2016 Columbus Crew SC season

Columbus Crew SC
2016 season
Investor-operators	Anthony Precourt
Head Coach	Gregg Berhalter
Stadium	MAPFRE Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 9th; Overall: 18th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Trillium Cup	Runners-up (1 - 4)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup	Winners (1 - 1)
Desert Diamond Cup	Final
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ola Kamara (16); All: ; Ola Kamara (16)
Highest home attendance	20,389(6/25 v. NYRB)
Lowest home attendance	1,064 (6/15 v TAM)
Average home league attendance	17,125 (
Biggest win	CLB 4–0 TAM (6/15)
Biggest defeat	TOR 3-0 CLB (7/31); DC 3-0 CLB (9/28); NYC 4-1 CLB (10/23)
Home colors	Away colors
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Last updated August 16, 2025

The 2016 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's 21st season of existence and their 21st 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 6 against Portland Timbers. It was the third season under head coach Gregg Berhalter. The Crew's USL Pro affiliate this season was Pittsburgh Riverhounds.^[1]

Roster

As of November 20, 2016^[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	Corey Ashe
4	DF	USA	Michael Parkhurst (Captain)
5	MF	USA	Dilly Duka
6	MF	CMR	Tony Tchani
8	MF	ERI	Mohammed Saeid (INT)
9	FW	IRQ	Justin Meram
10	FW	ARG	Federico Higuaín (DP)
11	MF	COD	Cedrick Mabwati (INT)
12	FW	USA	Adam Jahn
13	MF	USA	Ethan Finlay
14	DF	CRC	Waylon Francis
16	MF	USA	Hector Jiménez
17	FW	NOR	Ola Kamara (INT)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	PAN	Cristian Martínez (INT; SUP)
19	MF	GUA	Rodrigo Saravia (INT; SUP)
20	MF	USA	Wil Trapp (HGP)
21	DF	USA	Chad Barson (HGP; SUP)
22	DF	ARG	Gastón Sauro (INT)
23	GK	USA	Zack Steffen (SUP)
24	MF	NOR	Nicolai Næss (INT)
25	DF	GHA	Harrison Afful (INT)
26	MF	USA	Ben Swanson (HGP; SUP)
27	FW	USA	Conor Casey
29	MF	USA	Marshall Hollingsworth (SUP)
30	GK	USA	Matt Pacifici (SUP)
41	GK	USA	Brad Stuver (SUP)

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	Zach Crusse
Head Equipment Manager	David Brauzer
Team Operations Assistant	Ron Meadors
Head Athletic Trainer	Craig Devine
Assistant Trainer	Jon MacGregor
Performance Analyst	Adin Osmanbasic
Team Coordinator	Julio Velasquez

Source: [^[3]]

Non-competitive

Preseason

The Crew started preseason in Columbus and traveled to Florida for a two week camp. They then played games in Arizona as part of the 2016 Desert Diamond Cup before returning to Ohio.^[4] The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Matt Pacifici.

Unsigned draft picks Rodrigo Saravia, Chase Minter, Kyle Parker, Marshall Hollingsworth and Vince Cicciarelli also joined the team for preseason.

February 17 Desert Diamond Cup Group Stage	Sporting Kansas City	2–2	Columbus Crew SC	Tucson, AZ
8:00 PM EST	Quintillà 40' Mustivar 52' Hajderovic 88'	Report	Kamara 46', 74'	Stadium: Kino North Grandstand Referee: Alex Chilowicz

February 20 Desert Diamond Cup Group Stage	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Columbus Crew SC	Tucson, AZ
7:00 PM EST	Allen 17' Wingert 25' García 51'	Report	Kamara 26'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli Noah Kenyawani

February 24 Desert Diamond Cup Group Stage	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	Swope Park Rangers	Tucson, AZ
8:00 PM EST	Higuaín 35' Barson 58' Finlay 66' Wahl 73'	Report	Granitto 38' Ballo 90'	Stadium: Kino North Grandstand

February 27 Desert Diamond Cup Championship Game	New England Revolution	0–1	Columbus Crew SC	Tucson, AZ
7:00 PM EST	Bunbury 21'	Report		Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Midseason

April 24 Friendly	Columbus Crew SC	4–2	Akron Zips	Columbus, OH
	40' 50' 65' 78'	Report	Kahsay 33' Harter 47'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium

May 11 Friendly	Columbus Crew SC	1–0	Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 17'	Report		Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 10,799

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 6, 2016	October 23, 2016	Matchday 1	18th	34	8	12	14	50	58	−8	023.53
U.S. Open Cup	June 15, 2016	June 28, 2016	Fourth Round	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	050.00
Total					36	9	12	15	55	60	−5	025.00

Source: Competitions

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	52	55	−3	42	MLS Cup Knockout Round
7	New England Revolution	34	11	14	9	44	54	−10	42
8	Orlando City SC	34	9	11	14	55	60	−5	41
9	Columbus Crew SC	34	8	14	12	50	58	−8	36
10	Chicago Fire	34	7	17	10	42	58	−16	31

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	10	15	9	45	52	−7	39
17	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	12	14	32	40	−8	38
18	Columbus Crew SC	34	8	14	12	50	58	−8	36
19	Houston Dynamo	34	7	14	13	39	45	−6	34
20	Chicago Fire	34	7	17	10	42	58	−16	31

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total 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	36	8	14	12	50	58	−8	6	3	8	31	25	+6	2	11	4	19	33	−14

Source: MLS standings
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	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A
Result	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	L

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

Match results

March 61	Portland Timbers	2–1	Columbus Crew SC	Portland, OR
4:30 PM EST	Valeri 23' Taylor 46' Adi 79', 87' Powell 81'	Report	Sauro 25' Trapp 45' Higuaín 68'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Adam Garner Mike Kampmeinert Fourth official: Juan Guzman

March 122	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST	Kamara 87'	Report	Pontius 45+1', 71' Fabinho 56' Carroll 65'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 17,015 Referee: Hilario Grajeda Assistant referees: James Conlee Jason White Fourth official: Geoff Gamble

March 193	Chicago Fire	0–0	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, IL
5:00 PM EDT		Report	Meram 38'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,605 Referee: Robert Sibiga Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Anthony Vasoli Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez

April 2 4	FC Dallas	1–1	Columbus Crew SC	Dallas, TX
9:00 PM EDT	Akindele 77' Gruezo 78' Loyd 80'	Report	Meram 9'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,174 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Assistant referees: Frank Anderson Jeffrey Greeson Fourth official: Juan Guzman

April 95	Montreal Impact	2–0	Columbus Crew SC	Montreal, QC
4:00 PM EDT	Camara 48' Piatti 53' Bekker 86', 87'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 22,053 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Jason White Fourth official: Mathieu Bourdeau

April 166	Columbus Crew SC	3–2	New York City FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Finlay 7' Trapp 43' Kamara 49' Meram 80' Parkhurst 86'	Report	Villa 15', 87' Hernandez 27' Mullins 82' Iraola 84'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 16,715 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski Gianni Facchini Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez

April 237	Columbus Crew SC	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 21' Meram 24' Wahl 27'	Report	Deric 18'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 17,705 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Eric Boria Danny Thornberry Fourth official: Kevin Terry Jr.

April 308	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Columbus Crew SC	Seattle, WA
4:00 PM EDT	Alonso 27' Friberg 82' Morris 88'	Report	Francis 86' Finlay 87'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,473 Referee: Juan Guzman Assistant referees: Mike Kampmeinert Eduardo Mariscal Fourth official: Baboucarr Jallow

May 79	Columbus Crew SC	4–4	Montreal Impact	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 16', 45+1' Higuaín 48', 53' (pen.) Francis 82'	Report	Piatti 26', 58' Drogba 57' (pen.) Ontivero 82' Oduro 90+3'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 14,095 Referee: Armando Villarreal Assistant referees: Adam Garner Kathryn Nesbitt Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

May 1410	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Cedrick 23'	Report	Doyle 10', 55' Gashi 63'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 15,023 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Jason White Fourth official: Edvin Jurisevic

May 21 11	Toronto FC	0–0	Columbus Crew SC	Toronto, ON
5:00 PM EDT	Morrow 56' Beitashour 82'	Report	Trapp 88'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,252 Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Anthony Vasoli Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

May 2812	Columbus Crew SC	4–3	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Kamara 17', 64', 74' Glad (o.g.)20' Saeid 81'	Report	Mulholland 13' Maund 41' Allen 78' Plata 83'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 14,894 Referee: David Gantar Assistant referees: Daniel Belleau Andrew Bigelow Fourth official: Tyler Ploeger

June 113	Philadelphia Union	3–2	Columbus Crew SC	Philadelphia, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Pontius 21' Tribbett 32' Nogueira 57', 69' Le Toux 64' Herbers 84'	Report	Kamara 14' Finlay 43' Casey 77' Martínez 90+3'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,543 Referee: Robert Sibiga Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Kevin Klinger Fourth official: Alan Kelly

June 1814	Columbus Crew SC	0–0	Montreal Impact	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Ashe 14' Wahl 68' Tchani 68'	Report	Drogba 56' Camara 90+2'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 14,814 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Claudiu Badea Peter Balciunas Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

June 2515	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Tchani 60' Kamara 90+3'	Report	Lade 32' Muyl 33' Kljestan 39' Wright-Phillips 52' Robles 85'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 20,389 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Eduardo Mariscal Logan Brown Fourth official: Kevin Terry Jr.

July 316	Sporting Kansas City	3–2	Columbus Crew SC	Kansas City, KS
7:00 PM EDT	Feilhaber 13', 49' (pen.) Dwyer 51' Zusi 56' Besler 66', 90+1' Medranda 84'	Report	Kamara 22', 75' Wahl 48' Afful 82'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,332 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Corey Parker Jeremy Hanson Fourth official: Alex Chilowicz

July 917	New England Revolution	3–1	Columbus Crew SC	Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT	Nguyen 3' Woodberry 19' Farrell 30' Trapp (o.g.)34' Knighton 67' Kamara 71' Rowe 79'	Report	Tchani 27' Kamara 42'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,434 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Joe Fletcher Kathryn Nesbitt Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

July 13 18	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Afful 54'	Report	Bloom 32' Hamilton 64'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 13,410 Referee: Robert Sibiga Assistant referees: Jeff Muschik James Conlee Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

July 1619	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Trapp 21' Kamara 63' Afful 74' Steve Clark 88'	Report	Espindola 89'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 20,065 Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant referees: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho Jeffrey Greeson Fourth official: Daniel Radford

July 2320	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	Orlando City SC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Tchani 20' Kamara 45+6' (pen.)	Report	Bendik 45+5' Molino 45+6' Boden 62' Molino 65' Larin 70'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 20,034 Referee: Drew Fischer Assistant referees: Jeremy Hanson Jason White Fourth official: Nima Saghafi

July 31 21	Toronto FC	3–0	Columbus Crew SC	Toronto, ON
7:30 PM EDT	Endoh 8' Giovinco 24' Altidore 87'	Report	Tchani 89' Parkhurst 90+1'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,979 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Joe Fletcher Kyle Longville Fourth official: Geoff Gamble

August 1322	Columbus Crew SC	3–3	New York City FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Meram 49' Finlay 80' (pen.), 90+5' Tchani 90+1'	Report	Lampard 41' Villa 83', 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 18,189 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Sean Hurd Andrew Bigelow Fourth official: Silviu Petrescu

August 2023	New England Revolution	0–2	Columbus Crew SC	Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT	Woodberry 26' Bunbury 35' Kamara 86'	Report	Finlay 8' Higuaín 49' Saeid 72'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 20,224 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Assistant referees: Gianni Facchini Brian Dunn Fourth official: Chris Penso

August 2424	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Jahn 73'	Report	Herbers 60' Rosenberry 74' Bedoya 78'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 13,114 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Matt Nelson Andrew Bigelow Fourth official: Nima Saghafi

August 2725	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Finlay 32' Meram 84' (pen.)	Report	Cerén 65'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 20,031 Referee: Ismail Elfath Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski Nick Uranga Fourth official: Jaime Herrera

September 326	LA Galaxy	2–1	Columbus Crew SC	Carson, CA
10:30 PM EDT	Husidic 78' dos Santos 82'	Report	Jahn 90+2'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,693 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Eduardo Mariscal Jose Da Silva Fourth official: Alex Chilowicz

September 1027	Columbus Crew SC	1–3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT	Kamara 11' Tchani 86'	Report	Sauro 13' (o.g.) Techera 19' Jacobson 74' Hurtado 82' Mezquida 85'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 15,589 Referee: Fotis Bazakos Assistant referees: Gianni Facchini Brian Poeschel Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik

September 1728	Orlando City SC	1–4	Columbus Crew SC	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Rivas 49' García 57' Ambrose 60' Larin 79'	Report	Finlay 6' Hines (o.g.)22' Kamara 44', 90+5' Sauro 62'	Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Attendance: 30,218 Referee: Drew Fischer Assistant referees: Sean Hurd Danny Thornberry Fourth official: Ted Unkel

September 2529	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Parkhurst 37' Kamara 42', 84' (pen.) Tchani 48' Sauro 64'	Report	Woodberry 83' Caldwell 90'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 20,012 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Eric Boria Kevin Klinger Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

September 2830	D.C. United	3–0	Columbus Crew SC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Sam 71' Neagle 86' Saborio 90'	Report		Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 12,094 Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant referees: Gianni Facchini Danny Thornberry Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira

October 131	Columbus Crew SC	3–0	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Afful 8' Meram 50' Duka 59'	Report	Ramos 88'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 20,034 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Adam Garner Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo

October 1332	Chicago Fire	2–2	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, IL
8:30 PM EDT	Parkhurst 53' (o.g.) de Leeuw 57' Cocis 80' Meira 85'	Report	Jahn 13', 80'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,883 Referee: David Gantar Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski Nick Uranga Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

October 1633	New York Red Bulls	3–2	Columbus Crew SC	Harrison, NJ
5:00 PM EDT	Collin 3' Grella 53' Wright-Phillips 58', 70'	Report	Tchani 14' Trapp 37' Martínez 40' Jahn 73' Afful 83' Meram 90+4'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 22,937 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Assistant referees: Jonathan Johnson Danny Thornberry Fourth official: Nima Saghafi

October 2334	New York City FC	4–1	Columbus Crew SC	New York, NY
4:00 PM EDT	Chanot 25' Mendoza 45' Harrison 75' Shelton 77' Villa 90+3'	Report	Kamara 59' Tchani 79'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 30,374 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero Assistant referees: Corey Parker Eric Weisbrod Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez

MLS Cup Playoffs

The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.

U.S. Open Cup

June 15, 2016Fourth Round	Columbus Crew SC (MLS)	4–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Meram 41' Martínez 48' Finlay 52' (pen.) Hollingsworth 65'	Report	King 51'	Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Devon Duling Andrey Castel Fourth official: Brandon Artis

June 28, 2016Round of 16	Chicago Fire (MLS)	2–1	Columbus Crew SC (MLS)	Bridgeview, IL
8:30 PM EDT	Accam 7', 29' LaBrocca 53' Ramos 66'	Report	Finlay 79' (pen.) Wahl 90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 6,190 Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant referees: Ceri Richards Art Arustamyan

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		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Steve Clark	32	0	32+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	USA	Tyson Wahl	14	0	11+2	0	1+0	0
3	DF	USA	Corey Ashe	19	0	14+4	0	0+1	0
4	DF	USA	Michael Parkhurst	36	0	34+0	0	2+0	0
5	MF	USA	Dilly Duka	15	1	5+10	1	0+0	0
6	MF	CMR	Tony Tchani	23	1	20+1	1	2+0	0
8	MF	ERI	Mohammed Saeid	25	0	24+1	0	0+0	0
9	FW	IRQ	Justin Meram	35	6	31+2	5	2+0	1
10	FW	ARG	Federico Higuaín	20	4	18+2	4	0+0	0
11	MF	COD	Cedrick Mabwati	17	1	6+11	1	0+0	0
12	FW	USA	Adam Jahn	12	0	4+8	0	0+0	0
13	MF	USA	Ethan Finlay	35	8	27+7	6	0+1	2
14	DF	CRC	Waylon Francis	21	0	13+6	0	2+0	0
16	MF	USA	Hector Jiménez	27	0	14+11	0	2+0	0
17	FW	NOR	Ola Kamara	26	16	20+5	16	1+0	0
18	MF	PAN	Cristian Martínez	7	2	2+3	1	2+0	1
19	MF	GUA	Rodrigo Saravia	12	0	1+9	0	2+0	0
20	MF	USA	Wil Trapp	31	0	29+1	0	0+1	0
21	DF	USA	Chad Barson	9	0	3+4	0	2+0	0
22	DF	ARG	Gastón Sauro	13	0	12+1	0	0+0	0
23	GK	USA	Zack Steffen	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	NOR	Nicolai Næss	13	0	13+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	GHA	Harrison Afful	30	3	30+0	3	0+0	0
26	DF	USA	Ben Swanson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
27	FW	USA	Conor Casey	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0
29	MF	USA	Marshall Hollingsworth	1	1	0+0	0	1+0	1
30	GK	USA	Matt Pacifici	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	GK	USA	Brad Stuver	4	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
			Own Goal	0	0	-	0	-	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
7	MF	DEN	Emil Larsen	4	0	0+3	0	1+0	0
23	FW	SLE	Kei Kamara	9	5	9+0	5	0+0	0
33	DF	EGY	Amro Tarek	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0

Source:

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Steve Clark	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Tyson Wahl	2	2	1	0	3	2
3	DF	Corey Ashe	1	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	Michael Parkhurst	2	0	0	0	2	0
5	MF	Dilly Duka	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Tony Tchani	8	1	0	0	8	1
8	MF	Mohammed Saeid	2	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW	Justin Meram	3	0	0	0	3	0
10	FW	Federico Higuaín	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	Cedrick Mabwati	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW	Adam Jahn	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF	Ethan Finlay	2	0	0	0	2	0
14	DF	Waylon Francis	2	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF	Hector Jiménez	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Ola Kamara	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Cristian Martínez	1	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF	Rodrigo Saravia	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Wil Trapp	5	0	0	0	5	0
21	DF	Chad Barson	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Gastón Sauro	3	0	0	0	3	0
23	GK	Zack Steffen	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Nicolai Næss	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Harrison Afful	1	0	0	0	1	0
26	MF	Ben Swanson	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	Conor Casey	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	Marshall Hollingsworth	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	Matt Pacifici	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	GK	Brad Stuver	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
7	MF	Emil Larsen	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	Kei Kamara	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	Amro Tarek	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
No.	Name	1	Steve Clark	8	0	8	32
23	Zack Steffen	0	0	0	0
30	Matt Pacifici	0	0	0	0
41	Brad Stuver	0	1	1	4

Source:

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Emil Larsen	Odense Boldklub		January 22, 2016	^[5]
FW	Conor Casey	Philadelphia Union	Signed as a free agent	January 26, 2016	^[6]
MF	Rodrigo Saravia	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	Drafted in the first round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft	February 4, 2016	^[7]
FW	Ola Kamara	FK Austria Wien	Signed via discovery	February 4, 2016	^[8]
MF	Marshall Hollingsworth	Wheaton Thunder	Drafted in the second round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft	March 4, 2016	^[9]
GK	Matt Pacifici	Davidson Wildcats	Signed as an undrafted free agent	March 4, 2016	^[9]
MF	Dilly Duka	Montreal Impact	Traded for general allocation money, targeted allocation money and a second round draft pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft	June 20, 2016	^[10]
DF	Nicolai Næss	Stabæk	Signed via discovery	July 21, 2016	^[11]
GK	Zack Steffen	SC Freiburg	Signed via discovery	July 22, 2016	^[12]
FW	Adam Jahn	San Jose Earthquakes	Traded for targeted allocation money	July 30, 2016	^[13]
DF	Alex Crognale	Maryland Terrapins	Signed to a homegrown contract	December 20, 2016	^[14]
DF	Jukka Raitala	Sogndal Fotball	Signed via discovery	December 23, 2016	^[15]

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Amro Tarek	Real Betis	Signed via discovery. Original terms were for the entire season, but was placed on waivers on May 5.	February 3, 2016	May 5, 2016	^[16]^[17]
MF	Cristian Martínez	Chorrillo F.C.	Loaned with an option to purchase contract	May 17, 2016	End of Season	^[18]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Sergio Campbell	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Placed on waivers	February 12, 2016	^[19]
MF	Romain Gall	Nyköpings BIS	Placed on waivers	February 12, 2016	^[19]
FW	Kei Kamara	New England Revolution	Traded for general allocation money, targeted allocation money, a first round draft pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, a second round draft pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft and a 2016 international roster slot. Crew retain a percentage of any future transfer fee.	May 12, 2016	^[20]
MF	Emil Larsen	Lyngby	Transfer, terms undisclosed	July 10, 2016	^[21]
DF	Tyson Wahl	Retired		October 24, 2016	^[22]
FW	Conor Casey	Retired		October 24, 2016	^[23]
GK	Steve Clark	AC Horsens	Option declined	November 23, 2016	^[24]
GK	Matt Pacifici	Retired	Option declined	November 23, 2016	^[24]
DF	Corey Ashe	Retired	Option declined	November 23, 2016	^[24]
MF	Cedrick Mabwati	UCAM Murcia CF	Option declined	November 23, 2016	^[24]
DF	Chad Barson	FC Linköping City	Contract expired	November 23, 2016	^[24]
DF	Michael Parkhurst	Atlanta United FC	Contract expired; Rights traded for general allocation money	November 23, 2016	^[24]^[25]
MF	Mohammed Saeid	Minnesota United FC	Selected in the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft	December 13, 2016	^[26]

Loan out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
MF	Marshall Hollingsworth	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	March 17, 2016	September 25, 2016	^[27]
MF	Ben Swanson	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	March 17, 2016	July 29, 2016	^[27]
DF	Chad Barson	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	April 30, 2016	April 30, 2016	^[28]
DF	Chad Barson	Pittsburgh Riverhounds		August 10, 2016	August 20, 2016	^[29]
MF	Cristian Martínez	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	August 10, 2016	September 25, 2016	^[29]
MF	Rodrigo Saravia	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	August 10, 2016	August 20, 2016	^[29]
GK	Zack Steffen	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	Aug 13, 2016	September 25, 2016	^[30]

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
2016 Columbus Crew SC SuperDraft Picks^[31]
1	19	Rodrigo Saravia	MF	Florida Gulf Coast
2	21	Chase Minter	MF	Cal Poly
2	31	Kyle Parker	FW	UNC Charlotte
2	41	Marshall Hollingsworth	MF	Wheaton
3	60	Vince Cicciarelli	FW	Saint Louis

Awards

MLS Team of the Week
Week	Starters	Bench	Opponent(s)
5		Justin Meram	FC Dallas
7	Justin Meram	Ethan Finlay	New York City FC
12		Federico Higuaín	Toronto FC
13	Ola Kamara	Federico Higuaín	Real Salt Lake
14	Ola Kamara		Philadelphia Union
16		Ola Kamara	New York Red Bulls
17	Ola Kamara		Sporting Kansas City
19		Harrison Afful	Toronto FC D.C. United
20		Justin Meram	Orlando City SC
23	Ethan Finlay		New York City FC
24	Michael Parkhurst	Federico Higuaín	New England Revolution
25	Nicolai Næss	Steve Clark	Philadelphia Union San Jose Earthquakes
28	Nicolai Næss	Ethan Finlay Ola Kamara	Orlando City SC
29	Harrison Afful	Ola Kamara	New England Revolution
30		Harrison Afful	D.C. United Chicago Fire
32/33	Adam Jahn		Chicago Fire New York Red Bulls

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent(s)	Link
13	Ola Kamara	Real Salt Lake

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Stats	Link
October	Justin Meram	1 goal, 4 assists

2016 MLS All-Star Game

Reserves

MF Wil Trapp ^[32]

Postseason

MLS Fair Play Team Award ^[33]
Team Administrator of the Year^[34]

Zach Crusse

Crew SC Team Awards

Most Valuable Player – Justin Meram ^[35]
Golden Boot – Ola Kamara
Defender of the Year – Harrison Afful
Humanitarian of the Year – Ethan Finlay
Kirk Urso Heart Award – Hector Jiménez
Academy Player of the Year – Devyn Etling

Kits

Home

Away

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance
Home	Black	Black	Black	Week 3 against Chicago Fire
Away	White/Yellow	Teal	White	Week 1 against Portland Timbers

The away kit was based on the flag of Columbus.^[36]^[37]

References

Notes

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[1] "Crew | Pittsburgh team to be Crew affiliate in 2016 | the Columbus Dispatch". Archived from the original on January 21, 2016.

[2] "Roster | Columbus Crew SC". Archived from the original on November 20, 2016.

[3] "Front Office Staff | Columbus Crew". Archived from the original on November 20, 2016.

[4] "Crew SC announces 2016 preseason schedule | Columbus Crew".

[5] "Crew SC signs midfielder Emil Larsen | Columbus Crew".

[6] "Crew SC signs free agent forward Conor Casey | Columbus Crew".

[7] "Crew SC signs 2016 MLS SuperDraft selection Rodrigo Saravia | Columbus Crew".

[8] "Crew SC acquires forward Ola Kamara | Columbus Crew".

[MarchSignings-9] 1 2 "Crew SC signs midfielder Marshall Hollingsworth, goalkeeper Matt Pacifici | Columbus Crew".

[10] "Crew SC acquires midfielder Dilly Duka | Columbus Crew".

[11] "Crew SC adds Norwegian defender Nicolai Naess | Columbus Crew".

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[13] "Crew SC acquires Adam Jahn, adds depth at forward | Columbus Crew".

[14] "NEWS: Crew SC signs Alex Crognale as Homegrown Player | Columbus Crew".

[15] "NEWS: Crew SC adds experienced European defender Jukka Raitala | Columbus Crew".

[16] "Crew SC acquires defender Amro Tarek on loan | Columbus Crew".

[17] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2016-mls-transactions-289721 ^{[ bare URL ]}

[18] "Crew SC acquires midfielder Cristian Martinez on loan | Columbus Crew".

[Waivers-19] 1 2 "Crew SC announces roster updates during second preseason camp | Columbus Crew".

[20] "Crew SC trades forward Kei Kamara to the New England Revolution | Columbus Crew".

[21] "Crew SC transfers Emil Larsen to Denmark's Lyngby Boldklub | Columbus Crew".

[22] "Crew SC defender Tyson Wahl to retire after 2016 MLS season | Columbus Crew".

[23] "Crew SC forward Conor Casey retires after 10-year career | Columbus Crew".

[OptionDeclined-24] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Crew SC exercises 5 options, brings current roster to 20 | Columbus Crew".

[25] "NEWS: Crew SC receives GAM from Atlanta in trade for Parkhurst | Columbus Crew".

[26] "Saeid selected by Minnesota United in MLS Expansion Draft 2016 | Columbus Crew".

[PGHLoans-27] 1 2 "Crew SC loans midfielders Marshall Hollingsworth and Ben Swanson to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Columbus Crew".

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[AugustLoans-29] 1 2 3 "Crew SC loans trio to Pittsburgh on game-by-game basis | Columbus Crew".

[30] "Crew SC loans Steffen to Riverhounds on game-by-game basis | Columbus Crew".

[31] "Get to know Crew SC's 2016 SuperDraft picks | Columbus Crew".

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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 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 2016 MLS season by team
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Chicago Fire Columbus Crew SC D.C. United Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western	Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2016 Columbus Crew SC season

Contents

Roster

Technical Staff

Non-competitive

Preseason

Midseason

Competitive

Overview

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Overall table

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

Clean sheets

Transfers

In

Loan in

Out

Loan out

MLS Draft picks

Awards

MLS Player of the Week

MLS Player of the Month

2016 MLS All-Star Game

Postseason

Crew SC Team Awards

Kits

References

Notes