THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

6.10.1998

Today: MLS Attendance through June 7

'98 YEAR-TO-DATE				COMPARISONS
TEAM	DATES	AVERAGE	TOTAL	% CAP	'97 AVG.	% +/-
Los Angeles	7	24,447	171,133	93.7%	19,800	+23%
Chicago^	6	23,725	142,351	95.1%	—	—
NY/NJ	6	22,935	137,612	89.7%	18,772	+22%
New England^	6	17,964	107,789	80.3%	21,471	-16%
D.C. United	9	15,265	137,387	58.3%	18,579	-18%
San Jose	6	13,774	82,649	53.0%	15,276	-10%
Colorado	7	12,296	86,073	70.3%	9,222	+33%
Miami^	7	12,237	85,661	58.3%	—	—
Columbus	5	11,732	58,662	46.7%	14,101	-17%
Dallas	8	11,502	92,017	44.0%	10,822	+ 6%
Tampa Bay	8	8,025	64,200	32.4%	11,028	-27%
Kansas City	7	7,966	55,762	38.7%	9,280	-14%

LEAGUE	82	14,894	1,221,296	62.4%	14,835	+ 1%

NOTE (^): '97 comparisons are to the same number of home dates. Chicago and Miami are expansion franchises in their first year in the league. In '97, New England's first home game drew 57,407 and was part of a doubleheader involving a World Cup qualifying match at Foxboro. -30-

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