Rapids draw big in slow Week 7
- by Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla, Apr 24, 2012
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Week 7 had the smallest attendance average of the season so far but the Colorado Rapids drew a standing-room only crowd for David
Beckham's second appearance in Colorado since he joined MLS in 2007. For MLS team attendance rankings ...
* Colorado announced an SRO crowd of 19,152 for its 2-1 loss to the Los
Angeles Galaxy featuring Beckham.
* Portland also sold out (20,438), for a 1-0 win over Kansas City, but five games failed to break the 15,000 mark.
* D.C. United had two home
games in Week 7 and drew 10,135 on a Wednesday and 13,262 on Sunday.
* The league-wide attendance after 64 games is 18,787. It was 17,639 at this point last season.
MLS ATTENDANCE*
| Club (2012 Rank) |
Week 7 Home Games | 2012 Home Average | 2011 Home Average (Final) |
| Chicago (13) | -- | 14,282 | 14,273 |
| Chivas USA (17) | 14,127 | 12,422 | 14,830 |
| Colorado (11) | 19,152 | 15,683 | 14,838 |
| Columbus (15) | 10,479 | 13,397 | 12,185 |
| D.C. United (14) | 13,262, 10,135 | 13,706 | 15,196 |
| FC Dallas (12) | -- | 15,079 | 12,861 |
| Houston (-) | -- | -- | 17,694 |
| Kansas City (6) | -- | 18,671 | 17,810 |
| Los Angeles (3) | -- | 22,233 | 23,335 |
| Montreal (1) | -- | 41,016 | -- |
| New England (18) | -- | 11,657 | 13,222 |
| New York (10) | -- | 17,184 | 19,749 |
| Philadelphia (9) | -- | 18,263 | 18,259 |
| Portland (4) | 20,438 | 20,438 | 18,827 |
| Real Salt Lake (7) | -- | 18,554 | 17,591 |
| San Jose (16) | 10,202 | 13,267 |
11,858 |
| Seattle (2) | -- | 38,589 | 38,496 |
| Toronto FC (5) | 19,255 | 19,186 | 20,267 |
| Vancouver (8) | 18,027, 15,382 | 18,451 | 20,406 |
| Leaguewide | 15,046 | 18,787 | 17,872 |
* Attendance figures, provided by MLS, reflect tickets sold and distributed.
