9th Game Home Attendance Look

photo courtesy of Jarred Donalson

I was actually surprised about tonight's attendance being announced as less than a sellout, it looked closer to a sellout than Wednesday night's game against Real Salt Lake. Instead, the announced attendance as about 1,000 below capacity at 17,493. After the last home game, KC's attendance was well enough off that it could have been 0 the rest of the season and it would top the 1999 season. You can now add the 1997 and the 1998 season to that list as well with the attendance tonight. Check out the how the break down went for the 8th home game here.

Here's the attendance look for the 9th home game.

1996 - Arrowhead
8,062
Average - 13,268

1997 - Arrowhead
6,521
Average - 8,601

1998 - Arrowhead
10,053
Average - 7,902

1999 - Arrowhead
4,631
Average - 8,260

2000 - Arrowhead
15,088
Average - 10,161

2001 - Arrowhead
6,071
Average - 10,569

2002 - Arrowhead
7,461
Average - 11,773

2003 - Arrowhead
13,819
Average - 15,112

2004 - Arrowhead
9,505
Average - 15,860

2005 - Arrowhead
16,816
Average - 10,415

2006 - Arrowhead
8,196
Average - 11,615

2007 - Arrowhead
7,101
Average - 9,244

2008 - Community America Ballpark
9,597
Average - 9,596

2009 - Community America Ballpark
11,906
Average - 10,024

2010 - Community America Ballpark
10,385
Average - 10,047

2011 - LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
17,493
Average - 17,811

Here's the list of the averages for this week.

1. 2011 - 17,811 (-) (-39)
2. 2004 - 15,860 (-) (-794)
3. 2003 - 15,112 (-) (-161)
4. 1996 - 13,268 (-) (-651)
5. 2002 - 11,773 (-) (-539)
6. 2006 - 11,615 (-) (-428)
7. 2001 - 10,569 (-) (-562)
8. 2005 - 10,415 (+2) (+800)
9. 2000 - 10,161 (+3) (+616)
10. 2010 - 10,047 (-2) (+42)
11. 2009 - 10,024 (-2) (+235)
12. 2008 - 9,596 (-1) (0)
13. 2007 - 9,244 (-) (-268)
14. 1997 - 8,601 (-) (-260)
15. 1999 - 8,260 (-) (-453)
16. 1998 - 7,902 (-) (+269)

The 2011 season's lead grows again this week even though the average attendance dropped a little bit.