Guess The Attendance 2017 - NYCFC vs. Philadelphia (June 3)

[LionNYC]

Still no attendance figure has been reported

 

[SanBartG]

Still no attendance figure has been reported

Does anyone else find this conspicuously absent? It's like they actually don't want to announce it rather than just a delay. The stadium was surprising empty considering it was a flawless Saturday afternoon against a regional opponent.

 

[LionNYC]

Does anyone else find this conspicuously absent? It's like they actually don't want to announce it rather than just a delay. The stadium was surprising empty considering it was a flawless Saturday afternoon against a regional opponent.

We're the only game from this weekend (Friday-Sunday) to not have attendance reported yet.

 

[SanBartG]

We're the only game from this weekend (Friday-Sunday) to not have attendance reported yet.

supports my suspicion...

 

[Jon]

supports my suspicion...

Attendance has to be concerning for this team. You certainly can't complain about the weather being bad anymore.

 

[LostAnvil]

Attendance has to be concerning for this team. You certainly can't complain about the weather being bad anymore.

wondering if the Champions League Final had anything to do with it

 

[SanBartG]

wondering if the Champions League Final had anything to do with it

I'm sure it didn't help but I doubt it was the cause.

 

[Jon]

I'm sure it didn't help but I doubt it was the cause.

I doubt they drop is because die hard soccer fans are staying home to watch the CLF. I think the underlying issue is bringing in the casual fan.

 

[LostAnvil]

I'm sure it didn't help but I doubt it was the cause.

True - I just don't think currently averaging 6th highest attendance is all that concerning yet (down from 3rd at the end of 2016) - sure it's down from the first 2 years, but we expected the casual fans would drop the numbers a bit

The same weekend last year was the lowest attendance of 2016 - maybe graduation parties and whatnot?

http://nycfcforums.com/index.php?th...dance-2016-nycfc-vs-columbus-october-23.4970/

 

[dannd23]

Attendance was 24,290 per Mark Booth on twitter

 

[Fabio]

Attendance was 24,290 per Mark Booth on twitter

If true, very good....

 

[Seth]

Attendance was 24,290 per Mark Booth on twitter

If true, very good....

Still no attendance figures on the MLS boxscore page yet though. That's where I get them for my attendance bar charts.

https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/m...w-york-city-fc-vs-philadelphia-union/boxscore

 

[LionNYC]

Attendance was 24,290 per Mark Booth on twitter

Okay, but until I see it on MLSsoccer it's not official

https://twitter.com/x/status/871465917867319299

 

[dannd23]

Okay, but until I see it on MLSsoccer it's not official

https://twitter.com/x/status/871465917867319299

Fair, but assuming it's true, a very good number.

 

[Ulrich]

Okay, but until I see it on MLSsoccer it's not official

https://twitter.com/x/status/871465917867319299

It's not correct, there were 31 more people there than Booth announced.

 

[mgarbowski]

It's not correct, there were 31 more people there than Booth announced.

I like subtle.

 

[ferrarinycfc]

The crowd looked pretty good on the highlights. So that number seems about right.

 

[mgarbowski]

The crowd looked pretty good on the highlights. So that number seems about right.

FWIW being there I thought it looked pretty empty outside the bleachers on both sides. But that's completely perception and could be wrong.

 

[SanBartG]

FWIW being there I thought it looked pretty empty outside the bleachers on both sides. But that's completely perception and could be wrong.

That was my perception as well.

 

[SoupInNYC]

FWIW being there I thought it looked pretty empty outside the bleachers on both sides. But that's completely perception and could be wrong.

I wasn't able to attend live on Saturday so was watching via FoxSportsGo on my laptop at home and the crowd looked pretty decent. 24k sounds about right.