1999 Columbus Crew season

March 2026 August 2023 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew wordmark arched 1996.png 1999 Major League Soccer Conference: 2ndOverall: 6th Investor-operators Lamar HuntClark HuntDan HuntLamar Hunt Jr.Sharron Hunt MunsonRon Pizzuti and a group of local investors Head Coach Tom Fitzgerald Columbus Crew Stadium MLS Cup playoffs Conference finals U.S. Open Cup Semifinals Stern John (18) Stern John (25) 24,741 (5/15 v. NE) 9,188 (10/17 v. TB) ( 22555 1 ) CLB 5–1 DC (11/7)CLB 4–0 MIA (8/1) DC 4–0 CLB (11/13) _columbus99h _yellowsides _adidas_thick_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _columbus99a _columbus99a _columbus99a _yellowsides _adidas_thick_stripes_white 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 true 1998 2000 The 1999 Columbus Crew season was the club's fourth season of existence and their fourth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on March 28 against NY/NJ MetroStars. It was the fourth season under head coach Tom Fitzgerald. The Crew became the first team in Major League Soccer with a soccer-specific stadium with the opening of Columbus Crew Stadium on May 15. Roster April 1, 1999http://thecrew.com/ Wayback Machine thecrew.com FEDD00 000000 000000 1 GK USA Juergen Sommer 2 DF USA Mike Lapper captain 3 DF USA Mike Clark 5 DF USA Thomas Dooley captain 6 MF USA Todd Yeagley 7 MF USA Matt Kmosko 8 FW JAM Andy Williams 9 FW USA Billy Thompson 10 MF USA Brian Maisonneuve 11 FW USA Jeff Cunningham 12 MF USA Jason Farrell FEDD00 000000 000000 13 DF TRI Ancil Elcock 14 FW TRI Stern John 15 DF USA Matt Chulis 16 MF USA Rob Smith 17 FW USA Brian West 18 GK USA Matt Napoleon 19 MF POL Robert Warzycha 20 FW USA Brian McBride captain 24 MF USA John DeBrito 25 DF USA Ubusuku Abukusumo 33 GK USA Mark Dougherty FEDD00 000000 000000 Technical Staff y President/General Manager USA Jamey Rootes Head Coach USATom Fitzgerald y Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach USA Greg Andrulis y Assistant Coach/Scout USA Nick Roberts y Head Trainer USA Amy Baer April 2025 Non-competitive Preseason Friendly February 12 7:30 PM EST Columbus Crew 2-2 https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/9091/mls-preseason-results-through-march-15.html UCF Golden Knights D Friendly February 13 Columbus Crew 1-1 https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21194/youth-national-teams-u-17s-draw-1-1-with-columbus.html U.S. U-17 National Team 80 pen. Beckerman 65 Seminole County Park Sanford, FL D Friendly February 16 Columbus Crew 2-0 https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/9091/mls-preseason-results-through-march-15.html ÍBV Cocoa Expo Sports Center Cocoa Beach, FL W Friendly February 18 Columbus Crew 8-0 https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/9091/mls-preseason-results-through-march-15.html Florida Tech Panthers W Friendly February 21 Columbus Crew 2-1 https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/9091/mls-preseason-results-through-march-15.html Lynn Fighting Knights W Friendly February 23 4:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 4-2 https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/9091/mls-preseason-results-through-march-15.html South Florida Bulls W Friendly February 25 7:30 PM EST Columbus Crew 3-3 Crew, Lyngby tie Florida Today 26 February 1999 Lyngby Boldklub Cunningham Dooley Elcock 90 Fredgaard , Bidstrup Cocoa Expo Sports Center Cocoa Beach, FL D Friendly February 27 5:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 4-1 https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/9091/mls-preseason-results-through-march-15.html Tampa Bay Mutiny Tarpon Springs High School Tarpon Springs, FL W Friendly February 28 Columbus Crew 2-1 https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/9091/mls-preseason-results-through-march-15.html Charlotte 49ers Sanford, FL W Friendly March 2 Tampa Spartans 0-7 https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/9091/mls-preseason-results-through-march-15.html Columbus Crew University of Tampa Tampa, FL W Friendly March 6 Rollins Tars 1-5 https://web.archive.org/web/20000302212246fw_/http://www.thecrew.com/news/990306_butler.shtml Columbus Crew Cunningham , John Thompson Dooley Rollins College Winter Park, FL W Friendly March 14 Columbus Crew 7-0 https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/9091/mls-preseason-results-through-march-15.html Dayton Gems Woody Hayes Athletic Center Columbus, OH W Friendly March 16 7:00 PM EST Columbus Crew https://web.archive.org/web/19991111102017/http://thecrew.com/ Dayton Gems Crew Training Facility Obetz, OH V Friendly March 18 7:00 PM EST Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops https://web.archive.org/web/19991111102017/http://thecrew.com/ Columbus Crew Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH V Midseason Friendly April 20 7:00 PM EDT Cincinnati Riverhawks 0-3 Crew top 'Hawks, but tornado victims win The Cincinnati Enquirer 2 April 1999 Columbus Crew Cunningham 31 Thompson 80 Farrell 86 Town and Country Soccer Complex Wilder, KY 3,000 W Dayton Cup May 1 8:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-4 SOCCER: WIZARDS DEFEAT CREW 4-2 IN EXHIBITION The Columbus Dispatch 2 May 1999 Kansas City Wizards Cunningham 27 Yeagley Klein , Centerville Soccer Stadium Washington Township, OH 5,000 L Friendly July 20 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2-3 https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/8534/mls-exhibition-summaries-july-20.html Columbus Crew Tilley 16 Miller 23 Tanner 0 88 Warzycha 15 Cunningham 79 Kmosko 85 Frontier Field Rochester, NY 9,824 W Competitive Overview 2 Major League Soccer March 28, 1999 October 10, 1999 Matchday 1 6th 13 6 13 48 39 MLS Cup Playoffs October 17, 1999 November 13, 1999 Conference Semifinals Conference Finals 3 0 2 10 6 U.S. Open Cup July 13, 1999 September 1, 1999 Third Round Semifinals 2 0 1 8 4 MLS 1999 Major League Soccer season Standings Eastern Conference CLB 5 Overall table CLB 5 Results summary 7 6 3 29 18 6 7 3 19 21 MLS standings March 2025 Results by round table b Round Stadium A/ A/ A/ A/ A/ A/ A/ H/ H/ H/ A/ H/ H/ H/ H/ A/ H/ A/ H/ H/ H/ A/ A/ H/ A/ H/ H/ A/ A/ H/ A/ H Result L/ W/ SW/ SW/ L/ W/ W/ W/ L/ SW/ L/ L/ SW/ W/ SW/ W/ L/ L/ W/ W/ W/ L/ W/ L/ L/ W/ L/ SW/ W/ W/ L/ L Home Away green2 Win blue2 Shootout Win red2 Loss schedule Match results 1 March 28 1:00 PM EST NY/NJ MetroStars 1-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/21259f31/MetroStars-Columbus-Crew-March-28-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Corrales 51 Petke 80 Villegas 87 Lapper 21 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 20,307 Kevin Terry Richard EddyFrancisco Sanchez Jorge De La Bandera L 2 April 3 7:00 PM EST Tampa Bay Mutiny 2-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/7e3f29a3/Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-Columbus-Crew-April-3-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Jara 5 Ralston 29 Shannon 65 Eriksson 82 Yeagley 15 Elcock 36 John 41 Farrell 67 McBride 83 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL 13,456 Paul Tamberino Kermit QuisenberryGlenn Prechac Jaime Guerra W 3 April 8 10:30 PM EDT Los Angeles Galaxy 1-1 2-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/bae8bf57/LA-Galaxy-Columbus-Crew-April-8-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Jones 55 John 66 Wélton Jones Mathis Cienfuegos Vanney John McBride Cunningham Warzycha Dooley Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA 4,825 Alex Prus Roberto Van de WyngardZekay Akbay Raymundo Prisco SW 4 April 17 7:30 PM EDT New England Revolution 0-0 1-4 https://fbref.com/en/matches/44332007/New-England-Revolution-Columbus-Crew-April-17-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Kuhn 75 Lapper 83 Moore Kelderman Jair John McBride Cunningham Farrell Foxboro Stadium Foxborough, MA 14,732 Nancy Lay Gerry CorrieWayshak Hill Bahij Salman SW 5 April 24 8:30 PM EDT Dallas Burn 2-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/d4daa898/Dallas-Burn-Columbus-Crew-April-24-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Pareja 4 Kreis 31 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 12,241 Richard Heron Chip ReedSergio Vega Gibby Widner L 6 April 28 12:30 PM EDT Kansas City Wizards 0-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/ff111f13/Kansas-City-Wizards-Columbus-Crew-April-28-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Šabanadžović 5 Figueroa 11 Johnston 43 Okafor 58 Lalas 70 Preki 83 Farrell 88 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO 6,069 Stuart Dougal Gerry CorrieRichard Huber Joe Heyden W 7 May 9 5:00 PM EDT San Jose Clash 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/a8a1cd6d/San-Jose-Clash-Columbus-Crew-May-9-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Clark 38 Conrad 57 Barrett 61 Mulrooney 69 Wright 77 Cunningham 17, 70 Yeagley 53 Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 9,931 Rich Grady Albert EcheverriaAli Mohebbi Joe Pimentel W 8 May 15 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/d9baeedb/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-May-15-1999-Major-League-Soccer New England Revolution Cunningham 10, 83 John 59 Kelderman 15 Dos Santos 80 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 24,741 Brian Hall Nate ClementBrian Darling Patrick Ruetschle W 9 May 22 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0-0 1-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/286db733/Columbus-Crew-Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-May-22-1999-Major-League-Soccer Tampa Bay Mutiny Jara 77 Garlick 84 McCarty 88 John Farrell Elcock Maisonneuve Marino Ralston Moore Salcedo Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 20,782 Ali Mohamed Bujsaim Greg BarkeyJamil Hamdan J.R. Perdue L 10 May 29 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-1 3-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/c945b4ae/Columbus-Crew-LA-Galaxy-May-29-1999-Major-League-Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy Clark 5 Elcock 77 Cunningham 88 Franchino 26 Jones 57 Pena 73 Billy Thompson John Cunningham Jones Wélton Cienfuegos Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,596 Ricardo Valenzuela John Spicer-EscalanteBrian Darling Mikael Lundqvist SW 11 June 5 7:30 PM EDT D.C. United 1-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/07191120/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-June-5-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Aunger 9 Moore 56 Soñora 65 Lassiter 83 Etcheverry 87 Farrell 11 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 18,234 Tim Weyland Craig LowryRob Fereday Kenneth Kaplan L 12 June 13 4:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/a274c2d1/Columbus-Crew-DC-United-June-13-1999-Major-League-Soccer D.C. United Chulis 20 Cunningham 69 Moreno 34, 65, 66 Moore · 2 56 61 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 17,386 Kevin Terry Richard EddyRoberto Van de Wyngard J.R. Perdue L 13 June 16 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-1 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/ce90066e/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-June-16-1999-Major-League-Soccer New England Revolution Cunningham 14 Savarese 5 Dunseth 25 McKinley 28 Thompson John Cunningham McBride Beasley Harkes Moore Parra Burns Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,005 Michael Kennedy Zekay AkbayJamil Hamdan Mikael Lundqvist SW 14 June 26 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/66c3b75e/Columbus-Crew-MetroStars-June-26-1999-Major-League-Soccer NY/NJ MetroStars Warzycha 19 Lapper 23 John 32 Farrell 65 Maisonneuve 68 Kmosko 90 Sorber 28 Walsh 68, 80 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 18,632 Marcel Yonan Edwin ResendesJ.R. Perdue Douglas Palomaki W 15 June 30 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3-3 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/01a5bbef/Columbus-Crew-San-Jose-Clash-June-30-1999-Major-League-Soccer San Jose Clash Lapper 12 Elcock 37 Farrell 65 John 79, 90 Cerritos 25, 55, 69 Arce 83 Mulrooney 86 Thompson John West McBride Warzycha Cerritos Lewis Clark Baicher Arce Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 15,397 Kermit Quisenberry John Spicer-EscalanteBrian Darling Mikael Lundqvist SW 16 July 4 9:00 PM EDT Colorado Rapids 0-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/56e4437d/Colorado-Rapids-Columbus-Crew-July-4-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Lapper 8 John 66, 80 Mile High Stadium Denver, CO 51,025 Robert Sheker Craig LowryScott McCaslin Craig Burns W 17 July 7 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-1 0-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/780d4089/Columbus-Crew-DC-United-July-7-1999-Major-League-Soccer D.C. United Elcock 29 John 56 Lapper 63 Cunningham 76 Thompson 82 Kamler 40 Wood 27 Lassiter 61 Agoos 63 Llamosa 0 75 Thompson John Cunningham Elcock Agoos Wood Soñora Lassiter Kamler Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 18,101 Noel Kenny Greg BarkeyRoberto Van de Wyngard Patrick Ruetschle L 18 July 10 7:30 PM EDT Miami Fusion F.C. 2-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/c3130c96/Miami-Fusion-Columbus-Crew-July-10-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Serna 31 Gutierrez 85 pen. Martínez 87 Warzycha 46 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL 10,123 Paul Tamberino Nate ClementTarek Khan Adam Nemhe L 19 July 24 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 4-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/be92453e/Columbus-Crew-Dallas-Burn-July-24-1999-Major-League-Soccer Dallas Burn Elcock 28 Cunningham 42 John 50 West 71 Deering 31 Álvarez 2 32 82 Eck 90 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 19,356 Noel Kenny Roger SillRichard Huber Douglas Palomaki W 20 August 1 1:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 4-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/6c95620f/Columbus-Crew-Miami-Fusion-August-1-1999-Major-League-Soccer Miami Fusion F.C. John 12, 83, 90 Maisonneuve 43 Serna 27 Vargas 35 Gutierrez 49 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 13,891 Kevin Stott Chip ReedJamil Hamdan Douglas Palomaki W 21 August 8 6:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/d4b0bc78/Columbus-Crew-Kansas-City-Wizards-August-8-1999-Major-League-Soccer Kansas City Wizards Warzycha 22, 62 Elcock 70 Maisonneuve 88 Lalas 49 Brown 55 Bowers 58 Winner 79 Okafor 0 79 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,639 Ali Saheli Roberto Van de WyngardZekay Akbay Mikael Lundqvist W 22 August 14 4:00 PM EDT D.C. United 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/f950a9de/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-August-14-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Maessner 33 Aunger 50 Moreno 58 pen. DeBrito 43 Cunningham 47 Elcock 55 McBride 84 Warzycha 84 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 15,312 Brian Hall Craig LowryBill Dittmar Daniel Stead L 23 August 18 7:00 PM EDT NY/NJ MetroStars 2-4 https://fbref.com/en/matches/9116d2b4/MetroStars-Columbus-Crew-August-18-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Duhaney 14 Semioli 38 Zambrano 75 Wolyniec 77 John 17, 59, 62 DeBrito 21, 47 Dougherty 77 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 7,246 Kevin Stott Ruben RodhasMatt Lawlor Ricardo Renderos W 24 August 22 4:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-1 0-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/7a257223/Columbus-Crew-Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-August-22-1999-Major-League-Soccer Tampa Bay Mutiny Elcock 13 McBride 38 Shannon 17 Addo 32 Arce 64 pen. McBride John Billy Thompson Marino Keller Ralston Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 19,070 Paul Tamberino Edwin ResendesTarek Khan Douglas Palomaki L 25 August 27 7:30 PM EDT Tampa Bay Mutiny 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/0e078017/Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-Columbus-Crew-August-27-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Kotschau 29 McCarty 39 Arce 48 Yeagley 46 Warzycha 71 Maisonneuve 80 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL 14,188 Sandra Hunt Roger SillMario Martinez Robert Thunelius L 26 September 4 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/753588ae/Columbus-Crew-Colorado-Rapids-September-4-1999-Major-League-Soccer Colorado Rapids John 13 Warzycha 68 Balboa 35 Martin 40 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 19,521 Brian Hall Greg BarkeyJ.R. Perdue Patrick Ruetschle W 27 September 12 1:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/c91f58c2/Columbus-Crew-MetroStars-September-12-1999-Major-League-Soccer NY/NJ MetroStars McBride 43 Clark 60 Hurtado 38 Corrales 50 Hurtado 55 Kelly 83 Zambrano 86 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,782 Sandra Hunt Chip ReedZekay Akbay Patrick Ruetschle L 28 September 18 7:30 PM EDT New England Revolution 0-0 1-4 https://fbref.com/en/matches/0ff5d8df/New-England-Revolution-Columbus-Crew-September-18-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Baicher 4 Harkes 24 Álvarez 61 Chronopoulos 61 West 11 Warzycha 31 Moore Savarese Harkes Cunningham John Warzycha Elcock Foxboro Stadium Foxborough, MA 16,278 Ted Covaciu Peter KokolskiThomas Supple Claudiu Badea SW 29 September 23 8:00 PM EDT Chicago Fire 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/d557bd31/Chicago-Fire-Columbus-Crew-September-23-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Kosecki 3, 32 Razov 58 Cunningham 5, 21 Dougherty 72 Soldier Field Chicago, IL 13,550 Brian Hall Francisco SanchezTerry Vaughn Victor Matheson W 30 September 26 1:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/edd240f4/Columbus-Crew-Miami-Fusion-September-26-1999-Major-League-Soccer Miami Fusion F.C. McBride 76, 81 Wynalda 43 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 15,251 Tim Weyland Robert ShekerJ.R. Perdue Patrick Ruetschle W 31 October 3 7:30 PM EDT Miami Fusion F.C. 4-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/a6fd02b0/Miami-Fusion-Columbus-Crew-October-3-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Gorter 22, 90 Gutierrez 34 Bilyk 38 Heaps 42 Kamler 0 82 Dooley 65 Cunningham 83 pen. Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL 5,862 Alex Prus Roger SillRobbie Mann Brian Poeschel L 32 October 10 1:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-2 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/d4f6eb14/Columbus-Crew-Chicago-Fire-October-10-1999-Major-League-Soccer Chicago Fire John 5 Cunningham 65 Clark 70 Dougherty 79 Gutiérrez 56 Razov 66 pen., 79 Soehn 75 Okaroh 88 Cunningham John Warzycha West Elcock Nowak Dougherty Razov Kovalenko Armas Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 18,979 Ricardo Valenzuela Craig LowryChip Reed Douglas Palomaki L MLS Cup Playoffs 1999 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals Game 1 October 17 3:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/2b8e1658/Columbus-Crew-Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-October-17-1999-Major-League-Soccer Tampa Bay Mutiny DeBrito 50 John 78, 84 Lagos 58 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 9,188 Paul Tamberino Rob FeredayRichard Eddy Noel Kenny W Game 2 October 22 7:00 PM EDT Tampa Bay Mutiny 0-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/dfcff7b6/Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-Columbus-Crew-October-22-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Valderrama 73 Houser 78 West 23 Clark 43 Cunningham 88 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL 14,392 Tim Weyland Roger SillReggie Rutty Noel Kenny W Columbus Crew wins series 2-0, advances to Conference finals. Game 3 October 27 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew If Necessary Tampa Bay Mutiny Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH V Conference Finals Game 1 October 31 1:00 PM EST D.C. United 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/85edca7c/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-October-31-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Moreno 15 Aunger 24 Olsen 72 Yeagley 40 Warzycha 73 Cunningham 82 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 14,529 Kevin Stott Nate ClementCraig Lowry Brian Hall L Game 2 November 7 1:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 5-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/856f2166/Columbus-Crew-DC-United-November-7-1999-Major-League-Soccer D.C. United Clark 5 Elcock 20 Cunningham 41 Yeagley 42 John 48, 61, 84 DeBrito 52 Lassiter 7 Aunger 84 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 12,778 Brian Hall Roger SillRoger Itaya Sandy Hunt W Game 3 November 13 4:00 PM EST D.C. United 4-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/3a894b56/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-November-13-1999-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Etcheverry 10, 86 Moreno 17 Lassiter 34, 52 Pope 41 Warzycha 12 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 21,451 Ricardo Valenzuela Tom BobadillaGreg Barkey Noel Kenny L D.C. United wins series 2-1, advances to MLS Cup 1999. U.S. Open Cup 1999 U.S. Open Cup Third Round July 13 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio 3-0 https://web.archive.org/web/19990930160010/http:/www.thecrew.com/results/990713_opencup.shtml North Carolina Carolina Dynamo (PDL) Elcock 36 John 47, 52, 84 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 11,257 Francisco Gomez W Quarterfinals August 11 10:30 PM EDT Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) California 1-3 https://web.archive.org/web/19991111094606/http:/thecrew.com/results/990811_opencup.shtml Ohio Columbus Crew (MLS) Vanney 37 Jolley 44 Cienfuegos 0 61 Brian McBride 4, 88 Maisonneuve 2 44 50 Farrell 65 Warzycha 87 Titan Stadium Fullerton, CA 5,478 Kevin Stott W Semifinals September 1 8:30 PM EDT Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L) New York 3-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20000416174418/http:/mlsnet.com/special/opencup99/sum0901roch.html Ohio Columbus Crew (MLS) Tilley 68 Schweitzer 86 Hardy 90 Warzycha 56 West 77 Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, VA 2,109 Noel Kenny Craig LowryGeorge Vergara Steve Taylor L Statistics Appearances and goals Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute. MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup 1 Juergen Sommer GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2 Mike Lapper DF USA 30+1 1 5+0 0 3+0 0 3 Mike Clark DF USA 30+0 0 5+0 0 3+0 0 5 Thomas Dooley DF USA 19+6 0 0+1 0 1+1 1 6 Todd Yeagley MF USA 27+2 1 5+0 0 3+0 0 7 Matt Kmosko MF USA 9+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 8 Andy Williams FW JAM 11+10 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 9 Billy Thompson FW USA 9+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 10 Brian Maisonneuve MF USA 28+1 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 11 Jeff Cunningham FW USA 15+13 12 5+0 3 2+0 0 12 Jason Farrell MF USA 20+8 1 0+5 0 2+0 0 13 Ancil Elcock DF TRI 20+8 3 3+1 1 3+0 1 14 Stern John FW TRI 26+2 18 5+0 5 2+0 2 15 Matt Chulis DF USA 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 16 Rob Smith MF USA 3+5 0 1+4 0 0+2 1 17 Brian West FW USA 13+9 1 2+3 1 3+0 1 18 Matt Napoleon GK USA 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 19 Robert Warzycha MF POL 23+5 3 5+0 0 3+0 1 20 Brian McBride FW USA 25+0 5 5+0 0 2+0 0 24 John DeBrito MF USA 8+0 1 5+0 0 1+1 0 25 Ubusuku Abukusumo DF USA 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+2 1 33 Mark Dougherty GK USA 31+0 0 5+0 0 3+0 0 Own goal - 0 - 0 - 0 |- |colspan=12 align=center|Players who left Columbus during the season: 33 Mike McGinty GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} March 2025 Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total 1 GKUSA Juergen Sommer00000000 2 DFUSA Mike Lapper60000060 3 DFUSA Mike Clark30200050 5 DFUSA Thomas Dooley10000010 6 MFUSA Todd Yeagley20200040 7 MFUSA Matt Kmosko10000010 8 FWJAM Andy Williams00000000 9 FWUSA Billy Thompson10000010 10 MFUSA Brian Maisonneuve20002141 11 FWUSA Jeff Cunningham20000020 12 MFUSA Jason Farrell40000040 13 DFTRI Ancil Elcock50000050 14 FWTRI Stern John00001010 15 DFUSA Matt Chulis10000010 16 MFUSA Rob Smith10000010 17 FWUSA Brian West10000010 18 GKUSA Matt Napoleon00000000 19 MFPOL Robert Warzycha60201090 20 FWUSA Brian McBride10000010 24 MFUSA John DeBrito20200040 25 DFUSA Ubusuku Abukusumo00000000 33 GKUSA Mark Dougherty20000020Players who left Columbus during the season: 33 GKUSA Mike McGinty00000000 March 2025 Clean sheets No. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played 1USA Juergen Sommer00000 18USA Matt Napoleon00002 33USA Mark Dougherty621939Players who left Columbus during the season: 33USA Mike McGinty00000 March 2025 Transfers List of Major League Soccer transfers 1999 In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource FW USA Tim Sahaydak USA North Carolina Tar Heels Allocated by Major League Soccer as part of MLS Project-40. January 15, 1999MLS: Project-40 Defender Sahaydak Assigned to Columbus https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21268/mls-project-40-defender-sahaydak-assigned-to-colu.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250330032201/https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21268/mls-project-40-defender-sahaydak-assigned-to-colu.html 2025-03-30 2025-10-07 old.socceramerica.com en GK USA Matt Napoleon USA Miami Fusion F.C. Traded for Tim Sahaydak January 19, 1999MLS: Project-40 Trade Sends Napoleon to Columbus for Sahaydak https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21276/mls-project-40-trade-sends-napoleon-to-columbus-f.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250330032200/https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21276/mls-project-40-trade-sends-napoleon-to-columbus-f.html 2025-03-30 2025-10-07 old.socceramerica.com en DF USA Matt Chulis USA Virginia Cavaliers Drafted in round 1 of the 1999 MLS College Draft. February 6, 1999https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/1999-mls-college-draft-369932 1999 MLS College Draft | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer MF USA Jeff Bilyk USA Clemson Tigers Drafted in round 2 of the 1999 MLS College Draft. February 7, 1999 DF USA Randy Merkel USA Maryland Terrapins Drafted in round 3 of the 1999 MLS College Draft. February 7, 1999 FW USA Michael Butler USA Western Mass Pioneers Drafted in round 1 of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. February 7, 1999https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/1999-mls-supplemental-draft-373198 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer FW USA John DeBrito USA Kansas City Wizards Drafted in round 2 of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. February 7, 1999 MF USA Craig Yacks USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Drafted in round 3 of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. February 7, 1999 DF USA Matt Kmosko USA Miami Fusion F.C. Traded with a 2nd round pick in the 1999 MLS College Draft for a 1st round pick in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. February 7, 1999 DF USA Mario Gori USA New England Revolution Drafted in the 1999 MLS Waiver Draft November 24, 1999November 24, 1999 MLS: 22 players waived, 3 change clubs in waiver draft https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/7821/mls-22-players-waived-3-change-clubs-in-waiver-d.html October 7, 2025 Soccer America Loan in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource GK USA Mike McGinty USA Richmond Kickers Short term agreement April 5, 1999 April 8, 1999Endless Road Brings the Crew to L.A. The Los Angeles Times 8 April 1999 Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource FW USA Tim Sahaydak USA Miami F.C. Traded for Matt Napoleon January 19, 1999 DF USA Randy Merkel USA Raleigh Express Placed on waivers March 6, 1999 MF USA Craig Yacks USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Placed on waivers March 6, 1999 FW USA Michael Butler USA Western Mass Pioneers Placed on Waivers March 6, 1999http://www.thecrew.com/news/990306_butler.shtml TheCrew.com -- Crew Returns To Columbus, Butler Waived https://web.archive.org/web/20000302212246fw_/http://www.thecrew.com/news/990306_butler.shtml March 2, 2000 MF USA Jeff Bilyk USA Miami Fusion F.C. Placed on Waivers April 1, 1999http://www.thecrew.com/news/990401_bilyk.shtml TheCrew.com -- 1999 News Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20000303152736fw_/http://www.thecrew.com/news/990401_bilyk.shtml March 3, 2000 FW TRI Stern John USA Nottingham Forest F.C. Transfer, $1,600,000 November 15, 1999MLS: Crew loses John to Nottingham Forest https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/7896/mls-crew-loses-john-to-nottingham-forest.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250330034633/https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/7896/mls-crew-loses-john-to-nottingham-forest.html 2025-03-30 2025-10-07 old.socceramerica.com en DF USA Ubusuku Abukusumo USA Miami Fusion F.C. Placed on waivers November 24, 1999 MF USA Matt Kmosko USA Miami Fusion F.C. Placed on waivers November 24, 1999 Loans out Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource DF USA Ubusuku Abukusumo USA MLS Project-40 Multiple short term agreements. February 10, 1999 End of SeasonMLS: Five more players join Project-40 https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21191/mls-five-more-players-join-project-40.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250330032941/https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21191/mls-five-more-players-join-project-40.html 2025-03-30 2025-10-07 old.socceramerica.com en GK USA Matt Napoleon USA MLS Project-40 Multiple short term agreements. February 10, 1999 End of Season DF USA Matt Chulis USA MLS Project-40 Multiple short term agreements. February 10, 1999 End of Season GK USA Juergen Sommer USA Myrtle Beach Seadawgs Short term agreement July 16, 1999 July 23, 1999Guest goalie sparks SeaDawgs in 4-1 win Sun-News 17 July 1999 MLS Draft picks 1999 MLS College Draft 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. The picks for the Columbus Crew are listed below: #FFD200 1999 Columbus Crew College Draft Pickshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/news/1999-mls-college-draft-369932 1999 MLS College Draft | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Round Pick Player Position College 19 USA Matt ChulisDFVirginia218 USA Jeff BilykMFClemson333 USA Randy MerkelDFMaryland #FFD200 1999 Columbus Crew Supplemental Draft Picks Round Pick Player Position College 19 USA Michael ButlerFWUMass221 USA John DeBritoFWSouthern Connecticut333 USA Craig YacksMFYale #FFD200 1999 Columbus Crew Waiver Draft Picks Round Pick Player Position Team 19 USA Mario GoriDFNew England Revolution Awards MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Link 7 USA Jeff Cunningham San Jose Clash 15 TRI Stern John Colorado RapidsSan Jose Clash 25 USA Brian McBride Miami Fusion F.C.Chicago Fire 1999 MLS All-Star Game Starters DF Thomas Dooley FW Brian McBride Reserves FW Stern John MF Brian Maisonneuve MF Robert Warzycha Postseason MLS Fair Play Team Award MLS Marketing Executive of the Year Jamey Rootes MLS Operations Executive of the Year Eddie Rockwell Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Mark Dougherty2005 media guide – Columbus Crew https://www.sportsarchive.net/documents/9215 Defensive Player of the Year – Mark Dougherty Scoring Champion – Stern John Man of the Year – Mark Dougherty Coach's Award – Mike Lapper References Category:Columbus Crew seasons Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Columbus Crew