[MLS ATTENDANCE] Cold weather was a factor as Week 2's attendance average was nearly 4,000 lower than the opening week's 21,046 average, but another huge crowd cheered on the Sounders, Real Salt Lake set a record, and Philadelphia had a sellout for its opener.
* In front of a Rio Tinto Stadium record crowd of 20,507, Real Salt Lake routed the Los Angeles Galaxy, 4-1.
* Second-year club Philadelphia had a sellout (18,591) for its home opener, a 1-0 win over Vancouver.
* Attendance leader Seattle again broke the 36,000 mark in its second home game of the season but remains winless after mustering only a 1-1 tie with Houston.
* Toronto FC's announced attendance of 20,086 in sub-zero temperatures (for a 2-0 win over Portland) marked the first time in the club's 5-year history that it failed to sell out a home opener.
* A stiff breeze and 32-degree temperature kept Chicago's home opener crowd down to 12,157 as the Fire beat Kansas City, 3-2.
* Also disappointing -- 10,306 for the Columbus Crew's home opener, a scoreless tie with the New York Red Bulls.
MLS ATTENDANCE:
| Club (2011 Rank) |
Week 2 Home Games |
2011 Home Average |
2010 Home Average (Final) |
| Chicago (14) |
12,157 | 12,157 |
15,814 |
| Chivas USA (11) |
13,027 | 15,757 | 14,576 |
| Colorado (10) |
-- | 17,139 | 13,329 |
| Columbus (16) |
10,306 | 10,306 |
14,642 |
| D.C. United (9) |
-- | 18,132 | 14,532 |
| FC Dallas (12) |
11,022 | 15,584 | 10,815 |
| Houston (7) |
-- | 19,385 | 17,310 |
| Kansas City (-) |
-- | -- |
10,287 |
| Los Angeles (2) |
-- | 27,000 | 21,437 |
| New England (13) |
12,914 | 12,914 |
12,987 |
| New York (4) |
-- | 20,982 | 18,441 |
| Philadelphia (8) |
18,591 |
18,591 |
19,254 |
| Portland (-) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Real Salt Lake (5) |
20,507 | 20,507 |
17,095 |
| San Jose (15) |
-- |
10,525 | 9,659 |
| Seattle (1) |
36,204 | 36,319 | 36,173 |
| Toronto FC (6) |
20,086 | 20,086 |
20,453 |
| Vancouver (3) |
-- | 22,592 | -- |
| Leaguewide |
17,202 | 19,225 | 16,037 |
| 35,953 |
| 20,672 |
| 18,379 |
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