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| Sporting director | Andy Roxburgh | ||
| Head coach | Mike Petke | ||
| MLS | 4th – Eastern | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | ||
| MLS Cup | Finals | ||
| CONCACAF Champions League | Group | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bradley Wright-Phillips (27) All: Bradley Wright-Phillips (31) | ||
| Highest home attendance | Overall: 25,219 vs Arsenal (July 26) Season: 23,776 vs Chicago Fire (May 10) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,278 vs Houston Dynamo (April 23) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 18,517 | ||
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The 2014 New York Red Bulls season was the Red Bulls' nineteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top division for soccer in the United States.
In 2014, the Red Bulls participated in the CONCACAF Champions League for the second time in team history (the first time being 2010).[1] The team also entered the 2014 MLS season as the reigning Supporters Shield winners.[2]
Background
The previous season saw the Red Bulls under new leadership with both former general manager Erik Solér and head coach Hans Backe not being given contract extensions and thus relieved from their duties.[3] They were replaced by Jérôme de Bontin, who took over as general manager, Andy Roxburgh as sporting director, and then-assistant coach Mike Petke as new head coach.[4] During the winter pre-season the club made numerous roster moves with several regulars such as Sébastien Le Toux, Joel Lindpere, Wilman Conde, and Kenny Cooper leaving the team.[5][6][7][8] The club also released disappointing designated player Rafael Márquez.[9] In terms of notable signings, the team managed to sign in Fabián Espíndola, Jámison Olave, former Brazil international Juninho, Eric Alexander, Jonny Steele, and former France international Péguy Luyindula.[10][11][12][13][14]
It took the Red Bulls five games before finally winning their first match of the 2013 MLS season against the Philadelphia Union at Red Bull Arena by a score of 2–1 on March 30.[15] A 4–0 victory over the Montreal Impact at Red Bull Arena on July 13 turned out to be the turning point for the Red Bulls season as from then on the Red Bulls went on to win eight of their last fourteen games that season and thus secure the Supporters Shield on October 27 in their last match against the Chicago Fire at Red Bull Arena.[2] However, despite winning the Supporters Shield, the Red Bulls failed to make it farther than that as the team were eliminated from the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs by the Houston Dynamo in the first round they played in.[16]
Roster transactions
Pre-season
The first roster move by the Red Bulls was announced on November 21, 2013, when it was announced that two-time MLS Cup winning goalkeeper Kevin Hartman had decided to retire from the game.[17] Then, four days later, it was announced that the team had decided to decline the contract options of defenders David Carney and Brandon Barklage.[18] Then on November 27, the Red Bulls announced another departure from the team by parting ways with defender Heath Pearce.[19]
The Red Bulls then announced their first non-departure news of the off-season on December 4 when they announced that defender Kosuke Kimura, midfielder Eric Alexander, and forward Péguy Luyindula had all re-signed with the team.[20] Then on December 10 it was announced by Major League Soccer that the Red Bulls had also declined the contract option on forwards Fabián Espíndola and Andre Akpan when they released the list of eligible players for the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[21] However, on December 12 it was announced that Akpan had re-signed with the Red Bulls.[22]
The Red Bulls first signing of the season came on December 13 when they signed former American international Bobby Convey from Toronto FC in a trade for the Red Bulls' first-round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and first-round pick in the 2016 Supplemental Draft.[23] The Red Bulls also got Toronto FC's second-round pick in the 2014 SuperDraft in the trade. The Red Bulls then re-signed goalkeeper Luis Robles and defender Roy Miller on December 16[24] before parting ways with defender Markus Holgersson on January 2, 2014.[25]
Then, right before pre-season training began, the Red Bulls signed Spanish defender Armando Lozano from Córdoba[26] before signing English fullback Richard Eckersley via a trade with Toronto FC for the Red Bulls fourth round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.[27] Then, on January 29, it was announced that 2013 Team Defensive Player of the Year Jámison Olave had re-signed for the Red Bulls.[28]
Finally, on March 6, right before the season began, the Red Bulls announced the signings of Cameroonian defender Ambroise Oyongo and draft picks Chris Duvall and Eric Stevenson.[29]
During the season
The Red Bulls made their first roster transaction during the season on July 10 when they mutually agreed to part ways with midfielder Jonny Steele.[30] Steele went on to sign for the Newcastle Jets of the A-League three days later.[31] Then, later during the month of July, the Red Bulls sent out midfielders Ian Christianson and Connor Lade to Orlando City of the USL Pro and New York Cosmos of the NASL respectively in order to gain more game time.[32][33]
The Red Bulls then made their first signing of the summer transfer window on July 28 when they secured the signature of trialist Damien Perrinelle for the remainder of the season.[34] Two weeks later the Red Bulls traded Andre Akpan to the New England Revolution for Saër Sène.[35]
In
| # | Position: | Player | Signed from | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | MF |  Bobby Convey
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 Toronto FC
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Trade for 2014 MLS SuperDraft 1st round pick and 2016 Supplemental Draft pick | December 13, 2013 | [23] |
| 5 | DF |  Armando Lozano
|
Córdoba
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Signed on a free transfer | January 23, 2014 | [26] |
| 2 | DF |  Richard Eckersley
|
Toronto FC
|
Trade for 2017 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick | January 27, 2014 | [27] |
| 3 | DF |  Ambroise Oyongo
|
Coton Sport
|
Signed after pre-season | March 6, 2014 | [29] |
| 19 | MF | Eric Stevenson
|
Draft pick | Signed after pre-season | March 6, 2014 | [29] |
| 25 | DF | Chris Duvall
|
Draft pick | Signed after pre-season | March 6, 2014 | [29] |
| 55 | DF |  Damien Perrinelle
|
Istres
|
Signed after a trial | July 28, 2014 | [34] |
| 39 | FW | Saër Sène
|
New England Revolution
|
Traded for Andre Akpan and allocation money | August 12, 2014 | [35] |
Out
| # | Position: | Player | Signed by | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kevin Hartman
|
Retired | November 21, 2013 | [17] | |
| 8 | DF |  David Carney
|
Newcastle Jets
|
Option declined | November 25, 2013 | [18] |
| 25 | DF | Brandon Barklage
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
Option declined | November 25, 2013 | [18] |
| 3 | DF | Heath Pearce
|
Montreal Impact
|
Released | November 27, 2013 | [19] |
| 9 | FW |  Fabián Espíndola
|
D.C. United
|
Option declined | December 10, 2013 | [21] |
| 5 | DF |  Markus Holgersson
|
Wigan Athletic
|
Released | January 2, 2014 | [25] |
| 19 | FW | Amando Moreno
|
 Club Tijuana
|
Mutual Decision | February 19, 2014 | [36] |
| 22 | MF |  Jonny Steele
|
Newcastle Jets
|
Mutual Decision | July 10, 2014 | [30] |
| 9 | FW | Andre Akpan
|
New England Revolution
|
Traded for Saër Sène and international spot | August 12, 2014 | [35] |
Loaned out
| # | Position: | Player | Loaned to | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MF | Ian Christianson
|
Orlando City
|
July 25, 2014 | [32] |
| 16 | DF | Connor Lade
|
New York Cosmos
|
July 26, 2014 | [33] |
Re-signed
| # | Position: | Player | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | DF |  Kosuke Kimura
|
December 4, 2013 | [20] |
| 12 | MF | Eric Alexander
|
December 4, 2013 | [20] |
| 8 | FW | Péguy Luyindula
|
December 4, 2013 | [20] |
| 15 | FW | Andre Akpan
|
December 12, 2013 | [22] |
| 31 | GK | Luis Robles
|
December 16, 2013 | [24] |
| 7 | DF |  Roy Miller
|
December 16, 2013 | [24] |
| 4 | DF |  Jámison Olave
|
January 29, 2014 | [28] |
Draft picks
| Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 (22) | — | DF | Chris Duvall
|
Wake Forest University | [37] |
| 2 (34) | — | MF | Eric Stevenson
|
University of Akron | [37] |
Team information
Squad information
As of July 29, 2014.[38]