Posted September 20, 20204 yr Looks like the crunch is coming back in 2021. https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/return-of-the-crunch-after-nearly-20-years-professional-indoor-soccer-is-returning-to-cleveland
September 20, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, skiwest said: Another logo with a guitar. Ugh. Orrr Sherwin-Williams new HQ tower ?. If the logo is to scale looks to be around 1,400 feet tall.
September 20, 20204 yr Weren't they based whatever on Royalton Rd, right off 77? Memories..... Indoor-arena soccer. Edited September 20, 20204 yr by Mildtraumatic
September 30, 20204 yr Author Crunch News. https://www.bgn.fm/the-cleveland-crunch-will-return-professional-soccer-to-the-land-in-2021/ and https://clesportstalk.com/cleveland-crunch-set-to-return/
February 12, 20214 yr Cleveland Crunch, set to kick off first year in M2, will team up with MetroHealth for 2021-22 season Kevin Kleps - Crain's CLE Business - Feb. 12, 2021 "The Crunch and MetroHealth announced on Friday, Feb. 12, that the health system will be the soccer club's official medical provider during the 2021-22 season. ... The Crunch will compete in M2, which is the second division of the Major Arena Soccer League. The organization will play its home games at the Soccer Sportsplex in North Olmsted. For the Crunch to eventually make the jump to the MASL's top division, the club would need to play in downtown Cleveland, Ruscitto told WEWS last year. The Crunch will kick off its season with an exhibition contest against Brew City Legends FC on Feb. 27. The 6 p.m. match will be held at the Sportsplex. General admission tickets are being sold for $10."
February 12, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, NorthShore647 said: Cleveland Crunch, set to kick off first year in M2, will team up with MetroHealth for 2021-22 season Kevin Kleps - Crain's CLE Business - Feb. 12, 2021 "The Crunch and MetroHealth announced on Friday, Feb. 12, that the health system will be the soccer club's official medical provider during the 2021-22 season. ... The Crunch will compete in M2, which is the second division of the Major Arena Soccer League. The organization will play its home games at the Soccer Sportsplex in North Olmsted. For the Crunch to eventually make the jump to the MASL's top division, the club would need to play in downtown Cleveland, Ruscitto told WEWS last year. The Crunch will kick off its season with an exhibition contest against Brew City Legends FC on Feb. 27. The 6 p.m. match will be held at the Sportsplex. General admission tickets are being sold for $10." Return of the Crunch: After nearly 20 years, professional indoor soccer is returning to Cleveland (channel 5) I went to high school with #10 and the teams Vice President of Operations. Cool. I'm excited to see this team😁
February 19, 20214 yr Cleveland Crunch debut exhibition game sells out Due to COVID, only 150 tickets total, but sold out in 48 minutes.👍
March 11, 20214 yr Author Crunch News. https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/local-sports/2pm-cleveland-crunch-hold-press-conference-about-indoor-soccer-teams-position-in-league
March 27, 20214 yr Reboot: New Cleveland Crunch owners working to secure downtown location Kevin Kleps - Crain's Cleveland Business - Mar. 27, 2021 "The owners are hopeful the Crunch will have an agreement in place in the next few months that will result in the franchise kicking off the 2021-22 season at a downtown venue. The Wolstein Center, where the former Crunch drew 11,162 fans for a double-overtime win that clinched the franchise's first title in 1994, and Cleveland Public Auditorium are the most viable possibilities, the owners said. The spacious Public Auditorium is the "most promising" option, Ruscitto said, due to talks that have been ongoing since August. 'It definitely needs to go downtown,' said Hector Marinaro, one of the stars of the Crunch's 13-season run from 1989 to 2002."
July 19, 20213 yr Title in return season 'feels like a fairy tale' to Cleveland Crunch owners Kevin Kelps - Crain's Cleveland Business - July 19, 2021 "The ownership group hopes that the Crunch will make the jump to the MASL's top division in the next few years. The move would require an operating budget that exceeds seven figures, Davis and Ruscitto told Crain's in March. ... The owners had mentioned Cleveland Public Auditorium and the Wolstein Center as the most likely possibilities in the spring. On July 19, Davis told Crain's an announcement on a home for the 2021-22 season should be coming 'soon.' "
August 24, 20222 yr Author Since we are talking MLSNP & USL-C Soccer talk in 2 other threads - I would like to start some talk in another thread. I caught this in Our Sports Central Weekly Sports and Franchise report ( 08/22/22 ) Major League Indoor Soccer: The new professional MLIS was announced this week and will start a 2022-23 season in December with each team playing a 12-game schedule. The MLIS announced the first five teams that will be participating in the 2022-23 season include the Chicago Mustangs, Cleveland Crunch, Cincinnati Swerve and two new teams located in northern Illinois and western Michigan. The Chicago Mustangs, Cleveland Crunch and Cincinnati Swerve were part of a Great Lakes Division in the 2021-22 season of the Major Arena Soccer League 2. The MLIS stated applications have also been received from groups in Buffalo, Rochester (NY), Erie (PA), Lehigh Valley (PA), Hartford and Detroit. Do any Crunch fans have any info on this?
August 26, 20222 yr https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/cleveland-crunch-switching-leagues-planning-new-venue-for-2023-soccer-team-entering-third-season.html
December 1, 20222 yr Crunch season starting this month. Apparently home games will be played at the IX Center. https://www.theclevelandcrunch.com/
February 8, 20232 yr Author Crunch looking for a new home. Here's hoping they can get a deal at either the Wolstein center or Public Hall. https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/local-sports/cleveland-crunch-seeking-new-home-for-final-two-games-of-season
February 8, 20232 yr The IX Center seemed like an odd location. Wolstein Center would probably be a better venue than Public Hall, although I see the Cleveland Charge is scheduled to play there in the evening on March 18th. Edited February 8, 20232 yr by LibertyBlvd
February 8, 20232 yr My god, I didn't even know the Cleveland Crunch were still around. I wonder if the Lumberjacks are playing as well?
December 20, 2024Dec 20 Author The Cleveland Crunch to host the 2024-25 MLIS championship tournament in April at the Wolstein Center https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/12/cleveland-to-host-major-league-indoor-soccer-postseason-championship-games.html
December 20, 2024Dec 20 Author https://www.mlispro.com/news/major-league-indoor-soccer-to-host-2024-25-finals
December 20, 2024Dec 20 Author Major League Indoor Soccer (MLIS) and the reigning league champion Cleveland Crunch are partnering on a plan to bring the MLIS men’s and women’s playoff weekend to the Wolstein Center from April 11-13, 2025. If all goes well, the 33-year-old arena could again be the home site for Crunch games as early as the 2026 season. The Crunch currently plays games at the Soccer Sportsplex in North Olmsted, which has a capacity of about 700 fans. https://www.crainscleveland.com/sports-recreation/wolstein-center-hold-mlis-championship-games
April 12Apr 12 On 12/20/2024 at 1:08 PM, simplythis said: https://www.mlispro.com/news/major-league-indoor-soccer-to-host-2024-25-finals The Crunch will be playing their home games at the Wolstein next year.
April 14Apr 14 Author Cleveland Crunch lose the 2025 MLIS Championship game 10-8 in OT to Amarillo Bombers at the Wolstein Center
April 14Apr 14 Bummer that they lost. I went to the semifinals on Friday with the family. My son who plays for Spire was on the field to greet the Crunch players when they came out. He knew one of them, Sami Mutemwa who is also a Spire coach, and they greeted each other. Martin had a great time at the game. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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