New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls
Full nameRed Bull New York
Nickname(s)The Red Bulls
Metro[1][2]
Short nameRBNY, NYRB
Founded1994 (30 years ago) (1994);[3] as
New York/New Jersey MetroStars
StadiumRed Bull Arena
Harrison, New Jersey, U.S.
Capacity25,000[4]
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
General managerMarc de Grandpré
Head coachSandro Schwarz
LeagueMajor League Soccer
2024Eastern Conference: 7th
Overall: 16th
Playoffs: TBD
Websitenewyorkredbulls.com
Current season
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The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in New Jersey and represent the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and began play in the league's inaugural season in 1996 as the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 2006, the team was sold to Red Bull GmbH and re-branded as part of the company's global network of soccer clubs.[5]

The Red Bulls have played their home matches at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, since 2010, having previously played at Giants Stadium. The club is one of two teams in MLS based in the New York metropolitan region along with New York City FC, which entered the league in 2015. The two teams compete against each other in the Hudson River Derby. Other rivals include the Philadelphia Union and fellow MLS originals D.C. United.

The Red Bulls have reached the MLS Cup final once in 2008 where they were defeated by the Columbus Crew. The club has won three regular season Supporters' Shield titles in 2013, 2015 and 2018, has also twice reached the final of the U.S. Open Cup in 2003 and 2017, losing on both occasions, and once have reached the semi finals of the CONCACAF Champions League in 2018, losing to Chivas.

  1. ^ "The Future Is Bright/Part Three/Jeff Zaun guides U-14s using lessons learned from Metros past". NewYorkRedBulls.com. MLS Digital. September 5, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Petke's golazo leads Metros past Revs". NewYorkRedBulls.com. MLS Digital. November 17, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "General Overview". Major League Soccer. 2009. Archived from the original on June 25, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  4. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions – Red Bull Arena". New York Red Bulls. July 8, 2015. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "New York Red Bulls History – Team". NewYorkRedBulls.com. MLS Digital. Retrieved March 31, 2020.