2011 Columbus Crew season

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.

Columbus Crew

2011 season
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]
Home colors Away colors
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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]

Background

Main article: 2010 Columbus Crew season

Review

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.

The Crew playing the Portland Timbers on July 23, 2011.

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]

Roster

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA William Hesmer 2 DF  USA Rich Balchan 3 MF  USA Josh Williams 5 DF  USA Danny O'Rourke 6 MF  CMR Tony Tchani 7 MF  VEN Bernardo Anor 9 FW  USA Justin Meram 10 FW  PER Andrés Mendoza 11 MF  USA Dilly Duka 12 MF  USA Eddie Gaven 14 DF  USA Chad Marshall 15 MF  USA Kevin Burns 16 DF  USA Eric Gehrig 17 MF  NGA Emmanuel Ekpo 18 MF  USA Robbie Rogers

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  USA Cole Grossman 20 FW  VEN Emilio Rentería 21 DF  CHI Sebastián Miranda 22 MF  SRB Dejan Rusmir 23 DF  USA Korey Veeder 24 DF  USA Ben Sippola 25 GK  USA Alex Riggs 26 DF  TRI Julius James 27 FW  USA Aaron Horton 28 MF  ARG Santiago Prim 29 DF  JAM Shaun Francis 30 GK  USA Andy Gruenebaum 31 MF  USA Josh Gardner 32 FW  USA Tom Heinemann 33 FW  USA Jeff Cunningham

Position	Staff
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

Non-competitive

Preseason

Columbus Crew v Sporting Kansas City

February 5 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	Phoenix, AZ
13:00 EDT	Fraga Rogers (pen.)	Report	Jewsbury Kamara	Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex Referee: Alex Prus

Columbus Crew v Vancouver Whitecaps

February 8 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1–2	Vancouver Whitecaps	Phoenix, AZ
14:00 EDT	Gaven 76' (pen.)	Report	Harris 62' Salgado 77'	Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex

Columbus Crew v Seattle Sounders FC

February 10 Friendly	Columbus Crew	3–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Phoenix, AZ
13:00 EDT	Mendoza 20' Scott 106+' (o.g.) Cunningham 108+'	Report		Stadium: Westside Complex

Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids

February 14 Friendly	Columbus Crew	0–2	Colorado Rapids	Phoenix, AZ
17:30 EDT		Report	Nyassi 66' Emory 77'	Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex

Columbus Crew v Houston Dynamo

February 17 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2–4	Houston Dynamo	Phoenix, AZ
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

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

March 6 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1–2	New England Revolution	Chattanooga, TN
16:00 EDT	Heinemann 90+' Sippola  76'	Report	Nyassi  12' 43' Schilawski 81'	Stadium: Finley Stadium

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

March 9 Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge	Columbus Crew	3–1	New England Revolution	Kennesaw, GA
19:30 EDT	Anor 16' Heinemann 17' 53'	Report	Stolica 62' Coria  78' Soares  90'	Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Columbus Crew v Houston Dynamo

March 11 Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge	Columbus Crew	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Kennesaw, GA
19:30 EDT	Mendoza 34' Duka  48' Rusmir  58'	Report	Sarkodie  36'	Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Note: Columbus won the Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge round-robin tournament title with a 2-0 record.[5]

Midseason

Columbus Crew v Saint Louis Billikens

April 2 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2-0	Saint Louis Billikens	Columbus, OH
	5' (o.g.) Grossman 34' Meram  58'	Report	Briggs  27' Robson  57'	Stadium: Crew Stadium

Columbus Crew v Louisville Cardinals

April 17 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1-0	Louisville Cardinals	Columbus, OH
	Heinemann 35' Iro  50'	Report		Stadium: Crew Stadium

Columbus Crew v Newcastle United F.C.

July 26 Friendly	Columbus Crew	0–3	Newcastle United F.C.	Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT	Gruenebaum  45'	Report	Ameobi 9' Coloccini 53' Tioté  56' Vučkić 90+'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,224 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Competitive

MLS

Main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	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 v t e	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

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
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

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	31	32	33	34
Stadium	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	T	W	T	W	T	W	T	L	L	T	T	W	L	W	W	L	W	T	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	T	L	L	L	W	W	L
Position	17	14	11	10	6	6	5	6	8	10	11	11	8	9	8	5	7	6	7	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	8	9	8	7	9

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

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

March 19 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

Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls

March 26 2	Columbus Crew	0–0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
16:00 EDT		Report	29' Keel  89' Miller	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,306 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

Columbus Crew v FC Dallas

April 1 3	Columbus Crew	2–0	FC Dallas	Columbus, OH
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

Chivas USA v Columbus Crew

April 9 4	Chivas USA	0–0	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
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

Columbus Crew v Sporting Kansas City

April 16 5	Columbus Crew	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT	Rogers 53'	Report	Júlio César  50'  72' Harrington  55' Thomas  76'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,695 Referee: Juan Guzman

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

April 23 6	Toronto FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
16:00 EDT	Tchani  31' 41'  42'	Report	Burns  36' Renteria 49' Ekpo  39' James  80' Rusmir  90'	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: David Gantar

Columbus Crew v Vancouver Whitecaps

April 30 7	Columbus Crew	2–1	Vancouver Whitecaps	Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT	Renteria 50', 59'	Report	Leathers  37' Janicki  57' Salgado 69'  91+'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,298 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Columbus Crew v Seattle Sounders FC

May 7 8	Columbus Crew	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, OH
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

San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew

May 14 9	San Jose Earthquakes	3–0	Columbus Crew	Santa Clara, CA
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

Portland Timbers v Columbus Crew

May 21 10	Portland Timbers	1–0	Columbus Crew	Portland, OR
22:30 EDT	Cooper  37' Brunner 46' Chara  84'	Report	Marshall  23' James  82'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Columbus Crew v Chivas USA

May 28 11	Columbus Crew	3–3	Chivas USA	Columbus, OH
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

New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew

June 4 12	New York Red Bulls	1–1	Columbus Crew	Harrison, NJ
19:30 EDT	Ballouchy 9' da Luz  55'	Report	Balchan  32' 92+' Ekpo  72'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,393 Referee: Niko Bratis

Columbus Crew v Real Salt Lake

June 8 13	Columbus Crew	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT	Mendoza 76' (pen.) Gardner 82'	Report	Olave 7' Espindola  78' Wingert  88'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 9,650 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

June 12 14	Columbus Crew	0–1	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
16:00 EDT	Ekpo  40' Meran  50'	Report	Nyarko  54' Nazarit 90+'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,498 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Houston Dynamo v Columbus Crew

June 18 15	Houston Dynamo	0–2	Columbus Crew	Houston, TX
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

Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids

June 26 16	Columbus Crew	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, OH
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

FC Dallas v Columbus Crew

July 2 17	FC Dallas	0–2	Columbus Crew	Frisco, TX
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

Vancouver Whitecaps v Columbus Crew

July 6 18	Vancouver Whitecaps	0-1	Columbus Crew	Vancouver, BC
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

Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes

July 16 19	Columbus Crew	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT	Lenhart  16' Ring  69'	Report		Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,109 Referee: Jair Marrufo

LA Galaxy v Columbus Crew

July 20 20	LA Galaxy	1–0	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
22:30 EDT	Berhalter  16' Franklin 70' Juninho  85' Beckham  92+'	Report	James  65'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 24,709 Referee: Andrew Chapin

Columbus Crew v Portland Timbers

July 23 21	Columbus Crew	1–0	Portland Timbers	Columbus, OH
20:00 EDT	Danso 79' (o.g)	Report	Marcelin  78'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,246 Referee: Andrew Chapin

Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew

July 30 22	Real Salt Lake	0–2	Columbus Crew	Sandy, UT
21:00 EDT		Report	Gaven 5' Heinemann 10'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,516 Referee: Jason Anno

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew

August 5 23	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, CO
21:30 EDT	Mullan 55' Cummings 79'	Report	Rusmir  52'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,503 Referee: Alex Prus

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

August 13 24	Columbus Crew	3–1	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
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

Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union

August 20 25	Columbus Crew	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
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

Seattle Sounders FC v Columbus Crew

August 27 26	Seattle Sounders FC	6–2	Columbus Crew	Seattle, WA
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

Columbus Crew v Toronto FC

September 10 27	Columbus Crew	2–4	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
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

Columbus Crew v Houston Dynamo

September 14 28	Columbus Crew	2–2	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, OH
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

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew

September 17 29	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Columbus Crew	Chester, PA
19:30 EDT	Le Toux 32'	Report	Rusmir  12'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,906 Referee: Alex Prus

Columbus Crew v LA Galaxy

September 24 30	Columbus Crew	0–1	LA Galaxy	Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT	Ekpo  32' James  57' Rogers  83'	Report	Hejduk  90' Barrett 90+3'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 21,203 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Sporting Kansas City v Columbus Crew

September 28 31	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, KS
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

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

October 2 32	Columbus Crew	2–1	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
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

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

October 15 33	New England Revolution	0–3	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
19:30 EDT	Joseph  90'	Report	Mendoza 31'  41' 63' Ekpo  57' Duka 59'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,285 Referee: Mark Geiger

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

October 22 34	Chicago Fire	3–2	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, IL
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

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs

Wildcard Match

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew

October 27 Wildcard Match	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, CO
10:00 ET	Cummings 46+'	Report	Miranda  15'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 7,803 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League

Quarterfinals

Columbus Crew v Real Salt Lake

February 22 Leg 1	Columbus Crew	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, OH
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)

Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew

March 1 Leg 2	Real Salt Lake	4–1 (4–1 agg.)	Columbus Crew	Sandy, UT
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

Main article: 2011 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]

Columbus Crew (MLS) v Richmond Kickers (USLP)

June 28 Third Round	Columbus Crew (MLS)	1–2	Richmond Kickers (USLP)	Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT	Grossman 35'	Report	Hiroyama 22' Delicâte 85'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,845 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Reserve League

Eastern

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Columbus Crew Reserves (C)	10	9	1	0	29	10	+19	27
2	D.C. United Reserves	10	5	1	4	21	14	+7	19
3	New England Revolution Reserves	10	4	5	1	14	22	−8	13
4	New York Red Bulls Reserves	9	2	5	2	10	20	−10	9
5	Toronto FC Reserves	9	2	5	2	15	15	0	8
6	Philadelphia Union Reserves	10	2	7	1	9	17	−8	7

Match results

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

March 20 1	D.C. United	3-2	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
11:00 a.m. EDT	Brasesco 3' Brettschneider 39' Bošković 49'	Report	Añor 8' Grossman 63' Fred  72'	Stadium: D.C. United Training Complex

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

April 23 2	Toronto FC	1-2	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
6:45 p.m. EDT	Jackman 35'	Report	Mendoza 11',  43' Davis 66',  89' Meram  87'	Stadium: BMO Field

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

May 9 3	Columbus Crew	1-0	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
10:00 a.m. EDT	Iro  56' Meram 88'	Report	Taintor  84'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Referee: Sorin Stoica

New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew

May 30 4	New York Red Bulls	1-6	Columbus Crew	Montclair, NJ
11:00 a.m. EDT	Paullo 19' Kassel  30' Hot  46'	Report	Grossman 20' Meram 26' Añor 45' Rusmir  45' Jones 59' Davis 82', 85'	Stadium: Montclair State University

Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union

August 21 5	Columbus Crew	1-0	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
10:00 a.m. EDT	Catalano  31' Añor 70' Horton  81'	Report	Richter  34'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Referee: Sorin Stoica

Columbus Crew v Toronto FC

September 11 6	Columbus Crew	4-2	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
10:00 a.m. EDT	Meram 21' Burns 34' Cunningham 37', 41' Rusmir  51'	Report	Martina 32' Viator  48' Henry 85'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Referee: Ben Trevino

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew

September 18 7	Philadelphia Union	1-2	Columbus Crew	Chester, PA
10:00 a.m. EDT	McInerney 14' Tait  18' Nakazawa  60'	Report	Ekpo 16',  63' Gardner 75'	Stadium: PPL Park

Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls

October 10 8	Columbus Crew	3-0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
7:00 p.m. EDT	Meram 16' Rusmir  35' Grossman 42',  68' Owoeri 85'	Report		Stadium: Crew Stadium Referee: Sandip Basu
Note: Originally scheduled for March 26.

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

October 16 9	New England Revolution	1-5	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
10:00 a.m. EDT	Sousa 26' Mansally  27'	Report	Heinemann 45',  47', 51' (pen.), 71' Burns 55' (pen.) Meram 79'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Randall Kelley

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

November 15 10	Columbus Crew	3-1	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:00 p.m. EST	Chevez 48' Rentería 72' (pen.),  85' Añor 89'	Report	da Luz  25' Ngwenya 30' McTavish  57'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Referee: Sorin Stoica
Note: Originally scheduled for October 2.

Statistics

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

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 15, 2010	Jeff Cunningham	FW	FC Dallas	Re-Entry Draft	[8]
December 30, 2010	Sebastián Miranda	DF	Unión Española	Undisclosed	[9]
January 12, 2011	Tom Heinemann	FW	Charleston Battery	Undisclosed	[10]
January 25, 2011	Kwaku Nyamekye	DF	Harvard University	2010 SuperDraft, 4th round	[11]
February 15, 2011	Korey Veeder	DF	Crystal Palace Baltimore	Weighted lottery	[12]
February 17, 2011	Rich Balchan	DF	Indiana University	2011 SuperDraft, 1st round	[13]
February 17, 2011	Justin Meram	FW	University of Michigan	2011 SuperDraft, 1st round	[13]
February 17, 2011	Cole Grossman	MF	Duke University	2011 SuperDraft, 2nd round	[13]
February 17, 2011	Bernardo Anor	MF	University of South Florida	2011 SuperDraft, 3rd round	[13]
February 21, 2011	Ben Sippola	DF	Butler University	2011 Supplemental Draft, 2nd round	[14]
February 21, 2011	Andy Adlard	MF	Indiana University	2011 Supplemental Draft, 3rd round	[14]
February 21, 2011	Josh Gardner	MF	Carolina RailHawks FC	Undisclosed	[15]
February 22, 2011	Ray Burse	GK	Unattached	Free; signed to short-term, hardship contract	[16]
February 22, 2011	Alex Riggs	GK	Missouri State University	Free	[16]
February 28, 2011	Julius James	DF	D.C. United	Free	[17]
March 9, 2011	Dejan Rusmir	MF	Farul Constanţa	Undisclosed	[18]
March 17, 2011	Eric Gehrig	DF	Unattached	Free	[19]
April 26, 2011	Santiago Prim	MF	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Undisclosed	[20]
May 17, 2011	Aaron Horton	FW	University of Louisville	Homegrown Player	[21]
July 15, 2011	Tony Tchani	MF	Toronto	Acquired for Andy Iro and Léandre Griffit	[22]

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

Miscellaneous

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.

See also

• Columbus Crew
• 2011 in American soccer
• 2011 Major League Soccer season