The Oakland Roots, a United Soccer League team, sold out its home opening game at the Coliseum and officially moved into their new home on Saturday.
The club had initially set capacity at 15,000 seats, but due to the high demand, it increased to 24,500 and then to 26,000.
“Tonight’s match is OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! No tickets will be available at the box office,” the Roots said on its social media platform. “With this sellout, we now rank #1 in Single-Game @USLChampionship Regular Season Attendance among active clubs — and we did it right here in Oakland.”
MAGIC OF OAKLAND. 🖤
Tonight’s match is OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! No tickets will be available at the box office.
With this sellout, we now rank #1 in Single-Game @USLChampionship Regular Season Attendance among active clubs — and we did it right here in Oakland.
Missed your chance… pic.twitter.com/TB810yjK3S
— Oakland Roots (@oaklandrootssc) March 22, 2025
Last year, the Oakland Athletics had an Opening Day attendance of 13,522 for its game against the Cleveland Guardians. Several thousand fans boycotted the game by sitting in the parking lot protesting the team’s plans to move from Oakland to Las Vegas. The previous season, the A’s drew 26,805 fans for a game featuring Kyle Muller against Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels.
Currently, the Roots are 0-2 at the start of the season.
However, the excitement was brewing on Saturday as a large home crowd prepared to welcome the team for its match against the San Antonio FC
Carlos Yustis helped contribute to this report.
Source: NBC Bay Area
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