List of Columbus Crew records and statistics

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 3 2008, 2020, 2023 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
Leagues Cup 1 2024
Individual Club Awards
  • MLS Fair Play Award (6): 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2016, 2021
  • CONCACAF Champions Cup Fair Play Award: 2024

Player records

Appearances

As of September 21, 2024[2]
Rank Player 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 Josh Williams 2010–2014
2017–2023		 Cleveland Internationals
Toronto FC		 183 12 4 7 206
9 United States Wil Trapp 2013–2020 Akron Zips 185 15 5 0 205
10 United States Brian McBride 1996–2003 VfL Wolfsburg 161 22 13 3 199

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Goals

As of September 21, 2024[2]
Rank Player 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 United States Gyasi Zardes 2018–2022 LA Galaxy 54 4 1 2 61
4 Argentina Federico Higuaín 2012–2019 Colón 55 4 0 0 59
5 Trinidad and Tobago Stern John 1998–1999 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 44 8 3 0 55
6 Colombia Cucho Hernández 2022–present Watford 40 5 0 9 54
7 United States Edson Buddle 2001–2005 Long Island Rough Riders 42 2 4 4 52
8 Iraq Justin Meram 2011–2017
2018–2019		 Michigan Wolverines
Orlando City		 38 3 2 0 43
9 Armenia Lucas Zelarayán 2020–2023 UANL 38 2 0 2 42
10 United States Eddie Gaven 2006–2013 MetroStars 35 2 2 1 40

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

† Includes MLS is Back Tournament knockout round.

Assists

As of September 21, 2024[2]
Rank Player 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 Armenia Lucas Zelarayán 2020–2023 UANL 30 5 0 2 37
8 Iraq Justin Meram 2011–2017
2018–2019		 Michigan Wolverines
Orlando City		 33 2 1 0 36
9 Colombia Cucho Hernández 2022–present Watford 26 2 0 7 35
Portugal Pedro Santos 2017–2022 Braga 34 0 1 0 35
United States Brian West 1998–2003 Virginia Cavaliers 29 2 4 0 35

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Shutouts

As of September 21, 2024[2]
Rank Player 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 Curaçao Eloy Room 2019–2023 PSV Eindhoven 25 1 0 2 28
4 United States Zack Steffen 2016–2019 SC Freiburg 23 3 0 0 26
5 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
7 United States Patrick Schulte 2022–present Saint Louis Billikens 17 2 0 1 20
8 United States Mark Dougherty 1998–2001 Tampa Bay Mutiny 10 2 2 0 14
9 United States Brad Friedel 1996–1997 Galatasaray 11 1 0 0 12
10 United States Tom Presthus 2000–2003 D.C. United 9 0 0 1 10

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Coaching records

Coach 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 – October 10, 2022
Wilfried Nancy  France December 6, 2022 – present

Trophies

Rank Coach MLS SS USOC LC CC Total
1 United States Greg Andrulis – 1 1 – – 2
France Wilfried Nancy 1 – – 1 –
United States Caleb Porter 1 – – – 1
Germany Sigi Schmid 1 1 – – –
5 Poland Robert Warzycha – 1 – – – 1

International results

By competition

As of August 25, 2024
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD W%
CONCACAF Champions Cup 31 13 8 10 42 43 –1 41.94
CONCACAF Giants Cup 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 00.00
Campeones Cup 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100.00
Leagues Cup 8 6 2 0 23 10 13 75.00
Total 42 20 11 11 68 56 +12 47.62

By club

As of August 25, 2024 (Includes: CONCACAF Giants Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Campeones Cup, and Leagues Cup)
Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
Panama Árabe Unido 2 0 1 1 1 3 –1
Mexico América 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
Mexico Cruz Azul 3 1 0 2 2 7 –5
United States Houston Dynamo FC 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
United States Inter Miami CF 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6
United States Los Angeles FC 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
United States Minnesota United FC 1 0 1 0 3 3 0
Mexico Monterrey 4 2 1 1 7 7 0
Mexico Morelia 2 1 0 1 2 6 –4
Guatemala Municipal 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
United States New York City FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Mexico Pachuca 1 0 0 1 0 3 –3
United States Philadelphia Union 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
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
United States Sporting Kansas City 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
United States St. Louis City SC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Mexico Toluca 2 0 1 1 4 5 –1
Mexico UANL 2 0 2 0 2 2 0

By nation

As of August 25, 2024 (Includes: CONCACAF Giants Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Campeones Cup, and Leagues 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 17 6 4 7 22 32 –10
 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 11 6 4 1 22 14 +8

By season

Columbus Crew in international tournaments
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup Quarterfinals Costa Rica Saprissa 1–1 0–2 1–3
2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First round Panama Árabe Unido 3–0 1–2 4–2
Quarterfinals 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
Quarterfinals 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
Quarterfinals 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
Quarterfinals Mexico Monterrey 2–2 0–3 2–5
2021 Campeones Cup Final Mexico Cruz Azul 2–0 — 2–0
2023 Leagues Cup Central 1 United States St. Louis City SC 2–1 — 1st
Mexico América 4–1 —
Round of 32 United States Minnesota United FC 3–3 — 3–3 (3–4 p)
2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 United States Houston Dynamo FC 1–1 1–0 2–1
Quarterfinals Mexico UANL 1–1 1–1 2–2 (4–3 p)
Semifinals Mexico Monterrey 2–1 3–1 5–2
Final Mexico Pachuca — 0–3 0–3
2024 Leagues Cup Round of 32 United States Sporting Kansas City 4–0 — 4–0
Round of 16 United States Inter Miami CF 3–2 — 3–2
Quarterfinal United States New York City FC 1–1 — 1–1 (4–3 p)
Semifinal United States Philadelphia Union 3–1 — 3–1
Final United States Los Angeles FC 3–1 — 3–1
2024 Campeones Cup Final Mexico América —

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.
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