47+'
Ralston 52'
Twellman 57' 64'		 Report Goldthwaite Yellow card 45' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,183
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls
June 13, 2009 Toronto FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls Toronto, Ontario Canada
Cronin 3'
Robinson Yellow card 31'
Dichio 43'
Serioux Yellow card 44'
Harmse Yellow card 88'		 Report Celades 54'
Petke Yellow card 96+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,843
Referee: Jair Marrufo
New York Red Bulls v Seattle Sounders FC
June 20, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:30 EST Kandji Yellow card 11'
Goldthwaite Yellow card 36'
Angel 40'		 Report Montero 48+'
Marshall Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,313
Referee: Paul Ward
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls
June 24, 2009 Toronto FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vitti 28'
Robinson Yellow card 41'
De Rosario 59'
Serioux Yellow card 78'		 Report Richards Yellow card 78' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,902
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
FC Dallas v New York Red Bulls
July 4, 2009 FC Dallas 2–1 New York Red Bulls Frisco, Texas
Cunningham 15'
Cunningham 17'
Ricchetti Yellow card 74'		 Report Angel 43' Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 14,327
Referee: Kevin Stott
New York Red Bulls v Los Angeles Galaxy
July 16, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy East Rutherford, New Jersey
Angel 87' (pen.)
Rojas Yellow card 90'		 Report Eskandarian 3'
Berhalter Yellow card 10'
Eskandarian Yellow card 28'
Donovan 31'
Lewis 45'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 23,238
Referee: Shane Moody
Colorado Rapids v New York Red Bulls
July 25, 2009 Colorado Rapids 4–0 New York Red Bulls Commerce City, Colorado
Peterson 5'
Baudet Yellow card 34'
Noonan 46'
LaBrocca 61'
Ballouchy 67'		 Report Krupnik Yellow card 33'
Ubiparipovic Red card 45'
Petke Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,816
Referee: Jasen Anno
New York Red Bulls v Chivas USA
August 15, 2009 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Chivas USA East Rutherford, New Jersey
Petke Yellow card 70' Report Galindo 15'
Jazic Yellow card 36'
Kljestan Yellow card 47+'
Stepanovic Yellow card 77'
Lillingston 92+'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,556
Referee: Kevin Stott
New York Red Bulls v FC Dallas
August 23, 2009 New York Red Bulls 3–2 FC Dallas East Rutherford, New Jersey
Angel 4'
Richards 27'
Wolyniec Yellow card 55'
Goldthwaite Red card 60'
Hall Yellow card 86'
Angel 88'
Stammler Yellow card 90+1'
Kandji Yellow card 90+2'		 Report McCarty 19'
Ricchetti Yellow card 56'
van den Bergh 72'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 9,648
Referee: Jasen Anno
New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew
August 30, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, New Jersey
Borman Yellow card 46+'
Ubiparipovic Yellow card 53'
Richards 63'
Johnson Yellow card 72'		 Report Ekpo Yellow card 37'
Hejduk Yellow card 63'
Brunner Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,323
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
New York Red Bulls v Kansas City Wizards
September 12, 2009 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Kansas City Wizards East Rutherford, New Jersey
Stammler Yellow card 37'
Johnson Yellow card 61'		 Report[permanent dead link] Wolff 10'
Hirsig Yellow card 41'
Leathers Yellow card 47'
Jewsbury Yellow card 74'
Hartman Yellow card 91+'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,234
Referee: Mark Geiger
New York Red Bulls v New England Revolution
September 18, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New England Revolution East Rutherford, New Jersey
Petke Yellow card 21'
Boyens Yellow card 31'
Celades Yellow card 55'
Wolyniec 69'		 Report Nyassi 13'
Dube Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,979
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Chivas USA v New York Red Bulls
September 26, 2009 Chivas USA 1–1 New York Red Bulls Carson, California
Kljestan 64' Report Celades Yellow card 56'
Angel 84'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,211
Referee: Alex Prus
San Jose Earthquakes v New York Red Bulls
October 3, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 New York Red Bulls Santa Clara, California
Johnson 24' (pen.) Report Richards Yellow card 46+' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Steven DePiero
Real Salt Lake v New York Red Bulls
October 14, 2009 Real Salt Lake 2–0 New York Red Bulls Sandy, Utah
Beltran Yellow card 3'
Johnson Yellow card 59'
Williams 80'
Espindola 90'		 Report Borman Yellow card 38'
Boyens Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,247
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
New York Red Bulls v Toronto FC
October 24, 2009 New York Red Bulls 5–0 Toronto FC East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Kandji 3'
Ángel 33'
Ángel 62'
Kandji 70'
Mbuta 94+' (pen.)		 Report White Yellow card 60' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 21,305
Referee: Alex Prus

U.S. Open Cup qualification

San Jose Earthquakes v New York Red Bulls
April 29, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 New York Red Bulls Santa Clara, California
Salinas Yellow card 39'
Campos Yellow card 47'
Denton Yellow card 67'
Campos 71'		 Report Petke 2'
Sassano Yellow card 76'
Wolyniec 80'
Pietravallo Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 4,011
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
New York Red Bulls v D.C. United
May 20, 2009 New York Red Bulls 3–5 D.C. United Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Richards 44'
Rojas 48', 61' (pen.)		 Report Pontius 8', 52'
Khumalo 18'
Barklage 21'
Fred 28'		 Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,056
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

CONCACAF Champions League

W Connection Trinidad and Tobago v United States New York Red Bulls
July 30, 2009 Preliminary W Connection Trinidad and Tobago 2–2 United States New York Red Bulls Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella
20:00 ECT (UTC-4) Frias 40'
Hector 72'		 Report[permanent dead link] Öbster 47'
Joseph 60' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
New York Red BullsUnited States v Trinidad and TobagoW Connection
August 5, 2009 Preliminary New York Red BullsUnited States 1–2 Trinidad and TobagoW Connection East Rutherford, New Jersey
Wolyniec 19' Report[permanent dead link] Toussaint 40' 45' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 6,549
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

References

  1. ^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  2. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/just-keep-hating-on-us-new-york-red-bulls-defiant-after-playoff-clinch
  3. ^ "New York Red Bulls: Roster: Main". Archived from the original on March 22, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2009.

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