Week 16 Attendance Update

The MLS had a great pre-Fourth of July weekend and Fourth of July turnout. Almost all teams sold out games during this time every team had a higher than normal turnout. What says America more than soccer now a days? 

San Jose pulled off another great turnout against the Galaxy in the California Classico just like they did last year. They had over 50,000 come out to see Wondolowski help the Quakes come back and win a 4-3 thriller. This bodes well for San Jose as they get a new stadium in the near future with a capacity near 18,000. 

Otherwise the MLS has had a pretty good turnout since it's short break during the Euro Cup. With no announcement yet, I am assuming the MLS will stay at 19 teams for next year. So the best we can hope for is growth within the teams. Better talent seems to be coming in free agent signings and more people are becoming interested in Major League Soccer. As attendances increase and the level of play increases, it seems the MLS and Don Garber are on the right track.

Team	2012 Average Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full	2011 Average Attendance	% Change from 2011
Chicago Fire	15,398	20,000	76.99%	14,274	+7.88
Chivas USA	13,127	18,800	69.83%	14,830	-11.48
Colorado Rapids	15,395	18,086	85.12%	14,838	+3.75
Columbus Crew	14,141	20,145	70.20%	12,185	+16.05
DC United	14,132	19,467	72.59%	15,211	-7.10
FC Dallas	13,722	20,500	66.93%	12,861	+6.69
Houston Dynamo	21,632	22,000	98.33%	17,694	+22.26
Los Angeles Galaxy	22,483	27,000	83.27%	23,335	-3.65
Montreal Impact	25,357	20,341	124.66%	---	---
NE Revolution	12,485	20,000	52.43%	13,222	-5.57
New York Red Bulls	17,161	25,000	68.64%	19,691	-12.85
Philadelphia Union	18,380	18,500	99.35%	18,258	+0.67
Portland Timbers	20,438	20,438	100.00%	18,827	+8.56
Real Salt Lake	18,604	20,213	92.04%	17,594	+5.74
San Jose Earthquakes	16,509	10,525	156.85%	11,858	+39.22
Seattle Sounders	39,469	38,500	102.52%	38,495	+2.53
Sporting Kansas City	19,348	18,467	104.77%	17,810	+8.63
Toronto FC	19,036	21,140	90.04%	20,267	-6.08
Vancouver Whitecaps	19,123	21,000	91.06%	20,406	-6.29
Average	18,847	21,059	89.50%	17,870	+5.47