- Major League Soccer attendance
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Major League Soccer is the premier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1996, the 2010 season saw an average 16,675 spectators between the 16 teams. The league has the sixth-highest average attendance among major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
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The following is a list of the average attendance for each of the eighteen MLS teams at their regular-season games. It includes the team, the season average for the 2011 season as of 2 October, the average for the 2010 season, the home venue, and the home venues capacity.
Not a soccer-specific stadium * Stadium has its capacity artificially reduced for soccer matches Historic average attendances
Season CHI CHV COL CLB DAL DCU HOU LA MIA NE NY PHI POR RSL SJ SEA KC TB TOR VAN 1996 10,213 18,950 16,011 15,262 28,916 19,205 23,898 17,232 12,878 11,679 1997 15,043 15,043 9,678 16,698 20,626 21,423 16,899 13,597 9,058 11,333 1998 17,886 14,812 12,274 10,947 16,007 21,784 10,284 19,187 16,519 13,653 8,072 10,312 1999 16,016 14,029 17,696 12,211 17,419 17,632 8,689 16,795 14,706 14,959 8,183 13,106 2000 13,387 12,580 15,451 13,102 18,580 20,400 7,460 15,463 17,621 12,460 9,112 9,452 2001 16,388 16,481 17,511 12,574 21,518 17,387 11,177 15,654 20,806 9,635 9,112 10,479 2002 12,922 20,690 17,429 13,122 16,519 19,047 16,927 18,155 11,150 12,255 2003 14,005 16,772 16,250 7,906 15,565 21,983 14,641 15,822 10,466 15,573 2004 17,153 14,195 16,872 9,008 17,232 23,809 12,226 17,195 13,001 14,816 2005 17,238 17,080 16,638 12,916 11,189 16,664 24,204 12,525 15,077 18,037 13,037 9,691 2006 14,111 19,840 12,056 13,294 14,982 18,251 18,935 20,814 11,786 14,570 16,366 11,083 2007 16,490 14,305 14,749 15,230 15,154 20,967 15,883 24,252 16,787 16,530 15,960 11,586 20,130 2008 17,034 15,114 13,659 14,662 13,024 19,835 16,939 26,009 17,580 15,928 16,179 13,856 10,686 20,120 2009 15,487 15,725 13,018 14,175 9,883 15,585 17,624 20,827 12,427 12,744 17,831 10,329 31,203 10,053 20,344 2010 15,814 14,576 14,329 14,642 10,815 14,532 17,310 21,437 12,987 18,441 19,254 17,095 9,659 36,173 10,287 20,453 2011 14,274 14,830 14,838 12,185 12,861 15,181 17,694 23,335 13,222 19,691 18,259 18,827 17,594 11,858 38,496 17,810 20,267 20,412 Season averages
Season Total Gate Games Avg. High avg. Team Low avg. Team Ref 1996 2,785,001 160 17,406 28,916 Los Angeles Galaxy 10,213 Colorado Rapids [2] 1997 2,339,019 160 14,619 21,423 New England Revolution 9,058 Kansas City Wizards [3] 1998 2,747,897 192 14,312 21,784 Los Angeles Galaxy 8,072 Kansas City Wizards [4] 1999 2,742,102 192 14,282 17,696 Columbus Crew 8,183 Kansas City Wizards [5] 2000 2,641,085 192 13,756 20,400 Los Angeles Galaxy 7,460 Miami Fusion [6] 2001 2,363,859 158 14,961 21,518 D.C. United 9,112 Kansas City Wizards [7] 2002 2,215,019 140 15,822 20,690 Colorado Rapids 11,150 San Jose Earthquakes [8] 2003 2,234,747 150 14,898 21,983 Los Angeles Galaxy 7,906 Dallas Burn [9] 2004 2,333,797 150 15,559 23,809 Los Angeles Galaxy 9,088 Dallas Burn [10] 2005 2,900,716 192 15,108 24,204 Los Angeles Galaxy 9,691 Kansas City Wizards [11] 2006 2,976,787 192 15,504 20,814 Los Angeles Galaxy 11,083 Kansas City Wizards [12] 2007 3,270,210 195 16,770 24,252 Los Angeles Galaxy 11,586 Kansas City Wizards [13] 2008 3,456,600 210 16,460 26,008 Los Angeles Galaxy 10,685 Kansas City Wizards 2009 3,608,325 225 16,037 30,942 Seattle Sounders FC 10,053 Kansas City Wizards 2010 4,002,000 240 16,675 36,173 Seattle Sounders FC 9,659 San Jose Earthquakes 2011 5,460,128 306 17,844 38,496 Seattle Sounders FC 11,858 San Jose Earthquakes References
- ^ http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/03/north-end-expansion-bmo-field-1
- ^ "1996 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/1996-full-season-stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "1997 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/1997-full-season-stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "1998 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/1998-full-season-stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "1999 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/1999-full-season-stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "2000 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/2000-full-season-stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "2001 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/2001-full-season-stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "2002 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/2002-full-season-stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "2003 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/2003-full-season-stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "2004 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/2004-full-season-stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "2005 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/2005-full-season-stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "2006 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/2006-full-season-stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "2007 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/2007-full-season-stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
Notes
Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Western Conference Chicago Fire · Columbus Crew · D.C. United · Houston Dynamo · New England Revolution · New York Red Bulls · Philadelphia Union · Sporting Kansas City · Toronto FC
Former teams Expansion teams Montreal Impact (2012)
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