MLS attendance record

by Babun Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:51 am

Ten Week 26 games averaged 17,646 fans as MLS, with just more than a month left in the regular season, is on pace to break its season attendance record.

* Seattle drew the biggest crowd of the week when 35,940 watched it fall to Real Salt Lake.

* San Jose drew the smallest crowd, but the 10,525 who watched the Quakes end a 13-game winless streak marked its fourth straight sellout at tiny Buck Shaw Stadium.

* New England, which struggles at the gate, drew its third biggest crowd of the season when 15,498 watched it down Dallas.

* MLS's attendance average so far this season is 17,455. The 2010 season ended with a 16,037 league-wide attendance average.

* MLS's highest attendance came in its inaugural season of 1996 -- 17,406.

MLS ATTENDANCE:
Club (2011 Rank)
Week 26
Home Games
2011 Home
Average
2010 Home
Average (Final)
Chicago (14)
--
14,018
15,814
Chivas USA (13)
12,245
14,248 14,576
Colorado (12)
-- 14,584 13,329
Columbus (18)
13,058 11,405
14,642
D.C. United (11)
-- 15,024 14,532
FC Dallas (15)
--
12,896
10,815
Houston (10)
-- 16,793 17,310
Kansas City (
14,791
17,578
10,287
Los Angeles (2)
20,068 23,051 21,437
New England (17)
15,498 12,739
12,987
New York (5)
19,684 18,864 18,441
Philadelphia (7)
16,148
18,504 18,168 19,254
Portland (6)
--
18,627 --
Real Salt Lake (9)
-- 17,001
17,095
San Jose (16)
10,525
12,021
9,659
Seattle (1)
35,940
36,982 36,173
Toronto FC (4)
--
20,178
20,453
Vancouver (3)
--
20,542 --
Leaguewide
17,646 17,455 16,037

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If Klinsmann continues his work in youth development in USA and the attendance numbers would increase as they do now, I predict a new footballing super power in 10 years eco smile

Germany who? Holland who? Spain who?
They'll have your midget Messi, big piggy, their own Snejder etc. Very Happy

USA are one of most multiethnical countries in the world and people are very athletic there to begin with :lol!:

by McLewis Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:16 am

Yeah it's truly great stuff. The league's been growing in attendance slowly, but surely for quite a while. The football still leaves a lot to be desired at times and with some teams, but on a whole, the quality has gotten much better in the last few years.

10 years may still be too soon though.

by pUsHa Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:20 am

Japs will do it first Cool

by McLewis Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:37 am

pUsHa wrote:Japs will do it first

I actually believe that. J-League has come by leaps and bounds. Churning out some awesome talent, not to mention how the Jap national team is doing as well.

by Babun Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:40 am

McLewis wrote:Yeah it's truly great stuff. The league's been growing in attendance slowly, but surely for quite a while. The football still leaves a lot to be desired at times and with some teams, but on a whole, the quality has gotten much better in the last few years.

10 years may still be too soon though.

10 years are enough, my intuition is pretty good Very Happy

USA have got sporting facilities everywhere. All you need to train is a ball and a goal= no problem. Then, the biggest stimulus which will drive the sport is money. Football has got unbelievable amount of money involved in it(world wide). Once people will see their fellow Americans go abroad and earn big bucks they'll step up another notch. Among the countries with facilities, USA have got one of largest and most diverse population Very Happy

japan may struggle in their search for tall CBS or physical CFs, USA, not Very Happy

Midget dribblers are no problem either given the amount of Hispanics over there Very Happy

You'll see your first talented American boy in 6 years, brace yourself MCLewis eco smile

by Swanhends Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:53 am

Meanwhile at Red Bull Arena:

MLS attendance record Img0149ib

:lol!:

Good news though, they are raising ticket prices through the roof!

@GrantWahl
Grant Wahl
Friend has season tix for woeful NY Red Bulls & can't believe the nerve to raise price 36% on this season & 95% on 2010. Empty seats in '12?

Get In!!!!

by :{Mr.Mustachio! Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:31 am

In other, slightly related news bhends this is why :bow:

by Swanhends Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:38 am

Lo0oO0o0oL

Word on the street is that the reason the NYRB front office released the news of this ticket price increase when they did is because they expected the Vancouver game to be a definite win and thought it would soften the blow

:lol!: banana

by :{Mr.Mustachio! Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:44 am

bhends wrote:Lo0oO0o0oL

Word on the street is that the reason the NYRB front office released the news of this ticket price increase when they did is because they expected the Vancouver came to be a definite win and thought it would soften the blow

:lol!:

Chiumiento spoiled their strategy then eco smile

by McLewis Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:47 am

What a fail by the Red Bulls lol..

That's absolutely astounding that they would do that.

Where's Jub? He's gonna need to explain this one from RB's point of view.

by PinePHresh Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:31 am

10 years? I don't think so. Football needs to become more popular here, so that more young athletes choose it as their sport of choice over basketball, baseball, our own football...

Imagine if our top athletes had been drawn to a different sport. Lebron as attacking mid? Bosh as center back? Wade as winger?

i hate the Heat btw, NJN is where it's at Cool

by Eivindo Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:33 am

babun1024 wrote:
Ten Week 26 games averaged 17,646 fans as MLS, with just more than a month left in the regular season, is on pace to break its season attendance record.

* Seattle drew the biggest crowd of the week when 35,940 watched it fall to Real Salt Lake.

* San Jose drew the smallest crowd, but the 10,525 who watched the Quakes end a 13-game winless streak marked its fourth straight sellout at tiny Buck Shaw Stadium.

* New England, which struggles at the gate, drew its third biggest crowd of the season when 15,498 watched it down Dallas.

* MLS's attendance average so far this season is 17,455. The 2010 season ended with a 16,037 league-wide attendance average.

* MLS's highest attendance came in its inaugural season of 1996 -- 17,406.

MLS ATTENDANCE:
Club (2011 Rank)
Week 26
Home Games
2011 Home
Average
2010 Home
Average (Final)
Chicago (14)
--
14,018
15,814
Chivas USA (13)
12,245
14,248 14,576
Colorado (12)
-- 14,584 13,329
Columbus (18)
13,058 11,405
14,642
D.C. United (11)
-- 15,024 14,532
FC Dallas (15)
--
12,896
10,815
Houston (10)
-- 16,793 17,310
Kansas City (
14,791
17,578
10,287
Los Angeles (2)
20,068 23,051 21,437
New England (17)
15,498 12,739
12,987
New York (5)
19,684 18,864 18,441
Philadelphia (7)
16,148
18,504 18,168 19,254
Portland (6)
--
18,627 --
Real Salt Lake (9)
-- 17,001
17,095
San Jose (16)
10,525
12,021
9,659
Seattle (1)
35,940
36,982 36,173
Toronto FC (4)
--
20,178
20,453
Vancouver (3)
--
20,542 --
Leaguewide
17,646 17,455 16,037
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If Klinsmann continues his work in youth development in USA and the attendance numbers would increase as they do now, I predict a new footballing super power in 10 years
Germany who? Holland who? Spain who?
They'll have your midget Messi, big piggy, their own Snejder etc. USA are one of most multiethnical countries in the world and people are very athletic there to begin with :lol!:

10 years, that surely deserves a :lol!:

They wont let go of that boring american football, basketball, baseball etc

by McAgger Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:35 am

That's an amazing goal....If that was scored by Ronaldo or Messi world would be going crazy

by TalkingReckless Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:36 am

the red bull arena seems pretty small when we go there in person....

by Guest Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:44 am

Biggest problem in MLS, other than talent, is the refereeing. My god it's atrocious. But if football actually catches more commercial interest in the US and it can pay players similar salaries to the NHL, for example, IT WILL EXPLODE.

You guys have to realize that every kid, boy and girl, plays football until the age of 13-14. It only goes away in HS as kids start to specialize and shift towards American football/baseball/basketball. If footy every became one of the preferred sports, it would be all over. The US would become a superpower in 5-7 years (time for the 14 year olds to turn 19-22).

by Sushi Master Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:13 pm

I see Henry is doing his job well :coffee:

by Babun Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:14 pm

sportsczy wrote:Biggest problem in MLS, other than talent, is the refereeing. My god it's atrocious. But if football actually catches more commercial interest in the US and it can pay players similar salaries to the NHL, for example, IT WILL EXPLODE.

You guys have to realize that every kid, boy and girl, plays football until the age of 13-14. It only goes away in HS as kids start to specialize and shift towards American football/baseball/basketball. If footy every became one of the preferred sports, it would be all over. The US would become a superpower in 5-7 years (time for the 14 year olds to turn 19-22).

They don't know about US' physical education system in schools Very Happy

Anyone who grew up there, enlighten the rest of the world. I don't want to sound like an ignorant European Very Happy

by Sushi Master Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:16 pm

Every American child plays football until 13-14? Source?

by Guest Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:17 pm

babun1024 wrote:
sportsczy wrote:Biggest problem in MLS, other than talent, is the refereeing. My god it's atrocious. But if football actually catches more commercial interest in the US and it can pay players similar salaries to the NHL, for example, IT WILL EXPLODE.

You guys have to realize that every kid, boy and girl, plays football until the age of 13-14. It only goes away in HS as kids start to specialize and shift towards American football/baseball/basketball. If footy every became one of the preferred sports, it would be all over. The US would become a superpower in 5-7 years (time for the 14 year olds to turn 19-22).
They don't know about US' physical education system in schools Anyone who grew up there, enlighten the rest of the world. I don't want to sound like an ignorant European

Junior High goes until 14 yo and high school from 14-18.

by Babun Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:20 pm

sportsczy wrote:
babun1024 wrote:
sportsczy wrote:Biggest problem in MLS, other than talent, is the refereeing. My god it's atrocious. But if football actually catches more commercial interest in the US and it can pay players similar salaries to the NHL, for example, IT WILL EXPLODE.

You guys have to realize that every kid, boy and girl, plays football until the age of 13-14. It only goes away in HS as kids start to specialize and shift towards American football/baseball/basketball. If footy every became one of the preferred sports, it would be all over. The US would become a superpower in 5-7 years (time for the 14 year olds to turn 19-22).
They don't know about US' physical education system in schools Anyone who grew up there, enlighten the rest of the world. I don't want to sound like an ignorant European

Junior High goes until 14 yo and high school from 14-18.

That wasn't what I meant Very Happy

I meant the intensity and the amount of hours spent in PE classes compared to other countries Very Happy

They're ueber trained until they graduate Very Happy

by Sushi Master Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:25 pm

I again, ask for sources of the following statement:

sportsczy wrote:every kid, boy and girl, plays football until the age of 13-14.

Would be amazing if true, but I highly doubt it.

by Guest Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:27 pm

Sushi Master wrote:Every American child plays football until 13-14? Source?

At least 90% of them. The first sport kids play when they can walk is footy. You have footy camps all the time and kids like to hang out with friends... so they all keep playing the sport. All leagues i was involved with, and i coached 10-12 yo kids for 2 years, you were not allowed to cut players no matter how good or bad they were. Everyone played. So, depending on the the number of kids, we had "a", "b", etc teams. On gamedays, the "a" guys would play the other team's "a" guys etc. Only in high school did you have a system where players were cut based on ability. This was for both boys and girls.

Girls footy obviously is hugely popular because they keep playing (it's a preferred sport). I don't the exact number... but there are 700 women's university teams in the US. That doesn't include club play either. It's nuts.

by Arsenalfaithfull Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:33 pm

Its only in America, and Canada that we see Football as a posh sport. What with the "soccer moms" and "soccer vans"- "Soccer" is seen more of a livestyle dir3ectly connected to the high mid classes of the subrbs.

however, the most important thing that is turning off any intensive a kid might have of perusing football after hs is due the lack of opportunity and scholarship funding that comes going to college as a footi player (soccer is behind track, football,hockey, basketball, tennis and baseball when it comes to finding a scholarship program )

by Guest Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:37 pm

babun1024 wrote:
sportsczy wrote:
babun1024 wrote:
sportsczy wrote:Biggest problem in MLS, other than talent, is the refereeing. My god it's atrocious. But if football actually catches more commercial interest in the US and it can pay players similar salaries to the NHL, for example, IT WILL EXPLODE.

You guys have to realize that every kid, boy and girl, plays football until the age of 13-14. It only goes away in HS as kids start to specialize and shift towards American football/baseball/basketball. If footy every became one of the preferred sports, it would be all over. The US would become a superpower in 5-7 years (time for the 14 year olds to turn 19-22).
They don't know about US' physical education system in schools Anyone who grew up there, enlighten the rest of the world. I don't want to sound like an ignorant European

Junior High goes until 14 yo and high school from 14-18.
That wasn't what I meant I meant the intensity and the amount of hours spent in PE classes compared to other countries They're ueber trained until they graduate

Everyone plays sports... i mean everyone. School ends at 1:30pm and then everyone goes to training for their sport and the training lasts 2-4 hours (2 hours mandatory and usually kids do extra afterwards). During the summers, there are sports camps that almost every attends. Being in sports is the social thing in the US... you gain status by being good.

I went to school in France until the age of 15. When i went to the US, it was another world. They stunk at footy... and i just didn't want to compete at such a lower level. So i stopped until the HS coach forced me to join once he found out my background. I got banned after breaking a kids leg in the first official game and that was that lol. But i had to do something. It was just part of the social fabric. So i played tennis, american football and volleyball.

by Sushi Master Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:38 pm

Yeah, that's what I imagine. The "posh" or upper high middle class kids playing football, the rest of the "low" class playing traditional American sports.

Guess what class the majority of America goes under Laughing

That figure smells like BS to me.

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