2007 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2007 season
Owner Clark Hunt
Head Coach Sigi Schmid
Major League Soccer Conference: 6th
Overall: 9th
U.S. Open Cup Did not qualify
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup Winners (3–0)(Won in pre-season)
Highest home attendance 24,300
(Sep. 30 vs. LA Galaxy)
Lowest home attendance 10,254
(June 21 vs. Kansas City)
Average home league attendance 16,770
Home colors

The 2007 Columbus Crew season was the club's twelfth season of existence, and their twelfth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus failed to make the MLS Cup playoffs.

Background

In the 2006 season the Crew finished sixth place in the East,[1] finished last in the Supporters' Shield table, and failed to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup or the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Columbus lost defender Ritchie Kotschau to expansion team Toronto FC,[2] but he would be replaced by 2007 MLS SuperDraft second-round selection Brad Evans.[3] Coach Sigi Schmid would also bring in Danny O'Rourke,[4] Robbie Rogers,[5] Alejandro Moreno,[6] William Hesmer,[4] and the team's very first Designated Player Guillermo Barros Schelotto.[7]

Review

The 2007 season was ultimately unsuccessful, but would be a rebuilding year for Columbus in preparation for the 2008 season, in which they would win both the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup.[8]

Roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of February 10, 2017.[9]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper William Hesmer  United States
2 Midfielder Frankie Hejduk  United States
3 Defender Brad Evans  United States
4 Defender Rusty Pierce  United States
5 Defender Danny O'Rourke  United States
6 Defender Marcos González  Chile
7 Midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto  Argentina
8 Defender Duncan Oughton  New Zealand
9 Forward Jason Garey  United States
11 Midfielder Ned Grabavoy  United States
12 Midfielder Eddie Gaven  United States
14 Defender Chad Marshall  United States
15 Midfielder Stefani Miglioranzi  Brazil
16 Forward Kei Kamara  Sierra Leone
17 Midfielder Danny Szetela  United States
18 Goalkeeper Bill Gaudette  United States
20 Defender Tim Ward  United States
22 Forward Robbie Rogers  United States
23 Defender Ezra Hendrickson  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
24 Defender Jed Zayner  United States
25 Midfielder Ricardo Guarà  Brazil
26 Forward Andy Herron  Costa Rica
29 Forward Aaron Chandler  United States
30 Goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum  United States
— Midfielder Andrei Pacheco  Trinidad and Tobago

Competitions

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 D.C. United 55 30 16 7 7 56 34 22
2 New England Revolution 50 30 14 8 8 51 43 8
3 New York Red Bulls 43 30 12 11 7 47 45 2
4 Chicago Fire 40 30 10 10 10 31 36 -5
5 Kansas City Wizards 40 30 11 12 7 45 45 0
6 Columbus Crew 37 30 9 11 10 39 44 -5
7 Toronto FC 25 30 6 17 7 25 49 -24
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup

  • ^1 – Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team.
    If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team in the Eastern Conference not already qualified would have qualified.
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 D.C. United (SS, E1) 30 16 7 7 56 34 +22 55 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Chivas USA (W1) 30 15 7 8 46 28 +18 53 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
3 Houston Dynamo 30 15 8 7 43 23 +20 52 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
4 New England Revolution 30 14 8 8 51 43 +8 50 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
5 FC Dallas 30 13 12 5 37 44 −7 44 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
6 New York Red Bulls 30 12 11 7 47 45 +2 43
7 Chicago Fire 30 10 10 10 31 36 −5 40
8 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 12 7 45 45 0 40
9 Columbus Crew 30 9 11 10 39 44 −5 37
10 Colorado Rapids 30 9 13 8 29 34 −5 35
11 LA Galaxy 30 9 14 7 38 48 −10 34
12 Real Salt Lake 30 6 15 9 31 45 −14 27
13 Toronto FC 1 30 6 17 7 25 49 −24 25
Source:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 37 9 11 10 39 44  −5 5 5 5 17 17  0 4 6 5 22 27  −5

Last updated: 10 Feb 2017
Source: Standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAAHHAHHAHAHHAAHHHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultDDDWLDLDLLDWWWDWLWDLLDDLLWLLWW

Source: Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player
Week 16 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto[10]
Week 28 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto[10]

MLS Player of the Month

Month Player
July Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Columbus Crew 2006". MLS. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Toronto FC selects players in expansion draft". CBC. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "MLS: 2007 SuperDraft Picks". Soccer America. January 15, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Crew acquires Danny O'Rourke, Will Hesmer from Toronto". OurSports Central. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "5. LOTTERY: Crew lands Robbie Rogers". Soccer America. March 9, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Alejandro Moreno". ESPNMediaZone. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ Rusty Miller (April 18, 2007). "Schelotto Signs 2-Year Deal With Crew". The Associated Press. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ "COLUMBUS CREW 2008". MLS. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Players | Columbus Crew". columbuscrewsc.com. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 "Guillermo Barros Schelotto". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
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