[MLS ATTENDANCE] Week 12 featured 13 games that averaged 18,000-plus as Houston sold out its new stadium for the third straight game and Seattle packed them in
for a midweek game. For MLS team attendance rankings ...
* The Portland Timbers sold out their 23rd straight game at their Jed-Wen Field -- a 1-1 tie with Vancouver.
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Houston's third game at its new BBVA Compass Stadium, a 2-1 win over defending champ Los Angeles, was a third straight sellout (22,039).
* Seattle drew 38,311 for last Wednesday's 2-0 loss
to Columbus.
* Fireworks helped Columbus draw well above its average -- 16,024 for a 2-1 win over Chicago.
* The league-wide attendance after 120 games is 18,596, an increase
of 6.4 percent from last year's average of 17,425 after Week 12.
MLS ATTENDANCE*
| Club (2012 Rank) | Week 12 Home Games |
2012 Home Average | 2011 Home Average (Final) |
| Chicago (13) | 11,947 | 13,730 | 14,273 |
| Chivas USA (15) | 12,285 | 13,632 | 14,830 |
| Colorado (12) | 17,877 | 15,194 | 14,838 |
| Columbus (17) | 16,024 | 13,219 | 12,185 |
| D.C. United (14) | 14,627 | 13,668 | 15,196 |
| FC Dallas (16) | -- | 13,181 | 12,861 |
| Houston (4) | 22,039 | 22,039 | 17,694 |
| Kansas City
(6) | 19,974 | 19,177 | 17,810 |
| Los Angeles (3) | 16,512 | 22,242 | 23,335 |
| Montreal (2) | -- | 36,498 | -- |
| New England (19) | -- | 11,598 | 13,222 |
| New York (11) | 13,919 | 15,823 | 19,749 |
| Philadelphia (10) | -- | 18,313 | 18,259 |
| Portland (5) | 20,438 | 20,438 | 18,827 |
| Real Salt Lake (9) | 19,341 | 18,486 | 17,591 |
| San Jose (18) | -- | 11,668 | 11,858 |
| Seattle (1) | 38,311 | 38,672 | 38,496 |
| Toronto FC (8) | 18,227 | 18,889 | 20,267 |
| Vancouver (7) | -- | 19,012 | 20,406 |
| Leaguewide | 18,579 | 18,596 | 17,872 |
* Attendance figures, provided by MLS, reflect tickets sold and distributed.
Jeff Butler
