New Columbus Crew Stadium

The New Columbus Crew stadium is a soccer-specific stadium under construction in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It will primarily serve as the new home stadium of the Columbus Crew SC of Major League Soccer, replacing the club's current home, Mapfre Stadium. The new stadium would cost $300 million and be located at the center of the Confluence Village neighborhood, a mixed-use development with residential and commercial buildings. It would seat 20,000 spectators and include 30 suites and 1,900 club seats.

New Columbus Crew Stadium
New Columbus Crew Stadium
Location in Ohio
New Columbus Crew Stadium
Location in the United States
LocationColumbus, Ohio
Coordinates39°58′07″N 83°01′01″W
OwnerColumbus Crew SC
OperatorColumbus Crew SC
TypeSoccer-specific stadium
Capacity20,000
Field size115 × 75 yards
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundOctober 10, 2019[1][2]
OpenedJuly 1, 2021 (expected)[1]
Construction costUS$300 million
ArchitectHNTB[3]
Tenants
Columbus Crew SC (MLS) (2021–)

Construction on the new stadium was originally scheduled to begin in the summer of 2019;[4] groundbreaking was later rescheduled to October 10, 2019.[2] Once the new stadium is complete, Mapfre Stadium will be redeveloped into the Crew's training center, as well as a community sports park.[5] It's expected the stadium will be ready in summer 2021.[6]

References
  1. "City council approves Crew SC stadium development". WBNS-TV. Tegna. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  2. Crew SC Communications (2019-09-17). "SAVE THE DATE: Columbus Crew SC to break ground for new stadium on Oct. 10 in open-to-the-public ceremony". Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Columbus Crew MLS Stadium". HNTB. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  4. "Columbus Crew SC's downtown stadium construction to start in summer of 2019". espn.com. January 9, 2019.
  5. "Plan calls for $230M Columbus Crew stadium in the Arena District, anchoring new mixed-use development". bizjournals.com. December 6, 2018.
  6. "Columbus Crew president: New stadium won't open until summer of 2021". mlssoccer.com. June 7, 2019.
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