The Crew’s 2023 schedule: Breaking down the Black & Gold’s slate

In the middle of the holiday season and the waning moments of 2022, MLS and the Columbus Crew left a holiday present for Crew fans in the form of the 2023 MLS schedule. The 2023 schedule gives coaches, players and fans their first glimpse at the teams that will be making their way to Lower.com Field and an opportunity to block off the calendars for some important Black & Gold dates.

Let’s take a detailed look at what stands out about Columbus’ schedule.

2023 schedule by the numbers

MLS will once again set a 34 match regular season schedule, 17 at home and 17 on the road. Each team plays the other teams in their conference twice and fills the remainder of their schedule with teams from the…