NWSL Growth: Record-Breaking Attendance

The NWSL is celebrating record growth, again. Here's the thing...I've been trying to write this blog for weeks but every single time I get ready to publish, someone else breaks another attendance record.

So, let's just take a look at the highest home attendance for each team so far this season (well, as of Week 6 - I'll update this at the end of the season to see how far we've come.)

Angel City FC: 22,000 (Sellout crowd)

Bay FC: 18,000 (Sellout crowd)

Chicago Red Stars: 5,494

Houston Dash: 7,767

Kansas City Current: 11,500 (Sellout crowd)

NJ/NY Gotham FC: 8,573

North Carolina Courage: 8,135

Orlando Pride: 7,701

Portland Thorns FC: 19,857

Racing Louisville FC: 11,365

San Diego Wave FC: 32,066 (Sellout crowd)

Seattle Reign: 9,626

Utah Royals FC: 20,370 (Sellout crowd)

Washington Spirit: 15,004

And, let's see how that compares to the 2023 season averages:

Angel City FC: 19,756

Bay FC: joined in 2023

Chicago Red Stars: 4,848

Houston Dash: 5,857

Kansas City Current: 11,353

NJ/NY Gotham FC: 6,293

North Carolina Courage: 5,384

Orlando Pride: 6,005

Portland Thorns FC: 18,918

Racing Louisville FC: 5,999

San Diego Wave FC: 20,718

Seattle Reign: 13,610

Utah Royals FC: joined in 2023

Washington Spirit: 10,876

Just to note, the 2023 season brought a 26% increase in average attendance with 1.2 million tickets sold, the most since the NWSL was founded. We are well on our way to break that record for the 2024 season.