2008 Columbus Crew season

March 2026 August 2023 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew wordmark arched 1996.png 2008 Major League Soccer Conference: 1stOverall: 1st Investor-operators Clark HuntDan HuntLamar Hunt Jr.Sharron Hunt MunsonRon Pizzuti and a group of local investors Head Coach Sigi Schmid Columbus Crew Stadium MLS Cup playoffs Eastern Conference ChampionsMLS Cup Champions U.S. Open Cup Qualification finals Alejandro Moreno (9) Alejandro Moreno (10) 22,685 (10/4 v. LA) 4,816(5/24 v. RSL) ( 22555 1 ) CLB 4–0 NE (9/6) NY 2-0 CLB (4/5)CHV 2-0 CLB (5/31)CLB 0-2 SJ (6/7)RSL 2-0 CLB (7/12)HOU 2-0 CLB (8/2)NY 3-1 CLB (10/18) _aris0607t _columbus08h _aris0607t _columbus08h _columbus09h FFE517 FFFFFF FFE517 FFFFFF FFE517 _adidasonblack _columbus08a _adidasonblack _columbus08a _yellowtop FFFF00 FFFFFF FFFF00 FFFFFF 000000 true 2007 2009 The 2008 Columbus Crew season was the club's 13th season of existence and their 13th 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 29 against Toronto FC. It was the third season under head coach Sigi Schmid. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup and the MLS Cup Playoffs. Background The Crew's rebuilding under Sigi Schmid paid immense dividends in 2008, as the team won the Supporters' Shield and their first MLS Cup championship. Argentine midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto won the league MVP award, capping an incredible season with his three-assist performance in the championship game. Roster match played November 23, 2008 FEDD00 000000 000000 1 GK USA William Hesmer 2 DF USA Frankie Hejduk captain 3 DF USA Brad Evans 4 DF ARG Gino Padula INT 5 DF USA Danny O'Rourke 6 DF ENG Andy Iro INT 7 FW ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto INT 8 DF NZL Duncan Oughton 9 FW USA Jason Garey 10 FW VEN Alejandro Moreno 11 FW USA Pat Noonan 12 MF USA Eddie Gaven 13 DF USA Andrew Peterson DEV 14 DF USA Chad Marshall 15 MF BRA Stefani Miglioranzi 16 MF USA Brian Carroll 17 MF NGA Emmanuel Ekpo INT FEDD00 000000 000000 18 GK USA Kenny Schoeni DEV 19 DF USA Robbie Rogers DEV 20 MF USA Brian Plotkin DEV 22 MF SCO Adam Moffat INT; DEV 23 DF VIN Ezra Hendrickson 24 DF USA Jed Zayner GA; DEV 25 FW USA George Josten DEV 26 FW USA Cory Elenio DEV 27 DF USA Ryan Junge DEV 29 FW HAI Ricardo Pierre-Louis INT; DEV 30 GK USA Andy Gruenebaum 31 MF USA Kevin Burns DEV 32 MF USA Steven Lenhart DEV 37 MF ZIM Stanley Nyazamba INT; DEV FEDD00 000000 000000 Technical Staff y President/General Manager USA Mark McCullers y Technical Director USA Brian Bliss Head Coach GER Sigi Schmid y Assistant Coach POL Robert Warzycha y Assistant Coach USA Mike Lapper y Assistant Coach RUS Vadim Kirillov y Strength and Conditioning Coach USA Steve Tashjian y Head Trainer USA Jason Mathews y Assistant Trainer USA Skylar Richards y Team Manager USA Tucker Walther y Equipment Manager USA Rusty Wummel Columbus Crew: Roster: Main http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com:80/players/roster.jsp?club=t102&sort=pp&order=asc https://web.archive.org/web/20080401031357/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com:80/players/roster.jsp?club=t102&sort=pp&order=asc April 1, 2008 April 2025 Non-competitive The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Florida, California and England before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Osvaldo Alonso, Mamadou Bah, Sandro, Álvaro Pires, Lars Ricken, Roman Friedli and Michael Ricketts. Unsigned draft picks Ryan Miller, Zola Short, Ricardo Pierre-Louis, Lukasz Tumicz, Cory Elenio, Steven Lenhart and George Josten also joined the team for preseason. Preseason Friendly February 9 Columbus Crew Kansas City Wizards 4-0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-defeat-kc-4-0-preseason-play Lenhart 27 Só 53 Josten 80 Pierre-Louis 82 IMG Academy Bradenton, FL W Friendly February 13 Columbus Crew Chicago Fire 2-3 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-drop-exhibition-fire Rogers 26 Gaven 50 Rolfe 14 Frankowski 28, 30 IMG Academy Bradenton, FL L Friendly February 14 Columbus Crew U.S. U-17 National Team 2-0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/young-crew-defeat-us-u-17s Elenio 5 Josten 15 IMG Academy Bradenton, FL W Friendly February 16 Columbus Crew South Florida Bulls 2-0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/columbus-down-south-florida-2-0 Oughton 5 Josten 53 IMG Academy Bradenton, FL W Friendly February 22 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus Crew 2-1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-fall-quakes-california-opener Kamara 17, 54 Cochrane 36 Garcia 42 Miglioranzi 11 Gaven 34 Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA L Michael Hoefflin Foundation Benefit Match February 23 Chivas USA Columbus Crew 1-2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-defeats-chivas-usa-2-1-benefit-match Harris 9 Kljestan 56 Evans 39 Rogers 59 Cougar Stadium Santa Clarita, CA W Friendly February 25 Ventura County Fusion Columbus Crew 1-0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/weekly-notes-gaven-rogers-called Garcia 12 Buena High School Ventura, CA L Friendly March 6 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Columbus Crew 0-1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/weekly-update-invading-britain Moffat 23 Brockhall Training Ground Brockhall Village, England W Friendly March 7 Everton F.C. Reserves Columbus Crew 1-0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-drop-match-everton-reserves 58 Finch Farm Liverpool, England L Friendly March 22 Columbus Crew A.D. Isidro Metapán 1-0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-defeats-metapan-international-friendly Hejduk 37 Hernández 67 Posadas 71 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH W Midseason Friendly April 13 Cleveland City Stars 2-2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-reserves-draw-cleveland-stars Columbus Crew MacGregor 4 Williams 35 Lenhart 76 Miglioranzi 89 Hernández 92 Byers Field Parma, OH D Connor Senn Memorial Game April 29 7:00 PM EDT Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus Crew 1-4 https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2008/4/29/record-high-30000-raised-for-connor-senn-memorial-fund Thiam Garey , Josten , Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Columbus, OH 2,274 W Friendly July 9 5:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew Club Atlético Independiente 2-1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-reach-objectives-vs-independiente Rogers 63 Garey 67 Vitti 83 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH W Friendly July 20 5:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew West Ham United F.C. 1-3 https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2008/july/20-july/columbus-1-3-west-ham-united-ft Garey 20 Ashton 6 Evans 26 o.g. Reid 52 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Ben Chaouf L Friendly August 25 11:00 AM EDT Columbus Crew 3-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20080831180718/http://blog.dispatch.com/crew/2008/08/monday_happenings.shtml Cleveland City Stars Noonan Lenhart Oughton Crew Training Center Obetz, OH W Competitive Overview 2 Major League Soccer March 29, 2008 October 26, 2008 Matchday 1 Winner 17 6 7 50 36 MLS Cup Playoffs November 1, 2008 November 23, 2008 Conference Semifinals Winners 3 1 0 8 3 U.S. Open Cup May 27, 2008 June 10, 2008 Qualification Semifinals Qualification Finals 1 0 1 4 3 MLS 2008 Major League Soccer season Standings Eastern Conference CLB 5 Overall table CLB 5 Results summary 11 2 2 30 15 6 4 5 20 21 Results by round table b Round Stadium H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H Result W /L /W /W /W /W /W /T /L /L /L /W /T /W /T /L /T /W /L /W /W /W /W /T /W /W /W /T /L /W Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss Columbus results Mar 2008 Match results 1 March 29 Columbus Crew Toronto FC 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20080610072845/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080329&content_id=146089&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Hejduk 10 Moffat 26 Moreno 76 Edu 55 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 13,843 Baldomero Toledo Anthony VasoliNate Clement Jorge Gonzalez W 2 April 5 7:30 PM EDT New York Red Bulls Columbus Crew 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20080408020546/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080405&content_id=147928&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 van den Bergh 1 Goldthwaite 8 Parke 2 65 81 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 17,119 Alex Prus Greg BarkeyBill Dittmar Jorge Gonzalez L 3 April 12 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew Chivas USA 4–3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/dd6de183/Columbus-Crew-Chivas-USA-April-12-2008-Major-League-Soccer Gaven 22 Barros Schelotto 26 pen., 90+4 Moreno 35 Moffat 48 Rogers 71, 82 Padula 75 Kljestan 33, 0 84 Bornstein 37 Marsch 68, 72 Nagamura 78 Mendoza 2 13 83 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 6,733 Ricardo Salazar George GansnerGreg Boles Hilario Grajeda W 4 April 17 8:00 PM EDT D.C. United Columbus Crew 1–2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/f5721a1b/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-April-17-2008-Major-League-Soccer Namoff 42 Carroll 29 Moreno 32 Peralta 43 o.g. O'Rourke 57 Hesmer 83 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 13,329 Jair Marrufo C.J. MorganteSteve Taylor Alex Prus W 5 April 26 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew Houston Dynamo 1–0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/baab3391/Columbus-Crew-Houston-Dynamo-April-26-2008-Major-League-Soccer Moreno 22 Moffat 48 Hesmer 90+1 Hejduk 90+6 Boswell 28 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 15,271 Terry Vaughn Chris StricklandJames Conlee Andrew Chapin W 6 May 3 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew Kansas City Wizards 2–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/6428f3d2/Columbus-Crew-Kansas-City-Wizards-May-3-2008-Major-League-Soccer Moffat 4 Rogers 34 Hejduk 36 Evans 90 Espinoza 0 36 López 58, 79 pen. Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 10,447 Mark Geiger Craig LowryPeter Balciunas Hilario Grajeda W 7 May 10 10:00 PM EDT San Jose Earthquakes Columbus Crew 2–3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/8705e462/San-Jose-Earthquakes-Columbus-Crew-May-10-2008-Major-League-Soccer Riley 8 Corrales 42 Johnson 88 Rogers 73, 80 Evans 82 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA 9,318 Jair Marrufo Emiliano MonjeGreg Boles Richard Heron W 8 May 17 3:30 PM EDT Toronto FC Columbus Crew 0–0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/a632c75e/Toronto-FC-Columbus-Crew-May-17-2008-Major-League-Soccer Barros Schelotto 90 BMO Field Toronto, ON 20,358 Kevin Stott George GansnerDarren Clark Mauricio Navarro D 9 May 24 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew New England Revolution 0–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/53937b64/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-May-24-2008-Major-League-Soccer Hejduk 41 Hendrickson 90 Marshall 90+3 Nyassi 47 Dube 89 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 15,621 Richard Heron Bill DittmarEric Boria Hilario Grajeda L 10 May 31 10:30 PM EDT Chivas USA Columbus Crew 2–0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/c8f36d4d/Chivas-USA-Columbus-Crew-May-31-2008-Major-League-Soccer Flores 19 Marsch 21 Burling 42 Braun 61 Harris 82 O'Rourke 0 22 Moffat 49 The Home Depot Center Carson, CA 12,388 Fernando Galvan Chris StricklandFabio Tovar Baldomero Toledo L 11 June 7 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/d18204ae/Columbus-Crew-San-Jose-Earthquakes-June-7-2008-Major-League-Soccer Moreno 67 Rogers 76 Evans 0 80 Johnson 10 Riley 2 33 85 Corrales 60 Cochrane 65 Gray 69 Denton 82 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 11,704 Ricardo Salazar Greg BarkeyPeter Manikowski Hilario Grajeda L 12 June 14 8:00 PM EDT Kansas City Wizards Columbus Crew 0–3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/09d1692a/Kansas-City-Wizards-Columbus-Crew-June-14-2008-Major-League-Soccer Conrad 67 López 67 Marshall 3 Moreno 20, 67 O'Rourke 44 Iro 65 CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, MO 10,385 Terry Vaughn Greg BarkeyJason Cullum Shane Moody W 13 June 21 10:30 PM EDT Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus Crew 3–3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/2a36869b/LA-Galaxy-Columbus-Crew-June-21-2008-Major-League-Soccer Donovan 4, 83 pen. Franklin 25 Buddle 47 Xavier 87 Evans 67 Barros Schelotto 71 pen. Lenhart 88 The Home Depot Center Carson, CA 27,000 Mark Geiger Darren ClarkEmiliano Monje Ramon Hernandez D 14 June 28 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew Colorado Rapids 2–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/4c372608/Columbus-Crew-Colorado-Rapids-June-28-2008-Major-League-Soccer Ekpo 19, 70 Barros Schelotto 53 pen. Iro 87 LaBrocca 60 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 12,254 Baldomero Toledo Anthony VasoliSean Hurd Mikael Lundqvist W 15 July 5 8:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew Chicago Fire 2–2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/e7fbb4f8/Columbus-Crew-Chicago-Fire-July-5-2008-Major-League-Soccer Ekpo 36 Hejduk 71 Miglioranzi 85 Lenhart 87 O'Rourke 89 Rolfe 8 Carr 25 Segares 53 Soumaré 89 Prideaux 90 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 17,172 Kevin Stott Sean HurdMichael Salyers Joe Caroccio D 16 July 12 9:00 PM EDT Real Salt Lake Columbus Crew 2–0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/a5618c41/Real-Salt-Lake-Columbus-Crew-July-12-2008-Major-League-Soccer Morales 4 Beckerman 78 Findley 78 Beltran 81 Borchers 90 Oughton 65 Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 12,378 Jair Marrufo Craig LowryFabio Tovar Richard Heron L 17 July 17 8:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew Kansas City Wizards 3–3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/783757fd/Columbus-Crew-Kansas-City-Wizards-July-17-2008-Major-League-Soccer Barros Schelotto 26, 72 Moreno 33 Marshall 38 Rogers 39 Hejduk 22 o.g Espinoza 24 Morsink 59 Wolff 75 Harrington 81 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,117 Abiodun Okulaja C.J. MorgantePaul Scott Shane Moody D 18 July 27 9:30 PM EDT Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew 0–2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/84d2bb99/Colorado-Rapids-Columbus-Crew-July-27-2008-Major-League-Soccer LaBrocca 45 O'Rourke 13 Lenhart 21, 0 42 Hejduk 60 Garey 75 Iro 80 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO 10,647 Shane Moody Bill DittmarSteve Taylor Alex Prus W 19 August 2 8:30 PM EDT Houston Dynamo Columbus Crew 2–0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/c01f30b2/Houston-Dynamo-Columbus-Crew-August-2-2008-Major-League-Soccer Davis 13 Jaqua 29 Ching 43 Gaven 32 Hendrickson 37 Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 15,371 Steven Depiero Joe FletcherPeter Manikowski Jasen Anno L 20 August 16 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew FC Dallas 2–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/d3aa005c/Columbus-Crew-FC-Dallas-August-16-2008-Major-League-Soccer Carroll 56, 62 Evans 65 Moor 29 Cunningham 35 Wagner 50 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 17,647 Ricardo Salazar Bill DittmarJason Cullum Hilario Grajeda W 21 August 23 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew Real Salt Lake 3–0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/d2f920f1/Columbus-Crew-Real-Salt-Lake-August-23-2008-Major-League-Soccer Marshall 15 Barros Schelotto 25 pen. Hejduk 26 Evans 55 O'Rourke 65 Olave 7 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 12,448 Terry Vaughn Chris StricklandClaudiu Badea Hilario Grajeda W 22 August 30 9:00 PM EDT FC Dallas Columbus Crew 1–2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/141bd35e/FC-Dallas-Columbus-Crew-August-30-2008-Major-League-Soccer Cunningham 35 Iron 27 Evans 30 Moreno 37 Gaven 40 Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas 10,590 Ramon Hernandez Anthony VasoliGreg Boles Jair Marrufo W 23 September 6 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew New England Revolution 4–0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/7a36df03/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-September-6-2008-Major-League-Soccer Barros Schelotto 39 Iro 45 Garey 67 90, 83 Albright 23 Joseph 50 Igwe 59 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,918 Mark Geiger Steve TaylorEric Boria Fernando Galvan W 24 September 13 3:30 PM EDT Toronto FC Columbus Crew 1–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/e8724deb/Toronto-FC-Columbus-Crew-September-13-2008-Major-League-Soccer Robinson 6 Noonan 40 BMO Field Toronto, ON 19,657 Ricardo Salazar Héctor VergaraNate Clement Mark Geiger D 25 September 18 7:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew New York Red Bulls 3–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/2fe75851/Columbus-Crew-New-York-Red-Bulls-September-18-2008-Major-League-Soccer Hejduk 41 Rogers 46 Gaven 85 Ángel 21 Boyens 34 Cichero 52 Richards 68 Goldthwaite 0 89 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 10,881 Alex Prus Steve TaylorMichael Salyers Hilario Grajeda W 26 September 27 7:30 PM EDT New England Revolution Columbus Crew 0–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/85faf611/New-England-Revolution-Columbus-Crew-September-27-2008-Major-League-Soccer Joseph 90 Hejduk 1 6 65 Marshall 35 Hesmer 90 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA 15,035 Terry Vaughn Rob FeredayJason Cullum Jorge Gonzalez W 27 October 4 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/8d72f2c7/Columbus-Crew-LA-Galaxy-October-4-2008-Major-League-Soccer Carroll 9 Moreno 43 Vagenas 29 Beckham 32 Jordan 83 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 22,685 Jorge González Kermit QuisenberryC.J. Morgante Mikael Lundqvist W 28 October 12 3:00 PM EDT Chicago Fire Columbus Crew 2–2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/bba1c520/Chicago-Fire-Columbus-Crew-October-12-2008-Major-League-Soccer McBride 13, 79 Busch 45 Gaven 59 Barros Schelotto 61 Carroll 86 Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL 14,994 Shane Moody Greg BarkeySean Hurd Abbey Okulaja D 29 October 18 7:30 PM EDT New York Red Bulls Columbus Crew 3–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/16c5ff79/New-York-Red-Bulls-Columbus-Crew-October-18-2008-Major-League-Soccer Kandji 30 Ángel 48, 76 van den Bergh 82 Cepero 83 Boyens 90 Hendrickson 53 Lenhart 62 Noonan 82 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 18,546 Michael Kennedy Thomas SuppleJason Cullum Lee Suckle L 30 October 26 5:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew D.C. United 1–0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/5715b99a/Columbus-Crew-DC-United-October-26-2008-Major-League-Soccer Carroll 66 Evans 77, 78 Emílio 25 Burch 53 McTavish 78 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 19,591 Mark Geiger Greg BarkeyNate Clement Hilario Grajeda W MLS Cup Playoffs 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals Leg 1 November 1 8:00 PM EDT Kansas City Wizards Columbus Crew 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090110102851/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20081101&content_id=201151&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Jewsbury 40 Arnaud 53 Gomez 0 75 Padula 84 Lenhart 90+2 Carroll 90+3 CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, KS 10,385 Jorge González Chris StricklandCorey Rockwell Baldomero Toledo D Leg 2 November 8 7:30 PM EST Columbus Crew Kansas City Wizards 2–0 3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090110073918/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20081108&content_id=202500&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Evans 7, 63 Rogers 57, 66 Hejduk 87 Ekpo 90 Arnaud 39 Wahl 49 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 11,153 Ricardo Salazar Anthony VasoliNate Clement Mark Geiger W Conference Finals Conference Finals November 13 7:30 PM EST Columbus Crew Chicago Fire 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090507233657/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20081113&content_id=203786&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Marshall 49 Gaven 55 O'Rourke 57 Hesmer 90+2 Soumare 22 McBride 29 Segares 48 Prideaux 67 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,688 Terry Vaughn Thomas SuppleFabio Tovar Richard Heron W MLS Cup MLS Cup 2008 MLS Cup November 23 3:30 PM EST New York Red Bulls Columbus Crew 1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20081216021233/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081123&content_id=206314&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Leitch 4 Wolyniec 51 Moreno 31 Marshall 53 Padula 68 Hejduk 82 The Home Depot Center Carson, CA 27,000 Baldomero Toledo Greg BarkeyKermit Quisenberry Mark Geiger W U.S. Open Cup 2008 U.S. Open Cup qualification Qualification Semifinals May 27 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio Utah Real Salt Lake (MLS) 2–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/rsl-run-cup-ends-2-0-loss Lenhart 26 Rogers 53 Ekpo 78 Moffat 80 Zayner 90+4 Kovalenko 0 49 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 4,816 Jeff Gontarek Mikael LundqvistMichael Szymanski Hilario Grajeda W Qualification Final June 10 8:00 PM EDT Chicago Fire (MLS) Illinois Ohio Columbus Crew (MLS) 3–2 y https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/fire-advance-lamar-hunt-us-open-cup King 10 Herron 65, 116 pen. Prideaux 82 Ekpo 63 Garey 67 Zayner 79 Rogers 100 Shea Stadium Peoria, IL 3,829 Tony Russo L Reserve League Overall table Pos Club Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1Houston Dynamo Reserves (C)129123315 +18292Kansas City Wizards Reserves118123113 +18263Real Salt Lake Reserves127323124 +7234Chicago Fire Reserves125522522 +3175D.C. United Reserves105411921−2165Toronto FC Reserves105411219−7167Chivas USA Reserves124531921−2157San Jose Earthquakes Reserves124531822−4157FC Dallas Reserves124531924−51510Columbus Crew Reserves11452131301411Colorado Rapids Reserves124621621−51412New York Red Bulls Reserves123721623−71113New England Revolution Reserves102621116−5814Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves121831523−86 Match results 1 April 18 D.C. United 3-2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/reserves-dc-3-clb-2 Columbus Crew Stratford 49 Barlow 62 Cordeiro 90 Kirk 45 o.g. Garey 48 D.C. United Training Complex Washington, D.C. 104 Andrew Chapin L 2 May 4 Columbus Crew 1-1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-reserves-tie-wizards-reserves-1-1 Kansas City Wizards Lenhart 22 Zayner 59 Evans 67 Pore 43 Souter 77 Crew Training Center Obetz, OH D 3 May 17 Toronto FC 1-0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/toronto-fc-reserves-win-again Columbus Crew Attakora 11 James 35 Dunivant 49 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario L 4 May 25 Columbus Crew 1-0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-reserves-columbus-1-new-england-0 New England Revolution Garey 10 Fernandez 52 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH W 5 June 15 11:00 a.m. EST Kansas City Wizards 2-3 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-reserves-hand-kcw-reserves-first-loss Columbus Crew Morsink 36 Pore 42, 56 pen. Garey 7 Peterson 12 Evans 51 Josten 89 Swope Park Training Center Kansas City, MO W 6 June 25 Columbus Crew 0-1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/dc-reserves-top-crew-reserves D.C. United Zayner 58 Hernández 86 Dyachenko 73 Crew Training Center Obetz, OH L 7 July 6 Columbus Crew 3-2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-reserves-top-fire-reserves-3-2 Chicago Fire Elenio 35 Garey 53 Peterson 73 Banner 44 Hlavaty 48 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH W 8 September 3 Columbus Crew Cancelled Toronto FC V 9 September 19 Columbus Crew 0-0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-red-bulls-reserves-draw New York Red Bulls Crew Training Center Obetz, OH D 10 September 28 New England Revolution 1-0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-reserve-division-ne-1-clb-0 Columbus Crew Walker 8 Tornaritis 76 Igwe 91+ Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA L 11 October 12 Chicago Fire 1-0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/fire-reserves-defeat-crew-reserves-1-0 Columbus Crew Frankowski 90 Oughton 16 Miglioranzi 30 Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL L 12 October 19 New York Red Bulls 1-3 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/red-bulls-reserves-fall-crew Columbus Crew Wolyniec 11 Borman 87 Elenio 44, 86 Garey 53 Brunner 80 Sprague Field Montclair, NJ 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 MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup 1 William Hesmer GK USA 29+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 2 Frankie Hejduk DF USA 24+0 1 4+0 1 0+0 0 3 Brad Evans DF USA 18+8 5 4+0 1 1+1 0 4 Gino Padula DF ARG 14+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 5 Danny O'Rourke DF USA 28+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 6 Andy Iro DF ENG 11+7 1 0+3 0 1+0 0 7 Guillermo Barros Schelotto FW ARG 27+0 7 4+0 0 0+0 0 8 Duncan Oughton DF NZL 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 9 Jason Garey FW USA 0+10 3 0+0 0 0+1 1 10 Alejandro Moreno FW VEN 27+0 9 4+0 1 2+0 0 11 Pat Noonan FW USA 6+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 12 Eddie Gaven MF USA 22+2 3 4+0 1 1+1 0 13 Andrew Peterson DF USA 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 14 Chad Marshall DF USA 29+0 4 4+0 2 1+0 0 15 Stefani Miglioranzi MF BRA 7+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 16 Brian Carroll MF USA 30+0 1 4+0 0 2+0 0 17 Emmanuel Ekpo MF NGA 7+10 2 0+3 0 2+0 1 18 Kenny Schoeni GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 19 Robbie Rogers DF USA 26+1 6 4+0 1 1+1 1 20 Brian Plotkin MF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 22 Adam Moffat MF SCO 6+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 23 Ezra Hendrickson FW VIN 7+6 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 24 Jed Zayner DF USA 2+4 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 25 George Josten FW USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 26 Cory Elenio MF USA 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 27 Ryan Junge DF USA 3+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 29 Ricardo Pierre-Louis FW HAI 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 30 Andy Gruenebaum GK USA 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 31 Kevin Burns MF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 32 Steven Lenhart FW USA 3+7 4 0+2 1 2+0 1 37 Stanley Nyazamba MF ZIM 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Own goal - 1 - 0 - 0 |- |colspan=12 align=center|Players who left Columbus during the season: 4 Leonard Griffin DF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 11 Guilherme Só FW BRA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 20 Nicolás Hernández FW ARG 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 21 Ryan Miller DF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} March 2025 Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total 1 GKUSA William Hesmer30100040 2 DFUSA Frankie Hejduk911000101 3 MFUSA Brad Evans31100041 4 DFARG Gino Padula20200040 5 DFUSA Danny O'Rourke51100061 6 DFENG Andy Iro40000040 7 FWARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto30000030 8 DFNZL Duncan Oughton10000010 9 FWUSA Jason Garey10000010 10 FWVEN Alejandro Moreno10000010 11 FWUSA Pat Noonan10000010 12 MFUSA Eddie Gaven20000020 13 MFUSA Andrew Peterson00000000 14 DFUSA Chad Marshall20000020 15 MFBRA Stefani Miglioranzi10000010 16 MFUSA Brian Carroll50100060 17 MFNGA Emmanuel Ekpo10101030 18 GKUSA Kenny Schoeni00000000 19 MFUSA Robbie Rogers20101040 20 MFUSA Brian Plotkin00000000 22 MFSCO Adam Moffat30001040 23 DFVIN Ezra Hendrickson30000030 24 DFUSA Jed Zayner00002020 25 FWUSA George Josten00000000 26 MFUSA Cory Elenio00000000 27 DFUSA Ryan Junge00000000 29 FWHAI Ricardo Pierre-Louis00000000 30 GKUSA Andy Gruenebaum00000000 31 MFUSA Kevin Burns00000000 32 FWUSA Steven Lenhart01000001 37 MFZIM Stanley Nyazamba00000000Players who left Columbus during the season: 4 DFUSA Leonard Griffin00000000 11 FWBRA Guilherme Só00000000 20 FWARG Nicolás Hernández00000000 21 DFUSA Ryan Miller00000000 March 2025 Clean sheets No. Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played 1USA William Hesmer10101134 18USA Kenny Schoeni00000 30USA Andy Gruenebaum00112 Columbus stats Mar 2008 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 - Eric Brunner DF USA 1+2 0 17 Emmanuel Ekpo MF NGA 5+0 0 26 Cory Elenio MF USA 5+2 3 3 Brad Evans DF USA 3+0 0 9 Jason Garey FW USA 10+1 5 12 Eddie Gaven MF USA 0+0 0 - Steve Gillespie MF USA 0+1 0 30 Andy Gruenebaum GK USA 7+0 0 23 Ezra Hendrickson FW VIN 4+0 0 20 Nicolás Hernández FW ARG 4+1 0 - Eddie Hertsenberg MF USA 0+1 0 - Jason Hotchkin FW USA 0+0 0 6 Andy Iro DF ENG 7+0 0 25 George Josten FW USA 8+3 1 27 Ryan Junge DF USA 5+2 0 - Ryan Kustos FW USA 0+1 0 - Casey Latchem GK USA 0+0 0 32 Steven Lenhart FW USA 7+2 1 28 Devon McKenney DF USA 4+1 0 15 Stefani Miglioranzi MF BRA 5+0 0 21 Ryan Miller DF USA 4+3 0 22 Adam Moffat MF SCO 1+0 0 34 Craig Neal MF USA 0+3 0 37 Stanley Nyazamba MF ZIM 4+0 0 8 Duncan Oughton DF NZL 8+0 0 4 Gino Padula DF ARG 2+0 0 13 Andrew Peterson DF USA 10+1 2 29 Ricardo Pierre-Louis FW HAI 2+3 0 20 Brian Plotkin MF USA 1+2 0 18 Kenny Schoeni GK USA 4+2 0 11 Guilherme Só FW BRA 1+3 0 - Steve Traeger MF USA 0+1 0 24 Jed Zayner DF USA 10+0 0 Own goal - 1 |} Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS Reserve League Total - DFUSA Eric Brunner1010 17 MFNGA Emmanuel Ekpo0000 26 MFUSA Cory Elenio0000 3 MFUSA Brad Evans2020 9 FWUSA Jason Garey0000 12 MFUSA Eddie Gaven0000 - MFUSA Steve Gillespie0000 30 GKUSA Andy Gruenebaum0000 23 DFVIN Ezra Hendrickson0000 20 FWARG Nicolás Hernández1010 - MFUSA Eddie Hertsenberg0000 - FWUSA Jason Hotchkin0000 6 DFENG Andy Iro0000 25 FWUSA George Josten0000 27 DFUSA Ryan Junge0000 - FWUSA Ryan Kustos0000 - GKUSA Casey Latchem0000 32 FWUSA Steven Lenhart0000 28 DFUSA Devon McKenney0000 15 MFBRA Stefani Miglioranzi1010 21 DFUSA Ryan Miller0000 22 MFSCO Adam Moffat0000 34 MFUSA Craig Neal0000 37 MFZIM Stanley Nyazamba0000 8 DFNZL Duncan Oughton1010 4 DFARG Gino Padula0000 13 MFUSA Andrew Peterson0000 29 FWHAI Ricardo Pierre-Louis0000 20 MFUSA Brian Plotkin0000 18 GKUSA Kenny Schoeni0000 11 FWBRA Guilherme Só0000 - MFUSA Steve Traeger0000 24 DFUSA Jed Zayner2020 Clean sheets No. Name MLS Reserve League Total Games Played 30USA Andy Gruenebaum007 -USA Casey Latchem000 18USA Kenny Schoeni226 Transfers List of Major League Soccer transfers 2008 In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource DF ENG Andy Iro USA UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Drafted in round 1 of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft January 18, 2008https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/five-added-crew-roster-superdraft Five added to Crew roster via SuperDraft | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer FW ARG Nicolás Hernández USA Colorado Rapids Traded for Tim Ward and a third round draft pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft February 27, 2008https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-acquire-fw-hernandez-rapids Crew acquire FW Hernandez from Rapids | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer MF USA Kevin Burns USA Rochester Raging Rhinos Drafted in round 4 of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. Signed to a developmental contract. March 20, 2008mlssoccer Crew inks four to Developmental Contracts MLSSoccer.com https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-inks-four-developmental-contracts 2025-08-05 mlssoccer en FW USA George Josten USA Michigan Bucks Drafted in round 2 of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to a developmental contract. March 27, 2008mlssoccer Crew sign four to developmental contracts MLSSoccer.com https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-sign-four-developmental-contracts 2025-08-05 mlssoccer en DF USA Ryan Miller USA Indiana Invaders Drafted in round 3 of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to a developmental contract. March 27, 2008 FW USA Steven Lenhart USA Southern California Seahorses Drafted in round 4 of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to a developmental contract. March 27, 2008 GK USA Kenny Schoeni USA MLS Pool Signed to a developmental contract. March 20, 2008 DF ARG Gino Padula FRA Montpellier HSC Signed via discovery March 24, 2008https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-sign-argentine-defender-padula Crew sign Argentine defender Padula | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer FW BRA Guilherme Só BRA Brasil de Pelotas Signed via discovery March 28, 2008https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-signs-brazilian-forward-guilherme-so Crew signs Brazilian forward Guilherme So | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer FW NGA Emmanuel Ekpo NGA Enyimba International Signed via discovery April 15, 2008mlssoccer Crew signs Nigerian standout Emmanuel Ekpo MLSSoccer.com https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-signs-nigerian-standout-emmanuel-ekpo 2025-08-05 mlssoccer en MF USA Cory Elenio USA Evansville Purple Aces Drafted in round 2 of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft. Signed to a developmental contract. May 23, 2008https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-sign-cory-elenio-contract Crew sign Cory Elenio to contract | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer FW HAI Ricardo Pierre-Louis USA Cape Cod Crusaders Drafted in round 2 of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft June 5, 2008mlssoccer Weekly Notes: Quakes rumble in MLSSoccer.com https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/weekly-notes-quakes-rumble 2025-08-05 mlssoccer en FW USA Pat Noonan USA New England Revolution Traded for allocation money, a first round draft pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, and allocation order August 7, 2008mlssoccer Revs sign, trade Noonan MLSSoccer.com https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/revs-sign-trade-noonan 2025-08-05 mlssoccer en MF USA Brian Plotkin USA Chicago Fire Signed to a developmental contract. August 22, 2008mlssoccer Crew sign Plotkin to developmental contract MLSSoccer.com https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-sign-plotkin-developmental-contract 2025-08-05 mlssoccer en MF ZIM Stanley Nyazamba USA Richmond Kickers Signed via discovery. Signed to a developmental contract. September 16, 2008mlssoccer Crew sign Nyazamba to developmental contract MLSSoccer.com https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-sign-nyazamba-developmental-contract 2025-08-05 mlssoccer en Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource DF CHI Marcos González CHI Club Deportivo Universidad Católica Transfer, terms undisclosed January 24, 2008mlssoccer Crew accept transfer offer for Marcos Gonzalez MLSSoccer.com https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-accept-transfer-offer-marcos-gonzalez 2025-08-05 mlssoccer en MF USA Brandon Moss Retired January 25, 2008mlssoccer Weekly update: Crew kicks off training MLSSoccer.com https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/weekly-update-crew-kicks-training 2025-08-05 mlssoccer en FW USA Tim Ward USA Colorado Rapids Traded with a third round draft pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft for Nicolás Hernández February 27, 2008 DF TRI Andrei Pacheco TRI W Connection Contract expired March 3, 2008mlssoccer Crew waives four, becomes roster compliant MLSSoccer.com https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-waives-four-becomes-roster-compliant 2025-08-05 mlssoccer en DF USA Rusty Pierce USA Wilmington Hammerheads Contract expired March 3, 2008 MF USA Jacob Thomas Retired Contract expired March 3, 2008 DF BRA Ricardo Virtuoso SWI SC Zofingen Contract expired March 3, 2008 DF USA Leonard Griffin USA Portland Timbers Placed on waivers April 2, 2008 FW USA Nicolás Hernández CRC Liga Deportiva Alajuelense Placed on waivers June 28, 2008Mahoney Ridge July 1, 2008 Foreign players no longer untouchable https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/27109/foreign-players-no-longer-untouchable.html limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20251008195951/https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/27109/foreign-players-no-longer-untouchable.html October 8, 2025 October 8, 2025 Soccer America FW BRA Guilherme Só Retired Placed on waivers June 28, 2008 DF USA Ryan Miller USA D.C. United Placed on waivers September 12, 2008mlssoccer D.C. United acquires Ryan Miller MLSSoccer.com https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/dc-united-acquires-ryan-miller 2025-08-05 mlssoccer en DF USA Brad Evans USA Seattle Sounders FC Drafted 10th in the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft November 26, 2008mlssoccer MLS Expansion Draft History MLSSoccer.com https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-expansion-draft-history-397246 2025-08-05 mlssoccer en FW USA George Josten USA Portland Timbers Placed on waivers November 26, 2008December 30, 2008 Offseason MLS Player Moves https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/30372/offseason-mls-player-moves.html limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20251008201236/https://old.socceramerica.com/publications/article/30372/offseason-mls-player-moves.html October 8, 2025 October 8, 2025 Soccer America DF USA Ryan Junge USA Omaha Vipers Placed on waivers November 26, 2008 DF USA Andrew Peterson USA Minnesota Thunder Placed on waivers November 26, 2008 FW USA Ricardo Pierre-Louis USA Cleveland City Stars Placed on waivers November 26, 2008 MF USA Brian Plotkin USA Carolina RailHawks Placed on waivers November 26, 2008 MF USA Kevin Burns USA Columbus Crew Placed on waivers November 26, 2008 Loans out Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource DF USA Ryan Miller USA Cleveland City Stars 2008 Cleveland City Stars Statistics https://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/t-CLECS/y-2008 FW USA George Josten USA Cleveland City Stars DF USA Jed Zayner USA Cleveland City Stars MLS Draft picks 2008 MLS SuperDraft 2008 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 2008 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Pickshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2008-mls-superdraft-369923 2008 MLS SuperDraft | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Round Pick Player Position College 16ENG Andy IroDFUC Santa Barbara220USA George JostenFWGonzaga222HAI Ricardo Pierre-LouisFWLee331USA Ryan MillerDFNotre Dame448USA Steven LenhartFWAzusa Pacific #FFD200 2008 Columbus Crew Supplemental Draft Pickshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2008-mls-supplemental-draft-373206 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Round Pick Player Position College 16USA Billy ChilesGKTowson220USA Cory ElenioFWEvansville334POL Lukasz TumiczFWRhode Island338USA Zola ShortDFVirginia Awards MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink 3 ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto Chivas USA 7 USA Robbie Rogers San Jose Earthquakes 17 ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto Kansas City Wizards 22 ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto Real Salt Lake 24 ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto New England Revolution Playoff Week 3 ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto Chicago Fire MLS Cup 2008 ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto New York Red Bulls MLS Player of the Month MonthPlayerStatsLink August ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto 6 assists, 1 goal 2008 MLS All-Star Game Starters DF Frankie Hejduk DF Robbie Rogers Reserves FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto Postseason MLS Most Valuable Playerhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/schelotto-named-mls-mvp Schelotto named MLS MVP | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto MLS Defender of the Yearhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crews-marshall-named-visa-top-defender Crew's Marshall is named Visa top defender | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer DF Chad Marshall MLS Coach of the Yearhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/schmid-huckerby-win-mls-awards Schmid, Huckerby win MLS awards | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Sigi Schmid MLS Best XIhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-best-xi-comeback-player-year MLS Best XI, Comeback Player of the Year | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer DF Chad Marshall DF Robbie Rogers FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Guillermo Barros SchelottoSchelotto team MVP, Nordecke gets fan award https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/mls/columbus-crew/2008/10/28/schelotto-team-mvp-nordecke-gets/23574279007/ Defensive Player of the Year – Chad Marshall Scoring Champion – Alejandro Moreno Man of the Year – Frankie Hejduk Coach's Award – Brian Carroll & Alejandro Moreno Newcomer of the Year – Gino Padula Goal of the Year – Robbie Rogers Humanitarian of the Year – Eddie Gaven Hardest Working Man of the Year – Brian Carroll Comeback Player of the Year – Chad Marshall Fan of the Year – Nordecke References Category:Columbus Crew seasons Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Category:MLS Cup champion seasons Category:MLS Eastern Conference champion seasons 2008