Editing Huntington Bank Field (section)

===Soccer===
[[File:FirstEnergy Stadium soccer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Lined for soccer in 2016]]
Huntington Bank Field is a periodic host for both the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States men's]] (USMNT) and [[United States women's national soccer team|women's national soccer]] (USWNT) teams. The stadium hosted a match between the USMNT and [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] in the run-up to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], a 2–0 victory for the US, and a 4–2 loss in 2013 against Belgium that drew 27,720 fans.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland shines even as USMNT does not |url=http://waitingfornextyear.com/2013/05/cleveland-shines-even-as-usmnt-does-not/ |date=May 2013 |author=Lyndall, Craig |work=WaitingForNextYear |access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> The stadium, then known as FirstEnergy Stadium, hosted games in the group stage of the [[2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], with the USMNT playing July 15, 2017, against [[Nicaragua national football team|Nicaragua]] as part of a doubleheader that also included [[Panama national football team|Panama]] and [[Martinique national football team|Martinique]]. Both Panama and the United States won their respective matches by a score of 3–0.<ref>{{cite news |title=CONCACAF announce 2017 Gold Cup venues, USA and Mexico group schedule |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/12/19/concacaf-announce-2017-gold-cup-venues-usa-and-mexico-group-schedule |date=December 19, 2016 |author=Stejskal, Stan |work=MLSSoccer.com |access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Games and TV times |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2017/07/07/2017-concacaf-gold-cup-tv-times-games/457977001/ |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=July 7, 2017 |access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. defeats Nicaragua, captures Group B title Share |url=http://www.goldcup.org/en/gold-cup/game-detail/393994#tab_match%3Drecap |date=July 16, 2017 |access-date=July 17, 2017 |publisher=[[CONCACAF]]}}</ref> The stadium again hosted [[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D|group stage play]] during the [[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], with Panama defeating [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] 4–2 and the USMNT winning 6–0 over [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=539228 |title=Guyana vs. Panama |publisher=ESPN |date=June 22, 2019 |access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=539227 |title=United States vs. Trinidad and Tobago |publisher=ESPN |date=June 22, 2019 |access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref>

The USWNT has played at the stadium on three occasions, with the most recent being in 2018. It hosted a 4–0 friendly victory against [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] in 2010 and the second leg of a friendly series with Japan in 2016, a 2–0 win for the USWNT. The game against Japan had 23,535 fans in attendance, the largest crowd to see the USWNT play in Ohio.<ref>{{cite news |title=FirstEnergy Stadium hosts USWNT's 2-0 victory over Japan |url=http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2016/6/5/11863254/firstenergy-stadium-hosts-uswnts-2-0-victory-over-japan |date=June 5, 2016 |author=Pokorny, Chris |work=DawgsByNature |access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> The USWNT returned on June 12, 2018, in a game against [[China women's national football team|China]], won by the U.S. 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Women's National Team vs. China PR |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/schedule-tickets/20180612-us-wnt-vs-china-pr |year=2018 |access-date=May 16, 2018 |publisher=[[United States Soccer Federation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/06/13/02/23/20180612-recap-wnt-rapinoe-heath-goals-lift-usa-2-1-win-vs-china-series-sweep-in-cleveland|title=Rapinoe, Heath Goals Lift WNT 2-1, USA Completes Sweep of China PR in Cleveland|publisher=[[United States Soccer Federation]]|date=June 12, 2018|language=en|access-date=August 20, 2018}}</ref>

On April 19, 2025, [[Columbus Crew]] and [[Inter Miami CF]] played a [[Major League Soccer]] regular season game at the stadium to capitalize on the popularity of Inter Miami player and soccer legend [[Lionel Messi]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/huntington-bank-field-to-host-columbus-crew-inter-miami-cf-for-4-30-p-m-et-kickoff-on-april-19 | title=Huntington Bank Field to host Columbus Crew-Inter Miami CF for 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff on April 19 &#124; Columbus Crew }}</ref> The match drew a club-record attendance of 60,614 spectators, but the venue change was criticized by Crew fans and was subject to a soft boycott by supporters' group [[Nordecke]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Mac Kay |first=Brianna |date=April 19, 2025 |title=Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami attendance cracks 60k in Cleveland |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/mls/columbus-crew/2025/04/19/columbus-crew-vs-inter-miami-attendance-in-cleveland-sets-record/83175470007/ |work=The Columbus Dispatch |accessdate=April 19, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 18, 2025 |title=Messi mania: Columbus expects record crowd in move to Cleveland |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/44735835/lionel-messi-inter-miami-columbus-crew-cleveland-mls-crowd |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=April 19, 2025}}</ref>