If you’ve been following MLS attendance for a while, it should come as no surprise at the poor attendance numbers in Colorado and Dallas. I was also surprised by the relatively weak number in Philadelphia.
New York City FC’s number was also weak, but it’s possible that they are reaching their true level after 2½ seasons. As I mentioned last week, San Jose’s year-to-date deficit was reduced to on-par with 2016 as their match versus the Galaxy was held in Stanford Stadium with a turnout of over 50,000.
After the first 196 matches, the average attendance is down 0.76% vs 2016.
| Franchise | Attendance |
|---|---|
| Chicago | 20,187 |
| Colorado | 13,774 |
| Columbus | 20,391 |
| Dallas | 14,984 |
| Kansas City | 20,933 |
| Montreal | 18,707 |
| NYCFC | 21,572 |
| Philadelphia | 16,143 |
| Salt Lake | 19,218 |
| San Jose | 50,617 |
| MLS Attendance – Equal # of Home Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2017 | |||
| Att | Att | Att +/- | GP | |
| Atlanta | NA | 46,698 | NA | 7 |
| Seattle | 40,809 | 42,628 | 4.46% | 8 |
| Toronto | 27,369 | 26,765 | -2.21% | 9 |
| Orlando | 33,892 | 25,280 | -25.41% | 10 |
| LA Galaxy | 24,101 | 22,950 | -4.78% | 8 |
| NYCFC | 26,188 | 22,449 | -14.28% | 9 |
| Vancouver | 22,014 | 21,323 | -3.14% | 8 |
| San Jose | 21,282 | 21,262 | -0.09% | 10 |
| Portland | 21,144 | 21,144 | 0.00% | 9 |
| Montreal | 21,833 | 20,786 | -4.80% | 7 |
| Red Bulls | 19,130 | 20,265 | 5.93% | 9 |
| Minnesota | NA | 20,115 | NA | 9 |
| Sporting KC | 19,660 | 19,670 | 0.05% | 9 |
| Salt Lake | 19,583 | 18,584 | -5.10% | 9 |
| Houston | 19,716 | 17,759 | -9.93% | 9 |
| NE Revs | 18,020 | 17,054 | -5.36% | 8 |
| Philadelphia Union | 17,004 | 16,534 | -2.77% | 10 |
| D.C. United | 15,692 | 16,469 | 4.96% | 9 |
| Chicago | 14,775 | 16,410 | 11.06% | 10 |
| FC Dallas | 13,680 | 15,171 | 10.90% | 9 |
| Colorado | 15,704 | 15,150 | -3.53% | 10 |
| Columbus | 16,413 | 14,139 | -13.86% | 10 |
Advertisement
