The Week 16 numbers look like this…
| 5 year comparison | ||||||||
| Week 16 | 124 GP | YTD | ||||||
| Avg | +/- | GP | Avg | +/- | Avg | +/- | GP | |
| 2006 | 13,158 | 6 | 15,716 | 14,632 | 106 | |||
| 2007 | 12,473 | -5.21% | 4 | 15,377 | -2.15% | 15,043 | 2.81% | 107 |
| 2008 | 14,475 | 16.05% | 5 | 16,518 | 7.42% | 17,245 | 14.63% | 111 |
| 2009 | 16,142 | 11.51% | 6 | 15,435 | -6.56% | 15,562 | -9.76% | 118 |
| 2010 | 13,958 | -13.53% | 7 | 16,481 | 6.78% | 16,481 | 5.91% | 124 |
| YTD – 124 Games | ||||
| Average | Median | %<10K | %>20k | |
| 2006 | 15,716 | 13,036 | 22.58% | 18.55% |
| 2007 | 15,377 | 14,179 | 10.48% | 22.58% |
| 2008 | 16,518 | 15,274 | 11.29% | 25.81% |
| 2009 | 15,435 | 14,479 | 15.32% | 18.55% |
| 2010 | 16,481 | 14,355 | 8.87% | 21.77% |
Here are the attendance comparisons to 2009:
| MLS Attendance – Equal # of Home Games | |||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | ||||||
| Att | Cap % | Att | Att +/- | GP | Cap % | Cap | |
| Seattle | 29,715 | 91.71% | 36,140 | 21.62% | 9 | 101.80% | 35,500 |
| Philadelphia | NA | NA | 22,614 | NA | 5 | 85.99% | 18,500 |
| LA Galaxy | 19,298 | 71.47% | 20,687 | 7.20% | 7 | 76.62% | 27,000 |
| Toronto | 20,198 | 91.90% | 20,588 | 1.93% | 8 | 93.68% | 21,978 |
| Real Salt Lake | 16,045 | 76.46% | 16,277 | 1.45% | 8 | 84.16% | 19,340 |
| N.Y./N.J. Red Bulls | 11,385 | 45.20% | 16,277 | 42.97% | 8 | 64.62% | 25,189 |
| Houston | 15,632 | 69.48% | 16,003 | 2.37% | 9 | 71.12% | 22,500 |
| D.C. United | 15,193 | 67.53% | 14,949 | -1.61% | 9 | 66.44% | 22,500 |
| Chicago | 12,640 | 63.20% | 14,778 | 16.91% | 7 | 73.89% | 20,000 |
| ChivasUSA | 15,625 | 57.87% | 14,451 | -7.52% | 7 | 53.52% | 27,000 |
| Columbus Crew | 13,041 | 65.20% | 14,028 | 7.57% | 9 | 70.14% | 20,000 |
| Colorado Rapids | 13,045 | 72.13% | 13,589 | 4.17% | 7 | 75.14% | 18,086 |
| NE Revolution | 13,088 | 58.17% | 11,797 | -9.87% | 8 | 52.43% | 22,500 |
| FC Dallas | 8,679 | 40.95% | 11,231 | 29.41% | 8 | 52.99% | 21,193 |
| KC Wizards | 9,789 | 94.26% | 10,006 | 2.22% | 8 | 96.35% | 10,385 |
| San Jose | 11,774 | 56.32% | 9,515 | -19.19% | 7 | 92.38% | 10,300 |
My disclaimer about the capacity calculations
For my calculations, I’ve taken the 3 teams playing in Amercan football stadiums, DCU in RFK, Houston in Robertson and New England in Foxboro and assigned maximum capacities at 22,500. I took the 22,500 number from an approximate average of the soccer specific stadiums in use.
Observations
The week began in Columbus on Wednesday with a crowd of just over 11,300. On Thursday, DC United had a middling turnout of 13,700+. On the weekend, Columbus did 3,000 better than their midweek match. Colorado and Dallas had underwhelming crowds in big heat. Philadelphia had a good showing of 17,200+ but I was expecting sellouts for at least the first several home matches at PPL Park. DC United closed out the week with a good showing of over 17,600.
RSL has played 4 weekday(M-F) home games, more than any other team. Interestingly, their 4 weekday matches are averaging 16,944 while their 4 weekend matches are drawing 15,610. They played 6 home weekday matches in ’09 and 5 in ’08.
Rookie Watch: Teal Bunbury scored his first MLS goal for the Wizards. Andy Najar continues to look bright for DC United while Jordan Graye was exposed on defense a few times. Zach Schilawski scored for the Revs in the N.A. SuperLiga.
| Week 16 Games | ||
| Columbus | 0 | Columbus Dispatch – Crew XTra |
| Kansas City | 1 | Kansas City – Hillcrest Road |
| DC United | 0 | DCU – Steve Goff – Soccer Insider |
| Seattle | 1 | Seattle Times |
| Colorado | 1 | Undercurrent |
| Kansas City | 1 | Kansas City – Hillcrest Road |
| Philadelphia | 2 | Philadelphia Union Talk |
| Toronto | 1 | TFC Connected |
| Columbus | 2 | Columbus Dispatch – Crew XTra |
| RBNY | 0 | Red Bulls Reader |
| FC Dallas | 2 | 3rd Degree – Buzz Carrick |
| Real Salt Lake | 0 | RSL – Behind the Shield |
| DC United | 1 | DCU – Steve Goff – Soccer Insider |
| Los Angeles | 2 | LA – Official Blog |
| GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GFA | GAA | PPG | PTS | GD | |
| Los Angeles | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 1.59 | 0.47 | 2.29 | 39 | 19 |
| Columbus | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 1.38 | 0.81 | 1.94 | 31 | 9 |
| Real Salt Lake | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 1.75 | 0.81 | 1.88 | 30 | 15 |
| NY Red Bull | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.63 | 26 | -1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 1.27 | 0.87 | 1.67 | 25 | 6 |
| Colorado | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1.13 | 0.93 | 1.53 | 23 | 3 |
| San Jose | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1.29 | 1.14 | 1.57 | 22 | 2 |
| Toronto FC | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1.20 | 1.13 | 1.47 | 22 | 1 |
| Houston | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 1.31 | 1.38 | 1.19 | 19 | -1 |
| Seattle | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 1.06 | 1.41 | 1.12 | 19 | -6 |
| Chicago | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.21 | 17 | -1 |
| Kansas City | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 0.81 | 1.25 | 1.00 | 16 | -7 |
| Chivas USA | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 1.13 | 1.40 | 0.93 | 14 | -4 |
| Philadelphia | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 1.29 | 1.86 | 1.00 | 14 | -8 |
| New England | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 0.93 | 14 | -11 |
| DC United | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 0.71 | 1.65 | 0.71 | 12 | -16 |
Streaking
- RSL are unbeaten in their last 18 regular season home games.
- Houston are winless in their last 6 games.
- Dallas are unbeaten in their last 6 games.
- Dallas are also unbeaten in their last 6 road games.
- Toronto are unbeaten in their last 15 regular season home games(7 in ’09).
- Los Angeles are unbeaten in their last 10 regular season home games(3 in ’09).
MLS Throw Ins
- There have been 29 draws compared to 43 in ’09 thru the first 124 matches.
- There have been 79 clean sheets in the first 124 matches, counting scoreless draws as 2.
- Through 124 games: goal scoring is down around 5% from 2009, 2.41 vs 2.54.
- RSL has lost only twice in its last 37 home matches. They lost only once in ’08 and ’09, a feat matched by Houston.
N.A. SuperLiga
The participants in the 2010 N.A. SuperLiga and their respective finishes in the last completed season are …
| MLS | FMF | ||
| Houston | 3 | UNAM Pumas | 4 |
| Chicago | 5 | Monarchas Morelia | 7 |
| Chivas USA | 6 | Pachuca | 8 |
| New England | 7 | Puebla | 13 |
| N.A. SuperLiga | ||
| Chicago(1) v Monarchas Morelia(5) | Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL | Wed, Jul 14 |
| New England(1) v Pumas UNAM(0) | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA | Wed, Jul 14 |
| Houston(2) v Pachuca(1) | Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX | Thu, Jul 15 |
| ChivasUSA(1) v Puebla(2) | Home Depot Center, LA, CA | Thu, Jul 15 |
| Chicago(0) v New England(1) Morelia(2) v Pumas(2) |
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL | Sat, Jul 17 |
| Houston(1) v Chivas USA(1) Pachuca(1) v Puebla(3) |
Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX | Sun, Jul 18 |
| Chicago v Pumas | Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL | Tue, Jul 20 |
| New England v Morelia | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA | Tue, Jul 20 |
| Houston v Puebla | Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX | Wed, July 21 |
| ChivasUSA v Pachuca | Home Depot Center, LA, CA | Wed, July 21 |
| N.A. SuperLiga | |||||
| Group A | |||||
| W | D | L | Pts | GD | |
| New England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Monarchas Morelia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| UNAM Pumas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 |
| Group B | |||||
| W | D | L | Pts | GD | |
| Puebla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Houston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Chivas USA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Pachuca | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 |
Congestion Time
The time stretches below start and end with a full week(minimum) between games at the front and back end.
- In a 29 day stretch, Houston and ChivasUSA will play 9 games, between MLS, US Open Cup and SuperLiga.
- In a 24 day stretch, Chicago will play 7 games, between MLS, US Open Cup and SuperLiga.
- In a 24 day stretch, New England will play 6 games, between MLS, US Open Cup and SuperLiga.
In 4th round action, Columbus(MLS) defeated Charleston(USL-2), ChivasUSA(MLS) defeated Houston(MLS) and Seattle(MLS) defeated Los Angeles(MLS).
The winner will compete in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League.
The last 4th round match (ET)
July 21
- 7:30pm Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) at D.C. United (MLS) Maryland SoccerPlex – Boyds, MD
In the semifinals, Columbus will play the winner of the DC United/Harrisburg match and Seattle will play ChivasUSA on Sept 1, 10 p.m. ET @ Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila, WA.
The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup structure
| Summer of Soccer Attendances | ||||
| Opponents | Venue | Date | Event | Att |
| Houston v Chivas USA/Pachuca v Puebla | Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX | Sun, July 18 | SuperLiga | 5,007 |
| Celtic v Seattle | Qwest Field, Seattle, WA | Sun, July 18 | Friendly | 45,631 |
| Club America v San Luis | Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, TX | Sat, July 17 | Friendly | 27,061 |
| Bolton v Charleston | Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, SC | Sat, July 17 | Friendly | 5,249 |
| Manchester City v Portland Timbers | Merlo Field, Portland, OR(cap 4892) | Sat, July 17 | Friendly | 5,018 |
| Tottenham v SJ | Buck Shaw Stadium, San Jose, CA | Sat, July 17 | Friendly | 10,712 |
| Chicago v NE/Morelia v Pumas | Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL | Sat, July 17 | SuperLiga | 16,117 |
| Man U v Celtic | Rogers Centre, Toronto, CA | Fri, July 16 | Friendly | 39,139 |
| Houston v Pachuca | Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX | Thu, July 15 | SuperLiga | 10,400 |
| ChivasUSA v Puebla | Home Depot Center, LA, CA | Thu, July 15 | SuperLiga | 12,617 |
| Chicago v Monarchas Morelia | Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL | Wed, July 14 | SuperLiga | 11,009 |
| NE v Pumas UNAM | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA | Wed, July 14 | SuperLiga | 7,201 |
| Bolton v Charlotte | Transamerica Field, Charlotte, NC | Wed, July 14 | Friendly | 2,383 |
| Portsmouth v Club America | Qualcom Stadium, San Diego CA | Wed, July 14 | Friendly | 9,800 |
| Celtic v Philadelphia | PPL Park, Chester, PA | Wed, July 14 | Friendly | ??? |
| total | 207,344 | |||
| average | 13,822 | |||
