# 2024 Columbus Crew season

The 2024 Columbus Crew season was the club's twenty-ninth season of existence and their twenty-ninth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. It was their second season under head coach Wilfried Nancy. The Crew are defending MLS Cup champions, having won the 2023 MLS Cup against Los Angeles FC. On December 20, 2023, MLS released its schedule, with Columbus playing its opening match of the season against Atlanta United FC at home on February 24.

## Roster

    As of August 28, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GUA | Nicholas Hagen |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Andrés Herrera (on loan River Plate) |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Rudy Camacho |
| 5 | MF | USA | Derrick Jones |
| 6 | MF | USA | Darlington Nagbe |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Dylan Chambost |
| 9 | FW | COL | Cucho Hernández |
| 10 | FW | URU | Diego Rossi |
| 12 | DF | USA | DeJuan Jones |
| 13 | MF | USA | Aziel Jackson |
| 14 | MF | GHA | Yaw Yeboah |
| 16 | MF | USA | Taha Habroune |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | USA | Christian Ramirez |
| 18 | DF | DEN | Malte Amundsen |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Jacen Russell-Rowe |
| 20 | FW | ROU | Alexandru Mățan |
| 21 | DF | UKR | Yevhen Cheberko |
| 22 | GK | MEX | Abraham Romero |
| 23 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Farsi |
| 24 | GK | USA | Evan Bush |
| 25 | MF | USA | Sean Zawadzki |
| 27 | FW | USA | Maximilian Arfsten |
| 28 | GK | USA | Patrick Schulte |
| 31 | DF | CPV | Steven Moreira |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | USA | Keegan Hughes (HG; on loan to Loudoun United) |
| 11 | MF | COL | Marino Hinestroza (on loan to Atletico Nacional) |
| 29 | MF | USA | Cole Mrowka (HG; on loan to Colorado Springs) |

## Competitive
### MLS
#### Standings
##### Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 74 | Qualification for round one, the 2025 Leagues Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 66 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 59 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 4 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 52 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |

##### Overall table

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Inter Miami CF (S) | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 74 | Qualification for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage and CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 2 | Columbus Crew (L) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 66 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC (U) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 4 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 |
| 5 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 59 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
* ↑ As 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
* ↑ As winners of Leagues Cup
* ↑ As runners-up of Leagues Cup
* ↑ As 2024 MLS Cup champions
* ↑ As highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 66 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 19 | +15 |
Source: MLS standings 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | W |

#### Match results
### U.S. Open Cup

Columbus Crew was not sent to the tournament, and neither was their MLS Next Pro team Columbus Crew 2 following the deal reached on March 1, 2024, due to participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Derrick Jones | Charlotte FC | Free agent, contract runs through 2025 with an option for 2026 | December 21, 2023 |
| GK | Nicholas Hagen | Bnei Sakhnin F.C. | Free agent, contract runs through 2024 with options through 2026 | December 21, 2023 |
| MF | Marino Hinestroza | Pachuca | Transfer, contract runs through 2026 with an option for 2027 | December 22, 2023 |
| MF | Taha Habroune | Columbus Crew 2 | Homegrown player, contract runs through 2027 with an option for 2028 | January 17, 2024 |
| MF | Cole Mrowka | Columbus Crew 2 | Homegrown player, contract runs through 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028 | March 5, 2024 |
| MF | Dylan Chambost | Saint-Étienne | Transfer, contract runs through 2026 with an option for 2027 | June 11, 2024 |
| MF | Aziel Jackson | St. Louis City SC | Trade, $650,000 in General Allocation Money plus additional GAM if certain performance metrics are met | June 18, 2024 |
| DF | DeJuan Jones | New England Revolution | Trade, Will Sands + $600,000 in General Allocation Money | July 31, 2024 |
| GK | Abraham Romero | Los Angeles FC | Trade, $50,000 in General Allocation Money | August 14, 2024 |

### Loan in

| Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
| DF | Andrés Herrera | River Plate | Loan through June 30, 2024 with option to purchase | August 6, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| GK | Brady Scott | LA Galaxy | Option declined | December 12, 2023 |
| DF | Jimmy Medranda | | Option declined | December 12, 2023 |
| DF | Jake Morris | Louisville City FC | Option declined | December 12, 2023 |
| MF | Isaiah Parente | Ventura County FC | Option declined | December 12, 2023 |
| DF | Gustavo Vallecilla | Colorado Rapids | Loan expired | December 12, 2023 |
| DF | Josh Williams | Retired | Out of contract | December 12, 2023 |
| MF | Julian Gressel | Inter Miami CF | Out of contract | December 12, 2023 |
| FW | Kevin Molino | | Mutual termination | February 2, 2024 |
| DF | Philip Quinton | Real Salt Lake | Trade, $200,000 in General Allocation Money | April 19, 2024 |
| MF | Aidan Morris | Middlesbrough F.C. | Transfer, $4,000,000 | June 28, 2024 |
| DF | Will Sands | New England Revolution | Trade for DeJuan Jones | July 31, 2024 |

### Loans out

| Pos. | Player | Loanee club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End |
| DF | Keegan Hughes | Loudoun United FC | Columbus has right to recall at any point, subject to MLS roster compliance | February 23, 2024 | End Of Season |
| MF | Marino Hinestroza | Atletico Nacional | Columbus has right to recall at any point, subject to MLS roster compliance | July 26, 2024 | N/A |
| MF | Cole Mrowka | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Columbus has right to recall at any point, subject to MLS roster compliance | August 23, 2024 | End Of Season |