[MLS ATTENDANCE] New York sold out Red Bull Arena for the first time this season and other big crowds in Philadelphia, Toronto and Seattle upped the leaguewide attendance. For MLS attendance rankings ...
* The Red Bulls settled for a 2-2 against Chicago in front of a Red Bull Arena crowd of 25,177 -- almost 3,000 higher than the Bulls' previous high in 2011.
* Toronto FC rewarded its third biggest crowd of the season (21,644) with a rare win, beating Real Salt Lake, 1-0, for its fourth victory of 2011.
* The average attendance for Week 22's eight games was 18,972.
* MLS's attendance average so far this season is 17,395. 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 22 Home Games |
2011 Home Average |
2010 Home Average (Final) |
| Chicago (14) |
-- | 13,919 |
15,814 |
| Chivas USA (12) |
-- |
14,425 | 14,576 |
| Colorado (13) |
-- | 14,410 | 13,329 |
| Columbus (18) |
13,041 | 11,062 |
14,642 |
| D.C. United (11) |
11,738 | 15,024 | 14,532 |
| FC Dallas (15) |
-- |
12,993 |
10,815 |
| Houston (9) |
14,475 | 16,835 | 17,310 |
| Kansas City (8) |
-- |
17,811 |
10,287 |
| Los Angeles (2) |
-- | 22,722 | 21,437 |
| New England (17) |
-- | 12,092 |
12,987 |
| New York (7) |
25,177 | 18,796 | 18,441 |
| Philadelphia (6) |
18,811 | 18,309 | 19,254 |
| Portland (5) |
-- | 18,627 | -- |
| Real Salt Lake (10) |
-- | 16,869 |
17,095 |
| San Jose (16) |
10,525 |
12,128 |
9,659 |
| Seattle (1) |
36,364 |
37,120 | 36,173 |
| Toronto FC (4) |
21,644 |
20,105 |
20,453 |
| Vancouver (3) |
-- |
20,571 | -- |
| Leaguewide |
18,972 | 17,395 | 16,037 |
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