The New England Revolution is a soccer team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts,[1] that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the first-division league in the United States.[2] The club began play in 1996 as one of ten original MLS teams.[3] The Revolution have had nine permanent managers, with four interim managers (not including those who later served full-time as the manager).
The longest-serving manager is Steve Nicol, who was in charge for 330 league and playoff matches over two stints, with the longest being a ten-season run from May 2002 to October 2011. He is the most successful Revolution manager in terms of honors won, having led the team to a US Open Cup win in 2007 and a SuperLiga win in 2008; during his tenure the Revolution also made four unsuccessful trips to the MLS Cup final. The shortest-serving permanent manager (excluding the current one) is Frank Stapleton, who stepped down after the club's inaugural season. The current manager is Caleb Porter, who was hired after the 2023 season.