So far this season compared to last year, reported attendances in MLS have increased by 1.39%. The marginal increase is based on the reported (not actual) attendances for the first 52 games of the season compared to the first 52 of the 2015 MLS season.
The reason ‘reported attendances’ are mentioned is because attendances in Major League Soccer always have to be taken with a grain of salt. While teams such as Seattle Sounders and Orlando City generate impressive numbers that can’t be denied, there are always some teams that report home attendances that are considerably more than what we can see in the stadiums and on television.
Having said that, the average attendance in MLS for gameweek 6 of the 2016 season was 19,150, with disappointing attendances reported in the usual places (FC Dallas, DC United and — surprisingly — Philadelphia). New England Revolution improved with an attendance of almost 17,000.
Here are the reported attendances for gameweek 6 of the MLS season:
MLS GW 6 | |
---|---|
Dallas | 13,386 |
DC United | 14,088 |
Houston | 20,975 |
Los Angeles | 25,667 |
Montreal | 22,053 |
New England | 16,935 |
NY Red Bull | 21,406 |
NYCFC | 22,930 |
Philadelphia | 15,011 |
Salt Lake | 19,224 |
Last but not least, here are the attendance numbers for this season (compared to last year):
MLS Attendance – Equal # of Home Games | |||||||
2015 | 2016 | ||||||
Att | Cap | Att | Att +/- | GP | % of Cap | Cap | |
Orlando | 42,135 | 46,174 | 40,101 | -4.83% | 3 | 97.53% | 41,116 |
Seattle | 39,606 | 38,500 | 39,747 | 0.36% | 3 | 99.37% | 40,000 |
LA Galaxy | 24,362 | 27,000 | 25,667 | 5.36% | 3 | 100.00% | 25,667 |
NYCFC | 28,328 | 35,514 | 25,317 | -10.63% | 4 | 84.39% | 30,000 |
Montreal | 19,133 | 27,340 | 24,799 | 29.62% | 2 | 82.66% | 30,000 |
Vancouver | 20,646 | 21,000 | 23,759 | 15.08% | 3 | 107.41% | 22,120 |
Houston | 21,454 | 22,039 | 21,390 | -0.30% | 3 | 97.06% | 22,039 |
Portland | 21,144 | 20,674 | 21,144 | 0.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 21,144 |
Sporting KC | 20,059 | 18,467 | 20,199 | 0.70% | 3 | 109.38% | 18,467 |
Red Bulls | 19,168 | 25,189 | 19,292 | 0.65% | 3 | 76.59% | 25,189 |
Salt Lake | 20,538 | 20,138 | 19,253 | -6.25% | 2 | 95.61% | 20,138 |
San Jose | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 0.00% | 3 | 100.00% | 18,000 |
Columbus | 15,826 | 20,145 | 17,015 | 7.51% | 1 | 85.21% | 19,968 |
Philadelphia | 17,027 | 18,500 | 16,019 | -5.92% | 2 | 86.59% | 18,500 |
NE Revs | 12,650 | 22,500 | 14,962 | 18.28% | 3 | 66.50% | 22,500 |
D.C. United | 14,105 | 19,647 | 14,541 | 3.09% | 3 | 74.01% | 19,647 |
Chicago | 14,121 | 20,000 | 14,149 | 0.19% | 3 | 70.74% | 20,000 |
Colorado | 14,571 | 17,424 | 14,123 | -3.07% | 2 | 81.05% | 17,424 |
FC Dallas | 15,162 | 20,500 | 13,828 | -8.80% | 4 | 83.80% | 16,500 |
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