Attendance thread

[Daniel from Montréal]

Post game attendances here (full capacity in brackets). A lot of stadiums seem empty in the first round...

August 27
Esteli @ Montreal - 13,034 (13,034)

[MoRado]

i dont think there were more than 5.000 fans on the alajuela game, i was expecting at least 10.000

13k people on the esteli game :O

[MannieG]

i dont think there were more than 5.000 fans on the alajuela game, i was expecting at least 10.000

13k people on the esteli game :O
Montreal is a non-profit organization...it gives a great deal of it's tickets away. But atleast the people showed up, however one can only speculate as to whether the masses would have shown up in such numbers if they would have to pay a full price ticket to get in. Aside from the hardcore fans, I really think that there would have been a diminished crowd if that were in fact the case. But regardless, the people showed up in great fashion...kudos Mtl.

[brazzio]

I was at the game Montreal played vs Esteli. No tickets were free, in fact the cheapest tickets are 10$ and you don't even get a seat, there's a zone behind the nets for 10$ for standing only. The game Montreal Impact played vs. Real Esteli was 20$ or more.

[thomas19064]

Props to Montreal, Its ashame interest isn't as high in other locations.

[pace8]

Montreal is a non-profit organization...it gives a great deal of it's tickets away. But atleast the people showed up, however one can only speculate as to whether the masses would have shown up in such numbers if they would have to pay a full price ticket to get in. Aside from the hardcore fans, I really think that there would have been a diminished crowd if that were in fact the case. But regardless, the people showed up in great fashion...kudos Mtl.

Tickets were not free in Montreal. The giving tickets away era is over. The vast majority of the 13 000 that attend most games have payed for their ticket and no the average price is not 5$. Most tickets sold are 20$ and more. The Concacaf matches are actually more expensive.

[MannieG]

Tickets were not free in Montreal. The giving tickets away era is over. The vast majority of the 13 000 that attend most games have payed for their ticket and no the average price is not 5$. Most tickets sold are 20$ and more. The Concacaf matches are actually more expensive.
If this is in fact true, then I retract that portion of my statement (whihc subsequently was most of it). :o

[The Marquis]

Attendances posted by CONCACAF so far... (rounded to the nearest hundred, not by choice)

Leg One:
Montreal vs. Esteli - 13,000
Jalapa vs. San Francisco - 1,500
Joe Public vs. New England - 2,100
Alajuelense vs. PR Islanders - 900
Cruz Azul vs. Hankook Verdes - 5,000
Tauro vs. Chivas USA - 500
Metapan vs. Marathon - 1,500

Preliminary Round: Leg One Average: 3,500


Last night New England drew 4,000

[Daniel from Montréal]

Attendances posted by CONCACAF so far... (rounded to the nearest hundred, not by choice)

Leg One:
Montreal vs. Esteli - 13,000
Jalapa vs. San Francisco - 1,500
Joe Public vs. New England - 2,100
Alajuelense vs. PR Islanders - 900
Cruz Azul vs. Hankook Verdes - 5,000
Tauro vs. Chivas USA - 500
Metapan vs. Marathon - 1,500

Preliminary Round: Leg One Average: 3,500


Last night New England drew 4,000

Wow. Do people expect it to pick up furing the group stages?

[MannieG]

Wow. Do people expect it to pick up furing the group stages?
I remember reading a blog of a young man who visited madrid, visiting the 3 major stadia in the city. he was able to catch a RM game, it was a qualifier for the CL against some Scandinavian team...i remember he described the stadium as seeming completely cavernous and eerily silent. He could hear the players shouting on the field. What's the point of this commentary? That at this stage of the tournament, it is expected that attendance be less than stellar (also considering it's the first year of the tournament, and not very well organized at that). Granted, there were about 20,000 at the Santiago...but taking that into the ratio of the stadium, it's fairly comparable.

[The Marquis]

Chivas vs. Tauro - 1,821. Pathetic

Esteli vs. Montreal - 1,000 - They didn't play in their home COUNTRY, so that's not too bad all things considered.

Last night Marathon had a decent crowd. LOUD and decent in size. Their stadium is HUGE, so though it was empty on the ends, there were still a lot of people in that stadium. I was impressed considering the everybody else but Montreal.

I didn't see the PR match, I was sleeping. Still if They did better than 4,000, MLS really blew in terms of just about everything while USL thrived. GO USL!

[Dr. Know]

I didn't see the PR match, I was sleeping. Still if They did better than 4,000, MLS really blew in terms of just about everything while USL thrived. GO USL!

I don't think there were more than 4,000. It was raining all day in PR and it turned away a lot of people.

[The Marquis]

Yeah, I forgot about that weather. I have noticed the USL numbers drop down into the 2k's when the weather is awful. Either way, 2,000 would still be better than Chivas.

[MoRado]

I am expecting 15000+ fans on every Saprissa game (at CR)

[The Marquis]

As am I, hell even a few sellouts. What is it 24-25,000?

[Monstruo*Morado]

It is always expected to have low attendances in the preliminary stages of any tournament so let's hold on onto saying what is the profit of the CCL. As the tournament progresses, it will really depend on the teams playing.

Saprissa, for example, would probably not have a packed stadium until the final if we make it that far. Reason being is that we have constantly made it to at least the last 4 (Saprissa & Alajuelense has the CONCACAF record of making it to the last 4 with 15 appearances each). Plus, this year's final was the third final we have been in 5 years.

If, say, Joe Public were to even make it to the Quaterfinals, though, I am pretty sure they would have a packed stadium for every game.

It depends on the team and who is playing as well how successful they are.

[krudmonk]

UNAM really brought in a crowd, despite this being the early stages.

[The Marquis]

no reported attendance in Puerto Rico. Bummer, screws everthing up.

Hankook Verdes vs. Cruz Azul - 500
Marathon vs. Metapan - 2529. Looked like more to me. Either way, 2529 rocking fans standing and chanting and singing the full 90.

Still waiting on Pumas and San Francisco. If anybody knows what Puerto Rico drew we can continue to track the average.

[The Marquis]

I'm not even going to bother reporting attendance here anymore. CONCACAF reported Pumas vs. Harbour View as 1,000 attendance. Anybody who saw that match knows that's horseshit and was the best attended match of the Prelims. They also reported Hankook Verdes vs. Cruz Azul at 500 when we all know there couldn't have been more than 100 people in the stands.

[Monstruo*Morado]

According to CONCACAF...

Cruz Azul vs Hankook Verdes - 5,000
Tauro FC vs Chivas USA - 500
Joe Public vs New England Revolution - 2,100
Montreal Impact vs Real Esteli - 13,034
LD Alajuelense vs Puerto Rico Islanders - 900
Metapan vs Marathon - 1,500
Deportivo Jalapa vs San Francisco - 1,500
Harbor View vs UNAM Pumas - Canceled
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Chivas USA vs Tauro FC - 1,821
New England Revolution vs Joe Public - 4,000
Real Esteli vs Montreal - 1,000
Puerto Rico Islanders vs LD Alajuelense - Unknown
Hankook Verdes vs Cruz Azul - 500
Marathon vs Metapan - 2,529
San Francisco vs Deportivo Jalapa - 1,000
UNAM Pumas vs Harbor View - 10,000

An average of 3,052 fans per game and a total of just over 45,000. That is basically rarely filling up a small World Cup stadium.