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2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. ET Location: Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Illinois) TWCSC: Dwight Burgess (co-host), Neil Sika (co-host) CD102.5 FM: Dwight Burgess (co-host), Neil Sika (co-host) La Mega 103.1 FM: Juan Valladares (play-by-play) Columbus Crew SC Communications Contacts: Tim Miller (O: 614-447-4176) (C: 847-828-2003), [email protected] Ryan Schwepfinger (O: 614-447-4203) (C: 610-751-7067), RSchwepfi[email protected] Chicago Fire Communications Contacts: Doug Hicks (O: 706-496-6724), dhicks@chicago-fire.com Frank Stranzl (O: 708-496-6795) (C: 707-696-1931), fstranzl@chicago-fire.com Eunice Kim (O: 708-496-6726) (C: 770-634-7636), ekim@chicago-fire.com OVERALL: 6-7-6 HOME: 6-2-2 AWAY: 0-5-4 Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result TV Sat., March 7 at Houston Dynamo L, 0-1 TWC SportsChannel Sat., March 14 TORONTO FC W, 2-0 TWC SportsChannel Sat., March 28 NEW YORK RED BULLS L, 1-2 TWC SportsChannel Wed., April 8 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannel Sat., April 11 at New England Revolution D, 0-0 TWC SportsChannel Sat., April 18 ORLANDO CITY SC W, 3-0 TWC SportsChannel Sat., April 25 PHILADELPHIA UNION W, 4-1 TWC SportsChannel Sat., May 2 at D.C. United L, 0-2 TWC SportsChannel Sat., May 9 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC W, 3-2 TWC SportsChannel Sat., May 16 at San Jose Earthquakes L, 0-2 TWC SportsChannel Fri., May 22 CHICAGO FIRE D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannel/Univision Wed., May 27 VALENCIA CF (International Friendly) L, 0-1 Sat., May 30 at Orlando City SC D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannel Wed., June 3 at Philadelphia Union L, 0-3 TWC SportsChannel Sat., June 6 MONTREAL IMPACT L, 1-2 TWC SportsChannel Sat., June 13 LA GALAXY D, 1-1 TWC SportsChannel Wed., June 17 at Richmond Kickers (USOC Fourth Rd.) W, 3-1 ColumbusCrewSC.com Wed., June 24 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION W, 2-1 TWC SportsChannel Sat., June 27 at Real Salt Lake D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannel Tue., June 30 at Orlando City SC (USOC Rd. of 16) L, 0-2 YouTube.com/USSoccer Sat., July 4 NEW YORK RED BULLS W, 2-1 TWC SportsChannel Sat., July 11 at Montreal Impact L, 0-3 TWC SportsChannel Wed., July 15 at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sun., July 19 CHICAGO FIRE 5:00 p.m. ESPN2 Sat., July 25 TORONTO FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Aug. 1 at Orlando City SC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Aug. 8 at Colorado Rapids 9:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Wed., Aug. 19 NEW YORK CITY FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Aug. 22 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Aug. 29 at New York City FC 4:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sun., Sept. 6 FC DALLAS 7:00 p.m. FOX Sports 1 Sat., Sept. 12 at Philadelphia Union 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Sept. 19 at D.C. United 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Sept. 26 PORTLAND TIMBERS FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Oct. 3 at New York Red Bulls 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sat., Oct. 17 at Toronto FC 2:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel Sun., Oct. 25 D.C. UNITED 5:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel PRONUNCIATIONS # Player Pos. Pronunciation 2 Tyson Wahl D WALL 3 Chris Klute D KLOO-tee (like Flutie) 5 Emanuel Pogatetz D POH-gah-tetz 6 Tony Tchani M CHA-knee 7 Kristinn Steindorsson M KRIS-tin STYNE-door-son 8 Mohammed Saeid M mo-HAHM-ed SIGH-eed 9 Justin Meram M MAIR-ahm 10 Federico Higuain (Nickname “Pipa”) M FED-er-EE-co EE-gwa-EEN (“PEA-pa”) 11 Cedrick Mabwati M SEHD-rick Ma-BWAH-ti 12 Kevan George M KEY-vonn 13 Ethan Finlay M Fin-LEE 14 Waylon Francis D WAY-lin 16 Hector Jimenez M hee-MEH-nes 17 Ben Speas M SPEEZ 18 Aaron Schoenfeld F SHOW-en-feld 19 Romain Gall M RO-men GALL (like Ball) 23 Kei Kamara F KYE kuh-MAR-uh 29 Adam Bedell F ba-DELL 41 Brad Stuver GK STEW-vur For an audio guide with every Crew SC player pronouncing his own name, please see www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/pronounce. Technical staff pronunciations on page two. COLUMBUS CREW SC (6-7-6, 24 PTS.) CHICAGO FIRE (5-9-3, 18 PTS.) CREW SC MEDIA WEBSITE: COLUMBUSCREWSC.COM/MEDIA 14 FRANCIS 16 GP, 16 GS, 0 G, 5 A 9 MERAM 17 GP, 16 GS, 3 G, 3 A 10 HIGUAIN 18 GP, 18 GS, 4 G, 4 A 6 TCHANI 17 GP, 17 GS, 3 G, 1 A 1 CLARK 19 GP, 19 GS, 1.53 GAA, 3 CS 4 PARKHURST 18 GP, 18 GS, 0 G, 0 A 8 SAEID 17 GP, 16 GS, 0 G, 0 A 16 JIMENEZ 16 GP, 10 GS, 0 G, 3 A POSSIBLE STARTING XI 23 KAMARA 19 GP, 18 GS, 12 G, 5 A 13 FINLAY 19 GP, 19 GS, 5 G, 10 A 5 POGATETZ 17 GP, 16 GS, 0 G, 1 A CREW SC INJURY REPORT FOR UPCOMING MATCH QUESTIONABLE: Hector Jimenez (Lower Back Pain)

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2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. ETLocation: Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Illinois) TWCSC: Dwight Burgess (co-host), Neil Sika (co-host)CD102.5 FM: Dwight Burgess (co-host), Neil Sika (co-host)La Mega 103.1 FM: Juan Valladares (play-by-play)

Columbus Crew SC Communications Contacts: Tim Miller (O: 614-447-4176) (C: 847-828-2003), [email protected] Schwepfinger (O: 614-447-4203) (C: 610-751-7067), [email protected]

Chicago Fire Communications Contacts: Doug Hicks (O: 706-496-6724), [email protected] Stranzl (O: 708-496-6795) (C: 707-696-1931), [email protected] Eunice Kim (O: 708-496-6726) (C: 770-634-7636), [email protected]

OVERALL: 6-7-6 HOME: 6-2-2 AWAY: 0-5-4Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result TVSat., March 7 at Houston Dynamo L, 0-1 TWC SportsChannelSat., March 14 TORONTO FC W, 2-0 TWC SportsChannelSat., March 28 NEW YORK RED BULLS L, 1-2 TWC SportsChannelWed., April 8 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannelSat., April 11 at New England Revolution D, 0-0 TWC SportsChannelSat., April 18 ORLANDO CITY SC W, 3-0 TWC SportsChannelSat., April 25 PHILADELPHIA UNION W, 4-1 TWC SportsChannelSat., May 2 at D.C. United L, 0-2 TWC SportsChannelSat., May 9 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC W, 3-2 TWC SportsChannelSat., May 16 at San Jose Earthquakes L, 0-2 TWC SportsChannelFri., May 22 CHICAGO FIRE D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannel/Univision

Wed., May 27 VALENCIA CF (International Friendly) L, 0-1

Sat., May 30 at Orlando City SC D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannelWed., June 3 at Philadelphia Union L, 0-3 TWC SportsChannelSat., June 6 MONTREAL IMPACT L, 1-2 TWC SportsChannelSat., June 13 LA GALAXY D, 1-1 TWC SportsChannelWed., June 17 at Richmond Kickers (USOC Fourth Rd.) W, 3-1 ColumbusCrewSC.comWed., June 24 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION W, 2-1 TWC SportsChannelSat., June 27 at Real Salt Lake D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannelTue., June 30 at Orlando City SC (USOC Rd. of 16) L, 0-2 YouTube.com/USSoccerSat., July 4 NEW YORK RED BULLS W, 2-1 TWC SportsChannelSat., July 11 at Montreal Impact L, 0-3 TWC SportsChannelWed., July 15 at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSun., July 19 CHICAGO FIRE 5:00 p.m. ESPN2Sat., July 25 TORONTO FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Aug. 1 at Orlando City SC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Aug. 8 at Colorado Rapids 9:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelWed., Aug. 19 NEW YORK CITY FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Aug. 22 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Aug. 29 at New York City FC 4:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSun., Sept. 6 FC DALLAS 7:00 p.m. FOX Sports 1Sat., Sept. 12 at Philadelphia Union 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Sept. 19 at D.C. United 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Sept. 26 PORTLAND TIMBERS FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Oct. 3 at New York Red Bulls 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Oct. 17 at Toronto FC 2:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSun., Oct. 25 D.C. UNITED 5:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel

PRONUNCIATIONS # Player Pos. Pronunciation 2 Tyson Wahl D WALL 3 Chris Klute D KLOO-tee (like Flutie) 5 Emanuel Pogatetz D POH-gah-tetz 6 Tony Tchani M CHA-knee 7 Kristinn Steindorsson M KRIS-tin STYNE-door-son 8 Mohammed Saeid M mo-HAHM-ed SIGH-eed 9 Justin Meram M MAIR-ahm 10 Federico Higuain (Nickname “Pipa”) M FED-er-EE-co EE-gwa-EEN (“PEA-pa”) 11 Cedrick Mabwati M SEHD-rick Ma-BWAH-ti 12 Kevan George M KEY-vonn 13 Ethan Finlay M Fin-LEE 14 Waylon Francis D WAY-lin 16 Hector Jimenez M hee-MEH-nes 17 Ben Speas M SPEEZ 18 Aaron Schoenfeld F SHOW-en-feld 19 Romain Gall M RO-men GALL (like Ball) 23 Kei Kamara F KYE kuh-MAR-uh 29 Adam Bedell F ba-DELL 41 Brad Stuver GK STEW-vur

For an audio guide with every Crew SC player pronouncing his own name, please see www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/pronounce. Technical staff pronunciations on page two.

COLUMBUSCREW SC

(6-7-6, 24 pts.)

CHICAGOFIRE

(5-9-3, 18 pts.)

CREW SC MEDIA WEBSITE: COLUMBUSCREWSC.COM/MEDIA

14 FRANCIS16 GP, 16 GS, 0 G, 5 A

9 MERAM17 GP, 16 GS, 3 G, 3 A

10 HIGUAIN18 GP, 18 GS, 4 G, 4 A

6 TCHANI17 GP, 17 GS, 3 G, 1 A

1 CLARK19 GP, 19 GS, 1.53 GAA, 3 CS

4 PARKHURST18 GP, 18 GS, 0 G, 0 A

8 SAEID17 GP, 16 GS, 0 G, 0 A

16 JIMENEZ 16 GP, 10 GS, 0 G, 3 A

POSSIBLE STARTING XI23 KAMARA

19 GP, 18 GS, 12 G, 5 A

13 FINLAY19 GP, 19 GS, 5 G, 10 A

5 POGATETZ17 GP, 16 GS, 0 G, 1 A

CREW SC INJURY REPORT FOR UPCOMING MATCHQUESTIONABLE: Hector Jimenez (Lower Back Pain)

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No . Name Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown College 1 Steve Clark GK 6-2 192 04-14-86 Mason, MI Oakland University 2 Tyson Wahl D 6-2 185 02-23-84 Newport Beach, CA University of California-Berkeley 3 Chris Klute D 6-1 172 03-05-90 Grand Prairie, TX Clayton State University 4 Michael Parkhurst D 5-11 159 01-24-84 Providence, RI Wake Forest University 5 Emanuel Pogatetz D 6-3 198 01-16-83 Graz, Austria 6 Tony Tchani M 6-4 185 04-13-89 Douala, Cameroon University of Virginia 7 Kristinn Steindorsson M 5-10 154 04-29-90 Kopavogur, Iceland 8 Mohammed Saeid M 5-7 141 12-24-90 Örebro, Sweden 9 Justin Meram M 6-1 165 12-04-88 Shelby Township, MI University of Michigan 10 Federico Higuaín M 5-8 165 10-24-84 Buenos Aires, Argentina 11 Cedrick Mabwati M 5-6 137 03-08-92 Kinshasa, DR Congo 12 Kevan George M 6-2 170 01-30-90 Roxborough, Tobago University of Central Florida 13 Ethan Finlay M 5-9 165 08-06-90 Marshfield, WI Creighton University 14 Waylon Francis D 5-9 160 09-20-90 Puerto Limón, Costa Rica 16 Hector Jimenez M 5-9 140 11-03-88 Bell Gardens, CA University of California-Berkeley 17 Ben Speas M 5-8 155 01-17-91 Stow, OH University of North Carolina 18 Aaron Schoenfeld F 6-4 200 04-17-90 Knoxville, TN East Tennessee State University 19 Romain Gall M 5-9 163 01-31-95 Herndon, VA 20 Wil Trapp M 5-8 150 01-15-93 Gahanna, OH University of Akron 21 Chad Barson D 5-10 170 02-25-91 Lewis Center, OH University of Akron 22 Kalen Ryden D 6-2 200 04-12-91 Norman, OK Midwestern State University 23 Kei Kamara F 6-3 185 09-01-84 Kenema, Sierra Leone California State University-Dominguez Hills 24 Sergio Campbell D 6-4 197 01-16-92 Clarendon, Jamaica University of Connecticut 26 Ben Swanson M 5-6 130 07-18-97 Grove City, OH 28 Matt Lampson GK 6-3 200 09-06-89 Hilliard, OH The Ohio State University 29 Adam Bedell F 6-7 204 12-01-91 Livonia, MI University of Detroit Mercy 41 Brad Stuver GK 6-3 180 04-16-91 Twinsburg, OH Cleveland State University

No. Name Age Pronunciation Birthplace Previous Club 21 Chad Barson 24 Columbus, OH University of Akron (NCAA) 29 Adam Bedell 23 ba-DELL Livonia, MI University of Detroit Mercy (NCAA) 24 Sergio Campbell 23 Clarendon, Jamaica University of Connecticut (NCAA) 1 Steve Clark 29 Mason, MI Honefoss BK (Norway) 13 Ethan Finlay 24 fin-LEE Duluth, MN Creighton University (NCAA) 14 Waylon Francis 24 WAY-lin Puerto Limón, Costa Rica CS Herediano (Costa Rica) 19 Romain Gall 20 RO-men GALL (like Ball) Paris, France FC Lorient - Lorient II (France) 12 Kevan George 25 KEY-vonn Roxborough, Tobago University of Central Florida (NCAA) 10 Federico Higuaín (“Pipa”) 30 FED-er-EE-co EE-gwa-EEN (“PEA-pa”) Buenos Aires, Argentina Colón de Santa Fe (Argentina) 16 Hector Jimenez 26 hee-MEH-nes Huntington Park, CA LA Galaxy 23 Kei Kamara 30 KYE kuh-MAR-uh Kenema, Sierra Leone Middlesbrough FC (England) 3 Chris Klute 25 KLOO-tee (like Flutie) Grand Prairie, TX Colorado Rapids 28 Matt Lampson 25 Cleveland, TN The Ohio State University (NCAA) 11 Cedrick Mabwati 23 SEHD-rick Ma-BWAH-ti Kinshasa, DR Congo Osasuna (Spain) 9 Justin Meram 26 MAIR-ahm Shelby Township, MI University of Michigan (NCAA) 4 Michael Parkhurst 31 Providence, RI FC Augsburg (Germany) 5 Emanuel Pogatetz 32 POH-gah-tetz Graz, Austria 1. FC Nürnberg (Germany) 22 Kalen Ryden 24 Norman, OK Midwestern State University (NCAA) 8 Mohammed Saeid 24 mo-HAHM-ed SIGH-eed Örebro, Sweden Örebro SK (Sweden) 18 Aaron Schoenfeld 25 SHOW-en-feld Knoxville, TN East Tennessee State University (NCAA) 17 Ben Speas 24 SPEEZ Stow, OH University of North Carolina (NCAA) 7 Kristinn Steindorsson 25 KRIS-tin STYNE-door-son Reykjavik, Iceland Halmstads BK (Sweden) 41 Brad Stuver 24 STEW-vur Mayfield, OH Cleveland State University (NCAA) 26 Ben Swanson 17 Grove City, OH Crew SC Academy 6 Tony Tchani 26 CHA-knee Bafang, Cameroon Toronto FC 20 Wil Trapp 22 Columbus, OH University of Akron (NCAA) 2 Tyson Wahl 31 WALL Newport Beach, CA Colorado Rapids

2015 NUMERICAL ROSTER

2015 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Sporting Director and Head Coach: Gregg BerhalterAssistant Coaches: Sixten Boström, Pat Onstad, Josh WolffDirector of Soccer Operations: Asher MendelsohnHigh Performance Director: Steve Tashjian

Pronunciations:Gregg Berhalter (BUR-hall-ter)Sixten Boström (SIX-tin BO-strum)Asher Mendelsohn (MEN-dell-son)Steve Tashjian (TASH-jin)

Director of Team Operations: Tucker WaltherHead Athletic Trainer: Craig DevineAssistant Athletic Trainer: Jon MacGregorStrength and Conditioning Coach: Brook Hamilton Equipment Manager: John Velasco Team Operations Assistant: Ron Meadors

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2015 MLS RESULTS

MLS Regular Season

Date Opponent Result Score Attend. Record Place Pts. Goal Scorers Sat., March 7 at Houston Dynamo L 0-1 22,351 0-1-0 7 0 HOU: Barnes (66’) Sat., March 14 TORONTO FC W 2-0 15,826 1-1-0 3 3 CLB: Meram (57’), Kamara (61’) Sat., March 28 NEW YORK RED BULLS L 1-2 10,302 1-2-0 6 3 CLB: Tchani (58’); NYRB: Wright-Phillips (49’), Grella (67’) Wed., April 8 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2-2 18,083 1-2-1 7 4 CLB: Kamara 2 (24’, 50’); VAN: Rivero (31’), Mattocks (64’) Sat., April 11 at New England Revolution D 0-0 13,092 1-2-2 6 5 None Sat., April 18 ORLANDO CITY SC W 3-0 15,655 2-2-2 4 8 CLB: Higuain (32’), Meram (55’), Kamara (60’) Sat., April 25 PHILADELPHIA UNION W 4-1 15,553 3-2-2 4 11 CLB: Kamara (21’), Finlay (32’, 73’), Meram (44’); PHI: Ayuk (64’) Sat., May 2 at D.C. United L 0-2 13,107 3-3-2 4 11 DC: Espindola (15’), Franklin (41’) Sat., May 9 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC W 3-2 16,714 4-3-2 4 14 CLB: Kamara (10’, 58’), Higuain (49’); SEA: Dempsey (24’, 75’) Sat., May 16 at San Jose Earthquakes L 0-2 18,000 4-4-2 4 14 SJ: Wondolowski (55’), Salinas (60’) Fri., May 22 CHICAGO FIRE D 2-2 13,118 4-4-3 4 15 CLB: Kamara (8’, 55’); CHI: Accam (58’), Johnson (90’+4’) Sat., May 30 at Orlando City SC D 2-2 31,430 4-4-4 5 16 CLB: Tchani (6’), Kamara (61’); ORL: Kaka (17’), Ribeiro (89’) Wed., June 3 at Philadelphia Union L 0-3 15,374 4-5-4 5 16 PHI: Sapong (41’), Nogueira (52’), Le Toux (58’) Sat., June 6 MONTREAL IMPACT L 1-2 12,265 4-6-4 6 16 CLB: Higuain (90’+1’); MTL: Tissot (55’), Romero (79’) Sat., June 13 LA GALAXY D 1-1 21,051 4-6-5 6 17 CLB: Higuain (66’); LA: Lletget (14’) Wed., June 24 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION W 2-1 11,435 5-6-5 5 20 CLB: Kamara (4’, 50’); NE: Nguyen (1’) Sat., June 27 at Real Salt Lake D 2-2 20,171 5-6-6 6 21 CLB: Tchani (42’), Finlay (62’); RSL: Garcia (36’), Jaime (46’) Sat., July 4 NEW YORK RED BULLS W 2-1 14,429 6-6-6 2 24 CLB: Finlay (33’, 74’); NYRB: Abang (8’) Sat., July 11 at Montreal Impact L 0-3 15,304 6-7-6 5 24 MTL: Oduro (5’, 80’), Donadel (8’) Wed., July 15 at Chicago Fire Sun., July 19 CHICAGO FIRE Sat., July 25 TORONTO FC Sat., Aug. 1 at Orlando City SC Sat., Aug. 8 at Colorado Rapids Wed., Aug. 19 NEW YORK CITY FC Sat., Aug. 22 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sat., Aug. 29 at New York City FC Sun., Sept. 6 FC DALLAS Sat., Sept. 12 at Philadelphia Union Sat., Sept. 19 at D.C. United Sat., Sept. 26 PORTLAND TIMBERS FC Sat., Oct. 3 at New York Red Bulls Sat., Oct. 17 at Toronto FC Sun., Oct. 25 D.C. UNITED

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Columbus Crew SC record: 14-24-15Home games: 9-10-7 (45 GF, 36 GA)Road games: 5-14-8 (33 GF, 44 GA) LAST THREE MEETINGS05/24/2014 CLB 2 vs. CHI 0 W MAPFRE Stadium08/02/2014 CLB 1 at CHI 1 D Toyota Park05/22/2015 CLB 2 vs. CHI 2 D MAPFRE Stadium

CREW SC LOOKING TO CONTINUE RECENT SUCCESS AGAINST CHICAGOColumbus Crew SC plays its 20th 2015 Major League Soccer regular-season match and its 10th away from MAPFRE Stadium by traveling to Chicago to face the Fire on Wednesday, July 15 at Toyota Park. This is the second of three matches scheduled between Columbus and Chicago this year, as well as the first of two this week alone. Set to be the 54th all-time regular-season meeting between the two, Crew SC has a lifetime record of 14-24-15 against the Fire but has gone unbeaten against Chicago over its last four clashes (2-0-2).

LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETINGOn May 22, 2015, Crew SC and Chicago drew by a 2-2 final score in the first meeting of the season between the two clubs at MAPFRE Stadium. Kei Kamara notched a brace for Columbus, his eighth and ninth goals of the year, with four different Black & Gold players registering assists in the draw.

COACHESGregg Berhalter (20-17-16, Columbus Crew SC: ‘14 - Present) vs. Frank Yallop (128-126-105, San Jose Earthquakes: ‘01 - ‘03, ‘08 - 13; LA Galaxy: ‘06 - ‘07; Chicago Fire: ‘14 - ‘15)

WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN Wednesday’s 8:30 p.m. ET start is available locally on Time Warner Cable SportsChan-nel ... “Crew SC Matchday” on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel begins at 8:00 p.m. ET ... Dwight Burgess and Neil Sika are set to have the call of the match at 8:30 p.m. ET ... a complete list of places to catch the Black & Gold on TV is available at Colum-busCrewSC.com in the drop-down item “Where to Watch” under the “Schedule” tab ... fans can also listen to the match on the radio on Crew SC’s English-language radio partner CD102.5 FM or in Spanish on La Mega 103.1 FM.

CREW SC KICKS-OFF BACK-TO-BACK CLASHES AGAINST FIREColumbus Crew SC begins two consecutive Major League Soccer regular-season matches against the Fire this week with this Wednesday night clash in Bridgeview ... Crew SC has enjoyed success of late against Chicago with a four-match unbeaten streak dating back to September 21, 2013 ... the Black & Gold have drawn their last two encounters with the Fire and won the two before that ... overall, Columbus has not lost to Chicago in over two calendar years, with the club’s last defeat to the Fire coming on June 22, 2013 at MAPFRE Stadium.

GEORGE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO OFF TO GOOD START AT CONCACAF GOLD CUPThrough two matches in the Group Stage at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Crew SC midfielder Kevan George and Trinidad and Tobago are off to a 2-0-0 start, top-ping Group C in the process ... George, who has started both Group Stage clashes, concludes group play with the Soca Warriors taking on Mexico on Wednesday, July 15 ... previously, Trinidad and Tobago defeated Guatemala by a 3-1 score (July 9) as well as Cuba by a 2-0 final (July 12) ... the Black & Gold midfielder now has 12 caps for his country.

PARKHURST MAKES 50TH BLACK & GOLD STARTIn Crew SC’s last contest, on Saturday, July 11 at Montreal, Captain and defender Michael Parkhurst made his 50th all-time start for the club ... Parkhurst, who joined Columbus prior to the 2014 campaign, has made 51 appearances for Crew SC ... in his MLS career, Parkhurst has 165 starts ... the defender is tied with teammate Kei Kamara for 39th all-time in starts among all active MLS players ... the leader is Real Salt Lake’s Kyle Beckerman, who has 340 MLS starts.

TRAPP PLAYS 45 MINUTES FOR CREW SC, IS ONE APPEARANCE SHY OF 50At Montreal, Crew SC Vice-Captain and midfielder Wil Trapp played the full second half after coming on at halftime as a substitute ... it was the most minutes Trapp has played in his three appearances (all competitions) since returning from concussion symptoms in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 at Orlando City SC (June 30) ... Trapp, along with defender Tyson Wahl, is one regular-season appearance away from reaching 50 with Crew SC.

KAMARA MAINTAINS LEAGUE LEAD IN GOALS, SECOND IN SHOTSCrew SC forward Kei Kamara continues to lead Major League Soccer with 12 goals on the year ... Kamara’s 12 tallies are now one ahead of Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco, who has 11 ... the Crew SC forward also ranks second in MLS in total shots (81) and ranks third in shots on goal (32) ... for a detailed breakdown, Opta statistics are below:

Player/Club ................................Goals Shots Shots on Goal GPKei Kamara/CLB .....................12 81 32 19Sebastian Giovinco/TFC .........11 98 42 17David Villa/NYC ......................10 72 38 16Chris Wondolowski/SJ .............9 50 18 16Kaka/ORL ..................................9 41 19 18

FINLAY CONTINUES TO LEAD LEAGUE IN ASSISTSMidfielder Ethan Finlay continues to lead Major League Soccer with 10 assists in 2015 ... Sporting Kansas City’s Benny Feilhaber and Philadelphia’s Cristian Maidana are both one behind Finlay at nine ... through 19 games this season, Finlay’s 10 assists are a new career single-season high, surpassing last season’s breakout total of seven assists ... since May 17, 2014, Finlay has recorded 16 goals and 17 assists in MLS regular season play in 42 matches after not recording any over his first 40 appearances.

MISCELLANEOUS TEAM NOTES

HOW THE CLUBS MATCH-UP

CAPTAIN AND DEFENDER MICHAEL PARKHURST MAKES 50TH BLACK & GOLD START IN MONTREALOn Saturday, July 11, Crew SC Captain and defender Michael Parkhurst made his 50th start for the club, but the Black & Gold fell to the Impact by a final score of 3-0 at Stade Saputo in Quebec. Dominic Oduro scored in the fifth and 80th minutes, with Marco Donadel adding an eighth-minute tally for the Impact. Forward Kei Kamara led Crew SC with five shots in the contest. Kamara remains Major League Soccer’s leading goal-scorer with 12 tallies to his name in 2015.

MLS Regular Season: 6-7-6 MLS Regular Season: 5-9-3Points: 24 Points: 17Eastern Conference: Fifth Eastern Conference: 10thHome: 6-2-2 Home: 5-4-0 Away: 0-5-4 Away: 0-5-3Goals For: 27 Goals For: 19Goals Against: 29 Goals Against: 24+/-: -2 +/-: -5

Regular-Season Leaders

Goals: Kamara (12) Goals: Accam, Larentowicz (4)Assists: Finlay (10) Assists: Shipp (5)Shots: Kamara (81) Shots: Shipp (37)Shots on Goal: Kamara (32) Shots on Goal: Accam (17)G-W Goals: Finlay, Kamara (2) G-W Goals: Five tied (1)G-W Assists: Finlay (3) G-W Assists: Shipp (2)Fouls Suffered: Kamara (27) Fouls Suffered: Igboananike (28)Fouls Committed: Tchani (43) Fouls Committed: Polster (31)Yellow Cards Issued: Saeid (4) Yellow Cards Issued: Adailton, Polster (5)Saves Leader: Clark (63) Saves Leader: Johnson (22)GAA Leader: Clark (1.53) GAA Leader: Johnson (1.10)Wins: Clark (6) Wins: Johnson (3)

CREW SC AND CHICAGO AT A GLANCE

LAST MATCH RECAP BLACK & GOLD NOTES

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MLS MATCH 20: COLUMBUS CREW SC AT CHICAGO FIREDYNAMIC DUOKei Kamara and Ethan Finlay have combined for a total of 32 goals and assists, tops in Major League Soccer ahead of any other club’s leading duo by seven ... Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco and Jozy Altidore has combined for 25 goals and assists, while two separate League duos have paired up for 24 ... see below for a full breakdown of the League’s top duos:

Club ......... Player A Goals Assists Player B Goals Assists Tot.CLB ......... Kei Kamara 12 5 Ethan Finlay 5 10 32TFC .............Sebastian Giovinco 11 8 Jozy Altidore 6 0 25SEA .............Clint Dempsey 7 6 Obafemi Martins 7 4 24SKC .............Krisztian Nemeth 7 3 Benny Feilhaber 5 9 24FCD ............Fabian Castillo 7 6 Mauro Diaz 4 6 23NYRB .........Bradley Wright-Phillips 8 6 Lloyd Sam 5 4 23

CREATING CHANCESAccording to the League’s official statistician, Opta, Crew SC ranks second in the League in chances created per match (11.2) and leads MLS in big chances created per match (1.3) ... this week’s opponent, Chicago, leads MLS in chances created per match (11.6).

FRANCIS LEADS LEAGUE IN ASSISTS AMONG DEFENDERSCrew SC defender Waylon Francis continues to lead all Major League Soccer defend-ers in assists this season with a total of five ... that total gives the Costa Rican the League lead in assists by a defender, one ahead of Sporting Kansas City’s Jalil Anibaba, D.C. United’s Taylor Kemp and Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s Steven Beitashour ... Francis is also one of 19 defenders in MLS to have created at least 11 chances ... for a detailed breakdown, Opta statistics are below:

Player/Club ................................Assists Chances Created GPWaylon Francis/CLB ...............5 11 16Jalil Anibaba/SKC .....................4 8 13Taylor Kemp/DC ......................4 17 14Steven Beitashour/VAN ...........4 7 17Omar Gonzalez/LA ..................3 9 19Tyrone Mears/SEA ...................3 12 19

PASSING MACHINE AS A TEAMAs a team, Crew SC ranks second in Major League Soccer in passing accuracy, trailing only Orlando City SC ... the Black & Gold also rank in the top three in passing ac-curacy in their own half (second), the opponent’s half (second) and in the final third (second) ... for a detailed breakdown, Opta statistics are below:

Club ..................................Passing Acc. Own Half Opp Half Final ThirdOrlando City SC .............82.5% 91.2% 75.7% 68.4%Columbus Crew SC ..... 81.0% 89.6% 73.3% 68.1%Seattle Sounders FC .......80.1% 88.8% 72.4% 64.2%Portland Timbers FC .....79.7% 89.5% 73.0% 65.4%Montreal Impact .............79.6% 88.8% 72.4% 65.9%

INTO THE BOXThrough 18 matches of MLS regular-season play, Crew SC ranks first in crosses from open play, successful crosses and crossing accuracy ... individualy, Crew SC’s Hector Jimenez leads MLS in crossing accuracy for all players that have attempted at least 25 crosses (41.8%) ... the Black & Gold defender/midfielder has completed 23 of 55 crosses from open play ... detailed Opta statistics on team totals are below:

Club ................................................Crosses Suc. Crosses Crossing Acc.Columbus Crew SC .....................410 113 27.6%Portland Timbers ..........................342 70 20.5%New England Revolution .............316 64 20.3%LA Galaxy ......................................308 73 23.7%New York Red Bulls ......................302 56 18.5%Orlando City SC ...........................300 58 19.3%

CREW SC CAREER MILESTONESCHAD BARSONNeeds two appearances to reach 40 in MLS and for Crew SC.

ADAM BEDELLNeeds four appearances to reach 20 and needs one shot to reach 15 in MLS and for Crew SC.

STEVE CLARKReached 50 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/24 vs. New England. Needs 26 saves to reach 200 in MLS and for Crew SC.

ALL-TIME CLUB GK STARTSPlayer .........................................................GS1. Will Hesmer .........................................1302. Jon Busch ..............................................833. Andy Gruenebaum..............................794. Mark Dougherty ..................................685. Steve Clark ......................................536. Tom Presthus .......................................467. Brad Friedel ..........................................38

ALL-TIME CLUB GK WINSPlayer .........................................................W1. Will Hesmer .........................................592. Jon Busch ..............................................353. Mark Dougherty ..................................334. Andy Gruenebaum..............................265. Brad Friedel ..........................................226. Steve Clark ......................................207. Tom Presthus .......................................168. Juergen Sommer ..................................11

ETHAN FINLAYReached 15 assists in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/13 vs. LA. Reached 80 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Reached 15 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/4 vs. New York. Needs 13 shots to reach 100 and 18 appearances to reach 100 in MLS and for Crew SC.

WAYLON FRANCISReached 10 assists in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/30 at Orlando. Needs 10 appearances to reach 50 and 10 starts to reach 50 in MLS and for Crew SC.

KEVAN GEORGEReached 25 appearances and 10 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/22 vs. Chicago. Notched his first Crew SC and MLS assist on 5/22 vs. Chicago.

FEDERICO HIGUAINReached 225 shots in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Reached 75 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/2 vs. D.C. United. Reached 30 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/6 vs. Montreal. Needs 11 appearances to reach 100 in MLS and for Crew SC.

ALL-TIME CLUB GOALSPlayer .........................................................G1. Jeff Cunningham .................................642. Brian McBride ......................................623. Stern John .............................................444. Edson Buddle .......................................425. Eddie Gaven .........................................356. Guillermo Barros Schelotto ...............337. Federico Higuain ............................318. Dante Washington ...............................289. Brian Maissoneuve ..............................23

ALL-TIME CLUB ASSISTSPlayer .........................................................A1. Robert Warzycha .................................612. Brian McBride ......................................453. Jeff Cunningham .................................444. Guillermo Barros Schelotto ...............415. Brian Maissonneuve ............................376. Brian West ............................................297. Federico Higuain ............................278. Eddie Gaven .........................................259. John Wilmar Perez ..............................22

ALL-TIME CLUB SHOTSPlayer .........................................................SH1. Brian McBride ......................................4602. Jeff Cunningham .................................4303. Eddie Gaven .........................................3494. Robert Warzycha .................................3195. Edson Buddle .......................................2696. Federico Higuain ............................2307. Stern John .............................................2208. Guillermo Barros Schelotto ...............2099. Robbie Rogers ......................................198

ALL-TIME CLUB GAME-WINNING ASSISTSPlayer .........................................................GWA1. Robert Warzycha .................................162. Jeff Cunningham .................................143. Brian McBride ......................................114. Guillermo Barros Scheloto .................10T5. Simon Elliott ......................................8T5. Brian Maissonneuve .........................8T5. Federico Higuain..........................8T8. John Wilmar Perez ...........................7T8. Brian West .........................................7

HECTOR JIMENEZReached 75 appearances and 50 starts in MLS on 5/16 at San Jose. Needs 17 appearances to reach 100 in MLS.

KEI KAMARAReached 200 appearances and 25 assists in MLS on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. Reached 15 goals for Crew SC on 5/30 at Orlando. Reached 200 shots on goal in MLS on 5/9 vs. Seattle. Needs eight goals to become the second player in club history to reach 20. Needs 15 goals to tie the all-time MLS single-season goal-scoring reord. Needs 11 goals to reach 75 in MLS.

CHRIS KLUTE Needs one start to reach 60 and two assists to reach 10 in MLS.

MATT LAMPSONNeeds one start to reach 15 in MLS and for Crew SC.

JUSTIN MERAMReached 15 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on 4/18 vs. Orlando. Reached 50 starts and 10 as-sists in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/9 vs. Seattle. Reached 100 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/30 at Orlando. Reached 150 shots in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/4 vs. New York.

MICHAEL PARKHURSTReached 160 appearances in MLS on 5/30 at Or-lando and 160 starts in MLS on 6/6 vs. Montreal. Reached 50 appearances for Crew SC on 7/4 vs. New York and 50 starts for Crew SC on 7/11 at Montreal.

EMANUEL POGATETZReached 10 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/22 vs. Chicago. Recorded his first MLS assist on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia.

MOHAMMED SAEIDReached 15 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Reached 10 starts and 20 corner kicks in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/3 at Philadelphia.

AARON SCHOENFELDReached 40 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/16 at San Jose. Needs one start to reach 15, one goal to reach five and one shot on goal to reach 20 in MLS and or Crew SC.

BEN SPEASReached 40 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/13 vs. LA. Needs six shots to reach 50 in MLS and for Crew SC.

KRISTINN STEINDORSSONReached 15 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake.

TONY TCHANIReached 125 appearances in MLS on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia and 100 starts in MLS on 5/16 at San Jose. Needs two assists to reach 15 in MLS. Reached 10 assists for Crew SC on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. Reached five goals for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Needs one shot to reach 100 for Crew SC.

WIL TRAPPNeeds one appearance to reach 50, three starts to reach 50 and four assists to reach 10 in MLS and for Crew SC.

TYSON WAHLReached 115 starts in MLS on 5/30 at Orlando.Needs three shots to reach 30 in MLS. Needs one appearance to reach 50 and eight starts to reach 50 for Crew SC.

CREW SC SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CAPSPlayer National Team Caps Last Appearance Sergio Campbell Jamaica 2 12/3/10 vs. Grenada (Caribbean Cup)Waylon Francis Costa Rica 2 3/26/15 vs. Paraguay (friendly)Kevan George Trinidad & Tobago 12 7/12/15 vs. Cuba (Gold Cup)Kei Kamara Sierra Leone 23 9/10/14 vs. DR Congo (AFCON qual.)Cedrick Mabwati DR Congo 12 2/7/15 vs. Eq. Guinea (AFCON)Justin Meram Iraq 14 6/11/15 vs. Japan (friendly)Michael Parkhurst United States 25 4/3/14 vs. Mexico (friendly)Emanuel Pogatetz Austria 61 6/3/14 vs. Czech Republic (friendly)Kristinn Steindorsson Iceland 1 1/16/15 vs. Canada (friendly)Wil Trapp United States 1 1/28/15 vs. Chile (friendly)

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2015 MISCELLANEOUS MLS STATSQuickest Goal: Kamara, 6/24 vs. NE, 4’ Quickest Goal Against: Nguyen, 6/24 vs. NE, 1’Game-Winning Goals after 75’: N/AGame-Tying Goals after 75’: N/A Game-Winning Goals Against after 75’: Romero, 6/6 vs. MTL, 79’ Game-Tying Goals Against after 75’: Johnson, 5/22 vs. CHI, 90’+4’ Ribeiro, 5/30 at ORL, 89’Hat Tricks: N/AHat Tricks Against: N/AOwn Goals For: N/AOwn Goals Against: N/ARed Cards: Higuain, 3/28 vs. NYRB, 83’ Saeid, 5/16 at SJ, 33’ Parkhurst, 5/30 at ORL, 16’ Opponent’s Red Cards: Morrow, 3/14 vs. TFC, 45’+1’ Ramos, 4/18 vs. ORL, 34’ Allen, 6/27 at RSL, 77’

2015 PENALTY KICKS FOR

2015 PENALTY KICKS AGAINST

CLB Player Goalkeeper, Team Date ResultN/A

Player, Team CLB Goalkeeper Date ResultWright-Phillips, NYRB Clark 3/28 GoalKaka, ORL Clark 5/30 Goal

CREW SC AND 2015 HONORSEtihad Airways MLS Player of the Month: Ethan Finlay (April) - nominated Kei Kamara (April, May) - nominatedMLS Player of the Week: Ethan Finlay (Week 8) Kei Kamara (Week 12)MLS Team of the Week: Ethan Finlay (Weeks 8, 17, 18) Waylon Francis (Week 8) Hernan Grana (Week 2) Federico Higuain (Weeks 7,10) Kei Kamara (Weeks 7,8,10, 12, 17, 18) Justin Meram (Week 2) Emanuel Pogatetz (Week 10) Tony Tchani (Week 15)MLS Goal of the Week: Ethan Finlay (Week 18) - nominated Federico Higuain (Weeks 7, 15) - nominatedMLS Save of the Week: Steve Clark (Weeks 4, 9, 14, 18) - nominated; (Week 11) - won

2014-15 COLUMBUS CREW SC TRANSACTIONS

2015 MLS CATEGORICAL WIN-LOSS Overall Home AwayOverall: 6-7-6 6-2-2 0-5-4vs. East: 5-5-3 5-2-1 0-3-2vs. West: 1-2-3 1-0-1 0-2-2Before All-Star Break (July 29) 6-7-6 6-2-2 0-5-4After All-Star Break (July 29) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Scoring First: 4-0-3 4-0-1 0-0-2Opp. Scoring First: 2-7-2 2-2-1 0-5-1Leading at Half: 2-0-1 2-0-1 0-0-0Trailing at Half: 0-3-1 0-0-1 0-3-0Tied at Half: 4-4-4 4-2-0 0-2-4Leading at 75’: 6-0-2 6-0-1 0-0-1Trailing at 75’: 0-6-0 0-1-0 0-5-0Tied at 75’: 0-0-4 0-0-1 0-0-3Out-Shooting Opp.: 5-6-1 5-2-0 0-4-1Out-Shot by Opp.: 0-1-5 0-0-2 0-1-3Shots Even: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0One-Goal Games: 3-3-0 3-2-0 0-1-0Day Games (before 5 p.m. local): 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1Night Games (5 p.m. or after local): 6-7-5 6-2-2 0-5-3In Black Uniforms: 4-2-3 4-1-2 0-1-1In Gold Uniforms: 2-5-3 2-1-0 0-4-3On Time Warner Cable SportsChannel: 6-7-6 6-2-2 0-5-4On ESPN2: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Fox Sports 1: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On UniMas/Univision Deportes: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0In March: 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-1-0In April: 2-0-2 2-0-0 0-0-2In May: 1-2-2 1-0-1 0-2-1In June: 1-2-2 1-1-1 0-1-1In July: 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0In August: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In September: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In October: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Mondays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Tuesdays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Wednesdays: 1-1-1 1-0-0 0-1-1On Thursdays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Fridays: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0On Saturdays: 5-6-4 5-2-1 0-4-3On Sundays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In Sunny Weather: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1In Clear Weather: 3-3-2 3-1-0 0-2-2In Rain: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In Cloudy Weather: 3-4-3 3-1-2 0-3-130°-49° at Kickoff: 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-050°-59° at Kickoff: 1-1-2 1-0-0 0-1-260°-69° at Kickoff: 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-070°-79° at Kickoff: 2-3-2 2-1-2 0-2-080°-89° at Kickoff: 2-0-1 2-0-0 0-0-190°+ at Kickoff: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1Indoors 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using No Subs: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using 1 Sub: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using 2 Subs: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0Using 3 Subs: 6-7-5 6-2-1 0-5-4On Natural Grass: 6-7-3 6-2-2 0-5-1On FieldTurf/Artificial Surface: 0-0-3 0-0-0 0-0-3When scoring 0 goals: 0-5-1 0-0-0 0-5-1When scoring 1 goal: 0-2-1 0-2-1 0-0-0When scoring 2 goals: 3-0-4 3-0-1 0-0-3When scoring 3 goals: 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0When scoring 4+ goals: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0When allowing 0 goals: 2-0-1 2-0-0 0-0-1When allowing 1 goal: 3-1-1 3-0-1 0-1-0When allowing 2 goals: 1-4-4 1-2-1 0-2-3When allowing 3 goals: 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0When allowing 4+ goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

PLAYERS INGK Steve Clark (New contract on 4/2)M Cedrick Mabwati (Acquired on 1/30, joined on 7/8)D Hernan Grana (Signed on 1/23)D Kalen Ryden (Selected 69th overall in theMLS SuperDraft on 1/20, signed on 3/2)D Chris Klute (Trade from Colorado on 1/16)F Sagi Lev-Ari (Selected 35th overall in theMLS SuperDraft on 1/15, signed on 3/2)D Sergio Campbell (Selected 19th overall in theMLS SuperDraft on 1/15, signed on 3/2)M Federico Higuain (New Designated Playercontract on 1/5)M Kristinn Steindorsson (Discovery Signing on12/11)M Justin Meram (Re-signed on 12/2)16 player options exercised on 11/18M Mohammed Saied (Discovery Signing on10/29)M Ethan Finlay (Contract extension on 10/24)M Ben Swanson (Homegrown Player signing on10/17)F Kei Kamara (Signed via Allocation Order on 10/7)

PLAYERS OUTD Hernan Grana (Mutually parted ways on 5/12)F Sagi Lev-Ari (Waived on 3/16)D Ben Sweat (Waived on 2/9)D Eric Gehrig (Selected by Orlando City SC inMLS Expansion Draft on 12/10)M Bernardo Anor (Trade to Sporting KC on 12/8)D Josh Williams (Trade to NYCFC on 12/8)D Ross Friedman (Option declined on 11/18)D Matt Wiet (Option declined on 11/18)M Kingsley “Fifi” Baiden (Option declined on11/18)M Daniel Paladini (Option declined on 11/18)M Agustin Viana (Option declined on 11/18)M Matt Walker (Option declined on 11/18)F Jairo Arrieta (Option declined on 11/18, selectedby Orlando City SC in MLS Expansion Draft on12/10)

HOW CREW SC WAS BUILT

BARBASOL MAN OF THE MATCH3/7 at HOU Emanuel Pogatetz3/14 vs. TFC Justin Meram3/28 vs. NYRB Tony Tchani4/8 at VAN Kei Kamara4/11 at NE Hernan Grana4/18 vs. ORL Federico Higuain4/25 vs. PHI Ethan Finlay5/2 at DC Federico Higuain5/9 vs. SEA Kei Kamara5/16 at SJ Steve Clark

5/22 vs. CHI Kei Kamara5/27 vs. VCF Brad Stuver5/30 at ORL Steve Clark6/3 at PHI Aaron Schoenfeld6/6 vs. MTL Waylon Francis6/13 vs. LA Federico Higuain6/17 at RIC Adam Bedell6/24 vs. NE Kei Kamara6/27 at RSL Ethan Finlay 6/30 at ORL Emanuel Pogatetz

7/4 vs. NYRB Ethan Finlay7/11 at MTL Ethan Finlay

Season 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

SuperDraft Justin Meram Ethan Finlay Adam Bedell Sergio Campbell Kevan George Kalen Ryden

Homegrown Matt Lampson Ben Speas Chad Barson Ben Swanson Wil Trapp

Trade Tony Tchani Aaron Schoenfeld Steve Clark Chris Klute Hector Jimenez Michael Parkhurst

Designated Player Federico Higuain

Signing Tyson Wahl Waylon Francis Cedrick Mabwati Emanuel Pogatetz Mohammed Saeid Kristinn Steindorsson Allocation Kei Kamara

Weighted Lottery Romain Gall

Waiver Draft Brad Stuver

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PLAYER MINI BIOS

1 STEVE CLARK – GK6’ 2”, 192 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-14-1986 / HOMETOWN: MASON, MI

5 DANNY O’ROURKE – M/D

2015 SeasonHas made 19 appearances (19 starts) in his second season with Crew SC and is 6-7-6 with three clean sheets ... started the club’s season opener against Houston (March 7), making two saves ... recorded his first clean sheet of the season in the club’s home opener versus Toronto FC (March 14), making three stops ... was signed to a new contract by the club on April 2, extending his tenure in Black & Gold ... tied his then-career-best with a six save performance at Vancouver (April 8) ... notched his second clean sheet of the season and the 10th of his career at New England (April 11) ... registered his second-consecutive and third overall shutout in a 3-0 win over Orlando (April 18) ... helped Crew SC complete an unbeaten April (2-0-2) with a 4-1 win over Philadelphia (April 25) ... earned a victory with a 3-2 win over Seattle Sounders FC (May 9) ... again tied his then-career-best with his second six-stop performance of the season at San Jose (May 16) ... set a new career-high by making seven saves at Orlando (May 30) ... helped Crew SC earn a draw against the LA Galaxy with four saves (June 13) ... made his 50th appearance in MLS and for Crew SC, earning his fifth win of the season vs. New England (June 24) ... notched his sixth win and his first-ever assist with two saves and a helper on Ethan Finlay’s first-half goal in a 2-1 victory over the Red Bulls (July 4).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupClark did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2015 SeasonHas made 18 appearances (18 starts) at centerback in his second season as the club’s Captain ... started the season opener against Houston (March 7) ... helped the club keep a clean sheet in the home opener versus Toronto FC (March 14) ... was part of two additional shutouts with his fifth and sixth consecutive starts at New England (April 11) and vs. Orlando (April 18) ... helped Crew SC complete an unbeaten April (2-0-2) with a 4-1 win over Philadelphia (April 25) ... started at centerback, but shifted to defensive midfield in helping Crew SC close-out a 3-2 win over Seattle (May 9) ... received his first career red card at Orlando (May 30) and missed the club’s contest at Philadelphia (June 3) as a result of the ensuing sus-pension ... returned to the lineup by starting against Montreal (June 6) ... helped the club earn a 2-1 win with a start against his former club, New England (June 24) ... again helped Crew SC capture a win by a 2-1 score over New York (July 4) ... made his 50th career start for the club at Montreal (July 11).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupParkhurst did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2015 (Columbus): 18 GP / 18 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 1545 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CB, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-62015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-6-62015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

2015 (Columbus): 19 GP / 19 GS, 1.53 GAA, 3 SO, 1 A in 1710 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at GK, 3 GA, 2 SV at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Started at GK, 3 GA, 2 SV at MTL (7/11)2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-7-62015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-7-6Most saves in a 2015 match: 7 (5/30/15 at ORL)Most career saves: 7 (5/30/15 at ORL)Last shutout: 4/18/15 vs. ORL

4 MICHAEL PARKHURST – D5’ 11”, 159 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-24-1984 / HOMETOWN: PROVIDENCE, RI / @MFPARKHURST

2015 SeasonHas made eight appearances (four starts) on the season, with five appearances coming at leftback and three at rightback ... made his club debut with a start at MAPFRE Stadium against the Red Bulls (March 28) ... started at Vancouver (April 8) ... helped the club keep a clean sheet during his third consecutive start at New England (April 11) ... came on as a substitute at halftime at D.C. United (May 2) ... made his first start of the year at rightback vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime in club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made a substi-tute appearance at rightback at Orlando (May 30) and again at Montreal (July 11).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupKlute made one appearance – a start – in the club’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup run to the Round of 16. He was in the matchday 18 in the club’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), but did not make an appearance. He started Crew SC’s Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30) at right midfield.

2015 (Columbus): 8 GP / 4 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 483 minsCrew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at RB, 58 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Sub. app. at RB, 58 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-32015 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-3-42015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

3 CHRIS KLUTE – D6’ 1”, 172 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-05-1990 / HOMETOWN: GRAND PRAIRIE, TX / @CHRISKLUTE

2 TYSON WAHL – D6’ 2”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-23-1984 / HOMETOWN: NEWPORT BEACH, CA

2015 SeasonHas made six appearances (three starts) at centerback for Crew SC ... made his first appearance with a start at centerback at Vancouver (April 8) ... came on in the second half against Philadelphia (April 25) and helped Crew SC complete a 4-1 win ... again helped Crew SC close-out a victory with a substitute appearance vs. Seattle (May 9) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his second League start of the season at Orlando (May 30) ... made his second start in three League matches by getting the nod at centerback against Montreal (June 6) ... came on at leftback in Crew SC’s draw at Real Salt Lake (June 27).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupWahl made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the Round of 16 contest at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 6 GP / 3 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 340 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at LB, 9 mins at RSL (6/27)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: 3/23/13 at D.C.2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-22015 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-1-32015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

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5 EMANUEL POGATETZ – D6’ 3”, 198 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-16-1983 / HOMETOWN: GRAZ, AUSTRIA

2015 SeasonHas made 17 appearances (16 starts) at centerback in his second season with Crew SC with one assist ... made his first MLS and Crew SC start in the season opener against Houston (March 7) ... helped the club keep a clean sheet in the home opener versus Toronto FC (March 14) ... was part of back-to-back shutout efforts with starts at New England (April 11) and vs. Orlando (April 18) ... started again vs. Philadelphia (April 25), notching his first MLS assist on Justin Meram’s goal ... came on at haltime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... came on as a substitute at centerback at Orlando (May 30) following Michael Parkhurst’s red card ... helped Crew SC earn a 2-1 victory with a win over the Red Bulls (July 4).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupPogatetz made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory, He again started the Black & Gold’s Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 16 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 1464 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CB, 77 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Started at CB, 77 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-42015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-6-52015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0

2015 SeasonHas made 16 total appearances in his first season with Crew SC: 11 appearances (three starts) at left midfield, three appearances at right midfield and two ap-pearances at central attacking midfield ... made his debut MLS and Black & Gold appearances with a start against Houston (March 7) ... entered as a substitute in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) ... started his first match at MAPFRE Stadium against the New York Red Bulls (March 28) ... came on at central attack-ing midfield against Vancouver (April 8) ... entered as a substitute at right midfield at New England (April 11) and at left midfield vs. Orlando (April 18), vs. Philadel-phia (April 25), at D.C. United (May 2) and vs. Seattle (May 9) ... came on at right midfield at San Jose (May 16) and vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made a substitute appearance at left midfield at Orlando (May 30) ... started his third match of the season against Montreal (June 6) at left midfield ... came on as a substitute at central attacking midfield against New England (June 24) and at left midfield both at Real Salt Lake (June 27) and vs. New York (July 4).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupSteindorsson made two appearances (both starts) in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the club’s Round of 16 clash at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 16 GP / 3 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 474 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at LM, 19 mins vs. NYRB (7/4)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-3-02015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-5-52015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

7 KRISTINN STEINDORSSON – M5’ 10”, 154 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-29-1990 / HOMETOWN: KÓPAVOGUR, ICELAND / @KIDDISTEIN

2015 SeasonHas made 17 appearances (16 starts) at central midfield in his first season with Crew SC ... notched his first club and League start in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14), completing 93.22% of his passes (55/59) in the victory ... started a second consecutive match against the New York Red Bulls (March 28) ... came on at halftime for his third appearance at Vancouver (April 8) ... made his third career start at New England (April 11) and started every match through the contest at San Jose (May 16) ... missed the clash vs. Chicago (May 22) via red-card suspension ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... returned to the lineup in the League with a start at Orlando (May 30) and has started every League match since.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupSaeid made one appearance -- a substitute appearance -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup during Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17).

8 MOHAMMED SAEID – M5’ 7”, 141 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-24-1990 / HOMETOWN: ÖREBRO, SWEDEN / @MSAEID8

6 TONY TCHANI -- MID

2015 SeasonHas made 17 appearances (17 starts) at central midfield with three goals and one assist ... started the season opener at Houston (March 7) ... missed the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) while serving a one-match suspension ... returned versus the New York Red Bulls (March 28), scoring his first goal of the season in the process ... registered his first assist of the season vs. Philadelphia (April 25) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... scored his second goal of the season at Orlando (May 30) ... added his third goal, setting a new single-season best, at Real Salt Lake (June 27).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupTchani made two appearances (both starts) as Crew SC’s captain in its 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign, notching one assist. Tchani started and captained Crew SC in its Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), registering an assist and helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again captained Crew SC in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 17 GS, 3 G, 1 A in 1520 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Started at CM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: 6/27/15 at RSLLast assist with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHI2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 5-6-62015 Crew SC record when he appears: 5-6-62015 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-1-22015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0

6 TONY TCHANI – M6’ 4”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-13-1989 / HOMETOWN: DOUALA, CAMEROON / @TONYTCHANI23

PLAYER MINI BIOS

2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 16 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 1332 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at CM, 45 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Started at CM, 45 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-5-42015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-5-52015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

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6 TONY TCHANI -- MID9 JUSTIN MERAM – M 6’ 1”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-04-1988 / HOMETOWN: SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI / @JUSTINMERAM

2015 (Columbus): 18 GP / 18 GS, 4 G, 4 A in 1478 minsCrew SC ’s last match: Started at CAM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Started at CAM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: 6/13/15 vs. LALast assist with Columbus: 7/4/15 vs. NYRB2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-7-52015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-7-52015 Crew SC record when he scores: 2-1-12015 Crew SC record when he assists: 2-0-2

10 FEDERICO HIGUAIN – M 5’ 8”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 10-24-1984 / HOMETOWN: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA / @FHIGUAIN_33

2015 SeasonWas officially added to Crew SC’s roster on July 8, 2015 after the expiration of his loan with Spanish side Osasuna ... made 30 league appearances with three assists for the Segunda Division side in the 2014-15 season.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupMabwati did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, joining the club following the conclusion of the club’s tournament run.

2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

11 CEDRICK MABWATI – M5’6”, 137 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-08-1992 / HOMETOWN: KINSHASA, DR CONGO / @CEDRICKM22

2015 SeasonHas made 17 appearances (16 starts) at left midfield in 2015 ... has scored three goals and notched three assists ... missed the club’s opener at Houston (March 7) due to a red-card suspension from the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs ... started the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) and registered the game-winning goal ... missed the club’s match against New York (March 28) while on international duty with the Iraq National Team ... returned with a start at Vancouver (April 8), where he recorded his first assist of the season ... started his second consecutive match at New England (April 11) ... started again vs. Orlando (April 18), recording his second goal of the season ... scored in consecutive matches with a tally against Philadelphia (April 25) ... recorded his second assist of the season with a helper on Kei Kamara’s second goal vs. Seattle (May 9) ... earned his third assist via Kei Kamara’s eighth-minute goal vs. Chicago (May 22), which was the 500th-ever home regular-season goal in Black & Gold history ... started the club’s interna-tional friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his 100th appearance in MLS and for Crew SC with a start at Orlando (May 30) ... came on as a substitute vs. Montreal (June 6) ... received his second international call-up of the season from the Iraq National Team and earned his 14th cap by starting the team’s friendly at Japan (June 11) ... recorded a team-leading five shots in Crew SC’s 1-1 draw vs. the LA Galaxy (June 13).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupMeram made two appearances -- both substitute appearances -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, in the Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17) and the Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30).

2015 SeasonHas made 18 appearances (18 starts) at central attacking midfield in 2015 ... has scored four goals and added four assists ... started at Houston (March 7), recording three shots and four corner kicks for Crew SC ... started the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) ... missed the match at Vancouver (April 8) while serving a red-card suspension ... returned to the lineup with a start at New England (April 11) ... started again vs. Orlando (April 18), scoring his first goal of the season with a backheel tally that was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week ... made his 75th career MLS and Crew SC start at D.C. United (May 2) ... notched his second goal of the season vs. Seattle (May 9) ... earned an assist from a corner kick vs. Chicago (May 22) on Kei Kamara’s second goal of the match ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... registered his third goal of the campaign with a stoppage-time tally vs. Montreal (June 6) ... scored in consecutive matches with a game-tying goal against LA (June 13) ... recorded his third assist of the season on Ethan Finlay’s tying goal at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... notched an assist in back-to-back contests with a game-winning helper against the Red Bulls (July 4).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupHiguain did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 16 GS, 3 G, 3 A in 1254 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at LM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Started at LM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHILast assist with Columbus: 5/22/15 vs. CHI2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-4-62015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-5-62015 Crew SC record when he scores: 3-0-02015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-2

PLAYER MINI BIOS

2015 SeasonHas made five appearances (two starts) in 2015 ... entered as a second-half substi-tute in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14), playing 14 minutes in the victory ... again came on in the club’s match at San Jose (May 16) ... made his first start of the season at central midfield vs. Chicago (May 22), recording his first-ever MLS and Crew SC assist in the contest ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... again started at central midfield at Philadelphia (June 3) ... came on at central midfield against New England (June 24) ... earned a call-up to Trinidad and Tobago’s final 23-man roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupGeorge made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the club’s Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 5 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 228 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at CM, 5 mins vs. NE (6/24)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: 5/22/15 vs. CHI2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-2-12015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 0-0-1

12 KEVAN GEORGE – M6’ 2”, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-30-1990 / HOMETOWN: ROXBORO, TOBAGO / @KICKITWITHKEVAN

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2015 SeasonHas made 16 appearances (10 starts) in his second season with Crew SC, with 12 appearances coming at rightback, three coming at right midfield and one at central attacking midfield ... made his season debut with a substitute appearance at central attacking midfield against Houston (March 7) ... came on at right midfield in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) and versus the New York Red Bulls (March 28) ... made his first start of the season with a nod at rightback at Vancouver (April 8) ... came on at right midfield vs. Orlando (April 18) ... started at rightback vs. Seattle (May 9), registering his first assist of the season on Kei Kamara’s eventual game-winning goal ... again started at rightback at San Jose (May 16), registering his 75th MLS appearance and 50th MLS start in the process ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... started at rightback at Orlando (May 30), recording his second assist of the campaign ... came on as a second-half substitute at rightback at Philadelphia (June 3) ... again started at rightback vs. Montreal (June 6), against his former club, LA (June 13) and vs. New England (June 24) ... notched his third assist of the campaign at Real Salt Lake (June 27).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupJimenez made one appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory.

2015 (Columbus): 16 GP / 10 GS, 0 G, 3 A in 851 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at RB, 32 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Started at RB, 32 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: 4/19/14 vs. DCLast assist with Columbus: 6/27/15 at RSL2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-3-42015 Crew SC record when he appears: 5-7-42015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-2

16 HECTOR JIMENEZ - M5’ 9”, 140 LBS. / D.O.B.: 11-03-1988 / HOMETOWN: BELL GARDENS, CA / @HECTORJIMENEZ09

2015 SeasonHas made 16 appearances (16 starts) at leftback in his second season with Crew SC ... has registered five assists ... made his season debut with a start at Houston (March 7) ... notched his first assist of the season on Kei Kamara’s goal versus Toronto FC (March 14) ... missed the team’s contest against New York (March 28) while on international duty with the Costa Rica National Team ... was listed as questionable ahead of the club’s matches at Vancouver (April 8) and at New Eng-land (April 11) and did not dress ... returned to the lineup with a start vs. Orlando (April 18) ... started against vs. Philadelphia (April 25), registering his second assist of the season ... recorded his third assist of the campaign on Kei Kamara’s opening goal vs. Seattle (May 9) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... tallied his fourth assist of the season at Orlando (May 30), marking his 10th career helper for the club ... notched his fifth assist vs. New England (June 24), becoming the League’s leader among defenders in the category.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupFrancis did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2015 (Columbus): 16 GP / 16 GS, 0 G, 5 A in 1342 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at LB, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Started at LB, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: 6/24/15 vs. NE2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-42015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-6-42015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 4-0-1

14 WAYLON FRANCIS - D5’ 9”, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-20-1990 / HOMETOWN: PUERTO LIMÓN, COSTA RICA / @WAYLONFRANCIS90

2015 SeasonHas made seven appearances (one start) in 2015, with three appearances coming at central attacking midfield, two coming at left midfield and two at right midfield ... made his season debut with a substitute appearance at left midfield against Houston (March 7) ... came on again at left midfield against New York (March 28) ... made his first start of the season at central attacking midfield at Vancouver (April 8) ... came on at central attacking midfield vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made an appearance at right midfield at Philadelphia (June 3) and vs. Montreal (June 6) ... came on at central attacking midfield vs. LA (June 13).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupSpeas made two appearances -- both starts -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, recording one assist. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), assisting on Adam Bedell’s opening goal and helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 7 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 157 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at CAM, 1 min vs. LA (6/13)Last goal with Columbus: 8/16/14 vs. LALast assist with Columbus: 6/4/14 vs. RSL2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-4-32015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

17 BEN SPEAS - M5’ 8”, 155 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-17-1991 / HOMETOWN: STOW, OH / @BENSPEAS17

PLAYER MINI BIOS

2015 SeasonHas made 19 appearances (19 starts) at right midfield with five goals and 10 as-sists on the season ... made his season debut with a start at Houston (March 7) ... started the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14), recording an assist on Justin Meram’s game-winning goal ... registered his second assist of the campaign at Vancouver (April 8) and his third vs. Orlando (April 18) on Federico Higuain’s game-winner ... scored his first two goals of the year vs. Philadelphia (April 25), adding an assist in a performance that ultimately captured the MLS Player of the Week award ... was nominated for the Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month award for April ... registered his fifth assist, a League-leading total at the time, vs. Seattle (May 9) ... recorded his sixth assist vs. Chicago (May 22) on Kei Kamara’s first-half goal, which was the 500th-ever home regular-season goal in Black & Gold history ... tallied his seventh assist of the season at Orlando (May 30), tying him for the League lead at the time ... maintained his MLS lead in helpers with his eighth assist vs. LA (June 13) and extended that total to nine with another assist vs. New England (June 24) ... recorded his fourth-ever contest with at least one goal and one assist by notching one of each at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... registered his second brace of the season by scoring both goals in Crew SC’s 2-1 win over New York (July 4).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupFinlay made one appearance in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, notching one goal. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), scoring the game-winning goal en route to a 3-1 victory.

2015 (Columbus): 19 GP / 19 GS, 5 G, 10 A in 1566 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at RM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Started at RM, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: 7/4/15 vs. NYRB (2)Last assist with Columbus: 6/27/15 at RSL2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-7-62015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-7-62015 Crew SC record when he scores: 2-0-12015 Crew SC record when he assists: 5-0-5

13 ETHAN FINLAY - M5’ 9”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 08-06-1990 / HOMETOWN: MARSHFIELD, WI / @ETHANFINLAY13

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2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... missed Crew SC’s opener at Houston (March 7) after being listed as out with a left knee sprain ... was upgraded to questionable ahead of the match against Toronto FC (March 14) ... missed the match against Philadelphia (April 25) while on international duty with the United States Under-20 National Team, where he scored the game-winning goal in a friendly against the Croatia U-20s ... appeared in the matchday 18 for the first time this season vs. Chicago (May 22) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... was sent on-loan to Austin (USL) on July 9 ... made his Austin debut by entering the match in the 63rd minute at Real Monarchs SLC (July 11).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupGall made one appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He was in the matchday 18 in the club’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), but did not make an appearance. He made his first competitive appearance of 2015 with a start in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsCrew SC ’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at FWD, 27 mins vs. PHI (10/26/14)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

19 ROMAIN GALL - M5’ 9”, 163 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-31-1995 / HOMETOWN: HERNDON, VA / @ROMAINGALL

2015 SeasonHas made five appearances (three starts) at central midfield and has notched one assist ... made his season debut with a start at central midfield against Houston (March 7) ... notched his first assist of the season on Kei Kamara’s goal in the win over Toronto FC (March 14) ... missed the match versus New York (March 28) after being listed as questionable ... returned to the lineup with a start at Vancouver (April 8) ... was again listed as questionable with concussion symptoms ahead of the club’s next 13 matches, and did not dress ... returned to League action with a substitute appearance vs. New York (July 4) ... played 45 minutes as a substitute at Montreal (July 11).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupTrapp made one appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He recorded his first on-field action since April 8 at Vancouver with a substitute appearance in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 5 GP / 3 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 272 mins Crew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at CM, 45 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Sub. app. at CM, 45 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: 9/13/14 at HOULast assist with Columbus: 3/14/15 vs. TFC2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-1-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-2-12015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0

20 WIL TRAPP - M5’ 8”, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-15-1993 / HOMETOWN: GAHANNA, OH / @WIL_TRAPP

2015 SeasonHas made five appearances (one start) in 2015, with two coming at rightback and one at leftback ... came on for his first appearance of the season at rightback at Vancouver (April 8) ... made a substitute appearance at leftback at New England (April 11) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his first start of the season at rightback at Philadelphia (June 3) ... helped Crew SC close-out a 2-1 win with a substitute appearance at rightback vs. New England (June 24) ... again came on at rightback at Real Salt Lake (June 27).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupBarson made two appearances -- both starts -- in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign. He started Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 5 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 185 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at RB, 28 mins at RSL (6/27)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: 9/29/13 at FCD2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-02015 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-1-32015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

21 CHAD BARSON - D5’ 10”, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-25-1991 / HOMETOWN: LEWIS CENTER, OH / @DOCTOROFDEFENSE

PLAYER MINI BIOS

2015 SeasonHas made 12 appearances (one start) in 2015 ... made his season debut with a substitute appearance at forward against Houston (March 7) ... came on again at forward against New York (March 28), at New England (April 11), vs. Philadelphia (April 25), vs. Seattle (May 9), at San Jose (May 16) and vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his first start of the season at Philadelphia (June 3), playing all 90 minutes ... came on as a substitute vs. Montreal (June 6), vs. LA (June 13), vs. New York (July 4) and at Montreal (July 11).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupSchoenfeld made two appearances -- one start and one substitute appearance -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He made a substitute appearance in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), followed by a start in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 12 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 171 minsCrew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at F, 13 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Sub. app. at F, 13 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: 10/19/14 at NY (2)Last assist with Columbus: 7/19/14 vs. MTL2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-02015 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-6-32015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

18 AARON SCHOENFELD - F 6’ 4”, 190 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-17-1990 / HOMETOWN: KNOXVILLE, TN / @AARONSCHOENFELD

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2015 SeasonHas made 19 appearances (18 starts) at forward in the first season of his second stint with Columbus ... has scored 12 goals and added five assists ... made his season debut with a start at forward against Houston (March 7) ... notched his first goal of the season in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) ... recorded his first brace for Columbus at Vancouver (April 8) ... scored one goal and added one assist as part of a win over Orlando (April 18) ... repeated the one-goal, one-assist performance as part of a 4-1 win over Philadelphia (April 25) ... was nominated for the Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month award for April ... registered his second brace of the season vs. Seattle (May 9), tying for the League lead in goals (seven) following the match ... extended his League-lead in goals with a brace against Chicago (May 22), earning MLS Player of the Week honors fol-lowing the contest ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... scored his 10th goal of the season at Orlando (May 30), setting the all-time club record for fastest player to reach double figures in goals (12 appearances) ... made a substitute appearance at forward at Philadelphia (June 3) ... returned to the starting lineup vs. Montreal (June 6), firing 10 shots in the contest, an MLS single-match season-best by any one player at the time ... extended his League goals lead to four with his fourth brace of the season against New England (June 24) ... notched his third assist of the campaign at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... recorded two additional assists, both to Ethan Finlay, as part of Crew SC’s 2-1 win over New York (July 4).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupKamara did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2015 (Columbus): 19 GP / 18 GS, 12 G, 5 A in 1611 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at F, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last match played: Started at F, 90 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: 6/24/15 vs. NE (2)Last assist with Columbus: 7/4/15 vs. NYRB2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-62015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-7-62015 Crew SC record when he scores: 5-0-42015 Crew SC record when he assists: 3-0-1

23 KEI KAMARA - F6’ 3”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-01-1984 / HOMETOWN: KENEMA, SIERRA LEONE / @KEIKAMARA

2015 (Columbus): 1 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 90 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Started at CB, 90 mins at PHI (6/3)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-02015 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-1-02015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

24 SERGIO CAMPBELL - D6’ 4”, 197 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-16-1992 / HOMETOWN: CLARENDON, JAMAICA

2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... missed the match against Phil-adelphia (April 25) while on international duty with the United States Under-18 National Team, starting for the side in three friendlies ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... earned a call-up to participate in United States U-18 camp from July 6-14.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupSwanson not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

26 BEN SWANSON - M5’ 6”, 130 LBS. / D.O.B.: 07-18-1997 / HOMETOWN: GROVE CITY, OH / @BEN_S8

2015 SeasonHas made one appearance (one start) at centerback in 2015 ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his first MLS start and appearance at Philadelphia (June 3).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupCampbell did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

PLAYER MINI BIOS

2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... was loaned to the Austin Aztex of the USL on March 26 ... has started Austin’s first nine matches in 2015, helping the club register clean sheets vs. Colorado Springs (March 28), Tulsa (April 4) and Colorado Springs (April 25) ... scored his first professional goal vs. Real Monarchs SLC (May 9) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupRyden did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

22 KALEN RYDEN - D6’ 2”, 200 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-12-1991 / HOMETOWN: NORMAN, OK / @K4LEN

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2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... was loaned to the Austin Az-tex (USL) on May 1 ... made his debut for the Aztex vs. Oklahoma City Energy FC (May 1), coming on as a second-half substitute ... made his first Aztex start against Real Monarchs SLC (May 9) ... again started vs. Arizona United SC (May 16) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupBedell made two appearances -- both starts -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, scoring two goals. Bedell started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Rich-mond (June 17), recording his first professional brace en route to a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... served as Steve Clark’s backup in the club’s match at San Jose (May 16) and all League matches following ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27), playing all 90 minutes.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupStuver made two appearances -- both starts -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, registering a 1-1-0 record and a 1.50 goals-against average. Stuver started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub app. at FWD, 45 mins at NE (11/9/14)*Last goal with Columbus: 8/23/14 vs. HOULast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A* denotes MLS Cup Playoffs

2015 (Columbus): N/A Crew SC ’s last match: N/ALast match: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/AMost saves in a 2014 match: N/AMost career saves: N/ALast shutout: N/A

29 ADAM BEDELL - F6’ 7”, 204 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-01-1991 / HOMETOWN: LIVONIA, MI / @AJBEDELL4

41 BRAD STUVER - GK6’ 3”, 180 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-16-1991 / HOMETOWN: TWINSBURG, OH / @BSTUVER

PLAYER MINI BIOS

2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... served as Steve Clark’s backup in Crew SC’s first nine matches ... was listed as questionable ahead of the club’s contest at San Jose (May 16) and the five contests following and did not dress ... went on-loan to Pittsburgh (USL) for one match, starting in the Riverhounds’ 2-1 loss at Charlotte (June 13) ... was loaned to Charlotte (USL) for a span of six matches on July 3 ... he made his Independence debut against Saint Louis FC (July 4), making two saves in a 2-1 defeat ... made seven saves against Louisville City FC in a 1-0 loss (July 11).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupIn the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Lampson served as Brad Stuver’s backup in both the Fourth Round match at Richmond (June 17) and the Round of 16 clash at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): N/ACrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Started, 90 mins, L, 6 SV, at NE (10/19/13)2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/AMost saves in a 2015 match: N/AMost career saves: 7 (9/14/13 at MTL)Last shutout: 9/21/13 vs CHI

28 MATT LAMPSON - GK6’ 3”, 200 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-06-1989 / HOMETOWN: HILLARD, OH / @LAMPSTRONG

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2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH BOX SCORES

Columbus Crew SC 0 at Houston Dynamo 1 March 7, 2015 at BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX) Att. 22,351Scoring - CLB - NoneHOU - Barnes (Sarkodie) 66’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 18 2 12 1 6DC 8 6 10 2 1

Toronto FC 0 at Columbus Crew SC 2 March 14, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 15,826Scoring - CLB - Meram (Finlay) 57’, Kamara (Francis, Trapp) 61’TFC - None Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 21 3 12 3 3TFC 11 5 13 2 1

New York Red Bulls 2 at Columbus Crew SC 1 March 28, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 10,302Scoring - CLB - Tchani (unassisted) 58’NYRB - Wright-Phillips (penalty) 49’, Grella (Wright-Phillips) 67’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 15 3 18 1 10NYRB 13 3 12 0 4

Columbus Crew SC 2 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 April 8, 2015 at BC Place (Vancouver, BC, Canada) Att. 18,083Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay) 24’, Kamara (Meram) 50’VAN - Rivero (Mattocks) 31’, Mattocks (Manneh, Kah) 64’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 15 6 11 0 4VAN 22 3 9 2 11

Columbus Crew SC 0 at New England Revolution 0 April 11, 2015 at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA) Att. 13,092Scoring - None Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 8 3 15 1 7NE 5 0 15 7 6

Orlando City SC 0 at Columbus Crew SC 3 April 18, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 15,655Scoring - CLB - Higuain (Finlay) 32’, Meram (Kamara) 55’, Kamara (Higuain) 60’ORL - None Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 17 3 15 4 3ORL 11 6 11 2 6

Philadelphia Union 1 at Columbus Crew SC 4 April 25, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 15,553Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay, Tchani) 21’, Finlay (Francis) 32’, Meram (Pogatetz) 44’, Finlay (Kamara) 73’)PHI - Ayuk (Sapong) 64’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 10 1 8 3 6PHI 8 0 6 1 4

Columbus Crew SC 0 at D.C. United 2 May 2, 2015 at RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.) Att. 13,107Scoring - CLB - NoneDC - Espindola (Rolfe) 15’, Franklin (Espindola) 41’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 15 2 11 2 4DC 10 3 8 3 5

Seattle Sounders FC 2 at Columbus Crew SC 3 May 9, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 16,714Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Francis) 10’, Higuain (Finlay) 49’, Kamara (Jimenez, Meram) 58’SEA - Dempsey (Pappa) 24’, Dempsey (unassisted) 75’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 25 4 13 2 10SEA 12 10 6 3 5

Columbus Crew SC 0 at San Jose Earthquakes 2 May 16, 2015 at Avaya Stadium (San Jose, CA) Att. 18,000Scoring - CLB - NoneSJ - Wondolowski (Stewart, Perez Garcia) 55’, Salinas (Perez Garcia) 60’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 8 6 12 0 5SJ 15 5 9 0 8

Chicago Fire 2 at Columbus Crew SC 2 May 22, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 13,118Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay, Meram) 8’, Kamara (George, Higuain) 55’CHI - Accam (unassisted) 58’, Johnson (Gehrig) 90’+4’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 9 2 11 6 3CHI 18 2 11 3 7

Columbus Crew SC 2 at Orlando City SC 2 May 30, 2015 at Orlando Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) Att. 31,430Scoring - CLB - Tchani (Jimenez, Finlay) 6’, Kamara (Francis) 61’ORL - Kaka (penalty) 17’, Ribeiro (unassisted) 89’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 9 7 19 2 2ORL 24 4 19 1 14

Columbus Crew SC 0 at Philadelphia Union 3 June 3, 2015 at PPL Park (Chester, PA) Att. 15,374Scoring - CLB - NonePHI - Sapong (Le Toux, Maidana) 41’, Nogueira (unassisted) 52’, Le Toux (Williams) 58’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 10 2 7 0 4PHI 11 2 7 4 8

Montreal Impact 2 at Columbus Crew SC 1June 6, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 12,265Scoring - CLB - Higuain (unassisted) 90’+1’MTL - Tissot (unassisted) 55’, Romero (Piatti) 79’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 20 4 8 0 10MTL 9 3 8 2 6

LA Galaxy 1 at Columbus Crew SC 1June 13, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 21,051Scoring - CLB - Higuain (Finlay) 66’LA - Lletget (unassisted) 14’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 11 4 8 3 5LA 12 3 12 3 4

New England Revolution 1 at Columbus Crew SC 2June 24, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 11,435Scoring - CLB - Kamara (unassisted) 4’, Kamara (Finlay, Francis) 50’NE - Nguyen (Rowe) 1’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 10 3 13 1 9NE 10 2 13 4 5

Columbus Crew SC 2 at Real Salt Lake 2June 27, 2015 at Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, UT) Att. 20,171Scoring - CLB - Tchani (Jimenez, Finlay) 42’, Finlay (Higuain, Kamara) 62’RSL - Garcia (Plata, Beckerman) 36’, Jaime (Mansally) 46’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 7 4 11 2 3NE 14 1 13 3 4

New York Red Bulls 1 at Columbus Crew SC 2July 4, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium Att. 14,429Scoring - CLB - Finlay (Kamara, Clark) 33’, Finlay (Kamara, Higuain) 74’NYRB - Abang (Wright-Phillips) 8’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 19 2 9 2 15NYRB 11 4 14 2 4

Columbus Crew SC 0 at Montreal Impact 3July 11, 2015 at Stade Saputo Att. 15,304Scoring - CLB - NoneMTL - Oduro (Piatti) 5’, Donadel (Mallace) 8’, Oduro (unassisted) 80’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 15 2 11 1 8MTL 8 5 13 2 2

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@ Houston Dynamo vs. Toronto FC vs. New York Red Bulls at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at New England Revolution L, 0-1 March 7, 2015 W, 2-0 March 14, 2015 L, 1-2 March 28, 2015 D, 2-2 April 8, 2015 D, 0-0 April 11, 2015GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK ClarkRB Grana RB Grana (Steindorsson 83’) RB Grana RB Jimenez (Barson 70’) RB GranaCB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst ©CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Wahl CB PogatetzLB Francis LB Francis LB Klute (Schoenfeld 82’) LB Klute LB Klute (Barson 67’)CM Trapp CM Trapp CM Saeid CM Trapp (Saeid 46’) CM SaeidCM Tchani (Schoenfeld 80’) CM Saeid (George 76’) CM Tchani CM Tchani CM TchaniRM Finlay RM Finlay (Jimenez 69’) RM Finlay (Jimenez 74’) RM Finlay RM Finlay (Steindorsson 74’)CAM Higuain (Jimenez 75’) CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM Speas (Steindorsson 70’) CAM HiguainLM Steindorsson (Speas 80’) LM Meram LM Steindorsson (Speas 64’) LM Meram LM MeramF Kamara F Kamara F Kamara F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 84’)

vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union at D.C. United vs. Seattle Sounders FC at San Jose EarthquakesW, 3-0 April 18, 2015 W, 4-1 April 25, 2015 L, 0-2 May 2, 2015 W, 3-2 May 9, 2015 L, 0-2 May 16, 2015GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK ClarkRB Grana RB Grana RB Grana (Jimenez 65’) RB Jimenez RB JimenezCB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst ©CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz (Wahl 56’) CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB PogatetzLB Francis (Klute 65’) LB Francis LB Francis (Klute 46’) LB Francis LB FrancisCM Saeid CM Saeid CM Saeid CM Saeid (Wahl 63’) CM SaeidCM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani CM TchaniRM Finlay (Jimenez 79’) RM Finlay RM Finlay RM Finlay RM Finlay (Steindorsson 78’)CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM HiguainLM Meram (Steindorsson 70’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 66’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 46’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 88’) LM Meram (George 61’)F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 77’) F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 84’) F Kamara (Schoenfeld 83’)

vs. Chicago Fire at Orlando City SC at Philadelphia Union vs. Montreal Impact vs. LA GalaxyD, 2-2 May 22, 2015 D, 2-2 May 30, 2015 L, 0-3 June 3, 2015 L, 1-2 June 6, 2015 D, 1-1 June 13, 2015GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK ClarkRB Klute RB Jimenez (Klute 64’) RB Barson RB Jimenez RB JimenezCB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Campbell CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst ©CB Pogatetz CB Wahl CB Pogatetz CB Wahl CB PogatetzLB Francis LB Francis LB Francis (Jimenez 71’) LB Francis LB FrancisCM George CM Saeid CM George CM Saeid (Schoenfeld 80’) CM SaeidCM Tchani CM Tchani CM Saeid CM Tchani CM TchaniRM Finlay (Steindorsson 75’) RM Finlay RM Finlay (Speas 65’) RM Finlay (Speas 68’) RM Finlay (Schoenfeld 84’)CAM Higuain (Speas 87’) CAM Higuain (Pogatetz 19’) CAM Higuain © (Kamara 65’) CAM Higuain CAM Higuain (Speas 90’+1’)LM Meram LM Meram (Steindorsson 46’) LM Meram LM Steindorsson (Meram 64’) LM MeramF Kamara (Schoenfeld 90’+1’) F Kamara F Schoenfeld F Kamara F Kamara

vs. New England Revolution at Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls at Montreal ImpactW, 2-1 June 24, 2015 D, 2-2 June 27, 2015 W, 2-1 July 4, 2015 L, 0-3 July 11, 2015GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK ClarkRB Jimenez (Barson 66’) RB Jimenez (Barson 62’) RB Jimenez RB Jimenez (Klute 32’)CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst ©CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz (Schoenfeld 77’)LB Francis LB Francis (Wahl 81’) LB Francis LB FrancisCM Saeid CM Saeid CM Saeid CM Saeid (Trapp 46’)CM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani CM TchaniRM Finlay RM Finlay RM Finlay RM FinlayCAM Higuain (Steindorsson 72’) CAM Higuain CAM Higuain (Trapp 88’) CAM HiguainLM Meram (George 85’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 67’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 71’) LM MeramF Kamara F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 90’+2’) F Kamara

2015 MLS MATCH-BY-MATCH LINEUPS

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2015 MLS STATISTICS

2015 COLUMBUS CREW SC STATISTICS (6-7-6, 24 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF JULY 11, 2015

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 23 F Kei Kamara 19 18 1611 12 5 81 32 35 27 10 0 3 0 13 M Ethan Finlay 19 19 1566 5 10 28 13 15 12 14 0 0 0 10 M Federico Higuain 18 18 1478 4 4 39 14 14 25 5 73 2 1 9 M Justin Meram 17 16 1254 3 3 46 17 16 20 3 1 3 0 6 M Tony Tchani 17 17 1520 3 1 25 10 43 24 0 0 3 0 14 D Waylon Francis 16 16 1342 0 5 4 1 11 11 0 0 3 0 16 D Hector Jimenez 16 10 851 0 3 3 0 8 6 2 0 3 0 1 G Steve Clark 19 19 1710 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 M Kevan George 5 2 228 0 1 0 0 7 5 0 0 3 0 5 D Emanuel Pogatetz 17 16 1464 0 1 4 1 12 16 0 0 3 0 20 M Wil Trapp 5 3 272 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21 D Chad Barson 5 1 185 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 24 D Sergio Campbell 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 D Hernan Grana 7 7 598 0 0 3 1 7 8 0 0 1 0 3 D Chris Klute 8 4 483 0 0 1 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 4 D Michael Parkhurst 18 18 1545 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 1 1 8 M Mohammed Saeid 17 16 1332 0 0 12 0 22 10 0 38 4 1 18 F Aaron Schoenfeld 12 1 171 0 0 4 2 7 3 0 0 1 0 17 M Ben Speas 7 1 157 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 7 M Kristinn Steindorsson 16 3 474 0 0 7 2 5 5 0 0 1 0 2 D Tyson Wahl 6 3 340 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 29 F Adam Bedell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 M Romain Gall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 G Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 M Cedrick Mabwati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 D Kalen Ryden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 G Brad Stuver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 M Ben Swanson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 19 19 1710 27 35 264 95 224 209 34 117 33 3 Opponent totals 19 19 1710 29 24 231 93 209 224 46 105 34 3

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kei Kamara 2, Ethan Finlay 2, Justin Meram 1, Federico Higuain 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Ethan Finlay 3, Waylon Francis 2, Justin Meram 1, Kei Kamara 1 Hector Jimenez 1, Federico Higuain 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

COLUMBUS CREW SC INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPINGUNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 G Steve Clark 19 19 1710 93 63 29 1.53 2 2 6 7 6 3 Team totals 19 19 1710 93 63 29 1.53 2 2 6 7 6 3 Opponent totals 19 19 1710 95 67 27 1.42 0 0 7 6 6 6

* = Played with other teams in 2015. Only Columbus Crew SC statistics listed here.

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ALL-TIME VS. CHICAGO FIRE

CURRENT COLUMBUS CREW SC PLAYERSCAREER STATISTICS VS. CHICAGO FIRE (14-24-15)

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 23 FWD Kei Kamara 17 13 1183 5 4 46 16 19 25 3 0 1 0 0 10 FWD Federico Higuain 7 7 627 3 3 19 8 6 7 2 22 2 0 0 13 FWD Ethan Finlay 5 3 281 1 2 6 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 6 MID Tony Tchani 10 8 732 1 1 13 3 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 MID Kevan George 4 3 278 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 9 MID Justin Meram 8 4 327 0 1 7 4 6 7 2 0 2 0 0 2 DEF Tyson Wahl 12 12 1061 0 1 6 2 12 4 1 1 1 0 0 21 DEF Chad Barson 3 3 265 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 29 MID Adam Bedell 1 1 66 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GK Steve Clark 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 DEF Waylon Francis 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 16 MID Hector Jimenez 2 2 150 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 DEF Chris Klute 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 GK Matt Lampson 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 DEF Michael Parkhurst 15 14 1262 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 DEF Emanuel Pogatetz 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 FWD Aaron Schoenfeld 4 0 67 0 0 4 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 17 MID Ben Speas 4 2 135 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 MID Kristinn Steindorsson 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 MID Wil Trapp 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 53 53 4800 78 81 687 283 797 780 122 236 102 5 210 Opponent totals 53 53 4800 80 83 758 296 794 776 109 251 86 11 185

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME 28 GK Matt Lampson 1 1 90 6 6 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 1 GK Steve Clark 3 3 270 11 8 3 1.00 1 1 1 0 2 1 0-0-0 ----------- Team totals 53 53 4800 296 214 80 1.50 7 9 14 24 15 10 0-0-3 Opponent totals 53 53 4800 283 201 78 1.46 8 8 24 14 15 13 0-0-3