Columbus Crew 2007 football season
The 2007 Columbus Crew season was the club's twelfth season of existence, and their twelfth consecutive season in Major League Soccer , the top flight of American soccer. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup but failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs . The season covered the period from November 9, 2006 to the start of the 2008 .
Although the Crew faced FC Dallas in the regular season, control of the inaugural edition of the Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup was decided in the preseason. Columbus claimed a 3–0 victory and hoisted the cup for the first time. The Crew were eliminated in the U.S. Open Cup qualification semifinals by Los Angeles Galaxy and finished three points out of a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs , the third consecutive season without a playoff berth for Columbus.
Background [ ]
In the the Crew finished sixth place in the East, finished last in the Supporters' Shield table, and failed to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup or the CONCACAF Champions' Cup . Columbus lost defender Ritchie Kotschau to expansion team Toronto FC ,[1] but he would be replaced by 2007 MLS SuperDraft second-round selection Brad Evans .[2] Coach Sigi Schmid would also bring in Danny O'Rourke ,[3] Robbie Rogers ,[4] Alejandro Moreno ,[5] William Hesmer ,[3] and the team's very first Designated Player , Guillermo Barros Schelotto .[6]
The 2007 season was ultimately unsuccessful, but would be a rebuilding year for Columbus in preparation for the 2008 season , in which they would win both the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup.
Roster [ ]
As of match played October 21, 2007
No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Signed in
Previous club
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
William Hesmer
GK
(1981-11-23 ) November 23, 1981 (aged 25)
2007
Kansas City Wizards
20
0
18
Bill Gaudette
GK
(1981-09-14 ) September 14, 1981 (aged 26)
2005
St. John's Red Storm
18
0
30
Andy Gruenebaum
GK
(1982-12-30 ) December 30, 1982 (aged 24)
2006
Kentucky Wildcats
14
0
Defenders
3
Brad Evans
DF
(1985-04-20 ) April 20, 1985 (aged 22)
2007
UC Irvine Anteaters
4
0
4
Rusty Pierce
DF
(1979-07-24 ) July 24, 1979 (aged 28)
2006
Real Salt Lake
39
0
5
Danny O'Rourke
DF
(1983-05-31 ) May 31, 1983 (aged 24)
2007
New York Red Bulls
28
0
6
Marcos González
DF
(1980-06-09 ) June 9, 1980 (aged 27)
2006
Palestino
49
1
8
Duncan Oughton
DF
(1977-06-14 ) June 14, 1977 (aged 30)
2001
Cal State Fullerton Titans
127
3
13
Andrew Peterson
DF
(1984-12-02 ) December 2, 1984 (aged 22)
2007
Cleveland City Stars
1
0
14
Chad Marshall
DF
(1984-08-22 ) August 22, 1984 (aged 23)
2004
Stanford Cardinal
98
4
19
Robbie Rogers
DF
(1987-04-12 ) April 12, 1987 (aged 20)
2007
SC Heerenveen
11
3
20
Tim Ward
DF
(1987-02-28 ) February 28, 1987 (aged 20)
2006
MetroStars
20
0
21
Brandon Moss
DF
(1984-04-12 ) April 12, 1984 (aged 23)
2006
New Mexico Lobos
21
0
23
Ezra Hendrickson
DF
(1972-01-16 ) January 16, 1972 (aged 35)
2006
Chivas USA
47
2
24
Jed Zayner
DF
(1984-12-13 ) December 13, 1984 (aged 22)
2006
Indiana Hoosiers
2
0
27
Ryan Junge
DF
(1984-09-07 ) September 7, 1984 (aged 23)
2007
Cleveland City Stars
1
0
31
Leonard Griffin
DF
(1982-09-11 ) September 11, 1982 (aged 25)
2007
Portland Timbers
0
0
Midfielders
2
Frankie Hejduk
MF
(1974-08-05 ) August 5, 1974 (aged 33)
2003
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
91
5
11
Ned Grabavoy
MF
(1983-07-01 ) July 1, 1983 (aged 24)
2006
Los Angeles Galaxy
37
4
12
Eddie Gaven
MF
(1986-10-25 ) October 25, 1986 (aged 20)
2006
MetroStars
58
9
15
Stefani Miglioranzi
MF
(1977-09-20 ) September 20, 1977 (aged 30)
2007
Los Angeles Galaxy
24
3
22
Adam Moffat
MF
(1986-04-15 ) April 15, 1986 (aged 21)
2007
Cleveland City Stars
1
0
25
Ricardo Virtuoso
MF
(1984-03-01 ) March 1, 1984 (aged 23)
2006
Chiasso
18
1
29
Andrei Pacheco
MF
(1984-09-20 ) September 20, 1984 (aged 23)
2007
W Connection (loan)
0
0
Forwards
7
Guillermo Barros Schelotto
FW
(1973-05-04 ) May 4, 1973 (aged 34)
2007
Boca Juniors
22
5
9
Jason Garey
FW
(1984-07-19 ) July 19, 1984 (aged 23)
2006
Maryland Terrapins
37
6
10
Alejandro Moreno
FW
(1979-07-08 ) July 8, 1979 (aged 28)
2007
Houston Dynamo
25
7
16
Kei Kamara
FW
(1984-09-01 ) September 1, 1984 (aged 23)
2006
Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros
37
5
26
Andy Herron
FW
(1978-02-03 ) February 3, 1978 (aged 29)
2007
Chicago Fire
19
4
28
Ben Hunter
FW
(1985-06-16 ) June 16, 1985 (aged 22)
2007
North Carolina Tar Heels
0
0
34
Jacob Thomas
FW
(1977-02-14 ) February 14, 1977 (aged 30)
2006
VfB Lübeck
28
2
Non-competitive [ ]
Columbus Crew SC v Aston Villa
July 28 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Aston Villa show Columbus, OH
Garey 76'
Report
Young Barry 11' Moore 90+'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,317
Columbus Crew SC v Tecos
November 13 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Tecos show Columbus, OH 7:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,430
Competitive [ ]
MLS [ ]
Main article: 2007 Major League Soccer season
Standings [ ]
Eastern Conference
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
D.C. United
30
16
7
7
56
34
+22
55
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs , 2008 U.S. Open Cup
2
New England Revolution
30
14
8
8
51
43
+8
50
3
New York Red Bulls
30
12
11
7
47
45
+2
43
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup
4
Chicago Fire
30
10
10
10
31
36
−5
40
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
5
Kansas City Wizards
30
11
12
7
45
45
0
40
6
Columbus Crew
30
9
11
10
39
44
−5
37
7
Toronto FC [a]
30
6
17
7
25
49
−24
25
Source:[citation needed ] Notes:
^ Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup , as it is a Canadian-based team. If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team in the Eastern Conference not already qualified would have qualified.
^1 – Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup , as it is a Canadian-based team. If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team in the Eastern Conference not already qualified would have qualified.
Overall table [ ]
Source:[citation needed ]
^Note 1 – Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Championship . If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
^Note 2 – The winner of the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield (D.C. United) and the winner of MLS Cup 2007 (Houston Dynamo) qualified for the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage . The runner-up of MLS Cup 2007 and the winner of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup (New England Revolution) qualified for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round . Because New England qualified twice, the additional berth in the Preliminary Round was awarded to the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Chivas USA).
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
30
37
9
11
10
39
44
−5
5
5
5
17
17
0
4
6
5
22
27
−5
Source: Columbus results
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 Ground A H A A A H H A H H A H A H H A A H H H A H A H H A H A H A Result D D D W L D L D L L D W W W D W L W D L L D D L L W L L W W
Match results [ ]
Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew v New England Revolution
Columbus Crew v D.C. United
April 28 4 Columbus Crew 1–0 D.C. United show Columbus, OH
Hendrickson 28' , 52' Garey 89'
Report
Carroll 24' Emílio 38' Fred 56' Gómez 58'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,572 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Kansas City Wizards v Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew v Chivas USA
New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew
May 19 7 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Columbus Crew show East Rutherford, NJ
Wolyniec 17' Mathis 51' Ángel 61' Caccavale 90'
Report
Pierce 55'
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,321 Referee: Richard Heron
Columbus Crew v Toronto FC
May 26 8 Columbus Crew 2–2 Toronto FC show Columbus, OH
Herron 2' , 36' , Barros Schelotto
Report
Dichio 27' Brennan 49' ,
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,755 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew v Houston Dynamo
New England Revolution v Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew v Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy v Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls
June 30 14 Columbus Crew 1–0 New York Red Bulls show Columbus, OH
Kamara 69'
Report
Mendes
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,435 Referee: Jozef Batko
Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew v Real Salt Lake
July 7 16 Columbus Crew 2–0 Real Salt Lake show Columbus, OH
Barros Schelotto 76' (pen. ) Gaven 80'
Report
Talley 7' Ballouchy 55' Eskandarian 77' Kipré 78'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,203 Referee: Alex Prus
Chivas USA v Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew v Toronto FC
July 22 18 Columbus Crew 2–0 Toronto FC show Columbus, OH
Schelotto 50' , 56'
Report
Marshall 45'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,479 Referee: Michael Kennedy
Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew
FC Dallas v Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew v D.C. United
August 18 21 Columbus Crew 0–2 D.C. United show Columbus, OH
Hejduk Miglioranzi
Report
Fred 52' Emílio 63' Carroll
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 21,639 Referee: Richard Heron
Houston Dynamo v Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids
September 2 23 Columbus Crew 1–1 Colorado Rapids show Columbus, OH
Gaven 45' Oughton
Report
Casey 84' , Ballouchy Erpen Ihemelu
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,036 Referee: Tim Weyland
Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire
September 8 24 Columbus Crew 0–1 Chicago Fire show Columbus, OH
Barros Schelotto Hejduk Oughton
Report
Wanchope 65' Robinson Soumaré
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,983 Referee: Jozef Batko
Kansas City Wizards v Columbus Crew
Toronto FC v Columbus Crew
September 22 26 Toronto FC 1–2 Columbus Crew show Toronto, ON
Cañizalez 2'
Report
Hejduk 61' Thomas 83'
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,127 Referee: Steven Depiero
Columbus Crew v Los Angeles Galaxy
September 30 27 Columbus Crew 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy show Columbus, OH
Moreno 2'
Report
Roberts 13' Martino 16' , Tudela
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Kevin Stott
Columbus Crew v FC Dallas
New England Revolution v Columbus Crew
D.C. United v Columbus Crew
October 20 30 D.C. United 2–3 Columbus Crew show Washington, D.C.
Gómez 89' , 90' Burch Namoff
Report
Rogers 21' , 90' Moreno 66'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 23,149 Referee: Terry Vaughn
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
Columbus Crew v Los Angeles Galaxy
April 24 Qualification semifinal Columbus Crew 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy show Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT
Oughton 49' Ward 81'
Report
Jaqua 17' Harmse 71'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,424
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Disciplinary record [ ]
Clean sheets [ ]
Awards [ ]
Sources: [7]
2007 MLS All-Star Game
FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto
MF Frankie Hejduk
Postseason [ ]
MLS Best XI
MF Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Columbus Crew Team Awards
Most Valuable Player – Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Golden Boot – Alejandro Moreno
Defender of the Year – Frankie Hejduk
Breakthrough Performance of the Year – Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Humanitarian of the Year – Danny O'Rourke
Comeback Player of the Year – Frankie Hejduk
Hardest Working Man of the Year – Alejandro Moreno
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Toronto FC selects players in expansion draft" . CBC.ca . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "MLS: 2007 SuperDraft Picks" . SoccerAmerica.com . Soccer America. January 15, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Crew acquires Danny O'Rourke, Will Hesmer from Toronto" . OurSportsCentral.com . OurSports Central. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "5. Lottery: Crew lands Robbie Rogers" . SoccerAmerica.compublisher=Soccer America . March 9, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "Alejandro Moreno – ESPN profile" . ESPNMediaZone.com . ESPNMediaZone. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ Miller, Rusty (April 18, 2007). "Schelotto Signs 2-Year Deal With Crew" . The Washington Post . Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "Columbus Crew SC Awards" . ColumbusCrewSC.com . Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
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