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Columbus Crew 2

Full name	Columbus Crew 2
Nickname(s)	Crew 2, Capybaras
Founded	December 6, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium	Historic Crew Stadium
Capacity	19,968
Owner	Columbus Crew
Head coach	Kelvin Jones
League	MLS Next Pro
2023	3rd, Eastern Conference 1st, Central Division Playoffs: Runner-up
Website	https://www.columbuscrew.com/crew2/
Home colors Away colors
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.

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. 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. The Crew 2 will be one of 21 teams that play in the newly formed league. On January 28, 2022, the Crew announced that Laurent Courtois would serve as the team's first head coach.

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. The first win came the following week with a 1–0 victory over Chicago Fire FC II.

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

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.

Players and staff

Current roster

As of December 19, 2024

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
5	DF	Chris Rogers	United States
6	MF	Christopher Pearson	Jamaica
7	MF	Ibrahima Sy	Senegal
8	MF	Giorgio De Libera	United States
9	FW	Jayden Da	United States
10	MF	Adrián González	Mexico
11	MF	Terron Williams	United States
13	GK	Stanislav Lapkes	Belarus
17	FW	Brent Adu-Gyamfi	United States
18	FW	Gibran Rayo	United States
20	MF	Nicolás Rincón	Colombia
22	GK	Cole Johnson	United States
24	DF	Aboubacar Keita	United States
27	MF	Ameziane Mohand	Algeria
43	MF	Anthony Alaouieh	United States
45	MF	Owen Presthus	United States
49	MF	Tristan Brown	United States

Staff

As of September 7, 2023

Last updated: 14:20, July 28, 2024 (UTC)
Source:

Team records

Season-by-season

As of October 22, 2024

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	Jacen Russell-Rowe	21
2023	28	16	3	9	58	46	+12	54	1st	3rd	5th	Runner-up	Gibran Rayo	12
2024	28	11	7	10	51	47	+4	45	5th	7th	12th		Chase Adams	9

Head coaches record

As of September 19, 2024

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%
Laurent Courtois	France	January 28, 2022	January 8, 2024	59	38	8	13	137	77	064.41
Kelvin Jones	United States	March 13, 2024	present	25	10	7	8	50	43	040.00

Honors

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

• May 2022: Jacen Russell-Rowe
• June 2022: Jacen Russell-Rowe

Goalkeeper of the Month

• August 2022: Patrick Schulte

Annual Awards

MLS Next Pro Most Valuable Player

• 2022: Jacen Russell-Rowe

Golden Boot

• 2022: Jacen Russell-Rowe

Goalkeeper of the Year

• 2022: Patrick Schulte

Coach of the Year

• 2022: Laurent Courtois

MLS Next Pro Cup MVP

• 2022: Marco Micaletto

See also

• Columbus Crew
• MLS Next Pro

References

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.

External links

• Official website

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