Major League Soccer attendance

Major League Soccer is the top-flight professional 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 the National Football League and Major League Baseball. Similar to the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball, attendance is based on the number of tickets distributed.^[1]

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

During the 2024 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 from 2023 with 10,900,804 spectators. The average attendance has increased 69 percent from the record low of 13,756 set in 2000. 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 by Charlotte FC and Seattle 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 by Vancouver Whitecaps FC (56%) and New 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 the Rose Bowl where the LA Galaxy defeated Los Angeles FC 2–1.^[4] The highest average attendance during a regular season was reached in 2018 when Atlanta United matches were attended by an average of 53,002 spectators.

2024 regular season

The following list shows the average attendances^[3] of the current 29 MLS clubs during the 2024 regular season. It also includes the average attendances of the previous 2023 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 the 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.

1. The home match against LAFC was played at the Rose Bowl in front of 70,076 spectators.
2. Out of 17 home games, NYCFC played 9 at Yankee Stadium, 6 at Citi Field and 2 at Red Bull Arena.
3. Chicago Fire played 2 of its home games at the SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.
4. The home match against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami CF was played at Arrowhead Stadium in front of 72,610 spectators.
5. The home match against LAFC was played at Levi's Stadium in front of 43,774 spectators. Another home match, this time against LA Galaxy, was attended at Stanford Stadium by 40,844 spectators.

Season averages

See also: Expansion of Major League Soccer

Yearly statistics

Season	Total attendance	Games	Average	YoY change	Highest average		Lowest average		Ref
					Attendance	Team	Attendance	Team
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]

Key
Record high
Record low
Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

Notes

• This table is mainly based on the "MLS Fact and Record Book".^[23]
• 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".^[23]
• 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"^[23] 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 the Miami Fusion and Tampa 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 to league expansion.
• The 2020 and 2021 seasons were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which restricted many matches to zero spectators.

Regular season and playoffs statistics

Season[23]	MLS regular season			MLS Cup playoffs			MLS complete season
	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 the COVID-19 pandemic

Notes

• This table is primarily based on the "MLS Fact and Record Book".^[23]
• 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 the COVID-19 pandemic, which restricted many matches to zero 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

The following table compares the regular-season average attendance of MLS with the averages of other professional sports leagues in North America. All these leagues have season average attendances of at least 10,000 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	[24][25]
2	Major League Baseball	Baseball	2024	30	2,429	71,348,366	29,374	+260	[26]
3	Major League Soccer	Soccer	2024	29	493	11,454,205	23,234	+1,123	[27]
4	Canadian Football League[a]	Canadian football	2024	9	81	1,845,180	22,795	+402	[28][29]
5	Liga MX	Soccer	2023-24	18	306	6,699,379	21,893	+1,034	[30][31][32][33]
6	National Basketball Association	Basketball	2023-24	30	1,230	22,538,518	18,324	+247	[34]
7	National Hockey League	Ice hockey	2024-25	32	1,312	23,014,458	17,541	+108	[35]
8	United Football League	American football	2024	8	40	513,105	12,828	-	[36]
9	National Women's Soccer League	Soccer	2024	14	182	2,044,848	11,235	+803	[37]

1. The total attendance and the average attendance have been obtained from different sources.

Comparison to other soccer leagues

	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	[38]
2	Premier League	England / Wales	UEFA	2023-24	20	380	14,661,755	38,584	[39]
3	Serie A	Italy	UEFA	2023-24	20	380	11,729,280	30,867	[40]
4	2. Bundesliga	Germany	UEFA	2023-24	18	306	8,931,799	29,189	[41]
5	La Liga	Spain	UEFA	2023-24	20	380	11,024,398	29,012	[42]
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	[43]
8	Série A	Brazil	CONMEBOL	2024	20	380	10,065,968	26,489	[44]
9	Major League Soccer	USA / Canada	CONCACAF	2024	29	493	11,454,205	23,234	[27]
10	EFL Championship	England / Wales	UEFA	2023-24	24	552	12,719,420	23,042	[45]
11	Liga MX	Mexico	CONCACAF	2023-24	18	306	6,699,379	21,893	[32][33]
12	J1 League	Japan	AFC	2024	20	380	7,734,871	20,355	[46]
13	Super League	China	AFC	2024	16	240	4,770,741	19,878	[47]
14	Eredivisie	The Netherlands	UEFA	2023-24	18	306	5,576,822	18,225	[48]

Historic average attendances

1996–2014

	[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
NE	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
SJ	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
TB	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 the COVID-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

					[49]	[18]	[19]	[50]
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	-
NE	19627	20185	19367	18347	16737	1529	12204	20319	23940	29262	-
NYRB	19657	20620	21175	18644	17281	1570	9325	17002	17786	19479	-
SJ	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	0	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	0	11385	18126	18907	18845	-
POR	21144	21144	21144	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	0	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	0	11439	19555	19568	19597	-
			LAFC	22042	22251	3160	17439	22090	22155	22122	-
				CIN	27336	0	19872	22487	25367	25237	-
					MIA	0	11281	12637	17698	20979	-
Key See the previous table					NSH	5370	18200	27554	28257	28599	-
						ATX	20738	20738	20738	20738	-
							CLT	35260	36337	33383	-
								STL	22423	22423	-
										SD	-

Individual game highest attendance

See also: Record attendances in United States club soccer

Regular season

	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance	Stadium	Date	Ref
1	LA Galaxy	2–1	Los Angeles FC	82,110	Rose Bowl	Jul 4, 2023	[51]
2	Charlotte FC	0–1	LA Galaxy	74,479	Bank of America Stadium	Mar 5, 2022	[52]
3	Sporting Kansas City	2–3	Inter Miami CF	72,610	Arrowhead Stadium	Apr 13, 2024	[53]
4	Atlanta United FC	3–0	LA Galaxy	72,548	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Aug 3, 2019	[54]
5	Atlanta United FC	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	72,243	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Jul 15, 2018	[55]
6	Atlanta United FC	3–1	D.C. United	72,035	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Mar 11, 2018	[56]
7	Atlanta United FC	2–0	Real Salt Lake	72,017	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Sep 22, 2018	[57]
8	Atlanta United FC	4–0	Orlando City SC	71,932	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Jun 30, 2018	[58]
9	Atlanta United FC	2–2	Toronto FC	71,874	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Oct 22, 2017	[59]
10	Atlanta United FC	2–1	Chicago Fire	71,812	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Oct 21, 2018	[60]

MLS Cup playoffs

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

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

By team

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	[69]
2	Charlotte FC	0–1	LA Galaxy	74,479	Bank of America Stadium	Mar 5, 2022	[70]
3	Atlanta United FC	2–0	Portland Timbers	73,019	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Dec 8, 2018	[71]
4	Sporting Kansas City	2–3	Inter Miami CF	72,610	Arrowhead Stadium	Apr 13, 2024	[72]
5	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	Toronto FC	69,274	CenturyLink Field	Nov 10, 2019	[73]
6	New York Red Bulls	5–4[b]	LA Galaxy	66,237	Giants Stadium	Aug 18, 2007	[74]
7	New England Revolution	1–4	Inter Miami CF	65,612	Gillette Stadium	Apr 27, 2024	[75]
8	Orlando City SC	1–1	New York City FC	62,510	Citrus Bowl	Mar 8, 2015	[76]
9	Chicago Fire FC	0–0	Inter Miami CF	62,358	Soldier Field	Apr 13, 2025	[77]
10	Colorado Rapids	3–2[c]	Chicago Fire FC	61,213	Invesco Field	Jul 4, 2002	[78]
11	Montreal Impact	3–2	Toronto FC	61,004	Olympic Stadium	Nov 23, 2016	[67]
12	Columbus Crew	0–1	Inter Miami CF	60,614	Huntington Bank Field	Apr 19, 2025	[79]
13	Nashville SC	1–2	Atlanta United FC	59,069	Nissan Stadium	Feb 29, 2020	[80]
14	D.C. United	2–1	Colorado Rapids	57,431	RFK Memorial Stadium	Oct 26, 1997	[66]
15	Minnesota United FC	1–3 [d]	LA Galaxy	52,242	TCF Bank Stadium	Oct 21, 2018	[81]
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–2	Inter Miami CF	51,035	BC Place	May 25, 2024	[82]
17	San Jose Earthquakes	3–0	LA Galaxy	50,850	Stanford Stadium	Jun 29, 2019	[83]
18	New York City FC	1–3	New York Red Bulls	48,047	Yankee Stadium	Jun 28, 2015	[84]
19	Toronto FC	0–0 (4–5 pen)	Seattle Sounders FC	36,045	BMO Field	Dec 10, 2016	[85]
20	Dallas Burn	1–0 (3–1 SO)	Columbus Crew	35,250	Cotton Bowl	May 5, 1996	[86]
21	Philadelphia Union	3–2	D.C. United	34,870	Lincoln Financial Field	Apr 10, 2010	[87]
22	FC Cincinnati	3–1	Portland Timbers	32,250	Nippert Stadium	Mar 17, 2019	[88]
		0–2	LA Galaxy			Jun 23, 2019	[89]
23	Houston Dynamo FC	2–0	Kansas City Wizards	30,972	Robertson Stadium	Nov 10, 2007	[90]
24	Real Salt Lake	0–1 [e]	Chivas USA	26,391	Rice–Eccles Stadium	Sep 20, 2008	[91]

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

1. Local derby on Fourth of July.
2. David Beckham's first MLS start.
3. Game on Fourth of July.
4. Last home game of the 2018 season and also last game at TCF Bank Stadium before moving to Allianz Field.
5. Last home game at Rice–Eccles Stadium before moving to the new soccer specific Rio Tinto Stadium.

Doubleheader games highest attendance

	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	[92]
2	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	92,216	USA vs. Mexico	Rose Bowl	Jun 16, 1996	[93]
3	Chivas USA	0–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	88,816	Guadalajara vs. América	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Aug 10, 2005	[94]
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	[95]
5	Houston Dynamo	0–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	70,550	Barcelona vs. América	Reliant Stadium	Aug 9, 2006	[96]
6	San Jose Earthquakes	0–3	Columbus Crew	61,572	Barcelona vs. Guadalajara	Candlestick Park	Aug 8, 2009	[95]
7	New England Revolution	2–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	57,407	USA vs. Mexico	Foxboro Stadium	Apr 20, 1997	[97]

MLS ranking among pro sports leagues by metro area

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,^[24] MLB,^[26] MLS, CFL,^[28] UFL,^[36] and NWSL ^[37] attendances are for their 2024 regular seasons. NBA^[98] and NHL^[99] attendances are for their 2024–25 regular seasons.

Metro area	MLS Attend Rank	Higher average	MLS 2024 season		Lower average
			Average	Team
Orlando, FL	1st	—	22,805	Orlando City SC	18,588 Magic (NBA)
Portland, OR	1st	—	22,485	Portland Timbers	18,725 Thorns (NWSL) 17,546 Trail Blazers (NBA)
Austin, TX	1st	—	20,738	Austin FC	—
Columbus, OH	1st	—	20,646	Columbus Crew	17,040 Blue Jackets (NHL)
Salt Lake City, UT	1st	—	20,295	Real Salt Lake	18,175 Jazz (NBA) 11,131 Hockey Club (NHL) 10,455 Royals (NWSL)
Atlanta, GA	2nd	71,381 Falcons (NFL)	46,831	Atlanta United FC	37,182 Braves (MLB) 16,440 Hawks (NBA)
Charlotte, NC	2nd	70,674 Panthers (NFL)	33,383	Charlotte FC	17,169 Hornets (NBA)
Nashville, TN	2nd	64,820 Titans (NFL)	28,599	Nashville SC	17,212 Predators (NHL)
Vancouver, BC	2nd	26,883 BC Lions (CFL)	26,121	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	18,810 Canucks (NHL)
Toronto, ON	2nd	33,102 Blue Jays (MLB)	25,681	Toronto FC	18,829 Maple Leafs (NHL) 18,746 Raptors (NBA) 15,127 Argonauts (CFL)
Cincinnati, OH	2nd	66,294 Bengals (NFL)	25,237	FC Cincinnati	24,990 Reds (MLB)
Kansas City, MO/KS	2nd	73,605 Chiefs (NFL)	21,193	Sporting Kansas City	20,473 Royals (MLB) 11,500 Current (NWSL)
Miami, FL	2nd	65,644 Dolphins (NFL)	20,979	Inter Miami CF	19,716 Heat (NBA) 19,216 Panthers (NHL) 13,425 Marlins (MLB)
Seattle, WA	3rd	68,661 Seahawks (NFL) 31,553 Mariners (MLB)	30,754	Seattle Sounders FC	17,151 Kraken (NHL)
Boston, MA	3rd	64,635 Patriots (NFL) 32,839 Red Sox (MLB)	29,262	New England Revolution	19,156 Celtics (NBA) 17,852 Bruins (NHL)
St. Louis, MO	3rd	35,532 Cardinals (MLB) 34,365 Battlehawks (UFL)	22,423	St. Louis City SC	17,724 Blues (NHL)
Chicago, IL	3rd	58,332 Bears (NFL) 35,923 Cubs (MLB)	21,328	Chicago Fire FC	20,138 Bulls (NBA) 18,585 Blackhawks (NHL) 17,046 White Sox (MLB)
Montreal, QC	3rd	21,302 Alouettes (CFL) 21,105 Canadiens (NHL)	19,619	CF Montreal	—
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN	3rd	66,930 Vikings (NFL) 24,094 Twins (MLB)	19,597	Minnesota United FC	18,835 Timberwolves (NBA) 18,430 Wild (NHL)
Washington, DC	3rd	63,428 Commanders (NFL) 24,288 Nationals (MLB)	18,137	D.C. United	18,244 Capitals (NHL) 16,188 Wizards (NBA) 14,143 Defenders (UFL) 13,937 Spirit (NWSL)
Dallas, TX	4th	93,027 Cowboys (NFL) 32,735 Rangers (MLB) 20,079 Mavericks (NBA)	19,096	FC Dallas	18,532 Stars (NHL)
Philadelphia, PA	4th	69,879 Eagles (NFL) 41,527 Phillies (MLB) 19,844 76ers (NBA)	18,845	Philadelphia Union	18,525 Flyers (NHL)
San Francisco Bay Area, CA	4th	71,423 49ers (NFL) 32,688 Giants (MLB) 18,064 Warriors (NBA)	17,501	San Jose Earthquakes	14,219 Sharks (NHL) 13,617 Bay FC (NWSL) 11,386 Athletics (MLB)
Houston, TX	4th	71,333 Texans (NFL) 35,003 Astros (MLB) 17,484 Rockets (NBA)	17,038	Houston Dynamo FC	—
Los Angeles, CA (LA Galaxy)	5th	73,194 Rams (NFL) 69,967 Chargers (NFL) 48,657 Dodgers (MLB) 31,822 Angels (MLB)	26,136	LA Galaxy	22,122 LAFC (MLS) 19,313 Angel City (NWSL) 18,723 Lakers (NBA) 17,196 Kings (NHL) 16,566 Clippers (NBA) 15,806 Ducks (NHL)
New York, NY (NY City FC)	5th	78,918 Jets (NFL) 78,470 Giants (NFL) 40,862 Yankees (MLB) 28,757 Mets (MLB)	21,765	New York City FC	19,800 Knicks (NBA) 19,479 Red Bulls (MLS) 17,861 Rangers (NHL) 17,398 Nets (NBA) 16,140 Devils (NHL) 15,979 Islanders (NHL)
Denver, CO	5th	76,149 Broncos (NFL) 31,360 Rockies (MLB) 19,786 Nuggets (NBA) 18,067 Avalanche (NHL)	15,686	Colorado Rapids	—
Los Angeles, CA (LAFC)	6th	73,194 Rams (NFL) 69,967 Chargers (NFL) 48,657 Dodgers (MLB) 31,822 Angels (MLB) 26,136 Galaxy (MLS)	22,122	Los Angeles FC	19,313 Angel City (NWSL) 18,723 Lakers (NBA) 17,196 Kings (NHL) 16,566 Clippers (NBA) 15,806 Ducks (NHL)
New York, NY (NY Red Bulls)	7th	78,918 Jets (NFL) 78,470 Giants (NFL) 40,862 Yankees (MLB) 28,757 Mets (MLB) 21,765 NYCFC (MLS) 19,800 Knicks (NBA)	19,479	New York Red Bulls	17,861 Rangers (NHL) 17,398 Nets (NBA) 16,140 Devils (NHL) 15,979 Islanders (NHL)

See also

• Record attendances in United States club soccer
• List of Major League Soccer stadiums
• National Women's Soccer League attendance