List of New York Red Bulls seasons explained

Since its foundation in 1996, the American soccer club New York Red Bulls has played in the Major League Soccer professional league.^{[1] [2]} The team has won 3 Supporters' Shields.^[3]

Key

Key to competitions

• Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996.
• U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914.
• CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols:

style=background:gold	1st or W	Winners
style=background:silver	2nd or RU	Runners-up
style=background:#CFAA88	3rd	Third place
style=background:#FFCCCC	Last	Wooden Spoon
style=background:#FAECC8;"	♦	MLS Golden Boot
	Highest average attendance
Italics	Ongoing competition

Key to league record

• Season = The year and article of the season
• Div = Division/level on pyramid
• League = League name
• Pld = Games played
• W = Games won
• L = Games lost
• D = Games drawn
• GF = Goals for
• GA = Goals against
• GD = Goal difference
• Pts = Points
• PPG = Points per game
• Conf. = Conference position
• Overall = League position

Key to cup record

• DNE = Did not enter
• DNQ = Did not qualify
• NH = Competition not held or canceled
• QR = Qualifying round
• PR = Preliminary round
• GS = Group stage
• R1 = First round
• R2 = Second round
• R3 = Third round
• R4 = Fourth round
• R5 = Fifth round
• Ro16 = Round of 16
• QF = Quarterfinals
• SF = Semifinals
• F = Final
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League										Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other	Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall			Name(s)		Goals
1996	MLS	32	15	17	0	45	47	–2	39	1.22	3rd	7th	QF	DNE	DNE		23,898	Giovanni Savarese	14
1997	MLS	32	13	19	0	43	53		35	1.09	style=background:#FFCCCC	5th	9th	DNQ	SF	DNQ	16,899	Giovanni Savarese	14
1998	MLS	32	15	17	0	54	63	–9	39	1.22	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	6th	QF	SF	16,519	Giovanni Savarese	16
1999	MLS	32	7	25	0	32	64	–32	15	0.47	style=background:#FFCCCC	6th	style=background:#FFCCCC	12th	DNQ	Ro16	14,706	Eduardo Hurtado	7
2000	MLS	32	17	12	3	64	56	+8	54	1.69	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	SF	SF	17,621	Adolfo Valencia	21
2001	MLS	26	13	10	3	38	35	+3	42	1.62	bgcolor=silver	2nd	6th	QF	R2	Copa Merconorte	GS	20,806	Rodrigo Faria	11
2002	MLS	28	11	15	2	41	47	–6	35	1.25	4th	9th	DNQ	Ro16	DNQ	18,155	Rodrigo Faria	14
2003	MLS	30	11	10	9	40	40	+0	42	1.40	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	5th	QF	bgcolor=silver	RU	15,822	Clint Mathis	10
2004	MLS	30	11	12	7	47	49	–2	40	1.33	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	6th	QF	Ro16	17,195	Amado Guevara John Wolyniec	style=background:#FAECC8;"	10♦
2005	MLS	32	12	9	11	53	49	+4	47	1.47	4th	6th	QF	Ro16	15,077	Amado Guevara	12
2006	MLS	32	9	11	12	41	41	+0	39	1.22	4th	8th	QF	QF	14,570	Amado Guevara	9
2007	MLS	30	12	11	7	47	45	+2	43	1.43	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	6th	QF	QR2	16,530	Juan Pablo Ángel	20
2008	MLS	30	10	11	9	42	48	–6	39	1.30	5th	8th	bgcolor=silver	RU	Ro16	15,928	Juan Pablo Ángel	16
2009	MLS	30	5	19	6	27	47	–20	21	0.70	style=background:#FFCCCC	7th	style=background:#FFCCCC	15th	DNQ	QR2	CONCACAF Champions League	PR	12,744	Juan Pablo Ángel	12
2010	MLS	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9	51	1.70	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	QF	Ro16	DNQ	18,441	Juan Pablo Ángel	14
2011	MLS	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6	46	1.35	5th	10th	QF	QF	19,691	Thierry Henry	15
2012	MLS	34	16	9	9	57	46	+11	57	1.68	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	4th	QF	Ro16	18,281	Kenny Cooper	19
2013	MLS	34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	59	1.74	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	QF	Ro16	19,461	Tim Cahill	12
2014	MLS	34	13	10	11	55	50	+5	50	1.47	4th	8th	SF	R4	CONCACAF Champions League	GS	19,421		style=background:#FAECC8;"	31♦
2015	MLS	34	18	10	6	62	43	+19	60	1.76	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	SF	QF	DNQ		19,657	Bradley Wright-Phillips	18
2016	MLS	34	16	9	9	61	44	+17	57	1.68	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	QF	Ro16	CONCACAF Champions League	QF	20,620	Bradley Wright-Phillips	style=background:#FAECC8;"	25♦
2017	MLS	34	14	12	8	53	47	+6	50	1.47	6th	9th	QF	bgcolor=silver	RU	DNQ		21,175	Bradley Wright-Phillips	24
2018	MLS	34	22	7	5	62	33	+29	71	2.09	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	SF	Ro16	CONCACAF Champions League	SF	18,644	Bradley Wright-Phillips	24
2019	MLS	34	14	14	6	53	51	+2	48	1.41	6th	12th	R1	R4	CONCACAF Champions League	QF	17,281	Daniel Royer	14
2020	MLS	23	9	9	5	29	31	–2	32	1.39	6th	13th	R1	NH	Leagues Cup MLS is Back Tournament	NH GS	15,703	Brian White	6
2021	MLS	34	13	12	9	39	33	+6	48	1.41	7th	14th	R1	NH	DNQ		13,120	Patryk Klimala	8
2022	MLS	34	15	11	8	50	41	+9	53	1.56	4th	6th	R1	SF	DNQ		17,002	Lewis Morgan	17
2023	MLS	34	11	13	10	36	39	-3	43	1.26	9th	18th	R1	Ro16	2023 Leagues Cup	Ro16	18,246	Omir Fernandez	8
Total		889	364	340	185	1317	1256	+61	1255	1.41	–	–	–	–	–		–	Bradley Wright-Phillips <	-- As of the end of the 2020 season -->	126

1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schedule | New York Red Bulls.
2. Web site: New York Red Bulls History - Team | New York Red Bulls.
3. Web site: New York Red Bulls Stats and History FBref.com.