2016 Columbus Crew SC season

Columbus Crew SC

2016 season

Owner

Precourt Sports Ventures LLC

Head Coach

Gregg Berhalter

Major League Soccer

Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD

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The 2016 Columbus Crew SC season will be the club's twenty first season of existence, and their twenty first consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

Background

Main article: 2015 Columbus Crew season

Roster

Major League Soccer teams are limited to eight players without U.S. citizenship, a permanent resident (green card holder), or 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 February 5, 2016.^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Clark, SteveSteve Clark	United States
2	Defender	Wahl, TysonTyson Wahl	United States
3	Defender	Ashe, CoreyCorey Ashe	United States
4	Defender	Parkhurst, MichaelMichael Parkhurst (Captain)	United States
6	Midfielder	Tchani, TonyTony Tchani	Cameroon
7	Midfielder	Larsen, EmilEmil Larsen	Denmark
8	Midfielder	Saeid, MohammedMohammed Saeid	Sweden
9	Forward	Meram, JustinJustin Meram	Iraq
10	Forward	Higuaín, FedericoFederico Higuaín (DP)	Argentina
11	Midfielder	Mabwati, CedrickCedrick Mabwati	Democratic Republic of the Congo
13	Midfielder	Finlay, EthanEthan Finlay	United States
14	Defender	Francis, WaylonWaylon Francis	Costa Rica
16	Midfielder	Jiménez, HectorHector Jiménez	United States
20	Midfielder	Trapp, WilWil Trapp (HGP)	United States
21	Defender	Barson, ChadChad Barson (HGP)	United States
22	Defender	Sauro, GastónGastón Sauro	Argentina
23	Forward	Kamara, KeiKei Kamara	Sierra Leone
25	Defender	Afful, HarrisonHarrison Afful	Ghana
26	Midfielder	Swanson, BenBen Swanson (HGP)	United States
27	Forward	Casey, ConorConor Casey	United States
41	Goalkeeper	Stuver, BradBrad Stuver	United States
—	Defender	Tarek, AmroAmro Tarek (on loan from Real Betis)	Egypt
—	Midfielder	Saravia, RodrigoRodrigo Saravia	Guatemala
—	Forward	Kamara, OlaOla Kamara	Norway

Competitions

Preseason

February 17, 2016 Desert Diamond Cup	Crew SC	v	Sporting Kansas City	Tucson, Arizona
8:00 PM EST		[Report]

February 20, 2016 Desert Diamond Cup	Crew SC	v	Real Salt Lake	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM EST		[Report]

February 24, 2015 Desert Diamond Cup	Crew SC	v	Swope Park Rangers	Tucson, Arizona
8:00 PM EST		[Report]

MLS

Main article: 2016 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Chicago Fire	Conference Semi-finals & 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Columbus Crew	Conference Semi-finals
3	D.C. United	Knockout round
4	Montreal Impact
5	New England Revolution
6	New York City FC
7	New York Red Bulls
8	Orlando City SC
9	Philadelphia Union
10	Toronto FC

First match(es) will be played on March 6, 2016. 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
Notes:

↑ If the conference champion is from Canada, then the best American team qualifies directly to the CONCACAF Champions League

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1	Chicago Fire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Colorado Rapids	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Columbus Crew	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	D.C. United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	FC Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Houston Dynamo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	LA Galaxy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Montreal Impact	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	New England Revolution	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	New York City FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	New York Red Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Orlando City SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Philadelphia Union	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Portland Timbers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Real Salt Lake	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Seattle Sounders FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Sporting Kansas City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Toronto FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on March 6, 2016. Source: 2016 MLS schedule
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
Notes:

↑
CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League:
  1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2016;
  2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield ;
  3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield ;
  4. The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup .
  Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four Mexican qualifiers. Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada win the MLS Cup, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
  One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of the 2016 Canadian Championship
  They are placed in Pot 1, along with the three Caribbean qualifiers, the two qualifiers from El Salvador, and one qualifier each from Belize and Nicaragua.

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 30 Dec 2015
Source: 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

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	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A
Result

Last updated: 30 Dec 2015.
Source: Schedule
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

March 6 1	Portland Timbers	v	Columbus Crew SC	Portland, Oregon
4:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Providence Park

March 12 2	Columbus Crew SC	v	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

March 19 3	Chicago Fire	v	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Toyota Park

April 2 4	FC Dallas	v	Columbus Crew SC	Dallas, Texas
9:00 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Toyota Stadium

April 9 5	Montreal Impact	v	Columbus Crew SC	Montreal, Quebec
TBD EST		[Report]		Stadium: Olympic Stadium

April 16 6	Columbus Crew SC	v	New York City FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

April 23 7	Columbus Crew SC	v	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

April 30 8	Seattle Sounders FC	v	Columbus Crew SC	Seattle, Washington
4:00 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: CenturyLink Field

May 7 9	Columbus Crew SC	v	Montreal Impact	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

May 14 10	Columbus Crew SC	v	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

May 21 11	Toronto FC	v	Columbus Crew SC	Toronto, Ontario
TBD EST		[Report]		Stadium: BMO Field

May 28 12	Columbus Crew SC	v	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

June 1 13	Philadelphia Union	v	Columbus Crew SC	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TBD EST		[Report]		Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium

June 18 14	Columbus Crew SC	v	Montreal Impact	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

June 25 15	Columbus Crew SC	v	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

July 3 16	Sporting Kansas City	v	Columbus Crew SC	Kansas City, KS
7:00 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

July 9 17	New England Revolution	v	Columbus Crew SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Gillette Stadium

July 13 18	Columbus Crew SC	v	Toronto FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

July 16 19	Columbus Crew SC	v	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

July 23 20	Columbus Crew SC	v	Orlando City	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

July 31 21	Toronto FC	v	Columbus Crew SC	Toronto, Ontario
TBD EST		[Report]		Stadium: BMO Field

August 13 22	Columbus Crew SC	v	New York City FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

August 20 23	New England Revolution	v	Columbus Crew SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Gillette Stadium

August 24 24	Columbus Crew SC	v	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

August 27 25	Columbus Crew SC	v	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

July 23 26	LA Galaxy	v	Columbus Crew SC	Carson, California
10:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: StubHub Center

September 10 27	Columbus Crew SC	v	Vancouver Whitecaps	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

July 23 28	Orlando City SC	v	Columbus Crew SC	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Citrus Bowl

September 25 29	Columbus Crew SC	v	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
7:00 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

September 28 30	D.C. United	v	Columbus Crew SC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: RFK Stadium

October 1 31	Columbus Crew SC	v	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium

October 13 32	Chicago Fire	v	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Toyota Park

October 16 33	New York Red Bulls	v	Columbus Crew SC	Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

October 23 34	New York City FC	v	Columbus Crew SC	New York City, New York
4:40 PM EST		[Report]		Stadium: Yankee Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
DF	Corey Ashe	Houston Dynamo	Free Agent	Dec 18, 2015	^[2]
MF	Emil Larsen	Odense Boldklub	Free Agent	Jan 22, 2016	^[3]
FW	Conor Casey	Philadelphia Union	Free Agent	Jan 26, 2016	^[4]
DF	Amro Tarek	Real Betis	Loan (Ends June 2016 with an option to extend through December 2016)	Feb 2, 2016	^[5] ^[6]
MF	Rodrigo Saravia	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	Selected in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft with the 19th pick	Feb 4, 2016	^[7]
FW	Ola Kamara	Molde FK	Discovery Signing	Feb 4, 2016	^[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
DF	Emanuel Pogatetz	Union Berlin	Option Declined	Dec 7, 2015	^[9]
MF	Kristinn Steindorsson	GIF Sundsvall	Option Declined	Dec 7, 2015	^[9]
FW	Aaron Schoenfeld	Maccabi Netanya	Out of Contract	Dec 7, 2015	^[9]
MF	Ben Speas	Minnesota United	Out of Contract	Dec 7, 2015	^[9]
GK	Matt Lampson		Out of Contract	Dec 7, 2015	^[9]
DF	Chris Klute	Portland Timbers	Crew SC acquires allocation money from Portland Timbers.	Dec 11, 2015	^[10]
FW	Jack McInerney	Portland Timbers	Crew SC acquires general and targeted allocation money from Portland Timbers.	Jan 13, 2016	^[11]
MF	Kevan George		Waived	February 1, 2016	TBA
MF	Romain Gall		Waived	February 12, 2016	^[12]
DF	Sergio Campbell		Waived	February 12, 2016	^[12]

Kits

Home

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Black	Black	Black
Away	White/Yellow	Teal	White

References

Major League Soccer

Future teams

Former teams

Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001)
Miami Fusion (1998–2001)
Chivas USA (2005–2014)

Competition

Associated competitions

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Columbus Crew SC

Columbus, Ohio

The Club	History Seasons Records Players All articles

Stadiums	Ohio Stadium (1996–1998) Mapfre Stadium (1999–present)

Affiliated Clubs	Pittsburgh Riverhounds USL

Culture	Nordecke Crew Supporters Union Hudson Street Hooligans Turbina Amarilla Crew Cat

Rivalries	Chicago Fire Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup Trillium Cup

Key Personnel	Owner Anthony Precourt President of Business Operations Andy Loughnane Head Coach & Sporting Director Gregg Berhalter

Major Honors (5)

MLS Cup (1)	2008

Supporters' Shield (3)	2004 2008 2009

U.S. Open Cup (1)	2002

Major League Soccer

Seasons (18)	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2016 MLS season by team

SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers

Eastern	Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City Philadelphia Union Toronto FC

Western	Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2016 in American soccer

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Leagues

Men	MLS MLS Cup Playoffs NASL USL Playoffs PDL NPSL PLA ASL MASL 2015–16 2016–17 SPSL 2015–16 2016–17 Super-20 League NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Women	NWSL WPSL UWS NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Cups

U.S. Open Cup
- Qualification
- Final
National Women's Open
Men's College Cup
Women's College Cup

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2015–16
- 2016–17

National teams

Men	Copa América Centenario

Men U23	Olympic Qualifying Play-off

Women	Olympic Qualifying

Women U23	CONCACAF U-17 Championship

Team seasons

Men

MLS

NASL

USL

Arizona United
Bethlehem Steel
Charleston Battery
Charlotte Independence
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
FC Cincinnati
Harrisburg City Islanders
LA Galaxy II
Louisville City
FC Montréal
New York Red Bulls II
Oklahoma City Energy
Orange County Blues
Orlando City B
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Portland Timbers 2
Real Monarchs
Richmond Kickers
RGVFC Toros
Rochester Rhinos
Sacramento Republic
San Antonio FC
Seattle Sounders FC 2
Saint Louis FC
Swope Park Rangers
Toronto FC II
Tulsa Roughnecks
Whitecaps FC 2
Wilmington Hammerheads

Women

NWSL

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