LAFC Supporters Section (The 3252)
DETAILS:
Location: Banc of California Stadium - 3939 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90037
Hours of Operation: Dependent on game time. Please visit the official LAFC website below (under “resources”) for schedule and game times.
Parking:
LAFC has partnered with ParkWhiz which allows you to pre-purchase parking at Banc of California Stadium for every match. Team parking lots run approximately $35, but please check ParkWiz.com for current rates. Please note that these parking lots can often sell out in advance, so purchase as early as possible if you plan to use this option.
Private parking lots are also available around the stadium, but can cost as much as $60 for a spot.
Metered and free street parking is also available around the stadium if you don’t mind walking a bit. Please observe any posted streets signs and also consider that the stadium is around the USC, so it’s not necessarily considered the safest neighborhood. But with that being said, I’ve parked in the neighborhood numerous times without issue.
Cost: In regards to the Supporters Section, you should be able to find tickets for approximately $70 each (before fees & taxes), depending on which ticket broker you use.
Time Commitment: 3-4 hours
Miscellaneous:
LAFC has a clear bag policy which means any bag (including purses) allowed into the stadium must be see-through.
LAFC only accepts digital ticketing (technically via their official app). Paper printouts will not be accepted.
The Supporters Section is general admission. So I strongly suggest finding your “seat” no later than 30 minutes prior to game time. I can’t tell you how many people I saw struggling to find “seats” just before the start of the game.
The Supporters Section is standing only. You will not have the ability to sit in this area.
The Fields LA is a food hall adjacent to the stadium, open daily from 11AM to 9PM. Website info below under “resources”.
Gates open 90 minutes prior to game time.
A lifelong Chicago sports fan, the thought of supporting any team outside of my hometown allegiances had always seemed like a complete absurdity to me. While I’m still a little ashamed to admit it, that all changed in 2018 with the founding of the Los Angeles Football Club. A brand new sports team (one of my criteria for following a non-Chicago team as to not be a bandwagon fan) with a beautiful new stadium, fervent fans, and a successful squad right out the gate… what wasn’t to love? But what makes an LAFC game truly special and the best sporting experience in all of California, and dare I say the country, is witnessing it from the north end of the stadium in the Supporters Section.
Affectionately dubbed The 3252 thanks to the number of “seats” in this frenzied block, standing in the Supporters Section during an LAFC game should be considered one of Los Angeles’ most iconic activities. If you can only attend one sporting event in LA, this wins hands-down as an encounter you’ll never forget, whether you’re a crazed sports fan or just human. To call the Supporters Section pure energy would not be just hyperbole and you’ll need every ounce of your own to keep pace with the fanatics that surround you, so make sure to arrive in a good pair of gym shoes and be well hydrated (beers and margaritas preferred) since you’ll be jumping around and cheering in full-throat for the entire game. And I do mean the ENTIRE GAME, not just during strategic moments like you would at other sporting events. No need to get a workout in beforehand on this day.
In regards to these cheers, there’s actually quite a few that you’ll have to learn in order to shout them in unison with the other 3,251 supporters in attendance, but fear not because each section has it’s own official cheerleader, in addition to all the unofficial cheerleaders around you, that will help guide you forward so that you don’t miss a single chant. At certain points, it will almost feel like a job. But in those 90 minutes it’s the best line of work you could ever ask for as it binds you to everyone else in the section, creating an air of camaraderie that almost feels like family, complete with that drunk uncle dangerously teetering on top of a handrail to give his fist pumps the maximum effect, but I swear it will all bring a smile to your face that will last the entire match and a long time afterwards. So forget about trying to conserve your voice or save your feet during this honorable undertaking because both will be thoroughly wrecked in the end, but it’s nothing that a nice frothy beverage can’t cure along with the pride of knowing that you’ve just been anointed the newest member of the 3252!
