2020 Columbus Crew SC season

The 2020 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's 25th season of existence and their 25th 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 1 against New York City FC. It was the second season under head coach Caleb Porter. Columbus were also set to compete in the U.S. Open Cup, before its cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020 season saw Columbus earn their second ever MLS Cup championship, their first since 2008. Columbus defeated Seattle Sounders FC, 3–0 in the championship match.

Non-competitive

Preseason

The Crew started preseason in Columbus. They then played games in California, Mexico and Arizona as part of the 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup before returning to Ohio.
The Crew brought in the following trialists during training camp: Derrick Etienne.
Unsigned draft picks Miguel Berry, Remi Prieur and Danny Griffin also joined the team for preseason.

Competitive

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference">Eastern Conference (MLS)">Eastern Conference

Overall table

Match results

On December 5, 2019, the league announced the home openers for every club, with Columbus playing New York City FC at MAPFRE Stadium. The schedule for the remainder of the season was released by the league on December 19, 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the original schedule had to be shortened and was released in installments. The remainder of the regular season schedule was announced on September 22, 2020.
;Original Schedule
;Restarted Schedule

U.S. Open Cup

The 2020 edition of the U.S. Open Cup was canceled on August 17 due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Clean sheets

No.

Name

MLS

MLS is Back
Knockout stage

MLS Cup Playoffs

Total

Games Played

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 Columbus Crew SC are listed below:

Awards

Postseason

;MLS Newcomer of the Year Award

MF Lucas Zelarayán

;MLS Goal of the Year Award

MF Darlington Nagbe

;MLS Save of the Year Award

GK Eloy Room

;MLS Best XI

DF Jonathan Mensah

Crew SC Team Awards

Most Valuable Player – Lucas Zelarayán
Golden Boot Winner – Gyasi Zardes
Defender of the Year – Jonathan Mensah
Kirk Urso Heart Award – Darlington Nagbe
Humanitarian of the Year – Black Players for Change
Academy Player of the Year – TJ Presthus

Kits

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Record
Home	Gold	Gold	Gold	Match 1 vs. NYCFC
Away	Black	Black	Black	Match 2 vs. Seattle