2001 Columbus Crew season

March 2026 August 2023 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew wordmark arched 1996.png 2001 Major League Soccer Division: 2ndOverall: 4th Investor-operators Lamar HuntClark HuntDan HuntLamar Hunt Jr.Sharron Hunt MunsonRon Pizzuti and a group of local investors Head Coach Tom Fitzgerald(until May 17) Greg Andrulis (interim)(from May 17) Columbus Crew Stadium MLS Cup playoffs Quarterfinals U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals CONCACAF Giants Cup Quarterfinals MLS Spring Training 7th Place Jeff Cunningham (10) Jeff Cunningham (14) 24,033 (9/1 v. NE) 4,316 (7/11 v. MIA) ( 22555 1 ) CLB 4–1 NEW (7/12)CLB 6–1 TAM (6/16) DAL 4-0 CLB (5/12) _columbus00h _columbus00h _columbus00h _columbus00h FFE517 FFE517 FFE517 FFE517 FFE517 _columbus00a _columbus00a _columbus00a 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 true 2000 2002 The 2001 Columbus Crew season was the club's sixth season of existence and their sixth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on April 7 against Chicago Fire. It was the sixth season under head coach Tom Fitzgerald. Tom Fitzgerald was replaced as interim head coach by Greg Andrulis on May 17.http://www.thecrew.com/news/010517_fitz.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Fitzgerald Terminated As Crew Coach February 19, 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20020219105611/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010517_fitz.shtml February 19, 2002 The Crew's USL A-League affiliates this season were Cincinnati Riverhawks, Indiana Blast, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Rochester Raging Rhinos and Reading Rage.http://www.thecrew.com/news/010129_elcock.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: DESCRIBE THIS PAGE April 26, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20010426101424/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010129_elcock.shtml April 26, 2001 Due to the events of September 11, the Crew's last two matches were cancelled, along with all other MLS clubs'. Roster September 8, 2001http://www.thecrew.com/club/players/roster.shtml TheCrew.com: Current Roster October 6, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20011006165858/http://www.thecrew.com/club/players/roster.shtml October 6, 2001 FEDD00 000000 000000 1 GK USA Mark Dougherty 2 DF USA Mike Lapper 3 DF USA Mike Clark captain 4 DF CRC Daniel Torres 6 MF USA Todd Yeagley 7 MF USA John Harkes 8 DF NZL Duncan Oughton 9 FW USA Dante Washington 10 MF USA Brian Maisonneuve 11 FW USA Jeff Cunningham 12 FW USA Edson Buddle FEDD00 000000 000000 13 DF TRI Ancil Elcock 14 MF COL John Wilmar Pérez 15 DF USA Mike Duhaney 17 FW USA Brian West 19 MF POL Robert Warzycha 20 FW USA Brian McBride 21 MF USA Mario Longo 22 GK USA Tom Presthus 25 MF USA Scott Powers 29 DF TRI Kevin Adams 30 DF UGA Tenywa Bonseu FEDD00 000000 000000 Technical Staff y General Manager USA Jim Smith Head Coach USATom Fitzgerald until May 17USA Greg Andrulis after May 17 y Assistant Coach USA Greg Andrulis until May 17 y Assistant Coach ARG Oscar Pisano y Assistant Coach USA Nick Roberts until May 17 y Head Trainer USA Amy Baer y Team Manager USA Tucker Walther http://www.thecrew.com/club/staff/index.shtml COLUMBUS CREW AND CREW STADIUM www.thecrew.com https://web.archive.org/web/20011031151244/http://www.thecrew.com/club/staff/index.shtml October 31, 2001 April 2025 Non-competitive Preseason The Crew started their preseason in the Columbus area on January 8http://www.thecrew.com/news/010108_training.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: CREW RESUMES FORMAL OFFSEASON TRAINING, WHICH INCLUDES TWO-A-DAYS February 14, 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20020214082832/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010108_training.shtml February 14, 2002 before going to Germany from February 14–24 for a series of exhibition matches.http://www.thecrew.com/news/010124_germany.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: CREW TO TAKE FIRST PRESEASON TRIP WITH 12-DAY EXCURSION TO GERMANY IN FEBRUARY May 14, 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20020514120622/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010124_germany.shtml May 14, 2002 They brought some non-roster invitees to Germany that included Cheikh Sidy Ba,http://www.thecrew.com/history/010217_germany.shtml TheCrew.com: Match Results: German Tour, Game One August 20, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820071016/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010217_germany.shtml August 20, 2001 Arne Tammen, Richard Ackon, Mike Mucinohttp://www.thecrew.com/history/010221_germany.shtml TheCrew.com: Match Results: German Tour, Game Three August 20, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820074259/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010221_germany.shtml August 20, 2001 and Eben Dugbatey. The Crew returned to Columbus for a couple more exhibition matches before heading to Fort Lauderdale for MLS Spring Training 2001. They brought more non-roster invitees to participate that included Marcus Stergiopouloshttp://www.mlsnet.com/special/spring01/0315metclb.html MLS Spring Training 2001 June 7, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20010607225316/http://www.mlsnet.com/special/spring01/0315metclb.html June 7, 2001 and Julian Martinez. Friendly February 17 8:00 AM EST 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 3-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820071016/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010217_germany.shtml Columbus Crew Warzycha 40 Yeagley 73 Willy-Sachs-Stadion Schweinfurt, Germany L Friendly February 18 8:30 AM EST TSV 1860 Munich 1-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820071538/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010218_germany.shtml Columbus Crew Grünwalder Stadion Munich, Germany L Friendly February 20 12:45 PM EST SpVgg SV Weiden 1-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820073356/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010220_germany.shtml Columbus Crew Staeller 7 Mucino 82 Longo 88 Weiden Stadium Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany W Friendly February 21 9:00 AM EST SpVgg Unterhaching 3-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820074259/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010221_germany.shtml Columbus Crew Ahanfouf 32 pen. Bugera 37 Garcia 39 Karn 69 Sportpark Unterhaching Munich, Germany L Friendly February 24 8:30 AM EST Franconian All-Stars 0-3 https://web.archive.org/web/20010809002044/http://www.thecrew.com:80/news/matchresults_2001.shtml Columbus Crew FC Pegnitz Stadium Pegnitz, Germany W Friendly March 3 Columbus Crew 6-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820073843/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010303_blast.shtml Indiana Blast Pérez Cunningham Buddle , Vargas-Aguilera Mucino Crew Training Center Obetz, OH W Friendly March 7 Columbus Crew 5-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20011007105059/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010307_wvu.shtml West Virginia Mountaineers Karn , , West Cunningham Crew Training Center Obetz, OH W MLS Spring Training March 15 6:00 PM EST Columbus Crew yes 1-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20010607225316/http://www.mlsnet.com/special/spring01/0315metclb.html NY/NJ MetroStars West 23 Cunningham 87 Hernández 90 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL Richard Heron Jon WilsonKermit Quisenberry D MLS Spring Training March 19 6:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 3-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20010608001138/http://www.mlsnet.com/special/spring01/0319clbdc.html D.C. United West 25 Brian McBride 52, 67 Albright 4 Mulraine 69 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL Peter Kokolski Greg BarkeyRichard Huber W MLS Spring Training March 23 6:00 PM EST Colorado Rapids 1-0 yes https://web.archive.org/web/20010608011709/http://www.mlsnet.com/special/spring01/0323colclb.html Columbus Crew Aunger 34 Key 37 Agogo 64 Bravo 99 Clark 25 Pérez 98 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL Michael Kennedy Robbie MannGeorge Gansner L Columbus finished 7th place in Spring Traininghttp://www.mlsnet.com/special/spring01/index.html MLS Spring Training 2001 August 13, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20010813130634/http://www.mlsnet.com/special/spring01/index.html August 13, 2001 Friendly March 28 7:00 PM EST Columbus Crew Cancelled https://web.archive.org/web/20011215140303/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010326_strongsville.shtml Miami Fusion F.C. Ehrnfelt Soccer Complex Strongsville, OH V Midseason The Crew played an international friendly against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. For this game, they called up from Pittsburgh Riverhounds, former players Mario Gori and Ricardo Iribarren.http://www.thecrew.com/history/010529_leverkusen.shtml TheCrew.com: History: 2001: Crew 4 : 3 Bayer Leverkusen August 20, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820091848/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010529_leverkusen.shtml August 20, 2001 Keith Evans Memorial Match May 2 7:30 p.m. EDT Columbus Crew 1-0 Crew Report The Star-Ledger 5 May 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes Washington Crew Training Center Obetz, OH W Friendly May 29 Columbus Crew 4-3 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820091848/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010529_leverkusen.shtml Bayer 04 Leverkusen McBride 39, 45+1 Pérez 76 Elcock 77 Cunningham 81 Clark 2 85 Brdaric 55, 77 Ponte 70 Hejduk 0 85 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 9,389 Terry Vaughn W Competitive Overview 2 Major League Soccer April 7, 2001 September 9, 2001 Matchday 1 4th 13 6 7 49 36 MLS Cup Playoffs September 22, 2001 September 26, 2001 Quarterfinals Quarterfinals 0 0 2 1 6 U.S. Open Cup June 27, 2001 July 24, 2001 Second Round Quarterfinals 2 0 1 8 3 CONCACAF Giants Cup April 4, 2001 April 11, 2001 Quarterfinals Quarterfinals 0 1 1 1 2 MLS 2001 Major League Soccer season Standings Central Division CLB 5 Overall table CLB 5 Results summary 7 1 5 29 15 6 6 1 20 21 MLS standings March 2025 Results by round table b Round Stadium H/ A/ H/ H/ A/ A/ H/ H/ H/ A/ H/ A/ A/ A/ H/ H/ H/ H/ A/ A/ H/ A/ A/ A/ H/ A Result T/ W/ L/ T/ L/ L/ W/ T/ T/ L/ W/ W/ L/ W/ T/ W/ W/ W/ W/ T/ W/ W/ L/ L/ W/ W Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss schedule Match results 1 April 7 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/d15dbf37/Columbus-Crew-Chicago-Fire-April-7-2001-Major-League-Soccer Chicago Fire Clark 14 Elcock 66 Washington 69 Vargas-Aguilera 0 85 Wolyniec 16, 18 Marsch 63 Lewis 0 89 Gutiérrez 0 94 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 17,947 Kevin Terry Richard HuberGeorge Gansner Terry Vaughn D 2 April 14 7:00 PM EDT Tampa Bay Mutiny 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/1b5ea6e9/Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-Columbus-Crew-April-14-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Kotschau 30 Demmin 43 Ralston 67 Clark 7 West 12 Pérez 62 Bonseu 85 Elcock 90 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL 16,823 Tim Weyland Scott WeylandGeorge Vergara Roger Sill W 3 April 21 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/36b6e1f8/Columbus-Crew-Kansas-City-Wizards-April-21-2001-Major-League-Soccer Kansas City Wizards Gomez 9 Brown 53 McKeon 56 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,488 Richard Heron Craig LowryRichard Huber Peter Kokolski L 4 May 5 4:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0-0 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/06e4947b/Columbus-Crew-Miami-Fusion-May-5-2001-Major-League-Soccer Miami Fusion F.C. Lapper 59 Serna 51 Marshall 93 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 13,975 Michael Kennedy Francisco SanchezSteven Davidson Mikael Lundqvist D 5 May 12 8:30 PM EDT Dallas Burn 4-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/2e98d907/Dallas-Burn-Columbus-Crew-May-12-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Pareja 32 Rodríguez 45+1 pen. Kreis 58 Rhine 64 Farrer 77 Graziani 82 Elcock 41 Clark 48 Lapper 52 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 14,087 Brian Hall Jon WilsonDavid Bragg Gibby Widner L 6 May 16 7:00 PM EDT New England Revolution 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/841c769f/New-England-Revolution-Columbus-Crew-May-16-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Cloutier 24 Catê 69, 83 pen. Buddle 74 Pérez 90+2 Foxboro Stadium Foxborough, MA 7,864 Alex Prus Chip ReedRichard Eddy Bahij Salman L Originally scheduled for April 28 7 May 19 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/fd1be83f/Columbus-Crew-DC-United-May-19-2001-Major-League-Soccer D.C. United McBride 25 Elcock 0 59 Bonseu 0 67 Cunningham 99 Etcheverry 39 Talley 40 Convey 65 Quaranta 69, 90 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 18,491 Rich Grady Roger ItayaSteve Taylor J.R. Perdue W 8 May 26 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3-3 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/6d38c501/Columbus-Crew-Colorado-Rapids-May-26-2001-Major-League-Soccer Colorado Rapids Maisonneuve 4 Pérez 58 West 82 Balboa 21 Spencer 28 Baba 34 Paule 48 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 12,630 Paul Tamberino George GansnerRichard Eddy Jamil Hamdan D 9 June 2 4:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/f39f23f9/Columbus-Crew-LA-Galaxy-June-2-2001-Major-League-Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy Lapper 45 Pérez 49 Vanney 36 Quijano 48 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 15,174 Richard Heron Kermit QuisenberrySteven Davidson J.R. Perdue D 10 June 9 8:00 PM EDT Chicago Fire 1-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/a6827acd/Chicago-Fire-Columbus-Crew-June-9-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Beasley 37 Bonseu 71 Soldier Field Chicago, IL 15,233 Andrew Barnes George GansnerFrancisco Sanchez Michael Kennedy L 11 June 16 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 6-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/c459e19f/Columbus-Crew-Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-June-16-2001-Major-League-Soccer Tampa Bay Mutiny Harkes 12 Washington 29, 73, 85 Duhaney 39 Cunningham 68, 76 Valderrama 0 12 Demmin 45+3 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 19,128 Ricardo Salazar Richard HuberThomas Perry Jamil Hamdan W 12 June 23 8:00 PM EDT Dallas Burn 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/7b4e693d/Dallas-Burn-Columbus-Crew-June-23-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Graziani 19 Broome 88 Lapper 30, 90+1 Cunningham 0 44 West 54 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 10,940 Michael Kennedy George GansnerRichard Huber Kevin Terry W 13 June 30 7:30 PM EDT Miami Fusion F.C. 4-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/af70bc6f/Miami-Fusion-Columbus-Crew-June-30-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Bilyk 13 Preki 29 Rooney 36 Serna 42 Chacón 49 Alavanja 60 Washington 28 Buddle 55 Maisonneuve 89 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL 14,856 Ricardo Salazar Francisco SanchezChip Reed Reggie Rutty L 14 July 4 10:00 PM EDT Los Angeles Galaxy 0-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/67c8ef8f/LA-Galaxy-Columbus-Crew-July-4-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Hendrickson 20 Vanney 48 Hernández 84 Harkes 35 West 67, 78 Presthus 84 Clark 87 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA 52,634 Kevin Terry Jorge ReyesTom Bobadilla Miguel Chicas W 15 July 7 4:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-2 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/4a16c253/Columbus-Crew-Dallas-Burn-July-7-2001-Major-League-Soccer Dallas Burn Pérez 71, 81 Cunningham 76 Buddle 90 Graziani 43 Deering 61, 75 Pareja 71 Kreis 82 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 18,937 Brian Hall Glenn PrechacSteven Davidson Andrew Barnes D 16 July 18 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/5fa3d978/Columbus-Crew-MetroStars-July-18-2001-Major-League-Soccer NY/NJ MetroStars West 30 Chung 62 o.g. Washington 84 Hernández 75 Lapper 81 o.g. Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 15,855 Kevin Stott Craig LowryKermit Quisenberry Mikael Lundqvist W 17 July 21 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/669aa496/Columbus-Crew-San-Jose-Earthquakes-July-21-2001-Major-League-Soccer San Jose Earthquakes Pérez 11 Elcock 48 Agoos 44 Corrales 51 Donovan 83 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 20,273 Andrew Barnes Roger ItayaRichard Eddy Mikael Lundqvist W 18 August 1 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/e827bdb5/Columbus-Crew-Chicago-Fire-August-1-2001-Major-League-Soccer Chicago Fire Clark 59 Cunningham 65 Pérez 69 West 71 Maisonneuve 83 Whitfield 53 Stoichkov 58 Beasley 80 Armas 90 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 17,705 Gerry Corrie Chip ReedSteven Davidson Mikael Lundqvist W 19 August 4 8:30 PM EDT Kansas City Wizards 1-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/6e51be05/Kansas-City-Wizards-Columbus-Crew-August-4-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Garcia 51 McKeon 67 Lowe 81 Pérez 35 Cunningham 45+1 Duhaney 68 Bonseu 0 79 Maisonneuve 90+2 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO 9,292 Ricardo Salazar Roger ItayaSteven Davidson Elias Bazakos W 20 August 11 10:00 PM EDT San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/72918c1a/San-Jose-Earthquakes-Columbus-Crew-August-11-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Cerritos 15, 39 Russell 33 Barrett 71 Cunningham 18 Maisonneuve 21 Clark 26 Warzycha 52 Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 8,119 Peter Kokolski Roger ItayaDavid Bragg Brian Hall D 21 August 15 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/c92cbf02/Columbus-Crew-Dallas-Burn-August-15-2001-Major-League-Soccer Dallas Burn Maisonneuve 18 Duhaney 54 Washington 75 Pérez 90+1 Martínez 83 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 19,008 Kevin Stott Steve TaylorJohn Konstantinidis Mikael Lundqvist W 22 August 19 3:30 PM EDT NY/NJ MetroStars 0-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/854f9717/MetroStars-Columbus-Crew-August-19-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Paule 81 Maisonneuve 6 Warzycha 0 45+3 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 16,229 Peter Kokolski Steve TaylorRichard Eddy Alex Prus W 23 August 25 3:00 PM EDT D.C. United 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/3331f955/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-August-25-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Conteh 54, 80 Etcheverry 58 Armstrong 69 Pope 76 Clark 14 Cunningham 25, 41 Oughton 52 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 13,855 Kevin Stott Nate ClementGlenn Prechac Kenneth Kaplan L 24 August 29 8:30 PM EDT Chicago Fire 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/c08b678d/Chicago-Fire-Columbus-Crew-August-29-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Gutiérrez 47 Wynalda 50 Razov 57 Brown 62 Nowak 65 Warzycha 7, 48 Oughton 46 Cunningham 65 Soldier Field Chicago, IL 12,733 Alex Prus Greg BarkeySteven Davidson Marcel Yonan L 25 September 1 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 4-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/b3512985/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-September-1-2001-Major-League-Soccer New England Revolution Lapper 12 Warzycha 43, 90+2 Bonseu 54 Maisonneuve 55 Cunningham 65, 80 pen. Oughton 78 Longo 86 Adams 90 Okoh 15 Heaps 29 Pierce 30 Allnutt 38 Álvarez 45 Downing 87 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 24,033 Ricardo Valenzuela George GansnerGlenn Prechac Jamil Hamdan W 26 September 9 4:00 PM EDT Tampa Bay Mutiny 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/34900b18/Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-Columbus-Crew-September-9-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Barclay 23 Bonseu 11 Pérez 16 Maisonneuve 29 Cunningham 40 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL 9,932 Kevin Terry Greg BarkeyJon Wilson Robert Thunelius W 27 September 12 9:00 PM EDT Colorado Rapids Cancelled https://web.archive.org/web/20020203070525/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010913_tragedy.shtml Columbus Crew Mile High Stadium Denver, CO V 28 September 15 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew Cancelled https://web.archive.org/web/20020203070525/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010913_tragedy.shtml Tampa Bay Mutiny Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH V MLS Cup Playoffs 2001 MLS Cup Playoffs Quarterfinals Game 1 September 22 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/96d6395f/Columbus-Crew-San-Jose-Earthquakes-September-22-2001-Major-League-Soccer San Jose Earthquakes Clark 24 Warzycha 54 pen. Donovan 5, 45+1 Barrett 19 Lagos 31 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 20,883 Ricardo Salazar Steven DavidsonChris Strickland Marcel Yonan L Game 2 September 26 10:00 PM EDT San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/dc9ff6ac/San-Jose-Earthquakes-Columbus-Crew-September-26-2001-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Lagos 9 Cerritos 68 Donovan 76 Warzycha 30 Lapper 61 Clark 90+1 Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 10,419 Kevin Stott Tom BobadillaDavid Bragg Ricardo Valenzuela L San Jose wins series 2-0, advances to Semifinals. Game 3 September 29 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew If Necessary San Jose Earthquakes Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH V U.S. Open Cup 2001 U.S. Open Cup Second Round June 27 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio 5-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820094456/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010627_dynamo.shtml North Carolina Carolina Dynamo (PDL) Washington 33, 44 Cunningham 52, 88 Pérez 79 Benjamin 82 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 9,339 Elias Bazakos W Third Round July 11 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio 2-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820102114/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010711_opencup.shtml Florida Miami Fusion F.C. (MLS) Cunningham 52, 89 Rooney 24 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 4,316 Noel Kenny W Quarterfinals July 24 7:30 PM EDT New England Revolution (MLS) Massachusetts 2-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820104128/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010724_opencup.shtml Ohio Columbus Crew (MLS) Catê 50 Sunsing 62 Pérez 85 Foxboro Stadium Foxborough, MA 5,695 Ricardo Salazar L CONCACAF Giants Cup CONCACAF Giants Cup Quarterfinals Leg 1 April 4 10:00 PM EDT Deportivo Saprissa CRC 2-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820081431/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010404_saprissa.shtml USA Columbus Crew Centeno 68 Lapper 90 o.g. Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá San José, Costa Rica L Leg 2 April 11 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew USA 1-1 1-3 https://web.archive.org/web/20011007134045/http://www.thecrew.com/history/010411_saprissa.shtml CRC Deportivo Saprissa Elcock 35 Maisonneuve 45 Mucino 2 81 90 Robinson 16 Campos 31 Drummond 81 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Jose Farias Martinez (Canada) Greg Barkey (United States)Nate Clement (United States) Kevin Terry (United States) D 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 CONCACAF Giants Cup 1 Mark Dougherty GK USA 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2 Mike Lapper DF USA 21+3 1 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 3 Mike Clark DF USA 25+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 4 Daniel Torres DF CRC 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 6 Todd Yeagley MF USA 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 7 John Harkes MF USA 16+2 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 8 Duncan Oughton DF NZL 12+8 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 9 Dante Washington FW USA 13+8 7 1+0 0 1+0 2 1+0 0 10 Brian Maisonneuve MF USA 25+0 8 2+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 1 11 Jeff Cunningham FW USA 20+2 10 2+0 0 3+0 4 0+2 0 12 Edson Buddle FW USA 5+12 3 0+2 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 13 Ancil Elcock DF TRI 6+9 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 14 John Wilmar Pérez MF COL 23+2 8 2+0 0 3+0 2 1+0 0 15 Mike Duhaney DF USA 25+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+1 0 17 Brian West FW USA 19+2 5 1+1 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 19 Robert Warzycha MF POL 9+2 3 1+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 20 Brian McBride FW USA 14+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 21 Mario Longo MF USA 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 22 Tom Presthus GK USA 25+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 25 Scott Powers MF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 29 Kevin Adams DF TRI 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 30 Tenywa Bonseu DF UGA 24+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 Own goal - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 |- |colspan=12 align=center|Players who left Columbus during the season: 4 Roland Vargas-Aguilera MF BOL 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4 Jeremy Aldrich DF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4 Matt Fundenberger FW USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4 John Jones MF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5 Mike Mucino FW USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 16 Ian Woan MF ENG 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 18 Matt Napoleon GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 24 John DeBrito MF USA 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} March 2025 Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Giants Cup Total 1 GKUSA Mark Dougherty0000000000 2 DFUSA Mike Lapper5010000060 3 DFUSA Mike Clark7020000090 4 DFCRC Daniel Torres0000000000 6 MFUSA Todd Yeagley0000000000 7 MFUSA John Harkes2000000020 8 DFNZL Duncan Oughton3000000030 9 FWUSA Dante Washington0000000000 10 MFUSA Brian Maisonneuve1000000010 11 FWUSA Jeff Cunningham3100000031 12 FWUSA Edson Buddle0000000000 13 DFTRI Ancil Elcock3100001041 14 MFCOL John Wilmar Pérez3000000030 15 DFUSA Mike Duhaney2000000020 16 MFUSA Steve Armas0000000000 17 FWUSA Brian West2000000020 19 MFPOL Robert Warzycha2110000031 20 FWUSA Brian McBride0000000000 21 MFUSA Mario Longo1000000010 22 GKUSA Tom Presthus1000000010 25 MFUSA Scott Powers0000000000 29 DFUSA Kevin Adams1000000010 30 DFUSA Tenywa Bonseu4200000042Players who left Columbus during the season: 4 MFBOL Roland Vargas-Aguilera0100000001 4 DFUSA Jeremy Aldrich0000000000 4 FWUSA Matt Fundenberger0000000000 4 MFUSA John Jones0000000000 5 MFUSA Mike Mucino0000002121 16 MFENG Ian Woan0000000000 18 GKUSA Matt Napoleon0000000000 24 MFUSA John DeBrito0000000000 March 2025 Clean sheets No. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Giants Cup Total Games Played 1USA Mark Dougherty000004 22USA Tom Presthus5000530Players who left Columbus during the season: 18USA Matt Napoleon000000 March 2025 Transfers List of Major League Soccer transfers 2001 In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource DF UGA Tenywa Bonseu USA Chicago Fire Allocated by Major League Soccer February 4, 2001http://www.thecrew.com/news/010204_bonseu.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Ugandan Bonseu Allocated to Columbus https://web.archive.org/web/20010426135100/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010204_bonseu.shtml April 26, 2001 GK USA Tom Presthus USA D.C. United Traded for a first round draft pick in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001http://www.thecrew.com/news/010205_superdraft.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: SuperDraft Profiles February 11, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20010211130416/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010205_superdraft.shtml February 11, 2001 DF NZL Duncan Oughton USA Cal State Fullerton Titans Drafted in round 1 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 FW USA Edson Buddle USA Long Island Rough Riders Drafted in round 3 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 DF TRI Kevin Adams USA Joe Public F.C. Drafted in round 3 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 FW USA McKinley Tennyson USA UCLA Bruins Drafted in round 4 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 MF USA Scott Powers USA Brown Bears Drafted in round 5 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 FW USA Phil Karn USA Pittsburgh Riverhounds Drafted in round 6 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 FW USA Mike Mucino USA UC Irvine Anteaters February, 2001 MF ENG Ian Woan ENG Swindon Town Signed via discovery May 8, 2001http://www.thecrew.com/news/010508_woan.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Crew Takes To The Road For Match With Dallas August 20, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20010820111350/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010508_woan.shtml August 20, 2001 MF USA John Harkes USA New England Revolution Traded for Roland Vargas-Aguilera and a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft May 11, 2001http://www.thecrew.com/news/010511_harkes.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Crew Acquires Five-Time MLS All-Star John Harkes https://web.archive.org/web/20010820111632/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010511_harkes.shtml August 20, 2001 DF CRC Daniel Torres CRC Deportivo Saprissa Signed via discovery September 7, 2001http://www.thecrew.com/news/010907_torres.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Crew Signs Costa Rican Daniel Torres December 21, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20011221234832/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010907_torres.shtml December 21, 2001 Loan in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource DF USA Jeremy Aldrich USA Indiana Blast Short-term agreement FW USA Matt Fundenberger USA Indiana Blast Short-term agreement MF USA John Jones USA Pittsburgh Riverhounds Short-term agreement Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource DF ARG Mario Gori USA Pittsburgh Riverhounds Placed on waivers February 4, 2001 FW USA Phil Karn USA Pittsburgh Riverhounds Placed on waivers March 19, 2001http://www.thecrew.com/news/010319_waive.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: CREW WAIVES DEFENDER MATT CHULIS AND FORWARD PHIL KARN https://web.archive.org/web/20010409170052/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010319_waive.shtml April 9, 2001 DF USA Matt Chulis USA Chicago Fire Placed on waivers March 19, 2001 MF USA Miles Joseph USA Dallas Burn Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft March 20, 2001 FW USA Mike Mucino USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Released after preseason and the CONCACAF Giants Cup April, 2001 GK USA Matt Napoleon USA Portland Timbers Placed on waivers April 13, 20012001-04-18 MLS Team Notes https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/10574/mls-team-notes.html old.socceramerica.com MF USA John DeBrito USA Dallas Burn Placed on waivers May 8, 2001 MF BOL Roland Vargas-Aguilera USA New England Revolution Traded with a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft for John Harkes May 11, 2001 FW USA McKinley Tennyson USA Los Angeles Galaxy Rights traded for third round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft August 16, 2001http://www.thecrew.com/news/010816_trade.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Crew Deals For Picks https://web.archive.org/web/20011222062041/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010816_trade.shtml December 22, 2001 MF ENG Ian Woan USA Miami Fusion F.C. Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft August 16, 2001 DF TRI Kevin Adams TRI Tobago United F.C. Placed on waivers November 17, 20012001-11-17 MLS: Diaz Arce is Among 26 Players Waived https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/11753/mls-diaz-arce-is-among-26-players-waived.html old.socceramerica.com MF USA Mario Longo USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Placed on waivers November 17, 2001 DF USA Mike Duhaney GER 1. FSV Mainz 05 Contract expired December 31, 2001 Loans out Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource DF TRI Kevin Adams USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Multiple short-term agreements https://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/t-CINRH/y-2001 2001 Cincinnati Riverhawks Division II and III soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com www.statscrew.com MF USA Mario Longo USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Multiple short-term agreements DF NZL Duncan Oughton USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Short-term agreement MF ENG Ian Woan USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Multiple short-term agreements FW USA Jeff Cunningham DEU Bayer 04 Leverkusen October 9, 2001 March, 2002http://www.thecrew.com/news/010928_leverkusen.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Cunningham Loaned To Bayer Leverkusen https://web.archive.org/web/20011222002925/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010928_leverkusen.shtml December 22, 2001 MLS Draft picks 2001 MLS SuperDraft 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 2001 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Pickshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2001-mls-superdraft-369930 2001 MLS SuperDraft | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Round Pick Player Position College 110 NZL Duncan OughtonDFCal State Fullerton327 USA Edson BuddleFWState Fair Community College330 TRI Kevin AdamsDFJoe Public F.C.439 USA McKinley TennysonFWUCLA551 USA Scott PowersMFBrown663 USA Phil KarnFWPenn State Awards MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Link 11 USA Dante Washington Tampa Bay Mutiny MLS Player of the Month MonthPlayerStatsLink August USA Brian Maisonneuve 4 goals, 2 assists 2001 MLS All-Star Game Starters MF John Wilmar Pérezhttp://www.thecrew.com/news/010724_allstars.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Clark, Perez Named To East All-Stars December 22, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20011222023859/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010724_allstars.shtml December 22, 2001 FW Brian McBride Reserves DF Mike Clark Postseason MLS Executive of the Year https://www.sportsarchive.net/documents/9215#page/n1/mode/2up 2005 media guide – Columbus Crew SportsArchive Jim Smith Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – John Wilmar Pérezhttp://www.thecrew.com/news/010923_awards.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: 2001 Crew Team Awards https://web.archive.org/web/20011222001639/http://www.thecrew.com/news/010923_awards.shtml December 22, 2001 Defensive Player of the Year – Tom Presthus Scoring Champion – Jeff Cunningham Man of the Year – Brian Maisonneuve Coach's Award – Robert Warzycha Goal of the Year – Brian Maisonneuve Humanitarian of the Year – Todd Yeagley Hardest Working Man of the Year – Tom Presthus References Category:Columbus Crew seasons Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Columbus Crew