2025 Columbus Crew 2 season

Columbus Crew 2
2025 season
Investor-operators	Dee Haslam ; Jimmy Haslam ; JW Johnson; Whitney Johnson; Dr. Pete Edwards
Head Coach	Federico Higuaín
Stadium	Historic Crew Stadium
MLS Next Pro	TBD
MLS Next Pro Cup Playoffs	Conference Finals
	← 2024 2026 →

Last updated May 12, 2025

The 2025 Columbus Crew 2 season is the club's fourth season of existence and their fourth consecutive season in MLS Next Pro, a soccer league in the third tier in the United States and Canada. The first match of the season was on March 9 against Orlando City B. It is the first season under head coach Federico Higuaín.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GUA	Nicholas Hagen (^[A])
14	MF	GER	Amar Sejdić (^[A])
16	MF	USA	Taha Habroune (^[A])
29	MF	USA	Cole Mrowka (^[A])
30	MF	COL	Nicolás Rincón
32	MF	USA	Quinton Elliot
33	DF	SEN	Ibrahima Sy
40	DF	CAN	Keesean Ferdinand
41	GK	BLR	Stanislav Lapkes (^[A])
42	FW	USA	Brent Adu-Gyamfi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
44	FW	USA	Anthony Alaouieh
45	MF	USA	Owen Presthus
46	DF	USA	Cesar Ruvalcaba (^[A])
47	FW	DOM	Cristian Ortiz (on loan Tampa Bay Rowdies)
48	DF	COL	Málcom Palacios
49	MF	USA	Tristan Brown
50	MF	ECU	J.J. Granda
51	MF	USA	Gio De Libera
52	FW	USA	Chase Adams
54	GK	USA	Luke Pruter
55	DF	USA	Chris Rogers (Captain)
60	GK	USA	Alex Zochowski (^[B])
63	DF	USA	Gianmarco Di Noto (^[B])


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
64	MF	USA	Cooper Flanary (^[B])
65	FW	USA	Prince Forfor (^[B])
66	FW	USA	Alex Gimple (^[B])
67	MF	USA	Artem Grinblat (^[B])
68	DF	USA	Zach Lloyd (^[B])
69	FW	USA	Apolo Marinch (^[B])
70	GK	USA	Keller Abbott (^[B])
71	DF	USA	Dylan Randazzo (^[B])
72	FW	USA	Austin Su (^[B])
91	GK	USA	Deven Patel (^[B])
-	FW	CIV	Kevin Gbamblé (on loan Ivoire Académie)

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First team player

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Columbus Crew Academy player

Technical Staff

Position	Staff
Head of Coaching and Individual Development	Dan Lock
Crew 2 Head Coach	Federico Higuaín
Crew 2 Assistant Coach	Josh Williams
Crew 2 Goalkeeper Coach	Alex Blackburn
Crew 2 Performance Coach	Jorge Gonzalez
Crew 2 Assistant Coach Analyst & Academy Analysis Manager	Marc O'Neill
Crew 2 Data and Video Analyst	Alessandro Burlew
Crew 2 Crew 2 Equipment Manager	Caden Fergison
Crew 2 Head Athletic Trainer	Sara Kusner
Crew 2 Soccer Operations Manager	Claire Quaassdorff

Source: [^[1]]

Non-competitive

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 %
MLS Next Pro	March 9, 2025	October 5, 2025	Matchday 1	TBD	6	1	2	3	9	11	−2	016.67
MLS Next Pro Playoffs	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
U.S. Open Cup	March 19, 2025	April 15, 2025	First Round	Third Round	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	066.67
Total					9	3	2	4	16	13	+3	033.33

Source: Competitions

MLS Next Pro

Standings

Northeast Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Philadelphia Union II	6	2	2	2	0	12	5	+7	12
5	Toronto FC II	8	3	0	2	3	8	10	−2	11
6	New York City FC II	9	2	1	1	5	14	23	−9	9
7	FC Cincinnati 2	7	1	2	0	4	7	10	−3	7
8	Columbus Crew 2	6	1	0	2	3	9	11	−2	5

Updated to match(es) played on May 9, 2025. Source: MLSNP Northeast Division
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)

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	SE	Crown Legacy FC	7	2	1	2	2	11	10	+1	10
12	SE	Carolina Core FC	9	1	2	3	3	14	14	0	10
13	SE	Atlanta United 2	8	1	2	3	2	12	16	−4	10
14	NE	FC Cincinnati 2	7	1	2	0	4	7	10	−3	7
15	NE	Columbus Crew 2	6	1	0	2	3	9	11	−2	5

Updated to match(es) played on May 10, 2025. Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
25	The Town FC	6	2	0	1	3	13	9	+4	7
26	FC Cincinnati 2	7	1	2	0	4	7	10	−3	7
27	Austin FC II	7	1	1	2	3	6	10	−4	7
28	Columbus Crew 2	6	1	0	2	3	9	11	−2	5
29	Sporting Kansas City II	8	0	1	1	6	7	20	−13	3

Updated to match(es) played on May 10, 2025. Source: MLSNP
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)

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	1	3	2	9	11	−2	6^{^[C]}	1	0	1	4	1	+3	0	3	1	5	10	−5

Last updated: October 6, 2024.
Source: MLS Next Pro ^[4]

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Per MLS Next Pro rules, 1 point is added for any penalty shootout won after a draw.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Stadium	A	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	D	W

Source: Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; SW = Shootout Win

Match results

March 91	Orlando City B	2-1	Columbus Crew 2	Kissimmee, FL
7:00 PM EDT	Clapier 10' Reid-Brown 33' Taifi 48' Williams 64' Solís 90+7'	Report	Rogers 41', 77' Ferdinand 88'	Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park Referee: Amin Hadzic Assistant referees: Rachel Smith Jake Brochu Fourth official: Richonne Clark

March 142	New York City FC II	2-0	Columbus Crew 2	New York, NY
7:30 PM EDT	Baiera 43' Lacher 76' Reid 79'	Report	Su 61'	Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Luis Diego Arroyo Assistant referees: Justen Lopez Adam Cook Fourth official: Amelia Graytock

March 233	Inter Miami CF II	4-2	Columbus Crew 2	Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:00 PM EDT	Lapkes 40' (o.g.) Cohen 42', 85' Zeltzer-Zubida 66' Almeida 81'	Report	Rincón 3' Adams 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Chase Stadium Referee: Alejo Calume Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale Juan Pablo Casas Fourth official: Russell Miller
Note: Originally scheduled for June 15

April 64	Columbus Crew 2	1-1 (4-3 SO)	Crown Legacy FC	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT	Rincón 24' Brown 44' Ferdinand 52'	Report	Smith 58' Coulibaly 64' Sing 80'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: Eric Burton Donald Williams Fourth official: Josh Braunstein
	Shootout
	Adams Sy Presthus Adu-Gyamfi Brown		Sarkos Smith Sing Subotic John

April 235	New England Revolution II	2-2 (4-1 SO)	Columbus Crew 2	Foxborough, MA
5:00 PM EDT	Butts 22' Oliveira 78'	Report	Rogers 1' Adams 67' Palacios 90+1'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Marie Durr Assistant referees: Zeno Cho Nicholas Seymour Fourth official: Johnathan Luk
	Shootout
	Dias Hutchinson Souza Klein		Adams Sy Rogers

April 276	Columbus Crew 2	3-0	Chattanooga FC	Columbus, OH
3:00 PM EDT	Brown 45' Adams 68' Ortiz 86'	Report	Sar-Sar 63' Robertson 88'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Trevor Hadick Shane Richards Fourth official: Rob Ruta

May 117	Philadelphia Union II	v	Columbus Crew 2	Chester, PA
3:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

May 188	Columbus Crew 2	v	FC Cincinnati 2	Columbus, OH
3:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

May 259	Columbus Crew 2	v	Red Bull New York II	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

June 110	Chicago Fire FC II	v	Columbus Crew 2	Bridgeview, IL
2:00 PM EDT				Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

June 1211	Columbus Crew 2	v	New York City FC II	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

June 2112	Columbus Crew 2	v	Philadelphia Union II	Columbus, OH
3:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

June 2813	Columbus Crew 2	v	Carolina Core FC	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

July 514	Columbus Crew 2	v	New England Revolution II	Columbus, OH
3:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

July 1315	Atlanta United 2	v	Columbus Crew 2	Kennesaw, GA
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Fifth Third Stadium

July 1816	Huntsville City FC	v	Columbus Crew 2	Huntsville, AL
8:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium

July 2717	Columbus Crew 2	v	Toronto FC II	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

July 3118	Columbus Crew 2	v	Red Bull New York II	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

August 319	Chicago Fire FC II	v	Columbus Crew 2	Bridgeview, IL
2:00 PM EDT				Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

August 1020	New England Revolution II	v	Columbus Crew 2	Foxborough, MA
8:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Note: Originally scheduled for August 8

August 1721	Columbus Crew 2	v	Orlando City B	Columbus, OH
3:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

August 2222	New York City FC II	v	Columbus Crew 2	New York, NY
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Icahn Stadium

August 3123	Red Bull New York II	v	Columbus Crew 2	Montclair, NJ
5:00 PM EDT				Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field

September 724	Columbus Crew 2	v	Inter Miami CF II	Columbus, OH
3:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

September 1425	Columbus Crew 2	v	Philadelphia Union II	Columbus, OH
3:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

September 1926	Toronto FC II	v	Columbus Crew 2	Toronto, ON
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

September 2527	FC Cincinnati 2	v	Columbus Crew 2	Highland Heights, KY
6:00 PM EDT				Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
Note: Originally scheduled for April 13

October 528	Columbus Crew 2	v	Chicago Fire FC II	Columbus, OH
1:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Lower.com Field

U.S. Open Cup

March 19First Round	Columbus Crew 2 (MLSNP)	4-1	NY Renegades (UPSL)	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT	Ferdinand 44' Adu-Gyamfi 45+3', 69' Brown 62' Ortiz 83'	Report	Rocca 17' Woods 33'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 620 Referee: Atahan Yaya Assistant referees: Christopher Slane William Gaither Fourth official: Robert Johnson

April 1Second Round	Columbus Crew 2 (MLSNP)	3-0	Lexington SC (USL-C)	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT	Presthus 7' Ortiz 65' Pruter 75' Adu-Gyamfi 90+4'	Report	Goldthorp 88'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 378 Referee: Salvador Flores Assistant referees: James Duling Race Williams Fourth official: Vitaly Firmanchuk

April 15Third Round	Columbus Crew 2 (MLSNP)	0-1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USL-C)	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT	Brown 48' Alaouieh 76'	Report	Garcia 7' Griffin 28'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Referee: Rogelio Alvarez Assistant referees: Christopher Slane William Gaither Fourth official: Atahan Yaya

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 Next Pro		MLS Next Pro Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GUA	Nicholas Hagen	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	GER	Amar Sejdić	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	USA	Taha Habroune	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF	USA	Cole Mrowka	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	COL	Nicolás Rincón	9	1	6+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	0
32	MF	USA	Quinton Elliot	8	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
33	DF	SEN	Ibrahima Sy	7	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
40	DF	CAN	Keesean Ferdinand	8	2	5+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	1
41	GK	BLR	Stanislav Lapkes	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
42	FW	USA	Brent Adu-Gyamfi	9	3	4+2	0	0+0	0	1+2	3
44	FW	USA	Anthony Alaouieh	5	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
45	MF	USA	Owen Presthus	8	1	5+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
46	DF	USA	Cesar Ruvalcaba	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
47	FW	DOM	Cristian Ortiz	8	2	1+4	1	0+0	0	3+0	1
48	DF	COL	Málcom Palacios	7	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
49	MF	USA	Tristan Brown	8	3	5+0	2	0+0	0	3+0	1
50	MF	ECU	J.J. Granda	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
51	MF	USA	Gio De Libera	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
52	FW	USA	Chase Adams	9	3	6+0	3	0+0	0	3+0	0
54	GK	USA	Luke Pruter	5	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
55	DF	USA	Chris Rogers	9	1	6+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	0
60	GK	USA	Alex Zochowski	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
63	DF	USA	Gianmarco Di Noto	5	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
64	MF	USA	Cooper Flanary	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
65	FW	USA	Prince Forfor	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
66	FW	USA	Alex Gimple	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
67	MF	USA	Artem Grinblat	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
68	DF	USA	Zach Lloyd	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
69	FW	USA	Apolo Marinch	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
70	GK	USA	Keller Abbott	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
71	DF	USA	Dylan Randazzo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
72	FW	USA	Austin Su	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
91	GK	USA	Deven Patel	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
-	FW	CIV	Kevin Gbamblé	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
			Own Goal	0	0	-	0	-	0	-	0

Source:

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS Next Pro		MLS Next Pro Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Nicholas Hagen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Amar Sejdić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Taha Habroune	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	Cole Mrowka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	Nicolás Rincón	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF	Quinton Elliot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	Ibrahima Sy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF	Keesean Ferdinand	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
41	GK	Stanislav Lapkes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW	Brent Adu-Gyamfi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW	Anthony Alaouieh	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
45	MF	Owen Presthus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	DF	Cesar Ruvalcaba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	FW	Cristian Ortiz	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
48	DF	Málcom Palacios	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
49	MF	Tristan Brown	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
50	MF	J.J. Granda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	MF	Gio De Libera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	FW	Chase Adams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	GK	Luke Pruter	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
55	DF	Chris Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
60	GK	Alex Zochowski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	DF	Gianmarco Di Noto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	MF	Cooper Flanary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	FW	Prince Forfor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	FW	Alex Gimple	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	MF	Artem Grinblat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	DF	Zach Lloyd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	FW	Apolo Marinch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	GK	Keller Abbott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	DF	Dylan Randazzo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	FW	Austin Su	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
91	GK	Deven Patel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	FW	Kevin Gbamblé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS Next Pro	MLS Next Pro Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
No.	Name	1	Nicholas Hagen	1	0	0	1	1
41	Stanislav Lapkes	0	0	0	0	3
54	Luke Pruter	0	0	1	1	5
60	Alex Zochowski	0	0	0	0	0
70	Keller Abbott	0	0	0	0	0
91	Deven Patel	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Quinton Elliot	Indiana Hoosiers	Signed as a free agent	February 27, 2025	^[5]
DF	Keesean Ferdinand	Portland Timbers 2	Signed as a free agent	February 27, 2025	^[5]
GK	Luke Pruter	UC Irvine Anteaters	Drafted in the third round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft	February 27, 2025	^[5]
DF	Cesar Ruvalcaba	SMU Mustangs	Drafted in the second round of the 2025 MLS SuperDraft	March 5, 2025	^[6]
MF	J.J. Granda	C.D. Universidad Católica U17	Signed as a free agent	March 5, 2025	^[6]
DF	Málcom Palacios	Independiente Medellín	Signed as a free agent	March 5, 2025	^[6]

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
FW	Cristian Ortiz	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Duration of the 2025 MLS Next Pro season	February 27, 2025	End of Season	^[5]^[7]
GK	Alex Zochowski	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 9, 2025	March 14, 2025	^[8]
DF	Gianmarco Di Noto	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 9, 2025	April 1, 2025	^[8]
MF	Artem Grinblat	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 9, 2025	April 1, 2025	^[8]
FW	Austin Su	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 9, 2025	March 23, 2025	^[8]
FW	Apolo Marinch	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 9, 2025	March 23, 2025	^[8]
GK	Stanislav Lapkes	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	March 19, 2025	April 27, 2025	^[9]^[10]
FW	Prince Forfor	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 23, 2024	April 1, 2024	^[11]
GK	Deven Patel	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 23, 2025	April 15, 2025	^[11]
MF	Cole Mrowka	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 6, 2025	April 27, 2025	^[12]^[10]
MF	Amar Sejdić	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 6, 2025	April 6, 2025	^[12]
FW	Kevin Gbamblé	Ivoire Académie	Duration of the 2025 MLS Next Pro season	April 24, 2025	End of Season	^[13]
DF	Cesar Ruvalcaba	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 27, 2025	April 27, 2025	^[10]
GK	Nicholas Hagen	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 27, 2025	April 27, 2025	^[10]
MF	Taha Habroune	Columbus Crew 2	First team loan to affiliate	April 27, 2025	April 27, 2025	^[10]
DF	Dylan Randazzo	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	April 27, 2025	April 27, 2025	^[10]
MF	Cooper Flanary	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement
FW	Alex Gimple	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement
DF	Zach Lloyd	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement
GK	Keller Abbott	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Christopher Pearson	Las Vegas Lights FC	Transfer, terms undisclosed	February 27, 2025	^[14]
DF	Cesar Ruvalcaba	Columbus Crew	Signed to a first team contract	March 28, 2025	^[15]

Loans out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
FW	Chase Adams	Columbus Crew	Short term agreements	February 22, 2025	February 22, 2025	^[16]
FW	Chase Adams	Columbus Crew	Short term agreements	March 22, 2025	March 22, 2025	^[17]
MF	Owen Presthus	Columbus Crew	Short term agreements	February 22, 2025	February 22, 2025	^[16]
MF	Owen Presthus	Columbus Crew	Short term agreements	March 22, 2025	March 22, 2025	^[17]
MF	Tristan Brown	Columbus Crew	Short term agreements	February 22, 2025	February 22, 2025	^[16]
MF	Tristan Brown	Columbus Crew	Short term agreements	March 22, 2025	March 22, 2025	^[17]
DF	Cesar Ruvalcaba	Columbus Crew	Short term agreements	March 8, 2025	March 8, 2025	^[18]
				March 15, 2025	March 15, 2025	^[19]
				March 22, 2025	March 22, 2025	^[17]
GK	Luke Pruter	Columbus Crew	Short term agreement	March 22, 2025	March 22, 2025	^[17]

References

↑ https://www.columbuscrew.com/crew2/technical-staff/
↑ "Episode 497". Massive Report Podcast (Podcast). Massive Report. April 1, 2025. Event occurs at 38:00. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
↑ "Episode 497". Massive Report Podcast (Podcast). Massive Report. April 1, 2025. Event occurs at 38:00. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
↑ "2024 MLS Next Pro Standings". MLS Next Pro.
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1 2 https://x.com/ColumbusCrew2/status/1908987212282437921
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↑ https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/columbus-crew-2-transfer-midfielder-christopher-pearson-to-las-vegas-lights-fc
↑ https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/columbus-crew-sign-mls-superdraft-pick-cesar-ruvalcaba
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↑ https://x.com/ColumbusCrew/status/1901084003626574262

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February 16 Friendly	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1-0	Columbus Crew 2	Pittsburgh, PA
2:30 PM EST	Jacquesson 78'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods

Friendly	Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. U23s	v	Columbus Crew 2	Birmingham, England
		^[2]

Friendly	Huddersfield Town B Team	v	Columbus Crew 2	Birmingham, England
		^[3]

2025 Columbus Crew 2 season

Contents

Roster

Technical Staff

Non-competitive

Preseason

Competitive

Overview

MLS Next Pro

Standings

Northeast Division

Eastern Conference

Overall table

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

Clean sheets

Transfers

In

Loan in

Out

Loans out

References

2025 season

Investor-operators	Dee Haslam Jimmy Haslam JW Johnson Whitney Johnson Dr. Pete Edwards
Head Coach	Federico Higuaín
Stadium	Historic Crew Stadium
MLS Next Pro	TBD
MLS Next Pro Cup Playoffs	Conference Finals
← 2024 2026 →

January 25 Friendly	Columbus Crew 2	Canceled	Lexington SC	Columbus, OH
		Report		Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

January 31 Friendly	Columbus Crew 2	1-1	Indy Eleven	Columbus, OH
		Report	Kizza	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium
Note: Closed doors

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 MLS Next Pro
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United 2 Carolina Core FC Chattanooga FC Chicago Fire FC II Crown Legacy FC FC Cincinnati 2 Columbus Crew 2 Huntsville City FC Inter Miami CF II New England Revolution II New York City FC II New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II Toronto FC II
Western Conference	Austin FC II Colorado Rapids 2 Houston Dynamo 2 Los Angeles FC 2 Minnesota United FC 2 North Texas SC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Sporting Kansas City II St. Louis City 2 Tacoma Defiance The Town FC Ventura County FC Whitecaps FC 2
Future teams	Connecticut United FC (2026) Jacksonville Armada FC (2026) Cleveland (2026) Golden City FC (2026/2027) Grand Rapids (2027)
Former teams	Rochester New York FC
Seasons	2022 2023 2024 2025
Miscellaneous	Major League Soccer MLS Next

v t e 2025 MLS Next Pro season by team
Playoffs Championship All-Star Game
Eastern	Atlanta United 2 Carolina Core FC Chattanooga FC Chicago Fire FC II FC Cincinnati 2 Columbus Crew 2 Crown Legacy FC Huntsville City FC Inter Miami CF II New England Revolution II New York City FC II New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II Toronto FC II
Western	Austin FC II Colorado Rapids 2 Houston Dynamo 2 Los Angeles FC 2 Ventura County FC Minnesota United FC 2 North Texas SC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs San Jose Earthquakes II Sporting Kansas City II St. Louis City SC 2 Tacoma Defiance Whitecaps FC 2