New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls
Full name	New York Red Bulls
Nickname(s)	Red Bulls, Metro
Founded	1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars)
Ground	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey
Capacity	25,189
Manager	Hans Backe
League	Major League Soccer
2009/10	Eastern Conference: 1st; Overall: 3rd; Playoffs: Quarter Finals pattern_la1 =
Home colours	Away colours

The New York Red Bulls are an American soccer team. They play in Major League Soccer in Harrison, New Jersey. Until 2006, they were known as the MetroStars. Their homeground is the Red Bull Arena in Harrison.

HistoryEdit

The club was founded in 1995 by John Werner Kluge and Stuart Subotnick, two managers for MetroMedia, under the name MetroStars. The club was a founding member of Major League Soccer. In 2006 the team was sold to the Austrian company Red Bull and renamed the New York Red Bulls. The team is the only one in the MLS which never reached a major title. There were a lot of well-known soccer players on the team from all over the world such as Roberto Donadoni, Lothar Matthäus (FIFA World Cup 1990, UEFA Champion 1980), Adolfo Valencia, Youri Djorkaeff, Amado Guevara, Juan Pablo Angel,Daniel Rodriguez, Thierry Henry, and Rafael Márquez.

Current squadEdit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	Colombia	Wilman Conde
3	DF	United States	Jonathan Borrajo
4	DF	Mexico	Rafael Márquez
5	DF	Sweden	S. Markus Holgersson
6	MF	Finland	Teemu Tainio
7	DF	Costa Rica	Roy Miller
8	MF	Norway	Jan Gunnar Solli
9	MF	Morocco	Mehdi Ballouchy
10	MF	Guatemala	Daniel Rodriguez (captain)
13	MF	United States	Ryan Maduro
14	FW	France	Thierry Henry (captain)
15	DF	United States	Tyler Ruthven
16	DF	United States	Connor Lade


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	United States	Juan Agudelo
18	GK	United States	Ryan Meara
19	MF	Jamaica	Dane Richards
21	FW	United States	Corey Hertzog
22	DF	United States	Stephen Keel
24	GK	United States	Jeremy Vuolo
25	MF	United States	Brandon Barklage
27	FW	Colombia	Jhonny Arteaga
33	FW	United States	Kenny Cooper
44	MF	Iceland	Victor Palsson
99	FW	Colombia	José Angulo
11	MF	United States	Dax McCarty

International playersEdit

Former players Tony Meola, Tab Ramos, Tim Howard, Alexi Lalas, Clint Mathis, Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, Claudio Reyna, Eddie Pope, and Tim Ream have all played for the U.S. national team. Current players Juan Agudelo,Daniel Rodriguez, Dax McCarty, and Kenny Cooper have also played for the USMNT.