Fans flock to midsummer MLS games
- by Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla, Jun 29, 2011
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Three teams hosted two games in Week 15 and drew impressive crowds even for the midweek matches. One of them, Seattle,
set another record. For MLS attendance rankings ...
* The Seattle Sounders opened the upper deck of its stadium and set a club record for a league game when 46,972 enjoyed
watching the Sounders beat New York, 4-2, on a Thursday night. It was the biggest crowd for a stand-alone MLS game since 2008. Three days later, the Sounders drew 36,211 for its win over New
England.
* Philadelphia drew 18,127 and 18,139 for Wednesday and Saturday games. Chicago drew 14,972 in the midweek and
16,961 on Sunday in a week that saw the leaguewide attendance average hit 19,322.
* San Jose drew its biggest crowd ever at Buck Shaw Stadium when 10,872 fans suffered through a scoreless tie with Los Angeles sans
David Beckham and Landon Donovan.
MLS ATTENDANCE:
| Club (2011 Rank) | Week 15 Home Games | 2011 Home Average | 2010 Home Average (Final) |
| Chicago (14) | 16,961 | 14,026 | 15,814 |
| Chivas USA (12) | -- | 15,334 | 14,576 |
| Colorado (13) | -- | 14,258 | 13,329 |
| Columbus (17) | 10,771 | 10,483 | 14,642 |
| D.C. United (11) | 15,734 | 15,988 | 14,532 |
| FC Dallas (15) | 10,470 | 12,738 | 10,815 |
| Houston (9) | -- | 17,718 | 17,310 |
| Kansas City (5) | 18,467 | 18,953 | 10,287 |
| Los Angeles (2) | -- | 22,206 | 21,437 |
| New England (16) | -- | 12,008 | 12,987 |
| New York (7) | -- | 18,204 | 18,441 |
| Philadelphia (8) | 18,139 | 18,177 | 19,254 |
| Portland (6) | -- | 18,627 | -- |
| Real Salt Lake (10) | 15,077 | 16,050 | 17,095 |
| San Jose (18) | 10,872 | 9,909 | 9,659 |
| Seattle (1) | 36,212 | 37,265 | 36,173 |
| Toronto FC (4) | -- | 19,882 | 20,453 |
| Vancouver (3) | -- | 20,124 | -- |
|
Leaguewide | 19,322 | 17,412 | 16,037 |
