The 2022 Columbus Crew season was the club's 27th season of existence and their 27th 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 February 26 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It was the fourth and final season under head coach Caleb Porter. This was the first season since 2017 without striker Gyasi Zardes, who departed to the Colorado Rapids
(on loan to FC Rapid BucureÃÂti)
On November 22, 2021 the league announced the home openers for every club, with Columbus playing Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Lower.com Field. The full 2022 season was released on December 15, 2021.
The Columbus Crew failed to qualify for the playoffs in this season.
On July 20, 2021 US Soccer announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022. The Crew was one of 17 MLS teams entering in the Third round of the tournament.
Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.
|- |colspan=12 align=center|Players who left Columbus during the season:
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 are listed below: