Columbus Crew 2

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Columbus Crew 2
Columbus Crew 2 logo.png
Full nameColumbus Crew 2
Nickname(s)Crew 2, Capybaras [1] [2]
FoundedDecember 6, 2021;2 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium Historic Crew Stadium
Capacity19,968
Owner Columbus Crew
General managerCorey Wray
Head coach Kelvin Jones
League MLS Next Pro
2023 3rd, Eastern Conference
1st, Central Division
Playoffs: Runner-up
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Columbus Crew 2 is a professional soccer team based in Columbus, Ohio that competes in the MLS Next Pro league, the third division of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew. The team plays home matches at Historic Crew Stadium. The team was announced as a member of MLS Next Pro on December 6, 2021. [3]

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History

On December 6, 2021, the Columbus Crew announced the formation of a reserve team in MLS Next Pro that would begin play in the 2022 season and that they would play at Historic Crew Stadium (the parent club's former home venue) in Columbus, Ohio. [4] At the same time, the club announced its first manager, Corey Wrey, who is the Crew's current Assistant General Manager, a position he will continue to hold. [5] The Crew 2 will be one of 21 teams that play in the newly formed league. [6] On January 28, 2022, the Crew announced that Laurent Courtois would serve as the team's first head coach. [7]

The club played their first match on March 26, 2022, which ended in a 0–2 loss to Inter Miami CF II at DRV PNK Stadium. [8] The first win came the following week with a 1–0 victory over Chicago Fire FC II. [9]

Crew 2 won the first ever MLS Next Pro Cup title, defeating St. Louis City SC 2 4-1 on October 8, 2022. [10]

The following year, the team once again qualified for the playoffs and made it to the Cup Final. They were defeated 1–3 by Austin FC II. [11]

Players and staff

Current roster

As of November 20, 2023 [12]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
1 GK Nicholas Hagen ( [A] )Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
2 DF Jacob Greene Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 DF Diego Almeida Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
5 DF Chris Rogers Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 MF Christopher Pearson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
8 MF Giorgio De Libera Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 FW Jayden Da Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10 MF Adrián González Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
11 MF Terron Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States
12 DF Xavier Zengue Flag of the United States.svg  United States
13 GK Stanislav Lapkes Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
17 FW Brent Adu-Gyamfi Flag of the United States.svg  United States
18 FW Gibran Rayo Flag of the United States.svg  United States
19 FW Jordan Knight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
20 MF Nicolás Rincón Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
22 GK Cole Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
29 MF Cole Mrowka ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
31 FW Chase Adams ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
40 GK Nathan Salerno ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
41 DF Jackson Lindimore ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
42 MF Joshua Veycheck ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
43 MF Anthony Alaouieh ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
44 DF Ty Nero ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
45 MF Owen Presthus ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
47 FW Mohamed Saad ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
48 MF Phoenix Wooten ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
49 MF Tristan Brown ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
52 FW Chase Adams ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
60 GK Alexander Zochowksi ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
70 GK Christopher Bonos ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
93 MF Will Sands ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Staff

As of September 7, 2023 [13]
Front office
Investor-operators Dee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
President Tim Bezbatchenko
General ManagerCorey Wray
Director of Player DevelopmentDan Lock
Coaching staff
Head coach Kelvin Jones
Assistant coachKobie Johnson
Goalkeeper coachAlex Blackburn
Performance coachAhmad Salamah
Additional staff
Manager of Soccer OperationsElena Lemus
Head Athletic TherapistSara Kusner
Equipment ManagerMike Peters

Last updated: 14:20, September 7, 2023 (UTC)
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Team records

Season-by-season

As of September 24, 2023
Season MLS Next Pro PlayoffsTop Scorer
PWDLGFGAGDPtsDiv.Conf.OverallPlayerGoals
2022 2416536222+40551st1st1stChampions Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacen Russell-Rowe 21
2023 2816395846+12541st3rd5thRunner-up Flag of the United States.svg Gibran Rayo 12

Head coaches record

As of October 22, 2023
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Laurent Courtois Flag of France.svg  France January 28, 2022January 8, 2024593881313777064.41

Honors

National
CompetitionsTitlesSeasons
MLS Next Pro Cup 1 2022
MLS Next Pro Regular Season 1 2022
Eastern Conference1 2022
Eastern Conference (Playoffs)2 2022, 2023
Eastern Conference Central Division2 2022, 2023

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

Goalkeeper of the Month

Annual Awards

MLS Next Pro Most Valuable Player

Golden Boot

Goalkeeper of the Year

Coach of the Year

MLS Next Pro Cup MVP


See also

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