The Crew Academy is a fully funded professional academy, overseen by Crew President and General Manager, Tim Bezbatchenko, and led by Academy Director Kelvin Jones.

The purpose of our Academy is to develop professional players that embody excellent character for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.

1. Put our First Team in a position to make the playoffs each year and consistently contend for championships
2. Play an identifiable Brand of Columbus Crew Soccer
3. Develop a winning culture across our club and have a homegrown player appearance in every First Team match
4. Create a consistent pipeline of Academy players signed professional every two years at a minimum