2023 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2023 season
Investor-operators	Dee and Jimmy Haslam; JW and Whitney Johnson; Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coach	Wilfried Nancy
Stadium	Lower.com Field
Major League Soccer	Conference: 3rd; Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Champions
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Leagues Cup	Round of 32
Highest home attendance	20,730 (8/20 v. CIN)
Lowest home attendance	19,249 (3/25 v. ATL)
Average home league attendance	20,314
Biggest win	CLB 6–1 ATL (3/25)
Biggest defeat	PHI 4–1 CLB (2/25)
	← 2022 2024 →

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	USA	Philip Quinton
3	DF	USA	Josh Williams
4	DF	FRA	Rudy Camacho
6	MF	USA	Darlington Nagbe
7	DF	USA	Julian Gressel
8	MF	USA	Aidan Morris
9	FW	COL	Cucho Hernández
10	FW	URU	Diego Rossi
12	DF	ECU	Gustavo Vallecilla (on loan from Colorado Rapids)
13	FW	TRI	Kevin Molino
14	MF	GHA	Yaw Yeboah
16	MF	USA	Isaiah Parente
17	FW	USA	Christian Ramirez


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	DEN	Malte Amundsen
19	FW	CAN	Jacen Russell-Rowe
20	FW	ROU	Alexandru Mățan
21	DF	UKR	Yevhen Cheberko
23	DF	CAN	Mohamed Farsi
24	GK	USA	Evan Bush
25	MF	USA	Sean Zawadzki
27	FW	USA	Maximilian Arfsten
28	GK	USA	Patrick Schulte
30	MF	USA	Will Sands
31	DF	CPV	Steven Moreira
32	GK	USA	Brady Scott
94	DF	COL	Jimmy Medranda

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	USA	Keegan Hughes (at FC Tulsa until November 12, 2023)
33	DF	USA	Jake Morris (at Loudoun United FC until November 12, 2023)

Non-competitive

Preseason

February 4	Columbus Crew	v	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Columbus, OH
		Source		Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium
Note: Closed-door; four 30-minute halves played; no scores released

February 11	Inter Miami CF	v	Columbus Crew	Fort Lauderdale, FL
		Source		Stadium: Florida Blue Training Center
Note: Closed-door; score not released

February 15	Columbus Crew	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Fort Lauderdale, FL
	Hernández	Report	Baird pen.'
Note: Closed-door

February 18	Columbus Crew	2–1	Hartford Athletic	Fort Lauderdale, FL
		Report
Note: Closed-door; goalscoring information not released

Competitive

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Cincinnati	34	20	5	9	57	39	+18	69	Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	Orlando City SC	34	18	7	9	55	39	+16	63	Qualification for round one
3	Columbus Crew	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57
4	Philadelphia Union	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55
5	New England Revolution	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	55

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

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Cincinnati (S)	34	20	5	9	57	39	+18	69	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[a]
2	Orlando City SC	34	18	7	9	55	39	+16	63	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[b]
3	Columbus Crew (C)	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16^[c]
4	St. Louis City SC	34	17	12	5	62	45	+17	56	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[d]
5	Philadelphia Union	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[e]

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:

^ As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
^ As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
^ As 2023 MLS Cup champions
^ As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
^ As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

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

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

Match results

February 25 1	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Columbus Crew	Chester, PA
7:30 EST	Gazdag 45+3' (pen.) 72' (pen.) Carranza 52' 80'	Report	Glesnes 28' (o.g.)	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,510 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

March 4 2	Columbus Crew	2–0	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:30 EST	Zelarayán 10' 44'	Report		Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,391 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

March 11 3	Toronto FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
7:30 EST	Kerr 25'	Report	Medranda 75'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,796 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

March 18 4	New York Red Bulls	2–1	Columbus Crew	Harrison, NJ
7:30 EDT	Luquinhas 58' Vanzeir 86'	Report	Mățan 33'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,412 Referee: Timothy Ford

March 25 5	Columbus Crew	6–1	Atlanta United FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	A. Morris 14' Ramirez 47' 64' Quinton 51' Russell-Rowe 68' Arfsten 90+1'	Report	Lennon 71'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,249 Referee: Ramy Touchan

April 1 6	Columbus Crew	4–0	Real Salt Lake	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	A. Morris 14' 53' Zelarayán 41' (pen.) Yeboah 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,624 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

April 8 7	D.C. United	0–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, DC
7:30 EDT		Report	Zelarayán 39' (pen.) Ramirez 47'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,891 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

April 15 8	Columbus Crew	1–1	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Zawadski 90+8'	Report	Degenek 58' (o.g.)	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,562 Referee: Chris Penso

April 22 9	Charlotte FC	1–0	Columbus Crew	Charlotte, NC
7:30 EDT	Świderski 37'	Report		Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 30,468 Referee: Jon Freemon

April 29 10	Columbus Crew	1–2	Inter Miami CF	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Hernández 10'	Report	Campana 7', 41'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,410 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

May 13 11	Columbus Crew	2–2	Orlando City SC	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Moreira 28' Quinton 35' Nagbe 39', 71' Russell-Rowe 45+2' Vallecilla 52'	Report	Carlos 14' Kara 49' Cartagena 73' McGuire 90+2'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,488 Referee: Drew Fischer

May 17 12	Columbus Crew	2–0	LA Galaxy	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Zelarayán 25' Amundsen 43' Ramirez 46'	Report	Puig 82' Hernández 88'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,192 Referee: Ted Unkel

May 20 13	FC Cincinnati	3–2	Columbus Crew	Cincinnati, OH
7:30 EDT	Acosta 17' 23' (pen) Miazga 63' Moreno 67'	Report	40' Zelarayán 52' 72' Amundsen	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Nima

May 28 14	Nashville SC	3–1	Columbus Crew	Nashville, TN
8:30 EDT	McCarty 19' Picault 56' Moore 60' Godoy 77' Bunbury 80' Mukhtar 90+7'	Report	Yeboah 2' Vallecilla 5' Morris 90'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Victor Rivas

May 31 15	Columbus Crew	3–2	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Zelarayán 37' Zawadzki 62' Hernández 72' Schulte 86'	Report	Nicholson 9' Bombito 74' Bassett 90+5'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,223 Referee: Tori Penso

June 3 16	Columbus Crew	4–2	Charlotte FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Ramírez 5', 59' Arfsten 21' Hernández 43', 86'	Report	Sobociński 39' Świderski 56' Meram 58' Byrne 78' Jones 84'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,199 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

June 10 17	Chicago Fire FC	1–2	Columbus Crew	Chicago, IL
8:30 EDT	Navarro 45+5' Shaqiri 88' Herbers 89'	Report	Amundsen 20' Zawadzki 29' Hernández 59' Farsi 81' Zelarayán 90+3', 90+5'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 18,892 Referee: Mark Allatin

June 17 18	New York City FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	New York, NY
3:30 EDT	Cufré 32' Parks 90' Segal 90+4' Rodríguez 90+6'	Report	Ramírez 48'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 30,615 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

June 24 19	Columbus Crew	2–0	Nashville SC	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Ramírez 20' Moreira 59' Maher 90+5' (o.g.)	Report	Mukhtar 60'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,443 Referee: Filip Dujic

July 1 20	Columbus Crew	2–1	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Hernández 19' Yeboah 62' Schulte 63' Zawadzki 72'	Report	Edelman 33' Elias Manoel 38' Amaya 82' Coronel 90+5'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,415 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

July 4 21	Inter Miami CF	2–2	Columbus Crew	Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 EDT	Campana 57' Taylor 79' Martínez 90'	Report	Nagbe 23', 90+2' Arfsten 38' Ramírez 69'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 14,072 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

July 8 22	Columbus Crew	1–1	New York City FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Zelarayán 41' Hernández 45+2' 68' Amundsen 57' Nagbe 64' Zawadzki 85', 90+4' Degenek 90+9'	Report	Barraza 13' Rodríguez 68' Haak 75', 90+12' Cufré 90+8'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,533 Referee: Sergii Boiko

July 15 23	Portland Timbers	3–2	Columbus Crew	Portland, OR
10:30 am EDT	Asprilla 28', 30' Loría 48' Chará 54' Blanco 80', 81'	Report	Zelarayán 45+3', 65' Russell-Rowe 72'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 24,181 Referee: Timothy Ford

August 20 24	Columbus Crew	3–0	FC Cincinnati	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Morris 15' Hernández 23' (pen.) Russell-Rowe 90+6'	Report	Nwobodo 45+2' Arias 76'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,730 Referee: Ted Unkel

August 26 25	Columbus Crew	2–0	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Rossi 21' Amundsen 24' Russell-Rowe 89'	Report	O'Neill 44'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,548 Referee: Elton García

August 30 26	Houston Dynamo FC	2–0	Columbus Crew	Houston, TX
8:30 EDT	Baird 14' Dorsey 58' Carrasquilla 81' Sviatchenko 87' Ibrahim 90'	Report	Cheberko 4' Zawadzki 71'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 10,873 Referee: Jair Marrufo

September 2 27	CF Montreal	2–4	Columbus Crew	Montreal, QC
7:30 EDT	Jabang 18' Opoku 52' Vilsaint 68' Miljevic 90+5'	Report	Corbo 14' (o.g.) Hernández 22', 43', 65' (pen.) Yeboah 29' Amundsen 46' Schulte 86'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 18,358 Referee: Filip Dujic

September 16 28	Orlando City SC	4–3	Columbus Crew	Orlando, FL
7:30 EDT	Ojeda 48' Torres 73' Enrique 86', 90+7', 90+8'	Report	Gressel 16' Rossi 56' Hernández 68' Morris 82'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 22,802 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

September 20 29	Columbus Crew	3–0	Chicago Fire FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Hernández 8' (pen.), 16' (pen.), 23'	Report	Brady 8' Souquet 13' Czichos 33' Shaqiri 44' 67' Koutsias 72' Przybyłko 74'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,349 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

September 23 30	FC Dallas	1–1	Columbus Crew	Frisco, TX
8:30 EDT	Obrain 43' Arriola 59' Illarramendi 85'	Report	Tafari 24' (o.g.) Zawadzki 52' Camacho 60'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 17,948 Referee: Tori Penso

September 30 31	Columbus Crew	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Amundsen 67' Hernández 72' (pen.), 84'	Report	Harriel 50' Lowe 52' Elliott 71' Wagner 72' Bueno 72'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,456 Referee: Jon Freemon

October 4 32	New England Revolution	1–2	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
7:30 EDT	Polster 45+2' Chancalay 48'	Report	Rossi 20' Amundsen 58', 86' Nagbe 61' Zawadzki 70' Ramírez 90'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,144 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

October 7 33	Atlanta United FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	Atlanta, GA
7:30 EDT	Robinson 90+7'	Report	Hernández 65'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,684 Referee: Ismail Elfath

October 21 34	Columbus Crew	2–1	CF Montreal	Columbus, OH
6:00 EDT	Hernández 17' Nagbe 50'	Report	Ibrahim 7' Piette 33'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,526 Referee: Drew Fischer

MLS Cup Playoffs

Round One

November 1 Match 1	Columbus Crew	2–0	Atlanta United FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 pm ET	Hernández 45+1', 51' (pen.) Camacho 78' Rossi 79'	Report	Muyumba 25' Robinson 71' Thiaré 77'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,176 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

November 7 Match 2	Atlanta United FC	4–2	Columbus Crew	Atlanta, GA
7:00 pm ET	Giakoumakis 18', 38' Silva 45+4', 45+4' Mosquera 83' Almada 88'	Report	Hernández 41', 45' Arfsten 90+5'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 41,850 Referee: Chris Penso

November 12 Match 3	Columbus Crew	4–2	Atlanta United FC	Columbus, OH
7:00 pm ET	Nagbe 9' Amundsen 17', 73' Mățan 33' Rossi 47' Camacho 71'	Report	Muyumba 27' Giakoumakis 35' Silva 50' Fortune 81' Thiaré 90'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,182 Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: Columbus Crew won the series 2–1.

Conference Semifinals

November 25 Conference semifinals	Orlando City SC	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Columbus Crew	Orlando, FL
5:30 pm ET	Schlegel 17' 77' Cartagena 55' Araújo 71' Jansson 95' Þórhallsson 104'	Report	Camacho 27' Amundsen 45+1' Ramírez 93', 117' Hernández 118', 119'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Jon Freemon

Conference Finals

December 2 Conference finals	FC Cincinnati	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Columbus Crew	Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 pm EST	Vázquez 14', 99' Acosta 45+3', 73' Badji 82' Mosquera 117'	Report	Moreira 45+2' Powell 75' (o.g.) Rossi 86' Ramirez 115' Gressel 120+1'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Allen Chapman

MLS Cup 2023

December 9 MLS Cup 2023	Columbus Crew	2–1	Los Angeles FC	Columbus, Ohio
4:00 pm EST	Hernández 33' (pen.) Yeboah 37' Amundsen 61' Rossi 90' Morris 90+3'	Report	Vela 49' Tillman 53' Sánchez 67' Bouanga 74' Palacios 85'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,802 Referee: Armando Villarreal

US Open Cup

Third round

April 26 Third Round	Columbus Crew (MLS)	1–0	Indy Eleven (USLC)	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Farsi 83' Degenek 90+1'	Report	Vázquez 88'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

May 10 Round of 32	Loudoun United FC (USLC)	1–5	Columbus Crew (MLS)	Leesburg, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Samaké 10' ElMedkhar 86' (pen.) Leggett 90+1'	Report	Yeboah 6' Zawadzki 18' Parente 24', 27' Ramírez 36' Morris 65'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 3,201 Referee: Luis Arroyo

May 24 Round of 16	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC)	1–0	Columbus Crew (MLS)	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Dikwa 22' Griffin 62' Kizza 90+5'	Report	Hughes 90+3'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 6,107 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

Leagues Cup

Group stage: Central 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CLB	CAM	STL
1	Columbus Crew	2	2	0	6	2	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	2–1
2	América	2	1	1	5	4	+1	3	Advance to knockout stage	1–4	—	4–0
3	St. Louis City SC	2	0	2	1	6	−5	0		—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 23 GS	Columbus Crew	2–1	St. Louis City SC	Columbus, OH
7:30 pm ET	Zelarayán 11' Hernández 29' (pen.) Cheberko 88' Farsi 90+3'	Report	Adeniran 56' Russell-Rowe 85' (o.g.) Pompeu 90+5'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,533 Referee: Reon Radix

July 31 GS	Columbus Crew	4–1	Club América	Columbus, OH
8:00 pm ET	Hernández 41', 69' (pen.) Ramírez 81' Moreira 90+3'	Report	Álvarez 29'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,217 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Knockout stage

August 4 R32	Columbus Crew	3–3 (3–4 p)	Minnesota United FC	Columbus, OH
8:00 pm ET	Cheberko 20' Hernández 41' Amundsen 42' Mățan 51' Nagbe 52' Ramirez 83'	Report	Hlongwane 17, 54' Boxall 45' Trapp 79' Dotson 90'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,217 Referee: Reon Radix
	Penalties
	Hernández Ramirez Mățan Molino Moreira Amundsen		Reynoso Rosales Boxall García Hlongwane Tapias

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]

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^ Butler, Dylan (July 31, 2023). "Columbus Crew acquire Rudy Camacho from CF Montréal". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ "Columbus Crew acquire forward Diego Rossi as Designated Player". www.columbuscrew.com. MLS. August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ "Columbus Crew acquires Gustavo Vallecilla on loan from Colorado Rapids". columbuscrew.com. MLS. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Columbus Crew announces end-of-2022 roster decisions". columbuscrew.com. MLS. October 26, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ "Houston Dynamo FC acquire midfielder Artur in trade with Columbus Crew". houstondynamofc.com. MLS. November 22, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ "Columbus Crew Acquires up to $500,000 in General Allocation Money from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for Jonathan Mensah". columbuscrew.com. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ Sigal, Jonathan (July 17, 2023). "Columbus Crew, Eloy Room reach mutual contract termination". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ Sigal, Jonathan (July 24, 2023). "Columbus Crew transfer Miloš Degenek to Serbia's Red Star Belgrade". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ "Columbus Crew transfer Lucas Zelarayán to Saudi Pro League". columbuscrew.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "Columbus Crew waive midfielder Luis Díaz". mlssoccer.com. MLS. September 5, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ "Loudoun United FC Sign Columbus Crew Defender Jake Morris on Loan". loudoununitedfc.com. SportsEngine. Inc. June 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ Galbreath, Nolan (August 4, 2023). "FC Tulsa Adds Defender Keegan Hughes on Loan from Columbus Crew". fctulsa.com. SportsEngine. Inc. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[table_note_res_CCC20.99754279525836-3] As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions

[table_note_res_CCC40.99754279525836-4] As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

[table_note_res_CCC10.99754279525836-5] As 2023 MLS Cup champions

[table_note_res_CCC30.99754279525836-6] As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions

[table_note_res_CCC100.99754279525836-7] As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

[Attendance-2023-1] Kennedy, Paul (October 22, 2023). "MLS breaks attendance record". Soccer America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[2] Mac Kay, Brianna (December 9, 2023). "Columbus Crew top LAFC to win franchise's third MLS Cup". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

[8] "Columbus Crew Signs Free Agent Defender Jimmy Medranda". www.columbuscrew.com. MLS. December 23, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[9] "Columbus Crew signs Crew Academy product and defender Keegan Hughes". columbuscrew.com. MLS. January 11, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[10] "Columbus Crew acquires forward Christian Ramirez from Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen F.C." columbuscrew.com. MLS. January 19, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[11] "Columbus Crew signs defender Philip Quinton to First Team contract". columbuscrew.com. MLS. February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[12] "Columbus Crew signs MLS SuperDraft pick Maximilian "Max" Arfsten". columbuscrew.com. MLS. February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[13] Sigal, Jonathan (April 25, 2023). "Columbus Crew acquire defender Malte Amundsen in trade with NYCFC". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.

[14] Sigal, Jonathan (June 9, 2023). "Columbus Crew sign Ukrainian center back Yevhen Cheberko". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[15] Sigal, Jonathan (July 21, 2023). "Columbus Crew acquire Julian Gressel from Vancouver Whitecaps". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[16] Butler, Dylan (July 31, 2023). "Columbus Crew acquire Rudy Camacho from CF Montréal". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[17] "Columbus Crew acquire forward Diego Rossi as Designated Player". www.columbuscrew.com. MLS. August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[18] "Columbus Crew acquires Gustavo Vallecilla on loan from Colorado Rapids". columbuscrew.com. MLS. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[End2022-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Columbus Crew announces end-of-2022 roster decisions". columbuscrew.com. MLS. October 26, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[20] "Houston Dynamo FC acquire midfielder Artur in trade with Columbus Crew". houstondynamofc.com. MLS. November 22, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[21] "Columbus Crew Acquires up to $500,000 in General Allocation Money from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for Jonathan Mensah". columbuscrew.com. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[22] Sigal, Jonathan (July 17, 2023). "Columbus Crew, Eloy Room reach mutual contract termination". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[23] Sigal, Jonathan (July 24, 2023). "Columbus Crew transfer Miloš Degenek to Serbia's Red Star Belgrade". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[24] "Columbus Crew transfer Lucas Zelarayán to Saudi Pro League". columbuscrew.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[25] "Columbus Crew waive midfielder Luis Díaz". mlssoccer.com. MLS. September 5, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[26] "Loudoun United FC Sign Columbus Crew Defender Jake Morris on Loan". loudoununitedfc.com. SportsEngine. Inc. June 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[27] Galbreath, Nolan (August 4, 2023). "FC Tulsa Adds Defender Keegan Hughes on Loan from Columbus Crew". fctulsa.com. SportsEngine. Inc. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

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