Pro Football Is Coming Back to Columbus in 2026
Columbus is getting a new professional football team!
Spring pro football league, The United Football League (UFL), announced it’s relocating one of its franchises to Columbus for the 2026 season. The team will play at Historic Crew Stadium, the original home of the Columbus Crew.
RELATED: Columbus Crew Signs 17-Year-Old Midfielder Tristan Brown
The UFL hasn’t revealed which current team is making the move. BodyArmor & Vitaminwater co-founder and UFL investor Mike Repole confirmed that two relocations are in the works, Columbus being one of them.
“The UFL selecting Historic Crew Stadium to host a team’s home games is a further testament to the first-class fan experience at our venue,” said a Crew spokesperson. “It also advances our commitment to bringing major events to Columbus that highlight our city and drive economic impact.”
It’s the first time Columbus will host a professional football team since the AFL’s Destroyers, who played at Nationwide Arena from 2004 to 2008 and briefly in 2019.
The UFL currently has eight teams:
- Birmingham Stallions
- Houston Roughnecks
- Memphis Showboats
- Michigan Panthers
- Arlington Renegades
- DC Defenders
- San Antonio Brahmas
- St. Louis Battlehawks
Historic Crew Stadium has a deep legacy in sports, opening in 1999 as the first soccer-specific stadium in MLS. It hosted Crew matches until 2021, as well as major U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Team games, World Cup qualifiers, high school football, and even the 2020 MLS Cup Final.
While the team name and full rollout are still TBD, pro football is officially returning to Columbus.
- Federal Judge Blasts Trump For IRS Immunity Corruption
- Who Ran The WNBA This Week: Jessica Shepard Does It Again, Olivia Miles Makes History & Cheryl Reeve Stands Alone
- Another Fatal ICE Shooting, Another 'Weaponized Vehicle'
- 11 Years After Sandra Bland, America Still Has A Problem
- Lindsey Graham Knew Donald Trump Was A Racist And Helped Him Rule
- Nolan Wells: Judge Ashlee Cole Claims Family Is Getting Death Threats
- ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Recap: Marvin Hands Kanan A World-Class Fade – Page 8
- Udonis Haslem Destroys Draymond Green Over Bam Adebayo-Tyler Herro Fight
- 10 Things To Know About JAŸ-Z’s Record-Breaking Yankee Stadium Run
- D.L. Hughley’s GED Section: Are You Tired Yet? American Politics and Broken Promises
Pro Football Is Coming Back to Columbus in 2026 was originally published on mycolumbuspower.com
