2014 Columbus Crew season

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Columbus Crew
2014 season
Owner Precourt Sports Ventures LLC
Head Coach Gregg Berhalter
Major League Soccer Conference: 3rd
Overall: 7th
MLS Cup Eastern Conference Semifinals
(Lost to New England Revolution 7-3 agg)
U.S. Open Cup Fifth Round
(Lost to Chicago Fire)
Trillium Cup Runners-Up (4 - 8)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup Winners (1 - 1)
WDW Pro Soccer Classic Champions
Highest home attendance 21,318 vs. New England Revolution
(20 September 2014, Major League Soccer)
Lowest home attendance 1,913 vs. Indy Eleven
(17 June 2014, US Open Cup)
Average home league attendance 16,881 [1]
Home colors
Away colors
← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Columbus Crew season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

Background

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Main article: 2013 Columbus Crew season

Review

The 2014 season was a significant break from the past, particularly off the field. New owner Anthony Precourt, having purchased the team from Hunt Sports Group midway through 2013, made his presence felt often through the year. The team enjoyed its best performance in several years, including an appearance in the playoffs for the first time in three years. Gregg Berhalter was handed the helm, serving both as head coach and sporting director. He was joined by a trio of assistant coaches that included fellow World Cup veteran Josh Wolff, and longtime MLS goalkeeper Pat Onstad.

Columbus started the season with three consecutive victories, including a road win over the Seattle Sounders. This torrid beginning then cooled dramatically as Columbus won only one of their next 16 games. Dominic Oduro, the leading scorer from the previous year, was dealt to Toronto while Jairo Arrieta likewise struggled to make an impact. Defensively a pair of new Costa Rican signings, Giancarlo Gonzalez and Waylon Francis, missed significant time due to Costa Rica's run to the quarterfinals of the World Cup. The defensive changes could have been more drastic, however, as Michael Parkhurst was left off the American squad.

A handful of players emerged in the latter half of the season, however, leading the team to a dramatic turnaround and ultimately a postseason berth. Federico Higuain was joined atop the scoring charts by third-year winger Ethan Finlay, with both ending the year with 11 goals and seven assists. Other significant players included the pairing of Tony Tchani and Wil Trapp at holding midfield and goalkeeper Steve Clark.

Ultimately, however, the team's quest for its first hardware since 2009 came up empty. It was eliminated from the US Open Cup after two games, falling once again to the Chicago Fire. The mid season doldrums ruled the club out of contention for Supporters Shield (won dramatically on the last day of the season by Seattle). Finally, the team was comprehensively outplayed in the playoffs by the New England Revolution, defeated 7-3 on aggregate over a two game series. The team finished their last playoff game with only nine players on the field after ejections to Ethan Finlay and Justin Meram.

Off the field, new owner Anthony Precourt made sweeping changes. Long-serving General Manager Mark McCullers left the organization in the spring, replaced by Andy Loughnane after a nationwide search. While there was widespread criticism of the team's new television contract with Time Warner Sportschannel Ohio, the team continued its success at the turnstile. Three years after team attendance plummeted to less than 12,000, the team enjoyed five sellout crowds during 2014 and finished the year with the highest total attendance in the history of Crew Stadium.

The most significant change, however, was the revelation of a new team identity. The team's logo, unchanged since 1996, was jettisoned in favor of a new design that tried to better reflect the team's relationship to central Ohio. The name of the team was also changed slightly, becoming Columbus Crew SC. These changes were nearly unanimously applauded, in sharp contrast to the reaction to a new MLS logo that was also unveiled during the course of the season.[2]

Roster

Major League Soccer team are limited to eight players without U.S. citizenship, a permanent resident (green card holder), or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status). These international roster slots can be traded. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of June 30, 2014.[3]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Steve Clark      United States
2 Defender Tyson Wahl      United States
3 Defender Josh Williams      United States
4 Defender Michael Parkhurst      United States
5 Defender Emanuel Pogatetz (INT)     Austria
6 Midfielder Tony Tchani      Cameroon
7 Midfielder Bernardo Añor (INT)     Venezuela
9 Midfielder Justin Meram      Iraq
10 Midfielder Federico Higuaín (INT/DP)     Argentina
11 Midfielder Daniel Paladini      United States
12 Midfielder Hector Jiménez      United States
13 Forward Ethan Finlay      United States
14 Defender Waylon Francis (INT)     Costa Rica
16 Defender Eric Gehrig      United States
17 Midfielder Ben Speas (HGP)     United States
18 Forward Aaron Schoenfeld      United States
19 Forward Jairo Arrieta (INT)     Costa Rica
20 Midfielder Wil Trapp (HGP)     United States
21 Defender Chad Barson (HGP)     United States
22 Defender Ben Sweat (on loan at Dayton Dutch Lions)     United States
23 Midfielder Kevan George (on loan at Dayton Dutch Lions)     Trinidad and Tobago
24 Midfielder Agustin Viana      Uruguay
25 Midfielder Romain Gall      United States
26 Forward Ryan Finley      United States
27 Midfielder Ross Friedman (on loan at Dayton Dutch Lions)     United States
28 Goalkeeper Matt Lampson (HGP)     United States
29 Forward Adam Bedell      United States
30 Midfielder Fifi Baiden (INT)     Ghana
31 Defender Matthew Wiet (HGP)     United States
33 Midfielder Matt Walker (HGP/on loan at Dayton Dutch Lions)     United States
41 Goalkeeper Brad Stuver (on loan at Dayton Dutch Lions)     United States

Competitions

Preseason

MLS

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Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos
Team
Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1 D.C. United (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 52 37 +15 2014 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 New England Revolution 55 34 17 13 4 51 46 +5
3 Columbus Crew 52 34 14 10 10 52 42 +10
4 New York Red Bulls 50 34 13 10 11 55 50 +5 2014 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Sporting Kansas City 49 34 14 13 7 48 41 +7
6 Philadelphia Union 42 34 10 12 12 51 51 0  
7 Toronto FC 41 34 11 15 8 44 54 −10
8 Houston Dynamo 39 34 11 17 6 39 58 −19
9 Chicago Fire 36 34 6 10 18 41 51 −10
10 Montreal Impact 28 34 6 18 10 38 58 −20

Updated to matches played on October 25, 2014 09:57 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion
Overall table
Pos
Team
Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1 Seattle Sounders FC (SS) (W1) 64 34 20 10 4 65 50 +15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 1 4
2 LA Galaxy 61 34 17 7 10 69 37 +32 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 2
3 D.C. United (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 52 37 +15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 3
4 Real Salt Lake 56 34 15 8 11 54 39 +15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 5
5 New England Revolution 55 34 17 13 4 51 46 +5  
6 FC Dallas 54 34 16 12 6 55 45 +10
7 Columbus Crew 52 34 14 10 10 52 42 +10
8 New York Red Bulls 50 34 13 10 11 55 50 +5
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 50 34 12 8 14 42 40 +2 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 6
10 Sporting Kansas City 49 34 14 13 7 48 41 +7  
11 Portland Timbers 49 34 12 9 13 61 52 +9
12 Philadelphia Union 42 34 10 12 12 51 51 0
13 Toronto FC 41 34 11 15 8 44 54 −10
14 Houston Dynamo 39 34 11 17 6 39 58 −19
15 Chicago Fire 36 34 6 10 18 41 51 −10
16 Chivas USA 33 34 9 19 6 29 61 −32
17 Colorado Rapids 32 34 8 18 8 43 62 −19
18 San Jose Earthquakes 30 34 6 16 12 35 50 −15
19 Montreal Impact 28 34 6 18 10 38 58 −20 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 7

Updated to matches played on October 26, 2014 11:36 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(E1) = Eastern Conference champion
(W1) = Western Conference champion

1 The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A (Canadian teams normally do not qualify for the Champions League through MLS, qualifying instead via the Canadian Championship, however see note 4.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League are:

5 If the same team qualifies multiple times and/or if a Canadian team occupies one or more of the MLS qualifying places, then the American MLS team(s) with the best regular-season record not otherwise qualified are entered.

6 For this season only, the highest placed Canadian team will be awarded Canada's place in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, as a result of the rescheduling of the Canadian Championship in 2015.[4]

7 Montreal Impact qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2014 Canadian Championship.

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
33 49 13 10 10 50 41  +9 8 4 4 25 14  +11 5 6 6 25 27  −2

Last updated: 19 October 2014
Source: Columbus Crew
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 31 32 33 34
Ground A H A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A A H H A A H H H A H A H H A A A H
Result W W W L D D D L L L D W L D D D D L L W W D L W W L W D W W L W W W

Last updated: October 26, 2014.
Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

New England Revolution won 7–3 on aggregate

Friendlies

Kirk Urso Memorial Match

Statistics

Appearances

Numbers outside parentheses denote appearances as starter.
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
As of match played September 27, 2014[6]
No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS US Open Cup Total
Apps Apps Apps
1 GK United States Steve Clark 30(0) 2(0) 32(0)
2 D United States Tyson Wahl 11(3) 1(0) 12(3)
3 D United States Josh Williams 13(1) 1(0) 14(1)
4 D United States Michael Parkhurst 28(1) 1(1) 29(2)
5 D Costa Rica Giancarlo González 17(0) 0(0) 17(0)
6 M Cameroon Tony Tchani 29(0) 2(0) 31(0)
7 M Venezuela Bernardo Añor 17(7) 2(0) 19(7)
8 F-M Ghana Dominic Oduro 6(5) 0(0) 6(5)
9 M Iraq Justin Meram 15(13) 1(1) 16(14)
10 F Argentina Federico Higuaín 26(1) 0(0) 26(1)
11 M United States Daniel Paladini 2(1) 1(0) 3(1)
12 M United States Hector Jiménez 15(5) 2(0) 17(5)
13 F United States Ethan Finlay 17(8) 1(0) 18(8)
14 D Costa Rica Waylon Francis 22(0) 0(0) 22(0)
16 D United States Eric Gehrig 13(4) 2(0) 15(4)
17 M United States Ben Speas 6(5) 2(0) 8(5)
18 F United States Aaron Schoenfeld 4(8) 0(0) 4(8)
19 F Costa Rica Jairo Arrieta 15(5) 0(2) 15(7)
20 M United States Wil Trapp 24(0) 0(1) 24(1)
21 D United States Chad Barson 8(3) 1(1) 9(4)
22 D United States Ben Sweat 0(0) 1(0) 1(0)
23 D Trinidad and Tobago Kevan George 2(2) 1(0) 3(2)
24 M-D Uruguay Agustín Viana 4(0) 0(0) 4(0)
25 M Spain Álvaro Rey 0(2) 0(0) 0(2)
25 M United States Romain Gall 0(2) 0(0) 0(2)
29 F United States Adam Bedell 6(8) 1(0) 7(8)
30 M Ghana Fifi Baiden 0(1) 0(0) 0(1)

Goals and assists

As of match played September 27, 2014[6]
No. Pos. Name MLS US Open Cup Total
Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists
3 D United States Josh Williams 0 1 0 0 0 1
5 D Costa Rica Giancarlo González 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 M Cameroon Tony Tchani 0 2 0 0 0 2
7 M Venezuela Bernardo Añor 5 0 2 0 7 0
9 M Iraq Justin Meram 7 4 0 0 7 4
10 F Argentina Federico Higuaín 11 6 0 0 11 6
12 M United States Hector Jiménez 1 4 0 0 1 4
13 M United States Ethan Finlay 8 5 0 0 8 5
14 D Costa Rica Waylon Francis 0 6 0 0 0 6
17 M United States Ben Speas 1 2 0 1 1 3
18 F United States Aaron Schoenfeld 2 1 0 0 2 1
19 F Costa Rica Jairo Arrieta 3 0 2 0 5 0
20 M United States Wil Trapp 1 3 0 0 1 3
24 M-D Uruguay Agustín Viana 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 F United States Adam Bedell 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 43 34 4 1 47 35

Disciplinary record

As of match played September 27, 2014[7]
No. Pos. Name MLS US Open Cup Total
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
1 GK United States Steve Clark 2 0 1 0 3 0
2 D United States Tyson Wahl 3 0 0 0 3 0
3 D United States Josh Williams 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 D United States Michael Parkhurst 1 0 0 1 1 1
5 D Costa Rica Giancarlo González 3 0 0 0 3 0
6 M Cameroon Tony Tchani 7 0 0 0 7 0
7 M Venezuela Bernardo Añor 4 1 0 0 4 1
8 F-M Ghana Dominic Oduro 1 0 0 0 1 0
9 M Iraq Justin Meram 2 0 0 0 2 0
10 F Argentina Federico Higuaín 7 0 0 0 7 0
11 M United States Daniel Paladini 1 0 0 1 1 1
12 M United States Hector Jiménez 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 F United States Ethan Finlay 2 0 0 0 2 0
14 D Costa Rica Waylon Francis 4 0 0 0 4 0
16 D United States Eric Gehrig 4 0 0 0 4 0
18 F United States Aaron Schoenfeld 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 F Costa Rica Jairo Arrieta 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 M United States Wil Trapp 6 1 0 0 6 1
24 D-M Uruguay Agustín Viana 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 F United States Adam Bedell 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 51 2 1 3 52 5

Additional suspensions

Transfers

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See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2014

The pre-season transfer market was primarily spent strengthening the defensive line that saw the exit of Chad Marshall (Seattle Sounders) and Andy Gruenebaum (Sporting KC). Steve Clark (GK), Waylon Francis (LB), Giancarlo González (CB), and USMNT Standout Michael Parkhurst would be the new starting defensive team along with long-time defender Josh Williams.

Jairo Arrieta has his option declined on 22 November 2013,[8] but was later re-signed on 18 December 2013.[9]

In

No. Position Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
41 GK United States Brad Stuver Unattached Waiver Draft November 25, 2013 [10]
14 DF Costa Rica Waylon Francis Costa Rica Herediano Free November 26, 2013 [11]
31 DF United States Matt Wiet United States Dayton Dutch Lions Free November 26, 2013 [11]
11 MF United States Daniel Paladini United States Chicago Fire Traded for Fourth Round Superdraft pick December 12, 2013 [12]
1 GK United States Steve Clark Norway Hønefoss BK Undisclosed December 16, 2013 [13]
4 DF United States Michael Parkhurst Germany FC Augsburg Undisclosed January 13, 2014 [14]
12 MF United States Hector Jiménez United States LA Galaxy Trade January 14, 2014 [15]
5 DF Costa Rica Giancarlo González Norway Vålerenga Fotball Undisclosed February 21, 2014 [16]
25 MF Spain Álvaro Rey Canada Toronto FC Trade June 6, 2014 [17]
5 DF Austria Emanuel Pogatetz Germany 1. FC Nürnberg Undisclosed September 8, 2014 [18]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
DF United States Eddie Gaven Retired October 31, 2013 [19]
DF Canada Drew Beckie Option Declined November 22, 2013 [8]
DF Brazil Gláuber Option Declined November 22, 2013 [8]
DF United States Kyle Hyland Option Declined November 22, 2013 [8]
MF United States Danny O'Rourke Option Declined November 22, 2013 [8]
MF Poland Konrad Warzycha Option Declined November 22, 2013 [8]
DF United States Chad Marshall United States Seattle Sounders Traded for allocation money and 2015 MLS SuperDraft third round pick December 12, 2013 [20]
GK United States Andy Gruenebaum United States Sporting Kansas City Trade December 16, 2013 [21]
FW United States Ryan Finley United States Chivas USA Trade May 8, 2014 [22]
FW Ghana Dominic Oduro Canada Toronto FC Trade June 6, 2014 [17]
MF Spain Álvaro Rey Mutually Agreed Release July 15, 2014 [23]
DF Costa Rica Giancarlo González Italy Palermo Transfer August 26, 2014 [24]

Loan in

Kelechi Iheanacho Nigeria

Loan out

No. Position Player Loaned to Fee/Notes Date Source
26 FW United States Ryan Finley United States Dayton Dutch Lions Affiliate Loan, later transferred out March 12, 2014 [25]
27 DF United States Ross Friedman United States Dayton Dutch Lions Affiliate Loan March 12, 2014 [25]
22 MF Trinidad and Tobago Kevan George United States Dayton Dutch Lions Affiliate Loan March 12, 2014 [25]
41 GK United States Brad Stuver United States Dayton Dutch Lions Affiliate Loan March 12, 2014 [25]
33 MF United States Matt Walker United States Dayton Dutch Lions Affiliate Loan March 12, 2014 [25]

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
3 Venezuela Bernardo Añor Philadelphia Union Player of the Week
11 Argentina Federico Higuaín Portland Timbers Player of the Week

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
19 United States Steve Clark Montreal Impact Save of the Week
29 United States Steve Clark Montreal Impact Save of the Week

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
1 Argentina Federico Higuaín
United States Michael Parkhurst		 D.C. United Team of the Week
3 Venezuela Bernardo Añor Philadelphia Union Team of the Week
4 Argentina Federico Higuaín Seattle Sounders FC Team of the Week
6 Argentina Federico Higuaín San Jose Earthquakes Team of the Week
8 United States Steve Clark New York Red Bulls Team of the Week
11 Argentina Federico Higuaín Portland Timbers Team of the Week
11 Argentina Federico Higuaín Chicago Fire Team of the Week
14 United States Michael Parkhurst D.C. United Team of the Week
17 United States Ethan Finlay Colorado Rapids Team of the Week
19 Venezuela Bernardo Añor Montreal Impact Team of the Week
20 Costa Rica Giancarlo González New England Revolution Team of the Week
23 United States Steve Clark
Costa Rica Giancarlo González
Cameroon Tony Tchani		 Los Angeles Galaxy Team of the Week
24 Iraq Justin Meram Houston Dynamo Team of the Week
26 Iraq Justin Meram Chivas USA Team of the Week
28 Cameroon Tony Tchani
United States Steve Clark
United States Eric Gehrig		 New England Revolution Team of the Week

Kits

Home
Away
Away Alternate
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Yellow Yellow Yellow
Away White / Black-Yellow White Black
Away Alt. White / Black-Yellow White White MLS, March 8 against D.C. United

See also

References

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  2. ↑ http://massivereportdata.com/season/2014
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