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| chairman = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Clark Hunt]]
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|commander1={{flagicon|Great Britain}} [[Henry Procter]],<br/>[[Tecumseh]]
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| manager = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sigi Schmid]]
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| season = [[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007]]
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| worstdefeat = 0&ndash;6 vs [[Monarcas Morelia]]<br>''([[Estadio Morelos]]; [[April 9]], [[2003]])
| topscorer = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Cunningham]] (62), <br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian McBride]] (62)
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The '''Columbus Crew''' is a professional [[association football|soccer]] club based in [[Columbus, Ohio]] that participates in [[Major League Soccer]]. The club was owned by [[Lamar Hunt]], who also owned the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] and [[FC Dallas]] until his 2006 death, upon which his son, [[Mike Hunt|Clark]], took over his sports properties. The Crew currently play their home games at [[Columbus Crew Stadium]], the first MLS [[soccer-specific stadium]]. From 1996&ndash;1999, the Crew played their home games at [[Ohio Stadium]] on the campus of [[Ohio State University]]. The name "The Crew" is the result of a local fan contest. The team colors are black and gold. The team mascot is Crew Cat.
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The Crew has won one tournament to date, the 2002 [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]], defeating the 2002 [[MLS Cup]] and Supporter's Shield winner [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] 1&ndash;0. The club has reached one other final, the 1998 Open Cup, which was postponed due to a hurricane and controversially relocated from [[Virginia Beach]] to [[Soldier Field]], the home of the [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]], who won the match in overtime 2&ndash;1.
The '''Battle of Fort Stephenson''' was an [[United States|American]] victory during the [[War of 1812]].


The team has 3 major support groups: "La Turbina", "Hudson Street Hooligans" and "Crew Union". These three supporters groups sit together in a section in the northeast corner of Crew Stadium, known as the Nordecke. ''Nordecke'' (pronounced Nord-ek-uh), which is German for ''North Corner'', is a tribute to the German heritage of Columbus.
==Background==
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After failing to defeat American forces in the [[siege of Fort Meigs]], the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] under [[Henry Procter]] withdrew. Procter attempted to take Fort Meigs again in July by staging a mock battle to lure the defenders out of the fort. The ploy failed, and Procter abandoned the idea of taking the fort. The British and [[Native Americans in the United States|Indian]] force moved on to capture an American supply base on the [[Sandusky River]] guarded by [[Fort Stephenson]]. The fort was commanded by [[Major]] [[George Croghan (soldier)|George Croghan]] with a garrison of 160 U.S. Regulars {17th U.S. Infantry-later consolidated into [[US 3rd Infantry Regiment]]} under his command. [[William Henry Harrison]], the U.S. commander of the Northwest Frontier, believed Procter's force to be larger than it was and ordered Croghan to destroy the fort and withdraw. Croghan insisted that he could hold the fort and stayed. Harrison agreed to let Croghan stay, but still fearing the worst he moved all available forces 10 miles (16 km) away from Fort Stephenson.


==Battle==
==History==
The Columbus Crew are a charter member of [[Major League Soccer]]. The club played its home matches in [[Ohio Stadium]] from its inaugural year in 1996 through 1998. Beginning in 1999, the Crew played all of its home league matches in the newly built [[Columbus Crew Stadium]], the first soccer specific stadium for a top flight club in the [[United States]].
Expecting Harrison to be moving to Fort Stephenson's aid, Procter had no intentions of conducting a [[siege]] as he had at Fort Meigs. The British artillery and gunboats began shelling the fort but with little effects. On [[August 2]], Procter ordered an infantry assault. Croghan ordered the defenders to hold fire until the attackers were within close range. Once within range, the garrison opened fired along with the fort's artillery. The attack fell back, and Procter tried and failed several more times. Lacking scaling ladders, Procter finally realized that the attackers could do very little against the fort. Procter called off the attack, and the Indians returned to the field late at night to carry away the wounded.

The Crew won its first trophy in 2002, capturing the [[Lamar Hunt]] [[U.S. Open Cup]], which in turn earned the club a berth in the 2003 [[CONCACAF Champions Cup]]. In 2004, the Crew won the [[Supporters' Shield]] for earning the most points during the MLS regular season. The once agian won the Supporter's shield in the ongoing 2008 season.

== Television and radio ==
In 2008, Crew matches are telecast locally on the [[ONN|Ohio News Network]]. Long-time Columbus Crew TV/radio announcer Dwight Burgess provides play-by-play coverage, while [[Dante Washington]] provides color commentary for away games. Bill McDermott provides color commentary for home games. Katie Witham is the sideline reporter for all games being broadcast by [[ONN]].

A number of other matches will be televised nationally on [[ESPN2]], [[Fox Soccer Channel]], [[HDNet]], and [[Telefutura]].

English radio broadcasts can be heard on [[WTVN]] (610 AM) with play-by-play done by Neil Sika and color commentary from John Bluem. Spanish radio broadcasts can be heard on Radio Sol [[WDLR]] with Marcelo Carrera.

The Crew Soccer Updates air weekdays on [[WBWR]](105.7 FM) and [[WRXS]](106.7 FM).

During the first half of the [[2008 MLS season]], the Crew's matches were televised by the now defunct [[Columbus Sports Network]].

== Sponsors ==
The Crew announced [[Glidden Company|Glidden]], an [[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI]] Paints brand, as their presenting partner. Beginning in 2008, its logo will appear on the front of Crew game jerseys, training jerseys, and on other various team-related material.

==Rivals==
The Crew will compete with [[Toronto FC]] for the [[Trillium Cup]] each year starting in 2008. The two teams contested the opening game of the 2008 MLS season; Columbus won the match 2-0. The final two games were draws, 0-0 and 1-1, resulting in Columbus grabbing the inaugural Trillium Cup trophy on total points (5-2). Columbus currently leads the all-time series 3-0-3.

Other rivals of the Crew include the Chicago Fire and DC United.

== Players ==
=== Current Roster ===
''As of [[September 18]], [[2008]].'' <ref>http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t102</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player | no=1 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name= [[Will Hesmer]]}}
{{Fs player | no=2 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= [[Frankie Hejduk]] ([[Captain (football)|captain]])}}
{{Fs player | no=3 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= [[Brad Evans]]}}
{{Fs player | no=4 | nat=ARG | pos=DF | name= [[Gino Padula]]}}
{{Fs player | no=5 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= [[Danny O'Rourke]]}}
{{Fs player | no=6 | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name= [[Andy Iro]]}}
{{Fs player | no=7 | nat=ARG | pos=FW | name= [[Guillermo Barros Schelotto]]}}
{{Fs player | no=8 | nat=NZL | pos=MF | name= [[Duncan Oughton]]}}
{{Fs player | no=9 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= [[Jason Garey]]}}
{{Fs player | no=10 | nat=VEN | pos=FW | name= [[Alejandro Moreno]]}}
{{Fs player | no=11 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= [[Pat Noonan]]}}
{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= [[Eddie Gaven]]}}
{{Fs player | no=13 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= [[Andrew Peterson (soccer)|Andrew Peterson]]}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= [[Chad Marshall]]}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=BRA | pos=MF | name= [[Stefani Miglioranzi]]}}
{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= [[Brian Carroll]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=NGR | pos=MF | name= [[Emmanuel Ekpo]]}}
{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name= [[Kenny Schoeni]]}}
{{Fs player | no=19 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= [[Robbie Rogers]]}}
{{Fs player | no=20 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= [[Brian Plotkin]]}}
{{Fs player | no=22 | nat=SCO | pos=MF | name= [[Adam Moffat]]}}
{{Fs player | no=23 | nat=VIN | pos=DF | name= [[Ezra Hendrickson]]}}
{{Fs player | no=24 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= [[Jed Zayner]]}}
{{Fs player | no=25 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= [[George Josten]]}}
{{Fs player | no=26 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= [[Cory Elenio]]}}
{{Fs player | no=27 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= [[Ryan Junge]]}}
{{Fs player | no=29 | nat=HTI | pos=FW | name= [[Ricardo Pierre-Louis]]}}
{{Fs player | no=30 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name= [[Andy Gruenebaum]]}}
{{Fs player | no=31 | nat=ZIM | pos=MF | name= [[Stanley Nyazamba]]}}
{{Fs player | no=32 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= [[Steven Lenhart]]}}
{{Fs player | no=- | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= [[Kevin Burns (soccer)|Kevin Burns]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Notable former players===
''This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.''

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Edson Buddle]] (2001&ndash;2005)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Busch]] (2002&mdash;2006)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Cunningham]] (1998&ndash;2004)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Thomas Dooley]] (1997&ndash;1999)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Dougherty (soccer)|Mark Dougherty]] (1998-2001)
*{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Ansil Elcock]] (1997&ndash;2001)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robin Fraser]] (2004&ndash;2005)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Friedel]] (1996&ndash;1997)
*{{flagicon|PAN}} [[Luis Gallardo|Luis Miguel Gallardo]] (2005-2006)
*{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcos González]] (2006-2007)
*{{flagicon|GUA}} [[Fredy Garcia]]
*{{flagicon|GUA}} [[Mario Rodriguez]] (2005&ndash;2005)
{{col-2}}
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Harkes]] (2001&ndash;2002)
*{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Stern John]] (1998&ndash;1999)
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Doctor Khumalo]] (1996&ndash;1997)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Maisonneuve]] (1996&ndash;2004)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kyle Martino]] (2002&ndash;2006)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian McBride]] (1996&ndash;2003)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Thompson (soccer)|Billy Thompson]] (1996&ndash;2000)
*{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Daniel Torres]] (2001&ndash;2003)
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Robert Warzycha]] (1996&ndash;2002)
*{{flagicon|COL}} [[John Wilmar Perez]] (2000&ndash;2002)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Woan]] (2001)
{{col-end}}

== Head coaches ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Nat !! Name !! Years
|-
|{{FIN}} || [[Timo Liekoski]] || 1996
|-
|{{USA}} || [[Tom Fitzgerald (soccer)|Tom Fitzgerald]] || 1996&ndash;2001
|-
|{{USA}} || [[Greg Andrulis]] || 2001&ndash;2005
|-
|{{POL}} || [[Robert Warzycha]] || 2005 (interim)
|-
|{{GER}} || [[Sigi Schmid]] || 2006&ndash;
|}

== Team records ==
*Games: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Clark (soccer)|Mike Clark]], 221
*Goals: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian McBride]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Cunningham]], 62
*Assists: {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Robert Warzycha]], 61
*Shutouts: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Busch]], 25
''MLS regular season only, through 2006 season''

*All-Time regular season record: 149-158-61 (''Through Oct. 21, 2007'')

== Stadiums ==
*[[Ohio Stadium]] (1996&ndash;1999)
*[[Columbus Crew Stadium]] (1999&ndash;current)


==Results==
==Results==
===Year-by-year===
The battle had been a victory for the Americans. George Croghan emerged from the battle as a hero and was promoted to [[lieutenant colonel]]. Both Procter and Harrison suffered criticism for their parts in the battle. The British as well as [[Tecumseh]] were growing increasingly aware of Procter's shortcomings. Harrison was criticised for not making a whole-hearted effort to come to the fort's aid. Yet the British had been defeated, and Procter withdrew to [[Canada]]. In the following months, the Americans won decisive victories at the battles of [[battle of Lake Erie|Lake Erie]] and [[battle of the Thames|the Thames]].
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Reg. Season
!Playoffs
!Open Cup
!CONCACAF<br />Champions' Cup
!SuperLiga
|-
|1996
|4th, East
|Quarterfinals
|''Did not enter''
|''Did not qualify''
|rowspan=11|
|-
|1997
|3rd, East
|Semifinals
|''Did not enter''
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|1998
|2nd, East
|Semifinals
|Final
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|1999
|2nd, East
|Semifinals
|Semifinals
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|2000
|4th, Central
|''Did not qualify''
|Quarterfinals
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|2001
|2nd, Central
|Quarterfinals
|Quarterfinals
|''Not held'' <sup>†</sup>
|-
|2002
|2nd, East
|Semifinals
|bgcolor="#FFCBCB"|Champions
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|2003
|5th, East
|''Did not qualify''
|Round of 16
|Quarterfinals
|-
|2004
|bgcolor="#B3B7FF"|1st, East*
|Quarterfinals
|Round of 16
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|2005
|6th, East
|''Did not qualify''
|Round of 16
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|2006
|6th, East
|''Did not qualify''
|Round of 16
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|2007
|6th, East
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not participate''
|-
|2008
|bgcolor="#B3B7FF"|1st, East*
|Qualified
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|}

''* Won [[MLS Supporters Shield]]

''† Made the quarterfinals of the [[CONCACAF Giants Cup]] which was held instead of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2001''

=== International competition ===
* [[CONCACAF Giants Cup|2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup]]
** First round v. {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Deportivo Saprissa]] -- 0:2, 1:1 (Saprissa advance 3:1 on aggregate)
* [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2003|2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]
** First round v. {{flagicon|PAN}} [[Arabe Unido]] -- 1:2, 3:0 (Crew advance 4:2 on aggregate)
** Quarterfinal v. {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Monarcas Morelia]] -- 0:6, 2:0 (Morelia advance 6:2 on aggregate)

Columbus Holds a 8-1-2 all-time Record in international Exhibitions

==Honors==
===Domestic===
====League====
*'''[[MLS Supporters' Shield]]:'''
** '''Winner (2):''' 2004, 2008

====Cups====
*'''[[US Open Cup]]:'''
** '''Winner (1):''' 2002
** '''Runner-up (1):''' 1998

====Invitational====
*'''[[Carolina Challenge Cup]] (pre-season):''' 2004

==Average attendance==
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''regular season/playoffs''
* 1996: 18,950
* 1997: 15,043
* 1998: 12,275
* 1999: 17,696
* 2000: 15,451
* 2001: 17,551
* 2002: 17,429
* 2003: 16,250/Missed Playoffs
* 2004: 16,872/15,224
* 2005: 12,916/Missed Playoffs
* 2006: 13,294/Missed Playoffs
* 2007: 15,230/Missed Playoffs
* 2008: 14,267/Clinched playoff berth (''as of [[September 25]], [[2008]]'')
* All-Time: 16,344
* All-Time Best Attendance For A Game: 53,844 on 07/04/2000 at Mile High Stadium.

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.thecrew.com/ The Crew]
*[http://www.huntparkinsider.com/ Hunt Park Insider]
*[http://www.crewunion.com/ Crew Supporters Union - Local 614 Fan Club]
*[http://www.crewonespot.blogspot.com/ Crewture- Crew Supporters Culture Site]
*[http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=14 Official Crew board]

{{Columbus Crew}}
{{Ohio Sports}}
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{{Major League Soccer}}
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==External links==
[[Category:Soccer clubs in the United States]]
*http://members.tripod.com/~war1812/batsteve.html
[[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1995]]
*http://www.sandusky-county-scrapbook.net/FtStephenson.htm


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Revision as of 02:16, 13 October 2008

Columbus Crew
File:ColumbusCrew.png
Full nameColumbus Crew
Nickname(s)The Crew, America's Hardest Working Team, Massive Club, Massive
Founded1994
GroundColumbus Crew Stadium
Columbus, OH
Capacity20,555
OwnerUnited States Clark Hunt
CoachGermany Sigi Schmid
LeagueMajor League Soccer
2007Eastern Conference: 6th
Overall: 9th
Playoffs: DNQ

The Columbus Crew is a professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was owned by Lamar Hunt, who also owned the Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas until his 2006 death, upon which his son, Clark, took over his sports properties. The Crew currently play their home games at Columbus Crew Stadium, the first MLS soccer-specific stadium. From 1996–1999, the Crew played their home games at Ohio Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University. The name "The Crew" is the result of a local fan contest. The team colors are black and gold. The team mascot is Crew Cat.

The Crew has won one tournament to date, the 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, defeating the 2002 MLS Cup and Supporter's Shield winner Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0. The club has reached one other final, the 1998 Open Cup, which was postponed due to a hurricane and controversially relocated from Virginia Beach to Soldier Field, the home of the Chicago Fire, who won the match in overtime 2–1.

The team has 3 major support groups: "La Turbina", "Hudson Street Hooligans" and "Crew Union". These three supporters groups sit together in a section in the northeast corner of Crew Stadium, known as the Nordecke. Nordecke (pronounced Nord-ek-uh), which is German for North Corner, is a tribute to the German heritage of Columbus.

History

The Columbus Crew are a charter member of Major League Soccer. The club played its home matches in Ohio Stadium from its inaugural year in 1996 through 1998. Beginning in 1999, the Crew played all of its home league matches in the newly built Columbus Crew Stadium, the first soccer specific stadium for a top flight club in the United States.

The Crew won its first trophy in 2002, capturing the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which in turn earned the club a berth in the 2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup. In 2004, the Crew won the Supporters' Shield for earning the most points during the MLS regular season. The once agian won the Supporter's shield in the ongoing 2008 season.

Television and radio

In 2008, Crew matches are telecast locally on the Ohio News Network. Long-time Columbus Crew TV/radio announcer Dwight Burgess provides play-by-play coverage, while Dante Washington provides color commentary for away games. Bill McDermott provides color commentary for home games. Katie Witham is the sideline reporter for all games being broadcast by ONN.

A number of other matches will be televised nationally on ESPN2, Fox Soccer Channel, HDNet, and Telefutura.

English radio broadcasts can be heard on WTVN (610 AM) with play-by-play done by Neil Sika and color commentary from John Bluem. Spanish radio broadcasts can be heard on Radio Sol WDLR with Marcelo Carrera.

The Crew Soccer Updates air weekdays on WBWR(105.7 FM) and WRXS(106.7 FM).

During the first half of the 2008 MLS season, the Crew's matches were televised by the now defunct Columbus Sports Network.

Sponsors

The Crew announced Glidden, an ICI Paints brand, as their presenting partner. Beginning in 2008, its logo will appear on the front of Crew game jerseys, training jerseys, and on other various team-related material.

Rivals

The Crew will compete with Toronto FC for the Trillium Cup each year starting in 2008. The two teams contested the opening game of the 2008 MLS season; Columbus won the match 2-0. The final two games were draws, 0-0 and 1-1, resulting in Columbus grabbing the inaugural Trillium Cup trophy on total points (5-2). Columbus currently leads the all-time series 3-0-3.

Other rivals of the Crew include the Chicago Fire and DC United.

Players

Current Roster

As of September 18, 2008. [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Will Hesmer
2 DF United States USA Frankie Hejduk (captain)
3 FW United States USA Brad Evans
4 DF Argentina ARG Gino Padula
5 MF United States USA Danny O'Rourke
6 DF England ENG Andy Iro
7 FW Argentina ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto
8 MF New Zealand NZL Duncan Oughton
9 FW United States USA Jason Garey
10 FW Venezuela VEN Alejandro Moreno
11 FW United States USA Pat Noonan
12 MF United States USA Eddie Gaven
13 DF United States USA Andrew Peterson
14 DF United States USA Chad Marshall
15 MF Brazil BRA Stefani Miglioranzi
16 MF United States USA Brian Carroll
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Ekpo
18 GK United States USA Kenny Schoeni
19 MF United States USA Robbie Rogers
20 MF United States USA Brian Plotkin
22 MF Scotland SCO Adam Moffat
23 DF Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN Ezra Hendrickson
24 DF United States USA Jed Zayner
25 FW United States USA George Josten
26 MF United States USA Cory Elenio
27 DF United States USA Ryan Junge
29 FW Haiti HAI Ricardo Pierre-Louis
30 GK United States USA Andy Gruenebaum
31 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Stanley Nyazamba
32 FW United States USA Steven Lenhart
- MF United States USA Kevin Burns

Notable former players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

Head coaches

Nat Name Years
 Finland Timo Liekoski 1996
 United States Tom Fitzgerald 1996–2001
 United States Greg Andrulis 2001–2005
 Poland Robert Warzycha 2005 (interim)
 Germany Sigi Schmid 2006–

Team records

MLS regular season only, through 2006 season

  • All-Time regular season record: 149-158-61 (Through Oct. 21, 2007)

Stadiums

Results

Year-by-year

Year Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup CONCACAF
Champions' Cup 		SuperLiga
1996 4th, East Quarterfinals Did not enter Did not qualify
1997 3rd, East Semifinals Did not enter Did not qualify
1998 2nd, East Semifinals Final Did not qualify
1999 2nd, East Semifinals Semifinals Did not qualify
2000 4th, Central Did not qualify Quarterfinals Did not qualify
2001 2nd, Central Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Not held †
2002 2nd, East Semifinals Champions Did not qualify
2003 5th, East Did not qualify Round of 16 Quarterfinals
2004 1st, East* Quarterfinals Round of 16 Did not qualify
2005 6th, East Did not qualify Round of 16 Did not qualify
2006 6th, East Did not qualify Round of 16 Did not qualify
2007 6th, East Did not qualify Did not qualify Did not qualify Did not participate
2008 1st, East* Qualified Did not qualify Did not qualify Did not qualify

* Won MLS Supporters Shield

† Made the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Giants Cup which was held instead of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2001

International competition

Columbus Holds a 8-1-2 all-time Record in international Exhibitions

Honors

Domestic

League

Cups

Invitational

Average attendance

regular season/playoffs

  • 1996: 18,950
  • 1997: 15,043
  • 1998: 12,275
  • 1999: 17,696
  • 2000: 15,451
  • 2001: 17,551
  • 2002: 17,429
  • 2003: 16,250/Missed Playoffs
  • 2004: 16,872/15,224
  • 2005: 12,916/Missed Playoffs
  • 2006: 13,294/Missed Playoffs
  • 2007: 15,230/Missed Playoffs
  • 2008: 14,267/Clinched playoff berth (as of September 25, 2008)
  • All-Time: 16,344
  • All-Time Best Attendance For A Game: 53,844 on 07/04/2000 at Mile High Stadium.

References

  1. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t102

External links

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