Because of the different number of matches this year, I'll be calculating the "week-by-week" numbers differently this year - rather than going by week, I'll be going by percent of matches completed when doing comparisons. As for the historical attendance numbers, we have... Code: Year Average Median <5k >10k 2008-09 7,117 6,303 44.7% 23.7% 2009-10 6,806 5,461 46.2% 16.7% 2010-11 8,446 5,525 43.6% 35.9% 2011-12 8,841 6,937 38.5% 29.5% All-time Records Highest Attendance 55,571 - Montreal v. Santos Laguna - February 25, 2009 47,658 - Toronto v. Los Angeles - March 7, 2012 33,000 - Monterrey v. Morelia - March 13, 2012 32,177 - UNAM v. Cruz Azul - March 31, 2010 30,247 - Monterrey v. Salt Lake - April 20, 2011 Lowest Attendance 110 - Joe Public v. Columbus - October 21, 2010 192 - San Juan Jabloteh v. Santos Laguna - July 27, 2010 200 - Herediano v. Comunicaciones - October 19, 2011 253 - Brujas v. Joe Public - July 28, 2010 300 - Puerto Rico v. Columbus - October 29, 2010 300 - San Francisco v. L.A. Firpo - October 22, 2008
IMO it will take a Chivas-America in Azteca stadium to break the record. (America vs any other Mexican team could break it, but America-Chivas Final for sure.) GOL Veracruz!
UANL - 31,650 Monterrey - 15,260 Seattle - 7,767 Toronto - 5,324 Olimpia - 4,898 Herediano - 2,677 Metapan - 1,480 W Connection - 1,450 Through 12.9% of matches Code: Year Average Median <5k >10k 2008-09 3,282 1,500 77.8% 11.1% 2009-10 5,566 2,300 60.0% 10.0% 2010-11 6,283 4,600 50.0% 20.0% 2011-12 7,242 7,128 30.0% 10.0% 2012-13 8,813 5,111 50.0% 25.0% Historical Totals Code: Year Average Median <5k >10k 2008-09 7,117 6,303 44.7% 23.7% 2009-10 6,806 5,461 46.2% 16.7% 2010-11 8,446 5,525 43.6% 35.9% 2011-12 8,841 6,937 38.5% 29.5% Average: 1 out of 5 Median: 2 out of 5 <5k%: T-2 out of 5 >10k%: 1 out of 5 AAQ: 1.625 Overall attendance: 70,506
The average is up 21.7% over last season and obviously knockout rounds are included in last season's average but not this season's. Has CONCACAF been giving out more prize money to go along with the increased attendance?
The knockout rounds aren't included in last season's 7,242 number. That's through 12.9% of matches, which for 2011-12 consists of the first 10 preliminary round matches.
The stadium announcer said that Real Salt Lake - Tauro was a sellout, or 20,000 +. Last week, I received an E Mail saying that every ticket in the stadium was $15, except for the luxury boxes.
Group Stage, Matchday 2 Salt Lake - 20,430 Los Angeles - 10,574 Alajuelense - 8,875 Xelaju - 4,733 Santos Laguna - 4,662 FAS - 2,510 Chorrillo - 575 Caledonia AIA - 491 Historical Totals Code: Year Average Median <5k >10k 2008-09 7,117 6,303 44.7% 23.7% 2009-10 6,806 5,461 46.2% 16.7% 2010-11 8,446 5,525 43.6% 35.9% 2011-12 8,841 6,937 38.5% 29.5% Through 25.8% of matches Code: Year Average Median <5k >10k 2008-09 3,868 2,315 66.7% 5.6% 2009-10 5,526 5,156 50.0% 10.0% 2010-11 6,761 5,373 45.0% 25.0% 2011-12 6,416 6,937 35.0% 15.0% 2012-13 7,710 4,816 56.3% 25.0% Average: 1 out of 5 Median: 4 out of 5 <5k%: 4 out of 5 >10k%: T-1 out of 5 AAQ: 2.625 Average by federation Mexico - 17,191 United States - 12,924 Costa Rica - 5,776 Canada - 5,324 Honduras - 4,898 Guatemala - 4,733 El Salvador - 1,995 CFU - 971 Trinidad and Tobago - 971 Panama - 575 Nicaragua - N/A Puerto Rico - N/A Average by club UANL - 31,650 Salt Lake - 20,430 Monterrey - 15,260 Los Angeles - 10,574 Alajuelense - 8,875 Seattle - 7,767 Toronto - 5,324 Olimpia - 4,898 Xelaju - 4,733 Santos Laguna - 4,662 Herediano - 2,677 FAS - 2,510 Isidro Metapan - 1,480 W Connection - 1,450 Chorrillo - 575 Caledonia AIA - 491 Aguila - N/A Guadalajara - N/A Houston - N/A Marathon - N/A Municipal - N/A Puerto Rico - N/A Real Esteli - N/A Tauro - N/A Overall attendance: 123,356
August 28: Toronto - 10,951 Real Esteli - 2,200 August 29: Guadalajara - 5,310 Municipal and L.A. pending
Group Stage, Matchday 3 Toronto - 10,951 Municipal - 7,859 Los Angeles - 7,500 Guadalajara - 5,310 Olimpia - 3,645 Tauro - 2,398 Real Esteli - 2,200 Caledonia AIA - 556 Historical Totals Code: Year Average Median <5k >10k 2008-09 7,117 6,303 44.7% 23.7% 2009-10 6,806 5,461 46.2% 16.7% 2010-11 8,446 5,525 43.6% 35.9% 2011-12 8,841 6,937 38.5% 29.5% Through 38.7% of matches Code: Year Average Median <5k >10k 2008-09 5,283 4,500 50.0% 14.3% 2009-10 5,375 4,156 53.3% 10.0% 2010-11 6,247 3,850 56.7% 23.3% 2011-12 5,651 5,671 46.7% 13.3% 2012-13 6,824 4,816 54.2% 20.8% Average: 1 out of 5 Median: 2 out of 5 <5k%: 4 out of 5 >10k%: 2 out of 5 AAQ: 2.25, improved from last week's 2.625 Average by federation Mexico - 14,221 United States - 11,568 Canada - 8,138 Guatemala - 6,296 Costa Rica - 5,776 Honduras - 4,272 Nicaragua - 2,200 El Salvador - 1,995 Panama - 1,487 CFU - 832 Trinidad and Tobago - 832 Puerto Rico - N/A Average by club UANL - 31,650 Salt Lake - 20,430 Monterrey - 15,260 Los Angeles - 9,037 Alajuelense - 8,875 Toronto - 8,138 Municipal - 7,859 Seattle - 7,767 Guadalajara - 5,310 Xelaju - 4,733 Santos Laguna - 4,662 Olimpia - 4,272 Herediano - 2,677 FAS - 2,510 Tauro - 2,398 Real Esteli - 2,200 Isidro Metapan - 1,480 W Connection - 1,450 Chorrillo - 575 Caledonia AIA - 524 Aguila - N/A Houston - N/A Marathon - N/A Puerto Rico - N/A Overall attendance: 163,775
9/18 674 @ Tauro 2,669 @ Xelaju 875 @ Real Esteli (It sure looked like a lot more than that, I think they are missing 2 or 3 thousand there.
Did anyone get the attendance of the Seattle v. Marathon game? It sounded like there were about 100 people there with one guy with a drum and the announcers were half asleep on Fox... yawn. At least the match was entertaining.
So we're still missing the number from Municipal tonight, but the other 7: Houston - 16,117 Puerto Rico - 2,905 Xelaju - 2,669 Marathon - 968 Real Esteli - 875 Aguila - 799 Tauro - 674 Rough. Props to Houston though, that's a great turnout.
Group Stage, Matchday 4 Houston - 16,117 Puerto Rico - 2,905 Xelaju - 2,669 Municipal - 2,000 Marathon - 968 Real Esteli - 875 Aguila - 799 Tauro - 674 Code: Through 51.6% of matches Year Average Median <5k >10k 2008-09 5,444 5,500 47.4% 13.2% 2009-10 5,540 4,156 52.5% 10.0% 2010-11 6,393 4,850 50.0% 22.5% 2011-12 5,659 4,982 50.0% 12.5% 2012-13 5,962 3,275 62.5% 18.8% Historical Year Average Median <5k >10k 2008-09 7,117 6,303 44.7% 23.7% 2009-10 6,806 5,461 46.2% 16.7% 2010-11 8,446 5,525 43.6% 35.9% 2011-12 8,841 6,937 38.5% 29.5% AAQ: Average: 1 out of 5 Median: 5 out of 5 <5k%: 5 out of 5 >10k%: 2 out of 5 AAQ: 3.25, down from last week's 2.25 Average by federation Mexico - 14,221 United States - 12,478 Canada - 8,138 Costa Rica - 5,776 Guatemala - 4,315 Honduras - 3,170 Puerto Rico - 2,905 El Salvador - 1,596 Nicaragua - 1,538 CFU - 1,351 Panama - 1,216 Trinidad and Tobago - 832 Average by club UANL - 31,650 Salt Lake - 20,430 Houston - 16,117 Monterrey - 15,260 Los Angeles - 9,037 Alajuelense - 8,875 Toronto - 8,138 Seattle - 7,767 Guadalajara - 5,310 Municipal - 4,930 Santos Laguna - 4,662 Olimpia - 4,272 Xelaju - 3,701 Puerto Rico - 2,905 Herediano - 2,677 FAS - 2,510 Real Esteli - 1,538 Tauro - 1,536 Isidro Metapan - 1,480 W Connection - 1,450 Marathon - 968 Aguila - 799 Chorrillo - 575 Caledonia AIA - 524 Overall attendance: 190,782