2022 Columbus Crew season
| 2022 season | |||
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| Investor-operators | Dee Haslam Jimmy Haslam JW Johnson Whitney Johnson Dr. Pete Edwards | ||
| Head Coach | Caleb Porter | ||
| Stadium | Lower.com Field | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 8th Overall: 16th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | ||
| Trillium Cup | Winners (4 - 2) | ||
| Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup | No matches | ||
| Carolina Challenge Cup | 2nd Place | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lucas Zelarayán (10) All: Lucas Zelarayán (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,741 (7/17 v. CIN) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 16,116 (3/12 v. TOR) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 19,237 (94.4%) | ||
| Biggest win | CLB 4–0 VAN (2/26) | ||
| Biggest defeat | CLB 0–2 ORL (4/16) NYCFC 2–0 CLB (5/14) CLB 0–2 LAFC (5/21) | ||
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The 2022 Columbus Crew season was the club's 27th season of existence and their 27th 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 February 26 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It was the fourth and final season under head coach Caleb Porter.
Roster
- As of August 9, 2022
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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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 | Tim Bezbatchenko |
| Head Coach | Caleb Porter |
| Director of Scouting and Player Recruitment | Neil McGuinness |
| Vice President, Soccer Administration & Operations | Jaime McMillan |
| Technical Director | Marc Nicholls |
| Assistant GM, Player Personnel & Strategy | Issa Tall |
| Assistant General Manager, Crew 2 General Manager | Corey Wray |
| Assistant Coach | Blair Gavin |
| Assistant Coach | Tim Hanley |
| Assistant Coach | Pablo Moreira |
| Assistant Coach | Eric Quill |
| Manager of Equipment Operations | David Brauzer |
| Assistant Equipment Manager | Ron Meadors |
| Manager of Team Operations | Julio Velasquez |
| Coordinator, Video Operations | Kyle Stump |
| Head of Sport Science & Medicine | Chris Shenberger |
| Director of Performance | Daniel Hicker |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Luis Jeronimo |
| Data Analyst | Alex Mysiw |
| Director, Fitness & End Stage Rehabilitation | Federico Pizzuto |
| Sports Dietitian | Kyla Cross |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Chris Rumsey |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Catherine Hill |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Daniel Givens |
Source: [[1]]
Non-competitive
Preseason
| January 28 Friendly | Columbus Crew | 4–0 | Grenada national team | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Report | ||||
| Note: Closed-door. | ||||
| February 12 Carolina Challenge Cup | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Inter Miami CF | Mount Pleasant, SC |
| 1:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex |
| February 15 Carolina Challenge Cup | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | Charlotte FC | Mount Pleasant, SC |
| 5:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex |
| February 18 Carolina Challenge Cup | Charleston Battery | 0–3 | Columbus Crew | Mount Pleasant, SC |
| 8:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex |
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 | February 26, 2022 | October 9, 2022 | Matchday 1 | 16th | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 29.41 |
| U.S. Open Cup | April 19, 2022 | April 19, 2022 | Third Round | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 35 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 28.57 | ||||
Source: Competitions
MLS
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 48 | Qualification for the first round |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 48 | Qualification for the first round & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[a] |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 46 | |
| 9 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 42 | |
| 10 | New England Revolution | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 42 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
- ^ as 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions
Overall table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 14 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 47 | |
| 15 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 46 | |
| 16 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 46 | |
| 17 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a] (V) | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 43 | Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[b] |
| 18 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 43 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
- ^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
- ^ As 2022 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)
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 |
| 34 | 46 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 26 | −2 |
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
On November 22, 2021 the league announced the home openers for every club, with Columbus playing Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Lower.com Field. The full 2022 season was released on December 15, 2021.
| February 26 1 | Columbus Crew | 4–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Columbus, OH |
| 3:30 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 18,939 Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant referees: Nick Uranga Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Sergii Demianchuk |
| March 5 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–3 | Columbus Crew | San Jose, CA |
| 5:30 PM EST | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,888 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. Assistant referees: Jeremy Hanson Diego Blas Fourth official: Elijio Arreguin |
| March 12 3 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH |
| 1:30 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 16,116 Referee: Ismail Elfath Assistant referees: Corey Parker Kyle Atkins Fourth official: Ismir Pekmic |
| March 19 4 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Harrison, NJ |
| 2:00 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: Joe Dickerson Referee: 15,323 Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Justin Howard Fourth official: Luis Arroyo |
| April 2 5 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | Nashville SC | Columbus, OH |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Report | Muyl 28', 79' | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,371 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez Assistant referees: Chris Elliott Meghan Mullen Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira |
| April 9 6 | Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | Chester, PA |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,321 Referee: Armando Villarreal Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell Lyes Arfa Fourth official: Alyssa Nichols |
| April 16 7 | Columbus Crew | 0–2 | Orlando City SC | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 18,030 Referee: Drew Fischer Assistant referees: Kathryn Nesbitt Brooke Mayo Fourth official: Chris Ruska |
| April 23 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, KS |
| 8:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,483 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Chris Wattam Kevin Klinger Fourth official: Natalie Simon |
| April 30 9 | Columbus Crew | 3–0 | D.C. United | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,402 Referee: Timothy Ford Assistant referees: Nick Uranga Andrew Bigelow Fourth official: Ismir Pekmic |
| May 7 10 | New England Revolution | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Foxborough, MA |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 26,421 Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant referees: Jason White Meghan Mullen Fourth official: Chris Ruska |
| May 14 11 | New York City FC | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | New York, NY |
| 7:00 PM EDT |
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Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 18,813 Referee: Marcos de Oliviera Assistant referees: Jose Da Silva Tyler Wyrostek Fourth official: Luis Arroyo |
| May 21 12 | Columbus Crew | 0–2 | Los Angeles FC | Columbus, OH |
| 3:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,649 Referee: Victor Rivas Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Luis Arroyo |
| May 28 13 | Atlanta United FC | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Atlanta, GA |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,504 Referee: Joe Dickerson Assistant referees: Ian Anderson Cory Richardson Fourth official: Alyssa Nichols |
| June 18 14 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Charlotte FC | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT |
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Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,446 Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Jason White Fourth official: Ricardo Fierro |
| June 25 15 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Sandy, UT |
| 10:00 PM EDT |
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Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,311 Referee: Mark Allatin Assistant referees: Corey Parker Kyle Atkins Fourth official: Silviu Petrescu |
| June 29 16 | Toronto FC | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Toronto, ON |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,289 Referee: Armando Villarreal Assistant referees: Gianni Facchini Ian McKay Fourth official: David Barrie |
| July 3 17 | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | Philadelphia Union | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,469 Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant referees: Nick Uranga Kevin Lock Fourth official: Eric Tattersall |
| July 9 18 | Chicago Fire FC | 2–3 | Columbus Crew | Chicago, IL |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 15,157 Referee: Ramy Touchan Assistant referees: Chris Elliott Ben Pilgrim Fourth official: Alyssa Nichols |
| July 13 19 | D.C. United | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
| 8:00 PM EDT |
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Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 10,128 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Logan Brown Gjovalin Bori Fourth official: Adam Kilpatrick |
| July 17 20 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | FC Cincinnati | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,741 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow Jose Da Silva |
| July 23 21 | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,383 Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant referees: Brian Dunn Jeffrey Greeson Fourth official: Tori Penso |
| July 30 22 | Charlotte FC | Postponed | Columbus Crew | Charlotte, NC |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Referee: Matthew Conger Assistant referees: Frank Anderson Chantal Boudreau Fourth official: Alyssa Nichols | ||
| Note: Match play suspended in the 16th minute due to inclement weather. Match rescheduled for October 5. | ||||
| August 3 23 | Columbus Crew | 1–2 | CF Montréal | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,010 Referee: Lukasz Szpala Assistant referees: Jason White Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| August 6 24 | Columbus Crew | 3–2 | New York City FC | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 18,609 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez Assistant referees: Kevin Klinger Gjovalin Bori Fourth official: Adam Kilpatrick |
| August 13 25 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Commerce City, CO |
| 9:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,254 Referee: Jon Freemon Assistant referees: Jeff Hosking C.J. Morgante Fourth official: Brandon Stevis |
| August 21 26 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Atlanta United FC | Columbus, OH |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 17,461 Referee: Joe Dickerson Assistant referees: Lyes Arfa Gianni Facchini Fourth official: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
| August 27 27 | FC Cincinnati | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Cincinnati, OH |
| 9:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,037 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Kathryn Nesbitt Chris Elliott Fourth official: Silviu Petrescu |
| August 31 28 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | Inter Miami CF | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 18,034 Referee: Armando Villarreal Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow Diego Blas Fourth official: Matthew Thompson |
| September 3 29 | Columbus Crew | 0–0 | Chicago Fire FC | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 18,189 Referee: Ismir Pekmic Assistant referees: Chantal Boudreau Walter Heatherly Fourth official: Sergii Demianchuk |
| September 9 30 | CF Montréal | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Montreal, QB |
| 7:30 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Lukasz Szpala Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho Fourth official: Silviu Petrescu |
| September 13 31 | Inter Miami CF | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 9,778 Referee: Jon Freemon Assistant referees: Jeff Hosking Kevin Klinger Fourth official: Tori Penso |
| September 18 32 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Portland Timbers | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,421 Referee: Victor Rivas Assistant referees: Brian Poeschel C.J. Morgante Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos |
| October 1 33 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,757 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Corey Parker Fourth official: Chris Ruska |
| October 5 22 | Charlotte FC | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Charlotte, NC |
| 7:00 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 34,122 Referee: Matthew Conger Assistant referees: Frank Anderson Chantal Boudreau Fourth official: Alyssa Nichols | |
| Note: Match play suspended in the 16th minute due to inclement weather on July 30. To be resumed at this date and time.[2] | ||||
| October 9 34 | Orlando City SC | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Orlando, FL |
| 2:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 21,693 Referee: Alex Chilowicz Assistant referees: Frank Anderson Corey Rockwell Fourth official: Eric Tattersall |
MLS Cup Playoffs
The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.
U.S. Open Cup
On July 20, 2021 US Soccer announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.[3] The Crew was one of 17 MLS teams entering in the Third round of the tournament.
| April 19 Third Round | Detroit City FC (USLC) | 2–1 | Columbus Crew (MLS) | Hamtramck, MI |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,121 Referee: Chris Ruska Assistant referees: Jake Brochu Ryan Homik Fourth official: Nicole Green |
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 | CUW | Eloy Room | 34 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | MF | USA | Perry Kitchen | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | USA | Josh Williams | 24 | 0 | 15+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | GHA | Jonathan Mensah | 30 | 2 | 30+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | AUS | Miloš Degenek | 28 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | USA | Darlington Nagbe | 34 | 3 | 34+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | POR | Pedro Santos | 29 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | BRA | Artur | 24 | 0 | 20+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | COL | Cucho Hernández | 16 | 9 | 14+2 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | ARM | Lucas Zelarayán | 29 | 10 | 25+4 | 10 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | CRC | Luis Díaz | 26 | 3 | 17+9 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | TRI | Kevin Molino | 11 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | GHA | Yaw Yeboah | 20 | 0 | 10+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | USA | Isaiah Parente | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | USA | Marlon Hairston | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | USA | Erik Hurtado | 15 | 3 | 4+10 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | ROU | Alexandru Mățan | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | USA | Aidan Morris | 28 | 0 | 20+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | HAI | Derrick Etienne Jr. | 34 | 9 | 25+8 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | USA | Jalil Anibaba | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | GK | USA | Evan Bush | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | USA | Sean Zawadzki | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | NGA | James Igbekeme | 24 | 0 | 8+15 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | GK | USA | Patrick Schulte | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | USA | Will Sands | 13 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | CPV | Steven Moreira | 32 | 1 | 32+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | GK | USA | Brady Scott | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | USA | Jake Morris | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 39 | FW | CAN | Jacen Russell-Rowe | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Farsi | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| Own Goal | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||||
| Players who left Columbus during the season: | |||||||||||
| 11 | FW | USA | Gyasi Zardes | 8 | 2 | 1+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
| 27 | FW | ESP | Miguel Berry | 17 | 2 | 13+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 36 | MF | PUR | Isaac Angking | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | DF | USA | Philip Quinton | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | FW | USA | Noah Fuson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Source: [1]
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
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| 1 | GK | Eloy Room | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Perry Kitchen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Josh Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Jonathan Mensah | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Miloš Degenek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Darlington Nagbe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Pedro Santos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Artur | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Cucho Hernández | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Lucas Zelarayán | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Luis Díaz | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Kevin Molino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Yaw Yeboah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Isaiah Parente | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Marlon Hairston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Sebastian Berhalter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Erik Hurtado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Alexandru Mățan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Aidan Morris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Derrick Etienne Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Jalil Anibaba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Evan Bush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Sean Zawadzki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | James Igbekeme | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | Patrick Schulte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Will Sands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Steven Moreira | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Brady Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Jake Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Jacen Russell-Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | Mohamed Farsi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Columbus during the season: | ||||||||
| 11 | FW | Gyasi Zardes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Miguel Berry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Isaac Angking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Philip Quinton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | Noah Fuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [2]
Clean sheets
| No. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Games Played |
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| 1 | Eloy Room | 9 | 0 | 9 | 34 |
| 24 | Evan Bush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Patrick Schulte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Brady Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [3]
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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| MF | Yaw Yeboah | Wisla Krakow | Utilizing Targeted Allocation Money, contract will run through the 2024 season with an option for 2025. | January 6, 2022 | [4] |
| GK | Evan Bush | Columbus Crew | Contract will run through the 2022 season with an option for 2023. | January 6, 2022 | [5] |
| MF | Sean Zawadzki | Georgetown University | Contract as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options through 2025. | January 13, 2022 | [6] |
| GK | Brady Scott | Austin FC | Contract for 2022 with options for 2023 and 2024. Selected in Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft. | January 13, 2022 | [7] |
| DF | Jalil Anibaba | Nashville SC | Signed via free Agency for the 2022 season with an option for 2023 | January 14, 2022 | [8] |
| DF | Jake Morris | Campbell University | Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options in 2024 and 2025. The Crew traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) for 2022 to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Morris’ MLS Homegrown Priority. | January 14, 2022 | [9] |
| DF | Will Sands | Georgetown University | Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options in 2024 and 2025. The Crew traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) for 2022 to New York City FC in exchange for Sands’ MLS Homegrown Priority. | January 21, 2022 | [10] |
| DF | Milos Degenek | Red Star Belgrade | Signed through the 2023 season with options for 2024 and 2025. | January 24, 2022 | [11] |
| FW | Erik Hurtado | Columbus Crew | Contract will run through the 2022 season with an option for 2023. | February 3, 2022 | [12] |
| FW | Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2024 season with options in 2025 and 2026. The Crew traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) for 2022 to Toronto FC in exchange for Russell-Rowe's MLS Homegrown Priority. | June 29, 2022 | [13] |
| FW | Cucho Hernández | Watford F.C. | Signed as a Young Designated Player through 2025 via a $10 million transfer fee. | July 7, 2022 | [14] |
| FW | Mohamed Farsi | Columbus Crew 2 | Signed through the 2023 season with options in 2024 and 2025. | July 22, 2022 | [15] |
| DF | Jimmy Medranda | Seattle Sounders FC | Free agent, contract runs through 2023 with an option for 2024 | December 23, 2022 | [16] |
Loan in
| Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | James Igbekeme | Real Zaragoza | Loaned through the 2022 MLS season with an option to exercise a permanent transfer. | January 26, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [17] |
| DF | Philip Quinton | Columbus Crew 2 | Short term agreement | April 19, 2022 | April 19, 2022 | [18] |
| MF | Isaac Angking | Columbus Crew 2 | Short term agreement | April 19, 2022 | April 19, 2022 | [18] |
| FW | Noah Fuson | Columbus Crew 2 | Short term agreement | April 23, 2022 | April 23, 2022 | [19] |
| DF | Mohamed Farsi | Columbus Crew 2 | Short term agreements | June 18, 2022 | June 18, 2022 | [20] |
| June 25, 2016 | June 25, 2016 | [21] | ||||
| FW | Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | Short term agreements | May 28, 2022 | May 28, 2022 | [22] |
| June 18, 2016 | June 18, 2016 | [20] | ||||
| June 25, 2016 | June 25, 2016 | [21] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Aboubacar Keita | Colorado Rapids | $300,000 in General Allocation Money and up to $150,000 in conditional GAM. | January 5, 2022 | [23] |
| DF | Sebastian Berhalter | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | $50,000 in GAM for 2022 and up to $50,000 in conditional GAM if certain performance incentives are met. | February 4, 2022 | [24] |
| FW | Gyasi Zardes | Colorado Rapids | $1.4 million in 2022 GAM received, allocated as a guaranteed $300,000 and up to an additional $1.1M if multiple performance metrics are met while with the Rapids. | April 22, 2022 | [25] |
| FW | Miguel Berry | D.C. United | Guaranteed $125,000 in GAM from D.C. United in 2022, $100,000 in GAM in 2023, and up to an additional $100,000 in GAM if certain performance incentives are met. | July 20, 2022 | [26] |
| DF | Jalil Anibaba | Retired | Option declined | October 26, 2022 | [27] |
| FW | Erik Hurtado | San Antonio FC | Option declined | October 26, 2022 | [27] |
| DF | Pedro Santos | D.C. United | Option declined | October 26, 2022 | [27] |
| MF | Derrick Etienne Jr. | Atlanta United FC | Contract expired | October 26, 2022 | [27] |
| DF | Marlon Hairston | Hartford Athletic | Contract expired | October 26, 2022 | [27] |
| DF | Perry Kitchen | Retired | October 26, 2022 | [27] | |
| MF | Artur | Houston Dynamo FC | Traded for $300,000 in General Allocation Money, and potentially an additional $50,000 if certain performance metrics are met | November 22, 2022 | [28] |
Loans out
| Pos. | Player | Loanee club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Brady Scott | Columbus Crew 2 | First team loan to affiliate | March 26, 2022 | October 8, 2022 | [29] |
| MF | Sean Zawadzki | Columbus Crew 2 | First team loan to affiliate | April 3, 2022 | October 8, 2022 | [30] |
| GK | Patrick Schulte | Columbus Crew 2 | First team loan to affiliate | April 3, 2022 | October 8, 2022 | [30] |
| DF | Jake Morris | Columbus Crew 2 | First team loan to affiliate | April 3, 2022 | October 8, 2022 | [30] |
| DF | Will Sands | Columbus Crew 2 | First team loan to affiliate | April 10, 2022 | August 7, 2022 | [31] |
| DF | Josh Williams | Columbus Crew 2 | First team loan to affiliate | April 10, 2022 | April 10, 2022 | [31] |
| MF | Alexandru Mățan | Columbus Crew 2 | First team loan to affiliate | April 10, 2022 | July 10, 2022 | [31] |
| MF | Aidan Morris | Columbus Crew 2 | First team loan to affiliate | April 10, 2022 | May 21, 2022 | [31] |
| FW | Erik Hurtado | Columbus Crew 2 | First team loan to affiliate | April 15, 2022 | April 15, 2022 | [32] |
| MF | Isaiah Parente | Columbus Crew 2 | First team loan to affiliate | April 15, 2022 | October 8, 2022 | [32] |
| FW | Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | First team loan to affiliate | July 16, 2022 | October 8, 2022 | |
| DF | Mohamed Farsi | Columbus Crew 2 | First team loan to affiliate | July 31, 2022 | October 2, 2022 | |
| MF | Alexandru Mățan | Rapid București | Loaned through the remainder of the 2022 MLS season with an option to exercise a permanent transfer. | August 9, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [33] |
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 Columbus Crew are listed below:
| 2022 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks[34] | ||||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Patrick Schulte | GK | Saint Louis | ||
| 1 | 25 | Philip Quinton | DF | Notre Dame | ||
| 2 | 40 | Jacob Erlandson | DF | Bowling Green | ||
| 3 | 68 | Chris Donovan | DF | Drexel | ||
Awards
MLS Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Stats | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| February/March | Lucas Zelarayán | 4 goals, 1 assist | [4] |
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Postseason
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Crew Team Awards
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Kits
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Home
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Away
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| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Gold | Gold | Gold |
| Away | Gray | White | White |
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