Columbus Crew
2004 season
Investor-operators Lamar Hunt Clark Hunt Dan Hunt Lamar Hunt Jr. Sharron Hunt Munson Ron Pizzuti and a group of local investorsMajor League Soccer Conference : 1stOverall : 1stMLS Cup playoffs Conference semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League: Edson Buddle (11) All: Edson Buddle (13) Highest home attendance 23,775 (9/25 v. DC )Lowest home attendance 5,426 (7/20 v. CHI )Average home league attendance 16,769 (74.3%)
Biggest win CHI 1-3 CLB CLB 2–0 CHI CLB 3–1 LA CLB 4–2 NY Biggest defeat CLB 1-3 NY LA 2-0 CLB DC 3-1 CLB Home colors Away colors
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The 2004 Columbus Crew season was the club's ninth season of existence and their ninth consecutive season in Major League Soccer , the top flight of soccer in the United States. The first match of the season was on April 3 against NY/NJ MetroStars . It was the fourth season under head coach Greg Andrulis .
The Crew won their first MLS trophy this season, the Supporters' Shield , by leading the league with 49 points. They would be upset by the New England Revolution by an aggregate score of 2–1 in the conference semifinals. They reached the round of 16 in the U.S. Open Cup .
This would be the final season for longtime Crew members Jeff Cunningham (who was traded to the Colorado Rapids ) and Brian Maisonneuve (who retired). This was also the first season for longtime Crew defender Chad Marshall , the second pick of the draft .
Roster As of October 31, 2004
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Technical Staff Position Staff President/General Manager United States Jim Smith until July 9 United States Mark McCullers after July 9Head Coach United States Greg Andrulis Assistant Coach United States John Murphy Assistant Coach Poland Robert Warzycha Head Trainer United States Craig DevineTeam Manager United States Tucker Walther
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Non-competitive Preseason The Crew started their slate of preseason matches in Bradenton, FL . For these initial games, they brought in Paweł Drumlak on trial. The Crew then went to Spain for another series of preseason matches against local opponents before returning to the US and winning the first Carolina Challenge Cup .
February 17 Friendly Columbus Crew 3-0 U-19 Select Club Team Bradenton, FL 3:30 PM EST Paule Ritch Testo Stadium: IMG Academy
Midseason During the season played a couple charity matches. In the Keith Evans Memorial Match against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds , the Crew brought in Kirk Harwat from the Akron Zips .
May 18 Keith Evans Memorial Match Columbus Crew 6-0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Obetz, OH 7:00 PM EDT Ritch (pen. ) Sutton , , Harwat ,Stadium: Crew Training Center
Competitive Overview Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record Pld W D L GF GA GD Win% Major League Soccer April 3, 2004 October 16, 2004 Matchday 1 Winner 30 12 13 5 40 32 +8 040.00 MLS Cup Playoffs October 23, 2004 October 31, 2004 Conference Semifinals Conference Semifinals 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00 U.S. Open Cup June 30, 2004 July 20, 2004 Third Round Fourth Round 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00 Total 34 13 14 7 44 38 +6 038.24
Source: Competitions
MLS Standings Eastern Conference Pos Teamvte Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Columbus Crew 30 12 5 13 40 32 +8 49 MLS Cup Playoffs 2 D.C. United 30 11 10 9 43 42 +1 42 3 MetroStars 30 11 12 7 47 49 −2 40 4 New England Revolution 30 8 13 9 42 43 −1 33 5 Chicago Fire 30 8 13 9 36 44 −8 33
Overall table Pos Teamvte Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Columbus Crew (S)30 12 5 13 40 32 +8 49 2 Kansas City Wizards 30 14 9 7 38 30 +8 49 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 3 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 11 9 10 42 40 +2 43 4 D.C. United (C)30 11 10 9 43 42 +1 42 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 5 Colorado Rapids 30 10 9 11 29 32 −3 41
Results summary Overall Home Away Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD 30 49 12 5 13 40 32 +8 8 2 5 26 18 +8 4 3 8 14 14 0
Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Stadium H A A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A A H H A H A H H H A A A Result L L L T T W W W W T L L W T T T W T T W T T W W W W T W T T
Match results April 3 1 Columbus Crew 1-3 NY/NJ MetroStars Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EST Hejduk 13', 30' Martino 56' Cunningham 59' Elliott 83'Magee 40' Wolyniec 52' Ziadie 57' Clark 86' Guevara 88'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,356 Referee: Abbey Okulaja Assistant referees: Rob Fereday Kermit Quisenberry Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar
April 17 2 Kansas City Wizards 1-0 Columbus Crew Kansas City, MO 8:30 PM EDT Arnaud 42' Zotincă 45' Thomas 53'Hejduk 45'Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 9,682 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela Assistant referees: Craig Lowry George Vergara Fourth official: Hector Tobon
April 24 3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 Columbus Crew Carson, CA 10:00 PM EDT Kirovski 32' Saragosa 41' Ruíz 59'(pen. ), 83'Fraser 42' Maisonneuve 45+1' Denton 58'Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,317 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Nate Clement Richard Eddy Fourth official: Ramon Hernandez
May 1 4 Columbus Crew 0-0 Dallas Burn Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Buddle 24' Maisonneuve 55'Gbandi 30' Valakari 76'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,271 Referee: Ramon Hernandez Assistant referees: Jose Andrade Steve Taylor Fourth official: Alex Prus
May 8 5 D.C. United 1-1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C. 7:30 PM EDT Kovalenko 4' Gros 63' Nelson 72' Prideaux 90' Stewart 90+1'Paule 90+1' Fraser 90+4'Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,376 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Jose Corro Fourth official: Andrew Chapin
May 15 6 Columbus Crew 1-0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH 4:00 PM EDT Buddle 41' Herdsman 54' Akwari 59'Dempsey 48'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,694 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: George Gansner Fabio Tovar Fourth official: Brent Sorg
May 23 7 Chicago Fire 1-3 Columbus Crew Chicago, IL 4:00 PM EDT Curtin 33' Ralph 49' Razov 86'Hejduk 14' Denton 17' Busch 68' Paule 83' Cunningham 32'(pen. ) Martino 55' Ritch 59'Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 10,854 Referee: Ali Saheli Assistant referees: George Vergara Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Michael Kennedy
May 29 8 Columbus Crew 1-0 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Maisonneuve 25' Denton 61' Cunningham 69' Lagos 73' Hejduk 90'Hart 65'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,555 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Kermit Quisenberry Fourth official: Kevin Stott
June 6 9 New England Revolution 1-2 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA 4:00 PM EDT Cancela 62'(pen. ) John 67' Heaps 67'Hejduk 53' Cunningham 68'(pen. )Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,047 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Nate Clement Jose Corro Fourth official: Niko Bratsis
June 12 10 Columbus Crew 2-2 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Cunningham 18', 63'(pen. )Conrad 21' Thomas 24' Gutiérrez 70'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,680 Referee: Marcel Yonan Assistant referees: George Gansner Jorge De La Bandera Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist
June 19 11 D.C. United 3-1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C. 7:30 PM EDT Moreno 6' Eskandarian 33', 34', 45' Kovalenko 45+2'Akwari 19' Lagos 90'Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 17,176 Referee: Kevin Terry Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Steve Taylor Fourth official: Ben Jones
June 26 12 Columbus Crew 1-2 Colorado Rapids Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Lagos 50' Denton 64' Buddle 89'Philippe 37' Denton 45'(o.g.) Borchers 62' Cannon 80' Cila 85' Mastroeni 90'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,407 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: Chip Reed Kenneth Kaplan Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
July 3 13 Columbus Crew 2-0 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Buddle 43' Cunningham 44' Elliott 50' Oughton 54'Pause 53' Curtin 72' Whitfield 85'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,059 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Bahij Salman Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
July 10 14 Dallas Burn 0-0 Columbus Crew Dallas, TX 8:30 PM EDT Reyes 22' O'Brien 90' Gbandi 90+3'Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 7,223 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: David Bragg Adam Garner Fourth official: Troy Travis
July 17 15 Columbus Crew 1-1 New England Revolution Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Martino 45' Wingert 56' Elliott 58' Buddle 70'Dempsey 31' Baker 42' John 64'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,373 Referee: Abbey Okulaja Assistant referees: Chip Reed Jorge De La Bandera Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist
July 24 16 Colorado Rapids 0-0 Columbus Crew Denver, CO 5:00 PM EDT DiGiamarino 42' Borchers 90+2'Wingert 78' Busch 90'Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High Attendance: 8,437 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Emiliano Monje Steve Taylor Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
July 28 17 Columbus Crew 2-1 Dallas Burn Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Buddle 38', 43'Talley 16' Kreis 59' Goodson 79' O'Brien 86' Pareja 90'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,069 Referee: Roni Canales Assistant referees: David Bragg Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar
August 7 18 New England Revolution 2-2 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA 2:00 PM EDT Ralston 28', 45' Noonan 45+3'Buddle 19', 45+1' Martino 20' Busch 28'Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,156 Referee: Kevin Terry Assistant referees: Thomas Supple Chip Reed Fourth official: Erich Simmons
August 14 19 Los Angeles Galaxy 0-0 Columbus Crew Carson, CA 10:00 PM EDT Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 21,285 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Fabio Tovar Fourth official: Ramon Hernandez
August 18 20 Columbus Crew 2-1 Kansas City Wizards Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Paule 43', 45' Martino 90+2'Arnaud 26' Graham 79'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,580 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Jose Corro Chip Reed Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
August 21 21 Columbus Crew 2-2 D.C. United Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Hejduk 16' Oughton 42' Paule 54' Akwari 56' Wingert 58' Fraser 79' Marshall 90+2'Carroll 32' Eskandarian 35', 67' Hendrickson 53' Moreno 76'(pen. )Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 23,849 Referee: Marcel Yonan Assistant referees: Fabio Tovar Emiliano Monje Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja
August 29 22 NY/NJ MetroStars 1-1 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ 6:00 PM EDT Wolyniec 21' Pope 29' Magee 35' Guevara 87'90+2'Paule 35'(pen. ) Akwari 50' Testo 87' Szetela 90+1'Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,397 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: Rob Fereday Kenneth Kaplan Fourth official: Roni Canales
September 4 23 Columbus Crew 3-1 Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Paule 26', 41', 68' Wingert 70' Ritch 81'Herzog 42' Ngwenya 45+1' Suarez 66'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,928 Referee: Mark Geiger Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Richard Eddy Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
September 8 24 San Jose Earthquakes 0-1 Columbus Crew San Jose, CA 10:30 PM EDT Sanneh 90+1'Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,137 Referee: Kevin Terry Assistant referees: Paul Scott Emiliano Monje Fourth official: Ricardo Valenzuela
September 18 25 Columbus Crew 4-2 NY/NJ MetroStars Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Buddle 9', 52', 65', 74'Wolyniec 6' Gaven 49'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,233 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Thomas Supple Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
September 25 26 Columbus Crew 1-0 D.C. United Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Sanneh 10', 72' Oughton 79'Nelsen 20'44' Stewart 80' Eskandarian 82'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 23,775 Referee: Jair Marrufo Assistant referees: George Gansner Jose Corro Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo
October 2 27 Columbus Crew 3-3 Chicago Fire Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Martino 45'(pen. ) Cunningham 56', 64' Sanneh 80'Ralph 14'(pen. ) Whitfield 26' Jaqua 15'36' Marsch 56' Herron 59', 80'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 23,250 Referee: Kevin Terry Assistant referees: Rob Fereday Fabio Tovar Fourth official: Andrew Chapin
October 6 28 Chicago Fire 0-1 Columbus Crew Chicago, IL 8:30 PM EDT Buete 90'Buddle 59'Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 10,158 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja
October 9 29 NY/NJ MetroStars 1-1 Columbus Crew East Rutherford, NJ 7:30 PM EDT Regan 62' Rey 71'(pen. )Cunningham 26' Szetela 39' Maisonneuve 81'Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 15,007 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Thomas Supple Richard Eddy Fourth official: Alex Prus
October 16 30 Colorado Rapids 1-1 Columbus Crew Denver, CO 9:00 PM EDT Henderson 47'(pen. ) Crawford 84'Oughton 40' Szetela 63' Fraser 78'Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High Attendance: 12,412 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Chris Strickland Emiliano Monje Fourth official: Hilario Grajeda
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals October 23 Leg 1 New England Revolution 1-0 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA 7:30 PM EDT Joseph 4' John 25', 58' Heaps 82'Buddle 26' Fraser 35'Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 5,679 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Steven Davidson Fourth official: Abbey Okulaja
October 31 Leg 2 Columbus Crew 1-1 (1-2 agg.)New England Revolution Columbus, OH 5:00 PM EST Martino 26' Hejduk 68' Buddle 90+2'Twellman 81'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,224 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry Rob Fereday Fourth official: Kevin Terry
U.S. Open Cup July 20 Fourth Round Columbus Crew (MLS ) Ohio 1-2 (a.e.t.)Illinois Chicago Fire (MLS )Columbus, OH 7:30 PM EDT Hejduk 27', 33' Martino 34' Maisonneuve 96' Buddle 97'Williams 13' Pause 19' Clanton 68' Ralph 66'(pen. ), 106'Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,426 Referee: Ali Saheli Assistant referees: Nathan Clement Jeffrey Mellen Fourth official: Maikael Lundqvist
Statistics Appearances and goals Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK USA Jon Busch 33 0 29+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 2 DF USA Frankie Hejduk 23 3 19+1 2 2+0 0 1+0 1 4 DF USA Robin Fraser 32 0 28+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 5 DF USA Stephen Herdsman 9 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 6 DF USA Eric Denton 20 0 16+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 7 DF NZL Simon Elliott 30 0 26+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 8 DF NZL Duncan Oughton 32 2 21+7 2 2+0 0 2+0 0 9 FW CRC Erick Scott 7 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 10 MF USA Brian Maisonneuve 11 0 5+4 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 11 FW USA Jeff Cunningham 33 9 19+11 9 0+2 0 1+0 0 12 FW USA Edson Buddle 28 13 20+4 11 1+1 1 2+0 1 14 DF USA Chad Marshall 32 0 27+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 15 FW USA Devin Barclay 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 16 MF USA Ross Paule 29 8 23+2 7 2+0 0 2+0 1 17 MF USA Danny Szetela 10 0 4+4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 18 DF USA Nelson Akwari 19 0 16+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 19 DF USA Chris Wingert 26 0 16+6 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 20 MF USA Tony Sanneh 8 2 6+0 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 21 MF USA Kyle Martino 33 5 27+2 5 2+0 0 1+1 0 22 MF USA Manny Lagos 19 1 8+10 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 23 FW USA David Testo 16 0 4+12 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 24 GK USA Matt Jordan 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 25 FW USA Michael Ritch 13 1 4+8 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 27 FW USA Jamal Sutton 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 99 FW USA Dante Washington 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 Own goal 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Players who left Columbus during the season: 17 DF USA Jake Traeger 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 31 GK USA Clint Baumstark 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
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Clean sheets No. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played 1 United States Jon Busch 10 0 0 0 33 24 United States Matt Jordan 0 0 0 0 1 Players who left Columbus during the season: 31 United States Clint Baumstark0 0 0 0 0
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Transfers In Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source MF New Zealand Simon Elliott United States Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for a first round draft pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft January 12, 2004 MF United States Manny Lagos United States Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft January 13, 2004 DF United States Robin Fraser United States Colorado Rapids Traded for a second round draft pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft January 14, 2004 DF United States Chad Marshall United States Stanford Cardinal Drafted in round 1 of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft January 16, 2004 DF United States Chris Wingert United States St. John's Red Storm Drafted in round 2 of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft January 16, 2004 DF United States Stephen Herdsman United States Colorado Rapids Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft January 16, 2004 FW United States Jamal Sutton United States Southwest Missouri State Bears Drafted in round 4 of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft . Signed developmental contract on March 26, 2004. January 16, 2004 FW United States Devin Barclay United States D.C. United Traded for a fourth round draft pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft January 30, 2004 FW Costa Rica Erick Scott Costa Rica Liga Deportiva Alajuelense Signed via discovery March 26, 2004 GK United States Matt Jordan Denmark Odense Boldklub Transfer, terms undisclosed April 2, 2004 MF United States Danny Szetela United States IMG Soccer Academy Allocated via lottery July 22, 2004 DF United States Tony Sanneh United States 1. FC Nürnberg Allocated by Major League Soccer August 27, 2004 FW United States Dante Washington United States Virginia Beach Mariners Multi-year contract October 8, 2004 FW United States David Testo United States Richmond Kickers Loan contract buy option triggered December 31, 2004
Loan in Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source FW United States David Testo United States Richmond Kickers Signed via discovery. One-year loan with an option to purchase contract. February 20, 2004 End of Season GK United States Clint BaumstarkUnited States MLS Pool Multiple loans April 17, 2004 June 12, 2004 September 4, 2004 May 1, 2004 July 24, 2004 September 18, 2004
Out Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source GK United States Tom Presthus Retired January 14, 2004 MF Brazil Diego Walsh United States Kansas City Wizards Traded for a third round draft pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft January 15, 2004 FW United States Brian McBride England Fulham F.C. Transfer, $1,500,000 January 20, 2004 FW Guatemala Freddy García Guatemala C.S.D. Municipal Transfer, terms undisclosed February 12, 2004 DF United States Mike Clark Retired March 16, 2004 DF United States Jake Traeger Columbus Crew Reserves Placed on waivers July 22, 2004 DF United States Nelson Akwari United States Real Salt Lake Selected 10th in the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft November 19, 2004 FW United States Erick Scott United States Real Salt Lake Selected 20th in the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft November 19, 2004 FW United States Michael Ritch Retired Contract expired December 31, 2004
MLS Draft picks Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. The picks for the Columbus Crew are listed below:
Awards 2004 MLS All-Star Game Starters DF Frankie Hejduk DF Robin Fraser Reserves GK Jon Busch Postseason MLS Coach of the Year Greg Andrulis MLS Defender of the Year DF Robin Fraser MLS Fair Play Team Award MLS Commissioner's Award Lamar Hunt MLS Best XI DF Robin Fraser MLS Equipment Manager of the Year Tucker Walther Group Ticket Sales Leaders David Zorn Dylan Hanlon Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Jon Busch Defensive Player of the Year – Robin Fraser Scoring Champion – Edson Buddle Man of the Year – Duncan Oughton Coach's Award – Simon Elliott Newcomer of the Year – Chad Marshall Goal of the Year – Edson Buddle Humanitarian of the Year – Nelson Akwari Hardest Working Man of the Year – Chris Wingert Comeback Player of the Year – Brian Maisonneuve Fan of the Year – Susie Gasbarro