2002 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2002 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: 2nd
Overall: 6th
MLS Cup PlayoffsSemifinals
U.S. Open CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jeff Cunningham (16)

All:
Jeff Cunningham (16)
Highest home attendance24,422 (8/31 v. NE)
Lowest home attendance2,103 (9/10 v. KC)
Average home league attendance16,703 (74.1%)
Biggest winKC 0–4 CLB (6/2)
Biggest defeatNE 4-1 CLB (7/4)

The 2002 Columbus Crew season was the club's seventh season of existence and their seventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on March 23 against Chicago Fire. It was the second season under head coach Greg Andrulis.[1] The Crew's USL A-League affiliates this season were Cincinnati Riverhawks, Indiana Blast, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Rochester Raging Rhinos, Western Massachusetts Pioneers, and Reading Rage.[2]

Roster

As of August 15, 2002[3]

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
3 DF  USA Mike Clark
4 DF  CRC Daniel Torres
5 DF  USA Chad McCarty
7 MF  USA John Harkes
8 DF  NZL Duncan Oughton
9 FW  USA Dante Washington
10 MF  USA Brian Maisonneuve (captain)
11 FW  USA Jeff Cunningham
12 FW  USA Edson Buddle
13 DF  USA Brian Dunseth
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  COL John Wilmar Pérez
15 MF  GUA Freddy Garcia
16 DF  USA Eric Denton
17 FW  USA Brian West
19 MF  POL Robert Warzycha
20 FW  USA Brian McBride (captain)
21 MF  USA Kyle Martino
22 GK  USA Tom Presthus (captain)
23 DF  USA Chris Leitch
24 MF  USA Jeff Matteo

Technical Staff

Position Staff
President/General Manager Jim Smith
Head Coach Greg Andrulis
Assistant Coach Oscar Pisano
Assistant Coach Robert Warzycha
Head Trainer Craig Devine
Team Manager Tucker Walther

Source: [4]

Non-competitive

Preseason

The Crew brought in Antonio Otero, Jason Moore and Chris Houser into camp as non-rostered invitees while they were in Florida.[5]

January 25 Friendly Cincinnati Riverhawks 1-2 Columbus Crew Mason, OH
7:00 PM EST
  • Lowey
Report
Stadium: Wall2Wall Soccer Facility
Attendance: 300
February 11 Friendly Columbus Crew 3-1 U.S. Amateur National Team Bradenton, FL
Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
February 18 Friendly Columbus Crew 2-2 NY/NJ MetroStars Bradenton, FL
Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Gus St. Silva
Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry
Steve Davidson
March 19 Keith Evans Memorial Match Columbus Crew v Dayton Flyers Obetz, OH
Report Stadium: Crew Training Center

Midseason

April 30 Connor Senn Memorial Game Ohio State Buckeyes 0-3 Columbus Crew Columbus, OH
Report Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
May 15 Friendly Columbus Crew 7-2 1. FC Nürnberg Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 8,259
Referee: Alex Prus
Assistant referees: Hilario Grajeda
Mikael Linquist
Fourth official: Rizal Milliken
August 25 Friendly Cincinnati Riverhawks 0-2 Columbus Crew Wilder, KY
  • Wolf  69'
Report
Stadium: Town and Country Sports Complex

Competitive

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer March 23, 2002 September 22, 2002 Matchday 1 6th 28 11 5 12 44 43 +1 039.29
MLS Cup Playoffs September 25, 2002 October 12, 2002 Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 040.00
U.S. Open Cup July 17, 2002 October 24, 2002 Third Round Winners 4 4 0 0 9 3 +6 100.00
Total 37 17 7 13 59 51 +8 045.95

Source: Competitions

MLS

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New England Revolution 28 12 14 2 49 49 0 38 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Columbus Crew 28 11 12 5 44 43 +1 38
3 Chicago Fire 28 11 13 4 43 38 +5 37
4 MetroStars 28 11 15 2 41 47 −6 35
5 D.C. United 28 9 14 5 31 40 −9 32
Source: MLS
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Colorado Rapids 28 13 11 4 43 48 −5 43
5 New England Revolution 28 12 14 2 49 49 0 38 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
6 Columbus Crew 28 11 12 5 44 43 +1 38
7 Chicago Fire 28 11 13 4 43 38 +5 37
8 Kansas City Wizards 28 9 10 9 37 45 −8 36
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored

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
28 38 11 12 5 44 43  +1 6 4 4 17 15  +2 5 8 1 27 28  −1

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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumHAHHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHAAAHAHAHA
ResultLWLLWLTWTLWWTLLLWTWLWLWWTLWL
Source: schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

March 23 1 Columbus Crew 0-2 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 18,450
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Nate Clement
Fourth official: Gus St. Silva
March 27 2 NY/NJ MetroStars 0-1 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 45,411
Referee: Gus St. Silva
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Steve Taylor
Fourth official: Erich Simmons
Note: Originally scheduled for March 30.
April 6 3 Columbus Crew 1-2 (a.e.t.) NY/NJ MetroStars Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,103
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
Assistant referees: Steven Davidson
Thomas Supple
Fourth official: Richard Heron
April 20 4 Columbus Crew 0-2 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,493
Referee: Gerry Corrie
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Chip Reed
Fourth official: Terry Vaughn
April 27 5 Columbus Crew 1-0 D.C. United Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,997
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Richard Huber
Kermit Quisenberry
Fourth official: Peter Kokolski
May 4 6 San Jose Earthquakes 3-2 Columbus Crew San Jose, CA
4:00 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 6,317
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: David Bragg
Fabio Tovar
Fourth official: Jesse Johnson
May 12 7 D.C. United 1-1 (a.e.t.) Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
4:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 30,413
Referee: Ali Saheli
Assistant referees: Nate Clement
Steve Taylor
Fourth official: Richard Heron
Note: Originally scheduled for May 11
May 18 8 Columbus Crew 2-0 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,712
Referee: Elias Bazakos
Assistant referees: Rob Fereday
Richard Eddy
Fourth official: Michael Kennedy
May 25 9 Columbus Crew 1-1 (a.e.t.) Dallas Burn Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,773
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Mikael Lundqvist
Fourth official: Terry Vaughn
June 2 10 Chicago Fire 5-4 Columbus Crew Naperville, IL
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Cardinal Stadium
Attendance: 10,241
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant referees: Richard Huber
David Bragg
Fourth official: Marcel Yonan
Note: Originally scheduled for June 1
June 12 11 New England Revolution 1-2 (a.e.t.) Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 7,701
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Thomas Supple
Bill Dittmar
Fourth official: Erich Simmons
June 15 12 Columbus Crew 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,085
Referee: Jasen Anno
Assistant referees: Jon Wilson
George Gansner
Fourth official: Terry Vaughn
June 19 13 Columbus Crew 1-1 (a.e.t.) Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,089
Referee: Reggie Rutty
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Robbie Mann
Fourth official: Elias Bazakos
June 29 14 Dallas Burn 1-0 (a.e.t.) Columbus Crew Dallas, TX
8:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 16,186
Referee: Elias Bazakos
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Chip Reed
Fourth official: Kevin Terry
July 4 15 New England Revolution 4-1 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,903
Referee: Alex Prus
Assistant referees: Richard Eddy
Bahij Salman
Fourth official: Thomas Supple
July 6 16 Columbus Crew 2-3 NY/NJ MetroStars Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,756
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant referees: Richard Huber
Steven Davidson
Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar
July 13 17 D.C. United 1-3 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 13,665
Referee: Alex Prus
Assistant referees: Rob Fereday
Jorge De La Bandera
Fourth official: Daniel Stead
July 20 18 Columbus Crew 1-1 (a.e.t.) Colorado Rapids Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 21,432
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Bill Dittmar
Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist
July 24 19 Columbus Crew 1-0 D.C. United Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,368
Referee: Erich Simmons
Assistant referees: Chip Reed
Mikael Lundqvist
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
July 27 20 Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 Columbus Crew Pasadena, CA
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 14,177
Referee: Gerry Corrie
Assistant referees: Richard Huber
Emiliano Monje
Fourth official: Miguel Chicas
July 31 21 NY/NJ MetroStars 2-3 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,602
Referee: Rich Grady
Assistant referees: Greg Barkey
Alex Schuster
Fourth official: Alex Prus
August 10 22 Colorado Rapids 2-1 Columbus Crew Denver, CO
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
Attendance: 13,252
Referee: Gerry Corrie
Assistant referees: Greg Barkey
Jose Andrade
Fourth official: Jose Corro
August 14 23 Columbus Crew 3-2 Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,860
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Assistant referees: Francisco Sanchez
Bahij Salman
Fourth official: Jasen Anno
August 18 24 Kansas City Wizards 0-4 Columbus Crew Kansas City, MO
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 8,364
Referee: Ali Saheli
Assistant referees: George Vergara
Chris Strickland
Fourth official: Brian Poeschel
August 31 25 Columbus Crew 0-0 (a.e.t.) New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 24,422
Referee: Kevin Terry
Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar
Jose Andrade
Fourth official: Rizal Milliken
September 7 26 San Jose Earthquakes 4-3 (a.e.t.) Columbus Crew San Jose, CA
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 14,792
Referee: Gus St. Silva
Assistant referees: Jorge Reyes
Emiliano Monje
Fourth official: Brian Hall
September 14 27 Columbus Crew 2-0 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 22,459
Referee: Kevin Terry
Assistant referees: Richard Huber
Richard Eddy
Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
September 22 28 Chicago Fire 2-1 Columbus Crew Naperville, IL
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Cardinal Stadium
Attendance: 15,487
Referee: Richard Heron
Assistant referees: Richard Eddy
Steve Taylor
Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar

MLS Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals

September 25 Game 1 San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 Columbus Crew San Jose, CA
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,069
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Paul Scott
Chip Reed
Fourth official: Ali Saheli
September 28 Game 2 Columbus Crew 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,004
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant referees: Rob Fereday
Francisco Sanchez
Fourth official: Michael Kennedy
Note: Columbus Crew advances to the semifinals 6 points to 0

Semifinals

October 6 Game 1 New England Revolution 0-0 (a.e.t.) Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,387
Referee: Brian Hall
Assistant referees: George Vergara
Chip Reed
Fourth official: Gerry Corrie
October 9 Game 2 Columbus Crew 0-1 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,245
Referee: Gerry Corrie
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Richard Eddy
Fourth official: Michael Kennedy
October 12 Game 3 New England Revolution 2-2 (a.e.t.) Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
4:00 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,216
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Nate Clement
George Gansner
Fourth official: Terry Vaughn
Note: New England Revolution advances to MLS Cup 2002 5 points to 2

U.S. Open Cup

July 17 Third Round Columbus Crew (MLS) 3-0 Richmond Kickers (A-L) Columbus, OH
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 7,887
Referee: Misail Tsapos
Assistant referees: Mikael Lundqvist
Hilario Grajedo
Fourth official: Rizal Millikaen
August 7 Quarterfinals NY/NJ MetroStars (MLS) 1-2 Columbus Crew (MLS) Uniondale, NY
9:15 EDT
Report
Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex
Attendance: 8,314
Referee: Brian Poeschel
Assistant referees: Greg Barkey
Chip Reed
Fourth official: Kevin Stott
September 10 Semifinals Columbus Crew (MLS) 3-2 (a.e.t.) Kansas City Wizards (MLS) Columbus, OH
8:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 3,132
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 24 Final Columbus Crew (MLS) 1-0 Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 6,054
Referee: Brian Hall
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Steven Davidson
Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  USA Jon Busch 23 0 13+1 0 5+0 0 4+0 0
3 DF  USA Mike Clark 28 1 19+2 1 3+0 0 4+0 0
4 DF  CRC Daniel Torres 32 0 23+2 0 2+2 0 2+1 0
5 DF  USA Chad McCarty 27 1 13+5 1 5+0 0 2+2 0
7 MF  USA John Harkes 11 0 7+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 DF  NZL Duncan Oughton 29 0 17+3 0 5+0 0 3+1 0
9 FW  USA Dante Washington 27 9 12+9 6 0+2 1 1+3 2
10 MF  USA Brian Maisonneuve 35 1 26+0 1 4+1 0 4+0 0
11 FW  USA Jeff Cunningham 35 16 21+6 16 5+0 0 3+0 0
12 FW  USA Edson Buddle 26 11 13+8 9 3+0 1 1+1 1
13 DF  USA Brian Dunseth 36 0 26+1 0 5+0 0 4+0 0
14 MF  COL John Wilmar Pérez 25 3 13+7 1 1+2 0 1+1 2
15 MF  GUA Freddy Garcia 13 3 1+4 0 5+0 2 1+2 1
16 DF  USA Eric Denton 32 1 22+1 1 5+0 0 3+1 0
17 FW  USA Brian West 33 1 22+2 1 1+4 0 3+1 0
19 MF  POL Robert Warzycha 15 0 3+12 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW  USA Brian McBride 23 9 14+0 5 5+0 2 4+0 2
21 MF  USA Kyle Martino 30 3 15+7 2 1+3 0 2+2 1
22 GK  USA Tom Presthus 15 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF  USA Chris Leitch 15 0 11+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
24 MF  USA Jeff Matteo 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    Own Goal 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
2 DF  USA Mike Lapper 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF  USA Todd Yeagley 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF  USA Scott Powers 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK  USA Chris Wanamaker 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Source: [1]

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 GK Jon Busch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Mike Clark 7 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
4 DF Daniel Torres 7 1 1 0 0 0 8 1
5 DF Chad McCarty 8 2 0 0 3 1 11 3
7 MF John Harkes 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 DF Duncan Oughton 7 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
9 FW Dante Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Brian Maisonneuve 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
11 FW Jeff Cunningham 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
12 FW Edson Buddle 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
13 DF Brian Dunseth 5 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
14 MF John Wilmar Pérez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Freddy Garcia 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
16 DF Eric Denton 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
17 FW Brian West 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 MF Robert Warzycha 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW Brian McBride 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF Kyle Martino 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
22 GK Tom Presthus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Chris Leitch 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
24 MF Jeff Matteo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
2 DF Mike Lapper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Todd Yeagley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Scott Powers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Chris Wanamaker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: [2]

Clean sheets

No. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
1 Jon Busch 5 1 2 9 23
22 Tom Presthus 2 0 0 2 15
Players who left Columbus during the season:
31 Chris Wanamaker 0 0 0 0 0

Source: [3]

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
DF Brian Dunseth Miami Fusion F.C. Drafted in round 1 of the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft January 11, 2002 [6]
DF Eric Denton Tampa Bay Mutiny Drafted in round 1 of the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft January 11, 2002 [6]
DF Chad McCarty Tampa Bay Mutiny Drafted in the 2002 MLS Waiver Draft January 17, 2002 [7]
MF Kyle Martino Virginia Cavaliers Drafted in round 1 of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft February 10, 2002 [8]
GK Jon Busch Hershey Wildcats Drafted in round 2 of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft February 10, 2002 [8]
MF John Harkes Columbus Crew Free agent; signed to a one-year contract March 13, 2002 [9]
DF Chris Leitch North Carolina Tar Heels Drafted in round 4 of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to developmental contract. Signed a standard contract on August 16, 2002. March 15, 2002 [8][10]
MF Freddy García C.S.D. Municipal Signed via discovery July 15, 2002 [11]
MF Jeff Matteo St. John's Red Storm Drafted in round 2 of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to developmental contract. August 13, 2002 [8][12]

Loan in

Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
GK Chris Wanamaker Cincinnati Riverhawks Short term agreement April 26, 2002 April 28, 2002 [13]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
DF Tenywa Bonseu Dallas Burn Traded with a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft for a second round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft January 15, 2002 [14]
DF Ancil Elcock San Juan Jabloteh F.C. Placed on waivers January 15, 2002 [14]
MF John Harkes Columbus Crew Contract expired January 15, 2002 [14]
GK Mark Dougherty Retired February 18, 2002 [15]
MF Scott Powers New England Revolution May 17, 2002 [16]
MF Todd Yeagley Retired Took position of Assistant to the President/General Manager June 25, 2002 [17]
DF Mike Lapper Retired Took position of Director of Soccer Business Development July 11, 2002 [18]
MF Robert Warzycha Retired Took position of Assistant Coach December 16, 2002 [19]
MF John Harkes Retired Contract expired December 31, 2002 [20]
MF John Wilmar Pérez Independiente Medellín Contract expired December 31, 2002 [20]

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:

2002 Columbus Crew Dispersal Draft Picks[6]
Round Pick Player Position Team
1 7 Brian Dunseth DF Miami Fusion F.C.
1 9 Eric Denton DF Tampa Bay Mutiny
January 2002 Columbus Crew Waiver Draft Picks[7]
Round Pick Player Position Team
1 4 Chad McCarty DF Tampa Bay Mutiny
2002 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks[21]
Round Pick Player Position College
1 8 Kyle Martino MF Virginia
2 20 Jeff Matteo MF St. John's
2 23 Jon Busch GK UNC Charlotte
3 35 John Barry Nusum FW Furman
4 47 Chris Leitch DF North Carolina
5 51 Christof Lindenmayer FW Loyola University Maryland
6 67 Scott Leber DF Stanford
November 2002 Columbus Crew Waiver Draft Picks[22]
Round Pick Player Position Team
1 7 Luchi Gonzalez FW San Jose Earthquakes

Awards

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