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SBD/Issue 2/The Back of the Book
WNBA Regular Season Attendance Up For Third Consecutive Year
Published September 15, 2009
The WNBA regular season ended on Sunday with the league seeing an average of 8,039 fans per game, up slightly from '08, and the third consecutive year with an average attendance increase. The Mystics led the league with 11,338 fans per game at Verizon Center, a jump of 24.6% from last season. Three teams saw double-digit declines at the gate, including the defending-champion Shock, who saw attendance drop 16.3% at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Also down double digits were the Dream, who fell 16% during their sophomore season in the league. Below is WNBA team-by-team attendance for the '09 regular season, with comparisons to last season, which included figures for the Comets, who ceased operations prior to the '09 season (THE DAILY).
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WNBA REGULAR SEASON ATTENDANCE
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|
HOME TEAM
|
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('08)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mystics
|
17
|
192,747
|
11,338
|
112.3%
|
9,096
|
24.6%
|
17
|
|
Sparks
|
17
|
176,587
|
10,387
|
79.0%
|
9,508
|
9.2%
|
17
|
|
Liberty
|
17
|
166,604
|
9,800
|
49.6%
|
9,045
|
8.3%
|
17
|
|
Mercury
|
17
|
144,884
|
8,523
|
90.0%
|
8,522
|
0.0%
|
17
|
| Shock |
17
|
136,184
|
8,011
|
71.1%
|
9,569
|
-16.3%
|
17
|
| Fever |
17
|
134,964
|
7,939
|
82.3%
|
7,702
|
3.1%
|
17
|
| Storm |
17
|
133,858
|
7,874
|
81.3%
|
8,265
|
-4.7%
|
17
|
| Monarchs |
17
|
131,654
|
7,744
|
44.7%
|
8,180
|
-5.3%
|
17
|
| Lynx |
17
|
128,127
|
7,537
|
82.1%
|
7,057
|
6.8%
|
17
|
| Silver Stars |
17
|
127,957
|
7,527
|
40.0%
|
8,029
|
-6.3%
|
17
|
| Dream |
17
|
120,737
|
7,102
|
67.5%
|
8,468
|
-16.1%
|
17
|
| Sun |
17
|
115,496
|
6,794
|
71.4%
|
7,644
|
-11.1%
|
17
|
| Sky |
17
|
66,855
|
3,933
|
60.5%
|
3,656
|
7.6%
|
17
|
| WNBA TOTALS |
221
|
1,776,654
|
8,039
|
67.5%
|
7,952
|
1.1%
|
238
|
