2012 New England Revolution season

The 2012 New England Revolution season was the team's seventeenth year of existence, all in Major League Soccer. The team opened its season on March 10 at the San Jose Earthquakes and concluded on October 27 at Montreal Impact. New England's first home league game was March 24 against the Portland Timbers.

New England Revolution

2012 season
Owner	Robert Kraft
Coach	Jay Heaps
Major League Soccer	Conference: 9th Overall: 16th
MLS Cup	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Third round
Desert Diamond Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Saër Sène (11) All: Saër Sène (11)
Highest home attendance	25,534 v Chicago Fire (October 20)
Lowest home attendance	6,149 v Colorado Rapids (May 2)
Average home league attendance	14,002
Home colors Away colors
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Overview

Offseason

The New England Revolution had plenty of turnover during the offseason after finishing in last place in the Eastern Conference the prior year. The Revolution fired longtime coach Steve Nicol after 10 seasons with the club, and hired former long-time New England Revolution defender Jay Heaps to replace Nicol. Heaps had most recently worked as the color commentator for Revolution broadcasts on Comcast SportsNet New England and 98.5 The Sports Hub.

Preseason

The New England Revolution started training camp in Arizona culminating with a scrimmage against the PDL club FC Tucson which the Revolution won 2-1. New England then returned home for a few more weeks of training along with two scrimmages against the Boston College Eagles of the NCAA, both of which ended in Revolution victories.

The Revolution then returned to Arizona in order to participate in the 2012 Desert Diamond Cup. Their successful preseason continued with 3 consecutive victories over the Los Angeles Galaxy, New York Red Bulls and Real Salt Lake in order to advance to the Desert Diamond Cup championship game. The Revolution lost the final to the Galaxy, 4 - 2 in a penalty shoot-out.

March

The Revolution opened the regular season on March 10, 2012 all the way across the country to San Jose, California to face the San Jose Earthquakes. A first half mistake by Revolution captain Shalrie Joseph was converted into a goal by Chris Wondolowski. New England was never able to recover from that mistake and ended up losing their season opener 0-1 to San Jose. One week later, the Revolution traveled to Kansas City, Kansas in order to take on Eastern Conference favorites Sporting Kansas City. Revolution defender Stephen McCarthy was sent off on a controversial tackle in the 14th minute. The Revolution, who were suffering from numerous injuries to their defense corp was unable to survive 76 minutes with only 10 men and ended up losing 0-3 to Sporting Kansas City.

New England had their home opener on Saturday March 24, 2012 against the Portland Timbers at Gillette Stadium. The Revolution came out of the gates fast with a score by new striker Saër Sène in the 1st minute. They were able to shut down the Timbers for the rest of the game and get new head coach Jay Heaps his first MLS victory with a 1-0 result. Once again, the Revolution traveled cross country to Carson, California to face the Los Angeles Galaxy on March 31, 2012. Once again the Revolution scored early off a cross from Shalrie Joseph to rookie Kelyn Rowe for the first goal of his MLS career in the 10th minute. The Revolution attack continued and lead to another goal by Chris Tierney in the 13th minute and added one more to their tally off a Saër Sène goal in the 65th minute. The Galaxy were able to break through and finally score one off the foot of Robbie Keane in the 78th minute, but the Revolution held on to record their 2nd victory of the year, 3-1 over Los Angeles.

Squad

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Matt Reis 2 DF  GER Flo Lechner 3 DF  USA Tyler Polak 5 DF  USA A. J. Soares 6 MF  USA Michael Roach 7 MF  USA Blair Gavin 8 DF  USA Chris Tierney 11 MF  USA Kelyn Rowe 13 MF  GUM Ryan Guy 14 MF  URU Diego Fagundez 17 MF  GAM Sainey Nyassi 18 MF  USA Juan Toja 19 MF  USA Clyde Simms

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF  USA Benny Feilhaber 23 FW  USA Blake Brettschneider 24 MF  USA Lee Nguyen 25 DF  USA Darrius Barnes 26 MF  USA Stephen McCarthy 27 FW  HON Jerry Bengtson 30 DF  USA Kevin Alston 34 GK  USA Bobby Shuttleworth 39 FW  FRA Saër Sène 40 GK  USA Tim Murray 80 FW  COL Fernando Cárdenas 92 FW  FRA Dimitry Imbongo 99 MF  USA Alec Purdie

Last updated: September 5, 2012.
Source: Official Roster

Player movement

On August 1, 2012, New England would trade their captain Shalrie Joseph to Chivas USA in exchange for Blair Gavin, a second round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, and allocation money.

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2012

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 12, 2011	Clyde Simms	MF	D.C. United	2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft	[1]
January 12, 2012	Kelyn Rowe	MF	UCLA	SuperDraft, 1st Round	[2]
January 12, 2012	Tyler Polak	DF	Creighton University	SuperDraft, 2nd Round	[2]
July 5, 2012	Jerry Bengtson	FW	CD Motagua	Transfer	[3]
August 1, 2012	Blair Gavin	MF	CD Chivas USA	Trade	[4]
	Florian Lechner	DF	Karlsruher SC	Free transfer	[citation needed]
	Björn Runström	FW	Hammarby IF	Free transfer	[citation needed]
	Dimitry Imbongo	FW	TSV 1860 München II	Free transfer	[citation needed]
August 27, 2012	Juan Toja	MF	Aris Thessaloniki	Allocation	[5]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
November 23, 2011	Alan Koger	FW	unattached	waived	[6]
November 30, 2011	Monsef Zerka	FW	FC Petrolul Ploiești |	Option declined	[7]
December 1, 2011	Ryan Cochrane	DF	San Antonio Scorpions FC	Option declined	[7]
December 1, 2011	Franco Coria	FW	Chacarita Juniors	Option declined	[7]
December 12, 2011	Kheli Dube	FW	Chicago Fire	2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft	[1]
December 12, 2011	Otto Loewy	DF	unattached	waived	[6]
December 12, 2011	Andrew Sousa	MF	Boston Victory S.C.	waived	[6]
December 31, 2011	Milton Caraglio	FW	C.S.D. Rangers	contract not extended	[8]
January 31, 2012	Rajko Lekić	FW	Lyngby BK	Free transfer	[7]
January 31, 2012	Pat Phelan	MF	SJK	Option declined	[7]
March 5, 2012	Zack Schilawski	FW	Carolina Railhawks	waived	[9]
March 5, 2012	Ryan Kinne	FW	Connecticut FC Azul	waived	[9]
May 4, 2012	Kenny Mansally	MF	Real Salt Lake	waived	[10]
June 27, 2012	Björn Runström	FW	unattached	waived	[11]
June 27, 2012	Jeremiah White	MF	unattached	waived	[11]
June 27, 2012	John Jairo Lozano	DF	unattached	waived	[11]
August 1, 2012	Shalrie Joseph	MF	CD Chivas USA	Trade	[4]
August 6, 2012	José Moreno Mora	FW	unattached	waived	[12]
August 10, 2012	Zak Boggs	FW	unattached	retired	[13]

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Major League Soccer		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Matt Reis	27	0	27	0	0	0
2	DF	GER	Flo Lechner	9	0	9	0	0	0
3	DF	USA	Tyler Polak	2	0	1	0	1	0
4	DF	COL	John Lozano	3	0	2	0	1	0
5	DF	USA	A.J. Soares	30	1	30	1	0	0
6	MF	USA	Michael Roach	1	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	USA	Blair Gavin	2	0	2	0	0	0
8	MF	USA	Chris Tierney	28	2	28	2	0	0
9	FW	COL	José Moreno	8	1	7	1	1	0
11	FW	USA	Kelyn Rowe	31	4	30	3	1	1
13	FW	GUM	Ryan Guy	23	1	23	1	0	0
14	MF	URU	Diego Fagundez	21	2	20	2	1	0
15	MF	USA	Jeremiah White	3	0	2	0	1	0
17	MF	GAM	Sainey Nyassi	1	0	1	0	0	0
18	MF	COL	Juan Toja	5	0	5	0	0	0
19	MF	USA	Clyde Simms	29	0	29	0	0	0
21	MF	GRN	Shalrie Joseph	18	1	18	1	0	0
22	MF	USA	Benny Feilhaber	30	3	29	2	1	1
23	FW	USA	Blake Brettschneider	18	2	17	2	1	0
24	MF	USA	Lee Nguyen	31	6	30	5	1	1
25	DF	USA	Darrius Barnes	14	1	13	1	1	0
26	DF	USA	Stephen McCarthy	28	0	28	0	0	0
27	FW	HON	Jerry Bengtson	13	2	13	2	0	0
30	MF	USA	Kevin Alston	31	0	31	0	0	0
32	FW	SWE	Björn Runström	3	0	3	0	0	0
33	FW	USA	Zak Boggs	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	USA	Bobby Shuttleworth	8	0	7	0	1	0
39	FW	FRA	Saër Sène	25	11	25	11	0	0
40	GK	USA	Tim Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	FW	COL	Fernando Cárdenas	28	2	27	2	1	0
32	FW	FRA	Dimitry Imbongo	9	1	9	1	0	0
99	MF	USA	Alec Purdie	6	0	5	0	1	0

Updated to match played September 25, 2012
Source: New England Revolution 2012

Competitions

Preseason

New England Revolution v FC Tucson

January 29, 2012 Scrimmage	New England Revolution	2–1	FC Tucson	Casa Grande, Arizona
?	Nyassi 38' Mansally 89'	Report	Dragiz 101'	Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: ?

New England Revolution v Boston College Eagles

February 10, 2012 Scrimmage	New England Revolution	3–0	Boston College Eagles	Foxborough, Massachusetts
2:00 EST	Rowe 7', 54' Roach 89'	Report		Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: ?

New England Revolution v Boston College Eagles

February 15, 2012 Scrimmage	New England Revolution	2–1	Boston College Eagles	Foxborough, Massachusetts
1:30 EST	Purdie 28' Joseph 52'	Report	Medina-Mendez 28'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: ?

Desert Diamond Cup

See also: 2012 Desert Diamond Cup

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New England Revolution	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	9
2	LA Galaxy	3	1	2	0	5	5	0	3
3	New York Red Bulls	3	1	2	0	2	4	−2	3
4	Real Salt Lake	3	1	2	0	2	4	−2	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

New England Revolution v LA Galaxy

February 22, 2012 Group	New England Revolution	3–2	LA Galaxy	Tucson, Arizona
20:00 EST	Feilhaber 2' Lozano 36' White 74'	Report	Buddle 31' Magee 38'	Stadium: Kino Stadium Attendance: 5,547

New England Revolution v New York Red Bulls

February 26, 2012 Group	New England Revolution	2–0	New York Red Bulls	Tucson, Arizona
22:00 PST	Lechner  56' Smith  67' Rowe 77', 84'	Report	Ruthven  16' Conde  32'	Stadium: Kino Stadium Referee: Tyler Ploeger

Real Salt Lake v New England Revolution

February 29, 2012 Group	Real Salt Lake	1 - 2	New England Revolution	Tucson, Arizona
20:00 EST	Nico Muniz 11'	Report	Fagundez 8' Runstrom 56'	Stadium: Kino Stadium Attendance: 6,212

Los Angeles Galaxy v New England Revolution

March 3, 2012 Final	Los Angeles Galaxy	0–0 (2–4 p)	New England Revolution	Tucson, Arizona
22:00 EST		Report		Stadium: Kino Stadium
	Penalties
	Guy Reis Joseph Feilhaber		Cardozo Stephens Jimenez Walker Sarvas

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2012 Major League Soccer season

Kickoff times are in EDT.

San Jose Earthquakes v New England Revolution

March 10, 2012 Match 1	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	New England Revolution	San Jose, California
22:30	Wondolowski 16' Baca  20' Lenhart  41'	Report	Lozano  59'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Jorge Mendoza

Sporting Kansas City v New England Revolution

March 17, 2012 Match 2	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Kansas
16:30	Zusi 28',  28' Kamara 39' Myers  45' Sapong 47'	Report	McCarthy  14'	Stadium: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Attendance: 19,777 Referee: S. Petrescu

New England Revolution v Portland Timbers

March 24, 2012 Match 3	New England Revolution	1–0	Portland Timbers	Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:00	Sène 1' Tierney  18'	Report	Jewsbury  16' Palmer  35' Songo'o  65'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,935 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Los Angeles Galaxy v New England Revolution

March 31, 2012 Match 4	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–3	New England Revolution	Carson, California
23:00	Keane 78'	Report Live TV: NBC Sports	Rowe 10' Tierney 13' Sène 65'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 21,324 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

FC Dallas v New England Revolution

April 5, 2012 Match 5	FC Dallas	1–0	New England Revolution	Frisco, Texas
20:30	Ihemelu 95+'	Report	Joseph  64' Tierney  79'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 11,043 Referee: Juan Guzman

New England Revolution v D.C. United

April 14, 2012 Match 6	New England Revolution	1–2	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:00	Moreno 6' Feilhaber  92+'	Report	Santos 19' McDonald  33' Kitchen  73' Pontius 82'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,389 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

New York Red Bulls v New England Revolution

April 28, 2012 Match 7	New York Red Bulls	1–0	New England Revolution	Harrison, New Jersey
15:30	Henry 7' Ruthven  18'	Report Live TV: NBC Sports	Joseph  19'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,152 Referee: Jair Marrufo

New England Revolution v Colorado Rapids

May 2, 2012 Match 8	New England Revolution	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:00	Sène 27' Cárdenas 39' Feilhaber  66' Barnes  74' Nguyen  76'	Report	Castrillon 21',  90' Marshall  45'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 6,149 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Real Salt Lake v New England Revolution

May 5, 2012 Match 9	Real Salt Lake	2–1	New England Revolution	Sandy, Utah
21:00	Saborio 33', 55' Olave  36' Johnson  59' Saborio  95+'	Report	Brettschneider 22' Tierney  57' Cárdenas	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,219 Referee: David Gantar

New England Revolution v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

May 12, 2012 Match 10	New England Revolution	4–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Nguyen 6', 72' Sène 24' Joseph 33'  45+' McCarthy  90'	Report	Hassli 5'  90' Koffie  44' Salgado  61' Mattocks  64'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,112 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

New England Revolution v Houston Dynamo

May 19, 2012 Match 11	New England Revolution	2–2	Houston Dynamo	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Sène 26' (pen.), 57' Feilhaber  65'	Report	Bruin 32' Carr  63' Boswell  64' Camargo 87'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,414 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

D.C. United v New England Revolution

May 26, 2012 Match 12	D.C. United	3–2	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
19:30	McDonald 15' Jakovic 45+'  87' Santos 61'	Report	Sène 48' Soares 50'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,627 Referee: Kevin Stott

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire

June 2, 2012 Match 13	New England Revolution	2–0	Chicago Fire	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Rowe 69' Feilhaber 73'	Report	Barouch  60'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,523 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

June 16, 2012 Match 14	New England Revolution	0–0	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Soares  21' Moreno  43'	Report	Miranda  62'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,218 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Toronto FC v New England Revolution

June 23, 2012 Match 15	Toronto FC	2–2	New England Revolution	Toronto, Ontario
16:30	Kovermans 4'  49' Johnson 42' Henry  73'	Report	Alston  31' Brettschneider 71' Tierney  79' 94+'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,877 Referee: Juan Guzman

New England Revolution v Seattle Sounders FC

June 30, 2012 Match 16	New England Revolution	2–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Sène 12' Fagundez 94+'	Report	Rose  18' Johnson 23', 35' Alonso  50' González  90'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,264 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

New England Revolution v Red Bull New York

July 8, 2012 Match 17	New England Revolution	2–0	Red Bull New York	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00	Nguyen 24' Bengtson 84'	Report	Richards  9' Miller  45+' Lindpere  67'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,374 Referee: Drew Fischer

New England Revolution v Toronto FC

July 14, 2012 Match 18	New England Revolution	0 - 1	Toronto FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Joseph  84'	Report	Silva 8' Lambe  28' Dunfield  84' Morgan  90'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,180 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Montreal Impact v New England Revolution

July 18, 2012 Match 19	Montreal Impact	2 - 1	New England Revolution	Montreal, Quebec
20:00	Bernier 28' (pen.) Nyassi 67'	Report	Nguyen  39' 44'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 15,615 Referee: Fotis Barakos

Sporting Kansas City v New England Revolution

July 21, 2012 Match 20	Sporting Kansas City	0 - 0	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Kansas
20:30	Harrington  50' Besler  66'	Report	Barnes	Stadium: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Attendance: 19,080 Referee: Jasen Anno

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

July 29, 2012 Match 21	Philadelphia Union	2 - 1	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00	Adu 59' (pen.) Farfan  67' McInereney 90'	Report	Sène 12' Soares  25' McCarthy  39'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,938 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

New England Revolution v Sporting Kansas City

August 4, 2012 Match 22	New England Revolution	0 - 1	Sporting Kansas City	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Guy  54' Feilhaber  77'	Report	Bunbury 20' Olum  56' Besler  88'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 17,592 Referee: Geoff Gamble

New England Revolution v Montreal Impact

August 12, 2012 Match 23	New England Revolution	0 - 1	Montreal Impact	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00	Soares  77'	Report	Bernier  7' Nyassi 61'  86' Iapichino  89'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,857 Referee: Allen Chapman

Chicago Fire v New England Revolution

August 18, 2012 Match 24	Chicago Fire	2 - 1	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30	Rolfe 5' (pen.) MacDonald 25' Johnson  89'	Report	Cárdenas 11' Guy  69'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,495 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

August 25, 2012 Match 25	Columbus Crew	4 - 3	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
19:30	Higuain 26' (43) Arrieta 32' (86)	Report	Guy 17' Bengtson 23' Nguyen 81' (pen.) Alson  70'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,651 Referee: Armando Villarreal

New England Revolution v Chivas USA

August 29, 2012 Match 26	New England Revolution	3 - 3	Chivas USA	Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:00	Sène 4' (21) McKenzie 11' (o.g.) Alston  44'	Report	Joseph 23' (45+) Bolanos 47' Califf  60'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,945 Referee: Matthew Foerster

New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union

September 1, 2012 Match 27	New England Revolution	0 - 0	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Nguyen  58'	Summary	Adu  62'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,841 Referee: Drew Fischer

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

September 05, 2012 Match 28	New England Revolution	2 - 0	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:00	Imbongo 53',  53' Marshall 74' (o.g.)	Report	O'Rourke  94+'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,345 Referee: Geoff Gamble

D.C. United v New England Revolution

September 15, 2012 Match 29	D.C. United	2 - 1	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
19:30	Pontius 32' Korb  54' Neal 63' Santos  64' Pajoy  77'	Report	Rowe 29' Simms  65'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 15,104 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

New England Revolution v New York Red Bulls

September 22, 2012 Match 30	New England Revolution	1 - 1	New York Red Bulls	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Rowe  58' Barnes  62' 95+'	Report	Lade  54'  74' Tainio  62' Conde  68' Gaudette  88' Lindpere 91+'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 24,364 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Houston Dynamo v New England Revolution

September 29, 2012 Match 31	Houston Dynamo	2 - 0	New England Revolution	Houston, Texas
20:30	Boswell  60' Bruin  62' Clark 77' García 93+'	Report	Cárdenas  54' Imbongo  62' Toja  68'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,039 Referee: Drew Fischer

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

October 6, 2012 Match 32	Philadelphia Union	1 - 0	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00	McInerney 73' Farfan  87'	Report	Simms  66' Feilhaber  86'  88' Guy  86'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,079 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire

October 20, 2012 Match 33	New England Revolution	1 - 0	Chicago Fire	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Fagundez 17' Bengtson  44'	Report	MacDonald  67'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 25,534 Referee: Kevin Scott

Montreal Impact v New England Revolution

October 27, 2012 Match 34	Montreal Impact	0 - 1	New England Revolution	Montreal, Quebec
14:00		Report	Soares 88'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 19,998 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	7	9	42	27	+15	63	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	D.C. United	34	17	10	7	53	43	+10	58
3	New York Red Bulls	34	16	9	9	57	46	+11	57
4	Chicago Fire	34	17	11	6	46	41	+5	57	MLS Cup Knockout Round
5	Houston Dynamo	34	14	9	11	48	41	+7	53
6	Columbus Crew	34	15	12	7	44	44	0	52
7	Montreal Impact	34	12	16	6	45	51	−6	42
8	Philadelphia Union	34	10	18	6	37	45	−8	36
9	New England Revolution	34	9	17	8	39	44	−5	35
10	Toronto FC	34	5	21	8	36	62	−26	23

Source: MLS

Overall table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2013 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Jose Earthquakes (S)	34	19	6	9	72	43	+29	66	CONCACAF Champions League
2	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	7	9	42	27	+15	63
3	D.C. United	34	17	10	7	53	43	+10	58
4	New York Red Bulls	34	16	9	9	57	46	+11	57
5	Real Salt Lake	34	17	11	6	46	35	+11	57
6	Chicago Fire	34	17	11	6	46	41	+5	57
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	8	11	51	33	+18	56
8	LA Galaxy (C)	34	16	12	6	59	47	+12	54	CONCACAF Champions League
9	Houston Dynamo	34	14	9	11	48	41	+7	53
10	Columbus Crew	34	15	12	7	44	44	0	52
11	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	11	13	10	35	41	−6	43
12	Montreal Impact	34	12	16	6	45	51	−6	42	CONCACAF Champions League
13	FC Dallas	34	9	13	12	42	47	−5	39
14	Colorado Rapids	34	11	19	4	44	50	−6	37
15	Philadelphia Union	34	10	18	6	37	45	−8	36
16	New England Revolution	34	9	17	8	39	44	−5	35
17	Portland Timbers	34	8	16	10	34	56	−22	34
18	Chivas USA	34	7	18	9	24	58	−34	30
19	Toronto FC	34	5	21	8	36	62	−26	23

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (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
34	35	9	17	8	38	44	−6	7	4	6	22	15	+7	2	13	2	16	29	−13

Last updated: October 25, 2012
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	W
Position																							16	17	17	18	18	14

Updated to match(es) played on September 1, 2012. Source: MLS Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

U.S. Open Cup

Harrisburg City Islanders v New England Revolution

May 29, 2012 R3	Harrisburg City Islanders	3–3 (4–3 p)	New England Revolution	Harrisburg, PA
19:00	Touray  11', 117' Pelletier  45' Ombiji  89', 111' Noone 120'	Report	Jeremiah White  17' Diego Fagundez  36' Rowe 95' Nguyen 100' (pen.) Feilhaber 103'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 441 Referee: Ayodeji Obisesan
	Penalties
	Noone Basso Duckett Yates Marshall		Nguyen Rowe Roach Brettschneider Feilhaber

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

New England is in the #19 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.^[14] New England held the #1 position until they selected Juan Toja, which dropped them to the bottom of the order.

International roster spots

New England has 8 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots and no New England trades have been reported.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: *2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick from D.C. United; *2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick from Chivas USA.
Future picks traded: None.