International Soccer League attendance

games with a crowd average total
222 185 (83%) 8,703 1,610,054

By season

0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 12,500 1960: 10,603 average, 10,444 median, over 27 of 31 games 1961: 8,214 average, 7,416 median, over 42 of 58 games 1962: 10,156 average, 9,881 median, over 28 of 34 games 1963: 8,686 average, 8,046 median, over 38 of 46 games 1964: 8,325 average, 7,900 median, over 23 of 24 games 1965: 6,402 average, 5,679 median, over 27 of 29 games 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
Average attendance by season. 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
1960 31 27 (87%) 10,603 10,444 286,275 25,440
1961 58 42 (72%) 8,214 7,416 344,990 18,737
1962 34 28 (82%) 10,156 9,881 284,363 20,185
1963 46 38 (83%) 8,686 8,046 330,084 15,231
1964 24 23 (96%) 8,325 7,900 191,479 14,069
1965 29 27 (93%) 6,402 5,679 172,863 12,736

By club, home games

club home games average median total
New York Americans 15 7,835 7,509 117,523
Montreal Concordia 4 3,500 3,750 14,000

166 of the 185 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 group team score team venue attendance sources
Aug. 6, 1960 1960 f II Bangu 2 - 0 Kilmarnock F.C. Polo Grounds 25440 1
Aug. 12, 1962 1962 f II América (RJ) 1 - 2 Dukla Prague Downing Stadium 20185 1
July 10, 1960 1960 II IFK Norrköping 3 - 4 Sporting CP Polo Grounds 19804 2
July 10, 1960 1960 II Bangu 3 - 2 Rapid Vienna Polo Grounds 19804 1
Aug. 6, 1961 1961 f II Dukla Prague 2 - 0 Everton Polo Grounds 18737 1
May 20, 1962 1962 I Dundee FC 0 - 2 SSV Reutlingen 05 Polo Grounds 17444 1
May 20, 1962 1962 I Hajduk Split 1 - 2 Palermo Polo Grounds 17444 1
July 13, 1961 1961 II Dukla Prague 2 - 0 Monaco Polo Grounds 16328 1
July 16, 1961 1961 II Dukla Prague 5 - 1 RCD Espanyol Polo Grounds 16328 1
July 13, 1961 1961 II RCD Espanyol 2 - 7 Red Star Belgrade Polo Grounds 16328 1

Smallest crowds

date season group team score team venue attendance sources
June 13, 1961 1961 I Karlsruher SC 1 - 2 Montreal Concordia Montreal, QC 1000 1
June 21, 1964 1964 I Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 EC Bahia Downing Stadium 1358 1
June 9, 1960 1960 I FC Bayern Munich 1 - 2 New York Americans Roosevelt Stadium 1760 1
July 7, 1965 1965 II Kilmarnock F.C. 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion Downing Stadium 2278 1
June 23, 1965 1965 I Varese 2 - 2 West Ham United Downing Stadium 2475 1
June 6, 1961 1961 I Kilmarnock F.C. 4 - 2 Montreal Concordia Percival Molson Memorial Stad… 3000 1
May 26, 1960 1960 I Glenavon F.C. 5 - 1 New York Americans Roosevelt Stadium 3000 1
July 26, 1961 1961 II Rapid Vienna 0 - 3 Red Star Belgrade Polo Grounds 3106 1
July 26, 1961 1961 II Hapoel Petah Tikva 1 - 4 RCD Espanyol Polo Grounds 3106 1
June 16, 1960 1960 I Glenavon F.C. 2 - 3 OGC Nice Roosevelt Stadium 3391 1