Average attendances of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada
Thirteen professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada average over three-thousand fans in attendance per game, including the Arena Football League, Canadian Football League, Major Indoor Soccer League, Major League Baseball, Major League Lacrosse, Major League Soccer, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, National Lacrosse League, United Football League, Women's National Basketball Association, and Women's Professional Soccer. Six leagues (NFL, MLB, CFL, MLS, NBA, and NHL) average over 15,000 fans in attendance per game.
The statistics provided in the following table are from each the leagues' latest completed seasons, with teams that have since suspended operations or folded omitted. Additionally, any franchise that has since been renamed or relocated are listed under their current names.
Table
Rank |
Team |
League |
City |
Average Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Dallas Cowboys |
NFL |
Arlington, TX |
87,047 |
2 |
Washington Redskins |
NFL |
Landover, MD |
83,172 |
3 |
New York Giants |
NFL |
East Rutherford, NJ |
79,019 |
4 |
New York Jets |
NFL |
East Rutherford, NJ |
78,596 |
5 |
Denver Broncos |
NFL |
Denver, CO |
74,908 |
6 |
Carolina Panthers |
NFL |
Charlotte, NC |
72,620 |
7 |
Baltimore Ravens |
NFL |
Baltimore, MD |
71,227 |
8 |
Houston Texans |
NFL |
Houston, TX |
71,080 |
9 |
Green Bay Packers |
NFL |
Green Bay, WI |
70,095 |
10 |
New Orleans Saints |
NFL |
New Orleans, LA |
70,038 |
11 |
San Francisco 49ers |
NFL |
San Francisco, CA |
69,732 |
12 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
NFL |
Philadelphia, PA |
69,144 |
13 |
Tennessee Titans |
NFL |
Nashville, TN |
69,143 |
14 |
New England Patriots |
NFL |
Foxborough, MA |
68,756 |
15 |
Atlanta Falcons |
NFL |
Atlanta, GA |
67,850 |
16 |
Miami Dolphins |
NFL |
Miami Gardens, FL |
67,744 |
17 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
NFL |
Kansas City, MO |
67,672 |
18 |
Seattle Seahawks |
NFL |
Seattle, WA |
66,992 |
19 |
Indianapolis Colts |
NFL |
Indianapolis, IN |
66,975 |
20 |
Cleveland Browns |
NFL |
Cleveland, OH |
66,116 |
21 |
San Diego Chargers |
NFL |
San Diego, CA |
65,530 |
22 |
Buffalo Bills |
NFL |
Orchard Park, NY |
63,195 |
23 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
NFL |
Pittsburgh, PA |
63,083 |
24 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
NFL |
Jacksonville, FL |
63,032 |
25 |
Arizona Cardinals |
NFL |
Glendale, AZ |
62,774 |
26 |
Chicago Bears |
NFL |
Chicago, IL |
62,195 |
27 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
NFL |
Cincinnati, OH |
60,364 |
28 |
Minnesota Vikings |
NFL |
Minneapolis, MN |
58,751 |
29 |
Detroit Lions |
NFL |
Detroit, MI |
56,285 |
30 |
St. Louis Rams |
NFL |
St. Louis, MO |
52,992 |
31 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
NFL |
Tampa, FL |
49,314 |
32 |
Oakland Raiders |
NFL |
Oakland, CA |
46,431 |
33 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
MLB |
Philadelphia, PA |
45,440 |
34 |
New York Yankees |
MLB |
New York, NY |
45,107 |
35 |
Seattle Sounders FC |
MLS |
Seattle, WA |
43,144 |
36 |
San Francisco Giants |
MLB |
San Francisco, CA |
41,818 |
37 |
Minnesota Twins |
MLB |
Minneapolis, MN |
39,112 |
38 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
MLB |
Anaheim, CA |
39,090 |
39 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
MLB |
St. Louis, MO |
38,196 |
40 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
MLB |
Milwaukee, WI |
37,918 |
41 |
Boston Red Sox |
MLB |
Boston, MA |
37,707 |
42 |
Chicago Cubs |
MLB |
Chicago, IL |
37,258 |
43 |
Texas Rangers |
MLB |
Arlington, TX |
36,382 |
44 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
MLB |
Los Angeles, CA |
36,236 |
45 |
Colorado Rockies |
MLB |
Denver, CO |
35,923 |
46 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
CFL |
Edmonton, AB |
34,625 |
47 |
Detroit Tigers |
MLB |
Detroit, MI |
32,617 |
48 |
Calgary Stampeders |
CFL |
Calgary, AB |
30,601 |
49 |
New York Mets |
MLB |
New York, NY |
30,108 |
50 |
Atlanta Braves |
MLB |
Atlanta, GA |
30,037 |
51 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
CFL |
Regina, SK |
29,939 |
52 |
BC Lions |
CFL |
Vancouver, BC |
29,725 |
53 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
CFL |
Winnipeg, MB |
29,556 |
54 |
Cincinnati Reds |
MLB |
Cincinnati, OH |
27,327 |
55 |
San Diego Padres |
MLB |
San Diego, CA |
26,457 |
56 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
MLB |
Phoenix, AZ |
25,992 |
57 |
Houston Astros |
MLB |
Houston, TX |
25,518 |
58 |
Washington Nationals |
MLB |
Washington, DC |
24,877 |
59 |
Cleveland Indians |
MLB |
Cleveland, OH |
24,726 |
60 |
Chicago White Sox |
MLB |
Chicago, IL |
24,705 |
61 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
MLB |
Pittsburgh, PA |
24,255 |
62 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
CFL |
Hamilton, ON |
24,116 |
63 |
Montreal Alouettes |
CFL |
Montreal, QC |
24,058 |
64 |
Seattle Mariners |
MLB |
Seattle, WA |
23,411 |
65 |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
MLS |
Carson, CA |
23,136 |
66 |
Montreal Impact |
MLS |
Montreal, QC |
22,772 |
67 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
MLB |
Toronto, ON |
22,445 |
68 |
Chicago Bulls |
NBA |
Chicago, IL |
22,161 |
69 |
Baltimore Orioles |
MLB |
Baltimore, MD |
21,943 |
70 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
NHL |
Chicago, IL |
21,423 |
71 |
Kansas City Royals |
MLB |
Kansas City, MO |
21,289 |
72 |
Montreal Canadiens |
NHL |
Montreal, QC |
21,273 |
73 |
Houston Dynamo |
MLS |
Houston, TX |
21,015 |
74 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
NBA |
Portland, OR |
20,496 |
75 |
Portland Timbers |
MLS |
Portland, OR |
20,438 |
76 |
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA |
Dallas, TX |
20,334 |
77 |
Toronto Argonauts |
CFL |
Toronto, ON |
20,017 |
78 |
New York Knicks |
NBA |
New York, NY |
19,763 |
79 |
Miami Heat |
NBA |
Miami, FL |
19,935 |
80 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
NHL |
Philadelphia, PA |
19,715 |
81 |
Detroit Red Wings |
NHL |
Detroit, MI |
19,680 |
82 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
MLS |
Vancouver, BC |
19,475 |
83 |
Sporting Kansas City |
MLS |
Kansas City, KS |
19,404 |
84 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
NHL |
Toronto, ON |
19,354 |
85 |
Utah Jazz |
NBA |
Salt Lake City, UT |
19,306 |
86 |
Calgary Flames |
NHL |
Calgary, AB |
19,289 |
87 |
Los Angeles Clippers |
NBA |
Los Angeles, CA |
19,219 |
88 |
St. Louis Blues |
NHL |
St. Louis, MO |
19,150 |
89 |
Real Salt Lake |
MLS |
Sandy, UT |
19,087 |
90 |
Miami Marlins |
MLB |
Miami, FL |
19,007 |
91 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
NBA |
Los Angeles, CA |
18,997 |
92 |
Orlando Magic |
NBA |
Orlando, FL |
18,896 |
93 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
MLB |
St. Petersburg, FL |
18,878 |
94 |
Vancouver Canucks |
NHL |
Vancouver, BC |
18,860 |
95 |
Golden State Warriors |
NBA |
Oakland, CA |
18,857 |
96 |
Boston Celtics |
NBA |
Boston, MA |
18,624 |
97 |
Buffalo Sabres |
NHL |
Buffalo, NY |
18,452 |
98 |
Sacramento Mountain Lions |
UFL |
Sacramento, CA |
18,415 |
99 |
Washington Capitals |
NHL |
Washington, DC |
18,397 |
100 |
San Antonio Spurs |
NBA |
San Antonio, TX |
18,396 |
101 |
Ottawa Senators |
NHL |
Ottawa, ON |
18,378 |
102 |
New York Red Bulls |
MLS |
Harrison, NJ |
18,281 |
103 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
NHL |
Pittsburgh, PA |
18,240 |
104 |
Oakland Athletics |
MLB |
Oakland, CA |
18,232 |
105 |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
NBA |
Oklahoma City, OK |
18,203 |
106 |
Toronto FC |
MLS |
Toronto, ON |
18,155 |
107 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
New York, NY |
18,108 |
108 |
Los Angeles Kings |
NHL |
Los Angeles, CA |
18,083 |
109 |
Philadelphia Union |
MLS |
Chester, PA |
18,053 |
110 |
Minnesota Wild |
NHL |
Minneapolis, MN |
18,012 |
111 |
Boston Bruins |
NHL |
Boston, MA |
17,565 |
112 |
San Jose Sharks |
NHL |
San Jose, CA |
17,562 |
113 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
NBA |
Philadelphia, PA |
17,502 |
114 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
NBA |
Minneapolis, MN |
17,490 |
115 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
NHL |
Tampa, FL |
17,268 |
116 |
Buffalo Bandits |
NLL |
Buffalo, NY |
17,068 |
117 |
Denver Nuggets |
NBA |
Denver, CO |
17,029 |
118 |
Edmonton Oilers |
NHL |
Edmonton, AB |
16,839 |
119 |
Toronto Raptors |
NBA |
Toronto, ON |
16,835 |
120 |
Washington Wizards |
NBA |
Washington, DC |
16,728 |
121 |
Omaha Nighthawks |
UFL |
Omaha, NE |
17,678 |
122 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
NHL |
Raleigh, NC |
16,415 |
123 |
Chicago Fire |
MLS |
Bridgeview, IL |
16,409 |
124 |
Nashville Predators |
NHL |
Nashville, TN |
16,142 |
125 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
NBA |
Cleveland, OH |
15,926 |
125 |
Colorado Mammoth |
NLL |
Denver, CO |
15,866 |
127 |
Memphis Grizzlies |
NBA |
Memphis, TN |
15,704 |
128 |
Florida Panthers |
NHL |
Sunrise, FL |
15,685 |
129 |
Phoenix Suns |
NBA |
Phoenix, AZ |
15,597 |
130 |
Houston Rockets |
NBA |
Houston, TX |
15,363 |
131 |
Atlanta Hawks |
NBA |
Atlanta, GA |
15,199 |
132 |
Colorado Rapids |
MLS |
Commerce City, CO |
15,175 |
133 |
New Orleans Hornets |
NBA |
New Orleans, LA |
15,109 |
134 |
Dallas Stars |
NHL |
Dallas, TX |
15,073 |
135 |
Colorado Avalanche |
NHL |
Denver, CO |
14,820 |
136 |
New Jersey Devils |
NHL |
Newark, NJ |
14,775 |
137 |
Charlotte Bobcats |
NBA |
Charlotte, NC |
14,757 |
138 |
Anaheim Ducks |
NHL |
Anaheim, CA |
14,738 |
139 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
NBA |
Milwaukee, WI |
14,718 |
140 |
Sacramento Kings |
NBA |
Sacramento, CA |
14,508 |
141 |
Detroit Pistons |
NBA |
Auburn Hills, MI |
14,413 |
142 |
Columbus Crew |
MLS |
Columbus, OH |
14,397 |
143 |
FC Dallas |
MLS |
Frisco, TX |
14,199 |
144 |
Indiana Pacers |
NBA |
Indianapolis, IN |
14,168 |
145 |
New England Revolution |
MLS |
Foxborough, MA |
14,001 |
146 |
New Jersey Nets |
NBA |
Newark, NJ |
13,961 |
147 |
D.C. United |
MLS |
Washington, DC |
13,846 |
148 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
NHL |
Columbus, OH |
13,658 |
149 |
Winnipeg Jets |
NHL |
Winnipeg, MB |
13,469 |
150 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
MLS |
Santa Clara, CA |
13,293 |
151 |
C.D. Chivas USA |
MLS |
Carson, CA |
13,056 |
152 |
Orlando Predators |
AFL |
Orlando, FL |
12,701 |
153 |
Virginia Destroyers |
UFL |
Virginia Beach, VA |
12,392 |
154 |
Denver Outlaws |
MLL |
Denver, CO |
12,331 |
155 |
Phoenix Coyotes |
NHL |
Glendale, AZ |
12,188 |
156 |
New York Islanders |
NHL |
Uniondale, NY |
11,059 |
157 |
Toronto Rock |
NLL |
Toronto, ON |
10,985 |
158 |
Tampa Bay Storm |
AFL |
Tampa, FL |
10,778 |
159 |
Washington Mystics |
WNBA |
Washington, DC |
10,449 |
160 |
Calgary Roughnecks |
NLL |
Calgary, AB |
10,384 |
161 |
Los Angeles Sparks |
WNBA |
Los Angeles, CA |
10,320 |
162 |
Spokane Shock |
AFL |
Spokane, WA |
10,277 |
163 |
Philadelphia Soul |
AFL |
Philadelphia, PA |
9,802 |
164 |
San Jose SaberCats |
AFL |
San Jose, CA |
9,440 |
165 |
Jacksonville Sharks |
AFL |
Jacksonville, FL |
9,401 |
166 |
Pittsburgh Power |
AFL |
Pittsburgh, PA |
9,197 |
167 |
Phoenix Mercury |
WNBA |
Phoenix, AZ |
9,167 |
168 |
Arizona Rattlers |
AFL |
Phoenix, AZ |
8,939 |
169 |
Iowa Barnstormers |
AFL |
Des Moines, IA |
8,867 |
170 |
San Antonio Silver Stars |
WNBA |
San Antonio, TX |
8,751 |
171 |
Utah Blaze |
AFL |
Salt Lake City, UT |
8,707 |
172 |
Philadelphia Wings |
NLL |
Philadelphia, PA |
8,662 |
173 |
Boston Cannons |
MLL |
Boston, MA |
8,661 |
174 |
Chicago Rush |
AFL |
Rosemont, IL |
8,659 |
175 |
Seattle Storm |
WNBA |
Seattle, WA |
8,659 |
176 |
Minnesota Lynx |
WNBA |
Minneapolis, MN |
8,372 |
177 |
Minnesota Swarm |
NLL |
St. Paul, MN |
8,288 |
178 |
Chesapeake Bayhawks |
MLL |
Annapolis, MD |
8,161 |
179 |
New Orleans VooDoo |
AFL |
New Orleans, LA |
8,153 |
180 |
Indiana Fever |
WNBA |
Indianapolis, IN |
8,054 |
181 |
New York Liberty |
WNBA |
Newark, NJ |
7,702 |
182 |
Edmonton Rush |
NLL |
Edmonton, AB |
7,152 |
183 |
Connecticut Sun |
WNBA |
Uncasville, CT |
7,056 |
184 |
Baltimore Blast |
MISL |
Baltimore, MD |
6,934 |
185 |
Cleveland Gladiators |
AFL |
Cleveland, OH |
6,507 |
186 |
Las Vegas Locomotives |
UFL |
Las Vegas, NV |
6,500 |
187 |
Atlanta Dream |
WNBA |
Atlanta, GA |
6,487 |
188 |
Rochester Knighthawks |
NLL |
Rochester, NY |
5,949 |
189 |
Chicago Sky |
WNBA |
Rosemont, IL |
5,536 |
190 |
San Antonio Talons |
AFL |
San Antonio, TX |
5,423 |
191 |
Western New York Flash |
WPS |
Rochester, NY |
4,881 |
192 |
Atlanta Beat |
WPS |
Kennesaw, GA |
4,840 |
193 |
Boston Breakers |
WPS |
Boston, MA |
4,444 |
194 |
Tulsa Shock |
WNBA |
Tulsa, OK |
4,828 |
195 |
Georgia Force |
AFL |
Duluth, GA |
4,658 |
196 |
Milwaukee Wave |
MISL |
Milwaukee, WI |
4,531 |
197 |
Kansas City Command |
AFL |
Kansas City, MO |
4,318 |
198 |
Rochester Rattlers |
MLL |
Rochester, NY |
4,307 |
199 |
Washington Stealth |
MLL |
Everett, WA |
4,132 |
200 |
Missouri Comets |
MISL |
Independence, MO |
4,018 |
201 |
Milwaukee Mustangs |
AFL |
Milwaukee, WI |
3,953 |
202 |
Long Island Lizards |
MLL |
Hempstead, NY |
3,827 |
203 |
Philadelphia Independence |
WPS |
Chester, PA |
2,774 |
204 |
Sky Blue FC |
WPS |
Piscataway, NJ |
2,138 |
205 |
Hamilton Nationals |
MLL |
Hamilton, ON |
1,214 |
2012 |
Charlotte Hounds |
MLL |
Charlotte, NC |
N/A |
2012 |
Norfolk SharX |
MISL |
Norfolk, VA |
N/A |
2012 |
Ohio Machine |
MLL |
Delaware, OH |
N/A |
2014 |
Ottawa |
CFL |
Ottawa, ON |
N/A |
2012 |
Rochester Lancers |
MISL |
Rochester, NY |
N/A |
2012 |
Syracuse Silver Knights |
MISL |
Syracuse, NY |
N/A |
2012 |
Wichita Wings |
MISL |
Park City, KS |
N/A |