2009 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2009 season
Owner	Clark Hunt
Head coach	Robert Warzycha
Major League Soccer	Conference: 1st; Overall: 1st
MLS Cup	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
CONCACAF Champions League 09-10	Quarterfinals
Trillium Cup	Winners (5 - 4)
Highest home attendance	20,966 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy ; (26 September 2009, Major League Soccer)
Lowest home attendance	5,715 vs. Saprissa ; (29 September 2009, CONCACAF Champions League)
Average home league attendance	14,447
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2008 2010 →

Last updated May 11, 2024

Background

Review

The 2009 Columbus Crew season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It started with a 1-1 draw at the Houston Dynamo on March 21, 2009, and ended on November 5, with a 3-2 playoff loss to Real Salt Lake. The Crew lost 4-2 on aggregate.

Roster

As of June 20, 2009.^[2]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Will Hesmer
2	DF	USA	Frankie Hejduk (captain)
3	MF	USA	Alex Grendi
4	DF	ARG	Gino Padula
5	MF	USA	Danny O'Rourke
6	DF	ENG	Andy Iro
7	FW	ARG	Guillermo Barros Schelotto
8	MF	NZL	Duncan Oughton
9	FW	USA	Jason Garey
10	FW	VEN	Alejandro Moreno
12	MF	USA	Eddie Gaven
14	DF	USA	Chad Marshall


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	USA	Kevin Burns
16	MF	USA	Brian Carroll
17	MF	NGA	Emmanuel Ekpo
19	MF	USA	Robbie Rogers
20	FW	VEN	Emilio Rentería
22	MF	SCO	Adam Moffat
23	DF	USA	Eric Brunner
24	DF	USA	Jed Zayner
26	MF	USA	Cory Elenio
30	GK	USA	Andy Gruenebaum
32	FW	USA	Steven Lenhart

Position	Staff
Technical Director	Brian Bliss
Manager	Robert Warzycha
Assistant manager	Mike Lapper
Assistant manager	Vadim Kirillov
Assistant manager	Ricardo Iribarren
Head athletic trainer	Jason Mathews (soccer)
Assistant athletic trainer	Skylar Richards
Equipment manager	Rusty Wummel

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Columbus Crew

Competitions

Preseason

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45
3	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
4	D.C. United	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1	40
5	Toronto FC	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	39

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew (S)	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	CONCACAF Champions League
2	LA Galaxy	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	48	CONCACAF Champions League
3	Houston Dynamo	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	48	North American SuperLiga
4	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47	CONCACAF Champions League
5	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	North American SuperLiga

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(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	49	13	7	10	41	31	+10	9	2	4	25	13	+12	4	5	6	16	18	−2

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
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	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	T	T	L	L	T	T	T	W	T	W	T	W	W	L	W	T	T	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	T	W	L	W	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: Columbus Crew
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

Win Tie Loss

March 21, 2009	Houston Dynamo	1–1	Columbus Crew	Houston, Texas, United States
	Cameron 43' Ching 53' Barrett 59'	Report	Schelotto 81' Gaven 62' Hejduk 75'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,053 Referee: Tim Weyland

March 28, 2009	Columbus Crew	1–1	Toronto FC	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Schelotto 30'	Report	Padula 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,686 Referee: Michael Kennedy

April 2, 2009	Real Salt Lake	4–1	Columbus Crew	Sandy, Utah United States
	Findley 2' Findley 29' Borchers 40' Beckerman 45' Findley 62' Beckerman 67'	Report	Garey 22' Ekpo 48+' Rogers 58'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,806 Referee: Alex Prus

April 5, 2009	Chivas USA	2–1	Columbus Crew	Carson, California United States
	Harris 25' Lillingston 38' Lillingston 50' Kljestan 67' Talley 84'	Report	Iro 37' Iro 67'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,827 Referee: Kevin Stott

April 11, 2009	Columbus Crew	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Ekpo 29' Schelotto 41'	Report	Gibbs 26' Palguta 68' Casey 82' Burpo 94+'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,465 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

April 25, 2009	Columbus Crew	2–2	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Marshall 25' Moreno 34' Padula 57' Zayner 80'	Report	Pappa 32' Ward 64' Thorrington 72' McBride 86' Segares 88'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,628 Referee: Jair Marrufo

May 2, 2009	Toronto FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	Toronto, Ontario CAN
	Brennan 40' Barrett 52' Barrett 64'	Report	Schelotto 10' Ekpo 54' O'Rourke 57' Gaven 83'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,998 Referee: Kevin Stott

May 9, 2009	Columbus Crew	3–2	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Ekpo 38' Schelotto 55' Hejduk 68' Gaven 78' Gruenebaum 91+'	Report	Watson 47' López 51' Espinoza 67' Besler 73' Wolff 79'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,271 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

May 17, 2009	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–1	Columbus Crew	Carson, California United States
	Lewis 32' Jordan 46' Lewis 91+'	Report	Rogers 58' Moreno 62' Schelotto 70' O'Rourke 86' 89'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,649 Referee: Alex Prus

May 27, 2009	Columbus Crew	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Gaven 29' Schelotto 46'	Report	Amarikwa 13' Johnson 23' Convey 36' Corrales 63'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 8,793 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

May 30, 2009	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	Seattle, Washington United States
19:30 PST	Vagenas 37' Jaqua 58' Hurtado 68' Ljungberg 89' Marshall 92+'	Report	Moreno 12' Schelotto 73'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 29,126 Referee: Michael Kennedy

June 6, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	0–2	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, Kansas United States
	Arnaud 35' López 42'	Report	Schelotto 14' O'Rourke 17' Marshall 51' Schelotto 64' (pen.) Gruenebaum 91'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

June 14, 2009	Columbus Crew	2–1	Chivas USA	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Carroll 30' Schelotto 61' Schelotto 87'	Report	Nagamura 19' Lillingston 39' Galindo 57' Talley 68'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,658 Referee: Steven DePiero

June 20, 2009	FC Dallas	2–1	Columbus Crew	Frisco, Texas United States
	Moor 32' Avila 80' Cooper 87' (pen.)	Report	Ricchetti 14' (o.g.) Padula 41' Schelotto 68' Marshall 86'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,041 Referee: Terry Vaughn

June 27, 2009	Columbus Crew	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Carroll 34' Marshall 45' Schelotto 79'	^[3]	Stammler 76'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,575 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

July 4, 2009	Columbus Crew	1–1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Moreno 12' Moreno 59' Ekpo 74' Lenhart 92+'	Report	Gomez 33' Olsen 60' N'Silu 80'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

July 11, 2009	Chicago Fire	0–0	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois United States
	Ward 52'	Report	Ekpo 33' Carroll 54' Gaven 85' Hejduk 88'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,123 Referee: Michael Kennedy

July 18, 2009	Columbus Crew	3–1	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Lenhart 23' Garey 31' Garey 52' O'Rourke 72'	Report	Grabavoy 34' Beltran 46+' Russell 65' Cox 76'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,922 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

July 25, 2009	Columbus Crew	3–2	Toronto FC	Columbus, Ohio, United States
	Carroll 29' Gaven 32' Padula 39' Lenhart 76' Garey 90+2'	Report	Robinson 27' De Rosario 35' Gerba 49'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,775 Referee: Alex Prus

August 1, 2009	Colorado Rapids	0–1	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, Colorado United States
	Ihemelu 60' 84'	Report	Marshall 39' Garey 47+'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,851 Referee: Yader Reyes

August 8, 2008	San Jose Earthquakes	0–3	Columbus Crew	San Francisco, California United States
	Salinas 55'	Report	Lenhart 53' Carroll 67' Moreno 69' Rogers 73' Moffat 86'	Stadium: Candlestick Park Referee: Jeff Gontarek

August 15, 2008	Columbus Crew	2–0	FC Dallas	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Marshall 10' O'Rourke 66' Gaven 87'	Report	Benitez 52'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

August 30, 2009	New York Red Bulls	1–0	Columbus Crew	East Rutherford, New Jersey United States
	Borman 46+' Ubiparipovic 53' Richards 63' Johnson 72'	Report	Ekpo 37' Hejduk 63' Brunner 83'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,323 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

September 13, 2009	Columbus Crew	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Hejduk 34' Moffat 82' Gaven 91+' (pen.)	Report	Weaver 80' Clark 82' Ching 87'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,306 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

September 20, 2009	Chicago Fire	2–2	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois United States
	Lowry 6' Lowry 35' Mapp 70'	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Padula 7' Schelotto 55' Schelotto 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,549 Referee: Mark Geiger

September 26, 2009	Columbus Crew	2–0	Los Angeles Galaxy	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Hejduk 28' Gaven 33' Lenhart 59' Brunner 62' Moreno 69' Lenhart 75'	Report	Kirovski 56' Birchall 71' Berhalter 73' Gordon 93+'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,966 Referee: Terry Vaughn

October 3, 2009	Columbus Crew	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, Ohio United States
19:30 EST	Moreno 55' O'Rourke 65' Lenhart 95+'	Report	Levesque 36' Marshall 84'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,372 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

October 10, 2009	New England Revolution	0–1	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts United States
	Osei 7' Joseph 38' Dube 45'	Report	Padula 36' Burns 46+' Brunner 50' Ekpo 65' Zayner 93+'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,297 Referee: Paul Ward

October 17, 2009	D.C. United	1–0	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C. United States
	McTavish 6' Emilio 17'	Report	Renteria 83'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 16,274 Referee: Alex Prus

October 25, 2009	Columbus Crew	0–1	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio United States
	Iro 60' Zayner 63' Padula 81' Moffat 88'	Report	Heaps 55' Larentowicz 79'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,797 Referee: Kevin Stott

CONCACAF Champions League

August 18, 2009 Group stage	Columbus Crew	2–0	Puerto Rico Islanders	Columbus, Ohio United States
20:00	Lenhart 58' Rogers 79'	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 6,161 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

August 26, 2009 Group stage	Cruz Azul	5–0	Columbus Crew	Mexico City
22:00	Lozano 4', 82' (pen.), 87' Núñez 9' Marshall 47' (o.g.)	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}		Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 2,669 Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

September 16, 2009 Group stage	Saprissa	0–1	Columbus Crew	San José, Costa Rica
22:00		Report	Gaven 5'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Roberto Garcia (Mexico)

September 23, 2009 Group stage	Columbus Crew	0–2	Cruz Azul	Columbus, Ohio United States
20:00		Report	Zeballos 14' Vela 39'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,921 Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad and Tobago)

September 29, 2009 Group stage	Columbus Crew	1–1	Saprissa	Columbus, Ohio United States
20:00	Rogers 26' (pen.)	Report	Robinson 90+2'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,715 Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico)

October 20, 2009 Group stage	Puerto Rico Islanders	1–1	Columbus Crew	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
20:00	Delgado 34'		Rentería 74'	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

U.S. Open Cup

June 30, 2009 Third round	Columbus Crew	1–1 (a.e.t) (3–5 p)	Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)	Rochester, New York United States
7:00 PM EDT	Grendi 30' 55' Oughton 37' Elenio 85'	Report	Harden 31' Ambersley 34' Menyongar 48' Nurse 103'	Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 6,098 Referee: Shane Moody
	Penalties
	Ekpo Moreno Oughton Garey		Kenton Salles Gregor Bertz Heins

MLS playoffs

October 31, 2009 Conf. Semifinals	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Columbus Crew	Sandy, Utah United States
16:30 MDT	Beckerman 38' Findley 88'	Report	Carroll 19'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,499 Referee: Mark Geiger

November 5, 2009 Conf. Semifinals	Columbus Crew	2–3	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, Ohio United States
20:00 CST	Schelotto 19' Schelotto 35' O'Rourke 48' Moreno 59'	[ Report]	Morales 37' Findley 47+' (pen.) Williams 74' Olave 68'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,109 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

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↑ "Columbus Crew: Players: Main". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
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[2] "Columbus Crew: Players: Main". Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved September 5, 2009.

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