On June 15, 1994, Columbus, Ohio was introduced to its first professional soccer team, the Columbus Crew.
The Crew was named as the first of 10 founding teams that made up Major League Soccer. Lamar Hunt and his son Clark became the owners of the club, along with the Kansas City Wizards in 1996 when the league formed.
Introducing their first players such as Doctor Khumalo and Brian McBride, the Crew eventually got things underway under the direction of the team’s first head coach, Timo Liekoski on April 13, 1996, defeating D.C. United 4-0 at Ohio Stadium.