Columbus Crew - Definition and Overview

Columbus Crew

Columbus_Crew_logo.gif Team logo
Year Founded	1995
League	Major League Soccer
Stadium	Columbus Crew Stadium
Coach	Greg Andrulis, 2001-
Home colors 　 Away colors
All-Time Leaders*
Games	Mike Clark, 221
Goals	Brian McBride, Jeff Cunningham, 62
Assists	Robert Warzycha, 61
Points	Brian McBride, 169
Shutouts	Jon Busch, 19
First Game Columbus Crew 4 - 0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996)
Largest Win Columbus Crew 6 - 1 New England Revolution (Ohio Stadium; August 8, 1998) Columbus Crew 6 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny (Crew Stadium; June 16, 2001)
Worst Defeat Columbus Crew 0 - 4 MetroStars (Ohio Stadium; June 30, 1996) D.C. United 4 - 0 Columbus Crew (RFK Stadium; November 13, 1999) Tampa Bay Mutiny 5 - 1 Columbus Crew (Raymond James Stadium; March 18, 2000) Dallas Burn 4 - 0 Columbus Crew (Cotton Bowl; May 12, 2001)
MLS Cup
None
US Open Cup
2002
*all stats for MLS regular season only

The Columbus Crew are Columbus, Ohio's Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise. They are owned by Lamar Hunt, who also owns the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Wizards and F.C. Dallas. They have played at Columbus Crew Stadium, the first major soccer-specific stadium in the US, since 1999.

The Crew have won only one tournament to date, the 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, defeating the 2002 MLS Cup and Supporter's Shield winner Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0. They have reached one other final, the 1998 Open Cup, which was postponed due to a hurricane and controversially relocated from Virginia Beach to Soldier Field, the home of the Chicago Fire, who won the match in overtime 2-1.

Honors

• US Open Cup 1 (2002)
• MLS Supporters' Shield 1 (2004)

Current Roster

Notable Players

• Edson Buddle (2001-)
• Jeff Cunningham (1998-)
• Thomas Dooley (1997-1999)
• Brad Friedel (1996-1997) 1997 Goalkeeper of the Year
• Frankie Hejduk (2003-)
• Stern John (1998-1999)
• Kyle Martino (2002-)
• Brian McBride (1996-2003)
• Ante Razov (2005-)
• Tony Sanneh (2004)

Head coaches

• Timo Liekoski (1996)
• Tom Fitzgerald (1996-2001)
• Greg Andrulis (2001-)

International competition

• 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  • First round v. Arabe Unido -- 3:0, 1:2 (Crew advance 4:2 on aggregate)
  • Quarterfinal v. Monarcas Morelia -- 0:6, 2:0 (Morelia advance 6:2 on aggregate)

External links

• www.thecrew.com
• Hunt Park Insider (http://www.huntparkinsider.com/)