2009 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2009 season
Investor-operators	Clark Hunt; Dan Hunt; Lamar Hunt Jr.; Sharron Hunt Munson; Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors
Head Coach	Robert Warzycha
Stadium	Columbus Crew Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 1st; Overall: 1st
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League	Quarterfinals
Trillium Cup	Winners (5-4)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Guillermo Barros Schelotto (12); All: ; Guillermo Barros Schelotto (14)
Highest home attendance	20,966 (9/26 v. LA)
Lowest home attendance	5,715 (9/29 v. SAP)
Average home league attendance	14,176 (70.4%)
Biggest win	SJ 0–3 CLB (8/8)
Biggest defeat	RSL 4-1 CLB (4/2)
Home colors	Away colors
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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.

Background

Roster

As of match played November 5, 2009

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Will Hesmer
2	DF	USA	Frankie Hejduk (captain)
3	MF	USA	Alex Grendi (DEV)
4	DF	ARG	Gino Padula (INT)
5	MF	USA	Danny O'Rourke
6	DF	ENG	Andy Iro
7	FW	ARG	Guillermo Barros Schelotto (INT; DP)
8	DF	NZL	Duncan Oughton
9	FW	USA	Jason Garey
10	FW	VEN	Alejandro Moreno
12	MF	USA	Eddie Gaven
14	DF	USA	Chad Marshall


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	USA	Kevin Burns (DEV)
16	MF	USA	Brian Carroll
17	MF	NGA	Emmanuel Ekpo (INT)
19	MF	USA	Robbie Rogers
20	FW	VEN	Emilio Rentería (INT)
22	MF	SCO	Adam Moffat (INT)
23	DF	USA	Eric Brunner
24	DF	USA	Jed Zayner (GA; DEV)
25	GK	USA	Kenny Schoeni
26	MF	USA	Cory Elenio (DEV)
30	GK	USA	Andy Gruenebaum
32	FW	USA	Steven Lenhart

Technical Staff

Position	Staff
President/General Manager	Mark McCullers
Technical Director	Brian Bliss
Head Coach	Robert Warzycha
Assistant Coach	Mike Lapper
Assistant Coach	Vadim Kirillov
Assistant Coach	Ricardo Iribarren
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Steve Tashjian
Head Trainer	Jason Mathews
Assistant Trainer	Skylar Richards
Team Manager	Tucker Walther
Equipment Manager	Rusty Wummel

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Columbus Crew

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

February 10 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1-2	D.C. United	Bradenton, FL
	Garey 58'	Report	Emilio 22' Pontius 76'	Stadium: IMG Academy

February 12 Friendly	Columbus Crew	0-2	Puerto Rico Islanders	Bradenton, FL
	Zayner 48' Peters 78' Lenhart 85'	Report	Delgado 83' Nuñez 13'	Stadium: IMG Academy

February 14 Friendly	Columbus Crew	3-1	U.S. U-20 National Team	Bradenton, FL
	Barros Schelotto 37' (pen.) Peters 74' Lenhart 89'	Report	Shea 83'	Stadium: IMG Academy

February 18 Friendly	Columbus Crew	2-0	UCF Knights	Bradenton, FL
	Ekpo 11' Carroll 46'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Match was 60 minutes

February 18 Friendly	Columbus Crew	6-0	Tampa Spartans	Bradenton, FL
	Noonan 8' Burns 20' Oughton 44' Shipalane 52' Seabrook 57' Garey 59'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Match was 60 minutes

March 1 Friendly	Everton FC Reserves	1-5	Columbus Crew	Liverpool, England
	Marshall 13' (o.g.)	Report	Marhsall 9' Rogers 38', 68' Barros Schelotto 59' Marshall 73'

March 3 Friendly	Guiseley A.F.C.	Cancelled	Columbus Crew	Liverpool, England
		Report
Note: Match cancelled due to inclement weather which rendered field unplayable.

March 5 Friendly	Liverpool FC Reserves	0-2	Columbus Crew	Liverpool, England
		Report	Moreno 50' Barros Schelotto 66'	Stadium: Liverpool Training Centre

March 12 Friendly	St. Edward's Hilltoppers	0-4	Columbus Crew	Austin, TX
	Stewart 80'	Report	13' (o.g.) Tom Heinemann 18', 72' Lenhart 80' Clements 90'

March 14 Friendly	Austin Aztex FC	1-0	Columbus Crew	Austin, TX
8:30 PM EDT	Johnson 25'	Report	Padula 35'	Stadium: Nelson Field Attendance: 1,959

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.

April 15 Friendly	Marshall Thundering Herd	3-0	Columbus Crew	Columbus, OH
9:30 AM EDT	Burns , ,	Report		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

May 6 Connor Senn Memorial Game	Ohio State Buckeyes	1-3	Columbus Crew	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Shrigley 45'	Report	McCarthy 13' Ekpo 62' Noonan	Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,094

Competitive

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	March 21, 2009	October 25, 2009	Matchday 1	Winner	30	13	10	7	41	31	+10	043.33
MLS Cup Playoffs	October 31, 2009	November 5, 2009	Conference Semifinals	Conference Semifinals	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	000.00
U.S. Open Cup	June 30, 2009	June 30, 2009	Third Round	Third Round	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
CONCACAF Champions League	August 18, 2009	October 20, 2009	Group Stage	Quarterfinals	6	2	2	2	5	9	−4	033.33
Total					39	15	13	11	49	45	+4	038.46

Source: Competitions

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45
3	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
4	D.C. United	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1	40
5	Toronto FC	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	39

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew (S)	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	CONCACAF Champions League
2	LA Galaxy	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	48	CONCACAF Champions League
3	Houston Dynamo	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	48	North American SuperLiga
4	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47	CONCACAF Champions League
5	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	North American SuperLiga

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	49	13	7	10	41	31	+10	9	2	4	25	13	+12	4	5	6	16	18	−2

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
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

Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: Columbus Crew
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

March 21 1	Houston Dynamo	1-1	Columbus Crew	Houston, TX
8:00 PM EDT	Cameron 43' Ching 53' Barrett 59'	Report	Barros Schelotto 81' Gaven 62' Hejduk 75'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,053 Referee: Tim Weyland Assistant referees: Paul Scott Greg Boles Fourth official: Edvin Jurisevic

March 28 2	Columbus Crew	1-1	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT	Barros Schelotto 30'	Report	Padula 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,686 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Sean Hurd Peter Balciunas Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

April 2 3	Real Salt Lake	4-1	Columbus Crew	Sandy, UT
9:00 PM EDT	Findley 2', 29', 62' Borchers 40' Beckerman 45', 67'	Report	Garey 22' Ekpo 45+3' Rogers 58'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,806 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell Fabio Tovar Fourth official: Tyler Ploeger

April 5 4	Chivas USA	2-1	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
8:00 PM EDT	Harris 25' Lillingston 38', 50' Kljestan 67' Talley 84'	Report	Iro 37', 67'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,827 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Peter Manikowski Fourth official: Jasen Anno

April 11 5	Columbus Crew	1-1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Ekpo 29' Barros Schelotto 41'	Report	Gibbs 26' Palguta 68' Casey 82' Burpo 90+4'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,465 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell Rob Fereday Fourth official: Alex Prus

April 25 6	Columbus Crew	2-2	Chicago Fire	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Marshall 25' Moreno 34' Padula 57' Zayner 80'	Report	Pappa 32' Ward 64' Thorrington 72' McBride 86' Segares 88'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,628 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Claudiu Badea Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

May 2 7	Toronto FC	1-1	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
4:00 PM EDT	Brennan 40' Barrett 52', 64'	Report	Barros Schelotto 10' Ekpo 54' O'Rourke 57' Gaven 83'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,998 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Philippe Brière Fourth official: Steven Depiero

May 9 8	Columbus Crew	3-2	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Ekpo 38' Barros Schelotto 55' Hejduk 68' Gaven 78' Gruenebaum 90+1'	Report	Watson 47' López 51' Espinoza 67' Besler 73' Wolff 79'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,271 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Cyril Madukanya Fourth official: Chris Penso

May 17 9	Los Angeles Galaxy	1-1	Columbus Crew	Carson, CA
3:00 PM EDT	Lewis 32', 90+1' Jordan 46'	Report	Rogers 58' Moreno 62' Barros Schelotto 70' O'Rourke 86' 89'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,649 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Frank Anderson Héctor Vergara Fourth official: Mark Geiger

May 27 10	Columbus Crew	2-1	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Gaven 29' Barros Schelotto 46'	Report	Amarikwa 13' Johnson 23' Convey 36' Corrales 63'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 8,793 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Greg Barkey Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

May 30 11	Seattle Sounders FC	1-1	Columbus Crew	Seattle, WA
10:30 PM EDT	Vagenas 37' Jaqua 58' Hurtado 68' Ljungberg 89' Marshall 90+2'	Report	Moreno 12' Barros Schelotto 73'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 29,126 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Emiliano Monje David Bragg Fourth official: Alejandro Mariscal

June 6 12	Kansas City Wizards	0-2	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, KS
8:30 PM EDT	Arnaud 35' López 42'	Report	Barros Schelotto 14', 64' (pen.) O'Rourke 17' Marshall 51' Gruenebaum 91'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Nate Clement James Conlee Fourth official: Andrew Chapin

June 14 13	Columbus Crew	2-1	Chivas USA	Columbus, OH
3:00 PM EDT	Carroll 30' Barros Schelotto 61', 87'	Report	Nagamura 19' Lillingston 39' Galindo 57' Talley 68'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,658 Referee: Steven DePiero Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Kermit Quisenberry Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

June 20 14	FC Dallas	2-1	Columbus Crew	Frisco, TX
8:30 PM EDT	Moor 32' Avila 80' Cooper 87' (pen.)	Report	Ricchetti 14' (o.g.) Padula 41' Barros Schelotto 68' Marshall 86'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,041 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Paul Scott Jeff Muschik Fourth official: Chris Penso

June 27 15	Columbus Crew	1-0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Carroll 34' Marshall 45' Barros Schelotto 79'	Report	Stammler 76'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,575 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Sean Hurd Steve Taylor Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

July 4 16	Columbus Crew	1-1	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Moreno 12', 59' Ekpo 74' Lenhart 90+2'	Report	Gomez 33' Olsen 60' N'Silu 80'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

July 11 17	Chicago Fire	0-0	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, IL
8:00 PM EDT	Ward 52'	Report	Ekpo 33' Carroll 54' Gaven 85' Hejduk 88'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,123 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Daniel Belleau Peter Manikowski Fourth official: Shane Moody

July 18 18	Columbus Crew	3-1	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT	Lenhart 23' Garey 31', 52' O'Rourke 72'	Report	Grabavoy 34' Beltran 45+1' Russell 65' Cox 76'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,922 Referee: Hilario Grajeda Assistant referees: Nate Clement Rob Fereday Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

July 25 19	Columbus Crew	3-2	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Carroll 29' Gaven 32' Padula 39' Lenhart 76' Garey 90+2'	Report	Robinson 27' De Rosario 35' Gerba 49'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,775 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Sean Hurd Cyril Madukanya Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

August 1 20	Colorado Rapids	0-1	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, CO
9:30 PM EDT	Ihemelu 60' 84'	Report	Marshall 39' Garey 45+2'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,851 Referee: Yader Reyes Assistant referees: Eric Boria Peter Manikowski Fourth official: Ben Chouaf

August 8 21	San Jose Earthquakes	0-3	Columbus Crew	San Francisco, CA
10:30 PM EDT	Salinas 55'	Report	Lenhart 53' Carroll 67' Moreno 69' Rogers 73' Moffat 86'	Stadium: Candlestick Park Referee: Jeff Gontarek Assistant referees: Frank Anderson Jeff Hosking Fourth official: Yader Reyes

August 15 22	Columbus Crew	2-0	FC Dallas	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Marshall 10' O'Rourke 66' Gaven 87'	Report	Benitez 52'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Assistant referees: Sean Hurd James Conlee Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

August 30 23	New York Red Bulls	1-0	Columbus Crew	East Rutherford, NJ
6:00 PM EDT	Borman 45+1' Ubiparipovic 53' Richards 63' Johnson 72'	Report	Ekpo 37' Hejduk 63' Brunner 83'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,323 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Claudiu Badea Fourth official: Lee Suckle

September 13 24	Columbus Crew	2-1	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT	Hejduk 34' Moffat 82' Gaven 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Weaver 80' Clark 82' Ching 87'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,306 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Assistant referees: Jason Cullum James Conlee Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

September 20 25	Chicago Fire	2-2	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, IL
3:00 PM EDT	Lowry 6', 35' Mapp 70'	Report	Padula 7' Barros Schelotto 55', 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,549 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Thomas Supple Claudiu Badea Fourth official: Victor Herrera

September 26 26	Columbus Crew	2-0	Los Angeles Galaxy	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hejduk 28' Gaven 33' Lenhart 59', 75' Brunner 62' Moreno 69'	Report	Kirovski 56' Birchall 71' Berhalter 73' Gordon 90+3'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,966 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Rob Fereday Cyril Madukanya Fourth official: Niko Bratsis

October 3 27	Columbus Crew	0-1	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Moreno 55' O'Rourke 65' Lenhart 90+5'	Report	Levesque 36' Marshall 84'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,372 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Rob Fereday Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

October 10 28	New England Revolution	0-1	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT	Osei 7' Joseph 38' Dube 45'	Report	Padula 36' Burns 45+1' Brunner 50' Ekpo 65' Zayner 90+3'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,297 Referee: Paul Ward Assistant referees: Philippe Brière Claudiu Badea Fourth official: Jeff Gontarek

October 17 29	D.C. United	1-0	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT	McTavish 6' Emilio 17'	Report	Renteria 83'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 16,274 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Sean Hurd Adam Wienckowski Fourth official: Andrew Chapin

October 25 30	Columbus Crew	0-1	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT	Iro 60' Zayner 63' Padula 81' Moffat 88'	Report	Heaps 55' Larentowicz 79'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,797 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Jeff Muschik Fourth official: Terry Vaughn

MLS playoffs

Conference Semifinals

October 31 Leg 1	Real Salt Lake	1-0	Columbus Crew	Sandy, UT
6:30 PM EDT	Beckerman 38' Findley 88'	Report	Carroll 19'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,499 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Ramon Hernandez

November 5 Leg 2	Columbus Crew	2-3 (2-4 agg.)	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, OH
9:00 PM EST	Barros Schelotto 19', 35' O'Rourke 48' Moreno 59'	Report	Morales 37' Findley 45+2' (pen.) Williams 74' Olave 68'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,109 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Thomas Supple Joe Fletcher Fourth official: Silviu Petrescu

CONCACAF Champions League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cruz Azul	6	5	1	0	16	4	+12	16
Columbus Crew	6	2	2	2	5	9	−4	8
Saprissa	6	1	2	3	6	8	−2	5
Puerto Rico Islanders	6	0	3	3	6	12	−6	3

August 18 Group Stage	Columbus Crew	2-0	Puerto Rico Islanders	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT	Lenhart 58' Rogers 79'	Report	Arrieta 17' Addlery 19' Gaudette 29'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 6,161 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama) Assistant referees: Daniel Williamson (Panama) Benigno Paneso (Panama) Fourth official: Alex Prus (United States)

August 26 Group Stage	Cruz Azul	5-0	Columbus Crew	Mexico City, Mexico
10:00 PM EDT	Lozano 4', 82' (pen.), 87' Núñez 9' Cervantes 40' Villa 44' Marshall 47' (o.g.) Riveros 87'	Report	Brunner 36' 38' Hejduk 80'	Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 2,669 Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras) Assistant referees: Rafael Garcia (Honduras) Oscar Velásquez (Honduras) Fourth official: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

September 16 Group Stage	Deportivo Saprissa	0-1	Columbus Crew	San José, Costa Rica
10:00 PM EDT	Centeno 90'	Report	Gaven 5' Lenhart 18' Hesmer 56' Oughton 71' Rogers 89'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Roberto Garcia (Mexico) Assistant referees: Arturo Velasquez (Mexico) Salvador Rodríguez (Mexico) Fourth official: Jeffrey Solis (Costa Rica)

September 23 Group Stage	Columbus Crew	0-2	Cruz Azul	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT	Lenhart 34' Barros Schelotto 71'	Report	Zeballos 14' Vela 39' Gutiérrez 85'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,921 Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad and Tobago) Assistant referees: Joseph Taylor (Trinidad and Tobago) Lyndon Burton (Trinidad and Tobago) Fourth official: Jair Marrufo (United States)

September 29 Group Stage	Columbus Crew	1-1	Deportivo Saprissa	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT	Rogers 26' (pen.) Moffat 59' Padula 63' Moreno 80' Ekpo 90'	Report	Centeno 24' Cordero 88' Robinson 90+2'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,715 Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico) Assistant referees: Juan Rangel (Mexico) Alejandro Ayala (Mexico) Fourth official: Terry Vaughn (United States)

October 20 Group Stage	Puerto Rico Islanders	1-1	Columbus Crew	Bayamón, PR
8:00 PM EDT	Arrieta 32' Delgado 34'	Report	Burns 33' Rentería 74' Barros Schelotto 89'	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) Assistant referees: Hector Recinos (El Salvador) Douglas Bermudez (El Salvador) Fourth official: Jesús Ángel Lebrón (Puerto Rico)

U.S. Open Cup

June 30 Third Round	Columbus Crew (MLS)	1–1 (a.e.t) (3-5 p)	Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)	Rochester, NY
7:00 PM EDT	Grendi 30' 55' Oughton 37' Elenio 85'	Report	Harden 31' Ambersley 34' Menyongar 48' Nurse 103'	Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 6,098 Referee: Shane Moody
	Penalties
	Ekpo Moreno Oughton Garey		Kenton Salles Gregor Bertz Heins

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.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		CONCACAF Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	William Hesmer	27	0	19+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	6+0	0
2	DF	USA	Frankie Hejduk	19	1	14+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
3	MF	USA	Alex Grendi	4	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	ARG	Gino Padula	34	1	27+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	5+0	0
5	DF	USA	Danny O'Rourke	33	0	26+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	5+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Andy Iro	14	1	8+3	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
7	FW	ARG	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	30	14	21+3	12	1+0	2	0+0	0	5+0	0
8	DF	NZL	Duncan Oughton	12	1	2+7	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	2+0	0
9	FW	USA	Jason Garey	19	4	8+7	4	0+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
10	FW	VEN	Alejandro Moreno	29	4	17+5	4	1+0	0	0+1	0	5+0	0
12	MF	USA	Eddie Gaven	38	7	27+3	6	2+0	0	0+0	0	4+2	1
14	DF	USA	Chad Marshall	22	4	18+0	4	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
15	MF	USA	Kevin Burns	11	0	4+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
16	MF	USA	Brian Carroll	33	0	26+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	5+0	0
17	MF	NGA	Emmanuel Ekpo	37	2	22+6	2	1+1	0	0+1	0	4+2	0
19	DF	USA	Robbie Rogers	29	3	20+2	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	4+1	2
20	FW	VEN	Emilio Rentería	8	1	2+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	1
22	MF	SCO	Adam Moffat	17	1	6+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+2	0
23	DF	USA	Eric Brunner	33	1	23+2	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	5+0	0
24	DF	USA	Jed Zayner	23	0	16+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
25	GK	USA	Kenny Schoeni	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	USA	Cory Elenio	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK	USA	Andy Gruenebaum	11	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW	USA	Steven Lenhart	33	4	10+16	3	1+1	0	1+0	0	2+2	1
			Own Goal	0	1	-	1	-	0	-	0	-	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
11	FW	USA	Pat Noonan	5	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF	ZIM	Stanley Nyazamba	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

Source: [1]

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		MLS Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		CONCACAF Champions League		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	William Hesmer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2	DF	Frankie Hejduk	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
3	MF	Alex Grendi	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1
4	DF	Gino Padula	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1
5	DF	Danny O'Rourke	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
6	DF	Andy Iro	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
7	FW	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
8	DF	Duncan Oughton	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
9	FW	Jason Garey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW	Alejandro Moreno	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
12	MF	Eddie Gaven	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14	DF	Chad Marshall	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
15	MF	Kevin Burns	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
16	MF	Brian Carroll	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
17	MF	Emmanuel Ekpo	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	1
19	MF	Robbie Rogers	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
20	FW	Emilio Rentería	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
22	MF	Adam Moffat	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
23	DF	Eric Brunner	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1
24	DF	Jed Zayner	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
25	GK	Kenny Schoeni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	Cory Elenio	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	Andy Gruenebaum	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
32	FW	Steven Lenhart	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
11	FW	Pat Noonan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	Stanley Nyazamba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: [2]

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	MLS Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
No.	Name	1	William Hesmer	7	0	2	9	27
25	Kenny Schoeni	0	0	0	0	1
30	Andy Gruenebaum	1	0	0	1	11

Source: [3]

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Alex Grendi	Penn Quakers	Drafted in round 2 of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to a developmental contract.	March 13, 2009	^[1]
DF	Eric Brunner	New York Red Bulls	Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft	March 18, 2009	^[2]
MF	Kevin Burns	Columbus Crew	Signed to a developmental contract.	April 2, 2009	^[3]
FW	Emilio Renteria	Caracas F.C.		August 19, 2009	^[4]
GK	Kenny Schoeni	Miami FC		September 18, 2009	^[5]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Ezra Hendrickson	Retired		January 8, 2009	^[6]
MF	Stefani Miglioranzi	Los Angeles Galaxy	Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft	January 9, 2009	^[7]
GK	Kenny Schoeni	Miami FC	Placed on waivers	April 2, 2009	^[3]
FW	Pat Noonan	Columbus Crew	Traded for a first round draft pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft	June 15, 2009	^[8]
MF	Stanley Nyazamba	FC Tampa Bay	Released	July 10, 2009	^[9]
FW	Alejandro Moreno	Philadelphia Union	Drafted in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft	November 25, 2009	^[10]

MLS Draft picks

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:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2009 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks^[11]
2	30	Paul Gerstenberger	DF	Boston College
3	45	Alex Grendi	MF	Penn
4	60	Chris Clements	DF	Tulsa

Awards

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
13	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	Chivas USA	[4]
22	Chad Marshall	FC Dallas	^[12]

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Stats	Link
June	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	2 assists, 4 goals	[5]
August	Chad Marshall	2 goals, 3 shutouts	^[12]

2009 MLS All-Star Game

Starters

DF Frankie Hejduk
FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto

Postseason

MLS Defender of the Year^[13]

DF Chad Marshall

MLS Best XI^[14]

DF Chad Marshall

Crew Team Awards

Most Valuable Player – Danny O'Rourke^[15]
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

[SuperDraft-1] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-select-three-superdraft-2009

[2] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-acquire-ex-osu-star-brunner

[Burns-3] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-re-signs-burns-developmental-contract

[4] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-sign-forward-emilio-renteria

[5] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-sign-goalkeeper-kenny-schoeni

[6] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/hendrickson-announces-retirement

[7] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-trade-miglioranzi-superdraft-pick

[8] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/rapids-acquire-noonan-trade-columbus

[9] ttps://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2009/07/09/nyazamba-to-be-released-updated/24073233007/

[10] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/union-select-10-players-expansion-draft

[11] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2009-mls-superdraft-369922

[Marshall-12] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/marshall-voted-mls-player-month-august-0

[13] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/marshall-wins-visa-defender-year

[14] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-announces-2009-best-xi

[15] ttps://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2009/10/26/crew-team-award-winners/23472272007/

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