2003 Columbus Crew season

March 2026 August 2023 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew wordmark arched 1996.png 2003 Major League Soccer Conference: 5thOverall: 8th Investor-operators Lamar HuntClark HuntDan HuntLamar Hunt Jr.Sharron Hunt MunsonRon Pizzuti and a group of local investors Head Coach Greg Andrulis Columbus Crew Stadium MLS Cup playoffs Did not qualify U.S. Open Cup Fourth round CONCACAF Champions' Cup Quarterfinals Brian McBride (12) Edson Buddle (16) 22,058 (4/5 v. LA) 3,358 (4/16 v. MON) ( 22555 1 ) CLB 6–2 CHI (6/2) MON 6-0 CLB (4/9) _columbus02h _columbus02h _columbus02h _blacksides _black_bands FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 _columbus02a _columbus02a _columbus02a _yellowsides _hoops_black 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 true 2002 2004 The 2003 Columbus Crew season was the club's eighth season of existence and their eighth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on April 5 against Los Angeles Galaxy. It was the third season under head coach Greg Andrulis. This was also the final season for longtime Crew icons Mike Clark, who retired as the club's all-time appearance leader (now second), and Brian McBride, who went to play in the Premier League at Everton and Fulham. Roster October 18, 2003http://www.thecrew.com:80/club/roster.cfm?ID=1 2003 Columbus Crew Players www.thecrew.com https://web.archive.org/web/20031018083819/http://www.thecrew.com:80/club/roster.cfm?ID=1 October 18, 2003 FEDD00 000000 000000 1 GK USA Jon Busch 2 DF USA Frankie Hejduk 3 DF USA Mike Clark captain 4 DF NIR Mark Williams 5 DF USA Chad McCarty 6 DF USA Eric Denton 7 MF BRA Diego Walsh 8 DF NZL Duncan Oughton 10 MF USA Brian Maisonneuve 11 FW USA Jeff Cunningham 12 FW USA Edson Buddle 15 MF GUA Freddy Garcia FEDD00 000000 000000 16 MF USA Ross Paule 17 FW USA Brian West 18 DF USA Nelson Akwari 20 FW USA Brian McBride 21 MF USA Kyle Martino 22 GK USA Tom Presthus 23 DF HON Alex Pineda Chacon 24 MF USA Jeff Matteo 25 MF USA Michael Ritch 27 MF ECU Andres Murriagui 28 DF USA Jake Traeger 31 GK USA Michael Ueltschey FEDD00 000000 000000 Technical staff y President/General Manager USA Jim Smith Head Coach USA Greg Andrulis y Assistant Coach USA Jim Launder y Assistant Coach POL Robert Warzycha y Head Trainer USA Craig Devine y Team Manager USA Tucker Walther http://www.thecrew.com:80/show.cfm?article=200 COLUMBUS CREW AND CREW STADIUM www.thecrew.com https://web.archive.org/web/20030817214519/http://www.thecrew.com:80/show.cfm?article=200 August 17, 2003 April 2025 Non-competitive Preseason For the preseason match against Cincinnati Riverhawks, the Crew brought in non-roster invitees Shane Curran, Gary Berry and Bret Jones from the Columbus Shooting Stars.Crew Downs Riverhawks 9-0 http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=298 https://web.archive.org/web/20030822001805/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=298 2003-08-22 2025-07-31 www.thecrew.com The Crew spent a portion of preseason in Portugal where they played a series of friendlies against local teams. They brought in Michael Thomas as a non-roster invitee on this trip.Notes On Crew Happenings http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=307 https://web.archive.org/web/20031009004311/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=307 2003-10-09 2025-07-31 www.thecrew.com After returning from Portugal, the Crew went to Florida to continue training. They played another series of friendly matches. Omar Belbey joined the team as a non-roster invitee on this leg of preseason.Buddle Buries DC in First Half http://www.matchnight.com/mn-matchreport.cfm?MID=8 https://web.archive.org/web/20030413092744/http://www.matchnight.com/mn-matchreport.cfm?MID=8 2003-04-13 2025-07-31 www.matchnight.com Friendly February 12 Columbus Crew 9-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20030822001805/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=298 Cincinnati Riverhawks Gonzalez 18, 41 Buddle 25, 57 Martino 37 Walsh 68 pen. Curran 83 Berry 88 Jones 89 Wall2Wall Soccer Facility Mason, OH W Friendly February 18 C.D. Fátima 1-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20031009004311/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=307 Columbus Crew 35 Martino 9 Fátima, Portugal D Friendly February 20 Sporting CP 2-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20031009005445/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=311 Columbus Crew Prates 43 Niculae 53 Cunningham 16 Lisbon Training Center Lisbon, Portugal 400 L Friendly February 23 S.C. Lourinhanense 0-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20031009010618/http://thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=313 Columbus Crew Cunningham Lourinhã, Portugal W Friendly February 26 U.D. Leiria 2-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20030426022735/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=316 Columbus Crew Leiria, Portugal L Friendly March 4 7:00 PM EST San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20030403214534/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=321 Columbus Crew Lagos 36 Wegerle 66 Corrales 79 Walsh 6 Clark 29 McCarty 83 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL L Friendly March 6 Columbus Crew 1-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20031204120351/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=324 U.S. U-23 National Team Dante Washington Fort Lauderdale, FL D Friendly March 6 Columbus Crew 7-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20031204120351/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=324 Lynn Fighting Knights Fort Lauderdale, FL W Copa Carnaval March 8 5:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 4-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20030413092744/http://www.matchnight.com/mn-matchreport.cfm?MID=8 D.C. United McCarty 5 Clark 19 Buddle 33, 45 Cunningham 42 Ivanov 2 18 27 Etcheverry 56, 74 pen. Stewart 60 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W Friendly March 10 2:00 PM EST NY/NJ MetroStars 2-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20030803145815/http://www.matchnight.com/mn-matchreport.cfm?MID=10 Columbus Crew Pope 35 Droze 90 Matteo 1 García 61 Lynn University Boca Raton, FL D Friendly March 25 4:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 4-0 Dayton Flyers Traeger Maisonneuve Washington West Crew Training Center Obetz, OH W Friendly March 29 8:00 PM EST Kansas City Wizards 1-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20030402132251/http://www.matchnight.com/mn-matchreport.cfm?MID=13 Columbus Crew Walsh 10 Washington 83 Maisonneuve 90+1 Fabbro 9 Preki 14 Wolff 51 Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK 9,223 Terry Vaughn Paul ScottBrent Hall W Keith Evans Memorial Match April 1 7:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 5-0 Cincinnati Riverhawks Paule , , McBride Cunningham Crew Training Center Obetz, OH W Midseason The Crew played a midseason friendly against Santos Laguna in Kansas City as a double header with Kansas City Wizards vs. Dallas Burn which was the first time all three Clark owned MLS teams played in the same stadium on the same day. The Crew who came into the game with many injuries called up Taly Goode, Kevin Friedland, and Taylor Graham from Kansas City Wizards.Goode starts in goal for Crew The Kansas City Star 13 July 2003 Connor Senn Memorial Match April 23 Ohio State Buckeyes 1-3 https://web.archive.org/web/20040206165943/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=397 Columbus Crew Nugent 6 Cunningham 30 West 59 Oughton 69 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Columbus, OH 439 W Friendly July 12 5:15 PM EDT Santos Laguna 0-1 Columbus tops Mexican club team The Kansas City Star 13 July 2003 Columbus Crew West 41 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO W Competitive Overview 2 Major League Soccer April 5, 2003 October 26, 2003 Matchday 1 8th 10 8 12 44 44 U.S. Open Cup August 6, 2003 August 6, 2003 Fourth Round Fourth Round 0 0 1 3 4 CONCACAF Champions' Cup March 16, 2003 April 16, 2003 Round of 16 Quarterfinals 2 0 2 6 7 MLS 2003 Major League Soccer season Standings Eastern Conference CLB 5 Overall table CLB 5 Results summary 6 3 6 24 15 4 9 2 20 29 MLS standings March 2025 Results by round table b Round Stadium H/ A/ A/ H/ A/ H/ A/ H/ H/ H/ A/ A/ H/ H/ H/ H/ A/ A/ H/ A/ A/ H/ A/ H/ A/ A/ H/ A/ A/ H Result T/ W/ W/ L/ T/ W/ L/ L/ T/ W/ L/ L/ W/ T/ L/ T/ L/ L/ T/ L/ W/ W/ T/ W/ L/ L/ T/ L/ W/ W Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss schedule Match results 1 April 5 4:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 1-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/3d249857/Columbus-Crew-LA-Galaxy-April-5-2003-Major-League-Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy Buddle 35 Oughton 94 Myung-bo 37 Ruíz 63 Marshall 75 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 22,058 Kevin Terry Craig LowryRichard Eddy Ricardo Salazar D 2 April 12 7:30 PM EDT NY/NJ MetroStars 0-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/04a6462d/MetroStars-Columbus-Crew-April-12-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Maisonneuve 18 Cunningham 90 Clark 81 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 23,786 Ricardo Salazar Rob FeredaySteven Davidson Steve Karaduzovic W 3 April 19 4:00 PM EDT New England Revolution 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/bcabc38a/New-England-Revolution-Columbus-Crew-April-19-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Kanté 64 Franchino 81 Ralston 86 Denton 12 McBride 53 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA 15,827 Brian Hall Greg BarkeyThomas Supple Erich Simmons W 4 April 26 4:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/8453007a/Columbus-Crew-MetroStars-April-26-2003-Major-League-Soccer NY/NJ MetroStars Maisonneuve 31 Williams 10 Magee 59 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 12,165 Michael Kennedy Richard EddyBahij Salman Elias Bazakos L 5 May 3 8:00 PM EDT Kansas City Wizards 2-2 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/287fab13/Kansas-City-Wizards-Columbus-Crew-May-3-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Zavagnin 14 Preki 45+2 pen. Armstrong 69 Quill 89 Fabbro 94 Oughton 42 Paule 47 McBride 49, 90 Martino 55 Busch 58 Cunningham 60 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO 16,006 Marcel Yonan Steven DavidsonJose Andrade Bronson Broockerd D 6 May 10 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/1009d734/Columbus-Crew-Colorado-Rapids-May-10-2003-Major-League-Soccer Colorado Rapids Cunningham 25 pen. McBride 43 Maisonneuve 74 Mastroeni 56 Hart 60 Herdsman 85 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,555 Abbey Okulaja Rob FeredaySteven Davidson Ricardo Salazar W 7 May 17 10:00 PM EDT San Jose Earthquakes 4-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/1701090e/San-Jose-Earthquakes-Columbus-Crew-May-17-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Mulrooney 10 Mullan 30 Ching 49 Agoos 67 Donovan 87 McBride 38 pen. Cunningham 61 Clark 69 Paule 90 Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 7,180 Ali Saheli Emiliano MonjeGibby Widner Cory Dean L 8 May 24 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/7e28fd6c/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-May-24-2003-Major-League-Soccer New England Revolution Paule 40 Dunseth 76 Kamler 36, 70 Twellman 89 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 13,186 Kevin Stott Greg BarkeyDavid Bragg Hilario Grajeda L 9 May 31 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/b32926b5/Columbus-Crew-MetroStars-May-31-2003-Major-League-Soccer NY/NJ MetroStars Cunningham 34 McBride 84 Busch 90 McCarty 97 Lisi 13 Mathis 64 pen. Jolley 65 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 12,518 Jair Marrufo Francisco SanchezBill Dittmar Mikael Lundqvist D 10 June 7 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/aef92e30/Columbus-Crew-San-Jose-Earthquakes-June-7-2003-Major-League-Soccer San Jose Earthquakes Walsh 2 53 78 McBride 85 Mullan 14 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,481 Gus St. Silva Thomas SuppleChip Reed Hilario Grajeda W 11 June 14 7:30 PM EDT D.C. United 3-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/ddd6b3e7/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-June-14-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Petke 27, 43 Eskandarian 79, 85 Torres 21 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 13,907 Terry Vaughn George GansnerBill Dittmar David Simon L 12 June 21 10:00 PM EDT San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/d277cfe3/San-Jose-Earthquakes-Columbus-Crew-June-21-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Mullan 43 Lagos 0 57 Ekelund 59 Walker 77 Dunseth 27 McBride 55 Clark 0 57 Paule 66 Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 8,058 Marcel Yonan David BraggDinesh Singh Yader Reyes L 13 June 28 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/c73bbda7/Columbus-Crew-DC-United-June-28-2003-Major-League-Soccer D.C. United West 8 Dunseth 18 McBride 25 Walsh 60 Hejduk 62 Convey 37 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,489 Alex Prus Craig LowryPaul Scott Hilario Grajeda W 14 July 5 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0-0 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/f6018d22/Columbus-Crew-Dallas-Burn-July-5-2003-Major-League-Soccer Dallas Burn West 50 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,412 Ricardo Salazar Rob FeredayThomas Supple Abbey Okulaja D 15 July 19 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/278efb60/Columbus-Crew-Kansas-City-Wizards-July-19-2003-Major-League-Soccer Kansas City Wizards Clark 46 Dunseth 62 Denton 68 McCarty 90 Zavagnin 38 Simutenkov 58 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,472 Michael Kennedy Greg WatsonHilario Grajeda Elias Bazakos L 16 July 23 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/9b5bdeea/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-July-23-2003-Major-League-Soccer New England Revolution Matteo 33 Joseph 35 Noonan 55 Llamosa 77 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,632 Brian Hall George VergaraJose Corro Ricardo Salazar D 17 July 30 10:30 PM EDT Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/32a4fa36/LA-Galaxy-Columbus-Crew-July-30-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Ruiz 11 Martínez 44 Lalas 52 Hejduk 11 Dunseth 20 Oughton 45+2 Clark 57 Maisonneuve 79 The Home Depot Center Carson, CA 21,806 Noel Kenny Nate ClementRichard Eddy Hector Tobon L Originally scheduled on September 3 18 August 9 10:00 PM EDT Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/399f5515/LA-Galaxy-Columbus-Crew-August-9-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Ruiz 68, 86 Serna 89 Clark 22 Dunseth 28 McCarty 44 Hejduk 45+1 Buddle 74 The Home Depot Center Carson, CA 22,063 Alex Prus Kermit QuisenberryFrancisco Sanchez Ramon Hernandez L 19 August 13 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2-2 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/9d1d61ff/Columbus-Crew-Chicago-Fire-August-13-2003-Major-League-Soccer Chicago Fire Denton 37 Buddle 47 West 52 Busch 68 Cunningham 74 McCarty 80 Razov 34 pen. Ralph 90 Bocanegra 2 98 100+1 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 17,193 Brian Hall Fabio TovarBahij Salman Hilario Grajeda D 20 August 16 9:00 PM EDT Colorado Rapids 2-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/55aa5a42/Colorado-Rapids-Columbus-Crew-August-16-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Spencer 57, 65 Chung 91 McCarty 9 Buddle 72 Denton 78 Oughton 89 Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, CO 11,671 Jesse Johnson Greg BarkeyDavid Bragg Kevin Stott L 21 August 23 9:00 PM EDT Dallas Burn 1-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/58f730ee/Dallas-Burn-Columbus-Crew-August-23-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Deering 2 9 28 Gbandi 31 Rhine 75 Denton 35 Hejduk 37 Buddle 43 Paule 62 Dragon Stadium Southlake, TX 7,950 Kevin Stott George VergaraJose Andrade Hector Tobon W 22 August 31 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/f2c052e2/Columbus-Crew-Kansas-City-Wizards-August-31-2003-Major-League-Soccer Kansas City Wizards West 37 Oughton 55 Quill 4 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 18,147 Terry Vaughn Jorge De La BanderaChip Reed Mikael Lundqvist W Originally scheduled on August 30 23 September 6 9:00 PM EDT Chicago Fire 1-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/8e800d8b/Chicago-Fire-Columbus-Crew-September-6-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Marsch 52 Bocanegra 66 Curtin 94 Buddle 37, 53 Oughton 49 West 89 Cardinal Stadium Naperville, IL 15,136 Gus St. Silva Richard EddyBill Dittmar Cien Asoera D Originally scheduled on September 7 24 September 13 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/b345a062/Columbus-Crew-Dallas-Burn-September-13-2003-Major-League-Soccer Dallas Burn Buddle 28, 81 McBride 39 Dunseth 15 Stone 2 49 86 Johnson 52 Pareja 90+2 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,049 Alex Prus Kermit QuisenberryGibby Widner Hilario Grajeda W 25 September 20 7:30 PM EDT NY/NJ MetroStars 1-0 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/9680df2a/MetroStars-Columbus-Crew-September-20-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Lisi 32 Williams 33 Wolyniec 100+1 Williams 5 Oughton 70 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 16,507 Noel Kenny Rob FeredayThomas Supple Ricardo Salazar L 26 September 28 6:00 PM EDT New England Revolution 3-2 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/ef11e92b/New-England-Revolution-Columbus-Crew-September-28-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Llamosa 50 Joseph 65, 81 Moore 78 Franchino 97 Williams 22 Hejduk 27 McBride 30 Martino 41, 67 Denton 72, 80 Matteo 96 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA 8,594 Terry Vaughn George VergaraJorge De La Bandera Gus St. Silva L Originally scheduled on September 27 27 October 4 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1-1 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/8b52e2c1/Columbus-Crew-DC-United-October-4-2003-Major-League-Soccer D.C. United Paule 19 Denton 36 Maisonneuve 39 Williams 72 Nelsen 44 Stewart 51 Etcheverry 59 pen., 61 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 17,995 Ricardo Valenzuela Nate ClementGeorge Gansner Marcel Yonan D 28 October 10 9:00 PM EDT Chicago Fire 2-0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/fe3e7ff5/Chicago-Fire-Columbus-Crew-October-10-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Jaqua 11, 67 Razov 49 Beasley 57 Hejduk 54 Akwari 88 Clark 89 Soldier Field Chicago, IL 30,845 Brian Hall Chris StricklandJose Corro Michael Kennedy L Originally scheduled on October 11 29 October 19 4:00 PM EDT D.C. United 2-3 yes https://fbref.com/en/matches/2181972c/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-October-19-2003-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Stoichkov 22, 37 pen. Martins 72 Kovalenko 73 Petke 90+6 Eskandarian 2 92 93 Denton 20 West 26 Maisonneuve 38 Williams 44 McBride 90 pen., 100 Walsh 98 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 14,368 Abbey Okulaja Thomas SuppleGibby Widner Erich Simmons W 30 October 26 4:00 PM EST Columbus Crew 6-2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/09f4743e/Columbus-Crew-Chicago-Fire-October-26-2003-Major-League-Soccer Chicago Fire Williams 45+1 McBride 49, 67 Cunningham 54 Buddle 74 85 García 90 Selolwane 3 Marsch 25 pen. Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 19,404 Kevin Stott Chip ReedBahij Salman Marcel Yonan W MLS Cup Playoffs 2003 MLS Cup Playoffs The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season. U.S. Open Cup 2003 U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round August 6 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio 3-4 https://web.archive.org/web/20031219100121/http://www.thecrew.com/stats/matchstats.cfm?ID=304 New Jersey NY/NJ MetroStars (MLS) Buddle 10, 11, 73 Denton 21 Maisonneuve 43 West 0 68 Maisonneuve 24 o.g. Jolley 54 Lisi 70 Pope 77, 86 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 5,590 Kevin Stott Hilario GrajedaMikael Lundqvist Jason Krnac L CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Round of 16 Leg 1 March 16 2:00 PM EST C.D. Árabe Unido PAN 1-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20031219211958/http://www.thecrew.com/stats/matchstats.cfm?ID=299 USA Columbus Crew 7 65 Busch 6 Cunningham 0 56 Martino 63 Estadio Armando Dely Valdés Colon, Panama 3,500 Neftali Recinos (El Salvador) L Leg 2 March 23 4:00 PM EST Columbus Crew USA 3-0 3-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20031223221707/http://www.thecrew.com/stats/matchstats.cfm?ID=300 PAN C.D. Árabe Unido Hejduk 2 37 71 Buddle 42, 59 Martino 55, 70 20 29 59 62 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 6,443 Jorge Casso (Mexico) Craig Lowry (United States)Nathan Clement (United States) Michael Kennedy (United States) W Quarterfinals Leg 1 April 9 9:00 PM EDT Monarcas Morelia MEX 6-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20031223160232/http://www.thecrew.com/stats/matchstats.cfm?ID=301 USA Columbus Crew Palacios 38 Íñiguez 42, 69 Bautista 49, 54 48 Navia 65 Clark 11 McCarty 82 Estadio Morelos Morelia, Mexico 10,000 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) L Leg 2 April 16 7:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew USA 2-0 2-6 https://web.archive.org/web/20031223160555/http://www.thecrew.com/stats/matchstats.cfm?ID=302 MEX Monarcas Morelia Denton 2 13 31 Buddle 15 Cunningham 28, 43 Hejduk 62 Oughton 78 Walsh 88 27 64 86 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 3,358 Jean-Francois Corrivault (Canada) George Vargara (United States)Robert Fereday (United States) Ali Saheli (United States) W 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 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1 Jon Busch GK USA 24+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 2 Frankie Hejduk DF USA 23+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 3 Mike Clark DF USA 29+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 4 Mark Williams DF NIR 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5 Chad McCarty DF USA 14+5 0 0+0 0 3+1 0 6 Eric Denton DF USA 25+1 2 1+0 0 3+0 0 7 Diego Walsh MF BRA 6+8 1 1+0 0 1+1 0 8 Duncan Oughton DF NZL 18+5 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 10 Brian Maisonneuve MF USA 20+3 1 1+0 1 2+2 0 11 Jeff Cunningham FW USA 13+8 5 1+0 0 2+1 1 12 Edson Buddle FW USA 16+5 10 1+0 2 4+0 4 15 Freddy Garcia MF GUA 12+10 1 0+0 0 4+0 0 16 Ross Paule MF USA 25+0 4 0+1 0 2+2 0 17 Brian West FW USA 17+7 4 0+1 0 2+1 0 18 Nelson Akwari DF USA 5+6 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 20 Brian McBride FW USA 23+1 12 0+0 0 2+1 0 21 Kyle Martino MF USA 20+2 2 0+0 0 2+0 1 22 Tom Presthus GK USA 6+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 23 Alex Pineda Chacon FW HON 3+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 24 Jeff Matteo MF USA 3+3 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 25 Michael Ritch FW USA 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 27 Andres Murriagui MF ECU 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 28 Jake Traeger DF USA 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 31 Michael Ueltschey GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Own goal - 0 - 0 - 0 |- |colspan=12 align=center|Players who left Columbus during the season: 4 Daniel Torres DF CRC 6+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 13 Brian Dunseth DF USA 17+2 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 26 Trevor Perea MF USA 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 - Ryan Mack MF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 - Clint Baumstark GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} March 2025 Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions' Cup Total 1 GKUSA Jon Busch30001040 2 DFUSA Frankie Hejduk60003191 3 DFUSA Mike Clark51001061 4 DFNIR Mark Williams50000050 5 DFUSA Chad McCarty50001060 6 DFUSA Eric Denton701021101 7 MFBRA Diego Walsh21001031 8 DFNZL Duncan Oughton60001070 10 MFUSA Brian Maisonneuve50000050 11 FWUSA Jeff Cunningham20001131 12 FWUSA Edson Buddle20100030 15 MFGUA Freddy Garcia00000000 16 MFUSA Ross Paule20000020 17 FWUSA Brian West20010021 18 DFUSA Nelson Akwari10000010 20 FWUSA Brian McBride30000030 21 MFUSA Kyle Martino10001020 22 GKUSA Tom Presthus00000000 23 FWHON Alex Pineda Chacon00000000 24 MFUSA Jeff Matteo10000010 25 FWUSA Michael Ritch00000000 27 MFUSA Andres Murriagui00000000 28 DFUSA Jake Traeger00000000 31 GKUSA Michael Ueltschey00000000Players who left Columbus during the season: 4 DFCRC Daniel Torres10000010 13 DFUSA Brian Dunseth60000060 26 MFUSA Trevor Perea00000000 - MFUSA Ryan Mack00000000 - GKUSA Clint Baumstark00000000 March 2025 Clean sheets No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions' Cup Total Games Played 1USA Jon Busch400027 22USA Tom Presthus20109 31USA Michael Ueltschey00000Players who left Columbus during the season: -USA Clint Baumstark00000 March 2025 Transfers List of Major League Soccer transfers 2003 In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource DF BRA Diego Walsh USA SMU Mustangs Drafted in round 1 of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft January 17, 2003Crew SuperDraft Picks http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=278 https://web.archive.org/web/20031003124942/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=278 2003-10-03 2025-07-31 www.thecrew.com DF USA Nelson Akwari USA NY/NJ MetroStars Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft January 17, 2003 FW USA Michael Ritch USA Auburn Tigers Drafted in round 4 of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft January 17, 2003 DF USA Jake Traeger USA Ohio State Buckeyes Drafted in round 6 of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft January 17, 2003 DF USA Frankie Hejduk GER Bayer Leverkusen March 8, 2003Crew Acquires U.S. World Cup Veteran Frankie Hejduk http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=327 https://web.archive.org/web/20030822001341/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=327 2003-08-22 2025-07-31 www.thecrew.com MF USA Ross Paule USA NY/NJ MetroStars Traded for Chris Leitch and Jeff Matteo March 13, 2003Crew Acquires Ross Paule's Rights From Metrostars http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=334 https://web.archive.org/web/20031009145459/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=334 2003-10-09 2025-07-31 www.thecrew.com MF USA Trevor Perea USA Duke Blue Devils Signed to a developmental contract March, 2003 GK USA Michael Ueltschey USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Signed to a developmental contract March, 2003 MF USA Ryan Mack USA Chicago Fire Signed to a developmental contract April, 2003 MF USA Jeff Matteo USA NY/NJ MetroStars Claimed off waivers May 23, 20032005 media guide – Columbus Crew https://www.sportsarchive.net/documents/9215#page/n1/mode/2up MF HON Alex Pineda Chacon USA Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft July 31, 2003 DF NIR Mark Williams ENG Stoke City F.C. Signed via discovery August 21, 2003Crew Signs N. Ireland International Mark Williams, Trades Dunseth to Dallas http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=535 https://web.archive.org/web/20040225081634/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=535 2004-02-25 2025-07-31 www.thecrew.com MF ECU Andres Murriagui USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Signed to a developmental contract August 23, 200327 - Murriagui, Andres http://www.thecrew.com/club/bio.cfm?ID=94&mode=4 https://web.archive.org/web/20031030132524/http://www.thecrew.com/club/bio.cfm?ID=94&mode=4 2003-10-30 2025-07-31 www.thecrew.com Loan in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource GK USA Clint Baumstark USA MLS Pool Short term agreement July 30, 2003 July 30, 2003Baumstark, Clint http://www.thecrew.com/club/bio.cfm?ID=92&mode=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20030817174102/http://www.thecrew.com/club/bio.cfm?ID=92&mode=1 2003-08-17 2025-07-31 www.thecrew.com Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource DF USA Chris Leitch USA NY/NJ MetroStars Traded with Jeff Matteo for Ross Paule March 13, 2003 MF USA Jeff Matteo USA NY/NJ MetroStars Traded with Chris Leitch for Ross Paule March 13, 2003 FW USA Dante Washington USA Virginia Beach Mariners Contract expired March 23, 2003Farewell, Dante... http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=392 https://web.archive.org/web/20030817200223/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=392 2003-08-17 2025-07-31 www.thecrew.com MF USA Ryan Mack USA Syracuse Salty Dogs Placed on waivers May 23, 2003 DF CRC Daniel Torres CRC Deportivo Saprissa Transfer, terms undisclosed July 2, 2003Torres To Transfer Back To Saprissa http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=483 https://web.archive.org/web/20040223114427/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=483 2004-02-23 2025-07-31 www.thecrew.com MF USA Trevor Perea USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Placed on waivers August 20, 200326 - Perea, Trevor http://www.thecrew.com/club/bio.cfm?ID=88 https://web.archive.org/web/20040526073648/http://www.thecrew.com/club/bio.cfm?ID=88 2004-05-26 2025-07-31 www.thecrew.com DF USA Brian Dunseth USA Dallas Burn Traded for a fifth round draft pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft August 21, 2003 DF USA Chad McCarty Retired Placed on waivers December 31, 2003 MF USA Jeff Matteo USA Minnesota Thunder Contract expired December 31, 2003 DF NIR Mark Williams ENG Wimbledon F.C. Contract expired December 31, 2003 MF HON Alex Pineda Chacon USA Atlanta Silverbacks Contract expired December 31, 2003 MF USA Brian West NOR Fredrikstad FK Contract expired December 31, 2003 GK USA Michael Ueltschey PUR Puerto Rico Islanders Contract expired December 31, 2003 MF ECU Andres Murriagui USA Atlanta Silverbacks Contract expired December 31, 2003 Loans out Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource FW USA Brian McBride ENG Everton F.C. January 10, 2003 March 21, 2003Error Occurred While Processing Request http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=268 https://web.archive.org/web/20030819122555/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=268 August 19, 2003 MF USA Trevor Perea USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Multiple short term agreements April, 2003 August 20, 20032003 Cincinnati Riverhawks Division II and III soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com https://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/t-CINRH/y-2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20250417035824/https://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/t-CINRH/y-2003 April 17, 2025 2025-07-31 www.statscrew.com en live DF USA Nelson Akwari USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Multiple short term agreements April, 2003 End of Season DF USA Jake Traeger USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Multiple short term agreements April, 2003 End of Season FW USA Michael Ritch USA Syracuse Salty Dogs Multiple short term agreements April, 2003 End of Season2003 Syracuse Salty Dogs Division II and III soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com https://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/t-SYRSD/y-2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20250417035809/https://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/t-SYRSD/y-2003 April 17, 2025 2025-07-31 www.statscrew.com en live GK USA Michael Ueltschey CAN Montreal Impact Multiple short term agreements April 16, 2003 End of SeasonA-LEAGUE PREVIEW: Eastern Conference https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/9172/a-league-preview-eastern-conference.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250731003847/https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/9172/a-league-preview-eastern-conference.html 2025-07-31 2025-07-31 old.socceramerica.com en MF USA Andres Murriagui USA Cincinnati Riverhawks Multiple short term agreements August, 2003 End of Season MLS Draft picks 2003 MLS SuperDraft 2003 MLS Supplemental Draft Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. The picks for the Columbus Crew are listed below: #FFD200 2003 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Pickshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2003-mls-superdraft-369928 2003 MLS SuperDraft www.mlssoccer.com Round Pick Player Position College 17 BRA Diego WalshDFSMU437 USA Michael RitchFWAuburn547 USA Guy AbrahamsonMFRutgers658 USA Jake TraegerDFOhio State #FFD200 2003 Columbus Crew Supplemental Draft Pickshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2003-mls-supplemental-draft-373201 2003 MLS Supplemental Draft www.mlssoccer.com Round Pick Player Position Team 17 SCO Ian JoyDFKidderminster Harriers F.C. Awards MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Link 1 USA Edson Buddle Los Angeles Galaxy 3 USA Brian McBride New England Revolution 2003 MLS All-Star Game Starters DF Frankie Hejduk Reserves MF Kyle Martino Postseason MLS Fair Play Award FW Brian McBride Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Ross Paule Defensive Player of the Year – Eric Denton Scoring Champion – Brian McBride Man of the Year – Brian McBride Coach's Award – Brian Maisonneuve Goal of the Year – Brian McBride & Diego Walsh Humanitarian of the Year – Mike Clark Hardest Working Man of the Year – Frankie Hejduk Comeback Player of the Year – Edson Buddle References Category:Columbus Crew seasons Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Columbus Crew