2008 Columbus Crew season

The Crew's rebuilding under Sigi Schmid paid immense dividends in 2008, as the team won the Supporters Shield and their first MLS Cup championship. Argentine midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto won the league MVP award, capping an incredible season with his three-assist performance in the championship game.

{{updated|match played November 23, 2008}}

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{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=President/General Manager |s={{flagicon|USA}} Mark McCullers}}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Technical Director |s={{flagicon|USA}} Brian Bliss}}

{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Head Coach |s={{flagicon|GER}} Sigi Schmid}}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Assistant Coach |s={{flagicon|POL}} Robert Warzycha}}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Assistant Coach |s={{flagicon|USA}} Mike Lapper }}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Assistant Coach |s={{flagicon|RUS}} Vadim Kirillov }}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Strength and Conditioning Coach |s={{flagicon|USA}} Steve Tashjian }}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Head Trainer |s={{flagicon|USA}} Jason Mathews }}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Assistant Trainer |s={{flagicon|USA}} Skylar Richards }}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Team Manager |s={{flagicon|USA}} Tucker Walther}}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Equipment Manager |s={{flagicon|USA}} Rusty Wummel}}

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The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Florida, California and England before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Osvaldo Alonso, Mamadou Bah, Sandro, Álvaro Pires, Lars Ricken, Roman Friedli and Michael Ricketts.

Unsigned draft picks Ryan Miller, Zola Short, Ricardo Pierre-Louis, Lukasz Tumicz, Cory Elenio, Steven Lenhart and George Josten also joined the team for preseason.

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• Gaven {{goal|50}}

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| team2 = South Florida Bulls

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| time =

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| team2 = Columbus Crew

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• Cochrane {{yel|36}}
• Garcia {{yel|42}}

| goals2 =

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• Gaven {{goal|34}}

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| location = San Luis Obispo, CA

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| note =

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| team2 = Columbus Crew

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• Kljestan {{yel|56}}

| goals2 =

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• Rogers {{goal|59}}

| stadium = Cougar Stadium

| location = Santa Clarita, CA

| attendance =

| referee =

| result = W

| note =

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| time =

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| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 1-0

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| goals1 =

• Garcia {{goal|12}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Buena High School

| location = Ventura, CA

| attendance =

| referee =

| result = L

| note =

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| date = March 6

| time =

| team1 = Blackburn Rovers Reserves {{flagicon|ENG}}

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 0-1

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| stadium = Brockhall Training Ground

| location = Brockhall Village, England

| attendance =

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| note =

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| date = March 7

| time =

| team1 = Everton F.C. Reserves {{flagicon|ENG}}

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| location = Liverpool, England

| attendance =

| referee =

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| note =

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| date = March 22

| time =

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = {{flagicon|SLV}} A.D. Isidro Metapán

| score = 1-0

| report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-defeats-metapan-international-friendly

| goals1 =

• Hejduk {{yel|37}}
• Hernández {{goal|67}}

| goals2 =

• Posadas {{yel|71}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance =

| referee =

| result = W

| note =

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|round = Friendly

|date = April 13

|time =

|team1 = Cleveland City Stars

|score = 2-2

|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-reserves-draw-cleveland-stars

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• MacGregor {{goal|4}}
• Williams {{goal|35}}

|goals2 =

• Lenhart {{goal|76}}
• Miglioranzi {{yel|89}}
• Hernández {{goal|92}}

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|location = Parma, OH

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|note =

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| date = April 29

| time = 7:00 PM EDT

| team1 = Ohio State Buckeyes

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 1-4

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| goals1 =

• Thiam {{goal}}

| goals2 =

• Garey {{goal}}, {{goal}}
• Josten {{goal}}, {{goal}}

| stadium = Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 2,274

| referee =

| result = W

| note =

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| date = July 9

| time = 5:00 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Club Atlético Independiente

| score = 2-1

| report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-reach-objectives-vs-independiente

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• Rogers {{goal|63}}
• Garey {{goal|67}}

| goals2 =

• Vitti {{goal|83}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance =

| referee =

| result = W

| note =

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| date = July 20

| time = 5:00 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} West Ham United F.C.

| score = 1-3

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| goals1 =

• Garey {{goal|20}}

| goals2 =

• Ashton {{goal|6}}
• Evans {{goal|26|o.g.}}
• Reid {{goal|52}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance =

| referee = Ben Chaouf

| result = L

| note =

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|date = August 25

|time = 11:00 AM EDT

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|score = 3-1

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|team2 = Cleveland City Stars

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• Lenhart {{goal}}
• Oughton {{goal}}

|goals2 =

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|stadium = Crew Training Center

|location = Obetz, OH

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

|note =

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{{2008 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference table|showteam=CLB|show_limit=5}}

{{2008 Major League Soccer season table|showteam=CLB|show_limit=5}}

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| date = March 29

| time =

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = Toronto FC

| score = 2–0

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• Moffat {{goal|26}}
• Moreno {{goal|76}}

| goals2 =

• Edu {{yel|55}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 13,843

| referee = Baldomero Toledo

| result = W

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| date = April 5

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = New York Red Bulls

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 2–0

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• Goldthwaite {{goal|8}}
• Parke {{sentoff|2|65|81}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Giants Stadium

| location = East Rutherford, NJ

| attendance = 17,119

| referee = Alex Prus

| result = L

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| round = 3

| date = April 12

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = Chivas USA

| score = 4–3

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| goals1 =

• Gaven {{yel|22}}
• Barros Schelotto {{goal|26|pen.}}, {{yel|90+4}}
• Moreno {{goal|35}}
• Moffat {{yel|48}}
• Rogers {{goal|71}}, {{goal|82}}
• Padula {{yel|75}}

| goals2 =

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• Bornstein {{yel|37}}
• Marsch {{yel|68}}, {{goal|72}}
• Nagamura {{goal|78}}
• Mendoza {{sentoff|2|13|83}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 6,733

| referee = Ricardo Salazar

| result = W

}}

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| round = 4

| date = April 17

| time = 8:00 PM EDT

| team1 = D.C. United

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 1–2

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| goals1 =

• Namoff {{goal|42}}

| goals2 =

• Carroll {{yel|29}}
• Moreno {{goal|32}}
• Peralta {{goal|43|o.g.}}
• O'Rourke {{yel|57}}
• Hesmer {{yel|83}}

| stadium = Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

| location = Washington, D.C.

| attendance = 13,329

| referee = Jair Marrufo

| result = W

}}

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| round = 5

| date = April 26

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = Houston Dynamo

| score = 1–0

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/baab3391/Columbus-Crew-Houston-Dynamo-April-26-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Moreno {{goal|22}}
• Moffat {{yel|48}}
• Hesmer {{yel|90+1}}
• Hejduk {{yel|90+6}}

| goals2 =

• Boswell {{yel|28}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 15,271

| referee = Terry Vaughn

| result = W

}}

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| round = 6

| date = May 3

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = Kansas City Wizards

| score = 2–1

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/6428f3d2/Columbus-Crew-Kansas-City-Wizards-May-3-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Moffat {{goal|4}}
• Rogers {{goal|34}}
• Hejduk {{yel|36}}
• Evans {{yel|90}}

| goals2 =

• Espinoza {{sentoff|0|36}}
• López {{yel|58}}, {{goal|79|pen.}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 10,447

| referee = Mark Geiger

| result = W

}}

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| round = 7

| date = May 10

| time = 10:00 PM EDT

| team1 = San Jose Earthquakes

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 2–3

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/8705e462/San-Jose-Earthquakes-Columbus-Crew-May-10-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Riley {{yel|8}}
• Corrales {{goal|42}}
• Johnson {{goal|88}}

| goals2 =

• Rogers {{goal|73}}, {{goal|80}}
• Evans {{goal|82}}

| stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium

| location = Santa Clara, CA

| attendance = 9,318

| referee = Jair Marrufo

| result = W

}}

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| round = 8

| date = May 17

| time = 3:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Toronto FC

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 0–0

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/a632c75e/Toronto-FC-Columbus-Crew-May-17-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

• Barros Schelotto {{yel|90}}

| stadium = BMO Field

| location = Toronto, ON

| attendance = 20,358

| referee = Kevin Stott

| result = D

}}

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| round = 9

| date = May 24

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = New England Revolution

| score = 0–1

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/53937b64/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-May-24-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Hejduk {{yel|41}}
• Hendrickson {{yel|90}}
• Marshall {{yel|90+3}}

| goals2 =

• Nyassi {{yel|47}}
• Dube {{goal|89}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 15,621

| referee = Richard Heron

| result = L

}}

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| round = 10

| date = May 31

| time = 10:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Chivas USA

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 2–0

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/c8f36d4d/Chivas-USA-Columbus-Crew-May-31-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Flores {{goal|19}}
• Marsch {{goal|21}}
• Burling {{yel|42}}
• Braun {{yel|61}}
• Harris {{yel|82}}

| goals2 =

• O'Rourke {{sentoff|0|22}}
• Moffat {{yel|49}}

| stadium = The Home Depot Center

| location = Carson, CA

| attendance = 12,388

| referee = Fernando Galvan

| result = L

}}

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| round = 11

| date = June 7

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = San Jose Earthquakes

| score = 0–2

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/d18204ae/Columbus-Crew-San-Jose-Earthquakes-June-7-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Moreno {{yel|67}}
• Rogers {{yel|76}}
• Evans {{sentoff|0|80}}

| goals2 =

• Johnson {{goal|10}}
• Riley {{sentoff|2|33|85}}
• Corrales {{goal|60}}
• Cochrane {{yel|65}}
• Gray {{yel|69}}
• Denton {{yel|82}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 11,704

| referee = Ricardo Salazar

| result = L

}}

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| round = 12

| date = June 14

| time = 8:00 PM EDT

| team1 = Kansas City Wizards

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 0–3

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/09d1692a/Kansas-City-Wizards-Columbus-Crew-June-14-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Conrad {{yel|67}}
• López {{yel|67}}

| goals2 =

• Marshall {{goal|3}}
• Moreno {{goal|20}}, {{goal|67}}
• O'Rourke {{yel|44}}
• Iro {{yel|65}}

| stadium = CommunityAmerica Ballpark

| location = Kansas City, MO

| attendance = 10,385

| referee = Terry Vaughn

| result = W

}}

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| round = 13

| date = June 21

| time = 10:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Los Angeles Galaxy

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 3–3

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/2a36869b/LA-Galaxy-Columbus-Crew-June-21-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Donovan {{goal|4}}, {{goal|83|pen.}}
• Franklin {{yel|25}}
• Buddle {{goal|47}}
• Xavier {{yel|87}}

| goals2 =

• Evans {{goal|67}}
• Barros Schelotto {{goal|71|pen.}}
• Lenhart {{goal|88}}

| stadium = The Home Depot Center

| location = Carson, CA

| attendance = 27,000

| referee = Mark Geiger

| result = D

}}

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| round = 14

| date = June 28

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = Colorado Rapids

| score = 2–1

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/4c372608/Columbus-Crew-Colorado-Rapids-June-28-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Ekpo {{yel|19}}, {{goal|70}}
• Barros Schelotto {{goal|53|pen.}}
• Iro {{yel|87}}

| goals2 =

• LaBrocca {{goal|60}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 12,254

| referee = Baldomero Toledo

| result = W

}}

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| round = 15

| date = July 5

| time = 8:00 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = Chicago Fire

| score = 2–2

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/e7fbb4f8/Columbus-Crew-Chicago-Fire-July-5-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Ekpo {{goal|36}}
• Hejduk {{yel|71}}
• Miglioranzi {{yel|85}}
• Lenhart {{goal|87}}
• O'Rourke {{yel|89}}

| goals2 =

• Rolfe {{goal|8}}
• Carr {{goal|25}}
• Segares {{yel|53}}
• Soumaré {{yel|89}}
• Prideaux {{yel|90}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 17,172

| referee = Kevin Stott

| result = D

}}

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| round = 16

| date = July 12

| time = 9:00 PM EDT

| team1 = Real Salt Lake

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 2–0

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/a5618c41/Real-Salt-Lake-Columbus-Crew-July-12-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Morales {{goal|4}}
• Beckerman {{yel|78}}
• Findley {{goal|78}}
• Beltran {{yel|81}}
• Borchers {{yel|90}}

| goals2 =

• Oughton {{yel|65}}

| stadium = Rice–Eccles Stadium

| location = Salt Lake City, UT

| attendance = 12,378

| referee = Jair Marrufo

| result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 17

| date = July 17

| time = 8:00 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = Kansas City Wizards

| score = 3–3

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/783757fd/Columbus-Crew-Kansas-City-Wizards-July-17-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Barros Schelotto {{goal|26}}, {{yel|72}}
• Moreno {{goal|33}}
• Marshall {{goal|38}}
• Rogers {{yel|39}}

| goals2 =

• Hejduk {{goal|22|o.g}}
• Espinoza {{goal|24}}
• Morsink {{yel|59}}
• Wolff {{goal|75}}
• Harrington {{yel|81}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 16,117

| referee = Abiodun Okulaja

| result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 18

| date = July 27

| time = 9:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Colorado Rapids

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 0–2

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/84d2bb99/Colorado-Rapids-Columbus-Crew-July-27-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• LaBrocca {{yel|45}}

| goals2 =

• O'Rourke {{yel|13}}
• Lenhart {{goal|21}}, {{sentoff|0|42}}
• Hejduk {{yel|60}}
• Garey {{goal|75}}
• Iro {{yel|80}}

| stadium = Dick's Sporting Goods Park

| location = Commerce City, CO

| attendance = 10,647

| referee = Shane Moody

| result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 19

| date = August 2

| time = 8:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Houston Dynamo

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 2–0

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/c01f30b2/Houston-Dynamo-Columbus-Crew-August-2-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Davis {{goal|13}}
• Jaqua {{yel|29}}
• Ching {{goal|43}}

| goals2 =

• Gaven {{yel|32}}
• Hendrickson {{yel|37}}

| stadium = Robertson Stadium

| location = Houston, TX

| attendance = 15,371

| referee = Steven Depiero

| result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 20

| date = August 16

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = FC Dallas

| score = 2–1

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/d3aa005c/Columbus-Crew-FC-Dallas-August-16-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Carroll {{yel|56}}, {{goal|62}}
• Evans {{goal|65}}

| goals2 =

• Moor {{yel|29}}
• Cunningham {{goal|35}}
• Wagner {{yel|50}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 17,647

| referee = Ricardo Salazar

| result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 21

| date = August 23

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = Real Salt Lake

| score = 3–0

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/d2f920f1/Columbus-Crew-Real-Salt-Lake-August-23-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Marshall {{goal|15}}
• Barros Schelotto {{goal|25|pen.}}
• Hejduk {{yel|26}}
• Evans {{goal|55}}
• O'Rourke {{yel|65}}

| goals2 =

• Olave {{yel|7}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 12,448

| referee = Terry Vaughn

| result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 22

| date = August 30

| time = 9:00 PM EDT

| team1 = FC Dallas

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 1–2

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/141bd35e/FC-Dallas-Columbus-Crew-August-30-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Cunningham {{goal|35}}

| goals2 =

• Iron {{yel|27}}
• Evans {{yel|30}}
• Moreno {{goal|37}}
• Gaven {{goal|40}}

| stadium = Toyota Stadium

| location = Frisco, Texas

| attendance = 10,590

| referee = Ramon Hernandez

| result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 23

| date = September 6

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = New England Revolution

| score = 4–0

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/7a36df03/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-September-6-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Barros Schelotto {{goal|39}}
• Iro {{goal|45}}
• Garey {{goal|67||90}}, {{yel|83}}

| goals2 =

• Albright {{yel|23}}
• Joseph {{yel|50}}
• Igwe {{yel|59}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 16,918

| referee = Mark Geiger

| result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 24

| date = September 13

| time = 3:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Toronto FC

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 1–1

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/e8724deb/Toronto-FC-Columbus-Crew-September-13-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Robinson {{goal|6}}

| goals2 =

• Noonan {{goal|40}}

| stadium = BMO Field

| location = Toronto, ON

| attendance = 19,657

| referee = Ricardo Salazar

| result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 25

| date = September 18

| time = 7:00 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = New York Red Bulls

| score = 3–1

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/2fe75851/Columbus-Crew-New-York-Red-Bulls-September-18-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Hejduk {{goal|41}}
• Rogers {{goal|46}}
• Gaven {{goal|85}}

| goals2 =

• Ángel {{goal|21}}
• Boyens {{yel|34}}
• Cichero {{yel|52}}
• Richards {{yel|68}}
• Goldthwaite {{sentoff|0|89}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 10,881

| referee =

| result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 26

| date = September 27

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = New England Revolution

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 0–1

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/85faf611/New-England-Revolution-Columbus-Crew-September-27-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Joseph {{yel|90}}

| goals2 =

• Hejduk {{sentoff|1|6|65}}
• Marshall {{goal|35}}
• Hesmer {{yel|90}}

| stadium = Gillette Stadium

| location = Foxborough, MA

| attendance = 15,035

| referee = Terry Vaughn

| result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 27

| date = October 4

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = Los Angeles Galaxy

| score = 1–0

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/8d72f2c7/Columbus-Crew-LA-Galaxy-October-4-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Carroll {{yel|9}}
• Moreno {{goal|43}}

| goals2 =

• Vagenas {{yel|29}}
• Beckham {{yel|32}}
• Jordan {{yel|83}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 22,685

| referee = Jorge González

| result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 28

| date = October 12

| time = 3:00 PM EDT

| team1 = Chicago Fire

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 2–2

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/bba1c520/Chicago-Fire-Columbus-Crew-October-12-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• McBride {{goal|13}}, {{goal|79}}
• Busch {{yel|45}}

| goals2 =

• Gaven {{goal|59}}
• Barros Schelotto {{goal|61}}
• Carroll {{yel|86}}

| stadium = Toyota Park

| location = Bridgeview, IL

| attendance = 14,994

| referee = Shane Moody

| result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 29

| date = October 18

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

| team1 = New York Red Bulls

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 3–1

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/16c5ff79/New-York-Red-Bulls-Columbus-Crew-October-18-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Kandji {{yel|30}}
• Ángel {{goal|48}}, {{goal|76}}
• van den Bergh {{yel|82}}
• Cepero {{goal|83}}
• Boyens {{yel|90}}

| goals2 =

• Hendrickson {{yel|53}}
• Lenhart {{goal|62}}
• Noonan {{yel|82}}

| stadium = Giants Stadium

| location = East Rutherford, NJ

| attendance = 18,546

| referee = Michael Kennedy

| result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = 30

| date = October 26

| time = 5:00 PM EDT

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = D.C. United

| score = 1–0

| report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/5715b99a/Columbus-Crew-DC-United-October-26-2008-Major-League-Soccer

| goals1 =

• Carroll {{yel|66}}
• Evans {{goal|77}}, {{yel|78}}

| goals2 =

• Emílio {{yel|25}}
• Burch {{yel|53}}
• McTavish {{yel|78}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 19,591

| referee = Mark Geiger

| result = W

}}

{{main|2008 MLS Cup Playoffs}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = Leg 1

| date = November 1

| time = 8:00 PM EDT

| team1 = Kansas City Wizards

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 1–1

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20090110102851/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20081101&content_id=201151&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

| goals1 =

• Jewsbury {{yel|40}}
• Arnaud {{goal|53}}
• Gomez {{sent off|0|75}}

| goals2 =

• Padula {{yel|84}}
• Lenhart {{goal|90+2}}
• Carroll {{yel|90+3}}

| stadium = CommunityAmerica Ballpark

| location = Kansas City, KS

| attendance = 10,385

| referee = Jorge González

| result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = Leg 2

| date = November 8

| time = 7:30 PM EST

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = Kansas City Wizards

| score = 2–0

| aggregatescore = 3–1

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20090110073918/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20081108&content_id=202500&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

| goals1 =

• Evans {{goal|7}}, {{yel|63}}
• Rogers {{goal|57}}, {{yel|66}}
• Hejduk {{yel|87}}
• Ekpo {{yel|90}}

| goals2 =

• Arnaud {{yel|39}}
• Wahl {{yel|49}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 11,153

| referee = Ricardo Salazar

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = Conf. Finals

| date = November 13

| time = 7:30 PM EST

| team1 = Columbus Crew

| team2 = Chicago Fire

| score = 2–1

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20090507233657/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20081113&content_id=203786&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

| goals1 =

• Marshall {{goal|49}}
• Gaven {{goal|55}}
• O'Rourke {{yel|57}}
• Hesmer {{yel|90+2}}

| goals2 =

• Soumare {{yel|22}}
• McBride {{goal|29}}
• Segares {{yel|48}}
• Prideaux {{yel|67}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 14,688

| referee = Terry Vaughn

| result = W

}}

{{main|MLS Cup 2008}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = MLS Cup

| date = November 23

| time = 3:30 PM EST

| team1 = New York Red Bulls

| team2 = Columbus Crew

| score = 1–3

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20081216021233/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081123&content_id=206314&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=t102

| goals1 =

• Leitch {{yel|4}}
• Wolyniec {{goal|51}}

| goals2 =

• Moreno {{goal|31}}
• Marshall {{goal|53}}
• Padula {{yel|68}}
• Hejduk {{goal|82}}

| stadium = The Home Depot Center

| location = Carson, CA

| attendance = 27,000

| referee = Baldomero Toledo

| result = W

}}

{{main|2008 U.S. Open Cup qualification}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = Qualification Semifinal

| date = May 27

| time = 7:30 PM EDT

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

| team2 = {{flagicon|Utah}} Real Salt Lake (MLS)

| score = 2–0

| report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/rsl-run-cup-ends-2-0-loss

| goals1 =

• Lenhart {{goal|26}}
• Rogers {{goal|53}}
• Ekpo {{yel|78}}
• Moffat {{yel|80}}
• Zayner {{yel|90+4}}

| goals2 = Kovalenko {{sentoff|0|49}}

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, OH

| attendance = 4,816

| referee = Jeff Gontarek

| result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| round = Qualification Final

| date = June 10

| time = 8:00 PM EDT

| team1 = Chicago Fire (MLS) {{flagicon|Illinois}}

| team2 = {{flagicon|Ohio}} Columbus Crew (MLS)

| score = 3–2

| aet = y

| report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/fire-advance-lamar-hunt-us-open-cup

| goals1 =

• King {{goal|10}}
• Herron {{goal|65}}, {{goal|116|pen.}}
• Prideaux {{yel|82}}

| goals2 =

• Ekpo {{goal|63}}
• Garey {{goal|67}}
• Zayner {{yel|79}}
• Rogers {{yel|100}}

| stadium = Shea Stadium

| location = Peoria, IL

| attendance = 3,829

| referee = Tony Russo

| result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 1

|date = April 18

|time =

|team1 = D.C. United

|score = 3-2

|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/reserves-dc-3-clb-2

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Stratford {{goal|49}}
• Barlow {{goal|62}}
• Cordeiro {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

• Kirk {{goal|45|o.g.}}
• Garey {{goal|48}}

|stadium = D.C. United Training Complex

|location = Washington, D.C.

|attendance = 104

|referee = Andrew Chapin

|result = L

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 2

|date = May 4

|time =

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 1-1

|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-reserves-tie-wizards-reserves-1-1

|team2 = Kansas City Wizards

|goals1 =

• Lenhart {{goal|22}}
• Zayner {{yel|59}}
• Evans {{yel|67}}

|goals2 =

• Pore {{goal|43}}
• Souter {{yel|77}}

|stadium = Crew Training Facility

|location = Obetz, OH

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 3

|date = May 17

|time =

|team1 = Toronto FC

|score = 1-0

|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/toronto-fc-reserves-win-again

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Attakora {{goal|11}}
• James {{yel|35}}
• Dunivant {{yel|49}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = BMO Field

|location = Toronto, Ontario

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 4

|date = May 25

|time =

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 1-0

|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-reserves-columbus-1-new-england-0

|team2 = New England Revolution

|goals1 =

• Garey {{goal|10}}

|goals2 =

• Fernandez {{yel|52}}

|stadium = Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 5

|date = June 15

|time = 11:00 a.m. EST

|team1 = Kansas City Wizards

|score = 2-3

|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-reserves-hand-kcw-reserves-first-loss

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Morsink {{yel|36}}
• Pore {{goal|42}}, {{goal|56|pen.}}

|goals2 =

• Garey {{goal|7}}
• Peterson {{goal|12}}
• Evans {{yel|51}}
• Josten {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Swope Park Training Center

|location = Kansas City, MO

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 6

|date = June 25

|time =

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 0-1

|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/dc-reserves-top-crew-reserves

|team2 = D.C. United

|goals1 =

• Zayner {{yel|58}}
• Hernández {{yel|86}}

|goals2 =

• Dyachenko {{goal|73}}

|stadium = Crew Training Facility

|location = Obetz, OH

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 7

|date = July 6

|time =

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 3-2

|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-reserves-top-fire-reserves-3-2

|team2 = Chicago Fire

|goals1 =

• Elenio {{goal|35}}
• Garey {{goal|53}}
• Peterson {{goal|73}}

|goals2 =

• Banner {{goal|44}}
• Hlavaty {{goal|48}}

|stadium = Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, OH

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 8

|date = September 3

|time =

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = Cancelled

|report =

|team2 = Toronto FC

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium =

|location =

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = V

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 9

|date = September 19

|time =

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 0-0

|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-red-bulls-reserves-draw

|team2 = New York Red Bulls

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Crew Training Facility

|location = Obetz, OH

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 10

|date = September 28

|time =

|team1 = New England Revolution

|score = 1-0

|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-reserve-division-ne-1-clb-0

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Walker {{yel|8}}
• Tornaritis {{goal|76}}
• Igwe {{yel|91+}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gillette Stadium

|location = Foxborough, MA

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 11

|date = October 12

|time =

|team1 = Chicago Fire

|score = 1-0

|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/fire-reserves-defeat-crew-reserves-1-0

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Frankowski {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

• Oughton {{yel|16}}
• Miglioranzi {{yel|30}}

|stadium = Toyota Park

|location = Bridgeview, IL

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

|note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 12

|date = October 19

|time =

|team1 = New York Red Bulls

|score = 1-3

|report = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/red-bulls-reserves-fall-crew

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 =

• Wolyniec {{goal|11}}
• Borman {{yel|87}}

|goals2 =

• Elenio {{goal|44}}, {{goal|86}}
• Garey {{goal|53}}
• Brunner {{yel|80}}

|stadium = Sprague Field

|location = Montclair, NJ

|attendance =

|referee =

|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|MLS Cup Playoffs|U.S. Open Cup}}

{{Efs player|no=1|name=William Hesmer|pos=GK|nat=USA|29+0|0|4+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=2|name=Frankie Hejduk|pos=DF|nat=USA|24+0|1|4+0|1|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=3|name=Brad Evans|pos=DF|nat=USA|18+8|5|4+0|1|1+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=4|name=Gino Padula|pos=DF|nat=ARG|14+0|0|4+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=5|name=Danny O'Rourke|pos=DF|nat=USA|28+0|0|4+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=6|name=Andy Iro|pos=DF|nat=ENG|11+7|1|0+3|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=7|name=Guillermo Barros Schelotto|pos=FW|nat=ARG|27+0|7|4+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=8|name=Duncan Oughton|pos=DF|nat=NZL|1+4|0|0+0|0|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=9|name=Jason Garey|pos=FW|nat=USA|0+10|3|0+0|0|0+1|1}}

{{Efs player|no=10|name=Alejandro Moreno|pos=FW|nat=VEN|27+0|9|4+0|1|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=11|name=Pat Noonan|pos=FW|nat=USA|6+5|1|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=12|name=Eddie Gaven|pos=MF|nat=USA|22+2|3|4+0|1|1+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=13|name=Andrew Peterson|pos=DF|nat=USA|1+0|0|0+0|0|0+2|0}}

{{Efs player|no=14|name=Chad Marshall|pos=DF|nat=USA|29+0|4|4+0|2|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=15|name=Stefani Miglioranzi|pos=MF|nat=BRA|7+7|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=16|name=Brian Carroll|pos=MF|nat=USA|30+0|1|4+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=17|name=Emmanuel Ekpo|pos=MF|nat=NGA|7+10|2|0+3|0|2+0|1}}

{{Efs player|no=18|name=Kenny Schoeni|pos=GK|nat=USA|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=19|name=Robbie Rogers|pos=DF|nat=USA|26+1|6|4+0|1|1+1|1}}

{{Efs player|no=20|name=Brian Plotkin|pos=MF|nat=USA|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=22|name=Adam Moffat|pos=MF|nat=SCO|6+1|2|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=23|name=Ezra Hendrickson|pos=FW|nat=VIN|7+6|0|0+1|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=24|name=Jed Zayner|pos=DF|nat=USA|2+4|0|0+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=25|name=George Josten|pos=FW|nat=USA|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+1|0}}

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

{{Efs player|no=27|name=Ryan Junge|pos=DF|nat=USA|3+2|0|0+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=29|name=Ricardo Pierre-Louis|pos=FW|nat=HAI|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=30|name=Andy Gruenebaum|pos=GK|nat=USA|1+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=31|name=Kevin Burns|pos=MF|nat=USA|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=32|name=Steven Lenhart|pos=FW|nat=USA|3+7|4|0+2|1|2+0|1}}

{{Efs player|no=37|name=Stanley Nyazamba|pos=MF|nat=ZIM|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

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

{{Efs player|no=4|name=Leonard Griffin|pos=DF|nat=USA|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=11|name=Guilherme Só|pos=FW|nat=BRA|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=20|name=Nicolás Hernández|pos=FW|nat=ARG|1+4|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=21|name=Ryan Miller|pos=DF|nat=USA|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

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

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{{Efs player|no=-|name=Eric Brunner|pos=DF|nat=USA|1+2|0}}

{{Efs player|no=17|name=Emmanuel Ekpo|pos=MF|nat=NGA|5+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=26|name=Cory Elenio|pos=MF|nat=USA|5+2|3}}

{{Efs player|no=3|name=Brad Evans|pos=DF|nat=USA|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=9|name=Jason Garey|pos=FW|nat=USA|10+1|5}}

{{Efs player|no=12|name=Eddie Gaven|pos=MF|nat=USA|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=-|name=Steve Gillespie|pos=MF|nat=USA|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=30|name=Andy Gruenebaum|pos=GK|nat=USA|7+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=23|name=Ezra Hendrickson|pos=FW|nat=VIN|4+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=20|name=Nicolás Hernández|pos=FW|nat=ARG|4+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=-|name=Eddie Hertsenberg|pos=MF|nat=USA|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=-|name=Jason Hotchkin|pos=FW|nat=USA|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=6|name=Andy Iro|pos=DF|nat=ENG|7+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=25|name=George Josten|pos=FW|nat=USA|8+3|1}}

{{Efs player|no=27|name=Ryan Junge|pos=DF|nat=USA|5+2|0}}

{{Efs player|no=-|name=Ryan Kustos|pos=FW|nat=USA|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=-|name=Casey Latchem|pos=GK|nat=USA|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=32|name=Steven Lenhart|pos=FW|nat=USA|7+2|1}}

{{Efs player|no=28|name=Devon McKenney|pos=DF|nat=USA|4+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=15|name=Stefani Miglioranzi|pos=MF|nat=BRA|5+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=21|name=Ryan Miller|pos=DF|nat=USA|4+3|0}}

{{Efs player|no=22|name=Adam Moffat|pos=MF|nat=SCO|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=34|name=Craig Neal|pos=MF|nat=USA|0+3|0}}

{{Efs player|no=37|name=Stanley Nyazamba|pos=MF|nat=ZIM|4+0|0}}

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

{{Efs player|no=4|name=Gino Padula|pos=DF|nat=ARG|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=13|name=Andrew Peterson|pos=DF|nat=USA|10+1|2}}

{{Efs player|no=29|name=Ricardo Pierre-Louis|pos=FW|nat=HAI|2+3|0}}

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

{{Efs player|no=18|name=Kenny Schoeni|pos=GK|nat=USA|4+2|0}}

{{Efs player|no=11|name=Guilherme Só|pos=FW|nat=BRA|1+3|0}}

{{Efs player|no=-|name=Steve Traeger|pos=MF|nat=USA|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=24|name=Jed Zayner|pos=DF|nat=USA|10+0|0}}

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{{See also|List of Major League Soccer transfers 2008}}

{{main|2008 MLS SuperDraft}} {{main|2008 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:

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;Starters

• DF Frankie Hejduk
• DF Robbie Rogers

;Reserves

• FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto

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;MLS Most Valuable Player https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/schelotto-named-mls-mvp

• FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto

;MLS Defender of the Year https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crews-marshall-named-visa-top-defender

• DF Chad Marshall

;MLS Coach of the Year https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/schmid-huckerby-win-mls-awards

• Sigi Schmid

;MLS Best XI https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-best-xi-comeback-player-year

• DF Chad Marshall
• DF Robbie Rogers
• FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto

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• Most Valuable Player – Guillermo Barros Schelottohttps://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/mls/columbus-crew/2008/10/28/schelotto-team-mvp-nordecke-gets/23574279007/
• Defensive Player of the Year – Chad Marshall
• Scoring Champion – Alejandro Moreno
• Man of the Year – Frankie Hejduk
• Coach's Award – Brian Carroll & Alejandro Moreno
• Newcomer of the Year – Gino Padula
• Goal of the Year – Robbie Rogers
• Humanitarian of the Year – Eddie Gaven
• Hardest Working Man of the Year – Brian Carroll
• Comeback Player of the Year – Chad Marshall
• Fan of the Year – Nordecke

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