Major League Soccer had another record-breaking year at the box office in 2015.
The cumulative attendance figures are in for the 2015 MLS regular season, with both individual clubs and the league setting a host of new records. Here are a few of the most notable attendance figures from the 2015 season:
- MLS averaged 21,574 fans per game this season, good for a total attendance of 7,335,053
- The average attendance at an MLS regular season game increased 12.7 percent, moving from 19,147 in 2014 to 21,574 this season.
- An all-time high of 10 clubs averaged more than 20,000 fans per game
- The highest average attendance came from the Seattle Sounders at 44,247, which breaks the club's previous league record of 44,038 set in 2013.
- The Sounders average attendance ranks second in the Western Hemisphere, and just overtook English Premier League club Liverpool in the global rankings.
- There were a record 161 sellouts across the league this year, 28 more than the previous mark of 133 set in 2014.
Highest Average Attendance (by club)
<p>Seattle Sounders</p> |
<p>44,247</p> |
<p>Orlando City</p> |
<p>32,847</p> |
<p>New York City FC</p> |
<p>29,016</p> |
<p>Toronto FC</p> |
<p>23,451</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy </p> |
<p>23,392</p> |
<p>Portland Timbers</p> |
<p>21,142</p> |
<p>San Jose Earthquakes</p> |
<p>20,979</p> |
<p>Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p>20,658</p> |
<p>Vancouver Whitecaps FC</p> |
<p>20,507</p> |
<p>Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>20,160</p> |
<p>Sporting Kansas City</p> |
<p>19,687</p> |
<p>New York Red Bulls</p> |
<p>19,657</p> |
<p>New England Revolution</p> |
<p>19,627</p> |
<p>Montreal Impact</p> |
<p>17,750</p> |
<p>Philadelphia Union</p> |
<p>17,451</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew SC</p> |
<p>16,985</p> |
<p>D.C. United</p> |
<p>16,244</p> |
<p>FC Dallas</p> |
<p>16,013</p> |
<p>Chicago Fire</p> |
<p>16,003</p> |
<p>Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p>15,657 </p> |
MLS did more than just set internal records this year, however. The league's average attendance climbed up the world table, too, ranking seventh among global pro soccer leagues, ahead of the top flights in France, the Netherlands, Argentina and Brazil.
Highest Average Attendance (by league) | source: WorldFootball.net
<p>Bundesliga (GER)</p> |
<p>43,177</p> |
<p>Premier League (ENG)</p> |
<p>36,487</p> |
<p>La Liga (ESP)</p> |
<p>28,773</p> |
<p>Liga MX Apertura (MEX)</p> |
<p>24,625</p> |
<p>Serie A (ITA)</p> |
<p>23,893</p> |
<p>Chinese Super League (CHN)</p> |
<p>22,580</p> |
<p>Major League Soccer</p> |
<p>21,574</p> |
<p>Primera A Division 2014-15 (ARG)</p> |
<p>21,374</p> |
<p>Ligue 1 (FRA)</p> |
<p>20,904</p> |
<p>2.Bundesliga (GER2)</p> |
<p>19,147</p> |
<p>Eredivisie (NED)</p> |
<p>18,398</p> |
<p>Série A (BRA)</p> |
<p>17,300</p> |
<p>Championship (ENG2)</p> |
<p>17,118</p> |
<p>J-League (JPN)</p> |
<p>16,891</p> |
<p>A-League 2014-15 (AUS)</p> |
<p>12,513</p> |
<p>Premier Liga (RUS)</p> |
<p>12,459</p> |
<p>Primeira Liga (POR)</p> |
<p>12,005</p> |
<p>Allsvenskan (SWE)</p> |
<p>9,845</p> |
<p>Premier League (SCO) </p> |
<p>9,904</p> |
<p>Süper Lig (TUR)</p> |
<p>9,206</p> |
