[MLS ATTENDANCE] Three Week 24 games were postponed because of Hurricane Irene but the seven remaining games drew big crowds as the season's total broke the 4 million mark. For MLS attendance rankings ...
* The average attendance for Week 24's seven games was 20,813 as total attendance this season hit 4,095,750 (through 235 games).
* MLS broke the 4 million mark once before -- last season, when total attendance, with two fewer teams, was 4,002,000.
* The Portland Timbers sold out their 14th straight game with another 18,627 crowd for Wednesday's 1-0 win over Chivas USA.
* The Seattle Sounders rewarded 36,364 fans with a 6-2 win over Columbus.
* MLS's attendance average so far this season is 17,428. 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 24 Home Games |
2011 Home Average |
2010 Home Average (Final) |
| Chicago (14) |
15,211 |
14,018 |
15,814 |
| Chivas USA (13) |
14,127 |
14,402 | 14,576 |
| Colorado (12) |
-- | 14,584 | 13,329 |
| Columbus (18) |
-- | 11,278 |
14,642 |
| D.C. United (11) |
-- | 15,024 | 14,532 |
| FC Dallas (15) |
-- |
12,896 |
10,815 |
| Houston (10) |
-- | 16,793 | 17,310 |
| Kansas City (8) |
20,018 |
17,578 |
10,287 |
| Los Angeles (2) |
-- | 23,051 | 21,437 |
| New England (17) |
-- | 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) |
36,364 |
37,062 | 36,173 |
| Toronto FC (4) |
21,117 |
20,178 |
20,453 |
| Vancouver (3) |
20,226 |
20,542 | -- |
| Leaguewide |
20,813 | 17,428 | 16,037 |
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