2004 Columbus Crew season

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Investor-operatorsLamar Hunt
Clark Hunt
Dan Hunt
Lamar Hunt Jr.
Sharron Hunt Munson
Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors
Head CoachGreg Andrulis
Columbus Crew
2004 season
Investor-operatorsLamar Hunt
Clark Hunt
Dan Hunt
Lamar Hunt Jr.
Sharron Hunt Munson
Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors
Head CoachGreg Andrulis
StadiumColumbus Crew Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS Cup playoffsConference semifinals
U.S. Open CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Edson Buddle (11)

All:
Edson Buddle (13)
Highest home attendance23,775 (9/25 v. DC)
Lowest home attendance5,426 (7/20 v. CHI)
Average home league attendance16,769 (74.3%)
Biggest winCHI 1-3 CLB (5/23)
CLB 2–0 CHI (7/3)
CLB 3–1 LA (9/4)
CLB 4–2 NY (9/18)
Biggest defeatCLB 1-3 NY (4/3)
LA 2-0 CLB (4/24)
DC 3-1 CLB (6/19)
 2003
2005 

The 2004 Columbus Crew season was the club's ninth season of existence and their ninth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on April 3 against NY/NJ MetroStars. It was the fourth season under head coach Greg Andrulis.

The Crew won their first MLS trophy this season, the Supporters' Shield, by leading the league with 49 points. They would be upset by the New England Revolution by an aggregate score of 2–1 in the conference semifinals. They reached the round of 16 in the U.S. Open Cup.

This would be the final season for longtime Crew members Jeff Cunningham (who was traded to the Colorado Rapids) and Brian Maisonneuve (who retired). This was also the first season for longtime Crew defender Chad Marshall, the second pick of the draft.

As of October 31, 2004[1]

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 Jon Busch
2 DF  USA Frankie Hejduk
4 DF  USA Robin Fraser (captain)
5 DF  USA Stephen Herdsman
6 DF  USA Eric Denton
7 DF  NZL Simon Elliott
8 DF  NZL Duncan Oughton
9 FW  CRC Erick Scott
10 MF  USA Brian Maisonneuve
11 FW  USA Jeff Cunningham
12 FW  USA Edson Buddle
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  USA Chad Marshall
15 FW  USA Devin Barclay
16 MF  USA Ross Paule
17 MF  USA Danny Szetela
18 DF  USA Nelson Akwari
19 DF  USA Chris Wingert
20 MF  USA Tony Sanneh
21 MF  USA Kyle Martino
22 MF  USA Manny Lagos
23 FW  USA David Testo (on loan Richmond Kickers)
24 GK  USA Matt Jordan
25 MF  USA Michael Ritch
27 FW  USA Jamal Sutton
99 DF  USA Dante Washington

Technical Staff

Position Staff
President/General Manager United States Jim Smith until July 9
United States Mark McCullers after July 9
Head Coach United States Greg Andrulis
Assistant Coach United States John Murphy
Assistant Coach Poland Robert Warzycha
Head Trainer United States Craig Devine
Team Manager United States Tucker Walther

Source: [2]

Non-competitive

Preseason

The Crew started their slate of preseason matches in Bradenton, FL. For these initial games, they brought in Paweł Drumlak on trial.[3] The Crew then went to Spain for another series of preseason matches against local opponents before returning to the US and winning the first Carolina Challenge Cup.

February 17 Friendly Columbus Crew 3-0 U-19 Select Club Team Bradenton, FL
3:30 PM EST
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
March 24 Carolina Challenge Cup Charleston Battery 1-3 Columbus Crew Charleston, SC
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,620
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Robert Fereday
Nathan Clement

Midseason

During the season played a couple charity matches. In the Keith Evans Memorial Match against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, the Crew brought in Kirk Harwat from the Akron Zips.[4]

April 14 Connor Senn Memorial Game Ohio State Buckeyes 5-1 Columbus Crew Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT
  • Nugent 46'
Report
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 948
May 18 Keith Evans Memorial Match Columbus Crew 6-0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Obetz, OH
7:00 PM EDT
[4] Stadium: Crew Training Center

Competitive

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer April 3, 2004 October 16, 2004 Matchday 1 Winner 30 12 13 5 40 32 +8 040.00
MLS Cup Playoffs October 23, 2004 October 31, 2004 Conference Semifinals Conference Semifinals 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
U.S. Open Cup June 30, 2004 July 20, 2004 Third Round Fourth Round 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Total 34 13 14 7 44 38 +6 038.24

Source: Competitions

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew 30 12 5 13 40 32 +8 49 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 D.C. United 30 11 10 9 43 42 +1 42
3 MetroStars 30 11 12 7 47 49 2 40
4 New England Revolution 30 8 13 9 42 43 1 33
5 Chicago Fire 30 8 13 9 36 44 8 33
Source: MLS
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (S) 30 12 5 13 40 32 +8 49
2 Kansas City Wizards 30 14 9 7 38 30 +8 49 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 11 9 10 42 40 +2 43
4 D.C. United (C) 30 11 10 9 43 42 +1 42 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
5 Colorado Rapids 30 10 9 11 29 32 3 41
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 49 12 5 13 40 32  +8 8 2 5 26 18  +8 4 3 8 14 14  0

Source: MLS standings
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHHAAA
ResultLLLTTWWWWTLLWTTTWTTWTTWWWWTWTT
Source: schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

April 3 1 Columbus Crew 1-3 NY/NJ MetroStars Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 20,356
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
Assistant referees: Rob Fereday
Kermit Quisenberry
Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar
April 17 2 Kansas City Wizards 1-0 Columbus Crew Kansas City, MO
8:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 9,682
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
George Vergara
Fourth official: Hector Tobon
April 24 3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,317
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Nate Clement
Richard Eddy
Fourth official: Ramon Hernandez
May 1 4 Columbus Crew 0-0 Dallas Burn Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,271
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
Assistant referees: Jose Andrade
Steve Taylor
Fourth official: Alex Prus
May 8 5 D.C. United 1-1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 18,376
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Assistant referees: Chris Strickland
Jose Corro
Fourth official: Andrew Chapin
May 15 6 Columbus Crew 1-0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,694
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: George Gansner
Fabio Tovar
Fourth official: Brent Sorg
May 23 7 Chicago Fire 1-3 Columbus Crew Chicago, IL
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 10,854
Referee: Ali Saheli
Assistant referees: George Vergara
Bill Dittmar
Fourth official: Michael Kennedy
May 29 8 Columbus Crew 1-0 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,555
Referee: Mark Geiger
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Kermit Quisenberry
Fourth official: Kevin Stott
June 6 9 New England Revolution 1-2 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 7,047
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Nate Clement
Jose Corro
Fourth official: Niko Bratsis
June 12 10 Columbus Crew 2-2 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,680
Referee: Marcel Yonan
Assistant referees: George Gansner
Jorge De La Bandera
Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist
June 19 11 D.C. United 3-1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 17,176
Referee: Kevin Terry
Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar
Steve Taylor
Fourth official: Ben Jones
June 26 12 Columbus Crew 1-2 Colorado Rapids Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,407
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant referees: Chip Reed
Kenneth Kaplan
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
July 3 13 Columbus Crew 2-0 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,059
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Assistant referees: Greg Barkey
Bahij Salman
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
July 10 14 Dallas Burn 0-0 Columbus Crew Dallas, TX
8:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 7,223
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Assistant referees: David Bragg
Adam Garner
Fourth official: Troy Travis
July 17 15 Columbus Crew 1-1 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,373
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
Assistant referees: Chip Reed
Jorge De La Bandera
Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist
July 24 16 Colorado Rapids 0-0 Columbus Crew Denver, CO
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
Attendance: 8,437
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Emiliano Monje
Steve Taylor
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
July 28 17 Columbus Crew 2-1 Dallas Burn Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,069
Referee: Roni Canales
Assistant referees: David Bragg
Bill Dittmar
Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar
August 7 18 New England Revolution 2-2 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
2:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,156
Referee: Kevin Terry
Assistant referees: Thomas Supple
Chip Reed
Fourth official: Erich Simmons
August 14 19 Los Angeles Galaxy 0-0 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
10:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 21,285
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry
Fabio Tovar
Fourth official: Ramon Hernandez
August 18 20 Columbus Crew 2-1 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,580
Referee: Alex Prus
Assistant referees: Jose Corro
Chip Reed
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
August 21 21 Columbus Crew 2-2 D.C. United Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 23,849
Referee: Marcel Yonan
Assistant referees: Fabio Tovar
Emiliano Monje
Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja
August 29 22 NY/NJ MetroStars 1-1 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ
6:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,397
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant referees: Rob Fereday
Kenneth Kaplan
Fourth official: Roni Canales
September 4 23 Columbus Crew 3-1 Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,928
Referee: Mark Geiger
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Richard Eddy
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
September 8 24 San Jose Earthquakes 0-1 Columbus Crew San Jose, CA
10:30 PM EDT Report
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,137
Referee: Kevin Terry
Assistant referees: Paul Scott
Emiliano Monje
Fourth official: Ricardo Valenzuela
September 18 25 Columbus Crew 4-2 NY/NJ MetroStars Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 18,233
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Thomas Supple
Bill Dittmar
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
September 25 26 Columbus Crew 1-0 D.C. United Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 23,775
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant referees: George Gansner
Jose Corro
Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo
October 2 27 Columbus Crew 3-3 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 23,250
Referee: Kevin Terry
Assistant referees: Rob Fereday
Fabio Tovar
Fourth official: Andrew Chapin
October 6 28 Chicago Fire 0-1 Columbus Crew Chicago, IL
8:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 10,158
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry
Bill Dittmar
Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja
October 9 29 NY/NJ MetroStars 1-1 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 15,007
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Thomas Supple
Richard Eddy
Fourth official: Alex Prus
October 16 30 Colorado Rapids 1-1 Columbus Crew Denver, CO
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
Attendance: 12,412
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Chris Strickland
Emiliano Monje
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda

MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

October 23 Leg 1 New England Revolution 1-0 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 5,679
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Steven Davidson
Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja
October 31 Leg 2 Columbus Crew 1-1
(1-2 agg.)
New England Revolution Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EST
Report Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,224
Referee: Alex Prus
Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry
Rob Fereday
Fourth official: Kevin Terry

U.S. Open Cup

July 20 Fourth Round Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio 1-2 (a.e.t.) Illinois Chicago Fire (MLS) Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 5,426
Referee: Ali Saheli
Assistant referees: Nathan Clement
Jeffrey Mellen
Fourth official: Maikael Lundqvist

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 TotalMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States USA Jon Busch 33029+002+002+00
2 DF United States USA Frankie Hejduk 23319+122+001+01
4 DF United States USA Robin Fraser 32028+002+002+00
5 DF United States USA Stephen Herdsman 908+000+000+10
6 DF United States USA Eric Denton 20016+200+001+10
7 DF New Zealand NZL Simon Elliott 30026+102+001+00
8 DF New Zealand NZL Duncan Oughton 32221+722+002+00
9 FW Costa Rica CRC Erick Scott 702+400+001+00
10 MF United States USA Brian Maisonneuve 1105+400+001+10
11 FW United States USA Jeff Cunningham 33919+1190+201+00
12 FW United States USA Edson Buddle 281320+4111+112+01
14 DF United States USA Chad Marshall 32027+102+002+00
15 FW United States USA Devin Barclay 401+200+000+10
16 MF United States USA Ross Paule 29823+272+002+01
17 MF United States USA Danny Szetela 1004+400+200+00
18 DF United States USA Nelson Akwari 19016+300+000+00
19 DF United States USA Chris Wingert 26016+602+002+00
20 MF United States USA Tony Sanneh 826+022+000+00
21 MF United States USA Kyle Martino 33527+252+001+10
22 MF United States USA Manny Lagos 1918+1010+001+00
23 FW United States USA David Testo 1604+1200+000+00
24 GK United States USA Matt Jordan 101+000+000+00
25 FW United States USA Michael Ritch 1314+810+000+10
27 FW United States USA Jamal Sutton 100+100+000+00
99 FW United States USA Dante Washington 300+101+100+00
    Own goal 00-0-0-0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
17 DF United States USA Jake Traeger 100+100+000+00
31 GK United States USA Clint Baumstark 000+000+000+00

Source:

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
1 GK United States Jon Busch 30000030
2 DF United States Frankie Hejduk 41101061
4 DF United States Robin Fraser 31100041
5 DF United States Stephen Herdsman 10000010
6 DF United States Eric Denton 40000040
7 DF New Zealand Simon Elliott 30000030
8 DF New Zealand Duncan Oughton 20000020
9 FW Costa Rica Erick Scott 00000000
10 MF United States Brian Maisonneuve 40001050
11 FW United States Jeff Cunningham 10000010
12 FW United States Edson Buddle 30100141
14 DF United States Chad Marshall 10000010
15 FW United States Devin Barclay 00000000
16 MF United States Ross Paule 20000020
17 MF United States Danny Szetela 30000030
18 DF United States Nelson Akwari 40000040
19 DF United States Chris Wingert 40000040
20 MF United States Tony Sanneh 20000020
21 MF United States Kyle Martino 10101030
22 MF United States Manny Lagos 20000020
23 FW United States David Testo 10000010
24 GK United States Matt Jordan 00000000
25 FW United States Michael Ritch 10000010
27 FW United States Jamal Sutton 00000000
99 FW United States Dante Washington 00000000
Players who left Columbus during the season:
17 DF United States Jake Traeger 00000000
31 GK United States Clint Baumstark 00000000

Source:

Clean sheets

No. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
1 United States Jon Busch 1000033
24 United States Matt Jordan 00001
Players who left Columbus during the season:
31 United States Clint Baumstark 00000

Source:

Transfers

Awards

References

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