2009 Columbus Crew season

March 2026 August 2023 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew wordmark arched 1996.png 2009 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 Robert Warzycha Columbus Crew Stadium MLS Cup playoffs Conference semifinals U.S. Open Cup Third round 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals Guillermo Barros Schelotto (12) Guillermo Barros Schelotto (14) 20,966 (9/26 v. LA) 5,715 (9/29 v. SAP) ( 20145 1 ) SJ 0–3 CLB (8/8) RSL 4–1 CLB (4/2) _aris0607t _columbus08h _aris0607t _columbus08h _columbus09h FFE517 FFFFFF FFE517 FFFFFF FFE517 _adidasonblack _columbus08a _adidasonblack _columbus08a _yellowtop FFFF00 FFFFFF FFFF00 FFFFFF 000000 true 2008 2010 The 2009 Columbus Crew season was the club's 14th season of existence and their 14th 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 21 against Houston Dynamo. It was the first season under head coach Robert Warzycha. The Crew won the Supporters' Shield yet again, their third overall and the second time a club had won it consecutively. They were upset in the conference semifinals by eventual MLS Cup winner Real Salt Lake. Background 2008 Columbus Crew season Roster match played November 5, 2009 FEDD00 000000 000000 1 USA GK Will Hesmer 2 USA DF Frankie Hejduk captain 3 USA MF Alex Grendi DEV 4 ARG DF Gino Padula INT 5 USA MF Danny O'Rourke 6 ENG DF Andy Iro 7 ARG FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto INT; DP 8 NZL DF Duncan Oughton 9 USA FW Jason Garey 10 VEN FW Alejandro Moreno 12 USA MF Eddie Gaven 14 USA DF Chad Marshall FEDD00 000000 000000 15 USA MF Kevin Burns DEV 16 USA MF Brian Carroll 17 NGR MF Emmanuel Ekpo INT 19 USA MF Robbie Rogers 20 VEN FW Emilio Rentería INT 22 SCO MF Adam Moffat INT 23 USA DF Eric Brunner 24 USA DF Jed Zayner GA; DEV 25 USA GK Kenny Schoeni 26 USA MF Cory Elenio DEV 30 USA GK Andy Gruenebaum 32 USA FW Steven Lenhart FEDD00 000000 000000 Technical Staff y President/General Manager USA Mark McCullers y Technical Director USA Brian Bliss Head Coach POL Robert Warzycha y Assistant Coach USA Mike Lapper y Assistant Coach RUS Vadim Kirillov y Assistant Coach ARG Ricardo Iribarren 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 April 18, 2009 Columbus Crew January 2013 Non-competitive The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Florida, England and Texas before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Ty Shipalane, Jordan Seabrook and Anthony Peters. Unsigned draft picks Paul Gerstenberger, Alex Grendi and Chris Clements also joined the team for preseason. Preseason Friendly February 10 Columbus Crew D.C. United 1–2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2009-columbus-crew-preseason-recaps Garey 58 Emilio 22 Pontius 76 IMG Academy Bradenton, FL L Friendly February 12 Columbus Crew Puerto Rico Islanders 0–2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2009-columbus-crew-preseason-recaps Zayner 48 Peters 78 Lenhart 85 Delgado 83 Nuñez 13 IMG Academy Bradenton, FL L Friendly February 14 Columbus Crew U.S. U-20 National Team 3–1 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2009-columbus-crew-preseason-recaps Barros Schelotto 37 pen. Peters 74 Lenhart 89 Shea 83 IMG Academy Bradenton, FL W Friendly February 18 Columbus Crew UCF Knights 2–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2009-columbus-crew-preseason-recaps Ekpo 11 Carroll 46 IMG Academy Bradenton, FL W Match was 60 minutes Friendly February 18 Columbus Crew Tampa Spartans 6–0 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2009-columbus-crew-preseason-recaps Noonan 8 Burns 20 Oughton 44 Shipalane 52 Seabrook 57 Garey 59 IMG Academy Bradenton, FL W Match was 60 minutes Friendly March 1 Everton FC Reserves Columbus Crew 1–5 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2009-columbus-crew-preseason-recaps Marshall 13 o.g. Marhsall 9 Rogers 38, 68 Barros Schelotto 59 Marshall 73 Liverpool, England W Friendly March 3 Guiseley A.F.C. Columbus Crew Cancelled https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2009-columbus-crew-preseason-recaps Liverpool, England V Match cancelled due to inclement weather which rendered field unplayable. Friendly March 5 Liverpool FC Reserves Columbus Crew 0–2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2009-columbus-crew-preseason-recaps Moreno 50 Barros Schelotto 66 Liverpool Training Centre Liverpool, England W Friendly March 12 St. Edward's Hilltoppers Columbus Crew 0–4 https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2009/03/12/crew-reserves-4-st-edward/23721593007/ Stewart 0 80 13 o.g. Tom Heinemann 18, 72 Lenhart 0 80 Clements 90 Austin, TX W Friendly March 14 8:30 PM EDT Austin Aztex FC Columbus Crew 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20090319033729/http://blog.dispatch.com/crew/2009/03/austin_aztex_1_crew_0_2.shtml Johnson 25 Padula 0 35 Nelson Field Austin, TX 1,959 L Midseason David Topolski, Geoff Marsh and Patrick Figueiredo were guest players against Marshall Thundering Herd, Geoff Marsh returned as a guest player against Ohio State Buckeyes. Friendly April 15 9:30 AM EDT Marshall Thundering Herd Columbus Crew 3–0 https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2009/04/16/hump-day-links-such/24030825007/ Burns , , Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH W Connor Senn Memorial Game May 6 7:00 PM EDT Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus Crew 1–3 https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2009/5/6/msoc-columbus-crew-tops-buckeyes-in-connor-senn-memorial-match-3-1 Shrigley 45 McCarthy 13 Ekpo 62 Noonan Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Columbus, OH 2,094 W Competitive Overview 2 Major League Soccer March 21, 2009 October 25, 2009 Matchday 1 Winner 13 10 7 41 31 MLS Cup Playoffs October 31, 2009 November 5, 2009 Conference Semifinals Conference Semifinals 0 0 2 2 4 U.S. Open Cup June 30, 2009 June 30, 2009 Third Round Third Round 0 1 0 1 1 CONCACAF Champions League August 18, 2009 October 20, 2009 Group Stage Quarterfinals 2 2 2 5 9 MLS Standings Eastern Conference CLB 5 Overall table CLB 5 Results summary 9 4 2 25 13 4 6 5 16 18 October 25, 2009 Major League Soccer January 2013 Results by round table b Round Stadium A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H /H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H Result T/T/L/L/T /T /T /W /T /W /T /W /W /L /W /T /T /W /W /W /W /W /L /W /T /W /L /W /L /L Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss October 25, 2009 Columbus Crew January 2013 Match results 2009 Major League Soccer season 1 March 21 8:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090830023924/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090321&content_id=228858&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Houston Dynamo Barros Schelotto 81 Gaven 62 Hejduk 75 Cameron 43 Ching 53 Barrett 59 Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 16,053 Tim Weyland Paul ScottGreg Boles Edvin Jurisevic D 2 March 28 4:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090830023245/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090328&content_id=231885&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Toronto FC Barros Schelotto 30 Padula 84 o.g. Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,686 Michael Kennedy Sean HurdPeter Balciunas Hilario Grajeda D 3 April 2 9:00 PM EDT Real Salt Lake 4–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/60f60b66/Real-Salt-Lake-Columbus-Crew-April-2-2009-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Findley 2, 29, 62 Borchers 40 Beckerman 45, 67 Garey 22 Ekpo 45+3 Rogers 58 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 11,806 Alex Prus Corey RockwellFabio Tovar Tyler Ploeger L 4 April 5 8:00 PM EDT Chivas USA 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20100202010050/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090405&content_id=236032&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Columbus Crew Harris 25 Lillingston 38, 50 Kljestan 67 Talley 84 Iro 37, 0 67 Home Depot Center Carson, CA 12,827 Kevin Stott Chris StricklandPeter Manikowski Jasen Anno L 5 April 11 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090903055840/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090411&content_id=238544&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Colorado Rapids Ekpo 29 Barros Schelotto 41 Gibbs 26 Palguta 68 Casey 82 Burpo 90+4 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 7,465 Edvin Jurisevic Corey RockwellRob Fereday Alex Prus D 6 April 25 7:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20090830025820/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090425&content_id=244030&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Chicago Fire Marshall 25 Moreno 34 Padula 0 57 Zayner 80 Pappa 32 Ward 64 Thorrington 72 McBride 86 Segares 88 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,628 Jair Marrufo Adam WienckowskiClaudiu Badea Mikael Lundqvist D 7 May 2 4:00 PM EDT Toronto FC 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090903055854/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090502&content_id=247394&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Columbus Crew Brennan 40 Barrett 52, 64 Barros Schelotto 10 Ekpo 54 O'Rourke 57 Gaven 83 BMO Field Toronto, ON 19,998 Kevin Stott Greg BarkeyPhilippe Brière Steven Depiero D 8 May 9 7:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20100202010428/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090509&content_id=250689&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Kansas City Wizards Ekpo 38 Barros Schelotto 55 Hejduk 68 Gaven 78 Gruenebaum 90+1 Watson 47 López 51 Espinoza 67 Besler 73 Wolff 79 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,271 Jorge Gonzalez Bill DittmarCyril Madukanya Chris Penso W 9 May 17 3:00 PM EDT Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090831052738/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090517&content_id=254447&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Columbus Crew Lewis 32, 90+1 Jordan 46 Rogers 58 Moreno 62 Barros Schelotto 70 O'Rourke 2 86 89 The Home Depot Center Carson, CA 16,649 Alex Prus Frank AndersonHéctor Vergara Mark Geiger D 10 May 27 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090830023935/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090527&content_id=5001058&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 San Jose Earthquakes Gaven 29 Barros Schelotto 46 Amarikwa 13 Johnson 23 Convey 36 Corrales 63 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 8,793 Abiodun Okulaja Craig LowryGreg Barkey Mikael Lundqvist W 11 May 30 10:30 PM EDT Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/105bd23f/Seattle-Sounders-Columbus-Crew-May-30-2009-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Vagenas 37 Jaqua 58 Hurtado 68 Ljungberg 89 Marshall 0 90+2 Moreno 12 Barros Schelotto 73 Qwest Field Seattle, WA 29,126 Michael Kennedy Emiliano MonjeDavid Bragg Alejandro Mariscal D 12 June 6 8:30 PM EDT Kansas City Wizards 0–2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/fd946a8b/Kansas-City-Wizards-Columbus-Crew-June-6-2009-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Arnaud 35 López 42 Barros Schelotto 14, 64 pen. O'Rourke 17 Marshall 0 51 Gruenebaum 91 CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, KS 10,385 Baldomero Toledo Nate ClementJames Conlee Andrew Chapin W 13 June 14 3:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20100202010350/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090614&content_id=5330056&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Chivas USA Carroll 30 Barros Schelotto 61, 87 Nagamura 19 Lillingston 39 Galindo 57 Talley 68 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 12,658 Steven DePiero C.J. MorganteKermit Quisenberry Hilario Grajeda W 14 June 20 8:30 PM EDT FC Dallas 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090831052745/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090621&content_id=5442286&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Columbus Crew Moor 32 Avila 80 Cooper 87 pen. Ricchetti 14 o.g. Padula 41 Barros Schelotto 68 Marshall 86 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, TX 8,041 Terry Vaughn Paul ScottJeff Muschik Chris Penso L 15 June 27 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20090831052750/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090627&content_id=5572726&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 New York Red Bulls Carroll 34 Marshall 45 Barros Schelotto 79 Stammler 76 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 15,575 Ricardo Salazar Sean HurdSteve Taylor Hilario Grajeda W 16 July 4 7:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090709233409/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090704&content_id=5699034&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp D.C. United Moreno 12, 59 Ekpo 74 Lenhart 90+2 Gomez 33 Olsen 60 N'Silu 80 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,370 Baldomero Toledo Chris StricklandBill Dittmar Mikael Lundqvist D 17 July 11 8:00 PM EDT Chicago Fire 0–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20090716181103/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090711&content_id=5829360&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Columbus Crew Ward 52 Ekpo 33 Carroll 54 Gaven 85 Hejduk 88 Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL 18,123 Michael Kennedy Daniel BelleauPeter Manikowski Shane Moody D 18 July 18 8:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090830023941/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090718&content_id=5932506&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Real Salt Lake Lenhart 23 Garey 31, 52 O'Rourke 72 Grabavoy 34 Beltran 45+1 Russell 65 Cox 76 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 12,922 Hilario Grajeda Nate ClementRob Fereday Hilario Grajeda W 19 July 25 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 3–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20090729052709/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090725&content_id=6060864&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Toronto FC Carroll 29 Gaven 32 Padula 39 Lenhart 76 Garey 90+2 Robinson 27 De Rosario 35 Gerba 49 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 13,775 Alex Prus Sean HurdCyril Madukanya Mikael Lundqvist W 20 August 1 9:30 PM EDT Colorado Rapids 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090831060750/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090802&content_id=6198410&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Columbus Crew Ihemelu 2 60 84 Marshall 39 Garey 45+2 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO 10,851 Yader Reyes Eric BoriaPeter Manikowski Ben Chouaf W 21 August 8 10:30 PM EDT San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20090830023304/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090808&content_id=6325058&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 Columbus Crew Salinas 55 Lenhart 53 Carroll 67 Moreno 69 Rogers 73 Moffat 86 Candlestick Park San Francisco, CA Jeff Gontarek Frank AndersonJeff Hosking Yader Reyes W 22 August 15 7:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/7d3180df/Columbus-Crew-FC-Dallas-August-15-2009-Major-League-Soccer FC Dallas Marshall 10 O'Rourke 66 Gaven 87 Benitez 52 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 19,115 Edvin Jurisevic Sean HurdJames Conlee Hilario Grajeda W 23 August 30 6:00 PM EDT New York Red Bulls 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20090908030539/http://redbull.newyork.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090830&content_id=6705658&vkey=news_rbn&fext=.jsp&team=t107 Columbus Crew Borman 45+1 Ubiparipovic 53 Richards 63 Johnson 72 Ekpo 37 Hejduk 63 Brunner 83 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 10,323 Ricardo Salazar Greg BarkeyClaudiu Badea Lee Suckle L 24 September 13 5:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/4a53f6e6/Columbus-Crew-Houston-Dynamo-September-13-2009-Major-League-Soccer Houston Dynamo Hejduk 34 Moffat 0 82 Gaven 90+1 pen. Weaver 80 Clark 0 82 Ching 87 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,306 Jorge Gonzalez Jason CullumJames Conlee Mikael Lundqvist W 25 September 20 3:00 PM EDT Chicago Fire 2–2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/8515cdd9/Chicago-Fire-Columbus-Crew-September-20-2009-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Lowry 6, 35 Mapp 70 Padula 7 Barros Schelotto 55, 78 pen. Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL 16,549 Mark Geiger Thomas SuppleClaudiu Badea Victor Herrera D 26 September 26 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 2–0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/4de2e82b/Columbus-Crew-LA-Galaxy-September-26-2009-Major-League-Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy Hejduk 28 Gaven 33 Lenhart 59, 75 Brunner 62 Moreno 69 Kirovski 56 Birchall 71 Berhalter 73 Gordon 90+3 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 20,966 Terry Vaughn Rob FeredayCyril Madukanya Niko Bratsis W 27 October 3 7:30 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/d3ed6e2b/Columbus-Crew-Seattle-Sounders-October-3-2009-Major-League-Soccer Seattle Sounders FC Moreno 55 O'Rourke 65 Lenhart 90+5 Levesque 36 Marshall 84 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 14,372 Ricardo Salazar C.J. MorganteRob Fereday Mikael Lundqvist L 28 October 10 7:30 PM EDT New England Revolution 0–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/c696af0a/New-England-Revolution-Columbus-Crew-October-10-2009-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew Osei 7 Joseph 38 Dube 45 Padula 36 Burns 45+1 Brunner 50 Ekpo 0 65 Zayner 90+3 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA 13,297 Paul Ward Philippe BrièreClaudiu Badea Jeff Gontarek W 29 October 17 8:00 PM EDT D.C. United 1–0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/9a3b07f2/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-October-17-2009-Major-League-Soccer Columbus Crew McTavish 6 Emilio 17 Renteria 0 83 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 16,274 Alex Prus Sean HurdAdam Wienckowski Andrew Chapin L 30 October 25 5:00 PM EDT Columbus Crew 0–1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/0c4aed2f/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-October-25-2009-Major-League-Soccer New England Revolution Iro 60 Zayner 63 Padula 81 Moffat 88 Heaps 55 Larentowicz 79 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 16,797 Kevin Stott Bill DittmarJeff Muschik Terry Vaughn L MLS playoffs 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals October 31 6:30 PM EDT Leg 1 Real Salt Lake 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20091103175958/http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20091031&content_id=7588918&vkey=news_rsl&fext=.jsp&team=t121 Columbus Crew Beckerman 38 Findley 88 Carroll 19 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, UT 11,499 Mark Geiger Chris StricklandBill Dittmar Ramon Hernandez L November 5 9:00 PM EST Leg 2 Columbus Crew 2–3 2–4 https://web.archive.org/web/20091202022227/http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20091105&content_id=7630000&vkey=news_rsl&fext=.jsp&team=t121 Real Salt Lake Barros Schelotto 19, 35 O'Rourke 48 Moreno 59 Morales 37 Findley 45+2 pen. Williams 74 Olave 68 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 10,109 Baldomero Toledo Thomas SuppleJoe Fletcher Silviu Petrescu L CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMEX Cruz Azul6510164+1216USA Columbus Crew622259−48CRC Saprissa612368−25PUR Puerto Rico Islanders6033612−63 August 18 8:00 PM EDT Group Stage Columbus Crew USA 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119073121/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090818&content_id=6492334&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 PUR Puerto Rico Islanders Lenhart 58 Rogers 79 Arrieta 17 Addlery 19 Gaudette 29 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 6,161 Roberto Moreno (Panama) Daniel Williamson (Panama)Benigno Paneso (Panama) Alex Prus (United States) W August 26 10:00 PM EDT Group Stage Cruz Azul MEX 5–0 https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2009/08/27/nc-america/concacaf-champions-league/cdsc-cruz-azul/columbus-crew/823216/ USA Columbus Crew Lozano 4, 82 pen., 87 Núñez 9 Cervantes 40 Villa 44 Marshall 47 o.g. Riveros 87 Brunner 2 36 38 Hejduk 80 Estadio Azul Mexico City, Mexico 2,669 Óscar Moncada (Honduras) Rafael Garcia (Honduras)Oscar Velásquez (Honduras) Francisco Chacón (Mexico) L September 16 10:00 PM EDT Group Stage Deportivo Saprissa CRC 0–1 https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2009/09/17/nc-america/concacaf-champions-league/deportivo-saprissa/columbus-crew/821353/ USA Columbus Crew Centeno 90 Gaven 5 Lenhart 18 Hesmer 56 Oughton 71 Rogers 89 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá San José, Costa Rica 5,600 Roberto Garcia (Mexico) Arturo Velasquez (Mexico)Salvador Rodríguez (Mexico) Jeffrey Solis (Costa Rica) W September 23 8:00 PM EDT Group Stage Columbus Crew USA 0–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119132420/http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/box_score.jsp?match=09232009_ZZZCLB MEX Cruz Azul Lenhart 34 Barros Schelotto 71 Zeballos 14 Vela 39 Gutiérrez 85 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 7,921 Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad and Tobago) Joseph Taylor (Trinidad and Tobago)Lyndon Burton (Trinidad and Tobago) Jair Marrufo (United States) L September 29 8:00 PM EDT Group Stage Columbus Crew USA 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119073142/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090929&content_id=7233728&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102 CRC Deportivo Saprissa Rogers 26 pen. Moffat 59 Padula 63 Moreno 80 Ekpo 90 Centeno 24 Cordero 88 Robinson 90+2 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 5,715 Mauricio Morales (Mexico) Juan Rangel (Mexico)Alejandro Ayala (Mexico) Terry Vaughn (United States) T October 20 8:00 PM EDT Group Stage Puerto Rico Islanders PUR 1–1 https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/281146/columbus-crew-puerto-rico-islanders USA Columbus Crew Arrieta 32 Delgado 34 Burns 33 Rentería 74 Barros Schelotto 89 Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel Bayamón, PR Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) Hector Recinos (El Salvador)Douglas Bermudez (El Salvador) Jesús Ángel Lebrón (Puerto Rico) T U.S. Open Cup 2009 U.S. Open Cup June 30 7:00 PM EDT Third Round Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio 1–1 y https://thecup.us/2009/06/30/rochester-rhinos-usl-1-11-columbus-crew-mls-rochester-advance-on-pks-53/ New York Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) Grendi 2 30 55 Oughton 37 Elenio 85 Harden 31 Ambersley 34 Menyongar 48 Nurse 103 Marina Auto Stadium Rochester, NY 6,098 Shane Moody Ekpo Moreno Oughton Garey 3–5 Kenton Salles Gregor Bertz Heins D Statistics Appearances and goals Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute. MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League 1 William Hesmer GK USA 19+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 6+0 0 2 Frankie Hejduk DF USA 14+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 3 Alex Grendi MF USA 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 4 Gino Padula DF ARG 27+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0 5 Danny O'Rourke DF USA 26+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0 6 Andy Iro DF ENG 8+3 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 7 Guillermo Barros Schelotto FW ARG 21+3 12 1+0 2 0+0 0 5+0 0 8 Duncan Oughton DF NZL 2+7 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 2+0 0 9 Jason Garey FW USA 8+7 4 0+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 10 Alejandro Moreno FW VEN 17+5 4 1+0 0 0+1 0 5+0 0 12 Eddie Gaven MF USA 27+3 6 2+0 0 0+0 0 4+2 1 14 Chad Marshall DF USA 18+0 4 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 15 Kevin Burns MF USA 4+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 16 Brian Carroll MF USA 26+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0 17 Emmanuel Ekpo MF NGA 22+6 2 1+1 0 0+1 0 4+2 0 19 Robbie Rogers DF USA 20+2 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 4+1 2 20 Emilio Rentería FW VEN 2+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 1 22 Adam Moffat MF SCO 6+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+2 0 23 Eric Brunner DF USA 23+2 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0 24 Jed Zayner DF USA 16+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 25 Kenny Schoeni GK USA 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 26 Cory Elenio MF USA 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 30 Andy Gruenebaum GK USA 10+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 32 Steven Lenhart FW USA 10+16 3 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+2 1 Own goal - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 |- |colspan=12 align=center|Players who left Columbus during the season: 11 Pat Noonan FW USA 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 37 Stanley Nyazamba MF ZIM 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 |} March 2025 Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League Total 1 GKUSA William Hesmer1000001020 2 DFUSA Frankie Hejduk5000001060 3 MFUSA Alex Grendi0000210021 4 DFARG Gino Padula4100001051 5 DFUSA Danny O'Rourke6110000071 6 DFENG Andy Iro1100000011 7 FWARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto4000002060 8 DFNZL Duncan Oughton0000001010 9 FWUSA Jason Garey1000000010 10 FWVEN Alejandro Moreno4100001060 12 MFUSA Eddie Gaven3000000030 14 DFUSA Chad Marshall1100000011 15 MFUSA Kevin Burns1000001020 16 MFUSA Brian Carroll5010000060 17 MFNGA Emmanuel Ekpo6100001071 19 MFUSA Robbie Rogers2000001030 20 FWVEN Emilio Rentería0100000001 22 MFSCO Adam Moffat1100001021 23 DFUSA Eric Brunner3000002151 24 DFUSA Jed Zayner3000000030 25 GKUSA Kenny Schoeni0000000000 26 MFUSA Cory Elenio0000100010 30 GKUSA Andy Gruenebaum2000000020 32 FWUSA Steven Lenhart4000002060Players who left Columbus during the season: 11 FWUSA Pat Noonan0000000000 37 MFZIM Stanley Nyazamba0000000000 March 2025 Clean sheets No. Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League Total Games Played 1USA William Hesmer7002927 25USA Kenny Schoeni000001 30USA Andy Gruenebaum1000111 March 2025 Transfers List of Major League Soccer transfers 2009 In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource MF USA Alex Grendi USA Penn Quakers Drafted in round 2 of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to a developmental contract. March 13, 2009https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-select-three-superdraft-2009 Crew select three in SuperDraft 2009 | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer DF USA Eric Brunner USA New York Red Bulls Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft March 18, 2009https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-acquire-ex-osu-star-brunner Crew acquire ex-OSU star Brunner | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer MF USA Kevin Burns USA Columbus Crew Signed to a developmental contract. April 2, 2009https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-re-signs-burns-developmental-contract Crew re-signs Burns to developmental contract | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer FW VEN Emilio Renteria VEN Caracas F.C. August 19, 2009https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-sign-forward-emilio-renteria Crew sign forward Emilio Renteria | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer GK USA Kenny Schoeni USA Miami FC September 18, 2009https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-sign-goalkeeper-kenny-schoeni Crew sign goalkeeper Kenny Schoeni | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource DF VIN Ezra Hendrickson Retired January 8, 2009https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/hendrickson-announces-retirement Hendrickson announces retirement | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer MF BRA Stefani Miglioranzi USA Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft January 9, 2009https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-trade-miglioranzi-superdraft-pick Crew trade Miglioranzi for SuperDraft pick | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer GK USA Kenny Schoeni USA Miami FC Placed on waivers April 2, 2009 FW USA Pat Noonan USA Columbus Crew Traded for a first round draft pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft June 15, 2009https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/rapids-acquire-noonan-trade-columbus Rapids acquire Noonan in trade with Columbus | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer MF ZIM Stanley Nyazamba USA FC Tampa Bay Released July 10, 2009Nyazamba to be released (UPDATED 5:47 p.m) https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2009/07/09/nyazamba-to-be-released-updated/24073233007/ FW VEN Alejandro Moreno USA Philadelphia Union Drafted in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft November 25, 2009https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/union-select-10-players-expansion-draft Union select 10 players in expansion draft | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer MLS Draft picks 2009 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 2009 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Pickshttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2009-mls-superdraft-369922 2009 MLS SuperDraft | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer Round Pick Player Position College 230USA Paul GerstenbergerDFBoston College345USA Alex GrendiMFPenn460USA Chris ClementsDFTulsa Awards MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink 13 ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto Chivas USA 22 USA Chad Marshall FC Dallas MLS Player of the Month MonthPlayerStatsLink June ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto 2 assists, 4 goals August USA Chad Marshall 2 goals, 3 shutouts https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/marshall-voted-mls-player-month-august-0 Marshall voted MLS Player of the Month for August | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer 2009 MLS All-Star Game Starters DF Frankie Hejduk FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto Postseason MLS Defender of the Yearhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/marshall-wins-visa-defender-year Marshall wins Visa Defender of Year | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer DF Chad Marshall MLS Best XIhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-announces-2009-best-xi MLS announces 2009 Best XI | MLSSoccer.com mlssoccer DF Chad Marshall Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Danny O'RourkeCrew team award winners https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2009/10/26/crew-team-award-winners/23472272007/ Defensive Player of the Year – Chad Marshall Scoring Champion – Guillermo Barros Schelotto Man of the Year – Brian Carroll Coach's Award – Eddie Gaven Newcomer of the Year – Eric Brunner Goal of the Year – Adam Moffat Humanitarian of the Year – Steven Lenhart Hardest Working Man of the Year – Gino Padula Comeback Player of the Year – Adam Moffat Fan's Choice – Eddie Gaven Jim Nelson Fan of the Year – Rick Thomas Academy U16 Player of the Year – Wil Trapp Academy U18 Player of the Year – Matt Wiet References Category:Columbus Crew seasons Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Category:Supporters' Shield winning seasons