GENERAL
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Capacity: 20,555
Built: 1999 / $28.5M USD
Head office: One Black & Gold Blvd.
Phone: (614) 447-2739
Fax: (614) 447-4109
Website: www.mlsnet.com/t102 |
Radio flagship: 610 AM WTVN / 1550 AM WDLR
Local television: ONN
Corporate partners/sponsors: Glidden
Established: 1994 |
BUSINESS OF WINNING
MLS Cups: 1 (2008)
Conference Championships: 1 (2008)
ATTENDANCE
2011-2012 COMING SOON
Home Dates: 41
Home Attendance Average: N/A
Home Attendance Total: N/A
COLUMBUS MARKET
MARKET SIZE
City Population: 754,885
Metropolitan Area Population: 1,773,120 (Columbus)
Greater Metro Area Population: 2,945,831 (including Akron)
City size ranking: #16 in US
Metro area size ranking: #32 in US
Greater Metro area size ranking: #16 in US
Designated Market Area (DMA): 904,030 TV homes / 1.332% of US
DMA ranking: #34 in US
Source: Nielsen 2008, US Census Bureau 2005 and 2007 |
FRANCHISE FINANCIALS
2009 Franchise value: $23M USD
2009 Franchise value ranking: #14 MLS
2008 Revenues: $6M USD
2008 Operating Income: $-4.5M USD
OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Owner: Hunter Sports Group
Acquisition date/price:
General Manager:
Head Coach: Robert Warzycha
Stadium: Hunt Sports Group
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MARKET ECONOMICS
Economic Description: Inland port (transitioned away from heavy manufacturing to service economy with focus on financial, insurance and health care)
State capital: No (Columbus, Ohio)
Major companies: Eaton Corp, National City Corporation, American Greetings, Forest City Enterprises, Sherwin-Williams, KeyCorp, Peter Hannifin, Progressive Auto Insurance, Travel Centers of America and Aleris International.
City per capita income (ranking): $23,458 USD
Metro area per capita income (ranking): $43,714 USD (#65 US)
State per capita income (ranking): $33,320 USD (#28 US)
MARKET DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity (City of Columbus): Race – 50.99% Black, 41.49% White, 1.35% Asian, 6.24% Other (7.26% Hispanic of any race); Origins – Germans 9.2%, Irish 8.2%, Polish 4.8%, Italian 4.6%, English 2.8%, other Europeans totaling 10%, including Hungarian.
Language: Approximately 90% English.
Median Age: 33 years.
Political Leadership: Mayor of Columbus – Michael B. Coleman (Democrat); Governor of Ohio – Ted Strickland (D); U.S. Senators – George Voinovich (Republican), Sherrod Brown (D); U.S. Representatives – 9 D, 8 R, 1 Vacant: Steve Driehaus (D), Jean Schmidt (R ), Mike Turner (R ), Jim Jordan (R ), Bob Latta (R ), Charlie Wilson (D), Steve Austria (R ), John a. Boeher (R), Dennis Kucinich (D ), Marcia Fudge (D), Pat Tiberi (R ), Betty Sutton (D), Steve C. La Tourette (R), John Boccieri (D), Tim Ryan (D), Zachary Space (D).
Source: Team Marketing Report, ESPN.com, Forbes.com and TheSportMarket.biz
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