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Attendance figures for Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada

Except for 2020, Atlanta United has been the highest-attended team since it entered MLS in 2017.

Major League Soccer is the top-flightprofessional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Competition began in 1996 and attendance has been increasing rapidly since the early 2000s, making it one of the fastest-growing sports leagues in the world. On average, MLS draws to its games the third largest crowds of any professional sports league in North America, ranking behind theNational Football League andMajor League Baseball. Similar to theNational Hockey League and Major League Baseball, attendance is based on the number of tickets distributed.^[1]

During the2024 regular season, MLS had an average attendance of 23,234 spectators and total attendance of over 11.45 million—both league records.^[2] The total attendance is quintuple the league's lowest-ever season,2002, which had 2.2 million total spectators for the then-12 teams. The previous total attendance record was from2023 with 10,900,804 spectators. The average attendance has increased 69 percent from the record low of 13,756 set in2000. The previous average attendance record was 22,111, set during the 2023 regular season.

Atlanta United FC has the highest average attendance of any MLS team, at 46,831, and is followed byCharlotte FC andSeattle Sounders FC.^[3] The 2024 season included 213 sellouts and attendance reached 94 percent of stadium capacity, including seven matches played with attendances over 60,000; 10 clubs also tied or surpassed their previous record for average attendance.^[2] The highest increases in average attendance since 2023 are those seen byVancouver Whitecaps FC (56%) andNew England Revolution (22.2%).^[3]

On July 4, 2023, the largest standalone attendance in MLS history for a single match (82,110 spectators) was reached at theRose Bowl where theLA Galaxy defeatedLos Angeles FC 2–1.^[4] The highest average attendance during a regular season was reached in2018 when Atlanta United matches were attended by an average of 53,002 spectators.

2024 regular season

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The following list shows the average attendances^[3] of the current 29 MLS clubs during the2024 regular season. It also includes the average attendances of the previous2023 regular season, the percentage changes in average attendance from 2023 to 2024, the name of each home venue, their respective capacities, and the percentages of those capacities filled by each team's average attendance during the 2024 regular season. A few teams have played some matches at venues other than their usual ones. In these cases, their attendance percentages have always been calculated based on the capacity of their regular stadia.

	Team	2024 average	2023 average	Percent change	Stadium	Capacity (unrestricted)	Percent capacity
1	Atlanta United FC	46,831	47,526	-1.5%	Mercedes-Benz Stadium †	42,500 (at least 72,035)	110.2% (65%)
2	Charlotte FC	33,383	36,337	-8.1%	Bank of America Stadium †	38,000 (74,867)	87.9% (44.6%)
3	Seattle Sounders FC	30,754	32,161	-4.4%	Lumen Field †	37,722 (68,740)	81.5% (44.7%)
4	New England Revolution	29,262	23,940	+22.2%	Gillette Stadium †	20,000 (65,878)	146.3% (44.4%)
5	Nashville SC	28,599	28,257	+1.2%	Geodis Park	30,109	95.3%
6	LA Galaxy	26,136	24,106	+8.4%	Dignity Health Sports Park^[a]	27,000	96.8%
7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26,121	16,745	+56%	BC Place †	22,120 (54,500)	118.1% (47.9%)
8	Toronto FC	25,681	25,310	+1.5%	BMO Field	28,351	90.6%
9	FC Cincinnati	25,237	25,367	-0.5%	TQL Stadium	26,000	98.9%
10	Orlando City SC	22,805	20,590	+10.8%	Inter&Co Stadium	25,500	89.4%
11	Portland Timbers	22,485	23,103	-2.7%	Providence Park	25,218	89.2%
12	St. Louis City SC	22,423	22,423	0%	CityPark	22,423	100%
13	Los Angeles FC	22,122	22,156	-0.2%	BMO Stadium	22,000	100.6%
14	New York City FC	21,765	19,816	+9.8%	Yankee Stadium^[b] †	30,321 (47,309)	71.8% (46%)
15	Chicago Fire FC	21,328	18,170	+17.4%	Soldier Field^[c] †	24,955 (61,500)	85.5% (34.7%)
16	Sporting Kansas City	21,193	18,616	+13.8%	Children's Mercy Park^[d]	18,467	114.8%
17	Inter Miami CF	20,979	17,698	+18.5%	Chase Stadium	21,000	99.9%
18	Austin FC	20,738	20,738	0%	Q2 Stadium	20,738	100%
19	Columbus Crew	20,646	20,314	+1.6%	Lower.com Field	20,371	101.3%
20	Real Salt Lake	20,295	19,429	+4.5%	America First Field	20,213	100.4%
21	CF Montréal	19,619	17,552	+11.8%	Saputo Stadium	19,619	100%
22	Minnesota United FC	19,597	19,568	+0.1%	Allianz Field	19,400	101%
23	New York Red Bulls	19,479	17,786	+9.5%	Red Bull Arena	25,000	77.9%
24	FC Dallas	19,096	18,220	+4.8%	Toyota Stadium	19,096	100%
25	Philadelphia Union	18,845	18,907	-0.3%	Subaru Park	18,500	101.9%
26	D.C. United	18,137	17,540	+3.4%	Audi Field	20,000	90.7%
27	San Jose Earthquakes	17,501	18,412	-4.9%	PayPal Park^[e]	18,000	97.2%
28	Houston Dynamo FC	17,038	15,029	+13.4%	Shell Energy Stadium	22,039	77.3%
29	Colorado Rapids	15,686	15,409	+1.8%	Dick's Sporting Goods Park	18,061	86.9%

Key
† The stadium capacity was reduced for soccer matches

Notes

Some clubs have attendances over 100% capacity. This is because the limited capacities of their usual venues are lifted for certain matches by opening additional sections. Other clubs use larger venues for certain matches that attract large attendances.

^The home match againstLAFC was played at theRose Bowl in front of 70,076 spectators.
^Out of 17 home games, NYCFC played 9 atYankee Stadium, 6 atCiti Field and 2 atRed Bull Arena.
^Chicago Fire played 2 of its home games at theSeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.
^The home match againstLionel Messi’sInter Miami CF was played atArrowhead Stadium in front of 72,610 spectators.
^The home match againstLAFC was played atLevi's Stadium in front of 43,774 spectators. Another home match, this time againstLA Galaxy, was attended atStanford Stadium by 40,844 spectators.

Season averages

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Yearly statistics

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Season	Total attendance	Games	Average	YoY change	Highest average		Lowest average		Ref
Season	Total attendance	Games	Average	YoY change	Attendance	Team	Attendance	Team	Ref
1996	2,785,001	160	17,406	-	28,916	Los Angeles Galaxy	10,213	Colorado Rapids	^[5]
1997	2,336,529	160	14,603	-16.1%	21,298	New England Revolution	9,058	Kansas City Wizards	^[6]
1998	2,747,897	192	14,312	-2.0%	21,784	Los Angeles Galaxy	8,073	Kansas City Wizards	^[7]
1999	2,742,102	192	14,282	-0.2%	17,696	Columbus Crew	8,183	Kansas City Wizards	^[8]
2000	2,641,086	192	13,756	-3.7%	20,400	Los Angeles Galaxy	7,460	Miami Fusion	^[9]
2001	2,363,889	158	14,961	+8.8%	21,518	D.C. United	9,112	Kansas City Wizards	^[10]
2002	2,214,978	140	15,821	+5.7%	20,690	Colorado Rapids	11,150	San Jose Earthquakes	^[11]
2003	2,234,747	150	14,898	-5.8%	21,983	Los Angeles Galaxy	7,906	Dallas Burn	^[12]
2004	2,333,797	150	15,559	+4.4%	23,809	Los Angeles Galaxy	9,088	Dallas Burn	^[13]
2005	2,900,716	192	15,108	-2.9%	24,204	Los Angeles Galaxy	9,691	Kansas City Wizards	^[14]
2006	2,976,787	192	15,504	+2.6%	20,814	Los Angeles Galaxy	11,083	Kansas City Wizards	^[15]
2007	3,270,210	195	16,770	+8.2%	24,252	Los Angeles Galaxy	11,586	Kansas City Wizards	^[16]
2008	3,456,641	210	16,460	-1.8%	26,008	Los Angeles Galaxy	10,685	Kansas City Wizards
2009	3,609,048	225	16,040	-2.6%	30,942	Seattle Sounders FC	9,883	FC Dallas
2010	4,002,053	240	16,675	+4.0%	36,173	Seattle Sounders FC	9,659	San Jose Earthquakes
2011	5,468,849	306	17,872	+7.2%	38,496	Seattle Sounders FC	11,858	San Jose Earthquakes
2012	6,074,729	323	18,807	+5.2%	43,144	Seattle Sounders FC	13,056	Chivas USA
2013	6,005,991	323	18,594	-1.3%	44,038	Seattle Sounders FC	8,366	Chivas USA
2014	6,184,350	323	19,147	+3.0%	43,734	Seattle Sounders FC	7,063	Chivas USA	^[17]
2015	7,329,829	340	21,558	+12.6%	44,247	Seattle Sounders FC	15,657	Colorado Rapids
2016	7,375,287	340	21,692	+0.6%	42,636	Seattle Sounders FC	14,094	FC Dallas
2017	8,267,534	374	22,106	+1.9%	48,200	Atlanta United FC	15,122	FC Dallas
2018	8,552,503	391	21,873	-1.1%	53,002	Atlanta United FC	12,447	Columbus Crew SC
2019	8,702,674	408	21,330	-2.5%	52,510	Atlanta United FC	12,324	Chicago Fire
2020	637,020	292	2,182	N/A	6,101	Seattle Sounders FC	0	Multiple teams	^[18]
2021	6,213,022	459	13,536	N/A	43,964	Atlanta United FC	647	CF Montréal	^[19]
2022	10,011,578	476	21,033	-1.4%	47,116	Atlanta United FC	12,637	Inter Miami CF	^[20]
2023	10,900,804	493	22,111	+5.1%	47,526	Atlanta United FC	15,029	Houston Dynamo FC	^[21]
2024	11,454,205	493	23,234	+5.1%	46,831	Atlanta United FC	15,686	Colorado Rapids	^[22]
2025	11,213,880	510	21,988	-5.4%	43,992	Atlanta United FC	11,013^[a]	FC Dallas	^[23]

Key
Record high
Record low
Affected by theCOVID-19 pandemic

Notes

This table is mainly based on the "MLS Fact and Record Book".^[24]
For most of the seasons the differences between the numbers in the "Fact and Record Book" and other sources are small.
Regarding the year 2020, it seems that there is an error in the number of games (26) stated in "MLS Fact and Record Book".^[24]
Another MLS document, the "2020 MLS Standings and Leaders",^[18] states that there were up to 292 regular season games.
Therefore, the number of games and the average for 2020 are from the "2020 MLS Standings and Leaders".^[18]
Regarding 2021, the numbers in the "MLS Fact and Record Book"^[24] and those in yet another MLS document, the "MLS Media Resources: 2021 Stat Sheets"^[19] are rather different. The "Attendance", the "Games" and "Average" have been taken from this 2021 source.
The drop in number of games and total attendance from 2000 to 2002, and the corresponding increase in average attendance, is attributable to league contraction, when MLS folded theMiami Fusion andTampa Bay Mutiny.
Several seasons saw increases in total attendance, despite drops in average attendance. One such case was due to expansion of the regular-season schedule; all others were due toleague expansion.
The 2020 and 2021 seasons were affected by theCOVID-19 pandemic, which restricted many matches tozero spectators.

Regular season and playoffs statistics

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Season^[24]	MLS regular season			MLS Cup playoffs			MLS complete season
Season^[24]	Total Attendance	Games	Average	Total Attendance	Games	Average	Total Attendance	Games	Average
1996	2,785,001	160	17,406	300,435	17	17,673	3,085,436	177	17,432
1997	2,336,529	160	14,603	208,192	13	16,015	2,544,721	173	14,709
1998	2,747,897	192	14,312	249,968	14	17,855	2,997,865	206	14,553
1999	2,742,102	192	14,282	257,417	16	16,089	2,999,519	208	14,421
2000	2,641,086	192	13,756	203,548	17	11,973	2,844,634	209	13,611
2001	2,363,889	158	14,961	212,485	18	11,805	2,576,374	176	14,638
2002	2,214,978	140	15,821	235,827	17	13,872	2,450,805	157	15,610
2003	2,234,747	150	14,898	164,758	11	14,978	2,399,505	161	14,904
2004	2,333,797	150	15,559	153,691	11	13,972	2,487,488	161	15,450
2005	2,900,716	192	15,108	158,285	11	14,390	3,059,001	203	15,069
2006	2,976,787	192	15,504	166,972	11	15,179	3,143,759	203	15,486
2007	3,270,210	195	16,770	217,479	11	19,771	3,487,689	206	16,931
2008	3,456,641	210	16,460	181,382	11	16,489	3,638,023	221	16,462
2009	3,609,048	225	16,040	259,149	11	23,559	3,868,197	236	16,391
2010	4,002,053	240	16,675	214,885	11	19,535	4,216,938	251	16,801
2011	5,468,849	306	17,872	265,582	13	20,429	5,734,431	319	17,976
2012	6,074,729	323	18,807	335,343	15	22,356	6,410,072	338	18,965
2013	6,005,991	323	18,594	328,402	15	21,893	6,334,393	338	18,741
2014	6,184,350	323	19,147	354,489	15	23,633	6,538,839	338	19,346
2015	7,329,829	340	21,558	388,289	17	22,841	7,718,118	357	21,619
2016	7,375,287	340	21,692	472,461	17	27,792	7,847,748	357	21,982
2017	8,267,534	374	22,106	453,781	17	26,693	8,721,315	391	22,305
2018	8,552,503	391	21,873	494,511	17	29,089	9,047,014	408	22,174
2019	8,702,674	408	21,330	442,476	13	34,037	9,145,150	421	21,722
2020	637,020	292	2,182	—	—	—	637,020	292	2,182
2021	6,213,022	459	13,536	299,891	13	23,069	6,512,913	472	13,799
2022	10,011,578	476	21,033	263,192	13	20,246	10,274,770	489	21,012
2023	10,900,804	493	22,111	661,145	28	23,612	11,561,949	521	22,192
2024	11,454,205	493	23,234	697,403	29	24,048	12,151,608	522	23,279

Key
Record high
Record low
Affected by theCOVID-19 pandemic

Notes

This table is primarily based on the "MLS Fact and Record Book".^[24]
See the notes below the previous chart regarding the numbers of the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
The format for the MLS Cup Playoffs has changed several times during its history, resulting in inconsistent numbers of matches played.
The 2020 playoffs were affected by theCOVID-19 pandemic, which restricted many matches tozero spectators. Only two matches were played in front of spectators, each with a maximum capacity of 1,500 people.

Comparison to other North American leagues

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The following table compares the regular-season average attendance of MLS with the averages of other major professional sports leagues in North America. All these leagues have season average attendances of at least 15,000 spectators per game.

	League	Sport	Season	Teams	Games	Total attendance	Average attendance	Average attendance YoY change	Ref
1	National Football League	American football	2024	32	272	18,918,984	69,555	+31	^[25]^[26]
2	Major League Baseball	Baseball	2024	30	2,429	71,348,366	29,374	+260	^[27]
3	Major League Soccer	Soccer	2024	29	493	11,454,205	23,234	+1,123	^[28]
4	Canadian Football League^[b]	Canadian football	2024	9	81	1,845,180	22,795	+402	^[29]^[30]
5	Liga MX	Soccer	2023-24	18	306	6,699,379	21,893	+1,034	^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]
6	National Basketball Association^[c]	Basketball	2024-25	30	1,230	22,320,810	18,147	-177	^[35]
7	National Hockey League	Ice hockey	2024-25	32	1,312	23,014,458	17,541	+108	^[36]

^Reduced capacity due to stadium renovation
^The total attendance and the average attendance for the CFL have been obtained from different sources.
^The total attendance for the NBA is an approximate figure obtained by multiplying the number of matches by the average attendance.

Comparison to other soccer leagues

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	League	Country	Confederation	Season	Teams	Games	Total attendance	Average attendance	Ref
1	1. Bundesliga	Germany	UEFA	2023-24	18	306	12,083,936	39,490	^[37]
2	Premier League	England / Wales	UEFA	2023-24	20	380	14,661,755	38,584	^[38]
3	Serie A	Italy	UEFA	2023-24	20	380	11,729,280	30,867	^[39]
4	2. Bundesliga	Germany	UEFA	2023-24	18	306	8,931,799	29,189	^[40]
5	La Liga	Spain	UEFA	2023-24	20	380	11,024,398	29,012	^[41]
6	Primera División	Argentina	CONMEBOL	2024	28	378	10,402,454	27,666	^{[citation needed]}
7	Ligue 1	France / Monaco	UEFA	2023-24	18	306	8,233,057	26,905	^[42]
8	Série A	Brazil	CONMEBOL	2024	20	380	10,065,968	26,489	^[43]
9	Major League Soccer	USA / Canada	CONCACAF	2024	30	493	11,454,205	23,234	^[28]
10	EFL Championship	England / Wales	UEFA	2023-24	24	552	12,719,420	23,042	^[44]
11	Liga MX	Mexico	CONCACAF	2023-24	18	306	6,699,379	21,893	^[33]^[34]
12	J1 League	Japan	AFC	2024	20	380	7,734,871	20,355	^[45]
13	Super League	China	AFC	2024	16	240	4,770,741	19,878	^[46]
14	Eredivisie	The Netherlands	UEFA	2023-24	18	306	5,576,822	18,225	^[47]

Historic average attendances

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1996–2014

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^[5]

^[6]

^[7]

^[8]

^[9]

^[10]

^[11]

^[12]

^[13]

^[14]

^[15]

^[16]

^[17]

Team

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

COL

10213

11835

14812

14029

12580

16481

20690

16772

14195

13638

12056

14749

13659

13018

14329

14838

15175

15440

15082

CLB

18950

15043

12274

17696

15451

17511

17429

16250

16872

12916

13294

15230

14662

14175

14642

12185

14397

16080

16881

DCU

15262

16698

16008

17419

18580

21518

16519

15565

17232

16664

18215

20967

19835

15585

14532

15181

13846

13646

17030

DAL

16011

9678

10948

12211

13102

12574

13122

7906

9088

11189

14982

15154

13024

12440

10815

12861

14199

15373

16816

LAG

28916

20626

21784

17632

20400

17387

19047

21983

23809

24204

20814

24252

26009

20827

21437

23335

23136

22152

21258

19025

21423

19188

16735

15463

15654

16927

14641

12226

12525

11786

16787

17580

12427

12987

13222

14001

14844

16681

NYRB

23898

16899

16520

14706

17621

20806

18155

15822

17195

15077

14570

16530

15928

12744

18441

19691

18281

19461

19421

17232

13597

13653

14959

12460

9635

11150

10466

13001

13037

13856

10329

9659

11858

13293

12765

14947

SKC

12878

9058

8073

8183

9112

10954

12255

15573

14816

9691

11083

11586

10686

10053

10287

17810

19404

19708

20003

11679

11333

10312

13106

9452

10479

CHI

17887

16016

13387

16388

12922

14005

17153

17238

14111

16490

17034

15487

15814

14274

16409

15228

16076

MIA

10284

8689

7460

11177

CHV

17080

19840

14305

15114

15725

14576

14830

13056

8366

7064

Key
12345	Lowest season average
54321	Highest season average
	Highest season average in club history
TB	MIA	CHV	Defunct teams
2020	2021	Affected by theCOVID-19 pandemic

RSL

18037

16366

15960

16179

17831

17095

17594

19087

19218

20351

HOU

18935

15883

16939

17624

17310

17694

21015

19923

20117

TOR

20130

20120

20344

20453

20267

18155

18131

22086

SEA

31203

36173

38496

43144

44038

43734

PHI

19254

18259

18053

17867

17631

POR

18827

20438

20674

20806

VAN

20412

19475

20038

20408

MTL

22772

20602

17421

2014–present

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^[48]

^[18]

^[19]

^[49]

Team

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

COL

15657

16278

15322

15333

14284

1866

8481

14473

15409

15686

CLB

16985

17125

15439

12447

14856

1588

16583

19237

20314

20646

DCU

16244

17081

17904

17635

17744

2843

12791

16256

17540

18137

DAL

16015

14094

15122

15512

14842

2674

13418

16469

18220

19096

LAG

23392

25138

22246

24444

23205

2199

15252

22841

24106

26136

19627

20185

19367

18347

16737

1529

12204

20319

23940

29262

NYRB

19657

20620

21175

18644

17281

1570

9325

17002

17786

19479

20979

19930

19875

19032

18781

2748

9132

15260

18412

17501

SKC

19687

19597

19537

19950

18601

1926

15442

18365

18616

21193

CHI

16003

15602

17383

14806

12324

10226

15848

18170

21328

RSL

20160

19759

18781

18605

18121

1392

14532

20470

19429

20295

HOU

20658

19021

17500

16909

15674

2204

12220

16426

15029

17038

TOR

23451

26538

27647

26628

25048

2181

4769

25423

25310

25681

SEA

44247

42636

43666

40641

40247

6101

25125

33607

32161

30754

PHI

17451

17519

16812

16518

17111

11385

18126

18907

18845

POR

21144

25218

4228

13771

23841

23103

22485

VAN

20507

22330

21416

21946

19514

2011

3395

16399

16745

26121

MTL

17750

20669

20046

18569

16171

1616

647

15905

17552

19619

NYC

29016

27196

22177

23211

21107

2775

17180

19816

21765

ORL

32847

31324

25028

23866

22761

2127

14723

17261

20590

22805

ATL

48200

53002

52510

5331

43964

41116

47526

46831

MIN

20538

23902

19723

11439

19555

19568

19597

LAFC

22042

22251

3160

17439

22090

22155

22122

CIN

27336

19872

22487

25367

25237

MIA

11281

12637

17698

20979

Key

See the previous table

NSH

5370

18200

27554

28257

28599

ATX

20738

CLT

35260

36337

33383

STL

22423

Individual game highest attendance

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Regular season

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	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance	Stadium	Date	Ref
1	LA Galaxy	2–1	Los Angeles FC	82,110	Rose Bowl	Jul 4, 2023	^[50]
2	Charlotte FC	0–1	LA Galaxy	74,479	Bank of America Stadium	Mar 5, 2022	^[51]
3	Sporting Kansas City	2–3	Inter Miami CF	72,610	Arrowhead Stadium	Apr 13, 2024	^[52]
4	Atlanta United FC	3–0	LA Galaxy	72,548	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Aug 3, 2019	^[53]
5	Atlanta United FC	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	72,243	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Jul 15, 2018	^[54]
6	Atlanta United FC	3–1	D.C. United	72,035	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Mar 11, 2018	^[55]
7	Atlanta United FC	2–0	Real Salt Lake	72,017	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Sep 22, 2018	^[56]
8	Atlanta United FC	4–0	Orlando City SC	71,932	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Jun 30, 2018	^[57]
9	Atlanta United FC	2–2	Toronto FC	71,874	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Oct 22, 2017	^[58]
10	Atlanta United FC	2–1	Chicago Fire	71,812	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Oct 21, 2018	^[59]

MLS Cup playoffs

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	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance	Stadium	Date	Ref
1	Atlanta United FC	2–0	Portland Timbers	73,019	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Dec 8, 2018	^[60]
2	Atlanta United FC	3–1	New York City FC	70,526	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Nov 11, 2018	^[61]
3	Atlanta United FC	3–0	New York Red Bulls	70,016	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Nov 25, 2018	^[62]
4	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	Toronto FC	69,274	CenturyLink Field	Nov 10, 2019	^[63]
5	Atlanta United FC	2–1	Inter Miami CF	68,455	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Nov 2, 2024	^[64]
6	Atlanta United FC	0–0 (1–3 pen)	Columbus Crew	67,221	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Oct 26, 2017	^[62]
7	Atlanta United FC	1–0	New England Revolution	66,114	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Oct 19, 2019	^[62]
8	New England Revolution	0–1	LA Galaxy	61,316	Gillette Stadium	Oct 20, 2002	^[65]
9	Montreal Impact	3–2	Toronto FC	61,004	Olympic Stadium	Nov 23, 2016	^[66]
10	D.C. United	2–1	Colorado Rapids	57,431	RFK Memorial Stadium	Oct 26, 1997	^[65]
11	Chicago Fire FC	2–0	D.C. United	51,350	Rose Bowl	Oct 25, 1998	^[67]

Key
MLS Cup
Conference Final
Conference Semifinal
Otherwise, it is a previous knockout round

By team

[edit]

The table below lists the highest attendances in individual games for current MLS teams that have recorded individual records. Teams that have repeated their highest attendance several times are excluded.

	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance	Stadium	Date	Ref
1	LA Galaxy	2–1^[a]	Los Angeles FC	82,110	Rose Bowl	Jul 4, 2023	^[68]
2	Charlotte FC	0–1	LA Galaxy	74,479	Bank of America Stadium	Mar 5, 2022	^[69]
3	Atlanta United FC	2–0	Portland Timbers	73,019	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Dec 8, 2018	^[70]
4	Sporting Kansas City	2–3	Inter Miami CF	72,610	Arrowhead Stadium	Apr 13, 2024	^[71]
5	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	Toronto FC	69,274	CenturyLink Field	Nov 10, 2019	^[72]
6	New York Red Bulls	5–4^[b]	LA Galaxy	66,237	Giants Stadium	Aug 18, 2007	^[73]
7	New England Revolution	1–4	Inter Miami CF	65,612	Gillette Stadium	Apr 27, 2024	^[74]
8	Orlando City SC	1–1	New York City FC	62,510	Citrus Bowl	Mar 8, 2015	^[75]
9	Chicago Fire FC	0–0	Inter Miami CF	62,358	Soldier Field	Apr 13, 2025	^[76]
10	Colorado Rapids	3–2^[c]	Chicago Fire FC	61,213	Invesco Field	Jul 4, 2002	^[77]
11	Montreal Impact	3–2	Toronto FC	61,004	Olympic Stadium	Nov 23, 2016	^[66]
12	Columbus Crew	0–1	Inter Miami CF	60,614	Huntington Bank Field	Apr 19, 2025	^[78]
13	Nashville SC	1–2	Atlanta United FC	59,069	Nissan Stadium	Feb 29, 2020	^[79]
14	D.C. United	2–1	Colorado Rapids	57,431	RFK Memorial Stadium	Oct 26, 1997	^[65]
15	Minnesota United FC	1–3^[d]	LA Galaxy	52,242	TCF Bank Stadium	Oct 21, 2018	^[80]
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–2	Inter Miami CF	51,035	BC Place	May 25, 2024	^[81]
17	San Jose Earthquakes	3–0	LA Galaxy	50,850	Stanford Stadium	Jun 29, 2019	^[82]
18	New York City FC	1–3	New York Red Bulls	48,047	Yankee Stadium	Jun 28, 2015	^[83]
19	Toronto FC	0–0 (4–5 pen)	Seattle Sounders FC	36,045	BMO Field	Dec 10, 2016	^[84]
20	Dallas Burn	1–0 (3–1 SO)	Columbus Crew	35,250	Cotton Bowl	May 5, 1996	^[85]
21	Philadelphia Union	3–2	D.C. United	34,870	Lincoln Financial Field	Apr 10, 2010	^[86]
22	FC Cincinnati	3–1	Portland Timbers	32,250	Nippert Stadium	Mar 17, 2019	^[87]
22	FC Cincinnati	0–2	LA Galaxy	32,250	Nippert Stadium	Jun 23, 2019	^[88]
23	Houston Dynamo FC	2–0	Kansas City Wizards	30,972	Robertson Stadium	Nov 10, 2007	^[89]
24	Real Salt Lake	0–1^[e]	Chivas USA	26,391	Rice–Eccles Stadium	Sep 20, 2008	^[90]

Key
MLS Cup			Inaugural home game of the new club
Conference Final			Game against Inter Miami during theLionel Messi era
Otherwise, it is a regular season game			Local derby

^Local derby on Fourth of July.
^David Beckham's first MLS start.
^Game on Fourth of July.
^Last home game of the 2018 season and also last game at TCF Bank Stadium before moving toAllianz Field.
^Last home game at Rice–Eccles Stadium before moving to the new soccer specificRio Tinto Stadium.

Doubleheader games highest attendance

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	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance	Doubleheader with	Stadium	Date	Ref
1	Chivas USA	1–1	New England Revolution	92,516	Barcelona vs. Guadalajara	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Aug 6, 2006	^[91]
2	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	92,216	USA vs. Mexico	Rose Bowl	Jun 16, 1996	^[92]
3	Chivas USA	0–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	88,816	Guadalajara vs. América	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Aug 10, 2005	^[93]
4	San Jose Clash	1–1	D.C. United	73,123	USA women vs.Brazil women (1999 FIFA Women's World Cup)	Stanford Stadium	Jul 4, 1999	^[94]
5	Houston Dynamo	0–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	70,550	Barcelona vs. América	Reliant Stadium	Aug 9, 2006	^[95]
6	San Jose Earthquakes	0–3	Columbus Crew	61,572	Barcelona vs. Guadalajara	Candlestick Park	Aug 8, 2009	^[94]
7	New England Revolution	2–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	57,407	USA vs. Mexico	Foxboro Stadium	Apr 20, 1997	^[96]

MLS ranking among pro sports leagues by metro area

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The table below is sorted by MLS average attendance rank, and then by MLS average attendance. It only includes regular season numbers and only professional sports leagues in North America that have season averages of at least 10,000 spectators. Those leagues are NFL, MLB, MLS, CFL, NBA, NHL, UFL and NWSL.

In 2023 and 2024,NWSL surpassed the season average of 10,000 spectators. Six of its fourteen teams, which themselves drew more than 10,000 fans per game, have been included in this table.

UFL also produced an average higher than 10,000 spectators for its 2024 season. Two of its teams, which season averages of more than 10,000, have been added as well.

College football teams, some of which outdraw some major professional teams are not listed below.

NFL,^[25] MLB,^[27] MLS, CFL,^[29] UFL,^[97] and NWSL^[98] attendances are for their 2024 regular seasons. NBA^[35] and NHL^[99] attendances are for their 2024–25 regular seasons.

Metro area	MLS Attend Rank	Higher average	MLS 2024 season		Lower average
Metro area	MLS Attend Rank	Higher average	Average	Team	Lower average
Orlando, FL	1st	—	22,805	Orlando City SC	18,588Magic (NBA)
Portland, OR	1st	—	22,485	Portland Timbers	18,725Thorns (NWSL) 17,546Trail Blazers (NBA)
Austin, TX	1st	—	20,738	Austin FC	—
Columbus, OH	1st	—	20,646	Columbus Crew	17,040Blue Jackets (NHL)
Salt Lake City, UT	1st	—	20,295	Real Salt Lake	18,175Jazz (NBA) 11,131Mammoth (NHL) 10,455Royals (NWSL)
Atlanta, GA	2nd	71,381Falcons (NFL)	46,831	Atlanta United FC	37,182Braves (MLB) 16,440Hawks (NBA)
Charlotte, NC	2nd	70,674Panthers (NFL)	33,383	Charlotte FC	17,169Hornets (NBA)
Nashville, TN	2nd	64,820Titans (NFL)	28,599	Nashville SC	17,212Predators (NHL)
Vancouver, BC	2nd	26,883BC Lions (CFL)	26,121	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	18,810Canucks (NHL)
Toronto, ON	2nd	33,102Blue Jays (MLB)	25,681	Toronto FC	18,829Maple Leafs (NHL) 18,746Raptors (NBA) 15,127Argonauts (CFL)
Cincinnati, OH	2nd	66,294Bengals (NFL)	25,237	FC Cincinnati	24,990Reds (MLB)
Kansas City, MO/KS	2nd	73,605Chiefs (NFL)	21,193	Sporting Kansas City	20,473Royals (MLB) 11,500Current (NWSL)
Miami, FL	2nd	65,644Dolphins (NFL)	20,979	Inter Miami CF	19,716Heat (NBA) 19,216Panthers (NHL) 13,425Marlins (MLB)
Seattle, WA	3rd	68,661Seahawks (NFL) 31,553Mariners (MLB)	30,754	Seattle Sounders FC	17,151Kraken (NHL)
Boston, MA	3rd	64,635Patriots (NFL) 32,839Red Sox (MLB)	29,262	New England Revolution	19,156Celtics (NBA) 17,852Bruins (NHL)
St. Louis, MO	3rd	35,532Cardinals (MLB) 34,365Battlehawks (UFL)	22,423	St. Louis City SC	17,724Blues (NHL)
Chicago, IL	3rd	58,332Bears (NFL) 35,923Cubs (MLB)	21,328	Chicago Fire FC	20,138Bulls (NBA) 18,585Blackhawks (NHL) 17,046White Sox (MLB)
Montreal, QC	3rd	21,302Alouettes (CFL) 21,105Canadiens (NHL)	19,619	CF Montreal	—
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN	3rd	66,930Vikings (NFL) 24,094Twins (MLB)	19,597	Minnesota United FC	18,835Timberwolves (NBA) 18,430Wild (NHL)
Washington, DC	3rd	63,428Commanders (NFL) 24,288Nationals (MLB)	18,137	D.C. United	18,244Capitals (NHL) 16,188Wizards (NBA) 14,143Defenders (UFL) 13,937Spirit (NWSL)
Dallas, TX	4th	93,027Cowboys (NFL) 32,735Rangers (MLB) 20,079Mavericks (NBA)	19,096	FC Dallas	18,532Stars (NHL)
Philadelphia, PA	4th	69,879Eagles (NFL) 41,527Phillies (MLB) 19,84476ers (NBA)	18,845	Philadelphia Union	18,525Flyers (NHL)
San Francisco Bay Area, CA	4th	71,42349ers (NFL) 32,688Giants (MLB) 18,064Warriors (NBA)	17,501	San Jose Earthquakes	14,219Sharks (NHL) 13,617Bay FC (NWSL) 11,386Athletics (MLB)
Houston, TX	4th	71,333Texans (NFL) 35,003Astros (MLB) 17,484Rockets (NBA)	17,038	Houston Dynamo FC	—
Los Angeles, CA (LA Galaxy)	5th	73,194Rams (NFL) 69,967Chargers (NFL) 48,657Dodgers (MLB) 31,822Angels (MLB)	26,136	LA Galaxy	22,122LAFC (MLS) 19,313Angel City (NWSL) 18,723Lakers (NBA) 17,196Kings (NHL) 16,566Clippers (NBA) 15,806Ducks (NHL)
New York, NY (NY City FC)	5th	78,918Jets (NFL) 78,470Giants (NFL) 40,862Yankees (MLB) 28,757Mets (MLB)	21,765	New York City FC	19,800Knicks (NBA) 19,479Red Bulls (MLS) 17,861Rangers (NHL) 17,398Nets (NBA) 16,140Devils (NHL) 15,979Islanders (NHL)
Denver, CO	5th	76,149Broncos (NFL) 31,360Rockies (MLB) 19,786Nuggets (NBA) 18,067Avalanche (NHL)	15,686	Colorado Rapids	—
Los Angeles, CA (LAFC)	6th	73,194Rams (NFL) 69,967Chargers (NFL) 48,657Dodgers (MLB) 31,822Angels (MLB) 26,136Galaxy (MLS)	22,122	Los Angeles FC	19,313Angel City (NWSL) 18,723Lakers (NBA) 17,196Kings (NHL) 16,566Clippers (NBA) 15,806Ducks (NHL)
New York, NY (NY Red Bulls)	7th	78,918Jets (NFL) 78,470Giants (NFL) 40,862Yankees (MLB) 28,757Mets (MLB) 21,765NYCFC (MLS) 19,800Knicks (NBA)	19,479	New York Red Bulls	17,861Rangers (NHL) 17,398Nets (NBA) 16,140Devils (NHL) 15,979Islanders (NHL)

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v t e Major League Soccer
Seasons 2025 season Records and statistics 400 or more appearances 100 or more goals Hat-tricks Players Association Rivalry cups History Timeline Expansion U.S. Soccer Canada Soccer
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western Conference	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis City SC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Former teams	Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001) Miami Fusion (1998–2001) Chivas USA (2005–2014)
Personnel	Foreign players National team players International slots Designated Players Homegrown Players Generation Adidas Cup Current season transfers Coaches Owners Professional Referee Organization Professional Soccer Referees Association
Competition	MLS Cup Playoffs Finals Trophy Supporters' Shield SuperDraft Stadiums Attendance Television Broadcasters All-Star Game MLS Cup
Associated competitions	All-Star Game MLS Next CONCACAF Champions Cup Campeones Cup Leagues Cup U.S. Open Cup Canadian Championship Reserve League eMLS Cup MLS is Back Tournament MLS Next MLS Next Pro
Other	Generation Adidas Performance in Champions Cup Hall of Fame Valuations Central Division (2000–2001) Fraser v. Major League Soccer (2002)
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v t e Major League Soccer records and statistics by team
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western Conference	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City St. Louis City SC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS records and statistics MLS attendance MLS performances in CONCACAF Champions Cup