COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Crew SC has released new renderings of its proposed downtown stadium.
Columbus Crew SC will host a groundbreaking for its new stadium on Thursday, October 10 and it is open to the public.
“Our goal is for Crew SC’s new downtown stadium to be among the top sports facilities in the nation,” said Crew SC President and General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko. “We see our new home as becoming an integral part of Columbus’ downtown. Because of this, we are building a modern facility that is rooted in the culture created by our supporters in order to provide an experience that champions soccer in Columbus. The investments and input from The Haslam and Edwards Families have helped shape renderings for a stadium that will become a modern icon in our region and across the country.”
The stadium will include a steep seating bowl and the stadium’s wrap-around roof will provide protection over each stand. The roof will also amplify the crowd noise back to the pitch.
The team says the stadium will be divided into four unique stands and each will have its own identity and design:
- The stadium’s West stand will be near the player tunnel and feature player seating, player box seats, pitch side club seats, concourse club seats and a lounge, and a suite level with unique “ledge seats” cantilevered in front of suites
- The East stand will include field suites and a lounge, a concourse club, reserved seating, and an upper stand with general admission seating featuring elevated concourse with views to downtown
- The North stand will consist of the new Nordecke supporter section – inspired by the current location of the Nordecke, an integrated tifo rigging system, capo stands, two patio decks and the Nordecke Beer Garden – the first beer garden in MLS
- The South stand will be near a videoboard, including a lower and upper bowl with general seating and a bar overlooking Nationwide Boulevard, and include a brew hall – a 5,000 square feet soccer pub with open views to the entrance plaza and downtown that will be open on non-matchdays to support a variety of local community events
The stadium will also feature an open 360-degree concourse connecting the Nordecke Beer Garden in the north, the feature bars in the south, and the public plaza in the southeast.
