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The 1997 New England Revolution season was the second season for the New England Revolution both as a club and in Major League Soccer (MLS). Along with the MLS regular season, the team made their debut in both the U.S. Open Cup and the MLS Cup Playoffs, although they failed to advance in either. The season began on March 29 with a 1–0 away win over the Dallas Burn, and concluded with a home shootout loss to D.C. United in the MLS Cup Playoffs on October 8. The 1997 season marked the first season with goalkeeper Walter Zenga, who would later be elevated to player-manager in the 1998 season after the departure of head coach Thomas Rongen.[1]

OwnerRobert Kraft (The Kraft Group)
Head coachThomas Rongen
StadiumFoxboro Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
MLSConference: 4th
Overall: 8th
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New England Revolution
1997 season
OwnerRobert Kraft (The Kraft Group)
Head coachThomas Rongen
StadiumFoxboro Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
MLSConference: 4th
Overall: 8th
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 57,407
(4/20 v. Tampa Bay Mutiny)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 10,242
(6/01 v. Dallas Burn)
All: 2,031
(7/31 v. Long Island Rough Riders, USOC)
Average home league attendance21,298
Biggest winLeague/All:
New England Revolution 4–2 Tampa Bay Mutiny (7/18)
Biggest defeatLeague/All:
New England Revolution 5–1 San Jose Clash (8/3)
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Transfers

Transfers In

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Date Position No. Name From Fee/notes Ref.
February 20FW11Mozambique Chiquinho CondePortugal Vitoria de SetubalLeague Allocation[2]
March 4GK1Italy Walter ZengaItaly Calcio PadovaLeague Allocation[2]
March 6DF6Argentina Leonardo SquadroneArgentina Estudiantes de La PlataLeague Allocation[2]
March 10DF25Argentina Alejandro FaríasArgentina Boca JuniorsDiscovery Player[2]
May 9DF3United States Erik ImlerUnited States D.C. UnitedClaimed off Waivers[2]
June 5FW23United States Rob JachymUnited States Columbus CrewSigned[2]
June 5DF2United States Brian DunsethUnited States Cal State FullertonAllocated from MLS Project-40[2]
July 10MF11Trinidad and Tobago Evans WiseUnited States Tampa Bay MutinyTrade for Bill Harte[3]
July 16GK26United States Jeff CauseyUnited States D.C. UnitedSigned[3]
August 13FW33Italy Giuseppe GalderisiUnited States Tampa Bay MutinyTrade for Chiquinho Conde and Sam George[3]
August 13MF7South Africa Ivan McKinleyUnited States Tampa Bay MutinyTrade for Chiquinho Conde and Sam George[3]
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Transfers Out

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Date Position No. Name To Fee/notes Ref.
March 3MF6Canada Geoff AungerWaived[2]
March 3MF13Canada Mark WatsonWaived[2]
March 5FW-United States J.T. RobertsWaived[2]
March 10FW11United States WéltonUnited States LA GalaxyTraded for the Galaxy's first-round pick in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft[2]
March 10DF3United States Iain FraserWaived[2]
March 10GK32England Aidan HeaneyWaived[2]
March 10GK8United States Peter WoodringWaived[2]
March 17MF14United States John DeBritoWaived[2]
April 15FW24Nigeria Patrick OlalereWaived[2]
May 7FW19United States Steve KleinWaived[2]
May 28DF9United States Kevin WylieWaived[2]
June 24DF17United States Greg LalasWaived[2]
July 10DF2United States Bill HarteUnited States Tampa Bay MutinyTraded in exchange for Evans Wise[3]
August 13FW22Mozambique Chiquinho CondeUnited States Tampa Bay MutinyTraded in exchange for Giuseppe Galderisi and Ivan McKinley[3]
August 13MF14United States Sam GeorgeUnited States Tampa Bay MutinyTraded in exchange for Giuseppe Galderisi and Ivan McKinley[3]
November 6DF20Nigeria Francis OkarohUnited States Chicago FireClaimed in the 7th round of the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft[3]
November 13MF25Argentina Alejandro FaríasWaived[3]
November 13FW33Italy Giuseppe GalderisiWaived[3]
November 13MF3United States Erik ImlerWaived[3]
November 13FW9United States John Kerr Jr.Waived[3]
November 13MF7United States Darren SawatzkyWaived[3]
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Draft results

College draft

See also: 1997 MLS College Draft

The Revolution traded their first-round pick to the Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for the singing of former Mutiny coach Thomas Rongen.[4] In addition, the team acquired an additional third-round pick and a first-round selection (#3) in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft from the Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round selection (#2) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft. [5]

On February 2, 1997, the Revolution selected Scott Coufal, Steve Klein, and J.T. Roberts in the College Draft. On March 6, 1997, the Revolution waived Roberts.[6]

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New England Revolution – 1997 MLS College Draft
Round Overall Name Position Previous club
2 12 United States Scott Coufal GK United States Indiana University
3 22 United States Steve Klein M United States Bowling Green State University
3 26 United States J.T. Roberts M United States Northern Kentucky University
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Supplemental draft

See also: 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft

On February 2, 1997, the Revolution drafted Bill Harte, Patrick Olalere, and Sam George in the MLS Supplemental Draft.

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New England Revolution – 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft
Round Overall Name Position Previous club
1 3 United States Bill Harte D United States Loyola University, Baltimore Spirit
2 12 Nigeria Patrick Olalere F United States Carson-Newman, California Jaguars
3 22 United States Sam George M United States UCLA, Anaheim Splash
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Club

Team management

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Position Staff
General Manager Republic of Ireland Brian O'Donovan
Head Coach Netherlands Thomas Rongen
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Roster

All listed players made appearances in MLS regular season play.[7]

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

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Non-competitive

Preseason

The Revolution played six pre-season matches and had a 3-2-1 record.

Matches

January 11 Friendly New England Revolution 1–0 Raleigh Flyers
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February 26[a] Friendly New England Revolution 0–2 Dallas Burn Pensacola, Florida
Report Stadium: Pensacola Sports Complex
February 28 Friendly New England Revolution v Colombus Crew
March 10 Friendly New England Revolution 3–1 Kansas City Wizards Bradenton, Florida
 Report
March 12 Friendly New England Revolution 5–0 Daytona Beach Sandsharks
Report
March 14 Friendly Colorado Rapids 2–0 New England Revolution Kissimmee, Florida
3pm Report

Mid-season friendlies

Matches

July 23 Friendly New England Revolution 0–1 Palmeiras Foxborough, Massachusetts
Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 19,623

Competitive

Major League Soccer

See also: 1997 Major League Soccer season

Conference standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 32 17 4 11 70 53 +17 55 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 14 3 15 55 60 −5 45
3 Columbus Crew 32 12 3 17 42 41 +1 39
4 New England Revolution 32 11 4 17 40 53 −13 37
5 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 11 2 19 43 53 −10 35
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Source: MLS

Overall standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United (C, S) 32 17 4 11 70 53 +17 55 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Kansas City Wizards 32 14 7 11 57 51 +6 49
3 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 14 3 15 55 60 −5 45
4 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 2 16 55 44 +11 44
5 Dallas Burn 32 13 3 16 55 49 +6 42
6 Columbus Crew 32 12 3 17 42 41 +1 39
7 Colorado Rapids 32 12 2 18 50 59 −9 38 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
8 New England Revolution 32 11 4 17 40 53 −13 37
9 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 11 2 19 43 53 −10 35
10 San Jose Clash 32 9 3 20 55 59 −4 30
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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Matches

March 29 1 Dallas Burn 0–1 New England Revolution Dallas
Report
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 11,063
Referee: Raul Dominguez
April 6 2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 4–0 New England Revolution Tampa
 Report Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium
Attendance: 10,143
Referee: Rich Grady
April 12 3 NY/NJ MetroStars 3–1 New England Revolution East Rutherford
 Report
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 20,328
Referee: Paul Tamberino
April 20 4 New England Revolution 2–1 Tampa Bay Mutiny Foxborough
 Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 57,407
Referee: Brian Hall
April 26 5 New England Revolution 1–1 (SO)
(2–1 p)		 Colorado Rapids Foxborough
 Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 12,219
Referee: Kevin Terry
Penalties
May 3 6 New England Revolution 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Foxborough
 Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 15,075
Referee: Rich Grady
May 9 7 New England Revolution 0–2 Columbus Crew Foxborough
Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 13,168
Referee: John Weselak
May 16 8 San Jose Clash 1–1
(0–3 p)		 New England Revolution San Jose
 Report
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,532
Referee: Ali Saheli
Penalties
May 18 9 New England Revolution 0–0
(2–4 p)		 D.C. United Foxborough
Report Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 15,109
Referee: Ted Covaciu
Penalties
May 24 10 Colorado Rapids 1–2 New England Revolution Denver
 Report
Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 9,452
Referee: Tim Weyland
May 30 11 New England Revolution 3–1 NY/NJ MetroStars Foxborough
 Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 15,849
Referee: Esse Baharmast
June 1 12 New England Revolution 3–1 Dallas Burn Foxborough
 Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 10,242
Referee: Tim Weyland
June 8 13 New England Revolution 0–0
(2–1 p)		 LA Galaxy Foxborough
Report Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 16,218
Referee: Alberto Giordano
Penalties
June 14 14 New England Revolution 0–1 D.C. United Foxborough
Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 26,313
Referee: Raul Dominguez
June 22 15 New England Revolution 2–2
(2–1 p)		 Dallas Burn Foxborough
 Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 15,819
Referee: Noel Kenny
Penalties
July 4 16 LA Galaxy 2–0 New England Revolution Pasadena
 Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 51,704
Referee: Ali Saheli
July 6 17 San Jose Clash 3–2 New England Revolution San Jose
 Report
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,753
Referee: John Weselak
July 12 18 New England Revolution 2–0 Kansas City Wizards Foxborough
 Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 21,817
Referee: Tim Weyland
July 18 19 New England Revolution 4–2 Tampa Bay Mutiny Foxborough
 Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 19,075
Referee: Paul Tamberino
July 20 20 Columbus Crew 1–0 New England Revolution Columbus
 Report Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 14,248
Referee: Raul Dominguez
July 26 21 Kansas City Wizards 0–0
(4–3 p)		 New England Revolution Kansas City
Report Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 10,029
Penalties
August 3 22 New England Revolution 1–5 San Jose Clash Foxborough
 Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 22,673
Referee: Joshua Patlak
August 9 23 Colorado Rapids 3–0 New England Revolution Denver
 Report Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 8,654
August 14 24 New England Revolution 1–1
(2–3 p)		 LA Galaxy Foxborough
 Report
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 21,886
Referee: Paul Tamberino
Penalties
August 14 25 Columbus Crew 2–1 New England Revolution Columbus
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Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 15,718
Referee: Marcel Yonan
August 27 26 D.C. United 3–2 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
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Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,675
Referee: Noel Kenny
August 30 27 Tampa Bay Mutiny 4–0 New England Revolution Tampa
 Report Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium
Attendance: 9,253
Referee: Esse Baharmast
September 9 28 NY/NJ MetroStars 3–1 New England Revolution East Rutherford
 Report
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,510
Referee: Noel Kenny
September 12 29 New England Revolution 1–0 Columbus Crew Foxborough
 Report Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 21,619
Referee: Ted Covaciu
September 16 30 D.C. United 2–2
(5–4 p)		 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
Keegan red-colored football 32' (o.g.) Harkes 87' Report Moore 12', 53' Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,607
Referee: Toru Kamikawa
Penalties
September 20 31 New England Revolution 3–2 NY/NJ MetroStars Foxborough
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Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 36,273
Referee: Arturo Angeles
September 25 31 Dallas Burn 1–2 New England Revolution Dallas
 Report
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 6,897
Referee: Brian Hall

MLS Cup Playoffs

Further information: 1997 Major League Soccer season § Playoffs

The Revolution qualified for their first ever MLS Cup Playoffs and faced off against reigning champions D.C. United in a best-of-three matches. The team failed to secure a win in either match. It would take until the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2000 before the Revolution would appear in a playoff match again, and until the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2002 before they would advance in a playoff match-up.

Matches

October 5 Game 1 D.C. United 4–1 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
Wegerle 13', 56'
Moreno 65', 76'		 Burns 89' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,540
Referee: Tim Weyland
October 8 Game 2 New England Revolution 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
 Report Williams 53' Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 16,233
Referee: Rich Grady
Penalties

D.C. United win the series 2–0.

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 1997 U.S. Open Cup

The Revolution made their U.S. Open Cup debut after declining to participate in the 1996 edition. They exited in the Third Round after a 4-3 loss in sudden death extra time, to the Long Island Rough Riders.

Matches

July 31 Third Round New England Revolution Massachusetts 3–4 (asdet) Long Island Rough Riders (A-League) New York (state) Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:00 PM
Attendance: 2,031
Referee: Ruben Rodhas

Honors

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New England Revolution – 1997 League and Team Awards
Honor Name
Revolution Team Most Valuable PlayerWalter Zenga[9]
Revolution Team Scoring ChampionAlberto Naveda (20pts; 7g, 6a)[9]
Revolution Team Defender of the YearFrancis Okaroh[9]
MLS All-StarsAlexi Lalas, Ted Chronopoulos, Walter Zenga[9]
MLS Goalkeeper of the YearWalter Zenga (finalist)[9]
MLS Player of the MonthWalter Zenga (September)[9]
MLS Player of the MonthChiquinho Conde (Week 10), Alberto Naveda (Week 11)[9]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    The friendly match against Dallas was originally scheduled for February 25, but was postponsed.[8]

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