Jul
19
MLS Attendance Up 6.3% To Date
Time for some attendance numbers for you attendance geeks out there. The Sports Business Daily released current attendance figures to date in comparison to this time last season. As expected the league has enjoyed a 6.3% raise in folks at the gate with only five clubs seeing negative percentages (The Union are one of those teams in the negative and its largely due to them playing their first two games at the Linc in Philly).
Good to see clubs like FC Dallas and New York up in their numbers from this time last season. The ones that are on the down are largely due to performance on the field (Toronto, Chicago) and lack of marketing (Columbus).
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MLS ATTENDANCE THROUGH JULY 18
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| HOME TEAM |
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS (’10)
|
| Sounders |
11
|
409,077
|
37,189
|
104.8%
|
36,140
|
2.9%
|
9
|
| Galaxy |
10
|
226,411
|
22,641
|
83.9%
|
20,687
|
9.4%
|
7
|
| Whitecaps |
9
|
180,068
|
20,008
|
95.3%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Toronto FC |
11
|
218,637
|
19,876
|
99.4%
|
20,588
|
-3.5%
|
8
|
| Timbers |
10
|
186,270
|
18,627
|
100.0%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Red Bulls |
10
|
183,099
|
18,310
|
73.2%
|
16,277
|
12.5%
|
8
|
| Union* |
9
|
163,590
|
18,177
|
98.3%
|
22,619
|
-19.6%
|
5
|
| Sporting KC** |
5
|
90,535
|
18,107
|
98.1%
|
10,006
|
81.0%
|
8
|
| Dynamo |
11
|
185,918
|
16,902
|
52.8%
|
16,003
|
5.6%
|
9
|
| Real Salt Lake |
10
|
162,325
|
16,233
|
80.3%
|
16,277
|
-0.3%
|
8
|
| DC United |
9
|
141,267
|
15,696
|
33.4%
|
14,949
|
5.0%
|
9
|
| Chivas USA |
11
|
162,089
|
14,735
|
54.6%
|
14,451
|
2.0%
|
7
|
| Rapids |
10
|
145,324
|
14,532
|
80.4%
|
13,589
|
6.9%
|
7
|
| Fire |
9
|
128,630
|
14,292
|
71.5%
|
14,778
|
-3.3%
|
7
|
| FC Dallas |
12
|
158,888
|
13,241
|
64.6%
|
11,231
|
17.9%
|
8
|
| Earthquakes*** |
10
|
130,096
|
13,010
|
90.0%
|
9,515
|
36.7%
|
7
|
| Revolution |
10
|
121,486
|
12,149
|
60.7%
|
11,797
|
3.0%
|
8
|
| Crew |
10
|
108,455
|
10,846
|
53.8%
|
14,028
|
-22.7%
|
9
|
| MLS Totals |
177
|
3,102,165
|
17,526
|
74.0%
|
16,482
|
6.3%
|
124
|
Notes: Teams can exceed 100% capacity because of standing-room-only ticket sales. All attendance figures are based on totals posted immediately following games. It may not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league. * = The Union played their first two games at Lincoln Financial Field last season before moving into PPL Park. ** = Sporting KC moved to Livestrong Sporting Park this season, having relocated from CommunityAmerica Ballpark after the ’10 season. *** = Includes a designated Earthquakes home game against the Red Bulls played at Stanford Stadium in July.
