List of Columbus Crew records and statistics

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The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer team based in Columbus, Ohio, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS).

This is a list of club records for Columbus, which dates from their inaugural season in 1996 to present.

Honors[]

National[1]
Competition Titles Wins Runners-up
MLS Cup 2 2008, 2020 2015
Supporters' Shield 3 2004, 2008, 2009
U.S. Open Cup 1 2002 1998, 2010
Continental
Competition Titles Wins Runners-up
Campeones Cup 1 2021
Individual Club Awards

Player records[]

Appearances[]

As of October 27, 2021[2]
# Name Years Signed from MLS Play­offs Open Cup Cont­inental Total
1 United States Chad Marshall 2004–2013 Stanford Cardinal 253 11 8 5 277
2 United States Mike Clark 1996–2003 Richmond Kickers 221 22 18 4 265
3 United States Jeff Cunningham 1998–2004
2011		 South Florida Bulls
FC Dallas		 203 17 17 6 243
4 United States Eddie Gaven 2006–2013 MetroStars 209 9 10 13 241
5 Iraq Justin Meram 2011–2017
2018–2019		 Michigan Wolverines
Orlando City		 206 15 11 2 234
6 Argentina Federico Higuaín 2012–2019 Colón 193 14 3 0 210
7 United States Brian Maisonneuve 1996–2004 Indiana Hoosiers 172 17 13 6 208
8 United States Wil Trapp 2013–2020 Akron Zips 185 15 5 0 205
9 United States Brian McBride 1996–2003 VfL Wolfsburg 161 22 13 3 199
10 Poland Robert Warzycha 1996–2002 Honvéd 160 17 8 2 187

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Goals[]

As of October 27, 2021[2]
# Name Years Signed from MLS Playoffs Open Cup Continental Total
1 United States Brian McBride 1996–2003 VfL Wolfsburg 62 9 8 0 79
2 United States Jeff Cunningham 1998–2004
2011		 South Florida Bulls
FC Dallas		 64 3 6 1 74
3 Argentina Federico Higuaín 2012–2019 Colón 55 4 0 0 59
United States Gyasi Zardes 2018–present LA Galaxy 53 4† 0 2 59
5 Trinidad and Tobago Stern John 1998–1999 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 44 8 3 0 55
6 United States Edson Buddle 2001–2005 Long Island Rough Riders 42 2 4 4 52
7 Iraq Justin Meram 2011–2017
2018–2019		 Michigan Wolverines
Orlando City		 38 3 2 0 43
8 United States Eddie Gaven 2006–2013 MetroStars 35 2 2 1 40
9 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto 2007–2010 Boca Juniors 33 2 1 2 38
10 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 2006–2007
2015–2016		 Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros
Middlesbrough		 32 4 0 0 36

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

† 3 goals in MLS Cup Playoffs and 1 goal in the MLS is Back Tournament knockout round.

Assists[]

As of October 27, 2021[2]
# Name Years Signed from MLS Playoffs Open Cup Continental Total
1 Poland Robert Warzycha 1996–2002 Honvéd 61 5 4 1 71
2 Argentina Federico Higuaín 2012–2019 Colón 63 5 1 0 69
3 United States Jeff Cunningham 1998–2004
2011		 South Florida Bulls
FC Dallas		 44 5 7 0 56
4 United States Brian McBride 1996–2003 VfL Wolfsburg 45 3 1 2 51
5 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto 2007–2010 Boca Juniors 41 7 0 0 48
6 United States Brian Maisonneuve 1996–2004 Indiana Hoosiers 37 3 1 0 41
7 Iraq Justin Meram 2011–2017
2018–2019		 Michigan Wolverines
Orlando City		 33 2 1 0 36
8 United States Brian West 1998–2003 Virginia Cavaliers 29 2 4 0 35
9 United States Ethan Finlay 2012–2017 Creighton Bluejays 30 0 1 0 31
10 United States Eddie Gaven 2006–2013 MetroStars 25 1 3 1 30
Portugal Pedro Santos 2017–present Braga 29 1 0 0 30

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Shutouts[]

As of October 27, 2021[2]
# Name Years Signed from MLS Playoffs Open Cup Continental Total
1 United States William Hesmer 2007–2012 Kansas City Wizards 41 1 0 3 45
2 United States Jon Busch 2002–2006 Hershey Wildcats 25 1 2 1 29
3 United States Zack Steffen 2016–2019 SC Freiburg 23 3 0 0 26
4 United States Steve Clark 2014–2016 Hønefoss BK 22 1 0 0 23
United States Andy Gruenebaum 2006–2013 Kentucky Wildcats 18 0 2 3 23
6 Curaçao Eloy Room 2019–present PSV Eindhoven 14 1 0 2 17
7 United States Mark Dougherty 1998–2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny 10 2 2 0 14
8 United States Brad Friedel 1996–1997 Galatasaray 11 1 0 0 12
9 United States Tom Presthus 2000–2003 D.C. United 9 0 0 1 10
10 United States Matt Lampson 2012–2015
2019–2021		 Ohio State Buckeyes
LA Galaxy		 5 0 0 0 5
United States Juergen Sommer 1998–1999 Queens Park Rangers 4 0 1 0 5
United States Jonny Walker 2005–2006 MetroStars 5 0 0 0 5

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Coaching records[]

Main article: List of Columbus Crew SC head coaches
Name Nationality Tenure
Timo Liekoski  Finland December 5, 1995 – August 2, 1996
Tom Fitzgerald  United States August 2, 1996 – May 17, 2001
Greg Andrulis  United States May 17, 2001 – July 16, 2005
Robert Warzycha (interim)  Poland July 16, 2005 – October 20, 2005
Sigi Schmid  Germany October 20, 2005 – December 16, 2008
Robert Warzycha  Poland December 23, 2008 – September 2, 2013
Brian Bliss (interim)  United States September 2, 2013 – November 6, 2013
Gregg Berhalter  United States November 6, 2013 – December 2, 2018
Caleb Porter  United States January 4, 2019 – present

Trophies[]

Rank Name MLS SS USOC CCL CC Total
1 United States Greg Andrulis – 1 1 – – 2
United States Caleb Porter 1 – – – 1
Germany Sigi Schmid 1 1 – – –
4 Poland Robert Warzycha – 1 – – – 1

International results[]

By competition[]

As of September 29, 2021
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD W%
Champions League/Cup 24 10 5 9 33 35 −2 41.67
CONCACAF Giants Cup 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 00.00
Campeones Cup 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100.00
Total 27 11 6 10 36 38 −2 40.74

By club[]

As of September 29, 2021 (Includes: CONCACAF Giants Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, and Campeones Cup)
Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
Panama Árabe Unido 2 0 1 1 1 3 –1
Mexico Cruz Azul 3 1 0 2 2 7 –5
Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6
Mexico Monterrey 2 0 1 1 2 5 –3
Mexico Morelia 2 1 0 1 2 6 –4
Guatemala Municipal 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
United States Real Salt Lake 2 0 1 1 1 4 –3
Nicaragua Real Estelí 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
Mexico Santos Laguna 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Costa Rica Saprissa 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3
Mexico Toluca 2 0 1 1 4 5 –1

By nation[]

As of September 29, 2021 (Includes: CONCACAF Giants Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, and Campeones Cup)
Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Costa Rica 4 1 2 1 3 4 –1
 Panama 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
 Mexico 11 3 2 6 11 24 –13
 Puerto Rico 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
 Guatemala 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
 Nicaragua 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6
 United States 2 0 1 1 1 4 –3

By season[]

Columbus Crew SC in International Tournaments
Season Competition Round Nation Club Home Away Aggregate
2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup Quarter-finals Costa Rica Saprissa 1–1 0–2 1–3
2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First round Panama Árabe Unido 3–0 1–2 4–2
Quarter-finals Mexico Morelia 2–0 0–6 2–6
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group C Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 1–1 2nd
Mexico Cruz Azul 0–2 0–5
Costa Rica Saprissa 1–1 1–0
Quarter-finals Mexico Toluca 2–2 2–3 4–5
2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group B Guatemala Municipal 1–0 1–2 2nd
Mexico Santos Laguna 1–0 0–1
Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public 3–0 4–1
Quarter-finals United States Real Salt Lake 0–0 1–4 1–4
2021 CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 Nicaragua Real Estelí 1–0 4–0 5–0
Quarter-finals Mexico Monterrey 2–2 0–3 2–5
2021 Campeones Cup Final Mexico Cruz Azul 2–0

Transfers[]

As per MLS rules and regulations; some transfer fees have been undisclosed and are not included in the tables below.[3]

Highest transfer fees paid[]

Rank Pos. Player Club Fee Date Ref
1 Midfielder Armenia Lucas Zelarayán Mexico UANL $7,000,000 December 2019 [4]
2 Midfielder Portugal Pedro Santos Portugal Braga $2,300,000 August 2017 [5]

Highest transfer fees received[]

Rank Pos. Player Club Fee Date Ref
1 Goalkeeper United States Zack Steffen England Manchester City $7,500,000 December 2018 [6]
2 Defender Costa Rica Giancarlo González Italy Palermo $5,000,000 August 2014 [7]
3 Forward Iraq Justin Meram United States Orlando City $1,050,000 January 2018 [8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Trophies by MLS club". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "All-Time Career Leaders". Columbus Crew. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Rules and Regulations". MLSSoccer.com.
  4. ^ "Columbus Crew pays team-record transfer fee for midfielder Lucas Zelarayan". Dispatch. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Columbus Crew SC sign Pedro Santos to Designated Player deal". MassiveReport. August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "USMNT goalkeeper Zack Steffen completes $10m transfer to Manchester City". Goal. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "Giancarlo Gonzalez signs with Palermo from the Columbus Crew". SBNation. August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  8. ^ "Orlando City trade for Columbus Crew SC's Justin Meram". MLSSoccer. February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
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