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Revision as of 19:25, 17 January 2020

Columbus Crew SC
2020 season
Investor-operatorsDee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coachCaleb Porter
Major League SoccerConference:
Overall:
Average home league attendance0
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The 2020 Columbus Crew SC season is the club's twenty-fifth season of existence and their twenty-fifth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus will also compete in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from November 11, 2019 to the start of the 2021 Major League Soccer season.

Roster

As of match played October 6, 2019[1]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
Eloy Room Curaçao GK (1989-02-06)February 6, 1989 (aged 30) 2019 Netherlands PSV 12 0
Jon Kempin United States GK (1993-04-08)April 8, 1993 (aged 26) 2018 United States LA Galaxy 10 0
Defenders
Josh Williams United States CB, RB, LB (1988-04-18)April 18, 1988 (aged 31) 2017 Canada Toronto FC 142 9
Jonathan Mensah Ghana CB (1990-07-13)July 13, 1990 (aged 29) 2017 Russia Anzhi Makhachkala 85 3
Waylon Francis Costa Rica LB (1990-09-20)September 20, 1990 (aged 29) 2019 United States Seattle Sounders FC 111 0
Milton Valenzuela Argentina DF (1998-08-13)August 13, 1998 (aged 21) 2019 Argentina Newell's Old Boys 34 1
Harrison Afful Ghana RB (1986-07-24)July 24, 1986 (aged 33) 2015 Tunisia ES Tunis 132 6
Aboubacar Keita United States CB, LB (2000-04-06)April 6, 2000 (aged 19) 2019 United States Virginia Cavaliers 10 0
Midfielders
Darlington Nagbe United States CM (1990-07-19)July 19, 1990 (aged 29) 2019 United States Atlanta United FC 0 0
Wil Trapp United States DM, CM (1993-01-15)January 15, 1993 (aged 26) 2013 United States Akron Zips 205 2
Pedro Santos Portugal RM, LM, AM, RW, LW, LB (1988-04-22)April 22, 1988 (aged 31) 2017 Portugal Braga 82 12
Artur Brazil DM, AM, CM (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 23) 2018 Brazil São Paulo 95 1
Hector Jiménez United States RM, LM, RB, LB (1988-11-03)November 3, 1988 (aged 30) 2014 United States LA Galaxy 141 2
Luis Díaz Costa Rica RM, LM, RW (1998-12-06)December 6, 1998 (aged 20) 2019 Costa Rica Herediano 13 2
Youness Mokhtar Morocco LM, RM, LW (1991-08-29)August 29, 1991 (aged 28) 2019 Norway Stabæk 8 1
Forwards
Jordan Hamilton Canada ST (1996-03-17)March 17, 1996 (aged 23) 2019 Canada Toronto FC 4 0
Gyasi Zardes United States ST (1991-09-02)September 2, 1991 (aged 28) 2018 United States LA Galaxy 64 33
Out on loan
JJ Williams United States ST (1998-01-04)January 4, 1998 (aged 21) 2019 United States Kentucky Wildcats 9 0
Chris Cadden Scotland DF (1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 23) 2019 Scotland Motherwell 0 0

Non-competitive

Preseason

February 15 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Phoenix Rising FC v Columbus Crew SC Tempe, AZ
9:00 PM EST Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
February 19 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew SC Tempe, AZ
8:30 PM EST Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 22 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Houston Dynamo v Columbus Crew SC Tempe, AZ
7:00 PM EST Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Competitive

MLS

Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Philadelphia Union 23 14 4 5 44 20 +24 47 2.04 Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2 Toronto FC[b] 23 13 5 5 33 26 +7 44 1.91 Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[c]
3 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[d]
4 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78 Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
5 New York City FC 23 12 8 3 37 25 +12 39 1.70
Source: MLS[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ As Supporters' Shield winners
  2. ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  3. ^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer)
  4. ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions
Overall table
2020 MLS overall standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
2 Toronto FC (V) 23 13 5 5 33 26 +7 44 1.91 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3 Sporting Kansas City 21 12 6 3 38 25 +13 39 1.86 2021 Leagues Cup[b]
4 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
5 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78 2021 Leagues Cup[d]
6 Seattle Sounders FC 22 11 5 6 44 23 +21 39 1.77 2021 Leagues Cup[e]
Source: MLS[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (V) Canadian Championship finalists
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer) (CAN1)
  2. ^ As 1st, Western Conference (MLS1)
  3. ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions (USA1)
  4. ^ As 4th, Eastern Conference (MLS2)
  5. ^ As 2nd, Western Conference (MLS3)

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
0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: MLS standings
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

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Result
Source: Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

On December 5, 2019, the league announced the home openers for every club. Columbus will make their season debut at Mapfre Stadium on the second day of the regular season, playing host to New York City FC. Columbus will not take part in the home-opening match for any other club this season.

The schedule for the remainder of the season was released by the league on December 19, 2019. Crew SC will play twice against every Eastern Conference opponent. They will also play once against every Western Conference team, with the exception of the LA Galaxy, Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes.[4]

March 1 1 Columbus Crew SC v New York City FC Columbus, OH
12:30 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
March 7 2 Seattle Sounders FC v Columbus Crew SC Seattle, WA
10:00 PM EST Stadium: Century Link Field
March, 14 3 Columbus Crew SC v Real Salt Lake Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
March 21 4 Nashville SC v Columbus Crew SC Nashville, TN
2:00 PM EST Stadium: Nissan Stadium
April 4 5 Columbus Crew SC v Toronto FC Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
April 11 6 Columbus Crew SC v Orlando City SC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
April 19 7 Chicago Fire FC v Columbus Crew SC Chicago, IL
2:00 PM EST Stadium: Soldier Field
April 25 8 Columbus Crew SC v Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
April 29 9 Columbus Crew SC v Minnesota United FC Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
May 2 10 New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew SC Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Red Bull Arena
May 9 11 Columbus Crew SC v Montreal Impact Columbus, OH
1:00 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
May 16 12 New England Revolution v Columbus Crew SC Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Gillette Stadium
May 23 13 Orlando City SC v Columbus Crew SC Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Exploria Stadium
May 27 14 Columbus Crew SC v Vancouver Whitecaps Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
May 30 15 Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew SC Philadelphia, PA
TBD EST Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
June 13 16 Columbus Crew SC v Chicago Fire FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
June 17 17 FC Dallas v Columbus Crew SC Dallas, TX
8:30 PM EST Stadium: Toyota Stadium
June 20 18 Columbus Crew SC v DC United Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
June 27 19 Columbus Crew SC v Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
July 1 20 Portland Timbers v Columbus Crew SC Portland, OR
10:30 PM EST Stadium: Providence Park
July 5 21 Columbus Crew SC v Inter Miami CF Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
July 11 22 Montreal Impact v Columbus Crew SC Montreal, QC
7:00 PM EST Stadium: Stade Saputo
July 19 23 FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew SC Cincinnati, OH
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Nippert Stadium
July 25 24 Columbus Crew SC v Colorado Rapids Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
August 1 25 DC United v Columbus Crew SC Washington D.C.
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Audi Field
August 8 26 Toronto FC v Columbus Crew SC Toronto, ON
7:30 PM EST Stadium: BMO Field
August 12 27 New York City FC v Columbus Crew SC New York City, NY
7:00 PM EST Stadium: Yankee Stadium
August 15 28 Columbus Crew SC v New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
August 22 29 Columbus Crew SC v FC Cincinnati Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
August 29 30 Sporting Kansas City v Columbus Crew SC Kansas City, KS
8:30 PM EST Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
September 12 31 Columbus Crew SC v Houston Dynamo Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
September 19 32 Columbus Crew SC v New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
September 26 33 Atlanta United FC v Columbus Crew SC Atlanta, GA
6:00 PM EST Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 4 34 Inter Miami CF v Columbus Crew SC Fort Lauderdale, FL
4:30 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup


Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Players who left Columbus during the season:

Source: Columbus stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card

Source: Columbus stats

Clean sheets

No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played

Source: Columbus stats

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2020

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
MF United States Darlington Nagbe United States Atlanta United Atlanta receives $700,000 in Targeted Allocation money (TAM), $150,000 in GAM and an international roster spot for the 2020 MLS season, as well as $200,000 in TAM for the 2021 MLS season. Nov 13, 2019 [5]
MF Sweden Axel Sjöberg United States Colorado Rapids Claimed off waivers. Dec 4, 2019 [6]
GK United States Matt Lampson United States LA Galaxy Signed as free agent. Dec 12, 2019 [7]
DF Netherlands Vito Wormgoor Norway SK Brann Signed as free agent. Dec 18, 2019 [8]
MF Argentina Lucas Zelarayán Mexico Tigres UANL Reported $7,000,000 transfer fee. Acquired as a designated player. Dec 19, 2019 [9]
MF United States Aidan Morris United States Indiana Signed to Homegrown Player deal. Jan 14, 2020 [10]
MF United States Sebastian Berhalter United States North Carolina Signed to Homegrown Player deal. Jan 17, 2020 [11]


SuperDraft

See also: 2020 MLS SuperDraft

The following players were selected by Columbus in the MLS SuperDraft, but did not sign a contract with the club.

Pos. Player College Notes Date Source
FW Spain Miguel Berry United States San Diego Selected in the First Round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Jan 9, 2020 [12]
GK United States Remi Prieur United States St. Mary's Selected in the Second Round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Jan 9, 2020 [12]
MF United States Danny Griffin United States Providence Selected in the Second Round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Jan 9, 2020 [12]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
GK United States Ben Lundgaard Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [13]
CB United States Alex Crognale United States Birmingham Legion Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [13]
DM Costa Rica David Guzman Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [13]
MF Ghana Edward Opoku Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [13]
CM Venezuela Eduardo Sosa Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [13]
MF United States Luis Argudo United States Inter Miami Selected by Inter Miami in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft. Nov 19, 2019 [14]
DF Ghana Lalas Abubakar United States Colorado Rapids Columbus receives $400,000 in 2020 General Allocation Money (GAM) and a 2020 international roster spot. Nov 20, 2019 [15]
FW Jamaica Romario Williams United States Miami FC Free Transfer Jan 1, 2020

Loan out

Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source

Awards

MLS Team of the Week
Week Starters Bench Opponent(s) Link

Kits

Home
Away
Specialty
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Record
Home
Away
Specialty

See also

References

  1. ^ "Roster". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Conference Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Supporters' Shield Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Crew SC Communications (December 19, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC's 2020 MLS regular-season schedule unveiled". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Crew SC Communications (November 13, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC acquires Darlington Nagbe in trade with Atlanta United". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Crew SC Communications (December 9, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC signs defender Axel Sjöberg". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Crew SC Communications (December 9, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC adds two players to its 2020 roster". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  8. ^ Crew SC Communications (December 18, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC signs Dutch defender Vito Wormgoor". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  9. ^ Crew SC Communications (December 20, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC acquires attacking midfielder Lucas Zelarayan as a Designated Player". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  10. ^ Crew SC Communications (January 14, 2020). "Columbus Crew SC signs Crew SC Academy product Aidan Morris". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  11. ^ MLS Communications (January 17, 2020). "Columbus Crew SC sign Sebastian Berhalter, Gregg's son, to Homegrown deal". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c "Berry headlines Crew's three selections in opening two rounds". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  13. ^ a b c d e Crew SC Communications (November 14, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC announces roster updates ahead of 2020 season". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  14. ^ Crew SC Communications (November 21, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC midfielder Luis Argudo selected by Inter Miami CF in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  15. ^ Crew SC Communications (November 20, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC acquires General Allocation Money and an international roster spot in trade with the Colorado Rapids". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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