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2008 Columbus Crew season

The 2008 Columbus Crew season was the club's thirteenth season of existence and their thirteenth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup and the MLS Cup Playoffs. The season covered the period from November 14, 2007 to the start of the 2009 Major League Soccer season.

Columbus Crew
2008 season
OwnerClark Hunt
Head coachSigi Schmid
Major League SoccerConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS Cup PlayoffsChampions
U.S. Open CupQualification finals
(knocked out by Chicago Fire)
Trillium CupChampions (3–1)
Top goalscorerLeague: Alejandro Moreno (9)
All: Alejandro Moreno (10)
Highest home attendance22,685
(October 4 vs. Los Angeles)
Lowest home attendance4,816
(May 24 vs. Real Salt Lake, USOC)
Average home league attendance14,622
← 2007
2009 →

Background

The Crew's rebuilding under Sigi Schmid paid immense dividends in 2008, as the team won the Supporters Shield and their first MLS Cup championship. Argentine midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto won the league MVP award, capping an incredible season with his three-assist performance in the championship game.

Roster

As of match played November 23, 2008
No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Signed inPrevious clubAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1William Hesmer GK (1981-11-23)November 23, 1981 (aged 27)2007 Kansas City Wizards540
18Kenny Schoeni GK (1984-01-04)January 4, 1984 (aged 24)2008MLS pool goalkeeper00
30Andy Gruenebaum GK (1982-12-30)December 30, 1982 (aged 25)2006 Kentucky Wildcats160
Defenders
2Frankie Hejduk DF (1974-08-05)August 5, 1974 (aged 34)2003 Bayer 04 Leverkusen1197
4Gino Padula DF (1976-07-11)July 11, 1976 (aged 32)2008 Montpellier180
5Danny O'Rourke DF (1983-05-31)May 31, 1983 (aged 25)2007 New York Red Bulls610
6Andy Iro DF (1984-11-26)November 26, 1984 (aged 23)2008 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos231
8Duncan Oughton DF (1977-06-14)June 14, 1977 (aged 31)2001 Cal State Fullerton Titans1323
13Andrew Peterson DF (1984-12-02)December 2, 1984 (aged 23)2007 Cleveland City Stars30
14Chad Marshall DF (1984-08-22)August 22, 1984 (aged 24)2004 Stanford Cardinal13210
23Ezra Hendrickson DF (1972-01-16)January 16, 1972 (aged 36)2006 Chivas USA612
24Jed Zayner DF (1984-12-13)December 13, 1984 (aged 23)2006 Indiana Hoosiers100
27Ryan Junge DF (1984-09-07)September 7, 1984 (aged 24)2007 Cleveland City Stars80
Midfielders
3Brad Evans MF (1985-04-20)April 20, 1985 (aged 23)2007 UC Irvine Anteaters366
12Eddie Gaven MF (1986-10-25)October 25, 1986 (aged 22)2006 MetroStars8813
15Stefani Miglioranzi MF (1977-09-20)September 20, 1977 (aged 31)2007 Los Angeles Galaxy383
16Brian Carroll MF (1981-07-20)July 20, 1981 (aged 27)2008 D.C. United361
17Emmanuel Ekpo MF (1987-12-20)December 20, 1987 (aged 20)2008 Enyimba International223
19Robbie Rogers MF (1987-04-12)April 12, 1987 (aged 21)2007 SC Heerenveen4411
20Brian Plotkin MF (1984-08-03)August 3, 1984 (aged 24)2008 Chicago Fire00
22Adam Moffat MF (1986-04-15)April 15, 1986 (aged 22)2007 Cleveland City Stars92
26Cory Elenio MF (1986-08-14)August 14, 1986 (aged 22)2008 Evansville Purple Aces10
31Kevin Burns MF (1985-03-26)March 26, 1985 (aged 23)2008 Rochester Raging Rhinos00
37Stanley Nyazamba MF (1983-01-06)January 6, 1983 (aged 25)2008 Richmond Kickers00
Forwards
7Guillermo Barros Schelotto FW (1973-05-04)May 4, 1973 (aged 35)2007 Boca Juniors5312
9Jason Garey FW (1984-07-19)July 19, 1984 (aged 24)2006 Maryland Terrapins4810
10Alejandro Moreno FW (1979-07-08)July 8, 1979 (aged 29)2007 Houston Dynamo5817
11Pat Noonan FW (1980-08-02)August 2, 1980 (aged 28)2008 Aalesund111
25George Josten FW (1986-05-12)May 12, 1986 (aged 22)2008 Gonzaga Bulldogs10
29Ricardo Pierre-Louis FW (1984-11-02)November 2, 1984 (aged 24)2008 Lee Flames00
32Steven Lenhart FW (1986-08-28)August 28, 1986 (aged 22)2008 Azusa Pacific Cougars146

Competitive

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Columbus Crew3017765036+1457MLS Cup Playoffs
2Chicago Fire30131074433+1146
3New England Revolution30121174043−343
4Kansas City Wizards30111093739−242
5New York Red Bulls30101194248−639
Source: MLS
Overall table
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Columbus Crew (C, S)3017765036+1457CONCACAF Champions League
2Houston Dynamo30135124532+1351
3Chicago Fire30131074433+1146North American SuperLiga
4Chivas USA30121174041−143
5New England Revolution30121174043−343
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
305717765036 +1411223015 +156542021 −1

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWLWWWWWTLLLWTWTLTWLWWWWTWWWTLW
Source: Columbus results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

March 29 1 Columbus Crew 2–0 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
Hejduk  10'
Moffat 26'
Moreno 76'		ReportEdu  55'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,843
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 5 2 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ
7:30 PM ESTvan den Bergh 1'
Goldthwaite 8'
Parke  65'   81'		ReportStadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 17,119
Referee: Alex Prus
April 12 3 Columbus Crew 4–3 Chivas USA Columbus, OH
Barros Schelotto 26' (pen.),
Moreno 35'
Rogers 71', 82'
Gaven
Moffat
Padula 		ReportKljestan 33',  84'
Marsch 72',
Nagamura 78'
Mendoza  0'   83'
Bornstein 		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 6,733
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 17 4 D.C. United 1–2 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
Namoff 42'ReportMoreno 32'
Peralta 43' (o.g.)
Carroll
Hesmer
O'Rourke 		Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 13,329
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 26 5 Columbus Crew 1–0 Houston Dynamo Columbus, OH
Moreno 22'
Hejduk
Hesmer
Moffat 		ReportBoswell  28'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,271
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 3 6 Columbus Crew 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
Moffat 4'
Rogers 34'
Evans
Hejduk 		ReportEspinoza  36'
López 79' (pen.), 		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,447
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 10 7 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Columbus Crew Santa Clara, CA
Corrales 42'
Johnson 88'
Riley 		ReportRogers 73', 80'
Evans 82'		Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,318
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 17 8 Toronto FC 0–0 Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
ReportBarros Schelotto Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,358
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 24 9 Columbus Crew 0–1 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
Hejduk
Hendrickson
Marshall 		ReportDube 89'
Nyassi 		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,621
Referee: Richard Heron
May 31 10 Chivas USA 2–0 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
Flores 19'
Marsch 21'
Braun
Burling
Harris 		ReportO'Rourke  22'
Moffat 		Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 12,388
Referee: Fernando Galvan
June 7 11 Columbus Crew 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, OH
Moreno  67'
Rogers  76'
Evans  80'		ReportJohnson 10'
Corrales 60'
Cochrane  65'
Gray  69'
Denton  82'
Riley  0'   85'		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,704
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 14 12 Kansas City Wizards 0–3 Columbus Crew Kansas City, MO
Conrad  67'
López  67'		ReportMarshall 3'
Moreno 20', 67'
O'Rourke  44'
Iro  65'		Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 21 13 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
Donovan 4', 83' (pen.)
Buddle 47'
Franklin
Xavier 		ReportEvans 67'
Barros Schelotto 71' (pen.)
Lenhart 88'		Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 28 14 Columbus Crew 2–1 Colorado Rapids Columbus, OH
Ekpo  19', 70'
Barros Schelotto 53' (pen.)
Iro  87'		ReportLaBrocca 60'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,254
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 5 15 Columbus Crew 2–2 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
Ekpo 36'
Hejduk  71'
Miglioranzi  85'
Lenhart 87'
O'Rourke  89'		ReportRolfe 8'
Carr 25'
Segares  53'
Soumaré  89'
Prideaux  90'		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,172
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 12 16 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Columbus Crew Salt Lake City, UT
Morales 4'
Beckerman  78'
Findley 78'
Beltran  81'
Borchers  90'		ReportOughton  65'Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 12,378
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 17 17 Columbus Crew 3–3 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
Barros Schelotto 26',  72'
Moreno 33'
Marshall 38'
Rogers  39'		ReportHejduk 22' (o.g)
Espinoza 24'
Morsink  59'
Wolff 75'
Harrington  81'		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
July 27 18 Colorado Rapids 0–2 Columbus Crew Commerce City, CO
LaBrocca  45'ReportO'Rourke  13'
Lenhart 21',  42'
Hejduk  60'
Garey 75'
Iro  80'		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,647
Referee: Shane Moody
August 2 19 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew Houston, TX
Davis 13'
Jaqua  29'
Ching 43'		ReportGaven  32'
Hendrickson  37'		Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 15,371
Referee: Steven Depiero
August 16 20 Columbus Crew 2–1 FC Dallas Columbus, OH
Carroll  56', 62'
Evans 65'		ReportMoor  29'
Cunningham 35'
Wagner  50'		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,647
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 23 21 Columbus Crew 3–0 Real Salt Lake Columbus, OH
Marshall 15'
Barros Schelotto 25' (pen.)
Hejduk  26'
Evans 55'
O'Rourke  65'		ReportOlave  7'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,448
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 30 22 FC Dallas 1–2 Columbus Crew Frisco, Texas
Cunningham 35'ReportIron  27'
Evans  30'
Moreno 37'
Gaven 40'		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 10,590
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
September 6 23 Columbus Crew 4–0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
Barros Schelotto 39'
Iro 45'
Garey 67', 90',  83'		ReportAlbright  23'
Joseph  50'
Igwe  59'		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,918
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 13 24 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
Robinson 6'ReportNoonan 40'Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,657
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 18 25 Columbus Crew 3–1 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
Hejduk 41'
Rogers 46'
Gaven 85'		Ángel 21'
Boyens  34'
Cichero  52'
Richards  68'
Goldthwaite  89'		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,881
September 27 26 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
Joseph  90'ReportMarshall 35'
Hejduk  0'   65'
Hesmer  90'		Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,035
Referee: Terry Vaughn
October 4 27 Columbus Crew 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, OH
Carroll  9'
Moreno 43'		ReportVagenas  29'
Beckham  32'
Jordan  83'		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 22,685
Referee: Jorge González
October 12 28 Chicago Fire 2–2 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, IL
McBride 13', 79'
Busch  45'		ReportGaven 59'
Barros Schelotto 61'
Carroll  86'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,994
Referee: Shane Moody
October 18 29 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ
Kandji  30'
Ángel 48', 76'
van den Bergh  82'
Cepero 83'
Boyens  90'		ReportHendrickson  53'
Lenhart 62'
Noonan  82'		Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 18,546
Referee: Michael Kennedy
October 26 30 Columbus Crew 1–0 D.C. United Columbus, OH
Carroll  66'
Evans 77',  78'		ReportEmílio  25'
Burch  53'
McTavish  78'		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,591
Referee: Mark Geiger

Postseason

November 1 Semifinals Leg 1 Kansas City Wizards 1–1 Columbus Crew Kansas City, KS
8:00 PM ESTJewsbury  40'
Arnaud 53'
Gomez  75'		ReportPadula  84'
Lenhart 90+2'
Carroll  90+3'		Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
November 8 Semifinals Leg 2 Columbus Crew 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 agg.)		 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH
7:30 PM ESTEvans 7'  63'
Rogers 57'  66'
Hejduk  87'
Ekpo  90'		ReportArnaud  39'
Wahl  49'		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,153
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
November 13 Finals Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH
7:30 PM ESTMarshall 49'
Gaven 55'
O'Rourke  57'
Hesmer  90+2'		ReportSoumare  22'
McBride 29'
Segares  48'
Prideaux  67'		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,688
Referee: Terry Vaughn
November 23 MLS Cup New York Red Bulls 1–3 Columbus Crew Carson, CA
3:30 PM ESTLeitch  4'
Wolyniec 51'		ReportMoreno 31'
Marshall 53'
Padula  68'
Hejduk 82'		Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup

May 27 Qualification semifinal Columbus Crew 2–0 Real Salt Lake Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDTLenhart 26'
Rogers 53'
Ekpo 		ReportKovalenko  49'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 4,816
June 10 Qualification final Chicago Fire 3–2 (a.e.t.) Columbus Crew Peoria, IL
King 10'
Herron 65', 116' (pen.)
Prideaux  82'		ReportEkpo 63'
Garey 67'
Zayner  79'
Rogers  100'		Stadium: Shea Stadium
Attendance: 3,829
Referee: Tony Russo

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.Pos.NameMLSMLS PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK William Hesmer2904010340
2DF Frankie Hejduk2414100282
3MF Brad Evans2654120326
4DF Gino Padula1404000180
5DF Danny O'Rourke2804010330
6DF Andy Iro1813020231
7FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto2774000317
8DF Duncan Oughton50000050
9FW Jason Garey1030011114
10FW Alejandro Moreno27941203310
11FW Pat Noonan1110000111
12MF Eddie Gaven2434120304
13DF Andrew Peterson10001020
14DF Chad Marshall2944210346
15MF Stefani Miglioranzi1400000140
16MF Brian Carroll3014020361
17MF Emmanuel Ekpo1723021223
18GK Kenny Schoeni00000000
19MF Robbie Rogers2764121338
20MF Brian Plotkin00000000
22MF Adam Moffat72001082
23DF Ezra Hendrickson1301000140
24DF Jed Zayner60002080
25FW George Josten00001010
26MF Cory Elenio10000010
27DF Ryan Junge50002070
29FW Ricardo Pierre-Louis00000000
30GK Andy Gruenebaum10001020
31MF Kevin Burns00000000
32FW Steven Lenhart1042121146
37MF Stanley Nyazamba00000000
Players who left the club during the season:
4DF Leonard Griffin00000000
11FW Guilherme Só00000000
20FW Nicolás Hernández50000050
21DF Ryan Miller00000000

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.NameMLSMLS PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal
2DF Frankie Hejduk911000101
3MF Brad Evans31100041
4DF Gino Padula20200040
5DF Danny O'Rourke51100061
6DF Andy Iro40000040
7FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto30000030
8DF Duncan Oughton10000010
9FW Jason Garey10000010
10FW Alejandro Moreno10000010
11FW Pat Noonan10000010
12MF Eddie Gaven20000020
14DF Chad Marshall20000020
15MF Stefani Miglioranzi10000010
16MF Brian Carroll50100060
17MF Emmanuel Ekpo10101030
19MF Robbie Rogers20101040
22MF Adam Moffat30000030
23DF Ezra Hendrickson30000030
24DF Jed Zayner00001010

Clean sheets

No.NameMLSMLS PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotalGames Played
1 William Hesmer10101134
18 Kenny Schoeni00000
30 Andy Gruenebaum00112

See also

References

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