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Columbus Crew SC
2017 season
Investor-operatorsAnthony Precourt
Head coachGregg Berhalter
StadiumMAPFRE Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 5th
Overall: 5th
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Finals
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Trillium CupRunners-Up (3 - 8)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer CupWinners (2 - 1)
Carolina Challenge CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ola Kamara (18)
All:
Ola Kamara (19)
Highest home attendance21,289
(11/21 v. TOR)
Lowest home attendance10,318
(5/10 v. TOR)
Average home league attendance15,693 (78.6%)
Biggest winCLB 3–0 SEA (5/31)
CLB 4–1 MTL (6/24)
CLB 4–1 NYC (10/31)
Biggest defeatTOR 5–0 CLB (5/26)
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The 2017 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's 22nd season of existence and their 22nd 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 4 against Chicago Fire. It was the fourth season under head coach Gregg Berhalter.

Background

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Main article: 2016 Columbus Crew SC season

Review

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Crew SC won the Carolina Challenge Cup by going 2–1–0, defeating Seattle Sounders FC in the final game to clinch the title. On August 26, the club won the Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup with a 2–1 victory over FC Dallas, their second straight year claiming the series and third time in five seasons.

Columbus finished fifth in the Eastern Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the 14th time in club history. Crew SC eliminated Atlanta United FC and New York City FC, but fell 1–0 on aggregate to Toronto FC in the conference finals.

Roster

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As of October 1, 2017[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 Finland FIN Jukka Raitala (INT)
3 DF United States USA Josh Williams
4 DF Ghana GHA Jonathan Mensah (INT; DP)
5 MF United States USA Dilly Duka
7 MF Brazil BRA Artur (INT)
8 MF Ghana GHA Mohammed Abu (INT)
9 FW Iraq IRQ Justin Meram
10 FW Argentina ARG Federico Higuaín (DP)
11 FW Norway NOR Ola Kamara (INT)
12 FW United States USA Adam Jahn
14 DF Costa Rica CRC Waylon Francis
16 MF United States USA Hector Jiménez
17 DF Ghana GHA Lalas Abubakar (SUP)
18 MF Panama PAN Cristian Martínez (INT)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW The Gambia GAM Kekuta Manneh
20 MF United States USA Wil Trapp (Captain; HGP)
21 DF United States USA Alex Crognale (HGP; SUP)
22 DF Argentina ARG Gastón Sauro (INT)
23 GK United States USA Zack Steffen
25 DF Ghana GHA Harrison Afful (INT)
26 MF United States USA Ben Swanson (HGP; SUP)
27 MF United States USA Abuchi Obinwa (SUP)
28 MF Denmark DEN Niko Hansen (SUP)
29 MF United States USA Marshall Hollingsworth (SUP)
30 GK United States USA Logan Ketterer (SUP)
31 DF United States USA Connor Maloney (SUP)
32 MF Portugal POR Pedro Santos (INT; DP)
41 GK United States USA Brad Stuver

Out on loan

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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
- MF Guatemala GUA Rodrigo Saravia (on loan to IK Frej)

Technical Staff

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Position Staff
President, Precourt Sports Ventures United States Dave Greeley
President of Business Operations United States Andy Loughnane
Director of Soccer Operations United States Asher Mendelsohn
Sporting Director/Head Coach United States Gregg Berhalter
Assistant Coach Spain Nico Estévez
Assistant Coach Canada Pat Onstad
Assistant Coach United States Josh Wolff
High Performance Director United States Steve Tashjian
Strength/Conditioning Coach United States Brook Hamilton
Director of Team Operations United States Zach Crusse
Head Equipment Manager United States David Brauzer
Team Operations Assistant United States Ron Meadors
Head Athletic Trainer United States Jon MacGregor
Assistant Trainer United States Chris Shenberger
Performance Analyst Netherlands David Handgraaf
Team Coordinator United States Julio Velasquez
Data Analyst United States Alex Mysiw

Source: [[2]]

Non-competitive

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The Crew started preseason in Columbus and traveled to Brazil and South Carolina before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following academy players during training camp: Louis Bulger and Deihnia Sarnor.

Preseason

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January 29 Friendly São Paulo FC Brazil 7–0 Columbus Crew SC São Paulo, Brazil
 Report Stadium: Centro de Treinamento Frederico Antônio Germano Menzen
February 3 Friendly Grêmio Osasco Brazil 3–0 Columbus Crew SC Osasco, Brazil
Report
February 6 Friendly Ituano FC Brazil 2–1 Columbus Crew SC Itu, Brazil
 Report
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February 18 Carolina Challenge Cup Atlanta United FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC Charleston, SC
4:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 22 Carolina Challenge Cup Charleston Battery 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Charleston, SC
5:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 25 Carolina Challenge Cup Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Charleston, SC
4:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Midseason

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July 17 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 11,301
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Art Arustamyan
Fourth official: Brandon Artis

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 4, 2017 October 22, 2017 Matchday 1 5th 34 16 6 12 53 49 +4 047.06
MLS Cup Playoffs October 26, 2017 November 29, 2017 Knockout Round Conference Finals 5 1 2 2 4 4 +0 020.00
U.S. Open Cup June 14, 2017 June 14, 2017 Fourth Round Fourth Round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 40 17 8 15 57 54 +3 042.50

Source: Competitions

MLS

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Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

Standings

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Eastern Conference
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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 62 48 +14 55 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
7 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
Source: MLS
Overall table
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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 61 47 +14 55
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
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

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
34 54 16 12 6 53 49  +4 12 3 2 34 17  +17 4 9 4 19 32  −13

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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAAHHAHAHHHAAAHAAHHAHAAAHAHHHAHHAA
ResultDLWWWLWLLWLWLLWLLWLWWLDLWDWWDDWWWD
Source: Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

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March 4 1 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
2:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 15,023
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Assistant referees: Danny Thornberry
Kevin Klinger
Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik
March 11 2 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Columbus Crew SC Houston, TX
8:30 PM EST
Report Finlay Yellow card 59' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,486
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistant referees: Adam Garner
Nick Uranga
Fourth official: Daniel Radford
March 18 3 D.C. United 0–2 Columbus Crew SC Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 14,031
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski
Andrew Bigelow
Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez
March 25 4 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Portland Timbers Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 11,067
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Assistant referees: Jason White
Craig Lowry
Fourth official: Sorin Stoica
April 1 5 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Orlando City SC Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 12,226
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Greeson
Brian Poeschel
Fourth official: Chris Penso
April 8 6 Chicago Fire 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Bridgeview, IL
2:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,434
Referee: Alan Kelly
Assistant referees: Matt Nelson
Eric Weisbrod
Fourth official: Sorin Stoica
April 15 7 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 12,319
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell
Kyle Atkins
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
April 22 8 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Columbus Crew SC Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,008
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Jeff Muschik
Gianni Facchini
Fourth official: Sorin Stoica
April 29 9 Columbus Crew SC 2–3 New York City FC Columbus, OH
7:30PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 17,336
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistant referees: Nick Uranga
Jeremy Hanson
Fourth official: Younes Marrakchi
May 6 10 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 13,340
Referee: Mark Geiger
Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski
Felisha Mariscal
Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos
May 10 11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 10,318
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Claudiu Badea
Logan Brown
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
May 13 12 Montreal Impact 2–3 Columbus Crew SC Montreal, QC
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 17,508
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Assistant referees: Daniel Belleau
Andrew Bigelow
Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik
May 21 13 New England Revolution 2–1 Columbus Crew SC Foxborough, MA
2:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,651
Referee: Alan Kelly
Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell
Matt Nelson
Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira
May 26 14 Toronto FC 5–0 Columbus Crew SC Toronto, ON
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 25,376
Referee: Drew Fischer
Assistant referees: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
Craig Lowry
Fourth official: Chris Penso
May 31 15 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 12,773
Referee: David Gantar
Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante
Peter Manikowski
Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos
June 3 16 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Columbus Crew SC Commerce City, CO
9:00 PM EDT
Report Higuaín 61' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,586
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant referees: Eric Weisbrod
Kathryn Nesbitt
Fourth official: Juan Guzman
June 17 17 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 44,922
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Peter Balciunas
Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik
June 24 18 Columbus Crew SC 4–1 Montreal Impact Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 16,592
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant referees: Nick Uranga
Corey Parker
Fourth official: Robert Sibiga
July 1 19 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 20,391
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell
Kyle Longville
Fourth official: Younes Marrakchi
July 4 20 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Minneapolis, MN
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 18,564
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Jeff Muschik
Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar
July 22 21 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 17,418
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Assistant referees: Philippe Brière
Eric Boria
Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos
July 26 22 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,413
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski
Logan Brown
Fourth official: José Carlos Rivero
July 29 23 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Sandy, UT
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,758
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel
T.J. Zablocki
Fourth official: Baboucarr Jallow
August 5 24 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Columbus Crew SC San Jose, CA
10:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alan Kelly
Assistant referees: Mike Kampmeinert
Brian Dunn
Fourth official: Alex Chilowicz
August 12 25 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 18,690
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant referees: Corey Parker
Kevin Klinger
Fourth official: Younes Marrakchi
August 19 26 Orlando City SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Juan Guzman Jr.
Assistant referees: Brian Dunn
Jeff Muschik
Fourth official: Caleb Mendez
August 23 27 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 LA Galaxy Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 12,150
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Ian Anderson
Craig Lowry
Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira
August 26 28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 FC Dallas Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 18,379
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant referees: Jeremy Hanson
Matt Nelson
Fourth official: Ted Unkel
September 10 29 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Columbus, OH
1:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 17,089
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistant referees: Eduardo Mariscal
Adam Garner
Fourth official: Daniel Radford
September 16 30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Vancouver, BC
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,592
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Assistant referees: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
Anthony Vasoli
Fourth official: Alex Chilowicz
September 23 31 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 20,008
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel
Peter Balciunas
Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar
September 30 32 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 17,350
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant referees: Kathryn Nesbitt
Claudiu Badea
Fourth official: Alejandro Mariscal
October 15 33 Orlando City SC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Orlando, FL
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 25,166
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistant referees: Jeff Muschik
C.J. Morgante
Fourth official: Robert Sibiga
October 22 34 New York City FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC New York, NY
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 20,113
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant referees: Brian Dunn
Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs

Knockout Round

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October 26 Knockout Round Atlanta United FC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Columbus Crew SC Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM EDT Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 67,221
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant referees: Jeremy Hanson
Andrew Bigelow
Fourth official: Chris Penso
Penalties

Conference Semifinals

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October 31 Leg 1 Columbus Crew SC 4–1 New York City FC Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 14,416
Referee: Alan Kelly
Assistant referees: Matt Nelson
Brian Dunn
Fourth official: Ismail Elfath
November 5 Leg 2 New York City FC 2–0
(3–4 agg.)		 Columbus Crew SC New York, NY
5:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 23,246
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell
Brian Poeschel
Fourth official: Armando Villarreal

Conference Finals

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November 21 Leg 1 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 21,289
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski
Ian Anderson
Fourth official: José Carlos Rivero
November 29 Leg 2 Toronto FC 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Columbus Crew SC Toronto, ON
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 30,392
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant referees: Frank Anderson
Corey Rockwell
Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup
June 14 Fourth Round FC Cincinnati (USL) Ohio 1–0 Ohio Columbus Crew SC (MLS) Cincinnati, OH
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 30,160
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Noah Matos
Fourth official: Brandon Artis

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
2 DF Finland FIN Jukka Raitala 30 0 20+8 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF United States USA Josh Williams 28 3 19+3 3 5+0 0 0+1 0
4 DF Ghana GHA Jonathan Mensah 31 2 25+1 2 5+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Brazil BRA Artur 28 1 19+5 0 3+0 1 1+0 0
8 MF Ghana GHA Mohammed Abu 23 0 14+6 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
9 FW Iraq IRQ Justin Meram 40 14 32+2 13 5+0 1 1+0 0
10 FW Argentina ARG Federico Higuaín 32 9 26+0 9 5+0 0 1+0 0
11 FW Norway NOR Ola Kamara 39 19 33+1 18 5+0 1 0+0 0
12 FW United States USA Adam Jahn 25 1 1+20 1 0+3 0 1+0 0
14 DF Costa Rica CRC Waylon Francis 13 0 10+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF United States USA Hector Jiménez 24 0 15+4 0 3+1 0 1+0 0
17 DF Ghana GHA Lalas Abubakar 10 1 6+1 1 1+2 0 0+0 0
18 MF Panama PAN Cristian Martínez 8 0 1+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW The Gambia GAM Kekuta Manneh 24 4 9+10 4 0+5 0 0+0 0
20 MF United States USA Wil Trapp 40 0 34+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0
21 DF United States USA Alex Crognale 18 0 12+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 DF Argentina ARG Gastón Sauro 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 GK United States USA Zack Steffen 39 0 34+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF Ghana GHA Harrison Afful 29 1 21+3 0 5+0 1 0+0 0
26 DF United States USA Ben Swanson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF United States USA Abuchi Obinwa 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF Denmark DEN Niko Hansen 16 1 3+11 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
29 MF United States USA Marshall Hollingsworth 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK United States USA Logan Ketterer 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 DF United States USA Connor Maloney 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF Portugal POR Pedro Santos 14 0 8+1 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
41 GK United States USA Brad Stuver 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
- MF Guatemala GUA Rodrigo Saravia 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    Own Goal 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
5 MF United States USA Dilly Duka 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
6 MF Cameroon CMR Tony Tchani 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF United States USA Ethan Finlay 20 1 14+5 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF Norway NOR Nicolai Næss 19 0 17+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Source: [1]

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF Finland Jukka Raitala 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
3 DF United States Josh Williams 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF Ghana Jonathan Mensah 7 2 2 0 0 0 9 2
7 MF Brazil Artur 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF Ghana Mohammed Abu 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
9 MF Iraq Justin Meram 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
10 MF Argentina Federico Higuaín 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 FW Norway Ola Kamara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FW United States Adam Jahn 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 DF Costa Rica Waylon Francis 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
16 MF United States Hector Jiménez 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
17 DF Ghana Lalas Abubakar 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
18 MF Panama Cristian Martínez 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 FW The Gambia Kekuta Manneh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF United States Wil Trapp 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF United States Alex Crognale 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Argentina Gastón Sauro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK United States Zack Steffen 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 DF Ghana Harrison Afful 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
26 MF United States Ben Swanson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF United States Abuchi Obinwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Denmark Niko Hansen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF United States Marshall Hollingsworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK United States Logan Ketterer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF United States Connor Maloney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Portugal Pedro Santos 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
41 GK United States Brad Stuver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Guatemala Rodrigo Saravia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
5 MF United States Dilly Duka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Cameroon Tony Tchani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF United States Ethan Finlay 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF Norway Nicolai Næss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Source: [2]

Clean sheets

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No. Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
23 United States Zack Steffen 9 2 0 11 39
30 United States Logan Ketterer 0 0 0 0 0
41 United States Brad Stuver 0 0 0 0 1

Source: [3]

Transfers

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See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2017

In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
DF Ghana Jonathan Mensah Russia Anzhi Makhachkala Signed as a Designated Player. January 3, 2017 [3]
DF United States Josh Williams Canada Toronto FC Selected in stage two of the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft January 5, 2017 [4]
DF Ghana Lalas Abubakar United States Dayton Flyers Selected in the first round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft January 13, 2017 [5]
MF Denmark Niko Hansen United States New Mexico Lobos Selected in the first round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft January 13, 2017 [5]
MF Ghana Mohammed Abu Norway Strømsgodset Signed as a Special Discovery Player January 24, 2017 [6]
MF United States Abuchi Obinwa Germany Hannover 96 Free agent signing January 25, 2017 [7]
MF Panama Cristian Martínez Panama Chorrillo Completed permanent transfer January 25, 2017 [7]
DF United States Connor Maloney United States Penn State Nittany Lions Drafted in the third round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft February 20, 2017 [8]
GK United States Logan Ketterer United States Bradley Braves Drafted in the fourth round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft February 20, 2017 [9]
FW The Gambia Kekuta Manneh Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for Tony Tchani, $225,000 in targeted allocation money, $75,000 general allocation money. If Columbus signs him to a new contract Vancouver will receive a first round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. If sold before December 31, 2018 Vancouver will receive additional general allocation money and Vancouver retains a percentage of any future transfer fee. March 30, 2017 [10]
MF Portugal Pedro Santos Portugal S.C. Braga Signed as a Designated Player August 8, 2017 [11]
MF Brazil Artur Brazil São Paulo FC Completed permanent transfer December 6, 2017 [12]
GK United States Jon Kempin United States LA Galaxy Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft December 13, 2017 [13]
MF United States Mike Grella United States Colorado Rapids Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft December 15, 2017 [14]

Loan in

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Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
MF Brazil Artur Brazil São Paulo Duration of the 2017 MLS season Feb 13, 2017 End of Season [15]

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
MF Cameroon Tony Tchani Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded with $225,000 in targeted allocation money, $75,000 general allocation money for Kekuta Manneh March 30, 2017 [10]
MF United States Dilly Duka United States New York Red Bulls Placed on waivers July 10, 2017 [16]
MF United States Ethan Finlay United States Minnesota United FC Traded for $100,000 in targeted allocation money and $250,000 in general allocation money August 9, 2017 [17]
DF Norway Nicolai Næss Netherlands Heerenveen Transfer, terms undisclosed August 29, 2017 [18]
GK United States Logan Ketterer United States Columbus Crew Option declined December 1, 2017 [19]
GK United States Brad Stuver United States New York City FC Option declined; Rights traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft December 1, 2017 [19][20]
DF Costa Rica Waylon Francis United States Seattle Sounders FC Option declined; Rights Traded for $50,000 in general allocation money December 1, 2017 [19][21]
DF Argentina Gastón Sauro United States Columbus Crew Option declined December 1, 2017 [19]
MF United States Marshall Hollingsworth Retired Option declined December 1, 2017 [19]
MF United States Abuchi Obinwa United States Inter Orlando FC Option declined December 1, 2017 [19]
MF Guatemala Rodrigo Saravia United States Swope Park Rangers Option declined December 1, 2017 [19]
MF United States Ben Swanson Retired Option declined December 1, 2017 [19]
FW The Gambia Kekuta Manneh Mexico C.F. Pachuca Contract expired December 1, 2017 [19]
DF Finland Jukka Raitala United States Los Angeles FC Selected in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft; Columbus receives $50,000 in general allocation money December 12, 2017 [22]

Loan out

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Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
MF Guatemala Rodrigo Saravia Sweden IK Frej Columbus retains right to recall at any time March 4, 2017 November 12, 2017 [23]
MF United States Marshall Hollingsworth United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time. March 4, 2017 October 15, 2017 [23]
MF Panama Cristian Martínez United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time. March 4, 2017 March 24, 2017 [23]
MF United States Ben Swanson United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time. March 4, 2017 April 20, 2017 [23]
MF United States Abuchi Obinwa United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time. March 24, 2017 October 15, 2017 [24]
DF Ghana Lalas Abubakar United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time. April 6, 2017 July 4, 2017 [25]
MF Panama Cristian Martínez United States FC Cincinnati On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time. May 4, 2017 May 8, 2017 [26]
DF United States Connor Maloney United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds On a match-by-match basis. Columbus retains right to recall at any time. May 19, 2017 July 4, 2017 [27]

MLS Draft picks

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Main article: 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft
Main article: 2017 MLS SuperDraft

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

2016 Columbus Crew SC Re-Entry Draft Picks[28]
Stage Round Pick Player Position Team
1 1 3 United States Josh Williams DF Toronto FC
2017 Columbus Crew SC SuperDraft Picks[29]
Round Pick Player Position College
1 5 Ghana Lalas Abubakar DF Dayton
1 9 Denmark Niko Hansen FW New Mexico
3 49 United States Connor Maloney DF Penn State
4 71 United States Logan Ketterer GK Bradley

Awards

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MLS Team of the Week
Week Starters Bench Opponent(s) Link
3 United States Zack Steffen
United States Alex Crognale
United States Gregg Berhalter (Coach) 		United States D.C. United [4]
4 Ghana Harrison Afful
Argentina Federico Higuaín
Brazil Artur 		United States Wil Trapp United States Portland Timbers [5]
5 Iraq Justin Meram United States Alex Crognale
Brazil Artur 		United States Orlando City SC [6]
7 Norway Nicolai Næss
Iraq Justin Meram 		Canada Toronto FC [7]
10 Argentina Federico Higuaín Norway Nicolai Næss United States New England Revolution [8]
11 Iraq Justin Meram Canada Toronto FC
Canada Montreal Impact 		[9]
14 Argentina Federico Higuaín Iraq Justin Meram United States Colorado Rapids [10]
16 Iraq Justin Meram United States Atlanta United FC [11]
17 Argentina Federico Higuaín The Gambia Kekuta Manneh
Norway Ola Kamara 		Canada Montreal Impact [12]
20 United States Alex Crognale Iraq Justin Meram United States Philadelphia Union [13]
21 Norway Ola Kamara Iraq Justin Meram United States Philadelphia Union
United States Real Salt Lake 		[14]
23 Ghana Lalas Abubakar United States Chicago Fire [15]
24 United States Zack Steffen United States Orlando City SC [16]
25 Ghana Jonathan Mensah Ghana Mohammed Abu
Norway Ola Kamara 		United States LA Galaxy
United States FC Dallas 		[17]
28 The Gambia Kekuta Manneh United States Wil Trapp Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC [18]
29 United States Josh Williams Argentina Federico Higuaín United States New York Red Bulls [19]
30 Iraq Justin Meram United States D.C. United [20]
32 United States Wil Trapp United States Orlando City SC [21]
33 United States Zack Steffen
Argentina Federico Higuaín 		United States New York City FC [22]

MLS Player of the Week

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Week Player Opponent(s) Link
11 Iraq Justin Meram Toronto FC
Montreal Impact 		[23]

Kits

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Home
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Record
Home Gold Gold Gold Match 1 vs. Chicago Fire / 9-5-7
Away Black Black Black Match 2 vs. Houston Dynamo / 7-1-5

References

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  1. ^ "Roster". Columbus Crew SC. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Technical Staff | Columbus Crew". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Crew SC acquires Designated Player Jonathan Mensah | Columbus Crew".
  4. ^ "Crew SC signs defender Josh Williams | Columbus Crew".
  5. ^ a b "Crew SC drafts Abubakar, Hansen with Nos. 5 & 9 picks overall | Columbus Crew".
  6. ^ "Crew SC adds defensive midfielder Abu from Norway's topflight | Columbus Crew".
  7. ^ a b "NEWS: Crew SC signs U.S. Youth international Obinwa, completes permanent transfer for Martinez | Columbus Crew".
  8. ^ "Crew SC signs 2017 SuperDraft pick Maloney | Columbus Crew".
  9. ^ "Crew SC signs 2017 SuperDraft pick Ketterer | Columbus Crew".
  10. ^ a b "Crew SC acquires dynamic foward Kekuta Manneh in trade with Vancouver | Columbus Crew".
  11. ^ "Crew SC adds 3rd DP in Portuguese midfielder Pedro Santos | Columbus Crew".
  12. ^ "Crew SC acquires Artur from Sao Paulo FC | Columbus Crew".
  13. ^ "NEWS | Crew SC acquires Jon Kempin via trade with LA Galaxy | Columbus Crew".
  14. ^ "Crew SC acquires Mike Grella via trade with the Colorado Rapids | Columbus Crew".
  15. ^ "Crew SC acquires Brazilian midfielder Artur on loan | Columbus Crew".
  16. ^ "Crew SC waives Dilly Duka | Columbus Crew".
  17. ^ "TRADE | Crew SC acquires TAM & GAM in trade with Minnesota United FC". Archived from the original on August 19, 2017.
  18. ^ "Crew SC transfers Nico Naess to SC Heerenveen in the Netherlands' Eredivisie | Columbus Crew".
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Options exercised on 9 players ahead of 2018 season | Columbus Crew".
  20. ^ "NEWS | Crew SC acquires 2019 SuperDraft pick via trade with New York City FC | Columbus Crew".
  21. ^ "NEWS | Crew SC acquires Allocation Money via trade with Seattle Sounders | Columbus Crew".
  22. ^ "Jukka Raitala selected by LAFC in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft | Columbus Crew".
  23. ^ a b c d "Crew SC completes 5 roster transactions ahead of regular season opener | Columbus Crew".
  24. ^ "Riverhounds seek strong start despite challenging opening matchup". Archived from the original on March 26, 2017.
  25. ^ "Crew SC loans Abubakar to Pittsburgh on a game-by-game basis | Columbus Crew".
  26. ^ Kimura, Fumi (May 5, 2017). "FCC Signs Crew's Cristian Martinez". FC Cincinnati - The Queen City's Professional Soccer Club. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017.
  27. ^ "Showcase Opportunities Approaching for Young Hounds". Archived from the original on July 29, 2017.
  28. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/three-players-selected-stage-1-mls-re-entry-draft [bare URL]
  29. ^ "Crew SC closes 2017 SuperDraft with four selections to enter preseason | Columbus Crew".
  30. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-announces-2017-club-and-executive-award-winners [bare URL]
  31. ^ "2017 Team Awards". Columbus Crew SC. December 5, 2017. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017.
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