Major League Soccer attendance

Major League Soccer is the premier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Competition began in 1996 and MLS attendance has grown rapidly since the early 2000s, making it one of the fastest-growing sports leagues in the world.[1] The average attendance of 21,692 in 2016 was a 57% increase over the 13,756 average in 2000. The total attendance of 7,375,144 in 2016 is more than triple the 2,215,019 total of 2002. Similar to Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League, attendance is based on the number of tickets distributed.[2]

The Seattle Sounders' average attendance consistently exceeds 40,000 fans.

2019 season

The following is a list of the average attendance during the 2019 regular season for each of the 24 MLS teams that were active in that season. It includes the team, the average attendance during the 2019 regular season, the average attendance during the 2018 regular season, the percentage change in attendance from season-to-season, the home venue, the home venue's capacity, and the percent of the home venue's capacity filled by the 2019 season's average attendance. Percentages are adjusted to reflect any home games that were held at venues other than the team's usual stadium.[3]

Team	2019 average attendance	2018 average attendance	Percent change	Stadium	Capacity (unrestricted)	Percent capacity
Atlanta United FC	52,510	53,002	−0.9%	Mercedes-Benz Stadium*	42,500 (at least 72,035)	123.6% (72.9%)
Seattle Sounders FC	40,247	40,641	−1.0%	CenturyLink Field*	39,419 (69,000)	102.1% (58.3%)
FC Cincinnati	27,336	N/A	N/A	Nippert Stadium*	32,250 (40,000)	84.8% (68.3%)
Portland Timbers	25,218	21,114	+19.3%[lower-alpha 1]	Providence Park	25,218	100%
Toronto FC	25,048	26,628	−5.9%	BMO Field	30,991	80.8%
LA Galaxy	23,205	24,444	−5.1%	Dignity Health Sports Park	27,000	85.9%
Orlando City SC	22,761	23,866	−4.6%	Exploria Stadium[lower-alpha 2]	25,500	89.3%
Los Angeles FC	22,251	22,042	+0.9%	Banc of California Stadium	22,000	101.1%
New York City FC	21,107	23,211	−9.1%	Yankee Stadium*	30,321 (47,422)	69.6% (44.5%)
Minnesota United FC	19,723	23,902	−17.5%[lower-alpha 3]	Allianz Field	19,400	101.7%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	19,514	21,946	−11.1%	BC Place*	22,120 (54,500)	99.2% (40.3%)
San Jose Earthquakes	18,781	19,032	–1.3%	Avaya Stadium[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5]	18,000	94.3%
Sporting Kansas City	18,601	19,950	–6.8%	Children's Mercy Park	18,467	100.7%
Real Salt Lake	18,121	18,605	–2.6%	Rio Tinto Stadium	20,213	89.7%
D.C. United	17,744	17,635	+0.6%	Audi Field	20,000	88.7%
New York Red Bulls	17,281	18,601	−7.1%	Red Bull Arena	25,000	69.1%
Philadelphia Union	17,111	16,518	+3.6%	Talen Energy Stadium[lower-alpha 6]	18,500	92.5%
New England Revolution	16,737	18,347	−8.8%	Gillette Stadium*	20,000 (65,878)	83.7% (25.4%)
Montreal Impact	16,171	18,569	–12.9%	Saputo Stadium	20,801	77.7%
Houston Dynamo	15,874	16,906	−6.1%	BBVA Stadium[lower-alpha 7]	22,039	72%
Columbus Crew	14,856	12,447	+19.4%	Mapfre Stadium	19,968	74.4%
FC Dallas	14,842	15,512	−4.3%	Toyota Stadium	20,500	72.4%
Colorado Rapids	14,284	15,333	−6.8%	Dick's Sporting Goods Park	18,061	79.1%
Chicago Fire	12,324	14,806	−16.8%	SeatGeek Stadium	20,000	61.6%

Notes

Some clubs have attendances over 100% capacity due to limited stadium capacity that is lifted during certain matches, when additional sections are opened. Other clubs use larger venues for certain matches that attract large attendances.

1. The Timbers' attendance increase stems from the expansion of Providence Park from 21,144 to 25,218. The Timbers played their first 12 league games of the 2019 season on the road in order to accommodate the construction schedule.
2. Renamed from Orlando City Stadium during the 2019 season.
3. Minnesota United's attendance decline was largely due to the team moving from TCF Bank Stadium, with a soccer capacity of 21,895 and full capacity of 50,805, to the smaller Allianz Field.
4. The Earthquakes played one 2019 home game at Stanford Stadium (capacity 50,424).
5. Renamed to Earthquakes Stadium in the 2019–20 offseason.
6. Renamed to Subaru Park in the 2019–20 offseason.
7. Renamed from BBVA Compass Stadium during the 2019 season.

*	Stadium capacity artificially reduced for soccer matches

Season averages

See also: Expansion of Major League Soccer

Season	Total attendance	Games	Average	Change	High avg.	Team	Low avg.	Team	Ref
1996	2,785,001	160	17,406	--	28,916	Los Angeles Galaxy	10,213	Colorado Rapids	[4]
1997	2,339,019	160	14,619	–16.0%	21,423	New England Revolution	9,058	Kansas City Wizards	[5]
1998	2,747,897	192	14,312	–2.1%	21,784	Los Angeles Galaxy	8,072	Kansas City Wizards	[6]
1999	2,742,102	192	14,282	–0.2%	17,696	Columbus Crew	8,183	Kansas City Wizards	[7]
2000	2,641,085	192	13,756	–3.7%	20,400	Los Angeles Galaxy	7,460	Miami Fusion	[8]
2001	2,363,859	158	14,961	+8.8%	21,518	D.C. United	9,112	Kansas City Wizards	[9]
2002	2,215,019	140	15,822	+5.8%	20,690	Colorado Rapids	11,150	San Jose Earthquakes	[10]
2003	2,234,747	150	14,898	–5.8%	21,983	Los Angeles Galaxy	7,906	Dallas Burn	[11]
2004	2,333,797	150	15,559	+4.4%	23,809	Los Angeles Galaxy	9,088	Dallas Burn	[12]
2005	2,900,716	192	15,108	–2.9%	24,204	Los Angeles Galaxy	9,691	Kansas City Wizards	[13]
2006	2,976,787	192	15,504	+2.6%	20,814	Los Angeles Galaxy	11,083	Kansas City Wizards	[14]
2007	3,270,210	195	16,770	+8.2%	24,252	Los Angeles Galaxy	11,586	Kansas City Wizards	[15]
2008	3,456,600	210	16,460	–1.8%	26,008	Los Angeles Galaxy	10,685	Kansas City Wizards
2009	3,608,325	225	16,037	–2.6%	30,942	Seattle Sounders FC	9,883	FC Dallas
2010	4,002,000	240	16,675	+4.0%	36,173	Seattle Sounders FC	9,659	San Jose Earthquakes
2011	5,468,951	306	17,872	+7.2%	38,496	Seattle Sounders FC	11,858	San Jose Earthquakes
2012	6,074,729	323	18,807	+5.2%	43,144	Seattle Sounders FC	13,056	Chivas USA
2013	6,010,384	323	18,608	–1.1%	44,038	Seattle Sounders FC	8,366	Chivas USA
2014	6,184,804	323	19,148	+2.9%	43,734	Seattle Sounders FC	7,063	Chivas USA
2015	7,326,899	340	21,574	+12.7%	44,247	Seattle Sounders FC	15,657	Colorado Rapids
2016	7,375,144	340	21,692	+0.5%	42,636	Seattle Sounders FC	14,094	FC Dallas
2017	8,270,187	374	22,113	+1.9%	48,200	Atlanta United FC	15,122	FC Dallas
2018	8,553,245	391	21,875	–1.1%	53,002	Atlanta United FC	12,447	Columbus Crew SC
2019	8,676,109	408	21,305	–2.7%	52,510	Atlanta United FC	12,324	Chicago Fire

Notes:

• Green shading indicates record highs; red shading indicates record lows.
• The drop in number of games and total attendance from 2000 to 2002, and the corresponding increase in average attendance, is attributable to league contraction, when MLS folded the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny.
• Several seasons saw increases in total attendance, despite drops in average attendance. One such case was due to expansion of the regular-season schedule; all others were due to league expansion.

MLS attendance vs. other North American leagues

The following table compares the Major League Soccer regular-season average attendance against the regular-season average attendance for the other professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada that have average attendances of at least 10,000 spectators per game.

League	Sport	# Teams	Season	Average attendance	Average vs. prior season	Total Attendance	Ref
National Football League	American football	32	2018	67,100	−304	17,177,581	[16]
Major League Baseball	Baseball	30	2019	28,187	–643	68,494,752	[17]
Canadian Football League	Canadian football	9	2019	22,917	–938	1,856,263	[18]
Major League Soccer	Soccer	24	2019	21,305	−430	8,676,109
National Basketball Association	Basketball	30	2018–19	17,857	−130[lower-alpha 1]	21,964,447	[19]
National Hockey League	Ice hockey	30	2016–17	17,501	+19	21,451,041	[20]

1. According to the NBA's official release of its 2018–19 season attendance figures, attendance was essentially unchanged between 2017–18 and 2018–19, taking into account arena capacity reductions that resulted in over 141,000 fewer seats being available in 2018–19 than in the previous season.

MLS attendance vs. other soccer leagues worldwide

No.	League	Country	Federation	Season	Teams	Games	Total attendance	Average attendance	Ref
1	Bundesliga	Germany	UEFA	2018–19	18	306	13,295,405	43,449	[21]
2	Premier League	England / Wales	UEFA	2018–19	20	380	14,503,954	38,168	[22]
3	La Liga	Spain	UEFA	2018–19	20	380	10,189,130	26,814	[23]
4	Serie A	Italy	UEFA	2018–19	20	380	9,590,166	25,237	[24]
5	Chinese Super League	China	AFC	2018	16	240	5,756,354	23,985	[25]
6	Ligue 1	France / Monaco	UEFA	2018–19	20	380	8,663,784	22,799	[26]
7	Liga MX	Mexico	CONCACAF	2018–19	18	306	6,972,952	22,787	[27][28]
8	Superliga Argentina	Argentina	CONMEBOL	2016	20	372	6,999,924	21,374	[29]
9	Major League Soccer	United States / Canada	CONCACAF	2019	24	408	8,676,109	21,305
10	EFL Championship	England / Wales	UEFA	2018–19	24	551[lower-alpha 1]	11,119,564	20,181	[31]

1. Initially, 552 matches were scheduled. However, Bolton Wanderers' home match against Brentford was initially postponed after Bolton players went on strike over unpaid wages. The fixture was rescheduled, but was ultimately canceled and forfeited to Brentford after local authorities were unable to guarantee that adequate safety personnel would be available.[30]

Historic average attendances

Current active teams

Season	ATL	CHI	CIN	COL	CLB	DAL	DCU	HOU	LAG	LAFC	MIN	MTL	NE	NYC	NYRB	ORL	PHI	POR	RSL	SJ	SEA	KC	TOR	VAN
1996				10,213	18,950	16,011	15,262		28,916				19,205		23,898					17,232		12,878
1997				11,835	15,043	9,678	16,698		20,626				21,423		16,899					13,597		9,058
1998		17,886		14,812	12,274	10,947	16,007		21,784				19,187		16,519					13,653		8,072
1999		16,016		14,029	17,696	12,211	17,419		17,632				16,795		14,706					14,959		8,183
2000		13,387		12,580	15,451	13,102	18,580		20,400				15,463		17,621					12,460		9,112
2001		16,388		16,481	17,511	12,574	21,518		17,387				15,654		20,806					9,635		10,954
2002		12,922		20,690	17,429	13,122	16,519		19,047				16,927		18,155					11,150		12,255
2003		14,005		16,772	16,250	7,906	15,565		21,983				14,641		15,822					10,466		15,573
2004		17,153		14,195	16,872	9,008	17,232		23,809				12,226		17,195					13,001		14,816
2005		17,238		16,638	12,916	11,189	16,664		24,204				12,525		15,077				18,037	13,037		9,691
2006		14,111		12,056	13,294	14,982	18,251	18,935	20,814				11,786		14,570				16,366			11,083
2007		16,490		14,749	15,230	15,154	20,967	15,883	24,252				16,787		16,530				15,960			11,586	20,130
2008		17,034		13,659	14,662	13,024	19,835	16,939	26,009				17,580		15,928				16,179	13,856		10,686	20,120
2009		15,487		13,018	14,175	12,440	15,585	17,624	20,827				12,427		12,744				17,831	10,329	31,203	10,053	20,344
2010		15,814		14,329	14,642	10,815	14,532	17,310	21,437				12,987		18,441		19,254		17,095	9,659	36,173	10,287	20,453
2011		14,274		14,838	12,185	12,861	15,181	17,694	23,335				13,222		19,691		18,259	18,827	17,594	11,858	38,496	17,810	20,267	20,412
2012		16,409		15,175	14,397	14,199	13,846	21,015	23,136			22,772	14,001		18,281		18,053	20,438	19,087	13,293	43,144	19,404	18,155	19,475
2013		15,228		15,440	16,080	15,373	13,646	19,923	22,152			20,602	14,844		19,461		17,867	20,674	19,218	12,765	44,038	19,708	18,131	20,038
2014		16,076		15,082	16,881	16,816	17,030	20,117	21,258			17,421	16,681		19,421		17,631	20,806	20,351	14,947	43,734	20,003	22,086	20,408
2015		16,003		15,657	16,985	16,015	16,244	20,658	23,392			17,750	19,627	29,016	19,657	32,847	17,451	21,144	20,160	20,979	44,247	19,687	23,451	20,507
2016		15,602		16,278	17,125	14,094	17,081	19,021	25,138			20,669	20,185	27,196	20,620	31,324	17,519	21,144	19,759	19,930	42,636	19,597	26,538	22,330
2017	48,200	17,383		15,322	15,439	15,122	17,904	17,500	22,246		20,538	20,046	19,367	22,177	21,175	25,028	16,812	21,144	18,781	19,875	43,666	19,537	27,647	21,416
2018	53,002	14,806		15,333	12,447	15,512	17,635	16,909	24,444	22,042	23,902	18,569	18,347	23,211	18,644	23,866	16,518	21,144	18,605	19,032	40,641	19,950	26,628	21,946
2019	52,510	12,324	27,336	14,284	14,856	14,842	17,744	15,874	23,205	22,251	19,723	16,171	16,737	21,107	17,281	22,761	17,111	25,218	18,121	18,781	40,247	18,601	25,048	19,514

Defunct teams

Season	CHV	MIA	TB
1996			11,679
1997			11,333
1998		10,284	10,312
1999		8,689	13,106
2000		7,460	9,452
2001		11,177	10,479
2002
2003
2004
2005	17,080
2006	19,840
2007	14,305
2008	15,114
2009	15,725
2010	14,576
2011	14,830
2012	13,056
2013	8,366
2014	7,064

Notes:

• Bold indicates franchise record high for season average attendance.

Individual game highest attendance

See also: Record attendances in United States club soccer

Regular season

Rank	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance	Stadium	Date	Ref
1	Atlanta United FC	3–0	LA Galaxy	72,548	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	August 3, 2019	[32]
2	Atlanta United FC	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	72,243	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	July 15, 2018	[33]
3	Atlanta United FC	3–1	D.C. United	72,035	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	March 11, 2018	[34]
4	Atlanta United FC	2–0	Real Salt Lake	72,017	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	September 22, 2018	[35]
5	Atlanta United FC	4–0	Orlando City SC	71,932	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	June 30, 2018	[36]
6	Atlanta United FC	2–2	Toronto FC	71,874	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	October 22, 2017	[37]
7	Atlanta United FC	2–1	Chicago Fire	71,812	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	October 21, 2018	[38]
8	Atlanta United FC	3–3	Orlando City SC	70,425	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	September 16, 2017	[39]
9	Atlanta United FC	1–1	FC Cincinnati	70,382	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	March 10, 2019
10	Atlanta United FC	2–1	FC Cincinnati	69,301	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	March 7, 2020

MLS Cup Playoffs

Rank	Home team	Score	Away team	Round	Attendance	Stadium	Date	Ref
1	Atlanta United FC	2–0	Portland Timbers	Final	73,019	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	December 8, 2018	[40]
2	Atlanta United FC	3–1	New York City FC	Conference Semifinals	70,526	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	November 11, 2018	[41]
3	Atlanta United FC	3–0	New York Red Bulls	Conference Final	70,016	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	November 25, 2018	[42]
4	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	Toronto FC	Final	69,274	CenturyLink Field	November 10, 2019	[43]
5	Atlanta United FC	0–0 (1–3 pen.)	Columbus Crew	Knockout Round	67,221	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	October 26, 2017	[44]
6	Atlanta United FC	1–0	New England Revolution	Knockout Round	66,114	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	October 19, 2019
7	New England Revolution	0–1	LA Galaxy	Final	61,316	Gillette Stadium	October 20, 2002	[45]
8	Montreal Impact	3–2	Toronto FC	Conference Final	61,004	Olympic Stadium	November 23, 2016	[46]
9	D.C. United	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Final	57,431	RFK Memorial Stadium	October 26, 1997	[45]
10	Chicago Fire	2–0	D.C. United	Final	51,350	Rose Bowl	October 25, 1998	[45]

Doubleheader games highest attendance

Rank	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance	Date	Source	Doubleheader with
1	Chivas USA	1–1	New England Revolution	92,650	August 6, 2006 (2006-08-06)	[45]	FC Barcelona vs. C.D. Guadalajara[47]
2	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	92,216	June 16, 1996 (1996-06-16)	[45]	United States vs. Mexico
3	Chivas USA	0–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	88,816	August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10)	[45]	C.D. Guadalajara vs. Club América[48]
4	San Jose Clash	1–1	D.C. United	73,123	July 4, 1999 (1999-07-04)	[45]	USA women vs. Brazil women[49]
5	Houston Dynamo	0–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	70,550	August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09)	[45]	FC Barcelona vs. Club América[50]
6	San Jose Earthquakes	0–3	Columbus Crew	61,572	August 8, 2009 (2009-08-08)	[45]	FC Barcelona vs. C.D. Guadalajara
7	New England Revolution	2–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	57,407	April 20, 1997 (1997-04-20)	[45]	United States vs. Mexico

MLS attendance rank by metro area

The table is sorted by MLS attendance rank, and then by MLS attendance.

Only attendances in MLS and the traditional major professional sports leagues of the U.S. and Canada are listed here. Many college football teams in MLS markets routinely outdraw MLS teams and even some or all other major professional teams.

Metro area	MLS Attend Rank	Higher attendance	MLS attendance	Lower attendance
Portland, OR	1st	---	25,218 Timbers	19,496 Trail Blazers (NBA)
Toronto, ON	1st	---	25,048 Toronto FC	21,606 Blue Jays (MLB) 19,824 Raptors (NBA) 19,276 Maple Leafs (NHL) 12,493 Argonauts (CFL)
Orlando, FL	1st	---	22,761 City SC	17,561 Magic (NBA)
Vancouver, BC	1st	---	19,514 Whitecaps	18,022 Canucks (NHL) 17,803 BC Lions (CFL)
Atlanta, GA	2nd	71,601 Falcons (NFL)	52,510 Atlanta United	32,776 Braves (MLB) 15,327 Hawks (NBA)
Seattle, WA	2nd	68,990 Seahawks (NFL)	40,247 Sounders	22,122 Mariners (MLB)
Cincinnati, OH	2nd	47,179 Bengals (NFL)	27,336 FC Cincinnati	22,329 Reds (MLB)
Kansas City, MO/KS	2nd	73,465 Chiefs (NFL)	18,601 Sporting	18,495 Royals (MLB)
Salt Lake City, UT	2nd	18,306 Jazz (NBA)	18,121 Real Salt Lake	—
Columbus, OH	2nd	16,658 Blue Jackets (NHL)	14,856 Crew	—
Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN	3rd	66,849 Vikings (NFL) 28,322 Twins (MLB)	19,723 MN United	18,907 Wild (NHL) 15,305 Timberwolves (NBA)
Montreal, QC	3rd	21,046 Canadiens (NHL) 17,574 Alouettes (CFL)	16,171 Impact	—
Washington, DC	4th	65,488 Redskins (NFL) 27,898 Nationals (MLB) 18,508 Capitals (NHL)	17,744 D.C. United	17,487 Wizards (NBA)
Houston, TX	4th	71,793 Texans (NFL) 35,276 Astros (MLB) 18,058 Rockets (NBA)	15,874 Dynamo	—
Los Angeles, CA	5th/ 6th	71,229 Rams (NFL) 49,065 Dodgers (MLB) 37,321 Angels (MLB) 25,393 Chargers (NFL)	23,205 Galaxy 22,251 LAFC	18,997 Lakers (NBA) 18,000 Kings (NHL) 17,325 Clippers (NBA) 16,814 Ducks (NHL)
New York, NY	5th/ 8th	78,523 Jets (NFL) 74,664 Giants (NFL) 41,827 Yankees (MLB) 30,531 Mets (MLB)	21,107 NYC FC 17,281 Red Bulls	19,002 Knicks (NBA) 17,318 Rangers (NHL) 14,941 Nets (NBA) 14,834 Devils (NHL) 12,442 Islanders (NHL)
Philadelphia, PA	5th	69,783 Eagles (NFL) 33,671 Phillies (MLB) 20,441 76ers (NBA) 20,371 Flyers (NHL)	17,111 Union	—
Boston, MA	5th	65,878 Patriots (NFL) 36,106 Red Sox (MLB) 18,624 Celtics (NBA) 17,565 Bruins (NHL)	16,737 Revolution	—
Dallas, TX	5th	90,929 Cowboys (NFL) 26,333 Rangers (MLB) 20,013 Mavericks (NBA) 18,178 Stars (NHL)	14,842 FC Dallas	—
Denver, CO	5th	75,937 Broncos (NFL) 36,953 Rockies (MLB) 18,450 Nuggets (NBA) 17,132 Avalanche (NHL)	14,284 Rapids	—
San Francisco Bay Area, CA	6th	70,305 49ers (NFL) 57,919 Raiders (NFL) 33,429 Giants (MLB) 20,521 Athletics (MLB) 19,596 Warriors (NBA)	18,781 Earthquakes	17,266 Sharks (NHL)
Chicago, IL	6th	61,916 Bears (NFL) 38,208 Cubs (MLB) 22,734 Blackhawks (NHL) 21,442 White Sox (MLB) 20,084 Bulls (NBA)	12,324 Fire	—

MLS, NFL, CFL, and MLB attendances are for their 2019 seasons. NBA and NHL attendances are for their 2018–19 seasons.

See also

• Record attendances in United States club soccer
• List of Major League Soccer stadiums
• National Women's Soccer League attendance

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