Major League Soccer attendance
Season averages
Notes: Green shading indicates record highs; red shading indicates record lows. The drop in number of games and total attendance from 2000 to 2002, and the corresponding increase in average attendance, is attributable to league contraction, when MLS folded the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny.

Major League Soccer attendance

Section Title: Season averages
Table Section Text: Notes: Green shading indicates record highs; red shading indicates record lows. The drop in number of games and total attendance from 2000 to 2002, and the corresponding increase in average attendance, is attributable to league contraction, when MLS folded the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny.

Season	Total attendance	Games	Average	Change	High avg.	Team	Low avg.	Team	Ref

1996	2,785,001	160	17,406	-	28,916	Los Angeles Galaxy	10,213	Colorado Rapids

1997	2,339,019	160	14,619	–16.0%	21,423	New England Revolution	9,058	Kansas City Wizards

1998	2,747,897	192	14,312	–2.1%	21,784	Los Angeles Galaxy	8,072	Kansas City Wizards

1999	2,742,102	192	14,282	–0.2%	17,696	Columbus Crew	8,183	Kansas City Wizards

2000	2,641,085	192	13,756	–3.7%	20,400	Los Angeles Galaxy	7,460	Miami Fusion

2001	2,363,859	158	14,961	+8.8%	21,518	D.C. United	9,112	Kansas City Wizards

2002	2,215,019	140	15,822	+5.8%	20,690	Colorado Rapids	11,150	San Jose Earthquakes

2003	2,234,747	150	14,898	–5.8%	21,983	Los Angeles Galaxy	7,906	Dallas Burn

2004	2,333,797	150	15,559	+4.4%	23,809	Los Angeles Galaxy	9,088	Dallas Burn

2005	2,900,716	192	15,108	–2.9%	24,204	Los Angeles Galaxy	9,691	Kansas City Wizards

2006	2,976,787	192	15,504	+2.6%	20,814	Los Angeles Galaxy	11,083	Kansas City Wizards

2007	3,270,210	195	16,770	+8.2%	24,252	Los Angeles Galaxy	11,586	Kansas City Wizards

2008	3,456,600	210	16,460	–1.8%	26,008	Los Angeles Galaxy	10,685	Kansas City Wizards

2009	3,608,325	225	16,037	–2.6%	30,942	Seattle Sounders FC	9,883	FC Dallas

2010	4,002,000	240	16,675	+4.0%	36,173	Seattle Sounders FC	9,659	San Jose Earthquakes

2011	5,468,951	306	17,872	+7.2%	38,496	Seattle Sounders FC	11,858	San Jose Earthquakes

2012	6,074,729	323	18,807	+5.2%	43,144	Seattle Sounders FC	13,056	Chivas USA

2013	6,010,384	323	18,608	–1.1%	44,038	Seattle Sounders FC	8,366	Chivas USA

2014	6,184,804	323	19,148	+2.9%	43,734	Seattle Sounders FC	7,063	Chivas USA

2015	7,326,899	340	21,574	+12.7%	44,247	Seattle Sounders FC	15,657	Colorado Rapids

2016	7,375,144	340	21,692	+0.5%	42,636	Seattle Sounders FC	14,094	FC Dallas

2017	8,270,187	374	22,113	+1.9%	48,200	Atlanta United FC	15,122	FC Dallas

2018	8,553,245	391	21,875	–1.1%	53,002	Atlanta United FC	12,447	Columbus Crew SC

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Major League Soccer began in 1996, the 2016 season had an average of 21,692 spectators.
Competition began in 1996, the 2016 season saw an average 21,692 spectators in Major League.
Competition began in 1996, the 2016 season saw an average of 21,692 spectators in the Major League Soccer.

final_sentence: Major League Soccer began in 1996, the 2016 season had an average of 21,692 spectators.
final_sentence: Competition began in 1996, the 2016 season saw an average 21,692 spectators in Major League.
final_sentence: Competition began in 1996, the 2016 season saw an average of 21,692 spectators in the Major League Soccer.