2019 Columbus Crew SC season

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Columbus Crew SC
2019 season
Columbus Crew SC wordmark.svg
Investor-operators Dee Haslam
Jimmy Haslam
JW Johnson
Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coach Caleb Porter
Stadium MAPFRE Stadium
Major League Soccer Conference: 10th
Overall: 20th
MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Round of 16
Trillium Cup Runners-up (2 - 3)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup Winners (1 - 0)
Pacific Rim Cup3rd Place
Carolina Challenge Cup Champions
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gyasi Zardes (13)

All:
Gyasi Zardes (13)
Highest home attendance20,865
(8/10 v. CIN)
Lowest home attendance5,202
(6/11 v. PIT)
Average home league attendance14,856 (74.4%)
Biggest win NE 0–2 CLB (3/9)
CLB 2–0 ATL (3/30)
CLB 3–1 LA (5/8)
CIN 1–3 CLB (8/25)
ATL 1–3 CLB (9/14)
CLB 2–0 PHI (9/29)
Biggest defeat PHI 3–0 CLB (3/23)
CLB 0–3 LAFC (5/11)
  2018
2020  

The 2019 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's 24th season of existence and their 24th 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 2 against New York Red Bulls. It was the first season under head coach Caleb Porter.

Contents

Roster

As of match played October 6, 2019 [1]

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Curacao.svg  CUW Eloy Room (INT)
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luis Argudo (SUP)
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Williams
4 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Jonathan Mensah
5 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jordan Hamilton
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wil Trapp (Captain; HGP)
7 MF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Pedro Santos (INT; DP)
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Artur
9 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC David Guzmán
10 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Federico Higuaín (DP)
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gyasi Zardes (DP)
12 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ben Lundgaard (SUP)
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ricardo Clark
14 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Waylon Francis
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hector Jiménez
17 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Romario Williams
18 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Luis Díaz (INT; YDP)
19 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Milton Valenzuela (INT)
20 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Eduardo Sosa (INT)
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Crognale (HGP; SUP)
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jon Kempin (SUP)
25 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Harrison Afful
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Edward Opoku (SUP; GA)
29 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA David Accam
30 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aboubacar Keita (HGP; SUP)
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Maloney (SUP)
33 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA JJ Williams (SUP)
34 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Youness Mokhtar (INT)

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.NationPlayer
17 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Lalas Abubakar (on loan to Colorado Rapids)
- DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Chris Cadden (on loan to Oxford United)

Technical Staff

PositionStaff
President & General Manager Flag of the United States.svg Tim Bezbatchenko
Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer Flag of the United States.svg Steve Lyons
Head Coach Flag of the United States.svg Caleb Porter
Technical Director Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Onstad
Director of Player Personnel and Strategy Flag of France.svg Issa Tall
Director of Scouting Flag of Scotland.svg Neil McGuinness
Assistant Coach Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Ezra Hendrickson
Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Matt Reis
Assistant Coach Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Moreira
Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Ben Cross
Director of Team Operations Flag of the United States.svg Zach Crusse
Video Performance Analyst Flag of the Netherlands.svg David Handgraaf
Head Equipment Manager Flag of the United States.svg David Brauzer
Strength & Conditioning Coach Flag of the United States.svg Brook Hamilton
Fitness Coach Flag of Portugal (official).svg Federico Pizzuto
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Roderick
Data Analyst Flag of the United States.svg Alex Mysiw
Assistant Equipment Manager Flag of the United States.svg Ron Meadors
Head Athletic Trainer Flag of the United States.svg Chris Shenberger
Assistant Trainer Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Givens
Dietician Flag of the United States.svg Jay Short
Team Coordinator Flag of the United States.svg Julio Velasquez

Source: [ [2] ]

Non-competitive

Preseason

On December 21, 2018, Crew SC officially announced its preseason schedule, with three confirmed matches. The club began preseason by spending two days in Lewis Center, Ohio before traveling to Chula Vista, California, for a week-long training camp. On January 21, Columbus announced the addition of two friendly matches, both taking place while the club trains in California and behind closed doors. Crew SC began their friendlies by playing Japanese club Vissel Kobe to a 0–0 draw, and followed up the draw with a 1–0 victory over Mexican club Tijuana. [3] An ACL tear to Milton Valenzuela ended his 2019 season before it ever started, which caused Crew SC to acquire former player Waylon Francis for cover. [4] The following preseason game, the club beat fellow MLS side Los Angeles FC 4–2. A Jonathan Mensah own goal followed by a Patrick Mullens strike meant that Columbus were deadlocked at halftime, before scoring three goals in the second half – a brace by JJ Williams and a goal by Justin Meram. [5] After another week in Ohio, Columbus traveled to Charleston, South Carolina to play in the Carolina Challenge Cup, where Crew SC would tie the first two games 1–1, coming from behind to tie in both games, with goals scored by Gyasi Zardes and Robinho, respectively. The final match of the Carolina Challenge Cup had Columbus facing off against FC Cincinnati, where Columbus emerged victorious, winning 3–0 off a Zardes brace and Pedro Santos goal, and claiming the Carolina Challenge Cup for the third consecutive season. [6] Casper Sloth joined Crew SC on trial during preseason along with academy player Sebastian Berhalter and unsigned draft pick Justin Donawa.

January 28 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Vissel Kobe Irvine, CA
10:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match was played with 35-minute halves. [7]
January 31 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Tijuana Chula Vista, CA
1:00 PM EST
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Report Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Attendance: 0
February 23 Carolina Challenge Cup FC Cincinnati 0–3 Columbus Crew SC Charleston, SC
5:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Note: Columbus finished in 1st place in the Carolina Challenge Cup.

Competitive

The 2019 Major League Soccer schedule was released by the league on January 7, 2019 [8]

Crew SC's season began with a 1–1 draw at home to the New York Red Bulls on March 2, with a headed goal from Gastón Sauro off of a corner from Federico Higuaín. That goal would be Sauro's first for the club. Robinho would come in to the game in the 79th minute to make his Crew SC debut, while Waylon Francis made his return to the Black and Gold after spending the 2018 season with the Seattle Sounders. The following week led Crew SC to Foxborough to take on the New England Revolution, where Columbus would earn their first road win on the season due in part to two goals by Gyasi Zardes and a penalty save by Zack Steffen, while this loss for the Revolution snapped their 12-game home opener unbeaten streak. [9] [10] On March 16, Columbus would earn their third straight result, a 1–0 win thanks to a Sauro header off of a corner – this time from Pedro Santos. Justin Meram recorded his 200th regular-season appearance for Crew SC in this game as well. [11] Columbus visited Philadelphia on March 23 and suffered a heavy 3–0 defeat as Crew SC had two debuts for the club: Joe Bendik and JJ Williams. [12] The first month of the 2019 season ended on a high note as Crew SC beat Atlanta United 2–0 on a wet evening in Columbus, with Pedro Santos scoring in the second minute Gyasi Zardes scoring in the 39th. This contest would be Harrison Afful's 100th regular-season appearance for Crew SC. [13]

The month of April was turbulent for Columbus as they managed to score just two goals in the entire month. The first was on an April 6 clash at home against the Revolution. A headed goal from Josh Williams from a Higuaín set-piece, as well as a double yellow card by the Revolution's Michael Mancienne gave Crew SC a 1–0 win. The following week, the club were blanked in Montréal on the 13th, and then travelled home for two straight games, a 3–1 loss versus Portland on the 20th, with the loan Columbus goal being scored by Santos via a chip over goalkeeper Jeff Attinella. This was Columbus's first home loss on the year. [14] Crew SC completed their second straight home match with a 1–0 loss midweek versus D.C. United, and subsequently followed that shutout with a second one, a 2–0 loss at Houston.

“Obviously we score a goal, and we all know what happened. It’s a fair goal. 100 percent. Referee gets in the way, referee fouls Acosta. And then the referee goes and looks at the television to bail himself out. I’ve never in my life seen anything like that. Ever.”

—Head coach Caleb Porter after the D.C. United match on May 4, 2019

The first match in May led to similar results as the previous four. while in the nation's capital, Columbus thought they had the game's opening goal from a shot by Pedro Santos, after a turnover from D.C. Untied's Luciano Acosta in which he, Columbus midfielder Wil Trapp and referee Ted Unkel all collided at midfield. The play was called over for review by the video assistant referee, and Ted Unkel reversed the goal citing a foul by Trapp at midfield. [15] D.C. United took the lead when Luciano Acosta capitalized on a deflection from a set piece. Just before halftime, Wayne Rooney converted a penalty in stoppage time following a handball by Wil Trapp. In the 61st minute, Paul Arriola extended D.C. United's lead to 3–0 with a far-post shot. Crew SC pulled one back in the 75th minute when a Robinho corner slipped through goalkeeper Bill Hamid's hands and into the net. [16] in the following match, Crew SC got back to their winning ways, beating an LA Galaxy side at home 3–1, with Zardes, Higuain and Hector Jimenez scoring the goals. This was Jimenez's first goal in over five years. History was also made in this game, as Higuain passed Robert Warzycha for the most assists in the regular season for the Black and Gold, while David Guzmán made his Columbus debut as well. [17] The May 11th clash was against another Los Angeles side - league leaders in Los Angeles FC. A game which saw the Crew SC debut of David Accam was largely forgettable, as Crew SC lost 3–0 at Mapfre Stadium. [18] The following weekend was a shutout loss at Minnesota United, with the only goal of the match coming in the 70th minute from former Crew SC player Ethan Finlay. [19] on May 25, After Columbus came back from two one-goal deficits, the Colorado Rapids secured a 3–2 victory with an 89th-minute goal in Commerce City, Colorado. The Rapids opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when Tommy Smith headed in a Jack Price corner at the near post. Crew SC responded five minutes later with Pedro Santos scoring from his left foot after a headed pass from Héctor Jiménez. Colorado regained the lead in the seventh minute of first-half stoppage time, as Jonathan Lewis's low shot deflected into the near post. In the 54th minute, Columbus equalized again when Federico Higuaín's cross found Gyasi Zardes, who redirected the ball past Tim Howard. The match remained level until the 89th minute, when Colorado's Nicolás Mezquida capitalized on a loose ball from a corner, tucking it into the top-left corner for the game-winner. [20] Injury news befell the team, as Designated Player Federico Higuaín tore his ACL during this game and would miss the remainder of the season. [21]

Beginning in June, the final match before the Gold Cup break, Columbus took on New York City FC at home and scored first, with the goal coming in the 28th minute via a penalty kick taken by Zardes. NYCFC scored second in the 57th minute to tie it up, only for Pedro Santos to net four minutes later to allow Columbus a one-goal lead. Columbus, however, would not hold on to this lead as NYCFC scored in the 76th minute to take one point from Columbus. This game would be the final game for Zack Steffen in Columbus, as he transferred to Manchester City on July 9. [22] After the Gold Cup break and the resumption of league play, Columbus were shut out in back-to-back games at home, first losing 1–0 to Sporting Kansas City, including a red card shown to Harrison Afful, followed by a 2–0 loss to Orlando City. [23] [24]

The club's torrid form continued into July, with Columbus once again getting shut out, this time in Sandy, Utah by Real Salt Lake, 1–0. This game marked the Crew SC debut for homegrown Aboubacar Keita. [25] On July 6, Crew SC scored their first goal in league play in over a month while facing off against the Seattle Sounders. Pedro Santos tucked home a penalty in the 14th minute. Columbus would wind up losing, as Nico Lodeiro scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time to put his club ahead 2–1 and snatch an away victory for the Sounders. [26] Columbus would lose their next game at Orlando City 1–0, and the following game would come from behind to tie Chicago Fire 2–2 thanks to a 90th minute header by debutant Romario Williams. [27] The July 20th affair between the Crew and the Montreal Impact was the first league win for Columbus since May 8. It came with the debut of Eloy Room, as well as the first league goal for David Accam as Columbus beat the Quebecois side 2–1, with Josh Williams scoring the other goal for the Black and Gold. [28] In the following days, there was an announcement of a new player signing in Chris Cadden, who would immediately be loaned to League One side Oxford United until the start of the 2020 MLS season. The following matchday was a second-consecutive victory for Crew SC, including several firsts for players: Luis Argudo scored his first goal, and Pedro Santos scored his first brace for the club as Columbus won 3–2 at New York Red Bulls, marking the first time this season the club has earned three points after conceding the first goal. [29] [30]

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Major League Soccer March 2, 2019October 6, 2019Matchday 120th34108163947−8029.41
U.S. Open Cup June 11, 2019June 18, 2019Fourth RoundRound of 16210132+1050.00
Total36118174249−7030.56

Source: Competitions

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference
2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
8 Chicago Fire 341012125547+842
9 Montreal Impact [a] (V)341217547601341 2020 CONCACAF Champions League [b]
10 Columbus Crew SC 34101683947838
11 Orlando City SC 34915104452837
12 FC Cincinnati 34622631754424
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
  2. as 2019 Canadian Championship winners
Overall table
2019 MLS regular season standings
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
18 Montreal Impact (V)341217547601341 2020 CONCACAF Champions League [a]
19 Houston Dynamo 341218449591040
20 Columbus Crew SC 34101683947838
21 Sporting Kansas City 341016849671838
22 Orlando City SC 34915104452837
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
3438101683947 −86652122 −141031825 −7

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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHAHHAHHAAHHAAHHHAHAAHAAHHAAHAAHA
ResultDWWLWWLLLLLWLLLDLLLLLDWWDDDLWDWDWL
Source: Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

On December 20, 2018, the league announced the home openers for every club. Columbus will make their season debut at MAPFRE Stadium on the opening day of the season, playing host to New York Red Bulls – the team that eliminated Crew SC from the playoffs in 2017. Columbus will also take part in the home-opening matches for two other clubs, with a trip to Gillette Stadium to face New England Revolution on March 9 and a visit to Saputo Stadium to take on Montreal Impact on April 13. [31]

March 21 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
4:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 17,931
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski
Brian Dunn
Fourth official: Matthew Franz
March 92 New England Revolution 0–2 Columbus Crew SC Foxborough, MA
2:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,808
Referee: David Gantar
Assistant referees: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
Logan Brown
Fourth official: Rubiel Vazquez
March 16 3 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 FC Dallas Columbus, OH
2:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 9,687
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Assistant referees: Adam Garner
Kevin Klinger
Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira
March 234 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,135
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistant referees: Kyle Atkins
Adam Wienckowski
Fourth official: Armando Villarreal
March 305 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 10,973
Referee: Joe Dickerson
Assistant referees: Nick Uranga
T.J. Zablocki
Fourth official: Malik Badawi
April 66 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 10,942
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant referees: Ian Anderson
Andrew Bigelow
Fourth official: Ismir Pekmic
April 137 Montreal Impact 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Montreal, QC
1:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 18,634
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant referees: Jason White
Gianni Facchini
Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos
April 208 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Portland Timbers Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 11,707
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistant referees: Kathryn Nesbitt
Kyle Longville
Fourth official: Lorant Varga
April 249 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 D.C. United Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 10,169
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant referees: Kyle Atkins
Brian Dunn
Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo
April 2710 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC Houston, TX
8:30 PM EDT Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,557
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant referees: Jeremy Hanson
Jeremy Kieso
Fourth official: Rosendo Mendoza
May 411 D.C. United 3–1 Columbus Crew SC Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,687
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant referees: Philippe Brière
Felisha Mariscal
Fourth official: Mark Allatin
May 812 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 LA Galaxy Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 13,207
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Gjovalin Bori
Fourth official: Jon Freemon
May 1113 Columbus Crew SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 18,048
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Assistant referees: Adam Garner
Jeff Hosking
Fourth official: Sergii Demianchuk
May 1814 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Saint Paul, MN
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,600
Referee: David Gantar
Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel
Kyle Longville
Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo
May 2515 Colorado Rapids 3–2 Columbus Crew SC Commerce City, CO
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,843
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Assistant referees: Matt Nelson
Eduardo Mariscal
Fourth official: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
June 116 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New York City FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 13,704
Referee: Joe Dickerson
Assistant referees: Jeremy Hanson
Jose Da Silva
Fourth official: Rubiel Vazquez
June 2317 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Columbus, OH
5:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 14,015
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell
Nick Uranga
Fourth official: David Gantar
June 2918 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Orlando City SC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 17,715
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Logan Brown
Fourth official: Luis Guardia
July 319 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Sandy, UT
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,030
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant referees: Jason White
Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos
July 620 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 14,183
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Greeson
Eric Boria
Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira
July 1321 Orlando City SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,397
Referee: David Gantar
Assistant referees: Kyle Longville
Elvis Osmanovic
Fourth official: Richard Gamache
July 1722 Chicago Fire 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Bridgeview, IL
9:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 7,482
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel
Jose Da Silva
Fourth official: Lorant Varga
July 2023 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante
Mike Kampmeinert
Fourth official: Greg Dopka
July 2724 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 16,126
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Assistant referees: Kathryn Nesbitt
Adam Garner
Fourth official: Michael Radchuk
August 325 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Columbus Crew SC San Jose, CA
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,088
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Assistant referees: Eduardo Mariscal
T.J. Zablocki
Fourth official: Elton Garcia
August 10 26 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 20,865
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Assistant referees: Gianni Facchini
Philippe Brière
Fourth official: Thomas Snyder
August 17 27 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 17,494
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistant referees: Ian Anderson
Matt Nelson
Fourth official: Rubiel Vazquez
August 2128 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC New York, NY
7:00 PM EDT Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 19,828
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant referees: Brian Dunn
Nick Uranga
Fourth official: Lorant Varga
August 25 29 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC Cincinnati, OH
6:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 30,611
Referee: Timothy Ford
Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski
Kevin Klinger
Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic
August 3130 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 16,438
Referee: Drew Fischer
Assistant referees: Jason White
Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
Fourth official: Yusri Rudolf
September 1431 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 68,046
Referee: Alan Kelly
Assistant referees: Logan Brown
Eric Weisbrod
Fourth official: Ismail Elfath
September 2132 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Vancouver, BC
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 16,683
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Assistant referees: Eduardo Mariscal
Micheal Barwegen
Fourth official: Tim Ford
September 2933 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 20,353
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant referees: Jason White
Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira
October 6 34 Toronto FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Toronto, ON
4:00 PM EDT
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,692
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Greeson
Ian McKay
Fourth official: David Barrie

MLS Cup Playoffs

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

U.S. Open Cup

June 11Fourth Round Columbus Crew SC (MLS) Flag of Ohio.svg 1–0 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC) Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT
Report Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 5,202
Referee: Matthew Franz
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
James Duling
Fourth official: Kevin Fikar
June 18Round of 16 Columbus Crew SC (MLS) Flag of Ohio.svg 2–3 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta United FC (MLS) Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 8,659
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
Assistant referees: Ian McKay
Tom Felice
Fourth official: James Duling

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Federico Higuaín entered the season with 196 career appearances for Crew SC, good for eighth place all-time, and 58 goals for the club, good for third place. In order to move up the charts in each category, he needed to appear in four matches and score 17 goals. [32] He appeared for the fourth time on the season on March 23, moving up the charts in the Crew's defeat against Philadelphia Union. [33]

Justin Meram also came into the 2019 season sitting in the top ten in club history in both appearances and goals: his 225 appearances were good for fifth place in club history, and his 43 goals were good for sixth. In order to move up, Meram needed to play in 17 games and score 10 goals. [32] He was traded on May 7, however, after playing just nine matches without scoring, departing without moving up in either category. [34]

Club captain Wil Trapp was tenth place in club history in appearances coming into the season, with 177 games played for the Crew. In order to move up, he needed to appear at least 11 times in all competitions. [32] Trapp made his 11th appearance on May 8, starting in the club's victory against LA Galaxy. [35]

No.PosNatPlayerTotal MLS U.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Curacao.svg  CUW Eloy Room 12012+000+00
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luis Argudo 23110+1111+10
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Williams 16215+120+00
4 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Jonathan Mensah 24023+100+00
5 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jordan Hamilton 400+400+00
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wil Trapp 28026+200+00
7 MF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Pedro Santos 351130+3112+00
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Artur 32028+202+00
9 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC David Guzmán 18013+302+00
10 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Federico Higuaín 14113+110+00
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gyasi Zardes 281328+0130+00
12 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ben Lundgaard 000+000+00
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ricardo Clark 704+300+00
14 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Waylon Francis 18016+100+10
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hector Jiménez 25119+412+00
17 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Romario Williams 711+610+00
17 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Lalas Abubakar 101+000+00
18 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Luis Díaz 1329+420+00
19 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Milton Valenzuela 000+000+00
20 MF Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Eduardo Sosa 804+400+00
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Crognale 1409+302+00
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jon Kempin 503+002+00
25 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Harrison Afful 24022+002+00
27 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Edward Opoku 000+000+00
29 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA David Accam 1748+722+02
30 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aboubacar Keita 1008+200+00
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Maloney 1109+100+10
33 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA JJ Williams 903+400+20
34 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Youness Mokhtar 815+310+00
- DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Chris Cadden 000+000+00
 Flag placeholder.svg  Own Goal 03-2-1
Players who left Columbus during the season:
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Bendik 606+000+00
9 MF Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Justin Meram 904+500+00
18 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Robinho 21013+601+10
22 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Gastón Sauro 17215+022+00
23 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zack Steffen 13013+000+00
28 MF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Niko Hansen 902+700+00
32 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Mullins 1102+702+00

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
1 GK Flag of Curacao.svg Eloy Room 100010
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg Luis Argudo 100010
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg Josh Williams 200020
4 DF Flag of Ghana.svg Jonathan Mensah 600060
5 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Hamilton 000000
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg Wil Trapp 500050
7 MF Flag of Portugal (official).svg Pedro Santos 700070
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg Artur 400040
9 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg David Guzmán 601070
10 MF Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Higuaín 200020
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg Gyasi Zardes 000000
12 GK Flag of the United States.svg Ben Lundgaard 000000
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg Ricardo Clark 000000
14 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg Waylon Francis 300030
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg Hector Jiménez 100010
17 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg Romario Williams 000000
17 DF Flag of Ghana.svg Lalas Abubakar 000000
18 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg Luis Díaz 100010
19 DF Flag of Argentina.svg Milton Valenzuela 000000
20 MF Flag of Venezuela.svg Eduardo Sosa 100010
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg Alex Crognale 501060
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg Jon Kempin 000000
25 DF Flag of Ghana.svg Harrison Afful 311041
27 MF Flag of Ghana.svg Edward Opoku 000000
29 MF Flag of Ghana.svg David Accam 100010
30 DF Flag of the United States.svg Aboubacar Keita 000000
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg Connor Maloney 100010
33 MF Flag of the United States.svg JJ Williams 000000
34 MF Flag of Morocco.svg Youness Mokhtar 100010
- DF Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Cadden 000000
Players who left Columbus during the season:
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg Joe Bendik 000000
9 MF Flag of Iran.svg Justin Meram 000000
18 MF Flag of Brazil.svg Robinho 000000
22 DF Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Sauro 400040
23 GK Flag of the United States.svg Zack Steffen 100010
28 MF Flag of Denmark.svg Niko Hansen 100010
32 FW Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Mullins 001010

Clean sheets

Zack Steffen came into the season with the fifth-most shutouts in club history, keeping 22 through his first three seasons with the club. In order to move up on the all-time charts, he needed to keep two clean sheets in 2019. [32] Steffen accomplished that mark in just three matches, moving up the chart following a clean sheet against FC Dallas on March 16. [36]

No.Name MLS U.S. Open Cup TotalGames Played
1 Flag of Curacao.svg Eloy Room 10112
12 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Lundgaard 0000
24 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Kempin 0115
Players who left Columbus during the season:
1 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Bendik 0006
23 Flag of the United States.svg Zack Steffen 40413

Transfers

In

Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
FW Flag of the United States.svg JJ Williams Flag of the United States.svg Kentucky Wildcats Drafted in the First Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed as a Generation Adidas player.January 11, 2019 [37]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Ricardo Clark Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew SC Signed a new contractJanuary 17, 2019 [38]
MF Flag of Brazil.svg Robinho Flag of Brazil.svg Ceará Transfer, terms undisclosedJanuary 18, 2019 [39]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Aboubacar Keita Flag of the United States.svg Virginia Cavaliers Signed as a Homegrown Player January 22, 2019 [40]
DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg Waylon Francis Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Traded for $50,000 in general allocation money February 5, 2019 [41]
MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg David Guzmán Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers Traded for a 2019 international roster slot May 7, 2019 [42]
MF Flag of Ghana.svg David Accam Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union Traded for $100,000 in targeted allocation money, $400,000 in general allocation money and a 2019 international roster slot May 8, 2019 [43]
FW Flag of Jamaica.svg Romario Williams Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United FC Traded for $100,000 in general allocation money July 1, 2019 [44]
MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg Luis Díaz Flag of Costa Rica.svg C.S. Herediano Transfer, $1,000,000. Signed as a Young Designated Player.July 2, 2019 [45]
GK Flag of Curacao.svg Eloy Room Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven Signed as a free agentJuly 5, 2019 [46]
FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Hamilton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC Traded for Patrick Mullins, $50,000 in targeted allocation money, and right of first refusal for an unnamed playerJuly 11, 2019 [47]
MF Flag of Morocco.svg Youness Mokhtar Flag of Norway.svg Stabæk Fotball Signed as a free agentJuly 19, 2019 [48]
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Cadden Flag of Scotland.svg Motherwell F.C. Signed as a free agent, then loanedJuly 23, 2019 [49]
DF Flag of Ghana.svg Harrison Afful Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew SC Signed a new contractOctober 30, 2019 [50]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Darlington Nagbe Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United FC Traded for $700,000 in targeted allocation money, $150,000 in general allocation money, a 2020 international roster slot, and $200,000 in 2021 targeted allocation money if certain performance conditions are met.November 13, 2019 [51]
MF Flag of Sweden.svg Axel Sjöberg Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids Claimed off waiversDecember 4, 2019 [52]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Matt Lampson Flag of the United States.svg LA Galaxy Signed as free agentDecember 12, 2019 [53]
DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vito Wormgoor Flag of Norway.svg SK Brann Signed as free agentDecember 18, 2019 [54]
MF Flag of Armenia.svg Lucas Zelarayán Flag of Mexico.svg Tigres UANL Transfer, $7,000,000. Acquired as a designated player.December 19, 2019 [55]

Out

Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
MF Flag of Iraq.svg Justin Meram Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United FC Traded for $100,000 in general allocation money, and a second round draft pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. If Atlanta transfer Meram to a club outside of MLS, Columbus will retain a percentage of the transfer fee.May 7, 2019 [34]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Zack Steffen Flag of England.svg Manchester City Transfer, £7,000,000July 9, 2019 [56]
MF Flag of Brazil.svg Robinho Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City SC Traded for $50,000 in 2019 targeted allocation money. Should certain performance conditions be met Columbus will also receive $50,000 in 2019 targeted allocation money and $50,000 in 2020 general allocation money July 11, 2019 [57]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Mullins Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC Traded with $50,000 in targeted allocation money, and right of first refusal for an unnamed player for Jordan Hamilton July 11, 2019 [47]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Joe Bendik Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. If certain performance conditions are met, Columbus will receive $50,000 in general allocation money July 19, 2019 [58]
DF Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Sauro Flag of Mexico.svg Deportivo Toluca F.C. Transfer, terms undisclosedAugust 7, 2019 [59]
MF Flag of Denmark.svg Niko Hansen Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo Traded for $75,000 in targeted allocation money August 8, 2019 [60]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Ben Lundgaard Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United 2 Option DeclinedOctober 21, 2019 [61]
CB Flag of the United States.svg Alex Crognale Flag of the United States.svg Birmingham Legion Option DeclinedOctober 21, 2019 [61]
DM Flag of Costa Rica.svg David Guzman Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Option DeclinedOctober 21, 2019 [61]
MF Flag of Ghana.svg Edward Opoku RetiredOption DeclinedOctober 21, 2019 [61]
MF Flag of Venezuela.svg Eduardo Sosa Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale CF Option DeclinedOctober 21, 2019 [61]
DF Flag of Ghana.svg Harrison Afful Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew SC Contract expiredOctober 21, 2019 [61]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Ricardo Clark RetiredContract expiredOctober 21, 2019 [61]
MF Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Higuain Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United Contract expiredOctober 21, 2019 [61]
FW Flag of Jamaica.svg Romario Williams Flag of the United States.svg Miami FC Contract expiredOctober 21, 2019
MF Flag of the United States.svg Luis Argudo Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF Selected in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft. Columbus receives $50,000 in general allocation money November 19, 2019 [62]
DF Flag of Ghana.svg Lalas Abubakar Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids Traded for $400,000 in 2020 general allocation money and a 2020 international roster slot November 20, 2019 [63]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Connor Maloney Flag of the United States.svg San Antonio FC Option DeclinedNovember 21, 2020 [64]

Loan out

Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource
DF Flag of the United States.svg Aboubacar Keita Flag of the United States.svg Richmond Kickers On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.March 6, 2019June 23, 2019 [65] [66]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Ben Lundgaard Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.March 6, 2019June 21, 2019 [65] [67]
October 7, 2019November 3, 2019 [68]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Alex Crognale Flag of the United States.svg Indy Eleven On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.March 15, 2019May 11, 2019 [69] [70]
MF Flag of Ghana.svg Edward Opoku Flag of the United States.svg Birmingham Legion FC On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.March 22, 2019August 17, 2019 [71]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Luis Argudo Flag of the United States.svg Hartford Athletic On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.April 11, 2019April 23, 2019 [72] [73]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Jon Kempin Flag of the United States.svg Hartford Athletic On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.April 11, 2019April 23, 2019 [72] [73]
FW Flag of the United States.svg JJ Williams Flag of the United States.svg Birmingham Legion On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.April 12, 2019April 20, 2019 [72] [74]
May 9, 2019June 23, 2019 [75] [66]
July 13, 2019October 26, 2019 [76]
DF Flag of Ghana.svg Lalas Abubakar Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Columbus receives $125,000 in targeted allocation money.May 8, 2019End of Season [77]
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Cadden Flag of England.svg Oxford United Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season Jul 23, 2019End of Season [49]

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 Columbus Crew SC are listed below:

2019 Columbus Crew SC SuperDraft Picks [78]
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege
118 Flag of the United States.svg JJ Williams FW Kentucky
366 Flag of Bermuda.svg Justin Donawa MF Dartmouth
390 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Mentzingen MF Valparaiso

Awards

MLS Team of the Week
WeekStartersBenchOpponent(s)Link
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Sauro Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
2 Flag of the United States.svg Caleb Porter (coach)
Flag of the United States.svg Gyasi Zardes
Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Sauro Flag of the United States.svg Zack Steffen Flag of the United States.svg FC Dallas
5 Flag of the United States.svg Zack Steffen Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United FC
6 Flag of the United States.svg Zack Steffen Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution
11 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Higuaín Flag of the United States.svg LA Galaxy
Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
14 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Pedro Santos Flag of the United States.svg New York City FC
20 Flag of Ghana.svg David Accam Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Impact
21 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Pedro Santos Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
22 Flag of Curacao.svg Eloy Room Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes
23 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Pedro Santos Flag of the United States.svg FC Cincinnati
25 Flag of the United States.svg Gyasi Zardes Flag of the United States.svg New York City FC
Flag of the United States.svg FC Cincinnati
28 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Luis Díaz Flag of Ghana.svg Harrison Afful Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United FC
30 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Pedro Santos Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union

Kits

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Home
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Away
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Specialty
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Record
HomeGoldGoldGoldMatch 1 vs. NYRB / 8–12–4
AwayBlackBlackBlackMatch 3 vs. Dallas / 3–4–4
SpecialtyTealTealTealMatch 8 vs. Portland / 0–1–0

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