Here is the best information available on attendance figures for the North American Soccer League, which played from 1967-1984, updated on July 30, 2023 with some figures that had been missing.
Regular Season Attendance Summary, 1967-1984 Year League G Total Average Growth 1967 USA 73 568,118 7,782 1967 NPSL 159 754,752 4,747 1968 NASL 272 1,248,587 4,607 -19.2% 1969 NASL 29 84,974 2,930 -36.4% 1970 NASL 80 252,883 3,161 7.9% 1971 NASL 111 454,994 4,099 29.7% 1972 NASL 55 260,773 4,741 15.7% 1973 NASL 90 537,648 5,974 26.0% 1974 NASL 150 1,167,132 7,781 30.2% 1975 NASL 220 1,681,630 7,644 -1.8% 1976 NASL 240 2,470,574 10,294 34.7% 1977 NASL 234 3,171,780 13,555 31.7% 1978 NASL 360 4,690,197 13,028 -3.9% 1979 NASL 360 5,119,582 14,221 9.2% 1980 NASL 384 5,549,174 14,451 1.6% 1981 NASL 336 4,723,737 14,059 -2.7% 1982 NASL 224 2,944,642 13,146 -6.5% 1983 NASL 180 2,384,260 13,246 0.8% 1984 NASL 108 1,161,980 10,759 -18.8% TOTAL 3,647 39,172,116 10,741
Playoff Attendance Summary, 1967-1984 Year League G Total Average 1967 USA 1 17,824 17,824 1967 NPSL 2 25,366 12,683 1968 NASL 6 45,743 7,624 1969 NASL NO PLAYOFFS HELD 1970 NASL 2 14,864 7,432 1971 NASL 8 43,396 5,425 1972 NASL 3 16,447 5,482 1973 NASL 3 46,599 15,533 1974 NASL 5 44,402 8,880 1975 NASL 7 129,636 18,519 1976 NASL 11 274,305 24,937 1977 NASL 17 497,722 29,278 1978 NASL 21 631,609 30,077 1979 NASL 29 688,793 23,751 1980 NASL 29 642,888 22,169 1981 NASL 33 706,287 21,403 1982 NASL 18 303,462 16,859 1983 NASL 16 281,739 17,609 1984 NASL 7 72,234 10,319 TOTAL 215 4,440,126 20,652
1967 United Soccer Association Team G Total Average Houston Stars 6 118,813 19,802 Dallas Tornado 6 55,360 9,227 New York Skyliners 6 52,596 8,766 Washington Whips *7 54,597 7,800 Los Angeles Wolves 6 46,660 7,777 Vancouver Royal Canadians 6 42,113 7,019 Toronto City 6 41,538 6,923 Cleveland Stokers 6 39,399 6,567 Detroit Cougars 6 34,247 5,708 San Francisco Gales 6 32,531 5,422 Chicago Mustangs 6 25,239 4,207 Boston Rovers 6 25,025 4,171 USA TOTAL 73 568,118 7,782 *One game was replayed, both figures included 1967 National Professional Soccer League Team G Total Average St.Louis Stars 16 121,719 7,607 Atlanta Chiefs *15 104,416 6,961 Baltimore Bays 16 93,414 5,838 Philadelphia Spartans 16 84,177 5,261 Oakland Clippers 16 79,280 4,955 New York Generals 16 67,749 4,234 Toronto Falcons 16 60,675 3,792 Los Angeles Toros 16 51,463 3,216 Pittsburgh Phantoms 16 49,959 3,122 Chicago Spurs 16 41,900 2,619 NPSL TOTAL 159 754,752 4,747 *One game was unplayed 1968 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average Kansas City Spurs 16 136,160 8,510 Washington Whips 16 101,089 6,318 Vancouver Royals 16 99,157 6,197 Atlanta Chiefs 16 90,022 5,626 New York Generals 16 89,690 5,606 St. Louis Stars 16 86,212 5,388 Toronto Falcons 16 84,542 5,284 Cleveland Stokers 16 68,874 4,305 Detroit Cougars *15 62,750 4,183 San Diego Toros 16 66,194 4,137 Baltimore Bays 16 65,794 4,112 Boston Beacons 16 63,865 3,992 Oakland Clippers 16 59,043 3,690 Houston Stars 16 51,943 3,246 Dallas Tornado 16 46,858 2,929 Los Angeles Wolves 16 38,334 2,396 Chicago Mustangs 16 38,060 2,379 NASL TOTAL 271 1,248,587 4,607 *One game was unplayed 1969 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average Kansas City Spurs *7 29,912 4,273 Atlanta Chiefs *6 20,227 3,371 Dallas Tornado *4 11,691 2,923 St.Louis Stars 8 18,192 2,274 Baltimore Bays *4 4,952 1,238 NASL TOTAL 29 84,974 2,930 *Attendance figure missing for eleven games 1970 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average Rochester Lancers 14 63,084 4,506 Washington Darts 14 54,520 3,894 Atlanta Chiefs *12 36,899 3,075 St.Louis Stars 14 38,424 2,745 Kansas City Spurs *13 31,178 2,398 Dallas Tornado *13 28,966 2,228 NASL TOTAL 80 253,071 3,163 *Attendance figure missing for four games 1971 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average Toronto Metros 14 83,900 5,993 Rochester Lancers 14 82,192 5,871 New York Cosmos *13 58,716 4,517 Atlanta Chiefs 14 59,843 4,275 St.Louis Stars 14 50,103 3,579 Dallas Tornado 14 46,562 3,326 Washington Darts 14 45,665 3,262 Montreal Olympique 14 34,164 2,440 NASL TOTAL 111 461,145 4,154 *Attendance figure missing for one game 1972 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average St.Louis Stars 7 54,409 7,773 Toronto Metros 7 50,209 7,173 Rochester Lancers 7 38,537 5,505 Atlanta Chiefs *6 30,204 5,034 New York Cosmos 7 29,976 4,282 Dallas Tornado 7 28,649 4,093 Montreal Olympique 7 16,154 2,308 Miami Gatos 7 14,783 2,112 NASL TOTAL 55 262,921 4,780 *Attendance figure missing for one game 1973 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average Philadelphia Atoms 10 115,014 11,501 Dallas Tornado 10 74,742 7,474 St.Louis Stars 10 63,367 6,337 Toronto Metros 10 59,614 5,961 New York Cosmos 10 55,931 5,593 Miami Toros 10 54,785 5,479 Rochester Lancers 10 40,688 4,069 Montreal Olympique 10 38,557 3,856 Atlanta Apollos 10 33,167 3,317 NASL TOTAL 90 535,865 5,954 1974 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average San Jose Earthquakes 10 165,942 16,594 Seattle Sounders 10 134,342 13,434 Philadelphia Atoms 10 117,837 11,784 Vancouver Whitecaps 10 100,979 10,098 Boston Minutemen 10 96,422 9,642 Dallas Tornado 10 84,694 8,469 Miami Toros 10 73,403 7,340 St.Louis Stars 10 71,891 7,189 Rochester Lancers 10 59,078 5,908 Los Angeles Aztecs 10 50,983 5,098 Washington Diplomats 10 49,746 4,975 Denver Dynamos 10 48,402 4,840 Baltimore Comets 10 41,388 4,139 New York Cosmos 10 35,781 3,578 Toronto Metros 10 34,576 3,458 NASL TOTAL 150 1,165,464 7,770 1975 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average San Jose Earthquakes 11 197,194 17,927 Seattle Sounders 11 185,000 16,818 Portland Timbers 11 159,536 14,503 Tampa Bay Rowdies 11 118,005 10,728 New York Cosmos 11 114,949 10,450 Washington Diplomats 11 97,320 8,847 Los Angeles Aztecs 11 91,372 8,307 Vancouver Whitecaps 11 83,369 7,579 Philadelphia Atoms 11 80,047 7,277 Toronto Metros 11 68,985 6,271 St.Louis Stars 11 66,777 6,071 Rochester Lancers 11 58,661 5,333 Miami Toros 11 54,127 4,921 Dallas Tornado 11 50,932 4,630 Boston Minutemen 11 48,643 4,422 San Antonio Thunder 11 48,528 4,412 Chicago Sting 11 47,542 4,322 Hartford Bicentennials 11 40,920 3,720 Denver Dynamos 11 40,194 3,654 Baltimore Comets 11 29,049 2,641 NASL TOTAL 220 1,681,150 7,642 1976 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average Seattle Sounders 12 285,941 23,828 Minnesota Kicks 12 277,404 23,117 Portland Timbers 12 241,996 20,166 San Jose Earthquakes 12 231,338 19,278 New York Cosmos 12 218,719 18,227 Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 197,429 16,452 Dallas Tornado 12 169,113 14,093 Vancouver Whitecaps 12 103,877 8,656 Los Angeles Aztecs 12 96,606 8,051 San Diego Jaws 12 73,822 6,152 St.Louis Stars 12 73,795 6,150 Washington Diplomats 12 71,554 5,963 Philadelphia Atoms 12 67,413 5,618 Chicago Sting 12 66,933 5,578 Toronto Metros 12 66,663 5,555 Rochester Lancers 12 61,906 5,159 San Antonio Thunder 12 57,524 4,794 Hartford Bicentennials 12 41,037 3,420 Miami Toros 12 36,843 3,070 Boston Minutemen 12 30,971 2,581 NASL TOTAL 240 2,470,884 10,295 1977 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average New York Cosmos 13 443,947 34,150 Minnesota Kicks 13 426,020 32,771 Seattle Sounders 13 314,936 24,226 Tampa Bay Rowdies 13 253,388 19,491 San Jose Earthquakes 13 230,610 17,739 Dallas Tornado 13 214,626 16,510 Portland Timbers 13 171,708 13,208 Washington Diplomats 13 169,487 13,037 Vancouver Whitecaps 13 154,660 11,897 Los Angeles Aztecs 13 125,295 9,638 St.Louis Stars 13 118,635 9,126 Ft.Lauderdale Strikers 13 105,815 8,140 Toronto Metros 13 95,169 7,321 Las Vegas Quicksilvers 13 92,031 7,079 Rochester Lancers 13 78,843 6,065 Chicago Sting 13 67,647 5,204 Team Hawaii 13 59,056 4,543 Connecticut Bicentennials 13 50,730 3,902 NASL TOTAL 234 3,172,603 13,558 1978 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average New York Cosmos 15 717,842 47,856 Minnesota Kicks 15 462,904 30,860 Seattle Sounders 15 338,677 22,578 Tampa Bay Rowdies 15 271,856 18,124 Vancouver Whitecaps 15 235,866 15,724 San Jose Earthquakes 15 214,777 14,318 Detroit Express 15 182,906 12,194 New England Tea Men 15 180,954 12,064 Oakland Stompers 15 178,941 11,929 Portland Timbers 15 177,049 11,803 Tulsa Roughnecks 15 168,834 11,256 California Surf 15 167,569 11,171 Washington Diplomats 15 161,741 10,783 Ft.Lauderdale Strikers 15 157,188 10,479 Los Angeles Aztecs 15 139,514 9,301 Memphis Rogues 15 135,482 9,032 Dallas Tornado 15 128,149 8,543 Philadelphia Fury 15 121,127 8,075 Houston Hurricane 15 116,247 7,750 Colorado Caribous 15 111,266 7,418 Rochester Lancers 15 101,402 6,760 Toronto Metros-Croatia 15 93,501 6,233 San Diego Sockers 15 77,185 5,146 Chicago Sting 15 69,267 4,618 NASL TOTAL 360 4,710,244 13,084 1979 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average New York Cosmos 15 700,348 46,690 Tampa Bay Rowdies 15 428,197 28,546 Minnesota Kicks 15 368,705 24,580 Vancouver Whitecaps 15 344,436 22,962 Seattle Sounders 15 284,963 18,998 Tulsa Roughnecks 15 246,383 16,426 San Jose Earthquakes 15 226,380 15,092 Los Angeles Aztecs 15 215,003 14,334 Detroit Express 15 210,864 14,058 Ft.Lauderdale Strikers 15 205,616 13,708 Washington Diplomats 15 179,600 11,973 Toronto Blizzard 15 177,321 11,821 San Diego Sockers 15 169,071 11,271 Portland Timbers 15 167,584 11,172 California Surf 15 154,956 10,330 Edmonton Drillers 15 148,854 9,924 Dallas Tornado 15 139,585 9,306 Rochester Lancers 15 130,200 8,680 Chicago Sting 15 120,935 8,062 Atlanta Chiefs 15 110,244 7,350 Memphis Rogues 15 107,053 7,137 New England Tea Men 15 98,433 6,562 Houston Hurricane 15 93,175 6,212 Philadelphia Fury 15 84,356 5,624 NASL TOTAL 360 5,112,262 14,201 1980 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average New York Cosmos 16 684,068 42,754 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 453,512 28,345 Vancouver Whitecaps 16 429,341 26,834 Seattle Sounders 16 387,936 24,246 Tulsa Roughnecks 16 316,593 19,787 Washington Diplomats 16 307,283 19,205 Minnesota Kicks 16 292,460 18,279 Toronto Blizzard 16 240,680 15,043 Ft.Lauderdale Strikers 16 228,469 14,279 San Jose Earthquakes 16 210,703 13,169 San Diego Sockers 16 204,042 12,753 Los Angeles Aztecs 16 192,912 12,057 Chicago Sting 16 186,752 11,672 Detroit Express 16 179,166 11,198 Edmonton Drillers 16 174,717 10,920 Portland Timbers 16 163,360 10,210 Memphis Rogues 16 157,829 9,864 New England Tea Men 16 139,965 8,748 Rochester Lancers 16 124,105 7,757 California Surf 16 121,486 7,593 Dallas Tornado 16 108,026 6,752 Houston Hurricane 16 93,095 5,818 Atlanta Chiefs 16 78,148 4,884 Philadelphia Fury 16 71,445 4,465 NASL TOTAL 384 5,546,093 14,443 1981 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average New York Cosmos 16 557,713 34,857 Montreal Manic 16 379,263 23,704 Vancouver Whitecaps 16 371,783 23,236 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 370,593 23,162 Seattle Sounders 16 291,585 18,224 Tulsa Roughnecks 16 275,012 17,188 Minnesota Kicks 16 265,672 16,605 San Diego Sockers 16 236,824 14,802 Ft.Lauderdale Strikers 16 213,178 13,324 Chicago Sting 16 206,227 12,889 San Jose Earthquakes 16 195,876 12,242 Washington Diplomats 16 193,702 12,106 Edmonton Drillers 16 170,109 10,632 Portland Timbers 16 168,259 10,516 Calgary Boomers 16 168,019 10,501 Jacksonville Tea Men 16 152,111 9,507 California Surf 16 132,777 8,299 Toronto Blizzard 16 116,590 7,287 Atlanta Chiefs 16 99,022 6,189 Los Angeles Aztecs 16 93,031 5,814 Dallas Tornado 16 74,716 4,670 NASL TOTAL 336 4,732,062 14,084 1982 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average New York Cosmos 16 459,888 28,743 Montreal Manic 16 341,573 21,348 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 296,048 18,503 Vancouver Whitecaps 16 292,011 18,251 Tulsa Roughnecks 16 232,862 14,554 Seattle Sounders 16 200,630 12,539 Ft.Lauderdale Strikers 16 197,525 12,345 San Jose Earthquakes 16 176,187 11,012 Chicago Sting 16 150,033 9,377 Portland Timbers 16 140,583 8,786 San Diego Sockers 16 136,504 8,532 Toronto Blizzard 16 129,674 8,105 Jacksonville Tea Men 16 114,564 7,160 Edmonton Drillers 16 78,745 4,922 NASL TOTAL 224 2,946,827 13,155 1983 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average Vancouver Whitecaps 15 437,454 29,164 New York Cosmos 15 408,635 27,242 Team America 15 195,032 13,002 Tulsa Roughnecks 15 186,229 12,415 Golden Bay Earthquakes 15 178,999 11,933 Toronto Blizzard 15 174,457 11,630 Tampa Bay Rowdies 15 167,575 11,172 Chicago Sting 15 164,061 10,937 Ft.Lauderdale Strikers 15 162,430 10,829 Seattle Sounders 15 122,721 8,181 Montreal Manic 15 118,650 7,910 San Diego Sockers 15 70,268 4,685 NASL TOTAL 180 2,386,511 13,258 1984 North American Soccer League Team G Total Average Vancouver Whitecaps 12 182,494 15,208 Minnesota Strikers 12 171,151 14,263 New York Cosmos 12 153,807 12,817 Toronto Blizzard 12 137,420 11,452 Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 131,194 10,933 Golden Bay Earthquakes 12 123,383 10,282 Chicago Sting 12 100,512 8,376 Tulsa Roughnecks 12 93,567 7,797 San Diego Sockers 12 68,422 5,702 NASL TOTAL 108 1,161,950 10,759
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