2011 Columbus Crew season

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

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 began its 2011 campaign by hosting Real Salt Lake in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal on February 22, 2011.[2]

Background

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. 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

Competitions

Preseason

February 5, 2011	Columbus Crew	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	Phoenix, Arizona United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
17:30 EDT		Report	Nyassi 66' Emory 77'	Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex

February 17, 2011	Columbus Crew	2–4	Houston Dynamo	Phoenix, Arizona United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Houston Dynamo	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	49	2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
3	Philadelphia Union	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8	48	2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
4	Columbus Crew	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1	47	2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5	New York Red Bulls	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6	46	2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
6	Chicago Fire	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1	43

Updated to match(es) played on October 20, 2011. Source: MLS

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

^Note 1 - The top three clubs in each conference are guaranteed spots in the 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals. The other four clubs in the playoffs enter via-wild card entrees, regardless of their conference, based on their overall standings in a single table.

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	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

Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

^Note 1 Teams qualify for the MLS Cup Conference Semifinals by finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective conferences.
^Note 2 Since the LA Galaxy won both the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield and the 2011 MLS Cup, a place in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League became available. The Seattle Sounders, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up, had already qualified as they also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. Therefore, the CCL place went to Real Salt Lake, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place. Houston Dynamo, the 2011 MLS Cup runner-up, also qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. All four teams directly enter the Group Stage as the Preliminary Round has been eliminated from CCL.
^Note 3 Toronto FC qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2011 Canadian Championship.

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
Ground	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

March 19, 2011 Round 1	D.C. United	3–1	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C. United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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	1–0	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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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 United States
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, United States
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, United States
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, United States
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, United States
10:00 ET	Cummings 46+'	Report	Miranda 15'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 7,803 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Statistics

Last updated on 22 February 2011.[7]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		CONCACAF Champions League		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		William Hesmer	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Rich Balchan	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	MF		Josh Williams	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Andy Iro	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Danny O'Rourke	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF		Andy Adlard	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF		Bernardo Anor	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Justin Meram	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW		Andrés Mendoza	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
11	DF		Dilly Duka	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF		Eddie Gaven	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
13	MF		Leandre Griffit	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF		Chad Marshall	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF		Kevin Burns	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Emmanuel Ekpo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF		Robbie Rogers	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF		Cole Grossman	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW		Emilio Rentería	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF		Sebastián Miranda	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF		Dejan Rusmir	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	GK		Alex Riggs	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF		Julius James	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF		Shaun Francis	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF		Josh Gardner	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW		Tom Heinemann	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW		Jeff Cunningham	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
34	GK		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]
July 15, 2011	Léandre Griffit	MF	Toronto	Traded for Tony Tchani	[22]

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.

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References

http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/all-time-attendance
"2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 2010-04-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
Crew Communications (2010-12-20). "Crew home opener set for March 26 vs. NY | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
"Players | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
CDT (2011-03-11). "Dynamo suffer first preseason loss, 1-0". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
"MLS: Setting The Table". Settingthetable.info. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
"Statistics". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
"Latest News". MLSsoccer.com. 2011-06-26. Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Crew Communications (2010-12-30). "Crew Sign Defender Sebastián Miranda | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
"Latest News | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Crew Communications (2011-01-24). "Crew signs defender Kwaku Nyamekye | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
"Latest News | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Crew Communications (2011-02-17). "Crew signs all four SuperDraft selections | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Crew Communications (2011-02-21). "Crew signs rookies Adlard and Sippola | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Crew Communications (2011-02-21). "Crew signs midfielder Josh Gardner | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Crew Communications (2011-02-22). "Crew sign goalkeepers Burse and Riggs | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Crew Communications (2011-02-28). "Crew signs defender Julius James | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Crew (2011-03-09). "Crew signs Serbian midfielder Dejan Rusmir | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
"Former Rambler Standout Eric Gehrig Signs Professional Contract With Columbus Crew - Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site". Loyolaramblers.cstv.com. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Crew Communications (2011-04-26). "Crew sign Argentine midfielder Prim | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
"Latest News | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
"Toronto Trades For Columbus Pair | Toronto FC". Torontofc.ca. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
"Columbus brass says tough cuts necessary". MLSSoccer.com. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
Nate Sulat (2010-11-22). "Crew make another change, trade Carroll to Philly". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
"2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick". MLSsoccer.com. 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
CDT (2010-12-03). "Dynamo acquire forward Jason Garey". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Craig Merz (2011-01-13). "Crew trade Lenhart, add four in draft | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Craig Merz (2011-03-15). "Crew Notes: Settled ahead of opener vs. DC". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
Mitchell, Shawn (2011-06-30). "Thursday's quickies | The Columbus Dispatch". Dispatch.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
"2011 MLS Roster Rules". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

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[1] ttp://www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/all-time-attendance

[schedule-2] "2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 2010-04-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-06-09.

[3] Crew Communications (2010-12-20). "Crew home opener set for March 26 vs. NY | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[4] "Players | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[5] CDT (2011-03-11). "Dynamo suffer first preseason loss, 1-0". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[6] "MLS: Setting The Table". Settingthetable.info. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[7] "Statistics". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[reentry_moves-8] "Latest News". MLSsoccer.com. 2011-06-26. Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[9] Crew Communications (2010-12-30). "Crew Sign Defender Sebastián Miranda | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[10] "Latest News | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[11] Crew Communications (2011-01-24). "Crew signs defender Kwaku Nyamekye | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[lottery-12] "Latest News | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[Super_signs-13] Crew Communications (2011-02-17). "Crew signs all four SuperDraft selections | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[Ad/Sip-14] Crew Communications (2011-02-21). "Crew signs rookies Adlard and Sippola | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[15] Crew Communications (2011-02-21). "Crew signs midfielder Josh Gardner | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[thecrew.com-16] Crew Communications (2011-02-22). "Crew sign goalkeepers Burse and Riggs | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[ReferenceA-17] Crew Communications (2011-02-28). "Crew signs defender Julius James | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[18] Crew (2011-03-09). "Crew signs Serbian midfielder Dejan Rusmir | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[19] "Former Rambler Standout Eric Gehrig Signs Professional Contract With Columbus Crew - Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site". Loyolaramblers.cstv.com. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[20] Crew Communications (2011-04-26). "Crew sign Argentine midfielder Prim | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[21] "Latest News | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[torontofc1-22] "Toronto Trades For Columbus Pair | Toronto FC". Torontofc.ca. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[crew_release-23] "Columbus brass says tough cuts necessary". MLSSoccer.com. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.

[24] Nate Sulat (2010-11-22). "Crew make another change, trade Carroll to Philly". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[mlssoccer.com-25] "2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick". MLSsoccer.com. 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[26] CDT (2010-12-03). "Dynamo acquire forward Jason Garey". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[27] Craig Merz (2011-01-13). "Crew trade Lenhart, add four in draft | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[28] Craig Merz (2011-03-15). "Crew Notes: Settled ahead of opener vs. DC". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[29] Mitchell, Shawn (2011-06-30). "Thursday's quickies | The Columbus Dispatch". Dispatch.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.

[roster_rules-30] "2011 MLS Roster Rules". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2011-10-16.