Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Attendance records fall in Major League Soccer




For MLS team attendance rankings and attendance history ...

* MLS's 17,872 attendance average in 2011 marked an 11.4 percent increase from 2010's 16,037 and is the league's highest since the 1996 inaugural season's 17,406.

* Total attendance for 306 games was a record 5.47 million.

* Seattle's average of 38,496 makes it the attendance leader for the third straight year and sets a record for all-time highest season attendance average for an MLS team. Seattle averaged 36,173 in 2010 and 30,897 in its inaugural 2009 season when it beat the Galaxy's 1996 high mark of 28,916.

* MLS newcomers Portland and Vancouver drew 18,827 and 20,406, respectively.

* Twelve of the 16 returning clubs saw an increase in attendance over 2010, with Kansas City, in its new Livestrong Sporting Park, enjoying the biggest boost: up 73 percent to 17,810.

* The 10 games in Week 32, the last of the regular season, averaged 20,144 and included season highs at Chicago (20,237) and Houston (30,018).

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