This is a work in progress: attendance figures (as best as can be found) for the second American Soccer League, which began play in 1933 after the collapse of the first ASL and lasted through 1983. The figures for 1982 come from the 1983 American Soccer League Media Guide and local newspaper reports. The 1978 figures come from Andy Crossley’s excellent Fun While It Lasted, and there was a math error in those figures. Andy also unearthed the 1981 figures from a 1981 issue of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. There is a lot of history in this league, but its attendance figures are probably going to be very difficult to find.
1982 | G | Total | Average |
Detroit Express | *12 | 83,879 | 6,990 |
Carolina Lightnin’ | 14 | 80,043 | 5,717 |
Rochester Flash | 14 | 48,993 | 3,500 |
Georgia Generals | #12 | 41,541 | 3,462 |
Oklahoma City Slickers | 14 | 44,260 | 3,161 |
Pennsylvania Stoners | &13 | 31,521 | 2,425 |
Nashville Diamonds | #12 | 15,484 | 1,290 |
ASL TOTALS | 91 | 345,721 | 3,799 |
*Two figures missing #One figure missing, one game unplayed &One game unplayed | |||
1981 | G | Total | Average |
Detroit Express | 5,430 | ||
Carolina Lightnin’ | 13 | 68,903 | 5,300 |
Rochester Flash | 13 | 56,519 | 4,348 |
Pennsylvania Stoners | 3,230 | ||
Cleveland Cobras | 1,863 | ||
New York Eagles | 1,676 | ||
New England Sharks | 1,440 | ||
New York United | 1,134 | ||
ASL TOTALS | 3,068 | ||
1978 | G | Total | Average |
Indianapolis Daredevils | 12 | 52,512 | 4,376 |
Southern California Lazers | 12 | 46,982 | 3,915 |
Los Angeles Skyhawks | 12 | 45,957 | 3,830 |
New York Apollo | 12 | 44,298 | 3,692 |
Cleveland Cobras | 12 | 40,417 | 3,368 |
Sacramento Gold | 12 | 34,722 | 2,894 |
New Jersey Americans | 12 | 35,553 | 2,963 |
California Sunshine | 12 | 27,576 | 2,298 |
New York Eagles | 12 | 15,456 | 1,288 |
Connecticut Yankees | 12 | 11,613 | 968 |
ASL TOTALS | 120 | 355,086 | 2,959 |