2023 Columbus Crew season
Columbus Crew 2023 soccer season
The 2023 Columbus Crew season was the club's twenty-eighth season of existence and their twenty-eighth consecutive season in Major League Soccer , the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on February 25 against the Philadelphia Union . It was the first season under head coach Wilfried Nancy .
The Crew won the MLS Cup against Los Angeles FC , their third league championship and second since 2020.[ 2]
Roster
As of September 5, 2023 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Non-competitive
Preseason
Competitive
MLS
Standings
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall table
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) MLS Cup champion;
(S) Supporters' Shield winner
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
34
57
16
9
9
67
46
+21
12
1
4
41
14
+27
4
8
5
26
32
−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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Stadium A H A A H H A H A H H H A A H H A A H H A H A H H A A A H A H A A H Result L W D L W W W D L L D W L L W W W D W W D D L W W L W L W D D W D W
Match results
MLS Cup Playoffs
Round One
Conference Semifinals
Conference Finals
MLS Cup 2023
US Open Cup
Third round
Leagues Cup
Group stage: Central 1
Knockout stage
Transfers
In
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Source
DF
Jimmy Medranda
Seattle Sounders FC
Free agent, contract runs through 2023 with an option for 2024
December 23, 2022
[ 3]
DF
Keegan Hughes
Stanford Cardinal
Homegrown player, contract runs through 2024 with options through 2026
January 11, 2023
[ 4]
FW
Christian Ramirez
Aberdeen F.C.
Transfer for an undisclosed fee, contract runs through 2024 with an option for 2025
January 19, 2023
[ 5]
DF
Philip Quinton
Columbus Crew 2
Signed from MLS Next Pro team, contract runs through 2023 with options through 2026
February 8, 2023
[ 6]
FW
Maximilian Arfsten
San Jose Earthquakes II
Signed via the SuperDraft, contract runs through 2024 with options for 2025 and 2026
February 21, 2023
[ 7]
DF
Malte Amundsen
New York City FC
Trade for $400,000 in general allocation money with a potential $100,000 in performance-based additions, contract runs through 2024 with an option for 2025
April 25, 2023
[ 8]
DF
Yevhen Cheberko
Osijek
Transfer for an undisclosed fee, contract runs through 2026
June 9, 2023
[ 9]
DF
Julian Gressel
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Trade for $550,000 in general allocation money across the 2023 and 2024 seasons, including a conditional fee of $300,000
July 21, 2023
[ 10]
DF
Rudy Camacho
CF Montréal
Trade for $400,000 in general allocation money total, $200,000 in 2023 and $200,000 in 2024
July 31, 2023
[ 11]
FW
Diego Rossi
Fenerbahçe
Transfer for $5,630,000 with a $1,000,000 bonus fee and a 15% sell-on clause, contract runs through 2026 with an option for 2027
August 2, 2023
[ 12]
Loan in
Pos.
Player
Loaned from
Length/Notes
Beginning
End
Source
DF
Gustavo Vallecilla
Colorado Rapids
$175,000 in General Allocation Money, on loan through 2023 season with option to purchase
March 3, 2023
December 9, 2023
[ 13]
Out
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
DF
Jalil Anibaba
Retired
Option declined
October 26, 2022
[ 14]
FW
Erik Hurtado
San Antonio FC
Option declined
October 26, 2022
[ 14]
MF
James Igbekeme
Real Zaragoza
Option declined, loan expired
October 26, 2022
[ 14]
DF
Pedro Santos
D.C. United
Option declined
October 26, 2022
[ 14]
MF
Derrick Etienne
Atlanta United FC
Option declined
October 26, 2022
[ 14]
DF
Marlon Hairston
Option declined
October 26, 2022
[ 14]
DF
Perry Kitchen
Retired
Option declined
October 26, 2022
[ 14]
MF
Artur
Houston Dynamo FC
Traded for $300,000 in General Allocation Money, and potentially an additional $50,000 if certain performance metrics are met
November 22, 2022
[ 15]
DF
Jonathan Mensah
San Jose Earthquakes
Traded for $200,000 in General Allocation Money, and potentially an additional $300,000 if certain performance metrics are met
February 10, 2023
[ 16]
GK
Eloy Room
Vitesse
Mutual consent termination
July 17, 2023
[ 17]
DF
Miloš Degenek
Red Star Belgrade
Transfer for an undisclosed fee
July 24, 2023
[ 18]
MF
Lucas Zelarayán
Al Fateh SC
Undisclosed
July 31, 2023
[ 19]
MF
Luis Díaz
Colorado Rapids
Waived
September 5, 2023
[ 20]
Loans out
Pos.
Player
Loanee club
Length/Notes
Beginning
End
Source
DF
Jake Morris
Loudoun United
On loan through the end of the 2023 season
June 27, 2023
November 12, 2023
[ 21]
DF
Keegan Hughes
FC Tulsa
On loan through the end of the 2023 season
August 4, 2023
November 12, 2023
[ 22]
References
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League competitions (Men)
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League competitions (Women)
Cup competitions (Men)
Cup competitions (Women) Youth competitions
