The 2001 Columbus Crew season was the club's sixth season of existence and their sixth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on April 7 against Chicago Fire. It was the sixth season under head coach Tom Fitzgerald. Tom Fitzgerald was replaced as interim head coach by Greg Andrulis on May 17. The Crew's USL A-League affiliates this season were Cincinnati Riverhawks, Indiana Blast, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Rochester Raging Rhinos and Reading Rage.

Due to the events of September 11, the Crew's last two matches were cancelled, along with all other MLS clubs'.

Roster

Technical Staff

Non-competitive

Preseason The Crew started their preseason in the Columbus area on January 8 before going to Germany from February 14–24 for a series of exhibition matches. They brought some non-roster invitees to Germany that included Cheikh Sidy Ba, Arne Tammen, Richard Ackon, Mike Mucino and Eben Dugbatey. The Crew returned to Columbus for a couple more exhibition matches before heading to Fort Lauderdale for MLS Spring Training 2001. They brought more non-roster invitees to participate that included Marcus Stergiopoulos and Julian Martinez.

Midseason The Crew played an international friendly against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. For this game, they called up from Pittsburgh Riverhounds, former players Mario Gori and Ricardo Iribarren.

Competitive Overview

MLS

Standings

Central Division

Overall table

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Giants Cup

Quarterfinals

Statistics Appearances and goals Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.

|colspan=12 align=center|Players who left Columbus during the season:

Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Giants Cup Total 1 GK Mark Dougherty0000000000 2 DF Mike Lapper5010000060 3 DF Mike Clark7020000090 4 DF Daniel Torres0000000000 6 MF Todd Yeagley0000000000 7 MF John Harkes2000000020 8 DF Duncan Oughton3000000030 9 FW Dante Washington0000000000 10 MF Brian Maisonneuve1000000010 11 FW Jeff Cunningham3100000031 12 FW Edson Buddle0000000000 13 DF Ancil Elcock3100001041 14 MF John Wilmar Pérez3000000030 15 DF Mike Duhaney2000000020 16 MF Steve Armas0000000000 17 FW Brian West2000000020 19 MF Robert Warzycha2110000031 20 FW Brian McBride0000000000 21 MF Mario Longo1000000010 22 GK Tom Presthus1000000010 25 MF Scott Powers0000000000 29 DF Kevin Adams1000000010 30 DF Tenywa Bonseu4200000042Players who left Columbus during the season: 4 MF Roland Vargas-Aguilera0100000001 4 DF Jeremy Aldrich0000000000 4 FW Matt Fundenberger0000000000 4 MF John Jones0000000000 5 MF Mike Mucino0000002121 16 MF Ian Woan0000000000 18 GK Matt Napoleon0000000000 24 MF John DeBrito0000000000

Clean sheets

No. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Giants Cup Total Games Played 1 Mark Dougherty000004 22 Tom Presthus5000530Players who left Columbus during the season: 18 Matt Napoleon000000

Transfers

In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource DF Tenywa Bonseu Chicago Fire Allocated by Major League Soccer February 4, 2001 GK Tom Presthus D.C. United Traded for a first round draft pick in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 DF Duncan Oughton Cal State Fullerton Titans Drafted in round 1 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 FW Edson Buddle Long Island Rough Riders Drafted in round 3 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 DF Kevin Adams Joe Public F.C. Drafted in round 3 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 FW McKinley Tennyson UCLA Bruins Drafted in round 4 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 MF Scott Powers Brown Bears Drafted in round 5 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 FW Phil Karn Pittsburgh Riverhounds Drafted in round 6 of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft February 5, 2001 FW Mike Mucino UC Irvine Anteaters February, 2001 MF Ian Woan Swindon Town Signed via discovery May 8, 2001 MF John Harkes New England Revolution Traded for Roland Vargas-Aguilera and a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft May 11, 2001 DF Daniel Torres Deportivo Saprissa Signed via discovery September 7, 2001

Loan in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource DF Jeremy Aldrich Indiana Blast Short-term agreement FW Matt Fundenberger Indiana Blast Short-term agreement MF John Jones Pittsburgh Riverhounds Short-term agreement

Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource DF Mario Gori Pittsburgh Riverhounds Placed on waivers February 4, 2001 FW Phil Karn Pittsburgh Riverhounds Placed on waivers March 19, 2001 DF Matt Chulis Chicago Fire Placed on waivers March 19, 2001 MF Miles Joseph Dallas Burn Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft March 20, 2001 FW Mike Mucino Cincinnati Riverhawks Released after preseason and the CONCACAF Giants Cup April, 2001 GK Matt Napoleon Portland Timbers Placed on waivers April 13, 2001 MF John DeBrito Dallas Burn Placed on waivers May 8, 2001 MF Roland Vargas-Aguilera New England Revolution Traded with a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft for John Harkes May 11, 2001 FW McKinley Tennyson Los Angeles Galaxy Rights traded for third round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft August 16, 2001 MF Ian Woan Miami Fusion F.C. Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft August 16, 2001 DF Kevin Adams Tobago United F.C. Placed on waivers November 17, 2001 MF Mario Longo Cincinnati Riverhawks Placed on waivers November 17, 2001 DF Mike Duhaney 1. FSV Mainz 05 Contract expired December 31, 2001

Loans out Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource DF Kevin Adams Cincinnati Riverhawks Multiple short-term agreements MF Mario Longo Cincinnati Riverhawks Multiple short-term agreements DF Duncan Oughton Cincinnati Riverhawks Short-term agreement MF Ian Woan Cincinnati Riverhawks Multiple short-term agreements FW Jeff Cunningham Bayer 04 Leverkusen October 9, 2001 March, 2002

MLS Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. The picks for the Columbus Crew are listed below: Round Pick Player Position College 110 Duncan OughtonDFCal State Fullerton327 Edson BuddleFWState Fair Community College330 Kevin AdamsDFJoe Public F.C.439 McKinley TennysonFWUCLA551 Scott PowersMFBrown663 Phil KarnFWPenn State

Awards

MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Link 11 Dante Washington Tampa Bay Mutiny

MLS Player of the Month MonthPlayerStatsLink August Brian Maisonneuve 4 goals, 2 assists

2001 MLS All-Star Game Starters MF John Wilmar Pérez FW Brian McBride Reserves DF Mike Clark

Postseason MLS Executive of the Year Jim Smith

Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – John Wilmar Pérez Defensive Player of the Year – Tom Presthus Scoring Champion – Jeff Cunningham Man of the Year – Brian Maisonneuve Coach's Award – Robert Warzycha Goal of the Year – Brian Maisonneuve Humanitarian of the Year – Todd Yeagley Hardest Working Man of the Year – Tom Presthus

References