[MLS ATTENDANCE] Season-high crowds at Chivas USA and Houston helped Week 10's attendance average hit the highest mark for a week of games since the season's opening week. Also, Portland recorded its fifth straight sellout, Seattle drew another huge crowd, and Philadelphia had a sellout. For MLS attendance rankings ...
* Week 10's average attendance of 19,912 was the highest since the Week 1's 21,046.
* Chivas USA's clasico against Home Depot Center co-tenant Los Angeles (which won, 1-0) drew 27,000.
* Houston drew 25,314 for its 2-2 tie with the New York Red Bulls. The crowd exceeded Houston's previous highest of the season by nearly 9,000.
* Expansion club Portland extended its home streak of five straight sellouts (18,627) and five straight wins. The Timbers beat Columbus, 1-0, on Saturday.
* League attendance leader Seattle drew 36,098 for its 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City.
* Second-year Philadelphia drew a sellout crowd of 18,591 for a 2-1 win over Chicago. The Union has been filling PPL Park to 98 percent capacity this season.
MLS ATTENDANCE:
| Club (2011 Rank) |
Week 10 Home Games |
2011 Home Average |
2010 Home Average (Final) |
| Chicago (13) |
-- |
13,628 |
15,814 |
| Chivas USA (9) |
27,000 | 17,118 | 14,576 |
| Colorado (14) |
13,598 |
13,314 | 13,329 |
| Columbus (16) |
-- | 10,199 |
14,642 |
| D.C. United (11) |
-- | 16,344 | 14,532 |
| FC Dallas (12) |
10,550 | 13,728 | 10,815 |
| Houston (7) |
25,314 | 17,618 | 17,310 |
| Kansas City (-) |
-- | -- |
10,287 |
| Los Angeles (2) |
-- | 24,496 | 21,437 |
| New England (15) |
-- | 10,892 |
12,987 |
| New York (8) |
-- | 17,191 | 18,441 |
| Philadelphia (6) |
18,591 | 18,101 | 19,254 |
| Portland (5) |
18,627 |
18,627 | -- |
| Real Salt Lake (10) |
-- | 16,659 |
17,095 |
| San Jose (17) |
9,736 | 9,855 |
9,659 |
| Seattle (1) |
36,098 | 36,308 | 36,173 |
| Toronto FC (4) |
-- |
19,557 |
20,453 |
| Vancouver (3) |
-- | 19,970 | -- |
| Leaguewide |
19,912 | 17,378 | 16,037 |
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