The AFL is averaging 7,698 fans per game to date, down 2.7% from 7,914 fans through the same period last year. The league is playing with 18 teams this season after having 15 last year, which was the league's first season back after the '09 season was canceled due to financial considerations. Six clubs are seeing double-digit percentage declines from '10. The Orlando Predators lead all teams with 11,977 fan per game, up 11.1%. The Utah Blaze are seeing the biggest jump at the gate, up 45.1% at EnergySolutions Arena, while the Dallas Vigilantes (+25.3%) also are up big from last season. Listed below is AFL team-by-team attendance for the '11 season through June 4, with comparisons to the same period last season (THE DAILY).
| AFL HOME ATTENDANCE THROUGH JUNE 4 |
| HOME TEAM | GMS | TOTAL | AVG. | PREV. | % +/- | GMS ('10) |
| Orlando Predators | 5 | 59,884 | 11,977 | 10,778 | 11.1% | 3 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 4 | 41,641 | 10,410 | 14,349 | -27.4% | 4 |
| Spokane Shock | 5 | 48,113 | 9,623 | 10,359 | -7.1% | 5 |
| San Jose SaberCats^ | 7 | 66,445 | 9,492 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Pittsburgh Power* | 7 | 66,320 | 9,474 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 5 | 44,370 | 8,874 | 9,322 | -4.8% | 5 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 6 | 53,217 | 8,870 | 11,328 | -21.7% | 4 |
| Philadelphia Soul^ | 5 | 44,180 | 8,836 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jacksonville Sharks | 5 | 42,799 | 8,560 | 10,575 | -19.1% | 4 |
| Chicago Rush | 6 | 51,261 | 8,544 | 8,332 | 2.5% | 4 |
| Utah Blaze | 6 | 49,368 | 8,228 | 5,672 | 45.1% | 4 |
| New Orleans VooDoo** | 7 | 54,981 | 7,854 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dallas Vigilantes | 6 | 43,293 | 7,216 | 5,760 | 25.3% | 4 |
| Tulsa Talons | 5 | 28,088 | 5,618 | 6,506 | -13.7% | 5 |
| Cleveland Gladiators | 5 | 26,093 | 5,219 | 9,277 | -43.7% | 4 |
| K.C. Command^ | 6 | 25,033 | 4,172 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Georgia Force^^ | 7 | 28,193 | 4,028 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Milwaukee Mustangs*** | 6 | 19,624 | 3,271 | 5,107 | -36.0% | 5 |
| AFL TOTALS | 103 | 792,903 | 7,698 | 7,914 | -2.7% | 64 |
NOTES: All attendance figures are based on totals posted immediately following games. They may not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league. * = Expansion club. ^ = Club returned to AFL after sitting out the '10 season. ** = Relocated to New Orleans after last season as the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings. ^^ = Relocated to Atlanta after last season as the Alabama Vipers. Georgia Force also played in AFL through '08. *** = Team played last season as the Milwaukee Iron.
