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games with a crowd average total
413 413 (100%) 14,877 6,144,348

By club, home games

New York Cosmos New York Cosmos: 42,737 average, 41,260 median, over 19 home games, 812,010 in all 42,737 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Bay Rowdies: 28,263 average, 24,534 median, over 18 home games, 508,732 in all 28,263 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps: 26,856 average, 26,578 median, over 17 home games, 456,556 in all 26,856 Seattle Sounders Seattle Sounders: 24,764 average, 24,516 median, over 18 home games, 445,754 in all 24,764 Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa Roughnecks: 19,968 average, 18,112 median, over 17 home games, 339,463 in all 19,968 Washington Diplomats Washington Diplomats: 19,892 average, 17,176 median, over 17 home games, 338,165 in all 19,892 Minnesota Kicks Minnesota Kicks: 18,231 average, 18,238 median, over 17 home games, 309,921 in all 18,231 Toronto Blizzard Toronto Blizzard: 15,009 average, 14,475 median, over 16 home games, 240,140 in all 15,009 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers: 14,713 average, 14,716 median, over 19 home games, 279,551 in all 14,713 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sockers: 13,890 average, 11,221 median, over 19 home games, 263,911 in all 13,890 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes: 13,169 average, 12,996 median, over 16 home games, 210,703 in all 13,169 Los Angeles Aztecs Los Angeles Aztecs: 12,949 average, 10,284 median, over 19 home games, 246,028 in all 12,949 Edmonton Drillers Edmonton Drillers: 11,934 average, 10,981 median, over 18 home games, 214,805 in all 11,934 Chicago Sting Chicago Sting: 11,707 average, 10,469 median, over 17 home games, 199,019 in all 11,707 Detroit Express Detroit Express: 11,198 average, 9,440 median, over 16 home games, 179,166 in all 11,198 Portland Timbers Portland Timbers: 10,210 average, 9,090 median, over 16 home games, 163,360 in all 10,210 Memphis Rogues Memphis Rogues: 9,864 average, 9,572 median, over 16 home games, 157,829 in all 9,864 New England Tea Men New England Tea Men: 9,241 average, 7,121 median, over 17 home games, 157,102 in all 9,241 Rochester Lancers Rochester Lancers: 7,757 average, 7,137 median, over 16 home games, 124,105 in all 7,757 California Surf California Surf: 7,319 average, 7,868 median, over 17 home games, 124,415 in all 7,319 Dallas Tornado Dallas Tornado: 6,898 average, 6,536 median, over 18 home games, 124,159 in all 6,898 Houston Hurricane Houston Hurricane: 5,706 average, 4,680 median, over 17 home games, 96,997 in all 5,706 Atlanta Chiefs Atlanta Chiefs: 4,777 average, 3,116 median, over 17 home games, 81,202 in all 4,777 Philadelphia Fury Philadelphia Fury: 4,453 average, 3,274 median, over 16 home games, 71,255 in all 4,453
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.

Largest crowds

date season team score team venue attendance sources
June 22, 1980 1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 - 2 New York Cosmos Giants Stadium 70312 1
July 20, 1980 1980 New York Cosmos 3 - 1 Seattle Sounders Giants Stadium 60182 1
July 4, 1980 1980 California Surf 3 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 56389 1
Aug. 17, 1980 1980 New York Cosmos 1 - 1 (SO) Washington Diplomats Giants Stadium 55764 1
June 14, 1980 1980 New York Cosmos 3 - 3 (SO) Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 54247 1
June 1, 1980 1980 New York Cosmos (SO) 1 - 1 Washington Diplomats RFK Stadium 53351 1
April 13, 1980 1980 Minnesota Kicks 1 - 1 (SO) New York Cosmos Giants Stadium 51225 1
Aug. 9, 1980 1980 New York Cosmos 1 - 0 Seattle Sounders Kingdome 49606 1
July 4, 1980 1980 Los Angeles Aztecs 2 - 1 Washington Diplomats Rose Bowl 48483 1
Aug. 3, 1980 1980 Los Angeles Aztecs 1 - 4 New York Cosmos Giants Stadium 48019 1

Smallest crowds

date season team score team venue attendance sources
April 28, 1980 1980 Memphis Rogues 1 - 3 New England Tea Men Gator Bowl 254 1
June 7, 1980 1980 Houston Hurricane 2 - 1 New England Tea Men Gator Bowl 1739 1
April 30, 1980 1980 Chicago Sting 0 - 1 Philadelphia Fury Veterans Stadium 2278 1
May 17, 1980 1980 Atlanta Chiefs 0 - 2 Philadelphia Fury Veterans Stadium 2319 1
June 4, 1980 1980 Atlanta Chiefs 2 - 1 Portland Timbers Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 2368 1
June 22, 1980 1980 Philadelphia Fury 4 - 2 San Diego Sockers Veterans Stadium 2371 1
May 14, 1980 1980 Philadelphia Fury 0 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Veterans Stadium 2454 1
July 12, 1980 1980 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 2483 1
July 30, 1980 1980 Atlanta Chiefs 2 - 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 2510 1
Aug. 17, 1980 1980 Atlanta Chiefs 3 - 4 Dallas Tornado Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 2662 1