Rising FC routinely has sold out games at its previous facility, which has a listed capacity of 6,200, though the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to that this past season. The stadium and fields are expected to be ready for the start of the next USL Championship season, slated for May 2021. ![]() It will be located on the Gila River Indian Community. The new as-yet unnamed facility will be a major upgrade, including VIP luxury suites, two practice fields, permanent locker rooms, paved parking and improved access including four entry and exit points. “Everything that we heard from our fans that they didn’t like, including access, lack of permanent restrooms, family areas that we didn’t have, even more elevated and robust VIP experience, we have them all,” Phoenix Rising FC governor Berke Bakay said. ![]() That “pop-up” stadium took just 53 days to erect the new one will require several months. The club announced its move Thursday from its current location on the Salt River Reservation near Tempe, Casino Arizona Field, where they played from 2017 to this past season. Phoenix Rising FC has broken ground on a new stadium, which is being built next to Wild Horse Pass Casino near Chandler and will hold around 10,000 fans upon completion.
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