DC United attendance

[Jose L. Couso]

I ventured to a site that analyzes MLS attendance, pretty neat place. MLS (http://www.kenn.com/soccer/mls/dcunited.html)

DC United Top Ten Crowds

1. 9/1/01 Tampa Bay at DC United 54,282
2. 9/3/00 New England at DC United 51,996
3. 5/12/01 San Jose at DC United 36,528
4. 4/17/99 San Jose at DC United 35,167
5. 4/20/96 Los Angeles at DC United 35,032
6. 5/12/02 Columbus at DC United 30,413
7. 6/30/01 Colorado at DC United 30,271
8. 4/5/97 MetroStars at DC United 28,749
9. 4/26/97 San Jose at DC United 24,775
10. 8/18/96 Los Angeles at DC United 24,536

DC United Opening Day Crowds

1996 4/20 Los Angeles 35,032
1997 4/5 MetroStars 28,749
1998 3/21 Kansas City 28,749
1999 4/17 San Jose 35,167
2000 3/25 Los Angeles 24,147
2001 4/7 Kansas City 28,749
2002 3/30 Chicago 15,033
2003 4/15 Chicago ?

The top two crowds were World Cup Qualifiers.

Three of the top ten crowds have been on opening day.

[jamesthefirst]

I was at the MetroStars home opener in '97 and the Wizards opener in '01. Curiously I remember the '97 game more(maybe cause I hooked up with a hot chick that night) but it was a fantastic game DC won 2-1 and got the game winner in the last few minutes. I was going through Defense Information School at Ft. Meade and I managed to talk my whole class into going down to the game as a class trip before we graduated. That game made a couple fans I believe. My first trip to RFK and I'm an all out DCU fan now(behind KC of course, but if I ever moved to DC I'd completely capitulate.) Maybe I don't remember the '01 game so much because it was my two favorite teams and I was a little torn. No, it was the chick.

[DCU9ted]

What is the capacity for the stadium this year?

[DigitalTron]

Yeah, Kenn's site is an excellent resource. I'm curious what the conclusions will be when he gets those up eventually.

DC United's capacity for the 2003 season at RFK is 24k. So, we actually have the potential for some sellouts. I'm hoping the double-header games with the Freedom sell out, and sell out early. That would be great publicity. I honestly think that DC United can average 20k+ this season with so many Saturday night games. It would be awesome if we started selling out consistently like the Redskins. Then maybe we'd get better TV coverage and higher season-ticket sales and force them to start opening up the upper deck. ;)

-Tron

[Sachin]

I'm sure an acutal Christian could answer this for me, but isn't this year's home opener also on Easter Weekend, just like last years?

50 days to go.

Sachin

[DCU9ted]

Originally posted by Sachin
I'm sure an acutal Christian could answer this for me, but isn't this year's home opener also on Easter Weekend, just like last years?

50 days to go.

Sachin

Yes, Easter is on the Sunday, April 20th...

[Funkfoot]

Question for Zack Thornton:

Who ate all the bunnies?
Who ate all the bunnies?
You fat bastard,
You fat bastard,
You ate all the bunnies!

Ok, maybe it needs some work, but then I'm not an actual Christian, either.

[Z010 Union]

Originally posted by Funkfoot
Question for Zack Thornton:

Who ate all the bunnies?
Who ate all the bunnies?
You fat bastard,
You fat bastard,
You ate all the bunnies!

Ok, maybe it needs some work, but then I'm not an actual Christian, either.

Maybe

Who ate all the Peeps?

[Funkfoot]

But we can all agree on the fat bastard part, right? :D