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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 Ohio state fairgrounds. The stadium opened May 15, 1999 with a match between the home Columbus Crew and the New England Revolution. It was the first stadium in the United States designed specifically to host major league soccer. 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. It has also hosted games for the Ohio High School State Championship tournaments in both football and soccer.

Date Built: 1999
Ownership: Lamar Hunt & family
Capacity: 22,500 (expanded 30,000)
Surface: Grass
Cost of Construction: $25 Million
Address: 1 Black And Gold Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43211
Tenant: Columbus Crew
Parking: 9,800

The numbers for Columbus Crew Stadium:

120,000 hours worked by Kokosing Construction without a lost-time accident
57,000 ft² (5,300 m²) Crew Kicker Plaza
40,000 ft² (3,700 m²) of steel siding
25,134 seats
14,000 feet (4.3 km) of handrail
9,800 parking spaces (800 paved, 9000 grass)
8,625 ft² (800 m²) of playing surface, 75 by 115 yd (69 m by 105 m) to accommodate any FIFA event
1,400 tons of galvanized structural steel used for construction
562 concrete bleacher support columns
384 ft² (36 m²) video board
288 bathroom stalls
274 days from groundbreaking to inaugural game (9 months, 1 day)
193 sinks
169 ft (52 m) light poles (4)
140 doors
84 ft (26 m) wide concrete soccer ball (Crew Kicker Plaza)
62 urinals*
54 individual 2 kW bulbs per light pole
48 ft (15 m) tall at the highest point
34 sponsor panels
32 ft (10 m) of scrolling matrix board
30 open-air Club Loges
26 shower heads
22 miles (35 km) of wiring
19 inch (480 mm) wide bleacher seats
15 acre (61,000 m²) site
13 sports-themed arcade games
6 sets of restrooms
3 glacial rocks used for decor
2 automated teller machines
1 1/4 inch (32 mm) tall Four-Blend Kentucky Bluegrass
1 tenant - Columbus Crew

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-'''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 [[Ohio]] state fairgrounds. The stadium opened [[May 15]], [[1999]] with a match between the home [[Columbus Crew]] and the [[New England Revolution]]. It was the first stadium in the [[United States]] designed specifically to host major league [[soccer]]. The stadium has hosted the [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] [[MLS All-Star Game|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]]. It has also hosted games for the Ohio [[High School]] State Championship tournaments in both [[American football|football]] and [[soccer]].
+'''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 [[Ohio]] state fairgrounds. The stadium opened [[May 15]], [[1999]] with a match between the home [[Columbus Crew]] and the [[New England Revolution]]. It was the first stadium in the [[United States]] designed specifically to host major league [[soccer]]. The stadium has hosted the [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] [[MLS All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] in [[2001]] and the league championship in 2001, [[NCAA]] Soccer Final Four, US national soccer team matches, and [[2003]] [[FIFA Women's World Cup 2003|Women’s World Cup]]. It has also hosted games for the Ohio [[High School]] State Championship tournaments in both [[American football|football]] and [[soccer]].
 Date Built: [[1999]]<br>
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 * 1 tenant - [[Columbus Crew]]
+[[Category:United States soccer stadiums]]
-[[American football|football]]
-[[Category:Stadiums]]