About Columbus Crew Soccer Club

The Columbus Crew is a professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was owned by Lamar Hunt, who also owned the Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas until his 2006 death. Upon his death his son, Clark, took over his sports properties. The Crew currently plays their home games at Columbus Crew Stadium, the first MLS soccer-specific stadium. From 1996–1999, the Crew played their home games at Ohio Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University. The name "The Crew" is the result of a local fan contest. The team colors are black and gold. The team mascot is Crew Cat.

The Crew has won two tournaments to date, the 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, defeating the 2002 MLS Cup and Supporter's Shield winner Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0. They also won the MLS Cup in 2008 after defeating the New York Red Bulls 3-1 in the Home Depot Center. This took place on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008. The club has reached one other final, the 1998 Open Cup, which was postponed due to a hurricane and controversially relocated from Virginia Beach to Soldier Field, the home of the Chicago Fire, who won the match in overtime 2–1.

The team has 3 major support groups: "La Turbina", "Hudson Street Hooligans" and "Crew Union". These three supporters groups sit together in a section in the northeast corner of Crew Stadium, known as the Nordecke. Nordecke (pronounced Nord-ek-uh), which is German for North Corner, is a tribute to the German heritage of Columbus.