The
New York Red Bulls are an American professional
soccer team based in
Harrison, New Jersey. The team competes in the
Eastern Conference of
Major League Soccer (MLS). It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception in
1996, but has gone through several name changes. The team was originally known as the
New York/New Jersey MetroStars through 1997. From the 1998 season through the 2005 season, the team was known as the
MetroStars. On March 9, 2006, the team was sold to
Red Bull GmbH, leading to the team's current name. The team is one of two MLS franchises representing
New York, along with
New York City FC. The Red Bulls won the
Supporters' Shield in
2013 and
2015. The team's prior best result in an MLS season was reaching the
MLS Cup final in
2008. In the
US Open Cup, the MetroStars reached three semi-finals (1997, 1998, 2000), before reaching their first final in 2003, losing 1–0 to the
Chicago Fire. On August 26,
2000, the MetroStars'
Clint Mathis set an MLS record by scoring five goals in a game against the
Dallas Burn.