2017 Columbus Crew SC season

Columbus Crew SC

2017 season
Owner	Precourt Sports Ventures LLC
Head Coach	Gregg Berhalter
Major League Soccer	Conference: TBD Overall: TBD

The 2017 Columbus Crew SC season will be the club's twenty second season of existence, and their twenty first consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

Background

Main article: 2016 Columbus Crew season

Roster

Major League Soccer teams are limited to eight players without U.S. citizenship, a permanent resident (green card holder), or other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status). These international roster slots can be traded.

Competitions

Preseason

Charleston Battery v Columbus Crew SC

Atlanta United v Columbus Crew SC

February 22, 2016 Carolina Challenge Cup	Atlanta United	v	Columbus Crew SC	Charleston, South Carolina
5:00 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Seattle Sounders v Columbus Crew SC

February 18, 2016 Carolina Challenge Cup	Seattle Sounders	v	Columbus Crew SC	Charleston, South Carolina
4:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

MLS

Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Chicago Fire	34	16	11	7	62	48	+14	55	MLS Cup Knockout Round
4	Atlanta United FC	34	15	9	10	70	40	+30	55
5	Columbus Crew	34	16	12	6	53	49	+4	54
6	New York Red Bulls	34	14	12	8	53	47	+6	50
7	New England Revolution	34	13	15	6	53	61	−8	45

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto FC (C, S)	34	20	5	9	74	37	+37	69	CONCACAF Champions League
2	New York City FC	34	16	9	9	56	43	+13	57
3	Chicago Fire	34	16	11	7	61	47	+14	55
4	Atlanta United FC	34	15	9	10	70	40	+30	55
5	Columbus Crew	34	16	12	6	53	49	+4	54
6	Portland Timbers	34	15	11	8	60	50	+10	53
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	52	39	+13	53
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	15	12	7	50	49	+1	52
9	New York Red Bulls	34	14	12	8	53	47	+6	50
10	Houston Dynamo	34	13	10	11	57	45	+12	50
11	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	9	13	40	29	+11	49	CONCACAF Champions League
12	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	14	7	39	60	−21	46
13	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	48	48	0	46
14	Real Salt Lake	34	13	15	6	49	55	−6	45
15	New England Revolution	34	13	15	6	53	61	−8	45
16	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42
17	Montreal Impact	34	11	17	6	52	58	−6	39
18	Orlando City SC	34	10	15	9	39	58	−19	39
19	Minnesota United FC	34	10	18	6	47	70	−23	36
20	Colorado Rapids	34	9	19	6	31	51	−20	33
21	D.C. United	34	9	20	5	31	60	−29	32
22	LA Galaxy	34	8	18	8	45	67	−22	32

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

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

Last updated: 24 Oct 2016
Source: Standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2017

In

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee/Notes	Date	Source

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
DF	Tyson Wahl		Retired.	Oct 23, 2016
FW	Conor Casey		Retired.	Oct 27, 2016
DF	Michael Parkhurst	Atlanta United FC	Columbus Crew SC acquires General Allocation Money from Atlanta United FC.	Dec 11, 2016

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent(s)	Link

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent(s)	Link

MLS Save of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link

Kits

Home

Away

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
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Away

See also

• Columbus Crew SC
• 2017 in American soccer
• 2017 Major League Soccer season