games
with a crowd
average
total
11
11 (100%)
37,204
409,240
By season
average
total
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
1975: 17,009 average, 17,009 median, over 1 of 1 games
1976: 24,232 average, 24,232 median, over 2 of 2 games
1977: 35,548 average, 35,548 median, over 1 of 1 games
1978: 74,901 average, 74,901 median, over 1 of 1 games
1979: 50,699 average, 50,699 median, over 1 of 1 games
1980: 50,768 average, 50,768 median, over 1 of 1 games
1981: 24,584 average, 24,584 median, over 2 of 2 games
1982: 22,634 average, 22,634 median, over 1 of 1 games
1983: 60,051 average, 60,051 median, over 1 of 1 games
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
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.
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
1975: 17,009 total over 1 of 1 games
1976: 48,463 total over 2 of 2 games
1977: 35,548 total over 1 of 1 games
1978: 74,901 total over 1 of 1 games
1979: 50,699 total over 1 of 1 games
1980: 50,768 total over 1 of 1 games
1981: 49,167 total over 2 of 2 games
1982: 22,634 total over 1 of 1 games
1983: 60,051 total over 1 of 1 games
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
Total attendance by season. Hover or focus a column for its figures; the table below has every season.
season
games
with a crowd
average
median
total
largest
1975
1
1 (100%)
17,009
17,009
17,009
17,009
1976
2
2 (100%)
24,232
24,232
48,463
25,765
1977
1
1 (100%)
35,548
35,548
35,548
35,548
1978
1
1 (100%)
74,901
74,901
74,901
74,901
1979
1
1 (100%)
50,699
50,699
50,699
50,699
1980
1
1 (100%)
50,768
50,768
50,768
50,768
1981
2
2 (100%)
24,584
24,584
49,167
36,971
1982
1
1 (100%)
22,634
22,634
22,634
22,634
1983
1
1 (100%)
60,051
60,051
60,051
60,051
By club, home games
club
home games
average
median
total
Tulsa Roughnecks
1
60,051
60,051
60,051
Vancouver Whitecaps
1
50,699
50,699
50,699
New York Cosmos
4
46,335
43,870
185,338
Seattle Sounders
2
29,091
29,091
58,182
Toronto Blizzard
1
25,765
25,765
25,765
Tampa Bay Rowdies
1
17,009
17,009
17,009
Calgary Boomers
1
12,196
12,196
12,196
Largest crowds
date
season
team
score
team
venue
attendance
sources
Aug. 27, 1978
1978
Cosmos
3 - 1
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Giants Stadium
74901
1
Oct. 1, 1983
1983
Toronto Blizzard
0 - 2
Tulsa Roughnecks
BC Place
60051
1
Sept. 21, 1980
1980
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
0 - 3
New York Cosmos
RFK Stadium
50768
1
Sept. 8, 1979
1979
Tampa Bay Rowdies
1 - 2
Vancouver Whitecaps
Giants Stadium
50699
1
Sept. 26, 1981
1981
Chicago Sting
(SO) 0 - 0
New York Cosmos
CNE Stadium
36971
1
Aug. 28, 1977
1977
Cosmos
2 - 1
Seattle Sounders
Providence Park
35548
1
Aug. 28, 1976
1976
Minnesota Kicks
0 - 3
Toronto Metros-Croatia
Kingdome
25765
1
Aug. 17, 1976
1976
New York Cosmos
2 - 0
Washington Diplomats
Shea Stadium
22698
1
Sept. 18, 1982
1982
New York Cosmos
1 - 0
Seattle Sounders
Qualcomm Stadium
22634
1
Aug. 24, 1975
1975
Portland Timbers
0 - 2
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Spartan Stadium
17009
1
Smallest crowds