2013 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2013 season
Owner Clark Hunt Sold To
Precourt Sports Ventures LLC
Head Coach Robert Warzycha /
Brian Bliss(interim)
Major League Soccer Conference: 8th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup DNQ
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
(Lost to Chicago Fire)
Trillium Cup Winners (4 - 2)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup Winners (4 - 2)
Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Second Place
(Lost to Montreal Impact)
Highest home attendance 20,392 vs. Seattle Sounders FC
(31 August 2013, Major League Soccer)
Lowest home attendance 1,302 vs. Dayton Dutch Lions
(29 May 2013, U.S. Open Cup)
Average home league attendance 16,080 [1]
Home colors
Away colors

The 2013 Columbus Crew season was the club's eighteenth season of existence, and their eighteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.

Background

Roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of January 22, 2013.[2]

No. Position Player Nation
2 Defender Tyson Wahl  United States
3 Defender Josh Williams  United States
4 Defender Gláuber  Brazil
5 Defender Danny O'Rourke  United States
6 Midfielder Tony Tchani  Cameroon
7 Midfielder Bernardo Anor  Venezuela
8 Midfielder Matías Sánchez  Argentina
9 Forward Justin Meram  United States
11 Forward Dominic Oduro  Ghana
12 Midfielder Eddie Gaven  United States
13 Midfielder Ethan Finlay  United States
14 Defender Chad Marshall  United States
16 Defender Eric Gehrig  United States
17 Forward Ben Speas (HGP)  United States
18 Forward Aaron Schoenfeld  United States
19 Midfielder Konrad Warzycha  Poland
20 Midfielder Wil Trapp (HGP)  United States
21 Defender Chad Barson (HGP)  United States
22 Defender Drew Beckie  Canada
23 Midfielder Kevan George  Trinidad and Tobago
24 Defender Agustín Viana  Uruguay
25 Forward Jairo Arrieta  Costa Rica
26 Forward Ryan Finley  United States
27 Forward Aaron Horton (HGP)  United States
28 Goalkeeper Matt Lampson (HGP)  United States
30 Goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum  United States
31 Defender Kyle Hyland (HGP)  United States
32 Midfielder Shawn Sloan  United States
33 Forward Federico Higuaín (DP/Captain)  Argentina
40 Goalkeeper Daniel Withrow  United States

Competitions

Preseason

WDW Pro Soccer Classic

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Red Bulls (SS, E1) 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 59 2013 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Sporting Kansas City 34 17 10 7 47 30 +17 58
3 New England Revolution 34 14 11 9 49 38 +11 51
4 Houston Dynamo 34 14 11 9 41 41 0 51 2013 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Montreal Impact 34 14 13 7 50 49 +1 49
6 Chicago Fire 34 14 13 7 47 52 5 49
7 Philadelphia Union 34 12 12 10 42 44 2 46
8 Columbus Crew 34 12 17 5 42 46 4 41
9 Toronto FC 34 6 17 11 30 47 17 29
10 D.C. United 34 3 24 7 22 59 37 16
Updated to match(es) played on October 27, 2013 6:55 p.m. EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com

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

Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Red Bulls (SS, E1) 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 59 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 1
2 Sporting Kansas City 34 17 10 7 47 30 +17 58
3 Portland Timbers (W1) 34 14 5 15 54 33 +21 57
4 Real Salt Lake 34 16 10 8 57 41 +16 56
5 LA Galaxy 34 15 11 8 53 38 +15 53
6 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 12 7 42 42 0 52
7 New England Revolution 34 14 11 9 49 38 +11 51
8 Colorado Rapids 34 14 11 9 45 38 +7 51
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 11 9 41 41 0 51
10 San Jose Earthquakes 34 14 11 9 35 42 7 51
11 Montreal Impact 34 14 13 7 50 49 +1 49 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 2
12 Chicago Fire 34 14 13 7 47 52 5 49
13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 12 9 53 45 +8 48
14 Philadelphia Union 34 12 12 10 42 44 2 46
15 FC Dallas 34 11 12 11 48 52 4 44
16 Columbus Crew 34 12 17 5 42 46 4 41
17 Toronto FC 34 6 17 11 30 47 17 29
18 Chivas USA 34 6 20 8 30 67 37 26
19 D.C. United 34 3 24 7 22 59 37 16 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 1
Updated to match(es) played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.com

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

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
34 41 12 17 5 42 46  −4 7 7 3 19 13  +6 5 10 2 23 33  −10

Last updated: 4 November 2013
Source: Columbus Crew
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAAHAHAAHHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWLTWTTLWLLWTTLWLLLWLLLWWLLWLWWWLLL

Updated to match(es) played on November 4, 2013. Source: Columbus Crew
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

MLS Cup Playoffs

The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.

Friendlies

Kirk Urso Memorial Match

Statistics

Last updated: 1 October 2013

Goals

R Player Position MLS Open Cup Total
1 Ghana Dominic Oduro FW 13 0 13
2 Argentina Federico Higuaín FW 11 0 11
3 Venezuela Bernardo Anor MF 4 0 4
4 Costa Rica Jairo Arrieta FW 3 0 3
United States Josh Williams DF 3 0 3
6 United States Justin Meram FW 1 1 2
7 United States Ryan Finley FW 1 0 1
Brazil Gláuber DF 1 0 1
Argentina Matías Sánchez MF 1 0 1
United States Chad Marshall DF 1 0 1
United States Ben Speas FW 1 0 1
United States Aaron Schoenfeld FW 1 0 1
United States Eddie Gaven MF 0 1 1
Poland Konrad Warzycha MF 0 1 1

Assists

R Player Position MLS Open Cup Total
1 Argentina Federico Higuaín FW 9 0 9
2 United States Eddie Gaven MF 4 0 4
Costa Rica Jairo Arrieta FW 4 0 4
Ghana Dominic Oduro FW 4 0 4
5 United States Ben Speas FW 1 0 1
Venezuela Bernardo Anor MF 1 0 1
United States Chad Barson DF 1 0 1
United States Justin Meram FW 1 0 1
Argentina Matías Sánchez MF 1 0 1
United States Ryan Finley FW 1 0 1
Cameroon Tony Tchani MF 1 0 1
United States Tyson Wahl DF 1 0 1
United States Wil Trapp MF 1 0 1
United States Aaron Schoenfeld FW 1 0 1

Goalkeeping

R Player Position GAA GA Saves GS GP
1 United States Andy Gruenebaum GK 1.33 28 71 21 21
2 United States Matt Lampson GK 1.38 18 43 13 13

Transfers

In

NumberPositionPlayerTransferred fromNotesDateSource
-MFUnited States Wil TrappNoneHome Grown PlayerDecember 13, 2012[3]
-DFUnited States Tyson WahlNoneFree AgentJanuary 3, 2013[4]
-DFUnited States Chad BarsonNoneHome Grown PlayerJanuary 10, 2013[5]
-FWUnited States Ryan FinleyNone2013 MLS SuperDraftJanuary 17, 2013[6]
-DFUnited States Drew BeckieNone2013 MLS SuperDraftJanuary 17, 2013[7][8]
-DFUnited States GláuberFC Rapid BucureștiDiscovery SigningJanuary 21, 2013[9]

Out

NumberPositionPlayerTransferred toNotesDateSource
22MFUnited States Cole GrossmanUnited States Real Salt LakeWaiver DraftNovember 19, 2012[10]
17FWCosta Rica Olman VargasNoneWaiver DraftNovember 19, 2012[11]
2DFUnited States Rich BalchanNoneOption DeclinedNovember 28, 2012[12]
26DFTrinidad and Tobago Julius JamesNoneOption DeclinedNovember 28, 2012[12]
21DFChile Sebastián MirandaNoneOption DeclinedNovember 28, 2012[12]
8MFEngland Chris BirchallEnglandPort ValeOption DeclinedNovember 28, 2012[12]
19FWUnited States Tom HeinemannNoneOption DeclinedNovember 28, 2012[12]
4DFUnited States Carlos MendesUnited States New York CosmosOut of ContractDecember 11, 2012[13]
1GKUnited States William HesmerUnited States Los Angeles GalaxyRe-Entry DraftDecember 14, 2012[14]
20FWVenezuela Emilio RenteríaNoneOut of ContractJanuary 4, 2013[15]
10FWChile Milovan MirosevicNoneMutual Release of ContractJanuary 22, 2013[16]

See also

References

  1. http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/all-time-attendance
  2. "Players | Columbus Crew". TheCrew.com. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  3. "Crew Signs Wil Trapp to Homegrown Contract". Columbus Crew. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. "Crew signs defender Tyson Wahl". Columbus Crew. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. "Crew signs Defender Chad Barson to Homegrown contract". Columbus Crew. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  6. "Draft Watch: Ryan Finley - Crew select Notre Dame forward in first round". Columbus Crew. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  7. "Crew selects defender Drew Beckie in second round". Columbus Crew. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  8. http://www.thecrew.com/news/2013/02/crew-signs-defender-drew-beckie
  9. "Crew signs Brazilian defender Gláuber". Columbus Crew. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  10. "RSL adds MF Cole Grossman". Real Salt Lake. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  11. "Crew declines options on three players". Columbus Crew. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Crew exercises options on 10 players". Columbus Crew. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  13. "Mendes opts to play for hometown Cosmos". MLS. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  14. "Califf, Casey among 14 picked in Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft". MLS. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  15. "Califf, Wahl ready for new chapter in Columbus". Columbus Crew. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  16. "Roster Update: Mirosevic will not return in 2013". Columbus Crew. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
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