2008 Columbus Crew season

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.

Columbus Crew

2008 season
Investor-operators	Clark Hunt Dan Hunt Lamar Hunt Jr. Sharron Hunt Munson Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors
Head Coach	Sigi Schmid
Stadium	Columbus Crew Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 1st Overall: 1st
MLS Cup Playoffs	Eastern Conference Champions MLS Cup Champions
U.S. Open Cup	Qualification Finals
Trillium Cup	Champions (3–1)
MLS Reserve League	10th Place
Top goalscorer	League: Alejandro Moreno (9) All: Alejandro Moreno (10)
Highest home attendance	22,685 (10/4 v. LA)
Lowest home attendance	4,816(5/24 v. RSL)
Average home league attendance	14,422 (63.9%)
Biggest win	CLB 4–0 NE (9/6)
Biggest defeat	NY 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)
Home colors Away colors
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Background

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

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  USA William Hesmer 2 DF  USA Frankie Hejduk (captain) 3 DF  USA Brad Evans 4 DF  ARG Gino Padula (INT) 5 DF  USA Danny O'Rourke 6 DF  ENG Andy Iro (INT) 7 FW  ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto (INT) 8 DF  NZL Duncan Oughton 9 FW  USA Jason Garey 10 FW  VEN Alejandro Moreno 11 FW  USA Pat Noonan 12 MF  USA Eddie Gaven 13 DF  USA Andrew Peterson (DEV) 14 DF  USA Chad Marshall 15 MF  BRA Stefani Miglioranzi 16 MF  USA Brian Carroll 17 MF  NGA Emmanuel Ekpo (INT)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 GK  USA Kenny Schoeni (DEV) 19 DF  USA Robbie Rogers (DEV) 20 MF  USA Brian Plotkin (DEV) 22 MF  SCO Adam Moffat (INT; DEV) 23 DF  VIN Ezra Hendrickson 24 DF  USA Jed Zayner (GA; DEV) 25 FW  USA George Josten (DEV) 26 FW  USA Cory Elenio (DEV) 27 DF  USA Ryan Junge (DEV) 29 FW  HAI Ricardo Pierre-Louis (INT; DEV) 30 GK  USA Andy Gruenebaum 31 MF  USA Kevin Burns (DEV) 32 MF  USA Steven Lenhart (DEV) 37 MF  ZIM Stanley Nyazamba (INT; DEV)

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

Source: ^[1]

Non-competitive

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

Columbus Crew v Kansas City Wizards

February 9 Friendly	Columbus Crew	4-0	Kansas City Wizards	Bradenton, FL
	Lenhart 27' Só 53' Josten 80' Pierre-Louis 82'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

February 13 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2-3	Chicago Fire	Bradenton, FL
	Rogers 26' Gaven 50'	Report	Rolfe 14' Frankowski 28', 30'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Columbus Crew v U.S. U-17 National Team

February 14 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2-0	U.S. U-17 National Team	Bradenton, FL
	Elenio 5' Josten 15'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy

Columbus Crew v South Florida Bulls

February 16 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2-0	South Florida Bulls	Bradenton, FL
	Oughton 5' Josten 53'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy

San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew

February 22 Friendly	San Jose Earthquakes	2-1	Columbus Crew	San Luis Obispo, CA
	Kamara 17', 54' Cochrane  36' Garcia  42'	Report	Miglioranzi  11' Gaven 34'	Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium

Chivas USA v Columbus Crew

February 23 Michael Hoefflin Foundation Benefit Match	Chivas USA	1-2	Columbus Crew	Santa Clarita, CA
	Harris 9' Kljestan  56'	Report	Evans 39' Rogers 59'	Stadium: Cougar Stadium

Ventura County Fusion v Columbus Crew

February 25 Friendly	Ventura County Fusion	1-0	Columbus Crew	Ventura, CA
	Garcia 12'	Report		Stadium: Buena High School

Blackburn Rovers Reserves v Columbus Crew

March 6 Friendly	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	0-1	Columbus Crew	Brockhall Village, England
		Report	Moffat 23'	Stadium: Brockhall Training Ground

Everton F.C. Reserves v Columbus Crew

March 7 Friendly	Everton F.C. Reserves	1-0	Columbus Crew	Liverpool, England
	58'	Report		Stadium: Finch Farm

Columbus Crew v A.D. Isidro Metapán

March 22 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1-0	A.D. Isidro Metapán	Columbus, OH
	Hejduk  37' Hernández 67'	Report	Posadas  71'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

Midseason

Cleveland City Stars v Columbus Crew

April 13 Friendly	Cleveland City Stars	2-2	Columbus Crew	Parma, OH
	MacGregor 4' Williams 35'	Report	Lenhart 76' Miglioranzi  89' Hernández 92'	Stadium: Byers Field

Ohio State Buckeyes v Columbus Crew

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

Columbus Crew v Club Atlético Independiente

July 9 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2-1	Club Atlético Independiente	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT	Rogers 63' Garey 67'	Report	Vitti 83'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

Columbus Crew v West Ham United F.C.

July 20 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1-3	West Ham United F.C.	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT	Garey 20'	Report	Ashton 6' Evans 26' (o.g.) Reid 52'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Ben Chaouf

Columbus Crew v Cleveland City Stars

August 25 Friendly	Columbus Crew	3-1	Cleveland City Stars	Obetz, OH
11:00 AM EDT	Noonan Lenhart Oughton	Report		Stadium: Crew Training Center

Competitive

Overview

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

Main article: 2008 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Stadium	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	T	L	L	L	W	T	W	T	L	T	W	L	W	W	W	W	T	W	W	W	T	L	W

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

Match results

Columbus Crew v Toronto FC

March 29 1	Columbus Crew	2–0	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
	Hejduk  10' Moffat 26' Moreno 76'	Report	Edu  55'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,843 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli Nate Clement Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez

New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew

April 5 2	New York Red Bulls	2–0	Columbus Crew	East Rutherford, NJ
7:30 PM EDT	van den Bergh 1' Goldthwaite 8' Parke  65'  81'	Report		Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 17,119 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez

Columbus Crew v Chivas USA

April 12 3	Columbus Crew	4–3	Chivas USA	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Gaven  22' Barros Schelotto 26' (pen.),  90+4' Moreno 35' Moffat  48' Rogers 71', 82' Padula  75'	Report	Kljestan 33',  84' Bornstein  37' Marsch  68', 72' Nagamura 78' Mendoza  13'  83'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 6,733 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: George Gansner Greg Boles Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

April 17 4	D.C. United	1–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT	Namoff 42'	Report	Carroll  29' Moreno 32' Peralta 43' (o.g.) O'Rourke  57' Hesmer  83'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 13,329 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Steve Taylor Fourth official: Alex Prus

Columbus Crew v Houston Dynamo

April 26 5	Columbus Crew	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Moreno 22' Moffat  48' Hesmer  90+1' Hejduk  90+6'	Report	Boswell  28'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,271 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Chris Strickland James Conlee Fourth official: Andrew Chapin

Columbus Crew v Kansas City Wizards

May 3 6	Columbus Crew	2–1	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Moffat 4' Rogers 34' Hejduk  36' Evans  90'	Report	Espinoza  36' López  58', 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,447 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Peter Balciunas Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew

May 10 7	San Jose Earthquakes	2–3	Columbus Crew	Santa Clara, CA
10:00 PM EDT	Riley  8' Corrales 42' Johnson 88'	Report	Rogers 73', 80' Evans 82'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,318 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: Emiliano Monje Greg Boles Fourth official: Richard Heron

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

May 17 8	Toronto FC	0–0	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
3:30 PM EDT		Report	Barros Schelotto  90'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,358 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: George Gansner Darren Clark Fourth official: Mauricio Navarro

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

May 24 9	Columbus Crew	0–1	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hejduk  41' Hendrickson  90' Marshall  90+3'	Report	Nyassi  47' Dube 89'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,621 Referee: Richard Heron Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Eric Boria Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

Chivas USA v Columbus Crew

May 31 10	Chivas USA	2–0	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
10:30 PM EDT	Flores 19' Marsch 21' Burling  42' Braun  61' Harris  82'	Report	O'Rourke  22' Moffat  49'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,388 Referee: Fernando Galvan Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Fabio Tovar Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo

Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes

June 7 11	Columbus Crew	0–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Moreno  67' Rogers  76' Evans  80'	Report	Johnson 10' Riley  33'  85' Corrales 60' Cochrane  65' Gray  69' Denton  82'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,704 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Peter Manikowski Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

Kansas City Wizards v Columbus Crew

June 14 12	Kansas City Wizards	0–3	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, MO
8:00 PM EDT	Conrad  67' López  67'	Report	Marshall 3' Moreno 20', 67' O'Rourke  44' Iro  65'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Jason Cullum Fourth official: Shane Moody

Los Angeles Galaxy v Columbus Crew

June 21 13	Los Angeles Galaxy	3–3	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
10:30 PM EDT	Donovan 4', 83' (pen.) Franklin  25' Buddle 47' Xavier  87'	Report	Evans 67' Barros Schelotto 71' (pen.) Lenhart 88'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Darren Clark Emiliano Monje Fourth official: Ramon Hernandez

Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids

June 28 14	Columbus Crew	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Ekpo  19', 70' Barros Schelotto 53' (pen.) Iro  87'	Report	LaBrocca 60'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,254 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli Sean Hurd Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

July 5 15	Columbus Crew	2–2	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT	Ekpo 36' Hejduk  71' Miglioranzi  85' Lenhart 87' O'Rourke  89'	Report	Rolfe 8' Carr 25' Segares  53' Soumaré  89' Prideaux  90'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,172 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Sean Hurd Michael Salyers Fourth official: Joe Caroccio

Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew

July 12 16	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Columbus Crew	Salt Lake City, UT
9:00 PM EDT	Morales 4' Beckerman  78' Findley 78' Beltran  81' Borchers  90'	Report	Oughton  65'	Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium Attendance: 12,378 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Fabio Tovar Fourth official: Richard Heron

Columbus Crew v Kansas City Wizards

July 17 17	Columbus Crew	3–3	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT	Barros Schelotto 26',  72' Moreno 33' Marshall 38' Rogers  39'	Report	Hejduk 22' (o.g) Espinoza 24' Morsink  59' Wolff 75' Harrington  81'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,117 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Paul Scott Fourth official: Shane Moody

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew

July 27 18	Colorado Rapids	0–2	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, CO
9:30 PM EDT	LaBrocca  45'	Report	O'Rourke  13' Lenhart 21',  42' Hejduk  60' Garey 75' Iro  80'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,647 Referee: Shane Moody Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Steve Taylor Fourth official: Alex Prus

Houston Dynamo v Columbus Crew

August 2 19	Houston Dynamo	2–0	Columbus Crew	Houston, TX
8:30 PM EDT	Davis 13' Jaqua  29' Ching 43'	Report	Gaven  32' Hendrickson  37'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 15,371 Referee: Steven Depiero Assistant referees: Joe Fletcher Peter Manikowski Fourth official: Jasen Anno

Columbus Crew v FC Dallas

August 16 20	Columbus Crew	2–1	FC Dallas	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Carroll  56', 62' Evans 65'	Report	Moor  29' Cunningham 35' Wagner  50'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,647 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Jason Cullum Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

Columbus Crew v Real Salt Lake

August 23 21	Columbus Crew	3–0	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Marshall 15' Barros Schelotto 25' (pen.) Hejduk  26' Evans 55' O'Rourke  65'	Report	Olave  7'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,448 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Claudiu Badea Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

FC Dallas v Columbus Crew

August 30 22	FC Dallas	1–2	Columbus Crew	Frisco, Texas
9:00 PM EDT	Cunningham 35'	Report	Iron  27' Evans  30' Moreno 37' Gaven 40'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 10,590 Referee: Ramon Hernandez Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli Greg Boles Fourth official: Jair Marrufo

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

September 6 23	Columbus Crew	4–0	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Barros Schelotto 39' Iro 45' Garey 67', 90',  83'	Report	Albright  23' Joseph  50' Igwe  59'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,918 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Steve Taylor Eric Boria Fourth official: Fernando Galvan

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

September 13 24	Toronto FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
3:30 PM EDT	Robinson 6'	Report	Noonan 40'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,657 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Héctor Vergara Nate Clement Fourth official: Mark Geiger

Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls

September 18 25	Columbus Crew	3–1	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Hejduk 41' Rogers 46' Gaven 85'	Report	Ángel 21' Boyens  34' Cichero  52' Richards  68' Goldthwaite  89'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,881 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Steve Taylor Michael Salyers Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

September 27 26	New England Revolution	0–1	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT	Joseph  90'	Report	Hejduk  6'  65' Marshall 35' Hesmer  90'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,035 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Rob Fereday Jason Cullum Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez

Columbus Crew v Los Angeles Galaxy

October 4 27	Columbus Crew	1–0	Los Angeles Galaxy	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Carroll  9' Moreno 43'	Report	Vagenas  29' Beckham  32' Jordan  83'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 22,685 Referee: Jorge González Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry C.J. Morgante Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

October 12 28	Chicago Fire	2–2	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, IL
3:00 PM EDT	McBride 13', 79' Busch  45'	Report	Gaven 59' Barros Schelotto 61' Carroll  86'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,994 Referee: Shane Moody Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Sean Hurd Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja

New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew

October 18 29	New York Red Bulls	3–1	Columbus Crew	East Rutherford, NJ
7:30 PM EDT	Kandji  30' Ángel 48', 76' van den Bergh  82' Cepero 83' Boyens  90'	Report	Hendrickson  53' Lenhart 62' Noonan  82'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 18,546 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Thomas Supple Jason Cullum Fourth official: Lee Suckle

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

October 26 30	Columbus Crew	1–0	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT	Carroll  66' Evans 77',  78'	Report	Emílio  25' Burch  53' McTavish  78'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,591 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Nate Clement Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

Kansas City Wizards v Columbus Crew

November 1 Leg 1	Kansas City Wizards	1–1	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, KS
8:00 PM EDT	Jewsbury  40' Arnaud 53' Gomez  75'	Report	Padula  84' Lenhart 90+2' Carroll  90+3'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jorge González Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Corey Rockwell Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo

Columbus Crew v Kansas City Wizards

November 8 Leg 2	Columbus Crew	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST	Evans 7',  63' Rogers 57',  66' Hejduk  87' Ekpo  90'	Report	Arnaud  39' Wahl  49'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,153 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli Nate Clement Fourth official: Mark Geiger

Conference Finals

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

November 13 Conference Finals	Columbus Crew	2–1	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST	Marshall 49' Gaven 55' O'Rourke  57' Hesmer  90+2'	Report	Soumare  22' McBride 29' Segares  48' Prideaux  67'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,688 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Thomas Supple Fabio Tovar Fourth official: Richard Heron

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup 2008

New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew

November 23 MLS Cup	New York Red Bulls	1–3	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
3:30 PM EST	Leitch  4' Wolyniec 51'	Report	Moreno 31' Marshall 53' Padula  68' Hejduk 82'	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

Main article: 2008 U.S. Open Cup qualification

Columbus Crew (MLS) v Real Salt Lake (MLS)

May 27 Qualification Semifinals	Columbus Crew (MLS)	2–0	Real Salt Lake (MLS)	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Lenhart 26' Rogers 53' Ekpo  78' Moffat  80' Zayner  90+4'	Report	Kovalenko  49'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 4,816 Referee: Jeff Gontarek Assistant referees: Mikael Lundqvist Michael Szymanski Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

Chicago Fire (MLS) v Columbus Crew (MLS)

June 10 Qualification Final	Chicago Fire (MLS)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Columbus Crew (MLS)	Peoria, IL
8:00 PM EDT	King 10' Herron 65', 116' (pen.) Prideaux  82'	Report	Ekpo 63' Garey 67' Zayner  79' Rogers  100'	Stadium: Shea Stadium Attendance: 3,829 Referee: Tony Russo

Reserve League

Overall table

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

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

April 18 1	D.C. United	3-2	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
	Stratford 49' Barlow 62' Cordeiro 90'	Report	Kirk 45' (o.g.) Garey 48'	Stadium: D.C. United Training Complex Attendance: 104 Referee: Andrew Chapin

Columbus Crew v Kansas City Wizards

May 4 2	Columbus Crew	1-1	Kansas City Wizards	Obetz, OH
	Lenhart 22' Zayner  59' Evans  67'	Report	Pore 43' Souter  77'	Stadium: Crew Training Center

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

May 17 3	Toronto FC	1-0	Columbus Crew	Toronto, Ontario
	Attakora 11' James  35' Dunivant  49'	Report		Stadium: BMO Field

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

May 25 4	Columbus Crew	1-0	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
	Garey 10'	Report	Fernandez  52'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

Kansas City Wizards v Columbus Crew

June 15 5	Kansas City Wizards	2-3	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, MO
11:00 a.m. EST	Morsink  36' Pore 42', 56' (pen.)	Report	Garey 7' Peterson 12' Evans  51' Josten 89'	Stadium: Swope Park Training Center

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

June 25 6	Columbus Crew	0-1	D.C. United	Obetz, OH
	Zayner  58' Hernández  86'	Report	Dyachenko 73'	Stadium: Crew Training Center

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

July 6 7	Columbus Crew	3-2	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
	Elenio 35' Garey 53' Peterson 73'	Report	Banner 44' Hlavaty 48'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

Columbus Crew v Toronto FC

September 3 8

Columbus Crew

Cancelled

Toronto FC

Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls

September 19 9	Columbus Crew	0-0	New York Red Bulls	Obetz, OH
		Report		Stadium: Crew Training Center

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

September 28 10	New England Revolution	1-0	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
	Walker  8' Tornaritis 76' Igwe  91+'	Report		Stadium: Gillette Stadium

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

October 12 11	Chicago Fire	1-0	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, IL
	Frankowski 90'	Report	Oughton  16' Miglioranzi  30'	Stadium: Toyota Park

New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew

October 19 12	New York Red Bulls	1-3	Columbus Crew	Montclair, NJ
	Wolyniec 11' Borman  87'	Report	Elenio 44', 86' Garey 53' Brunner  80'	Stadium: Sprague Field

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Source:

Disciplinary record

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

Source:

Clean sheets

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

Source: Columbus stats

Reserve League Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Disciplinary record

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

Clean sheets

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

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2008

In

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

Out

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

Loans out

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

MLS Draft picks

Main article: 2008 MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2008 MLS Supplemental 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 the Columbus Crew are listed below:

2008 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks[22]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	6	Andy Iro	DF	UC Santa Barbara
2	20	George Josten	FW	Gonzaga
2	22	Ricardo Pierre-Louis	FW	Lee
3	31	Ryan Miller	DF	Notre Dame
4	48	Steven Lenhart	FW	Azusa Pacific

2008 Columbus Crew Supplemental Draft Picks[23]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	6	Billy Chiles	GK	Towson
2	20	Cory Elenio	FW	Evansville
3	34	Lukasz Tumicz	FW	Rhode Island
3	38	Zola Short	DF	Virginia

Awards

MLS Player of the Week Week Player Opponent Link 3 Guillermo Barros Schelotto Chivas USA 7 Robbie Rogers San Jose Earthquakes 17 Guillermo Barros Schelotto Kansas City Wizards 22 Guillermo Barros Schelotto Real Salt Lake 24 Guillermo Barros Schelotto New England Revolution Playoff Week 3 Guillermo Barros Schelotto Chicago Fire MLS Cup 2008 Guillermo Barros Schelotto New York Red Bulls

MLS Player of the Month Month Player Stats Link August Guillermo Barros Schelotto 6 assists, 1 goal

2008 MLS All-Star Game Starters DF Frankie Hejduk DF Robbie Rogers Reserves FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto

Postseason MLS Most Valuable Player [24] FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto MLS Defender of the Year [25] DF Chad Marshall MLS Coach of the Year [26] Sigi Schmid MLS Best XI [27] DF Chad Marshall DF Robbie Rogers FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto

Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Guillermo Barros Schelotto[28] Defensive Player of the Year – Chad Marshall Scoring Champion – Alejandro Moreno Man of the Year – Frankie Hejduk Coach's Award – Brian Carroll & Alejandro Moreno Newcomer of the Year – Gino Padula Goal of the Year – Robbie Rogers Humanitarian of the Year – Eddie Gaven Hardest Working Man of the Year – Brian Carroll Comeback Player of the Year – Chad Marshall Fan of the Year – Nordecke