8th Home Game Attendance Comparison

 photo courtesy of Jarred Donalson

Last night's 1-0 loss to Chicago was KC's sixth straight game where they over sold the stadium capacity of 18,467.  At 19,274, that's the 2nd lowest of the season, only topped by the 15,161 for the second home game of the season against Dallas on a Sunday evening.  Here's a look at the rest of the attendance comparisons for the 8th home game of the season.

1996 - Arrowhead
11,592
Saturday July 6, 1996 vs LA 3-1 win.
Average14,185

1997 - Arrowhead
10,124
Saturday June 21, 1997 vs DC 6-1 win
Average 8,861

1998 - Arrowhead
5,304
Wednesday July 1, 1998 vs New England 1-0 win
Average 7,633

1999 - Arrowhead
6,190
Sunday June 20, 1999 vs New York 6-0 win
Largest win in franchise history.
Average 9,717

2000 - Arrowhead
5,810
Wednesday June 21, 2000 vs Dallas 0-0 draw
Average 9,717

2001 - Arrowhead
8,031
Saturday July 14, 2001 vs Dallas 3-2 win
Average 11,131

2002 - Arrowhead
19,641
Thursday July 4, 2002 vs DC2-1 win
Average 12,312

2003 - Arrowhead
16,349
Saturday July 12, 2003 vs Dallas 5-1 win
Average 15,273

2004 - Arrowhead
26,223
 Saturday July 10, 2004 vs DC 1-0 win
Average 16,654

2005 - Arrowhead
5,519
Wednesday June 29, 2005 vs Columbus 1-1 draw
Average 9,615

2006 - Arrowhead
21,936
Saturday July 1, 2006 vs LA 0-2 loss
Average 12,043

2007 - Arrowhead
11,766
Saturday July 14, 2007 vs Salt Lake 1-0 win
Average 9,512

2008 - Community America Ballpark
10,385
Sunday July 27, 2008 vs Chicago 0-0 draw
Average 9,596

2009 - Community America Ballpark
10,385
Saturday July 4, 2009 vs Houston 0-1 loss
Kei Kamara scoring in his last appearance vs KC before being traded to KC.
Average 9,789

2010 - Community America Ballpark
10,288
Saturday July 10, 2010 vs Chivas USA 0-2 loss
Average 10,005

2011 - Livestrong Sporting Park
18,467
Wednesday August 3, 2011 vs Salt Lake 2-0 win
Average 17,850

2012 - Livestrong Sporting Park
19,274
Friday June 29. 2012 vs Chicago 0-1 loss
Average 19,353

And here's the years ranked by average attendance.

1. 2012 - 19,353 (-)
2. 2011 - 17,850 (-)
3. 2004 - 16,654 (-)
4. 2003 - 15,273 (-)
5. 1996 - 14,185 (-)
6. 2002 - 12,312 (+1)
7. 2006 - 12,043 (+1)
8. 2001 - 11,131 (-2)
9. 2010 - 10,005 (+2)
10. 2009 - 9,789 (+2)
11. 2000 - 9,717 (-2)
12. 2005 - 9,615 (-2)
13. 2008 - 9,596 (-)
14. 2007 - 9,512 (-)
15. 1997 - 8,861 (+1)
16. 1999 - 8,713 (-1)
17. 1998 - 7,633 (-)

2008 - Community America Ballpark