MLS Cup 2014

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MLS Cup 2014
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Event MLS Cup
LA Galaxy New England Revolution
21
After extra time
DateDecember 7, 2014
Venue StubHub Center, Carson, California, US
Most Valuable Player Robbie Keane
(LA Galaxy)
Referee Mark Geiger
Attendance27,000
WeatherCloudy, 73 °F (23 °C) [1]
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MLS Cup 2014 was the 19th edition of the MLS Cup, the match that determined the champion of Major League Soccer's 2014 season. The LA Galaxy of the Western Conference hosted the New England Revolution of the Eastern Conference. The soccer match was held at StubHub Center in Carson, California, as the Galaxy were awarded home advantage by finishing the regular season with more points than the Revolution. The Galaxy won 2–1 after extra time, winning their fifth MLS Cup title and also sending all-time U.S. national team goal scoring leader Landon Donovan into retirement with his sixth MLS Cup crown. [2]

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It was a record sixth time that the MLS Cup was held at the StubHub Center, and the first time in two years that the venue has hosted the MLS Cup. The Galaxy returned to the MLS Cup for the first time since 2012, when they became the third club to win the championship in back-to-back seasons. It was the first time since 2007 that the Revolution reached the MLS Cup final. The two clubs had met twice before in the MLS Cup final: in 2002 and in 2005; the Galaxy defeated New England 1–0 after extra time in both finals. New England Revolution became the first club to lose five MLS Cups.

Going into the match, the Galaxy had earned a berth into the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League regardless of the result; New England could only do so by winning the Cup. Since the Seattle Sounders won both the U.S. Open Cup and the Supporters Shield, the Galaxy had secured a berth into the Champions League as the Supporters Shield runner-up. Had New England won the match, they would have entered as the MLS Cup champion representative. Instead, Real Salt Lake went to the Champions League.

Road to the final

The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States and Canada. The 2014 season was the 19th in MLS history and was contested by 19 teams organized into the Eastern and Western conferences. Each club played 34 matches during the regular season from early March to late October, facing each team in their conference two or three times and those in the other conference once. [3] [4] The playoffs, which ran from October to early December, were contested over four rounds by the top five clubs in each conference. The first round and final were both single-elimination matches; the other two rounds were decided through aggregate score over a two-legged tie with the away goals rule in effect. [5]

Both the Revolution and the Galaxy are original MLS clubs, beginning play in 1996. [6] The teams had faced off in MLS Cup 2002 and MLS Cup 2005, with the Galaxy winning both finals in overtime. [7] The Galaxy had also defeated the Revolution 2–1 in overtime in the final of the 2001 U.S. Open Cup. [8] The two teams had faced each other once before in the 2014 season, with the Galaxy hosting and defeating the Revolution in a 5–1 game that saw both teams reduced to 10 men. [9]

LA Galaxy

The Galaxy convincingly defeated Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference semifinals by an aggregate score of 5–0. They then advanced past Seattle Sounders FC and to MLS Cup 2–2 on aggregate due to the away goals tiebreaker, as the Galaxy had 1 away goal to Seattle's 0.

New England Revolution

The Revolution's last MLS cup final was in 2007, where they lost to the Houston Dynamo in their third MLS Cup loss in a row.[ citation needed ] Since then, the club had hired defender Jay Heaps to manage the club. [10] The team had missed playoffs in the 2012 season,[ citation needed ] and suffered a 4–3 defeat on aggregate to Sporting Kansas City in the conference semifinals of the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs. [11] In advance of the 2014 season, the club acquired José Gonçalves on a permanent deal, after a loan deal which saw him win MLS Defender of the Year. Goalkeeper Matt Reis retired from the team after tearing his quad tendons in the 2013 playoffs. [12]

New England knocked out the Columbus Crew 7–3 on aggregate after dominating both legs of the Eastern Conference semifinals before narrowly besting the New York 4–3 over the two legs to reach MLS Cup.

Summary of results

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
New England RevolutionRoundLA Galaxy
Eastern Conference
Team GP W L T GF GA GD Pts.
D.C. United 3417985237+1559
New England Revolution 34171345146+555
Columbus Crew 341410105242+1052
New York Red Bulls 341310115550+550
Sporting Kansas City 34141374841+749
Regular season
Western Conference
Team GP W L T GF GA GD Pts.
Seattle Sounders FC 34201046550+1564
LA Galaxy 34177106937+3261
Real Salt Lake 34158115439+1556
FC Dallas 34151274242054
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34141194538+750
OpponentResultLegs Playoffs OpponentResultLegs
Columbus Crew 7–34–2 away; 3–1 homeConf. Semifinals Real Salt Lake 5–00–0 away; 5–0 home
New York Red Bulls 4–32–1 away; 2–2 homeConference Finals Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 (a)1–0 home; 1–2 away

Tournament Bracket

Knockout Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
E1 D.C. United 0 2 2
E4 New York Red Bulls 2E4 New York Red Bulls 2 1 3
E5 Sporting Kansas City 1 Eastern Conference E4 New York Red Bulls 1 2 3
E2 New England Revolution 2 2 4
E2 New England Revolution 4 3 7
E3 Columbus Crew 2 1 3
E2 New England Revolution 1
W2 LA Galaxy (a.e.t.)2
W1 Seattle Sounders FC (a)1 0 1
W4 FC Dallas 2W4 FC Dallas 1 0 1
W5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 Western Conference W1 Seattle Sounders FC 0 2 2
W2 LA Galaxy (a)1 1 2
W2 LA Galaxy 0 5 5
W3 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0

Broadcasting

Commentary

BroadcasterLanguageCommentators [13] Other staff
Play-by-playColor
Television
Flag of the United States.svg ESPN, WatchESPN (online)English Adrian Healey Taylor Twellman Monica Gonzalez, Max Bretos, Alexi Lalas, Kasey Keller
Flag of the United States.svg UniMás Spanish
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg TSN English
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RDS French Claudine Douville Jean Gounelle François-Etienne Corbin, Patrick Leduc, Patrice Bernier
Radio
Flag of the United States.svg Sirius XM English Joe Tolleson John Harkes Tony Meola
Flag of the United States.svg ESPN Deportes Radio Spanish Kenneth Garay Elmer Polanco Diego Cora

Match

LA Galaxy 2–1 (a.e.t.) New England Revolution
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  • Keane Soccerball shade.svg111'
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StubHub Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
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LA Galaxy
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New England Revolution
GK18 Flag of Panama.svg Jaime Penedo
RB20 Flag of Guam.svg A. J. DeLaGarza
CB4 Flag of the United States.svg Omar Gonzalez
CB22 Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo
LB14 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Rogers Yellow card.svg 82'Sub off.svg 91'
RM24 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Ishizaki Sub off.svg 91'
CM8 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Sarvas Yellow card.svg 113'
CM19 Flag of Brazil.svg Juninho Sub off.svg 96'
LM10 Flag of the United States.svg Landon Donovan  Yellow card.svg 45+1'
CF7 Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Keane (c) Yellow card.svg 92'
CF11 Flag of the United States.svg Gyasi Zardes
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Rowe
DF2 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Dunivant
DF21 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Meyer
DF33 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gargan Sub on.svg 91'
MF6 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Baggio Husidić Sub on.svg 96'
MF34 Flag of the United States.svg Kenney Walker
FW9 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Gordon Yellow card.svg 113'Sub on.svg 91'
Manager:
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Arena

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GK22 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Shuttleworth
RB2 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Farrell Yellow card.svg 62'
CB5 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Soares
CB23 Flag of Portugal.svg José Gonçalves (c)
LB8 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Tierney
CM6 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Caldwell Sub off.svg 58'
CM13 Flag of the United States.svg Jermaine Jones Yellow card.svg 113'
RW10 Flag of the United States.svg Teal Bunbury
AM24 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Nguyen Sub off.svg 90+1'
LW11 Flag of the United States.svg Kelyn Rowe
CF9 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Davies Sub off.svg 72'
Substitutes:
GK18 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Knighton
DF25 Flag of the United States.svg Darrius Barnes
DF30 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Alston
MF12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Andy Dorman Sub on.svg 90+1'
MF16 Flag of Japan.svg Daigo Kobayashi Sub on.svg 58'
FW7 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Mullins Sub on.svg 72'
FW14 Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Fagúndez
Manager:
Flag of the United States.svg Jay Heaps

MLS Cup MVP:
Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)

Assistant referees:
Peter Manikowski (United States)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Fourth official:
Armando Villarreal (United States)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Overall [14]
LA GalaxyNew England Revolution
Goals scored21
Total shots1616
Shots on target66
Saves64
Corner kicks33
Fouls committed2014
Offsides41
Yellow cards52
Red cards00

Post-match

The Galaxy set the record for most MLS Cup wins, with five. The Galaxy qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League. They won their group, which included Central Football Club and Comunicaciones F.C., but lost 3-1 over a two-legged match against Querétaro F.C.. The Galaxy next appeared in the 2024 MLS Cup final, ten years to the day from the 2014 final. They won 2-1 against the New York Red Bulls.

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