The 2025 Columbus Crew season was the club's 30th season of existence and their 30th 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 22 against Chicago Fire FC. It was their third and final season under head coach Wilfried Nancy. The club revealed a logo to commemorate their 30th season.

Roster

Technical Staff

Non-competitive Preseason

Competitions Overview

Major League Soccer (MLS)

Standings

Eastern Conference

Overall table

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

Round One

U.S. Open Cup

Columbus Crew did not send their senior squad to the U.S. Open Cup as they were already participating in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the 2025 Leagues Cup and sent Columbus Crew 2 instead.

Leagues Cup

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round of 16

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 MLS Cup Playoffs CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup Total 1 GK Nicholas Hagen0000000000 2 DF Andrés Herrera0000100010 4 DF Rudy Camacho0000000000 6 MF Darlington Nagbe0000000000 7 MF Dylan Chambost1000000010 10 FW Diego Rossi1000000010 11 MF Ibrahim Aliyu0000000000 13 MF Aziel Jackson0000000000 14 MF Amar Sejdić0000000000 16 MF Taha Habroune0000000000 18 DF Malte Amundsen2100000021 19 FW Jacen Russell-Rowe2000000020 20 MF Derrick Jones0000000000 21 DF Yevhen Cheberko1000000010 22 GK Abraham Romero0000000000 23 DF Mohamed Farsi1000000010 24 GK Evan Bush0000000000 25 MF Sean Zawadzki4000000040 26 MF Lassi Lappalainen0000000000 27 FW Maximilian Arfsten3000000030 28 GK Patrick Schulte2000000020 29 MF Cole Mrowka0000000000 31 DF Steven Moreira1000000010 41 GK Stanislav Lapkes0000000000 48 DF Cesar Ruvalcaba0000000000Players who left Columbus during the season: 12 DF DeJuan Jones0000000000 44 MF Tristan Brown0000000000 45 MF Owen Presthus0000000000 46 FW Chase Adams0000000000 54 GK Luke Pruter0000000000

Clean sheets

No. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup Total Games Played 1 Nicholas Hagen000000 22 Abraham Romero000000 24 Evan Bush100011 28 Patrick Schulte2000213 41 Stanislav Lapkes000000Players who left Columbus during the season: 54 Luke Pruter000000

Transfers

In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSources MF Lassi Lappalainen CF Montréal Free agent; signed to a one-year contract with an option for 2026 January 8, 2025 GK Stanislav Lapkes Columbus Crew 2 Homegrown player, contract through 2027 with options for 2028 and 2029 January 22, 2025 MF Amar Sejdić Nashville SC Contract through 2025 with option for 2026 March 3, 2025 DF Cesar Ruvalcaba Columbus Crew 2 Contract through 2025 with options for 2026 and 2027 March 28, 2025 FW Dániel Gazdag Philadelphia Union Cash-for-player trade, $4,000,000 and up to $500,000 in conditional cash based on performance. Contract through 2025 with option for 2026 April 11, 2025 FW Aliyu Ibrahim Houston Dynamo Cash-for-player trade, $450,000 and up to $750,000 in conditional cash based on performance. Contract through 2025 with options for 2026 and 2027 April 24, 2025 MF Hugo Picard Guingamp Contract through 2028 with an option for 2029 July 24, 2025 FW Wessam Abou Ali Al Ahly $7,500,000 transfer fee and up to $1,000,000 in add-ons. Contract through 2027 with an option for 2028 July 26, 2025

Loan in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSourceFW Chase Adams Columbus Crew 2Short term agreements February 22, 2025 February 22, 2025 March 22, 2025 March 22, 2025MF Owen Presthus Columbus Crew 2Short term agreements February 22, 2025 February 22, 2025 March 22, 2025 March 22, 2025MF Tristan Brown Columbus Crew 2Short term agreements February 22, 2025 February 22, 2025 March 22, 2025 March 22, 2025 May 14, 2025 May 14, 2025DF Cesar Ruvalcaba Columbus Crew 2Short term agreements March 8, 2025 March 8, 2025 March 15, 2025 March 15, 2025 March 22, 2025 March 22, 2025 GK Luke Pruter Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreement March 22, 2025 March 22, 2025

Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource MF Marino Hinestroza Atlético Nacional Transfer for undisclosed fee; Columbus retains a sell-on percentage January 27, 2025 FW Cucho Hernández Real Betis Transfer, $16 million plus add-ons February 3, 2025 FW Christian Ramirez LA Galaxy Trade, $250,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money plus $250,000 in conditional 2026 General Allocation Money February 12, 2025 DF DeJuan Jones San Jose Earthquakes Trade, $175,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money, $250,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money and a 2025 International Roster Slot April 22, 2025

Loans out Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource GK Abraham Romero Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Columbus retains right to recall February 21, 2025 May 31, 2025 GK Stanislav Lapkes Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate March 19, 2025 May 18, 2025 MF Cole Mrowka Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate April 6, 2025 May 18, 2025 MF Amar Sejdić Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate April 6, 2025 April 6, 2025 DF Cesar Ruvalcaba Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate April 27, 2025 May 18, 2025 GK Nicholas Hagen Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate April 27, 2025 April 27, 2025 MF Taha Habroune Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate April 27, 2025 May 18, 2025

MLS SuperDraft 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 251 Cesar RuvalcabaDFSMU381 Drew KerrFWDuke

Awards +MLS Team of the MatchdayMatchdayStartersBenchOpponent(s)Link 1 Diego Rossi Chicago Fire FC 2 Mohamed Farsi New England Revolution 6 Diego Rossi D.C. United 7 Jacen Russell-Rowe CF Montréal 8 Steven Moreira Diego Rossi St. Louis CITY SC 10 Maximilian Arfsten San Jose Earthquakes 11 Dylan Chambost Wilfried Nancy (Coach) Mohamed Farsi Charlotte FC 12 Sean Zawadzki Philadelphia Union 14 Diego Rossi FC Cincinnati 19 Diego Rossi Atlanta United FC 20 Andrés Herrera Jacen Russell-Rowe Philadelphia Union 21 Mohamed Farsi Seattle Sounders FC 24 Maximilian Arfsten Wilfried Nancy (Coach) Diego Rossi FC Cincinnati 26 Dániel Gazdag D.C. United Orlando City SC

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