Major League Soccer attendance

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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 fourth largest crowds of any professional sports league in North America, ranking behind the National Football League, Major League Baseball and the Canadian Football League. 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 2025 regular season, MLS had an average attendance of 21,988 spectators, which is a 5.4% lower than the record high (23,234) reached in 2024. Total attendance also declined from the record set in 2024 to 11,213,880 fans. Despite these reduced numbers, the average attendance has increased 60 percent from the record low of 13,756 set in 2000 and the total attendance is almost quintuple the league's lowest-ever season, 2002, which had 2.2 million total spectators for the then-12 teams.

Up to 19 MLS franchises averaged more than 20,000 spectators per match in 2025. Atlanta United FC had the highest average attendance of any team, at 43,992, and was followed by Seattle Sounders FC, Charlotte FC and the new club San Diego FC. San Jose Earthquakes (+12%), Columbus Crew (+10%) and Chicago Fire FC (+10%) saw the biggest increases, while FC Dallas (-42%), LA Galaxy (-23%) and Sporting KC (-22%) saw the biggest declines. That dramatic decrease for the Texan franchise was due to the renovation of their stadium.

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.[2] 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.

2025 regular season

This table shows the average attendances[3] of the 30 MLS clubs during the 2025 regular season. It also includes the average attendances of the previous 2024 regular season, the percentage changes in average attendance from 2024 to 2025, the names of all home venues, their respective capacities, and the percentages of those capacities filled by each team's average attendance during the 2025 regular season. A few teams have played some games at venues other than their usual ones. In these cases, each attendance percentage has been calculated based on the capacity of the team’s regular stadium.

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Team 2025
average		 2024
average		 Percent
change		 Stadium Capacity
(unrestricted)		 Percent
capacity
1 Atlanta United FC 43,992 46,831 -6.1% Mercedes-Benz Stadium † 42,500
(at least 73,019)		 103.5%
(60.2%)
2 Seattle Sounders FC 30,993 30,754 +0.8% Lumen Field † 37,722
(68,740)		 82.2%
(45.1%)
3 Charlotte FC 30,664 33,383 -8.1% Bank of America Stadium † 38,000
(74,867)		 80.7%
(41%)
4 San Diego FC 28,064 - - Snapdragon Stadium 35,000 80.2%
5 Nashville SC 26,433 28,599 -7.6% Geodis Park 30,109 87.8%
6 FC Cincinnati 24,668 25,237 -2.3% TQL Stadium 26,000 94.9%
7 New England Revolution 24,477 29,262 -16.4% Gillette Stadium † 20,000
(65,878)		 122.4%
(37.2%)
8 Chicago Fire FC 23,450 21,328 +9.9% Soldier Field[a]† 24,955
(61,500)		 94%
(38.1%)
9 Columbus Crew 22,795 20,646 +10.4% Lower.com Field [b] 20,371 111.9%
10 St. Louis City SC 22,423 22,423 0% Energizer Park 22,423 100%
11 Portland Timbers 22,405 22,485 -0.4% Providence Park 25,218 88.8%
12 New York City FC 21,971 21,765 +0.9% Yankee Stadium[c] † 30,321
(47,309)		 72.5%
(46.4%)
13 Los Angeles FC 21,931 22,122 -0.9% BMO Stadium 22,000 99.7%
14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21,806 26,121 -16.5% BC Place † 22,120
(54,500)		 98.6%
(40%)
15 Toronto FC 21,353 25,681 -16.9% BMO Field 27,980 76.3%
16 Austin FC 20,738 20,738 0% Q2 Stadium 20,738 100%
17 Orlando City SC 20,573 22,805 -9.8% Inter&Co Stadium 25,500 80.7%
18 Inter Miami CF 20,410 20,979 -2.7% Chase Stadium 21,550 94.7%
19 LA Galaxy 20,067 26,136 -23.2% Dignity Health Sports Park 27,000 74.3%
20 Real Salt Lake 19,776 20,295 -2.6% America First Field 20,213 97.8%
21 New York Red Bulls 19,710 19,479 +1.2% Sports Illustrated Stadium 25,000 78.8%
22 San Jose Earthquakes 19,614 17,501 + 12.1% PayPal Park[d] 18,000 109%
23 Minnesota United FC 19,247 19,597 -1.8% Allianz Field 19,400 99.2%
24 Philadelphia Union 18,331 18,845 -2.7% Subaru Park 18,500 99.1%
25 Houston Dynamo FC 17,693 17,038 +3.8% Shell Energy Stadium 22,039 80.3%
26 Sporting Kansas City 16,604 21,193 -21.7% Children's Mercy Park 18,467 89.9%
27 D.C. United 16,389 18,137 -9.6% Audi Field 20,000 81.9%
28 CF Montréal 16,162 19,619 -17.6% Saputo Stadium 19,619 82.4%
29 Colorado Rapids 15,890 15,686 +1.3% Dick's Sporting Goods Park 18,061 88%
30 FC Dallas 11,013 19,096 -42.3% Toyota Stadium[e] 11,000 100.1%
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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. [a]
    Chicago Fire played 3 home games at the SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.
  2. [b]
    The home game against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami CF was played at Huntington Bank Field in front of 60,614 spectators.
  3. [c]
    NYCFC played 12 games at Yankee Stadium and 5 at Citi Field.
  4. [d]
    The home game against LAFC was played at Levi's Stadium in front of 50,978 spectators. Another home game, this time against LA Galaxy, was attended at Stanford Stadium by 42,881 spectators.
  5. [e]
    During the current reconstruction of this stadium, its seating capacity has been limited to about 11,000.

Season averages

See also: Expansion of Major League Soccer

Yearly statistics

More information Season, Total attendance ...
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 [4]
1997 2,336,529 160 14,603 -16.1% 21,298 New England Revolution 9,058 Kansas City Wizards [5]
1998 2,747,897 192 14,312 -2.0% 21,784 Los Angeles Galaxy 8,073 Kansas City Wizards [6]
1999 2,742,102 192 14,282 -0.2% 17,696 Columbus Crew 8,183 Kansas City Wizards [7]
2000 2,641,086 192 13,756 -3.7% 20,400 Los Angeles Galaxy 7,460 Miami Fusion [8]
2001 2,363,889 158 14,961 +8.8% 21,518 D.C. United 9,112 Kansas City Wizards [9]
2002 2,214,978 140 15,821 +5.7% 20,690 Colorado Rapids 11,150 San Jose Earthquakes [10]
2003 2,234,747 150 14,898 -5.8% 21,983 Los Angeles Galaxy 7,906 Dallas Burn [11]
2004 2,333,797 150 15,559 +4.4% 23,809 Los Angeles Galaxy 9,088 Dallas Burn [12]
2005 2,900,716 192 15,108 -2.9% 24,204 Los Angeles Galaxy 9,691 Kansas City Wizards [13]
2006 2,976,787 192 15,504 +2.6% 20,814 Los Angeles Galaxy 11,083 Kansas City Wizards [14]
2007 3,270,210 195 16,770 +8.2% 24,252 Los Angeles Galaxy 11,586 Kansas City Wizards [15]
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 [16]
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 [17]
2021 6,213,022 459 13,536 N/A 43,964 Atlanta United FC 647 CF Montréal [18]
2022 10,011,578 476 21,033 -1.4% 47,116 Atlanta United FC 12,637 Inter Miami CF [19]
2023 10,900,804 493 22,111 +5.1% 47,526 Atlanta United FC 15,029 Houston Dynamo FC [20]
2024 11,454,205 493 23,234 +5.1% 46,831 Atlanta United FC 15,686 Colorado Rapids [21]
2025 11,213,880 510 21,988 -5.4% 43,992 Atlanta United FC 11,013[a] FC Dallas [22]
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  1. [a]
    Reduced capacity due to stadium renovation.

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",[17] 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".[17]
  • 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"[18] 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

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Season[23] MLS regular season MLS Cup playoffs MLS complete season
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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 23,234 697,534 29 24,053 12,151,739 522 23,279
2025 11,213,880 510 21,988 732,916 30 24,431 11,946,796 540 22,124
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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 major professional sports leagues in North America. All these leagues have season average attendances of at least 15,000 spectators per game.

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League Sport Season Teams Games Total attendance Average
attendance		 Average
attendance
YoY change		 Ref.
1National Football LeagueAmerican football202532265[a]18,301,57269,063-572 [24]
2Major League BaseballBaseball2025302,43071,409,52229,387+13 [25]
3Canadian Football LeagueCanadian football20259811,857,411[b]22,931+136 [26]
4Major League SoccerSoccer20253051011,213,88021,988-1,246 [22]
5Liga MXSoccer2025–26183066,611,808[c]21,607+775 [27][28]
6National Basketball AssociationBasketball2025–26301,225[d]22,182,64818,108-39 [29]
7National Hockey LeagueIce hockey2025–26321,31223,158,57817,651+110 [30][31]
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  1. [a]
    7 matches of the 2025 regular season were played abroad. Only the 265 played in the U.S. are being considered.
  2. [b]
    Total attendance for the CFL is an approximate figure obtained by multiplying the number of matches by the reported average attendance.
  3. [c]
    Total attendance for the Liga MX 2025–26 season is the result of combining the number of espectators for the Apertura 2025 (3,270,879) and Clausura 2026 (3,340,929) tournaments.
  4. [d]
    Excludes 5 regular-season games: 3 played abroad and the 2 semifinals of the NBA Cup. The NBA Cup championship game does not count for the regular season.

Comparison to other soccer leagues

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League Country Confederation Season Teams Games Total
attendance		 Average
attendance		 Ref.
11. BundesligaGermanyUEFA2023–241830612,083,93639,490[32]
2Premier LeagueEngland / WalesUEFA2023–242038014,661,75538,584[33]
3Serie AItalyUEFA2023–242038011,729,28030,867[34]
42. BundesligaGermanyUEFA2023–24183068,931,79929,189[35]
5La LigaSpainUEFA2023–242038011,024,39829,012[36]
6Primera DivisiónArgentinaCONMEBOL20242837810,402,45427,666[citation needed]
7Ligue 1France / MonacoUEFA2023–24183068,233,05726,905[37]
8Série ABrazilCONMEBOL20242038010,065,96826,489[38]
9Major League SoccerUnited States / CanadaCONCACAF20253051011,213,88021,988[22]
10EFL ChampionshipEngland / WalesUEFA2023–242455212,719,42023,042[39]
11Liga MXMexicoCONCACAF2023–24183066,699,37921,893[40][41]
12J1 LeagueJapanAFC2024203807,734,87120,355[42]
13Super LeagueChinaAFC2024162404,770,74119,878[43]
14EredivisieNetherlandsUEFA2023–24183065,576,82218,225[44]
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Historic average attendances

1996–2014

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[4][5] [6][7] [8][9] [10][11] [12][13] [14][15] [16]
Team 1996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014
COL 10213 1183514812140291258016481 2069016772 14195136381205614749136591301814329148381517515440 15082
CLB 189501504312274 17696 1545117511174291625016872129161329415230146621417514642121851439716080 16881
DCU 1526216698160081741918580 21518 165191556517232166641821520967198351558514532151811384613646 17030
DAL 1601196781094812211131021257413122 7906 9088 111891498215154130241244010815128611419915373 16816
LAG 2891620626 2178417632 204001738719047 21983 23809 24204 20814 24252 260092082721437233352313622152 21258
NE 19025 21423 19188167351546315654169271464112226125251178616787175801242712987132221400114844 16681
NYRB 23898 1689916520147061762120806181551582217195150771457016530159281274418441196911828119461 19421
SJ 1723213597136531495912460 9635 11150 104661300113037--1385610329 9659 11858 1329312765 14947
SKC 12878 9058 8073 8183 911210954122551557314816 9691 11083 11586 10686 10053 10287178101940419708 20003
TB 11679 11333 10312 13106 9452 10479 ------------ -
CHI 17887160161338716388129221400517153172381411116490170341548715814142741640915228 16076
MIA 10284 8689 7460 11177 ------------ -
CHV 17080 19840 14305 15114 15725 14576 14830 13056 8366 7064
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54321 Highest season average
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TB MIA CHV Defunct teams
2020 2021 Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
 RSL 180371636615960161791783117095175941908719218 20351
HOU 189351588316939176241731017694 21015 19923 20117
TOR 20130201202034420453202671815518131 22086
SEA 31203 36173 38496 43144 44038 43734
PHI 19254 182591805317867 17631
POR 188272043820674 20806
VAN 204121947520038 20408
MTL 22772 20602 17421
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2015–present

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Team 20152016201720182019 2020 2021 2022202320242025 2026
COL 15657 16278153221533314284 1866 8481 14473154091568615890 -
CLB 169851712515439 1244714856 1588 16583192372031420646 22795 -
DCU 1624417081179041763517744 2843 1279116256175401813716389 -
DAL 1601514094 151221551214842 2674 134181646918220 19096 11013 -
LAG 2339225138222462444423205 2199 1525222841241062613620067 -
NE 1962720185193671834716737 1529 122042031923940 2926224477 -
NYRB 1965720620211751864417281 1570 932517002177861947919710 -
SJ 20979 19930198751903218781 2748 913215260184121750119614 -
SKC 1968719597195371995018601 1926 154421836518616 2119316604 -
CHI 16003156021738314806 12324 0 10226158481817021328 23450 -
RSL 2016019759187811860518121 1392 14532 20470194292029519776 -
HOU 2065819021175001690915674 2204 1222016426 150291703817693 -
TOR 2345126538 276472662825048 2181 476925423253102568121353 -
SEA 44247 42636436664064140247 6101 2512533607321613075430993 -
PHI 1745117519168121651817111 0 1138518126189071884518331 -
POR 21144211442114421144 25218 4228 1377123841231032248522405 -
VAN 2050722330214162194619514 2011 33951639916745 2612121806 -
MTL 1775020669200461856916171 1616 647 15905175521961916162 -
NYC 29016 27196221772321121107 0 277517180198162176521971 -
ORL 32847 31324250282386622761 2127 1472317261205902280520573 -
ATL 48200 53002 52510 5331 43964 41116 47526 46831 43992 -
MIN 20538 2390219723 0 1143919555195681959719247 -
LAFC 22042 22251 3160 1743922090221552212221931 -
CIN 27336 0 1987222487253672523724668 -
MIA 0 11281 1263717698 2097920410 -
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 NSH 5370 182002755428257 2859926433 -
ATX 20738 20738 20738 20738 20738 -
CLT 35260 363373338330664 -
STL 22423 22423 22423 -
SD 28064 -
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Individual game highest attendance

See also: Record attendances in United States club soccer

Regular season

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Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium Date Ref.
1LA Galaxy2–1Los Angeles FC82,110Rose BowlJul 4, 2023[47]
2Colorado Rapids2–3Inter Miami CF75,824Empower Field at Mile HighApr 18, 2026[48]
3Los Angeles FC3–0Inter Miami CF75,673Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumFeb 21, 2026[49]
4Charlotte FC0–1LA Galaxy74,479Bank of America StadiumMar 5, 2022[50]
5Sporting Kansas City2–3Inter Miami CF72,610Arrowhead StadiumApr 13, 2024[51]
6Atlanta United FC3–0LA Galaxy72,548Mercedes-Benz StadiumAug 3, 2019[52]
7Atlanta United FC1–1Seattle Sounders FC72,243Mercedes-Benz StadiumJul 15, 2018[53]
8Atlanta United FC3–1D.C. United72,035Mercedes-Benz StadiumMar 11, 2018[54]
9D.C. United1–2Inter Miami CF72,026M&T Bank StadiumMar 7, 2026[55]
10Atlanta United FC2–0Real Salt Lake72,017Mercedes-Benz StadiumSep 22, 2018[56]
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MLS Cup playoffs

More information Home team, Score ...
Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium Date Ref.
1Atlanta United FC2–0Portland Timbers73,019Mercedes-Benz StadiumDec 8, 2018 [57]
2Atlanta United FC3–1New York City FC70,526Mercedes-Benz StadiumNov 11, 2018 [58]
3Atlanta United FC3–0New York Red Bulls70,016Mercedes-Benz StadiumNov 25, 2018 [59]
4Seattle Sounders FC3–1Toronto FC69,274CenturyLink FieldNov 10, 2019 [60]
5Atlanta United FC2–1Inter Miami CF68,455Mercedes-Benz StadiumNov 2, 2024 [61]
6Atlanta United FC0–0
(1–3 p)		Columbus Crew67,221Mercedes-Benz StadiumOct 26, 2017 [59]
7Atlanta United FC1–0New England Revolution66,114Mercedes-Benz StadiumOct 19, 2019 [59]
8New England Revolution0–1LA Galaxy61,316Gillette StadiumOct 20, 2002 [62]
9Montreal Impact3–2Toronto FC61,004Olympic StadiumNov 23, 2016 [63]
10D.C. United2–1Colorado Rapids57,431RFK Memorial StadiumOct 26, 1997 [62]
11Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–2
(4–3 p)		Los Angeles FC53,957BC PlaceNov 22, 2025 [64]
12Chicago Fire FC2–0D.C. United51,350Rose BowlOct 25, 1998 [65]
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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.

More information Home team, Score ...
Home team Score Away team Attendance Stadium Date Ref.
1LA Galaxy2–1[a]Los Angeles FC82,110Rose BowlJul 4, 2023 [66]
2Colorado Rapids2–3Inter Miami CF75,824 Empower Field at Mile HighApr 18, 2026 [48]
3Los Angeles FC3–0Inter Miami CF75,673Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumFeb 21, 2026 [49]
4Charlotte FC0–1LA Galaxy74,479Bank of America StadiumMar 5, 2022 [67]
5Atlanta United FC2–0Portland Timbers73,019Mercedes-Benz StadiumDec 8, 2018 [68]
6Sporting Kansas City2–3Inter Miami CF72,610Arrowhead StadiumApr 13, 2024 [69]
7D.C. United1–2Inter Miami CF72,026M&T Bank StadiumMar 7, 2026[55]
8Seattle Sounders FC3–1Toronto FC69,274CenturyLink FieldNov 10, 2019 [70]
9New York Red Bulls5–4[b]LA Galaxy66,237Giants StadiumAug 18, 2007 [71]
10New England Revolution1–4Inter Miami CF65,612Gillette StadiumApr 27, 2024 [72]
11Orlando City SC1–1New York City FC62,510Citrus BowlMar 8, 2015 [73]
12Chicago Fire FC0–0Inter Miami CF62,358Soldier FieldApr 13, 2025 [74]
13Montreal Impact3–2Toronto FC61,004Olympic StadiumNov 23, 2016 [63]
14Columbus Crew0–1Inter Miami CF60,614Huntington Bank FieldApr 19, 2025[75]
15Nashville SC1–2Atlanta United FC59,069Nissan StadiumFeb 29, 2020 [76]
16Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–2 (4–3 p)Los Angeles FC53,957BC PlaceNov 22, 2025 [64]
17Minnesota United FC1–3[c]LA Galaxy52,242TCF Bank StadiumOct 21, 2018 [77]
18San Jose Earthquakes2–4Los Angeles FC50,978Levi's StadiumSep 13, 2025 [78]
19New York City FC1–3New York Red Bulls48,047Yankee StadiumJun 28, 2015 [79]
20Toronto FC2–4Inter Miami CF44,828BMO FieldMay 9, 2026 [80]
21Dallas Burn1–0
(3–1 p)		Columbus Crew35,250Cotton BowlMay 5, 1996 [81]
22Philadelphia Union3–2D.C. United34,870Lincoln Financial FieldApr 10, 2010 [82]
23FC Cincinnati3–1Portland Timbers32,250Nippert StadiumMar 17, 2019 [83]
0–2LA GalaxyJun 23, 2019 [84]
24Houston Dynamo FC2–0Kansas City Wizards30,972Robertson StadiumNov 10, 2007 [85]
25Real Salt Lake0–1[d]Chivas USA26,391Rice–Eccles StadiumSep 20, 2008 [86]
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More information Key ...
Key
MLS Cup  Inaugural home game of the new club
Conference Final  Game against Inter Miami during the Lionel Messi era
Conference Semifinal  Local derby
Otherwise, it is a regular season game
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  1. [a]
    Local derby on Fourth of July.
  2. [b]
    David Beckham's first MLS start.
  3. [c]
    Last home game of the 2018 season and also last game at TCF Bank Stadium before moving to Allianz Field.
  4. [d]
    Last home game at Rice–Eccles Stadium before moving to the new soccer specific Rio Tinto Stadium.

Doubleheader games highest attendance

More information Home team, Score ...
Home team Score Away team Attendance Doubleheader with Stadium Date Ref.
1Chivas USA1–1New England Revolution92,516Barcelona vs.
Guadalajara		Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumAug 6, 2006[87]
2Los Angeles Galaxy2–2Tampa Bay Mutiny92,216USA vs.
Mexico		Rose BowlJun 16, 1996[88]
3Chivas USA0–1Los Angeles Galaxy88,816Guadalajara vs.
América		Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumAug 10, 2005[89]
4San Jose Clash1–1D.C. United73,123USA women vs. Brazil women (1999 FIFA Women's World Cup)Stanford StadiumJul 4, 1999[90]
5Houston Dynamo0–1Los Angeles Galaxy70,550Barcelona vs.
América		Reliant StadiumAug 9, 2006[91]
6San Jose Earthquakes0–3Columbus Crew61,572Barcelona vs.
Guadalajara		Candlestick ParkAug 8, 2009[90]
7New England Revolution2–1Tampa Bay Mutiny57,407USA vs.
Mexico		Foxboro StadiumApr 20, 1997[92]
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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, 2024 and 2025, 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 2025 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,[25] CFL,[26] MLS, UFL,[93] and NWSL[94] attendances are for their 2025 seasons. NBA[29] and NHL[30] attendances are for their 2025–26 regular seasons.

More information Metro area, MLSAttend Rank ...
Metro area MLS
Attend
Rank		 Higher average MLS 2025 season Lower average
Average Team
Columbus, OH 1st — 22,795 Columbus Crew 16,878 Blue Jackets (NHL)
Portland, OR 1st — 22,405 Portland
Timbers		 18,173 Thorns (NWSL)
17,533 Trail Blazers (NBA)
Austin, TX 1st — 20,738 Austin FC —
Orlando, FL 1st — 20,573 Orlando City SC 18,462 Magic (NBA)
Salt Lake City, UT 1st — 19,776 Real Salt Lake 18,186 Jazz (NBA)
12,478 Mammoth (NHL)
Atlanta, GA 2nd 70,600 Falcons (NFL) 43,992 Atlanta
United FC		 35,842 Braves (MLB)
16,356 Hawks (NBA)
Charlotte, NC 2nd 72,417 Panthers (NFL) 30,664 Charlotte FC 18,715 Hornets (NBA)
San Diego, CA 2nd 42,435 Padres (MLB) 28,064 San Diego FC 13,427 Wave (NWSL)
Nashville, TN 2nd 58,893 Titans (NFL) 26,433 Nashville SC 17,235 Predators (NHL)
Vancouver, BC 2nd 27,028 BC Lions (CFL) 21,806 Vancouver
Whitecaps FC		 18,662 Canucks (NHL)
Toronto, ON 2nd 35,184 Blue Jays (MLB) 21,353 Toronto FC 18,833 Raptors (NBA)
18,667 Maple Leafs (NHL)
15,109 Argonauts (CFL)
Miami, FL 2nd 65,700 Dolphins (NFL) 20,410 Inter
Miami CF		 19,709 Heat (NBA)
19,414 Panthers (NHL)
14,282 Marlins (MLB)
Seattle, WA 3rd 68,740 Seahawks (NFL)
31,334 Mariners (MLB)		 30,993 Seattle
Sounders FC		 17,151 Kraken (NHL)
Cincinnati, OH 3rd 64,949 Bengals (NFL) )
26,802 Reds (MLB)		 24,668 FC Cincinnati —
Boston, MA 3rd 64,628 Patriots (NFL)
34,278 Red Sox (MLB)		 24,477 New England
Revolution		 19,156 Celtics (NBA)
17,850 Bruins (NHL)
Chicago, IL 3rd 58,127 Bears (NFL)
37,259 Cubs (MLB)		 23,450 Chicago
Fire FC		 20,244 Bulls (NBA)
18,949 Blackhawks (NHL)
17,849 White Sox (MLB)
St. Louis, MO 3rd 29,537 Battlehawks (UFL)
27,778 Cardinals (MLB)		 22,423 St. Louis
City SC		 17,847 Blues (NHL)
San Francisco
Bay Area, CA		 3rd 71,177 49ers (NFL)
36,121 Giants (MLB)		 19,614 San Jose
Earthquakes		 18,064 Warriors (NBA)
16,173 Sharks (NHL)
14,823 Bay FC (NWSL)
Minneapolis -
St. Paul, MN		 3rd 66,842 Vikings (NFL)
21,836 Twins (MLB)		 19,247 Minnesota
United FC		 18,023 Wild (NHL)
17,865 Timberwolves (NBA)
Kansas City,
MO/KS		 3rd 73,460 Chiefs (NFL)
21,590 Royals (MLB)		 16,604 Sporting
Kansas City		 11,500 Current (NWSL)
Montreal, QC 3rd 21,132 Alouettes (CFL)
20,962 Canadiens (NHL)		 16,162 CF Montreal —
Houston, TX 4th 70,821 Texans (NFL)
33,677 Astros (MLB)
18,058 Rockets (NBA)		 17,693 Houston
Dynamo FC		 —
Washington, DC 4th 64,295 Commanders (NFL)
23,664 Nationals (MLB)
17,990 Capitals (NHL)		 16,389 D.C. United 16,107 Wizards (NBA)
15,259 Spirit (NWSL)
13,026 Defenders (UFL)
New York, NY
(NY City FC)		 5th 79,787 Giants (NFL)
74,886 Jets (NFL)
41,885 Yankees (MLB)
39,316 Mets (MLB)		 21,971 New York
City FC		 19,812 Knicks (NBA)
19,710 Red Bulls (MLS)
17,576 Rangers (NHL)
17,412 Nets (NBA)
16,439 Islanders (NHL)
16,145 Devils (NHL)
Los Angeles, CA
(LAFC)		 5th 73,235 Rams (NFL)
71,560 Chargers (NFL)
49,537 Dodgers (MLB)
32,290 Angels (MLB)		 21,931 Los Angeles
FC		 20,067 Galaxy (MLS)
18,855 Lakers (NBA)
17,622 Clippers (NBA)
17,435 Kings (NHL)
16,257 Angel City (NWSL)
15,670 Ducks (NHL)
Philadelphia, PA 5th 69,879 Eagles (NFL)
41,672 Phillies (MLB)
18,997 76ers (NBA)
18,485 Flyers (NHL)		 18,331 Philadelphia
Union		 —
Denver, CO 5th 76,585 Broncos (NFL)
29,687 Rockies (MLB)
19,826 Nuggets (NBA)
18,120 Avalanche (NHL)		 15,890 Colorado
Rapids		 —
Dallas, TX 5th 92,991 Cowboys (NFL)
29,593 Rangers (MLB)
19,288 Mavericks (NBA) )
18,532 Stars (NHL)		 11,013 FC Dallas —
Los Angeles, CA
(LA Galaxy)		 6th 73,235 Rams (NFL)
71,560 Chargers (NFL)
49,537 Dodgers (MLB)
32,290 Angels (MLB)
21,931 LAFC (MLS)		 20,067 LA Galaxy 18,855 Lakers (NBA)
17,622 Clippers (NBA)
17,435 Kings (NHL)
16,257 Angel City (NWSL)
15,670 Ducks (NHL)
New York, NY
(NY Red Bulls)		 7th 79,787 Giants (NFL)
74,886 Jets (NFL)
41,885 Yankees (MLB)
39,316 Mets (MLB)
21,971 NYCFC (MLS)
19,812 Knicks (NBA)		 19,710 New York
Red Bulls		 17,576 Rangers (NHL)
17,412 Nets (NBA)
16,439 Islanders (NHL)
16,145 Devils (NHL)
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