2008 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2008 season
Owner Clark Hunt
Head Coach Sigi Schmid
Major League Soccer Conference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS Cup Champions
U.S. Open Cup DNQ
Trillium Cup Winners (3 - 1)
Highest home attendance 22,685 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
(4 October 2008, Major League Soccer)
Lowest home attendance 5,621 vs. New England Revolution
(24 May 2008, Major League Soccer)
Average home league attendance 14,622 [1]
Home colors
Away colors

Review

The Crew's rebuilding under Sigi Schmid paid immense dividends in 2008, as the team won the Supporters Shield and their first MLS Cup championship. Argentine midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto won the league MVP award, capping an incredible season with his three-assist performance in the championship game.

Competitions

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Columbus Crew 57 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14
2 Chicago Fire 46 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11
3 New England Revolution 43 30 12 11 7 40 43 –3
4 Kansas City Wizards 42 30 11 10 9 37 39 –2
5 New York Red Bulls 39 30 10 11 9 42 48 –6
6 D.C. United 37 30 11 15 4 43 51 –8
7 Toronto FC 35 30 9 13 8 34 43 –9
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Columbus Crew (SS, E1) 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14 57 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Houston Dynamo (W1) 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13 51
3 Chicago Fire 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11 46 2009 North American SuperLiga 4
4 Chivas USA 30 12 11 7 40 41 −1 43
5 New England Revolution 30 12 11 7 40 43 −3 43
6 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 10 9 37 39 −2 42
7 Real Salt Lake 30 10 10 10 40 39 +1 40 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
8 New York Red Bulls 30 10 11 9 42 48 −6 39 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
9 Colorado Rapids 30 11 14 5 44 45 −1 38
10 D.C. United 30 11 15 4 43 51 −8 37 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
11 FC Dallas 30 8 10 12 45 41 +4 36
12 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 34 43 −9 35
13 LA Galaxy 30 8 13 9 55 62 −7 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 8 13 9 32 38 −6 33
Source:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 57 17 7 6 50 36  +14 11 2 2 30 15  +15 6 5 4 20 21  −1

Results by round

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ResultWLWWWWWTLLLWTWTLTWLWWWWTWWWTLW

Source: scoreboard.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match Results

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

Columbus Crew win 3–1 on aggregate

Conference Finals

MLS Cup Final

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/all-time-attendance
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