MLS: 21,574 average spectators per match in 2015 (+12.7%), new record for the regular season

MLS drew 21,574 average spectators per match in 2015, which is a new record for the regular season, announced the North American soccer league on 26/10/2015. In total, the 20 franchises have welcomed 7,335,053 spectators during the season.

This mark is up 12.7% compared to the 2014 regular season (average of 19,147 spectators per match). 10 MLS franchises surpassed an average of 20 000 spectators per match in 2015, which is also a record. Seattle Sounders FC again tops the attendance list for the season, surpassing the club's own previous record with 44,247 spectators per match in 2015, compared to the previous high of 44,038 in 2013. Of the 340 matches player, 161 were sold-out, 28 more sold-out matches than in 2014 (133 matches sold out of 323 total matches played). This increase is largely explained by the strong attendance figures by the league's two new franchises: Orlando City SC, second overall with an average of 32,847 spectators per match, and New York City FC, third overall with 29,016 spectators per match.

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