2013 Columbus Crew season

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Columbus Crew
2013 season
Owner Clark Hunt Sold To
Precourt Sports Ventures LLC
Head Coach Robert Warzycha /
Brian Bliss(interim)
Major League Soccer Conference: 8th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup DNQ
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
(Lost to Chicago Fire)
Trillium Cup Winners (4 - 2)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup Winners (4 - 2)
Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Second Place
(Lost to Montreal Impact)
Highest home attendance 20,392 vs. Seattle Sounders FC
(31 August 2013, Major League Soccer)
Lowest home attendance 1,302 vs. Dayton Dutch Lions
(29 May 2013, US Open Cup)
Average home league attendance 16,080 [1]
Home colours
Away colours

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.

Background

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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

WDW Pro Soccer Classic

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MLS

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Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos
Team
Pts
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Qualification or relegation
1 New York Red Bulls (SS) (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 2013 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Sporting Kansas City 58 34 17 10 7 47 30 +17
3 New England Revolution 51 34 14 11 9 49 38 +11
4 Houston Dynamo 51 34 14 11 9 41 41 0 2013 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Montreal Impact 49 34 14 13 7 50 49 +1
6 Chicago Fire 49 34 14 13 7 47 52 −5
7 Philadelphia Union 46 34 12 12 10 42 44 −2
8 Columbus Crew 41 34 12 17 5 42 46 −4
9 Toronto FC 29 34 6 17 11 30 47 −17
10 D.C. United 16 34 3 24 7 22 59 −37

Updated to matches played on October 27, 2013 6:55 p.m. EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(E1) = Eastern Conference champion
Overall table
Pos
Team
Pts
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Qualification or relegation
1 New York Red Bulls (SS) (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 1
2 Sporting Kansas City 58 34 17 10 7 47 30 +17
3 Portland Timbers (W1) 57 34 14 5 15 54 33 +21
4 Real Salt Lake 56 34 16 10 8 57 41 +16
5 LA Galaxy 53 34 15 11 8 53 38 +15
6 Seattle Sounders FC 52 34 15 12 7 42 42 0
7 New England Revolution 51 34 14 11 9 49 38 +11
8 Colorado Rapids 51 34 14 11 9 45 38 +7
9 Houston Dynamo 51 34 14 11 9 41 41 0
10 San Jose Earthquakes 51 34 14 11 9 35 42 −7
11 Montreal Impact 49 34 14 13 7 50 49 +1 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 2
12 Chicago Fire 49 34 14 13 7 47 52 −5
13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 48 34 13 12 9 53 45 +8
14 Philadelphia Union 46 34 12 12 10 42 44 −2
15 FC Dallas 44 34 11 12 11 48 52 −4
16 Columbus Crew 41 34 12 17 5 42 46 −4
17 Toronto FC 29 34 6 17 11 30 47 −17
18 Chivas USA 26 34 6 20 8 30 67 −37
19 D.C. United 16 34 3 24 7 22 59 −37 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 1

Updated to matches played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

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

1The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A. (Canadian teams cannot qualify for the Champions League through MLS; the Canadian qualifier is the winner of the 2014 Canadian Championship.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League are:

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
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

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Ground A A H A H A A H H H A A H A H H A A H H A A H H A H H A A H A H A H
Result W L T W T T L W L L W T T L W L L L W L L L W W L L W L W W W L L L

Last updated: November 4, 2013.
Source: Columbus Crew
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

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MLS Cup Playoffs

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

Friendlies

Kirk Urso Memorial Match

Statistics

Last updated: 1 October 2013

Goals

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

Assists

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

Goalkeeping

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

Transfers

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In

Number Position Player Transferred from Notes Date Source
- MF United States Wil Trapp None Home Grown Player December 13, 2012 [3]
- DF United States Tyson Wahl None Free Agent January 3, 2013 [4]
- DF United States Chad Barson None Home Grown Player January 10, 2013 [5]
- FW United States Ryan Finley None 2013 MLS SuperDraft January 17, 2013 [6]
- DF United States Drew Beckie None 2013 MLS SuperDraft January 17, 2013 [7][8]
- DF United States Gláuber FC Rapid București Discovery Signing January 21, 2013 [9]

Out

Number Position Player Transferred to Notes Date Source
22 MF United States Cole Grossman United States Real Salt Lake Waiver Draft November 19, 2012 [10]
17 FW Costa Rica Olman Vargas None Waiver Draft November 19, 2012 [11]
2 DF United States Rich Balchan None Option Declined November 28, 2012 [12]
26 DF Trinidad and Tobago Julius James None Option Declined November 28, 2012 [12]
21 DF Chile Sebastián Miranda None Option Declined November 28, 2012 [12]
8 MF England Chris Birchall EnglandPort Vale Option Declined November 28, 2012 [12]
19 FW United States Tom Heinemann None Option Declined November 28, 2012 [12]
4 DF United States Carlos Mendes United States New York Cosmos Out of Contract December 11, 2012 [13]
1 GK United States William Hesmer United States Los Angeles Galaxy Re-Entry Draft December 14, 2012 [14]
20 FW Venezuela Emilio Rentería None Out of Contract January 4, 2013 [15]
10 FW Chile Milovan Mirosevic None Mutual Release of Contract January 22, 2013 [16]

See also

References

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