Lower.com has a capacity of 20,000. (Photo courtesy of MLS)
After opening the first soccer-specific stadium in the United States in 1999, the Columbus Crew is coming full-circle on as the team prepares to debut its new 20,000-seat Lower.com Field in the city’s downtown arena district.
A,capacity crowd is anticipated for Saturday’s match against the New England Revolution (5 p.m. ET, ESPN / ESPN Deportes).
Lower.com Field will become the third new MLS stadium to open this year – the most in a season – and the 25th around the league to be built for an MLS team.
Earlier this year, FC Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium opened May 15 and Austin FC’s Q2 Stadium June 19.