2015 Mls Season Attendance Thread
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Week 14 numbers
DC United v Chicago - 11,218 (Wed Night)
Philadelphia v Columbus - 15,374 (Wed Night)
Montreal v Vancouver - 10,035 (Wed Night)
Houston v NYRB - 22,356
Philadelphia v NYCFC - 18,517
DC United v Toronto FC -17,105
Columbus v Montreal- 12,265
Chicago v Orlando - 20,124
Sporting KC v Seattle - 21,505
LA v Vancouver - 20,219
Portland v New England - 21,114
RSL v Colorado - 18,895
San Jose v FC Dallas - 18,000
Total for Week 14 (13 games) = 226,727
AVG for Week 14 = 17,440
Total After Week 14 (141 games) = 2,890,844
Average After Week 14 = 20,502
DC United v Chicago - 11,218 (Wed Night)
Philadelphia v Columbus - 15,374 (Wed Night)
Montreal v Vancouver - 10,035 (Wed Night)
Houston v NYRB - 22,356
Philadelphia v NYCFC - 18,517
DC United v Toronto FC -17,105
Columbus v Montreal- 12,265
Chicago v Orlando - 20,124
Sporting KC v Seattle - 21,505
LA v Vancouver - 20,219
Portland v New England - 21,114
RSL v Colorado - 18,895
San Jose v FC Dallas - 18,000
Total for Week 14 (13 games) = 226,727
AVG for Week 14 = 17,440
Total After Week 14 (141 games) = 2,890,844
Average After Week 14 = 20,502
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These are interesting to track. At some point will you post the team averages? I'm curious how NYC compares.
Yeah no problems, Ill do it shortly. NYCFC are doing really well compared to the average.
3 poorly attended, uninspiring midweek games and the top 3 in attendance all away. I think the average for the weekend was 19010. Over the weekend 6/10 teams beat last season's average.
Only to be 100% accurate, the Portland attendance was 20,144 and not 20,114 ( MLS error )
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Club by Club Season Averages after Week 14
Chicago Fire
112,885 / 7 = 16,126
Colorado Rapids
105,389 / 7 = 15,056
Columbus Crew
99,433 / 7 = 14,205
DC United
124,724 / 9 = 13,858
FC Dallas
103,292 / 7 = 14,756
Houston Dynamo
167,506 / 8 = 20,938
LA Galaxy
163,586 / 8 = 20,448
Montreal Impact
73,478 / 5 = 14,696
New England Revolution
131,281 / 8 = 16,410
NYCFC
188,314 / 7 = 26,902
NYRB
115,451 / 6 = 19,242
Orlando City
256,107 / 7 = 36,587
Philadelphia Union
139,365 / 8 = 17,421
Portland Timbers
126,864 / 6 = 21,144
Real Salt Lake
140,196 / 7 = 20,028
San Jose Earthquakes
126,224 / 6 = 21,037
Seattle Sounders
280,872 / 7 = 40,126
Sporting Kansas City
140,761 / 7 = 20,109
Toronto FC
71,506 / 3 = 23,835
Vancouver Whitecaps
165,766 / 8 = 20,721
Chicago Fire
112,885 / 7 = 16,126
Colorado Rapids
105,389 / 7 = 15,056
Columbus Crew
99,433 / 7 = 14,205
DC United
124,724 / 9 = 13,858
FC Dallas
103,292 / 7 = 14,756
Houston Dynamo
167,506 / 8 = 20,938
LA Galaxy
163,586 / 8 = 20,448
Montreal Impact
73,478 / 5 = 14,696
New England Revolution
131,281 / 8 = 16,410
NYCFC
188,314 / 7 = 26,902
NYRB
115,451 / 6 = 19,242
Orlando City
256,107 / 7 = 36,587
Philadelphia Union
139,365 / 8 = 17,421
Portland Timbers
126,864 / 6 = 21,144
Real Salt Lake
140,196 / 7 = 20,028
San Jose Earthquakes
126,224 / 6 = 21,037
Seattle Sounders
280,872 / 7 = 40,126
Sporting Kansas City
140,761 / 7 = 20,109
Toronto FC
71,506 / 3 = 23,835
Vancouver Whitecaps
165,766 / 8 = 20,721
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By Averages High to Low
Seattle - 40,126
Orlando - 36,587
NYCFC - 26,902
Toronto FC - 23,835
Portland - 21,144
SJ Earthquakes - 21,037
Houston Dynamo - 20,938
Vancouver Whitecaps - 20,721
LA Galaxy - 20,448
Sporting Kansas City - 20,109
Real Salt Lake - 20,028
NYRB - 19,242
Philadelphia Union - 17,421
New England Revolution - 16,410
Chicago Fire - 16,126
Colorado Rapids - 15,056
FC Dallas - 14,756
Montreal Impact - 14,696
Columbus Crew - 14,205
DC United - 13,858
Seattle - 40,126
Orlando - 36,587
NYCFC - 26,902
Toronto FC - 23,835
Portland - 21,144
SJ Earthquakes - 21,037
Houston Dynamo - 20,938
Vancouver Whitecaps - 20,721
LA Galaxy - 20,448
Sporting Kansas City - 20,109
Real Salt Lake - 20,028
NYRB - 19,242
Philadelphia Union - 17,421
New England Revolution - 16,410
Chicago Fire - 16,126
Colorado Rapids - 15,056
FC Dallas - 14,756
Montreal Impact - 14,696
Columbus Crew - 14,205
DC United - 13,858
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Couple of notes -
- DC united cant get a new stadium soon enough. A team thats winning its conference shouldn't be coming dead last on the attendance list. Im hoping with the new stadium agreement today they will go past 20,000 a season.
- Any team averaging over 20,000 is doing well, although LA should really be doing better. Im guessing once Gerrard arrives it will give the team a boost.
- Anything less than 15,000 is poor in todays era.
- NYRB are like LA. Good but should be better.
- Even with a rebrand Columbus are still struggling. Unfortunately they might be seeing a relocation one day.
- Philly/NE/CF/CR/FCD/CCSC - are all in crappy stadium situations. NE has a chance to turn it around with a new stadium in downtown boston. The others are going to have to wait for awhile.
- DC united cant get a new stadium soon enough. A team thats winning its conference shouldn't be coming dead last on the attendance list. Im hoping with the new stadium agreement today they will go past 20,000 a season.
- Any team averaging over 20,000 is doing well, although LA should really be doing better. Im guessing once Gerrard arrives it will give the team a boost.
- Anything less than 15,000 is poor in todays era.
- NYRB are like LA. Good but should be better.
- Even with a rebrand Columbus are still struggling. Unfortunately they might be seeing a relocation one day.
- Philly/NE/CF/CR/FCD/CCSC - are all in crappy stadium situations. NE has a chance to turn it around with a new stadium in downtown boston. The others are going to have to wait for awhile.
Just looking at the top 4. This also shows just how incredibly far ahead Seattle is. Makes me imagine what this league could look like in 10 years if other teams could crack that code.
I believe those NYCFC #'s are incorrect. Looks like you divided by 1 extra home match.........we only played 7.
New England, SKC, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle, Chicago and Houston.
New England, SKC, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle, Chicago and Houston.
5 of the bottom 7 are original MLS teams with another, Chicago being added in 1998.
2015 Averages
10 expansion teams since 2006* - 24,036
10 surviving pre-2006 teams 17,023.
Failed teams** 9,573 in their last seasons.
5 of the 6 teams to have double digit sellouts last season have joined MLS since 2004.
MLS have got their expansion strategy right and the league will go from strength to strength.
*Includes Houston (relocation of the Clash)
**Excludes Clash
2015 Averages
10 expansion teams since 2006* - 24,036
10 surviving pre-2006 teams 17,023.
Failed teams** 9,573 in their last seasons.
5 of the 6 teams to have double digit sellouts last season have joined MLS since 2004.
MLS have got their expansion strategy right and the league will go from strength to strength.
*Includes Houston (relocation of the Clash)
**Excludes Clash
I had been thinking of this and feel a bit for the original teams. Maybe its just bad timing and a general apathy to the team and the sport when they first started, plus the fact that these teams play in less than suitable stadiums doesnt help either.
Expansion teams today get to have a whole new generation of fans at their disposal.
Nothing stopping original teams from rebranding or new marketing strategies to bring in new fans. Of course there is no time like the beginning to light a spark in your marketplace. But if you already have a base of thousands of fans you've got to be able to work with them to build excitement. I wonder how much of this is about the management of the original teams.