2023 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2023 season
Investor-operators	Dee Haslam ; Jimmy Haslam ; JW Johnson; Whitney Johnson; Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coach	Wilfried Nancy
Stadium	Lower.com Field
Major League Soccer	Conference: 3rd; Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Eastern Conference Champions; MLS Cup Champions
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Leagues Cup	Round of 32
Trillium Cup	Winners (3 - 1)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup	No matches
Top goalscorer	League: ; Cucho Hernández (16); All: ; Cucho Hernández (24)
Highest home attendance	20,730 (8/20 v. CIN)
Lowest home attendance	19,249 (3/25 v. ATL)
Average home league attendance	20,325 (
Biggest win	CLB 6–1 ATL (3/25)
Biggest defeat	PHI 4–1 CLB (2/25)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2022 2024 →

Last updated July 28, 2025

The 2023 Columbus Crew season was the club's 28th season of existence and their 28th 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 February 25 against Philadelphia Union. It was the first season under head coach Wilfried Nancy.

Roster

As of As of game on December 9, 2023

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
2	DF	USA	Philip Quinton
3	DF	USA	Josh Williams
4	DF	FRA	Rudy Camacho (INT)
6	MF	USA	Darlington Nagbe (captain; DP)
7	DF	USA	Julian Gressel
8	MF	USA	Aidan Morris (SUP; HGP)
9	FW	COL	Cucho Hernández (INT; DP)
10	FW	URU	Diego Rossi (DP)
12	DF	ECU	Gustavo Vallecilla (on loan from Colorado Rapids)(INT)
13	FW	TRI	Kevin Molino
14	MF	GHA	Yaw Yeboah (INT)
16	MF	USA	Isaiah Parente (SUP; HGP)
17	FW	USA	Christian Ramirez
18	DF	DEN	Malte Amundsen
19	FW	CAN	Jacen Russell-Rowe (SUP; HGP)
20	FW	ROU	Alexandru Mățan (INT)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	UKR	Yevhen Cheberko (INT)
22	DF	USA	Keegan Hughes (SUP; HGP)
23	DF	ALG	Mohamed Farsi (SUP; INT)
24	GK	USA	Evan Bush
25	MF	USA	Sean Zawadzki (SUP; HGP)
27	FW	USA	Maximilian Arfsten (SUP)
28	GK	USA	Patrick Schulte (SUP; GA)
30	MF	USA	Will Sands (SUP; HGP)
31	DF	CPV	Steven Moreira (INT)
32	GK	USA	Brady Scott
33	DF	USA	Jake Morris (SUP; HGP)
94	DF	COL	Jimmy Medranda

Technical Staff

Position	Staff
President & General Manager	Tim Bezbatchenko
Head Coach	Wilfried Nancy
Director of Scouting and Player Recruitment	Neil McGuinness
Vice President, Soccer Administration & Operations	Jaime McMillan
Technical Director	Marc Nicholls
Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel & Strategy	Issa Tall
Assistant General Manager, Crew 2 General Manager	Corey Wray
Assistant Coach	Kwame Ampadu
Assistant Coach	Yoann Damet
Goalkeeper Coach	Phil Boerger
Assistant Coach	Jules Gueguen
Video Performance Coach	Maxime Chalier
Manager of Equipment Operations	David Brauzer
Assistant Equipment Manager	Ron Meadors
Coordinator, Team Operations and Player Care	Faith Lackey
Manager of Team Operations	Julio Velasquez
Data Analyst	Alex Mysiw
Head of Sport Science & Medicine	Chris Shenberger
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Luis Jeronimo
Manager, Player Personnel	Marshall Bushnell
Director of Performance	Federico Pizzuto
Sports Dietitian	Kyla Cross
Head Athletic Trainer	Chris Rumsey
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Catherine Hill
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Daniel Givens

Source: [^[2]]

Non-competitive

Preseason

February 4	Columbus Crew	v	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Columbus, OH
		Source		Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium
Note: Closed-door; four 30-minute halves played; no scores released

February 11	Inter Miami CF	v	Columbus Crew	Fort Lauderdale, FL
		Source		Stadium: Florida Blue Training Center
Note: Closed-door; score not released

February 15	Columbus Crew	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Fort Lauderdale, FL
	Hernández	Report	Baird pen.'
Note: Closed-door

February 18	Columbus Crew	2–1	Hartford Athletic	Fort Lauderdale, FL
		Report
Note: Closed-door; goalscoring information not released

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	February 25, 2023	October 21, 2023	Matchday 1	3rd	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	047.06
MLS Cup Playoffs	November 1, 2023	December 2, 2023	Round One	Winners	6	5	0	1	15	9	+6	083.33
U.S. Open Cup	April 26, 2023	May 24, 2023	Third Round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	066.67
Leagues Cup	July 23, 2023	August 4, 2023	Group Stage	Round of 32	3	2	1	0	9	5	+4	066.67
Total					46	25	10	11	97	62	+35	054.35

Source: Competitions

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Cincinnati	34	20	5	9	57	39	+18	69	Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	Orlando City SC	34	18	7	9	55	39	+16	63	Qualification for round one
3	Columbus Crew	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57
4	Philadelphia Union	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55
5	New England Revolution	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	55

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Cincinnati (S)	34	20	5	9	57	39	+18	69	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[a]
2	Orlando City SC	34	18	7	9	55	39	+16	63	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[b]
3	Columbus Crew (C)	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16^[c]
4	St. Louis City SC	34	17	12	5	62	45	+17	56	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[d]
5	Philadelphia Union	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[e]

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) MLS Cup champion; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:

↑ As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
↑ As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
↑ As 2023 MLS Cup champions
↑ As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
↑ As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

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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	57	16	9	9	67	46	+21	12	1	4	41	14	+27	4	8	5	26	32	−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

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

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

Match results

February 251	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Columbus Crew	Chester, PA
7:30 PM EST	Gazdag 45+3' (pen.), 72' (pen.) Flach 47' Carranza 52', 80'	Report	Glesnes 28' (o.g.) Morris 39' Sands 43' Hernández 56' Zelarayán 58' Degenek 71'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,510 Referee: Lukasz Szpala Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Diego Blas Fourth official: Ian McKay

March 42	Columbus Crew	2–0	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST	Zelarayán 10', 44' Yeboah 65'	Report	Najar 59' Klich 84'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,391 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira Assistant referees: Corey Parker Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Brian Dunn

March 11 3	Toronto FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
7:30 PM EST	Kerr 25' Kaye 60' Hedges 80'	Report	Quinton 32' Morris 66' Medranda 75'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,796 Referee: Ismir Pekmic Assistant referees: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho Gianni Facchini Fourth official: Filip Dujic

March 184	New York Red Bulls	2–1	Columbus Crew	Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EDT	Cásseres 53' Luquinhas 58' Burke 63' Vanzeir 86'	Report	Mățan 33' Moreira 45+3' Russell-Rowe 83' Medranda 88'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,412 Referee: Timothy Ford Assistant referees: Ian Anderson Brian Dunn Fourth official: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

March 255	Columbus Crew	6–1	Atlanta United FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	A. Morris 14' Ramirez 47', 64' Quinton 51' Russell-Rowe 68' Mățan 81' Arfsten 90+1'	Report	Wolff 45+2' Ibarra 58' Lennon 71'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,249 Referee: Ramy Touchan Assistant referees: Adam Garner Nick Balcer Fourth official: Joshua Encarnacion

April 16	Columbus Crew	4–0	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Morris 14', 53' Zelarayán 41' (pen.) Nagbe 64' Yeboah 90+3'	Report	Meram 29' Eneli 84'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,624 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Brooke Mayo Fourth official: Filip Dujic

April 87	D.C. United	0–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, DC
7:30 PM EDT	Canouse 45+5' Benteke 58' Klich 81'	Report	Zelarayán 39' (pen.) Ramirez 47' Vallecilla 85'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,891 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Corey Parker Walter Heatherly Fourth official: Armando Villarreal

April 158	Columbus Crew	1–1	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Mățan 23' Degenek 43' Zawadski 90+8'	Report	Borrero 56' 65' Degenek 58' (o.g.)	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,562 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Nick Uranga Eduardo Jeff Fourth official: Meghan Mullen

April 229	Charlotte FC	1–0	Columbus Crew	Charlotte, NC
7:30 PM EDT	Świderski 37' Jones 45+4'	Report	Yeboah 75'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 30,468 Referee: Jon Freemon Assistant referees: Kyle Atkins Brian Dunn Fourth official: Brian Poeschel

April 2910	Columbus Crew	1–2	Inter Miami CF	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hernández 10' Morris 26'	Report	Campana 7', 41' Kryvtsov 22' Cremaschi 49' Taylor 84'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,410 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere Assistant referees: Logan Brown Ryan Graves Fourth official: Lukasz Szpala

May 1311	Columbus Crew	2–2	Orlando City SC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Moreira 28' Quinton 35' Nagbe 39', 71' Russell-Rowe 45+2' Vallecilla 52'	Report	Carlos 14' Kara 49' Cartagena 73' McGuire 90+2'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,488 Referee: Drew Fischer Assistant referees: Kathryn Nesbitt Chantal Boudreau Fourth official: Brian Dunn

May 1712	Columbus Crew	2–0	LA Galaxy	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Zelarayán 25' Amundsen 43' Ramirez 46'	Report	Puig 82' Hernández 88'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,192 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Meghan Mullen Fourth official: Justin Howard

May 20 13	FC Cincinnati	3–2	Columbus Crew	Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Acosta 17', 23' (pen.) Miazga 63' Moreno 67'	Report	40' Zelarayán 52' 72' Amundsen	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant referees: Ian McKay Matt Nelson Fourth official: Filip Dujic

May 2814	Nashville SC	3–1	Columbus Crew	Nashville, TN
8:30 PM EDT	McCarty 19' Picault 56' Moore 60' Godoy 77' Bunbury 80' Mukhtar 90+7'	Report	Yeboah 2' Vallecilla 5' Morris 90'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Victor Rivas Assistant referees: Logan Brown Walter Heatherly Fourth official: Kyle Atkins

May 3115	Columbus Crew	3–2	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Zelarayán 37' Zawadzki 62' Hernández 72' Schulte 86'	Report	Nicholson 9' Bombito 74' Bassett 90+5'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,223 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Adam Garner Nick Balcer Fourth official: Joshua Encarnacion

June 316	Columbus Crew	4–2	Charlotte FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Ramírez 5', 59' Arfsten 21' Hernández 43', 86'	Report	Sobociński 39' Świderski 56' Meram 58' Byrne 78' Jones 84'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,199 Referee: Alex Chilowicz Assistant referees: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt Claudiu Badea Fourth official: Brandon Stevis

June 1017	Chicago Fire FC	1–2	Columbus Crew	Chicago, IL
8:30 PM EDT	Navarro 45+5' Shaqiri 88' Herbers 89'	Report	Amundsen 20' Zawadzki 29' Hernández 59' Farsi 81' Zelarayán 90+3', 90+5'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 18,892 Referee: Mark Allatin Assistant referees: Chris Elliott Mike Rottersman Fourth official: Mathew Corrigan

June 1718	New York City FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	New York, NY
3:30 PM EDT	Cufré 32' Parks 90' Segal 90+4' Rodríguez 90+6'	Report	Ramírez 48'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 30,615 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere Assistant referees: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho Peter Balciunas Fourth official: Brandon Stevis

June 2419	Columbus Crew	2–0	Nashville SC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Ramírez 20' Moreira 59' Maher 90+5' (o.g.)	Report	Mukhtar 60'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,443 Referee: Filip Dujic Assistant referees: Ian McKay Kevin Klinger Fourth official: Alex Billeter

July 120	Columbus Crew	2–1	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hernández 19' Yeboah 62' Schulte 63' Zawadzki 72'	Report	Edelman 33' Elias Manoel 38' Amaya 82' Coronel 90+5'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,415 Referee: Ismir Pekmic Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow Jason White Fourth official: Matthew Thompson

July 421	Inter Miami CF	2–2	Columbus Crew	Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Campana 57' Taylor 79' Martínez 90'	Report	Nagbe 23', 90+2' Arfsten 38' Ramírez 69'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 14,072 Referee: Alex Chilowicz Assistant referees: Jose Da Silva Claudiu Badea Fourth official: Natalie Simon

July 822	Columbus Crew	1–1	New York City FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Zelarayán 41' Hernández 45+2' 68' Amundsen 57' Nagbe 64' Zawadzki 85', 90+4' Nancy 87' Pizzuto 90' Degenek 90+9'	Report	Barraza 13' Rodríguez 68' Haak 75', 90+12' Cufré 90+8'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,533 Referee: Serhiy Boyko Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso Justin Howard Fourth official: Ricardo Fierro

July 1523	Portland Timbers	3–2	Columbus Crew	Portland, OR
10:30 PM EDT	Asprilla 28', 30' Loría 48' Chará 54' Blanco 80', 81'	Report	Zelarayán 45+3', 65' Russell-Rowe 72'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 24,181 Referee: Timothy Ford Assistant referees: Corey Parker Walter Heatherly Fourth official: Mark Allatin

August 20 24	Columbus Crew	3–0	FC Cincinnati	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Morris 15' Hernández 23' (pen.) Russell-Rowe 90+6'	Report	Nwobodo 45+2' Arias 76'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,730 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Gianni Facchini Fourth official: John Griggs

August 26 25	Columbus Crew	2–0	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Rossi 21' Amundsen 24' Russell-Rowe 89'	Report	O'Neill 44'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,548 Referee: Elton García Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell Cameron Blanchard Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

August 3026	Houston Dynamo FC	2–0	Columbus Crew	Houston, TX
8:30 PM EDT	Baird 14' Dorsey 58' Carrasquilla 81' Sviatchenko 87' Ibrahim 90'	Report	Cheberko 4' Zawadzki 71'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 10,873 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: Kali Smith Jeffrey Greeson Fourth official: Nima Saghafi

September 227	CF Montréal	2–4	Columbus Crew	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT	Jabang 18' Opoku 52' Vilsaint 68' Miljevic 90+5'	Report	Corbo 14' (o.g.) Hernández 22', 43', 65' (pen.) Yeboah 29' Amundsen 46' Schulte 86'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 18,358 Referee: Filip Dujic Assistant referees: Lyes Arfa Walter Heatherly Fourth official: Michael Venne

September 1628	Orlando City SC	4–3	Columbus Crew	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Ojeda 48' Torres 73' Enrique 86', 90+7', 90+8'	Report	Gressel 16' Rossi 56' Hernández 68' Morris 82'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 22,802 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow Meghan Mullen Fourth official: Malik Badawi

September 2029	Columbus Crew	3–0	Chicago Fire FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hernández 8' (pen.), 16' (pen.), 23'	Report	Brady 8' Souquet 13' Czichos 33' Shaqiri 44' 67' Koutsias 72' Przybyłko 74'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,349 Referee: Ismir Pekmic Assistant referees: Claudiu Badea Justin Howard Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira

September 23 30	FC Dallas	1–1	Columbus Crew	Frisco, TX
8:30 PM EDT	Obrain 43' Arriola 59' Illarramendi 85'	Report	Tafari 24' (o.g.) Zawadzki 52' Camacho 60'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 17,948 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Lyes Arfa Ryan Graves Fourth official: Sergii Demianchuk

September 3031	Columbus Crew	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Amundsen 67' Hernández 72' (pen.), 84'	Report	Harriel 50' Lowe 52' Elliott 71' Wagner 72' Bueno 72'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,456 Referee: Jon Freemon Assistant referees: Logan Brown Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho Fourth official: Thomas Snyder

October 432	New England Revolution	1–2	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT	Polster 45+2' Chancalay 48'	Report	Rossi 20' Amundsen 58', 86' Nagbe 61' Zawadzki 70' Ramírez 90'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,144 Referee: Alexis Da Silva Assistant referees: Kyle Atkins Jason White Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

October 733	Atlanta United FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM EDT	Robinson 90+7'	Report	Hernández 65'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,684 Referee: Ismail Elfath Assistant referees: Chris Elliott Ben Pilgrim Fourth official: Malik Badawi

October 2134	Columbus Crew	2–1	CF Montréal	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT	Hernández 17' Nagbe 50'	Report	Ibrahim 7' Piette 33'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,526 Referee: Drew Fischer Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Eric Weisbrod Fourth official: Mathew Corrigan

MLS Cup Playoffs

Round One

November 1Match 1	Columbus Crew	2–0	Atlanta United FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hernández 45+1', 51' (pen.) Camacho 78' Rossi 79'	Report	Muyumba 25' Robinson 71' Thiaré 77'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,176 Referee: Lukasz Szpala Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Jason White Fourth official: Filip Dujic

November 7Match 2	Atlanta United FC	4–2	Columbus Crew	Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM EDT	Giakoumakis 18', 38' Silva 45+4', 45+4' Mosquera 83' Almada 88'	Report	Hernández 41', 45' Arfsten 90+5'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 41,850 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Cameron Blanchard Jeremy Hanson Fourth official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

November 12Match 3	Columbus Crew	4–2	Atlanta United FC	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Nagbe 9' Amundsen 17', 73' Mățan 33' Rossi 47' Camacho 71'	Report	Muyumba 27' Giakoumakis 35' Silva 50' Fortune 81' Thiaré 90'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,182 Referee: Armando Villarreal Assistant referees: Corey Parker Jose Da Silva Fourth official: Tori Penso
Note: Columbus Crew won the series 2–1.

Conference Semifinals

November 25Conference Semifinals	Orlando City SC	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Columbus Crew	Orlando, FL
5:30 PM EDT	Schlegel 17' 77' Cartagena 55' Araújo 71' Jansson 95' Þórhallsson 104'	Report	Camacho 27' Amundsen 45+1' Ramírez 93', 117' Hernández 118', 119'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Jon Freemon Assistant referees: Jeremy Hanson Chantal Boudreau Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

Conference Finals

December 2Conference Finals	FC Cincinnati	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Columbus Crew	Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 PM EDT	Vázquez 14', 99' Acosta 45+3', 73' Badji 82' Mosquera 117'	Report	Moreira 45+2' Powell 75' (o.g.) Rossi 86' Ramirez 115' Gressel 120+1'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Corey Parker Nick Uranga Fourth official: Rosendo Mendoza

MLS Cup 2023

December 9 MLS Cup	Columbus Crew	2–1	Los Angeles FC	Columbus, Ohio
4:00 PM EDT	Hernández 33' (pen.) Yeboah 37' Amundsen 61' Rossi 90' Morris 90+3'	Report	Vela 49' Tillman 53' Sánchez 67' Bouanga 74' Palacios 85'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,802 Referee: Armando Villarreal Assistant referees: Cameron Blanchard Ian McKay Fourth official: Jon Freemon

Leagues Cup

Group stage: Central 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CLB	CAM	STL
1	Columbus Crew	2	2	0	6	2	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	2–1
2	América	2	1	1	5	4	+1	3	Advance to knockout stage	1–4	—	4–0
3	St. Louis City SC	2	0	2	1	6	−5	0		—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 23Group Stage	Columbus Crew	2–1	St. Louis City SC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Zelarayán 11' Hernández 29' (pen.) Cheberko 88' Farsi 90+3'	Report	Adeniran 56' Russell-Rowe 85' (o.g.) Pompeu 90+5'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,533 Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) Assistant referees: Wasnah Barnarde (Antigua and Barbuda) Chris Cortez-Elliott (United States) Fourth official: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)

July 31Group Stage	Columbus Crew	4–1	Club América	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT	Hernández 41', 69' (pen.) Ramírez 81' Moreira 90+3'	Report	Álvarez 29'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,217 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez (Mexico) Assistant referees: Pablo Israel Hernández (Mexico) Michel Ricardo Espinoza (Mexico) Fourth official: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

Knockout stage

August 4Round of 32	Columbus Crew	3–3 (3–4 p)	Minnesota United FC	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT	Cheberko 20' Hernández 41' Amundsen 42' Mățan 51' Nagbe 52' Ramirez 83'	Report	Hlongwane 17, 54' Boxall 45' Trapp 79' Dotson 90'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,217 Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) Assistant referees: Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago) Nicholas Anderson (Jamaica) Fourth official: Tristley Bassue (St. Kitts and Nevis)
	Penalties
	Hernández Ramirez Mățan Molino Moreira Amundsen		Reynoso Rosales Boxall García Hlongwane Tapias

U.S. Open Cup

April 26Third Round	Columbus Crew (MLS)	1–0	Indy Eleven (USLC)	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Farsi 83' Degenek 90+1'	Report	Vázquez 88'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Stephen Milhoan Fourth official: Kevin Fikar

May 10Round of 32	Loudoun United FC (USLC)	1–5	Columbus Crew (MLS)	Leesburg, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Samaké 10' ElMedkhar 86' (pen.) Leggett 90+1'	Report	Yeboah 6' Zawadzki 18' Parente 24', 27' Ramírez 36' Morris 65'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 3,201 Referee: Luis Arroyo Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Jeremy Smith Fourth official: Gary Gutiérrez

May 24Round of 16	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC)	1–0	Columbus Crew (MLS)	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Dikwa 22' Griffin 62' Kizza 90+5'	Report	Hughes 90+3'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 6,107 Referee: Jeremy Scheer Assistant referees: Jason White Jacob Little Fourth official: Luis Arroyo

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Leagues Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	USA	Philip Quinton	15	1	10+2	1	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	USA	Josh Williams	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	FRA	Rudy Camacho	17	0	8+3	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	USA	Darlington Nagbe	44	4	32+2	3	6+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	0
7	MF	USA	Julian Gressel	17	1	9+2	1	2+2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
8	MF	USA	Aidan Morris	41	4	30+0	4	6+0	0	0+2	0	3+0	0
9	FW	COL	Cucho Hernández	37	24	27+0	16	6+0	5	1+0	0	3+0	3
10	FW	URU	Diego Rossi	16	5	8+2	3	6+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	ECU	Gustavo Vallecilla	16	0	10+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
13	FW	TRI	Kevin Molino	16	0	0+9	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
14	MF	GHA	Yaw Yeboah	42	5	22+9	3	5+1	1	2+0	1	2+1	0
16	MF	USA	Isaiah Parente	10	2	0+7	0	0+0	0	3+0	2	0+0	0
17	FW	USA	Christian Ramirez	40	13	19+11	8	0+5	2	2+0	1	3+0	2
18	DF	DEN	Malte Amundsen	33	5	21+1	3	6+0	1	1+1	0	3+0	1
19	FW	CAN	Jacen Russell-Rowe	28	4	4+17	4	0+2	0	2+1	0	0+2	0
20	MF	ROU	Alexandru Mățan	40	3	27+4	1	6+0	1	0+1	0	2+0	1
21	DF	UKR	Yevhen Cheberko	12	0	2+4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
22	DF	USA	Keegan Hughes	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ALG	Mohamed Farsi	42	1	23+8	0	4+1	0	1+2	1	2+1	0
24	GK	USA	Evan Bush	5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
25	MF	USA	Sean Zawadzki	42	4	15+15	3	1+5	0	3+0	1	3+0	0
27	FW	USA	Maximilian Arfsten	17	3	3+9	2	0+1	1	3+0	0	0+1	0
28	GK	USA	Patrick Schulte	38	0	31+0	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
30	MF	USA	Will Sands	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF	CPV	Steven Moreira	43	1	33+1	0	6+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
32	GK	USA	Brady Scott	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	USA	Jake Morris	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
94	DF	COL	Jimmy Medranda	12	1	0+10	1	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
			Own Goal	0	5	-	4	-	1	-	0	-	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
1	GK	CUW	Eloy Room	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	AUS	Miloš Degenek	13	0	10+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	ARM	Lucas Zelarayán	21	11	20+0	10	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
11	MF	CRC	Luis Díaz	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW	USA	Gibran Rayo	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
38	FW	USA	Noah Fuson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
39	MF	USA	Thomas Roberts	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
52	MF	USA	Taha Habroune	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0

Source:

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Leagues Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
2	DF	Philip Quinton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	Josh Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Rudy Camacho	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6	MF	Darlington Nagbe	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
7	MF	Julian Gressel	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	Aidan Morris	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
9	FW	Cucho Hernández	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	8	1
10	FW	Diego Rossi	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12	DF	Gustavo Vallecilla	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
13	FW	Kevin Molino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Yaw Yeboah	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
16	MF	Isaiah Parente	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Christian Ramirez	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18	DF	Malte Amundsen	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
19	FW	Jacen Russell-Rowe	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
20	MF	Alexandru Mățan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21	DF	Yevhen Cheberko	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
22	DF	Keegan Hughes	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	DF	Mohamed Farsi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
24	GK	Evan Bush	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Sean Zawadzki	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
27	FW	Maximilian Arfsten	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	GK	Patrick Schulte	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
30	MF	Will Sands	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF	Steven Moreira	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
32	GK	Brady Scott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	Jake Morris	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
94	DF	Jimmy Medranda	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
-	HC	Wilfried Nancy	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
-	AC	Federico Pizzuto	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Players who left Columbus during the season:
1	GK	Eloy Room	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Miloš Degenek	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
10	MF	Lucas Zelarayán	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11	MF	Luis Díaz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	Gibran Rayo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	FW	Noah Fuson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	Thomas Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	MF	Taha Habroune	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total	Games Played
24	Evan Bush	0	0	1	0	1	5
28	Patrick Schulte	7	2	0	0	9	38
32	Brady Scott	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
1	Eloy Room	1	0	0	0	1	3

Source:

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Keegan Hughes	Stanford Cardinal	Homegrown player, contract runs through 2024 with options through 2026	January 11, 2023	^[3]
FW	Christian Ramirez	Aberdeen F.C.	Transfer for an undisclosed fee, contract runs through 2024 with an option for 2025	January 19, 2023	^[4]
DF	Philip Quinton	Columbus Crew 2	Signed from MLS Next Pro team, contract runs through 2023 with options through 2026	February 8, 2023	^[5]
FW	Maximilian Arfsten	San Jose Earthquakes II	Signed via the SuperDraft, contract runs through 2024 with options for 2025 and 2026	February 21, 2023	^[6]
DF	Malte Amundsen	New York City FC	Trade for $400,000 in general allocation money with a potential $100,000 in performance-based additions, contract runs through 2024 with an option for 2025	April 25, 2023	^[7]
DF	Yevhen Cheberko	NK Osijek	Transfer for an undisclosed fee, contract runs through 2026	June 9, 2023	^[8]
MF	Julian Gressel	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Trade for $550,000 in general allocation money across the 2023 and 2024 seasons, including a conditional fee of $300,000	July 21, 2023	^[9]
DF	Rudy Camacho	CF Montréal	Trade for $400,000 in general allocation money total, $200,000 in 2023 and $200,000 in 2024	July 31, 2023	^[10]
FW	Diego Rossi	Fenerbahçe	Transfer for $5,630,000 with a $1,000,000 bonus fee and a 15% sell-on clause, contract runs through 2026 with an option for 2027	August 2, 2023	^[11]
MF	Derrick Jones	Charlotte FC	Free agent, contract runs through 2025 with an option for 2026	December 21, 2023	^[12]
GK	Nicholas Hagen	Bnei Sakhnin F.C.	Free agent, contract runs through 2024 with options through 2026	December 21, 2023	^[13]
MF	Marino Hinestroza	C.F. Pachuca	Transfer, undisclosed transfer fee. Contract runs through 2026 with an option for 2027	December 22, 2023	^[14]

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Gustavo Vallecilla	Colorado Rapids	$175,000 in General Allocation Money, on loan through 2023 season with option to purchase	March 3, 2023	December 9, 2023	^[15]
MF	Thomas Roberts	Columbus Crew 2	Short term agreements	May 10, 2023	May 10, 2023	^[16]
MF	Thomas Roberts	Columbus Crew 2	Short term agreements	May 24, 2023	May 24, 2023	^[17]
FW	Noah Fuson	Columbus Crew 2	Short term agreements	March 4, 2023	March 4, 2023	^[18]
FW	Noah Fuson	Columbus Crew 2	Short term agreements	May 10, 2023	May 10, 2023	^[16]
FW	Gibran Rayo	Columbus Crew 2	Short term agreements	May 24, 2023	May 24, 2023	^[17]
				May 31, 2023	May 31, 2023	^[19]
				June 3, 2023	June 3, 2023	^[20]
MF	Taha Habroune	Columbus Crew 2	Short term agreement	May 24, 2023	May 24, 2023	^[17]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Jonathan Mensah	San Jose Earthquakes	Traded for $200,000 in General Allocation Money, and potentially an additional $300,000 if certain performance metrics are met	February 10, 2023	^[21]
GK	Eloy Room	SBV Vitesse	Mutual consent termination	July 17, 2023	^[22]
DF	Miloš Degenek	Red Star Belgrade	Transfer, undisclosed transfer fee.	July 24, 2023	^[23]
MF	Lucas Zelarayán	Al Fateh SC	Transfer, undisclosed transfer fee.	July 31, 2023	^[24]
MF	Luis Díaz	Colorado Rapids	Placed on waivers	September 5, 2023	^[25]
GK	Brady Scott	LA Galaxy	Option declined	December 12, 2023	^[26]^[27]
DF	Jimmy Medranda	Deportivo Cali	Option declined	December 12, 2023	^[26]
DF	Jake Morris	Louisville City FC	Option declined	December 12, 2023	^[26]^[28]
MF	Isaiah Parente	Ventura County FC	Option declined	December 12, 2023	^[26]^[29]
DF	Gustavo Vallecilla	Colorado Rapids	Loan expired	December 12, 2023	^[26]
DF	Josh Williams	Retired	Out of contract	December 12, 2023	^[26]
MF	Julian Gressel	Inter Miami CF	Out of contract	December 12, 2023	^[26]^[30]

Loans out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
GK	Brady Scott	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	March 26, 2023	September 8, 2023	^[31]^[32]
DF	Jake Morris	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 9, 2023	June 18, 2023	^[33]^[34]
FW	Maximilian Arfsten	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	April 16, 2023	^[35]
DF	Jimmy Medranda	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	April 16, 2023	^[35]
DF	Keegan Hughes	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	July 25, 2023	^[35]^[36]
FW	Jacen Russell-Rowe	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	April 16, 2023	^[35]
MF	Sean Zawadzki	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	April 16, 2023	^[35]
MF	Yaw Yeboah	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	April 16, 2023	^[35]
MF	Isaiah Parente	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	September 3, 2023	^[35]^[37]
DF	Philip Quinton	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	October 1, 2023	^[35]^[38]
DF	Malte Amundsen	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 30, 2023	April 30, 2023	^[39]
FW	Kevin Molino	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	June 4, 2023	June 4, 2023	^[40]
MF	Luis Díaz	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	June 4, 2023	June 11, 2023	^[40]^[41]
FW	Josh Williams	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	June 25, 2023	June 25, 2023	^[42]
DF	Jake Morris	Loudoun United	On loan through the end of the 2023 season	June 27, 2023	November 12, 2023	^[43]
DF	Keegan Hughes	FC Tulsa	On loan through the end of the 2023 season	August 4, 2023	November 12, 2023	^[44]

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 are listed below:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College/Team
2023 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks^[45]
1	14	Maximilian Arfsten	FW	San Jose Earthquakes II
1	27	Xavier Zengue	DF	Dayton
2	43	Clay Holstad	MF	Kentucky

Awards

MLS Team of the Matchday
Matchday	Starters	Bench	Opponent(s)	Link
2		Lucas Zelarayán	D.C. United	^[46]
3		Aidan Morris	Toronto FC	^[47]
5	Will Sands Christian Ramirez	Aidan Morris	Atlanta United FC	^[48]
6	Lucas Zelarayán Aidan Morris Wilfried Nancy (Coach)		Real Salt Lake	^[49]
7	Mohamed Farsi	Lucas Zelarayán	D.C. United	^[50]
8		Patrick Schulte	New England Revolution	^[51]
10		Lucas Zelarayán	Inter Miami CF	^[52]
12		Darlington Nagbe	Orlando City SC	^[53]
13	Malte Amundsen		LA Galaxy	^[54]
16	Lucas Zelarayán Cucho Hernández		Colorado Rapids	^[55]
17	Christian Ramirez	Lucas Zelarayán Cucho Hernández	Charlotte FC	^[56]
18		Aidan Morris Cucho Hernández	Chicago Fire FC	^[57]
19		Alexandru Mățan Christian Ramirez	New York City FC	^[58]
21		Lucas Zelarayán	Nashville SC	^[59]
22	Yaw Yeboah	Cucho Hernández	New York Red Bulls	^[60]
23	Darlington Nagbe	Cucho Hernández	Inter Miami CF	^[61]
24	Patrick Schulte		New York City FC	^[62]
26		Lucas Zelarayán	Portland Timbers	^[63]
27	Aidan Morris	Cucho Hernández	FC Cincinnati	^[64]
28		Julian Gressel	Toronto FC	^[65]
30	Cucho Hernández		CF Montréal	^[66]
32		Cucho Hernández	Orlando City SC	^[67]
33	Cucho Hernández		Chicago Fire FC	^[68]
36	Malte Amundsen	Diego Rossi	New England Revolution	^[69]
37		Cucho Hernández	Atlanta United FC	^[70]
38	Darlington Nagbe	Steven Moreira	CF Montréal	^[71]

MLS Player of the Matchday

Week	Player	Opponent
2	Lucas Zelarayán	D.C. United
30	Cucho Hernández	CF Montréal
MLS Cup	Cucho Hernández	Los Angeles FC

MLS Goal of the Matchday

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
18	Lucas Zelarayán	Chicago Fire FC

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Stats	Link
September	Cucho Hernández	8 goals, 1 assist

2023 MLS All-Star Game

Reserves ^[72]

MF Lucas Zelarayán
MF Aidan Morris

2023 MLS Next All-Star Game

MF Taha Habroune ^[73]
MF Cole Mrowka

Postseason

Academy of the Year^[74]
Ticket Sales Initiative of the Year

Crew Team Awards

Most Valuable Player – Cucho Hernández ^[75]
Golden Boot Winner – Cucho Hernández
Defender of the Year – Steven Moreira
Kirk Urso Heart Award – Malte Amundsen
Humanitarian of the Year – Darlington Nagbe
Crew 2 Player of the Year – Noah Fuson
Academy Player of the Year – Gio De Libera

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↑ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/team-of-the-matchday-atlanta-united-inter-miami-raise-level ^{[ bare URL ]}
↑ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/team-of-the-matchday-miami-orlando-continue-rise-in-matchday-30 ^{[ bare URL ]}
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↑ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/team-of-the-matchday-who-rose-to-the-occasion-on-decision-day ^{[ bare URL ]}
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↑ https://www.mlssoccer.com/mlsnext/news/rosters-for-2023-mls-next-all-star-game-presented-by-allstate ^{[ bare URL ]}
↑ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-announces-2023-mark-abbott-club-and-executive-awards-winners ^{[ bare URL ]}
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[table_note_res_CCC20.92158970233127-3] As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions

[table_note_res_CCC40.92158970233127-4] As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

[table_note_res_CCC10.92158970233127-5] As 2023 MLS Cup champions

[table_note_res_CCC30.92158970233127-6] As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions

[table_note_res_CCC100.92158970233127-7] As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

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[49] "Columbus Crew Loan Keegan Hughes to FC Tulsa | 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 2023 MLS season
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers Leagues Cup
Eastern	Atlanta United FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire 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	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis City SC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2023 Columbus Crew season

Contents

Roster

Technical Staff

Non-competitive

Preseason

Competitive

Overview

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Overall table

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

Round One

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

MLS Cup 2023

Leagues Cup

Group stage: Central 1

Knockout stage

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

Clean sheets

Transfers

In

Loan in

Out

Loans out

MLS Draft picks

Awards

MLS Player of the Matchday

MLS Goal of the Matchday

MLS Player of the Month

2023 MLS All-Star Game

2023 MLS Next All-Star Game

Postseason

Crew Team Awards

References