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;3 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium Historic Crew Stadium
Capacity19,968
Owner Columbus Crew
Head coach Federico Higuaín
League MLS Next Pro
2024 7th, Eastern Conference
5th, Central Division
Playoffs: Conference Finals
Website https://www.columbuscrew.com/crew2/
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 January 13, 2025 [12]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Rogers
6 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Christopher Pearson
7 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Ibrahima Sy
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Giorgio De Libera
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brent Adu-Gyamfi
20 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Nicolás Rincón
43 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Alaouieh
45 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Owen Presthus
49 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tristan Brown
No.Pos.NationPlayer
52 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chase Adams
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cristian Diaz
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Quinton Elliot
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Cristian Diaz
— GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Pruter

Staff

As of September 7, 2023 [13]
Front office
Investor-operators Dee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
President Issa Tall
General Manager
Director of Player DevelopmentDan Lock
Coaching staff
Head coachFederico Higuaín
Assistant coachKobie Johnson
Goalkeeper coachAlex Blackburn
Performance coachAhmad Salamah
Additional staff
Manager of Soccer OperationsClaire Quaassdorff
Head Athletic TrainerSara Kusner
Equipment ManagerAvery DelFavero
Video & Data AnalystMarc O'Neill

Last updated: 14:20, July 28, 2024 (UTC)
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Team records

Season-by-season

As of October 22, 2024
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
2024 28117105147+4455th7th12thConference Finals Flag of the United States.svg Chase Adams 9

Head coaches record

As of September 19, 2024
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Laurent Courtois Flag of France.svg  France January 28, 2022January 8, 2024593881313777064.41
Kelvin Jones Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States March 13, 2024December 10, 202528117105147039.29
Federico Higuaín Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina January 29, 2025

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

References

  1. ↑ Asta, Diana (July 10, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2 visits the zoo to celebrate Capybara appreciation day". WSYX. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ Snipes, Tyler (September 24, 2022). "Capybaras in Columbus? The story behind Crew 2's unexpected identity". MLSNextPro.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Crew 2". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ Benatar, Orri (December 6, 2021). "Columbus Crew launches development team, Crew 2". NBC4 WCMH-TV. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Pat (December 6, 2021). "Columbus Crew announces the creation of Crew 2". Massive Report. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ MLSsoccer staff (December 6, 2021). "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ Crew Communications (January 28, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2 appoints Laurent Courtois as first Head Coach". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  8. ↑ mlsnextpro. "Rodriguez brace powers Inter Miami II over Columbus Crew 2 | MLSSoccer.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  9. ↑ devinweisbarth (April 10, 2022). "Crew 2 looks to keep momentum following first win in team history". Massive Report. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ Tellitud, Jesus (October 8, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2 hoist MLS NEXT Pro Cup with 4-1 win over St Louis CITY2". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  11. ↑ mlsnextpro. "CLBvsATX 10-22-2023 | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Columbus Crew 2 announces 2023 end-of-year roster decisions". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Crew 2 Technical Staff". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  14. ↑ mlsnextpro. "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: May | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  15. ↑ mlsnextpro. "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: June | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  16. ↑ mlsnextpro. "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: August | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  17. ↑ "MLS NEXT Pro names Jacen Russell-Rowe first-ever Most Valuable Player". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Columbus Crew 2's Jacen Russell-Rowe wins 2022 MLS NEXT PRO Golden Boot with the most goals". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  19. ↑ Schneider, Jacob (September 23, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2 goalkeeper Patrick Schulte named MLS NEXT Pro Goalkeeper of the Year". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  20. ↑ Schneider, Jacob (September 23, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2's Laurent Courtois named MLS NEXT Pro Coach of the year". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
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