[MLS ATTENDANCE] Three teams hosted two games in Week 15 and drew impressive crowds even for the midweek matches. One of them, Seattle, set another record. For MLS attendance rankings ...
* The Seattle Sounders opened the upper deck of its stadium and set a club record for a league game when 46,972 enjoyed watching the Sounders beat New York, 4-2, on a Thursday night. It was the biggest crowd for a stand-alone MLS game since 2008. Three days later, the Sounders drew 36,211 for its win over New England.
* Philadelphia drew 18,127 and 18,139 for Wednesday and Saturday games. Chicago drew 14,972 in the midweek and 16,961 on Sunday in a week that saw the leaguewide attendance average hit 19,322.
* San Jose drew its biggest crowd ever at Buck Shaw Stadium when 10,872 fans suffered through a scoreless tie with Los Angeles sans David Beckham and Landon Donovan.
MLS ATTENDANCE:
| Club (2011 Rank) |
Week 15 Home Games |
2011 Home Average |
2010 Home Average (Final) |
| Chicago (14) |
16,961 |
14,026 |
15,814 |
| Chivas USA (12) |
-- | 15,334 | 14,576 |
| Colorado (13) |
-- |
14,258 | 13,329 |
| Columbus (17) |
10,771 | 10,483 |
14,642 |
| D.C. United (11) |
15,734 | 15,988 | 14,532 |
| FC Dallas (15) |
10,470 | 12,738 | 10,815 |
| Houston (9) |
-- | 17,718 | 17,310 |
| Kansas City (5) |
18,467 | 18,953 |
10,287 |
| Los Angeles (2) |
-- | 22,206 | 21,437 |
| New England (16) |
-- | 12,008 |
12,987 |
| New York (7) |
-- | 18,204 | 18,441 |
| Philadelphia (8) |
18,139 | 18,177 | 19,254 |
| Portland (6) |
-- |
18,627 | -- |
| Real Salt Lake (10) |
15,077 | 16,050 |
17,095 |
| San Jose (18) |
10,872 | 9,909 |
9,659 |
| Seattle (1) |
36,212 | 37,265 | 36,173 |
| Toronto FC (4) |
-- | 19,882 |
20,453 |
| Vancouver (3) |
-- | 20,124 | -- |
| Leaguewide |
19,322 | 17,412 | 16,037 |
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