Untitled Document The AFL averaged 8,255 fans per game during the ’11 regular season, up 1.5% from 8,135 fans last season. League attendance, however, remains far below levels prior to the canceled ’09 season. AFL teams averaged 12,958 fans per game in ’08 and 12,415 fans in ’07. The Orlando Predators again led all clubs with 12,701 fans per game at Amway Center, up 13.4%. Among the four expansion teams this season, the Philadelphia Soul had the best average (9,802), ranking fourth overall among AFL clubs. Following a move from Shreveport to New Orleans, the VooDoo saw the biggest gain in attendance. The Utah Blaze (+74%) and Dallas Vigilantes (+50%) also saw double-digit percentage gains, while the Tampa Bay Storm (-29%) and Milwaukee Mustangs (-28%) saw the sharpest drops. Listed below is team-by-team regular-season attendance for the AFL, with comparisons to ’10 (THE DAILY).
| '11 AFL REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE |
| HOME TEAM | GMS | TOTAL | AVG. | PREV. | % +/- | GMS ('10) |
| Orlando Predators | 9 | 114,309 | 12,701 | 11,204 | 13.4% | 8 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 9 | 97,002 | 10,778 | 15,237 | -29.3% | 8 |
| Spokane Shock | 9 | 92,493 | 10,277 | 10,313 | -0.3% | 8 |
| Philadelphia Soul* | 9 | 88,218 | 9,802 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| San Jose SaberCats* | 9 | 84,960 | 9,440 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jacksonville Sharks | 9 | 84,618 | 9,402 | 11,123 | -15.5% | 8 |
| Pittsburgh Power* | 9 | 82,773 | 9,197 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Arizona Rattlers | 9 | 82,629 | 9,181 | 10,797 | -15.0% | 8 |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 9 | 79,803 | 8,867 | 9,438 | -6.1% | 8 |
| Utah Blaze | 9 | 78,363 | 8,707 | 5,018 | 73.5% | 8 |
| Chicago Rush | 9 | 77,931 | 8,659 | 8,222 | 5.3% | 8 |
| Dallas Vigilantes | 9 | 76,671 | 8,519 | 5,686 | 49.8% | 8 |
| New Orleans VooDoo** | 9 | 73,377 | 8,153 | 3,967 | 105.5% | 8 |
| Cleveland Gladiators | 9 | 58,572 | 6,508 | 8,828 | -26.3% | 8 |
| Tulsa Talons | 9 | 48,816 | 5,424 | 6,581 | -17.6% | 8 |
| Georgia Force^ | 9 | 41,922 | 4,658 | 4,696 | -0.8% | 8 |
| K.C. Command* | 9 | 39,186 | 4,354 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Milwaukee Mustangs | 9 | 35,586 | 3,954 | 5,483 | -27.9% | 8 |
| AFL TOTALS | 162 | 1,337,229 | 8,255 | 8,135 | 1.5% | 120 |
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NOTES: Attendance for '10 includes Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz franchise, which folded following last season. * = Expansion team for '11 season. ** = Team moved from Shreveport following last season. ^ = Team moved from Huntsville, Ala., following last season.
