2004 Columbus Crew season

The 2004 Columbus Crew season was the club's ninth season of existence and their ninth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on April 3 against NY/NJ MetroStars. It was the fourth season under head coach Greg Andrulis.

Columbus Crew

2004 season
Investor-operators	Lamar Hunt Clark Hunt Dan Hunt Lamar Hunt Jr. Sharron Hunt Munson Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors
Head Coach	Greg Andrulis
Stadium	Columbus Crew Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 1st Overall: 1st
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth Round
Carolina Challenge Cup	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Edson Buddle (11) All: Edson Buddle (13)
Highest home attendance	23,775 (9/25 v. DC)
Lowest home attendance	5,426 (7/20 v. CHI)
Average home league attendance	16,769 (74.3%)
Biggest win	CHI 1-3 CLB (5/23) CLB 2–0 CHI (7/3) CLB 3–1 LA (9/4) CLB 4–2 NY (9/18)
Biggest defeat	CLB 1-3 NY (4/3) LA 2-0 CLB (4/24) DC 3-1 CLB (6/19)
Home colors Away colors
← 2003 2005 →

Roster

As of October 31, 2004^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Jon Busch 2 DF  USA Frankie Hejduk 4 DF  USA Robin Fraser (captain) 5 DF  USA Stephen Herdsman 6 DF  USA Eric Denton 7 DF  NZL Simon Elliott 8 DF  NZL Duncan Oughton 9 FW  CRC Erick Scott 10 MF  USA Brian Maisonneuve 11 FW  USA Jeff Cunningham 12 FW  USA Edson Buddle

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  USA Chad Marshall 15 FW  USA Devin Barclay 16 MF  USA Ross Paule 17 MF  USA Danny Szetela 18 DF  USA Nelson Akwari 19 DF  USA Chris Wingert 20 MF  USA Tony Sanneh 21 MF  USA Kyle Martino 22 MF  USA Manny Lagos 23 FW  USA David Testo (on loan Richmond Kickers) 24 GK  USA Matt Jordan 25 MF  USA Michael Ritch 27 FW  USA Jamal Sutton 99 DF  USA Dante Washington

Technical Staff

Position	Staff
President/General Manager	Jim Smith until July 9 Mark McCullers after July 9
Head Coach	Greg Andrulis
Assistant Coach	John Murphy
Assistant Coach	Robert Warzycha
Head Trainer	Craig Devine
Team Manager	Tucker Walther

Source: ^[2]

Non-competitive

Preseason

The Crew started their slate of preseason matches in Bradenton, FL. For these initial games, they brought in Paweł Drumlak on trial.^[3] The Crew then went to Spain for another series of preseason matches against local opponents before returning to the US and winning the first Carolina Challenge Cup.

Columbus Crew v U-19 Select Club Team

February 17 Friendly	Columbus Crew	3-0	U-19 Select Club Team	Bradenton, FL
3:30 PM EST	Paule Ritch Testo	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy

Columbus Crew v U.S. U-17 National Team

February 19 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2-1	U.S. U-17 National Team	Bradenton, FL
10:00 AM EST	Hidalgo 32' Soroka 76'	Report	Ritch 27'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Columbus Crew v Kansas City Wizards

February 21 Friendly	Columbus Crew	4-0	Kansas City Wizards	Tampa, FL
10:00 AM EST	Cunningham 3' (pen.), 17' Ritch 37' Crew 67'	Report		Stadium: University of South Florida

Columbus Crew v U.S. U-20 National Team

February 22 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2-2	U.S. U-20 National Team	Bradenton, FL
11:00 AM EST	Paule 44' Sutton 47'	Report	Barrett 3' Weah 75'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Lynn Fighting Knights v Columbus Crew

February 23 Friendly	Lynn Fighting Knights	Cancelled	Columbus Crew	Boca Raton, FL
3:30 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Lynn University

UCF Golden Knights v Columbus Crew

February 23 Friendly	UCF Golden Knights	0-0	Columbus Crew	Bradenton, FL
3:30 PM EST		Report		Stadium: IMG Academy

Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids

February 25 Friendly	Columbus Crew	v	Colorado Rapids	Bradenton, FL
10:00 AM EST				Stadium: IMG Academy

Columbus Crew v U.S. U-20 National Team

February 26 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1-0	U.S. U-20 National Team	Bradenton, FL
9:00 AM EST	Cunningham	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy

Columbus Crew v Dayton Flyers

February 28 Friendly	Columbus Crew	4-0	Dayton Flyers	Columbus, OH
	Barclay 25' Martino 56' Sutton 71' Buddle 82'	Report		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 500

Girona FC v Columbus Crew

March 4 Friendly	Girona FC	3-3	Columbus Crew	Girona, Spain
	55' 57' 65'	Report	Buddle 37', 39' Ritch 85'	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

CE Sabadell FC v Columbus Crew

March 9 Friendly	CE Sabadell FC	1-1	Columbus Crew	Sabadell, Spain
	14'	Report	Martino 42'	Stadium: Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta

FC Barcelona B v Columbus Crew

March 11 Friendly	FC Barcelona B	0-4	Columbus Crew	Barcelona, Spain
5:00 AM EST		Report	Elliott 29' Martino 36' Cunningham 44', Hejduk 70'	Stadium: Mini Estadi

Wilmington Hammerheads v Columbus Crew

March 20 Carolina Challenge Cup	Wilmington Hammerheads	0-2	Columbus Crew	Wilmington, NC
7:30 PM EST		Report	Marshall 2' Hejduk 86'	Stadium: Legion Stadium

Charleston Battery v Columbus Crew

March 24 Carolina Challenge Cup	Charleston Battery	1-3	Columbus Crew	Charleston, SC
7:30 PM EST	Conway 12'	Report	Paule 18' Hejduk 65' Marshall 69'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,620 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Robert Fereday Nathan Clement

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

March 27 Carolina Challenge Cup	Columbus Crew	0-0	D.C. United	Charleston, SC
8:15 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,803

Midseason

During the season played a couple charity matches. In the Keith Evans Memorial Match against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, the Crew brought in Kirk Harwat from the Akron Zips.^[4]

Ohio State Buckeyes v Columbus Crew

April 14 Connor Senn Memorial Game	Ohio State Buckeyes	5-1	Columbus Crew	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Nugent 46'	Report	Cunningham 4' (pen.) Hejduk 38' Elliott 44' Testo 75' Ritch 87'	Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 948

Columbus Crew v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

May 18 Keith Evans Memorial Match	Columbus Crew	6-0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Obetz, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Ritch pen.' Sutton , , Harwat ,	[4]		Stadium: Crew Training Center

Competitive

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	April 3, 2004	October 16, 2004	Matchday 1	Winner	30	12	13	5	40	32	+8	040.00
MLS Cup Playoffs	October 23, 2004	October 31, 2004	Conference Semifinals	Conference Semifinals	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
U.S. Open Cup	June 30, 2004	July 20, 2004	Third Round	Fourth Round	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
Total					34	13	14	7	44	38	+6	038.24

Source: Competitions

MLS

Main article: 2004 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew	30	12	5	13	40	32	+8	49	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	D.C. United	30	11	10	9	43	42	+1	42
3	MetroStars	30	11	12	7	47	49	−2	40
4	New England Revolution	30	8	13	9	42	43	−1	33
5	Chicago Fire	30	8	13	9	36	44	−8	33

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew (S)	30	12	5	13	40	32	+8	49
2	Kansas City Wizards	30	14	9	7	38	30	+8	49	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	11	9	10	42	40	+2	43
4	D.C. United (C)	30	11	10	9	43	42	+1	42	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
5	Colorado Rapids	30	10	9	11	29	32	−3	41

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	49	12	5	13	40	32	+8	8	2	5	26	18	+8	4	3	8	14	14	0

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Stadium	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A
Result	L	L	L	T	T	W	W	W	W	T	L	L	W	T	T	T	W	T	T	W	T	T	W	W	W	W	T	W	T	T

Source: schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

Columbus Crew v NY/NJ MetroStars

April 3 1	Columbus Crew	1-3	NY/NJ MetroStars	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST	Hejduk  13', 30' Martino  56' Cunningham  59' Elliott  83'	Report	Magee 40' Wolyniec 52' Ziadie  57' Clark  86' Guevara 88'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,356 Referee: Abbey Okulaja Assistant referees: Rob Fereday Kermit Quisenberry Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar

Kansas City Wizards v Columbus Crew

April 17 2	Kansas City Wizards	1-0	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, MO
8:30 PM EDT	Arnaud 42' Zotincă  45' Thomas  53'	Report	Hejduk  45'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 9,682 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela Assistant referees: Craig Lowry George Vergara Fourth official: Hector Tobon

Los Angeles Galaxy v Columbus Crew

April 24 3	Los Angeles Galaxy	2-0	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
10:00 PM EDT	Kirovski  32' Saragosa  41' Ruíz 59' (pen.), 83'	Report	Fraser  42' Maisonneuve  45+1' Denton  58'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,317 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Nate Clement Richard Eddy Fourth official: Ramon Hernandez

Columbus Crew v Dallas Burn

May 1 4	Columbus Crew	0-0	Dallas Burn	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Buddle  24' Maisonneuve  55'	Report	Gbandi  30' Valakari  76'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,271 Referee: Ramon Hernandez Assistant referees: Jose Andrade Steve Taylor Fourth official: Alex Prus

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

May 8 5	D.C. United	1-1	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Kovalenko 4' Gros  63' Nelson  72' Prideaux  90' Stewart  90+1'	Report	Paule 90+1' Fraser  90+4'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,376 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Jose Corro Fourth official: Andrew Chapin

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

May 15 6	Columbus Crew	1-0	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT	Buddle 41' Herdsman  54' Akwari  59'	Report	Dempsey  48'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,694 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: George Gansner Fabio Tovar Fourth official: Brent Sorg

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

May 23 7	Chicago Fire	1-3	Columbus Crew	Chicago, IL
4:00 PM EDT	Curtin  33' Ralph 49' Razov  86'	Report	Hejduk  14' Denton  17' Busch  68' Paule  83' Cunningham 32' (pen.) Martino 55' Ritch 59'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 10,854 Referee: Ali Saheli Assistant referees: George Vergara Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Michael Kennedy

Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes

May 29 8	Columbus Crew	1-0	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Maisonneuve  25' Denton  61' Cunningham 69' Lagos  73' Hejduk  90'	Report	Hart  65'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,555 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Kermit Quisenberry Fourth official: Kevin Stott

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

June 6 9	New England Revolution	1-2	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
4:00 PM EDT	Cancela 62' (pen.) John  67' Heaps  67'	Report	Hejduk 53' Cunningham 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,047 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Nate Clement Jose Corro Fourth official: Niko Bratsis

Columbus Crew v Kansas City Wizards

June 12 10	Columbus Crew	2-2	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Cunningham 18', 63' (pen.)	Report	Conrad 21' Thomas 24' Gutiérrez  70'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,680 Referee: Marcel Yonan Assistant referees: George Gansner Jorge De La Bandera Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

June 19 11	D.C. United	3-1	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Moreno 6' Eskandarian 33',  34', 45' Kovalenko  45+2'	Report	Akwari  19' Lagos 90'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 17,176 Referee: Kevin Terry Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Steve Taylor Fourth official: Ben Jones

Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids

June 26 12	Columbus Crew	1-2	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Lagos  50' Denton  64' Buddle 89'	Report	Philippe 37' Denton 45' (o.g.) Borchers  62' Cannon  80' Cila  85' Mastroeni  90'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,407 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: Chip Reed Kenneth Kaplan Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

July 3 13	Columbus Crew	2-0	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Buddle 43' Cunningham 44' Elliott  50' Oughton  54'	Report	Pause  53' Curtin  72' Whitfield  85'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,059 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Bahij Salman Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

Dallas Burn v Columbus Crew

July 10 14	Dallas Burn	0-0	Columbus Crew	Dallas, TX
8:30 PM EDT	Reyes  22' O'Brien  90' Gbandi  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 7,223 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: David Bragg Adam Garner Fourth official: Troy Travis

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

July 17 15	Columbus Crew	1-1	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Martino 45' Wingert  56' Elliott  58' Buddle  70'	Report	Dempsey 31' Baker  42' John  64'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,373 Referee: Abbey Okulaja Assistant referees: Chip Reed Jorge De La Bandera Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew

July 24 16	Colorado Rapids	0-0	Columbus Crew	Denver, CO
5:00 PM EDT	DiGiamarino  42' Borchers  90+2'	Report	Wingert  78' Busch  90'	Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High Attendance: 8,437 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Emiliano Monje Steve Taylor Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

Columbus Crew v Dallas Burn

July 28 17	Columbus Crew	2-1	Dallas Burn	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Buddle 38', 43'	Report	Talley  16' Kreis 59' Goodson  79' O'Brien  86' Pareja  90'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,069 Referee: Roni Canales Assistant referees: David Bragg Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

August 7 18	New England Revolution	2-2	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
2:00 PM EDT	Ralston 28',  45' Noonan 45+3'	Report	Buddle  19', 45+1' Martino 20' Busch  28'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,156 Referee: Kevin Terry Assistant referees: Thomas Supple Chip Reed Fourth official: Erich Simmons

Los Angeles Galaxy v Columbus Crew

August 14 19	Los Angeles Galaxy	0-0	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
10:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 21,285 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Fabio Tovar Fourth official: Ramon Hernandez

Columbus Crew v Kansas City Wizards

August 18 20	Columbus Crew	2-1	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Paule 43',  45' Martino 90+2'	Report	Arnaud  26' Graham 79'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,580 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Jose Corro Chip Reed Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

August 21 21	Columbus Crew	2-2	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hejduk  16' Oughton 42' Paule 54' Akwari  56' Wingert  58' Fraser  79' Marshall  90+2'	Report	Carroll  32' Eskandarian 35',  67' Hendrickson  53' Moreno 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 23,849 Referee: Marcel Yonan Assistant referees: Fabio Tovar Emiliano Monje Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja

NY/NJ MetroStars v Columbus Crew

August 29 22	NY/NJ MetroStars	1-1	Columbus Crew	East Rutherford, NJ
6:00 PM EDT	Wolyniec 21' Pope  29' Magee  35' Guevara  2'	Report	Paule 35' (pen.) Akwari  50' Testo  87' Szetela  90+1'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,397 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: Rob Fereday Kenneth Kaplan Fourth official: Roni Canales

Columbus Crew v Los Angeles Galaxy

September 4 23	Columbus Crew	3-1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Paule 26', 41', 68' Wingert  70' Ritch  81'	Report	Herzog  42' Ngwenya 45+1' Suarez  66'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,928 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Richard Eddy Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew

September 8 24	San Jose Earthquakes	0-1	Columbus Crew	San Jose, CA
10:30 PM EDT		Report	Sanneh 90+1'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,137 Referee: Kevin Terry Assistant referees: Paul Scott Emiliano Monje Fourth official: Ricardo Valenzuela

Columbus Crew v NY/NJ MetroStars

September 18 25	Columbus Crew	4-2	NY/NJ MetroStars	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Buddle 9', 52', 65', 74'	Report	Wolyniec 6' Gaven 49'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,233 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Thomas Supple Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

September 25 26	Columbus Crew	1-0	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Sanneh 10',  72' Oughton  79'	Report	Nelsen  20'  44' Stewart  80' Eskandarian  82'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 23,775 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: George Gansner Jose Corro Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

October 2 27	Columbus Crew	3-3	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Martino 45' (pen.) Cunningham 56', 64' Sanneh  80'	Report	Ralph 14' (pen.) Whitfield  26' Jaqua  15'  36' Marsch  56' Herron 59', 80'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 23,250 Referee: Kevin Terry Assistant referees: Rob Fereday Fabio Tovar Fourth official: Andrew Chapin

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

October 6 28	Chicago Fire	0-1	Columbus Crew	Chicago, IL
8:30 PM EDT	Buete  90'	Report	Buddle 59'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 10,158 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja

NY/NJ MetroStars v Columbus Crew

October 9 29	NY/NJ MetroStars	1-1	Columbus Crew	East Rutherford, NJ
7:30 PM EDT	Regan  62' Rey 71' (pen.)	Report	Cunningham 26' Szetela  39' Maisonneuve  81'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 15,007 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Thomas Supple Richard Eddy Fourth official: Alex Prus

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew

October 16 30	Colorado Rapids	1-1	Columbus Crew	Denver, CO
9:00 PM EDT	Henderson 47' (pen.) Crawford  84'	Report	Oughton 40' Szetela  63' Fraser  78'	Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High Attendance: 12,412 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Emiliano Monje Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

October 23 Leg 1	New England Revolution	1-0	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT	Joseph  4' John 25',  58' Heaps  82'	Report	Buddle  26' Fraser  35'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 5,679 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Steven Davidson Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

October 31 Leg 2	Columbus Crew	1-1 (1-2 agg.)	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EST	Martino  26' Hejduk  68' Buddle 90+2'	Report	Twellman 81'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,224 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Rob Fereday Fourth official: Kevin Terry

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2004 U.S. Open Cup

Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio v New York Syracuse Salty Dogs (A-L)

June 30 Third Round	Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio	2-1	New York Syracuse Salty Dogs (A-L)	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Buddle 70' Paule 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Rivas  4' Lara  20' Schweitzer 81'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio v Illinois Chicago Fire (MLS)

July 20 Fourth Round	Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio	1-2 (a.e.t.)	Illinois Chicago Fire (MLS)	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hejduk 27',  33' Martino  34' Maisonneuve  96' Buddle  97'	Report	Williams  13' Pause  19' Clanton  68' Ralph 66' (pen.), 106'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,426 Referee: Ali Saheli Assistant referees: Nathan Clement Jeffrey Mellen Fourth official: Maikael Lundqvist

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Jon Busch	33	0	29+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	USA	Frankie Hejduk	23	3	19+1	2	2+0	0	1+0	1
4	DF	USA	Robin Fraser	32	0	28+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	USA	Stephen Herdsman	9	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
6	DF	USA	Eric Denton	20	0	16+2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
7	DF	NZL	Simon Elliott	30	0	26+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
8	DF	NZL	Duncan Oughton	32	2	21+7	2	2+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW	CRC	Erick Scott	7	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF	USA	Brian Maisonneuve	11	0	5+4	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
11	FW	USA	Jeff Cunningham	33	9	19+11	9	0+2	0	1+0	0
12	FW	USA	Edson Buddle	28	13	20+4	11	1+1	1	2+0	1
14	DF	USA	Chad Marshall	32	0	27+1	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
15	FW	USA	Devin Barclay	4	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
16	MF	USA	Ross Paule	29	8	23+2	7	2+0	0	2+0	1
17	MF	USA	Danny Szetela	10	0	4+4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
18	DF	USA	Nelson Akwari	19	0	16+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF	USA	Chris Wingert	26	0	16+6	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
20	MF	USA	Tony Sanneh	8	2	6+0	2	2+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	USA	Kyle Martino	33	5	27+2	5	2+0	0	1+1	0
22	MF	USA	Manny Lagos	19	1	8+10	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	FW	USA	David Testo	16	0	4+12	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	GK	USA	Matt Jordan	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	USA	Michael Ritch	13	1	4+8	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
27	FW	USA	Jamal Sutton	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
99	FW	USA	Dante Washington	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
			Own Goal	0	0	-	0	-	0	-	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
17	DF	USA	Jake Traeger	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK	USA	Clint Baumstark	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Source:

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Total
1	GK	Jon Busch	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF	Frankie Hejduk	4	1	1	0	1	0	6	1
4	DF	Robin Fraser	3	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
5	DF	Stephen Herdsman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	Eric Denton	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
7	DF	Simon Elliott	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8	DF	Duncan Oughton	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW	Erick Scott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Brian Maisonneuve	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
11	FW	Jeff Cunningham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	FW	Edson Buddle	3	0	1	0	0	1	4	1
14	DF	Chad Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	FW	Devin Barclay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Ross Paule	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF	Danny Szetela	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18	DF	Nelson Akwari	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
19	DF	Chris Wingert	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
20	MF	Tony Sanneh	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21	MF	Kyle Martino	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
22	MF	Manny Lagos	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	FW	David Testo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	GK	Matt Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW	Michael Ritch	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	FW	Jamal Sutton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	Dante Washington	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
17	DF	Jake Traeger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	Clint Baumstark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
1	Jon Busch	10	0	0	0	33
24	Matt Jordan	0	0	0	0	1
Players who left Columbus during the season:
31	Clint Baumstark	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Simon Elliott	Los Angeles Galaxy	Traded for a first round draft pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft	January 12, 2004	[5]
MF	Manny Lagos	Los Angeles Galaxy	Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft	January 13, 2004	[6]
DF	Robin Fraser	Colorado Rapids	Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft	January 14, 2004	[7]
DF	Chad Marshall	Stanford Cardinal	Drafted in round 1 of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft	January 16, 2004	[8]
DF	Chris Wingert	St. John's Red Storm	Drafted in round 2 of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft	January 16, 2004	[8]
DF	Stephen Herdsman	Colorado Rapids	Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft	January 16, 2004
FW	Jamal Sutton	Southwest Missouri State Bears	Drafted in round 4 of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. Signed developmental contract on March 26, 2004.	January 16, 2004	[8]
FW	Devin Barclay	D.C. United	Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft	January 30, 2004	[9]
FW	Erick Scott	Liga Deportiva Alajuelense	Signed via discovery	March 26, 2004	[10]
GK	Matt Jordan	Odense Boldklub	Transfer, terms undisclosed	April 2, 2004	[11]
MF	Danny Szetela	IMG Soccer Academy	Allocated via lottery	July 22, 2004	[12]
DF	Tony Sanneh	1. FC Nürnberg	Allocated by Major League Soccer	August 27, 2004	[13]
FW	Dante Washington	Virginia Beach Mariners	Multi-year contract	October 8, 2004	[14]
FW	David Testo	Richmond Kickers	Loan contract buy option triggered	December 31, 2004

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
FW	David Testo	Richmond Kickers	Signed via discovery. One-year loan with an option to purchase contract.	February 20, 2004	End of Season	[15]
GK	Clint Baumstark	MLS Pool	Multiple loans	April 17, 2004 June 12, 2004 September 4, 2004	May 1, 2004 July 24, 2004 September 18, 2004

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
GK	Tom Presthus	Retired		January 14, 2004	[16]
MF	Diego Walsh	Kansas City Wizards	Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft	January 15, 2004	[17]
FW	Brian McBride	Fulham F.C.	Transfer, $1,500,000	January 20, 2004	[18]
FW	Freddy García	C.S.D. Municipal	Transfer, terms undisclosed	February 12, 2004	[19]
DF	Mike Clark	Retired		March 16, 2004	[20]
DF	Jake Traeger	Columbus Crew Reserves	Placed on waivers	July 22, 2004	[21]
DF	Nelson Akwari	Real Salt Lake	Selected 10th in the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft	November 19, 2004	[22]
FW	Erick Scott	Real Salt Lake	Selected 20th in the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft	November 19, 2004	[22]
FW	Michael Ritch	Retired	Contract expired	December 31, 2004	[21]

MLS Draft picks

Main article: 2004 MLS SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. The picks for the Columbus Crew are listed below:

2004 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks[23]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	2	Chad Marshall	DF	Stanford
2	12	Chris Wingert	DF	St. John's
4	32	Jamal Sutton	FW	Southwest Missouri State
5	41	Adom Crew	MF	Brown
5	42	Luke Vercollone	MF	Seton Hall
6	52	Matthew Haefner	GK	Penn

Awards

MLS Player of the Week Week Player Opponent(s) Link 11 Jeff Cunningham Kansas City Wizards [24] 18 Edson Buddle Dallas Burn [25] 21 Kyle Martino D.C. United [26] 23 Ross Paule Los Angeles Galaxy [27] 25 Edson Buddle NY/NJ MetroStars [28]

MLS Player of the Month Month Player Stats Link September Jon Busch 4 wins, 17 saves [29]

2004 MLS All-Star Game Starters DF Frankie Hejduk DF Robin Fraser Reserves GK Jon Busch

Postseason MLS Coach of the Year Greg Andrulis[30] MLS Defender of the Year DF Robin Fraser MLS Fair Play Team Award MLS Commissioner's Award [31] Lamar Hunt MLS Best XI[32] DF Robin Fraser MLS Equipment Manager of the Year[33] Tucker Walther Group Ticket Sales Leaders David Zorn Dylan Hanlon

Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Jon Busch[34] Defensive Player of the Year – Robin Fraser Scoring Champion – Edson Buddle Man of the Year – Duncan Oughton Coach's Award – Simon Elliott Newcomer of the Year – Chad Marshall Goal of the Year – Edson Buddle Humanitarian of the Year – Nelson Akwari Hardest Working Man of the Year – Chris Wingert Comeback Player of the Year – Brian Maisonneuve Fan of the Year – Susie Gasbarro