games
with a crowd
average
total
409
150 (37%)
5,069
760,325
By season
season
games
with a crowd
average
median
total
largest
1975 20
— — — — —
1976 16
— — — — —
1980-1981 256
148 (58%)
4,990
4,889
738,489
14,534
1981-1982 117
2 (2%)
10,918
10,918
21,836
13,983
By club, home games
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers: 5,079 average, 4,468 median, over 10 home games, 50,793 in all 5,079
Calgary Boomers
Calgary Boomers: 4,638 average, 4,473 median, over 10 home games, 46,377 in all 4,638
Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps: 3,504 average, 3,004 median, over 10 home games, 35,042 in all 3,504
Average home attendance by club. The rule across each bar is that club's median home crowd: the further the bar runs past its rule, the more a few big games carried the average. Hover or focus a bar for its figures.
The chart shows clubs with at least ten home games on record; the table has every club.
club
home games
average
median
total
Atlanta 5
10,287
9,773
51,436
Seattle Sounders 9
6,762
6,360
60,860
Minnesota Strikers 5
6,517
6,072
32,585
Chicago Sting 9
6,164
5,863
55,472
Toronto Blizzard 9
5,702
5,258
51,322
San Jose Earthquakes 9
5,498
5,119
49,479
Tulsa Roughnecks 9
5,426
5,233
48,835
Tampa Bay Rowdies 9
5,174
5,545
46,563
Portland Timbers 10
5,079
4,468
50,793
Dallas Tornado 7
4,982
4,562
34,874
San Diego Sockers 9
4,912
5,090
44,212
California Surf 6
4,775
4,310
28,651
Detroit Express 4
4,649
4,815
18,596
Calgary Boomers 10
4,638
4,473
46,377
Edmonton Drillers 7
4,009
3,410
28,062
Vancouver Whitecaps 10
3,504
3,005
35,042
Los Angeles Aztecs 7
3,446
3,526
24,123
New England Tea Men 8
2,681
2,480
21,444
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 6
1,627
1,681
9,763
2 of the 150 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
team
score
team
venue
attendance
sources
Jan. 3, 1981 1980-1981 Atlanta 4 - 6 Chicago Sting Buenos Aires, Argentina 14534
1
Dec. 8, 1981 1981-1982 Chicago Sting 10 - 14 New York Cosmos Byrne Meadowlands Arena 13983
2
Feb. 6, 1981 1980-1981 Atlanta 6 - 7 Jacksonville Tea Men Buenos Aires, Argentina 12381
1
Feb. 15, 1981 1980-1981 Toronto Blizzard 6 - 7 Vancouver Whitecaps Varsity Stadium 11835
1
Jan. 30, 1981 1980-1981 California Surf 8 - 7 Seattle Sounders Kingdome 11820
1
Nov. 29, 1980 1980-1981 Chicago Sting 5 - 9 Minnesota Strikers Minneapolis, MN 10833
1
Jan. 10, 1981 1980-1981 Atlanta 5 - 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Buenos Aires, Argentina 9773
0
Nov. 14, 1980 1980-1981 California Surf 8 - 3 Portland Timbers Anaheim Stadium 9089
0
Nov. 29, 1980 1980-1981 San Jose Earthquakes 5 - 9 Seattle Sounders Kingdome 8955
1
Jan. 23, 1981 1980-1981 San Jose Earthquakes 8 - 9 Seattle Sounders Spartan Stadium 8735
1
Smallest crowds
date
season
team
score
team
venue
attendance
sources
Nov. 16, 1980 1980-1981 Atlanta 6 - 3 New England Tea Men Gator Bowl 721
1
Jan. 29, 1981 1980-1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4 - 6 Jacksonville Tea Men Lockhart Stadium 774
1
Nov. 22, 1980 1980-1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 - 3 New England Tea Men Lockhart Stadium 1115
0
Feb. 11, 1981 1980-1981 Detroit Express 6 - 5 Jacksonville Tea Men Silverdome 1527
0
Dec. 19, 1980 1980-1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5 - 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies Lockhart Stadium 1673
1
Feb. 12, 1981 1980-1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 8 - 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies Lockhart Stadium 1688
2
Dec. 20, 1980 1980-1981 Los Angeles Aztecs 4 - 7 Portland Timbers Rose Bowl 2022
0
Jan. 4, 1981 1980-1981 Minnesota Strikers 3 - 2 Jacksonville Tea Men Gator Bowl 2047
1
Dec. 17, 1980 1980-1981 New England Tea Men 9 - 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies Gator Bowl 2132
1
Nov. 17, 1980 1980-1981 Edmonton Drillers 6 - 5 Vancouver Whitecaps Empire Stadium 2133
1