Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Kasnas City new home overflows




Attendance for 11 games in Week 13 exceeded the season average as Kansas City weclomed an overflow crowd for its first game at its new stadium and six other teams drew more 18,000 fans. For MLS attendance rankings ...

* After playing its first 10 games on the road, Kansas City moved into its brand-new Livestrong Sporting Park and drew 19,925 for a scoreless tie in a stadium whose capacity is listed as 18,467.

* Seattle hosted new Northwest rival Vancouver and drew its second biggest crowd of the season (36,502) for the 2-2 tie. Seattle, the league attendance leader with an average of 36,297, has a modest 3-2-3 win-loss-tie record at Qwest Field.

* Los Angeles (No. 2 in attendance average) and Philadelphia (No. 8) remain undefeated at home

* Columbus played at home twice in Week 13, drawing 9,650 for a Wednesday win over Real Salt Lake and 13,498 for a Sunday loss to Chicago.


The League wide MLS attendance this 2011 season is soaring - averaging 17,347 fans per game, compared to the 16,037 that Major League Soccer averaged in 2010.



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