The 2012 Columbus Crew season was the club's nineteenth year of existence, as well as their seventeenth season in Major League Soccer, and their seventeenth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.
| 2012 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Owner | Clark Hunt | ||
| Head coach | Robert Warzycha | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 6th Overall: 10th | ||
| MLS Cup | DNQ | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round | ||
| Trillium Cup | Winners (5 - 2) | ||
| Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup | Winners (2 - 1) | ||
| Carolina Challenge Cup | Third place | ||
| Highest home attendance | 19,674 vs. Real Salt Lake (30 June 2012, Major League Soccer) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,049 vs. Toronto FC (22 August 2012, Major League Soccer) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 14,397 [1] | ||
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Columbus opened their 2012 campaign against the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on March 10, 2012.[2]
Background edit
Review edit
[3] The Crew missed the playoffs in 2012 for the first time since 2007, marking a further step backwards from the height of 2008. The roster moves which took place leading into the season were ultimately unsuccessful, with both high-profile signings - Milovan Mirosevic and Olman Vargas - playing only a single season for the club.
The lackluster performance of Vargas and Mirosevic led the team to a series of midseason signings, which nearly salvaged the season. Costa Rican forward Jairo Arrieta joined the team in June, while Argentine midfielder Federico Higuain signed a Designated Player contract a month later. The tandem revitalized the Crew's offense, leading to a 4-game winning streak and thoughts of post-season glory. After this initial honeymoon, however, the team's performance declined; the team just missed out on a playoff berth.
After the season, coach Robert Warzycha began yet another rebuilding effort, jettisoning several veteran players including William Hesmer, Sebastian Miranda and Emilio Renteria.
The year's most significant event, however, had nothing to do with on-field performance. Rookie midfielder Kirk Urso collapsed and died on August 5 from a genetic heart defect (arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy), providing an emotional rallying cry for the remainder of the season and beyond.
Roster edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 23, 2012.[4]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head Coach |  Robert Warzycha
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| Assistant Coach |  Ricardo Iribarren
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| Assistant Coach |  Mike Lapper
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Scoop Stanisic
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| General Manager | Mark McCullers
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| Technical Director | Brian Bliss
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| Director of Team Operations | Tucker Walther
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| Strength/Fitness Coach | Mike Tremble
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| Athletic Trainer | David Lagow
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| Equipment Manager | Rusty Wummel
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Source: Columbus Crew Official Website
Competitions edit
Preseason edit
| February 8, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 1–2 | Malmö | Bradenton, Florida USA |
| 11:00 EST | Renteria  1' |
Report | Ranegie 24' Durmaz 29' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 11, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 6–0 | United States U-17 | Bradenton, Florida USA |
| 10:00 EST | Gaven 8', 15' Mirosevic 27' (pen.)Renteria 33'Meram 51'Vargas 57' |
Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 11, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 4–0 | United States U-17 | Bradenton, Florida USA |
| 12:00 EST | George 3' Horton 21'Heinemann 39', 53' |
Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 15, 2012 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Bradenton, Florida USA |
| 11:00 EST | Hurtado  10'  13'Alonso 12'Montero 54'Gonzalez 68'Sanyang  82'Cato 114' |
Report | Anor 29' Tchani 38'Anor 60'Heinemann 118' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
Carolina Challenge Cup edit
| February 25, 2012 | Charleston Battery | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Charleston, South Carolina USA |
| 19:15 EST | Falvey 30' Kelly 40'Flatley 42'Cuevas 89' |
Report | Gaven 6' Mendes 45'Mirosevic 58'Tchani 61'Mendes 89' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| February 29, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | Charleston, South Carolina USA |
| 17:00 EST | Tchani 73' |
Report | Sanyang 38' Segares 75'Puppo 80' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| February 29, 2012 | D.C. United | cancelled | Columbus Crew | Charleston, South Carolina USA |
| 17:00 EST | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
MLS edit
Standings edit
Eastern Conference edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 57 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 53 | |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 52 | |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 42 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 36 |
Overall table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 53 | |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 52 | |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | |
| 12 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 42 | CONCACAF Champions League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion
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 |
| 34 | 52 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 23 | −7 |
Last updated: 28 October 2012
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 edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Match results edit
| March 10, 2012 1 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Commerce City, CO |
| 18:00 EDT | Moor 44' Amarikwa 89' |
Report | Mirosevic 40' Vargas 72'Wynne 80'Renteria 80' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,746 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| March 24, 2012 2 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Montreal Impact | Columbus, OH |
| 16:00 EDT | Mirosevic 30' Vargas 66'Urso 69'Francis 85' |
Report | Brovsky 19' Nyassi 29'Gardner 34'Warner 52' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,197 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| March 31, 2012 3 | Toronto FC | 0–1 | Columbus Crew | Toronto, Ontario |
| 14:00 EDT | de Guzman 74' |
Report | Gaven 45' Anor 56'Schoenfeld 86' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,944 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
| April 7, 2012 4 | Columbus Crew | 1–4 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, OH |
| 15:00 EDT | Anor 53' Marshall 89' |
Report | Cooper 3', 13' Henry 40', 90'Keel 60' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,516 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
| April 14, 2012 5 | Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | Chester, PA |
| 15:30 EDT | Gómez 25' 38' Carroll 45+3'Farfan 71'Martínez 85' |
Report | Gehrig 70' Gaven 78' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,526 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| April 21, 2012 6 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Houston Dynamo | Columbus, OH |
| 19:30 EDT | Tchani 17' Gaven 63', 74' |
Report | Hainault 55' Bruin 59'Ching 88' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,479 Referee: Chris Penso |
| April 28, 2012 7 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Columbus, OH |
| 19:30 EDT | Chad Marshall 81' Danny O'Rourke 87' |
Report | Jordan Harvey 50' Gershon Koffie 67'Lee Young-Pyo 74' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,978 Referee: Elias Bazakos |
| May 5, 2012 8 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Portland, OR |
| 22:30 EDT | Lovel Palmer 50' Franck Songo'o 75'Diego Chara 77' |
Report | Sebastián Miranda 57' |
Stadium: JELD-WEN Field Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| May 12, 2012 9 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | FC Dallas | Columbus, OH |
| 19:30 EDT | Justin Meram 52' Justin Meram 67'Sebastian Miranda 72'Milovan Mirosevic 80' |
Report | Fabian Castillo 74' Zach Loyd 43'Andrew Jacobson 45'Fabian Castillo 60'Zach Loyd 63' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,120 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| May 19, 2012 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Santa Clara, CA |
| 22:30 EDT | Report | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,256 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| May 23, 2012 11 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–2 | Columbus Crew | Seattle, WA |
| 22:00 EDT | Justin Meram 15' Dilly Duka 47'Carlos Mendes 71'Emilio Renteria 76' |
[1] | Marc Burch 85' Osvaldo 88' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,311 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
| May 26, 2012 12 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, OH |
| 19:00 EDT | Eddie Gaven 9' Emilio Renteria 43'Bernardo Anor 67' |
[2] | Austin Berry 72' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,024 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| June 16, 2012 13 | New England Revolution | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EDT | A.J. Soares 21' Jose Moreno 43' |
Report | Sebastian Miranda 62' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,218 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| June 23, 2012 14 | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, IL |
| 20:30 EDT | Pappa 2' Oduro 26'Segares 29'Gargan 85' |
Report | Tchani 36' George 66'Schoenfeld 90' |
Stadium: TOYOTA Park Attendance: 17,144 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| June 30, 2012 15 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, OH |
| 20:00 EDT | Tchani 16' Vuković 38'Gaven 43'George 82' |
Report | Espíndola 57' Steele 67' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,674 Referee:  Geoff Gamble |
| July 8, 2012 16 | Montreal Impact | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Montreal, QC |
| 19:30 EDT | Nyassi 44' Warner 68'Valentin 78'Bernier 89' |
Report | Vuković 3' Tchani 39'Mirosevic 64'Renteria 68' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 15,118 Referee: Matthew Foerster |
| July 14, 2012 17 | Columbus Crew | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Columbus, OH |
| 19:30 EDT | Anor 9' Rentería 69'Birchall 83' |
Report | Peterson 7' Joseph 57'Paulo Nagamura 69'Bunbury 82' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,588 Referee: Edwin Jurisevic |
| July 21, 2012 18 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | D.C. United | Columbus, OH |
| 19:30 EDT | Chris Burchall 46' Sebastian Miranda 67' |
Report | Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17, 150 Referee: Chris Penso |
| July 28, 2012 19 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, KS |
| 20:30 EDT | Kamara 8' |
Report | Arrieta 17', 34' Grossman 90' 90+1' |
Stadium: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Attendance: 18,938 Referee: Dave Gantar |
| August 4, 2012 20 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
| 20:40 EDT | Pontius 50' Neal 74' |
Report | Duka 24' Meram 28' |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,640 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| August 16, 2012 21 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | LA Galaxy | Columbus, OH |
| 20:05 EDT | Arrieta 48' |
Report | Keane 64' Marcelo Sarvas 88' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,019 Referee: Edwin Jurisevic |
| August 19, 2012 22 | Houston Dynamo | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Houston |
| 21:10 EDT | Davis 19' Moffat 82' |
Report | Grossman 33' Duka 40'Gaven 58'Higuaín 79' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Referee: Drew Fischer |
| August 22, 2012 23 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH |
| 20:30 EDT | Gaven 4' Higuaín 20' 58' |
Report | O'Dea 69' Silva 71'Morgan 90' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,049 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| August 25, 2012 24 | Columbus Crew | 4–3 | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH |
| 20:30 EDT | Higuaín 26', 43' Arrieta 32', 86' |
Report | Guy 17' Bengtson 23'Alston 70'Nguyen 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,651 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| August 29, 2012 25 | Philadelphia Union | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 20:00 EDT | Valdés 29' Hoppenot 69' |
Summary | Birchall 28' Williams 41' 68'Gaven 90+5' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 16,568 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| September 1, 2012 26 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Montreal Impact | Columbus, OH |
| 20:30 EDT | O'Rourke 18' Marshall 80'Rentería 90+3' |
Summary | Warner 24' Di Vaio 73' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,522 Referee: Chris Penso |
| September 5, 2012 27 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 21:00 EDT | Imbongo 53', 53' Marshall 74' (og) |
Report | O'Rourke 94+' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,345 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
| September 15, 2012 28 | New York Red Bulls | 3–1 | Columbus Crew | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 20:00 EDT | Henry 9' 93' Cahill 56'McCarty 79' |
Report | Mirosevic 3' James 49' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,134 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
| September 19, 2012 29 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Columbus, OH |
| 20:30 EDT | Meram 89' 90' |
Report | Minda 75' Valencia 86'Correa 90' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,874 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| September 22, 2012 30 | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 21:30 EDT | Rolfe 23', 26' |
Report | Arrieta 15' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,172 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| September 29, 2012 31 | Columbus Crew | 3–2 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, OH |
| 20:30 EDT | Arrieta 44', 45+5' O'Rourke 61'Gruenebaum 65'Mirošević 88' |
Summary | Okugo 45+3' Cruz 65' (pen.)McInerney 86' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,673 Referee: Matthew Foerster |
| October 7, 2012 32 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Columbus, OH |
| 16:00 EDT | James 67' Gaven 90+1' |
Summary | Sapong 10' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,566 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| October 20, 2012 33 | D.C. United | 3–2 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
| 20:30 EDT | Nick DeLeon 39' Marcelo Saragosa 59'Lewis Neal 90+1' |
Summary | Jairo Arrieta 4' Eddie Gaven 7'Carlos Mendes 26'Jairo Arrieta 41'Josh Williams 59' |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 19.647 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| October 28, 2012 34 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH |
| 16:00 EDT | Higuaín 17', 61' (pen.) |
Summary | Wiedeman 27' Dunfield 61' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,672 Referee: Drew Fischer |
U.S. Open Cup edit
| May 29, 2012 R3 | Columbus Crew | 1–2 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EST | Finlay 45+' Vargas 61' (pen.) |
Report | Bardsley 33' 81' Bartels 79'Knotek 87' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium |
MLS Cup Playoffs edit
The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.
Friendlies edit
| March 17, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 5–1 | Michigan State Spartans | Columbus, Ohio |
| TBD EST | Mirošević 4', 54' Vargas 33', 58'Urso 59' |
Report | Montague 85' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium |
| March 17, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | West Virginia Mountaineers | Columbus, Ohio |
| TBD EST | Horton 49' |
Report | Stadium: Crew Stadium |
| July 24, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Stoke City F.C. | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:30 EST | Horton 71' Speas 87' |
Report | Walters 23' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 8,976 |
Statistics edit
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Transfers edit
In edit
Out edit
Loan in edit
Loan out edit
Miscellaneous edit
Allocation ranking edit
Columbus is in the #10 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[5]
International roster spots edit
Columbus has 8 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots and no Columbus trades have been reported.
Future draft pick trades edit
Future picks acquired: *2015 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 pick from Houston Dynamo.
Future picks traded: *2013 MLS Supplemental Draft conditional pick to Montreal Impact.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "All-Time Attendance | Columbus Crew SC". Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Columbus Crew Schedule".
- ^ "Massive Report > Data > Season".
- ^ "Players | Columbus Crew". TheCrew.com. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ^ 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine