2014 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2014 season
Owner	Precourt Sports Ventures LLC
Head Coach	Gregg Berhalter
Major League Soccer	Conference: 3rd ; Overall: 7th
MLS Cup	Eastern Conference Semifinals; (Lost to New England Revolution 7–3 agg)
U.S. Open Cup	Fifth Round; (Lost to Chicago Fire)
Trillium Cup	Runners-Up (4–8)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup	Winners (1–1)
WDW Pro Soccer Classic	Champions
Highest home attendance	21,318 vs. New England Revolution; (20 September 2014, Major League Soccer)
Lowest home attendance	1,913 vs. Indy Eleven; (17 June 2014, U.S. Open Cup)
Average home league attendance	16,881 [1]
Home colors	Away colors

The 2014 Columbus Crew season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

Background

Review

The 2014 season was a significant break from the past, particularly off the field. New owner Anthony Precourt, having purchased the team from Hunt Sports Group midway through 2013, made his presence felt often through the year. The team enjoyed its best performance in several years, including an appearance in the playoffs for the first time in three years. Gregg Berhalter was handed the helm, serving both as head coach and sporting director. He was joined by a trio of assistant coaches that included fellow World Cup veteran Josh Wolff, and longtime MLS goalkeeper Pat Onstad.

Columbus started the season with three consecutive victories, including a road win over the Seattle Sounders. This torrid beginning then cooled dramatically as Columbus won only one of their next 16 games. Dominic Oduro, the leading scorer from the previous year, was dealt to Toronto while Jairo Arrieta likewise struggled to make an impact. Defensively a pair of new Costa Rican signings, Giancarlo Gonzalez and Waylon Francis, missed significant time due to Costa Rica's run to the quarterfinals of the World Cup. The defensive changes could have been more drastic, however, as Michael Parkhurst was left off the American squad.

A handful of players emerged in the latter half of the season, however, leading the team to a dramatic turnaround and ultimately a postseason berth. Federico Higuain was joined atop the scoring charts by third-year winger Ethan Finlay, with both ending the year with 11 goals and seven assists. Other significant players included the pairing of Tony Tchani and Wil Trapp at holding midfield and goalkeeper Steve Clark.

Ultimately, however, the team's quest for its first hardware since 2009 came up empty. It was eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup after two games, falling once again to the Chicago Fire. The mid season doldrums ruled the club out of contention for Supporters Shield (won dramatically on the last day of the season by Seattle). Finally, the team was comprehensively outplayed in the playoffs by the New England Revolution, defeated 7-3 on aggregate over a two-game series. The team finished their last playoff game with only nine players on the field after ejections to Ethan Finlay and Justin Meram.

Off the field, new owner Anthony Precourt made sweeping changes. Long-serving General Manager Mark McCullers left the organization in the spring, replaced by Andy Loughnane after a nationwide search. While there was widespread criticism of the team's new television contract with Time Warner Sportschannel Ohio, the team continued its success at the turnstile. Three years after team attendance plummeted to less than 12,000, the team enjoyed five sellout crowds during 2014 and finished the year with the highest total attendance in the history of Crew Stadium.

The most significant change, however, was the revelation of a new team identity. The team's logo, unchanged since 1996, was jettisoned in favor of a new design that tried to better reflect the team's relationship to central Ohio. The name of the team was also changed slightly, becoming Columbus Crew SC. These changes were nearly unanimously applauded, in sharp contrast to the reaction to a new MLS logo that was also unveiled during the course of the season.[2]

Roster

Major League Soccer team are limited to eight players without U.S. citizenship, a permanent resident (green card holder), or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status). These international roster slots can be traded. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of June 30, 2014.[3]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Steve Clark	United States
2	Defender	Tyson Wahl	United States
3	Defender	Josh Williams	United States
4	Defender	Michael Parkhurst	United States
5	Defender	Emanuel Pogatetz (INT)	Austria
6	Midfielder	Tony Tchani	Cameroon
7	Midfielder	Bernardo Añor (INT)	Venezuela
9	Midfielder	Justin Meram	Iraq
10	Midfielder	Federico Higuaín (INT/DP)	Argentina
11	Midfielder	Daniel Paladini	United States
12	Midfielder	Hector Jiménez	United States
13	Forward	Ethan Finlay	United States
14	Defender	Waylon Francis (INT)	Costa Rica
16	Defender	Eric Gehrig	United States
17	Midfielder	Ben Speas (HGP)	United States
18	Forward	Aaron Schoenfeld	United States
19	Forward	Jairo Arrieta (INT)	Costa Rica
20	Midfielder	Wil Trapp (HGP)	United States
21	Defender	Chad Barson (HGP)	United States
22	Defender	Ben Sweat (on loan at Dayton Dutch Lions)	United States
23	Midfielder	Kevan George (on loan at Dayton Dutch Lions)	Trinidad and Tobago
24	Midfielder	Agustin Viana	Uruguay
25	Midfielder	Romain Gall	United States
26	Forward	Ryan Finley	United States
27	Midfielder	Ross Friedman (on loan at Dayton Dutch Lions)	United States
28	Goalkeeper	Matt Lampson (HGP)	United States
29	Forward	Adam Bedell	United States
30	Midfielder	Fifi Baiden (INT)	Ghana
31	Defender	Matthew Wiet (HGP)	United States
33	Midfielder	Matt Walker (HGP/on loan at Dayton Dutch Lions)	United States
41	Goalkeeper	Brad Stuver (on loan at Dayton Dutch Lions)	United States

Competitions

Preseason

February 5, 2014 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1–0	Malmö FF	Bradenton, Florida
1:00 p.m. EST	Baiden 21' Añor 27' Arrieta 50' Williams 76'	Report	Molins 90'	Stadium: IMG Academy

February 19, 2014 Disney Pro Soccer Classic	Columbus Crew	3–1	Toronto FC	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
1:00 p.m. EST	Higuaín 10' Williams 12' Bedell 62'	Report	Wahl 14' (o.g.)	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Robert Sibiga

February 22, 2014 Disney Pro Soccer Classic	Philadelphia Union	0–1	Columbus Crew	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
1:00 p.m. EST	Okugo 87'	Report	Añor 32' Higuaín 87' (pen.) Finley 89'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Ted Unkle

February 26, 2014 Disney Pro Soccer Classic	Orlando City	4–4	Columbus Crew	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST	Ceren 30' Molino 52' Mbengue 82' Chin 89'	Report	Gehrig 35' Finley 43' Finlay 77' (pen.), 90+' Meram 86'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

March 1, 2014 Disney Pro Soccer Classic Championship	Columbus Crew	4–1	Sporting Kansas City	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST	Trapp 18' Arrieta 20' Parkhurst 45' Añor 69' Meram 74' Higuaín 84'	Report	Zusi 56' Bieler 87'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United	34	17	9	8	52	37	+15	59	Conference Semi-finals & 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
2	New England Revolution	34	17	13	4	51	37	+14	55	Conference Semi-finals
3	Columbus Crew SC	34	14	10	10	52	42	+10	52	Conference Semi-finals
4	New York Red Bulls	34	13	10	11	55	50	+5	50	Knockout round
5	Sporting Kansas City	34	14	13	7	48	41	+7	49	Knockout round

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	New England Revolution	34	17	13	4	51	46	+5	55
6	FC Dallas	34	16	12	6	55	45	+10	54
7	Columbus Crew	34	14	10	10	52	42	+10	52
8	New York Red Bulls	34	13	10	11	55	50	+5	50
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	12	8	14	42	40	+2	50	2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League ⁶

Updated to match(es) played on October 26, 2014 11:36 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com

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

¹ The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A (Canadian teams normally do not qualify for the Champions League through MLS, qualifying instead via the Canadian Championship, however see note 4.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League are:
- Winner of the 2014 MLS Cup (Pot A) ²
- Regular Season Conference Winner that is not the Supporters' Shield Champion (Pot B) ³
- Winner of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B) ⁴
⁵ If the same team qualifies multiple times and/or if a Canadian team occupies one or more of the MLS qualifying places, then the American MLS team(s) with the best regular-season record not otherwise qualified are entered.
⁶ For this season only, the highest placed Canadian team will be awarded Canada's place in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, as a result of the rescheduling of the Canadian Championship in 2015.[4]
⁷ Montreal Impact qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2014 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	52	14	10	10	52	42	+10	9	4	4	27	15	+12	5	6	6	25	27	−2

Last updated: 19 October 2014
Source: Columbus Crew
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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on October 26, 2014. Source: thecrew.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

March 8, 2014 1	D.C. United	0–3	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
7:00 P.M.EST	Neal 67'	Report	Arrieta 18' Higuaín 27' (pen.), 90' 63' Tchani 39' Trapp 43' Francis 76'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,840 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

March 22, 2014 2	Columbus Crew	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
6:00 P.M. EST	Añor 24', 45+' Higuaín 81'	Report	Fernandes 62' Fabinho 74'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,517 Referee: Ted Unkel

March 29, 2014 3	Seattle Sounders FC	1–2	Columbus Crew	Seattle, Washington
10:00 PM EST	Cooper 22' Traoré 58' Azira 87'	Report	Jiménez 8' Higuaín 59' (pen.) Trapp 68' Meram 90+4'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,469 Referee: Allen Chapman

April 5, 2014 4	Columbus Crew	0–2	Toronto FC	Columbus, Ohio
6:00 P.M. EST		Report	Bradley 11' Bloom 34' Nakajima-Farran 85'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,045 Referee: Ismail Elfath

April 13, 2014 5	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Columbus Crew	Santa Clara, CA
3:00 P.M. EST	Barklage 25' Wondolowski 51' Djaló 69'	Report	Añor 13' González 15' Higuaín 44'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Kevin Stott

April 19, 2014 6	Columbus Crew	1–1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST	Oduro 18' González 73' Añor 81' Jiménez 90'	Report	Espíndola 31' Kitchen 67'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,437 Referee: Juan Guzmán

April 26, 2014 7	Columbus Crew	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST	Tchani 5' Arrieta 39' (pen.)	Report	Wright-Phillips 45+' 66'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,026 Referee: Geoff Gamble

May 4, 2014 8	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 P.M.EST	Peterson 10' Olum 38' Sinovic 68' Feilhaber 90+' Bieler 90+'	Report	Trapp 45+' 80' E.Finlay 86' Tchani 90+'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,565 Referee: Ismail Elfath

May 7, 2014 9	Houston Dynamo	1–0	Columbus Crew	Houston, Texas
8:00 P.M. EST	Bruin 50' Creavalle 87'	Report	Añor 60' Higuaín 61' Paladini 80'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,030 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

May 10, 2014 10	Columbus Crew	0–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST	Tchani 38' Trapp 53'	Report	Koffie 21' Hurtado 37' O'Brien 68' Beitashour 90+'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,495 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

May 17, 2014 11	Portland Timbers	3–3	Columbus Crew	Portland, Oregon
10:30 P.M.EST	Urruti 5' Powell 34' Johnson 80' Fernández 85'	Report	Higuaín 14', 45+' Williams 34' Clark 78' Finlay 81' Arrieta 85'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,814 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

May 24, 2014 12	Columbus Crew	2–0	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M.EST	Finlay 10' Arrieta 25' Higuaín 54'	Report	Amarikwa 57' Ianni 81'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,290 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

May 31, 2014 13	Toronto FC	3–2	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
5:00 P.M. EST	Defoe 21' (pen.), 81' Bendik 66' Gilberto 77' Bekker 80' Henry 90+' 90+'	Report	Meram 18' Parkhurst 39' Viana 60' 65' Wahl 83'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,591 Referee: Sorin Stoica

June 4, 2014 14	Columbus Crew	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST	Gerhig 16' Finlay 88'	Report	Gil 56'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,121 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

June 7, 2014 15	D.C. United	0–0	Columbus Crew	Landover, Maryland
7:00 P.M.EST	Boswell 42' Christian 78'	Report	Meram 88' Gehrig 90+'	Stadium: FedExField Attendance: 53,267 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

June 28, 2014 16	Columbus Crew	0–0	FC Dallas	Columbus, Ohio
8:00 P.M.EST		Report		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,617 Referee: Jair Marrufo

July 4, 2014 17	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, Colorado
9:30 P.M.EST	Moor 30' Sanchez 79' O'Neill 90+1'	Report	Gehrig 59' (og) Finlay 76'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,432 Referee: Geoff Gamble

July 12, 2014 18	New York Red Bulls	4–1	Columbus Crew	Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 P.M.EST	Wright-Phillips 17' Henry 45' Sam 56' 89' Robles 73' Alexander 90+1'	Recap	Bedell 39' Añor 43' 85' Tchani 84'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,028 Referee: Ted Unkel

July 16, 2014 19	Columbus Crew	1–2	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST	Trapp 53' 89' Igor Julião 69' (o.g.)	Report	Olum 34' Sapong 43' Collin 55' Igor Julião 79' Feilhaber 90+3'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,643 Referee: Edwin Jurisevic

July 19, 2014 20	Columbus Crew	2–1	Montreal Impact	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST	Añor 56', 75'	Report	Di Vaio 36' Camara 70'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 21,112 Referee: Dave Gantar

July 26, 2014 21	New England Revolution	1–2	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 P.M.EST	Soares 50' Caldwell 52' Nguyen 90'	Report	Trapp 41' Higuaín 43' Finlay 84'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 24,542 Referee: Alan Kelly

August 2, 2014 22	Chicago Fire	1–1	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 P.M. EST	Magee 37' (pk) Segares 75'	Report	Higuaín 46' González 50' Francis 69'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,332 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

August 9, 2014 23	Columbus Crew	2–3	Toronto FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST	Higuaín 45+2' (pen.) Meram 81'	Report	Gilberto 43' Henry 53' Osorio 59' Moore 84'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,822 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira Marcelo

August 16, 2014 24	Columbus Crew	4–1	LA Galaxy	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST	Meram 24' Finlay 33' Speas 75' González 84'	Report	Zardes 49'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,729 Referee: Armando Villarreal

August 23, 2014 25	Columbus Crew	3–0	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M.EST	Meram 35' Bedell 59' Schoenfeld 64'	Report	Ashe 61' Ownby 79'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,551 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

August 30, 2014 26	Montreal Impact	2–0	Columbus Crew	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 P.M.EST	Piatti 32' 40', 90+5'	Report	Tchani 34' Trapp 81' Francis 85'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 15,995 Referee: Juan Guzman

September 7, 2014 27	Columbus Crew	3–0	Chivas USA	Columbus, Ohio
3:00 P.M. EST	Meram 52', 59' Gehrig 69' Añor 80'	Report	Jean-Baptiste 40'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,043 Referee: Geoff Gamble

September 13, 2014 28	Houston Dynamo	2–2	Columbus Crew	Houston, Texas
8:30 P.M. EST	Schoenfeld 12' (o.g.) Barnes 38' 65' García 45+2' Sarkodie 87'	Report	Schoenfeld 35' Trapp 48' Finlay 54' Añor 69' Francis 90'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,807 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

September 20, 2014 29	Columbus Crew	1–0	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST	Meram 23' Wahl 39' Higuaín 48' 72' Gehrig 75' Clark 90+2'	Report	Barnes 47'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 21,318 Referee: Ted Unkel

September 27, 2014 30	Columbus Crew	2–0	Montreal Impact	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 P.M. EST	Finlay 2' 67' Tchani 49' Higuaín 58' (pk) Wahl 63'	Report	Gagnon-Laparé 56' Ferrari 77'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,318 Referee: Sorin Stoica

October 4, 2014 31	New England Revolution	2–1	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 P.M.EST	Nguyen 20' 90+4' José Gonçalves 41' Soares 59' Jones 64' 67'	Report	Finlay 25' Francis 39' Schoenfeld 64' Higuaín 90+3'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 23,143 Referee: Jose Rivero

October 11, 2014 32	Philadelphia Union	2–3	Columbus Crew	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 P.M. EST	Cruz 68' 70' Wenger 75'	Report	Finlay 78' Meram 79' Arrieta 83' Barson 90+1'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 15,849 Referee: Geiger

October 19, 2014 33	New York Red Bulls	1–3	Columbus Crew	Harrison, New Jersey
3:00 P.M. EST	Wright-Phillips 56' Sam 58' Olave 83' Armando Lozano 89'	Report	Schoenfeld 18' 80' Finlay 34' Jiménez 77'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,681 Referee: Jose Rivero

October 26, 2014 34	Columbus Crew	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
5:00 P.M. EST	Arrieta 13' Anor 90'	Report	Okugo 57' Pfeffer 85'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,892 Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

June 17, 2014 Fourth Round	Columbus Crew	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Indy Eleven	Akron, Ohio
19:30 ET	Añor 4' Bedell 34' Paladini 110' Clark 112' Arrieta 114' (pen.)	Report Box Score	Corrado 45+1' Smith 62' Estridge 78' Moore 105'	Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 1,913 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov

June 25, 2014 Fifth Round	Chicago Fire	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 CT	Ianni 34' Pause 54' Anangonó 83', 108' Amarikwa 92' Ward 118'	Recap Boxscore	Arrieta 55' Añor 70' Parkhurst 87'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Robert Sibiga

MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

November 1 Leg 1	Columbus Crew	2–4	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
4:00 PM EDT	Meram 64' Higuaín 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Davies 34', 78' Tierney 51' Nguyen 70'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 9,040 Referee: Drew Fischer

November 9 Leg 2	New England Revolution	3–1	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
5:00 PM EST[5]	Nguyen 43' Gonçalves 55' Bunbury 77'	Report	Tchani 69'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 20,184 Referee: Armando Villarreal

New England Revolution won 7–3 on aggregate

Friendlies

May 20, 2014	Columbus Crew	2–0	Dayton Dutch Lions	West Carrollton, Ohio, U.S.
7:00 P.M.EDT	Joel DeLass 1' (o.g.) Ethan Finlay 4'			Stadium: Dayton Outpatient Center (DOC) Stadium Attendance: 1,082 Referee: Andrew Castel

July 23, 2014	Columbus Crew	2–2	Crystal Palace F.C.	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
7:30 P.M. (EDT)	Bedell 15' Paladini 80'	Report	Murray 36' Gray 70'	Stadium: Crew Stadium

Kirk Urso Memorial Match

August 19, 2014	Columbus Crew	v	North Carolina Tar Heels	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
7:00 P.M. (EDT)				Stadium: Crew Stadium

Statistics

Appearances

Numbers outside parentheses denote appearances as starter.

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.

As of match played September 27, 2014[6]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Apps	Apps
1	GK		Steve Clark	30(0)	2(0)	32(0)
2	D		Tyson Wahl	11(3)	1(0)	12(3)
3	D		Josh Williams	13(1)	1(0)	14(1)
4	D		Michael Parkhurst	28(1)	1(1)	29(2)
5	D		Giancarlo González	17(0)	0(0)	17(0)
6	M		Tony Tchani	29(0)	2(0)	31(0)
7	M		Bernardo Añor	17(7)	2(0)	19(7)
8	F-M		Dominic Oduro	6(5)	0(0)	6(5)
9	M		Justin Meram	15(13)	1(1)	16(14)
10	F		Federico Higuaín	26(1)	0(0)	26(1)
11	M		Daniel Paladini	2(1)	1(0)	3(1)
12	M		Hector Jiménez	15(5)	2(0)	17(5)
13	F		Ethan Finlay	17(8)	1(0)	18(8)
14	D		Waylon Francis	22(0)	0(0)	22(0)
16	D		Eric Gehrig	13(4)	2(0)	15(4)
17	M		Ben Speas	6(5)	2(0)	8(5)
18	F		Aaron Schoenfeld	4(8)	0(0)	4(8)
19	F		Jairo Arrieta	15(5)	0(2)	15(7)
20	M		Wil Trapp	24(0)	0(1)	24(1)
21	D		Chad Barson	8(3)	1(1)	9(4)
22	D		Ben Sweat	0(0)	1(0)	1(0)
23	D		Kevan George	2(2)	1(0)	3(2)
24	M-D		Agustín Viana	4(0)	0(0)	4(0)
25	M		Álvaro Rey	0(2)	0(0)	0(2)
25	M		Romain Gall	0(2)	0(0)	0(2)
29	F		Adam Bedell	6(8)	1(0)	7(8)
30	M		Fifi Baiden	0(1)	0(0)	0(1)

Goals and assists

As of match played September 27, 2014[6]

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists
3	D	Josh Williams	0	1	0	0	0	1
5	D	Giancarlo González	1	0	0	0	1	0
6	M	Tony Tchani	0	2	0	0	0	2
7	M	Bernardo Añor	5	0	2	0	7	0
9	M	Justin Meram	7	4	0	0	7	4
10	F	Federico Higuaín	11	6	0	0	11	6
12	M	Hector Jiménez	1	4	0	0	1	4
13	M	Ethan Finlay	8	5	0	0	8	5
14	D	Waylon Francis	0	6	0	0	0	6
17	M	Ben Speas	1	2	0	1	1	3
18	F	Aaron Schoenfeld	2	1	0	0	2	1
19	F	Jairo Arrieta	3	0	2	0	5	0
20	M	Wil Trapp	1	3	0	0	1	3
24	M-D	Agustín Viana	1	0	0	0	1	0
29	F	Adam Bedell	2	0	0	0	2	0
Total			43	34	4	1	47	35

Disciplinary record

As of match played September 27, 2014[7]

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Steve Clark	2	0	1	0	3	0
2	D	Tyson Wahl	3	0	0	0	3	0
3	D	Josh Williams	1	0	0	0	1	0
4	D	Michael Parkhurst	1	0	0	1	1	1
5	D	Giancarlo González	3	0	0	0	3	0
6	M	Tony Tchani	7	0	0	0	7	0
7	M	Bernardo Añor	4	1	0	0	4	1
8	F-M	Dominic Oduro	1	0	0	0	1	0
9	M	Justin Meram	2	0	0	0	2	0
10	F	Federico Higuaín	7	0	0	0	7	0
11	M	Daniel Paladini	1	0	0	1	1	1
12	M	Hector Jiménez	1	0	0	0	1	0
13	F	Ethan Finlay	2	0	0	0	2	0
14	D	Waylon Francis	4	0	0	0	4	0
16	D	Eric Gehrig	4	0	0	0	4	0
18	F	Aaron Schoenfeld	1	0	0	0	1	0
19	F	Jairo Arrieta	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	M	Wil Trapp	6	1	0	0	6	1
24	D-M	Agustín Viana	1	0	0	0	1	0
29	F	Adam Bedell	0	0	0	1	0	1
Total			51	2	1	3	52	5

Additional suspensions

Transfers

The pre-season transfer market was primarily spent strengthening the defensive line that saw the exit of Chad Marshall (Seattle Sounders) and Andy Gruenebaum (Sporting KC). Steve Clark (GK), Waylon Francis (LB), Giancarlo González (CB), and USMNT Standout Michael Parkhurst would be the new starting defensive team along with long-time defender Josh Williams.

Jairo Arrieta has his option declined on 22 November 2013,[8] but was later re-signed on 18 December 2013.[9]

In

No.	Position	Player	Transferred From	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
41	GK	Brad Stuver	Unattached	Waiver Draft	November 25, 2013	[10]
14	DF	Waylon Francis	Herediano	Free	November 26, 2013	[11]
31	DF	Matt Wiet	Dayton Dutch Lions	Free	November 26, 2013	[11]
11	MF	Daniel Paladini	Chicago Fire	Traded for Fourth Round Superdraft pick	December 12, 2013	[12]
1	GK	Steve Clark	Hønefoss BK	Undisclosed	December 16, 2013	[13]
4	DF	Michael Parkhurst	FC Augsburg	Undisclosed	January 13, 2014	[14]
12	MF	Hector Jiménez	LA Galaxy	Trade	January 14, 2014	[15]
5	DF	Giancarlo González	Vålerenga Fotball	Undisclosed	February 21, 2014	[16]
25	MF	Álvaro Rey	Toronto FC	Trade	June 6, 2014	[17]
5	DF	Emanuel Pogatetz	1. FC Nürnberg	Undisclosed	September 8, 2014	[18]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
DF	Eddie Gaven		Retired	October 31, 2013	[19]
DF	Drew Beckie		Option Declined	November 22, 2013	[8]
DF	Gláuber		Option Declined	November 22, 2013	[8]
DF	Kyle Hyland		Option Declined	November 22, 2013	[8]
MF	Danny O'Rourke		Option Declined	November 22, 2013	[8]
MF	Konrad Warzycha		Option Declined	November 22, 2013	[8]
DF	Chad Marshall	Seattle Sounders	Traded for allocation money and 2015 MLS SuperDraft third round pick	December 12, 2013	[20]
GK	Andy Gruenebaum	Sporting Kansas City	Trade	December 16, 2013	[21]
FW	Ryan Finley	Chivas USA	Trade	May 8, 2014	[22]
FW	Dominic Oduro	Toronto FC	Trade	June 6, 2014	[17]
MF	Álvaro Rey		Mutually Agreed Release	July 15, 2014	[23]
DF	Giancarlo González	Palermo	Transfer	August 26, 2014	[24]

Loan in

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Loan out

No.	Position	Player	Loaned to	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
26	FW	Ryan Finley	Dayton Dutch Lions	Affiliate Loan, later transferred out	March 12, 2014	[25]
27	DF	Ross Friedman	Dayton Dutch Lions	Affiliate Loan	March 12, 2014	[25]
22	MF	Kevan George	Dayton Dutch Lions	Affiliate Loan	March 12, 2014	[25]
41	GK	Brad Stuver	Dayton Dutch Lions	Affiliate Loan	March 12, 2014	[25]
33	MF	Matt Walker	Dayton Dutch Lions	Affiliate Loan	March 12, 2014	[25]

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
3	Bernardo Añor	Philadelphia Union	Player of the Week
11	Federico Higuaín	Portland Timbers	Player of the Week

MLS Save of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
19	Steve Clark	Montreal Impact	Save of the Week
29	Steve Clark	Montreal Impact	Save of the Week

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
1	Federico Higuaín Michael Parkhurst	D.C. United	Team of the Week
3	Bernardo Añor	Philadelphia Union	Team of the Week
4	Federico Higuaín	Seattle Sounders FC	Team of the Week
6	Federico Higuaín	San Jose Earthquakes	Team of the Week
8	Steve Clark	New York Red Bulls	Team of the Week
11	Federico Higuaín	Portland Timbers	Team of the Week
11	Federico Higuaín	Chicago Fire	Team of the Week
14	Michael Parkhurst	D.C. United	Team of the Week
17	Ethan Finlay	Colorado Rapids	Team of the Week
19	Bernardo Añor	Montreal Impact	Team of the Week
20	Giancarlo González	New England Revolution	Team of the Week
23	Steve Clark Giancarlo González Tony Tchani	Los Angeles Galaxy	Team of the Week
24	Justin Meram	Houston Dynamo	Team of the Week
26	Justin Meram	Chivas USA	Team of the Week
28	Tony Tchani Steve Clark Eric Gehrig	New England Revolution	Team of the Week

Kits

Home

Away

Away Alternate

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Yellow	Yellow	Yellow
Away	White / Black-Yellow	White	Black
Away Alt.	White / Black-Yellow	White	White	MLS, March 8 against D.C. United

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