With huge Seattle crowd, MLS hits 4 million mark
- by Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla, Aug 8, 2012
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Seattle drew more than 60,000 fans -- the biggest crowd of the season -- for its 4-0 win over Los Angeles as MLS attendance surpassed the 4
million mark. Also in Week 22, New England had its biggest crowd of the season. For MLS team attendance rankings ...
* Seattle's crowd 60,908, who enjoyed a 4-0 rout of defending champion
Los Angeles, was the biggest of the season, surpassing Montreal's 60,860 for a May 12 game, also against the Galaxy. Seattle's crowd on Sunday was the 12th largest in MLS history.
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Seattle's current average is 41,480. Seattle had set the all-time MLS attendance record in each of its first three MLS seasons: 2011 -- 38,496; 2010 -- 36,173; 2009 -- 30,897.
* After
disappointing crowds since moving from the Olympic Stadium into renovated Stade Saputo, Montreal attendance is up, drawing 18,535 in Week 22 and 19,441 the previous week.
* New England had
its largest announced crowd of the season (19,752) for a 1-0 loss to Kansas City on Saturday. But the Revs' season average remains the lowest in MLS.
* The leaguewide Week 22 average of
23,414 is the highest since Week 2's 23,386.
* MLS has surpassed the 4 million mark (4,007,437) in announced attendance.
* MLS league-wide attendance this season after 213 games
is 18,814, an 8.6 percent increase over the average of 17,295 after Week 22 in 2011.
* MLS's highest season attendance averages were 17,872 in 2011 and
17,406 in its inaugural season of 1996.
MLS ATTENDANCE*
| Club (2012 Rank) | Week 22 Home Games | 2012 Home Average | 2011 Home Average (Final) |
| Chicago (12) | 15,757 | 15,563 | 14,273 |
| Chivas USA (18) | -- | 13,191 | 14,830 |
| Colorado (13) | 15,218 | 15,073 | 14,838 |
| Columbus (14) | -- | 14,858 | 12,185 |
| Dallas (16) | -- | 14,221 | 12,861 |
| D.C. United (17) | 14,640 | 14,178 | 15,196 |
| Houston (4) | 22,039 | 21,136 | 17,694 |
| Kansas City (7) | -- | 19,286 | 17,810 |
| Los Angeles (3) | -- | 22,729 | 23,335 |
| Montreal (2) | 18,535 | 23,628 | -- |
| New England (19) | 17,592 | 12,922 | 13,222 |
| New York (11) | -- | 17,720 | 19,749 |
| Philadelphia (10) | -- | 18,418 | 18,259 |
| Portland (5) | 20,438 | 20,438 | 18,827 |
| Real Salt Lake (9) | -- | 18,680 | 17,591 |
| San Jose (15) | -- | 14,802 | 11,858 |
| Seattle (1) | 60,908 | 41,480 | 38,496 |
| Toronto FC (8) | -- | 19,089 | 20,267 |
| Vancouver (6) | -- | 19,384 | 20,406 |
| Leaguewide | 23,141 | 18,814 | 17,872 |
* Attendance figures, provided by MLS, reflect tickets sold and distributed.
