September 30th Attendance Update

Team	2012 Average Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full	2011 Average Attendance	% Change from 2011
Chicago Fire	16,168	20,000	80.84%	14,274	+13.27
Chivas USA	13,163	18,800	70.01%	14,830	-11.24
Colorado Rapids	15,152	18,086	83.78%	14,838	+2.12
Columbus Crew	14,368	20,145	71.32%	12,185	+17.91
DC United	13,483	19,467	69.26%	15,211	-11.36
FC Dallas	14,099	20,500	68.78%	12,861	+9.63
Houston Dynamo	20,858	22,000	94.81%	17,694	+17.88
Los Angeles Galaxy	22,621	27,000	83.78%	23,335	-3.06
Montreal Impact	22,945	20,341	112.80%	---	---
NE Revolution	13,281	20,000	66.40%	13,222	+0.44
New York Red Bulls	17,627	25,000	70.51%	19,691	-10.48
Philadelphia Union	18,086	18,500	97.76%	18,258	-0.94
Portland Timbers	20,438	20,438	100.00%	18,827	+8.56
Real Salt Lake	18,998	20,213	93.99%	17,594	+7.98
San Jose Earthquakes	13,452	10,525	127.81%	11,858	+13.44
Seattle Sounders	42,086	38,500	109.31%	38,495	+9.33
Sporting Kansas City	19,403	18,467	105.07%	17,810	+8.94
Toronto FC	18,480	21,140	87.42%	20,267	-8.82
Vancouver Whitecaps	19,487	21,000	92.79%	20,406	-4.50
Average	18,517	21,059	87.93%	17,870	+3.62

September 23 Attendance Update

Team	2012 Average Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full	2011 Average Attendance	% Change from 2011
Chicago Fire	16,168	20,000	80.84%	14,274	+13.27
Chivas USA	13,285	18,800	70.67%	14,830	-10.42
Colorado Rapids	14,974	18,086	82.79%	14,838	+0.92
Columbus Crew	14,346	20,145	71.21%	12,185	+17.73
DC United	13,483	19,467	69.26%	15,211	-11.36
FC Dallas	14,099	20,500	68.78%	12,861	+9.63
Houston Dynamo	20,774	22,000	94.43%	17,694	+17.40
Los Angeles Galaxy	22,621	27,000	83.78%	23,335	-3.06
Montreal Impact	22,945	20,341	112.80%	---	---
NE Revolution	13,281	20,000	66.40%	13,222	+0.44
New York Red Bulls	17,099	25,000	68.40%	19,691	-13.16
Philadelphia Union	18,086	18,500	97.76%	18,258	-0.94
Portland Timbers	20,438	20,438	100.00%	18,827	+8.56
Real Salt Lake	18,998	20,213	93.99%	17,594	+7.98
San Jose Earthquakes	13,633	10,525	129.53%	11,858	+14.97
Seattle Sounders	42,086	38,500	109.31%	38,495	+9.33
Sporting Kansas City	19,296	18,467	104.49%	17,810	+8.34
Toronto FC	18,480	21,140	87.42%	20,267	-8.82
Vancouver Whitecaps	19,379	21,000	92.28%	20,406	-5.03
Average	18,526	21,059	87.97%	17,870	+3.67

September 16 Attendance Update

Team	2012 Average Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full	2011 Average Attendance	% Change from 2011
Chicago Fire	15,954	20,000	79.77%	14,274	+11.77
Chivas USA	13,285	18,800	70.67%	14,830	-10.42
Colorado Rapids	14,974	18,086	82.79%	14,838	+0.92
Columbus Crew	14,382	20,145	71.39%	12,185	+18.03
DC United	13,598	19,467	69.85%	15,211	-10.61
FC Dallas	14,099	20,500	68.78%	12,861	+9.63
Houston Dynamo	20,774	22,000	94.43%	17,694	+17.40
Los Angeles Galaxy	22,309	27,000	82.62%	23,335	-4.40
Montreal Impact	23,107	20,341	113.60%	---	---
NE Revolution	12,542	20,000	62.71%	13,222	-5.14
New York Red Bulls	17,623	25,000	70.49%	19,691	-10.50
Philadelphia Union	18,277	18,500	98.80%	18,258	+0.10
Portland Timbers	20,438	20,438	100.00%	18,827	+8.56
Real Salt Lake	18,897	20,213	93.49%	17,594	+7.40
San Jose Earthquakes	13,901	10,525	132.07%	11,858	+17.23
Seattle Sounders	42,327	38,500	109.94%	38,495	+9.95
Sporting Kansas City	19,296	18,467	104.49%	17,810	+8.34
Toronto FC	18,480	21,140	87.42%	20,267	-8.82
Vancouver Whitecaps	19,409	21,000	92.42%	20,406	-4.89
Average	18,496	21,059	87.83%	17,870	+3.50

September 3 Attendance Update

Team	2012 Average Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full	2011 Average Attendance	% Change from 2011
Chicago Fire	15,820	20,000	79.10%	14,274	+10.83
Chivas USA	13,437	18,800	71.47%	14,830	-9.40
Colorado Rapids	15,119	18,086	83.60%	14,838	+1.90
Columbus Crew	14,382	20,145	71.39%	12,185	+18.03
DC United	13,490	19,467	69.30%	15,211	-11.31
FC Dallas	13,860	20,500	67.61%	12,861	+7.77
Houston Dynamo	20,952	22,000	95.24%	17,694	+18.41
Los Angeles Galaxy	22,470	27,000	83.22%	23,335	-3.71
Montreal Impact	23,107	20,341	113.60%	---	---
NE Revolution	12,699	20,000	63.49%	13,222	-3.96
New York Red Bulls	17,664	25,000	70.66%	19,691	-10.29
Philadelphia Union	18,277	18,500	98.80%	18,258	+0.10
Portland Timbers	20,438	20,438	100.00%	18,827	+8.56
Real Salt Lake	18,897	20,213	93.49%	17,594	+7.40
San Jose Earthquakes	13,901	10,525	132.07%	11,858	+17.23
Seattle Sounders	42,610	38,500	110.67%	38,495	+10.69
Sporting Kansas City	19,254	18,467	104.26%	17,810	+8.11
Toronto FC	18,993	21,140	89.84%	20,267	-6.29
Vancouver Whitecaps	19,409	21,000	92.42%	20,406	-4.89
Average	18,529	21,059	87.98%	17,870	+3.69

August 26th Attendance Update

Team	2012 Average Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full	2011 Average Attendance	% Change from 2011
Chicago Fire	15,721	20,000	78.61%	14,274	+10.14
Chivas USA	13,437	18,800	71.47%	14,830	-9.40
Colorado Rapids	15,119	18,086	83.60%	14,838	+1.90
Columbus Crew	14,537	20,145	72.16%	12,185	+19.30
DC United	13,735	19,467	70.56%	15,211	-9.70
FC Dallas	13,935	20,500	67.98%	12,861	+8.35
Houston Dynamo	20,952	22,000	95.24%	17,694	+18.41
Los Angeles Galaxy	22,662	27,000	83.93%	23,335	-2.88
Montreal Impact	23,107	20,341	113.60%	---	---
NE Revolution	12,916	20,000	64.58%	13,222	-2.31
New York Red Bulls	17,664	25,000	70.66%	19,691	-10.29
Philadelphia Union	18,420	18,500	99.56%	18,258	+0.88
Portland Timbers	20,438	20,438	100.00%	18,827	+8.56
Real Salt Lake	18,794	20,213	92.98%	17,594	+6.82
San Jose Earthquakes	14,161	10,525	134.54%	11,858	+19.42
Seattle Sounders	42,610	38,500	110.67%	38,495	+10.69
Sporting Kansas City	19,314	18,467	104.58%	17,810	+8.44
Toronto FC	18,993	21,140	99.84%	20,267	-6.29
Vancouver Whitecaps	19,409	21,000	92.42%	20,406	-4.89
Average	18,694	21,059	88.77%	17,870	+4.61

August 20 Attendance Update

Team	2012 Average Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full	2011 Average Attendance	% Change from 2011
Chicago Fire	15,721	20,000	78.61%	14,274	+10.14
Chivas USA	13,559	18,800	72.12%	14,830	-8.57
Colorado Rapids	15,119	18,086	83.60%	14,838	+1.90
Columbus Crew	15,075	20,145	74.83%	12,185	+23.71
DC United	14,022	19,467	72.03%	15,211	-7.82
FC Dallas	13,935	20,500	67.98%	12,861	+8.35
Houston Dynamo	21,088	22,000	95.86%	17,694	+19.18
Los Angeles Galaxy	22,729	27,000	84.18%	23,335	-2.60
Montreal Impact	23,328	20,341	114.69%	---	---
NE Revolution	12,916	20,000	64.58%	13,222	-2.31
New York Red Bulls	17,664	25,000	70.66%	19,691	-10.29
Philadelphia Union	18,418	18,500	99.55%	18,258	+0.87
Portland Timbers	20,438	20,438	100.00%	18,827	+8.56
Real Salt Lake	18,794	20,213	92.98%	17,594	+6.82
San Jose Earthquakes	14,464	10,525	137.42%	11,858	+21.97
Seattle Sounders	42,610	38,500	110.67%	38,495	+10.69
Sporting Kansas City	19,382	18,467	104.96%	17,810	+8.83
Toronto FC	18,993	21,140	99.84%	20,267	-6.29
Vancouver Whitecaps	19,409	21,000	92.42%	20,406	-4.89
Average	18,825	21,059	89.39%	17,870	+5.35

August 7 Attendance Update

Team	2012 Average Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full	2011 Average Attendance	% Change from 2011
Chicago Fire	15,560	20,000	77.80%	14,274	+9.01
Chivas USA	13,191	18,800	70.16%	14,830	-11.05
Colorado Rapids	15,073	18,086	83.34%	14,838	+1.58
Columbus Crew	14,858	20,145	73.76%	12,185	+21.94
DC United	14,178	19,467	72.83%	15,211	-6.79
FC Dallas	14,221	20,500	69.37%	12,861	+10.57
Houston Dynamo	21,136	22,000	96.07%	17,694	+19.45
Los Angeles Galaxy	22,729	27,000	84.18%	23,335	-2.60
Montreal Impact	23,628	20,341	116.16%	---	---
NE Revolution	12,922	20,000	64.61%	13,222	-2.27
New York Red Bulls	17,720	25,000	70.88%	19,691	-10.01
Philadelphia Union	18,418	18,500	99.56%	18,258	+0.88
Portland Timbers	20,438	20,438	100.00%	18,827	+8.56
Real Salt Lake	18,680	20,213	92.41%	17,594	+6.17
San Jose Earthquakes	14,802	10,525	140.63%	11,858	+24.82
Seattle Sounders	41,418	38,500	107.58%	38,495	+7.59
Sporting Kansas City	19,286	18,467	104.44%	17,810	+8.29
Toronto FC	19,089	21,140	90.30%	20,267	-5.81
Vancouver Whitecaps	19,384	21,000	92.30%	20,406	-5.01
Average	18,811	21,059	89.32%	17,870	+5.27

Week 17 Attendance Update

Team	2012 Average Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full	2011 Average Attendance	% Change from 2011
Chicago Fire	15,540	20,000	77.70%	14,274	+8.87
Chivas USA	13,127	18,800	69.83%	14,830	-11.48
Colorado Rapids	15,184	18,086	83.95%	14,838	+2.33
Columbus Crew	14,572	20,145	72.34%	12,185	+19.59
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	21,287	22,000	96.76%	17,694	+20.31
Los Angeles Galaxy	22,483	27,000	83.27%	23,335	-3.65
Montreal Impact	25,357	20,341	124.66%	---	---
NE Revolution	12,455	20,000	62.27%	13,222	-5.80
New York Red Bulls	17,443	25,000	69.77%	19,691	-11.42
Philadelphia Union	18,398	18,500	99.45%	18,258	+0.77
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	15,868	10,525	150.76%	11,858	+33.82
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	19,123	21,140	90.46%	20,267	-5.65
Vancouver Whitecaps	19,123	21,000	91.06%	20,406	-6.29
Average	18,733	21,059	88.95%	17,870	+4.83

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

Vacation Update - Montreal falls from attendance graces

This is the first time I have posted from my iPhone so be wary. I am currently camping in Colorado until July 9th. I will be away from a computer and my database, so there will be no updates till then. Till then I hope everyone keeps watching some great MLS games. I will continue to ponder the Impact's fall from attendance grace. They hosted crowds of 58,000+ and 60,000+ and at one point lead the league in attendance. Since moving to Stade Saputo, they have recorded some terrible attendance. Their first game in the stadium wasn't a sellout and a mere 17,000 people showed up to see them beat the Sounders. Since then they have seen crowds of 12,000 for a 4-2 drubbing of Houston and 14,000 in a 3-0 loss to Toronto. I don't get it. This team is winning. They just played two of the most interesting teams in the MLS with some great talent to mediocre crowds. Oh and isn't there a source of rivalry between Toronto and Montreal? This fan base has fallen from the graces. What more can you ask for then a fun and exciting team that is winning as an expansion team. Was I asking too much to expect Montreal to continue the Canadian ways of hosting consistent crowds of 20,000+? Comments please.