Turnstile Tracker: MLS Attendance Off 3.6% Through August 24
MLS attendance is down 3.6% through August 24 but has made strides since the All-Star break, when attendance was off 5.5%. The expansion Sounders FC continue to lead the league at over 30,000 fans per game. Second-year club Toronto FC also continues to pack home games at BMO Field, as the venue has been filled to 101.5% capacity. Despite a strong record, the Fire are off 19.8% at Toyota Park and are one of six clubs seeing double-digit drops in average attendance. The chart below lists team-by-team attendance for MLS, with comparisons to the same period in '08 (THE DAILY).
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MLS ATTENDANCE THROUGH AUGUST 24
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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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PREV.
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% +/-
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GMS ('08)
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Sounders FC
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12
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364,949
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30,412
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102.5%
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Toronto FC
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12
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243,691
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20,308
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101.5%
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20,173
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0.7%
|
11
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| Galaxy |
10
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193,794
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19,379
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71.8%
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25,648
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-24.4%
|
11
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| Real Salt Lake (a) |
11
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178,344
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16,213
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81.0%
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14,855
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9.1%
|
11
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| Chivas USA |
10
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161,068
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16,107
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59.7%
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15,253
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5.6%
|
11
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| Dynamo |
12
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191,255
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15,938
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49.8%
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15,701
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1.5%
|
10
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| D.C. United |
10
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158,873
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15,887
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34.0%
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19,746
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-19.5%
|
11
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| Earthquakes (b) |
12
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181,644
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15,137
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72.4%
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15,986
|
-5.3%
|
9
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| Revolution |
10
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141,880
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14,188
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70.9%
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16,615
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-14.6%
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10
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| Fire |
11
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153,031
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13,912
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69.6%
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17,339
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-19.8%
|
10
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| Crew |
11
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150,258
|
13,660
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67.8%
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13,569
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0.7%
|
11
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| Rapids |
11
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140,476
|
12,771
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70.6%
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13,628
|
-6.3%
|
11
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| Red Bulls |
11
|
134,518
|
12,229
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46.1%
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16,376
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-25.3%
|
11
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| Wizards |
10
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100,189
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10,019
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96.5%
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9,619
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4.2%
|
10
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| FC Dallas |
11
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101,515
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9,229
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45.0%
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14,420
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-36.0%
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10
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| MLS TOTALS |
164
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2,595,485
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15,826
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66.2%
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16,412
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-3.6%
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147
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NOTES: (a) = Home games played at both Rice-Eccles Stadium and Rio Tinto Stadium in '08. (b) = Includes two designated Earthquakes home games played at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (posted attendance of 15,862 and 17,128), as well as a game against the Crew at Candlestick Park on August 8 which was part of a doubleheader featuring FC Barcelona and Mexican club Chivas de Guadalajara (posted attendance 61,572).
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