2006 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2006 season
Investor-operatorsLamar Hunt
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
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
MLS Reserve League11th Place
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jason Garey (5)
Joseph Ngwenya (5)

All:
Jason Garey (5)
Joseph Ngwenya (5)
Highest home attendance20,818 (4/14 v. CHI)
Lowest home attendance8,920 (5/12 v. COL)
Average home league attendance13,294 (58.9%)
Biggest winCLB 3–0 NE (9/2)
CHI 1-4 CLB (10/7)
Biggest defeatDC 1-5 CLB (5/31)
KC 4-0 CLB (8/12)

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.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Jon Busch
2 DF  USA Frankie Hejduk (captain)
3 DF  USA Ritchie Kotschau
4 DF  USA Rusty Pierce
5 MF  USA Brandon Moss
6 DF  CHI Marcos González
7 MF  USA Jacob Thomas
8 DF  NZL Duncan Oughton
9 FW  USA Jason Garey
10 FW  ZIM Joseph Ngwenya
11 MF  USA Ned Grabavoy
12 MF  USA Eddie Gaven
13 FW  USA Marc Burch
14 DF  USA Chad Marshall
15 MF  MEX José Retiz
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  SLE Kei Kamara
17 MF  USA Danny Szetela
18 FW  USA Knox Cameron
19 FW  MEX Ivan Becerra
20 DF  USA Tim Ward
22 FW  CHI Sebastián Rozental
23 DF  VIN Ezra Hendrickson
24 DF  USA Jed Zayner
25 DF  BRA Ricardo Virtuoso
28 GK  USA Andy Gruenebaum
29 GK  USA Noah Palmer
30 MF  USA Eric Vasquez
31 GK  PUR Bill Gaudette
33 DF  USA Chris Leitch
88 GK  USA Jonny Walker
99 FW  USA Ryan Coiner

Technical Staff

Position Staff
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
  • Magee pen.',
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
  • 28'
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 Report Stadium: Pepin Stadium
March 2 Friendly Columbus Crew 2-1 Panas Ayia Napa, Cyprus
12:00 PM EST
Report
March 11 Friendly Columbus Crew 1-1 Real Salt Lake Lafayette, LA
8:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Lafayette Soccer Complex

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
  • Edwards 52'
Report
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,747
May 23 Keith Evans Memorial Match Columbus Crew 3-1 Cincinnati Kings Obetz, OH
7:00 PM EDT
[7]
Stadium: Crew Training Center

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
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 −12 025.00
U.S. Open Cup July 12, 2006 August 1, 2006 Third Round Fourth Round 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 050.00
Total 34 9 9 16 35 44 −9 026.47

Source: Competitions

MLS

Standings

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

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
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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
StadiumAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHHAHHAA
ResultLLTWLWWTLWLLTTTTLLLTTLLWLWLLTWWL
Source: schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Report
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
  • Rice 22'
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
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
Stadium: Rapids Training Facility
May 7 3 Real Salt Lake 2-0 Columbus Crew Salt Lake City, UT
Report
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
Report
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 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
October 1 11 Columbus Crew 0-0 FC Dallas Columbus, OH
Report
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
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
    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

Source: [1]

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1 GK Jon Busch 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Frankie Hejduk 2 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF Ritchie Kotschau 4 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF Rusty Pierce 5 0 0 0 5 0
5 MF Brandon Moss 5 1 1 0 6 1
6 DF Marcos González 5 1 1 0 6 1
7 MF Jacob Thomas 1 0 0 0 1 0
8 DF Duncan Oughton 1 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Jason Garey 2 0 0 0 2 0
10 FW Joseph Ngwenya 5 2 0 0 5 2
11 MF Ned Grabavoy 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF Eddie Gaven 3 0 0 0 3 0
13 FW Marc Burch 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Chad Marshall 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF José Retiz 7 1 0 0 7 1
16 FW Kei Kamara 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF Danny Szetela 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Knox Cameron 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Ivan Becerra 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Tim Ward 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 FW Sebastián Rozental 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW Ezra Hendrickson 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF Jed Zayner 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Ricardo Virtuoso 1 0 0 0 1 0
28 GK Andy Gruenebaum 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK Noah Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Eric Vasquez 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Bill Gaudette 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Chris Leitch 2 0 0 0 2 0
88 GK Jonny Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Ryan Coiner 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
10 MF Kyle Martino 1 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW John Wolyniec 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Dayton O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Leonard Bisaku 2 0 0 0 2 0
26 DF Joel Kitamirike 1 0 0 0 1 0
27 GK Dan Popik 1 0 0 0 1 0
27 GK Dominik Jakubek 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Duke Hashimoto 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: [2]

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

Source: [3]

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
    Own Goal 0 0 - 0

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name MLS Reserve League Total
- MF Trey Alexander 0 0 0 0
19 FW Ivan Becerra 0 0 0 0
21 MF Leonard Bisaku 1 0 1 0
- MF Milton Blanco 0 0 0 0
- MF Lubomir Bogdanov 0 0 0 0
- FW Sallieu Bundu 0 0 0 0
13 FW Marc Burch 3 0 3 0
18 FW Knox Cameron 1 0 1 0
99 FW Ryan Coiner 0 0 0 0
- DF Rene Corona 0 0 0 0
- FW Brian Cvilikas 0 0 0 0
- GK Peter Dzubay 0 0 0 0
9 FW Jason Garey 0 0 0 0
31 GK Bill Gaudette 0 0 0 0
12 MF Eddie Gaven 0 0 0 0
6 DF Marcos González 0 0 0 0
11 MF Ned Grabavoy 0 0 0 0
28 GK Andy Gruenebaum 0 0 0 0
29 FW Duke Hashimoto 0 0 0 0
23 DF Ezra Hendrickson 0 0 0 0
27 GK Dominik Jakubek 0 0 0 0
- GK Jordan James 0 0 0 0
- MF Nowaf Jaman 0 0 0 0
16 FW Kei Kamara 1 0 1 0
- FW Gus Kartes 0 0 0 0
- DF Joel Kitamirike 2 1 2 1
3 DF Ritchie Kotschau 1 0 1 0
- DF John Krause 0 0 0 0
33 DF Chris Leitch 0 0 0 0
- MF Ahmad Manning 0 0 0 0
- DF Chad Marshall 0 0 0 0
- FW Brett McNabb 0 0 0 0
- MF Seung Meang 0 0 0 0
- FW Machel Millwood 0 0 0 0
5 MF Brandon Moss 1 0 1 0
- DF Thulani Ncube 0 0 0 0
10 FW Joseph Ngwenya 0 0 0 0
- FW Kevin Nugent 0 0 0 0
13 FW Dayton O'Brien 0 0 0 0
8 DF Duncan Oughton 0 0 0 0
29 GK Noah Palmer 0 0 0 0
- MF Jeremy Parkins 0 0 0 0
- DF Anthony Peters 0 0 0 0
27 GK Dan Popik 0 0 0 0
15 MF José Retiz 0 0 0 0
22 FW Sebastián Rozental 0 0 0 0
- DF Matt Schmidt 0 0 0 0
7 MF Jacob Thomas 0 0 0 0
- DF Jake Traeger 0 0 0 0
30 MF Eric Vasquez 0 0 0 0
25 MF Ricardo Virtuoso 0 0 0 0
20 DF Tim Ward 1 0 1 0
- FW Cam Weaver 1 0 1 0
- MF Kyle Widder 0 0 0 0
11 FW John Wolyniec 0 0 0 0

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

Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
GK Dan Popik MLS Pool Short term agreement May 31, 2006 June 10, 2006 [27][28][29]
GK Dominik Jakubek MLS Pool Short term agreement June 18, 2006 July 9, 2006 [30][31][32]

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

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