The 2005 Columbus Crew season was the club's 10th season of existence and their 10th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on April 2 against Los Angeles Galaxy. It was the fifth season under head coach Greg Andrulis who was replaced by interim head coach Robert Warzycha on July 16.
Roster
Technical Staff
Non-competitive
Preseason The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Florida, Spain, Virginia and South Carolina before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Mark Schulte, Lee Morrison, Mira Mupier, Ricky Charles, Taylor Graham and Denny Clanton.
Unsigned draft picks Marcus Storey, Domenic Mediate, Knox Cameron, Matt Oliver, Bill Gaudette, Eric Vasquez and Ryan Kelly also joined the team for preseason.
Midseason
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 Overall table Pos Club Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1D.C. United Reserves (C)128402621 +5242MetroStars Reserves125341612 +4192New England Revolution Reserves125342018 +2192FC Dallas Reserves1265124240195Colorado Rapids Reserves125432922 +7185Chicago Fire Reserves125432420 +4185San Jose Earthquakes Reserves125432320 +3185Kansas City Wizards Reserves125431917 +2189Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves124532028−81510Real Salt Lake Reserves124622934−51411Columbus Crew Reserves124711925−61312Chivas USA Reserves122911523−87
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 1 GK Jon Busch000000 2 DF Frankie Hejduk500151 4 DF Robin Fraser700070 5 DF Stephen Herdsman000000 6 DF Chris Wingert000000 7 DF Simon Elliott500050 8 DF Duncan Oughton000000 9 FW Mario Rodríguez210021 10 MF Kyle Martino610061 11 FW John Wolyniec000000 12 FW Edson Buddle000000 13 DF Mark Schulte300030 14 DF Chad Marshall100010 15 FW Devin Barclay000000 16 MF Ross Paule000000 17 MF Danny Szetela000101 18 MF Marcus Storey000000 19 MF Chris Henderson200020 21 FW Luis Gallardo000000 22 GK Matt Jordan000000 23 FW David Testo400040 26 FW Cornell Glen510051 27 FW Jamal Sutton100010 28 MF Domenic Mediate000000 29 FW Knox Cameron000000 30 MF Eric Vasquez001010 31 GK Bill Gaudette000000 33 DF Ryan Kelly000000 34 FW Stephen Armstrong000000 88 GK Jonny Walker000000Players who left Columbus during the season: 9 FW Ante Razov000000 11 MF Manny Lagos100010 30 GK Clint Baumstark000000 30 GK Andrew Terris000000 30 GK Michael Cardenas000000 99 FW Dante Washington000000
Clean sheets
No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played 1 Jon Busch3039 22 Matt Jordan0002 31 Bill Gaudette1016 88 Jonny Walker50517Players who left Columbus during the season: 30 Clint Baumstark0000 30 Andrew Terris0000 50 Michael Cardenas0000
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 34 FW Stephen Armstrong0000 15 FW Devin Barclay0000 - GK Clint Baumstark0000 - FW Matt Broadhead0000 - DF Chris Brunt0000 12 FW Edson Buddle0000 - MF Paul Cabrera0000 29 FW Knox Cameron0000 - GK Mike Cardenas0000 21 FW Luis Gallardo0000 31 GK Bill Gaudette1010 26 FW Cornell Glen0101 5 DF Stephen Herdsman1010 - MF Zane Hill0000 34 DF Bret Jones0000 22 GK Matt Jordan0000 - MF Freddy Juarez0000 33 DF Ryan Kelly2020 11 MF Manny Lagos1010 - MF Jeff Matteo0000 28 MF Domenic Mediate1111 - MF Brian O'Rourke0000 25 MF Jeremy Parkins0000 3 MF John Racette0000 6 FW Mario Rodríguez0000 35 FW Andrew Rutledge0000 13 DF Mark Schulte0101 99 DF Derek Smith1010 18 MF Marcus Storey1010 34 MF Ricky Strong0000 27 FW Jamal Sutton0000 17 MF Danny Szetela1010 38 MF Glen Sullivan0000 26 FW Sammy Tamporello1010 34 FW Stephen Armstrong0000 50 GK Andrew Terris0000 23 FW David Testo0000 25 DF Jake Traeger0000 30 MF Eric Vasquez4040 - GK Jonny Walker0000 3 DF Chris Wingert1010 - MF Peter Withers0000 11 FW John Wolyniec1010
Clean sheets
No. Name MLS Reserve League Total Games Played - Clint Baumstark111 - Michael Cardenas001 31 Bill Gaudette0.50.57 1 Matt Jordan0.50.54 50 Andrew Terris002 88 Jonny Walker000
Transfers
In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource FW Ante Razov Chicago Fire Traded for Tony Sanneh January 30, 2005 FW Mario Rodríguez C.S.D. Municipal March 22, 2005 MF Marcus Storey North Carolina Tar Heels Drafted in round 2 of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. Signed a developmental contract. April 2, 2005 MF Domenic Mediate Maryland Terrapins Drafted in round 2 of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. Signed a developmental contract. April 2, 2005 FW Knox Cameron Michigan Wolverines Drafted in round 4 of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. Signed a developmental contract. April 2, 2005 GK Bill Gaudette St. John's Red Storm Drafted in round 1 of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft. Signed a developmental contract. April 2, 2005 MF Eric Vasquez Central Florida Kraze Drafted in round 2 of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft. Signed a developmental contract. April 2, 2005 DF Ryan Kelly St. John's Red Storm Drafted in round 3 of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft. Signed a developmental contract. April 2, 2005 DF Mark Schulte ÍBV April 2, 2005 FW Cornell Glen FC Dallas Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft and a Youth International slot April 26, 2005 FW Luis Gallardo A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón Signed a developmental contract April 28, 2005 MF Chris Henderson Colorado Rapids Part of a three way trade where D.C. United received a partial allocation and Colorado Rapids received Mike Petke May 25, 2005 FW John Wolyniec NY/NJ MetroStars Traded with a portion of an allocation and Ante Razov June 7, 2005 FW Stephen Armstrong Michigan Bucks June 18, 2005 GK Jonny Walker NY/NJ MetroStars Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft July 1, 2005 DF Ritchie Kotschau Colorado Rapids Traded for Cornell Glen November 29, 2005
Loan in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource GK Clint Baumstark MLS Pool Short term agreement May 28, 2005 May 29, 2005 GK Andrew Terris MLS Pool Short term agreement June 11, 2005 June 22, 2005 GK Michael Cardenas MLS Pool Short term agreement June 29, 2005 July 3, 2005
Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource FW Jeff Cunningham Colorado Rapids Traded for a first round draft pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft January 14, 2005 DF Tony Sanneh Chicago Fire Traded for Ante Razov January 30, 2005 MF Brian Maisonneuve Retired January 31, 2005 DF Eric Denton Colorado Rapids Placed on waivers February 9, 2005 FW Dante Washington Real Salt Lake Placed on waivers. Rights traded for an undisclosed amount for salary budget considerations on May 20, 2005. April 26, 2005 MF Manny Lagos Retired Placed on waivers May 25, 2005 FW Ante Razov NY/NJ MetroStars Traded for John Wolyniec and a portion of an allocation June 7, 2005 DF Robin Fraser Retired November 9, 2005 FW Devin Barclay Retired Placed on waivers November 15, 2005 DF Ryan Kelly Retired Placed on waivers November 15, 2005 DF Mark Schulte Montevideo Wanderers F.C. Placed on waivers November 15, 2005 FW Stephen Armstrong Charleston Battery Placed on waivers November 15, 2005 FW Cornell Glen Colorado Rapids Traded for Ritchie Kotschau November 29, 2005 MF Ross Paule Retired Contract expired December 31, 2005 FW Mario Rodríguez Miami FC Contract expired December 31, 2005
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 220 Marcus StoreyMFNorth Carolina223 Domenic MediateMFMaryland444 Knox CameronFWMichigan
Round Pick Player Position College 18 Matt OliverDFVirginia Cavaliers19 Bill GaudetteGKSt. John's Red Storm220 Eric VasquezMFUC Santa Barbara332 Ryan KellyDFSt. John's Red Storm444 Chris LeeFWMarquette Golden Eagles
Awards
MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Link 1 Edson Buddle Los Angeles Galaxy 3 Jon Busch D.C. United
2005 MLS All-Star Game Starters DF Frankie Hejduk
Postseason MLS Operations Executive of the Year Scott DeBolt
Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Simon Elliot Defensive Player of the Year – Jonny Walker Scoring Champion – Edson Buddle Man of the Year – Robin Fraser Coach's Award – Chris Henderson Newcomer of the Year – Jonny Walker Goal of the Year – Eric Vasquez & Jamal Sutton Humanitarian of the Year – Jon Busch Hardest Working Man of the Year – Chris Henderson Comeback Player of the Year – Jonny Walker Fan of the Year – Jane Scott
References