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2008 Columbus Crew season

The 2008 Columbus Crew season was the club's thirteenth season of existence and their thirteenth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup and the MLS Cup Playoffs. The season covered the period from November 14, 2007 to the start of the 2009 Major League Soccer season.

Columbus Crew
2008 season
OwnerClark Hunt
Head coachSigi Schmid
Major League SoccerConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS Cup PlayoffsChampions
U.S. Open CupQualification finals
(knocked out by Chicago Fire)
Trillium CupChampions (3–1)
Top goalscorerLeague: Alejandro Moreno (9)
All: Alejandro Moreno (10)
Highest home attendance22,685
(October 4 vs. Los Angeles)
Lowest home attendance4,816
(May 24 vs. Real Salt Lake, USOC)
Average home league attendance14,622
← 2007
2009 →

Background edit

The Crew's rebuilding under Sigi Schmid paid immense dividends in 2008, as the team won the Supporters Shield and their first MLS Cup championship. Argentine midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto won the league MVP award, capping an incredible season with his three-assist performance in the championship game.

Roster edit

As of match played November 23, 2008
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 William Hesmer   GK (1981-11-23)November 23, 1981 (aged 27) 2007   Kansas City Wizards 54 0
18 Kenny Schoeni   GK (1984-01-04)January 4, 1984 (aged 24) 2008 MLS pool goalkeeper 0 0
30 Andy Gruenebaum   GK (1982-12-30)December 30, 1982 (aged 25) 2006   Kentucky Wildcats 16 0
Defenders
2 Frankie Hejduk   DF (1974-08-05)August 5, 1974 (aged 34) 2003   Bayer 04 Leverkusen 119 7
4 Gino Padula   DF (1976-07-11)July 11, 1976 (aged 32) 2008   Montpellier 18 0
5 Danny O'Rourke   DF (1983-05-31)May 31, 1983 (aged 25) 2007   New York Red Bulls 61 0
6 Andy Iro   DF (1984-11-26)November 26, 1984 (aged 23) 2008   UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 23 1
8 Duncan Oughton   DF (1977-06-14)June 14, 1977 (aged 31) 2001   Cal State Fullerton Titans 132 3
13 Andrew Peterson   DF (1984-12-02)December 2, 1984 (aged 23) 2007   Cleveland City Stars 3 0
14 Chad Marshall   DF (1984-08-22)August 22, 1984 (aged 24) 2004   Stanford Cardinal 132 10
23 Ezra Hendrickson   DF (1972-01-16)January 16, 1972 (aged 36) 2006   Chivas USA 61 2
24 Jed Zayner   DF (1984-12-13)December 13, 1984 (aged 23) 2006   Indiana Hoosiers 10 0
27 Ryan Junge   DF (1984-09-07)September 7, 1984 (aged 24) 2007   Cleveland City Stars 8 0
Midfielders
3 Brad Evans   MF (1985-04-20)April 20, 1985 (aged 23) 2007   UC Irvine Anteaters 36 6
12 Eddie Gaven   MF (1986-10-25)October 25, 1986 (aged 22) 2006   MetroStars 88 13
15 Stefani Miglioranzi   MF (1977-09-20)September 20, 1977 (aged 31) 2007   Los Angeles Galaxy 38 3
16 Brian Carroll   MF (1981-07-20)July 20, 1981 (aged 27) 2008   D.C. United 36 1
17 Emmanuel Ekpo   MF (1987-12-20)December 20, 1987 (aged 20) 2008   Enyimba International 22 3
19 Robbie Rogers   MF (1987-04-12)April 12, 1987 (aged 21) 2007   SC Heerenveen 44 11
20 Brian Plotkin   MF (1984-08-03)August 3, 1984 (aged 24) 2008   Chicago Fire 0 0
22 Adam Moffat   MF (1986-04-15)April 15, 1986 (aged 22) 2007   Cleveland City Stars 9 2
26 Cory Elenio   MF (1986-08-14)August 14, 1986 (aged 22) 2008   Evansville Purple Aces 1 0
31 Kevin Burns   MF (1985-03-26)March 26, 1985 (aged 23) 2008   Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 0
37 Stanley Nyazamba   MF (1983-01-06)January 6, 1983 (aged 25) 2008   Richmond Kickers 0 0
Forwards
7 Guillermo Barros Schelotto   FW (1973-05-04)May 4, 1973 (aged 35) 2007   Boca Juniors 53 12
9 Jason Garey   FW (1984-07-19)July 19, 1984 (aged 24) 2006   Maryland Terrapins 48 10
10 Alejandro Moreno   FW (1979-07-08)July 8, 1979 (aged 29) 2007   Houston Dynamo 58 17
11 Pat Noonan   FW (1980-08-02)August 2, 1980 (aged 28) 2008   Aalesund 11 1
25 George Josten   FW (1986-05-12)May 12, 1986 (aged 22) 2008   Gonzaga Bulldogs 1 0
29 Ricardo Pierre-Louis   FW (1984-11-02)November 2, 1984 (aged 24) 2008   Lee Flames 0 0
32 Steven Lenhart   FW (1986-08-28)August 28, 1986 (aged 22) 2008   Azusa Pacific Cougars 14 6

Competitive edit

MLS edit

Main article: 2008 Major League Soccer season

Standings edit

Eastern Conference edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14 57 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Chicago Fire 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11 46
3 New England Revolution 30 12 11 7 40 43 −3 43
4 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 10 9 37 39 −2 42
5 New York Red Bulls 30 10 11 9 42 48 −6 39
Source: MLS
Overall table edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (C, S) 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14 57 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Houston Dynamo 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13 51
3 Chicago Fire 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11 46 North American SuperLiga
4 Chivas USA 30 12 11 7 40 41 −1 43
5 New England Revolution 30 12 11 7 40 43 −3 43
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 57 17 7 6 50 36  +14 11 2 2 30 15  +15 6 5 4 20 21  −1

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWLWWWWWTLLLWTWTLTWLWWWWTWWWTLW
Source: Columbus results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results edit

March 29 1 Columbus Crew 2–0 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
Hejduk   10'
Moffat   26'
Moreno   76'		 Report Edu   55' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,843
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 5 2 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ
7:30 PM EST van den Bergh   1'
Goldthwaite   8'
Parke   65'   81'		 Report Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 17,119
Referee: Alex Prus
April 12 3 Columbus Crew 4–3 Chivas USA Columbus, OH
Barros Schelotto   26' (pen.),  
Moreno   35'
Rogers   71', 82'
Gaven  
Moffat  
Padula  		 Report Kljestan   33',   84'
Marsch   72',  
Nagamura   78'
Mendoza   0'   83'
Bornstein  		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 6,733
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 17 4 D.C. United 1–2 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
Namoff   42' Report Moreno   32'
Peralta   43' (o.g.)
Carroll  
Hesmer  
O'Rourke  		 Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 13,329
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 26 5 Columbus Crew 1–0 Houston Dynamo Columbus, OH
Moreno   22'
Hejduk  
Hesmer  
Moffat  		 Report Boswell   28' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,271
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 3 6 Columbus Crew 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
Moffat   4'
Rogers   34'
Evans  
Hejduk  		 Report Espinoza   36'
López   79' (pen.),  		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,447
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 10 7 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Columbus Crew Santa Clara, CA
Corrales   42'
Johnson   88'
Riley  		 Report Rogers   73', 80'
Evans   82'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,318
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 17 8 Toronto FC 0–0 Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
Report Barros Schelotto   Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,358
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 24 9 Columbus Crew 0–1 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
Hejduk  
Hendrickson  
Marshall  		 Report Dube   89'
Nyassi  		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,621
Referee: Richard Heron
May 31 10 Chivas USA 2–0 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
Flores   19'
Marsch   21'
Braun  
Burling  
Harris  		 Report O'Rourke   22'
Moffat  		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 12,388
Referee: Fernando Galvan
June 7 11 Columbus Crew 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, OH
Moreno   67'
Rogers   76'
Evans   80'		 Report Johnson   10'
Corrales   60'
Cochrane   65'
Gray   69'
Denton   82'
Riley   0'   85'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,704
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 14 12 Kansas City Wizards 0–3 Columbus Crew Kansas City, MO
Conrad   67'
López   67'		 Report Marshall   3'
Moreno   20', 67'
O'Rourke   44'
Iro   65'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 21 13 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
Donovan   4', 83' (pen.)
Buddle   47'
Franklin  
Xavier  		 Report Evans   67'
Barros Schelotto   71' (pen.)
Lenhart   88'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 28 14 Columbus Crew 2–1 Colorado Rapids Columbus, OH
Ekpo   19',   70'
Barros Schelotto   53' (pen.)
Iro   87'		 Report LaBrocca   60' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,254
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 5 15 Columbus Crew 2–2 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
Ekpo   36'
Hejduk   71'
Miglioranzi   85'
Lenhart   87'
O'Rourke   89'		 Report Rolfe   8'
Carr   25'
Segares   53'
Soumaré   89'
Prideaux   90'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,172
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 12 16 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Columbus Crew Salt Lake City, UT
Morales   4'
Beckerman   78'
Findley   78'
Beltran   81'
Borchers   90'		 Report Oughton   65' Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 12,378
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 17 17 Columbus Crew 3–3 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
Barros Schelotto   26',   72'
Moreno   33'
Marshall   38'
Rogers   39'		 Report Hejduk   22' (o.g)
Espinoza   24'
Morsink   59'
Wolff   75'
Harrington   81'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
July 27 18 Colorado Rapids 0–2 Columbus Crew Commerce City, CO
LaBrocca   45' Report O'Rourke   13'
Lenhart   21',   42'
Hejduk   60'
Garey   75'
Iro   80'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,647
Referee: Shane Moody
August 2 19 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew Houston, TX
Davis   13'
Jaqua   29'
Ching   43'		 Report Gaven   32'
Hendrickson   37'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 15,371
Referee: Steven Depiero
August 16 20 Columbus Crew 2–1 FC Dallas Columbus, OH
Carroll   56',   62'
Evans   65'		 Report Moor   29'
Cunningham   35'
Wagner   50'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,647
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 23 21 Columbus Crew 3–0 Real Salt Lake Columbus, OH
Marshall   15'
Barros Schelotto   25' (pen.)
Hejduk   26'
Evans   55'
O'Rourke   65'		 Report Olave   7' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,448
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 30 22 FC Dallas 1–2 Columbus Crew Frisco, Texas
Cunningham   35' Report Iron   27'
Evans   30'
Moreno   37'
Gaven   40'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 10,590
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
September 6 23 Columbus Crew 4–0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
Barros Schelotto   39'
Iro   45'
Garey   67', 90',   83'		 Report Albright   23'
Joseph   50'
Igwe   59'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,918
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 13 24 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
Robinson   6' Report Noonan   40' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,657
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 18 25 Columbus Crew 3–1 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
Hejduk   41'
Rogers   46'
Gaven   85'		 Ángel   21'
Boyens   34'
Cichero   52'
Richards   68'
Goldthwaite   89'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,881
September 27 26 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
Joseph   90' Report Marshall   35'
Hejduk   0'   65'
Hesmer   90'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,035
Referee: Terry Vaughn
October 4 27 Columbus Crew 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, OH
Carroll   9'
Moreno   43'		 Report Vagenas   29'
Beckham   32'
Jordan   83'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 22,685
Referee: Jorge González
October 12 28 Chicago Fire 2–2 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, IL
McBride   13', 79'
Busch   45'		 Report Gaven   59'
Barros Schelotto   61'
Carroll   86'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,994
Referee: Shane Moody
October 18 29 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ
Kandji   30'
Ángel   48', 76'
van den Bergh   82'
Cepero   83'
Boyens   90'		 Report Hendrickson   53'
Lenhart   62'
Noonan   82'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 18,546
Referee: Michael Kennedy
October 26 30 Columbus Crew 1–0 D.C. United Columbus, OH
Carroll   66'
Evans   77',   78'		 Report Emílio   25'
Burch   53'
McTavish   78'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,591
Referee: Mark Geiger

Postseason edit

Main article: 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
November 1 Semifinals Leg 1 Kansas City Wizards 1–1 Columbus Crew Kansas City, KS
8:00 PM EST Jewsbury   40'
Arnaud   53'
Gomez   75'		 Report Padula   84'
Lenhart   90+2'
Carroll   90+3'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
November 8 Semifinals Leg 2 Columbus Crew 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 agg.)		 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Evans   7'   63'
Rogers   57'   66'
Hejduk   87'
Ekpo   90'		 Report Arnaud   39'
Wahl   49'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,153
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
November 13 Finals Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST Marshall   49'
Gaven   55'
O'Rourke   57'
Hesmer   90+2'		 Report Soumare   22'
McBride   29'
Segares   48'
Prideaux   67'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,688
Referee: Terry Vaughn
November 23 MLS Cup New York Red Bulls 1–3 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
3:30 PM EST Leitch   4'
Wolyniec   51'		 Report Moreno   31'
Marshall   53'
Padula   68'
Hejduk   82'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup edit

May 27 Qualification semifinal Columbus Crew 2–0 Real Salt Lake Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Lenhart   26'
Rogers   53'
Ekpo  		 Report Kovalenko   49' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 4,816
June 10 Qualification final Chicago Fire 3–2 (a.e.t.) Columbus Crew Peoria, IL
King   10'
Herron   65', 116' (pen.)
Prideaux   82'		 Report Ekpo   63'
Garey   67'
Zayner   79'
Rogers   100'		 Stadium: Shea Stadium
Attendance: 3,829
Referee: Tony Russo

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   William Hesmer 29 0 4 0 1 0 34 0
2 DF   Frankie Hejduk 24 1 4 1 0 0 28 2
3 MF   Brad Evans 26 5 4 1 2 0 32 6
4 DF   Gino Padula 14 0 4 0 0 0 18 0
5 DF   Danny O'Rourke 28 0 4 0 1 0 33 0
6 DF   Andy Iro 18 1 3 0 2 0 23 1
7 FW   Guillermo Barros Schelotto 27 7 4 0 0 0 31 7
8 DF   Duncan Oughton 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
9 FW   Jason Garey 10 3 0 0 1 1 11 4
10 FW   Alejandro Moreno 27 9 4 1 2 0 33 10
11 FW   Pat Noonan 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1
12 MF   Eddie Gaven 24 3 4 1 2 0 30 4
13 DF   Andrew Peterson 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
14 DF   Chad Marshall 29 4 4 2 1 0 34 6
15 MF   Stefani Miglioranzi 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
16 MF   Brian Carroll 30 1 4 0 2 0 36 1
17 MF   Emmanuel Ekpo 17 2 3 0 2 1 22 3
18 GK   Kenny Schoeni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   Robbie Rogers 27 6 4 1 2 1 33 8
20 MF   Brian Plotkin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   Adam Moffat 7 2 0 0 1 0 8 2
23 DF   Ezra Hendrickson 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
24 DF   Jed Zayner 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
25 FW   George Josten 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
26 MF   Cory Elenio 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF   Ryan Junge 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
29 FW   Ricardo Pierre-Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Andy Gruenebaum 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
31 MF   Kevin Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   Steven Lenhart 10 4 2 1 2 1 14 6
37 MF   Stanley Nyazamba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
4 DF   Leonard Griffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   Guilherme Só 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   Nicolás Hernández 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
21 DF   Ryan Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Columbus stats

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
               
2 DF   Frankie Hejduk 9 1 1 0 0 0 10 1
3 MF   Brad Evans 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
4 DF   Gino Padula 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF   Danny O'Rourke 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 1
6 DF   Andy Iro 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
7 FW   Guillermo Barros Schelotto 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 DF   Duncan Oughton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW   Jason Garey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW   Alejandro Moreno 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW   Pat Noonan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF   Eddie Gaven 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 DF   Chad Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
15 MF   Stefani Miglioranzi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF   Brian Carroll 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
17 MF   Emmanuel Ekpo 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
19 MF   Robbie Rogers 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
22 MF   Adam Moffat 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 DF   Ezra Hendrickson 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
24 DF   Jed Zayner 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Source: Columbus stats

Clean sheets edit

No. Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
1   William Hesmer 10 1 0 11 34
18   Kenny Schoeni 0 0 0 0 0
30   Andy Gruenebaum 0 0 1 1 2

Source: Columbus stats

See also edit

References edit

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