2019 Columbus Crew SC season

The 2019 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's 24th season of existence and their 24th 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 2 against New York Red Bulls. It was the first season under head coach Caleb Porter.

Columbus Crew SC

2019 season
Investor-operators	Dee Haslam Jimmy Haslam JW Johnson Whitney Johnson Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coach	Caleb Porter
Stadium	MAPFRE Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 10th Overall: 20th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Trillium Cup	Runners-up (2 - 3)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup	Winners (1 - 0)
Pacific Rim Cup	3rd Place
Carolina Challenge Cup	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Gyasi Zardes (13) All: Gyasi Zardes (13)
Highest home attendance	20,865 (8/10 v. CIN)
Lowest home attendance	5,202 (6/11 v. PIT)
Average home league attendance	14,856 (74.4%)
Biggest win	NE 0–2 CLB (3/9) CLB 2–0 ATL (3/30) CLB 3–1 LA (5/8) CIN 1–3 CLB (8/25) ATL 1–3 CLB (9/14) CLB 2–0 PHI (9/29)
Biggest defeat	PHI 3–0 CLB (3/23) CLB 0–3 LAFC (5/11)
Home colors Away colors
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Roster

As of match played October 6, 2019^[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  CUW Eloy Room (INT) 2 MF  USA Luis Argudo (SUP) 3 DF  USA Josh Williams 4 DF  GHA Jonathan Mensah 5 FW  CAN Jordan Hamilton 6 MF  USA Wil Trapp (Captain; HGP) 7 MF  POR Pedro Santos (INT; DP) 8 MF  BRA Artur 9 MF  CRC David Guzmán 10 FW  ARG Federico Higuaín (DP) 11 FW  USA Gyasi Zardes (DP) 12 GK  USA Ben Lundgaard (SUP) 13 MF  USA Ricardo Clark 14 DF  CRC Waylon Francis

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  USA Hector Jiménez 17 FW  JAM Romario Williams 18 MF  CRC Luis Díaz (INT; YDP) 19 DF  ARG Milton Valenzuela (INT) 20 MF  ARG Eduardo Sosa (INT) 21 DF  USA Alex Crognale (HGP; SUP) 24 GK  USA Jon Kempin (SUP) 25 DF  GHA Harrison Afful 27 FW  USA Edward Opoku (SUP; GA) 29 DF  GHA David Accam 30 DF  USA Aboubacar Keita (HGP; SUP) 31 DF  USA Connor Maloney (SUP) 33 FW  USA JJ Williams (SUP) 34 MF  MAR Youness Mokhtar (INT)

Out on loan

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 17 DF  GHA Lalas Abubakar (on loan to Colorado Rapids) - DF  SCO Chris Cadden (on loan to Oxford United)

Technical Staff

Position	Staff
President & General Manager	Tim Bezbatchenko
Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer	Steve Lyons
Head Coach	Caleb Porter
Technical Director	Pat Onstad
Director of Player Personnel and Strategy	Issa Tall
Director of Scouting	Neil McGuinness
Assistant Coach	Ezra Hendrickson
Assistant Coach	Matt Reis
Assistant Coach	Pablo Moreira
Assistant Coach	Ben Cross
Director of Team Operations	Zach Crusse
Video Performance Analyst	David Handgraaf
Head Equipment Manager	David Brauzer
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Brook Hamilton
Fitness Coach	Federico Pizzuto
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach	Kelly Roderick
Data Analyst	Alex Mysiw
Assistant Equipment Manager	Ron Meadors
Head Athletic Trainer	Chris Shenberger
Assistant Trainer	Daniel Givens
Dietician	Jay Short
Team Coordinator	Julio Velasquez

Source: [^[2]]

Non-competitive

Preseason

On December 21, 2018, Crew SC officially announced its preseason schedule, with three confirmed matches. The club began preseason by spending two days in Lewis Center, Ohio before traveling to Chula Vista, California, for a week-long training camp. On January 21, Columbus announced the addition of two friendly matches, both taking place while the club trains in California and behind closed doors. Crew SC began their friendlies by playing Japanese club Vissel Kobe to a 0–0 draw, and followed up the draw with a 1–0 victory over Mexican club Tijuana.^[3] An ACL tear to Milton Valenzuela ended his 2019 season before it ever started, which caused Crew SC to acquire former player Waylon Francis for cover.^[4] The following preseason game, the club beat fellow MLS side Los Angeles FC 4–2. A Jonathan Mensah own goal followed by a Patrick Mullens strike meant that Columbus were deadlocked at halftime, before scoring three goals in the second half – a brace by JJ Williams and a goal by Justin Meram.^[5] After another week in Ohio, Columbus traveled to Charleston, South Carolina to play in the Carolina Challenge Cup, where Crew SC would tie the first two games 1–1, coming from behind to tie in both games, with goals scored by Gyasi Zardes and Robinho, respectively. The final match of the Carolina Challenge Cup had Columbus facing off against FC Cincinnati, where Columbus emerged victorious, winning 3–0 off a Zardes brace and Pedro Santos goal, and claiming the Carolina Challenge Cup for the third consecutive season.^[6] Casper Sloth joined Crew SC on trial during preseason along with academy player Sebastian Berhalter and unsigned draft pick Justin Donawa.

Columbus Crew SC v Vissel Kobe

January 28 Friendly	Columbus Crew SC	0–0	Vissel Kobe	Irvine, CA
10:00 PM EST	Crognale	Report	Wellington	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match was played with 35-minute halves.[7]

Columbus Crew SC v Tijuana

January 31 Friendly	Columbus Crew SC	1–0	Tijuana	Chula Vista, CA
1:00 PM EST	44'	Report		Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Attendance: 0

Los Angeles FC v Columbus Crew SC

February 4 Friendly	Los Angeles FC	2–4	Columbus Crew SC	Los Angeles, CA
5:00 PM EST	Jonathan 6' (o.g.) Nguyen 48'	Report	Mullins 38' JJ Williams Meram	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0

Columbus Crew SC v Chicago Fire

February 16 Carolina Challenge Cup	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	Chicago Fire	Charleston, SC
5:00 PM EST	Zardes 26' Trapp  31'	Report	Mihailovic 16' Campos  73'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Charleston Battery v Columbus Crew SC

February 20 Carolina Challenge Cup	Charleston Battery	1–1	Columbus Crew SC	Charleston, SC
5:00 PM EST	Svantesson 26' Anunga  36'	Report	Robinho 45+2'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew SC

February 23 Carolina Challenge Cup	FC Cincinnati	0–3	Columbus Crew SC	Charleston, SC
5:00 PM EST	Lamah  29'	Report	Zardes 5', 20' Jonathan  24' Pedro Santos 47'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Note: Columbus finished in 1st place in the Carolina Challenge Cup.

Competitive

The 2019 Major League Soccer schedule was released by the league on January 7, 2019^[8]

Crew SC's season began with a 1–1 draw at home to the New York Red Bulls on March 2, with a headed goal from Gastón Sauro off of a corner from Federico Higuaín. That goal would be Sauro's first for the club. Robinho would come in to the game in the 79th minute to make his Crew SC debut, while Waylon Francis made his return to the Black and Gold after spending the 2018 season with the Seattle Sounders. The following week led Crew SC to Foxborough to take on the New England Revolution, where Columbus would earn their first road win on the season due in part to two goals by Gyasi Zardes and a penalty save by Zack Steffen, while this loss for the Revolution snapped their 12-game home opener unbeaten streak.^[9][10] On March 16, Columbus would earn their third straight result, a 1–0 win thanks to a Sauro header off of a corner – this time from Pedro Santos. Justin Meram recorded his 200th regular-season appearance for Crew SC in this game as well.^[11] Columbus visited Philadelphia on March 23 and suffered a heavy 3–0 defeat as Crew SC had two debuts for the club: Joe Bendik and JJ Williams.^[12] The first month of the 2019 season ended on a high note as Crew SC beat Atlanta United 2–0 on a wet evening in Columbus, with Pedro Santos scoring in the second minute Gyasi Zardes scoring in the 39th. This contest would be Harrison Afful's 100th regular-season appearance for Crew SC.^[13]

The month of April was turbulent for Columbus as they managed to score just two goals in the entire month. The first was on an April 6th clash at home against the Revolution. A headed goal from Josh Williams from a Higuaín set-piece, as well as a double yellow card by the Revolution's Michael Mancienne gave Crew SC a 1–0 win. The following week, the club were blanked in Montréal on the 13th, and then travelled home for two straight games, a 3–1 loss versus Portland on the 20th, with the loan Columbus goal being scored by Santos via a chip over goalkeeper Jeff Attinella. This was Columbus's first home loss on the year.^[14] Crew SC completed their second straight home match with a 1–0 loss midweek versus D.C. United, and subsequently followed that shutout with a second one, a 2–0 loss at Houston.

“Obviously we score a goal, and we all know what happened. It’s a fair goal. 100 percent. Referee gets in the way, referee fouls Acosta. And then the referee goes and looks at the television to bail himself out. I’ve never in my life seen anything like that. Ever.”

—Head coach Caleb Porter after the D.C. United match on May 4, 2019

The first match in May led to similar results as the previous four. while in the nation's capital, Columbus thought they had the game's opening goal from a shot by Pedro Santos, after a turnover from D.C. Untied's Luciano Acosta in which he, Columbus midfielder Wil Trapp and referee Ted Unkel all collided at midfield. The play was called over for review by the video assistant referee, and Ted Unkel reversed the goal citing a foul by Trapp at midfield.^[15] D.C. United took the lead when Luciano Acosta capitalized on a deflection from a set piece. Just before halftime, Wayne Rooney converted a penalty in stoppage time following a handball by Wil Trapp. In the 61st minute, Paul Arriola extended D.C. United's lead to 3–0 with a far-post shot. Crew SC pulled one back in the 75th minute when a Robinho corner slipped through goalkeeper Bill Hamid's hands and into the net.^[16] in the following match, Crew SC got back to their winning ways, beating an LA Galaxy side at home 3–1, with Zardes, Higuain and Hector Jimenez scoring the goals. This was Jimenez's first goal in over five years. History was also made in this game, as Higuain passed Robert Warzycha for the most assists in the regular season for the Black and Gold, while David Guzmán made his Columbus debut as well.^[17] The May 11th clash was against another Los Angeles side - league leaders in Los Angeles FC. A game which saw the Crew SC debut of David Accam was largely forgettable, as Crew SC lost 3–0 at Mapfre Stadium.^[18] The following weekend was a shutout loss at Minnesota United, with the only goal of the match coming in the 70th minute from former Crew SC player Ethan Finlay.^[19] on May 25, After Columbus came back from two one-goal deficits, the Colorado Rapids secured a 3–2 victory with an 89th-minute goal in Commerce City, Colorado. The Rapids opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when Tommy Smith headed in a Jack Price corner at the near post. Crew SC responded five minutes later with Pedro Santos scoring from his left foot after a headed pass from Héctor Jiménez. Colorado regained the lead in the seventh minute of first-half stoppage time, as Jonathan Lewis's low shot deflected into the near post. In the 54th minute, Columbus equalized again when Federico Higuaín's cross found Gyasi Zardes, who redirected the ball past Tim Howard. The match remained level until the 89th minute, when Colorado's Nicolás Mezquida capitalized on a loose ball from a corner, tucking it into the top-left corner for the game-winner.^[20] Injury news befell the team, as Designated Player Federico Higuaín tore his ACL during this game and would miss the remainder of the season.^[21]

Beginning in June, the final match before the Gold Cup break, Columbus took on New York City FC at home and scored first, with the goal coming in the 28th minute via a penalty kick taken by Zardes. NYCFC scored second in the 57th minute to tie it up, only for Pedro Santos to net four minutes later to allow Columbus a one-goal lead. Columbus, however, would not hold on to this lead as NYCFC scored in the 76th minute to take one point from Columbus. This game would be the final game for Zack Steffen in Columbus, as he transferred to Manchester City on July 9th.^[22] After the Gold Cup break and the resumption of league play, Columbus were shut out in back-to-back games at home, first losing 1–0 to Sporting Kansas City, including a red card shown to Harrison Afful, followed by a 2–0 loss to Orlando City.^[23][24]

The club's torrid form continued into July, with Columbus once again getting shut out, this time in Sandy, Utah by Real Salt Lake, 1–0. This game marked the Crew SC debut for homegrown Aboubacar Keita.^[25] On July 6, Crew SC scored their first goal in league play in over a month while facing off against the Seattle Sounders. Pedro Santos tucked home a penalty in the 14th minute. Columbus would wind up losing, as Nico Lodeiro scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time to put his club ahead 2–1 and snatch an away victory for the Sounders.^[26] Columbus would lose their next game at Orlando City 1–0, and the following game would come from behind to tie Chicago Fire 2–2 thanks to a 90th minute header by debutant Romario Williams.^[27] The July 20th affair between the Crew and the Montreal Impact was the first league win for Columbus since May 8th. It came with the debut of Eloy Room, as well as the first league goal for David Accam as Columbus beat the Quebecois side 2–1, with Josh Williams scoring the other goal for the Black and Gold.^[28] In the following days, there was an announcement of a new player signing in Chris Cadden, who would immediately be loaned to League One side Oxford United until the start of the 2020 MLS season. The following matchday was a second-consecutive victory for Crew SC, including several firsts for players: Luis Argudo scored his first goal, and Pedro Santos scored his first brace for the club as Columbus won 3–2 at New York Red Bulls, marking the first time this season the club has earned three points after conceding the first goal.^[29][30]

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	March 2, 2019	October 6, 2019	Matchday 1	20th	34	10	8	16	39	47	−8	029.41
U.S. Open Cup	June 11, 2019	June 18, 2019	Fourth Round	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Total					36	11	8	17	42	49	−7	030.56

Source: Competitions

MLS

Main article: 2019 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Chicago Fire	34	10	12	12	55	47	+8	42
9	Montreal Impact[a] (V)	34	12	17	5	47	60	−13	41	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
10	Columbus Crew SC	34	10	16	8	39	47	−8	38
11	Orlando City SC	34	9	15	10	44	52	−8	37
12	FC Cincinnati	34	6	22	6	31	75	−44	24

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:

1. Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
2. as 2019 Canadian Championship winners

Overall table

2019 MLS regular season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
18	Montreal Impact (V)	34	12	17	5	47	60	−13	41	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
19	Houston Dynamo	34	12	18	4	49	59	−10	40
20	Columbus Crew SC	34	10	16	8	39	47	−8	38
21	Sporting Kansas City	34	10	16	8	49	67	−18	38
22	Orlando City SC	34	9	15	10	44	52	−8	37

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:

1. As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

Results summary

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

Source: MLS standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	L

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

Match results

On December 20, 2018, the league announced the home openers for every club. Columbus will make their season debut at MAPFRE Stadium on the opening day of the season, playing host to New York Red Bulls – the team that eliminated Crew SC from the playoffs in 2017. Columbus will also take part in the home-opening matches for two other clubs, with a trip to Gillette Stadium to face New England Revolution on March 9 and a visit to Saputo Stadium to take on Montreal Impact on April 13.^[31]

Columbus Crew SC v New York Red Bulls

March 2 1	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
4:30 PM EST	Harrison  15' Trapp  31' Sauro 41' Pedro Santos  74' Francis  90+1'	Report	Ivan 6' Long  27' Cásseres Jr.  68'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 17,931 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Brian Dunn Fourth official: Matthew Franz

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew SC

March 9 2	New England Revolution	0–2	Columbus Crew SC	Foxborough, MA
2:00 PM EST	Zahibo  35' Bye  86'	Report	Zardes 26', 90+6' Trapp  36' Pedro Santos  77'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,808 Referee: David Gantar Assistant referees: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho Logan Brown Fourth official: Rubiel Vazquez

Columbus Crew SC v FC Dallas

March 16 3	Columbus Crew SC	1–0	FC Dallas	Columbus, OH
2:00 PM EDT	Sauro 10' Francis  90+2'	Report	Acosta  44'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 9,687 Referee: Alex Chilowicz Assistant referees: Adam Garner Kevin Klinger Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew SC

March 23 4	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Columbus Crew SC	Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT	Accam 31', 41' Ilsinho 48'	Report	Sauro  68'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,135 Referee: Ramy Touchan Assistant referees: Kyle Atkins Adam Wienckowski Fourth official: Armando Villarreal

Columbus Crew SC v Atlanta United FC

March 30 5	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	Atlanta United FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Pedro Santos 2' Zardes 39'	Report	Nagbe  31' Ambrose  64'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 10,973 Referee: Joe Dickerson Assistant referees: Nick Uranga T.J. Zablocki Fourth official: Malik Badawi

Columbus Crew SC v New England Revolution

April 6 6	Columbus Crew SC	1–0	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Jonathan  20' Jo. Williams 42' Higuaín  54'	Report	Mancienne  9'  64' Agudelo  45+1'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 10,942 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez Assistant referees: Ian Anderson Andrew Bigelow Fourth official: Ismir Pekmic

Montreal Impact v Columbus Crew SC

April 13 7	Montreal Impact	1–0	Columbus Crew SC	Montreal, QC
1:00 PM EDT	Novillo 55'	Report	Jonathan  90+4'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 18,634 Referee: Armando Villarreal Assistant referees: Jason White Gianni Facchini Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

Columbus Crew SC v Portland Timbers

April 20 8	Columbus Crew SC	1–3	Portland Timbers	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Pedro Santos 69'	Report	Valentin  25' Mabiala 31' Ebobisse 35' Conechny  78' Blanco  89' Moreira 90+1'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 11,707 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Kathryn Nesbitt Kyle Longville Fourth official: Lorant Varga

Columbus Crew SC v D.C. United

April 24 9	Columbus Crew SC	0–1	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Jo. Williams  25' Jiménez  69'	Report	Birnbaum  4' Rooney 27' Rodríguez  80'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 10,169 Referee: Ismail Elfath Assistant referees: Kyle Atkins Brian Dunn Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo

Houston Dynamo v Columbus Crew SC

April 27 10	Houston Dynamo	2–0	Columbus Crew SC	Houston, TX
8:30 PM EDT	Manotas 3' Martínez 55'	Report	Francis  51'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,557 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Jeremy Hanson Jeremy Kieso Fourth official: Rosendo Mendoza

D.C. United v Columbus Crew SC

May 4 11	D.C. United	3–1	Columbus Crew SC	Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT	Acosta 27' Rooney 45+4' (pen.) Moreno  53' Arriola 61'	Report	Trapp  26' Higuaín  45+4' Hamid 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,687 Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant referees: Philippe Brière Felisha Mariscal Fourth official: Mark Allatin

Columbus Crew SC v LA Galaxy

May 8 12	Columbus Crew SC	3–1	LA Galaxy	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Zardes 27' Higuaín 53' Steffen  61' Jiménez 66'	Report	Antuna  59' Polenta  80' Steres 87'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 13,207 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow Gjovalin Bori Fourth official: Jon Freemon

Columbus Crew SC v Los Angeles FC

May 11 13	Columbus Crew SC	0–3	Los Angeles FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Trapp  27' D. Guzmán  43' Pedro Santos  54'	Report	Zimmerman  28' Kaye 37' Diomande 88' Vela 90'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 18,048 Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant referees: Adam Garner Jeff Hosking Fourth official: Sergii Demianchuk

Minnesota United FC v Columbus Crew SC

May 18 14	Minnesota United FC	1–0	Columbus Crew SC	Saint Paul, MN
8:00 PM EDT	Kallman  52' Ibarra  63' Finlay 70'	Report	D. Guzmán  62'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,600 Referee: David Gantar Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel Kyle Longville Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew SC

May 25 15	Colorado Rapids	3–2	Columbus Crew SC	Commerce City, CO
9:00 PM EDT	Smith 23' Lewis 45+7' Price  56' Mezquida 89',  90'	Report	Pedro Santos 28' Sauro  50' Zardes 54' Hansen  85'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,843 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Matt Nelson Eduardo Mariscal Fourth official: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

Columbus Crew SC v New York City FC

June 1 16	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	New York City FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Zardes 28' (pen.) D. Guzmán  34' Pedro Santos 61' Sauro  72' Jonathan  90+2'	Report	Moralez  14' Héber 57' Castellanos 76',  85'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 13,704 Referee: Joe Dickerson Assistant referees: Jeremy Hanson Jose Da Silva Fourth official: Rubiel Vazquez

Columbus Crew SC v Sporting Kansas City

June 23 17	Columbus Crew SC	0–1	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, OH
5:30 PM EDT	Harrison  74' Crognale  76' Sauro  79'	Report	Besler  45+1' Gutiérrez 48' Zusi  69'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 14,015 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell Nick Uranga Fourth official: David Gantar

Columbus Crew SC v Orlando City SC

June 29 18	Columbus Crew SC	0–2	Orlando City SC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Crognale  82'	Report	Smith  15' Mueller 41' Kljestan  63' Akindele 66' Ascues  87'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 17,715 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow Logan Brown Fourth official: Luis Guardia

Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew SC

July 3 19	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Columbus Crew SC	Sandy, UT
10:00 PM EDT	Herrera  31' Johnson 38' Baird  55' Besler  62' Saucedo  80'	Report	Sosa  32' Crognale  85'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,030 Referee: Victor Rivas Assistant referees: Jason White Cory Richardson Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

Columbus Crew SC v Seattle Sounders FC

July 6 20	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Pedro Santos 13' (pen.),  42' D. Guzmán  29' Artur  79' Harrison  85' Argudo  90+3'	Report	Lodeiro 56' (pen.), 90+6',  85' Leyva  70'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 14,183 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Jeffrey Greeson Eric Boria Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira

Orlando City SC v Columbus Crew SC

July 13 21	Orlando City SC	1–0	Columbus Crew SC	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Miller  56' Sané  58' Ascues  81' Michel 84' Méndez  90+2' Dwyer  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 22,397 Referee: David Gantar Assistant referees: Kyle Longville Elvis Osmanovic Fourth official: Richard Gamache

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew SC

July 17 22	Chicago Fire	2–2	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, IL
9:00 PM EDT	Mihailovic 28' Schweinsteiger  52' Sapong 63'	Report	Zardes 47' R. Williams 90'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 7,482 Referee: Armando Villarreal Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel Jose Da Silva Fourth official: Lorant Varga

Columbus Crew SC v Montreal Impact

July 20 23	Columbus Crew SC	2–1	Montreal Impact	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	J. Williams 6',  53' Artur  17' Accam 46'	Report	Diallo 45+2' Sagna  55' Browne  90+6'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 15,124 Referee: Robert Sibiga Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Mike Kampmeinert Fourth official: Greg Dopka

New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew SC

July 27 24	New York Red Bulls	2–3	Columbus Crew SC	Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EDT	White 15' Royer 63' (pen.) Parker  90+2'	Report	Argudo 16' Pedro Santos 46', 84' L. Díaz  60' D. Guzmán  71'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 16,126 Referee: Fotis Bazakos Assistant referees: Kathryn Nesbitt Adam Garner Fourth official: Michael Radchuk

San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew SC

August 3 25	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Columbus Crew SC	San Jose, CA
10:00 PM EDT	Eriksson 41' (pen.),  83'	Report	Zardes 65' Accam  75'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,088 Referee: Alex Chilowicz Assistant referees: Eduardo Mariscal T.J. Zablocki Fourth official: Elton Garcia

Columbus Crew SC v FC Cincinnati

August 10 26	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	FC Cincinnati	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Crognale  18' Zardes 45' (pen.) Pedro Santos 62',  68'	Report	Mattocks 16' Ledesma 23' van der Werff  72' Cruz  90+4' Ulloa  90+7'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 20,865 Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant referees: Gianni Facchini Philippe Brière Fourth official: Thomas Snyder

Columbus Crew SC v Toronto FC

August 17 27	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Pedro Santos 48' Accam 82' Jonathan  90+2'	Report	Osorio 42' Altidore 90'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 17,494 Referee: Ramy Touchan Assistant referees: Ian Anderson Matt Nelson Fourth official: Rubiel Vazquez

New York City FC v Columbus Crew SC

August 21 28	New York City FC	1–0	Columbus Crew SC	New York, NY
7:00 PM EDT	Castellanos 36' Matarrita  80'	Report	D. Guzmán  12' Jonathan  49' Room  64' Crognale  68'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 19,828 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Brian Dunn Nick Uranga Fourth official: Lorant Varga

FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew SC

August 25 29	FC Cincinnati	1–3	Columbus Crew SC	Cincinnati, OH
6:00 PM EDT	Gutman  23' van der Werff  31' Deplagne  57' Manneh 89' Ulloa  90+1' Ledesma  90+5'	Report	Zardes 22', 33' Maloney  31' Harrison  43' L. Díaz 45+1' Artur  62' Jonathan  90+1'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 30,611 Referee: Timothy Ford Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Kevin Klinger Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic

Columbus Crew SC v Chicago Fire

August 31 30	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Pedro Santos 27'	Report	Bornstein  46' Calvo  48' Schweinsteiger  82' Frankowski 90+4'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 16,438 Referee: Drew Fischer Assistant referees: Jason White Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho Fourth official: Yusri Rudolf

Atlanta United FC v Columbus Crew SC

September 14 31	Atlanta United FC	1–3	Columbus Crew SC	Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM EDT	J. Martínez 19' Remedi  66' Gressel  88'	Report	Artur  39' Zardes 53' L. Díaz 60' Robinson 85' (o.g.) Pedro Santos  90'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 68,046 Referee: Alan Kelly Assistant referees: Logan Brown Eric Weisbrod Fourth official: Ismail Elfath

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Columbus Crew SC

September 21 32	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–1	Columbus Crew SC	Vancouver, BC
5:00 PM EDT	MacMath  17' Ricketts  35' Adnan  45+1' Montero 90+4'	Report	Zardes 18' (pen.)	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,683 Referee: Alex Chilowicz Assistant referees: Eduardo Mariscal Micheal Barwegen Fourth official: Tim Ford

Columbus Crew SC v Philadelphia Union

September 29 33	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT	Trapp  55' Mokhtar 69',  80' Pedro Santos 73'	Report	Jamiro  13' Przybyłko  90+1'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 20,353 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez Assistant referees: Jason White Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew SC

October 6 34	Toronto FC	1–0	Columbus Crew SC	Toronto, ON
4:00 PM EDT	Bradley  39' Pozuelo 58' Delgado  76'	Report	Pedro Santos  32'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,692 Referee: Armando Villarreal Assistant referees: Jeffrey Greeson Ian McKay Fourth official: David Barrie

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs

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

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

Columbus Crew SC (MLS) v Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC)

June 11 Fourth Round	Columbus Crew SC (MLS)	1–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC)	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Accam 55'	Report		Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 5,202 Referee: Matthew Franz Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel James Duling Fourth official: Kevin Fikar

Columbus Crew SC (MLS) v Atlanta United FC (MLS)

June 18 Round of 16	Columbus Crew SC (MLS)	2–3	Atlanta United FC (MLS)	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Accam 40' Mullins  42' Crognale  51' Harrison  67' Guzan 71' (o.g.) D. Guzmán  86'	Report	Vazquez 5', 65' Robinson 14' Meram  19' González Pírez  52' Barco  90+3'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 8,659 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. Assistant referees: Ian McKay Tom Felice Fourth official: James Duling

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Federico Higuaín entered the season with 196 career appearances for Crew SC, good for eighth place all-time, and 58 goals for the club, good for third place. In order to move up the charts in each category, he needed to appear in four matches and score 17 goals.^[32] He appeared for the fourth time on the season on March 23, moving up the charts in the Crew's defeat against Philadelphia Union.^[33]

Justin Meram also came into the 2019 season sitting in the top ten in club history in both appearances and goals: his 225 appearances were good for fifth place in club history, and his 43 goals were good for sixth. In order to move up, Meram needed to play in 17 games and score 10 goals.^[32] He was traded on May 7, however, after playing just nine matches without scoring, departing without moving up in either category.^[34]

Club captain Wil Trapp was tenth place in club history in appearances coming into the season, with 177 games played for the Crew. In order to move up, he needed to appear at least 11 times in all competitions.^[32] Trapp made his 11th appearance on May 8, starting in the club's victory against LA Galaxy.^[35]

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

Source: Columbus stats

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
1	GK	Eloy Room	1	0	0	0	1	0
2	MF	Luis Argudo	1	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Josh Williams	2	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	Jonathan Mensah	6	0	0	0	6	0
5	FW	Jordan Hamilton	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Wil Trapp	5	0	0	0	5	0
7	MF	Pedro Santos	7	0	0	0	7	0
8	MF	Artur	4	0	0	0	4	0
9	MF	David Guzmán	6	0	1	0	7	0
10	MF	Federico Higuaín	2	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW	Gyasi Zardes	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	Ben Lundgaard	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF	Ricardo Clark	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Waylon Francis	3	0	0	0	3	0
16	MF	Hector Jiménez	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	Romario Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Lalas Abubakar	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Luis Díaz	1	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF	Milton Valenzuela	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Eduardo Sosa	1	0	0	0	1	0
21	DF	Alex Crognale	5	0	1	0	6	0
24	GK	Jon Kempin	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Harrison Afful	3	1	1	0	4	1
27	MF	Edward Opoku	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	David Accam	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF	Aboubacar Keita	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	Connor Maloney	1	0	0	0	1	0
33	MF	JJ Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	Youness Mokhtar	1	0	0	0	1	0
-	DF	Chris Cadden	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
1	GK	Joe Bendik	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	MF	Justin Meram	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Robinho	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Gastón Sauro	4	0	0	0	4	0
23	GK	Zack Steffen	1	0	0	0	1	0
28	MF	Niko Hansen	1	0	0	0	1	0
32	FW	Patrick Mullins	0	0	1	0	1	0

Source: Columbus stats

Clean sheets

Zack Steffen came into the season with the fifth-most shutouts in club history, keeping 22 through his first three seasons with the club. In order to move up on the all-time charts, he needed to keep two clean sheets in 2019.^[32] Steffen accomplished that mark in just three matches, moving up the chart following a clean sheet against FC Dallas on March 16.^[36]

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

Source: Columbus stats

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2019

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
FW	JJ Williams	Kentucky Wildcats	Drafted in the First Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Signed as a Generation Adidas player.	January 11, 2019	[37]
MF	Ricardo Clark	Columbus Crew SC	Signed a new contract	January 17, 2019	[38]
MF	Robinho	Ceará	Transfer, terms undisclosed	January 18, 2019	[39]
DF	Aboubacar Keita	Virginia Cavaliers	Signed as a Homegrown Player	January 22, 2019	[40]
DF	Waylon Francis	Seattle Sounders FC	Traded for $50,000 in general allocation money	February 5, 2019	[41]
MF	David Guzmán	Portland Timbers	Traded for a 2019 international roster slot	May 7, 2019	[42]
MF	David Accam	Philadelphia Union	Traded for $100,000 in targeted allocation money, $400,000 in general allocation money and a 2019 international roster slot	May 8, 2019	[43]
FW	Romario Williams	Atlanta United FC	Traded for $100,000 in general allocation money	July 1, 2019	[44]
MF	Luis Díaz	C.S. Herediano	Transfer, $1,000,000. Signed as a Young Designated Player.	July 2, 2019	[45]
GK	Eloy Room	PSV Eindhoven	Signed as a free agent	July 5, 2019	[46]
FW	Jordan Hamilton	Toronto FC	Traded for Patrick Mullins, $50,000 in targeted allocation money, and right of first refusal for an unnamed player	July 11, 2019	[47]
MF	Youness Mokhtar	Stabæk Fotball	Signed as a free agent	July 19, 2019	[48]
DF	Chris Cadden	Motherwell F.C.	Signed as a free agent, then loaned	July 23, 2019	[49]
DF	Harrison Afful	Columbus Crew SC	Signed a new contract	October 30, 2019	[50]
MF	Darlington Nagbe	Atlanta United FC	Traded for $700,000 in targeted allocation money, $150,000 in general allocation money, a 2020 international roster slot, and $200,000 in 2021 targeted allocation money if certain performance conditions are met.	November 13, 2019	[51]
MF	Axel Sjöberg	Colorado Rapids	Claimed off waivers	December 4, 2019	[52]
GK	Matt Lampson	LA Galaxy	Signed as free agent	December 12, 2019	[53]
DF	Vito Wormgoor	SK Brann	Signed as free agent	December 18, 2019	[54]
MF	Lucas Zelarayán	Tigres UANL	Transfer, $7,000,000. Acquired as a designated player.	December 19, 2019	[55]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Justin Meram	Atlanta United FC	Traded for $100,000 in general allocation money, and a second round draft pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. If Atlanta transfer Meram to a club outside of MLS, Columbus will retain a percentage of the transfer fee.	May 7, 2019	[34]
GK	Zack Steffen	Manchester City	Transfer, £7,000,000	July 9, 2019	[56]
MF	Robinho	Orlando City SC	Traded for $50,000 in 2019 targeted allocation money. Should certain performance conditions be met Columbus will also receive $50,000 in 2019 targeted allocation money and $50,000 in 2020 general allocation money	July 11, 2019	[57]
FW	Patrick Mullins	Toronto FC	Traded with $50,000 in targeted allocation money, and right of first refusal for an unnamed player for Jordan Hamilton	July 11, 2019	[47]
GK	Joe Bendik	Philadelphia Union	Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. If certain performance conditions are met, Columbus will receive $50,000 in general allocation money	July 19, 2019	[58]
DF	Gastón Sauro	Deportivo Toluca F.C.	Transfer, terms undisclosed	August 7, 2019	[59]
MF	Niko Hansen	Houston Dynamo	Traded for $75,000 in targeted allocation money	August 8, 2019	[60]
GK	Ben Lundgaard	Atlanta United 2	Option Declined	October 21, 2019	[61]
CB	Alex Crognale	Birmingham Legion	Option Declined	October 21, 2019	[61]
DM	David Guzman	Saprissa	Option Declined	October 21, 2019	[61]
MF	Edward Opoku	Retired	Option Declined	October 21, 2019	[61]
MF	Eduardo Sosa	Fort Lauderdale CF	Option Declined	October 21, 2019	[61]
DF	Harrison Afful	Columbus Crew SC	Contract expired	October 21, 2019	[61]
MF	Ricardo Clark	Retired	Contract expired	October 21, 2019	[61]
MF	Federico Higuain	D.C. United	Contract expired	October 21, 2019	[61]
FW	Romario Williams	Miami FC	Contract expired	October 21, 2019
MF	Luis Argudo	Inter Miami CF	Selected in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft. Columbus receives $50,000 in general allocation money	November 19, 2019	[62]
DF	Lalas Abubakar	Colorado Rapids	Traded for $400,000 in 2020 general allocation money and a 2020 international roster slot	November 20, 2019	[63]
MF	Connor Maloney	San Antonio FC	Option Declined	November 21, 2020	[64]

Loan out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Aboubacar Keita	Richmond Kickers	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	March 6, 2019	June 23, 2019	[65][66]
GK	Ben Lundgaard	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	March 6, 2019	June 21, 2019	[65][67]
				October 7, 2019	November 3, 2019	[68]
DF	Alex Crognale	Indy Eleven	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	March 15, 2019	May 11, 2019	[69][70]
MF	Edward Opoku	Birmingham Legion FC	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	March 22, 2019	August 17, 2019	[71]
MF	Luis Argudo	Hartford Athletic	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	April 11, 2019	April 23, 2019	[72][73]
GK	Jon Kempin	Hartford Athletic	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	April 11, 2019	April 23, 2019	[72][73]
FW	JJ Williams	Birmingham Legion	On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time.	April 12, 2019	April 20, 2019	[72][74]
				May 9, 2019	June 23, 2019	[75][66]
				July 13, 2019	October 26, 2019	[76]
DF	Lalas Abubakar	Colorado Rapids	Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Columbus receives $125,000 in targeted allocation money.	May 8, 2019	End of Season	[77]
DF	Chris Cadden	Oxford United	Remainder of the 2019 Major League Soccer season	Jul 23, 2019	End of Season	[49]

MLS Draft picks

Main article: 2019 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 Columbus Crew SC are listed below:

2019 Columbus Crew SC SuperDraft Picks[78]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	18	JJ Williams	FW	Kentucky
3	66	Justin Donawa	MF	Dartmouth
3	90	Rafael Mentzingen	MF	Valparaiso

Awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Starters	Bench	Opponent(s)	Link
1	Gastón Sauro		New York Red Bulls
2	Caleb Porter (coach) Gyasi Zardes		New England Revolution
3	Gastón Sauro	Zack Steffen	FC Dallas
5		Zack Steffen	Atlanta United FC
6		Zack Steffen	New England Revolution
11		Federico Higuaín	LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC
14	Pedro Santos		New York City FC
20		David Accam	Chicago Fire Montreal Impact
21	Pedro Santos		New York Red Bulls
22		Eloy Room	San Jose Earthquakes
23	Pedro Santos		FC Cincinnati
25		Gyasi Zardes	New York City FC FC Cincinnati
28	Luis Díaz	Harrison Afful	Atlanta United FC
30		Pedro Santos	Philadelphia Union

2019 MLS Homegrown Game DF Aboubacar Keita[79]

Crew SC Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Pedro Santos[80] Golden Boot Winner – Gyasi Zardes Defender of the Year – Jonathan Mensah Kirk Urso Heart Award – Jon Kempin Humanitarian of the Year – Luis Argudo Academy Player of the Year – JT Harms

Kits

Home

Away

Specialty

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