Venue Detail
Columbus Crew
RSV Pro Facilities Report
February, 2016
Columbus Crew
2121 Velma Ave Columbus, OH 43211 Phone: 614-447-2739 Fax: 614-221-4109 URL: www.thecrew.com Owner: Hunt Sports Group and local investors League: Major League Soccer, Eastern Conference
Venue
Mafre Stadium, 2121 Velma Ave, Columbus, OH 43211 Owner: Hunt Sports Group and local investors Managed by: Team Built: 1999 Capacity: 22,485 Permanent concession stands: 6 Concessionaire: Sodexo Soft drink: Pepsi Cola
Naming rights
Sold to: Mafre North America
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $288 to $1,890 Single tickets range from $15.00 to $31.00
Attendance
2013 average attendance: 16,080 2014 average attendance: 16,881 2015 average attendance: 14,709
Suites
Quantity: 18 Term: 3 to 5 years Price: $27,000 to $30,000 Seats: 12 to 18
Club seats
Quantity: 1,157 Term: 1 to 1 years Price: $575 to $575
Financing
The $17 million venue was privately financed.
After voters in Dublin, Ohio, rejected $11 million in funding for the first stadium built in the U.S. just for professional soccer, the team found a host in the Ohio Expositions Commission. A new stadium was built at the state fairgrounds on land owned by the Commission.
The stadium is owned by team owner Hunt Sports Group, seats 22,000 and cost $17 million. The team pays $50,000 in land rent and $120,000 in parking a year. The venue opened in 1999 and can expand up to 45,000 seats.
When the building opened, it had 20 loges, but no luxury suites. That changed for the 2004 season. The loges were converted to suites in a two-phase project. A new club, the Huntington Club, was built to accommodate 125 people outside and 200 inside. The club will serve the outdoor club seats in phase one. Phase two encloses 18 of the loges into suites with open fronts.
The suites seat 12 to 18 and lease for $25,000 to $30,000 on three- to five-year terms. A party suite hosting 18 fans costs $2,000 per game.
Open air loges are available. They will hold 12 to 14 fans and lease for $1,060 to $1,230.
Naming rights were sold in 2015, but details were not disclosed. (Facilities, Soccer, MLS, Professional Sports, Venue)