2015 Columbus Crew SC season

Columbus Crew SC
2015 season
Investor-operators	Anthony Precourt
Head Coach	Gregg Berhalter
Stadium	MAPFRE Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 2nd; Overall: 4th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Eastern Conference Champions
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Trillium Cup	Winners (7 - 3)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup	Runners-up (0 - 3)
ATX Pro Challenge	3rd Place
IMG Suncoast Pro Classic	3rd Place
Top goalscorer	League: ; Kei Kamara (22); All: ; Kei Kamara (25)
Highest home attendance	22,719 (9/26 v. POR)
Lowest home attendance	10,302 (3/22 v. NY)
Average home league attendance	17,155 (
Biggest win	CLB 5–0 DC (10/25)
Biggest defeat	PHI 3-0 CLB (6/3); MTL 3-0 CLB (7/11); ORL 5-2 CLB (8/1); CLB 3–0 DAL (9/6)
Home colors	Away colors
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Last updated August 16, 2025

The 2015 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's 20th season of existence and their 20th 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 7 against Houston Dynamo. It was the second season under head coach Gregg Berhalter. The Crew's USL Pro affiliate this season was Austin Aztex.^[1]

Background

Review

In coach Berhalter's second season, he led the club to an MLS Cup appearance that resulted in a loss to the Portland Timbers. This season also saw returning striker Kei Kamara contend for the league's golden boot.

Roster

As of August 28, 2015^[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	Steve Clark
2	DF	USA	Tyson Wahl
3	DF	USA	Chris Klute
4	DF	USA	Michael Parkhurst (Captain)
5	DF	AUT	Emanuel Pogatetz (INT)
6	MF	CMR	Tony Tchani
7	MF	ISL	Kristinn Steindórsson (INT)
8	MF	ERI	Mohammed Saeid (INT)
9	FW	IRQ	Justin Meram
10	FW	ARG	Federico Higuaín (DP)
11	MF	COD	Cedrick Mabwati (INT)
12	MF	TRI	Kevan George (SUP)
13	MF	USA	Ethan Finlay
14	DF	CRC	Waylon Francis (INT)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	USA	Hector Jiménez
17	FW	USA	Ben Speas (HGP)
18	FW	USA	Aaron Schoenfeld (SUP)
20	MF	USA	Wil Trapp (HGP)
21	DF	USA	Chad Barson (HGP; SUP)
22	DF	ARG	Gastón Sauro (INT)
23	FW	SLE	Kei Kamara
25	DF	GHA	Harrison Afful (INT)
26	MF	USA	Ben Swanson (HGP; SUP)
28	GK	USA	Matt Lampson (HGP; SUP)
30	FW	USA	Jack McInerney
41	GK	USA	Brad Stuver (SUP)

Out on loan

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
19	MF	USA	Romain Gall (SUP) (on loan to Austin Aztex)
24	DF	JAM	Sergio Campbell (INT; SUP) (on loan to Austin Aztex)

Technical Staff

Position	Staff
President, Precourt Sports Ventures	Dave Greeley
President of Business Operations	Andy Loughnane
Director of Soccer Operations	Asher Mendelsohn
Sporting Director/Head Coach	Gregg Berhalter
Assistant Coach	Sixten Boström
Assistant Coach	Pat Onstad
Assistant Coach	Josh Wolff
High Performance Director	Steve Tashjian
Strength/Conditioning Coach	Brook Hamilton
Director of Team Operations	Tucker Walther
Equipment Manager	John Velasco
Team Operations Assistant	Ron Meadors
Head Athletic Trainer	Craig Devine
Assistant Trainer	Jon MacGregor

Source: [^[3]]

Non-competitive

Preseason

The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Texas and Florida before returning to Ohio.

Unsigned draft picks Sergio Campbell, Sagi Lev-Ari, Tomas Gomez and Kalen Ryden joined the team for preseason.

February 13 ATX Pro Challenge	FC Dallas	3–1	Columbus Crew SC	Austin, TX
1:00 PM EST	Perez 30' Hollingshead 38', 44' Harris 43' Toja 72'	Report	Kamara 29' Parkhurst 45' Tchani 60' Steindórsson 65'	Stadium: Mike A. Myers Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath Assistant referees: James Conlee C. Oscar Mitchell Fourth official: Nima Saghafi

February 15 ATX Pro Challenge	Austin Aztex	0–1	Columbus Crew SC	Austin, TX
1:00 PM EST	Guaraci 34' Mulamba 55'	Report	Trapp 38' Barson 81'	Stadium: Mike A. Myers Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda Assistant referees: Claudio Badea Ian Chapman Fourth official: Younes Marrakchi
Note: Third-place match

February 18IMG Suncoast Pro Classic	Columbus Crew SC	7–0	London United	Bradenton, FL
	Kamara 3', 31' Finlay 19' Grana 21', 36' Klute 45' Lev-Ari 84'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium
Note: London United are composed of players who are currently out of contract and are searching for professional clubs. They replace Congolese side TP Mazembe in the tournament.

February 21IMG Suncoast Pro Classic	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	Costa Rica U-23	Bradenton, FL
5:00 PM EST	Kamara 16' Higuaín 18'	Report	Clark 5' 39'	Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium Referee: Kris Tencil

February 25IMG Suncoast Pro Classic	Columbus Crew SC	1–1 (3–5 p)	Philadelphia Union	Bradenton, FL
5:00 PM EST	Steindórsson 39' Meram 68'	Report	Aristeguieta 27' Williams 39'	Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium Referee: Fotis Bazakos Assistant referees: Richard Gamache Abdul Kuttaineh
	Penalties
	Wahl Schoenfeld Meram Speas		Fabinho Fred Carroll Casey Lahoud

February 28IMG Suncoast Pro Classic	Columbus Crew SC	4–1	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Bradenton, FL
5:00 PM EST	Steindórsson 32' Finlay 34' Higuaín 65' Kamara 87'	Report	Gonzalez 78'	Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium
Note: Third-place match

Midseason

March 20 Friendly	Columbus Crew SC	6–1	Akron Zips	Columbus, OH
1:00 PM EDT	8' 17' 41' 44' 56' 84'	Report	Holthusen 30'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium

March 29 Friendly	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Louisville Cardinals	Columbus, OH
	Jiménez 44' (pen.)	Report	Kübel 42' (pen.) Brody 81'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium

April 19 Friendly	Columbus Crew SC	4–0	Bowling Green Falcons	Columbus, OH
10:30 AM EDT		Report

May 27 Friendly	Columbus Crew SC	0–1	Valencia CF	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Pogatetz 85'	Report	Cancelo 21' Augusto 28' Negredo 33'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium

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 7, 2015	October 25, 2015	Matchday 1	4th	34	15	8	11	58	53	+5	044.12
MLS Cup Playoffs	November 1, 2015	December 6, 2015	Conference Semifinals	Eastern Conference Champions	5	2	0	3	7	6	+1	040.00
U.S. Open Cup	June 17, 2015	June 30, 2015	Fourth Round	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Total					41	18	8	15	68	62	+6	043.90

Source: Competitions

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls	34	18	10	6	62	43	+19	60	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Columbus Crew	34	15	11	8	58	53	+5	53	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
3	Montreal Impact	34	15	13	6	48	44	+4	51	MLS Cup Knockout Round
4	D.C. United	34	15	13	6	43	45	−2	51
5	New England Revolution	34	14	12	8	48	47	+1	50

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	FC Dallas	34	18	10	6	52	39	+13	60	CONCACAF Champions League
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	16	13	5	45	36	+9	53	CONCACAF Champions League
4	Columbus Crew	34	15	11	8	58	53	+5	53
5	Portland Timbers (C)	34	15	11	8	41	39	+2	53	CONCACAF Champions League
6	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	13	6	44	36	+8	51

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	53	15	11	8	58	53	+5	9	4	4	38	25	+13	6	7	4	20	28	−8

Last updated: 18 Nov 2015
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

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2015. Source: columbuscrewsc.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

March 71	Houston Dynamo	1–0	Columbus Crew SC	Houston, TX
8:30 PM EST	Barnes 66'	Report	Pogatetz 28' Tchani 78'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,351 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Jeff Muschik Jeremy Hanson Fourth official: Younes Marrakchi

March 14 2	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Meram 57' Kamara 61' George 85'	Report	Morrow 45+1'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 15,826 Referee: David Gantar Assistant referees: James Conlee Danny Thornberry Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

March 283	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Higuaín 39' 83' Tchani 58'	Report	Perrinelle 17' Wright-Phillips 49' (pen.) Grella 67' Duvall 90+4'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 10,302 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli Jason White Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

April 84	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–2	Columbus Crew SC	Vancouver, BC
10:00 PM EDT	Waston 17' Rivero 31' Mattocks 64'	Report	Kamara 24', 50' Jiménez 54' Wahl 72'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,083 Referee: Drew Fischer Assistant referees: Frank Anderson Marco Arruda Fourth official: Baboucarr Jallow

April 115	New England Revolution	0–0	Columbus Crew SC	Foxborough, MA
3:00 PM EDT	Jones 12' Agudelo 55' Dorman 68'	Report	Tchani 62' Higuaín 65' Saeid 87'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,092 Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant referees: Claudiu Badea Philippe Brière Fourth official: Mathieu Bourdeau

April 186	Columbus Crew SC	3–0	Orlando City SC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Higuaín 32' Grana 34' Meram 55' Kamara 60'	Report	Ramos 34' Okugo 58'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 15,655 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Gianni Facchini Andrew Bigelow Fourth official: Kevin Terry Jr.

April 257	Columbus Crew SC	4–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 21' Finlay 32', 73' Meram 44'	Report	Edu 24' Lahoud 46' Ayuk 64'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 15,553 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Mark Cahen Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik

May 28	D.C. United	2–0	Columbus Crew SC	Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT	Espindola 15', 71' Franklin 41', 90'	Report		Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 13,107 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Kathryn Nesbitt Fourth official: Edvin Jurisevic

May 99	Columbus Crew SC	3–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 10', 58', 77' Pogatetz 44' Higuaín 49' Schoenfeld 90+1'	Report	Dempsey 24', 75' Pineda 77'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 16,714 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Assistant referees: James Conlee Jonathan Johnson Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

May 1610	San Jose Earthquakes	2–0	Columbus Crew SC	San Jose, CA
10:30 PM EDT	Goodson 40' García 45+2' Wondolowski 55' Salinas 60'	Report	Saeid 14' 33' George 90+1'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Jeff Hosking Eric Weisbrod Fourth official: Alejandro Mariscal

May 2211	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 8', 55' George 21' Meram 90+2'	Report	Gehrig 42' Accam 58' Johnson 90+4'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 13,118 Referee: Fotis Bazakos Assistant referees: Sean Hurd Scott Kachmarik Fourth official: Alan Kelly

May 3012	Orlando City SC	2–2	Columbus Crew SC	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Kaká 17' (pen.) Rivas 45+2' Ribeiro 89'	Report	Tchani 6' Parkhurst 16' Meram 32' Jiménez 40' Kamara 61' Saeid 90' Francis 90+1' Klute 90+1'	Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Attendance: 31,430 Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant referees: Mark Cahen Kyle Longville Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira

June 313	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Columbus Crew SC	Chester, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Sapong 41' Nogueira 52' Le Toux 58' Ayuk 86'	Report	Jiménez 85'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,374 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Kathryn Nesbitt Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik

June 614	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Montreal Impact	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Higuaín 90+1'	Report	Tissot 55' Donadel 75' Romero 78', 79' Toia 87' McInerney 90+3'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 12,265 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Claudiu Badea Peter Balciunas Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

June 1315	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	LA Galaxy	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Higuaín 66'	Report	Lletget 14' Gonzalez 70' Rogers 87'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 21,051 Referee: Robert Sibiga Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Brian Dunn Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez

June 2416	Columbus Crew SC	2–1	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 4', 50', 95' Parkhurst 63' Pogatetz 79' Francis 86' Steindórsson 90'	Report	Nguyen 1' Shuttleworth 50' Dorman 93'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 11,435 Referee: Fotis Bazakos Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Andrew Bigelow Fourth official: Kevin Terry Jr.

June 2717	Real Salt Lake	2–2	Columbus Crew SC	Sandy, UT
10:00 PM EDT	García 36' Jaime 46' Beltran 47' Mulholland 59' Sandoval 70' Maund 76' Allen 77'	Report	Tchani 42' Finlay 62' Francis 73' Kamara 82'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,171 Referee: Ismail Elfath Assistant referees: Frank Anderson Eduardo Mariscal Fourth official: Baboucarr Jallow

July 418	Columbus Crew SC	2–1	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Tchani 30' Finlay 33', 74'	Report	Abang 8' Perrinelle 55' Felipe 90+4'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 14,429 Referee: Juan Guzman Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Kathryn Nesbitt Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik

July 1119	Montreal Impact	3–0	Columbus Crew SC	Montreal, QC
8:00 PM EDT	Oduro 5', 80' Donadel 8' Duka 24' Oyongo 66' Soumaré 86'	Report	Saeid 25' Meram 55'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 15,304 Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant referees: Joe Fletcher Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho Fourth official: Robert Sibiga

July 1520	Chicago Fire	0–1	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, IL
7:30 PM EDT	Ritter 46' Gehrig 63' Accam 90+5'	Report	Kamara 41' Barson 77' Clark 90+3'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,092 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Ian Anderson Anthony Vasoli Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

July 1921	Columbus Crew SC	3–1	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
5:30 PM EDT	Higuaín 2' Kamara 17' Finlay 83' Tchani 53' Higuaín 65'	Report	Accam 9' Johnson 35' 50' Adailton 45+1'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 15,455 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Jeff Muschik Scott Kachmarik Fourth official: Alex Chilowicz

July 25 22	Columbus Crew SC	3–3	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 17', 69' Tchani 36' Finlay 47' Francis 88'	Report	Perquis 20' Giovinco 50', 85' Warner 55', 76' Altidore 89' (pen.)	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 21,324 Referee: Fotis Bazakos Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel Peter Balciunas Fourth official: Tyler Ploeger

August 123	Orlando City SC	5–2	Columbus Crew SC	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Larin 18', 53' Cerén 38' Collin 77' Higuita 84' Hines 63'	Report	Higuaín 5' Francis 74' Saeid 82' Collin 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Attendance: 26,586 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Kevin Klinger Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira

August 824	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Columbus Crew SC	Commerce City, CO
9:00 PM EDT	Doyle 7' Watts 30' Burling 42' Sjöberg 50' 90' Burch 61'	Report	Kamara 52', 64' Klute 67' Barson 73' Higuaín 90+2'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,676 Referee: Alan Kelly Assistant referees: Matt Nelson T.J. Zablocki Fourth official: Younes Marrakchi

August 1925	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	New York City FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 24' Cedrick 72'	Report	Villa 51' Poku 57', 66' Saunders 90+3' Iraola 90+4'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 15,514 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Eric Boria Jeremy Hanson Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

August 2226	Columbus Crew SC	3–2	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Finlay 35' Tchani 80' McInerney 88', 90+2'	Report	de Jong 14' Dwyer 33' Medranda 39' Zusi 62' Lopez 79'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 20,018 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Jeff Muschik Andrew Bigelow Fourth official: Kevin Terry Jr.

August 2927	New York City FC	1–2	Columbus Crew SC	New York, NY
4:00 PM EDT	Higuaín 10' Tchani 59' Kamara 82' Meram 83'	Report	Jacobson 29'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 30,018 Referee: Juan Guzman Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Scott Kachmarik Fourth official: Robert Sibiga

September 6 28	Columbus Crew SC	0–3	FC Dallas	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT		Report	Harris 27' Gonzalez 63' Barrios 69' Texeira 71'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 20,217 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Adam Garner Kermit Quisenberry Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

September 1229	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Columbus Crew SC	Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT	Sapong 66' Vitória 86'	Report	Kamara 21', 26' Clark 90'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,283 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero Assistant referees: Corey Parker Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira

September 1930	D.C. United	1–2	Columbus Crew SC	Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT	Birnbaum 51' Kitchen 62' Rolfe 68' Kemp 90+2'	Report	Finlay 27' Kamara 49' Klute 72'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 19,033 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski Richard Gamache Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

September 2631	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Portland Timbers	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 43' Higuaín 88'	Report	Adi 28', 50' Chara 45+1' Fochive 90+2' Adam Larsen Kwarasey 90+5'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 22,719 Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Kathryn Nesbitt Fourth official: Nima Saghafi

October 332	New York Red Bulls	2–1	Columbus Crew SC	Harrison, NJ
7:00 PM EDT	Sam 12' Perrinelle 15' Robles 78' Wright-Phillips 21'	Report	Meram 9' Sauro 79'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 21,715 Referee: Alan Kelly Assistant referees: Matt Nelson Peter Balciunas Fourth official: Daniel Fitzgerald

October 17 33	Toronto FC	0–2	Columbus Crew SC	Toronto, ON
2:00 PM EDT	Bradley 42' Cheyrou 73'	Report	Higuaín 31', 90+1' Finlay 40' Kamara 63' Sauro 85' Parkhurst 87'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,253 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Joe Fletcher Philippe Brière Fourth official: Mathieu Bourdeau

October 2534	Columbus Crew SC	5–0	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT	McInerney 25', 59' Meram 54' Finlay 66', 67' Schoenfeld 80'	Report	Kemp 58'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 19,121 Referee: Ismail Elfath Assistant referees: Ian Anderson Kevin Klinger Fourth official: Silviu Petrescu

MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

November 1Leg 1	Montreal Impact	2–1	Columbus Crew SC	Montreal, QC
7:00 PM EST	Bernier 37' Cabrera 45+2' Oyongo 51' Venegas 77' Drogba 87'	Report	Higuaín 33' Sauro 52' Afful 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 17,655 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Jeff Muschik James Conlee Fourth official: José Carlos Rivero

November 8Leg 2	Columbus Crew SC	3–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 agg.)	Montreal Impact	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST	Kamara 4', 111' Sauro 30' Finlay 77'	Report	Duka 40' Donadel 85' Camara 90+5' Reo-Coker 104'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 19,026 Referee: Armando Villarreal Assistant referees: Corey Parker Craig Lowry Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez

Conference Finals

November 22Leg 1	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EST	Meram 1' Wahl 46' Kamara 85'	Report		Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 21,617 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: George Gansner Jeff Muschik Fourth official: Mark Geiger

November 29Leg 2	New York Red Bulls	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Columbus Crew SC	Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EST	Felipe 28' Zizzo 85' Abang 90+3'	Report	Sauro 67'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,219 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Frank Anderson Greg Barkey Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

MLS Cup

December 6 MLS Cup	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Portland Timbers	Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EST	Kamara 18' Afful 34'	Report	Valeri 1' Wallace 7' Powell 65' Valeri 90+3' Asprilla 90+3'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 21,747 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski Corey Parker Fourth official: Chris Penso

U.S. Open Cup

June 17, 2015Fourth Round	Richmond Kickers	1–3	Columbus Crew SC	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Sekyere 23'	Report	Bedell 17', 63' Tchani 35' Finlay 42'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,040 Referee: Kevin Terry Jr. Assistant referees: Charles Carson Hagen Barnett

June 30, 2015Round of 16	Orlando City SC	2–0	Columbus Crew SC	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Higuita 12' Hines 14' Kaká 21' Rivas 35'	Report	George 24' Schoenfeld 39' Pogatetz 53'	Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Attendance: 13,684 Referee: Mark Kadlecik Assistant referees: Gregory Barker Jose Da Silva Fourth official: Matthew McCannon

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Steve Clark	39	0	34+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	USA	Tyson Wahl	23	0	14+4	0	1+2	0	2+0	0
3	DF	USA	Chris Klute	17	0	8+6	0	0+2	0	1+0	0
4	DF	USA	Michael Parkhurst	38	0	33+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	AUT	Emanuel Pogatetz	21	0	16+3	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
6	MF	CMR	Tony Tchani	39	5	32+0	5	5+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF	ISL	Kristinn Steindórsson	23	0	4+17	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF	ERI	Mohammed Saeid	21	7	18+0	7	0+2	0	0+1	0
9	FW	IRQ	Justin Meram	38	7	28+3	6	5+0	1	0+2	0
10	FW	ARG	Federico Higuaín	37	9	32+0	8	5+0	1	0+0	0
11	MF	COD	Cedrick Mabwati	13	1	1+8	1	0+4	0	0+0	0
12	MF	TRI	Kevan George	10	0	2+4	0	0+2	0	2+0	0
13	MF	USA	Ethan Finlay	40	14	34+0	12	5+0	1	1+0	1
14	DF	CRC	Waylon Francis	33	0	28+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	USA	Hector Jiménez	24	0	12+11	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	FW	USA	Ben Speas	10	0	2+6	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
18	FW	USA	Aaron Schoenfeld	19	1	1+16	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
19	MF	USA	Romain Gall	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
20	MF	USA	Wil Trapp	25	0	17+2	0	5+0	0	0+1	0
21	DF	USA	Chad Barson	12	0	4+6	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
22	DF	ARG	Gastón Sauro	8	0	4+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW	SLE	Kei Kamara	37	26	31+1	22	5+0	4	0+0	0
24	DF	JAM	Sergio Campbell	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	GHA	Harrison Afful	14	0	9+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	USA	Ben Swanson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	GK	USA	Matt Lampson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	USA	Jack McInerney	7	2	2+3	2	0+2	0	0+0	0
41	GK	USA	Brad Stuver	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
			Own Goal	0	1	-	1	-	0	-	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
22	DF	USA	Kalen Ryden	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	ISR	Sagi Lev-Ari	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF	ARG	Hernán Grana	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	USA	Adam Bedell	2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	2

Source:

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Steve Clark	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF	Tyson Wahl	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	Chris Klute	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4	DF	Michael Parkhurst	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
5	DF	Emanuel Pogatetz	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
6	MF	Tony Tchani	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
7	MF	Kristinn Steindórsson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	Mohammed Saeid	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
9	FW	Justin Meram	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	FW	Federico Higuaín	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
11	MF	Cedrick Mabwati	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	Kevan George	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
13	MF	Ethan Finlay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Waylon Francis	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
16	MF	Hector Jiménez	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17	FW	Ben Speas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	Aaron Schoenfeld	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
19	MF	Romain Gall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Wil Trapp	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	Chad Barson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	DF	Gastón Sauro	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	0
23	FW	Kei Kamara	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
24	DF	Sergio Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Harrison Afful	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
26	MF	Ben Swanson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK	Matt Lampson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	Jack McInerney	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
41	GK	Brad Stuver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
22	DF	Kalen Ryden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW	Sagi Lev-Ari	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	Hernán Grana	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29	FW	Adam Bedell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
No.	Name	1	Steve Clark	6	1	0	7	39
28	Matt Lampson	0	0	0	0	0
41	Brad Stuver	0	0	0	0	2

Source:

Transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Chris Klute	Colorado Rapids	Traded for a first round draft pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft	January 16, 2015	^[4]
DF	Hernan Grana	All Boys	Signed via discovery	January 23, 2015	^[5]
MF	Cedrick Mabwati	Real Betis	Transfer, terms undisclosed	January 30, 2015	^[6]
DF	Sergio Campbell	Connecticut Huskies	Drafted in round 1 of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft	March 2, 2015	^[7]
FW	Sagi Lev-Ari	Cal State Northridge Matadors	Drafted in round 2 of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft	March 2, 2015	^[7]
DF	Kalen Ryden	Midwestern State Mustangs	Drafted in round 4 of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft	March 2, 2015	^[7]
DF	Harrison Afful	ES Tunis	Signed via discovery	July 30, 2015	^[8]
FW	Jack McInerney	Montreal Impact	Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft	August 4, 2015	^[9]
DF	Gastón Sauro	FC Basel	Signed via discovery	August 6, 2015	^[10]
DF	Corey Ashe	Orlando City SC	Signed as a free agent.	December 18, 2015	^[11]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Ben Sweat	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Placed on waivers	February 9, 2015	^[12]
FW	Sagi Lev-Ari	Retired	Placed on waivers	March 16, 2015	^[13]
DF	Hernán Grana	All Boys	Mutually agreed to terminate contract	May 12, 2015	^[14]
DF	Kalen Ryden	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Placed on waivers	August 6, 2015	^[15]
FW	Adam Bedell	Orlando City SC	Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft	August 6, 2015	^[16]
DF	Emanuel Pogatetz	1. FC Union Berlin	Option declined	December 7, 2015	^[17]
MF	Kristinn Steindórsson	GIF Sundsvall	Option declined	December 7, 2015	^[17]
MF	Ben Speas	Minnesota United	Contract expired	December 7, 2015	^[17]
GK	Matt Lampson	Chicago Fire	Contract expired	December 7, 2015	^[17]
MF	Kevan George	Jacksonville Armada	Contract expired	December 7, 2015	^[17]
FW	Jack McInerney	Portland Timbers	Contract expired; rights traded for targeted allocation money and general allocation money	December 7, 2015	^[17]^[18]
FW	Aaron Schoenfeld	Maccabi Netanya F.C.	Contract expired	December 7, 2015	^[17]
DF	Chris Klute	Portland Timbers	Traded for general allocation money	December 11, 2015	^[19]

Loans out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
MF	Cedrick Mabwati	CA Osasuna	Signed, then loaned through the remainder of the season	January 30, 2015	July 6, 2015	^[20]
DF	Kalen Ryden	Austin Aztex	Columbus retains right to recall at any time	March 26, 2015	August 6, 2015	^[21]
FW	Adam Bedell	Austin Aztex	Columbus retains right to recall at any time	May 1, 2015	End of Season	^[22]
MF	Romain Gall	Austin Aztex	Columbus retains right to recall at any time	July 9, 2015	End of Season	^[21]
MF	Sergio Campbell	Austin Aztex	Columbus retains right to recall at any time	September 8, 2015	End of Season	^[23]

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
2015 Columbus Crew SC SuperDraft Picks^[24]
1	19	Sergio Campbell	DF	Connecticut
2	35	Sagi Lev-Ari	FW	Cal State Northridge
3	55	Robert Kristo	FW	Saint Louis
3	60	Tomas Gomez	GK	Georgetown
4	69	Kalen Ryden	DF	Midwestern State Mustangs

Awards

MLS Team of the Week
Week	Starters	Bench	Opponent(s)	Link
2	Hernán Grana Justin Meram		Toronto FC	^[25]
7	Federico Higuaín Kei Kamara		Orlando City SC	^[26]
8	Waylon Francis Ethan Finlay Kei Kamara Gregg Berhalter (Coach)		Philadelphia Union	^[27]
10	Emanuel Pogatetz Federico Higuaín Kei Kamara	Hector Jiménez	Seattle Sounders FC	^[28]
12	Kei Kamara		Chicago Fire	^[29]
13		Kei Kamara	Orlando City SC	^[30]
15	Tony Tchani			^[31]
17	Ethan Finlay Kei Kamara		New England Revolution Real Salt Lake	^[32]
18	Ethan Finlay Kei Kamara	Tony Tchani	New York Red Bulls	^[33]
20	Waylon Francis Ethan Finlay Kei Kamara Gregg Berhalter (Coach)		Chicago Fire	^[34]
21		Ethan Finlay	Toronto FC	^[35]
23	Kei Kamara	Michael Parkhurst	Colorado Rapids	^[36]
25		Wil Trapp Kei Kamara	New York City FC Sporting Kansas City	^[37]
26	Federico Higuaín		New York City FC	^[38]
28	Harrison Afful Kei Kamara		Philadelphia Union	^[39]
29	Tony Tchani	Kei Kamara	D.C. United	^[40]
34	Harrison Afful Ethan Finlay	Jack McInerney	D.C. United	^[41]

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent
8	Ethan Finlay	Philadelphia Union
12	Kei Kamara	Chicago Fire
23	Kei Kamara	Colorado Rapids
28	Kei Kamara	Philadelphia Union

MLS Save of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
11	Steve Clark	San Jose Earthquakes

2015 MLS All-Star Game

Reserves

2015 MLS Homegrown Game

GK Matt Lampson ^[43]
MF Ben Swanson

Postseason

MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award

FW Kei Kamara ^[44]

Operations Staff of the Year^[45]
Athletic Training Staff of the Year

Crew SC Team Awards

Most Valuable Player – Kei Kamara ^[46]
Golden Boot – Kei Kamara
Defender of the Year – Waylon Francis
Kirk Urso Heart Award – Michael Parkhurst
Humanitarian of the Year – Kei Kamara
Academy Player of the Year – Edward Folds III

Kits

Home

Away

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Yellow	Yellow	Yellow	Week 1 against Houston Dynamo
Away	Black	Black	Black	Week 2 against Toronto FC

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v t e Major League Soccer
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v t e Columbus Crew
Columbus, Ohio
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Stadiums	Ohio Stadium (1996–1998) Historic Crew Stadium (1999–2021) Lower.com Field (2021–present) EAS Training Center
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v t e 2015 MLS season by team
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2015 Columbus Crew SC season

Contents

Background

Review

Roster

Out on loan

Technical Staff

Non-competitive

Preseason

Midseason

Competitive

Overview

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Overall table

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

MLS Cup

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

Clean sheets

Transfers

In

Out

Loans out

MLS Draft picks

Awards

MLS Player of the Week

MLS Save of the Week

2015 MLS All-Star Game

2015 MLS Homegrown Game

Postseason

Crew SC Team Awards

Kits

References