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Columbus Crew
2024 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: 2nd; Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup playoffs	Round one
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Runners-up
Leagues Cup	Champions
Campeones Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Cucho Hernández (19); All: ; Cucho Hernández (25)
Highest home attendance	20,927 (4/27 v. MTL)
Lowest home attendance	20,314 (3/16 v. NYRB)
Average home league attendance	20,646 (101.3%)
Biggest win	CLB 4–0 SKC (6/22); NE 1–5 CLB (6/29); CLB 4–0 TOR (7/6); LAFC 1–5 CLB (7/13); CLB 4–0 SKC (8/9)
Biggest defeat	PAC 3–0 CLB (6/1)
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Columbus Crew season was the club's twenty-ninth season of existence and their twenty-ninth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. It was their second season under head coach Wilfried Nancy. The Crew are defending MLS Cup champions, having won the 2023 MLS Cup against Los Angeles FC.^[1] On December 20, 2023, MLS released its schedule, with Columbus playing its opening match of the season against Atlanta United FC at home on February 24.^[2]

Roster

As of August 28, 2024

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GUA	Nicholas Hagen
2	DF	ARG	Andrés Herrera (on loan River Plate)
4	DF	FRA	Rudy Camacho
5	MF	USA	Derrick Jones
6	MF	USA	Darlington Nagbe
7	MF	FRA	Dylan Chambost
9	FW	COL	Cucho Hernández
10	FW	URU	Diego Rossi
12	DF	USA	DeJuan Jones
13	MF	USA	Aziel Jackson
14	MF	GHA	Yaw Yeboah
16	MF	USA	Taha Habroune


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	USA	Christian Ramirez
18	DF	DEN	Malte Amundsen
19	FW	CAN	Jacen Russell-Rowe
20	FW	ROU	Alexandru Mățan
21	DF	UKR	Yevhen Cheberko
22	GK	MEX	Abraham Romero
23	DF	ALG	Mohamed Farsi
24	GK	USA	Evan Bush
25	MF	USA	Sean Zawadzki
27	FW	USA	Maximilian Arfsten
28	GK	USA	Patrick Schulte
31	DF	CPV	Steven Moreira

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	USA	Keegan Hughes (HG; on loan to Loudoun United)
11	MF	COL	Marino Hinestroza (on loan to Atletico Nacional)
29	MF	USA	Cole Mrowka (HG; on loan to Colorado Springs)

Non-competitive

Preseason

February 10	Columbus Crew	v	Toronto FC	Santa Barbara, CA
		Source
Note: Closed-door; two 45-minute halves with an additional 30-minute period at the end; no score released

Friendlies

July 27 Friendly	Columbus Crew	4–1	Aston Villa	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,218

Competitive

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Inter Miami CF	34	22	4	8	79	49	+30	74	Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	6	9	72	40	+32	66	Qualification for round one
3	FC Cincinnati	34	18	11	5	58	48	+10	59
4	Orlando City SC	34	15	12	7	59	50	+9	52
5	Charlotte FC	34	14	11	9	46	37	+9	51

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	Inter Miami CF (S)	34	22	4	8	79	49	+30	74	Qualification for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage^[3] and CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[a]
2	Columbus Crew (L)	34	19	6	9	72	40	+32	66	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16^[b]
3	Los Angeles FC (U)	34	19	8	7	63	43	+20	64	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[c]
4	LA Galaxy (C)	34	19	8	7	69	50	+19	64	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16^[d]
5	FC Cincinnati	34	18	11	5	58	48	+10	59	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 champions; (L) Leagues Cup winners; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners
Notes:

^ As 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
^ As winners of Leagues Cup
^ As runners-up of Leagues Cup
^ As 2024 MLS Cup champions
^ As highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

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	66	19	6	9	72	40	+32	10	3	3	38	21	+17	9	3	6	34	19	+15

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	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	D	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W

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

Match results

February 24 1	Columbus Crew	1–0	Atlanta United FC	Columbus, OH
2:00 PM EST	Hernández 27'	Report	Giakoumakis 21' Gregersen 53'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,406 Referee: Rafael Bonilla

March 2 2	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	Saint Paul, MN
2:00 PM EST	Taylor 54' Oluwaseyi 90+5'	Report	Hernández 59'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,906 Referee: Amin Hadzic

March 9 3	Columbus Crew	2–1	Chicago Fire FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST	Russell-Rowe 68' Malte Amundsen 90' Farsi 90+10'	Report	Arigoni 13' Herbers 74' Barlow 90+5'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,327 Referee: Richonne Clark

March 16 4	Columbus Crew	3–0	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hernández 13', 45' Russell-Rowe 56' Morris 66' Nagbe 83'	Report	Edelman 28' 90+6' Burke 68' Duncan 74'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,314 Referee: Andrew Musashe

March 23 5	Charlotte FC	2–0	Columbus Crew	Charlotte, NC
7:30 PM EDT	Westwood 11', 83' Tavares 69' Agyemang 81', 88' Pedro 85' Petković 90+1' Vargas 90+4'	Report	Jones 26' Yeboah 45+15' Rossi 45+15' Bush 57'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 30,104 Referee: Christopher Calderon

March 30 6	Nashville SC	2–2	Columbus Crew	Nashville, TN
8:30 PM EDT	Mukhtar 45+3', 90+2' Godoy 45+9' Maher 48' Bauer 90'	Report	Zawadzki 17' Amundsen 66' Hinestroza 79'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,613 Referee: Jon Freemon

April 6 7	Columbus Crew	1–1	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Rossi 44' Hernández 75' Morris 87'	Report	Benteke 61', 90+4' Herrera 79'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,740 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

April 13 8	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Columbus Crew	Sandy, UT
9:30 PM EDT	Crooks 13' Ojeda 45+3' Eneli 46' Vera 57' Arango 65' Katranis 90+1'	Report	Quinton 22' Arfsten 45+6' Habroune 59'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,033 Referee: Ramy Touchan

April 20 9	Columbus Crew	2–2	Portland Timbers	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hernández 51' Moreira 74' Zawadzki 80'	Report	Mora 10' Moreno 57' Rodríguez 59'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,740 Referee: Ted Unkel

April 27 10	Columbus Crew	0–0	CF Montréal	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Amundsen 76'	Report	Piette 22' Campbell 62' Choinière 87' Álvarez 90+4'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,927 Referee: Tori Penso

May 11 11	Columbus Crew	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Zawadzki 38' Camacho 80' Arfsten 89'	Report	Miazga 34' Kubo 37' Nwobodo 70' Kelsy 74' Acosta 76'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

May 15 12	CF Montréal	1–3	Columbus Crew	Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT	Choinière 35', 45+2' Lassiter 39'	Report	Arfsten 19' Camacho 41' Schulte 45+1' Rossi 59' Yeboah 77' Hinestroza 89'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Mark Allatin

May 18 13	Chicago Fire FC	1–3	Columbus Crew	Chicago, IL
8:30 PM EDT	Czichos 24' Gutiérrez 45' Terán 85' Navarro 90+3'	Report	Diego Rossi 30' Ramirez 55' Russell-Rowe 88'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 23,319 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

May 25 14	Orlando City SC	0–2	Columbus Crew	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Araújo 45' Felipe 89'	Report	Rossi 45+1', 61' Camacho 56' Schulte 70'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 21,726 Referee: Jair Marrufo

June 14 15	New York City FC	2–3	Columbus Crew	New York, NY
7:30 PM EDT	Tanasijević 32' Ilenič 39' Ojeda 44' Rodríguez 86', 90+15' Moralez 90+9' Parks 90+10'	Report	Ramírez 48' Farsi 53' Cheberko 58' Hernández 65' Rossi 90+1'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 20,622 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

June 19 16	Inter Miami CF	2–1	Columbus Crew	Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Fray 10' Allen 14' Campana 21' Alba 85'	Report	Hernández 40'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 19,939 Referee: Sergii Boiko

June 22 17	Columbus Crew	4–0	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hernández 32', 45+2', 71' Ramirez 66'	Report	Rodríguez 57' Rosero 75'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,818 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II

June 29 18	New England Revolution	1–5	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EDT	Boateng 9'	Report	Hernández 17' Arfsten 42' Amundsen 45' Rossi 45+2' Camacho 72' Moreira 80'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 25,004 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

July 3 19	Columbus Crew	2–0	Nashville SC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Ramirez 30' Rossi 65'	Report	Anunga 46' Yearwood 78'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,411 Referee: Joe Dickerson

July 6 20	Columbus Crew	4–0	Toronto FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hernández 15' Ramirez 52' Nagbe 72' Farsi 81' Rossi 85'	Report	Bernardeschi 45+8' Etienne Jr. 67' Franklin 86' Thompson 90'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,547 Referee: Ted Unkel

July 13 21	Los Angeles FC	1–5	Columbus Crew	Los Angeles, CA
10:30 PM EDT	Palencia 41' 83' Dueñas 63' Sánchez 65' Ordaz 85' Murillo 90+7'	Report	Ramirez 38', 84' Hernández 56' Rossi 60' Mățan 89' Hinestroza 90+7'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,127 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

July 17 22	Columbus Crew	1–1	Charlotte FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hernández 31' Zawadzki 57'	Report	Agyemang 84' Petković 89' Byrne 90+4'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,793 Referee: Victor Rivas

July 20 23	Atlanta United FC	2–1	Columbus Crew	Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM EDT	Muyumba 25' Gregersen 60', 77' Guzan 90+7'	Report	Cheberko 29' Rossi 36'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,601 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

August 28 24	Philadelphia Union	0–1	Columbus Crew	Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT		Report	Jones 3' Yeboah 75' Amundsen 89' Schulte 90+6'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,513 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

August 31 25	Columbus Crew	4–2	New York City FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Rossi 17' Amundsen 21' Arfsten 58' Jones 90+3' Russell-Rowe 90+10'	Report	Martínez 4' Moralez 72' Rodríguez 85' Bakrar 86' Fernández 90+7'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,618 Referee: Ted Unkel

September 7 26	Columbus Crew	0–4	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Romero 45+3'	Report	de la Vega 29' Rusnák 45+6', 67', 70' Morris 60'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,523 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: Match was rescheduled from June 1 due to Columbus Crews's participation in 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup final.

September 14 27	FC Cincinnati	0–0	Columbus Crew	Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Awaziem 78' Nwobodo 88'	Report	Hernández 68'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Joe Dickerson

September 18 28	Toronto FC	0–2	Columbus Crew	Toronto, ON
7:30 PM EDT	Laryea 78' Bernardeschi 79'	Report	Hernández 51' Herrera 70' Jones 85' Mățan 90'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,355 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

September 21 29	Columbus Crew	4–3	Orlando City SC	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Rossi 30' Mățan 44' Ramirez 51' Hernández 71' Yeboah 77' Jackson 85'	Report	Enrique 74' Muriel 78' (pen.), 90+7' Smith 82' Angulo 89'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,868 Referee: Sergii Boiko

September 28 30	D.C. United	2–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Benteke 30' Klich 47' Benteke 81'	Report	Cheberko 47' Hernández 54', 89' Russell-Rowe 57' Rossi 77'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,806 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

October 2 31	Columbus Crew	2–3	Inter Miami CF	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Rossi 46' Camacho 59' 63' Hernández 61' (pen.), 84'	Report	Redondo 38' Messi 45', 45+5' Suárez 48' Weigandt 49' Bright 87'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,815 Referee: Drew Fischer

October 5 32	Columbus Crew	3–2	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	Hernández 4', 76' Herrera 11' Farsi 41' Cheberko 90+2'	Report	Harriel 25' McGlynn 41'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,788 Referee: Allen Chapman

October 12 33	Columbus Crew	4–0	New England Revolution	Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT	D. Jones 5' Mățan 14', 64', 72'	Report	Romney 51' Boateng 79'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,439 Referee: Filip Dujic
Note: Match was rescheduled from May 29 due to Columbus Crews's participation in 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup final.

October 19 34	New York Red Bulls	2–3	Columbus Crew	Harrison, NJ
6:00 PM EDT	Forsberg 78', 87' (pen.) Ngoma Jr. 90'	Report	Jackson 2' Cheberko 14' D. Jones 35' Arfsten 45+2' Amundsen 47', 90+7'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 24,515 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

MLS Cup playoffs

Round One

October 29 First leg	Columbus Crew	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, OH
6:45 pm EDT	Arfsten 57'	Report	Carballo 25' Forsberg 45+1' Eile 90+4'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,050 Referee: Timothy Ford

November 3 Second leg	New York Red Bulls	2–2 (5–4 p)	Columbus Crew	Harrison, NJ
4:30 pm EST	Carballo 49' Vanzeir 64' Forsberg 80' (pen.) Nealis 90+5'	Report	Arfsten 55' Hernández 90' Ramirez 90+6'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,936 Referee: Filip Dujic
	Penalties
	Tolkin Eile Carmona Elias Manoel Forsberg Nealis Edelman		Rossi Ramirez Hernández Russell-Rowe Cheberko Arfsten Mățan
Note: New York Red Bulls won the series 2–0.

U.S. Open Cup

Columbus Crew was not sent to the tournament, and neither was their MLS Next Pro team Columbus Crew 2 following the deal reached on March 1, 2024, due to participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.^[4]

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round of 16

March 6 First leg	Houston Dynamo FC	0–1	Columbus Crew	Houston, TX
8:00 PM EST	Bartlow 64'	Report	Mățan 90+6'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,379 Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

March 12 Second leg	Columbus Crew	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Houston Dynamo FC	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT	Yeboah 29' Hernández 40'	Report	Dorsey 90' (pen.) Micael 90+2' Schmitt 90+4'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 12,420 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Note: Columbus Crew won the series 2–1

Quarterfinals

April 2 First leg	Columbus Crew	1–1	UANL	Columbus, OH
9:00 PM EDT	Rossi 43' Morris 75' 77' Jones 84'	Report	Gignac 18'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 8,587 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

April 9 Second leg	UANL	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–4 p)	Columbus Crew	San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
6:15 PM CST	Gignac 3' Pizarro 16' Quiñones 102'	Report	Moreira 45+2' Rossi 59'	Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 36,611 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
	Penalties
	Gignac Pizarro Herrera Córdova Angulo		Rossi Russell-Rowe Mățan Hernández Arfsten
Note: Tied 2–2 on aggregate. Columbus Crew won 4–3 on penalties.

Semifinals

April 24 First leg	Columbus Crew	2–1	Monterrey	Columbus, OH
8:15 PM EDT	Hernández 25' Russell-Rowe 73' Mățan 87'	Report	Meza 58', 67' Moreno 90+2'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 17,145 Referee: Oshane Nation

May 1 Second leg	Monterrey	1–3 (2–5 agg.)	Columbus Crew	Guadalupe, Mexico
8:15 PM CST	Cheberko 11' (o.g.) Vegas 34' González 90+8'	Report	Nagbe 7' Morris 45+4' Rossi 49' Russell-Rowe 89'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón

Final

June 1	Pachuca	3–0	Columbus Crew	Pachuca, Mexico
7:15 PM CST	Rondón 12', 67' M. Rodríguez 32' Idrissi 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Leagues Cup

Knockout stage

August 9 Round of 32	Columbus Crew	4–0	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT	Rossi 44', 57' Jones 77' Chambost 79'	Report		Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,397 Referee: Juan Calderon Perez

August 13 Round of 16	Columbus Crew	3–2	Inter Miami CF	Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT	Ramirez 67' Rossi 69', 80' Mățan 90'	Report	Rojas 10' Weigandt 41' Gómez 62'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 14,031 Referee: Iván Barton

August 17 Quarter-finals	Columbus Crew	1–1 (4–3 p)	New York City FC	Columbus, OH
18:00 EDT	Hernández 41'	Report	Martínez 1' McFarlane 26' Rodríguez 88'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 14,071 Referee: Joe Dickerson
	Penalties
	Camacho Russell-Rowe Rossi Hernández Jones		Thiago Martins Bakrar Moralez Sands Rodríguez

August 21 Semi-finals	Columbus Crew	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT	Rossi 12', 43' Zawadzki 49' Hernández 53'	Report	Gazdag 32' Bueno 90+1'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 12,784 Referee: Armando Villarreal

August 25 Final	Columbus Crew	3–1	Los Angeles FC	Columbus, OH
7:15 p.m. EST	Camacho 11' Hernández 45', 90+2' Russell-Rowe 90+4'	Report	Atuesta 37' Chanot 49' Giroud 57'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,190 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Campeones Cup

September 25 Final	Columbus Crew	1–1 (4–5 p)	América	Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT	Zawadzki 32' Amundsen 77' Cucho 90+1'	Report	Dávila 67'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Referee: Walter López Castellanos
	Penalties
	Camcho Mățan Russell-Rowe Cucho Jones Jackson Amundsen		Valdés R. Sánchez Aguirre Fidalgo Dávila Juárez Araujo

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Derrick Jones	Charlotte FC	Free agent, contract runs through 2025 with an option for 2026	December 21, 2023	^[5]
GK	Nicholas Hagen	Bnei Sakhnin F.C.	Free agent, contract runs through 2024 with options through 2026	December 21, 2023	^[6]
MF	Marino Hinestroza	Pachuca	Transfer, contract runs through 2026 with an option for 2027	December 22, 2023	^[7]
MF	Taha Habroune	Columbus Crew 2	Homegrown player, contract runs through 2027 with an option for 2028	January 17, 2024	^[8]
MF	Cole Mrowka	Columbus Crew 2	Homegrown player, contract runs through 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028	March 5, 2024	^[9]
MF	Dylan Chambost	Saint-Étienne	Transfer, contract runs through 2026 with an option for 2027	June 11, 2024	^[10]
MF	Aziel Jackson	St. Louis City SC	Trade, $650,000 in General Allocation Money plus additional GAM if certain performance metrics are met	June 18, 2024	^[11]
DF	DeJuan Jones	New England Revolution	Trade, Will Sands + $600,000 in General Allocation Money	July 31, 2024	^[12]
GK	Abraham Romero	Los Angeles FC	Trade, $50,000 in General Allocation Money	August 14, 2024	^[13]

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Andrés Herrera	River Plate	Loan through June 30, 2024 with option to purchase	August 6, 2024	June 30, 2025	^[14]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
GK	Brady Scott	LA Galaxy	Option declined	December 12, 2023	^[15]^[16]
DF	Jimmy Medranda		Option declined	December 12, 2023	^[15]
DF	Jake Morris	Louisville City FC	Option declined	December 12, 2023	^[15]^[17]
MF	Isaiah Parente	Ventura County FC	Option declined	December 12, 2023	^[15]^[18]
DF	Gustavo Vallecilla	Colorado Rapids	Loan expired	December 12, 2023	^[15]
DF	Josh Williams	Retired	Out of contract	December 12, 2023	^[15]
MF	Julian Gressel	Inter Miami CF	Out of contract	December 12, 2023	^[15]^[19]
FW	Kevin Molino		Mutual termination	February 2, 2024	^[20]
DF	Philip Quinton	Real Salt Lake	Trade, $200,000 in General Allocation Money	April 19, 2024	^[21]
MF	Aidan Morris	Middlesbrough F.C.	Transfer, $4,000,000	June 28, 2024	^[22]
DF	Will Sands	New England Revolution	Trade for DeJuan Jones	July 31, 2024	^[23]

Loans out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Keegan Hughes	Loudoun United FC	Columbus has right to recall at any point, subject to MLS roster compliance	February 23, 2024	End Of Season	^[24]
MF	Marino Hinestroza	Atletico Nacional	Columbus has right to recall at any point, subject to MLS roster compliance	July 26, 2024	N/A	^[25]
MF	Cole Mrowka	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Columbus has right to recall at any point, subject to MLS roster compliance	August 23, 2024	End Of Season	^[26]

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^ Mac Kay, Brianna (December 21, 2023). "Columbus Crew officially sign MLS free agent Derrick Jones Jr. through 2025". www.dispatch.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
^ "Columbus Crew sign free agent G Nicholas Hagen". reuters.com. December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
^ Mac Kay, Brianna (December 22, 2023). "Columbus Crew acquire midfielder Marino Hinestroza". www.dispatch.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
^ Mac Kay, Brianna (January 17, 2024). "Columbus Crew sign U.S. U-17 player and former Crew Academy talent Taha Habroune to first team contract". www.dispatch.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
^ "Columbus Crew sign Crew 2 and Crew Academy product Cole Mrowka". columbuscrew.com. MLS. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ Mac Kay, Brianna (June 11, 2024). "Columbus Crew sign French midfielder Dylan Chambost". www.dispatch.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ Benatar, Orri (June 18, 2024). "Columbus Crew acquire St. Louis midfielder Aziel Jackson in trade". nbc4i.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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^ "Real Salt Lake acquire Philip Quinton from Columbus Crew". Major League Soccer. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
^ "USMNT's Morris joins Middlesbrough from Crew". ESPN.com. June 28, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
^ revolutionsoccer.net. "Revolution acquire defender Will Sands and $600K GAM from Columbus Crew | New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
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[table_note_res_CCC10.4653933259963-4] As 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield champions

[table_note_res_CCC50.4653933259963-5] As winners of Leagues Cup

[table_note_res_CCC60.4653933259963-6] As runners-up of Leagues Cup

[table_note_res_CCC100.4653933259963-7] As 2024 MLS Cup champions

[table_note_res_CCC20.4653933259963-8] As highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

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[2] Mac Kay, Brianna (December 20, 2023). "When is Messi facing the reigning MLS Cup champs? Columbus Crew reveal their 2024 schedule". www.dispatch.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

[3] "FIFA 2025 Club World Cup: Inter Miami awarded spot alongside Seattle Sounders". MLSsoccer.com. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[9] Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[10] Mac Kay, Brianna (December 21, 2023). "Columbus Crew officially sign MLS free agent Derrick Jones Jr. through 2025". www.dispatch.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

[11] "Columbus Crew sign free agent G Nicholas Hagen". reuters.com. December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

[12] Mac Kay, Brianna (December 22, 2023). "Columbus Crew acquire midfielder Marino Hinestroza". www.dispatch.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

[13] Mac Kay, Brianna (January 17, 2024). "Columbus Crew sign U.S. U-17 player and former Crew Academy talent Taha Habroune to first team contract". www.dispatch.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

[14] "Columbus Crew sign Crew 2 and Crew Academy product Cole Mrowka". columbuscrew.com. MLS. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[15] Mac Kay, Brianna (June 11, 2024). "Columbus Crew sign French midfielder Dylan Chambost". www.dispatch.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[16] Benatar, Orri (June 18, 2024). "Columbus Crew acquire St. Louis midfielder Aziel Jackson in trade". nbc4i.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[17] ColumbusCrew.com. "Columbus Crew acquire defender DeJuan Jones from New England Revolution in exchange for defender Will Sands, $600,000 in General Allocation Money | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[18] Gross, Josh (August 14, 2024). "LAFC sends backup goalie Abraham Romero to Columbus". dailynews.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[19] Mac Kay, Brianna (August 6, 2024). "Columbus Crew acquire Argentine defender Andres Herrera from River Plate via loan". dispatch.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[End2023-20] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Columbus Crew announce End-of-2023 Roster Decisions". columbuscrew.com. MLS. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.

[21] "LA Galaxy Sign Goalkeeper Brady Scott". lagalaxy.com. MLS. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[22] "LouCity signs former Columbus Crew defender Morris for 2024 season". loucity.com. SportsEngine Inc. January 5, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

[23] "Ventura County FC Announce Roster Ahead of 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season Home Opener Against The Town FC at Dignity Health Sports Park's Track & Field Stadium on Sunday, March 17". lagalaxy.com. mls. March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[24] Kaufman, Michelle (January 9, 2024). "Julian Gressel, one of the top MLS free agents, signs three-year deal with Inter Miami". miamiherald.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

[25] Mac Kay, Brianna (February 2, 2024). "Columbus Crew mutually agree to terminate Kevin Molino's contract". dispatch.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[26] "Real Salt Lake acquire Philip Quinton from Columbus Crew". Major League Soccer. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.

[27] "USMNT's Morris joins Middlesbrough from Crew". ESPN.com. June 28, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

[28] revolutionsoccer.net. "Revolution acquire defender Will Sands and $600K GAM from Columbus Crew | New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[29] "Loudoun United FC Sign Columbus Crew Defender Keegan Hughes on Loan". loudoununitedfc.com. SportsEngine. Inc. February 23, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[30] ColumbusCrew.com. "Columbus Crew loan Forward Marino Hinestroza to Colombia's Atlético Nacional | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[31] ColumbusCrew.com. "Columbus Crew loan Midfielder Cole Mrowka to USL Championship's Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

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