Bay FC's first game at Oracle Park against Washington Spirit drew a record 40,091 attendees, roughly triple the team's typical draw and well above PayPal Park's 18,000 capacity. Fans showed broad geographic support with jerseys from Mexico, El Salvador, Korea, Barcelona, plus heavy Bay FC and Washington Spirit representation, and Oakland-born Too $hort appeared at halftime. Washington Spirit members reacted enthusiastically to the larger crowd compared with usual attendances around 20,000. The turnout has increased consideration of moving to a larger venue, including San Francisco, while Bay FC leadership maintains a long-term goal of an owned stadium and connecting all nine Bay Area counties.
Local women's soccer team Bay FC played its first game at Oracle Park Saturday against Washington Spirit. Despite the team's loss of 2-3, the game drew the most attendees in the history of US professional women's sports, prompting discussions of moving to SF. As the Chronicle reports, the excitement among fans at Saturday's game was palpable. The game drew a record-breaking 40,091 attendees, which the Chronicle notes was triple the size of Bay FC's usual draw of around 13,400 fans.
Mission Local reports that fans were wearing jerseys from as far and wide as Mexico, El Salvador, Korea, and Barcelona, among the swaths of Bay FC and Washington Spirit swag, and Oakland-born Bay Area sports enthusiast, Too $hort, made a halftime appearance. Mission Local writes that Washington Spirit team members, who are also accustomed to a smaller stadium, were thrilled by the energy at Oracle Park.
Mission Local writes that Washington Spirit team members, who are also accustomed to a smaller stadium, were thrilled by the energy at Oracle Park. We're kind of used to 20,000 at Audi Field [in DC], but 40,000 here? It's unbelievable, Spirit coach Adrian Gonzalez told Mission Local. This is not a coincidence the players deserve this. Ten, 15 years ago it didn't happen like this. Look at what you are achieving.
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