1997 Columbus Crew Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 12-13 (SO: 3-4) - 39 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-2
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Tom Fitzgerald (12-13, SO: 3-4)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 240,680, Avg. 15,043 in 16 home dates
1997 Columbus Crew RosterTeam Record: 12-13 (SO: 3-4) - 39 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-2
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Tom Fitzgerald (12-13, SO: 3-4)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 240,680, Avg. 15,043 in 16 home dates
The Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer ended the 1997 season with a record of 12 wins and 13 losses, with a 3-4 showing in shootouts for 39 points finishing third in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2.
The Crew paced the league with just 45 goals allowed. Columbus chalked up 45 goals. Pete Marino scored 8 goals for the team, and Brian McBride contributed five or more, too. Robert Warzycha recorded 11 assists. Brad Friedel topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 0.8 goals against average, leading keepers with significant playing time.
Tom Fitzgerald coached the team. The 1997 Columbus Crew lost in the Conference Final.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Marino | F | 28 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 21.1 | 24 | 33.3 |
| Brian McBride | F | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 15.0 | 18 | 33.3 |
| Robert Warzycha | M | 31 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 92 | 3.3 | 29 | 10.3 |
| Brian Maisonneuve | M | 32 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 5.8 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Thomas Dooley | D | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15.4 | 15 | 26.7 |
| A.J. Wood | F | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 8.8 | 10 | 30.0 |
| Marcelo Carrera | F | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 11.5 | 11 | 27.3 |
| Doctor Khumalo | M | 18 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 8.7 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Jorge Salcedo | M | 28 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Jason Farrell | F | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 8.0 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Todd Yeagley | M | 27 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20.0 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Mike Lapper | D | 20 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Mike Clark | D | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14.3 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Billy Thompson | M | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16.7 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Brian Bliss | D | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Ansil Elcock | D | 26 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Sergio Miguez | D | 17 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Brad Friedel | GK | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ubusuku Abukusumo | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Altimont Butler | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Todd Miller | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Rob Jachym | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| David Winner | GK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silvio Rudman | M | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Janusz Michallik | M | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Rob Smith | M | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 440 | 352 | 42 | 55 | 439 | 484 | 33 | 3 | 108 | 452 | 9.3 | 180 | 23.3 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Friedel | 29 | 29 | 2609:00 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 1.21 | 4 | 5 | 174 | 131 | .753 |
| David Winner | 4 | 3 | 271:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.99 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | .579 |
| Totals | 33 | 32 | 2880:00 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 1.28 | 4 | 5 | 193 | 142 | .736 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Marino | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McBride | F | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Robert Warzycha | M | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Brian Maisonneuve | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Thomas Dooley | D | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| A.J. Wood | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Marcelo Carrera | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Doctor Khumalo | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jorge Salcedo | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jason Farrell | F | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Todd Yeagley | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Lapper | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Clark | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Thompson | M | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ansil Elcock | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Brad Friedel | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob Smith | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 56 | 44 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 52 | 11.5 | 19 | 31.6 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Friedel | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | .800 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | .800 |
