Columbus Crew

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, now known as ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, on July 3, 2021.

Shortly after the start of the 2021 season, the team announced a name change to Columbus SC. Fan reaction was extremely negative.  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".

Honors
 MLS Cup (league championship): 2 (2008, 2020)
 MLS Supporters' Shield (best regular-season record): 3 (2004, 2008, 2009)
 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 1 (2002)

League position
SeasonLeaguePosition1996Major League SoccerQuarterfinals1997Major League SoccerSemifinals1998Major League SoccerSemifinals1999Major League SoccerSemifinals2000Major League Soccer4th / Center2001Major League SoccerQuarterfinals2002Major League SoccerSemifinals2003Major League Soccer5th / East2004Major League SoccerQuarterfinals2005Major League Soccer6th / East2006Major League Soccer6th / East2007Major League Soccer6th / 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

References

Category:American soccer teams
Category:Columbus, Ohio
Category:Major League Soccer teams
Category:1994 establishments in the United States
Category:1990s establishments in Ohio