The , nicknamed ''the Revs'', is a professional
Soccer club based in
Foxborough, Massachusetts that participates in
Major League Soccer . Even though the club is based in Foxborough, the club represents all of New England, including the cities of
Boston, Massachusetts and
Providence, Rhode Island . The club is owned by
Robert Kraft , who also owns the
New England Patriots of the
NFL . The team colors are navy blue and red.
The Revs currently play their home matches at
Gillette Stadium . The club played their home games at the adjacent and now-demolished
Foxboro Stadium , during the 1996 through 2001 seasons. Foxboro Stadium was formerly called both Schaefer Stadium and Sullivan Stadium. The Revs hold the distinction of being the only MLS team to have every game in its history televised
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The Revs have never won a major title. They came close three times, reaching the . The Revolution again faced LD Alajuelense of Costa Rica in the home and away
2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup . The "home" game was played
February 22 ,
2006 in Bermuda despite some fans feeling that playing at Gillette Stadium in the adverse conditons of winter in New England could have been advantageous. The Revs failed to advance, as they drew 0-0 in Bermuda and lost 0-1 in Costa Rica.
''No major honors''
''As of March 30, 2006''
Source: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/players/roster.jsp?club=ner
- Brian O'Donovan (1995-1996)
- Todd Smith (2001-2002)
- Craig Tornberg (2003-)
''regular season/playoffs''
- 1996: 19,025
- 1997: 21,423/16,233
- 1998: 19,188
- 1999: 16,735
- 2000: 15,463/10,723
- 2001: 15,645
- 2002: 16,927
- 2003: 14,641/14,823
- 2004: 12,226/5,679
- 2005: 12,525/13,849
- All-Time: 16,808
