The 2009 New York Red Bulls season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began with a 3–0 loss at expansion Seattle Sounders FC on March 19, and ended on October 24 with a 5–0 win over Toronto FC, the last match ever played by the team in Giants Stadium.
| 2009 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Owner |  Red Bull GmbH | ||
| Coach |  Richie Williams Interim | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,744[1] | ||
As of 2023, this was the last season in which the Red Bulls missed the playoffs.[2]
Squad
First-team squad
[3]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | MF |  CMR | Matthew Mbuta |
| 15 | FW | USA | John Wolyniec |
| 17 | MF | USA | Jeremy Hall |
| 18 | DF | USA | Leonard Krupnik |
| 19 | MF |  JAM | Dane Richards |
| 20 | DF |  ARG | Walter García |
| 21 | MF | AUT | Ernst Öbster |
| 22 | MF | USA | Nick Zimmerman |
| 24 | GK |  SEN | Bouna Coundoul |
| 27 | DF |  NZL | Andrew Boyens |
| 32 | MF | USA | Luke Sassano |
Club
Management
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Sporting Director | Jeff Agoos |
| Head Coach | Richie Williams interim |
| Assistant Coach |  Des McAleenan |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Des McAleenan |
| Head Athletic trainer | Rick Guter |
| Assistant Athletic trainer | Michelle Lafiosca |
| Equipment manager |  Fernando Ruiz |
Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: New York Red Bulls
Other information
| Owner | Red Bull GmbH |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Giants Stadium (80,242 / N/A) |
Source: New York Red Bulls
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | — | 15 | March 19, 2009 | October 24, 2009 |
| CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | July 28, 2009 | August 5, 2009 |
Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions
Major League Soccer
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
| 4 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | |
| 6 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
Source: MLS
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (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 |
| 30 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 27 | −24 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: New York Red Bulls
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Matches
Win Tie Loss
MLS
| March 19, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | New York Red Bulls | Seattle, Washington |
Montero  12'Alonso  13'Evans 25'Hurtado 32'Nyassi 67'Montero 75' | Report | Goldthwaite 21' | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 32,523 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| March 28, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | New England Revolution | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States |
| Heaps 35' (o.g.) Sassano 39'Mendes 46+'Borman 48' | Report | Thompson 48' Dube 82'Mansally 90' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 12,462 Referee: Alex Prus |
| April 5, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Thorrington  14'Pappa 33' | Report[permanent dead link] | Goldthwaite 44' Richards 91+' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,633 Referee: Tim Weyland |
| April 11, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 0–0 | New York Red Bulls | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Ching 43' Boswell 79'Chabala 93+' | Report[permanent dead link] | Pietravallo 13' Boyens 34'Stammler 54'Petke 68'Johnson 78' | Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 19,494 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| April 18, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Kandji 2' Angel 57'Hall 66'Richards 69' | Report | Morales 42' Russell 49' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 8,508 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| April 23, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Kansas City, Kansas |
| López 3' (pen.) Conrad 29'Besler 64' | Report | Johnson 2' | Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| April 26, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 2–3 | D.C. United | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Angle 68' Richards 74'Richards 78' | Report | Wallace 21' Simms 34'Jacobson 53'Wallace 68'Emilio 90'Pontius 91+' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,303 Referee: Steven DePiero |
| May 2, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Carson, California |
| Donovan 4' (pen.) | Report | Johnson 76' | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: Abiodun Okulaja Referee: 21,006 |
| May 8, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 4–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Rojas 7' 13' Angel 22'Kandji 40' | Report | Weaver 37' Johnson 45'Pitchkolan 59'Denton 63'Amarikwa 88' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 8,042 Referee: Jeff Gontarek |
| May 16, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Rojas 35' Angel 36'Wolyniec 88'Petke 90' | Report | Akinbiyi 27' Wondolowski 78' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,647 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| May 24, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Pacheco 44' | Report[permanent dead link] | Rolfe 17' Rolfe 45' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,762 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| May 30, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Angel 45' (pen.) Goldthwaite 59' Borman 73' Borman 80' Angel 82' | Report | Casey 25' Casey 48' Ballouchy 60' Palguta 71' Pickens 77' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 12,039 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| June 4, 2009 | D.C. United | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
| Simms 27' Quaranta 36'Emilio 60'Emilio 64'Moreno 93+' (pen.) | Report | Wolyniec 94+' | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,226 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| June 7, 2009 | New England Revolution | 4–0 | New York Red Bulls | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Joseph 33' Heaps 47+'Ralston 52'Twellman 57' 64' | Report | Goldthwaite 45' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,183 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
| June 13, 2009 | Toronto FC | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| Cronin 3' Robinson 31'Dichio 43'Serioux 44'Harmse 88' | Report | Celades 54' Petke 96+' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,843 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| June 20, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 19:30 EST | Kandji 11' Goldthwaite 36'Angel 40' | Report | Montero 48+' Marshall 83' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,313 Referee: Paul Ward |
| June 24, 2009 | Toronto FC | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Vitti 28' Robinson 41'De Rosario 59'Serioux 78' | Report | Richards 78' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,902 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| June 27, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, Ohio |
| Carroll 34' Marshall 45'Schelotto 79' | [1] | Stammler 76' | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,575 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| July 4, 2009 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Frisco, Texas |
| Cunningham 15' Cunningham 17'Ricchetti 74' | Report | Angel 43' | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| July 16, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 1–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Angel 87' (pen.) Rojas 90' | Report | Eskandarian 3' Berhalter 10'Eskandarian 28'Donovan 31'Lewis 45' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 23,238 Referee: Shane Moody |
| July 25, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 4–0 | New York Red Bulls | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Peterson 5' Baudet 34'Noonan 46'LaBrocca 61'Ballouchy 67' | Report | Krupnik 33' Ubiparipovic 45'Petke 68' | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,816 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| August 15, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 0–2 | Chivas USA | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Petke 70' | Report | Galindo 15' Jazic 36'Kljestan 47+'Stepanovic 77'Lillingston 92+' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,556 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| August 23, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 3–2 | FC Dallas | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Angel 4' Richards 27'Wolyniec 55'Goldthwaite 60'Hall 86'Angel 88'Stammler 90+1'Kandji 90+2' | Report | McCarty 19' Ricchetti 56'van den Bergh 72' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 9,648 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| August 30, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Borman 46+' Ubiparipovic 53'Richards 63'Johnson 72' | Report | Ekpo 37' Hejduk 63'Brunner 83' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,323 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 12, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | Kansas City Wizards | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Stammler 37' Johnson 61' | Report[permanent dead link] | Wolff 10' Hirsig 41'Leathers 47'Jewsbury 74'Hartman 91+' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,234 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 18, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | New England Revolution | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Petke 21' Boyens 31'Celades 55'Wolyniec 69' | Report | Nyassi 13' Dube 73' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,979 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| September 26, 2009 | Chivas USA | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Carson, California |
| Kljestan 64' | Report | Celades 56' Angel 84' | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,211 Referee: Alex Prus |
| October 3, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Santa Clara, California |
| Johnson 24' (pen.) | Report | Richards 46+' | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Steven DePiero |
| October 14, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Sandy, Utah |
| Beltran 3' Johnson 59'Williams 80'Espindola 90' | Report | Borman 38' Boyens 86' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,247 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 24, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 5–0 | Toronto FC | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States |
| Kandji 3' Ángel 33'Ángel 62'Kandji 70'Mbuta 94+' (pen.) | Report | White 60' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 21,305 Referee: Alex Prus |
U.S. Open Cup qualification
| April 29, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls | Santa Clara, California |
| Salinas 39' Campos 47'Denton 67'Campos 71' | Report | Petke 2' Sassano 76'Wolyniec 80'Pietravallo 82' | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| May 20, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 3–5 | D.C. United | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:00 EDT | Richards 44' Rojas 48', 61' (pen.) | Report | Pontius 8', 52' Khumalo 18'Barklage 21'Fred 28' | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,056 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
CONCACAF Champions League
v 
New York Red Bulls
New York Red Bulls| July 30, 2009 Preliminary | W Connection  | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls | Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella |
| 20:00 ECT (UTC-4) | Frias 40' Hector 72' | Report[permanent dead link] | Öbster 47' Joseph 60' (o.g.) | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica) |
v 
W Connection
W Connection| August 5, 2009 Preliminary | New York Red Bulls | 1–2 | W Connection | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Wolyniec 19' | Report[permanent dead link] | Toussaint 40' 45' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 6,549 Referee: Paul Ward (Canada) |
References
External links
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