2012 Columbus Crew season
2012 season | |||
Owner | Clark Hunt | ||
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Head Coach | Robert Warzycha | ||
Major League Soccer |
Conference: 6th Overall: 10th | ||
MLS Cup | DNQ | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Third round | ||
Carolina Challenge Cup | Third place | ||
Trillium Cup | Champions | ||
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup | Champions | ||
Highest home attendance | 19,674 v Real Salt Lake (June 30, 2012) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 10,049 v Toronto FC (August 22, 2012) | ||
Average home league attendance | 14,346 | ||
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The 2012 Columbus Crew season is the club's nineteenth year of existence, as well as their seventeenth season in Major League Soccer, and their seventeenth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.
Columbus opened its 2012 campaign against the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on March 10, 2012.[1]
Competitions
Preseason
February 8, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 1β2 | MalmΓΆ | Bradenton, Florida USA | ||
11:00 EST | Renteria 1' | Report | Ranegie 24' Durmaz 29' |
Stadium: IMG Academy | ||
February 11, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 6β0 | United States U-17 | Bradenton, Florida USA | ||
10:00 EST | Gaven 8', 15' Mirosevic 27' (pen.) Renteria 33' Meram 51' Vargas 57' |
Report | Stadium: IMG Academy | |||
February 11, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 4β0 | United States U-17 | Bradenton, Florida USA | ||
12:00 EST | George 3' Horton 21' Heinemann 39', 53' |
Report | Stadium: IMG Academy | |||
February 15, 2012 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2β0 | Columbus Crew | Bradenton, Florida USA | ||
11:00 EST | Hurtado 10', 13' Alonso 12' Montero 54' Gonzalez 68' Sanyang 82' Cato 114' |
Report | Anor 29' Tchani 38' Anor 60' Heinemann 118' |
Stadium: IMG Academy | ||
Carolina Challenge Cup
February 25, 2012 | Charleston Battery | 2β2 | Columbus Crew | Charleston, South Carolina USA | ||
19:15 EST | Falvey 30' Kelly 40' Flatley 42' Cuevas 89' |
Report | Gaven 6' Mendes 45' Mirosevic 58' Tchani 61' Mendes 89' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium | ||
February 29, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 0β1 | Chicago Fire | Charleston, South Carolina USA | ||
17:00 EST | Tchani 73' | Report | Sanyang 38' Segares 75' Puppo 80' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium | ||
February 29, 2012 | D.C. United | cancelled | Columbus Crew | Charleston, South Carolina USA | ||
17:00 EST | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium | |||||
Major League Soccer
Standings
- Eastern Conference table
Pos |
Team |
Pts |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|
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1 | Sporting Kansas City (E1) | 63 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 2012 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
2 | D.C. United | 58 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 43 | +10 | |
3 | New York Red Bulls | 57 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 46 | +11 | |
4 | Chicago Fire | 57 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 2012 MLS Cup Knockout Round |
5 | Houston Dynamo | 53 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | |
6 | Columbus Crew | 52 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 0 | |
7 | Montreal Impact | 42 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 51 | β6 | |
8 | Philadelphia Union | 36 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 37 | 45 | β8 | |
9 | New England Revolution | 35 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 39 | 44 | β5 | |
10 | Toronto FC | 23 | 34 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 36 | 62 | β26 |
Updated to matches played on 18:04 EDT October 28, 2012. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:
- (E1) = Eastern Conference champion
- Overall table
Pos |
Team |
Pts |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|
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1 | San Jose Earthquakes (SS) | 66 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 2013β14 CONCACAF Champions League 1 |
2 | Sporting Kansas City | 63 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 27 | +15 | |
3 | D.C. United | 58 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 43 | +10 | |
4 | New York Red Bulls | 57 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 46 | +11 | |
5 | Real Salt Lake | 57 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | |
6 | Chicago Fire | 57 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 41 | +5 | |
7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 56 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | |
8 | LA Galaxy | 54 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 2013β14 CONCACAF Champions League 1 |
9 | Houston Dynamo | 53 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | |
10 | Columbus Crew | 52 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 0 | |
11 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 43 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | β6 | |
12 | Montreal Impact | 42 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 51 | β6 | |
13 | FC Dallas | 39 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | β5 | |
14 | Colorado Rapids | 37 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 50 | β6 | |
15 | Philadelphia Union | 36 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 37 | 45 | β8 | |
16 | New England Revolution | 35 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 39 | 44 | β5 | |
17 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 56 | β22 | |
18 | Chivas USA | 30 | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 58 | β34 | |
19 | Toronto FC | 23 | 34 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 36 | 62 | β26 | 2012β13 CONCACAF Champions League 2 |
Updated to matches played on October 28, 2012. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:
- (SS) = Supporters Shield winner
1The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2013β14 CONCACAF Champions League (placed in Pot A). The other U.S. representatives in the 2013β14 CONCACAF Champions League are:
- Winner of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot A)
- Runner-up of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot B)
- Winner of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B)
2Toronto FC qualified for the 2012β13 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2012 Canadian Championship.
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 |
34 | 52 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 23 | β7 |
Last updated: 28 October 2012
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 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
Result | L | W | W | L | L | T | L | T | W | T | W | W | T | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | T | T | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | W |
Position | 18 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Last updated: October 28, 2012.
Source: MLS
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Match results
1 March 10, 2012 | Colorado Rapids | 2β0 | Columbus Crew | Commerce City, CO | ||
18:00 EDT | Moor 44' Amarikwa 89' |
Report | Mirosevic 40' Vargas 72' Wynne 80' Renteria 80' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,746 Referee: Hilario Grajeda | ||
2 March 24, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 2β0 | Montreal Impact | Columbus, OH | ||
16:00 EDT | Mirosevic 30' Vargas 66' Urso 69' Francis 85' |
Report | Brovsky 19' Nyassi 29' Gardner 34' Warner 52' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,197 Referee: Mark Geiger | ||
3 March 31, 2012 | Toronto FC | 0β1 | Columbus Crew | Toronto, Ontario | ||
14:00 EDT | de Guzman 74' | Report | Gaven 45' Anor 56' Schoenfeld 86' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,944 Referee: Geoff Gamble | ||
4 April 7, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 1β4 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, OH | ||
15:00 EDT | Anor 53' Marshall 89' |
Report | Cooper 3', 13' Henry 40', 90' Keel 60' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,516 Referee: Mark Kadlecik | ||
5 April 14, 2012 | Philadelphia Union | 1β0 | Columbus Crew | Chester, PA | ||
15:30 EDT | GΓ³mez 25' 38' Carroll 45+3' Farfan 71' MartΓnez 85' |
Report | Gehrig 70' Gaven 78' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,526 Referee: Michael Kennedy | ||
6 April 21, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 2β2 | Houston Dynamo | Columbus, OH | ||
19:30 EDT | Tchani 17' Gaven 63', 74' |
Report | Hainault 55' Bruin 59' Ching 88' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,479 Referee: Chris Penso | ||
7 April 28, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 0β1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Columbus, OH | ||
19:30 EDT | Chad Marshall 81' Danny O'Rourke 87' |
Report | Jordan Harvey 50' Gershon Koffie 67' Lee Young-Pyo 74' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,978 Referee: Elias Bazakos | ||
8 May 5, 2012 | Portland Timbers | 0β0 | Columbus Crew | Portland, OR | ||
22:30 EDT | Lovel Palmer 50' Franck Songo'o 75' Diego Chara 77' |
Report | SebastiΓ‘n Miranda 57' | Stadium: JELD-WEN Field Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic | ||
9 May 12, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 2β1 | FC Dallas | Columbus, OH | ||
19:30 EDT | Justin Meram 52' Justin Meram 67' Sebastian Miranda 72' Milovan Mirosevic 80' |
Report | Fabian Castillo 74' Zach Loyd 43' Andrew Jacobson 45' Fabian Castillo 60' Zach Loyd 63' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,120 Referee: Baldomero Toledo | ||
10 May 19, 2012 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1β1 | Columbus Crew | Santa Clara, CA | ||
22:30 EDT | Report | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,256 Referee: Juan Guzman | ||||
11 May 23, 2012 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0β2 | Columbus Crew | Seattle, WA | ||
22:00 EDT | Justin Meram 15' Dilly Duka 47' Carlos Mendes 71' Emilio Renteria 76' |
Marc Burch 85' Osvaldo 88' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,311 Referee: Geoff Gamble | |||
12 May 26, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 2β1 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, OH | ||
19:00 EDT | Eddie Gaven 9' Emilio Renteria 43' Bernardo Anor 67' |
Austin Berry 72' | Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,024 Referee: Allen Chapman | |||
13 June 16, 2012 | New England Revolution | 0β0 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, Massachusetts | ||
19:30 EDT | A.J. Soares 21' Jose Moreno 43' |
Report | Sebastian Miranda 62' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,218 Referee: Hilario Grajeda | ||
14 June 23, 2012 | Chicago Fire | 2β1 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, IL | ||
20:30 EDT | Pappa 2' Oduro 26' Segares 29' Gargan 85' |
Report | Tchani 36' George 66' Schoenfeld 90' |
Stadium: TOYOTA Park Attendance: 17,144 Referee: Armando Villarreal | ||
15 June 30, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 2β0 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, OH | ||
20:00 EDT | Tchani 16' VukoviΔ 38' Gaven 43' George 82' |
Report | EspΓndola 57' Steele 67' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,674 Referee: Geoff Gamble | ||
16 July 8, 2012 | Montreal Impact | 2β1 | Columbus Crew | Montreal, QC | ||
19:30 EDT | Nyassi 44' Warner 68' Valentin 78' Bernier 89' |
Report | VukoviΔ 3' Tchani 39' Mirosevic 64' Renteria 68' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 15,118 Referee: Matthew Foerster | ||
17 July 14, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 0β2 | Sporting Kansas City | Columbus, OH | ||
19:30 EDT | Anor 9' RenterΓa 69' Birchall 83' |
Report | Peterson 7' Joseph 57' Paulo Nagamura 69' Bunbury 82' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,588 Referee: Edwin Jurisevic | ||
18 July 21, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 1β0 | D.C. United | Columbus, OH | ||
19:30 EDT | Chris Burchall 46' Sebastian Miranda 67' |
Report | Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17, 150 Referee: Chris Penso | |||
19 July 28, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City | 1β2 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, KS | ||
20:30 EDT | Kamara 8' | Report | Arrieta 17', 34' Grossman 90', 90+1' |
Stadium: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Attendance: 18,938 Referee: Dave Gantar | ||
20 August 4, 2012 | D.C. United | 1β0 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. | ||
20:40 EDT | Pontius 50' Neal 74' |
Report | Duka 24' Meram 28' |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,640 Referee: Allen Chapman | ||
21 August 16, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 1β1 | LA Galaxy | Columbus, OH | ||
20:05 EDT | Arrieta 48' | Report | Keane 64' Marcelo Sarvas 88' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,019 Referee: Edwin Jurisevic | ||
22 August 19, 2012 | Houston Dynamo | 2β2 | Columbus Crew | Houston | ||
21:10 EDT | Davis 19' Moffat 82' |
Report | Grossman 33' Duka 40' Gaven 58' HiguaΓn 79' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Referee: Drew Fischer | ||
23 August 22, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 2β1 | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH | ||
20:30 EDT | Gaven 4' HiguaΓn 20' 58' |
Report | O'Dea 69' Silva 71' Morgan 90' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,049 Referee: Sorin Stoica | ||
24 August 25, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 4β3 | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH | ||
20:30 EDT | HiguaΓn 26', 43' Arrieta 32', 86' |
Report | Guy 17' Bengtson 23' Alston 70' Nguyen 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,651 Referee: Armando Villarreal | ||
25 August 29, 2012 | Philadelphia Union | 1β2 | Columbus Crew | Chester, Pennsylvania | ||
20:00 EDT | ValdΓ©s 29' Hoppenot 69' |
Summary | Birchall 28' Williams 41' 68' Gaven 90+5' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 16,568 Referee: Yader Reyes | ||
26 September 1, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 2β1 | Montreal Impact | Columbus, OH | ||
20:30 EDT | O'Rourke 18' Marshall 80' RenterΓa 90+3' |
Summary | Warner 24' Di Vaio 73' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,522 Referee: Chris Penso | ||
27 September 5, 2012 | New England Revolution | 2β0 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, Massachusetts | ||
21:00 EDT | Imbongo 53', 53' Marshall 74' (og) |
Report | O'Rourke 94+' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,345 Referee: Geoff Gamble | ||
28 September 15, 2012 | New York Red Bulls | 3β1 | Columbus Crew | Harrison, New Jersey | ||
20:00 EDT | Henry 9' 93' Cahill 56' McCarty 79' |
Report | Mirosevic 3' James 49' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,134 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja | ||
29 September 19, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 1β0 | Chivas USA | Columbus, OH | ||
20:30 EDT | Meram 89' 90' | Report | Minda 75' Valencia 86' Correa 90' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,874 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez | ||
30 September 22, 2012 | Chicago Fire | 2β1 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois | ||
21:30 EDT | Rolfe 23', 26' | Report | Arrieta 15' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,172 Referee: Michael Kennedy | ||
31 September 29, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 3 β 2 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, OH | ||
20:30 EDT | Arrieta 44', 45+5' O'Rourke 61' Gruenebaum 65' MiroΕ‘eviΔ 88' |
Summary | Okugo 45+3' Cruz 65' (pen.) McInerney 86' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,673 Referee: Matthew Foerster | ||
32 October 7, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 1 β 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Columbus, OH | ||
16:00 EDT | James 67' Gaven 90+1' |
Summary | Sapong 10' | Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,566 Referee: Mark Geiger | ||
33 October 20, 2012 | D.C. United | 3β2 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. | ||
20:30 EDT | Nick DeLeon 39' Marcelo Saragosa 59' Lewis Neal 90+1' |
Summary | Jairo Arrieta 4' Eddie Gaven 7' Carlos Mendes 26' Jairo Arrieta 41' Josh Williams 59' |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 19.647 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic | ||
34 October 28, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 2 β 1 | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH | ||
16:00 EDT | HiguaΓn 17', 61' (pen.) | Summary | Wiedeman 27' Dunfield 61' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,672 Referee: Drew Fischer | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs
The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.
U.S. Open Cup
R3 May 29, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 1β2 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Columbus, Ohio | ||
19:30 EST | Finlay 45+' Vargas 61' (pen.) |
Report | Bardsley 33' 81' Bartels 79' Knotek 87' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium | ||
Friendlies
March 17, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 5β1 | Michigan State Spartans | Columbus, Ohio | ||
TBD EST | MiroΕ‘eviΔ 4', 54' Vargas 33', 58' Urso 59' |
Report | Montague 85' | Stadium: Crew Stadium | ||
March 17, 2012 | Columbus Crew | 1β0 | West Virginia Mountaineers | Columbus, Ohio | ||
TBD EST | Horton 49' | Report | Stadium: Crew Stadium | |||
Squad
MLS roster
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of March 23, 2012.[2]
Club
Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Robert Warzycha |
Assistant Coach | Ricardo Iribarren |
Assistant Coach | Mike Lapper |
Goalkeeper Coach | Scoop Stanisic |
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
Miscellany
Allocation ranking
Columbus is in the #10 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 clubβs ranking.[3]
International roster spots
Columbus has 8 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots and no Columbus trades have been reported.
Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired: *2015 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 pick from Houston Dynamo.
Future picks traded: *2013 MLS Supplemental Draft conditional pick to Montreal Impact.
Notes
- β "Columbus Crew Schedule".
- β "Players | Columbus Crew". TheCrew.com. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- β 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer
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