FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

FC Cincinnati is a professional soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team was founded in 2015 and currently competes in Major League Soccer (MLS). The team plays its home games at Nippert Stadium, located on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. The team is owned by Carl H. Lindner III and other members of the Lindner family, who also own the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. The team's colors are orange, blue and white. Columbus Crew FC is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. It competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The Crew began play in 1996 as one of the ten charter clubs of the league. The team is owned by the Haslam family, along with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. The Crew won their first MLS Cup championship in 2008 and also won the 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the 2004, 2008, and 2009 Supporters' Shields. The Crew has qualified for the MLS Cup playoffs twelve times in their history, winning the Eastern Conference Championship in 2015 and 2020. The team's head coach is Caleb Porter.