2013 Columbus Crew season

The 2013 Columbus Crew season was the club's eighteenth season of existence, and their eighteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.

Columbus Crew
2013 season
OwnerClark Hunt Sold To
Precourt Sports Ventures LLC
Head coachRobert Warzycha /
Brian Bliss(interim)
Major League SoccerConference: 8th
Overall: 16th
MLS CupDNQ
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
(Lost to Chicago Fire)
Trillium CupWinners (4 - 2)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer CupWinners (4 - 2)
Walt Disney World Pro Soccer ClassicSecond Place
(Lost to Montreal Impact)
Highest home attendance20,392 vs. Seattle Sounders FC
(31 August 2013, Major League Soccer)
Lowest home attendance1,302 vs. Dayton Dutch Lions
(29 May 2013, U.S. Open Cup)
Average home league attendance16,080 [1]

Background

Roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of January 22, 2013.[2]

No. Position Player Nation
2 Defender Tyson Wahl  United States
3 Defender Josh Williams  United States
4 Defender Gláuber  Brazil
5 Defender Danny O'Rourke  United States
6 Midfielder Tony Tchani  Cameroon
7 Midfielder Bernardo Anor  Venezuela
8 Midfielder Matías Sánchez  Argentina
9 Forward Justin Meram  United States
11 Forward Dominic Oduro  Ghana
12 Midfielder Eddie Gaven  United States
13 Midfielder Ethan Finlay  United States
14 Defender Chad Marshall  United States
16 Defender Eric Gehrig  United States
17 Forward Ben Speas (HGP)  United States
18 Forward Aaron Schoenfeld  United States
19 Midfielder Konrad Warzycha  Poland
20 Midfielder Wil Trapp (HGP)  United States
21 Defender Chad Barson (HGP)  United States
22 Defender Drew Beckie  Canada
23 Midfielder Kevan George  Trinidad and Tobago
24 Defender Agustín Viana  Uruguay
25 Forward Jairo Arrieta  Costa Rica
26 Forward Ryan Finley  United States
27 Forward Aaron Horton (HGP)  United States
28 Goalkeeper Matt Lampson (HGP)  United States
30 Goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum  United States
31 Defender Kyle Hyland (HGP)  United States
32 Midfielder Shawn Sloan  United States
33 Forward Federico Higuaín (DP/Captain)  Argentina
40 Goalkeeper Daniel Withrow  United States

Competitions

Preseason

February 1, 2013 Columbus Crew 0 - 2 New York Red Bulls Bradenton, Florida USA
11:00 am EST Report Christianson  80'
Cooper  87'
Stadium: IMG Academy
February 16, 2013 Columbus Crew 5 - 2 Sporting KC Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States
11:00 am EST Sloan  8'
Finlay  46+'
Meram  59'
Warzycha  64'
Speas  71'
Report Dwyer  5'
Saad  68'

WDW Pro Soccer Classic

February 9, 2013 Group Stage Columbus Crew 1–0 Toronto FC Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States
1:00 pm EST Gláuber  30' Report Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
February 13, 2013 Group Stage Columbus Crew 4–0 Philadelphia Union Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States
1:00 pm EST Finley  28'
Finlay  40', 52'
Schoenfeld  53'
Report Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
February 16, 2013 Group Stage Columbus Crew 3–2 Orlando City SC Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States
6:00 pm EST Viana  4'
Williams 74'
Higuaín  89' (pen.)
Report Watson  57'
Fekete  79'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

MLS

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
6 Chicago Fire 34 14 13 7 47 52 5 49
7 Philadelphia Union 34 12 12 10 42 44 2 46
8 Columbus Crew 34 12 17 5 42 46 4 41
9 Toronto FC 34 6 17 11 30 47 17 29
10 D.C. United 34 3 24 7 22 59 37 16
Updated to match(es) played on October 27, 2013 6:55 p.m. EDT. Source: MLS

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion

Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
14 Philadelphia Union 34 12 12 10 42 44 2 46
15 FC Dallas 34 11 12 11 48 52 4 44
16 Columbus Crew 34 12 17 5 42 46 4 41
17 Toronto FC 34 6 17 11 30 47 17 29
18 Chivas USA 34 6 20 8 30 67 37 26
Updated to match(es) played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.com

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
34 41 12 17 5 42 46  −4 7 7 3 19 13  +6 5 10 2 23 33  −10

Last updated: 4 November 2013
Source: Columbus Crew
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAAHAHAAHHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWLTWTTLWLLWTTLWLLLWLLLWWLLWLWWWLLL
Updated to match(es) played on November 4, 2013. Source: Columbus Crew
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

March 2, 2013 1 Chivas USA 0-3 Columbus Crew Carson, California
10:30 P.M.EST Morales  8'

Avila  29'
Bowen  76'
Iraheta  79'

Burling  90'
Report Higuaín  51'

Williams  89'

Oduro  90+4'
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 7,121
Referee: Chris Penson
March 9, 2013 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-1 Columbus Crew Vancouver, BC
7:30 EST Kobayashi  6'
Miller  57'
Report Gláuber  19'

Arrieta  46' 88'

Sánchez  93'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,078
Referee: Drew Fischer
March 16, 2013 3 Columbus Crew 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, Ohio
5:30 PM EST Gláuber  69' Report Morrow  74'
Bernárdez  88'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,528
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
March 23, 2013 4 D.C. United 1–2 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
3:30 P.M. EST Rafael  22'
Kitchen  56'
Report Williams  15'

Gaven  51'

Speas  56'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,034
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 6, 2013 5 Columbus Crew 1-1 Philadelphia Union Columbus, Ohio
5:00 P.M. EST Oduro  72'

Wahl  78'
Higuaín  86'
Sánchez  91'

Gláuber  93'
Report McInerney  34'

Daniel  70'

Williams  84'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,293
Referee: Matthew Foester
April 13, 2013 6 Montreal Impact 1-1 Columbus Crew Montreal, Quebec
12:00 EST Arnaud  29'
Di Vaio  68'
Report Williams  40'

Higuaín  59'

Oduro  72'
Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 16,584
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 20, 2013 7 Chicago Fire 1-0 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 P.M. EST Segares  6'

Thompson  13'
Larentowicz  83'

Paladini  88'
Report Gláuber  85' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,813
Referee: David Gantar
April 27, 2013 8 Columbus Crew 3-0 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M.EST Dominic Oduro  15'

Agustín Viana  21'
Josh Williams  26'
Danny O'Rourke  45'
Federico Higuaín  45+1' (pen.)

Jairo Arrieta  70'
Gláuber  91'
Report Perry Kitchen  45'

Daniel Woolard  48'

Lionard Pajoy  74'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,090
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 4, 2013 9 Columbus Crew 0-1 New York Red Bulls Columbus, Ohio
4:00 P.M. EST Report Roy Miller  61'

Juninho  74'

Tim Cahill  81'  81'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,020
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 11, 2013 10 Columbus Crew 0-2 Colorado Rapids Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST Jairo Arrieta  18'
Gláuber  79'
Report Edson Buddle  9'  59'

Dillon Powers  70'

Martín Rivero  75'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,269
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 18, 2013 11 Toronto FC 0-1 Columbus Crew Toronto
5:00 P.M.EST Laba  90+2' Summary Oduro  42'

Wahl  60'
Gláuber  78'

Schoenfeld  87'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,278
Referee: José Rivero
May 26, 2013 12 New York Red Bulls 2-2 Columbus Crew Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 P.M.EST Henry  31'

Juninho Pernambucano  66'

Olave  90+1'
Summary Oduro  2'

Sánchez  41'
Higuaín  74' (pen.)

George  76'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 14,850
Referee: Geoff Gamble
June 1, 2013 13 Columbus Crew 1-1 Houston Dynamo Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST Meram  67'
Higuaín  69' (pen.)
Summary Creavalle  32'

Camargo  55'

Driver  78'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,040
Referee: Sorin Stoica
June 5, 2013 14 Philadelphia Union 3-0 Columbus Crew Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 P.M. EST Carroll  25'

Williams  29'
Casey  31'

Gaddis  59'
Summary Tchani  75' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 16,113
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 15, 2013 15 Columbus Crew 2-0 Montreal Impact Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M.EST Sánchez  6'
 56'

Oduro  22'
O'Rourke  82'

George  90'
Summary Felipe  9' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 18,320
Referee: Matthew Foerster
June 22, 2013 16 Columbus Crew 1-2 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
8:00 P.M. EST Higuaín  7' (pen.)

Arrieta  45'

Sánchez  77'
Summary Johnson  6'

Lindpere  48'
Duka  52'
Magee  54'
Segares  60'

Soumaré  65'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,624
Referee: Drew Fischer
June 29, 2013 17 Sporting Kansas City 3-2 Columbus Crew Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 P.M.EST Kamara  34'  80'

Bieler  50'

Collin  71'
Summary Arrieta  48'

Oduro  53'
Wahl  68'

George  70'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,128
Referee: Juan Guzman
July 4, 2013 18 LA Galaxy 2-1 Columbus Crew Carson, California
10:30 P.M.EST Keane 85' (pen.), 92+' (pen.) Summary Oduro 43'

Williams 66'

Anor 78' 92+'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 24,180
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 7, 2013 19 Columbus Crew 1-0 Portland Timbers Columbus, Ohio
5:00 P.M. EST Bernardo Anor  4'
Aaron Schoenfeld  23'
Konrad Warzycha  45+2'
Summary Pa Modou Kah  7' 11'
Ryan Johnson  51'
Ben Zemanski  90+3'
Mamadou Danso  90+5'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,051
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 20, 2013 20 Columbus Crew 0 - 2 New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST O'Rourke  45'
Anor  60'
Summary Soares  31'
Farrell  33'
Gonçalves  90+1'
Fagúndez  90+4'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,323
Referee: Edwin Jurisevic
July 27, 2013 21 Toronto FC 2 - 1 Columbus Crew Toronto
14:00 EST Henry  68'

Eckersley  72'
Osorio  87'  88'

Wiedeman  90+3'
Summary Oduro  17'
Anor  64'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 17,987
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 3, 2013 22 Houston Dynamo 3 - 1 Columbus Crew Houston
9:00 P.M. EST Davis  10' (pen.)

García  27'
Bruin  32'

Weaver  85'
Summary Taylor  75' (o.g.) Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,009
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 10, 2013 23 Columbus Crew 2-0 New York Red Bulls Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST Trapp  55'

Higuaín  61' (pen.)  77'

Oduro  80'
Summary Sekagya  88' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,080
Referee: Juan Guzmán
August 17, 2013 24 Columbus Crew 2-0 Toronto FC Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST Higuaín  19'  67'

Trapp  45'

O'Rourke  80'
Summary Eckersley  36' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,352
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 24, 2013 25 Real Salt Lake 4-0 Columbus Crew Sandy, UT
9:30 P.M.EST Sandoval  39' 51'
Beckerman  45+' 89'
Gil  83'
Summary Higuain  34'  90+'
Oduro  80'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,398
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 31, 2013 26 Columbus Crew 0-1 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, Ohio
TBD EST O'Rourke  21'
Viana  36'
Summary González  7'
Johnson  14'
Traoré  76'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 20,392
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 4, 2013 27 Columbus Crew 2-0 Houston Dynamo Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST Finley  14'
Meram  74'
Barson  77'
Summary Weaver  88' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,360
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 7, 2013 28 Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Columbus Crew Kansas City, Kansas
21:30 EST Bieler  7' (pen.)  63'
Saad  41'
Paulo Nagamura  45+1'
Sapong  55'
Summary Tchani  52'
O'Rourke  62'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,211
Referee: Jose Rivero
September 14, 2013 29 Montreal Impact 1-2 Columbus Crew Montreal
TBD EST Di Vaio  23'
Felipe  77'
Summary Tchani  63'
Marshall  65'
Oduro  78'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 21, 2013 30 Columbus Crew 3-0 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST Oduro  15'
Marshall  38'
Higuaín  70' (pen.)
Arrieta  75'
Anor  76'
Summary Soumaré  29' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,010
Referee: Juan Guzmán
September 29, 2013 31 Pioneer Cup FC Dallas 2-4 Columbus Crew Frisco, Texas
8:30 P.M.EST Perez  20'
Diaz  54'
Acosta  75'
ferreira  84'
Summary Higuaín  9'
Arrieta  17'
Oduro  44'
Anor  67' 86'
Trapp  73'
Finlay  81'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 11,422
Referee: Drew Fischer
October 5, 2013 32 Columbus Crew 0-1 Sporting Kansas City Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST Summary Opara  17'
Sapong  67'
Joseph  85'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,107
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
October 19, 2013 33 New England Revolution 3-2 Columbus Crew Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 P.M. EST Soares  32'
Bengtson  47'
Tierney  69' (pen.)
Fagundez  76'
Agudelo  90+'
Imbongo  90+'
Summary Finlay  31'
Oduro  59'
Schoenfeld  71'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 26,548
Referee: Mark Geiger
Oct 27, 2013 34 Columbus Crew 0-1 New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
4:00 P.M. EST Jairo Arrieta  25'
Agustin Viana  58'
Dominic Oduro  90'
Summary Juan Agudelo  28' 89'
Matt Reis  84'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,505
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

U.S. Open Cup

29 May 2013 Round 3 Columbus Crew 2 - 1 Dayton Dutch Lions Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST Gaven  52'
Gláuber  55'
Schoenfeld  76'
Meram  84'
Summary Granger  14'
Lord  37'
Smith  78'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 1,302
Referee: Sorin Stoica
13 June 2013 Round 4 Chicago Fire 2–1 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois
1:00 PM EST Magee  28'
Magee  70'
Nyarko  77'
Nyarko  82'
Soumaré  90'
Summary Warzycha  22'
Warzycha  70'
Añor  90'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,006
Referee: Fotis Bazakos

MLS Cup Playoffs

The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.

Friendlies

November 8, 2013 Columbus Crew 2–4 Indy Eleven Obetz, Ohio
2:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Columbus Crew Obetz Training Facility

Kirk Urso Memorial Match

Statistics

Last updated: 1 October 2013

Goals

R Player Position MLS Open Cup Total
1 Dominic Oduro FW 13 0 13
2 Federico Higuaín FW 11 0 11
3 Bernardo Anor MF 4 0 4
4 Jairo Arrieta FW 3 0 3
Josh Williams DF 3 0 3
6 Justin Meram FW 1 1 2
7 Ryan Finley FW 1 0 1
Gláuber DF 1 0 1
Matías Sánchez MF 1 0 1
Chad Marshall DF 1 0 1
Ben Speas FW 1 0 1
Aaron Schoenfeld FW 1 0 1
Eddie Gaven MF 0 1 1
Konrad Warzycha MF 0 1 1

Assists

R Player Position MLS Open Cup Total
1 Federico Higuaín FW 9 0 9
2 Eddie Gaven MF 4 0 4
Jairo Arrieta FW 4 0 4
Dominic Oduro FW 4 0 4
5 Ben Speas FW 1 0 1
Bernardo Anor MF 1 0 1
Chad Barson DF 1 0 1
Justin Meram FW 1 0 1
Matías Sánchez MF 1 0 1
Ryan Finley FW 1 0 1
Tony Tchani MF 1 0 1
Tyson Wahl DF 1 0 1
Wil Trapp MF 1 0 1
Aaron Schoenfeld FW 1 0 1

Goalkeeping

R Player Position GAA GA Saves GS GP
1 Andy Gruenebaum GK 1.33 28 71 21 21
2 Matt Lampson GK 1.38 18 43 13 13

Transfers

In

NumberPositionPlayerTransferred fromNotesDateSource
-MF Wil TrappNoneHome Grown PlayerDecember 13, 2012[3]
-DF Tyson WahlNoneFree AgentJanuary 3, 2013[4]
-DF Chad BarsonNoneHome Grown PlayerJanuary 10, 2013[5]
-FW Ryan FinleyNone2013 MLS SuperDraftJanuary 17, 2013[6]
-DF Drew BeckieNone2013 MLS SuperDraftJanuary 17, 2013[7][8]
-DF GláuberFC Rapid BucureștiDiscovery SigningJanuary 21, 2013[9]

Out

NumberPositionPlayerTransferred toNotesDateSource
22MF Cole Grossman Real Salt LakeWaiver DraftNovember 19, 2012[10]
17FW Olman VargasNoneWaiver DraftNovember 19, 2012[11]
2DF Rich BalchanNoneOption DeclinedNovember 28, 2012[12]
26DF Julius JamesNoneOption DeclinedNovember 28, 2012[12]
21DF Sebastián MirandaNoneOption DeclinedNovember 28, 2012[12]
8MF Chris BirchallPort ValeOption DeclinedNovember 28, 2012[12]
19FW Tom HeinemannNoneOption DeclinedNovember 28, 2012[12]
4DF Carlos Mendes New York CosmosOut of ContractDecember 11, 2012[13]
1GK William Hesmer Los Angeles GalaxyRe-Entry DraftDecember 14, 2012[14]
20FW Emilio RenteríaNoneOut of ContractJanuary 4, 2013[15]
10FW Milovan MirosevicNoneMutual Release of ContractJanuary 22, 2013[16]

See also

References

  1. http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/all-time-attendance
  2. "Players | Columbus Crew". TheCrew.com. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  3. "Crew Signs Wil Trapp to Homegrown Contract". Columbus Crew. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. "Crew signs defender Tyson Wahl". Columbus Crew. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. "Crew signs Defender Chad Barson to Homegrown contract". Columbus Crew. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  6. "Draft Watch: Ryan Finley - Crew select Notre Dame forward in first round". Columbus Crew. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  7. "Crew selects defender Drew Beckie in second round". Columbus Crew. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  8. http://www.thecrew.com/news/2013/02/crew-signs-defender-drew-beckie
  9. "Crew signs Brazilian defender Gláuber". Columbus Crew. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  10. "RSL adds MF Cole Grossman". Real Salt Lake. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  11. "Crew declines options on three players". Columbus Crew. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  12. "Crew exercises options on 10 players". Columbus Crew. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  13. "Mendes opts to play for hometown Cosmos". MLS. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  14. "Califf, Casey among 14 picked in Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft". MLS. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  15. "Califf, Wahl ready for new chapter in Columbus". Columbus Crew. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  16. "Roster Update: Mirosevic will not return in 2013". Columbus Crew. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
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