The 2021 season was the 26th in the history of the

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club

New England Revolution The New England Revolution are an American professional association football, soccer club based in the Greater Boston area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. It is on ...

, a professional soccer team based in

Foxborough Foxborough is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, it is about southwest of Boston. The population was 18,618 at the 2020 census. "Foxborough" is the official spelling of th ...

, Massachusetts. The team was under the management of

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in his second full MLS season as head coach of the Revs. The regular season began on April 17, 2021. In addition to the league, the Revolution were to compete in the

2021 U.S. Open Cup The 2021 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was planned to be the 107th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, a knockout cup competition in American soccer. After the 2020 competition was suspended and ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Unite ...

, before the competition was canceled due to the

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. The 2021 season saw the Revolution win their first

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in club history by having the best record in the regular season. They were eliminated in the conference semifinals of the MLS Cup playoffs after losing to New York City FC in a shootout.

Roster changes

Signings in

Out

Current squad

Results

Preseason

Regular season

MLS Cup Playoffs

References

External links

New England Revolution
website {{2021 in American men's soccer

New England Revolution seasons

Sports competitions in Foxborough, Massachusetts Supporters' Shield winning seasons