[MLS ATTENDANCE] Crowd figures for 12 games in Week averaged more than 20,000, boosted by two huge crowds in Seattle, but New England dipped below the 10,000
mark. For MLS team attendance rankings ...
* The Seattle Sounders drew 39,002 for their 2-0 win over Los Angeles on Wednesday and four days later, 38,399 for a 1-0 win over Philadelphia.
* Attracting midweek crowds is no problem in Seattle, but New England announced only 6,149 for its 2-1 win over Colorado and dipped to an average of 9,821 for the season. New England led the
league with 21,423 in 1997.
* Kansas City has a standing-room only crowd for its 2-0 loss to Montreal on Saturday.
* The league-wide attendance after 85 games is 18,634. It was
16,547 at this point last season.
MLS
ATTENDANCE*
Club (2012 Rank)
| Week 9
Home Games
| 2012 Home
Average
| 2011 Home
Average (Final)
|
Chicago (12)
| --
| 14,243 | 14,273 |
Chivas USA (17)
| 14,625 | 12,868 | 14,830 |
Colorado (11)
| -- | 14,505 | 14,838 |
Columbus (15)
| -- | 13,043 | 12,185 |
D.C. United (14)
| --
| 13,751 | 15,196 |
FC Dallas (13)
| 11,702
| 13,681
| 12,861 |
Houston (-)
| -- | --
| 17,694 |
Kansas City (6)
| 20,404
| 19,017 | 17,810 |
Los Angeles (3)
| 27,000 | 23,197
| 23,335 |
Montreal (2)
| --
| 33,752 | -- |
New England (18)
| 6,149
| 9,821 | 13,222 |
New York (10)
| -- | 17,426 | 19,749 |
Philadelphia (9)
| -- | 18,343
| 18,259 |
Portland (4)
| 20,438 | 20,438 | 18,827 |
Real Salt Lake (7)
| 18,219
| 18,344 | 17,591 |
San Jose (16)
| 8,734
| 12,360
|
11,858 |
Seattle (1)
| 39,002, 38,399
| 38,626 | 38,496 |
Toronto FC (5)
| 18,364
| 19,022 | 20,267 |
Vancouver (8)
| 19,271
| 18,615
| 20,406 |
Leaguewide
| 20,195 | 18,634 | 17,872 |
* Attendance figures, provided by MLS, reflect tickets sold and distributed.