MLS teams are averaging 18,076 fans per game through Aug. 1, down 3% compared to the same period last year. The league is still seeing a drop for the season, but attendance has recovered somewhat from early May, when the average was down around 8%. Chivas USA continues to see a sharp drop at StubHub Center, with average attendance down 34%. The club is well under 10,000 fans per game, with capacity only at 46%. Also seeing double-digit percentage drops at home are the Fire and Impact. FC Dallas and the Revolution are seeing the biggest gains to date, up 11% and 10%, respectively. Listed below is team-by-team attendance through Aug. 1, with comparisons to the same period last season (THE DAILY).
| MLS ATTENDANCE THROUGH AUG. 1 |
| TEAM | GMS | TOTAL | AVG. | % CAP. | PREV. | % +/- | GMS ('12) |
| Sounders | 9 | 365,848 | 40,650 | 105.6% | 39,537 | 2.8% | 10 |
| Galaxy | 10 | 217,644 | 21,764 | 80.6% | 22,729 | -4.2% | 11 |
| Impact (a) | 11 | 230,531 | 20,957 | 76.7% | 24,052 | -12.9% | 12 |
| Timbers | 9 | 186,066 | 20,674 | 101.2% | 20,438 | 1.2% | 11 |
| Whitecaps | 11 | 219,432 | 19,948 | 95.0% | 19,384 | 2.9% | 11 |
| Dynamo (b) | 10 | 199,064 | 19,906 | 90.3% | 21,045 | -5.4% | 10 |
| Sporting KC | 11 | 216,801 | 19,709 | 106.7% | 19,286 | 2.2% | 11 |
| Toronto FC | 11 | 213,910 | 19,446 | 89.0% | 19,089 | 1.9% | 11 |
| Real Salt Lake | 11 | 207,208 | 18,837 | 93.2% | 18,680 | 0.8% | 13 |
| Red Bulls | 11 | 201,455 | 18,314 | 73.3% | 17,720 | 3.4% | 10 |
| Union | 11 | 192,231 | 17,476 | 94.5% | 18,418 | -5.1% | 10 |
| FC Dallas | 11 | 174,136 | 15,831 | 77.2% | 14,221 | 11.3% | 13 |
| Rapids | 12 | 180,311 | 15,026 | 86.2% | 15,060 | -0.2% | 11 |
| Crew | 10 | 147,558 | 14,756 | 73.2% | 14,858 | -0.7% | 9 |
| Earthquakes (c) | 11 | 154,350 | 14,032 | 99.4% | 14,802 | -5.2% | 11 |
| Fire | 11 | 151,524 | 13,775 | 68.9% | 15,543 | -11.4% | 10 |
| Revolution | 10 | 137,445 | 13,745 | 68.7% | 12,455 | 10.4% | 10 |
| DC United | 11 | 150,572 | 13,688 | 69.7% | 14,132 | -3.1% | 10 |
| Chivas USA | 10 | 87,150 | 8,715 | 46.4% | 13,191 | -33.9% | 11 |
| MLS TOTALS | 201 | 3,633,236 | 18,076 | 84.3% | 18,645 | -3.1% | 205 |
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NOTES: All MLS attendance data is based on totals posted immediately following games. Figures do not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league. (a) = Played its first two games at Olympic Stadium this season and five games last season. (b) = Played first game at new BBVA Compass Stadium in May '12. (c) = Includes designated Earthquakes home games played at AT&T Park last season and Stanford Stadium in both seasons.
