2013 Columbus Crew season
The 2013 Columbus Crew season was the club's 18th season of existence and their 18th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States and Canada. The first match of the season was on March 10 against Colorado Rapids. It was the fifth season under head coach Robert Warzycha who was fired on September 2. Brian Bliss took over as interim head coach through the rest of the season.
Non-competitive
Preseason
The Crew started preseason in Columbus and played games in Florida and North Carolina before returning to Ohio. The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Tony Halterman, Sean Teepen, Sercan Güvenışık, Krystian Witkowski, Hami Kara, Nate Bascom, Blake Brettschneider, Kyle Hyland, Konrad Warzycha, Samir Badr, Cody Calafiore and Jordan Gafa.Unsigned draft picks Drew Beckie, Reed Matte, Daniel Withrow and Shawn Sloan also joined the team for preseason.
Midseason
Lucky Mkosana was a guest player against Michigan State Spartans.Postseason
Luckner Horat was a guest player again Indy Eleven.Competitive
MLS
Standings
Eastern Conference">Eastern Conference (MLS)">Eastern Conference
Overall table
MLS Cup Playoffs
The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.Reserve League
| Pos | Club | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 1 | Houston Dynamo Reserves | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew Reserves | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 20 | 1.43 |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls Reserves | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact Reserves | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Toronto FC Reserves | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 6 | FC Dallas Reserves | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 7 | Chicago Fire Reserves | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 16 | 1.23 |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.Reserve League Statistics
Appearances and goals
Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.Transfers
MLS Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. The picks for the Columbus Crew are listed below:Awards
Crew Team Awards
- Most Valuable Player – Federico Higuaín
- Golden Boot – Dominic Oduro
- Comeback Player of the Year – Bernardo Añor
- Defender of the Year – Chad Marshall
- Goal of the Year – Ben Speas
- Kirk Urso Heart Award – Eric Gehrig
- Breakout Performance of the Year – Wil Trapp
- Humanitarian of the Year – Matt Lampson
- Academy U15/U16 Player of the Year – Mike McCloseky
- Academy U17/U18 Player of the Year – Tyler Kidwell
- Academy U19/U20 Player of the Year – Connor Klekota
- Jim Nelson Fan of the Year – Tom Chiatalas