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The Columbus Crew (known from 2015 to 2021 as Columbus Crew SC, and briefly in 2021 as Columbus SC) are an American soccer team that plays in Major League Soccer in Columbus, Ohio. They started play in 1996, playing at Ohio Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University until opening the new Columbus Crew Stadium in 1999. That stadium would be renamed Mapfre Stadium in 2015 and Historic Crew Stadium in late 2020. The Crew played their first match at the new Lower.com Field on July 3, 2021.[3]
Full name | Columbus Crew[1] | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Crew | ||
Founded | May 10, 1994 | ||
Stadium | Lower.com Field Columbus, Ohio | ||
Capacity | 20,000[2] | ||
Owners | Dee and Jimmy Haslam JW and Whitney Johnson Dr. Pete Edwards | ||
Head coach | Caleb Porter | ||
League | Major League Soccer | ||
2020 | Eastern Conference: 3rd Overall: 4th Playoffs: Champions | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Shortly after the start of the 2021 season, the team announced a name change to Columbus SC.[4] Fan reaction was extremely negative.[5] On May 17, 2021, only a week after the change to Columbus SC, the team announced that it would return to the original name of Columbus Crew, without the "SC".[6][7]
Season | League | Position |
1996 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
1997 | Major League Soccer | Semifinals |
1998 | Major League Soccer | Semifinals |
1999 | Major League Soccer | Semifinals |
2000 | Major League Soccer | 4th / Center |
2001 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
2002 | Major League Soccer | Semifinals |
2003 | Major League Soccer | 5th / East |
2004 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
2005 | Major League Soccer | 6th / East |
2006 | Major League Soccer | 6th / East |
2007 | Major League Soccer | 6th / East |
2008 | Major League Soccer | Champions |
2009 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
2010 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
2011 | Major League Soccer | Wild Card |
2012 | Major League Soccer | 6th / East |
2013 | Major League Soccer | 8th / East |
2014 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
2015 | Major League Soccer | Finalist |
2016 | Major League Soccer | 9th / East |
2017 | Major League Soccer | Semifinals |
2018 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
2019 | Major League Soccer | 10th / East |
2020 | Major League Soccer | Champions |
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