Saturday's comeback victory in Philadelphia put Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter's Crew one step closer to the MLS Cup Playoffs -- in fact, the Black & Gold are about as close as you can possibly be to in without having officially clinched. Should the Crew officially qualify, Berhalter would set a club record in becoming the first Head Coach in club history to make the playoffs in his first full season as the Crew boss without any prior experience with the Black & Gold.
The full list of all full first-year Crew Head Coaches to make the postseason is below:
Year |
Coach |
Record |
Place |
Previous Experience with Crew |
1997 |
Tom Fitzgerald |
15-17-0 |
Fourth (out of five) |
1996 (10 matches as Interim Head Coach) |
2002 |
Greg Andrulis |
11-12-5 |
Sixth (out of 10) |
2001 (20 matches as Interim Head Coach) |
2009 |
Robert Warzycha |
13-7-10 |
First (out of seven) |
2005 (16 matches as Interim Head Coach) |
2014 |
Gregg Berhalter |
12-10-10 (in progress) |
TBD |
N/A |
