Columbus Crew 2

Columbus Crew 2 is a professional soccer team based in Columbus, Ohio that competes in the MLS Next Pro league, the third division of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew. The team plays home matches at Historic Crew Stadium. The team was announced as a member of MLS Next Pro on December 6, 2021.[3]

Columbus Crew 2
Full nameColumbus Crew 2
Nickname(s)Crew 2, Capybaras[1][2]
FoundedDecember 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)
StadiumHistoric Crew Stadium
Capacity19,968
OwnersDee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Pete Edwards
General managerCorey Wray
Head coachLaurent Courtois
LeagueMLS Next Pro
20233rd, Eastern Conference
1st, Central Division
Playoffs: Runner-up
WebsiteClub website

History

On December 6, 2021, the Columbus Crew announced the formation of a reserve team in MLS Next Pro that would begin play in the 2022 season and that they would play at Historic Crew Stadium (the parent club's former home venue) in Columbus, Ohio.[4] At the same time, the club announced its first manager, Corey Wrey, who is the Crew's current Assistant General Manager, a position he will continue to hold.[5] The Crew 2 will be one of 21 teams that play in the newly formed league.[6] On January 28, 2022, the Crew announced that Laurent Courtois would serve as the team's first head coach.[7]

The club played their first match on March 26, 2022, which ended in a 0–2 loss to Inter Miami CF II at DRV PNK Stadium.[8] The first win came the following week with a 1–0 victory over Chicago Fire FC II.[9]

Crew 2 won the first ever MLS Next Pro Cup title, defeating St. Louis City SC 2 4-1 on October 8, 2022.[10]

The following year, the team once again qualified for the playoffs and made it to the Cup Final. They were defeated 1–3 by Austin FC II.[11]

Players and staff

Current roster
As of September 7, 2023[12]
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 DF Philip Quinton ([A])  United States
3 DF Stuart Ritchie  United States
4 DF Keegan Hughes ([A])  United States
5 DF Jacob Erlandson  United States
6 MF Aidan Wolf  United States
7 MF Ariel Mbumba  DR Congo
8 MF Clay Holstad  United States
9 FW Noah Fuson  United States
10 MF Thomas Roberts  United States
11 FW Coleman Gannon  United States
12 DF Xavier Zengue  United States
13 FW Kevin Molino ([A])  Trinidad and Tobago
14 FW Zion Scarlett  Jamaica
17 FW Jordan Knight  Canada
18 FW Malte Amundsen ([A])  Denmark
18 FW Gibran Rayo  United States
21 FW Patrick Bohui  United States
22 MF Marco Micaletto  Italy
24 FW Nana Tuffour  Ghana
25 DF Sean Zawadzki ([A])  United States
26 DF Abdi Mohamed  Somalia
27 FW Maximilian Arfsten ([A])  United States
29 FW Mataeo Bunbury (on loan from Birmingham Legion)  Canada
31 MF Nico Rincon ([B])  Colombia
32 GK Brady Scott ([A])  United States
34 DF Diego Almeida  Ecuador
49 MF Cole Mrowka  United States
52 FW Taha Habroune  United States
53 MF Brent Adu-Gyamfi ([B])  United States
55 DF Ty Nero ([B])  United States
58 DF Mohamed Saad ([B])  United States
59 MF Tristan Brown ([B])  United States
60 GK Stanislav Lapkes  Belarus
61 MF Anthony Alaouieh ([B])  United States
62 MF Joshua Veychek ([B])  United States
70 GK Alex Zochowski ([B])  United States
80 GK Nick Salerno ([B])  United States
97 MF Yaw Yeboah ([A])  Ghana
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with the Columbus Crew.
    2.
  2. ^
    Columbus Crew academy player.
    3.

Staff
As of September 7, 2023[13]
Front office
Investor-operators Dee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
President Tim Bezbatchenko
General Manager Corey Wray
Director of Player Development Dan Lock
Coaching staff
Head coach Laurent Courtois
Assistant coach Kobie Johnson
Goalkeeper coach Alex Blackburn
Performance coach Ahmad Salamah
Additional staff
Manager of Soccer Operations Elena Lemus
Head Athletic Therapist Sara Kusner
Equipment Manager Mike Peters

Last updated: 14:20, September 7, 2023 (UTC)
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Team records

Season-by-season
As of September 24, 2023
Season MLS Next Pro Playoffs Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA GD Pts Div. Conf. Overall Player Goals
2022 24 16 5 3 62 22 +40 55 1st 1st 1st Champions Canada Jacen Russell-Rowe 21
2023 28 16 3 9 58 46 +12 54 1st 3rd 5th Runner-up United States Gibran Rayo 11

Head coaches record
As of September 17, 2023
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Laurent Courtois  France January 28, 2022 Present 51 31 8 12 117 66 060.78

Honors
  • MLS Next Pro Cup
  • MLS Next Pro Regular Season
  • MLS Next Pro Eastern Conference
    • Champions (regular season): 2022
    • Champions (playoffs): 2022, 2023
  • Eastern Conference Central Division

Player of the Month

Goalkeeper of the Month

MLS Next Pro Most Valuable Player

Golden Boot

Goalkeeper of the Year

Coach of the Year

MLS Next Pro Cup MVP

See also

References
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