List of Columbus Crew seasons

The Columbus Crew are an American soccer team that has been part of Major League Soccer (MLS) since the inaugural season in 1996. The club has competed in the league and other competitions since it was formed.[1]

Key

Key to competitions

Seasons

Season League[2] Position Playoffs[2] USOC Continental / Other Average
attendance
[a]
Top goalscorer(s)[b]
League Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf. Overall Name(s) Goals
1996 MLS 32 15 17 - 59 60 −1 37 1.16 4th 8th QF DNE DNE 18,950 Brian McBride 19
1997 MLS 32 15 17 - 42 41 +1 39 1.22 3rd 6th SF DNQ 15,043 Pete Marino 8
1998 MLS 32 15 17 - 67 56 +11 45 1.41 2nd 4th SF RU 12,274 Stern John 30♦[c]
1999 MLS 32 19 13 - 45 39 +9 48 1.41 2nd 6th SF SF 17,696 Stern John 25
2000 MLS 32 11 16 5 48 58 −10 38 1.19 4th 10th DNQ QF 15,451 Dante Washington 15
2001 MLS 26 13 7 6 49 36 +13 45 1.73 2nd 4th QF QF CONCACAF Giants Cup QF 17,511 Jeff Cunningham 14
2002 MLS 28 11 12 5 44 43 +1 38 1.36 2nd 6th SF W DNQ 17,429 Jeff Cunningham 16
2003 MLS 30 10 12 8 44 44 0 38 1.27 5th 8th DNQ Ro16 CONCACAF Champions' Cup QF 16,250 Brian McBride 12
2004 MLS 30 12 5 13 40 32 +8 49 1.63 1st 1st QF Ro16 DNQ 16,872 Edson Buddle 13
2005 MLS 32 11 16 5 34 45 –11 38 1.19 6th 10th DNQ Ro16 12,916 Edson Buddle 9
2006 MLS 32 8 15 9 30 42 –12 33 1.03 6th 12th Ro16 13,294 Jason Garey
Joseph Ngwenya
5
2007 MLS 30 9 11 10 39 44 –5 37 1.23 6th 9th QR1 15,230 Alejandro Moreno 7
2008 MLS 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14 57 1.90 1st 1st W QR3 14,662 Alejandro Moreno 10
2009 MLS 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 1.63 1st 1st QF Ro16 14,175 Guillermo Barros Schelotto 12
2010 MLS 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6 50 1.67 2nd 5th QF RU CONCACAF Champions League QF 14,642 Guillermo Barros Schelotto 9
2011 MLS 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47 1.38 4th 9th R1 Ro16 CONCACAF Champions League QF 12,185 Andrés Mendoza 13
2012 MLS 34 15 12 7 44 44 0 52 1.53 6th 10th DNQ R3 DNQ 14,397 Jairo Arrieta
Eddie Gaven
9
2013 MLS 34 12 17 5 42 46 −4 41 1.21 8th 16th Ro16 16,080 Dominic Oduro 13
2014 MLS 34 14 10 10 52 42 +10 52 1.53 3rd 7th QF Ro16 16,881 Federico Higuaín 12
2015 MLS 34 15 11 8 58 53 +5 53 1.56 2nd 4th RU Ro16 16,985 Kei Kamara 26
2016 MLS 34 8 14 12 50 58 −8 36 1.06 9th 18th DNQ Ro16 17,125 Ola Kamara 16
2017 MLS 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54 1.59 5th 5th SF R4 15,439 Ola Kamara 19
2018 MLS 34 14 11 9 43 45 −2 51 1.50 5th 10th QF R4 12,447 Gyasi Zardes 20
2019 MLS 34 10 16 8 39 47 −8 38 1.12 10th 20th DNQ Ro16 14,856 Gyasi Zardes 13
2020 MLS 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 3rd 4th W NH MLS is Back Tournament Ro16 3,761 Gyasi Zardes 15
2021 MLS 34 13 13 8 46 45 +1 47 1.38 9th 17th DNQ NH CONCACAF Champions League
QF
18,990 Lucas Zelarayán 13
2022 MLS 34 10 8 16 46 41 +5 46 1.35 8th 16th DNQ R3 DNQ 19,237 Lucas Zelarayán 10
2023 MLS 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57 1.68 3rd 3rd W Ro16 Leagues Cup Ro32 20,286 Cucho Hernández 24
2024 MLS 34 19 6 9 72 40 +32 66 1.94 2nd 2nd Ro16 DNE



20,646 Cucho Hernández 25
2025 MLS 11 7 1 3 18 10 +8 24 2.18 1st 2nd TBD DNE CONCACAF Champions Cup
Leagues Cup
Ro16
TBD
25,980 Diego Rossi 7
Total[2] 923 380 338 205 1,366 1,262 +104 1,319 1.43 Brian McBride 79

Notes

  1. ^ Average attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
  2. ^ Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
  3. ^ John won the MLS Golden Boot (57 points)

References

  1. ^ "Columbus Crew Stats and History". FBref. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c MLS Communications Department, Elias Sports Bureau (February 17, 2025). "2025 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 8. Retrieved February 23, 2025.