2013 Columbus Crew season

The 2013 Columbus Crew season was the club's 18th season of existence and their 18th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States and Canada. The first match of the season was on March 10 against Colorado Rapids. It was the fifth season under head coach Robert Warzycha who was fired on September 2. Brian Bliss took over as interim head coach through the rest of the season.

Columbus Crew

2013 season
Investor-operators	Clark Hunt (until July 30) Dan Hunt (until July 30) Lamar Hunt Jr. (until July 30) Sharron Hunt Munson (until July 30) Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors (until July 30) Anthony Precourt (from July 30)
Head Coach	Robert Warzycha (until September 3) Brian Bliss (interim) (from September 3)
Stadium	Columbus Crew Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 8th Overall: 16th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth Round
Trillium Cup	Winners (4 - 2)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup	Winners (4 - 2)
Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic	Final
MLS Reserve League	2nd Place
Top goalscorer	League: Dominic Oduro (13) All: Dominic Oduro (13)
Highest home attendance	20,392 (8/31 v. SEA)
Lowest home attendance	1,302 (5/29 v. DAY)
Average home league attendance	16,080 (79.8%)
Biggest win	CHV 0-3 CLB (3/2) CLB 3–0 DC (4/27) CLB 3–0 CHI (9/21)
Biggest defeat	RSL 4-0 CLB (8/24)
Home colors Away colors
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Background

Main article: 2012 Columbus Crew season

Roster

As of August 31, 2013^[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 2 DF  USA Tyson Wahl 3 DF  USA Josh Williams 4 DF  BRA Gláuber (INT) 5 DF  USA Danny O'Rourke 6 MF  CMR Tony Tchani 7 MF  VEN Bernardo Añor (INT; SUP) 8 MF  ARG Matías Sánchez (INT) 9 FW  IRQ Justin Meram 11 FW  GHA Dominic Oduro 12 MF  USA Eddie Gaven 13 MF  USA Ethan Finlay 14 DF  USA Chad Marshall 16 DF  USA Eric Gehrig 17 FW  USA Ben Speas (HGP) 18 FW  USA Aaron Schoenfeld (SUP)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  POL Konrad Warzycha (SUP) 20 MF  USA Wil Trapp (HGP) 21 DF  USA Chad Barson (HGP; SUP) 22 DF  CAN Drew Beckie (SUP) 23 MF  TRI Kevan George (SUP) 24 DF  URU Agustín Viana 25 FW  CRC Jairo Arrieta (INT) 26 FW  USA Ryan Finley 27 FW  USA Aaron Horton (HGP) 28 GK  USA Matt Lampson (HGP; SUP) 30 GK  USA Andy Gruenebaum 31 DF  USA Kyle Hyland (HGP; SUP) 32 MF  USA Shawn Sloan (SUP) 33 FW  ARG Federico Higuaín (Captain; INT; DP) 40 GK  USA Daniel Withrow (SUP)

Technical Staff

Position	Staff
President/General Manager	Mark McCullers
Technical Director	Brian Bliss
Head Coach	Robert Warzycha until September 2 Brian Bliss after September 2
Assistant Coach	Ricardo Iribarren until September 2
Assistant Coach	Mike Lapper
Goalkeeper Coach	Scoop Stanisic until September 2
Strength/Fitness Coach	Brook Hamilton
Athletic Trainer	David Lagow
Assistant Trainer	Steve Purcell
Director of Team Operations	Tucker Walther
Team Operations Assistant	Ron Meadors
Equipment Manager	Rusty Wummel

Source: [^[2]]

Non-competitive

Preseason

The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Florida and North Carolina before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Tony Halterman, Sean Teepen, Sercan Güvenışık, Krystian Witkowski, Hami Kara, Nate Bascom, Blake Brettschneider, Kyle Hyland, Konrad Warzycha, Samir Badr, Cody Calafiore and Jordan Gafa.^[3][4]

Unsigned draft picks Drew Beckie, Reed Matte, Daniel Withrow and Shawn Sloan also joined the team for preseason.

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

January 26 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1-0	D.C. United	Bradenton, FL
11:00 AM EST	Wahl  44' Güvenışık 66' (pen.) Trapp  78'	Report	McDonald  24'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

January 30 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2-1	Chicago Fire	Bradenton, FL
11:00 AM EST	Higuaín 21' (pen.) Güvenışık 61'	Report	Kitson  20' Thompson  31' Jumper  61' Gallagher  73' Atouba 89'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls

February 1 Friendly	Columbus Crew	0-2	New York Red Bulls	Bradenton, FL
11:00 AM EST	George  32'	Report	Cahill  24' Izquierdo  45' Christianson 80' Cooper 87'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Columbus Crew v Toronto FC

February 9 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Group Stage	Columbus Crew	1–0	Toronto FC	Lake Buena Vista, FL
1:00 PM EST	Viana  20' Wahl  23' Gláuber 30' Finley  45'	Report		Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union

February 13 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Group Stage	Columbus Crew	4–0	Philadelphia Union	Lake Buena Vista, FL
1:00 PM EST	Finley 28' Finlay 40', 52' Schoenfeld 53'	Report		Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Columbus Crew v Sporting Kansas City

February 16 Friendly	Columbus Crew	5-2	Sporting Kansas City	Lake Buena Vista, FL
11:00 AM EST	Sloan 8' O'Rourke  35' Finlay 45+1' Gehrig  52' Meram 59' Warzycha 64' Speas 71'	Report	Dwyer 5' Joseph  17' Saad 68'

Columbus Crew v Orlando City SC

February 16 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Group Stage	Columbus Crew	3–2	Orlando City SC	Lake Buena Vista, FL
6:00 PM EST	Viana 4' Higuaín  21', 89' (pen.) Arrieta  43' Williams 74',  79'	Report	Watson  41', 57' Diakhite  49' O'Connor  59'  68' Fekete 79'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Columbus Crew v Montreal Impact

February 23 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Championship	Columbus Crew	0-1	Montreal Impact	Lake Buena Vista, FL
8:00 PM EST	Viana  26' Gláuber  73'	Report	Pisanu  16' Mapp 54' Ferrari  90+'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Columbus Crew v North Carolina Tar Heels

February 24 Kirk Urso Memorial Match	Columbus Crew	1-0	North Carolina Tar Heels	Browns Summit, NC
1:00 PM EST	Warzycha 79'	Report		Stadium: Macpherson Stadium Attendance: 2,000

Midseason

Lucky Mkosana was a guest player against Michigan State Spartans.

Columbus Crew v Michigan State Spartans

April 7 Friendly	Columbus Crew	4-0	Michigan State Spartans	Columbus, OH
	Warzycha 5' Finley 15' Arrieta 33' (pen.) Sloan 80'	Report		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

Columbus Crew v West Virginia Mountaineers

April 28 Friendly	Columbus Crew	4-0	West Virginia Mountaineers	Columbus, OH
	Finley Finlay Schoenfeld Añor	Report		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

Columbus Crew v Wigan Athletic F.C.

July 14 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1-2	Wigan Athletic F.C.	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Finley 73'	Report	McCarthy 46' Fortuné 63'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

Postseason

Luckner Horat was a guest player again Indy Eleven.

Indy Eleven v Columbus Crew

November 2 Friendly	Indy Eleven	1–4	Columbus Crew	Westfield, IN
2:00 PM EDT	78'		Finlay 10' Beckie 38' Speas 58' Finley 73'	Stadium: Westfield Soccer Park

Columbus Crew v Indy Eleven

November 8 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2–4	Indy Eleven	Obetz, OH
2:00 PM EST		Report		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	March 2, 2013	October 27, 2013	Matchday 1	16th	34	12	5	17	42	46	−4	035.29
U.S. Open Cup	May 29, 2013	June 13, 2013	Third Round	Fourth Round	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Total					36	13	5	18	45	49	−4	036.11

Source: Competitions

MLS

Main article: 2013 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Chicago Fire	34	14	13	7	47	52	−5	49
7	Philadelphia Union	34	12	12	10	42	44	−2	46
8	Columbus Crew	34	12	17	5	42	46	−4	41
9	Toronto FC	34	6	17	11	30	47	−17	29
10	D.C. United	34	3	24	7	22	59	−37	16

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Philadelphia Union	34	12	12	10	42	44	−2	46
15	FC Dallas	34	11	12	11	48	52	−4	44
16	Columbus Crew	34	12	17	5	42	46	−4	41
17	Toronto FC	34	6	17	11	30	47	−17	29
18	Chivas USA	34	6	20	8	30	67	−37	26

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored

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
34	41	12	17	5	42	46	−4	7	7	3	19	13	+6	5	10	2	23	33	−10

Last updated: November 4, 2013
Source: Columbus Crew
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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	31	32	33	34
Stadium	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	T	W	T	T	L	W	L	L	W	T	T	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on November 4, 2013. Source: Columbus Crew
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

Chivas USA v Columbus Crew

March 2 1	Chivas USA	0-3	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
10:30 PM EST	Morales  8' Avila  29' Bowen  76' Iraheta  79' Burling  90'	Report	Higuaín 51' Williams 89' Oduro 90+4'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 7,121 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Mike Kampmeinert Jeff Muschik Fourth official: Daniel Radford

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Columbus Crew

March 9 2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2-1	Columbus Crew	Vancouver, BC
7:30 PM EST	Kobayashi 6' Miller 57'	Report	Gláuber  19' Arrieta 46',  88' Sánchez  93'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,078 Referee: Drew Fischer Assistant referees: Kevin Duliba Jeremy Hanson Fourth official: Tyler Ploeger

Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes

March 16 3	Columbus Crew	1-1	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, OH
5:30 PM EDT	Gláuber 69'	Report	Morrow 74' Bernárdez  88'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,528 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Assistant referees: Jeff Muschik Matt Nelson Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

March 23 4	D.C. United	1–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
3:30 PM EDT	Rafael 22' Kitchen  56'	Report	Williams 15' Gaven  51' Speas 56'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,034 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski Craig Lowry Fourth official: José Carlos Rivero

Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union

April 6 5	Columbus Crew	1-1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT	Oduro 72' Wahl  78' Higuaín  86' Sánchez  91' Gláuber  93'	Report	McInerney 34' Daniel  70' Williams  84'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,293 Referee: Matthew Foerster Assistant referees: Claudiu Badea Mark Cahen Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

Montreal Impact v Columbus Crew

April 14 6	Montreal Impact	1-1	Columbus Crew	Montreal, QC
12:00 PM EDT	Arnaud  29' Di Vaio 68'	Report	Williams  40' Higuaín  59' Oduro 72'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 16,584 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Joe Fletcher Matt Nelson Fourth official: José Carlos Rivero

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

April 20 7	Chicago Fire	1-0	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, IL
8:30 PM EDT	Segares  6' Thompson  13' Larentowicz 83' Paladini  88'	Report	Gláuber  85'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,813 Referee: David Gantar Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel Jason Cullum Fourth official: Daniel Radford

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

April 27 8	Columbus Crew	3-0	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Oduro 15' Viana  21' Williams 26' O'Rourke  45' Higuaín 45+1' (pen.) Arrieta  70' Gláuber  90+1'	Report	Kitchen  45' Woolard  48' Pajoy  74'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,090 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Matthew Kreitzer Fourth official: Chris Penso

Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls

May 4 9	Columbus Crew	0-1	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT		Report	Miller  61' Juninho  74' Cahill 81',  81'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,020 Referee: Armando Villarreal Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Claudiu Badea Fourth official: José Carlos Rivero

Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids

May 11 10	Columbus Crew	0-2	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Arrieta  18' Gláuber  79'	Report	Buddle 9',  59' Powers 70' Rivero  75'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,269 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Daniel Belleau James Conlee Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

May 18 11	Toronto FC	0-1	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
5:00 PM EDT	Laba  90+2'	Report	Oduro 42' Wahl  60' Gláuber  78' Schoenfeld  87'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,278 Referee: José Rivero Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Marco Arruda Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew

May 26 12	New York Red Bulls	2-2	Columbus Crew	Harrison, NJ
5:00 PM EDT	Henry 31' Juninho  66' Olave 90+1'	Report	Oduro 2' Sánchez  41' Higuaín 74' (pen.) George  76'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,850 Referee: Geoff Gamble Assistant referees: James Conlee Eric Proctor Fourth official: José Carlos Rivero

Columbus Crew v Houston Dynamo

June 1 13	Columbus Crew	1-1	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Meram  67' Higuaín 69' (pen.)	Report	Creavalle 32' Camargo  55' Driver  78'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,040 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Jeff Muschik Jeremy Hanson Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew

June 5 14	Philadelphia Union	3-0	Columbus Crew	Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT	Carroll 25' Williams 29' Casey 31' Gaddis  59'	Report	Tchani  75'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 16,113 Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Kevin Klinger Fourth official: José Carlos Rivero

Columbus Crew v Montreal Impact

June 15 15	Columbus Crew	2-0	Montreal Impact	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Sánchez 6',  56' Oduro 22' O'Rourke  82' George  90'	Report	Felipe  9'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,320 Referee: Matthew Foerster Assistant referees: Corey Parker Jonathan Johnson Fourth official: Ted Unkel

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

June 22 16	Columbus Crew	1-2	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT	Higuaín 7' (pen.) Arrieta  45' Sánchez  77'	Report	Johnson  6' Lindpere  48' Duka 52' Magee 54' Segares  60' Soumaré  65'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,624 Referee: Drew Fischer Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel Brian Dunn Fourth official: José Carlos Rivero

Sporting Kansas City v Columbus Crew

June 29 17	Sporting Kansas City	3-2	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, KS
8:30 PM EDT	Kamara 34', 80' Bieler 50' Collin  71'	Report	Arrieta 48' Oduro 53' Wahl  68' George  70'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,128 Referee: Juan Guzmán Assistant referees: James Conlee Chris Strickland Fourth official: Edvin Jurisevic

Los Angeles Galaxy v Columbus Crew

July 4 18	Los Angeles Galaxy	2-1	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
10:30 PM EDT	Keane 85' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Oduro  43' Williams  66' Añor 78',  90+2'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,180 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Mike Kampmeinert Fourth official: Kevin Stott

Columbus Crew v Portland Timbers

July 7 19	Columbus Crew	1-0	Portland Timbers	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT	Bernardo Añor 4' Aaron Schoenfeld  23' Warzycha  45+2'	Report	Kah  7',  11' Johnson  51' Zemanski  90+3' Danso  90+5'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,051 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Eric Proctor Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

July 20 20	Columbus Crew	0-2	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	O'Rourke  45' Añor  60'	Report	Soares  31' Farrell  33' Gonçalves 90+1' Fagúndez 90+4'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,323 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Peter Balciunas Fourth official: Daniel Fitzgerald

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

July 27 21	Toronto FC	2-1	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
2:00 PM EDT	Henry  68' Eckersley  72' Osorio 87',  88' Wiedeman 90+3'	Report	Oduro 17' Añor  64'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 17,987 Referee: Ismail Elfath Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski Jason Cullum Fourth official: Robert Sibiga

Houston Dynamo v Columbus Crew

August 3 22	Houston Dynamo	3-1	Columbus Crew	Houston, TX
9:00 PM EDT	Davis 10' (pen.) García  27' Bruin 32' Weaver 85'	Report	Taylor 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,009 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel Greg Barkey Fourth official: Alejandro Mariscal

Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls

August 10 23	Columbus Crew	2-0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Trapp  55' Higuaín 61' (pen.), 77' Oduro  80'	Report	Sekagya  88'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,080 Referee: Juan Guzmán Assistant referees: Kevin Klinger Adam Garner Fourth official: Robert Sibiga

Columbus Crew v Toronto FC

August 17 24	Columbus Crew	2-0	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Higuaín 19' 67' Trapp  45' O'Rourke  80'	Report	Eckersley  36'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,352 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Sean Hurd Kermit Quisenberry Fourth official: Chris Penso

Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew

August 24 25	Real Salt Lake	4-0	Columbus Crew	Sandy, UT
9:30 PM EDT	Sandoval  39', 51' Beckerman 45+1', 89' Gil 83'	Report	Higuain  34'  90+1' Oduro  80'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,398 Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant referees: James Conlee Kevin Duliba Fourth official: Edvin Jurisevic

Columbus Crew v Seattle Sounders FC

August 31 26	Columbus Crew	0-1	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	O'Rourke  21' Viana  36'	Report	González  7' Johnson 14' Traoré  76'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,392 Referee: Ismail Elfath Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Brian Dunn Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

Columbus Crew v Houston Dynamo

September 4 27	Columbus Crew	2-0	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Finley 14' Meram 74' Barson  77'	Report	Weaver  88'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,360 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: Frank Anderson Fabio Tovar Fourth official: Chris Penso

Sporting Kansas City v Columbus Crew

September 7 28	Sporting Kansas City	3-0	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, KS
8:30 PM EDT	Bieler 7' (pen.)  63' Saad 41' Nagamura  45+1' Sapong 55'	Report	Tchani  52' O'Rourke  62'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,211 Referee: Jose Rivero Assistant referees: George Gansner Mark Cahen Fourth official: Kevin Terry Jr.

Montreal Impact v Columbus Crew

September 14 29	Montreal Impact	1-2	Columbus Crew	Montreal, QC
2:00 PM EDT	Di Vaio 23' Felipe  77'	Report	Tchani  63' Marshall 65' Oduro 78'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 20,210 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Philippe Brière Matt Nelson Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

September 21 30	Columbus Crew	3-0	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Oduro 15' Marshall  38' Higuaín 70' (pen.) Arrieta  75' Añor 76'	Report	Soumaré  29'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,010 Referee: Juan Guzmán Assistant referees: Baboucarr Jallow Kevin Klinger Fourth official: Daniel Fitzgerald

FC Dallas v Columbus Crew

September 29 31	FC Dallas	2-4	Columbus Crew	Frisco, TX
8:30 PM EDT	Perez 20' Diaz 54' Acosta  75' ferreira  84'	Report	Higuaín 9' Arrieta 17' Oduro 44' Añor  67', 86' Trapp  73' Finlay  81'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 11,422 Referee: Drew Fischer Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Jason Cullum Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

Columbus Crew v Sporting Kansas City

October 5 32	Columbus Crew	0-1	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT		Report	Opara 17' Sapong  67' Joseph  85'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,107 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Assistant referees: Brian Dunn Scott Kachmarik Fourth official: Kevin Terry Jr.

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

October 19 33	New England Revolution	3-2	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT	Soares 32' Bengtson  47' Tierney 69' (pen.) Fagundez 76' Agudelo  90+4' Imbongo  90+4'	Report	Finlay  31' Oduro 59' Schoenfeld 71'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 26,548 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Sean Hurd Joe Fletcher Fourth official: Robert Sibiga

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

October 27 34	Columbus Crew	0-1	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT	Arrieta  25' Viana  58' Oduro  90'	Report	Agudelo 28',  89' Reis  84'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,505 Referee: Hilario Grajeda Assistant referees: Paul Scott Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Chris Penso

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs

The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup

Columbus Crew (MLS) v Dayton Dutch Lions (USLP)

May 29 Third Round	Columbus Crew (MLS)	2-1	Dayton Dutch Lions (USLP)	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Gaven 52' Gláuber  55' Schoenfeld  76' Meram 84'	Report	Granger  14' Lord  37' Smith 78'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Michael Farmer Pierre Saintil Francillon

Chicago Fire (MLS) v Columbus Crew (MLS)

June 13 Fourth Round	Chicago Fire (MLS)	2–1	Columbus Crew (MLS)	Bridgeview, IL
1:00 PM EDT	Magee 28',  70' Nyarko 77',  82' Soumaré  90'	Report	Warzycha 22',  70' Añor  90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Fotis Bazakos Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli Kevin Klinger Fourth official: Dimitar Chavdarov

Reserve League

Pos	Club	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Houston Dynamo Reserves (C)	9	5	4	0	12	16	-4	15	1.67
2	Columbus Crew Reserves	14	6	6	2	28	26	+2	20	1.43
3	New York Red Bulls Reserves	12	5	5	2	24	19	+5	17	1.42
4	Montreal Impact Reserves	11	4	4	3	16	13	+3	15	1.36
5	Toronto FC Reserves	8	3	4	1	15	12	+3	10	1.25
6	FC Dallas Reserves	13	5	7	1	21	26	-5	16	1.23
7	Chicago Fire Reserves	13	5	7	1	24	30	-6	16	1.23

Match Results

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

March 26 1	Columbus Crew	2-1	Chicago Fire	Obetz, OH
	Warzycha 45' Añor 86'	Report	Jiménez  25' Bone  52' Rolfe 62' Lelis  84'  94'	Stadium: Crew Training Center

New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew

March 31 2	New York Red Bulls	3-2	Columbus Crew	Montclair, NJ
	Obekop 19' Añor 29' (o.g.) Sam  42' Akpan 45' Bustamante  59' Sa  83' Muyl  90'	Report	Warzycha 18' Sánchez  71' Sloan 90+2'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field

Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls

May 4 3	Columbus Crew	2-0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
	Finley 18' Speas 50'	Report	Bustamante  25'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

May 18 4	Toronto FC	3-1	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
	Califf  36' Osorio 43' Brockie 44' Bostock  57' Sacramento 71' Morgan  90'	Report	Añor 70' Arrieta  95'	Stadium: BMO Field

Columbus Crew v Houston Dynamo

June 2 5	Columbus Crew	0-1	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, OH
	George  15' Finlay  43'	Report	Ownby 29' Chabala  33'	Stadium: columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Mark Kadlecik Assistant referees: Peter Balciunas Pierre Saintil Francillon Fourth official: Andrey Castel

Columbus Crew v Dayton Dutch Lions

June 10 6	Columbus Crew	4-4	Dayton Dutch Lions	Beavercreek, OH
	Finley 6',  50', 61' George  29' Warzycha 37' Añor 68',  82'	Report	Bardsley 15' DeLass 26' (pen.), 45' (pen.),  64' Garner  56' Harada  62' Smith 89'	Stadium: Miami Valley Hospital Stadium Attendance: 1,621

Columbus Crew v Montreal Impact

June 16 7	Columbus Crew	0-1	Montreal Impact	Obetz, OH
	Tchani  26'	Report	Meftouh  9' Ilcu 87'	Stadium: Crew Training Center Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Joseph Kuzma Tori Penso Fourth official: Michael Farmer

Columbus Crew v Dayton Dutch Lions

July 11 8	Columbus Crew	3-1	Dayton Dutch Lions	Columbus, OH
	Sánchez  58' Speas 68' (pen.) Wahl 76' Tchani 81' Schoenfeld  86'	Report	Westdijk 42',  48'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Referee: Andrey Castel Assistant referees: James Dussendorf Joe Kuzma Fourth official: Tre Gaither

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

July 17 9	Chicago Fire	5-3	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, IL
	Mac-Donald 21' Amarikwa 36' Paladini  50' Santos 60' (pen.) King 74' Wahl 83' (o.g.) Jumper  83'	Report	Finley 36', 87' (pen.) Viana  38' Sloan  63' Finlay  75', 89'	Stadium: Toyota Park Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Jordan Pramulc Art Arustamyan Fourth official: Prem Kumar

Houston Dynamo v Columbus Crew

August 4 10	Houston Dynamo	0-2	Columbus Crew	Houston, TX
	Chabala  43'	Report	Mohamed 60',  63' Blackwell  69' Beckie 82'	Stadium: Houston Sports Park

Columbus Crew v FC Dallas

August 27 11	Columbus Crew	3-1	FC Dallas	Obetz, OH
	Finley 6', 54', 69' Tchani  65' Finlay  67'	Report	Garcia  62' Cooper 77'	Stadium: Crew Training Center

Montreal Impact v Columbus Crew

September 14 12	Montreal Impact	3-0	Columbus Crew	Montreal, QC
	Pisanu 20' Wenger 22' Smith 48'	Report	Hyland  69'  84' Job  86'	Stadium: Stade Saputo

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

September 22 13	Columbus Crew	3-3	Chicago Fire	Obetz, OH
	Finley 27' Meram 44' Sánchez  59' Speas 67'	Report	Nyarko  24' Paladini 42' (pen.), 45+', 74' (pen.) Atouba  81'	Stadium: Crew Training Center Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald Assistant referees: Joe Kuzma Michael Farmer Fourth official: Michael Guthrie

FC Dallas v Columbus Crew

September 30 14	FC Dallas	1-3	Columbus Crew	Frisco, TX
	Garcia 27'	Report	Finley 49', 70' Horton 85'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Chris Mercado Assistant referees: William Tomlinson Tom Hartlett Fourth official: Elie Aguilar

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		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	USA	Tyson Wahl	27	0	24+1	0	2+0	0
3	DF	USA	Josh Williams	27	3	25+2	3	0+0	0
4	DF	BRA	Gláuber	15	1	13+0	1	2+0	0
5	DF	USA	Danny O'Rourke	23	0	19+3	0	1+0	0
6	MF	CMR	Tony Tchani	23	0	13+9	0	1+0	0
7	MF	VEN	Bernardo Añor	21	4	19+1	4	1+0	0
8	MF	ARG	Matías Sánchez	14	1	10+4	1	0+0	0
9	FW	IRQ	Justin Meram	21	2	9+10	1	1+1	1
11	FW	GHA	Dominic Oduro	35	13	34+0	13	0+1	0
12	MF	USA	Eddie Gaven	11	1	10+0	0	1+0	1
13	MF	USA	Ethan Finlay	21	0	3+16	0	1+1	0
14	DF	USA	Chad Marshall	30	1	30+0	1	0+0	0
16	DF	USA	Eric Gehrig	8	0	6+0	0	2+0	0
17	FW	USA	Ben Speas	21	1	10+9	1	2+0	0
18	FW	USA	Aaron Schoenfeld	12	1	3+7	1	1+1	0
19	MF	POL	Konrad Warzycha	15	1	2+11	0	2+0	1
20	MF	USA	Wil Trapp	16	0	16+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	USA	Chad Barson	21	0	18+2	0	1+0	0
22	DF	CAN	Drew Beckie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	TRI	Kevan George	13	0	3+8	0	1+1	0
24	DF	URU	Agustín Viana	20	0	20+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	CRC	Jairo Arrieta	26	3	21+5	3	0+0	0
26	FW	USA	Ryan Finley	14	1	3+11	1	0+0	0
27	FW	USA	Aaron Horton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	GK	USA	Matt Lampson	14	0	13+0	0	1+0	0
30	GK	USA	Andy Gruenebaum	22	0	21+0	0	1+0	0
31	DF	USA	Kyle Hyland	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF	USA	Shawn Sloan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	ARG	Federico Higuaín	31	11	29+0	11	1+1	0
40	GK	USA	Daniel Withrow	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
			Own Goal	0	1	-	1	-	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
41	GK	USA	Brad Stuver	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Source:

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
2	DF	Tyson Wahl	4	0	0	0	4	0
3	DF	Josh Williams	2	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	Gláuber	5	0	1	0	6	0
5	DF	Danny O'Rourke	6	0	0	0	6	0
6	MF	Tony Tchani	3	0	0	0	3	0
7	MF	Bernardo Añor	4	0	1	0	5	0
8	MF	Matías Sánchez	5	0	0	0	5	0
9	FW	Justin Meram	1	0	0	0	1	0
11	FW	Dominic Oduro	3	1	0	0	3	1
12	MF	Eddie Gaven	1	0	0	0	1	0
13	MF	Ethan Finlay	2	0	0	0	2	0
14	DF	Chad Marshall	2	0	0	0	2	0
16	DF	Eric Gehrig	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Ben Speas	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	Aaron Schoenfeld	2	0	1	0	3	0
19	MF	Konrad Warzycha	1	0	1	0	2	0
20	MF	Wil Trapp	3	0	0	0	3	0
21	DF	Chad Barson	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Drew Beckie	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Kevan George	3	0	0	0	3	0
24	DF	Agustín Viana	4	0	0	0	4	0
25	FW	Jairo Arrieta	6	0	0	0	6	0
26	FW	Ryan Finley	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	Aaron Horton	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK	Matt Lampson	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	Andy Gruenebaum	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	Kyle Hyland	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	Shawn Sloan	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	Federico Higuaín	5	1	0	0	5	1
40	GK	Daniel Withrow	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
41	GK	Brad Stuver	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
		28	Matt Lampson	5	0	0	14
30	Andy Gruenebaum	4	0	0	22
40	Daniel Withrow	0	0	0	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
41	Brad Stuver	0	0	0	0

Source:

Reserve League 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 Reserve League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
7	MF	VEN	Bernardo Añor	6	3	4+2	3
25	FW	CRC	Jairo Arrieta	1	0	1+0	0
-	FW	USA	Jacob Atkinson	1	0	1+0	0
21	DF	USA	Chad Barson	5	0	5+0	0
-	MF	USA	William Bayemi	2	0	0+2	0
-	FW	USA	Aidan Bean	0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	CAN	Drew Beckie	10	1	9+1	1
-	MF	USA	Brady Blackwell	6	0	0+6	0
-	DF	USA	Alex Bumpus	1	0	0+1	0
-	MF	USA	Matt Dudon	1	0	0+1	0
13	MF	USA	Ethan Finlay	13	1	13+0	1
26	FW	USA	Ryan Finley	13	11	12+1	11
16	DF	USA	Eric Gehrig	8	0	8+0	0
23	MF	TRI	Kevan George	14	0	14+0	0
-	MF	USA	Matt Gold	2	0	0+2	0
30	GK	USA	Andy Gruenebaum	2	0	2+0	0
27	FW	USA	Aaron Horton	4	1	0+4	1
-	FW	USA	Noah Hutchins	3	0	0+3	0
31	DF	USA	Kyle Hyland	11	0	9+2	0
-	MF	CAN	Lilango Job	1	0	0+1	0
-	DF	USA	Tyler Kidwell	2	0	1+1	0
28	GK	USA	Matt Lampson	9	0	9+0	0
-	GK	USA	Justin Luthy	0	0	0+0	0
-	FW	USA	Andrew McKelvey	3	0	0+3	0
9	FW	IRQ	Justin Meram	9	1	9+0	1
-	MF	SOM	Omar Mohamed	4	1	4+0	1
5	DF	USA	Danny O'Rourke	1	0	1+0	0
-	DF	USA	Charlie Reymann	1	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ARG	Matías Sánchez	6	0	6+0	0
18	FW	USA	Aaron Schoenfeld	10	0	6+4	0
-	FW	USA	John Schuman	1	0	1+0	0
32	MF	USA	Shawn Sloan	10	1	5+5	1
17	FW	USA	Ben Speas	9	3	8+1	3
41	GK	USA	Brad Stuver	3	0	0+3	0
-	MF	USA	Ben Swanson	0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	CMR	Tony Tchani	6	1	6+0	1
20	MF	USA	Wil Trapp	5	0	2+3	0
24	DF	URU	Agustín Viana	3	0	3+0	0
2	DF	USA	Tyson Wahl	4	1	4+0	1
19	MF	POL	Konrad Warzycha	12	3	10+2	3
-	MF	NED	Vincent Weijl	2	0	1+1	0
3	DF	USA	Josh Williams	1	0	1+0	0
40	GK	USA	Daniel Withrow	3	0	3+0	0
			Own Goal	0	0	-	0

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS Reserve League		Total
7	MF	Bernardo Añor	1	0	1	0
25	FW	Jairo Arrieta	1	0	1	0
-	FW	Jacob Atkinson	0	0	0	0
21	DF	Chad Barson	0	0	0	0
-	MF	William Bayemi	0	0	0	0
-	FW	Aidan Bean	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Drew Beckie	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Brady Blackwell	1	0	1	0
-	DF	Alex Bumpus	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Matt Dudon	0	0	0	0
13	FW	Ethan Finlay	3	0	3	0
26	FW	Ryan Finley	1	0	1	0
16	DF	Eric Gehrig	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Kevan George	2	0	2	0
-	MF	Matt Gold	0	0	0	0
30	GK	Andy Gruenebaum	0	0	0	0
27	FW	Aaron Horton	0	0	0	0
-	FW	Noah Hutchins	0	0	0	0
31	DF	Kyle Hyland	2	1	2	1
-	MF	Lilango Job	0	0	0	0
-	DF	Tyler Kidwell	0	0	0	0
28	GK	Matt Lampson	0	0	0	0
-	GK	Justin Luthy	0	0	0	0
-	FW	Andrew McKelvey	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Justin Meram	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Omar Mohamed	1	0	1	0
5	DF	Danny O'Rourke	0	0	0	0
-	DF	Charlie Reymann	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Matías Sánchez	3	0	3	0
18	FW	Aaron Schoenfeld	1	0	1	0
-	FW	John Schuman	0	0	0	0
32	MF	Shawn Sloan	1	0	1	0
17	FW	Ben Speas	0	0	0	0
41	GK	Brad Stuver	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Ben Swanson	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Tony Tchani	2	0	2	0
20	MF	Wil Trapp	0	0	0	0
24	DF	Agustín Viana	1	0	1	0
2	DF	Tyson Wahl	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Konrad Warzycha	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Vincent Weijl	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Josh Williams	0	0	0	0
40	GK	Daniel Withrow	0	0	0	0

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS Reserve League	Total	Games Played
		30	Andy Gruenebaum	0	0	2
28	Matt Lampson	1	1	9
-	Justin Luthy	0	0	0
41	Brad Stuver	0.5	0.5	3
40	Daniel Withrow	0.5	0.5	3

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2013

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Tyson Wahl	Colorado Rapids	Free transfer	January 3, 2013	[5]
DF	Chad Barson	Akron Zips	Signed to a homegrown contract	January 10, 2013	[6]
DF	Ryan Finley	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Drafted in round 1 of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft	January 17, 2013	[7]
DF	Gláuber	FC Rapid București	Signed via discovery	January 21, 2013	[8]
DF	Agustín Viana	C.A. Bella Vista	Signed via discovery	January 28, 2013	[9]
FW	Dominic Oduro	Chicago Fire	Traded for Dilly Duka and the right of first refusal for Robbie Rogers	February 4, 2013	[10]
MF	Matías Sánchez	Estudiantes de La Plata	Signed via discovery	February 8, 2013	[11]
DF	Drew Beckie	Denver Pioneers	Drafted in round 2 of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft	February 15, 2013	[12]
MF	Konrad Warzycha	Sporting Kansas City	Free transfer	February 27, 2013	[13]
MF	Shawn Sloan	High Point Panthers	Drafted in round 4 of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft	February 27, 2013	[13]
DF	Kyle Hyland	IUPUI Jaguars	Signed to a homegrown contract	February 27, 2013	[13]
GK	Daniel Withrow	Marshall Thundering Herd	Drafted in round 2 of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft	March 7, 2013	[14]
GK	Brad Stuver	MLS Pool	Selected in the 2013 MLS Waiver Draft	November 25, 2013	[15]
DF	Waylon Francis	C.S. Herediano	Signed via discovery	November 26, 2013	[16]
DF	Matt Wiet	Dayton Dutch Lions	Signed to a homegrown contract	November 26, 2013	[16]
DF	Josh Williams	Columbus Crew		November 26, 2013	[16]
FW	Dominic Oduro	Columbus Crew		December 9, 2013	[17]
MF	Daniel Paladini	Chicago Fire	Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft	December 12, 2013	[18]
GK	Steve Clark	Hønefoss BK	Traded Seattle Sounders FC a fourth round draft pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft for his rights	December 16, 2013	[19]
FW	Jairo Arrieta	Columbus Crew		December 19, 2013	[20]

Loans in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
GK	Brad Stuver	MLS Pool		September 21, 2013	September 22, 2013

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Milovan Mirošević	Universidad Católica	Mutual Release of Contract	January 20, 2013	[21]
MF	Dilly Duka	Chicago Fire	Traded with the right of first refusal for Robbie Rogers and Dominic Oduro	February 4, 2013	[10]
MF	Matías Sánchez	Arsenal de Sarandí	Option declined	October 31, 2013	[22]
DF	Aaron Horton	Retired	Option declined	October 31, 2013	[22]
MF	Eddie Gaven	Retired	Option declined	October 31, 2013	[23]
DF	Drew Beckie	Ottawa Fury	Option declined	November 22, 2013	[22]
DF	Gláuber	Retired	Option declined	November 22, 2013	[22]
DF	Kyle Hyland	Indy Eleven	Option declined	November 22, 2013	[22]
DF	Danny O’Rourke	Ottawa Fury	Option declined	November 22, 2013	[22]
MF	Konrad Warzycha	Retired	Option declined	November 22, 2013	[22]
FW	Jairo Arrieta	Columbus Crew	Option declined	November 22, 2013	[22]
GK	Andy Gruenebaum	Sporting Kansas City	Contract expired	November 22, 2013	[22]
FW	Dominic Oduro	Columbus Crew	Contract expired	November 22, 2013	[22]
DF	Josh Williams	Columbus Crew	Contract expired	November 22, 2013	[22]
DF	Chad Marshall	Seattle Sounders FC	Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money	December 12, 2013	[24]

Loans out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
FW	Aaron Horton	Los Angeles Blues		May 29, 2013	September 8, 2013	[25][26]

MLS Draft picks

Main article: 2013 MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft

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:

2013 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks[27]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	9	Ryan Finley	FW	Notre Dame
2	28	Drew Beckie	DF	Denver

2013 Columbus Crew Supplemental Draft Picks[28]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	9	Reed Matte	DF	UAB
2	28	Daniel Withrow	GK	Marshall
4	66	Shawn Sloan	MF	High Point

2013 Columbus Crew Waiver Draft Picks[15]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
1	4	Brad Stuver	GK	MLS Pool

Awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Starters	Bench	Opponent(s)	Link
1		Gláuber Andy Gruenebaum Federico Higuaín Josh Williams	Chivas USA	[29]
2		Federico Higuaín	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	[30]
3		Gláuber	San Jose Earthquakes	[31]
4		Andy Gruenebaum Ben Speas Josh Williams	D.C. United	[32]
6		Ben Speas Dominic Oduro	Philadelphia Union	[33]
7		Dominic Oduro	Montreal Impact	[34]
8		Andy Gruenebaum	Chicago Fire	[35]
9	Danny O'Rourke Jairo Arrieta		D.C. United	[36]
10	Josh Williams		New York Red Bulls	[37]
12	Federico Higuaín		Toronto FC	[38]
13		Eric Gehrig	New York Red Bulls	[39]
14		Federico Higuaín	Houston Dynamo	[40]
16	Matías Sánchez Dominic Oduro Robert Warzycha (coach)	Chad Barson	Montreal Impact	[41]
19	Danny O'Rourke Bernardo Añor		Los Angeles Galaxy Portland Timbers	[42]
24	Chad Marshall Federico Higuaín		New York Red Bulls	[43]
25	Federico Higuaín		Toronto FC	[44]
28		Justin Meram	Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City	[45]
29	Matt Lampson Federico Higuaín		Montreal Impact	[46]
30	Tony Tchani		Chicago Fire	[47]
31	Chad Marshall Dominic Oduro Federico Higuaín Brian Bliss		FC Dallas	[48]
34		Dominic Oduro	New England Revolution	[49]

MLS Player of the Week Week Player Opponent Link 31 Dominic Oduro FC Dallas

MLS Goal of the Week Week Player Opponent Link 24 Federico Higuaín New York Red Bulls

MLS Player of the Month Month Player Stats Link September Dominic Oduro 3 goals, 2 assists

MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Month Month Player Link September Matt Lampson

Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Federico Higuaín[50] Golden Boot – Dominic Oduro Comeback Player of the Year – Bernardo Añor Defender of the Year – Chad Marshall Goal of the Year – Ben Speas Kirk Urso Heart Award – Eric Gehrig Breakout Performance of the Year – Wil Trapp Humanitarian of the Year – Matt Lampson Academy U15/U16 Player of the Year – Mike McCloseky Academy U17/U18 Player of the Year – Tyler Kidwell Academy U19/U20 Player of the Year – Connor Klekota Jim Nelson Fan of the Year – Tom Chiatalas