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Last week was very busy as MLS comes out of the Gold Cup group play break. In a nice change, there were no terrible reported attendances for the seven midweek matches. DC United had a disappointing showing over the weekend given they had rain. Meanwhile, New England Revolution opened up some extra seats for the LA Galaxy’s visit as did Vancouver for its Cascadia Cup game versus Portland.

After 225 matches, the average attendance is up 0.23% compared to 2016.

Attendances for MLS gameweek 20:

Franchise Attendance
Columbus 17,418
DC United 15,321
Los Angeles 17,404
Minnesota 19,456
Minnesota 20,022
Montreal 16,660
Montreal 20,481
New England 27,441
NY Red Bull 17,392
NYCFC 22,011
NYCFC 26,025
Orlando 25,527
Portland 21,144
Salt Lake 19,316
Seattle 42,714
Seattle 43,528
Toronto 28,060
Vancouver 25,082
MLS Attendance – Equal # of Home Games  
  2016 2017    
  Att Att Att +/- GP
Atlanta NA 46,482 NA 8
Seattle 40,738 42,726 4.88% 10
Toronto 27,418 26,895 -1.91% 10
Orlando 32,911 25,279 -23.19% 12
NYCFC 26,978 22,734 -15.73% 11
LA Galaxy 24,564 22,667 -7.72% 10
Vancouver 22,035 21,779 -1.16% 10
San Jose 21,282 21,262 -0.09% 10
Portland 21,144 21,144 0.00% 11
Montreal 21,546 20,293 -5.81% 9
Red Bulls 19,130 19,978 4.43% 10
Minnesota NA 19,923 NA 12
Sporting KC 19,627 19,627 0.00% 10
Salt Lake 19,609 18,657 -4.86% 10
NE Revs 18,078 17,780 -1.65% 10
Houston 19,249 17,530 -8.93% 10
Philadelphia Union 17,004 16,534 -2.77% 10
Chicago 14,775 16,410 11.06% 10
D.C. United 15,795 16,355 3.54% 10
Colorado 15,929 15,358 -3.59% 11
FC Dallas 13,932 15,283 9.70% 10
Columbus 16,742 14,437 -13.77% 11