2012 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew

2012 season
Investor-operators	Clark Hunt Dan Hunt Lamar Hunt Jr. Sharron Hunt Munson Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investors
Head Coach	Robert Warzycha
Stadium	Columbus Crew Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 6th Overall: 10th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
Trillium Cup	Winners (5 - 2)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup	Winners (2 - 1)
Carolina Challenge Cup	3rd Place
MLS Reserve League	Conference: 1st Overall: 1st
Top goalscorer	League: Eddie Gaven (9) Jairo Arrieta (9) All: Eddie Gaven (9) Jairo Arrieta (9)
Highest home attendance	19,674 (6/30 v. RSL)
Lowest home attendance	10,049 (8/22 v. TOR)
Average home league attendance	14,397 (71.5%)
Biggest win	CLB 2–0 MON (3/24) SEA 0-2 CLB (5/23) CLB 2–0 RSL (6/30)
Biggest defeat	CLB 1-4 NY (4/7)
Home colors Away colors

The 2012 Columbus Crew season was the club's 17th season of existence and their 17th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States and Canada. The first match of the season was on March 10 against Colorado Rapids. It was the fourth season under head coach Robert Warzycha.

^[1] The Crew missed the playoffs in 2012 for the first time since 2007, marking a further step backwards from the height of 2008. The roster moves which took place leading into the season were ultimately unsuccessful, with both high-profile signings^[2] - Milovan Mirosevic and Olman Vargas - playing only a single season for the club.

The lackluster performance of Vargas and Mirosevic led the team to a series of midseason signings, which nearly salvaged the season. Costa Rican forward Jairo Arrieta joined the team in June, while Argentine midfielder Federico Higuain signed a Designated Player contract a month later. The tandem revitalized the Crew's offense, leading to a 4-game winning streak and thoughts of post-season glory. After this initial honeymoon, however, the team's performance declined; the team just missed out on a playoff berth.

After the season, coach Robert Warzycha began yet another rebuilding effort, jettisoning several veteran players including William Hesmer, Sebastian Miranda and Emilio Renteria.

The year's most significant event, however, had nothing to do with on-field performance. Rookie midfielder Kirk Urso collapsed and died on August 5 from a genetic heart defect (arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy), providing an emotional rallying cry for the remainder of the season and beyond.

As of August 29, 2012.^[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 William Hesmer 2 DF  USA Rich Balchan 3 DF  USA Josh Williams (SUP) 4 DF  USA Carlos Mendes 5 DF  USA Danny O'Rourke 6 MF  CMR Tony Tchani 7 MF  VEN Bernardo Añor (INT; SUP) 8 MF  TRI Chris Birchall (INT) 9 FW  IRQ Justin Meram 10 MF  CHI Milovan Mirošević (INT) 11 MF  USA Dilly Duka 12 MF  USA Eddie Gaven 13 MF  USA Ethan Finlay 14 DF  USA Chad Marshall (captain) 16 DF  USA Eric Gehrig (SUP) 17 FW  CRC Olman Vargas (INT)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  USA Ben Speas (HGP; SUP) 19 FW  USA Tom Heinemann (SUP) 20 FW  VEN Emilio Rentería 21 DF  CHI Sebastián Miranda (INT) 22 MF  USA Cole Grossman (SUP) 25 FW  CRC Jairo Arrieta (INT) 26 DF  TRI Julius James 27 FW  USA Aaron Horton (HGP; SUP) 28 GK  USA Matt Lampson (HGP; SUP) 30 GK  USA Andy Gruenebaum 32 DF  MNE Nemanja Vuković (INT) 33 FW  ARG Federico Higuaín (INT; DP) 34 FW  USA Aaron Schoenfeld (SUP) 37 MF  TRI Kevan George (SUP)

Position	Staff
President/General Manager	Mark McCullers
Technical Director	Brian Bliss
Head Coach	Robert Warzycha
Assistant Coach	Ricardo Iribarren
Assistant Coach	Mike Lapper
Assistant Coach	Duncan Oughton
Goalkeeper Coach	Scoop Stanisic
Strength/Fitness Coach	Brook Hamilton
Athletic Trainer	David Lagow
Assistant Trainer	Phil Watson
Director of Team Operations	Tucker Walther
Equipment Manager	Rusty Wummel

The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Florida and South Carolina before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Javier Alvial, Lance Laing, Travis Wall, Silvio Spann, Nermin Crnkić, John Daniele, Kasali Casal, Nemanja Vuković and Stéphane Auvray.

Unsigned draft picks Aubrey Perry, Kevan George, Kirk Urso, Jamie Finch, Darren Amoo and Andrew Bulls also joined the team for preseason.

Jamie Finch and Blas Iribarren were guest players against West Virginia Mountaineers.

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	March 10, 2012	October 28, 2012	Matchday 1	10th	34	15	7	12	44	44	+0	044.12
U.S. Open Cup	May 29, 2012	May 29, 2012	Third Round	Third Round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					35	15	7	13	45	46	−1	042.86

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Chicago Fire	34	17	11	6	46	41	+5	57	MLS Cup Knockout Round
5	Houston Dynamo	34	14	9	11	48	41	+7	53
6	Columbus Crew	34	15	12	7	44	44	0	52
7	Montreal Impact	34	12	16	6	45	51	−6	42
8	Philadelphia Union	34	10	18	6	37	45	−8	36

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	LA Galaxy (C)	34	16	12	6	59	47	+12	54	CONCACAF Champions League
9	Houston Dynamo	34	14	9	11	48	41	+7	53
10	Columbus Crew	34	15	12	7	44	44	0	52
11	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	11	13	10	35	41	−6	43
12	Montreal Impact	34	12	16	6	45	51	−6	42	CONCACAF Champions League

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	52	15	12	7	44	44	0	11	3	3	28	21	+7	4	9	4	16	23	−7

Last updated: 28 October 2012
Source: Columbus Crew
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Columbus Crew Reserves (C)	10	7	2	1	21	9	+12	22
2	Montreal Impact Reserves	10	7	2	1	19	10	+9	22
3	Philadelphia Union Reserves	10	4	4	2	20	20	0	14
4	New York Red Bulls Reserves	10	3	5	2	14	16	−2	11
5	D.C. United Reserves	9	3	5	1	9	19	-10	10
6	New England Revolution Reserves	10	2	5	3	9	15	−6	9
7	Toronto FC Reserves	9	2	5	2	13	16	−3	8

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	William Hesmer	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	USA	Rich Balchan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	USA	Josh Williams	31	1	27+3	1	0+1	0
4	DF	USA	Carlos Mendes	12	0	12+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	USA	Danny O'Rourke	21	0	18+3	0	0+0	0
6	MF	CMR	Tony Tchani	22	2	14+8	2	0+0	0
7	MF	VEN	Bernardo Añor	12	1	5+6	1	0+1	0
8	MF	TRI	Chris Birchall	19	1	17+1	1	1+0	0
9	FW	IRQ	Justin Meram	23	4	11+11	4	1+0	0
10	MF	CHI	Milovan Mirošević	26	4	25+1	4	0+0	0
11	MF	USA	Dilly Duka	20	0	14+6	0	0+0	0
12	MF	USA	Eddie Gaven	34	9	34+0	9	0+0	0
13	MF	USA	Ethan Finlay	16	0	3+12	0	1+0	0
14	DF	USA	Chad Marshall	24	2	24+0	2	0+0	0
16	DF	USA	Eric Gehrig	13	0	8+4	0	1+0	0
17	FW	CRC	Olman Vargas	12	2	7+4	1	1+0	1
18	FW	USA	Ben Speas	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	USA	Tom Heinemann	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
20	FW	VEN	Emilio Rentería	28	3	16+11	3	0+1	0
21	DF	CHI	Sebastián Miranda	33	1	33+0	1	0+0	0
22	MF	USA	Cole Grossman	11	1	5+5	1	1+0	0
25	FW	CRC	Jairo Arrieta	18	9	18+0	9	0+0	0
26	DF	TRI	Julius James	13	0	7+5	0	1+0	0
27	FW	USA	Aaron Horton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	GK	USA	Matt Lampson	4	0	1+2	0	1+0	0
30	GK	USA	Andy Gruenebaum	33	0	33+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF	MNE	Nemanja Vuković	15	0	12+3	0	0+0	0
33	FW	ARG	Federico Higuaín	13	5	11+2	5	0+0	0
34	FW	USA	Aaron Schoenfeld	9	0	3+6	0	0+0	0
37	MF	TRI	Kevan George	8	0	4+3	0	1+0	0
			Own Goal	0	0	-	0	-	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
15	MF	USA	Kirk Urso	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0
23	DF	USA	Korey Veeder	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	JAM	Shaun Francis	11	0	6+4	0	1+0	0
36	FW	USA	Aubrey Perry	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
1	GK	William Hesmer	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Rich Balchan	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Josh Williams	1	1	0	0	1	1
4	DF	Carlos Mendes	2	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	Danny O'Rourke	5	0	0	0	5	0
6	MF	Tony Tchani	3	0	0	0	3	0
7	MF	Bernardo Añor	3	0	0	0	3	0
8	MF	Chris Birchall	4	0	0	0	4	0
9	FW	Justin Meram	3	0	0	0	3	0
10	MF	Milovan Mirošević	2	0	0	0	2	0
11	MF	Dilly Duka	3	0	0	0	3	0
12	MF	Eddie Gaven	2	0	0	0	2	0
13	MF	Ethan Finlay	0	0	1	0	1	0
14	DF	Chad Marshall	1	0	0	0	1	0
16	DF	Eric Gehrig	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	Olman Vargas	1	0	0	0	1	0
18	FW	Ben Speas	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	Tom Heinemann	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	Emilio Rentería	4	0	0	0	4	0
21	DF	Sebastián Miranda	3	0	0	0	3	0
22	MF	Cole Grossman	1	1	0	0	1	1
25	FW	Jairo Arrieta	1	0	0	0	1	0
26	DF	Julius James	2	0	0	0	2	0
27	FW	Aaron Horton	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK	Matt Lampson	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	Andy Gruenebaum	2	0	0	0	2	0
32	DF	Nemanja Vuković	2	0	0	0	2	0
33	FW	Federico Higuaín	2	0	0	0	2	0
34	FW	Aaron Schoenfeld	2	0	0	0	2	0
37	MF	Kevan George	2	0	0	0	2	0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
15	MF	Kirk Urso	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	DF	Korey Veeder	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	Shaun Francis	1	0	0	0	1	0
36	DF	Aubrey Perry	0	0	0	0	0	0

No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
		1	William Hesmer	0	0	0	0
28	Matt Lampson	0	0	0	4
30	Andy Gruenebaum	8	0	8	33

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
7	MF	VEN	Bernardo Añor	4	1	4+0	1
25	FW	CRC	Jairo Arrieta	2	1	2+0	1
2	DF	USA	Rich Balchan	1	0	1+0	0
8	MF	TRI	Chris Birchall	1	0	1+0	0
-	GK	USA	Nick Ciraldo	0	0	0+0	0
-	DF	USA	Alex Crognale	4	0	1+3	0
-	GK	USA	Ethan Dewhurst	0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	USA	Dilly Duka	4	1	4+0	1
-	FW	USA	Brett Elder	2	0	0+2	0
-	MF	USA	Evans	1	0	0+1	0
13	MF	USA	Ethan Finlay	9	2	9+0	2
29	DF	JAM	Shaun Francis	1	0	1+0	0
12	MF	USA	Eddie Gaven	1	0	0+1	0
16	DF	USA	Eric Gehrig	7	1	7+0	1
37	MF	TRI	Kevan George	8	0	7+1	0
22	MF	USA	Cole Grossman	8	1	8+0	1
1	GK	USA	William Hesmer	2	0	2+0	0
27	FW	USA	Aaron Horton	8	1	0+8	1
-	MF	USA	Blas Iribarren	0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	TRI	Julius James	2	0	2+0	0
-	GK	USA	Francisco Juarez	0	0	0+0	0
-	DF	GEO	Irakli Khutsidze	1	0	0+1	0
-	MF	USA	Conor Klekota	2	0	0+2	0
-	FW	USA	Nathan Kohl	0	0	0+0	0
28	GK	USA	Matt Lampson	9	0	8+1	0
14	DF	USA	Chad Marshall	1	0	1+0	0
4	DF	USA	Carlos Mendes	2	0	2+0	0
9	FW	IRQ	Justin Meram	6	3	5+1	3
21	DF	CHI	Sebastián Miranda	0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	CHI	Milovan Mirošević	1	0	1+0	0
-	MF	SOM	Omar Mohamed	1	0	0+1	0
-	MF	USA	Rhodes Moore	5	0	0+5	0
-	GK	USA	Nick Noble	1	0	0+1	0
36	FW	USA	Aubrey Perry	6	1	5+1	1
20	FW	VEN	Emilio Rentería	4	4	4+0	4
-	GK	USA	Carter Richardson	0	0	0+0	0
34	FW	USA	Aaron Schoenfeld	6	2	6+0	2
-	MF	USA	Andrew Souders	1	0	0+1	0
18	FW	USA	Ben Speas	6	0	3+3	0
-	MF	USA	Ben Swanson	1	0	0+1	0
6	MF	CMR	Tony Tchani	6	0	6+0	0
17	FW	CRC	Olman Vargas	4	3	4+0	3
23	DF	USA	Korey Veeder	6	0	3+3	0
32	DF	MNE	Nemanja Vuković	8	0	8+0	0
3	DF	USA	Josh Williams	5	0	5+0	0
-	DF	USA	Rylee Woods	0	0	0+0	0
-	GK	USA	Carl Woszczynski	0	0	0+0	0
			Own Goal	0	0	-	0

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS Reserve League		Total
7	MF	Bernardo Añor	1	0	1	0
25	FW	Jairo Arrieta	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Rich Balchan	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Chris Birchall	0	0	0	0
-	GK	Nick Ciraldo	0	0	0	0
-	DF	Alex Crognale	1	0	1	0
-	GK	Ethan Dewhurst	0	0	0	0
11	MF	Dilly Duka	0	0	0	0
-	FW	Brett Elder	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Evans	0	0	0	0
13	FW	Ethan Finlay	1	0	1	0
29	DF	Shaun Francis	0	0	0	0
12	MF	Eddie Gaven	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Eric Gehrig	0	0	0	0
37	MF	Kevan George	1	0	1	0
22	MF	Cole Grossman	3	0	3	0
1	GK	William Hesmer	0	0	0	0
27	FW	Aaron Horton	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Blas Iribarren	0	0	0	0
26	DF	Julius James	1	0	1	0
-	GK	Francisco Juarez	0	0	0	0
-	DF	Irakli Khutsidze	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Conor Klekota	0	0	0	0
-	FW	Nathan Kohl	0	0	0	0
28	GK	Matt Lampson	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Chad Marshall	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Carlos Mendes	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Justin Meram	0	1	0	1
21	DF	Sebastián Miranda	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Milovan Mirošević	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Omar Mohamed	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Rhodes Moore	0	0	0	0
-	GK	Nick Noble	0	0	0	0
36	DF	Aubrey Perry	0	0	0	0
20	FW	Emilio Rentería	0	1	0	1
-	GK	Carter Richardson	0	0	0	0
34	FW	Aaron Schoenfeld	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Andrew Souders	0	0	0	0
18	FW	Ben Speas	0	0	0	0
-	MF	Ben Swanson	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Tony Tchani	4	1	4	1
17	FW	Olman Vargas	2	0	2	0
23	DF	Korey Veeder	0	0	0	0
32	DF	Nemanja Vuković	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Josh Williams	0	0	0	0
-	DF	Rylee Woods	0	0	0	0
-	GK	Carl Woszczynski	0	0	0	0

No.	Name	MLS Reserve League	Total	Games Played
		-	Nick Ciraldo	0	0	0
-	Ethan Dewhurst	0	0	0
1	William Hesmer	1	1	2
-	Francisco Juarez	0	0	0
28	Matt Lampson	3	3	9
-	Nick Noble	0	0	1
-	Carter Richardson	0	0	0
-	Carl Woszczynski	0	0	0

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Milovan Mirošević	Universidad Católica	Free transfer	January 4, 2012	[5]
FW	Olman Vargas	Deportivo Saprissa	Free transfer	January 6, 2012	[6]
FW	Ben Speas	North Carolina Tar Heels	Signed to a homegrown contract	January 11, 2012	[7]
FW	Ethan Finlay	Creighton Bluejays	Drafted in round 1 of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft	January 12, 2012	[8]
DF	Aubrey Perry	South Florida Bulls	Drafted in round 2 of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft	March 1, 2012	[8][9]
MF	Kirk Urso	North Carolina Tar Heels	Drafted in round 1 of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft	March 1, 2012	[10][9]
MF	Kevan George	UCF Knights	Drafted in round 2 of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft	March 8, 2012	[8][11]
DF	Nemanja Vuković	OFK Grbalj	Free transfer	March 21, 2012	[12]
FW	Aaron Schoenfeld	Montreal Impact	Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft	March 23, 2012	[13]
FW	Jairo Arrieta	Deportivo Saprissa	Free transfer	April 26, 2012	[14]
MF	Chris Birchall	Los Angeles Galaxy	Free transfer	May 7, 2012	[15]
FW	Federico Higuaín	Club Atlético Colón	Transfer, $650,500	July 27, 2012	[16][17]
DF	Tony Tchani	Columbus Crew		December 7, 2012	[18]
MF	Wil Trapp	Akron Zips	Signed to a homegrown contract	December 13, 2012	[19]

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Aubrey Perry	Gimo IF	Placed on waivers	June 27, 2012	[20]
DF	Shaun Francis	Charlotte Eagles	Placed on waivers	June 27, 2012	[20]
DF	Korey Veeder	New York Cosmos	Placed on waivers	June 27, 2012	[20]
MF	Kirk Urso	Deceased	Died due to a congenital heart defect	August 5, 2012	[21]
MF	Cole Grossman	Real Salt Lake	Placed on waivers; Selected in the 2012 MLS Waiver Draft	November 19, 2012	[22][23]
FW	Olman Vargas	C.S. Herediano	Placed on waivers	November 19, 2012	[22]
DF	Nemanja Vuković	Mladost Podgorica	Placed on waivers	November 19, 2012	[22]
DF	Rich Balchan	Real Salt Lake	Option declined	November 28, 2012	[24]
DF	Julius James	Carolina RailHawks	Option declined	November 28, 2012	[24]
DF	Sebastián Miranda	Everton de Viña del Mar	Option declined	November 28, 2012	[24]
DF	Chris Birchall	Port Vale F.C.	Option declined	November 28, 2012	[24]
DF	Tom Heinemann	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Option declined	November 28, 2012	[24]
GK	William Hesmer	Los Angeles Galaxy	Option declined; Selected in stage 2 of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft	November 28, 2012	[24]
MF	Tony Tchani	Columbus Crew	Option declined	November 28, 2012	[24]
DF	Carlos Mendes	New York Cosmos	Contract expired	November 28, 2012	[24]
FW	Emilio Rentería	Defensor Sporting	Contract expired	November 28, 2012	[24]

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
FW	Aaron Horton	Dayton Dutch Lions		April 30, 2012	June 3, 2012	[25]

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:

2012 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks[26]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	10	Ethan Finlay	MF	Creighton Bluejays
2	26	Aubrey Perry	DF	South Florida Bulls
2	29	Kevan George	MF	UCF Knights

2012 Columbus Crew Supplemental Draft Picks[27]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	10	Kirk Urso	MF	North Carolina Tar Heels
2	29	Jamie Finch	DF	Washington Huskies
3	48	Darren Amoo	FW	Liberty Flames
4	67	Andrew Bulls	FW	UMBC Retrievers

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Starters	Honorable Mentions	Opponent(s)	Link
3		Shaun Francis Emilio Rentería	Montreal Impact	[28]
4		Shaun Francis Andy Gruenebaum Chad Marshall	Toronto FC	[29]
6		Chad Marshall	Philadelphia Union	[30]
7	Eddie Gaven	Chad Marshall	Houston Dynamo	[31]
8		Aaron Schoenfeld	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	[32]
9		Andy Gruenebaum Josh Williams	Portland Timbers	[33]
10		Justin Meram Sebastián Miranda	FC Dallas	[34]
11	Andy Gruenebaum	Justin Meram	San Jose Earthquakes	[35]
12	Andy Gruenebaum Emilio Rentería Robert Warzycha (Coach)	Eddie Gaven	Seattle Sounders FC Chicago Fire	[36]
13-15	Andy Gruenebaum	Josh Williams	New England Revolution	[37]
16		Tony Tchani	Chicago Fire	[38]
17	Eddie Gaven	Danny O'Rourke Josh Williams	Real Salt Lake	[39]
18		Chad Marshall Josh Williams	Montreal Impact	[40]
20		Jairo Arrieta Chris Birchall Andy Gruenebaum	D.C. United	[41]
21	Jairo Arrieta Robert Warzycha (Coach)	Andy Gruenebaum	Sporting Kansas City	[42]
24		Jairo Arrieta Eddie Gaven Federico Higuaín	Los Angeles Galaxy Houston Dynamo	[43]
25	Federico Higuaín Jairo Arrieta	Eddie Gaven Milovan Mirošević	New England Revolution	[44]
26	Federico Higuaín	Eddie Gaven Justin Meram Emilio Rentería	Philadelphia Union Montreal Impact	[45]
27		Andy Gruenebaum	New England Revolution	[46]
28		Andy Gruenebaum	New York Red Bulls	[47]
29		Jairo Arrieta Justin Meram Tony Tchani	Chivas USA Chicago Fire	[48]
30		Jairo Arrieta Federico Higuaín	Philadelphia Union	[49]
31	Eddie Gaven	Dilly Duka	Sporting Kansas City	[50]
32		Jairo Arrieta Josh Williams	Toronto FC	[51]