2016 Columbus Crew SC season

Columbus Crew SC
2016 season
Owner	Precourt Sports Ventures LLC
Head coach	Gregg Berhalter
Major League Soccer	Conference: 9th; Overall: 18th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16; (knocked out by Chicago Fire)
Trillium Cup	Runners-up (1–4)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup	Champions (1–1)[nb 1]
Desert Diamond Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Ola Kamara (16); All: Ola Kamara (16)
Highest home attendance	20,389; (June 25 vs. NYRB)
Lowest home attendance	1,064; (June 15 vs. Tampa Bay, USOC)
Average home league attendance	17,125
Home colors	Away colors

The 2016 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's twenty-first season of existence and their twenty-first consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup and took part in the Desert Diamond Cup during preseason. The season covered the period from December 7, 2015 to the start of the 2017 Major League Soccer season.

Roster

As of match played October 23, 2016[1]

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Steve Clark	GK	(1986-04-14)April 14, 1986 (aged 30)	2014	Hønefoss	109	0
23	Zack Steffen	GK	(1995-04-02)April 2, 1995 (aged 21)	2016	SC Freiburg	0	0
30	Matt Pacifici	GK	(1993-08-31)August 31, 1993 (aged 23)	2016	Davidson Wildcats	0	0
41	Brad Stuver	GK	(1991-04-16)April 16, 1991 (aged 25)	2014	MLS pool goalkeeper	6	0
Defenders
2	Tyson Wahl	DF	(1984-02-23)February 23, 1984 (aged 32)	2013	Colorado Rapids	85	0
3	Corey Ashe	DF	(1986-03-14)March 14, 1986 (aged 30)	2016	Orlando City	19	0
4	Michael Parkhurst	DF	(1984-01-24)January 24, 1984 (aged 32)	2014	FC Augsburg	111	0
14	Waylon Francis	DF	(1990-09-20)September 20, 1990 (aged 26)	2014	Herediano	80	0
21	Chad Barson	DF	(1991-02-25)February 25, 1991 (aged 25)	2013	Akron Zips	57	0
22	Gastón Sauro	DF	(1990-02-23)February 23, 1990 (aged 26)	2015	Basel	21	0
24	Nicolai Næss	DF	(1993-01-18)January 18, 1993 (aged 23)	2016	Stabæk	13	0
25	Harrison Afful	DF	(1986-07-24)July 24, 1986 (aged 30)	2015	ES Tunis	44	3
Midfielders
5	Dilly Duka	MF	(1989-09-15)September 15, 1989 (aged 27)	2016	Montreal Impact	69	3
6	Tony Tchani	MF	(1989-04-13)April 13, 1989 (aged 27)	2011	Toronto FC	145	9
8	Mohammed Saeid	MF	(1990-12-24)December 24, 1990 (aged 25)	2015	Örebro SK	53	0
9	Justin Meram	MF	(1988-12-04)December 4, 1988 (aged 27)	2011	Michigan Wolverines	173	28
10	Federico Higuaín	MF	(1984-10-25)October 25, 1984 (aged 31)	2012	Colón	131	41
11	Cedrick Mabwati	MF	(1992-03-08)March 8, 1992 (aged 24)	2015	Real Betis	30	2
13	Ethan Finlay	MF	(1990-08-06)August 6, 1990 (aged 26)	2012	Creighton Bluejays	145	33
16	Hector Jiménez	MF	(1988-11-03)November 3, 1988 (aged 27)	2014	LA Galaxy	79	1
18	Cristian Martínez	MF	(1997-02-06)February 6, 1997 (aged 19)	2016	Chorrillo (loan)	7	2
19	Rodrigo Saravia	MF	(1993-02-22)February 22, 1993 (aged 23)	2016	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	12	0
20	Wil Trapp	MF	(1993-01-15)January 15, 1993 (aged 23)	2013	Akron Zips	104	1
26	Ben Swanson	MF	(1997-07-18)July 18, 1997 (aged 19)	2015	Crew SC Academy	1	0
29	Marshall Hollingsworth	MF	(1993-08-06)August 6, 1993 (aged 23)	2016	Wheaton Thunder	1	1
Forwards
12	Adam Jahn	FW	(1991-01-05)January 5, 1991 (aged 25)	2016	San Jose Earthquakes	12	5
17	Ola Kamara	FW	(1989-10-15)October 15, 1989 (aged 27)	2016	Austria Wien	26	16
27	Conor Casey	FW	(1981-07-25)July 25, 1981 (aged 35)	2016	Philadelphia Union	4	0

Non-competitive

Preseason

On December 23, 2015, Columbus announced its preseason schedule for the 2016 season. Crew SC were to open preseason by traveling to Lakewood Ranch, Florida for a two-week camp, followed by a week-long camp in Powell, Ohio. Columbus would then travel to Arizona to compete in the 2016 Desert Diamond Cup, one of six Major League Soccer sides taking place in the tournament. Crew SC had scheduled matches against Sporting Kansas City, Real Salt Lake, and Swope Park Rangers, with an additional placement match to be determined after the conclusion of the scheduled matches.[2]

February 17 Desert Diamond Cup	Sporting Kansas City	2–2	Columbus Crew SC	Tucson, AZ
8:00 PM EST	Quintillà 40' Mustivar 52' Hajderovic 88'	Report	K. Kamara 46', 74'	Stadium: Kino North Grandstand Referee: Alex Chilowicz

February 20 Desert Diamond Cup	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Columbus Crew SC	Tucson, AZ
7:00 PM EST	Allen 17' Wingert 25' García 51'	Report	K. Kamara 26'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

February 24 Desert Diamond Cup	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	Swope Park Rangers	Tucson, AZ
8:00 PM EST	Higuaín 35' Barson 58' Finlay 66' Wahl 73'	Report	Granitto 38' Ballo 90'	Stadium: Kino North Grandstand

February 27 Desert Diamond Cup Championship	New England Revolution	0–1	Columbus Crew SC	Tucson, AZ
7:00 PM EST	Bunbury 21'	Report		Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Midseason

May 11 Friendly	Columbus Crew SC	1–0	Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	O. Kamara 17'	Report		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 10,799

Competitive

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	52	55	−3	42	Knockout round
7	New England Revolution	34	11	14	9	44	54	−10	42
8	Orlando City SC	34	9	11	14	55	60	−5	41
9	Columbus Crew SC	34	8	14	12	50	58	−8	36
10	Chicago Fire	34	7	17	10	42	58	−16	31

Source: MLS
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	10	15	9	45	52	−7	39
17	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	12	14	32	40	−8	38
18	Columbus Crew SC	34	8	14	12	50	58	−8	36
19	Houston Dynamo	34	7	14	13	39	45	−6	34
20	Chicago Fire	34	7	17	10	42	58	−16	31

Source: MLS
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
  1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);
  2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);
  3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);
  4. The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
  Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
  One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	36	8	14	12	50	58	−8	6	3	8	31	25	+6	2	11	4	19	33	−14

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A
Result	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	L

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

Match results

March 6 1	Portland Timbers	2–1	Columbus Crew SC	Portland, Oregon
4:30 PM EST	Valeri 23' Taylor 46' Adi 79', 87' Powell 81'	Report	Sauro 25' Trapp 45' Higuaín 68'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

March 12 2	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST	Kamara 87'	Report	Pontius 45+1', 71' Fabinho 56' Carroll 65'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 17,015 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

March 19 3	Chicago Fire	0–0	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 PM EDT		Report	Meram 38'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,605 Referee: Robert Sibiga

April 2 4	FC Dallas	1–1	Columbus Crew SC	Dallas, Texas
9:00 PM EDT	Akindele 77' Gruezo 78' Loyd 80'	Report	Meram 9'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,174 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

April 9 5	Montreal Impact	2–0	Columbus Crew SC	Montreal, Quebec
4:00 PM EDT	Camara 48' Piatti 53' Bekker 86' Bekker 87'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 22,053 Referee: Chris Penso

April 16 6	Columbus Crew SC	3–2	New York City FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Finlay 7' Trapp 43' Kamara 49' Meram 80' Parkhurst 86'	Report	Villa 15', 87' Hernandez 27' Mullins 82' Iraola 84'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 16,715 Referee: Ted Unkel

April 23 7	Columbus Crew SC	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 21' Meram 24' Wahl 27'	Report	Deric 18'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 17,705 Referee: Kevin Stott

April 30 8	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Columbus Crew SC	Seattle, Washington
4:00 PM EDT	Alonso 27' Friberg 82' Morris 88'	Report	Francis 86' Finlay 87'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,473 Referee: Juan Guzman

May 7 9	Columbus Crew SC	4–4	Montreal Impact	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 16', 45+1' Higuaín 48', 53' (pen.) Francis 82'	Report	Piatti 26', 58' Drogba 57' (pen.) Ontivero 82' Oduro 90+3'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 14,095 Referee: Armando Villarreal

May 14 10	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Cedrick 23'	Report	Doyle 10' Doyle 55' Gashi 63'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 15,023 Referee: Chris Penso

May 21 11	Toronto FC	0–0	Columbus Crew SC	Toronto, Ontario
5:00 EDT	Morrow 56' Beitashour 82'	Report	Trapp 88'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,252 Referee: Nima Saghafi

May 28 12	Columbus Crew SC	4–3	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 17', 64', 74' Glad (o.g.) 20' Saeid 81'	Report	Mulholland 13' Maund 41' Allen 78' Plata 83'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 14,894 Referee: David Gantar

June 1 13	Philadelphia Union	3–2	Columbus Crew SC	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Pontius 21' Tribbett 32' Nogueira 57' Le Toux 64' Nogueira 69' Herbers 84'	Report	Kamara 14' Finlay 43' Casey 77' Martínez 90+3'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,543 Referee: Robert Sibiga

June 18 14	Columbus Crew SC	0–0	Montreal Impact	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Ashe 14' Wahl 68' Tchani 68'	Report	Drogba 56' Camara 90+2'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 14,814 Referee: Sorin Stoica

June 25 15	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Tchani 60' Kamara 90+3'	Report	Lade 32' Muyl 33' Kljestan 39' Wright-Phillips 52' Robles 85'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,389 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

July 3 16	Sporting Kansas City	3–2	Columbus Crew SC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM EDT	Feilhaber 13' Feilhaber 49' (pen.) Dwyer 51' Zusi 56' Besler 66' Medranda 84' Besler 90+1'	Report	Kamara 22', 75' Wahl 48' Afful 82'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,332 Referee: Ted Unkel

July 9 17	New England Revolution	3–1	Columbus Crew SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT	Nguyen 3' Woodberry 19' Farrell 30' Trapp (o.g.) 34' Knighton 67' Kamara 71' Rowe 79'	Report	Tchani 27' Kamara 42'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,434 Referee: Mark Geiger

July 13 18	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Afful 54'	Report	Bloom 32' Hamilton 64'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 13,410 Referee: Robert Sibiga

July 16 19	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Trapp 21' Kamara 63' Afful 74' Steve Clark 88'	Report	Espindola 89'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,065 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July 23 20	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	Orlando City	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Tchani 20' Kamara 45+6' (pen.)	Report	Bendik 45+5' Molino 45+6' Boden 62' Molino 65' Larin 70'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,034 Referee: Drew Fischer

July 31 21	Toronto FC	3–0	Columbus Crew SC	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT	Endoh 8' Giovinco 24' Altidore 87'	Report	Tchani 89' Parkhurst 90+1'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,979 Referee: Allen Chapman

August 13 22	Columbus Crew SC	3–3	New York City FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Meram 49' Finlay 80' (pen.), 90+5' Tchani 90+1'	Report	Lampard 41' Villa 83', 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 18,189 Referee: Sorin Stoica

August 20 23	New England Revolution	0–2	Columbus Crew SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT	Woodberry 26' Bunbury 35' Kamara 86'	Report	Finlay 8' Higuaín 49' Saeid 72'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 20,224 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

August 24 24	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Jahn 73'	Report	Herbers 60' Rosenberry 74' Bedoya 78'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 13,114 Referee: Allen Chapman

August 27 25	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Finlay 32' Meram 84' (pen.)	Report	Cerén 65'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,031 Referee: Ismail Elfath

September 3 26	LA Galaxy	2–1	Columbus Crew SC	Carson, California
10:30 PM EDT	Husidic 78' dos Santos 82'	Report	Jahn 90+2'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,693 Referee: Kevin Stott

September 10 27	Columbus Crew SC	1–3	Vancouver Whitecaps	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT	Kamara 11' Tchani 86'	Report	Sauro (o.g.) 13' Techera 19' Jacobson 74' Hurtado 82' Mezquida 85'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 15,589 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

September 17 28	Orlando City SC	1–4	Columbus Crew SC	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Rivas 49' García 57' Ambrose 60' Larin 79'	Report	Finlay 6' Hines (o.g.) 22' Kamara 44', 90+5' Sauro 62'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 30,218 Referee: Drew Fischer

September 25 29	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Parkhurst 37' Kamara 42', 84' (pen.) Tchani 48' Sauro 64'	Report	Woodberry 83' Caldwell 90'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,012 Referee: Chris Penso

September 28 30	D.C. United	3–0	Columbus Crew SC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Sam 71' Neagle 86' Saborio 90'	Report		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,094 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

October 1 31	Columbus Crew SC	3–0	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Afful 8' Meram 50' Duka 59'	Report	Ramos 88'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,034 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

October 13 32	Chicago Fire	2–2	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 PM EDT	Parkhurst 53' (o.g.) de Leeuw 57' Cocis 80' Meira 85'	Report	Jahn 13', 80'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,883 Referee: David Gantar

October 16 33	New York Red Bulls	3–2	Columbus Crew SC	Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 PM EDT	Collin 3' Grella 53' Wright-Phillips 58', 70'	Report	Tchani 14' Trapp 37' Martínez 40' Jahn 73' Afful 83' Meram 90+4'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 22,937 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

October 23 34	New York City FC	4–1	Columbus Crew SC	New York City, New York
4:00 PM EDT	Chanot 25' Mendoza 45' Harrison 75' Shelton 77' Villa 90+3'	Report	Kamara 59' Tchani 79'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 30,374 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

U.S. Open Cup

June 15, 2016 Fourth Round	Columbus Crew SC	4–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Meram 41' Martínez 48' Finlay 52' (pen.) Hollingsworth 65'	Report	King 51'	Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Greg Dopka

June 28, 2016 Fifth Round	Chicago Fire	2–1	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 PM EDT	Accam 7', 29' LaBrocca 53' Ramos 66'	Report	Finlay 79' (pen.) Wahl 90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 6,190 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Statistics

Goals and assists

As of match played Oct 24, 2016[3]

Transferred/Waived player

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists
3	DF	Corey Ashe	0	4	0	0	0	4
4	DF	Michael Parkhurst	0	2	0	0	0	2
5	MF	Dilly Duka	1	1	0	0	1	1
6	MF	Tony Tchani	1	3	0	0	1	3
8	MF	Mohammed Saeid	0	5	0	0	0	5
9	MF	Justin Meram	5	13	1	0	6	13
10	MF	Federico Higuaín	4	3	0	0	4	3
11	MF	Cedrick Mabwati	1	0	0	0	1	0
12	FW	Adam Jahn	5	0	0	0	5	0
13	MF	Ethan Finlay	6	9	2	1	8	10
14	DF	Waylon Francis	0	3	0	1	0	4
16	MF	Hector Jiménez	0	1	0	1	0	2
17	FW	Ola Kamara	16	2	0	0	16	2
18	MF	Cristian Martínez	1	0	1	0	2	0
20	MF	Wil Trapp	0	1	0	0	0	1
23	FW	Kei Kamara	5	0	0	0	5	0
24	DF	Nicolai Naess	0	2	0	0	0	2
25	DR	Harrison Afful	3	3	0	0	3	3
29	MF	Marshall Hollingsworth	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total			42	47	5	3	47	50

Disciplinary record

Transferred/Waived player

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
2	DF	Tyson Wahl	2	1	1	0	3	1
3	DF	Corey Ashe	1	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	Michael Parkhurst	2	1	0	0	2	1
6	DF	Tony Tchani	8	1	0	0	8	1
8	MF	Mohammed Saeid	2	0	0	0	2	0
9	MF	Justin Meram	3	0	0	0	3	0
13	MF	Ethan Finlay	2	0	0	0	2	0
14	DF	Waylon Francis	2	0	0	0	2	0
18	MF	Cristian Martínez	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	Wil Trapp	5	0	0	0	5	0
22	DF	Gastón Sauro	3	0	0	0	3	0
25	DR	Harrison Afful	1	1	0	0	1	1
27	FW	Conor Casey	0	1	0	0	0	1
Total			32	5	1	0	33	5

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
DF	Corey Ashe	Orlando City	Signed as a free agent.	Dec 18, 2015	[4]
MF	Emil Larsen	OB	Terms of the deal were undisclosed.	Jan 22, 2016	[5]
FW	Conor Casey	Philadelphia Union	Signed as a free agent.	Jan 26, 2016	[6]
MF	Rodrigo Saravia	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	Selected in the First Round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.	Feb 4, 2016	[7][8]
FW	Ola Kamara	Austria Wien	Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Signed as a Discovery Signing.	Feb 4, 2016	[9]
MF	Marshall Hollingsworth	Wheaton Thunder	Selected in the Second Round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.	Mar 4, 2016	[7][10]
GK	Matt Pacifici	Davidson Wildcats	Signed as an undrafted free agent.	Mar 4, 2016	[10]
MF	Dilly Duka	Montreal Impact	Montreal receives general and targeted allocation money and a Second Round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.	Jun 20, 2016	[11]
DF	Nicolai Næss	Stabæk	Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Signed using targeted allocation money.	Jul 21, 2016	[12]
GK	Zack Steffen	SC Freiburg	Signed as a Discovery Signing.	Jul 22, 2016	[13]
FW	Adam Jahn	San Jose Earthquakes	San Jose receives targeted allocation money.	Jul 30, 2016	[14]

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
MF	Chase Minter	Cal Poly Mustangs	Selected in the Second Round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for Sacramento Republic on Mar 16, 2016.	Jan 14, 2016	[7][15]
FW	Kyle Parker	Charlotte 49ers	Selected in the Second Round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for Wilmington Hammerheads on Mar 24, 2016.	Jan 14, 2016	[7][16]
FW	Vince Cicciarelli	Saint Louis Billikens	Selected in the Third Round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for Saint Louis FC on Mar 3, 2016.	Jan 19, 2016	[17][18]

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Amro Tarek	Real Betis	Duration of the 2016 Major League Soccer season. Signed as a Discovery Signing.	Feb 3, 2016	May 5, 2016	[19][20]
MF	Cristian Martínez	Chorrillo	Duration of the 2016 Major League Soccer season	May 17, 2016	Oct 24, 2016	[21][22]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
MF	Kevan George	Jacksonville Armada	Contract expired. Signed for Jacksonville on Apr 10, 2016.	Dec 7, 2015	[23][24]
GK	Matt Lampson	Chicago Fire	Contract expired. Signed for Chicago on Feb 26, 2016.	Dec 7, 2015	[23][25]
DF	Emanuel Pogatetz	Union Berlin	Option declined. Signed for Union Berlin on Jan 5, 2016.	Dec 7, 2015	[23][26]
FW	Aaron Schoenfeld	Maccabi Netanya	Contract expired. Signed for Netanya on Jan 19, 2016.	Dec 7, 2015	[23][27]
MF	Ben Speas	Minnesota United	Contract expired. Signed for Minnesota on Feb 12, 2016.	Dec 7, 2015	[23][28]
MF	Kristinn Steindórsson	GIF Sundsvall	Option declined. Signed for Sundsvall on Dec 16, 2015.	Dec 7, 2015	[23][29]
DF	Chris Klute	Portland Timbers	Columbus receives general allocation money.	Dec 11, 2015	[30]
FW	Jack McInerney	Portland Timbers	Contract expired. Traded to Portland in exchange for general and targeted allocation money.	Jan 13, 2016	[31]
DF	Sergio Campbell	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Waived. Signed for Pittsburgh on Feb 22, 2016.	Feb 8, 2016	[32][33]
MF	Romain Gall	Nyköpings BIS	Waived. Signed for Nyköpings on Mar 31, 2016.	Feb 8, 2016	[32][34]
FW	Kei Kamara	New England Revolution	Columbus receives general and targeted allocation money, a First Round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, a Second Round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, a 2016 international roster slot, future considerations.	May 12, 2016	[35]
MF	Emil Larsen	Lyngby	Terms of the deal were undisclosed.	Jul 10, 2016	[36]

Loan out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
MF	Marshall Hollingsworth	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis.	Mar 17, 2016	Sep 25, 2016	[37][38]
MF	Ben Swanson	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis.	Mar 17, 2016	Jul 29, 2016	[37][39]
DF	Chad Barson	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis.	Apr 30, 2016	May 21, 2016	[40][41]
DF	Chad Barson	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis.	Aug 10, 2016	Aug 20, 2016	[42][43]
MF	Cristian Martínez	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis.	Aug 10, 2016	Sep 25, 2016	[42][38]
MF	Rodrigo Saravia	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis.	Aug 10, 2016	Aug 20, 2016	[42][43]
GK	Zack Steffen	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis.	Aug 13, 2016	Sep 25, 2016	[44][38]

Awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Starters	Bench	Opponent(s)
5		Justin Meram	FC Dallas
7	Justin Meram	Ethan Finlay	New York City FC
12		Federico Higuaín	Toronto FC
13	Ola Kamara	Federico Higuaín	Real Salt Lake
14	Ola Kamara		Philadelphia Union
16		Ola Kamara	New York Red Bulls
17	Ola Kamara		Sporting Kansas City
19		Harrison Afful	Toronto FC D.C. United
20		Justin Meram	Orlando City
23	Ethan Finlay		New York City FC
24	Michael Parkhurst	Federico Higuaín	New England Revolution
25	Nicolai Næss	Steve Clark	Philadelphia Union San Jose Earthquakes
28	Nicolai Næss	Ethan Finlay Ola Kamara	Orlando City
29	Harrison Afful	Ola Kamara	New England Revolution
30		Harrison Afful	D.C. United Chicago Fire
32/33	Adam Jahn		Chicago Fire New York Red Bulls

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent(s)	Link
13	Ola Kamara	Real Salt Lake

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Stats	Link
October	Justin Meram	1 goal, 4 assists

Postseason

MLS Team Fair Play award[45]

Crew SC Team Awards[46]

Most Valuable Player – Justin Meram
Golden Boot Winner – Ola Kamara
Defender of the Year – Harrison Afful
Humanitarian of the Year – Ethan Finlay
Kirk Urso Heart Award – Hector Jiménez
Academy Player of the Year – Devyn Etling

Kits

Home

Away

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Black	Black	Black	Week 3 against Chicago Fire
Away	White/Yellow	Teal	White	Week 1 against Portland Timbers

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Notes

Retained via the head-to-head goals tiebreaker (13–10)

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[4] CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure

Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);

The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);

The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);

The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[2] Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);

The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);

The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);

The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[3] The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);

[4] The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);

[5] The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);

[6] The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)

[7] The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[8] The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);

[9] The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);

[10] The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);

[11] The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)

[12] The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[2] "Columbus Crew SC roster". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved February 5, 2016.

[3] Crew SC Communications (December 23, 2015). "Crew SC announces 2016 preseason schedule". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[Crew_stats-5] "Official Crew SC Season Statistics".

[6] Crew SC Communications (December 18, 2015). "Crew SC signs free agent defender Corey Ashe". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[7] Crew SC Communications (January 22, 2016). "Columbus Crew SC signs midfielder Emil Larsen". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[8] Crew SC Communications (January 26, 2016). "Columbus Crew SC signs free agent forward Conor Casey". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[DraftPicks-9] Crew SC Communications (January 14, 2016). "Crew SC selects four players in opening rounds of 2016 MLS SuperDraft". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[10] Crew SC Communications (February 4, 2016). "Crew SC signs 2016 MLS SuperDraft selection Rodrigo Saravia". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[11] Crew SC Communications (February 4, 2016). "Crew SC acquires forward Ola Kamara". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[MarchSignings-12] Crew SC Communications (March 4, 2016). "Crew SC signs midfielder Marshall Hollingsworth, goalkeeper Matt Pacifici". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[13] Crew SC Communications (June 20, 2016). "Crew SC acquires midfielder Dilly Duka". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[14] "Crew SC adds Norwegian defender Nicolai Naess". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. July 21, 2016.

[15] Murphy, Pat (July 22, 2016). "Columbus Crew SC Sign U.S. Goalkeeper Zack Steffen". MassiveReport.com. SB Nation.

[16] Crew SC Communications (July 30, 2016). "Crew SC acquires Adam Jahn, adds depth at forward". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[17] Paterson, Bill (March 16, 2016). "Republic FC signs former Cal Poly star Chase Minter". SacBee.com. The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[18] Smist, John (March 24, 2016). "Hammerheads sign forward Kyle Parker". WECT.com. Raycom Media. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[19] Crew SC Communications (January 19, 2016). "Crew SC selects Vincent Cicciarelli in Third Round of 2016 Major League Soccer SuperDraft". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[20] "Saint Louis FC Sign Two". SaintLouisFC.com. Saint Louis FC. March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 22, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[21] Crew SC Communications (February 3, 2016). "Crew SC acquires defender Amro Tarek on loan". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[22] Crew SC Communications (May 5, 2016). "Crew SC waives defender Amro Tarek". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[23] Crew SC Communications (May 17, 2016). "Crew SC acquires midfielder Cristian Martinez on loan". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[24] Butler, Dylan (October 23, 2016). "New York City FC 4, Columbus Crew SC 1 | 2016 MLS Match Recap". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[ContractOptions-25] Crew SC Communications (December 7, 2015). "Core of Eastern Conference Champion Columbus Crew SC roster to return in 2016 as club exercises options on 11 contracts". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[26] Armada FC Public Relations (April 10, 2016). "Armada FC signs Trinidad & Tobago international Kevan George". JacksonvilleArmada.com. Jacksonville Armada FC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[27] Chicago Fire Communications (February 26, 2016). "Chicago Fire Sign Goalkeeper Matt Lampson". Chicago-Fire.com. Chicago Fire Soccer Club. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[28] Ruszkai, Ameé (January 5, 2016). "Emanuel Pogatetz signs for Union Berlin". Vavel.com. Vavel. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[29] Amir, Raz (January 19, 2016). "שוינפלד חתם בנתניה, ימונה מאמן ראשי חדש" [Schoenfeld Signs With Netanya, New Head Coach Will Be Appointed]. One.co.il (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[30] Minnesota United staff (February 12, 2016). "Minnesota adds attacking depth with Ben Speas". NASL.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[31] "Kristinn Steindórsson är klar för GIF Sundsvall" [Kristinn Steindórsson is ready for GIF Sundsvall]. GIFSundsvall.se (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. December 16, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[32] Crew SC Communications (December 11, 2015). "Crew SC acquires general allocation money from the Portland Timbers". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[33] Crew SC Communications (January 13, 2016). "Columbus Crew SC acquires General and Targeted Allocation Money from the Portland Timbers". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[Waivers-34] Guldan, Patrick (February 8, 2016). "Crew SC make roster moves after first leg of preseason". MassiveReport.com. SB Nation.

[35] Ryan, Megan (February 22, 2016). "Riverhounds to sign defender Sergio Campbell". Post-Gazette.com. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[36] Reed, Matt (March 31, 2016). "Former Crew midfielder Romain Gall joins Nyköpings BIS". SBISoccer.com. SBI Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[37] Crew SC Communications (May 12, 2016). "Crew SC trades forward Kei Kamara to the New England Revolution". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[38] Crew SC Communications (July 10, 2016). "Crew SC transfers Emil Larsen to Denmark's Lyngby Boldklub". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC.

[PGHLoans-39] "Columbus Sends Two Players to Hounds". Riverhounds.com. Pittsburgh Riverhounds. March 17, 2016. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[Finale-40] McKriger, Rachel (September 25, 2016). "Riverhounds fall to FC Cincinnati, 1–0, in season finale". PittsburghSportingNews.com. Pittsburgh Sporting News. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[41] Crew SC Communications (July 29, 2016). "Crew SC places Ben Swanson on Season-Ending Injury List". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[42] "Chad Barson – USL Championship profile". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[43] "Toronto FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. May 21, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[AugustLoans-44] Crew SC Communications (August 10, 2016). "Crew SC loans trio to Pittsburgh on game-by-game basis". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[CLBNER-45] "New England Revolution 0–2 Columbus Crew SC". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 20, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[46] "Riverhounds Add Steffen on Loan from Crew SC". OurSportsCentral.com. Our Sports Central. August 13, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[47] Rodriguez, Alicia (November 4, 2016). "Union's Keegan Rosenberry, Columbus Crew SC win 2016 MLS Fair Play Awards". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[48] Murphy, Pat (October 28, 2016). "Columbus Crew SC Announces Individual Awards for 2016". MassiveReport.com. SB Nation. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[1] Retained via the head-to-head goals tiebreaker (13–10)