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.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.