Sounders FC vs. Portland Timbers | Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 5:00 p.m. PT SUPPORTERS RANKS
MLS SINGLE-GAME RECORDS
* Sounders FC has sold out 70 consecutive MLS matches. * Sounders FC 2012 attendance average would have ranked sixth in EPL, third in Serie A, fourth in LA Liga and ninth in Bundesliga. * Seattle’s 2012 attendance average would have ranked third in MLB.
Sounders FC hosted the second largest crowd for a standalone MLS match when 66,452 packed CenturyLink Field on Sunday night for Seattle's derby match against Portland. The attendance also marked the largest attendance for a MLS game at CenturyLink Field, and ranks seventh in league history for a MLS match. All told, over one million people (1,129,420) attended a Sounders FC match in 2012, including home and road matches across all competitions and the Chelsea FC friendly. There were 817,950 people who entered the gates at CenturyLink Field for 2012 matches, of which 733,441 attended MLS matches (average of 43,144).
ATTENDANCE RECORDS BROKEN For the fourth straight year, Seattle set an MLS record for attendance with an average of 43,144 in 2012, breaking 2011’s record of 38,948 by 4,646 per game. Sounders FC hosted the second-largest standalone crowd in MLS history when 66,452 fans packed CenturyLink Field to witness a 3-0 win over the Portland Timbers on October 7. Top-10 All-Time MLS Season Attendance Averages 2012 Seattle Sounders FC 43,144 2011 Seattle Sounders FC 38,498 2010 Seattle Sounders FC 36,173 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 30,897 1996 Los Angeles Galaxy 28,916 2008 Los Angeles Galaxy 26,009 2007 Los Angeles Galaxy 24,252 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy 24,204 1996 MetroStars 23,898 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy 23,809 1997 New England Revolution 21,423 2012 Record with more than 40,000 fans Date Opponent Attendance Result 6/20/12 vs. Sporting KC 46,932 D, 1-1 8/5/12 vs. LA Galaxy 60,908 W, 4-0 8/18/12 vs. Vancouver 55,718 W, 2-0 10/7/12 vs. Portland 66,452 W, 3-0
Att. *92,650
Match Chivas USA vs. New England (8/6/06) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum *92,216 LA Galaxy vs. Tampa Bay (6/16/96) Rose Bowl *88,816 Chivas USA vs. LA Galaxy (8/10/05) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum *73,123 San Jose vs. DC United (7/4/99) Stanford Stadium *70,550 Houston vs. LA Galaxy (8/9/06) Reliant Stadium 69,255 LA Galaxy vs. Metro Stars (4/13/96) Rose Bowl 66,452 Sounders FC 3 vs. Portland 0 (10/7/12) CenturyLink Field 66,237 New York vs. LA Galaxy (8/18/07) Giants Stadium 64,140 Sounders FC vs. San Jose (10/15/11) CenturyLink Field *International doubleheader
KEEPING PACE WITH THE WORLD ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE (2012-13 through 2/25) Club Attendance 1. Manchester United 75,516 2. Arsenal 60,077 3. Newcastle United 50,015 4. Manchester City 46,985 5. Liverpool 44,690 Sounders FC 43,144* 6. Chelsea 41,380 7. Sunderland 40,301 8. Everton 36,623 9. Tottenham Hotspur 35,986 10. West Ham United 34,656
SPANISH LA LIGA (2012-13 through 2/25) Club Attendance 1. Barcelona 79,912 2. Real Madrid 71,118 3. Atletico Madrid 44,846 Sounders FC 43,144* 4. Valencia 38,476 5. Real Betis 36,071 6. Athletic Bilbao 35,784 7. Sevilla FC 31,350 8. Deportivo La Coruna 28,525 9. Malaga 25,146 10. Real Sociedad 21,752
ITALIAN SERIE A (2012-13 through 2/25) Club Attendance 1. Internazionale 45,351 2. AC Milan 44,899 Sounders FC 43,144* 3. AS Roma 38,245 4. Juventus 37,964 5. Napoli 36,073 6. Lazio 27,683 7. Sampdoria 23,658 8. Fiorentina 22,026 9. Genoa 19,779 10. Bologna 19,747
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA (2012-13 through 2/25) Club Attendance 1. Borussia Dortmund 80,474 2. Bayern Munich 71,000 3. Schalke 04 61,044 4. Hamburg SV 52,971 5. Vfß Stuttgart 49,133 6. Borussia Monchengladbach 48,789 7. Eintracht Frankfurt 46,240 8. Fortuna Dusseldorf 43,904 Sounders FC 43,144* 9. Hannover 96 43,125 10. Nurnberg 40,885
*Reflects 2012 Sounders FC regular season average