{"id":234182,"date":"2026-03-24T14:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/234182\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:45:30","slug":"sac-republic-to-expand-railyards-stadium-to-20000-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/234182\/","title":{"rendered":"Sac Republic to expand Railyards stadium to 20,000 seats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Sacramento Republic FC\u2019s new soccer stadium at the Downtown Railyards will be larger than originally expected, according to a news release.Sacramento Republic FC said Tuesday that it plans to open the new stadium with 20,000 seats and include a canopy roof. A release from Wilton Rancheria, which owns Sac Republic, states that the stadium will be able to hold 27,000 guests for concerts and other entertainment events, with the ability to expand in the future.The 20,000-seat mark would provide the flexibility for the Republic to eventually join Major League Soccer, if that\u2019s the direction the club chooses. A news release states the venue will span 14 acres, more than 500,000 square feet and offer more than 20 different seating products.\u201cWith this stadium, Wilton Rancheria is reclaiming our space and matching the ambition of the region,\u201d said Jesus Tarango, chairman of Wilton Rancheria. \u201cAs a Tribe of firsts, we\u2019re proud to deliver a 20,000+ seat, soccer-first stadium\u2014the largest professional sports and entertainment venue in the region\u2014and a home where community comes together and our collective future takes shape.\u201dPreviously, the club had said it would first construct the stadium with 12,000 seats and consider expanding as part of a \u201cPhase 2\u201d plan for development. Fans can put down a deposit to secure priority seat selection for the first season in 2028. Information for that can be found here.In November, Sacramento submitted an application to the city of Sacramento that paved the way for a larger stadium. The paperwork stated at the time that the earliest the stadium could open under those plans would be March 2028.Ground preparation for the new stadium began in August. Earlier this month, Sacramento Republic FC announced that it had brought on Pegasus Development to lead its efforts on the Railyards Stadium.Pegasus was involved in building Sky River Casino in Elk Grove, which is owned by Wilton Rancheria. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Sacramento Republic FC\u2019s new soccer stadium at the Downtown Railyards will be larger than originally expected, according to a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento Republic FC said Tuesday that it plans to open the new stadium with 20,000 seats and include a canopy roof. <\/p>\n<p>A release from Wilton Rancheria, which owns Sac Republic, states that the stadium will be able to hold 27,000 guests for concerts and other entertainment events, with the ability to expand in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Sac Republic to expand Railyards stadium to 20,000 seats\" title=\"Sac Republic to expand Railyards stadium to 20,000 seats\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/end-concert-stage-69c2997a8c2f2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 20,000-seat mark would provide the flexibility for the Republic to eventually join Major League Soccer, if that\u2019s the direction the club chooses. A news release states the venue will span 14 acres, more than 500,000 square feet and offer more than 20 different seating products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this stadium, Wilton Rancheria is reclaiming our space and matching the ambition of the region,\u201d said Jesus Tarango, chairman of Wilton Rancheria. \u201cAs a Tribe of firsts, we\u2019re proud to deliver a 20,000+ seat, soccer-first stadium\u2014the largest professional sports and entertainment venue in the region\u2014and a home where community comes together and our collective future takes shape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Sac Republic to expand Railyards stadium to 20,000 seats\" title=\"Sac Republic to expand Railyards stadium to 20,000 seats\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sacramento-exterior-middusk-east-looking-west-69c299ae4ff8c.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Previously, the club had said it would first construct the stadium with 12,000 seats and consider expanding as part of a \u201cPhase 2\u201d plan for development. <\/p>\n<p>Fans can put down a deposit to secure priority seat selection for the first season in 2028. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicstadium.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Information for that can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Sacramento submitted an application to the city of Sacramento that paved the way for a larger stadium. The paperwork stated at the time that the earliest the stadium could open under those plans would be March 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Sac Republic to expand Railyards stadium to 20,000 seats\" title=\"Sac Republic to expand Railyards stadium to 20,000 seats\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bowl-interior-south-east-looking-north-west-69c299deea9a5.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ground preparation for the new stadium began in August. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Sacramento Republic FC announced that it had brought on Pegasus Development to lead its efforts on the Railyards Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Pegasus was involved in building Sky River Casino in Elk Grove, which is owned by Wilton Rancheria. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Sac Republic to expand Railyards stadium to 20,000 seats\" title=\"Sac Republic to expand Railyards stadium to 20,000 seats\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/supporters-plaza-69c299f29509d.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/get-kcra-news-on-the-go-download\/44039145\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download our app<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/subscribe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KCRA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Sacramento Republic FC\u2019s new soccer stadium at the Downtown Railyards will be larger than originally expected, according&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234183,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[1507,1883,1335,53877,11104,2192,8425,1073,45263,3230,106063,17661,121,123,122,14618,19297,21670,45266],"class_list":["post-234182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-chairman","tag-club","tag-development","tag-entertainment-venue","tag-expansion","tag-first","tag-future","tag-home","tag-new-soccer-stadium","tag-plan","tag-railyard-stadium","tag-sac-republic","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-sacramento-republic-fc","tag-seat","tag-stadium","tag-wilton-rancheria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}