American Soccer League (1933-1983) attendance

games with a crowd average total
2,359 211 (9%) 3,197 674,647

By season

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 1933-1934: 1,973 average, 1,500 median, over 22 of 109 games 1934-1935: 3,548 average, 2,500 median, over 21 of 116 games 1935-1936: 2,675 average, 2,500 median, over 20 of 111 games 1936-1937: 3,967 average, 2,500 median, over 15 of 118 games 1937-1938: 3,667 average, 3,750 median, over 18 of 113 games 1938-1939: 3,238 average, 3,000 median, over 21 of 147 games 1939-1940: 2,500 average, 2,500 median, over 4 of 111 games 1940-1941: 2,841 average, 3,250 median, over 22 of 141 games 1941-1942: 3,200 average, 3,000 median, over 20 of 111 games 1943-1944: 4,000 average, 4,000 median, over 1 of 78 games 1945-1946: 3,571 average, 4,000 median, over 7 of 80 games 1948-1949: 2,517 average, 2,500 median, over 6 of 73 games 1949-1950: 2,100 average, 2,100 median, over 1 of 71 games 1952-1953: 4,584 average, 4,672 median, over 9 of 51 games 1959-1960: 1,500 average, 1,500 median, over 2 of 34 games 1969: 2,854 average, 3,250 median, over 6 of 12 games 1972: 1,550 average, 1,550 median, over 2 of 22 games 1978: 6,153 average, 6,153 median, over 1 of 4 games 1979: 2,874 average, 2,508 median, over 6 of 35 games 1980: 1,109 average, 1,109 median, over 1 of 1 games 1981: 20,163 average, 20,163 median, over 1 of 2 games 1983: 3,578 average, 4,000 median, over 5 of 5 games 1933-1934 1937-1938 1941-1942 1945-1946 1949-1950 1953-1954 1957-1958 1961-1962 1972 1977 1981
Average attendance by season. Outlined columns are seasons with a crowd on record for fewer than half their games. The rule across each column is that season's median crowd: the further the column rises above its rule, the more a few big games carried the average. Hover or focus a column for its figures; the table below has every season.
season games with a crowd average median total largest
1933-1934 109 22 (20%) 1,973 1,500 43,400 7,000
1934-1935 116 21 (18%) 3,548 2,500 74,500 9,000
1935-1936 111 20 (18%) 2,675 2,500 53,500 5,000
1936-1937 118 15 (13%) 3,967 2,500 59,500 20,000
1937-1938 113 18 (16%) 3,667 3,750 66,000 6,000
1938-1939 147 21 (14%) 3,238 3,000 68,000 5,000
1939-1940 111 4 (4%) 2,500 2,500 10,000 3,500
1940-1941 141 22 (16%) 2,841 3,250 62,500 6,000
1941-1942 111 20 (18%) 3,200 3,000 64,000 5,000
1942-1943 75 — — — — —
1943-1944 78 1 (1%) 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
1944-1945 95 — — — — —
1945-1946 80 7 (9%) 3,571 4,000 25,000 5,000
1946-1947 100 — — — — —
1947-1948 95 — — — — —
1948-1949 73 6 (8%) 2,517 2,500 15,100 3,000
1949-1950 71 1 (1%) 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,100
1950-1951 72 — — — — —
1951-1952 34 — — — — —
1952-1953 51 9 (18%) 4,584 4,672 41,260 5,737
1953-1954 28 — — — — —
1954-1955 49 — — — — —
1955-1956 15 — — — — —
1956-1957 37 — — — — —
1957-1958 54 — — — — —
1958-1959 16 — — — — —
1959-1960 34 2 (6%) 1,500 1,500 3,000 1,500
1960-1961 22 — — — — —
1961-1962 41 — — — — —
1962-1963 21 — — — — —
1963-1964 24 — — — — —
1969 12 6 (50%) 2,855 3,250 17,127 4,428
1972 22 2 (9%) 1,550 1,550 3,100 1,800
1973 3 — — — — —
1975 12 — — — — —
1976 14 — — — — —
1977 7 — — — — —
1978 4 1 (25%) 6,153 6,153 6,153 6,153
1979 35 6 (17%) 2,874 2,508 17,243 5,437
1980 1 1 (100%) 1,109 1,109 1,109 1,109
1981 2 1 (50%) 20,163 20,163 20,163 20,163
1983 5 5 (100%) 3,578 4,000 17,892 4,350

By club, home games

club home games average median total
Philadelphia German Americans 5 6,500 7,000 32,500
Philadelphia Nationals 2 4,000 4,000 8,000
Kearny Scots 2 3,750 3,750 7,500
Rochester Lancers 3 3,650 4,000 10,951
New York Americans 55 3,029 3,000 166,600
Brooklyn Hispano 3 2,833 3,000 8,500
Brookhattan 53 2,675 3,000 141,800
Brooklyn Celtic 8 1,625 1,500 13,000
Kearny Celtic 1 1,500 1,500 1,500
Baltimore SC 1 1,500 1,500 1,500
Brooklyn Wanderers 1 1,200 1,200 1,200
Brooklyn Italians 1 200 200 200

76 of the 211 crowds on record are not counted above: the source did not say which side was at home, and listing order is not taken as evidence.

Largest crowds

date season round team score team venue attendance sources
Sept. 18, 1981 1981 f Carolina Lightnin' 2 - 1 New York Apollo Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, NC 20163 1
Nov. 8, 1936 1936-1937 Brookhattan 5 - 4 Philadelphia Passon Yankees Stadium 20000 2
March 17, 1934 1934-1935 Brooklyn Hispano 0 - 1 Philadelphia German Americans Philadelphia, PA 9000 0
Dec. 30, 1934 1934-1935 Kearny Scots 1 - 3 Philadelphia German Americans Philadelphia, PA 8500 2
Dec. 16, 1934 1934-1935 Brookhattan 1 - 2 Philadelphia German Americans Philadelphia, PA 8000 2
Dec. 24, 1933 1933-1934 Brooklyn Hispano 2 - 5 Philadelphia German Americans Philadelphia, PA 7000 2
May 6, 1978 1978 New Jersey Americans 0 - 1 New York Apollo High Point Solutions Stadium 6153 1
Feb. 6, 1938 1937-1938 Brooklyn Hispano 4 - 4 New York Americans Starlight Park 6000 2
Nov. 10, 1940 1940-1941 New York Americans 1 - 2 Philadelphia Passon Philadelphia, PA 6000 2
Oct. 12, 1952 1952-1953 Brookhattan 7 - 3 Brooklyn Hispano Yankees Stadium 5737 1

Smallest crowds

date season team score team venue attendance sources
Aug. 10, 1969 1969 Brooklyn Italians 1 - 2 Rochester Lancers Metropolitan Oval 200 1
Sept. 15, 1940 1940-1941 Baltimore SC 2 - 1 Brooklyn Celtic Celtic Park 1000 2
Dec. 15, 1935 1935-1936 Brookhattan 5 - 2 Brooklyn Hispano Starlight Park 1000 2
Dec. 10, 1933 1933-1934 Brookhattan 4 - 1 Brooklyn Hispano Starlight Park 1100 2
May 28, 1980 1980 Golden Gate Gales 0 - 3 New York Apollo Shea Stadium 1109 1
Oct. 22, 1933 1933-1934 Brooklyn Wanderers 2 - 3 Kearny Scots Hawthorne Field 1200 1
May 20, 1934 1933-1934 Brookhattan 3 - 3 Kearny Scots Starlight Park 1200 1
Feb. 18, 1934 1933-1934 Brookhattan 4 - 0 Newark Germans Starlight Park 1200 1
May 6, 1934 1933-1934 Brookhattan 1 - 3 Brooklyn Hispano Starlight Park 1200 1
June 4, 1972 1972 New York Apollo 1 - 2 Nor'East United Downing Stadium 1300 1