DC United's game Saturday against the Dynamo will be played at the 5,000-seat Maryland SoccerPlexDYNAMO
DC United on Saturday "might perform before the smallest audience" in MLS' 23 seasons after playing Atlanta United last week "in front of the largest crowd for a stand-alone match in MLS history," according to Steven Goff of the WASHINGTON POST. Saturday's home game against the Dynamo will be played at the 5,000-seat Maryland SoccerPlex, and because it is "not part of the season ticket package and individual sales are slow, the match is threatening to break the league mark of 3,702 set by defunct Chivas USA four years ago." Sources said that "barring a late surge, final attendance would probably end up between 3,000 and 3,500." With DC United "focused on Audi Field," the front office has put "little marketing efforts into Saturday's match" and the April 14 match against the Crew at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. A source said that ticket sales for the Annapolis date are "also sputtering." While a small crowd "won't look out of place at cozy SoccerPlex, it would cause embarrassment at Navy's 34,000-seat venue." Meanwhile, DC United said that they have sold "close to 10,000 season tickets to Audi Field (most are full packages, the rest are partials that equal fulls) but didn't include the first two home dates in the packages because of the distances that fans would have to travel" (WASHINGTON POST, 3/14).
