With the regular season for all domestic leagues now closed, long time soccer enthusiastic and announcer Kenn Tomasch pulled together a combined ranking of all pro teams based on attendance. A few things jumped out:
- Seattle is in a league of its own. The Sounders average attendance (42,636) is 65% greater than the #2 team, Orlando SC.
- Expansion pays. 7 of the top 10 best supported MLS teams are expansion markets and not part of the original League line-up.
- Portlanders love their soccer. Average attendance between the Timbers (MLS) and the Thorns (NWSL) is 19,045. Great support for both the Men’s and Women’s teams.
- Pay attention to Cincinnati. The USL Club has grabbed a few headlines in the past year, and with good reason. Average attendance of 17,296 places FC Cincinnati above 5 MLS teams.
- Come on Dallas and Colorado. The top two performing teams in MLS are in the bottom 3 of MLS average attendance; highlighting the fact the while winning is a key ingredient, success at gate is affected by many other factors.
Take at look at Kenn’s full ranking of 83 teams.
Categories: Attendance, Major League Soccer, NASL, NWSL, The Domestic, USL