2018 Columbus Crew SC season
2018 season | |||
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Owner | Precourt Sports Ventures LLC | ||
Head coach | Gregg Berhalter | ||
Major League Soccer |
Conference: 5th (current) Overall: 9th (current) | ||
U.S. Open Cup |
Fourth Round (knocked out by Chicago Fire) | ||
Trillium Cup | Champions (5–3) | ||
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup | Champions (0–0)[nb 1] | ||
Pacific Rim Cup | Third Place | ||
Carolina Challenge Cup | Champions | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Gyasi Zardes (16) All: Gyasi Zardes (16) | ||
Highest home attendance |
19,121 (September 22 vs. Colorado) | ||
Lowest home attendance |
4,992 (June 6 vs. Chicago, USOC) | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,120 | ||
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The 2018 Columbus Crew SC season is the club's twenty-third season of existence, and their twenty-third consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus will also compete in the U.S. Open Cup, and took part in the Pacific Rim Cup and Carolina Challenge Cup during preseason. The season covers the period from November 30, 2017 to the start of the 2019 Major League Soccer season.
Roster
- As of match played October 6, 2018[1]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
23 | Zack Steffen | GK | April 2, 1995 | 2016 | 66 | 0 | ||
24 | Jon Kempin | GK | April 8, 1993 | 2018 | 5 | 0 | ||
30 | Logan Ketterer | GK | November 9, 1993 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | ||
Defenders | ||||||||
3 | Josh Williams | CB | April 18, 1988 | 2017 | 124 | 7 | ||
4 | Jonathan Mensah | CB | July 13, 1990 | 2017 | 57 | 3 | ||
17 | Lalas Abubakar | CB | December 25, 1994 | 2017 | 33 | 2 | ||
19 | Milton Valenzuela | LB, RB | August 13, 1998 | 2018 | 29 | 1 | ||
22 | Gastón Sauro | CB | February 23, 1990 | 2015 | 27 | 0 | ||
25 | Harrison Afful | RB | July 24, 1986 | 2015 | 103 | 6 | ||
31 | Connor Maloney | RB | May 18, 1995 | 2017 | 4 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||
2 | Ricardo Clark | DM | February 10, 1983 | 2018 | 13 | 1 | ||
6 | Wil Trapp | DM | January 15, 1993 | 2013 | 172 | 2 | ||
7 | Pedro Santos | RM, LM | April 22, 1988 | 2017 | 42 | 1 | ||
8 | Artur | DM | March 11, 1996 | 2018 | 58 | 1 | ||
9 | Justin Meram | LM, RM | December 4, 1988 | 2018 | 221 | 43 | ||
10 | Federico Higuaín | AM | October 25, 1984 | 2012 | 191 | 55 | ||
13 | Mike Grella | LM, RM | January 23, 1987 | 2018 | 12 | 1 | ||
16 | Hector Jiménez | AM, LB, RB | November 3, 1988 | 2014 | 114 | 1 | ||
18 | Cristian Martínez | LM, RM | February 6, 1997 | 2017 | 30 | 3 | ||
20 | Eduardo Sosa | AM | June 20, 1996 | 2018 | 11 | 1 | ||
26 | Luis Argudo | LM, RM, AM, DM | December 13, 1995 | 2018 | 19 | 0 | ||
28 | Niko Hansen | LM, RM | September 14, 1994 | 2017 | 37 | 4 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||
11 | Gyasi Zardes | ST | September 2, 1991 | 2018 | 31 | 16 | ||
14 | Adam Jahn | ST | January 5, 1991 | 2016 | 46 | 7 | ||
27 | Edward Opoku | FW, RM, LM | August 1, 1996 | 2018 | 5 | 0 | ||
32 | Patrick Mullins | ST | February 5, 1992 | 2018 | 8 | 1 | ||
Out on loan | ||||||||
12 | Ben Lundgaard | GK | September 2, 1995 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | Alex Crognale | CB | August 27, 1994 | 2017 | 24 | 1 |
Non-competitive
Preseason
On October 5, 2017, Crew SC were announced as a participant in the 2018 Carolina Challenge Cup, the fifth time that the club will participate in the tournament. Columbus will enter the event as defending champions.[2] On November 13, 2017, the club announced that they would also take part in the inaugural Pacific Rim Cup during preseason. Crew SC were joined by Vancouver Whitecaps FC from MLS, as well as Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo and Iwaki FC from Japan.[3] Columbus was drawn against Consadole Sapporo, with the winner advancing to the championship match and the loser going to the third place match.
January 31 Friendly | Columbus Crew SC | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Casa Grande, AZ |
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Zardes Argudo |
Report | Ford Serna |
Stadium: Grande Sports Academy |
February 4 Friendly | Columbus Crew SC | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Tucson, AZ |
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Biros Jahn |
Report | Rodríguez Saari |
Stadium: Mulcahy Soccer Stadium |
February 9 Pacific Rim Cup | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |
3–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Halawa, HI |
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1:00 AM EST | Reis Hayasaka Miyoshi |
Report | Zardes |
Stadium: Aloha Stadium Referee: Robert Sibiga |
February 10 Pacific Rim Cup | Iwaki FC |
3–5 | Columbus Crew SC | Halawa, HI |
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9:00 PM EST | Hisanaga Hiraoka Yoshida |
Report | Zardes Higuaín Abubakar Crognale Opoku Argudo |
Stadium: Aloha Stadium Referee: Allen Chapman |
February 17 Carolina Challenge Cup | Atlanta United | 1–3 | Columbus Crew SC | Charleston, SC |
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5:00 PM EST | González Pírez J. Martínez |
Report | P. Santos Abubakar Martínez J. Martínez |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
February 21 Carolina Challenge Cup | Charleston Battery | 1–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Charleston, SC |
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5:00 PM EST | Svantesson |
Report | Zardes |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Referee: José Carlos Rivero |
February 24 Carolina Challenge Cup | Columbus Crew SC | 2–0 | Minnesota United | Charleston, SC |
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5:00 PM EST | Higuaín Zardes Jonathan |
Report | Boxall |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
Midseason
July 3 Friendly | Columbus Crew SC | 2–0 | Columbus, OH | |||
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7:00 PM EDT | Zardes Williams |
Report | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 7,023 Referee: Brandon Artis |
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Note: Match was played with 30-minute halves.[4] |
Competitive
MLS
Standings
Eastern Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | New York City FC (Q) | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 53 | Knockout round |
4 | Philadelphia Union (Q) | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 50 | |
5 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 48 | |
6 | D.C. United | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 44 | |
7 | Montreal Impact | 32 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 43 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Overall table
Houston Dynamo, Sporting Kansas City and Toronto FC qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League by winning their respective domestic cup competitions, not through MLS.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[lower-alpha 1] |
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8 | Seattle Sounders | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 50 | |
9 | Philadelphia Union | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 50 | |
10 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 48 | |
11 | Real Salt Lake | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 46 | |
12 | LA Galaxy | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 45 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
- ↑ CONCACAF Champions League
Selection procedure- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers will come from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[5] This combined qualification method will be used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams will qualify:
- The winner of MLS Cup 2018;
- The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
One Canada-based team qualifies for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):- The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)
- The winner of MLS Cup 2018;
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers will come from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[5] This combined qualification method will be used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams will qualify:
Aggregate table
As Toronto FC won MLS Cup 2017, at least one of the U.S. berths for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League will be reallocated, to the U.S.-based team with the best aggregate record over the 2017 and 2018 MLS regular seasons that has not yet qualified. An additional berth will be allocated, based on this method, if a Canada-based team wins MLS Cup 2018, or a U.S.-based team qualifies for multiple CONCACAF Champions League berths (by winning a combination of MLS Cup 2018, 2017 U.S. Open Cup, and/or 2018 U.S. Open Cup).[6]
Note: Only U.S.-based teams are listed in this table.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | Seattle Sounders | 65 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 97 | 72 | +25 | 103 | |
6 | FC Dallas | 66 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 99 | 87 | +12 | 103 | |
7 | Columbus Crew | 66 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 92 | 90 | +2 | 102 | |
8 | Sporting Kansas City (Q) | 65 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 96 | 67 | +29 | 102 | 2019 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1] |
9 | Philadelphia Union | 66 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 98 | 93 | +5 | 92 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
- ↑ As 2017 U.S. Open Cup champions
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
32 | 48 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22 | −12 |
Source: MLS 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
Match results
On December 19, 2017, the league announced the home openers for every club.[7] Just like in 2016, Columbus opened the season on the road against the defending MLS Cup champions, playing at Toronto FC in the first match of the MLS season. Columbus then opened the season at home on March 10, facing Montreal Impact.
The schedule for the remainder of the 2018 season was released on January 4, 2018.[8] Crew SC play three times against Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union, twice against every other Eastern Conference club, and once against every Western Conference club.
March 3 1 | Toronto FC | 0–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Toronto, ON |
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1:00 PM EST | Report | Martínez Higuaín Zardes |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,633 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
March 10 2 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–2 | Montreal Impact | Columbus, OH |
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1:00 PM EST | Higuaín Zardes Steffen |
Report | Krolicki Piatti Edwards |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 11,098 Referee: Chris Penso |
March 17 3 | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Chester, PA |
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2:00 PM EDT | Bedoya Rosenberry |
Report | Artur Higuaín |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,323 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
March 24 4 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–1 | D.C. United | Columbus, OH |
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6:00 PM EDT | Abubakar Valenzuela Clark P. Santos |
Report | Asad |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 8,443 Referee: Drew Fischer |
March 31 5 | Columbus Crew SC | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Columbus, OH |
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3:00 PM EDT | Zardes Valenzuela |
Report | de Jong Shea Kamara Felipe |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 8,992 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
April 7 6 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Bridgeview, IL |
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8:30 PM EDT | Kappelhof Nikolić Sánchez |
Report | Artur |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,023 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
April 14 7 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Annapolis, MD |
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7:00 PM EDT | Segura Arriola Clark |
Report | Higuaín Jonathan |
Stadium: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Attendance: 12,396 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
April 21 8 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–2 | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH |
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7:30 PM EDT | Farrell Zardes Higuaín |
Report | Dielna Bunbury Zahibo Penilla Fagúndez Somi Turner |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 11,264 Referee: Chris Penso |
April 28 9 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus, OH |
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7:30 PM EDT | Harrison Hansen Valenzuela Grella |
Report | Godoy Hoesen Jungwirth |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 11,479 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
May 5 10 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Seattle, WA |
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4:00 PM EDT | Alonso |
Report | P. Santos Trapp |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,515 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
May 9 11 | Columbus Crew SC | 1–0 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, OH |
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7:30 PM EDT | Jonathan Zardes |
Report | Elliott |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 7,683 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
May 12 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–0 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, OH |
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7:30 PM EDT | Higuaín Zardes |
Report | Ellis |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 11,108 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 19 13 | New England Revolution | 0–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Foxborough, MA |
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7:30 PM EDT | Caicedo Delamea Dielna Anibaba |
Report | Valenzuela Abubakar |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,087 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
May 27 14 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Kansas City, KS |
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6:00 PM EDT | Besler |
Report | Higuaín Harrison |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,697 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
June 2 15 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–3 | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH |
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7:30 PM EDT | Artur Williams Zardes Crognale Higuaín |
Report | Osorio Vázquez Hernandez Ricketts Giovinco Bono Fraser |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 12,305 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
June 9 16 | Columbus Crew SC | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, OH |
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5:00 PM EDT | Zardes |
Report | Muyl |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 11,246 Referee: Alan Kelly |
June 13 17 | Columbus Crew SC | 0–2 | Atlanta United | Columbus, OH |
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7:30 PM EDT | Trapp |
Report | Parkhurst Ambrose Martínez Escobar Villalba |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 10,132 Referee: Ted Unkel |
June 23 18 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Los Angeles, CA |
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10:30 PM EDT | Ciman Diomande Atuesta |
Report | Abubakar P. Santos Higuaín Valenzuela |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
June 30 19 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, OH |
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7:30 PM EDT | Zardes Sosa |
Report | Sunny Beckerman Rusnák Savarino |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 16,680 Referee: Drew Fischer |
July 7 20 | LA Galaxy | 4–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Carson, CA |
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10:30 PM EDT | Skjelvik Kamara Ibrahimović Pontius Alessandrini |
Report | Williams |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 21,211 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
July 14 21 | New York City FC | 2–0 | Columbus Crew SC | New York City, NY |
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7:00 PM EDT | Medina Tinnerholm |
Report | Jonathan Zardes Grella Sosa |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 21,085 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
July 21 22 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–2 | Orlando City | Columbus, OH |
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7:30 PM EDT | Jonathan Zardes P. Santos Trapp Williams |
Report | Kljestan Schuler Pinho El-Munir Yotún |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 14,052 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
July 28 23 | New York Red Bulls | 2–3 | Columbus Crew SC | Harrison, NJ |
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7:00 PM EDT | Collin Jonathan Royer |
Report | Jonathan Mullins Davis Valenzuela Steffen Artur |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 16,459 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
August 11 24 | Columbus Crew SC | 1–0 | Houston Dynamo | Columbus, OH |
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7:30 PM EDT | Zardes P. Santos |
Report | Leonardo Lundqvist |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 15,891 Referee: Mark Geiger |
August 19 25 | Atlanta United | 3–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Atlanta, GA |
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4:00 PM EDT | Martínez McCann Villalba Almirón Guzan |
Report | Zardes Artur |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,303 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
August 23 26 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Bridgeview, IL |
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7:00 PM EDT | de Leeuw Nikolić Katai Schweinsteiger |
Report | Higuaín Hansen |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 8,551 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
September 1 27 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–1 | New York City FC | Columbus, OH |
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8:00 PM EDT | Harrison Meram |
Report | Wallace Tajouri-Shradi Sweat Ibeagha Ring |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 11,991 Referee: Alan Kelly |
September 15 28 | FC Dallas | 0–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Frisco, TX |
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8:00 PM EDT | Report | Clark Abubakar |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,030 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
September 19 29 | Portland Timbers | 3–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Portland, OR |
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10:30 PM EDT | Polo Guzmán Abubakar |
Report | Hansen Sauro Trapp Maloney |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ted Unkel |
September 22 30 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Columbus, OH |
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7:30 PM EDT | Zardes Jonathan Higuaín |
Report | Gashi Wynne Acosta Smith |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 19,121 Referee: Allen Chapman |
September 29 31 | Columbus Crew SC | 0–0 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, OH |
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7:30 PM EDT | Report | Fabinho Bedoya |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 12,441 Referee: Drew Fischer |
October 6 32 | Montreal Impact | 3–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Montreal, QC |
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3:00 PM EDT | Taïder Silva Piatti Azira |
Report | P. Santos Jonathan |
Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 19,015 Referee: Alan Kelly |
October 21 33 | Orlando City | v | Columbus Crew SC | Orlando, FL |
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3:00 PM EDT | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium |
October 28 34 | Columbus Crew SC | v | Minnesota United | Columbus, OH |
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4:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
June 6 Fourth Round | Columbus Crew SC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (9–10 p) |
Chicago Fire | Columbus, OH |
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7:00 PM EDT | Martínez Sosa Abu Crognale Jahn |
Report | Nikolić Ramos McCarty Katai |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 4,992 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
Penalties | ||||
Valenzuela Jiménez Argudo Abubakar Jahn Martínez Crognale Sosa Abu Opoku Ketterer |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Federico Higuaín entered the season sitting fifth in club history for most goals, needing three to pass Edson Buddle for fourth all-time.[9] He tallied a penalty kick against Chicago on May 12, cracking the tie with Buddle.[10] Higuaín had also begun the year having appeared 163 times for Crew SC, needing seven appearances to crack the top ten in club history. He started each of the first ten games, leaping Frankie Hejduk for ninth place.[9]
Upon his return to the club midway through the season, Justin Meram had the chance to add to his previous totals with the club; he sat fifth in appearances, sixth in goals, and tied for seventh in assists. He needed to play 28 times, score ten goals, or tally six assists in order to move up the charts.[9]
Wil Trapp began the season having appeared 144 times in all competitions for Crew SC, needing to play in 27 games to crack the all-time top ten. Although he missed several games while on international duty, Trapp appeared for the 27th time on the season in a draw with Philadelphia on September 29.[11] He initially jumped into the table in a tie for tenth place with Hejduk.[9]
No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
2 | MF | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
3 | DF | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
4 | DF | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
6 | MF | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
7 | MF | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
8 | MF | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
9 | MF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
10 | MF | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
11 | FW | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16 | |
12 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | MF | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
14 | FW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
16 | MF | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
17 | DF | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
18 | MF | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
19 | DF | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
20 | MF | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
21 | DF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
22 | DF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
23 | GK | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
24 | GK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
25 | DF | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
26 | MF | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
27 | FW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
28 | MF | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
30 | GK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
31 | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
32 | FW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Players who left the club during the season: | ||||||||
5 | MF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Source: Columbus stats
Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
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2 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
3 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
4 | DF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
6 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
7 | MF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
8 | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
10 | MF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
11 | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
13 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
17 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
18 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
19 | DF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
20 | MF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
21 | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
22 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
23 | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
25 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
28 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
31 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Players who left the club during the season: | ||||||||
5 | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Columbus stats
Clean sheets
Zack Steffen entered the season with the seventh-most clean sheets in club history. He needed to keep two on the season in order to pass Brad Friedel for sixth all-time,[9] which he did just three games into the campaign. Three saves in a scoreless draw with Philadelphia on March 17 moved Steffen up on the all-time chart.[12] He promptly passed Mark Dougherty for fifth place, thanks to a 1–0 victory over the Union on May 9.
No. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Games Played |
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12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 | |
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Columbus stats
Transfers
In
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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MF | Completed permanent transfer. | Dec 6, 2017 | [13] | ||
GK | LA receives a Fourth Round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. | Dec 13, 2017 | [14] | ||
MF | Colorado receives a Second Round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. | Dec 15, 2017 | [15] | ||
MF | Acquired as a Discovery Signing. | Jan 9, 2018 | [16] | ||
FW | Selected in the Second Round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. Signed as a Generation Adidas player. | Jan 19, 2018 | [17] | ||
FW | LA receives FW Ola Kamara. | Jan 20, 2018 | [18] | ||
MF | Signed as a free agent. | Feb 2, 2018 | [19] | ||
MF | Selected in the Third Round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. | Mar 1, 2018 | [20][21] | ||
GK | Selected in the First Round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. | Mar 1, 2018 | [22][21] | ||
FW | D.C. receives $150,000 in targeted allocation money. | Jul 11, 2018 | [23] | ||
MF | Orlando receives $750,000 in targeted allocation money, a 2019 international roster slot. | Aug 3, 2018 | [24] |
SuperDraft
The following players were selected by Columbus in the MLS SuperDraft, but did not sign a contract with the club.
Pos. | Player | College | Notes | Date | Source |
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MF | Selected in the Second Round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. Signed with |
Jan 19, 2018 | [25][26] |
Loan in
Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
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DF | Duration of the 2018 MLS season, with an option to purchase at the end of the season. Signed as a Young Designated Player. | Jan 26, 2018 | [27] |
Out
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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MF | Option declined. Retired. | Dec 1, 2017 | [28][29] | ||
FW | Contract expired. Signed for Pachuca on Dec 26, 2017. | Dec 1, 2017 | [28][30] | ||
MF | Option declined. | Dec 1, 2017 | [28] | ||
MF | Option declined. Signed for Swope Park on Jan 8, 2018. | Dec 1, 2017 | [28][31] | ||
MF | Option declined. | Dec 1, 2017 | [28] | ||
DF | Selected by LAFC in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft. | Dec 12, 2017 | [32] | ||
GK | Option declined. Traded to NYCFC in exchange for a Fourth Round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. | Dec 14, 2017 | [28][33] | ||
DF | Option declined. Traded to Seattle in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money. | Dec 14, 2017 | [28][34] | ||
FW | Columbus receives FW Gyasi Zardes, $400,000 in targeted allocation money, future considerations. | Jan 20, 2018 | [18] | ||
MF | Columbus receives $1,050,000 in allocation money, a 2019 international roster slot. | Jan 29, 2018 | [35] | ||
MF | Columbus receives an undisclosed transfer fee. | Oct 4, 2018 | [36] |
Loan out
Pos. | Player | Loanee club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
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GK | Duration of the 2018 USL season. | Mar 7, 2018 | [37] | |||
DF | On a match-by-match basis. | Mar 15, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | [38][39] | ||
May 22, 2018 | Jun 2, 2018 | [40][41] | ||||
Jun 18, 2018 | [42] | |||||
FW | On a match-by-match basis. | Apr 27, 2018 | May 18, 2018 | [43][44] | ||
DF | On a match-by-match basis. | May 25, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | [45][46] | ||
FW | On a match-by-match basis. | Jul 24, 2018 | Oct 14, 2018 | [47][48] | ||
MF | Duration of the 2018 Eliteserien. | Aug 10, 2018 | Oct 4, 2018 | [49][36] |
Awards
MLS Team of the Week
MLS Player of the Week
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MLS Player of the Month
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MLS Goal of the Week
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Kits
Home
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Away
|
Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Record |
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Home | Gold | Gold | Gold | Match 1 vs. Toronto / 7–4–6 |
Away | Black | Black | Black | Match 2 vs. Montreal / 6–6–3 |
Specialty | White | White | White | Match 8 vs. New England / 0–0–1 |
See also
References
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- ↑ "Crew SC selects Generation adidas forward Edward Opoku in the Second Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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- ↑ "Jukka Raitala selected by LAFC in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ "NEWS – Crew SC acquires 2019 SuperDraft pick via trade with New York City FC". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ "NEWS – Crew SC acquires Allocation Money via trade with Seattle Sounders". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ "Crew SC acquires more than $1M in Allocation Money & international roster slot from Orlando City in trade for Justin Meram". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Columbus Crew SC transfers midfielder Mohammed Abu to Norwegian First Division side Valerenga Fotball". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ↑ "Crew SC loan goalkeeper Ben Lundgaard to Indy Eleven". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ "Crognale loaned to Orange County SC". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ↑ "Seattle Sounders FC vs Columbus Crew SC - Lineups". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ @AEricksonCD (22 May 2018). "Berhalter said Alex Crognale has been loaned back to Orange County SC. #CrewSC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Columbus Crew SC vs Toronto FC - Lineups". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ↑ @AEricksonCD (18 June 2018). "Alex Crognale is back on loan with Orange County SC. Berhalter said it'll be evaluated on a week to week basis. #CrewSC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Opoku loaned to Saint Louis FC". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ↑ @AEricksonCD (18 May 2018). "Berhalter said team is trying to find him a new USL loan assignment. Consistent game time is the goal. #CrewSC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Connor Maloney loaned to Pittsburgh Riverhounds". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ↑ "Columbus Crew SC vs. Real Salt Lake - Lineups". ColumbusCrewSC,com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ @AEricksonCD (24 July 2018). "Berhalter said Adam Jahn will be loaned to USL's OKC Energy. Game-by-game loan. #CrewSC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "GREENS END SEASON WITH 0-0 DRAW AGAINST STL". EnergyFC.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ↑ "Columbus Crew SC midfielder Mohammed Abu set to go on season-long loan to Norwegian first division side Valerenga Fotball". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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Notes
- ↑ Retained via the head-to-head goals tiebreaker (16–13)