Turnstile Tracker: WPS Averaging 5,339 Fans Through First 22 Games
For the first 22 games of Women's Professional Soccer's (WPS) inaugural season, the league is averaging 5,339 fans per game. The L.A. Sol lead all teams, with 8,319 fans per game at The Home Depot Center. Looking back to the similar period of the inaugural season of the WUSA in '01, the WUSA was averaging 9,233 fans per game, led by the Washington Freedom. The Freedom, led by F Mia Hamm, were averaging 27,915 fans per game at RFK Stadium. The current iteration of the Freedom are averaging 4,803 per game at the Maryland SoccerPlex, which has a capacity of 5,200. No teams in the WPS currently play in venues used during the inaugural season of the WUSA (THE DAILY).
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'09 WPS ATTENDANCE (THROUGH MAY 17)
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HOME TEAM
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GMS
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TOTAL
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AVG.
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% CAP.
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| L.A. Sol |
4
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33,276
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8,319
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30.8%
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| Boston Breakers |
3
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17,076
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5,692
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18.0%
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| Washington Freedom |
3
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14,409
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4,803
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93.7%
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| Chicago Red Stars |
4
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18,490
|
4,623
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23.1%
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| Sky Blue FC^ |
2
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8,806
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4,403
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72.2%
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| Saint Louis Athletica* |
3
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13,096
|
4,365
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81.6%
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| FC Gold Pride |
3
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12,313
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4,104
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39.8%
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| WPS TOTALS |
22
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117,466
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5,339
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33.0%
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'01 WUSA ATTENDANCE (THROUGH MAY 28)
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HOME TEAM
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GMS
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TOTAL
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AVG.
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% CAP.
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| Washington Freedom |
2
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55,830
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27,915
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121.4%
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| Atlanta Beat |
3
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39,143
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13,048
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75.5%
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| Boston Breakers |
2
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17,842
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8,921
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82.0%
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| Philadelphia Charge |
2
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17,524
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8,762
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74.3%
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| Bay Area CyberRays |
4
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27,532
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6,883
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26.5%
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| San Diego Spirit |
3
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17,839
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5,946
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96.6%
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| Carolina Courage |
4
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23,033
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5,758
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101.0%
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| New York Power |
4
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22,838
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5,710
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57.1%
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| WUSA TOTALS |
24
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221,581
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9,233
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67.5%
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NOTES: ^ = Team hosted its first two games at TD Bank Ballpark (capacity: 6,100) in Bridgewater, New Jersey, and will play its final eight home games at Yurcak Field (capacity: 5,000) in Piscataway, New Jersey. * = Played one home game at Hermann Stadium (capacity: 6,050) and all remaining games played at Ralph Korte Stadium (capacity: 5,000).
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