New York Red Bulls
The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and began play in the league's inaugural season in 1996 as the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 2006, the team was sold to Red Bull GmbH and re-branded as part of the company's global network of soccer clubs.
| Nickname(s) | The Red Bulls Metro | |||
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| Short name | RBNY, NYRB | |||
| Founded | 1994; as New York/New Jersey MetroStars | |||
| Stadium | Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey, U.S. | |||
| Capacity | 25,000 | |||
| Owner | Red Bull GmbH | |||
| General manager | Marc de Grandpré | |||
| Head coach | Sandro Schwarz | |||
| League | Major League Soccer | |||
| 2023 | Eastern Conference: 8th Overall: 17th Playoffs: First round | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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The Red Bulls have played their home matches at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey since 2010, having previously played at Giants Stadium. The club is one of two teams in MLS based in the New York metropolitan region along with New York City FC, which entered the league in 2015. The two teams compete against each other in the Hudson River Derby. Other rivals include the Philadelphia Union and fellow MLS originals D.C. United.
The Red Bulls have reached the MLS Cup final once in 2008 where they were defeated by the Columbus Crew. The club has won three regular season Supporters' Shield titles in 2013, 2015 and 2018, has also twice reached the final of the U.S. Open Cup in 2003 and 2017, losing on both occasions, and once have reached the semi finals of the CONCACAF Champions League in 2018, losing to Chivas.