{"id":831188,"date":"2025-03-03T10:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T16:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/san-diego-history-record-crowd-attends-snapdragon-stadium-home-opener-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T10:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T16:12:01","slug":"san-diego-history-record-crowd-attends-snapdragon-stadium-home-opener-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/san-diego-history-record-crowd-attends-snapdragon-stadium-home-opener-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego history! Record crowd attends Snapdragon Stadium home opener | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div role=\"main\" id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Page main content\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div data-bucket-name=\"main-content-before-middle-adv\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/san-diego-fc\">San Diego FC<\/a>&#8216;s debut MLS season reached another milestone on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A week after beating defending MLS Cup champions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/la-galaxy\">LA Galaxy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2025\/matches\/lavssd-02-23-2025\">2-0<\/a>, in their first-ever game, the league&#8217;s newest club played in front of a historic number of fans for their inaugural home match at Snapdragon Stadium against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/st-louis-city-sc\">St. Louis CITY SC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>recorded attendance of 34,506<\/strong> goes down as the largest crowd for a sporting event in Snapdragon history.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Celebrity co-owners Issa Rae and Manny Machado were among those in attendance to witness the monumental occasion between Major League Soccer&#8217;s two most recent expansion sides.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for the hosts, the party atmosphere took a far less festive turn in the 31st minute when star Designated Player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/hirving-lozano\/\">Chucky Lozano<\/a> left the game with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/chucky-lozano-san-diego-fc-star-exits-home-opener-with-injury\">apparent injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Neither side found the breakthrough as the game ended in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2025\/matches\/sdvsstl-03-01-2025\">0-0 draw<\/a> that keeps San Diego undefeated. They&#8217;ll visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/real-salt-lake\">Real Salt Lake<\/a> on March 8 (9:30 pm ET | <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/sporting-event\/real-salt-lake-vs-san-diego-fc\/umc.cse.5a584owpprjp2ydk3kedyqtvb?ctx_brand=tvs.sbd.7000\">MLS Season Pass<\/a>) before seeking a first home win in Matchday 4 against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/columbus-crew\">Columbus Crew<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/san-diego-history-record-crowd-attends-snapdragon-stadium-home-opener\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Blythe Culton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer San Diego FC&#8216;s debut MLS season reached another milestone on Saturday night. A week after beating defending MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy, 2-0, in their first-ever game, the league&#8217;s newest club played in front of a historic number of fans for their inaugural home match at Snapdragon Stadium against St. Louis CITY SC. 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