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New England Revolution

New England Revolution
Football club information
Full nameNew England Revolution
NicknameRevs
Founded1995
StadiumGillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts (capacity : 68756)
ChairmanUS Robert Kraft
ManagerSCO Steve Nicol
LeagueMajor League Soccer
2010Eastern Conference: 6th
Overall: 13th
Playoffs: DNQ
Current season2011 New England Revolution season

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The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception.

The club is owned by Robert Kraft, who also owns the New England Patriots of the National Football League. The name "Revolution" refers to the New England region's involvement in the American Revolution.

The Revs currently play their home matches at Gillette Stadium. The club played their home games at the adjacent and now-demolished Foxboro Stadium, from 1996 until 2001. The Revs hold the distinction of being the only original MLS team to have every league game in its history televised.

The Revolution were one of the ten original MLS franchises to compete in the league's inaugural season. However, it took them until 2007-their twelfth year of existence-to win their first trophy, the 2007 US Open Cup. The following year, they won the 2008 North American SuperLiga. The Revolution have never won an MLS Cup nor MLS Supporters' Shield, despite reaching the MLS Cup finals in 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007; and having the second best regular season record in 2005.


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