2007 Columbus Crew season
The 2007 Columbus Crew season was the club's twelfth season of existence, and their twelfth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup but failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The season covered the period from November 9, 2006 to the start of the 2008.
2007 season | ||
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Owner | Clark Hunt | |
Head coach | Sigi Schmid | |
Major League Soccer | Conference: 6th Overall: 9th | |
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | |
U.S. Open Cup | Qualification semifinals (knocked out by Los Angeles Galaxy) | |
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup | Champions (3–0)[nb 1] | |
Top goalscorer | League: Alejandro Moreno (7) All: Alejandro Moreno (7) | |
Highest home attendance | 24,300 (September 30 vs. Los Angeles) | |
Lowest home attendance | 5,424 (April 24 vs. Los Angeles, USOC) | |
Average home league attendance | 15,230 | |
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Although the Crew faced FC Dallas in the regular season, control of the inaugural edition of the Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup was decided in the preseason. Columbus claimed a 3–0 victory and hoisted the cup for the first time. The Crew were eliminated in the U.S. Open Cup qualification semifinals by Los Angeles Galaxy and finished three points out of a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, the third consecutive season without a playoff berth for Columbus.
Background
In the 2006 season the Crew finished sixth place in the East, finished last in the Supporters' Shield table, and failed to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup or the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Columbus lost defender Ritchie Kotschau to expansion team Toronto FC,[1] but he would be replaced by 2007 MLS SuperDraft second-round selection Brad Evans.[2] Coach Sigi Schmid would also bring in Danny O'Rourke,[3] Robbie Rogers,[4] Alejandro Moreno,[5] William Hesmer,[3] and the team's very first Designated Player, Guillermo Barros Schelotto.[6]
The 2007 season was ultimately unsuccessful, but would be a rebuilding year for Columbus in preparation for the 2008 season, in which they would win both the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup.
Roster
- As of match played October 21, 2007
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | William Hesmer | GK | November 23, 1981 (aged 25) | 2007 | 20 | 0 | ||
18 | Bill Gaudette | GK | September 14, 1981 (aged 26) | 2005 | 18 | 0 | ||
30 | Andy Gruenebaum | GK | December 30, 1982 (aged 24) | 2006 | 14 | 0 | ||
Defenders | ||||||||
3 | Brad Evans | DF | April 20, 1985 (aged 22) | 2007 | 4 | 0 | ||
4 | Rusty Pierce | DF | July 24, 1979 (aged 28) | 2006 | 39 | 0 | ||
5 | Danny O'Rourke | DF | May 31, 1983 (aged 24) | 2007 | 28 | 0 | ||
6 | Marcos González | DF | June 9, 1980 (aged 27) | 2006 | 49 | 1 | ||
8 | Duncan Oughton | DF | June 14, 1977 (aged 30) | 2001 | 127 | 3 | ||
13 | Andrew Peterson | DF | December 2, 1984 (aged 22) | 2007 | 1 | 0 | ||
14 | Chad Marshall | DF | August 22, 1984 (aged 23) | 2004 | 98 | 4 | ||
19 | Robbie Rogers | DF | April 12, 1987 (aged 20) | 2007 | 11 | 3 | ||
20 | Tim Ward | DF | February 28, 1987 (aged 20) | 2006 | 20 | 0 | ||
21 | Brandon Moss | DF | April 12, 1984 (aged 23) | 2006 | 21 | 0 | ||
23 | Ezra Hendrickson | DF | January 16, 1972 (aged 35) | 2006 | 47 | 2 | ||
24 | Jed Zayner | DF | December 13, 1984 (aged 22) | 2006 | 2 | 0 | ||
27 | Ryan Junge | DF | September 7, 1984 (aged 23) | 2007 | 1 | 0 | ||
31 | Leonard Griffin | DF | September 11, 1982 (aged 25) | 2007 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||
2 | Frankie Hejduk | MF | August 5, 1974 (aged 33) | 2003 | 91 | 5 | ||
11 | Ned Grabavoy | MF | July 1, 1983 (aged 24) | 2006 | 37 | 4 | ||
12 | Eddie Gaven | MF | October 25, 1986 (aged 20) | 2006 | 58 | 9 | ||
15 | Stefani Miglioranzi | MF | September 20, 1977 (aged 30) | 2007 | 24 | 3 | ||
22 | Adam Moffat | MF | April 15, 1986 (aged 21) | 2007 | 1 | 0 | ||
25 | Ricardo Virtuoso | MF | March 1, 1984 (aged 23) | 2006 | 18 | 1 | ||
29 | Andrei Pacheco | MF | September 20, 1984 (aged 23) | 2007 | 0 | 0 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||
7 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | FW | May 4, 1973 (aged 34) | 2007 | 22 | 5 | ||
9 | Jason Garey | FW | July 19, 1984 (aged 23) | 2006 | 37 | 6 | ||
10 | Alejandro Moreno | FW | July 8, 1979 (aged 28) | 2007 | 25 | 7 | ||
16 | Kei Kamara | FW | September 1, 1984 (aged 23) | 2006 | 37 | 5 | ||
26 | Andy Herron | FW | February 3, 1978 (aged 29) | 2007 | 19 | 4 | ||
28 | Ben Hunter | FW | June 16, 1985 (aged 22) | 2007 | 0 | 0 | ||
34 | Jacob Thomas | FW | February 14, 1977 (aged 30) | 2006 | 28 | 2 |
Non-competitive
July 28 Friendly | Columbus Crew SC | 1–3 | Columbus, OH | |
Garey |
Report | Young Barry Moore |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,317 |
November 13 Friendly | Columbus Crew SC | 2–0 | Columbus, OH | |
7:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,430 |
Competitive
MLS
Standings
Eastern Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | D.C. United | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 55 | 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup |
2 | New England Revolution | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 50 | |
3 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 43 | 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup |
4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 40 | 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card) |
5 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 40 | |
6 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 37 | |
7 | Toronto FC[lower-alpha 1] | 30 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 25 |
Notes:
- Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team in the Eastern Conference not already qualified would have qualified.
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup | |
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card) | |
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup |
- ^1 – Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team.
If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team in the Eastern Conference not already qualified would have qualified.
Overall table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | D.C. United (SS, E1) | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 55 | 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
2 | Chivas USA (W1) | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 53 | 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2 |
3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 52 | 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
4 | New England Revolution | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 50 | 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2 |
5 | FC Dallas | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 44 | 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs |
6 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 43 | |
7 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 40 | |
8 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 40 | |
9 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 37 | |
10 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 35 | |
11 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 34 | |
12 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 27 | |
13 | Toronto FC 1 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 25 |
- ^Note 1 – Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Championship.
If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified. - ^Note 2 – The winner of the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield (D.C. United) and the winner of MLS Cup 2007 (Houston Dynamo) qualified for the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2007 and the winner of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup (New England Revolution) qualified for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round. Because New England qualified twice, the additional berth in the Preliminary Round was awarded to the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Chivas USA).
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 |
30 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | −5 |
Source: Columbus results
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
Match results
April 7 1 | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, OH |
Report | Kovalenko |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,782 Referee: Kevin Stott |
April 14 2 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Salt Lake City, UT |
Talley Torres Stewart |
Report | O'Rourke Herron |
Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium Attendance: 16,157 Referee: Tim Weyland |
April 19 3 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH |
Grabavoy Kamara Pierce Hejduk |
Report | Dorman Twellman Heaps Larentowicz |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,290 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
April 28 4 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | D.C. United | Columbus, OH |
Hendrickson Garey |
Report | Carroll Emílio Fred Gómez |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,572 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
May 5 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, MO |
Zavagnin Johnson Burciaga |
Report | Virtuoso Hejduk O'Rourke Grabavoy |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 7,426 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
May 12 6 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Chivas USA | Columbus, OH |
Grabavoy Hendrickson González Pierce |
Report | Razov Hernandez Kljestan Marsch Suárez Vaughn |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,545 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
May 19 7 | New York Red Bulls | 4–0 | Columbus Crew | East Rutherford, NJ |
Wolyniec Mathis Ángel Caccavale |
Report | Pierce |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,321 Referee: Richard Heron |
May 26 8 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH |
Herron Barros Schelotto |
Report | Dichio Brennan |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,755 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
June 3 9 | Chicago Fire | 3–2 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, IL |
Curtin Oliveira Barrett Segares Robinson |
Report | Oughton Marshall O'Rourke Hejduk Pierce |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,115 Referee: Mark Geiger |
June 10 10 | Columbus Crew | 1–2 | Houston Dynamo | Columbus, OH |
Moreno Barros Schelotto |
Report | Ngwenya Marshall |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,661 Referee: Kevin Stott |
June 16 11 | New England Revolution | 3–3 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, MA |
Cristman Noonan Dorman |
Report | Rogers Barros Schelotto Moreno O'Rourke Pierce |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 22,412 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
June 20 12 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Columbus, OH |
Gaven Miglioranzi |
Report | Jewsbury |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,254 Referee: Brian Hall |
June 23 13 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–3 | Columbus Crew | Carson, CA |
Glinton Buddle Harmse Jaqua Roberts |
Report | Marshall Hendrickson Grabavoy Moreno O'Rourke |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,109 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
June 30 14 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, OH |
Kamara |
Report | Mendes |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,435 Referee: Jozef Batko |
July 4 15 | Colorado Rapids | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Commerce City, CO |
Erpen |
Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,086 Referee: Kevin Stott |
July 7 16 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, OH |
Barros Schelotto Gaven |
Report | Talley Ballouchy Eskandarian Kipré |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,203 Referee: Alex Prus |
July 14 17 | Chivas USA | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Carson, CA |
Razov Gaven Galindo |
Report | Miglioranzi |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 10,214 Referee: Brian Hall |
July 22 18 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH |
Schelotto |
Report | Marshall |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,479 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
August 4 19 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, IL |
Gutiérrez Brown Soumaré |
Report | Szetela Miglioranzi González |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,538 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
August 11 20 | FC Dallas | 3–2 | Columbus Crew | Frisco, TX |
Álvarez Ruíz Saragosa Goodson Ricchetti |
Report | González Herron Moreno O'Rourke |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,818 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
August 18 21 | Columbus Crew | 0–2 | D.C. United | Columbus, OH |
Hejduk Miglioranzi |
Report | Fred Emílio Carroll |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 21,639 Referee: Richard Heron |
August 25 22 | Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Houston, TX |
Jaqua Mullan |
Report | Moreno González Barros Schelotto Miglioranzi |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 14,351 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
September 2 23 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Columbus, OH |
Gaven Oughton |
Report | Casey Ballouchy Erpen Ihemelu |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,036 Referee: Tim Weyland |
September 8 24 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, OH |
Barros Schelotto Hejduk Oughton |
Report | Wanchope Robinson Soumaré |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,983 Referee: Jozef Batko |
September 15 25 | Kansas City Wizards | 3–2 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, MO |
Sealy Morsink Johnson |
Report | Gaven González Moreno Herron Oughton Hesmer |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 10,217 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
September 22 26 | Toronto FC | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Toronto, ON |
Cañizalez |
Report | Hejduk Thomas |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,127 Referee: Steven Depiero |
September 30 27 | Columbus Crew | 1–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Columbus, OH |
Moreno |
Report | Roberts Martino Tudela |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Kevin Stott |
October 6 28 | Columbus Crew | 1–3 | FC Dallas | Columbus, OH |
Gaven Hendrickson |
Report | Álvarez Thompson Denílson Pitchkolan |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,517 Referee: Mark Geiger |
October 13 29 | New England Revolution | 2–3 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, MA |
Twellman Ralston Riley Thompson |
Report | Gaven Miglioranzi Barros Schelotto Moreno |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 22,295 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
October 20 30 | D.C. United | 2–3 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
Gómez Burch Namoff |
Report | Rogers Moreno |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 23,149 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
U.S. Open Cup
April 24 Qualification semifinal | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Oughton Ward |
Report | Jaqua Harmse |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,424 |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Source: Columbus stats
Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
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2 | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
4 | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
5 | DF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
6 | DF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
7 | FW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
8 | DF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
9 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
11 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
12 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
15 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
20 | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
23 | DF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
25 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
26 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Players who left the club during the season: | ||||||||
17 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Columbus stats
Clean sheets
No. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Games Played |
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1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Source: Columbus stats
Awards
Sources:[7]
MLS Player of the Week
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MLS Player of the Month
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Postseason
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See also
- Columbus Crew
- 2007 in American soccer
- 2007 Major League Soccer season
References
- "Toronto FC selects players in expansion draft". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- "MLS: 2007 SuperDraft Picks". SoccerAmerica.com. Soccer America. January 15, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- "Crew acquires Danny O'Rourke, Will Hesmer from Toronto". OurSportsCentral.com. OurSports Central. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- "5. Lottery: Crew lands Robbie Rogers". SoccerAmerica.compublisher=Soccer America. March 9, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- "Alejandro Moreno – ESPN profile". ESPNMediaZone.com. ESPNMediaZone. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- Miller, Rusty (April 18, 2007). "Schelotto Signs 2-Year Deal With Crew". WashingtonPost.com. The Washington Post. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- "Columbus Crew SC Awards". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
Notes
- Won in preseason