MLS 2020 Attendance Thread

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by POdinCowtown, Feb 6, 2020.

  1. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This thread was started before the pandemic was a concern in the US, but yes, with the pandemic closing most stadiums, there it isn't very important now. *shrug*
     
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  2. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    What's the point of this post?
     
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  3. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    3240 in Nashville for round 1
     
  4. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's so sad that they couldn't play that historic game in front of 69,000 people.

    On the other hand there wouldn't have been a play-in game in a normal season.
     
  5. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    No guarantee that would've gotten a huge crowd. Many MLS teams have smaller crowds in the playoffs...
     
  6. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Usually because they're hastily organized. This wasn't.
     
  7. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Looks like orlando didn't report attendance, but looked like a big crowd.

    Does Columbus no longer allow the 1,500?
     
  8. Crewster

    Crewster Member+

    Jan 28, 2005
    Worthington
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Due to the virus surge in Franklin County, no fans were allowed for today's Crew playoff game.
     
  9. nick

    nick Member+

    Nov 23, 1998
    Potomac Falls, Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The point of this thread is in its use of attendance as a proxy to view the health of the League. 2020 is such an aberration that it is meaningless in this context. Whether games have 0, 1,500, or 3,500 people in the stands is literally meaningless other than an insight into the respective state of lockdown in a region.
     
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  10. TrueCrew

    TrueCrew Member+

    Dec 22, 2003
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think the thread still has a point. Though it will more likely be a discussion of when and to what degree fans return, and what that means for the health of the league. Rather than the raw numbers every week.

    Which, was kind of the original point of the thread.

    It really sucks for teams in their first season (Nashville) or teams with new stadiums (Minnesota), ot both (Inter Miami).

    Next year, Austin, Cincy, and Columbus will be similarly disadvantaged.

    By the end of the year hopefully it will be full swing again.
     
  11. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't think I'll be as neurotic about empty seats as I have been in the past.
     
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