Coming up: Columbus Crew face San Diego FC for first time

The Crew's focus has turned fully to the MLS regular season after being knocked out of CONCACAF Champion Cup, and tonight comes a matchup against the league's newest team, San Diego FC.

San Diego joined MLS as the 30th team at the beginning of the season, and Columbus is the first Eastern Conference opponent for the franchise.

On Tuesday, the Crew was knocked out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 by Los Angeles FC. The early exit comes after Columbus reached the Champions Cup final last year.

Despite the Crew defeating LAFC 2-1 in the second leg of their two-game series, LAFC advanced 4-2 on aggregate goals.

"I don’t know if you use it (the loss)," Crew midfielder Darlington Nagbe said. "I think you just push it to the side. I mean, it’s early in the season, now you focus on the league. That’s the only positive."

Columbus Crew midfielder Darlington Nagbe (6) celebrates a goal by forward Diego Rossi (10) during the CONCACAF Champions Cup match against Los Angeles FC at Lower.com Field in Columbus on March 12, 2025.

Follow along for updates on the Crew's return to MLS play against San Diego FC.

How to listen to Columbus Crew vs San Diego radio broadcast

The Crew vs. San Diego English-speaking radio broadcast will be on Alt 105.7 FM and available via the iHeartRadio app. Columbus' regular radio broadcaster Chris Doran will be on the call.

The Spanish radio broadcast can be found on La Grande 103.1 FM FM and the La Grande radio app with Juan Valladares doing play-by-play.

Columbus Crew vs San Diego streaming information

The Crew-San Diego match will be streaming on Apple TV, with a required MLS Season Pass subscription. Here are the broadcast teams for tonight:

English broadcast: Max Bretos (play-by-play), Brian Dunseth (analyst)
Spanish broadcast: Jorge Perez-Navarro (play-by-play), Marcelo Balboa (analyst)

When does Columbus Crew vs San Diego kick off?

Kickoff: 10:30 p.m., Saturday, March 15 at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Crew vs San Diego FC: Live updates, score from MLS matchup

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