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

edit
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 San Francisco Giants MLB San Francisco, CA 41,818
36 Minnesota Twins MLB Minneapolis, MN 39,112
37 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim MLB Anaheim, CA 39,090
38 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Seattle, WA 38,495
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 Silver Sox 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 23,335
66 Toronto Blue Jays MLB Toronto, ON 22,445
67 Baltimore Orioles MLB Baltimore, MD 21,943
68 Chicago Bulls NBA Chicago, IL 21,791
69 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Chicago, IL 21,423
70 Kansas City Royals MLB Kansas City, MO 21,289
71 Montreal Canadiens NHL Montreal, QC 21,273
72 Portland Trail Blazers NBA Portland, OR 20,510
73 Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Vancouver, WA 20,406
74 Toronto FC MLS Toronto, ON 20,267
75 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Cleveland, OH 20,112
76 Dallas Mavericks NBA Dallas, TX 20,101
77 Toronto Argonauts CFL Toronto, ON 20,017
78 Miami Heat NBA Miami, FL 19,778
79 New York Knicks NBA New York, NY 19,728
80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Philadelphia, PA 19,715
81 New York Red Bulls MLS Harrison, NJ 19,691
82 Detroit Red Wings NHL Detroit, MI 19,680
83 Utah Jazz NBA Salt Lake City, UT 19,511
84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Toronto, ON 19,354
85 Calgary Flames NHL Calgary, AB 19,289
86 St. Louis Blues NHL St. Louis, MO 19,150
87 Miami Marlins MLB Miami, FL 19,007
88 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Los Angeles, CA 18,997
89 Orlando Magic NBA Orlando, FL 18,972
90 Tampa Bay Rays MLB St. Petersburg, FL 18,878
91 Vancouver Canucks NHL Vancouver, BC 18,860
92 Portland Timbers MLS Portland, OR 18,827
93 Golden State Warriors NBA Oakland, CA 18,692
94 Boston Celtics NBA Boston, MA 18,624
95 Buffalo Sabres NHL Buffalo, NY 18,452
96 Sacramento Mountain Lions UFL Sacramento, CA 18,415
97 Washington Capitals NHL Washington, DC 18,397
98 Ottawa Senators NHL Ottawa, ON 18,378
99 San Antonio Spurs NBA San Antonio, TX 18,314
100 Philadelphia Union MLS Chester, PA 18,258
101 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Pittsburgh, PA 18,240
102 Oakland Athletics MLB Oakland, CA 18,232
103 Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Oklahoma City, OK 18,148
104 New York Rangers NHL New York, NY 18,108
105 Los Angeles Kings NHL Los Angeles, CA 18,083
106 Minnesota Wild NHL Minneapolis, MN 18,012
107 Sporting Kansas City MLS Kansas City, KS 17,810
108 Los Angeles Clippers NBA Los Angeles, CA 17,742
109 Houston Dynamo MLS Houston, TX 17,694
110 Real Salt Lake MLS Sandy, UT 17,594
111 Phoenix Suns NBA Phoenix, AZ 17,567
112 Boston Bruins NHL Boston, MA 17,565
113 San Jose Sharks NHL San Jose, CA 17,562
114 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Tampa, FL 17,268
115 Buffalo Bandits NLL Buffalo, NY 17,068
116 Denver Nuggets NBA Denver, CO 16,901
117 Edmonton Oilers NHL Edmonton, AB 16,839
118 Washington Wizards NBA Washington, DC 16,791
119 Omaha Nighthawks UFL Omaha, NE 17,678
120 Detroit Pistons NBA Auburn Hills, MI 16,660
121 Toronto Raptors NBA Toronto, ON 16,566
122 Carolina Hurricanes NHL Raleigh, NC 16,415
123 Houston Rockets NBA Houston, TX 16,191
124 Nashville Predators NHL Nashville, TN 16,142
125 Colorado Mammoth NLL Denver, CO 15,866
126 Charlotte Bobcats NBA Charlotte, NC 15,846
127 Florida Panthers NHL Sunrise, FL 15,685
128 Atlanta Hawks NBA Atlanta, GA 15,648
129 Milwaukee Bucks NBA Milwaukee, WI 15,412
130 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Minneapolis, MN 15,242
131 D.C. United MLS Washington, DC 15,211
132 Dallas Stars NHL Dallas, TX 15,073
133 Colorado Rapids MLS Commerce City, CO 14,838
134 C.D. Chivas USA MLS Carson, CA 14,830
135 Colorado Avalanche NHL Denver, CO 14,820
136 New Jersey Devils NBA Newark, NJ 14,775
137 Philadelphia 76ers NBA Philadelphia, PA 14,751
138 Anaheim Ducks NHL Anaheim, CA 14,738
139 New Orleans Hornets NBA New Orleans, LA 14,709
140 Memphis Grizzlies NBA Memphis, TN 14,650
141 Chicago Fire MLS Bridgeview, IL 14,274
142 New Jersey Nets NBA Newark, NJ 14,179
143 Sacramento Kings NBA Sacramento, CA 13,890
144 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Columbus, OH 13,658
145 Indiana Pacers NBA Indianapolis, IN 13,538
146 Winnipeg Jets NHL Winnipeg, MB 13,469
147 New England Revolution MLS Foxborough, MA 13,222
148 FC Dallas MLS Frisco, TX 12,861
149 Orlando Predators AFL Orlando, FL 12,701
150 Virginia Destroyers UFL Virginia Beach, VA 12,392
151 Denver Outlaws MLL Denver, CO 12,331
152 Phoenix Coyotes NHL Glendale, AZ 12,188
153 Columbus Crew MLS Columbus, OH 12,185
154 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Santa Clara, CA 11,858
155 New York Islanders NHL Uniondale, NY 11,059
156 Toronto Rock NLL Toronto, ON 10,985
157 Tampa Bay Storm AFL Tampa, FL 10,778
158 Washington Mystics WNBA Washington, DC 10,449
159 Calgary Roughnecks NLL Calgary, AB 10,384
160 Los Angeles Sparks WNBA Los Angeles, CA 10,320
161 Spokane Shock AFL Spokane, WA 10,277
162 Philadelphia Soul AFL Philadelphia, PA 9,802
163 San Jose SaberCats AFL San Jose, CA 9,440
164 Jacksonville Sharks AFL Jacksonville, FL 9,401
165 Pittsburgh Power AFL Pittsburgh, PA 9,197
166 Phoenix Mercury WNBA Phoenix, AZ 9,167
167 Arizona Rattlers AFL Phoenix, AZ 8,939
168 Iowa Barnstormers AFL Des Moines, IA 8,867
169 San Antonio Silver Stars WNBA San Antonio, TX 8,751
170 Utah Blaze AFL Salt Lake City, UT 8,707
171 Philadelphia Wings NLL Philadelphia, PA 8,662
172 Boston Cannons MLL Boston, MA 8,661
173 Chicago Rush AFL Rosemont, IL 8,659
174 Seattle Storm WNBA Seattle, WA 8,659
175 Minnesota Lynx WNBA Minneapolis, MN 8,372
176 Minnesota Swarm NLL St. Paul, MN 8,288
177 Chesapeake Bayhawks MLL Annapolis, MD 8,161
178 New Orleans VooDoo AFL New Orleans, LA 8,153
179 Indiana Fever WNBA Indianapolis, IN 8,054
180 New York Liberty WNBA Newark, NJ 7,702
181 Edmonton Rush NLL Edmonton, AB 7,152
182 Connecticut Sun WNBA Uncasville, CT 7,056
183 Baltimore Blast MISL Baltimore, MD 6,934
184 Cleveland Gladiators AFL Cleveland, OH 6,507
185 Las Vegas Locomotives UFL Las Vegas, NV 6,500
186 Atlanta Dream WNBA Atlanta, GA 6,487
187 Rochester Knighthawks NLL Rochester, NY 5,949
188 Chicago Sky WNBA Rosemont, IL 5,536
189 San Antonio Talons AFL San Antonio, TX 5,423
190 Western New York Flash WPS Rochester, NY 4,881
191 Atlanta Beat WPS Kennesaw, GA 4,840
192 Boston Breakers WPS Boston, MA 4,444
193 Tulsa Shock WNBA Tulsa, OK 4,828
194 Georgia Force AFL Duluth, GA 4,658
195 Milwaukee Wave MISL Milwaukee, WI 4,531
196 Kansas City Command AFL Kansas City, MO 4,318
197 Rochester Rattlers MLL Rochester, NY 4,307
198 Washington Stealth MLL Everett, WA 4,132
199 Missouri Comets MISL Independence, MO 4,018
200 Milwaukee Mustangs AFL Milwaukee, WI 3,953
201 Long Island Lizards MLL Hempstead, NY 3,827
202 Philadelphia Independence WPS Chester, PA 2,774
203 Sky Blue FC WPS Piscataway, NJ 2,138
204 Hamilton Nationals MLL Hamilton, ON 1,214
2012 Charlotte Hounds MLL Charlotte, NC N/A
2012 Montreal Impact MLS Montreal, QC 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

Sources

edit