New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls
Basic data
Surname	Red Bull New York, Inc.
Seat	Harrison , New Jersey , USA
founding	1995 (as New York / New Jersey Metro Stars )
Colours	Red White
Owner	Red Bull GmbH
executive Director	Marc de Grandpre
Website	newyorkredbulls.com
First soccer team
Head coach	Chris Armas
Venue	Red Bull Arena
Places	25,000
league	Major League Soccer
2019	Eastern Conference: 6th place Overall table: 12th place Play-offs: Knockout round
home Away

The New York Red Bulls are a franchise of professional football - League Major League Soccer (MLS) in Harrison , New Jersey . The team plays their home games in the Red Bull Arena . The sole owner of the franchise is the Austrian energy drink manufacturer Red Bull .

Like the stadium, the franchise's offices are in Harrison, New Jersey, where the umbrella organization Red Bull New York is also based.

Until the takeover by the Austrian beverage manufacturer Red Bull in 2006, the team was called MetroStars . Previously, the team was also known as the New York / New Jersey MetroStars .

history

New York / New Jersey MetroStars (1995 to 2000)

The original name of the franchise was Empire Soccer Club. The largest fan group, Empire Supporters Club, is named after this name. Club owners Hans Müller and Stuart Subotnick were both executives at MetroMedia, so the word "Metro" was adopted in the name of the football club. The sporting goods manufacturer Nike actually wanted the team to be called MetroFlash, but MetroStars was ultimately chosen. In 1996 the MetroStars were a founding member of Major League Soccer .

Tab Ramos , the first player to sign with the MLS, was also the first MetroStars player. The first captain was Peter Vermes , who was in the US squad at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. The US national goalkeeper Tony Meola and the Italian midfielder Roberto Donadoni moved to New Jersey in 1996. The first coach was Eddie Firmani , who coached New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League from 1977 to 1979 and 1984 .

The MetroStars played their first major league soccer game on April 13, 1996. Opponent was Los Angeles Galaxy , who won 2-1. Giovanni Savarese scored the first goal in the history of the MetroStars. The team could only celebrate their first victory on the 6th matchday. After two more losses, Eddie Firmani was fired for failure. His successor was the former Portuguese national coach Carlos Queiroz . He made it into the play-offs with the team, but his record with 12 wins and just as many defeats was not very good either. In play-offs, the club failed in the conference semi-finals (quarter-finals) to DC United . The first game could be won, but the last two were lost.

In 1997 the team took part in the US Open Cup for the first time . After victories over the Richmond Kickers and the Long Island Rough Riders, the stars fail in the semifinals at Dallas Burn .

In early 1998 the addition New York / New Jersey was deleted from the team name. From then on, the club was only called MetroStars . The new club name without reference to a city or region was a rarity for American sports.

2001 to 2005

In the following years there was no notable success to record. In 2000 the conference won for the first time. In 2001 the Anschutz Entertainment Group bought the club and was able to attract well-known foreign players to New York. There, among other things, played Branco , Lothar Matthaus , Adolfo Valencia , Youri Djorkaeff , Amado Guevara and Claudio Reyna .

In 2004 the MetroStars won the La Manga Cup, which is held in La Manga del Mar Menor in Spain . They defeated Dynamo Kiev in the semi-finals and Viking FK in the final.

In the fall of 2005, the previous coach Bob Bradley was dismissed. Mo Johnston , who had been employed as assistant coach until then, took over Bradley's place as an interim solution and scored seven points with the team in the last three games. As a result, the MetroStars reached the play-offs. In the first game in the play-offs, the team was eliminated.

Takeover by Red Bull (2006 to 2007)

In March 2006, the Anschutz Entertainment Group sold MetroStars to Red Bull Co. Ltd. Red Bull then changed the team name to New York Red Bulls, the colors of the team and the entire corporate design were changed accordingly.

Alongside FC Red Bull Salzburg , Red Bull Brasil , Red Bull Ghana and RB Leipzig, the franchise is one of several clubs managed by the Austrian company.

2008 until today

In the 2008 season New York was in a play-off final for the first time. The team lost 3-1 to Columbus Crew . In the qualifying round for the CONCACAF Champions League 2009/10 , the Red Bulls failed to W Connection from Trinidad and Tobago. On August 21, 2009, the contract with the previous coach Juan Carlos Osorio was terminated , the assistant coach Richie Williams meanwhile followed the position of head coach and worked as an interim coach until January. In an official press release on January 7, 2010 it was announced that the Swede Hans Backe will take over as head coach of the New York Red Bulls on January 11.

In his first season as a coach, he managed to achieve first place with the team in the Eastern Conference. In the play-offs, the Red Bulls were eliminated in the Conference semi-finals (quarter-finals) against the San José Earthquakes. The first leg could still be won 1-0. In the second leg, the Red Bulls lost 3-1. In the second round of the US Open Cup, the game against the Harrisburg City Islanders could not be won. After extra time, the final score was 1-0 for the team from the third-class USL Second Division .

For the 2011 season, the long-time captain of the team, Juan Pablo Ángel , was released by the Red Bulls. He later moved to Los Angeles Galaxy .

Mike Petke , who played for the New York Red Bulls himself until 2010, became the team's head coach at the beginning of the season. This year, for the first time in team history, the Supporters Shield was won.

At the end of the 2014 regular season, the Red Bulls qualified again for the play-offs. After victories against Sporting Kansas City and DC United, the team lost the first game of the Conference Finals (semifinals) against New England Revolution. In the second game, both teams reached a draw and the Red Bulls were eliminated. This was also the last game Thierry Henry played for the team. The former French international ended his career after this season.

On January 7, 2015, the previous coach Mike Petke was dismissed and replaced by Jesse Marsch . This led to a protest among the fans, which was directed against the owners and management of the franchise. The season ticket holders asked to find out why Petke was fired and how things are going with the team.

Before the 2017 season, the previous sporting director Ali Curtis left the franchise and was replaced by Denis Hamlett. The team reached the final in the US Open Cup but lost to Sporting Kansas City.

Coat of arms and colors

• 

  NY / NJ MetroStar's main logo from 1996–2002

• 

  MetroStar's main logo from 2003-2005

During the first few years, the MetroStars always appeared in black or white jerseys. Later it had a black and red vertical striped pattern. Since the team was taken over by Red Bull, the home shirt has been white with a red border. This is complemented by a prominent Red Bull logo.

Stadion

• Giants Stadium ; East Rutherford ( New Jersey ) (1996-2009)
• Baker Field ; New York City (1997) 1 game in the US Open Cup
• Yurcak Field ; Piscataway Township (New Jersey) (1999, 2003) 3 games in the US Open Cup
• Mitchel Athletic Complex ; Hempstead (New York) (2000-2001) 3 games in the US Open Cup
• Red Bull Arena ; Harrison (New Jersey) (2010-present)

The Red Bulls have been playing at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey since the start of the 2010 season . Construction of the stadium, which can hold 25,189 spectators, began in September 2006. The opening was on March 20, 2010. The stadium is owned by Red Bull GmbH , which is also the operator of the arena. During the construction phase, the venue was called Red Bull Park.

Until the end of the 2009 season, all home games were played in the Giants Stadium . The stadium was demolished in 2010. Over the past few years, there have always been alternative stadiums, mainly for US Open Cup games.

The New York Red Bulls have their own training center in Hanover Township (New Jersey) . The center, which was completed at the end of 2008, has six soccer fields and other buildings, including the offices of Red Bull New York.

Fans and rivalries

Fan groups

Since the first season there have been a large number of fan clubs and support groups around the MetroStars and Red Bulls. The first was created in 1995 and was called Empire Supporters Club, based on the original name of the football franchise. The Empire Supporters, which are also the oldest fan group in the MLS, emerged from members of the New York City Firm. They supported the former A-League club New York Centaurs, which dissolved in 1996.

In February 2005, the MetroNation was another fan club in the team's environment. After the takeover by Red Bull, the latter was renamed Raging Bull Nation. This was a sign of the solidarity with the team. In the same year, the Garden State Supporters, now Garden State Ultras (GSU), a fan association from New Jersey, formed. In 2007 the Kearny Army was created, initiated by fans who live in the vicinity of the Red Bull Arena.

Other fan clubs include Viking Army Supporters Club, Cobra Kai Metro Firm, Sparta Metro Firm, Hub City Hooligans, and The First Row Idiots.

The fan curve, known as the South Ward, is shared by the three largest supporter clubs, Empire Supporters (Section 101), Viking Army (Section 102) and Garden State Ultras (Section 133). Smaller fan clubs are mostly found in the Empire Supporters section.

Rivalries

The main rival of the New York Red Bulls is DC United , with whom the Atlantic Cup is played every year. The winner of this cup is the team that has the better result after the two meetings in the regular season.

The New England Revolution and Philadelphia Union are also seen as rivals. This is due to the geographical proximity of the individual cities. There are also similar rivalries in other sports.

media

The Red Bulls games are broadcast on the regional channels MSG Network and MSG Plus. Selected games will be broadcast nationally on the Fox Soccer Channel and ESPN2.

All games will be broadcast in Spanish on local radio stations WADO and WQBU-FM.

Players and staff

Current squad

As of March 23, 2019

No.	Nat.	Surname	birthday	in the team since	MLS player status
goal
1		David Jensen	25th Mar 1992	2020
18th		Ryan Meara	Nov 15, 1990	2012
40		Kendall McIntosh	Jan. 24, 1994	2020
Defense
3		Amro Tarek	17th May 1992	2018
6th		Kyle Duncan	0Aug 8, 1997	2018
7th		Patrick Seagrist	Feb 21, 1998	2020
15th		Sean Nealis	Jan. 13, 1997	2019
26th		Tim Parker	Feb 23, 1993	2018
33		Aaron Long	Oct 12, 1992	2016
39		Mandela Egbo	Aug 17, 1997	2020
47		John Tolkin	Aug 17, 1997	2020	HGP
midfield
8th		Jared Stroud	July 10, 1996	2020
10		Kaku	Jan. 11, 1995	2018	DP
17th		Ben Mines	May 13, 2000	2018	HGP
19th		Alex Muyl	Sep 30 1995	2016	HGP
20th		Josh Sims	28 Mar 1997	2019
21st		Omir Fernandez	0Feb 8, 1999	2019	HGP
22nd		Florian Valot	Feb 12, 1993	2018
23		Cristian Cásseres Jr.	Jan. 20, 2000	2018
27		Sean Davis	0Feb 8, 1993	2014	HGP
77		Daniel Royer	May 22, 1990	2016
80		Chris Lema	0Aug 5, 1996	2020
90		Marc Rzatkowski	02nd Mar 1990	2018
Storm
25th		Mathias Jørgensen	Sep 20 2000	2019
42		Brian White	0Feb 3, 1996	2015
74		Tom Barlow	0July 8, 1995	2019

^Res : Players are or were used in the current season for the New York Red Bulls II.

Previous players

→ Main article : List of New York Red Bulls players

Coaching staff

As of March 4, 2020

•  Denis Hamlett (Sports Director)
•  Chris Armas (trainer)
•  CJ Brown (assistant coach)
•  Bradley Carnell (assistant coach)
•  Preston Burpo (goalkeeping coach)

Previous trainers, managers and owners

year	Trainer	Manager	owner
1996	Eddie Firmani Carlos Queiroz	Charlie Stillitano	John Kluge and Stuart Subotnick
1997	Carlos Alberto Parreira
1998	Alfonso Mondelo Bora Milutinović
1999	Bora Milutinović
2000	Octavio Zambrano	Nick Sakiewicz
2001			John Kluge and Stuart Subotnick Anschutz Entertainment Group
2002			Anschutz Entertainment Group
2003	Bob Bradley
2004
2005	Bob Bradley Mo Johnston	Nick Sakiewicz Alexi Lalas
2006	Mo Johnston Richie Williams (interim) Bruce Arena	Alexi Lalas Marc De Grandpre Bruce Arena	Anschutz Entertainment Group Red Bull GmbH
2007	Bruce Arena	Bruce Arena	Red Bull GmbH
2008	Juan Carlos Osorio	Jeff Agoos
2009	Juan Carlos Osorio Richie Williams (interim)	Jeff Agoos Erik Solér
2010	Hans Backe	Erik Solér
2011
2012		Erik Solér Jerome de Bontin / Andy Roxburgh (Sporting Director)
2013	Mike Petke	Jerome de Bontin / Andy Roxburgh (Sporting Director)
2014
2015	Jesse March	Ali Curtis (Sporting Director) / Marc de Grandpre (General Manager)
2016
2017		Denis Hamlett (Sporting Director)

Youth and Reserve

New York Red Bulls Academy

In addition to the New York Red Bulls, Red Bull New York also operates the New York Red Bulls Academy. By creating this facility free of charge for players, the organization can promote talent in the New York Metropolitan Area . There are a total of five youth teams (U-13, U-14, U-15, U-16, U-18). These teams play in the leagues of the US Soccer Development Academy, a league system established by the United States Soccer Federation and local organization. Bob Montgomery, a former college soccer coach, has been running the Academy since September 1, 2007 .

New York Red Bulls U23 (USL League Two)

In 2009 a U23 team was founded, the New York Red Bulls U23 , which played in the National Premier Soccer League . The home games are played at the Red Bull Training Facility, which is located in Hanover, New Jersey . In 2014, after winning Northeast Region, the team was also able to win the play-offs of the NPSL.

For the 2015 season, the team moved to the USL League Two . The team is looked after by Simon Nee.

New York Red Bulls II (USL Championship)

→ Main article : New York Red Bulls II

With the New York Red Bulls II, the franchise has had a team in the USL Championship since the 2015 season .

In 2016, the second team won the United Soccer League for the first time.

The coach is the former American soccer player John Wolyniec .

successes

• MLS Cup
  • Final (1): 2008

• MLS Supporters' Shield
  • Winner (2): 2013, 2015

• MLS Eastern Conference
  • Winner (Regular Season) (6): 2000, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018

• Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
  • Final (1): 2003

statistics

Season balance sheet New York Red Bulls

season	Regular season	Play-offs	Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup	CONCACAF Champions League
New York / New Jersey MetroStars
1996	3rd place (east)	Quarter finals	not qualified	not qualified
1997	5th place (east)	not qualified	Semifinals	not qualified
1998	3rd place (east)	Quarter finals	Semifinals	not qualified
1999	6th place (east)	not qualified	Round of 16	not qualified
2000	1st place (east)	Semifinals	Semifinals	not qualified
2001	2nd place (east)	Quarter finals	2nd round	not carried out
2002	4th place (east)	not qualified	Quarter finals	not qualified
2003	3rd place (east)	Quarter finals	final	not qualified
2004	3rd place (east)	Quarter finals	Round of 16	not qualified
2005	4th place (east)	Quarter finals	Round of 16	not qualified
New York Red Bulls
2006	4th place (east)	Quarter finals	Quarter finals	not qualified
2007	3rd place (east)	Quarter finals	2nd qualifying round	not qualified
2008	5th place (east)	final	Round of 16	not qualified
2009	7th place (east)	not qualified	2nd qualifying round	not qualified
2010	1st place (east)	Quarter finals	Round of 16	Preliminary round
2011	5th place (east)	Quarter finals	Quarter finals	not qualified
2012	3rd place (east)	Quarter finals	Round of 16	not qualified
2013	1st place (east)	Quarter finals	Round of 16	not qualified
2014	4th place (east)	Semifinals	4th round	Group stage
2015	1st place (east)	Semifinals	Quarter finals	not qualified
2016	1st place (east)	Semifinals	Round of 16	Quarter finals
2017	6th place (east)	Semifinals	final	Semifinals
2018	1st place (east)	Semifinals	Round of 16	Semifinals
2019	6th place (east)	1 round	4th round	Quarter finals

1. ↑ Since 2002 the competition has started in the autumn of the previous year. Until 2008 under the name CONCACAF Champions' Cup .

Season balance sheet New York Red Bulls U23

season	league	Regular season	Play-offs	Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
2010	NPSL	1st place (Atlantic)	Atlantic Conference Finale	not qualified
2011	NPSL	3rd place (Atlantic)	not qualified	not qualified
2012	NPSL	1st place (Atlantic)	Atlantic Conference Finale	not qualified
2013	NPSL	2nd place (Atlantic)	Northeast Region semifinals	1 round
2014	NPSL	1st place (North Atlantic)	NPSL winner	2nd round
2015	PDL	1st place (Mid Atlantic)	Championship finals	not qualified
2016	PDL	4th place (Mid Atlantic)	not qualified	1 round
2017	PDL	1st place (Mid Atlantic)	Divisional playoff	not qualified
2018	PDL	2nd place (Mid Atlantic)	Conference finals	not qualified
2019	USL League Two	4th place (Mid Atlantic)	not qualified	not qualified

Average number of visitors to New York Red Bulls

Record attendance against LA Galaxy

Regular season / play-offs

• 1996: 23.898 / 14.416
• 1997: 16,899 / not qualified
• 1998: 16,520 / 11,686
• 1999: 14,706 / not qualified
• 2000: 17.621 / 15.172
• 2001: 20.806 / 12.817
• 2002: 18,148 / not qualified
• 2003: 15.822 / 10.211
• 2004: 17.194 / 11.161
• 2005: 15.077 / 10.003
• 2006: 14,570 / 14,570
• 2007: 16,530 / 14,165
• 2008: 16,967 / 11,578
• 2009: 12,229 / not qualified
• 2010: 18,441 / 22,839
• 2011: 19,691 / 22,663
• 2012: 18,281 / not qualified
• 2013: 19,460 / 22,264
• 2014: 19,421 / 21,527
• 2015: 19,657 / 25,219
• 2015: 20.620 / 24.314

• Attendance record: 66,237 on August 18, 2007 against Los Angeles Galaxy .

Web links

Commons : Red Bull New York  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Red Bull New York Academy
• MetroFanatic.com
• Garden State Supporters

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See the investments of Red Bull GmbH on trendtop500.at
2. ^ Italian Star Signs With MetroStars article via New York Times
3. ^ Ten Years Ago: The playoffs that changed everything article via Metrofanatic
4. ↑ ESPNsoccernet - MLS - Metros claim La Manga Cup crown
5. ↑ "MetroStars Sold to Red Bull" , USA Today
6. ^ "Metro Stars sold and renamed Red Bull New York" , ESPN Soccernet
7. ^ Greg Lalas: New York Red Bulls part ways with head coach Mike Petke . In: mlssoccer.com . January 7, 2015. Accessed January 22, 2015.
8. ^ Greg Lalas: New York Red Bulls name Jesse Marsch as new head coach . In: mlssoccer.com . January 7, 2015. Accessed January 22, 2015.
9. ↑ [1]
10. ↑ Press Release Red Bulls training grounds to be constructed in Hanover, NJ ( Memento from October 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ).
11. ^ New York Red Bulls - Players. Retrieved March 4, 2020 . 
12. ^ New York Red Bulls - Technical Staff. Retrieved March 4, 2020 . 
13. ^ Academy Director . Retrieved January 28, 2011.
14. ↑ Red Bulls announce USL Pro team ( English ) NY Red Bulls. January 21, 2015. Accessed January 22, 2015.
15. ↑ Red Bulls unveil USL Pro team name and logo ( English ) NY Red Bulls. February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
16. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} MLS Factbook 2012. (PDF; 1.2 MB) MLSsoccer.com, archived from the original on December 24, 2012 ; accessed on July 28, 2012 (English). 
17. ↑ TheCup.us - game details for the competitions. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
18. ↑ rsssf.com - game details for the competitions. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
19. ↑ MLS - 1996 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
20. ↑ MLS - 1997 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
21. ↑ MLS - 1998 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
22. ↑ MLS - 1999 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
23. ↑ MLS - 2000 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
24. ↑ MLS - 2001 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
25. ↑ MLS - 2002 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
26. ↑ MLS - 2003 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
27. ↑ MLS - 2004 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
28. ↑ MLS - 2005 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
29. ↑ MLS - 2006 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English). 
30. ↑ MLS - 2007 Full Season Stats. Retrieved July 28, 2012 (English).