2011 Columbus Crew season

March 2026 August 2023 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew wordmark arched 1996.png 2011 Major League Soccer Conference: 4thOverall: 9th Investor-operators Clark HuntDan HuntLamar Hunt Jr.Sharron Hunt MunsonRon Pizzuti and a group of local investors Head Coach Robert Warzycha Columbus Crew Stadium MLS Cup playoffs Wildcard round U.S. Open Cup Third round CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals Andrés Mendoza (13) Andrés Mendoza (13) 21,203 (9/24 v. LA) 1,845 (6/28 v. RIC) ( 20145 1 ) CLB 4–1 COL (6/26)NE 0-3 CLB (10/15) SEA 6-2 CLB (8/27) _aris0607t _columbus10h _columbus10h _STRICON_BLACK _3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFF00 FFFF00 _columbus10a _columbus10a _columbus10a _STRICON_ONBLACK _3_stripes_yellow FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 000000 true 2010 2012 The 2011 Columbus Crew season was the club's 16th season of existence and their 16th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States and Canada. The first match of the season was on March 19 against D.C. United. It was the third season under head coach Robert Warzycha. Background 2010 Columbus Crew season Review 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 Columbus 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. thumb|right|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.Crew Communications http://www.thecrew.com/news/2010/12/crew-home-opener-set-march-26-vs-ny Crew home opener set for March 26 vs. NY | Columbus Crew Thecrew.com 2010-12-20 2011-10-16 Roster As of September 3, 2011.http://www.thecrew.com/players Players | Columbus Crew Thecrew.com 2011-10-16 FEDD00 000000 000000 1 USA GK William Hesmer 2 USA DF Rich Balchan 3 USA DF Josh Williams 5 USA DF Danny O'Rourke 6 CMR MF Tony Tchani 7 VEN MF Bernardo Añor INT 9 IRQ FW Justin Meram 10 PER FW Andrés Mendoza INT; DP 11 USA MF Dilly Duka 12 USA MF Eddie Gaven 14 USA DF Chad Marshall captain 15 USA MF Kevin Burns 16 USA DF Eric Gehrig SUP 17 NGR MF Emmanuel Ekpo 18 USA MF Robbie Rogers FEDD00 000000 000000 19 USA MF Cole Grossman 20 VEN FW Emilio Rentería INT 21 CHI DF Sebastián Miranda INT 22 SER MF Dejan Rusmir INT 23 USA DF Korey Veeder SUP 24 USA DF Ben Sippola SUP 25 USA GK Alex Riggs SUP 26 TRI DF Julius James 27 USA FW Aaron Horton HGP; SUP 28 ARG MF Santiago Prim INT; SUP 29 JAM DF Shaun Francis INT 30 USA GK Andy Gruenebaum 31 USA MF Josh Gardner 32 USA FW Tom Heinemann 33 USA FW Jeff Cunningham FEDD00 000000 000000 Technical Staff y President/General Manager USA Mark McCullers y Technical Director USA Brian Bliss Head Coach POL Robert Warzycha y Assistant Coach ARG Ricardo Iribarren Assistant Coach USA Mike Lapper y Goalkeeper Coach RUS Vadim Kirillov y Strength/Fitness Coach USA Mike Tremble Athletic Trainer USA David Lagow y Assistant Trainer USA Skylar Richards Director of Team Operations USA Tucker Walther Equipment Manager USA Rusty Wummel [2011 Columbus Crew Media Guide https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/sportsarchive-documents/prod/60c28f27a5617/2011%20Columbus%20Crew%20media%20guide.pdf] February 2011 Non-competitive Preseason The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Arizona, Tennessee and Georgia before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Caleb Patterson-Sewell, Mark Blades, Neri Bandiera, Pat McAfee, Ray Burse, Alex Fraga, Alex Riggs, Josh Gardner and Eric Gehrig.Crew Notes: Roster starting to taking shape | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-notes-roster-starting-taking-shape Colts punter Pat McAfee trains with Crew | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/colts-punter-pat-mcafee-trains-crew Unsigned draft picks Rich Balchan, Justin Meram, Cole Grossman, Bernardo Añor, Ben Sippola and Andy Adlard also joined the team for preseason.2011 Columbus Crew Preseason Roster | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/2011-columbus-crew-preseason-roster Friendly February 5 1:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 2–2 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/2-2-draw-vs-sporting-kc-preseason Sporting Kansas City Fraga Rogers pen. Jewsbury Kamara Reach 11 Sports Complex Phoenix, AZ Alex Prus D Friendly February 8 2:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 1–2 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-notes-warzycha-looking-right-mix Vancouver Whitecaps FC Gaven 76 pen. Harris 62 Salgado 77 Reach 11 Sports Complex Phoenix, AZ L Friendly February 10 1:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 3–0 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-defeat-sounders-3-0-preseason Seattle Sounders FC Mendoza 20 Scott 106+ o.g. Cunningham 108+ Westside Complex Phoenix, AZ W Played with two 45-minute periods, plus 1 30 minute period Friendly February 14 5:30 PM EST Columbus Crew 0–2 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-notes-search-right-combos-continues Colorado Rapids Nyassi 66 Emory 77 Reach 11 Sports Complex Phoenix, AZ L Friendly February 17 1:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 2–4 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/opportunistic-dynamo-top-crew-stay-unbeaten Houston Dynamo Mendoza 2 18 18 Ekpo 36 Meram 78 95 Cruz 8 Taylor 31 Weaver 33 Davis 38 Robinson 52 Palmer 0 58 Watson 0 64 Ching 91 Garey 104 pen. Reach 11 Sports Complex Phoenix, AZ Played in three 40-minute periods L Friendly March 6 4:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110311141408/http://www.thecrew.com/news/2011/03/crew-suffers-2-1-loss-revs-preseason New England Revolution Sippola 76 Heinemann 90+ Nyassi 12, 43 Schilawski 81 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN L Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge March 9 7:30 PM EST Columbus Crew 3–1 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-defeats-revolution-3-1-atlanta New England Revolution Añor 16 Heinemann 17, 53 Stolica 62 Coria 78 Soares 90 Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Kennesaw, GA Hilario Grajeda W Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge March 11 7:30 EST Columbus Crew 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20110712223641/http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2011/03/dynamo-suffer-first-preseason-loss-1-0 Houston Dynamo Mendoza 34 Duka 48 Rusmir 58 Sarkodie 36 Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium Kennesaw, GA Hilario Grajeda Anthony VasoliClaudio Badea Mark Cleland W Columbus won the Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge round-robin tournament title with a 2-0 record.CDT http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2011/03/dynamo-suffer-first-preseason-loss-1-0 Dynamo suffer first preseason loss, 1-0 Houston Dynamo 2011-03-11 2011-10-16 March 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110314161246/http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2011/03/dynamo-suffer-first-preseason-loss-1-0 dead Midseason Friendly April 2 Columbus Crew 2-0 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-reserves-defeat-slu-friendly Saint Louis Billikens 5 o.g. Grossman 34 Meram 58 Briggs 27 Robson 57 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH W Friendly April 17 Columbus Crew 1-0 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-reserves-edge-louisville-1-0 Louisville Cardinals Heinemann 35 Iro 50 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH W Friendly July 26 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0–3 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-crew-blanked-3-0-friendly-vs-epls-newcastle Newcastle United F.C. Gruenebaum 0 45 Ameobi 9 Coloccini 53 Tioté 56 Vučkić 90+ Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 11,224 Michael Kennedy Paul ScottBill Dittmar Chico Grajeda L Competitive Overview 2 Major League Soccer March 19, 2011 October 22, 2011 Matchday 1 9th 13 8 13 43 44 MLS Cup Playoffs October 27, 2011 October 27, 2011 Wildcard Match Wildcard Match 0 0 1 0 1 U.S. Open Cup June 28, 2011 June 28, 2011 Third Round Third Round 0 0 1 1 2 CONCACAF Champions League February 22, 2011 March 11, 2011 Quarterfinals Quarterfinals 0 1 1 1 4 MLS 2011 Major League Soccer season Standings Eastern Conference CLB 5 Overall table CLB 5 Results summary 9 3 5 27 18 4 10 3 16 26 November 6, 2011 MLSSoccer.com November 2011 Results by round table b Round Stadium A /H /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A/A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /A Result L /T /W/T/W /T /W /T /L /L /T /T /W /L /W/W /L/W /T /L /W /W /L /W /W/L /L /T /L /L/L/W/W/L Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss November 5, 2011 MLS Results and League table November 2011 Match results 1 March 19 7:30 PM EDT D.C. United 3–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/davies-double-starts-united-season-bang Columbus Crew Burch 38 Wolff 51, 52 Davies 63 pen., 76 Duka 16 Rogers 82 pen. RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 18,402 Mark Geiger Eric BoriaSean Hurd Landis Wiley L 2 March 26 4:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/decimated-red-bulls-hold-crew-scoreless-tie New York Red Bulls Keel 29 Miller 89 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 10,306 Abiodun Okulaja Jason CullumBrian Poeschel Sorin Stoica D 3 April 1 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-beat-fcd-first-win-season FC Dallas Ekpo 20 Rusmir 42 Mendoza 54 pen. Burns 88 Gaven 91 Gonçalves 2 32 33 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,549 Jair Marrufo C.J. MorganteCorey Rockwell Jasen Anno W 4 April 9 10:30 PM EDT Chivas USA 0–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-goats-end-scoreless-stalemate-hdc Columbus Crew Mondaini 35 Valentin 59 Flores 65 LaBrocca 86 Lahoud 87 James 55 Burns 64 Miranda 81 The Home Depot Center Carson, CA 13,385 Yader Rayes Peter ManikowskiClaudiu Badea Alejandro Mariscal D 5 April 16 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-edge-sporting-kc-tally-fourth-straight-shutout Sporting Kansas City Rogers 53 Júlio César 1 50 72 Harrington 55 Thomas 76 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 7,695 Juan Guzman Ian AndersonKevin Duliba Baldomero Toledo W 6 April 23 4:00 PM EDT Toronto FC 1–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-rally-trillium-draw-after-tchani-sent Columbus Crew Tchani 31, 41, 0 42 Burns 36 Rentería 49 Ekpo 39 James 80 Rusmir 90 BMO Field Toronto, ON David Gantar Joe FletcherPhilippe Brière Paul Ward D 7 April 30 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/renteria-brace-gives-crew-2-1-win-despite-salgados-1st Vancouver Whitecaps FC Rentería 50, 59 Leathers 37 Janicki 57 Salgado 69, 90+1 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 11,298 Terry Vaughn Adam WienckowskiJason Cullum Ismail Elfath W 8 May 7 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-sounders-crew-swap-goals-soggy-draw Seattle Sounders FC Rentería 67 Miranda 75 Montero 7, 34 Carrasco 38 González 53 Levesque 90 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 7,148 Mark Kadlecik Steve TaylorJames Conlee Mark Geiger T 9 May 14 10:30 PM EDT San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-san-jose-rout-columbus-first-home-win-2011 Columbus Crew Ring 24 Wondolowski 50 McDonald 59, 0 74 Stephenson 62 Hernandez 70 Johnson 75 Heinemann 67 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA 9,142 Jorge Gonzalez Greg BarkeyJeff Hosking Allen Chapman L 10 May 21 10:30 PM EDT Portland Timbers 1–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-brunner-punishes-old-team-timbers-tip-crew-1-0 Columbus Crew Cooper 37 Brunner 46 Chara 84 Marshall 23 James 82 Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR 18,627 Edvin Jurisevic Colin ArblasterJames Conlee Tyler Ploeger L 11 May 28 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3–3 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-mendozas-brace-highlights-wild-draw-between-crew-chivas Chivas USA Mendoza 17, 52 Ekpo 64 LaBrocca 4 Flores 57, 2 21 69 Boyens 37 Pearce 46 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 9,431 Jasen Anno Corey RockwellCorey Parker Chris Penso T 12 June 4 7:30 PM EDT New York Red Bulls 1–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-balchan-crew-stun-ny-stoppage-time-draw Columbus Crew Ballouchy 9 da Luz 55 Balchan 32, 90+2 Ekpo 72 Red Bull Arena Harrison, NJ 20,393 Niko Bratis Craig LowryBill Dittmar Jorge Gonzalez T 13 June 8 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-crew-rally-come-behind-2-1-win-over-rsl Real Salt Lake Mendoza 76 pen. Gardner 82 Olave 7 Espindola 78 Wingert 88 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 9,650 Ricardo Salazar Corey RockwellFrank Anderson Fotis Bazakos W 14 June 12 4:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-super-subs-combine-late-fire-down-crew Chicago Fire Ekpo 40 Meran 50 Nyarko 54 Nazarit 90 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 13,498 Hilario Grajeda Kermit QuisenberryBill Dittmar Sorin Stoica L 15 June 18 8:30 PM EDT https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-mendoza-anor-answer-crew-call-win-houston Houston Dynamo 0–2 Columbus Crew Freeman 43 Palmer 2 46 52 Mendoza 44 Añor 49, 71 Heinemann 83 Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 13,039 Jasen Anno Fabio TovarIan Anderson Juan Guzman W 16 June 26 8:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 4–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-mendoza-brace-powers-crew-past-10-man-rapids Colorado Rapids Gaven 12 Mendoza 18, 48 Heinemann 38 57 Casey 5, 0 29 Moor 52 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 10,771 Andrew Chapin Greg BarkeyMatthew Kreitzer Hilario Grajeda W 17 July 2 9:00 PM EDT FC Dallas 0–2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-red-hot-fcd-take-care-scrappy-crew-2-0 Columbus Crew Jackson 24, 76 Ihemelu 29 Shea 58 Hesmer 7 Ekpo 20 Iro 2 57 82 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, TX 20,704 Jorge Gonzalez Bill DittmarPaul Scott Mark DeClouet L 18 July 6 10:00 PM EDT Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-cunninghams-goal-gives-crew-1-0-win-vs-caps Columbus Crew Koffie 7 Camilo 23 Salinas 0 77 Gehrig 74 Marshall 84 Cunningham 90 Empire Field Vancouver, BC 19,079 Chris Penso Darren ClarkMike Rottersman Ricardo Salazar W 19 July 16 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-keepers-dominate-crew-quakes-finish-scoreless San Jose Earthquakes Lenhart 16 Ring 69 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,109 Jair Marrufo C.J. MorganteCorey Rockwell Fotis Bazakos T 20 July 20 10:30 PM EDT Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-franklins-first-career-goal-lifts-galaxy-past-crew Columbus Crew Berhalter 16 Franklin 70 Juninho 85 Beckham 90+2 James 65 Home Depot Center Carson, CA 24,709 Andrew Chapin Greg BarkeyMatthew Kreitzer Alejandro Mariscal L 21 July 23 8:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-crew-join-union-atop-east-after-1-0-win-vs-timbers Portland Timbers Danso 79 o.g. Marcelin 78 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 11,246 Andrew Chapin Chris StricklandAdam Garner Allen Chapman W 22 July 30 9:00 PM EDT Real Salt Lake 0–2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-crew-hit-two-hand-rsl-second-loss-home Columbus Crew Gaven 5 Heinemann 10 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 18,516 Jason Anno Frank AndersonCorey Rockwell Fotis Bazakos W 23 August 5 9:30 PM EDT Colorado Rapids 2–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-rapids-stay-hot-big-2-0-win-over-columbus Columbus Crew Mullan 55 Cummings 79 Rusmir 52 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO 14,503 Alex Prus Greg BarkeyJeff Hosking José Carlos Rivero L 24 August 13 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-second-half-magic-leads-crew-past-revolution New England Revolution Alston 54 o.g. Miranda 60 Meran 61 James 75 Rentería 81 Añor 90 Feilhaber 45 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 13,041 Andrew Chapin Greg BarkeyJeff Hosking John McCloskey W 25 August 20 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-pk-gives-crew-win-over-philly-extend-east-lead Philadelphia Union Rentería 37 Hesmer 42 Mendoza 51 James 58 Heinemann 84 Paunovic 42 Farfan 90+2 Valdes 90+3 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 13,869 Mark Kadlecik Chris StricklandPeter Balciunas Allen Chapman W 26 August 27 4:00 PM EDT Seattle Sounders FC 6–2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-cunningham-breaks-record-seattle-thump-crew Columbus Crew Neagle 4, 21, 70 Rosales 16 Fucito 40 Parke 73 Gardner 74 o.g. Scott 81 Cunningham 59 Burns 65 Gardner 73 CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA 36,364 Baldomero Toledo Frank AndersonIan Anderson Alejandro Mariscal L 27 September 10 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–4 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-reds-run-rampant-goalfest-win-over-crew Toronto FC Heinemann 67 Miranda 73 Mendoza 87 Soolsma 21 Harden 37 Johnson 42 Avila 82 de Guzman 83 Koevermans 90+2 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 13,058 Jair Marrufo C.J. MorganteFrank Anderson Jasen Anno L 28 September 14 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-crew-dynamo-battle-frustrating-2-2-draw Houston Dynamo Ekpo 0 11 Mendoza 64, 76 Rogers 67 Watson 34 Taylor 55 Carr 86 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 10,709 Chris Penso Steve TaylorMike Rottersman Hilario Grajeda D 29 September 17 7:30 PM EDT Philadelphia Union 1–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-le-toux-goal-enough-youthful-union-edge-crew Columbus Crew Le Toux 32 Rusmir 12 PPL Park Chester, PA 18,906 Alex Prus Chris StricklandAdam Garner Edvin Jurisevic L 30 September 24 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20111026005725/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-09-24-columbus-crew-vs-la-galaxy/recap Los Angeles Galaxy Ekpo 32 James 57 Rogers 83 Hejduk 90 Barrett 90+3 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 21,203 Silviu Petrescu Daniel BelleauEric Proctor Sorin Stoica L 31 September 28 8:30 PM EDT Sporting Kansas City 2–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-sporting-capitalize-crew-mistakes-2-1-win Columbus Crew Kamara 15 Besler 42 Collin 42 James 74 o.g. Rentería 34 Francis 36 Livestrong Sporting Park Kansas City, KS 17,838 Hilario Grajeda Bill DittmarPaul Scott Chris Penso L 32 October 2 4:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-crew-come-back-2-1-win-over-slumping-dc D.C. United Woolard 48 o.g. Gaven 60 O'Rourke 66 Woolard 37 Simms 40 Burch 63 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 15,566 Baldomero Toledo Fabio TovarIan Anderson Juan Guzman W 33 October 15 7:30 PM EDT New England Revolution 0–3 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-mendoza-double-sends-crew-past-ne-playoffs Columbus Crew Joseph 90 Mendoza 31, 41, 63 Ekpo 57 Duka 59 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA 16,285 Mark Geiger Anthony VasoliChris Strickland Abbey Okulaja W 34 October 22 8:30 PM EDT Chicago Fire 3–2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-late-chaves-goal-seals-fire-victory-over-columbus Columbus Crew Anibaba 11, 30 Chaves 80 Miranda 45+1 Rentería 73 Duka 74, 79 Ekpo 2 78 90 Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL 20,237 Hilario Grajeda Kermit QuisenberryClaudiu Badea Abbey Okulaja L MLS Cup Playoffs 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs Wildcard Match Colorado Rapids Wildcard Match October 27 10:00 EDT 1–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-cummings-goal-lifts-colorado-past-columbus-1-0 Columbus Crew Cummings 45+1 Miranda 15 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO 7,803 Jorge Gonzalez Greg BarkeyKermit Quisenberry Andrew Chapin L CONCACAF Champions League 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals Columbus Crew USA Leg 1 February 22 20:00 EDT 0–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-rsl-finish-scoreless-testy-ccl-opener USA Real Salt Lake Miranda 49 Rentería 0 72 Beltran 2 42 53 Beckerman 54 Borchers 0 72 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 4,665 Jair Marrufo (United States) C.J. Morgante (United States)Eric Boria (United States) Ricardo Salazar (United States) D Real Salt Lake USA Leg 2 March 1 22:00 EDT 4–1 4–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/ccl-recap-morales-williams-lead-rsl-concacaf-semifinals USA Columbus Crew Saborío 23 Morales 36, 57, 77 Williams 90+5 Gardner 43 Mendoza 49 Miranda 90+4 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 15,405 Mark Geiger (United States) Corey Rockwell (United States)George Gansner (United States) Terry Vaughn (United States) L U.S. Open Cup 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. Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio Third Round June 28 7:30 PM EDT 1–2 http://thecup.us/2011-us-open-cup-third-round-richmond-kickers-pull-off-10000-upset-over-columbus-crew/ Virginia Richmond Kickers (USLP) Grossman 35 O'Rourke 0 67 Hiroyama 22 Hertel 35 Bulow 88 Delicâte 85 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 1,845 Sorin Stoica John SafarBritton Maier Pierre Saintil Francillon L Reserve League Eastern Pos Club Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1Columbus Crew Reserves (C)109102910+19272D.C. United Reserves105142114+7193New England Revolution Reserves104511422−8134New York Red Bulls Reserves92521020−1095Toronto FC Reserves92521515086Philadelphia Union Reserves10271917−87 Match results 1 March 20 11:00 AM EDT D.C. United 3-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110326043425/https://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/03/reserve-league-dc-united-vs-columbus-crew Columbus Crew Brasesco 3 Brettschneider 39 Bošković 49 Añor 8 Grossman 63 Fred 72 D.C. United Training Complex Washington, D.C. L 2 April 23 6:45 PM EDT Toronto FC 1-2 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-reserves-take-down-tfc-second-team Columbus Crew Jackman 35 Mendoza 11, 0 43 Davis 66, 89 Meram 87 BMO Field Toronto, ON W 3 May 9 10:00 AM EDT Columbus Crew 1-0 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-edges-revs-1-0-mls-reserve-action New England Revolution Iro 56 Meram 88 Taintor 84 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Sorin Stoica Andrey CastelRyan Slack Brandon Artis W 4 May 30 11:00 AM EDT New York Red Bulls 1-6 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-reserves-top-nyrb-reserves-6-1 Columbus Crew Paullo 19 Kassel 30 Hot 46 Grossman 20 Meram 26 Añor 45 Rusmir 45 Jones 59 Davis 82, 85 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ W 5 August 21 10:00 AM EDT Columbus Crew 1-0 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-reserves-top-union-reserves-1-0 Philadelphia Union Catalano 31 Añor 70 Horton 81 Richter 34 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Sorin Stoica Ryan SlackSal Saia Ryan Lubbe W 6 September 11 10:00 AM EDT Columbus Crew 4-2 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-defeats-toronto-fc-4-2-reserves Toronto FC Meram 21 Burns 34 Cunningham 37, 41 Rusmir 51 Martina 32 Viator 48 Henry 85 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Ben Trevino Cory RichardsonBrandon Rinkberger Grant Brown W 7 September 18 10:00 AM EDT Philadelphia Union 1-2 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-tops-union-2-1-reserve-action Columbus Crew McInerney 14 Tait 18 Nakazawa 60 Ekpo 16, 63 Gardner 75 PPL Park Chester, PA W 8 October 10 7:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3-0 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-downs-new-york-red-bulls-3-0-reserve-league-action New York Red Bulls Meram 16 Rusmir 35 Grossman 42, 68 Owoeri 85 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Sandip Basu Pierre Santil-FrancillonTre Gaither Cory Richardson W Originally scheduled for March 26. 9 October 16 10:00 AM EDT New England Revolution 1-5 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-win-big-5-1-over-revs-reserve-action Columbus Crew Sousa 26 Mansally 27 Heinemann 45, 47, 51 pen., 71 Burns 55 pen. Meram 79 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA Randall Kelley Jason PelletierDoug Coutts Kara Honthumb W 10 November 15 7:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 3-1 https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-defeats-10-man-dc-united-3-1-mls-reserve-league-finale D.C. United Chevez 48 Rentería 72 pen., 85 Añor 89 da Luz 0 25 Ngwenya 30 McTavish 57 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Sorin Stoica Ryan BlackAndrew Casto Grant Brown W Originally scheduled for October 2. 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 Champions League 1 William Hesmer GK USA 32+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2 Rich Balchan DF USA 18+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3 Josh Williams DF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5 Danny O'Rourke DF USA 5+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 6 Tony Tchani MF CMR 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 7 Bernardo Añor MF VEN 6+7 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 9 Justin Meram FW IRQ 4+13 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0 10 Andrés Mendoza FW PER 25+4 13 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 11 Dilly Duka MF USA 16+6 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 12 Eddie Gaven MF USA 26+0 5 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 14 Chad Marshall DF USA 32+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 15 Kevin Burns MF USA 15+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 16 Eric Gehrig DF USA 4+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 17 Emmanuel Ekpo MF NGA 29+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 18 Robbie Rogers MF USA 24+3 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 19 Cole Grossman MF USA 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 2+0 0 20 Emilio Rentería FW VEN 14+4 8 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 21 Sebastián Miranda DF CHI 34+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 22 Dejan Rusmir MF SER 13+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 23 Korey Veeder DF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 24 Ben Sippola DF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 25 Alex Riggs GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 26 Julius James DF TRI 31+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 27 Aaron Horton FW USA 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 28 Santiago Prim MF ARG 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 29 Shaun Francis DF JAM 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 30 Andy Gruenebaum GK USA 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 31 Josh Gardner MF USA 21+1 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 32 Tom Heinemann FW USA 12+16 3 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 33 Jeff Cunningham FW USA 4+17 2 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 Own goal - 3 - 0 - 0 - 0 |- |colspan=12 align=center|Players who left Columbus during the season: 4 Andy Iro DF ENG 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 6 Andy Adlard MF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 13 Leandre Griffit MF FRA 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 27 Kwaku Nyamekye DF SWI 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 34 Ray Burse GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 34 Chris Konopka GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 |} March 2025 Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League Total 1 GKUSA William Hesmer2000000020 2 DFUSA Rich Balchan1000000010 3 DFUSA Josh Williams0000000000 5 DFUSA Danny O'Rourke1000010011 6 MFCMR Tony Tchani0000000000 7 MFVEN Bernardo Añor2000000020 9 FWIRQ Justin Meram2000000020 10 FWPER Andrés Mendoza1000000010 11 MFUSA Dilly Duka2000000020 12 MFUSA Eddie Gaven0000000000 14 DFUSA Chad Marshall2000000020 15 MFUSA Kevin Burns4000000040 16 DFUSA Eric Gehrig1000000010 17 MFNGA Emmanuel Ekpo8200000082 18 MFUSA Robbie Rogers2000000020 19 MFUSA Cole Grossman0000000000 20 FWVEN Emilio Rentería0000000101 21 DFCHI Sebastián Miranda5010002080 22 MFSRB Dejan Rusmir4000000040 23 DFUSA Korey Veeder0000000000 24 DFUSA Ben Sippola0000000000 25 GKUSA Alex Riggs0000000000 26 DFTRI Julius James7000000070 27 FWUSA Aaron Horton0000000000 28 MFARG Santiago Prim0000000000 29 DFJAM Shaun Francis1000000010 30 GKUSA Andy Gruenebaum0000000000 31 MFUSA Josh Gardner0000001010 32 FWUSA Tom Heinemann4000000040 33 FWUSA Jeff Cunningham0000000000Players who left Columbus during the season: 4 DFENG Andy Iro1100000011 6 MFUSA Andy Adlard0000000000 13 MFFRA Léandre Griffit0000000000 27 DFSUI Kwaku Nyamekye0000000000 34 GKUSA Ray Burse0000000000 34 GKUSA Chris Konopka0000000000 March 2025 Clean sheets No. Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League Total Games Played 1USA William Hesmer8000833 25USA Alex Riggs000000 30USA Andy Gruenebaum200023Players who left Columbus during the season: 25USA Ray Burse000112 34USA Chris Konopka000000 March 2025 Reserve League 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 Reserve League 6 Andy Adlard MF USA 1+3 0 7 Bernardo Añor MF VEN 6+1 4 - Dominic Aracri MF USA 0+2 0 - Jhonny Arteaga FW COL 2+0 0 - Javier Alvial MF USA 0+0 0 - JJ Bain FW USA 0+1 0 2 Rich Balchan DF USA 2+0 0 15 Kevin Burns MF USA 5+1 2 - Tom Catalano MF USA 1+0 0 - Khai Celestin MF USA 0+1 0 - Walter Chevez MF CRC 0+1 1 33 Jeff Cunningham FW USA 4+0 2 - Chris Davis MF USA 0+2 3 - George Davis FW USA 0+2 0 17 Emmanuel Ekpo MF NGA 2+0 1 29 Shaun Francis DF JAM 5+0 0 31 Josh Gardner MF USA 4+0 1 16 Eric Gehrig DF USA 8+1 0 - Greg Gehrig DF USA 0+2 0 - Esteban Granados DF CRC 0+1 0 13 Leandre Griffit MF FRA 3+0 0 19 Cole Grossman MF USA 7+1 3 30 Andy Gruenebaum GK USA 8+0 0 - Chase Harrison GK USA 0+0 0 32 Tom Heinemann FW USA 4+0 3 27 Aaron Horton FW USA 2+4 0 4 Andy Iro DF ENG 3+0 0 - Mike Jones DF USA 1+0 1 34 Chris Konopka GK USA 1+0 0 10 Andrés Mendoza FW PER 1+0 1 9 Justin Meram FW IRQ 8+1 5 5 Danny O'Rourke DF USA 2+0 0 - John Owoeri FW NGA 0+2 1 28 Santiago Prim MF ARG 3+4 0 20 Emilio Rentería FW VEN 1+0 1 25 Alex Riggs GK USA 1+3 0 18 Robbie Rogers MF USA 1+0 0 - Arnhold Rivas FW MEX 0+1 0 22 Dejan Rusmir MF SER 5+0 0 24 Ben Sippola DF USA 3+5 0 - Alex Stout GK USA 0+0 0 6 Tony Tchani MF CMR 1+0 0 - Julius Ubido MF NGA 1+0 0 23 Korey Veeder DF USA 8+1 0 3 Josh Williams DF USA 7+0 0 Own goal - 0 |} Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS Reserve League Total 6 MFUSA Andy Adlard0000 7 MFVEN Bernardo Añor0000 - MFUSA Dominic Aracri0000 - FWCOL Jhonny Arteaga0000 - MFUSA Javier Alvial0000 - FWUSA JJ Bain0000 2 DFUSA Rich Balchan0000 15 MFUSA Kevin Burns0000 - MFUSA Tom Catalano1010 - MFUSA Khai Celestin0000 - MFCRC Walter Chevez0000 33 FWUSA Jeff Cunningham0000 - MFUSA Chris Davis1010 - FWUSA George Davis0000 17 MFNGA Emmanuel Ekpo1010 29 DFJAM Shaun Francis0000 31 MFUSA Josh Gardner0000 16 DFUSA Eric Gehrig0000 - DFUSA Greg Gehrig0000 - DFCRC Esteban Granados0000 13 MFFRA Léandre Griffit0000 19 MFUSA Cole Grossman1010 30 GKUSA Andy Gruenebaum0000 - GKUSA Chase Harrison0000 32 FWUSA Tom Heinemann1010 27 FWUSA Aaron Horton1010 4 DFENG Andy Iro1010 - DFUSA Mike Jones0000 34 GKUSA Chris Konopka0000 10 FWPER Andrés Mendoza0101 9 FWIRQ Justin Meram1010 5 DFUSA Danny O'Rourke0000 - FWNGA John Owoeri0000 28 MFARG Santiago Prim0000 20 FWVEN Emilio Rentería1010 25 GKUSA Alex Riggs0000 18 MFUSA Robbie Rogers0000 - FWMEX Arnhold Rivas0000 22 MFSRB Dejan Rusmir3030 24 DFUSA Ben Sippola0000 - GKUSA Alex Stout0000 6 MFCMR Tony Tchani0000 - MFNGA Julius Ubido0000 23 DFUSA Korey Veeder0000 3 DFUSA Josh Williams0000 Clean sheets No. Name MLS Reserve League Total Games Played 30USA Andy Gruenebaum338 -USA Chase Harrison000 34USA Chris Konopka001 25USA Alex Riggs004 -USA Alex Stout000 Transfers List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011 In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource FW USA Tom Heinemann USA Charleston Battery Signed via discovery January 6, 2011Crew signs Forward Tom Heinemann | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-signs-forward-tom-heinemann DF SWI Kwaku Nyamekye USA Harvard Crimson Drafted in round 4 of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft January 24, 2011Crew signs defender Kwaku Nyamekye | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-signs-defender-kwaku-nyamekye FW USA Jeff Cunningham USA FC Dallas Selected in Stage 2 of the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft January 28, 2011https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-sign-cunningham-multi-year-deal Crew sign Cunningham to multi-year deal | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer DF USA Korey Veeder USA Crystal Palace BaltimoreAllocated via weighted lottery February 15, 2011https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-land-right-back-korey-veeder-lottery Crew land right back Korey Veeder in lottery | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer DF USA Rich Balchan USA Indiana Hoosiers Drafted in round 1 of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft February 17, 2011Crew signs all four SuperDraft selections | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news//crew-signs-all-four-superdraft-selections FW IRQ Justin Meram USA Michigan Wolverines Drafted in round 1 of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft February 17, 2011 MF USA Cole Grossman USA Duke Blue Devils Drafted in round 2 of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft February 17, 2011 MF VEN Bernardo Añor USA South Florida Bulls Drafted in round 3 of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft February 17, 2011 DF USA Ben Sippola USA Butler Bulldogs Drafted in round 2 of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft February 21, 2011Crew signs rookies Adlard and Sippola | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-signs-rookies-adlard-and-sippola DF USA Andy Adlard USA Indiana Hoosiers Drafted in round 3 of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft February 21, 2011 MF USA Josh Gardner USA Carolina RailHawks FC Signed via discovery February 21, 2011Crew signs midfielder Josh Gardner | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-signs-midfielder-josh-gardner GK USA Alex Riggs USA Missouri State Bears Signed via discovery February 22, 2011Crew sign goalkeepers Burse and Riggs | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-sign-goalkeepers-burse-and-riggs DF TRI Julius James USA D.C. United Signed via discovery February 28, 2011Crew signs defender Julius James | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-signs-defender-julius-james MF SER Dejan Rusmir ROM FCV Farul Constanța Signed via discovery March 9, 2011Crew signs Serbian midfielder Dejan Rusmir | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-signs-serbian-midfielder-dejan-rusmir DF USA Eric Gehrig USA Chicago Fire Premier Signed via discovery February 21, 2011Eric Gehrig | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/players/eric-gehrig/ MF ARG Santiago Prim ARG San Lorenzo de Almagro Signed via discovery April 26, 2011Crew sign Argentine midfielder Prim | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-sign-argentine-midfielder-prim FW USA Aaron Horton USA Louisville Cardinals Signed to a homegrown contract May 17, 2011Horton is first Crew's Home Grown Player | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/horton-first-crews-home-grown-player MF CMR Tony Tchani CAN Toronto FC Traded for Andy Iro and Léandre Griffit July 15, 2011Toronto Trades for Columbus Pair | Toronto FC https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-trades-columbus-pair DF USA Carlos Mendes USA New York Red Bulls Selected in Stage 1 of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 5, 2011https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/addition-mendes-gives-crew-depth-central-defense Addition of Mendes gives Crew depth in central defense | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer GK USA Matt Lampson USA Ohio State Buckeyes Signed to a homegrown contract December 15, 2011https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/columbus-sign-gk-lampson-second-home-grown Columbus sign GK Lampson as second Home Grown | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Loans in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource GK USA Ray Burse USA MLS Pool Short term agreement February 22, 2011 March 15, 2011https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-notes-settled-ahead-opener-vs-dc Crew Notes: Settled ahead of opener vs. DC | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer GK USA Chris Konopka USA MLS Pool Short term agreements July 26, 2011September 11, 2011 July 31, 2011September 15, 2011https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-crew-blanked-3-0-friendly-vs-epls-newcastle Recap: Crew blanked 3-0 in friendly vs. EPL's Newcastle | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccerhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/recap-crew-hit-two-hand-rsl-second-loss-home Recap: Crew hit two, hand RSL second loss at home | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource FW USA Steven Lenhart USA San Jose Earthquakes Traded for a 1st round draft pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money January 13, 2011Crew trade Lenhart, add four in draft | Columbus Crew https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-trade-lenhart-add-four-draft DF SWI Kwaku Nyamekye Retired Placed on waivers February 28, 2011 MF USA Andy Adlard Retired Placed on waivers June 30, 2011Thursday's quickies https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2011/06/30/thursday-s-quickies/23930229007/ DF ENG Andy Iro CAN Toronto FC Traded with Léandre Griffit for Tony Tchani July 15, 2011 MF FRA Léandre Griffit CAN Toronto FC Traded with Andy Iro for Tony Tchani July 15, 2011 MF USA Josh Gardner CAN Montreal Impact Selected in round 7 of the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft November 23, 2011https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-expansion-draft-history-397246 MLS Expansion Draft History | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer MF ARG Santiago Prim URU Rampla Juniors Placed on waivers November 23, 2011https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/players-waived-teams-begin-shape-rosters-2012 Players waived as teams begin to shape rosters for 2012 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer MF SER Dejan Rusmir GRE Olympiakos Nicosia Placed on waivers November 23, 2011 MF USA Kevin Burns USA Carolina RailHawks Option declined November 29, 2011https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mendoza-heads-list-roster-casualties-columbus Mendoza heads the list of roster casualties in Columbus | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer FW USA Jeff Cunningham GUA Comunicaciones F.C. Option declined November 29, 2011 FW PER Andrés Mendoza MEX Atlante F.C. Option declined November 29, 2011 GK USA Alex Riggs USA St. Louis FC Option declined November 29, 2011 DF USA Ben Sippola SWE Torslanda IK Option declined November 29, 2011 MF USA Robbie Rogers ENG Leeds United F.C. Contract expired December 31, 2011 DF NGA Emmanuel Ekpo NOR Molde FK Contract expired December 31, 2011 MLS Draft picks 2011 MLS SuperDraft 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft 2011 MLS Re-Entry 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 2011 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Pickshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2011-mls-superdraft-369920 2011 MLS SuperDraft | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Round Pick Player Position College 112 USA Rich BalchanDFIndiana115 IRQ Justin MeramFWMichigan228 USA Cole GrossmanMFDuke348 VEN Bernardo AñorMFSouth Florida #FFD200 2011 Columbus Crew Supplemental Draft Pickshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2011-mls-supplemental-draft-373207 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Round Pick Player Position College 230 USA Ben SippolaDFButler348 USA Andy AdlardMFIndiana #FFD200 2011 Columbus Crew Re-Entry Draft Pickshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-re-entry-draft-history-320971 MLS Re-Entry Draft History | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Stage Round Pick Player Position Team 119 USA Carlos MendesDFNew York Red Bulls Awards +MLS Team of the WeekWeekStartersHonorable MentionsOpponent(s)Link 2USA Chad MarshallUSA New York Red Bullshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-2 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 2 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 3USA Chad MarshallUSA FC Dallashttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-3 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 3 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 4USA Chad MarshallUSA Chivas USAhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-4 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 4 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 5USA Dilly DukaPOL Robert WarzychaUSA Sporting Kansas Cityhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-5 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 5 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 7VEN Emilio RenteríaUSA Eddie GavenUSA William HesmerCAN Vancouver Whitecaps FChttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-7 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 7 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 8USA Chad MarshallUSA Seattle Sounders FChttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-8 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 8 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 10USA Tom HeinemannUSA Portland Timbershttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-10 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 10 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 11PER Andrés MendozaUSA Chivas USAhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-11 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 11 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 12IRQ Justin MeramUSA Rich BalchanUSA New York Red Bullshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-12 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 12 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 13TRI Julius JamesUSA Real Salt LakeUSA Chicago Firehttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-13 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 13 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 14USA William HesmerVEN Bernardo AñorUSA Rich BalchanPER Andrés MendozaUSA Houston Dynamohttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-14 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 14 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 15USA Rich BalchanPER Andrés MendozaUSA Tom HeinemannUSA Colorado Rapidshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-15 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 15 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 17USA William HesmerUSA Robbie RogersCAN Vancouver Whitecaps FChttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-17 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 17 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 18USA William HesmerTRI Julius JamesUSA San Jose Earthquakeshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-18 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 18 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 19USA Chad MarshallUSA Los Angeles Galaxyhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-19 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 19 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 20USA Robbie RogersTRI Julius JamesUSA Chad MarshallUSA Real Salt Lakehttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-20 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 20 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 22TRI Julius JamesUSA Robbie RogersUSA Dilly DukaUSA New England Revolutionhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-22 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 22 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 23TRI Julius JamesUSA William HesmerUSA Chad MarshallUSA Robbie RogersUSA Philadelphia Unionhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-23 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 23 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 29USA Eddie GavenUSA Sporting Kansas CityUSA D.C. Unitedhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-29 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 29 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 31PER Andrés MendozaUSA Dilly DukaTRI Julius JamesUSA New England Revolutionhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-31 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 31 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 32USA Dilly DukaVEN Emilio RenteríaUSA Chicago Firehttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-32 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 32 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink 14 VEN Bernardo Añor Houston Dynamo MLS Save of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink 20 USA Andy Gruenebaum Chivas USA Crew Team Awards Circle of Honor – Brian McBrideBrian McBride, Columbus, and the Crew September 11, 2018 https://sirkbook.com/2018/09/11/brian-mcbride-columbus-and-the-crew/ Most Valuable Player – Chad MarshallCrew: Marshall receives team MVP award https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/mls/columbus-crew/2011/10/19/crew-marshall-receives-team-mvp/23857607007/ Defensive Player of the Year – Julius James Scoring Champion – Andrés Mendoza Man of the Year – Jeff Cunningham Coach's Award – Eddie Gaven Newcomer of the Year – Sebastián Miranda Goal of the Year – Jeff Cunningham Humanitarian of the Year – Tom Heinemann Hardest Working Man of the Year – Robbie Rogers Comeback Player of the Year – Danny O'Rourke Fan's Choice – Emilio Rentería Jim Nelson Fans of the Year – Randy Sims & Alice Potter Academy U15/U16 Player of the Year – Zach Mason Academy U17/U18 Player of the Year – Connor Klekota Academy U19/U20 Player of the Year – Matt Walker References 30em Category:Columbus Crew seasons Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Columbus Crew