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games with a crowd average total
368 368 (100%) 14,655 5,393,053

By club, home games

New York Cosmos New York Cosmos: 33,353 average, 33,754 median, over 19 home games, 633,713 in all 33,353 Montreal Manic Montreal Manic: 26,916 average, 23,196 median, over 18 home games, 484,487 in all 26,916 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps: 23,458 average, 23,051 median, over 17 home games, 398,789 in all 23,458 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Bay Rowdies: 22,829 average, 21,832 median, over 18 home games, 410,915 in all 22,829 Seattle Sounders Seattle Sounders: 18,045 average, 15,165 median, over 17 home games, 306,770 in all 18,045 Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa Roughnecks: 17,130 average, 16,205 median, over 17 home games, 291,217 in all 17,130 Chicago Sting Chicago Sting: 16,294 average, 14,804 median, over 22 home games, 358,471 in all 16,294 Minnesota Kicks Minnesota Kicks: 15,926 average, 14,264 median, over 18 home games, 286,672 in all 15,926 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sockers: 14,797 average, 10,739 median, over 21 home games, 310,742 in all 14,797 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers: 13,642 average, 13,254 median, over 19 home games, 259,193 in all 13,642 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes: 12,242 average, 11,398 median, over 16 home games, 195,876 in all 12,242 Washington Diplomats Washington Diplomats: 12,114 average, 9,249 median, over 16 home games, 193,822 in all 12,114 New England Tea Men New England Tea Men: 11,164 average, 8,757 median, over 18 home games, 200,947 in all 11,164 Portland Timbers Portland Timbers: 10,839 average, 9,134 median, over 17 home games, 184,262 in all 10,839 Edmonton Drillers Edmonton Drillers: 10,632 average, 9,163 median, over 16 home games, 170,109 in all 10,632 Calgary Boomers Calgary Boomers: 10,501 average, 10,330 median, over 16 home games, 168,019 in all 10,501 California Surf California Surf: 8,299 average, 6,943 median, over 16 home games, 132,777 in all 8,299 Toronto Blizzard Toronto Blizzard: 7,287 average, 5,769 median, over 16 home games, 116,590 in all 7,287 Atlanta Chiefs Atlanta Chiefs: 6,211 average, 5,630 median, over 17 home games, 105,594 in all 6,211 Los Angeles Aztecs Los Angeles Aztecs: 6,076 average, 4,596 median, over 18 home games, 109,372 in all 6,076 Dallas Tornado Dallas Tornado: 4,670 average, 3,364 median, over 16 home games, 74,716 in all 4,670
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
Sept. 2, 1981 1981 Chicago Sting 2 - 3 Montreal Manic Montreal Olympic Stadium 58542 1
Aug. 18, 1981 1981 Montreal Manic (SO) 0 - 0 Washington Diplomats Montreal Olympic Stadium 50755 1
July 4, 1981 1981 San Diego Sockers 2 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 48355 1
Aug. 24, 1981 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs 3 - 5 Montreal Manic Montreal Olympic Stadium 46682 1
May 17, 1981 1981 Chicago Sting 3 - 2 New York Cosmos Giants Stadium 42385 1
April 12, 1981 1981 Minnesota Kicks 1 - 3 New York Cosmos Giants Stadium 40378 1
April 26, 1981 1981 New York Cosmos 4 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Giants Stadium 40238 1
May 9, 1981 1981 California Surf 2 - 1 San Diego Sockers Qualcomm Stadium 40211 1
July 25, 1981 1981 Montreal Manic 1 - 2 New York Cosmos Montreal Olympic Stadium 40118 1
Sept. 21, 1981 1981 Chicago Sting (SO) 0 - 0 San Diego Sockers Wrigley Field 39623 1

Smallest crowds

date season team score team venue attendance sources
May 10, 1981 1981 Chicago Sting 5 - 0 Dallas Tornado Wrigley Field 1861 1
June 3, 1981 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs 2 - 0 Jacksonville Tea Men Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 2316 1
June 24, 1981 1981 Dallas Tornado 2 - 3 Vancouver Whitecaps Texas Stadium 2473 1
July 31, 1981 1981 Dallas Tornado 3 - 1 Washington Diplomats Texas Stadium 2697 1
July 15, 1981 1981 Dallas Tornado 1 - 0 Portland Timbers Texas Stadium 2905 1
July 8, 1981 1981 Chicago Sting 2 - 1 Dallas Tornado Texas Stadium 2914 1
June 17, 1981 1981 Calgary Boomers 4 - 2 Los Angeles Aztecs Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 3021 1
June 10, 1981 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs 2 - 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 3065 1
June 13, 1981 1981 Dallas Tornado 1 - 2 Minnesota Kicks Texas Stadium 3084 1
May 22, 1981 1981 Dallas Tornado 0 - 1 Toronto Blizzard Texas Stadium 3119 1