[MLS ATTENDANCE] The Portland Timbers sold out their 13th straight game and even drew big for a reserve game. The Los Angeles Galaxy, for whom Irish striker Robbie Keane debuted, sold out for the second time this season. For MLS attendance rankings ...
* MLS newcomer Portland has sold out all 13 of its games, the last being when 18,627 fans watched the Timbers beat Vancouver on Saturday. On Sunday, 10,277 fans came to JELD-WEN Field for Portland's Reserve League game, a 3-2 Timbers win over Vancouver.
* The Los Angeles Galaxy filled the Home Depot Center (27,000) on Saturday for the second time this season as Robbie Kean debuted and scored in a 2-0 win over San Jose.
* New England, which is averaging only 12,527 fans this season, had its second biggest crowd of the season (18,882) for Saturday's 2-2 tie with the Red Bulls. The Revs drew 10,963 for a midweek 1-1 tie with Houston.
* Chicago's midweek game drew more (15,818; 1-1 tie with D.C. United) drew more than its Sunday game (12,020; 2-0 win over Toronto).
* The average attendance for Week 23's 12 games was 16,047.
* MLS's attendance average so far this season is 17,324. 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 23 Home Games |
2011 Home Average |
2010 Home Average (Final) |
| Chicago (14) |
12,020 15,818 |
13,919 |
15,814 |
| Chivas USA (13) |
-- |
14,425 | 14,576 |
| Colorado (12) |
16,825 | 14,584 | 13,329 |
| Columbus (18) |
13,869 | 11,278 |
14,642 |
| D.C. United (11) |
-- | 15,024 | 14,532 |
| FC Dallas (15) |
11,635 |
12,896 |
10,815 |
| Houston (10) |
16,247 | 16,793 | 17,310 |
| Kansas City (8) |
15,352 15,271 |
17,356 |
10,287 |
| Los Angeles (2) |
27,000 | 23,051 | 21,437 |
| New England (17) |
18,882 10,963 |
12,527 |
12,987 |
| New York (5) |
-- | 18,796 | 18,441 |
| Philadelphia (7) |
-- | 18,309 | 19,254 |
| Portland (6) |
18,627 | 18,627 | -- |
| Real Salt Lake (9) |
-- | 16,869 |
17,095 |
| San Jose (16) |
-- |
12,128 |
9,659 |
| Seattle (1) |
-- |
37,120 | 36,173 |
| Toronto FC (4) |
-- |
20,105 |
20,453 |
| Vancouver (3) |
-- |
20,571 | -- |
| Leaguewide |
16,047 | 17,324 | 16,037 |
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