Columbus Crew
2011 season
OwnerClark Hunt
Head coachRobert Warzycha
Major League SoccerConference: 4th
Overall: 8th
MLS CupWildcard round
U.S. Open CupThird round
CONCACAF Champions League 2010-11Quarterfinals
Trillium CupRunners-Up (3 - 5)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer CupRunners-Up (2 - 2)
Highest home attendance21,203 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
(24 September 2011, Major League Soccer)
Lowest home attendance7,148 vs. Seattle Sounders FC
(7 May 2011, Major League Soccer)
Average home league attendance12,185 [1]

The 2011 Columbus Crew season was the club's eighteenth year of existence, as well as their sixteenth season in Major League Soccer, and their sixteenth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.

Columbus began its 2011 campaign by hosting Real Salt Lake in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal on February 22, 2011.[2]

Background

Review

The Crew opened its 2011 campaign with a Champions League quarterfinal fixture against fellow MLS competitor, Real Salt Lake. The match, the first leg of a quarterfinal series, was at Crew Stadium on February 22, 2011 and ended in a 0-0 draw. Columbus was trying to advance past the Quarterfinal stage after falling to Toluca 5-4 on aggregate last season.

The Crew playing the Portland Timbers on July 23, 2011.

On March 1, Columbus traveled to Rio Tinto Stadium and fell to Real Salt Lake by a score of 4-1, thus ending the Crew's run in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.

Two and a half weeks later, Columbus opened up its Major League Soccer campaign by traveling to Washington, D.C. to take on D.C. United on March 19. The club's MLS home opener was one week later, when the Crew hosted Red Bull New York on March 26.[3]

Roster

As of September 3, 2011.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA William Hesmer
2 DF United States USA Rich Balchan
3 MF United States USA Josh Williams
5 DF United States USA Danny O'Rourke
6 MF Cameroon CMR Tony Tchani
7 MF Venezuela VEN Bernardo Anor
9 FW United States USA Justin Meram
10 FW Peru PER Andrés Mendoza
11 MF United States USA Dilly Duka
12 MF United States USA Eddie Gaven
14 DF United States USA Chad Marshall
15 MF United States USA Kevin Burns
16 DF United States USA Eric Gehrig
17 MF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Ekpo
18 MF United States USA Robbie Rogers
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF United States USA Cole Grossman
20 FW Venezuela VEN Emilio Rentería
21 DF Chile CHI Sebastián Miranda
22 MF Serbia SRB Dejan Rusmir
23 DF United States USA Korey Veeder
24 DF United States USA Ben Sippola
25 GK United States USA Alex Riggs
26 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Julius James
27 FW United States USA Aaron Horton
28 MF Argentina ARG Santiago Prim
29 DF Jamaica JAM Shaun Francis
30 GK United States USA Andy Gruenebaum
31 MF United States USA Josh Gardner
32 FW United States USA Tom Heinemann
33 FW United States USA Jeff Cunningham
Position Staff
Head Coach Poland Robert Warzycha
Assistant Coach Argentina Ricardo Iribarren
Assistant Coach United States Mike Lapper
Goalkeeper Coach Russia Vadim Kirillov
General Manager United States Mark McCullers
Technical Director United States Brian Bliss
Director of Team Operations United States Tucker Walther
Strength/Fitness Coach United States Mike Tremble
Athletic Trainer United States David Lagow
Equipment Manager United States Rusty Wummel

Source: Columbus Crew Official Website

Competitions

Preseason

February 5, 2011 Columbus Crew 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Phoenix, Arizona
13:00 EDT Fraga
Rogers (pen.)		 Report Jewsbury
Kamara 		Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex
Referee: Alex Prus
February 8, 2011 Columbus Crew 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps Phoenix, Arizona
14:00 EDT Gaven 76' (pen.) Report Harris 62'
Salgado 77'		 Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex
February 10, 2011 Columbus Crew 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Phoenix, Arizona
13:00 EDT Mendoza 20'
Scott 106+' (o.g.)
Cunningham 108+'		 Report Stadium: Westside Complex
February 14, 2011 Columbus Crew 0–2 Colorado Rapids Phoenix, Arizona
17:30 EDT Report Nyassi 66'
Emory 77'		 Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex
February 17, 2011 Columbus Crew 2–4 Houston Dynamo Phoenix, Arizona
13:00 EDT Mendoza Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 18'
Ekpo Yellow card 36'
Meram 78' 95+'		 Report Cruz 8'
Taylor Yellow card 31'
Weaver Yellow card 33'
Davis Yellow card 38'
Robinson 52'
Palmer Red card 58'
Watson Red card 64'
Ching 91+'
Garey 104+' (pen.)		 Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex

Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge

Columbus won the Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge round-robin tournament title with a 2-0 record.[5]

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
3 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
4 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
6 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
Source: MLS
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
34 47 13 13 8 43 44  −1 9 3 5 27 18  +9 4 10 3 16 26  −10

Last updated: November 6, 2011
Source: MLSSoccer.com
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAA
ResultLTWTWTWTLLTTWLWWLWTLWWLWWLLTLLLWWL
Position17141110665681011118985767765655666689879
Updated to match(es) played on November 5, 2011. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

March 19, 2011 Round 1 D.C. United 3–1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Burch Yellow card 38'
Wolff 51' Yellow card 52'
Ngwenya downward-facing red arrow Davies upward-facing green arrow 53'
Davies 63' (pen.) 76'
Zayner downward-facing red arrow Brasesco upward-facing green arrow 70'
Wolff downward-facing red arrow Quaranta upward-facing green arrow 83'		 Report Yellow card 16' Duka
downward-facing red arrow 55' Duka upward-facing green arrow Rogers
downward-facing red arrow 61' Cunningham upward-facing green arrow Heinemann
82' (pen.) Rogers		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,402
Referee: New Jersey Mark Geiger
March 26, 2011 Round 2 Columbus Crew 0–0 New York Red Bulls Columbus, Ohio
16:00 EDT Report Yellow card 29' Keel
Yellow card 89' Miller		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,306
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
April 1, 2011 Round 3 Columbus Crew 2–0 FC Dallas Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Ekpo Yellow card 20'
Rusmir Yellow card 42'
Rusmir downward-facing red arrow 47' Renteria upward-facing green arrow 47'
Mendoza 54' (pen.)
Mendoza downward-facing red arrow 61' Cunningham upward-facing green arrow 61'
Ekpo downward-facing red arrow 85' Duka upward-facing green arrow 85'
Burns Yellow card 88'
Gaven 91'		 Report Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 33' Gonçalves
downward-facing red arrow 78' Castillo upward-facing green arrow 78' Rodriguez
downward-facing red arrow 78' Chavez upward-facing green arrow 78' Loyd		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,549
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 9, 2011 Round 4 Chivas USA 0–0 Columbus Crew Carson, California
22:30 EDT Mondaini Yellow card 35'
Valentin Yellow card 59'
Flores Yellow card 65'
LaBrocca Yellow card 86'
Lahoud Yellow card 87'		 Report James Yellow card 55'
Burns Yellow card 64'
Miranda Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 13,385
Referee: Yader Rayes
April 16, 2011 Round 5 Columbus Crew 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Rogers 53' Report Júlio César Yellow card 50' Red card 72'
Harrington Yellow card 55'
Thomas Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 7,695
Referee: Juan Guzman
April 23, 2011 Round 6 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew Toronto, Ontario Canada
16:00 EDT Tchani Yellow card 31' 41' Red card 42' Report Burns Yellow card 36'
Renteria 49'
Ekpo Yellow card 39'
James Yellow card 80'
Rusmir Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: David Gantar
April 30, 2011 Round 7 Columbus Crew 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Renteria 50', 59' Report Leathers Yellow card 37'
Janicki Yellow card 57'
Salgado 69' Yellow card 91+'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,298
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 7, 2011 Round 8 Columbus Crew 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Renteria 67'
Miranda Yellow card 75'		 Report Montero 7' Yellow card 34'
Carrasco Yellow card 38'
González Yellow card 53'
Levesque Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 7,148
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
May 14, 2011 Round 9 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Columbus Crew Santa Clara, California
22:30 EDT Ring Yellow card 24'
Wondolowski 50'
McDonald 59' Red card 74'
Stephenson 62'
Hernandez Yellow card 70'
Johnson Yellow card 75'		 Report Heinemann Yellow card 67' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,142
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 21, 2011 Round 10 Portland Timbers 1–0 Columbus Crew Portland, Oregon
22:30 EDT Cooper Yellow card 37'
Brunner 46'
Chara Yellow card 84'		 Report Marshall Yellow card 23'
James Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 28, 2011 Round 11 Columbus Crew 3–3 Chivas USA Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Mendoza 17', 52'
Ekpo 64'		 Report LaBrocca 4'
Flores 57' Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 69'
Boyens 37'
Pearce Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 9,431
Referee: Jasen Anno
June 4, 2011 Round 12 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Columbus Crew Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EDT Ballouchy 9'
da Luz Yellow card 55'		 Report Balchan Yellow card 32' 92+'
Ekpo Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,393
Referee: Niko Bratis
June 8, 2011 Round 13 Columbus Crew 2–1 Real Salt Lake Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Mendoza 76' (pen.)
Gardner 82'		 Report Olave 7'
Espindola Yellow card 78'
Wingert Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 12, 2011 Round 14 Columbus Crew 0–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
16:00 EDT Ekpo Yellow card 40'
Meran Yellow card 50'		 Report Nyarko Yellow card 54'
Nazarit 90+'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,498
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
June 18, 2011 Round 15 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Columbus Crew Houston, Texas
20:30 EDT Freeman Yellow card 43'
Palmer Yellow card 46' Yellow-red card 52'		 Report Mendoza 44'
Anor Yellow card 49'
Anor 71'
Heinemann Yellow card 8'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 13,039
Referee: Jasen Anno
June 26, 2011 Round 16 Columbus Crew 4–1 Colorado Rapids Columbus, Ohio
20:00 EDT Gaven 12'
Mendoza 18', 48'
Heinemann Yellow card 38' 57'		 Report Casey 5' Red card 29'
Moor Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,771
Referee: Andrew Chapin
July 2, 2011 Round 17 FC Dallas 0–2 Columbus Crew Frisco, Texas
21:00 EDT Jackson Yellow card 24' 76'
Ihemelu Yellow card 29'
Shea 58'		 Report Hesmer Yellow card 7'
Ekpo Yellow card 20'
Iro Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 82'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 20,704
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 6, 2011 Round 18 Vancouver Whitecaps 0-1 Columbus Crew Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
22:00 EDT Koffie Yellow card 7'
Camilo Yellow card 23'
Salinas Red card 77'		 Report Gehrig Yellow card 74'
Marshall Yellow card 84'
Cunningham 90'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 19,079
Referee: Chris Penso
July 16, 2011 Round 19 Columbus Crew 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Lenhart Yellow card 16'
Ring Yellow card 69'		 Report Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,109
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 20, 2011 Round 20 LA Galaxy 1–0 Columbus Crew Carson, California
22:30 EDT Berhalter Yellow card 16'
Franklin 70'
Juninho Yellow card 85'
Beckham Yellow card 92+'		 Report James Yellow card 65' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 24,709
Referee: Andrew Chapin
July 23, 2011 Round 21 Columbus Crew 1–0 Portland Timbers Columbus, Ohio
20:00 EDT Danso 79' (o.g) Report Marcelin Yellow card 78' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,246
Referee: Andrew Chapin
July 30, 2011 Round 22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Columbus Crew Sandy, Utah
21:00 EDT Report Gaven 5'
Heinemann 10'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,516
Referee: Jason Anno
August 5, 2011 Round 23 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Columbus Crew Commerce City, Colorado
21:30 EDT Mullan 55'
Cummings 79'		 Report Rusmir Yellow card 52' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,503
Referee: Alex Prus
August 13, 2011 Round 24 Columbus Crew 3–1 New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Alston 54' (o.g.)
Miranda Yellow card 60'
Meran Yellow card 61'
James 75'
Rentería 81'
Anor Yellow card 90'		 Report Feilhaber 45' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,041
Referee: Andrew Chapin
August 20, 2011 Round 25 Columbus Crew 2–1 Philadelphia Union Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Rentería 37'
Hesmer Yellow card 42'
Mendoza 51'
James Yellow card 58'
Heinemann Yellow card 84'		 Report Paunovic 42'
Farfan Yellow card 92+'
Valdes Yellow card 93+'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,869
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
August 27, 2011 Round 26 Seattle Sounders FC 6–2 Columbus Crew Seattle, Washington
16:00 EDT Neagle 4', 21', 70'
Rosales 16'
Fucito 40'
Parke Yellow card 73'
Gardner 74' (o.g.)
Scott Yellow card 81'		 Report Cunningham 59'
Burns Yellow card 65'
Gardner 73'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,364
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 10, 2011 Round 27 Columbus Crew 2–4 Toronto FC Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Heinemann 67'
Miranda Yellow card 73'
Mendoza 87'		 Report Soolsma 21'
Harden Yellow card 37'
Johnson 42'
Avila Yellow card 82'
de Guzman 83'
Koevermans 90+2'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,058
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 14, 2011 Round 28 Columbus Crew 2–2 Houston Dynamo Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Ekpo Red card 11'
Mendoza 64', 76'
Rogers Yellow card 67'		 Report Watson 34'
Taylor Yellow card 55'
Carr 86'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,709
Referee: Chris Penso
September 17, 2011 Round 29 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30 EDT Le Toux 32' Report Rusmir Yellow card 12' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,906
Referee: Alex Prus
September 24, 2011 Round 30 Columbus Crew 0–1 LA Galaxy Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Ekpo Yellow card 32'
James Yellow card 57'
Rogers Yellow card 83'		 Report Hejduk Yellow card 90'
Barrett 90+3'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 21,203
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 28, 2011 Round 31 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Columbus Crew Kansas City, Kansas
20:30 EDT Kamara 15'
Besler Yellow card 42'
Collin Yellow card 42'
James 74' (o.g.)		 Report Renteria 34'
Francis Yellow card 36'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 17,838
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 2, 2011 Round 32 Columbus Crew 2–1 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
16:00 EDT Woolard 48' (o.g.)
Gaven 60'
O'Rourke Yellow card 66'		 Report Woolard 37'
Simms Yellow card 40'
Burch Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,566
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 15, 2011 Round 33 New England Revolution 0–3 Columbus Crew Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EDT Joseph Yellow card 90' Report Mendoza 31' Yellow card 41' 63'
Ekpo Yellow card 57'
Duka 59'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 16,285
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 22, 2011 Round 34 Chicago Fire 3–2 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30 EDT Anibaba 11', 30'
Chaves 80'		 Report Miranda Yellow card 46+'
Renteria 73'
Duka Yellow card 74', 79'
Ekpo Yellow card 78', Yellow card 90', Red card 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,237
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

CONCACAF Champions League

February 22, 2011 Quarterfinals Columbus Crew United States 0–0 United States Real Salt Lake Columbus, Ohio
20:00 EDT Miranda Yellow card 49'
Rentería Red card 72'		 Report Beltran Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 53'
Beckerman Yellow card 54'
Borchers Red card 72'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 4,665
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
March 1, 2011 Quarterfinals Real Salt Lake United States 4–1
(4–1 agg.)		 United States Columbus Crew Sandy, Utah
22:00 EDT Saborío 23'
Morales 36' Yellow card 57' 77'
Williams 95+'		 Report Gardner Yellow card 43'
Mendoza 49'
Miranda Yellow card 94+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,405
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

U.S. Open Cup

With a fifth-place overall finish last season, the Crew secured direct qualification into the third-round proper of the U.S. Open Cup.[6]

June 28, 2011 Third round Columbus Crew 1–2 Richmond Kickers Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Grossman 35' Report Hiroyama 22'
Delicâte 85'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 1,845
Referee: Sorin Stoica

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 27, 2011 Wildcard match Colorado Rapids 1–0 Columbus Crew Commerce City, Colorado
10:00 ET Cummings 46+' Report Miranda Yellow card 15' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 7,803
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Statistics

Last updated on 22 February 2011.[7]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSCONCACAF Champions LeagueU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States USA William Hesmer 000+000+000+00
2 DF United States USA Rich Balchan 100+001+000+00
3 MF United States USA Josh Williams 100+000+100+00
4 DF England ENG Andy Iro 100+001+000+00
5 DF United States USA Danny O'Rourke 100+001+000+00
6 MF United States USA Andy Adlard 100+001+000+00
8 MF Venezuela VEN Bernardo Anor 100+001+000+00
9 FW United States USA Justin Meram 100+001+000+00
10 FW Peru PER Andrés Mendoza 100+001+000+00
11 DF United States USA Dilly Duka 000+000+000+00
12 MF United States USA Eddie Gaven 100+001+000+00
13 MF France FRA Leandre Griffit 100+001+000+00
14 DF United States USA Chad Marshall 100+001+000+00
15 MF United States USA Kevin Burns 100+001+000+00
17 MF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Ekpo 000+000+000+00
18 MF United States USA Robbie Rogers 000+000+000+00
19 MF Brazil BRA Cole Grossman 000+000+000+00
20 FW Venezuela VEN Emilio Rentería 100+001+000+00
21 DF Chile CHI Sebastián Miranda 100+001+000+00
22 MF Serbia SRB Dejan Rusmir 000+000+000+00
25 GK United States USA Alex Riggs 000+000+000+00
26 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Julius James 000+000+000+00
29 DF Jamaica JAM Shaun Francis 000+000+000+00
31 MF United States USA Josh Gardner 100+001+000+00
32 FW United States USA Tom Heinemann 000+000+000+00
33 FW United States USA Jeff Cunningham 100+001+000+00
34 GK United States USA Ray Burse 100+001+000+00

Transfers

In

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
December 15, 2010United States Jeff CunninghamFWUnited States FC DallasRe-Entry Draft[8]
December 30, 2010Chile Sebastián MirandaDFChile Unión EspañolaUndisclosed[9]
January 12, 2011United States Tom HeinemannFWUnited States Charleston BatteryUndisclosed[10]
January 25, 2011Switzerland Kwaku NyamekyeDFUnited States Harvard University2010 SuperDraft, 4th round[11]
February 15, 2011United States Korey VeederDFUnited States Crystal Palace BaltimoreWeighted lottery[12]
February 17, 2011United States Rich BalchanDFUnited States Indiana University2011 SuperDraft, 1st round[13]
February 17, 2011United States Justin MeramFWUnited States University of Michigan2011 SuperDraft, 1st round[13]
February 17, 2011United States Cole GrossmanMFUnited States Duke University2011 SuperDraft, 2nd round[13]
February 17, 2011Venezuela Bernardo AnorMFUnited States University of South Florida2011 SuperDraft, 3rd round[13]
February 21, 2011United States Ben SippolaDFUnited States Butler University2011 Supplemental Draft, 2nd round[14]
February 21, 2011United States Andy AdlardMFUnited States Indiana University2011 Supplemental Draft, 3rd round[14]
February 21, 2011United States Josh GardnerMFUnited States Carolina RailHawks FCUndisclosed[15]
February 22, 2011United States Ray BurseGKUnattachedFree; signed to short-term, hardship contract[16]
February 22, 2011United States Alex RiggsGKUnited States Missouri State UniversityFree[16]
February 28, 2011Trinidad and Tobago Julius JamesDFUnited States D.C. UnitedFree[17]
March 9, 2011Serbia Dejan RusmirMFRomania Farul ConstanţaUndisclosed[18]
March 17, 2011United States Eric GehrigDFUnattachedFree[19]
April 26, 2011Argentina Santiago PrimMFArgentina San Lorenzo de AlmagroUndisclosed[20]
May 17, 2011United States Aaron HortonFWUnited States University of LouisvilleHomegrown Player[21]
July 15, 2011Cameroon Tony TchaniMFCanada TorontoAcquired for Andy Iro and Léandre Griffit[22]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
November 16, 2010Argentina Guillermo Barros SchelottoMFArgentina Gimnasia La PlataOption declined, free transfer[23]
November 16, 2010New Zealand Duncan OughtonMFNoneOption declined, retired, then joined the Crew front office as assistant to the technical director.[23]
November 16, 2010Argentina Gino PadulaDFOption declined[23]
November 22, 2010United States Brian CarrollMFUnited States Philadelphia UnionTraded for allocation money and a 2nd round SuperDraft pick[24]
November 24, 2010Scotland Adam MoffatMFUnited States Portland TimbersExpansion Draft[25]
November 24, 2010United States Eric BrunnerDFUnited States Portland TimbersExpansion Draft[25]
December 3, 2010United States Jason GareyFWUnited States Houston DynamoTraded for a 2015 4th round SuperDraft pick[26]
December 15, 2010United States Frankie HejdukDFUnited States Sporting Kansas CityRe-Entry Draft[8]
January 13, 2011United States Steven LenhartFWUnited States San Jose EarthquakesTraded for allocation money and a 1st round SuperDraft pick[27]
February 28, 2011Switzerland Kwaku NyamekyeDFWaived[17]
March 15, 2011United States Ray BurseGKPuerto Rico Puerto Rico IslandersReleased, free transfer[28]
June 30, 2011United States Andy AdlardMFWaived[29]
July 15, 2011England Andy IroDFCanada TorontoTraded for Tony Tchani[22]
France Léandre GriffitMF

Miscellaneous

Allocation ranking

Columbus is in the #6 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[30]

International roster spots

Columbus has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. There have been no reported trades involving Columbus international roster spots for the 2011 season. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[30]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from D.C. United; 2015 SuperDraft Round 4 pick acquired from Houston Dynamo.
Future picks traded: None.

MLS rights to other players

Columbus maintains the MLS rights to Aaron Hohlbein as the club selected him in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft and he instead chose to sign with a non-MLS club.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Attendance | Columbus Crew SC". Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. April 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  3. ↑ Crew Communications (December 20, 2010). "Crew home opener set for March 26 vs. NY | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Players | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ CDT (March 11, 2011). "Dynamo suffer first preseason loss, 1-0". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  6. ↑ "MLS: Setting The Table". Settingthetable.info. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Statistics". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Latest News". MLSsoccer.com. June 26, 2011. Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  9. ↑ Crew Communications (December 30, 2010). "Crew Sign Defender Sebastián Miranda | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Latest News | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  11. ↑ Crew Communications (January 24, 2011). "Crew signs defender Kwaku Nyamekye | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Latest News | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Crew Communications (February 17, 2011). "Crew signs all four SuperDraft selections | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  14. 1 2 Crew Communications (February 21, 2011). "Crew signs rookies Adlard and Sippola | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  15. ↑ Crew Communications (February 21, 2011). "Crew signs midfielder Josh Gardner | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
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