2023 Columbus Crew season

The 2023 Columbus Crew season is the club's twenty-eighth season of existence and their twenty-eighth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on February 25 against the Philadelphia Union. It is the first season under head coach Wilfried Nancy.

Columbus Crew
2023 season
Investor-operatorsDee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coachWilfried Nancy
StadiumLower.com Field
Major League SoccerConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
Leagues CupTBD
Highest home attendance20,562 (4/15 v. NER)
Lowest home attendance19,249 (3/25 v. ATL)
Average home league attendance20,131
Biggest winCLB 6–1 ATL (3/25)
Biggest defeatPHI 4–1 CLB (2/25)

Roster
As of April 25, 2023

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 Curaçao CUW Eloy Room
2 DF United States USA Philip Quinton
3 DF United States USA Josh Williams
5 DF Australia AUS Miloš Degenek
6 MF United States USA Darlington Nagbe
8 MF United States USA Aidan Morris
9 FW Colombia COL Cucho Hernández
10 MF Armenia ARM Lucas Zelarayán
11 MF Costa Rica CRC Luis Díaz
12 DF Ecuador ECU Gustavo Vallecilla (on loan from Colorado Rapids)
13 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kevin Molino
14 MF Ghana GHA Yaw Yeboah
16 MF United States USA Isaiah Parente
17 FW United States USA Christian Ramirez
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Denmark DEN Malte Amundsen
19 FW Canada CAN Jacen Russell-Rowe
20 FW Romania ROU Alexandru Mățan
22 DF United States USA Keegan Hughes
23 DF Canada CAN Mohamed Farsi
24 GK United States USA Evan Bush
25 MF United States USA Sean Zawadzki
27 FW United States USA Maximilian Arfsten
28 GK United States USA Patrick Schulte
30 MF United States USA Will Sands
31 DF France FRA Steven Moreira
32 GK United States USA Brady Scott
33 DF United States USA Jake Morris
94 DF Colombia COL Jimmy Medranda

Non-competitive

Preseason
February 4 Columbus Crew v Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Columbus, OH
Source Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium
Note: Closed-door; four 30-minute halves played; no scores released
February 11 Inter Miami v Columbus Crew Fort Lauderdale, FL
Source Stadium: Florida Blue Training Center
Note: Closed-door; score not released
February 15 Columbus Crew 1–1 Houston Dynamo Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hernández Report Baird pen.'
Note: Closed-door
February 18 Columbus Crew 2–1 Hartford Athletic Fort Lauderdale, FL
Report
Note: Closed-door; goalscoring information not released

Competitive

MLS
Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season
Eastern Conference
MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Nashville SC 13 6 3 4 17 8 +9 22 Qualification for Round One
4 Atlanta United FC 13 6 4 3 25 21 +4 21
5 Columbus Crew 12 5 4 3 23 14 +9 18
6 Philadelphia Union 12 5 4 3 17 14 +3 18
7 Charlotte FC 13 5 5 3 18 23 −5 18
Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2023. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall table
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
7 FC Dallas 12 6 3 3 15 12 +3 21
8 St. Louis City SC 11 6 4 1 22 13 +9 19
9 Columbus Crew 12 5 4 3 23 14 +9 18
10 Philadelphia Union 12 5 4 3 17 14 +3 18
11 San Jose Earthquakes 12 5 4 3 16 16 0 18
Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2023. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
10 14 4 4 2 19 12  +7 3 1 1 14 4  +10 1 3 1 5 8  −3

Source: MLS standings
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
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHAAHHAHAHHHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAAAHAHAAH
ResultLWDLWWWDLLDW
Source: Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results
February 25 1 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew Chester, PA
7:30 EST Gazdag 45+3' (pen.) 72' (pen.)
Carranza 52' 80'		 Report Glesnes 28' (o.g.) Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,510
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
March 4 2 Columbus Crew 2–0 D.C. United Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Zelarayán 10' 44' Report Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,391
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
March 11 3 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
7:30 EST Kerr 25' Report Medranda 75' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 25,796
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 18 4 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Columbus Crew Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 EDT Luquinhas 58'
Vanzeir 86'		 Report Mățan 33' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,412
Referee: Timothy Ford
March 25 5 Columbus Crew 6–1 Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT A. Morris 14'
Ramirez 47' 64'
Quinton 51'
Russell-Rowe 68'
Arfsten 90+1'		 Report Lennon 71' Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,249
Referee: Ramy Touchan
April 1 6 Columbus Crew 4–0 Real Salt Lake Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT A. Morris 14' 53'
Zelarayán 41' (pen.)
Yeboah 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,624
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 8 7 D.C. United 0–2 Columbus Crew Washington, DC
7:30 EDT Report Zelarayán 39' (pen.)
Ramirez 47'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,891
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
April 15 8 Columbus Crew 1–1 New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
7:30 EDT Zawadski 90+8' Report Degenek 58' (o.g.) Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,562
Referee: Chris Penso
April 22 9 Charlotte FC 1–0 Columbus Crew Charlotte, NC
7:30 EDT Świderski 37' Report Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 30,468
Referee: Jon Freemon
April 29 10 Columbus Crew 1–2 Inter Miami CF Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT Hernández 10' Report Campana 7', 41' Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,410
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 13 11 Columbus Crew 2–2 Orlando City SC Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,488
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 17 12 Columbus Crew 2-0 LA Galaxy Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,192
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 20 13 FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew Cincinnati, OH
7:30 EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
May 28 14 Nashville SC v Columbus Crew Nashville, TN
8:30 EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
May 31 15 Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
June 3 16 Columbus Crew v Charlotte FC Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
June 10 17 Chicago Fire FC v Columbus Crew Chicago, IL
8:30 EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
June 17 18 New York City FC v Columbus Crew New York, NY
3:30 EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
June 24 19 Columbus Crew v Nashville SC Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
July 1 20 Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
July 4 21 Inter Miami CF v Columbus Crew Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 EDT Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
July 8 22 Columbus Crew v New York City FC Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
July 15 23 Portland Timbers v Columbus Crew Portland, OR
10:30 EDT Stadium: Providence Park
August 20 24 Columbus Crew v FC Cincinnati Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
August 26 25 Columbus Crew v Toronto FC Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
August 30 26 Houston Dynamo FC v Columbus Crew Houston, TX
8:30 EDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 2 27 CF Montreal v Columbus Crew Montreal, QC
7:30 EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
September 16 28 Orlando City SC v Columbus Crew Orlando, FL
7:30 EDT Stadium: Exploria Stadium
September 20 29 Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire FC Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
September 23 30 FC Dallas v Columbus Crew Frisco, TX
8:30 EDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
September 30 31 Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
October 4 32 New England Revolution v Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
7:30 EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
October 7 33 Atlanta United FC v Columbus Crew Atlanta, GA
7:30 EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 21 34 Columbus Crew v CF Montreal Columbus, OH
6:00 EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field

US Open Cup
Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

Third round
April 26 Third Round Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio 1–0 Indiana Indy Eleven (USLC) Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
May 10 Round of 32 Loudoun United FC (USLC) Virginia 1–5 Ohio Columbus Crew (MLS) Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Luis Arroyo
May 24 Round of 16 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC) Pennsylvania v Ohio Columbus Crew (MLS) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Leagues Cup
Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup
Central 1

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CLB CAM STL
1 United States Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — — Jul 23
2 Mexico América 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 31 — Jul 27
3 United States St. Louis City SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
First match(es) will be played on July 23, 2023. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 23 GS Columbus Crew United States v United States St. Louis City SC Columbus, OH
19:30 ET Report Stadium: Lower.com Field
July 31 GS Columbus Crew United States v Mexico Club América Columbus, OH
20:00 ET Report Stadium: Lower.com Field

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.

Transfers
See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2023

In
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
DF Colombia Jimmy Medranda United States Seattle Sounders FC Free agent, contract runs through 2023 with an option for 2024 December 23, 2022 [1]
DF United States Keegan Hughes United States Stanford Cardinal Homegrown player, contract runs through 2024 with options through 2026 January 11, 2023 [2]
FW United States Christian Ramirez Scotland Aberdeen F.C. Transfer for an undisclosed fee, contract runs through 2024 with an option for 2025 January 19, 2023 [3]
DF United States Philip Quinton United States Columbus Crew 2 Signed from MLS Next Pro team, contract runs through 2023 with options through 2026 February 8, 2023 [4]
FW United States Maximilian Arfsten United States San Jose Earthquakes II Signed via the SuperDraft, contract runs through 2024 with options for 2025 and 2026 February 21, 2023 [5]
DF Denmark Malte Amundsen United States New York City FC Transfer for $400,000 in general allocation money with a potential $100,000 in performance-based additions, contract runs through 2024 with an option for 2025 April 25, 2023 [6]

Loan in
Pos. Player Loaned from Length/Notes Beginning End Source
DF Ecuador Gustavo Vallecilla United States Colorado Rapids $175,000 in General Allocation Money, on loan through 2023 season with option to purchase March 3, 2023 December 9, 2023 [7]

Out
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
DF United States Jalil Anibaba Retired Option declined October 26, 2022 [8]
FW United States Erik Hurtado United States San Antonio FC Option declined October 26, 2022 [8]
MF Nigeria James Igbekeme Spain Real Zaragoza Option declined, loan expired October 26, 2022 [8]
DF Portugal Pedro Santos United States D.C. United Option declined October 26, 2022 [8]
MF Haiti Derrick Etienne United States Atlanta United FC Option declined October 26, 2022 [8]
DF United States Marlon Hairston Option declined October 26, 2022 [8]
DF United States Perry Kitchen Retired Option declined October 26, 2022 [8]
MF Brazil Artur United States Houston Dynamo FC Traded for $300,000 in General Allocation Money, and potentially an additional $50,000 if certain performance metrics are met November 22, 2022 [9]
DF Ghana Jonathan Mensah United States San Jose Earthquakes Traded for $200,000 in General Allocation Money, and potentially an additional $300,000 if certain performance metrics are met February 10, 2023 [10]

Loans out
Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source

References
  1. "Columbus Crew Signs Free Agent Defender Jimmy Medranda". www.columbuscrew.com. MLS. December 23, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  2. "Columbus Crew signs Crew Academy product and defender Keegan Hughes". columbuscrew.com. MLS. January 11, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  3. "Columbus Crew acquires forward Christian Ramirez from Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen F.C." columbuscrew.com. MLS. January 19, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  4. "Columbus Crew signs defender Philip Quinton to First Team contract". columbuscrew.com. MLS. February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  5. "Columbus Crew signs MLS SuperDraft pick Maximilian "Max" Arfsten". columbuscrew.com. MLS. February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  6. Sigal, Jonathan (April 25, 2023). "Columbus Crew acquire defender Malte Amundsen in trade with NYCFC". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  7. "Columbus Crew acquires Gustavo Vallecilla on loan from Colorado Rapids". columbuscrew.com. MLS. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  8. "Columbus Crew announces end-of-2022 roster decisions". columbuscrew.com. MLS. October 26, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  9. "Houston Dynamo FC acquire midfielder Artur in trade with Columbus Crew". houstondynamofc.com. MLS. November 22, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  10. "Columbus Crew Acquires up to $500,000 in General Allocation Money from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for Jonathan Mensah". columbuscrew.com. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
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