The 2013 Columbus Crew season was the club's 18th season of existence and their 18th 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 fifth season under head coach Robert Warzycha who was fired on September 2. Brian Bliss took over as interim head coach through the rest of the season.
Background
Roster
Technical Staff
Non-competitive Preseason The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Florida and North Carolina before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Tony Halterman, Sean Teepen, Sercan Güvenışık, Krystian Witkowski, Hami Kara, Nate Bascom, Blake Brettschneider, Kyle Hyland, Konrad Warzycha, Samir Badr, Cody Calafiore and Jordan Gafa.
Unsigned draft picks Drew Beckie, Reed Matte, Daniel Withrow and Shawn Sloan also joined the team for preseason.
Midseason Lucky Mkosana was a guest player against Michigan State Spartans.
Postseason Luckner Horat was a guest player again Indy Eleven.
Competitive Overview
MLS
Standings
Eastern Conference
Overall table
Results summary
Results by round
Match results
MLS Cup Playoffs
The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.
U.S. Open Cup
Reserve League
Pos Club GP W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG1Houston Dynamo Reserves (C)95401216−4151.672Columbus Crew Reserves146622826+2201.433New York Red Bulls Reserves125522419+5171.424Montreal Impact Reserves114431613+3151.365Toronto FC Reserves83411512+3101.256FC Dallas Reserves135712126−5161.237Chicago Fire Reserves 135712430−6161.23
Match Results
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.
|colspan=12 align=center|Players who left Columbus during the season:
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total 2 DF Tyson Wahl400040 3 DF Josh Williams200020 4 DF Gláuber501060 5 DF Danny O'Rourke600060 6 MF Tony Tchani300030 7 MF Bernardo Añor401050 8 MF Matías Sánchez500050 9 FW Justin Meram100010 11 FW Dominic Oduro310031 12 MF Eddie Gaven100010 13 MF Ethan Finlay200020 14 DF Chad Marshall200020 16 DF Eric Gehrig000000 17 FW Ben Speas000000 18 FW Aaron Schoenfeld201030 19 MF Konrad Warzycha101020 20 MF Wil Trapp300030 21 DF Chad Barson000000 22 DF Drew Beckie000000 23 MF Kevan George300030 24 DF Agustín Viana400040 25 FW Jairo Arrieta600060 26 FW Ryan Finley000000 27 FW Aaron Horton000000 28 GK Matt Lampson000000 30 GK Andy Gruenebaum000000 31 DF Kyle Hyland000000 32 MF Shawn Sloan000000 33 FW Federico Higuaín510051 40 GK Daniel Withrow000000Players who left Columbus during the season: 41 GK Brad Stuver000000
Clean sheets No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played 28 Matt Lampson50014 30 Andy Gruenebaum40022 40 Daniel Withrow0000Players who left Columbus during the season: 41 Brad Stuver0000
Reserve League 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.
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS Reserve League Total 7 MF Bernardo Añor1010 25 FW Jairo Arrieta1010 – FW Jacob Atkinson0000 21 DF Chad Barson0000 – MF William Bayemi0000 – FW Aidan Bean0000 22 DF Drew Beckie0000 – MF Brady Blackwell1010 – DF Alex Bumpus0000 – MF Matt Dudon0000 13 FW Ethan Finlay3030 26 FW Ryan Finley1010 16 DF Eric Gehrig0000 23 MF Kevan George2020 – MF Matt Gold0000 30 GK Andy Gruenebaum0000 27 FW Aaron Horton0000 – FW Noah Hutchins0000 31 DF Kyle Hyland2121 – MF Lilango Job0000 – DF Tyler Kidwell0000 28 GK Matt Lampson0000 – GK Justin Luthy0000 – FW Andrew McKelvey0000 9 FW Justin Meram0000 – MF Omar Mohamed1010 5 DF Danny O'Rourke0000 – DF Charlie Reymann0000 8 MF Matías Sánchez3030 18 FW Aaron Schoenfeld1010 – FW John Schuman0000 32 MF Shawn Sloan1010 17 FW Ben Speas0000 41 GK Brad Stuver0000 – MF Ben Swanson0000 6 MF Tony Tchani2020 20 MF Wil Trapp0000 24 DF Agustín Viana1010 2 DF Tyson Wahl0000 19 MF Konrad Warzycha0000 – MF Vincent Weijl0000 3 DF Josh Williams0000 40 GK Daniel Withrow0000
Clean sheets No. Name MLS Reserve League Total Games Played 30 Andy Gruenebaum002 28 Matt Lampson119 – Justin Luthy000 41 Brad Stuver0.50.53 40 Daniel Withrow0.50.53
Transfers
In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource DF Tyson Wahl Colorado Rapids Free transfer January 3, 2013 DF Chad Barson Akron Zips Signed to a homegrown contract January 10, 2013 DF Ryan Finley Notre Dame Fighting Irish Drafted in round 1 of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft January 17, 2013 DF Gláuber FC Rapid București Signed via discovery January 21, 2013 DF Agustín Viana C.A. Bella Vista Signed via discovery January 28, 2013 FW Dominic Oduro Chicago Fire Traded for Dilly Duka and the right of first refusal for Robbie Rogers February 4, 2013 MF Matías Sánchez Estudiantes de La Plata Signed via discovery February 8, 2013 DF Drew Beckie Denver Pioneers Drafted in round 2 of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft February 15, 2013 MF Konrad Warzycha Sporting Kansas City Free transfer February 27, 2013 MF Shawn Sloan High Point Panthers Drafted in round 4 of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft February 27, 2013 DF Kyle Hyland IUPUI Jaguars Signed to a homegrown contract February 27, 2013 GK Daniel Withrow Marshall Thundering Herd Drafted in round 2 of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft March 7, 2013 GK Brad Stuver MLS Pool Selected in the 2013 MLS Waiver Draft November 25, 2013 DF Waylon Francis C.S. Herediano Signed via discovery November 26, 2013 DF Matt Wiet Dayton Dutch Lions Signed to a homegrown contract November 26, 2013 DF Josh Williams Columbus Crew November 26, 2013 FW Dominic Oduro Columbus Crew December 9, 2013 MF Daniel Paladini Chicago Fire Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft December 12, 2013 GK Steve Clark Hønefoss BK Traded Seattle Sounders FC a fourth round draft pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft for his rights December 16, 2013 FW Jairo Arrieta Columbus Crew December 19, 2013
Loans in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource GK Brad Stuver MLS Pool September 21, 2013 September 22, 2013
Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource MF Milovan Mirošević Universidad Católica Mutual Release of Contract January 20, 2013 MF Dilly Duka Chicago Fire Traded with the right of first refusal for Robbie Rogers and Dominic Oduro February 4, 2013 MF Matías Sánchez Arsenal de Sarandí Option declined October 31, 2013 DF Aaron Horton Retired Option declined October 31, 2013 MF Eddie Gaven Retired Option declined October 31, 2013 DF Drew Beckie Ottawa Fury Option declined November 22, 2013 DF Gláuber Retired Option declined November 22, 2013 DF Kyle Hyland Indy Eleven Option declined November 22, 2013 DF Danny O’Rourke Ottawa Fury Option declined November 22, 2013 MF Konrad Warzycha Retired Option declined November 22, 2013 FW Jairo Arrieta Columbus Crew Option declined November 22, 2013 GK Andy Gruenebaum Sporting Kansas City Contract expired November 22, 2013 FW Dominic Oduro Columbus Crew Contract expired November 22, 2013 DF Josh Williams Columbus Crew Contract expired November 22, 2013 DF Chad Marshall Seattle Sounders FC Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money December 12, 2013
Loans out Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource FW Aaron Horton Los Angeles Blues May 29, 2013 September 8, 2013
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 the Columbus Crew are listed below: Round Pick Player Position College 19 Ryan FinleyFWNotre Dame228 Drew BeckieDFDenver
Round Pick Player Position College 19 Reed MatteDFUAB228 Daniel WithrowGKMarshall466 Shawn SloanMFHigh Point
Round Pick Player Position Team 14 Brad StuverGKMLS Pool
Awards +MLS Team of the WeekWeekStartersBenchOpponent(s)Link 1 Gláuber Andy Gruenebaum Federico Higuaín Josh Williams Chivas USA 2 Federico Higuaín Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 Gláuber San Jose Earthquakes 4 Andy Gruenebaum Ben Speas Josh Williams D.C. United 6 Ben Speas Dominic Oduro Philadelphia Union 7 Dominic Oduro Montreal Impact 8 Andy Gruenebaum Chicago Fire 9 Danny O'Rourke Jairo Arrieta D.C. United 10 Josh Williams New York Red Bulls 12 Federico Higuaín Toronto FC 13 Eric Gehrig New York Red Bulls 14 Federico Higuaín Houston Dynamo 16 Matías Sánchez Dominic Oduro Robert Warzycha (coach) Chad Barson Montreal Impact 19 Danny O'Rourke Bernardo Añor Los Angeles Galaxy Portland Timbers 24 Chad Marshall Federico Higuaín New York Red Bulls 25 Federico Higuaín Toronto FC 28 Justin Meram Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City 29 Matt Lampson Federico Higuaín Montreal Impact 30 Tony Tchani Chicago Fire 31 Chad Marshall Dominic Oduro Federico Higuaín Brian Bliss FC Dallas 34 Dominic Oduro New England Revolution
MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink 31 Dominic Oduro FC Dallas
MLS Goal of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink 24 Federico Higuaín New York Red Bulls
MLS Player of the Month MonthPlayerStatsLink September Dominic Oduro 3 goals, 2 assists
MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Month MonthPlayerLink September Matt Lampson
Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Federico Higuaín Golden Boot – Dominic Oduro Comeback Player of the Year – Bernardo Añor Defender of the Year – Chad Marshall Goal of the Year – Ben Speas Kirk Urso Heart Award – Eric Gehrig Breakout Performance of the Year – Wil Trapp Humanitarian of the Year – Matt Lampson Academy U15/U16 Player of the Year – Mike McCloseky Academy U17/U18 Player of the Year – Tyler Kidwell Academy U19/U20 Player of the Year – Connor Klekota Jim Nelson Fan of the Year – Tom Chiatalas
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