![]() and Washington station increased by 242% on gameday of the season opener. Valley Metro reported increased business at the first game, as according to its statistics boardings at the 38th St. and Washington area, and you decide, ‘Hey, I want to go out before for dinner, or go out to a bar and go before or after the match,’ you can use that match ticket to get you to and from,” said Susan Tierney, the communications manager at Valley Metro. “It’s (the stadium) more accessible.”įans like Galvez can take advantage of the new partnership Phoenix Rising has with Valley Metro, where fans can use their tickets as light rail fare to and from the stadium. ![]() “I hate the traffic, I hate the drive,” Galvez said. and Washington for the season opener, fans clad in red and black eagerly pushed their way onto the platform and were waved across the road.ĭinora Galvez, who took the light rail to the season opener, said she was happy the stadium was relocated because of the light rail. Runninger said being a season ticket holder allows her to skip long food lines and gets her lower prices for food at the games.Įvery time the light rail pulled up to 38th St. Fans can take part in $1 beer nights, and season ticket holders get special access to events. ![]() The stadium offers more than just the game to enjoy. I think that’s beautiful, especially with everything in the world today,” Runninger said. “You see all kinds of people who support all different things and have all different kinds of beliefs, all there to support and cheer on one common thing, the Phoenix Rising. In Phoenix, Runninger said, soccer fans are from “all different walks of life.” Soccer is one of the world’s most most-watched sports, with over one billion fans from all over the world tuning in for the 2022 men’s World Cup final, according to FIFA. “I also love that it’s so close to public transit… it gives people from all over an option to get into the game.” “Getting to the location, it’s very centrally located, and I’m hoping that’s why we had such a big crowd at the first game,” Runninger said. She said the full stadium energized the team and that the location may have helped fill seats. Runninger, a resident of Phoenix, went to the season opener. That was the season that led Alexis Runninger to purchase season tickets. Tempe was home to Phoenix Rising when it had a 20-game win streak in 2019. The stadium bounced between four different sites before the newest location. When they moved the other direction, they lost west side people. We’ll get the people that, when they moved us from the Tempe area out to our last one, we lost a lot of the east side people. She said that the team “couldn’t have put the new stadium in a better place.” “They made it so much easier for us to get in the stadium, and the lines were shorter for getting water.” “They made the parking lot nicer for us tailgating,” McPherson said. Monica McPherson, a season ticket holder since 2012, said that through the first home games the team has made adjustments to the stadium to enhance the fan experience. The team drew 6,309 fans to its home game against Monterey Bay F.C. The home opener, which ended in a 2-2 tie against San Diego Loyal SC, set a club record with 10,437 people in attendance. The centrality of the location brought numerous features that fans said enhanced their experience, such as a central location for the fanbase, higher attendance and a light rail stop within walking distance. It’s more centrally located, it’s on the light rail so people can get to it,” Ressler said at his tailgate outside of the home opener. Mitch Ressler had been a season ticket holder for two seasons, and the previous stadium was only located two miles from his house. ![]() They added to a raucous atmosphere in the same facility where the team played in the past the stadium was deconstructed at its previous location at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler and rebuilt on land the City of Phoenix leased to Phoenix Rising for five years. and Washington, was packed to the brim as airplanes flew overhead- not from a celebratory flyover, but from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport located just down the road. LEARN MORE: Phoenix Rising FC soccer club will now play games in Phoenix Over 10,000 fans poured into the dusty parking lot of the Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium on April 1 for the team’s season opener, and for the first time, they arrived at a stadium located in Phoenix.
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