The Columbus Crew (abbreviated as CBS) is a professional soccer club headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, United States, competing in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. This unofficial Columbus Crew fan flag features the team's official logo placed on a bright yellow background derived from its primary branding and identity colors.
The Columbus Crew logo features a bold, stylized letter "C" representing both "Columbus" and "Crew," set within a black vertical pennant-shaped field bordered in yellow. Below the main symbol, the number "96" references 1996, the year the club began competing in MLS as one of the league's original teams. The black and gold color scheme is central to the club's identity and reflects its traditional branding. Overall, the emblem represents the Columbus Crew's history, its identity as a founding MLS club, and its connection to the city of Columbus, Ohio.
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| Team name: | Columbus Crew |
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| Team nicknames: | The Crew |
| Team abbreviation: | CLB (commonly used) |
| Founded: | 1994 |
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Stadium: | Historic Crew Stadium (relocated to Lower.com Field in 2021) |
| Capacity: | 20,000 (Lower.com Field) |
| League & Conference: | MLS Eastern |
| Team Colors: | Black and gold |
| MLS Cup titles: | 2 |
| Supporters' Shield wins: | 3 |
| MLS seasons: | 27 |
| Mascot: | S.C. & Crew Cat |
