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| 2 MLS Cup championship seasons: 2008, 2020 |
| Last MLS Cup championship: 2020, 1 season ago |
| Best finish: |
| beat NY Red Bulls in MLS Cup Finals in 2008 |
| beat Seattle in MLS Cup Finals in 2020 |
| TEAM | SEASON | RECORD | PTS | DIV STAND | PLAYOFFS |
| Columbus | 1996 | 11-17 | 37 pts | 4th East Conf | missed playoffs |
| Columbus | 1997 | 12-17 | 39 pts | 3rd East Conf | WTB LDC |
| Columbus | 1998 | 15-17 | 45 pts | 2nd East Conf | WMet LDC |
| Columbus | 1999 | 19-13 | 45 pts | 2nd East Conf | WTB LDC |
| Columbus | 2000 | 11-16-5 | 38 pts | 4th Cent Div | missed playoffs |
| Columbus | 2001 | 13-7-6 | 45 pts | 2nd Cent Div | LLA |
| Columbus | 2002 | 11-12-5 | 38 pts | 2nd East Conf | WSJ LNE |
| Columbus | 2003 | 10-12-8 | 38 pts | 5th East Conf | missed playoffs |
| Columbus | 2004 | 12-5-13 | 49 pts | 1st East Conf | LNE |
| Columbus | 2005 | 11-16-5 | 38 pts | 6th East Conf | missed playoffs |
| Columbus | 2006 | 8-15-9 | 33 pts | 6th East Conf | missed playoffs |
| Columbus | 2007 | 9-11-10 | 37 pts | 6th East Conf | missed playoffs |
| %Columbus | 2008 | 17-7-6 | 57 pts | 1st East Conf | WKCW WChi WNYR |
| Columbus | 2009 | 13-7-10 | 49 pts | 1st East Conf | LRSL |
| Columbus | 2010 | 14-8-8 | 50 pts | 2nd East Conf | LCol |
| Columbus | 2011 | 13-13-8 | 47 pts | 4th East Conf | LCol |
| Columbus | 2012 | 15-12-7 | 52 pts | 6th East Conf | missed playoffs |
| Columbus | 2013 | 12-17-5 | 41 pts | 8th East Conf | missed playoffs |
| Columbus | 2014 | 14-10-10 | 52 pts | 3rd East Conf | bye LNE |
| Columbus | 2015 | 15-11-8 | 53 pts | 2nd East Conf | bye WMtl WNYR LPor |
| Columbus | 2016 | 8-14-12 | 36 pts | 9th East Conf | missed playoffs |
| Columbus | 2017 | 16-12-6 | 54 pts | 5th East Conf | WAtl WNYF LTor |
| Columbus | 2018 | 14-11-9 | 51 pts | 5th East Conf | WDC LNYR |
| Columbus | 2019 | 10-16-8 | 38 pts | 10th East Conf | missed playoffs |
| %Columbus | 2020 | 12-6-5 | 41 pts | 3rd East Conf | bye WNYR WNsh WNE WSea |
| Columbus | 2021 | 13-13-8 | 47 pts | T8th East Conf | missed playoffs |