For the second consecutive season, the New England Revolution missed the playoffs.
This squad had some improvement in comparison to their 2024 campaign where they moved from their 9-4-21 (14th in East) finish to their 2025 campaign where they finished 9-9-16 (11th in East), however, it simply was not good enough.
The team missed the MLS Cup Playoffs & got eliminated early in the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
New England scored 7 more goals in comparison to 2024 & allowed 23 less goals than in 2024. The team did improve, however, once again, it wasn’t good enough to get back into the playoffs.
With the club firing Caleb Porter & appointing Marko Mitrović as the club’s new head coach, there is now room for improvement, as well as a culture shock in the New England Revolution locker room.
The biggest question for New England entering the 2026 season is: What changes does Marko Mitrović make to this squad? How closely is New England tied to the cap? What are their positional needs entering the offseason?
In the offseason guide:
The Positives
The team fired Caleb Porter. It took them until September 15th, with just 4 games left in the season, however, it was a change that had been knocking on the door since mid-March.
On the field, Carles Gil shined once again. The former MLS MVP tallied 24 goal contributions (10 goals & 14 assists) in 34 games. He was integral to New England’s attack and continued to showcase why he is one of the best center attacking midfielders in the entire league.
Finally after almost 1 & ½ years, the club managed to sign forward Dor Turgeman from Maccabi Tel Aviv FC. The U22 forward was signed for $6,000,000 with an additional $1,000,000 in performance bonuses. He did not disappoint. In just 3 games for the Revolution in 2025, the forward had 4 goal contributions (3 goals & 1 assist). He will be an extremely important piece for the future of the New England Revolution and will be a massive threat to MLS defenses for the near future.
Recapping the season, New England got much better defensively. They allowed 23 less goals than last year & it's mainly attributed to their backline acquisitions. The club signed Mamadou Fofana & Brayan Ceballos as their starting centerbacks and it paid off. They also added Ilay Feingold to a backline that already had USYNT prospect Peyton Miller, & they re-acquired USMNT goalkeeper Matt Turner. New England looks STRONG defensively entering 2026.
The biggest positive of this offseason has been the hiring of new head coach Marko Mitrović. He is currently in the process of building out his staff & has been familiarized with a number of current rostered players (Matt Polster, Matt Turner & Peyton Miller to name a few). It will be fantastic to see the low-risk, high-reward head coach get his shot in MLS.
The Negatives
This team missed the playoffs…. Again. They also didn’t take the U.S. Open Cup seriously and got obliterated by Chicago Fire FC in the round of 16.
This team lost a significant number of games by a 1-goal margin. With the team having 16 losses on the year, it was no shock that they would miss the playoffs.
Designated Player Tomás Chancalay struggled for the second consecutive season as the Argentine forward tallied just 4 goals & 2 assists in 26 matches for the Revolution in 2025. The future of the forward is currently up in the air as Tomás’ partner has publicly announced on Instagram that the family would not return to New England & would be leaving the United States. It will be important to monitor his situation throughout the offseason.
Another player that struggled to click was U22 initiative forward Luca Langoni. The Revolution transfer record player had just 2 goals & 1 assist in 27 matches this season. Simply not good enough for the effort that he is outputting on the pitch.
Leo Campana ( 8 goal contributions - 7 goals & 1 assist) & Ignatius Ganago (6 goal contributions - 3 goals & 3 assists) also struggled this season. With Campana being a $2,500,000 acquisition in February & Ganago being a max TAM loan player from FC Nantes, the expectation was that New England’s attack would flourish this season, however, it unfortunately did not (until Turgeman’s arrival in September). New England will need to get Campana & Turgeman on the same page with chemistry if they want to succeed in 2026.
Roster Flexibility
New England enters this offseason with a good amount of flexibility. At the moment, the club has two designated players (Carles Gil & Tomás Chancalay) and have 3 rostered U-22 initiative signings (Luca Langoni, Dor Turgeman, & Ilay Feingold).
This club will enter the offseason in the 3DP, 3U22 model. New England has $286,754 in GAM (as of Sept. 18, 2025).
The club announced their year-end roster update, where they announced most contract option decisions.
New England is entering the 2026 season with 25 total players rostered.
Offseason Priorities
If New England wants to make any significant changes to their current roster, it is imperative that they exercise a buyout on one of their players. A key player to watch if this is the case is Jackson Yueill ($1,086,750 in Guaranteed Compensation over the next two seasons).
Marko Mitrović will have the ability to alter this roster in any way he wants, however, it’s not likely that we will see a massive turnover similar to that of Caleb Porter’s tenure.
I’d anticipate Mitrović analyzing the squad and making decisions as the club creeps into preseason.
If the club is adding, they need a depth forward, a depth defender, and defensive midfielder & an outside midfielder.
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