[MLS ATTENDANCE] Five of eight games in the opening week of the 2012 MLS season sold out. For MLS team attendance rankings ...
Portland, Vancouver,
San Jose, Los Angeles and FC Dallas all announced capacity crowds for their first games of MLS's 17th season. The Galaxy's 27,000 crowd at the Home Depot Center was the biggest of Week 1.
The opening week average of 18,174 was down from last season's first-week openers, when Seattle's crowd of 36,433 drove the average to 21,046. The Sounders, who had a bye, open their season at home
next Saturday. The 2010 season had opened with an average of 17,921.
MLS ATTENDANCE:
| Club (2012 Rank) | Week 1 Home Games |
2012 Home Average | 2011 Home Average (Final) |
| Chicago (-) | -- | -- | 14,273 |
| Chivas USA (7) | 14,464 | 14,464 | 14,830 |
| Colorado (6) | 14,746 | 14,746 | 14,838 |
| Columbus (-) | -- | -- | 12,185 |
| D.C. United (5) | 16,314 | 16,314 | 15,196 |
| FC
Dallas (3) | 20,906 | 20,906 | 12,861 |
| Houston (-) | -- | -- | 17,694 |
| Kansas City (-) | -- | -- | 17,810 |
| Los Angeles (1) | 27,000 | 27,000 | 23,335 |
| Montreal (-) | -- |
-- | -- |
| New England (-) | -- | -- | 13,222 |
| New York (-) | -- | -- | 19,749 |
| Philadelphia
(-) | -- | -- | 18,259 |
| Portland (4) | 20,438 | 20,438 | 18,827 |
| Real Salt Lake (-) | -- | -- | 17,591 |
| San Jose (8) | 10,525 | 10,525 | 11,858 |
| Seattle (-) | -- |
38,496 | |
| Toronto FC (-) | -- | 20,267 | |
| Vancouver (2) | 21,000 | 21,000 | 20,406 |
| Leaguewide | 18,174 | 18,174 | 17,872 |
Robert Norman
