2015 New York Red Bulls season explained

The 2015 New York Red Bulls season was the franchise's twentieth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.^[3]

Roster transactions

In

	Position	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
—			New York City FC	In exchange for Ryan Meara on loan		[4]
—			Academy	Homegrown player		[5]
—			Chicago Fire			[6]
—			Chivas USA			[7]
—			Free Agent	Re-signed with the club
—			AC Ajaccio
—			Montreal Impact	In exchange for Eric Alexander, Ambroise Oyongo and an international player spot		[8]
—			Anderlecht			[9]
—			Carolina RailHawks			[10]
—			Montreal Impact			[11]
—			Rainbow F.C.
—			Bodø/Glimt			[12]
—			Harbour View			[13]
—			Free Agent	Re-signed with the club		[14]
—			Tampa Bay Rowdies			[15]
—			Queens Park Rangers			[16]
—			San Lorenzo	$2,200,000 Transfer Fee		[17]

Out

	Position	Player	Signed by	Details	Date	Source
14			Retired			[18]
55			New York Red Bulls	Option Declined		[19]
32			Retired	Option Declined
27			Widzew Łódź	Option Declined
			Oldham Athletic	Option Declined
15			Free Agent	Option Declined
13			New York Red Bulls	Option Declined
39			Blackpool FC	Option Declined
4			Real Salt Lake	Traded for allocation money		[20]
3			Montreal Impact	In exchange for Felipe Martins
12			Montreal Impact	In exchange for Felipe Martins
17			Shanghai Shenhua	Free		[21]
19			Cincinnati	Waived		[22]
6			Whitecaps FC 2	Waived		[23]
5			Elche CF	Waived
21			New York Cosmos B	Waived		[24]
23			Charlotte Independence	Waived
-			Retired			[25]
35			Estrella San Agustín	Waived		[26]

Loaned out

	Position	Player	Loaned to	Details	Date	Source
18			New York City FC	In exchange for Sal Zizzo
91			Indy Eleven			[27]

Draft picks

Round		Position	Player	College/Club Team	Reference
1 (18)	—		Leo Stolz	UCLA	[28]
2 (39)	—		Stefano Bonomo	University of California, Berkeley
3 (59)	—		Shawn McLaws	Coastal Carolina University	[29]
4 (79)	—		Manolo Sanchez	Clemson University

Team information

Squad information

As of August 5, 2015.^[30]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age) [31]	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
18	Kyle Reynish		GK	March 8, 2015	Chicago Fire
24	Santiago Castaño		GK	March 8, 2015	Academy
31	Luis Robles		GK	March 8, 2015	Karlsruher SC
Defenders
3	Shawn McLaws		RB	March 8, 2015	Coastal Carolina University
5	Connor Lade		RB	March 8, 2015	St. John's University
6	Anthony Wallace		LB	March 8, 2015	Tampa Bay Rowdies
7	Roy Miller		LB	March 8, 2015	Rosenborg
20	Matt Miazga		CB	March 8, 2015	Academy
22	Karl Ouimette		CB/LB	March 8, 2015	Montreal Impact
23	Ronald Zubar		CB	March 8, 2015	AC Ajaccio
25	Chris Duvall		RB	March 8, 2015	Wake Forest University
55	Damien Perrinelle		CB	March 8, 2015	FC Istres
92	Kemar Lawrence		LB	March 8, 2015	Harbour View
Midfielders
8	Felipe		CM	March 8, 2015	Montreal Impact
10	Lloyd Sam		RW	March 8, 2015	Leeds United
11	Dax McCarty		CM	March 8, 2015	D.C. United
13	Mike Grella		LW	March 8, 2015	Carolina RailHawks
15	Sal Zizzo		RW/LW	March 8, 2015	Sporting Kansas City
16	Sacha Kljestan		CM	March 8, 2015	Anderlecht
17	Manolo Sanchez		MF	March 8, 2015	Clemson University
19	Leo Stolz		MF	March 8, 2015	UCLA
21	Marius Obekop		MF	March 8, 2015	Renaissance
27	Sean Davis		CM	March 8, 2015	Academy
30	Gonzalo Verón		RW/CM	March 8, 2015	San Lorenzo
98	Shaun Wright-Phillips		RW/LW	March 8, 2015	Queens Park Rangers
Forwards
9	Anatole Abang		FW	March 8, 2015	Rainbow F.C.
99	Bradley Wright-Phillips		FW	March 8, 2015	Charlton Athletic

Competitions

Major League Soccer season

See main article: 2015 Major League Soccer season.

Tables

Overall Table

MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference finals

U.S. Open Cup

New York Red Bulls will enter the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.^[32]

International Champions Cup

Player statistics

|-|colspan="12"|Players who left the club during the season|-|colspan="12"|Out on Loan

Top scorers

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1	FW	99	Bradley Wright-Phillips	17	1	0	18
2	MF	10	Lloyd Sam	10	0	2	12
3	FW	13	Mike Grella	9	0	1	10
4	MF	16	Sacha Kljestan	8	0	1	9
5	FW	9	Anatole Abang	4	1	1	6
6	MF	8	Felipe	3	0	0	3
7	DF	6	Anthony Wallace	2	0	0	2
	MF	11	Dax McCarty	1	1	0	2
	DF	23	Ronald Zubar	1	0	1	2
	DF	55	Damien Perrinelle	2	0	0	2
8	MF	15	Sal Zizzo	0	0	1	1
	DF	20	Matt Miazga	1	0	0	1
	DF	25	Chris Duvall	1	0	0	1
	MF	27	Sean Davis	0	0	1	1
	MF	30	Gonzalo Verón	1	0	0	1
	DF	92	Kemar Lawrence	1	0	0	1
	MF	98	Shaun Wright-Phillips	1	0	0	1
Total				62	3	8	73

As of November 29, 2015.

Assist Leaders

width=60	Place	width=60	Position	width=60	Number	width=175	Name	width=100		width=100		width=100		width=100	Total
1	MF	16	Sacha Kljestan	10	1	1	12
2	FW	13	Mike Grella	6	0	2	8
3	MF	11	Dax McCarty	7	0	0	7
	FW	99	Bradley Wright-Phillips	6	0	1	7
4	MF	10	Lloyd Sam	4	1	1	6
5	MF	8	Felipe	3	0	1	4
6	MF	30	Gonzalo Verón	1	1	0	2
	DF	92	Kemar Lawrence	2	0	0	2
7	DF	5	Connor Lade	1	0	0	1
	FW	9	Anatole Abang	1	0	0	1
	MF	15	Sal Zizzo	1	0	0	1
	DF	20	Matt Miazga	1	0	0	1
	MF	21	Marius Obekop	1	0	0	1
	DF	25	Chris Duvall	1	0	0	1
	MF	27	Sean Davis	1	0	0	1
	DF	55	Damien Perrinelle	1	0	0	1
	MF	98	Shaun Wright-Phillips	1	0	0	1
Total				47	3	6	55

As of November 29, 2015.
This table does not include secondary assists.

Clean Sheets

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1	GK	31	Luis Robles	9	3	1	13
Total				9	3	1	13

As of November 29, 2015.

See also

• 2015 in American soccer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lalas. Greg. New York Red Bulls name Jesse Marsch as new head coach. mlssoccer.com. January 7, 2015. January 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150111162213/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/01/07/new-york-red-bulls-name-jesse-marsch-new-head-coach. dead.
2. Web site: Red Bulls name Ali Curtis as club's new Sporting Director. newyorkredbulls.com.
3. Web site: 2015 Earlybird Season tickets. New York Red Bulls. October 30, 2014.
4. Web site: Red Bulls loan goalkeeper Ryan Meara to New York City FC for 2015 season. New York Red Bulls. December 11, 2014.
5. Web site: Red Bulls sign Homegrown Player Sean Davis to MLS contract for 2015 season. New York Red Bulls. December 11, 2014.
6. Web site: Red Bulls acquire goalkeeper Kyle Reynish from Chicago Fire. January 20, 2015.
7. Web site: Red Bulls sign Jean-Baptiste, Perrinelle, and Zubar. January 27, 2015.
8. Web site: Red Bulls trade Alexander, Oyongo to Montreal for Felipe, top allocation spot. New York Red Bulls. January 27, 2015.
9. Web site: USMNT midfielder Sacha Kljestan returns to MLS, signs with New York Red Bulls. January 28, 2015. January 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128200830/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/01/28/usmnt-midfielder-sacha-kljestan-returns-mls-signs-new-york-red-bulls. dead.
10. Web site: New York Red Bulls sign forward Mike Grella to MLS Contract. February 17, 2015.
11. Web site: New York Red Bulls add trio to initial 2015 roster. March 5, 2015. May 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150510123637/http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2015/03/new-york-red-bulls-add-trio-initial-2015-roster. dead.
12. Web site: New York Red Bulls sign Dane Richards, waive Armando. March 7, 2015.
13. Web site: Red Bulls sign Kemar Lawrence. March 16, 2015.
14. Web site: Red Bulls sign Marius Obekop, waive Michael Bustamante. March 21, 2015.
15. Web site: Red Bulls sign Anthony Wallace. March 27, 2015.
16. Web site: Red Bulls sign Shaun Wright-Phillips. July 27, 2015.
17. Web site: New York Red Bulls Sign Gonzalo Veron. August 5, 2015.
18. Web site: Thierry Henry officially announces he will not return to the New York Red Bulls in 2015. New York Red Bulls. December 3, 2014. December 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141203204439/http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2014/12/thierry-henry-officially-announces-he-will-not-return-new-york-red-bulls-2015. dead.
19. Web site: Red Bulls announce contract options not being exercised for 2015 season. New York Red Bulls. December 3, 2014.
20. Web site: Red Bulls trade defender Jamison Olave to Real Salt Lake in exchange for allocation money. New York Red Bulls. December 11, 2014.
21. Web site: Cahill to leave New York Red Bulls. New York Red Bulls. February 2, 2015.
22. Web site: Red Bulls waive midfielder Eric Stevenson. New York Red Bulls. February 13, 2015.
23. Web site: Red Bulls waive midfielder Ian Christianson. New York Red Bulls. February 17, 2015.
24. Web site: New York Red Bulls waive Ruben Bover. New York Red Bulls. March 12, 2015.
25. Web site: Official confirmation from MLS: Peguy Luyindula is retired . onceametro.com. May 31, 2015.
26. Web site: MLS Transactions 2015. MLSsccer.com. June 26, 2015.
27. Web site: INDY ADDS JAMAICAN INTERNATIONAL DANE RICHARDS. indyeleven.com/. July 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715014338/http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2015/07/10/indy-adds-jamaican-international-dane-richards. July 15, 2015. dead.
28. Web site: 2015 MLS SuperDraft Recap - Red Bulls score Stolz and Bonamo in Philly. New York Red Bulls. January 21, 2015.
29. Web site: Red Bulls add Shawn McLaws, Manolo Sanchez in MLS Draft. New York Red Bulls. January 21, 2015.
30. http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/players Players
31. Age on first match of the season March 8, 2015
32. Web site: 102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams. ussoccer.com.