Attendance Comparison After 16 Home Games

photo courtesy of Jarred Donalson

Last night at Livestrong Sporting Park, Sporting set a new attendance record for the stadium, drawing 21,010, 2,543 above the announced capacity of the stadium.  The attendance also guarantees that KC will set a new team record again this year in terms of average attendance and total attendance as they've already topped last year's total attendance total with one game left.

1996 - Arrowhead
18,594
Saturday September 21, 1996 vs San Jose 0-0 (1-2) shootout loss
Final home game of the season.
Average - 12,986

1997 - Arrowhead
12,485
Friday September 26, 1997 vs Colorado 5-2 win
Final home game of the season.
Average - 9,058

1998 - Arrowhead
13,146
Saturday September 19, 1998 vs Dallas 0-1 loss
Final home game of the season.
Average - 8,073

1999 - Arrowhead
14,845
Saturday October 9, 1999 vs Los Angeles 0-1 loss
Final home game of the seasons.
Average - 9,849

2000 - Arrowhead
20,078
Saturday September 2, 2000 vs Tampa 1-0 win
Final home game of the season.
Average - 9,882

2001 - Arrowhead
Season finished
Average - 10,954

2002 - Arrowhead
Season finished
Average - 12,287

2003 - Arrowhead
Season finished
Average - 15,573

2004 - Arrowhead
Season finished
Average - 14,816

2005 - Arrowhead
12,546
Saturday October 8, 2005 vs New England 2-2 draw
Final game of the season.
Average - 9,691

2006 - Arrowhead
15,878
Saturday October 7, 2006 vs Chvias USA 2-1 win
Final game of the season.
Average - 11,083

2007 - Arrowhead
Season finished
Average - 11,586

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

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

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

2011 - Livestrong Sporting Park
17,838
Wednesday September 28, 2011 vs Columbus 2-1 win
Average - 17,678

2012 - Livestrong Sporting Park
21,010
Friday September 28, 2012 vs Chicago 2-0 win
Average - 19,403

And here is the list of the average attendances for each of the year's throughout Sporting's history.

1. 2012 - 19,403 (-)
2. 2011 - 17,678 (-)
3. 2003 - 15,573 (-)
4. 2004 - 14,816 (-)
5. 1996 - 12,986 (-)
6. 2002 - 12,287 (-)
7. 2007 - 11,586 (-)
8. 2006 - 11,083 (+1)
9. 2001 - 10,954 (-1)
10. 2008 - 10,716 (-)
11. 2010 - 10,286 (-)
12. 2009 - 10,053 (-)
13. 2000 - 9,882 (+2)
14. 1999 - 9,850 (-1)
15. 2005 - 9,691 (-1)
16. 1997 - 9,058 (-)
17. 1998 - 8,073 (-)