2020 Columbus Crew SC season
Columbus Crew SC 2020 soccer season
The 2020 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence and their twenty-fifth consecutive season in Major League Soccer , the top flight of American soccer. Columbus were also set to compete in the U.S. Open Cup , before its cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The season covers the period from November 11, 2019 to the start of the 2021 Major League Soccer season.
The 2020 season saw Columbus earn their second ever MLS Cup championship, their first since 2008. Columbus defeated Seattle Sounders FC , 3–0 in the championship match .
Roster
As of match played November 8, 2020[ 1]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Signed in
Previous club
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Eloy Room
GK
(1989-02-06 ) February 6, 1989 (aged 30)
2019
PSV
29
0
13
Andrew Tarbell
GK
(1993-10-07 ) October 7, 1993 (aged 26)
2020
San Jose Earthquakes
7
0
28
Matt Lampson
GK
(1989-09-06 ) September 6, 1989 (aged 30)
2020
LA Galaxy
16
0
Defenders
2
Chris Cadden
DF
(1996-09-19 ) September 19, 1996 (aged 23)
2019
Motherwell
8
0
3
Josh Williams
CB , RB, LB
(1988-04-18 ) April 18, 1988 (aged 31)
2017
Toronto FC
142
9
4
Jonathan Mensah
CB
(1990-07-13 ) July 13, 1990 (aged 29)
2017
Anzhi Makhachkala
100
3
5
Vito Wormgoor
DF
(1988-11-16 ) November 16, 1988 (aged 31)
2020
SK Brann
2
0
14
Waylon Francis
LB
(1990-09-20 ) September 20, 1990 (aged 29)
2019
Seattle Sounders FC
104
0
19
Milton Valenzuela
LB
(1998-08-13 ) August 13, 1998 (aged 21)
2019
Newell's Old Boys
49
1
24
Grant Lillard
CB
(1995-December-05 ) December 5, 1995 (aged 24)
2020
Inter Miami CF
0
0
25
Harrison Afful
RB
(1986-07-24 ) July 24, 1986 (aged 33)
2015
ES Tunis
138
6
30
Aboubacar Keita
CB , LB
(2000-04-06 ) April 6, 2000 (aged 19)
2019
Virginia Cavaliers
21
0
Midfielders
6
Darlington Nagbe
CM
(1990-07-19 ) July 19, 1990 (aged 29)
2019
Atlanta United FC
15
1
7
Pedro Santos
RM , LM, AM, RW , LW, LB
(1988-04-22 ) April 22, 1988 (aged 31)
2017
Braga
94
18
8
Artur
DM , AM, CM
(1996-03-11 ) March 11, 1996 (aged 23)
2018
São Paulo
108
2
10
Lucas Zelarayán
CM
(1992-06-20 ) June 20, 1992 (aged 27)
2020
UANL Tigres
16
6
12
Luis Díaz
RM , LM, RW
(1998-12-06 ) December 6, 1998 (aged 21)
2019
Herediano
34
2
16
Hector Jiménez
RM , LM, RB , LB
(1988-11-03 ) November 3, 1988 (aged 31)
2014
LA Galaxy
133
2
18
Sebastian Berhalter
MF
(2001-05-10 ) May 10, 2001 (aged 18)
2020
North Carolina
9
0
20
Emmanuel Boateng
LW, RW
(1994-01-17 ) January 17, 1994 (aged 26)
2020
DC United
10
0
21
Aidan Morris
MF
(2001-11-16 ) November 16, 2001 (aged 18)
2020
Indiana
10
0
22
Derrick Etienne
MF
(1996-11-25 ) November 25, 1996 (aged 23)
2020
New York Red Bulls
21
1
26
Fatai Alashe
CM
(1993-10-21 ) October 21, 1993 (aged 26)
2020
FC Cincinnati
8
1
34
Youness Mokhtar
LM , RM, LW
(1991-08-29 ) August 29, 1991 (aged 28)
2019
Stabæk
27
4
Forwards
9
Fanendo Adi
ST
(1990-10-10 ) October 10, 1990 (aged 29)
2020
FC Cincinnati
11
0
11
Gyasi Zardes
ST
(1991-09-02 ) September 2, 1991 (aged 28)
2018
LA Galaxy
82
44
17
Jordan Hamilton
ST
(1996-03-17 ) March 17, 1996 (aged 23)
2019
Toronto FC
6
0
29
Krisztián Németh
ST
(1989-01-05 ) January 5, 1989 (aged 31)
2020
Dunajská Streda
4
1
Out on loan
24
Jon Kempin
GK
(1993-04-08 ) April 8, 1993 (aged 26)
2018
LA Galaxy
8
0
27
Miguel Berry
FW
(1997-09-16 ) September 16, 1997 (aged 23)
2020
San Diego Toreros
0
0
Non-competitive
Preseason
Midseason
Competitive
MLS
Standings
Source: MLS
[ 2] Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Overall table
Source: MLS
[ 3] Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions;
(V) Canadian Championship finalists
Notes:
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
20
32
9
6
5
29
21
+8
9
1
0
20
6
+14
0
5
5
9
15
−6
Source: MLS standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Stadium H A N N N H A A H H A H H A A H A H A A H A H Result W D W W W W L D W W D W W L D L L W D L W L W
Match results
On December 5, 2019, the league announced the home openers for every club, with Columbus playing New York City FC at Mapfre Stadium . The schedule for the remainder of the season was released by the league on December 19, 2019.[ 4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the original schedule had to be shortened and was released in installments. The remainder of the regular season schedule was announced on September 22, 2020.[ 5]
MLS is Back Tournament
Postseason
U.S. Open Cup
The 2020 edition of the U.S. Open Cup was canceled on August 17 due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 10]
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
Clean sheets
Transfers
In
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Source
MF
Darlington Nagbe
Atlanta United FC
Atlanta receives $700,000 in Targeted Allocation money (TAM), $150,000 in GAM and an international roster spot for the 2020 MLS season, as well as $200,000 in TAM for the 2021 MLS season.
Nov 13, 2019
[ 11]
MF
Axel Sjöberg
Colorado Rapids
Claimed off waivers.
Dec 4, 2019
[ 12]
GK
Matt Lampson
LA Galaxy
Signed as free agent.
Dec 12, 2019
[ 13]
DF
Vito Wormgoor
SK Brann
Signed as free agent.
Dec 18, 2019
[ 14]
MF
Lucas Zelarayán
Tigres UANL
Reported $7,000,000 transfer fee. Acquired as a designated player.
Dec 19, 2019
[ 15]
MF
Aidan Morris
Indiana
Signed to Homegrown Player deal.
Jan 14, 2020
[ 16]
MF
Sebastian Berhalter
North Carolina
Signed to Homegrown Player deal.
Jan 17, 2020
[ 17]
FW
Fanendo Adi
FC Cincinnati
Selected off Major League Soccer's Waiver List.
Jan 27, 2020
[ 18]
MF
Derrick Etienne
New York Red Bulls
Signed as a free agent.
Feb 4, 2020
[ 19]
GK
Andrew Tarbell
San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose receives $75,000 in GAM.
Feb 19, 2020
[ 20]
FW
Miguel Berry
San Diego
Selected in the First Round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft (7th overall).
Feb 27, 2020
[ 21]
MF
Emmanuel Boateng
DC United
DC United receives defender Axel Sjoberg.
Aug 14, 2020
[ 22]
DF
Grant Lillard
Inter Miami CF
Inter Miami CF receives a Third Round Pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.
Aug 14, 2020
[ 23]
DF
Fatai Alashe
FC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati receives a Second Round Pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. FC Cincinnati will instead receive $50,000 of General Allocation Money (GAM) for the 2021 MLS season should Alashe meet certain performance conditions.
Aug 17, 2020
[ 24]
FW
Krisztián Németh
Dunajská Streda
Signed as free agent.
October 5, 2020
[ 25]
SuperDraft
The following players were selected by Columbus in the MLS SuperDraft. Only Miguel Berry signed a contract with the club.
Out
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
GK
Ben Lundgaard
Atlanta United 2
Option Declined.
Oct 21, 2019
[ 27]
CB
Alex Crognale
Birmingham Legion
Option Declined.
Oct 21, 2019
[ 27]
DM
David Guzman
Saprissa
Option Declined.
Oct 21, 2019
[ 27]
MF
Edward Opoku
Option Declined.
Oct 21, 2019
[ 27]
MF
Eduardo Sosa
Fort Lauderdale CF
Option Declined.
Oct 21, 2019
[ 27]
MF
Ricardo Clark
N/A
Retired.
Oct 21, 2019
[ 27]
MF
Federico Higuain
D.C. United
Out of Contract.
Oct 21, 2019
[ 27]
MF
Luis Argudo
Inter Miami CF
Selected by Inter Miami CF in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft .
Nov 19, 2019
[ 28]
DF
Lalas Abubakar
Colorado Rapids
Columbus receives $400,000 in 2020 General Allocation Money (GAM) and a 2020 international roster spot.
Nov 20, 2019
[ 29]
MF
Connor Maloney
San Antonio FC
Option Declined.
Nov 21, 2020
FW
Romario Williams
Miami FC
Free Transfer
Jan 1, 2020
MF
Wil Trapp
Inter Miami CF
Columbus receives $100,000 in General Allocation Money and a 2020 international roster spot.
Jan 31, 2020
[ 30]
FW
JJ Williams
Birmingham Legion
Waived
Feb 20, 2020
[ 31]
MF
Axel Sjöberg
DC United
Columbus receives midfielder Emmanuel Boateng.
Aug 14, 2020
[ 32]
Loan out
Awards
Kits
Type
Shirt
Shorts
Socks
First appearance / Record
Home
Gold
Gold
Gold
Match 1 vs. NYCFC
Away
Black
Black
Black
Match 2 vs. Seattle
See also
Notes
References
^ "Roster" . ColumbusCrewSC.com . Retrieved November 13, 2020 .
^ "Conference Standings – 2020" . Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024 .
^ "Supporters' Shield Standings – 2020" . Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024 .
^ Crew SC Communications (December 19, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC's 2020 MLS regular-season schedule unveiled" . ColumbusCrewSC.com . Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
^ Crew SC Communications (September 22, 2020). "Columbus Crew's remainder of 2020 MLS regular-season schedule revealed" . MLS. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
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^ "Columbus Crew SC's regular-season match at Orlando City SC rescheduled for November 4 at Exploria Stadium" . ColumbusCrewSC.com . October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020 .
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^ Crew SC Communications (December 20, 2019). "Columbus Crew SC acquires attacking midfielder Lucas Zelarayan as a Designated Player" . ColumbusCrewSC.com . Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
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