The 2003 New England Revolution season was the eighth season for the New England Revolution both as a club and in Major League Soccer (MLS). The club reached the playoffs after finishing second in the Eastern conference. The club was eliminated in the final of the 2002 MLS Cup. Additionally, they participated in the CONCACAF Champions Cup for the first time in their history, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 against Liga Deportiva Alajuelense. Additionally, they reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup.
First team squad
Based on squad statistics retrieved from 2024 New England Revolution Media Guide (pg. 275)
Transfers
Adapted from New England Revolution ClubHistory_Stats _Records.pdf
Transfers In
New England Revolution – 2003 Transfers In Date Name Fee Position Previous club January 3, 2003 Piotr Nowak Trade MF Chicago Fire January 17, 2003 Matt Reis Trade GK LA Galaxy January 17, 2003 Pat Noonan 2003 MLS SuperDraft FW Mid-Michigan Bucks January 17, 2003 Dimelon Westfield 2003 MLS SuperDraft FW Young Harris Mountain Lions January 17, 2003 Kyle Singer 2003 MLS SuperDraft GK Boston College Eagles men's soccer January 28, 2003 Joe-Max Moore ??? FW Everton F.C. April 11, 2003 Jason Moore Trade MF Chicago Fire FC May 21, 2003 Ibrahim Kante Signed to "Developmental Contract" FW ??? June 9, 2003 Jorge Vázquez Undisclosed MF Club Atlético Atlanta July 23, 2003 José Cancela Signed as a "Discovery Player" MF Deportivo Saprissa August 21, 2003 Darío Fabbro Trade FW Kansas City Wizards August 21, 2003 Chris Brown Trade FW Kansas City Wizards October 10, 2003 Chris Bagley Signed as a "Developmental Player" FW Charleston Battery
Transfers Out
New England Revolution – 2003 Transfers Out Date Name Fee Position Destination Club January 17, 2003 Álex Pineda Chacón Traded MF LA Galaxy January 22, 2003 Braeden Cloutier Waived MF Cleveland Force February 10, 2003 Peter Nowak Retired MF N/AApril 16, 2003 Nick Downing Loan DF Portland Timbers April 16, 2003 Winston Griffiths Waived MF Portmore United F.C. July 7, 2003 Daniel Hernandez Transfer (Undisclosed) MF Club Necaxa August 8, 2003 Diego Serna Trade FW LA Galaxy August 21, 2003 Wolde Harris Trade FW Kansas City Wizards August 21, 2003 Jorge Vazquez Trade MF Kansas City Wizards November 25, 2003 Nick Downing Waived DF Charleston Battery November 25, 2003 Tony Frias Waived MF ??? November 25, 2003 Ibrahim Kante Waived FW Baltimore Blast
Honors
Adapted from 2024 New England Revolution Media Guide (pg. 326-328)
New England Revolution – 2003 League Awards and Honors Award Recipient(s) Winner / FInalist MLS Rookie of the Year Pat Noonan Finalist MLS Fair Play Award New England Revolution (Team) Winner MLS Player of the Month Pat Noonan (October) Winner MLS Player of the Week Taylor Twellman (Week 7) Brian Kamler (Week 8) Chris Brown (Week 22) Pat Noonan (Week 24, Week 30) Winners MLS All-Stars Taylor Twellman Winner MLS Play of the Year Adin Brown Finalist MLS Goal of the Year Joe Franchino Finalist
New England Revolution – 2003 Team Awards and Honors Award Recipient(s) Winner / FInalist Revolution Most Valuable Player Taylor Twellman Winner Revolution Defender of the Year Adin Brown Winner Revolution Scoring Champion Taylor Twellman (34 pts.; 15G, 4A) Winner Revolution Humanitarian of the Year Brian Kamler Winner
Statistical leaders
Adapted from 2024 New England Revolution Media Guide (pg. 329)
New England Revolution – 2003 Statistical Leaders Category Recipient(s) Figure Games played (4-way tie - Kamler, Heaps, Joseph, Noonan) 28 Games Started Jay Heaps, Brian Kamler 28 Minutes played Jay Heaps 2,579 Goals Taylor Twellman 15 Assists (4-way tie - Noonan, Max-Moore, Cancela, Ralston) 7 Shots Taylor Twellman 90 Shots on Goal Taylor Twellman 47 Fouls Committed Shalrie Joseph 62
Competitions Major League Soccer
Standings Eastern Conference
Overall table
Matches
2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Regular season
MLS Cup playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
References