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{{Short description|Soccer Stadium in Columbus, Ohio}}
{{redirect|Crew Stadium|the new stadium opened in 2021|Lower.com Field}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Historic Crew Stadium
| logo_image = Historic-Crew-Stadium black.png
| image = Mapfre Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) - aerial photo.jpg
| caption = Aerial view of the stadium, 2018
| address = 1 Black and Gold Boulevard
| location = [[Columbus, Ohio]]
| coordinates = {{coord|40|0|34|N|82|59|28|W|display=inline,title|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:3000}}
| mapframe-custom = {{maplink|plain=yes|frame=yes|frame-align=center|type=point|zoom=12|frame-width=250|marker=soccer}}
| broke_ground = August 14, 1998<ref name="media guide">[http://mlsdigitalpr.drupalgardens.com/sites/mlsdigitalpr.drupalgardens.com/files/2011%20Columbus%20Crew%20Media%20Guide.pdf Columbus Crew Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425080107/http://mlsdigitalpr.drupalgardens.com/sites/mlsdigitalpr.drupalgardens.com/files/2011%20Columbus%20Crew%20Media%20Guide.pdf |date=April 25, 2012 }}</ref>
| opened = May 15, 1999
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = 
| operator = Columbus Crew
| surface = Kentucky bluegrass (1999–2020) <br />
The Motz Group synthetic turf (2021–present)
| construction_cost = US$28.5 million<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|28500000|1999}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars){{inflation-fn|US}}
| architect = [[NBBJ]]
| structural engineer = Korda/Nemeth Engineering Inc.<ref name="media guide"/>
| services engineer = 
| general_contractor = Corna/Kokosing Construction Co.<ref name="media guide"/>
| former_names = {{unbulleted list|Columbus Crew Stadium (1999–2015)|Mapfre Stadium (2015–2020)}}
| tenants = [[Columbus Crew 2]] ([[MLS Next Pro|MLSNP]]) 2022–present <br />[[Columbus Aviators]] ([[United Football League (2024)|UFL]]) beginning 2026<br/>[[Columbus Crew]] ([[Major League Soccer|MLS]]) 1999–2021
| seating_capacity = 22,555 (1999–2008)<br />20,145 (2008–2015)<br />19,968 (2015–2021)<ref>{{cite news |title=Historic Crew Stadium |url=https://www.columbussports.org/listing/historic-crew-stadium/415689/ |date=December 18, 2023 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |publisher=Greater Columbus Sports Commission}}</ref><br /> 25,000–30,000 (concerts)
| dimensions = 115 × 75 yards|
}}

'''Historic Crew Stadium''', previously known as '''Columbus Crew Stadium''' and '''Mapfre Stadium''', is a [[soccer-specific stadium]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]], United States. It primarily served as the home stadium of the [[Columbus Crew]] of [[Major League Soccer]] from 1999 until 2021, when the team moved to [[Lower.com Field]]. Historic Crew Stadium is the current home of the Crew's training facility, the [[OhioHealth]] Performance Center and [[MLS Next Pro]] team [[Columbus Crew 2]], as well as the [[Columbus Aviators]] in the [[United Football League (2024)|United Football League ]] (UFL).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dan |first1=Aulbach |title=UFL announces the Columbus Aviators, new team to play at Historic Crew Stadium |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/10/07/columbus-aviators-announced-as-new-ufl-team-for-2026-season/86554299007/ |website=The Columbus Dispatch |publisher=USA Today |access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref> Historic Crew Stadium is also the site of a variety of additional events in amateur and professional soccer, American football, lacrosse, and rugby, and is a regular site for outdoor concerts due to the permanent stage in the north end zone.

Built in 1999, it was the first soccer-specific stadium built by a Major League Soccer team, starting an important trend in MLS stadium construction. The stadium was named for [[Madrid]]-based [[Mapfre|Mapfre Insurance]] after the company signed a 5-year sponsorship agreement announced on March 3, 2015. In December 2020, the deal expired and the Crew renamed the stadium.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/03/01/historic-crew-stadium-new-naming-rights-sponsor.html |title=Mapfre no more: Columbus Crew seeks new naming-rights partner for historic stadium |access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> The listed [[seating capacity]] is 19,968. In 2015, Mapfre Stadium and Director of Grounds Weston Appelfeller were honored with the prestigious Field of the Year award by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) for the professional soccer division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsturfonline.com/2015/12/01/2015-field-of-the-year-winners-named-by-stma/|title=S2015 Field of the Year winners named by STMA|date=December 2015|access-date=February 19, 2016}}</ref>

==History==
The Crew played their first three seasons at [[Ohio Stadium]] on the campus of the [[Ohio State University]]. During games, large sections of the stadium were blocked off to reduce capacity from approximately 90,000 to 25,243. Although the Crew enjoyed success at Ohio Stadium during their tenure there, the large seating capacity and limitations to the field size made the stadium ill-suited for soccer.  Additionally, Ohio Stadium then required rented lights for night matches. These problems, along with planned renovations to Ohio Stadium, which began in 1999, were all factors in the development of Historic Crew Stadium.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=McCormick |first=Bret |date=2024-07-01 |title=Closing Shot: Crew Up |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/07/01/closing-shot |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001120104/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/07/01/closing-shot |archive-date=2024-10-01 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com |language=en}}</ref> The construction cost of US$28.5 million was covered entirely with private funds from Crew owner and oil billionaire [[Lamar Hunt]] and his Hunt Sports group.<ref name=":0" /> It is located on the grounds of the Ohio Expo Center and [[Ohio State Fair|State Fairgrounds]], between East 17th Avenue and East Hudson Street. The site was previously home to Columbus Auto Parts, an [[OEM]] factory supplying the automobile industry, which stood vacant for decades between the [[Conrail]] railroad tracks and [[Interstate 71]] before its demolition in the '90s.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
[[File:Columbus Crew Stadium inaugural match - DPLA - 24f38fc1c50187672f52d0eb4eea09fb.jpg|left|thumb|Columbus Crew Stadium inaugural match]]
Historic Crew Stadium opened on May 15, 1999, as Columbus Crew Stadium with a match between the home side and the [[New England Revolution]]. It is the second [[soccer-specific stadium]] built in the country, after [[Moravian College#Steel Field Complex|Steel Athletic Field]] was built in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1913, and the first Major League Soccer stadium constructed in the United States. It has been credited with inspiring the wave of construction of soccer-specific stadiums throughout the league. In the 2010 Showcase issue of ''Stadia Magazine'', Ian Nuttall stated "Who'd have thought when it opened in 1999 that [[Major League Soccer]]'s first purpose-built stadium would kick-start the wave of dedicated soccer-specific stadiums that continue today?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5e0480a9#/5e0480a9/8 |title=Ten From 10 |author=Nuttall, Ian |access-date=March 3, 2015 |year=2010}}</ref> The seating capacity was originally 22,555 until 2008 when construction of a permanent stage in the north end zone reduced seating capacity to 20,455, with room to expand to 30,000 total seats for concerts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Crew Stadium adds concert stage |url=http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2008/01/10/1A_CREW_STAGE_ART_01-10-08_D1_9P90UIL.html |author=Beck, Aaron |newspaper=[[Columbus Dispatch]] |date=January 10, 2008 |access-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-date=May 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527035717/http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2008/01/10/1A_CREW_STAGE_ART_01-10-08_D1_9P90UIL.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Matchday – About Crew SC and MAPFRE Stadium |url=http://www.crewstadium.com/?s=stadium&h=facts |year=2015 |access-date=March 3, 2015}}</ref> as of 2023, the seating capacity for a soccer game is 19,968.

After nearly 15 years of the stadium not having a corporate sponsor, the Crew announced naming rights were sold to [[Madrid]]-based insurance company [[Mapfre]] on March 3, 2015. The team had been searching to sell stadium naming rights since it opened in 1999, but had been unable to come to an agreement.<ref name = "Dispatch">{{cite news |title=Crew's home has new name: Mapfre Stadium |url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2015/03/04/0303-crew-stadium.html |author=Jardy, Adam |date=March 3, 2015 |newspaper=[[Columbus Dispatch]] |access-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402222824/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2015/03/04/0303-crew-stadium.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Introducing MAPFRE Stadium: Columbus Crew SC reveals historic stadium naming rights partnership with MAPFRE Insurance |url=http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/news/2015/03/introducing-mapfre-stadium-columbus-crew-sc-reveals-historic-stadium-naming-rights-part |date=March 3, 2015 |work=ColumbusCrewSC.com |access-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403061347/http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/news/2015/03/introducing-mapfre-stadium-columbus-crew-sc-reveals-historic-stadium-naming-rights-part |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Events==
In addition to hosting the Crew home games, Historic Crew Stadium has also hosted other Major League Soccer and professional soccer events. It was the site of the [[MLS Cup 2001|2001 MLS Cup championship]] and was the host stadium for the [[Major League Soccer All-Star Game]] in [[2000 MLS All-Star Game|2000]] and [[2005 MLS All-Star Game|2005]]. The stadium also hosted the [[U.S. Open Cup]] final on two occasions, in [[1999 U.S. Open Cup|1999]] and [[2002 U.S. Open Cup|2002]].

Both the United States [[United States men's national soccer team|men's]] and [[United States women's national soccer team|women's]] national teams have played numerous matches at Historic Crew Stadium, most notably, the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier in February 2001 between the U.S. and Mexico known as ''La Guerra Fria'' (The Cold War) due to sub-freezing temperatures. During the [[FIFA Women's World Cup 2003|2003 Women's World Cup]], the stadium was one of the venues used during the group stage of the tournament. In 2018, Mapfre Stadium was one of three sites selected to host the [[SheBelieves Cup]].

Historic Crew Stadium has also hosted events outside of professional soccer. The [[NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship]] was held at Crew Stadium in 2001 and 2003. In 2002, it hosted the [[Steinfeld Cup]], the championship game of [[Major League Lacrosse]]. In June 2010, Historic Crew Stadium hosted the inaugural USA [[Rugby sevens|Sevens Rugby]] Collegiate Championship Invitational.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/36196025/ns/sports-rugby_7s/|title=USA 7's Rugby Collegiate Championship Invitational 2010.|access-date=June 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530072007/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/36196025/ns/sports-rugby_7s|archive-date=May 30, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The venue was a regular site for [[Ohio High School Athletic Association]] state championship tournaments in soccer. In the local Columbus area, it is the site for the annual [[Westerville, Ohio|Westerville]] Football Classic, featuring the [[Central High School (Westerville, Ohio)|Westerville Central]], [[North High School (Westerville, Ohio)|Westerville North]], [[South High School (Westerville, Ohio)|Westerville South]], and [[New Albany High School (Ohio)|New Albany]] football teams. It has also been host to the local high school football rivalry of parochial schools [[Bishop Watterson High School (Columbus, Ohio)|Bishop Watterson High School]] and [[St. Francis DeSales High School (Columbus, Ohio)|St. Francis DeSales High School]].

In August 2025, the [[Mid-American Conference]] announced the 2025 and 2026 women’s soccer conference tournament would be held at the stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jardy |first=Adam |title=Historic Crew Stadium to host Mid-American Conference women's soccer championships |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/soccer/2025/08/04/historic-crew-stadium-hosting-mid-american-conference-womens-soccer-titles/85510150007/ |access-date=2025-08-17 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref>

==International soccer==

===2003 FIFA Women's World Cup===
The [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup]] was played in the United States. Historic Crew Stadium hosted several group game matches.
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! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Date
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! width=60 style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Result
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Team #2
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Round
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Spectators
|-
|rowspan=2|September 20, 2003|| style="text-align:right;"| {{fbw-rt|GER}}||style="text-align:center;"|4–1|| align=left | {{fbw|CAN}}||rowspan=4|[[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup#Group C|Group C]]||rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|16,409
|-
| align=right | {{fbw-rt|JPN}}||style="text-align:center;"|6–0||  align=left | {{fbw|ARG}}
|-
|rowspan=2|September 24, 2003|| style="text-align:right;"| {{fbw-rt|GER}}||style="text-align:center;"|3–0||  align=left | {{fbw|JPN}}||rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|15,529
|-
| style="text-align:right;"| {{fbw-rt|CAN}}||style="text-align:center;"|3–0||  align=left | {{fbw|ARG}}
|-
|rowspan=2|September 28, 2003|| style="text-align:right;"| {{fbw-rt|SWE}}||style="text-align:center;"|3–0||  align=left | {{fbw|NGA}}||rowspan=2|[[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup#Group A|Group A]]||rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|22,828
|-
| style="text-align:right;"| {{fbw-rt|PRK}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–3|| align=left | {{fbw|USA}}
|}

===U.S. women's national soccer team===

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|-
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Date
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Teams
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Competition
|-
|October 3, 1999
|{{fbw-rt|USA}} 5–0 {{fbw|KOR}}
|Friendly
|-
| September 28, 2003|| {{fbw-rt|USA}} 3–0 {{fbw|PRK}} || [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A]]
|-
| May 17, 2011|| {{fbw-rt|USA}} 2–0 {{fbw|JPN}} || Friendly
|-
| October 30, 2013|| {{fbw-rt|USA}} 1–1 {{fbw|NZL}} || Friendly
|-
| September 15, 2016|| {{fbw-rt|USA}} 9–0 {{fbw|THA}} || Friendly
|-
| March 1, 2018|| {{fbw-rt|USA}} 1–0 {{fbw|GER}} || [[2018 SheBelieves Cup]]
|-
| November 7, 2019|| {{fbw-rt|USA}} 3–2 {{fbw|SWE}} || Friendly
|}

===U.S. men's national soccer team===
[[File:mapfre-stadium-hosts-USA-Mexico_11-11-2016.JPG|thumb|right|The crowd performs a card display prior to the 2018 World Cup qualifier between the United States MNT and Mexico on November 11, 2016]]

Since the opening of Historic Crew Stadium, it has been a regular site for the [[United States men's national soccer team]] matches, hosting ten games through 2013. The men's national team held an unbeaten record of 8–3–0 in all competitions, outscoring opponents 19–1. This was until the U.S. was beaten by [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] on [[Veterans Day]] 2016.

The stadium has hosted five consecutive World Cup qualifying matches against Mexico, with the U.S. winning four of the five matches by the same score of 2–0 (with the U.S. fans adopting the rallying cry of ''[[Mexico–United States soccer rivalry|dos-a-cero]]'').

The national team was beaten by Mexico on November 11, 2016, by a score of 1–2, prompting Mexico's first ever win in Columbus, and the U.S.'s first World Cup qualifying defeat on home soil in 15 years. It hosted a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Guatemala on March 29, 2016, which the US won, 4–0.

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|-
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Date
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Teams
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Competition
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Attendance
|-
| October 11, 2000|| {{fb-rt|USA}} 0–0 {{fb|CRC}} || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF semi-finals#Group 3|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF semifinals]] || 24,430
|-
| February 28, 2001|| {{fb-rt|USA}} 2–0 {{fb|MEX}} || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round]] || 24,329
|-
| June 7, 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/us-men/schedule-results/2001.aspx|title=USA vs Ecuador, June 7, 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713064638/http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/us-men/schedule-results/2001.aspx|archive-date=July 13, 2013}}</ref>|| {{fb-rt|USA}} 0–0 {{fb|ECU}} || Friendly || 12,572
|-
| July 6, 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/news/mens-national-team/2003/07/post-match-quote-sheet-u-s-men-vs-paraguay.aspx|title=USA vs Paraguay, July 6, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716145719/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2003/07/Post-Match-Quote-Sheet-U-S-Men-Vs-Paraguay.aspx|archive-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref>|| {{fb-rt|USA}} 2–0 {{fb|PAR}} || Friendly || 14,103
|-
| June 13, 2004|| {{fb-rt|USA}} 3–0 {{fb|GRN}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round]] || 10,000
|-
| November 17, 2004|| {{fb-rt|USA}} 1–1 {{fb|JAM}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round#Group 1|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round]] || 9,088
|-
| September 3, 2005|| {{fb-rt|USA}} 2–0 {{fb|MEX}} || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round]] || 24,685
|-
| February 11, 2009|| {{fb-rt|USA}} 2–0 {{fb|MEX}} || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round]] || 23,776
|-
| September 11, 2012|| {{fb-rt|USA}} 1–0 {{fb|JAM}} || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round#Group A|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round]] || 23,881
|-
| September 10, 2013|| {{fb-rt|USA}} 2–0 {{fb|MEX}} || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round]] || 24,584
|-
| March 29, 2016|| {{fb-rt|USA}} 4–0 {{fb|GUA}} || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round]] || 20,624
|-
| November 11, 2016|| {{fb-rt|USA}} 1–2 {{fb|MEX}} || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fifth round]] || 24,650
|}

==MLS Cup Finals==
Since the opening of Historic Crew Stadium, it has hosted three MLS Cup Finals, once as a neutral site, and twice as Columbus Crew played host. The latter two occurred following a 2012 MLS rules change which did away with a neutral site for the Final, and instead has the club with the best overall regular-season record hosting the match.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mlssoccer |title=Big changes for MLS Cup Playoffs format in 2012 {{!}} MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/big-changes-mls-cup-playoffs-format-2012 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=mlssoccer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MLS announces changes to 2012 playoff format |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/7263159/mls-announces-changes-2012-playoff-format |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

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! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Date
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Teams
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Competition
! style="background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Attendance
|-
| October 21, 2001|| [[LA Galaxy]] 1–2 [[San Jose Earthquakes]] || [[MLS Cup 2001|2001 MLS Cup Final]] || 21,626
|-
| December 6, 2015|| [[Columbus Crew SC]] 1–2 [[Portland Timbers]] || [[MLS Cup 2015|2015 MLS Cup Final]] || 21,747
|-
| December 12, 2020|| [[Columbus Crew SC]] 3–0 [[Seattle Sounders FC]] || [[MLS Cup 2020|2020 MLS Cup Final]] || 1,500 <br>(COVID-19 Pandemic restrictions)
|}

==Concerts==
The stadium hosts numerous concerts annually, most notably [[Rock on the Range]], an annual festival of performances by rock bands that was held from 2007 to 2018, and replaced by [[Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival]] in 2019. Concerts by [[Rascal Flatts]] also closed out the [[Ohio State Fair]] in 2006, 2007, and 2009. A permanent stage, built in 2008, was constructed in the north end of the stadium to accommodate concerts after the closing of [[Germain Amphitheater]]. The addition replaced about 2,100 seats in the north end.

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! width=12% style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Date 
! width=10% style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Artist(s) 
! width=10% style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Opening act(s) 
! width=16% style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Tour 
! width=10% style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Tickets sold 
| width=10% style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Revenue
! width=20% style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#FFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FEDD00|2px}};"|Additional notes
|-
| August 20, 2001 || [[NSYNC]] || [[Amanda (singer)|Amanda]] || [[PopOdyssey]] || — || — || 
|-
| May 17, 2008 || [[Stone Temple Pilots]] || — || [[2008 Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour|2008 Reunion Tour]] || — || — || This concert was part of Rock on the Range.
|-
| July 29, 2008 || [[Dave Matthews Band]] || [[Ingrid Michaelson]] || 2008 Summer Tour || — || — || LeRoi Moore did not play due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dmbalmanac.com/TourShowSet.aspx?id=453056586&tid=98 |title=Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH
 |publisher=Dmbalmanac.com |date= |accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| May 23, 2009 || rowspan="2"| [[Kenny Chesney]] || [[Lady Antebellum]]<br />[[Miranda Lambert]]<br />[[Sugarland]] || [[Sun City Carnival Tour]] || 25,088 / 25,088 || $1,943,542 || 
|-
| June 26, 2011 || [[Billy Currington]]<br />[[Uncle Cracker]] || [[Goin' Coastal Tour]] || 20,321 / 25,657 || $1,414,354  || 
|-
| August 5, 2011 || [[Journey (band)|Journey]] || [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]<br />[[Night Ranger]] || [[Eclipse Tour]] || — || — || This concert was part of the Ohio State Fair.
|-
| June 29, 2013 || Kenny Chesney<br />[[Eric Church]] || [[Eli Young Band]]<br />[[Kacey Musgraves]] || [[No Shoes Nation Tour]] || 27,571 / 27,571 || $2,273,594 || 
|-
| September 14, 2014 || [[Jason Aldean]] || [[Florida Georgia Line]]<br />[[Tyler Farr]] || [[Burn It Down Tour]] || 26,350 / 26,350 || $1,370,903 || 
|-
| May 17, 2015 || [[Linkin Park]] || [[Of Mice & Men (band)|Of Mice & Men]]<br />[[Rise Against]] || [[The Hunting Party Tour]] || 40,000 / 40,000 || — || This concert was part of Rock on the Range.
|-
| June 16, 2018 || Kenny Chesney || [[Thomas Rhett]]<br />[[Old Dominion (band)|Old Dominion]]<br />Brandon Lay || Trip Around The Sun Tour || 26,455 / 27,207 || $3,186,820 || 
|-
| August 17, 2021 || [[Green Day]]<br />[[Fall Out Boy]]<br />[[Weezer]] || [[The Interrupters (band)|The Interrupters]] || [[Hella Mega Tour]] || — || — || 
|-
| August 18, 2022 || Kenny Chesney || [[Dan + Shay]]<br />[[Carly Pearce]] || [[Here and Now Tour (Kenny Chesney)|Here and Now Tour]] || — || — || 
|-
|}

=== Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival ===
{{See also|Sonic Temple (festival)}}
Sonic Temple is a music festival for [[Rock music]] and [[Heavy metal music]] held at the venue. Approximately 175,000 people went in May 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perreault |first=Olivia |date=2025-05-14 |title=Sonic Temple 2025 Draws 175,000 Fans for Sold-Out Weekend in Columbus |url=https://www.ticketnews.com/2025/05/sonic-temple-175k-fans-sold-out-weekend-columbus/ |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=TicketNews |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Day
!Temple Stage
!Attendance
|-
! rowspan="3" |2019
|May 17
|[[System of a Down]], [[Ghost (Swedish band)|Ghost]] 
| rowspan="3" |120,000
|-
|May 18
|[[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]], [[Papa Roach]]
|-
|May 19
|[[Foo Fighters]], [[Bring Me the Horizon]]
|-
! rowspan="4" |2023
|May 25
|[[Tool (band)|Tool]], [[Godsmack]]
| rowspan="4" |
|-
|May 26
|[[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Queens of the Stone Age]]
|-
|May 27
|[[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Rob Zombie]]
|-
|May 28
|[[Foo Fighters]], [[Deftones]]
|-
! rowspan="4" |2024
|May 16
|[[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]], [[Evanescence]]
| rowspan="4" |138,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival Welcomed Over 138,000 Music Fans, May 16-19 In Columbus, OH With 120 Bands And Unforgettable Moments; 2025 Dates Coming Soon |url=https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/sonic-temple-art-music-festival-welcomed-over-138000-music-fans-may-16-19-columbus-oh-120 |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=Grateful Web |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|May 17
|[[Misfits (band)|Misfits]], [[Falling in Reverse]]
|-
|May 18
|[[Pantera]], [[Staind]]
|-
|May 19
|[[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], [[Limp Bizkit]]
|-
! rowspan="4" |2025
|May 8
|[[Korn]], [[Bad Omens]]
| rowspan="4" |175,000+<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-14 |title=Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival Welcomed Sold-Out Crowd Of 175,000 Music Fans |url=https://culturerockmedia.com/2025/05/14/sonic-temple-art-music-festival-welcomed-sold-out-crowd-of-175000-music-fans/ |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=Culture Rock Media |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|May 9
|[[Metallica]], [[Rob Zombie]]
|-
|May 10
|[[Linkin Park]], [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]]
|-
|May 11
|[[Metallica]], [[Alice in Chains]]
|}

==Post-Crew==
[[File:Drone Last Game at Historic Crew Stadium.jpg|thumb|Aerial footage of the final [[Columbus Crew]] game at Historic Crew Stadium on June 19, 2021.]]
As part of the new ownership proposal for the Crew unveiled in 2018, the club announced plans to build a new stadium, eventually known as [[Lower.com Field]], west of the [[Arena District]] near Downtown Columbus. At the time of the proposal, the new stadium would seat 20,000 spectators and include 30 suites and 1,900 club seats. Construction on the new stadium began in October 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bush |first1=Bill |last2=Myers |first2=Jacob |date=October 10, 2019 |title=Crew breaks ground on new stadium in Arena District |url=https://www.dispatch.com/sports/20191010/crew-breaks-ground-on-new-stadium-in-arena-district |work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] |access-date=December 5, 2019}}</ref> With the new stadium having opened on July 3, 2021, Historic Crew Stadium was to be redeveloped into the Crew's training center and community sports park, as well as a concert venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/columbus-crew-sc/story/3747372/columbus-crew-scs-downtown-stadium-construction-to-start-in-summer-of-2019|title=New Crew stadium construction to start in summer|date=January 9, 2019}}</ref> The OhioHealth Performance Center training facility, incorporating the stadium itself, opened in June 2021.<ref>[https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/2021/06/09/columbus-crews-new-training-facility-aligns-clubs-aspirations/7560186002/ Columbus Crew's new training facility, OhioHealth Performance Center, aligns with club's expectations].</ref>

As of 2020, a new authority  owns Historic Crew Stadium and its adjacent city sports park, with the team continuing to control the stadium in terms of its use as a practice facility and their second-level team.<ref>{{cite news |last=Molis |first=Jim |date=November 25, 2020 |title=Crew's fan-centric soccer stadium pairs exclusive experiences with premium spaces |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/11/25/new-fan-centric-soccer-stadium-combines-premium-ex.html |work=Columbus Business First |accessdate=December 11, 2020}}</ref> The Crew played their final game at Historic Crew Stadium against the [[Chicago Fire FC]], winning 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Falycia|date=June 19, 2021|title=Columbus Crew win big in final game at Historic Crew Stadium|url=https://abc6onyourside.com/sports/columbus-crew-sc/columbus-crew-win-big-in-final-game-at-mapfre-stadium|agency=Associated Press|access-date=June 22, 2021|website=WSYX}}</ref>

Starting in the 2022 season, the Crew's second-level squad, Columbus Crew 2, play in the stadium, with the first game on April 15, 2022, against [[Orlando City B]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crew 2: TV & Streaming |url=https://www.columbuscrew.com/crew2/schedule/matches |access-date=March 31, 2022 |website=ColumbusCrew.com |language=en}}</ref>

On July 31, 2025, the [[United Football League (2024)|United Football League]] announced plans to bring a team to the stadium for the 2026 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Badenhausen |first=Kurt |date=2025-07-31 |title=Billionaire Mike Repole Invests in UFL With Plan for Columbus Team |url=https://www.sportico.com/leagues/football/2025/mike-repole-ufl-investor-spring-football-league-1234865483/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Notes==
* The stadium features a 384&nbsp;ft<sup>2</sup> (36 m<sup>2</sup>) video board as well as 32&nbsp;ft (10 m) of scrolling matrix board.
* It took 274 days from groundbreaking to the inaugural game (9 months, 1 day).
* The stadium facade is 48&nbsp;ft (15 m) and its bleachers reach a height of {{convert|66|ft|abbr=on}} Historic Crew stadium is built on a 15-acre (61,000 m<sup>2</sup>) site.
* The first goal was scored by [[Jeff Cunningham]] during the inaugural game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/t102/load.jsp?section=about&content=history99 |title=mlsnet.com's inaugural game recap |access-date=July 27, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113080951/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/t102/load.jsp?section=about&content=history99 |archive-date=January 13, 2007 }}</ref>
* The April 27, 2013, match against [[D.C. United]] at the stadium was delayed by 50 minutes after a fire broke out in a speaker cabinet on the south scoreboard. Firefighters controlled the blaze immediately, and the match went on as scheduled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecrew.com/news/2013/04/statement-club-response-scoreboard-fire-crew-stadium|title=STATEMENT: Club response to scoreboard fire at Crew Stadium|work=Columbus Crew |access-date=April 27, 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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