2011 Columbus Crew season

Background

Main article: 2010 Columbus Crew season

Review

The Crew opened its 2011 campaign with a Champions League quarterfinal fixture against fellow MLS competitor, Real Salt Lake. The match, the first leg of a quarterfinal series, was at Columbus Crew Stadium on February 22, 2011 and ended in a 0-0 draw. Columbus was trying to advance past the Quarterfinal stage after falling to Toluca 5-4 on aggregate last season.

On March 1, Columbus traveled to Rio Tinto Stadium and fell to Real Salt Lake by a score of 4-1, thus ending the Crew's run in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.

Two and a half weeks later, Columbus opened up its Major League Soccer campaign by traveling to Washington, D.C. to take on D.C. United on March 19. The club's MLS home opener was one week later, when the Crew hosted Red Bull New York on March 26.

Roster

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Technical Staff

Non-competitive

Preseason

The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Arizona, Tennessee and Georgia before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Caleb Patterson-Sewell, Mark Blades, Neri Bandiera, Pat McAfee, Ray Burse, Alex Fraga, Alex Riggs, Josh Gardner and Eric Gehrig.

Unsigned draft picks Rich Balchan, Justin Meram, Cole Grossman, Bernardo Añor, Ben Sippola and Andy Adlard also joined the team for preseason.

• Fraga

• Rogers

• Kamara

• Gaven

• Harris

• Salgado

• Mendoza

• Scott

• Cunningham

• Nyassi

• Emory

• Mendoza

• Ekpo

• Meram

• Cruz

• Taylor

• Weaver

• Davis

• Robinson

• Palmer

• Watson

• Ching

• Garey

• Sippola

• Heinemann

• Nyassi ,

• Schilawski

• Añor

• Heinemann ,

• Stolica

• Coria

• Soares

• Mendoza

• Duka

• Rusmir

• Sarkodie Claudio Badea

Midseason

• Grossman

• Meram

• Briggs

• Robson

• Heinemann

• Iro

• Gruenebaum

• Ameobi

• Coloccini

• Tioté

• Vučkić Bill Dittmar

Competitive

Overview

MLS

Main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season

Standings

[[Eastern Conference (MLS)|Eastern Conference]]

Overall table

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

• Burch

• Wolff ,

• Davies ,

• Duka

• Rogers Sean Hurd

• Keel

• Miller Brian Poeschel

• Ekpo

• Rusmir

• Mendoza

• Burns

• Gaven

• Gonçalves Corey Rockwell

• Mondaini

• Valentin

• Flores

• LaBrocca

• Lahoud

• James

• Burns

• Miranda Claudiu Badea

• Rogers

• Júlio César

• Harrington

• Thomas Kevin Duliba

• Tchani , ,

• Burns

• Rentería

• Ekpo

• James

• Rusmir Philippe Brière

• Rentería ,

• Leathers

• Janicki

• Salgado , Jason Cullum

• Rentería

• Miranda

• Montero ,

• Carrasco

• González

• Levesque James Conlee

• Ring

• Wondolowski

• McDonald ,

• Stephenson

• Hernandez

• Johnson

• Heinemann Jeff Hosking

• Cooper

• Brunner

• Chara

• Marshall

• James James Conlee

• Mendoza ,

• Ekpo

• LaBrocca

• Flores ,

• Boyens

• Pearce Corey Parker

• Ballouchy

• da Luz

• Balchan ,

• Ekpo Bill Dittmar

• Mendoza

• Gardner

• Olave

• Espindola

• Wingert Frank Anderson

• Ekpo

• Meran

• Nyarko

• Nazarit Bill Dittmar

• Freeman

• Palmer

• Mendoza

• Añor ,

• Heinemann Ian Anderson

• Gaven

• Mendoza ,

• Heinemann

• Casey ,

• Moor Matthew Kreitzer

• Jackson ,

• Ihemelu

• Shea

• Hesmer

• Ekpo

• Iro Paul Scott

• Koffie

• Camilo

• Salinas

• Gehrig

• Marshall

• Cunningham Mike Rottersman

• Lenhart

• Ring Corey Rockwell

• Berhalter

• Franklin

• Juninho

• Beckham

• James Matthew Kreitzer

• Danso

• Marcelin Adam Garner

• Gaven

• Heinemann Corey Rockwell

• Mullan

• Cummings

• Rusmir Jeff Hosking

• Alston

• Miranda

• Meran

• James

• Rentería

• Añor

• Feilhaber Jeff Hosking

• Rentería

• Hesmer

• Mendoza

• James

• Heinemann

• Paunovic

• Farfan

• Valdes Peter Balciunas

• Neagle , ,

• Rosales

• Fucito

• Parke

• Gardner

• Scott

• Cunningham

• Burns

• Gardner Ian Anderson

• Heinemann

• Miranda

• Mendoza

• Soolsma

• Harden

• Johnson

• Avila

• de Guzman

• Koevermans Frank Anderson

• Ekpo

• Mendoza ,

• Rogers

• Watson

• Taylor

• Carr Mike Rottersman

• Le Toux

• Rusmir Adam Garner

• Ekpo

• James

• Rogers

• Hejduk

• Barrett Eric Proctor

• Kamara

• Besler

• Collin

• James

• Rentería

• Francis Paul Scott

• Woolard

• Gaven

• O'Rourke

• Woolard

• Simms

• Burch Ian Anderson

• Joseph

• Mendoza , ,

• Ekpo

• Duka Chris Strickland

• Anibaba ,

• Chaves

• Miranda

• Rentería

• Duka ,

• Ekpo Claudiu Badea

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs

Wildcard Match

• Cummings
• Miranda Kermit Quisenberry

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League

Quarterfinals

• Miranda

• Rentería

• Beltran

• Beckerman

• Borchers Eric Boria (United States)

• Saborío

• Morales , ,

• Williams

• Gardner

• Mendoza

• Miranda George Gansner (United States)

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2011 U.S. Open Cup

With a fifth-place overall finish last season, the Crew secured direct qualification into the third-round proper of the U.S. Open Cup.

• Grossman
• O'Rourke
• Hiroyama
• Hertel
• Bulow
• Delicâte Britton Maier

Reserve League

Eastern

Match results

• Brasesco

• Brettschneider

• Bošković

• Añor

• Grossman

• Fred

• Jackman

• Mendoza ,

• Davis ,

• Meram

• Iro

• Meram

• Taintor Ryan Slack

• Paullo

• Kassel

• Hot

• Grossman

• Meram

• Añor

• Rusmir

• Jones

• Davis ,

• Catalano

• Añor

• Horton

• Richter Sal Saia

• Meram

• Burns

• Cunningham ,

• Rusmir

• Martina

• Viator

• Henry Brandon Rinkberger

• McInerney

• Tait

• Nakazawa

• Ekpo ,

• Gardner

• Meram

• Rusmir

• Grossman ,

• Owoeri Tre Gaither

• Sousa

• Mansally

• Heinemann , , ,

• Burns

• Meram Doug Coutts

• Chevez

• Rentería ,

• Añor

• da Luz

• Ngwenya

• McTavish Andrew Casto

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.

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Disciplinary record

Clean sheets

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.

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Disciplinary record

Clean sheets

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

MLS Draft picks

Main article: 2011 MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft

Main article: 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft

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:

Awards

MLS Player of the Week

MLS Save of the Week

Crew Team Awards

• Circle of Honor – Brian McBride
• Most Valuable Player – Chad Marshall
• Defensive Player of the Year – Julius James
• Scoring Champion – Andrés Mendoza
• Man of the Year – Jeff Cunningham
• Coach's Award – Eddie Gaven
• Newcomer of the Year – Sebastián Miranda
• Goal of the Year – Jeff Cunningham
• Humanitarian of the Year – Tom Heinemann
• Hardest Working Man of the Year – Robbie Rogers
• Comeback Player of the Year – Danny O'Rourke
• Fan's Choice – Emilio Rentería
• Jim Nelson Fans of the Year – Randy Sims & Alice Potter
• Academy U15/U16 Player of the Year – Zach Mason
• Academy U17/U18 Player of the Year – Connor Klekota
• Academy U19/U20 Player of the Year – Matt Walker

References

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53. "MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week: Week 29 | MLSSoccer.com".
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