The playoff numbers look like this…
| 5 year comparison | ||||||
| Quarterfinals Totals(both legs) | ||||||
| Avg | +/- | Teams | ||||
| 2005 | 13,273 | NA | CHI, COL, DAL, DCU, LA, NE, RBNY, SJ | |||
| 2006 | 12,736 | -4.05% | CHI, COL, CHV, DAL, DCU, HOU, NE, RBNY | |||
| 2007 | 17,041 | 33.81% | CHI, CHV, DAL, DCU, HOU, KC, NE, RBNY | |||
| 2008 | 14,960 | -12.22% | CHI, CHV, CLB, HOU, KC, NE, RBNY, RSL | |||
| 2009 | 20,755 | 38.74% | CHI, CHV, CLB, HOU, LA, NE, RSL, SEA | |||
| Semifinals Totals | ||||||
| Avg | +/- | Teams | ||||
| 2005 | 15,454 | NA | NE v CHI – COL v LA | |||
| 2006 | 21,330 | 38.02% | DCU v NE – HOU v COL | |||
| 2007 | 20,645 | -3.21% | NE v CHI – HOU v KC | |||
| 2008 | 17,348 | -15.97% | CLB v CHI – RSL v RBNY | |||
| 2009 | 23,548 | 35.74% | LA v HOU – CHI v RSL | |||
| Finals Totals | ||||||
| Avg | +/- | Teams | Venue | |||
| 2005 | 21,193 | NA | NE v LA | Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX | ||
| 2006 | 22,427 | 5.82% | NE v HOU | Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX | ||
| 2007 | 39,859 | 77.73% | NE v HOU | RFK Stadium, Wash DC | ||
| 2008 | 27,000 | -32.26% | RBNY v CLB | Home Depot Center, LA, CA | ||
| 2009 | 46,011 | 70.41% | RSL v LA | Qwest Field, Seattle, WA | ||
| Playoff Totals | ||
| Avg | +/- | |
| 2005 | 14,390 | NA |
| 2006 | 15,179 | 5.49% |
| 2007 | 19,771 | 30.25% |
| 2008 | 16,488 | -16.60% |
| 2009 | 23,559 | 42.88% |
Observations
A great finale to the MLS season. With the 46,000+ at Qwest Field, the average for the 8 finals played at football sized stadia is 46,835. The 6 finals played at ‘soccer specific stadia’ have averaged 24,174.
Obviously the Final Match percentage increase over last year is a useless number, given the different capacities of the of the venues.
| MLS Quarterfinals – 2nd Leg | ||
| RSL Advances 4-2 | ||
| Columbus | 2 | Columbus Dispatch – Crew XTra |
| Real Salt Lake | 3 | RSL – Behind the Shield |
| Chicago Advances 3-2 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | Chicago Fire Confidential |
| New England | 0 | Revolution Soccer |
| Houston Advances 1-0 | ||
| Houston | 1 | Soccer y Fútbol – Barnard Fallas |
| Seattle | 0 | Seattle Times |
| Los Angeles Advances 3-2 | ||
| Los Angeles | 1 | LA – Official Blog |
| Chivas USA | 0 | Chivas USA – MLSNet |
| MLS Semifinals | ||
| Los Angeles | 2 | LA – Official Blog |
| Houston | 0 | Soccer y Fútbol – Barnard Fallas |
| Chicago | 0(4) | Chicago Fire Confidential |
| Real Salt Lake | 0(5) | RSL – Behind the Shield |
| MLS Cup | ||
| Los Angeles | 1(4) | LA – Official Blog |
| Real Salt Lake | 1(5) | RSL – Behind the Shield |
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