17th Home Game Attendance Look

photo courtesy of Jarred Donalson

Sporting Kansas City closed out their regular season home schedule today with a 2-0 win over the Red Bulls, a standing room only crowd of just under 20,000 helped KC to make the new record for average attendance in a season that much higher for KC. Here's a look at the rankings after 16 games. And here is after 17.

1996 - Arrowhead Season over
Average - 12,878

1997 - Arrowhead
Season over
Average - 9,367

1998 - Arrowhead
Season over
Average - 8,574

1999 - Arrowhead
Season over
Average - 8,183

2000 - Arrowhead
Season over
Average - 9,656

2001 - Arrowhead
Season over
Average - 10,954

2002 - Arrowhead
Season over
Average - 12,255

2003 - Arrowhead
Season over
Average - 15,573

2004 - Arrowhead
Season over
Average - 14,816

2005 - Arrowhead
Season over
Average - 9,691

2006 - Arrowhead
Season over
Average - 11,083

2007 - Arrowhead
Season over
Average - 11,586

2008 - Community America Ballpark
Season over
Average - 10,716

2009 - Community America Ballpark
Season over
Average - 10,053

2010 - Community America Ballpark
Season over
Average - 10,286

2011 - LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
19,921
Average - 17,810

All the other seasons ended, so the 2011 season was the only one that gained or lost anything after the 17th home game. Here's how the final standings sit for each season.

1. 2011 - 17,810 - (-)(+132)
2. 2003 - 15,573 - (-)(-)
3. 2004 - 14,816 - (-)(-)
4. 1996 - 12,878 - (-)(-)
5. 2002 - 12,255 - (-)(-)
6. 2007 - 11,586 - (-)(-)
7. 2006 - 11,083 - (-)(-)
8. 2001 - 10,954 - (-)(-)
9. 2008 - 10,716 - (-)(-)
10. 2010 - 10,286 - (-)(-)
11. 2009 - 10,053 - (-)(-)
12. 2005 - 9,691 - (-)(-)
13. 2000 - 9,656 - (-)(-)
14. 1997 - 9,367 - (-)(-)
15. 1998 - 8,574 - (-)(-)
16. 1999 - 8,183 - (-)(-)