| 2008 season | |||
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| Chairman | Red Bull GmbH | ||
| Manager | Juan Carlos Osorio | ||
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The 2008 season was the 13th season of New York Red Bulls's franchise existence. They played their home games at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Juan Carlos Osorio made his debut as the Red Bulls coach after being hired in December 2007.
Despite finishing eighth of 14 teams on the MLS league table this season, the Red Bulls -- with 39 points (10W-11L-9D) and a negative goal difference -- made a run to the MLS Cup final, advancing as Western Conference champions despite playing in the East. The club would fall to Columbus Crew in the final, 3–1. This would be the franchise's last Cup final appearance until 2024, in the same stadium, where they would also lose to the host LA Galaxy. They would reach the US Open Cup Final in 2017 playing Sporting Kansas City.
The Red Bulls were upset in the U.S. Open Cup by Crystal Palace Baltimore.[1]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated on August 19, 2008.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF |  USA |
Kevin Goldthwaite | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | USA |
Hunter Freeman | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA |
Carlos Mendes | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA |
Seth Stammler | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | USA |
Mike Magee | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 |
| 8 | MF |  BIH |
Siniša Ubiparipović | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | FW |  COL |
Juan Pablo Ángel | 13 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | MF | USA |
Claudio Reyna | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  NED |
Dave van den Bergh | 18 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
| 12 | MF |  RSA |
Danleigh Borman | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | MF |  VEN |
Jorge Rojas | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | USA |
John Wolyniec | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA |
Jozy Altidore | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | VEN |
Gabriel Cichero | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA |
Jon Conway | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  JAM |
Dane Richards | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | COL |
Oscar Echeverry | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  ARG |
Juan Pietravallo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | USA |
Chris Megaloudis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF |  NZL |
Andrew Boyens | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | USA |
Luke Sassano | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA |
Chris Leitch | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 | DF | USA |
Jeff Parke | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
- Disciplinary records for 2008 league matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
| No. | Nat. | Player |  Yellow cards |
 Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | | Kevin Goldthwaite | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | | Carlos Mendes | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | | Seth Stammler | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | | Mike Magee | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | Siniša Ubiparipović | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | | Juan Pablo Ángel | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | Dave van den Bergh | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | | Danleigh Borman | 1 | 0 |
| 13 |  | Jorge Rojas | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | | John Wolyniec | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | | Gabriel Cichero | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | | Dane Richards | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | | Oscar Echeverry | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | Juan Pietravallo | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | | Andrew Boyens | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | | Luke Sassano | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | | Jeff Parke | 2 | 1 |
Pre-season
| Red Bull Salzburg (reserves) | 2 – 3 | New York Red Bulls |
|---|---|---|
Janočko  47'Rakić 53' |
(Report) | Ángel 59' Sassano 66'Magee 78' |
Referee: R. Gruber
Carolina Challenge Cup
| Charleston Battery | 1 – 1 | New York Red Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| Kenga 80' |
(Report) | Mesa 79' |
| Toronto FC | 1 – 1 | New York Red Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| Cunningham 10' |
(Report) | Wolyniec 78' |
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard
| San Jose Earthquakes | 3 – 0 | New York Red Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| Kamara 1' Glinton 49'Brunner  88' (o.g.) |
(Report) |
Referee: Andrew Chapin
MLS season
Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls
| April 5 1 | Columbus Crew | 0–2 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | (Report) | Van den Bergh 1' Goldthwaite 8' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,119 Referee: Alex Prus |
New York Red Bulls v FC Dallas
| April 12 | New York Red Bulls | 0 – 2 | FC Dallas | Pizza Hut Park |
| 20:30 EST | (Report) | Álvarez 1' Cooper 66' |
Attendance: 11,564 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
New England Revolution v New York Red Bulls
| April 19 | New England Revolution | 1 – 1 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | Larentowicz 56' |
(Report) | Altidore 30' |
Attendance: 12,047 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
San Jose Earthquakes v New York Red Bulls
| April 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 – 2 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | (Report) | Magee 79' (pen.) Altidore 90+5' |
Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
New York Red Bulls v Toronto FC
| May 1 | New York Red Bulls | 1 – 1 | Toronto FC | BMO Field |
| 19:00 EST | Van den Bergh 39' |
(Report) | Vélez 22' |
Attendance: 19,816 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
New York Red Bulls v Los Angeles Galaxy
| May 10 | New York Red Bulls | 2 – 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | The Home Depot Center |
| 22:30 EST | Borman 21' Ángel 78' |
(Report) | Gordon 77' |
Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Alex Prus |
Kansas City Wizards v New York Red Bulls
| May 17 | Kansas City Wizards | 1 – 1 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | Conrad 20' |
(Report) | Borman 81' |
Attendance: 15,755 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls
| May 25 | Chicago Fire | 5 – 1 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 15:00 EST | Barrett 8', 60' Rolfe 48'Blanco 55' (pen.)Segares 62' |
(Report) | Altidore 74' |
Attendance: 14,754 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
New York Red Bulls v Houston Dynamo
| May 31 | New York Red Bulls | 0 – 1 | Houston Dynamo | Robertson Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | (Report) | Ching 68' |
Attendance: 17,204 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
CD Chivas USA v New York Red Bulls
| June 5 | CD Chivas USA | 0 – 1 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | (Report) | Ángel 75' |
Attendance: 9,521 Referee: Alex Prus |
New York Red Bulls v D.C. United
| June 14 | New York Red Bulls | 1 – 4 | D.C. United | RFK Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | Van den Bergh 54' |
(Report) | Emilio 23' Simms 26'Emilio 45+1', 59' |
Attendance: 18,622 Referee: Kevin Stott |
New York Red Bulls v New England Revolution
| June 18 | New York Red Bulls | 1 – 1 | New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | Stammler 37' |
(Report) | Ralston 79' |
Attendance: 10,596 Referee: Joe Caroccio |
FC Dallas v New York Red Bulls
| June 21 | FC Dallas | 0 – 1 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | (Report) | Goldthwaite 16' |
Attendance: 16,427 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
New York Red Bulls v Chivas USA
| June 28 | New York Red Bulls | 1 – 1 | Chivas USA | The Home Depot Center |
| 22:30 EST | Van den Bergh 26' |
(Report) | Razov 45+4' |
Attendance: 16,379 Referee: Mauricio Navarro |
New York Red Bulls v Colorado Rapids
| July 4 | New York Red Bulls | 0 – 4 | Colorado Rapids | Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
| 21:30 EST | (Report) | McManus 24' Ballouchy 36'Clark 49'Cummings 68' |
Attendance: 18,776 Referee: Tim Weyland |
New York Red Bulls v Kansas City Wizards
| July 10 | New York Red Bulls | 1 – 2 | Kansas City Wizards | CommunityAmerica Ballpark |
| 20:00 EST | Ángel 71' |
(Report) | Conrad 11' Arnaud 47' |
Attendance: 8,773 Referee: Jasen Anno |
Los Angeles Galaxy v New York Red Bulls
| July 19 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 – 2 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 18:30 EST | Ruiz 29' Donovan 90+2' |
(Report) | Van den Bergh 35' Ángel 71' |
Attendance: 46,754 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
New York Red Bulls v San Jose Earthquakes
| July 27 | New York Red Bulls | 1 – 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Buck Shaw Stadium |
| 15:00 EST | Denton 4' (o.g.) |
(Report) | Huckerby 13' |
Attendance: 9,046 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
D.C. United v New York Red Bulls
| August 10 | D.C. United | 1 – 4 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 17:00 EST | Moreno 16' |
(Report) | Ángel 27', 50' Magee 45'Ubiparipović 87' |
Attendance: 15,038 Referee: Shane Moody |
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls
| August 17 | Toronto FC | 0 – 2 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 17:00 EST | (Report) | Magee 37' Ángel 90+2' |
Attendance: 11,119 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
Houston Dynamo v New York Red Bulls
| August 24 | Houston Dynamo | 0 – 3 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 15:00 EST | (Report) | Ángel 8' Richards 26'Magee 60' |
Attendance: 12,549 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
New York Red Bulls v D.C. United
| August 30 | New York Red Bulls | 0 – 0 | D.C. United | RFK Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | (Report) | Attendance: 15,616 Referee: Kevin Stott |
New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire
| September 6 | New York Red Bulls | 0 – 1 | Chicago Fire | Toyota Park |
| 20:30 EST | (Report) | King 36' |
Attendance: 16,776 Referee: Mauricio Navarro |
Real Salt Lake v New York Red Bulls
| September 13 | Real Salt Lake | 1 – 2 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | Movsisyan 38' |
(Report) | Ángel 49' Van den Bergh 64' |
Attendance: 11,692 Referee: Kevin Stott |
New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew
| September 18 | New York Red Bulls | 1 – 3 | Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew Stadium |
| 19:00 EST | Ángel 21' |
(Report) | Hejduk 41' Rogers 46'Gaven 85' |
Attendance: 10,881 Referee: Alex Prus |
Colorado Rapids v New York Red Bulls
| September 27 | Colorado Rapids | 5 – 4 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | Cummings 3' Casey 11', 45', 90'Petke 43' |
(Report) | Magee 5' Ángel 34'Richards 40'Mbuta 74' |
Attendance: 14,795 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls
| October 4 | Toronto FC | 3 – 1 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | Barrett 27' Barrett 65'Ibrahim 86' |
(Report) | Richards 49' |
Attendance: 13,756 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
New York Red Bulls v Real Salt Lake
| October 9 | New York Red Bulls | 1 – 1 | Real Salt Lake | Rio Tinto Stadium |
| 22:00 EST | Van den Bergh 31' |
(Report) | Olave 41' |
Attendance: 20,008 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls
| September 18 | Columbus Crew | 1 – 3 | New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium |
| 19:30 EST | Lenhart 67' |
(Report) | Ángel 48', 76' Cepero 83' |
Attendance: 18,546 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire
| October 23 | New York Red Bulls | 2 – 5 | Chicago Fire | Toyota Park |
| 21:00 EST | Ángel 32' Kandji 88' |
(Report) | Rolfe 11', 38', 44' McBride 53'Woolard 75' |
Attendance: 13,274 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
U.S. Open Cup
Mid-season friendlies
MLS Playoffs
| Houston Dynamo | 1 – 1 | New York Red Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| Kamara 85' |
(Report) | Ángel 48' |
| New York Red Bulls | 3 – 0 | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Richards 25' Ángel 36'Wolyniec 81' |
(Report) |
MLS Cup
| New York Red Bulls | 1 – 3 | Columbus Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Wolyniec 51' |
(Report) | Moreno 31' Marshall 53'Hejduk 82' |
See also
References
- "2008 Third Round: Who needs wings? Crystal Palace Baltimore stuns Red Bulls". thecup.us. July 1, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2025.