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Largest American Soccer Crowds, 2010

Posted by on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at 9:15 am in American soccer, Diary | 7

Soccer America offers up a list of the top ten attendances at soccer games in the United States this year so far — and it makes for interesting reading:

1. Mexico vs.
New Zealand		 Pasadena, Calif.
(March 3)		 90,526
2. Mexico vs.
Ecuador		 East Rutherford, N.J.
(May 7)		 77,507
3. Mexico vs.
Angola		 Houston, Texas
(May 13)		 70,099
4. Mexico vs.
Iceland		 Charlotte, N.C.
(March 24)		 63,277
5. Mexico vs.
Senegal		 Chicago, Ill.
(May 10)		 60,610
6. USA vs.
Turkey		 Philadelphia, Pa.
(May 29)		 55,407
7. Kansas City Wizards
vs. Man. United		 Kansas City, Mo.
(July 25)		 52,343
8. Seattle Sounders vs.
Celtic		 Seattle, Wash.
(July 18)		 45,631
9. Philadelphia Union
vs. Man. United		 Philadelphia, Pa.
(July 21)		 44,123
10. Seattle Sounders vs.
Boca Juniors		 Seattle, Wash.
(May 26)		 40,122

The fact that Mexico could draw over 90,000 for a game against New Zealand speaks for itself, and I mean that with no slight intended to the 2010 World Cup’s only unbeaten team. This is America: don’t forget it.

At the same time, the 55,407 crowd attending the US men’s team World Cup send-off game against Turkey is nothing to be sniffed at. Interest in the US men’s national team is clearly growing.

This list is also a little different from the 2009 equivalent, when several international club friendlies not featuring MLS teams were amongst the top ten attended games: 81,224 watched Chelsea vs. Inter Milan at the Rose Bowl, 61,572 for Chivas de la Guadalajara vs. Barcelona at Candlestick Park and 57,229 for Chelsea vs. Club America at Cowboys Stadium in last year’s vaunted “Summer of Soccer.”

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7 Comments

  1. njndirish
    July 27, 2010 • 12:00 pm

    I love it how Mexican-Americans are unknowingly giving their money to USSF/MLS
    I hate it how USA could never fill the Rose Bowl unless they played Mexico; I really wish USSF banned the color green from USA matches.

  2. Bobby
    July 27, 2010 • 4:16 pm

    I’m sure the US match against Brazil in New Jersey will be in the top-10 too.

  3. Ryan
    July 29, 2010 • 7:49 am

    The MLS All-Star game can be added to that list now. 70,728 in Houston last night.

  4. Chris
    August 3, 2010 • 3:46 pm

    Great to see that the Mexican National Team draws so well in the US, but they should be banned from playing any games in this country other than CONCACAF games.

  6. Matthew
    August 11, 2010 • 7:17 am

    Great idea, ban the colour green

  7. CACuzcatlan
    September 1, 2010 • 4:37 pm

    njndirish, you want to curb freedom of speech at soccer games? Sounds like a great idea!!

    The Rose Bowl is also filled when the Galaxy play a friendly against Barca or Real there.