2006 Columbus Crew season
Columbus Crew 2006 soccer season
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The 2006 Columbus Crew season was the club's 11th season of existence and their 11th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on April 1 against Kansas City Wizards. It was the first season under head coach Sigi Schmid.
Investor-operatorsLamar Hunt
Clark Hunt
Dan Hunt
Lamar Hunt Jr.
Sharron Hunt Munson
Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors
Clark Hunt
Dan Hunt
Lamar Hunt Jr.
Sharron Hunt Munson
Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors
Head CoachSigi Schmid
StadiumColumbus Crew Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 6th
Overall: 12th
Overall: 12th
| 2006 season | |||
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| Investor-operators | Lamar Hunt Clark Hunt Dan Hunt Lamar Hunt Jr. Sharron Hunt Munson Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors | ||
| Head Coach | Sigi Schmid | ||
| Stadium | Columbus Crew Stadium | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 6th Overall: 12th | ||
| MLS Cup playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jason Garey Joseph Ngwenya (5 each) All: Jason Garey Joseph Ngwenya (5 each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,818 (4/14 v. CHI) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,920 (5/12 v. COL) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,294 (58.9%) | ||
| Biggest win | CLB 3–0 NE (9/2) CHI 1-4 CLB (10/7) | ||
| Biggest defeat | DC 1-5 CLB (5/31) KC 4-0 CLB (8/12) | ||
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This season is notable for being the first of MLS legend Kei Kamara's career, one which would have him play for a league-record 11 teams by 2025.
Roster
- As of September 2, 2006[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.
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Technical Staff
| Position | Staff |
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| President/General Manager |  Mark McCullers |
| Head Coach |  Sigi Schmid |
| Assistant Coach |  Robert Warzycha |
| Assistant Coach | Mike Lapper |
| Assistant Coach | Eduardo Carvacho |
| Head Trainer | Rick Guter |
| Team Manager | Tucker Walther |
| Equipment Manager | Omar Espinal |
Source: [2]
Non-competitive
Preseason
The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Florida, Cyprus, Louisiana and California before returning to Ohio.
The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Adam Frye, Brent Rahim, Edwin Miranda, Aleksey Korol, Chris Corcoran, Clint Baumstark and Piotr Świerczewski, Yaniv Abargil and Leonard Bisaku.[3]
Unsigned draft picks Brandon Moss, Dayton O'Brien, Duke Hashimoto, Andy Gruenebaum and Ivan Becerra also joined the team for preseason.
| February 10 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 0-2 | NY/NJ MetroStars | Bradenton, FL |
| 10:00 AM EST | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy | ||
| Note: Played three 30-minute periods | ||||
| February 10 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 3-1 | USASA Amateur Select Team | Bradenton, FL |
| 4:00 PM EST | Report |
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Stadium: IMG Academy | |
| Note: Played three 30-minute periods | ||||
| February 12 Tom Fitzgerald Memorial Soccer Festival | Columbus Crew | 1-0 | Real Salt Lake | Tampa, FL |
| 6:30 PM EST |
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Report | Stadium: Pepin Stadium |
| February 14 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 0-0 | Kansas City Wizards | Tampa, FL |
| 11:00 AM EST | Report | Stadium: University of South Florida |
| February 15 Friendly | South Florida Bulls | 2-5 | Columbus Crew | Tampa, FL |
| 11:00 AM EST | Report | Stadium: University of South Florida |
| February 16 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 1-3 | Chicago Fire | Bradenton, FL |
| 10:00 AM EST | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 25 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 3-1 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Ayia Napa, Cyprus |
| 8:30 AM EST | Report |
| February 27 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 1-1 | Zagłębie Lubin | Ayia Napa, Cyprus |
| 12:00 PM EST | Report |
| February 28 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 3-1 | FC Mordovia Saransk | Ayia Napa, Cyprus |
| 8:00 AM EST | Report |
| March 1 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 0-1 | Enosis Neon Paralimni FC | Ayia Napa, Cyprus |
| 8:00 AM EST | Report |
| March 2 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 2-1 | Panas | Ayia Napa, Cyprus |
| 12:00 PM EST | Report |
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| March 11 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 1-1 | Real Salt Lake | Lafayette, LA |
| 8:00 PM EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lafayette Soccer Complex |
| March 15 Friendly | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 0-0 | Columbus Crew | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 10:30 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Harder Stadium |
| March 17 Friendly | UC Irvine Anteaters | 6-0 | Columbus Crew | Irvine, CA |
| 10:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
| March 22 Friendly | Columbus Crew | Cancelled | Chivas USA | San Diego, CA |
| 10:00 PM EST | [4] | Stadium: San Ysidro High School |
| March 23 Friendly | San Diego Toreros | 0-3 | Columbus Crew | San Diego, CA |
| [5] | Stadium: Torero Stadium |
Midseason
Eberson was a guest player against Everton FC.
| April 19 Connor Senn Memorial Game | Ohio State Buckeyes | 1-1 | Columbus Crew | Columbus, OH |
| 7:00 PM EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,747 |
| April 30 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 8-1 | Maryland Terrapins | Columbus, OH |
| 11:00 AM EDT | [6] |
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Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium |
| May 23 Keith Evans Memorial Match | Columbus Crew | 3-1 | Cincinnati Kings | Obetz, OH |
| 7:00 PM EDT | [7] | Stadium: Crew Training Center |
| July 26 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 1-1 | Everton FC | Columbus, OH |
| 7:00 PM EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium |
Postseason
| November 8 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 2-0 | C.S.D. Municipal | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,704 Referee: Hilario Grajeda Assistant referees: Mikael Lundqvist Michael Salyers Fourth official: Dion Telting |
Competitive
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Major League Soccer | April 1, 2006 | October 14, 2006 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 25.00 |
| U.S. Open Cup | July 12, 2006 | August 1, 2006 | Third Round | Fourth Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Total | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 26.47 | ||||
Source: Competitions
MLS
Standings
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England Revolution | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 47 | |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 39 | |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 38 | |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 33 |
Source: MLS
Overall table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 39 | |
| 9 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 39 | North American SuperLiga |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 39 | |
| 11 | Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 38 | |
| 12 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 33 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 26 | −12 |
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
Match results
| April 1 1 | Kansas City Wizards | 3-1 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, MO |
| 8:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 18,143 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Fabio Tovar Rob Fereday Fourth official: Marcel Yonan |
| April 8 2 | Colorado Rapids | 3-1 | Columbus Crew | Denver, CO |
| 9:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High Attendance: 12,124 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Emiliano Monje Paul Scott Fourth official: Colin Tait |
| April 15 3 | Columbus Crew | 1-1 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, OH |
| 4:00 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,818 Referee: Erich Simmons Assistant referees: Thomas Supple George Vergara Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda |
| April 22 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0-1 | Columbus Crew | Carson, CA |
| 10:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,666 Referee: Mauricio Navarro Assistant referees: Steven Davidson Amato DeLuca Fourth official: Silviu Petrescu |
| April 29 5 | Columbus Crew | 0-1 | Kansas City Wizards | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,399 Referee: Andrew Chapin Assistant referees: Rob Fereday Adam Wienckowski Fourth official: Jozef Batko |
| May 6 6 | Real Salt Lake | 0-1 | Columbus Crew | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 9:00 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 15,804 Referee: Ben Jones Assistant referees: Jose Corro Corey Rockwell Fourth official: Ramon Hernandez |
| May 13 7 | Columbus Crew | 1-0 | Colorado Rapids | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 8,920 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Anthony Vasoli Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda |
| May 20 8 | Columbus Crew | 1-1 | D.C. United | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,646 Referee: Richard Heron Assistant referees: Richard Eddy C.J. Morgante Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist |
| May 31 9 | D.C. United | 5-1 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,725 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: Nate Clement George Vergara Fourth official: Mark Geiger |
| June 3 10 | FC Dallas | 1-2 | Columbus Crew | Frisco, TX |
| 8:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 11,085 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Paul Scott Fourth official: Adam Garner |
| June 10 11 | Columbus Crew | 0-1 | Kansas City Wizards | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,754 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Steve Taylor Jorge De La Bandera Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist |
| June 18 12 | Chivas USA | 2-0 | Columbus Crew | Carson, CA |
| 10:00 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,293 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Steven Davidson Fabio Tovar Fourth official: Kari Seitz |
| June 21 13 | Columbus Crew | 1-1 | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 9,491 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: George Gansner Joe Ellis Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda |
| June 24 14 | Columbus Crew | 1-1 | Chivas USA | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,095 Referee: Abbey Okulaja Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Michael Salyers Fourth official: Jeffrey Mellen |
| June 28 15 | New York Red Bulls | 0-0 | Columbus Crew | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 7,783 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Nate Clement Jorge De La Bandera Fourth official: Jorge Gonzalez |
| July 4 16 | Houston Dynamo | 1-1 | Columbus Crew | Houston, TX |
| 8:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 8,497 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski George Vergara Fourth official: Colin Tait |
| July 8 17 | Columbus Crew | 0-1 | D.C. United | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,134 Referee: Mauricio Navarro Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Sean Hurd Fourth official: Rizal Milliken |
| July 15 18 | D.C. United | 3-2 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 20,227 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Steve Taylor Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Alex Prus |
| July 19 19 | Columbus Crew | 0-2 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,942 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry C.J. Morgante Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist |
| July 22 20 | Columbus Crew | 1-1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Columbus, OH |
| 4:00 PM EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,262 Referee: Richard Heron Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Adam Wienckowski Fourth official: Elias Bazakos |
| July 29 21 | Chicago Fire | 0-0 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, IL |
| 8:30 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,145 Referee: Elias Bazakos Assistant referees: Nate Clement George Vergara Fourth official: Michael Kennedy |
| August 12 22 | Kansas City Wizards | 4-0 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, MO |
| 8:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 14,618 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar George Gansner Fourth official: Colin Tait |
| August 16 23 | Columbus Crew | 1-2 | Real Salt Lake | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,149 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Michael Salyers Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist |
| August 19 24 | Columbus Crew | 1-0 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,112 Referee: Colin Tait Assistant referees: Rob Fereday Richard Eddy Fourth official: Marcel Yonan |
| August 27 25 | New England Revolution | 1-0 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, MA |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,341 Referee: Shane Moody Assistant referees: George Gansner Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Andrew Chapin | |
| Note: Originally scheduled for August 26 | ||||
| September 2 26 | Columbus Crew | 3-0 | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,472 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Michael Salyers Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda |
| September 9 27 | Columbus Crew | 1-2 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,141 Referee: Ramon Hernandez Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Kyle Borne Fourth official: Jozef Batko |
| September 16 28 | New York Red Bulls | 1-0 | Columbus Crew | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 11,878 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Jorge De La Bandera Fourth official: Andrew Chapin |
| September 23 29 | Columbus Crew | 1-1 | Houston Dynamo | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,505 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Michael Salyers Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist |
| September 30 30 | Columbus Crew | 3-1 | FC Dallas | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,054 Referee: Elias Bazakos Assistant referees: Rob Fereday Anthony Vasoli Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda |
| October 7 31 | Chicago Fire | 1-4 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, IL |
| 8:30 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,166 Referee: Richard Heron Assistant referees: Thomas Supple Adam Wienckowski Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar |
| October 14 32 | New England Revolution | 1-0 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, MA |
| 7:30 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,537 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Rob Fereday C.J. Morgante Fourth official: Erich Simmons |
MLS Cup Playoffs
The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.
U.S. Open Cup
| July 12 Third Round | Michigan Bucks (PDL)  | 1-4 |  Columbus Crew (MLS) | Rochester Hills, MI |
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Report | Stadium: Stoney Creek High School Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| August 1 Fourth Round | D.C. United (MLS)  | 2-1 (a.e.t.) | Columbus Crew (MLS) | Germantown, MD |
| Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,774 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Jeff GontareckJason Cullum Fourth official: Ben Jones |
Reserve League
Overall table
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Colorado Rapids Reserves (C) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 27 |
| 2 | Kansas City Wizards Reserves | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 23 |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo Reserves | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 21 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake Reserves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 21 |
| 5 | D.C. United Reserves | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 19 |
| 6 | FC Dallas Reserves | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 17 |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls Reserves | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 16 |
| 8 | Chivas USA Reserves | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 15 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 14 |
| 9 | Chicago Fire Reserves | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 14 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew Reserves | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 10 |
| 12 | New England Revolution Reserves | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 31 | −22 | 4 |
Match results
| April 9 1 | Colorado Rapids | 4-0 | Columbus Crew | Westminster, CO |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Rapids Training Facility |
| April 23 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3-0 | Columbus Crew | Carson, CA |
| Report |
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Stadium: The Home Depot Center |
| May 7 3 | Real Salt Lake | 2-0 | Columbus Crew | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Report |
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Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Referee: Ramon Hernandez Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell Jeff Young Fourth official: Feliciano Palomino |
| May 14 4 | Columbus Crew | 2-3 | Colorado Rapids | Obetz, OH |
| Report | Stadium: Crew Training Center |
| June 4 5 | FC Dallas | 3-0 | Columbus Crew | Frisco, TX |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Referee: Adam Garner Assistant referees: Harold Zavalney Luis Guardia Fourth official: Blackwell |
| July 9 6 | Columbus Crew | 0-1 | D.C. United | Obetz, OH |
| Report |
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Stadium: Crew Training Center |
| August 20 7 | Columbus Crew | 3-1 | New York Red Bulls | Obetz, OH |
| Report |
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Stadium: Crew Training Center |
| September 3 8 | Columbus Crew | 3-1 | New England Revolution | Obetz, OH |
| Report | Stadium: Crew Training Center |
| September 10 9 | Columbus Crew | 2-3 | Chicago Fire | Obetz, OH |
| Report | Stadium: Crew Training Center |
| September 17 10 | New York Red Bulls | 2-1 | Columbus Crew | East Rutherford, NJ |
| Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| October 1 11 | Columbus Crew | 0-0 | FC Dallas | Columbus, OH |
| Report |
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Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda Assistant referees: Michael Szymanski Michael Kinder Fourth official: Michelle Cowman |
| October 8 12 | Chicago Fire | 0-3 | Columbus Crew | Elmhurst, IL |
| Report | Stadium: Langhorst Field Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Peter Manikowski Peter Balciunas Fourth official: Jose Gesundheit |
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 | U.S. Open Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | USA |
Jon Busch | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | USA |
Frankie Hejduk | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | USA |
Ritchie Kotschau | 28 | 1 | 23+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | USA |
Rusty Pierce | 18 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MF | USA |
Brandon Moss | 22 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF |  CHI |
Marcos González | 23 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | USA |
Jacob Thomas | 20 | 2 | 13+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | DF |  NZL |
Duncan Oughton | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | USA |
Jason Garey | 26 | 5 | 18+7 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW |  ZIM |
Joseph Ngwenya | 20 | 5 | 17+3 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | USA |
Ned Grabavoy | 10 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | USA |
Eddie Gaven | 32 | 4 | 30+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | USA |
Marc Burch | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | USA |
Chad Marshall | 28 | 2 | 25+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
| 15 | MF |  MEX |
José Retiz | 23 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW |  SLE |
Kei Kamara | 20 | 3 | 9+10 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | USA |
Danny Szetela | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | USA |
Knox Cameron | 11 | 1 | 3+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
| 19 | FW | MEX |
Ivan Becerra | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | DF | USA |
Tim Ward | 13 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | FW | CHI |
Sebastián Rozental | 22 | 3 | 15+5 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW |  VIN |
Ezra Hendrickson | 26 | 1 | 20+4 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | USA |
Jed Zayner | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF |  BRA |
Ricardo Virtuoso | 10 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | GK | USA |
Andy Gruenebaum | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | GK | USA |
Noah Palmer | 11 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | USA |
Eric Vasquez | 14 | 1 | 4+8 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | GK |  PUR |
Bill Gaudette | 12 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | USA |
Chris Leitch | 26 | 0 | 18+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 88 | GK | USA |
Jonny Walker | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 99 | FW | USA |
Ryan Coiner | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
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Own goal | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | ||||
| Players who left Columbus during the season: | |||||||||||
| 10 | MF | USA |
Kyle Martino | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | USA |
John Wolyniec | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | USA |
Dayton O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF |  CRO |
Leonard Bisaku | 7 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF |  ENG |
Joel Kitamirike | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | GK | USA |
Dan Popik | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | GK | USA |
Dominik Jakubek | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | USA |
Duke Hashimoto | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Disciplinary record
Clean sheets
| No. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Games Played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Busch |
3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 28 | Andy Gruenebaum |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 29 | Noah Palmer |
1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 31 | Bill Gaudette |
3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |||
| 88 | Jonny Walker |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players who left Columbus during the season: | ||||||||
| 27 | Dan Popik |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 27 | Dominik Jakubek |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS Reserve League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| - | MF | USA |
Trey Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | MEX |
Ivan Becerra | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CRO |
Leonard Bisaku | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| - | MF | USA |
Milton Blanco | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| - | MF |  BUL |
Lubomir Bogdanov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| - | FW | SLE |
Sallieu Bundu | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | USA |
Marc Burch | 5 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | USA |
Knox Cameron | 11 | 3 | 8+3 | 3 |
| 99 | FW | USA |
Ryan Coiner | 6 | 3 | 6+0 | 3 |
| - | DF | USA |
Rene Corona | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| - | FW | USA |
Brian Cvilikas | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| - | GK | USA |
Peter Dzubay | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA |
Jason Garey | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | USA |
Bill Gaudette | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA |
Eddie Gaven | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CHI |
Marcos González | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA |
Ned Grabavoy | 6 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 |
| 28 | GK | USA |
Andy Gruenebaum | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | USA |
Duke Hashimoto | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | USA |
Ezra Hendrickson | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | USA |
Dominik Jakubek | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| - | GK | USA |
Jordan James | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| - | MF |  KUW |
Nowaf Jaman | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SLE |
Kei Kamara | 10 | 2 | 8+2 | 2 |
| - | FW | USA |
Gus Kartes | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG |
Joel Kitamirike | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA |
Ritchie Kotschau | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| - | DF | PUR |
John Krause | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA |
Chris Leitch | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| - | MF | USA |
Ahmad Manning | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA |
Chad Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| - | FW | USA |
Brett McNabb | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| - | MF |  KOR |
Seung Meang | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| - | FW |  JAM |
Machel Millwood | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | USA |
Brandon Moss | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| - | DF | ZIM |
Thulani Ncube | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ZIM |
Joseph Ngwenya | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| - | FW | USA |
Kevin Nugent | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | USA |
Dayton O'Brien | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | NZL |
Duncan Oughton | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | USA |
Noah Palmer | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| - | MF | USA |
Jeremy Parkins | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| - | DF | USA |
Anthony Peters | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | USA |
Dan Popik | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | MEX |
José Retiz | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | CHI |
Sebastián Rozental | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 |
| - | DF | USA |
Matt Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA |
Jacob Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| - | DF | USA |
Jake Traeger | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | USA |
Eric Vasquez | 12 | 2 | 10+2 | 2 |
| 25 | MF | BRA |
Ricardo Virtuoso | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA |
Tim Ward | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 |
| - | FW | USA |
Cam Weaver | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 |
| - | MF | USA |
Kyle Widder | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA |
John Wolyniec | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
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Own goal | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | ||
Disciplinary record
Clean sheets
| No. | Name | MLS Reserve League | Total | Games Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Peter Dzubay |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Bill Gaudette |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Andy Gruenebaum |
1 | 1 | 9 |
| 27 | Dominik Jakubek |
0 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Jordan James |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Noah Palmer |
0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Dan Popik |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Marcos González |
Club Deportivo Palestino |
January 11, 2006 | [8] | |
| DF | Joel Kitamirike |
 Dundee F.C. |
January 11, 2006 | [8] | |
| DF | Tim Ward |
NY/NJ MetroStars |
Traded for Chris Henderson. Signed to a developmental contract. | January 12, 2006 | [9] |
| FW | Sebastián Rozental |
Puerto Rico Islanders |
January 13, 2006 | [10] | |
| FW | Jason Garey |
Maryland Terrapins |
Drafted in round 1 of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft | January 20, 2006 | [11] |
| FW | Kei Kamara |
Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros |
Drafted in round 1 of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to a developmental contract. | January 20, 2006 | [11] |
| DF | Jed Zayner |
Indiana Hoosiers |
Drafted in round 2 of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to a developmental contract. | January 20, 2006 | [11] |
| MF | Brandon Moss |
New Mexico Lobos |
Drafted in round 3 of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to a developmental contract. | January 20, 2006 | [11] |
| FW | Dayton O'Brien |
Memphis Tigers |
Drafted in round 3 of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft | January 20, 2006 | [11] |
| FW | Duke Hashimoto |
SMU Mustangs |
Drafted in round 4 of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft | January 20, 2006 | [11] |
| GK | Andy Gruenebaum |
Kentucky Wildcats |
Drafted in round 1 of the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft. Signed to a developmental contract. | January 26, 2006 | [12] |
| FW | Ivan Becerra |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
Drafted in round 3 of the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft | January 26, 2006 | [12] |
| DF | Rusty Pierce |
Real Salt Lake |
Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft | February 22, 2006 | [13] |
| MF | José Retiz |
Club Puebla |
March 21, 2006 | [14] | |
| MF | Eddie Gaven |
NY/NJ MetroStars |
Traded with the rights for Chris Leitch for Edson Buddle | March 28, 2006 | [15] |
| MF | Jacob Thomas |
VfB Lübeck |
March 28, 2006 | [16] | |
| MF | Leonard Bisaku |
 HŠK Posušje |
April 4, 2006 | [17] | |
| DF | Ezra Hendrickson |
Chivas USA |
Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft | April 28, 2006 | [18] |
| DF | Chris Leitch |
NY/NJ MetroStars |
April 28, 2006 | [19] | |
| FW | Joseph Ngwenya |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
Traded with Ned Grabavoy for Kyle Martino and John Wolyniec | May 12, 2006 | [20] |
| MF | Ned Grabavoy |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
Traded with Joseph Ngwenya for Kyle Martino and John Wolyniec. Signed to a developmental contract. | May 12, 2006 | [20] |
| GK | Noah Palmer |
Real Salt Lake |
Traded for a first round draft pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft and the rights to Duke Hashimoto | May 24, 2006 | [21] |
| MF | Ricardo Virtuoso |
 FC Chiasso |
May 28, 2006 | [22] | |
| FW | Marc Burch |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. Signed to a developmental contract. | July 11, 2006 | [23] |
| FW | Ryan Coiner |
Holstein Kiel |
July 13, 2006 | [24] | |
| DF | Duncan Oughton |
Columbus Crew |
August 18, 2006 | [25] | |
| DF | Danny O'Rourke |
Toronto FC |
Traded with William Hesmer for a partial allocation | November 17, 2006 | [26] |
| GK | William Hesmer |
Toronto FC |
Traded with Danny O'Rourke for a partial allocation | November 17, 2006 | [26] |
Loan in
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Simon Elliott |
Fulham F.C. |
The Crew retains his MLS rights | January 6, 2006 | [33] |
| MF | Chris Henderson |
NY/NJ MetroStars |
Traded for Tim Ward | January 12, 2006 | [9] |
| DF | Chris Wingert |
Colorado Rapids |
Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft | January 20, 2006 | [11] |
| GK | Matt Jordan |
Colorado Rapids |
Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft | January 20, 2006 | [11] |
| MF | Marcus Storey |
Houston Dynamo |
Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft | February 16, 2006 | [34] |
| FW | David Testo |
 Vancouver Whitecaps |
Placed on waivers | March 3, 2006 | [35] |
| FW | Jamal Sutton |
Seattle Sounders |
Placed on waivers | March 3, 2006 | [35] |
| MF |  Luis Gallardo |
 A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
Placed on waivers | March 3, 2006 | [35] |
| DF | Stephen Herdsman |
Retired | Placed on waivers | March 3, 2006 | [35] |
| MF | Domenic Mediate |
D.C. United |
Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft | March 14, 2006 | [36] |
| FW | Edson Buddle |
New York Red Bulls |
Traded for the rights to Chris Leitch and Eddie Gaven | March 28, 2006 | [15] |
| DF | Joel Kitamirike |
Fisher Athletic F.C. |
Placed on waivers | April 27, 2006 | [37] |
| MF | Kyle Martino |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
Traded with John Wolyniec for Ned Grabavoy and Joseph Ngwenya | May 12, 2006 | [20] |
| FW | John Wolyniec |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
Traded with Kyle Martino for Ned Grabavoy and Joseph Ngwenya | May 12, 2006 | [20] |
| DF | Duncan Oughton |
Columbus Crew |
Placed on waivers | May 12, 2006 | [35] |
| FW | Duke Hashimoto |
Real Salt Lake |
Rights traded with a first round draft pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft for Noah Palmer | May 24, 2006 | [21] |
| MF | Dayton O'Brien |
Atlanta Silverbacks |
Placed on waivers | July 11, 2006 | [23] |
| MF | Leonard Bisaku |
Retired | August 18, 2006 | [25] | |
| DF | Ritchie Kotschau |
Toronto FC |
Selected ninth in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft | November 17, 2006 | [38] |
| GK | Noah Palmer |
Retired | Placed on waivers | November, 2006 | |
| MF | Eric Vasquez |
Miami FC |
Placed on waivers | November, 2006 | |
| FW | Knox Cameron |
Canton Celtic |
Contract expired | December 31, 2006 | |
| FW | Sebastián Rozental |
 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. |
Contract expired | December 31, 2006 |
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:
| 2006 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks[39] | ||||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jason Garey |
FW | Maryland | ||
| 1 | 9 | Kei Kamara |
FW | Cal State Dominguez Hills | ||
| 2 | 13 | Jed Zayner |
DF | Indiana | ||
| 3 | 27 | Brandon Moss |
MF | New Mexico | ||
| 3 | 33 | Dayton O'Brien |
FW | Memphis | ||
| 4 | 38 | Duke Hashimoto |
FW | SMU | ||
| 2006 Columbus Crew Supplemental Draft Picks[40] | ||||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Andy Gruenebaum |
GK | Kentucky | ||
| 2 | 15 | David Chun |
MF | SMU | ||
| 3 | 27 | Ivan Becerra |
FW | UC Santa Barbara | ||
Awards
Postseason
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Crew Team Awards
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