Major League Lacrosse Attendance Up 3.1% From Last Season
The MLL averaged 4,429 fans per game during the regular season, up 3.1% from '06, when the ten-team league averaged 4,295 fans. With their move to Harvard Stadium, the Boston Cannons saw the biggest increase in attendance, up 45.6% from last year. The Denver Outlaws topped league attendance again during their second season in the league, averaging 10,592 fans per game, down 9.0% from 11,634 in their inaugural season. The following presents '07 MLL regular season attendance, with comparisons to both last season and '05 (THE DAILY).
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'07 MLL REGULAR SEASON ATTENDANCE
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TEAM
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GMS
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TOTAL
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AVG.
|
'06 AVG.
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% +/-
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'06 GMS
|
'05 AVG.
|
2-YR % +/-
|
'05 GMS
|
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Denver Outlaws
|
6
|
63,552
|
10,592
|
11,634
|
-9.0%
|
6
|
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Boston Cannons
|
6
|
51,551
|
8,591
|
5,902
|
45.6%
|
6
|
5,644
|
52.2%
|
7
|
| Long Island Lizards |
6
|
26,588
|
4,431
|
3,135
|
41.3%
|
6
|
3,871
|
14.5%
|
5
|
| Rochester Rattlers |
6
|
23,563
|
3,927
|
3,936
|
-0.2%
|
6
|
3,859
|
1.8%
|
7
|
| Los Angeles Riptide |
6
|
21,799
|
3,633
|
4,198
|
-13.5%
|
6
|
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| San Francisco Dragons |
6
|
18,752
|
3,125
|
3,381
|
-7.6%
|
6
|
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| Washington Bayhawks^ |
6
|
16,879
|
2,813
|
2,973
|
-5.4%
|
6
|
4,837
|
-41.8%
|
5
|
| New Jersey Pride |
6
|
15,883
|
2,647
|
3,174
|
-16.6%
|
6
|
4,168
|
-36.5%
|
6
|
| Philadelphia Barrage |
6
|
13,756
|
2,292
|
2,414
|
-5.1%
|
6
|
2,993
|
-23.4%
|
6
|
| Chicago Machine |
6
|
13,460
|
2,243
|
2,202
|
1.9%
|
6
|
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| TOTALS |
60
|
265,783
|
4,429
|
4,295
|
3.1%
|
60
|
4,251
|
4.2%
|
36
|
^ = Moved to DC from Baltimore for the '07 season.
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