Confirmed: Golden City Football Club is coming to Kezar Stadium

In a press conference today, Mayor Daniel Lurie and District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood announced the official launch of the Golden City Football Club and its $10M renovation of Kezar Stadium.

The Facts

Today, Mayor Daniel Lurie, Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, and Rec and Park Director Phil Ginsburg announced the official launch of Golden City Football Club (GCFC) at Kezar Stadium. GCFC will invest $10M into a new turf field, new seats, new sound system, and a new scoreboard. The partnership between Rec and Parks and GCFC is a big win for the local community, as Kezar will stay open for public access and school athletic events such as track and of course, soccer.

The Context

Kezar Stadium was originally built in 1925, and was the home of the San Francisco 49ers from 1946 to 1970. San Franciscans have been playing sports and celebrating sports at Kezar for a century now this year.

Golden City FC is an MLS-Next pro level soccer team. The inaugural season of games will hopefully be in 2026. Mayor Daniel Lurie, Supervisor Mahmood, and Supervisor Melgar co-sponsored the legislation to bring GCFC to Kezar, and granted a 15 year contract to the stadium.

The GrowSF Take

With over 30,000 kids playing soccer in San Francisco across 2,000 teams, it’s about time we bring a pro-level team to San Francisco. We are thrilled to see GCFC commit to Kezar, and can’t wait to cheer on a whole new team.

And another awesome benefit? Kezar will stay open for the public, so middle school track meets and high school soccer games will continue, uninterrupted. We can’t wait for everyone’s game to begin in the newly upgraded Kezar.