1997 New England Revolution Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 11-13 (SO: 4-4) - 37 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Thomas Rongen (11-13, SO: 4-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 342,762, Avg. 21,423 in 16 home dates
1997 New England Revolution RosterTeam Record: 11-13 (SO: 4-4) - 37 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Thomas Rongen (11-13, SO: 4-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 342,762, Avg. 21,423 in 16 home dates
The New England Revolution of Major League Soccer ended the 1997 season with a record of 11 wins and 13 losses, with a 4-4 showing in shootouts for 37 points finishing fourth in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
New England chalked up 44 goals, worst in the league and conceded 57. Alberto Naveda and Imad Baba scored 7 goals each for the Revolution, and Chiquinho Conde contributed five or more also. Walter Zenga topped the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 0.85 goals against average, best among goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Thomas Rongen coached the team. The 1997 New England Revolution lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Naveda | F | 29 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 10.1 | 38 | 18.4 |
| Imad Baba | M | 29 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 14.0 | 25 | 28.0 |
| Chiquinho Conde | F | 17 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 17.6 | 16 | 37.5 |
| Joe-Max Moore | F | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 14.3 | 15 | 26.7 |
| Ivan McKinley | D-M | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 26.7 | 9 | 44.4 |
| John Kerr | F | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 10.5 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Alexi Lalas | D | 30 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 8.3 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Ted Chronopoulos | D | 30 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 6.7 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Alejandro Farias | M | 25 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9.1 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Paul Keegan | F | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 8.3 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Evans Wise | M | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9.1 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Sam George | M | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Darren Sawatzky | F | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 6.3 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Giuseppe Galderisi | F | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Mike Burns | M | 32 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Bill Harte | M | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Patrick Olalere | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Lalas | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Wylie | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Coufal | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Klein | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Dunseth | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Causey | GK | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob Jachym | F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Erik Imler | M | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Walter Zenga | GK | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leonardo Squadrone | D | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Francis Okaroh | D | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 432 | 352 | 39 | 35 | 534 | 455 | 47 | 3 | 105 | 399 | 9.8 | 196 | 19.9 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Zenga | 22 | 22 | 1980:00 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 1.27 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 81 | .717 |
| Scott Coufal | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | .586 |
| Jeff Causey | 6 | 6 | 540:00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 26 | .619 |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 2880:00 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 53 | 1.66 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 124 | .674 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Naveda | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Imad Baba | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Joe-Max Moore | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Ivan McKinley | D-M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Alexi Lalas | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ted Chronopoulos | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Alejandro Farias | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Keegan | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Evans Wise | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Giuseppe Galderisi | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Mike Burns | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Steve Klein | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Dunseth | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walter Zenga | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leonardo Squadrone | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Francis Okaroh | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 26 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 16.7 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Zenga | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | .500 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | .500 |
