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Owner | Clark Hunt, sold to Precourt Sports Ventures LLC | ||
Head coach | Robert Warzycha Brian Bliss (interim) | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 8th Overall: 16th | ||
MLS Cup | DNQ | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round (lost to Chicago Fire) | ||
Trillium Cup | Winners (4 - 2) | ||
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup | Winners (4 - 2) | ||
Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic | Second Place (lost to Montreal Impact) | ||
Highest home attendance | 20,392 vs. Seattle Sounders FC (August 31, 2013, Major League Soccer) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,302 vs. Dayton Dutch Lions (May 29, 2013, U.S. Open Cup) | ||
Average home league attendance | 16,080 [1] | ||
The 2013 Columbus Crew season was the club's eighteenth season of existence, and their eighteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of January 22, 2013. [2]
January 26, 2013 | Columbus Crew | 1 - 0 | D.C. United | Bradenton, Florida USA |
11:00 am EST | Guvenesik ![]() | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
January 30, 2013 | Columbus Crew | 2 - 1 | Chicago Fire | Bradenton, Florida USA |
11:00 am EST | Higuaín ![]() Guvenesik ![]() | Report | Atouba ![]() | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 1, 2013 | Columbus Crew | 0 - 2 | New York Red Bulls | Bradenton, Florida USA |
11:00 am EST | Report | Christianson ![]() Cooper ![]() | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 16, 2013 | Columbus Crew | 5 - 2 | Sporting KC | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
11:00 am EST | Sloan ![]() Finlay ![]() Meram ![]() Warzycha ![]() Speas ![]() | Report | Dwyer ![]() Saad ![]() |
February 9, 2013Group Stage | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | Toronto FC | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
1:00 pm EST | Gláuber ![]() | Report | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 13, 2013Group Stage | Columbus Crew | 4–0 | Philadelphia Union | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
1:00 pm EST | Finley ![]() Finlay ![]() Schoenfeld ![]() | Report | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 16, 2013Group Stage | Columbus Crew | 3–2 | Orlando City SC | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
6:00 pm EST | Viana ![]() Williams ![]() Higuaín ![]() | Report | Watson ![]() Fekete ![]() | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 23, 2013Championship | Columbus Crew | 0-1 | Montreal Impact | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
8:00 pm EST | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 |
7 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 |
8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 |
9 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 |
10 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 |
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 |
15 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 |
16 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 |
17 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 |
18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 |
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion; (C) = MLS Cup champions
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 41 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 33 | −10 |
Last updated: November 4, 2013
Source: Columbus Crew
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
March 2, 20131 | Chivas USA | 0-3 | Columbus Crew | Carson, California |
10:30 P.M.EST | Morales ![]() Avila ![]() | Report | Higuaín ![]() Williams ![]() | Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 7,121 Referee: Chris Penson |
March 9, 20132 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2-1 | Columbus Crew | Vancouver, BC |
7:30 EST | Kobayashi ![]() Miller ![]() | Report | Gláuber ![]() Arrieta ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,078 Referee: Drew Fischer |
March 16, 20133 | Columbus Crew | 1-1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus, Ohio |
5:30 PM EST | Gláuber ![]() | Report | Morrow ![]() Bernárdez ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,528 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
March 23, 20134 | D.C. United | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
3:30 P.M. EST | Rafael ![]() Kitchen ![]() | Report | Williams ![]() Gaven ![]() | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 11,034 Referee: Allen Chapman |
April 6, 20135 | Columbus Crew | 1-1 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, Ohio |
5:00 P.M. EST | Oduro ![]() Wahl ![]() | Report | McInerney ![]() Daniel ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,293 Referee: Matthew Foester |
April 13, 20136 | Montreal Impact | 1-1 | Columbus Crew | Montreal, Quebec |
12:00 EST | Arnaud ![]() Di Vaio ![]() | Report | Williams ![]() Higuaín ![]() | Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 16,584 Referee: Mark Geiger |
April 20, 20137 | Chicago Fire | 1-0 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois |
8:30 P.M. EST | Segares ![]() Thompson ![]() | Report | Gláuber ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,813 Referee: David Gantar |
April 27, 20138 | Columbus Crew | 3-0 | D.C. United | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 P.M.EST | Dominic Oduro ![]() Agustín Viana ![]() Gláuber ![]() | Report | Perry Kitchen ![]() Daniel Woolard ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,090 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
May 4, 20139 | Columbus Crew | 0-1 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, Ohio |
4:00 P.M. EST | Report | Roy Miller ![]() Juninho ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,020 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
May 11, 201310 | Columbus Crew | 0-2 | Colorado Rapids | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 P.M. EST | Jairo Arrieta ![]() Gláuber ![]() | Report | Edson Buddle ![]() ![]() Dillon Powers ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,269 Referee: Mark Geiger |
May 18, 201311 | Toronto FC | 0-1 | Columbus Crew | Toronto |
5:00 P.M.EST | Laba ![]() | Summary | Oduro ![]() Schoenfeld ![]() | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,278 Referee: ![]() |
May 26, 201312 | New York Red Bulls | 2-2 | Columbus Crew | Harrison, New Jersey |
5:00 P.M.EST | Henry ![]() Olave ![]() | Summary | Oduro ![]() Sánchez ![]() | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,850 Referee: ![]() |
June 1, 201313 | Columbus Crew | 1-1 | Houston Dynamo | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 P.M. EST | Meram ![]() Higuaín ![]() | Summary | Creavalle ![]() Camargo ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,040 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
June 5, 201314 | Philadelphia Union | 3-0 | Columbus Crew | Chester, Pennsylvania |
7:30 P.M. EST | Carroll ![]() Gaddis ![]() | Summary | Tchani ![]() | Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 16,113 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
June 15, 201315 | Columbus Crew | 2-0 | Montreal Impact | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 P.M.EST | Sánchez ![]() ![]() ![]() | Summary | Felipe ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,320 Referee: Matthew Foerster |
June 22, 201316 | Columbus Crew | 1-2 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, Ohio |
8:00 P.M. EST | Higuaín ![]() Arrieta ![]() | Summary | Johnson ![]() Lindpere ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,624 Referee: Drew Fischer |
June 29, 201317 | Sporting Kansas City | 3-2 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, Kansas |
8:30 P.M.EST | Kamara ![]() ![]() Bieler ![]() | Summary | Arrieta ![]() George ![]() | Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,128 Referee: Juan Guzman |
July 4, 201318 | LA Galaxy | 2-1 | Columbus Crew | Carson, California |
10:30 P.M.EST | Keane ![]() | Summary | Oduro ![]() Williams ![]() ![]() | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,180 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
July 7, 201319 | Columbus Crew | 1-0 | Portland Timbers | Columbus, Ohio |
5:00 P.M. EST | Bernardo Anor ![]() Aaron Schoenfeld ![]() Konrad Warzycha ![]() | Summary | Pa Modou Kah ![]() ![]() Ryan Johnson ![]() Ben Zemanski ![]() Mamadou Danso ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,051 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
July 20, 201320 | Columbus Crew | 0 - 2 | New England Revolution | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 P.M. EST | O'Rourke ![]() Anor ![]() | Summary | Soares ![]() Farrell ![]() Gonçalves ![]() Fagúndez ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,323 Referee: ![]() |
July 27, 201321 | Toronto FC | 2 - 1 | Columbus Crew | Toronto |
14:00 EST | Henry ![]() Wiedeman ![]() | Summary | Oduro ![]() Anor ![]() | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 17,987 Referee: ![]() |
August 3, 201322 | Houston Dynamo | 3 - 1 | Columbus Crew | Houston |
9:00 P.M. EST | Davis ![]() Weaver ![]() | Summary | Taylor ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,009 Referee: ![]() |
August 10, 201323 | Columbus Crew | 2-0 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 P.M. EST | Trapp ![]() Oduro ![]() | Summary | Sekagya ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,080 Referee: Juan Guzmán |
August 17, 201324 | Columbus Crew | 2-0 | Toronto FC | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 P.M. EST | Higuaín ![]() ![]() Trapp ![]() | Summary | Eckersley ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,352 Referee: Ted Unkel |
August 24, 201325 | Real Salt Lake | 4-0 | Columbus Crew | Sandy, UT |
9:30 P.M.EST | Sandoval ![]() ![]() Beckerman ![]() ![]() Gil ![]() | Summary | Higuain ![]() ![]() Oduro ![]() | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,398 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
August 31, 201326 | Columbus Crew | 0-1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Columbus, Ohio |
TBD EST | O'Rourke ![]() Viana ![]() | Summary | González ![]() Johnson ![]() Traoré ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,392 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
September 4, 201327 | Columbus Crew | 2-0 | Houston Dynamo | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 P.M. EST | Finley ![]() Meram ![]() Barson ![]() | Summary | Weaver ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,360 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
September 7, 201328 | Sporting Kansas City | 3-0 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, Kansas |
21:30 EST | Bieler ![]() ![]() Saad ![]() Paulo Nagamura ![]() Sapong ![]() | Summary | Tchani ![]() O'Rourke ![]() | Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,211 Referee: ![]() |
September 14, 201329 | Montreal Impact | 1-2 | Columbus Crew | Montreal |
TBD EST | Di Vaio ![]() Felipe ![]() | Summary | Tchani ![]() Marshall ![]() Oduro ![]() | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,210 Referee: ![]() |
September 21, 201330 | Columbus Crew | 3-0 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 P.M. EST | Oduro ![]() Marshall ![]() Higuaín ![]() Arrieta ![]() Anor ![]() | Summary | Soumaré ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,010 Referee: Juan Guzmán |
September 29, 201331 Pioneer Cup | FC Dallas | 2-4 | Columbus Crew | Frisco, Texas |
8:30 P.M.EST | Perez ![]() Diaz ![]() Acosta ![]() ferreira ![]() | Summary | Higuaín ![]() Arrieta ![]() Oduro ![]() Anor ![]() ![]() Trapp ![]() Finlay ![]() | Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 11,422 Referee: Drew Fischer |
October 5, 201332 | Columbus Crew | 0-1 | Sporting Kansas City | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 P.M. EST | Summary | Opara ![]() Sapong ![]() Joseph ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,107 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
October 19, 201333 | New England Revolution | 3-2 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
7:30 P.M. EST | Soares ![]() Bengtson ![]() Tierney ![]() Fagundez ![]() Agudelo ![]() Imbongo ![]() | Summary | Finlay ![]() Oduro ![]() Schoenfeld ![]() | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 26,548 Referee: Mark Geiger |
October 27, 201334 | Columbus Crew | 0-1 | New England Revolution | Columbus, Ohio |
4:00 P.M. EST | Jairo Arrieta ![]() Agustin Viana ![]() Dominic Oduro ![]() | Summary | Juan Agudelo ![]() ![]() Matt Reis ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,505 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
May 29, 2013Round 3 | Columbus Crew | 2 - 1 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 PM EST | Gaven ![]() Gláuber ![]() Schoenfeld ![]() Meram ![]() | Summary | Granger ![]() Lord ![]() Smith ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,302 Referee: ![]() |
June 13, 2013Round 4 | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois |
1:00 PM EST | Magee ![]() Magee ![]() Nyarko ![]() Nyarko ![]() Soumaré ![]() | Summary | Warzycha ![]() Warzycha ![]() Añor ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,006 Referee: ![]() |
The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.
November 8, 2013 | Columbus Crew | 2–4 | Indy Eleven | Obetz, Ohio |
2:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Obetz Training Facility |
February 24, 2013 | Columbus Crew | 1 - 0 | North Carolina Tar Heels | Browns Summit, North Carolina |
1:00 pm EST | Konrad Warzycha ![]() | Report | Stadium: Macpherson Stadium Attendance: 2,000 |
Last updated: October 1, 2013
R | Player | Position | MLS | Open Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | FW | 13 | 0 | 13 |
2 | ![]() | FW | 11 | 0 | 11 |
3 | ![]() | MF | 4 | 0 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
R | Player | Position | MLS | Open Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | FW | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | MF | 4 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
![]() | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
R | Player | Position | GAA | GA | Saves | GS | GP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | GK | 1.33 | 28 | 71 | 21 | 21 |
2 | ![]() | GK | 1.38 | 18 | 43 | 13 | 13 |
Number | Position | Player | Transferred from | Notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | MF | ![]() | None | Home Grown Player | December 13, 2012 | [3] |
- | DF | ![]() | None | Free Agent | January 3, 2013 | [4] |
- | DF | ![]() | None | Home Grown Player | January 10, 2013 | [5] |
- | FW | ![]() | None | 2013 MLS SuperDraft | January 17, 2013 | [6] |
- | DF | ![]() | None | 2013 MLS SuperDraft | January 17, 2013 | [7] [8] |
- | DF | ![]() | FC Rapid București | Discovery Signing | January 21, 2013 | [9] |
Number | Position | Player | Transferred to | Notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Waiver Draft | November 19, 2012 | [10] |
17 | FW | ![]() | None | Waiver Draft | November 19, 2012 | [11] |
2 | DF | ![]() | None | Option Declined | November 28, 2012 | [12] |
26 | DF | ![]() | None | Option Declined | November 28, 2012 | [12] |
21 | DF | ![]() | None | Option Declined | November 28, 2012 | [12] |
8 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Option Declined | November 28, 2012 | [12] |
19 | FW | ![]() | None | Option Declined | November 28, 2012 | [12] |
4 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Out of Contract | December 11, 2012 | [13] |
1 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Re-Entry Draft | December 14, 2012 | [14] |
20 | FW | ![]() | None | Out of Contract | January 4, 2013 | [15] |
10 | FW | ![]() | None | Mutual Release of Contract | January 22, 2013 | [16] |
The 2013 Major League Soccer season was the 101st season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and Canada, the 35th with a national first-division league, and the 18th season of Major League Soccer. The season featured 19 total clubs.
The 2012 Sporting Kansas City season was the seventeenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the second year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
The 2012 Colorado Rapids season was the team's eighteenth year of existence. The team's first match was on March 10 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
The 2012 Chicago Fire season was the club's 17th year of existence, as well as their 15th season in Major League Soccer and their 15th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
The 2012 Columbus Crew season was the club's nineteenth year of existence, as well as their seventeenth season in Major League Soccer, and their seventeenth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.
The 2012 Montreal Impact season was the club's inaugural season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of both American and Canadian soccer. Including the former club, this was the 19th season of a team under the moniker "Montreal Impact".
The 2012 Philadelphia Union season was the third season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was initially managed by former MLS player Peter Nowak, in his third season with the club. In June, Nowak resigned and assistant coach John Hackworth was promoted to manager on an interim basis. Hackworth was officially made permanent head coach in August, making him the second head coach in the club's history.
The 2013 New England Revolution season was the team's eighteenth year of existence, all in Major League Soccer. The team also participated in the Desert Diamond Cup and U.S. Open Cup. The season began with a 1-0 win at the Chicago Fire on March 9 and concluded with a 1-0 win at Columbus Crew on October 27. That victory saw the Revolution make the playoffs for the first time since the 2009 season. The team lost 4-3 on aggregate to eventual champions Sporting Kansas City in the Conference Semifinals of the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs.
The 2013 Chicago Fire season was the club's 18th year of existence, as well as their 16th season in Major League Soccer and their 16th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
The 2013 Montreal Impact season was the club's second season Major League Soccer, the top flight of both American and Canadian soccer.
The 2013 Philadelphia Union season was the fourth season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by John Hackworth, in his second season with the club and first full season after taking over from Peter Nowak midway through the 2012 season.
The 2013 Toronto FC season was Toronto FC's seventh season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada. Kevin Payne became the club's first president during the off-season. He also became the club's general manager. The season opened on March 2.
The 2013 FC Dallas season was the eighteenth of the team's existence. The team began their preseason by signing three new players to the squad: Stephen Keel, Peter Luccin, and Pipico.
The 2013 Sporting Kansas City season was the eighteenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the third year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
The 2013 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 16th year of existence, as well as its 16th season in Major League Soccer and its sixth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. Including all previous franchises, this is the 31st year with a soccer club in the San Jose area sporting the name "Earthquakes".
The 2013 season is the Houston Dynamo's 8th competitive season in Major League Soccer, 8th year of existence as a football club, and their second consecutive season playing at BBVA Compass Stadium. They also competed in the CONCACAF Champions League, participating in the knockout phase of the 2012–13 campaign being eliminated by Santos Laguna in the quarterfinal 3–1 on Aggregate. They will be opening the 2013–14 group stage in late July or early August 2013.
The 2014 Sporting Kansas City season was the nineteenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the fourth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
The 2014 Columbus Crew season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.
The 2014 New England Revolution season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.
The 2015 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's twentieth season of existence, and their twentieth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.