2016 Columbus Crew SC season

Columbus Crew SC

2016 season
Owner	Precourt Sports Ventures LLC
Head Coach	Gregg Berhalter
Major League Soccer	Conference: 9th Overall: 18th
U.S. Open Cup	Fifth Round
Trillium Cup	Runners-Up (4–1)
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup	Winners (1–1)
Desert Diamond Cup	Sixth Place
Highest home attendance	20,389 (June 25 vs. NYRB)
Lowest home attendance	13,114 (Aug 24 vs. Philadelphia)
Average home league attendance	17,125
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The 2016 Columbus Crew SC season will be the club's twenty first season of existence, and their twenty first consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

Background

Review

The 2015 Eastern Conference Champions had a rocky start to the 2016 season, as they went winless for their first five matches. Locker room complications also saw a dramatic exit to star striker Kei Kamara, following the fourth home match against the Montreal Impact. The season saw little improvement for the remainder, finishing with the team missing the playoffs.

Roster

Major League Soccer teams are limited to eight players without U.S. citizenship, a permanent resident (green card holder), or other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status). These international roster slots can be traded.

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of Aug 1, 2016.^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Clark, SteveSteve Clark	United States
2	Defender	Wahl, TysonTyson Wahl	United States
3	Defender	Ashe, CoreyCorey Ashe	United States
4	Defender	Parkhurst, MichaelMichael Parkhurst (Captain)	United States
5	Midfielder	Duka, DillyDilly Duka	United States
6	Midfielder	Tchani, TonyTony Tchani	United States
8	Midfielder	Saeid, MohammedMohammed Saeid	Sweden
9	Midfielder	Meram, JustinJustin Meram	Iraq
10	Midfielder	Higuaín, FedericoFederico Higuaín (DP)	Argentina
11	Midfielder	Mabwati, CedrickCedrick Mabwati	Democratic Republic of the Congo
12	Forward	Jahn, AdamAdam Jahn	United States
13	Midfielder	Finlay, EthanEthan Finlay	United States
14	Defender	Francis, WaylonWaylon Francis	Costa Rica
16	Midfielder	Jiménez, HéctorHéctor Jiménez	United States
17	Forward	Kamara, OlaOla Kamara	Norway
18	Midfielder	Martínez, CristianCristian Martínez (Loan)	Panama
19	Midfielder	Saravia, RodrigoRodrigo Saravia	Guatemala
20	Midfielder	Trapp, WilWil Trapp (HGP)	United States
21	Defender	Barson, ChadChad Barson (HGP)	United States
22	Defender	Sauro, GastónGastón Sauro	Argentina
23	Goalkeeper	Steffen, ZackZack Steffen	United States
24	Defender	Næss, NicolaiNicolai Næss	Norway
25	Defender	Afful, HarrisonHarrison Afful	Ghana
26	Midfielder	Swanson, BenBen Swanson (HGP)	United States
27	Forward	Casey, ConorConor Casey	United States
29	Midfielder	Hollingsworth, MarshallMarshall Hollingsworth	United States
30	Goalkeeper	Pacifici, MattMatt Pacifici	United States
41	Goalkeeper	Stuver, BradBrad Stuver	United States

Competitions

Preseason

Columbus Crew SC v Sporting Kansas City

February 17, 2016 Desert Diamond Cup	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	Tucson, Arizona
8:00 PM EST	Kamara  46', 74'	Report	Quintillà  40' Mustivar  52' Hajderovic  88'	Stadium: Kino North Grandstand Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Columbus Crew SC v Real Salt Lake

February 20, 2016 Desert Diamond Cup	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM EST	Kamara  26'	Report	Allen  17' Wingert  25' García  51'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Columbus Crew SC v Swope Park Rangers

February 24, 2015 Desert Diamond Cup	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	Swope Park Rangers	Tucson, Arizona
8:00 PM EST	Higuaín  35' Barson  58' Finlay  66' Wahl  73'	Report	Granitto  38' Ballo  90'	Stadium: Kino North Grandstand

Columbus Crew SC v New England Revolution

February 27, 2016 Desert Diamond Cup	Columbus Crew SC	0–1	New England Revolution	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM EST		Report	Bunbury  21'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Friendlies

Columbus Crew SC v Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz

May 11, 2016	Columbus Crew SC	1–0	Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Kamara  17'	Report		Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 10,799

U.S. Open Cup

Columbus Crew SC v Tampa Bay Rowdies

June 15, 2016 Fourth Round	Columbus Crew SC	4–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Columbus, Ohio
7:00 PM EST	Meram  41' Martínez  48' Finlay  52' (pen.) Hollingsworth  65'	Report	King  51'	Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Greg Dopka

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

June 28, 2016 Fifth Round	Chicago Fire	2–1	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 PM EDT	Accam  7', 29' LaBrocca  53' Ramos  66'	Report	Finlay  79' (pen.) Wahl  90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 6,190 Referee: Nima Saghafi

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	52	55	−3	42	Knockout round
7	New England Revolution	34	11	14	9	44	54	−10	42
8	Orlando City SC	34	9	11	14	55	60	−5	41
9	Columbus Crew SC	34	8	14	12	50	58	−8	36
10	Chicago Fire	34	7	17	10	42	58	−16	31

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	10	15	9	45	52	−7	39
17	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	12	14	32	40	−8	38
18	Columbus Crew SC	34	8	14	12	50	58	−8	36
19	Houston Dynamo	34	7	14	13	39	45	−6	34
20	Chicago Fire	34	7	17	10	42	58	−16	31

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

1. CONCACAF Champions League
   Selection Procedure

   • Four US-based teams qualify for the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League:
     1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC or Toronto FC; Toronto FC is a Canadian team, so berth would pass to New York City FC);
        
     2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);
        
     3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);
        
     4. The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
        
     Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four Mexican qualifiers. Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
     One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
     1. The winner of the 2016 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)
        
     They are placed in Pot 2, along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras and one from Panama.

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
34	36	8	14	12	50	58	−8	6	3	8	31	25	+6	2	11	4	19	33	−14

Last updated: 24 Oct 2016
Source: 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	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A
Result	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	L

Last updated: 24 Oct 2016.
Source: Schedule
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

Portland Timbers v Columbus Crew SC

March 6 1	Portland Timbers	2–1	Columbus Crew SC	Portland, Oregon
4:30 PM EST	Valeri  23' Taylor  46' Adi  79',  87' Powell  81'	Report	Sauro  25' Trapp  45' Higuaín  68'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Columbus Crew SC v Philadelphia Union

March 12 2	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Kamara  87'	Report	Pontius  45+1', 71' Fabinho  56' Carroll  65'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 17,015 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew SC

March 19 3	Chicago Fire	0–0	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 PM EST		Report	Meram  38'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,605 Referee: Robert Sibiga

FC Dallas v Columbus Crew SC

April 2 4	FC Dallas	1–1	Columbus Crew SC	Dallas, Texas
9:00 PM EST	Akindele  77' Gruezo  78' Loyd  80'	Report	Meram  9'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,174 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Montreal Impact v Columbus Crew SC

April 9 5	Montreal Impact	2–0	Columbus Crew SC	Montreal, Quebec
4:00 PM EST	Camara  48' Piatti  53' Bekker  86' Bekker  87'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 22,053 Referee: Chris Penso

Columbus Crew SC v New York City FC

April 16 6	Columbus Crew SC	3–2	New York City FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Finlay  7' Trapp  43' Kamara  49' Meram  80' Parkhurst  86'	Report	Villa  15', 87' Hernandez  27' Mullins  82' Iraola  84'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 16,715 Referee: Ted Unkel

Columbus Crew SC v Houston Dynamo

April 23 7	Columbus Crew SC	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Kamara  21' Meram  24' Wahl  27'	Report	Deric  18'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 17,705 Referee: Kevin Stott

Seattle Sounders FC v Columbus Crew SC

April 30 8	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Columbus Crew SC	Seattle, Washington
4:00 PM EST	Alonso  27' Friberg  82' Morris  88'	Report	Francis  86' Finlay  87'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,473 Referee: Juan Guzman

Columbus Crew SC v Montreal Impact

May 7 9	Columbus Crew SC	4–4	Montreal Impact	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Kamara  16', 45+1' Higuaín  48', 53' (pen.) Francis  82'	Report	Piatti  26', 58' Drogba  57' (pen.) Ontivero  82' Oduro  90+3'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 14,095 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Columbus Crew SC v Colorado Rapids

May 14 10	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Cedrick  23'	Report	Doyle  10' Doyle  55' Gashi  63'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 15,023 Referee: Chris Penso

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew SC

May 21 11	Toronto FC	0–0	Columbus Crew SC	Toronto, Ontario
5:00 EST	Morrow  56' Beitashour  82'	Report	Trapp  88'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,252 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Columbus Crew SC v Real Salt Lake

May 28 12	Columbus Crew SC	4–3	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Kamara  17', 64', 74' Glad (o.g.) 20' Saeid  81'	Report	Mulholland  13' Maund  41' Allen  78' Plata  83'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 14,894 Referee: David Gantar

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew SC

June 1 13	Philadelphia Union	3–2	Columbus Crew SC	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EST	Pontius  21' Tribbett  32' Nogueira  57' Le Toux  64' Nogueira  69' Herbers  84'	Report	Kamara  14' Finlay  43' Casey  77' Martínez  90+3'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,543 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Columbus Crew SC v Montreal Impact

June 18 14	Columbus Crew SC	0–0	Montreal Impact	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Ashe  14' Wahl  68' Tchani  68'	Report	Drogba  56' Camara  90+2'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 14,814 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Columbus Crew SC v New York Red Bulls

June 25 15	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Tchani  60' Kamara  90+3'	Report	Lade  32' Muyl  33' Kljestan  39' Wright-Phillips  52' Robles  85'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,389 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Sporting Kansas City v Columbus Crew SC

July 3 16	Sporting Kansas City	3–2	Columbus Crew SC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM EST	Feilhaber  13' Feilhaber  49' (pen.) Dwyer  51' Zusi  56' Besler  66' Medranda  84' Besler  90+1'	Report	Kamara  22', 75' Wahl  48' Afful  82'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,332 Referee: Ted Unkel

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew SC

July 9 17	New England Revolution	3–1	Columbus Crew SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EST	Nguyen  3' Woodberry  19' Farrell  30' Trapp (o.g.) 34' Knighton  67' Kamara  71' Rowe  79'	Report	Tchani  27' Kamara  42'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,434 Referee: Mark Geiger

Columbus Crew SC v Toronto FC

July 13 18	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	Toronto FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Afful  54'	Report	Bloom  32' Hamilton  64'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 13,410 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Columbus Crew SC v D.C. United

July 16 19	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Trapp  21' Kamara  63' Afful  74' Steve Clark  88'	Report	Espindola  89'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,065 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Columbus Crew SC v Orlando City

July 23 20	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	Orlando City	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Tchani  20' Kamara  45+6' (pen.)	Report	Bendik  45+5' Molino  45+6' Boden  62' Molino  65' Larin  70'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,034 Referee: Drew Fischer

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew SC

July 31 21	Toronto FC	3–0	Columbus Crew SC	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EST	Endoh  8' Giovinco  24' Altidore  87'	Report	Tchani  89' Parkhurst  90+1'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,979 Referee: Allen Chapman

Columbus Crew SC v New York City FC

August 13 22	Columbus Crew SC	3–3	New York City FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Meram  49' Finlay  80' (pen.), 90+5' Tchani  90+1'	Report	Lampard  41' Villa  83', 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 18,189 Referee: Sorin Stoica

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew SC

August 20 23	New England Revolution	0–2	Columbus Crew SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EST	Woodberry  26' Bunbury  35' Kamara  86'	Report	Finlay  8' Higuaín  49' Saeid  72'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 20,224 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Columbus Crew SC v Philadelphia Union

August 24 24	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Jahn  73'	Report	Herbers  60' Rosenberry  74' Bedoya  78'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 13,114 Referee: Allen Chapman

Columbus Crew SC v San Jose Earthquakes

August 27 25	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Finlay  32' Meram  84' (pen.)	Report	Cerén  65'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,031 Referee: Ismail Elfath

LA Galaxy v Columbus Crew SC

September 3 26	LA Galaxy	2–1	Columbus Crew SC	Carson, California
10:30 PM EST	Husidic  78' dos Santos  82'	Report	Jahn  90+2'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,693 Referee: Kevin Stott

Columbus Crew SC v Vancouver Whitecaps

September 10 27	Columbus Crew SC	1–3	Vancouver Whitecaps	Columbus, Ohio
6:00 PM EST	Kamara  11' Tchani  86'	Report	Sauro (o.g.) 13' Techera  19' Jacobson  74' Hurtado  82' Mezquida  85'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 15,589 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Orlando City SC v Columbus Crew SC

September 17 28	Orlando City SC	1–4	Columbus Crew SC	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EST	Rivas  49' García  57' Ambrose  60' Larin  79'	Report	Finlay  6' Hines (o.g.) 22' Kamara  44', 90+5' Sauro  62'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 30,218 Referee: Drew Fischer

Columbus Crew SC v New England Revolution

September 25 29	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
7:00 PM EST	Parkhurst  37' Kamara  42', 84' (pen.) Tchani  48' Sauro  64'	Report	Woodberry  83' Caldwell  90'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,012 Referee: Chris Penso

D.C. United v Columbus Crew SC

September 28 30	D.C. United	3–0	Columbus Crew SC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST	Sam  71' Neagle  86' Saborio  90'	Report		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,094 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Columbus Crew SC v Chicago Fire

October 1 31	Columbus Crew SC	3–0	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Afful  8' Meram  50' Duka  59'	Report	Ramos  88'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,034 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew SC

October 13 32	Chicago Fire	2–2	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 PM EST	Parkhurst  53' (o.g.) de Leeuw  57' Cocis  80' Meira  85'	Report	Jahn  13', 80'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,883 Referee: David Gantar

New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew SC

October 16 33	New York Red Bulls	3–2	Columbus Crew SC	Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 PM EST	Collin  3' Grella  53' Wright-Phillips  58', 70'	Report	Tchani  14' Trapp  37' Martínez  40' Jahn  73' Afful  83' Meram  90+4'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 22,937 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

New York City FC v Columbus Crew SC

October 23 34	New York City FC	4–1	Columbus Crew SC	New York City, New York
4:00 PM EST	Chanot  25' Mendoza  45' Harrison  75' Shelton  77' Villa  90+3'	Report	Kamara  59' Tchani  79'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 30,374 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Statistics

Goals and assists

As of match played Oct 24, 2016^[2]

  Transferred/Waived player

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		US Open Cup		Total
			Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists
3	DF	Corey Ashe	0	4	0	0	0	4
4	DF	Michael Parkhurst	0	2	0	0	0	2
5	MF	Dilly Duka	1	1	0	0	1	1
6	MF	Tony Tchani	1	3	0	0	1	3
8	MF	Mohammed Saeid	0	5	0	0	0	5
9	MF	Justin Meram	5	13	1	0	6	13
10	MF	Federico Higuaín	4	3	0	0	4	3
11	MF	Cedrick Mabwati	1	0	0	0	1	0
12	FW	Adam Jahn	5	0	0	0	5	0
13	MF	Ethan Finlay	6	9	2	1	8	10
14	DF	Waylon Francis	0	3	0	1	0	4
16	MF	Hector Jiménez	0	1	0	1	0	2
17	FW	Ola Kamara	16	2	0	0	16	2
18	MF	Cristian Martínez	1	0	1	0	2	0
20	MF	Wil Trapp	0	1	0	0	0	1
23	FW	Kei Kamara	5	0	0	0	5	0
24	DF	Nicolai Naess	0	2	0	0	0	2
25	DR	Harrison Afful	3	3	0	0	3	3
29	MF	Marshall Hollingsworth	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total			42	47	5	3	47	50

Disciplinary record

As of match played Oct 24, 2016^[2]

  Transferred/Waived player

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		US Open Cup		Total
2	DF	Tyson Wahl	2	1	1	0	3	1
3	DF	Corey Ashe	1	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	Michael Parkhurst	2	1	0	0	2	1
6	DF	Tony Tchani	8	1	0	0	8	1
8	MF	Mohammed Saeid	2	0	0	0	2	0
9	MF	Justin Meram	3	0	0	0	3	0
13	MF	Ethan Finlay	2	0	0	0	2	0
14	DF	Waylon Francis	2	0	0	0	2	0
18	MF	Cristian Martínez	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	Wil Trapp	5	0	0	0	5	0
22	DF	Gastón Sauro	3	0	0	0	3	0
25	DR	Harrison Afful	1	1	0	0	1	1
27	FW	Conor Casey	0	1	0	0	0	1
Total			32	5	1	0	33	5

Transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
DF	Corey Ashe	Houston Dynamo	Free Agent	Dec 18, 2015	[3]
MF	Emil Larsen	Odense Boldklub	Free Agent	Jan 22, 2016	[4]
FW	Conor Casey	Philadelphia Union	Free Agent	Jan 26, 2016	[5]
DF	Amro Tarek	Real Betis	Loan (Ends June 2016 with an option to extend through December 2016)	Feb 2, 2016	[6] [7]
MF	Rodrigo Saravia	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	Selected in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft with the 19th pick	Feb 4, 2016	[8]
FW	Ola Kamara	Molde FK	Discovery Signing	Feb 4, 2016	[9]
MF	Marshall Hollingsworth	Wheaton Thunder	Selected in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft with the 41st pick	Mar 4, 2016	[10]
GK	Matt Pacifici	Davidson Wildcats	Discovery Signing	Mar 4, 2016	[10]
MF	Cristian Martínez	Chorrillo F.C.	Loan for the duration of the 2016 Major League Soccer season	May 17, 2016	[11]
MF	Dilly Duka	Montreal Impact	Acquired Right of First Refusal from the Montreal Impact in exchange for General and Targeted Allocation Money, and Second Round 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick	June 20, 2016	[12]
DF	Nicolai Næss	Stabæk	Undisclosed	July 21, 2016	[13]
GK	Zack Steffen	SC Freiburg	Undisclosed	July 22, 2016	[14]
FW	Adam Jahn	San Jose Earthquakes	Acquired for Targeted Allocation Money	July 30, 2016	[15]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
DF	Emanuel Pogatetz	Union Berlin	Option Declined	Dec 7, 2015	[16]
MF	Kristinn Steindorsson	GIF Sundsvall	Option Declined	Dec 7, 2015	[16]
FW	Aaron Schoenfeld	Maccabi Netanya	Out of Contract	Dec 7, 2015	[16]
MF	Ben Speas	Minnesota United	Out of Contract	Dec 7, 2015	[16]
GK	Matt Lampson	Chicago Fire	Out of Contract	Dec 7, 2015	[16]
MF	Kevan George	Jacksonville Armada FC	Out of Contract	Dec 7, 2015	[16]
DF	Chris Klute	Portland Timbers	Crew SC acquires General Allocation Money from Portland Timbers.	Dec 11, 2015	[17]
FW	Jack McInerney	Portland Timbers	Crew SC acquires General and Targeted Allocation Money from Portland Timbers.	Jan 13, 2016	[18]
MF	Romain Gall	Nyköpings BIS	Waived	Feb 12, 2016	[19]
DF	Sergio Campbell	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Waived	Feb 12, 2016	[19]
DF	Amro Tarek	Real Betis	Waived, returned to parent club	May 5, 2016	[20]
FW	Kei Kamara	New England Revolution	Crew SC acquires General and Targeted Allocation Money from New England Revolution, their highest First Round MLS SuperDraft pick in 2017, their highest Second Round MLS SuperDraft pick in 2018 and one of their international roster spots for the 2016 season.	May 12, 2016	[21]
MF	Emil Larsen	Lyngby Boldklub	Undisclosed Fee	July 10, 2016	[22]

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
Week 13	Ola Kamara	Real Salt Lake	Report

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Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Black	Black	Black	Week 3 against Chicago Fire
Away	White/Yellow	Teal	White	Week 1 against Portland Timbers

See also

• Columbus Crew SC
• 2016 in American soccer
• 2016 Major League Soccer season

References

1. "Players | Columbus Crew". columbuscrewsc.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
2. "Official Crew SC Season Statistics".
3. "Columbus Crew SC signs free agent Corey Ashe".
4. "Columbus Crew SC signs midfielder Emil Larsen".
5. "Columbus Crew SC signs free agent forward Conor Casey".
6. "Amro Tarek goes on loan to Columbus Crew SC".
7. "Crew SC acquires defender Amro Tarek on loan".
8. "Saravia Signs with Crew SC".
9. "Crew SC acquires forward Ola Kamara".
10. "Crew SC signs midfielder Marshall Hollingsworth & goalkeeper Matt Pacifici".
11. "Crew SC acquires Cristian Martinez on loan".
12. "Crew SC acquires midfielder Dilly Duka".
13. "Crew SC adds Norwegian defender Nicolai Naess".
14. "Crew SC adds U.S. Youth goalkeeper Zack Steffen".
15. "Crew SC acquires Adam Jahn, adds depth at forward".
16. "Columbus Crew SC roster to return in 2016".
17. "Crew SC acquires general allocation money from the Portland Timbers".
18. "Columbus Crew SC acquires General and Targeted Allocation Money from the Portland Timbers".
19. "Crew SC announces roster updates".
20. "Crew SC waives defender Amro Tarek".
21. "Crew SC trades Kei Kamara".
22. "Crew SC transfers Emil Larsen to Denmark's Lyngby Boldklub".