2020 Columbus Crew SC season

The 2020 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence and their twenty-fifth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus were also set to compete in the U.S. Open Cup, before its cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season covers the period from November 11, 2019 to the start of the 2021 Major League Soccer season.

Columbus Crew SC
2020 season
Investor-operatorsDee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coachCaleb Porter
StadiumMapfre Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 3rd
Overall: 4th
MLS Cup PlayoffsChampions
U.S. Open CupCanceled
MLS is Back TournamentRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gyasi Zardes (12)

All:
Gyasi Zardes (15)
Average home league attendance  4,138 (Overall)
17,473 (Pre-Covid)
  1,471 (Post-Covid)
Biggest win4–0
(July 11 vs. Cincinnati)
Biggest defeat1–3
(Sept. 27 vs. Toronto)
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 season saw Columbus earn their second ever MLS Cup championship, their first since 2008. Columbus defeated Seattle Sounders FC, 3–0 in the championship match.

Roster

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As of match played November 8, 2020[1]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Eloy Room   GK (1989-02-06)February 6, 1989 (aged 30) 2019   PSV 29 0
13 Andrew Tarbell   GK (1993-10-07)October 7, 1993 (aged 26) 2020   San Jose Earthquakes 7 0
28 Matt Lampson   GK (1989-09-06)September 6, 1989 (aged 30) 2020   LA Galaxy 16 0
Defenders
2 Chris Cadden   DF (1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 23) 2019   Motherwell 8 0
3 Josh Williams   CB, RB, LB (1988-04-18)April 18, 1988 (aged 31) 2017   Toronto FC 142 9
4 Jonathan Mensah   CB (1990-07-13)July 13, 1990 (aged 29) 2017   Anzhi Makhachkala 100 3
5 Vito Wormgoor   DF (1988-11-16)November 16, 1988 (aged 31) 2020   SK Brann 2 0
14 Waylon Francis   LB (1990-09-20)September 20, 1990 (aged 29) 2019   Seattle Sounders FC 104 0
19 Milton Valenzuela   LB (1998-08-13)August 13, 1998 (aged 21) 2019   Newell's Old Boys 49 1
24 Grant Lillard   CB (1995-December-05)December 5, 1995 (aged 24) 2020   Inter Miami CF 0 0
25 Harrison Afful   RB (1986-07-24)July 24, 1986 (aged 33) 2015   ES Tunis 138 6
30 Aboubacar Keita   CB, LB (2000-04-06)April 6, 2000 (aged 19) 2019   Virginia Cavaliers 21 0
Midfielders
6 Darlington Nagbe   CM (1990-07-19)July 19, 1990 (aged 29) 2019   Atlanta United FC 15 1
7 Pedro Santos   RM, LM, AM, RW, LW, LB (1988-04-22)April 22, 1988 (aged 31) 2017   Braga 94 18
8 Artur   DM, AM, CM (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 23) 2018   São Paulo 108 2
10 Lucas Zelarayán   CM (1992-06-20)June 20, 1992 (aged 27) 2020   UANL Tigres 16 6
12 Luis Díaz   RM, LM, RW (1998-12-06)December 6, 1998 (aged 21) 2019   Herediano 34 2
16 Hector Jiménez   RM, LM, RB, LB (1988-11-03)November 3, 1988 (aged 31) 2014   LA Galaxy 133 2
18 Sebastian Berhalter   MF (2001-05-10)May 10, 2001 (aged 18) 2020   North Carolina 9 0
20 Emmanuel Boateng   LW, RW (1994-01-17)January 17, 1994 (aged 26) 2020   DC United 10 0
21 Aidan Morris   MF (2001-11-16)November 16, 2001 (aged 18) 2020   Indiana 10 0
22 Derrick Etienne   MF (1996-11-25)November 25, 1996 (aged 23) 2020   New York Red Bulls 21 1
26 Fatai Alashe   CM (1993-10-21)October 21, 1993 (aged 26) 2020   FC Cincinnati 8 1
34 Youness Mokhtar   LM, RM, LW (1991-08-29)August 29, 1991 (aged 28) 2019   Stabæk 27 4
Forwards
9 Fanendo Adi   ST (1990-10-10)October 10, 1990 (aged 29) 2020   FC Cincinnati 11 0
11 Gyasi Zardes   ST (1991-09-02)September 2, 1991 (aged 28) 2018   LA Galaxy 82 44
17 Jordan Hamilton   ST (1996-03-17)March 17, 1996 (aged 23) 2019   Toronto FC 6 0
29 Krisztián Németh   ST (1989-01-05)January 5, 1989 (aged 31) 2020   Dunajská Streda 4 1
Out on loan
24 Jon Kempin   GK (1993-04-08)April 8, 1993 (aged 26) 2018   LA Galaxy 8 0
27 Miguel Berry   FW (1997-09-16)September 16, 1997 (aged 23) 2020   San Diego Toreros 0 0

Non-competitive

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Preseason

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January 24 Friendly Ventura County Fusion 1–5 Columbus Crew SC Chula Vista, California
Report
Report
Santos  
Berry  
Etienne  
Griffin  
JJ Williams  
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
January 28 Friendly Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Chula Vista, California
Raposo   51' (Nerwinski) Report Santos   40'
February 1 Friendly Orlando City SC v Columbus Crew SC Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Report Stadium: Pure Mareazul Riviera Maya
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather and field conditions.
February 3 Friendly San Jose Earthquakes 1–4 Columbus Crew SC Cancun, Mexico
Skahan   7'
Calvillo   25'
Haji   32'
Report Adi   30'
Santos   36' (pen.)
Hamilton   63'
Etienne   117'
Stadium: Universidad La Salle
Note: Played in four 30-minute periods.
February 12 Friendly Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Columbus Crew SC Casa Grande, Arizona
Report
Report
Zardes   1'
Santos   43' (pen.)
Stadium: Grande Sports World
February 15 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Phoenix Rising FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Tempe, Arizona
9:00 PM EST Lambert   36'
Cochran   41'
Report Zardes   73' Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
February 19 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup New York Red Bulls 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Tempe, Arizona
8:30 PM EST White   68' COL Report Etienne   1' Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 22 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Houston Dynamo 1–4 Columbus Crew SC Tempe, Arizona
7:00 PM EST McNamara   52' COL Report Zardes   1', 23'
Mensah   4'
Zelarayán   15'
Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Midseason

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March 2 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Columbus, Ohio
  37'
  47'
  54'
Stadium: Obetz Training Center

Competitive

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Philadelphia Union 23 14 4 5 44 20 +24 47 2.04 Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2 Toronto FC[b] 23 13 5 5 33 26 +7 44 1.91 Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[c]
3 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[d]
4 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78 Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
5 New York City FC 23 12 8 3 37 25 +12 39 1.70
Source: MLS[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ As Supporters' Shield winners
  2. ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  3. ^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer)
  4. ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions
Overall table
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2020 MLS overall standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
2 Toronto FC (V) 23 13 5 5 33 26 +7 44 1.91 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3 Sporting Kansas City 21 12 6 3 38 25 +13 39 1.86 2021 Leagues Cup[b]
4 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
5 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78 2021 Leagues Cup[d]
6 Seattle Sounders FC 22 11 5 6 44 23 +21 39 1.77 2021 Leagues Cup[e]
Source: MLS[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (V) Canadian Championship finalists
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer) (CAN1)
  2. ^ As 1st, Western Conference (MLS1)
  3. ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions (USA1)
  4. ^ As 4th, Eastern Conference (MLS2)
  5. ^ As 2nd, Western Conference (MLS3)

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
20 32 9 6 5 29 21  +8 9 1 0 20 6  +14 0 5 5 9 15  −6

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

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
StadiumHANNNHAAHHAHHAAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDWWWWLDWWDWWLDLLWDLWLW
Source: Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

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On December 5, 2019, the league announced the home openers for every club, with Columbus playing New York City FC at Mapfre Stadium. The schedule for the remainder of the season was released by the league on December 19, 2019.[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the original schedule had to be shortened and was released in installments. The remainder of the regular season schedule was announced on September 22, 2020.[5]

March 1 1 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC Columbus, OH
12:30 PM EST Wormgoor   10'
Pedro Santos   30'
Artur   53'
Zelarayán   56'
Afful   77'
Report Chanot   3'
Héber   31'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 17,473
Referee: Ramy Touchan
March 7 2 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Seattle, WA
10:00 PM EST Jones   36'
Ruidíaz   79' (pen.)
João Paulo   85'
Boxscore Zardes   33'
Díaz   62'
Stadium: Century Link Field
Attendance: 33,080
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 11 3 (MiBT) FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC Bay Lake, FL
10:30 PM EDT Amaya   44'
Alashe   82'
Report Zelarayán   27'
Zardes   30', 49'
Mokhtar   60'
Mensah   87'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[6]
July 16 4 (MiBT) Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls Bay Lake, FL
10:30 PM EDT Zardes   22'
Zelarayán   47'
Room   89'
Mokhtar   90+2'
Report Tarek   61'
Duncan   90+3'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[6]
July 21 5 (MiBT) Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Bay Lake, FL
8:00 PM EDT Escobar   45+4'
Robinson   73'
Report Mokhtar   18'
Valenzuela   25'
Pedro Santos   60'
Jiménez   85'
Díaz   90+3'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[6]
August 20 6 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Etienne   20'
Valenzuela   68'
Nagbe   81'
Zardes   88'
Report Pineda   29'
Calvo   48'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: Match will be played without spectators.[7]
August 24 7 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC New York City, NY
7:00 PM EDT Héber   22'
Ring   59'
Medina   67'
Report Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 29 8 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT van der Werff   4'
Gyau   11'
Kubo   89'
Report Artur   43'
Williams   74'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 2 9 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Mensah   52'
Zelarayán   55'
Report Monteiro   42'
Bedoya   54'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 6 10 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Santos   52'
Zardes   64',   71',   82'
Report Amaya   39'
van der Werff   70'
Waston   90'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
September 12 11 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Chicago, IL
7:30 PM EDT Mihailovic   11'
Berić   14'
Medrán   27'
Navarro   34'
Herbers   56'
Calvo   71'
Bornstein   73'
Report Mensah   37'
Alashe   68'
Afful   70'
Zardes   88'
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 19 12 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Alashe   26'
Pedro Santos   27',   50'
Keita   57'
Zardes   90+3'
Report Lovitz   37'
Muyl   71'
Godoy   76'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 23 13 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Zelarayán   31'
Pedro Santos   70'
Artur   90'
Report Aja   50'
Métanire   61'
Gasper   80'
Lod   88'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,455
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 27 14 Toronto FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC East Hartford, CT
7:30 PM EDT Altidore   28',   48'
Pozuelo   59'
Laryea   76'
Delgado   86'
Report Mavinga   40' (o.g.)
Zelarayán   60'
Morris   67'
Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Timothy Ford
October 3 15 FC Dallas 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Frisco, TX
8:30 PM EDT Barrios   38'
Ziegler   53' (pen.)
Acosta   78'
Report Afful   23'
Mokhtar   47'
Room   52'
Pedro Santos   62'
Díaz   84'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,572
Referee: Ted Unkel
October 7 16 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Afful   24'
Zardes   45'
Report Lappalainen   24'
Raitala   42'
Corrales   52'
Binks   54'
Bojan   74' (pen.)
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,401
Referee: Victor Rivas
October 14 17 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT Gutman   7'
Kubo   17' (pen.)
Hagglund   49'
Report Alashe   31'
Mensah   37'
Pedro Santos   45' (pen.)
Boateng   45+2'
Morris   90+3'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 18 18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Artur   26'
Pedro Santos   50'
Díaz   82'
Zardes   90+3'
Report Ring   10'
Castellanos   55',   84'
Chanot   90+1'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
October 24 19 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Houston, TX
8:00 PM EDT Rodríguez   22',   37'
Vera   42'
Report Afful   32'
Cabrera   67' (o.g.)
Morris   84'
Díaz   90+1'
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 2,237
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 28 20 D.C. United 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Washington, D.C.
9:00 PM EDT Gressel   32'
Mora   14'
Brillant   17'
Sorga   65'
Fisher   74'
Report Berhalter   6'
Boateng   88'
Cadden   90+4'
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
November 1 21 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
3:30 PM EST Artur   37'
Valenzuela   71'
Németh   84'
Report Monteiro   57' (pen.)
Glesnes   72'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Allen Chapman
November 4 22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST Mueller   27'
Nani   52'
Jansson   56'
Pereyra   64'
Michel   83'
Gallese   90+4'
Report Afful   56'
Pedro Santos   81'
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Note: Rescheduled from original October 11 match.[8]
November 8 23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
3:30 PM EST Zelarayán   17',   28'
Zardes   55'
Valenzuela   59'
Nagbe   90+5'
Report Escobar   11'   90+1'
Moreno   59' (pen.)
Barco   88'
Guzan   90+6'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ismail Elfath

MLS is Back Tournament

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Group E results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew SC 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2 FC Cincinnati 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3 New York Red Bulls 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4 Atlanta United 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0
Source: MLS[9]
July 11 3 Group E FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC Bay Lake, Florida
10:30 PM EDT Amaya   44'
Alashe   82'
Report Zelarayán   27'
Zardes   30', 49'
Mokhtar   60'
Mensah   87'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[6]
July 16 4 Group E Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls Bay Lake, Florida
10:30 PM EDT Zardes   22'
Zelarayán   47'
Room   89'
Mokhtar   90+2'
Report Tarek   61'
Duncan   90+3'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[6]
July 21 5 Group E Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Bay Lake, Florida
8:00 PM EDT Escobar   45+4'
Robinson   73'
Report Mokhtar   18'
Valenzuela   25'
Pedro Santos   60'
Jiménez   85'
Díaz   90+3'
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[6]
July 28 Round of 16 Columbus Crew SC 1–1
(3–5 p)
Minnesota United FC Bay Lake, Florida
8:00 PM EDT Zardes   79'
Mensah   84'
Report Lod   18' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Allen Chapman
Penalties
Adi  
Pedro Santos  
Cadden  
Zelarayán  
  Alonso
  Greguš
  Schoenfeld
  Edwards
  Gasper

Postseason

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November 21 Round 1 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
3:00 PM EST Pedro Santos   26' (pen.)
Nagbe   46'
Zardes   68'
Report Clark   23'
Davis   40'
Duncan   81'
Long   89'
White   90'
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
November 29 Conf. Semifinals Columbus Crew SC 2–0 (a.e.t.) Nashville SC Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EST Pedro Santos   99'
Zardes   103'
Report Johnston   42'
Washington   111'
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal
December 6 Conf. Finals Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EST Artur   59'
Pedro Santos   90+3'
Report Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Armando Villarreal
December 12 MLS Cup 2020 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, OH
8:30 PM EST Zelarayán   25', 82'
Etienne   31'
Report João Paulo   27'
Smith   49'
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jair Marrufo

U.S. Open Cup

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The 2020 edition of the U.S. Open Cup was canceled on August 17 due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS[note 1] MLS is Back
Knockout Stage
MLS Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   CUW Eloy Room 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF   SCO Chris Cadden 10 0 3+5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
3 DF   USA Josh Williams 16 0 11+1 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF   GHA Jonathan Mensah 28 0 23 0 1 0 4 0
5 DF   NED Vito Wormgoor 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   USA Darlington Nagbe 19 2 14+1 1 1 0 3 1
7 MF   POR Pedro Santos 26 8 22 6 1 0 3 2
8 MF   BRA Artur 27 3 20+2 2 1 0 4 1
9 MF   NGA Fanendo Adi 12 0 1+10 0 0+1 0 0 0
10 MF   ARG Lucas Zelarayán 21 8 12+4 6 1 0 4 2
11 FW   USA Gyasi Zardes 26 15 20+1 12 1 1 4 2
12 MF   CRC Luis Díaz 26 0 14+7 0 1 0 3+1 0
13 GK   USA Andrew Tarbell 10 0 6+1 0 1 0 2 0
14 DF   CRC Waylon Francis 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF   USA Hector Jiménez 10 0 4+4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 FW   CAN Jordan Hamilton 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   USA Sebastian Berhalter 9 0 4+5 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   ARG Milton Valenzuela 24 0 17+2 0 1 0 4 0
20 FW   GHA Emmanuel Boateng 12 0 3+7 0 0 0 0+2 0
21 MF   USA Aidan Morris 11 0 2+8 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF   USA Derrick Etienne 24 2 8+13 1 0+1 0 2 1
23 DF   USA Grant Lillard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK   USA Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   GHA Harrison Afful 26 1 20+1 1 1 0 4 0
26 MF   USA Fatai Alashe 9 1 6+2 1 0 0 0+1 0
27 FW   ESP Miguel Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK   USA Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   HUN Krisztián Németh 5 1 2+2 1 0 0 0+1 0
30 DF   USA Aboubacar Keita 12 0 10+1 0 1 0 0 0
34 MF   MAR Youness Mokhtar 19 3 10+9 3 0 0 0 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
44 DF   SWE Axel Sjoberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Columbus stats

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Name MLS[note 2] MLS is Back
Knockout stage
2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Total
               
1 GK   Eloy Room 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF   Chris Cadden 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF   Josh Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF   Jonathan Mensah 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
5 DF   Vito Wormgoor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF   Darlington Nagbe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF   Pedro Santos 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
8 MF   Artur 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 MF   Lucas Zelarayán 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 FW   Gyasi Zardes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF   Luis Díaz 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
16 MF   Hector Jiménez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF   Sebastian Berhalter 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF   Milton Valenzuela 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
20 FW   Emmanuel Boateng 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF   Aidan Morris 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 DF   Harrison Afful 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
26 MF   Fatai Alashe 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
30 DF   Aboubacar Keita 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 MF   Youness Mokhtar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Source: Columbus stats

Clean sheets

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No. Name MLS[note 3] MLS is Back
Knockout stage
MLS Cup Playoffs Total Games Played
1   Eloy Room 7 0 1 8 18
2   Andrew Tarbell 2 0 2 4 9

Source: Columbus stats

Transfers

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
MF   Darlington Nagbe   Atlanta United FC Atlanta receives $700,000 in Targeted Allocation money (TAM), $150,000 in GAM and an international roster spot for the 2020 MLS season, as well as $200,000 in TAM for the 2021 MLS season. Nov 13, 2019 [11]
MF   Axel Sjöberg   Colorado Rapids Claimed off waivers. Dec 4, 2019 [12]
GK   Matt Lampson   LA Galaxy Signed as free agent. Dec 12, 2019 [13]
DF   Vito Wormgoor   SK Brann Signed as free agent. Dec 18, 2019 [14]
MF   Lucas Zelarayán   Tigres UANL Reported $7,000,000 transfer fee. Acquired as a designated player. Dec 19, 2019 [15]
MF   Aidan Morris   Indiana Signed to Homegrown Player deal. Jan 14, 2020 [16]
MF   Sebastian Berhalter   North Carolina Signed to Homegrown Player deal. Jan 17, 2020 [17]
FW   Fanendo Adi   FC Cincinnati Selected off Major League Soccer's Waiver List. Jan 27, 2020 [18]
MF   Derrick Etienne   New York Red Bulls Signed as a free agent. Feb 4, 2020 [19]
GK   Andrew Tarbell   San Jose Earthquakes San Jose receives $75,000 in GAM. Feb 19, 2020 [20]
FW   Miguel Berry   San Diego Selected in the First Round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft (7th overall). Feb 27, 2020 [21]
MF   Emmanuel Boateng   DC United DC United receives defender Axel Sjoberg. Aug 14, 2020 [22]
DF   Grant Lillard   Inter Miami CF Inter Miami CF receives a Third Round Pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. Aug 14, 2020 [23]
DF   Fatai Alashe   FC Cincinnati FC Cincinnati receives a Second Round Pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. FC Cincinnati will instead receive $50,000 of General Allocation Money (GAM) for the 2021 MLS season should Alashe meet certain performance conditions. Aug 17, 2020 [24]
FW   Krisztián Németh   Dunajská Streda Signed as free agent. October 5, 2020 [25]


SuperDraft

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The following players were selected by Columbus in the MLS SuperDraft. Only Miguel Berry signed a contract with the club.

Pos. Player College Notes Date Source
FW   Miguel Berry   San Diego Selected in the First Round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Jan 9, 2020 [26]
GK   Remi Prieur   St. Mary's Selected in the second round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Jan 9, 2020 [26]
MF   Danny Griffin   Providence Selected in the second round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Jan 9, 2020 [26]
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
GK   Ben Lundgaard   Atlanta United 2 Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
CB   Alex Crognale   Birmingham Legion Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
DM   David Guzman   Saprissa Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
MF   Edward Opoku Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
MF   Eduardo Sosa   Fort Lauderdale CF Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
MF   Ricardo Clark N/A Retired. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
MF   Federico Higuain   D.C. United Out of Contract. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
MF   Luis Argudo   Inter Miami CF Selected by Inter Miami CF in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft. Nov 19, 2019 [28]
DF   Lalas Abubakar   Colorado Rapids Columbus receives $400,000 in 2020 General Allocation Money (GAM) and a 2020 international roster spot. Nov 20, 2019 [29]
MF   Connor Maloney   San Antonio FC Option Declined. Nov 21, 2020
FW   Romario Williams   Miami FC Free Transfer Jan 1, 2020
MF   Wil Trapp   Inter Miami CF Columbus receives $100,000 in General Allocation Money and a 2020 international roster spot. Jan 31, 2020 [30]
FW   JJ Williams   Birmingham Legion Waived Feb 20, 2020 [31]
MF   Axel Sjöberg   DC United Columbus receives midfielder Emmanuel Boateng. Aug 14, 2020 [32]

Loan out

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Pos. Player Loanee club Division Length/Notes Beginning End Source
GK   Jon Kempin   San Diego Loyal USL Championship Option to Recall March 6, 2020 End of Season [33]
FW   Miguel Berry   San Diego Loyal USL Championship Option to Recall August 28, 2020 End of Season [34]

Awards

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MLS Team of the Week[35]
Week Starters Bench Opponent(s) Link
1  Lucas Zelarayán  New York City FC [36]
2  Artur  Seattle Sounders FC [37]
MLS is Back – Round 1  Darlington Nagbe

 Lucas Zelarayán

 Gyasi Zardes

 FC Cincinnati [38]
MLS is Back – Round 2  Darlington Nagbe

 Jonathan Mensah

 Lucas Zelarayán  New York Red Bulls [39]
MLS is Back – Round 3  Darlington Nagbe  Atlanta United FC [40]
6  Darlington Nagbe  Derrick Etienne  Chicago Fire FC [41]
9  Lucas Zelarayán  Philadelphia Union [42]
10  Gyasi Zardes  FC Cincinnati [43]
11  Gyasi Zardes  Chicago Fire FC [44]
12  Jonathan Mensah  Nashville SC [45]
13  Pedro Santos

 Lucas Zelarayán

 Minnesota United FC [46]
19  Andrew Tarbell  Pedro Santos

 Artur

 New York City FC [47]
22  Eloy Room  Artur  Philadelphia Union [48]

Kits

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Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Record
Home Gold Gold Gold Match 1 vs. NYCFC
Away Black Black Black Match 2 vs. Seattle

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ MLS counted the three group stage games of the MLS is Back Tournament as regular season matches
  2. ^ MLS counted the three group stage games of the MLS is Back Tournament as regular season matches
  3. ^ MLS counted the three group stage games of the MLS is Back Tournament as regular season matches

References

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