| Club: | Columbus Crew |
| Season: | 2024 |
| League: | Major League Soccer |
| League Result: | Conference TBD |
| Chrtitle: | Investor-operators |
| Chairman: | Dee and Jimmy Haslam JW and Whitney Johnson Dr. Pete Edwards |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Wilfried Nancy |
| Stadium: | Lower.com Field |
| Cup1: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | TBD |
| Cup2: | CONCACAF Champions Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Runners-up |
| Cup3: | Leagues Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Final |
| Cup4: | Campeones Cup |
| Cup4 Result: | TBD |
| Cup5: | Trillium Cup |
| Cup5 Result: | TBD |
| Highest Attendance: | 20,927 (4/27 v. MTL) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 20,314 (3/16 v. NYRB) |
| Average Attendance: | |
| Largest Win: | CLB 4–0 SKC (6/22)NE 1-5 CLB (6/29)CLB 4-0 TOR (7/6)LAFC 1-5 CLB (7/13) |
| Largest Loss: | CLT 2–0 CLB (3/23) |
| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
The 2024 Columbus Crew season is the club's twenty-ninth season of existence and their twenty-ninth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. It is their second season under head coach Wilfried Nancy. The Crew are defending MLS Cup champions, having won the 2023 MLS Cup against Los Angeles FC.[1] On December 20, 2023, MLS released its schedule, with Columbus playing its opening match of the season against Atlanta United FC at home on February 24.[2]
(on loan to Atletico Nacional
See main article: 2024 Major League Soccer season.
Columbus Crew was not sent to the tournament, and neither was their MLS Next Pro team Columbus Crew 2 following the deal reached on March 1, 2024 due to participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.[3]
See main article: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
See main article: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup final.
See main article: 2024 Leagues Cup.
See main article: 2024 Leagues Cup knockout stage.
See main article: 2024 Campeones Cup.
See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2024.
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Derrick Jones | Charlotte FC | Free agent, contract runs through 2025 with an option for 2026 | December 21, 2023 | [4] | |
| GK | Nicholas Hagen |  Bnei Sakhnin F.C. | Free agent, contract runs through 2024 with options through 2026 | December 21, 2023 | [5] | |
| MF |  Marino Hinestroza |  Pachuca | Transfer, contract runs through 2026 with an option for 2027 | December 22, 2023 | [6] | |
| MF | Taha Habroune | Columbus Crew 2 | Homegrown player, contract runs through 2027 with an option for 2028 | January 17, 2024 | [7] | |
| MF | Cole Mrowka | Columbus Crew 2 | Homegrown player, contract runs through 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028 | March 5, 2024 | [8] | |
| MF |  Dylan Chambost | Saint-Étienne | Transfer, contract runs through 2026 with an option for 2027 | June 11, 2024 | [9] | |
| MF | Aziel Jackson | St. Louis City SC | Trade, $650,000 in General Allocation Money plus additional GAM if certain performance metrics are met | June 18, 2024 | [10] |
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Brady Scott | LA Galaxy | Option declined | December 12, 2023 | [11] [12] | |
| DF | Jimmy Medranda | Option declined | December 12, 2023 | |||
| DF | Jake Morris | Louisville City FC | Option declined | December 12, 2023 | [13] | |
| MF | Isaiah Parente | Ventura County FC | Option declined | December 12, 2023 | [14] | |
| DF |  Gustavo Vallecilla | Colorado Rapids | Loan expired | December 12, 2023 | ||
| DF | Josh Williams | Retired | Out of contract | December 12, 2023 | ||
| MF | Julian Gressel | Inter Miami CF | Out of contract | December 12, 2023 | [15] | |
| FW | Kevin Molino | Mutual termination | February 2, 2024 | [16] | ||
| DF | Philip Quinton | Trade | April 19, 2024 | [17] | ||
| MF | Aidan Morris | Transfer, $4 million USD | June 28, 2024 | [18] |