[MLS ATTENDANCE] MLS crowds before the All-Star break were up from last season's average at the midseason point. For MLS attendance rankings ...
* At the All-Star break, MLS's attendance average of 17,417 is more than a 6 percent increase from its 2010 midseason mark. Last season ended with a 16,037 league-wide attendance average.
* MLS's highest attendance came in its inaugural season of 1996 -- 17,406.
* Week 19's 11 games included five midweek clashes and averaged 15,669. The biggest crowd was the 24,709 at the Home Depot Center for Los Ange
les' 1-0 win over Columbus last Wednesday. On the other end, San Jose drew 8,122 for a 2-2 tie with Vancouver, also on a Wednesday.
* Defending champion Colorado hosted two games in Week 19, drawing 15,227 on a Wednesday and 12,273 on Saturday.
MLS ATTENDANCE:
| Club (2011 Rank) |
Week 19 Home Games |
2011 Home Average |
2010 Home Average (Final) |
| Chicago (14) |
-- |
14,292 |
15,814 |
| Chivas USA (12) |
11,013 |
14,425 | 14,576 |
| Colorado (13) |
12,273 |
14,402 | 13,329 |
| Columbus (18) |
11,246 | 10,882 |
14,642 |
| D.C. United (11) |
15,597 |
15,686 | 14,532 |
| FC Dallas (15) |
-- |
13,241 |
10,815 |
| Houston (9) |
-- | 16,902 | 17,310 |
| Kansas City (8) |
16,382 | 17,820 |
10,287 |
| Los Angeles (2) |
24,709 |
22,829 | 21,437 |
| New England (17) |
-- | 12,149 |
12,987 |
| New York (6) |
17,276 | 18,216 | 18,441 |
| Philadelphia (7) |
-- |
18,177 | 19,254 |
| Portland (5) |
-- |
18,627 | -- |
| Real Salt Lake (10) |
19,429 |
16,518 |
17,095 |
| San Jose (16) |
8,122 |
12,565 |
9,659 |
| Seattle (1) |
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37,189 | 36,173 |
| Toronto FC (4) |
21,087 |
19,977 |
20,453 |
| Vancouver (3) |
-- | 20,008 | -- |
| Leaguewide |
15,669 | 17,417 | 16,037 |
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