List of Columbus Crew records and statistics

The Columbus Crew are an American professional soccer team based in Columbus, Ohio, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS).

This is a list of club records for Columbus, which dates from their inaugural season in 1996 to present.

Honors

National^[1]
Competition	Titles	Wins	Runners-up
MLS Cup	3	2008, 2020, 2023	2015
Supporters' Shield	3	2004, 2008, 2009	2024
U.S. Open Cup	1	2002	1998, 2010
Continental
Competition	Titles	Wins	Runners-up
Campeones Cup	1	2021	2024
Leagues Cup	1	2024

Individual Club Awards

MLS Fair Play Award (6): 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2016, 2021
CONCACAF Champions Cup Fair Play Award: 2024

Player records

Appearances

As of August 5, 2025^[2]

Rank	Player	Years	Signed from	MLS	Playoffs	Open Cup	Continental	Total
1	Chad Marshall	2004–2013	Stanford Cardinal	253	11	8	5	277
2	Mike Clark	1996–2003	Richmond Kickers	221	22	18	4	265
3	Jeff Cunningham	1998–2004 2011	South Florida Bulls FC Dallas	203	17	17	6	243
4	Eddie Gaven	2006–2013	MetroStars	209	9	10	13	241
5	Justin Meram	2011–2017 2018–2019	Michigan Wolverines Orlando City	206	15	11	2	234
6	Federico Higuaín	2012–2019	Colón	193	14	3	0	210
7	Brian Maisonneuve	1996–2004	Indiana Hoosiers	172	17	13	6	208
8	Darlington Nagbe	2020–present	Atlanta United	169	12	1	25	207
9	Josh Williams	2010–2014 2017–2023	Cleveland Internationals Toronto FC	183	12	4	7	206
10	Wil Trapp	2013–2019	Akron Zips	185	15	5	0	205

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Goals

As of August 5, 2025^[2]

Rank	Player	Years	Signed from	MLS	Playoffs†	Open Cup	Continental	Total
1	Brian McBride	1996–2003	VfL Wolfsburg	62	9	8	0	79
2	Jeff Cunningham	1998–2004 2011	South Florida Bulls FC Dallas	64	3	6	1	74
3	Gyasi Zardes	2018–2022	LA Galaxy	54	4	1	2	61
4	Federico Higuaín	2012–2019	Colón	55	4	0	0	59
5	Cucho Hernández	2022–2025	Watford	44	5	0	9	58
6	Stern John	1998–1999	New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers	44	8	3	0	55
7	Edson Buddle	2001–2005	Long Island Rough Riders	42	2	4	4	52
8	Justin Meram	2011–2017 2018–2019	Michigan Wolverines Orlando City	38	3	2	0	43
9	Lucas Zelarayán	2020–2023	UANL	38	2	0	2	42
10	Diego Rossi	2023–present	Fenerbahçe	27	2	0	12	41

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

† Includes MLS is Back Tournament knockout round.

Assists

As of August 5, 2025^[2]

Rank	Player	Years	Signed from	MLS	Playoffs	Open Cup	Continental	Total
1	Robert Warzycha	1996–2002	Honvéd	61	5	4	1	71
2	Federico Higuaín	2012–2019	Colón	63	5	1	0	69
3	Jeff Cunningham	1998–2004 2011	South Florida Bulls FC Dallas	44	5	7	0	56
4	Brian McBride	1996–2003	VfL Wolfsburg	45	3	1	2	51
5	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	2007–2010	Boca Juniors	41	7	0	0	48
6	Brian Maisonneuve	1996–2004	Indiana Hoosiers	37	3	1	0	41
7	Cucho Hernández	2022-2025	Watford	28	3	0	7	38
8	Lucas Zelarayán	2020–2023	UANL	30	5	0	2	37
9	Justin Meram	2011–2017 2018–2019	Michigan Wolverines Orlando City	33	2	1	0	36
10	Pedro Santos	2017–2022	Braga	34	0	1	0	35
10	Brian West	1998–2003	Virginia Cavaliers	29	2	4	0	35

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Shutouts

As of August 5, 2025^[2]

Rank	Player	Years	Signed from	MLS	Playoffs	Open Cup	Continental	Total
1	William Hesmer	2007–2012	Kansas City Wizards	41	1	0	3	45
2	Jon Busch	2002–2006	Hershey Wildcats	25	1	2	1	29
3	Eloy Room	2019–2023	PSV Eindhoven	25	1	0	2	28
4	Zack Steffen	2016–2019	SC Freiburg	23	3	0	0	26
5	Steve Clark	2014–2016	Hønefoss BK	22	1	0	0	23
	Andy Gruenebaum	2006–2013	Kentucky Wildcats	18	0	2	3	23
	Patrick Schulte	2022–present	Saint Louis Billikens	19	2	0	2	23
8	Mark Dougherty	1998–2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	10	2	2	0	14
9	Brad Friedel	1996–1997	Galatasaray	11	1	0	0	12
10	Tom Presthus	2000–2003	D.C. United	9	0	0	1	10

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Coaching records

Coach	Nationality	Tenure
Timo Liekoski	Finland	December 5, 1995 – August 2, 1996
Tom Fitzgerald	United States	August 2, 1996 – May 17, 2001
Greg Andrulis	United States	May 17, 2001 – July 16, 2005
Robert Warzycha (interim)	Poland	July 16, 2005 – October 20, 2005
Sigi Schmid	Germany	October 20, 2005 – December 16, 2008
Robert Warzycha	Poland	December 23, 2008 – September 2, 2013
Brian Bliss (interim)	United States	September 2, 2013 – November 6, 2013
Gregg Berhalter	United States	November 6, 2013 – December 2, 2018
Caleb Porter	United States	January 4, 2019 – October 10, 2022
Wilfried Nancy	France	December 6, 2022 – present

Trophies

Rank	Coach	MLS	SS	USOC	LC	CC	Total
1	Greg Andrulis	–	1	1	–	–	2
	Wilfried Nancy	1	–	–	1	–
	Caleb Porter	1	–	–	–	1
	Sigi Schmid	1	1	–	–	–
5	Robert Warzycha	–	1	–	–	–	1

International results

By competition

As of March 11, 2024

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%
CONCACAF Champions Cup	33	14	8	11	44	47	–3	42.42
CONCACAF Giants Cup	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	00.00
Campeones Cup	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	50.00
Leagues Cup	8	6	2	0	23	10	13	75.00
Total	45	21	12	12	71	61	+20	46.67

By club

As of March 11, 2024 (Includes: CONCACAF Giants Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Campeones Cup, and Leagues Cup)

Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Árabe Unido	2	0	1	1	1	3	–1
América	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3
Cruz Azul	3	1	0	2	2	7	–5
Houston Dynamo FC	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Inter Miami CF	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Joe Public	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6
Los Angeles FC	3	2	0	1	5	5	0
Minnesota United FC	1	0	1	0	3	3	0
Monterrey	4	2	1	1	7	7	0
Morelia	2	1	0	1	2	6	–4
Municipal	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
New York City FC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Pachuca	1	0	0	1	0	3	–3
Philadelphia Union	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Puerto Rico Islanders	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Real Salt Lake	2	0	1	1	1	4	–3
Real Estelí	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Santos Laguna	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Saprissa	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3
Sporting Kansas City	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
St. Louis City SC	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Toluca	2	0	1	1	4	5	–1
UANL	2	0	2	0	2	2	0

By nation

As of March 11, 2024 (Includes: CONCACAF Giants Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Campeones Cup, and Leagues Cup)

Nation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Costa Rica	4	1	2	1	3	4	–1
Panama	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
Mexico	18	6	5	7	23	33	–10
Puerto Rico	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Guatemala	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Nicaragua	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Trinidad and Tobago	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6
United States	13	7	4	2	24	18	+6

By season

Columbus Crew in international tournaments
Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2001	CONCACAF Giants Cup	Quarterfinals	Saprissa	1–1	0–2	1–3
2003	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	First round	Árabe Unido	3–0	1–2	4–2
2003	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Quarterfinals	Morelia	2–0	0–6	2–6
2009–10	CONCACAF Champions League	Group C	Puerto Rico Islanders	2–0	1–1	2nd
			Cruz Azul	0–2	0–5
			Saprissa	1–1	1–0
		Quarterfinals	Toluca	2–2	2–3	4–5
2010–11	CONCACAF Champions League	Group B	Municipal	1–0	1–2	2nd
			Santos Laguna	1–0	0–1
			Joe Public	3–0	4–1
		Quarterfinals	Real Salt Lake	0–0	1–4	1–4
2021	CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16	Real Estelí	1–0	4–0	5–0
2021	CONCACAF Champions League	Quarterfinals	Monterrey	2–2	0–3	2–5
2021	Campeones Cup	Final	Cruz Azul	2–0	—	2–0
2023	Leagues Cup	Central 1	St. Louis City SC	2–1	—	1st
		Central 1	América	4–1	—	1st
		Round of 32	Minnesota United FC	3–3	—	3–3 (3–4 p)
2024	CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round of 16	Houston Dynamo FC	1–1	1–0	2–1
		Quarterfinals	UANL	1–1	1–1	2–2 (4–3 p)
		Semifinals	Monterrey	2–1	3–1	5–2
		Final	Pachuca	—	0–3	0–3
2024	Leagues Cup	Round of 32	Sporting Kansas City	4–0	—	4–0
		Round of 16	Inter Miami CF	3–2	—	3–2
		Quarterfinal	New York City FC	1–1	—	1–1 (4–3 p)
		Semifinal	Philadelphia Union	3–1	—	3–1
		Final	Los Angeles FC	3–1	—	3–1
2024	Campeones Cup	Final	América	1–1	—	1–1 (4–5 p)
2025	CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round of 16	Los Angeles FC	2–1	0–3	2–4
2025	Leagues Cup	League stage	Toluca		—
			Puebla		—
			León		—

References

^ "Trophies by MLS club". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2025 Columbus Crew Media Guide" (PDF). Columbus Crew. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2025.