2007 Columbus Crew season

The 2007 Columbus Crew season was the club's twelfth season of existence, and their twelfth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup but failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The season covered the period from November 9, 2006 to the start of the 2008.

Columbus Crew
2007 season
OwnerClark Hunt
Head coachSigi Schmid
Major League SoccerConference: 6th
Overall: 9th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQualification semifinals
(knocked out by Los Angeles Galaxy)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer CupChampions (3–0)[nb 1]
Top goalscorerLeague: Alejandro Moreno (7)
All: Alejandro Moreno (7)
Highest home attendance24,300
(September 30 vs. Los Angeles)
Lowest home attendance5,424
(April 24 vs. Los Angeles, USOC)
Average home league attendance15,230

Although the Crew faced FC Dallas in the regular season, control of the inaugural edition of the Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup was decided in the preseason. Columbus claimed a 3–0 victory and hoisted the cup for the first time. The Crew were eliminated in the U.S. Open Cup qualification semifinals by Los Angeles Galaxy and finished three points out of a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, the third consecutive season without a playoff berth for Columbus.

Background

In the 2006 season the Crew finished sixth place in the East, finished last in the Supporters' Shield table, and failed to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup or the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Columbus lost defender Ritchie Kotschau to expansion team Toronto FC,[1] but he would be replaced by 2007 MLS SuperDraft second-round selection Brad Evans.[2] Coach Sigi Schmid would also bring in Danny O'Rourke,[3] Robbie Rogers,[4] Alejandro Moreno,[5] William Hesmer,[3] and the team's very first Designated Player, Guillermo Barros Schelotto.[6]

The 2007 season was ultimately unsuccessful, but would be a rebuilding year for Columbus in preparation for the 2008 season, in which they would win both the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup.

Roster

As of match played October 21, 2007
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1William HesmerGK (1981-11-23)November 23, 1981 (aged 25)2007 Kansas City Wizards200
18Bill GaudetteGK (1981-09-14)September 14, 1981 (aged 26)2005 St. John's Red Storm180
30Andy GruenebaumGK (1982-12-30)December 30, 1982 (aged 24)2006 Kentucky Wildcats140
Defenders
3Brad EvansDF (1985-04-20)April 20, 1985 (aged 22)2007 UC Irvine Anteaters40
4Rusty PierceDF (1979-07-24)July 24, 1979 (aged 28)2006 Real Salt Lake390
5Danny O'RourkeDF (1983-05-31)May 31, 1983 (aged 24)2007 New York Red Bulls280
6Marcos GonzálezDF (1980-06-09)June 9, 1980 (aged 27)2006 Palestino491
8Duncan OughtonDF (1977-06-14)June 14, 1977 (aged 30)2001 Cal State Fullerton Titans1273
13Andrew PetersonDF (1984-12-02)December 2, 1984 (aged 22)2007 Cleveland City Stars10
14Chad MarshallDF (1984-08-22)August 22, 1984 (aged 23)2004 Stanford Cardinal984
19Robbie RogersDF (1987-04-12)April 12, 1987 (aged 20)2007 SC Heerenveen113
20Tim WardDF (1987-02-28)February 28, 1987 (aged 20)2006 MetroStars200
21Brandon MossDF (1984-04-12)April 12, 1984 (aged 23)2006 New Mexico Lobos210
23Ezra HendricksonDF (1972-01-16)January 16, 1972 (aged 35)2006 Chivas USA472
24Jed ZaynerDF (1984-12-13)December 13, 1984 (aged 22)2006 Indiana Hoosiers20
27Ryan JungeDF (1984-09-07)September 7, 1984 (aged 23)2007 Cleveland City Stars10
31Leonard GriffinDF (1982-09-11)September 11, 1982 (aged 25)2007 Portland Timbers00
Midfielders
2Frankie HejdukMF (1974-08-05)August 5, 1974 (aged 33)2003 Bayer 04 Leverkusen915
11Ned GrabavoyMF (1983-07-01)July 1, 1983 (aged 24)2006 Los Angeles Galaxy374
12Eddie GavenMF (1986-10-25)October 25, 1986 (aged 20)2006 MetroStars589
15Stefani MiglioranziMF (1977-09-20)September 20, 1977 (aged 30)2007 Los Angeles Galaxy243
22Adam MoffatMF (1986-04-15)April 15, 1986 (aged 21)2007 Cleveland City Stars10
25Ricardo VirtuosoMF (1984-03-01)March 1, 1984 (aged 23)2006 Chiasso181
29Andrei PachecoMF (1984-09-20)September 20, 1984 (aged 23)2007 W Connection (loan)00
Forwards
7Guillermo Barros SchelottoFW (1973-05-04)May 4, 1973 (aged 34)2007 Boca Juniors225
9Jason GareyFW (1984-07-19)July 19, 1984 (aged 23)2006 Maryland Terrapins376
10Alejandro MorenoFW (1979-07-08)July 8, 1979 (aged 28)2007 Houston Dynamo257
16Kei KamaraFW (1984-09-01)September 1, 1984 (aged 23)2006 Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros375
26Andy HerronFW (1978-02-03)February 3, 1978 (aged 29)2007 Chicago Fire194
28Ben HunterFW (1985-06-16)June 16, 1985 (aged 22)2007 North Carolina Tar Heels00
34Jacob ThomasFW (1977-02-14)February 14, 1977 (aged 30)2006 VfB Lübeck282

Non-competitive

July 28 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Aston Villa Columbus, OH
Garey  76' Report Young
Barry  11'
Moore  90+'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,317
November 13 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Tecos Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 5,430

Competitive

MLS

Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 30 16 7 7 56 34 +22 55 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
2 New England Revolution 30 14 8 8 51 43 +8 50
3 New York Red Bulls 30 12 11 7 47 45 +2 43 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup
4 Chicago Fire 30 10 10 10 31 36 5 40 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
5 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 12 7 45 45 0 40
6 Columbus Crew 30 9 11 10 39 44 5 37
7 Toronto FC[lower-alpha 1] 30 6 17 7 25 49 24 25
Source:
Notes:
  1. Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team in the Eastern Conference not already qualified would have qualified.
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup
  • ^1 – Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team.
    If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team in the Eastern Conference not already qualified would have qualified.
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 D.C. United (SS, E1) 30 16 7 7 56 34 +22 55 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Chivas USA (W1) 30 15 7 8 46 28 +18 53 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
3 Houston Dynamo 30 15 8 7 43 23 +20 52 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
4 New England Revolution 30 14 8 8 51 43 +8 50 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
5 FC Dallas 30 13 12 5 37 44 7 44 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
6 New York Red Bulls 30 12 11 7 47 45 +2 43
7 Chicago Fire 30 10 10 10 31 36 5 40
8 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 12 7 45 45 0 40
9 Columbus Crew 30 9 11 10 39 44 5 37
10 Colorado Rapids 30 9 13 8 29 34 5 35
11 LA Galaxy 30 9 14 7 38 48 10 34
12 Real Salt Lake 30 6 15 9 31 45 14 27
13 Toronto FC 1 30 6 17 7 25 49 24 25
Source:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 37 9 11 10 39 44  −5 5 5 5 17 17  0 4 6 5 22 27  −5

Source: Columbus results
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAAHHAHHAHAHHAAHHHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultDDDWLDLDLLDWWWDWLWDLLDDLLWLLWW
Source: Columbus results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

April 7 1 Columbus Crew 0–0 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
Report Kovalenko Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,782
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 14 2 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew Salt Lake City, UT
Talley  30'
Torres  70'
Stewart  88'
Report O'Rourke  76'
Herron  90'
Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 16,157
Referee: Tim Weyland
April 19 3 Columbus Crew 2–2 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
Grabavoy  8',
Kamara  86'
Pierce
Hejduk
Report Dorman  10'
Twellman  38'
Heaps
Larentowicz
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,290
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 28 4 Columbus Crew 1–0 D.C. United Columbus, OH
Hendrickson  28',  52'
Garey  89'
Report Carroll  24'
Emílio  38'
Fred  56'
Gómez  58'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,572
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 5 5 Kansas City Wizards 1–0 Columbus Crew Kansas City, MO
Zavagnin  35'
Johnson  89'
Burciaga  90'
Report Virtuoso  8'
Hejduk  27'
O'Rourke  30'
Grabavoy  89'
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 7,426
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 12 6 Columbus Crew 1–1 Chivas USA Columbus, OH
Grabavoy  18'
Hendrickson
González
Pierce
Report Razov  2'
Hernandez
Kljestan
Marsch
Suárez
Vaughn
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,545
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 19 7 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ
Wolyniec  17'
Mathis  51'
Ángel  61'
Caccavale  90'
Report Pierce  55' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,321
Referee: Richard Heron
May 26 8 Columbus Crew 2–2 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
Herron  2', 36',
Barros Schelotto
Report Dichio  27'
Brennan  49',
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,755
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 3 9 Chicago Fire 3–2 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, IL
Curtin  25',  0'  68'
Oliveira  61'
Barrett  78'
Segares
Robinson
Report Oughton  38'
Marshall  84'
O'Rourke  0'  86'
Hejduk
Pierce
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 10,115
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 10 10 Columbus Crew 1–2 Houston Dynamo Columbus, OH
Moreno  25'
Barros Schelotto
Report Ngwenya  22',
Marshall  29' (o.g.)
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,661
Referee: Kevin Stott
June 16 11 New England Revolution 3–3 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
Cristman  13', 32'
Noonan  17'
Dorman
Report Rogers  9'
Barros Schelotto  45'
Moreno  85'
O'Rourke
Pierce
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 22,412
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
June 20 12 Columbus Crew 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
Gaven  56'
Miglioranzi  61'
Report Jewsbury  90' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,254
Referee: Brian Hall
June 23 13 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
Glinton  66'
Buddle  90'
Harmse
Jaqua
Roberts
Report Marshall  15'
Hendrickson  29'
Grabavoy  58'
Moreno  84',
O'Rourke
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,109
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 30 14 Columbus Crew 1–0 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
Kamara  69' Report Mendes Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,435
Referee: Jozef Batko
July 4 15 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Columbus Crew Commerce City, CO
Erpen Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,086
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 7 16 Columbus Crew 2–0 Real Salt Lake Columbus, OH
Barros Schelotto  76' (pen.)
Gaven  80'
Report Talley  7'
Ballouchy  55'
Eskandarian  77'
Kipré  78'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,203
Referee: Alex Prus
July 14 17 Chivas USA 2–1 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
Razov  19'
Gaven  69' (o.g.)
Galindo  76'
Report Miglioranzi  23' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 10,214
Referee: Brian Hall
July 22 18 Columbus Crew 2–0 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
Schelotto  50', 56' Report Marshall  45' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,479
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 4 19 Chicago Fire 0–0 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, IL
Gutiérrez  13'
Brown  27'
Soumaré  86'
Report Szetela  30'
Miglioranzi  44'
González  60'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,538
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 11 20 FC Dallas 3–2 Columbus Crew Frisco, TX
Álvarez  60'
Ruíz  80'
Saragosa  81'
Goodson  90'
Ricchetti
Report González  6'
Herron  74' (pen.)
Moreno
O'Rourke
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 14,818
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 18 21 Columbus Crew 0–2 D.C. United Columbus, OH
Hejduk
Miglioranzi
Report Fred  52'
Emílio  63'
Carroll
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 21,639
Referee: Richard Heron
August 25 22 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew Houston, TX
Jaqua  80',
Mullan
Report Moreno  17'
González  0'  38'
Barros Schelotto
Miglioranzi
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 14,351
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
September 2 23 Columbus Crew 1–1 Colorado Rapids Columbus, OH
Gaven  45'
Oughton
Report Casey  84',
Ballouchy
Erpen
Ihemelu
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,036
Referee: Tim Weyland
September 8 24 Columbus Crew 0–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
Barros Schelotto
Hejduk
Oughton
Report Wanchope  65'
Robinson
Soumaré
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,983
Referee: Jozef Batko
September 15 25 Kansas City Wizards 3–2 Columbus Crew Kansas City, MO
Sealy  31', 90'
Morsink  45'
Johnson  90' (pen.)
Report Gaven  36'
González  48'
Moreno  65'
Herron  67'
Oughton  72'
Hesmer  87'
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 10,217
Referee: Andrew Chapin
September 22 26 Toronto FC 1–2 Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
Cañizalez  2' Report Hejduk  61'
Thomas  83'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,127
Referee: Steven Depiero
September 30 27 Columbus Crew 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, OH
Moreno  2' Report Roberts  13'
Martino  16',
Tudela
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 24,300
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 6 28 Columbus Crew 1–3 FC Dallas Columbus, OH
Gaven  31'
Hendrickson
Report Álvarez  48'
Thompson  86', 89'
Denílson
Pitchkolan
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,517
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 13 29 New England Revolution 2–3 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
Twellman  26'
Ralston  83'
Riley
Thompson
Report Gaven  61'
Miglioranzi  77'
Barros Schelotto  86',
Moreno
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 22,295
Referee: Michael Kennedy
October 20 30 D.C. United 2–3 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
Gómez  89', 90'
Burch
Namoff
Report Rogers  21', 90'
Moreno  66'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 23,149
Referee: Terry Vaughn

U.S. Open Cup

April 24 Qualification semifinal Columbus Crew 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Oughton  49'
Ward  81'
Report Jaqua  17'
Harmse  71'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 5,424

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK William Hesmer 20000200
2 MF Frankie Hejduk 24000240
3 DF Brad Evans 400040
4 DF Rusty Pierce 21000210
5 DF Danny O'Rourke 27010280
6 DF Marcos González 27110281
7 FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto 22500225
8 DF Duncan Oughton 19110201
9 FW Jason Garey 11100111
10 FW Alejandro Moreno 25700257
11 MF Ned Grabavoy 26310273
12 MF Eddie Gaven 27510285
13 DF Andrew Peterson 100010
14 DF Chad Marshall 12200122
15 MF Stefani Miglioranzi 23310243
16 FW Kei Kamara 17210182
18 GK Bill Gaudette 001010
19 DF Robbie Rogers 10310113
20 DF Tim Ward 601070
21 DF Brandon Moss 001010
22 MF Adam Moffat 100010
23 DF Ezra Hendrickson 23100231
24 DF Jed Zayner 200020
25 MF Ricardo Virtuoso 800080
26 FW Andy Herron 18410194
27 DF Ryan Junge 100010
28 FW Ben Hunter 000000
29 MF Andrei Pacheco 000000
30 GK Andy Gruenebaum 10010110
31 DF Leonard Griffin 000000
34 FW Jacob Thomas 910091
Players who left the club during the season:
10 FW Joseph Ngwenya 501060
17 MF Danny Szetela 601070
29 FW Aaron Chandler 000000

Source: Columbus stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
2 MF Frankie Hejduk 500050
4 DF Rusty Pierce 500050
5 DF Danny O'Rourke 610061
6 DF Marcos González 410041
7 FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto 500050
8 DF Duncan Oughton 301040
9 FW Jason Garey 100010
10 FW Alejandro Moreno 300030
11 MF Ned Grabavoy 200020
12 MF Eddie Gaven 100010
15 MF Stefani Miglioranzi 300030
20 DF Tim Ward 001010
23 DF Ezra Hendrickson 310031
25 MF Ricardo Virtuoso 100010
26 FW Andy Herron 200020
Players who left the club during the season:
17 MF Danny Szetela 100010

Source: Columbus stats

Clean sheets

No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
1 William Hesmer 50520
18 Bill Gaudette 0001
30 Andy Gruenebaum 30311

Source: Columbus stats

Awards

Sources:[7]

See also

References

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  2. "MLS: 2007 SuperDraft Picks". SoccerAmerica.com. Soccer America. January 15, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  3. "Crew acquires Danny O'Rourke, Will Hesmer from Toronto". OurSportsCentral.com. OurSports Central. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
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  5. "Alejandro Moreno – ESPN profile". ESPNMediaZone.com. ESPNMediaZone. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  6. Miller, Rusty (April 18, 2007). "Schelotto Signs 2-Year Deal With Crew". WashingtonPost.com. The Washington Post. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  7. "Columbus Crew SC Awards". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved February 22, 2019.

Notes

  1. Won in preseason
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