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Major League Soccer is the premier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Competition began in 1996 and 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]

As of the 2023 regular season, average attendance is 22,111 per match—a league record. The league drew over 10 million spectators overall during the 2022 and 2023 seasons.[3] The previous average attendance record was 22,106, set in the 2017 season.[3] The largest standalone attendance for a single match—82,110 spectators—was set on July 4, 2023, at the Rose Bowl between the LA Galaxy and Los Angeles FC.[4] Atlanta United FC has the highest average attendance of any MLS team, at 47,526, and is followed by Charlotte FC and Seattle Sounders FC.[3]

Fans waving flags and unfurling a large green and blue tifo behind a goal.
The Seattle Sounders' average attendance consistently exceeded 40,000 fans during the 2010s.

2023 season[edit]

The following is a list of the average attendance during the 2023 regular season for each of the 29 MLS teams that were active in that season. It also includes the average attendance during the 2022 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 2023 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]

Rank Team 2023 average 2022 average Percent
change 		Stadium Capacity
(unrestricted) 		Percent
capacity
1 Atlanta United FC 47,526 47,116 +0.9% Mercedes-Benz Stadium* 42,500 (at least 72,035) 110.9% (65.4%)
2 Charlotte FC 36,337 35,260 +3.1% Bank of America Stadium* 38,000 (74,867) 95.6% (48.5%)
3 Seattle Sounders FC 32,161 33,607 -4.3% Lumen Field* 37,722 (68,740) 85.3% (46.8%)
4 Nashville SC 28,257 27,554 +2.6% Geodis Park 30,000 94.2%
5 FC Cincinnati 25,367 22,487 +12.8% TQL Stadium 26,000 97.6%
6 Toronto FC 25,310 25,423 -0.4% BMO Field 28,351 89.3%
7 LA Galaxy 24,106 22,841 +5.5% Dignity Health Sports Park[a] 27,000 84.6%
8 New England Revolution 23,940 21,221 +12.8% Gillette Stadium* 20,000 (65,878) 119.7% (36.3%)
9 Portland Timbers 23,103 23,841 -3.1% Providence Park 25,218 91.6%
10 St. Louis City SC[b] 22,423 — — CityPark 22,423 100%
11 Los Angeles FC 22,155 22,089 +0.3% BMO Stadium 22,000 100.7%
12 Austin FC 20,738 20,738 0% Q2 Stadium 20,738 100%
13 Orlando City SC 20,590 17,261 +19.3% Exploria Stadium 25,500 80.7%
14 Columbus Crew 20,314 19,237 +5.6% Lower.com Field 20,371 99.7%
15 New York City FC 19,816 17,180 +15.3% Yankee Stadium*[c] 30,321 (47,309) 65.4% (41.9%)
16 Minnesota United FC 19,568 19,560 0% Allianz Field 19,400 100.9%
17 Real Salt Lake 19,429 20,470 -5.1% America First Field 20,213 101.3%
18 Philadelphia Union 18,907 18,126 +4.3% Subaru Park 18,500 102.2%
19 Sporting Kansas City 18,616 18,365 +1.4% Children's Mercy Park 18,467 100.8%
20 San Jose Earthquakes 18,412 15,260 +20.7% PayPal Park 18,000 102.3%
21 FC Dallas 18,220 16,469 +10.6% Toyota Stadium 19,096 95.4%
22 Chicago Fire FC 18,170 15,848 +14.7% Soldier Field* 24,955 (61,500) 72.8% (29.5%)
23 New York Red Bulls 17,786 17,002 +4.6% Red Bull Arena 25,000 71.1%
24 Inter Miami CF 17,698 12,637 +40% DRV PNK Stadium 21,000 84.3%
25 CF Montréal 17,552 15,769 +11.3% Saputo Stadium 19,619 89.5%
26 D.C. United 17,540 16,256 +7.9% Audi Field 20,000 87.7%
27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16,745 16,399 +2.1% BC Place* 22,120 (54,500) 75.7% (30.7%)
28 Colorado Rapids 15,409 14,473 +6.5% Dick's Sporting Goods Park 18,061 85.3%
29 Houston Dynamo FC 15,029 16,426 -8.5% Shell Energy Stadium 22,039 68.2%
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. ^ One match played at the Rose Bowl (capacity 92,542).
  2. ^ St. Louis City SC entered MLS in 2023.[3]
  3. ^ New York City FC played home matches at several other venues in the New York metropolitan area.[5]
Key
* Stadium capacity artificially reduced for soccer matches

Season averages[edit]

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 [6]
1997 2,336,889 160 14,606 –16.1% 21,298 New England Revolution 9,058 Kansas City Wizards [7]
1998 2,747,897 192 14,312 –2.1% 21,784 Los Angeles Galaxy 8,073 Kansas City Wizards [8]
1999 2,742,102 192 14,282 –0.2% 17,696 Columbus Crew 8,183 Kansas City Wizards [9]
2000 2,641,085 192 13,756 –3.7% 20,400 Los Angeles Galaxy 7,460 Miami Fusion [10]
2001 2,363,859 158 14,961 +8.8% 21,518 D.C. United 9,112 Kansas City Wizards [11]
2002 2,215,019 140 15,822 +5.8% 20,690 Colorado Rapids 11,150 San Jose Earthquakes [12]
2003 2,234,747 150 14,898 –5.8% 21,983 Los Angeles Galaxy 7,906 Dallas Burn [13]
2004 2,333,797 150 15,559 +4.4% 23,809 Los Angeles Galaxy 9,088 Dallas Burn [14]
2005 2,900,716 192 15,108 –2.9% 24,204 Los Angeles Galaxy 9,691 Kansas City Wizards [15]
2006 2,976,787 192 15,504 +2.6% 20,814 Los Angeles Galaxy 11,083 Kansas City Wizards [16]
2007 3,270,210 195 16,770 +8.2% 24,252 Los Angeles Galaxy 11,586 Kansas City Wizards [17]
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 22,106 +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 21,330 –2.7% 52,510 Atlanta United FC 12,324 Chicago Fire [18]
2020* 637,020 292 2,182 N/A 6,101 Seattle Sounders FC 0 Multiple teams [19]
2021* 6,213,022 459 13,536 N/A 43,964 Atlanta United FC 647 CF Montréal [20]
2022 10,011,578 476 21,033 –1.4% 47,116 Atlanta United FC 12,637 Inter Miami CF [5]
2023 10,900,804 493 22,111 +5.1% 47,526 Atlanta United FC 15,029 Houston Dynamo FC [3]
Key
  Record high
  Record low
* Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

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.
  • The 2020 and 2021 seasons were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which restricted many matches to zero spectators.

MLS Cup Playoffs attendance[edit]

Season Total
attend­ance[21]		 Games[21] Average[21]
1996 300,435 17 17,673
1997 208,192 13 16,015
1998 249,968 14 17,855
1999 257,417 16 16,089
2000 203,548 17 11,973
2001 212,485 18 11,805
2002 235,827 17 13,872
2003 164,758 11 14,978
2004 153,691 11 13,972
2005 158,285 11 14,390
2006 166,972 11 15,179
2007 217,479 11 19,771
2008 181,382 11 16,489
2009 259,149 11 23,559
2010 214,885 11 19,535
2011 247,762 11 22,524
2012 309,717 13 23,824
2013 285,722 13 21,979
2014 354,489 15 23,633
2015 388,289 17 22,841
2016 472,461 17 27,792
2017 453,781 17 26,693
2018 494,511 17 29,089
2019 442,476 13 34,037
2020 — — —
2021 299,891 13 23,069
2022 263,192 13 20,245

Notes:

  • The format for the MLS Cup Playoffs has changed several times during its history, resulting in inconsistent numbers of matches played.
  • The 2020 playoffs were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which restricted many matches to zero spectators. Only two matches were played in front of spectators, each with a maximum capacity of 1,500 people.

MLS attendance vs. other North American leagues[edit]

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 North America that have average attendances of at least 10,000 spectators per game.

League Sport # Teams Season Average
attendance		 Chg from prior
season avg		 Total
Attendance		 Ref
National Football League American football 32 2022 69,198 +2625[a] 18,819,164 [22][23]
Major League Baseball Baseball 30 2022 26,567 −1637[a] 64,556,658 [24][25]
Canadian Football League Canadian football 9 2019 22,917 –938 1,856,263 [26]
Liga MX[b] Soccer 18 2018-19 22,787 –1624 6,972,952 [27][28]
Major League Soccer Soccer 28 2022 21,033 +4019 10,011,578 [5]
National Basketball Association Basketball 30 2022–23 18,077 +220[c] 22,234,502 [29]
National Hockey League Ice hockey 30 2022–23 17,101 −355[c] 22,436,532 [30]
  1. ^ a b Comparison is between the 2022 and 2019 seasons, the latter being the last to be completely unaffected by COVID-19 restrictions.
  2. ^ Dual-season league; Apertura 2018 & Clausura 2019
  3. ^ a b Comparison is between the 2022–23 and 2018–19 seasons, the latter being the last to be completely unaffected by COVID-19 restrictions.

MLS attendance vs. other soccer leagues worldwide[edit]

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 [31]
2 Premier League England / Wales UEFA 2018–19 20 380 14,503,954 38,168 [32]
3 La Liga Spain UEFA 2018–19 20 380 10,189,130 26,814 [33]
4 Serie A Italy UEFA 2018–19 20 380 9,590,166 25,237 [34]
5 Chinese Super League China AFC 2018 16 240 5,756,354 23,985 [35]
6 Ligue 1 France / Monaco UEFA 2018–19 20 380 8,663,784 22,799 [36]
7 Liga MX Mexico CONCACAF 2018–19 18 306 6,972,952 22,787 [37][38]
8 Superliga Argentina Argentina CONMEBOL 2016 20 372 6,999,924 21,374 [39]
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[a] 11,119,564 20,181 [41]
  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.[40]

Historic average attendances[edit]

Current active teams[edit]

Season ATL ATX CHI CIN CLT COL CLB DAL DCU HOU LAG LAFC MIA MIN MTL NSH NE NYC NYRB ORL PHI POR RSL SJ SEA SKC STL 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[18] 52,510 12,324 27,336 14,284 14,856 14,842 17,744 15,674 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
2020[19] 5,331 0 0 1,866 1,588 2,674 2,843 2,204 2,199 3,160 0 0 1,616 5,370 1,529 0 1,570 2,127 0 4,228 1,392 2,748 6,101 1,926 2,181 2,011
2021[20] 43,964 20,738 10,226 19,872 8,481 16,583 13,418 12,791 12,220 15,252 17,439 11,281 11,439 647 18,200 12,204 2,775 9,325 14,723 11,385 13,771 14,532 9,132 25,125 15,442 4,769 3,395
2022[5] 41,116 20,738 15,848 22,487 35,260 14,473 19,237 16,469 16,256 16,426 22,841 22,090 12,637 19,555 15,905 27,554 20,319 17,180 17,002 17,261 18,126 23,841 20,470 15,260 33,607 18,365 25,423 16,399
2023[3] 47,526 20,738 18,170 25,367 36,337 15,409 20,314 18,220 17,540 15,029 24,106 22,155 17,698 19,568 17,552 28,257 23,490 19,816 17,786 20,590 18,907 23,103 19,429 18,412 32,161 18,616 22,423 25,310 16,745

Defunct teams[edit]

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[edit]

See also: Record attendances in United States club soccer

Regular season[edit]

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium Date Ref.
1 LA Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC 82,110 Rose Bowl July 4, 2023 [42]
2 Charlotte FC 0–1 LA Galaxy 74,479 Bank of America Stadium March 5, 2022 [43]
3 Atlanta United FC 3–0 LA Galaxy 72,548 Mercedes-Benz Stadium August 3, 2019 [44]
4 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 72,243 Mercedes-Benz Stadium July 15, 2018 [45]
5 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United 72,035 Mercedes-Benz Stadium March 11, 2018 [46]
6 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 72,017 Mercedes-Benz Stadium September 22, 2018 [47]
7 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Orlando City SC 71,932 Mercedes-Benz Stadium June 30, 2018 [48]
8 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Toronto FC 71,874 Mercedes-Benz Stadium October 22, 2017 [49]
9 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire 71,812 Mercedes-Benz Stadium October 21, 2018 [50]
10 Atlanta United FC 3–3 Orlando City SC 70,425 Mercedes-Benz Stadium September 16, 2017 [51]

MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]

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 [52]
2 Atlanta United FC 3–1 New York City FC Conference Semifinals 70,526 Mercedes-Benz Stadium November 11, 2018 [53]
3 Atlanta United FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls Conference Final 70,016 Mercedes-Benz Stadium November 25, 2018 [54]
4 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Toronto FC Final 69,274 CenturyLink Field November 10, 2019 [55]
5 Atlanta United FC 0–0
(1–3 pen.)		 Columbus Crew Knockout Round 67,221 Mercedes-Benz Stadium October 26, 2017 [54]
6 Atlanta United FC 1–0 New England Revolution Knockout Round 66,114 Mercedes-Benz Stadium October 19, 2019 [54]
7 New England Revolution 0–1 LA Galaxy Final 61,316 Gillette Stadium October 20, 2002 [56]
8 Montreal Impact 3–2 Toronto FC Conference Final 61,004 Olympic Stadium November 23, 2016 [57]
9 D.C. United 2–1 Colorado Rapids Final 57,431 RFK Memorial Stadium October 26, 1997 [56]
10 Chicago Fire 2–0 D.C. United Final 51,350 Rose Bowl October 25, 1998 [56]

By team[edit]

Rank Home team Score Away team Round Attendance Stadium Date
1 LA Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC Regular season 82,110 Rose Bowl July 4, 2023
2 Charlotte FC 0–1 LA Galaxy Regular season 74,479 Bank of America Stadium March 5, 2022
3 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers Final 73,019 Mercedes-Benz Stadium December 8, 2018
4 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Toronto FC Final 69,274 CenturyLink Field November 10, 2019
5 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Inter Miami CF Regular season 62,214 Soldier Field October 4, 2023[58]
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC Playoffs, Round One 30,204 BC Place November 5, 2023[59]

Doubleheader games highest attendance[edit]

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium Date Source Doubleheader with
1 Chivas USA 1–1 New England Revolution 92,650 August 6, 2006 (2006-08-06) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum [56] Barcelona vs. Guadalajara[60]
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 92,216 June 16, 1996 (1996-06-16) Rose Bowl [56] United States vs. Mexico[61]
3 Chivas USA 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 88,816 August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum [56] Guadalajara vs. América[62][63]
4 San Jose Clash 1–1 D.C. United 73,123 July 4, 1999 (1999-07-04) Stanford Stadium [56] United States women vs. Brazil women (1999 FIFA Women's World Cup)[64]
5 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 70,550 August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09) Reliant Stadium [56] Barcelona vs. América[65]
6 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Columbus Crew 61,572 August 8, 2009 (2009-08-08) Candlestick Park [56] Barcelona vs. Guadalajara[64]
7 New England Revolution 2–1 Tampa Bay Mutiny 57,407 April 20, 1997 (1997-04-20) Foxboro Stadium [56] United States vs. Mexico[66]

MLS ranking among pro sports leagues average attendance by metro area[edit]

The table is sorted by MLS attendance average 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. Not listed are college football teams, some of which outdraw some 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 3rd 71,793 Texans (NFL)
35,276 Astros (MLB)		 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 4th 75,937 Broncos (NFL)
36,953 Rockies (MLB)
18,450 Nuggets (NBA)
17,132 Avalanche (NHL)		 14,284 Rapids —
San Francisco Bay Area, CA 5th 70,305 49ers (NFL)
33,429 Giants (MLB)
19,596 Warriors (NBA)		 18,781 Earthquakes 17,266 Sharks (NHL)
9,973 Athletics (MLB)
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[edit]

References[edit]

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