MLS 2019 Attendance Thread

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by firefan2001, Jan 6, 2019.

  1. MelbaToast

    MelbaToast Member+

    Jun 20, 2014
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Long hand, you have to find the figure in the exact middle of all the figures (aka "the distribution"). Short hand, in Excel: =Median()
     
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  2. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's what I thought, but wasn't sure.
     
  3. GunnerJacket

    GunnerJacket Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 18, 2003
    Gainesville, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Excellent sign for the league if even that Colorado match stayed comfortably over the 10k mark. Will interested in seeing how many matches we end up with below the 15k mark, which I would love to see become the new basement for MLS attendance figures.
     
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  4. stanger

    stanger BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2008
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As great as that would be, I can't imagine DC, Colorado, Columbus, NE, RSL and maybe a few others hitting that mark if the weather is as horrible as it was last weekend.
     
  5. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Chicago's not a maybe, hell we didn't average 15k last year.
     
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  6. Centennial

    Centennial Member+

    Apr 4, 2003
    Centennial
    Exactly. This was the season opener so if we get more weather related bad luck, 10k will be hard to achieve.
     
  7. RfrancisR

    RfrancisR Member+

    Aug 7, 2006
    New Orleans Diaspora
  8. T.M. Anthony

    T.M. Anthony Member+

    Jun 13, 2010
    Hudson Valley
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    3510 frozen asses in Harrison, NJ. (including mine)
     
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  9. Beavis Stiffler

    Beavis Stiffler Member+

    May 14, 2011
    Naranja With Attitude. Straight Outta Houston.
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    Philippines
    That Dynamo-Tigres crowd/attendance in Houston reminds me of Manchester United at Kansas City back in 2010. Arrowhead Stadium was mostly Red Devils supporters over Sporting KC supporters.
     
  10. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Was that the one KC won, unofficially kicking off their march toward relevance?

    Anyway, weird that THAT is the one that comes to your mind. How about the other 80% of MLS playing against Mexican teams?
     
  11. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
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  12. TrueCrew

    TrueCrew Member+

    Dec 22, 2003
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If there were an odd number if games, it would be the "middle" number in terms of attendance. If 11 games, it would be #6.

    With 12, it would be the average of #7 (Columbus at 17,931) and #6 (SJ at 18,000) = 17,966.
     
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  13. Black Tide

    Black Tide Member+

    Mar 8, 2007
    the 8th Dimension
    How about we compromise. We have a fall to summer schedule, BUT we take december to early march off to avoid the harsh winter weather. Problem solved.
     
  14. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What problem?
     
  15. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So...exactly the same schedule as we have now to solve something that's not really a problem?
     
  16. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Why, MLS could even do what the CPL is doing and have the Spring season end on July 1, have a one week offseason, and have the Fall season start on July 8. Doesn’t that sound grand??
     
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  17. NashSC

    NashSC Member+

    Nashville SC
    United States
    Jan 3, 2018
    Hmm that sounds really familiar.
    2018 MLS season started in March and ended in October + Playoffs
    2019 MLS season started in March and ends in October + Playoffs

    December to beginning of March off.
     
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  18. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    2018 season ended on December 8th, but yeah I get your point.
     
  19. NashSC

    NashSC Member+

    Nashville SC
    United States
    Jan 3, 2018
    Nope.
    The season ended in October. MLS Cup was december 8th. Not the same thing at all. Only 2 teams played up to that date.

    Season does not equal playoffs and final. Season and playoffs are 2 distinct things and not all teams participate in playoffs.
     
  20. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Dallas advertised the hell out of Zlatan, who did not even make the trip. Another Galaxy related marketing disaster for Dallas, who experienced this with Beckham.
     
  21. NashSC

    NashSC Member+

    Nashville SC
    United States
    Jan 3, 2018
    Why did he not travel with Galaxy? Is he injured?
     
  22. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Yup. I have a baddddd feeling he'll spend most of this season injured, but conveniently, only for away games.
     
  23. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well you're the one the said + playoffs. So yes playoffs and MLS CUP are part of the season.
     
  24. NashSC

    NashSC Member+

    Nashville SC
    United States
    Jan 3, 2018
    #149 NashSC, Mar 8, 2019
    Last edited: Mar 8, 2019
    They are absolutely unarguable not part of the season. The season is an official thing. I am not the one that defines it. MLS does. The season starts in March and ends in October. That is a fact that cannot be denied.
    I said "+ playoffs" because they are in addition to the season for only about half of the teams. Pretty simple.
    The playoffs are only for about half the teams and some only play a game or two. So more than half of the teams are done at the end of October and all but 2 done in November.

    In 2018 (23 teams total):
    - 15 teams were done by 11/2
    - 19 teams were done by 11/11
    - 21 teams were done by 11/29

    There were only 8 teams still playing after 11/1

    And in 2019 MLS cup is moved up a month.
     
  25. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    OK, so if the season ends with the last regular season game. Then why bother with the playoffs and MLS CUP. So in my opinion the season ends with the last game of the season, which in this case was December 8th. It doesn't matter how many of the teams are left playing.
     

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