Attendance Comparison Through 7 Home Games

photo courtesy of Jarred Donalson

Sporting Kansas City set a new attendance high for the 2012 season with the 20,488 that watched KC win 2-0 over Toronto last night.  KC continues to have an over capacity average attendance for this season and is currently on course to break last seasons average attendance record.  Let's take a look at the rest of the attendance for the 7th home game of previous seasons.

1996 - Arrowhead
17,921
Thursday 6/20/1996 vs DC 5-1 win.
This game was on ESPN2, which speaks to why the attendance for a mid-week was so high.
Average - 14,556

1997 - Arrowhead
7,431
Sunday 6/15/1997 vs San Jose 1-3 loss.
Average - 8,681

1998 - Arrowhead
10,067
Saturday 6/6/1998 vs Tampa Bay 1-0 win
Average - 7,966

1999 - Arrowhead
9,336
Saturday 6/12/1999 vs Dallas 1-0 win
Average - 9,074

2000 - Arrowhead
21,035
Saturday 5/20/2000 vs San Jose 2-0 win.
Average - 10,275

2001 - Arrowhead
19,552
Wednesday 7/4/2001 vs Chicago 0-7 loss
Worst loss in franchise history.
Average - 11,574

2002 - Arrowhead
8,288
Saturday 6/22/2002 vs New England 3-2 win
Average - 11,265

2003 - Arrowhead
16,944
Saturday 6/21/2003 vs Chicago 4-2 win
Average - 15,119

2004 - Arrowhead
20,011
Saturday 7/3/2004 vs Dallas 5-1 win
Davy Arnaud's hattrick performance to celebrate the 4th a day early.
Average - 15,287

2005 - Arrowhead
13,458
Saturday 6/25/2005 vs Chivas USA 3-0 win.
Average - 10,200

2006 - Arrowhead
8,710
Wednesday 6/28/2006 vs DC 2-3 loss
Average - 10,629

2007 - Arrowhead
7,872
Wednesday 7/4/2007 vs DC 0-1 loss
This was the second of two mid-day games, this one more surprising because it was on the 4th of July before an evening Royals game so no post game fireworks.
Average - 9,190

2008 - Community America Ballpark
8,773
Thursday 7/10/2008 vs New York 2-1 win
Average - 9,483

2009 - Community America Ballpark
10,385
Saturday 6/13/2009 vs New England 3-1 win
Average - 9,703

2010 - Community America Ballpark
10,385
Saturday 6/26/2010 vs New York 0-3 loss
First game back after the World Cup break.
Average - 9,964

2011 - Livestrong Sporting Park
17,418
Saturday 7/30/2011 vs New England 1-1 draw
Teal Bunbury bobblehead night, and the late Bunbury equalizer.
Average - 17,762

2012 - Livestrong Sporting Park
20,488
Saturday 6/16/2012 vs Toronto 2-0 win.
Average - 19,364

And here's a look at the averages ranked.

1. 2012 - 19,364 (-)
2. 2011 - 17,762 (-)
3. 2004 - 15,287 (+1)
4. 2003 - 15,119 (-1)
5. 1996 - 14,556 (-)
6. 2001 - 11,574 (+2)
7. 2002 - 11,265 (-1)
8. 2006 - 10,629 (-1)
9. 2000 - 10,275 (+7)
10. 2005 - 10,200 (-1)
11. 2010 - 9,964 (+1)
12. 2009 - 9,703 (-1)
13. 2008 - 9,483 (-3)
14. 2007 - 9,189 (-1)
15. 1999 - 9,074 (-1)
16. 1997 - 8,681 (-1)
17.1998 - 7,966 (-)