Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew are an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference). The team began play in 1996 as one of the 10 charter clubs of the league. The Crew are currently operated by an ownership group led by the Haslam family (also owners of the Cleveland Browns and Pilot Corporation) and former team physician Pete Edwards. The Haslam/Edwards group is the third ownership group in club history.
Columbus Crew
The Crew have won eight major trophies: the MLS Cup in (/wiki/MLSCup2008), (/wiki/MLSCup2020) and (/wiki/MLSCup2023); the Supporters' Shield in (/wiki/2004MajorLeagueSoccerseason), (/wiki/2008MajorLeagueSoccerseason), and (/wiki/2009MajorLeagueSoccerseason); the 2002 U.S. Open Cup; and the Leagues Cup in (/wiki/2024LeaguesCup). The Crew have qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup (or its predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions League) six times, reaching the quarter-finals on five occasions. In 2021, the club won their first continental trophy by winning the Campeones Cup, and in 2024, the Crew advanced to their first Champions' Cup final.
The beginning (1994–1998)
!The Crew played their first game on April 13, 1996, at [Ohio Stadium.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Skorry-ohiostadium6048.jpg/250px-Skorry-ohiostadium6048.jpg)
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