Phoenix Rising Ending Capacity Restrictions At Matches

PHOENIX, AZ — Phoenix Rising Football Club's home matches will soon have a full capacity crowd at the team's new home.

The USL Championship squad announced it will transition toward allowing 100 percent capacity at home matches, beginning with the team's match against San Diego Loyal SC on June 5.

Phoenix Rising's home match on May 22 will allow 50 percent capacity as the team ramps up its matchday capacity, the team said.

"With the COVID-19 vaccine readily available, our fans feel safe at our matches,” said Rising GM Bobby Dulle in a statement. “At full capacity our season-ticket members can get back into their original seating locations and we can introduce our new venue to more Rising fans. I want to thank our fans and partners for being patient and loyal throughout this process. We feel confident we can make this change and do so safely by maintaining a number of the health and safety protocols put into place earlier this season.”

The squad has played its first two home matches of the 2021 season with 50 percent capacity, beating San Diego Loyal (4-1) and Oakland Roots (3-0) to open the 2021 USL Championship regular season.

Despite ending capacity restrictions, Phoenix Rising is still enforcing its mask requirement and will continue operating as a cashless venue on match days, the team said.

For more information on Phoenix Rising's ticketing and in-stadium policies, visit the team's website.