2020 season | |||
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Investor-operators | Dee and Jimmy Haslam JW and Whitney Johnson Dr. Pete Edwards | ||
Head coach | Caleb Porter | ||
Stadium | Mapfre Stadium | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 3rd Overall: 4th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Champions | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
MLS is Back Tournament | Round of 16 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Gyasi Zardes (12) All: Gyasi Zardes (15) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,138 (Overall) 17,473 (Pre-Covid) 1,471 (Post-Covid) | ||
Biggest win | 4–0 (July 11 vs. Cincinnati) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–3 (Sept. 27 vs. Toronto) | ||
The 2020 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence and their twenty-fifth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus were also set to compete in the U.S. Open Cup, before its cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season covers the period from November 11, 2019 to the start of the 2021 Major League Soccer season.
The 2020 season saw Columbus earn their second ever MLS Cup championship, their first since 2008. Columbus defeated Seattle Sounders FC, 3–0 in the championship match.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Eloy Room | GK | February 6, 1989 (aged 30) | 2019 | PSV | 29 | 0 | |
13 | Andrew Tarbell | GK | October 7, 1993 (aged 26) | 2020 | San Jose Earthquakes | 7 | 0 | |
28 | Matt Lampson | GK | September 6, 1989 (aged 30) | 2020 | LA Galaxy | 16 | 0 | |
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Chris Cadden | DF | September 19, 1996 (aged 23) | 2019 | Motherwell | 8 | 0 | |
3 | Josh Williams | CB, RB, LB | April 18, 1988 (aged 31) | 2017 | Toronto FC | 142 | 9 | |
4 | Jonathan Mensah | CB | July 13, 1990 (aged 29) | 2017 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 100 | 3 | |
5 | Vito Wormgoor | DF | November 16, 1988 (aged 31) | 2020 | SK Brann | 2 | 0 | |
14 | Waylon Francis | LB | September 20, 1990 (aged 29) | 2019 | Seattle Sounders FC | 104 | 0 | |
19 | Milton Valenzuela | LB | August 13, 1998 (aged 21) | 2019 | Newell's Old Boys | 49 | 1 | |
24 | Grant Lillard | CB | December 5, 1995 (aged 24) | 2020 | Inter Miami CF | 0 | 0 | |
25 | Harrison Afful | RB | July 24, 1986 (aged 33) | 2015 | ES Tunis | 138 | 6 | |
30 | Aboubacar Keita | CB, LB | April 6, 2000 (aged 19) | 2019 | Virginia Cavaliers | 21 | 0 | |
Midfielders | ||||||||
6 | Darlington Nagbe | CM | July 19, 1990 (aged 29) | 2019 | Atlanta United FC | 15 | 1 | |
7 | Pedro Santos | RM, LM, AM, RW, LW, LB | April 22, 1988 (aged 31) | 2017 | Braga | 94 | 18 | |
8 | Artur | DM, AM, CM | March 11, 1996 (aged 23) | 2018 | São Paulo | 108 | 2 | |
10 | Lucas Zelarayán | CM | June 20, 1992 (aged 27) | 2020 | UANL Tigres | 16 | 6 | |
12 | Luis Díaz | RM, LM, RW | December 6, 1998 (aged 21) | 2019 | Herediano | 34 | 2 | |
16 | Hector Jiménez | RM, LM, RB, LB | November 3, 1988 (aged 31) | 2014 | LA Galaxy | 133 | 2 | |
18 | Sebastian Berhalter | MF | May 10, 2001 (aged 18) | 2020 | North Carolina | 9 | 0 | |
20 | Emmanuel Boateng | LW, RW | January 17, 1994 (aged 26) | 2020 | DC United | 10 | 0 | |
21 | Aidan Morris | MF | November 16, 2001 (aged 18) | 2020 | Indiana | 10 | 0 | |
22 | Derrick Etienne | MF | November 25, 1996 (aged 23) | 2020 | New York Red Bulls | 21 | 1 | |
26 | Fatai Alashe | CM | October 21, 1993 (aged 26) | 2020 | FC Cincinnati | 8 | 1 | |
34 | Youness Mokhtar | LM, RM, LW | August 29, 1991 (aged 28) | 2019 | Stabæk | 27 | 4 | |
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Fanendo Adi | ST | October 10, 1990 (aged 29) | 2020 | FC Cincinnati | 11 | 0 | |
11 | Gyasi Zardes | ST | September 2, 1991 (aged 28) | 2018 | LA Galaxy | 82 | 44 | |
17 | Jordan Hamilton | ST | March 17, 1996 (aged 23) | 2019 | Toronto FC | 6 | 0 | |
29 | Krisztián Németh | ST | January 5, 1989 (aged 31) | 2020 | Dunajská Streda | 4 | 1 | |
Out on loan | ||||||||
24 | Jon Kempin | GK | April 8, 1993 (aged 26) | 2018 | LA Galaxy | 8 | 0 | |
27 | Miguel Berry | FW | September 16, 1997 (aged 23) | 2020 | San Diego Toreros | 0 | 0 | |
January 24 Friendly | Ventura County Fusion | 1–5 | Columbus Crew SC | Chula Vista, California |
Report Report | Santos Berry Etienne Griffin JJ Williams | |||
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods. |
January 28 Friendly | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Chula Vista, California |
Raposo 51' (Nerwinski) | Report | Santos 40' |
February 1 Friendly | Orlando City SC | v | Columbus Crew SC | Playa del Carmen, Mexico |
Report | Stadium: Pure Mareazul Riviera Maya | |||
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather and field conditions. |
February 3 Friendly | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–4 | Columbus Crew SC | Cancun, Mexico |
Skahan 7' Calvillo 25' Haji 32' | Report | Adi 30' Santos 36' (pen.) Hamilton 63' Etienne 117' | Stadium: Universidad La Salle | |
Note: Played in four 30-minute periods. |
February 12 Friendly | Sporting Kansas City | 0–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Casa Grande, Arizona |
Report Report | Zardes 1' Santos 43' (pen.) | Stadium: Grande Sports World |
February 15 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Tempe, Arizona |
9:00 PM EST | Lambert 36' Cochran 41' | Report | Zardes 73' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field |
February 19 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Tempe, Arizona |
8:30 PM EST | White 68' | COL Report | Etienne 1' | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 22 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup | Houston Dynamo | 1–4 | Columbus Crew SC | Tempe, Arizona |
7:00 PM EST | McNamara 52' | COL Report | Zardes 1', 23' Mensah 4' Zelarayán 15' | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
March 2 Friendly | Columbus Crew SC | 3–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Columbus, Ohio |
37' 47' 54' | Stadium: Obetz Training Center |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 47 | 2.04 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League [a] |
2 | Toronto FC [b] | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 44 | 1.91 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League [c] |
3 | Columbus Crew SC (C) | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League [d] |
4 | Orlando City SC | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup |
5 | New York City FC | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Toronto FC (V) | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 44 | 1.91 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League [a] |
3 | Sporting Kansas City | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 39 | 1.86 | 2021 Leagues Cup [b] |
4 | Columbus Crew SC (C) | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League [c] |
5 | Orlando City SC | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | 2021 Leagues Cup [d] |
6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 39 | 1.77 | 2021 Leagues Cup [e] |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
20 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
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
On December 5, 2019, the league announced the home openers for every club, with Columbus playing New York City FC at Mapfre Stadium. The schedule for the remainder of the season was released by the league on December 19, 2019. [4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the original schedule had to be shortened and was released in installments. The remainder of the regular season schedule was announced on September 22, 2020. [5]
March 11 | Columbus Crew SC | 1–0 | New York City FC | Columbus, OH |
12:30 PM EST | Wormgoor 10' Pedro Santos 30' Artur 53' Zelarayán 56' Afful 77' | Report | Chanot 3' Héber 31' | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 17,473 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
March 72 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Seattle, WA |
10:00 PM EST | Jones 36' Ruidíaz 79' (pen.) João Paulo 85' | Boxscore | Zardes 33' Díaz 62' | Stadium: Century Link Field Attendance: 33,080 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
July 113 (MiBT) | FC Cincinnati | 0–4 | Columbus Crew SC | Bay Lake, FL |
10:30 PM EDT | Amaya 44' Alashe 82' | Report | Zelarayán 27' Zardes 30', 49' Mokhtar 60' Mensah 87' | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings. [6] |
July 164 (MiBT) | Columbus Crew SC | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Bay Lake, FL |
10:30 PM EDT | Zardes 22' Zelarayán 47' Room 89' Mokhtar 90+2' | Report | Tarek 61' Duncan 90+3' | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings. [6] |
July 215 (MiBT) | Atlanta United FC | 0–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Bay Lake, FL |
8:00 PM EDT | Escobar 45+4' Robinson 73' | Report | Mokhtar 18' Valenzuela 25' Pedro Santos 60' Jiménez 85' Díaz 90+3' | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Timothy Ford |
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings. [6] |
August 206 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–0 | Chicago Fire FC | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Etienne 20' Valenzuela 68' Nagbe 81' Zardes 88' | Report | Pineda 29' Calvo 48' | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
Note: Match will be played without spectators. [7] |
August 247 | New York City FC | 1–0 | Columbus Crew SC | New York City, NY |
7:00 PM EDT | Héber 22' Ring 59' Medina 67' | Report | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
August 298 | FC Cincinnati | 0–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Cincinnati, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | van der Werff 4' Gyau 11' Kubo 89' | Report | Artur 43' Williams 74' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ted Unkel |
September 29 | Columbus Crew SC | 1–0 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Mensah 52' Zelarayán 55' | Report | Monteiro 42' Bedoya 54' | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
September 610 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–0 | FC Cincinnati | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Santos 52' Zardes 64', 71', 82' | Report | Amaya 39' van der Werff 70' Waston 90' | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
September 1211 | Chicago Fire FC | 2–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Chicago, IL |
7:30 PM EDT | Mihailovic 11' Berić 14' Medrán 27' Navarro 34' Herbers 56' Calvo 71' Bornstein 73' | Report | Mensah 37' Alashe 68' Afful 70' Zardes 88' | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Jon Freemon |
September 1912 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–0 | Nashville SC | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Alashe 26' Pedro Santos 27', 50' Keita 57' Zardes 90+3' | Report | Lovitz 37' Muyl 71' Godoy 76' | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
September 2313 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–1 | Minnesota United FC | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Zelarayán 31' Pedro Santos 70' Artur 90' | Report | Aja 50' Métanire 61' Gasper 80' Lod 88' | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 1,455 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
September 2714 | Toronto FC | 3–1 | Columbus Crew SC | East Hartford, CT |
7:30 PM EDT | Altidore 28', 48' Pozuelo 59' Laryea 76' Delgado 86' | Report | Mavinga 40' (o.g.) Zelarayán 60' Morris 67' | Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Timothy Ford |
October 315 | FC Dallas | 2–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Frisco, TX |
8:30 PM EDT | Barrios 38' Ziegler 53' (pen.) Acosta 78' | Report | Afful 23' Mokhtar 47' Room 52' Pedro Santos 62' Díaz 84' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,572 Referee: Ted Unkel |
October 716 | Columbus Crew SC | 1–2 | Montreal Impact | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Afful 24' Zardes 45' | Report | Lappalainen 24' Raitala 42' Corrales 52' Binks 54' Bojan 74' (pen.) | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 1,401 Referee: Victor Rivas |
October 1417 | FC Cincinnati | 2–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Cincinnati, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Gutman 7' Kubo 17' (pen.) Hagglund 49' | Report | Alashe 31' Mensah 37' Pedro Santos 45' (pen.) Boateng 45+2' Morris 90+3' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
October 1818 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–1 | New York City FC | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Artur 26' Pedro Santos 50' Díaz 82' Zardes 90+3' | Report | Ring 10' Castellanos 55', 84' Chanot 90+1' | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
October 2419 | Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Houston, TX |
8:00 PM EDT | Rodríguez 22', 37' Vera 42' | Report | Afful 32' Cabrera 67' (o.g.) Morris 84' Díaz 90+1' | Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 2,237 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
October 2820 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Washington, D.C. |
9:00 PM EDT | Gressel 32' Mora 14' Brillant 17' Sorga 65' Fisher 74' | Report | Berhalter 6' Boateng 88' Cadden 90+4' | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
November 121 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, OH |
3:30 PM EST | Artur 37' Valenzuela 71' Németh 84' | Report | Monteiro 57' (pen.) Glesnes 72' | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Allen Chapman |
November 422 | Orlando City SC | 2–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Orlando, FL |
7:30 PM EST | Mueller 27' Nani 52' Jansson 56' Pereyra 64' Michel 83' Gallese 90+4' | Report | Afful 56' Pedro Santos 81' | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Note: Rescheduled from original October 11 match. [8] |
November 823 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–1 | Atlanta United FC | Columbus, OH |
3:30 PM EST | Zelarayán 17', 28' Zardes 55' Valenzuela 59' Nagbe 90+5' | Report | Escobar 11' 90+1' Moreno 59' (pen.) Barco 88' Guzan 90+6' | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Columbus Crew SC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
2 | FC Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | |
3 | New York Red Bulls | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Atlanta United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
July 113 Group E | FC Cincinnati | 0–4 | Columbus Crew SC | Bay Lake, Florida |
10:30 PM EDT | Amaya 44' Alashe 82' | Report | Zelarayán 27' Zardes 30', 49' Mokhtar 60' Mensah 87' | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Ismail Elfath |
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings. [6] |
July 164 Group E | Columbus Crew SC | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Bay Lake, Florida |
10:30 PM EDT | Zardes 22' Zelarayán 47' Room 89' Mokhtar 90+2' | Report | Tarek 61' Duncan 90+3' | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings. [6] |
July 215 Group E | Atlanta United FC | 0–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Bay Lake, Florida |
8:00 PM EDT | Escobar 45+4' Robinson 73' | Report | Mokhtar 18' Valenzuela 25' Pedro Santos 60' Jiménez 85' Díaz 90+3' | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Timothy Ford |
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings. [6] |
July 28 Round of 16 | Columbus Crew SC | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Minnesota United FC | Bay Lake, Florida |
8:00 PM EDT | Zardes 79' Mensah 84' | Report | Lod 18' | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Allen Chapman |
Penalties | ||||
Adi Pedro Santos Cadden Zelarayán | Alonso Greguš Schoenfeld Edwards Gasper |
November 21 Round 1 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–2 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, OH |
3:00 PM EST | Pedro Santos 26' (pen.) Nagbe 46' Zardes 68' | Report | Clark 23' Davis 40' Duncan 81' Long 89' White 90' | Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
November 29 Conf. Semifinals | Columbus Crew SC | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Nashville SC | Columbus, OH |
8:00 PM EST | Pedro Santos 99' Zardes 103' | Report | Johnston 42' Washington 111' | Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
December 6 Conf. Finals | Columbus Crew SC | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH |
4:00 PM EST | Artur 59' Pedro Santos 90+3' | Report | Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
December 12 MLS Cup 2020 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Columbus, OH |
8:30 PM EST | Zelarayán 25', 82' Etienne 31' | Report | João Paulo 27' Smith 49' | Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
The 2020 edition of the U.S. Open Cup was canceled on August 17 due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. [10]
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 [note 1] | MLS is Back Knockout Stage | MLS Cup Playoffs | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | CUW | Eloy Room | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | DF | SCO | Chris Cadden | 10 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
3 | DF | USA | Josh Williams | 16 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
4 | DF | GHA | Jonathan Mensah | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
5 | DF | NED | Vito Wormgoor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | USA | Darlington Nagbe | 19 | 2 | 14+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
7 | MF | POR | Pedro Santos | 26 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
8 | MF | BRA | Artur | 27 | 3 | 20+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
9 | MF | NGA | Fanendo Adi | 12 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ARG | Lucas Zelarayán | 21 | 8 | 12+4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
11 | FW | USA | Gyasi Zardes | 26 | 15 | 20+1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
12 | MF | CRC | Luis Díaz | 26 | 0 | 14+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
13 | GK | USA | Andrew Tarbell | 10 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
14 | DF | CRC | Waylon Francis | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
16 | MF | USA | Hector Jiménez | 10 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
17 | FW | CAN | Jordan Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | USA | Sebastian Berhalter | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | DF | ARG | Milton Valenzuela | 24 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
20 | FW | GHA | Emmanuel Boateng | 12 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
21 | MF | USA | Aidan Morris | 11 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | MF | USA | Derrick Etienne | 24 | 2 | 8+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
23 | DF | USA | Grant Lillard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | GK | USA | Jon Kempin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | GHA | Harrison Afful | 26 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
26 | MF | USA | Fatai Alashe | 9 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
27 | FW | ESP | Miguel Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | GK | USA | Matt Lampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | FW | HUN | Krisztián Németh | 5 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
30 | DF | USA | Aboubacar Keita | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | MF | MAR | Youness Mokhtar | 19 | 3 | 10+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players who left Columbus during the season: | |||||||||||
44 | DF | SWE | Axel Sjoberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Columbus stats
No. | Pos. | Name | MLS [note 2] | MLS is Back Knockout stage | 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs | Total | ||||
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1 | GK | Eloy Room | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | DF | Chris Cadden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | DF | Josh Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | Jonathan Mensah | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
5 | DF | Vito Wormgoor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | MF | Darlington Nagbe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | Pedro Santos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
8 | MF | Artur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
10 | MF | Lucas Zelarayán | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
11 | FW | Gyasi Zardes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | MF | Luis Díaz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
16 | MF | Hector Jiménez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | MF | Sebastian Berhalter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | DF | Milton Valenzuela | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
20 | FW | Emmanuel Boateng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
21 | MF | Aidan Morris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
25 | DF | Harrison Afful | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
26 | MF | Fatai Alashe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
30 | DF | Aboubacar Keita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
34 | MF | Youness Mokhtar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Columbus stats
No. | Name | MLS [note 3] | MLS is Back Knockout stage | MLS Cup Playoffs | Total | Games Played |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eloy Room | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
2 | Andrew Tarbell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Source: Columbus stats
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MF | Darlington Nagbe | Atlanta United FC | Atlanta receives $700,000 in Targeted Allocation money (TAM), $150,000 in GAM and an international roster spot for the 2020 MLS season, as well as $200,000 in TAM for the 2021 MLS season. | Nov 13, 2019 | [11] |
MF | Axel Sjöberg | Colorado Rapids | Claimed off waivers. | Dec 4, 2019 | [12] |
GK | Matt Lampson | LA Galaxy | Signed as free agent. | Dec 12, 2019 | [13] |
DF | Vito Wormgoor | SK Brann | Signed as free agent. | Dec 18, 2019 | [14] |
MF | Lucas Zelarayán | Tigres UANL | Reported $7,000,000 transfer fee. Acquired as a designated player. | Dec 19, 2019 | [15] |
MF | Aidan Morris | Indiana | Signed to Homegrown Player deal. | Jan 14, 2020 | [16] |
MF | Sebastian Berhalter | North Carolina | Signed to Homegrown Player deal. | Jan 17, 2020 | [17] |
FW | Fanendo Adi | FC Cincinnati | Selected off Major League Soccer's Waiver List. | Jan 27, 2020 | [18] |
MF | Derrick Etienne | New York Red Bulls | Signed as a free agent. | Feb 4, 2020 | [19] |
GK | Andrew Tarbell | San Jose Earthquakes | San Jose receives $75,000 in GAM. | Feb 19, 2020 | [20] |
FW | Miguel Berry | San Diego | Selected in the First Round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft (7th overall). | Feb 27, 2020 | [21] |
MF | Emmanuel Boateng | DC United | DC United receives defender Axel Sjoberg. | Aug 14, 2020 | [22] |
DF | Grant Lillard | Inter Miami CF | Inter Miami CF receives a Third Round Pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. | Aug 14, 2020 | [23] |
DF | Fatai Alashe | FC Cincinnati | FC Cincinnati receives a Second Round Pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. FC Cincinnati will instead receive $50,000 of General Allocation Money (GAM) for the 2021 MLS season should Alashe meet certain performance conditions. | Aug 17, 2020 | [24] |
FW | Krisztián Németh | Dunajská Streda | Signed as free agent. | October 5, 2020 | [25] |
The following players were selected by Columbus in the MLS SuperDraft. Only Miguel Berry signed a contract with the club.
Pos. | Player | College | Notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Miguel Berry | San Diego | Selected in the First Round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. | Jan 9, 2020 | [26] |
GK | Remi Prieur | St. Mary's | Selected in the second round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. | Jan 9, 2020 | [26] |
MF | Danny Griffin | Providence | Selected in the second round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. | Jan 9, 2020 | [26] |
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Ben Lundgaard | Atlanta United 2 | Option Declined. | Oct 21, 2019 | [27] |
CB | Alex Crognale | Birmingham Legion | Option Declined. | Oct 21, 2019 | [27] |
DM | David Guzman | Saprissa | Option Declined. | Oct 21, 2019 | [27] |
MF | Edward Opoku | Option Declined. | Oct 21, 2019 | [27] | |
MF | Eduardo Sosa | Fort Lauderdale CF | Option Declined. | Oct 21, 2019 | [27] |
MF | Ricardo Clark | N/A | Retired. | Oct 21, 2019 | [27] |
MF | Federico Higuain | D.C. United | Out of Contract. | Oct 21, 2019 | [27] |
MF | Luis Argudo | Inter Miami CF | Selected by Inter Miami CF in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft. | Nov 19, 2019 | [28] |
DF | Lalas Abubakar | Colorado Rapids | Columbus receives $400,000 in 2020 General Allocation Money (GAM) and a 2020 international roster spot. | Nov 20, 2019 | [29] |
MF | Connor Maloney | San Antonio FC | Option Declined. | Nov 21, 2020 | |
FW | Romario Williams | Miami FC | Free Transfer | Jan 1, 2020 | |
MF | Wil Trapp | Inter Miami CF | Columbus receives $100,000 in General Allocation Money and a 2020 international roster spot. | Jan 31, 2020 | [30] |
FW | JJ Williams | Birmingham Legion | Waived | Feb 20, 2020 | [31] |
MF | Axel Sjöberg | DC United | Columbus receives midfielder Emmanuel Boateng. | Aug 14, 2020 | [32] |
Pos. | Player | Loanee club | Division | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Jon Kempin | San Diego Loyal | USL Championship | Option to Recall | March 6, 2020 | End of Season | [33] |
FW | Miguel Berry | San Diego Loyal | USL Championship | Option to Recall | August 28, 2020 | End of Season | [34] |
Week | Starters | Bench | Opponent(s) | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucas Zelarayán | New York City FC | [36] | |
2 | Artur | Seattle Sounders FC | [37] | |
MLS is Back– Round 1 | Darlington Nagbe | FC Cincinnati | [38] | |
MLS is Back– Round 2 | Darlington Nagbe | Lucas Zelarayán | New York Red Bulls | [39] |
MLS is Back– Round 3 | Darlington Nagbe | Atlanta United FC | [40] | |
6 | Darlington Nagbe | Derrick Etienne | Chicago Fire FC | [41] |
9 | Lucas Zelarayán | Philadelphia Union | [42] | |
10 | Gyasi Zardes | FC Cincinnati | [43] | |
11 | Gyasi Zardes | Chicago Fire FC | [44] | |
12 | Jonathan Mensah | Nashville SC | [45] | |
13 | Pedro Santos | Minnesota United FC | [46] | |
19 | Andrew Tarbell | Pedro Santos | New York City FC | [47] |
22 | Eloy Room | Artur | Philadelphia Union | [48] |
Home | Away |
Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
Home | Gold | Gold | Gold | Match 1 vs. NYCFC |
Away | Black | Black | Black | Match 2 vs. Seattle |
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