2001 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew

2001 season
Investor-operators	Lamar Hunt Clark Hunt Dan Hunt Lamar Hunt Jr. Sharron Hunt Munson Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors
Head Coach	Tom Fitzgerald (until May 17) Greg Andrulis (interim) (from May 17)
Stadium	Columbus Crew Stadium
Major League Soccer	Division: 2nd Overall: 4th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Giants Cup	Quarterfinals
MLS Spring Training	7th Place
Top goalscorer	League: Jeff Cunningham (10) All: Jeff Cunningham (14)
Highest home attendance	24,033 (9/1 v. NE)
Lowest home attendance	4,316 (7/11 v. MIA)
Average home league attendance	17,752 (78.7%)
Biggest win	CLB 4–1 NEW (7/12) CLB 6–1 TAM (6/16)
Biggest defeat	DAL 4-0 CLB (5/12)
Home colors Away colors
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The 2001 Columbus Crew season was the club's sixth season of existence and their sixth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on April 7 against Chicago Fire. It was the sixth season under head coach Tom Fitzgerald. Tom Fitzgerald was replaced as interim head coach by Greg Andrulis on May 17. ^[1] The Crew's USL A-League affiliates this season were Cincinnati Riverhawks, Indiana Blast, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Rochester Raging Rhinos and Reading Rage. ^[2]

Roster

As of September 8, 2001 ^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Mark Dougherty 2 DF   USA Mike Lapper 3 DF   USA Mike Clark (captain) 4 DF   CRC Daniel Torres 6 MF   USA Todd Yeagley 7 MF   USA John Harkes 8 DF   NZL Duncan Oughton 9 FW   USA Dante Washington 10 MF   USA Brian Maisonneuve 11 FW   USA Jeff Cunningham 12 FW   USA Edson Buddle

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF   TRI Ancil Elcock 14 MF   COL John Wilmar Pérez 15 DF   USA Mike Duhaney 17 FW   USA Brian West 19 MF   POL Robert Warzycha 20 FW   USA Brian McBride 21 MF   USA Mario Longo 22 GK   USA Tom Presthus 25 MF   USA Scott Powers 29 DF   TRI Kevin Adams 30 DF   UGA Tenywa Bonseu

Technical Staff

Position	Staff
General Manager	Jim Smith
Head Coach	Tom Fitzgerald until May 17 Greg Andrulis after May 17
Assistant Coach	Greg Andrulis until May 17
Assistant Coach	Oscar Pisano
Assistant Coach	Nick Roberts until May 17
Head Trainer	Amy Baer
Team Manager	Tucker Walther

Source: ^[4]

Non-competitive

Preseason

The Crew started their preseason in the Columbus area on January 8 ^[5] before going to Germany from February 14–24 for a series of exhibition matches. ^[6] They brought some non-roster invitees to Germany that included Cheikh Sidy Ba, ^[7] Arne Tammen, ^[7] Richard Ackon, ^[7] Mike Mucino ^[8] and Eben Dugbatey. ^[8] The Crew returned to Columbus for a couple more exhibition matches before heading to Fort Lauderdale for MLS Spring Training 2001. They brought more non-roster invitees to participate that included Marcus Stergiopoulos ^[9] and Julian Martinez. ^[9]

1. FC Schweinfurt 05 v Columbus Crew

February 17 Friendly	1. FC Schweinfurt 05	3-2	Columbus Crew	Schweinfurt, Germany
8:00 AM EST		Report	Warzycha 40' Yeagley 73'	Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion

TSV 1860 Munich v Columbus Crew

February 18 Friendly	TSV 1860 Munich	1-0	Columbus Crew	Munich, Germany
8:30 AM EST		Report		Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion

SpVgg SV Weiden v Columbus Crew

February 20 Friendly	SpVgg SV Weiden	1-2	Columbus Crew	Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany
12:45 PM EST	Staeller 7'	Report	Mucino 82' Longo 88'	Stadium: Weiden Stadium

SpVgg Unterhaching v Columbus Crew

February 21 Friendly	SpVgg Unterhaching	3-1	Columbus Crew	Munich, Germany
9:00 AM EST	Ahanfouf 32' (pen.) Bugera 37' Garcia 39'	Report	Karn 69'	Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching

Franconian All-Stars v Columbus Crew

February 24 Friendly	Franconian All-Stars	0-3	Columbus Crew	Pegnitz, Germany
8:30 AM EST		Report		Stadium: FC Pegnitz Stadium

Columbus Crew v Indiana Blast

March 3 Friendly	Columbus Crew	6-0	Indiana Blast	Obetz, OH
	Pérez Cunningham Buddle , Vargas-Aguilera Mucino	Report		Stadium: Crew Training Center

Columbus Crew v West Virginia Mountaineers

March 7 Friendly	Columbus Crew	5-1	West Virginia Mountaineers	Obetz, OH
	Karn , , West Cunningham	Report		Stadium: Crew Training Center

Columbus Crew v NY/NJ MetroStars

March 15MLS Spring Training	Columbus Crew	1-1 (a.e.t.)	NY/NJ MetroStars	Fort Lauderdale, FL
6:00 PM EST	West  23' Cunningham 87'	Report	Hernández 90'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Referee: Richard Heron Assistant referees: Jon Wilson Kermit Quisenberry

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

March 19MLS Spring Training	Columbus Crew	3-1	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, FL
6:00 PM EST	West 25' Brian McBride 52', 67'	Report	Albright 4' Mulraine  69'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Referee: Peter Kokolski Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Richard Huber

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew

March 23MLS Spring Training	Colorado Rapids	1-0 (a.e.t.)	Columbus Crew	Fort Lauderdale, FL
6:00 PM EST	Aunger  34' Key  37' Agogo  64' Bravo 99'	Report	Clark  25' Pérez  98'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Robbie Mann George Gansner
Note: Columbus finished 7th place in Spring Training [10]

Columbus Crew v Miami Fusion F.C.

March 28 Friendly	Columbus Crew	Cancelled	Miami Fusion F.C.	Strongsville, OH
7:00 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Ehrnfelt Soccer Complex

Midseason

The Crew played an international friendly against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. For this game, they called up from Pittsburgh Riverhounds, former players Mario Gori and Ricardo Iribarren. ^[11]

Columbus Crew v Ohio State Buckeyes

May 2Keith Evans Memorial Match	Columbus Crew	1-0	Ohio State Buckeyes	Obetz, OH
7:30 p.m. EDT	Washington	[12]		Stadium: Crew Training Center

Columbus Crew v Bayer 04 Leverkusen

May 29 Friendly	Columbus Crew	4-3	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Columbus, OH
	McBride 39', 45+1' Pérez 76' Elcock  77' Cunningham 81' Clark   85'	Report	Brdaric 55', 77' Ponte 70' Hejduk  85'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 9,389 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Competitive

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	April 7, 2001	September 9, 2001	Matchday 1	4th	26	13	6	7	49	36	+13	050.00
MLS Cup Playoffs	September 22, 2001	September 26, 2001	Quarterfinals	Quarterfinals	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	000.00
U.S. Open Cup	June 27, 2001	July 24, 2001	Second Round	Quarterfinals	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	066.67
CONCACAF Giants Cup	April 4, 2001	April 11, 2001	Quarterfinals	Quarterfinals	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					33	15	7	11	59	47	+12	045.45

Source: Competitions

MLS

Main article: 2001 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Central Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chicago Fire	27	16	6	5	50	30	+20	53	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Columbus Crew	26	13	7	6	49	36	+13	45
3	Dallas Burn	26	10	11	5	48	47	+1	35
4	Tampa Bay Mutiny	27	4	21	2	32	68	−36	14

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
2	Chicago Fire	27	16	6	5	50	30	+20	53	1.96
3	Los Angeles Galaxy	26	14	7	5	52	36	+16	47	1.81
4	Columbus Crew	26	13	7	6	49	36	+13	45	1.73
5	San Jose Earthquakes (C)	26	13	7	6	47	29	+18	45	1.73	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
6	MetroStars	26	13	10	3	38	35	+3	42	1.62

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total goal differential per match played; 3) total goals scored per match played; 4) away record; 5) away goal differential; 6) total goals scored in away matches; 7) home record; 8) home goal differential; 9) total goals scored in home matches; 10) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 11) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champion

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
26	45	13	7	6	49	36	+13	7	1	5	29	15	+14	6	6	1	20	21	−1

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Stadium	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A
Result	T	W	L	T	L	L	W	T	T	L	W	W	L	W	T	W	W	W	W	T	W	W	L	L	W	W

Source: schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

April 71	Columbus Crew	1-1 (a.e.t.)	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Clark  14' Elcock  66' Washington 69' Vargas-Aguilera  85'	Report	Wolyniec 16',  18' Marsch  63' Lewis  89' Gutiérrez  94'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,947 Referee: Kevin Terry Assistant referees: Richard Huber George Gansner Fourth official: Terry Vaughn

Tampa Bay Mutiny v Columbus Crew

April 142	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1-2	Columbus Crew	Tampa, FL
7:00 PM EDT	Kotschau  30' Demmin  43' Ralston 67'	Report	Clark  7' West 12' Pérez 62' Bonseu  85' Elcock  90'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 16,823 Referee: Tim Weyland Assistant referees: Scott Weyland George Vergara Fourth official: Roger Sill

Columbus Crew v Kansas City Wizards

April 213	Columbus Crew	0-3	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT		Report	Gomez 9' Brown 53' McKeon 56'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,488 Referee: Richard Heron Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Richard Huber Fourth official: Peter Kokolski

Columbus Crew v Miami Fusion F.C.

May 54	Columbus Crew	0-0 (a.e.t.)	Miami Fusion F.C.	Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT	Lapper  59'	Report	Serna  51' Marshall  93'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,975 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Francisco Sanchez Steven Davidson Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

Dallas Burn v Columbus Crew

May 125	Dallas Burn	4-0	Columbus Crew	Dallas, TX
8:30 PM EDT	Pareja  32' Rodríguez 45+1' (pen.) Kreis 58' Rhine  64' Farrer 77' Graziani 82'	Report	Elcock  41' Clark  48' Lapper  52'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 14,087 Referee: Brian Hall Assistant referees: Jon Wilson David Bragg Fourth official: Gibby Widner

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

May 166	New England Revolution	2-1	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
7:00 PM EDT	Cloutier  24' Catê 69', 83' (pen.)	Report	Buddle 74' Pérez  90+2'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 7,864 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Chip Reed Richard Eddy Fourth official: Bahij Salman
Note: Originally scheduled for April 28

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

May 197	Columbus Crew	2-1 (a.e.t.)	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	McBride 25' Elcock  59' Bonseu  67' Cunningham 99'	Report	Etcheverry  39' Talley  40' Convey  65' Quaranta 69',  90'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,491 Referee: Rich Grady Assistant referees: Roger Itaya Steve Taylor Fourth official: J.R. Perdue

Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids

May 268	Columbus Crew	3-3 (a.e.t.)	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Maisonneuve 4' Pérez 58' West 82'	Report	Balboa 21' Spencer 28' Baba  34' Paule 48'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,630 Referee: Paul Tamberino Assistant referees: George Gansner Richard Eddy Fourth official: Jamil Hamdan

Columbus Crew v Los Angeles Galaxy

June 29	Columbus Crew	1-1 (a.e.t.)	Los Angeles Galaxy	Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT	Lapper  45' Pérez 49'	Report	Vanney  36' Quijano 48'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,174 Referee: Richard Heron Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Steven Davidson Fourth official: J.R. Perdue

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

June 910	Chicago Fire	1-0	Columbus Crew	Chicago, IL
8:00 PM EDT	Beasley 37'	Report	Bonseu  71'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 15,233 Referee: Andrew Barnes Assistant referees: George Gansner Francisco Sanchez Fourth official: Michael Kennedy

Columbus Crew v Tampa Bay Mutiny

June 1611	Columbus Crew	6-1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Harkes  12' Washington 29', 73', 85' Duhaney 39' Cunningham 68', 76'	Report	Valderrama  12' Demmin  45+3'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,128 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Richard Huber Thomas Perry Fourth official: Jamil Hamdan

Dallas Burn v Columbus Crew

June 2312	Dallas Burn	1-2	Columbus Crew	Dallas, TX
8:00 PM EDT	Graziani 19' Broome  88'	Report	Lapper 30',  90+1' Cunningham  44' West 54'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 10,940 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: George Gansner Richard Huber Fourth official: Kevin Terry

Miami Fusion F.C. v Columbus Crew

June 3013	Miami Fusion F.C.	4-3	Columbus Crew	Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Bilyk  13' Preki 29' Rooney 36' Serna 42' Chacón 49' Alavanja  60'	Report	Washington 28' Buddle 55' Maisonneuve 89'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 14,856 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Francisco Sanchez Chip Reed Fourth official: Reggie Rutty

Los Angeles Galaxy v Columbus Crew

July 414	Los Angeles Galaxy	0-2	Columbus Crew	Pasadena, CA
10:00 PM EDT	Hendrickson  20' Vanney  48' Hernández  84'	Report	Harkes  35' West 67', 78' Presthus  84' Clark  87'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 52,634 Referee: Kevin Terry Assistant referees: Jorge Reyes Tom Bobadilla Fourth official: Miguel Chicas

Columbus Crew v Dallas Burn

July 715	Columbus Crew	2-2 (a.e.t.)	Dallas Burn	Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT	Pérez  71', 81' Cunningham  76' Buddle 90'	Report	Graziani  43' Deering  61', 75' Pareja  71' Kreis 82'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,937 Referee: Brian Hall Assistant referees: Glenn Prechac Steven Davidson Fourth official: Andrew Barnes

Columbus Crew v NY/NJ MetroStars

July 1816	Columbus Crew	2-1	NY/NJ MetroStars	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	West  30' Chung 62' (o.g.) Washington 84'	Report	Hernández  75' Lapper 81' (o.g.)	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,855 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Kermit Quisenberry Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes

July 2117	Columbus Crew	2-1	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Pérez 11' Elcock 48'	Report	Agoos 44' Corrales  51' Donovan  83'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,273 Referee: Andrew Barnes Assistant referees: Roger Itaya Richard Eddy Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

August 118	Columbus Crew	3-0	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Clark  59' Cunningham 65' Pérez 69' West  71' Maisonneuve 83'	Report	Whitfield  53' Stoichkov  58' Beasley  80' Armas  90'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,705 Referee: Gerry Corrie Assistant referees: Chip Reed Steven Davidson Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

Kansas City Wizards v Columbus Crew

August 419	Kansas City Wizards	1-3	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, MO
8:30 PM EDT	Garcia  51' McKeon  67' Lowe 81'	Report	Pérez 35' Cunningham 45+1' Duhaney  68' Bonseu  79' Maisonneuve 90+2'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 9,292 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Roger Itaya Steven Davidson Fourth official: Elias Bazakos

San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew

August 1120	San Jose Earthquakes	2-2 (a.e.t.)	Columbus Crew	San Jose, CA
10:00 PM EDT	Cerritos 15', 39' Russell  33' Barrett  71'	Report	Cunningham 18' Maisonneuve  21' Clark  26' Warzycha 52'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 8,119 Referee: Peter Kokolski Assistant referees: Roger Itaya David Bragg Fourth official: Brian Hall

Columbus Crew v Dallas Burn

August 1521	Columbus Crew	3-0	Dallas Burn	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Maisonneuve 18' Duhaney  54' Washington 75' Pérez 90+1'	Report	Martínez  83'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,008 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Steve Taylor John Konstantinidis Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

NY/NJ MetroStars v Columbus Crew

August 1922	NY/NJ MetroStars	0-1	Columbus Crew	East Rutherford, NJ
3:30 PM EDT	Paule  81'	Report	Maisonneuve 6' Warzycha  45+3'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 16,229 Referee: Peter Kokolski Assistant referees: Steve Taylor Richard Eddy Fourth official: Alex Prus

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

August 2523	D.C. United	2-1	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
3:00 PM EDT	Conteh  54', 80' Etcheverry  58' Armstrong 69' Pope  76'	Report	Clark  14' Cunningham 25',  41' Oughton  52'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 13,855 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Nate Clement Glenn Prechac Fourth official: Kenneth Kaplan

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

August 2924	Chicago Fire	2-1	Columbus Crew	Chicago, IL
8:30 PM EDT	Gutiérrez  47' Wynalda 50' Razov 57' Brown  62' Nowak  65'	Report	Warzycha 7',  48' Oughton  46' Cunningham  65'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 12,733 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Steven Davidson Fourth official: Marcel Yonan

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

September 125	Columbus Crew	4-1	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Lapper  12' Warzycha  43', 90+2' Bonseu  54' Maisonneuve 55' Cunningham 65', 80' (pen.) Oughton  78' Longo  86' Adams  90'	Report	Okoh 15' Heaps  29' Pierce  30' Allnutt  38' Álvarez  45' Downing  87'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 24,033 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela Assistant referees: George Gansner Glenn Prechac Fourth official: Jamil Hamdan

Tampa Bay Mutiny v Columbus Crew

September 926	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1-2	Columbus Crew	Tampa, FL
4:00 PM EDT	Barclay 23'	Report	Bonseu  11' Pérez  16' Maisonneuve 29' Cunningham 40'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 9,932 Referee: Kevin Terry Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Jon Wilson Fourth official: Robert Thunelius

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew

September 1227	Colorado Rapids	Cancelled	Columbus Crew	Denver, CO
9:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Mile High Stadium

Columbus Crew v Tampa Bay Mutiny

September 1528	Columbus Crew	Cancelled	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2001 MLS Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes

September 22Game 1	Columbus Crew	1-3	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Clark  24' Warzycha 54' (pen.)	Report	Donovan 5', 45+1' Barrett  19' Lagos 31'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,883 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Steven Davidson Chris Strickland Fourth official: Marcel Yonan

San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew

September 26Game 2	San Jose Earthquakes	3-0	Columbus Crew	San Jose, CA
10:00 PM EDT	Lagos 9' Cerritos 68' Donovan 76'	Report	Warzycha  30' Lapper  61' Clark  90+1'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,419 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla David Bragg Fourth official: Ricardo Valenzuela
Note: San Jose wins series 2-0, advances to Semifinals.

Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes

September 29Game 3	Columbus Crew	If Necessary	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2001 U.S. Open Cup

Columbus Crew (MLS) v Carolina Dynamo (PDL)

June 27Second Round	Columbus Crew (MLS)	5-1	Carolina Dynamo (PDL)	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Washington 33', 44' Cunningham 52', 88' Pérez 79'	Report	Benjamin 82'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 9,339 Referee: Elias Bazakos

Columbus Crew (MLS) v Miami Fusion F.C. (MLS)

July 11Third Round	Columbus Crew (MLS)	2-1	Miami Fusion F.C. (MLS)	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Cunningham 52', 89'	Report	Rooney 24'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 4,316 Referee: Noel Kenny

New England Revolution (MLS) v Columbus Crew (MLS)

July 24Quarterfinals	New England Revolution (MLS)	2-1	Columbus Crew (MLS)	Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT	Catê 50' Sunsing 62'	Report	Pérez 85'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 5,695 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

CONCACAF Giants Cup

Main article: CONCACAF Giants Cup

Quarterfinals

Deportivo Saprissa v Columbus Crew

April 4Leg 1	Deportivo Saprissa	2-0	Columbus Crew	San José, Costa Rica
10:00 PM EDT	Centeno 68' Lapper 90' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

Columbus Crew v Deportivo Saprissa

April 11Leg 2	Columbus Crew	1-1 (1-3 agg.)	Deportivo Saprissa	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Elcock  35' Maisonneuve 45' Mucino  81'  90'	Report	Robinson 16' Campos  31' Drummond  81'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Jose Farias Martinez (Canada) Assistant referees: Greg Barkey (United States) Nate Clement (United States) Fourth official: Kevin Terry (United States)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		CONCACAF Giants Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Mark Dougherty	4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	USA	Mike Lapper	30	1	21+3	1	2+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	USA	Mike Clark	31	0	25+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	CRC	Daniel Torres	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	USA	Todd Yeagley	7	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF	USA	John Harkes	23	0	16+2	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
8	DF	NZL	Duncan Oughton	23	0	12+8	0	0+0	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
9	FW	USA	Dante Washington	24	9	13+8	7	1+0	0	1+0	2	1+0	0
10	MF	USA	Brian Maisonneuve	32	9	25+0	8	2+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	1
11	FW	USA	Jeff Cunningham	29	14	20+2	10	2+0	0	3+0	4	0+2	0
12	FW	USA	Edson Buddle	22	3	5+12	3	0+2	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
13	DF	TRI	Ancil Elcock	20	1	6+9	1	1+1	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
14	MF	COL	John Wilmar Pérez	31	10	23+2	8	2+0	0	3+0	2	1+0	0
15	DF	USA	Mike Duhaney	32	1	25+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	0	1+1	0
17	FW	USA	Brian West	28	5	19+2	5	1+1	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
19	MF	POL	Robert Warzycha	15	4	9+2	3	1+1	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
20	FW	USA	Brian McBride	17	1	14+1	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	USA	Mario Longo	5	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
22	GK	USA	Tom Presthus	30	0	25+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
25	MF	USA	Scott Powers	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	TRI	Kevin Adams	5	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	DF	UGA	Tenywa Bonseu	31	0	24+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
			Own Goal	0	1	-	1	-	0	-	0	-	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
4	MF	BOL	Roland Vargas-Aguilera	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	USA	Jeremy Aldrich	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	FW	USA	Matt Fundenberger	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	USA	John Jones	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	FW	USA	Mike Mucino	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
16	MF	ENG	Ian Woan	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
18	GK	USA	Matt Napoleon	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	USA	John DeBrito	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Source:

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		CONCACAF Giants Cup		Total
1	GK	Mark Dougherty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Mike Lapper	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
3	DF	Mike Clark	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
4	DF	Daniel Torres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Todd Yeagley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	John Harkes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8	DF	Duncan Oughton	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9	FW	Dante Washington	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Brian Maisonneuve	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	FW	Jeff Cunningham	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
12	FW	Edson Buddle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	Ancil Elcock	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
14	MF	John Wilmar Pérez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
15	DF	Mike Duhaney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF	Steve Armas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Brian West	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF	Robert Warzycha	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
20	FW	Brian McBride	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Mario Longo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	GK	Tom Presthus	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	MF	Scott Powers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	Kevin Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF	Tenywa Bonseu	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Players who left Columbus during the season:
4	MF	Roland Vargas-Aguilera	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
4	DF	Jeremy Aldrich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	FW	Matt Fundenberger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	John Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	Mike Mucino	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1
16	MF	Ian Woan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK	Matt Napoleon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	John DeBrito	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	CONCACAF Giants Cup	Total	Games Played
1	Mark Dougherty	0	0	0	0	0	4
22	Tom Presthus	5	0	0	0	5	30
Players who left Columbus during the season:
18	Matt Napoleon	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Tenywa Bonseu	Chicago Fire	Allocated by Major League Soccer	February 4, 2001	[13]
GK	Tom Presthus	D.C. United	Traded for a first round draft pick in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft	February 5, 2001	[14]
DF	Duncan Oughton	Cal State Fullerton Titans	Drafted in round 1 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft	February 5, 2001	[14]
FW	Edson Buddle	Long Island Rough Riders	Drafted in round 3 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft	February 5, 2001	[14]
DF	Kevin Adams	Joe Public F.C.	Drafted in round 3 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft	February 5, 2001	[14]
FW	McKinley Tennyson	UCLA Bruins	Drafted in round 4 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft	February 5, 2001	[14]
MF	Scott Powers	Brown Bears	Drafted in round 5 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft	February 5, 2001	[14]
FW	Phil Karn	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Drafted in round 6 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft	February 5, 2001	[14]
FW	Mike Mucino	UC Irvine Anteaters		February, 2001
MF	Ian Woan	Swindon Town	Signed via discovery	May 8, 2001	[15]
MF	John Harkes	New England Revolution	Traded for Roland Vargas-Aguilera and a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft	May 11, 2001	[16]
DF	Daniel Torres	Deportivo Saprissa	Signed via discovery	September 7, 2001	[17]

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Jeremy Aldrich	Indiana Blast	Short term agreement
FW	Matt Fundenberger	Indiana Blast	Short term agreement
MF	John Jones	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Short term agreement

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Mario Gori	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Placed on waivers	February 4, 2001	[13]
FW	Phil Karn	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Placed on waivers	March 19, 2001	[18]
DF	Matt Chulis	Chicago Fire	Placed on waivers	March 19, 2001	[18]
MF	Miles Joseph	Dallas Burn	Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft	March 20, 2001	[18]
FW	Mike Mucino	Cincinnati Riverhawks	Released after preseason and the CONCACAF Giants Cup	April, 2001
GK	Matt Napoleon	Portland Timbers	Placed on waivers	April 13, 2001	[19]
MF	John DeBrito	Dallas Burn	Placed on waivers	May 8, 2001	[15]
MF	Roland Vargas-Aguilera	New England Revolution	Traded with a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft for John Harkes	May 11, 2001	[16]
FW	McKinley Tennyson	Los Angeles Galaxy	Rights traded for third round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft	August 16, 2001	[20]
MF	Ian Woan	Miami Fusion F.C.	Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft	August 16, 2001	[20]
DF	Kevin Adams	Tobago United F.C.	Placed on waivers	November 17, 2001	[21]
MF	Mario Longo	Cincinnati Riverhawks	Placed on waivers	November 17, 2001	[21]
DF	Mike Duhaney	1. FSV Mainz 05	Contract expired	December 31, 2001	[22]

Loans out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Kevin Adams	Cincinnati Riverhawks	Multiple short term agreements			[23]
MF	Mario Longo	Cincinnati Riverhawks	Multiple short term agreements			[23]
DF	Duncan Oughton	Cincinnati Riverhawks	Short term agreement			[23]
MF	Ian Woan	Cincinnati Riverhawks	Multiple short term agreements			[23]
FW	Jeff Cunningham	Bayer 04 Leverkusen		October 9, 2001	March, 2002	[24]

MLS Draft picks

Main article: 2001 MLS SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. The picks for the Columbus Crew are listed below:

2001 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks [25]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	10	Duncan Oughton	DF	Cal State Fullerton
3	27	Edson Buddle	FW	State Fair Community College
3	30	Kevin Adams	DF	Joe Public F.C.
4	39	McKinley Tennyson	FW	UCLA
5	51	Scott Powers	MF	Brown
6	63	Phil Karn	FW	Penn State

Awards

MLS Player of the Week Week Player Opponent(s) Link 11 Dante Washington Tampa Bay Mutiny

MLS Player of the Month Month Player Stats Link August Brian Maisonneuve 4 goals, 2 assists

2001 MLS All-Star Game Starters MF John Wilmar Pérez [26] FW Brian McBride Reserves DF Mike Clark

Postseason MLS Executive of the Year [22] Jim Smith

Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – John Wilmar Pérez [27] Defensive Player of the Year – Tom Presthus Scoring Champion – Jeff Cunningham Man of the Year – Brian Maisonneuve Coach's Award – Robert Warzycha Goal of the Year – Brian Maisonneuve Humanitarian of the Year – Todd Yeagley Hardest Working Man of the Year – Tom Presthus

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