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Revision as of 18:51, 6 August 2008
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| Full name | Columbus Crew | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Crew, America's Hardest Working Team | ||
| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Ground | Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH | ||
| Capacity | 20,555 | ||
| Owner |  Clark Hunt | ||
| Coach |  Sigi Schmid | ||
| League | Major League Soccer | ||
| 2007 | Eastern Conference: 6th Overall: 9th Playoffs: DNQ | ||
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The Columbus Crew is a professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was owned by Lamar Hunt, who also owned the Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas until his 2006 death, upon which his son, Clark, took over his sports properties. The Crew currently play their home games at Columbus Crew Stadium, the first MLS soccer-specific stadium. From 1996–1999, the Crew played their home games at Ohio Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University. The name "The Crew" is the result of a local fan contest. The team colors are black and gold. The team mascot is Crew Cat.
The Crew has won one tournament to date, the 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, defeating the 2002 MLS Cup and Supporter's Shield winner Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0. The club has reached one other final, the 1998 Open Cup, which was postponed due to a hurricane and controversially relocated from Virginia Beach to Soldier Field, the home of the Chicago Fire, who won the match in overtime 2–1.
The team has 3 major support groups: "La Turban", "Hudson Street Hooligans" and "Crew Union". These three supporters groups sit together in a section in the northeast corner of Crew Stadium, known as the Nordecke. Nordecke (pronounced Nor-dek-uh), which is German for North Corner, is a tribute to the German heritage of Columbus.
History
The Columbus Crew are a charter member of Major League Soccer. The club played its home matches in Ohio Stadium from its inaugural year in 1996 through 1998. Beginning in 1999, the Crew played all of its home league matches in the newly built Columbus Crew Stadium, the first soccer specific stadium for a top flight club in the United States.
The Crew won its first trophy in 2002, capturing the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which in turn earned the club a berth in the 2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup. In 2004, the Crew won the Supporters' Shield for earning the most points during the MLS regular season.
Television and radio
In 2008, Crew matches are telecast locally on the Ohio News Network. Long-time Columbus Crew TV/radio announcer Dwight Burgess provides play-by-play coverage, while Dante Washington provides color commentary for away games. Bill McDermott provides color commentary for home games. Katie Witham is the sideline reporter for all games being broadcast by ONN.
A number of other matches will be televised nationally on ESPN2, Fox Soccer Channel, HDNet, and Telefutura.
English radio broadcasts can be heard on WTVN (610 AM) with play-by-play done by Neil Sika and color commentary from John Bluem. Spanish radio broadcasts can be heard on Radio Sol WXOL with Marcelo Carrera.
The Crew Soccer Updates air weekdays on WBWR(105.7 FM) and WRXS(106.7 FM).
During the first half of the 2008 MLS season, the Crew's matches were televised by the now defunct Columbus Sports Network.
Sponsors
The Crew announced Glidden, an ICI Paints brand, as their presenting partner. Beginning in 2008, its logo will appear on the front of Crew game jerseys, training jerseys, and on other various team-related material.
Rivals
The Crew compete with Toronto FC for the "Trillium Cup" each year starting in 2008. This new cup however is not without passion, with the two fan bases becoming increasingly competitive with one another. The Opening game of the 2008 MLS season was TFC visiting Columbus with over 2000 TFC fans making a trip down to see the game. In light of this and the new Traveling trophy the Mayors of Columbus and Toronto made a bet that should their team win they would wear the others jersey at their next public appearance; Columbus won the match 2-0. Columbus currently lead the all-time series 3-0-2.
Honors
Domestic
League
- MLS Supporters' Shield:
- Winner (1): 2004
Cups
- US Open Cup:
- Winner (1): 2002
- Runner-up (1): 1998
Invitational
- Carolina Challenge Cup (pre-season): 2004
Players
Current Squad
As of August 6, 2008.[1] The players in bold have senior international caps Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
Luis Miguel Gallardo (2005-2006)
Edson Buddle (2001–2005)- Jon Busch (2002—2006)
- Jeff Cunningham (1998–2004)
- Thomas Dooley (1997–1999)
- Mark Dougherty (soccer) (1998-2001)
Ansil Elcock (1997–2001)- Robin Fraser (2004–2005)
- Brad Friedel (1996–1997)
Marcos González (2006-2007)
Fredy Garcia- Mario Rodriguez (2005–2005)
- John Harkes (2001–2002)
- Stern John (1998–1999)
Doctor Khumalo (1996–1997)- Brian Maisonneuve (1996–2004)
- Kyle Martino (2002–2006)
- Brian McBride (1996–2003)
- Billy Thompson (1996–2000)
Daniel Torres (2001–2003)
Robert Warzycha (1996–2002)
John Wilmar Perez (2000–2002)
Ian Woan (2001)
Head coaches
Timo Liekoski (1996)- Tom Fitzgerald (1996–2001)
- Greg Andrulis (2001–2005)
- Robert Warzycha (2005; interim)
Sigi Schmid (2006—)
Team records
- Games: Mike Clark, 221
- Goals: Brian McBride and Jeff Cunningham, 62
- Assists: Robert Warzycha, 61
- Shutouts: Jon Busch, 25
MLS regular season only, through 2006 season
- All-Time regular season record: 149-158-61 (Through Oct. 21, 2007)
Stadiums
- Ohio Stadium (1996–1999)
- Columbus Crew Stadium (1999–current)
Year-by-year
| Year | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup | CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
SuperLiga |
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| 1996 | 4th, East | Quarterfinals | Did not enter | Did not qualify | Started in 2007 |
| 1997 | 3rd, East | Semifinals | Did not enter | Did not qualify | |
| 1998 | 2nd, East | Semifinals | Final | Did not qualify | |
| 1999 | 2nd, East | Semifinals | Semifinals | Did not qualify | |
| 2000 | 4th, Central | Did not qualify | Quarterfinals | Did not qualify | |
| 2001 | 2nd, Central | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Not held † | |
| 2002 | 2nd, East | Semifinals | Champions | Did not qualify | |
| 2003 | 5th, East | Did not qualify | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2004 | 1st, East* | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | |
| 2005 | 6th, East | Did not qualify | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | |
| 2006 | 6th, East | Did not qualify | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | |
| 2007 | 6th, East | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate |
| 2008 | TBD | TBD | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
* Won MLS Supporters Shield
† Made the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Giants Cup which was held instead of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2001
International competition
- 2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup
- First round v. Deportivo Saprissa -- 0:2, 1:1 (Saprissa advance 3:1 on aggregate)
- First round v.
- 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- First round v. Arabe Unido -- 1:2, 3:0 (Crew advance 4:2 on aggregate)
- Quarterfinal v.
Monarcas Morelia -- 0:6, 2:0 (Morelia advance 6:2 on aggregate)
- First round v.
Columbus Holds a 8-1-2 all-time Record in international Exhibitions
Average attendance
regular season/playoffs
- 1996: 18,950
- 1997: 15,043
- 1998: 12,275
- 1999: 17,696
- 2000: 15,451
- 2001: 17,551
- 2002: 17,429
- 2003: 16,250/Missed Playoffs
- 2004: 16,872/15,224
- 2005: 12,916/Missed Playoffs
- 2006: 13,294/Missed Playoffs
- 2007: 15,230/Missed Playoffs
- 2008: 12,398/TBD (as of July 29, 2008)
- All-Time: 16,344
- All-Time Best Attendance For A Game: 53,844 on 07/04/2000 at Mile High Stadium.
External links
- The Crew
- Hunt Park Insider
- Crew Supporters Union - Local 614 Fan Club
- Crewture- Crew Supporters Culture Site
- Official Crew board
References
- ^ Columbus Crew Roster MLSnet
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