PORTLAND, OREGON (Tuesday, May 9, 2023) – The Chicago Fire Football Club has partnered with Wayfyndr to deliver fans a dedicated fan engagement and interactive stadium mapping solution that will transform the way supporters experience matchday at Chicago’s iconic Soldier Field.

The application, accessible to Fire FC fans within the new Chicago Fire Mobile App and online at matchday.chicagofirefc.com, facilitates an enriched and stress-free experience for guests planning and navigating their way to, from, and around Soldier Field on matchday. Wayfyndr is a dynamic fan engagement and venue mapping application that, among other benefits, will help reduce stress and save guests time when trying to locate parking, seats, concession stands, restrooms, pre-match activities and entertainment, premium experiences, and other stadium amenities.

“We’re excited to have worked with Wayfyndr on this project that will help make Fire home matches even more accessible for our fans,” said Director of Broadcast and Content, Ted Bryant. “The Wayfyndr team has built a fantastic product that we’re confident will be a benefit to anyone looking to plan their afternoon or evening along the lakefront with us at Soldier Field.”

Matchday.chicagofirefc.com is entirely web-based, with no download required, improving the ease of access to information and empowering fans to plan their matchday itinerary and experience well ahead of time.

About Chicago Fire FC

The Chicago Fire Football Club was founded on October 8, 1997, on the 126th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. The Fire have won six major domestic championship titles, including the 1998 MLS Cup, the 1998, 2000, 2003, and 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups, as well as the 2003 MLS Supporters’ Shield. The Club’s charitable arm, the Chicago Fire Foundation, was recognized as ESPN’s 2019 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year. The Fire plays their home matches at historic Soldier Field. For more information, visit chicagofirefc.com.

About Wayfyndr

Wayfyndr is a leading fan engagement and interactive venue mapping application connecting guests with the information they need to plan, explore, and enhance their event experience. Founded in 2020 in Portland, Oregon, Wayfyndr’s web-based technology has delivered some of the world’s largest and most popular sporting organizations, arenas, and events a centralized sofa-to-seat guest resource that makes navigating and interacting with an event effortless and friction-free.

Wayfyndr, a leading interactive venue mapping and guest experience platform, today announced its continued partnership with the Portland Timbers and Providence Park.

The partnership unlocks an enhanced matchday experience at Timbers and Thorns events, connecting fans with the information and resources they need to seamlessly plan, explore, and enhance their experience in and around Providence Park.

“We are proud to deliver Timbers and Thorn fans a world-class matchday experience,” said Andrew Puddifoot, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Wayfyndr. “The updated Timbers platform will give fans a centralized hub for everything matchday related, ensuring they’ll be able to access event and venue information wherever and whenever they need it.”

The introduction of an upgraded PTFCmap.com allows fans to explore and engage with Providence Park via an interactive multi-level map and intuitive filtering system that makes it quick and easy to search event-specific concessions, merchandise stands, points of interest, guest amenities, brand activations, and entertainment pre, during, and post-event.

“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Wayfyndr, an innovative and local Portland firm whose initial design of PTFCmap.com has been instrumental in the fan experience at Providence Park,” said CEO Heather Davis. “The enhanced and updated PTFCmap.com will make it even easier for fans to find what they need at Timbers and Thorns matches.”

About Portland Timbers

The Portland Timbers are an American men’s professional soccer club based in Portland, Ore. that plays their home matches at the iconic Providence Park. Founded in 2009, the club began play in Major League Soccer (MLS) – the top division of men’s professional soccer in the United States – in 2011, winning its first league championship in 2015. The club has been a beloved part of the Portland sports landscape since their early beginnings in the North American Soccer League in 1975, launching the era of “Soccer City USA” in the Rose City.

About Wayfyndr

Wayfyndr is a leading interactive venue mapping and guest experience platform connecting guests with the information they need to plan, explore, and enhance their event experience. Established in 2020 and based in Portland, Oregon, Wayfyndr’s web-based technology has delivered some of the world’s largest and most popular sporting organizations, arenas, and events a centralized street-to-seat guest resource that makes navigating and interacting with an event effortless and friction-free. Some notable partners benefiting from the Wayfyndr solution include Crypto.com Arena, L.A. Live, Microsoft Theater, Portland Timbers, and L.A. Galaxy. Visit www.wayfyndr.com to learn more.

Today we’re excited to announce a partnership with the LA Galaxy that’ll see our interactive map and game day experience platform in the hands of Galaxy fans for the 2022 season.

“Providing Galaxy fans a singular place to find and consume important gameday and venue information, LAStadiumMap.com puts fans in control with venue mapping and filtering to locate concessions, seating sections, amenities and more. With the use of search, fans can locate specific types of food, beverages, key points of interest or bathrooms from their mobile device. Additionally, Wayfyndr keeps fans informed with real-time alerts, promotions, discounts, stadium polices and announcements.”

Click here to read the full press release from the LA Galaxy.

The Hillsboro Hops, a leading MiLB organization located in Hillsboro, Oregon, partnered with Wayfyndr to launch a new map and fan experience platform that’ll help enhance the pre and in-game experience throughout the 2022 season at Ron Tonkin Field.

With 66 home games scheduled in 2022, MyHopsMap.com will be instrumental in helping both first-time and regular fans locate and browse concession menus, get important game day planning information, explore stadium points-of-interest and amenities, access exclusive game day deals and promotions, and participate in game day events and activities.

Check out their experience for yourself at MyHopsMap.com.