2003 Columbus Crew season

{{updated|October 18, 2003}}https://web.archive.org/web/20031018083819/http://www.thecrew.com:80/club/roster.cfm?ID=1

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For the preseason match against Cincinnati Riverhawks, the Crew brought in non-roster invitees Shane Curran, Gary Berry and Bret Jones from the Columbus Shooting Stars.https://web.archive.org/web/20030822001805/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=298

The Crew spent a portion of preseason in Portugal where they played a series of friendlies against local teams. They brought in Michael Thomas as a non-roster invitee on this trip. https://web.archive.org/web/20031009004311/http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=307

After returning from Portugal, the Crew went to Florida to continue training. They played another series of friendly matches. Omar Belbey joined the team as a non-roster invitee on this leg of preseason.https://web.archive.org/web/20030413092744/http://www.matchnight.com/mn-matchreport.cfm?MID=8

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|team1 = C.D. Fátima {{flagicon|POR}}

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|team1 = S.C. Lourinhanense {{flagicon|POR}}

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|team1 = U.D. Leiria {{flagicon|POR}}

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|round = Friendly

|date = March 4

|time = 7:00 PM EST

|team1 = San Jose Earthquakes

|score = 2-1

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• Wegerle {{goal|66}}
• Corrales {{yel|79}}

|goals2 =

• Walsh {{goal|6}}
• Clark {{yel|29}}
• McCarty {{yel|83}}

|stadium = Lockhart Stadium

|location = Fort Lauderdale, FL

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|result = L

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|round = Copa Carnaval

|date = March 8

|time = 5:00 PM EST

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 4-2

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|team2 = D.C. United

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• Cunningham {{goal|42}}

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|stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

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|result = W

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|round = Friendly

|date = March 10

|time = 2:00 PM EST

|team1 = NY/NJ MetroStars

|score = 2-2

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• Pope {{goal|35}}
• Droze {{goal|90}}

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• García {{goal|61}}

|stadium = Lynn University

|location = Boca Raton, FL

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|result = D

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|date = March 25

|time = 4:00 PM EST

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 4-0

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|goals1 =

• Traeger {{goal}}
• Maisonneuve {{goal}}
• Washington {{goal}}
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|location = Obetz, OH

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|round = Friendly

|date = March 29

|time = 8:00 PM EST

|team1 = Kansas City Wizards

|score = 1-2

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• Maisonneuve {{yel|90+1}}

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• Fabbro {{yel|9}}
• Preki {{yel|14}}
• Wolff {{goal|51}}

|stadium = Wantland Stadium

|location = Edmond, OK

|attendance = 9,223

|referee = Teddy Vaughn

|result = W

|note =

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|round = Keith Evans Memorial Match

|date = April 1

|time = 7:00 PM EST

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The Crew played a midseason friendly against Santos Laguna in Kansas City as a double header with Kansas City Wizards vs. Dallas Burn which was the first time all three Clark owned MLS teams played in the same stadium on the same day. The Crew who came into the game with many injuries called up Taly Goode, Kevin Friedland, and Taylor Graham from Kansas City Wizards.{{cite news |title=Goode starts in goal for Crew |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |date=13 July 2003}}

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|round = Connor Senn Memorial Match

|date = April 23

|time =

|team1 = Ohio State Buckeyes

|score = 1-3

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• Nugent {{goal|6}}

|goals2 =

• Cunningham {{goal|30}}
• West {{goal|59}}
• Oughton {{goal|69}}

|stadium = Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 439

|referee =

|result = W

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}}

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|round = Friendly

|date = July 12

|time = 5:15 PM EDT

|team1 = Santos Laguna {{flagicon|MEX}}

|score = 0-1

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|stadium = Arrowhead Stadium

|location = Kansas City, MO

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

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|date = April 5

|time = 4:00 PM EST

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 1-1

|aet = yes

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|team2 = Los Angeles Galaxy

|goals1 =

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• Oughton {{yel|94}}

|goals2 =

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• Ruíz {{goal|63}}
• Marshall {{yel|75}}

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|attendance = 22,058

|referee = Kevin Terry

|result = D

|note =

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|round = 2

|date = April 12

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = NY/NJ MetroStars

|score = 0-1

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• Cunningham {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

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|stadium = Giants Stadium

|location = East Rutherford, NJ

|attendance = 23,786

|referee = Ricardo Salazar

|result = W

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|round = 3

|date = April 19

|time = 4:00 PM EDT

|team1 = New England Revolution

|score = 1-2

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|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Kanté {{yel|64}}
• Franchino {{yel|81}}
• Ralston {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =

• Denton {{goal|12}}
• McBride {{goal|53}}

|stadium = Gillette Stadium

|location = Foxborough, MA

|attendance = 15,827

|referee = Brian Hall

|result = W

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|round = 4

|date = April 26

|time = 4:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 0-1

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|team2 = NY/NJ MetroStars

|goals1 =

• Maisonneuve {{yel|31}}

|goals2 =

• Williams {{yel|10}}
• Magee {{goal|59}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 12,165

|referee = Michael Kennedy

|result = L

|note =

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|round = 5

|date = May 3

|time = 8:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Kansas City Wizards

|score = 2-2

|aet = yes

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|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Zavagnin {{yel|14}}
• Preki {{goal|45+2|pen.}}
• Armstrong {{yel|69}}
• Quill {{goal|89}}
• Fabbro {{yel|94}}

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• Oughton {{yel|42}}
• Paule {{yel|47}}
• McBride {{goal|49}}, {{yel|90}}
• Martino {{goal|55}}
• Busch {{yel|58}}
• Cunningham {{yel|60}}

|stadium = Arrowhead Stadium

|location = Kansas City, MO

|attendance = 16,006

|referee = Marcel Yonan

|result = D

|note =

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|round = 6

|date = May 10

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 2-0

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|team2 = Colorado Rapids

|goals1 =

• Cunningham {{goal|25|pen.}}
• McBride {{goal|43}}
• Maisonneuve {{yel|74}}

|goals2 =

• Mastroeni {{yel|56}}
• Hart {{yel|60}}
• Herdsman {{yel|85}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 16,555

|referee = Abbey Okulaja

|result = W

|note =

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|round = 7

|date = May 17

|time = 10:00 PM EDT

|team1 = San Jose Earthquakes

|score = 4-3

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|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Mulrooney {{yel|10}}
• Mullan {{goal|30}}
• Ching {{goal|49}}
• Agoos {{goal|67}}
• Donovan {{goal|87}}

|goals2 =

• McBride {{goal|38|pen.}}
• Cunningham {{goal|61}}
• Clark {{yel|69}}
• Paule {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Spartan Stadium

|location = San Jose, CA

|attendance = 7,180

|referee = Ali Saheli

|result = L

|note =

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|round = 8

|date = May 24

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 2-3

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|team2 = New England Revolution

|goals1 =

• Paule {{goal|40}}
• Dunseth {{goal|76}}

|goals2 =

• Kamler {{goal|36}}, {{goal|70}}
• Twellman {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 13,186

|referee = Kevin Stott

|result = L

|note =

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|round = 9

|date = May 31

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 1-1

|aet = yes

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/b32926b5/Columbus-Crew-MetroStars-May-31-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = NY/NJ MetroStars

|goals1 =

• Cunningham {{goal|34}}
• McBride {{yel|84}}
• Busch {{yel|90}}
• McCarty {{yel|97}}

|goals2 =

• Lisi {{yel|13}}
• Mathis {{goal|64|pen.}}
• Jolley {{yel|65}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 12,518

|referee = Jair Marrufo

|result = D

|note =

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|round = 10

|date = June 7

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 1-0

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|team2 = San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1 =

• Walsh {{sent off|2|53|78}}
• McBride {{goal|85}}

|goals2 =

• Mullan {{yel|14}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 16,481

|referee = Gus St. Silva

|result = W

|note =

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|round = 11

|date = June 14

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = D.C. United

|score = 3-0

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|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Petke {{yel|27}}, {{goal|43}}
• Eskandarian {{goal|79}}, {{goal|85}}

|goals2 =

• Torres {{yel|21}}

|stadium = Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

|location = Washington, D.C.

|attendance = 13,907

|referee = Terry Vaughn

|result = L

|note =

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|round = 12

|date = June 21

|time = 10:00 PM EDT

|team1 = San Jose Earthquakes

|score = 2-1

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/d277cfe3/San-Jose-Earthquakes-Columbus-Crew-June-21-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Mullan {{goal|43}}
• Lagos {{sent off|0|57}}
• Ekelund {{yel|59}}
• Walker {{goal|77}}

|goals2 =

• Dunseth {{yel|27}}
• McBride {{goal|55}}
• Clark {{sent off|0|57}}
• Paule {{yel|66}}

|stadium = Spartan Stadium

|location = San Jose, CA

|attendance = 8,058

|referee = Marcel Yonan

|result = L

|note =

}}

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|round = 13

|date = June 28

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 3-0

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/c73bbda7/Columbus-Crew-DC-United-June-28-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = D.C. United

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• West {{goal|8}}
• Dunseth {{yel|18}}
• McBride {{goal|25}}
• Walsh {{goal|60}}
• Hejduk {{yel|62}}

|goals2 =

• Convey {{yel|37}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 16,489

|referee = Alex Prus

|result = W

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|round = 14

|date = July 5

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 0-0

|aet = yes

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/f6018d22/Columbus-Crew-Dallas-Burn-July-5-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Dallas Burn

|goals1 =

• West {{yel|50}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 14,412

|referee = Ricardo Salazar

|result = D

|note =

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|round = 15

|date = July 19

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 0-1

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/278efb60/Columbus-Crew-Kansas-City-Wizards-July-19-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Kansas City Wizards

|goals1 =

• Clark {{yel|46}}
• Dunseth {{yel|62}}
• Denton {{yel|68}}
• McCarty {{yel|90}}

|goals2 =

• Zavagnin {{yel|38}}
• Simutenkov {{goal|58}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 16,472

|referee = Michael Kennedy

|result = L

|note =

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|round = 16

|date = July 23

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 1-1

|aet = yes

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/9b5bdeea/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-July-23-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = New England Revolution

|goals1 =

• Matteo {{goal|33}}

|goals2 =

• Joseph {{yel|35}}
• Noonan {{goal|55}}
• Llamosa {{yel|77}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 14,632

|referee = Brian Hall

|result = D

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 17

|date = July 30

|time = 10:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Los Angeles Galaxy

|score = 2-1

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/32a4fa36/LA-Galaxy-Columbus-Crew-July-30-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Ruiz {{yel|11}}
• Martínez {{goal|44}}
• Lalas {{goal|52}}

|goals2 =

• Hejduk {{yel|11}}
• Dunseth {{yel|20}}
• Oughton {{yel|45+2}}
• Clark {{yel|57}}
• Maisonneuve {{goal|79}}

|stadium = The Home Depot Center

|location = Carson, CA

|attendance = 21,806

|referee = Noel Kenny

|result = L

|note = Originally scheduled on September 3

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 18

|date = August 9

|time = 10:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Los Angeles Galaxy

|score = 3-1

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/399f5515/LA-Galaxy-Columbus-Crew-August-9-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Ruiz {{goal|68}}, {{goal|86}}
• Serna {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

• Clark {{yel|22}}
• Dunseth {{yel|28}}
• McCarty {{yel|44}}
• Hejduk {{yel|45+1}}
• Buddle {{goal|74}}

|stadium = The Home Depot Center

|location = Carson, CA

|attendance = 22,063

|referee = Alex Prus

|result = L

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 19

|date = August 13

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 2-2

|aet = yes

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/9d1d61ff/Columbus-Crew-Chicago-Fire-August-13-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Chicago Fire

|goals1 =

• Denton {{yel|37}}
• Buddle {{goal|47}}
• West {{goal|52}}
• Busch {{yel|68}}
• Cunningham {{yel|74}}
• McCarty {{yel|80}}

|goals2 =

• Razov {{goal|34|pen.}}
• Ralph {{goal|90}}
• Bocanegra {{sent off|2|98|100+1}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 17,193

|referee = Brian Hall

|result = D

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 20

|date = August 16

|time = 9:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Colorado Rapids

|score = 2-1

|aet = yes

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/55aa5a42/Colorado-Rapids-Columbus-Crew-August-16-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Spencer {{goal|57}}, {{yel|65}}
• Chung {{goal|91}}

|goals2 =

• McCarty {{yel|9}}
• Buddle {{goal|72}}
• Denton {{yel|78}}
• Oughton {{yel|89}}

|stadium = Invesco Field at Mile High

|location = Denver, CO

|attendance = 11,671

|referee = Jesse Johnson

|result = L

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 21

|date = August 23

|time = 9:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Dallas Burn

|score = 1-2

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/58f730ee/Dallas-Burn-Columbus-Crew-August-23-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Deering {{sent off|2|9|28}}
• Gbandi {{yel|31}}
• Rhine {{goal|75}}

|goals2 =

• Denton {{yel|35}}
• Hejduk {{yel|37}}
• Buddle {{goal|43}}
• Paule {{goal|62}}

|stadium = Dragon Stadium

|location = Southlake, TX

|attendance = 7,950

|referee = Kevin Stott

|result = W

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 22

|date = August 31

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 1-0

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/f2c052e2/Columbus-Crew-Kansas-City-Wizards-August-31-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Kansas City Wizards

|goals1 =

• West {{goal|37}}
• Oughton {{yel|55}}

|goals2 =

• Quill {{yel|4}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 18,147

|referee = Terry Vaughn

|result = W

|note = Originally scheduled on August 30

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 23

|date = September 6

|time = 9:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Chicago Fire

|score = 1-1

|aet = yes

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/8e800d8b/Chicago-Fire-Columbus-Crew-September-6-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Marsch {{yel|52}}
• Bocanegra {{goal|66}}
• Curtin {{yel|94}}

|goals2 =

• Buddle {{goal|37}}, {{yel|53}}
• Oughton {{yel|49}}
• West {{yel|89}}

|stadium = Cardinal Stadium

|location = Naperville, IL

|attendance = 15,136

|referee = Gus St. Silva

|result = D

|note = Originally scheduled on September 7

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 24

|date = September 13

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 3-2

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/b345a062/Columbus-Crew-Dallas-Burn-September-13-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Dallas Burn

|goals1 =

• Buddle {{goal|28}}, {{goal|81}}
• McBride {{goal|39}}

|goals2 =

• Dunseth {{goal|15}}
• Stone {{sent off|2|49|86}}
• Johnson {{goal|52}}
• Pareja {{yel|90+2}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 16,049

|referee = Alex Prus

|result = W

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 25

|date = September 20

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = NY/NJ MetroStars

|score = 1-0

|aet = yes

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/9680df2a/MetroStars-Columbus-Crew-September-20-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Lisi {{yel|32}}
• Williams {{yel|33}}
• Wolyniec {{goal|100+1}}

|goals2 =

• Williams {{yel|5}}
• Oughton {{yel|70}}

|stadium = Giants Stadium

|location = East Rutherford, NJ

|attendance = 16,507

|referee = Noel Kenny

|result = L

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 26

|date = September 28

|time = 6:00 PM EDT

|team1 = New England Revolution

|score = 3-2

|aet = yes

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/ef11e92b/New-England-Revolution-Columbus-Crew-September-28-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Llamosa {{yel|50}}
• Joseph {{yel|65}}, {{goal|81}}
• Moore {{goal|78}}
• Franchino {{goal|97}}

|goals2 =

• Williams {{yel|22}}
• Hejduk {{yel|27}}
• McBride {{yel|30}}
• Martino {{goal|41}}, {{yel|67}}
• Denton {{goal|72}}, {{yel|80}}
• Matteo {{yel|96}}

|stadium = Gillette Stadium

|location = Foxborough, MA

|attendance = 8,594

|referee = Terry Vaughn

|result = L

|note = Originally scheduled on September 27

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 27

|date = October 4

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 1-1

|aet = yes

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/8b52e2c1/Columbus-Crew-DC-United-October-4-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = D.C. United

|goals1 =

• Paule {{goal|19}}
• Denton {{yel|36}}
• Maisonneuve {{yel|39}}
• Williams {{yel|72}}

|goals2 =

• Nelsen {{yel|44}}
• Stewart {{yel|51}}
• Etcheverry {{goal|59|pen.}}, {{yel|61}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 17,995

|referee = Ricardo Valenzuela

|result = D

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 28

|date = October 10

|time = 9:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Chicago Fire

|score = 2-0

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/fe3e7ff5/Chicago-Fire-Columbus-Crew-October-10-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Jaqua {{goal|11}}, {{yel|67}}
• Razov {{goal|49}}
• Beasley {{yel|57}}

|goals2 =

• Hejduk {{yel|54}}
• Akwari {{yel|88}}
• Clark {{yel|89}}

|stadium = Soldier Field

|location = Chicago, IL

|attendance = 30,845

|referee = Brian Hall

|result = L

|note = Originally scheduled on October 11

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 29

|date = October 19

|time = 4:00 PM EDT

|team1 = D.C. United

|score = 2-3

|aet = yes

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/2181972c/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-October-19-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Stoichkov {{yel|22}}, {{goal|37|pen.}}
• Martins {{yel|72}}
• Kovalenko {{yel|73}}
• Petke {{goal|90+6}}
• Eskandarian {{sent off|2|92|93}}

|goals2 =

• Denton {{yel|20}}
• West {{goal|26}}
• Maisonneuve {{yel|38}}
• Williams {{yel|44}}
• McBride {{goal|90|pen.}}, {{goal|100}}
• Walsh {{yel|98}}

|stadium = Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

|location = Washington, D.C.

|attendance = 14,368

|referee = Abbey Okulaja

|result = W

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 30

|date = October 26

|time = 4:00 PM EST

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 6-2

|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/09f4743e/Columbus-Crew-Chicago-Fire-October-26-2003-Major-League-Soccer

|team2 = Chicago Fire

|goals1 =

• Williams {{yel|45+1}}
• McBride {{goal|49}}, {{goal|67}}
• Cunningham {{goal|54}}
• Buddle {{goal|74}} {{goal|85}}
• García {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

• Selolwane {{goal|3}}
• Marsch {{goal|25|pen.}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 19,404

|referee = Kevin Stott

|result = W

|note =

}}

{{main|2003 MLS Cup Playoffs}}

The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.

{{main|2003 U.S. Open Cup}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Fourth Round

|date = August 6

|time = 7:30 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew (MLS) {{flagicon|Ohio}}

|score = 3-4

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20031219100121/http://www.thecrew.com/stats/matchstats.cfm?ID=304

|team2 = {{flagicon|New Jersey}} NY/NJ MetroStars (MLS)

|goals1 =

• Buddle {{goal|10}}, {{goal|11}}, {{yel|73}}
• Denton {{yel|21}}
• Maisonneuve {{goal|43}}
• West {{sent off|0|68}}

|goals2 =

• Maisonneuve {{goal|24|o.g.}}
• Jolley {{goal|54}}
• Lisi {{yel|70}}
• Pope {{goal|77}}, {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 5,590

|referee =

|result = L

|note =

}}

{{main|2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Leg 1

|date = March 16

|time = 2:00 PM EST

|team1 = C.D. Árabe Unido {{flagicon|PAN}}

|score = 1-2

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20031219211958/http://www.thecrew.com/stats/matchstats.cfm?ID=299

|team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• {{goal|7}}
• {{goal|65}}

|goals2 =

• Busch {{yel|6}}
• Cunningham {{sent off|0|56}}
• Martino {{goal|63}}

|stadium = Estadio Armando Dely Valdés

|location = Colon, Panama

|attendance = 3,500

|referee =

|result = L

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Leg 2

|date = March 23

|time = 4:00 PM EST

|team1 = Columbus Crew {{flagicon|USA}}

|score = 3-0

|aggregatescore = 3-2

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20031223221707/http://www.thecrew.com/stats/matchstats.cfm?ID=300

|team2 = {{flagicon|PAN}} C.D. Árabe Unido

|goals1 =

• Hejduk {{sent off|2|37|71}}
• Buddle {{goal|42}}, {{goal|59}}
• Martino {{yel|55}}, {{goal|70}}

|goals2 =

• {{yel|20}}
• {{yel|29}}
• {{yel|59}}
• {{yel|62}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 6,443

|referee = Jorge Casso

|result = W

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Leg 1

|date = April 9

|time = 9:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Monarcas Morelia {{flagicon|MEX}}

|score = 6-0

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20031223160232/http://www.thecrew.com/stats/matchstats.cfm?ID=301

|team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Palacios {{goal|38}}
• Íñiguez {{goal|42}}, {{goal|69}}
• Bautista {{goal|49}}, {{goal|54}}
• {{yel|48}}
• Navia {{goal|65}}

|goals2 =

• Clark {{yel|11}}
• McCarty {{yel|82}}

|stadium = Estadio Morelos

|location = Morelia, Mexico

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Joel Aguilar

|result = L

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Leg 2

|date = April 16

|time = 7:00 PM EDT

|team1 = Columbus Crew {{flagicon|USA}}

|score = 2-0

|aggregatescore = 2-6

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20031223160555/http://www.thecrew.com/stats/matchstats.cfm?ID=302

|team2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Monarcas Morelia

|goals1 =

• Denton {{sent off|2|13|31}}
• Buddle {{goal|15}}
• Cunningham {{goal|28}}, {{yel|43}}
• Hejduk {{yel|62}}
• Oughton {{yel|78}}
• Walsh {{yel|88}}

|goals2 =

• {{yel|27}}
• {{yel|64}}
• {{yel|86}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance = 3,358

|referee = Jean-Francois Corrivault

|result = W

|note =

}}

Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.

{{Efs start|MLS|U.S. Open Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup}}

{{Efs player|no=1|name=Jon Busch|pos=GK|nat=USA|24+0|0|0+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=2|name=Frankie Hejduk|pos=DF|nat=USA|23+0|0|1+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=3|name=Mike Clark|pos=DF|nat=USA|29+0|0|1+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=4|name=Mark Williams|pos=DF|nat=NIR|5+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=5|name=Chad McCarty|pos=DF|nat=USA|14+5|0|0+0|0|3+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=6|name=Eric Denton|pos=DF|nat=USA|25+1|2|1+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=7|name=Diego Walsh|pos=MF|nat=BRA|6+8|1|1+0|0|1+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=8|name=Duncan Oughton|pos=DF|nat=NZL|18+5|0|1+0|0|2+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=10|name=Brian Maisonneuve|pos=MF|nat=USA|20+3|1|1+0|1|2+2|0}}

{{Efs player|no=11|name=Jeff Cunningham|pos=FW|nat=USA|13+8|5|1+0|0|2+1|1}}

{{Efs player|no=12|name=Edson Buddle|pos=FW|nat=USA|16+5|10|1+0|2|4+0|4}}

{{Efs player|no=15|name=Freddy Garcia|pos=MF|nat=GUA|12+10|1|0+0|0|4+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=16|name=Ross Paule|pos=MF|nat=USA|25+0|4|0+1|0|2+2|0}}

{{Efs player|no=17|name=Brian West|pos=FW|nat=USA|17+7|4|0+1|0|2+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=18|name=Nelson Akwari|pos=DF|nat=USA|5+6|0|0+1|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=20|name=Brian McBride|pos=FW|nat=USA|23+1|12|0+0|0|2+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=21|name=Kyle Martino|pos=MF|nat=USA|20+2|2|0+0|0|2+0|1}}

{{Efs player|no=22|name=Tom Presthus|pos=GK|nat=USA|6+1|0|1+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=23|name=Alex Pineda Chacon|pos=FW|nat=HON|3+5|0|0+1|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=24|name=Jeff Matteo|pos=MF|nat=USA|3+3|1|1+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=25|name=Michael Ritch|pos=FW|nat=USA|0+3|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=27|name=Andres Murriagui|pos=MF|nat=ECU|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=28|name=Jake Traeger|pos=DF|nat=USA|0+1|0|0+0|0|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=31|name=Michael Ueltschey|pos=GK|nat=USA|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=|name=Own Goal|pos=|nat=|-|0|-|0|-|0|}}

|-

|colspan=12 align=center|Players who left Columbus during the season:

{{Efs player|no=4|name=Daniel Torres|pos=DF|nat=CRC|6+2|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=13|name=Brian Dunseth|pos=DF|nat=USA|17+2|1|1+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=26|name=Trevor Perea|pos=MF|nat=USA|0+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=-|name=Ryan Mack|pos=MF|nat=USA|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=-|name=Clint Baumstark|pos=GK|nat=USA|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

|}

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{{See also|List of Major League Soccer transfers 2003}}

{{main|2003 MLS SuperDraft}} {{main|2003 MLS Supplemental Draft}}

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:

{{col-begin}}

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{{col-end}}

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{{col-3}}

;Starters

• DF Frankie Hejduk

;Reserves

• MF Kyle Martino

{{col-3}}

;MLS Fair Play Award

• FW Brian McBride

{{col-3}}

• Most Valuable Player – Ross Paule
• Defensive Player of the Year – Eric Denton
• Scoring Champion – Brian McBride
• Man of the Year – Brian McBride
• Coach's Award – Brian Maisonneuve
• Goal of the Year – Brian McBride & Diego Walsh
• Humanitarian of the Year – Mike Clark
• Hardest Working Man of the Year – Frankie Hejduk
• Comeback Player of the Year – Edson Buddle

{{col-end}}

{{reflist}}

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