1996 New England Revolution season

The 1996 New England Revolution season was the inaugural season for the New England Revolution both as a club and in Major League Soccer (MLS). The team finished last out of five teams in the Eastern Conference, missing the MLS Cup Playoffs. Following the team's last game of the season, head coach Frank Stapleton resigned on September 26, 1996. He was replaced by Thomas Rongen on November 5, 1996.[1]

New England Revolution
1996 season
OwnerRobert Kraft (The Kraft Group)
Head coachFrank Stapleton
StadiumFoxboro Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 9th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupDid not enter
CONCACAF Champions' CupDid not qualify
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe-Max Moore (11)
All: Joe-Max Moore (11)
Highest home attendance38,633 (Sep. 21 vs. Columbus Crew)
Lowest home attendance11,009 (Sep. 12 vs. Tampa Bay Mutiny)
Average home league attendance19,025
Biggest win2 goals:
6 times
Biggest defeat5 goals:
SJ 6 – 1 NE (Aug. 11)

Revolution forward Joe-Max Moore was named MLS Player of the Week for Week 18, and Alexi Lalas and Wélton were both named All-Stars for the 1996 MLS All-Star Game.[2]

Pre-season

Initial player allocations
See also: 1996 MLS Inaugural Allocations

As part of Major League Soccer's first season, teams were each allocated four marquee players before the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. On October 17, 1995, MLS allocated defender Alexi Lalas and defender Mike Burns to the Revolution.[1] Lalas was a United States national team regular who had played in the 1992 Summer Olympics[3] and 1994 FIFA World Cup[4] and was under contract with Padova in Italy's Serie A, while Burns had played alongside Lalas for the United States in the 1992 Olympics[3] and was playing for Viborg FF in Denmark's Superliga at the time.

On February 5, 1996, MLS allocated American goalkeeper Jim St. Andre of the A-League's New York Centaurs and Italian forward Giuseppe Galderisi, Lalas' teammate at Padova, to the Revolution.[1]

First head coach

On January 4, 1996, the team named Frank Stapleton the first head coach of the New England Revolution.[1] Stapleton was an Irish international who had played for Arsenal, Manchester United, Ajax, Blackburn Rovers, and Bradford City among others.[5]

Inaugural player draft
See also: 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft

On February 6 and 7, 1996, New England selected 16 players in the Inaugural Player Draft.[1]

New England Revolution – 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
Round Overall Name Position Previous Club
1 5 Iain Fraser D Sacramento Knights
2 15 Peter Woodring M Hawaii Tsunami
3 25 Bojan Vučković F Tampa Bay Terror
4 35 Marquis White F Club Destroyers
5 45 Ted Chronopoulos D Panionios
6 55 Yari Allnutt F Irapuato
7 65 Rob Ukrop F Richmond Kickers
8 75 Darren Sawatzky M Oregon Surge
9 85 Tom Lips D New York Fever
10 95 Richard Weiszmann D North Bay Breakers
11 105 John DeBrito M New York Fever
12 115 Jim Adams GK Cleveland Crunch
13 125 Geoff Aunger M Vancouver 86ers
14 135 Antonio Superbia M Jersey Dragons
15 145 Derk Droze F San Marcos
16 155 Jorge Olamendi M Los Angeles Salsa

College draft
See also: 1996 MLS College Draft

On March 4, 1996, the Revolution selected Paul Keegan, Imad Baba, and Paulo Dos Santos in the College Draft.[1]

New England Revolution – 1996 MLS College Draft
Round Overall Name Position Previous Club
1 6 Paul Keegan F Boston College Eagles
2 16 Imad Baba M Clemson Tigers
3 26 Paulo Dos Santos M Rhode Island Rams

Supplemental draft
See also: 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft

Following the College Draft, the Revolution selected Beto Naveda, Wélton, and Zak Ibsen in the Supplemental Draft.[1]

New England Revolution – 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft
Round Overall Name Position Previous Club
1 6 Beto Naveda M Boca Juniors
2 16 Wélton F America (RJ)
3 26 Zak Ibsen D Tampa Bay Terror

Competitions

Major League Soccer
See also: 1996 Major League Soccer season

Conference standings
Pos Team Pld W L SOW GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 19 12 1 66 51 +15 58 Playoffs
2 D.C. United 32 15 16 1 62 56 +6 46
3 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 12 17 3 45 47 −2 39
4 Columbus Crew 32 11 17 4 59 60 −1 37
5 New England Revolution 32 9 17 6 43 56 −13 33
Source: MLS

Overall standings
Pos Team Pld W L SOW GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Mutiny (X) 32 19 12 1 66 51 +15 58
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 15 13 4 59 49 +10 49 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup[lower-alpha 1]
3 D.C. United (C) 32 15 16 1 62 56 +6 46
4 Dallas Burn 32 12 15 5 50 48 +2 41
5 Kansas City Wiz 32 12 15 5 61 63 −2 41
6 San Jose Clash 32 12 17 3 50 50 0 39
7 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 12 17 3 45 47 −2 39
8 Columbus Crew 32 11 17 4 59 60 −1 37
9 New England Revolution 32 9 17 6 43 56 −13 33
10 Colorado Rapids 32 9 21 2 44 59 −15 29
Source: MLS
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:
  1. Qualified as 1996 MLS Cup finalists

Matches
April 13, 1996 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–2 New England Revolution Tampa, Florida
Lassiter  25' (Pittman)
McKinley  53' (Vásquez)
Pittman  65' (Valderrama)		 Report[6][7] Ukrop  20' (Lalas, Wélton), 71' (Woodring)
St. Andre  89'		 Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium
Attendance: 26,473
April 20, 1996 2 New York/New Jersey MetroStars 0–1 New England Revolution East Rutherford, New Jersey
Report[6] Caricola  87' (o.g.) Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 46,826
April 27, 1996 3 New England Revolution 1–1 (SO)
(3–2 p)		 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
Aunger  78' (pen.) Report[6][8] Díaz Arce  69' (Kelderman, Williams) Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 32,864
May 4, 1996 4 New England Revolution 1–2 San Jose Clash Foxborough, Massachusetts
Aunger  86' (pen.) Report[6] Wynalda  23' (Iroha)
Bravo  70' (Mella, Dayak)		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 16,334
May 11, 1996 5 Columbus Crew 3–2 New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
McBride  48' (pen.), 89' (Clark)
Marino  87'		 Report[6] Wélton  18' (Keegan)
Naveda  34' (Keegan, Ukrop)		 Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 24,750
May 19, 1996 6 New England Revolution 2–0 New York/New Jersey MetroStars Foxborough, Massachusetts
Naveda  9'
Keegan  18' (Wélton)		 Report[6] Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 20,131
May 25, 1996 7 New England Revolution 2–2 (SO)
(1–0 p)		 Colorado Rapids Foxborough, Massachusetts
Naveda  47'
Aunger  68' (pen.)		 Report[6][8] Wegerle  76' (Sharpe, Bartlett)
Harbor  88' (C. Henderson)		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 14,323
June 1, 1996 8 Kansas City Wiz 2–1 New England Revolution Kansas City, Missouri
Ekeme  30'
Preki  80' (Uderitz)
Johnston  89' (Preki)		 Report[6][9] Naveda  10'
Keegan  19' (Naveda, Wélton),  88'
Aunger  74'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 17,808
June 6, 1996 9 New England Revolution 2–2 (SO)
(2–3 p)		 Los Angeles Galaxy Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT[10] Naveda  72' (Wélton)
Burns  78'		 Report[6][8] Jones  39'
Semioli  86'		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 20,236
June 15, 1996 10 New England Revolution 1–1 (SO)
(2–1 p)		 Kansas City Wiz Foxborough, Massachusetts
Keegan  50' (Sawatzky) Report[6][8][11] Preki  75' Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 21,407
Referee: Paul Tamberino
June 23, 1996 11 New England Revolution 1–4 Dallas Burn Foxborough, Massachusetts
Keegan  27' (Aunger) Report[6] Lozzano  1' (Soñora)
Farrer  48'
Santel  60' (Álvarez)
Haynes  89' (Soñora)		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 17,066
June 27, 1996 12 New England Revolution 1–1 (SO)
(1–2 p)		 Columbus Crew Foxborough, Massachusetts
Wélton  77' (Sawatzky, Aunger) Report[6][8] Marino  20' (Caligiuri) Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 15,209
June 30, 1996 13 D.C. United 3–1 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
Rammel  1'
Díaz Arce  46' (Harkes)
Harkes  89'		 Report[6] Naveda  38' (St. Andre) Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 19,355
July 4, 1996 14 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 New England Revolution Pasadena, California
Report[6] Kerr Jr.  24' (Sawatzky, Wélton) Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 62,703
July 6, 1996 15 San Jose Clash 1–1 (SO)
(3–4 p)		 New England Revolution San Jose, California
Wynalda  60' (Doyle, Iroha) Report[6][8] Kerr Jr.  66' (Woodring) Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 18,813
July 11, 1996 16 Columbus Crew 1–1 (SO)
(0–3 p)		 New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
Caligiuri  25' Report[6][8] Chronopoulos  78' (Woodring) Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 13,751
July 20, 1996 17 New England Revolution 2–0 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
Sawatzky  54' (Kerr Jr.), 77' (Keegan) Report[6] Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 18,347
July 24, 1996 18 Colorado Rapids 2–0 New England Revolution Denver, Colorado
Benedetti  59' (Harbor)
Bartlett  73' (C. Henderson)		 Report[6] Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 6,236
July 27, 1996 19 Kansas City Wiz 4–2 New England Revolution Kansas City, Missouri
Takawira  12' (Preki, Sorber), 35' (Sorber, Preki)
Chung  44' (Klopas)
Preki  49' (Takawira)		 Report[6] Woodring  15' (Wélton)
Sawatzky  41'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 11,555
July 31, 1996 20 New England Revolution 2–0 San Jose Clash Foxborough, Massachusetts
Moore  48' (Naveda), 67' (Naveda, DeBrito) Report[6] Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 12,871
August 3, 1996 21 New England Revolution 1–1 (SO)
(3–2 p)		 New York/New Jersey MetroStars Foxborough, Massachusetts
Moore  42' (DeBrito, Naveda) Report[6][8] Donadoni  54' Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 20,162
August 8, 1996 22 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 New England Revolution Pasadena, California
12:00 AM EDT[10] Hurtado  80' (Jones) Report[6] Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 10,251
August 11, 1996 23 San Jose Clash 6–1 New England Revolution San Jose, California
Dayak  31' (Doyle), 70' (Wynalda, Doyle)
Espinoza  48' (Rodas), 84' (Wynalda)
Doyle  62' (Lewis)
Rodas  81'		 Report[6] Moore  8' (Naveda, Wylie) Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,099
August 14, 1996 24 New York/New Jersey MetroStars 4–0 New England Revolution East Rutherford, New Jersey
Wood  8' (Donadoni)
Johnson  17', 73' (de Ávila)
de Ávila  81' (Ramos)		 Report[6] Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 20,711
August 16, 1996 25 New England Revolution 2–0 Colorado Rapids Foxborough, Massachusetts
Moore  28' (Naveda), 89' (Naveda) Report[6] Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 14,103
August 21, 1996 26 New England Revolution 4–2 Tampa Bay Mutiny Foxborough, Massachusetts
Naveda  23'
Lalas  44' (DeBrito, Wylie)
Moore  79' (pen.)
Wélton  88' (Burns)		 Report[6] Galderisi  18'
Vásquez  51'		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 18,764
August 31, 1996 27 Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–1 New England Revolution Tampa, Florida
Lassiter  26' (Galderisi)
Ralston  46'
Hunjak  58' (Galderisi)		 Report[6] Baba  73' Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium
Attendance: 8,128
September 4, 1996 28 New England Revolution 2–1 Dallas Burn Foxborough, Massachusetts
Watson  35' (Sawatzky, Moore)
Moore  78' (pen.)		 Report[6] Eck  74' (Kreis, Elliott) Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 12,933
September 7, 1996 29 Dallas Burn 0–2 New England Revolution Dallas, Texas
Report[6] Sawatzky  19' (DeBrito, Baba)
Baba  43' (Aunger, Fraser)		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 18,582
September 12, 1996 30 New England Revolution 1–2 Tampa Bay Mutiny Foxborough, Massachusetts
Moore  61' (Baba, Sawatzky) Report[6] Lassiter  25' (pen.)
Vásquez  74'		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 11,009
September 17, 1996 31 D.C. United 3–2 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
Pope  58' (Etcheverry)
Díaz Arce  62' (Moreno), 89' (Moreno, Etcheverry)		 Report[6] Moore  39' (pen.), 78' Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,360
September 21, 1996 32 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew Foxborough, Massachusetts
Report[6] McBride  37' (Maisonneuve) Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 38,633

Honors

References
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