tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11371574722229630462024-03-06T15:00:42.851-05:00MLS AttendanceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-13532134819168510382017-01-30T22:23:00.000-05:002017-01-30T22:23:07.438-05:00<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Written by: Cliff Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of the best methods to determine the success of a sports
team is very simply looking at its attendance. While television deals and
sponsorships help fund and pay for teams, if a team isn't filling seats in its
stadium, something is flawed. When looking at why some of the professional
sports teams that do not see many of their tickets sell, there are many reasons
for that outcome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since the success, or lack of success, of a team directly
correlates with the attendance, it is crucial for teams to fill their seats.
For instance, the NFL recently relocated the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles
after very disappointing ticket sales and attendance figures showing attendance
is a paramount issue in sports. This pattern is not exclusive to the NFL as
other prominent sports teams in different leagues go through the same thing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Widely accepted as the biggest home for professional soccer
in the United States, the MLS has seen continued growth ever since it was
founded in 1993. Still, even though the MLS has always said that it has seen
constant growth in attendance, it is important to note that attendance figures
can't be taken at face value. To illustrate, this year the MLS said it drew
over 7 million in attendance league wide. However, what they failed to mention that
<a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-soccer-baxter-20161029-story.html"><span style="color: #1155cc;">many of these tickets are given out significantly
discounted prices or often for free</span></a>. Giving out game tickets at a
significant discount is a strategy that many failing (or even winning) teams
make use of to get people into games. Much of the rise in attendance at MLS
games has more to do with promotions and free tickets than the team's
performance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A good example of how an MLS team's success has a small effect
on dictating how many people attend the game can be seen in FC Dallas's last
two seasons. In 2015 FC Dallas was very successful. Earning the first seed in
the Western Conference with an 18-10-6 record, FC Dallas’ season ended in the
western conference finals, where they lost to the Portland Timbers in two close
games. This past season, FC Dallas was once again excellent throughout the
season, <a href="http://rukkus.com/blog/2016-mls-regular-season-final-standings/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">ending the season in first place in the Western
Conference</span></a> and a postseason finish in the Western Conference Finals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Looking at the difference between the 2015 and 2016 seasons,
many would assume that attendance would rise or stay the same. However, FC
Dallas experienced the opposite as their attendance in <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/10/24/mls-breaks-regular-season-attendance-records-third-straight-season"><span style="color: #1155cc;">2016 dropped by over 12% compared to 2015</span></a>
demonstrating that there is little correlation between a team's performance and
people's presence in their stadium. Attending an FC Dallas game at the Toyota
Stadium is an excellent way to understand <a href="http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/soccer/soccer/2016/08/27/fc-dallas-attendance-debate-resurfaces"><span style="color: #1155cc;">why their attendance has decreased over time</span></a>.
From a lack of a mass transit to the opening of a nearby Tollway and
organizational issues in ticket renewals, various other problems not including
team performance have contributed to the decline in FC Dallas's attendance.
Overall, nowadays, the success of an MLS team has less to do with attendance
than other intangible issues like ticket promotion and adequate travel
availability nearby the arena.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-33609328017654643522015-05-10T22:52:00.005-04:002015-05-10T22:52:48.207-04:00May 10 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2015 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2014</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,501</td><td>20,000</td><td>77.51%</td><td>16,076</td><td>-3.58</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>13,878</td><td>17,424</td><td>79.65%</td><td>15,082</td><td>-7.98</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew SC</td><td>14,810</td><td>19,968</td><td>74.17%</td><td>16,881</td><td>-12.27</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>14,115</td><td>20,000</td><td>70.58%</td><td>17,030</td><td>-17.12</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>15,109</td><td>20,500</td><td>73.70%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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16,816</td><td>-10.15</td></tr>
<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>20,046</td><td>22,039</td><td>90.96%</td><td>20,117</td><td>-0.35</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>21,956</td><td>27,000</td><td>81.32%</td><td>21,258</td><td>+3.28</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>19,133</td><td>20,801*</td><td>91.98%</td><td>17,421</td><td>+9.82</td></tr>
<tr><td>New England Revolution</td><td>14,845</td><td>20,000</td><td>74.23%</td><td>16,681</td><td>-11.00</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York City FC</td><td>27,739</td><td>27,528*</td><td>100.77%</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>19,052</td><td>25,000</td><td>76.21%</td><td>19,421</td><td>-1.90</td></tr>
<tr><td>Orlando City SC</td><td>36,911</td><td>19,500*</td><td>189.29%</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>17,724</td><td>18,500</td><td>95.81%</td><td>17,631</td><td>+0.53</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>21,144</td><td>21,144</td><td>100.00%</td><td>20,806</td><td>+1.62</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,100</td><td>20,213</td><td>99.44%</td><td>20,351</td><td>-1.23</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>18,000</td><td>18,000</td><td>100.00%</td><td>14,947</td><td>+20.43</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders FC</td><td>40,067</td><td>39,115</td><td>102.43%</td><td>43,734</td><td>-8.38</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>19,969</td><td>18,467</td><td>108.13%</td><td>20,003</td><td>-0.17</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>30,226</td><td>30,000</td><td>100.75%</td><td>22,086</td><td>+36.86</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps FC</td><td>20,628</td><td>21,000</td><td>98.23%</td><td>20,408</td><td>+1.08</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>20,425</b></td><td><b>22,310</b></td><td><b>91.55%</b></td><td><b>19,148</b></td><td><b>+6.67</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-88961759219451091522015-05-07T14:18:00.000-04:002015-05-07T14:18:15.648-04:00First 2015 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2015 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2014</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,372</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.86%</td><td>16,076</td><td>-4.38</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>13,805</td><td>17,424</td><td>79.23%</td><td>15,082</td><td>-8.47</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew SC</td><td>14,334</td><td>19,968</td><td>71.78%</td><td>16,881</td><td>-15.09</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>13,694</td><td>20,000</td><td>68.47%</td><td>17,030</td><td>-19.59</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>15,365</td><td>20,500</td><td>74.95%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>20,046</td><td>22,039</td><td>90.96%</td><td>20,117</td><td>-0.35</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>21,956</td><td>27,000</td><td>81.32%</td><td>21,258</td><td>+3.28</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>25,245</td><td>20,801*</td><td>121.36%</td><td>17,421</td><td>+44.91</td></tr>
<tr><td>New England Revolution</td><td>14,845</td><td>20,000</td><td>74.23%</td><td>16,681</td><td>-11.00</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York City FC</td><td>27,739</td><td>27,528*</td><td>100.77%</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>17,511</td><td>25,000</td><td>70.04%</td><td>19,421</td><td>-9.83</td></tr>
<tr><td>Orlando City SC</td><td>39,328</td><td>19,500*</td><td>201.68%</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>17,724</td><td>18,500</td><td>95.81%</td><td>17,631</td><td>+0.53</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>21,144</td><td>21,144</td><td>100.00%</td><td>20,806</td><td>+1.62</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,100</td><td>20,213</td><td>99.44%</td><td>20,351</td><td>-1.23</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>18,000</td><td>18,000</td><td>100.00%</td><td>14,947</td><td>+20.43</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders FC</td><td>40,067</td><td>39,115</td><td>102.43%</td><td>43,734</td><td>-8.38</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>19,969</td><td>18,467</td><td>108.13%</td><td>20,003</td><td>-0.17</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td><br /></td><td>30,000</td><td><br /></td><td>22,086</td><td><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps FC</td><td>20,717</td><td>21,000</td><td>98.65%</td><td>20,408</td><td>+1.51</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>20,559</b></td><td><b>22,310</b></td><td><b>92.15%</b></td><td><b>19,148</b></td><td><b>+7.37</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-14070572718637110012015-04-06T12:59:00.000-04:002015-04-06T12:59:54.784-04:00Short BreakHello all,<br />
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I have gotten many emails and people reaching out why I have not posted. Currently I am in Kenya and internet is sparse. I have been here about 5 weeks and will not be back for another 4 weeks. I have a lot to update then, but expect sometime in early May I will post.<br />
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Sorry for the delay, but I will be back at it in early May when I return to the USA.<br />
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Tom<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-40972519296926485512014-11-11T08:20:00.001-05:002014-11-11T08:20:43.439-05:00Playoff Attendance UpdatePer usual the wild card games were not well attended. Games 3 to 4 days after the end of the season are hard to sell tickets for and it is no surprise that FC Dallas mustered 10,279 in the stands while the NY Red Bulls had 15,518 watch the do or die game. This made for an average of 12,899 attendees for the wild card round.<br />
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The quarterfinals started off weak but finished well due to teams with great supporters selling out their respective stadiums. A list of attendance for each home match is listed below.<br />
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Columbus Crew - 9,040<br />
Real Salt Lake - 20,713<br />
New York Red Bulls - 18,054<br />
FC Dallas - 16,112<br />
DC United - 20,187<br />
New England Revolution - 20,184<br />
Los Angeles Galaxy - 27,000<br />
Seattle Sounders - 38,912<br />
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This creates an average of 21,275 for the conference semifinals as a whole. This is above the 2011 conference semifinal average of 20,776 or the 2012 average of 20,690, but it is below the 2013 conference semifinal average of 22,789.11<br />
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I fully expect to have four sellouts for the conference finals as there is a two week break for international friendlies. The final four teams are packed with history and there is no doubt the Seattle Sounders and LA Galaxy will pack their respective stadiums as the Sounders experience their first conference final and the LA Galaxy supporters may see Landon Donovan play for the final time. The NE Revolution should have no problem selling out their part of Gillette Stadium as their supporters have proved vital in the playoffs traveling to away games and packing the stands in the conference semifinals. NY will be the hardest to sell out as New Jersey for soccer never is as appealing as the football games that are on TV during the weekend.<br />
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It will be an exciting finish to the playoffs with plenty of great story lines.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-16430250882986794222014-10-26T22:58:00.000-04:002014-10-26T22:58:46.463-04:002014 Final Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>16,076</td><td>20,000</td><td>80.38%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+5.57</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>7,063</td><td>18,800</td><td>37.57%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-15.58</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>15,082</td><td>17,424</td><td>86.56%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-2.32</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>16,881</td><td>19,968</td><td>84.54%</td><td>16,080</td><td>+4.98</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>17,030</td><td>19,467</td><td>87.48%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+24.80</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,816</td><td>20,500</td><td>82.03%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>20,117</td><td>22,039</td><td>91.28%</td><td>19,923</td><td>+0.98</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>21,258</td><td>27,000</td><td>78.73%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-4.03</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>17,421</td><td>20,521*</td><td>84.89%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-15.44</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>16,681</td><td>20,000</td><td>83.41%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+12.38</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>19,421</td><td>25,189</td><td>77.10%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-0.20</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>17,631</td><td>18,500</td><td>95.30%</td><td>17,867</td><td>-1.32</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,806</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.64%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.64</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,351</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.68%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.90</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>14,947</td><td>10,525*</td><td>142.01%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+17.09</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>43,734</td><td>38,500*</td><td>113.60%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-0.69</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,003</td><td>18,467</td><td>108.32%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+1.49</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,086</td><td>21,859</td><td>101.04%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+21.81</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,408</td><td>21,000</td><td>97.18%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+1.85</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>19,148</b></td><td><b>21,087</b></td><td><b>90.81%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+2.90</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-28436875609743468192014-10-21T13:55:00.002-04:002014-10-21T13:55:31.696-04:00Week 31 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,907</td><td>20,000</td><td>79.54%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+4.46</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>7,156</td><td>18,800</td><td>38.06%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-14.47</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>15,082</td><td>17,424</td><td>86.56%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-2.32</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>16,880</td><td>19,968</td><td>84.54%</td><td>16,080</td><td>+4.98</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>17,030</td><td>19,467</td><td>87.48%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+24.80</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,791</td><td>20,500</td><td>81.91%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>20,117</td><td>22,039</td><td>91.28%</td><td>19,923</td><td>+0.98</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>21,258</td><td>27,000</td><td>78.73%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-4.03</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>17,557</td><td>20,521*</td><td>85.56%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-14.78</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,676</td><td>20,000</td><td>78.38%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+5.61</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>19,421</td><td>25,189</td><td>77.10%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-0.20</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>17,631</td><td>18,500</td><td>95.30%</td><td>17,867</td><td>-1.32</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,806</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.64%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.64</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,332</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.59%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.79</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>14,947</td><td>10,525*</td><td>142.01%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+17.09</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>42,863</td><td>38,500*</td><td>111.33%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-2.67</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,054</td><td>18,467</td><td>108.60%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+1.75</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,086</td><td>21,859</td><td>101.04%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+21.81</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,371</td><td>21,000</td><td>97.01%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+1.66</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>19,041</b></td><td><b>21,087</b></td><td><b>90.30%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+2.33</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-90144947236197735992014-10-13T20:33:00.002-04:002014-10-13T20:33:30.266-04:00Week 30 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,907</td><td>20,000</td><td>79.54%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+4.46</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>7,156</td><td>18,800</td><td>38.06%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-14.47</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>15,070</td><td>17,424</td><td>86.49%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-2.40</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>16,880</td><td>19,968</td><td>84.54%</td><td>16,080</td><td>+4.98</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,834</td><td>19,467</td><td>86.47%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+23.36</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,791</td><td>20,500</td><td>81.91%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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15,373</td><td>+9.22</td></tr>
<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,979</td><td>22,039</td><td>90.65%</td><td>19,923</td><td>+0.28</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,884</td><td>27,000</td><td>77.35%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-5.72</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>17,557</td><td>20,521*</td><td>85.56%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-14.78</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,676</td><td>20,000</td><td>78.38%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+5.61</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>19,342</td><td>25,189</td><td>76.79%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-0.61</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>17,604</td><td>18,500</td><td>95.15%</td><td>17,867</td><td>-1.47</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,805</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.63%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.63</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,332</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.59%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.79</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>15,223</td><td>10,525*</td><td>144.64%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+19.26</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>42,863</td><td>38,500*</td><td>111.33%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-2.67</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,054</td><td>18,467</td><td>108.60%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+1.75</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,321</td><td>21,859</td><td>102.11%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+23.11</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,330</td><td>21,000</td><td>96.81%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+1.45</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>19,028</b></td><td><b>21,087</b></td><td><b>90.24%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+2.25</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-653572705325917562014-10-05T22:38:00.003-04:002014-10-05T22:38:29.131-04:00Week 29 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,907</td><td>20,000</td><td>79.54%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+4.46</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>7,297</td><td>18,800</td><td>38.82%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-12.77</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>15,070</td><td>17,424</td><td>86.49%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-2.40</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>16,880</td><td>19,968</td><td>84.54%</td><td>16,080</td><td>+4.98</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,834</td><td>19,467</td><td>86.47%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+23.36</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,641</td><td>20,500</td><td>81.17%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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15,373</td><td>+8.25</td></tr>
<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,853</td><td>22,039</td><td>90.08%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.35</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,884</td><td>27,000</td><td>77.35%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-5.72</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>17,769</td><td>20,521*</td><td>86.59%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-13.76</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,676</td><td>20,000</td><td>78.38%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+5.61</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>19,027</td><td>25,189</td><td>75.54%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-2.23</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>17,721</td><td>18,500</td><td>95.79%</td><td>17,867</td><td>-0.87</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,805</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.63%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.63</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,307</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.47%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.67</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>15,223</td><td>10,525*</td><td>144.64%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+19.26</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>42,003</td><td>38,500*</td><td>109.10%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-4.62</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,129</td><td>18,467</td><td>109.00%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+2.13</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,330</td><td>21,000</td><td>96.81%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+1.45</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,941</b></td><td><b>21,087</b></td><td><b>89.82%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+1.79</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-34439106765859084192014-09-28T22:36:00.002-04:002014-09-28T22:36:24.034-04:00Week 28 Attendance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,773</td><td>20,000</td><td>78.87%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+3.58</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>6,942</td><td>18,800</td><td>36.93%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-17.02</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,900</td><td>17,424</td><td>85.52%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-3.50</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>16,880</td><td>19,968</td><td>84.54%</td><td>16,080</td><td>+4.98</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,669</td><td>19,467</td><td>85.63%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+22.15</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,641</td><td>20,500</td><td>81.17%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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15,373</td><td>+8.25</td></tr>
<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,853</td><td>22,039</td><td>90.08%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.35</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,672</td><td>27,000</td><td>76.56%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-6.68</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>17,769</td><td>20,521*</td><td>86.59%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-13.76</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,178</td><td>20,000</td><td>75.89%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+2.25</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,846</td><td>25,189</td><td>74.82%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-3.16</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>17,926</td><td>18,500</td><td>96.90%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+0.33</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,805</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.63%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.63</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,307</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.47%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.67</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>15,537</td><td>10,525*</td><td>147.62%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+21.71</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>42,003</td><td>38,500*</td><td>109.10%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-4.62</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,129</td><td>18,467</td><td>109.00%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+2.13</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,340</td><td>21,000</td><td>96.86%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+1.51</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,969</b></td><td><b>21,087</b></td><td><b>89.96%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+1.94</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-24048547354996108202014-09-21T20:56:00.005-04:002014-09-21T20:56:57.220-04:00Week 27 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,773</td><td>20,000</td><td>78.87%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+3.58</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>6,492</td><td>18,800</td><td>36.93%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-17.02</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,848</td><td>17,424</td><td>85.21%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-3.84</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>16,651</td><td>19,968</td><td>83.39%</td><td>16,080</td><td>+3.55</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,468</td><td>19,467</td><td>84.60%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+20.68</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,786</td><td>20,500</td><td>81.88%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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15,373</td><td>+9.19</td></tr>
<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,824</td><td>22,039</td><td>89.95%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.50</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,356</td><td>27,000</td><td>75.39%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-8.11</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>17,769</td><td>20,521*</td><td>86.59%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-13.76</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,178</td><td>20,000</td><td>75.89%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+2.25</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,846</td><td>25,189</td><td>74.82%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-3.16</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>17,926</td><td>18,500</td><td>96.90%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+0.33</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,805</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.63%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.63</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,307</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.47%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.67</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>15,537</td><td>10,525*</td><td>147.62%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+21.71</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>42,238</td><td>38,500*</td><td>109.71%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-4.09</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,172</td><td>18,467</td><td>109.23%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+2.35</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,413</td><td>21,000</td><td>97.20%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+1.87</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,874</b></td><td><b>21,087</b></td><td><b>89.51%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+1.43</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-71116074093186688322014-09-15T20:51:00.001-04:002014-09-15T20:51:48.599-04:00Week 26 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,666</td><td>20,000</td><td>78.33%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+2.88</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>6,492</td><td>18,800</td><td>36.93%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-17.02</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,848</td><td>17,424</td><td>85.21%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-3.84</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>16,318</td><td>19,968</td><td>81.72%</td><td>16,080</td><td>+1.48</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,468</td><td>19,467</td><td>84.60%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+20.68</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,786</td><td>20,500</td><td>81.88%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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15,373</td><td>+9.19</td></tr>
<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,824</td><td>22,039</td><td>89.95%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.50</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,163</td><td>27,000</td><td>74.68%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-8.98</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>17,909</td><td>20,521*</td><td>87.27%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-13.08</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,178</td><td>20,000</td><td>75.89%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+2.25</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,372</td><td>25,189</td><td>72.94%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-5.59</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>17,885</td><td>18,500</td><td>96.68%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+0.10</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,804</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.63%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.63</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,280</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.33%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.52</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>15,537</td><td>10,525*</td><td>147.62%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+21.71</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>42,238</td><td>38,500*</td><td>109.71%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-4.09</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,172</td><td>18,467</td><td>109.23%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+2.35</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,413</td><td>21,000</td><td>97.20%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+1.87</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,817</b></td><td><b>21,087</b></td><td><b>89.24%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+1.12</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-78980051131505915002014-09-08T21:47:00.003-04:002014-09-08T21:47:39.323-04:00Week 25 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,433</td><td>20,000</td><td>77.17%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+1.35</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>7,173</td><td>18,800</td><td>38.16%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-14.25</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,760</td><td>17,424</td><td>84.71%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-4.40</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>16,318</td><td>19,968</td><td>81.72%</td><td>16,080</td><td>+1.48</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,468</td><td>19,467</td><td>84.60%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+20.68</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,786</td><td>20,500</td><td>81.88%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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15,373</td><td>+9.19</td></tr>
<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,748</td><td>22,039</td><td>89.60%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.88</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,163</td><td>27,000</td><td>74.68%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-8.98</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>18,216</td><td>20,521*</td><td>88.77%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-11.58</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>14,858</td><td>20,000</td><td>74.29%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+0.09</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,657</td><td>25,189</td><td>74.07%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-4.13</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>17,868</td><td>18,500</td><td>96.58%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+0.01</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,804</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.63%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.63</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,280</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.33%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.52</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>15,895</td><td>10,525*</td><td>151.02%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+24.52</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>42,489</td><td>38,500*</td><td>110.36%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-3.52</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,172</td><td>18,467</td><td>109.23%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+2.35</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,682</td><td>21,000</td><td>98.48%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+3.21</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,882</b></td><td><b>21,087</b></td><td><b>89.54%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+1.47</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-58246425512760141002014-08-24T22:33:00.004-04:002014-08-24T22:33:47.459-04:00Week 23 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,317</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.59%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+0.59</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>6,417</td><td>18,800</td><td>34.13%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-23.30</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,760</td><td>17,424</td><td>84.71%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-4.40</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>16,262</td><td>19,968</td><td>81.44%</td><td>16,080</td><td>+1.13</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,239</td><td>19,467</td><td>83.42%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+19.00</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,852</td><td>22,039</td><td>90.08%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.36</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,721</td><td>27,000</td><td>76.74%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-6.46</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>18,401</td><td>20,521*</td><td>89.67%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-10.69</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,342</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.71%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+3.35</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,460</td><td>25,189</td><td>73.28%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-5.15</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>18,107</td><td>18,500</td><td>97.88%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+1.34</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,803</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.63%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.63</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,259</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.23%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.42</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>16,308</td><td>10,525*</td><td>154.94%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+27.75</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>42,785</td><td>38,500*</td><td>111.13%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-2.84</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,160</td><td>18,467</td><td>109.17%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+2.29</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,907</td><td>21,000</td><td>99.56%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+4.33</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,948</b></td><td><b>21,087</b></td><td><b>89.86%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+1.83</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-79634769879481092642014-08-20T18:00:00.000-04:002014-08-21T21:13:03.615-04:00Miami Fusion FC Historical AttendanceThe Miami Fusion were a part of the first MLS expansion in 1998 with the Chicago Fire. The expansion moved the league to 12 teams and the historically awkward three conferences. One again like the Tampa Bay Mutiny, an uninspired fan base, dwindling ticket sales, and large revenue losses led to the contraction of this MLS franchise. The Fusion were only in the league for four years, and their departure along with the Mutiny in 2001 has left the state of Florida without an MLS team for over a decade. This will change as Orlando City FC is set to join the MLS in 2015.<br />
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Lockhart Stadium was renovated in 1998 to be a soccer specific facility with a capacity of 20,450. The Fusion were the first team to play in a soccer specific stadium. The Fusion were only able to muster an average attendance of 9,403 over the four years that they were in the league. <br />
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<tr><td>1998</td><td>10,284</td><td>20,450</td>
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<tr><td>1999</td><td>8,689</td><td>20,450</td>
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<tr><td>2000</td><td>7,460</td><td>20,450</td>
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<tr><td>2001</td><td>11,177</td><td>20,450</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-46899645435150086032014-08-19T20:51:00.003-04:002014-08-19T20:51:56.768-04:00Week 22 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,317</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.59%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+0.59</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>6,417</td><td>18,800</td><td>34.13%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-23.30</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,823</td><td>17,424</td><td>85.07%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-4.00</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>16,155</td><td>19,968</td><td>80.90%</td><td>16,080</td><td>+0.46</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,239</td><td>19,467</td><td>83.42%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+19.00</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,716</td><td>20,500</td><td>81.54%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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15,373</td><td>+8.74</td></tr>
<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,852</td><td>22,039</td><td>90.08%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.36</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,629</td><td>27,000</td><td>76.40%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-6.87</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>18,401</td><td>20,521*</td><td>89.67%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-10.69</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,243</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.21%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+2.69</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,517</td><td>25,189</td><td>73.51%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-4.85</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>18,176</td><td>18,500</td><td>98.25%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+1.73</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,802</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.62%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.62</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,259</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.23%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.42</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>16,308</td><td>10,525*</td><td>154.94%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+27.75</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>43,138</td><td>38,500*</td><td>112.05%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-2.04</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,176</td><td>18,467</td><td>109.26%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+2.37</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,907</td><td>21,000</td><td>99.56%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+4.33</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,873</b></td><td><b>21,087</b></td><td><b>89.50%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+1.42</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-82839760576557617112014-08-17T17:39:00.002-04:002014-08-17T17:39:55.364-04:00Tampa Bay Mutiny Historical AttendanceI have had quite a few followers ask for historical attendance data for each team, so for the next few weeks I will post each team and their attendance over the years since they have joined the MLS.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First ever MLS game on ESPN</td></tr>
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I will start today with one of the two defunct franchises, the Tampa Bay Mutiny. The Mutiny were one of the original 10 MLS franchises to start in 1996. They had some initial success but lacked support later on as they traded their big name players for little in return. Don Garber was unable to find an owner for the team so the team folded.<br />
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They played their first three years in Houlihan's Stadium which had a capacity of 74,301 and was the home of the Tampa Buccaneers. The stadium was reduced to a capacity of 16,000 for soccer games. The final soccer game played in Tampa Stadium featured a crowd of 27,597 as the Mutiny beat the New York MetroStars (now the New York Red Bulls) 2-1.<br />
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The Mutiny moved to Raymond James Stadium along with the Buccaneers in 1999. The stadium had a capacity of 66,321 at the time, but once again it was artificially reduced to 32,000 for Mutiny soccer games. Listed is the attendance of all six years that the Mutiny were active in the MLS. They had an overall average of 11,106 over the six years.<br />
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<tr><td>1996</td><td>11,679</td><td>16,000</td>
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<tr><td>1997</td><td>11,338</td><td>16,000</td>
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<tr><td>1998</td><td>10,312</td><td>16,000</td>
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<tr><td>1999</td><td>13,106</td><td>32,000</td>
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<tr><td>2000</td><td>9,452</td><td>32,000</td>
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<tr><td>2001</td><td>10,479</td><td>32,000</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-74924256777554726892014-08-14T23:19:00.003-04:002014-08-14T23:19:34.837-04:00Week 21 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,317</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.59%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+0.59</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>6,637</td><td>18,800</td><td>35.30%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-20.67</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,823</td><td>17,424</td><td>85.07%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-4.00</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>15,739</td><td>19,968</td><td>78.82%</td><td>16,080</td><td>-2.12</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,524</td><td>19,467</td><td>84.88%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+21.09</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,716</td><td>20,500</td><td>81.54%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,813</td><td>22,039</td><td>89.90%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.55</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,629</td><td>27,000</td><td>76.40%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-6.87</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>18,517</td><td>20,521*</td><td>90.23%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-10.13</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,126</td><td>20,000</td><td>75.63%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+1.90</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,517</td><td>25,189</td><td>73.51%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-4.85</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>18,176</td><td>18,500</td><td>98.25%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+1.73</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,802</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.62%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.62</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,240</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.14%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.32</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>16,789</td><td>10,525*</td><td>159.52%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+31.53</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>43,138</td><td>38,500*</td><td>112.05%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-2.04</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,126</td><td>18,467</td><td>108.98%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+2.12</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,907</td><td>21,000</td><td>99.56%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+4.33</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>19,000</b></td><td><b>21,087</b></td><td><b>90.11%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+2.11</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-68597390401886578882014-08-14T23:13:00.000-04:002014-08-16T14:18:03.982-04:00Columbus Crew Clarification<div class="MsoNormal">
First off I would like to say thank you very much to the Columbus Crew communications office for reaching out to me and giving
me some data on some discrepancies that you very observant readers have
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Here are some points that he stated for me in an email that
clarifies the situation. He also includes some cool statistics and historical
data. All of these are official MLS modifications made along with the Columbus Crew.</div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->As a point of clarification, the official MLS
attendance for the Columbus Crew vs. FC Dallas match, originally scheduled for
June 28, 2014 and then rescheduled for June 29, 2014 due to extenuating
circumstances, is 20,617.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->This was an unprecedented situation for both the
Columbus Crew and MLS, and after further dialogue and clarification with the
League, the official ruling on the attendance figure is 20,617, since that was
the number calculated within the League’s standard attendance reporting
structure.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->This clarification should have been communicated
to the appropriate audiences sooner, but because of the unique nature
surrounding the events that took place the weekend of June 18-29, the
interpretation of this attendance data was delayed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->The FC Dallas match is officially classified as
a sellout at Columbus Crew Stadium, the first of the 2014 season. The July 19
match between the Columbus Crew and the Montreal Impact is officially
classified as the second sellout at Crew Stadium for the 2014 season
(attendance of 21,112).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->The last time the Columbus Crew posted two
sellouts in a single season was during the 2007 campaign. Prior to this season,
the last sellout at Crew Stadium was Saturday, August 31, 2013 against Seattle
Sounders FC.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->An additional point of clarification is the new
seating capacity at Crew Stadium, which changed at the beginning of the 2014
season from 20,145 to 19,968 due to physical improvements in the east stands
that involved providing more access portals to the lower concourse and
replacing the bench seating with individual chairback seating in the three
center sections of Premier East. These two construction projects reduced the
overall seating capacity in the stadium. It is possible for the club to accommodate
more than 19,968 fans in standing-room areas, such as the north bridge, as was
the case in both of this year’s sellout games. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I updated the attendance a couple weeks ago, but I will now
update the capacity of Crew Stadium. They will most likely have another sellout
this weekend as they have now organized a ceremony for Landon Donovan to honor
his last game in Columbus.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He has had some great moments in Crew Stadium including this
recent “dos a cero” win against Mexico in 2013.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Also sorry for the delay in this week’s attendance. I had to
wait for the FC Dallas attendance to be posted before I could post the weekly
update. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,245</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.23%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+0.11</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>6,637</td><td>18,800</td><td>35.30%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-20.67</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,823</td><td>17,424</td><td>85.07%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-4.00</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>15,530</td><td>20,145</td><td>77.09%</td><td>16,080</td><td>-3.42</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,524</td><td>19,467</td><td>84.88%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+21.09</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,806</td><td>20,500</td><td>81.98%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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15,373</td><td>+9.32</td></tr>
<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,813</td><td>22,039</td><td>89.90%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.55</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,730</td><td>27,000</td><td>76.78%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-6.42</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>18,517</td><td>20,521*</td><td>90.23%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-10.13</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,126</td><td>20,000</td><td>75.63%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+1.90</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,517</td><td>25,189</td><td>73.51%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-4.85</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>18,117</td><td>18,500</td><td>97.93%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+1.40</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,801</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.62%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.62</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,221</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.04%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.22</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>16,789</td><td>10,525*</td><td>159.52%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+31.53</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>42,424</td><td>38,500*</td><td>110.19%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-3.67</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,126</td><td>18,467</td><td>108.98%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+2.12</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,987</td><td>21,000</td><td>99.94%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+4.74</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,856</b></td><td><b>21,096</b></td><td><b>89.38%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+1.33</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-8057486058072858902014-07-30T23:23:00.004-04:002014-07-30T23:23:49.923-04:00Week 19 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,337</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.68%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+0.71</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>6,935</td><td>18,800</td><td>36.89%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-17.10</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,575</td><td>17,424</td><td>83.65%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-5.61</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>13,937</td><td>20,145</td><td>69.18%</td><td>16,080</td><td>-13.33</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,524</td><td>19,467</td><td>84.88%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+21.09</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,806</td><td>20,500</td><td>81.98%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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15,373</td><td>+9.32</td></tr>
<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,788</td><td>22,039</td><td>89.79%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.68</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,811</td><td>27,000</td><td>77.08%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-6.06</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>18,702</td><td>20,521*</td><td>91.14%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-9.23</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,126</td><td>20,000</td><td>75.63%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+1.90</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,256</td><td>25,189</td><td>72.48%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-6.19</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>18,117</td><td>18,500</td><td>97.93%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+1.40</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,801</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.62%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.62</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,221</td><td>20,213</td><td>100.04%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.22</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>13,883</td><td>10,525*</td><td>131.90%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+8.75</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>42,424</td><td>38,500*</td><td>110.19%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-3.67</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,007</td><td>18,467</td><td>108.34%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+1.51</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,987</td><td>21,000</td><td>99.94%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+4.74</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,700</b></td><td><b>21,096</b></td><td><b>88.64%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+0.49</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-71728973198331861342014-07-21T21:15:00.000-04:002014-07-21T21:15:00.452-04:00Week 18 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,537</td><td>20,000</td><td>77.69%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+2.03</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>6,935</td><td>18,800</td><td>36.89%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-17.10</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,567</td><td>17,424</td><td>83.60%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-5.66</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>13,937</td><td>20,145</td><td>69.18%</td><td>16,080</td><td>-13.33</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,556</td><td>19,467</td><td>85.05%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+21.33</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,806</td><td>20,500</td><td>81.98%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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15,373</td><td>+9.32</td></tr>
<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,788</td><td>22,039</td><td>89.79%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.68</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,811</td><td>27,000</td><td>77.08%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-6.06</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>19,145</td><td>20,521*</td><td>93.29%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-7.08</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,361</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.81%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+3.48</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,256</td><td>25,189</td><td>72.48%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-6.19</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>18,117</td><td>18,500</td><td>97.93%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+1.40</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,801</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.62%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.62</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,193</td><td>20,213</td><td>99.90%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.08</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>14,218</td><td>10,525*</td><td>135.09%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+11.39</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>42,771</td><td>38,500*</td><td>111.09%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-2.88</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>20,007</td><td>18,467</td><td>108.34%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+1.51</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,985</td><td>21,000</td><td>99.93%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+4.73</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,716</b></td><td><b>21,096</b></td><td><b>88.72%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+0.58</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-37864633899285087292014-07-17T22:24:00.001-04:002014-07-17T22:26:35.428-04:00Week 17 Attendance Update<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sellout at CenturyLink Field in Seattle for the clash between the Sounders and the Timbers</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,297</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.48%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+0.45</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>6,935</td><td>18,800</td><td>36.89%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-17.10</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,567</td><td>17,424</td><td>83.60%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-5.66</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>13,139</td><td>20,145</td><td>65.22%</td><td>16,080</td><td>-18.29</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,839</td><td>19,467</td><td>86.50%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+23.40</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,931</td><td>20,500</td><td>82.59%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,757</td><td>22,039</td><td>89.64%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.83</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,811</td><td>27,000</td><td>77.08%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-6.06</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>19,145</td><td>20,521*</td><td>93.29%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-7.08</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,361</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.81%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+3.48</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,038</td><td>25,189</td><td>71.61%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-7.31</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>18,117</td><td>18,500</td><td>97.93%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+1.40</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,800</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.61%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.61</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,184</td><td>20,213</td><td>99.86%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.03</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>14,218</td><td>10,525*</td><td>135.09%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+11.39</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>42,771</td><td>38,500*</td><td>111.09%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-2.88</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>19,842</td><td>18,467</td><td>107.44%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+0.67</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>20,985</td><td>21,000</td><td>99.93%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+4.73</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,704</b></td><td><b>21,096</b></td><td><b>88.66%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>+0.51</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-77104687429749482142014-07-07T20:45:00.004-04:002014-07-07T20:45:38.323-04:00Week 16 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,297</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.48%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+0.45</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>6,935</td><td>18,800</td><td>36.89%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-17.10</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,567</td><td>17,424</td><td>83.60%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-5.66</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>13,076</td><td>20,145</td><td>64.91%</td><td>16,080</td><td>-18.68</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,839</td><td>19,467</td><td>86.50%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+23.40</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,931</td><td>20,500</td><td>82.59%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,757</td><td>22,039</td><td>89.64%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-0.83</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>21,477</td><td>27,000</td><td>79.54%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-3.05</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>19,394</td><td>20,521*</td><td>94.51%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-5.87</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,355</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.77%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+3.44</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,182</td><td>25,189</td><td>72.18%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-6.57</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>17,976</td><td>18,500</td><td>97.17%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+0.61</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,800</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.61%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.61</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,184</td><td>20,213</td><td>99.86%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+5.03</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>14,629</td><td>10,525*</td><td>138.99%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+14.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>40,091</td><td>38,500*</td><td>104.13%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-8.96</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>19,842</td><td>18,467</td><td>107.44%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+0.67</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>21,214</td><td>21,000</td><td>101.02%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+5.87</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,486</b></td><td><b>21,096</b></td><td><b>87.63%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>-0.66</b></td></tr>
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*Teams play select games at higher capacityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992071631137331771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137157472222963046.post-39460060126298755422014-06-30T21:35:00.001-04:002014-06-30T21:35:13.185-04:00Week 15 Attendance Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Team</td><td>2014 Average Attendance</td><td>Capacity</td><td>Percent Full</td><td>2013 Average Attendance</td><td>% Change from 2013 </td></tr>
<tr><td>Chicago Fire</td><td>15,603</td><td>20,000</td><td>78.02%</td><td>15,228</td><td>+2.46</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chivas USA</td><td>7,277</td><td>18,800</td><td>38.71%</td><td>8,366</td><td>-13.02</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>14,137</td><td>17,424</td><td>81.14%</td><td>15,440</td><td>-8.44</td></tr>
<tr><td>Columbus Crew</td><td>13,076</td><td>20,145</td><td>64.91%</td><td>16,080</td><td>-18.68</td></tr>
<tr><td>DC United</td><td>16,839</td><td>19,467</td><td>86.50%</td><td>13,646</td><td>+23.40</td></tr>
<tr><td>FC Dallas</td><td>16,459</td><td>20,500</td><td>80.29%</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td>Houston Dynamo</td><td>19,437</td><td>22,039</td><td>88.19%</td><td>19,923</td><td>-2.44</td></tr>
<tr><td>Los Angeles Galaxy</td><td>20,372</td><td>27,000</td><td>75.45%</td><td>22,152</td><td>-8.03</td></tr>
<tr><td>Montreal Impact</td><td>19,394</td><td>20,521*</td><td>94.51%</td><td>20,603</td><td>-5.87</td></tr>
<tr><td>NE Revolution</td><td>15,355</td><td>20,000</td><td>76.77%</td><td>14,844</td><td>+3.44</td></tr>
<tr><td>New York Red Bulls</td><td>18,182</td><td>25,189</td><td>72.18%</td><td>19,461</td><td>-6.57</td></tr>
<tr><td>Philadelphia Union</td><td>17,976</td><td>18,500</td><td>97.17%</td><td>17,867</td><td>+0.61</td></tr>
<tr><td>Portland Timbers</td><td>20,800</td><td>20,674</td><td>100.61%</td><td>20,674</td><td>+0.61</td></tr>
<tr><td>Real Salt Lake</td><td>20,137</td><td>20,213</td><td>99.63%</td><td>19,218</td><td>+4.78</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose Earthquakes</td><td>15,318</td><td>10,525*</td><td>145.54%</td><td>12,765</td><td>+20.00</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seattle Sounders</td><td>40,091</td><td>38,500*</td><td>104.13%</td><td>44,038</td><td>-8.96</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>19,715</td><td>18,467</td><td>106.76%</td><td>19,709</td><td>+0.03</td></tr>
<tr><td>Toronto FC</td><td>22,591</td><td>21,859</td><td>103.35%</td><td>18,131</td><td>+24.60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vancouver Whitecaps</td><td>21,000</td><td>21,000</td><td>100.00%</td><td>20,038</td><td>+4.80</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Average</b></td><td><b>18,496</b></td><td><b>21,096</b></td><td><b>87.68%</b></td><td><b>18,608</b></td><td><b>-0.60</b></td></tr>
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