New England Soccer Today

Revs’ Attendance Still Ranks Last

Apparently, the pitch isn’t the only place the Revolution have struggled this season.

According the league’s latest attendance figures, New England, which currently sits in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, remains dead last at the gate, with a league-low 12,542 average home attendance this season through Week 28. The current figure is a 5.2 per cent drop from their final 2011 home attendance average (13,222).

For regional perspective, their fellow Kraft Sports counterparts – the New England Patriots – outdrew the Revolution’s attendance figure during a number of its training camp sessions over the summer, with select sessions exceeding 14,000.

At top of the MLS attendance rankings: Seattle (42,379), Montreal (23,107) and Los Angeles (22,309). On the whole, the average league attendance is currently 18,501, up 3.4 per cent from the league-record 17,872 average it drew last season.

Here is the complete average home attendance figure table through last week’s games:

Rank/Team/2012 Average (through Week 28)

1. Seattle – 42,379
2. Montreal – 23,107
3. Los Angeles – 22,309
4. Houston – 20,817
5. Portland – 20,438
6. Vancouver – 19,409
7. Kansas City – 19,296
8. Real Salt Lake – 18,897
9. Toronto – 18,480
10. Philadelphia – 18,277
11. New York – 17,623
12. Chicago – 15,956
13. Colorado – 14,974
14. Columbus – 14,382
15. Dallas – 14,099
16. San Jose – 13,901
17. D.C. -13,598
18. Chivas USA – 13,285
19. New England – 12,542

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