Another round of summer friendlies in the US and Canada has come and gone. And they have once again been a smashing success, both in attendances and TV ratings.
This summer was truly an international flavor with teams playing on North American soil from Spain, Germany, Mexico, Scotland, Wales, England, France, Italy as well as clubs from all three tiers of US soccer.
The big winners this summer were the teams participating in the International Champions Cup. But also impressive was the 35,000 who attended the FC Cincinnati friendly against Crystal Palace, which had a greater attendance than many giant teams playing in larger stadiums across the continent.
Here are the most attended soccer games in North America during the summer of 2016:
Rank | Teams | Date | Stadium | City | Attendance |
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1 | Real Madrid 3-2 Chelsea | July 30 | Michigan Stadium | Ann Arbor, MI | 105,826 |
2 | PSG 3-1 Real Madrid | July 27 | Ohio Stadium | Columbus, OH | 86,641 |
3 | Real Madrid 1-0 Bayern Munich | August 3 | MetLife Stadium | East Rutherford, NJ | 82,012 |
4 | Chelsea 3-1 AC Milan | August 3 | US Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN | 64,101 |
5 | Bayern Munich 4-1 Inter Milan | July 30 | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte, NC | 53,629 |
6 | Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool | July 27 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | 53,117 |
7 | AC Milan 3-3 (5-3 pens) Bayern Munich | July 27 | Soldier Field | Chicago, IL | 44,826 |
8 | Seattle 3-0 West Ham | July 5 | Century Link | Seattle, WA | 38,585 |
9 | Cincinnati 0-2 Crystal Palace | July 16 | Nippert Stadium | Cincinnati, OH | 35,061 |
10 | Liverpool 2-0 AC Milan | July 30 | Levi’s Stadium | Santa Clara, CA | 30,758 |
11 | Roma 2-1 Liverpool | August 1 | Busch Stadium | St. Louis, MO | 28,573 |
12 | Tigres 1-0 Pachuca | July 9 | StubHub Center | Carson, CA | 27,167 |
13 | Chivas 2-0 Veracruz | July 9 | StubHub Center | Carson, CA | 27,167 |
14 | PSG 4-0 Leicester | July 30 | StubHub Center | Carson, CA | 25,667 |
15 | Arsenal 3-1 Chivas | July 31 | StubHub Center | Carson, CA | 24,168 |
16 | PSG 3-1 Inter Milan | July 24 | Autzen Stadium | Eugene, OR | 24,147 |
17 | Montreal 0-2 Roma | August 3 | Saputo Stadium | Montreal, QC | 20,801 |
18 | NY Red Bulls 2-0 Club America | July 6 | Red Bull Arena | Harrison, NJ | 20,217 |
19 | Minnesota United 2-4 Leon | June 25 | Target Field | Minneapolis, MN | 18,505 |
20 | MLS All-Stars 1-2 Arsenal | July 28 | Avaya Stadium | San Jose, CA | 18,000 |
21 | San Jose 2-1 Real Sociedad | May 18 | Avaya Stadium | San Jose, CA | 15,697 |
22 | Vancouver 2-2 Crystal Palace | July 19 | BC Place | Vancouver, BC | 14,788 |
23 | Real Salt Lake 1-2 Inter Milan | July 19 | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT | 14,266 |
24 | Houston 3-3 (5-4 pens) Real Sociedad | May 24 | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX | 13,675 |
25 | Philadelphia Union 0-0 Crystal Palace | July 13 | Talen Energy Stadium | Chester, PA | 12,881 |
26 | Columbus Crew 1-0 Veracruz | May 11 | Mapfre Stadium | Columbus, OH | 10,799 |
27 | Carolina Railhawks 2-2 West Ham | July 12 | Wake Med Soccer Park | Cary, NC | 10,125 |
28 | Minnesota United 0-4 Bournemouth | July 20 | National Sports Center | Blaine, MN | 8,333 |
29 | Richmond 2-0 Swansea | July 16 | City Stadium | Richmond, VA | 7,128 |
30 | Oklahoma City Energy 0-1 Chivas | June 28 | Taft Stadium | Oklahoma City, OK | 6,687 |
31 | Pachuca 1-1 Santos Laguna | June 21 | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS | 6,512 |
32 | Detroit City 3-3 FC United | May 28 | Keyworth Stadium | Hamtramck, MI | 6,245 |
33 | Indy Eleven 1-0 Pachuca | June 26 | Carroll Soccer Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | 6,055 |
34 | Tijuana 2-1 Santos Laguna | June 24 | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT | 6,006 |
35 | Charlotte 0-4 Swansea | July 13 | Ramblewood Complex | Charlotte, NC | 4,116 |
36 | Orlando 1-2 Stoke | July 27 | Titan Soccer Complex | Melbourne, FL | 3,742 |
37 | Philadelphia Fury 1-1 Eibar | May 22 | Richard Wacker Stadium | Glassboro, NJ | Unavailable |
38 | New York Cosmos 4-4 (5-4 pens) Eibar | May 25 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Whitney, NV | Unavailable |
39 | Charleston 1-2 Rangers | July 6 | MUSC Health Stadium | Charleston, SC | Unavailable |
40 | Colorado Switchbacks 0-6 Mainz | July 12 | Switchback Stadium | Colorado Springs, CO | Unavailable |
Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments section below.
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