2008 Columbus Crew season
The 2008 Columbus Crew season was the club's thirteenth season of existence and their thirteenth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup and the MLS Cup Playoffs. The season covered the period from November 14, 2007 to the start of the 2009 Major League Soccer season.
2008 season | |||
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Owner | Clark Hunt | ||
Head coach | Sigi Schmid | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 1st Overall: 1st | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Champions | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Qualification finals (knocked out by Chicago Fire) | ||
Trillium Cup | Champions (3–1) | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Alejandro Moreno (9) All: Alejandro Moreno (10) | ||
Highest home attendance | 22,685 (October 4 vs. Los Angeles) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,816 (May 24 vs. Real Salt Lake, USOC) | ||
Average home league attendance | 14,622 | ||
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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
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 27) | 2007 | 54 | 0 | ||
18 | Kenny Schoeni | GK | January 4, 1984 (aged 24) | 2008 | MLS pool goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | |
30 | Andy Gruenebaum | GK | December 30, 1982 (aged 25) | 2006 | 16 | 0 | ||
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Frankie Hejduk | DF | August 5, 1974 (aged 34) | 2003 | 119 | 7 | ||
4 | Gino Padula | DF | July 11, 1976 (aged 32) | 2008 | 18 | 0 | ||
5 | Danny O'Rourke | DF | May 31, 1983 (aged 25) | 2007 | 61 | 0 | ||
6 | Andy Iro | DF | November 26, 1984 (aged 23) | 2008 | 23 | 1 | ||
8 | Duncan Oughton | DF | June 14, 1977 (aged 31) | 2001 | 132 | 3 | ||
13 | Andrew Peterson | DF | December 2, 1984 (aged 23) | 2007 | 3 | 0 | ||
14 | Chad Marshall | DF | August 22, 1984 (aged 24) | 2004 | 132 | 10 | ||
23 | Ezra Hendrickson | DF | January 16, 1972 (aged 36) | 2006 | 61 | 2 | ||
24 | Jed Zayner | DF | December 13, 1984 (aged 23) | 2006 | 10 | 0 | ||
27 | Ryan Junge | DF | September 7, 1984 (aged 24) | 2007 | 8 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||
3 | Brad Evans | MF | April 20, 1985 (aged 23) | 2007 | 36 | 6 | ||
12 | Eddie Gaven | MF | October 25, 1986 (aged 22) | 2006 | 88 | 13 | ||
15 | Stefani Miglioranzi | MF | September 20, 1977 (aged 31) | 2007 | 38 | 3 | ||
16 | Brian Carroll | MF | July 20, 1981 (aged 27) | 2008 | 36 | 1 | ||
17 | Emmanuel Ekpo | MF | December 20, 1987 (aged 20) | 2008 | 22 | 3 | ||
19 | Robbie Rogers | MF | April 12, 1987 (aged 21) | 2007 | 44 | 11 | ||
20 | Brian Plotkin | MF | August 3, 1984 (aged 24) | 2008 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | Adam Moffat | MF | April 15, 1986 (aged 22) | 2007 | 9 | 2 | ||
26 | Cory Elenio | MF | August 14, 1986 (aged 22) | 2008 | 1 | 0 | ||
31 | Kevin Burns | MF | March 26, 1985 (aged 23) | 2008 | 0 | 0 | ||
37 | Stanley Nyazamba | MF | January 6, 1983 (aged 25) | 2008 | 0 | 0 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||
7 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | FW | May 4, 1973 (aged 35) | 2007 | 53 | 12 | ||
9 | Jason Garey | FW | July 19, 1984 (aged 24) | 2006 | 48 | 10 | ||
10 | Alejandro Moreno | FW | July 8, 1979 (aged 29) | 2007 | 58 | 17 | ||
11 | Pat Noonan | FW | August 2, 1980 (aged 28) | 2008 | 11 | 1 | ||
25 | George Josten | FW | May 12, 1986 (aged 22) | 2008 | 1 | 0 | ||
29 | Ricardo Pierre-Louis | FW | November 2, 1984 (aged 24) | 2008 | 0 | 0 | ||
32 | Steven Lenhart | FW | August 28, 1986 (aged 22) | 2008 | 14 | 6 |
Competitive
MLS
Standings
Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference | |||||||||
Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Columbus Crew | 57 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 36 | +14 |
2 | Chicago Fire | 46 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 |
3 | New England Revolution | 43 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 43 | –3 |
4 | Kansas City Wizards | 42 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 39 | –2 |
5 | New York Red Bulls | 39 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 48 | –6 |
6 | D.C. United | 37 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 51 | –8 |
7 | Toronto FC | 35 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 43 | –9 |
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs | |
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card) |
Overall table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Columbus Crew (SS, E1) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 57 | 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
2 | Houston Dynamo (W1) | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 51 | |
3 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 46 | 2009 North American SuperLiga 4 |
4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 43 | |
5 | New England Revolution | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 43 |
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
- ^Note 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 not already qualified would have qualified. - ^Note 2 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship.
If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified. - ^Note 3 - The winner of the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. As they also won MLS 2008, the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Houston Dynamo) also entered the Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2008 (New York Red Bulls) and the winner of the 2008 U.S. Open Cup (D.C. United) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
- ^Note 4 - SuperLiga 2009 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Chicago, New England, Chivas USA and Kansas City).
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 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | −1 |
Results by round
Match results
March 29 1 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH |
Hejduk Moffat Moreno |
Report | Edu |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,843 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
April 5 2 | New York Red Bulls | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | East Rutherford, NJ |
7:30 PM EST | van den Bergh Goldthwaite Parke |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 17,119 Referee: Alex Prus |
April 12 3 | Columbus Crew | 4–3 | Chivas USA | Columbus, OH |
Barros Schelotto Moreno Rogers Gaven Moffat Padula |
Report | Kljestan Marsch Nagamura Mendoza Bornstein |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 6,733 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
April 17 4 | D.C. United | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
Namoff |
Report | Moreno Peralta Carroll Hesmer O'Rourke |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 13,329 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
April 26 5 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | Houston Dynamo | Columbus, OH |
Moreno Hejduk Hesmer Moffat |
Report | Boswell |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,271 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
May 3 6 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Columbus, OH |
Moffat Rogers Evans Hejduk |
Report | Espinoza López |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,447 Referee: Mark Geiger |
May 10 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–3 | Columbus Crew | Santa Clara, CA |
Corrales Johnson Riley |
Report | Rogers Evans |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,318 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
May 17 8 | Toronto FC | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Toronto, ON |
Report | Barros Schelotto |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,358 Referee: Kevin Stott |
May 24 9 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH |
Hejduk Hendrickson Marshall |
Report | Dube Nyassi |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,621 Referee: Richard Heron |
May 31 10 | Chivas USA | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Carson, CA |
Flores Marsch Braun Burling Harris |
Report | O'Rourke Moffat |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,388 Referee: Fernando Galvan |
June 7 11 | Columbus Crew | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus, OH |
Moreno Rogers Evans |
Report | Johnson Corrales Cochrane Gray Denton Riley |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,704 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
June 14 12 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–3 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, MO |
Conrad López |
Report | Marshall Moreno O'Rourke Iro |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
June 21 13 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–3 | Columbus Crew | Carson, CA |
Donovan Buddle Franklin Xavier |
Report | Evans Barros Schelotto Lenhart |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Mark Geiger |
June 28 14 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Columbus, OH |
Ekpo Barros Schelotto Iro |
Report | LaBrocca |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,254 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
July 5 15 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, OH |
Ekpo Hejduk Miglioranzi Lenhart O'Rourke |
Report | Rolfe Carr Segares Soumaré Prideaux |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,172 Referee: Kevin Stott |
July 12 16 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Salt Lake City, UT |
Morales Beckerman Findley Beltran Borchers |
Report | Oughton |
Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium Attendance: 12,378 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
July 17 17 | Columbus Crew | 3–3 | Kansas City Wizards | Columbus, OH |
Barros Schelotto Moreno Marshall Rogers |
Report | Hejduk Espinoza Morsink Wolff Harrington |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,117 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
July 27 18 | Colorado Rapids | 0–2 | Columbus Crew | Commerce City, CO |
LaBrocca |
Report | O'Rourke Lenhart Hejduk Garey Iro |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,647 Referee: Shane Moody |
August 2 19 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Houston, TX |
Davis Jaqua Ching |
Report | Gaven Hendrickson |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 15,371 Referee: Steven Depiero |
August 16 20 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | FC Dallas | Columbus, OH |
Carroll Evans |
Report | Moor Cunningham Wagner |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,647 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
August 23 21 | Columbus Crew | 3–0 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, OH |
Marshall Barros Schelotto Hejduk Evans O'Rourke |
Report | Olave |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,448 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
August 30 22 | FC Dallas | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Frisco, Texas |
Cunningham |
Report | Iron Evans Moreno Gaven |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 10,590 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
September 6 23 | Columbus Crew | 4–0 | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH |
Barros Schelotto Iro Garey |
Report | Albright Joseph Igwe |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,918 Referee: Mark Geiger |
September 13 24 | Toronto FC | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Toronto, ON |
Robinson |
Report | Noonan |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,657 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
September 18 25 | Columbus Crew | 3–1 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, OH |
Hejduk Rogers Gaven |
Ángel Boyens Cichero Richards Goldthwaite |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,881 |
September 27 26 | New England Revolution | 0–1 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, MA |
Joseph |
Report | Marshall Hejduk Hesmer |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,035 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
October 4 27 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Columbus, OH |
Carroll Moreno |
Report | Vagenas Beckham Jordan |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 22,685 Referee: Jorge González |
October 12 28 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, IL |
McBride Busch |
Report | Gaven Barros Schelotto Carroll |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,994 Referee: Shane Moody |
October 18 29 | New York Red Bulls | 3–1 | Columbus Crew | East Rutherford, NJ |
Kandji Ángel van den Bergh Cepero Boyens |
Report | Hendrickson Lenhart Noonan |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 18,546 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
October 26 30 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | D.C. United | Columbus, OH |
Carroll Evans |
Report | Emílio Burch McTavish |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,591 Referee: Mark Geiger |
Postseason
November 1 Semifinals Leg 1 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, KS |
8:00 PM EST | Jewsbury Arnaud Gomez |
Report | Padula Lenhart Carroll |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
November 8 Semifinals Leg 2 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 agg.) | Kansas City Wizards | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EST | Evans Rogers Hejduk Ekpo |
Report | Arnaud Wahl |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,153 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
U.S. Open Cup
May 27 Qualification semifinal | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, OH |
7:30 PM EDT | Lenhart Rogers Ekpo |
Report | Kovalenko |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 4,816 |
June 10 Qualification final | Chicago Fire | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Columbus Crew | Peoria, IL |
King Herron Prideaux |
Report | Ekpo Garey Zayner Rogers |
Stadium: Shea Stadium Attendance: 3,829 Referee: Tony Russo |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
2 | DF | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
3 | MF | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
4 | DF | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
5 | DF | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
6 | DF | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
7 | FW | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | |
8 | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
9 | FW | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
10 | FW | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 10 | |
11 | FW | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
12 | MF | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
13 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
14 | DF | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
15 | MF | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
16 | MF | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
17 | MF | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | |
18 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | MF | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 | |
20 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
23 | DF | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
24 | DF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
25 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
26 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
27 | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
29 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
31 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
32 | FW | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | |
37 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Players who left the club during the season: | ||||||||||
4 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | FW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
21 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Columbus stats
Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||
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2 | DF | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
3 | MF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
4 | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
5 | DF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
6 | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
7 | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
8 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
11 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
12 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
14 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
15 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
16 | MF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
17 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
19 | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
22 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
23 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
24 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Columbus stats
Clean sheets
No. | Name | MLS | MLS Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Games Played |
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1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 34 | |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Source: Columbus stats
See also
- Columbus Crew
- 2008 in American soccer
- 2008 Major League Soccer season