Major League Soccer jammed 16 games into Gameweek 17 partly because many MLS players will be joining up with their Gold Cup squads soon before the competition begins next week.

The reported attendances for Gameweek 17 are a prime example of the composite of the components that make up the numbers. Those include sold tickets, complimentary tickets and other giveaways. This was made very clear with the reports from the major rain dates, including Philadelphia, Dallas and Toronto.

That being said, the gate reports were fine, including some very good showings (real ones) at Yankee Stadium and Stanford Stadium, as well as Kansas City and Portland.

Here are the latest MLS attendances for Gameweek 17 (and comparisons to last season):

 

Gameweek 17 attendances
Chicago 11,833
Columbus 11,435
Dallas 15,037
Kansas City 19,835
Los Angeles 21,207
New England 16,017
NY Red Bull 15,844
NYCFC 48,047
Orlando 23,372
Philadelphia 18,072
Philadelphia 17,531
Portland 21,144
Salt Lake 20,171
San Jose 50,422
Toronto 24,895
Toronto 16,382

 

MLS Attendance – Equal # of Home Games
2014 2014 2015
Att Cap Att Att +/- GP % of Cap Cap
Seattle 42,771 43,426 40,217 -5.97% 9 99.62% 39,491
Orlando NA NA 34,393 NA 9 100.06% 34,372
NYCFC NA NA 28,924 NA 9 93.07% 31,077
San Jose 10,363 16,407 25,235 143.52% 7 78.16% 32,286
Toronto 22,591 22,591 23,802 5.36% 6 79.34% 30,000
Portland 20,797 20,674 21,144 1.67% 9 100.00% 21,144
LA Galaxy 20,721 27,000 20,724 0.01% 11 76.76% 27,000
Vancouver 20,987 21,000 20,721 -1.27% 8 98.67% 21,000
Houston 19,757 22,039 20,392 3.21% 9 92.52% 22,039
Salt Lake 20,184 20,472 20,028 -0.77% 8 97.83% 20,472
Sporting KC 19,842 18,467 20,025 0.92% 9 108.43% 18,467
Red Bulls 18,038 25,189 18,919 4.88% 8 75.11% 25,189
Philadelphia 18,176 18,500 17,497 -3.74% 10 94.58% 18,500
NE Revs 15,126 22,500 16,307 7.81% 10 72.48% 22,500
Chicago 15,297 20,000 15,590 1.91% 8 77.95% 20,000
Montreal 20,711 27,340 15,216 -26.53% 6 46.88% 26,951
Colorado 14,032 17,424 15,122 7.76% 8 86.79% 17,424
FC Dallas 16,490 20,500 14,791 -10.30% 8 72.15% 20,500
Columbus 13,139 20,145 14,658 11.56% 9 72.76% 20,145
D.C. United 16,556 23,491 14,458 -12.67% 11 73.59% 19,647