2007 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2007 season
Owner	Clark Hunt
Head coach	Sigi Schmid
Major League Soccer	Conference: 6th ; Overall: 9th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Qualification semifinals ; (knocked out by Los Angeles Galaxy)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup	Champions (3–0)
Top goalscorer	League: Alejandro Moreno (7); All: Alejandro Moreno (7)
Highest home attendance	24,300; (September 30 vs. Los Angeles)
Lowest home attendance	5,424; (April 24 vs. Los Angeles, USOC)
Average home league attendance	15,230
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Last updated November 16, 2024

The 2007 Columbus Crew season was the club's twelfth season of existence, and their twelfth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup but failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The season covered the period from November 9, 2006 to the start of the 2008.

Although the Crew faced FC Dallas in the regular season, control of the inaugural edition of the Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup was decided in the preseason. Columbus claimed a 3–0 victory and hoisted the cup for the first time. The Crew were eliminated in the U.S. Open Cup qualification semifinals by Los Angeles Galaxy and finished three points out of a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, the third consecutive season without a playoff berth for Columbus.

Background

In the 2006 season the Crew finished sixth place in the East, finished last in the Supporters' Shield table, and failed to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup or the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Columbus lost defender Ritchie Kotschau to expansion team Toronto FC,^[1] but he would be replaced by 2007 MLS SuperDraft second-round selection Brad Evans.^[2] Coach Sigi Schmid would also bring in Danny O'Rourke,^[3] Robbie Rogers,^[4] Alejandro Moreno,^[5] William Hesmer,^[3] and the team's very first Designated Player, Guillermo Barros Schelotto.^[6]

The 2007 season was ultimately unsuccessful, but would be a rebuilding year for Columbus in preparation for the 2008 season, in which they would win both the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup.

Roster

As of match played October 21, 2007

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	William Hesmer	GK	(1981-11-23)November 23, 1981 (aged 25)	2007	Kansas City Wizards	20	0
18	Bill Gaudette	GK	(1981-09-14)September 14, 1981 (aged 26)	2005	St. John's Red Storm	18	0
30	Andy Gruenebaum	GK	(1982-12-30)December 30, 1982 (aged 24)	2006	Kentucky Wildcats	14	0
Defenders
3	Brad Evans	DF	(1985-04-20)April 20, 1985 (aged 22)	2007	UC Irvine Anteaters	4	0
4	Rusty Pierce	DF	(1979-07-24)July 24, 1979 (aged 28)	2006	Real Salt Lake	39	0
5	Danny O'Rourke	DF	(1983-05-31)May 31, 1983 (aged 24)	2007	New York Red Bulls	28	0
6	Marcos González	DF	(1980-06-09)June 9, 1980 (aged 27)	2006	Palestino	49	1
8	Duncan Oughton	DF	(1977-06-14)June 14, 1977 (aged 30)	2001	Cal State Fullerton Titans	127	3
13	Andrew Peterson	DF	(1984-12-02)December 2, 1984 (aged 22)	2007	Cleveland City Stars	1	0
14	Chad Marshall	DF	(1984-08-22)August 22, 1984 (aged 23)	2004	Stanford Cardinal	98	4
19	Robbie Rogers	DF	(1987-04-12)April 12, 1987 (aged 20)	2007	SC Heerenveen	11	3
20	Tim Ward	DF	(1987-02-28)February 28, 1987 (aged 20)	2006	MetroStars	20	0
21	Brandon Moss	DF	(1984-04-12)April 12, 1984 (aged 23)	2006	New Mexico Lobos	21	0
23	Ezra Hendrickson	DF	(1972-01-16)January 16, 1972 (aged 35)	2006	Chivas USA	47	2
24	Jed Zayner	DF	(1984-12-13)December 13, 1984 (aged 22)	2006	Indiana Hoosiers	2	0
27	Ryan Junge	DF	(1984-09-07)September 7, 1984 (aged 23)	2007	Cleveland City Stars	1	0
31	Leonard Griffin	DF	(1982-09-11)September 11, 1982 (aged 25)	2007	Portland Timbers	0	0
Midfielders
2	Frankie Hejduk	MF	(1974-08-05)August 5, 1974 (aged 33)	2003	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	91	5
11	Ned Grabavoy	MF	(1983-07-01)July 1, 1983 (aged 24)	2006	Los Angeles Galaxy	37	4
12	Eddie Gaven	MF	(1986-10-25)October 25, 1986 (aged 20)	2006	MetroStars	58	9
15	Stefani Miglioranzi	MF	(1977-09-20)September 20, 1977 (aged 30)	2007	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	3
22	Adam Moffat	MF	(1986-04-15)April 15, 1986 (aged 21)	2007	Cleveland City Stars	1	0
25	Ricardo Virtuoso	MF	(1984-03-01)March 1, 1984 (aged 23)	2006	Chiasso	18	1
29	Andrei Pacheco	MF	(1984-09-20)September 20, 1984 (aged 23)	2007	W Connection (loan)	0	0
Forwards
7	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	FW	(1973-05-04)May 4, 1973 (aged 34)	2007	Boca Juniors	22	5
9	Jason Garey	FW	(1984-07-19)July 19, 1984 (aged 23)	2006	Maryland Terrapins	37	6
10	Alejandro Moreno	FW	(1979-07-08)July 8, 1979 (aged 28)	2007	Houston Dynamo	25	7
16	Kei Kamara	FW	(1984-09-01)September 1, 1984 (aged 23)	2006	Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros	37	5
26	Andy Herron	FW	(1978-02-03)February 3, 1978 (aged 29)	2007	Chicago Fire	19	4
28	Ben Hunter	FW	(1985-06-16)June 16, 1985 (aged 22)	2007	North Carolina Tar Heels	0	0
34	Jacob Thomas	FW	(1977-02-14)February 14, 1977 (aged 30)	2006	VfB Lübeck	28	2

Non-competitive

July 28 Friendly	Columbus Crew SC	1–3	Aston Villa	Columbus, OH
	Garey 76'	Report	Young Barry 11' Moore 90+'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,317

November 13 Friendly	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	Tecos	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,430

Competitive

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United	30	16	7	7	56	34	+22	55	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	New England Revolution	30	14	8	8	51	43	+8	50
3	New York Red Bulls	30	12	11	7	47	45	+2	43
4	Chicago Fire	30	10	10	10	31	36	−5	40
5	Kansas City Wizards	30	11	12	7	45	45	0	40
6	Columbus Crew	30	9	11	10	39	44	−5	37
7	Toronto FC	30	6	17	7	25	49	−24	25

Source: MLS


	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup

^1 – Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team.
If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team in the Eastern Conference not already qualified would have qualified.

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United (S)	30	16	7	7	56	34	+22	55	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2	Chivas USA	30	15	7	8	46	28	+18	53	North American SuperLiga
3	Houston Dynamo (C)	30	15	8	7	43	23	+20	52	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
4	New England Revolution	30	14	8	8	51	43	+8	50	North American SuperLiga
5	FC Dallas	30	13	12	5	37	44	−7	44
6	New York Red Bulls	30	12	11	7	47	45	+2	43
7	Chicago Fire	30	10	10	10	31	36	−5	40
8	Kansas City Wizards	30	11	12	7	45	45	0	40
9	Columbus Crew	30	9	11	10	39	44	−5	37
10	Colorado Rapids	30	9	13	8	29	34	−5	35
11	LA Galaxy	30	9	14	7	38	48	−10	34
12	Real Salt Lake	30	6	15	9	31	45	−14	27
13	Toronto FC	30	6	17	7	25	49	−24	25

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

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
30	37	9	11	10	39	44	−5	5	5	5	17	17	0	4	6	5	22	27	−5

Source: Columbus results
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	27	28	29	30
Stadium	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	W

Source: Columbus results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

April 71	Columbus Crew	0–0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
		Report	Kovalenko	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,782 Referee: Kevin Stott

April 142	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Columbus Crew	Salt Lake City, UT
	Talley 30' Torres 70' Stewart 88'	Report	O'Rourke 76' Herron 90'	Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium Attendance: 16,157 Referee: Tim Weyland

April 193	Columbus Crew	2–2	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
	Grabavoy 8', Kamara 86' Pierce Hejduk	Report	Dorman 10' Twellman 38' Heaps Larentowicz	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,290 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 284	Columbus Crew	1–0	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
	Hendrickson 28', 52' Garey 89'	Report	Carroll 24' Emílio 38' Fred 56' Gómez 58'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,572 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

May 55	Kansas City Wizards	1–0	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, MO
	Zavagnin 35' Johnson 89' Burciaga 90'	Report	Virtuoso 8' Hejduk 27' O'Rourke 30' Grabavoy 89'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 7,426 Referee: Jair Marrufo

May 126	Columbus Crew	1–1	Chivas USA	Columbus, OH
	Grabavoy 18' Hendrickson González Pierce	Report	Razov 2' Hernandez Kljestan Marsch Suárez Vaughn	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,545 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

May 197	New York Red Bulls	4–0	Columbus Crew	East Rutherford, NJ
	Wolyniec 17' Mathis 51' Ángel 61' Caccavale 90'	Report	Pierce 55'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,321 Referee: Richard Heron

May 268	Columbus Crew	2–2	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
	Herron 2', 36', Barros Schelotto	Report	Dichio 27' Brennan 49',	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,755 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

June 39	Chicago Fire	3–2	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, IL
	Curtin 25', 0' 68' Oliveira 61' Barrett 78' Segares Robinson	Report	Oughton 38' Marshall 84' O'Rourke 0' 86' Hejduk Pierce	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,115 Referee: Mark Geiger

June 1010	Columbus Crew	1–2	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, OH
	Moreno 25' Barros Schelotto	Report	Ngwenya 22', Marshall 29' (o.g.)	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,661 Referee: Kevin Stott

June 1611	New England Revolution	3–3	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
	Cristman 13', 32' Noonan 17' Dorman	Report	Rogers 9' Barros Schelotto 45' Moreno 85' O'Rourke Pierce	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 22,412 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

June 2012	Columbus Crew	2–1	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, OH
	Gaven 56' Miglioranzi 61'	Report	Jewsbury 90'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,254 Referee: Brian Hall

June 2313	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–3	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
	Glinton 66' Buddle 90' Harmse Jaqua Roberts	Report	Marshall 15' Hendrickson 29' Grabavoy 58' Moreno 84', O'Rourke	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,109 Referee: Michael Kennedy

June 3014	Columbus Crew	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
	Kamara 69'	Report	Mendes	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,435 Referee: Jozef Batko

July 415	Colorado Rapids	0–0	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, CO
	Erpen	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,086 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 716	Columbus Crew	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, OH
	Barros Schelotto 76' (pen.) Gaven 80'	Report	Talley 7' Ballouchy 55' Eskandarian 77' Kipré 78'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,203 Referee: Alex Prus

July 1417	Chivas USA	2–1	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
	Razov 19' Gaven 69' (o.g.) Galindo 76'	Report	Miglioranzi 23'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 10,214 Referee: Brian Hall

July 2218	Columbus Crew	2–0	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
	Schelotto 50', 56'	Report	Marshall 45'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,479 Referee: Michael Kennedy

August 419	Chicago Fire	0–0	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, IL
	Gutiérrez 13' Brown 27' Soumaré 86'	Report	Szetela 30' Miglioranzi 44' González 60'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,538 Referee: Terry Vaughn

August 1120	FC Dallas	3–2	Columbus Crew	Frisco, TX
	Álvarez 60' Ruíz 80' Saragosa 81' Goodson 90' Ricchetti	Report	González 6' Herron 74' (pen.) Moreno O'Rourke	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,818 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

August 1821	Columbus Crew	0–2	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
	Hejduk Miglioranzi	Report	Fred 52' Emílio 63' Carroll	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 21,639 Referee: Richard Heron

August 2522	Houston Dynamo	1–1	Columbus Crew	Houston, TX
	Jaqua 80', Mullan	Report	Moreno 17' González 0' 38' Barros Schelotto Miglioranzi	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 14,351 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

September 223	Columbus Crew	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, OH
	Gaven 45' Oughton	Report	Casey 84', Ballouchy Erpen Ihemelu	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,036 Referee: Tim Weyland

September 824	Columbus Crew	0–1	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
	Barros Schelotto Hejduk Oughton	Report	Wanchope 65' Robinson Soumaré	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,983 Referee: Jozef Batko

September 1525	Kansas City Wizards	3–2	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, MO
	Sealy 31', 90' Morsink 45' Johnson 90' (pen.)	Report	Gaven 36' González 48' Moreno 65' Herron 67' Oughton 72' Hesmer 87'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 10,217 Referee: Andrew Chapin

September 2226	Toronto FC	1–2	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
	Cañizalez 2'	Report	Hejduk 61' Thomas 83'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,127 Referee: Steven Depiero

September 3027	Columbus Crew	1–2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Columbus, OH
	Moreno 2'	Report	Roberts 13' Martino 16', Tudela	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Kevin Stott

October 628	Columbus Crew	1–3	FC Dallas	Columbus, OH
	Gaven 31' Hendrickson	Report	Álvarez 48' Thompson 86', 89' Denílson Pitchkolan	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,517 Referee: Mark Geiger

October 1329	New England Revolution	2–3	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
	Twellman 26' Ralston 83' Riley Thompson	Report	Gaven 61' Miglioranzi 77' Barros Schelotto 86', Moreno	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 22,295 Referee: Michael Kennedy

October 2030	D.C. United	2–3	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
	Gómez 89', 90' Burch Namoff	Report	Rogers 21', 90' Moreno 66'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 23,149 Referee: Terry Vaughn

U.S. Open Cup

April 24 Qualification semifinal	Columbus Crew	0–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Oughton 49' Ward 81'	Report	Jaqua 17' Harmse 71'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,424

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	William Hesmer	20	0	0	0	20	0
2	MF	Frankie Hejduk	24	0	0	0	24	0
3	DF	Brad Evans	4	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF	Rusty Pierce	21	0	0	0	21	0
5	DF	Danny O'Rourke	27	0	1	0	28	0
6	DF	Marcos González	27	1	1	0	28	1
7	FW	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	22	5	0	0	22	5
8	DF	Duncan Oughton	19	1	1	0	20	1
9	FW	Jason Garey	11	1	0	0	11	1
10	FW	Alejandro Moreno	25	7	0	0	25	7
11	MF	Ned Grabavoy	26	3	1	0	27	3
12	MF	Eddie Gaven	27	5	1	0	28	5
13	DF	Andrew Peterson	1	0	0	0	1	0
14	DF	Chad Marshall	12	2	0	0	12	2
15	MF	Stefani Miglioranzi	23	3	1	0	24	3
16	FW	Kei Kamara	17	2	1	0	18	2
18	GK	Bill Gaudette	0	0	1	0	1	0
19	DF	Robbie Rogers	10	3	1	0	11	3
20	DF	Tim Ward	6	0	1	0	7	0
21	DF	Brandon Moss	0	0	1	0	1	0
22	MF	Adam Moffat	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	DF	Ezra Hendrickson	23	1	0	0	23	1
24	DF	Jed Zayner	2	0	0	0	2	0
25	MF	Ricardo Virtuoso	8	0	0	0	8	0
26	FW	Andy Herron	18	4	1	0	19	4
27	DF	Ryan Junge	1	0	0	0	1	0
28	FW	Ben Hunter	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	Andrei Pacheco	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	Andy Gruenebaum	10	0	1	0	11	0
31	DF	Leonard Griffin	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	Jacob Thomas	9	1	0	0	9	1
Players who left the club during the season:
10	FW	Joseph Ngwenya	5	0	1	0	6	0
17	MF	Danny Szetela	6	0	1	0	7	0
29	FW	Aaron Chandler	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Columbus stats

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
2	MF	Frankie Hejduk	5	0	0	0	5	0
4	DF	Rusty Pierce	5	0	0	0	5	0
5	DF	Danny O'Rourke	6	1	0	0	6	1
6	DF	Marcos González	4	1	0	0	4	1
7	FW	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	5	0	0	0	5	0
8	DF	Duncan Oughton	3	0	1	0	4	0
9	FW	Jason Garey	1	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW	Alejandro Moreno	3	0	0	0	3	0
11	MF	Ned Grabavoy	2	0	0	0	2	0
12	MF	Eddie Gaven	1	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	Stefani Miglioranzi	3	0	0	0	3	0
20	DF	Tim Ward	0	0	1	0	1	0
23	DF	Ezra Hendrickson	3	1	0	0	3	1
25	MF	Ricardo Virtuoso	1	0	0	0	1	0
26	FW	Andy Herron	2	0	0	0	2	0
Players who left the club during the season:
17	MF	Danny Szetela	1	0	0	0	1	0

Source: Columbus stats

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
No.	Name	1	William Hesmer	5	0	5	20
18	Bill Gaudette	0	0	0	1
30	Andy Gruenebaum	3	0	3	11

Source: Columbus stats

Awards

Sources:^[7]

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
16	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	Toronto FC
28	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	New England Revolution

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Stats	Link
July	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	3 goals, 1 assist

2007 MLS All-Star Game

FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto
MF Frankie Hejduk

Postseason

MLS Best XI

MF Guillermo Barros Schelotto

Columbus Crew Team Awards

Most Valuable Player – Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Golden Boot – Alejandro Moreno
Defender of the Year – Frankie Hejduk
Breakthrough Performance of the Year – Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Humanitarian of the Year – Danny O'Rourke
Comeback Player of the Year – Frankie Hejduk
Hardest Working Man of the Year – Alejandro Moreno

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The 2008 Columbus Crew season was the club's thirteenth season of existence and their thirteenth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup and the MLS Cup Playoffs. The season covered the period from November 14, 2007 to the start of the 2009 Major League Soccer season.

The 2007 Chivas USA season was the club's third season of existence, and their third in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in first place, in their Conference, qualifying for the Playoffs for the second time.

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[2] "Toronto FC selects players in expansion draft". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

[3] "MLS: 2007 SuperDraft Picks". SoccerAmerica.com. Soccer America. January 15, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

[TorontoTrade-4] 1 2 "Crew acquires Danny O'Rourke, Will Hesmer from Toronto". OurSportsCentral.com. OurSports Central. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

[5] "5. Lottery: Crew lands Robbie Rogers". SoccerAmerica.compublisher=Soccer America. March 9, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

[6] "Alejandro Moreno – ESPN profile". ESPNMediaZone.com. ESPNMediaZone. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

[7] Miller, Rusty (April 18, 2007). "Schelotto Signs 2-Year Deal With Crew". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

[8] "Columbus Crew SC Awards". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.

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v t e Columbus Crew
Columbus, Ohio
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Culture	Hudson Street Hooligans
Rivalries	Hell Is Real Derby (FC Cincinnati) Trillium Cup (Toronto FC)
Key personnel	Owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam President Issa Tall Technical director Marc Nicholls Head coach Wilfried Nancy
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2007 Columbus Crew season

Contents

Background

Roster

Non-competitive

Competitive

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Overall table

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

Clean sheets

Awards

MLS Player of the Week

MLS Player of the Month

Postseason

See also

Related Research Articles

References

Notes