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| Owner | Precourt Sports Ventures LLC | ||
| Head coach | Gregg Berhalter | ||
| Major League Soccer | Eastern Conference: 5th Overall: 5th | ||
| MLS Cup | Conference finals (knocked out by Toronto FC) | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round (knocked out by FC Cincinnati) | ||
| Trillium Cup | Runners-Up (3–8) | ||
| Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup | Champions (2–1) | ||
| Carolina Challenge Cup | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ola Kamara (18) All: Ola Kamara (19) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 21,289 (EC Finals, November 21 vs. Toronto) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,318 (May 10 vs. Toronto) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,439 | ||
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The 2017 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's twenty-second season of existence, and their twenty-second consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup, and took part in the Carolina Challenge Cup during preseason. The season covered the period from October 24, 2016 to the start of the 2018 Major League Soccer season.
Crew SC won the Carolina Challenge Cup by going 2–1–0, defeating Seattle Sounders FC in the final game to clinch the title. On August 26, the club won the Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup with a 2–1 victory over FC Dallas, their second straight year claiming the series and third time in five seasons.
Columbus finished fifth in the Eastern Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the 14th time in club history. Crew SC eliminated Atlanta United FC and New York City FC, but fell 1–0 on aggregate to Toronto FC in the conference finals.
Non-competitive
Preseason
| January 29 Friendly | São Paulo  | 7–0 | Columbus Crew SC | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Report | Stadium: Centro de Treinamento Frederico Antônio Germano Menzen |
| February 3 Friendly | Osasco Audax | 3–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Osasco, Brazil |
| Report |
| February 6 Friendly | Ituano | 2–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Itu, Brazil |
| Report |
| February 18 Carolina Challenge Cup | Atlanta United FC | 1–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Charleston, SC |
| 4:30 PM EST | Martínez  6' |
Report | Higuaín 57', 62' Trapp  69'Abubakar 72'Crognale 90' |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| February 22 Carolina Challenge Cup | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Charleston, SC |
| 5:00 PM EST | Marini 12' Chang 22'Williams 24'Lasso 25'Mueller 61' |
Report | Jonathan 8' Afful 23' 63' (o.g.)Abu 79'Abubakar 83' |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| February 25 Carolina Challenge Cup | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Charleston, SC |
| 4:30 PM EST | Alonso 46' Roldan 89' |
Report | Trapp 15' Hansen 82' |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
Midseason
| July 17 Friendly | Columbus Crew SC | 1–0 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Abu 18' Kamara 26'Martínez 39' |
Report | Fernandes 66' Jović 74' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 11,301 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
Competitive
MLS
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 55 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 55 | |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 | |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 50 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 45 |
Overall table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 55 |
| 4 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 55 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 53 |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 53 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
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 |
| 34 | 54 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 32 | −13 |
Source: MLS standings
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
Match results
| March 4 1 | Columbus Crew SC | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, OH |
| 2:00 PM EST | Finlay 17' Higuaín 41' |
Report | Accam 73' Goossens 81' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 15,023 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| March 11 2 | Houston Dynamo | 3–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Houston, TX |
| 8:30 PM EST | Quioto 2' Elis 35', 68'Torres 65' |
Report | Finlay 59' Raitala 72'Jonathan  87'Kamara 90+3' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,486 Referee: Chris Penso |
| March 18 3 | D.C. United | 0–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Harkes 17' Sam 41'Sarvas 70' |
Report | Higuaín 38' (pen.) Afful 45+2'Kamara 66' (pen.)Williams 72' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,031 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| March 25 4 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–2 | Portland Timbers | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Meram 11' Kamara 19'Trapp 26'Artur 63'Hansen 84' |
Report | Asprilla 4' Chará 25'Adi 45+3'Blanco 68'Valeri 70' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 11,067 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| April 1 5 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–0 | Orlando City SC | Columbus, OH |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Meram 13', 77', 19' |
Report | Carrasco 60' Redding 76' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 12,226 Referee: José Carlos Rivero |
| April 8 6 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Bridgeview, IL |
| 2:00 PM EDT | Nikolić 22' McCarty 86' |
Report | Crognale 84' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,434 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| April 15 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Kamara 37' Meram 43'Raitala 90+2' |
Report | Altidore 21' Bradley 79' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 12,319 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| April 22 8 | New York Red Bulls | 2–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Harrison, NJ |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Muyl 11' Royer 38' (pen.), 72'Robles 63'Wright-Phillips 68' |
Report | Finlay 83' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,008 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| April 29 9 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–3 | New York City FC | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30PM EDT | Higuaín 29' Raitala 44'Kamara 49' |
Report | Sweat 2' Harrison 8', 76'Herrera 17', 64'Chanot 79' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 17,336 Referee: Chris Penso |
| May 6 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Kamara 13' Jonathan 15'Higuaín 53'Næss 69' |
Report | Watson 77' Delamea 81' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 13,340 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| May 10 11 | Columbus Crew SC | 1–2 | Toronto FC | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Higuaín 28' (pen.) Steffen 37'Jahn 82' |
Report | Ricketts 81', 90' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 10,318 Referee: Sorin Stoica |