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Columbus Crew SC
2019 season
Investor-operatorsDee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coachCaleb Porter
StadiumMapfre Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 10th
Overall: 20th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
(knocked out by Atlanta United FC)
Carolina Challenge CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gyasi Zardes (13)
All:
Gyasi Zardes (13)
Highest home attendance20,865
(August 10 vs. Cincinnati)
Lowest home attendance5,202
(June 11 vs. Pittsburgh, USOC)
Average home league attendance14,856
Biggest winplus 2 goals (6 times)
  NE 0–2 CLB (March 9)
  CLB 2–0 ATL (March 30)
  CLB 3–1 LA (May 8)
  CIN 1–3 CLB (August 25)
  ATL 1–3 CLB (Sept. 14)
  CLB 2–0 PHI (Sept. 29)
Biggest defeatminus 3 goals (twice)
  PHI 3–0 CLB (March 23)
  CLB 0–3 LFC (May 11)
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's twenty-fourth season of existence and their twenty-fourth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. This was the club's first season under head coach Caleb Porter. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup and took part in the Carolina Challenge Cup during preseason. The season covered the period from November 12, 2018 to the start of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.

Preseason and friendlies

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On December 21, 2018, Crew SC officially announced its preseason schedule, with three confirmed matches. The club began preseason by spending two days in Lewis Center, Ohio before traveling to Chula Vista, California, for a week-long training camp. On January 21, Columbus announced the addition of two friendly matches, both taking place while the club trains in California and behind closed doors. Crew SC began their friendlies by playing Japanese club Vissel Kobe to a 0–0 draw, and followed up the draw with a 1–0 victory over Mexican club Tijuana.[1] An ACL tear to Milton Valenzuela ended his 2019 season before it ever started, which caused Crew SC to acquire former player Waylon Francis for cover.[2] The following preseason game, the club beat fellow MLS side Los Angeles FC 4–2. A Jonathan Mensah own goal followed by a Patrick Mullens strike meant that Columbus were deadlocked at halftime, before scoring three goals in the second half – a brace by JJ Williams and a goal by Justin Meram.[3] After another week in Ohio, Columbus traveled to Charleston, South Carolina to play in the Carolina Challenge Cup, where Crew SC would tie the first two games 1–1, coming from behind to tie in both games, with goals scored by Gyasi Zardes and Robinho, respectively. The final match of the Carolina Challenge Cup had Columbus facing off against FC Cincinnati, where Columbus emerged victorious, winning 3–0 off a Zardes brace and Pedro Santos goal, and claiming the Carolina Challenge Cup for the third consecutive season.[4]

January 28 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Japan Vissel Kobe Irvine, CA
10:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match was played with 35-minute halves.[5]
January 31 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Mexico Tijuana Chula Vista, CA
1:00 PM EST
  • 44'
 Report Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Attendance: 0
February 4 Friendly Los Angeles FC 2–4 Columbus Crew SC Los Angeles, CA
5:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 0
February 16 Carolina Challenge Cup Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire Charleston, SC
5:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 20 Carolina Challenge Cup Charleston Battery 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Charleston, SC
5:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 23 Carolina Challenge Cup FC Cincinnati 0–3 Columbus Crew SC Charleston, SC
5:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Regular season

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The 2019 Major League Soccer schedule was released by the league on January 7, 2019[6]

Crew SC's season began with a 1–1 draw at home to the New York Red Bulls on March 2, with a headed goal from Gastón Sauro off of a corner from Federico Higuaín. That goal would be Sauro's first for the club. Robinho would come in to the game in the 79th minute to make his Crew SC debut, while Waylon Francis made his return to the Black and Gold after spending the 2018 season with the Seattle Sounders. The following week led Crew SC to Foxborough to take on the New England Revolution, where Columbus would earn their first road win on the season due in part to two goals by Gyasi Zardes and a penalty save by Zack Steffen, while this loss for the Revolution snapped their 12-game home opener unbeaten streak.[7][8] On March 16, Columbus would earn their third straight result, a 1–0 win thanks to a Sauro header off of a corner – this time from Pedro Santos. Justin Meram recorded his 200th regular-season appearance for Crew SC in this game as well.[9] Columbus visited Philadelphia on March 23 and suffered a heavy 3–0 defeat as Crew SC had two debuts for the club: Joe Bendik and JJ Williams.[10] The first month of the 2019 season ended on a high note as Crew SC beat Atlanta United 2–0 on a wet evening in Columbus, with Pedro Santos scoring in the second minute Gyasi Zardes scoring in the 39th. This contest would be Harrison Afful's 100th regular-season appearance for Crew SC.[11]

The month of April was turbulent for Columbus as they managed to score just two goals in the entire month. The first was on an April 6th clash at home against the Revolution. A headed goal from Josh Williams from a Higuaín set-piece, as well as a double yellow card by the Revolution's Michael Mancienne gave Crew SC a 1–0 win. The following week, the club were blanked in Montréal on the 13th, and then travelled home for two straight games, a 3–1 loss versus Portland on the 20th, with the loan Columbus goal being scored by Santos via a chip over goalkeeper Jeff Attinella. This was Columbus's first home loss on the year.[12] Crew SC completed their second straight home match with a 1–0 loss midweek versus D.C. United, and subsequently followed that shutout with a second one, a 2–0 loss at Houston.

The first match in May led to similar results as the previous four. while in the nation's capital, D.C. United took the lead when Luciano Acosta capitalized on a deflection from a set piece. Just before halftime, Wayne Rooney converted a penalty in stoppage time following a handball by Wil Trapp. In the 61st minute, Paul Arriola extended D.C. United's lead to 3–0 with a far-post shot. Crew SC pulled one back in the 75th minute when a Robinho corner slipped through goalkeeper Bill Hamid's hands and into the net.[13] in the following match, Crew SC got back to their winning ways, beating an LA Galaxy side at home 3–1, with Zardes, Higuain and Hector Jimenez scoring the goals. This was Jimenez's first goal in over five years. History was also made in this game, as Higuain passed Robert Warzycha for the most assists in the regular season for the Black and Gold, while David Guzmán made his Columbus Debut as well.[14] The May 11th clash was against another Los Angeles side - league leaders in Los Angeles FC. A game which saw the Crew SC debut of David Accam was largely forgettable, as Crew SC lost 3–0 at Mapfre Stadium.[15] The following weekend was a shutout loss at Minnesota United, with the only goal of the match coming in the 70th minute from former Crew SC player Ethan Finlay.[16] on May 25, After Columbus came back from two one-goal deficits, the Colorado Rapids secured a 3–2 victory with an 89th-minute goal in Commerce City, Colorado. The Rapids opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when Tommy Smith headed in a Jack Price corner at the near post. Crew SC responded five minutes later with Pedro Santos scoring from his left foot after a headed pass from Héctor Jiménez. Colorado regained the lead in the seventh minute of first-half stoppage time, as Jonathan Lewis's low shot deflected into the near post. In the 54th minute, Columbus equalized again when Federico Higuaín's cross found Gyasi Zardes, who redirected the ball past Tim Howard. The match remained level until the 89th minute, when Colorado's Nicolás Mezquida capitalized on a loose ball from a corner, tucking it into the top-left corner for the game-winner.[17] Injury news befell the team, as Designated Player Federico Higuaín tore his ACL during this game and would miss the remainder of the season.[18]

Beginning in June, the final match before the Gold Cup break, Columbus took on New York City FC at home and scored first, with the goal coming in the 28th minute via a penalty kick taken by Zardes. NYCFC scored second in the 57th minute to tie it up, only for Pedro Santos to net four minutes later to allow Columbus a one-goal lead. Columbus, however, would not hold on to this lead as NYCFC scored in the 76th minute to take one point from Columbus. This game would be the final game for Zack Steffen in Columbus, as he transferred to Manchester City on July 9th.[19] After the Gold Cup break and the resumption of league play, Columbus were shut out in back-to-back games at home, first losing 1–0 to Sporting Kansas City, including a red card shown to Harrison Afful, followed by a 2–0 loss to Orlando City.[20] [21]

The club's torrid form continued into July, with Columbus once again getting shut out, this time in Sandy, Utah by Real Salt Lake, 1–0. This game marked the Crew SC debut for homegrown Aboubacar Keita.[22] On July 6, Crew SC scored their first goal in league play in over a month while facing off against the Seattle Sounders. Pedro Santos tucked home a penalty in the 14th minute. Columbus would wind up losing, as Nico Lodeiro scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time to put his club ahead 2–1 and snatch an away victory for the Sounders.[23]

MLS

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Main article: 2019 Major League Soccer season

Standings

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Eastern Conference
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2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
9 Montreal Impact[a] (V) 34 12 17 5 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
10 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 16 8 39 47 −8 38
11 Orlando City SC 34 9 15 10 44 52 −8 37
12 FC Cincinnati 34 6 22 6 31 75 −44 24
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
  2. ^ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners
Overall table
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2019 MLS regular season standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
18 Montreal Impact (V) 34 12 17 5 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
19 Houston Dynamo 34 12 18 4 49 59 −10 40
20 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 16 8 39 47 −8 38
21 Sporting Kansas City 34 10 16 8 49 67 −18 38
22 Orlando City SC 34 9 15 10 44 52 −8 37
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
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 38 10 16 8 39 47  −8 6 6 5 21 22  −1 4 10 3 18 25  −7

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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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHAHHAHHAAHHAAHHHAHAAHAAHHAAHAAHA
ResultDWWLWWLLLLLWLLLDLLLLLDWWDDDLWDWDWL
Source: Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

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On December 20, 2018, the league announced the home openers for every club. Columbus will make their season debut at Mapfre Stadium on the opening day of the season, playing host to New York Red Bulls – the team that eliminated Crew SC from the playoffs in 2017. Columbus will also take part in the home-opening matches for two other clubs, with a trip to Gillette Stadium to face New England Revolution on March 9 and a visit to Saputo Stadium to take on Montreal Impact on April 13.[24]

March 2 1 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
4:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 17,931
Referee: Ted Unkel
March 9 2 New England Revolution 0–2 Columbus Crew SC Foxborough, MA
2:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,808
Referee: David Gantar
March 16 3 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 FC Dallas Columbus, OH
2:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 9,687
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
March 23 4 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,135
Referee: Ramy Touchan
March 30 5 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 10,973
Referee: Joe Dickerson
April 6 6 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 10,942
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 13 7 Montreal Impact 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Montreal, QC
1:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 18,634
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 20 8 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Portland Timbers Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 11,707
Referee: Chris Penso
April 24 9 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 D.C. United Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 10,169
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 27 10 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC Houston, TX
8:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,557
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 4 11 D.C. United 3–1 Columbus Crew SC Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,687
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 8 12 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 LA Galaxy Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 13,207
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 11 13 Columbus Crew SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 18,048
Referee: Nima Saghafi
May 18 14 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Saint Paul, MN
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,600
Referee: David Gantar
May 25 15 Colorado Rapids 3–2 Columbus Crew SC Commerce City, CO
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,843
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 1 16 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New York City FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 13,704
Referee: Joe Dickerson
June 23 17 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Columbus, OH
5:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 14,015
Referee: Allen Chapman
June 29 18 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Orlando City SC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 17,715
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 3 19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Sandy, UT
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,030
Referee: Victor Rivas
July 6 20 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 14,183
Referee: Chris Penso
July 13 21 Orlando City SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,397
Referee: David Gantar
July 17 22 Chicago Fire 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Bridgeview, IL
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 7,482
Referee: Armando Villarreal
July 20 23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 27 24 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 16,126
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
August 3 25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Columbus Crew SC San Jose, CA
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,088
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 10 26 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 20,865
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 17 27 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 17,494
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 21 28 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC New York City, NY
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 19,828
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 25 29 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC Cincinnati, OH
6:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 30,611
Referee: Timothy Ford
August 31 30 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 16,438
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 14 31 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 68,046
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 21 32 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Vancouver, BC
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 16,683
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
September 29 33 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 20,353
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 6 34 Toronto FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Toronto, ON
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,692
Referee: Armando Villarreal

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup
June 11 Fourth round Columbus Crew SC Ohio 1–0 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 5,202
Referee: Matthew Franz
June 18 Round of 16 Columbus Crew SC Ohio 2–3 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 8,659
Referee: Guido Gonzalez

Roster and statistics

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As of match played October 6, 2019[25]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Eloy Room Curaçao GK (1989-02-06)February 6, 1989 (aged 30) 2019 Netherlands PSV 12 0
24 Jon Kempin United States GK (1993-04-08)April 8, 1993 (aged 26) 2018 United States LA Galaxy 10 0
Defenders
3 Josh Williams United States CB, RB, LB (1988-04-18)April 18, 1988 (aged 31) 2017 Canada Toronto FC 142 9
4 Jonathan Mensah Ghana CB (1990-07-13)July 13, 1990 (aged 29) 2017 Russia Anzhi Makhachkala 85 3
14 Waylon Francis Costa Rica LB (1990-09-20)September 20, 1990 (aged 29) 2019 United States Seattle Sounders FC 111 0
19 Milton Valenzuela Argentina DF (1998-08-13)August 13, 1998 (aged 21) 2019 Argentina Newell's Old Boys 34 1
21 Alex Crognale United States CB (1994-08-27)August 27, 1994 (aged 25) 2017 United States Maryland Terrapins 38 1
25 Harrison Afful Ghana RB (1986-07-24)July 24, 1986 (aged 33) 2015 Tunisia ES Tunis 132 6
30 Aboubacar Keita United States CB, LB (2000-04-06)April 6, 2000 (aged 19) 2019 United States Virginia Cavaliers 10 0
31 Connor Maloney United States RB, LB (1995-05-18)May 18, 1995 (aged 24) 2017 United States Penn State Nittany Lions 15 0
Midfielders
2 Luis Argudo United States DM, LM, RM, AM, LW (1995-12-13)December 13, 1995 (aged 23) 2018 United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons 44 1
6 Wil Trapp United States DM, CM (1993-01-15)January 15, 1993 (aged 26) 2013 United States Akron Zips 205 2
7 Pedro Santos Portugal RM, LM, AM, RW, LW, LB (1988-04-22)April 22, 1988 (aged 31) 2017 Portugal Braga 82 12
8 Artur Brazil DM, AM, CM (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 23) 2018 Brazil São Paulo 95 1
9 David Guzmán Costa Rica DM, AM, CM (1990-02-18)February 18, 1990 (aged 29) 2019 United States Portland Timbers 18 0
10 Federico Higuaín Argentina AM (1984-10-25)October 25, 1984 (aged 34) 2012 Argentina Colón 210 59
13 Ricardo Clark United States DM (1983-02-10)February 10, 1983 (aged 36) 2018 United States Houston Dynamo 20 1
16 Hector Jiménez United States RM, LM, RB, LB (1988-11-03)November 3, 1988 (aged 30) 2014 United States LA Galaxy 141 2
18 Luis Díaz Costa Rica RM, LM, RW (1998-12-06)December 6, 1998 (aged 20) 2019 Costa Rica Herediano 13 2
20 Eduardo Sosa Venezuela AM, LM, CM (1996-06-20)June 20, 1996 (aged 23) 2018 Venezuela Zamora 19 1
29 David Accam Ghana LM, RM, LW (1990-07-28)July 28, 1990 (aged 29) 2019 United States Philadelphia Union 17 4
34 Youness Mokhtar Morocco LM, RM, LW (1991-08-29)August 29, 1991 (aged 28) 2019 Norway Stabæk 8 1
Forwards
5 Jordan Hamilton Canada ST (1996-03-17)March 17, 1996 (aged 23) 2019 Canada Toronto FC 4 0
11 Gyasi Zardes United States ST (1991-09-02)September 2, 1991 (aged 28) 2018 United States LA Galaxy 64 33
17 Romario Williams Jamaica ST (1994-08-15)August 15, 1994 (aged 25) 2019 United States Atlanta United FC 7 1
Out on loan
12 Ben Lundgaard United States GK (1995-09-02)September 2, 1995 (aged 24) 2018 United States Virginia Tech Hokies 0 0
27 Edward Opoku Ghana MF (1996-08-01)August 1, 1996 (aged 23) 2018 United States Virginia Cavaliers 6 0
33 JJ Williams United States ST (1998-01-04)January 4, 1998 (aged 21) 2019 United States Kentucky Wildcats 9 0
— Lalas Abubakar Ghana CB (1994-12-25)December 25, 1994 (aged 24) 2017 United States Dayton Flyers 36 2
Chris Cadden Scotland DF (1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 23) 2019 Scotland Motherwell 0 0

Appearances and goals

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Federico Higuaín entered the season with 196 career appearances for Crew SC, good for eighth place all-time, and 58 goals for the club, good for third place. In order to move up the charts in each category, he needed to appear in four matches and score 17 goals.[26] He appeared for the fourth time on the season on March 23, moving up the charts in the Crew's defeat against Philadelphia Union.[27]

Justin Meram also came into the 2019 season sitting in the top ten in club history in both appearances and goals: his 225 appearances were good for fifth place in club history, and his 43 goals were good for sixth. In order to move up, Meram needed to play in 17 games and score 10 goals.[26] He was traded on May 7, however, after playing just nine matches without scoring, departing without moving up in either category.[28]

Club captain Wil Trapp was tenth place in club history in appearances coming into the season, with 177 games played for the Crew. In order to move up, he needed to appear at least 11 times in all competitions.[26] Trapp made his 11th appearance on May 8, starting in the club's victory against LA Galaxy.[29]

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Curaçao CUW Eloy Room 12 0 12 0 0 0
2 MF United States USA Luis Argudo 23 1 10+11 1 1+1 0
3 DF United States USA Josh Williams 16 2 15+1 2 0 0
4 DF Ghana GHA Jonathan Mensah 24 0 23+1 0 0 0
5 FW Canada CAN Jordan Hamilton 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
6 MF United States USA Wil Trapp 28 0 26+2 0 0 0
7 MF Portugal POR Pedro Santos 35 11 30+3 11 2 0
8 MF Brazil BRA Artur 32 0 28+2 0 2 0
9 MF Costa Rica CRC David Guzmán 18 0 13+3 0 2 0
10 MF Argentina ARG Federico Higuaín 14 1 13+1 1 0 0
11 FW United States USA Gyasi Zardes 28 13 28 13 0 0
12 GK United States USA Ben Lundgaard 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF United States USA Ricardo Clark 7 0 4+3 0 0 0
14 DF Costa Rica CRC Waylon Francis 18 0 16+1 0 0+1 0
16 MF United States USA Hector Jiménez 25 1 19+4 1 2 0
17 FW Jamaica JAM Romario Williams 7 1 1+6 1 0 0
18 MF Costa Rica CRC Luis Díaz 13 2 9+4 2 0 0
19 DF Argentina ARG Milton Valenzuela 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Venezuela VEN Eduardo Sosa 8 0 4+4 0 0 0
21 DF United States USA Alex Crognale 14 0 9+3 0 2 0
24 GK United States USA Jon Kempin 5 0 3 0 2 0
25 DF Ghana GHA Harrison Afful 24 0 22 0 2 0
27 MF Ghana GHA Edward Opoku 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Ghana GHA David Accam 17 4 8+7 2 2 2
30 DF United States USA Aboubacar Keita 10 0 8+2 0 0 0
31 DF United States USA Connor Maloney 11 0 9+1 0 0+1 0
33 FW United States USA JJ Williams 9 0 3+4 0 0+2 0
34 MF Morocco MAR Youness Mokhtar 8 1 5+3 1 0 0
— DF Ghana GHA Lalas Abubakar 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Chris Cadden 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
1 GK United States USA Joe Bendik 6 0 6 0 0 0
9 MF Iraq IRQ Justin Meram 9 0 4+5 0 0 0
18 MF Brazil BRA Robinho 21 0 13+6 0 1+1 0
22 DF Argentina ARG Gastón Sauro 17 2 15 2 2 0
23 GK United States USA Zack Steffen 13 0 13 0 0 0
28 MF Denmark DEN Niko Hansen 9 0 2+7 0 0 0
32 FW United States USA Patrick Mullins 11 0 2+7 0 2 0

Source: Columbus stats

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Curaçao Eloy Room 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 MF United States Luis Argudo 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF United States Josh Williams 2 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Ghana Jonathan Mensah 6 0 0 0 6 0
6 MF United States Wil Trapp 5 0 0 0 5 0
7 MF Portugal Pedro Santos 7 0 0 0 7 0
8 MF Brazil Artur 4 0 0 0 4 0
9 MF Costa Rica David Guzmán 6 0 1 0 7 0
10 MF Argentina Federico Higuaín 2 0 0 0 2 0
14 DF Costa Rica Waylon Francis 3 0 0 0 3 0
16 MF United States Hector Jiménez 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF Costa Rica Luis Díaz 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF Venezuela Eduardo Sosa 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF United States Alex Crognale 5 0 1 0 6 0
25 DF Ghana Harrison Afful 3 1 1 0 4 1
29 MF Ghana David Accam 1 0 0 0 1 0
31 DF United States Connor Maloney 1 0 0 0 1 0
34 MF Morocco Youness Mokhtar 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
22 DF Argentina Gastón Sauro 4 0 0 0 4 0
23 GK United States Zack Steffen 1 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF Denmark Niko Hansen 1 0 0 0 1 0
32 FW United States Patrick Mullins 0 0 1 0 1 0

Source: Columbus stats

Clean sheets

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Zack Steffen came into the season with the fifth-most shutouts in club history, keeping 22 through his first three seasons with the club. In order to move up on the all-time charts, he needed to keep two clean sheets in 2019.[26] Steffen accomplished that mark in just three matches, moving up the chart following a clean sheet against FC Dallas on March 16.[30]

No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
1 Curaçao Eloy Room 1 0 1 12
12 United States Ben Lundgaard 0 0 0 0
24 United States Jon Kempin 0 1 1 5
Players who left Columbus during the season:
1 United States Joe Bendik 0 0 0 6
23 United States Zack Steffen 4 0 4 13

Source: Columbus stats

Transfers

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See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2019

In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
DF Argentina Milton Valenzuela Argentina Newell's Old Boys Completed permanent transfer. Signed as a Young Designated Player. Dec 21, 2018 [31]
GK United States Joe Bendik United States Orlando City SC Orlando receives $50,000 in targeted allocation money. Dec 27, 2018 [32]
FW United States JJ Williams United States Kentucky Wildcats Selected in the First Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed as a Generation Adidas player. Jan 11, 2019 [33]
MF Brazil Robinho Brazil Ceará Ceará receives an undisclosed transfer fee. Jan 18, 2019 [34]
DF United States Aboubacar Keita United States Virginia Cavaliers Signed as a Homegrown Player. Jan 22, 2019 [35]
DF Costa Rica Waylon Francis United States Seattle Sounders FC Seattle receives $50,000 in general allocation money. Feb 5, 2019 [36]
MF Costa Rica David Guzmán United States Portland Timbers Portland receives a 2019 International Roster Spot. May 7, 2019 [37]
MF Ghana David Accam United States Philadelphia Union Philadelphia receives $500,000 in allocation money, a 2019 International Roster Spot. May 8, 2019 [38]
FW Jamaica Romario Williams United States Atlanta United FC Atlanta receives $100,000 in general allocation money. Jul 1, 2019 [39]
MF Costa Rica Luis Díaz Costa Rica Herediano Herediano receives a $1,000,000 transfer fee. Signed as a Young Designated Player. Jul 2, 2019 [40]
GK Curaçao Eloy Room Netherlands PSV Signed as a free agent. Jul 5, 2019 [41]
FW Canada Jordan Hamilton Canada Toronto FC Toronto receives FW Patrick Mullins. Jul 11, 2019 [42]
MF Morocco Youness Mokhtar Norway Stabæk Signed as a free agent. Jul 19, 2019 [43]
DF Scotland Chris Cadden Scotland Motherwell Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Jul 23, 2019 [44]

SuperDraft

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See also: 2019 MLS SuperDraft

The following players were selected by Columbus in the MLS SuperDraft, but did not sign a contract with the club. Crew SC passed with the 91st overall pick.[45]

Pos. Player College Notes Date Source
FW Bermuda Justin Donawa United States Dartmouth Big Green Selected in the Third Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for England Darlington on Jul 29, 2019. Jan 14, 2019 [46][47]
MF Brazil Rafael Mentzingen United States Valparaiso Crusaders Selected in the Fourth Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed for United States Lansing Ignite on Dec 14, 2018. Jan 14, 2019 [46][48]

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
MF United States Mike Grella Option declined. Retired. Nov 26, 2018 [49][50]
FW United States Adam Jahn United States Phoenix Rising Option declined. Signed for Phoenix on Dec 10, 2018. Nov 26, 2018 [49][51]
GK United States Logan Ketterer United States El Paso Locomotive Option declined. Signed for El Paso on Jan 18, 2019. Nov 26, 2018 [49][52]
MF Panama Cristian Martínez United States Chicago Fire Option declined. Selected by Chicago in the 2018 MLS Waiver Draft. Nov 26, 2018 [49][53]
MF Iraq Justin Meram United States Atlanta United FC Columbus receives $100,000 in general allocation money, a second round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, future considerations. May 7, 2019 [28]
GK United States Zack Steffen England Manchester City Columbus receives a £7,000,000 transfer fee. Jul 9, 2019 [54]
MF Brazil Robinho United States Orlando City SC Columbus receives $50,000 in targeted allocation money, future considerations. Jul 11, 2019 [55]
FW United States Patrick Mullins Canada Toronto FC Columbus receives FW Jordan Hamilton, $50,000 in targeted allocation money, a 2019 International Roster Spot, future considerations. Jul 11, 2019 [42]
GK United States Joe Bendik United States Philadelphia Union Columbus receives a second round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, future considerations. Jul 19, 2019 [56]
DF Argentina Gastón Sauro Mexico Toluca Columbus receives an undisclosed transfer fee. Aug 7, 2019 [57]
MF Denmark Niko Hansen United States Houston Dynamo Columbus receives $75,000 in targeted allocation money. Aug 8, 2019 [58]

Loan out

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Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
DF United States Aboubacar Keita United States Richmond Kickers On a match-by-match basis. Mar 6, 2019 Jun 23, 2019 [59][60]
GK United States Ben Lundgaard United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC On a match-by-match basis. Mar 6, 2019 Jun 21, 2019 [59][61]
Oct 7, 2019 Nov 3, 2019 [62]
DF United States Alex Crognale United States Indy Eleven On a match-by-match basis. Mar 15, 2019 May 11, 2019 [63][64]
MF Ghana Edward Opoku United States Birmingham Legion On a match-by-match basis. Mar 22, 2019 [65]
MF United States Luis Argudo United States Hartford Athletic On a match-by-match basis. Apr 11, 2019 Apr 23, 2019 [66][67]
GK United States Jon Kempin United States Hartford Athletic On a match-by-match basis. Apr 11, 2019 Apr 23, 2019 [66][67]
FW United States JJ Williams United States Birmingham Legion On a match-by-match basis. Apr 12, 2019 Apr 20, 2019 [66][68]
May 9, 2019 Jun 23, 2019 [69][60]
Jul 13, 2019 [70]
DF Ghana Lalas Abubakar United States Colorado Rapids Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Columbus receives $125,000 in targeted allocation money. May 8, 2019 [71]
DF Scotland Chris Cadden England Oxford United Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Jul 23, 2019 [44]

Awards

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MLS Team of the Week
Week Starters Bench Opponent(s) Link
1 Argentina Gastón Sauro New York Red Bulls [1]
2 United States Caleb Porter (coach)
United States Gyasi Zardes 		New England Revolution [2]
3 Argentina Gastón Sauro United States Zack Steffen FC Dallas [3]
5 United States Zack Steffen Atlanta United FC [4]
6 United States Zack Steffen New England Revolution [5]
11 Argentina Federico Higuaín LA Galaxy
Los Angeles FC 		[6]
14 Portugal Pedro Santos New York City FC [7]
20 Ghana David Accam Chicago Fire
Montreal Impact 		[8]
21 Portugal Pedro Santos New York Red Bulls [9]
22 Curaçao Eloy Room San Jose Earthquakes [10]
23 Portugal Pedro Santos FC Cincinnati [11]
25 United States Gyasi Zardes New York City FC
FC Cincinnati 		[12]
28 Costa Rica Luis Díaz Ghana Harrison Afful Atlanta United FC [13]
30 Portugal Pedro Santos Philadelphia Union [14]

Kits

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Home
Away
Specialty
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Record
Home Gold Gold Gold Match 1 vs. NYRB / 8–12–4
Away Black Black Black Match 3 vs. Dallas / 3–4–4
Specialty Teal Teal Teal Match 8 vs. Portland / 0–1–0

See also

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