1998 Columbus Crew Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 15-12 (SO: 0-5) - 45 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-2
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Tom Fitzgerald (15-12, SO: 0-5)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 196,394, Avg. 12,275 in 16 home dates
1998 Columbus Crew RosterTeam Record: 15-12 (SO: 0-5) - 45 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-2
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Tom Fitzgerald (15-12, SO: 0-5)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 196,394, Avg. 12,275 in 16 home dates
The Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer ended the 1998 season with a record of 15 wins and 12 losses, with a 0-5 showing in shootouts for 45 points finishing second in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-2.
The Crew recorded 67 goals and allowed 61. Stern John scored 26 goals for Columbus, while Jeff Cunningham, Jason Farrell and Brian McBride each contributed five or more as well. Andy Williams accounted for 12 assists. Juergen Sommer topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 1.11 goals against average, leading keepers with significant playing time.
Tom Fitzgerald coached the team. The 1998 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stern John | F | 27 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 55 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 116 | 22.4 | 47 | 55.3 |
| Brian McBride | F | 24 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 80 | 12.5 | 30 | 33.3 |
| Jason Farrell | F | 28 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 16.1 | 12 | 41.7 |
| Jeff Cunningham | F | 25 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 47 | 17.0 | 20 | 40.0 |
| Robert Warzycha | M | 25 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 3.8 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Andy Williams | M | 13 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 3.3 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Brian Maisonneuve | M | 13 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20.0 | 7 | 42.9 |
| Billy Thompson | M | 29 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5.9 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Rob Smith | M | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18.8 | 8 | 37.5 |
| Ansil Elcock | D | 28 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Todd Yeagley | M | 27 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Marcelo Carrera | F | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Brian West | M-F | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10.0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Thomas Dooley | D | 23 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Scott Cannon | D | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Lapper | D | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Andrew Gregor | M | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Ricardo Iribarren | D | 24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike Clark | D | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jimmy Glenn | F | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Juergen Sommer | GK | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| David Winner | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ubusuku Abukusumo | D | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Dougherty | GK | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 446 | 352 | 65 | 90 | 456 | 503 | 42 | 3 | 98 | 504 | 12.9 | 199 | 32.7 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Winner | 1 | 0 | 1:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Juergen Sommer | 21 | 21 | 1890:00 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 143 | 106 | .741 |
| Mark Dougherty | 11 | 11 | 989:00 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.91 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 49 | .636 |
| Totals | 33 | 32 | 2880:00 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 1.75 | 3 | 6 | 220 | 155 | .705 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stern John | F | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 21.4 | 7 | 42.9 |
| Brian McBride | F | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 33.3 | 8 | 50.0 |
| Jason Farrell | F | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Jeff Cunningham | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Robert Warzycha | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Williams | M | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Brian Maisonneuve | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Thompson | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Rob Smith | M | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16.7 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Ansil Elcock | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Todd Yeagley | M | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Brian West | M-F | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Thomas Dooley | D | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Ricardo Iribarren | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Clark | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Juergen Sommer | GK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ubusuku Abukusumo | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 69 | 55 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 100 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 55 | 18.2 | 26 | 38.5 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juergen Sommer | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.20 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 17 | .586 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.20 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 17 | .586 |
