2016 Columbus Crew SC season

The 2016 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's 21st season of existence and their 21st 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 6 against Portland Timbers. It was the third season under head coach Gregg Berhalter. The Crew's USL Pro affiliate this season was Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

Non-competitive

Preseason

The Crew started preseason in Columbus and traveled to Florida for a two week camp. They then played games in Arizona as part of the 2016 Desert Diamond Cup before returning to Ohio.
The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Matt Pacifici.
Unsigned draft picks Rodrigo Saravia, Chase Minter, Kyle Parker, Marshall Hollingsworth and Vince Cicciarelli also joined the team for preseason.

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.

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

[2016 [MLS All-Star Game]]

;Reserves

MF Wil Trapp

Postseason

;MLS Fair Play Team Award
;Team Administrator of the Year

Zach Crusse

Crew SC Team Awards

Most Valuable Player – Justin Meram
Golden Boot – Ola Kamara
Defender of the Year – Harrison Afful
Humanitarian of the Year – Ethan Finlay
Kirk Urso Heart Award – Hector Jiménez
Academy Player of the Year – Devyn Etling

Kits

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance
Home	Black	Black	Black	Week 3 against Chicago Fire
Away	White/Yellow	Teal	White	Week 1 against Portland Timbers

The away kit was based on the flag of Columbus.