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Columbus Crew SC
2020 season
Investor-operatorsDee Haslam
Jimmy Haslam
JW Johnson
Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coachCaleb Porter
StadiumMAPFRE Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 3rd
Overall: 4th
MLS Cup PlayoffsEastern Conference Champions
MLS Cup Champions
U.S. Open CupCanceled
MLS is Back TournamentRound of 16
Trillium CupRunners-up (1 - 3)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer CupWinners (2 - 2)
Visit Tucson Sun CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gyasi Zardes (12)
All:
Gyasi Zardes (15)
Highest home attendance17,473
(3/7 v. SEA)
Lowest home attendance0
(Multiple Games)
Average home league attendance3,259 (16.3%) (Overall)
17,473 (87.5%) (Pre-Covid)
1,482 (7.4%) (Post-Covid)
Biggest winCIN 0–4 CLB (7/11)
Biggest defeatTOR 3–1 CLB (9/27)
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's 25th season of existence and their 25th 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 1 against New York City FC. It was the second season under head coach Caleb Porter. Columbus were also set to compete in the U.S. Open Cup, before its cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 season saw Columbus earn their second ever MLS Cup championship, their first since 2008. Columbus defeated Seattle Sounders FC, 3–0 in the championship match.

Roster

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As of match played November 8, 2020[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 Curaçao CUW Eloy Room (INT)
2 DF Scotland SCO Chris Cadden (INT)
3 DF United States USA Josh Williams
4 DF Ghana GHA Jonathan Mensah
5 DF Netherlands NED Vito Wormgoor (INT)
6 MF United States USA Darlington Nagbe (Captain; DP)
7 MF Portugal POR Pedro Santos (INT)
8 MF Brazil BRA Artur
9 FW Nigeria NGA Fanendo Adi
10 MF Armenia ARM Lucas Zelarayán (INT; DP)
11 FW United States USA Gyasi Zardes (DP)
12 MF Costa Rica CRC Luis Díaz (INT; YDP)
13 GK United States USA Andrew Tarbell (SUP)
14 DF Costa Rica CRC Waylon Francis
16 MF United States USA Hector Jiménez
17 FW Canada CAN Jordan Hamilton (SUP)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF United States USA Sebastian Berhalter (HGP; SUP)
19 DF Argentina ARG Milton Valenzuela (INT)
20 FW Ghana GHA Emmanuel Boateng
21 MF United States USA Aidan Morris (HGP; SUP)
22 MF Haiti HAI Derrick Etienne Jr. (SUP)
23 MF United States USA Grant Lillard (SUP)
24 GK United States USA Jon Kempin (SUP)
25 DF Ghana GHA Harrison Afful
26 MF United States USA Fatai Alashe
27 FW Spain ESP Miguel Berry (SUP)
28 GK United States USA Matt Lampson (SUP)
29 FW Hungary HUN Krisztián Németh
30 DF United States USA Aboubacar Keita (HGP; SUP)
34 MF Morocco MAR Youness Mokhtar (INT)

Technical Staff

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Position Staff
President & General Manager United States Tim Bezbatchenko
Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer United States Steve Lyons
Head Coach United States Caleb Porter
Technical Director, VP of Soccer Operations Canada Pat Onstad
Assistant General Manager, Crew 2 General Manager United States Corey Wray
Director of Scouting Scotland Neil McGuinness
Director of Player Personnel and Strategy France Issa Tall
Director of High Performance United States Clive Brewer
Assistant Coach United States Ben Cross
Assistant Coach Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson
Assistant Coach Uruguay Pablo Moreira
Assistant Coach United States Tim Hanley
Strength & Conditioning Coach United States Brook Hamilton
Fitness Coach Portugal Federico Pizzuto
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach United States Kelly Roderick
Head Athletic Trainer United States Chris Shenberger
Assistant Athletic Trainer United States Daniel Givens
Assistant Athletic Trainer Canada Lageishon Mohanadas
Head Equipment Manager United States David Brauzer
Team Coordinator United States Julio Velasquez
Assistant Equipment Manager United States Ron Meadors
Data Analyst United States Alex Mysiw
Dietician United States Jay Short
Video Analyst United States Liviu Bird
Player Care Coordinator United States McKenzie Bostic

Source: [[2]]

Non-competitive

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Preseason

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The Crew started preseason in Columbus. They then played games in California, Mexico and Arizona as part of the 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Derrick Etienne.

Unsigned draft picks Miguel Berry, Remi Prieur and Danny Griffin also joined the team for preseason.

January 24 Friendly Ventura County Fusion 1–5 Columbus Crew SC Chula Vista, CA
 Report
Report
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
January 28 Friendly Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Chula Vista, CA
 Report
February 1 Friendly Orlando City SC Canceled Columbus Crew SC Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Report Stadium: Pure Mareazul Riviera Maya
Note: Canceled due to inclement weather and field conditions.
February 3 Friendly San Jose Earthquakes 1–4 Columbus Crew SC Cancun, Mexico
 Report
Stadium: Universidad La Salle
Note: Played in four 30-minute periods.
February 12 Friendly Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Columbus Crew SC Casa Grande, AZ
Report
Report
Stadium: Grande Sports World
February 15 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Phoenix Rising FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Tempe, AZ
9:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
February 19 Visit Tucson Sun Cup New York Red Bulls 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Tempe, AZ
8:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 22 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Houston Dynamo 1–4 Columbus Crew SC Tempe, AZ
7:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Midseason

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March 2 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Obetz, OH
2:00 PM EST
Report Stadium: Crew SC Training Center

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 1, 2020 November 8, 2020 Matchday 1 4th 23 12 5 6 36 21 +15 052.17
MLS Cup Playoffs November 21, 2020 December 6, 2020 First Round Winners 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 100.00
MLS is Back Tournament Knockout Round July 28, 2020 July 28, 2020 Round of 16 Round of 16 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 28 16 6 6 46 24 +22 057.14

Source: Competitions

MLS

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Main article: 2020 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 PPG Qualification
1 Philadelphia Union 23 14 4 5 44 20 +24 47 2.04 Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2 Toronto FC[b] 23 13 5 5 33 26 +7 44 1.91 Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[c]
3 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[d]
4 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78 Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
5 New York City FC 23 12 8 3 37 25 +12 39 1.70
Source: MLS[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ As Supporters' Shield winners
  2. ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  3. ^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer)
  4. ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions
Overall table
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2020 MLS overall standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
2 Toronto FC (V) 23 13 5 5 33 26 +7 44 1.91 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3 Sporting Kansas City 21 12 6 3 38 25 +13 39 1.86 2021 Leagues Cup[b]
4 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
5 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78 2021 Leagues Cup[d]
6 Seattle Sounders FC 22 11 5 6 44 23 +21 39 1.77 2021 Leagues Cup[e]
Source: MLS[4]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (V) Canadian Championship finalists
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer) (CAN1)
  2. ^ As 1st, Western Conference (MLS1)
  3. ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions (USA1)
  4. ^ As 4th, Eastern Conference (MLS2)
  5. ^ As 2nd, Western Conference (MLS3)

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
23 41 12 6 5 36 21  +15 10 1 0 22 6  +16 2 5 5 14 15  −1

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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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
StadiumHANNNHAAHHAHHAAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDWWWWLDWWDWWLDLLWDLWLW
Source: Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

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On December 5, 2019, the league announced the home openers for every club, with Columbus playing New York City FC at MAPFRE Stadium. The schedule for the remainder of the season was released by the league on December 19, 2019.[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the original schedule had to be shortened and was released in installments. The remainder of the regular season schedule was announced on September 22, 2020.[6]

Original Schedule [7]
March 1 1 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC Columbus, OH
12:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 17,473
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistant referees: Felisha Mariscal
Chris Elliott
Fourth official: Lukasz Szpala
March 7 2 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Seattle, WA
10:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Century Link Field
Attendance: 33,080
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant referees: Frank Anderson
Jeff Hosking
Fourth official: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
March 14 3 Columbus Crew SC Canceled Real Salt Lake Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
March 21 4 Nashville SC Canceled Columbus Crew SC Nashville, TN
2:00 PM EDT Stadium: Nissan Stadium
April 4 5 Columbus Crew SC Canceled Toronto FC Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
April 11 6 Columbus Crew SC Canceled Orlando City SC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
April 19 7 Chicago Fire FC Canceled Columbus Crew SC Chicago, IL
2:00 PM EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
April 25 8 Columbus Crew SC Canceled Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
April 29 9 Columbus Crew SC Canceled Minnesota United FC Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
May 2 10 New York Red Bulls Canceled Columbus Crew SC Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
May 9 11 Columbus Crew SC Canceled Montreal Impact Columbus, OH
1:00 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
May 16 12 New England Revolution Canceled Columbus Crew SC Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
May 23 13 Orlando City SC Canceled Columbus Crew SC Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Exploria Stadium
May 27 14 Columbus Crew SC Canceled Vancouver Whitecaps FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
May 30 15 Philadelphia Union Canceled Columbus Crew SC Chester, PA
TBD Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
June 13 16 Columbus Crew SC Canceled Chicago Fire FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
June 17 17 FC Dallas Canceled Columbus Crew SC Toyota Stadium
8:30 PM EDT
June 20 18 Columbus Crew SC Canceled D.C. United Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
June 27 19 Columbus Crew SC Canceled Atlanta United Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
July 1 20 Portland Timbers Canceled Columbus Crew SC Portland, OR
10:30 PM EDT Stadium: Providence Park
July 5 21 Columbus Crew SC Canceled Inter Miami CF Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
July 11 22 Montreal Impact Canceled Columbus Crew SC Montreal, QC
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Stade Saputo
July 19 23 FC Cincinnati Canceled Columbus Crew SC Cincinnati, OH
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Nippert Stadium
July 25 24 Columbus Crew SC Canceled Colorado Rapids Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
August 1 25 D.C. United Canceled Columbus Crew SC Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 8 26 Toronto FC Canceled Columbus Crew SC Toronto, ON
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: BMO Field
August 12 27 New York City FC Canceled Columbus Crew SC New York, NY
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
August 15 28 Columbus Crew SC Canceled New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
August 22 29 Columbus Crew SC Canceled FC Cincinnati Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
August 29 30 Sporting Kansas City Canceled Columbus Crew SC Kansas City, KS
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
September 12 31 Columbus Crew SC Canceled Houston Dynamo Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
September 19 32 Columbus Crew SC Canceled New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
September 26 33 Atlanta United Canceled Columbus Crew SC Atlanta, GA
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 4 34 Inter Miami CF Canceled Columbus Crew SC Fort Lauderdale, FL
4:30 PM EDT Stadium: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Restarted Schedule
July 11 3 (MiBT) FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC Bay Lake, FL
10:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Ramy Touchan
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[8]
July 16 4 (MiBT) Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls Bay Lake, FL
10:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistant referees: Chris Wattam
Claudiu Badea
Fourth official: Ismail Elfath
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[8]
July 21 5 (MiBT) Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Bay Lake, FL
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Timothy Ford
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Jason White
Fourth official: Allen Chapman
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[8]
August 20 6 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Fourth official: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Match will be played without spectators.[9]
August 24 7 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC New York, NY
7:00 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Assistant referees: Jose Da Silva
Gjovalin Bori
Fourth official: Kevin Broadley
August 29 8 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Fourth official: Robert Sibiga
September 2 9 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Assistant referees: Matt Nelson
C.J. Morgante
Fourth official: Victor Rivas
September 6 10 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Assistant referees: Brian Dunn
Gjovalin Bori
Fourth official: Lukasz Szpala
September 12 11 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Chicago, IL
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski
Ian McKay
Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos
September 19 12 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Matt Nelson
Fourth official: Calin Radosav
September 23 13 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 1,455
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant referees: Corey Parker
C.J. Morgante
Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic
September 27 14 Toronto FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC East Hartford, CT
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Timothy Ford
Assistant referees: Brian Dunn
T.J. Zablocki
Fourth official: Thomas Snyder
October 3 15 FC Dallas 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Frisco, TX
8:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,572
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistant referees: Frank Anderson
Jeremy Kieso
Fourth official: Elton Garcia
October 7 16 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 1,401
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant referees: Peter Balciunas
C.J. Morgante
Fourth official: Lukasz Szpala
October 14 17 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant referees: Peter Balciunas
Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Lukasz Szpala
October 18 18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski
Peter Balciunas
Fourth official: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
October 24 19 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Houston, TX
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 2,237
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Assistant referees: Chris Elliott
Kevin Lock
Fourth official: Elijio Arreguin
October 28 20 D.C. United 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Washington, D.C.
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel
Matt Nelson
Fourth official: Sergii Demianchuk
November 1 21 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
3:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Ian McKay
Fourth official: Lukasz Szpala
November 4 22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistant referees: Logan Brown
Gjovalin Bori
Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic
Note: Rescheduled from original October 11 match.[10]
November 8 23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
3:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant referees: Corey Parker
Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Sergii Demianchuk

MLS is Back Tournament

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Main article: MLS is Back Tournament
Group E results
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew SC 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2 FC Cincinnati 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3 New York Red Bulls 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4 Atlanta United 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0
Source: MLS[11]
July 11 3 Group E FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC Bay Lake, FL
10:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Ramy Touchan
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[8]
July 16 4 Group E Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls Bay Lake, FL
10:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistant referees: Chris Wattam
Claudiu Badea
Fourth official: Ismail Elfath
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[8]
July 21 5 Group E Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Bay Lake, FL
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Timothy Ford
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Jason White
Fourth official: Allen Chapman
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[8]
July 28 Round of 16 Columbus Crew SC 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Minnesota United FC Bay Lake, FL
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant referees: Jason White
Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Victor Rivas
Penalties

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs

First Round

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November 21 First Round Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
3:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel
Eric Weisbrod
Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos

Conference Semifinals

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November 29 Conference Semifinals Columbus Crew SC 2–0 (a.e.t.) Nashville SC Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Nima Saghafi

Conference Finals

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December 6 Conference Finals Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EST
Report Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant referees: Frank Anderson
Eric Weisbrod
Fourth official: Robert Sibiga

MLS Cup

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Main article: MLS Cup 2020
December 12 MLS Cup Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, OH
8:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant referees: Corey Parker
Kathryn Nesbitt
Fourth official: Alex Chilowicz

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

The 2020 edition of the U.S. Open Cup was canceled on August 17 due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

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[note 1] MLS is Back
Knockout Stage		 MLS Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Curaçao CUW Eloy Room 19 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Chris Cadden 10 0 3+5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
3 DF United States USA Josh Williams 16 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
4 DF Ghana GHA Jonathan Mensah 28 0 23+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
5 DF Netherlands NED Vito Wormgoor 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF United States USA Darlington Nagbe 19 2 14+1 1 1+0 0 3+0 1
7 MF Portugal POR Pedro Santos 26 8 22+0 6 1+0 0 3+0 2
8 MF Brazil BRA Artur 27 3 20+2 2 1+0 0 4+0 1
9 FW Nigeria NGA Fanendo Adi 12 0 1+10 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 MF Armenia ARM Lucas Zelarayán 21 8 12+4 6 1+0 0 4+0 2
11 FW United States USA Gyasi Zardes 26 15 20+1 12 1+0 1 4+0 2
12 MF Costa Rica CRC Luis Díaz 26 0 14+7 0 1+0 0 3+1 0
13 GK United States USA Andrew Tarbell 10 0 6+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
14 DF Costa Rica CRC Waylon Francis 5 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
16 MF United States USA Hector Jiménez 10 0 4+4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 FW Canada CAN Jordan Hamilton 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF United States USA Sebastian Berhalter 9 0 4+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF Argentina ARG Milton Valenzuela 24 0 17+2 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
20 FW Ghana GHA Emmanuel Boateng 12 0 3+7 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
21 MF United States USA Aidan Morris 11 0 2+8 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF Haiti HAI Derrick Etienne Jr. 24 2 8+13 1 0+1 0 2+0 1
23 DF United States USA Grant Lillard 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 GK United States USA Jon Kempin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF Ghana GHA Harrison Afful 26 1 20+1 1 1+0 0 4+0 0
26 MF United States USA Fatai Alashe 9 1 6+2 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
27 FW Spain ESP Miguel Berry 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK United States USA Matt Lampson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW Hungary HUN Krisztián Németh 5 1 2+2 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 DF United States USA Aboubacar Keita 12 0 10+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
34 MF Morocco MAR Youness Mokhtar 19 3 10+9 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
    Own Goal 0 2 - 2 - 0 - 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
44 DF Sweden SWE Axel Sjoberg 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Source: Columbus stats

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Name MLS[note 2] MLS is Back
Knockout stage 		2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Curaçao Eloy Room 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Scotland Chris Cadden 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF United States Josh Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Ghana Jonathan Mensah 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
5 DF Netherlands Vito Wormgoor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF United States Darlington Nagbe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Portugal Pedro Santos 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
8 MF Brazil Artur 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 FW Nigeria Fanendo Adi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Armenia Lucas Zelarayán 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 FW United States Gyasi Zardes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF Costa Rica Luis Díaz 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
13 GK United States Andrew Tarbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Costa Rica Waylon Francis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF United States Hector Jiménez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW United States Jordan Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF United States Sebastian Berhalter 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Argentina Milton Valenzuela 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
20 FW Ghana Emmanuel Boateng 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF United States Aidan Morris 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 MF Haiti Derrick Etienne Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF United States Grant Lillard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK United States Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Ghana Harrison Afful 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
26 MF United States Fatai Alashe 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 FW Spain Miguel Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW United States Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Hungary Krisztián Németh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF United States Aboubacar Keita 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 MF Morocco Youness Mokhtar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
44 DF Sweden Axel Sjöberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Columbus stats

Clean sheets

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No. Name MLS[note 3] MLS is Back
Knockout stage 		MLS Cup Playoffs Total Games Played
1 Curaçao Eloy Room 7 0 1 8 18
13 United States Andrew Tarbell 2 0 2 4 9
24 United States Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0
28 United States Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Columbus stats

Transfers

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See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2020

In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
MF United States Aidan Morris United States Indiana Signed to Homegrown Player deal. January 14, 2020 [13]
MF United States Sebastian Berhalter United States North Carolina Signed to Homegrown Player deal. January 17, 2020 [14]
FW Nigeria Fanendo Adi United States FC Cincinnati Picked up off waivers January 27, 2020 [15]
MF Haiti Derrick Etienne Jr. United States New York Red Bulls Signed as a free agent February 4, 2020 [16]
GK United States Andrew Tarbell United States San Jose Earthquakes Traded for $75,000 in general allocation money February 19, 2020 [17]
FW Spain Miguel Berry United States San Diego Drafted in the first round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft February 27, 2020 [18]
MF Ghana Emmanuel Boateng United States DC United Traded for Axel Sjöberg August 14, 2020 [19]
DF United States Grant Lillard United States Inter Miami CF Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft August 14, 2020 [20]
DF United States Fatai Alashe United States FC Cincinnati Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. FC Cincinnati will instead receive $50,000 of 2021 general allocation money should certain performance conditions be met. August 17, 2020 [21]
FW Hungary Krisztián Németh Slovakia Dunajská Streda Signed as free agent October 5, 2020 [22]
GK United States Evan Bush Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for $125,000 in general allocation money December 14, 2020 [23]
FW England Bradley Wright-Phillips United States Los Angeles FC Signed as a free agent December 23, 2020 [24]

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
MF United States Wil Trapp United States Inter Miami CF Traded for $100,000 in general allocation money and a 2020 international roster slot January 31, 2020 [25]
FW United States JJ Williams United States Birmingham Legion Placed on waivers February 20, 2020 [26]
MF Sweden Axel Sjöberg United States DC United Traded for Emmanuel Boateng August 14, 2020 [27]
GK United States Andrew Tarbell United States Austin FC Option declined December 14, 2020 [28]
MF United States Fatai Alashe United States Sacramento Republic Option declined December 14, 2020 [28]
MF Ghana Emmanuel Boateng United States New England Revolution Option declined December 14, 2020 [28]
MF Morocco Youness Mokhtar Netherlands ADO Den Haag Option declined December 14, 2020 [28]
FW Canada Jordan Hamilton United States Indy Eleven Option declined December 14, 2020 [28]
FW Hungary Krisztián Németh Hungary Debreceni VSC Option declined December 14, 2020 [28]
DF Costa Rica Waylon Francis United States Columbus Crew SC Contract expired December 14, 2020 [28]
MF United States Hector Jiménez United States Austin FC Contract expired December 14, 2020 [28]
FW Nigeria Fanendo Adi United States Minnesota United FC Contract expired December 14, 2020 [28]

Loan out

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Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
GK United States Jon Kempin United States San Diego Loyal SC Option to Recall March 6, 2020 September 19, 2020 [29]
FW Spain Miguel Berry United States San Diego Loyal SC Option to Recall August 28, 2020 September 23, 2020 [30]

MLS Draft picks

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Main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft
Main article: 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft

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

2020 Columbus Crew SC SuperDraft Picks[31]
Round Pick Player Position College
1 7 Spain Miguel Berry FW San Diego
2 47 Austria Remi Prieur GK St. Mary's
2 49 United States Danny Griffin MF Providence
2020 Columbus Crew SC Re-Entry Draft Picks[32]
Stage Round Pick Player Position Team
2 1 26 United States Eric Dick GK Sporting Kansas City

Awards

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MLS Team of the Week[33]
Week Starters Bench Opponent(s) Link
1 Armenia Lucas Zelarayán United States New York City FC [34]
2 Brazil Artur United States Seattle Sounders FC [35]
MLS is Back – Round 1 United States Darlington Nagbe
Armenia Lucas Zelarayán
United StatesGyasi Zardes 		United States FC Cincinnati [36]
MLS is Back – Round 2 United States Darlington Nagbe
Ghana Jonathan Mensah 		Armenia Lucas Zelarayán United StatesNew York Red Bulls [37]
MLS is Back – Round 3 United States Darlington Nagbe United States Atlanta United FC [38]
6 United States Darlington Nagbe Haiti Derrick Etienne Jr. United States Chicago Fire FC [39]
9 Armenia Lucas Zelarayán United States Philadelphia Union [40]
10 United States Gyasi Zardes United States FC Cincinnati [41]
11 United StatesGyasi Zardes United States Chicago Fire FC [42]
12 Ghana Jonathan Mensah United States Nashville SC [43]
13 Portugal Pedro Santos
Armenia Lucas Zelarayán 		United States Minnesota United FC [44]
19 United States Andrew Tarbell Portugal Pedro Santos
Brazil Artur 		United States New York City FC [45]
22 Curaçao Eloy Room Brazil Artur United States Philadelphia Union [46]

Kits

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Home
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Record
Home Gold Gold Gold Match 1 vs. NYCFC
Away Black Black Black Match 2 vs. Seattle

Notes

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  1. ^ MLS counted the three group stage games of the MLS is Back Tournament as regular season matches
  2. ^ MLS counted the three group stage games of the MLS is Back Tournament as regular season matches
  3. ^ MLS counted the three group stage games of the MLS is Back Tournament as regular season matches

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