Code: % of season completed 63.6% Year Average Median %<10K %>20k 1996 19279 16526 19.8% 32.7% 1997 15074 13168 18.8% 14.9% 1998 14837 11967 22.1% 18.0% 1999 15101 13532 30.3% 18.9% 2000 13972 12922 33.6% 12.3% 2001 15258 13947 24.0% 18.0% 2002 16096 13521 19.1% 19.1% 2003 14493 13374 27.4% 15.8% 2004 15380 13174 29.5% 24.2% 2005 14546 12106 30.3% 16.4% 2006 15308 13036 23.0% 18.0% 2007 15383 14179 10.5% 22.6% 2008 16616 15371 11.3% 26.3% 2009 15412 14441 14.7% 18.2% Final Numbers Year Average Median %<10K %>20k 1996 17406 15093 21.9% 26.3% 1997 14619 12733 25.0% 16.3% 1998 14312 11871 26.6% 16.1% 1999 14282 12973 32.3% 15.1% 2000 13756 12690 34.4% 12.5% 2001 14962 13431 26.6% 17.7% 2002 15821 14108 17.1% 18.6% 2003 14898 13641 23.3% 18.0% 2004 15559 13285 24.7% 25.3% 2005 15108 12619 27.1% 17.7% 2006 15504 14175 18.8% 18.8% 2007 16770 15353 8.2% 29.7% 2008 16459 15188 11.0% 24.8%
AAQ: Average: 4th out of 14 Median: 3rd out of 14 <10k: 3rd out of 14 >20k: 7th out of 14 AAQ = (4+3+3+7)/4 = 4.25 As we said last week, the average and >20k will drive the AAQ for the rest of the season. I would not be surprised to see Median and <10k not move from the 3rd position for the rest of the season.
When I looks at that, I think "That looks healthy". Granted the >20% number is lower than what we'd want to see as fans, but honestly, it isn't that bad.
I know SuperLiga does not count, but Bunge announced that our lower bowl is sold out, so we may actually get close to a full house tomorrow.
Except I am reading that there are a whole lot of giveaways going on. Might be the lowest attended sellout in history.
There were definitely giveaways but there have definitely been sales. It's been my second largest game of the season and Section 8 is into SRO sales. That is, the physical sections sold out and we're overselling. My sales are typically an indicator of stadium sales so it's a good sign. If 15,000 show up I'll be happy.
With the double header in San Francisco (San Jose/Columbus and Chivas/Barcelona) the average attendance will get a boost
67,000 is what the SJ Mercury News is reporting. (American) Football configuration is 70k, but I guess they are making the field wider for soccer and taking out some of the seating.
They must have counted a lot of people twice. That stadium was empty. I could hear people having conversations in the stands and I was watching on TV. Something has to give in Dallas.
wasnt this a derby? two texas teams.....still less than 8000? this hurts the whole league. a disgrace
The scary part about this is that in MLS usually once attendance falls off teams never seem to be able to get back to the previous level. (see NE,NY,Columbus) and Dallas never at any time had as good of attendance as those teams once had.
what really "hurts" the whole league is that there are an odd number of teams (currently in the incomplete MLS this season), so the 2009 schedule was made with Houston playing on both Thursday and Sunday this week. that Thursday night game really compounds the (non-)attendance issues that FCD was already facing this year in Frisco.
How so? I know Dallas drew decently before the Move to Southlake and their first year at PHP but i don't recall them ever averaging more then those others. Those others have averaged over 20k in past years.
Maybe they should send the Chivas manager to Frisco, that guy did a good job with the Chivas' attendance
What's the difference if no fans come on Sunday or Thursday. You're kind of throwing a red herring in there. What are you suggesting the league do? Not expand. Wait til 2010 instead of having another team generating revenue? Because Seattle has really hurt the league's attendance this year.
Low attendance = bad atmosphere = bad experience for fans (losses seam worse, wins seem only ok) = lower attendence = worse atmosphere = worse experience = even lower attendance etc etc The low attendance teams MUST have "sales". Take a page out of foreign teams. Wear team jersey = half off. Be a woman = half off Students = half off Pack the stadium. The regular profit curves do not apply because atmosphere is so important. Im sure the goons over at these teams are doing the basic math where $20*100 > $10*150 but thats not how it works! Fill the stadium with $10 seats, and people WILL have a good time, and then theyll come back. Give them another good time and then theyll be ready to pay a little bit more.