2009 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew

2009 season
Owner	Clark Hunt
Head Coach	Robert Warzycha
Major League Soccer	Conference: 1st Overall: 1st
MLS Cup	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
CONCACAF Champions League 09-10	Quarterfinals
Trillium Cup	Winners (5 - 4)
Highest home attendance	20,966 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (26 September 2009, Major League Soccer)
Lowest home attendance	5,715 vs. Saprissa (29 September 2009, CONCACAF Champions League)
Average home league attendance	14,447 [1]
Home colors Away colors
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Background

Review

The 2009 Columbus Crew season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It started with a 1-1 draw at the Houston Dynamo on March 21, 2009, and ended on November 5, with a 3-2 playoff loss to Real Salt Lake. The Crew lost 4-2 on aggregate.

Roster

As of June 20, 2009.^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Will Hesmer 2 DF Frankie Hejduk (captain) 3 MF Alex Grendi 4 DF Gino Padula 5 MF Danny O'Rourke 6 DF Andy Iro 7 FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto 8 MF Duncan Oughton 9 FW Jason Garey 10 FW Alejandro Moreno 12 MF Eddie Gaven 14 DF Chad Marshall

No. Position Player 15 MF Kevin Burns 16 MF Brian Carroll 17 MF Emmanuel Ekpo 19 MF Robbie Rogers 20 FW Emilio Rentería 22 MF Adam Moffat 23 DF Eric Brunner 24 DF Jed Zayner 26 MF Cory Elenio 30 GK Andy Gruenebaum 32 FW Steven Lenhart

Position	Staff
Technical Director	Brian Bliss
Manager	Robert Warzycha
Assistant manager	Mike Lapper
Assistant manager	Vadim Kirillov
Assistant manager	Ricardo Iribarren
Head athletic trainer	Jason Mathews (soccer)
Assistant athletic trainer	Skylar Richards
Equipment manager	Rusty Wummel

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Columbus Crew

Competitions

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference
Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Columbus Crew	49	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10
2	Chicago Fire	45	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5
3	New England Revolution	42	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4
4	D.C. United	40	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1
5	Toronto FC	39	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9
6	Kansas City Wizards	33	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9
7	New York Red Bulls	21	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20

	2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
	2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	Columbus Crew (SS) (E1)	49	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
2	LA Galaxy (W1)	48	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^2
3	Houston Dynamo	48	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	2010 North American SuperLiga ^3
4	Seattle Sounders FC	47	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^2
5	Chicago Fire	45	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	2010 North American SuperLiga ^3
6	Chivas USA	45	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3
7	New England Revolution	42	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4
8	Real Salt Lake	40	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
9	Colorado Rapids	40	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4
10	D.C. United	40	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1
11	FC Dallas	39	30	11	13	6	50	47	+3
12	Toronto FC	39	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^1
13	Kansas City Wizards	33	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9
14	San Jose Earthquakes	30	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14
15	New York Red Bulls	21	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20

• ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.

• ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
  

• ^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).

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
30	49	13	7	10	41	31	+10	9	2	4	25	13	+12	4	5	6	16	18	−2

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	T	T	L	L	T	T	T	W	T	W	T	W	W	L	W	T	T	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	T	W	L	W	L	L

Last updated: October 25, 2009.
Source: Columbus Crew
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

      Win       Tie       Loss

Houston Dynamo v Columbus Crew

March 21, 2009	Houston Dynamo	1 – 1	Columbus Crew	Houston, Texas, USA
	Cameron  43' Ching  53' Barrett  59'	Report	Schelotto  81' Gaven  62' Hejduk  75'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,053 Referee: Tim Weyland

Columbus Crew v Toronto FC

March 28, 2009	Columbus Crew	1 – 1	Toronto FC	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Schelotto  30'	Report	Padula  84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,686 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew

April 2, 2009	Real Salt Lake	4 – 1	Columbus Crew	Sandy, Utah USA
	Findley  2' Findley  29' Borchers  40' Beckerman  45' Findley  62' Beckerman  67'	Report	Garey  22' Ekpo  48+' Rogers  58'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,806 Referee: Alex Prus

Chivas USA v Columbus Crew

April 5, 2009	Chivas USA	2 – 1	Columbus Crew	Carson, California USA
	Harris  25' Lillingston  38' Lillingston  50' Kljestan  67' Talley  84'	Report	Iro  37' Iro  67'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,827 Referee: Kevin Stott

Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids

April 11, 2009	Columbus Crew	1 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Ekpo  29' Schelotto  41'	Report	Gibbs  26' Palguta  68' Casey  82' Burpo  94+'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,465 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

April 25, 2009	Columbus Crew	2 – 2	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Marshall  25' Moreno  34' Padula  57' Zayner  80'	Report	Pappa  32' Ward  64' Thorrington  72' McBride  86' Segares  88'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,628 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

May 2, 2009	Toronto FC	1 – 1	Columbus Crew	Toronto, Ontario CAN
	Brennan  40' Barrett  52' Barrett  64'	Report	Schelotto  10' Ekpo  54' O'Rourke  57' Gaven  83'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,998 Referee: Kevin Stott

Columbus Crew v Kansas City Wizards

May 9, 2009	Columbus Crew	3 – 2	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Ekpo  38' Schelotto  55' Hejduk  68' Gaven  78' Gruenebaum  91+'	Report	Watson  47' López  51' Espinoza  67' Besler  73' Wolff  79'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,271 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Los Angeles Galaxy v Columbus Crew

May 17, 2009	Los Angeles Galaxy	1 – 1	Columbus Crew	Carson, California USA
	Lewis  32' Jordan  46' Lewis  91+'	Report	Rogers  58' Moreno  62' Schelotto  70' O'Rourke  86', 89'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,649 Referee: Alex Prus

Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes

May 27, 2009	Columbus Crew	2 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Gaven  29' Schelotto  46'	Report	Amarikwa  13' Johnson  23' Convey  36' Corrales  63'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 8,793 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

Seattle Sounders FC v Columbus Crew

May 30, 2009	Seattle Sounders FC	1 – 1	Columbus Crew	Seattle, Washington USA
19:30 PST	Vagenas  37' Jaqua  58' Hurtado  68' Ljungberg  89' Marshall  92+'	Report	Moreno  12' Schelotto  73'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 29,126 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Kansas City Wizards v Columbus Crew

June 6, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	0 – 2	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Arnaud  35' López  42'	Report	Schelotto  14' O'Rourke  17' Marshall  51' Schelotto  64' (pen.) Gruenebaum  91'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Columbus Crew v Chivas USA

June 14, 2009	Columbus Crew	2 – 1	Chivas USA	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Carroll  30' Schelotto  61' Schelotto  87'	Report	Nagamura  19' Lillingston  39' Galindo  57' Talley  68'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,658 Referee: Steven DePiero

FC Dallas v Columbus Crew

June 20, 2009	FC Dallas	2 – 1	Columbus Crew	Frisco, Texas USA
	Moor  32' Avila  80' Cooper  87' (pen.)	Report	Ricchetti  14' (o.g.) Padula  41' Schelotto  68' Marshall  86'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,041 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls

June 27, 2009	Columbus Crew	1 – 0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Carroll  34' Marshall  45' Schelotto  79'	[3]	Stammler  76'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,575 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

July 4, 2009	Columbus Crew	1 – 1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Moreno  12' Moreno  59' Ekpo  74' Lenhart  92+'	Report	Gomez  33' Olsen  60' N'Silu  80'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

July 11, 2009	Chicago Fire	0 – 0	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois USA
	Ward  52'	Report	Ekpo  33' Carroll  54' Gaven  85' Hejduk  88'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,123 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Columbus Crew v Real Salt Lake

July 18, 2009	Columbus Crew	3 – 1	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Lenhart  23' Garey  31' Garey  52' O'Rourke  72'	Report	Grabavoy  34' Beltran  46+' Russell  65' Cox  76'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,922 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Columbus Crew v Toronto FC

July 25, 2009	Columbus Crew	3 – 2	Toronto FC	Columbus, Ohio, USA
	Carroll  29' Gaven  32' Padula  39' Lenhart  76' Garey  90+2'	Report	Robinson  27' De Rosario  35' Gerba  49'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,775 Referee: Alex Prus

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew

August 1, 2009	Colorado Rapids	0 – 1	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, Colorado USA
	Ihemelu  60', 84'	Report	Marshall  39' Garey  47+'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,851 Referee: Yader Reyes

San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew

August 8, 2008	San Jose Earthquakes	0 – 3	Columbus Crew	San Francisco, California USA
	Salinas  55'	Report	Lenhart  53' Carroll  67' Moreno  69' Rogers  73' Moffat  86'	Stadium: Candlestick Park Referee: Jeff Gontarek

Columbus Crew v FC Dallas

August 15, 2008	Columbus Crew	2 – 0	FC Dallas	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Marshall  10' O'Rourke  66' Gaven  87'	Report	Benitez  52'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew

August 30, 2009	New York Red Bulls	1 – 0	Columbus Crew	East Rutherford, New Jersey USA
	Borman  46+' Ubiparipovic  53' Richards  63' Johnson  72'	Report	Ekpo  37' Hejduk  63' Brunner  83'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,323 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Columbus Crew v Houston Dynamo

September 13, 2009	Columbus Crew	2 – 1	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Hejduk  34' Moffat  82' Gaven  91+' (pen.)	Report	Weaver  80' Clark  82' Ching  87'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,306 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

September 20, 2009	Chicago Fire	2 – 2	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois USA
	Lowry  6' Lowry  35' Mapp  70'	Report	Padula  7' Schelotto  55' Schelotto  78' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,549 Referee: Mark Geiger

Columbus Crew v Los Angeles Galaxy

September 26, 2009	Columbus Crew	2 – 0	Los Angeles Galaxy	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Hejduk  28' Gaven  33' Lenhart  59' Brunner  62' Moreno  69' Lenhart  75'	Report	Kirovski  56' Birchall  71' Berhalter  73' Gordon  93+'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,966 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Columbus Crew v Seattle Sounders FC

October 3, 2009	Columbus Crew	0 – 1	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, Ohio USA
19:30 EST	Moreno  55' O'Rourke  65' Lenhart  95+'	Report	Levesque  36' Marshall  84'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,372 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

October 10, 2009	New England Revolution	0 – 1	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts USA
	Osei  7' Joseph  38' Dube  45'	Report	Padula  36' Burns  46+' Brunner  50' Ekpo  65' Zayner  93+'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,297 Referee: Paul Ward

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

October 17, 2009	D.C. United	1 – 0	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C. USA
	McTavish  6' Emilio  17'	Report	Renteria  83'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 16,274 Referee: Alex Prus

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

October 25, 2009	Columbus Crew	0 – 1	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Iro  60' Zayner  63' Padula  81' Moffat  88'	Report	Heaps  55' Larentowicz  79'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,797 Referee: Kevin Stott

CONCACAF Champions League

Columbus Crew v Puerto Rico Islanders

August 18, 2009 Group Stage	Columbus Crew	2 – 0	Puerto Rico Islanders	Columbus, Ohio USA
20:00	Lenhart  58' Rogers  79'	Report		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 6,161 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Cruz Azul v Columbus Crew

August 26, 2009 Group Stage	Cruz Azul	5 – 0	Columbus Crew	Mexico City
22:00	Lozano  4', 82' (pen.), 87' Núñez  9' Marshall  47' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 2,669 Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

Saprissa v Columbus Crew

September 16, 2009 Group Stage	Saprissa	0 – 1	Columbus Crew	San José, Costa Rica
22:00		Report	Gaven  5'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Roberto Garcia (Mexico)

Columbus Crew v Cruz Azul

September 23, 2009 Group Stage	Columbus Crew	0 – 2	Cruz Azul	Columbus, Ohio USA
20:00		Report	Zeballos  14' Vela  39'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,921 Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad and Tobago)

Columbus Crew v Saprissa

September 29, 2009 Group Stage	Columbus Crew	1 – 1	Saprissa	Columbus, Ohio USA
20:00	Rogers  26' (pen.)	Report	Robinson  90+2'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,715 Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico)

Puerto Rico Islanders v Columbus Crew

October 20, 2009 Group Stage	Puerto Rico Islanders	1 – 1	Columbus Crew	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
20:00	Delgado  34'		Rentería  74'	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

U.S. Open Cup

Columbus Crew v Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)

June 30, 2009 Third Round	Columbus Crew	1 – 1 (a.e.t) (3 – 5 p)	Rochester Rhinos (USL-1)	Rochester, New York USA
7:00 PM EDT	Grendi  30', 55' Oughton  37' Elenio  85'	Report	Harden  31' Ambersley  34' Menyongar  48' Nurse  103'	Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 6,098 Referee: Shane Moody
		Penalties
	Ekpo Moreno Oughton Garey		Kenton Salles Gregor Bertz Heins

MLS playoffs

Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew

October 31, 2009 Conf. Semifinals	Real Salt Lake	1 – 0	Columbus Crew	Sandy, Utah USA
16:30 MDT	Beckerman  38' Findley  88'	Report	Carroll  19'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,499 Referee: Mark Geiger

Columbus Crew v Real Salt Lake

November 5, 2009 Conf. Semifinals	Columbus Crew	2 – 3	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, Ohio USA
20:00 CST	Schelotto  19' Schelotto  35' O'Rourke  48' Moreno  59'	[ Report]	Morales  37' Findley  47+' (pen.) Williams  74' Olave  68'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,109 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

See also

• Columbus Crew
• 2009 in American soccer
• 2009 Major League Soccer season

References

1. http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/all-time-attendance
2. "Columbus Crew: Players: Main". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
3. "Major League Soccer: Scoreboard: Week ending 0628". Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-19.