WNBA teams averaged 7,531 fans per game during the '13 regular season, up slightly from a record-low figure last year. This year's attendance still ranks as the league's third-lowest figure since its inception in '97. No team averaged over 10,000 fans per game -- a first for the league since '08, an Olympic year. The Sparks led all teams for the second straight season with 9,869 fans per game, a figure that was down 3% from last season. The addition of rookie Elena Della Donne helped the Sky see a league-best 18% jump at the gate. Fellow top rookies Brittney Griner and Skylar Diggins helped their respective clubs -- the Mercury and Shock -- each see strong gains. The Sun saw the sharpest drop among all clubs, down around 10% at the gate. Also down were the Mystics (-9%), who finished sixth in attendance after leading the league in '11 (THE DAILY).
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WNBA AVERAGE ATTENDANCE TREND
|
|
YEAR
|
AVERAGE
|
|
'13
|
7,531
|
|
'12
|
7,457
|
|
'11
|
7,955
|
|
'10
|
7,834
|
|
'09
|
8,039
|
|
'08
|
7,952
|
|
'07
|
7,742
|
|
'06
|
7,479
|
|
'05
|
8,173
|
|
'04
|
8,593
|
|
'03
|
8,826
|
|
'02
|
9,344
|
|
'01
|
9,075
|
|
'00
|
9,072
|
|
'99
|
10,189
|
|
'98
|
10,864
|
|
'97
|
9,662
|
|
|
|
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'13 WNBA REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE
|
| TEAM |
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('12)
|
| Sparks |
17
|
167,773
|
9,869
|
75.0%
|
10,176
|
-3.0%
|
17
|
| Lynx |
17
|
159,483
|
9,381
|
102.2%
|
9,683
|
-3.1%
|
17
|
| Mercury |
17
|
145,466
|
8,557
|
83.9%
|
7,814
|
9.5%
|
17
|
| Fever |
17
|
138,795
|
8,164
|
88.6%
|
7,582
|
7.7%
|
17
|
| Silver Stars |
17
|
134,532
|
7,914
|
80.0%
|
7,850
|
0.8%
|
17
|
| Mystics |
17
|
133,242
|
7,838
|
77.6%
|
8,639
|
-9.3%
|
17
|
| Liberty |
17
|
122,217
|
7,189
|
38.9%
|
6,762
|
6.3%
|
17
|
| Storm |
17
|
118,671
|
6,981
|
72.1%
|
7,486
|
-6.8%
|
17
|
| Sky |
17
|
112,212
|
6,601
|
94.3%
|
5,573
|
18.4%
|
17
|
| Sun |
17
|
111,320
|
6,548
|
68.8%
|
7,266
|
-9.9%
|
17
|
| Dream |
17
|
99,493
|
5,853
|
57.6%
|
5,453
|
7.3%
|
17
|
| Shock |
17
|
93,055
|
5,474
|
73.2%
|
5,203
|
5.2%
|
17
|
| WNBA TOTALS |
204
|
1,536,259
|
7,531
|
72.8%
|
7,457
|
1.0%
|
204
|
