2026 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2026 season
Investor-operators	Dee Haslam; Jimmy Haslam; JW Johnson; Whitney Johnson; Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coach	Henrik Rydström; (until 17 May); Laurent Courtois; (interim; from 17 May)
Stadium	ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Major League Soccer	Conference: TBD; Overall: TBD
Leagues Cup	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	TBD

The 2026 Columbus Crew season is the club's 31st season of existence and their 31st consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States and Canada. It will be their first season under head coach Henrik Rydström.^[2] This will be their first season since 2019 without their former captain Darlington Nagbe.

Current roster

As of August 17, 2026^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GUA	Nicholas Hagen
2	DF	ARG	Andrés Herrera
4	DF	FRA	Rudy Camacho
7	MF	FRA	Dylan Chambost
8	MF	HUN	Dániel Gazdag (DP)
9	FW	PLE	Wessam Abou Ali (DP)
10	MF	ESP	Brais Méndez (DP)
11	DF	USA	Brooks Lennon
12	DF	USA	Cesar Ruvalcaba
14	MF	USA	Amar Sejdić
16	FW	USA	Taha Habroune (HG)
17	MF	GUI	Sekou Bangoura
18	DF	DEN	Malte Amundsen
19	FW	SEN	Jamal Thiaré
20	MF	POR	André Gomes
22	MF	USA	Tristan Brown (HG)
23	DF	ALG	Mohamed Farsi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	GK	USA	Evan Bush
25	DF	USA	Sean Zawadzki (HG captain)
27	DF	USA	Max Arfsten
28	GK	USA	Patrick Schulte
29	MF	PHI	Cole Mrowka (HG)
31	DF	CPV	Steven Moreira
41	GK	BLR	Stanislav Lapkes (HG)
45	DF	USA	Owen Presthus (HG)
46	FW	USA	Chase Adams (HG)
47	DF	USA	Quinton Elliot (HG)
50	MF	USA	Tarun Karumanchi
54	GK	USA	Luke Pruter
90	FW	AZE	Nariman Akhundzada
—	DF	CIV	Eric Bailly
—	MF	ARG	Lautaro Giaccone (on loan from Argentinos Juniors)

Technical Staff

Position	Staff
Head coach (until 17 May)	Henrik Rydström
Assistant coach (until 17 May) Interim Head Coach (from 17 May)	Laurent Courtois
Assistant coach (until 17 May)	Theodor Olsson
Assistant coach	Josh Williams
Goalkeeping coach	Phil Boerger
First Team analyst (until 17 May)	Mak Pakhei
Head of video & data analysis	Marc O'Neill
Technical director	Marc Nicholls
Director of Player Development	Dan Lock
Crew 2 Head coach	Federico Higuaín
Academy Head coaches	U18: Chris Rogers U16: Shahad Farahani U15: Eddie Hertsenberg

Source: [^[4]]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	February 21, 2026	November 7, 2026	Matchday 1	TBD	15	4	4	7	21	23	−2	026.67
Leagues Cup	August 4, 2026	TBD	League Phase	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
U.S. Open Cup	April 15, 2026	TBD	Round of 32	TBD	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00
Total					18	7	4	7	29	24	+5	038.89

Last updated: May 24, 2026
Source: Competitions

Friendlies

July 12 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1–1	Burnley	Columbus, Ohio
4:00 PM EDT	Daniel Gazdag 48'		Oluwaseun Adewumi 88'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

Major League Soccer (MLS)

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2026)
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	D.C. United	21	5	7	9	28	36	−8	24
12	Atlanta United FC	21	6	12	3	25	36	−11	21
13	Philadelphia Union	21	5	10	6	31	38	−7	21
14	CF Montréal	21	5	10	6	29	39	−10	21
15	Columbus Crew	21	5	11	5	30	36	−6	20

Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
26	Philadelphia Union	21	5	10	6	31	38	−7	21
27	CF Montréal	21	5	10	6	29	39	−10	21
28	Austin FC	21	5	10	6	26	40	−14	21
29	Columbus Crew	21	5	11	5	30	36	−6	20
30	Sporting Kansas City	21	4	14	3	20	51	−31	15

Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
21	20	5	11	5	30	36	−6	4	4	2	13	11	+2	1	7	3	17	25	−8

Last updated: August 22, 2026
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	D	L	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on August 22, 2026. Source: Match reports
Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

Win Draw Loss

February 21 1	Portland Timbers	3–2	Columbus Crew	Portland, Oregon
10:30 PM EST	Mora 14' Antony 20' Bye 29' Lassiter 88'	Report	Abou Ali 6', 58' Rossi 44'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,210 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Kevin Lock Diego Blas Fourth official: Brandon Stevis

February 28 2	Sporting Kansas City	2–2	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 PM EST	Bartlett 44' Joveljić 48', 72'	Report	Herrera 15' Abou Ali 33' Zawadzki 79' Rossi 82'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 18,522 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Jose Da Silva Fourth official: Corbyn May

March 7 3	Columbus Crew	0–0	Chicago Fire FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Arfsten 14' Zawadzki 87'	Report	Waterman 61' Zinckernagel 77' Salétros 83' Bamba 90'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 20,121 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Kathryn Nesbitt Meghan Mullen Fourth official: Calin Radosav

March 14 4	Columbus Crew	0–1	Nashville SC	Columbus, Ohio
6:15 PM EDT	Amundsen 51'	Report	Maher 10' Qasem 41' Pacius 42' Bauer 72' Nájar 87' Mukhtar 90+4'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 19,960 Referee: Fotis Bazakos Assistant referees: Brian Dunn Justin Howard Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic

March 21 5	Toronto FC	2–1	Columbus Crew	Toronto, Ontario
1:00 PM EDT	Cifuentes 56' Zimmerman 83', 87'	Report	Abou Ali 4' Herrera 7' Chambost 45' Thiaré 90+8'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 15,384 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere Assistant referees: Gerard-Kader Lebuis Gianni Facchini Fourth official: Guido Gonzales Jr.

April 4 6	Atlanta United FC	1–3	Columbus Crew	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Miranchuk 60' Mihaj 90' Báez 90+2'	Report	Abou Ali 48', 53' Arfsten 61' Chambost 90+4'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 34,130 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez Assistant referees: Eric Weisbrod Nick Balcer Fourth official: Elijio Arreguin

April 12 7	Columbus Crew	1–1	Orlando City	Columbus, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT	Moreira 55' Rossi 80'	Report	Pašalić 14', 86' Iago 41' Brekalo 43' Marín 82'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 19,834 Referee: Ricardo Montero Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow Tyler Wyrostek Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira

April 18 8	New England Revolution	2–1	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT	Turgeman 54' Turner 71' Gil 85' (pen.)	Report	Arfsten 25', 87' Gomes 70' Camacho 90+6'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,257 Referee: Timothy Ford Assistant referees: Chris Wattam Mike Nickerson Fourth official: Guido Gonzales Jr.

April 22 9	Columbus Crew	2–1	LA Galaxy	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Gazdag 40' Rossi 47'	Report	Pec 45+5', 86'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 19,049 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Brian Marshall Fourth official: Tori Penso

April 25 10	Columbus Crew	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Arfsten 4' Bangoura 45' Harriel 45+3' (o.g.)	Report	Jean Jacques 39' Sery Larsen 90+5'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 19,903 Referee: Filip Dujic Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso Matthew Rodman Fourth official: Sergii Demianchuk

May 2 11	Columbus Crew	2–3	Minnesota United FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Arfsten 12' Habroune 31' Picard 56' Camacho 72'	Report	Duncan 24' Yeboah 59', 66' Markanich 74' Díaz 84'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 18,904 Referee: Sergii Boiko Assistant referees: Kyle Atkins Rhett Hammil Fourth official: Rodrigo Albuquerque

May 10 12	New York City FC	3–0	Columbus Crew	New York, New York
4:30 PM EDT	Wolf 12', 16', 66'	Report	Habroune 63'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 17,770 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez Assistant referees: Nick Uranga Jose Da Silva Fourth official: Atahan Yaya

May 13 13	New York Red Bulls	3–2	Columbus Crew	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Hall 7', 40', 79' Ruvalcaba 68' Valencia 83' Mosquera 90+7'	Report	Arfsten 22' Habroune 45+3' Rossi 64' (pen.) Camacho 71'	Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 14,116 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere Assistant referees: Brian Dunn Eduardo Jeff Fourth official: Luis Diego Arroyo

May 16 14	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Columbus Crew	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Bender 9' Iloski 26', 70' Makhanya 45+1'	Report	Picard 10' Camacho 30'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 17,505 Referee: Armando Villarreal Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Diego Blas Fourth official: Ricardo Montero

May 24 15	Columbus Crew	2–0	Atlanta United FC	Columbus, Ohio
5:00 PM EDT	Zawadzki 23' Bangoura 24', 64' Rossi 45+2' Camacho 90+4'	Report	Báez 50' Mihaj 90+3' Muyumba 90+4'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 19,782 Referee: Chris Penso Assistant referees: Cameron Blanchard Jeremy Hanson Fourth official: Ricardo Montero

July 22 16	Columbus Crew	1–2	New York City FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Thiaré 57' Arfsten 60' Habroune 82' Gazdag 90+3'	Report	Fernández 28' Gray 40' Ojeda 70' Sands 90+5'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 20,036 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez Assistant referees: Meghan Mullen Kevin Lock Fourth official: Lukasz Szpala

July 25 17	Columbus Crew	2–1	FC Cincinnati	Columbus, Ohio
7:15 PM EDT	Thiaré 41' Gazdag 45+6' (pen.)	Report	Denkey 9' Miazga 66' Valenzuela 90+4'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 20,307 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow Jeffrey Swartzel Fourth official: Chris Penso

August 1 18	Inter Miami CF	2–2	Columbus Crew	Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Suárez 16' Allen 45+5' Casemiro 82'	Report	Casemiro 34' (o.g.) Bangoura 74' Méndez 84' Schulte 90+5'	Stadium: Nu Stadium Attendance: 25,922 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo Corey Rockwell Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira

August 15 19	Charlotte FC	3–1	Columbus Crew	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Bronico 1' Abada 9' (pen.) Schnegg 39' Kessler 60' Biel 73' Westwood 89'	Report	Adams 89'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 25,470 Referee: Filip Dujic Assistant referees: Adam Wienckowski Ben Pilgrim Fourth official: Ricardo Montero

August 19 20	Columbus Crew	1–2	CF Montréal	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Camacho 3' Gillier 20' (o.g.) Gomes 34'	Report	Owusu 5' Vera 14' Neal 48' Ceballos 74' Streit 78' Longstaff 89'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 17,039 Referee: Malik Badawi Assistant referees: Nick Uranga Mike Nickerson Fourth official: Sergii Demianchuk

August 22 21	Nashville SC	3–2	Columbus Crew	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT	Mukhtar 27' Lovitz 39' Baker-Whiting 90+3' Najar 90+5'	Report	Ruvalcaba 49' Farsi 58' Gomes 68'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,173 Referee: Victor Rivas Assistant referees: Corey Parker Gianni Facchini Fourth official: Allen Chapman

August 29 22	Columbus Crew	v	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

September 5 23	Columbus Crew	v	Colorado Rapids	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

September 9 24	D.C. United	v	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM [[[Eastern Daylight Time\|EDT]]				Stadium: Audi Field

September 12 25	Columbus Crew	v	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

September 19 26	CF Montréal	v	Columbus Crew	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

September 27 27	Columbus Crew	v	Inter Miami CF	Columbus, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

October 10 28	Orlando City SC	v	Columbus Crew	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Inter.co Stadium

October 14 29	Columbus Crew	v	Charlotte FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT				Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

October 18 30	FC Cincinnati	v	Columbus Crew	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: TQL Stadium

October 24 31	Columbus Crew	v	Toronto FC	Columbus, Ohio
2:30 PM EDT				Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

October 28 32	FC Dallas	v	Columbus Crew	Frisco, Texas
8:30 PM EDT				Stadium: Toyota Stadium

October 31 33	Columbus Crew	v	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
2:00 PM EDT				Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

November 7 34	Chicago Fire FC	v	Columbus Crew	Chicago, Illinois
4:00 PM EST				Stadium: Soldier Field

U.S. Open Cup

The Columbus Crew is participating in the 2026 U.S. Open Cup, having missed out on qualifying for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup. They started in the round of 32, and their opponent was determined in a draw on April 2.^[5]

April 15 Round of 32	Richmond Kickers	0–3	Columbus Crew	Richmond, Virginia
7:30 PM EDT	Barnathan 61'	Report	Picard 41', 63' Thiaré 73'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,046 Referee: Deny Kulasinac

April 29 Round of 16	Columbus Crew	4–1	One Knoxville SC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Picard 10', 23' Gazdag 72' Adams 77'	Report	Rodrigues 11' Gøling 37'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Referee: Nabil Bensalah

May 20 Quarterfinals	Columbus Crew	1–0	New York City FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Arfsten 59'	Report	Farnós 78'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

September 16 Semifinals	Columbus Crew	v	Orlando City SC	Columbus, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

Leagues Cup

By qualifying for the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs, the Columbus Crew also qualified for the 2026 Leagues Cup, which was confirmed on December 16, 2025. The format will remain the same as the 2025 edition, with Columbus playing three matches during the League Phase, all against teams from Liga MX.^[6]

August 4 1	Columbus Crew	3–1	Atlas	Columbus, Ohio
7:45 p.m. EDT	Ruvalcaba 28' Adams 33' Zawadzki 45+2' Méndez 51' Karumanchi 55'	Report	Schlegel 61' Zawadzki 67' (o.g.)	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 9,528 Referee: Marco Ortiz

August 7 2	Columbus Crew	2–1	Pachuca	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Méndez 19' Amundsen 36' Gazdag 45+2' Ruvalcaba 65' Gomes 81'	Report	Barreto 15' 74' Idrissi 72' Moreno 90+5'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 19,443 Referee: Filip Dujic

August 11 3	Columbus Crew	1–1 (3–2 p)	UNAM	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Karumanchi 9' Camacho 60'	Report	Carrasquilla 12' Angulo 37', 45' Herrera 72' Duarte 76' Azuaje 90+1' Vite 90+8'	Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 9,100 Referee: Selvin Brown
	Penalties
	Adams Habroune Giaccone Camacho		Navas Martínez Vite López Silva

August 26 Quarterfinals	América	v	Columbus Crew	Carson, California
10:45 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Statistics

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Sources
MF	Sekou Bangoura	Kiryat Shmona	Transfer, undisclosed fee; Contract through 2029 with an option for 2030	January 6, 2026	^[7]
FW	Chase Adams	Columbus Crew 2	Homegrown player, contract through 2029 with an option for 2030	January 8, 2026	^[8]
DF	Quinton Elliot	Columbus Crew 2	Homegrown player, contract through 2026 with options for 2027, 2028, and 2029	January 8, 2026	^[8]
DF	Owen Presthus	Columbus Crew 2	Homegrown player, contract through 2027 with an option for 2028	January 8, 2026	^[8]
GK	Luke Pruter	Columbus Crew 2	2024 MLS SuperDraft pick; contract through 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028	January 9, 2026	^[9]
MF	Zach Zengue	Columbus Crew 2	2024 MLS SuperDraft pick; contract through 2026 with options for 2027, 2028, and 2029	January 9, 2026	^[9]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Darlington Nagbe	Retired	Contract expired	November 26, 2025	^[10]
GK	Abraham Romero	El Paso Locomotive FC	Contract expired	November 26, 2025	^[10]
DF	Lassi Lappalainen	HJK	Option declined	November 26, 2025	^[10]
MF	Derrick Jones		Option declined	November 26, 2025	^[10]

References

↑ "Columbus Crew fire coach Henrik Rydstrom less than halfway through his debut season". Associated Press. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
↑ "Columbus Crew hire Henrik Rydström as Wilfried Nancy's replacement". foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. January 1, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
↑ "Roster". ColumbusCrew.com. Columbus Crew. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
↑ "Technical Staff | Columbus Crew".
↑ "Format, Schedule and Participating Teams Finalized for 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup" (Press release). U.S. Soccer. December 4, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
↑ "Leagues Cup 2026 Set to be Played August 4-September 6; Participating Clubs Announced". leaguescup.com. Soccer United Marketing, LLC. December 16, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
↑ Benatar, Orri (January 6, 2026). "Crew sign Guinean midfielder Sekou Bangoura from Israeli league". nbc4i.com. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
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1 2 Aullbach, Dan (January 9, 2026). "Columbus Crew sign Luke Pruter, Zach Zengue to first-team contracts". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
1 2 3 4 Benatar, Orri (November 26, 2025). "Columbus Crew announce end-of-year roster decisions". nbc4i.com. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[1] "Columbus Crew fire coach Henrik Rydstrom less than halfway through his debut season". Associated Press. Retrieved 13 August 2026.

[2] "Columbus Crew hire Henrik Rydström as Wilfried Nancy's replacement". foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. January 1, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[3] "Roster". ColumbusCrew.com. Columbus Crew. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.

[4] "Technical Staff | Columbus Crew".

[5] "Format, Schedule and Participating Teams Finalized for 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup" (Press release). U.S. Soccer. December 4, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[6] "Leagues Cup 2026 Set to be Played August 4-September 6; Participating Clubs Announced". leaguescup.com. Soccer United Marketing, LLC. December 16, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[7] Benatar, Orri (January 6, 2026). "Crew sign Guinean midfielder Sekou Bangoura from Israeli league". nbc4i.com. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[Jan8HG-8] 1 2 3 Mac Kay, Brianna (January 8, 2026). "Columbus Crew sign 3 homegrown players to first-team contracts". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[Jan9Signings-9] 1 2 Aullbach, Dan (January 9, 2026). "Columbus Crew sign Luke Pruter, Zach Zengue to first-team contracts". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[2025rostercuts-10] 1 2 3 4 Benatar, Orri (November 26, 2025). "Columbus Crew announce end-of-year roster decisions". nbc4i.com. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

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