Red Bull New York

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Red Bull New York is a professional soccer club based in New Jersey that participates in Major League Soccer. The club plays its home matches at Giants Stadium located at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford; the headquarters are located in Secaucus. The club was known as the MetroStars from 1995 to March 9, 2006, when it was sold to Red Bull. The club's playing squad is referred to as the New York Red Bulls. The team colors are red and white.

The franchise has been in the league since its inaugural season (1996) and were known as the New York/New Jersey MetroStars through 1997. The sale of the team has been controversial among some fans of the MetroStars, not dissimilar to the situation in Austria, where Red Bull bought SV Austria Salzburg and renamed it Red Bull Salzburg. See the MetroStars article for details on the supporters schism.

The club's oldest supporters group is the Empire Supporters Club, which was created before the team's inception. Another popular supporters group, called MetroNation, was organized prior to the 2005 season.

Contents

1 History
2 Stadium
3 Honors
4 Current roster
5 Notable players
6 Head coaches
7 Team records
8 Home stadiums
9 General managers
10 Ownership
11 Year-by-year
12 All-time results
13 Average attendance
14 External links

History

The team has underachieved since its inception, with its best result in MLS play being the MLS Cup semifinals in 2000. In the US Open Cup, the MetroStars reached three semifinals (1997, 1998, 2000), before finally getting to their first final in 2003, losing 1-0 to the Chicago Fire. On August 26, 2000, the Metros' Clint Mathis set an MLS record by scoring five goals in a game against the Dallas Burn.

Despite their poor domestic record, the MetroStars became the first (and at this point, only) MLS team to win a trophy outside of North American soil, a 2004 victory in La Manga Cup. The MetroStars defeated Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv 3–2 in the semifinals before edging Norway's Viking FK 1–0 in the final.

Some of the high-profile international players that played for the Metros were Roberto Donadoni, Branco, Lothar Matthäus, Adolfo Valencia, and Youri Djorkaeff. The team has had its share of famous coaches as well, including Carlos Queiroz, Carlos Alberto Parreira, and Bora Milutinović. American stars Tony Meola, Tab Ramos, Tim Howard, Clint Mathis, and Eddie Pope have all played in the red and black. Currently, the team's head coach is former U.S. national team manager Bruce Arena.

The club's main rival is D.C. United, with whom they compete annually for the Atlantic Cup, a minor title instituted by the two teams' management. Other rivals are the New England Revolution and the Chicago Fire.

Stadium

The club currently plays in Giants Stadium. The stadium is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, just outside of New York City. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) owns Giants Stadium along with Continental Airlines Arena. Currently, the New York Red Bulls training facilities are located at Giants Stadium. Directions to the stadium can be found [here].

The club is planning to move to a new soccer-specific stadium, Red Bull Park, in Harrison, New Jersey, a suburb directly across the Passaic River from Newark, in 2008. The team's old owner, Anschutz Entertainment Group, will own 50 percent of the stadium. Red Bull and AEG will be building the stadium without taxpayer money. The reported $100 million sale price for the franchise included $45 million for a stake in stadium's ownership, $25 million for the team itself, and $30 million for stadium naming rights.

Honors

US Open Cup:
* Runners-up (1): 2003
La Manga Cup:
* Winners (1): 2004

Current roster

As of June 27, 2006

Source: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/players/roster.jsp?club=rbn

Notable players

MetroStars' logo 2003–2005

MetroStars' logo 1996–2002

Antony de Avila (1996–1997)
Youri Djorkaeff (2005—)
Roberto Donadoni (1996–1997)
Eddie Gaven (2003–2005)
Amado Guevara (2003—)
Tim Howard (1998–2003)
Alexi Lalas (1998)
Clint Mathis (2000–2003)
Lothar Matthäus (2000)
Tony Meola (1996–1998; 2005—)
Mike Petke (1998–2002)
Eddie Pope (2003–2004)
Tab Ramos (1996–2002)
Giovanni Savarese (1996–1998)
Adolfo Valencia (2000–2001)

Head coaches

Eddie Firmani (1996)
Carlos Queiroz (1996)
Carlos Alberto Parreira (1997)
Alfonso Mondelo (1998)
Bora Milutinovic (1998–1999)
Octavio Zambrano (2000–2002)
Bob Bradley (2003–2005)
Mo Johnston (2005–2006)
Richie Williams (2006; interim)
Bruce Arena (2006—)

Team records

Games: Mike Petke, 134
Goals: Giovanni Savarese, 41
Assists: Tab Ramos, 36
Shutouts: Tony Meola, 20
Minutes: Mike Petke, 11,520

MLS regular season only, through 4/26/06

Home stadiums

Giants Stadium (1996–2007)
Red Bull Park (future)

General managers

Charlie Stillitano (1996–1999)
Nick Sakiewicz (2000–2005)
Alexi Lalas (2005–2006)
Bruce Arena (2006—)

Ownership

John Kluge and Stuart Subotnick (1995–2001)
Anschutz Entertainment Group (2001–2006)
Red Bull (2006—)

Year-by-year

Year	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1996	3rd, East	Quarterfinals	Did not enter
1997	5th, East	Did not qualify	Semifinals
1998	3rd, East	Quarterfinals	Semifinals
1999	6th, East	Did not qualify	Round of 16
2000	1st, East	Semifinals	Semifinals
2001	2nd, East	Quarterfinals	Round of 32
2002	4th, East	Did not qualify	Quarterfinals
2003	3rd, East	Quarterfinals	Final
2004	3rd, East	Quarterfinals	Round of 16
2005	4th, East	Quarterfinals	Round of 16

All-time results

MLS Regular Season: 125 wins–146 losses–35 ties (as of the end of 2005 season)
MLS Playoffs: 6–11–2
US Open Cup: 12–9
International (2001 Copa Merconorte): 3–3
All-time Competitive Record: 146–169–37 (as of the end of 2005 season)

Average attendance

regular season/playoffs

1996: 23,898/14,416
1997: 16,899/missed playoffs
1998: 16,520/11,686
1999: 14,706/missed playoffs
2000: 17,621/15,172
2001: 20,806/12,817
2002: 18,148/missed playoffs
2003: 15,822/10,211
2004: 17,194/11,161
2005: 15,077/10,003
All-Time: 17,957

External links


Eastern Conference Chicago Fire \| Columbus Crew D.C. United \| Kansas City Wizards New England Revolution \| Red Bull New York	Western Conference C.D. Chivas USA \| Colorado Rapids FC Dallas \| Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy \| Real Salt Lake
Previous seasons
1996 \| 1997 \| 1998 \| 1999 \| 2000 \| 2001 \| 2002 \| 2003 \| 2004 \| 2005
Historical teams	Future teams
Miami Fusion \| San Jose Earthquakes \| Tampa Bay Mutiny	Toronto FC
Miscellaneous
MLS Cup \| All-Star Game \| USSF \| CSA \| Central Division \| U.S. Open Cup Supporter's Shield \| MLS two-team Cups \| Current Players \| Foreign Players \| MLS Drafts

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