2008 Columbus Crew Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 17-7-6 - 57 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-0-1
Won MLS Cup
Coach: Sigi Schmid (17-7-6)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 219,332, Avg. 14,622 in 15 home dates
2008 Columbus Crew RosterTeam Record: 17-7-6 - 57 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-0-1
Won MLS Cup
Coach: Sigi Schmid (17-7-6)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 219,332, Avg. 14,622 in 15 home dates
The Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer ended the 2008 season with a record of 17 wins and 7 losses and 6 ties for 57 points finishing first in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0-1.
The Crew scored 50 goals and yielded 36. Alejandro Moreno netted 9 goals for Columbus, while Robbie Rogers, Guillermo Schelotto and Brad Evans each contributed five or more as well. Guillermo Schelotto recorded 19 assists. William Hesmer topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 0.76 goals against average, leading regular keepers.
Sigi Schmid coached the team. The 2008 Columbus Crew won the MLS Cup.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Schelotto | F | 27 | 27 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 13.0 | 27 | 25.9 |
| Alejandro Moreno | F | 27 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 46 | 19.6 | 19 | 47.4 |
| Robbie Rogers | M-F | 27 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 70 | 8.6 | 33 | 18.2 |
| Brad Evans | M | 26 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 13.5 | 13 | 38.5 |
| Chad Marshall | D | 29 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17.4 | 7 | 57.1 |
| Steven Lenhart | F | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 50.0 | 5 | 80.0 |
| Eddie Gaven | M | 24 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 25.0 |
| Jason Garey | F | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 7 | 42.9 |
| Frankie Hejduk | D | 24 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4.5 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Emmanuel Ekpo | M | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14.3 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Adam Moffat | M | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13.3 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Pat Noonan | F | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11.1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Brian Carroll | M | 30 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Danny O'Rourke | M | 28 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Iro | D | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Stefani Miglioranzi | M | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Cory Elenio | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andrew Peterson | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Gruenebaum | GK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ryan Junge | D | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Nicolas Hernandez | F | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Duncan Oughton | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jed Zayner | D | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ezra Hendrickson | D | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Gino Padula | D | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| William Hesmer | GK | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 409 | 330 | 49 | 45 | 326 | 385 | 52 | 4 | 73 | 388 | 12.6 | 161 | 30.4 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hesmer | 29 | 29 | 2610:00 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 1.14 | 2 | 5 | 132 | 97 | .735 |
| Andy Gruenebaum | 1 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .400 |
| Totals | 30 | 30 | 2700:00 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 1.20 | 2 | 5 | 137 | 99 | .723 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Schelotto | F | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Alejandro Moreno | F | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12.5 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Robbie Rogers | M-F | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Brad Evans | M | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Chad Marshall | D | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Steven Lenhart | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Eddie Gaven | M | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Frankie Hejduk | D | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Emmanuel Ekpo | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Carroll | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Danny O'Rourke | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Iro | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ezra Hendrickson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gino Padula | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| William Hesmer | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 53 | 44 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 17.0 | 17 | 47.1 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hesmer | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | .700 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | .700 |
