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The 2011 Columbus Crew season was the club's eighteenth year of existence, as well as their sixteenth season in Major League Soccer, and their sixteenth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.
| 2011 season | |||
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| Owner | Clark Hunt | ||
| Head coach | Robert Warzycha | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 4th Overall: 8th | ||
| MLS Cup | Wildcard round | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round | ||
| CONCACAF Champions League 2010-11 | Quarterfinals | ||
| Trillium Cup | Runners-Up (3 - 5) | ||
| Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup | Runners-Up (2 - 2) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 21,203 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (24 September 2011, Major League Soccer) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,148 vs. Seattle Sounders FC (7 May 2011, Major League Soccer) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,185 [1] | ||
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Columbus began its 2011 campaign by hosting Real Salt Lake in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal on February 22, 2011.[2]
The Crew opened its 2011 campaign with a Champions League quarterfinal fixture against fellow MLS competitor, Real Salt Lake. The match, the first leg of a quarterfinal series, was at Crew Stadium on February 22, 2011 and ended in a 0-0 draw. Columbus was trying to advance past the Quarterfinal stage after falling to Toluca 5-4 on aggregate last season.
On March 1, Columbus traveled to Rio Tinto Stadium and fell to Real Salt Lake by a score of 4-1, thus ending the Crew's run in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.
Two and a half weeks later, Columbus opened up its Major League Soccer campaign by traveling to Washington, D.C. to take on D.C. United on March 19. The club's MLS home opener was one week later, when the Crew hosted Red Bull New York on March 26.[3]
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As of September 3, 2011.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach |  Robert Warzycha |
| Assistant Coach |  Ricardo Iribarren |
| Assistant Coach |  Mike Lapper |
| Goalkeeper Coach |  Vadim Kirillov |
| General Manager | Mark McCullers |
| Technical Director | Brian Bliss |
| Director of Team Operations | Tucker Walther |
| Strength/Fitness Coach | Mike Tremble |
| Athletic Trainer | David Lagow |
| Equipment Manager | Rusty Wummel |
Source: Columbus Crew Official Website
Preseason
| February 5, 2011 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 13:00 EDT | Fraga  Rogers (pen.) |
Report | Jewsbury Kamara |
Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex Referee: Alex Prus |
| February 8, 2011 | Columbus Crew | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 14:00 EDT | Gaven 76' (pen.) |
Report | Harris 62' Salgado 77' |
Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex |
| February 10, 2011 | Columbus Crew | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 13:00 EDT | Mendoza 20' Scott 106+' (o.g.) Cunningham 108+' |
Report | Stadium: Westside Complex |
| February 14, 2011 | Columbus Crew | 0–2 | Colorado Rapids | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 17:30 EDT | Report | Nyassi 66' Emory 77' |
Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex |
| February 17, 2011 | Columbus Crew | 2–4 | Houston Dynamo | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 13:00 EDT | Mendoza  18'  18' Ekpo 36' Meram 78' 95+' |
Report | Cruz 8' Taylor 31' Weaver 33' Davis 38' Robinson 52' Palmer  58' Watson 64' Ching 91+' Garey 104+' (pen.) |
Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex |
| March 6, 2011 | Columbus Crew | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 16:00 EDT | Heinemann 90+' Sippola 76' |
Report | Nyassi 12' 43' Schilawski 81' |
Stadium: Finley Stadium |
Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge
| March 9, 2011 | Columbus Crew | 3–1 | New England Revolution | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 19:30 EDT | Anor 16' Heinemann 17' 53' |
Report | Stolica 62' Coria 78' Soares 90' |
Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| March 11, 2011 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | Houston Dynamo | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 19:30 EDT | Mendoza 34' Duka 48' Rusmir 58' |
Report | Sarkodie 36' |
Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
Columbus won the Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge round-robin tournament title with a 2-0 record.[5]
MLS
Standings
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 49 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 48 | |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 47 | MLS Cup Play-In Round |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 46 | |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 43 |
Source: MLS
Overall table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 49 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 48 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 47 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 46 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 43 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 26 | −10 |
Last updated: November 6, 2011
Source: MLSSoccer.com
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
Updated to match(es) played on November 5, 2011. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Match results
Win Tie Loss
| March 19, 2011 Round 1 | D.C. United | 3–1 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:30 EDT | Burch 38' Wolff 51' 52' Ngwenya  Davies  53'Davies 63' (pen.) 76'Zayner Brasesco 70'Wolff Quaranta 83' |
Report | 16' Duka 55' Duka Rogers 61' Cunningham Heinemann 82' (pen.) Rogers |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,402 Referee:  Mark Geiger |
| March 26, 2011 Round 2 | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, Ohio |
| 16:00 EDT | Report | 29' Keel 89' Miller |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,306 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
| April 1, 2011 Round 3 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | FC Dallas | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Ekpo 20' Rusmir 42' Rusmir 47' Renteria 47' Mendoza 54' (pen.) Mendoza 61' Cunningham 61' Ekpo 85' Duka 85' Burns 88' Gaven 91' |
Report | 32' 33' Gonçalves 78' Castillo 78' Rodriguez 78' Chavez 78' Loyd |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,549 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| April 9, 2011 Round 4 | Chivas USA | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Carson, California |
| 22:30 EDT | Mondaini 35' Valentin 59' Flores 65' LaBrocca 86' Lahoud 87' |
Report | James 55' Burns 64' Miranda 81' |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,385 Referee: Yader Rayes |
| April 16, 2011 Round 5 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Rogers 53' |
Report | Júlio César 50' 72' Harrington 55' Thomas 76' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,695 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| April 23, 2011 Round 6 | Toronto FC | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| 16:00 EDT | Tchani 31' 41' 42' |
Report | Burns 36' Renteria 49' Ekpo 39' James 80' Rusmir 90' |
Stadium: BMO Field Referee: David Gantar |
| April 30, 2011 Round 7 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Renteria 50', 59' |
Report | Leathers 37' Janicki 57' Salgado 69' 91+' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,298 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| May 7, 2011 Round 8 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Renteria 67' Miranda 75' |
Report | Montero 7' 34' Carrasco 38' González 53' Levesque 90' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,148 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
| May 14, 2011 Round 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | Columbus Crew | Santa Clara, California |
| 22:30 EDT | Ring 24' Wondolowski 50' McDonald 59' 74' Stephenson 62' Hernandez 70' Johnson 75' |
Report | Heinemann 67' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,142 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| May 21, 2011 Round 10 | Portland Timbers | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | Portland, Oregon |
| 22:30 EDT | Cooper 37' Brunner 46' Chara 84' |
Report | Marshall 23' James 82' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| May 28, 2011 Round 11 | Columbus Crew | 3–3 | Chivas USA | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Mendoza 17', 52' Ekpo 64' |
Report | LaBrocca 4' Flores 57' 21' 69' Boyens 37' Pearce 46' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 9,431 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| June 4, 2011 Round 12 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 19:30 EDT | Ballouchy 9' da Luz 55' |
Report | Balchan 32' 92+' Ekpo 72' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,393 Referee: Niko Bratis |
| June 8, 2011 Round 13 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Mendoza 76' (pen.) Gardner 82' |
Report | Olave 7' Espindola 78' Wingert 88' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 9,650 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| June 12, 2011 Round 14 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, Ohio |
| 16:00 EDT | Ekpo 40' Meran 50' |
Report | Nyarko 54' Nazarit 90+' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,498 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| June 18, 2011 Round 15 | Houston Dynamo | 0–2 | Columbus Crew | Houston, Texas |
| 20:30 EDT | Freeman 43' Palmer 46' 52' |
Report | Mendoza 44' Anor 49' Anor 71' Heinemann 8' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,039 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| June 26, 2011 Round 16 | Columbus Crew | 4–1 | Colorado Rapids | Columbus, Ohio |
| 20:00 EDT | Gaven 12' Mendoza 18', 48' Heinemann 38' 57' |
Report | Casey 5' 29' Moor 52' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,771 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
| July 2, 2011 Round 17 | FC Dallas | 0–2 | Columbus Crew | Frisco, Texas |
| 21:00 EDT | Jackson 24' 76' Ihemelu 29' Shea 58' |
Report | Hesmer 7' Ekpo 20' Iro 57' 82' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 20,704 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| July 6, 2011 Round 18 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0-1 | Columbus Crew | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada |
| 22:00 EDT | Koffie 7' Camilo 23' Salinas 77' |
Report | Gehrig 74' Marshall 84' Cunningham 90' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 19,079 Referee: Chris Penso |
| July 16, 2011 Round 19 | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Lenhart 16' Ring 69' |
Report | Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,109 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| July 20, 2011 Round 20 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | Carson, California |
| 22:30 EDT | Berhalter 16' Franklin 70' Juninho 85' Beckham 92+' |
Report | James 65' |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 24,709 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
| July 23, 2011 Round 21 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Columbus, Ohio |
| 20:00 EDT | Danso 79' (o.g) |
Report | Marcelin 78' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,246 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
| July 30, 2011 Round 22 | Real Salt Lake | 0–2 | Columbus Crew | Sandy, Utah |
| 21:00 EDT | Report | Gaven 5' Heinemann 10' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,516 Referee: Jason Anno |
| August 5, 2011 Round 23 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 21:30 EDT | Mullan 55' Cummings 79' |
Report | Rusmir 52' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,503 Referee: Alex Prus |
| August 13, 2011 Round 24 | Columbus Crew | 3–1 | New England Revolution | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Alston 54' (o.g.) Miranda 60' Meran 61' James 75' Rentería 81' Anor 90' |
Report | Feilhaber 45' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,041 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
| August 20, 2011 Round 25 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Rentería 37' Hesmer 42' Mendoza 51' James 58' Heinemann 84' |
Report | Paunovic 42' Farfan 92+' Valdes 93+' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,869 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
| August 27, 2011 Round 26 | Seattle Sounders FC | 6–2 | Columbus Crew | Seattle, Washington |
| 16:00 EDT | Neagle 4', 21', 70' Rosales 16' Fucito 40' Parke 73' Gardner 74' (o.g.) Scott 81' |
Report | Cunningham 59' Burns 65'Gardner 73' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 36,364 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| September 10, 2011 Round 27 | Columbus Crew | 2–4 | Toronto FC | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Heinemann 67' Miranda 73' Mendoza 87' |
Report | Soolsma 21' Harden 37' Johnson 42' Avila 82' de Guzman 83' Koevermans 90+2' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| September 14, 2011 Round 28 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Houston Dynamo | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Ekpo 11' Mendoza 64', 76' Rogers 67' |
Report | Watson 34' Taylor 55' Carr 86' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,709 Referee: Chris Penso |
| September 17, 2011 Round 29 | Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:30 EDT | Le Toux 32' |
Report | Rusmir 12' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,906 Referee: Alex Prus |
| September 24, 2011 Round 30 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | LA Galaxy | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Ekpo 32' James 57' Rogers 83' |
Report | Hejduk 90' Barrett 90+3' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 21,203 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| September 28, 2011 Round 31 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:30 EDT | Kamara 15' Besler 42' Collin 42' James 74' (o.g.) |
Report | Renteria 34' Francis 36' |
Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 17,838 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| October 2, 2011 Round 32 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | D.C. United | Columbus, Ohio |
| 16:00 EDT | Woolard 48' (o.g.) Gaven 60' O'Rourke 66' |
Report | Woolard 37' Simms 40' Burch 63' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,566 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 15, 2011 Round 33 | New England Revolution | 0–3 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:30 EDT | Joseph 90' |
Report | Mendoza 31' 41' 63' Ekpo 57' Duka 59' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,285 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| October 22, 2011 Round 34 | Chicago Fire | 3–2 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 20:30 EDT | Anibaba 11', 30' Chaves 80' |
Report | Miranda 46+' Renteria 73' Duka 74', 79' Ekpo 78', 90', 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,237 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
CONCACAF Champions League
| February 22, 2011 Quarterfinals | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, Ohio |
| 20:00 EDT | Miranda 49' Rentería 72' |
Report | Beltran 42' 53' Beckerman 54' Borchers 72' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 4,665 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) |
| March 1, 2011 Quarterfinals | Real Salt Lake | 4–1 (4–1 agg.) | Columbus Crew | Sandy, Utah |
| 22:00 EDT | Saborío 23' Morales 36' 57' 77' Williams 95+' |
Report | Gardner 43' Mendoza 49' Miranda 94+' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,405 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) |
U.S. Open Cup
With a fifth-place overall finish last season, the Crew secured direct qualification into the third-round proper of the U.S. Open Cup.[6]
| June 28, 2011 Third round | Columbus Crew | 1–2 | Richmond Kickers | Columbus, Ohio |
| 19:30 EDT | Grossman 35' |
Report | Hiroyama 22' Delicâte 85' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,845 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
MLS Cup Playoffs
| October 27, 2011 Wildcard match | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 10:00 ET | Cummings 46+' |
Report | Miranda 15' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 7,803 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
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- Last updated on 22 February 2011.[7]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | CONCACAF Champions League | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA |
William Hesmer | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA |
Rich Balchan | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | USA |
Josh Williams | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  ENG |
Andy Iro | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA |
Danny O'Rourke | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA |
Andy Adlard | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  VEN |
Bernardo Anor | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA |
Justin Meram | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  PER |
Andrés Mendoza | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | USA |
Dilly Duka | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA |
Eddie Gaven | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |  FRA |
Leandre Griffit | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA |
Chad Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA |
Kevin Burns | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  NGA |
Emmanuel Ekpo | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA |
Robbie Rogers | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  BRA |
Cole Grossman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | VEN |
Emilio Rentería | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  CHI |
Sebastián Miranda | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF |  SRB |
Dejan Rusmir | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | USA |
Alex Riggs | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF |  TRI |
Julius James | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF |  JAM |
Shaun Francis | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | USA |
Josh Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | USA |
Tom Heinemann | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | USA |
Jeff Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | USA |
Ray Burse | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
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In
Out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 16, 2010 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | MF | Gimnasia La Plata | Option declined, free transfer | [23] |
| November 16, 2010 |  Duncan Oughton | MF | None | Option declined, retired, then joined the Crew front office as assistant to the technical director. | [23] |
| November 16, 2010 | Gino Padula | DF | Option declined | [23] | |
| November 22, 2010 | Brian Carroll | MF | Philadelphia Union | Traded for allocation money and a 2nd round SuperDraft pick | [24] |
| November 24, 2010 |  Adam Moffat | MF | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft | [25] |
| November 24, 2010 | Eric Brunner | DF | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft | [25] |
| December 3, 2010 | Jason Garey | FW | Houston Dynamo | Traded for a 2015 4th round SuperDraft pick | [26] |
| December 15, 2010 | Frankie Hejduk | DF | Sporting Kansas City | Re-Entry Draft | [8] |
| January 13, 2011 | Steven Lenhart | FW | San Jose Earthquakes | Traded for allocation money and a 1st round SuperDraft pick | [27] |
| February 28, 2011 |  Kwaku Nyamekye | DF | Waived | [17] | |
| March 15, 2011 | Ray Burse | GK |  Puerto Rico Islanders | Released, free transfer | [28] |
| June 30, 2011 | Andy Adlard | MF | Waived | [29] | |
| July 15, 2011 | Andy Iro | DF |  Toronto | Traded for Tony Tchani | [22] |
| Léandre Griffit | MF |
Allocation ranking
Columbus is in the #6 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[30]
International roster spots
Columbus has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. There have been no reported trades involving Columbus international roster spots for the 2011 season. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[30]
Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from D.C. United; 2015 SuperDraft Round 4 pick acquired from Houston Dynamo.
Future picks traded: None.
MLS rights to other players
Columbus maintains the MLS rights to Aaron Hohlbein as the club selected him in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft and he instead chose to sign with a non-MLS club.
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