1996 Columbus Crew Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 11-12 (SO: 4-5) - 37 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Timo Liekoski (4-11, SO: 2-5)
Coach: Tom Fitzgerald (7-1, SO: 2-0)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 303,202, Avg. 18,950 in 16 home dates
1996 Columbus Crew RosterTeam Record: 11-12 (SO: 4-5) - 37 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Timo Liekoski (4-11, SO: 2-5)
Coach: Tom Fitzgerald (7-1, SO: 2-0)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 303,202, Avg. 18,950 in 16 home dates
The Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer ended the 1996 season with a record of 11 wins and 12 losses, with a 4-5 showing in shootouts for 37 points finishing fourth in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
Columbus scored 63 goals and yielded 65, most in the circuit. Brian McBride netted 17 goals for the Crew, while Pete Marino, Adrian Paz and Brian Maisonneuve each contributed five or more also. Robert Warzycha recorded 11 assists. Brad Friedel topped the squad with 8 wins and a team-best 0.52 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Timo Liekoski and Tom Fitzgerald coached the team. The 1996 Columbus Crew lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McBride | F | 28 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 79 | 21.5 | 44 | 38.6 |
| Pete Marino | F | 29 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 52 | 21.2 | 36 | 30.6 |
| Adrian Paz | M | 27 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 48 | 12.5 | 25 | 24.0 |
| Robert Warzycha | M | 20 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 4.4 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Brian Maisonneuve | M | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 22.7 | 12 | 41.7 |
| Billy Thompson | M | 24 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9.5 | 9 | 22.2 |
| Marcelo Carrera | F | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 15.4 | 16 | 25.0 |
| Paul Caligiuri | D | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 20.0 | 5 | 60.0 |
| Doctor Khumalo | M | 25 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 12.0 | 13 | 23.1 |
| Ricardo Iribarren | D | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Todd Yeagley | M | 22 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Mike Clark | D | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Brian Bliss | D | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8.3 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Obi Monome | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Todd Miller | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Rob Smith | M | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Bo Oshoniyi | GK | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ricci Greenwood | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dante Washington | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Pat Harrington | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Young | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Brandon Ward | M | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| David Winner | GK | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Friedel | GK | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mac Cozier | F | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mark Watson | D | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Shane Battelle | M | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Janusz Michallik | M | 31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 437 | 352 | 57 | 53 | 415 | 520 | 42 | 5 | 99 | 406 | 14.0 | 202 | 28.2 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Friedel | 9 | 9 | 810:00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 46 | .767 |
| Pat Harrington | 4 | 4 | 294:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | .545 |
| David Winner | 7 | 6 | 606:00 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.38 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 22 | .564 |
| Bo Oshoniyi | 13 | 13 | 1170:00 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 2.54 | 2 | 3 | 101 | 64 | .634 |
| Totals | 33 | 32 | 2880:00 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 1.88 | 4 | 5 | 211 | 138 | .654 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McBride | F | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Pete Marino | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Adrian Paz | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Robert Warzycha | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Brian Maisonneuve | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Marcelo Carrera | F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Paul Caligiuri | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Doctor Khumalo | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ricardo Iribarren | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Todd Yeagley | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike Clark | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Todd Miller | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob Smith | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Friedel | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shane Battelle | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Janusz Michallik | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 9.4 | 11 | 27.3 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Friedel | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | .636 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | .636 |
