Playoffs Attendance

I broke up the attendance by rounds and averaged them out along with the overall average.

The wild cards are hard to sell as they are so soon after the season ends.

All the semifinals and the final are sellouts for their respective home teams.

The quarterfinals found some problems with hurricane Sandy on the east coast that caused the schedule to be switched and a couple lower attendances resulted.

Overall, this is one of the highest attended playoffs ever with good growth and a lot of excitement that surrounded the games played.

Round	Wild Card	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Overall
1	10,923	34,941	22,101	30,510	22,356
2	14,703	17,556	27,000
3		20,689	44,575
4		27,000	20,015
5		20,894
6		10,744
7		14,035
8		19,657
Average	12,813	20,690	28,423	30,510	22,356

As a final side note, it will be interested how attendance will be affected with the departure of David Beckham and possibly other big names. The LA Galaxy sold out almost every road game as the opposing team would sell the Galaxy with their big names (Beckham, Keane, and Donavon) to the fans. It is because of this that many teams increased capacity or played at other facilities for these games. Can the MLS continue to sell on talent without the big names to draw the crowds?

Vancouver Whitecaps 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 20,406

Percent Change: -4.56

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	21,000	21,000	100.00%
Game 2	19,394	21,000	92.35%
Game 3	15,382	21,000	73.25%
Game 4	18,027	21,000	85.84%
Game 5	19,271	21,000	91.77%
Game 6	21,000	21,000	100.00%
Game 7	18,811	21,000	89.58%
Game 8	19,166	21,000	91.27%
Game 9	20,060	21,000	95.52%
Game 10	21,000	21,000	100.00%
Game 11	20,112	21,000	95.77%
Game 12	20,083	21,000	95.63%
Game 13	19,006	21,000	90.50%
Game 14	18,992	21,000	90.44%
Game 15	21,000	21,000	100.00%
Game 16	17,777	21,000	84.65%
Game 17	21,000	21,000	100.00%
Average	19,475	21,000	92.74%

Toronto FC 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 20,267

Percent Change: -10.42

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	20,070	21,859	91.82%
Game 2	18,944	21,859	86.66%
Game 3	18,476	21,859	84.52%
Game 4	19,255	21,859	88.09%
Game 5	18,364	21,859	84.01%
Game 6	18,227	21,859	83.38%
Game 7	18,877	21,859	86.36%
Game 8	20,071	21,859	91.82%
Game 9	19,821	21,859	90.68%
Game 10	18,225	21,859	83.38%
Game 11	19,652	21,859	89.90%
Game 12	18,773	21,859	85.88%
Game 13	18,151	21,859	83.04%
Game 14	14,623	21,859	66.90%
Game 15	15,669	21,859	71.68%
Game 16	15,281	21,859	69.91%
Game 17	16,151	21,859	73.89%
Average	18,155	21,859	83.05%

Sporting Kansas City 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 17,810

Percent Change: +8.95

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	19,777	18,467	107.09%
Game 2	15,161	18,467	82.10%
Game 3	20,323	18,467	110.05%
Game 4	19,422	18,467	105.17%
Game 5	20,404	18,467	110.49%
Game 6	19,974	18,467	108.16%
Game 7	20,488	18,467	110.94%
Game 8	19,274	18,467	104.37%
Game 9	19,307	18,467	104.55%
Game 10	19,080	18,467	103.32%
Game 11	18,938	18,467	102.55%
Game 12	20,439	18,467	110.68%
Game 13	18,491	18,467	100.13%
Game 14	18,481	18,467	100.08%
Game 15	19,877	18,467	107.64%
Game 16	21,010	18,467	113.77%
Game 17	19,428	18,467	105.20%
Average	19,404	18,467	105.08%

Seattle Sounders 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 38,495

Percent Change: +12.08

Seattle played 4 games to an expanded CenturyLink Field.

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	38,709	38,500	100.54%
Game 2	38,304	38,500	99.49%
Game 3	38,301	38,500	99.48%
Game 4	38,360	38,500	99.64%
Game 5	39,002	38,500	101.30%
Game 6	38,399	38,500	99.74%
Game 7	39,312	38,500	102.11%
Game 8	38,311	38,500	99.51%
Game 9	46,932	67,000	70.05%
Game 10	39,060	38,500	101.45%
Game 11	60,908	67,000	90.91%
Game 12	55,718	67,000	83.16%
Game 13	38,934	38,500	101.13%
Game 14	38,948	38,500	101.16%
Game 15	66,452	67,000	99.18%
Game 16	38,356	38,500	99.63%
Game 17	38,755	38,500	100.66%
Average	43,144	38,500	95.34%

San Jose Earthquakes 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 11,858

Percent Change: +12.10

San Jose played Game 2 in AT&T Park home of the San Francisco Giants.

San Jose played Game 8 in Stanford Stadium home of the Stanford Cardinal.

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	10,525	10,525	100.00%
Game 2	21,816	40,800	53.47%
Game 3	10,525	10,525	100.00%
Game 4	10,202	10,525	96.93%
Game 5	8,734	10,525	82.98%
Game 6	9,619	10,525	91.39%
Game 7	10,256	10,525	97.44%
Game 8	50,391	50,000	100.78%
Game 9	10,744	10,525	102.08%
Game 10	9,481	10,525	90.08%
Game 11	10,525	10,525	100.00%
Game 12	10,744	10,525	102.08%
Game 13	10,525	10,525	100.00%
Game 14	10,525	10,525	100.00%
Game 15	9,877	10,525	93.84%
Game 16	10,744	10,525	102.08%
Game 17	10,744	10,525	102.08%
Average	13,293	10,525	90.82%

Real Salt Lake 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 17,594

Percent Change: +8.49

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	16,738	20,213	82.81%
Game 2	20,415	20,213	101.00%
Game 3	20,191	20,213	99.89%
Game 4	16,870	20,213	83.46%
Game 5	17,629	20,213	87.22%
Game 6	18,219	20,213	90.14%
Game 7	19,341	20,213	95.69%
Game 8	20,382	20,213	100.84%
Game 9	18,050	20,213	89.30%
Game 10	20,363	20,213	100.74%
Game 11	16,444	20,213	81.35%
Game 12	19,492	20,213	96.43%
Game 13	18,702	20,213	92.52%
Game 14	20,281	20,213	100.34%
Game 15	20,334	20,213	100.60%
Game 16	20,524	20,213	101.54%
Game 17	20,507	20,213	101.45%
Average	19,087	20,213	94.43%

Portland Timbers 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 18,827

Percent Change: +8.56

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 2	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 3	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 4	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 5	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 6	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 7	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 8	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 9	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 10	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 11	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 12	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 13	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 14	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 15	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 16	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Game 17	20,438	20,438	100.00%
Average	20,438	20,438	100.00%

Philadelphia Union 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 18,258

Percent Change: -1.12

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	19,074	18,500	103.10%
Game 2	17,189	18,500	92.91%
Game 3	18,526	18,500	100.14%
Game 4	18,581	18,500	100.44%
Game 5	18,193	18,500	98.34%
Game 6	18,876	18,500	102.03%
Game 7	18,207	18,500	98.42%
Game 8	18,393	18,500	99.42%
Game 9	18,544	18,500	100.24%
Game 10	18,598	18,500	100.53%
Game 11	18,412	18,500	99.52%
Game 12	18,441	18,500	99.68%
Game 13	16,568	18,500	89.56%
Game 14	16,024	18,500	86.62%
Game 15	17,666	18,500	95.49%
Game 16	17,079	18,500	92.32%
Game 17	18,533	18,500	100.18%
Average	18,053	18,500	97.58%

New York Red Bulls 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 19,691

Percent Change: -7.16

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	21,024	25,189	83.47%
Game 2	13,415	25,189	53.26%
Game 3	17,114	25,189	67.94%
Game 4	18,152	25,189	72.06%
Game 5	11,315	25,189	44.92%
Game 6	13,919	25,189	55.26%
Game 7	25,187	25,189	99.99%
Game 8	19,414	25,189	77.07%
Game 9	15,814	25,189	62.78%
Game 10	21,842	25,189	86.71%
Game 11	15,730	25,189	62.45%
Game 12	19,043	25,189	75.60%
Game 13	17,134	25,189	68.02%
Game 14	10,286	25,189	40.84%
Game 15	25,017	25,189	99.32%
Game 16	21,157	25,189	83.99%
Game 17	25,219	25,189	100.12%
Average	18,281	25,189	72.58%

New England Revolution 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 13,222

Percent Change: +5.90

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	12,925	22,385	57.74%
Game 2	10,389	22,385	46.41%
Game 3	6,149	22,385	27.47%
Game 4	12,112	22,385	54.11%
Game 5	16,414	22,385	73.33%
Game 6	12,523	22,385	55.94%
Game 7	12,218	22,385	54.58%
Game 8	15,264	22,385	68.19%
Game 9	14,373	22,385	64.21%
Game 10	12,180	22,385	54.41%
Game 11	17,592	22,385	78.59%
Game 12	12,857	22,385	57.44%
Game 13	10,945	22,385	48.89%
Game 14	11,841	22,385	52.90%
Game 15	10,345	22,385	46.21%
Game 16	24,364	22,385	108.84%
Game 17	25,534	22,385	114.07%
Average	14,001	22,385	62.55%

Montreal Impact 2012 Attendance

Montreal as a new club player their first 5 games at Olympic Stadium.

The last 12 were played in their permanent home of Saputo Stadium.

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	58,912	66,308	88.85%
Game 2	23,120	66,308	34.87%
Game 3	19,223	66,308	28.99%
Game 4	60,860	66,308	91.78%
Game 5	20,373	66,308	30.72%
Game 6	17,112	20,521	83.39%
Game 7	12,357	20,521	60.22%
Game 8	14,412	20,521	70.23%
Game 9	12,085	20,521	58.89%
Game 10	15,118	20,521	73.67%
Game 11	15,615	20,521	76.09%
Game 12	19,441	20,521	94.74%
Game 13	18,535	20,521	90.32%
Game 14	19,431	20,521	94.69%
Game 15	20,011	20,521	97.51%
Game 16	20,521	20,521	100.00%
Game 17	19,998	20,521	97.45%
Average	22,772	33,988	67.00%

LA Galaxy 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 23,335

Percent Change: -0.85

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	27,000	27,000	100.00%
Game 2	18,466	27,000	68.39%
Game 3	21,324	27,000	78.98%
Game 4	22,143	27,000	82.01%
Game 5	23,249	27,000	86.11%
Game 6	27,000	27,000	100.00%
Game 7	16,512	27,000	61.16%
Game 8	20,611	27,000	76.34%
Game 9	21,529	27,000	79.74%
Game 10	27,000	27,000	100.00%
Game 11	25,180	27,000	93.26%
Game 12	21,933	27,000	81.23%
Game 13	20,168	27,000	74.70%
Game 14	20,204	27,000	74.83%
Game 15	27,000	27,000	100.00%
Game 16	27,000	27,000	100.00%
Game 17	27,000	27,000	100.00%
Average	23,136	27,000	85.69%

Houston Dynamo 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 17,694

Percent Change: +18.77

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	22,039	22,039	100.00%
Game 2	22,039	20,039	100.00%
Game 3	22,039	20,039	100.00%
Game 4	22,039	20,039	100.00%
Game 5	21,423	20,039	97.20%
Game 6	19,806	20,039	89.87%
Game 7	22,039	20,039	100.00%
Game 8	18,871	20,039	85.63%
Game 9	19,761	20,039	89.66%
Game 10	20,396	20,039	92.55%
Game 11	22,039	20,039	100.00%
Game 12	20,567	20,039	93.32%
Game 13	19,320	20,039	87.66%
Game 14	18,452	20,039	83.72%
Game 15	22,039	20,039	100.00%
Game 16	21,178	20,039	96.09%
Game 17	22,039	20,039	100.00%
Average	21,015	20,039	95.35%

FC Dallas 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 12,861

Percent Change: +10.41

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	20,906	20,500	101.98%
Game 2	12,203	20,500	59.53%
Game 3	11,043	20,500	53.87%
Game 4	16,164	20,500	78.85%
Game 5	10,069	20,500	49.12%
Game 6	11,702	20,500	57.08%
Game 7	10,092	20,500	49.23%
Game 8	13,272	20,500	64.74%
Game 9	13,846	20,500	67.54%
Game 10	21,508	20,500	104.92%
Game 11	10,132	20,500	49.42%
Game 12	11,365	20,500	55.44%
Game 13	22,565	20,500	110.07%
Game 14	10,222	20,500	49.86%
Game 15	12,811	20,500	62.49%
Game 16	17,685	20,500	86.27%
Game 17	15,805	20,500	77.10%
Average	14,199	20,500	69.27%

DC United 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 15,211

Percent Change: -8.97

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	16,314	19,467	83.80%
Game 2	13,169	19,467	67.65%
Game 3	15,651	19,467	80.40%
Game 4	10,135	19,467	52.06%
Game 5	13,262	19,467	68.13%
Game 6	13,975	19,467	71.79%
Game 7	11,593	19,467	59.55%
Game 8	14,287	19,467	73.39%
Game 9	14,627	19,467	75.14%
Game 10	18,302	19,467	94.02%
Game 11	14,640	19,467	75.20%
Game 12	12,312	19,467	63.25%
Game 13	10,291	19,467	52.86%
Game 14	10,303	19,467	52.93%
Game 15	15,104	19,467	77.59%
Game 16	11,770	19,467	60.46%
Game 17	19,647	19,467	100.92%
Average	13,846	19,467	71.13%

Columbus Crew 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 12,185

Percent Change: +18.15

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	18,197	20,145	90.33%
Game 2	11,516	20,145	57.17%
Game 3	10,479	20,145	52.02%
Game 4	11,978	20,145	59.46%
Game 5	11,120	20,145	55.20%
Game 6	16,024	20,145	79.54%
Game 7	19,674	20,145	97.66%
Game 8	17,588	20,145	87.31%
Game 9	17,150	20,145	85.13%
Game 10	17,079	20,145	84.48%
Game 11	10,049	20,145	49.88%
Game 12	13,651	20,145	67.76%
Game 13	12,522	20,145	62.16%
Game 14	13,874	20,145	68.87%
Game 15	14,673	20,145	72.84%
Game 16	13,566	20,145	67.34%
Game 17	15,672	20,145	77.80%
Average	14,397	20,145	71.47%

Colorado Rapids 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 14,838

Percent Change: +2.27

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	14,749	18,086	81.53%
Game 2	13,152	18,086	72.72%
Game 3	19,152	18,086	105.89%
Game 4	10,969	18,086	60.65%
Game 5	15,269	18,086	84.42%
Game 6	17,877	18,086	98.84%
Game 7	13,080	18,086	73.32%
Game 8	15,553	18,086	85.99%
Game 9	18,757	18,086	103.71%
Game 10	13,284	18,086	73.45%
Game 11	13,816	18,086	76.39%
Game 12	15,218	18,086	84.14%
Game 13	15,679	18,086	86.69%
Game 14	13,086	18,086	72.35%
Game 15	17,649	18,086	97.58%
Game 16	15,232	18,086	84.22%
Game 17	15,453	18,086	85.44%
Average	15,175	18,086	83.90%

Chivas USA 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 14,830

Percent Change: -11.96

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	14,464	18,800	76.94%
Game 2	7,723	18,800	41.08%
Game 3	13,372	18,800	71.13%
Game 4	14,127	18,800	75.14%
Game 5	14,652	18,800	77.94%
Game 6	18,800	18,800	100.00%
Game 7	12,285	18,800	65.35%
Game 8	13,816	18,800	73.49%
Game 9	10,376	18,800	55.19%
Game 10	11,659	18,800	62.02%
Game 11	13,827	18,800	73.55%
Game 12	17,601	18,800	93.62%
Game 13	11,973	18,800	63.69%
Game 14	11,317	18,800	60.20%
Game 15	11,450	18,800	60.90%
Game 16	13,009	18,800	69.20%
Game 17	11,499	18,800	61.16%
Average	13,056	18,800	69.45%

Chicago Fire 2012 Attendance

Last Years Attendance: 14,274

Percent Change: +14.96

Game	Attendance	Capacity	Percent Full
Game 1	18,075	20,000	90.38%
Game 2	10,489	20,000	52.45%
Game 3	14,166	20,000	70.83%
Game 4	13,544	20,000	67.72%
Game 5	14,159	20,000	70.80%
Game 6	11,947	20,000	59.74%
Game 7	18,526	20,000	92.63%
Game 8	17,144	20,000	85.72%
Game 9	20,533	20,000	102.67%
Game 10	16,820	20,000	84.10%
Game 11	15,757	20,000	78.79%
Game 12	17,495	20,000	87.48%
Game 13	17,007	20,000	85.04%
Game 14	17,691	20,000	88.46%
Game 15	19,172	20,000	95.86%
Game 16	16,375	20,000	81.88%
Game 17	20,017	20,000	100.09%
Average	16,409	20,000	82.05%