2000 Columbus Crew season

March 2026 August 2023 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew wordmark arched 1996.png 2000 Major League Soccer Division: 4thOverall: 10th 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 Did not qualify U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals Dante Washington (15) Dante Washington (15) 24,741 (5/15 v. NE) 3,297 (7/19 v. HAM) ( 22555 1 ) CLB 4–1 NEW (7/12)CLB 4–1 HAM (7/19) TAM 5–1 CLB (3/18) _columbus00h _columbus00h _columbus00h _columbus00h _black_bands FFE517 FFE517 FFE517 FFE517 FFE517 _columbus00a _columbus00a _columbus00a _yellow_stripes 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 true 1999 2001 The 2000 Columbus Crew season was the club's fifth season of existence and their fifth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on March 18 against Tampa Bay Mutiny. It was the fifth season under head coach Tom Fitzgerald. The Crew's USL A-League affiliates this season were Cincinnati Riverhawks, Indiana Blast, Milwaukee Rampage, Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Rochester Raging Rhinos.A-League Soccer 2000 preview The Patriot-News 12 May 2000 Roster August 9, 2000http://www.thecrew.com/club/players/roster.shtml TheCrew.com: Current Roster https://web.archive.org/web/20001008145852/http://www.thecrew.com/club/players/roster.shtml October 8, 2000 FEDD00 000000 000000 1 GK USA Mark Dougherty 2 DF USA Mike Lapper captainhttp://www.thecrew.com/news/000314_tampa.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Crew Opens Season This Saturday January 23, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20010123194600/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000314_tampa.shtml January 23, 2001 3 DF USA Mike Clark captain 4 DF ARG Mario Gori 5 DF USA Matt Chulis 6 MF USA Todd Yeagley 7 MF BOL Roland Vargas-Aguilera 8 MF USA Miles Joseph 9 FW USA Dante Washington 10 MF USA Brian Maisonneuve 11 FW USA Jeff Cunningham FEDD00 000000 000000 12 MF USA Jason Farrell 13 DF TRI Ancil Elcock 14 MF COL John Wilmar Pérez 15 DF USA Mike Duhaney 16 MF USA Steve Armas 17 FW USA Brian West 18 GK USA Matt Napoleon 19 MF POL Robert Warzycha 20 FW USA Brian McBride 21 MF USA Mario Longo 22 DF USA Dominic Schell 23 DF POL Mirosław Rzepa 24 MF USA John DeBrito 33 GK USA Matthew Nelson on loan Cape Cod Crusaders FEDD00 000000 000000 Technical Staff y General Manager USA Jim Smith Head Coach USATom Fitzgerald y Assistant Coach USA Greg Andrulis y Assistant Coach ARG Marcelo Carrerahttp://www.thecrew.com/news/000517_cunningham.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Cunningham Signs Long-Term MLS Deal December 10, 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20001210175000/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000517_cunningham.shtml December 10, 2000 y Assistant Coach/Scout USA Nick Roberts y Head Trainer USA Amy Baer y Team Manager USA Mark De Feyter http://www.thecrew.com:80/club/staff/index.shtml TheCrew.com: Staff Directory https://web.archive.org/web/20001008132849/http://www.thecrew.com:80/club/staff/index.shtml October 8, 2000 April 2025 Non-competitive Preseason Columbus brought multiple non-roster invitees to preseason camp. These included Steve Armas and Mario Longo who later signed contracts with the Crew. It also included Joenal Castma, Phil Karn, Gerardo Reinoso,http://www.thecrew.com/news/000212_nonrosterinvitees.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Non-roster Player Profiles https://web.archive.org/web/20001218052400/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000212_nonrosterinvitees.shtml December 18, 2000 Horacio Melgarejo,http://mlsnet.com/games/0210clbsj.html MLSNET: Official MLS Game Summary https://web.archive.org/web/20000708031556/http://mlsnet.com/games/0210clbsj.html July 8, 2000 Ian Checcio, and Nikolihttp://mlsnet.com/games/0214clbmet.html MLSNET: Official MLS Game Summary May 25, 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20000525172043/http://mlsnet.com/games/0214clbmet.html May 25, 2000 who did not sign with the team. Friendly February 7 Columbus Crew 2-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20001211205600/http://www.thecrew.com/news/matchresults_2000.shtml FIU Panthers Lynn University Boca Raton, FL W Friendly February 9 10:00 AM EST Columbus Crew 5-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20001211205600/http://www.thecrew.com/news/matchresults_2000.shtml U.S. U-20 National Team Lynn University Boca Raton, FL W MLS Spring Training February 10 6:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 1-1 yes https://web.archive.org/web/20000708031556/http://mlsnet.com/games/0210clbsj.html San Jose Earthquakes Warzycha 6 pen. Schell 65 Chulis 79 *Krakowiak 62 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL Noel Kenny Tim WeylandTom Bobadilla D Friendly February 12 10:00 AM EST Columbus Crew 2-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20001211205600/http://www.thecrew.com/news/matchresults_2000.shtml Lynn Fighting Knights Lynn University Boca Raton, FL W MLS Spring Training February 14 8:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 0-1 yes https://web.archive.org/web/20000525172043/http://mlsnet.com/games/0214clbmet.html NY/NJ MetroStars Clark 0 42 Jason Farrell 57 Lapper 73 Shak 21 Semioli 42 Dooley 0 66 Kelly 95 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL Kermit Quisenberry Richard EddyRobbie Mann L Friendly February 15 Columbus Crew 1-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20001211205600/http://www.thecrew.com/news/matchresults_2000.shtml Tampa Bay Mutiny Lynn University Boca Raton, FL D MLS Spring Training 9th Place Game February 16 8:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 1-1 yes https://web.archive.org/web/20000304130712/http://www.mlsnet.com/games/0216sjclb.html San Jose Earthquakes Cannon 28 o.g. Lapper 31 Armas 78 Rodriguez 7 Barrett 24 Clark 70 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL Tim Weyland Greg BarkeyGeorge Vergara D Friendly February 21 Columbus Crew 7-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20001211205600/http://www.thecrew.com/news/matchresults_2000.shtml South Carolina Gamecocks Seminole Training Complex Sanford, FL W Friendly February 21 Columbus Crew 6-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20001211205600/http://www.thecrew.com/news/matchresults_2000.shtml Rollins Tars Seminole Training Complex Sanford, FL W Friendly February 22 Columbus Crew 1-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20010105132200/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000222_spring_ucf.shtml UCF Golden Knights McBride Seminole Training Complex Sanford, FL W Friendly February 23 Columbus Crew 6-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20010214040050/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000223_spring_bermuda.shtml Bermuda National Team McBride , , West Washington Vargas-Aguilera Seminole Training Complex Sanford, FL W Friendly February 24 Columbus Crew Cancelled https://web.archive.org/web/20010214040050/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000223_spring_bermuda.shtml F.C. Viberg Seminole Training Complex Sanford, FL V Friendly February 25 Columbus Crew 1-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20000823005533/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000225_spring_usf.shtml South Florida Bulls Clark Seminole Training Complex Sanford, FL D Friendly February 26 3:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 8-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20000823005537/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000226_spring_uncc.shtml Charlotte 49ers Clark 7 Warzycha 22 McBride 35, 43 Vargas-Aguilera 62, 76 Lindenmayer 86 Washington 89 Seminole Training Complex Sanford, FL W Friendly February 27 Columbus Crew 3-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20000823005542/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000227_spring_fs.shtml Florida Southern Moccasins Warzycha 4 McBride 37 Karn 73 Seminole Training Complex Sanford, FL W Friendly March 4 Columbus Crew 4-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20001009113047/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000304_spring_um.shtml Maryland Terrapins Washington , McBride Warzycha Crew Training Center Obetz, OH W Friendly March 12 Kansas City Wizards 2-3 https://web.archive.org/web/20001009143111/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000312_spring_wizards.shtml Columbus Crew Klein 1 McKeon 14 Brown 65 Elcock 27 Gori 42, 45, 46, 70 Chulis 88 Hermann Stadium St. Louis, MO W Friendly March 14 Columbus Crew 8-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20000823005555/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000314_spring_wvu.shtml West Virginia Mountaineers McBride 10, 23 Clark 30 Warzycha 37 West 53, 85 Vargas-Aguilera 61 Schell 89 Crew Training Center Obetz, OH W Midseason The Crew played a variety of friendly matches during the regular season. They invited non-rostered players Chuck Browder to play against Kansas City Wizardshttp://www.thecrew.com/news/000511_dayton.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: DESCRIBE THIS PAGE https://web.archive.org/web/20010214042904/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000511_dayton.shtml February 14, 2001 and Chumski Momose to play against Pittsburgh Riverhounds.http://www.thecrew.com/history/000621_pittsburgh.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Pittsburgh 1:1 Columbus https://web.archive.org/web/20010214030147/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000621_pittsburgh.shtml February 14, 2001 Keith Evans Memorial Match March 21 7:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 8-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20000823005600/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000321_dayton.shtml Dayton Gems McBride 10 Washington 27, 34, 44 Warzycha 47+ DeBrito 48 Farrell 69 Smith 84 Garrambone 78 Crew Training Center Obetz, OH W Friendly March 27 Columbus Crew 4-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20010214030631/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000327_xavier.shtml Xavier Musketeers Farrell 16 Hitzeman 34 o.g. Dougherty 77 Pérez 80 Crew Training Center Obetz, OH W Friendly April 18 Columbus Crew 3-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20000823005609/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000418_akron.shtml Akron Zips Washington 1 Vargas-Aguilera 22 Gori 78, 89 Marich 71 Crew Training Center Obetz, OH W Friendly April 25 7:30 PM EDT Cincinnati Riverhawks 0-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20000823005613/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000425_hawks.shtml Columbus Crew Cunningham 10 Gori 83 Schell 89 Milojevich 52 Callahan 59 Galbreath Field Kings Mills, OH 2,000 W Dayton Cup May 10 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20010214042904/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000511_dayton.shtml Kansas City Wizards Vargas-Aguilera 56 Brown 35 Glasgow 41 Johnson 45 Garcia 49 Centerville Soccer Stadium Washington Township, OH 2,000 Sergio Vega Mikael LundqvistHilario Grajeda Matthew Bole L Friendly May 24 Columbus Crew 4-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20010214023510/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000524.shtml Hamburger SV Washington 6 Clark 23 Warzycha 32 Elcock 53 Gori 56 Hoogma 9 Hertzsch 32 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH W Friendly June 21 7:35 PM EDT Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20010214030147/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000621_pittsburgh.shtml Columbus Crew Bonseu 35 pen. Pérez Bethel Park Stadium Bethel Park, PA 5,011 D Friendly July 26 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20010214035228/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000726_toon.shtml Newcastle United F.C. Chulis 1 Joseph 67 Cunningham 84 Speed 57 Cort 32, 84 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH D Competitive Overview 2 Major League Soccer March 18, 2000 September 9, 2000 Matchday 1 10th 11 5 16 48 58 U.S. Open Cup June 14, 2000 August 9, 2000 Second Round Quarterfinals 2 1 0 7 2 MLS 2000 Major League Soccer season Standings Central Division CLB 5 Overall table CLB 5 Results summary 7 6 3 29 25 4 10 2 19 33 MLS standings March 2025 Results by round table b Round Stadium A/ H/ H/ H/ A/ H/ A/ A/ H/ A/ H/ A/ H/ A/ H/ A/ H/ H/ H/ A/ A/ H/ H/ A/ A/ A/ H/ A/ H/ A/ A/ H Result L/ W/ L/ T/ W/ L/ L/ W/ L/ L/ W/ W/ T/ L/ T/ T/ W/ L/ W/ L/ L/ W/ W/ L/ W/ T/ W/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss schedule Match results 1 March 18 7:00 PM EST Tampa Bay Mutiny 5-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/1cba7508/Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-Columbus-Crew-March-18-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Arce 24, 78 Lagos 29 Ralston 33, 76 Keller 49 Kotschau 68 Kinnear 73 Gori 24 Washington 39 Warzycha 50 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL 11,779 Kevin Stott Roger ItayaGeorge Vergara Robert Thunelius L 2 March 25 7:30 PM EST Columbus Crew 2-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/15cf3acb/Columbus-Crew-San-Jose-Earthquakes-March-25-2000-Major-League-Soccer San Jose Earthquakes DeBrito 15 West 85 Warzycha 100 Wright 25 Cerritos 90+2 pen. Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,095 Ali Saheli Roger ItayaTerry Vaughn Douglas Palomaki W 3 April 1 7:30 PM EST Columbus Crew 0-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/ec524699/Columbus-Crew-Chicago-Fire-April-1-2000-Major-League-Soccer Chicago Fire Lapper 52 West 60 Razov 5 Kubík 25 Kovalenko 26 Armas 33 Nowak 36 Gutiérrez 0 87 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 12,952 Sandra Hunt Richard HuberGeorge Gansner Mikael Lundqvist L 4 April 8 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-2 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/4877de1d/Columbus-Crew-LA-Galaxy-April-8-2000-Major-League-Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy Washington 15, 66 Warzycha 22 Duhaney 48 Hendrickson 18 Mathis 87 Jones 92 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 10,797 Marcel Yonan Nate ClementRobbie Mann J.R. Perdue D 5 April 15 7:30 PM EDT NY/NJ MetroStars 0-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/bdbb4514/MetroStars-Columbus-Crew-April-15-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew McBride 84 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 12,399 Paul Tamberino Craig LowryBill Dittmar Jorge De La Bandera W 6 April 22 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/b10e9c6f/Columbus-Crew-Colorado-Rapids-April-22-2000-Major-League-Soccer Colorado Rapids Washington 6, 80 Warzycha 0 21 McBride 49 Elcock 62 Clark 78 Valdés 10, 86 Balboa 55 Agogo 60 Key 83 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 12,295 Rich Grady Glenn PrechacReggie Rutty Douglas Palomaki L 7 April 29 8:00 PM EDT Dallas Burn 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/9d8fa74b/Dallas-Burn-Columbus-Crew-April-29-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Pareja 13, 35 Broome 26 Graziani 37 Iribarren 52 Deering 85 Washington 24 Gori 45 Elcock 54 DeBrito 58 Chulis 58 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 15,277 Ali Saheli Craig LowryRichard Eddy Bozorgmehr Reza Namavar L 8 May 3 7:30 PM EDT D.C. United 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/0efe9dd0/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-May-3-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Albright 11 Talley 59 West 8 Warzycha 52 Clark 59 Williams 88 o.g. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 11,872 Tim Weyland Greg BarkeyRob Fereday Lorenzo Sanz W 9 May 6 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/3ec27c39/Columbus-Crew-MetroStars-May-6-2000-Major-League-Soccer NY/NJ MetroStars Duhaney 58 DeBrito 78 Valencia 60, 69 Matthäus 78 Jolley 78 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 17,558 Paul Tamberino Craig LowryJohn Spicer-Escalante Douglas Palomaki L 10 May 13 7:00 PM EDT Tampa Bay Mutiny 3-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/2276e9fe/Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-Columbus-Crew-May-13-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Diallo 11, 38 Kinnear 48 Addo 74 Warzycha 74 Yeagley 81 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL 10,212 Kevin Terry Scott WeylandTarek Khan Dax Unterreiner L 11 May 20 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/003762fc/Columbus-Crew-Dallas-Burn-May-20-2000-Major-League-Soccer Dallas Burn Washington 10 Clark 40 Pérez 58 West 61 Cunningham 84 Eck 38 Kreis 53, 71 Dade 89 Farrer 90+2 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 13,548 Brian Hall Cory DeanPaul Scott Mikael Lundqvist W 12 May 27 7:30 PM EDT Miami Fusion F.C. 2-4 https://fbref.com/en/matches/e45d3dbf/Miami-Fusion-Columbus-Crew-May-27-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Mastroeni 2 23 79 Machón 25 Gutierrez 38 Rooney 53 Cullen 61 Joseph 11 Washington 11, 48, 89 McBride 13, 27 Yeagley 56 Warzycha 85 DeBrito 88 Gori 90+4 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL 7,308 Rich Grady Sharon WheelerPeter Kokolski Adam Nemhe W 13 June 3 8:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/8f005661/Columbus-Crew-DC-United-June-3-2000-Major-League-Soccer D.C. United Cunningham 2 DeBrito 65 Aunger 31 Wood 79 Convey 82 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 19,431 Gerry Corrie Greg BarkeyJamil Hamdan Mikael Lundqvist D 14 June 7 6:30 PM EDT Dallas Burn 3-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/1184aaa9/Dallas-Burn-Columbus-Crew-June-7-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Alavanja 11 Deering 33 Graziani 64 Eck 83 Korol 89 West 18 Pérez 43 Vargas-Aguilera 64 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 27,815 Brett Hugo Alex PrusPaul Scott Richard Triche L 15 June 10 4:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/82636c83/Columbus-Crew-Dallas-Burn-June-10-2000-Major-League-Soccer Dallas Burn Warzycha 33 Farrell 72 Eck 26 Korol 4 Alavanja 88 Deering 91 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,925 Tim Weyland Chip ReedJ.R. Perdue Douglas Palomaki D 16 June 17 9:00 PM EDT Colorado Rapids 0-0 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/70475d8b/Colorado-Rapids-Columbus-Crew-June-17-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Limpar 26 Balboa 32 Moore 87 Gori 18 Pérez 26 Warzycha 94 Mile High Stadium Denver, CO 6,442 Kevin Terry Tom BobadillaJose Corro Ben Chouaf D 17 June 24 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/45631d42/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-June-24-2000-Major-League-Soccer New England Revolution Farrell 15 Pérez 60, 87 Cunningham 69 Elcock 85 Ramos 19, 42 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 15,039 Reggie Rutty John Spicer-EscalanteTarek Khan Mikael Lundqvist W 18 June 28 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/1cbba877/Columbus-Crew-Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-June-28-2000-Major-League-Soccer Tampa Bay Mutiny DeBrito 10 Lapper 22 Armas 67 West 76 Diallo 45+1, 55 Quill 82 Addo 78 Valderrama 90+1 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 13,030 Ted Covaciu Zekay AkbayBrian Darling (AR2) Mikael Lundqvist L 19 July 1 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/9e624eba/Columbus-Crew-San-Jose-Earthquakes-July-1-2000-Major-League-Soccer San Jose Earthquakes Yeagley 47 Warzycha 83 pen. Washington 84 West 90 Solís 22 Krakowiak 48, 59 Bower 87 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,068 Gerry Corrie Chip ReedZekay Akbay Douglas Palomaki W 20 July 4 10:30 PM EDT Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/8951dbd7/LA-Galaxy-Columbus-Crew-July-4-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Cienfuegos 4 Vanney 16 Jones 29 Califf 88 Armas 51 Elcock 63 Clark 74 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA 53,844 Kevin Stott Jorge ReyesRoger Itaya Mark Arblaster L 21 July 8 8:00 PM EDT Chicago Fire 3-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/8d0f5ade/Chicago-Fire-Columbus-Crew-July-8-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Kovalenko 20, 36 Bocanegra 29 Wolff 62 Razov 66 Marsch 73 Sorber 81 Farrell 18 Washington 59 Soldier Field Chicago, IL 10,879 Alex Prus Kari SeitzRichard Huber Elias Bazakos L 22 July 12 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 4-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/28f163b2/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-July-12-2000-Major-League-Soccer New England Revolution Washington 43, 49 West 74, 89 Asad 63 Harkes 80 pen. Wright 87 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 12,998 Kevin Terry Craig LowryJ.R. Perdue Douglas Palomaki W 23 July 15 4:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/406c2417/Columbus-Crew-Kansas-City-Wizards-July-15-2000-Major-League-Soccer Kansas City Wizards West 13 Yeagley 40 Washington 54 Farrell 62 Molnar 45 Johnston 52 Brown 59 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 18,004 Terry Vaughn Nate ClementGlenn Prechac Mikael Lundqvist W 24 July 22 8:30 PM EDT Kansas City Wizards 3-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/240a7e0c/Kansas-City-Wizards-Columbus-Crew-July-22-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Klein 22 Vermes 27 Henderson 74, 81 Johnson 88 Warzycha 40 pen. Pérez 82 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO 8,629 Richard Heron Richard HuberPeter Kokolski Joe Heyden L 25 August 2 10:00 PM EDT San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/3606fad9/San-Jose-Earthquakes-Columbus-Crew-August-2-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Bower 2 Doyle 85 Brose 90+5 pen. Cunningham 41 Lapper 43 McBride 51 Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 7,643 Brian Hall David BraggCory Dean Thomas Branch W 26 August 5 7:00 PM EDT New England Revolution 1-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/bdd9d20c/New-England-Revolution-Columbus-Crew-August-5-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Harris 64, 88 Lapper 39 Warzycha 84 Chulis 87 Foxboro Stadium Foxborough, MA 19,809 Noel Kenny Nate ClementCraig Lowry Rachel Woo D 27 August 16 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/022cd717/Columbus-Crew-Miami-Fusion-August-16-2000-Major-League-Soccer Miami Fusion F.C. Warzycha 28 Clark 30 Washington 62 Gori 90+1 Gutierrez 61 Rooney 82 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,192 Terry Vaughn Richard HuberJ.R. Perdue Douglas Palomaki W 28 August 26 7:00 PM EDT New England Revolution 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/a8290518/New-England-Revolution-Columbus-Crew-August-26-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Baba 35 pen., 58 Sunsing 39 Harris 51 Franchino 62 Eyre 70 McBride 20 pen. Cunningham 44 Clark 47 Lapper 56 Gori 75 Foxboro Stadium Foxborough, MA 17,867 Rich Grady John KonstantinidisRoger Sill Bahij Salman L 29 August 30 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3-4 https://fbref.com/en/matches/e7e67fd6/Columbus-Crew-Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-August-30-2000-Major-League-Soccer Tampa Bay Mutiny Joseph 14, 25, 35 Pérez 52 Diallo 20 pen. 53 81 Anderson 24, 57 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 15,941 Gerry Corrie John Spicer-EscalanteJamil Hamdan Mikael Lundqvist L 30 September 1 11:30 PM EDT San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/576ee542/San-Jose-Earthquakes-Columbus-Crew-September-1-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Doyle 2 Russell 4 Krakowiak 29, 90 Burns 65 Azizi 78 Vargas-Aguilera 85 Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 26,853 Tim Weyland Chris StricklandDavid Bragg Thomas Branch L 31 September 6 8:00 PM EDT Chicago Fire 3-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/6cf8d910/Chicago-Fire-Columbus-Crew-September-6-2000-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Soehn 8 Razov 40 Stoichkov 44, 82 pen. Thornton 77 Yeagley 15 Elcock 28, 59 Rzepa 2 75 81 Soldier Field Chicago, IL 7,075 Kevin Terry Francisco SanchezAlbert Echeverria Ricardo Salazar L 32 September 9 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/e9dcf581/Columbus-Crew-Chicago-Fire-September-9-2000-Major-League-Soccer Chicago Fire West 17 Duhaney 34 McBride 88 Nowak 23, 70 Razov 26 Sorber 90 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 24,347 Richard Heron Rob FeredayGeorge Gansner Mikael Lundqvist L MLS Cup Playoffs 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season. U.S. Open Cup 2000 U.S. Open Cup Second Round June 14 Cape Cod Crusaders (PDL) Massachusetts 0-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20010214025321/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000614_opencup.shtml Ohio Columbus Crew (MLS) West 46 Vargas-Aguilera 55, 72 O'Brien 70 Alan Carson Field South Yarmouth, MA 848 Richard Eddy W Third Round July 19 Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio 4-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20010214033330/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000719_opencup.shtml Virginia Hampton Road Mariners (A-L) Duhaney 6, 60 Joseph 25 Farrell 30 Schell 90 Checcio 32 Fenger 39 Martínez 63 Kraemer 85 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 3,297 Kevin Stott W Quarterfinals August 9 Columbus Crew (MLS)Ohio 1-1 yes 6-7 https://web.archive.org/web/20010214022713/http://www.thecrew.com/history/000809_opencup.shtml New Jersey NY/NJ MetroStars (MLS) Lapper 58 Brian McBride 74 Tab Ramos 28, 62 Warzycha McBride Pérez Joseph Farrell Aguilera Yeagley Lapper Valencia Walsh Chung Jolley Ramos Corrales Shak Petke Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 4,177 Noel Kenny 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 U.S. Open Cup 1 Mark Dougherty GK USA 25+0 0 0+0 0 2 Mike Lapper DF USA 20+4 1 2+0 0 3 Mike Clark DF USA 28+0 0 3+0 0 4 Mario Gori DF ARG 19+6 1 2+1 0 5 Matt Chulis DF USA 2+4 0 0+0 0 6 Todd Yeagley MF USA 24+1 0 3+0 0 7 Roland Vargas-Aguilera MF BOL 3+13 0 2+1 1 8 Miles Joseph MF USA 8+12 2 2+1 1 9 Dante Washington FW USA 28+2 15 0+0 0 10 Brian Maisonneuve MF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 11 Jeff Cunningham FW USA 16+13 2 3+0 0 12 Jason Farrell MF USA 13+11 3 3+0 1 13 Ancil Elcock DF TRI 18+1 1 1+1 0 14 John Wilmar Pérez MF COL 30+0 3 2+0 0 15 Mike Duhaney DF USA 14+6 1 2+1 1 16 Steve Armas MF USA 4+0 0 0+1 0 17 Brian West FW USA 24+4 6 0+1 1 18 Matt Napoleon GK USA 7+1 0 3+0 0 19 Robert Warzycha MF POL 29+1 6 1+0 0 20 Brian McBride FW USA 17+1 6 1+0 1 21 Mario Longo MF USA 0+0 0 0+1 0 22 Dominic Schell DF USA 1+6 0 1+1 1 23 Mirosław Rzepa DF POL 4+1 0 0+0 0 24 John DeBrito MF USA 17+3 0 1+0 0 33 Matthew Nelson GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 Own goal - 1 - 0 |- |colspan=12 align=center|Players who left Columbus during the season: 16 Rob Smith MF USA 1+0 0 0+0 0 23 Christof Lindenmayer FW USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 33 Chuck Browder GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 33 Greg Connel GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} March 2025 Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total 1 GKUSA Mark Dougherty000000 2 DFUSA Mike Lapper401050 3 DFUSA Mike Clark600060 4 DFARG Mario Gori500050 5 DFUSA Matt Chulis200020 6 MFUSA Todd Yeagley500050 7 MFBOL Roland Vargas-Aguilera201030 8 MFUSA Miles Joseph200020 9 FWUSA Dante Washington100010 10 MFUSA Brian Maisonneuve000000 11 FWUSA Jeff Cunningham300030 12 MFUSA Jason Farrell100010 13 DFTRI Ancil Elcock500050 14 MFCOL John Wilmar Pérez400040 15 DFUSA Mike Duhaney101020 16 MFUSA Steve Armas200020 17 FWUSA Brian West500050 18 GKUSA Matt Napoleon000000 19 MFPOL Robert Warzycha610061 20 FWUSA Brian McBride100010 21 MFUSA Mario Longo000000 22 DFUSA Dominic Schell000000 23 DFUSA Mirosław Rzepa110011 24 MFUSA John DeBrito700070 33 GKUSA Matthew Nelson000000Players who left Columbus during the season: 16 MFUSA Rob Smith000000 23 FWUSA Christof Lindenmayer000000 33 GKUSA Chuck Browder000000 33 GKUSA Greg Connel000000 March 2025 Clean sheets No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played 1USA Mark Dougherty30025 18USA Matt Napoleon11211 33USA Matthew Nelson0000Players who left Columbus during the season: 33USA Chuck Browder0000 33USA Greg Connel0000 March 2025 Transfers List of Major League Soccer transfers 2000 In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource DF USA Mike Duhaney USA NY/NJ MetroStars Traded for Thomas Dooley January 28, 2000http://www.thecrew.com/news/000128_duhaney.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Mike Duhaney Sent To Crew https://web.archive.org/web/20001217232800/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000128_duhaney.shtml December 17, 2000 FW USA Dante Washington USA Dallas Burn Traded for a first round draft pick in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft February 6, 2000http://www.thecrew.com/news/000206_superdraft.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: 2000 SuperDraft https://web.archive.org/web/20001218014600/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000206_superdraft.shtml December 18, 2000 MF BOL Roland Vargas-Aguilera BOL Tahuichi Academy Drafted in round 2 of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. February 6, 2000 MF USA Brian Winters USA Portland Pilots Drafted in round 3 of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. February 6, 2000 FW USA Christof Lindenmayer USA Loyola Greyhounds Drafted in round 4 of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. February 6, 2000 DF USA Dominic Schell USA Mobile Rams Drafted in round 5 of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. February 6, 2000 MF COL John Wilmar Pérez COL Deportivo Cali Allocated by Major League Soccer March 7, 2000http://www.thecrew.com/news/000307_perez.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Colombian Midfielder Perez Signed by Crew https://web.archive.org/web/20001210012500/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000307_perez.shtml December 10, 2000 MF USA Miles Joseph USA NY/NJ MetroStars Traded for a second-round pick in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft May 3, 2000http://www.thecrew.com/news/000503_joseph.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: DESCRIBE THIS PAGE https://web.archive.org/web/20001210102300/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000503_joseph.shtml December 10, 2000 MF USA Mario Longo USA MLS Project-40 Acquired from MLS Project-40 via lottery May 8, 2000http://www.thecrew.com/news/000508_longo.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Crew Allocated Mario Longo As P-40 December 10, 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20001210145900/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000508_longo.shtml December 10, 2000 MF USA Steve Armas USA Raleigh Capital Express Signed via discovery June 3, 2000http://www.thecrew.com/news/000603_armas.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Crew Signs Steve Armas https://web.archive.org/web/20001210184500/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000603_armas.shtml December 10, 2000 DF POL Mirosław Rzepa POL Odra Opole Signed via discovery August 9, 2000http://www.thecrew.com/news/000808_rzepa.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: CREW SIGNS POLISH INTERNATIONAL MIROSLAW RZEPA https://web.archive.org/web/20010214070807/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000808_rzepa.shtml February 14, 2001 Loan in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource GK USA Chuck Browder USA Indiana Blast Short term agreements May 6, 2000July 11, 2000 May 10, 2000July 22, 2000For the winless Blast, wider (field) is better The Indianapolis Star 12 May 2000Blast goalkeeper recalled to MLS The Indianapolis Star 12 July 2000 GK USA Matthew Nelson USA Cape Cod Crusaders Short term agreement September 6, 2000 End of Seasonhttp://www.thecrew.com/news/000906_nelson.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Matt Nelson Called Up To Play For Crew in Napoleon's Absence https://web.archive.org/web/20010214040226/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000906_nelson.shtml February 14, 2001 Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource MF JAM Andy Williams USA Miami Fusion F.C. Traded for a first round draft pick in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft January 3, 2000http://www.soccertimes.com/mls/2000/jan03.htm MLS: Miami gets Williams for draft pick, Baicher goes to Kansas City. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103240/http://www.soccertimes.com/mls/2000/jan03.htm September 24, 2015 DF USA Thomas Dooley USA NY/NJ MetroStars Traded for Mike Duhaney January 28, 2000 DF USA Billy Thompson Retired Placed on waivers February 21, 2000http://www.thecrew.com/news/000221_thompsonwaived.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Billy Thompson Waived https://web.archive.org/web/20001209191800/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000221_thompsonwaived.shtml December 9, 2000 MF USA Brian Winters USA Portland Timbers Placed on waivers March 14, 2000 GK USA Juergen Sommer USA New England Revolution Traded for a third-round pick in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft and future considerations. March 14, 2000http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/history/dates-of-note Dates of Note New England Revolution April 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20141128022248/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/history/dates-of-note November 28, 2014 MF USA Rob Smith Retired May 4, 2000http://www.thecrew.com/news/000504_smith.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Rob Smith Retires https://web.archive.org/web/20001210131000/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000504_smith.shtml December 10, 2000 FW USA Christof Lindenmayer USA Hershey Wildcats Placed on waivers June 3, 2000 DF USA Dominic Schell USA Nashville Metros Placed on waivers November 1, 2000http://www.thecrew.com/news/001103_offseason.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: OFFSEASON NOTES: November 3, 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20010214042953/http://www.thecrew.com/news/001103_offseason.shtml February 14, 2001 MF USA Steve Armas USA Atlanta Silverbacks Placed on waivers November 1, 2000 DF POL Mirosław Rzepa POL Stomil Olsztyn Placed on waivers November 1, 2000 MF USA Jason Farrell USA Seattle Sounders Contract expired December 31, 2000https://www.sportsarchive.net/documents/9215#page/n1/mode/2up 2005 media guide – Columbus Crew SportsArchive Loans out Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource DF USA Dominic Schell USA MLS Project-40 Multiple short term agreements. April 8, 2000 End of Seasonhttps://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/t-USP40/y-2000 2000 US Project 40 Division II and III soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com www.statscrew.com MF USA Steve Armas USA MLS Project-40 Multiple short term agreements. April 8, 2000 End of Season MF USA Mario Longo USA MLS Project-40 Multiple short term agreements. April 8, 2000 End of Season GK USA Matt Napoleon USA MLS Project-40 Multiple short term agreements. April 8, 2000 End of Season FW USA Christof Lindenmayer USA MLS Project-40 Multiple short term agreements. April 8, 2000 June 3, 2000 DF USA Dominic Schell USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Short term agreement https://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/t-CINRH/y-2000 2000 Cincinnati Riverhawks Division II and III soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com MF USA Steve Armas USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Short term agreement FW USA Brian McBride USA Preston North End September 10, 2000 March, 2001http://www.thecrew.com/news/000828_mcbride.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: It's Official ... McBride to PNE https://web.archive.org/web/20010214020033/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000828_mcbride.shtml February 14, 2001 DF TRI Ancil Elcock TRI Joe Public F.C. November 1, 2000 March, 2001 MLS Draft picks 2000 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 2000 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Pickshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2000-mls-superdraft-369931 2000 MLS SuperDraft | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Round Pick Player Position College 221 BOL Roland Vargas-AguileraMFTahuichi Academy333 USA Brian WintersMFPortland445 USA Christof LindenmayerFWLoyola University Maryland557 USA Dominic SchellDFMobile Awards MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Link 18 USA Dante Washington New England RevolutionKansas City Wizards http://www.thecrew.com/news/000717_danttepow.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Dante Washington is MLS Player of Week https://web.archive.org/web/20010214054447/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000717_danttepow.shtml February 14, 2001 MLS Player of the Month MonthPlayerStatsLink July USA Dante Washington 5 goals http://www.thecrew.com/news/000803_dante.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Washington Named MLS Player of the Month https://web.archive.org/web/20010214065340/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000803_dante.shtml February 14, 2001 2000 MLS All-Star Game Reserves DF Dante Washingtonhttp://www.thecrew.com/news/000724_allstar.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Washington, McBride Added To East All-Stars https://web.archive.org/web/20010501101617/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000724_allstar.shtml May 1, 2001 FW Brian McBride DF Mike Clarkhttp://www.thecrew.com/news/000728_clark.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: Clark Named Reserve on All-Star Team https://web.archive.org/web/20010214061521/http://www.thecrew.com/news/000728_clark.shtml February 14, 2001 Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Robert Warzychahttp://www.thecrew.com/news/001024_awards.shtml Columbus Crew: TheCrew.com: CREW, TITLE SPONSORS HONOR SIX PLAYERS AT AWARDS LUNCHEON https://web.archive.org/web/20001210213300/http://www.thecrew.com/news/001024_awards.shtml December 10, 2000 Defensive Player of the Year – Mike Clark Scoring Champion – Dante Washington Man of the Year – Robert Warzycha Coach's Award – Roland Vargas-Aguilera Goal of the Year – Robert Warzycha Humanitarian of the Year – John DeBrito Hardest Working Man of the Year – Mario Gori References Category:Columbus Crew seasons Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Columbus Crew