Attendance Comparison After 17 Home Games

photo courtesy of Jarred Donalson

Sporting KC closed out the regular season last night, and their final home game.  As mentioned in the last one, Sporting set a new record for average attendance and overall attendance.  For the second time in KC's history the team has averaged over the capacity of their venue, the other time that was done was the was the 2008 season, the team's first year at CAB when they played one game at Arrowhead.

1996 - Arrowhead
Season finished
Average - 12,986

1997 - Arrowhead
Season finished
Average - 9,058

1998 - Arrowhead
Season finished
Average - 8,073

1999 - Arrowhead
Season finished
Average - 9,849

2000 - Arrowhead
Season finished
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
Season finished
Average - 9,691

2006 - Arrowhead
Season finished
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
19,921
Saturday October 15, 2011 vs New York 2-0 win
Average - 17,810

2012 - Livestrong Sporting Park
19,428
Wednesday October 24, 2012 vs Philadelphia 2-1 win
Average - 19,404

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 - 17,810 (-)
3. 2003 - 15,573 (-)
4. 2004 - 14,816 (-)
5. 1996 - 12,986 (-)
6. 2002 - 12,287 (-)
7. 2007 - 11,586 (-)
8. 2006 - 11,083 (-)
9. 2001 - 10,954 (-)
10. 2008 - 10,716 (-)
11. 2010 - 10,286 (-)
12. 2009 - 10,053 (-)
13. 2000 - 9,882 (-)
14. 1999 - 9,850 (-)
15. 2005 - 9,691 (-)
16. 1997 - 9,058 (-)
17. 1998 - 8,073 (-)