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  Stadium looks like a model for franchises - The Boston Globe
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- If there is any model in Major League Soccer for the soccer-specific facility that will house the Revolution in the future, it might be Columbus Crew Stadium.
Crew Stadium was built for $28.5 million, entirely financed by the Hunt Sports Group.
Crew Stadium, built upon a former parking lot, was constructed in nine months.
www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2006/06/22/stadium_looks_like_a_model_for_franchises   (638 words)

  
  Columbus Crew Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Columbus Crew Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
The stadium seats 22,500 (expanded 30,000), was built with private funds, and is located on the grounds of the Ohio Exposition Center and State Fairgrounds.
The stadium opened May 15, 1999 with a match between the home Columbus Crew and the New England Revolution.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Columbus_Crew_Stadium   (269 words)

  
 Columbus Crew - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Columbus Crew is a soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio that participates in Major League Soccer.
The Crew currently play their home games at Columbus Crew Stadium, the first MLS soccer-specific stadium in the US.
The Crew has won one tournament 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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Columbus_Crew   (269 words)

  
 Project Profiles: Crew Stadium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The magnificent 22,485-seat Crew Stadium is not simply a new stadium; it also holds the distinction as the nation's very first soccer-only sports facility.
At Cooper Stadium (opened in 1981), home to the Class AAA affiliate of the world champion New York Yankees, word came down from the parent club to get rid of the fake stuff and put in the real thing or run the risk of losing the team to another city.
He noted that his staff had to wait until another crew first cleared the outfield of its old playing surface and then dug out the ground to a depth of more than a foot wherever new grass was to go.
www.hunterindustries.com /Resources/Project_Profiles/crew_stadium.html   (897 words)

  
 Columbus Crew Stadium
Not only is the Crew building the first league's first stadium, two years ago it opened the first training site built for an MLS team.
June 8, 1995 - Lamar Hunt is announced as the investor/operator of the Columbus franchise.
The new 25,134-seat stadium is on the Ohio state fairgrounds and was built with private funds.
soccer.ballparks.com /USA/MLS/ColumbusCrew/index.htm   (1771 words)

  
 Columbus Crew Soccer Stadium
Realizing that The Crew's days at the Horseshoe were numbered due to the facility's outsized seating capacity and downsized field width, team officials made the search for a suitable venue a top priority.
Planned for the site was a $26 million, 25,000-seat soccer-specific stadium similar to the structure proposed on Issue I. However, a city referendum loomed on the horizon, as the citizens of Dublin would determine the ultimate fate of The Crew's new stadium on February 10, 1998.
The Crew, the city of Columbus and Major League Soccer had confronted the game's biggest challenge and defeated it soundly, leaving no doubt that The Crew was here to stay.
www.soccernova.com /html/stadiums/soccer_specific/columbus_crew.htm   (655 words)

  
 Columbus Crew Stadium
Not only is the Crew building the first league's first stadium, two years ago it opened the first training site built for an MLS team.
Several thousand fans of the MLS Columbus Crew got a chance to walk through the team's new stadium last weekend and generally approved of what they saw.
The new 25,134-seat stadium is on the Ohio state fairgrounds and was built with private funds.
users.california.com /~csuppes/Soccer/USA/MLS/ColumbusCrew   (1771 words)

  
 To build or not to build - MLS needs to follow blueprint of Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew Stadium hosted the 2001 MLS Cup Championship not because the Crew was playing, but because the stadium is only one of two stadiums in the United States built specifically for professional soccer.
Columbus Crew Stadium is one of only two soccer only stadiums in the U.S. Every other team in the U.S. must play in a stadium designed for other sports, generally football sized.
Crew stadium was nearly filled, with an attendance of 21,626.
www.columbuswired.net /Sports/ToBuildOrNot_102101.htm   (606 words)

  
 The University District: P + L + A + Y :The Columbus Crew
After a demoralizing 4-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls on the road last week, the Columbus Crew were hoping to rebound Saturday at home against Toronto FC in a battle of the teams at the foot of the Eastern Conference.
Red Bulls charge through Crew in N.Y. John Wolyniec came back to haunt his one-time club with a first-half goal, and Clint Mathis, Juan Pablo Angel and debutant Sal Caccavale tallied in the second half as the New York Red Bulls defeated the visiting Columbus Crew 4-0 on Saturday night at a soggy Giants Stadium.
Crew can't conjure anything in N.Y. The Columbus Crew came into Saturday night's match with the New York Red Bulls wholly confident they could escape Giants Stadium with at least a point.
www.universitydistrict.org /crew.php   (275 words)

  
 Major League Soccer - Wikipedia
In 1999, the city of Columbus, Ohio built Columbus Crew Stadium, the first stadium ever built specifically for soccer in the United States.
The Miami Fusion played in Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, FL, which was a former high school stadium which had been converted into a soccer-specific stadium.
A new soccer-specific stadium, the new home of the LA Galaxy of MLS beginning with the 2003 season, recently opened at Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, California.
wikipedia.findthelinks.com /ma/Major_League_Soccer.html   (386 words)

  
 CyberSoccerNews.com - Columbus Crew News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Columbus, OH, 20 March 2003 (CSA) -- Four elements of Columbus Crew Stadium's Capital Improvements Plan -- renovated suites, new signs, cable television, and the Huntington Club -- were introduced today by Crew GM Jim Smith and Crew Stadium General Manager Mark McCullers.
Three renovated suites on the west side of the stadium will be enclosed with glass and will include heating and air conditioning, carpeting, cable television, interior bar seating, upgraded refrigerators, coat storage, lockable personal storage, and a number of VIP parking passes.
The Crew GM is particularly excited about providing a "gathering place" for soccer fans of all ages.
www.cybersoccernews.com /mls/crew/0303321crewstad.shtml   (764 words)

  
 Columbus Crew: News: Article
COLUMBUS, Ohio - U.S. Soccer and Columbus Crew Stadium announced Tuesday that single-game tickets for the U.S. men's national team's final match of semifinal-round qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, slated for Wednesday, Nov. 17, will go on sale to the public on Friday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m.
Tickets are also available at the Crew Stadium box office (open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.), and on-line at ussoccer.com, ticketmaster.com, crewstadium.com and thecrew.com.
That important sell-out was followed by perhaps the most important match in stadium history on February 28, 2001, when the U.S. started the final round of 2002 qualifying with a decisive 2-0 win over Mexico in frigid conditions that the was dubbed "La Guerra Fria" (the Cold War).
web.mlsnet.com /news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20040914&content_id=14445&vkey=news_coc&fext=.jsp&team=coc   (782 words)

  
 Bonham Group, sponsorship, sports, entertainment marketing, evaluation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Columbus Crew Stadium is the first major league stadium built specifically for soccer in the United States.
Crew Stadium was developed for the Columbus community by the Hunt Sports Group, led by Lamar and Clark Hunt, and opened on May 15, 1999.
The search would ultimately lead the Crew to a proposed site that called for a 22,555-seat stadium that would be built on land leased from the Ohio Expositions Commission.
www.bonham.com /key/crew.html   (194 words)

  
 .:: crewstadium.com ::.
Columbus Crew General Manager Mark McCullers announced today that the club...
Columbus Crew Stadium is a high energy facility with fun and exciting employment opportunities in the sports field.
Crew Stadium employs full-time and part-time staff throughout the year.
crewstadium.com /?s=about&h=jobs   (205 words)

  
 Columbus Crew Stadium Prepares for Sunday's US-N. Korea Women's Soccer Match--No audio yet
One of them, Columbus, in the state of Ohio, was the first city in the United States to build a soccer-specific stadium.
Columbus Crew Stadium was opened in 1999, as the new home for the city's Major League Soccer team, the Columbus Crew.
Columbus Crew Stadium is about a 10-minute drive north of downtown, just off an interstate highway.
www.voanews.com /english/archive/2003-09/a-2003-09-22-7-Columbus.cfm   (616 words)

  
 MLS: Columbus opens in new stadium with 2-0 victory over New England.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Saturday, May 15, 1999) -- Jeff Cunningham and Stern John each recorded a goal and an assist as the Columbus Crew earned a 2-0 victory over the New England Revolution tonight to open the new Columbus Crew Stadium.
An overflow crowd of 24,741, the fourth-largest in Crew history, was on hand for the opening of the first Major League Soccer stadium built specifically for soccer.
Columbus, which played its first three seasons at Ohio Stadium, had searched for a permanent home since the club's inception in 1996.
www.soccertimes.com /mls/1999/games/may15.htm   (898 words)

  
 The World According To Google - satellite pictures of the most interesting places on the World, satellite maps » ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Columbus Crew Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
The stadium seats 22,500 (expanded 30,000), was built with private funds, and is located on the grounds of the Ohio Exposition Center and State Fairgrounds.
The stadium opened May 15, 1999 with a match between the home Columbus Crew and the New England Revolution.
maps.pomocnik.com /columbus-crew-stadium-the-erector-set-columbus-usa   (399 words)

  
 MLSnet.com - News - 06/22/2004
COLUMBUS -- Columbus Crew investor-operator Lamar Hunt announced Tuesday that team president and general manager, Jim Smith, will be leaving the organization on July 9 for a front office position with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
Smith came to the Crew from The Ohio State University in January of 2000, one season after the opening of the Columbus Crew Stadium.
Hunt, whose family company, Hunt Sports Group (HSG), is the lead investor in the Crew said, "My family and the extensive group of local Columbus Crew investors want to thank Jim for his 4 1/2 years of leadership he brought to the organization.
dcunited.mlsnet.com /MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20040622&content_id=6215&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp   (502 words)

  
 Business First of Columbus: Crew Stadium may host Women's World Cup matches - 2003-05-27
Columbus residents may not have far to go to experience the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup this fall -- some matches may be played at Crew Stadium.
Crew officials are working with the Federation Internationale de Football Association, the sport's worldwide governing body, to bid on some matches in the tournament.
Crew Stadium has hosted large matches before, such as the MLS All-Star game and qualifying matches for the men's World Cup.
columbus.bizjournals.com /columbus/stories/2003/05/26/daily1.html   (651 words)

  
 Columbus Crew
On June 15, 1994, Major League Soccer announced that Columbus, Ohio, would be one of the first ten cities to have a professional soccer team.
The team became known as the Columbus Crew, in recognition of Columbus's manufacturing past.
The Crew continued to play admirably the next five seasons, only missing the playoffs in 2000 and 2003, although the team only made it to the conference finals, losing to the New England Revolution, in 2002.
www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=1667   (217 words)

  
 Columbus Crew (1996-Present)
The Crew started the season on a high note and were in first place by the middle of the season.
On May 12, the Crew would land a new stadium deal with the State of Ohio to build a new stadium on the grounds of the Ohio Exposition Center for the 1999 season.
The Crew would get one goal back, but it would not be enough, as they became the first Eastern Conference top seed to bow out of the first round.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /mls/columbus/crew.html   (1083 words)

  
 Columbus Crew Stadium at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Columbus Crew Stadium seats 25,134, was built with private funds, and is located on the Ohio state fairgrounds.
The stadium opened Saturday, May 15, 1999 with a match against the New England Revolution.
The stadium has hosted the MLS All-Star Game in 2001 and the league championship in 2001, NCAA Soccer Final Four, US national soccer team matches, and 2003 Women’s World Cup.
www.wiki.tatet.com /Columbus_Crew_Stadium.html   (179 words)

  
 Scout.com: 57th Annual North/South All-Star Game
COLUMBUS – Sixty-eight of the best high-school football players in Ohio will take the field Saturday, June 22 when the Grange Insurance Ohio All-Star Classic is played at Columbus Crew Stadium.
This year’s Ohio All-Star Classic will return to Columbus Crew Stadium, where the game was played for the first time in 2001.
The Ohio High School Football Coaches Association worked with the Greater Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau and Columbus Crew Stadium to move the game to Columbus last year after it was held in Massillon 19 of the previous 21 years and in Massillon, Canton or Akron each year since 1977.
ohiostate.scout.com /2/49512.html   (746 words)

  
 USNSTPA - Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Columbus Crew General Manager Mark McCullers, in conjunction with U.S. Soccer, announced today that Columbus Crew Stadium will be the site for the U.S.-Mexico World Cup Qualifying match on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 7:30 p.m.
The electric atmosphere at Crew Stadium for the U.S.-Mexico match in February, 2001, was phenomenal and there is no doubt in my mind that we will replicate or exceed that environment for this game.?
Ticketing details will be announced at a later date, but Crew Season Ticket holders will receive a priority offer to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the general public.
www.ussoccerplayers.com /avantgo/466756.html   (812 words)

  
 LAMAR HUNT RECEIVES NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME MEDAL OF HONOR
The Columbus Crew Stadium is Hunt¹s most recent major contribution to the sport of soccer in the United States.
According to Logan, "the opening of Columbus Crew Stadium as the first major league stadium built specifically for soccer in the United States plays a pivotal role in the league's grand journey of establishing itself on the American sports landscape.
In addition to the Columbus Crew, the Hunts are owner/operators of the Kansas City Wizards MLS team.
www.soccerhall.org /news/051599.htm   (832 words)

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