2024 season | |
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Investor-operators | Dee and Jimmy Haslam JW and Whitney Johnson Dr. Pete Edwards |
Head coach | Wilfried Nancy |
Stadium | Lower.com Field |
Major League Soccer | Conference: TBD Overall: TBD |
MLS Cup Playoffs | TBD |
CONCACAF Champions Cup | Runners-up |
Leagues Cup | TBD |
Campeones Cup | TBD |
Trillium Cup | TBD |
Highest home attendance | 20,927 (4/27 v. MTL) |
Lowest home attendance | 20,314 (3/16 v. NYRB) |
Average home league attendance | 20,622 (101.2%) |
Biggest win | CLB 3–0 NYRB (3/16) |
Biggest defeat | CLT 2–0 CLB (3/23) |
The 2024 Columbus Crew season will be the club's twenty-ninth season of existence and their twenty-ninth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. It will be the second season under head coach Wilfried Nancy. The Crew will be defending MLS Cup champions, having won the 2023 MLS Cup against Los Angeles FC. [1] On December 20, 2023, MLS released its schedule, with Columbus playing its opening match of the season against Atlanta United FC at home on February 24. [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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February 10 | Columbus Crew | v | Toronto FC | Santa Barbara, CA |
Source | ||||
Note: Closed-door; two 45-minute halves with an additional 30-minute period at the end; no score released |
July 24Friendly | Columbus Crew | v | Aston Villa | Columbus, OH |
8:00 PM EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | Charlotte FC | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 25 | Qualification for Round One |
6 | Toronto FC | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 24 | |
7 | Columbus Crew | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 24 | |
8 | Philadelphia Union | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 20 | Qualification for the Wild card round |
9 | Nashville SC | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 19 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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10 | Charlotte FC | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 25 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [lower-alpha 1] |
11 | Toronto FC | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 24 | |
12 | Columbus Crew | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 24 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [lower-alpha 1] |
13 | Austin FC | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 23 | |
14 | Houston Dynamo FC | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 22 |
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 |
14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
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
February 241 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | Atlanta United FC | Columbus, OH |
2:00 PM EST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,406 Referee: Rafael Bonilla |
March 22 | Minnesota United FC | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Saint Paul, MN |
2:00 PM EST | Report |
| Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,906 Referee: Amin Hadzic |
March 93 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Chicago Fire FC | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EST |
| Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,327 Referee: Richonne Clark |
March 164 | Columbus Crew | 3–0 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,314 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
March 235 | Charlotte FC | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Charlotte, NC |
7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 30,104 Referee: Christopher Calderon |
March 306 | Nashville SC | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Nashville, TN |
8:30 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,613 Referee: Jon Freemon |
April 67 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | D.C. United | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,740 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
April 138 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Sandy, UT |
9:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,033 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
April 209 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Portland Timbers | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,740 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 2710 | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | CF Montréal | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,927 Referee: Tori Penso |
May 11 11 | Columbus Crew | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
May 1512 | CF Montréal | 1–3 | Columbus Crew | Montreal, QC |
7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Mark Allatin |
May 1813 | Chicago Fire FC | 1–3 | Columbus Crew | Chicago, IL |
8:30 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 23,319 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
May 2514 | Orlando City SC | 0–2 | Columbus Crew | Orlando, FL |
7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 21,726 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
June 1415 | New York City FC | v | Columbus Crew | New York, NY |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Yankee Stadium |
June 1916 | Inter Miami CF | v | Columbus Crew | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Chase Stadium |
June 2217 | Columbus Crew | v | Sporting Kansas City | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
June 2918 | New England Revolution | v | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, MA |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
July 319 | Columbus Crew | v | Nashville SC | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
July 6 20 | Columbus Crew | v | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
July 1321 | Los Angeles FC | v | Columbus Crew | Los Angeles, CA |
10:30 PM EDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
July 1722 | Columbus Crew | v | Charlotte FC | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
July 2023 | Atlanta United FC | v | Columbus Crew | Atlanta, GA |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
August 2424 | Philadelphia Union | v | Columbus Crew | Chester, PA |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Subaru Park |
August 3125 | Columbus Crew | v | New York City FC | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
September 726 | Columbus Crew | v | Seattle Sounders FC | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field | |||
Note: Match was rescheduled from June 1 due to Columbus Crews's participation in 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup final. |
September 14 27 | FC Cincinnati | v | Columbus Crew | Cincinnati, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
September 18 28 | Toronto FC | v | Columbus Crew | Toronto, ON |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: BMO Field |
September 2129 | Columbus Crew | v | Orlando City SC | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
September 2830 | D.C. United | v | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Audi Field |
October 231 | Columbus Crew | v | Inter Miami CF | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
October 532 | Columbus Crew | v | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
October 1233 | Columbus Crew | v | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field | |||
Note: Match was rescheduled from May 29 due to Columbus Crews's participation in 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup final. |
October 1934 | New York Red Bulls | v | Columbus Crew | Harrison, NJ |
6:00 PM EDT | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
Columbus Crew was not sent to the tournament, and neither was their MLS Next Pro team Columbus Crew 2 following the deal reached on March 1, 2024 due to participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup. [3]
March 6First leg | Houston Dynamo FC | 0–1 | Columbus Crew | Houston, TX |
8:00 PM EST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,379 Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) |
March 12Second leg | Columbus Crew | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | Houston Dynamo FC | Columbus, OH |
6:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 12,420 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica) | ||
Note: Columbus Crew won the series 2–1 |
April 2First leg | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | UANL | Columbus, OH |
9:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 8,587 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras) |
April 9Second leg | UANL | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–4 p) | Columbus Crew | San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico |
6:15 PM CST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 36,611 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Note: Tied 2–2 on aggregate. Columbus Crew won 4–3 on penalties. |
April 24First leg | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Monterrey | Columbus, OH |
8:15 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 17,145 Referee: Oshane Nation |
May 1Second leg | Monterrey | 1–3 (2–5 agg.) | Columbus Crew | Guadalupe, Mexico |
8:15 PM CST | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón |
June 1 | Pachuca | 3–0 | Columbus Crew | Pachuca, Mexico |
7:15 PM CST |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador) |
August 9Round of 32 | Columbus Crew | v | Runner-up West 4 | Columbus, OH |
TBD EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
TBDFinal | Columbus Crew | v | TBD | Columbus, OH |
Stadium: Lower.com Field |
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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MF | Derrick Jones | Charlotte FC | Free agent, contract runs through 2025 with an option for 2026 | December 21, 2023 | [4] |
GK | Nicholas Hagen | Bnei Sakhnin F.C. | Free agent, contract runs through 2024 with options through 2026 | December 21, 2023 | [5] |
MF | Marino Hinestroza | Pachuca | Transfer, contract runs through 2026 with an option for 2027 | December 22, 2023 | [6] |
MF | Taha Habroune | Columbus Crew 2 | Homegrown player, contract runs through 2027 with an option for 2028 | January 17, 2024 | [7] |
MF | Cole Mrowka | Columbus Crew 2 | Homegrown player, contract runs through 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028 | March 5, 2024 | [8] |
Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
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Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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GK | Brady Scott | LA Galaxy | Option declined | December 12, 2023 | [9] [10] |
DF | Jimmy Medranda | Option declined | December 12, 2023 | [9] | |
DF | Jake Morris | Louisville City FC | Option declined | December 12, 2023 | [9] [11] |
MF | Isaiah Parente | Ventura County FC | Option declined | December 12, 2023 | [9] [12] |
DF | Gustavo Vallecilla | Colorado Rapids | Loan expired | December 12, 2023 | [9] |
DF | Josh Williams | Retired | Out of contract | December 12, 2023 | [9] |
MF | Julian Gressel | Inter Miami CF | Out of contract | December 12, 2023 | [9] [13] |
FW | Kevin Molino | Mutual termination | February 2, 2024 | [14] |
Pos. | Player | Loanee club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
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DF | Keegan Hughes | Loudoun United FC | Columbus has right to recall at any point, subject to MLS roster compliance | February 23, 2024 | N/A | [15] |
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