Had a great time!
by Kim on 9/10/24PayPal Park - San JoseThe view from the seats was great. Having the food trucks is an added bonus as it gives options other than stadium food.
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The view from the seats was great. Having the food trucks is an added bonus as it gives options other than stadium food.
Inaugural season has been a blast! Fans are the best. Noise is not too loud. Go BayFC ??
When I buy my tickets the advertising never shows that the team who was playing it was a female Barcelona team not the male team otherwise I wouldn’t buy them that was a really malicious thing ??????
Made up rules of what people can bring that day and didn't post it on their website so when we got to the line told us our hand fans weren't allowed and we needed to leave the LONG bag check line to check a hand fan and get back in line OR throw it away. I don't care that the item was only 10 dollars, but you waste my time and money making rules that aren't posted. Security told us they just got told this rule that day and I said it was nowhere on their website. So how is anyone supposed to know before hand. Just makes no sense. So better bring nothing because they may decide that day that what's allowed is no longer just because.
The soccer was good. The nonstop, blaring music before the game and at halftime was intolerable. I thought I was attending a soccer match, not a concert. I left with a headache. I couldn't even have a conversation with my son who was sitting next to me without having to yell. Management, it's okay. You don't need to constantly fill the empty spaces and incessantly try to entertain us.
Bay FC has loud and passionate fans! I’ve gone to 5 games and the people always show up and show out regardless of the score. The stadium is super clean, the drinks are super good, and the staff is super amazing. 10/10 experience!
The music being played before the game was deafening! The person that I attended the game with and I couldn't hear each other so we just sat in our seats in silence until the game mercifully began and we could talk. After that, we had an enjoyable night but if I ever return to a Bay FC match, I won't enter the stadium until after the match starts. The music volume was REALLY uncomfortable and there was no place where you could escape it.
So glad the NWSL came here, and so worth the wait! Bay FC games are a great experience for families and dedicated fans alike, would recommend to all!
Great Job Bay Ladies!! As for tailgating, my wife, daughters, and their husbands went to the game to celebrate a birthday, and wanted to start with tailgating - only to be turned away and told to park in the parking structure. What a disappointment...! Apparently I needed to buy tailgate parking in advance. I must have missed that notice... or there wasn't one.
Sat in section 114, which is right off Gate 4 (near the IPA sales stand and with restrooms right to each side of the aisle). ADA parking was directly next to Gate 4 (important for me, since I'm semi-ambulatory). Crowd was very courteous when I needed to get out from the middle of the row, to use the potty. Good view of the field and high-quality team performance (although didn't get a "W.") For an inaugural season, good teamwork on the field. It will take time to mesh together. I know -- I suffered through the first few seasons of the "Clash,"predecessor to the Earthquakes, when they played at SJSU stadium.