List of Columbus Crew seasons

This is a list of seasons played by the Columbus Crew in North American soccer competitions from 1996, when the club was formed, to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major competitive competitions.

Key

Key to competitions

• Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996.
• U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914.
• CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols

1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
3rd	Third place
Last	Wooden Spoon
♦	MLS Golden Boot
	Highest average attendance
Italics	Ongoing competition

Key to league record

• Season = The year and article of the season
• Div = Division/level on pyramid
• League = League name
• Pld = Games played
• W = Games won
• L = Games lost
• D = Games drawn
• GF = Goals for
• GA = Goals against
• GD = Goal difference
• Pts = Points
• PPG = Points per game
• Conf. = Conference position
• Overall = League position

Key to cup record

• DNE = Did not enter
• DNQ = Did not qualify
• NH = Competition not held or canceled
• QR = Qualifying round
• PR = Preliminary round
• GS = Group stage
• R1 = First round
• R2 = Second round
• R3 = Third round
• R4 = Fourth round
• R5 = Fifth round
• Ro16 = Round of 16
• QF = Quarterfinals
• SF = Semifinals
• F = Final
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League										Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other		Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall						Name(s)	Goals
1996	MLS	32	15	17	-	59	60	−1	37	1.16	4th	8th	QF	DNE	DNE		18,950	Brian McBride	19
1997	MLS	32	15	17	-	42	41	+1	39	1.22	3rd	6th	SF		DNQ		15,043	Pete Marino	8
1998	MLS	32	15	17	-	67	56	+11	45	1.41	2nd	4th	SF	RU			12,274	Stern John	30♦
1999	MLS	32	19	13	-	45	39	+9	48	1.41	2nd	6th	SF	SF			17,696	Stern John	25
2000	MLS	32	11	16	5	48	58	−10	38	1.19	4th	10th	DNQ	QF			15,451	Dante Washington	15
2001	MLS	26	13	7	6	49	36	+13	45	1.73	2nd	4th	QF	QF	CONCACAF Giants Cup	QF	17,511	Jeff Cunningham	14
2002	MLS	28	11	12	5	44	43	+1	38	1.36	2nd	6th	SF	W	DNQ		17,429	Jeff Cunningham	16
2003	MLS	30	10	12	8	44	44	0	38	1.27	5th	8th	DNQ	Ro16	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	QF	16,250	Brian McBride	12
2004	MLS	30	12	5	13	40	32	+8	49	1.63	1st	1st	QF	Ro16	DNQ		16,872	Edson Buddle	13
2005	MLS	32	11	16	5	34	45	–11	38	1.19	6th	10th	DNQ	Ro16			12,916	Edson Buddle	9
2006	MLS	32	8	15	9	30	42	–12	33	1.03	6th	12th		Ro16			13,294	Jason Garey Joseph Ngwenya	5
2007	MLS	30	9	11	10	39	44	–5	37	1.23	6th	9th		QR1			15,230	Alejandro Moreno	7
2008	MLS	30	17	7	6	50	36	+14	57	1.90	1st	1st	W	QR3			14,662	Alejandro Moreno	10
2009	MLS	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	1.63	1st	1st	QF	Ro16			14,175	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	12
2010	MLS	30	14	8	8	40	34	+6	50	1.67	2nd	5th	QF	RU	CONCACAF Champions League	QF	14,642	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	9
2011	MLS	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1	47	1.38	4th	9th	R1	Ro16	CONCACAF Champions League	QF	12,185	Andrés Mendoza	13
2012	MLS	34	15	12	7	44	44	0	52	1.53	6th	10th	DNQ	R3	DNQ		14,397	Jairo Arrieta Eddie Gaven	9
2013	MLS	34	12	17	5	42	46	−4	41	1.21	8th	16th		Ro16			16,080	Dominic Oduro	13
2014	MLS	34	14	10	10	52	42	+10	52	1.53	3rd	7th	QF	Ro16			16,881	Federico Higuaín	12
2015	MLS	34	15	11	8	58	53	+5	53	1.56	2nd	4th	RU	Ro16			16,985	Kei Kamara	26
2016	MLS	34	8	14	12	50	58	−8	36	1.06	9th	18th	DNQ	Ro16			17,125	Ola Kamara	16
2017	MLS	34	16	12	6	53	49	+4	54	1.59	5th	5th	SF	R4			15,439	Ola Kamara	19
2018	MLS	34	14	11	9	43	45	−2	51	1.50	5th	10th	QF	R4			12,447	Gyasi Zardes	20
2019	MLS	34	10	16	8	39	47	−8	38	1.12	10th	20th	DNQ	Ro16			14,856	Gyasi Zardes	13
2020	MLS	23	12	6	5	36	21	+15	41	1.78	3rd	4th	W	NH	MLS is Back Tournament	Ro16	3,761	Gyasi Zardes	15
2021	MLS	34	13	13	8	46	45	+1	47	1.38	9th	17th	DNQ	NH	CONCACAF Champions League Campeones Cup	QF W	18,990	Lucas Zelarayán	13
2022	MLS	34	10	8	16	46	41	+5	46	1.35	8th	16th	DNQ	R3	DNQ		19,237	Lucas Zelarayán	10
2023	MLS	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57	1.68	3rd	3rd	W	Ro16	Leagues Cup	Ro32	20,286	Cucho Hernández	24
Total	–	889	361	332	196	1294	1222	+72	1253	1.41	–	–	–	–	—		–	Brian McBride	79

^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.