1999 Columbus Crew Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 13-9 (SO: 6-4) - 45 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-2
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Tom Fitzgerald (13-9, SO: 6-4)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 283,129, Avg. 17,696 in 16 home dates
1999 Columbus Crew RosterTeam Record: 13-9 (SO: 6-4) - 45 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-2
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Tom Fitzgerald (13-9, SO: 6-4)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 283,129, Avg. 17,696 in 16 home dates
The Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer ended the 1999 season with a record of 13 wins and 9 losses, with a 6-4 showing in shootouts for 45 points finishing second in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-2.
Columbus chalked up 54 goals and surrendered 43. Stern John scored 18 goals for the Crew, while Brian McBride and Jeff Cunningham contributed five or more, too. Robert Warzycha recorded 12 assists. Mark Dougherty topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 0.77 goals against average, leading goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Tom Fitzgerald coached the team. The 1999 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 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 44 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 104 | 17.3 | 45 | 40.0 |
| Jeff Cunningham | F | 28 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 60 | 20.0 | 32 | 37.5 |
| Brian McBride | F | 25 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 79 | 6.3 | 31 | 16.1 |
| Robert Warzycha | M | 28 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 6.3 | 16 | 18.8 |
| Brian Maisonneuve | M | 29 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 7.1 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Ansil Elcock | D | 28 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18.8 | 9 | 33.3 |
| Brian West | M-F | 22 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 9.1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Mike Lapper | D | 31 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7.1 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Jason Farrell | F | 28 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 4.2 | 16 | 6.3 |
| John DeBrito | D | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Todd Yeagley | M | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Matt Kmosko | D | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Andy Williams | M | 21 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Mike Clark | D | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Rob Smith | M | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Billy Thompson | M | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Thomas Dooley | D | 25 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Matt Napoleon | GK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ubusuku Abukusumo | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matt Chulis | D | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Dougherty | GK | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 438 | 352 | 48 | 65 | 474 | 471 | 41 | 0 | 115 | 456 | 10.5 | 199 | 24.1 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dougherty | 31 | 31 | 2745:00 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 1.15 | 4 | 4 | 152 | 106 | .697 |
| Matt Napoleon | 2 | 1 | 135:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .556 |
| Totals | 33 | 32 | 2880:00 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 1.22 | 4 | 4 | 161 | 111 | .689 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stern John | F | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 23.8 | 13 | 38.5 |
| Jeff Cunningham | F | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 33.3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Brian McBride | F | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Robert Warzycha | M | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Brian Maisonneuve | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Ansil Elcock | D | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Brian West | M-F | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Mike Lapper | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jason Farrell | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| John DeBrito | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Todd Yeagley | M | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Williams | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mike Clark | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Rob Smith | M | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Thomas Dooley | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Dougherty | GK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 70 | 55 | 10 | 14 | 90 | 88 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 66 | 15.2 | 27 | 37.0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dougherty | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | .630 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | .630 |
