2007 Columbus Crew season

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 also competed in the U.S. Open Cup but failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The season covered the period from November 9, 2006 to the start of the 2008.

Columbus Crew
2007 season
OwnerClark Hunt
Head coachSigi Schmid
Major League SoccerConference: 6th
Overall: 9th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQualification semifinals
(knocked out by Los Angeles Galaxy)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer CupChampions (3–0)[nb 1]
Top goalscorerLeague: Alejandro Moreno (7)
All: Alejandro Moreno (7)
Highest home attendance24,300
(September 30 vs. Los Angeles)
Lowest home attendance5,424
(April 24 vs. Los Angeles, USOC)
Average home league attendance15,230
← 2006
2008 →

Although the Crew faced FC Dallas in the regular season, control of the inaugural edition of the Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup was decided in the preseason. Columbus claimed a 3–0 victory and hoisted the cup for the first time. The Crew were eliminated in the U.S. Open Cup qualification semifinals by Los Angeles Galaxy and finished three points out of a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, the third consecutive season without a playoff berth for Columbus.

Background edit

In the 2006 season the Crew finished sixth place in the East, 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,[1] but he would be replaced by 2007 MLS SuperDraft second-round selection Brad Evans.[2] Coach Sigi Schmid would also bring in Danny O'Rourke,[3] Robbie Rogers,[4] Alejandro Moreno,[5] William Hesmer,[3] and the team's very first Designated Player, Guillermo Barros Schelotto.[6]

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.

Roster edit

As of match played October 21, 2007
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 William Hesmer   GK (1981-11-23)November 23, 1981 (aged 25) 2007   Kansas City Wizards 20 0
18 Bill Gaudette   GK (1981-09-14)September 14, 1981 (aged 26) 2005   St. John's Red Storm 18 0
30 Andy Gruenebaum   GK (1982-12-30)December 30, 1982 (aged 24) 2006   Kentucky Wildcats 14 0
Defenders
3 Brad Evans   DF (1985-04-20)April 20, 1985 (aged 22) 2007   UC Irvine Anteaters 4 0
4 Rusty Pierce   DF (1979-07-24)July 24, 1979 (aged 28) 2006   Real Salt Lake 39 0
5 Danny O'Rourke   DF (1983-05-31)May 31, 1983 (aged 24) 2007   New York Red Bulls 28 0
6 Marcos González   DF (1980-06-09)June 9, 1980 (aged 27) 2006   Palestino 49 1
8 Duncan Oughton   DF (1977-06-14)June 14, 1977 (aged 30) 2001   Cal State Fullerton Titans 127 3
13 Andrew Peterson   DF (1984-12-02)December 2, 1984 (aged 22) 2007   Cleveland City Stars 1 0
14 Chad Marshall   DF (1984-08-22)August 22, 1984 (aged 23) 2004   Stanford Cardinal 98 4
19 Robbie Rogers   DF (1987-04-12)April 12, 1987 (aged 20) 2007   SC Heerenveen 11 3
20 Tim Ward   DF (1987-02-28)February 28, 1987 (aged 20) 2006   MetroStars 20 0
21 Brandon Moss   DF (1984-04-12)April 12, 1984 (aged 23) 2006   New Mexico Lobos 21 0
23 Ezra Hendrickson   DF (1972-01-16)January 16, 1972 (aged 35) 2006   Chivas USA 47 2
24 Jed Zayner   DF (1984-12-13)December 13, 1984 (aged 22) 2006   Indiana Hoosiers 2 0
27 Ryan Junge   DF (1984-09-07)September 7, 1984 (aged 23) 2007   Cleveland City Stars 1 0
31 Leonard Griffin   DF (1982-09-11)September 11, 1982 (aged 25) 2007   Portland Timbers 0 0
Midfielders
2 Frankie Hejduk   MF (1974-08-05)August 5, 1974 (aged 33) 2003   Bayer 04 Leverkusen 91 5
11 Ned Grabavoy   MF (1983-07-01)July 1, 1983 (aged 24) 2006   Los Angeles Galaxy 37 4
12 Eddie Gaven   MF (1986-10-25)October 25, 1986 (aged 20) 2006   MetroStars 58 9
15 Stefani Miglioranzi   MF (1977-09-20)September 20, 1977 (aged 30) 2007   Los Angeles Galaxy 24 3
22 Adam Moffat   MF (1986-04-15)April 15, 1986 (aged 21) 2007   Cleveland City Stars 1 0
25 Ricardo Virtuoso   MF (1984-03-01)March 1, 1984 (aged 23) 2006   Chiasso 18 1
29 Andrei Pacheco   MF (1984-09-20)September 20, 1984 (aged 23) 2007   W Connection (loan) 0 0
Forwards
7 Guillermo Barros Schelotto   FW (1973-05-04)May 4, 1973 (aged 34) 2007   Boca Juniors 22 5
9 Jason Garey   FW (1984-07-19)July 19, 1984 (aged 23) 2006   Maryland Terrapins 37 6
10 Alejandro Moreno   FW (1979-07-08)July 8, 1979 (aged 28) 2007   Houston Dynamo 25 7
16 Kei Kamara   FW (1984-09-01)September 1, 1984 (aged 23) 2006   Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros 37 5
26 Andy Herron   FW (1978-02-03)February 3, 1978 (aged 29) 2007   Chicago Fire 19 4
28 Ben Hunter   FW (1985-06-16)June 16, 1985 (aged 22) 2007   North Carolina Tar Heels 0 0
34 Jacob Thomas   FW (1977-02-14)February 14, 1977 (aged 30) 2006   VfB Lübeck 28 2

Non-competitive edit

July 28 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 1–3   Aston Villa Columbus, OH
Garey   76' Report Young  
Barry   11'
Moore   90+'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,317
November 13 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 2–0   Tecos Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 5,430

Competitive edit

MLS edit

Standings edit

Eastern Conference edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 30 16 7 7 56 34 +22 55 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 New England Revolution 30 14 8 8 51 43 +8 50
3 New York Red Bulls 30 12 11 7 47 45 +2 43
4 Chicago Fire 30 10 10 10 31 36 −5 40
5 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 12 7 45 45 0 40
6 Columbus Crew 30 9 11 10 39 44 −5 37
7 Toronto FC 30 6 17 7 25 49 −24 25
Source: MLS
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 edit
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United (S) 30 16 7 7 56 34 +22 55 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Chivas USA 30 15 7 8 46 28 +18 53 North American SuperLiga
3 Houston Dynamo (C) 30 15 8 7 43 23 +20 52 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
4 New England Revolution 30 14 8 8 51 43 +8 50 North American SuperLiga
5 FC Dallas 30 13 12 5 37 44 −7 44
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 30 6 17 7 25 49 −24 25
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 37 9 11 10 39 44  −5 5 5 5 17 17  0 4 6 5 22 27  −5

Source: Columbus results
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 edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumAHAAAHHAHHAHAHHAAHHHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultDDDWLDLDLLDWWWDWLWDLLDDLLWLLWW
Source: Columbus results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results edit

April 7 1 Columbus Crew 0–0 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
Report Kovalenko   Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,782
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 14 2 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew Salt Lake City, UT
Talley   30'
Torres   70'
Stewart   88'
Report O'Rourke   76'
Herron   90'
Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 16,157
Referee: Tim Weyland
April 19 3 Columbus Crew 2–2 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
Grabavoy   8',  
Kamara   86'
Pierce  
Hejduk  
Report Dorman   10'
Twellman   38'
Heaps  
Larentowicz  
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,290
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 28 4 Columbus Crew 1–0 D.C. United Columbus, OH
Hendrickson   28',   52'
Garey   89'
Report Carroll   24'
Emílio   38'
Fred   56'
Gómez   58'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,572
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 5 5 Kansas City Wizards 1–0 Columbus Crew Kansas City, MO
Zavagnin   35'
Johnson   89'
Burciaga   90'
Report Virtuoso   8'
Hejduk   27'
O'Rourke   30'
Grabavoy   89'
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 7,426
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 12 6 Columbus Crew 1–1 Chivas USA Columbus, OH
Grabavoy   18'
Hendrickson  
González  
Pierce  
Report Razov   2'
Hernandez  
Kljestan  
Marsch  
Suárez  
Vaughn  
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,545
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 19 7 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ
Wolyniec   17'
Mathis   51'
Ángel   61'
Caccavale   90'
Report Pierce   55' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,321
Referee: Richard Heron
May 26 8 Columbus Crew 2–2 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
Herron   2', 36',  
Barros Schelotto  
Report Dichio   27'
Brennan   49',  
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,755
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 3 9 Chicago Fire 3–2 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, IL
Curtin   25',   0'   68'
Oliveira   61'
Barrett   78'
Segares  
Robinson  
Report Oughton   38'
Marshall   84'
O'Rourke   0'   86'
Hejduk  
Pierce  
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 10,115
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 10 10 Columbus Crew 1–2 Houston Dynamo Columbus, OH
Moreno   25'
Barros Schelotto  
Report Ngwenya   22',  
Marshall   29' (o.g.)
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,661
Referee: Kevin Stott
June 16 11 New England Revolution 3–3 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
Cristman   13', 32'
Noonan   17'
Dorman  
Report Rogers   9'
Barros Schelotto   45'
Moreno   85'
O'Rourke  
Pierce  
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 22,412
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
June 20 12 Columbus Crew 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
Gaven   56'
Miglioranzi   61'
Report Jewsbury   90' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,254
Referee: Brian Hall
June 23 13 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
Glinton   66'
Buddle   90'
Harmse  
Jaqua  
Roberts  
Report Marshall   15'
Hendrickson   29'
Grabavoy   58'
Moreno   84',  
O'Rourke  
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,109
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 30 14 Columbus Crew 1–0 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
Kamara   69' Report Mendes   Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,435
Referee: Jozef Batko
July 4 15 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Columbus Crew Commerce City, CO
Erpen   Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,086
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 7 16 Columbus Crew 2–0 Real Salt Lake Columbus, OH
Barros Schelotto   76' (pen.)
Gaven   80'
Report Talley   7'
Ballouchy   55'
Eskandarian   77'
Kipré   78'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,203
Referee: Alex Prus
July 14 17 Chivas USA 2–1 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
Razov   19'
Gaven   69' (o.g.)
Galindo   76'
Report Miglioranzi   23' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 10,214
Referee: Brian Hall
July 22 18 Columbus Crew 2–0 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
Schelotto   50', 56' Report Marshall   45' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,479
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 4 19 Chicago Fire 0–0 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, IL
Gutiérrez   13'
Brown   27'
Soumaré   86'
Report Szetela   30'
Miglioranzi   44'
González   60'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,538
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 11 20 FC Dallas 3–2 Columbus Crew Frisco, TX
Álvarez   60'
Ruíz   80'
Saragosa   81'
Goodson   90'
Ricchetti  
Report González   6'
Herron   74' (pen.)
Moreno  
O'Rourke  
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 14,818
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 18 21 Columbus Crew 0–2 D.C. United Columbus, OH
Hejduk  
Miglioranzi 
Report Fred   52'
Emílio   63'
Carroll  
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 21,639
Referee: Richard Heron
August 25 22 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew Houston, TX
Jaqua   80',  
Mullan  
Report Moreno   17'
González   0'   38'
Barros Schelotto  
Miglioranzi  
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 14,351
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
September 2 23 Columbus Crew 1–1 Colorado Rapids Columbus, OH
Gaven   45'
Oughton  
Report Casey   84',  
Ballouchy  
Erpen  
Ihemelu  
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,036
Referee: Tim Weyland
September 8 24 Columbus Crew 0–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
Barros Schelotto  
Hejduk  
Oughton  
Report Wanchope   65'
Robinson  
Soumaré  
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,983
Referee: Jozef Batko
September 15 25 Kansas City Wizards 3–2 Columbus Crew Kansas City, MO
Sealy   31', 90'
Morsink   45'
Johnson   90' (pen.)
Report Gaven   36'
González   48'
Moreno   65'
Herron   67'
Oughton   72'
Hesmer   87'
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 10,217
Referee: Andrew Chapin
September 22 26 Toronto FC 1–2 Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
Cañizalez   2' Report Hejduk   61'
Thomas   83'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,127
Referee: Steven Depiero
September 30 27 Columbus Crew 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, OH
Moreno   2' Report Roberts   13'
Martino   16',  
Tudela  
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 24,300
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 6 28 Columbus Crew 1–3 FC Dallas Columbus, OH
Gaven   31'
Hendrickson  
Report Álvarez   48'
Thompson   86', 89'
Denílson  
Pitchkolan  
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,517
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 13 29 New England Revolution 2–3 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
Twellman   26'
Ralston   83'
Riley  
Thompson  
Report Gaven   61'
Miglioranzi   77'
Barros Schelotto   86',  
Moreno  
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 22,295
Referee: Michael Kennedy
October 20 30 D.C. United 2–3 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
Gómez   89', 90'
Burch  
Namoff  
Report Rogers   21', 90'
Moreno   66'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 23,149
Referee: Terry Vaughn

U.S. Open Cup edit

April 24 Qualification semifinal Columbus Crew 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Oughton   49'
Ward   81'
Report Jaqua   17'
Harmse   71'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 5,424

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   William Hesmer 20 0 0 0 20 0
2 MF   Frankie Hejduk 24 0 0 0 24 0
3 DF   Brad Evans 4 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF   Rusty Pierce 21 0 0 0 21 0
5 DF   Danny O'Rourke 27 0 1 0 28 0
6 DF   Marcos González 27 1 1 0 28 1
7 FW   Guillermo Barros Schelotto 22 5 0 0 22 5
8 DF   Duncan Oughton 19 1 1 0 20 1
9 FW   Jason Garey 11 1 0 0 11 1
10 FW   Alejandro Moreno 25 7 0 0 25 7
11 MF   Ned Grabavoy 26 3 1 0 27 3
12 MF   Eddie Gaven 27 5 1 0 28 5
13 DF   Andrew Peterson 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF   Chad Marshall 12 2 0 0 12 2
15 MF   Stefani Miglioranzi 23 3 1 0 24 3
16 FW   Kei Kamara 17 2 1 0 18 2
18 GK   Bill Gaudette 0 0 1 0 1 0
19 DF   Robbie Rogers 10 3 1 0 11 3
20 DF   Tim Ward 6 0 1 0 7 0
21 DF   Brandon Moss 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 MF   Adam Moffat 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF   Ezra Hendrickson 23 1 0 0 23 1
24 DF   Jed Zayner 2 0 0 0 2 0
25 MF   Ricardo Virtuoso 8 0 0 0 8 0
26 FW   Andy Herron 18 4 1 0 19 4
27 DF   Ryan Junge 1 0 0 0 1 0
28 FW   Ben Hunter 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   Andrei Pacheco 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Andy Gruenebaum 10 0 1 0 11 0
31 DF   Leonard Griffin 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW   Jacob Thomas 9 1 0 0 9 1
Players who left the club during the season:
10 FW   Joseph Ngwenya 5 0 1 0 6 0
17 MF   Danny Szetela 6 0 1 0 7 0
29 FW   Aaron Chandler 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Columbus stats

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
           
2 MF   Frankie Hejduk 5 0 0 0 5 0
4 DF   Rusty Pierce 5 0 0 0 5 0
5 DF   Danny O'Rourke 6 1 0 0 6 1
6 DF   Marcos González 4 1 0 0 4 1
7 FW   Guillermo Barros Schelotto 5 0 0 0 5 0
8 DF   Duncan Oughton 3 0 1 0 4 0
9 FW   Jason Garey 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW   Alejandro Moreno 3 0 0 0 3 0
11 MF   Ned Grabavoy 2 0 0 0 2 0
12 MF   Eddie Gaven 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF   Stefani Miglioranzi 3 0 0 0 3 0
20 DF   Tim Ward 0 0 1 0 1 0
23 DF   Ezra Hendrickson 3 1 0 0 3 1
25 MF   Ricardo Virtuoso 1 0 0 0 1 0
26 FW   Andy Herron 2 0 0 0 2 0
Players who left the club during the season:
17 MF   Danny Szetela 1 0 0 0 1 0

Source: Columbus stats

Clean sheets edit

No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
1   William Hesmer 5 0 5 20
18   Bill Gaudette 0 0 0 1
30   Andy Gruenebaum 3 0 3 11

Source: Columbus stats

Awards edit

Sources:[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Toronto FC selects players in expansion draft". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "MLS: 2007 SuperDraft Picks". SoccerAmerica.com. Soccer America. January 15, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Crew acquires Danny O'Rourke, Will Hesmer from Toronto". OurSportsCentral.com. OurSports Central. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "5. Lottery: Crew lands Robbie Rogers". SoccerAmerica.compublisher=Soccer America. March 9, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Alejandro Moreno – ESPN profile". ESPNMediaZone.com. ESPNMediaZone. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Miller, Rusty (April 18, 2007). "Schelotto Signs 2-Year Deal With Crew". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Columbus Crew SC Awards". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Won in preseason