2015 Columbus Crew SC season
2015 season | |||
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Owner | Precourt Sports Ventures LLC | ||
Coach | Gregg Berhalter | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 5th Overall: 13th | ||
MLS Cup | TBD | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Fifth Round (active) | ||
Trillium Cup | TBD | ||
IMG SunCoast Pro Classic | Third Place | ||
Top goalscorer | Kei Kamara (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 21,051 (June 13 vs. LA Galaxy, MLS | ||
Lowest home attendance | 10,302 (Mar. 22 vs. New York Red Bulls, MLS | ||
Average home league attendance | 14,658 | ||
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The 2015 Columbus Crew SC season will be the club's twentieth season of existence, and their twentieth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.
Background
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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. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of January 30, 2015.[1]
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Competitions
Preseason
February 13, 2015 ATX Pro Challenge | FC Dallas | 3 – 1 | Columbus Crew SC | Austin, Texas |
1:00 p.m. EST | Perez 30' Hollingshead 38' Harris 43' Hollingshead 44' Toja 72' |
[1] | Kamara 29' Parkhurst 45' Tchani 60' Steindórsson 65' |
Stadium: Mike A. Myers Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath |
February 15, 2015 ATX Pro Challenge | Austin Aztex | 0 – 1 | Columbus Crew SC | Austin, Texas |
1:00 p.m. EST | Guaraci 34' Mulamba 55' |
Report | Trapp 38' Barson 81' |
Stadium: Mike A. Myers Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
February 18, 2015 IMG Suncoast Pro Classic | Columbus Crew SC | 7 – 0 | London United | Bradenton, Florida |
Kamara 3', 31' Finlay 19' Grana 21', 36' Klute 45' Lev-Ari 84' |
Report | Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium | ||
Note: Note: London United are composed of players who are currently out of contract and are searching for professional clubs. They replace Congolese side TP Mazembe in the tournament. |
February 21, 2015 IMG Suncoast Pro Classic | Columbus Crew SC | 2 – 0 | Costa Rica U-23 | Bradenton, Florida |
Kamara 16' Higuaín 18' |
Report | Clark 5' 39' | Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium Referee: Kris Tencil |
February 25, 2015 IMG Suncoast Pro Classic | Columbus Crew SC | 1 – 1 (3 – 5 p) | Philadelphia Union | Bradenton, Florida |
Steindórsson 39' Meram 68' |
Report | Aristeguieta 27' Williams 39' |
Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium | |
Penalties | ||||
Wahl Schoenfeld Meram Speas |
Fabinho Fred Carroll Casey Lahoud |
February 28, 2015 IMG Suncoast Pro Classic Third Place Match | Columbus Crew SC | 4 – 1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Bradenton, Florida |
Steindórsson 32' Finlay 34' Higuaín 65' Kamara 87' |
Report | Gonzalez 78' | Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium |
MLS
Standings
Conference tables
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 60 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
2 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
3 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
4 | D.C. United | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | |
5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 |
Overall table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | |
4 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
5 | Portland Timbers (C) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
15 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 |
Last updated: 17 June 2015
Source: Columbus Crew
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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Match results
March 7, 2015 1 | Houston Dynamo | 1 – 0 | Columbus Crew SC | Houston, Texas |
7:30p.m. CST | Barnes 66' | Report | Pogatetz 28' Tchani 78' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,351 Referee: Allen Chapman |
March 14 2 | Columbus Crew SC | 2 – 0 | Toronto FC | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Meram 57' Kamara 61' George 85' |
Report | Morrow 45+1' | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 15,826 Referee: David Gantar |
March 28 3 | Columbus Crew SC | 1 – 2 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Higuaín 39' 83' Tchani 58' |
Report | Perrinelle 17' Wright-Phillips 49' (pen.) Grella 67' Duvall 90+' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 10,302 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
April 8 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 – 2 | Columbus Crew SC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
10:00PM | Watson 17' Rivero 31' Mattocks 64' |
Report | Kamara 24', 50' Jiménez 54' Wahl 72' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,083 Referee: Drew Fischer |
April 11 5 | New England Revolution | 0 – 0 | Columbus Crew SC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
3:00PM | Jones 12' Agudelo 55' Dorman 68' |
Report | Tchani 62' Higuaín 65' Saeid 87' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,092 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
April 18 6 | Columbus Crew SC | 3 – 0 | Orlando City SC | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Higuaín 32' Grana 34' Meram 55' Kamara 60' |
Report | Ramos 34' Okugo 58' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 15,655 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
April 25 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 4 – 1 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Kamara 21' Finlay 32', 73' Meram 44' |
Report | Edu 24' Lahoud 46' Ayuk 64' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 15,553 |
May 2 8 | DC United | 2 – 0 | Columbus Crew SC | Washington D.C. |
7:00PM | Espindola 15', 71' Franklin 41', 90' |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,107 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
May 9 9 | Columbus Crew SC | 3 – 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Kamara 10', 58', 77' Pogatetz 44' Higuaín 49' Schoenfeld 90+1' |
Report | Dempsey 24', 75' Pineda 77' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 16,714 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
May 16 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 – 0 | Columbus Crew SC | San Jose, California |
10:30PM | Goodson 40' García 45+2' Wondolowski 55' Salinas 60' |
Report | Saeid George 90+1' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
May 22 11 | Columbus Crew SC | 2 – 2 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Kamara 8', 55' George 21' Meram 90+2' |
Report | Gehrig 42' Accam 58' Johnson 90+4' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 13,118 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
May 30 12 | Orlando City SC | 2 – 2 | Columbus Crew SC | Orlando, Florida |
7:30PM | Kaká 17' (pen) Rivas 45+2' Ribeiro 89' |
Report | Tchani 6' Parkhurst 16' Meram 32' Jiménez 40' Kamara 61' Saeid 90' Francis 90+1' Klute 90+1' |
Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 31,430 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
June 3 13 | Philadelphia Union | 3 – 0 | Columbus Crew SC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
7:00PM | Sapong 41' Nogueira 52' Le Toux 58' Ayuk 86' |
Report | Jiménez 85' | Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,374 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
June 6 14 | Columbus Crew SC | 1 – 2 | Montreal Impact | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Higuaín 90+1' | Report | Tissot 55' Donadel 75' Romero 78', 79' Toia 87' McInerney 90+3' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 12,265 Referee: Ted Unkel |
June 13 15 | Columbus Crew SC | 1 – 1 | LA Galaxy | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Higuaín 66' | Report | Lletget 14' Gonzalez 70' Rogers 87' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 21,051 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
June 24 16 | Columbus Crew SC | 2 - 1 | New England Revolution | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Kamara 4' 50' Parkhurst 63' Pogatetz 79' Francis 86' Steindórsson 90' Kamara 95' |
Report | Nguyen 1' Shuttleworth 50' Dorman 93' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 11,435 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
June 27 17 | Real Salt Lake | v | Columbus Crew SC | Sandy, Utah |
10:00PM | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
July 4 18 | Columbus Crew SC | v | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
July 11 19 | Montreal Impact | v | Columbus Crew SC | Montreal, Quebec |
8:00PM | Stadium: Stade Saputo |
July 15 20 | Chicago Fire | v | Columbus Crew SC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:30PM | Stadium: Toyota Park |
July 19 21 | Columbus Crew SC | v | Chicago Fire | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
July 25 22 | Columbus Crew SC | v | Toronto FC | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
August 1 23 | Orlando City SC | v | Columbus Crew SC | Orlando, Florida |
7:30PM | Stadium: Citrus Bowl |
August 8 24 | Colorado Rapids | v | Columbus Crew SC | Commerce City, Colorado |
7:30PM | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
August 19 25 | Columbus Crew SC | v | New York City FC | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
August 22 26 | Columbus Crew SC | v | Sporting KC | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
August 29 27 | New York City FC | v | Columbus Crew SC | The Bronx, New York City |
4:00PM | Stadium: Yankee Stadium |
September 6 28 | Columbus Crew SC | v | FC Dallas | Columbus, Ohio |
7:00PM | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
September 12 29 | Philadelphia Union | v | Columbus Crew SC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
7:30PM | Stadium: PPL Park |
September 19 30 | DC United | v | Columbus Crew SC | Washington D.C. |
7:00PM | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
September 26 31 | Columbus Crew SC | v | Portland Timbers | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
October 3 32 | New York Red Bulls | v | Columbus Crew SC | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:00PM | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
October 17 33 | Toronto FC | v | Columbus Crew SC | Toronto, Ontario |
2:00PM | Stadium: BMO Field |
October 25 34 | Columbus Crew SC | v | DC United | Columbus, Ohio |
5:00PM | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
17 June 2015 Fourth Round | Richmond Kickers | 1 – 3 | Columbus Crew SC | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00PM | Sekyere 23' | Recap | Bedell 17', 63' Tchani 35' Finlay 42' |
Stadium: City Stadium |
Friendlies
March 20, 2015 | Columbus Crew | 6 – 1 | Akron Zips | Columbus, Ohio |
8' 17' 41' 44' 56' 84' |
Holthusen 30' | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
March 29, 2015 | Columbus Crew | 1 – 2 | Louisville Cardinals | Columbus, Ohio |
Jiménez pen.' | Report | pen.' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
April 19, 2015 | Columbus Crew | 4 – 0 | Bowling Green Falcons | Columbus, Ohio |
Report |
May 27, 2015 International friendly | Columbus Crew | 0 – 1 | Valencia CF | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30p.m. ET | Pogatetz 85' | Report | Cancelo 21' Augusto 28' Negredo 33' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
Statistics
Appearances
- Numbers outside parentheses denote appearances as starter.
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
- As of match played June 17, 2015[2]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | Total |
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Apps | Apps | Apps | ||||
1 | GK | Steve Clark | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
4 | DF | Michael Parkhurst | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
5 | DF | Emanuel Pogatetz | 13(1) | 1 | 14(1) | |
6 | MF | Tony Tchani | 13 | 1 | 14 | |
8 | MF | Mohammed Saeid | 12(1) | 0(1) | 12(2) | |
9 | FW | Justin Meram | 12(1) | 0(1) | 12(2) | |
10 | FW | Federico Higuaín | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
13 | FW | Ethan Finlay | 15 | 1 | 16 | |
14 | FW | Waylon Francis | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
20 | FW | Wil Trapp | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
23 | FW | Kei Kamara | 14(1) | 0 | 14(1) | |
27 | FW | Hernán Grana | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
2 | DF | Tyson Wahl | 3(2) | 1 | 4(2) | |
3 | DF | Chris Klute | 4(3) | 0 | 4(3) | |
7 | DF | Kristinn Steindórsson | 3(10) | 1 | 4(10) | |
12 | DF | Kevan George | 2(2) | 1 | 3(2) | |
16 | DF | Héctor Jiménez | 6(6) | 1 | 7(6) | |
17 | MF | Ben Speas | 1(6) | 1 | 2(6) | |
18 | FW | Aaron Schoenfeld | 1(9) | 0(1) | 1(10) | |
21 | DF | Chad Barson | 1(2) | 1 | 2(2) | |
29 | FW | Adam Bedell | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
41 | GK | Brad Stuver | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Goals and assists
- As of match played June 17, 2015[2]
No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | Total | |||
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Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | |||
5 | DF | Emanuel Pogatetz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | MF | Tony Tchani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
9 | FW | Justin Meram | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
10 | MF | Federico Higuaín | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
12 | MF | Kevan George | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | MF | Ethan Finlay | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
14 | DF | Waylon Francis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
16 | MF | Hector Jimenez | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
20 | MF | Wil Trapp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
23 | FW | Kei Kamara | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
29 | FW | Adam Bedell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 21 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 22 |
Disciplinary record
- As of match played June 17, 2015[2]
No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | Total | |||
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2 | DF | Tyson Wahl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | DF | Chris Klute | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | Michael Parkhurst | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | DF | Emanuel Pogatetz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | MF | Tony Tchani | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
8 | MF | Mohammed Saeid | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
9 | FW | Justin Meram | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
10 | MF | Federico Higuaín | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | '1 |
12 | MF | Kevan George | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
14 | FW | Waylon Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | MF | Hector Jimenez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
18 | FW | Aaron Schoenfeld | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | FW | Kei Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | DF | Hernán Grana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
Additional suspensions
Transfers
In
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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Loan in
Loan out
No. | Position | Player | Loaned to | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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Recognition
MLS Player of the Week
Week | Player | Opponent | Link |
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Week 8 | Ethan Finlay | Philadelphia Union | Report |
Week 12 | Kei Kamara | Chicago Fire | Report |
MLS Save of the Week
Week | Player | Opponent | Link |
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Week 11 | Steve Clark | San Jose Earthquakes | Report |
MLS Team of the Week
Week | Player | Opponent | Link |
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Kits
Home
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Away
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Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
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Home | Yellow | Yellow | Yellow | |
Away | Black | Black | Black |
See also
References
- ^ "Players | Columbus Crew". columbuscrewsc.com. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Team Stats (MLS) Columbus Crew SC". Retrieved May 30, 2015.