MLS: league sets new play-off attendance record with 23,630 spectators per match in 2014

News Tank Football - Paris - News #30027 - Published on 16/12/14 at 13:35
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MLS (Major League Soccer, USA-CAN) set a new record for match attendance during the league's 2014 play-off series, averaging 23,630 spectators per match for the 15 play-off matches (including the MLS Cup final), the league announced on 11/12/2014.

The league also set a new mark by selling out 10 of the 15 play-off matches. MLS expanded its play-off format to include ten teams qualifying (five from each conference) for the 15 match elimination series in 2012.

Attendance of the MLS play-off matches since 2010:

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Year# of Play-off matchesTotal attendanceAverage attendance per matchSold-out matches
201415354,45523,63310
201315328,40221,8938
201215335,34822,3577
201113258,98419,9216
201011214,88519,5355

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