This is a list of seasons played by the Columbus Crew in North American soccer competitions from 1996, when the club was formed, to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major competitive competitions. [1] [2] [3]
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Season | League | Position | Playoffs | USOC | Continental / Other | Average attendance | Top goalscorer(s) | ||||||||||||
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League | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | Name(s) | Goals | ||||||
1996 | MLS | 32 | 15 | 17 | - | 59 | 60 | −1 | 37 | 1.16 | 4th | 8th | QF | DNE | DNE | 18,950 | Brian McBride | 19 | |
1997 | MLS | 32 | 15 | 17 | - | 42 | 41 | +1 | 39 | 1.22 | 3rd | 6th | SF | DNQ | 15,043 | Pete Marino | 8 | ||
1998 | MLS | 32 | 15 | 17 | - | 67 | 56 | +11 | 45 | 1.41 | 2nd | 4th | SF | RU | 12,274 | Stern John | 30♦ [4] | ||
1999 | MLS | 32 | 19 | 13 | - | 45 | 39 | +9 | 48 | 1.41 | 2nd | 6th | SF | SF | 17,696 | Stern John | 25 | ||
2000 | MLS | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 38 | 1.19 | 4th | 10th | DNQ | QF | 15,451 | Dante Washington | 15 | ||
2001 | MLS | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 45 | 1.73 | 2nd | 4th | QF | QF | CONCACAF Giants Cup | QF | 17,511 | Jeff Cunningham | 14 |
2002 | MLS | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 38 | 1.36 | 2nd | 6th | SF | W | DNQ | 17,429 | Jeff Cunningham | 16 | |
2003 | MLS | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 38 | 1.27 | 5th | 8th | DNQ | Ro16 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | QF | 16,250 | Brian McBride | 12 |
2004 | MLS | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 49 | 1.63 | 1st | 1st | QF | Ro16 | DNQ | 16,872 | Edson Buddle | 13 | |
2005 | MLS | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 34 | 45 | –11 | 38 | 1.19 | 6th | 10th | DNQ | Ro16 | 12,916 | Edson Buddle | 9 | ||
2006 | MLS | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 30 | 42 | –12 | 33 | 1.03 | 6th | 12th | Ro16 | 13,294 | Jason Garey Joseph Ngwenya | 5 | |||
2007 | MLS | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 44 | –5 | 37 | 1.23 | 6th | 9th | QR1 | 15,230 | Alejandro Moreno | 7 | |||
2008 | MLS | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 57 | 1.90 | 1st | 1st | W | QR3 | 14,662 | Alejandro Moreno | 10 | ||
2009 | MLS | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | 1.63 | 1st | 1st | QF | Ro16 | 14,175 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | 12 | ||
2010 | MLS | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 50 | 1.67 | 2nd | 5th | QF | RU | CONCACAF Champions League | QF | 14,642 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | 9 |
2011 | MLS | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 47 | 1.38 | 4th | 9th | R1 | Ro16 | CONCACAF Champions League | QF | 12,185 | Andrés Mendoza | 13 |
2012 | MLS | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 52 | 1.53 | 6th | 10th | DNQ | R3 | DNQ | 14,397 | Jairo Arrieta Eddie Gaven | 9 | |
2013 | MLS | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | 1.21 | 8th | 16th | Ro16 | 16,080 | Dominic Oduro | 13 | |||
2014 | MLS | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | 1.53 | 3rd | 7th | QF | Ro16 | 16,881 | Federico Higuaín | 12 | ||
2015 | MLS | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | 1.56 | 2nd | 4th | RU | Ro16 | 16,985 | Kei Kamara | 26 | ||
2016 | MLS | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 36 | 1.06 | 9th | 18th | DNQ | Ro16 | 17,125 | Ola Kamara | 16 | ||
2017 | MLS | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 | 1.59 | 5th | 5th | SF | R4 | 15,439 | Ola Kamara | 19 | ||
2018 | MLS | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | 1.50 | 5th | 10th | QF | R4 | 12,447 | Gyasi Zardes | 20 | ||
2019 | MLS | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 38 | 1.12 | 10th | 20th | DNQ | Ro16 | 14,856 | Gyasi Zardes | 13 | ||
2020 | MLS | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 41 | 1.78 | 3rd | 4th | W | NH | MLS is Back Tournament | Ro16 | 3,761 | Gyasi Zardes | 15 |
2021 | MLS | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 47 | 1.38 | 9th | 17th | DNQ | NH | CONCACAF Champions League | QF | 18,990 | Lucas Zelarayán | 13 |
2022 | MLS | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 46 | 1.35 | 8th | 16th | DNQ | R3 | DNQ | 19,237 | Lucas Zelarayán | 10 | |
2023 | MLS | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 57 | 1.68 | 3rd | 3rd | W | Ro16 | Leagues Cup | Ro32 | 20,286 | Cucho Hernández | 24 |
2024 | MLS | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 66 | 1.94 | 2nd | 2nd | TBD | DNE | 20,646 | Cucho Hernández | 25 | ||
Total | – | 889 | 361 | 332 | 196 | 1294 | 1222 | +72 | 1253 | 1.41 | – | – | – | – | — | – | Brian McBride | 79 |
^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
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