Columbus Crew SC
2020 season
Investor-operatorsDee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coachCaleb Porter
StadiumMapfre Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 3rd
Overall: 4th
MLS Cup PlayoffsChampions
U.S. Open CupCanceled
MLS is Back TournamentRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gyasi Zardes (12)
All:
Gyasi Zardes (15)
Average home league attendance  4,138 (Overall)
17,473 (Pre-Covid)
  1,471 (Post-Covid)
Biggest win4–0
(July 11 vs. Cincinnati)
Biggest defeat1–3
(Sept. 27 vs. Toronto)
← 2019
2021 →

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 Curaçao GK (1989-02-06)February 6, 1989 (aged 30) 2019 Netherlands PSV 29 0
13 Andrew Tarbell United States GK (1993-10-07)October 7, 1993 (aged 26) 2020 United States San Jose Earthquakes 7 0
28 Matt Lampson United States GK (1989-09-06)September 6, 1989 (aged 30) 2020 United States LA Galaxy 16 0
Defenders
2 Chris Cadden Scotland DF (1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 23) 2019 Scotland Motherwell 8 0
3 Josh Williams United States CB, RB, LB (1988-04-18)April 18, 1988 (aged 31) 2017 Canada Toronto FC 142 9
4 Jonathan Mensah Ghana CB (1990-07-13)July 13, 1990 (aged 29) 2017 Russia Anzhi Makhachkala 100 3
5 Vito Wormgoor Netherlands DF (1988-11-16)November 16, 1988 (aged 31) 2020 Norway SK Brann 2 0
14 Waylon Francis Costa Rica LB (1990-09-20)September 20, 1990 (aged 29) 2019 United States Seattle Sounders FC 104 0
19 Milton Valenzuela Argentina LB (1998-08-13)August 13, 1998 (aged 21) 2019 Argentina Newell's Old Boys 49 1
24 Grant Lillard United States CB (1995-December-05)December 5, 1995 (aged 24) 2020 United States Inter Miami CF 0 0
25 Harrison Afful Ghana RB (1986-07-24)July 24, 1986 (aged 33) 2015 Tunisia ES Tunis 138 6
30 Aboubacar Keita United States CB, LB (2000-04-06)April 6, 2000 (aged 19) 2019 United States Virginia Cavaliers 21 0
Midfielders
6 Darlington Nagbe United States CM (1990-07-19)July 19, 1990 (aged 29) 2019 United States Atlanta United FC 15 1
7 Pedro Santos Portugal RM, LM, AM, RW, LW, LB (1988-04-22)April 22, 1988 (aged 31) 2017 Portugal Braga 94 18
8 Artur Brazil DM, AM, CM (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 23) 2018 Brazil São Paulo 108 2
10 Lucas Zelarayán Argentina CM (1992-06-20)June 20, 1992 (aged 27) 2020 Mexico UANL Tigres 16 6
12 Luis Díaz Costa Rica RM, LM, RW (1998-12-06)December 6, 1998 (aged 21) 2019 Costa Rica Herediano 34 2
16 Hector Jiménez United States RM, LM, RB, LB (1988-11-03)November 3, 1988 (aged 31) 2014 United States LA Galaxy 133 2
18 Sebastian Berhalter United States MF (2001-05-10)May 10, 2001 (aged 18) 2020 United States North Carolina 9 0
20 Emmanuel Boateng Ghana LW, RW (1994-01-17)January 17, 1994 (aged 26) 2020 United States DC United 10 0
21 Aidan Morris United States MF (2001-11-16)November 16, 2001 (aged 18) 2020 United States Indiana 10 0
22 Derrick Etienne Haiti MF (1996-11-25)November 25, 1996 (aged 23) 2020 United States New York Red Bulls 21 1
26 Fatai Alashe United States CM (1993-10-21)October 21, 1993 (aged 26) 2020 United States FC Cincinnati 8 1
34 Youness Mokhtar Morocco LM, RM, LW (1991-08-29)August 29, 1991 (aged 28) 2019 Norway Stabæk 27 4
Forwards
9 Fanendo Adi Nigeria ST (1990-10-10)October 10, 1990 (aged 29) 2020 United States FC Cincinnati 11 0
11 Gyasi Zardes United States ST (1991-09-02)September 2, 1991 (aged 28) 2018 United States LA Galaxy 82 44
17 Jordan Hamilton Canada ST (1996-03-17)March 17, 1996 (aged 23) 2019 Canada Toronto FC 6 0
29 Krisztián Németh Hungary ST (1989-01-05)January 5, 1989 (aged 31) 2020 Slovakia Dunajská Streda 4 1
Out on loan
24 Jon Kempin United States GK (1993-04-08)April 8, 1993 (aged 26) 2018 United States LA Galaxy 8 0
27 Miguel Berry Spain FW (1997-09-16)September 16, 1997 (aged 23) 2020 United States San Diego Toreros 0 0

Non-competitive

Preseason

January 24 Friendly Ventura County Fusion 1–5 Columbus Crew SC Chula Vista, California
Report
Report		 Santos
Berry
Etienne
Griffin
JJ Williams
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
January 28 Friendly Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Chula Vista, California
Raposo 51' (Nerwinski) Report Santos 40'
February 1 Friendly Orlando City SC v Columbus Crew SC Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Report Stadium: Pure Mareazul Riviera Maya
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather and field conditions.
February 3 Friendly San Jose Earthquakes 1–4 Columbus Crew SC Cancun, Mexico
Skahan 7'
Calvillo Yellow card 25'
Haji Yellow card 32'		 Report Adi 30'
Santos 36' (pen.)
Hamilton 63'
Etienne 117'		 Stadium: Universidad La Salle
Note: Played in four 30-minute periods.
February 12 Friendly Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Columbus Crew SC Casa Grande, Arizona
Report
Report		 Zardes 1'
Santos 43' (pen.)		 Stadium: Grande Sports World
February 15 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Phoenix Rising FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Tempe, Arizona
9:00 PM EST Lambert Yellow card 36'
Cochran Yellow card 41'		 Report Zardes 73' Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
February 19 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup New York Red Bulls 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Tempe, Arizona
8:30 PM EST White 68' COL Report Etienne 1' Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 22 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Houston Dynamo 1–4 Columbus Crew SC Tempe, Arizona
7:00 PM EST McNamara 52' COL Report Zardes 1', 23'
Mensah 4'
Zelarayán 15'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Midseason

March 2 Friendly Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Columbus, Ohio
37'
47'
54'		 Stadium: Obetz Training Center

Competitive

MLS

Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Philadelphia Union 23 14 4 5 44 20 +24 47 2.04 Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2 Toronto FC[b] 23 13 5 5 33 26 +7 44 1.91 Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[c]
3 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[d]
4 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78 Qualification for the Playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
5 New York City FC 23 12 8 3 37 25 +12 39 1.70
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:
  1. ^ As Supporters' Shield winners
  2. ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  3. ^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer)
  4. ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions
Overall table
2020 MLS overall standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
2 Toronto FC (V) 23 13 5 5 33 26 +7 44 1.91 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3 Sporting Kansas City 21 12 6 3 38 25 +13 39 1.86 2021 Leagues Cup[b]
4 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
5 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78 2021 Leagues Cup[d]
6 Seattle Sounders FC 22 11 5 6 44 23 +21 39 1.77 2021 Leagues Cup[e]
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:
  1. ^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer) (CAN1)
  2. ^ As 1st, Western Conference (MLS1)
  3. ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions (USA1)
  4. ^ As 4th, Eastern Conference (MLS2)
  5. ^ As 2nd, Western Conference (MLS3)

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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
StadiumHANNNHAAHHAHHAAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDWWWWLDWWDWWLDLLWDLWLW
Source: Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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]

March 1 1 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC Columbus, OH
12:30 PM EST Wormgoor Yellow card 10'
Pedro Santos Yellow card 30'
Artur Yellow card 53'
Zelarayán 56'
Afful Yellow card 77'		 Report Chanot Red card 3'
Héber Yellow card 31'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 17,473
Referee: Ramy Touchan
March 7 2 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Seattle, WA
10:00 PM EST Jones Yellow card 36'
Ruidíaz 79' (pen.)
João Paulo Yellow card 85'		 Boxscore Zardes 33'
Díaz Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Century Link Field
Attendance: 33,080
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 11 3 (MiBT) FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC Bay Lake, FL
10:30 PM EDT Amaya Yellow card 44'
Alashe Yellow card 82'		 Report Zelarayán 27'
Zardes 30', 49'
Mokhtar 60'
Mensah Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[6]
July 16 4 (MiBT) Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls Bay Lake, FL
10:30 PM EDT Zardes 22'
Zelarayán 47'
Room Yellow card 89'
Mokhtar Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Tarek Yellow card 61'
Duncan Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[6]
July 21 5 (MiBT) Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Bay Lake, FL
8:00 PM EDT Escobar Yellow card 45+4'
Robinson Yellow card 73'		 Report Mokhtar 18'
Valenzuela Yellow card 25'
Pedro Santos Yellow card 60'
Jiménez Yellow card 85'
Díaz Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[6]
August 20 6 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Etienne 20'
Valenzuela Yellow card 68'
Nagbe 81'
Zardes 88'		 Report Pineda Yellow card 29'
Calvo Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: Match will be played without spectators.[7]
August 24 7 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC New York City, NY
7:00 PM EDT Héber Yellow card 22'
Ring 59'
Medina Yellow card 67'		 Report Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 29 8 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT van der Werff Yellow card 4'
Gyau Yellow card 11'
Kubo Yellow card 89'		 Report Artur Yellow card 43'
Williams Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 2 9 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Mensah Yellow card 52'
Zelarayán 55'		 Report Monteiro Yellow card 42'
Bedoya Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 6 10 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Santos 52'
Zardes 64', 71', Yellow card 82'		 Report Amaya Yellow card 39'
van der Werff Yellow card 70'
Waston Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
September 12 11 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Chicago, IL
7:30 PM EDT Mihailovic 11'
Berić 14'
Medrán Yellow card 27'
Navarro Yellow card 34'
Herbers Yellow card 56'
Calvo Yellow card 71'
Bornstein Yellow card 73'		 Report Mensah Yellow card 37'
Alashe 68'
Afful Yellow card 70'
Zardes 88'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 19 12 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Alashe Yellow card 26'
Pedro Santos Yellow card 27', 50'
Keita Yellow card 57'
Zardes 90+3'		 Report Lovitz Yellow card 37'
Muyl Yellow card 71'
Godoy Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 23 13 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Zelarayán 31'
Pedro Santos 70'
Artur Yellow card 90'		 Report Aja Yellow card 50'
Métanire Yellow card 61'
Gasper Yellow card 80'
Lod 88'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,455
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 27 14 Toronto FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC East Hartford, CT
7:30 PM EDT Altidore Yellow card 28', 48'
Pozuelo 59'
Laryea 76'
Delgado Yellow card 86'		 Report Mavinga 40' (o.g.)
Zelarayán Yellow card 60'
Morris Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Timothy Ford
October 3 15 FC Dallas 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Frisco, TX
8:30 PM EDT Barrios 38'
Ziegler 53' (pen.)
Acosta Yellow card 78'		 Report Afful Yellow card 23'
Mokhtar 47'
Room Yellow card 52'
Pedro Santos 62'
Díaz Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,572
Referee: Ted Unkel
October 7 16 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Afful Yellow card 24'
Zardes 45'		 Report Lappalainen 24'
Raitala Yellow card 42'
Corrales Yellow card 52'
Binks Yellow card 54'
Bojan 74' (pen.)		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,401
Referee: Victor Rivas
October 14 17 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT Gutman Yellow card 7'
Kubo 17' (pen.)
Hagglund 49'		 Report Alashe Yellow card 31'
Mensah Yellow card 37'
Pedro Santos 45' (pen.)
Boateng Yellow card 45+2'
Morris Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 18 18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Artur 26'
Pedro Santos 50'
Díaz Yellow card 82'
Zardes 90+3'		 Report Ring Yellow card 10'
Castellanos 55', Yellow card 84'
Chanot Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
October 24 19 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Houston, TX
8:00 PM EDT Rodríguez Yellow card 22', 37'
Vera Yellow card 42'		 Report Afful Yellow card 32'
Cabrera 67' (o.g.)
Morris Yellow card 84'
Díaz Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 2,237
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 28 20 D.C. United 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Washington, D.C.
9:00 PM EDT Gressel 32'
Mora Yellow card 14'
Brillant Yellow card 17'
Sorga Yellow card 65'
Fisher Yellow card 74'		 Report Berhalter Yellow card 6'
Boateng Yellow card 88'
Cadden Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
November 1 21 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
3:30 PM EST Artur 37'
Valenzuela Yellow card 71'
Németh 84'		 Report Monteiro 57' (pen.)
Glesnes Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Allen Chapman
November 4 22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST Mueller 27'
Nani Red card 52'
Jansson Yellow card 56'
Pereyra Yellow card 64'
Michel 83'
Gallese Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Afful 56'
Pedro Santos Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Note: Rescheduled from original October 11 match.[8]
November 8 23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
3:30 PM EST Zelarayán Yellow card 17', 28'
Zardes 55'
Valenzuela Yellow card 59'
Nagbe Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Escobar Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Moreno 59' (pen.)
Barco Yellow card 88'
Guzan Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ismail Elfath

MLS is Back Tournament

Main article: MLS is Back Tournament
Group E results
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew SC 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2 FC Cincinnati 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3 New York Red Bulls 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4 Atlanta United 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0
Source: MLS[9]
July 11 3 Group E FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC Bay Lake, Florida
10:30 PM EDT Amaya Yellow card 44'
Alashe Yellow card 82'		 Report Zelarayán 27'
Zardes 30', 49'
Mokhtar 60'
Mensah Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[6]
July 16 4 Group E Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls Bay Lake, Florida
10:30 PM EDT Zardes 22'
Zelarayán 47'
Room Yellow card 89'
Mokhtar Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Tarek Yellow card 61'
Duncan Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[6]
July 21 5 Group E Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Bay Lake, Florida
8:00 PM EDT Escobar Yellow card 45+4'
Robinson Yellow card 73'		 Report Mokhtar 18'
Valenzuela Yellow card 25'
Pedro Santos Yellow card 60'
Jiménez Yellow card 85'
Díaz Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Group stage matches will count toward the MLS regular season standings.[6]
July 28 Round of 16 Columbus Crew SC 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Minnesota United FC Bay Lake, Florida
8:00 PM EDT Zardes 79'
Mensah Yellow card 84'		 Report Lod 18' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Allen Chapman
Penalties
Adi soccer ball with check mark
Pedro Santos soccer ball with check mark
Cadden soccer ball with red X
Zelarayán soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Alonso
soccer ball with check mark Greguš
soccer ball with check mark Schoenfeld
soccer ball with check mark Edwards
soccer ball with check mark Gasper

Postseason

Main article: 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs
November 21 Round 1 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
3:00 PM EST Pedro Santos 26' (pen.)
Nagbe 46'
Zardes 68'		 Report Clark 23'
Davis Yellow card 40'
Duncan Yellow card 81'
Long Yellow card 89'
White 90'		 Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
November 29 Conf. Semifinals Columbus Crew SC 2–0 (a.e.t.) Nashville SC Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EST Pedro Santos 99'
Zardes 103'		 Report Johnston Yellow card 42'
Washington Yellow card 111'		 Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Armando Villarreal
December 6 Conf. Finals Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
4:00 PM EST Artur 59'
Pedro Santos Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Armando Villarreal
December 12 MLS Cup 2020 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, OH
8:30 PM EST Zelarayán 25', 82'
Etienne 31'		 Report João Paulo Yellow card 27'
Smith Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jair Marrufo

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 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.

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS[note 1] MLS is Back
Knockout Stage		 MLS Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Curaçao CUW Eloy Room 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Chris Cadden 10 0 3+5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
3 DF United States USA Josh Williams 16 0 11+1 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF Ghana GHA Jonathan Mensah 28 0 23 0 1 0 4 0
5 DF Netherlands NED Vito Wormgoor 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF United States USA Darlington Nagbe 19 2 14+1 1 1 0 3 1
7 MF Portugal POR Pedro Santos 26 8 22 6 1 0 3 2
8 MF Brazil BRA Artur 27 3 20+2 2 1 0 4 1
9 MF Nigeria NGA Fanendo Adi 12 0 1+10 0 0+1 0 0 0
10 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Zelarayán 21 8 12+4 6 1 0 4 2
11 FW United States USA Gyasi Zardes 26 15 20+1 12 1 1 4 2
12 MF Costa Rica CRC Luis Díaz 26 0 14+7 0 1 0 3+1 0
13 GK United States USA Andrew Tarbell 10 0 6+1 0 1 0 2 0
14 DF Costa Rica CRC Waylon Francis 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF United States USA Hector Jiménez 10 0 4+4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 FW Canada CAN Jordan Hamilton 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF United States USA Sebastian Berhalter 9 0 4+5 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Argentina ARG Milton Valenzuela 24 0 17+2 0 1 0 4 0
20 FW Ghana GHA Emmanuel Boateng 12 0 3+7 0 0 0 0+2 0
21 MF United States USA Aidan Morris 11 0 2+8 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF United States USA Derrick Etienne 24 2 8+13 1 0+1 0 2 1
23 DF United States USA Grant Lillard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK United States USA Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Ghana GHA Harrison Afful 26 1 20+1 1 1 0 4 0
26 MF United States USA Fatai Alashe 9 1 6+2 1 0 0 0+1 0
27 FW Spain ESP Miguel Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK United States USA Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Hungary HUN Krisztián Németh 5 1 2+2 1 0 0 0+1 0
30 DF United States USA Aboubacar Keita 12 0 10+1 0 1 0 0 0
34 MF Morocco MAR Youness Mokhtar 19 3 10+9 3 0 0 0 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
44 DF Sweden SWE Axel Sjoberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Columbus stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name MLS[note 2] MLS is Back
Knockout stage 		2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Curaçao Eloy Room 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Scotland Chris Cadden 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF United States Josh Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Ghana Jonathan Mensah 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
5 DF Netherlands Vito Wormgoor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF United States Darlington Nagbe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Portugal Pedro Santos 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
8 MF Brazil Artur 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 MF Argentina Lucas Zelarayán 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 FW United States Gyasi Zardes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF Costa Rica Luis Díaz 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
16 MF United States Hector Jiménez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF United States Sebastian Berhalter 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Argentina Milton Valenzuela 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
20 FW Ghana Emmanuel Boateng 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF United States Aidan Morris 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 DF Ghana Harrison Afful 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
26 MF United States Fatai Alashe 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
30 DF United States Aboubacar Keita 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 MF Morocco Youness Mokhtar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Source: Columbus stats

Clean sheets

No. Name MLS[note 3] MLS is Back
Knockout stage 		MLS Cup Playoffs Total Games Played
1 Curaçao Eloy Room 7 0 1 8 18
2 United States Andrew Tarbell 2 0 2 4 9

Source: Columbus stats

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2020

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
MF United States Darlington Nagbe United States 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 Sweden Axel Sjöberg United States Colorado Rapids Claimed off waivers. Dec 4, 2019 [12]
GK United States Matt Lampson United States LA Galaxy Signed as free agent. Dec 12, 2019 [13]
DF Netherlands Vito Wormgoor Norway SK Brann Signed as free agent. Dec 18, 2019 [14]
MF Argentina Lucas Zelarayán Mexico Tigres UANL Reported $7,000,000 transfer fee. Acquired as a designated player. Dec 19, 2019 [15]
MF United States Aidan Morris United States Indiana Signed to Homegrown Player deal. Jan 14, 2020 [16]
MF United States Sebastian Berhalter United States North Carolina Signed to Homegrown Player deal. Jan 17, 2020 [17]
FW Nigeria Fanendo Adi United States FC Cincinnati Selected off Major League Soccer's Waiver List. Jan 27, 2020 [18]
MF Haiti Derrick Etienne United States New York Red Bulls Signed as a free agent. Feb 4, 2020 [19]
GK United States Andrew Tarbell United States San Jose Earthquakes San Jose receives $75,000 in GAM. Feb 19, 2020 [20]
FW Spain Miguel Berry United States San Diego Selected in the First Round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft (7th overall). Feb 27, 2020 [21]
MF Ghana Emmanuel Boateng United States DC United DC United receives defender Axel Sjoberg. Aug 14, 2020 [22]
DF United States Grant Lillard United States Inter Miami CF Inter Miami CF receives a Third Round Pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. Aug 14, 2020 [23]
DF United States Fatai Alashe United States 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 Hungary Krisztián Németh Slovakia Dunajská Streda Signed as free agent. October 5, 2020 [25]


SuperDraft

See also: 2020 MLS SuperDraft

The following players were selected by Columbus in the MLS SuperDraft. Only Miguel Berry signed a contract with the club.

Pos. Player College Notes Date Source
FW Spain Miguel Berry United States San Diego Selected in the First Round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Jan 9, 2020 [26]
GK United States Remi Prieur United States St. Mary's Selected in the second round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Jan 9, 2020 [26]
MF United States Danny Griffin United States Providence Selected in the second round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Jan 9, 2020 [26]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
GK United States Ben Lundgaard United States Atlanta United 2 Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
CB United States Alex Crognale United States Birmingham Legion Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
DM Costa Rica David Guzman Costa Rica Saprissa Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
MF Ghana Edward Opoku Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
MF Venezuela Eduardo Sosa United States Fort Lauderdale CF Option Declined. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
MF United States Ricardo Clark N/A Retired. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
MF Argentina Federico Higuain United States D.C. United Out of Contract. Oct 21, 2019 [27]
MF United States Luis Argudo United States Inter Miami CF Selected by Inter Miami CF in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft. Nov 19, 2019 [28]
DF Ghana Lalas Abubakar United States Colorado Rapids Columbus receives $400,000 in 2020 General Allocation Money (GAM) and a 2020 international roster spot. Nov 20, 2019 [29]
MF United States Connor Maloney United States San Antonio FC Option Declined. Nov 21, 2020
FW Jamaica Romario Williams United States Miami FC Free Transfer Jan 1, 2020
MF United States Wil Trapp United States Inter Miami CF Columbus receives $100,000 in General Allocation Money and a 2020 international roster spot. Jan 31, 2020 [30]
FW United States JJ Williams United States Birmingham Legion Waived Feb 20, 2020 [31]
MF Sweden Axel Sjöberg United States DC United Columbus receives midfielder Emmanuel Boateng. Aug 14, 2020 [32]

Loan out

Pos. Player Loanee club Division Length/Notes Beginning End Source
GK United States Jon Kempin United States San Diego Loyal USL Championship Option to Recall March 6, 2020 End of Season [33]
FW Spain Miguel Berry United States San Diego Loyal USL Championship Option to Recall August 28, 2020 End of Season [34]

Awards

MLS Team of the Week[35]
Week Starters Bench Opponent(s) Link
1 ArgentinaLucas Zelarayán United StatesNew York City FC [36]
2 BrazilArtur United StatesSeattle Sounders FC [37]
MLS is Back – Round 1 United StatesDarlington Nagbe

ArgentinaLucas Zelarayán

United StatesGyasi Zardes

United StatesFC Cincinnati [38]
MLS is Back – Round 2 United StatesDarlington Nagbe

GhanaJonathan Mensah

ArgentinaLucas Zelarayán United StatesNew York Red Bulls [39]
MLS is Back – Round 3 United StatesDarlington Nagbe United StatesAtlanta United FC [40]
6 United StatesDarlington Nagbe HaitiDerrick Etienne United StatesChicago Fire FC [41]
9 ArgentinaLucas Zelarayán United StatesPhiladelphia Union [42]
10 United StatesGyasi Zardes United StatesFC Cincinnati [43]
11 United StatesGyasi Zardes United StatesChicago Fire FC [44]
12 GhanaJonathan Mensah United StatesNashville SC [45]
13 PortugalPedro Santos

ArgentinaLucas Zelarayán

United StatesMinnesota United FC [46]
19 United StatesAndrew Tarbell PortugalPedro Santos

BrazilArtur

United StatesNew York City FC [47]
22 CuraçaoEloy Room BrazilArtur United StatesPhiladelphia Union [48]

Kits

Home
Away
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

  1. ^ MLS counted the three group stage games of the MLS is Back Tournament as regular season matches
  2. ^ MLS counted the three group stage games of the MLS is Back Tournament as regular season matches
  3. ^ MLS counted the three group stage games of the MLS is Back Tournament as regular season matches

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