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2008 Columbus Crew season

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Columbus Crew
2008 season
Investor-operatorsClark Hunt
Dan Hunt
Lamar Hunt Jr.
Sharron Hunt Munson
Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors
Head CoachSigi Schmid
StadiumColumbus Crew Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS Cup PlayoffsEastern Conference Champions
MLS Cup Champions
U.S. Open CupQualification Finals
Trillium CupChampions (3–1)
MLS Reserve League10th Place
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alejandro Moreno (9)

All:
Alejandro Moreno (10)
Highest home attendance22,685 (10/4 v. LA)
Lowest home attendance4,816(5/24 v. RSL)
Average home league attendance14,422 (63.9%)
Biggest winCLB 4–0 NE (9/6)
Biggest defeatNY 2-0 CLB (4/5)
CHV 2-0 CLB (5/31)
CLB 0-2 SJ (6/7)
RSL 2-0 CLB (7/12)
HOU 2-0 CLB (8/2)
NY 3-1 CLB (10/18)
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 Columbus Crew season was the club's 13th season of existence and their 13th 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 29 against Toronto FC. It was the third season under head coach Sigi Schmid. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup and the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Background

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The Crew's rebuilding under Sigi Schmid paid immense dividends in 2008, as the team won the Supporters Shield and their first MLS Cup championship. Argentine midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto won the league MVP award, capping an incredible season with his three-assist performance in the championship game.

Roster

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As of match played November 23, 2008

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 United States USA William Hesmer
2 DF United States USA Frankie Hejduk (captain)
3 DF United States USA Brad Evans
4 DF Argentina ARG Gino Padula (INT)
5 DF United States USA Danny O'Rourke
6 DF England ENG Andy Iro (INT)
7 FW Argentina ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto (INT)
8 DF New Zealand NZL Duncan Oughton
9 FW United States USA Jason Garey
10 FW Venezuela VEN Alejandro Moreno
11 FW United States USA Pat Noonan
12 MF United States USA Eddie Gaven
13 DF United States USA Andrew Peterson (DEV)
14 DF United States USA Chad Marshall
15 MF Brazil BRA Stefani Miglioranzi
16 MF United States USA Brian Carroll
17 MF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Ekpo (INT)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK United States USA Kenny Schoeni (DEV)
19 DF United States USA Robbie Rogers (DEV)
20 MF United States USA Brian Plotkin (DEV)
22 MF Scotland SCO Adam Moffat (INT; DEV)
23 DF Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN Ezra Hendrickson
24 DF United States USA Jed Zayner (GA; DEV)
25 FW United States USA George Josten (DEV)
26 FW United States USA Cory Elenio (DEV)
27 DF United States USA Ryan Junge (DEV)
29 FW Haiti HAI Ricardo Pierre-Louis (INT; DEV)
30 GK United States USA Andy Gruenebaum
31 MF United States USA Kevin Burns (DEV)
32 MF United States USA Steven Lenhart (DEV)
37 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Stanley Nyazamba (INT; DEV)

Technical Staff

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Position Staff
President/General Manager United States Mark McCullers
Technical Director United States Brian Bliss
Head Coach Germany Sigi Schmid
Assistant Coach Poland Robert Warzycha
Assistant Coach United States Mike Lapper
Assistant Coach Russia Vadim Kirillov
Strength and Conditioning Coach United States Steve Tashjian
Head Trainer United States Jason Mathews
Assistant Trainer United States Skylar Richards
Team Manager United States Tucker Walther
Equipment Manager United States Rusty Wummel

Source: [1]

Non-competitive

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The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Florida, California and England before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Osvaldo Alonso, Mamadou Bah, Sandro, Álvaro Pires, Lars Ricken, Roman Friedli and Michael Ricketts.

Unsigned draft picks Ryan Miller, Zola Short, Ricardo Pierre-Louis, Lukasz Tumicz, Cory Elenio, Steven Lenhart and George Josten also joined the team for preseason.

Preseason

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February 9 Friendly Columbus Crew 4-0 Kansas City Wizards Bradenton, FL
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
February 23 Michael Hoefflin Foundation Benefit Match Chivas USA 1-2 Columbus Crew Santa Clarita, CA
Report
Stadium: Cougar Stadium

Midseason

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April 29 Connor Senn Memorial Game Ohio State Buckeyes 1-4 Columbus Crew Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT
  • Thiam
Report Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,274

Competitive

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer March 29, 2008 October 26, 2008 Matchday 1 Winner 30 17 6 7 50 36 +14 056.67
MLS Cup Playoffs November 1, 2008 November 23, 2008 Conference Semifinals Winners 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 075.00
U.S. Open Cup May 27, 2008 June 10, 2008 Qualification Semifinals Qualification Finals 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
Total 36 21 7 8 62 42 +20 058.33

Source: Competitions

MLS

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14 57 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Chicago Fire 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11 46
3 New England Revolution 30 12 11 7 40 43 −3 43
4 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 10 9 37 39 −2 42
5 New York Red Bulls 30 10 11 9 42 48 −6 39
Source: MLS
Overall table
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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (C, S) 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14 57 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Houston Dynamo 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13 51
3 Chicago Fire 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11 46 North American SuperLiga
4 Chivas USA 30 12 11 7 40 41 −1 43
5 New England Revolution 30 12 11 7 40 43 −3 43
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

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 57 17 7 6 50 36  +14 11 2 2 30 15  +15 6 5 4 20 21  −1

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWLWWWWWTLLLWTWTLTWLWWWWTWWWTLW
Source: Columbus results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

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March 29 1 Columbus Crew 2–0 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,843
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli
Nate Clement
Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez
April 5 2 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ
7:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 17,119
Referee: Alex Prus
Assistant referees: Greg Barkey
Bill Dittmar
Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez
April 12 3 Columbus Crew 4–3 Chivas USA Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 6,733
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: George Gansner
Greg Boles
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
April 17 4 D.C. United 1–2 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 13,329
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante
Steve Taylor
Fourth official: Alex Prus
April 26 5 Columbus Crew 1–0 Houston Dynamo Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,271
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Assistant referees: Chris Strickland
James Conlee
Fourth official: Andrew Chapin
May 3 6 Columbus Crew 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,447
Referee: Mark Geiger
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Peter Balciunas
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
May 10 7 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Columbus Crew Santa Clara, CA
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,318
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant referees: Emiliano Monje
Greg Boles
Fourth official: Richard Heron
May 17 8 Toronto FC 0–0 Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
3:30 PM EDT Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,358
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: George Gansner
Darren Clark
Fourth official: Mauricio Navarro
May 24 9 Columbus Crew 0–1 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,621
Referee: Richard Heron
Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar
Eric Boria
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
May 31 10 Chivas USA 2–0 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
10:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 12,388
Referee: Fernando Galvan
Assistant referees: Chris Strickland
Fabio Tovar
Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo
June 7 11 Columbus Crew 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,704
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Greg Barkey
Peter Manikowski
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
June 14 12 Kansas City Wizards 0–3 Columbus Crew Kansas City, MO
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Assistant referees: Greg Barkey
Jason Cullum
Fourth official: Shane Moody
June 21 13 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
10:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Mark Geiger
Assistant referees: Darren Clark
Emiliano Monje
Fourth official: Ramon Hernandez
June 28 14 Columbus Crew 2–1 Colorado Rapids Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,254
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli
Sean Hurd
Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist
July 5 15 Columbus Crew 2–2 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,172
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Sean Hurd
Michael Salyers
Fourth official: Joe Caroccio
July 12 16 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Columbus Crew Salt Lake City, UT
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 12,378
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Fabio Tovar
Fourth official: Richard Heron
July 17 17 Columbus Crew 3–3 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante
Paul Scott
Fourth official: Shane Moody
July 27 18 Colorado Rapids 0–2 Columbus Crew Commerce City, CO
9:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,647
Referee: Shane Moody
Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar
Steve Taylor
Fourth official: Alex Prus
August 2 19 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew Houston, TX
8:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 15,371
Referee: Steven Depiero
Assistant referees: Joe Fletcher
Peter Manikowski
Fourth official: Jasen Anno
August 16 20 Columbus Crew 2–1 FC Dallas Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,647
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar
Jason Cullum
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
August 23 21 Columbus Crew 3–0 Real Salt Lake Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,448
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Assistant referees: Chris Strickland
Claudiu Badea
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
August 30 22 FC Dallas 1–2 Columbus Crew Frisco, Texas
9:00 PM EDT Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 10,590
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli
Greg Boles
Fourth official: Jair Marrufo
September 6 23 Columbus Crew 4–0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,918
Referee: Mark Geiger
Assistant referees: Steve Taylor
Eric Boria
Fourth official: Fernando Galvan
September 13 24 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
3:30 PM EDT Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,657
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Héctor Vergara
Nate Clement
Fourth official: Mark Geiger
September 18 25 Columbus Crew 3–1 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,881
Referee: Alex Prus
Assistant referees: Steve Taylor
Michael Salyers
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
September 27 26 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,035
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Assistant referees: Rob Fereday
Jason Cullum
Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez
October 4 27 Columbus Crew 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 22,685
Referee: Jorge González
Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry
C.J. Morgante
Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist
October 12 28 Chicago Fire 2–2 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, IL
3:00 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,994
Referee: Shane Moody
Assistant referees: Greg Barkey
Sean Hurd
Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja
October 18 29 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 18,546
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Thomas Supple
Jason Cullum
Fourth official: Lee Suckle
October 26 30 Columbus Crew 1–0 D.C. United Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,591
Referee: Mark Geiger
Assistant referees: Greg Barkey
Nate Clement
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Conference Semifinals

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November 1 Leg 1 Kansas City Wizards 1–1 Columbus Crew Kansas City, KS
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Jorge González
Assistant referees: Chris Strickland
Corey Rockwell
Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo
November 8 Leg 2 Columbus Crew 2–0
(3–1 agg.)
Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,153
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli
Nate Clement
Fourth official: Mark Geiger

Conference Finals

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November 13 Conference Finals Columbus Crew 2–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,688
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Assistant referees: Thomas Supple
Fabio Tovar
Fourth official: Richard Heron

MLS Cup

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November 23 MLS Cup New York Red Bulls 1–3 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
3:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Assistant referees: Greg Barkey
Kermit Quisenberry
Fourth official: Mark Geiger

U.S. Open Cup

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May 27 Qualification Semifinals Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio 2–0 Utah Real Salt Lake (MLS) Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report Kovalenko Red card 49' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 4,816
Referee: Jeff Gontarek
Assistant referees: Mikael Lundqvist
Michael Szymanski
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
June 10 Qualification Final Chicago Fire (MLS) Illinois 3–2 (a.e.t.) Ohio Columbus Crew (MLS) Peoria, IL
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Shea Stadium
Attendance: 3,829
Referee: Tony Russo

Reserve League

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Overall table

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Pos Club Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Houston Dynamo Reserves (C) 12 9 1 2 33 15 +18 29
2 Kansas City Wizards Reserves 11 8 1 2 31 13 +18 26
3 Real Salt Lake Reserves 12 7 3 2 31 24 +7 23
4 Chicago Fire Reserves 12 5 5 2 25 22 +3 17
5 D.C. United Reserves 10 5 4 1 19 21 −2 16
5 Toronto FC Reserves 10 5 4 1 12 19 −7 16
7 Chivas USA Reserves 12 4 5 3 19 21 −2 15
7 San Jose Earthquakes Reserves 12 4 5 3 18 22 −4 15
7 FC Dallas Reserves 12 4 5 3 19 24 −5 15
10 Columbus Crew Reserves 11 4 5 2 13 13 0 14
11 Colorado Rapids Reserves 12 4 6 2 16 21 −5 14
12 New York Red Bulls Reserves 12 3 7 2 16 23 −7 11
13 New England Revolution Reserves 10 2 6 2 11 16 −5 8
14 Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves 12 1 8 3 15 23 −8 6

Match results

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April 18 1 D.C. United 3-2 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
Report
Stadium: D.C. United Training Complex
Attendance: 104
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 4 2 Columbus Crew 1-1 Kansas City Wizards Obetz, OH
Report
Stadium: Crew Training Center
June 15 5 Kansas City Wizards 2-3 Columbus Crew Kansas City, MO
11:00 a.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Swope Park Training Center
June 25 6 Columbus Crew 0-1 D.C. United Obetz, OH
Report Stadium: Crew Training Center
September 19 9 Columbus Crew 0-0 New York Red Bulls Obetz, OH
Report Stadium: Crew Training Center

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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 United States USA William Hesmer 34 0 29+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF United States USA Frankie Hejduk 28 2 24+0 1 4+0 1 0+0 0
3 DF United States USA Brad Evans 32 6 18+8 5 4+0 1 1+1 0
4 DF Argentina ARG Gino Padula 18 0 14+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF United States USA Danny O'Rourke 34 0 28+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
6 DF England ENG Andy Iro 22 1 11+7 1 0+3 0 1+0 0
7 FW Argentina ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto 31 7 27+0 7 4+0 0 0+0 0
8 DF New Zealand NZL Duncan Oughton 6 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
9 FW United States USA Jason Garey 11 4 0+10 3 0+0 0 0+1 1
10 FW Venezuela VEN Alejandro Moreno 33 10 27+0 9 4+0 1 2+0 0
11 FW United States USA Pat Noonan 11 1 6+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF United States USA Eddie Gaven 30 4 22+2 3 4+0 1 1+1 0
13 DF United States USA Andrew Peterson 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
14 DF United States USA Chad Marshall 34 6 29+0 4 4+0 2 1+0 0
15 MF Brazil BRA Stefani Miglioranzi 14 0 7+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF United States USA Brian Carroll 36 1 30+0 1 4+0 0 2+0 0
17 MF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Ekpo 22 3 7+10 2 0+3 0 2+0 1
18 GK United States USA Kenny Schoeni 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF United States USA Robbie Rogers 33 8 26+1 6 4+0 1 1+1 1
20 MF United States USA Brian Plotkin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Adam Moffat 8 2 6+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 FW Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN Ezra Hendrickson 14 0 7+6 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
24 DF United States USA Jed Zayner 8 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
25 FW United States USA George Josten 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 MF United States USA Cory Elenio 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF United States USA Ryan Junge 7 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
29 FW Haiti HAI Ricardo Pierre-Louis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK United States USA Andy Gruenebaum 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
31 MF United States USA Kevin Burns 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 FW United States USA Steven Lenhart 14 6 3+7 4 0+2 1 2+0 1
37 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Stanley Nyazamba 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    Own Goal 0 1 - 1 - 0 - 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
4 DF United States USA Leonard Griffin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Brazil BRA Guilherme Só 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW Argentina ARG Nicolás Hernández 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF United States USA Ryan Miller 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Source: [1]

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK United States William Hesmer 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2 DF United States Frankie Hejduk 9 1 1 0 0 0 10 1
3 MF United States Brad Evans 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
4 DF Argentina Gino Padula 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF United States Danny O'Rourke 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 1
6 DF England Andy Iro 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
7 FW Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 DF New Zealand Duncan Oughton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW United States Jason Garey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW Venezuela Alejandro Moreno 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW United States Pat Noonan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF United States Eddie Gaven 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 MF United States Andrew Peterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF United States Chad Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
15 MF Brazil Stefani Miglioranzi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF United States Brian Carroll 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
17 MF Nigeria Emmanuel Ekpo 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
18 GK United States Kenny Schoeni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF United States Robbie Rogers 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
20 MF United States Brian Plotkin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Scotland Adam Moffat 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
23 DF Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
24 DF United States Jed Zayner 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
25 FW United States George Josten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF United States Cory Elenio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF United States Ryan Junge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Haiti Ricardo Pierre-Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK United States Andy Gruenebaum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF United States Kevin Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW United States Steven Lenhart 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
37 MF Zimbabwe Stanley Nyazamba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
4 DF United States Leonard Griffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Brazil Guilherme Só 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Argentina Nicolás Hernández 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF United States Ryan Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: [2]

Clean sheets

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No. Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
1 United States William Hesmer 10 1 0 11 34
18 United States Kenny Schoeni 0 0 0 0 0
30 United States Andy Gruenebaum 0 0 1 1 2

Source: Columbus stats

Reserve League Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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
- DF United States USA Eric Brunner 3 0 1+2 0
17 MF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Ekpo 5 0 5+0 0
26 MF United States USA Cory Elenio 7 3 5+2 3
3 DF United States USA Brad Evans 3 0 3+0 0
9 FW United States USA Jason Garey 11 5 10+1 5
12 MF United States USA Eddie Gaven 0 0 0+0 0
- MF United States USA Steve Gillespie 1 0 0+1 0
30 GK United States USA Andy Gruenebaum 7 0 7+0 0
23 FW Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN Ezra Hendrickson 4 0 4+0 0
20 FW Argentina ARG Nicolás Hernández 5 0 4+1 0
- MF United States USA Eddie Hertsenberg 1 0 0+1 0
- FW United States USA Jason Hotchkin 0 0 0+0 0
6 DF England ENG Andy Iro 7 0 7+0 0
25 FW United States USA George Josten 11 1 8+3 1
27 DF United States USA Ryan Junge 7 0 5+2 0
- FW United States USA Ryan Kustos 1 0 0+1 0
- GK United States USA Casey Latchem 0 0 0+0 0
32 FW United States USA Steven Lenhart 9 1 7+2 1
28 DF United States USA Devon McKenney 5 0 4+1 0
15 MF Brazil BRA Stefani Miglioranzi 5 0 5+0 0
21 DF United States USA Ryan Miller 7 0 4+3 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Adam Moffat 1 0 1+0 0
34 MF United States USA Craig Neal 3 0 0+3 0
37 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Stanley Nyazamba 4 0 4+0 0
8 DF New Zealand NZL Duncan Oughton 8 0 8+0 0
4 DF Argentina ARG Gino Padula 2 0 2+0 0
13 DF United States USA Andrew Peterson 11 2 10+1 2
29 FW Haiti HAI Ricardo Pierre-Louis 5 0 2+3 0
20 MF United States USA Brian Plotkin 3 0 1+2 0
18 GK United States USA Kenny Schoeni 6 0 4+2 0
11 FW Brazil BRA Guilherme Só 4 0 1+3 0
- MF United States USA Steve Traeger 1 0 0+1 0
24 DF United States USA Jed Zayner 10 0 10+0 0
    Own Goal 0 1 - 1

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Name MLS Reserve League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
- DF United States Eric Brunner 1 0 1 0
17 MF Nigeria Emmanuel Ekpo 0 0 0 0
26 MF United States Cory Elenio 0 0 0 0
3 MF United States Brad Evans 2 0 2 0
9 FW United States Jason Garey 0 0 0 0
12 MF United States Eddie Gaven 0 0 0 0
- MF United States Steve Gillespie 0 0 0 0
30 GK United States Andy Gruenebaum 0 0 0 0
23 DF Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson 0 0 0 0
20 FW Argentina Nicolás Hernández 1 0 1 0
- MF United States Eddie Hertsenberg 0 0 0 0
- FW United States Jason Hotchkin 0 0 0 0
6 DF England Andy Iro 0 0 0 0
25 FW United States George Josten 0 0 0 0
27 DF United States Ryan Junge 0 0 0 0
- FW United States Ryan Kustos 0 0 0 0
- GK United States Casey Latchem 0 0 0 0
32 FW United States Steven Lenhart 0 0 0 0
28 DF United States Devon McKenney 0 0 0 0
15 MF Brazil Stefani Miglioranzi 1 0 1 0
21 DF United States Ryan Miller 0 0 0 0
22 MF Scotland Adam Moffat 0 0 0 0
34 MF United States Craig Neal 0 0 0 0
37 MF Zimbabwe Stanley Nyazamba 0 0 0 0
8 DF New Zealand Duncan Oughton 1 0 1 0
4 DF Argentina Gino Padula 0 0 0 0
13 MF United States Andrew Peterson 0 0 0 0
29 FW Haiti Ricardo Pierre-Louis 0 0 0 0
20 MF United States Brian Plotkin 0 0 0 0
18 GK United States Kenny Schoeni 0 0 0 0
11 FW Brazil Guilherme Só 0 0 0 0
- MF United States Steve Traeger 0 0 0 0
24 DF United States Jed Zayner 2 0 2 0

Clean sheets

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No. Name MLS Reserve League Total Games Played
30 United States Andy Gruenebaum 0 0 7
- United States Casey Latchem 0 0 0
18 United States Kenny Schoeni 2 2 6

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
DF England Andy Iro United States UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Drafted in round 1 of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft January 18, 2008 [2]
FW Argentina Nicolás Hernández United States Colorado Rapids Traded for Tim Ward and a third round draft pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft February 27, 2008 [3]
MF United States Kevin Burns United States Rochester Raging Rhinos Drafted in round 4 of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. Signed to a developmental contract. March 20, 2008 [4]
FW United States George Josten United States Michigan Bucks Drafted in round 2 of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to a developmental contract. March 27, 2008 [2][5]
DF United States Ryan Miller United States Indiana Invaders Drafted in round 3 of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to a developmental contract. March 27, 2008 [2][5]
FW United States Steven Lenhart United States Southern California Seahorses Drafted in round 4 of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to a developmental contract. March 27, 2008 [2][5]
GK United States Kenny Schoeni United States MLS Pool Signed to a developmental contract. March 20, 2008 [4]
DF Argentina Gino Padula France Montpellier HSC Signed via discovery March 24, 2008 [6]
FW Brazil Guilherme Só Brazil Brasil de Pelotas Signed via discovery March 28, 2008 [7]
FW Nigeria Emmanuel Ekpo Nigeria Enyimba International Signed via discovery April 15, 2008 [8]
MF United States Cory Elenio United States Evansville Purple Aces Drafted in round 2 of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft. Signed to a developmental contract. May 23, 2008 [9]
FW Haiti Ricardo Pierre-Louis United States Cape Cod Crusaders Drafted in round 2 of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft June 5, 2008 [2][10]
FW United States Pat Noonan United States New England Revolution Traded for allocation money, a first round draft pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, and allocation order August 7, 2008 [11]
MF United States Brian Plotkin United States Chicago Fire Signed to a developmental contract. August 22, 2008 [12]
MF Zimbabwe Stanley Nyazamba United States Richmond Kickers Signed via discovery. Signed to a developmental contract. September 16, 2008 [13]

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
DF Chile Marcos González Chile Club Deportivo Universidad Católica Transfer, terms undisclosed January 24, 2008 [14]
MF United States Brandon Moss Retired January 25, 2008 [15]
FW United States Tim Ward United States Colorado Rapids Traded with a third round draft pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft for Nicolás Hernández February 27, 2008 [3]
DF Trinidad and Tobago Andrei Pacheco Trinidad and Tobago W Connection Contract expired March 3, 2008 [16]
DF United States Rusty Pierce United States Wilmington Hammerheads Contract expired March 3, 2008 [16]
MF United States Jacob Thomas Retired Contract expired March 3, 2008 [16]
DF Brazil Ricardo Virtuoso Switzerland SC Zofingen Contract expired March 3, 2008 [16]
DF United States Leonard Griffin United States Portland Timbers Placed on waivers April 2, 2008
FW United States Nicolás Hernández Costa Rica Liga Deportiva Alajuelense Placed on waivers June 28, 2008 [17]
FW Brazil Guilherme Só Retired Placed on waivers June 28, 2008 [17]
DF United States Ryan Miller United States D.C. United Placed on waivers September 12, 2008 [18]
DF United States Brad Evans United States Seattle Sounders FC Drafted 10th in the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft November 26, 2008 [19]
FW United States George Josten United States Portland Timbers Placed on waivers November 26, 2008 [20]
DF United States Ryan Junge United States Omaha Vipers Placed on waivers November 26, 2008 [20]
DF United States Andrew Peterson United States Minnesota Thunder Placed on waivers November 26, 2008 [20]
FW United States Ricardo Pierre-Louis United States Cleveland City Stars Placed on waivers November 26, 2008 [20]
MF United States Brian Plotkin United States Carolina RailHawks Placed on waivers November 26, 2008 [20]
MF United States Kevin Burns United States Columbus Crew Placed on waivers November 26, 2008 [20]

Loans out

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Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
DF United States Ryan Miller United States Cleveland City Stars [21]
FW United States George Josten United States Cleveland City Stars [21]
DF United States Jed Zayner United States Cleveland City Stars [21]

MLS Draft picks

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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:

2008 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks[22]
Round Pick Player Position College
1 6 England Andy Iro DF UC Santa Barbara
2 20 United States George Josten FW Gonzaga
2 22 Haiti Ricardo Pierre-Louis FW Lee
3 31 United States Ryan Miller DF Notre Dame
4 48 United States Steven Lenhart FW Azusa Pacific
2008 Columbus Crew Supplemental Draft Picks[23]
Round Pick Player Position College
1 6 United States Billy Chiles GK Towson
2 20 United States Cory Elenio FW Evansville
3 34 Poland Lukasz Tumicz FW Rhode Island
3 38 United States Zola Short DF Virginia

Awards

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