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List of Columbus Crew records and statistics

The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer team based in Columbus, Ohio, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS).

This is a list of club records for Columbus, which dates from their inaugural season in 1996 to present.

Honors edit

National[1]
Competition Titles Wins Runners-up
MLS Cup 3 2008, 2020, 2023 2015
Supporters' Shield 3 2004, 2008, 2009
U.S. Open Cup 1 2002 1998, 2010
Continental
Competition Titles Wins Runners-up
Campeones Cup 1 2021
Individual Club Awards

Player records edit

Appearances edit

As of April 20, 2024[2]
# Name Years Signed from MLS Playoffs Open Cup Continental Total
1   Chad Marshall 2004–2013 Stanford Cardinal 253 11 8 5 277
2   Mike Clark 1996–2003 Richmond Kickers 221 22 18 4 265
3   Jeff Cunningham 1998–2004
2011		 South Florida Bulls
FC Dallas		 203 17 17 6 243
4   Eddie Gaven 2006–2013 MetroStars 209 9 10 13 241
5   Justin Meram 2011–2017
2018–2019		 Michigan Wolverines
Orlando City		 206 15 11 2 234
6   Federico Higuaín 2012–2019 Colón 193 14 3 0 210
7   Brian Maisonneuve 1996–2004 Indiana Hoosiers 172 17 13 6 208
8   Josh Williams 2010–2014
2017–2023		 Cleveland Internationals
Toronto FC		 183 12 4 7 206
9   Wil Trapp 2013–2020 Akron Zips 185 15 5 0 205
10   Brian McBride 1996–2003 VfL Wolfsburg 161 22 13 3 199

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Goals edit

As of April 27, 2024[2]
# Name Years Signed from MLS Playoffs† Open Cup Continental Total
1   Brian McBride 1996–2003 VfL Wolfsburg 62 9 8 0 79
2   Jeff Cunningham 1998–2004
2011		 South Florida Bulls
FC Dallas		 64 3 6 1 74
3   Gyasi Zardes 2018–2022 LA Galaxy 54 4 1 2 61
4   Federico Higuaín 2012–2019 Colón 55 4 0 0 59
5   Stern John 1998–1999 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 44 8 3 0 55
6   Edson Buddle 2001–2005 Long Island Rough Riders 42 2 4 4 52
7   Justin Meram 2011–2017
2018–2019		 Michigan Wolverines
Orlando City		 38 3 2 0 43
8   Lucas Zelarayán 2020–2023 Tigres UANL 38 2 0 2 42
9   Eddie Gaven 2006–2013 MetroStars 35 2 2 1 40
10   Cucho Hernández 2022–present Watford 29 5 0 5 39

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

† Includes MLS is Back Tournament knockout round.

Assists edit

As of April 20, 2024[2]
# Name Years Signed from MLS Playoffs Open Cup Continental Total
1   Robert Warzycha 1996–2002 Honvéd 61 5 4 1 71
2   Federico Higuaín 2012–2019 Colón 63 5 1 0 69
3   Jeff Cunningham 1998–2004
2011		 South Florida Bulls
FC Dallas		 44 5 7 0 56
4   Brian McBride 1996–2003 VfL Wolfsburg 45 3 1 2 51
5   Guillermo Barros Schelotto 2007–2010 Boca Juniors 41 7 0 0 48
6   Brian Maisonneuve 1996–2004 Indiana Hoosiers 37 3 1 0 41
7   Lucas Zelarayán 2020–2023 Tigres UANL 30 5 0 2 37
8   Justin Meram 2011–2017
2018–2019		 Michigan Wolverines
Orlando City		 33 2 1 0 36
9   Pedro Santos 2017–2022 Braga 34 0 1 0 35
  Brian West 1998–2003 Virginia Cavaliers 29 2 4 0 35

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Shutouts edit

As of April 27, 2024[2]
# Name Years Signed from MLS Playoffs Open Cup Continental Total
1   William Hesmer 2007–2012 Kansas City Wizards 41 1 0 3 45
2   Jon Busch 2002–2006 Hershey Wildcats 25 1 2 1 29
3   Eloy Room 2019–2023 PSV Eindhoven 25 1 0 2 28
4   Zack Steffen 2016–2019 SC Freiburg 23 3 0 0 26
5   Steve Clark 2014–2016 Hønefoss BK 22 1 0 0 23
  Andy Gruenebaum 2006–2013 Kentucky Wildcats 18 0 2 3 23
7   Mark Dougherty 1998–2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny 10 2 2 0 14
8   Patrick Schulte 2022–present Saint Louis Billikens 10 2 0 1 13
9   Brad Friedel 1996–1997 Galatasaray 11 1 0 0 12
10   Tom Presthus 2000–2003 D.C. United 9 0 0 1 10

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Coaching records edit

Main article: List of Columbus Crew head coaches
Name Nationality Tenure
Timo Liekoski   Finland December 5, 1995 – August 2, 1996
Tom Fitzgerald   United States August 2, 1996 – May 17, 2001
Greg Andrulis   United States May 17, 2001 – July 16, 2005
Robert Warzycha (interim)   Poland July 16, 2005 – October 20, 2005
Sigi Schmid   Germany October 20, 2005 – December 16, 2008
Robert Warzycha   Poland December 23, 2008 – September 2, 2013
Brian Bliss (interim)   United States September 2, 2013 – November 6, 2013
Gregg Berhalter   United States November 6, 2013 – December 2, 2018
Caleb Porter   United States January 4, 2019 – October 10, 2022
Wilfried Nancy   France December 6, 2022 – Present

Trophies edit

Rank Name MLS SS USOC CCC CC Total
1   Greg Andrulis – 1 1 – – 2
  Caleb Porter 1 – – – 1
  Sigi Schmid 1 1 – – –
4   Robert Warzycha – 1 – – – 1
  Wilfried Nancy 1 – – – –

International results edit

By competition edit

As of May 1, 2024
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD W%
Champions Cup 30 13 8 9 42 40 2 43.33
Giants Cup 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 00.00
Campeones Cup 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100.00
Leagues Cup 3 2 1 0 9 5 4 66.67
Total 36 16 10 10 54 48 +6 44.44

By club edit

As of May 1, 2024 (Includes: CONCACAF Giants Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Campeones Cup, and Leagues Cup)
Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Árabe Unido 2 0 1 1 1 3 –1
  Club América 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
  Cruz Azul 3 1 0 2 2 7 –5
  Houston Dynamo 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
  Joe Public 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6
  Minnesota United 1 0 1 0 3 3 0
  Monterrey 4 2 1 1 7 7 0
  Morelia 2 1 0 1 2 6 –4
  Municipal 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
  Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
  Real Salt Lake 2 0 1 1 1 4 –3
  Real Estelí 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
  Santos Laguna 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
  Saprissa 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3
  St. Louis City 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
  Tigres 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
  Toluca 2 0 1 1 4 5 –1

By nation edit

As of May 1, 2024 (Includes: CONCACAF Giants Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Campeones Cup, and Leagues Cup)
Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Costa Rica 4 1 2 1 3 4 –1
  Panama 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
  Mexico 16 6 4 6 22 29 –7
  Puerto Rico 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
  Guatemala 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
  Nicaragua 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
  Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6
  United States 6 2 3 1 8 9 –1

By season edit

Columbus Crew in International Tournaments
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup Quarterfinals   Saprissa 1–1 0–2 1–3
2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First round   Árabe Unido 3–0 1–2 4–2
Quarterfinals   Morelia 2–0 0–6 2–6
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group C   Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 1–1 2nd
  Cruz Azul 0–2 0–5
  Saprissa 1–1 1–0
Quarterfinals   Toluca 2–2 2–3 4–5
2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group B   Municipal 1–0 1–2 2nd
  Santos Laguna 1–0 0–1
  Joe Public 3–0 4–1
Quarterfinals   Real Salt Lake 0–0 1–4 1–4
2021 CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16   Real Estelí 1–0 4–0 5–0
Quarterfinals   Monterrey 2–2 0–3 2–5
2021 Campeones Cup Final   Cruz Azul 2–0 — 2–0
2023 Leagues Cup Central 1   St. Louis City 2–1 — 1st
  Club América — 4–1
Round of 32   Minnesota United 3–3 — 3–3 (3–4 p)
2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16   Houston Dynamo 1–1 1–0 2–1
Quarterfinals   Tigres 1–1 1–1 2–2 (4–3 p)
Semifinals   Monterrey 2–1 3–1 5–2
Final   Pachuca —
2024 Leagues Cup Round of 32 —

Transfers edit

As per MLS rules and regulations; some transfer fees have been undisclosed and are not included in the tables below.[3]

Highest transfer fees paid edit

Rank Pos. Player Club Approximate Fee Date Ref
1 Forward   Cucho Hernández   Watford $10,300,000 June 2022 [4]
2 Midfielder   Lucas Zelarayán   UANL $7,000,000 December 2019 [5]
3 Midfielder   Pedro Santos   Braga $2,300,000 August 2017 [6]

Highest transfer fees received edit

Rank Pos. Player Club Fee Date Ref
1 Goalkeeper   Zack Steffen   Manchester City $7,500,000 December 2018 [7]
2 Defender   Giancarlo González   Palermo $5,000,000 August 2014 [8]
3 Forward   Justin Meram   Orlando City $1,050,000 January 2018 [9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Trophies by MLS club". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "All-Time Career Leaders". Columbus Crew. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Rules and Regulations". MLSSoccer.com.
  4. ^ "Columbus Crew complete record deal with Watford for Colombian forward Cucho Hernandez". Dispatch. June 21, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Columbus Crew pays team-record transfer fee for midfielder Lucas Zelarayan". Dispatch. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "Columbus Crew SC sign Pedro Santos to Designated Player deal". MassiveReport. August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "USMNT goalkeeper Zack Steffen completes $10m transfer to Manchester City". Goal. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "Giancarlo Gonzalez signs with Palermo from the Columbus Crew". SBNation. August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  9. ^ "Orlando City trade for Columbus Crew SC's Justin Meram". MLSSoccer. February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
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