The 2022 Columbus Crew season was the club's twenty-seventh season of existence and their twenty-seventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The season covered the period from November 8, 2021 to the end of the 2022 season. It was the fourth and final season under head coach Caleb Porter.
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| Investor-operators | Dee and Jimmy Haslam JW and Whitney Johnson Dr. Pete Edwards | ||
| Head coach | Caleb Porter | ||
| Stadium | Lower.com Field | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 8th Overall: 16th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,741 (7/17 v. CIN) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 16,116 (3/12 v. TOR) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 19,202 | ||
| Biggest win | CLB 4–0 VAN (2/26) | ||
| Biggest defeat | CLB 0–2 ORL (4/16) NYCFC 2–0 CLB (5/14) CLB 0–2 LAFC (5/21) | ||
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Roster edit
- As of August 9, 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Non-competitive edit
Preseason edit
| January 28 | Columbus Crew  | 4–0 |  Grenada national team | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
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| Note: Closed-door. | ||||
| February 12 CCC | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Inter Miami CF | Mount Pleasant, SC |
| 1:00pm | Etienne  87' |
Report | McVey  41'Lassiter 59' (Higuaín)Lowe 74'Shea 89' |
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex |
| February 15 CCC | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | Charlotte FC | Mount Pleasant, SC |
| 5:00pm | CLTFC Report | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex |
Competitive edit
MLS edit
Standings edit
Eastern Conference edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 6 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 48 | Qualification for the First round |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 48 | Qualification for the First round & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[a] |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 46 | |
| 9 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 42 | |
| 10 | New England Revolution | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 42 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
- ^ as 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions
Overall table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 14 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 47 | |
| 15 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 46 | |
| 16 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 46 | |
| 17 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a] (V) | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 43 | Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[b] |
| 18 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 43 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(V) Canadian Championship winners
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- ^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
- ^ As 2022 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)
Results summary edit
| 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 |
| 34 | 46 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 26 | −2 |
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 edit
Match results edit
On November 22, 2021 the league announced the home openers for every club, with Columbus playing Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Lower.com Field. The full 2022 season was released on December 15, 2021.
| February 26 1 | Columbus Crew | 4–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Columbus, OH |
| 3:30 EST | Berry 8' Etienne 25', 65'Yeboah 40'Morris 79'Díaz 84'Zelarayán 86' |
Report | Caicedo 22' Nerwinski 26'  53' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 18,939 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| March 5 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–3 | Columbus Crew | San Jose, CA |
| 5:30 EST | Espinoza 9' (pen.) Remedi 16'Monteiro  33'Judson 75'Kikanovic 79'Calvo 84' 90+6' |
Report | Zelarayán 40' 73' 90' Santos 45+6'Zardes 68'Igbekeme 83'Anibaba 90+5' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,888 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| March 12 3 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH |
| 1:30 EST | Mensah 29' Zelarayán 56'Etienne 65'Díaz 82'Artur 84' |
Report | Jiménez 14' Nelson 64'Priso-Mbongue 79' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 16,116 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| March 19 4 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Harrison, NJ |
| 2:00 EST | Nealis 34' Amaya 64' Barlow 84' Cásseres Jr. 86' |
Report | Nagbe 43', 90+5' Santos 80' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: Joseph Dickerson Referee: 15,323 |
| April 2 5 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | Nashville SC | Columbus, OH |
| 6:00 EST | Etienne 55' Díaz 66' Artur 90+3' |
Report | Muyl 28', 79' Sapong 75' Haakenson 90+5' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,371 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| April 9 6 | Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | Chester, PA |
| 6:00 EST | Room 2' (o.g.) Sullivan 79' |
Report | Moreira 66' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,321 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| April 16 7 | Columbus Crew | 0–2 | Orlando City SC | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 EST | Moreira 45+1' Artur 90+3' |
Report | Schlegel 37', 77' Kara 51' Perea 71' Smith 73' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 18,030 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| April 23 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, KS |
| 8:30 EST | Report | Santos 45+1' Mensah 90+2' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,483 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| April 30 9 | Columbus Crew | 3–0 | DC United | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 EST | Santos 28' Etienne 43' Nagbe 75' |
Report | Hines-Ike 36' Birnbaum 45+1' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,402 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 7 10 | New England Revolution | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, MA |
| 7:30 EST | Farrell 58' Jones 70'Buksa 82' |
Report | Berry 27' Morris 41'Artur 60'Hurtado 89' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 26,421 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| May 14 11 | New York City FC | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | New York City, NY |
| 7:00 EST | Magno 9' Moralez 18'Castellanos 57'Parks 84'Martins 90' |
Report | Mensah 86' |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 18,813 Referee: Marcos de Oliviera |
| May 21 12 | Columbus Crew | 0–2 | Los Angeles FC | Columbus, OH |
| 3:30 EST | Report | Acosta 35' Ibeagha 41'Murillo 55'Vela 62'Cifuentes 73'Palacios 75'Sánchez 75'Henry 90+5' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,649 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| May 28 13 | Atlanta United FC | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Atlanta, GA |
| 7:00 EST | Moreno 45+5' Ibarra 45+10' Franco 89' Dwyer 90+1', 90+2' Almada 90+7' |
Report | Mensah 1' Hurtado 45' Sands 61' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,504 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| June 18 14 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Charlotte FC | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 EST | Hurtado 41', 59' |
Report | Afful 15' Shinyashiki 49' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,446 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| June 25 15 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Sandy, UT |
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Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,311 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| June 29 16 | Toronto FC | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Toronto, ON |
| 7:30 EST | Report |
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Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,289 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| July 3 17 | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 EST | Mensah 1' Zelarayán 36'Hurtado 39'Santos 43'Moreira 59' |
Report | Elliot 39' Bedoya 61' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,469 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| July 9 18 | Chicago Fire FC | 2–3 | Columbus Crew | Chicago, IL |
| 8:00 EST | Giménez 14' Czichos 29', 43' Mueller 41' M. Navarro 50', 90' Gutiérrez 54' Durán 60' |
Report | Moreira 8' Etienne 63', 75'Mensah 71'Hernández 83', 84' |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 15,157 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| July 13 19 | DC United | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
| 8:00 EST | Odoi-Atsem 22' Skundrich 45+3'Fountas  73, 80'Kamara 90+2' |
Report | Hernández 62', 81' Room 72'Pedro Santos 75' |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 10,128 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| July 17 20 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | FC Cincinnati | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 EST | Hernández 16' Moreira 78'Zelarayán 86' (pen.) |
Report | Hagglund 47' Nwobodo 84' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,741 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| July 23 21 | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 EST | Report | McNamara 23' Jones 35' Bye 39' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,383 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| August 3 23 | Columbus Crew | 1–2 | CF Montreal | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 EST | Zelarayán 14' Díaz 47' |
Report | Waterman 30', 90+4' Kamara 88' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,010 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| August 6 24 | Columbus Crew | 3–2 | New York City FC | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 EST | Mensah 5' Hernández 20' Zelarayán 27', 75' Etienne 63' |
Report | Mensah 3' (o.g.) Rodríguez 18' Morales 47' Pereira 64' Tinnerholm 74' Amundsen 82' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 18,609 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| August 13 25 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Commerce City, CO |
| 9:00 EST | Esteves 28' Wilson 38' Rubio  41', 78' Acosta 42' |
Report | Hernández 5' Nagbe 35' Artur 40' Zelarayán 63' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,254 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 21 26 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Atlanta United FC | Columbus, OH |
| 6:00 EST | Artur 31' Etienne 51' Hernández 66', 72' Mensah 82' |
Report | Sosa 21', 69' Purata 77' Mosquera 79' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 17,461 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| August 27 27 | FC Cincinnati | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Cincinnati, OH |
| 9:00 EST | Vazquez 36' Moreno 40'Miazga 77' |
Report | Degenk 47' Etienne 74'Moreira 90+6' |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,037 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| August 31 28 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | Inter Miami CF | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 EDT | Nagbe 29' Díaz 64' Anibaba 90+3' |
Report | McVey 52' Gregore 73' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 18,034 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| September 3 29 | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | Chicago Fire FC | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 EST | Díaz 74' |
Report | Herbers 85' Espinoza 90+7' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 18,189 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| September 9 30 | CF Montreal | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Montreal, QB |
| 7:30 EST | Wanyama 89' Brault-Guillard 90+4' |
Report | Mensah 66' Zelarayán 68'Díaz 76' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| September 13 31 | Inter Miami CF | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 7:30 EST | Higuaín 25', 82' Taylor 38' |
Report | Hernández 41' Williams 52' |
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 9,778 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| September 18 32 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Portland Timbers | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 EST | Morris 10' Molino 36'Hernández 90+3' |
Report | Chara 25' Tuiloma 45'Mabiala 66'Moreno 71'Moreno 90+5' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,421 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| October 1 33 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 EST | Artur 26' Williams 66'Etienne 89'Etienne 90+3' |
Report | Edelman 19' Amaya 53'Nealis 58' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,757 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| October 5 22 | Charlotte FC | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Charlotte, NC |
| 7:00 EST | Mora 50' Ríos 58'Shinyashiki 90+4' |
Report | Zelarayán 36' Díaz 54'Díaz 87'Hernández 88'Room 90+3'Etienne 90+5' |
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 34,122 Referee: Matthew Conger |
| Note: Match play suspended in the 16th minute due to inclement weather on July 30. To be resumed at this date and time.[1] | ||||
| October 9 34 | Orlando City SC | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Orlando, FL |
| TBD EST | Urso 56', 87' Araújo 58' Smith 78' Torres 84' (pen.) Angulo 90' Michel 90' Cartagena 90+5' |
Report | Santos 9' Etienne 38' Nagbe 73' Degenek 82' |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 21,693 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
U.S. Open Cup edit
On July 20, 2021 US Soccer announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.[2] The Crew will be one of 17 MLS teams entering in the Third round of the tournament.
Third round edit
| April 19 | Detroit City FC (USLC)  | 2–1 |  Columbus Crew (MLS) | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Lewis 62' Rodriguez 64'Rodriguez 86' (pen) |
Report | Zardes 7' Sands 43'Parente 66'Berry 87' |
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,121 Referee: Chris Ruska |
Transfers edit
In edit
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Yaw Yeboah
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 Wisla Krakow
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Utilizing Targeted Allocation Money, contract will run through the 2024 season with an option for 2025. | January 6, 2022 | [3] |
| GK | Sean Zawadzki
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Georgetown University
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Contract as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options through 2025. | January 13, 2022 | [4] |
| GK | Brady Scott
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Austin FC
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Contract for 2022 with options for 2023 and 2024. Selected in Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft. | January 13, 2022 | [5] |
| DF | Jalil Anibaba
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Nashville SC
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Signed via free Agency for the 2022 season with an option for 2023 | January 14, 2022 | [6] |
| DF | Jake Morris
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Campbell University
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Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options in 2024 and 2025. The Crew traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) for 2022 to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Morris’ MLS Homegrown Priority. | January 14, 2022 | [7] |
| DF | Will Sands
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Georgetown University
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Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options in 2024 and 2025. The Crew traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) for 2022 to New York City FC in exchange for Sands’ MLS Homegrown Priority. | January 21, 2022 | [8] |
| DF |  Milos Degenek
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 Red Star Belgrade
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Signed through the 2023 season with options for 2024 and 2025. | January 24, 2022 | [9] |
| FW |  Jacen Russell-Rowe
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Columbus Crew 2
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Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2024 season with options in 2025 and 2026. The Crew traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) for 2022 to Toronto FC in exchange for Russell-Rowe's MLS Homegrown Priority. | June 29, 2022 | [10] |
| FW |  Cucho Hernández
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 Watford F.C.
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Signed as a Young Designated Player through 2025 via a $10 million transfer fee. | July 7, 2022 | [11] |
| FW | Mohamed Farsi
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Columbus Crew 2
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Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options in 2024 and 2025. | July 22, 2022 | [12] |
Loan in edit
| Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
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| MF |  James Igbekeme
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 Real Zaragoza
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Loaned through the 2022 MLS season with an option to exercise a permanent transfer. | January 26, 2022 | [13] |
SuperDraft edit
The following players were selected by Columbus in the MLS SuperDraft.
| Pos. | Player | College | Notes | Date | Source |
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| GK | Patrick Schulte
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Saint Louis | Generation Adidas player. Selected in the First Round. | January 11, 2022 | [14] |
| DF | Philip Quinton
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Notre Dame | Selected in the First Round. Columbus acquired Real Salt Lake's first-round selection in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money. Signed with Columbus Crew 2. | January 11, 2022 | [14] |
| DF | Jacob Erlandson
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Bowling Green State | Selected in the second round. Signed with Columbus Crew 2. | January 11, 2022 | [14] |
| FW | Chris Donovan
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Drexel | Selected in the Third Round. Signed with Philadelphia Union II. | January 11, 2022 | [14] |
Out edit
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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| GK | Eric Dick
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Minnesota United FC
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Option declined. | December 1, 2021 | [15] |
| DF |  Waylon Francis
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CS Herediano
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Option declined. | December 1, 2021 | [15] |
| DF | Saad Abdul-Salaam
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San Antonio FC
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Option declined. | December 1, 2021 | [15] |
| DF |  Vito Wormgoor
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 Start
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Option declined. | December 1, 2021 | [15] |
| FW | Bradley Wright-Phillips
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Retired | Option declined. | December 1, 2021 | [15] |
| DF | Harrison Afful
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Charlotte FC
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Optioned declined, signed as a free agent by Charlotte FC. | December 17, 2021 | [16] |
| DF | Aboubacar Keita
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Colorado Rapids
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$300,000 in General Allocation Money and up to $150,000 in conditional GAM. | January 5, 2022 | [17] |
| DF |  Milton Valenzuela
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 FC Lugano
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Option declined. | January 30, 2022 | [15] |
| DF | Sebastian Berhalter
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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$50,000 in GAM for 2022 and up to $50,000 in conditional GAM if certain performance incentives are met. | February 4, 2022 | [18] |
| FW | Gyasi Zardes
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Colorado Rapids
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$1.4 million in 2022 GAM received, allocated as a guaranteed $300,000 and up to an additional $1.1M if multiple performance metrics are met while with the Rapids. | April 22, 2022 | [19] |
| FW | Miguel Berry
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D.C. United
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Guaranteed $125,000 in GAM from D.C. United in 2022, $100,000 in GAM in 2023, and up to an additional $100,000 in GAM if certain performance incentives are met. | July 20, 2022 | [20] |
Loans out edit
| Pos. | Player | Loanee club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
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| MF |  Alexandru Mățan
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Rapid București
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Loaned through the remainder of the 2022 MLS season with an option to exercise a permanent transfer. | August 9, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [21] |
Kits edit
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| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks |
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| Home | White | Gold | Gold |
| Away | Black | Black | Black |
See also edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Postponed Charlotte FC vs. Columbus Crew match rescheduled for October 5". MLSSoccer.com. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT EDITION OF LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP IN 2022". ussoccer.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires Ghanaian winger Yaw Yeboah from Wisla Krakow". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew signs Crew Academy product and midfielder Sean Zawadzki". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew signs goalkeeper Brady Scott". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew signs free agent defender Jalil Anibaba". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew signs defender Jake Morris following trade with Seattle Sounders FC". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew signs defender Will Sands following trade with New York City FC". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires defender Milos Degenek". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ Murphy, Pat (June 29, 2022). "The Crew signs Crew 2's Jacen Rusell-Rowe to first-team contract". Massive Report. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Official: Cucho Hernández Joins Columbus Crew". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Columbus Crew signs Columbus Crew 2 defender Mohamed Farsi". Columbus Crew. July 22, 2022.
- ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires midfielder James Igbekeme on loan from Real Zaragoza". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Columbus Crew SC selects four players in MLS SuperDraft 2022". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew Announces End-of-2021 Roster Decisions". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ Charlotte FC Communications. "Charlotte FC Signs Free Agent Defender Harrison Afful". CharlotteFootballClub.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires up to $450,000 in allocation money from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for Aboubacar Keita". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires up to $100,000 in General Allocation Money from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for Sebastian Berhalter". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires up to $1.4 million in General Allocation Money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for Gyasi Zardes". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires up to $325,000 in General Allocation Money from D.C. United in exchange for Miguel Berry". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "Columbus Crew loans midfielder Alexandru Matan to FC Rapid Bucuresti". columbuscrew.com. MLS. August 9, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.