games
with a crowd
average
total
255
219 (86%)
7,396
1,619,798
By season
average
total
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2001: 8,196 average, 6,414 median, over 82 of 84 games 2002: 6,957 average, 6,246 median, over 84 of 84 games 2003: 6,855 average, 6,042 median, over 53 of 87 games 2001
2002
2003
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
2001 84
82 (98%)
8,196
6,414
672,087
34,148
2002 84
84 (100%)
6,957
6,246
584,374
24,240
2003 87
53 (61%)
6,855
6,042
363,337
21,892
By club, home games
Atlanta Beat
Atlanta Beat: 8,413 average, 7,238 median, over 29 home games, 243,984 in all 8,413
Boston Breakers
Boston Breakers: 7,673 average, 6,648 median, over 26 home games, 199,506 in all 7,673
San Jose CyberRays
San Jose CyberRays: 6,976 average, 6,218 median, over 26 home games, 181,382 in all 6,976
San Diego Spirit
San Diego Spirit: 5,803 average, 5,890 median, over 26 home games, 150,867 in all 5,803
Carolina Courage
Carolina Courage: 5,746 average, 5,616 median, over 17 home games, 97,682 in all 5,746
New York Power
New York Power: 5,478 average, 5,024 median, over 24 home games, 131,477 in all 5,478
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.
71 of the 219 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
April 14, 2001 2001 Bay Area CyberRays 0 - 1 Washington Freedom RFK Stadium 34148
2
June 30, 2001 2001 Carolina Courage 0 - 2 Washington Freedom RFK Stadium 30271
2
July 27, 2002 2002 San Diego Spirit 0 - 1 Washington Freedom RFK Stadium 24240
3
July 19, 2003 2003 New York Power 0 - 2 Washington Freedom 21892
3
May 17, 2003 2003 Carolina Courage 5 - 2 Washington Freedom RFK Stadium 21859
4
May 12, 2001 2001 Boston Breakers 2 - 2 Washington Freedom RFK Stadium 21682
2
June 1, 2002 2002 Boston Breakers 0 - 0 Washington Freedom Nickerson Field 21539
3
April 21, 2001 2001 Atlanta Beat 0 - 0 New York Power Bobby Dodd Stadium 20170
2
May 18, 2002 2002 Carolina Courage 1 - 1 Washington Freedom RFK Stadium 20105
4
June 9, 2001 2001 Atlanta Beat 2 - 1 Washington Freedom Bobby Dodd Stadium 19133
2
Smallest crowds
date
season
team
score
team
venue
attendance
sources
May 13, 2001 2001 New York Power 2 - 2 Philadelphia Charge Mitchel Athletic Complex 2348
2
June 17, 2001 2001 New York Power 2 - 1 Philadelphia Charge Mitchel Athletic Complex 3104
2
May 17, 2003 2003 New York Power 1 - 2 Philadelphia Charge Mitchel Athletic Complex 3165
3
May 10, 2003 2003 Boston Breakers 2 - 3 New York Power Mitchel Athletic Complex 3507
3
May 25, 2003 2003 Atlanta Beat 3 - 1 Boston Breakers Nickerson Field 3518
3
July 20, 2002 2002 New York Power 0 - 1 San Diego Spirit Mitchel Athletic Complex 4002
3
May 5, 2002 2002 New York Power 0 - 1 San Jose CyberRays Mitchel Athletic Complex 4016
3
May 31, 2003 2003 Carolina Courage 2 - 2 Philadelphia Charge Villanova Stadium 4180
4
April 27, 2002 2002 New York Power 1 - 2 Philadelphia Charge Mitchel Athletic Complex 4203
3
June 7, 2001 2001 Carolina Courage 2 - 4 New York Power Fetzer Field 4281
2