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2011 Columbus Crew season

The 2011 Columbus Crew season was the club's eighteenth year of existence, as well as their sixteenth season in Major League Soccer, and their sixteenth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.

Columbus Crew
2011 season
OwnerClark Hunt
Head coachRobert Warzycha
Major League SoccerConference: 4th
Overall: 8th
MLS CupWildcard round
U.S. Open CupThird round
CONCACAF Champions League 2010-11Quarterfinals
Trillium CupRunners-Up (3 - 5)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer CupRunners-Up (2 - 2)
Highest home attendance21,203 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
(24 September 2011, Major League Soccer)
Lowest home attendance7,148 vs. Seattle Sounders FC
(7 May 2011, Major League Soccer)
Average home league attendance12,185 [1]
← 2010
2012 →

Columbus began its 2011 campaign by hosting Real Salt Lake in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal on February 22, 2011.[2]

Background edit

Main article: 2010 Columbus Crew season

Review edit

The Crew opened its 2011 campaign with a Champions League quarterfinal fixture against fellow MLS competitor, Real Salt Lake. The match, the first leg of a quarterfinal series, was at Crew Stadium on February 22, 2011 and ended in a 0-0 draw. Columbus was trying to advance past the Quarterfinal stage after falling to Toluca 5-4 on aggregate last season.

 
The Crew playing the Portland Timbers on July 23, 2011.

On March 1, Columbus traveled to Rio Tinto Stadium and fell to Real Salt Lake by a score of 4-1, thus ending the Crew's run in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.

Two and a half weeks later, Columbus opened up its Major League Soccer campaign by traveling to Washington, D.C. to take on D.C. United on March 19. The club's MLS home opener was one week later, when the Crew hosted Red Bull New York on March 26.[3]

Roster edit

As of September 3, 2011.[4]

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   USA William Hesmer
2 DF   USA Rich Balchan
3 MF   USA Josh Williams
5 DF   USA Danny O'Rourke
6 MF   CMR Tony Tchani
7 MF   VEN Bernardo Anor
9 FW   USA Justin Meram
10 FW   PER Andrés Mendoza
11 MF   USA Dilly Duka
12 MF   USA Eddie Gaven
14 DF   USA Chad Marshall
15 MF   USA Kevin Burns
16 DF   USA Eric Gehrig
17 MF   NGA Emmanuel Ekpo
18 MF   USA Robbie Rogers
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   USA Cole Grossman
20 FW   VEN Emilio Rentería
21 DF   CHI Sebastián Miranda
22 MF   SRB Dejan Rusmir
23 DF   USA Korey Veeder
24 DF   USA Ben Sippola
25 GK   USA Alex Riggs
26 DF   TRI Julius James
27 FW   USA Aaron Horton
28 MF   ARG Santiago Prim
29 DF   JAM Shaun Francis
30 GK   USA Andy Gruenebaum
31 MF   USA Josh Gardner
32 FW   USA Tom Heinemann
33 FW   USA Jeff Cunningham
Position Staff
Head Coach   Robert Warzycha
Assistant Coach   Ricardo Iribarren
Assistant Coach   Mike Lapper
Goalkeeper Coach   Vadim Kirillov
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

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

February 5, 2011 Columbus Crew 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Phoenix, Arizona
13:00 EDT Fraga  
Rogers   (pen.)		 Report Jewsbury  
Kamara  		 Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex
Referee: Alex Prus
February 8, 2011 Columbus Crew 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps Phoenix, Arizona
14:00 EDT Gaven   76' (pen.) Report Harris   62'
Salgado   77'		 Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex
February 10, 2011 Columbus Crew 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Phoenix, Arizona
13:00 EDT Mendoza   20'
Scott   106+' (o.g.)
Cunningham   108+'		 Report Stadium: Westside Complex
February 14, 2011 Columbus Crew 0–2 Colorado Rapids Phoenix, Arizona
17:30 EDT Report Nyassi   66'
Emory   77'		 Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex
February 17, 2011 Columbus Crew 2–4 Houston Dynamo Phoenix, Arizona
13:00 EDT Mendoza   18'   18'
Ekpo   36'
Meram   78'   95+'		 Report Cruz   8'
Taylor   31'
Weaver   33'
Davis   38'
Robinson   52'
Palmer   58'
Watson   64'
Ching   91+'
Garey   104+' (pen.)		 Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex
March 6, 2011 Columbus Crew 1–2 New England Revolution Chattanooga, Tennessee
16:00 EDT Heinemann   90+'
Sippola   76'		 Report Nyassi   12'   43'
Schilawski   81'		 Stadium: Finley Stadium

Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge edit

March 9, 2011 Columbus Crew 3–1 New England Revolution Kennesaw, Georgia
19:30 EDT Anor   16'
Heinemann   17'   53'		 Report Stolica   62'
Coria   78'
Soares   90'		 Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
March 11, 2011 Columbus Crew 1–0 Houston Dynamo Kennesaw, Georgia
19:30 EDT Mendoza   34'
Duka   48'
Rusmir   58'		 Report Sarkodie   36' Stadium: Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Columbus won the Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge round-robin tournament title with a 2-0 record.[5]

MLS edit

Main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season

Standings edit

Eastern Conference edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
3 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
4 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
6 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
Source: MLS
Overall table edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored

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
34 47 13 13 8 43 44  −1 9 3 5 27 18  +9 4 10 3 16 26  −10

Last updated: November 6, 2011
Source: MLSSoccer.com
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 edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAA
ResultLTWTWTWTLLTTWLWWLWTLWWLWWLLTLLLWWL
Position17141110665681011118985767765655666689879
Updated to match(es) played on November 5, 2011. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

March 19, 2011 Round 1 D.C. United 3–1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Burch   38'
Wolff   51'   52'
Ngwenya   Davies   53'
Davies   63' (pen.)   76'
Zayner   Brasesco   70'
Wolff   Quaranta   83'		 Report   16' Duka
  55' Duka   Rogers
  61' Cunningham   Heinemann
  82' (pen.) Rogers		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,402
Referee:   Mark Geiger
March 26, 2011 Round 2 Columbus Crew 0–0 New York Red Bulls Columbus, Ohio
16:00 EDT Report   29' Keel
  89' Miller		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,306
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
April 1, 2011 Round 3 Columbus Crew 2–0 FC Dallas Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Ekpo   20'
Rusmir   42'
Rusmir   47' Renteria   47'
Mendoza   54' (pen.)
Mendoza   61' Cunningham   61'
Ekpo   85' Duka   85'
Burns   88'
Gaven   91'		 Report   32'   33' Gonçalves
  78' Castillo   78' Rodriguez
  78' Chavez   78' Loyd		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,549
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 9, 2011 Round 4 Chivas USA 0–0 Columbus Crew Carson, California
22:30 EDT Mondaini   35'
Valentin   59'
Flores   65'
LaBrocca   86'
Lahoud   87'		 Report James   55'
Burns   64'
Miranda   81'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 13,385
Referee: Yader Rayes
April 16, 2011 Round 5 Columbus Crew 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Rogers   53' Report Júlio César   50'   72'
Harrington   55'
Thomas   76'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 7,695
Referee: Juan Guzman
April 23, 2011 Round 6 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew Toronto, Ontario Canada
16:00 EDT Tchani   31'   41'   42' Report Burns   36'
Renteria   49'
Ekpo   39'
James   80'
Rusmir   90'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: David Gantar
April 30, 2011 Round 7 Columbus Crew 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Renteria   50', 59' Report Leathers   37'
Janicki   57'
Salgado   69'   91+'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,298
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 7, 2011 Round 8 Columbus Crew 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Renteria   67'
Miranda   75'		 Report Montero   7'   34'
Carrasco   38'
González   53'
Levesque   90'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 7,148
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
May 14, 2011 Round 9 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Columbus Crew Santa Clara, California
22:30 EDT Ring   24'
Wondolowski   50'
McDonald   59'   74'
Stephenson   62'
Hernandez   70'
Johnson   75'		 Report Heinemann   67' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,142
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 21, 2011 Round 10 Portland Timbers 1–0 Columbus Crew Portland, Oregon
22:30 EDT Cooper   37'
Brunner   46'
Chara   84'		 Report Marshall   23'
James   82'		 Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 28, 2011 Round 11 Columbus Crew 3–3 Chivas USA Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Mendoza   17', 52'
Ekpo   64'		 Report LaBrocca   4'
Flores   57'   21'   69'
Boyens   37'
Pearce   46'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 9,431
Referee: Jasen Anno
June 4, 2011 Round 12 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Columbus Crew Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EDT Ballouchy   9'
da Luz   55'		 Report Balchan   32'   92+'
Ekpo   72'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,393
Referee: Niko Bratis
June 8, 2011 Round 13 Columbus Crew 2–1 Real Salt Lake Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Mendoza   76' (pen.)
Gardner   82'		 Report Olave   7'
Espindola   78'
Wingert   88'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 12, 2011 Round 14 Columbus Crew 0–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
16:00 EDT Ekpo   40'
Meran   50'		 Report Nyarko   54'
Nazarit   90+'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,498
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
June 18, 2011 Round 15 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Columbus Crew Houston, Texas
20:30 EDT Freeman   43'
Palmer   46'   52'		 Report Mendoza   44'
Anor   49'
Anor   71'
Heinemann   8'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 13,039
Referee: Jasen Anno
June 26, 2011 Round 16 Columbus Crew 4–1 Colorado Rapids Columbus, Ohio
20:00 EDT Gaven   12'
Mendoza   18', 48'
Heinemann   38'   57'		 Report Casey   5'   29'
Moor   52'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,771
Referee: Andrew Chapin
July 2, 2011 Round 17 FC Dallas 0–2 Columbus Crew Frisco, Texas
21:00 EDT Jackson   24'   76'
Ihemelu   29'
Shea   58'		 Report Hesmer   7'
Ekpo   20'
Iro   57'   82'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 20,704
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 6, 2011 Round 18 Vancouver Whitecaps 0-1 Columbus Crew Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
22:00 EDT Koffie   7'
Camilo   23'
Salinas   77'		 Report Gehrig   74'
Marshall   84'
Cunningham   90'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 19,079
Referee: Chris Penso
July 16, 2011 Round 19 Columbus Crew 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Lenhart   16'
Ring   69'		 Report Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,109
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 20, 2011 Round 20 LA Galaxy 1–0 Columbus Crew Carson, California
22:30 EDT Berhalter   16'
Franklin   70'
Juninho   85'
Beckham   92+'		 Report James   65' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 24,709
Referee: Andrew Chapin
July 23, 2011 Round 21 Columbus Crew 1–0 Portland Timbers Columbus, Ohio
20:00 EDT Danso   79' (o.g) Report Marcelin   78' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,246
Referee: Andrew Chapin
July 30, 2011 Round 22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Columbus Crew Sandy, Utah
21:00 EDT Report Gaven   5'
Heinemann   10'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,516
Referee: Jason Anno
August 5, 2011 Round 23 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Columbus Crew Commerce City, Colorado
21:30 EDT Mullan   55'
Cummings   79'		 Report Rusmir   52' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,503
Referee: Alex Prus
August 13, 2011 Round 24 Columbus Crew 3–1 New England Revolution Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Alston   54' (o.g.)
Miranda   60'
Meran   61'
James   75'
Rentería   81'
Anor   90'		 Report Feilhaber   45' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,041
Referee: Andrew Chapin
August 20, 2011 Round 25 Columbus Crew 2–1 Philadelphia Union Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Rentería   37'
Hesmer   42'
Mendoza   51'
James   58'
Heinemann   84'		 Report Paunovic   42'
Farfan   92+'
Valdes   93+'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,869
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
August 27, 2011 Round 26 Seattle Sounders FC 6–2 Columbus Crew Seattle, Washington
16:00 EDT Neagle   4', 21', 70'
Rosales   16'
Fucito   40'
Parke   73'
Gardner   74' (o.g.)
Scott   81'		 Report Cunningham   59'
Burns   65'
Gardner   73'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,364
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 10, 2011 Round 27 Columbus Crew 2–4 Toronto FC Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Heinemann   67'
Miranda   73'
Mendoza   87'		 Report Soolsma   21'
Harden   37'
Johnson   42'
Avila   82'
de Guzman   83'
Koevermans   90+2'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,058
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 14, 2011 Round 28 Columbus Crew 2–2 Houston Dynamo Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Ekpo   11'
Mendoza   64', 76'
Rogers   67'		 Report Watson   34'
Taylor   55'
Carr   86'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,709
Referee: Chris Penso
September 17, 2011 Round 29 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30 EDT Le Toux   32' Report Rusmir   12' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,906
Referee: Alex Prus
September 24, 2011 Round 30 Columbus Crew 0–1 LA Galaxy Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Ekpo   32'
James   57'
Rogers   83'		 Report Hejduk   90'
Barrett   90+3'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 21,203
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 28, 2011 Round 31 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Columbus Crew Kansas City, Kansas
20:30 EDT Kamara   15'
Besler   42'
Collin   42'
James   74' (o.g.)		 Report Renteria   34'
Francis   36'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 17,838
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 2, 2011 Round 32 Columbus Crew 2–1 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
16:00 EDT Woolard   48' (o.g.)
Gaven   60'
O'Rourke   66'		 Report Woolard   37'
Simms   40'
Burch   63'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,566
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 15, 2011 Round 33 New England Revolution 0–3 Columbus Crew Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EDT Joseph   90' Report Mendoza   31'   41'   63'
Ekpo   57'
Duka   59'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 16,285
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 22, 2011 Round 34 Chicago Fire 3–2 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30 EDT Anibaba   11', 30'
Chaves   80'		 Report Miranda   46+'
Renteria   73'
Duka   74',   79'
Ekpo   78',   90',   90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,237
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

CONCACAF Champions League edit

Main article: 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League
February 22, 2011 Quarterfinals Columbus Crew   0–0   Real Salt Lake Columbus, Ohio
20:00 EDT Miranda   49'
Rentería   72'		 Report Beltran   42'   53'
Beckerman   54'
Borchers   72'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 4,665
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
March 1, 2011 Quarterfinals Real Salt Lake   4–1
(4–1 agg.)		   Columbus Crew Sandy, Utah
22:00 EDT Saborío   23'
Morales   36'   57'   77'
Williams   95+'		 Report Gardner   43'
Mendoza   49'
Miranda   94+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,405
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2011 U.S. Open Cup

With a fifth-place overall finish last season, the Crew secured direct qualification into the third-round proper of the U.S. Open Cup.[6]

June 28, 2011 Third round Columbus Crew 1–2 Richmond Kickers Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Grossman   35' Report Hiroyama   22'
Delicâte   85'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 1,845
Referee: Sorin Stoica

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

Main article: 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs
October 27, 2011 Wildcard match Colorado Rapids 1–0 Columbus Crew Commerce City, Colorado
10:00 ET Cummings   46+' Report Miranda   15' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 7,803
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Statistics edit

Last updated on 22 February 2011.[7]
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS CONCACAF Champions League U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA William Hesmer 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   USA Rich Balchan 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 MF   USA Josh Williams 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
4 DF   ENG Andy Iro 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   USA Danny O'Rourke 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF   USA Andy Adlard 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   VEN Bernardo Anor 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   USA Justin Meram 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW   PER Andrés Mendoza 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
11 DF   USA Dilly Duka 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF   USA Eddie Gaven 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF   FRA Leandre Griffit 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF   USA Chad Marshall 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF   USA Kevin Burns 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   NGA Emmanuel Ekpo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF   USA Robbie Rogers 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF   BRA Cole Grossman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW   VEN Emilio Rentería 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF   CHI Sebastián Miranda 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF   SRB Dejan Rusmir 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 GK   USA Alex Riggs 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF   TRI Julius James 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF   JAM Shaun Francis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF   USA Josh Gardner 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
32 FW   USA Tom Heinemann 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW   USA Jeff Cunningham 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
34 GK   USA Ray Burse 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
December 15, 2010   Jeff Cunningham FW   FC Dallas Re-Entry Draft [8]
December 30, 2010   Sebastián Miranda DF   Unión Española Undisclosed [9]
January 12, 2011   Tom Heinemann FW   Charleston Battery Undisclosed [10]
January 25, 2011   Kwaku Nyamekye DF   Harvard University 2010 SuperDraft, 4th round [11]
February 15, 2011   Korey Veeder DF   Crystal Palace Baltimore Weighted lottery [12]
February 17, 2011   Rich Balchan DF   Indiana University 2011 SuperDraft, 1st round [13]
February 17, 2011   Justin Meram FW   University of Michigan 2011 SuperDraft, 1st round [13]
February 17, 2011   Cole Grossman MF   Duke University 2011 SuperDraft, 2nd round [13]
February 17, 2011   Bernardo Anor MF   University of South Florida 2011 SuperDraft, 3rd round [13]
February 21, 2011   Ben Sippola DF   Butler University 2011 Supplemental Draft, 2nd round [14]
February 21, 2011   Andy Adlard MF   Indiana University 2011 Supplemental Draft, 3rd round [14]
February 21, 2011   Josh Gardner MF   Carolina RailHawks FC Undisclosed [15]
February 22, 2011   Ray Burse GK Unattached Free; signed to short-term, hardship contract [16]
February 22, 2011   Alex Riggs GK   Missouri State University Free [16]
February 28, 2011   Julius James DF   D.C. United Free [17]
March 9, 2011   Dejan Rusmir MF   Farul Constanţa Undisclosed [18]
March 17, 2011   Eric Gehrig DF Unattached Free [19]
April 26, 2011   Santiago Prim MF   San Lorenzo de Almagro Undisclosed [20]
May 17, 2011   Aaron Horton FW   University of Louisville Homegrown Player [21]
July 15, 2011   Tony Tchani MF   Toronto Acquired for Andy Iro and Léandre Griffit [22]

Out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
November 16, 2010   Guillermo Barros Schelotto MF   Gimnasia La Plata Option declined, free transfer [23]
November 16, 2010   Duncan Oughton MF None Option declined, retired, then joined the Crew front office as assistant to the technical director. [23]
November 16, 2010   Gino Padula DF Option declined [23]
November 22, 2010   Brian Carroll MF   Philadelphia Union Traded for allocation money and a 2nd round SuperDraft pick [24]
November 24, 2010   Adam Moffat MF   Portland Timbers Expansion Draft [25]
November 24, 2010   Eric Brunner DF   Portland Timbers Expansion Draft [25]
December 3, 2010   Jason Garey FW   Houston Dynamo Traded for a 2015 4th round SuperDraft pick [26]
December 15, 2010   Frankie Hejduk DF   Sporting Kansas City Re-Entry Draft [8]
January 13, 2011   Steven Lenhart FW   San Jose Earthquakes Traded for allocation money and a 1st round SuperDraft pick [27]
February 28, 2011   Kwaku Nyamekye DF Waived [17]
March 15, 2011   Ray Burse GK   Puerto Rico Islanders Released, free transfer [28]
June 30, 2011   Andy Adlard MF Waived [29]
July 15, 2011   Andy Iro DF   Toronto Traded for Tony Tchani [22]
  Léandre Griffit MF

Miscellaneous edit

Allocation ranking edit

Columbus is in the #6 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 club's ranking.[30]

International roster spots edit

Columbus has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. There have been no reported trades involving Columbus international roster spots for the 2011 season. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[30]

Future draft pick trades edit

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from D.C. United; 2015 SuperDraft Round 4 pick acquired from Houston Dynamo.
Future picks traded: None.

MLS rights to other players edit

Columbus maintains the MLS rights to Aaron Hohlbein as the club selected him in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft and he instead chose to sign with a non-MLS club.

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. April 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Crew Communications (December 20, 2010). "Crew home opener set for March 26 vs. NY | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  4. ^ "Players | Columbus Crew". Thecrew.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  5. ^ CDT (March 11, 2011). "Dynamo suffer first preseason loss, 1-0". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  6. ^ "MLS: Setting The Table". Settingthetable.info. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
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