The New England Revolution is a soccer team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the first-division league in the United States. The club began play in 1996 as one of ten original MLS teams. The MLS regular season typically runs from February to October and the best-performing team is awarded the Supporters' Shield. The top teams from each conference qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, a postseason tournament that culminates in the MLS Cup.

In addition to league play, the Revolution have usually competed in the annual U.S. Open Cup tournament organized by the United States Soccer Federation. In 2023, they competed in the Leagues Cup, which was contested by teams from MLS and Liga MX of Mexico. The league and cup tournaments serve as qualifiers for the following year's CONCACAF Champions Cup (formerly the CONCACAF Champions League), an annual international competition between league and cup champions in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The CONCACAF Champions Cup winner then qualifies for the next FIFA Club World Cup, which is held annually but will switch to every four years beginning in 2025.

The Revolution also participated in the North American SuperLiga, a former competition between MLS and Liga MX teams that was held from 2007 to 2010. The Revolution qualified in 2008 as the runners up in the 2007 MLS Cup, and qualified in 2009 and 2010 as one of the four MLS teams with the best regular-season record out of teams not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup. In 2020, the Revolution participated in the MLS is Back Tournament, a one-time club tournament for MLS teams held during the 2020 season, which had been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of the end of the 2025 season, the club has played 30 seasons in MLS with 357 wins, 390 losses, and 211 draws over 958 games. The club set the record for the most points in a single season with 73 points in the 2021 season, which was broken by Inter Miami CF at the end of the 2024 season. The Revolution's best season attendance was in 2024, with an average of 29,262 spectators per game, including a sellout match against Inter Miami. Their worst season of attendance was in 2020, where they had 1,529 spectators per game, although they played 10 home games without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of the end of the 2023 season, their worst season of attendance without COVID-19 restrictions came in 2006, in which an average of 11,786 fans attended each match.

Key Key to competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914 and open to all registered teams. Leagues Cup (LC) – An inter-league competition hosted by MLS teams against clubs from Liga MX in Mexico since 2020. CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) – The premier club competition in North and Central American soccer since 1962. It was named the Champions' Cup until 2008 and the CONCACAF Champions League from 2008 to 2023. MLS is Back Tournament (MiB) – A club tournament for MLS teams held once during the 2020 season, which had been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. North American SuperLiga (SL) – A club tournament for MLS teams and Liga MX teams held four times from the 2007 season to the 2010 season.

Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last Last place ♦ League top scorerItalics Ongoing competition

Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or canceled QR2 = Qualifying round two QR3 = Qualifying round three PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round Ro32 = Round of 32 Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarterfinals or Conference Semifinals SF = Semifinals or Conference Finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Seasons

+ Results of New England Revolution league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonLeaguePositionPlayoffs OtherAverage attendanceTop goalscorer(s)CompetitionResultName(s)Goals1996 32 15 17 – 43 56 33 1.03 5th 9th 19,025 111997 32 15 17 – 40 53 37 1.16 4th 8th 21,423 71998 32 11 21 – 53 66 29 0.91 6th 12th 19,188 181999 32 12 20 – 38 53 26 0.81 5th 8th 16,735 152000 32 13 13 6 47 49 45 1.41 2nd 7th 15,463 162001 27 7 14 6 35 52 27 1.00 3rd 9th 16,256 82002 28 12 14 2 49 49 38 1.36 5th 16,927 25♦2003 30 12 9 9 55 47 45 1.50 2nd 3rd 15,822 172004 30 8 13 9 42 43 33 1.10 4th 9th 12,226 12♦2005 32 17 7 8 55 37 59 1.84 12,525 17♦2006 32 12 8 12 39 35 48 1.50 2nd 3rd 11,786 152007 30 14 8 8 51 43 50 1.67 2nd 4th 16,787 232008 30 12 11 7 40 43 43 1.43 3rd 5th North American SuperLiga 17,580 92009 30 11 10 9 33 37 42 1.40 3rd 7th North American SuperLiga 13,732 92010 30 9 16 5 32 50 32 1.07 7th 13th North American SuperLiga 12,987 82011 34 5 16 13 38 58 28 0.82 9th 17th 13,222 82012 34 9 17 8 39 44 35 1.03 9th 16th 14,001 112013 34 14 11 9 49 38 51 1.50 3rd 7th 14,844 132014 34 17 13 4 51 46 55 1.62 2nd 5th 16,681 182015 34 14 12 8 48 47 50 1.47 5th 11th 19,627 102016 34 11 14 9 44 54 42 1.24 7th 14th 20,185 72017 34 13 15 6 53 61 45 1.32 7th 15th 19,367 122018 34 10 13 11 49 55 41 1.21 8th 16th 18,347 122019 34 11 11 12 50 57 45 1.32 7th 14th 16,737 102020 23 8 7 8 26 25 32 1.39 8th 15th MLS is Back Tournament 1,529 82021 34 22 5 7 65 41 73 2.15 12,204 162022 34 10 12 12 47 50 42 1.24 10th 20th 21,221 112023 34 15 9 10 58 46 55 1.62 5th 6th Leagues Cup 23,940 112024 34 9 21 4 37 74 31 0.91 14th 26th DNQ DNE Leagues Cup 29,262 122025 34 9 16 9 44 51 36 1.06 11th 23rd DNQ DNQ - - 24,477 10 958 357 390 211 1350 1460 -110 1258 1.31 W (3)W (1)RU (5)W (1)QF (3) Taylor Twellman 119

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