2022 Columbus Crew season

The 2022 Columbus Crew season was the club's twenty-seventh season of existence and their twenty-seventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The season covered the period from November 8, 2021 to the end of the 2022 season. It was the fourth and final season under head coach Caleb Porter.

Columbus Crew
2022 season
Investor-operatorsDee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coachCaleb Porter
StadiumLower.com Field
Major League SoccerConference: 8th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lucas Zelarayán (10)

All:
Lucas Zelarayán (10)
Highest home attendance20,741 (7/17 v. CIN)
Lowest home attendance16,116 (3/12 v. TOR)
Average home league attendance19,202
Biggest winCLB 4–0 VAN (2/26)
Biggest defeatCLB 0–2 ORL (4/16)
NYCFC 2–0 CLB (5/14)
CLB 0–2 LAFC (5/21)
← 2021
2023 →

Roster

edit
As of August 9, 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CUW Eloy Room
2 MF   USA Perry Kitchen
3 DF   USA Josh Williams
4 DF   GHA Jonathan Mensah (captain)
5 DF   AUS Miloš Degenek
6 MF   USA Darlington Nagbe
7 MF   POR Pedro Santos
8 MF   BRA Artur
9 FW   COL Cucho Hernández
10 MF   ARM Lucas Zelarayán
12 MF   CRC Luis Díaz
13 FW   TRI Kevin Molino
14 MF   GHA Yaw Yeboah
16 MF   USA Isaiah Parente
17 DF   USA Marlon Hairston
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   USA Erik Hurtado
21 MF   USA Aidan Morris
22 MF   HAI Derrick Etienne
23 DF   USA Jalil Anibaba
24 GK   USA Evan Bush
25 MF   USA Sean Zawadzki
26 MF   NGA James Igbekeme (On loan from Real Zaragoza)
28 GK   USA Patrick Schulte
30 MF   USA Will Sands
31 DF   FRA Steven Moreira
32 GK   USA Brady Scott
33 DF   USA Jake Morris
39 FW   CAN Jacen Russell-Rowe
41 DF   ALG Mohamed Farsi

Out on loan

edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   ROU Alexandru Mățan (at FC Rapid București until December 31, 2022)

Non-competitive

edit

Preseason

edit
January 28 Columbus Crew   4–0   Grenada national team Fort Lauderdale, FL
Report
Note: Closed-door.
February 12 CCC Columbus Crew 1–1 Inter Miami CF Mount Pleasant, SC
1:00pm Etienne   87' Report McVey   41'
Lassiter   59' (Higuaín)
Lowe   74'
Shea   89'
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
February 15 CCC Columbus Crew 0–0 Charlotte FC Mount Pleasant, SC
5:00pm CLTFC Report Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
February 18 CCC Charleston Battery 0–3 Columbus Crew Mount Pleasant, SC
8:00 p.m. Johnson   31' Report Mensah   9' (Artur)
Santos   19',   49' (pen.)
Zelarayán   27'
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

Competitive

edit

Standings

edit
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Inter Miami CF 34 14 14 6 47 56 −9 48 Qualification for the first round
7 Orlando City SC 34 14 14 6 44 53 −9 48 Qualification for the first round & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
8 Columbus Crew 34 10 8 16 46 41 +5 46
9 Charlotte FC 34 13 18 3 44 52 −8 42
10 New England Revolution 34 10 12 12 47 50 −3 42
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)
Notes:
  1. ^ as 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions
Overall table
edit
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
14 Real Salt Lake 34 12 11 11 43 45 −2 47
15 Portland Timbers 34 11 10 13 53 53 0 46
16 Columbus Crew 34 10 8 16 46 41 +5 46
17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a] (V) 34 12 15 7 40 57 −17 43 Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
18 Colorado Rapids 34 11 13 10 46 57 −11 43
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)
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  2. ^ As 2022 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

Results summary

edit
Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 46 10 8 16 46 41  +5 7 4 6 22 15  +7 3 4 10 24 26  −2

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

edit
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAAHHA
ResultWDWDLLLDWDLLWDDWDWDWDDLWDDDWDDLDWL
Source: Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

edit

On November 22, 2021 the league announced the home openers for every club, with Columbus playing Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Lower.com Field. The full 2022 season was released on December 15, 2021.

February 26 1 Columbus Crew 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Columbus, OH
3:30 EST Berry   8'
Etienne   25',   65'
Yeboah   40'
Morris   79'
Díaz   84'
Zelarayán   86'
Report Caicedo   22'
Nerwinski   26'   53'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,939
Referee: Nima Saghafi
March 5 2 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Columbus Crew San Jose, CA
5:30 EST Espinoza   9' (pen.)
Remedi   16'
Monteiro   33'
Judson   75'
Kikanovic   79'
Calvo   84'   90+6'
Report Zelarayán   40'   73'   90'
Santos   45+6'
Zardes   68'
Igbekeme   83'
Anibaba   90+5'
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,888
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
March 12 3 Columbus Crew 2–1 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
1:30 EST Mensah   29'
Zelarayán   56'
Etienne   65'
Díaz   82'
Artur   84'
Report Jiménez   14'
Nelson   64'
Priso-Mbongue   79'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 16,116
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 19 4 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Columbus Crew Harrison, NJ
2:00 EST Nealis   34'
Amaya   64'
Barlow   84'
Cásseres Jr.   86'
Report Nagbe   43',   90+5'
Santos   80'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: Joseph Dickerson
Referee: 15,323
April 2 5 Columbus Crew 0–1 Nashville SC Columbus, OH
6:00 EST Etienne   55'
Díaz   66'
Artur   90+3'
Report Muyl   28',   79'
Sapong   75'
Haakenson   90+5'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,371
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 9 6 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew Chester, PA
6:00 EST Room   2' (o.g.)
Sullivan   79'
Report Moreira   66' Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,321
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 16 7 Columbus Crew 0–2 Orlando City SC Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Moreira   45+1'
Artur   90+3'
Report Schlegel   37',   77'
Kara   51'
Perea   71'
Smith   73'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,030
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 23 8 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew Kansas City, KS
8:30 EST Report Santos   45+1'
Mensah   90+2'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,483
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
April 30 9 Columbus Crew 3–0 DC United Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Santos   28'
Etienne   43'
Nagbe   75'
Report Hines-Ike   36'
Birnbaum   45+1'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,402
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 7 10 New England Revolution 2–2 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
7:30 EST Farrell   58'
Jones   70'
Buksa   82'
Report Berry   27'
Morris   41'
Artur   60'
Hurtado   89'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 26,421
Referee: Nima Saghafi
May 14 11 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew New York City, NY
7:00 EST Magno   9'
Moralez   18'
Castellanos   57'
Parks   84'
Martins   90'
Report Mensah   86' Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 18,813
Referee: Marcos de Oliviera
May 21 12 Columbus Crew 0–2 Los Angeles FC Columbus, OH
3:30 EST Report Acosta   35'
Ibeagha   41'
Murillo   55'
Vela   62'
Cifuentes   73'
Palacios   75'
Sánchez   75'
Henry   90+5'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,649
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 28 13 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Columbus Crew Atlanta, GA
7:00 EST Moreno   45+5'
Ibarra   45+10'
Franco   89'
Dwyer   90+1',   90+2'
Almada   90+7'
Report Mensah   1'
Hurtado   45'
Sands   61'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,504
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
June 18 14 Columbus Crew 1–1 Charlotte FC Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Hurtado   41',   59' Report Afful   15'
Shinyashiki   49'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,446
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 25 15 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew Sandy, UT
10:00 EST
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,311
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 29 16 Toronto FC 1–2 Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
7:30 EST
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 21,289
Referee: Armando Villarreal
July 3 17 Columbus Crew 0–0 Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Mensah   1'
Zelarayán   36'
Hurtado   39'
Santos   43'
Moreira   59'
Report Elliot   39'
Bedoya   61'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,469
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 9 18 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Columbus Crew Chicago, IL
8:00 EST Giménez   14'
Czichos   29',   43'
Mueller   41'
M. Navarro   50',   90'
Gutiérrez   54'
Durán   60'
Report Moreira   8'
Etienne   63',   75'
Mensah   71'
Hernández   83',   84'
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 15,157
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 13 19 DC United 2–2 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
8:00 EST Odoi-Atsem   22'
Skundrich   45+3'
Fountas   73,   80'
Kamara   90+2'
Report Hernández   62',   81'
Room   72'
Pedro Santos   75'
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 10,128
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 17 20 Columbus Crew 2–0 FC Cincinnati Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Hernández   16'
Moreira   78'
Zelarayán   86' (pen.)
Report Hagglund   47'
Nwobodo   84'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,741
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 23 21 Columbus Crew 0–0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Report McNamara   23'
Jones   35'
Bye   39'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,383
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 3 23 Columbus Crew 1–2 CF Montreal Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Zelarayán   14'
Díaz   47'
Report Waterman   30',   90+4'
Kamara   88'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,010
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 6 24 Columbus Crew 3–2 New York City FC Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Mensah   5'
Hernández   20'
Zelarayán   27',   75'
Etienne   63'
Report Mensah   3' (o.g.)
Rodríguez   18'
Morales   47'
Pereira   64'
Tinnerholm   74'
Amundsen   82'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,609
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
August 13 25 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Columbus Crew Commerce City, CO
9:00 EST Esteves   28'
Wilson   38'
Rubio   41',   78'
Acosta   42'
Report Hernández   5'
Nagbe   35'
Artur   40'
Zelarayán   63'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,254
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 21 26 Columbus Crew 2–2 Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
6:00 EST Artur   31'
Etienne   51'
Hernández   66',   72'
Mensah   82'
Report Sosa   21',   69'
Purata   77'
Mosquera   79'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 17,461
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August 27 27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew Cincinnati, OH
9:00 EST Vazquez   36'
Moreno   40'
Miazga   77'
Report Degenk   47'
Etienne   74'
Moreira   90+6'
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,037
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 31 28 Columbus Crew 1–0 Inter Miami CF Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT Nagbe   29'
Díaz   64'
Anibaba   90+3'
Report McVey   52'
Gregore   73'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,034
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 3 29 Columbus Crew 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Díaz   74' Report Herbers   85'
Espinoza   90+7'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,189
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 9 30 CF Montreal 2–2 Columbus Crew Montreal, QB
7:30 EST Wanyama   89'
Brault-Guillard   90+4'
Report Mensah   66'
Zelarayán   68'
Díaz   76'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 13 31 Inter Miami CF 2–1 Columbus Crew Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 EST Higuaín   25',   82'
Taylor   38'
Report Hernández   41'
Williams   52'
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 9,778
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 18 32 Columbus Crew 1–1 Portland Timbers Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Morris   10'
Molino   36'
Hernández   90+3'
Report Chara   25'
Tuiloma   45'
Mabiala   66'
Moreno  71'
Moreno   90+5'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,421
Referee: Victor Rivas
October 1 33 Columbus Crew 2–1 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Artur   26'
Williams   66'
Etienne   89'
Etienne   90+3'
Report Edelman   19'
Amaya   53'
Nealis   58'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,757
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
October 5 22 Charlotte FC 2–2 Columbus Crew Charlotte, NC
7:00 EST Mora   50'
Ríos   58'
Shinyashiki   90+4'
Report Zelarayán   36'
Díaz   54'
Díaz   87'
Hernández   88'
Room   90+3'
Etienne   90+5'
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 34,122
Referee: Matthew Conger
Note: Match play suspended in the 16th minute due to inclement weather on July 30. To be resumed at this date and time.[1]
October 9 34 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew Orlando, FL
TBD EST Urso   56',   87'
Araújo   58'
Smith   78'
Torres   84' (pen.)
Angulo   90'
Michel   90'
Cartagena   90+5'
Report Santos   9'
Etienne   38'
Nagbe   73'
Degenek   82'
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 21,693
Referee: Alex Chilowicz

U.S. Open Cup

edit

On July 20, 2021 US Soccer announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.[2] The Crew will be one of 17 MLS teams entering in the Third round of the tournament.

Third round

edit
April 19 Detroit City FC (USLC)   2–1   Columbus Crew (MLS) Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 pm EDT Lewis   62'
Rodriguez   64'
Rodriguez   86' (pen)
Report Zardes   7'
Sands   43'
Parente   66'
Berry   87'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,121
Referee: Chris Ruska

Transfers

edit
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
MF   Yaw Yeboah   Wisla Krakow Utilizing Targeted Allocation Money, contract will run through the 2024 season with an option for 2025. January 6, 2022 [3]
GK   Sean Zawadzki   Georgetown University Contract as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options through 2025. January 13, 2022 [4]
GK   Brady Scott   Austin FC Contract for 2022 with options for 2023 and 2024. Selected in Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft. January 13, 2022 [5]
DF   Jalil Anibaba   Nashville SC Signed via free Agency for the 2022 season with an option for 2023 January 14, 2022 [6]
DF   Jake Morris   Campbell University Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options in 2024 and 2025. The Crew traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) for 2022 to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Morris’ MLS Homegrown Priority. January 14, 2022 [7]
DF   Will Sands   Georgetown University Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options in 2024 and 2025. The Crew traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) for 2022 to New York City FC in exchange for Sands’ MLS Homegrown Priority. January 21, 2022 [8]
DF   Milos Degenek   Red Star Belgrade Signed through the 2023 season with options for 2024 and 2025. January 24, 2022 [9]
FW   Jacen Russell-Rowe   Columbus Crew 2 Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2024 season with options in 2025 and 2026. The Crew traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) for 2022 to Toronto FC in exchange for Russell-Rowe's MLS Homegrown Priority. June 29, 2022 [10]
FW   Cucho Hernández   Watford F.C. Signed as a Young Designated Player through 2025 via a $10 million transfer fee. July 7, 2022 [11]
FW   Mohamed Farsi   Columbus Crew 2 Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options in 2024 and 2025. July 22, 2022 [12]

Loan in

edit
Pos. Player Loaned from Length/Notes Beginning End Source
MF   James Igbekeme   Real Zaragoza Loaned through the 2022 MLS season with an option to exercise a permanent transfer. January 26, 2022 [13]

SuperDraft

edit

The following players were selected by Columbus in the MLS SuperDraft.

Pos. Player College Notes Date Source
GK   Patrick Schulte Saint Louis Generation Adidas player. Selected in the First Round. January 11, 2022 [14]
DF   Philip Quinton Notre Dame Selected in the First Round. Columbus acquired Real Salt Lake's first-round selection in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money. Signed with Columbus Crew 2. January 11, 2022 [14]
DF   Jacob Erlandson Bowling Green State Selected in the second round. Signed with Columbus Crew 2. January 11, 2022 [14]
FW   Chris Donovan Drexel Selected in the Third Round. Signed with Philadelphia Union II. January 11, 2022 [14]
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
GK   Eric Dick   Minnesota United FC Option declined. December 1, 2021 [15]
DF   Waylon Francis   CS Herediano Option declined. December 1, 2021 [15]
DF   Saad Abdul-Salaam   San Antonio FC Option declined. December 1, 2021 [15]
DF   Vito Wormgoor   Start Option declined. December 1, 2021 [15]
FW   Bradley Wright-Phillips Retired Option declined. December 1, 2021 [15]
DF   Harrison Afful   Charlotte FC Optioned declined, signed as a free agent by Charlotte FC. December 17, 2021 [16]
DF   Aboubacar Keita   Colorado Rapids $300,000 in General Allocation Money and up to $150,000 in conditional GAM. January 5, 2022 [17]
DF   Milton Valenzuela   FC Lugano Option declined. January 30, 2022 [15]
DF   Sebastian Berhalter   Vancouver Whitecaps FC $50,000 in GAM for 2022 and up to $50,000 in conditional GAM if certain performance incentives are met. February 4, 2022 [18]
FW   Gyasi Zardes   Colorado Rapids $1.4 million in 2022 GAM received, allocated as a guaranteed $300,000 and up to an additional $1.1M if multiple performance metrics are met while with the Rapids. April 22, 2022 [19]
FW   Miguel Berry   D.C. United Guaranteed $125,000 in GAM from D.C. United in 2022, $100,000 in GAM in 2023, and up to an additional $100,000 in GAM if certain performance incentives are met. July 20, 2022 [20]

Loans out

edit
Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
MF   Alexandru Mățan   Rapid București Loaned through the remainder of the 2022 MLS season with an option to exercise a permanent transfer. August 9, 2022 December 31, 2022 [21]

Kits

edit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks
Home White Gold Gold
Away Black Black Black

See also

edit

Notes

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Postponed Charlotte FC vs. Columbus Crew match rescheduled for October 5". MLSSoccer.com. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT EDITION OF LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP IN 2022". ussoccer.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires Ghanaian winger Yaw Yeboah from Wisla Krakow". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew signs Crew Academy product and midfielder Sean Zawadzki". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew signs goalkeeper Brady Scott". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew signs free agent defender Jalil Anibaba". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew signs defender Jake Morris following trade with Seattle Sounders FC". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew signs defender Will Sands following trade with New York City FC". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires defender Milos Degenek". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  10. ^ Murphy, Pat (June 29, 2022). "The Crew signs Crew 2's Jacen Rusell-Rowe to first-team contract". Massive Report. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "Official: Cucho Hernández Joins Columbus Crew". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  12. ^ "Columbus Crew signs Columbus Crew 2 defender Mohamed Farsi". Columbus Crew. July 22, 2022.
  13. ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires midfielder James Igbekeme on loan from Real Zaragoza". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d "Columbus Crew SC selects four players in MLS SuperDraft 2022". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  15. ^ a b c d e f Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew Announces End-of-2021 Roster Decisions". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  16. ^ Charlotte FC Communications. "Charlotte FC Signs Free Agent Defender Harrison Afful". CharlotteFootballClub.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  17. ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires up to $450,000 in allocation money from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for Aboubacar Keita". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  18. ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires up to $100,000 in General Allocation Money from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for Sebastian Berhalter". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  19. ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires up to $1.4 million in General Allocation Money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for Gyasi Zardes". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  20. ^ Crew Communications. "Columbus Crew acquires up to $325,000 in General Allocation Money from D.C. United in exchange for Miguel Berry". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  21. ^ "Columbus Crew loans midfielder Alexandru Matan to FC Rapid Bucuresti". columbuscrew.com. MLS. August 9, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.