Columbus Crew 2

American soccer club in Ohio

Soccer club

Columbus Crew 2

Full name| Columbus Crew 2
Nickname(s)| Crew 2, Capybaras[1][2]
Founded| December 6, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium| Historic Crew Stadium
Capacity| 19,968
Owner| Columbus Crew
General manager| Corey Wray
Head coach| Kelvin Jones
League| MLS Next Pro
2023| 3rd, Eastern Conference
1st, Central Division
Playoffs: Runner-up
Website| Club website

Home colors

Away colors

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Current season

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]

## History[edit]

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[edit]

### Current roster[edit]

As of 20 November 2023[12]
No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Nation

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1  | GK | Nicholas Hagen ([A]) |  Guatemala
2  | DF | Jacob Greene |  United States
3  | DF | Diego Almeida |  Ecuador
5  | DF | Chris Rogers |  United States
6  | MF | Christopher Pearson |  Jamaica
8  | MF | Giorgio De Libera |  United States
9  | FW | Jayden Da |  United States
10  | MF | Adrián González |  Mexico
11  | MF | Terron Williams |  United States
12  | DF | Xavier Zengue |  United States
13  | GK | Stanislav Lapkes |  Belarus
16  | MF | Taha Habroune ([A]) |  United States
17  | FW | Brent Adu-Gyamfi |  United States
18  | FW | Gibran Rayo |  United States
19  | FW | Jordan Knight |  Canada
20  | MF | Nicolás Rincón |  Colombia
22  | GK | Cole Johnson |  United States
29  | MF | Cole Mrowka ([A]) |  United States
31  | FW | Chase Adams ([B]) |  United States
40  | GK | Nathan Salerno ([B]) |  United States
41  | DF | Jackson Lindimore ([B]) |  United States
42  | MF | Joshua Veycheck ([B]) |  United States
43  | MF | Anthony Alaouieh ([B]) |  United States
44  | DF | Ty Nero ([B]) |  United States
45  | MF | Owen Presthus ([B]) |  United States
47  | FW | Mohamed Saad ([B]) |  United States
48  | MF | Phoenix Wooten ([B]) |  United States
49  | MF | Tristan Brown ([B]) |  United States
50  | GK | Coleman Catlett ([B]) |  United States
52  | FW | Chase Adams ([B]) |  United States
58  | DF | Dylan Randazzo ([B]) |  United States
60  | GK | Alexander Zochowksi ([B]) |  United States
70  | GK | Christopher Bonos ([B]) |  United States
93  | MF | Will Sands ([A]) |  United States

### Staff[edit]

As of 7 September 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  | Kelvin Jones
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)
Source: [1]

## Team records[edit]

### Season-by-season[edit]

As of 24 September 2023
Season  | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Top Scorer

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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  |  Jacen Russell-Rowe | 21
2023 | 28  | 16  | 3  | 9  | 58  | 46  | +12  | 54  | 1st  | 3rd  | 5th  | Runner-up  |  Gibran Rayo | 12

### Head coaches record[edit]

As of 22 October 2023
Name  | Nationality  | From  | To  | P  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | Win%

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Laurent Courtois |  France | January 28, 2022  | January 8, 2024  | 59 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 137 | 77 | 064.41

## Honors[edit]

National

Competitions  | Titles  | Seasons
MLS Next Pro Cup | 1  | 2022
MLS Next Pro Regular Season | 1  | 2022
Eastern Conference | 1  | 2022
Eastern Conference (Playoffs) | 2  | 2022, 2023
Eastern Conference Central Division | 2  | 2022, 2023

### Monthly Awards[edit]

#### Player of the Month[edit]

* May 2022: Jacen Russell-Rowe[14]
* June 2022: Jacen Russell-Rowe[15]

#### Goalkeeper of the Month[edit]

* August 2022: Patrick Schulte[16]

### Annual Awards[edit]

#### MLS Next Pro Most Valuable Player[edit]

* 2022: Jacen Russell-Rowe[17]

#### Golden Boot[edit]

* 2022: Jacen Russell-Rowe[18]

#### Goalkeeper of the Year[edit]

* 2022: Patrick Schulte[19]

#### Coach of the Year[edit]

* 2022: Laurent Courtois[20]

#### MLS Next Pro Cup MVP[edit]

* 2022: Marco Micaletto

## See also[edit]

* Columbus Crew
* MLS Next Pro

## References[edit]

1. ^ Asta, Diana (July 10, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2 visits the zoo to celebrate Capybara appreciation day". WSYX. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
2. ^ Snipes, Tyler (September 24, 2022). "Capybaras in Columbus? The story behind Crew 2's unexpected identity". MLSNextPro.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
3. ^ "Crew 2". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
4. ^ Benatar, Orri (December 6, 2021). "Columbus Crew launches development team, Crew 2". NBC4 WCMH-TV. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
5. ^ Murphy, Pat (December 6, 2021). "Columbus Crew announces the creation of Crew 2". Massive Report. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
6. ^ MLSsoccer staff (December 6, 2021). "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
7. ^ Crew Communications (January 28, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2 appoints Laurent Courtois as first Head Coach". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
8. ^ mlsnextpro. "Rodriguez brace powers Inter Miami II over Columbus Crew 2 | MLSSoccer.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
9. ^ devinweisbarth (April 10, 2022). "Crew 2 looks to keep momentum following first win in team history". Massive Report. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
10. ^ Tellitud, Jesus (October 8, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2 hoist MLS NEXT Pro Cup with 4-1 win over St Louis CITY2". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
11. ^ mlsnextpro. "CLBvsATX 10-22-2023 | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
12. ^ "Columbus Crew 2 announces 2023 end-of-year roster decisions". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
13. ^ "Crew 2 Technical Staff". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
14. ^ mlsnextpro. "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: May | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
15. ^ mlsnextpro. "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: June | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
16. ^ mlsnextpro. "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: August | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
17. ^ "MLS NEXT Pro names Jacen Russell-Rowe first-ever Most Valuable Player". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
18. ^ "Columbus Crew 2's Jacen Russell-Rowe wins 2022 MLS NEXT PRO Golden Boot with the most goals". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
19. ^ Schneider, Jacob (September 23, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2 goalkeeper Patrick Schulte named MLS NEXT Pro Goalkeeper of the Year". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
20. ^ Schneider, Jacob (September 23, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2's Laurent Courtois named MLS NEXT Pro Coach of the year". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

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