Bonney Field

I am part of the Battalion and enjoy attending the Republic games on this field. I think the parking is overpriced. $ 10 and that doesn’t guarantee you a close spot. On the other hand I’m glad that parking is an option. If for some reason I’m unable to walk a long distance or didn’t feel well $ 10 is a great deal.
There is also street parking available and depending on what time you arrive and how far you are willing to walk you may just luck out with a premium spot. I tend to arrive a couple hours so I do ok for myself when it comes to parking.
Food, there is a good variety. There was even more during the state fair. The food is expensive, but on the other hand food is available. I try to eat dinner before, but I get hungry or thirsty and I’m always getting something.
The seats are good, I like the small stadium, and it enables everyone to get a good view. I will be back next year.

Bonney Field is not meant to be a permanent structure. The Sacramento Republic FC has put together a decent setup for the meantime, but Bonney suffers from some major issues. The stadium is located in a former paved lot in the middle of Cal Expo. There are tall bleachers on three sides, with one end zone serving as a VIP area with tents and open seating. Some of the bleachers have plastic seats installed for a slightly improved seating experience.
I love watching the SRFC anytime, and the overall play tends to gloss over the fact that the stadium lacks big time. The restroom situation is dire. They have mostly portable toilets with a few trailers that are only a little better. Unfortunately for night games, the portables lack lighting. There are concessions available from food trucks and a few booths, but the beer lines often take forever and are cash only. Even with the plastic seats, this is still bleacher seating lacking armrests, cup holders, and full seats. It can get somewhat uncomfortable.
Also, there is a large screen showing play action and the score with minutes, but it is hard to read. I wish there were more displays showing the clock and score around the field to keep up. The PA system is also lacking with only a few speakers and lots of muffled announcements. Traffic can also be a nightmare if you are traveling from south of the American River and have to contend with the Capital City Freeway.
That said, you are very close to the action and get a good view of the game. Those sitting on the west side enjoy shade, but the other sides will get hot and sunny. The game action really draws the crowd, but the key to long term success is to pack the house even when the team is lousy. I hope they can get a better, permanent stadium with features similar to Raley Field in the near future. Until then, fans will just have to suffer.

It’s small, but gives you a pretty good view of the field. The bleachers are all metal, which gave me mad anxiety when everyone started stomping on it while cheering. I felt like it would collapse at any second. Seat numbers are printed on the seats themselves, so if the place is already packed, good luck finding your spot and asking people to move their bums.

Parking is ridiculous with absolutely no traffic control and the state fair is going on.

First time here last week and I must say I was impressed by the stadium. The ambience is great with friends rivalries between the fans and a fair game. Plenty of food and beverages (beer if you know what I mean) is available but a bit pricey. Parking wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be as your allowed to leave from a different exit than where you came in. I felt the seats my friend and I got were pretty good with a good view. Can’t wait to come back and check out the next match.

So much fun. Great food. Great beer. Once the sun starts to go down it cools off nicely

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The Sacramento Republic FC team was really enjoyable to watch. I have never been to a professional soccer game and the feel was very Rivercat – esque…it was loud the players were near and it was fun!
The field was in very good condition and the food was what you would expect at any sporting event… expensive (tecate bombers were $ 12 bucks!) The event was really geared for families and casual/​dedicated fans! The cheering and excitement kept things moving.
Only a couple of drawbacks… maybe because we’re in a water shortage, but people who used the port-​o-​lets and looked to wash there hands at the portable sinks were surprised to find NO WATER. It must have run out early because I saw many shocked, unsure faces of people who got soap on their hands and realized that no water was available – (so unclean). They kinda were like, «ok what to do, what to do» and had that panicked look haha. If you took the long walk running water was available nearby the stadium entrance.
The other thing was that the tickets seat # kinda didn’t correlate with where you sat. It was bleacher seating… so you just sat wherever and really couldn’t validate if somebody was pulling a fast one and sitting someplace they weren’t supposed to. The folks guiding you to your seats were… not totally helpful because of what I just mentioned… they kinda just pointed in a general direction.
HOWEVER besides those two things the game was great and so was the event… oh wait I forgot 1 more thing. Parking was deceitfully far from the actual gate. When you enter you park almost immediately and then you get out and realize that the entrance is nowhere near the initial parking area.
If you knew better you would drive much further down and park nearby, but by the way the stadium is and the way the parking is setup you would not know. Overall I still say 4 stars because it was a lot of fun.

I am going to rate this a 4 star because I think everyone including the organizers to the club have really done a nice job with this place… this following has absolutely exploded and last night was a great example of how much they are trying to accommodate everyone. The only downsides for me are they really need to get some permanent bathroom situations out here I have daughters and the porta potties are a no go for them. The nicer facilities are great but the lines are crazy. Well that leads me to the last point on the negatives… they flat out need more stuff lines for apparel, food, beer! Etc… waiting 15 – 20 minutes for stuff is not enjoyable and takes away what we are @ soccer for.
What I will say is everyone working these events for the most has excellent attitudes and has great customer service skills. This is a big difference from other events where the employees are zombies our straight from the carnival. Our family also bought season tickets as well and are looking forward to getting to every game!

When Sacramento Republic FC introduced the public few years ago, they were unstoppable until they won the USL Championship game on late September 2014. Since then, they became a wide, recognizable team that Sacramento needs a friendly, honorable sports team. Now on to the review of Bonney Field.
Bonnie Field is the current home place for Sacramento Republic FC where they played several games including last season’s USL playoff matches and a championship match after they left Hughes Stadium before June 21^st of last year. The stadium’s atmosphere is well received for many fans and individuals alike. Back in last season, there were 8,000 seats to fill despite the massive sold out tickets for every matches, but right now after visiting back to this soccer stadium (as of 2÷21÷2015 for the first of the 2 friendly matches against the MLS team, the San Jose Earthquakes), it has over 11,500 seats for the endside row. The new endside row is improved successfully making 37 rows of seats to see the largest, wide view of the field! Many ticket holders were pleased for this effort.
With the Tower Bridge Battalions are cheering up their local hometown team, they were never givin’ it up, so everyone in the audience will feel the spirit except children which they always swear every tune by tune. I know it’s kinda noisy for some endline sitters, but they are appreciated to cheer them up without the sadness and upsets.
The seating for both the endline and the sideline which I sat there last season are well alright, but sometimes for some people, it gets a little painy on your butt to sat there for whole 1 hour and 30 minutes (plus extra times) of the game. Nonetheless, it’s the worth of watching to sit there by keeping you entertain. Their food courts are well tasty. I tried their mini tacos, and it so yummy to eat. In some matches, there are food trucks out here, so if you want premium food truck’s foodies, you’re good to go! Finally, after the match ends, the exiting part is a huge issue, but the parking crew are trying to make sure they want to go out easy. I highly recommend exiting the Expo Blvd. easier in my opinion because it’s worth the wait. If not, try to follow by the original exit way by coming though the Tribute Road which most people often exited there.
Overall, the Bonney Field is a good, miracle mini soccer stadium that Sacramento Republic FC always plays there for many matches. Their improvements are much better this year just as I thought of coming to that place for the first time last year. To conclude this, glory glory Sacramento!
P. S. If you’re a season ticket holder, you’re good to go. However, if not a season ticket holder, it can be harder to get. You may find several tickets available thru StubHub costing much higher for the actual price, but it’s worth it if anyone needs to go.

No cupholders?! FAIL and minus a million stars right there.
Otherwise, if you’re willing to fork over $ 10 for parking, you can park at the large Cal Expo lot or ride your bike in from the American River Trail for free (bring your pepper spray for the dark right home, though)!
And thank goodness the Republic changed the game times to later so the sun doesn’t burn my corneas during the first half.
Not the best-​designed layout, or the most luxurious (the porta potties are better than the trailer toilets. trust me — low flow is a no-​go), but the microbrew options are excellent and no matter where you sit in this tiny, tiny stadium, you can see all the footie action.
Just don’t expect to have any consistent food choices — there are two or three hard buildings with generic sports food fair, but otherwise you’re at the mercy of the food trucks.

There are good and bad when it comes to Bonney Field but for the most part, I think my complaints are because I am slightly cheap.
First of all, I am a season ticket holder so I was interested in what we would be getting with Bonney Field, compared to the seating I had at Hughes Stadium. I must say though, I do LOVE the seats I currently have. Center Circle Premium and I can see the entire pitch from my seat without being blocked by anything or anything. I do also love the fact that I am in an actual seat and not on the bleachers anymore.
Now here is where I have a problem — transportation. First of all, Hughes Stadium rocked because the LightRail dropped you off RIGHT IN FRONT! I live downtown it was super easy and for $ 2, super cheap, to take LightRail. Now that we have to drive, we are either forced to pay $ 10 to park or park down the street and walk a mile.
The other reason I liked public transit so much — beer at Bonney Field is crazy expensive. Even for a beer that isn’t top shelf, it’s $ 12. We used to pre-​party on K Street and could have 3 beers for the same price! Yeah, I could forgo the beer but that’s not soccer culture haha.
Overall, I am very happy with our tickets, season and team so far but I do think there could be some changes to Bonney Field (well we should just move it downtown) that would make it a little more wallet friendly :)

4 stars for the awesome VIP experience, 2 stars for the field. It’s so tiny! I was definitely expecting the stands to be bigger as cal expo is huge. Yup, beer is $ 10 cash only. $ 10 to park too. The VIP area is great though. My friend’s boss gave her two tickets to a game and we had never been to one before. Free food, 2 free beers and 2 free sodas. Sat right behind the opponent’s goal. Very awesome experience. Hopefully the get a bigger stadium in the future!

A much different atmosphere than when the Republic played at Hughes Stadium at Sac City. Now instead of 22,000 screaming fans, there are only 8,000 significantly subdued fans compared to Hughes.
The seats here though are much more comfortable with a hell of a lot more leg space, so when you’re watching a game in the smack middle of summer, the person sitting in front of you won’t be leaning their sweaty ass back all up on your legs. Also, the unobstructed views at Bonney is WAY better than having to watch all those people obstructing the view of the field while walk up and down the aisle at Hughes.
They have local food trucks right outside the bleachers. I don’t know if they switch off depending on what nights the games are, but the particular night I came they had Drewski’s. With the exception of the food truck (s), most of the vendors are cash only.
Parking is $ 10.

Smaller than I had anticipated it to be for a semi-​professional soccer team. Our first time here was last Saturday for the Sacramento Republic FC vs. Glasgow FC match. Compared to Sac City College’s field, this is tiny and it makes the team feel less professional.
The seating capacity is a lot SMALLER so when they said that the game was «SOLD OUT», it didn’t feel like it was «SOLD OUT».
There are a handful of food trucks around the parameter of the field but definitely not the large amount of food trucks that USED to be at Sac City College Field.
No easily accessible restrooms other than the port-​a-​potties surrounding the field.
Two merchanise tents available as well.
Parking during the state fair was tough and it took us nearly an hour to really get out of the Expo area. I hope to be back next year for more games… but I was definitely not über impressed with the new field.

If you love Football (meaning, of course, Soccer) and you’re happy to see it come to Sacramento, you won’t let any of the negative things about this stadium detract you from the game. The relatively small size it accommodates is just a stepping stone to a larger soccer presence for our city. The uncomfortable benches are just inspiration to stand and cheer more — and truly, there is energy in this normally sold out crowd. The amenities, really, are adequate for our current needs.
We’ve got a long way to go, but we’re not without progress. I think all Sacramento FC fans are excited to see where this goes.
p. s. I would like to see some kind of drink /​food specials certain nights of the week. If it can be done at Raley Field, it can be done here.

Sacramento has a SOCCER team!
I mean, it’s not a MLS team, but it’ll do! That being said, the new Bonney field isn’t too shabby!
It doesn’t hold as much as it’s predecessor and they ALSO charge $ 10 for parking. I guess it’s a good thing the tickets aren’t too expensive, unless you find yourself paying $ 75/​ticket on StubHub!
I didn’t buy any food, but I did survey the food situation. there were over 5 food trucks, one food station that looked more permanent, and also a SRFC pop-​up store. They pretty much have all you could ask for — soccer, food, and booze.
I’ve only been once and sat in section 108, but it doesn’t seem like there could really be a bad seat in the house. Unless you don’t want to be offended by the Tower Bridge Battalion — these are the crazies that are die hard fans for our hometown team. I’ve also heard the VIP section is pretty awesome, but I have yet to be privy to that part of Bonney Field.
Although we’re moving up in the soccer world, this field does give the team/​games a lesser of a feel. I almost feel like some of the local high schools have better facilities than our team. But, you have to start somewhere. So I’ll obligingly pay $ 10 to park and sit on a bench without a back… libations probably would cure this in a heartbeat!
Glory, glory Sacramento!

I have to say that I wasn’t impressed with Bonney Field. I was super excited to see it too because I know it just opened to the public on June 20^th! But even though it was brand new, there are obvious drawbacks to watching a game here:
–parking at Cal Expo (where Bonney Field is located) costs $ 10
–beer costs $ 10/​cup
–the benches are extremely uncomfortable and will make your back hurt
I was excited to see the Sacramento Republic FC for the first time, but really was not a fan of Bonney Field. They really did not put comfort or affordability in mind when they built this place and those factors will probably discourage me from paying to go back anytime soon.
I would say check it out if you really want to watch the Sacramento Republic FC, but don’t be surprised if you are uncomfortable in your seat the whole time.