2011 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2011 season
Investor-operators	Clark Hunt ; Dan Hunt; Lamar Hunt Jr. ; Sharron Hunt Munson; Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors
Head Coach	Robert Warzycha
Stadium	Columbus Crew Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 4th; Overall: 9th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Wildcard Round
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
CONCACAF Champions League	Quarterfinals
Trillium Cup	Runners-Up (3 - 5)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup	Winners (2 - 2)
Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge	Champions
MLS Reserve League	Conference: 1st; Overall: 1st
Top goalscorer	League: ; Andrés Mendoza (13); All: ; Andrés Mendoza (13)
Highest home attendance	21,203 (9/24 v. LA)
Lowest home attendance	1,845 (6/28 v. RIC)
Average home league attendance	12,185 (
Biggest win	CLB 4–1 COL (6/26); NE 0-3 CLB (10/15)
Biggest defeat	SEA 6-2 CLB (8/27)
Home colors	Away colors
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Last updated August 16, 2025

The 2011 Columbus Crew season was the club's 16th season of existence and their 16th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States and Canada. The first match of the season was on March 19 against D.C. United. It was the third season under head coach Robert Warzycha.

Background

Review

The Crew opened its 2011 campaign with a Champions League quarterfinal fixture against fellow MLS competitor, Real Salt Lake. The match, the first leg of a quarterfinal series, was at Columbus Crew Stadium on February 22, 2011 and ended in a 0-0 draw. Columbus was trying to advance past the Quarterfinal stage after falling to Toluca 5-4 on aggregate last season.

On March 1, Columbus traveled to Rio Tinto Stadium and fell to Real Salt Lake by a score of 4-1, thus ending the Crew's run in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.

Two and a half weeks later, Columbus opened up its Major League Soccer campaign by traveling to Washington, D.C. to take on D.C. United on March 19. The club's MLS home opener was one week later, when the Crew hosted Red Bull New York on March 26.^[1]

Roster

As of September 3, 2011.^[2]

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	William Hesmer
2	DF	USA	Rich Balchan
3	DF	USA	Josh Williams
5	DF	USA	Danny O'Rourke
6	MF	CMR	Tony Tchani
7	MF	VEN	Bernardo Añor (INT)
9	FW	IRQ	Justin Meram
10	FW	PER	Andrés Mendoza (INT; DP)
11	MF	USA	Dilly Duka
12	MF	USA	Eddie Gaven
14	DF	USA	Chad Marshall (captain)
15	MF	USA	Kevin Burns
16	DF	USA	Eric Gehrig (SUP)
17	MF	NGA	Emmanuel Ekpo
18	MF	USA	Robbie Rogers


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	USA	Cole Grossman
20	FW	VEN	Emilio Rentería (INT)
21	DF	CHI	Sebastián Miranda (INT)
22	MF	SRB	Dejan Rusmir (INT)
23	DF	USA	Korey Veeder (SUP)
24	DF	USA	Ben Sippola (SUP)
25	GK	USA	Alex Riggs (SUP)
26	DF	TRI	Julius James
27	FW	USA	Aaron Horton (HGP; SUP)
28	MF	ARG	Santiago Prim (INT; SUP)
29	DF	JAM	Shaun Francis (INT)
30	GK	USA	Andy Gruenebaum
31	MF	USA	Josh Gardner
32	FW	USA	Tom Heinemann
33	FW	USA	Jeff Cunningham

Technical Staff

Position	Staff
President/General Manager	Mark McCullers
Technical Director	Brian Bliss
Head Coach	Robert Warzycha
Assistant Coach	Ricardo Iribarren
Assistant Coach	Mike Lapper
Goalkeeper Coach	Vadim Kirillov
Strength/Fitness Coach	Mike Tremble
Athletic Trainer	David Lagow
Assistant Trainer	Skylar Richards
Director of Team Operations	Tucker Walther
Equipment Manager	Rusty Wummel

Source: [^[3]]

Non-competitive

Preseason

The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Arizona, Tennessee and Georgia before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Caleb Patterson-Sewell, Mark Blades, Neri Bandiera, Pat McAfee, Ray Burse, Alex Fraga, Alex Riggs, Josh Gardner and Eric Gehrig.^[4]^[5]

Unsigned draft picks Rich Balchan, Justin Meram, Cole Grossman, Bernardo Añor, Ben Sippola and Andy Adlard also joined the team for preseason.^[6]

February 5 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	Phoenix, AZ
1:00 PM EST	Fraga Rogers (pen.)	Report	Jewsbury Kamara	Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex Referee: Alex Prus

February 8 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Phoenix, AZ
2:00 PM EST	Gaven 76' (pen.)	Report	Harris 62' Salgado 77'	Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex

February 10 Friendly	Columbus Crew	3–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Phoenix, AZ
1:00 PM EST	Mendoza 20' Scott 106+' (o.g.) Cunningham 108+'	Report		Stadium: Westside Complex
Note: Played with two 45-minute periods, plus 1 30 minute period

February 14 Friendly	Columbus Crew	0–2	Colorado Rapids	Phoenix, AZ
5:30 PM EST		Report	Nyassi 66' Emory 77'	Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex

February 17 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2–4	Houston Dynamo	Phoenix, AZ
1:00 PM EST	Mendoza 18' 18' Ekpo 36' Meram 78'95'	Report	Cruz 8' Taylor 31' Weaver 33' Davis 38' Robinson 52' Palmer 58' Watson 64' Ching 91' Garey 104' (pen.)	Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex
Note: Played in three 40-minute periods

March 6 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1–2	New England Revolution	Chattanooga, TN
4:00 PM EST	Sippola 76' Heinemann 90+'	Report	Nyassi 12', 43' Schilawski 81'	Stadium: Finley Stadium

March 9Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge	Columbus Crew	3–1	New England Revolution	Kennesaw, GA
7:30 PM EST	Añor 16' Heinemann 17', 53'	Report	Stolica 62' Coria 78' Soares 90'	Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda

March 11Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge	Columbus Crew	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Kennesaw, GA
7:30 EST	Mendoza 34' Duka 48' Rusmir 58'	Report	Sarkodie 36'	Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli Claudio Badea Fourth official: Mark Cleland
Note: Columbus won the Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge round-robin tournament title with a 2-0 record.^[7]

Midseason

April 2 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2-0	Saint Louis Billikens	Columbus, OH
	5' (o.g.) Grossman 34' Meram 58'	Report	Briggs 27' Robson 57'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

April 17 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1-0	Louisville Cardinals	Columbus, OH
	Heinemann 35' Iro 50'	Report		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

July 26 Friendly	Columbus Crew	0–3	Newcastle United F.C.	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Gruenebaum 45'	Report	Ameobi 9' Coloccini 53' Tioté 56' Vučkić 90+'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,224 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Paul Scott Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Chico Grajeda

Competitive

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	March 19, 2011	October 22, 2011	Matchday 1	9th	34	13	8	13	43	44	−1	038.24
MLS Cup Playoffs	October 27, 2011	October 27, 2011	Wildcard Match	Wildcard Match	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
U.S. Open Cup	June 28, 2011	June 28, 2011	Third Round	Third Round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
CONCACAF Champions League	February 22, 2011	March 11, 2011	Quarterfinals	Quarterfinals	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Total					38	13	9	16	45	51	−6	034.21

Source: Competitions

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Houston Dynamo	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	49	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
3	Philadelphia Union	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8	48	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
4	Columbus Crew	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1	47	MLS Cup Play-In Round
5	New York Red Bulls	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6	46	MLS Cup Play-In Round
6	Chicago Fire	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1	43

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Colorado Rapids	34	12	9	13	44	41	+3	49
8	Philadelphia Union	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8	48
9	Columbus Crew	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1	47
10	New York Red Bulls	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6	46
11	Chicago Fire	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1	43

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored

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
34	47	13	13	8	43	44	−1	9	3	5	27	18	+9	4	10	3	16	26	−10

Last updated: November 6, 2011
Source: MLSSoccer.com
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	31	32	33	34
Stadium	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	T	W	T	W	T	W	T	L	L	T	T	W	L	W	W	L	W	T	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	T	L	L	L	W	W	L

Updated to match(es) played on November 5, 2011. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

March 191	D.C. United	3–1	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Burch 38' Wolff 51', 52' Davies 63' (pen.), 76'	Report	Duka 16' Rogers 82' (pen.)	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,402 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Eric Boria Sean Hurd Fourth official: Landis Wiley

March 262	Columbus Crew	0–0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT		Report	Keel 29' Miller 89'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,306 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja Assistant referees: Jason Cullum Brian Poeschel Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

April 1 3	Columbus Crew	2–0	FC Dallas	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Ekpo 20' Rusmir 42' Mendoza 54' (pen.) Burns 88' Gaven 91'	Report	Gonçalves 32' 33'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,549 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Corey Rockwell Fourth official: Jasen Anno

April 94	Chivas USA	0–0	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
10:30 PM EDT	Mondaini 35' Valentin 59' Flores 65' LaBrocca 86' Lahoud 87'	Report	James 55' Burns 64' Miranda 81'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,385 Referee: Yader Rayes Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski Claudiu Badea Fourth official: Alejandro Mariscal

April 165	Columbus Crew	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Rogers 53'	Report	Júlio César 50' 72' Harrington 55' Thomas 76'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,695 Referee: Juan Guzman Assistant referees: Ian Anderson Kevin Duliba Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo

April 23 6	Toronto FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
4:00 PM EDT	Tchani 31', 41', 42'	Report	Burns 36' Rentería 49' Ekpo 39' James 80' Rusmir 90'	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: David Gantar Assistant referees: Joe Fletcher Philippe Brière Fourth official: Paul Ward

April 307	Columbus Crew	2–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Rentería 50', 59'	Report	Leathers 37' Janicki 57' Salgado 69', 90+1'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,298 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Jason Cullum Fourth official: Ismail Elfath

May 78	Columbus Crew	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Rentería 67' Miranda 75'	Report	Montero 7', 34' Carrasco 38' González 53' Levesque 90'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,148 Referee: Mark Kadlecik Assistant referees: Steve Taylor James Conlee Fourth official: Mark Geiger

May 149	San Jose Earthquakes	3–0	Columbus Crew	Santa Clara, CA
10:30 PM EDT	Ring 24' Wondolowski 50' McDonald 59', 74' Stephenson 62' Hernandez 70' Johnson 75'	Report	Heinemann 67'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,142 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Jeff Hosking Fourth official: Allen Chapman

May 2110	Portland Timbers	1–0	Columbus Crew	Portland, OR
10:30 PM EDT	Cooper 37' Brunner 46' Chara 84'	Report	Marshall 23' James 82'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Assistant referees: Colin Arblaster James Conlee Fourth official: Tyler Ploeger

May 2811	Columbus Crew	3–3	Chivas USA	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Mendoza 17', 52' Ekpo 64'	Report	LaBrocca 4' Flores 57', 21' 69' Boyens 37' Pearce 46'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 9,431 Referee: Jasen Anno Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell Corey Parker Fourth official: Chris Penso

June 412	New York Red Bulls	1–1	Columbus Crew	Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EDT	Ballouchy 9' da Luz 55'	Report	Balchan 32', 90+2' Ekpo 72'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,393 Referee: Niko Bratis Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez

June 813	Columbus Crew	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Mendoza 76' (pen.) Gardner 82'	Report	Olave 7' Espindola 78' Wingert 88'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 9,650 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell Frank Anderson Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

June 1214	Columbus Crew	0–1	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT	Ekpo 40' Meran 50'	Report	Nyarko 54' Nazarit 90'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,498 Referee: Hilario Grajeda Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

June 1815	Houston Dynamo	0–2	Columbus Crew	Houston, TX
8:30 PM EDT	Freeman 43' Palmer 46' 52'	Report	Mendoza 44' Añor 49', 71' Heinemann 83'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,039 Referee: Jasen Anno Assistant referees: Fabio Tovar Ian Anderson Fourth official: Juan Guzman

June 2616	Columbus Crew	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT	Gaven 12' Mendoza 18', 48' Heinemann 38'57'	Report	Casey 5', 29' Moor 52'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,771 Referee: Andrew Chapin Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Matthew Kreitzer Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

July 2 17	FC Dallas	0–2	Columbus Crew	Frisco, TX
9:00 PM EDT	Jackson 24', 76' Ihemelu 29' Shea 58'	Report	Hesmer 7' Ekpo 20' Iro 57' 82'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 20,704 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Paul Scott Fourth official: Mark DeClouet

July 618	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0-1	Columbus Crew	Vancouver, BC
10:00 PM EDT	Koffie 7' Camilo 23' Salinas 77'	Report	Gehrig 74' Marshall 84' Cunningham 90'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 19,079 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Darren Clark Mike Rottersman Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar

July 1619	Columbus Crew	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Lenhart 16' Ring 69'	Report		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,109 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Corey Rockwell Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

July 2020	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–0	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
10:30 PM EDT	Berhalter 16' Franklin 70' Juninho 85' Beckham 90+2'	Report	James 65'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 24,709 Referee: Andrew Chapin Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Matthew Kreitzer Fourth official: Alejandro Mariscal

July 2321	Columbus Crew	1–0	Portland Timbers	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT	Danso 79' (o.g.)	Report	Marcelin 78'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,246 Referee: Andrew Chapin Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Adam Garner Fourth official: Allen Chapman

July 3022	Real Salt Lake	0–2	Columbus Crew	Sandy, UT
9:00 PM EDT		Report	Gaven 5' Heinemann 10'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,516 Referee: Jason Anno Assistant referees: Frank Anderson Corey Rockwell Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

August 523	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, CO
9:30 PM EDT	Mullan 55' Cummings 79'	Report	Rusmir 52'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,503 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Jeff Hosking Fourth official: José Carlos Rivero

August 1324	Columbus Crew	3–1	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Alston 54' (o.g.) Miranda 60' Meran 61' James 75' Rentería 81' Añor 90'	Report	Feilhaber 45'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,041 Referee: Andrew Chapin Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Jeff Hosking Fourth official: John McCloskey

August 2025	Columbus Crew	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Rentería 37' Hesmer 42' Mendoza 51' James 58' Heinemann 84'	Report	Paunovic 42' Farfan 90+2' Valdes 90+3'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,869 Referee: Mark Kadlecik Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Peter Balciunas Fourth official: Allen Chapman

August 2726	Seattle Sounders FC	6–2	Columbus Crew	Seattle, WA
4:00 PM EDT	Neagle 4', 21', 70' Rosales 16' Fucito 40' Parke 73' Gardner 74' (o.g.) Scott 81'	Report	Cunningham 59' Burns 65' Gardner 73'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 36,364 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Frank Anderson Ian Anderson Fourth official: Alejandro Mariscal

September 10 27	Columbus Crew	2–4	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Heinemann 67' Miranda 73' Mendoza 87'	Report	Soolsma 21' Harden 37' Johnson 42' Avila 82' de Guzman 83' Koevermans 90+2'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Frank Anderson Fourth official: Jasen Anno

September 1428	Columbus Crew	2–2	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Ekpo 11' Mendoza 64', 76' Rogers 67'	Report	Watson 34' Taylor 55' Carr 86'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,709 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Steve Taylor Mike Rottersman Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

September 1729	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Columbus Crew	Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT	Le Toux 32'	Report	Rusmir 12'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,906 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Adam Garner Fourth official: Edvin Jurisevic

September 2430	Columbus Crew	0–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Ekpo 32' James 57' Rogers 83'	Report	Hejduk 90' Barrett 90+3'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 21,203 Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant referees: Daniel Belleau Eric Proctor Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

September 2831	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, KS
8:30 PM EDT	Kamara 15' Besler 42' Collin 42' James 74' (o.g.)	Report	Rentería 34' Francis 36'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 17,838 Referee: Hilario Grajeda Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Paul Scott Fourth official: Chris Penso

October 232	Columbus Crew	2–1	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT	Woolard 48' (o.g.) Gaven 60' O'Rourke 66'	Report	Woolard 37' Simms 40' Burch 63'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,566 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Fabio Tovar Ian Anderson Fourth official: Juan Guzman

October 1533	New England Revolution	0–3	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT	Joseph 90'	Report	Mendoza 31', 41', 63' Ekpo 57' Duka 59'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,285 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli Chris Strickland Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja

October 2234	Chicago Fire	3–2	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, IL
8:30 PM EDT	Anibaba 11', 30' Chaves 80'	Report	Miranda 45+1' Rentería 73' Duka 74', 79' Ekpo 78' 90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,237 Referee: Hilario Grajeda Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Claudiu Badea Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja

MLS Cup Playoffs

Wildcard Match

October 27Wildcard Match	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, CO
10:00 EDT	Cummings 45+1'	Report	Miranda 15'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 7,803 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Kermit Quisenberry Fourth official: Andrew Chapin

CONCACAF Champions League

Quarterfinals

February 22Leg 1	Columbus Crew	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, OH
20:00 EDT	Miranda 49' Rentería 72'	Report	Beltran 42' 53' Beckerman 54' Borchers 72'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 4,665 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante (United States) Eric Boria (United States) Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar (United States)

March 1Leg 2	Real Salt Lake	4–1 (4–1 agg.)	Columbus Crew	Sandy, UT
22:00 EDT	Saborío 23' Morales 36', 57', 77' Williams 90+5'	Report	Gardner 43' Mendoza 49' Miranda 90+4'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,405 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell (United States) George Gansner (United States) Fourth official: Terry Vaughn (United States)

U.S. Open Cup

With a fifth-place overall finish last season, the Crew secured direct qualification into the third-round proper of the U.S. Open Cup.

June 28Third Round	Columbus Crew (MLS)	1–2	Richmond Kickers (USLP)	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Grossman 35' O'Rourke 67'	Report	Hiroyama 22' Hertel 35' Bulow 88' Delicâte 85'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,845 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: John Safar Britton Maier Fourth official: Pierre Saintil Francillon

Reserve League

Eastern

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Columbus Crew Reserves (C)	10	9	1	0	29	10	+19	27
2	D.C. United Reserves	10	5	1	4	21	14	+7	19
3	New England Revolution Reserves	10	4	5	1	14	22	−8	13
4	New York Red Bulls Reserves	9	2	5	2	10	20	−10	9
5	Toronto FC Reserves	9	2	5	2	15	15	0	8
6	Philadelphia Union Reserves	10	2	7	1	9	17	−8	7

Match results

March 201	D.C. United	3-2	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
11:00 AM EDT	Brasesco 3' Brettschneider 39' Bošković 49'	Report	Añor 8' Grossman 63' Fred 72'	Stadium: D.C. United Training Complex

April 232	Toronto FC	1-2	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
6:45 PM EDT	Jackman 35'	Report	Mendoza 11', 43' Davis 66', 89' Meram 87'	Stadium: BMO Field

May 93	Columbus Crew	1-0	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
10:00 AM EDT	Iro 56' Meram 88'	Report	Taintor 84'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Andrey Castel Ryan Slack Fourth official: Brandon Artis

May 304	New York Red Bulls	1-6	Columbus Crew	Montclair, NJ
11:00 AM EDT	Paullo 19' Kassel 30' Hot 46'	Report	Grossman 20' Meram 26' Añor 45' Rusmir 45' Jones 59' Davis 82', 85'	Stadium: Montclair State University

August 215	Columbus Crew	1-0	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
10:00 AM EDT	Catalano 31' Añor 70' Horton 81'	Report	Richter 34'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Ryan Slack Sal Saia Fourth official: Ryan Lubbe

September 116	Columbus Crew	4-2	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
10:00 AM EDT	Meram 21' Burns 34' Cunningham 37', 41' Rusmir 51'	Report	Martina 32' Viator 48' Henry 85'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Ben Trevino Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Brandon Rinkberger Fourth official: Grant Brown

September 187	Philadelphia Union	1-2	Columbus Crew	Chester, PA
10:00 AM EDT	McInerney 14' Tait 18' Nakazawa 60'	Report	Ekpo 16', 63' Gardner 75'	Stadium: PPL Park

October 108	Columbus Crew	3-0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Meram 16' Rusmir 35' Grossman 42', 68' Owoeri 85'	Report		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Sandip Basu Assistant referees: Pierre Santil-Francillon Tre Gaither Fourth official: Cory Richardson
Note: Originally scheduled for March 26.

October 169	New England Revolution	1-5	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
10:00 AM EDT	Sousa 26' Mansally 27'	Report	Heinemann 45', 47', 51' (pen.), 71' Burns 55' (pen.) Meram 79'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Randall Kelley Assistant referees: Jason Pelletier Doug Coutts Fourth official: Kara Honthumb

November 1510	Columbus Crew	3-1	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EST	Chevez 48' Rentería 72' (pen.), 85' Añor 89'	Report	da Luz 25' Ngwenya 30' McTavish 57'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Ryan Black Andrew Casto Fourth official: Grant Brown
Note: Originally scheduled for October 2.

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 Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	William Hesmer	33	0	32+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	USA	Rich Balchan	22	1	18+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF	USA	Josh Williams	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	USA	Danny O'Rourke	7	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	CMR	Tony Tchani	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	VEN	Bernardo Añor	14	1	6+7	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
9	FW	IRQ	Justin Meram	20	0	4+13	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+2	0
10	FW	PER	Andrés Mendoza	32	13	25+4	13	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
11	MF	USA	Dilly Duka	24	2	16+6	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
12	MF	USA	Eddie Gaven	29	5	26+0	5	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
14	DF	USA	Chad Marshall	33	0	32+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	USA	Kevin Burns	20	0	15+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	USA	Eric Gehrig	9	0	4+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	NGA	Emmanuel Ekpo	34	1	29+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
18	MF	USA	Robbie Rogers	31	2	24+3	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
19	MF	USA	Cole Grossman	5	1	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	2+0	0
20	FW	VEN	Emilio Rentería	20	8	14+4	8	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
21	DF	CHI	Sebastián Miranda	37	0	34+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
22	MF	SRB	Dejan Rusmir	19	0	13+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	USA	Korey Veeder	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	USA	Ben Sippola	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	GK	USA	Alex Riggs	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	TRI	Julius James	33	1	31+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
27	FW	USA	Aaron Horton	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ARG	Santiago Prim	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	JAM	Shaun Francis	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK	USA	Andy Gruenebaum	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF	USA	Josh Gardner	25	2	21+1	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
32	FW	USA	Tom Heinemann	30	3	12+16	3	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
33	FW	USA	Jeff Cunningham	25	2	4+17	2	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
			Own Goal	0	3	-	3	-	0	-	0	-	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
4	DF	ENG	Andy Iro	7	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
6	MF	USA	Andy Adlard	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	MF	FRA	Leandre Griffit	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
27	DF	SUI	Kwaku Nyamekye	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	GK	USA	Ray Burse	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
34	GK	USA	Chris Konopka	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0

Source:

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		MLS Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		CONCACAF Champions League		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	William Hesmer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF	Rich Balchan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Josh Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Danny O'Rourke	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
6	MF	Tony Tchani	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	Bernardo Añor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW	Justin Meram	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10	FW	Andrés Mendoza	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	Dilly Duka	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12	MF	Eddie Gaven	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Chad Marshall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	MF	Kevin Burns	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
16	DF	Eric Gehrig	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF	Emmanuel Ekpo	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
18	MF	Robbie Rogers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF	Cole Grossman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	Emilio Rentería	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
21	DF	Sebastián Miranda	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
22	MF	Dejan Rusmir	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
23	DF	Korey Veeder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	Ben Sippola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	Alex Riggs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	Julius James	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
27	FW	Aaron Horton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	Santiago Prim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	Shaun Francis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	Andy Gruenebaum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	Josh Gardner	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
32	FW	Tom Heinemann	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
33	FW	Jeff Cunningham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
4	DF	Andy Iro	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
6	MF	Andy Adlard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF	Léandre Griffit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	Kwaku Nyamekye	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	Ray Burse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	Chris Konopka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	MLS Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	CONCACAF Champions League	Total	Games Played
No.	Name	1	William Hesmer	8	0	0	0	8	33
25	Alex Riggs	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Andy Gruenebaum	2	0	0	0	2	3
Players who left Columbus during the season:
25	Ray Burse	0	0	0	1	1	2
34	Chris Konopka	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Reserve League 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 Reserve League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
6	MF	USA	Andy Adlard	4	0	1+3	0
7	MF	VEN	Bernardo Añor	7	4	6+1	4
-	MF	USA	Dominic Aracri	2	0	0+2	0
-	FW	COL	Jhonny Arteaga	2	0	2+0	0
-	MF	USA	Javier Alvial	0	0	0+0	0
-	FW	USA	JJ Bain	1	0	0+1	0
2	DF	USA	Rich Balchan	2	0	2+0	0
15	MF	USA	Kevin Burns	6	2	5+1	2
-	MF	USA	Tom Catalano	1	0	1+0	0
-	MF	USA	Khai Celestin	1	0	0+1	0
-	MF	CRC	Walter Chevez	1	1	0+1	1
33	FW	USA	Jeff Cunningham	4	2	4+0	2
-	MF	USA	Chris Davis	2	3	0+2	3
-	FW	USA	George Davis	2	0	0+2	0
17	MF	NGA	Emmanuel Ekpo	2	1	2+0	1
29	DF	JAM	Shaun Francis	5	0	5+0	0
31	MF	USA	Josh Gardner	4	1	4+0	1
16	DF	USA	Eric Gehrig	9	0	8+1	0
-	DF	USA	Greg Gehrig	2	0	0+2	0
-	DF	CRC	Esteban Granados	1	0	0+1	0
13	MF	FRA	Leandre Griffit	3	0	3+0	0
19	MF	USA	Cole Grossman	8	3	7+1	3
30	GK	USA	Andy Gruenebaum	8	0	8+0	0
-	GK	USA	Chase Harrison	0	0	0+0	0
32	FW	USA	Tom Heinemann	4	3	4+0	3
27	FW	USA	Aaron Horton	6	0	2+4	0
4	DF	ENG	Andy Iro	3	0	3+0	0
-	DF	USA	Mike Jones	1	1	1+0	1
34	GK	USA	Chris Konopka	1	0	1+0	0
10	FW	PER	Andrés Mendoza	1	1	1+0	1
9	FW	IRQ	Justin Meram	9	5	8+1	5
5	DF	USA	Danny O'Rourke	2	0	2+0	0
-	FW	NGA	John Owoeri	2	1	0+2	1
28	MF	ARG	Santiago Prim	7	0	3+4	0
20	FW	VEN	Emilio Rentería	1	1	1+0	1
25	GK	USA	Alex Riggs	4	0	1+3	0
18	MF	USA	Robbie Rogers	1	0	1+0	0
-	FW	MEX	Arnhold Rivas	1	0	0+1	0
22	MF	SRB	Dejan Rusmir	5	0	5+0	0
24	DF	USA	Ben Sippola	8	0	3+5	0
-	GK	USA	Alex Stout	0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	CMR	Tony Tchani	1	0	1+0	0
-	MF	NGA	Julius Ubido	1	0	1+0	0
23	DF	USA	Korey Veeder	9	0	8+1	0
3	DF	USA	Josh Williams	7	0	7+0	0
			Own Goal	0	0	-	0

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS Reserve League		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
6	MF	Andy Adlard	0	0	0	0
7	MF	Bernardo Añor	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Dominic Aracri	0	0	0	0
-	FW	Jhonny Arteaga	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Javier Alvial	0	0	0	0
-	FW	JJ Bain	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Rich Balchan	0	0	0	0
15	MF	Kevin Burns	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Tom Catalano	1	0	1	0
-	MF	Khai Celestin	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Walter Chevez	0	0	0	0
33	FW	Jeff Cunningham	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Chris Davis	1	0	1	0
-	FW	George Davis	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Emmanuel Ekpo	1	0	1	0
29	DF	Shaun Francis	0	0	0	0
31	MF	Josh Gardner	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Eric Gehrig	0	0	0	0
-	DF	Greg Gehrig	0	0	0	0
-	DF	Esteban Granados	0	0	0	0
13	MF	Léandre Griffit	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Cole Grossman	1	0	1	0
30	GK	Andy Gruenebaum	0	0	0	0
-	GK	Chase Harrison	0	0	0	0
32	FW	Tom Heinemann	1	0	1	0
27	FW	Aaron Horton	1	0	1	0
4	DF	Andy Iro	1	0	1	0
-	DF	Mike Jones	0	0	0	0
34	GK	Chris Konopka	0	0	0	0
10	FW	Andrés Mendoza	0	1	0	1
9	FW	Justin Meram	1	0	1	0
5	DF	Danny O'Rourke	0	0	0	0
-	FW	John Owoeri	0	0	0	0
28	MF	Santiago Prim	0	0	0	0
20	FW	Emilio Rentería	1	0	1	0
25	GK	Alex Riggs	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Robbie Rogers	0	0	0	0
-	FW	Arnhold Rivas	0	0	0	0
22	MF	Dejan Rusmir	3	0	3	0
24	DF	Ben Sippola	0	0	0	0
-	GK	Alex Stout	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Tony Tchani	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Julius Ubido	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Korey Veeder	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Josh Williams	0	0	0	0

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS Reserve League	Total	Games Played
No.	Name	30	Andy Gruenebaum	3	3	8
-	Chase Harrison	0	0	0
34	Chris Konopka	0	0	1
25	Alex Riggs	0	0	4
-	Alex Stout	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
FW	Tom Heinemann	Charleston Battery	Signed via discovery	January 6, 2011	^[8]
DF	Kwaku Nyamekye	Harvard Crimson	Drafted in round 4 of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft	January 24, 2011	^[9]
FW	Jeff Cunningham	FC Dallas	Selected in Stage 2 of the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft	January 28, 2011	^[10]
DF	Korey Veeder	Crystal Palace Baltimore	Allocated via weighted lottery	February 15, 2011	^[11]
DF	Rich Balchan	Indiana Hoosiers	Drafted in round 1 of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft	February 17, 2011	^[12]
FW	Justin Meram	Michigan Wolverines	Drafted in round 1 of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft	February 17, 2011	^[12]
MF	Cole Grossman	Duke Blue Devils	Drafted in round 2 of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft	February 17, 2011	^[12]
MF	Bernardo Añor	South Florida Bulls	Drafted in round 3 of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft	February 17, 2011	^[12]
DF	Ben Sippola	Butler Bulldogs	Drafted in round 2 of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft	February 21, 2011	^[13]
DF	Andy Adlard	Indiana Hoosiers	Drafted in round 3 of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft	February 21, 2011	^[13]
MF	Josh Gardner	Carolina RailHawks FC	Signed via discovery	February 21, 2011	^[14]
GK	Alex Riggs	Missouri State Bears	Signed via discovery	February 22, 2011	^[15]
DF	Julius James	D.C. United	Signed via discovery	February 28, 2011	^[16]
MF	Dejan Rusmir	FCV Farul Constanța	Signed via discovery	March 9, 2011	^[17]
DF	Eric Gehrig	Chicago Fire Premier	Signed via discovery	February 21, 2011	^[18]
MF	Santiago Prim	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Signed via discovery	April 26, 2011	^[19]
FW	Aaron Horton	Louisville Cardinals	Signed to a homegrown contract	May 17, 2011	^[20]
MF	Tony Tchani	Toronto FC	Traded for Andy Iro and Léandre Griffit	July 15, 2011	^[21]
DF	Carlos Mendes	New York Red Bulls	Selected in Stage 1 of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft	December 5, 2011	^[22]
GK	Matt Lampson	Ohio State Buckeyes	Signed to a homegrown contract	December 15, 2011	^[23]

Loans in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
GK	Ray Burse	MLS Pool	Short term agreement	February 22, 2011	March 15, 2011	^[15]^[24]
GK	Chris Konopka	MLS Pool	Short term agreements	July 26, 2011 September 11, 2011	July 31, 2011 September 15, 2011	^[25]^[26]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
FW	Steven Lenhart	San Jose Earthquakes	Traded for a 1st round draft pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money	January 13, 2011	^[27]
DF	Kwaku Nyamekye	Retired	Placed on waivers	February 28, 2011	^[16]
MF	Andy Adlard	Retired	Placed on waivers	June 30, 2011	^[28]
DF	Andy Iro	Toronto FC	Traded with Léandre Griffit for Tony Tchani	July 15, 2011	^[21]
MF	Léandre Griffit	Toronto FC	Traded with Andy Iro for Tony Tchani	July 15, 2011	^[21]
MF	Josh Gardner	Montreal Impact	Selected in round 7 of the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft	November 23, 2011	^[29]
MF	Santiago Prim	Rampla Juniors	Placed on waivers	November 23, 2011	^[30]
MF	Dejan Rusmir	Olympiakos Nicosia	Placed on waivers	November 23, 2011	^[30]
MF	Kevin Burns	Carolina RailHawks	Option declined	November 29, 2011	^[31]
FW	Jeff Cunningham	Comunicaciones F.C.	Option declined	November 29, 2011	^[31]
FW	Andrés Mendoza	Atlante F.C.	Option declined	November 29, 2011	^[31]
GK	Alex Riggs	St. Louis FC	Option declined	November 29, 2011	^[31]
DF	Ben Sippola	Torslanda IK	Option declined	November 29, 2011	^[31]
MF	Robbie Rogers	Leeds United F.C.	Contract expired	December 31, 2011	^[31]
DF	Emmanuel Ekpo	Molde FK	Contract expired	December 31, 2011	^[31]

MLS Draft picks

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:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2011 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks^[32]
1	12	Rich Balchan	DF	Indiana
1	15	Justin Meram	FW	Michigan
2	28	Cole Grossman	MF	Duke
3	48	Bernardo Añor	MF	South Florida

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2011 Columbus Crew Supplemental Draft Picks^[33]
2	30	Ben Sippola	DF	Butler
3	48	Andy Adlard	MF	Indiana

Stage	Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
2011 Columbus Crew Re-Entry Draft Picks^[34]
1	1	9	Carlos Mendes	DF	New York Red Bulls

Awards

MLS Team of the Week
Week	Starters	Honorable Mentions	Opponent(s)	Link
2	Chad Marshall		New York Red Bulls	^[35]
3	Chad Marshall		FC Dallas	^[36]
4	Chad Marshall		Chivas USA	^[37]
5	Dilly Duka Robert Warzycha		Sporting Kansas City	^[38]
7	Emilio Rentería	Eddie Gaven William Hesmer	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	^[39]
8		Chad Marshall	Seattle Sounders FC	^[40]
10	Tom Heinemann		Portland Timbers	^[41]
11	Andrés Mendoza		Chivas USA	^[42]
12		Justin Meram Rich Balchan	New York Red Bulls	^[43]
13	Julius James		Real Salt Lake Chicago Fire	^[44]
14	William Hesmer Bernardo Añor	Rich Balchan Andrés Mendoza	Houston Dynamo	^[45]
15	Rich Balchan Andrés Mendoza	Tom Heinemann	Colorado Rapids	^[46]
17		William Hesmer Robbie Rogers	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	^[47]
18		William Hesmer Julius James	San Jose Earthquakes	^[48]
19	Chad Marshall		Los Angeles Galaxy	^[49]
20	Robbie Rogers	Julius James Chad Marshall	Real Salt Lake	^[50]
22	Julius James	Robbie Rogers Dilly Duka	New England Revolution	^[51]
23	Julius James	William Hesmer Chad Marshall Robbie Rogers	Philadelphia Union	^[52]
29	Eddie Gaven		Sporting Kansas City D.C. United	^[53]
31	Andrés Mendoza	Dilly Duka Julius James	New England Revolution	^[54]
32	Dilly Duka	Emilio Rentería	Chicago Fire	^[55]

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
14	Bernardo Añor	Houston Dynamo

MLS Save of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
20	Andy Gruenebaum	Chivas USA

Crew Team Awards

Circle of Honor – Brian McBride ^[56]
Most Valuable Player – Chad Marshall ^[57]
Defensive Player of the Year – Julius James
Scoring Champion – Andrés Mendoza
Man of the Year – Jeff Cunningham
Coach's Award – Eddie Gaven
Newcomer of the Year – Sebastián Miranda
Goal of the Year – Jeff Cunningham
Humanitarian of the Year – Tom Heinemann
Hardest Working Man of the Year – Robbie Rogers
Comeback Player of the Year – Danny O'Rourke
Fan's Choice – Emilio Rentería
Jim Nelson Fans of the Year – Randy Sims & Alice Potter
Academy U15/U16 Player of the Year – Zach Mason
Academy U17/U18 Player of the Year – Connor Klekota
Academy U19/U20 Player of the Year – Matt Walker

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[Supplemental_Draft-13] 1 2 "Crew signs rookies Adlard and Sippola | Columbus Crew".

[14] "Crew signs midfielder Josh Gardner | Columbus Crew".

[Goalies-15] 1 2 "Crew sign goalkeepers Burse and Riggs | Columbus Crew".

[James-16] 1 2 "Crew signs defender Julius James | Columbus Crew".

[17] "Crew signs Serbian midfielder Dejan Rusmir | Columbus Crew".

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[20] "Horton is first Crew's Home Grown Player | Columbus Crew".

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v t e Major League Soccer
Seasons 2025 season Records and statistics 400 or more appearances 100 or more goals Hat-tricks Players Association Rivalry cups History Timeline Expansion U.S. Soccer Canada Soccer
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western Conference	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City St. Louis City SC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Former teams	Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001) Miami Fusion (1998–2001) Chivas USA (2005–2014)
Personnel	Foreign players National team players International slots Designated Players Homegrown Players Generation Adidas Cup Current season transfers Coaches Owners Professional Referee Organization Professional Soccer Referees Association
Competition	MLS Cup Playoffs Finals Trophy Supporters' Shield SuperDraft Stadiums Attendance Television Broadcasters All-Star Game MLS Cup
Associated competitions	All-Star Game MLS Next CONCACAF Champions Cup Campeones Cup Leagues Cup U.S. Open Cup Canadian Championship Reserve League eMLS Cup MLS is Back Tournament MLS Next MLS Next Pro
Other	Generation Adidas Performance in Champions Cup Hall of Fame Valuations Central Division (2000–2001) Fraser v. Major League Soccer (2002)
Category Portal Multimedia

v t e Columbus Crew
Columbus, Ohio
Club	Coaches Players Records and statistics Seasons
Stadiums	Ohio Stadium (1996–1998) Historic Crew Stadium (1999–2021) Lower.com Field (2021–present) EAS Training Center
Affiliated clubs	Columbus Crew 2 (MLS Next Pro) Columbus Crew Academy (MLS Next)
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
Championships	MLS Cup 2008 MLS Cup 2020 MLS Cup 2023 2002 U.S. Open Cup 2021 Campeones Cup 2024 Leagues Cup
Seasons	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Crew 2 Seasons	2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e 2011 MLS season by team
SuperDraft Supplemental Draft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United Houston Dynamo New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC
Western	Chivas USA Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Los Angeles Galaxy Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2011 Columbus Crew season

Contents

Background

Review

Roster

Technical Staff

Non-competitive

Preseason

Midseason

Competitive

Overview

MLS

Standings

Overall table

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

Wildcard Match

CONCACAF Champions League

Quarterfinals

U.S. Open Cup

Reserve League

Eastern

Match results

Statistics

Appearances and goals

In

Loans in

Out

MLS Draft picks

Awards

MLS Player of the Week

MLS Save of the Week

Crew Team Awards

References